7 32 214 https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/a4c38ca0008a844f627689065d600c43.PDF c1b9e746ab2628c94121894b19d9338e PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Union Victory On Hunaways i- N SEA LEVa CASE -Story On Page 2 SlU Strike Saves RR Tug Jobs -Story On Page 3 M Newcst suDBrtanker under new oupertanKer. siu contract is the 46,000- ton Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers). Big ship is fully air-conditioned and has a swimming pool back aft near stack. Unlicensed men'sleep two to foc'sle, in cabin beds and share toilet and shower facilities with the two men in adjoining foc'sle. Large, roomy lockers are also provided. (See other photos page 12.) I#'c All OiFAr SIU railway tugmen tear S' 9 #«rff • up strike signs to signify end of strike against 11 eastern railroads. Major issue in the beef was job security for the tugmen who man the railway car floats used in transport­ ing freighf" into New York area. Success of the strike stymied railroads' plans to further reduce their work force in other areas of their operations. It also blocked moves to extend job-cutting else­ where in the transportation industry. (Story on Page 3.) i I US Income I Tax Return I SIU EXPERT'S ADVICE TO SEAFARERS Page 24 t I I f I I J �Face Twe SEAFARERS NLRB Rules For SlU In Key Runaway Case WASHINGTON, February 16—The Seafarers International Union scored a most important victory for all American seamen when the National Labor Re­ lations Board ruled, late today, to take jurisdiction over American-owned ships flying runaway flags, if these ships operate regularly" from US ports. In a case involv­ ing the Liberian-flag SS Sea Level, of the West India Fruit and Steamship Company, the Board ruled that the employer must deal with the SIU as the representative of the ship's crewmembers. The decision was by a 3 to 2 vote. The ruling came in a case which had been universally recognized as a landmark in American maritime unions' efforts to organize runaway-flag shins. In fact, the case was considered so impor­ tant that enormous pressure had been brought to bear on the Board to rule against the Union. Those aopearing against the SIU in the case in­ cluded the US State Department, US Department of Defense and a committee representing the giant steel, oil and aluminum combines, headed up by Standard Oil of New Jersey. It is expected that an appeal will be forthcoming to the courts. The Sea Level case was one of four pending before the Board, all of which had similar char­ acteristics and were docketed together. The others involved SIU charges against the owners of the SS Yarmouth for firing the crew after they a.sked for an SIU contract; the P&O Steamship Com­ pany, operators of the Liberian-flag SS Florida, for refusing to bargain, and a National Maritime Union case against Honduran-flag vessels owned by the United Fruit Company. The SIU scored the first breakthrough on the runaway issue when the NLRB agreed that the Union had the right to organize the Liberian-flag ships of the P&O Steamship Company. The Board had held that the ships were essentially Ameri­ can because they operated out of American porta in American foreign trade. Subsequently, the SIU won a clear-cut election victory on the SS Florida, and proceeded with organizing activities on other runaway ships. In addition, the SIU and the National Maritime Union had formed the International Maritime Workers Union. The IMWU has engaged < in a number of runaway organizing efforts, including the operations of National Bulk Carriers. However; the giant oil and metals companies, having an enormous stake in the runaway-flag field, opened a campaign at the NLRB to secure a reversal of the P&O decision. In this campaign they were supported by the Elsenhower Adminis­ tration, with the State Department and the De­ partment of Defense both intervening on behalf of the runaway-flag operation. These open moves to pressure the NLRB were assailed by the SIU and the Maritime Trades Department. MTD President Paui Hall, in letters to the heads of the government departments last November declared that the clear purpose of the intervention was to deny American unions the right to organize runaway crews. The Sea Level is well known to Seafarers as the old SS Seatrain, one of the first ships to be signed up and manned by the SIU back in the late '30's. Following its sale, it was transferred to the Liberian flag by its new owners, but con­ tinued to operate between New Orleans and Havana. When the SIU organized the crew and petitioned fbr representation, the owners fired the Cuban crew while the ship was in Havana harbor. They then forced them to repudiate their SIU pledge cards to get their jobs back. West India Fruit and Steamship, the vessel's owner, is still operating regularly out of Havana, beiiig one of the few American concerns whose operations have not been halted by Castro. American Ships To Cet More Farm, Aid Cargoes; Job Step-Up Likeiy WASHINGTON—A sharp turnaround in US Government policy 6n American-flag shipping is in the making in Washington. If ^carried out as announced, it would go a long way toward snapping the, American merchant marine out of the doldrums. The new policy has two-^ major elements. One would Typifying the reversal in policy, tion had follo\(red the "effective involve giving American-flag the new Maritime Administrator, control" line, supporting the idea ships up to 100 percent of foreign Admiral Ralph E. Wilson, told a that runaway ships could be relied aid cargo commitments in some shipping group on February 6 on to carry US essential materials. instances, as opposed to the slight­ that, "we must have ships that we Wilson noted that "In the cold ly more than 50 percent they have control—^American-flag ships, with war, in the conduct of peace­ been receiving up until now. The American crews—if we are to as'time-trade and commerce, our US second part of the program would sure, beyond the question of a flag merchant ships truly become involve a vast increase in ship­ doubt, access to our supplies of our first line of defense. They are ments of surplus food abroad, of raw materials from abroad." our only sure guarantee for the which American ships now carry Under the Eisenhower adminis­ principal movement of our imports at least half. tration, the Maritime Administra- and exports ..." l^l?'v t m~ 1^" I i IW- |[^;- 1K'.' • INDEX To Departments The SIU Inland Boatman —Pages 8, 9 The SIU industrial Worker —Page 25 SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 13 SIU Safety Department —Page 7 • SIU Medical Department —Page 19 • SIU Food, Ship Sanitation Dep't —Page 20 The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Pages 22, 23 The Great Lakes Seafarer —Pages 10. 11 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker -.-Page 18 The Canadian Seafarer —Page 21 O Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 • A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report -Page 6 • Shipboord News —Pages 27, 28, 29, 30 Febmanr. IMl LOG The foreign aid ruling is an outgrowth of the troubles the United States is" having with the outflow of gold and dollars from this country. One area of this out­ flow is ocean shipping costs. Under the ruling, the Interna­ tional Cooperation Administration, which administers the foreign aid program, will pay the cost of ship­ ping the aid material only if it is carried on an American-flag ship. If carried on a foreign-flag ship, then the country receiving the aid has to pay the cost of the ocean freight. * For practical purposes, its ex­ pected that the ruling will give most of these cargoes to Americanflag ships. The countries receiving the foreign aid have very little merchant shipping of their own and would not be in g position to pay other foreign-flag ship oper­ ators to carry the aid cargoes to them. Such countries, for example, would bp Korea, Pakistan, Laos, Formosa (Nationalist China) and ) South Vietnam. Another Safe SIU Ship Crewmen aboard Wild Ranger (Waterman) pose with SIU safety award won recently. From left: P. Rubis, bosun; Mate Aiiden; G. Lawson, AS and (in front) E. Johnson, AS. (For other SIU safety awards, see centerfold.) MTD Acts On Sea Union Pacts, Cuba BAL HARBOUR, Fla.—The Executive Council of the Mari­ time Trades Department acted on several important maritime issues in its winter meeting here, among them the problems of national bargaining, the *• continuation of Liberian-flag active in the Cuban trade. The trading operations with Cuba MTD plans to take steps to halt and the growth of runaway-flags on the Great Lakes. Noting that the American-flag shipping industry was now facing a possible turning point, the Depart­ ment went on record in full support of proposals for a national bargain­ ing set-up with US-flag operators. Such bargaining should deal with all the issues confronting US ship­ ping, not just wages and hours. It's the intention of the mari­ time unions to meet with the op­ erators and discuss subsidy policy, domestic shipping problems, American-owned runaway opera­ tions and similar matters The MTD group voted reactiva­ tion of the Maritime Federation of the Caribbean. Preliminary steps had been taken in this direction before the Castro regime in Cuba torpedoed cooperation on the problems of Caribbean seamen and maritime workers. An immediate problem for the Federation to deal with is the operation of the run­ away-flag West India Fruit and Steamship Company between West Palm Beach and Havana. West India is at present running a thriving business shipping cargo from Canada in sealed boxcars, some of it possibly contraband un­ der present US regulations. Other runaway operators are similarly this traffic by boycotting Cuban cargo. The board voted to endorse pre­ vious action taken in Montreal to set up a Great Lakes regional Fed­ eration. This group is concentrat­ ing on fighting the use of the Brit­ ish flag as a runaway registry by American and Canadian ship op­ erators. Presiding at the meeting of tha Department, which has 31 union affiliates in the .AFL-CIO, were MTD President Paul Jlall and Secretary-Treasurer Peter McGavin. SIU Improves Travel Clause In Ship Pacts Through agreement with SIUcontracted operators a new travel and subsistence pay policy was put into effect this month which per­ mits a Seafarer to collect in cash at the payoffs, a sum equal to first class air fare, plus a day's pay and subsistence, from the payoff port back to the original port pi en­ gagement. Formerly under the transporta­ tion clause, the Seafarer received the equivalent of first class train Feb., 1961 Vol. XXIll, No. 2 fare, including the price of a lower berth at the payoff. In order to col­ lect subsistence and travel pay, the Seafarer was required to return to the port of engagement within 30 PAUL HALL, President days. HERBEBT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ One reason for the shift in the MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT contract provision was that the AMATEAU, ARTHUR MAHKOWIIZ, Staff former rule covering lower berth Writers. railroad fares was becoming ob­ solete. Publlthaa rnonmiy . et Ibja- headquarters As before, transportation is pay­ International Union, Atof th« Seafarers Inl l::ntlc Gulf, Lakes and inland Waters able under the provisions of District, AFL-CIO,- <75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9«00. Article II, Section fi"! of the stand, Second class postage paid at the Post ard contract. This provides trans­ Office In 'Arooklyn, NY, under the Act portation pay where a ship's port of Aug. 24, 1912. of engagement is in o le area and the port of payoff in another area. SEAFARERS LOG �Febnury, Iftl SEAFARERS Fage Thre* LOG RR Tugmen Win Job Security MMP, MEBA Join In SIC/ Plans List For Stewards Acting to implement the rec­ ommendations of the rank and file steward department committee elected last summer, the member­ ship in all ports has approved a separate registration category for chief stewards. The new registration category will be group 1-S and will include only chief stewards. It is planned to start the new registration category on or about March 1. All Seafarers with chief . steward's endorsement will have the option of switching over to group 1-S until the March 31 deadline. Those who remain in group will no longer ship to chief stew­ ard Jobs, since group 1 will ap­ ply to chief cooks artd bakers. If a Seafarer now on the registra­ tion list does switch over to group 1-S, he will receive full credit for all the time on his shipping card. Similarly, men coming oft the ships after March 31 will have the option of registering group 1-S or group 1. The new registration procedure was one of nine recommendations made by a five-man rank and file committee elected on July B, 1960. The recommendations were ap­ proved by the August membership meetings in all ports. They called for the establishment of a training school for stewards and a recertlficatlon process to assure that all men shipping chief steward are fully-qualified to hold that rating. The other proposals of the com­ mittee will be acted upon at a later date. The decision to set up sep­ arate registration for stewards at this time was prompted In part by the action of the Coast Guard. That agency has begun Issuing seamen's ..papers to steward department en­ try ratings as "food handlers," without any specification that the man Is an entry rating. This could open the door to totally-Inexperi­ enced men shipping in key ratings such as chief steward. SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SlU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SlU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram {be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SlU meet­ ings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile March March March March March March March 6 7 8 10 13 14 15 Routing Job Cut Plan NEW YORK—The plans of the railroad industry to make railroad marine workers the first victims of theii; drive to abolish jobs collapsed in utter defeat on Mon­ day morning, January 23." Early that morning the railroad representatives signed a new agreement embodying the unions' original demands to pre­ serve the job security of the railroad tugmen. The agreement ended a 13- Lonely picket stands vigil at Sunnyside yards of Pennsy Rail­ roads where much of that road's passenger trains lie idle. Picketing took place in five states, was extended as far as Cincinnati. day walkout of three unions, the Railway- Marine Region of the SlU'a Inland Boatmen's Union; the Masters, Mates and Pilots and the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Asso­ ciation against 11 eastern railroads. It provides that the status quo on tugmen's jobs will be maintained pending completion of a study of the entire railroad manning ques­ tion which Is to be conducted by a Five State Picketing Stymied Roads Despite Sub-Zero Cold Any strike depends in large part on the effectiveness of picket lines. In the vast oper­ ation involved in striking 11 major railroads in the dead of winter the picketing operation was a massive one. ciation, the Masters, Mates and maintain close phone and vehicle Most of the men who carry Pilots and Seafarers of the deep contact with all posts. a blue picket card as a me­ sea and Great Lakes districts. The Two 24-hour strike kitchens New York Central and New Haven were in operation along with sev­ mento of their participation in systems were completely closed eral coffee wagons on the move at this beef will have some tales to tell their grandchildren. For one thing, because of the nature of the railroad operation, the picket­ ing was carried on In areas rang­ ing far and wide in the harbor and In the Interior as well, as far west as Cleveland. In New York City alone, some 80 locations were picketed, another 60 on the Jersey side and dozens of Inland points. As If It wasn't odd enough for railroad tugman or Seafarer to find himself picketing In Danbury, Connecticut, or Poughkeepsie, New York, to name two sites, the weather turned to on the side of the railroads with a vengeance. During the course of the 13-day strike, temperatures at some^picket sites ranged down as low as 29 below zero and, especially in the last week, never surpassed 20 de­ gree? above at best. To top it off, howling blizzard blew in on Thursday evening, January 19, coV' ering the eastern seaboard with from ten to 25 inches of snow, on top of previous snow storms. Food, Foul Weather Gear Consequently, In addition to the enormous job of dispatching pick­ ets around the clock to the 150-odd picket locations, the strike ap­ paratus had to contend with the difficulties of getting food, foul weather gear and eveh firewood to pickets in the far-flung ?reas being covered. At times there were sev­ eral hundred pickets working a single shift. At its height, just before the contract signing In the wee hours of Monday, January 23, the strike app^atus covered a five-state area New York, New Jersey, Connec­ ticut, Pennsylvania and Ohio— with pickets coming from the Rail­ way Marin;<» Region, SIU; the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ down and the Pennsylvania Rail­ road was in the process of being immobilized as the settlement was signed. In fact, some 30 minutes before the negotiators put their signatures to the agreement, a picket line shut down Penn RR in­ stallations in Philadelphia and pickets were setting up lines at their Pennsy locations in that state. New York Central Shut On the New York side, in addi­ tion to picketing 80 rail yards and railroad marine locations In the city, the lines were also up at Al­ bany and at rail power plants or train assembly points in Yonkers, White Plains, Irvington, Pough­ keepsie,-Tuckahoe, Ossining, Har­ mon, Croton and Brewster. The Buffalo hall manned picket lines in that city, Syracuse, Rochester, Niagara Falls and the American side of the rail bridge to Canada. Subsequently, pickets were as­ signed to the Cleveland terminal of New York Central, shutting down the 10,000-mile system from end to end. ^In Connecticut, the New Haven was bottled up by lines at Danbury, Stamford, Cos Cob and the road's main plant in New Haven Itself. Jersey pickets were stationed all along Jersey shore treminals from Hoboken to Bayonne, in addition to Newark, Bloomfleld, Ruther­ ford, Point Pleasant, Secaiicus, South Kearney, South Amboy, Elizabethport, Port Reading and others. Area commands were set up for the New York operation out of Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx. Picket registration, dis­ patch' and communication centers were manned day and night to all hours. As weather conditions worsened foul weather gear, fire­ wood, and long Johns were distrib­ uted. Arrangements were made for makeshift sleeping accommo­ dations for pickets unable to get back home. At times, the Unions' strike wagons with picket reliefs or coffee were the only vehicles clocked through metropolitan area tunnels for hours at a stretch as virtually all transport was para­ lyzed by the snow. The toughest picketing assign­ ments were in outlying points where, because of transportation difficulties, it wasn't always pos­ sible to relieve pickets on schedule. Reporting on . agreement are Simmons, SIU; Colhoon, MEBA, and (belowL Bishop, MM&P. commission headed by outgoing Labor Secretary James MitchelL The new Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg, former AFLCIO general counsel, played a major role in bringing about the final settle­ ment. From the start" of the strike, the unions involved were willing to put the manning Bishop issue aside until the Mitchell Commission brought in its recommendations. But the railroads had other plans. They thought they saw an opportunity to establish a precedent, in aavance of the Mitchell Commissioa report, which could be usea against one million members of the various railroad brotherhoods. Con­ sequently, they were adamant oa this issue and were more than will­ ing to take a strike if they could establish, in writing, that they had a free hand to fire men and reduce manning scales as they pleased. The consequence of the rail­ roads' position, was the widespread stoppage The railroads' position was weakened by the fact that they had testified before the Presidential fact-finding board that they had ntt Issue with the present size of tug­ boat crews. The strike came after 15 months of futile negotiations between the (Continued on page 8) The waving and clapping seen above signifies the sentiments of New York area pickets just after RMR membership voted to end strike against I i railroads. ^ �t;-^--«*'«:: I; SEAFARERS F«*e SMffarer's Wife At Clinic Retired, He's Heading For Portugal BALTIMORE—Permanently dis­ abled by an .arthritic- condition, Seafarer Jose Scares will never sail again after spending a life­ time of over 36 years at sea. He's been receiving an SIU disabilitypension since last June. Scares is now awaiting the-birth of a child here in the States be­ fore taking the family back to bis native land of Portugal. "This will give me at least one good America," he explains. He plans to \ return to Portugal, be­ cause his wife cannot speak English and "life is very strange for her here." Still a young man at 53, Soares last sailed two years ago on Soores the SS Calmar as an AB. A 30-foot-fall from the gangway to the dock while securIng for sea permanently sidelined the husky sea veteran. It left him with a complex of spinal and leg injuries. Today, with the security of the $35 weekly SIU benefits' check to count on, Soares manages to keep in touch with former shipmates nearly every day. His home is only a block from the hall here, and this gives him plenty of op­ portunities to visit, play cards and wait out Job calls with them. 4i' Mrs. Sarah Setliff has blood tampU taken by lab technician at SlU's clinic in NY during recent examination day tor de­ pendents. Her husband Samuel was last on the Portmar. Baltimore Hall Gets Clinic On Feb. 25 BALTIMORE—The Baltimore SIU clinic will open in its new home on the third deck in the Baltimore Hall, 1216 East Baltimore St., on February 25. The new location will make •thp health center more convenient for SIU members and their families. ' FEBRUARY, 1939; The SIU Tampa port agent ran into a rough one when he, along with the crew of the West Kyska, took some beefs to the local inspector and the US shipping commissioner. Instead of act­ ing on the beefs, they told the men to swear out affidavits, with the commissioner warning them that the beefs better be correct or else they would lose their certificates. "In the face of all this opposition from men who are supposed to represent all the people of the United States, and not a few, we decided to try and set some satisfaction from you," the agent wrote in a letter to the Commerce Department. Among the beefs listed were: badlyequipped slop chest, little heat in the foc'sles, bad drinking water, foc'sles awash in heavy weather, plus a steering engine which throws oil, making it dangerous to oil and clean up when ship was underway. 4. 4. 4. 4" 4" 4" FEBRUARY, 1941: Rep. Everett M. Dirkseh, Illinois Republican, earned the title of "Seamen's Enemy No. 1" with the introduction of a bill that would outlaw union hiring halls, require the notorious Copeland fink book,—legalize any command prohibiting the dissemination by seamen of any material "which in the opinion of the master is en­ couraging, or is calculated to encourage, mutinous or rebellious conduct . . . ," and require crews to be composed of 75 percent native-born or naturalized citizens the remainder to have entered the country by 1925. The bill, as the LOG points out, would injure the union by eliminating union hiring halls, violated the civil rights of seamen and set nativeborn citizens against foreign-born, "just another way of dividing the ranks of seamen for the purpose of weakening the union."- Congress had earlier defeated a bill by Dirksen to "make all crews on Ameri­ can merchant ships members of the active naval reserve," and work at wages from $21 to $84" per month. ' FEBRUARY, 1942:, The Atlantic Fishermen's Union is getting the run-around from boat operators on their request for $5,000 war risk Insurance. The operators have locked out the fishermen and left their fleets idle in Boston harbor. The shipowners are in open defiance of the War Labor Board, which handed down a special decision instruct­ ing operators to pay the premiums for insurance. The employees have told the union they might "consider" the question if the union sur­ rendered on the wages and hours issue. "We can imagine." the LOG commented, "the howl that would have gone up if a union had balked at a board decision." 4i 4> 4, FEBRUARY, 1943: The Big Town, finally realizing that merchant teamen keep things moving in the war, have opened up many canteens and clubs for them. The best spot, is the American Theatre Wing Mer­ chant Seamen's Club, an actor and actress-run canteen. It has distribu­ ted 10,000 free tickets to theatres, movies, operas, radio shows and boxing matches In the two weeks since its opening. And then there are all those lovely hostesses to dance with. The newest canteen open for seamen, the LOG reports, "is at the Ritz—no IcSsT Every Sunday night the Ritz Towers on Park Ave., at 57th Street hold open house. Dancing, floor show, hostesses from Park Ave., etc., etc.". . . Out of the foc'sle tomes the report that "the brothers who were squawking about torpedo ^ns, victory pins or what have you, may now secure a ribbon from the WSA for every time they survived a torpedoing, by writing to that office.". . . SIU added $25,160 to the thousands of dollars already in- lli LABOR 'BOUMrP THE WORLD SOME OF THE PEOVISIONS OF FOREIGN LABOR contracts or labor laws would seem odd, or even extreme. If placed In the United States setting. For example, In Brazil, a worker with ten years on the job can't be fired for any reason, except for violations of a major national law. The layoffs at the end of nine years and 11 months must ibe terrific. Strikes in Brazil have to be authorized by labor courts, technically speaking. The unions are trying to get the right to strike written into the constitution. An important factor in some jobs is if the plant provides food and health services, because many workers can't afford the cost outside. In Argentina, government awards are what decide the wage pattern, rather than collective bargaining. The Netherlands has a system whereby a board composed of govern­ ment, employer and employee members checks on wage gains to de­ termine whether they are inflationary. Italy, for the first time in .history, is beginning to make a dent in traditionally huge unemploy­ ment. Italian wages are still rock bottom In most areas, with unions unable to do much about the situation because ItaUan workers, living hand to mouth, can't survive strikes of any duration. IVest Germany workers are making the biggest strides. Wages have doubled since 1950 and"are going up at seven to eight percent a year. The work week there is finally heading down to the 40 hour standard which has been ig existence in other western countries for miny years. Remember When ... Y««ted In war boadL mnury, IMl LOG The move to the Baltimore hall from a center some distance from the hall is part of the SIU Medical Department's program of making the Union's health centers provide greater service to Seafarers and their families. Like other SIU clinics the center is completely equipped with examining rooms, x-ray facilities, laboratory, electro­ cardiograph, reception room and doctors' offices. It provides free head-to-toe medical check-up for Seafarers, their wives, dependent parents and children. Many Services Offered The examination, which would cost $45 and up if purchased pri­ vately, includes such services as urineanalysis, blood tests, x-ray, electrocardiography and, for de­ pendents, gynecological and pedi­ atric examinations. Dr. Oscar Camp is in charge- of the Baltimore clinic. His staff in­ cluded three doctors available at different times of the day, three lab technicians and a clerical staff. PHS Hospital Visiting Hours Seafarers and friends of SIU men are urged to visit their buddies in the PHS hospitals whenever the opportunity arises. The visiting hours at the va­ rious hospitals are as follows: Boston (Brighton PHS) 11 AM to 8 PM 2 PM to 8 PM Staten Island 1 PM to 3 PM Baltimore 7 PM to 8 PM 2 PM to 4 PM Norfolk 6 PM to 8 PM $ AM to 11 AM Savannah 1 PM to 5 PM 7 PM to 9 PM 2 PM to 3 PM New Orleani 7'PM to 8 PM 2 PM to 3 PM Galveston 7 PM to 8 PM San Francisco 12 Noon to 8:30 PM (TB wards 3 PM to 8:30 PM) Seattle 2 PM to 7 PM 4^ ^ WHILE LIVING STANDARDS IN WEST EUROPE at least, are on the way up in most areas, it's a different story on the Communist side of the fence. In Yugoslavia, the official Communist Party newspaper reported that seamen on .a Yugoslav coastal passenger ship were often ' putting in 20 bdurs a day for 25 percent additional pay over, their eight hour base scale. The operators of the vessel refused to pay the overtime stipulated by law, and that's that. There was no word of protest made by the "Yugoslav unions. ^ t 4; 4. DOWN IN ARUBA, THE HUGE OIL-REFINING island belonging to the Netherlands, a strike of oil workers has been broken by the government and the employers. The tactics followed were those which are classic in the oil industry. After the Petroleum Workers Federation of Aruba called the strike, the refinery set up a company union with which it signed a contract. It then arrested, jailed or deported the leaders of the oil workers. The strike was provoked in the first instance by the employers when the company fired J. A. Hernandez, secretary of the union and the government ordered his deportation since he ia a citizen of Venezuela. 4- 4. * THE FINNISH TRADE UNION FIGHT against Communist control has taken a step forward with the organization of the Finnish Trade Union Federation. The Federation was set up to counter the Finnish Trade Union Council which has fallen under the control of Finnish Communists and their allies. Participating at the founding meeting were 11 unions with a membership of over 41,000 with several other unions, whose total membership is over 20,000 pre.sent as observers. It is expected that other unions will join the group. The opposing trade union council had approximately 200,000 members originally, but at least one third of the group has dropped away. . 4i 4> 4i NON-OPERATING UNIONS ON CANADIAN railways were all set to start a strike on a national scale when the Canadian government pushed through special legislation banning the walkout. The legislation put a.freeze on wages and strike action until May 15, compelling 120,000 non-operating railwaymen to work against their will until that time. In the meantime, a Royal Commission will conduct an investiga­ tion into the industry and bring in recommendations. '$> SOVIET TRADE UNIONS HAVE TO DO SOMETHING to pass the time of day since its obvious to all that they have no role to play in such matters as wages," hours, working conditions and o .-the-job grievances. The latest bulletin put out by the World Federation of Trade Unions quotes the official Russian "trade union" newspaper on the "achievements" of Soviet unions. Major emphasis is placed on the speed-up with the Russians boasting that over six million workers are taking part in competition for the title of "Communist Labor Brigade" and over 200,000 of them have won awards as "outstanding workers of Communist labor." These titles are given workers whose production rate" exceeds a-given standard. •The Russian unions also boast of their program of convalescent homes (no doubt, that's where the "outstanding workers of Communist labor" rest up); summer camps, libraries and sports activities with 6,000 "masters of sport" in their memberships. In this review of "achievements" there's not a word about any genuine trade union function. PORT O' CALL E.BALTiA/oeE �. . ,r^.- rcilnntjr. 19« SEAPARERSI Sill Convention Vote P«C« Fiv* LOG Dock Law Appeals System Sought By HY Port Council NEW YORK—A proposal for a tri-partite appeals board to which longshoremen and other waterfront workers could appeal rulings of the Waterfront Commission has been made by the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York Harbor. The proposal was on» of several presented by the' group to the New York State mitted as far back as 25 to 30 years of the Maritime Trades Depart­ legislature, in order to assure ago. The Council noted that the ment, AFL-CIO, has as its officers SIU member Henry Viik Heft) signs up to cast his vote for SlUNA's convention delegates. Other voting members to rear are: Fred Harvey, Floyd Dominski and John Metsnit. Seafarers Elect 12 To SIU Convention Seafarers in all ports ended a secret ballot vote on Satur­ day, February 11, completing the election of 12 delegates to represent the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District at next month's t: SIUNA convention. at a special meeting in headquar­ The 12-man group named ters on January 19. was as follows; Steve Cardullo, Paul Hall, A1 Kerr, Robert Mat­ thews, Eddie Mooney, Earl Sheppard, Claude Simmons, Freddie Stewart, A1 Tanner, Cal Tanner, Keith Terpe and Lindsey Williams. The nominations for the 12-man group closed on January 19 and the voting began on Monday, Jan­ uary 30. , The nomination procedure and the eligibility requirements were the same as those for other SIU elective offices. Regular or special meetings in all SIU ports during the first week of January were no­ tified of the opening of nomina­ tions, as were all Union members at their last known home addresses. Nominations opened January 11, with acceptances and notifications closing midnight January 16. A rank and file credentials committee passed upon the qualifications of the candidates after being chosen The SIU convention is being held at the Hotel La Concha, San Juan, Puerto Rico, starting on Monday, March 13. In addition to the 12 deep-sea delegates, there are delegates who will represent various SIU divisions, such as the Inland Boatmen's Union and the New Bedford Fisherman's Union. Don't Send Your Baggage COD "^afarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape with the Rail­ way Express Co. fairness in Waterfront Commission procedures. The port council, representing 25 waterfront unions with a mem­ bership of 150,000, raised a number of objections to proposed legisla­ tion which would increase the com­ mission's powers. It noted that pro­ visions of the proposed legislation. Involving loose and broad grants of power to the commission, could be used to restrict legitimate union picket line activity by any union on the waterfront. In dealing with the commission's hearing procedures, Anthony Scotto, the council's president, noted that the commission is the investigating, prosecuting and judging agent all in one, and that the commissioners may, and do, arbitrarily disregard the hearing record in making their rulings. "The arbitrary processes of the commission are far harsher than processes employed by .the Federal government in matters of far great­ er consequence," he said. Appeals Board Sought He called attention to the fact that in the Coast Guard screening program during the Korean War, seamen accused of subversive con­ nections had the right of appeal from the Coast Guard ruling to a board composed of industry, labor and Coast Guard representatives. Further, the hearing ofl'icer in the first instance was a civilian, not a Coast Guardsman. This kind of procedure was sug­ gested by the council to protect the rights of longshoremen and other waterfront workers. The council proposed a similar tri­ partite board, composed of repre­ sentatives of labor, management and the commission, to hear ap­ peals. At present, the only right of ap­ peal a waterfront worker has is to the courts, a costly and cumber­ some process, usually taking many months. The port council also objected to the "open end" nature of the commission's penalties. Under the commission's procedures, waterfroqt workers can be barred from the docks for life for offenses com­ Federal Landrum-Griffin law has a five-year "statute of limitations" on barring individuals from par­ ticipating in union affairs. In addition, the council was criti­ cal of the commissipn's bid to ex­ tend its authority far beyond the confines of the waterfront. The port council, a local affiliate Scotto, Jerry Wurf, American Fed­ eration of State Council and Muni­ cipal Workers; Joseph Powell, Office Employees International Union and Raymond J. Connors,. International Longshoremen's As­ sociation. Wurf is vice-president, Powell, executive secretary and Connors, field representative. SIU To Operators: See That Mail Goes Through SlU-contracted companies have been notified by the Union that they are expected to assure the prompt delivery of both personal mail and Union communications to offshore ships or else suffer an "appropriate-• same time, the mail has not been contract penalty." The Union took this action returned to headquarters, indicat­ after receiving numerous com­ plaints from the crews of offshore ships about non-delivery of mail. The Union informed all contracted companies that "it is the clear re­ sponsibility of the ship operators to see to it that all their agents carry out their obligations in this respect." The operations were put on no­ tice that "if thig difficulty persists, the Union will have no alternative but to raise this as a contract issue in future negotiations and demand an appropriate contract penalty to cover non-delivery of mail." Agents' Laxity Cited The Union communication'noted that "if appears that the major cause of the trouble is either the laxity or deliberate evasion of re­ sponsibility by some of the (foreign port* agents." While "many agents do discharge their responsibility," there are some who "absolutely re­ fuse to forward mail," or "refuse to deliver mail to the ship- and then either throw it out, or return it to the sender as undeliverable." Included in the mail which has missed ships are copies of the SEAFARERS LOG airmailed to all vessels at their next port of call. Although the LOG Is sent regu­ larly to all ships, some crews have complained of non-delivery. At the ing that it is simply being discard­ ed at the receiving end. Alcoa Ship In Tokyo Collision A collision in Tokyo Bay be­ tween the Alcoa Pioneer and the Danish cargo vessel Laust Mae. sk sank the Danish ship and killed two of its crew. Three others are reported missing. Forty three other crewmen and four American passengers were rescued from the icy waters, thir­ teen reportedly injured. The crash occurred February 5 as the SlU-manned ship was leav­ ing Yokohama for Europe via Kobe and Korea. The bow of the 6.759ton Alcoa Pioneer was crushed and the No. 1 hold was flooded. None of the 43 crewmen were injured. The ghip returned to port under her own power and was drydocked while the cargo in the flooded hold was removed. The ship will be rejiaired in Japan after bids are put out. Repairs are expected to tak* a month to six weeks. jeB^oscmP ALSOO/^aiTBCAm^ \\AR£L£A5^ ^TBUfTF CAPABLB TvNfci /MPfZISoAl£DA/ff _ OF PHOroORAPHlf^ FVRCE FUBRS /R oBvioiS MCAlB TO SWBBTBf^ .». AlO P/207SSr y>£7T RBLATfoRS WITH FfiOfA SUMiMERS' AS30ClAriO/>l6.,r . K£\W£DV AVMlf^iSTRA-VOf^. _ TOPuroiyrRevizARper FOR FORSION \/lSirOK9 TOHELP cor OUTFIJOW OF DOLLARS .., U.S. TOURIST TARIFF-FREE SPiSslDING A^AV CUT It? WORLD'S WEA-msR. epeciAusi5MEEriN . FRteiDRS^VORR A&REE THMCUtAATE BGEWhlS COLDER* ijRiriSA) ARREST F/\r HNJ tOAtXPAl.. .OL\RSE THEM lVnHSPy/A/(9 OA/ BOriSFA/AVYAMO /A/fVRMlRSM05C0lVer SECRET DAJOBQERXhlP RADIO* . r DRif^< CLMimRV 6 \u SPEMD $34MILLIOJ4 r: OA/ AVS/ERTiSlRS CAM^ ' PAm ro PEODLB- SODA WATER,,, <^OMMV/^lST ChllMA MODIFfil^ RURAL COMMUA^ AS FOOi> SFORXAfSE &PREADS... .ffe45ANTS TO WWB Rl^^T TO OF THBIR.OWN FOOD* •m\ M �Fife-V SBAFARERS LOG We Six Febniaryt IMl SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPINfi BOARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In thi SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) January 1 Through January 31, 1961 To the surprise of no one, shipping took its usual dip in the month of January, following a pattern of many years' standing. December always produces hot shipping and a , big turnover just before the holiday season, while January Is traditionally slow. Consequently, the total jobs shipped during the month were 2,246 compared to a high of 2,898 in December. Interestingly enough though, Seafarers In the class A seniority group held their own despite the sharp drop. A total of 1,553 class A men shipped in January compared to December's 1,573. In other words, the seniority protection, worked out fine for the top-rated men, with the big ship­ ping drop coming in the low-rated class C group. In De­ cember this group shipped 461 jobs, dropping off to 178 In January. Similarly, class B shipping declined, although ^ Ship Activify not as sharply as shipping for 'C men. Registration was also off for class A. In fact four more "A" men shipped there registered, so that there was no rise^in the class "A" on the beach totals, an excellent omen during the traditionally slack shipping period. On the ship activity side, the number of payoffs and sign ons also dropped off, and total ship movements were down to 449 from 454 the month before. Severe winter weathet undoubtedly contributed to the shipping slack, although the tankers were booming because of- an unprecedented cold spell along the entire Eastern seaboard. In fact, the tankermen can look forward to far better shipping in the coming months than has been the case for several years- now, since the tanker industry appears to be snapping out of the doldrums which hit it early in 1957. Pay Sign In Offs Oni Troni. TOTAL Beitan New York ... .37 Philadelphia . . 4 Baltimore .... .17 Norfolk Jocktonvlllo .. S Miami Mobile New Crleoni . . 9 Houston ".... .10 Wilmington .. . 1 Son Francisco. . 2 Seottio 1 9 2 7 — 1 — 7 13 4 — 2 2 TOTALS 48 114 7 48-23 18 28 25 13 4 38 58 12 10 3 287 U 94 29 42 29 31 14 24 60 72 13 14 11 449 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP I 2 5 5 27 63 3 15 52 19 8 9 9 12 0 3 19 15 73 32 27 47 11 13 11 12 8 20 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 199 TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C - GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 2 3 ALL A 8 ALL 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 1 2 B 1 3 2 3 7 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 16 6 3 8 0 0 4 35 38 16 15 58 21 117 4 20 3 14 117 4 5 11 2 9 20 14 151 69 143 30 242 7 23 34 64 1 2 5 16 1 0 3 0 11 3 8 0 0 1 16 25 15 42 0 4 1 22 5 8 1 1 3 4 34 24 92 3 2 12 20 50 18 13 16 32 0 2 3 . 5 92 65 12 103 64 32 5 129 26 2 21 41 8 4 7 0 3 3 2 1 37 2 2 3 5 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 12 14 . 18 5 18 3 5 10 11 11 32 0 6 2 1 4 19 10 32 4 5 9 2 6 51 5 16 3 24 1 6 2 9 10 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 7 1 1 2 1 0 6 15 4 19 29 0 86 9 6 0 29 11 31 39 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 2 0 40 30 33 20 *9 57 19 109 1 1 8 109 21 2 0 6 47 9 11 21 8 138 61 111 24 196 22 21 4 25 23 48 46 0 55 16 117 4 18 19 41 3 0 1 4 117 95 7 42 41 38 21 17 18 4 162 36 23 1 2 5 4 11 9 12 2 10 0 5 14 3 6 0 2 2 23 35 9 9 1 19 8 10 2 1 10 3 17 1 1 6 3 8 6 0 17 2 4 0 0 0 7 20 1 0 21 26 22 3 51 1 12 4 14 23 13 36 10 59 2 5 59 1 8 7 18 0 17 9 2 3 18 82 15 10 26 1 11 5 5 1 187 329 109 1 625 17 65 88 1 170 10 8 31' 1 49 625 170 49 1 844 326 517 119 1 962 28 129 ]160 1 317 319 105 1 623 15 114 103 [232 1 3 ALL 16 6 19 109 22 4 80 9 19 2 3 24 3 0 37 3 19 124 28 102 27 3 25 2 7 35 ENGINE DEPARTMENT t Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS ' Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 2 8 0 1 5 5 1 6 3 2 1 4 77 5 16 48 13 21 26 52 13 95 69 13 19 0 3 7 8 2 9 2 6 2 5 9 57 0 10 40 7 27 18 45 7 57 8 72 13 2 5 8 0 7 1 3 2 6 2 9 6 1 4 1 1 2 8 1 5 10 0 9 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 35 0 8 22 5 6 3 9 2 8 29 19 87 2 18 59 10 26 6 34 15 84 59 10 26 62 96 4 8 41 23 68 20 91 55 16 14 1 8 2 4 7 10 3 2 23 19 1 17 0 2 13 . 2 1 3 4 0 12 4 16 3 20 5 28 1 13 22 4 8 27 2 33 98 299 62 1 459 16 156 101 1 273 69 338 70 477 • Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 20 25 45 6 0 2 4 13 18 33 2 0 3; 2 1 10 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 4 16 23 6 1 44 2 25 17 10 7 2 1 5 0 5 0 18 6 11 1 9 102 95 206 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1, 2 B 0 2 0 2 6 2 3 5 12 20 95 45 0 0 1 9 6 1 1 72 0 1 0 33 0 9 0 0 0 3 11 10 0 7 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 7 7 9 84 1 23 1 6 91 3 2 1 44 2 23 0 0 2 10 0 16 0 0 0 5 6 33 2 18 0 4 58 477 206 5 24 29 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL C ALL 1 S ALL 2 1 2 5 10 1 2 6 2 9 1 1 3. 61 20 160 38 98 30 166 7 25 29 10 16 2 8 34 1 7 43 0 2 69 1 106 10 61 10 81 38 29 2 12 -0 12 6 4 12 10 2 24 2 5 31 1 7 3 2 11 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 2 36 14 3 14 0 42 6 62 0 11 53 83 26 23 9 116 36 9 128 4 26 8 6 141 39 40 86 5 13 7 10 35 2 2 2 5 4 5 9 1 15 0 21 10 33 48 6 8 5 1 57 3 5 14 6 17 8 14 0 1 58 1 7411167 437 81 1 685 24 i4^ 126 1 "296 STEWARD DEPARTMENT m' Registered CLASS A Port Boston TT New York.... Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville.. Miami Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington. . San Francisco Seattle TOTAJS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 1 2 3 199 319 105 98 299 62 60 216 191 488 678 383 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP 3 ALL A 2 B 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 21 17 106 0 16 1 3 22 0 3 3 0 6 58 0 5 25 1 0 2 JO 0 0 0 19 17 0 6 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 5 93 0 0 5 21 0 10 10 57 32 0 0 2 13 0 2 2 0 13 0 0 7 0 7 8 39 20 0 1 3 '67 1r7i 451 139 1 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL C ALL 1 6 4 8 3 6 2 0 3 1 2 17 144 84 36 100 220 6 58 8 44 28 12 6 11 29 0 0 13 13 3 78 2 89 35 13 30 4 18 6 24 28 1 13 6 5 7 5 0 2 17 3 3 14 1 0 42 8 1 2 19 0 30 12 0 0 0 0 9 0 14 40 91 0 32 0 32 0 28 37 13 95 170 2 61 4 55 5 119 62 13 14 44 5 7 17 29 10 99 17 8 1 6 15 2 17 0 4 6 2 40 1 3 18 20 19 1 11 0 9 27 0 67 11 4 12 1 11 8 12 776 213 23 31 1 267 '71 1! 6611317 114 345 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 3 5 3 1 1 0 3 6 1 3 0 0 2 2 '2 0 30 13 54 97 2 0 25 27 31 11 64 106 0 21 1 20 10 5 7 22 0 0 8 8 12 22 0 3 3 7 0 3 20 6 23 49 2 2 19 23 25 10 23 58 4 0 21 25 7 13 0 4 2 4 3 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 10 2 3 15 1 . 1 1 3 8 17 6 3 6 0 2 4 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 13 36 0 0 14 28 0 0 14 10 4 14 0 0 31 3 58 92 1 0 33 34 17 21 8 68 93 1 1 19 31 14 27 72 7 3 29 39 16 11 30 57 1 29 2 32 5 1 4 10 • 1 0 3 6 13 0 4 5 2 0 2 2 7 2 7 16 0 0 7 6 6 3 13 1 6 1 9 0 15 7 13 35 3 3 15 39 4 20 21 15 4 20 2 14 191 60 216 1 4671! 20 13 159 f 192 143 57 251 1 451 14 5 120 1 139 - 1:. - -« Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED ALL 1 623 1 459 1467 jl549 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 15 114 103 16 156 101 20 13 159 51 283 363 Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 1 3 2 1 232 187 329 109 1 273 69 338 70 1 192 143 57 251 1 697 399 724 430 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 65 88 1 625 17 1 477 9 102 95 5 120 1 451 14 11553 40 1721303 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 8 •31 1 170 10 24 29 1 206 5 3 67 1 i39 1 35 121 1 515 16 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS ALL A C B 1 49 625 170 49 1 58 477 206 58 1 71 451 139 n 11 178 1553 515 178 ALL 1 844 1 741 1 661 |2246 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 326 517 119 962 167 437 81 685 317 114 345" 776 810 1068 545 2423 GROUP 1 2 3 28 129 160 24 146 126 23 31 213 75 306 499 ALL 1 317 1 296 I 267 | 880 �Vebnuuy. INI SEAFARERS Face SeTM LOG Seatrain Gets ICC Hearing-At Last 'Joe Alcinif Safety Director Alarm Bells Have A Purpose ^ Experience proves that many "danger" signs and "caution" markers openly posted or stertcilled around the ship tend to be completely ignored after a while because everyone takes thenni for granted. You generally have to have a bad accident before everybody wakes up. This is one of the hard facts of life, whether you're on a ship, at home, on the highway or anywhere else. At typical situation -is one that's come Up on some West Coast ships lately. A sign on an alarm bell in the galley is clearly marked: "When This Bell Rings Go To The Ice Boxes." In several instances, the bell was purposely rung by an inspector to check what would happen. The results were pretty awful. No Idea About "The Alarm Most of the men in the galley on these occasions had no Idea at all why the bell was ringing. A couple completely ignored it; others just stood around wondering what to do. Some eventually went to the ice boxes and just stood there by the doors. They thought they were sup­ posed to stand by the ice boxes for some kind of drill. Apparently very few had the Idea that the bell had a definite pur­ pose; namely, get^the door opened in a hurry because somebody Is locked inside. Almost nobody got the message that there was an emer­ gency and, fortunately for all concerned, this was only a test. It would seem that new men as well as old hands in the galley should be reminded of this particular problem again and again. _ Aboard ship certainly, an alarm bell—wherever it rings—has i partic­ ular purpose. Anyone who .doesn't know what it is should ask. He could be the guy in a plight the next time. Clearer Signs Needed On this same issue, it's obvious that the sign We're talking about could also be worded more clearly. It might say: "Go To The Ice Boxes When Thts Bell Rings—Someone Is Locked Inside" or, simply, "Open All Ice ?ox Doors When This Bell Rings." Frequent reminders on what this is all about wouldn't hurt in any ctfSe. Obviously, whoever made up the sign assumed that the crewmembers would know the purpose of the alarm bell, which just wasn't so in the cases in question. The moral" is that warning signs and instruc­ tions should always assume that the reader knows nothing about the safety item at stake. In that way there is no question as to what should be done. There's a separate question here also. You could ask why was the door locked in the first place since there s usually a hook-back gadget on the bulkhead for the very purpose of keeping the door open. But con­ struction varies from ship to ship and not all vessels have these hooks. The best bet in such a case Is to have someone with you standing by the door, especially if you're carrying something into the ice box. The door may stay open awhile even if it's not hooked, but.once it starts closing you can have a lot of grief. This is where there have been serious accidents In the past, mainly due to such carelessness. Another good precaution, since these boxes generally have a separate padlock, is to stow the lock in your pocket when you go inside. In that way, you can't get locked in completely—and sometimes with the only key on the ship that can open the lock. Warnings Also Differ The situation we're talking about varies even more from ship to ship. Some have an alarm bell that rings in the galley and also on the bridge; others have a blinker light besides the alarm and some have a pilot light outside that switches on when the lights go on inside the box. Whatever the case, it's important to realize that these items are de­ signed to help avoid accidents. Understand them; they're insurance against a future problem of this kind around the galley or anywhere else around the ship. And jf any safety device doesn't work, report it right away so something can be done to get things working properly. It may be a while to the next port or safety meeting. Keeping these things a secret until then doesn't do anyone any good. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG). Get Lowdown On Lifeboats WASHINGTON—^After seven months' inactivity and delay, the Interstate Commerce Commission has set February 28 as the date for the start of hearings on a Seatrain-railroad dispute. The SlU-contracted company filed a complaint in June that the railroads are blocking development of a** ture, but the ICC has not acted on it until now. Seatraln's complaint charges that the railroads—some 128 are involved — "have banded together for the purpose of driving water carriers out of existence. This goal is clearly evidenced by past selec­ tive rate-making of the railroads and their absolute refusal to coop­ erate with water carriers in pur­ suit of their daily activities." Seatrain contends that the rail­ roads are required by law to estab­ lish joint rail-water rates for freight shipments, and that the ICC, in turn, is the Governmental agency to compel the railroads to fulfill their legal obligations and to end the present abuse of the law. in refusing to set joint rates with Seatrain, the railroads are undercutting the carrier's business. They usually establish long haul rates for all-rail shipment of cargo which are far less than the short haul rate to and from the dock. Seatrain and the maritime uniofis, Including the SIU, have charged that the railroad objective is to put the company out of business. A report by the Senate Transpor­ tation Study Group held that the railroads are required to establish joint rates. In addition, the Landis. report on transportation, made to President Kennedy, recommended that the Government should en­ courage joint service between all forms of transportation, with the actual cost of operation being the principal factor in determining a transportation rate. Christmas Baby How many Christmas babies were born to Seafarers? So far, only one has been reported to the LOG. He's Richard Papi Jones, son of Jim and' Eloise Jones of 3559 Anna Drive, Mo­ bile, Alabama, who checked in at seven pounds five and a half ounces early Christmas morning. Jim, married a year, is an AB, working on a Mobile Towing Co. ocean tug. On British-Canada Issue A meeting of the executive .committee of the International Transportworkers Federation has been scheduled for April in Tel Aviv, Israel. Among other things, the meeting is to act on the ITF Seafarers Section's"* * were trading exclusively in Cana­ recommendation arising out of dian waters and especially with the complaint of the National Canadian-owned offshore ships. Union of Seamen of Great Britain against the SIU of North America. The SIUNA was to have pre­ sented its position on this issue at the Seafarers Section meeting in Antwerp last month, but the Union's representatives were un­ able to be present because of the tugboat strike. SIU President Paul Hall cabled ITF Secretary-General Pieter deVries requesting post­ ponement of the meeting until the tug strike was settled. Internation­ al Longshoremen's Association President Bradley also cabled the ITF for a postponement of the Antwerp meeting, pointing out that Hall, as president of the Maritime Trades Department, had been re­ quested to assist on legislative matters vitally affecting the ILA and other waterfront unions. However, deVries advised the SIU that changes in the meeting could not be made and that the group had discussed the issue. It had recommended to the executive committee that the SIU be sus­ pended unless it met the terms of a resolution which calls upon the SIU to cease alleged Interference in the affairs of the British union and to make a public apology. The SIU then requested a bill of particulars containing full details of the action. The issue out of which the com­ plaint arose was the practice of Canadian shipowners registering their ships under the British flag or the flag of British colonies. Tliis was being done even when ships Because Canadian seamen were being knocked off these ships a"d British and West Indian sa:i..an replacing them at savings to the shipowner of approximate'y 75 percent, the SIUNA took this is-, e up with Sir Thomas Yates, pre ident of the NUS. an ITF mee.hg in January, 1959. Yates a''i "?d that Canadian Seafarers had i e right to organize and represent » ;e crews of Canadian-owned ships in Canadian waters, no matter w it flag these ships flew. However, the British union never honored the agreement. Since many of the ships flving the British flag are in Canar'im waters throughout the s'k i i-g season, this practice works a s~ . e hardship on seamen manni-g e ships who have to get by on B tish wages in the Canadian-US e >nomy, particul' r'y whe.a t'^oy r :e the earnings of US and Canadian seamen. When a group of British sea nen in Liverpool, cal'ing them o'ves the reform movement, star.e' a wildcat strike last sTrmmer, Br U seamen in Canadian ports ea' y followed suit, althoirh they r.n the risk of jail terms British mari­ time law. US and Canadiaq operators in Canadian waters and on the Sea­ way can use the British flag freely because (Canadian law has no provi­ sions covering dorhestic tr-d? To flght this practice, the SIU and other maritime unions have set up the Great Lakes Conference of the MTD. Alcoa Gets Sanitation Award NEW ORLEANS—^The Public Health Service presented a sanitation fleet award to the SlU-contracted Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. for "an outstanding record of sanitation maintainance." The award covers each of the 16 vessels operated by Alcoa during 1960. The entire fleet's rating was 97 percent-. The rating is based on the inspection of 166 items of sanitary construction and operation, includ­ ing the control of food and drink sources in port, the design and operation of galleys, water sup­ plies, waste disposal systems, rodent and vermin control, numer­ ous structual features involved in marine architecture and the prep­ aration and serving of food and drink aboard carriers. Such around the clock inspection acts as a control in the prevention of disease transmission and out­ break, both aboard ship and among the general population. Presented In the pame of the Surgeon General of the PHS, the award is designed to promote the highest attainable level of sanita­ tion aboard all Interstate public carriers-and ships of US registry. First SlU lifeboat training class in 1961 completes classroom work as bosun Bill Poak, instructor (standing, left), reviews use of eea anchor. Pictured (from left around table) are A-. iCiiKiwmiaiie, D. Donovon, A. Crasts, S. Birarro, H. Poeheco: end A. LCMMB; standing, H. Oottschiidk T/Alf VLJ. 7/?K Alcoa Steamship Co. received the USPHS Sanitation Award last month for general shipboard cleanliness. Holding award (1. to r.): R. K Schilling, Alcoa and Dr. W. H. Aufranc, USPHS. �wmm hi SE4rARERS HcM Whnarr. UM LOG ZNX. \ - ,i . ^ Rail Tug Strikers Ylin Job Security Robert Wagner along with union (Continued from page 3) union group and the roads. Picket- and management representatives. lines were set up far and wide It was ratified overwhelmingly by throughout the harbor and in five the Union members Involved states, shutting down two roads, Aside from the job security is­ the New York Central and New sue, other provisions of the agree­ Haven completely, and halting all ment called for the following: tug and ferry operations of the af­ • Cost of living increased incor­ fected roads. (See story on picket­ porated into the base rates. ing on page 3.) • A two percent increase In base Members of all the other rail­ rates, effective July 1, 1960, less a road unions—trainmen, telegra­ subsequent cost of living raise^^ phers, switchmen, clerks, office • Another two percent increase employees and others—all sup­ on March 1, 1961. ported the walkout to the hilt. In • Elimination of the cost-of-liv­ addition. Joint Council 16 of the ing clause. International Brotherhood of • A 45 cents per day additional Teamsters gave full support with boost for mates and engineers to Council president John O'Rourke cut down an inequity with the Port pledging that the picket lines would of Philadelphia. be fully respected. • Appointment of a bipartisan The final agreement was reached committee, with a neutral chair­ early Monday morning, January 23, man to explore the possibilities of after a marathon, all-night bar­ health and welfare coverage, either gaining session participated in by through existing union plans or Goldberg, New York's Governor by establishment of a separate plan Kelson Rockefeller and Mayor for railway marinb workers. k Pacific IBU Arctic Barge NEW, ORLEANS—Atlantic and Gulf Inland Boatmen Union mem­ bers received $9,764.96 in welfare benefits during the period of Jan­ uary 1-20, according to Welfare Plan headquarters here. Of this sum, a $3,000 death ben­ efit check was disbursed to each of the designated beneficiaries of McKlnley Ludgood and Robert Johnson, who were employed re­ spectively, by Radcliff Gravel Co. and John I. Hay Co. Other Inland Boatmen collect­ ing welfare benefits of $200 or higher were:, Lloyd Camus, Cres­ cent Towing Co., Thomas R. Lannie. Self Towing Co., and Raymond Morgan, Mobile Bar Pilots. Alaska Barge's company boat is shovvn crammed with gear for Dew Line summertime supply run. SlU Tugs On Arctic Run z' y SEATTLE—For the past four years, members of the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, an SIUNA affiliate, Jiave been manning the tugs and barges used in a unique, seasonal oper­ ation that nearly defied the re­ sources of the Armed Forces. 8,375 long tons of cargo and slight­ At stake was the annual sum­ ly over 3 million gallons of fuel; % mertime rush to get a year's sup­ plies into the DEW Line, the Dis­ tant Early Warning line of radar stations in the Arctic. Originally the Military Sea Transportation Service handled most of the project itself or with seasonal charters. Then the IBUcontracted Alaska Barge and Transport Inc. won a contract from the military to do the job. The military was at first dubious that the equipment at the com­ pany's disposal was sufficient to do the job. It consisted of a 299foot barge capable of handling a large power barge which dou­ bles as a lighter, freighter and towboat and a few smaller barges, floating oil tanks and a small tug. As a "cushion," the military an­ nounced that the MSTS would be utilized If Alaska Barge couldn't get through. But the IBU-contracted firm successfully , carried out the sup­ ply mission last summer, just under the wire before ice made the Arctic waters Impassible. From all Indications, the com­ pany will be on the job again this coming summer. Tug Justine's IBU 'Cookie' Woody Fuller, a floatman employed at Bush Terminal, Brook­ lyn, casts his ballot at SlU hq last month as other RMR mem­ bers voted to end tie-up of major New York railroads. Solid Union Support Shown In Tug Strike and Office Employees. Messages of thanks for their as­ sistance have been sent by tlie SlU to all supporting unions. The messages read, in part, "We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all officers and members of your organization for their support and assistance during the recent strike of railway marine employees in the Port of New York. This sup­ port contributed immeasurably to­ ward the winning of our dispute with the railroads." Relief Work Is Brisk In Philly IBU PHILADELPHIA — Tugboat shipping here last month picked up considerably over the prior period due to the fact that many IBU men had to take time off to dig themselves out of the snow. This meant steady work for tho regular relief men, reports Joo Trainor, IBU representative. Last month and in December, IBU tugs of Taylor & Anderson Towing & Lighterage Co. were hauling tremendous quantities of coal to a new electric generating plant on Dock Island, near Tren­ ton, NJ. The firm expects to sup­ ply the utility plant with at least 1,300,000 tons of coal this year and an even larger amount in 1962. Also reported was .the fact that Interstate Oil Transport's barge 40 made its first run. A sad 'note was added to Trainor's report in the form of an announcement of the death of IBU member Matteo "Mike" Duda, a longtime crewmember of the tug Saturn (Independent Towing Co.). Duda had been an employee of the firm since 1935 and had worked with the same skipper and deckhand for about 28 years. He is survived by his wife Anna, two daughters and a brother. Trainor added that his widow will receive a $2,500 IBU welfare death benefit and a $1,000 death benefit due under the IBU pension plan. WC Tug Sinks; Crew Rescued NEW YORK—The strike of railway marine workers in this port provided a smashing demonstration of trade union soli­ darity by the railroad brotherhoods and other organized la­ bor groups. Among those organizations Carmen, Railroad Telegraphers, which immediately pledged Sheet Metal Workers, Switchmen their support to the striking tug­ boat and ferry employees were the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Teamsters Joint Council 16 of New York, Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO Maritime Port Council of Greater New York, Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Railroad Trainmen, International Brother­ hood of Electrical Workers, Main­ tenance of Way Employees, Rail­ road Signalmen, American Railway Supervisors Association, Railway Pay $9J64 in IBU Benefits Dick Shaw, cook aboard the IBU-manned fug Justine (Curtis Bay), whips up a part of a multi-course meal to bo served to hungry crewmembers. Tug was docked in Philadelphia. BANDON, Ore. —The tug Ellzabeth Olson (Oliver J. Olsen) slammed into a Jetty in the harbor here diiring rough seas several weeks ago. Though the vessel broke up badly and sank, all 11 crewmen were rescued by another tug, the Rebel. The 117-foot Elizabeth Olson, whose unlicensed crewmen art members of the IBU of the Pacific, was used to tow barge loads of lumber from the Pacific North­ west to Los Angeles-Long Beach harbors and into San Diego. �; Ifltl SEAFARERS Pace Brim LOG X7D BOATMA. New Tug For IBU Men Tug, Railway Delegates For SIUNA Convention Voted On By Members NEW YORK — Railway Marine Region and Inland Boatn^n's Union delegates to the SIUNA's tenth biennial conven­ tion were voted on in secret mail ballots by the memberships of both Unions in all ports. * arrive by not later than February The number of delegates au­ 3, 1961. The requirement was that thorized to represent the the member mark his ballot and The IBU-contracfed tug Dravo Pioneer is pictured at dockside in Philiy. Tug is on bareboat charter to Interstate Oil Transport Co., and will haul large oil barges. Philly IBU Co. Charters Big Oil Barge-Towing Tug PHILADELPHIA — The IBU-contracted Interstate Oil Transport Co., has chartered the 1,600-hp tug Dravo Pioneer to tow oil barges in the Philadelphia and Chesapeake Bay area and in limited coastwise^ service. As a result, the boat barrel capacity and the other, is being manned by an IBU 30,000 barrels—were picked up by crew for the first time. The Dravo Pioneer, one of the world's most unusual deepwater tugs, is equipped with a Kort Nozzle and steering system of the type used on the most modern in­ land river towboats. It recently completed a six-month charter tq Dalzell Towing in New York. Last month, the Pioneer began towing two of the largest oil barges in service on the East Coast. The new barges—one of 40,000 Lakes IBU Set For Meeting RIVER ROUGE — Members of nine locals of the SlU-affiliated Tu^ Firemen's Union late last month were engaged in electing delegates to the Union's first con­ vention, which gets underway the 22nd of this month in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., according to reports from headquarters. One of the highlights of the Tug Firemen's gathering will be a re­ port by the Union's president, Gus Wolf, who will cite the progress the organization has made since affiliating with the SIUNA in April of last year. Pact Talk Scheduled Another item of business to be handled will be the discussion of proposals for coming contract nego­ tiations, it has been reported. Numerous officials of the SIUNA have been invited to attend the conclave, which is being held at the Hotel Ojibway in Sauit Ste. Marie. The convention will con­ clude with a grand ball on Febru­ ary 25 th. the Pioneer at Houston. The larger of the barges is 285 feet in length and has a 16-foot depth. It's maximum capacity Is 42,000 barrels of oil. Crew quarters and galley are located aft. Interstate's new barges will have two or three times the capacity of most oil barges on the East Coast, which currently have a capacity of 15,000-20,000 barrels. Vote Changes Union's Name As a result of the recent secret referendum vote in which the mem­ bers approved their new constitu­ tion by at least a three-to-one ma­ jority, SlU rail tugmen have a new name, the Railway Marine Region (formerly known as the Railroad Marine Division of the SlU In­ land Boatmen's Union.) The new constitution reflects the scope of the RMR and provides a framework for its future opera­ tions. All members should take note of the name change. The activities of the various Inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in eonfined waters. Their activities concern all seafaring trades. members of both Unions at the SIUNA's convention is spelled out In the constitutions of each group. In the case of the RMR, one dele­ gate Is entitled to represent this Union at the conclave. Candidates for the RMR delegate post were G. P. McGinty, Fred E. Murray and W. J. Ryan. In the case" of the IBU—who.se constitution calls for four dele­ gates—the following five men were running for the four open slots: William Cullison, Ray Herold, Sr., Frank McHale, Samuel Roman, and Joseph Trainor. Nominating Procedures In compliance with law and ac­ cepted practice, the following pro­ cedure was used in nominating and electing the IBU and RMR dele­ gates: The nominations were open as of January 20,-1961, and any mem­ ber not disqualified under law had the right to nominate himself as convention delegate. All members nominated, or who wished to be nominated, were re­ quired to give notice, by wire, to the secretary-treasurer . of their respective unions by not later than midnight, January 26, 1961. The secretary-treasurer then prepared the ballots for the secret mail referendum for convention dele­ gates. The ballots were mailed to each member's last known address, to mail it to the designated PO box, to reach the latter by no later than midnight, February 10, 1961. Ballots Picked Up Three days later, on February 13, 1961, the secretary-treasurer was required to pick up all the ballots at the postoffice box and, with three members of the execu­ tive board, tally the votes cast and report the results to the Union offices in all ports. The delegates elected will at­ tend the SIUNA convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, commencing on March 13, 1961. The Hotel La Concha is the site of the meeting in that city. (See convention story on Page 5). Also attending the convention will be delegates from SIU affil­ iates across the country. Housfon Tug Talks Cain HOUSTON—The Inland Boat, man's Union here is currently in the process of negotiating a con­ tract with National Marine Serv­ ice, operators of eight boats on the Mississippi and in the Gulf. The IBU expects to wrap up the details of the first-time agreement in the near future. At the same time, the IBIT won another National Labor Re­ lations Board election among tug­ boat employees of Ellis Towing Company, a Galveston company. SIU Victorious The IBU won the right to repre­ sent the men in National Marine Service in an NLRB election by a count of 70 to 22. The one-sided election victory came after the company attempted to set up an "independent" movement which failed to get on the ballot. Ellis Towing operates six boats in and around the port of Galves­ ton. The IBU had petitioned sev­ eral months back at this company but the voting had been delayed by the objections of management to the manner in which balloting was to be conducted. Ellis has been waging a determined cam­ paign against the desire of their crewmen to have IBU union repre­ sentation. Bait. IBU Shopmen On Location Tug^ Dredge Unions Hold Lakes Talks RIVER ROUGE—The SlU-affiliated Tug Firemen and the Dredge Workers Union joined forces last month in various Great Lakes ports to outline their demands for forth­ coming contract negotiations. Cur­ rent contracts covering both unions expire this coming April 1. Welfare Plan Studied Prior to scheduling the meetings, the members of both unions re­ ceived copies of a welfare plan for an outlino, They were informed that the plan was to serve as a guide and model and that it would have to be amended to suit their respective fields of work prior to its adoption. The presidents of the two affiliates—Bob Jones of the Dredge Workers and Gus Wolf of the Tug Firemen—were in full agreement that the plan would have to undergo a few changes be­ fore adoption, in order to serve the best interests of their respec­ tive members. At an executive board meeting scheduled for earlier this month, the two Unions were slated to sum­ marize prior meetings findings, and to air proposals for the forth­ coming negotiations. The rajsponsibility of keeping fen tugboati in tip-top run­ ning condition is in the hands of 12 IBU shopmen employed at Curtis Bay Towing in Baltimore. A few of these IBU mem­ bers are shown aboye. Top left: Mechancis David Beakley and Dan Behrens (right) inspect rocker arms for engine heads in shop. To^ right: Dan Behrens holds shop mascot 'Girlie.' Above, to r.) Barney Schuhart and John How« land work in engLta room of Tug King's Point. �. .'.t^Jj'f- ;rr:>>;:5>,- ' -ff ^ Fate Tea SEAFARERS Fckffoaiy. IKl LOG ¥/: h Duped, By P-Af, Crews Now See SlU As 'Hope' DETROIT—A demand for protection and SIU representation is building up among the unlicensed seamen of Pickards-Mather as they review the broken promises of the company and the tighter employment picture on the Great Lakes. Scores of P-M seamen have"* ^ " As an illustration (see story on told SIU representatives that company laid up 17 vessels shortly this page), one crewmember was "it will be different in 1961" after. •--•K Jfftt %nm FJUna Uv V* ar* aaoloalng your tMnua ohaeic with our alnoaro arpr<M]atloa •( your loyal, aarrlos durloa tba paat aaaaoa,. Thla has haan anottaar yaar of Unusual prohlaaa for you and for eoapany. wnila Interlaka managad to do about as wall aa any of (our ha Croat Lakaa floats, our oparationa wars vary Buoh affaetad by ooodlw tlona In ataal and iron ora which osrtalnly wars not what any of ua Would hays lltcad to aaa, Wa tri'ad to dlatrlbuta tha ayailabla work en tha falraat pesalblg hasla with propar ragard for langth of sarrloa, and ws ragrat.vary wuoh that wa oould nob giya a full aaason of work to many Intarlaka nan and that others had to sa^ sows or all of tha aaason with a raduosd rating* Thaaa sharply lowarad oparationa- naturally had a strong-adyeraa sffaot on roTanus, and wa want to azpraaa.our appraolatlon now for you* oooparatlon In working to kaap afflclanoy up and ooata down. This was aapaolally laq^rtant with a poor aaaaoh in 1960 fallowing tha also dlffl* suit yaara of 19}d and 19}9« . Despite; the heavy pressure P-M denied his weekly "maintenance exerted on its crews, including the and cure" benefits after refusing to use of the ships' officers to brow­ sign accident report papers that beat the men in line and the com­ were filled in by the company. For four months, September pany's false promises of job se­ curity. 220 P-M seamen voted SIU through December, this P-M sea­ in the election. There were 320 no man received no money from the union votes. Now that P-M sea­ company that was due him under I Iggi.fgr oBBpttw* ;ng o'r'm, SA >0" «*Ta 99°fr9"9fAM» ^ tut men have learned first hand what P-M's insurance program. grgBll* ataviyt non Pfrwaat;.yy 9«d-rapa«Lt5i:jE la looking to the 1961 campaign, the companyls promises were r paraonnal. 19 (iBi Wiw't fUWt was your oanably handllna of non-lloanaad^ worth, the SIU expects easier sled­ the SIU has written to P-M sea­ Tour attltuda and datarolnatlon to do a good job In tba faoa of men warning them to be on the ding in the next election. •11 of thaaa unusual problaaa la auch appraolatad. alert against any attempt by the See SIU. Benefits With tha hops that tha oowlng aaaaon will ha a nora aueoaasful •as, wa aand our boat wlahaa. for a liarry Chrlataaa and a Happy How Taara P-M men also have an opportun­ company to maneuver ^ against ity to observe the protection and them. The SIU warned that an­ Toura vary truly, benefits won by SIU men in other other labor organization would, nig BrratLAXg enumxe OOUPAHT fleets which voted SIU last year, probably seek a place on the ballot, including. Pioneer, Steinbrenner, aiding the company in a move to Buckeye and Boland and Cornelius. split the pro-union ballots. The SIU reminded the P-M sea­ One of the company's supervi­ men that the ony true choice for sors explained in a letter to the 'Reproduction of letter in which official of Pickands-Mather P-M seamen was- either SIU and SIU what the company had in mind congratulates officers for their help in defeating SIU at­ security or .no union and empty when it praised the officers for tempts to organize unlicensed seamen. The seamen were promises. Any other choice on the "capable handling" of the unli­ later bumped off their |obs by the officers. ballot would only .aid the company. censed seamen. The SIU Great Lakes Union "I'm sure you are familiar with is a union of, by and for Great P-M's tactics as far as the officers Non-Union Crews Lack Job Security Lakes seamen which has made were concerned and their "instruc­ tremendous progress in advanc­ tions" to us where the SIU was ing the security of SIU men concerned. Believe me, it Ivas sailing under its banner. One 'either or else.' of its greatest accomplishments "It certainly was difficult and DETROIT—Seaman Elmer McLaughlin is another example of the many men who have is the seniority and job security with all the officers being bumped system which gives Lakes men back, working conditions were hell. been forced to run the gauntlet of P-M's stalls, promises and abuses. McLaughlin was re­ protection under the seasonal Nothing but hoNvling and complain­ fused "maintenance and cure" benefits for four months from the company after being in­ shipping set-up. Once confined ing around the clock until I just jured on a P-M ship. "*• to inland waters, activities of those used by non-union operators. office and asked why he hadn't couldn't stand it and had to get The refusal came because SIU men on the Lakes now have Seamen who insist on their rights been receiving off or have a nervous breakdown." greater significance with the Not only did P-M seamen find he didn't want to sign "acci­ under law are liable to find them­ his "maintenance opening of the Seaway and its that they were duped Into voting dent papers" that were filled out selves out of a job. Hence it's easy and cure" bene­ use by hundreds of deep sea against the SIU by promises of job for him by the company. for these operators to beat men fits. He finally re­ ships. The Lakes have become SIU Great Labe.s organizers out of their maintenance and cure ceived two checks protection and security, but many America's fourth seacoast and along with a set were deprived of money that they point to this as another example and other benefits. developments there are of in­ would have received under normal of P-M job security. On June 18, 1960 on the Fayette of papers for him creasing interest to all men in The tactics employed by P-M Brown, McLaughlin was throwing to sign. policies and contracts on the Great the SIU famiiy of unions. "A . lawyer ad­ in this instance are typical of out cable while docking when the Lakes. 4cable backlashed. His knee was vised me not to injured. The only thing McLaugh­ sign these McLaughllii lin received was first aid. No ac­ papers," he said, "because it took all responsibility cident report was made out. Normally, on a union ship, an of the accident off the company. accident report fonn is made out So I didn't sign them." as soon as the seaman reports the Then began a long series of accident to his department head. phone calls and no benefit checks. This assures that the man's right In September, October, November to maintenance and cure is pro­ and December McLaughlin re­ tected. ceived no "maintenance and cure" It took two requests before the benefits from the company. captain finally made out an acci­ In December, the company, o^er dent report. This was not done the phone, admitted that he waa until the ship paid off. injured aboard the Fayette Brown. Demoted From Job P-M asked him to dismiss his at­ He was transferred to the Walter torneys and to come to their com­ Watson after the Brown laid up. pany offices in Cleveland and "talk Incidently, he was demoted from it over." The company also offered an AB watchman's job to a deck to send him money to cover the watch, on the Watson. This was costs. done even with higher-rated men McLaughlin once again refused on the ship with less" seniority. to be fooled by any more P-M On the Watson his leg gave out promises. while working on a lifeboat. He "We listened to their lies during got a hospital ticket and was ad­ the election," he said, "and look vised by a doctor to wear a har­ what we got. Nothing! Not a thing! ness. I'm not going to fall for their The big blow came when he re­ line again. — ported back to the ship and the "In fact P-M's so-called great captain laid him off. A call to .the company produced no results. company Insurance wouldn't even The only thing he got was excuses. bill. "I know the P-M guys won't be McLaughlin got another check Boland and Cornelius delegates complete a two day meeting in SIU headquarters where they by doctors and they advised sur­ fooled this time. One time is were introduced to the SIU system of representation on ship through delegates and also gery. An operation was performed enough. If we would have gone SIU drafted proposals for working rules. SIU representative (extreme right) awarded certifi­ there would be no bump back or in early August. cates to the delegates attesting to their participation in the meeting. McLaughlin called the P-M cheap chiseling." «s a result of their disillusionment at the hands of the company, which recently sent a letter to all officers congratulating them for helping to defeat the SIU by their "han­ dling of non-licensed personnel." The letter by George Calialfan, company vice president, praised the officers as follows: "We are grateful, too, for the competent and careful attention you gave to the problem which confronted us in the union attempt to organize Interlake non-licensed personnel. tVe can repeat that the hey to the union's failure was your capable handling of non-licensed personnel. (See letter adjoining). After handling the "problem" of the unlicensed seamen in the National Labor Relations Board election, the officers then bumped them out of their jobs when the P-M Promises Worthless, He Discovers Boland & Cornelius Men Learn SIU Methods 'tv'' �F«bnurr. Iffl SEAFARERS Face EleTjeB LOG KE:S S Alpena Maritime Trades Councii Formed Browning To Take Over Midland Co. Dispatching DETROIT—The SlU-contracted Browning Lines has an­ nounced that it will take over the management of the four vessels of the SlU-contracted Midland Steamship Co. of Cleveland this spring. Browning Vice President L. tems and separate union agree­ D. Browning said that he and ments or no agreements. A meeting of the newly-formed Alpena, Bay City and Northern Michigan Maritime Trades Council was held at the SlU Alpena hall last montn. Officers, who were elected for a twoyear period, included SlU Port Agent Norman Jolicoeur. Lakes Port Reports Alpena Council Formed ALPENA—SIU Port Agent Nor­ man Jolicoeur writes that a port council has been formed. The new council is known as the Alpena, Bay City and Northern Michigan Maritime Trades Council, A meeting was recently held at their headquarters in the SIU Al­ pena hall and officers were elected for a two-year period. Officers elected were: president, Norman Jolicoeur, SIU; vice-president, Nor­ man Bisanz, Local 24 Bricklayers and Masons: secretary-treasurer' Bay Skiba, Local 1237 Carpenters Union, and recording secretary, Mike Hackworth, Local 1423 La­ borers Union. t Buffalo Ships 72 Jobs BUFFALO—Since the last re­ port, writes SIU Representative Edward Mooney, more than 72 shifting jobs have been shipped through the SIU Buffalo hall. With all SlU-contracted companies call­ ing SIU employment centers for shifting gangs, SIU members are enjoying an added source of in­ come. An MTD council meeting in the making stage will consider the pro­ posed constitution and by-laws pre­ pared by the constiutional commit­ tee. ~ t> Cleveland Looks Ahead CLEVELAND—SlU Port Agent Stanley Wares reports that al­ though the opening of the 1961 shipping season is still a couple of months away, inquiries on shipping are streaming into the hall. Scores of letters coupled with phone calls Indicate that Seafarers are ready to go. Wares adds that inquiries around the local steamship companies are still a bit too premature for an ac­ curate prediction of the coming season. 4". t Detroit In SIU Drive DETROIT—Headquarters writes that since the last report, SIU rep­ resentatives have been out in the field contacting unorganized sea­ men in the various fleets that are 1961 SIU organizing targets. Shipping is down to a minimum with only the Sparkman D. Fos-_ ter (Browning) operating. The Foster is oq the winter run bring­ ing, coal from Toledo to the Ford Motor Co. Headquarters reports that a few overtime beefs that were pending with two SlU-contracted compa­ nies have been squared away and the companies have sent checks out to the men. 4> t Toledo Shipping Slow Midland President Michael K. Tewksbury have agreed that since the firms are of almost equal size and have similar operation, the use of one central office would be beneficial for both companies. Administrative Move Browning added that his com­ pany will be responsible only for the administrative functions of Midland. He said that with both companies serving the same cus­ tomers and all of their unlicensed seamen belonging to the SIU, the boats can be managed for less money if combined. The step taken by the two SIUcontr3cted companies shows that the operators, as well as the sea­ men who man their ships, can bene­ fit when they all have agreements with a single union. This allows for interchangeable operation such as set up here, something which would not be feasible If the two companies had separate hiring sys- Tug Firemen and secretary-treas­ urer, Scottie Aubusson, SIU. News also comes of the SIUcontracted Milwaukee Clipper (Wise. & Mich.) being trapped in Ice about two miles off shore in Lake Michigan. Coast Guard cut­ ters finaliy broke through and The crewmembers of the Chief plowed a path through the ice for Wawatan of the Mackinac Trans­ the vessel. portation Company, which oper­ 4 4 4 ates year-round from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City, have requested the Duluth Holds Election SIU to represent them. DULUTH—SIU Port Agent Ger­ The crewmembers, who now be­ ald Westphal reports that the an­ nual election of officials for the long to an independent union made Maritime Trades Council was held up of the crew, feel that they need at the Superior Labor Temple last the protection of a strong seamen's union; which Is why they chose month. At the present time meetings are the SIU. being planned by all affiliated un­ The men, as well as the head of ions of the MTD, in this area, to the independent union, became discuss -coming problems involving dissatisfied with their union and "runaway" fiag ships on the Great submitted pledge cards to the SIU. Lakes. It was agreed that what­ The SIU has petitioned the Na­ ever steps necessary wili be taken tional Mediation Board for an elec­ to protect the jobs and security of tion and is expected to be notified American seamen. as to when the election will take A motion was carried unani­ place. The election will be held mously to urge civic action to elim­ under the procedures of the Rail­ inate the problem of ships violat­ way Labor Act. ing the anti-dumping regulations in the Duluth-Superior harbor causing pollution and endangering small pleasure craft with dunnage being dumped on these ships. TOLEDO—Winter has ciosed in on the port of Toiedo, writes SIU Agent Ed Doherty, and has slowed shipping down to a near standstill with a few shifting jobs being shipped through the hall. Of jfourse, he says, the winter organ­ izing campaign is in full swing and hopes are strong for SIU vic­ tories in 1961. In the first full season of having a hall, says Doherty, over 600 men have been shipped from March 1 through December 31. Add to this the 24 SlU-manned ships laid up here and the result will be good shipping in the spring. 4 4 4 Reports also have it that the SlU-contracted Aguarama is sched­ Frankfort Ships Operate uled to make at least four trips FRANKFORT—SIU Port Agent into this port under the sponsor­ Floyd Hanmer reports that the ship of a locfil business group. A. K. Atkinson and the Ann Ar­ bor Carferry. No. 7 are operating 4 J" on a 20 and 8 schedule. The Str. Chicago Council Active Wabash is on five and two and No. CHICAGO—The recentiy formed 5 is expected to fit out sometime Port Council of Greater Chicago, around the first of next month. reports SIU Representative Scottie Hanmer says that with the ad­ Aubusson, consists of'20 locals and dition of office help in the hall, from all indications it is expected he will be able to devote more time to be the largest council in the serving the membership on the Great Lakes. boats. Temporary offficials were named Brothers Samuel Shuplery, Ervln to discuss and draw up for sub- Donegan and Sheldon J. Gilbert mittance to the body a constitu­ have been released .from the De­ tion for the council. Named to the troit USPHS. Brother Raymond temporary positions - were; chair­ Johnson has been released from man, James P. Crane, Operating the Paul Oliver Hospital. Brothers Engineers; executive vice-presi­ Oscar Mitdlyiig and Wilbur Saucier dent, Robert Affieck, SlU-affiliated are lii the Chicago USPHS. Another Co. Going SIU With the present set-up. the op­ erators can derive financial sav­ ings and the seamen, in turn, have the protection of Union-negotiated job security, seniority and other benefits in the Union contract. Browning explained that the Midiand boats will not be chart­ ered, but that the Browning Co. will receive a fee for dispatching and managing them, as it has from other companies in the past. Browning's freighters are the Sparkman D. Foster, Norman W. Foy, John C. Hay and W. Wayne Hancock. The company aiso oper­ ates the tanker L. S. Wescoat. Midland's bulk carriers are the Baird Tewksbury, Michael K. Tewksbury, Michael Gallagher and the Carmi A. Thompson. SIU Creaf Lakes Union Halls HEADQUARTERS 10223 W. Jefferson. River Rouge US. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treaa. ALPENA 127 River St. Norman Jolicoeur. Agent. .Elmwood 4-3614 BUFFALO. NY 733 Washington St. Roy J. Boudreau. Agent TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. South Chicago. UL SAginaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St, Stanley Wares. Agent MAin 1-0147 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. Gerald Westphal. Agent. .RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. . • 413 Main St. Address MaU to: P.O. Box 287 Floyd Hanmer. Agent ELgin 7-2441 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8 2431 Great Lakes Shipping Dec. 24, 1960 Through Jan. 27, 1961 PORT- DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAll Alpena 0 • 0 0 0 BufTalo 2 0 0 2 Chicago 6 3 2 11 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 Detroit 15 9 2 26 Duluth 0 0 0 0 30 25 18 73 2 6 0 S6 43 22 Frankfort Toledo TOTAL . 9 121 �f' '/ • Pate Twehr* SEAFARERS i2^- PelmurT. INl LOC Ele€tn€ Industry OffUers Jailed By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Home Repairs Can Cost You PHILADELPHIA—Seven top-ranking business managers, including vice-presidents, of General Electric and Westinghouse, were sent to jail by a Federal judge for criminal con­ spiracy to defraud the Government and the public. The seven received 30-day sentences plus heavy fines for criminal price - rigging. 'Another 25 "respected and valuable" civic ment of both GE and -Westing­ house workers, had accused the company officials received leaders. companies of engaging in price In imposing the sentences Judge us taniilies^ are investing record sums currently in home improve­ suspended 30-day sentences and Ganey castigated the two compa­ rigging. GE has been a leader in ment and expansion—about $11 billion a year in'fact. Families are five years' probation. nies for conduct which, he said, the new "get tough with unions" getting bigger; many have outgrown the small homes built in the early In all, fines of almost $2 million made a mockery of the free enterr strategy and also in encouraging 1950s. were imposed on 29 companies and prise system. its top officials to participate In A sound investment in home modernization requires these steps: 45 individual officials, with GE On past occasions, the Ifltlema- politics and community affairs to 1—Avoid the high-pressure sellers.. and Westinghouse in the van. tional Union ol Electrical Workers, create a more favorable political 2—Coibpare estimates among reputable local contractors. The individuals and companies which represents the largest seg­ climate for big business. 3—Finance the least-costly way suitable to your project. involved had been accused by'GovComplaints of abuses in home repairs are still so widespread that ernment attorneys of setting up an the Better Business Bureau of^ew York recently launched a campaign elaborate code system to rig bids to combat such deceptions. The most frequent tricks are bait ads, on heavy electrical equipment. The offering improvements at low prices with no intention of selling that result was, the Government cheaply: deceptive ad layouts, giving the impression that the illustrated charged, that the United States, Improvements are available at low prices; failure to make good on state and local governments and guarantees, and the continued misuse of FHA completion certificates. various utility concerns across the The Akron, Ohio, Better Business Bureau also has warned home­ country were defrauded of huge owners to protect themselves by getting from contractors a "lien sums of money through overpay­ WASHINGTON—^Included in the flood of bills which have release" signed by the supplier- of ment for equipment. the materials. In that city a num­ been dropped into the legislative hopper by the Kennedy US WUI Sue ber of homeowners recently paid a Administration and by individual members of Congress are siding installer in full for their Attorney General Robert Ken­ a number ot interest to sea--* nedy has announced that as a re­ jobs. But he left town without pay­ in foreign nations. ing the siding supplier. The sup­ sult of the court findings the Gov­ men and the maritime indus­ investments Past attempts to tax profits of US ernment would sue for recovery of try. plier then filed mechanics' liens to concerns from foreign sources had the over-charges which amount to Seamen would come under the collect his money from the home­ many millions of dollars. Similarly provisiops of the US Wage and been blocked by the Eisenhower owners. It's always dangerous to arrange local governments and local elec­ Hour Law for the first time under Administration. for home improven>ents from a tric utility companies can also sue a proposed Administration bill to Bills introduced by Individual and in some instances recover increase the minimum wage and members of Congress of interest to contractor who is not known to triple damages for the over-charges. extend coverage to some four mil­ the maritime Industry include tho you. Check the reputation of any General Electric, in a post-trial lion workers not now covered. The following: contractor, and how long he has • An amendment to the Mer­ statement disclaimed any respon­ provision would apply only to base been established in your area, with chant Marine act to. provide an your bank or savings assofiation sibility for the actions of its top wages and not overtime. The legislation would apply to operating subsidy to new tramps, the Better Business Bureau and officers, asserting that they acted other families for whom he has against company policy. Federal inland waterway section of the bulk carriers or independentlydone work. To make sure of a fair Judge J. Cullen Ganey, in impos­ maritime industry. There are large owned tankers. price, get bids from at least three ing sentences, specifically placed numbers of unorganized workers , • K bill to permit American-flag reputable companies on any large responsibility at the door of GE on tugs, scows, barges and other passenger vessels to change their job, and inspect jobs they have and the other companies Involved, small craft working at wages less cruise routes during their slow sea­ son and still get an operating-dif­ Many mortgages have an "open noting that the law violations were than $1 an hour. end" clause. It permits you to re­ carried out by key officers, per­ The Administration's tax pro­ ferential subsidy for such cruises. • A bill, now in committee hear­ borrow up to the original amount of your mortgage at the same interest sisted over many years and In­ posals and its efforts to reverse the rate without large closing costs other than a service charge of often volved an enormous segment of trend would hit hard at runaway ings, to establish an Office of In­ the industry. There were 20 sepa­ ship loopholes. Runaways would be ternational Travel within the De­ $25-50. required to pay US taxes on profits partment of Commerce and a For example, suppose you have a 25-year mortgage at five percent rate Indictments. Travel Advisory Board aimed at Interest, and in ten years have repaid $3,000. You return to the Westinghouse did not attempt to made overseas. Present tax laws were enacted encouraging foreign nationals to mortgage-holder and ask for a new advance of $2,000 for home expan­ disclaim responsibility but pleaded sion. If approved, the loan is added to your balance. that the officials involved were after World War 11 to encourage visit the US. Congress Sea Agenda: Wages, Taxes, Subsidies Giant 51U TanksHip: Afoun/ Vernon Victory The newest SlU-manned supertanker to enter service is the Mt. Vernon Victory (Victory Car­ riers), currently finishing up its maiden run to the West Indies and Hawaii. The vessel has many features which meet the fancy of the crew, but at the top of the list is air-conditioning—in foc'sles especially. Then there's a modest sized swim­ ming pool aft near the stack; a large mess halllounge and plenty of space in each room which is shared by two men who sleep in officer-style blinks. Photos on this page were taken day ship sailed on first trip. Vast width of supertanker Is shown in above photo, looking aft. Crew on catwalk were on d-heir way to lifeboat stations during drill the day ship sailed. At left is a close-up view of huge stack. I '.s f fj" Above Is over-all view of engine room which houses equipment •capable of generating up to 15,000 ihaft horsepower. Seafarer Joke Fediow, AB (above) takes it easy in his foc'sle which is shared by another AB. A shower and toilet adjoin each pair of rooms* Above, Chief Steward John Ceyio (cap) talks shop with cook-baker Chef Gaw^sch. All reef­ ers end storerooms are one deck below. �Mnunr, IMI 8E. SlUManCets .^gflndMMForDiyd^ $946 In Hospital Pay PHILADELPHIA—A check for $946,' representing the largest single payment of SIU hospital benefits at one time, was presented to Seafarer Thomas Murphy at the Henry R. Landis State Hospital here recently. The bulk of the funds has since been deposited in a special bank account opened in Murphy's name. Due to the seriousness of Mur­ phy's condition and some uncer­ tainty regarding his eligibility for many months after he was hos­ pitalized last February, SIU bene­ fits kept accumulating on his be­ half until he was well enough to dear up the matter. When he did, Murphy immedi­ ately drew benefits at one clip cov­ ering 307 days at the rate of $3 per da.v. He also received the reg­ ular $25 bonus voted to hospital­ ized Seafarers for the Christmas hoIida.ys by Union and company trustees of the Welfare Plan. Paid Off Steel Artisan Drydocked by an apparent TB condition, Murphy went into the Landis hospital several months af­ ter he had paid off the Steel Arti­ san in September, 1959. A mem­ ber of tlie engine departme^t, he's a native of Philadelphia and be­ gan shipping with the SIU out pf this port in 1946. Contacted a number of times during the course of his hospitali­ zation by an SIU welfare represen­ tative, Murphy ultimately decided #that the wisest course regarding the retrocative benefit monies was to stow them in a local bank. Soon after, the nccesgary signature cards were obtained and the account was opened in his name. He's still on the idle list as he continues his recuperation, but benefits are comlng-regularly these days. (See the full hospital list on Page 14.) r*tm Thirteea LOG Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director SIU Benefits in '60: $4-1/4 Million Lump sum check covering almost a year's SIU hospital bene­ fits is a real windfall for Seafarer Thomos-Murpfiy at Phila­ delphia hospital. SIU Welfare Rep. Joe Compo presented the $946 check. Amcoal Veteran, 2 Other Seafarers Go On Pension BALTIMORE — Three more SIU oldtimers, including a veteran of the 1957 American Coal beef irom this port, have just been added to the growing roster of seamen retired on SIU disability-pensions. This"^ follows the addition of nine With US seatime going back as other veteran Seafarers to the far as 1914, Brother CzeczemskI readily qualified pension list in recent weeks, as re­ for service dur­ ported in the last issue of the SEA­ ing the '57 Amer­ FARERS LOG. ican Coal -Ship­ Permanently unable to ship and ping campaign earn a livelihood, those on the lat­ when, by court est list are ACS veteran Anthony order, hiring was CzeczemskI, 66, and John J. Mc­ based on proven Laughlin, 67, both of Baltimore, seniority in the and Hugh C. Randall, 61, of Tampa. Industry. He All three qualified during January served for a time for lifetime benefits of $35 per Czeczemski as wiper on the week as swell as other necessary medlcal-hospital-surgical benefits ACS Liberty Thomas Paine. His last regular SIU berth was as of the Welfare Plan. AMBULANCE COST NOW COVERED BY WELFARE Looking back over the record, 1960 was a mighty good year for Seafarers and their families. Benefits in the welfare-vacation field continued to improve and expand; the combined outlay of both SIU {•lans topped $4V4 million in cash items alone. We don't have to take a back seat to anyone on this score. On the vacation side, over 16,600 Individual claims accounted for $2.7 million in cash payments. The welfare total of $1.6 million covered over 62,000 different cash payments received by Seafarers and their dependents. Other benefits, such as medical examinations and training-upgrading facilities, represented additional cost Items that don't show in the totals noted here. Some of the highlights and changes during 1960 Included increas­ ing the annual SIU vacation payment to $400; approval of a new, liberalized surgical schedule for dependents; extension of the optical benefit program to Boston and Chicago, and action on plans to install brand-new SIU clinics right in the halls at New Orleans and Balti­ more. A major revision was the change in the method of paying hospital benefits for seamen so that benefits are guaranteed for every day spent in a hospital. Other amended procedures and rulings by the joint Union-shipowner board of trustees expanded welfare payments to cover many new areas, such as emergency room care, pre-surgical medical services and similar items. All of these actions, when trans­ lated, mean additional security for all hands. The overall round-up of welfare social security operations show.s an Impressive total of 9,644 medical examinations and check-ups given to Seafarers, SIU wives and children visiting our clinics during the year. In addition, the life-giving services of the SIU Blood Bank were provided on 122 separate occasions all over the country to cover emergency requests for over 400 pints of blood.-In this connection, let's not overlook giving thanks to the many hundreds of SIU men who contributed blood to the bank. We can expect in coming months to see other changes and develop­ ments In the social security structure of the SIU, just as we have in the past. In the Interim, it seems just as certain we will witness a number of changes arising from Washington, through the Congress, and other agencies, that will have equal affect on welfare and social security conditions. The new' administration has already made a series of proposals to update the Federal social security system; we will be reporting on them in detail from time to time. For the present, there are five major suggested charges in the social security benefit structure which could increase payments for almost five million persons in the next 12 months. They would up the minimum monthly benefit-for retired workers from $33 to $43 per month, allow reduced benefits for men at age 62, increase benefits for aged widows, broaden disability insurance protection and liberalize some eligibility requirements. The hoped-for start on an effective medical care program for the aged, under the social security system, has also been proposed. At a critical time for our economy, these proposals would provide up to $2 billion in new purchasing power for the needy aged and their families. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Gets Free Glasses In Mobile NEW YORK—Full payment for ambulance service under the "hospital extras" feature of the SIU dependents* benefits program has been authorized by SIU Welfare Plan trustees. Thie new benefit was approved • Randall as the joint board of Union potential applicants for the 1961 McLaughlin and comoany trustees heM SIU scholarship awards to act a fireman on the SS Dolphin their regular quarterly meeting here on January 25. The ambulance service benefit provides for payment on ambu­ lance-travel to or from a hospital as well as from one hospital to another. The cost will be covered by the $200 allotted for miscel­ laneous hospital charges during the first 31 days of hospitalization. This figure is doubled after 31 days to a maximum of $400 covering anesthesia, laboratory services, x-rays, emergency room treatment and other "extra" costs other than routine room and board charges. Claims on all these items must be. filed with the Welfare Plan not later than 130 days after surgery or discharge from the hospital. The am'julance service coverage went into effect the same day as the trustees meeting, on Janu­ ary 25. In other action at their quar­ terly meetin ', the trustees took occasion to urge all present and r- promptly on submitting the neces­ sary documents. Applicants must take the standard College Entrance Board examinations on or before March 18 in order to be consid­ ered for an award when the im­ partial scholarship committee meeting meets again in May. The most recent exam was held February 4 throughout the coun­ try although applicants in some areas failed to take it due to bad weathef. (They will be able to take the March test Instead.) Supporting documents in various stages of completion have been submitted by 48 Seafarers or children of SIU men seeking the 1961 awards. Five scholarships worth $6,000 each are given each year, one of which is reserved for an active seaman. In the competition to date, 38 scholarships with an ag­ gregate value of $228,000 have been awarded, half of the n won by active Seafarers and half by SIU youngsters just out of school. - -- . (flceanstar) in March. He began shipping SIU in 1943 and is side­ lined now by cardiovascular heart disease. A fellow Baltimorean is Brother McLaughlin; a veteran tugboatman with Baker & Whiteley Towing since 1942 and a member of the SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union here for the past four years. He last shipped as mate on the B&W tug Progress and is likewise idled by cardiovascular disease. Mc­ Laughlin and his wife .Beatrice make their home in Baltimore Forced ashore by a combination of ailments including asthma plus an arteriosclerotic heart condition, Brother Randall was one of the earliest members of the SIU in 1938, also in Baltimore. He finally had to call it quits after a 197-daytrip in the black gang on the SS Bienville (Sea-Land) last October when he was permanently tagged "not fit for duty." Randall and his wife Tommle Lee live in Tampa. Seafarer Mark B. Hairelson has eyeglasses fitted by Dr. R. M. Sfiackieford in Mobile, one of the nine SIU ports covered by the optical benefit program ut^er the Welfare Plan. lere needed, are provided pro' Complete eye exam and glasses, where free of charge to Seafarers. Almost 5,000 pairs of gU lasses, including renewals, have been supplied so far. �SEAFAR^ERS Pace Fonteca * Piracy' No Myth^ Ship Travelers Find •^ •:r: Febnury. INl L&G Warrior Becomes Transoceanic 'Contalnershlp' RECIFE, Brazil—This Brazilian port, home base for some of the SlU-contracted Suwannee missile ship fleet, was the stage for the last act of a "piracy" drama early this month. Portuguese revolutionaries • who had boldly captured the upon negotiations with the in­ cruise ship Santa Maria at sea surgents finally agreeing to discuss finally gave up their expedition the release of passengers. here and released nearly a thouThe circus atmosphere reached a aand passengers and crewmem- peak after Navy Admiral Allen bers. Smith Jr. boarded the rebel-held While technically not "piracy," liner at sea. Two photographers because the act wasn't committed parachuted into the ocean in an for personal gain, the seizure of effort to cover the incident, with the cruise ship had all the trap­ other newsmen chartering tugs, pings of a Captain Kidd operation. fishing boats and yachts in a Thirty heavily-armed men were frantic race to get aboard. smuggled aboard the PortugueseThe passengers were vastly-re­ flag ship at Curacao, some of them lieved to get off when it was all stowaways and others posing as over. While treated well, they were passengers. They brought with never informed of where they were them an assortment of tommy going or how long they would be Up until now, the use of trailer bodies'on ships has been limited largely to the domestic guns, machetes, pistols and other aboard. Somehow, they didn't efficient weapons and seized the cotton up to taking a cruise with trade. But^ at this photo shows, containers are starting to travel overseas. The huge trailer vessel on Sunday, January 22, tommy-gunners as escorts. box was put aboard the SlU-manned Warrior by a heavy lift at Erie Basin in New York. while it was at sea. One crewmember was killed In the process. Eleven days later, the 607 passengers and 350 crewmen were finally put ashore in Recife, after the rebels received assurances from Brazilian authorities that they would not be arrested. The ship was subsequently returned to its owners and the rebels given politi­ cal asylum. Originally the rebels had hoped The Jollowing is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: the seizure would touch off a po­ litical explosion in Portugal, USPHS HOSPITAL Hugh ODonnell Wm. W. Fassett USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPIUS, TENNESSEE Wm. H. FUUngham Restetuto Olarte BALTIMORE, MARYLAND against the Salazar dictatorship. Albert DeForest James Strong Eugene O'Mara Peter Gallndo Period: December, 1960 Harry Letwinsky Mack Acoita VA HOSPITAL WiUiam J. Moise James L. Gates From the time of the seizure, the AUen Bcverstock Charles Locke WEST HAVEN, CONN. Ronald F. Gay Leo Morsette Pints Contributed 70 James Macunchuck W. Carmichael episode took on comic opera trap­ T. John DriscoU Henry E. Smitb Bernard M. Moye Leo C. Hannon Edgar Marquardt Lonnie Cohe Pints Rejected .. 6 VA HOSPITAL • Joseph Munin Wade B. Harrell pings as US Navy ships and planes Tom Danzey John E. Ross WEST ROXBURY. MASS. Woodrow Perking James B. Harris Samuel Setliff Leonard Davla as well as other nation's vessels Jolin Fernandez R. Araenault Alvin Henderson Fred Peterson Donald Starling VA HOSPITAL Sidney S. Irby Arvo Raninen spent three days hunting in vain Andrew Flegherty Jake Tipton Pints Credited 82Vk NEW YORK, NY Calvin A. Rome B. L. Jarrett John P. Trust Foster (Under a standard arrangement for the liner. Meanwhile, the liner Thomaa Chas. O. Bergagna William T. Joneg Arthur O. Roy Jose Vazquez Henry Gordon VA HOSPITAL Edward Knapp J. P. Sc'.ortino Richard Waetrs with the Brooklyn Donor Center was transmitting regular radio­ Chester lannoU KBRRVILLE, TEXAS Luther C. Spell Leo Lang Joseph Williams grams to commercial stations. Okay Jones WlUard T. CahiU Inc., 80% is alloted for service, Charles E. Taylor Harold Laumann VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL Juan Torres G. K. Lima processing and storage.) Finally, a Danish merchant ship HOUSTON, TEXAS Roy E. Truly Jenning J. Long BRIGHTON, MASS. Previous Balance E. McElhenny spared everybody considerable Oswald Ergle 82 Earle Q. McCIure Ernest M. Wilson Stanley Ostrom JSPr TRIBORO HOSPITAL Robert M. McEvoy Jacob Zimmer embarassment by spotting the Paul C. Norton JAMAICA. . NI J. Alonzo W. Morris USPHS HOSPITAL 1141/4 James Russell vessel. USPHS HOSPITAL US SOLDIERS' HOMltf GALVESTON, TEXAS Pints Used 40 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA During the next few days, the Levi W. Carr WASHINGTON, DC Bernard Kamlnsky B. H. Balcer Vernon L. Sawyer Wm. H. Thomson Ben Ladd rebels and Navy officials entered David Dutton C. W. Hall R. F. Singleton HENRY LANDIS STATE HOSPITAL Edward E. Douglas John Lefco Balance On Hand' PHILADELPHIA T. F. Johnson J. W. Win^on Roy Granton Enos E. Ott Thomas Murphy H. L. Prultt January'1, 1961 . 74V* Monroe Gaddy H. O. Stubbs, Jr. SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK SIU Man Makes 6th 31ood Gift Seafarer Harold J. Steen Jr., has established some sort of a record for participation in the SIU blood band at headquarters. He has do­ nated six pints of blood to the bank Steen, who makes his home in Essex, Conn., is 27 years old, an ex-Navy man who has been sailing with the SIU since the end of 1958. Late in Jan­ uary of this year, Steen made his sixth blood do­ nation to the Union blood bank. Steen He became as­ sociated with the SIU in Novem­ ber of 1958 when he completed « course at the Andrew Furuseth Training School for the rating of messman. • In addition to his Seafaring, Steen also carries a deep sea diver's rating. ' o'cm Wihm' Joseph Jarvis USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA John H. Fergusen Ernest Webb Clyde Jernigat PhUip WoU Thomas Kline USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor Begarano Juan Leiba Fidel Lukban Bacilio Bonafont George May Robert Burton Isaac McCants Daniel Cerraent Clarence Collins Leonico Maisonet William Murphy Gabriel Colon Joseph Obreza Thomas Danbeck Kund Ostergaard Peder Espeseth George Fiance George Phifer, Jr. Nick Gaylord Joe Ramos Estell Godfrey Manuel Rodriquez Joseph Guiliory Francesco Romano Fleming Higgason Colisto Siaran Antonio Ibarra Stephen Sloncskl August Jensen Lucien Theriot D. Kekis William Vaughan Charles Kinnke Christian Voss Thomas Lauer USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Sidney Anderson Thomas D, Dailcy J. C. Armstrong Imogens W. Dell Roderick Brooks Guy Diviario Byrd O. Buzbee James R. Egan Salvatore Candela Nathan H. Eldridge AncU Cunningham Henry L. Falgout Millard M. Cutler Louis Farkas USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. James Barrett A. J. Scheving Matthew Bruno John Spuron James CartRU James D. Thacthcr F. A. Cuellar Aughtley Worley A. A. Franklin USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Edward H. Heacox Laron A. Ready James Heidt Chas. R. Robinson T. S. Johnson Joseph O. Shyder Joseph D. McGraw Stan T. Zetterman VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY. CALIF. Howard J. Watts ' MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAI. MT. WILSON. MARYLAND James Sclman VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN, MARYLAND Carlton Roberts BELVEDERE NUR.SING HOME BALTIMORE; MARYLAND J. J. McLoughlin SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Hennlng Bjork Alberto Gutierrez Bart Guranick. Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Davis Danos Max Olson Benjamin Delbler. Bozo G. Zelencie Thomas Lehay ..OOOPOHOZCUKRCA" SIU Blood Bank Inventory PINE CREST NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin LUCIEN MOSS HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. BANK NEEDS 425V* PINTS TO MEET GOAL OF 500 Baldo Coccia SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid December 19, 1960-January 15, 1961 Number Of Benefits AMOUNT PAID Hospital Benefits (Welfare) .... 5750 $16,323.74 Death Benefits (Welfare) 13 48,500.00 Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 833 33,910.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 30 6,000.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) . 164 41,493.25 1,369.36 Optical Benefits (Welfare) .... 140 6930 $147,596.39 1478 $245,348.43 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD..: 8408 $392,944.78 Summary (Welfare) Vocation benefits None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. ^ Physical Exams— All SIU Clinics Month Of December, 1960 An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families anywhere in the United States. Port Baltimore .. Houston .. Mobile .... New Orleans New York .. TOTAL Seamen 331 Wives 14 2 1 5 18 40 Children TOTAL 3 100 0 42 1 41 4 166 23 372 31 721 �V ^^'^VibniMT.'INl "r SEAFAKERS Face Firtees LOO 'On The Dotted Line' SitJ Zaegrislative Bar Mordock, Director Jfe FISH REPORTS—Faced with a declining catch of cod and herring on the Norwegian Ashing banks, the Norwegian Aeetg are now Ashing for tuna off the coast of West Africa. A ten-vessel experimental expe­ dition is currently operating out of the port of Dakar. The expedition is equipped with special gear for catching tuna and is accompanied by a 1,200 ton deep-freezing ship. The frozen tuna is transported to Puerto Rico in 500-ton refrigerated ships. An American tuna canning company has contracted to buy 6,000 tons of this tuna at prevailing prices . . . According to New Zealand press reports, a fisher:/ firm will initiate, tuna Ashing off the northern coast of the North Island within the next few weeks. The initial operation will be ' ouite limited in scope, but it is understood the comC pany has asked the New Zealand Govrenment for Anancial a^istance in order to expand its opera­ tion ... It has been reported that a Japanese Ash^1 ing Arm is negotiating with the Soviet Union for -T* the exportation of large quantities of frozen tuna to Russia. Up to now, the principal Japanese exporta­ tion of frozen tuna has been to the United States, Italy, and Yugoslavia. The Tunisian National Fish­ eries Office announced that it is investigating the possibility of pur­ chasing two oceangoing tuna clippers. The purchase price would amount to about 400,000 dinars or $958,160. These clippers would b« used to Ash in the Atlantic off the west coast of Africa and the catch would be used to supply Tunisian canneries . . . The Japanese Fishery Agency has sent a research vessel to explore tuna Ashing areas in the West Atlantic and off the southwestern coast of Africa. Countries li':e Japan, Norway and Tunisia are particularly interested in the fisheries because they are meat-poor nations. With the world's population rapidly-expanding, its expected that in future years fish will gradu­ ally supplant meat as the main protein source. . IiC-'- - s. A m A-'tL-' li.- -itV-i::'.;*,* » . ;,. 'r-x,- There' were two factors among others, which were vital in the success of the riecent SIU Railway Marine strike in New York harbor. One was the fact that hundreds of pickets braved below-zero temperatures, complicated by snow, to picket around-theclock at. well over 100 railroad installations throughout New York harbor and in five eastern states. The second was the staunch support the strikers received down the line* from all of the rail brotherhoods, as well as other unions involved in handling freight, including Teamsters Joint Council 16, rep­ resenting New York area Teamsters, and the International Longshoremen's Associa­ tion. Obviously, the SIU railway marine men and the two other unions involved, the mates and the engineers, could not have tied up the railroads' operations as com­ pletely as they did without the support of the operating and non-operating rail broth­ erhoods. This support was given by all crafts, including telephone operators and other white collar workers at the New York Central's headquarters. At the same time, the picketing of so many railroad stations, freight yards, roundhouses and waterfront terminals was what made the complete shutdown possible. Obviously, the railroads were caught com­ pletely by surprise by the scope of the picketing and by the support given to the striking railroad tugboatmen. The railroads' management thought they had it made when the strike began—that they would be able to write the kind of contract they wanted, giving them a free hand to abolish jobs. Then they felt they could force the rail brotherhoods nationally to accept the same kind of contract provision. What they forgot was that all railroad workers had a common Interest in the outcome. The mem­ bers of the rail brotherhoods by respecting the picket lines, were helping themselves, as well as helping railroad marine workers win the kind of job security they needed. X Turnaround? It's a little too early to tell yet, but It looks like the American merchant marine is in for some long overdue consideration from^the United States Government. Steps have been taken to give a larger share of foreign aid cargoes and to expand agricul­ tural surplus sales. Both of these proposals would be a shot in the arm to the ailing maritime industry. In the offing too, are proposals to take away some of the juicy tax advantages en­ joyed by runaway operators as well as all other American business operating abroad. A key test of the new attitude toward maritime will be the Administration's re­ sponse on the application of the SlU-contracted Ore Line for a construction subsidy on two giant ore carriers. If approved, this would indicate concern for the long-ne­ glected bulk cargo business, which is the major portion of US foreign trade. Also pending is implementation of the President's views on the need to revive coastwise and intercoastal shipping. Encouraging steps have already been taken in this area in the form of proposals to the President shake up the Interstate Commerce Commission and give steamship companies relief from cutthroat railroad competition. If all of these proposals materialize, then the American merchant marine is in for some kind of a revival after seven years of being do^vn in the d;:mps and American seamen will have assurance of ample job opportunities. HYDROFOILS—MA has signed a contract With Stanford Research Institute to prepare an economic stud.v of the commercial potentiarty of hydrofoil craft. The contract calls for completion of the study in 8 months at an estimated cost of $60,000. An experimental 104-foot, 80ton hydrofoil vessel is being built for MA by Grumman Aircraft En­ gineering Corporation. The vessel will be ready for testS in mid-1961. The objective of the study to be undertaken by the research institute will be to identify trade routes of interest, to MA for hydrofoil seacraft operation, -and to evaluate both the economic and operation feasibility of future commercial-hydrofoil craft. The route studies will be restricted to those which could be served by Arst genera'ion hydro­ foils. These are assumed to be limited to maximum speeds of some 60 or 70 knots, a gross weight of 500 tons, and a cruising ren e of between 500 and 1,000 nautical miles. Routes for such craft are gen­ erally thought to lie within The Great Lakes: along the coasts and in the major harbors and bays of the continental United States; between the West Coast of the United States and Alaska: among the Hawaiian Islands; and from the continental United States to various United States and foreign Islands. For each of the trade routes selected for detailed analysis a study will be made to determine means by wh'ch hydrofoils could be used to serve commerce now dependent up-in other modes of transportation or to serve the needs of commerce which pro not now served. The interest in hydrofoils has been stimulated by reports from Moscow that the- Soviet Union is well-advanced in f i« area and has a number of hydrofoils operating on Russian rivers as high speed passenger transports. Other foreign countries are also operating hydrofoils on a limited scale. KENNEDY AND MARITIME —^ On December 15. 1960, Congress­ man Herbert Bonner (Dem., NC.) and House Merchant Marine clnirman wrote to the President-elect Kennedy outlining the critical problems facing the maritime industry. Bonner said, "Now we are carrying only about 11 percent of our foreign commerce in an era of expanding foreign trade. Our bulk-carrying Aeet is not only obsolete but almost non-existent In the overseas trade. Coastal and intercoastal shipping, which represented about 78 percent of our total tonnage pre-war has now declined to the point where it represents no more than a small fraction of that total. In an era of emphases on the in­ dependence of small nations from the spirit of colonialism, we have adopted a policy of dependence upon tankers under foreign registr>% Aying "Aags of convenience' under the theory that, being American Ananced, they are under "effcctivfe United States control". . . Under prodding from the Congress, and with the vigor and foresight of a few in the maritime agency in the past several years, we were able to meet the Korean emergency, belatedly to start a replacement program in the liner services authorized by the 1936 Act, even though on an inade­ quate time schedule, and, very recently, to set Into motion a soundly based research and development program. These efforts 'seem to have been resisted at the executive level. While the last eight years have seen the present Administration (meaning the Eisenhower Administra­ tion) look myopically on our merchant marine, every other maritime power in the world has been modernizing and expanding its Aeet (including many who were not maritime nations before World War ID: our gold supply has been rushing abroad abetted by foreign-flag ship­ ping carrying the great bulk of United States foreign commerce: and Soviet Russia, learning that massive land power is not enough, is con­ centrating on the development of commercial as well as military sea power, with a threat to 'bury' us . . . The merchant marine is a very small part of our overall national economy. Though it touches in an important way everyone in our Afty states, its visual manifestations appear onlyin some of our coastal areas where the shipping lines a".d shipyards have their headquarters and the seamen and shipyard work­ ers are employed. There are relatively few major steamship and ship­ building companies ... It (meaning the maritime industry) must be subsidized by the Government if it is to stay alive in competition with the lowzr living standards of competing foreign nations . . ." President Kennedy has not yet replied to the Bonner letter. �• -'/^•sn • : • « Vkse Sizfcm ?> , k-' SEAPAREtlS LOG Febnury. IMl siiiiiiiE-i « * ?iiili ® A-;-^;;;:;:::::;:>v;::: XXIA":. :=;5 Steel Architect is another of 32 ships to get the citation. Theod< safetyi Holdir (I. to I :yxy::x>y;i x'i^ryyyyy-' ^ ...fi-.v;-y.wv;^v?':': J^pB iiii , ' S San Francisco was sife of Young America's citation. Seafarer A. Beck holds Robin Locksley award in New York. They all gotoiit on deck on the Kysko for award ceremony. This one's for the Alcoa Partner for Its outstanding program. ;4 E. Lukowski, carp., posts award on Frances, as­ sisted by E. Bonefont. Safety Director Joe Algino presents award to Seatroin New Jersey. �I. VMtavanr, IMl SEAFARERS f^ nr-K;- >'jr,'. •- -•'-r ' •'y^' Taf Seveaicca LOG i'^ ^:mmmmmx;mm mmmwrnrnrnM i||iiiiiiliii ;:A ?tr;;-.;::\;:X.:-:;--.-- ••* |re Phelps, chief electrician on Dei Sol (white cap), gets individual iward from company safety director E. R. Seamen (Delta Line). ship's group award is Del Sol's skipper, William Rogers. Others [) are Seafarers C. Banksfon, R. Irizarry ^nd E. Avrard. Assistant Safety Director Bill Moody presents safety award to Alcoa Roamer crew which has rolled up an enviable string of accident-free days, almost five years worth, in fact. iiiililliilf ail Mil®'"- An SlU Ship -•' -V. -r i. a Safe Ship ' k I iillliiii .... In John Beden of the Iberville holds award ted by SlU Safety Director Joe Algina to Over 300 individual awards have been disId to Seafarers. Establlshecl four years ago, the SlU Joint Safety Program is the first formal Union-management effort in the maritime industry set up to deal with ship­ board hazards and means of reducing accidents. Its educational campaign has achieved success in a number of areas, largely because the program* is based on teamwork and the Union and ships' crews involved ore actively represented as part of the team. This has been true also in the cose of individual compa­ nies such as Alcoa whose own specialized programs have been highly effective. The photographs here present a sampling of 32 SlU-monned vessels which, in recent months, received SlU Safety Departnrient awards covering six-month, accident-free periods. In addition, seven of the 32 ships hove also laid claim to on award covering a full year. The certificates issued in each in­ stance point up the fact that none of the unlicensed personnel aboard suf­ fered a disabling (lost-time) accident during the entire period. In addition, special certificates have been presented to Seafarers who were aboard the affected vessels for the entire tim&ond thereby played a major role in the award-winning effort. To date, 344 individual certificates have been presented on the 32 ships, and more are issued each week as crew lists are ver- fied. Far more important than this type of recognition is the success achieved in developing an attitude of safety-awareness aboard many SlU vessels. This has served to moke every Seafarer a part of each shipboard safety team as well as a committee of one dedicated to detecting and eliminating hazards on his own vessel. By means of regular safety meetings aboard ship^ accidents, "nearmisses" or other safety problems ore discussed in detail and recommendations mode to company management and to the Joint Safety Committee ashore. SlU safety training and education is continuing to pay dividends—in cutting accident frequency rates aboard ship by as much as a half and in reducing needless injuries and suffering. Seafarers can take pride in these facts and in keeping SlU vessels the safest ships afloat. mm Ill iiPiiiliii iiw iiiiiiia �t:-.: t : m M- el '.J raee Eishtem SEAFARERS LOG rebnurr. IHl ' Atlantic Fishermen To Get Contractyteltare Benefits *AFU Matein Pilothouse BOSTON—For the first time in several years, members of the Atlantic Tishermen's Union are going to get a new contract. The AFU's newly - elected secretary - treasurer, Thomas "Obie" O'Brien has entered into contract negotiations with the employers and hopes to come, up with sev-^^ eral improvements in existing funds will operate as well as a tlal in New England fishing ports, scale of benefits for fishermen and especially in the state of Maine. practices. O'Brien points out that since the AFU was operating until receplly as an independent union, outside the SIUNA, no attempt was made to revise the existing contract with the result that the risherinen are now working" under an outdated agreement. Plan Trust Agreement Among other items, the AFU Intends to negotiate a trust agree­ ment specifying the regulations under which employer-paid trust their families. The union is hope­ ful of being able to' get payment of benefits underway In a couple of months. , Very promising results have come out of the union's recentlyundertaken organizing drive with 102 members signed up in the last three weeks. This is the first time in a long while that there has been an increase in the union's membership. There is a huge organizing poten- Sill West Coast Tuna Boats Get Big Catches With Nets TERMINAL ISLAND, Calif. — Tuna purse seiners, many manned by members of the SIUNA-affiliated unions, have been breaking records for big loads and short trips. The record-breaking catches —~~— — have been brougl^t in by the' charged diesel and a 120-hp auxil­ former tuna clippers which iary in the engineroom and a 140were converted from hook-and-line operations to the all-nylon purseseine method of fishing. A total of 75 California tuna clippers have been converted into big purse seiners. Changes in fish hold capacity by these seine con­ versions have added an estimated 25,000 tons capacity to the fleet. Typical of the converted clippers Is the American Boy, mqnned by SIUNA West Coast fishermen. The American Boy is 125 feet long and has a 28-foot beam. The heart of the ship, the net plat­ form, is equipped with an over­ size all-nylon net — some 460 fathoms of it. The vessel has an unusual silhouette: two crows' nests tower above the decks. The boat is driven by an 850-hp turbo- hp engine on the main deck above the engine room. The purse winch is operated by a .one-man hydraulic control sys­ tem powered by a 50-horse motor. The American Boy's skiff, used to tow the net, is 28 feet long by 15 feet and is powered by a 100-hp engine. The American Boy fishes for Van Camp Sea Food Co. Other tuna clippers converted to purse seine operations include Star-Kist Foods fleet and other craft. The seiner trips are averaging from 20 to 30 days for a full load. This compares with the old clipper trips of an average 120 days. The converted boats catch about 4,100 tons of tuna in 18 trips, averaging 256 tons per trip. New Bedford Boat Trial The AFU promises a vigorous cam­ paign to organize non-union fisher­ men in these ports. Promotion Program In addition to organizing and contract negotiations, the union has embarked on a promotion pro­ gram to foster assistance to American-flag fishing fleets. O'Brien points out that the US has given some $10,800,000 to foreign coun­ tries for development of boats and fisheries, plus sonar equipment and funds to develop fish fileting machines. 'He is hopeful that the change in Administration will bring with it consideration of the American fishing industry. Plans Outlined The new secretary - treasurer spoke on February 9 to the Massa­ chusetts Fisheries Association in Boston, outlining the union's pro­ posals for reviving the Americanflag fishing industryl I New Bedford Fleet Loses 5 Boats In Storms^ Fires NEW BEDFORD—The winter of 1960-61 has taken a heavy toll in vessels contracted to the NewJBedford Fisherman's Union. A blizzard in the New England area early in Decem­ ber caught two of the vessels, a third sank in November and a fourth fishing boat sank in January of this year. A fifth ves-^^ —— sel sank at the Fairhaven dock foundland, took the eleven crew because of ice conditions in Feb­ members off the Carol & Estelle before she exploded and sank. ruary. Ironically enough, late In Jan­ The fishing vessel Carol & £suary the Newfoundland, the ves­ telle sank 30 miles southeast of sel that aided in the rescue of the Great Round Shoal Buoy after an Carol & Estelle crew, was Itself engineroom fire on November 18. the victim of a fire at sea. Captain William Saunders and the The Newfoundland, skippered crew attempted to extinguish the by Captain Kief Murphey, suffered fire but were unable to. Another the fire January 26 some 120 miles east of Cape Cod. The vessel sank New Bedford vessel, the New- in about 70 fathoms some 90 miles southwest of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia. The crew, of 11 men were taken off the burning vessel by a Coast G^ard cutter. More than 300 bags of scallops were aboard the Newfoundland when she sank. The vessel was partially Insured for $40,000. NEW YORK —The 100-foot Two Sink In A Day Gloucester fishing vessel Sunbeam The two vessels which sank In ran into trouble recently when she sprang a leak about 75 miles the December blizzard were the from here. 65-foot dragger Sharon Louise and The vessel, contracted to the the 60-foot dragger Harmony. Both Atlantic Fisherman's Union, and were. destroyed the same day on all hands were saved when the December 12 when a storm with Coast Guard dropped a pump and snow-laden winds of up to 70 miles per hour lashed the New England the leak was sealed. The crew included Captain Gene coastal area. All crewmembers Merina, chief engineer Russell were saved in the shipwrecks. Thompson, cook James Gorgen and The Sharon Louise crashed William Lacey, Clarence Beadreau against the rocks of the west Jetty and Nicholas Peracle. on Nantucket and its crew was A Coast Guard plane made the rescued by the Coast Guard. The successful drop of an auxiliary six man , crew, however, had a pump after one attempt failed. rough time when the patrol boat Also on hand were the cutter which picked them up was In turn Campbell and another fishing ves­ dashed against the shore at Dionin sel, the Golden Eagle. The Sun­ Beach. beam made the Fulton Fish Mar­ Seas estimated at 20 feet bat­ ket dock here a day after running tered the patrol boat whose engine into trouble. failed. The seas then washed the CG Helps AFU Boat The recently-built New Bedford fishing vessel Kim is shown here making atrial run before joining the New Bedford fish­ ing fleet. The vesfel, under contract to the New Bedford Fisherman's Union, is 73 feet long and cost about $90,000. Peering through the fishflnderscope of the FV Carol & Jack it the mate, Mil McForland of Brooklyn. The Carol & Jack it contracted to the Alfciiitle nsbannan's Uaion, an affiliate of the SIUNA. The vettel workt out of New-York't Fulton Fish Market. craft onto the beach and a Coast Guard seaman led the way to safety for the Sharon Louise crew and the rescuing Coast Guardsmen. The FV Harmony caught fire in the raging blizzard but its skipper, Antonio M. Pereira and the five crewmen were able to beach the craft on the northern end of Nomansland. Navy personnel on the Island helped the crew who had made their way to shore. The 57-foot dragger Phyllis J sank at the dock at Fairhaven on February 2. Pressure of Ice on the hull of the vessel apparently opened the seams. No one was aboard at the time, but three NBFU members lost gear for which they will be reimbursed. The Phyllis J was lifted from the bottom a day after she Sank and is expected to be put back In oper­ ation shortly. Among unions In the SIU are a number of groups of oommer-' cial fishermen on all coasts, as well as shoreside fish canneries and processors. They are in­ volved in such widely-diversi­ fied fishing operations as scal­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon fisheries, cod, halibut and many others. Groups involved include the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's Union, tuna fish and cannery unions operating out of Cali­ fornia ports and groups in Bristol. Bay, Kodiak, and else­ where In the far northwest Paeifie. �- ' :• ,*; • Fcbrwuty, IHl Joieph B. Loffucy MD^ Medical Director ="^"^ Weight Loss Can Cut Pressure SEAFARERS lOG 9m* Mactcm Ore Line Bidding For US Aid On Super-Carriers NEW YORK—The first step toward establishment of a modern Americim-flag ore-carry­ ing fleet has been taken by the SlU-contracted Ore Navigation Corp. If carried through, it would forecast revival of ore trade under the American flag. The company has asked the Federal Maritime Board to ap- lion In the US merchant marine Bargaining called attention to this problem and served notice that prove a construction-differen­ subsidy policy. One of the most frequent of the many abnormal physical findings at our SIU clinics is "hypertension". This condition may' be defined as a pathoiogic elevation of the blood pressure. It is a physical sign re> fleeting an underlying'disturbance of the heart or blood vessels. An elevated blood pressure may be produced by a variety of causes which tial subsidy on two proposed 50,Until now, both construction it wished to discuss this issue, may, or may not, be of clinical importance. 000-ton ore carriers. The vessels and operating subsidies have usual­ among others, with American-flag Hypertensive disease, as opposed to simple elevation "of the blood would be used to carry ore to ly been limited to dry cargo liners ship operators. In recent years, the only assist­ pressure, is a disorder ^hich is characterized by persistent elevation of Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point carrying package cargo on speci­ the blood pressure, and eventually, complications involving the heart, installation from such foreign ore fied trade routes. This system-was ance which has been granted to kidney, retinal and cerebral vessels. sources as Seven Isles, Quebec; set up under the 1936 Merchant non-subsidized operators has been Marine ^ct when the United States Government mortgage guarantees, Venezuela, and Peru. Pressure Rises With Age The Ore Line application will be was wholly self-sufficient in oil and enabling them to borrow money The blood pressure varies normally as a result of body movement, a test of the new administration's iron ore. As a result, there was at a lesser rate of interest. In most position, mental stress, pain and position, depending on the stimulus policy toward US-dag maritime. If very little offshore trade in these instances, operators would be un­ and the Individual's reaction. The blood pressure shows a gradual approved, it would indicate a revi- fields. able to borrow construction money rise from birth to old age. In the age group 20-40, it is usually In the years since World War II, at all without some kind of Govern­ 120/80. The first is called the systolic pressures; the latter, disastolic the pattern of American foreign ment guarantee. pressure. The blood pressure at 60 years is about 160/90. Thereafter, trade has changed, with the United Should the new administration the diastolic remains fairly constant. States becoming heavily-dependent approve construction differentials These are the normal averages with a variation of possibly 10 per­ on imports of vital raw materials. for the ore carriers, and should However, because there was no Congress follow through with ap­ cent. The further from the normal pressure, the more likelihood the clear-cut policy for assisting bulk propriations, it would undoubtedly blood pressure is due to a disease condition. The important determina­ tion is the mean blood pressure, which is the cardiac output against carriers, 'practically all of this encourage the development of an trade has gone by default to run­ American-flag bulk-carrying fleet. the peripheral vascular resistance. This can only be measured by in­ away-flag and foreign-flag bulk Actually, most of the world's ore strumentation, but is considered more in line with the diastolic pressure. ships. trade with the United States, in­ Cause Difficult To Determliie As a result, the US is dependent volving a considerable number of The cause of hypertension cannot always be determined. There are on foreign ships and foreign crews the most modern and largest ves­ certain known predisposing factors such as heredity, age, diabetes and for essential raw materials. sels afloat. gout. One of the most frequent findings associated with hypertension PORTLAND, Ore. —The "Port­ The proposed new vessels would The SIU as well as other mar­ in our clinics is obesity. Life Insurance companies have shown clearly land Reporter" the publication put itime unions have long been criti­ replace two older Ore Navigation that the death rate from hypertensive vascular disease is much higher out by newspaper strikers here, is cal of the lopsided pattern of mer­ ships which were built in the in the obese than in those of normal weight. activating its plans to go on a daily chant marine subsidy, which ig­ 1940's, the Feltore and the Oremar. In acute hypertension, there are two diseases which are associated basis this month. Originally an­ nores the tramps, tankers and bulk Both 'of the vessels are now up with rapid rise in blood pressure. These are acute glomerulonephritis nounced in November, the daily ore-carriers. The recent maritime for sale since, at 25.000 tons dead­ and toxemias of pregnancy. These are usually aggravated by salt and publication was delayed by equip­ union meeting which set up the weight, they are unable to compete water retention. Under proper treatment, the hypertension usually sub­ ment installation and by negotia­ National Committee for Maritime with larger, faster ships. tions for Associated Press news sides; occasionally however, it becomes chronic. service vfhich have just been com­ In chronic hypertension, there are many causes, but many of these cases are sooner or later associated with renal diseasd'^or disease of pleted., The new publication is the adrenal cortex. This accounts for about 25 percent of the. cases. being dnanced by stock sale and The other cases are so similar in behavior that they may all be activated also by subscriptions from many through disturbance of kidney function. Which of these comes first? West Coast unions, including the QUESTION: What was the most unusual or most persistent Whether it's the hypertension or the pathological changes in the arteri­ member unions of the SIU Pacidc shipboard beet you've run across? District. oles of the body, especially the kidney, is an unanswered question. The "Reporter" has been pub­ Heart, Ryes, Brain Vulnerablo W. J. Scbultz,. deck; A long Charles F. Henry, steward: Once The course of the disease usually follows a set pattern. If slow, it is lished for a year now by the called chronic or benign; if rapid, severe or malignant. In the chronic strikers and members of the edi­ standing beef, though not in the during the war I recall a rather category of the unusual beef at or benign type, the onset is usually insidious with slow progression. torial s'taffs who walked out in unusual, is the the payoff . . . The diastolic blood pressure usually is between 100-120, and the their support. It has been dis­ fact that general­ when the SIU person may remain symptomless for yeafs. Eventually, there are symp­ tributing 100,000 copies twice a ly, all ships have was young. The toms of headache, failing vision, dyspnea on exertion; anginal pains, week in competition with two had. Inadequate skipper thought cerebro-va.scular accidents or coronary insufficiency. The vulnerable struck Portland dailies. locker space for Meanwhile, the arrest of another he could take ad­ organs are the heart, eye, brain and kidneys. The height of the blood years. I won't vantage of this pressure does not always indicate the severity of the condition. Only strikebreaker who worked for the bring my best new Union by by evaluating the complications can the progress and severity of the struck newspapers has again given the lie to the glowing description shore wear on a disputing 90 condition be properly determined. trip because after hours GT in my Severe or malignant hypertension usually occurs in the younger group. put out by the publishers to de­ it stands weeks department and However, cases of mild hypertension in the old group may change to scribe their Imported scab labor. According to the publisher, "all In a small locker, it gets all wrin­ the deck and engine departments. severe hypertension, with rapid progress and "complications following rapidly, such as cerebral symptoms, cardiac decompensation, retinal are good people, most of them kled and dirty. I believe the un­ The result: a patrolman stopped married, a large percent owning licensed men should have lockers payoff until agreement was reached changes, kidney failure and death. . their own homes and paying similar to those provided for offi­ on payment. The diagnosis of advanced cases is easy, the borderline cases are Oregon taxes." cers. t 4" 4" difficult. Take, for instance, a young person with blood pressure of However, the "Oregon Labor 4" i« 150/90 without symptoms, or any other pathological findings. He is cer­ Press" reports that the FBI picked Ray Griffith, deck; One of the John Giordano, steward: One of tainly suspect, and only by following the person over a period of time up one strikebreaker recently for the most frequent beefs is the un­ constant beefs I've heard of recent­ can a definite diganosis be established. If the person is hypertensive, "borrowing" an automobile. He is ly is that of time availability of air then an effort to discover the cause is indicatd. off — or lack now the guest of the United States conditioning— thereof. Many The prognosis in chronic or benign hypertension is extremely difficult in Lompoc, Calif. The man had on Persian Gulf men agree that In any one individual case. The average life duration however is about been on parole from a previous runs. It's just such a rule be in­ 16 years. The prognosis is less favorable in men than in women. In car theft while employed as a too hot to sleep corporated into malignant hypertension, the average life duration is six months, rarely strikebreaker. A few days earlier, nights. The fans contracts. A day a year. About 50 percent die from cardiac complication; 30 percent another strikebreaker was picked don't help either off at either,end cerebro-vascular accidents, and 10 percent from renal insufficiency. up on a burglary charge. There when the temper­ of the run would have been other arrests in prior ature hits the 90's Need To Avoid Excess mean a lot to at night. In the There is yet no evidence that life is prolonged by any present avail­ months. both married and The strikebreakers had been daytime, when it able treatment. In the period of hypertension without symptoms, the single Seafarers. As a matter of person should be reassured. His physical activity should be only slightly supplied by the Bloor Schleppey gets in the lOO's, many men are fact, even a half a day off would agency, an Indiana organization overcome by heat prostration. limited, or not at all. He should avoid excesses in all things, however. help. which specializes in securing scabs Tempers get shorter, too. When symptoms develop, such as headaches, dizziness, insomnia, gid­ 4" 4 4" for struck newspapers. 4" 4" 4" diness, fatiguability and others, they should be treated symptomatic-ally. Anthony Suares, steward: I can't Anthony Maiello, steward: In my For the high blood pressure, there are various anti-hypertensive end 15 years with the SIU, I have wit­ comment on any unusual beefs but depressor agents which should be used. Evidence seems to indicate nessed consistent there are two sit­ that if lowering of the blood pressure is accomplished, the underlying discussions on the uations I have vascular disease and complications improve. Various types of sym­ been exposed to. desirability of pathetic operative procedures still have some vogue, with sometimes A reminder from SIU hesdless men in a foe' One concerns the spectacular results, but only in selective cases. Dietary measures are quarters c.tutions oil Seafarers armies of roaches sle. It would be indicated in the symptojPatic cases, especially the reduction of salt leaving the.'r ships- to contact that invade ships ideal to have no Intake. the hall in ample time to allow and the other is more than two Our experience at the SIU clinics, shows that 80 percent of the cases the L :ou to di! ...h a repl. "the steel gratings men to a room— of hypertension result from overweight. We find, almost without ex­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ on deck in vege­ instea d of the ception, that gradual weight reduction is accompanied by a decrease fore puving off may cause a detable boxes. Reg­ present three or in blood pressure, and an amelioration of symptoms in general, with iayed sailing. fo.'*ce the ship to ular visits by an four. Key men, a feeling of well-being that cannot be accounted for by the general sail short of the manniug re­ such as the bosun, steward, chief exterminator would take care of quirements and needle.ssly make psychological reaction to accomplishment, the insects. Steel gratings should the work tougher for your ship- cook, etc., should have a foc'sle to be replaced by easier-to-handl# (Comments and suogestions are invited by the Department and can themselves. Such an arrangement ttes. wooden ones. would make it easier for all. be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Newspaper Scabs Have Sticky Habit Quitting Ship? Notify Union �SEATARItttS Tage r«bnur]r. INl LOG Seafarer Sues Over Skipper's . LOG Entry On 'Mental Illness' BALTIMORE—Prompted by an editorial comment "in the SEAFARERS LOG of April 1, 1960, a jgeafarer in this city is suing the skipper and operator of the vessel he was on because of an allegedly libelous and false entry in the ship's log. The entry by the vessel's captain First Step Toward Recertification Another important advance in the continuing effort to maintain held that the seaman was "re| the best possible feeding and service on SIU vessels is about to get ported sick with mental dis­ privatrf Inies. underway. It is important to undersand these first steps as part of turbance." C'lifF Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director • long-range procedure to develop a recertification program for SIU chief stewards. This is in accord with the recommendations of a rankand-fiie fommittee of stewards, which were adopted at Union mem­ bership meetings last summer. The details are explained in a sepa­ rate story in this issue on page 3. What this means, of course, is that it is high time to recognize that the key rating of chief steward requires different specialized skills than the otlier rating.s presently in Group 1. A man must be a professional, trained steward today—and nothing else. TJiis is be­ cause of skills applicable to the job of chief cook or baker are far different than those applied to stewards. These other ratings do not have the responsibility for supervising an entire, department and for a hundred other details involving storing, inventory control and the like. Stewards have to be specialists—period. They may have to double as cooks or bakers in an emergency once they're aboard a ship, but they are still primarily stewards trained for a particular job. Therefore, in the best interests of all concerned, they cannot work both sides of the fence, picking their spots in Group 1 according to the shipping conditions of the moment. This is one of the prime objectives of the training process we are trying to de­ velop. Starting March 1, 1961 and until the end of March, anyone now registered in Group 1 of the stevVard department will have the op­ tion of shifting over to 1-S or remaining where is. If he declares him­ self and registers in Group 1-S, he can ship only as a steward. Those who stick in Group 1 can register and ship as either chief cook or night cook and baker just as before. This immediately eliminates a serious bit of friction in the depart­ ment, since the man now certified to ship as a steward really has two chances for a job, over the fellow who doesn't" have a steward's endorsement. Nobody loses out in this process of setting up Group 1-S because all prior registration and seniority on the beach is protected in every case. The man who shifts to Group l.-S now registers and ships as a steward only; he also competes with stewards only, with men like himself. The same applies in Group 1 starting March 1. Anyone wanting to throw in for a chief cook's berth won't have to buck some­ one who's also got a steward's endorsement and might'beat him out for the job. As stated before, all of this is a necessary first step for a future recertification program involving stewards. Before it can start, the stewards have to be separated from the other. Group 1 ratings. As a matter of routine, we can expect, for a while anyway, there may be some kinks in the registration and shipping procedure. Men coming in off ships, from hospitals or from vacations will also have to make a choice before they register in either Group 1 or 1-S, and this ap­ plies any time on or after March 1. However, when March is over and the men on the beach have picked their spots, we can move ahead on setting up a proper recertification procedure. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can he. submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Room SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ENROIIMENI-BENEFICIARY CARD jp.HN D OE Name. Print: In his suit, the SIU member has charged that the logbook entry im­ puted insanity and mental incom­ petence. He is suing for $25,000 because of the "defamatory and li­ belous" nature of the entry. The LOG editorial referred to a relatively new practice instituted by the shipowners and the Coast Guard in challenging the qualifi­ cations of seamen. ". .. some ship­ owners," the LOG said, "are seek­ ing to use the Coast Guard as a tool with which to knock seamen off the ships for 'mental health' reasons. Captains are being in­ structed to make entries in log books as to seamen's shipboard be­ havior whenever it departs from what they consider normal. From there on, the Coast Guard will car­ ry the ball," The editorial went on to seri­ ously question the competence of skippers to pass judgment on crewmembers' mental health, (See il­ lustration.) Apparently this is .exactly what happened in the case in question. After the skipper made his entry in the logbook, the Coast Guard tried to pick up the man's seaman's certificate. When he refused to surrender it, he was subpoenaed and compelled to undergo.a hear­ ing and take a psychiatric exam­ ination. As a result of the examination, the seaman was declared "fit for duty, psychiatrically" by the Pub­ lic Health Service. It was then he filed suit against the company. The outcome of the suit will un­ doubtedly be followed with close interest by the Industry. Should it be successful, it would put an end to efforts to use the "mental health" logbook entries as a gim­ mick to lift seamen's papers. The iraue of defining a seaman's fitness for duty would then be left, and properly so, in the hands of the Public Health Service. 1060, 11 Broadway, New York 4, N.Y. ..Tf. "Ml'ddU InltiRl ; FintNnmn 3 .SM.l.IH County ';5rMAIN,.,..ST^ 'ion. No.. Address•"Nunibn' and Strsst Print: """'—999,99-999 .... Social Security (J XRY • l Name of Beneficiary Print: Addr§ Print: j Date Slot. ^ Date of Birth further changei. * _ following nomination •'«' Relationship ^|pE D OE to You. JANE N.Y. 99 MAI N ST - -MlpygiE Stat* »»»•••••••••••• m oCify Nuinb.r and 7^: 1?: Zona NOi . 'ifSynfy Slot. ha lltf J «• R«»0"« 5"** .171 »• Is Your Card Filed Properly? Seafarers who have not yet filed a new SIU Welfare Plan enrollment-beneficiary card are urged to follow the sample above in order to assure prompt servicing of any claim for benefits. The card must be properly signed and dated by a Seafarer and also signed by a witness in the appropriate space. Ail items should be filed in. The postage-free card.s are available at any hall. Even Without such Government-imposed standards, sohie shipowners are seeking to use the Coast Guard «s a tool with which to knock seamen.off the ships for "mental health" reasons. Captains are being instructed to make entries in log books as. to seamen's shipboard behavior whenever It de­ parts from what they consider normal. Prom there on, the Coast Guard will carry-the baJI. Nobody disputes the skipper's right to act if somebody 4akes to a fire ax, which is what captains have been doing since time immemorial, but if ship operators think that skip­ pers-are qualified to pass psychiatric judgements on crewmembers' mental health then they had better take a look into la mirror to find but who is screwy. Next thing you know, somebody will suggest a mental health examination fpr ship operators, and then where would we be? Despite it all, nobody has yet suggested that a neurosis is the basis for disqualifying a man from working, for at that rate, probably 25 percent of the population would be unenqjloyed-overnight. am Excerpt from LOG editorial of April I, I960, alluding to the practice of using logbook entries on mental health as the basis for depriving men of their seamen's papers. Line-Handlers Needed Lakes Mooring System . Called Hazard To Crew The greaflist safety hazard to seamen on ocean-going vessels traveling the St. Lawrence Seaway is their use as line handlers according to a report in the "Proceedings of the Mer­ chant Marine Council," a-*'Coast Guard publication. The bosun's chair and gets to his feet report was made by Captain and runs to where the heaving line A. Preede of States Marine Lines. The Seaway authority does not provide line handlers for .ships passing through the many locks on the route. The present method of obtaining men to handle lines is to swing a crewmember from tiie ship to shore using a boom and bosun's chair. "Aside from the obvious danger to life and limb due to the method of putting the man on the dock." Capt. Preede said, "there is the additional danger of accidents to the men on board the ship." Crewmen of ships using the sea­ way put in long hours of work— the master is on the bridge for as long as 60 hours or more—and "with the double handicap of long hours and reduced complement occasioned by the loss of the men on the dock, accidents are much more likely to occur." Groups concerned with the prob­ lem have suggested the Seaway authority provide line handlers at the approach walls as well as on the locks. If this cannot be done, the re­ port states "it might well be a good investment to send line han­ dlers on by car from lock to lock to take the Vessel's line." In maneuvering and entering a lock, the lack of line handlers per­ manently stationed on the shore could result in damage to the dock and ship. "Under present conditions if the wind is blowing a vessel off the waiting wall side, it is extremely dangerous to land one of the crew­ men on the dock, because with a breeze of any strcngtli the vessel would have to have considerable headway on her to hold the-bow up into the wind and get it close enough to the dock for the man to land. At this speed there is every likHihood that the man would be injured when he struck the dork." If the man does land safely, "by the time be gets clear of the is and pulls the line ashore, the vessel may be past the point where the line could save her and the dock from damage." Other possible sources of danger~to crew or vessel include the round shape of the bollard, with no "ears" and from wli'ch lines can slip off; nylon mooring lines which can snap back if they slip off their mooring and hit crewmembers;- and the use of ship winches instead of tension winches Ice Blocks Albany Run NEW YORK—The coldest win­ ter in 13 years has slowed down shipping on the Hudson Rivei\ In the Albany area, northern terminus for vessels using the waterway, an extended period of sub-zero weather has set a new record. The Coast Guard reported that four ships. Including the Westwind, were used on icebreaking duty. At various times during De­ cember and January sections of tlie river were frozen solid by the ice, which was 18 inches thick-in places. A convoy system was used by the Coast Guard to escort ships on the 150-mile run from New York to Albany, a trip that normally takes 12 hours. Icebreakers were also dispatched to break out in­ dividual ships frozen in. At the height of the freeze a four-ship convoy covered about 10 miles in two days despite the assistance of three Coast Guaid vessels. Grain and oil are the major com­ modities transported on ships through the Port of Albany. The port is also an important junction on the New York State Barge Canal System which hBs been closed down by the freezing weather. �SSAFASSSS 76ifaiC7^ 3SS1 New Year's Greetings Arrive Wagm Tweafsr-Oac LOS Canadian SlU Wins Major Cains For 3,000 Crewmen MONTREAL—A new contract providing a package of wage increases and benefits for 3,000 members of the SIU Canadian District has been completed and approved by the mem­ bership involved. The package agreement provides 16 percent in gains over a two year period, it was announced by SIU Canadian District Secretary-Treasurer Hal Banks. The agreement was com-j pleted after four months of District is shown in these figures, When the District was revived in negotiations between the six major which come close to comparable 1051, Canadian scales were far companies which make up the scales on American operations. below those in the United States. Canadian dredging industry on the Canadian East . Coast and union representatives headed by Banks. Over the two year period, Cana­ dian Seafarers in the industry will get base wage increases of from $30 to $50 a month. In addition, overtime rates are increased 20 and 27 cents an hour depending on the overtime rate involved. All boarding dredges will have washing machines Installed aboard for the convenience of the crewmembers. Battery operated radios will be supplied on those dredges which do not board crews. Should travel between shore and dredge be in excess of one hour per day, the companies will pay portal-to-p6rtal pay. W^reck Benefits A $300 benefit has been set up in the event of shipwreck or other marine disaster to cover loss of personal' effects. Other contract clauses, such as coffee-breaks, transportation and various working rules have been clarified and improved. These three Canadian Seafarers hospitalized in Montreal The new agreement was signed by the following companies: General Hospital pass the time with a card game. Th^^y are Marine Industries Ltd., Russell (I. to r.) Romeo Gendron, cook; James Fitzpatrick, fireman; Construction Ltd., Beaver Dredg­ Gordon Newell, assistant cook. ing, Canadian Dredge and Dock, Harbor Development Co., McNamara Consti'uction Company. Base Wage Scales Base wage scales for the various ratings will range from a low of $307.04 for assistant cook, and $287.20 for gaugemen to a high of $505.50 for drill foreman in the second year of the two year agree­ MONTREAL — It used to be that when winter struck on ment. The second year scales take the St. Lawrence, everything shut down. That isn't the case effect on December 15, 1961. -Over­ now with the SlU-contracted freighter Eskimo in service. time rates will be $1.85 to $2.32 hourly while vacation pay will The Eskimo was specially range from $146.44 up to $235.90, built with a reinforced hull to Quebec and England, in its third based on a 240-day work season. handle the ice problem on the season of successiul operation. A Danish shipping company, The progress of the Canadian river. It is now running between Lauritzen, has also picked up the idea of putting ships on an ice run. It is using three large vessels with appropriate reinforcing to service the Quebec run. The ships can handle normal ice problems, but in case the ice does get too thick for them there are icebreakers available to give them assistance. It appears that this kind of trade will grow in future years as engineering progress is made in designing ships which can cope with ice conditions. Canadian Seafarers In Hospital New Year's Day for the family of Canadian Seafarer Basil Goodridge began at 8:45 PM when their new daughter ar­ rived in St. Michel Hospital. In Canadian Ports Ferry Runs Aground VANCOUVER—The Biack Ball Ferry Quilliyute ran up on the beach after striking a log which holed her bottom. A water taxi and a fishing boat took off the pas­ sengers. There were no injuries. 4 Quebec Quiet QUEBEC—The winter freeze has pretty well shut things up in this port, agent Ray Doucet reports. However, some of the dredges and tugs are still operating at Port Cartler on a year-long contract. which have been installed in the hall. The machines sell a variety ftf soft drinks, fresh hot coffee, hot chocolate and hot soups, which are welcome in the "balmy" climate here. Port Agent Dick Hardiman also notes that this port now has the Federal Pioneer, a deep sea ship, in lay-up. 4 4 Halifax Quiet 4 HALIFAX — With the close of the I960 Lake shipping season, many men have stopped by to say "Hello" before continuing home for a well earned rest. A few have 4 4 4 registered here but shipping is slow with few lay-ups during the New Canal Studied iMONTREAL—The Federal Gov­ past weeks. ernment is reported to be studying 4 4 4 the possibilities of building a canal Grain Shipments Rise from here to Georgian Bay. It Is FORT WILLIAM — Reviewing estimated that a 22-foot channel the 1960 shipping season, agent would cost about $41 million. Bill Glasgow notes that grain ship­ 4 4 4 ments from the Lakeliead were running two million bushels ahead Hazards On Lakes THOROLD—The Great Lakes of the 1959 season. He reports lo­ are no place to be out In a boat cal optimism for increases in deep In bad weather, Thorold agent Paul sea cargo out of this area. Gagne reports. The steamer_Starbelle cracked its hull while on Lake Superior with winds reaching 65 miles an hour, but the crew brought her in safely. MV Eskimo In Srd Season On Winter Run to Quebec Holiday Dinners In Canadian SIU Headquarters 4 4 4 Toronto Vends Food TORONTO—Canadian Seafarers using the Toronto hall are giving a big play to vending machines Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU Canadian District, are a vital element in the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of anions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ trict works closely with the other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to aH SIU members. SIU Canadian District Halls FORT WILLJAM. Ontario HALWAX, N.S General view shown Seafareri and membern of their families who attended holiday dinner served in the headguarters hall of the Canadian SIU in Montreal. Photo was taken on main deck of the Canadian Hall wjth lunch counter in background. <0a Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128 Mollis St. Phone 3 snil MONTREAL. 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC ..... . 44 SauU-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine .3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario. 52 St. David St. CAnal 7 5212 TORONTO. Ontario. - .272 KinK St. E. EMpire 4^5719 VANCOUVER BC. . . 208 Main St. ST. JOHN. NB in Prince Vvllliam St. OX 2-5431 �S5;>- [•'Sf. Pare Twenif'Twm SEAFARERS LOG Febmary, 1991 r^/- V, Vv-. . •• • \ SUP, Mates Ask Probe Of MSTS Alien Crews Lundeberg Back In 1946 SAN FRANCISCO—The Sailors Union of the Pacific and West Coast Local 90 of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union have called upon congress to conduct a "thorough investiga­ tion" of Military Sea Transportation Service Far East ternational Relations and to be in support of the Japanese economy, Area's continued policy of op­ particularly of the shipping and erating 17 LSTs with Japanese crews. SUP Secretary-Treasurer, Mor­ ris Weisberger, and MM&P Local 90 President, Captain Robert E. Durkin, told members of the Sen­ ate Interstate and Foreign Com­ merce Committee and House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee in a letter that the operation^ which cost over $85,000,000 in recent years, "is directly contrary to the best Interest of the United States, not only from the standpoint of the economic best interests, but of the best in­ terests and well-being of the American Merchant Marine." The "San Francisco News-Call Bulletin" supported the two unions In an editorial, "Jobs for Seamen," which said in part: "Post-war democratized Japan Deeded our help and it was given without stint. Today the Japanese maritime industry is in better •hape than our own. There is a shortage of Japanese seamen, while 40 percent of American sea­ men are on the beach looking for • berth. Spend $8 Million In Japan "MSTS is spending about $8 million a year for Japanese crews and in Japanese shipyards. We agree with the contention of West Coast maritime labor unions that this money would be better spent at home, and commend their pro­ test to the urgent attention of the Senate interestate and foreign commerce and House maritime committees." MSTS claimed, in correpsondence with the committees that operations by Japanese nationals "was considered important to In­ ship repair industries during a dif­ ficult period of transition," and on the basis of the economy of oper­ ational cost. In the letter to Senator Warren G. Magnuson and Congressman Herbert C. Bonner, committee chairmen, the two union leaders explained that "subsequent devel­ opments" necessitate a new look at the practice. They cited the The late Harry Lundeberg, former SUP secretary-treasurer, following: is shown with SUP members in San Francisco during the 1946 Balance Of Payment Loss general strike. SlU Pacific District unions marked 4th anni­ That the Presidential directive versary of his death on January 27. called for all agencies "to make every effort to improve our balance of payment position"; in 1959 it cost $6,525,000 to operate 18 ac­ tive plus 15 inactive LSTs and "this money went into the Japa­ o nese economy Instead of being re­ absorbed into the US economy in the form of wages to US seamen, shipping' companies and ship­ yards." SAN FRANCISCO—Members of SIU Pacific District unions That Japan has recovered 87 percent of her pre-war fleet and participated in memorial ceremonies commemorating tho 4th "now stands fourth in world rank of shipping." while in shipbuild­ anniversary of the death of Harry Lundeberg, founder and ing, "Japan stood third in mer­ first president of the Seafarers" chant vessels building or on order, International Union of North Marin# Firemen's Union at the in the principal shipyard of the America. Lundeberg passed base of the Lundeberg statue. A seagoing memorial to the late world, as of January 1, 1960." away, on January 28, 1957, at the SUP secretary-treasurer exists in The practice is in violation of age of 55. a Defense Department and Com­ As secretary-treasurer of the the form of the Kaiser Industries merce Department agreement that Sailors Union of the Pacific from gypsum carrier, the SS Hai;ry provided "first priority" for the 1936 until his death, Lundeberg led Lundeberg. maximum utilization of the US tho revival of seamen's unions. He berth line vessels," then US mer­ spent his life fighting for effective, chant ships, "voluntarily made non-political trade unionism In op­ available," then "Government- position to ship operators. Gov­ owned ships" assigned to private ernment agencies and the water­ companies" and last "where no front section of the Communist American-flag shipping is avail­ party. able, then foreign-flag shipping For a time the Sailors Union and Portland Crew Back PORTLAND—SUP, MCS and may be used to meet urgent re­ Lundeberg were the only forces quirements." standing in the way of a complete MFOW members on the Portland Communist takeover in US mari­ Trader were flown back here after their ship hit a reef in the Sulu time. A native of Norway, liUndeberg Sea. Most of the crew was picked first went to sea at the age of ten, up by the Liberian-flag tanker sailing under nine different flags. Martita and the rest by the Nassa, He came to the United States in another Liberian tanker. MCS is 1919, settling in Seattle. In 1934 looking forward to action from he became port agent in that port grain shipments to India to pick up and became the leader of the 1934 shipping slack in this port. West Coast strike which led to the 4- 4- !• revival of maritime unions. With Lundeberg's assistance and Seattle Tax Beef SEATTLE—MCS reports that support the SIU A&G District was founded in 1939,'after Lundeberg companies have been hardtiming received a charter from the AFL some members on maintenance and cure and urged they make sure to for the SIU of North America. After World War II, Lundeberg report all illnesses and accidents to embarked on a drive to free West the company, no matter how slight Coast ships of the Communist- they might seem . . . two MPOW dominated National Union of Ma­ oldtimers here who were on pen­ rine Cooks and Stewards. His ef­ sion, Ed Schulty and Tom McKinforts were crowned by a National ley, have passed away . . . Seattle Labor Relations Board victory SUP men who have shipped on which resulted in the certification vessels of California companies are of the Marine Cooks and Stewards being dunned for California in­ Union and the elimination of the come taxes. The agent advises all last Communist-dominated organi­ members involved to contact him. zation on the seagoing side of the maritime industry. The memorial services were con­ New York Reefer Surplus MCS waitresses Mildred Cony and Theresa Thomas pose NEW YORK—MFOW reports a ducted in front of the Sailors before statuette of King Kamehameha on the Monterey Union headquarters in San Fran­ surplus of reefers and electricians (Matsonl for which they made an authentic Hawaiian cus­ cisco, with the placing of floral in this port . . . MCS agent Is par­ tom. Occasion was an Aloha dinner. wreaths from the SUP, MCS and ticipating In actlvitie# of Uie. 'Hawaiian King' On Monterey 1^ 1'"^ |H Memorial Service Honors Lundeberg MCS Plans Conference Of Agents SAN FRANCISCO—An agent# conference of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union will be called in the near future, MCS Secre­ tary-Treasurer Ed Turner annoupced, to deal with improve­ ments in union procedures. Among subjects to be discussed will be standardized reporting procedures for all agents to improve record keeping and speedier methods of handling pending beefs. In addition, the agents will take up several problems confronting the shipping industry such as the threat to seamen's jobs posed by automation and the continuing problem of runaway shipping. Tho call for the conference noted that shipping automation is a very pressing issue and that the MCS is planning to meet with other maritime unions to take up the threat it poses to the jobs of sea­ men. Draft A Program Turner, in his report to the membership said that the agents would seek to draft a program to unite the imion and provide for the betterment of all its members. The conference will also take up proposals for strengthening shipboard wages, conditions and jobs. The Pacific District con­ tracts run out on September 30, 1961, with 60-day notice of intent to discuss a new agreement to be issued before August 1. MCS mem­ bers have already been asked to submit proposals to the headquar­ ters negotiating committee. Greater New York Maritime Port Council. 4^ 4; SF Sailing Board Change SAN FRANCISCO—SUP, MFOW and MCS port committee met over shipload of beefs aboard the Santa Adela. The company had changed the sailing board without proper notice and stranded three men. Unions straightened this out with men getting return plane fare, five days' wages and five days' sub­ sistence . MCS got a new wash­ ing machine put aboard the Lurline for use by steward depart­ ment members. 4" 4» Wilmington Trial Run WILMINGTON—SUP, MCS won beef covering trial run on Mormaccape, new Mooremac ship at Todd's Shipyard. Company at­ tempted to have shipyard worker# handle job, but shipyard union re­ fused to take them as this has long been recognized as within juris­ diction of Pacific District Unions. 4" t 4" ffonolulu Is Busy HONOLULU—SUP reports large number of ships in transit In thi# port the latter part of January. Shipping has been good the last month. �W9*!*ma7, Iffl SEAFARERS Fag« Twentr-ThiM LOG , 4 '."S Seattle Bid Gets Leilani Louis Foyt of MCS Passes Away At 44 SAN FRANCISCO—A Seattle T drydock was the successful bidder SAN FRANCISCO—Louis Foyt, assistant secretary-treas­ . on the passenger ship conversion urer of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, passed away of the SS Leilani for American on January 30 here. He was 44 years of age. President Lines, contracted to the Known for his leading role SIU Pacific District. in helping to set up an effec­ the union. He will be sorely The Maritime Administration antive union of cooks and stew­ missed." - nounced early this month that the Tributes to -Foyt were also ex­ ards to replace the former ComPuget Sound Bridge & Drydock pressed by SIUNA President Paul Co., Seattle, Wash., with a six per­ Hall; First Vice-President Morris cent differential allowed for West Weisberger of the Sailors Union of Coast companies on West Coast the Pacific; Hal Banks, secretaryjobs, took the bid at $7,750,993. treasurer of the Canadian District; Actual low bid was from New­ John Hawk, SIUNA secretary-treasport News Shipbuilding & Drydock urer> Ray McKay, vice-president of of Newport News, Va., at $7,737,the Marine Engineers Beneficial 681. Other bidders on the Leilani Association; Captain Robert E. Durconversion were Bethlehem Steel, kin, president of West Coast Local Baltimore, Md.; Willamette Iron 90, MM&P and many others. & Steel, Portland, Ore.; Bethlehem While Foyt's funeral took place Steel, Terminal Island, Calif.; Todd in Long Island, where his brother, Shipyards, Alameda, Calif. Joseph Foyt, lives, the MCS con­ The two-stacker will be ready for ducted special memorial cere­ her first voyage in about nine monies at Driscoll's Funeral Home months. She will sail under the in San Francisco on January 31. name of the SS President Roose­ Shipping calls were cancelled and velt and will run with the Presi­ the MCS hall was closed so that dents Cleveland and Wilson. MCS members could attend the services conducted by Monsignor Matthew Connolly, chaplain of the Apostleship of the Sea. Burial took place in the Most Holy Trinity Ceremony, Brooklyn, The late Louis Foyt NY, on February 6. SUP munist-domlnated NUMC&S, Foyt HONOLULU Pier 8, Room 206 PHone 502-777 had just been reelected to a threeNEW ORLEANS 323 Bienville St. year term. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK 673 4th Ave., Brooklyn He first assumed office In the HYnclnth 0-6603 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. Marine Cooks and Stewards as CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO 430 Harrison St patrolman in New York in 1954. Douglas 2-8363 Later that year he became port GEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 agent of the New York branch. WILMINGTON 305 Marine Ave. This was at the time the MCS was Terreiinal 3-6617 conducting its successful campaign to win recognition and certifica­ MC&S SEATTLE—James O. Willoughby HONOLULU Room 206. Pier 8 tion as the representative of West PHone 5-1714 Coast cooks and stewards. Seattle port agent of the MC&S, NEW ORLEANS 323 Bienville St. will succeed to the post of assistant RAmond 7-428 Well Known In New York NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn secretary-treasurer, the Union an­ "HYacinth 9-6600 In January, 1958, he took office nounced early this month. He will PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 as the union's assistant secretarySAN FRANCISCO S-IO Fremont St. treasurer, its second-ranking post. fiU the vacancy created by the E.Xbrook 7-5600 death on January 30, 1961, of Louis SEATTLE 2505 l«t Ave. Because of his four years' serv­ MAin 3-0088 Foyt. WILMINGTON 602 Broad Ave. ice in New York, Foyt was wellWilloughby succeeds to the posi­ TErmlnal 4-8538 known to members and officers of tion in accordance with the MC&S the SIU on the East Coast and was MFOW constituti o n universally-respected as a' conscien­ HONOLULU. , 56 North Nimlfi IliRhway which provides PHone 5-6077 tious and effective official. that the port NEW ORLEANS..../.. .623 Bienville St. In paying tribute to Foyt's activi­ MAgnoIia 0404 agent receiving NEW YORK.... 130 Greenwich St. ties, MCS Secretary-Treasurer Ed COrtlnnd 7-7094 the largest num­ PORTLAND 822 NW Everett St. Turner said, "Louis Foyt has rep­ ber of votes in CApitol 3-7297-8 resented a quiet, but stalwart SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. the preceding nougias Z-4592 source of strength in the Marine SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th .St. election fills va­ Cooks and Stewards Union, both TErminal 3-4485 cancies. SEATTLE .. 2333 We.stern Ave. while sailing and as an officer of MAin 2-6326 The post of Seattle port agent Willoughby which Willough­ by will leave will be taken over by the present Seattle pkrolman, Charles Green. The patrolman's Total MC&S SUP Port MFOW position will be filled later. 12/13 to 1/9 1/1 to 1/31 1/1 to 1/31 Willoughby began going to sea 1,085 189 308 588 San Fran. in 1927 interrupted his career with a hitch in the US Air Force during 190 60 88 42 SeatUe the war, and resumed sailing in 1944. He became an organizer for 62 181 74 45 Portland the MC&S in 1952, and later that 320 398 tno hall) Wilmington 78 year became Seattle port agent, the post he has held until named to 82 22 New York 140 36 the second spot in the Union. Willoughby, mari'ied, with a (no hall) New Orleans 23 20 3 grown son who is an Air Force Honolulu 22 62 ^ 18 22 career man, is 57. He served the Democratic party as a delegate (no hall) (no hall) San Pedro 63 ^3 to the Niitional Convention and "^142 Total 1.194 428 has.served as tru.stee for the Seat­ tle Labor Council. SIU Pacific Districf Halls Willoughby Takes MC$ Second Post SUP, MFOW Voting For 1961 Officers Ends; Count Ballots SAN FRANCISCO—Voting for officers in two Pacific Dis­ trict Unions, the SUP and the MF.OW, has ended and results of the elections will be officially announced within a week. Previously, the third Pacific District union, the MC&S, 438 voted in Seattle; 287 ballots completed balloting for offi­ were cast in Portland; 843 voted in cers with the result that most- of the incumbents, headed by Ed Tur­ ner, Secretary-Treasurer were re­ elected. In the SUP election, SecretaryTreasurer Morris, Weisberger, who is also first vice-president of the SIUNA, was unopposed for the top post in the Sailors Union. Also unopposed was W. W. Jor­ dan, who ran for the top post in the Marine Firemen's Union. In­ cumbent MFOW president Sam Bennett was not a candidate for reelection. SUP ballots, which will also in­ clude voting on a change in the Union constitution and a change in one of the shipping rules, are being counted now. Voting ended January 31, and the results will be official after action by a Union committee and publication in the "West Coast Sailors." A preliminary check of all the ballots cast shows that a greater number of votes were cast in this election than in last year's voting. Total ballots cast in the 1960 SUP election was 3,473, while a total of 3,655 votes were cast in all ports in this year's voting. In the current election, 1,537 votes were cast in San Francisco; . On these pages is news of activities of the SIU Pacific District representing the three West Coast unlicensed unions, the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, who sail under the SIU banner predomi­ nantly in the Pacific trades to Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East and on 'round-the-world runs. The-SIU Pacific District Unions are a key group in the SIUNA, representing as they do the entire maritime industry on the West Coast. Wilmington; 235 voted in New York; Honolulu ballots totaled 246, and 69 ballots were cast in New Orleans. Consider Site For WO Clime SAN FRANCISCO — Further progress has been made toward the establishment of a joint clinic to serve the memberships of the three SIU Pacific District Unions — the Sailors Union, Marine Cooks and Marine Firemen's Union. A number of locations are under consideration as the best site for the clinic, with indications that the trustees of the Welfare and Pen­ sion Fund will approve a location at Howard and Fremont Streets. The clinic would serve as a diag­ nostic center for West Coast sea­ men and for members of their fam­ ilies. SUP Man Makes Erin SAN FRANCISCO—The expert seamanship of SUP brother Frank Van Lew earned him a sizable write-up and photograph in the "Galloway Advertiser and Wig­ townshire Free Press," an Irish newspaper in County Down. The paper reported that Van Lew, taking advantage of the tidal currents in the Irish Sea and-of any available lee, successfully piloted his 32-faot boat through both fog and gale weather and, de­ spite engine trouble, made port after a voyage from Liverpool. He went to Ireland to join his wife, a school teacher in Portaferry, and his children. MC&S Skill on Lurllne Pacific District Shipping m ^ Part of the tkillful MC&S crevr of the SS Luriine stands be­ hind an attractiva and eye-appealing holiday buffet table. �Paff« Tweatjr-roar SEAFAKKRS LOG MEBA Assails Engine Room Defects On States Marine Ships juntM. Meaf TIma On Robin Locksiey NEW YORK—The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association is conducting its own safetyinvestigation of ships operated under the States Marine house flag as a result of a series of de­ fects turned up in various ships' power plants. The MEBA acted after the chief engineer and an assistant a boiler breakdown at sea. The Subsequently, the brickwork in union has charged that the starboard boiler was con­ engineer on the Victory ship engineers the company knew the boilers and demned by the American Bureau Palmello State were brought up generators were defective but or­ on Coast Guard charges following dered the ship to sea without mak­ ing necessary repairs. Defects Noted On WC The defects had been noted on the West Coast, but nothing was done about them until the boiler breakdown en route to Tampa. In addition to the boiler problems, the MEBA found that the genera­ tor was in dangerous condition. Another ship, the Kej'stone State, was held up for several days in New York until the company agreed to let the union inspect a boiler that had been reported de­ fective by the ship's engineers. of Shipping. The union also in­ sisted that the stack be cleaned and jacked Into proper position, that watertight doors be over­ hauled and other repairs made. In­ spections here and on other ships also included long overdue repairs and painting in living quarters. The MEBA attributed the dete­ rioration of the company's ships to its fast turn-around policy, which does not allow sufficient time be­ tween trips for repairing, or even inspecting, important installations. Engineers on board are being over­ taxed to do complex and elaborate repairs with inadequate equipment. Working in th« galley of th« Robin Locksiey are (I. to r.) F. Soils, E. Sims, chief cookr and G. Thornton. TIPS ON SEAMEN'S INCOME TAX RETURNS The following is an up-to-date revision of an apicle by the SIU's tax expert on questions involving Seafarers' Federal income taxes. Generally, with very few exceptions, seamen are treated no differently under the In­ come tax laws than any other citizen or resident of the US. (The non-resident -alien seaman must also file a return, but the rules are not the same for him.) of the support of a dependent to WHO MUST FH^E. Those are $10,000 or more must use the •claim an exemption for that individ­ long form 1040. under 65 years of age earning ual, provided the other contribu­ over $600 and those over 65 earn­ ing over $1,200 must file a Federal tax return. If earnings were less than the minimum stated, and withholding tax was deducted, a return should be filed for a refund. WHEN TO FILE. Tax returns have to be filed by Aprii 15, 1961. However, the April 15 deadline is waived in cases where a sCaman is at sea. In such instances, the sea­ man must file his return at the first opportunity, along with an affi­ davit stating the reason. Another rule governs situations where a seaman signs on in one This article deals only with Federal taxes. An explanation of state income tax rules Is un­ der preparation and will ap­ pear in the March issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. year, signs off the next and gets a statement of his wages and the tax withheld (W2 form) from the ship­ ping company when he signs off. Under such an arrangement, it is possible for a seaman to have no Income In one year and the equiv­ alent of two years' income in an­ other.* In order to alleviate this, the seaman can report his allotments, slops, draws and other cash items as income and then deduct this amount from the total income re­ ported on the W-2 form he gets the second year. (See article below) HOW TO FILE. The Seafarer who has deductible expenses (amounting to ten percent or less of income) and an income of under $10,000, consisting of wages on which tax was withheld and not more than $200 of other income (for example, untaxed wages, divi­ dends or interest earnings) is ad­ vised to use the short form, 1040A. There is a form 1040W, for those who cannot use 1040A because they wish to itemize deductions, claim sick pay exciusion or estimated tax paid, or who have $10,000 or over in income. You can use this form if your income consists of salary and wages, regardless of the amount, and not more than $200 in dividends or interest and no more Items of income. Those Seafarers whose incomes EXEMPTIONS. Each taxpayer is entitled to a personal exemption of $600 for himself, $600 for his wife, an additional $600 if he is over 65 and another $600 if he is blind. The exemptions for age and blindness apply also to a taxpayer's wife, and can also be claimed by both of them. In cases where a man's wife lives in a foreign country, he can still claim the $600 exemption for her In addition, a taxpayer can claim $600 for each child, parent, grand­ parent, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, and each uncle, aunt, nephew or niece dependent on him, if he provides more than one-half of their support during the calendar year. The dependent must have less than $600 income and live in the US, Canada, Pan­ ama or the Canal Zone. A child under 19, or a student over 19 can earn over $600 and still count as a dependent if the tax­ payer provides more than one-half of his support. The law also enables a seaman who is contributing (with other relatives) more than ten percent tors file a declaration that they will not claim the dependent that year. CREDIT FOR EXCESS SOCIAL SECURITY (FICA) TAX PAID. If more than $120 was withheld from wages during 1960 for Social Secu­ rity purposes (if you worked for more than one employer), the ex­ cess you paid over $120 can be credited as income tax paid. . DIVIDEND INCOME. If a sea­ man has income from stock divi­ dends, he can exclude the first $50 he receives as dividend income from his gross income. He may be eligible to an additional credit against his total tax liability up to a maximum of four percent of the balance of the dividends received in 1960. WELFARE BENEFITS. Benefits received from the SIU Welfare Plan do not have to be reported as income with one exception. That is for a Seafarer over 65 who is get­ ting disability benefits. GAMBLING GAINS. All net gains from gambling must be re­ ported as income. However, if more was lost than gained during the year, the losses are not deduc­ tible, but simply cancel out the gains. TAX CREDIT FOR RETIRE­ MENT INCOME. A tax credit of up to $240 is allowed for individ­ uals against retirement ipcome such as rents, dividends^and earn­ ings at odd jobs. However, an ad­ justment must be made in this credit for Social Security benefits. The following items can be used as deductions against income (If YOU DO NOT TAKE THE STAND­ ARD DEDUCTION): CONTRIBUTIONS. A taxpayer can deduct up to 20 percent of gross income for contributions to charitable institutions, and. an ad­ ditional ten percent in contribu­ tions to churches, hospitals and educational institutions. INTEREST. Interest paid to banks and individuals oh ioans, mortgages, etc., is deductible. TAXES. State and city retail sales taxes, property and school taxes, .state income taxes on secu­ rities, state gas taxes, auto license and drivers' license fees and state Income taxes actually paid within the year are deductible. MEDICAL AND DENTAL EX­ PENSES. All expenses over three percent of adjusted gross income for doctors and dental bills; hos­ pital bills, medical and hospital in­ surance, nurse care and similar costs can be deducted. Other such How To Handle Long Trip Taxes A major beef of seamen on taxes is that normally the taxes are withheld on earnings not in the year they earned the money, but in the year the payoff took place. For example, a seaman who signed on for a five-month trip in September, 1960, paying off in January, 1961, would have all the five* months' earnings appear on his have to pay the fuil tax on them then get a refund a year later. 1961 W-2 slip and all the taxes with his 1960 return, at 20 percent While this will save the seaman withheld in 1961, This practice could increase his taxes in 1961, even though his actual 1961 earn­ ings might be less than those in 1960. There are ways to minimize the impact of this situation. For ex­ ample, while on the ship in 1960, the Seafarer undoubtedly took draws and may have sent alloments home. These can be reported as 1960 income. Unfortunately, this raises an­ other complication. The seaman who reports these earnings in 1960 will not have a W-2 (withholding statement) covering them. He will have to list all allotments, draws and slops on the tax return and ex­ plain vyhy he doesn't have a W-2 for them. Furthermore, .since no tax will have been withheld on these earnings in 1960, he wiil or upwards, depending on his tax bracket. The earnings will show up on his 1961 W-2. The seaman then, on his 1961 return, would have to explain that he had reported some of the earnings in 1960 and paid taxes on tl^em. He would get a tax refund accoi'dingly. What happens then. In our hypo­ thetical case, is this: Is Procedure Justified? • When the man pays off in January, 1961, the employer with­ holds taxes on all his earnings on the trip, including allutments and draws. • At the same time, if he reports the allotments and draws on his 1960 return, he pays taxes on them with his return. In essence, the seaman would pay taxes twice on the same income and some tax money In the long run, it means he Is out-of-pocket on some of his earnings for a full year until he gets his refund. Also, this procedure would un­ doubtedly cause Internal Revenue to. examine his returns, since the income reported would not jibe with the totals on his W-2 forms. That raises the question, is this procedure justified? It is justified only if a seaman had very little in­ come in one year and very con­ siderable income the next. Other­ wise the tax saving is minor and probably not worth the headache. For example, if a seaman's payoffs totaled $3,000 in I960 and $7,000 in 1961 because his longest 1960 voyage paid off in '61, he would save a maximum of about $20 in taxes by reporting his 1960 draws and allotments on his 1960 return. costs include such items as eye* glasses, ambulance service, trans­ portation to doctors' offices, rental of wheelchairs and similar equip­ ment, hearing aids, artificial limbs and corrective devices. However, if the Seafarer is re­ imbursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for any of these costs, such as family hospital and surgical ex­ pense, he cannot deduct the whole bill, only that part in excess of the benefits paid by the Plan. All expenses over one percent ot adjusted gross income for drugs and medicine can be deducted. The deductible portion is then com­ bined, with other medical and den­ tal expenses which are subject to the normal three percent rule. The three percent rule on medical serv­ ices does not apply in cases where a taxpayer is over 65, but the one percent rule on medicines and drugs does. In addition, the US allows the taxpayer to deduct all medical expenses of dependent parents over 65. The one percent rule on medicines and drugs'still applies. CHILD CARE. This allows a deduction of up to $600 to a widower, divorced or legally sepa­ rated taxpayer toward the cost of providing care of a child under 12 or a person physically or mentally incapable of support, regardless of age. This expense is deductibla only if its purpose is to allow tha taxpayer to remain gainfully em­ ployed. It cannot be claimed if the payment for child care went to a person who is already claimed as a dependent. ALIMONY. Periodic payments of alimony to a wife in accord with, a written agreement between them can be deducted. CASUALTY LOSSES. The rea­ sonable value of all clothing and gear lost at sea due to storm, ves­ sel damage, etc., for which the tax­ payer is not otherwise compen­ sated, can be deducted as an ex­ pense. The same applies to fire loss or losses in auto accidents which are not compensated by in­ surance. WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS. The cost and cleaning of uniforms and work clothes which ordinarily can­ not be used as dress wear can be deducted. This includes protective \fork shoes, gloves, caps, foul weather gear, clothing ruined by grease or paint, plus tools bought for use- on the job, or books and periodicals used in direct connec­ tion with work. UNION DUES. Dues and initia­ tion fees paid to labor organiza­ tions and most union. assessments can be deducted. �»«knvy. iiil SEAFARERS f^c a^ircmy-IiT* LOG Jay-Kay Workers Approve SlU Program Jan. UIW Benefits Mount To $6,784 The United Industrial Workers Welfare Plan paid out 36 benefit claims to UIW members or their dependents during January according to the Plan. The total paid out for the month was $6,784.65j, which was down slightly from the Severino, $240; Arthur Wheeler, preceding month when $7,- $232.80; Frazie Mitchell, $227, antK 065.09 was disbursed to 47. memr bers and their dependents. The largest single payment dur­ Sea of upraised hands shows enthusiastic acceptance of SlU programs to win decent contract ing January went to UIW member James Taft of A. A. Gallagher for Jay-Kay plant workers. Warehousing, who received a check Tor $1,170 covering special disability. (See story this page.) Other members who received benefit checks for $200 or more were: George Zelllnger, HillChase Steel, $428.56; Charles C. Landis of Porter - Matthews, $317.10; Kenning Anderson of NEW YORK — Some 275 UIW members — all employees of the Jay-Kay Corporation Paulsen-Webber, $296.10; , Fred­ —assembled in Long Island City earlier this month and approved a rank-and-file bargain­ erick Halvess of Stephen Laurie, ing committee composed of all shop stewards representing departments in both plants. The $271.78, and Hilkiah Murray, Dis­ members also unanimously ^— play and Advertising, $263.54. authorized a strike — to be 98 were cast for Local 355. The word from NLRB in Washington Four Airmaster employees also used only as a necessity in en­ latter waited a few days, then filed during last part of month that it received benefit checks for better charges with the NLRB in New is certified as bargaining agent for than $200. These were: Carmen forcing their contract demands. The meeting was the first since York alleging pro-SlU sentiment Jay-Kay workers. First member­ the SIU Qiticially became certified by some workers and the employ­ ship^ meeting then set for Feb­ The news on this page deals as bargaining agent for some 600 er in certain election proceedings ruary 3. with people working under the workers at the firm's plants, one and also that voting time was ex­ Draw Up Demands SIU banner in shoreside estab­ tended by a half hour so that some in Long Island City and another At this latest meeting this lishments engaged in maritime in the Bronx. Notice of certifica­ pro-SlU workers could get to the month, SIU representatives noti­ production and allied fields. tion came from the NLRB in Wash­ polls. The SIU labeled this tactic Included among the items ington on January 27—almost 16 as designed to forestall certifica­ fied the group that the rank-andmade are cordage, canvas, file negotiating committee—all months after the first few UIW tion. lifesaving equipment, ship's who were elected as shop stewards pledge cards were signed by Jay• November, 1960: Jay-Kay em­ gear and related industrial Kay workers, all of whom wanted ployees elect 15 stewards in secret by the members in secret voting— products. Because there had would meet with the SIU to dis­ genuine trade union representa­ ballot at their first official meeting not been any organization avail­ cuss members' contract demands. tion. after SIU division won election. able to them, many of these At this time, the Union's demands Almost from the start, the UIW • December, 1960: New York workers were formerly without met with resistance from a "paper" Regional NLRB, after lengthy in­ would be drawn up and then w;ould union known as Amalgamated vestigation, rejects all charges be presented to management at an any union protection, until they came under the SIU banner. Local 355. This local announced made by Local 355 against SIU, early date. Developments in their area will its intentions to continue repre­ and recommends NLRB in Wash­ The workers were told also that be reported here because they senting employees at both Jay-Kay ington concur and issue certifica­ the final contract would either be are an important part of the plants despite the efforts of SlU tion soon as possible. accepted or rejected only by their maritime industry. organizers. • January, 1961: SIU receives vote in secret balloting. SIU Pledge Cards But the SIU division through the months obtained ample pledge cards to call for a representation election. Here is a chronological review of the events that led to iiSiiiiiii the certification of the SIU last month: • September, 1960: National Labor Relations Board orders elec­ tion to take place within 30 days. • October, 1960: 309 Jay-Kay voters go to polls; almost another 300 employees who were caught by seasonal layoffs were unable to vote. The SIU received 183 votes; SlU Certified At 2 Jay-Kay Plants; Workers Select Negotiating Team iPy Meef Your Shop Steward Sal Lombardo Of Super Metals An oldtimer with Super Metal Cablhets, Inc., Salvatorc Lombardo, is the shop stew­ ard featured this month. Super Metals, formerly known as Unger Metals Products, is located at 63 Whipple Street, Brooklyn, NY. At the UIWLombardo contracted plant. Brother Lombardo is employed as a sheet metal worker. He began working there back in November ©f 1946. Lombardo, a native of Italy, lives in Jersey City, NJ, with bis wife, Grace. Posing for cameraman before meeing gets underway are Jay-Kay UIW members who make up the Employees Negotiating Committee. Group will present employees demands to SIU, which will incorporate same into overall package for presentation to management. Seated at table (I. to r.) with SIU rep John Dwyer (at left) are: Andre Paul-Noel, Esther Campbell, Edna Brown, A, B, McMoth. Mary Smallwood, Joseph Smith and Clifford Charles. In rear (I. to r.l: Charles Heard, Enoch Lloyd, Jerome Schoefer, James Watson, David Doiier,. Joseph Amos, Enoch Merriweather, Clarence L Thomas, M. Rivera and A. Lancaster. David Robe, $219. . There were nine payments for maternity benefits during the month, according to the UIW Wel­ fare Plan. Man Moves, UIW Benefit Finds Him PHILADELPHIA — No matter how long it takes, the Welfare Plan always finds the person wlio's entitled to benefits, in this case, $1,170 in disability payments. Take for example the case of UIW member Taft James, an em­ ployee of A. A. Gallagher Ware­ housing in this city. James tiled for the UIW di.sability bendfit about a month after becoming d sabled on the job last year. He sent in the prescribed forms to the UIW but failed to include certain re­ quired information. The UIW returned the forms to James and asked that he fully complete them. But because the UIW member had then since moved, the envelope was returned to the Union stamped "party un­ known." UIW welfare kept in touch with the company over the next few months in hopes of obtaining James' address. Finaly, the com­ pany later notified UIW tliat James had been in touch with the firm by phone and had left a for­ warding address so that he could collect his disability checks. Consequently, the Welfare Plan was able to contact him and Jamef got his check. These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them! All union members should regularly attend the member­ ship meetings in their area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every MAWD member and his fami y. What's more, these meetings provide every MAWD member with tha opportunity to speak up and state his views about these vital matters. Here is the schedule of the next meetings: NEW YORK-Tuesday, March 7, ot 6 PM, SIU Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTlMORE-Friday, March 3, at 8 PM, SIU Hall, 1216 E. Baltimore St. SUNBURY - Sunday, March 12, at 2 PM, Friendship Fire Company. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, March 14, at 7:30 PM, SIU Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street. �Pagm tweatr^Mir All of fho following 5IU familie$ havo ro» celved a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $8,400 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $1,050 in bonds: ¥1^ JoAnn Bentz, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry Bentz, iiooklyn, NY. Donald Broadiu, born December 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John­ nie Broadus, Mobile, Ala. James Cabral, born January 4, 196^, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Cabrai, Bristol, RI. Sammy Fah, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer'and Mrs. Wong Hwa Fah. New York, NY. Joseph Falasca, born December 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo­ seph Falasca, Yonkers; NY. Martha Fisueroa, born September 13, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos Figueroa, Bronx, NY. Patricia Johnson, born December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stanley Johnson, Springfield Gardens, NY. Richard Jones, born December 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, Janies Jones, Mobile, Ala. Donna Kolenovsky, born January 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Freddie Kolenovsky, Galveston, Texas. Sherman Lupton, bom December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Christopher Lupton, New Bern, NC. ^ William Maas, born December 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry Maas, New Orleans, La. Patricia Mansell, born November 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rojert Mansell, Bellmore, LI, NY. Thomas Melton, born December 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Melton, Mt. Airy, NC. Bonnie Mendali, born November 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph Mendall, Jamaica Plains, Mass. James Penton, born November 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Penton, McLain, Miss. Daniel Rentz, born November 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ken­ neth Rentz, Baltimore, Md. Lisa Ann Rodriguez, born January 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Rodriguez, Galveston, Texas. Jim Rodriquez, born December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pablo Rodriquez. Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Leif Soj'.;a, born October 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Sojka, M -speth. NY. Valerie Sovich. born January 8, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael Sovich, Clifton, NJ. Karen Thomas, born December 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mobile, Ala. Wilfred Walinski, born November 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Walinski, Baltimore, Md. Kathr.vn Wherrity, born December 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis Wherrity, Philadelphia^ Pa. Johnny Williams, born October 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Billy R. Williams. Galveston, Texas. Denise Sachs, bom January 14, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs .Bernard Sa.hs, Baltimore, Md. Kelly Smith, born December 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald Smith, Columbus Grove. Ohio. Carl Lundy, born September 6, 1960, to Seafargr and Mrs. Thomas Lundy, Wing, Ala. Juiie Fait, born September 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Feaser Fait, White Springs, Fla. . Helen Sisk, born December 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wayne Sisk, South Tampa, Fia. Paula Smith, born December 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde Smith, Mobile, Ala. Kevin Reese, born November 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Reese, Port Arthur, Texas. Francisco Urbina, born January 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fran­ cisco Urbina, Galveston, Texas. Elizabeth Reyes, born December 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angelo Reyes. Brooklyn, NY. Sharon McNair, born January 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lloyd McNair, Baltimore, Md. , Edith Elliott, born January 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. John El­ liott. Pasadena, Texas. Cheryl Reeves, born December 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Reeves, Springhill, Ala. Nelrita Sylvester, born December 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ ward A. Sylvester, Whistler, Ala. Ronald Winkoru, born December 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Berthal Winborn, Bellovue, Wash. Lorie Ann Powell, born November 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Howard Powell, Galveston, Texas. Bruce Shannon, born November 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, John R. Shannon, Philadelphia, Pa. Sandra Nauman, born December 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Allen Kauman. Eureka, III. Ave Rossa Bonefont, born October 15, I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gabriel JBonefont, New,York, NY. 9KA9ARSRS im LOC The deaths of the following Seafarers havejseen reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $60,000 in benefits was paid, (Any apparent delay in payment.of claims is norma/// due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the dis­ position of estates.) Horace Ronntree, 41: Brother Rountre'e died of a heart ailment aboard^ the SS Montauk Point at Houston, Texas, on Janua^ 7, 19"Sl. He had been sailing In the deck depart­ ment since 1938. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Mar­ garet M. Rountree of Thunderbolt, Ga. Burial was at the Catholic Cemetery, Sa­ vannah, Ga. Total benefit: $4,000. i t- Vincent J. Rianito, 51: A liver condition was the cause of death for Brother Rizzuto on ^January 5, 1961 at the USPHS Hospital, Baltimore, Md. He had been a member of the engine depart­ ment since 1949. His widow, Mrs. Ella E. Rizzuto of Baltimore, survives. New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4^ » » Elma E. Wasden, 52: Brother Wasden died of a coronary condi­ tion on November 29, 1960 aboard the SS Wacosta. He had sailed since 1949 in the engine de­ partment. S u rviving is his wid­ ow, Mrs. Anna W. Wasden of Mobile, Ala. The Memorial Garden in Mobile was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000, t X X Alfred Seegmiller, 54: Brother Seegmiller died at home in New Orleans, La., on July 26, 1960 of aNjung condition. He" had shipped since 1944 in the engine depart­ ment. He is surV i V e d by his brother, Floyd Seegmiller of De­ troit, Mich. Par­ adise Cemetery at Kingsley, Mich., was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000, XXX Roy T, Smith, 47: A coronary ailment was the cause of death to Brother Smith at home in New Or­ leans, La., on January 10, 1961. He had been shipping in the engine depart­ ment since 1949. Surviving Is his mother, Mrs, Nydia Fritscher of New Orleans. Place of burial was the Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Orleans.. Total benefit: $4,000. • Talb Hassan, 62: Brother Hassan passed away at the USPHS Hospi­ tal, Staten Island, NY, on January 5, 1961 due to a heart ailment. He had been a mem­ ber of the deck department since 1941. Surviving is his nephew, James Hohari of Brooklyn. NY. His place of Jiurial was Heavenly Rest Cemetery, Hanover, NJ. Total benefit: $4,000. i, X X Douglas B. Patterson, 64: Heart disease was the cause of death to Brother Patter­ son on December 13, 1960 at the USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas. He had been sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department since 1948. His widow, Mrs. Au­ drey Patterson of Galveston, survives. Burial was at Galveston Memorial Park. Total benefit: $4,000. XXX Harry T. Collier, 65: A heart at­ tack was the cause of death to Francisco Z. Alcaln, 37: Brother Brother Collier Alcain died of a heart condition on on December 9, August 22, 1960 1960 at sea aboard the SS aboard the SS Montego Ses at Santore. He had Bandar Shapur, shipped in the Iran, He had deck department shipped in the since 1939, His steward depart­ widow, Mrs. Vio­ ment since 1948. la Collier of Ha^He is survived by erstown, Md., sur­ his father, Vin­ vives. Burial was at sea. Total cent Alcain of benefit: $4,000. Guipuzcoa, Spain. Burial was at XXX Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Balti­ Thomaa R. Gonzales, 61: A diges­ more, Md. Total benefit: $4,000. tive ailment was the cause of death, to Brother Gon­ X XX' zalez at the USPHS Hospital, Roy A, Goddard, 40: Brother Ponce, Puerto Ri­ Goddard died of injuries sustained co, on November during the colii11, 1960. He had sion of the SS sailed since 1941 Alcoa Corsair on in the deck de­ October 22, 1960. partment. His He had been sail­ widow, Mrs. Esing since 1944 in tefania Gonzales the steward de­ partment. Sur­ of Ponce, survives. Burial was in viving is his wid­ Ponce. Total benefit: $4,000. XXX' ow, Mrs. Nellie George W. Huber, 65: Brother Goddard of Fo­ ley, Ala. Pine Rest Cemetery in Huber died of a heart ailment oa Foley was the place of burial. November 21, 1960 at New Or­ Total benefit: $4,000. leans, La. He had sailed since 1947 XXX ^ in the steward Alejandro Lopes, 69: Brother department. His Lopez died of heart disease at Bal­ daughter, Renee Huber of New timore City Hos­ Orleans, survives pital, Baltimore, him. Burial was Md., on Novem­ at Greenwood ber 4, 1960. He Cemetery, New Orleans. Total had been a mem­ benefit: $4,000. ber of the stew­ ard department XXX Francis J, Boner, 35: Brother since 1948. Sur­ Boner died on December 3, 1959 viving is his wid­ at the USPH3 ow, Mrs. Cecilia HospiUl, Norfolk, Lopez of Balti­ Va., of a kidney more. Burial was at St. Stanislaus condition. He had Cemetery, Baltimore, Total bene­ sailed since 1953 fit: $4,000. in the deck de­ it 4 4^ partment, and is survived by his Leo Mannangb, 60: Brother Manwidow, Mrs. Paul-naugh died of a heart condition at ine D. Boner of New Orleans, La., Norfolk. His on May 26, 1960. place of burial was not indicated. He had lieen a Total benefit: $4,000. •member of the steward depart­ ment since 1943. Surviving is his sister - in - law, Mrs, Delia Mannaugh of Rapid City, SD. Burial was at Fort Hudson National Cem­ etery, New Orleans. Total benefit: $4,000. . Tell it to tht I/oj! �: • V "'•" - ^ ^ --'• ' -"'v SEAFAREKtS Pcvrliwrjrt HSM. DIL MAR (Delta), Dec. 11—Chaliw man, J. M. Fetter; jUcretery, •• F. Acliee. Captain woulii' not lift IOCL Plclurei were acnt to the SEAFARERS LOG. <789 on hand lii ihip'a fund. Everything running tmootbly. Few faoura dltputed OT. WIU try to re­ move one tub in laundry room to make room for another washing ma­ chine. PENN EXPLORER (Penn Shipping), Dec. 4—Chairman, Boyd Amsberry; Secretary, Peta Triantafillet. All minor beefs settled. Elected a ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. It was suggested that all members take their beefs to their delegates Instead of top side. MADAKET (Waterman), Dec. 4 — Chairman, A. H. Anderson; Secrotary, tary, J. HIggln. Ship's Eelagata raalgned at payoff in Philly, Will chack ahortaga on food during meala. FLORIDA STATE (Ponca Camant), Dee. 1—Chairmen, Rusty KMgera; #eeratary, D. Mollar. Reported on letter from Welfare plan. All brothera wera urged to comply and mall cardi promptly. Vote of thanki to tha ateward department. Request mora canned fruit. SEASARDEN (Peninsular Naviga­ tion), Nov. 20—Chairman, Nona; Sec­ retary, V. E. Monta. New fans needed In roomi. Rooma Inefsted with roaches. Mattresses are in bad shape. Will have patrolman check repair lUt and have repaira made. CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Dec. 12—Chairman, Cafade, Secretary, C. MIshanski. 15.42 on hand In treas­ ury. Discussion concerning posting of shifting board. Vote of thanks to steward department. New ship's dele­ gate elected. Vote of thanks to de­ parting deMgate. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Dec. IS— Chairman, Thomas Sanchez; Secretary, Harry K. Long. Captain said there would be a payoff this trip. No or­ ders for next trip.' $19.50 in treasury. Request made to Jiave foc'slei painted. John McElroy. Ship's delegate Broth­ er Roy llassey passed away on Novem­ ber 23. It was suggested that each member contribute to 'ship's fund at coming payoff. The mattresses are In poor conditions and should be re­ ported In time to requisition for new ones. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea - Land), Dee. 12—Chairman, B. Varn; Secre­ tary, C. Henning. .Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. Two men missed •hip in Jacksonville since last meet­ ing. All repairs taken care of. t2 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department for good service and food. ROBIN COODFELLOW (Moore-McCormsck), Dee. 4—Chairmen, E. W. Ooulding; Secretary, Raymond F. Walker. Some disputed OT. $21.23 In ship's fund. Everything going welL Vote of thanks to steward department and the electricians for Jobs well done. STEEL SEAFARER (littimlan), Dec. 1$—Chairman, Lancelot Alexander; Secretary, Dick Grant. Ship's dele­ gate reported one man went to hos­ pital at Khoramshahr. Everything running smoothly aboard. No beefs. All repairs turned in. $1.6.43 in ship's fund. A special vote of thanks to chief ste-^/ard and his department for good feeding, good service and espe­ cially an excellent Thanksgiving diner. Ship's delegate. Robert Johanson. was commended by crew for his Interest and handling all beefs skillfully and to the satisfaction of all concerned. FORT HOSKIN8 (Cities Service), Nov. 26—Chairman, Wm. Smith; Sec­ retary, C. Swiff. Ship's delegate paid off. It Is requested that the company supply vessel with a better brand of coffee. Discussion held on wipers chipping cement In other than engine department quarters. Also discussed wipers painting chief cook's shower. SEAMAR (Calmer), Dec. 15—Chair­ man, J. R. Marshall; Secretary, J. V. Nelson. One man missed ship In Bal­ timore. Repair list not complete from previous voyage. Eiected new ship's delegate. Crew requests more canned Hail for night lunch. TEXMAR (Calmer), Dec. 4—Chair­ man, Joseph Rudolph; Secretary, Clark Waldron. Will distribute wel­ fare cards. Eiected new ship's deiegate. It is asked of crew to please refrain from throwing trash Into toilets. PACIFICU8 (Orion Shipping), Nov. 13—Chairman, S. P. Sokol; Secretary, A. D. Hill. Only two crewmembers stayed on from previous voyage. Crew short one wiper. No disputed OT. Elected new delegate. Members agreed to keep natives out of midship house whiie in port. A fresh water line will be extended out on deck for natives drinking water. FLORIDIAN (Eric A St. Lawrence), Nov. 27—Chairman, John Johnson; Secretary, Raymond Rebby. No news on new contract. Distributed bene­ ficiary forms to all members present. Held election for a new ship's dele­ gate. Discu.s5ed the repair of present TV antenna. Vote of thanks to the steward department for wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. DEL CAMPO (Delta), Dec. 3—Chair­ man, 6. E. Dalman; Secretary, J. M. Syms. No major beefs. Chief steward pas.sed awa.v Donation taken up from crew and officers for notification to headquarters and night letter to fam­ ily. One brother hospitalised due to auto accident. $40 in ship's fund. MOUNT EVANS (Cargo Tankshlp), Dec. 4—Chairman, M. C. Barton; Sec­ retary, John W. PIcou. It Is asked that tools be returned after use. No one Is to be broueht Into crew quar­ ters while in port. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Nov. 27—Chairman, B. C'rowtord; Secretary, none. Few hours of di.sputed OT. Everything is OK. .Soent safety award money for TV set. Would like to have shins running In the tropics air-con­ ditioned. DEL SOL (Mississippi), Nov. 1<— Chairman, Robert Butler; Secretary, Ramon Irlzarry. Thanksgiving dinner served .at evening meal to give cooks more time to nrcpare. Vessel has been awarded STU safety award for (he period be! ween .Tanuary. 1960 to .Tune. 1060. $">3.38 in ship's fund. Will see purser about placing shot cards in pay envelopes at payoff ra that r members do, not leave same behind. It is requested that everyone come into messhall properly dressed. PRODUCER (M'rine Carriers), Dec. 4—Chairman, A. MeCloskev; Secretary, Albert Oe Forest. E\'er,vthing running smoothly. There will be no draw upon arrival. Thanks to everyone for their cooperation during the voyage. 177 hours of disputed OT. 35 addi­ tional hours in disnnte over tank eleapine rate. This OT is being dlsnnted )n the deck department. 63 hours disn'/ed in eneine department. Motion made to obtain clarification before next vo.vace eoneerning drylioiild eargo vessels in relaltons to OT. and working rules. Delegate feels that ehief engineer has been riding him sinec he pointed out that there are n'entv of men, paint and time available at hand. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Dei 7—cheif-meh, Richflfd Jones; Secre- T.v.':;/-" /- .-• DE SOTO (Waterman), Dec. 11— Chairman, J. Castronova; Secretary, J. Fuller. No beefs reported aboard ship. Crew requested to keep out of pantry during meal hours and to take clothes out of washing machine soon­ er. Also to keep noise down as men want to sleep. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Dec. 1»—Chairman, J. W. Adair. $14.44 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Re­ quest made for keys for foc'sles. Also request for supply of beer In slop chest, request soogeeing deck dept. foc'sles. and fumigating ship. Request patrolman to have chief mate refrain from giving orders to steward dept. men and by-passing steward. PENN VANGUARD (Fcnn Shipping), Dec. 13—Chairman, Percey Beyer; Secretary, W. W. BIckford. Repair list taken care of. Captain will wire in for draw money. No beefs. Will see patrolman regarding collecting launch service for two weeks at Karachi. DEL MAR (Mississippi), Dec. 26— Chairman, N. W. Dubois; Secretary, Jay F. Joyner, Jr. $.529 left in ahip's fund. Will have Cinescope lens next trip. All departments report no beefs. Elected new ship's delegate. Anyone getting off ship In foreign port Is to receive $50 from ship's fund. All delegates to discuss 12-year retire­ ment plan. Vote of thanks to steward department for Christmas dinner. WACOSTA (Waterman), Dee. IS— Chairman, John S. Burke; Secretary, D. L. Dickersen. Three men missed ship but rejoined. One man taken off ahip and ho.spitalized In Okinawa. AB Carl Mann taken off ship at Midway Island by Navy. $8.65 left In ship's fund. Request Seattle patrolman to meet ship in Portland. Oregon. Vote of thanks to Capt. H. R. Anderson and chief mate, O. Pascale. Also to Navy ship Hovnet and airplane pilots droncing medicine. And a vole of thanks to the doctor off the Hornet for giving the captain the proper di­ rections on how to administer medi­ cine to Carl Mann. All hands request to he paid off. Wasi Tweair-Civem LOG Monfego Sky Men Endure Coffee Crisis On Grain Run (The following article, submitted to the LOG by William Calefato, voiper, relates the highlights and lowspots of the Montego Sky grain voyage to the Far Edst last month.) • It was only a few hours after the Montego Sky left Seattle that the drama began to un­ fold. The long series of events that was to harass the crew was more comedy than disaster. But nothing really surprises Seafarers, even when they sign on an old.Liberty ship for a voyage to India. How important is a cup of coffee on a ship at sea? The question was answered when the Montego Sky coffee pot failed to percolate. A crowd gathered to examine the electric cord and Its recepticle. There were as many opinions and suggestions as there were witnesses. One observer was the chief engineer who was looking for a hot "cupacawfee." The steward offered some opin­ ions and then was urged to produce new cords which proved ineffec­ tive. Some suggested, "Can't go all the way to Yoko without elec­ tric cords." "Have the bid man turn the ship around." "No, let's ask for a helicopter to bring some cords . . . cheaper for the com­ pany that way." Wiper To The Rescue Meanwhil^, one of the wipers who knew about such things, pro­ duced a socket from his suitcase and in ten minutes all hands were drinking that good old -seamen's brew. Only on old Liberty ships like the Montego Sky is it realized that a ship is as good as its galley range. Christmas was near and the cooks were saying that they had never seen the likes of the galley stove on any ship. The chief engineer blew his stack, and this got some action —a new unit was installed. As it sometimes happens on grain ships, there was a threatened shortage of the supply of fresh water when the Montego Sky was four days but bf Seattle. Laundry Detail The laundry was locked during weekdays, but the spirit of the Montego Sky is strong. The black gang did' their laundry In tin pails while the steward department used the wash basins. What the deck de­ partment did was a secret. Even with a threatened shortage of fresh water, the members of the "elite" department are always clean. But SILT ingenuity came to the rescue and an AB proved helpful when the wipers needed a sail needle to sew the towel material on the boiler water grease ex­ tractor. The AB loaned the needle, and then came up with a lucrative proposition. In exchange for some film, he would let the wipers keep the needle and he also offered a plug socket that a wiper mysteri­ ously lost during the coffee crisis. Enjoying Christmas Eve in the recreation room of the Mon­ tego Sky (Standard Marine) are (I. to r.) John Stotchen. AB; "Done" Pedersen, oiler; John Whitlock, wiper, and "SeoguH" Hunsoker. Photo by Willie Coiefoto. What makes the deck gang the shipboard darling's may seem like a mystery, hut the answer was given in coffee - time sessions: There were sailors before there were engines, so the sailors hecame the proudest of the depart­ ments and held the tradition to this day. On the Montego Sky, the deck department invented a new trend; now they control the weath­ er. The 12 to four watch claimed the fairest days, hut the eight to 12 watch insisted that it fixed the weather fine. Meanwhile, the winds howled and the sea struck, the port­ holes with a noise never known to landlubbers. Fear Being Adrift Oldtimers kept hoping that the seas would settle enough to let the ship reach port. They admitted their dred of being adrift with no fuel. They need not have been ashamed of their fear. A stalled Liberty, even if it was once called Monarch Of The Sea, is no match for the wintry fury of the Pacific. But the grain is so Important (the comedians on the Sky said it's more important that the safety and comfort of the people who work on the ship) that some skip­ pers and officials were even weigh­ ing the crewmembers as they signed on. The captain scrutinizes each man about to sign on and tries to guest his weight. He is disappointed when those 250-pounders comB aboard. If the captain's calculations are only nearly right, there is a shortage of fresh water. Crucial Repair List Another crucial moment comet when the repair list of the preced­ ing crew is examined after the ship leaves port. On the Montego Sky, portholes are the important items. At the first big swell, the foc'sles and messhall were pretty wet places. At these times, when there is a rainstorm or a wave washes over the boat deck, water cascades down a bulkhead through a crack in the boat deck, and as the ship rolls, the crew gets its feet washed by the water swishing across the deck. But necessity becomes the moth­ er of invention. The wet half of the messhall is evacuated and the recreation room was set up as a black gang mess hall. John Statchen, AB, maintained that water has habits all its own, like dousing him completely when he is sitting in the head reading a stimulating magazine. But in spite of all the irony, the men are cheerful. The attitude that prevails aboard is (as it is In the make believe world of show busi­ ness where the show must go on) "The grain must go through." OMNIUM FREIGHTER (Mol), Dee. 4 —Chairman, Dick BIrmlnqham; Secre­ tary, Frank Russo. Fulton Hendrix elected shin's delegate. List of re­ pairs drawn up, HURRICANE (Waterman), Dee. 26— Chairman, Richard Pardo; Secretary, Eugene Ray. All hands doing a fine Job. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. for good feeding the entire trip, as well as the fine holiday meals and the printed menus distributed to each member of the crew. Ship is one ot the cleanest afloat. Captaim Inspects every room daily. MT. MeKlNLEY (Cargo A Tankshlp), Dec. 17—Ctialrman, W. Taylor; Secre­ tary, S. Emerson. No beefs. One man signed on as saloon messman at Calcutta. S.aloon messman promoted to baker. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good meals under shorthanded conditions. MAE (Boll), Dec. 24—Chslrman, Wil­ liam Morris; Seeretsry, Furston. .Te.sse Mctcaif elected new shin's delegate. Everything In order. $3 In ship's fund. Crew requests nfr-condlttoners on all SOT shins especially those run­ ning to the tropics. FA1RLAND (Sea-Land)r Dee. Chairman. Pat Mtlllgan; Secretary, Chps. Goldstein. . Safety meeting was exnlnlncd. It was suggested that Joe' Algina be contacted to come down to the ship and point out different hnzardn. This shot of seagulls homesteading on the Montego Sky, taken by Williom Coiefoto, is the fa­ vorite of the crew. The bird in front is named after an AB, Hunsoksr. Although they don't talk about it much, most Seafarers' like the birds. �I? "• r. rv Twttily SK4W4RSRS LOG Wild Ranger Saves 6 Colombians Shipwrecked Near Panama Canal Six Colombian seamen were mighty thankful that an SIU ship passed near "them early in January. The Colombians were picked up from"' a sinking skiff five hours from the Panama Canal on the Pacific side by the C-2* ^ W4d Ranger (Waterman). G. C. Lawson, deck delegate aboard the Wild Ranger related the story of the rescue at sea. He • said that the Wild Ranger skipper, who decided to change the ship's route, pulled out of the regular sea lane, so it was only by luck that the survivors were spotted. "It was about 2:30 PM and winds were blowing at about 35 miles per hour," Lawson recalled, "We spot­ ted the survivors in the skiff wav­ ing a flag. We heaved to, but it took an hour and a half to get them aboard. When tha survivors, tha mate and five seamen, were brought aboard, they were given clothing and food. They told how they had been in the skiff for about four days. The . Wild Ranger skipper figured that tha Uttla skiff was carrying about 1,000 pounds. Life Raft Missing The survivors were part of a crew of a 100-ton capacity patroltype boat. The patrol boat ran into trouble and sank in five minutes. However, the skiff with tha six men, and an army-fypa lifa raft were launched. Tha Ufe raft held tha boat's master (father of the mate rescued by the Wild Ranger) and four sea­ men. The skiff and the raft were lashed together until the day be­ fore the Wild Ranger made the rescue. The ra|t and it five occu­ pants are still missing. The Wild Ranger made New York in January and the six grateful survivors were taken to the Co­ lombian consul. They then went aboard a Colombian freigther for repatriation. The SIU crew took up a tarpaulin muster and came up with over $200 for the survivors. Lars Nielsen's Photo Serapbook ) i| MONARCH OR THI ••A* (WaMfb m4Ui),. DM. H—Chalrmsii, P«t« ei*. lack; Saeratary, JImmla Darauaa. Shlp'a delegate reported averyUiing runolns amoothly. Botun broke hla leg. la In hoapltal in San Juan. Neee boaun waa ahipped in San Juan. Diacuation to get mora money aboard ahlp. WIU take matter up with pa­ trolman. ORION COMBT (Orion), Dec. 1*— Chairman, John Short; Secretary, C. V. Berg, One man mlaacd ahlp In Sasebo, Japan. Captain will have travelera' checka for crew In Yokosuko. Captain haa contacted Ceylon an(U-(adlo operator atanding by for anawer In regard to medical aid for crewmernber. Dlacuaalon on food and Improvement of menua and varieties of meats. Things to ba taken up with captain are. replacements, sougeeing out tha rooms, coffee percolators, American coffee when the present runs out, repairs to washing machine, more milk, condemning bad flour, chairs for the messhall. Bosun re­ quests a new draw Ust ba mada. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National Shipping), Dec. IS—Chairman, J. Bul­ lock; Secretary, J. E. Hannon. Ship's delegate reported everything running aiaoothly. Ship will pay off at New­ port News and all men are requested to stay on until payoff. Some con­ troversy regarding using soma Japa­ nese meats. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Dec, II—Chslrmao, Henry Gordon; Secre­ tary, Cedric Wood. Captain reports that crew can go ashore at Suez at own risk. Letters for mailing to be given to chief steward arrival day not later than 7 P.M. Repair lists given te department heads. Balance In ship's fund is $8.39. Two men logged. Motion made that ship's hos­ pital bs kept in readinegp at all times. CAPT. NICHOLAS SITINAS (Cargg A Tankship), Nov. 13—Chairman, J. M. Lundy; Secretary, A. Bryan. Some men have failed to turn In shipping cards to delegates. New ship's delegats elected. Crewmembers are asked to take notice of "no smoking" signs for the safety of everyone. Water cooler heeded In crew messroom. to ba broaisht to tha attaBtloa ^ pa­ trolman. Raqgaat that gaUay and •tore room ba fumlgatod.. ACeOA RANOIR (Alcaa), Dac. 14— Chairman, N. Flowers; Sacrstary, L. J. Fata. Shlp'a delagata reported aa beefa. Ship received safety award for 800 accldeat-freo dayt. S1B.23 in ahlp'a fund. Somo disputed overtlmo In deck department. Nona concurred wUh item In LOO for' men to take vacation and go back to same ship. Crew comilalned about too much garUc la ood. Requested different variety of fruit to be ordered. Alao that hot drinks bo served In cold weatbcr. J STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Dca. 11—Chairman, Henry Gordon; Socratary, Cedrick Wood. Ship's fund SB.39. No disputed OT. ALCOA FLANTER (Alcoa), Dae. 1g —Chairman, L. W. Faradtau; Saeratary, Zaa Y. Chlng. »21.85 In shlp'a fund. Motion made that Union offi­ cials request company to aend trav­ elers' checks at draw In foreign ports. Motion made to have new type per­ sonal clothes lockers Installed. Crew requests air condiitoncrs be installed on all ships running In tropics. Also to have ship fumigated for roaches In crew's quarters. Vote of thanks to steward department for good service and Improved menus. FENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), Dec. 4—Chairman, R. Queen; Secre­ tary, t. Santa Ana. A. Fctchko elected ahip's delegate. AU departments re­ ported no beefs. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Dee. 14—Chairman, James Pullsim; Sscretsry, Ernest Harris. Ship's delegate had to get off ahlp due to illoess. S6.40 In ship's fund, $10 being used for movie fund since last meeting. Suggest ship's fund and movie fund be kept separately In the future. Victor Harding electe* ehlp's delegate. No beefs. KYSKA (Waterman), Dec. 3t — Chairman, D. C. Gay; Secretary, R. H. Simpson. AH beefs In all departments squared away. ELIZABETH (Bull), Jan. 1—Chair­ man, L. H. Jonas; Secretary, R. Her­ nandez. Ship's delegate reported that some foc'sles, toilets and showers need to be painted. No beefs re­ ported. Peter Sarchio elected ship's delegate. Suggestion made to have the locks of the engine department showers and toilet changed. Issuing r»w keys to every man in engine de­ partment. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job weU done. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Nov. 20 —Chairman, Don Keddy; Secretary, Robert F. Black. Disputed lodging and OT from Singapore was approved and will be paid at the end of this voyage. $6.71 in ship's treasury. $5 donated to American Seaman's fund. Improved service In the stewards de­ partment. Need 40a more cartons of .cigarettes. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Nov. 37—Chairman, Edward Jones; Secretary, Edward Yates. No beefs. $91.20 in ship's fund. Laundry room to be kept clean at all times. Timer for washing machine to be bought PORTMAR (Calmar), Nov. 20—Chairout of ship's fund. All members. If . - man, Sacrotary, Clark S. Inpossible, should go to the halls In man. Obraza; Some repairs still remain to ba New York or Houston to vote. done. Voted unanimously to keep tha delegate because of a good job STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmtsn), ship's previously. Discussed raising of Dee. 27—Chsirman, Crawford; Secre­ done slo'pchest prices to cover OT for tary, Perry. Ship's delegate reported - bringing slopchest aboard: tu be taken that considering the length of trip this has been a good voyage. To data up in port of payoff. there has been no major accident. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), Nov. 14— S19 in treasury. Motion to have Union Chairman, T. Ratcliff; Secretary, Ray officials Investigate sea chest. Motion Sedowskl. Everything running smooth­ made that all key rating men should ly so far. Crew requested to change be certined by some Union certiilca- linen on linen day and not or tion committee to Improve standard three days later. Crewmemberstwo asked of men shipping under these ratings. to keep natives out of midship house Crew request that medicine chest bs checked as it Is inadequately supplied. while ship Is in port. Discussion with regard to the slopATLAS (Cargo & Tankship), Nov. 27 chest on board. Crew complained —Chairman, Ange Panagopoulos; Sec­ about Inferior quality of merchandise. retary, Edward One man Suggestion that stepj be taken to missed ship andMarten. was arrested, re­ step up negotiations for a more favor­ leased and removed from ship. All able retirement plan. Possible retire­ men should cooperate in keeping the ment after 20 years of active mem­ messroom and pantry clean at night. bership In SIU. Benefit for retirement Anyone swapping watches must have be raised from $150 per month to $200. Seamen should be treated by permission from chief mate. their own doctor instead of USPH EDITH (Bull Lines), Nov. 34—Chair­ hospital. Welfare Plan be amended man, P. Murphy; Secretary, Bob High. to permit seamen to be admitted to Elected a ship's delegate. Request any hospital of their choice and to be new library. Voluntary donations are treated by reputable doctors. Sugges­ asked for a Chrislnias party. tion that foc'sles bo alr-condltloned on, all vessels making runs to hot coun­ SANTA VENETIA (Elam), Dee. 7— tries. Chairman, F. M. Jones; Secretary, Ralph R. Maldonada. OS was put in ROBIN SHERWOOD (Mormac), Dec. room and kept locked by cap­ IB—Chairman, Frank Pasaluk; Secre­ spare tain since November 20. 1969, till tary, Pat Devlne. Ship's delegate re­ arrival in Lake Charles. La. Captain ported it has been a good trip with claims this man is mentally 111. Cap­ no special beefs. S18.05 in ship's fund. tain will put out draw on arrival. Discussion on who orders sanitary $.1.5 tn ship's fund was used to send supplies for each department. Also on several wires to Union. Bosun was safety conditions. Delegate to see the injured aboard ship was trans­ mate about respirators for deck de­ ferred to a passengerandship heading partment. Crew asked to keep messfor England. Vote of thanks to stew­ hall clean. ard for Job well done during refriger­ SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), ation failure for 18 days. Also vota Dec. 27—Chairman, Albert Palqe; of thanks to steward departmant for Secretary, Phillip Wagner. Shin's a wonderful Thanksglvnig dinner and delegate reported no beefs except for every day menus and service. small amount of disputed OT. Ship LOSMAR (CalmT), Dec. 18—Chafr-t paying off this trip. man, Georqe Stanley; Secretary, DEL ORO (Mississippi), Dec. IB— Thomas Ulisse. New wringer and agi­ ChaTrman, G. H. McFall; Secretary, tator to be ordered for washing ma­ A. S. Freenan. Ninety day's stores chine. Steward requested to Imnrove requested. Ship's fund. $23.46. Broth­ menu and not to substitute the fish er G. Montosano was elected new eau.ght by crew for the m.aln dl.sh on the menu. Vote of thanks to baker, Ehlp's delegate. Charles MosS. MT. HOOD (Carqo A Tankship), Dec. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Dee. 25—Chairman, Raymond Bnlling; Seeretar/, Robert W. Duff. Shin's dele­ 27—Chairman, T. F. Jernloan; Secre­ gate reported shore leave disnu'ed in tary, T. F; Greaney. $123.49 In .shlp'a Calcutta. One brother mi 'sed shin in fund. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for the Christmas dinner Mobile. Some disputed OT. Vote of and Thanksgiving dinner. thanks to steward department. Yogi poses with Nielsen near Bombay, India. Nielsen was invited to yogi's residence. Steel Architect dayman watches girl in Panang, Malaya using bike tire for hula hoop.* Photos by Seafarer Nielsen. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-LantD, Dec. 31)—Chairman, P. Reya; Secretary, A. Case. One 'man in steward dent, fir,.d and logged. Shin's fund $511. De­ layed sailing disputed. Deek delea-te to have patro'm.an Inform maTe a* to when aea watches are set. when shin sails In A.M. Inoulrv made rcarding Munnlles of atures nliowed to stew.ard MT. Me KIN1.EY (Carqo A TankEhloi, Nov. «—Chairman, Stephen Fmerson: Secretary, Walter Taylor. .Chin's delegate rennr("d on draws. *15 draw p»r man In DUhnutl. Enough Ameriran money on shin for small xtraw In iwgdras. Tndia. Mo American money aboar.-" shin. N'aht mok and hairao lo ni'hnutl. �rcbnuurr, iffl SEAFARERS Page Tweatf-Nime LOG 'Steward Needs Good Men' Del Mar, Steel Maker Meif The following article on the steward department was submitted to the LOG by Leonard Paradeaut, ship's delegate, and Zee Young Ching, ship's reporter, both of the SS Alcoa Planter. A good steward department is not made by the steward alone. It is the members ot the department, all of them, which really counts. Many times we have heard a steward department Seafarer say In self-c|eprecation "I am only a messman, utility man, or third cook." In our experience, every Job in the steward department is im­ portant, from the steward on down. All vegetables cooked by the sec­ ond or third cook must match the tasty entrees cooked by the chief cook, and they must be prepared well. Also, you cannot have a good meal without the services of a good messman. Pantrymen must make good salads and dressings for greens. Salads are important; they help make a meal more complete. Utility men should know how to make up beds, clean quarters, shower rooms and passageways so that the crew lives in decent con­ ditions. . We suggest that all steward de­ partment men carry at least three pairs of working trousers and two pairs of work shoes, especially when they are on long trips. On the Alcoa Planter's voyage 122, conditions In the deck and engine departments were good and 'Turning To' By Zhemeek La. Yule Party Was Success To the Editor: A vote of appreciation is cer­ tainly due the various officials and brothers who worked so tirelessly prior to, and during Christmas Day at the New Or­ leans hall to make the event and dinner a huge success. It was an appropriate farewell to the old hall on Bienville Street. The comments of the various members of families of Seafar­ ers and their guests and the children was heart-warming. -They were appreciated by the brothers who unselfishly gave their time and effort to make the dinner a great occasion. Among the many officers and brothers who participated and contributed to the success of the occasion were Tommy Beatty, Don - Collins, Herman Troxclair, Bob White, Charlie Tannehlll, and Clyde "Whitey" Lanier, who acted as maitre. Tommy Beatty acted as Santa" Glaus to the delight of the chil­ dren and amusement of the adults. A special word^of thanks to Johnny Doyle of the SIU shore gang, and Marty DeSalvo who hung the decorations and did a beautiful job. A "well done" and a pat on the back, brothers—you each earned it. . K. M. "Jeep" Cole SS Penn Transporter t 4. i Correction On Obituary To the Editor: I would like to correct a mis­ take which appeared in the SEAFARERS LOG last month in the death columns. In the LOG, you had Edward W. Ketschke'listed as 45 years old. He was only 35 years old when he passed away. Edward Ketschke was sur­ vived by myself, his widow, and not, as was listed in the LOG, by a sister. I would like this correction to appear in the LOG. Thank you. Mrs. Edward W. Ketschke i it the men did a fine Job. Things were made difficult in the steward department when two men missed the ship. On our return voyage from Korea to Sitka, Alaska, we had some rough weather and heavy seas. Ship Talk: Hospital AndSteak Hospital slips, and topside's re­ luctance to issue them, were topics of interest aboard SlU-contracted ships recently. On the Council Grove (Cities Service), Seafarers noted that when some men who were paying off to go to a USPHS hospital asked for certificates from the vessel's mas­ ter, they were told to use their discharges—all they needed, it was alleged. On another ship, Ames Victory (Victory Carriers), Seafarers re­ ported that they were getting a hard time whenever they requested hospital slips. The matter is being brought to the attention of various patrolmen. Seafarers on the Steel Executive (Isthmian) have developed a crav­ ing for sirloin" steaks. They dis­ cussed having them twice a week, in addition to minute steaks, club steaks and hamburger steaks. The steel ship crew also has a distinct preference for canned peaches— they want them regularly. USPHS Hospital Thanks Union To the Editor: In behalf of the ambulant patients and dietary staff of the US Public Health Service Hos­ pital, Staten Island 4, New York, I wish to thank the SIU for the beautiful fiberglass drapes which your contribution of $100 helped to make possible. We are most pleased with the Welfare Plan Aids Family To the Editor: The family Joins me In thank­ ing the SIU for the benefit check received on the death of my husband. Seafarer Claude A. Virgin, who passed away in New Orleans. We thank the SIU and its members for the lovely floral wreath sent to him. It is with heartfelt thanks that we re­ member how quickly, the serv­ ices of the SIU Welfare Plan came to our aid through the kindly assistance of C. J. Stevens, New Oi'leans port agent. We also wish to thank the officers and crew on the SS LaSalle, on which Mr. Virgin was a crew member when he became 111, for the wonderful treatment given him which no doubt contributed to his com­ fort. Again we wish to thank the Welfare Plan for the hospital­ ization and the educational benefits througlr the scholar-; ship program. May God bless the SIU and all the members. Mrs. C.'A. Virgin Jr., and Family < ' All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the •writer. Names will be withheld upon request. final results and wish to extend an invitation to any interested members of your Union staff to visit the patients' cafeteria and dining room ..to see the overall effect. The patients' comments were most favorable. The moment they were put up, I told the pa­ tients the names of the organ­ izations that had contributed funds to this project. Again we thank you. Myrtle M. Vincent Director of Dietetics USPHS Staten Island 4i i. 4^ Wife Thanks SIU Welfare To the Editor: I want to extend my thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. I was In the hospital twice with­ • The deck department of the Del Mar (Mississippi) gathers around a table in the crew's messroom to talk over the events of the watch during the ship's voyage 92. The trip ^as made just right by the showing of movies every night. The photo is by C. G. McLeiian, ship's reporter. A typical shipboard meetihg, with Seafarer Charles Purdoe as chairman, is being held aboard the Steel Maker (Isth­ mian) during a-far East Voyage. Photo by C. G. McLellan. in three.- months. When the blanks were filled out and sent to the Welfare Plan, I was sur­ prised at the prompt and quick action they had taken in making a complete settlement of my hospital bill. Things like this makes me proud that my hus­ band is a member of the SIU. I also enjoy the LOG very much. Mrs. Frank Doyle 4* 44" Widow Thanks Union For Help To the Editor: Your kind and sympathetic letter was received with the benefit check on the death of my dear beloved husband. I want you to know that it is very much appreciated and I want to thank you for your kind thoughts and also the beautiful bouquet. Please give my kind regards to all the members of the Union. May God bless you and I pray for the continued suc­ cess of your organization. Mrs. Vincent J. Rizzuto 4> 4< 4" Death Benefit Heips Widow To the Editor: I wish to notify you that I have just received your letter containing a check in the amount of $4,000 for the death of my dear husband, Philip Bil­ bao. I give my most heartfelt thanks for the benefit received. Appreciating the services you have given me, I am very grate­ ful to you. Teresa R. Vda. de Bilbao if Weifare Aids Wife, Daughter To the Editor: I wish to thank the Welfare Plan for their prompt atten­ tion to hospital and doctor bills for both my daughter and my­ self. It's a great relief to know that at any hour, one can and will be admitted to the hospital without red tape. Thanks again for everything. I enjoy the LOG very much. Mrs. Robert F. D'Ferrafiet 4 4-4. Invite Seamen To Restaurant Retired Seaman Thanks SIU To the Editor: In a little place at 207 South Broadway, Baltimore 31, Md., there is a little restaurant, the "Texas" which I run. I would like all seamen who come into Baltimore and who live there to stop over. It's open all day and all week. We will have LOGs to give to brothers coming into the place—and of course, we serve all kinds of the best food. This is a special invitation to SIU men. George Litchfield To the Editor: The Weifare Plan check for $270 has been received by me and my wife. We heartily thank you. the Welfare trustees and all our Union brothers for their kindly support. I am very sorry that I cannot sail any more with my Union brothers around the world. We both thank again all the broth­ ers and the Welfare Plan for our benefit. Alexander Chemey Anna Chemey �SEAFARERS Face Thirty _ Febnuty. IMl LOG » Shipboard Shots The happy crew of the Santa Venetia (Cargo & Tankship Mgf.) gathers round the Christmas tree at sea. Photo was submitted by F. J. Mondesire. "Genius at Work" Is the title given this photo of Grady Fairelofh, chief cook aboard the Cities Service Miami, who is trimming a ham for the crew's dinner. LOG-A-RHYTHM; The Accepted Time By C. W. Cothran There are only three dayt Tomorrow's a bypass from action Yesterday, today and tomorrow; today— But yesterday's gone, irrevocably A mirage on the desert of life; lost. Tomorrow's lake no thirst can And you can't borrow time from quench- . . . tomorrow. Today is the fountain of life. / Let bygones be gone—the dead Neither look backward nor too far hath departed; ahead Waters o'er the dam have no Stay abreast with the present power; time; Why live with a corpse of a The past and the future are non­ yesterday. existent Or walk a desolate bower? Today is the accepted time. The snake slinks away from its Remember! he who says: "I will shedded skin; tomorrow," The moth forsakes its cocoon. Makes himself some future A lesson I grant you, suffice it sorrow; to say: But he who .says: "I will today," Yesterday's the life of a loon. Is the maestro all the way. Retired Seafarer Hits Runaways To the Editor: I'd like to answer Brother Morris Horton, radio operator, SS Evelyn. God bless you Brother Horton for your won­ derful article in the LOG. Yes, I say with all my heart, let the American operator of runaway ships get all the foreign coun­ tries which have our ships— especially the Panlibhonco—to do their fighting. With what was in the White House for eight years, more ships went under foreign flag than ever before. Sure they hate the American, seaman for his wages, conditions, etc. The previous administration's last act in office was to turn down a "50-50" quota for oil imports. They vetoed all liberal legislation — anything to kick ' the American workman. My dear Brother Horton, I started to sea in 1912 and I saw many a rough year. I joined the old ISU, but it didn't mean a thing in those days, especially under fink Republican adminis­ trations, because they and big business controlled the works. We went on strike in 1921 and we lost. We might as well have stayed in the hall. And here's one for the books; while I was on strike in Philadelphia, walking the picket line on Dela­ ware Avenue in front of Pier 98,1 got a call from a Mr. Sussler who was port steward for the US Shipping Board. He asked me to take a ship to Europe but I refused point blank. I told him I was a union man, not a scab. I was promptly put on the little old blacklist, but I didn't know that at the time. Natur­ ally we lost the strike and our union broke up. So I went back to Eighth and Chestnut because I had to work to support my mother and family. I was told in no uncertain terms, "there are no ships for you." A fellow overheard the argu­ ment and put me wise to see Capt. Powers who was the big cheese. I did and he promptly called in this phoney bum and told him that under the Con­ stitution I have every right to defend my rights. "Give that man a ship," he said. Was I surprised—a man with all that brass helping me, only a lowly chief steward who didn't stand a chance. I sailed until 1929 and did some organizing on my own, but was told by several skippers "none of that or you'll be on the bricks with­ out a job, period." Then I worked ashore; got fired out of several places for union activities, and when the war broke out I decided to go to sea again and do my bit. I found things changed when I arrived in Mobile; there really was a Union, and what a Union. I couldn't wait to get into the ty . V- Wants Film t On Furuseth hall and find out things for my­ self. I got a ship, Ihe Maiden Creek—later sunk/ on a trip To the Editor: card on January 22, ••1940, and A thought has been running I was taken In this great Union through my head while here in May 15, 1941. Oiin Banks was the hospital. I am quite sure agent. And I am happy to say that you will give my sugges­ I proudly served in the greatest tion some serious consideration. maritime Union in the world, Would It be possible to have a until I retired last spring. I motion picture made by otie of surely didn't want to, but it was the big studios concerning the life of Andrew Furuseth. It doctor's orders. I'll never lose Interest in this would be most timely, for our present members as well as the new fellows who from year to •year come into our organiza­ tion to follow the sea. There are lots of fellows sail­ To Th.e £ditor 1 ing today who take everything for granted; they do not know .....v..:;...'. . T .;.4 of old Andy and his struggle. All letters to the editor for A film would wake up a Jot of publication in the SEAFARERS people, including some of these LOG must be signed by the Johnny-Come-Lately . shipown­ writer. Names will be withheld ers and operators, and Con­ upon request. gressmen in both parties who seem disinterested in the van­ great organization of ours—God ishing merEhant marine. bless it. And many many thanks This type of picture would to our executive board and to create a lot of good will in this our officers for the swell job country and overseas; people all over would certainly be im­ they do. George H. Seeberger pressed by the progress made until today's wonderful hiring t> halls in all our ports. I for one will always have old Andy in mind. I've made quite a study of him. Vincent J. Fitzgerald To the Editor: Just these few lines to let t. t. tyou know that I'm aboard the MV Sword Knot, Suwanee mis­ sile-tracking vessel. My real purpose in writing is to let th^ membership know that I'm in To the Editor: These few lines are to thank the market to buy a house, big enough for my prospective wife the SIU Welfare Plan for their and four youngsters, in the prompt service of my applica­ tion for disability pension re­ vicinity of Jacksonville, Fla. It must be at- a bargain price, tirement. It is also to thank the officers and I would prefer it to be somewhere between Jax and and the brothers for voting the Cape Canaveral, If at all pos­ Christmas gift. sible. But any location In a I am always glad to get the warm climate would be satis­ LOG—to keep up with the do­ factory. ings in the maritime industry When writing, please include and also the work of the Union any advantages which are in for the betterment of maritime. the sale and note any marineIt is also fine to read the type homes, which would re­ shipboard digest of the meet­ ceive priority In my considera­ ings, but sad news when you tion. I want to get away from read about the death of a fellow those bitter Northern winters crewmember. The last was Sea­ which seem to become more se­ farer Fred Turok, an excellent vere with the passing of each chief cook and a fine shipmate. year. It was great to see the smil­ If cash will be any Incentive ing faces of Thanksgiving to your selling me a better gatherings at the halls. Keep home In a good location, I the LOG coming—it's great to should be able to buy within get. Lots of the best wishes and the year. I have a case for dam­ hopes for the continued growth ages pending settlement, so no of the SIU of NA. sweat there. James Mitchell Any Seafarer holding prop­ t> tr t> ^ erty in the vicinty of Pennsyl­ vania, from Pittsburgh to the New York state lines. Is also requested to send full particu­ lars concerning the property to To the Editor: my address: Clarence L. Cou­ I want to extend special sins, Bk. C-59, c/o Sword Knot, thanks to the master and crew Suwannee SS Co., PO Box of the SS Santore foi- the great 4187, Patrick Air Force Base, kindness shown my husband, Fla. Thanks in advance for Harry T. Collier who passed your Very kind cooperation. away on December 9, 1960. Sin­ cerely, Fraternally, Mrs. Viola M. Collier Clarence L. Cousins BETTERS Wants To Buy Florida Home Retired Seaman Sends Message Widow Thanks Santore Crew V �rcferaaiT* IMl SEAFARERS *i . >»•>» •... » f/ * ft_...ryf.....-t- .^ ' <26 FINANCTAIi REPORTS, Th« constitution of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and'Inland 'Vaters District makes specific provision for safeguardlnE the membership's money: and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing coranlttee elected by the mem­ bership, 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. m TRUST FUNPe. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District ai;e administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fluids are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. v?'- M. SIIIPPIWO RIGirrs, your shipping Tights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Beafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. ® CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Ifall by certified mail, return receipt requested. •' ' lui... "•"i......... EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFABRRS LOG, The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union qr Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edl-torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union, The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. "< PAYHENT OF MONIES. No monies are to bo paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and^ given an oTflclal receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. - mmm m mm mi COHSTITUTIOWAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SE/AFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member.or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or o'ullgatlon by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. si: RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities.. In­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtiraers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain thoir good standing through the waiving of their dues. liiiSiiliiiiiiiiBiiiiliiiM : Porfmar, Aformoc Ship Collide NEW YORK — No injuries were reported in the collision between the SlU-manned Portmar and the Mormacguide on January 25 in the East River off East 138th Street, about two miles north of Hell Gate, near South Brothers Island between the Bronx and Queens. The accident of undeterm ined origin took place shortly Editor, before 11:30 p.m. in good visi­ SEAFARERS LOG. bility. 675 Fourth Ave., The bow of the 7,133-ton Portmar, of the Calmar Steamship Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my nome on your mailing list. (Prim information) NAME . .;. . STREET ADDRESS CITY ; . ZONE STATE TO AVOID DUPIICATICN; If you ore cn old lubscrlbor and havo a thango of oddreu pleas* give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY ZONE. STATE Fare Thfrty-One LOG Corp., was staved in on the starhoard side for about 15 feet above the water line. Repairs were made in Baltimore. The 7,959-ton Mooremack vessel had a large hole gashed into her starboard side, opposite the engine room, above the waterline. Mormacguide's captain first radioed at 11:32 p.m., the vessel was taking water and needed help. Three Coast Guard craft and a helicopter, two pcliee launches and a firehoat were 4'spatched. A second message at ^2:01 a.m. said there was no danger. Anthony J, Pranlo Please contact your sister at 4820 Queens Chapel Terr., NE, Wasl^ingto.n 17, DC. Thomas S. Klein Contact Aunt Florence. Urgent. Paul Aubain Contact John Greaux at PO Box 7, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, im­ mediately. The above - named brother was last known to be aboard the Lucile Bloomfield. Terrence McNee Please get in touch with Ed Ken­ nedy or Leon Whitt at 2745 Yarnold Road, Baltimore Highlands, Baltimore, Md. A. Swenson, S-428 Your discharge papers and other personal effects are at the records department in headquarters. Ore, Calmar Checks Following men have cheeks at Baltimore hall from Ore and Cal­ mar Lines: Charles Bartlett, Stever Bernaldes, Maurice Gulp, C. Fos­ ter, Edgar Kurz, Raul Estrada, Howard W. Hall, Robert Duff, Billie Hughes, Richard Eveihart, Hubert Jackson, Joe Kordich, Leon Lowe, John Likeness, Luis Moya, Frank G. Ortiz, Vincento Russo, kiguel Viera. Emile Glaser Bill Oppenhorst Write to W. Karlak, c/o SS Steel Executive, Isthmian Steamship Company, 90 Broad Street, New York City. William Jennings Stephens Contact Milton Talkin, attorney, 827 St. Paul Street, Baltimore 2, Md. Henry E. Hicks Phone your wife as soon as pos­ sible at PArk 8-0814, or get in touch with her at 1515 Park Ave­ nue, Baltimore 17. Guy Thornton Contact Tommy Markham. Write to 2111^ Canal Street, New^ Or­ leans, La. Frank Panette Get in touch with Thelma Wise as soon as possible. Write PO Box 95, Nags Head, NC, or call Nags Head 3577. Urgent. John H. Murray Important you contact your son at Brownell Street. George Shumaker Get in touch with Mr. R. A. Shu­ maker, 208 Market Street, Hali­ fax, Pa. Charles Lynskey Very Important you get in touch with your family at 5545 West Park Drive, North Hollywood, Calif. Joeph E. Barringer, Jr. Important that you get in touch with your cousin, Harold Barrin­ ger, in Memphis, Tennessee, BRoadway 4-7683. Fred C. Hill Get In touch with Mr. J. McClanahan, 908 Westover Drive, Birmingham 9, Ala. William A. Ryan Important you get in touch with the Department of Welfare. City of New York at 250 Church Street. ^ Robert J. Bird Contact the First National City Bank of New York, PO Box 1136, Grand Central Station, New York 17, NY: Anyone who owes money to the late Peter McGrath, who recently passed away, is requested to get in touch with his widow, Mrs. Helen McGrath, 2527 Bath Avenue, Brooklyn 14, NY. Seafarers interested in purchas­ ing 160-acre Minnesota woodland site should contact Victor Pigg, c/o Sailors Union of the Pacific, 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Site is near Mahnomen, Minnesota, 100 miles west of Duluth. Has lake, is on good road with electric and telephone lines, mail service and school bus service. Can he farmed if cleared or used for hunting lodge as Is. Full price $1,800, or $600 down, two years to pay bal­ ance at six percent. Lewis H. Hertzog Contact Martin J. Jarvis, attor­ ney, c/o Marine Firemen's Union, 240 Second .Street, San Francisco 5. Phillip Ledbettera Get in touch with your mother, Mrs. R. P. Ledbetters, 2010 Bar­ nard Street, Savannah, Ga. Friends of Tommy R. Danzey are asked to get in touch with him at the Mount Wilson Hospital, where he expects to he for at least a year. The following men have checks waiting for them in the Baltimore mail room: Bailey, G. E., Carraway, R. K., Cliit, Frank A., Coale, H. M., Colley,-Jr., W. R. Da Cunha, J., Delise, J. R., frain, J. N., Francis, L. H., Fuller, Charles H., Jaynes, H. F., Jones. Darius Clay, Mi'Ier, Charles T., Shandl, Frank Joseph, Swohoda, James W., Tresnick, E. S., Turner, Kenneth C. Audley Cardwick Foster Contact your brother. Bender D. Foster, who is holding very im­ portant mail for you as well as some important news. You can reach him at 8203 Elmer Street, Tampa 4,-Fla. A! Whitmer Get in touch with Fabian Furmanek, R No. 2, Wausau, Wiscon­ sin., William R. "Bill" Dixon Anybody knowing the where­ abouts of the above is urred to contact Sophia F. Baker, 1315 So. 26th Place. Lawton, Okla., Tele­ phone ELgin 5-4577. Larry Moore Please get in touch with Mrs. Helen McGrath. 2527 Bath Avenue, Brooklyn 14, NY. Lewis H. Hertzog Contact Martin J. Jarvis, attor­ ney, 240 Second Street, San Fran­ cisco, Calif. John Scott Your wife is anxious to hear from you. You can reach her at 136 Crown Street, Queenstown, British Guiana. pIEEgTCyRY SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey Williame Earl Shoppard AI Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUAR-I ERS REPRESENTA ' n ES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent E.Astern 7 4100 BOSTON 276 State St. John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10223 W. JciTcrson Ave. Paul Drozak, -Agent VTnewood .•1-4741 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 0 ' iO HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews. Agent CApital .2-4089: 3-408( JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE.. .• x William .Morris. Agent ELgin .2-0987 MIA.Ml 744 W Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-2.';(:4 MOBILE 1 South Lawrenee St. Louis .Neira. Agent HEmloik 2 17.14 NEW ORT.EANS 52.2 Bienviilr ct. Buck Stephens. Agent Tele.: 524—8026 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklvo HYacinth 9 00 NORFOLK 416 Collev Ivc. Paul Gonsoichik, Agent MAUisun 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 2C04 S 4.h St. S. CarduIIo. Agent DEwey fi 'TIO SAN FRANCISCO .. 450 Harrison St. Waller Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 S.ANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez .lumos, Sto-i 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2 .1996 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. I'e l K.ihknwski. Agent lain ;< .34 WILMINGTON, CaUf 508 N, Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 �Vol. XXiii No. 2 SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKM AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO ! • - Is Your Repair List ReaclY? ' •A- ; • • 1 ,..'7 , ^ • V- -v .i'. -^r-" i-r' \P [*! • •„ '.'%r J.: 1:1 ' ^ • jr-- : J ' A •jS K EEPING crew's quarters and equipment ship-shapo is an essential requirement for shipboard comfort and safety. That's why tho Union has made up re­ pair list forms for every crew to use. Following the rec­ ommended procedures on filing of repair lists simplifies and speeds up the completion of the work. By giving the skipper a copy of the list three days be­ fore hitting port, and then turning over a duplioate of that list to the Union patrolman, the crew makes sure that all parties concerned are familiar with what's needed. So before you hit port, check on your gear and then list your 'needs on the official Union repair list form. It's step number one toward proper maintenance of shipboard quarters. •m\ •^1 • ' —r • "-•• -•t- . ' '-f 'iV? - -- "\'V \ . J 1 .'r. • '-J • irti-v',' It. I -1.. VI I r ^ v. , -T FA,; t 'j. 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Title A name given to the resource February 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NLRB UPHOLDS SIU IN SEA LEVEL CASE SIU STRIKE SAVES RR TUG JOBS AMERICAN SHIPS TO GET MORE FARM, AID CARGOES; JOB STEP-UP LIKELY FIVE STATE PICKETING STYMIED ROADS DESPITE SUB-ZERO COLD DOCK LAW APPEALS SYSTEM SOUGHT BY NY PORT COUNCIL SIU TO OPERATORS: SEE THAT MAIL GOES THROUGH SEATRAIN GETS ICC HEARING – AT LAST ITF COMMITTEE TO MEET ON BRITISH-CANADA ISSUE TUG, RAILWAY DELEGATES FOR SIUNA CONVENTION VOTED ON BY MEMBERS PHILLY IBU CO. CHARTERS BIG OIL BARGE – TOWING TUG BROWNING TO TAKE OVER MIDLAND CO. DISPATCHING CONGRESS SEA AGENDA: WAGES, TAXES, SUBSIDIES AMCOAL VETERAN, 2 OTHER SEAFARERS GO ON PENSION SIU WEST COAST TUNA BOATS GET BIG CATCHES WITH NETS ORE LINE BIDDING FOR US AID ON SUPER-CARRIERS LAKES MOORING SYSTEM CALLED HAZARD TO CREW MV ESKIMO IN 3RD SEASON ON WINTER RUN TO QUEBEC SUP, MATES ASK PROBE OF MSTS ALIEN CREWS MCS PLANS CONFERENCE OF AGENTS SIU CERTIFIED AT 2 JAY-KAY PLANTS; WORKERS SELECT NEGOTIATING TEAM WILD RANGER SAVES 6 COLOMBIANS SHIPWRECKED NEAR PANAMA CANAL Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 2 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/b00858ac90433c940e0b5fd33a9c4f92.PDF c61ad0d6e8a4668a2713f599ad46655d PDF Text Text h? •i'l SEAFARERS#LOG ll OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC. GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO $IU Tugmen Strike RR's To Bar Job Cuts SIU-RMD, MEBA, MM&P In Joint Contract Beef -Story On Page 8 US Maritime Unions Set Up Notional Committee On Contract Bargaining Story On Page 2 fight To Profecf Of Runaway; Refers Operator To NLRB Willis Ave., The Bronx, is Anthony Longueira (left) SIU-RMD gen­ eral chairman for; New Haven tugmen. Picket is John SIURMD members, along with those in MEBA and MM&Pf Have struck 11 roads to win contract protecting their jobs. (Story on Page 3:) Story On Page 8 Nominations In, Seafarers Will Vote On 12 Delegates to SlUNA Convention — > Story On Page 2 Outgoing Administration Turns Down Tankers' Bid For '50-50' Oil Imports Story On Page 4 11 41 :1 �73^-1, Pare Tw« SEAFARERS LOG Unmurf, 1961 Sea Unions Set Up Nat'l Contract Body Marlns Officers At Conference NEW YORK—Maritime unions whose collective bargaining contracts cover 90 percent of American-flag shipping on all coasts have announced agreement on a national approach in future contract .negotiations. This move represents the first mutual effort by the nation's waterfront unions for co--* operation on the collective of distributing subsidies, the "dog In the past the operators' associa­ eat dog" procedures within the tions, particularly the American bargaining level. Representatives of eight sea­ shipping industry and the. lack of Merchant Marine Institute, as well going unions have established the support offered by the steamship as various Government agencies National Committee for Maritime industry to domestic ship opera­ had repeatedly singled out the Bargaining to enable them to func­ tors. They also plan to take up ac­ wage issue as the industry's prob­ tion "in full cooperation and with tion against Government competi- lem. Actually, the conference noted, the problems outlined above effective mutual assistance" in con­ dustry. (Continued on page 7) The conference pointed out that tract negotiations. Present at the December 16 conference as ob­ servers and endorsing the commit­ W. S. Kellogg Heft) executive vice-president of the Marine tee's announced purposes and Engineers Beneficial Association, presides at meeting setting policies were representatives of up national bargaining unit of marine unions. Others are J. the ILA, the Office Employees M. Calhoon, center, MESA secretary-treasurer and Captain Union and Local 807 of the Inter­ Charles M. Crooks, MM&P national president. Calhoon and national Brotherhood of Teamsters. Under the agreement setting -up Crooks were named chairman and secretary, respectively, the conference, each union will of the bargaining committee. negotiate on its own wages and conditions and other contract terms with other unions participat­ ing and supporting these negotia­ tions. In addition, the conference, as a whole is piepared to deal with shipowners on a whole range of important maritime issues which go beyond the question of ship­ board wages and hours. Nominations for the posts of convention delegate to the Unions participating in the con­ forthcoming convention of the Seafarers International Union ference were the Marine Engineers of North America closed at noon, yesterday, January 19, 1961. Beneficial .Association, the Masters Mates and Pilots, International Voting on the candidates for-*^— Longshoremen's Association, SIU, the 12 convention posts will beginning Monday, March 13. Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland begin on Monday, January 30, In accordance with the District Waters District; the SIU Pacific 1961 and continue through Friday, constitution, the procedure for District—SUP, MCS and MEOW; February 11, 1961. nomination and the eligibility re­ Radio Officers Union. Staff Officers The delegates were allotted to quirements are the same as those Association, Office Employees In­ the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and for other SIU elective offices. Reg­ Representatives of eight major US maritime unions with more ternational Union, Teamsters Inland Waters District by the ular or special membership meet­ than 70,000 seamen and officers are shown at formation Union, Local 807 representing SIUNA earlier this month on the ings in all ports during the first Meeting of the National Committee for Maritime Bargain­ waterfront trucking operations. basis, of per capita payments to the week of January were notified of The group named Jesse M. Caling. Participating in meeting as members or 'observers were international as of the end of 1960. the opening of nominations, as hoon, national secretary-treasurer representatives of the SIU, SUP, MFOW and MCS; Masters, The convention, held every two were all SIU members by mail at of the MEBA, as chairman of the Mates and Pilots; Marine Engineers, Radio Operators, Inter­ years, will take place at the Hotel their last known home addresses. committee and Charles Crooks, Nominations opened on January national Longshoremen's Ass'n and waterfront Teamsters. La Concha, San Juan, Puerto Rico, national president of the MM&P 11, with any Seafarer able to nomi­ as secretary of the group. W. G. nate himself. Notifications of nomi­ Kellogg, executive vice-president nation and acceptance had to b* of the lilEBA, chaired the meeting. sent by wire to the secretary-treas­ Representing the SIU of NA at urer of the District by midnight, the meeting were President Paul January 16, 1961, and credentials Hall, Flsrt Vice-President Morris had to be submitted by noon, of Weisberger of the SIU Pacific Dis­ January 19. trict, representing the SUP, MCS WASHINGTON--The fight of the coastwise shipping industry for survival met with its A special meeting was held at 11 and MEOW; Cal Tanner and first major success this month as the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the rail­ AM on January 19 in headquarters Claude Simmons of the SIU Atlan­ to elect a six-man rank and file tic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters roads to stop their rate war on the SIU7Contracted Sea-Land Corp. credentials committee, to pass The commission ordered the * : Districts. upon the qualifications of the can­ This same evidenca was pre­ The conference delegates agreed railroads to establish through Now, with the precedent estab­ didates. The credentials committeqr that in light of these other impor­ rates on piggyback services sented to both House and Senate lished that railroad rates must be will report to the membership at tant issues, which vitally affect (trailer on flatcar) which are at investigations earlier this year at higher than water rates to allow a special meeting this afternoon, e e a m e n's livelihood, bargaining least six percent higher than Sea- which SIU President Paul Hall for slower service and the hazards January 20 at 3 PM. could not be limited purely to ship­ Land's rates for the same service. testified as spokesman for the of sea shipping, the stage may be Upon approval of their report board conditions but must include The SIU is tctively engaged in maritime unions. In his testimony set for revival of the coastwise by the membership, voting will all other problems confronting the the campaign to protect domestic trabing the decline of the industry shipping industry. commence on January 30, and the loss of thousands of jobs industry. shipping. for seamen. Hall placed the blame Among the problems which the Further, the commission con­ squarely on the pro-railroad bias of unions intend to deal with on the bargaining table are the practice of ceded the charges made by the the ICC. He accused the ICC of American sponsorship and owner- ship operators, the SIU and other being in collusion with the rails to ahip of runaway shipping, the im­ maritime unions. It agreed the put coastwise shipping out of busi­ pact of automated cargo handling railroad rate reductions were de­ ness. Just recently, the Senate Com­ and possibly automated shipboard signed to "threaten the continued The SIU Inland Boatman The SIU Industrial Worker operations, the practices of sub- operation and thus the continued merce Committee issued a volumi­ —Pages 8, 9 —Page 25 existence, of the coastwise water nous report on the hearings which lion with the private shipping incarrier Industry generally." was highly critical of the ICC's SIU Safety Deportment ^The ICC ruling ir. a case which handling of rail-water competition. SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 7 is three years old, represents a sud­ At about the same time, James —Page 13 den about-turn on the agency's Landis Issued his report on the Jan., 1961 Vol. XXIII, No. 1 part. Up until now it has generally Federal agencies also criticizing SIU Medical Department approved railroad rate reductions ICC practices. (See page 12). The Poci^c Coast Seafarer -Page 19 which both the industry and the The decision, applying to 500 —Pages 22, 23 • • maritime unions charged were de­ Sea-Land rates, and some Seatrain SIU Food, Ship Sanitation signed to break the back of domes­ rates as well, was based on a com­ PAUL HALL, President Dep't —Page 20 The Great Lakes Seafarer tic shipping. mission finding that the steamship > HenBERi BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ —Pages 10, 11 In fact. In its decision, the com­ companies must have a cheaper • MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN AHIHUR, AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT mission cited evidence which had rate than railroads in order to • Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 AMAIEAU, JOHN BRAZIL, Staff Writers. been presented by the mciiitime maintain scrvibe. • The Fisherman and unions and the carriers before both It's generally agreed in the in­ Puhlishea moniTily ai Die headquarters House and Senate hearings. The dustry that had Uie railroads been Cannery Worker A&G Deep Sea Shipping Ot the Seafarers International Union, At' —Page 18 laniic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wcters commission noted that before succcs.sful in this case, they would Report —Page 6 District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, • ' Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. World War II there were 139 have the green light to destroy Second class postage paid at the Post vessels and 19 companies operating what remains of the coastwise Office in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act Shipboard News The Canadian Seafarer in this trade as against two compa­ shipping industry and with it the of Aug. 24, 1912. —Pages 27, 28, 29, 30 —Page 21 nies with a handful of ships—Sea- jobs of Seafarers and other marine Land and Seatrain. workers. Ballot Set On Delegates To SlUNA Convention ICC Throws The Switch: Tells Railroads To Half War On Ships INDEX To Departments SEAFARERS LOG • �gamuaer, INl SEAFARERM Holding The Fort Against Runaway Vf Paff* ThrM L09 51U Tugmen Strike NY Railroads; Hit Proposed Job Cuts NEW YORK—The SIU Railroad Marine Division—along with the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and the Masters, Mates and Pilots—has closed down all marine operations of 11 railroads in the Port of New York. Since January 10, when^ ' lion rail brotherhood members. solution of any of the problems the strike began, its effects confronting the railroad tugmen At present, a committee appointed have spread to other areas and were insisting on eliminating by outgoing Labor Secretary JamesMitchell is studying the entire of railroad operation, lead­ jobs. of manning throughout Instead, the railroads have gone ing to a complete shutdown all out to destroy the jobs of the problem the railroad industry. The SIU and of New York Central and tugmen by demanding a free hand the other .unions in the rail tug Doing his bit to keep the runaway-flag ore carrier Ore Mon­ arch idle in Philadelphia, International Maritime Workers Union picket stands nighttime picket vigil. Pennsylvania. Texas have upheld right to picket runaways. New Haven services in and out of New York City. Joint picketlines were set up when it became apparent that the railroads would not budge from 15-month long opposition to Texas Court Hits Runaway Move To By-Pass NLRB HOUSTON—The International Maritime Workers Union has scored another win in its fight on runaway-flag ships, this time in the Texas courts, Texas Judge Phil Peden of the Texas Judicial Court turned down a petition by the owners of the Atlantic Robin, a Liberlan-flag runaway ship here, to bar an IMWU picketline. in were set up on December 29 and forced to join the so-called "Global In his decision. Judge Peden were respected by the longshore­ Seamen's Union" after they had referred to another landmark rul­ ing in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court concerning the IMWU picketing of the runaway-flag Ore Monarch in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the picketing could not be enjoined because a labor dispute was involved which should be taken to the National Labor Re­ lations Board. Referred to NLRB Consequently, Judge Peden held that the Texas state courts also lacked jurisdiction and referred the operator to the NLRB. Picket lines on the Atlantic Rob- Al Stansbury Dies; Served In Baltimore BALTIMORE—Flaye "Al" Stans­ bury, one of the long-time mem­ bers of the Seafarers International Union and an official of the Union ' here for many years, died Jan­ uary 12. Stansbury, who was at various times dispatcher and patrolman in Baltimore for many years, died of a cerebral CfMnckiinf ' hemorrhage at Stansbury church Home and Hospital. Services were held January 16 at Cook's Funeral Home here. Born July 8, 1903, he joined the Union in Baltimore on March 8, 1939, shortly after the founding of the SIU. He sailed In the engine department as deck engineer and carried Book S-22. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Stansbury of Baltimore. men and other harbor crafts. The Atlantic Robin is one of four ships which were transferred foreign under the trade-out and build gimmick set up by the Fed­ eral Maritime Board in 1957. The company operates one supertanker under the American flag. Ore Monarch Tied Up Meanwhile the tie-up continues on the Ore Monarch in Philadel­ phia. In an effort to break the deadlock, the stevedoring firm has sued the longshoremen's union and other waterfront unions, charging a secondary boycott un­ der the Taft-Hartley Law. The operator has been unload­ ing other ore ships at non-union terminals In Baltimore and having the ore transshipped to the Fairless Workers of United States Steel. However, the Ore Monarch has been unable to move since it was tied up since October 1. Crewmembers of the ship had been signed IMWU pledge cards. SIU Makes Merry Yule to fire men at will. The roads have refused to write a manning scale into the contract which would maintain the existing status quo, even though at previous fact-find­ ing hearings they had conceded that the manning was not an issue and that they were perfectly con­ tent to continue with the present manning practices. As the LOG went to press, pick­ eting by the SIU-RMD, MEBA and MM&P was extended to over 100 railroad locations in the five boroughs of New York. In addition, Penn Station was being picketed around the clock and the lines ex­ tended into northern New York State and into Connecticut. The shutdown of the New York Central was so complete that even its main switch­ board was unable to operate when 600 telephone operators refused to cross the picketline. The railroads' campaign against the jobs of the tugmen was ap­ parently based on the idea of establishing a precedent which they hope to use against one mil­ field expressed willingness to negotiate the manning issue once the Mitchell Commission brings in Its recommendations, but the rail­ roads insisted on getting the unilateral right to destroy jobs. As a result, the unions had no alternative but to take strike ac­ tion when the deadline came on January 10. The strike apparatus went into action promptly and pickets were placed on a round-the-clock basis at more than 75 railroad marine installations throughout New York harbor. Members of all of the other rail­ road crafts—trainmen, railroad telegraphers, switchmen, railway clerks, members of the Transport Workers Union, Sheet Metal Work­ ers and office employees all ex­ pressed support. The strike had the full support of Joint Couacil No. 16 of the Teamsters, whose president, John J. O'Rourke, an­ nounced that the picketline would be fully respected by Teamster members. As a result, the New York Cen(Continued on page 9) More than 3,000 Christmas din-, ners were served to Seafarers and their families In SIU ports' last month. While there were many members drydocked in USPHS or private hospitals who were unable to enjoy the holiday at home, each of these Seafarers received a $25 Christmas bonus and a carton of cigarettes along with their usual ANTWERP—The International Transportworkers Federa­ weekly hospital' benefit. Those Seafarers on the special tion has called a meeting of its Seafarers Section during the disability list were not left out week of January 23 to take up charge made by the National either. Each received a $25 holiday Union of Seamen of Great bonus a practice which has been traditional for a good many years. Britain against the SIU Cana­ Lakes and Seaway trade are abl* Total bonus payments amounted to dian District. SIUNA Presi­ to use the British fiag freely be­ some $9,000 -plus the cost of cig­ dent Paul Hall and Canadian Dis­ cause there are no restrictions in arettes. trict Secretary - Treasurer Hal Canadian law as to the domestic Banks will represent the SIU at trades. The problem has become the meeting. particularly acute since the devel­ The meeting is an outgrowth of opment of the Labrador iron mines the practice of US and Canadian and the port of Seven Isles by ship operators in registering their American and Canadian financiers. ships under British or British col­ The ore boats placed in this trade ony flags and hiring British or are mostly British fiag. West Indian seamen to man them. As a result, British registry has become the major runaway flag for Canadian ship operations. The charge by the British union is an outgrowth of the dispute over this In order to keep Union rec­ practice. ords up to date and to fullyIn January, 1959, Banks reached protect Seafarer's rights to an agreement with Sit Thomas welfare and other benefits, it is Yates, head of the National Union important that all ship's dele­ of Seamen, recognizing the Cana­ gates mail a complete SIU crew dian SIU's right to organize and list in to headquarters after the represent crews of Canadian ships sign on. The crew lists are in Canadian waters, no matter particularly valuable in an what flag they might fly. However, emergency when it's necessary the British union has never hon­ to establish seatime eligibility ored the agreement. The SIU dele­ for benefits on the part of a gation intends to thrash this whole Seafarer, or a member of his subject at the forthcoming ITF family, particularly if he should meeting. be away at sea at the time. To fight this practice, the SIU Crew list forms are being These two pickets were among those who hung up the Liberand other maritime unions have mailed to all ships with this ian-flag Atlantic Robin, a former American-flag carrier set up the Great Lakes Conference issue of the LOG and can be which has been transferred foreign. Owners also operate of the Maritime Trades Depart­ obtained from Union patfoimen ships under American flag, clearly establishing the American ment. in any port. nature of their operations. US and Canadian operators in the ITF Meeting Next Week On Brftish Flag Issue Mail Crew Lists To Union Office �Page FOOT SEAFARERS LOG LOG To Carry Series; Captain ViiUiams To Discuss Ship Management Problems (Ed. note: The SEAFARERS LOG presents here the first of a series of articles written by Captain Milton Williams, formerly vice-president and operating manager of Bull Lines. Captain Williams retired last year after 41 years of service with the company. He is now serving as a free-lance management con­ sultant. Because of his years o/f experience at all levels of the in-, it Is a good Idea for a labor organl- first article is to list some of the dustry, coming up "out of the jation to acquaint. Its members matters I will discuss. These mat­ hawse pipe" and the fact that he with the viewpoint of management ters should be of interest to sea­ is Qualified to present an inde­ on these issues. men as well as to management. I pendent management viewpoint on It is my considered opinion that don't expect that seamen will agree shipping matters, the LOG has ar one should know with all I will present here, but ranged to hdve Captain Williams they should be familiar with an­ the problems con­ do a series on all of the activities fronting other point of view on the Issues. both that go into the operations of -I would like to make It. clear that maritime unions American-flag shipping. the views expressed here are my and maritime The LOG believes that these management in own and do not reflect the opinion articles will be informative and of order to evalu­ or outlook of any shipping com­ Interest as they will deal with the ate all the factors pany. I am presently not con­ problehis of the industry in which affecting s h i pnected with any particular manage­ Seafarers make their living. Be­ ping. ment and my major concern is the cause of the complexity of ship proper development of the Ameri­ Typical of the problems today. Captain Williams can merchant marine from which I Williams will be able to cast light, from the subjects which I have gained a very good livelihood. management side, on the nature will covef- in these discussions are I believe that this is the first time costs of ship operations, including a labor organization has ever called of some of these issues.) all phases, such as insurance, ter­ on a management representative to By Captain Milton Williams minal operations, overhead and de­ present his views in a labor publi­ The operation of the American preciation, the impact of foreign cation. This however, is consistent merchant marine today is a chal­ competition and similar matters. with the latest policy advocated by Each of these topics in itself the Government of the United lenge because of severe problems of cost, competition and changing must be developed separately in States, namely, improved relations patterns of world trade. I believe some detail. My purpose in this between management and labor. Reject Tanker Plea For Oil '50-50' WASHINGTON — In one of its last official actions, the Eisenhower Administration turned down the petition of US independent tanker operators for a 50-50 quota on US oil Imports. The petition, pending for several months, had been supported by the SlU and all other maritime unions. The rejection of the petition The OCDM had previously re­ ing that the runaways are available oil imports on the ground to the US for emergency purposes. came at the same time that stricted of national security. It based its This is the line which has been Government agencies such as the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Commerce were under orders to make greater use of American-flag ships to stem the outflow of US dollars. One of the big areas of outflow is in the oil transport field where foreign-flag and runaway-flag ships carry virtually all of the nation's oil imports. Leo A. Hoegh, head of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, rejected the petition which had been pending for more than a year. ruling on the need for adequate dontestic oil production to supply the US in the event of an emer­ gency. Tanker operators had asked for a similar ruling so as to assure the United States an adequate Amei-ican - flag tanker fleet. They had pointed out that runaway-flag tankers could not be relied on in an emergency, a claim which has been substantiated in recent months by the activities of the runaways in accepting Russian oil charters. Hoegh disputed that, claim­ used in the past by the Eisenhower Administration in justifying the runaway-flag registries. Oil Companies Opposed The petition had been submitted by the Joint Committee for Amer­ ican-flag Tankers and the Commit­ tee of American Tanker Owners Inc. It was violently opposed by the major oil companies, who oper­ ate their offshore tankers under foreign flags, and by the An>erican Merchant Marine Institute, which technically represents the interests of American-flag shipping. NEW ORLEANS HALL SHAPING UP With a tentative completion date set for mid-February, the new hall in New Or­ leans is receiving its finishing touches. At left, LOG art editor Bernard Seaman works on mural depicting history of sea­ men's union movement. Mural, section of which is shown below, is 140-foot continuous strip covering union activity from earliest days to present. LABOB 'ROUND THE WOBI,!]! LATIN AMERICA CONTINUES TO BE THE SCENE of crucial con­ flict between trade unions and pro-Communist organizations. The blf prizes at stake are the governments of several, Latin American coun­ tries who, if they could be swung into the Castro-Khrushchev orbit^ would pose a distinct threat to the security of the United States. The latest crisis took place in Venezuela last month when pro-Castro groups set off a series of riots and InsurrecUons in an effort to over­ throw the government of Romulo Betancourt. Venezuela, of course, would be a big prize for the Communists since it is the major oil pro­ ducer of the western hemisphere outside of the US. A key item in the pro-Castro planning was a call for general strike. The strike was a miserable failure and a period of relative calm has returned to the country. The reason for the failure of the move was the staunch opposition of ORIT, the regional affiliate of the Interna­ tional Confederation of Trade Unions, as well as of the Venezuelan Confederation of Labor. As a result of the disturbances, the confed­ eration is now purging its ranks of pro-Communist and pro-Castro elements. ^ % t, SIMILARLY IN CUBA ITSELF, the labor movement is supplying the flrst indications of open opposition to the Castro regime. Spearhead­ ing the protests was the Cuban electrical workers union. JSeveral thousand union members paraded through the streets of Havana shout­ ing "Cuba, yes—Russia, no," attacking Communist control of the Cuban government. As a result, the leaders of the union have been arrested or forced to flee to friendly embassies for asylum. Never­ theless, it's freely-predicted that the opposition will continue, particu­ larly since.it has been led by individuals who were close associates of Castro in the "24th of July" movement. Meanwhile, it has been announced that David Salvador, former general secretary of the Cuban labor federation, has been arrested and imprisoned while trying to flee the country. Salvador was the first general secretary under Castro in 1959, but was kicked out after opposing Communist seizure of the labor movement. tit THE LATEST EDITION OF THE POLISH TRADE UNION news­ paper received at the SIU's New York headquarters, boasts about the improvements it has won for Polish workers. The key fact that em­ erges from the Communist union's statement is that minimum wages in' nationalized industries were raised from 500 to 600 zlotys a month. Since the zloty trades on the free market in Nev/ York at $1.35 to 100, it means that the minimum "wage" negotiated by the Communist un­ ion is worth $8.10 per month. That isn't all. The Communist union notes also: "all workers and employees earning up to 850 zlotys per month were fully exempt from the payment of all taxes on earnings." Since 850 zlotys amount to $11.47, or $137.70 per year, it means that the Polish Income tax starts at that figure. • ' 4. 4.- 4. * RAILWAYMEN IN CANADA ARE HAVING THEIR PROBLEMS as a result of the abandonment of passenger services and the introduc­ tion of automation techniques in train operation and repair. The rail­ way unions have suggested to the Canadian government that a pro­ gram of severance pay and retraining should be set up for the dis­ placed workers. They are also critical of the haste with which the rail­ roads are abandoning pssenger services without making any effort to attract customers. Neglect of maintenance and equipment is another sore point. The railwaymen are in a particularly rough spot because unemployment in Canada is more severe than in the United States from a percentage point of view and the displaced railroad workers are having a tough go finding substitute jobs. t 4. WITH THF GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE JAPANESE ECONOMY, Japanese workers are finally beginning to escape from the traditional "coolie wages" that are typical in Asik. Not that they are getting up to western standards yet, not by a long shot, but they are making considerable gains. "Business Week" recently reported that a survey of 252 industrial companies showed wage increases of just under 10 percent from July, 1959, to July, 1960. The average monthly wage of these firms is $72.14, about $17 a week which the magazine characterized as "still incredibly low by Western standards." The magazine notes that Japanese trade unions have organized about half of the industrial work force of 15 million and that the unions have been effective and militant in many instances. One of the advantages gained by the unions in the fight for decent standards is the relative shortage of labor resulting from a planned program of birth control. Japan, with 93 million inhabitants in an area roughly the size of Cali­ fornia, has encouraged restrictions on family size, with the result that not as many h ?nds are competing in the labor market as formerly. i t 4. 4# i 4 TRADE UNIONS IN CHILE have affiliated with the International Confederation of Trade Unions for the first time. The action was taken by the National Confederation of Workers of Chile at its first con­ stitutional convention in Santiago. Representatives of several other Chilean workers groups, including the sugar workers, saltpeter miners and maritime workers were present at the convention and indicated that they would join the national confederation. The convention re­ jected an effort by two delegates to go on record as expressing soli­ darity with the Castro regjme in Cuba. www-m. THE REVALUATION OF THE RUSSIAN RUBLE pretty well sub­ stantiates what was said in the SEAFARERS LOG in November about the wages of Russian workers. The November LOG noted that while the Russians -list the ruble at four to the dollar, the US Department of Commerce considers ten to the dollar a reasonable rate. Now the Russians themselves have confirmed this rate by declaring they are setting up a new ruble worth ten old rubles and that the new ruble will trade for slightly more than the value of the US dollar. Under the ten to the dollar ratio, the pay of an entry rating in the Soviet mer­ chant marine is $55 a month, of a first-class oiler, $70 a month, less than, the scale paid on most runaway-flg ships. It remains to be seen what the ruble will actually turn out to be worth on the world market. �JaniMiT, If 81 SEAFARERS —TTTTz't'sr^:. DOXXAB 3 -WORT™ LOG Page Firm Baltimore, Phlliy iWembers At January Meetings taror'm, GttW.e 4<» B«»»e.r Mnyiagl By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS TKe 'Diet In A Bottle' Fad •y /i - Already there are over 75 different brands of measured-calorie, liqufd-diet preparations on the market. They seii for anywhere from 89 cents to $1.59 for a day's supply. You can buy either a powder to be mixed with water, or a liquid. They're being sold by drug stores, supermarkets, department stores and discount houses. New brands are coming on the market every week. Advertising Age, trade magazine, estinrates that about $20 million a year is being spent to advertise the liquid-diet products. Business experts consider the liquid diets the hottest promotional item since /I-' •• • ' chlorophyl. • ••?•"• •••I • pWh. In.this latest diet fad, food and drug manufacturers have struck it really rich. In less than a year the price of shares in the Mead John­ son Co., who first introduced the Seafarers in the ports of Philadelphia (above, left) and Baltimore were snapped by a photog­ liquid diet, jumped from $60 to rapher during the course of their regular membership meetings last month. Several members $164 as speculators raced to get on in each port hit deck for discussion. the profit bandwagon. No wonder. As nearly as we can figure it, the Oit E'lT^OSr—I j' /I " 1 actual retail value of the ingredin \; /l 6 Kyi 'n these liquid diets Is 30-40 cents. »• In case you've been In hiding from advertisers and sellers, the liquid diets provide a pre-measured Intake of 900 calories a day if you drink one glass of the preparation SAN JUAN—A new SiU clinic to service Seafarers and their families is scheduled to In place of each of your regular open here a short distance from the SIU hall in Santurce. The opening of the clinic reflects meals, plus a glass at bedtime. The sellers claim that this Is "weight the considerable success of the SIU Medical Department's program to upgrade the health —— control made easy and pleasant." and well-being of Seafarers-t The basic ingredient of the liquid diets is skim milk, plus ill various and their families. thorough check-up at least once a Baltimore hall which will be of cases, soya flour, some whole milk, yeast and a few other food in­ The program has succeeded year, and as often as four times a great convenience to SIU men and gredients, plus sweeteners, flavoring, and enough added vitamins and to such a degree that several major year, they no longer feel the need their families. Similarly, the new minerals to provide a sufficient anmunt of the known vitamins and shipping companies have given up to conduct their own exams. hall in New Orleans will also have minerals. . the long-standing practice of re­ A key element in this change as a clinic facility on the premises. We figure that a day's supply of a typical liquid diet contains about quiring physical examinations of far as Seafarers are concerned, is The key to the success of th« four cents worth of vitamins and minerals, plus 20-25 cents of skimmed Seafarers signing on their ships. that they no longer have to put up clinic lies in its program of thor­ milk and other Ingredients. Knowing that all Seafarers get a with the inconsiderate treatment ough head-to-toe physical check­ For example, you can buy private-brand multi-vitamin capsules for which they have suffered at the ups including such complete and only three cents each. They provide almost as much of the same hands of company doctors in the costly services as urineanalysis, vitamins and minerals as a day's supply of a liquid diet at a typical past. blood tests, x-ray, electrocardio­ $1.19. Skim milk, the other major ingredient, is a valuable, highObviously, the companies drop­ graph and, for dependents of Sea­ protein" food which is also rich in minerals and B vitamins. A typical ping their own exams feel that farers, gynecological and pediatric measured-calorie diet product provides the equivalent of a double-rich the clinic exams are far more examinations as well. If purchased glass of skim milk plus the other ingredients, for each meal. But the WASHINGTON—A decline In thorough than the minimum check­ separately in the private medical whole day's supply of double-rich skim miik can be bought in powder the output of coal and a deficit in ups which the company doctors can market, such examinations could form for about 17 cents. pension reserves has led to a $25 a conduct. Other companies still fol­ cost anywhere from $45 and up. Excessive Price For Skim Milk month slash In the pensions of re­ low the practice of conducting Since this examination is avail­ Even dairymen are protesting that the liquid diets charge excessive tired soft coal miners. The United their own exams, particularly in able to wives, dependent parents prices for what the Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative called Mine Workers Welfare and Retire­ smaller ports which do not have and children of Seafarers, and "trumped-up" skim milk with a few other ingredients and a vitamin- ment Fund announced the reduc­ SIU clinic facilities. since few people would go through mineral supplement. The new Puerto Rico clinic such a costly series unless they tion from $100 a month to $75 a .Like all fad foods, the price started at a high $1.59 and is now down month effective February. should be open on or about Feb­ were definitely ill, its preventive to as little as 89 cents in private brands. But before embarking on a There are about 65,000 coal ruary 1. Located at 1856 Fernandez value is clear. cut-rate liquid diet, it would be a money saver, as well as a nutrition miners now In retirement on Juncos, the clinic is completely In several areas, the clinic pro­ and health precaution, to consult a doctor. He can make up a diet of monthly pensions financed by a equipped with examining rooms, gram has demonstrated its ability ordinary foods that you can prepare at a cost of 50-60 cents a day. Or 40-cent per ton operators' contribu­ x-ray facilities, laboratory, electro­ to improve the over-all health of If he approves of the liquid diet, as some doctors have, at least you tion to the Welfare Fund. cardiograph, reception room and Seafarers. It has helped cut the in­ will be taking it under medical supervision. It's best to consult a doctor Over the last two years, because doctor's office. cidence of tuberculosis among SIU to make sure you're in good health before going on any diet of less of the decline in fund income, it The clinic will function in the men far below its previous rate than 1,200 calories. Not everyone is able to go on that kind of diet. has paid out $30 million more than same manner as the Welfare Plan and has made possible more rapid You may, for example, have a heart or kidney condition requiring it's taken in. clinics in Stateside ports serving cures by early detection of tuber­ special care. Union employment in the coal as a diagnostic and examination culosis symptoms. Similarly incipi­ US Agriculture Department nutrition experts advise that the surest fields is now around 250,000, with center for Seafarers and their de­ ent cases of diabetes, arthritis, her­ and safest way to take off weight, and keep it off, is to plan low-calorie one old-time miner in retirement pendents. nias in their early stages, heart The clinic program started in ailments and high blood pressure, menus based on foods you normally eat. Plenty of variety is important for every four working. The un­ to insure well-balanced nourishment. The fact Is, not all the vitamins usual heavy load is due to the fact April, 1957, with the opening of overweight and related condition! in food have yet been discovered. Thus it's not entirely safe to rely that the coal fields at one time the Brooklyn facility. Since then, have all been detected in early even on preparations to which all known vitamins have been added. employed more than 600,000 men, clinics have been opened in Balti­ stages so that prompt remedial ac­ The pension costs are by far the more, Mobile and Houston as well. tion could be taken by the US Pub­ The trouble with crash diets, say the Government nutritionists, is that people who try them soon return to their old eating habits, and largest item of the fund's expense, The Baltimore clinic is now in the lic Health Service or by family running almost $80 million a year. process of being moved into the physicians. the unwanted pouflds soon return too. But a well-balance(} diet built around ordinary foods helps you learn new food habits which you can continue after the desired weight reduction is reached. A well-balanced diet includes daily choices from four basic food groups; milk products; meat or meat alternates like eggs, fish, poultry; fruits and vegetables; breads and cereals. Another big food fad currently is honey and vinegar. This is not so much a diet fad as a health fad. This mixture is recommended as a panacea for almost every ailment, in a best-selling book called "Folk Medicine." Recently the Food & Drug Administration seized 5,000 cases of a honey-nnd-vinegar "tonic" called "Honegar" because the advertising for it was based o.i claims made in this book. Medical spokesman say there is nothing in honey or vinegar to support the claims made by the book for health or curative value, the Coniell University food and nutrition department reports. It isn't even necessary to eat seaweed to be sure of good health. The Government also recently seized shipments of sea-kelp pills promoted as cure-all, including claims it would prevent hardening of the arteries and other diseases,'and even strengthen your will power. The Texmar ICalmar), with a deckload of lumber, ran aground onto a mudflat in Gray's Har­ The more serious problem Is that—as this department has been bor, Wash. All hands were taken off the ship safely. It was decided not to salvage the ship warning for the past,.12 years—many families spend heavy money for self-prescribed food supplements and vitamin products without a after she settled into the mud and a erack developed. The Army Corps of Engineers is dis­ medical determination that they need them. posing of the hulk. ^ SlU Clinics Program Successful; New Facility Set In San Juan UMVi Cuts Pension Texmar Runs Aground — Seafarers Saved �Pace Sis SEAFARERS LOG Inuury, Uil SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District) December 1 Through December 31, 1960 The traditional pattern of hot shipping before and dur­ ing the holiday season was again in evidence in December, 1960. The total of jobs shipped shot up by 500 over the November figure, 2,898 as against 2,394 in the latter month. Oddly enough, the increases showed up across the board in all seniority classes. Normally, class A shipping shows a minor increase or stands still during the holiday season as the "A" men pile off the ships. This year, class A shipping totals went up from 1,451 to 1,573. However, as is to be expected, the percentage in­ creases in "B" and "C" shipping were greater than the previous month, with class "B" men getting 864 berths compared to 639 in November, and "C" shipping going up from 304 to 461. The class C men took just slightly under 16 jobs of-every 100 shipped. They took most of the berths In Seattle, 129 in all in that port. Ship Activity Shipping calls were up in the payoff category, with 133 against 115 in November, but sign ons and in-transits dropped off. The most active ports were New York with 88 vessels, Houston with 71 and Baltimore with 39. New Orleans led thje sign on list with 12 followed by eight each in New York and Seattle and seven in Mobile. Those eight Seattle sign ons undoubtedly accounted for the heavy load of "C" card shipping in that port. Class A on-the-beach totals, 2,778, were actually less than the total number of jobs shipped during the month, which indicates a very healthy shipping outlook for men with top seniority ratings. Similarly, the total of "B" jobs shipped exceeded the class B on-the-beach figures. However, January and February are normally the dull­ est months as far as job activity is concerned, so these figures will probably look less favorable at the end of next month's report. fay Sign IB Off* Oni Irani. TOTAt Boiton 4 1 New York.... 37 8 Philadelphia.. 10 5 iaitimore .... 1i 4 Norfolk 4 3 — JochsoHvllla ... -4 Miami 1 1 Mobile 12 . 7 NewOrleoM.. 14 12 Houfton 9 4 Wilmington .. — — Son FraBclMO.. 4 3 Seattle ....« 14 8 TOTALS .... 133 58 10 43 13 15 13 29 9 11 33 58 12 13 '4 15 88 28 39 20 33 11 30 41 71 12 .20 24 243 454 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Realstered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP OROUP_ S ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 S ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 1 2 2 8 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 2 S ALL 1 S ALL 2 6 4 21 — 3 7 — 4 3 2 1 2 5 12 2 4 __ 7 4 11 6 35 21 8 4 4 s 47 39 76 27 148 4 17 26. 69 23 131 8 8 21 45 37 1 12 12 25 131 37 25 193 81 179 42 302 65 5 23 37 10 13 45 — 6 15 8 36 2 25 4 17 12 8 6 25 i 7 1 9 36 25 70 13 9 25 7 45 0 3 4 1 83 4 58 26 89 3 21 33 54 23 49 11 9 13 24 40 1 1 89 40 1 130 34 82 17 133 3 24 41 68 _ 8 6 5 5 11 5 19 — 2 1 10 8 1 4 2 11 4 4 11 11 4 26 14 23. 5 42 3 4 12 19 3 5 3 8 1 6 29 1 1 3 2 6 17 1 3 5 1 2 5 8 8 8 21 9 5 22 4 35 1 3 5 1 __ — — — — — — — — — — 3 —. 2 1 3 1 4 1 1 — 5 6 13 26 — 26 10 49 — 1 4 7 13 6 6 1 1 2 26 6 2 34 36 53 14 103 3 8 5 49 34 60 22 116 4 37 68 22 127 -7 21 21 18 23 45 1 10 8 19 116 45 19 180 70 118 25 213 40 5 15 20 86 51 42 85 21 157 98 23 163 1 51 34 5 42 47 94 3 8 10 21 157 94 21 272 36 38 22 96 7 14 11 32 6 — 7 15 — 2 7 9 • 1 7 7 1 1 5 6 12 _ 3 3 7 3 12 22 12 11 1 24 8 5 13 16 18 39 2 4 13 19 9 2 27 1 18 3 3 11 15 1 2 3 27 15 3 45 21 22 5 48 0 14 1 4 21 35 64 1 15 13 29 12 24 40 3 8 4 15 14 32 4 30 22 56 40 32 56 128 23 27 4 54 8 4 12 239 441 125 I 805 20 144 167 331 203 352 100 655 33 128 165 326 12 69 70 1 151 655 326 151 11132 355 624 155 11134 25 109 155 1 289 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A ' •R a Port Boston New York Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami AVlSalllA . •«••*••••• Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS - Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 3 ALL 2 1 2 3 ALL — 6 — 7 1 2 1 1 1 6 — 4 1 3 1 2 3 1 4 6 13 3 4 8 1 7 — 2 3 1 , 86 21 133 5 26 26 23 54 23 73 17 113 2 26 19 47 20 113 11 9 47 20 180 41 141 25 207 60 5 30 25 — 36 — 29 7 9 8 6 3 22 34 4 15 4 19 __ 4 8 12 34 65 19 12 36 30 6 93 4 79 63 11 40 3 5 22 16 2 26 38 2 9 47 2 26 19 16 19 38 1 47 19 104 9 86 12 107 54 2 27 25 1 • 10 — 7 2 1 3 4 1 13 • 2 1 10 2 5| 1 2 4 4 13 5 4 22 7 23 13 3 11 7 4 2 15 — 12 1 6 3 9 — 8 — 8 — 6 4 2 2 2 4 8 6 18 2 11 — 4 8 1 3 6 9 1 o 1. • 3 4 2 2 3 2 — 2 34 2 26 6 12 7 19. 1 17 12 4 20 11 9 3 4 17 20 41 12 65 50 1 4 3 13 8 5 17 49 10 . 76 — 25 21 46 ^ 13 70 13 96 3 48 6 27 18 10 21 96 5 48 21 165 41 83 9 133 1 33 21 55 21 68 11 100 45 43 3 91 20 67 10 97 45 36 3 84 3 20 5 28 97 84 28 209 36 83 40 7 5 18 10 33 2 10 1 13 — 7 5 12 2 6 4 9 2 11 1 8 6 6 8 25 3 18 1 11 13 2 7 4 12 1 6 30 40 4 8 6 15 4 1 19 5 28 ' 1 5 — 6 1 3 5 28 1 6 5 39 8 41 52 3 5 6 12 1 8 39 2 49 1 13 7 21 7 35 3 45 .1 , 19 , 10 30 3 21 13 37 45 30 37 112 5 26 33 2 6 5 12 1 92 427 75 !1 594 13 174 136 r323 83 350 68 1 501 14 189 123 326 16 92 58 166 501 326 166 1 993 164 541 74 1 779 17 149 117 1 283 STEWARD DEPARTMENT % Porf boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville WA• n 4Miaml Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington..; San Francisco Seattle I ;i .1 1 TOTALS Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A •_ GROUP 1 2 — 1 40 18 10 6 16 13 10 2 6 4 — — 18 10 33 14 44 14 "5 2 14 4 21 10 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B S GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 2 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 — — ... 1 — 3 3 2 2 5 3 — 10 1 2 3 2 5 2 2 8 —— 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 60 118 1 6 25 32 25 83 34 7 51 16 83 1 1 14 34 16 133 89 42 109 240 5 1 33 60 9 46 — 30 1. 14 10 11 11 6 8 25 1 8 25 18 19 . 1 7 52 12 19 8 5 11 28 9 9 51 1 22 4 16 21 16 7 12 35 1 25 3 14 35 74 37 89 2 2 9 25 14 18 34 4 20 35 7 26 — 3 15 — 4 4 4 2 6 1 10 1 6 17 17 28 1 9 1 10 6 1 5 4 7 12 4 14 3 6 6 — 1 2 3 7 1 6 7 11 9 27 12 9 3 7 11 5 4 21 '4 1 5 1 — _ __ — — .... 4 4 — 8 -2 1 5 1 3 4 — 24 • 25 53 — 24 13 1 15 29 9 2 2 29 40 37 2 20 48 105 9 9 26 26 90 1 43 38 29 1 36 12 56 97 31 1 2 26 29 97 4 27 31 29 157 55 12 128 195 1 3 36 40 84 7 26 5 42 54 36 13 21 70 4 19 70 3 37 44 5 47 5 1 13 44 19 133 14 15 18 31 9 17 ___ 6 13 3 3 1 3 4 6 10 2 2 4 2 4 8 22 1 3 4 .. 37 — 19 6 4 2 4 4 13 21 2 4 21 4 31 20 3 6 ___ 6 1 4 4 20 44 1 6 1 8 18 49 4 1 13 18 .18 4 11 33 3 36 33 5 16 5 26 24 36 93 11 30 24 5 4 15 9 9 20 182 I 220 165 US ' ~97 244 1 5591 18 55 197 1 417 12 19 181 j1 212 17 14 113 I 144 417 212 144 1 773 318 138 429 1 865 20 36 189 11 249 • 1 —• SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD __ GRAND TOTALS GROUP 123 ALL 239 441 125 | 805 92 427 75 | 594 218 97 244 | 559 549 965 444 11958 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 2 3 20 144 167 1 331 203 352 100 13 174 136 1 323 83 350 68 18 '20 182 r220 165 55 197 51 338 485 | 874 451 757 365 ALL 1 655 1 501 1 417 11573 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 33 128 165 326 12 69 70 151 655 326-151 |1132 355 625 155 |1134 92 58 166 501 326 166 1 993 164 541 74 1 779 14 189 123 326 16 12 19 181 212 17 14 113 144 417 212 144 1 773 318 138 409 1 865 59 336 469 864 45' 175 241 461 1573 864 461 12898 837 1303 638 i2778i GROUP 12 3 25 109 1S5 17 149 117 20 36 189 62 294 461 ALL 1 289 1 283 1r245 {1 817 �•*.; Saam, IMl SEAFARERS Tage Seven LOG Transeastern Hauls Record Cargo J<N» Alcinc, Safety Director Inflatable LIferafts: Shipboard Need? Three major disasters w^ch took place during the Christmas holiday season have pointed up several important issues having a bearing on shipboard safety. One was the collision and crash of two airplanes oyer New York which resulted in the loss of 134 lives. As the subsequent testimony has shown, the crash arose out of the difficulty of spacing planes in the air near congested terminals. This is a problem which confronts the ship­ ping industry at all times in congested harbors and is pTobably respon­ sible for the largest number of major ship casualties—witness the case of the Alcoa Corsair as an example. Clearly, as the air crash shows, a great deal has to be done in the area of developing guides to navigation which would make it possible for planes—or ships—rto know exactly where they are in relation to other planes or vessels in a congested area. The second Incident was the fire aboard the aircraft carrier Con­ stellation in the Brooklyn Navy Yard which took the lives of 50 construc­ tion workers. It would appear, looking in from the outside, that this accident could have been avoided if those in charge had read and followed their own Navy Safety Procedures as outlined in "Changes In US Navy Safety Precautions" (OPNAV 34 PI). Closer to home and the safety of Seafarers was the third accident which involved the NMU tanker Pine Ridge. This vessel broke in two off Cape Hattaras with the loss of seven lives. Chances are that the real reason for the loss of this vessel will never be known. After all the Coast Guard findings are in, it will still be guesswork. One of the crewmembers testified that the vessel was a rustbucket which was not properly maintained. However, there are many old rustbuckets sailing today which encounter equally-difficult conditions at sea but do not break in half. There was also a question as to whether this tanker was properly ballasted for this time of year. Whatever the reasons for this accident, there are some precautions which could be" taken in situations such as these which would help crewmembers get off such a ship in safety. For example, the men lost in this accident were up forward on the bow section and did not have access to any lifeboats. The stern section remained afloat, but, as wit­ nesses testified, the lifeboats could not be launched. Clearly, in a situation of this kind, it would help a great deal if crewmembers were provided with self-inflating rubber liferafts of the type already approved by the Coast Guard. Then, in the event of an accident, these men would have a chance at survival. There are many ships in which men sleep aft and lifeboats are midships. On such vessels, the rubber rafts could saVe many lives. While we are all working to cut down on accidents in the first in­ stance, it is realistic to expect that accidents and disasters will take place and that safety precautions of the kind mentioned above are always of great value. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG). Don't Watch The Birdie SlU-manned SS Transeastern is shown before leaving Portland, Oregon, for Poland with rec­ ord cargo, 38,000 deadweight tons of barley. Vessel is one of many supertankers carrying dry cargo. (Photo from "Portland Reporter," labor-owned newspaper). SEATTLE — The SlU-manned tanker Transeastern set a record of sorts when it left this port with 1,773,000 bushels of barley enroute to Poland. It was probably the largest singla grain cargo ever carried by a US-flag vessel. The Transeastern's cargo •f load amounted to 38,000 dead­ 000 bushels of corn for Uruguay supertankers in the grain-carrying of Baton Rouge, La., last spring trade, plus the conversion of T-2s weight tons and was described out and spent a month unloading in to bulk carriers, reflects the plight by the shipper as the equivalent of 900 railroad freight carloads. Most of the load was taken on in Portland, Oregon, and Longview, Wash., before topping off at Seattle. Surpasses Record With this load the Transeastern surpassed record loadings by two other SIU manned supertankers. The National Defender took 1,614,- An SlU Ship Is A Safe Ship of the US-flag tanker fleet. Th« Office of Civil and Defense Mo­ bilization has turned down a re­ quest by the independent tanker operators for a quota system on oil imports to the United States which would have given thes» ships an opportunity to participate in the oil trade for which they were designed. (See story on page 4.) 'Save The Boneyard Ubertys\ Wartime Ship Officials Urge WASHINGTON—Two officials of the old War Shipping Administration in World War II have sharply questioned the Maritime Administration's policy of scrapping most of the reserve fleet Liberlys. Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, who was head of the WSA, and Gran­ ville Conway, his successor, • both have declared that the the event of an International crisis. based on plans to upgrade the re­ Libertys should be main­ Up until now, the Maritime Ad­ serve fleet by having the operators tained as an emergency reserve in ministration has scrapped over 300 ships, with another 1,200 still re­ maining in the various reserve an­ chorages. The agency expects to scrap about 1,000 of these on a long-range basis. (Continued from page 2) At first, the MA wag accepting were of great Importance In re­ bids of $70,000 and up for the ves­ solving the industry's difficulties It took the AMMI to task for sels, but recently, in an effort to failure to defend the interests of speed up the scrapping program, domestic shipping, unsubsidized it has dropped the minimum bid. steamship companies and tanker As a result the wartime ships are independents, while going aU out going for as little as $45,000 each. Ironically, some of the ships are on behalf of the runaway flags. The conference was also critical being purchased by Japanese of the practices of subsidized scrap breakers. In pre-World War II days, huge steamship operators who seek to monopolize subsidy payments and purchases of scrap by Japan, in­ maintain the status quo by blocking cluding the scrap from New York's assistance to all other segments of elevated railways, helped build the the maritime industry. "So far as Japanese war machine. Speed No Handicap the fat cats are concerned," the In his attack on the scrapping conference noted, "whatever funds Congress appropriates for shipping program. Admiral Land argues rightfully belongs to them. To that the slow speed of the vessels these operators, they alone repre­ is no handicap since they would sent American shipping and have to travel in convoys anyway. He argues it Is better to have nothing else exists." The delegates noted that since large numbers of slow vessels the subsidy program was begun in available for convoy service than 1936, the entire character of US a much smaller number of faster foreign trade has been changed. ships with far less total cargo ca­ Bulk trades now predominate, for pacity. Another advantage of the Liber­ which no provisions have been made in the subsidy program. In­ tys, he notes. Is the simplicity of stead of moving to correct the their low-pressure reciprocating deficiencies of tlie program, the engine power plant. In an emer­ spokesmen for management, domi­ gency the ships could be manned nated by the major subsidized by inexperienced men in the event companies and runaway operators, all trained seamen were already have simply maintained the exist­ employed. ing situation. The MA policy of scrapping was Nafl Pact Walking around on the deck of a ship may sound like, nothing at all but it's a task which requires con­ siderable concentration. Unfortunately, through poor design or through makeshift improvisations, the decks of most ships are cluttered with padeyes and other protruding obstacles. Consequently, trips and falls are a major cause of shipboard . casualties. When walking on deck, keep your eye on the deck. Montevideo. Another supertanker, the SS Titan, took on 1,549,000 bushels of wheat for Poland out of Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Actually the National Defender, at 65,926 deadweight tons, consid­ erably outranks the Transeastern's 46,000 deadweight tons. But in the former's case, It was traveling a little "light." The employment of these giant trade in C-type vessels as they build new ships. However, the up­ grading is proceeding at a limited pace because of lack of funds for the construction of newer ships. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings. are helcl regularly once a month on days In­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram {be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 6 7 8 ID 13 14 15 �rave Tight SEAFARERS •> Houston IBU Tugs Tow Sub LOG JannaiT. Mtl TNXsA IBU Constitution Is Approved By RR Tugmen By 3-1 Margin JERSEY CITY—The members of the SIU's Railroad Marine Division —by a three to one majority—have approved their new constitution in a secret ballot mail referendum which ended earlier this month. The final count was 342 in favor, 128 against and 28 void ballots. With the passage of the constitu­ tion, the 850-member Railroad Marine Division officially becomes part of the Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIU. The entire balloting procedure was handled by an outside author­ ity, Prof. Donald Shaughnessy of the faculty of Columbia University. Shaughnessy's selection to conduct Two IBU-manned tugs—the Trojan (at right) and Laura Haythe balloting had previously been den move slowly down-river with World War II sub in tow. approved by RMD membership Tugs hauled vessel five miles to scrapyard in Houston. meetings in all ports. When the balloting ended, Shaughnessy, accompanied by a six-man-rank and file tallying Six man RMD Tallying Committee observes as Prof. Donald committee, picked up the ballots Shaughnessy removes ballots from PO box. (L-R) are: W, which had been mailed to the Ryan, V. Elbert, N. Kasden, W. Fuller, F. Pirone, J. Fadde. General Post Office in Brooklyn, 4. NY. The ballots were picked up on Sunday, January 8 and then taken to the Columbia University Club HOUSTON — Two IBU-manned tugs out of this port re­ in Manhattan for tallying. cently took part in an out of the ordinary operation when Six Men On Committee they hooked their lines to a creaky World War II submarine 1and towed it five miles down Members of the tallying eommitjf {[^ J^iver to a shipyard where the tee were: Vai Elbert and Frank sub was slated to be cut up Pirone, New York Central RR; William Ryan and Norman Kasden, for scrap. DETROIT—Crewmembers and licensed men of the SIUThe tugs Involved in the opera­ Penn RR; W. Fuller, Bush Terminal affiliated Tug Firemen's—contracted tug R. H. Goode (Dun­ tion were the Laura Haden, skip­ and Joe Fadde, Brooklyn Eastern bar & Sullivan) recently rescued three Canadians after their pered by Capt. C. R. Gilchrist and District. service launch overturned in^ the Trojan, commanded by Captain Shaughnessy used the following H. L. Borup. Both vessels are procedure in conducting the tally: the ice-churned Detroit River. McQueen Ltd. to the Windsor, Ont hospital. NORFOLK—As the result of a operated by G & H Towing of Saw Men In Water 1. All envelopes addressed to the According to Fred Cobby, the continuing campaign to organize Houston. Tug Firemen Dave Swan men had been picking up sweepraft Post Office were opened. The inner Enviable Record the crews of tugboats in this area and Leo Alexander, both deck­ markers when a slab of ice hit one and in North Carolina, the SIU's The submarine, the Peto—which envelope, which contained the hands, along with Capt. John Ya- of the tripods and pulled the boat ballot, was removed. Inland Boatmen's Union has filed chalked up an enviable record in nak and engineer Frank Regan two more petitions with the Na­ World War II by either sinking or 2. The number on the inner were pulling two dump scows out and the men down into the water with it. tional Labor Relations Board for damaging 11 enemy ships—was ap­ envelope was checked against a list Express Gratitude elections among the tugmen of parently now considered to be only of qualified voters which was pro­ to Lake Erie when they saw three "If it hadn't been for the men of McAllister and J. J. Greer Co. This scrapyard material in these days vided by the RMD, to ascertain heads bobbing in the water. Quick'action saved James Cobby, the Goode," said Cobby, "we would brings to five the number of re­ of souped-up or atomic subs, whose that no unqualified members had launch operator; Don Munro, have died. Our thanks and grati­ presentation elections which are hulls have been streamlined for voted. engineer aide' and Fred Cobby, tude go to these heroic men." pending. Efforts are being made speed and in some cases, designed Outec Envelopes Destroyed field engineer of the Canadian The Canadians are in good health to organize more fleets here. to fire missiles from the surface 3. The envelopes containing the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Ltd. although, with the exception of About 1,000 tugboatmen In the or from beneath the sea. The area are the targets in this organiz­ government sold Peto to a metal ballots were then opened; the who had spent more than 10 Fred Cobby they are confined in­ doors for a short period. ing campjiign. These men are corporation in Houston which ballots were removed and the minutes in the frigid waters.' The men of the tug Goode The SlU-affiliated Tug Firemen's either unorganized or under con­ made arrangements to have the envelopes were Immediately de­ rubbed the Canadians down and Union sends its congratulations to tract to District 50 of the United craft cut up at Todd Shipyards. stroyed. The IBU-manned tugs hooked on­ 4. The ballots were then separated fed them hot coffee. They were the men of the tug Goode for a Mine Workers. These employees are anxious for representation by to the outmoded craft at her docks into three groups; affirmative, then rushed, by a vessel from job well done. a seamen's union rather than their and towed the sub five miles down negative and voided. river to its final destination. existing operation. 5. The ballots in each grouping The three other companies in were then counted and the results which election petitions are pend­ were recorded. ing are Gulf Atlantic Towing, in Each committee member then Norfolk and Wilmington, NC, and signed a statement attesting to the Cartaret Towing, Morehead City, conduct of the tallying by Shaugh­ NC. nessy, which followed the pro­ The IBU's drive in the Hampton cedures listed and as approved by Roads Area has the full backing the membership. of the local port council. Of the 28 ballots declared void 11 were deemed as such because as The activities of the various many members failed to place inland boatmen, railroad marine their names on the outer envelope; tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor 8 were void because no inner craft under the SIU banner are envelope was used for ballot; an­ dealt with here. The SIU fam­ other 8 were improperly addressed ily includes various groups of and one envelope had no ballot in boatmen throughout the nation either outer or inner envelope. —on the Atlantic and Guif The proposal for a referendum Coasts, on the Mississippi and vote on the new constitution was' Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes unanimously carried by the mem­ and in Pacific Coast ports. bers in all ports early last month. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ The SIU division originally won plement such shipping in con­ the right to represent the deck­ IN miltm. hands in a series of bargaining Paying a visit to their respective headquarters in River Rouge fined waters. Their activities Mich, are (I. to r.) Frank McCann, of SlU-affilialed Tug concern all seafaring trades. elections under the Railway LaborAct last summer. Workers and Dredge Workers Donald Mariner. IBU Houston Tugs Haul Weary Sub To Scrapping Lakes IBU Men Rescue Three From Icy River Petitions In 5 Tug Co's Lakes Tug, Dredge Men At Hq : rVRTC/CALL �SEAFARERS lUMMffr. IMl LOG Jhtf Ifia« ND MOA^riMA IBU Rail Tugmen Strike NY Roads (Continued from page 3) tral railroad, in an effort to bypasa the picket lines, started making up its freight train crews at outlying commuter stations and sending them into New York. The striking unions promptly retaliated by picketing Grand Central .Terminal and train stations in Westchester RMD Tug Assists 200 Fleeing Fire NEW YORK — Quick-acting crewmen aboard the RMD-manned tug Cleveland (Pennsylvania RR) assisted in rescuing some 200 ship­ yard workers who were aboard the Navy carrier Constellation after it caught fire in the Brooklyn Naval Siiipyard last month. As the fire raged out of control, shipyard workers began sliding down ropes on the port side of the burning ship, to a work barge in the water. Their weight nearly swamped the rig. One tug picked up the men from the barge and transferred them to the IBUmanned tug Clevehsnd, which in turn put them aboard a fishing boat. They then were taken ashore near the carrier. Other harbor tugs at the scene assisted in every way possible to save the lives of trapped or stranded /workmen. At least 90 lives were lost in the fire. Damage estimates were put at $79 million on the supercarrier, which cost about $250 million to construct. County, effectively halting that tactic. At issue in the long dispute are matters involving wages. Job secur­ ity, welfare benefits" and retroao tivity. The railroad's best wage offer called for a two percent base wage boost coupled with a demand that the tugmen surrender cost of living adjustments in effect for three years. The actual gross gain for tugmen would be about $1.20 a week. The most disputed Item has been Job security. The unions have asked for a manning scale In the contract in turn for discussing problems of automation confront­ ing the tugs. The railroad insist on a free hand to reduce manning at their discretion. The only concession won thus far in the bargaining sessions was that the roads agreed to freeze present manning practices for a year after which they would be free to chop any and every rating at their leisure. The unions have pointed oiit that in every other form of marine transportation.—harbor tugs, fresh water and Lakes boats, dredges, coastal ships and deep sea vessels —a manning scale is an established principle written in union con­ tracts. On the Welfare issue, the SIU railroad tugmen are seeking gen­ uine welfare protection for them­ selves and their families under the Inland Boatmen's Welfare Plan. At present, the only benefits are a term insurance policy which the men pay for themselves. Here too, the unions are seeking what all other marine workers enjoy but which has thus far been denied to marine employees of the railroads. The old railroad marine con­ tracts expired November 1, 1959. The railroads are seeking to escape retroactivity by making any con­ tract effective as of July 1, 1960. The strike was called only after all the mediation procedures In the Railway Labor Act had been ex­ hausted and the railroads had re­ fused to budge from their position. IBU Winner in Court; Miami Co. Must Bargain MIAMI—IBU representatives here are stiil battling for a contract on behalf of tug employees of Belcher Oil Company here as a result of company evasion and delays. The fight for an agreement received a big"*" boost this month when the pany attorney refused to accept the regional Federal Court in At­ NLRB findings, insisting that the lanta, Georgia, ordered the com­ challenged ballots should have pany to sit down and negotiate been counted and the SIU should not have been certified. with the SIU's tugboat division. The court ordered the company This led to the court case, with to abide by previous National the court, as In most instances of Labor Relations Board rulings cer­ this kind, upholding the NLRB's tifying the Union as bargaining ruling on the disposition of the' agent for the company's crewmem- challenged ballots. Now meetings are being held by bers. The election took place in 1958 the SIU with the company to get with the SIU winning a majority down to the business of negotiating after challenging four ballots. The an agreement. However, the com­ SIU challenges were upheld by the pany's successful use of stalling NLRB which ordered the company tactics at the Labor Board and in to deal with the Union. the courts under present labor Subsequently, when attempts law, has deprived the crewmemwere made by the SIU to sit down bers of the benefits of Union rep­ at. thb bargaining table, the com­ resentation thus far. RMD, MEBA Pickets Manning The Line IBU Philly Tug Makes Bahama Trip PHILADELPHIA — While most tugs were generally active han­ dling ships here last month, an­ other such vessel—the IBU manned Elizabeth Boyer (Inter­ state Oil Transport)—was taking on a different kind of a Job—one which lasted 20 consecutive days. The "Lizzie" Boyer, as she's known by those close to her, towed one of the company's oil barges to a buyer in Freeport, Grand Baha­ mas, a one-way distance of some 1,400 miles. And, according to a source at Interstate Oil, the tug was "pushed hard" all the way down. Joint union cooperation is illustratoel in this photo showing RMD and MEIA pickets on the lino at the New York-New Haven Terminal in Now York harbor. RMD's Christmas Party Termed Huge Success Mobile Predicts IBU Step-Up JERSEY CITY—The children of IBU Railroad Marine Divi­ sion members, from tots to teenagers, had an afternoon and an evening of it last month at the division's first Christmas party held in the RMD's hall here. present which was appropriate to Approximately 250 chil­ his particular age group or sex, dren, accompanied by their par­ plus a nicely stocked bag of candy, ents,- showed up for the affair, fruit and nuts. which lasted from mid-afternoon A buffet served up consisted of assorted salads, fruit, turkey, ham, until early evening. shrimp, cheeses and beverages. At Santa Appears evening's end the leftovers were Shortly after the event got un­ down to a minimum. Many of the members and their derway, many a child's head was turned (and sometimes shyly) as wives commented that this had Santa Claus appeared on the scene been a most memorable affair and and made the rounds wishing one that they and their children looked and all the greetings of the sea­ forward to next Christmas with the son. Each child received a wrapped RMD. • MOBILE—Tugboat activity hit a fast pace here during December and should remain the sam^ dur­ ing the current month, reports agent Louis Neira. Neira said that the IBU-coatracted tug Margaret Walsh (Mo­ bile Towing and Wreckingi was awarded an estimated four-year contract to haul sulphur from Tampa, Fla., to Beaumont, Tex. Another deep sea tug, the Titan— which was recently purchased by Mobile Towing and Wrecking—is making its first trip under this IBU-contracted company by run­ ning to Maracaibo, Venezuela to pick up a 128-foot loaded barg* and transporting it to New York. Neira also reported that IBU deckhand Malrle Ellis of Gulf Ma­ rine Division, Ideal Cement, re­ ceived an IBU Welfare benefit of $827.45 covering a multiple birth, surgical and medical benefits. Railroad Marine Men, Families At Union Holiday Party In NJ Hail At least 250 children of RMD members were pres­ ent at the Division's first Christmas party last month. Soma of them are pictured at left in group photo with Santa. Above, Nine. 41/2, sings for St. Nick. Her granddad It RMD member Charles Grant. �Face Tea SEAFARERS laaaaiy. IMl 109 GREAT X. Ohio AFL-CIO Will Act On SlU Job Benefit Fight, Other Legislative Goais Detroit MTD Officers At Swearing-in Ceremonies The SIU will present its resolution for wintering unem­ ployment compensation for Great Lakes seamen affected by the Ohio law at a statewide Ohio AFL-CIO Legislative Con­ ference scheduled for the 27th ed by the Ohio AFL-CIO. Experi­ of this month. The conference, called by ence has showed that incorporation the Ohio-AFL-CIO Executive of seamen provisions in an omni­ bill has not proved successful. Board, will be for the pres­ busThe SIU, in pledging support of entation and discussion of Ohio seamen's unemployment Labor's legislative objectives in Ohio rights, is well aware of the hard the forthcoming meeting of the road it has to hoe. This was clearly General Assembly. The SIU will back its resolution shown in the solid Republican presented to the Ohio AFL-CIO opposition in an attempt to extend Newly elected officers and trustees for Detroit and Wayne County Port Council of the Convention held last June in unemployment compensation 13 weeks on any basis in Ohio. Maritime Trades Department are sworn in for two-year terms. They are (I. to r.) Ed Kraftg Cleveland. The load has not lessened either Firemen and Oilers; Mel Peifrey, MEBA; Ed Sims, Tugmen; George Elliott; Carpenters; Want 52 Weeks Benefits with the results of the past Novem­ Thelma O'Oell, Office Employees; Joe Le Plank, Electrical Workers; Fred Fornen, SIU Great The SIU's resolution called for ber election. In the House of Rep­ Lakes District. Great Lakes seamen to be given resentatives the Republicans now 62 weeks of eligibility under the have an absolute two-thirds ma­ unemployment compensation law. jority of the members and in the The SIU's position was unani­ Senate a majority of two. The General Assembly now mously adopted by more than 1,883 delegates representing 770 locals stands at 84 Republicans and 55 With winter weather fast calling a halt to activity on the Great Lakes and harbors, of 69 international unions in Ohio. Democrats in the House and 20 member unions of the Detroit and Wayne County Port Council, Buffalo Port Council, Under present Ohio law, seamen Republicans and 18 Democrats in Duluth Port Council and the Toledo Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department, •mployed by Ohio shipping com­ the Senate. Support of the SIU's resolution AFL-CIO, are readying to-*^ panies are barred from collecting unemployment pay from the fourth for all Great Lakes seamen will cope with the problems that elected officers for the coming two- was attended by 23 delegates who Sunday in December until the come from Senator Frank. Kiog of will come with the opening of year period and prepared for an elected ILA official John Roberts Toledo and Representative Carney the 1961 navigation season. Also, aggressive winter program. Trus­ as president, SIU representativs fourth Sunday in March. The SIU was the only seafaring of Trumbull, who will lead the the port of Alpena is preparing to tees were also elected for the new­ Edward X. Mooney as secretaryly-revitalized group. union in attendance at the con­ fight in the Senate and in the form a similar council. treasurer and Operating Engineer House. Buffalo's port council's meeting representative William Hoch as vention. The Detroit council recently The Ohio AFL-CIO resolution executive vice-president. adopted stated that: "Ohio is the The Duluth Port Council readied only state to deny Great Lakes sea­ themselves for the coming fight men unemployment compensation. against foreign flag shipping by This has caused Ohio to become discussing the number of ruHaway a haven for lake carriers who wish flag ship entries and departures to deprive their seamen of unem­ from the Twin Ports area in 1960, ployment compensation." In Toledo, their port council saw suffer as far as shipping was con­ The SIU will seek to have sepa­ Alpena MTD Active SIU Port Agent Ed Doherty movo Chicago Ships Men cerned. rate legislation tailored to the spe­ CHICAGO — SIU representative up to president and Bernard ALPENA — SIU Port Agent Thanks to the addition of new cific needs of the seamen support- Norman Jolicoeur reports that the Scottie Aubusson reports that with Brocki of the Machinists Lodge fleets in the SIU, a total of 450 annual SIU Christmas dinner was SIU members under the Job Se-r shipping at a standstill over the 105 to the vice-president slot. One of the first problems which celebrated here and it was a huge curity Program were dispatched entire Great Lakes, this port still looks forward to shipping men will face the port councils is the success. Crewmembers and their from Cleveland, throughout the winter lay up since growing threat to the jobs of the families from more than 15 SIU4< 4« 4" Chicago will have SlU-manned Great Lakes and Rivers workers crewed ships attended. posed by "runaway" foreign flag vessels on winter runs. Jolicoeur adds that many of the Detroit Breaks Ice DETROIT — Headquarters re­ Aubusson adds that he visited .ships, which are cutting deeply seamen from this area will mourn CLEVELAND—Bulk cargo ship­ the death of Captain Wixom, Who ports that three SlU-manned ships the PUS hospital and distributed^ into the jobs and wage standards ments on the Great Lakes last year was the director of the Alpena are now plowing through heavy the annual Christmas bonus to all of Great Lakes seamen, shipyard workers and other allied fields. were 15 percent higher than in Boy's Club. ice on the winter run between of the SIU members confined. In Detroit the meeting endorsed 1959, with limestone and iron ore A meeting of all the local un­ Detroit and Toledo. The John C. 4' 4« 4« a call by the Maritime "Trades De­ showing the greatest increases. ions of which their internationals Hay has joined the Sparkman D. partment for a mid-winter LakesTotal bulk shipments in 1960 are affiliates of the Maritime in bringing coal to the Ford Motor Duluth Looks Ahead were 169,810,310 net tons, accord­ Trades Department, will be held Co. And the SlU-crewed Dow DULUTH —The SlU-contracted wide conference of all affiliated ing to the Lakes Carriers Associa­ at the SIU hall January 20. Chemical (Boland & Cornelius) is John C. Hay (Browning), writes unions to map plans for coping tion. Iron ore, including Labrador hauling It for the Detroit Edison SIU Port Agent Gerald Westphal with this threat. 4" 4» t" Locals affiliated with the council shipments, totaled 73,030,945 tons, closed the 1960 shipping season in Co. compaied to 51,450,731 ton the Buffalo Lay-Ups High With the majority of the ships this port loaded with a cargo of ,^re from among the 30 interna­ previous year. tional unions which make up the BUFFALO — SIU Port Agent in lay up, headquarters asks that grain for Buffalo.. Grain shipments were four per­ Roy Boudreau reports that from all SIU members help out during With the season closed, he adds, Maritime Trades Department. cent higher in 1960 than they were all indications this port has a rec­ the winter organization drive by a total of 38 SlU-crewed ships are the year before, while limestone ord lay up fleet. This has resulted telling all their non-union friends laid up here for the winter months. shipments were more than a mil­ in shipping holding its own be­ about the benefits of becoming part 4» 4« 4" lion tons in 1959. Last year was the cause of shifting gangs being dis­ of the SIU's team. Toledo Has 24, Ships fourth best limestone shipping patched from the hall. S> t> t> TOLEDO—A total of 24 SIUperiod on record. Boudreau says that the SIU HEADQUARTERS Only coal shipments declined played host in its new Buffalo hall Frankfort Party Successful manned ships are layed up in the River Rouge i8, Mich. last year, when 46,408,307 tons to the children of members of FRANKFORT—Children of SIU Toledo-Sandusky area reports SIU 10225 W. Jefferson, Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen, Secrelarj'-Treasurer were shipped, compared to a little labor unions at a pre-Christmas members in Frankfort took full Agent Ed Doherty. This all adds Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas. less than 49,000,000 shipped the party under the au.spices of the advantage of the SIU's Christmas up to the fact that Toledo will be ALPENA 127 River St. a very busy port at fit-out time. previous year. ^ Norman Jolicoeur, Agent. Elmwood 4-3G18 party, writes Port Agent Floyd St. Jo.scph Guild. 735 Washington St. Included in this list are ships BUFFALO, NY In order to encourage Great Hanmer. 4« 4" 4< Roy J. Boudreau, Agent TL 3-0250 Lakes shipping and industry. Sen­ Shipping has been slow because from the following companies: CHICAGO 9303 Ewlng Ave. ator Alexander Wiley 'Rep. of Wis­ Cleveland Sets Record South Chicago. III. of members returning from, vaca­ Boland, Gartland, Pioneer, Buck­ SAginaw 1 0733 CLEVELANil—In checking back tion to their jobs and with Ann eye, Tomlinson, Huron Cement, consin) is seeking $145,000 for the CLEVELAND .....1420 W. 25 St. Army Corps of Engineers to com­ over the I960 sailing season, writes Arbor No. 3 and No. 5 tied up Steinbrenner and Reiss. Stanley Wares, Agent MAin 1-0147 .312 W. 2nd St. Doherty says that the annual DULUTH plete a study of water levels in the SIU Port Agent Stanley Wares, the temporarily. Gerald Westfihal, Agent. RAndoIph 2-4110 Great Lakes to take best advantage records show that shipping on the Hanmer adds that Brother Clem Christmas dinner was a huge suc­ FRANKFORT, Mich. 415 Main St. of the St. Lawrence Seaway. He Great Lakes started out with a Groening passed away last month. cess with a choice of ham or turkey Address Mall to: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 called for completion of a water bang and wound up a fizzle. How­ Groening sailed as a coalpadser on with all the trimmings from "soup Floyd Hanmer, Agent TOLEDO ..120 .Summit St. ever, he says, this port did not A.A. No. 7. levels study begun in 1952. to nuts." CHerry 8-2431 MTD Strengthens Lakes Set-Up Lakes Port Reports Lakes Bulk Cargo Rises SIU Great Lakes Union Halls �SEAFARERS fuuiy* IMI Pare Elevea LOG KES S Santa Claus In Buffalo SiU Hail SIU Crews Drafting Pact Terms in Newly-Won Fleets DETRQIT—Meetings at SIU headquarters in River Rouge have been held for the representatives of the crews of Pioneer and Buckeye vessels and Boland & Cornelius boats for the purpose of drafting a proposed agr^ment and to study SIU representation procedures. The SIU has also" formally notified the Boland the interim agreement ana the Company that it is ready to trust agreement for welfare. Santa Claus paid a visit to the new SIU hall in Buffalo and gave out gifts to more than 200 children of members of labor unions under the auspices of the St. Joseph's Guild. The happy children at the seventh annual party for labor families included children of Seafarers. The kiddies had a time of it and enjoyed themselves immensely. • ' begin bargaining talks. The Pioneer and Buckeye (Hutchinson) representatives met on January 12 and 13 and the Boiand representatives met the following week on the 19th and 20th. The SIU has been enforcing the old contract held with the "inde­ pendent" union In Boland because of a stipulation made by the National Labor Relations Board. Contract Enforced It had been agreed that all par­ ties Involved in the election, what­ ever the outcome, would enforce the contract with the "independ­ ent" union until its expiration date on February 28. The Hutchinson Co. has already signed the Job Security Program, Christmas Is SiU Get-Together Aa enjoyable time was had by all, was the unanimous comment of all who attended the SIU's annual Christmas dinners held in all SIU Great Lakes District ports for Seafarers, members of the family and guests. The dinners, which has be-"*" were served either in the come a tradition in the Great dinners halls or in outside restaurants Lakes District, provided the where the halls are not equipped members not only with turkey and •tuffings, but ai$o the opportunity for a social get-together, which is next to impossible during the sail­ ing season. Lakesmen Meet SIU members, whose primary contact during the shipping season was waving to each other as their boats pass in the rivers and chan­ nels, became better acquainted and introduced their families. In headquarters, members had their choice of turkey or ham in an elaborate meal served in the River Rouge hall. Also on the bill of fare were rolls, salads, relish trays and a choice of pumpkin or apple pie. In all other ports, Christmas The representatives were elected by their crews to bring into the meeting proposals for working rules and also to learn first hand the SIU's program for delegates and the Union's method of ad­ ministration and representation. Briefing Meetings At the two-day meetings, the Hutchinson and Boland represen­ tatives will be briefed on dele­ gates' duties, handiing disputes, contracts, the Job Security Pro­ gram, shipboard meetings, the dis­ trict's administration and the Union's organizing program. The men will also visit the seniority director's office, view the film "This is the SIU" and hear an ex­ planation of the Great Lakes Dis­ trict's position in the SIU family of unions and the Maritime Trades Department. The crew representatives will be paid their expenses, lodging and travel costs while they are attending the meeting. Each crew representative will take back to his vessel a complete kit of material for use by the crew. New Frankfort Hall Now Open FRANKFORT —The new SIU hall in Frankfort, Michigan, is the latest addition to the growing list of Great Lakes ports who have acquired new halls and complete­ ly refurbished them. The new hall at 415 Main St. in downtown Frankfort joins the new SIU halls in Duluth, Alpena, Chicago and Buffalo. Now officially open to the membWship, the spacious structure with the red brick face in front, is busy serving the SIU members in the area. The building was re­ cently purchased and completely refurbished in time for the winter season. The hall is being equipped with a television set, card tables, shuffleboard and a pool table. The lounge section is being furnished with soft lounge chairs for the members to relax, read or sip coffee while waiting to be shipped out. The shipping area of the new hall allows plenty of working space for the office and the dis­ patcher's counter. The SIU Great Lakes Union is « union of, by and for Great Lakes seamen which has. made tremendous progress in advanc­ ing the security of SIU men sailing under its banner. One of its greatest accomplishments is the seniority and job security system which gives Lakes men protection under the searinal shipping set-up. Once confined to inland waters, activities of SIU men on the Lakes now have greater significance with the opening of the Seaway and its use by hundreds of deep sea ships. The Lakes have become America's .fourth seacoast and deveiopments there are of in­ creasing interest to all men in the SIU family of unions. to serve food. The annual Christmas dinner is a long-standing tradition in all of the affiliated unions of the SIUNA. These holiday get-togethers are held in virtually every important port in America. Seafarer Jlin Gamble, watchman on the Peter Reiss and his family at­ tended SIU Christmas Din­ ner in Alpena. Around table are Mofy, Melody Rae, Mrs. Gamble, Perry, Kimberly, Seafarer Gam­ ble, Paul, David and James Gamble, Jr. Great Lakes Shipping Nov. 26, 1960 thru Dec. 23, 1960 ENGINE DECK STEWARD Alpena 1 6 0 7 Buffalo 9 9 0 18 Chicago a 4 2 14 Cleveland? 1 2 0 3 Detroit 38 29 10 77 Duluth 1 3 0 4 31 30 15 76 6 11 0 17 95 94 27 ""216 PORT Frankfort Great Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred Farnen welcomes SIU membei? and their families to the Christmas dinner at the Great Lakes headquarters In River Rouge. Toledo TOTAL TOTAL • '• �Fage Twelr* SKMFAnEHS ltd LO€ Hits Deck At New Orleans Report To Kennedy Slams ICC; Hits MSTS, Maritime Board WASHINGTON—The Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal Maritime Board, the Military Sea Transport Service and other Government agencies have been raked over the coals^in a report drafted for incoming President Kennedy by James M. Landis. As a result, the operations of these agencies are scheduled for been charged by the SIU and dom­ ing Federal Maritime Board should overhaul in the new adminis­ estic ship operators with being in* be lifted. The FMB frequently acts tration. The result may well be of considerable benefit to domestic shipping and to American-flag operations at large. Should the Landis recommenda­ tions be carried out they would meet many of the objections voiced by ship operators and maritime "un­ ions at a variety of Congressional hearings. The Landis report calls for dras­ tic overhaul of the ICC, which has Retired SlU Man Finds New Home HAIFA, Israel—A lifelong dream has come true for veteran Sea­ farer Morris M. Schapiro, now re­ tired in Israel with the aid of an SIU disability-pension. He'll b^72 next month. Touring historic landmarks and biblical sites from his home base In this - Mediterranean port city, Schapiro is "having the time of my life" and keeping posted on Union activities via the SEAFARERS LOG. An oldtimer in the steward department, he joined the SIU at the Port of Kew Orleans a few weeks after the Union was established in 1«38. Age didn't prove much of a drawback to a c-v—•— life at sea. He Schopiro was forced to call it quits in 1955, when high blood pressure as a re­ sult of a nervous condition put him on the sidelines. He was 66 at the time, following his last trip on the SS Almena as a messman. Scha­ piro qualified to receive the SIU disability-pension shortly after, and credits the $35 weekly check as a "Godsend." Prior to leaving the States, he lived in Miami and, earlier, in New York City. Born in Lithuania, Schapiro lauds his SIU seagoing career and Union benefits for giv­ ing him the means to live out his days in comfort here. collusion with the railroads to de­ in an arbitrary manner without stroy domestic shipping. Landis settled standards. Groups of exalso recommends revision of the Government lawyers have too much transportation laws to give ship influence in FMB affairs. • Arf office should be set up for operators equal treatment with the the Coordination and Development railroads. In addition, Landis proposes a of Transportation Policy to develop halt to GoVernment-owncd compe­ and implement national transport tition with private transport sys­ policy. This office should be direct­ tems which would seem to be ly responsible "to the President. aimed directly at MSTS competi­ tion with private shipping. MSTS is still the largest single cargo car­ rier under the American flag. Other sections of the Landis re­ port blasted the "fog of secrecy" Seafarer Hmry Moos is shown speaking on one of "Hie issues surrounding the actions of the Fed­ up before fhe January membership meeting in New Orleans. eral Maritime Board and the lack of any standards. In order to develop fair and ef­ Mf, Vernon Victory fective national transportation pol­ icy, Landis proposes that an office be set up directly under the Presi­ NEW YORK- -One" of the early dent to take responsibility for such figures in the sailors' movement a policy. during the 1930's, veteran Seafarer Aside from his proposals for basic changes in law and proce­ William C. McCuistion died here of dure, Landis was particularly criti­ accidental injuries on January 13. cal of the ICC for its clumsy and He was 59 last month. McCuistion was the victim of a cumbersome procedures and the BOSTON—Victory Carriers, Inc. will take delivery this delays in acting on rate cases. subway station fall near SIU head­ month of its first 46,000 ton supertanker. The ship, to be quarters and died in nearby Meth­ Shipping companies have often odist Hospital. He had suffered christened the Mt. Vernon Victory, is the first of two the com­ complained that even though they might win a case involving a rate from a heart ailment for the past pany will add to its fleet in"* protest, the procedure takes so few years. 1961. The second 46,000-tonner Isthmian. Despite low charter Well known for his role in the many months that the ship oper­ will be ready in June or July. rates, the company's Victorys have ator suffers serious losses in the seamen's movement in the early Barring the unexpected. Victory been active virtually without a halt days, he was prominent in efforts process. Carriers will take the ship on during the past three years. Following are somq of the major to revive seamen's unions in the January 27 and put it into service Originally, Victory Carriers, recommendations made by James 1930's. owned by the Onassis interests, He later participated prom­ immediately for the MSTS. The was slated to build three tankers, R. Landis in his report to incoming giant tanker is slated to load in inently in the fight on Communist President Kennedy: the Caribbean for two trips to one of them in the 100,000-ton • Individual ICC commissioners power bids on the US waterfront. Honolulu and one to the West range, in exchange for trading out must be assigned the responsibility A member of the engine depart­ Coast. 12 tankers and two Libertys. ment, he sailed in the black gang of making rate decisions. . Among them were the mediumThe new ship will be powered by sized supertankers Lake Georga • Government policy should with the SIU since 1942. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. a geared turbine generating a nor­ and Olympic Games, plus ten T-28. encourage joint service between all forms of transportation. (This has Dollie M. Crawford, and a sister, mal shaft horsepower of 13,600 The entire transaction was a long beeii sought by domestic ship both of Tampa. Private services rpms. It will be air-conditioned subject of a Congressional inves­ were followed by burial at Green­ throughout and will have a swim­ tigation which *4^08 particularly operators.) • The Interstate Commerce Act wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, last ming pool. critical of Victory Carrier's delay The Mt. Vernon Victory was in carrying out the construction should be amended to abolish the Monday. built at the Bethlehem Steel yard end of the bargain. The 100,000ICC's -authority to grant railroads in Quincy, Mass. The keel was laid ton tanker still has not been start­ relief against water carrier com­ petition. on September 14, 1959 and the ed although the agreement was • The cost of operation should If a crewmember quits while ship was launched on October 27, made almost three years ago. be the principal factor in deter­ a ship is in port, delegates 1960. The Mt. Vernon Victory and mining a transportation rate. (Rail­ are asked to contact, the hall her sister ship, as yet unnamed, roads have often carried items immediately for a replace­ will be 705 feet long and 102 feet below cost to take business away ment. Fast action on their part wide, and will draw 38 feet. from steamships). The Mt. Vernon Victory is Vic­ will keep all Jobs aboard ship Military transport systems filled at all tiines and elimi­ tory Carriers' eighth ship. ^The should not compete with com­ nate the chance of the ship company own? seven Victorys that mercial transportation. operate under time charter, usu­ sailing shorthanded. • The "fog of secrecy" surround­ ally to MSTS or States Marine- oix McCuistion Dies; Fought W'front Reds New 'Luxury' Supertanker To Call For SIU Crew Shorthanded? lNFfRlOR.-TO WfSCPG^S iM TfeSTS OF= engEMgTti.WSlGAL CONDmOj»< NEWS HEADLINES IssOk IN REVIEV/ BCEAKS OPF IZBlAVOfJS Wm ...CASTKb KSegRS -iWOtfSAMDS UNDPte ARMQ ID FISMT ^\NN/ASION MS suSARmiLs srA^io lotp. ® \/iL \mz 0B/mcPi*iG ^ yf |NC0N60,UAQS UN Ftoweei-Bss TD ,, '&rA^\u\t0s\ruAUai» ^ ^NNCoV SWORN IM ^ PRESlOENTT 'W CEREMONY WAJCHEP BflHOUINCLUOIhie R4M^NPS \11>/'SGP0CBR. r/iSWIkJ^N rt6Al-1« COWFCKEWGE UFS6TSAPRI.E' GARf.,, VCfTES F2)R MBOIGAL GAPE ROR AMERICANS ^ ^ AMERICAN MEDl(3At- |^RusHCHE\/ a/GR RED RARM . ^^FAII.URES.,.^L£N CROFSJDLE ., MEAN/WMILF, RED ''MAN IN SB^VCE^SHCTr TEhJTA-nMEiyGETFDR APRIL - CMINA fACES NEAR FAMINE CONDiHONS JfYMJT TO RIPE MI66IUE l$\NSE iWfO ATLAMHC CCgAN. OF CROP J-OSSgS. 4 • • �fMMUr* IMI Optical Benefif SEAFARERS Fas* Thlrfeca LOG Years Old 4,800 GET FREE SlU EYEGLASSES One of the most widely used SIU welfare" benefits, the Union's free eyeglass program Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director has amply demonstrated its value to Seafarers over the past 2V2 years. Established in June, 1958, the optical benefit has provided almost 4,800 pairs of eyeglasses at no cost to Seafarers through the end of 1960. Serv- • '— US Stands Alone On Health Care Icing the seagoing member­ ing reputable optical practitioners and, except for very specialized One of the hard realities of ouF*^merican .system is that we are ship through optical centers in each area. The service was ex­ lenses, the completed glasses are perhaps the only highly-industrialized nation in the world that doesn't in nine different US ^orts, this benefit program has operated to date at the relatively modest cost of $43,000. Under the terms of the benefit set up through the SIU "Welfare Plan, a Seafarer requiring eyeglasses is able, when necessary, to renew them once every two years. In the Interim, complete eye check-ups are available through the separate network of modern SIU clinics. The eyeglass program was inau­ gurated at a time when a regular eye examination and routine, nonspecialized lenses ran up a bill of $^5-30 for an Individual Seafarer In some ports. After a careful study of the problems, the SIU program was launched simultaneously in the Ports of New York, Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans by utiliz- Double Duty Dad Proud dad is Seafarer Arthur Harrington, bosun on SS Ocean Evelyn, after birth of twin boys at home in Charleston, Mass. The boys, named George and, Jeremiah, are the 34th set of SIU twins and drew $400 in maternity benefits plus two $25 bonds. tended early in 1959 to cover Houston, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Last year, facilities in Chicago and Boston were added to the list. The 4,800-eyeglass-figure covers 2,280 benefits provided in the first year of operation, 1,387 the second year and approximately 1,100 in­ cluding renewals so far since last May. Appointments are made in ad­ vance through the Union hall while a Seafarer is on the beach usually ready a few hours after the examination The benefit has also always covered the needs of disabled sea­ men receiving the $35 weekly SIU special disability'pension. In ad­ dition, the Welfare Plan last May authorized an outlay of up to $25 at an optical facility close to their homes for disabled brothers living some distance from a specified optical center. This spares them the hardship of unnecessary lengthy travel away from home. 9 More Seafarers Retire On Pension NEW YORK—No longer able to sail and earn a livelihood, nine more Seafarers have qualified for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension to start off the New Year. Most of the oldtimers are 65 or over with"*^ long seagoing careers behind manently idled Brother Antoniadis, ending a 50-year sailing career that them. The latest additions to the bene­ fits' roster, approved by the Wel­ fare Plan trustees, are: Charles P. Achoy, 65; James Antoniadis, 65; Antonio Castro, 65; Alexander Cherney, 67; August F. Eklund, 34; James N. Kennedy, 66; Luciano Labrador, 62; George H. Reier, 65, and John W. Tingle, 58. All have been certified "not fit for duty" permanently and qualify for life­ time benefits. Just paid off as the chief cook on the SS Chick­ asaw, Brother Achoy has wound up a long run Achoy of steady ship­ ping that began in 1942. A native of the British West Indies, he lives today with his wife Rita in New York City. He's no longer able to work due to an arteriosclerotic heart condition. A similar 'condition has per- Make Advance Appointments For New York USPHS Clinic NEW YORK—Seafarers seeking treatment by the USPHS outpatient clinic here are advised to note a new system of appointments being tried by the clmic in an effort to elim­ inate waiting time. It will not affect emergency cases, which are still being admitted immediately. The change, instituted here ten days ago. also does not affect practices at outpatient clinics in other ports. Under the appointment system, everyone seeking medical treatment at the New York outpatient facility Is requested to telephone, wire or write in advance-for an appointment. Where possible, a specific time should be requested and, if time per­ mits, a confirmation will be sent by the USPHS. Seamen are urged to include their USPHS register number when applying. It is expected this system will expedite matters on arrival at the clinic, since necessary medical files can be made avail­ able in advance and thus reduce waiting time. A special telephone service has been installed to facilitate appointments during clinic hours Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. This number is BArclay 7-6150. In the event treatment is necessary after regular hours or on weekends and national holidays. Seafarers should contact the USPHS hospital on Staten Island. started in his native Greece. A New York resident, he was on the SS Longview Victory as oiler until last October. He's sailed with the SIU in the black gang since 1939. Brother Castro has worked only three ships since 1939 and came into the SIU in 1940 when P&O's SS Florida was signed up. Born in (Continued on page 14) Reier Tingle consider the health of all iis citizens a primary responsibility. Wo have heard a great deal of debate and confused talk over the years about so-called "Government medicine" and "socialized medicine." These two labels by themselves have succeeded to date in sidetracking responsible plans for medical care program on a national scale. They have, in fact, pigeonholed progressive programs not only for all Americans but especially for the oldtimers and the aged who often need help the most. It's true that the 1960 session of Congress adopted a dried-up form of "Medicare" for the aged which is to be administered individually by the states. However, this particular leg­ islation is tied up wLh a pauper's oath feature labeling everyone who uses it an outright charity case, and it cannot go into operation with­ out separate state action. So far, as expected, only two states out of 50 have passed any kind of legislation along these lines; many may never do so. The net re­ sult is a mockery of the declared purposes of this Federal law. There is also a serious constitutional question involved here since people in every state pay the same Social Security tax rate but may not derive equal benefits. Due to differing state laws and attitudes of two people with the same circumstances living in different states, one may qualify for benefits and one may not. It's difficult to see how we can consider this any kind of progress in aiding public health. iit iit if other developments arising out of last year's Social Securiay amend­ ments are equally disheartening. There has been a great to-do about the liberalizing of the disability benefit feature of the national law. Accordingly, there now is no provision requiring disabled workers otherwise eligible to wait until they hit 50 before they can get any benefits. Yet even with the age barrier removed, other limiting fea­ tures of the law assure that very few will derive •actual cash benefit from the change. The net accomplishment is practically zero. One change passed last ^ear that goes into effect now in 1961 is a provision raising the earnings limit for, people retired on Social Security. The old law denied a month's benefit for every $80 or frac­ tion of $80 in earnings over a flat $1,200 ceiling. This was a harsh provision sincfe a man might make $1,281 during the year and lose considerably more in the form of two months' benefits. Yet what is the justice of a "liberal" amendment that impose an outright 50 percent or 100 percent tax on tiie already limited earn­ ings of retired people? The new set-up is this: For every dollar of earnings above $1,200 and up to $1,500, an oldtimer has to turn back 50 cents in benefits. If earnings go above $1,500, he must turn back $1 for $1. Whether you consider that the average Social Security benefit today is in the neighborhood of $75 monthly, you wonder how many an oldtimer manages to live at all unless he also becomes a drain on other welfare funds or on his family. Without a fair amount of outside earnings (assuming he's well enough to do any work), or union benefits where they're available, he's completely .strapped. It's hard to see why this $1,200 ceiling simply can't be upped to $1,500 or $1,800 without pulling back half or all of every dollar in benefits up to that amount. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU Aids Hospital 'Cheer-Up Fund' Antoniadis Castro Chemey Eklund Kennedy Labrador SIU Welfare Rep. Tom Gould presents $100 Union donation to Mrs. M. Vincent at USPHS Hospital, Staten Island, NY, to help pay cost of new drapes for patients' dining areas. Mrs. Vincent, chief of dietetics, said other organizations had made similar commitments in move to brighten up hospital decor. �SEAFARERS Fage Fourteea Jammtrr, IHl LOG SlU Blood Bank Aided 200 Seamen, Dependents In 2 Yrs. Seafarers Hit Wrong December Port NEW YORK—Almost 200 Seafarers, SIU wives and dependents have utilized the lifegiving emergency benefits of the SIU Blood Bank since the program began two years ago. The bank dispatched 618 pints of blood to hospitals all over the US during the period, and began its third year this ' month with a balance of 74j^ large quantities of blood anywhere process, contributions increased 20 percent and "withdrawals" almost pints. (Earlier figures below). in the US on short notice. doubled. This emphasizes the need The far-flung activities of the Union's blood bank got underway on January 5, 1959, when Seafarers •t headquarters began building up a reserve of blood through dona­ tions handled by the SIU Welfare Plan's clinic in New York. A total of 1,439 pints have been contri­ buted to date. About 50 were re­ jected during later processing. The bank operates through a na­ tional clearing house under a standard processing and storage arrangement which allots half the blood collected to the Brooklyn Donor Center, Inc. This makes it possible for the Union to provide Blood used by a patient In Mo­ bile or Seattle is charged to the Union's account in Brooklyn by the clearing house. In this way, especially in emergencies, no delay is involved in supplying the neces­ sary pints of blood. The Union's teletype network linking all ports speeds verification of all "with­ drawals" within a few minutes' time. The bank closed out Its first year with a balance of 98 pints but wound up its 1960 activity "in the red" by withdrawing more blood than it -was credited with during the 12-month-period. This accounts for the smaller balance on hand at the end of 1960 although, in the to constantly build reserves against future large-scale emergencies. The amount of blood used on behalf of a single patient has in­ cluded up to a dozen pints at one clip and in some very serious cases as many as 35 pints have been supplied during a few weeks of hospitalization. About half the blood used has been required dur­ ing the three fall months pips De­ cember each year. This appears to be the time of year most emer­ gencies and serious • surgery occur. Donors for the bank can apply any time on the second deck at SIU headquarters, where appoint­ ments are arranged for the Clinic. Normally the Steel Executive spends a good deal of its time in the tropics, but the schedule caught it in Brooklyn in De­ cember in the midst of a snow storm. Bosim Ted ChUfmhl, and Seafarers Henry Gordon and John Abraham are making the best of it while securing safety pet. Nine More Seafarers On Pension (Continued from page 13) £pain, he made a carpenter's or ordinary seaman's slot on the Flor­ ida and the SS Florida State his steady berth except for a year on tfc.^ old Seatrain New Orleans in 1945-'46. He's unfit for duty be­ cause of cerebral arteriosclerosis. He and wife Eusebia make their home in Miami. Working ashore as a cook and then for the former US Maritime Service, Brother Cherney made his first SIU ship just before the end of World War II. He's a long way from his native Russia today and lives with his wife Anna in Atlan­ tic City, NJ. Since his last ship, the SS Yorkmar, in May, he's been permanently disbaled by Osteo­ arthritis. Born in Finland, Brother Eklund made his first American ship in 1918, sailed off and on until 1923, came back in '34 and was one of the earliest members of the SIU In 1939. Disabled by Addison's dis­ ease, a glandular ailment, he wai forced to call it quits after paying off as bosun on the SS Denton a year ago. He and his wife Ellen Jive in Rockland, Mass. Shipping with the SIU starting In 1942, Brother Kennedy has sailed steadily since then as a util­ ity rating in the galley. He com­ pleted his last trip on the SS Gal­ loway last May when failing vision and a heart ailment beached him for good. He lives with a sister in Wyckoff, NJ. Brother Labrador began sailing In 1922 and has been shipping in black gang ratings aboard SIUcontracted vessels since 1941. He's a native of the Philippines and cur­ rently lives with a daughter in New York City. He was tagged unfit for duty permanently because of a heart condition and an eye ailment after a trip on the SS John B. Waterman last October. A deck department veteran. Brother Reier had 20 years at sea behind him when he started ship­ ping SIU in 1947. He had to quit Bailing in May, after a trip on the SS Edith, due to cerebral arterioEclerosis. He and his wife Lottie live in Baltimore. An early member of the SIU in 1939, Brother Tingle has been idled years since a trip as messman on the SS Yorkmar 18 months ago. His medical states he's not fit for duty permanently due to a Bpinal ailment. Tingle makes his home in West Cape May, NJ. Seafarers In Drydock The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Darcan O. Coker Charles Robinson Elmer E. Lamb Sten T. Zetterman John Mack VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Woodrow Davis VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEV. CALIF. Frank WaU Howard J. Watts VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN. MARYLAND Alvino Terrazas Carlton Roberta USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Davis Danos MaK Olson B. F. Deibler Bozo G. Zelencio Thomas R. Lehay SAILORS- SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Thomas Isaksen Bart E. Guranick Hennine Bjork A. B. Gutierrez VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS E. McElehenny Edward Talbot VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN, CONN. John J. DriscoU Henry ET Smith VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Chas. O. Bbrgagna VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. James Barrett Robert Ferguson Matthew Bruno A. A. Franklin James Cardell US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC Wm. H. Thomson TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND. NY James Russell USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. AIvols Green Paul C. Norton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. W. J. BacrlUeaux Leon Maas Felix MarcUnU Alton BeU William Mauldln Roderick Brooks Emmett W. Mayo Jose A. Carcomo Ancil Cunningham Clarence Mazouo Chas. Cunningham James McFarlin Chas. R. Dalcourt John C. Moore James T. Moors Woodrow Davis Alonzo W. Morris Hugh Dick Restetuto Oiarts Guy Divialo Walter B. Orr E. Englehardt Eugene Plahn Daniel J. Fegan Vincent Fitzgerald Junest P. Ponson Milton Poole Claude Fowler Hugh . Gallagher Harold Restucher N. Reznlckenko C. A. Gardner Calvin A. Rome Henry C. Gerdes Arthur O. Roy Giles Glendennlng Marirtn B. Sails Alvln Henderson Harold P. Scott Emil Herek Marlin Sheeter B. L. Jarrett Luther SpeU William T. Jones Irvin W. .^udduth Leonard Kay William Thornton Edward Knapp Faustlno Torres Mike Kowdourdls William Treadway Leo Lang Roy E. Truly Harold I..aumann Ernest C. Vitou G. K. Lima George Williams Millard Locklear Herbert Young Thomas G. Lyons USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Felipe Martines Hack Acosta J. J. McLaughlin Elden Bartlett William Pleszezvlt Andrew Flaherty Vincent Rizzuto Gorman T. Glaze William H. Rollins William Higgs Richard B. Waters Everrett Hodges Ira Willoughly J. J. Maconchuck USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Alfred Booth Arthur Kavel George Brady Carl Kendall Paul De Los Santos Ben G. Ladd Monroe C. Gaddy Donald F. Mease Robert Gothria B. R. Stalsworth John Hudgins William R. Walker August Jensen SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid November 21—December 18, 1960 Number AMOUNT PAID Of Benefits Hospital Benefits (Welfare) 5400 $16,895.50 Death Benefits (Welfare) 15 55,500.00 Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 766 26,810.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare).. 32 6,400.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 179 47,295.85 Optical Benefits (Welfare).... 126 1,187.33 6518 $154,088.68 1306 $218,087.18 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 7824 $372,175.86 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. r J.. Bairar Sot e'-** aiwJ t» «!>• . An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) Is given to evety person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families with blood anywhere in the United States and has been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice lis any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one block from the Clinic. The whole procedurs takes only a few moment's time. USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Raymond O. Brown Clyde H. Jcrnlgaa John H. Fcrguion Robert W. Scalea John Hurigan Ernest H. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Marvin George Gerald Nance Wlddie G. Hinson Henri J. Robin. Jr. NAVAL AIR STATION HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Ralph McDarles Wm. Trucsdell Wm. H. Newsom USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Charles Ackerman Issac McCants Joseph Barrios Leoncio Maisanet Roberto Bosco Michael Mlchalik Robert Brennan Amiel Mitchke Arthur Camara Dan S. Munro Richard Cavanaugh Wm. M. Murphy Chung S. Ony Garlind Colon Syephen Dint Wlnford Powell Leonard Pretlous A. N. Fernandez George Fiance Joe Ramos Manuel Rodriguez Edw. T. Glazer Eugencie Gonzales Sherman Shumate Daniel Guerrero Collsto Siaran Joseph GuiUory Stefan Sorczyk James Helgoth Edward Taylor Fleming Higgason Lucien Thcriot Isldoro Valles Konstant Kaln John J. Kennedy Wm. F. Vaughail Thomas Lauer Bjorn Wagones Frank Little Robert Welker SIU Blood Bank Invenfory Period: November, 1960 Pints Contributed .... 84 Pints Rejected 1 Pints Credited AV/t (Under a standard arrangement with the Brooklyn Donor Center Inc., 50% Is alloted for service, processing and storage.) Previous Balance .... 97V4 139 Pints Used 57 Balance On Hand _ December 1, 1960 .. 82 * * » BANK NEEDS 418 PINTS TO MEET GOAL OF 500 Physical Exams-- All SIU Clinics Month Of November, 1960 Port Baltimore Houston .. Mobile ... New Orleans New York TOTAL ... Seamen 95 109 -343 Wives 4 3 4 7 19 37 Children TOTAL 6 105 13 66 1 73 a 124 24 386 ' 52 754 �Iaaaai7> INl SEAFARERS Page FUteeu LOG '...Well, I Guess This Is What They Call FREE ENTERPRISE...' Z«e8:lsla.tive Ray Murdock, Director FOREIGN TRADE ROUTE.—FMB has ruled that Foreign Trade Route No. 33—Great Lakes/Caribbean is an essential foreign trade route of the United States. FMB agreed to permit Grace Line to dis­ continue its service on this route and a review of the essentiality of this Route was requested. After reviewing all factor involved, the Board concluded that even though trade had fallen off from the high level it reached in 1957, the total value of US trade with the Caribbean in 1959 amounted to $7.2 billion. This is about one-fourth of the total value of all the US export-import trade. Four million tons of export cargo were carried in dry cargo vessels during the year, ^ J- and it is indicated that a substantial part of this ex~ port trade originated in the area around the Great Lakes. However, the Bo^d did change the require­ ments for US-flag service on the route during the open season of navigation on the Lakes. The re­ quirement set is for fortnightly sailings to the is­ lands in the Greater Antilles and two sailings per month to the North Coast of South American. Pre" viously the Board had ruled that there should be weekly service to the North Coast of South America from the Great Lakes. !•$>$• For years the SIU and other seamen's unions have mounted a continuous attack on the runaway registries. They have em­ phasized that use of Liberian or Panaman­ ian ship registries by American operators deprives American seamen of jobs and the US of considerable tax revenue. The unions have also pointed out that runaway ships cannot be relied on in an international emergency. The runaways have underscored this fact by eagerly seiz­ ing Soviet Union tanker charters. More recently, the SEAFARERS LOG re­ ported that runaway ship operations are re­ sponsible for a sizable portion of the dollar and gold drain which has caused so much concern about the stability of our economy. The runaways then, have done damage to American seamen, to American shipping, to the Federal budget and to the US dollar and balance of trade. But there is another aspect uf runavJ^ay operation which is equal­ ly damaging. That is the impact of the runaways—^hip or shoreside—on attitudes toward the United States in other parts of the world. The runaway operation helps spread an inaccurate image of Arnericans as people who are anxious to exploit low-rwage foreign labor for the benefit of "greedy capitalists" back home. Americans are always at a loss to under­ stand why much of the outside world sees us as heartless bosses exploiting hungry workers. Americans know this is a false image, with a few glaring exceptions. But the face of American capitalism which for­ eigners see overseas all too often resembles the picture drawn by the Communists— simple "dollar iniperialism" as the Latin Americans call it. Take West Indies Fruit and Steamship as one example. This American-owned, Liberian-flag company ran between the US and Cuba. Its crews were Cuban seamen. When, early in 1960. the SlU organized one crew, that of the SS Sea Level, the company fired them all, then forced them to repudiate the union in order to regain their jobs. Subse­ quently, when the National Labor Relations Board investigated the case, the company escorted the Cubans to the NLRB office under armed guard This same company got the job of evac­ uating American embassy employees from Havana after we broke off relations with Cuba. Cuban waterfront workers who saw our officials sailing on this company's ves­ sel are undoubtedly familiar with what hap­ pened to the Sea Level crew. No wonder Castro and his Communist allies have no trouble inflaming them against the US. Take the case of the Ore Monarch, whose West Indian crewmembers signed up with the International Maritime Workers Union. They too were forced to recant and join a company-sponsored dummy union. Take the case of the Yarmouth crew, men from Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad and South America, all of whom" were fired for daring to ask the shipowner for SIU union repre­ sentation. Take the case of the Standard Oil attor­ ney who boasted at a court hearing ho\y Italians "swim out to the ship" to get a job when an Esso runaway tanker pulls into Genoa. Sure,' the Italians, Greeks, Cubans, Ja­ maicans, Indians and Chinese want the jobs. But the jobs are not- going to make them love the US, because they know that Amer­ ican ship operators are paying from onefourth to one-tenth the wage which Ameri­ cans get for the same work, often on the same kind of ship on the same run! On the contrary, nothing is better cal­ culated to make foreign nationals hate the United States than the knowledge that they are being exploited by American corpora­ tions as a cheap labor pool—whether they are working for 35 cents an hour in a Pacific cannery, or getting $60 a month on a pas­ senger ship. It's time then, for the President and the Congress to take a hard look at the damage done by the runaways to the standing and security of the United States in the world community. FISH REPORTS—Faced with the choice of carrying marine insur­ ance at excessively high costs or carrying no insurance, several organi­ zations of commercial fishermen are considering the establishment of marine insurance pools with the possibility of obtaining marine insur­ ance at lower costs. The Branch of Economics of BOCF has been re­ quested to advise a Gulf Coast group of fishing vessel owners on how marine insurance might be handled through a pool arrangement. The premiums of marine insurance have been rising. Insurance companies lay the blame on rising accident rates and alleged padded claims for damage. At the present time many fishing vessel owners are operating without insurance. Some vessel-owner groups, particularly on the West Coast, have been able to demonstrate that marine insurance costs can be cut by self-policing methods and by cutting overhead costs. Theso groups have restricted membership to the best class of risks and hav« built up a surplus against claims by pooling premiums, and adjusting their own claims . . . The US commercial fish catch for the year 1960 is expected to total between 4.9 and 5 billion pounds, about the'same as the previous 5-year average. However, the catch is expected to be below the 1959 figure. According to BOCF, if the landings in November and December are normal, the total catch for this year could be the nation's third largest. For the second time the catch used for industrial purposes—fish meal, oil, and animal food—will exceed that taken for human food. This will occur despite the fact there was a decline of about 200 million pounds in the catch of industrial fish. Landings of all major industrial items—menhaden, Alaska herring, and New Eng­ land trash fish—were down. The catch for human consumption will show a small increase due to larger catches of salmon, Maine herring, jack mackerel, shrimp, and ocean perch. The value of the 1960 catch tr fishermen will probably exeeed the $246 million received in 1959. t t i» CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION.—President-elect John F. Kennedy has completed the selection of his cabinet. Arthur Goldberg, special counsel to the AFL-CIO, and general counsel to the Steelworker.s* Union has been appointed Secretary of Labor. C. Douglas Dillon who played such a prominent role in the SS CLEOPATRA case, has been named Secretary of the Treasury. The Senate Committee on Post Of­ fice and Civil Service has compiled an interesting document entitled "Policy and Supporting-Positions", which gives a listing of all policy making positions open to Presidential appointment. President-elect Kennedy will have the opportunity to make one appointment to th« ICC as soon as he is sworn in. The next vacancy occurs December 31, 1961 and one more the following year; but it will not be until early 1964 that the Kennedy appointees to this vital agency will form a ma­ jority of the Commission. NLRB will be a captive of Eisenhower ap­ pointees until the end of 1962, and it will be February 1, 1962 before President-elect Kennedy can change the make up of the National Me­ diation-Board. Despite the preponderance of Republican appointees to the various commissions and agencies many people feel that Presiden­ tial leadership will be exerted to bring about a change in the attitude of these groups to be closer to the Administration viewpoint, which is certainly to be desired in view of the President-elect's concern over the plight of the maritime industry. 4- 4> • 4> BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICITS.—A Japanese firm, the Toyode Motor Company, negotiated for a loan from the Export-Import Bank to acquire $1 million tor the purchase of machine tool equipment. Pub­ lic Resolution 17 requires that 100 percent of such loan cargoes b« carried in American-flag vessels unless MA grants a waiver. The firm asked that Publie Resolution 17 be waived to the extent of allowing 50 percent of the cargoes to be imported into Japan on Japanese-flag vessels. Maritime Administrator Vice-Admiral Ralph E. Wilson denied the request for waiver. This is the first time in a number of years that a request for a waiver has heen denied. Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D) Washington, SIF chairman, sent a telegram to Wilson urging him to withstand pressure to change his decision. In the past MA has granted waivers to recipients of loans, whenever the recipient nations grant "parity of treatment" for US vessels in their foreign trade. The recent directive of President Eisenhower to stem the out flow of US dollars to correct our adverse balance of payments was one of the factors in reaching the decision to refuse the waiver. Magnuson told Wilson, "Depressed conditions of our shipping industry and the Im­ portance of shipping earnings toward improving the balance of inter­ national payments make it mandatory that we all take practical steps to assure maximum use of United States flag vessels in the carriage of government aided and financed cargoes of every kind." It is strongly rumored that the State Department has intervened with FMB on be­ half of the company and is asking that the waiver be granted because of possible political repercussions in Japan. �Face SfadMi SEAFARERS I ', tm LOO " ' iilliiP --j I Enjoying ccffeeflme-on the Kathryn (Bull) are II. tor.) Esttbon Cnil, chief itewardi Luls CorbOM, ABt F« Aponte, eng. util.t Julio Flores, AB; Fred Oeshndn, Sr. wiper. thig se/ecf/on Perched high up on Hurricane (Waterman) AB Joe Do Jessa changes cargo light bulbs aft. of photog of 5IU men In all deparfmenfswag taken aboard a number of Sf(l vessels at sea and In port. Iberville crewmen display SlU safety award (I. to r.) James Stewart, Jose Mefondez, Nils Beck. Mike, the parakeet, bends ear of chief steward Red Simmons on Steel Voyager. In Hurricane engine room 1st asst. R. Endelmon jives orders to oilers (I. to r.) D. McGroth, L and Rufus Cobb. On deck of Bizabeth (Bull) are (I. to r.) Nell Abernathy, fob Dillon. Frank Gaspar, oarp.t H. Julian, bosun; Louis Colon, utility. Gaspar built crossover safety ladder over winch (rear). i;a: Menu is discussed in Hurricane galley by (I. to r.) G. Ploomon, 3rd cook; R. Hara, utility and N. Orencio. chief cook. I® • Wis Chief steward Juan Rueda of Alcoa Ranger relaxes In his foc'sle with a mystery thriller while off duty, • �Jaiiaar7> MEAFARERS LOO Pare SeTenfeea 1 i Hurricane FWT Antonlo Zcloya Is shown et ves ^el't main control board. William SmoHiors, steward dept., stands before mirror etching In Kathryn's sa oon mess. 1 i Chief cook Carl Carlson carves freshly-roasted ham for Ocean Evelyn's lunch. > t i 1 r » I I > 1 > I ' ^^ork moving steel plate for Ocean Evelyn engine room stores are (I. to r.) John Chelton, engine utility, William Woottdn and Ralph Whitely. Plate took some manhandling as it weighed about 250 pounds. A few well-placed rollers beneath the object made the task easier, however. Alcoa Ranger baker Jim Foircloth turned out elaborate birthday cake for ship's skipper, Coptoin Miller. �ImuucT, Itn Old-Time Fisherman Atlantic Fishermen Elect O'Brien, Green BOSTON—^In their first election since their recent affilia­ tion with the SIU of North America, members of the Atlantic Fishermen's Union have named Thomas "Obie" O'Brien, sec­ retary-treasurer by close to a-* the SIUNA by a lopsided majority three to one margin. Others elected, along with in a secret ballot referendum. Fish Unions Happy With New Senator GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Fisher­ men on the East Coast were cheered by the appointment of Benjamin A. Smith, mayor of Gloucester to the Massachusetts Senate seat vacated by incoming President John Kennedy. Senator Smith will fill out the unexpired two-year term of the new Presi­ dent. A new Senator from Massa­ chusetts will be chosen in state­ wide voting in 1962. The Smith family has long been associated with the fishing indus­ try in this port. Before entering the Senate, Smith was active as director of the Gloucester Fish pier and had managerial interests in the fish processing industry here. As such, he is familiar with the problems of the Amerlcan7flag fishing industry, particularly in the Northeast. The two major fishermen's groups in this area, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union and the New Bedford Fishermen's Union are both Massachusettsbased and both affiliated with the SIU. Like fishermen" elsewhere, the unions here have been con­ fronted with a flood of frozen and canned imports. Kennedy's C:a^.smate Smith had been a classmate of Incoming President Kennedy at Harvard University. Kennedy also had previously indicated concern with the plight of the domestia fishing industry as well as with that of domestic shipping. Con­ sequently, the fishing unions and the industry are hopeful of getting an airing of their problems in Washington both on the Con­ gressional and Administration levels, with possible action to assist the industry. The senior Senator from Massa­ chusetts, Leverett Saltonstall (Rep.) has also been active on behalf of the local fishing industry. Among the reasons for the reO'Brien were: Pat Green, assistant secretary-treasurer; Vincent Hogan, affiliation were the setbacks Boston delegate; Alphonsus Hayes, suffered by the domestic fishing Gloucester port agent; John Muise, industry in the face of foreign im­ Gloucester delegate and William ports coming from more modern, better-equipped foreign-flag fish­ Mulcahy, New York port agent. Q.'Brien had formerly been dele­ ing fleets. The Fishermen's Union gate in the union's headquarters membership realized that SIU and pert of Boston. He defeated Pat AFL-CIO ties were vital if they McHugh, a former secretary- were to make any headway in treasurer of the union by a count preserving their Industry and their of 515 to 180. Green, who had been jobs. The union has recently under­ assistant secretary, won over Pat taken an organizing drive aimed Eustace, 540 to 147. Hogan was victorious over two at attracting the many fishermen in competing candidates, Joseph the New England area who have Thirty years ago the California waterfront was crowded with Jacobson and \V. Hanlon. He re­ never been in the union, as well, square-rigged fishing boats like the one shown above. They ceived 227 votes to Hanlon's 124 as those who drifted away during were part of the Alaska packers cannery fleet known as the and Jacobson's 72. Under the the years when the organization "Star" ships. They sailed from San Francisco to Alaska Fishermen's constitution, only was trying to operate as an inde­ members in the local port vote for pendent outfit. each year with cannery workers aboard. port officials. Similiarly, Hayes, the Gloucester agent, defeated two competitors, Del Rose and Thomas Doyle. Muise was unopposed as Gloucester dele­ gate as was Mulcahy in the New York port agent's slot. The Fishermen's Union had operated as an Independent union NEW BEDFORD—^The recently-elected officers of the New Bedford Fishermen's Union for three years outside the AFL- are taking steps to better conditions in the fishing industry and to stimulate interest in the CIO, but had suffered considerable consumption of scallops. Union secretary-treasurer Howard Nickerson has met with the US losses in membership as a result. Fish and Wildlife Service and* Consequently, four months ago, the fishermen voted to affiliate with scientists from the Woods Hole of distribution of the product In dragger Harmony was destroyed research center in Massachu­ many areas. Consequentily, the by fire during the blizzard. Crewsetts on the problems of the yel- school lunch program is a means members also were able to make lowtail flounder fisheries. The of introducing scallops to families their way ashore at Nomansland. Winds were so fierce that the flounder supply is being depleted who have never used this succulent Coast Guard patrol boat which and prices are being forced down seafood before. The New Bedford Union was rescued the men off the Sharon by a record catch. ^ hard hit during the month of De­ Louise was itself blown up on the The meeting discussed the pos­ cember by the blizzard and high beach. Crewmembers had to make sibility of changing mesh sizes so winds which hit the East Coast on their way ashore with a line. as to allow larger numbers of im­ December 12. A 65-foot scallop In an earlier accident, the fish­ mature fish to escape and assure dragger, the Sharon Louise, was ing vessel Carol & Estelle caught an adequate supply In future years. blown on the rocks on Nantucket fire in the engine room, exploded A smaller catch right now would island and wrecked. Crewmembers and sank at sea. The crew was also be beneficial in terms of get­ were rescued by the Coast Guard. taken off by another fishing vessel, TERMINAL ISLAND. Calif. — ting the fishermen a fairer return On the same day, the 60foot the Newfoundland. SIU-contracted fishing boats, on their yellowtail catch. manned by members of SIU West Scallops At School Coast tuna fishing unions, are ex­ In other developments, the union perimenting with nylon nets here as a means of increasing the tuna and the scallop boat owners have succeeded in introducing scallops catch. The traditional method of in the local school lunch program SEATTLE—In a communication sent to all members of the Washington State Congres­ catching tuna has been with pole at ten schools In the area. The sional delegation, the Alaska Fishermen's Union has called for tariff revision legislation to and lures, with siqall live bait administrators of the Federal spread on the water to attract school lunch program have under help preserve the domestic fishing industry. The letter, sent by George*" school tuna. However, those who consideration the use'of domestic support the use of nets claim that fish and scallops exclusively in Johansen, secretary-treasurer given such nations by th# United should designate a committee to it results in bigger catches at far school lunches. of the SIUNA-affiliated union, States. Domestic operators find study our foreign trade policy, and One of the problems of the scal­ noted that in 1959, the United that when they want to build mod­ its findings "should be the basis less cost. Several advantages are claimed lop fishermen has been the lack States imported $367 million worth ern fishing boats they run into the of corrective legislation." of fish products while exporting problem of far higher costs. Last for the nylon nets. They are far The Alaska union, like other lighter than cotton nets and are just $44 million. "The figures for year Congress provided for a mod­ American fishing unions, has been Amonk unions In the SIU are not damaged by salt water to any a number of groups of commer­ 1960 are not available as yet," he est fishing boat construction sub­ hard hit by imports, in this case degree. Also they can be hauled in cial fishermen, on all coasts, as declared, "but there is little doubt sidy program but it Is too soon to salmon imports from Japan being far faster. well as shoreside fish canneries but that they will show further tell If it will be effective in rebuild­ a considerable factor. Use of nets eliminates the need and processors. They are in­ increases in foreign imports." The union also faces a problem ing the US fleet. for catching bait fish which con­ volved in such widely-diversi­ Changing Times Pointing out the late Cordell in other aspects of the fishing in­ sumed as much as one-third of the fied fishing operations as scal­ Johansen noted that after World Hull, US Secretary of State in the dustry, particularly in light of time which a tuna clipper spent at War II there was justification for 1930's, saw reciprocal trade as a agreements to eventually exclude loping, tuna fishing, salmon sea. fisheries, cod, halibut and many using foreign trade acts and for­ two way street, Johansen noted American fishermen from Can­ It's estimated that 70 of the 210 eign policy as an aid to the econ­ that circumstances were different adian in-shore waters. A good tuna clippers here have been con­ others. Groups involved include omy of war torn nations, but that today with too much trade taking deal of the union's activity is in the New Bedford Fishermen's verted to use nylon nets and five Union, Alaska Fishermen's different circumstances prevail on a one-way pattern. "To make the waters off British Columbia. 6. more are In the process of chang­ Union, tuna fish and cannery today. matters worse, American indus­ ing over. Now it is the domestic fishing tries are moving their factories unions operating out of Cali­ Preliminary results have been fornia ports and groups In industry which needs help. In and technical equipment abroad to very encouraging in terms of pro­ Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ many instances, foreign fishing manufacture goods for American ducing greater income and also where in the far northwest fleets are more modern than boats markets, using the cheaper foreign shortening trips to get a full load Pacific. operated by US fishermen, thanks labor available to them. of fish. to the assistance that has been He concluded that Congress New Bedford Union Discusses Flounder Fishery Conservation SIU TUNA MEN USE NYLON NET Alaska Union Asks Tariff Changes �Jathmary, INl SEAFARERS Vac* Mtaeleca LOG Seafarer Sees NC Governor In Plea For Textile Strikers Joseph B. Lorae, MD, Medical Director Accepted Aid For Hernia; Surgery One ol the frequent physical findinKs found on routine examination at our SIU clinics Is a hernia (rupture), usually inguinal. Often the fact th^t the man has a* hernia is not known to him, and it is difficult for him to understand why we are insistent that he go to the hospital for an operation. At times, it is quite difficult to convince him of this necessity. He may even protest that he has no trouble with his side In the region of his groin; in fact, has no pain or discomfort at all. This is quite true, as a hernia may develop insidiously and, though there may be minor symptoms, the condition is not recognized by the person himself as a hernia. A hernia is the protrusion from its normal habitat of a portion of the anatomy through an opening, either normal or artificially pro­ duced. There are many types of hernia, from a hernia of the brain through a defect in the skull, to a hernia of muscle through the ten­ don sheath of the foot. The most frequent type of hernia is one which protrudes from the abdominal cavity; thejnost common is the inguinal hernia which protrudes through the right or left inguinal canal in the groin, and often into the scrotum. It is estimated that 15% of the world's population has hernias. Three-quarters of these are in men, according to "Today's Health." Hernias are also found in, the animal world but to a very small degree compared to those in humans. This maybe one of the prices we pay for walking upright. Hernias are found in all walks of life. Authorities are of the opinion that there is an inherited structural weakness in areas where hernias develop. There is no doubt that occupation also plays a considrable part in theii: production, especially inguinal, femoral, umbilical and other hernias which involve the abdominal contents. Thus, any oecnpation requiring heavy work or even strenuous sudden effort, such as lifting, sneezing or coughing, may increase the intra-abdominal pres­ sure sufficiently Jo precipitate a hernia where this structural weakness exists. When we speak of a hernia, we usually think of an inguinal hernia, due to-the frequency of this condition. There is a normal weakening in this area in man, due to passage of the testicle during intra-uterine life, from inside the abdominal Cavity to the scrotum. As this occurs, the structure through which the testicle passes usually closes around the cord, producing a flbrous sheath and, where it passes through the abdominal walls, forms the inguinal anal through which the testicle Is connected to abdominal structures. In women, there is the analogue of this structure which is a fibrous cord probably giving some support to the uterine structures. Thus, there is an inherent weakness in this area in which four out of five 'hernias occur. In men, 95 percent of hernias are inguinal, and at least half of the hernias in women are of this type. The next most frequent is umbilical hernia. This occurs through the opening of the remains of the umbilical cord, and varies in size from a I small dimple-like protrusion to massive form. It is an interesting observation that a Survey made of pre-school children in one of the West Indies showed 90 percent of the ciiildren with various types of umbilical hernia. In adults, umbilical hernia was a rarity. Femoral hernias develop through the femoral canals in the upper thigh. These occur more frequently in the female. The abdominal con­ tents pass through the enlarged femoral opening, and are reflected upward toward the abdomen. Thus, if the contents of the hernia sac contain intestine, there is danger of strangulation due to acute angle of reflection of the hernia, and also to the rigid structures surrounding the hernia opening. Inguinal hernia shouid be surgically repaired when diagnosed, as procrastination may be fatal. The hernia will certainly progress in size and the surrounding structures will become more weakened as the hernia increases in size. There is always the possibility that a por­ tion of the Intestine will protrude through in the hernial sac. The Intestine may become stuck in the inguinal canal or scrotum and, if not reduced, the blood supply to the intestine may be cut off. This produces gangrene and becomes an emergency operative procedure. Where facilities are not readily and Imftiediately available, peritonitis will develop and death may ensue. This is the reason we insist on inguinal hernia repair immediately. For a person going to sea, it is imperative that he have his inguinal hernia repaired, as most ships do not have facilities available for this emergency. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) • I. In the hospital? Call SIU Hall immediately! RALEIGH, NC—Acting in response to a request from the SIU, several Seafarers who are residents of North Carolina have interceded with the North Carolina authorities on behalf of imprisoned officials and members of the Textile Workers Union of America. The men have been jailed after•* conviction for an alleged be directed to his successor, Terry "conspiracy" to dynamite the Sanford. struck Hai-riet and Henderson Cot­ ton Mills of Henderson, NC. A large number of Seafarers have notified headquarters that they have written to outgoing Gov­ ernor Luther Hodges in connec­ tion with the case. In addition, one SIU member, Seafarer Lowell Har­ ris, had a personal meeting with Governor Hodges on ^he issue, Harris, a resident" of Macon, North Carolina, notified SIU head­ quarters that while the Governor listened to his plea on behalf of the men, he indicated that nothing further could be done on their behalf. Governor Hodges is now taking on the duties of Secretary of Com­ merce in the Kennedy administra­ tion and the pleas will undoubtedly Typical of the Seafarers' com­ munications sent to the Governor was a copy of one sent to SIU head­ quarters by Seafarer Robert II. Northrop of Wilmington, North Carolina. "These men," he wrote, "were convicted . .. with a special judge, special prosecutor and about the fastest trial I have ever heard of in this state. "When this trial was held the press, radio and union-bating thugs had done their best to make any union look bad In this state. Even some of our state officials were outspoken as to the guilt of these men before the trial was ever held. How in God's name can anyone, including myself, have a fair trial under such conditions as this? Harris Nortfirop " . . .»If these men had been company men, you know as well as I they would have gone free. Being union men was their crime . . . "As a citizen, I appeal to you to do all in your power to see that justice is done and these men are either freed or given a retrial with a fair chance to tell their story without all the stirring up of the press as at their first trial . . ." SIU President Paul Hall had written to all SIU members resid­ ing in North Carolina asking them to protest the jailing of the strik­ ers. In addition, the membership had authorized a $200 contribution QUESTION: What Is your impression of the new hiring hall to the striking textile workers who here? (Question asked in iPhiladelphia hall.) have been picketing for more than two years. Henry MeCullough, steward dept: James Bergerla, deck: I like the roomy atmosphere of the building Tlie hall appeals to me because its modern and com­ for one thing. fortable, n i c eThe snack bar, ly furnished. although small, is Again, it's ideally more than ade­ weather - condi­ quate. The food tioned — not too served is good warm when the and above all, the weather Is cold prices are more NEW YORK — Normally, good and not too hot in feeding is what is supposed to than fair. Another summertime . . . make a happy ship, but on the feature that is quite a difference Steel Executive, the crew has dis­ not only appeal­ ing to me but to all the other men from the old Market Street hall covered another important element who may drive, is the spaciousness where the Inside temperature never in. the formula ... a good mate. seemed to reach that happy As a result, the payoff was smooth of the parking lot outside medium. as can be, as was the trip. * i t » » ^ Bill Geary, FWT: The lighting of Bosun Ted Cbillinski and the the hall here is especially appeal­ Mike Quftn, AB: I like the deck gang had nothing but words ing to me — it's atmosphere of the hall here — it of praise for chief mate Macy who nice and bright made the round-the-world trip. The makes you feel and consequently mate was especially-appreciated in good just to walk makes for a finer contrast to the trip Chilinski made in the door. atmosphere, one with another mate recently. There's a little of which is especial­ "That other guy wanted to make everything r e cly relaxing. Be­ a DM out of me," Chilinski said. reational here. sides, it makes it "Once he forced me to change 10 For those who easier to see the guy lines in a single day. He was don't care to play pinochle deck. also famous for cutting down on cards, there are The officials have OT." two TV sets—one more room in which to operate than color and one The Executive came into Erie they did before; consequently, black-and-white — plus plenty of Basin just before New Year's and tit reading material. The head is nice most of the gang stayed aboard Konrod Hoffner, FWT; I think and clean and modern and there's looking foward to another pleasant voyage. this hall is a lot livelier than the plenty of parking space. old one on Mar­ ket St. This defi­ nitely illustrates that this Union is progressing, for one thing. There's a happier atmos­ phere here. An­ other thing: it's nice to know you can take a shower here when you care too. There are two of them available. Steel Exec. Has System: Good Mate Seafarer's Daughter At Headquarters W. J. Smith, deck: I live only two miles from here and find the pub­ lic transportation convenient. If I decide to drive in, 1 have no parking wonies, because there's always room. As far as future plan­ ning is concerned this is an excel­ lent location be­ cause neighborhood i^ undergoing expansion rapidly, from a business standpoint • KimI Johnson, 15-month-old daughter of Seafarer Woody Johnson, explores Christmas tree in headquarters eafeferie. Her dad sails as bosun. .. (I �Pare Twentr SZX7 FOOD and SEAFARERS LOO Janiiarr, Utl. West Coast Tanker Officers Vote Affiliation With MEBA RICHMOND, Calif.—Another one of the independent organizations in th® tanker in­ dustry has voted to affiliate with an AFL-CIO maritime union. This time its the Tanker Officers Association, representing approximately 300 officers in three West Coast fleeti. Why To Store In Home Port has voted to affiliate with the^ ^1 When our Food representatives visit SlU-manned ships in the Marine Engineers Beneficial licensed men in other West Coast Tanker officers group, aside from fleets were steadily improving California *Shipplng are General various ports they still run across stewards and other crewmembers Association, AFL-CIO. Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director The tanker group voted to af­ their status, the tanker officers had Petroleum (Socony-Mobll) and who don't see why we place so much stress' on keeping an accurate filiated by a count of 91 to 25 in a not kept pace. Pacific Coast Transport, inventory of food stores and other steward department supplies. Nor secret ballot referendum conducted The one-sided vote In favor of MEBA officers are hopeful that do they understand the reasons why it is considered desirable to take by an impartial umpire. The vote the affiliation was particularly the pattern of affiliation set by the followed agreement with the convincing in light of the fact that West Coast tanker officers can be all stores aboard in the home port before the voyage starts. It's the contention of-the Food Department that the best-feeding MEBA on terms of an affiliation California Shipping, (Standard Oil applied in the various East Coast which makes the Tanker Officers of California) the largest West tanker companies which have best-stored iiuip is one which takes on all stores for the voyage on Association an autonomous divi­ Coast tanker company, had been similar independent association leaving port, plus a ten percent margin to cover unforeseen delays. sion of the MEBA. outspoken in its opposition to the set-ups. The affiliation arrange­ Then nothing has to be bought anywhere else with the exception of The decision to affiliate was the affiliation move. Unlicensed men say, fresh milk and fresh vegetables in those ports where it is avail­ outcome of the slippage in ship­ in the California Shipping fleet are ment is similar to that which had been worked out on the Great able in appropriate form. board wages and conditions on the represented by the SlU-aff ilia ted Lakes with an independent officers' This is true provided that it is coupled with three essential items West Coast tankers, as compared to Sailors Union of the Pacific. association in the Boland and 1) proper inventory control 2) orderly arrangement of stores in the union contracted ships. While Companies which deal with the Cornelius -fleet. various storerooms 3) inspection of the stores as they come aboard. All these items are the responsibility of the chief steward, particu­ larly the last which should be done by him personally and not dele­ gated to any other crewmember. ^ Proper inventory control sounds like a mouthful, but all it means is that he knows exactly how much of each item he has in stock. That means when it comes to ordering stores for the voyage, the steward also knows just what he needs and can submit his requisitions ac­ cordingly. Orderly arrangement of his stores means that he is rotating his stores to make sure that he uses up tbe items first which have been on the ship longest. Refrigeration is fine—up to a point. But it won' keep food fresh forever. By such orderly arrangement, the steward avoids spoilage and .shortages. The necessity for inspection is obvious. It means inspecting the quality of the supplies, determining that the number of items is as ordered and that all items on the order were actually delivered, steward who fails to inspect stores when delivered, or who fails to notify the appropriate individuals at the Union if he is short-changed is simply storing up a load of grief for himself as the voyage wears on Some men don't see why we stir such a fuss about this because, they say, if anything runs short they can always fill their needs in some other port. Unfortunately, this doesn't work out well for variety of reasons. For one thing, the ship purchasing in some foreign port- is a one-shot buyer. Chances are the supplier will never see that steward again, so he will stick him with inferior quality merchandise. Secondly, despite the great strides made in many^'foreign countries, the selection available can't compare with what the ship buys at home. Further, methods of packing, storing and preparing foods are not what Americans are accustomed to. The cuts of ^eat for example, are probably entirely different from what cooks are accustomed to handling. The results can hardly be satisfying. Naturally, in a foreign port, there's no Union representative or food department representative available for the .steward to turn to Signing on and paying off are Seafarers Tom Trainor. DM. with shipping commissioners should he have inferior merchandise pawned off on him. The result S. Harris (left) and W. Rozalski, AB and W. Godfrey, DM, (right) getting their cash from is often a serious food beef. company paymaster. If a ship runs short on a foreign voyage, it usually means that it wasn't stored properly in the first place, or stores spoiled or were NEW YORK—It was a fairly Merry Christmas for the crew of the Ocean Evelyn but wasted because of lack of inventory control. The only thing a stew­ not as merry as it might have been because of the fact that the ship couldn't quite make it ard can do in such a case is fill in his shortages in the foreign port. to the dock on Christmas Day. ' But it's a poor substitute for correct storing in the first instance. Instead, the Evelyn showed * • CHRISTMAS AT HOME? OCEAN EVELYN ALMOST MADE IT (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Carving To Order For Seafarers Chief cook Carl Carlson of the Ocean Evelyn carves a roast fresh out of oven while baker Major Reid cuts up cake for dessert. Galley utility Cecil Hughes hands order to Louis Basttt, saloon mess. "Ship feeds just like e fine restaurant," crewmembers say. up at Ambrose Light on the' haste for service with Uncle Sam. ship and injured hundreds of afternoon of Christmas Day One Seafarer who was happy to others. (See story on page 24.) (Sunday) and spent the balance of the day and the following day also celebrated as a holiday — on the hook off Stapleton, Staten Island, admiring the New York skyline. The problem was that the au­ thorities at the Brooklyn Army Base had no berth for her, and anyway, didn't want to handle any cargo until Tuesday morning. As compensation for not making it to the dock in time, the crew had Christmas dinner aboard with chief steward William Oliver, chief cook Carl Carlson, baker Major T. Reid and the rest of the galley gang doing their usual yeoman ob. In fact, when it comes to feed­ ing ,the Evelyn crew rates their vessel up front. "This ship runs ust like a first class restaurant," one crewmember observed. The owners of the ship. Maritime Overseas, had arranged for Cus­ toms and Quarantine to service the ship in the holiday period by pay­ ing overtime to Customs and Quarantine inspectors and hiring tug to put them aboard. This procedure is allowed under special legislation covering the Port of New York. Christmas also had a special flavor for Seafarer Ralph Whiteley, wiper. When the mail came aboard, he received greetings of a special sort. It was a notice from his draft board to report post­ be on the ship, Christmas or not, was chief electrician Kenneth Singh. He had been working ashore as an electrician in the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the aircraft carrier Constellation, but had then caught the Ocean Evelyn and noissed the fire which took 50 Uves on the The Evelyn had been on a North Atlantic run, and the weather being its usual cantankerous self at this time of the year, had some rough spots on her crossing. Maybe if th® winds had blown the right way, th# ship would have made it to port in time for Christmas after all. Black gang quartet In messroom includes (I. to r.) Ralph Whiteley, wiper, now headed for US Army; Charles Truensti, wiper; Williani Woofton, wiper; C. E. Johnson, FWT. ill �,:;r- . IT; • •• .• -;"w : •-?*:;',tf;;;'-;:.-i SEAFARERS JMMIT, 1M1 LOG Pafc Tweaty-Oa* jil Fiji Cook Sails On SlU Ship VANCOUVER—A Canadian Dis­ trict cook with a tongue-twisting name—Isikeli Bole Dealaivuna—is carrying out an old family profes­ sion. Unlike his family' predecessors, •11 Fiji Islanders, he is concerned only with what's cooking—and not who—because he claims to be a de­ scendant of a long line of hearty eaters who had a taste for human victuals. Dealaivuna, who last was aboard the Canadian District - contracted Waitomo, recalls that his father's parents found human flesh tastier than beef or pork. He toid of the many wars between tribes of the Fijiian islands years ago and of the slim leftovers of many a de­ ceased enemy. Delicious British The cook recalled that Fijiian gourmets of yore considered the British to be a great delicacy, but hardly touched their platters of Europeans, who were considered generally too salty. He Injected an explanation into the story by not­ ing that the reason his forefathers were cannibals was because there were no animals on the island at the lime. Cannibalism was officially abolished in the Fiji Islands when the British took over in 1874, he noted. Dealaivuna remembers family stories concerning the first white man>ver consumed in the Islands. This one happened to be a mission­ ary—and a real tough morsel at that. He was cooked and over­ cooked and finally when the Island­ ers got through his boot leather they were delighted at the tender­ ness of their meal. The cook with the tall tales, by the way, was very popular with the crew of the Waitomo. He got noth­ ing but praise. But the crew was grateful that Dealaivuna was sec­ ond cook—in charge of vegetables only. Canadians Sign Tug Agreement MONTREAL—The SIU, which won a victory in the National Har­ bors Board two-tug fleet recently, is moving to complete contracts with several other companies under its jurisdiction. The newly negotiated contract with the Harbors Board will extend wage increases to 14 percent, to­ gether with overtime of 10 percent. Terms of the settlement were unanimously accepted and ratified and the contract is retroactive to January. Underway are negotiations with the following dredging companies: Marine Industries, Ltd.; Russell Construction; Beaver Dredging; Canadian Dredge & Dock; Harbor Development Co.; McNnmara Con­ struction Co. Vancouver negotiations are being conducted with. Alaska Cruise Lines, Pacific Tanker Co., Van­ couver Barge & Transportation, Shell Canadian Tankers, Northland Navigation, arid Union Steamship of New Zealand. Students At Montreal Hail Licensed Division Foiis Fake Contract Attempt MONTREAL—A Superior Court judge here issued an in­ junction last month enjoining the Association of Lakes Car­ riers and the CBRT-dominated National Association of Marine Engineers from imposing a*' sellout contract on members stoppage of work by Licensed Divi­ of the SIU Licensed Division. sion members'. This group of students from New York Is being given a de­ monstration of the automated card index file of SIU Can­ adian District members by Hal C. Banks secretary-treasurer of the Canadian District and SlUNA vice president. The students, members of the International Association of Even­ ing Students Councils, were attending a conference-at Sir George Williams University in Montreal last month and their tour included an inspection of a Canadian labor union. In Canadian Ports Canadian Ships So/d VANCOUVER — The Canadian District-contracted Canadian Pa­ cific Steamship Co. has sold two veteran coastal vessels to Greek shipping interests. The two ships —the SS Princess Eliubetb and the SS Princess Joan—formerly made the passenger run between Victoria and Vancouver but had been In lay-up since last year prior to their sale. The ship passenger business has fallen off badly in this area since the introduction of fast carferry service and, of course, the airlines. j;, $1 Halifax Shipping Slow HALIFAX—Shipping has been fairly slow here for the past few weeks but brightening the picture is news of another new Canadian District-contracted dredge which is due to arrive in this port shortly. The new dredge, the Haifa (J. P. Porter Co.), is of the suction type, self-loading hopper variety, and is self-contained and self-propelled. Word has it that she will require a large crew, the exact number being unspecified at the moment. 4" Freighter On Rampage OWEN SOUND—The German freighter Betergeuze, fully-laden witli a cargo of scrap iron, went on a ranipage in Bay City harbor and (1) struck a bridge, (2) scraped an­ other bridge a short distance away and (3) struck a Canadian Districtcontracted freighter twice. The struck vessel, the Algosco, had tem­ porary repairs made in Port .Huron and headed for Fort William so that the job—estimated at $80,000 —could be completed. Meanwhile, the German ship was tied up in Detroit awaiting a marine inquiry. 4 4 Montreal Crews Dredges MONTREAL — The dredges Digby and Fundy (J. P. Porter) crewed up and are working on a contract in Port Cartier, together with the tug Alice. The job is ex­ pected to last all winter. By last month, the shipping board here was nearly cleaned off with enough jobs for most men. Engineer officers have declared While the injunction is in eflect, members of the Licensed Division before the Minister of Labor that will enjoy full status in the SIU. they are unalterably opposed to the The NAME will not be permitted contract signed, presumably on to collect dues from engineer of­ their behalf, by the NAME. They ficers or reduce their living and also noted that there is in effect a judgment of the Superior Court of working conditions. The Injunction was handed down Montreal, issued in December of by Justice Ignace Deslaurlers in 1957, and a judgment of the Ottawa the Superior Court at Montreal on Weekly court, issued April, 1959, December 7. Members of the SIU which declare the Great Lakes and Licensed Division testified on the Eastern District of the NAME to attempted imposition of a fake con­ be non-existent. Licensed Division members con­ tract before the Canada Labor Re­ cluded their declaration to the lations Board. Early this winter, a few mem­ Minister of Labor with the affirma­ bers of the Lakes Carriers Associa­ tion, "We insist on abiding by the tion signed a "contract" with the contracts signed on our behalf by NAME, and its guiding light, Rich­ the Licensed Division of the Sea­ ard Greaves, who is linked with the farer International Union to which organization we pay dues." red-tinged CERT. The contract, termed a yellowdog document, would have des­ troyed the closed shop, slashed overtime and vacation provisions, i and subjected engineers to a 48-1 hour week until the end of Its | three-year term. The NAME, currently based in GLOUCESTER, NS—A proposal .Vancouver, ceased representing to build a reproduction of the fa­ Great Lakes and Eastern engineer mous Canadian racing fishing officers in 1956. The Lakes and schooner Bluenose has aroused the eastern engineers then formed the citizens of Gloucester, NS, to meet Licensed Division of the Seafarers the challenge with a schooner of International Union, Canadian Dis­ their own. trict. Many years ago, tall sparred fish­ ing vessels of Gloucester and Lu­ Solid For SIU The Canadian District reported nenburg disputed the sailing that evidence was turned over to championship of the North Atlan­ Department of Labor investigators tic, but now the vessels are gone. The Bluenose, a Lunenburg to fhe effect that 100 percent of the Lakes. Carriers engineers are schooner, could be built again at s SIU members. Of this total, 95 per­ cost of about $150,000, it was sug­ cent were paid up in their dues gested. Gloucester people havs within six weeks of the SIU appli­ proposed building a reproduction cation for certification. The appli­ of the schooner Columbia. A re­ cation was filed following newal of the old rivalry would consulation with the Minister of bring prosperity to Nova Scotia Labor during the recent protest towns, it has been suggested. Might Sail Schooners Montreal Sill Slop Chest 4» 4» t Algoway In Toronto TORONTO—The SS Algoway has laid up here for the winter with a storage load, marking the first time in eight years that a ship- of Algoma Central Railway has wintered here. Only a few lay-up jobs were called this fall as shipping declined considerably. SIU Canadian Disfrict Halls FORT WIM.IAM Ont.nrlo HAUFAX. N.S 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128',4 Mollis St. Photlo 3-8H11 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 S.iult-nu-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1369 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpiro 4 5719 VANCOUVER. EC . 208 Main St. ST. JOHN. NB 177 Prince William St. ' • OX'2-S431 Members of the Canadian District of the SlUNA know where the bargains are. Complete slop chest facilities are avail­ able at the SIU headquarters in Montreal where a Canadian Seafarer is contemplating the purchase of « shirt. -V.I �FM» Twentr-Tw* mnm SEAFARERS LOG tiamarr, Ittl iWARP^Ew^ Secretary of Defense Former SUP Member New Pacific Coast Sea Racer WASHINGTON—Robert Strange McNamara, former presi­ dent of Ford Motor Company who has just taken over as Sec­ retary of Defense for President John F. Kennedy, went to sea with the Sailors Union of the Pacific some 25 years ara earned $55 per month and 68 ago. cents-per hour overtime during the McNamara, who was a professor depression summers he spent of economics before he began aboard ship. Today, ordinary sea­ working in indus­ men in the SUP earn $405.59 per try, sailed on month with a $2.41 per hour over­ cargo ships from time rate., San Francisco in "John Herling Labor Letter" a 1935 and 1937, Washington publication quoted when he was 17 McNamara as saying "I had a and 19 years old. great time working the ships." During the As Secretary of Defense in the summers after Democratic administration, Mc­ his sophomore Namara will be making - vital and senior years decisions affecting the American in college, the McNomaro Secretary of Defense sailed on flag merchant marine. American transpacific and intercoastal ves­ flag ships will come under the Sec­ retary's eye as an important factor sels. Young McNamara got his sum­ in the nation's defense picture. In view of McNamara's back­ mer jobs through the SUP hiring hall when Harry Lundeberg was ground in West Coast merchant president of the union. The young shipping, marine unions are hope­ sailor, who was later to become ful that he will be able to view the Secretary of Defense, sailed on industry in a realistic way and help Quaker Line, American President the merchant marine to help the Line, Matson Line, and the old country. His decisions and poli­ cies affecting the industry will be Dollar Line ships. As an ordinary seaman, McNam­ watched closely. Wilmington Has Dinner WILMINGTON — The MC&S held holiday dinners at the Don Hotel and received compliments from members and guests . . . MC&S mascot "Bobo" was killed by an auto last month ... SUP shipping improved slightly late last month. SUi^ has been working with Mrs. Andrea Gomez of Can­ nery Workers Union of the Pacific and with Local 9 of the Riggers Union, on job opportunities for union members. San Fran Agreements SAN FRANCISCO—Six Weyer­ haeuser Company ships are due for a $5,500,000 modernization pro­ gram, MFOW reports . . . the ships will be completed by December of next year . . . SUP members have approved agreements with Gypsum Carriers and Standard Oil of California ... The MC&S has settled a law suit brought by three former members of the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards. Second Sea Racer Launched For APL SAN FRANCISCO — The SIU Pacific District is fighting a plan of the Pacific Maritime Associa­ tion and seven SIU Pacific District shipowners to eliminate unemploy­ ment benefits for all men whos* jobs are terminated. under thn seven-month rule aboard ship set by the shipping rules signed by th» Unions and the PMA. The ship owners and the PMA Hied suit in California Superior Court early last month to dump 1,500 Pacific District men from the benefit roles while on the beach between ships. Tplie situation involves all threa Pacific District Unions, the SUP, MFOW and MC&S. The complain­ ing companies are American Pre­ sident Lines, Grace, Matson, Oce­ anic, Pope & Talbot, States and Weyerhaeuser, all members of the PMA. When the men in each union have reached the time limit aboard ships, their jobs are terminated by the companies in accordance with the shipping rules which the employers have signed. The shipowners are trying to get the court to overturn a previous ruling by the state Unemployment Board. The California Attorney General is defending the case, and the attorney for the SIU Paeiflo District has been alerted and Is keeping in touch with the situa­ tion. In previous cases, its been that seamen whose employment has been terminated because of ship­ ping rules are eligible for Unem­ ployment. One SIU A&G District,member, a holder of a B-card, reached the A&G B-card limit in a West Coast port and his shipboard employment was terminated in accordance with the shipping rules.. The com­ pany attempted to avoid payment of unemployment benefits, but the state ruled the Seafarer was eli­ gible. In spite of the current attempt by the shipowners to strike down unemployment benefits for Pacific District members whose jobs have ended in accordance with shipping rules, the state will continue to pay these seamen their unemploy­ ment checks unless and until the court' rules against the unions* contention. PORTLAND — A representative of the "Portland Reporter," Laborowned newspaper, addressed MC&S SAN FRANCISCO—Another giant cargoliner for American members . . . Shipping has been holding up well . . . MFOW crew­ President Lines' trans-Pacific service—the SS President Tyler men on the Hawaiian Educator —^was launched here last month. paid off a clean ship here last Maryon D a v i e s Lewis,-*—^ month . . . SUP members Bob daughter of APL's Board accommodations and public rooms, DeFord and William 6urns have been laid up as the result of ac­ Chairman, Ralph K. Davies, although for a limited number of broke the traditional bottle of people, will rival the glamour of cidents. champagne across the bow of the the latest giant passenger liners. tt 23,000 ton ship. The interior design and decor is Seattle Expects Charter The Sea Racer cargoliner slid the creation of Eleanor LeMalre, SEATTLE—Three voting booths down the ways December 20 to New York. have been built at the SUP hall join her sistership. President Lin­ Like her sistership, the Presi­ here to ensure complete privacy in coln, which was launched three dent Tyler will be powered by a the Union election ... SUP shipped months ago, as the latest additions 17,500 horsepower single screw 182 men in December . . . MFOW to the global fleet of American geared turbine, able to generate expects Alaska Steamship to have President Lines, contracted to the a cruising speed of 20 knots. The a South Pacific Charter for the SIU Pacific District. ship measures 563 foot long, has Nenana The President Tyler is the sec­ a 70 foot beam, displaces 22,640 4" t di ond of two Sea Racer cargoliners tons and will have room for a total San Pedro Slack being built simultaneously at the of 693,300 cubic feet of cargo plus SAN PEDRO—The weather has San Francisco shipyard for Ameri­ passengers. been perfect but shipping for can President Lines In a $32 mil­ MFOW men has been slow last lion construction project. month . . . slowest since before With 70 per cent of the. con­ 1950 . . . American flag ships oper­ struction work completed, the ating out of the Far East hire President Tyler presented a com­ Japanese crews, excluding some pleted appearance with midship Port SUP MFOW MC&S 800 Pacific District seamen from deck house, masthouses, and cargo 11/15 to 12/12 12/1 to 12/31 12/1 to 12/31 jobs. gear in place as she went down 701 253 726 the ways. Construction began on San Fran. 4* 4" i January 28 of last year when the Seattle 182 * 63 43 Honolulu Shipping Good keel was laid. HONOLULU—Things nave been The President Tyler now faces Portland 34 26 moving along well here with more six months of outfitting, instailing than 20 jobs shipped from the SUP and connecting of principal com­ Wilmington, (no hall) 300 94 hall . . . The MC&S enjoyed holi­ ponent of her machinery and ex­ 45 34 44 day dinners at M's Ranch House in tensive trials, both at the dock New York Honolulu . . . The MFOW enjoyed and in deep water. New Orleans (no hall) 51 2 good shipping, with 63 members While basically the same in hull finding jobs in a six-week period form and dimensions as the highly- -Honolulu 22 31 18 . . . The liner Matsonia last month functional Mariners, the two Sea San Pedro (no hall) (no hall) 74 made its 100th voyage to this port Racers incorporate many innova­ since beginning the West Coast- tions. Total 1,381 489 953 Hawaii passenger service in 1957. The air-conditioned passenger Pacific District Shipping o OC On these pages is news of activities of the SIU Pacific District representing the three West Coast unlicensed unions, the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, who sail under the SIU banner predomi­ nantly in the Pacific trades to Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East and on 'round-the-world runs. The SIU Pacific District Unions are a key group in the SIUNA, representing as they do the entire maritime industry on the West Coast. Portland Men Hurt Th» SS President Tyler slipped down the ways and Into the water at her launching last week In San Francisco to join the American President Lines fleet. The 23,000-ton cargoliner will be finished in time for her maiden voyage In June, 1961. The President Tyler joins her sistership, President Lincoln, which was launched thre iree months ago, in a $32 milHon construction project. PMA Would End Calif. Job Benefit Total 1,680 288 140 394 123 53 71 74 2,823 �ianmn, IMl SEAFARERS P«C« Twenty-Thre* LOO New Building For 'Apostieship of Sea' Turner Reelected SAN FRANCISCO — The "Apostieship of the Sea," serv­ ing seamen in this port since 1936, recently eoncluded a success­ ful campaign for a new building. Groundbreaking ceremonies at the site of the large new modern structure were attended by mari­ time, labor, political and religious leaders in San Francisco. The organization, founded in England in 1923, now has service centers in 317 ports all over the world, with maritime clubs in 65 of these ports. The San Francisco center, under the direction of Monslgnor Mat­ thew Connolly since 1948, has be­ come an important part of the city for mariners from all over the world. The club doors are open to all working . seamenr»and features a library, recreation areas, and din­ Mayor Christopher of San Francisco turns over the first ing rooms. The apostieship is sup­ shovel of earth for the new Apostieship of the Sea building ported by donations and fund rais­ ing events. while Morris Weitberger, secretary-treasurer of SUP (sec­ Msgr. Connolly, better known to ond from right] and Msgr. Matthew Connolly (left of the West Coa^t seamen as Father Matt, mayor) look on. considers the work of the institu­ tion as "practical religion in ac­ facilities incl'uding restaurant, were Morris Weisberger, SUP sec­ card rooms and shower installa­ retary-treasurer; San Francisco tion." Mayor Christopher and other offi­ The new building will feature tions. dormitories in addition to other ' Attending the groundbreaking cials. I Oy SUP Boaf Crew Rescues Ailing Waterman Captain SAN FRANCISCO—An SUP boat crew from the 88 Fresi-^ dent Hoover (APL) won praise from two skippers last month rendezvous was arranged with the President Hoover. after they successfully transferred the ailing captain of the The ships stopped a half mile 88 Jean Lafitte (Waterman)"^ apart, and the 11-man crew from and seamanship in proceeding to the President Hoover set out in a to their own ship. the Jean Lafitte against the ele­ motorboat. Captain Borden was Manning the boat were: E. ments and taking aboard the se­ •lowered into the small boat. The L. Peaslee, chief mate; J. Beam, first assistant engineer; M. E. Pacheco, bosun; G. C. Marston, DM; W. S. Liu, DM; K. Bishaw, DM; P. Oberg, AB; E. Gonsalves, AB; H. F. Dockter, AB; C. D. Mor­ gan, AB, and R. S. Broom. F. E. Angrick, skipper of the President Hoover, eommended the boat crew "for their unhesitant and prompt response in manning the lifeboat; their utter disregard for their own safety in the face of strong winds, rough seas and heavy swells, and for their skill riously ill master, Ashbert R. Bor­ den Sr., from a heavily rolling vessel and returning safely with the patient to the SS President Hoover." Captain Borden, who had been stricken with a storiiach ailment and was losing blood fast, said "I feel sure that if the President Hoover hadn't picked me up, I wouldn't have made it." The Jean Lafitte, an SlU A&Gcontracted C-2 freighter, sent a radio message advising that the master was seriously ill, and a MC&S Dines in Hawaii boat crew brought the craft back to their ship in heavy seas and the patient was hoisted to the deck of yie President Hoover. In MCS Voting SAN FRANCISCO — Members of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union have reelected Ed Turner as the union's sec­ retary-treasurer and Louis Foyt as assistant secretary-treasurer. Turner was victorious over SUP Voter Harold "Spud" Robinson, cur­ rent Portland agent. The count was 1,567 to 1,323. Foyt defeated Frank Gomar 1,454 to 1,210. In other ports, Hugh Keogh was named Portland agent in a three way contest for Robinson's post; Jim Willoughby was the win­ ner in Seattle, by a 52 vote edge; Joe Goren beat two rivals to win reelection in Wilmington and Wilder Smith easily jyon reelection in New York against three com­ petitors. Alfred E. Chung was the winner in Honolulu over two other candidates. San Francisco Decisive In the Turner-Robinson ballot count, Robinson took an early lead by sweeping his home port of Port­ land and also winning in Honolu­ lu. Turner won substantial majori­ ties in New York, Wilmington and Seattle. The big port of San Fran­ cisco, where some 1,600 votes were cast, gave "Turner a majority of 400. Other Posts Filled In other posts, Yonk Kil Park was named San Francisco dispatch­ er, while patrolmen elected were Te^ Nelson, A. M. Branconi, andPendleton Thompson, San Francis­ co; C. Watson, Wilmington; John Stathis, Portland; Charles Green, Seattle; Gene Russell, New York There were 79 candidates in all on the ballot for the 15 posts open. In addition to the election of of­ ficials, MCS members voted on six First man to vote in the SUP election in San Fran­ cisco was J. Nicosia, shown here receiving his ballot. amendments to the MCS constitu­ tion. Among them were amend­ ments correlating shipboard se­ niority classifications in the con­ tract with membership classifica­ tions as well as other changes. All of the amendments were carried without difficulty by far more than two-thirds majority required in the MCS constitution. West Coast Santa SlU Pacifir District Halls SUP HONOLULU.. NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK PORTLAND Pier 8, Room 206 FHone 502-777 523 Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn IlYacinth 9-6605 211 SW Clay .St. CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON 450 Harrison St Douglas 2-8363 2505 1st >Ave. Main 2-0290 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 MC&S . Room 206. Pier 8 PHone 5-1714 .. .523 Bienville St. RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 ...211 SW Clay St. PORTLAND... CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO.........350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 2505 1st Ave. SEATTLE MAin 3-0088 ....602 Broad Ave. WILMINGTON TErminal 4-8538 HONOLULU NEW ORLEANS MFOW A holiday dinner is enjoyed by members of the MC&S in Honolulu at M's Ranch House. Port Agent Alfred Chung noted an atmosphere of friendliness and festivity. HONOLULU... .50 North Nimilz Highway PHoire 5-6077 523 Bienville St. NEW ORLEANS.. MAgnolia 0404 130 Greenwich St. NEW YORK COrtland 7-7094 ...522 NW Everett St. PORTLAND CApitol 3-7297-8 240 Second St. SAN FRANCISCO DOuglaa 2-4592 296 West 7th St SAN PKnRO.,.,,. TErminal 3 4485 SEATTLE ...2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 SlU Pacific District members who helped Santa as he boards the SS Cheno at Seattle are (I to r) Thordur Signurdson, oiler; Johii Gunderson, AB; Earl Reposa, bosun. Capt. Robert Berg, pilot, is playing Santa and together with other Chena crewmembers, brought presents to the children in the Jesse Lee Home in Seward, Alaska. �Pace Twenty-Four SEAFARERS Seafarer Escapes Navy Yard Blaze Which Took SO Lives LOO Jamunr. INl Remember When ... JANUARY, 1939: The New Orleans membership complains that the Mississippi Shiping Company Is using a "safety" gimmick to compel deck watches to put in five to six hours' OT without compen­ sation. "The company contends on sailing day that decks must be cleared of dunnage for safety of passengers," the New Orleans agent reports. "This means that when sailing at 9 PM—and they usually do—that the watches on deck must work until 2 or 3 the following United Air Lines jet and a Tram largest in the world. Then came the Constellation fire AM; and they claim it isn't overtime." Gonzalez had taken a Job as a World Airlines Constellation col­ on December 19, and on December t l; t . painter on the carrier so that he lided over Staten Island. The jet 22 the NMU-manned tanker Pine JANUARY, 1939: The Baltimore branch of the SIU is pressing for could he home for Christmas with then crashed at 7th and Flatbush Ridge broke in half off Cape Hat- the erection of 'a US hospital for the e.xclusive use of veterans. "Facili­ his family. Fortunately for him, he Avenues, about' a mile from SIU teras with loss of seven lives. ties at the Baltimore Maridb Hospital are becoming less and less was working two decks up from Brooklyn headquarters, after skim Gonzalez was painting on the available to seamen as vetecans, civil service employees and other the main landing deck of the car­ ming the rooftops over Bay Ridge second deck up forward the morn­ government beneficiaries increasingly occupy bed space." Senator rier. Most of the dead and injured and passing within a couple of ing of the fire when fellow work­ Millard E. Tydings and other Maryland legislators have pledged to were trapped in compartments be­ hundred feet of the Union hall ers started running through the work for approval of a bill appropriating funds for building a veteran's Among the 133 who died was Earl ship sounding the alarm. "From hospital in the State. low decks. Saved By Crane Operator 4 4 4; my Experience on ships," he said, Gonzalez attributed his isuccesS"whenever I went JANUARY, 1944: The SIU's latest contract provides overtime at ful escape from the burning car­ on a Job I always 90 cents an hour and includes work rules calling for overtime pay rier to the coolheaded action and made sure I knew for chipping and painting and, for handling stores both on the dock skill of shoreside crane operators. where the exit and aboard ship. AB's pay is from $100 to $110 per month. . . . AnBy skillful manipulation of their w a s." C o n s e- appeal was sent in to the LOG on behalf of a brother who contracted cranes, they rescued large numbers quently he start­ tuberculosis in the Jacksonville, Fia., Jail while serving 30 days for of the 4,000 men working on the ed going down picketline' activity. The letter notes that a previous call for aid •hip. the stairway to brought in a tarpaulin muster of $165. The brother and his sick The fire on the carrier was one the main deck mother receive $6 a week in funds for the two of them. of three pre-Chrisimas disasters hoping to get out. 4 4 4" "I couldn't make NEW YORK—A chief mate who JANUARY, 1944; The SlU-manned George Washington, under charter Gonzalez H because of the to Alcoa was applauded as a "real work horse of the sea" in a Nevr had sailed in various ratings with smoke, so I started back up. On York Times" article. The "Times" noted that the ship was built to Isthmian Lines for over 23 years was among th^ victims of the re­ the way the lights went out. I had carry 300 passengers, but in wartime service was carrying 900 and cent double plane crash in New to feel my way up again and find breaking her own speed records, often sailing through dangerous different exit." York which was termed the worst waters unarmed and unescorted. Among her othdF unusual duties, in aviation history. There must have been 150 to the ship eased a crisis in farm labor when she was used to bring . Earl H. Reames, 42, last aboard 200 men Jammed at the exit, he hundreds of farm warkers from Jamaica for use on East Coast farms. the Steel Recorder as chief officer, said, many of them choking and lost his life in the coughing because of fumes and crash of the Unit­ smoke. Fortunately, there was a WASHINGTON—With the mari­ ed Airlines jet construction crane on the dock at time industry complaining about which plummeted that point. The crane had hooked competition from Governmentinto a heavily a ladder to the end of its. lift and owned shipping. President Eisen­ populated section it swung the ladder Inboard to­ hower has ordered the discontinu­ of Brooklyn after ward where the men were. "I ance of commercial operations of colliding with a umped to the ladder" he said, the Panama Line, the only Gov­ Trans-World Air­ and the crane operator then ernment operation which em­ lines Constella­ swung the ladder over to the dock WASHINGTON — The SlU-contracted Colonial Steam­ ployed union seamen. Unlicensed tion somewhere where I was given oxygen because ship Corp., and the related Orion Shipping & Trading Agency Reomcs crewmembers of the company are of the smoke I inhal^." over Staten Issupplied by the National Maritime land. One man got off the ship by have reached a settlement with the Department of JusticR Union, with the mates, engineers Reames, was known to many SIU tying lengths of hose together and concerning Government^' and radio operators unions supply men as the 'Deacon' or 'Reveren end.' shinnying down them. However, claims against them. The family Involved, three were US the licensed personnel. He had boarded the ill-fated air­ five others tried to do the same, claims, Involving the purchase citizens at th? tima sf the pur­ Bans Commercial Trade craft on the West Coast and was all of them getting on the hose of 36 ships from the US between chases and three v. £re net. At pres^ The President's order, effective flying to New York to Join his wife ladder at the same time. As a 1947 and 1951, were settled by a ent, five of the six brothers Kce February 10, would bar the Govern­ Celia, and' two children for the result, the hoses parted and all company payment of $2,125,000 to American citizens. ment-owned company from carry­ Christmas holidays at their home five dropped into the icy river. In making the settlemenf;, the the US. ing any commercial cargo or pri­ in Port Chester, NY. Justice Department stated thai, fhe You could see some of the men The claims grew out of alleged vate passengers. The company Reames first went to sea as an who were trapped below through violations of the Customs laws and Orion group^ had paid the full price would be able to continue as a ordinary, in 1937, aboard the Selma the anchor chain hawse pipe," he 1916 Shipping Act. The Justice set by the Maritime Adminlstratioa carrier of Government cargoes and City (Isthmian). During World War under the 1946 Ship Sales Act, so Government passengers but it is II he attended the upgrading school said. Because of the complexity of Department had accused the com­ that the $2 million-plus payment the carrier's below-deck compartpany of misstatements of stock questionable at this time whether in New London where he earned represented Imposition of penal­ mentation it was amazing that any it could operate on that basis, since his 3d mate's license. His first ship of the men working below got out. ownership and had charged that ties. the control of the vessels had been most of it passenger services were as a licensed officer was the Steel Bargain Ship Sales Even under the best of conditions placed in the hands of alien mem­ for non-Government personnel. The Ship Sales Act Involved Mariner. Reames had earned his t takes a man a half-hour'to set bers of the Goulandris shipping At present, the Panama Line master's license but sailed consist­ bargain sales of tonnage to ship off the ship from those below-decks family. operates two ships, the Ancon and ently as chief officer. operators. Its purpose was largely compartments." Of the six members of the to enable American ship operators Cristobal, both of which are com­ bination passenger-dry cargo ves­ to replace the heavy wartime losses sels. A third ship, the SS Panama in their shipping fleets. Many was sold to American President war-built ships were also sold to Lines two years ago. European operators under differ­ Grace Line has been leading a ent conditions so as to enable them fight on the operation of the com­ to restore their shipping oper­ pany, since it operates on the same ations. routes. Most of the ships purchased by MSTS Unchanged the Orion group were Libertys and The President's decision leaves T-2s. At present. Colonial Steam­ the status of the Military Sea ship operates foui; super-tankers Transportation Service unchanged. which are on long-term charter to MSTS is the largest single shipping the Military Sea Transportatioa operation under the American flag. Service, the Orion Planet, Orion Comet, Orion Star and Orion Clip­ per, plus two Libertys, the Pacificus and the Seafair. NEW YORK—Caught aboard the Navy aircraft carrier Constellation when It burs into flame in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Seafarer Antonio Gonzales was one of the lucky yard workers who escaped uninjured. The blaze aboard the uncompleted carrier took 5( lives and injured over a hun-> dred, while doing $75 million The first took place on Friday H. Reame^i, chief mate of the Steel Recorder. Qcinage to the carrier, the morning. December 16, when Mate Dies In Plane Accident Gov't-Owned Line Restricted By President Orion Pays $2 Million; US Drops Ship Chaises SlU-Manned Ship Six Months Accldent-Free Include Info On Tax Requests (For more personals, we page 31) Walter Daniszewski Anybody knowing whereabouts of above-mentioned is urged to contact his mother, Mrs. Theresa Daniszewski, 811 East 34th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania. i, William L. Wooton, Jr. Your membership book and other personal papers have been found and turned into the head­ quarters record room. t ii Si John H. Murray Important you contact your son at Browneii Street address. After six months without a lost-time accident, crew of De Soto (Waterman) got SIU Safety Award in New Orleans. Shown oh deck att p presentation are: (I. to r.) Robert L. Weg•er, AB, deck delegate; John Costronover, chief steward; A. Hdmnioci, FWT, engine dele ^ate; Hany Bdum, OS, ship's delegate; Captain C. Kean; M. lyey, eh. eng'rs L. S. O'NeHi Waterman ofticlal; J. Gibson, chief mate. " At this time of the year the SIU receives many requests from the members for informa­ tion concerning W-2 forms for income tax purposes. In order to assure the prompt servicing of all requests. Seafarers should be sure to Include their cur­ rent mailing address, social se­ curity number snd book num­ ber on ail correspondence. This will make the handling of these requests inor« eonvenlent bpth for the Seafarers and the Union. �SEAFARERS Jomry* INl Page Twenty-Five LOG UIW Members Vote 96 Percent In Favor Of New Constitution Industrial Union Voters in NY NEW YORK—United Industrial Workers members in six .ports approved by a 96 per­ cent majority, the proposed new constitution which will guide the Union in its undertak­ ings, now and in the future. At the" same time the members approved the five nominees who will serve as interim officers^ until the union elects per­ their positions, were: Steve Car- the union, under the constitution, manent officials at its first dullo, national director; Jack Mil­ will hereafter be known as the convention. The voting on both measure was held January 3 in all ports. A rankand-file balloting committee, which was elected by the members at an earlier meeting, supervised the bal­ loting procedure during that day. Five Approved The five nominees who were ap­ proved for interim offices, and ler, Atlantic Coast area director; Lindsey Williams, Gulf Coast di­ rector; A1 Tanner, Great Lakes di­ rector, and A1 Kerr, secretarytreasurer. Same Union—^New Name The membership's approval of the constitution in no way changes the structure of the former Marine Allied Workers Divis^; however. United Industrial Workers of North America (UIWNA). Members Instructed The need for such a constitution arose from the requirements of the Landrum-Griffin Act. The members were instructed and niade familiar with the details of the Act in special material sent to them prior to the voting day. They were advised by the Union to study Members in New York are shown as fhey lined up to cast the constitution so as to learn of their ballots in the* constitutional voting earlier this month. their rights and privileges as mem­ They approved constitution and five interim officers. bers. The first regular convention of •the UIWNA will be held sometime next May. At this time, they will elect five permanent officers. Milo Expands Staff; UIW Members Casting Co, Moving Collect $7,065 In Dec. Benefit See Action NEW YORK — The UlW-contracted Milo Machine Tool Co. expects to add perhaps from 25 to 30 additional employees within the month as a result of the firm's submission of a low bid on a large ordinance con-"*^' tract. Milo, which normally em­ Rank-and-file balloting committee in Philadelphia prepares to receive voters earlier this month. L-R are: Gallo Priori, A. A. Gallagher; Joe Duffy, Crest Aluminum; OderWotts, Airmaster Corp. These Are Your Union Meetings -—Attend Them! All union members should regularly oHend the member­ ship meetings in their area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every MAWD member and his family. What's more, these meetings provide every MAWD member with the opportunity to speak up and state his views about these vital matters. Here Is the schedule of the next meetings: NEW YORK-Tuesday, February 7, at 6 PM, SlU Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTIMORE-Friday, February 3, at 8 PM, SlU Hall, 1216 E. Baltirriore St. SUNBURY - Sunday, Febru­ ary 12, at 2 P/A, Friendship Fire Company. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, February 14, at 7:30 PM, SlU Half, 2604 S. 4th Street. Vote Changes Union's Name The United Industrial Workers Welfare Plan paid out 47 benefit claims to members or their de­ pendents during the month of December, according to the Plan. This was down considerably from the preceeding month when 100 claims went to members. During this month a total of $9,640 was paid to 'UIW members. In Octber the total was $11,951. The total paid out to Industrial Workers during December was $7,065.09. The following members received the most sizable benefit checks during the month: Edward Smith of All American Metals, $587.50; Carmen Severino, Airmaster Corp., $416.25; Hilda Garcia, American Casting, $312.85; Frazier Mitchell, Airmaster Corp., $301.58 and Frank DiGuglielmo, All American Metals, $268.69. Maternity benefit claims were unusually high during the month of Decenjber. A total of 19 such claims were paid to Industrial Union members during that period. ploys 10 to 12 workers, envisions the need for the extra workers— mostly Isl and 2nd class machinists —as a result' of the added work load placed on It by the require­ ments of the contract. The firm was formerly located at 72 Sedwick St., In Brooklyn. The company recently signed a new contract with the Marine Allied Workers Division of the SIU, which boosted pay rates *and granted other additional benefits to the MAWD members at the plant. NHW YORK—American Casting Co. of Brooklyn, as part of its gen­ eral expansion plans. Is building a new plant at Plainview. Long Island. The UlW-contracted firm expects to move Into the new oper­ ation sometime next June and about 75 percent of Its present employees will be working at the. Long Island site. American Casting manufactures both lead and wire security seals used on coin bags and also the type commonly seen on electric, water and gas meters. In addition it makes lead stampings and cast­ ings for the plumbing trade. The firm has been at Its present This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG location, 30 Main Street, for over will publish regarding members of SlU-affiliated unions working in 40 years. maritime production and allied fields. The news on this page deals with people working under the BROTHER JAMES J. SANTAR- SIU banner in shoreside estab­ • BROTHER JOHN A. HUNTLEY has been employed In the paint PIO Is also an employee pf the lishments engaged in maritime, UIWNA - c 0 n- production and allied fields. shop at the tracted Schaevitz Included among the items UIWNA - c 0 nEngineering. He made are cordage, canvas, tracted Schaevitz works as a ma­ lifesaving equipment, ship's Engineering Co. chinists helper at gear and related industrial since April of the concern and products. Because there had 1955. He had pre­ has been em- not been any organization avail­ vious been work­ ployed there able to them, many of these ing for a large since October of workers were formerly without refrigeration con­ 1958. Before com- any union protection, until they cern before joinIng with his came under the SIU banner. 1n g Schaevitz. This Brother Is an ex-Air Force present employer. Brother Santar- Developments in their area will man by virtue of his service during pio worked for an electrical con­ be reported here because they World War II and he also was for­ cern. He is single and resides at are an important part of the merly a member of the Electrical 300 East Park Avenue in the city maritime industry. of Camden, NJ. Workers. As a result of the referendum vote, members of the division should note that Oie name has been changed. The official designation of the division is now the United Industrial Workers of North Amer­ ica. affiliated with the SIU. The structure of the division will remain as it has been with the new name reflecUng the scope of the division's activities. With SIU Industrial Workers On Jay-Kay By NLRB NEW YORK — Certification of the SIU's Marine Allied Workrs Division—now known as the United Industrial Workers—as bargaining agent for the employees of the Jay-Kay Corporation should be forthcoming soon, it's reported. Last month, the New York Re­ gional Office of the National Labor Relations "Board rejected all the charges made by the "indepen­ dent" Amalgamated Local 355 and recommended that the NLRB In Washington concur with Its find­ ings. Local 355 had opposed the SIU affiliate In the Jay-Kay elec­ tion but was soundly defeafed. The Amalgamated Local 355'3 objections were seen as a means of enabling the group to continue to collect dues from Jay-Kay work­ ers who had received no represen­ tation" in return for their payments. It's expected that NLRB head­ quarters In Washington will take action shortly on the regional office recommendations. When the Board acts, it will clear fhe way for the UIW to start on contract negotia­ tions and take other steps to assure genuine representation for JayKay workers. The company em­ ploys up to 600 or more workers In the height of Its busy season. Send 'em to the ^ LOG �.' -• ,.;*>" •- -'TT'TJStJ^r;^- -,-• r .... •i " '-• ^ 'fi\ f: iVIUEtryA.X.S and All of the following 5IU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $8,800 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $1,100 in bonds: Christina Kuhrt. born September 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Louis Kuhrt, Aurora, Colorado. Jacynthia McDou?ali, born October 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph F. McDougall, Houston, Texas. Lanrdes Laureano, bom July 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Andre Lopez Laureano, Newark, N.J, Jennifer Thomas, bom October 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fred Thomas, Texas City, Texas. Kerry Lynn Rowland, bom November 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, Jack Rowland, Genoa, Texas. Donald Nelson, born August 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, Frank Nelson, West Lake, La. Jonathan Richard, born November 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lester J. Richard, Maple Wood, La. Paula Cox, born October 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Milton Cox, Gulfport, Miss. Feby Julia Sarayno, born November 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Julio Sarayno, Brooklyn, NY. Lisa Ann Daniels, bom November 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter Daniels, Fairless Hill, Pa. Linda Odom, born November 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Earnest Odom, Chickasaw, Ala. Tenia Sears, born September 14, 1960, to Seafarer' and Mrs. Jack Sears. Galveston, Texas. Orlin Sargent, born October 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alvin Sargent, Mobile, Ala. Mary Elizabeth Burton, -born October 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Burton, Jr., New Orleans. La. Danny Willis, born September 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Perley Willis. South Norfolk, Va. Denise Violette, born October 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Violette, Seattle, Wash. Michael Wall, born October 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Wall, Pasadena, Texas. Sandra Gelbia, born August 15, 1960, to Seafarer and iftrs. Peter Gclbia, New Orleans, La. Mary Claire Torino, born May 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Samuel Torino, Mount Clemens, NY. Michael D, Boyd, born October 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Boyd, McComb, Miss. Mary Celeste Nickels, born October 4, 1900, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eugene Nickels, Baltimore, Md. Deborah Brown, born August 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Brown, Baltimore, Md. Kathleen Zeller, bom October 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John G. Zeller. Baltimore, Md. David Thompson, born October 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ronald Thompson, Everett, Mgss. Joseph Mellon, born October 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Mellon. Wilmington, Delaware. Marilyn Moore, born October 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs." Harold Moore, Channelview, Texas. Mary Ann O'Brien, born October 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert O'Brien, Salem. Mass. David Taylor, born September 13, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bennie Taylor. Sea Level, NC. Cynthia Bryan, born October 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ernest Bryan, Pasadena, Texas. Janet Mongrief, born November 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Junior Mongrief. Galveston, Texas. Luis Compos, Jr., born November 7, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis Compos, Baltimore, Md. Patricia Knox, born November 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. George Knox, New Orleans, T,a. Elizabeth Kondylas, born July 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nicholas Kondylas, Baltimore, Md. Dale Wilkerson, born December 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ man Wilkerson, Mobile, Ala. Elizabeth Hawkins, born December 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Hawkins, Savannah, Ga. Frederick Jupitz, born October 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl Jupitz, Baltimore, Md. Dora Jean Palmer, born November 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio Palmer, Baltimore, Md. Gary Culpepper, born September 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thurlow Culpepper, Portsmouth, Va. Donna Wallace, born November 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.. Earl Wallace. LaMarque, Texas. Elizabeth De Louise, born August 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gerry De Louise, New Orleans, La. Joycclyn Manardo, born December 7, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sylvester Manardo, Slidell, La. Carroll Jones, born November 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter Jones, Pasadena, Texas. Michael Resales, born August 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Orlando Rosales, San Francisco, Calif. Joseph Sasser, born December 10, I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Aaron Sasser, Yonkers, NY. : 6k^ V un SEAFARERS LOG Psc« Twenty 81K The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $48,500 In benefits was paid, (Any apparent delay In payment of claims 4s normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates.) Jens P. Neilsen, 66: Brother Neilsen died of a respiratory con­ dition on Sep­ tember 4, 1960 at the Fitkin Hospi­ tal, Neptune, NJ. He began sailing In the deck de­ partment in 1943 and had been re­ ceiving special disability benefits since 1958. Sur­ viving is his widow, Mrs, Elsie M. Neilsen of Ocean Grove, NJ. Burial was at Hamilton, NJ. Total bene­ fit; $4,000. - ^ $ Henry R. Armstrong, 37: Brother Armstrong died of a stomach ail­ ment aboard the SS John , B. Waterman at Ka­ wasaki, Japan, on May 19, 1960. He had been sailing since 1952 in the engine depart­ ment. Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Hannah Armstrong of New York, N.Y. Burial was at the US Army Ceme­ tery, Kewasaki. Total benefit: $4,000. t i Allen Day Voorhees, 48: Brother Voorhees was assumed drowned and lost at sea on September 11, 1959 while aboard .the SS Del Mar. He had sailed since 1939 in the deck department. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. M. V. Himbert and Mrs. A. V. Fred­ erick, appointed joint admini­ stratrixes of his estate. Place of burial is listed as at sea. Total benefit: $4,000. ^ t Herman Frank Webber, SS: Brother Webber passed away on May 27, 1959 at the Veterans Ad­ ministration Hos­ pital, Cleveland, Ohio. Death was due to a heart condition. He had been sailing in the deck depart­ ment since 1958. Surviving Is his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Webber of Cleveland. Burial was at West Park Cemetery, Cleveland. Total bene­ fit $500. Newell Keyei, 64: A heart ail­ ment was the cause of death for Brother Keyes on October 27, 1960 while aboard the Seatrain Savan­ nah at New Orleans, La. He had sailed in the steward depart­ ment since 1939. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Anita Keyes of New York City. Burial was at Femcliff Cemetery, Hartyville, NY. Total benefit: $4,OOQ. * » Claude A. Virgin, Jr., 60: A lung condition was the cause of death for Brother Vir­ gin on July 29, 1960 at New Or­ leans, La. He had sailed in the en­ gine department since 1951. His widow, Mrs. Louise B. Virgin of Atlanta, Ga., survives. Burial was at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ga. Total benefit: $4,000. t> % Roy Hassey, 53: A cerebral hem­ orrhage was the cause of death for Brother Has­ sey on November 23, 1960 aboard the SS Madaket in Kobe, Japan. He had sailed in the deck depart­ ment since 1948 and is survived by Connie Senear of San Francisco, Calif. In accord with his wishes, he was cremated and buried at sea. Total benefit: $4,000. t 4" 4" Antonio Viera, 52: Brother Viera Augustus Francis, 58: Brother died of a lung condition en Novem­ Francis died of a heart condition. ber 7, 1960 at Rio at home'in New Piedres, Puerto York City on Rico. He had N ove mljer 21, sailed in the en­ 1960. He began gine department sailing in the since 1942. He is steward depart­ survived by his ment in 1943 and widow, Mrs. had been receiv­ Luisa Viera of ing special dis­ Trujillo Alto, ability benefits Puerto Rico. Bur­ since August, ial was at Trujillo Alto Cemetery. 1960. His widow, Mrs. Rosalie Total benefit: $4,000. Francis of New York City, survives. Burial was at Frederick Dougias Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y. Total benefit: $4,000. ^ B A G A R. eO. S ^ ttoW IN SOTH Umwm $1 Henry F. Machlinski, 52: Brother Machlinski died of a kidney ail­ ment on August 16, 1960 at the US Public Health Service Hospital, Baltimore, Md. He began sailing as a tugboat fire­ man in 1956 and had been receiv­ ing special dis­ ability benefits since 1958. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Martha Machlinski of Balti­ more. Burial was at St. Stanislaus Ceitiulery,. Baltimore. Total bene­ fit: $4,000. Joseph Perrelra, 47: Brother Perreira died of a stomach ailment at Central Emergency Hospital, San Francisco, Calif., on October 27, 1960. he had been sailing in the steward de­ partment sine* 1947. He is sur­ vived by his widow, Mrs. Eliz­ abeth. Perreira of San Francisco. Burial was at Golden Gate Ceme­ tery, San Francisco. Total benefit: $4,000. $R0OtU.'/N EAlXiMoee' 4 Herbert Sullivan, 59: Brother Sullivan died of injuries sustained during the col­ lision of the SS Alcoa Corsair on October 22, 1960. He had sailed in the steward de­ partment since 1948 and is sur­ vived by Mrs. Marie A, Leon­ ard. His place of burial was Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, La. Total benefit: $4,000. 4" 4" 41 Frank J. Brown, 60: A heart condi­ tion was the cause of death for Brother Frank J. Brown, 60: A heart condition was the cause of death for Brother Brown on No­ vember 15, 1960. at the Church & Home Hospital, Baltimore, M di L if 'llMi He had been sail­ ing as a tugboat captain since July, 1957. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Bertha Brown of Baltimore. Burial was at Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Baltimore. Total benefit: $4,000. 7->.- �SEAFARERS MCI Italian Crew Aids Injured Seafarer Seafarer Walter G. Butterton, who ran Into some bad luck in November while aboard the Santa Venetla, has written to tell us of bis gratitude to the officers and crew of the Italian liner Ascania. "I broke my leg on tjje Santa Venetia about four days east of Bermuda," Butterton writes. "The captain sent out a call for help, and within two hours, this Italian passenger ship, the Ascania came by." Butterton relates that the liner lowered a lifeboat, and picked him up. "They carried me to their ship where my leg was put into a splint, and I was given shots to ease the pain," he relates. The aides aboard the Ascania were not able to set Butterton's broken leg. "But they took good care of me and saw to it that there was no infection. They put new bandages on the wound each day and were very kind." The injured Seafarer, who" was serving as bosun aboard th* Santa Venetia, praised all members of the Ascania crew. "I have never been treated so well anywhere on any ship. They even saw me to the hospital when we reached the shore," he declared. At the hospital, the Italian crew provided Butterton with postcards, stationery and pens, and asked him to write them to tell how he was getting along. Butteron had to spend Christmas in the hospital, but the kindness of the Ascania The lifeboat rescue crew of the Italian liner Ascania helps officers and crew made it a merry hoist their lifeboat aboard the Ascania. In a litter in the . Christmas indeed. boat is Seafarer Walter G. Butterton, who broke his leg while The Santa Venetia officers and crew, over the signature of the aboard the SlU-contracted Santa Venetia. The Ascania re­ master, cabled the Ascania crew: sponded to a call for help from, the Santa Venetia skipper "Please accept the personal thanks when Butterton, bosun aboard the vessel, was injured. of myself, my officers and crew The skipper of the Ascania, Sal- not by rules but from the heart, for relieving our anxiety about our bosun. We specially wish to com­ vatore Giuffre, wired back: "Thanks is always alive in everyone who mend the brave sailors in the res­ for your appreciation. Sailors' loy- spends his life at sea. Walter feelalty which imposes fraternal help, ing better, taking care of him." cue lifeboat for their efforts." CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Oct. 30—Chairmen, Adelpti Capote; Secretary, F. Nelson. Delegate con­ tacted hall regarding milk delivery. .Milk to be delivered promptly. Re­ pair list submitted. Repairs and re­ placements already under way. $2 in fund. Things running smoothly. TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern), Oct. 23—Chairman, B. C. Browning; Secretary, Edward Blanton. EUected new ship's delegate. Need new port­ hole gaskets in fireman room. Ship's delegate to take repair list to captain. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), Oct. 26—Chairman, Al Case; Secretary, Gary Dixon. Disru-ssions were held on medical supplies received in New •York, and paying dues in Puerto Rico. Discu-ssed the problem of getting in too late to pay off and also getting a little draw before payolt. FAIRPORT (Waterman), Oct. 1960— Chairman, R. A. Statham; Secretary, None. One man logged^for failing to return to ve.ssel. Brought back by Immigration 15 days later. Disputed OT and equalization of .same to be taken up with patrolman. .Smooth .sailing. Fan room cluttered up. Hos­ pital needs overhaul. CHILORE (Ore Navigation), Oct. 23 —Chairman, John Bergeria; Secretary, H. R. ttutchins. One man missed ship in engine department .md one man mi.s.sed ship in steward department. Fans to be In.stalled. Other fans to be looked over. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), Oct. 30—Chairman, G. Meltier; Secretary, None. Will spray all rooms for roaches. Crew to start a ship's fund. No complaints. ORION COMET (Orion), Oct. 22 — Chairman, Vincent Meehan; Secretary, James Nicholson. Quite a hit of old food aboard. Water has heen bad. Motion made to try to replace men who have to pay off for any reason. Fleeted new ship's delegate. .Steward .asked to nut out a better night luneh. Crew a.sked to be more careful with the wa.shing machine. MT. EVANS (Cargo A Tankship), Sept. 27—Chairman, M. C. Barton; Secretary, John W. Picou. Meeting called to aic beefs. Captain said any foul-ups will be logged. Ship to be fumigated upon arrival in US. Motion made for all hands to go ashore or nobody goes at all. S.uggestion made to keep three doors in crew quarters closed and use door by gangway. AU hands will please flush toilets after use. FELTORE (Marven), Nov. 4~ChaIrman, D. B. Albright; Secretary, E. A. Boyd. SIO In ship's fund. It is sug­ gested that bombs be obtained by steward to get rid of roaches. Life jackets should be placed in engine room and bridge. It is suggested that false rumors and foolishness be elimi­ nated from ship's black board. SEATRAIN ^ GEORGIA (Seatrain), Nov. 20—Chairman, Ralph Hampson; Secretary, Joe McLtrln. Two men getting off. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund is $10.16. Re­ quest that president's reports be sent to ship as soon as possible along with other necessary communications. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Nov. 11—Chairman, John Risbeck; Secre­ tary, H. R. Hanssen. No beefs. Every­ thing running smoothly. Ship's fund is $6.00. Donations are welcomed. Draw in travelers' checks for Japa­ nese currency. No daily draw. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Now. •— Chairman, James M. Hand; Secretary, V. O. Orenclo. Captain will iron out some of the beefs. Money draws will be given on arrival at Wilmington. All repair lists have been submitted. .Ship's fund is $.55.42. Two men left behind. One man hospitalized in Cal­ cutta and one In Port Said. Winer being accused of mksbehavlor. Vote of thanks to cooks for a Job well done. DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), Oct. 30 —Chairman, Roy Ayers; Secretary, Hugh Welles. All coastwise beefs were taken care of. No disputed OT. Elected a ship's delegate. No cloth­ ing is to be hanged on rails in passageway. ATLANTIS (Petrol), Oct. 30—Chair­ man, Thomas P. Cummlnos; Secre­ tary, J. L. Pagan. Ship's delegate rennrts everything going along well. Thanks to ceryone for cooperation during trip. Payoff upon arrival. All hands reminded to vote. One man missed shin in Port'md. Me. Headnnarlers vequc.sted all men to stay on hoard unon arrival in Portland for payoff in the Gulf. HERCULES VICTORY (Hercules), Nov. 12—Chairman, .lerry Broaddus; Secretary, Joe E. Thnmas. Elected the shiu's delegate. Some disputed OT. Ship's captain doing work that belongs to the deck department. Men are asked to refrain from spitting in water fountain and to coonerate In keeping the mes.sba)l afld pantry clean. Cooperation Is asked In flush­ ing toilets. MT. EVANS (Cargo A Tnnkshio), Or* 16—Cti-'rm-n, M. C. Bartcn; Sec­ retary. J. W. Pleou. Contain h.as not ciop-h rococv for draws. AH hattds ,choiii,| o><ooV OT at n.a.voff. Some dlsnntnrt fvc Tjngge taorners not being t-ec* In w ^'-igg order. Wi'l see na- , trelrgan cencernlng s®me. Suggestion made to steward stores eheeVert when reeelved. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Aug. 21— Chairman. James M. Hand; Secretary, VIncertt G. Orenclo. Cao'-in will give draws every five davs Will fftso give dr.aw.s on apnroved- Of in C.ilcutfa. Beef.* taken care of. Laundry room will be moved go main deck. Spin's fund Is F"! 03. Will hold a pool unon arrival. H-lf of money to be donated to shin's fund. I Sailing Ship Master Hired Crews At Jail The following article, submitted to the LOG by Captain R. J. Peterson, who began his seagoing career in the days of the old sailing vessels, tells of a skipper of yore who recruited his men in an unorthodox manner, far removed from the Union hiring halls of today. Waters, skipper of the bark Lucknow, was known to sailors as the "Squinty Eye." Nd man with him made more than a single pas­ sage on his ship. He would make the man run away and pocket his pay. A'hard case was Waters. He had no wife and no home other than the ship's cabin. In Santos, one morning, "Squinty Eye" was seen in the scuppers, wrestling and rolling with one of his crew. Waters got up first, looked at himself and growled, "Damn it! My flannel suit is all messed up. I must go'down to the cabin and change gear to see the consul." Then, as an after thought, he prouounced, "Anyway, I got the best of the Liverpool fireman who signed on as a sailor aboard my ship." Charged Month's Pay Captain Waters, when short of sailors, would go to prisons in Latin America to see their ward­ ens. He would bribe them and take out of prison any man that seemed like a sailor able to pull his weight on the rope. Waters, of course, paid the fine against the prisoner and charged it as a month's ad­ vance, plus the slopchest. On Saturday evenings at sea, when a sailor went aft to buy the slops of "dog's wool and oakum," Waters made the man sign the ac­ count at the bottom of the sheet. Later, after the man had run away. Waters would fill in the sheet with STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Nov. 20—Chairman, Tony Gaspar; Secre­ tary, H. C. Hunt. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund is $13. A $5 donation made to library. It is sug­ gested that cooks wear white hats during working hours. AU hands should cooperate in keeping long­ shoremen out of mcsshalls and pan­ tries. It is requested that radios be lowered while others are sleeping. MT. SHASTA (Cargo A Tankship), Nov. 22—Chairman, E. Bates; Secre­ tary, H. Smith. Some disputed OT. Smooth voyage so far. Ship's delegate wishes to thank aU crewmembers for their cooperation. A vote of thanks to Brother Bates for a job weU done. No correspondence received from headquarters. A vote of thanks to the steward department. SEAMAR (Calmar), Nov. 21—Chair­ man, J. R. Marshall; Secretary, J. A. Turklngton. No beefs. Repairs on order. Chips wiU take care of port­ hole dogs. MT. EVANS (Cargo & Tankship), July 19—Chairman, Louis Marshall; Secretary, John W. PIcou. Man drowned In New Orleans, La. It Is suggested that a pool be made on arrival to pay for flowers sent to Brother Savior's funeral. CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), Oct. 31—Chairman, M. Hitchcock; Secre­ tary, Tom McCaffery. No beefs. Everything fine. One man failed to join ship in I.inden. One man hurt and was replaced. Pace Twenty-SeveB LOG ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Nov. 12— Chairman, C. Williams; Secretary, L. Pate. Ship's delegate resi.gns. It Is requested that unauthorized persons stay out of galley. Bunks to be re­ paired. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Nov. 13—Chairman, J. Farrand; Secretary, J. Gritfin. $4.54 in ship's fund Elected Ihe ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Nov. 5— Chairman, M. Fabricant; Secretary, N. A. Huff. One man hospitalized in B. A. Quite a number of logs. Fund stands at $27.30. Few hours of dis­ puted OT. Ship's delegate to see pa­ trolman about men on watch in en­ gine room attending fire and boat drill. Ship needs fumigation. There is a shortage of fresh fruit. MV NEW YORKER (Erie A St. Lawrence), Nov. 26—Chairman, A. Leiten; Secretary, C. Makuch. Every­ thing in order. No beefs. Held elec­ tion for a ship's delegate. An excep­ tional Thanksgiving Dinner was served. Will inquire about a clothing di-yer as there is very little space to dry clothes. All departments are co­ operating to make this a happy ship. GATEWAY CITY .(^ea-Land), Nov. 27—Chairman, A. Case; Secretary, P. Reyes. Some disputed OT. Ship's fund is $3.6:i. Donation suggested for the fund. Will get in touch with the .ship library to renew some books and magazines. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross), Nov. 25—Chairman, Albert Isaac; Secretary, H. Motika. Will see agent about shore leave at Huntington Beach.'California. A vote of thanks for the outgoing ship's delegate for a job well done. It is requested that all members vote If at- all possible. ARIZPA (Waterman), Nov. 22 — Chairman, C. Van Parker; Secretary, Arthur R. Rudnickl. Very good trip. One man hospitalized in Bremen. Picked up two men in Rotterdam and one in Antwerp. Some disputed OT. To see patrolman about expediting repairs. SAMPAN HITCH (Suwannee), Nov. 20—Chairman, J. B. Henley; Secre­ tary, A. Bell. Eveiything going smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. STEEL MAKER, (Isthmian), Nov. 12 —Chairman, Moose; Secretary, Ainsworth. $32.05 in the sliip's fund. Mo­ tion made to have .American money put on board for draw instead of travelers' checks. DEL SUO (Mississippi), Nov. 20— Chairman, Mike Dunn; Secretary, H. R. Ellis. One m.nn mi'^sed ship in Santos but re.ioincd shio on way north. One man left in the hospital in Buenos Aires. Good trip, hlo logs or beefs. Balance in general rnnd is $.505. Some disputed OT. Wish to obtain a new w.ashing machine. ' FAIRLAND (Sc'-Land), Nov. 13— Chairman, John Sweeney; Secretray, Ch»s Goldstein. If ship dorks he'ore g P])T, crow will "of paid same day. $90 in the SII'P'S fimd. Will see fond plan men nhmit a better erade of food, and cotfee and a little more variety. CITY OK A>"« iW'-»«rm»n), Oct. 99—Chairman, P"»'ert H.all; Serretary. Fle*c)»er c-'-'-ln ple-'sed items from the shops which were never bought. One day, in Newcastle, Australia, Waters called from the poop, "Hey, mister mate, I want you!" Down in the cabin were the ship's articles for the mate to see the signatures. A Little Forgery "See here, mister mate," in­ sisted Waters, "if you can sign this man's name at the bottom of the slopchest list." He paused and then continued, "I tried and can't sign his name as it is on the articles." The mate, calm, said, "Captain, if you can't forge the- man's name, I'll not do it for you." with conduct of crew. Payoff will probably be in New York. gl.fS col­ lected from crew for Eddie Cannon, deceased. This money sent to Fathed Murphy in Seattle to be used for seamen. None received on ship by the captain. Patrolman should make some ruling for men regarding trans­ portation to sign-on port when a ship is diverted to Europe. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Nov. 20—Chairman, C. E. Lee Jr.; Secretary, Douglas Conn. .No beefs and no disputes. Everything running smoothly. No money in the ship's fund. Elected a new ship's delegate. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Nov. 20 —Chairman, Abraham Anarones; Sec­ retary, W. Bodreson. Will see pa­ trolman about getting a new electric coffee pot. Toilet in bad need of repair. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DEL ORG (Mississippi), Nov. 2(i— Chafrman, George H. McFall; Secre­ tary, Vincent J. Fitzgerald. One man missed ship in Santos. One man quit ship in Freeport. Texas, on three hour notice. £23.45 in the ship's fund. Crew wishes to go on .decord as being in favor of a retirement pension to be nc.?otiated as soon as possible. Motion made to buy $10 worth of new magazines. Suggestion made to put 90 days' stores aboard this vessel. KEVA IDEAL (Keva Corp.), Nov. 19 —Chairman, R. Schwartz; * Secretary, J. E. Armstrong. Everythin" running smoothly. Sailed short one wiper, one day man and one crew pantry­ man. .-\ vote of thanks, to the steward department. CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), Nov. 24—Chairman, Frank Reese; Secre­ tary, M. Hitchcock. Report to be turned in to the patrolman concern­ ing the ship's guard manhandling crewmembers in Philadelphia. One man missed ship in I.inden and one missed ship in Philadclohia. Discus­ sion held on food problem. Steward is not putting out fair enough menu. CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service), Nov. 24—Chairman, A. Capote; Secre­ tary, C. Ennist. New ship's dele-ate to be elected. Men are requested to use .gangw.iv and not .side port while at dock. Shio's fund is $2. .A small donition to be given at pa.voff. Will .draft a letter to contr.ict coniToittee to increase supply of fresh milk. EAG' E VOYAGER (Sea Transport), NoV: 27—Chairm''n, John D. Ooyle; Seere*ady, John H. Delgado. F.iptain will buv new wasliinp machine in .i;>n-n. One man flew hack to New York. Fantain to contart company and union to find out who is supposed to paint the ptimpioom b")nw the deck. Bosun and deck maintenance .souepetne .steward department. Shin's fund Is $.31. n �•W': SEAFARERS Pag« Twenfy-Elgrlit Young 'Sea-Dog' Offers 7-Moiith Vacation Plan Seafarer Charles P. Lord of Baltimore, who sails in the engine department, puts his dog "Cracker" through her paces. That's not an optical illusion—the dog really has only three legs. The one and a half year old fox terrier, three-legged since birth, gets about as well as any dog. Victory Has Good Trip (The following report from the Jefferson City Victory was submitted to the LOG by ship's delegate E. Walsh.) The year and the voyage wlll-^ goon come to a close. Many spec­ specialist in making salads which tacular events occurred during the we all enjoyed, must have special year, but our trip was quite the mention. Our messmen always opposite, yet praise worthy. Other served with a smile and members than minor incidents, the voyage on sanitary duty were better than was a heart's desire. those of other ships I've sailed on. When a crew comes aboard, all's Captain Goerlnne went all the well until they get the wrinkles way in response to requests we out of their bellies. Then they made. He's very stern but consid­ gripe. On this vessel it was a dif­ erate. As for engine department ferent story. The menu was ex­ top brass, all repairs were taken cellent, food well prepared, night care of immediately. This is a lunch was ample. We must agree clean ship. It was a pleasure to that our baker, Andy Goudy was in serve a crew that cooperated so the galley from early to late pre­ well. Happy New Year and bon paring goodies that were available voyage. round the clock. We only hope that everyone Our pantryman, Mr. Dofredo, a sails with as good a crew. 'Kid Stash' by Seoforsr Zhemeck JTanoanr, IMl LOG (Ed. note: The jollowing letter was addressed to SIU President Paul Hall with a reguest it be printed in the LOG-) Dear Sir and Brother: Being a member of the Sea­ farers for the past VlVi years, i read with interest the ex­ change of letters between your­ self and Brother Victor Brunell, ship's delegate on a Delta Line ship. The exchange of letters and the findings of various commit­ tees of our Union intrigued me considerably. You are probably well aware qf the fact that after a certain number of years at sea, a man's mind turns to the problem of security for his family and himself. Therefore the questions of vacation and job security after, vacation arises. I can remember the time when we in the Seafarers had no vacation plan at all, and when you left a ship, that was it. There 'was no such thing as being able to cash in your dis­ charges, so to speak. Bfit today, such a thing is a basic fact— in dollars and cents, and it amounts to quite a bit, accord­ ing to the length of time one has served aboard an SlU-contracted vessel. The following is my own per­ sonal idea concerning the vaca­ tion problem and job security after vacation. A seaman in the past would leave a vessel with no vacation money to look foreword to, and at times lived with very little money coming in. Or he may have left the vessel due to illness in his family etc. But this same seaman has always been able to return to a job at sea, after a fairly short—or long period, depending on his choice of run and job. So the problem of job security after vacation amounts to this: (1) Assuming a man has been on the beach from three to six months due to, ill health or ill health in the family. He natu­ rally assumes a heavy load of bijils which must be paid. (2) The man, after being on the beach for a time, has now reached the top of the rotary shipping list AND HAS HIS CHOICE OF JOB, SHIP AND RUN, wlpch, of course, is our way of doing things. (3) Now this man has struck a good ship; he has the run he wants and he has a very good paying job. So he decides to stay. And ,now comes the clincher — after one year he decides to take a vacation, BUT —he wants his job back after the vacation ... in contradic­ tion to our shipping ailes. (4) Our Vacation Plan calls for, at the present, a payment of $400 a year paid quarterly or any way a man wishes to collect within a year's time. He may wait the full year if he wishes to collect it. I believe that if a new vaca­ tion plan is formulated — and this is strictly my own opinion, it can be worked out as follows; (1) Granted that our man has had problems and has amassed a load of debt. (2) The lowest paying ship­ board job is now $280 per month with ^n overtime rate of $1.80 per hour. (3) Assuming our man is responsible and that his rating is higher that the $280 — and even at the $280—why can't he, within reasonable time, say six months, have his debts paid and a few dollars saved up? This is not hard what with the Wel­ fare and Medical Plan we now have. I believe in view of all these facts that consideration should be given to a plan as follows: (A) After seven months seatime on a vessel, if a man wants to have his vacation that he should be allowed his ,^ull $400 vacation money, (B) That the man should be able to leave the vessel and. re-register—not for his old job and ship — but in the regular shipping ru^e manner. (C) This makes for good shipping and cau.ses no hard- o Tlx © E d It b r All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ships on parties involved, name­ ly the next guy in the same predicament and with the same problem. In closing, I wish to again state that the opinions ex­ pressed are my own and I will bring them up for discussion at our next shipboard meeting. I have shown this letter to quite a few "A" men and they are in agreement with the seven-mdnth vacation plant George Meltzer Sr. 4< t No Compulsory Vacation Rule Old Timer Sends Greetings To the Editor: Although I am retirjed, I still have the good old SIU close to my heart, and I go down to the hall every now and then for old time's sake. So once again, I say to the officials, the editor and his able staff, and the membership in general of this great and power­ ful Union: Greetings and salutations for thfe merriest Christmas ever, and the happiest, prosperous new year for our great Union. George H. Seeberger it Seafarer Wants Shipboard Phones To the Editor: The question of delayed sail­ ing has come up on a great many ships. I hold that when a man must come back to the ves­ sel, it's f#'the convenience of the ship. But when crews put in for delayed sailing, the com­ pany claims "act of God" etc.' However, if there is no tele­ phone aboard ship, the crewmember is forced to come back to the vessel to find out if it will sail on schedule. I maintain that this constitutes a call-back. If there were a phone aboard, crewmen could call to find if sailing time has changed. It would not be necessary for him to leave home until time to board the ship and turn to be­ fore sailing. Where no phone is provided, the crewmember is inconven­ ienced by the company's failure to provide proper communica­ tion. Efficient communication is . a necessity in the business world and the company which fails to provide for it shows an utter disregard for the time of the crewmembers. The company that wastes the time of its crews should be penalized. Here is. an example of the wasted time which results when there is no shipboard phone: A ship is due to sail at 1 AM and the crew is supposed to be aboard at midnight, an hour be­ fore sailing time. If a crewmember lives any distance away from the ship—and he usually does—it would be foolhardy for him tp go back home. The time taken in travel would use up any time he might spend at home. Normally, the man would stay aboard, even if he doesn't have to turn to until 8 AM. He loses the whole night simply because there's no way for him to check a possible change in sailing time. Joseph Pasinosky t i. To the Editor; In reply to a letter sent to Brother Paul Hall by crew members of the Monarch of the Seas in which suggestions were made for a compulsory vaca­ tion system—with a crewmember having the fight to return to his original job. It was stated that these brothers are willing to take a vacation even after 10 months on a ship—if they could be assured of .having another job without pay reduction after taking their vacation. One ques­ tion, please. Since when has any Union brother needed to be reassured that he could have a job? It seems to me that the Union books we carry, and the rotary system of shipping would be assurance enough. It was also stated that this system of permanent jobs was in effect in other maritime un­ ions. That is very true. All one ever sees on the shipping boards of these other unions is relief jobs. Yes, brothers, that system has worked out well for a privileged few. I think they are called company stiffs. We don't have any privileged few in this To the Editor: The delicious Thanksgiving organization and I hope we never have them. In my opinion meal served at Vic and Ted's the only workable system is Restaurant on the corner of Ninth and Granby Streets in the rotary shipping board. I hope the day never comes Norfolk to accommodate SIU when the majority of the jobs members, families and friends on our board are relief jobs. So was a great success and de­ remember, brothers, you have serves mentioning. Therefore, on behalf of mem­ nothing to fear; just register and take your chances like the bers and families wlio were rest of us. We have our obliga­ present, I wish to extend our tions too. The rotary shipping appreciation to both the SIU— system is the result of a long who made it all possible — and hard fight to protect the job the entire staff of Vic and Ted's who made the occasion so security of our membership. The dby may soon come pleasant. Incidentally, Vic is an SIU when we will be faced with the decision of compulsory vaca­ member and was on a ship re­ tion. When that day comes, cently, and he would appreciate remember, there are many your patronage whenever you thousands of union brothers are in Norfolk. You may, if you whose interests are at stake. like, use the SIU meal books which are honored at Vic and J. J. Levin Ted's. Ship's delegate L. B. Bryant Jr. Steel Voyager Norfolk IVien Enjoy Dinner �r"' SEAFARERS lanarr, INl Crewsf OfficersAid Holidays At Seafarers III at Sea Sea Feature "The brotherhood of the sea" proved to be all that It says Fine Foods in December when the crews and officers of two vessels stood by shipmates who were stricken with illness, one of them fatally. Turner Parker, fireman cared for, but he passed away aboard the Cocur D'AIene shortly after reaching the hospital. Victory (Victory Carriers) suffered a stroke December 17 when the ship was two days from port off the East Pakistan coast. Parker died Christmas day and was buried hy his shipmates in Chittagong. Carl Mann. AB became ill while aboard the SS Wacosta (Waterman) and was taken ashore by the US Navy at Midway Island. Raymond 11. Bunce Jr., ship's delegate on the Couer D'AIene vic­ tory reported that Parker com­ plained of severe chest pains and was immediately place in the ship's hospital, where he was kept on a liquid diet. Sedatives and oxygen were also administered to keep the patient comfortable. "I would like to commend the efforts of Captain Rothrack and the chief mate, Mr. Vermond, who were at Parker's side from the time he was stricken until he was placed on a launch and taken to a hospital at Chittagong." Bunce wrote. The delegate also praised the whole deck department for keeping a close watch over the ailing man before he was taken to the hospital. After Parker was taken to the hospital, the crew tried to • send him some of his pay, but regula­ tions prohibit American money from being sent into the country. The ship, carrying a load of rice, was unable to secure a berth and had to ride: at an outer anchorage for a while. Bunce and his shipmates had promised themselves that they would see that Parker was well The Union was notified as well as Parker's relatives. A sister of the dead man authorized burial in Pakistan and the crew took care of the details. Aboard the Wacosta, the crew tried to make life more pleasant for Seafarer Mann. They give much credit to Captain H. R. Anderson and chief mate O. Pascale, as well as to the Navy ship Hornet and Navy airmen who dropped medi­ cine for Mann. The Navy doctor on the Hornet transmitted instructions to Capt. Anderson on how to administer the medicine. The crew credits this action as the jone which saved Mann's life. Subsequently he was taken to a hospital on Midway. On Manhole Grill Crew Has Hotcakes (The following report was sub­ mitted to the LOG from the SS Omnium Freighter (Mol Shipping), newly-contracted to the SlU). Necessity is the mother of inven­ tion. The galley range was in such shape that it was impossible to use it as a grill, and the ship did not have a grill. We took one of the man-hole covers — t spare — and ground and polished it. Boy, you should taste those hotcakes. Seafarer On His Way Home To the Editor: I received a SEAFARERS LOG recently and was very glad to get it. My son had them sent to me when he went into the Army last year. He will be out of the service soon and I would like all Ms friends to knew that by March, he will be home. ' You can reach him at this ad­ dress: Paul J. Catalanotto, 2428 Ursuline Ave., New Orleans, La. I am sending this LOG to him —I know he will be pleased to get it. Mrs. M. Catalanotto t a. a. Widow Thanks Union For Aid To the Editor: Although belated, it is with utmost gratitude and sincere wishes that 1 convey my greet­ ings to you. Thanks to the Welfare Plan and those other Union brothers who assisted me in the dark and needful moment at the de­ parture of my husband. Forgive me for not having taken the time sooner to write you. I have been and still am very depressed and melancholy, and as yet have not learned to live without someone who was so dear to me. I know you can un­ derstand how I feel. Will you convey my special thanks to Mr. McAuley for his, kindness and to Mr. Hall for his most encouraging letter. Those things mean so much when you are troubled. May God continue to bies.s you. And I pray for the continued success of your or­ ganization. Mrs. Frank A. Rossi t t t Wife Aided By Benefit To the Editor: I wish to extend my thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. I, was in the hospital almost eight weeks this summer. First for an operation on my leg so that I could walk again, and then for a broken arm. The Seafarers here in Balti­ more were —most kind, seeing that I had the blood I needed and doing everything they could to help. My husband, Charles W. Thorpe, was at sea at the time on the SS Mount McKinley. It is nice to know, even with our husbands gone to sea, that the wives of Seafarers are looked after and taken care of. Hats off to the SIU and the Welfare Plan. Mrs. Charles W. Thorpe Pare Twenly-NfM LOG The holiday season has come and gone, leaving behind the memory of some specially good feeds aboard SlU-contracted vessels. The lucky Seafarers aboard the MY New Yorker (Erie & St. Law­ rence) and the SS Hurricane (Wa­ terman) had cocktails for dinner. The New Yorker menu for Thanks­ giving had martinis and the Hurri­ cane Christmas menu listed cock­ tails. Roast turkey with oyster dress­ ing, ham and roast beef proved to be the favorites, appearing on all Thanksgiving and Christmas menus received by the LOG. Highlights of the Del Sol (Missis­ sippi) Thanksgiving menu were chilled Vienna sausage, consomme royale, broiled lamb chops, broiled fresh flounder, pies and coffee. Some of the high spots of the New Yorker Thanksgiving menu were hors d'oeurve%, antipasto, spring onions, glazed ox tongue, pickled beets, pies, cake, and ice cold beer. Seafarers aboard the Orion Star (Orion) on Thanksgiving day could choose eggs stuffed with caviar, olives stuffed with anchovies, vari­ ous consommes, steamed Alaska red salmon with almond butter, grilled sirloin steak, and plum pudding with hard sauce. Aboard the Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Transport) on Thanksgiving, Sea­ farers were able to have a cham­ pagne sauce with their baked ham. The Christmas menu aboard the Alcoa Planter (Alcoa) was, tradi­ tional with turkey, ham and roast beef. In addition to cocktails, the Hurricane menu offered eggnog and punch on the Christmas dinner menu. Seafarer Gets Married To the Editor: I would like to let all of my friends in the SIU know that I've taken the big step. The wedding ceremony was October 8, 1960 at the Baptist Church on 1700 Frederick Ave., Balti­ more. The reception was at home at 2138 Hollins St., Balti­ more 23, Md. J. Martin AH letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Runaways Face Reprisals Knot Ship's Knot Seafarer Butch Morris Is at the oars of the What Knot, built by Bosun Bd "Tiny" Anderson while on the Sword Knot (Suwanee) on the missile range. Seafarer Builds Boat Some Seafarers go in for building model ships—most of them run not much more than a foot long, but Ed "Tiny" An­ derson, lately bosun on the missile tracking Stvord Knot (Suwanee), builds them bigger. 4 On his last trip with the Sword a transome which can hold an out­ Knot he built a "sister ship" for board motor and it looks as if it the Sword Knot can make a good many knots. and called her Anderson built the boat of good the What Knot. solid mahogany and equipped it The What Knot with a long foredeck to keep her is not a model. from shipping water while cruis­ It's a 10-foot trim ing at top speed. little craft with a speedboat bot­ tom. Anderson built her during Anderson the lull in duties aboard the missile ship — in be­ tween rocket shots when the ship wasn't chasing all over the South Atlantic. The craft was launched from the Sword Knot and Seafarer Butch' Morris tried her out with a pair of oars. The boat is built with fiscated by foreign govern­ ments. The runaway operator hates the American working man, but when his overseas properties face confiscation, he will holler for the American worker to don a uniform, grab a gun and rush out to protect his properties. We should make it abundant­ ly clear that we will not fight to protect runaway properties, capital which fled overseas to escape US standards. Let the runaway look to the Liberian army and navy for his protec­ tion. He has no moral right to US tax-supported military pro­ tection. Runaway Alone The runaway operator sliould understand that he is strictly on his own in a big. dangerous, disorderly world. "The foreign worker may accept lower wages that an American, but he may be lough, mean and even revo­ lutionary. The American runa­ way operator by his treatment of cheap foreign labor, invites resentment, hatred and reprisal. It's his "red wagon," not ours. Morris Horton, Radio operator, SS Evelyn To the Editor: I see in the LOG that the Liberian runaway office in New York lias revoked the Liberian i t, ' registration of a ship because t it was chartered to Russia. This won't last long. Our State Department and Liberia To the Editor: have led with their chins again. Your kind sympathetic letter Khrushchev will send his min­ To tile Editor: was received with the enclosed ister to Monrovia and the So­ I want to thank you and all check for the death benefit of viet minister will pound the members of the Seafarers Inter­ my dear beloved husband. I table and holler; we'll hear no national Union for the SIU Wel­ want you to know that it is very more about canceled registra­ fare Fund check I received for much appreciated, and I want to tions. • * death benefit of Francis Regan. thank you for your kind I also want to thank you for The American runaway opera­ thoughts. Please give my kind tor has gone out into the world your kind offer of assistance regards to all the members of looking for trouble and he's and I shall be happy to call on the Union. « likely to get it. Many runaway you if necessary. Mrs. Anna Regan ,ships and shops will be con­ Mrs. Eisie May Nlelseu Kind Thoughts Are Appreciated Thanks SIU For Welfare Family Gives Thanks To Union To the Editor: On behalf of my mother, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Griswold, I am writing to let you know she re­ ceived the Seafarers Welfare Plan check in benefit of George B. Griswold. She also wishes to join me and thank you for your kind condolences and offer of assistance. Most sincerely. Mrs. Romola G. Kroschel t t 4. SIU Library Is Proposed To the Editor: We in the SIU spend some $12,000 a year for scholarships —that's money well spent. But at the same time, why not do something for the education of the entire membership? A solid technical library at the SIU hall where Seafarers can read and borrow books on electricity and other non-fiction is needed. I have a good librai-y of books on electricity which I might be getting rid of soon—and if I knew that there was a place where they might be used at the New York hall, I'd give them to the Union. There may be other members with techni­ cal books who would be willing to lend or donate books to a library at the hall. Propose Lectures The SIU could even borrow books from the American Mer­ chant Seamen's Library for cer­ tain periods on request in order to service a Union Li'orary. Such a library could even be expanded to include lectures and discussions. Bryan Gibsou �Faff* Thirty Alaska Welcomes Alcoa Planter Crew (The following information on the Alcoa Planter's (Alcoa) visit to Sitka, Alaska, toas submitted to the LOG by Z. Y. Ching and Leonard Parakeau, ship's delegate.) On November 20, the SS Alcoa The ship was paid off and signed Planter was the first American on in Aberdeen, Wash., on Decem­ vessel to dock at the new $65 ber 2. The last port of loading was million pulp mill at Sitka, Alaska. Olympia, Wash. A note abdut the Many sailors from the Gulf excellent stores Just has to be men­ states had their first view of our tioned — T-bone steaks were the new addition to the US. Friendly best. Conditions aboard were—as pilot whales and friendly seagulls the great senator from Alabama and snowcovered mountains, roads, always said, "Everything made for people and ships brought out a few love." caustic comments of course, but The old C-1 had a little rough on the %vhole, the cold, wet, luck in Dutch Harbor in the Aleu­ crummy climate was admirably en­ tians before coming to port. The dured by all. Coffeetime track stars were kind heavy weather bouneed the Planter of bogged down in the snow, but around—she was traveling light— the wine "got through" as the say­ and a crack developed on the port ing here goes—and all enjoyed a side just forward of the midship house. fine time. The crack developed In spite of Incidentally, common things like dog sleds didn't seem to be in the fact that the ship has a bellyevidence, so the crew had to use band. A plate was put in for tem­ taxis into town. The cab tariff was porary repairs when the Planter from $3.50 to $4. Bars were open reached Sitka. until 0200 and that "gem of the As a matter of fact, the band North," the Half-Mile Club, closed itself was split by the heavy seas. its doors to swamp out at about By early January, the Planter 0600. Seriously, It's not a bad made New York harbor and was little port and the "natives" were put in drydock for more permanent friendly. repairs. SEAFARERS LOG STEIL -NAVIGATOR (lithmlan), Oct. 10—Chairman, W. B. McNIat; Sacratary, Harris L. Bannatt. Two men placed In hospital. Some repairs taken care of. The rest are to be turned over to the Union. Same with the disputed OT. Ship's fund Is S132.10. A vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. One of the smoothest run de­ partments the crew has ever sailed with. Will see patrolman about water picked up in foreign ports. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Oct. 1 — Chairman, McMullins; Secretary, Ackcrman. Mess hall to be painted before reaching New York. $31 in ship's fund. Union should check close­ ly w'.en shipping men as to their qualifications. Slop chest too high priced. Vote of thanks to the steward department for trying extra hard to please crew. NATIONAL DEFENDER (Nat'l Ship­ ping A Trading), Oct. 7—Chairman, J. Buiiock; Secretary, J. E. Hannan. Seems to be a fine ship and crew. OT should be split up as close as possible. To get OT of pumpmen straightened out. Washing machine was repaired. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. Would like to have more fresh fruit while ship is at drydock. Will try to get passes to PX since we are carrying a MSTS cargo. FLORIDIAN (Erie A St. Lawrence), Oct. 30—Chairman, Blacky Matthyt Secretary, Harvey Morris. Money to be given the night before arrival Payoffs to be In the port where tht ship is on the first of every month. Ship's delegate wants to resign. Feels everyone should take his turn. Some disputed OT. Contract covering this company's ships should be made up covering working rules, wages, time off. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), Oct. 30 —Chairman, Waiter Craven; Secre­ tary, George Hair. Three men from the British National Seamen's Reform Movement came aboard In South­ ampton. England to give a speech. They are trying to get funds and backing. Crew gave $30. There Is 50 hours of disputed OT. Mate not work­ ing with delegates. ELEMiR (Marine Carriers), Oct. 23 —Chairman, Johnson; Secretary, Chas. Huriburt. • There are no beefs. No disputed OT. No money on board. The captain reports. there wiil be money upon arrival in Bombay for draws and other necessities. MT. WHITNEY (Cargo A Tankship), Nov. 14—Chairman, Ange Panagopoulos; Secretary, Jan as Lagosh. New chief cook signed o.i. Wish to thank chief cook for good R)b and wish him success on other ships. Deiegate la paying off on mutual consent. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Ovarsaas), Nov. 25—Chairman, Wm. Barth; Sec­ retary, M. J. Lynch. Ship's fund is $6.26. It is requested that crew have a better grade of night lunch. Ship's delegate advised crew about leaving chairs on deck. Relaxing with some good t:heer during holiday party on the Alcoa Planter are (I. to r.) McCorvey, AB; Buddy Bollinger, bosun; and Emerick, FWT. SEAGARDEN (Peninsular Navig.), Oct. 9—Chairman, V. E. Monte; Secre­ tary, A. G. Alexander. Elected a ship's delegate. Long trip ahead but we have a nice bunch of fellows to work with. No beefs. No disputed OT. Motion made to send a letter at next port regarding the forwarding of the mail. Suggestion made to have deck engineer fix all fans in the rooms. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Nov. 12—Chairman, none; Secretary, Rob­ ert Rivera. Captain said he would not get milk in Singapore or Manila. How­ ever, we did receive milk In Singa­ pore. One man hospitalized in Manila. One man missed ship in Manila and rejoined la Bangkok. $38.49 in fund. Some disputed OT. Three men logged. STEEL ADVOCATE (isthmian). Dee. 10—Chairman, L. Cueiinitz; Secretary, A. Carpenter. Everything running smoothly. $5.89 left in treasury. "One man logged. Some disputed OT. Mo­ tion made to investigate water condi­ tions on ship. Boiler cassings to be repaired. Vote of thanks to steward department. Members urged to use washing machine properly. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Dee. •—Chairman, James Welch; Secretary, Waiter Nash. Ship's fund $27.41. Crew members are asked to keep voices down in passageway. as men are trying to sleep. The leading lights of the steward department aboard the Alcoa Planter (I. to r.) gather around the table: Sabino, saloon pantry; Z. Y. Ching, steward; Barone, chief cook, and Hazelton, crew messman. Janoary, 19(U SUZANNE (Bull), Oct. 24—Chairman, —Chairman, Leo Paradise; Secretary, Bill Doran. Foc'sles are being painted at beginning of trip. Crew asked to cooperate by keeping quarters clean. $8.91 in ship's fund. Vote'tof thanks to Leo Paradise for his efforts towards squaring away beefs of previous voy­ age as well as securing extra provi­ sions for this voyage. One dollar per man to be added to fund. Vote of thanks to New York patrolman for good payoff. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Dae. 4—Chairman, John RIsbsck; Secretary, A. VIolante. One man missed ship in Pusan. Logs not lifted for crewmembers. S6.06 In fund. No disputed OT. Patrolman is not to be bothered by crew for quicker payoff. WIU ask for larger travelers' checks. OCEAN ALICE (Maritime- Overseas), Dee. 4—Chairman, J. Suiiivan; Secre­ tary, Werner Pedersen. Repair list in and part of work done at sea. $11.50 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. It Is requested that rooms be cleaned and stripped before leaving ship after payoff. illffliwwa SIU SHIP MEETINGS ' OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), Nov. 27—Chairman, E. Pappas; Secre­ tary, Paul L. Whitlow. Repairs and painting from last trip will be done during the present voyage.. StencUed number on bunks will teU crew their duties for fire and beat driR. It is suggested that spray bombs aboard be used for roaches. Cooperation la asked In keeping all unauthorized per­ sonnel out of crew quarters and pas­ sageways. Vote of tlianks to steward department for a wonderful Thanks­ giving dinner. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Oct. 14—Chairman, L. Alexander; Secre­ tary, Dick Grant. Everything running smoothly. All rooms being painted out. Crew is asked to help keep all shore personnel out of quarters. Spe­ cial vote of thanks to the steward department for a very good job. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Nov. 27—Chairman, Fred Travis; Secretary, John J. Brsen. Patrolman criticized for laxness in not reporting a PB member for sailing beyond his time allowance. Master has warned that logging will follow excessive drinking on voyage. Vote of thanks to Fred Travis for a good job. ACHILLES (K A M Ship Manage­ ment), Dec. 20—Chairman, Cardneri Secretary, Purines Parker. One man BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), Nov. 24—Chairman, Robert Burns; Secretary, Thomas Brannan. Purchased new TV. Ship sailed short-handed. Everything running smoothly. All brothers eligible to vote will please do so as election is now going on. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Dae. 4—Chairman, D. BuHs; Secretary, N. Mutln. Petition from last trip read concerning black gang. $11.56 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate resigned. New delegate was elected. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Dec. 9 —Chairman, Murray Savoy; Secretary, Bill Stark. Trip has been very good. Very little disputed OT. $250 Safely Award money turned over to the ship's treasurer for ship's dryer. Crew cautioned to have a sober payoff. Vote of thanks to steward department for very good food. getting off. Will ask to have coffee changed. Ice cream has bad taste and canned milk Is spoiled. TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern), Nov. 27—Chairman, B. C. Browning; Secretary, E. Bianton. One man hos­ pitalized in Gdynia, Poland. Some disputed OT. Repair list to be turned In to the captain. Special meeting to be called with patrolman on food Issue. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), Nov. 30— Chairman, Henry Lopez; Secretary, Hugo Carducci. No beefs. No dis­ puted OT. Trip uneventful. It Is re­ quested that washroom be kept clean at all times. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), Dec. 18—Chairman, C. P. Moore; Secretary, P. J. Harayo. New ship's delegate to be elected. There are no OT sheets on board. Please send some In next mail. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Dec. 3— Chairman, M. Fabricant; Secretary, S. W. Nolan. $26 In ship's fund. Elected a ship's delegate. Ship's dele­ gate advised members of procedure in bringing beefs to department dele­ gates. Discourse on food situation. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Dee. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Nov. 13— 10—Chairman, Angei Maidonado; Sec­ Chairman, H. R. Haiiman; Secretary, retary, Fioreneio Omega. No com­ H. K. Long. Captain said that there plaints during trip. Safety meeting would bo a payoff this trip. Some . held on Armistice Day. Repair list disputed OT. $35 on hand this voyage. prepared. $18 balance in treasury. Some disputed OT. ROBIN GRAY (Moore-McCormack), r Dec. 4—Chairman, Rocco Aibanese; COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Secretady, Thomas Maiey. Things run­ Dec. 18—Chairman, Lewing; Secre­ ning smoothly. $23.27 in ship's fund. tary, James Whatiey. Letter from Chief steward was directed by mem­ CS Baltimore was received requesting bers to arrange for the labeling and support in raising milk allotment. distribution of Christmas packages. Beneficiary cards broupht up to date. Motion made to maintain present ro­ DEL SUD (Mississippi), Dec. 4— tary shipping system. Cooks to devote Chairman, Michel J. Dunn; Secretary, more time to preparing food. Donald W. Roberts. Everything run­ ning smoothly. New washing machine OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas), put on board in New Orleans. New Dec. 11—Chairman, W. Newberg; Sec­ movie machine paid for In full. retary, Garrett Wile. $33 in fund. One man left in hospital In Calcutta. Chief STEEL FAERiCATGR (Islhiliion), eiigineer did Some repairs in galley. Dec. 3—Chairman, E. D. Scroggins; Welfare cards to be given each Secretary, K. Kirwin. Water situation member. to be taken up in San Francisco with patrolman. Draws on wages or on OT STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Nov. will also be given. $25 in ship's fund. 2'-—Chairman, Herman Fruge; Secre­ tary, W. H. Simmons. One man ALCOA ROAMER (Aicoa), Dec. 3— missed ship in New York. Some dis­ Chairman, Adoiph Danne; Secretary, puted OT. Ship's delegate wishes to C. A. Crabtree. Crew mess to be resign. $7 in ship's fund. $19 taken painted next trip. Will request a new up from three departments for flower washing machine. Vote of thanks to donation for Francis Regan. Motion steward department for • job well to do away with travel checks and done. give cash in advance. J'hotographer from headquarters was aboard in New MOUNT EVANS (Cargo & Tankship), York. Nov. 4—Chairman, M. C. Barton; Sec­ retary, John W. Picou. All repairs CHILORE (Ore Navigation), Nov. 90 taken care of. Ship's delegate re­ —Chairman, John Bergeria; Secretary, signed. Elected new delegate. It was H. R. Hutchins. Contributions re­ suggested that Steward passageway be quested at payoff for ship's fund. sougeed and painted. Suggestion Will see patrolman about seaman that made to have deck & engine take was hurt. care of wash room and steward de­ partment take care of recreation hall. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), Vote of thanks to steward depart­ Dec. 18—Chairman, John Cole; Secre­ ment. tary, Joe McLaren. Repair list to be taken up by captain. $.'2.66 in treas­ JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), Nov. 94 ury. Electric iron is in messmen'e —Chairman, Everette A. Hord; Secre­ foc'sle for crew use. tary, E. Trakimavich. Better food preparation needed. Ship's delegate YORKMAR (Calmar), Dee. 4—Chair­ will see about moving the washing man, E. H. Bayne; Secretary, L. D. machine below main deck. Will re­ Pierson. New welfare cards received port butter to food committee. and filled out. Three men knocked off OT by mate for -no reason. Will AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Dee. 19 make up repair lists. —Chairman, M. Richeison; Secretary, C. B. Jensen. Wiper removed from SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sea­ vessel at San Juan, and was placed traln), Nov. 24^Chalrman, M. Welch; in hospital. $7.20 in the ship's fund. Secretary, E. Pollse. $36 In ship's Some disputed OT. Will contact pa­ fund. Few beefs to check with pa­ trolman to see about company getting trolman. Trying to get a new wash­ a phone on board ship in port. Sailing ing machine. Elected a ship's dele­ time often changed and men have no gate. Discussion held on night lunches place to contact if office is closed. and milk. t-L. ;; I I" �Jtanunr. ifCi SEAFARERS Fac« TUrty-On* LOO Tony Tereseisl yiHAKQIAL nEPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Iniand 'Vaters Otatrlct makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. "All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. m m WZi. mm 'THUST niNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes end Inland Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in Charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the j^eadquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt * requested. SIIIPPINO RlOfrrs. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Vaters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated in the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, retujm re­ ceipt requested. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These co°ntracta specify the wages and conditions under which ydu work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well.as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. fc': EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edl-torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Uhder no circunstance should any member pay any money lor any reason unless he is given such receipt. If In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member Is required to make a payment and Ij given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified.mail, return receipt requested. riiSife PiSiviV? ism COMSTITUTIONAL RIOWTS AND OBLIGATKWS. The SIU publishes every six months in the rSEAFARERS LOO a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bencr fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. In­ cluding attendance at aiembership meetings. And like all other Slil members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them tj retain tholr good standing through the waiving of their dues. • ."v , *1 siiP iiiii ' Penn Transporter Now 'Dry' Ship NEW ORLEANS—Sporting a new look after an extensive face-lifting job, the SIUmanned Penn Transporter, formerly a T-2 tanker, took on a cargo of grain foF India here in her new capacity as a bulk carrier. The conversion of the for-"^ mer T-2 reflects the rapid dis­ bulk cargo. The wing tanks were bulk carriers is based on the belief appearance of that type of left as grain can be stored in these that the movement of surplus US tanker from the oil trades, as well as the decline of the Liberty ship as a bulk can-ier. The converted ship can carry several thousand tons more than a Liberty s'hij> could and put in four or five more knots per hour as well. Pone In Germany The owners of the Transporter, Penn Shipping, had the job done in a Lubeck, Germany, shipyard. The face-lifting involved the re­ moval of the forward house and the placing of the bridge back aft, as well as removal of the center tanks and tanker gear. In its place, Jarge hatches were installed for easy loading and unloading of and when the ship is riding empty they can serve as ballast tanks. The company is contemplating additional conversions of other vessels. A number of other steam­ ship companies are either plan­ ning on such conversions or have already undertaken them. Other conversions are more ambitious ones, involving lengthening of the T-2s and installing new midsec­ tions, either to enlarge their oilcarrying capacity or to make bulk carriers out of them. The crew of the vessel was flown to Germany to take the ship back light to this port w'hei'e she is tak­ ing on her first cargo. The C9nvej.sion , ^f^ tankers into Howard S. Gillespie would like to hear from you. You can reach him at Box 452, Lewisburg, West Va. Robert W. Purvis Important you get In touch with your father. George Charles Peterson Your wife is anxious to hear from you. Contact her at 450 Ellis Street, Apartment 301, San Fran­ cisco. Lionel Abramson Urgent you contact Mario Ausschnitt. East End Welfare Center, 30ff East 108th Street, New York 29. John Calvo Get in touch with Henry Isaac­ son, 38 Park Row, Room 804, New York 38, NY. Antoine (Tony) Johnson Get in touch with your father at 312 3rd Street, Bridge City, Westwego, Louisiana. * Y. R. Tallberg Your wife has to go into the hos­ pital, and she has also changed her address. Please contact her at 116 Everton, Apt. 2, Houston 3, Texas. Benjamin (Frenchie) LeBlanc Contact Van and Edith, Route 1, Box 35, Stanwood, Wash. Giles Glendenning Anybody knowing his where­ abouts please contact his mother. Mrs. Julia G. Glendenning, 4212 Groveland Avenue, Baltimore 14, Md., LI 2-6518 or his sister, Dorothy Veit, SO 6-6611, Glen Burnie, Md. Steve Senak Contact Miss Jo Ann Senak, 211 E. Locust Street, Benld, HI. Leslie J. Brilhart Our new address is 342 Montclair Avenue, Alamo -Heights, San Antonio 9, Texas. Write or come home soon. Mother. Crew, Penn Challenger* July 28 to Nov. 8, 1960 Important you contact William F. Vaughan, oiler, ward A-3, US Public Health Service Hospital, Staten Island, NY. This concerns health of crewmeiiibers. James S. Wood, AB Please contact Jack C. Thayer, 4109 Alberca Circle South, St. Petersburg, Florida, and let him know where he can reach you. Pan! Frederick Wattd Anybody knowing the where­ abouts of the above please advise him to contact Joe Volpian at SIU headquarters. Patrick "Pat" deary Get in touch with Andrew Paul Mazurek, c/o SIU, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, Calif. Bernard J. Hunter Urgent you contact Jiggs Jeffers at once at 337 Emily Stret, Phila­ delphia, Fa. John T. Doyle ' Last heard from in 1952 in San Francisco, the above-named is asked to contact his brother Wil­ liam Doyle at 152 No. Alexandria Ave., Los Angeles, or in Beverly Hills at 8478 Melrose Place. Or he can contact his brother Frank at 314 56th Street, Brooklyn. Doyl* sails on the Far East run as cook and baker. John Ballard or John Balod Heirs of the above man who died in 1960 are asked to get in touch with Herbert J. Rose, 26 Court Street, Brooklyn 1, NY. He is sup­ posed to have sailed with tht Sailors Union of the Pacific. • William E. Odum Your discharges left on the Del Mundo have been mailed into the New Orleans hall and will prob­ ably be returned to the postoffice to be held there. James E. Johnson Your son is ill. Contact your daughter at Rt. 1, Box 24A, Ramsey Road, Grand Bay, Alabama, or call Davisville, Fla., 7130F. Gerald R. Schartel Bob Grieve has your money. Get in touch with him. JOHN J. .MORRISON John Mackarack or anyone knowing whereabouts of the above, please contact mother in the Bronx. Seafarers who have baggage in storage at the New Orleans hall are urged to claim it as soon as possible in anticipation of the shift to the new building in that port. (For more personals, see page 24) SIU HALL DIRECTORY SIU Atlantic, Guff Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hail EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS * Claude Simmons Lindsey Williama Earl Shcppard AI Tannez SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU Hall Ed .Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE . .1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. Paul Drozak. Agent VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ...675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgio 3-0987 MIA.M1 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-17.'54 NEW ORLEANS 623 Bienville St. Buck Stephens. Agent ... Tele.: 524—8620 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. S. CarduUo, Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR. . 1313 Fernandei Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5990 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. red Babkowskl. Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 grain to underdeveloped countries will continue for many years to come. India, for example, is ex­ pected to receive large scale ship­ ments for at least the next five years, while equally-large grain movements are sure to go to Pak­ istan. That country Is normally short of food and this year Is suf­ fering from severe drought which is sure to bring on demands for increased cargo hauling. Any increase in the "50-50" for­ mula to provide more cargo for s TO AVOtO DUHiCAttON: tlyott olst •9 old $uli»eHb«r and hove A US ships would also promote the t of oddrott, pleOte ylve yqur formor eddr«« bvlow: conversion trend particularly with t ADDI^fiSS , -" ~ , ZONE ynue tttATS large numbers of Idle T-28 avail­ » YlitY ST.^TE; able. I CITY •r,..;..,H5NE i ...STATE. | ' �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICtAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES'AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO The SlU And Maritime In I960 effort by Jimmy Hoffa, Teamster presi­ dent, to move into the maritime field on the back of a company-sponsored "in de­ pendent" association. A year of important changes and significant developments has just been completed in the maritime in­ dustry and within the SIU. Of top importance to Seafarers was the overhaul of their union's structure through amendment of the Union's constitution. Starting out the year as the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District, the Union became the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Districts, with the change in name reflecting the broader structure and al­ tered pattern of Union activity. The revision of the Union's constitution­ al structure, which carried by a majority of over 90 percent was just one of several Important events. Others included a new contract wage and overtime' scale, in­ creased vacation benefits, improved wel­ fare benefits and striking organizing gains In the tugboat field and on tlie Great Lakes. The long-range program In improvement In shoreside facilities for Seafarers also made considerable strides during the year. Progress On Runaways The biggest issue still pending in mari­ time at the end of 1959 was the maritime union fight on the runaways, an issue whch still stands in the front rank of prob­ lems confronting seamen. Still to be re­ solved is - the question of the rights of American unions to represent the crews of, runaway-flag vessels, and in that area, unions won two very Important court de­ cisions in 1960. Last April, the US Supreme Court ruled that Federal courts cannot bar unions from peaceful picketing of runaway ships. TWe case involved a Marine Cooks and Stewards picketline on a Liberian-fiag tramp, in December, the Pennsylvania Su­ preme Court ruled that disputes between Other Cains In Organizing Piclcetline.. on Egyptian ship hit mistreatment of US ships, sea­ men. . American unions and runaway ship opera­ tors come under US labor law. These two rulings, couple nicely with a previous Na­ tional Labor Relations Board decision giv­ ing the SIU the right to represent the crew of the runaway-flag SS Florida. The chances of effective union organizing of such ships are now brighter than ever. Another runaway loophole was put un­ der attack as the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment set up a joint cohference on the Lakes which will function against runaway shipping on both sides of the border. The objective is to block the use of British West Indian registries, or in some In­ stances the British flag itself, as a run­ away haven. Wage^ Vacation^ Welfare Cains Bread and butter gains for SlU men In 1960 were considerable. Increases in wages and overtime pay went into effec­ tive on February 15, and those were fol­ lowed by a boost in the annual vacation payment to $400, plus considerable liber­ alization and improvement In hospital, surgical and medical benefits for families of SIU men. The hospital benefit for Sea­ farers was placed on a daily basis to as­ sure proportional benefits at all times no matter how many or how few days were spent In the hospital. Great Lakes Vofe Vkfories Safety campaign gets a boost from the Cl^ of Alma. and lU procedures. It seems likely now that the domestic shipping industry Is go­ ing domestic shipping companies, have led to calls for overhaul of the Commission Some of the most striking gains In years were recorded In the organizing arena and reflecting the new structure of the union. In the shipping field, the SIU Great Lakes District scored a series of smashing successes. Elections were won In four major fleets, operating a total of 45 vessels. In one of these fleets. Boland and Cornelius, the Union routed an Modern facilities of new Philadelphia hall are shown in photograph of hir­ ing deck. Hall opened in September, New Orleans hall is due to follow suit. Similarly, the SIU made important gains In the tugboat field, winning a number of elections, the most significant being a vote by 850 East Coast railroad deckhands, for SIU affiliation. Other elections were won In Gulf tug operations while a large group of Lakes tug and dredgemen voted to af­ filiate with the SIU. Important successes were racked up by the SIU Puerto Rican Division with the most outstanding being election victories In trucking and in the fish cannery field, where the Teamsters were active In op­ position. The biggest wins were In the National Packing cannery, which employs 800 workers, and In Valencia-Baxt Ex­ press, the largest trucking operation on the San Juan waterfront. SIU representation In the fishing field was vastly strengthened when two large groups of fishermen, the 2,000-member Alaska Fishermen's Union and the 1,200man Atlantic Fishermen's Union both voted to affiliate with the SIU of North America. Protest Against Arab Blacklist Another notable development In the year was the SIU's protest against the blacklisting of American-flag ships by the Arab League and the mistreatment of SIU men on several of these blacklisted vessels. When the US Government shoVed little Interest in dealing with the complaint, the SIU and the International Longshore­ men's Association retaliated by tying up the Egyptian-flag vessel Cleopatra In New York. The picketline was maintained for 23 days, being withdrawn after the State Department gave positive assurance to the AFL-CIO that It would act on Union complaints and on abuse of seamen. , Domestic Ships Versus ICC In the legislative field, the outstanding development was the SIU's fight for a fair shake for the domestic shipping Industry^ The SIU's attacks on the pro-railroad bias of the Interstate Commerce Commi-sslon, along with the protests of the few remainYear-to-year consistency in births and deaths Is pointed up by the 1960 figures on deceased Seafarers and new arrivals in SIU families. Welfare Plan reports received by the LOG show pay­ ments on 113 death claims for 1960. In 1959, the total reported in the LOG year-end review was 106, in 1958, it was 103. (These are not complete figures since they were compiled before the calendar years ended and reflect only payments reported to the LOG In that period.) On the new arrivals, a total of 324 payments were reported In the LOG for 1960, compared to 326 In 1959 and 326 In 1958. Like the vital statistics, shipping figures also held to a steady pace. From' December 9, 1959, through November 30, 1960, 28,409 jobs were shipped in all ports. This compares to a full 12month total of ,29,627 jpbs for the period December, 1958, to December 9, 1959. It shows that deep-sea shipping has held up for Seafarers despite the decline In the industry and the over-all slump In the US economy. . Boland seamen agreed, voted SIU to cap Union organizing suc­ cess. Ing to get long-overdue Government con­ sideration and this could be translated Into considerable Job opportunities for SIU men. New Orleans, Phila. Nolls Two big strides were taken during 1900 toward providing modem, comfortable and spacious shoreside facilities for Sea­ farers waiting to ship out. In January, ground was broken on construction of a New Orleans hall for Seafarers which Iif now virtually-completed. The new hall Is In the heart of the French Quarter and will boast ample facilMies for shipping, feed­ ing, recreation and other Seafarers' needs. Meanwhile, a shiny new facility for Sea­ farers in Philadelphia opened in Septem­ ber. Here are some other highlights of 1969 in the Union and In maritime; The Manhattan Beach TB hospital closed In February. Patients were trans­ ferred to other PHS hospitals or Veterans Administration facilities . , . SIU welfare and vacation benefits passed $20 million In January ... the Liberty ship Valley Forge ran aground near Singapore and was a total loss. All of the crew was taken off safely . . . Major oil companies and the American Merchant Marine Institute violently attacked proposals for an oil Im­ port quota which would have assisted the American-flag tanker fleet. Among those who passed away In 1969 was Harry E. O'Reilly, executive secretary of the Maritime Trades De­ partment, AFL-CIO. He died at the age of 61 after a long Illness. The Alcoa Steamship Company won the Na­ tional Safety Council contest for the second year In a row , the O'Reilly International Maritime Workers Union tied up two run-away-flag cruise liners In New York,^the Nassau and the Victoria, until the operators got an Injunction . . . Nominations for 43 posts In the SIU election got underway, and voting began In November , , . The SEA­ FARERS LOG went on a monthly sched­ ule In July and expanded its coverage of affiliated unions . , . Runaway-flag ship­ owners started grabbing up ruble charters, carrying oil for Russia . . , Five crewmembers were killed when the Alcoa Corsair collided with an Italian freighter in the Mississippi below" New Orleans . , . The IMWU tied up' the Liberian-flag Or# Monarch in Philadelphia and the ship Is still there with her iron ore cargo aboard. �M-.; J . 1- *• ;• • >^' . .(, ' 'I •Mi.. 'fA I,' „••••' _' •^'.4 '. "V .'•"< m S' ': • %t • 4." f_ UNION TALLYING COMIVIITTEE -•.;v'i REPORT f-.' ; •••,- t V ' - "i;--> =• ,i" 1 i , •-' . .'.i S/LVM v,.v.. Vs Ik •*-'". -r-- - Sy ••' cv-s. I'i.t ' .•t-'rc-j =-:-, - i /i o' SlU ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT " n. • ELECTION 1961-1964 . .. ,' :•;«.•^, i, -• ,; -f- f', '• To tie Head At ^Election Report'' Meetings of February, 1961 T �wm Snpplement—^Pa*« Two SEAFARERS UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE'S REPORT January 13th, 1961 (To Be Read at "Election Report Meetings" of February, 1961) New York—February 6, 1961. Philadelphia—February 7, 1961. Baltimore—February 8, 1961. Detroit—February 10, 1961. Houston—February 13, 1961. New Orleans—February 14, 1961. Mobile—February 15, 1961. W E, the undersigned, Union Tallying Committee, duly elected at special meetings on December 27th, 1960, in the seven (7) constitutional ports, two (2) from each port, submit the following report and recommendations: . On December 28th, 1960, at 9:00 AM, we met with A! Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer. He gave each committee member a copy of the Union constitution and •uggested that we read those sections of our constitution dealing with the Union Tallying Committee in detail. A full quorum picked up the ballots from -the Commercial Bank of North America located at 1400 Broadway, New York City, as per the constitution. (See correspondence annexed, showing offi­ cial documents exchanged.) The committee then took over one complete room on the second deck' of our Headquarters building as the place In which we would do our work while In session. In compliance with Article XIII, Sec­ tion 5 (d) of our Union constitution we accepted from among ourselves, George Ruf, R-1, as chairman of the committee. We then received from the headquar­ ters offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the election. From the files, we found signed re­ ceipts for ballots #1 through #8150, which had been issued to the following ports as follows: PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit Puerto Rico BALLOTS ISSUED 1— 200 6401—8150 201— 700 701—1700 1701—1900 1901—2100 2101—2200 2201—2950 2951—4450 4451—5200 5201—5400 5401—5800 5801—6050 6051—6150 6151—6400 The committee then checked the num­ bers on the stubs received from the various ports, and these numbers, when checked against the numbers on the stubs of all ballots printed and issued and ready for voting, were found to coincide, port by port. Your committee then checked the dates of the voting rosters and compared them against the minutes of the special meetings for the election of the polls committees in the various ports. We found in every instance that polls com­ mittee had been elected on each day in which voting was conducted in the various ports. Where no polls committee could be elected, no voting took place, as is re­ quired by our constitution. We note that on the last day of voting in Nor­ folk, Jacksonville, Miami, Wilmington and Detroit, no polls committee could be elected. In these cases, as per the constitution, the port agent took over the duties of the polls committee. We checked the unir.sed ballots that - UNUSED BALLOTS 90— 200 7629—8150 484— 700 1335—1700 1775—1900 1957—2100 2143—2200 2692—2950 3952—4450 5039—5200 5291—5400* 5663—5800 5980—6050 6056—6150 6346—6400 TOTAL VOTES CAST IN ALL PORTS BALLOTS 10 25 10 25 10 10 5 25 25 10 10 10 10 5 10 Total 200 We, the committee, have checked the files of headquarters offices and have seen signed receipts by the various port agents for the official ballots that had been sent to them by headquarters of­ fices. We have checked these signed receipts and the serial numbers on them against the loose stubs received, and against the stubs still attached to the unused ballots. Eight thousand one hundred and fifty (8,150) official bal­ lots were sent to all ports, the stubs on them bearing serial numbers one (1) through eight thousand one hundred and fifty (8,150). We received back stubs (including the ones on the unused bal­ lots) numbered, one (1) through eight thousand one hundred and fifty (8,150). The following is a breakdown of the ballots that were sent to the Ports by headquarters, as well as a breakdown of the unused ballots returned to Head­ quarters, ballots used, and total bal­ lots cast: BALLOTS UNUSED AND BALLOTS RETURNED CAST 90— 200 89 7629—8150 1228 •1 484— 700 283 1335^1700 634 1775—1900 74 1957—2100 56 *2 2143—2200 42 2692—2950 491 *8 3952—4450 1001 *4 5039—5200 688 *5 5291—5400 90 *6 5663—5800 262 *7 5980—6050 179 *8 6056—6150 5 6346—6400 195 *0 5,217 *1 This figure includes the twenty-seven (27) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. ^ *2 This figure includes the twelve (12) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *3 This figure includes the three (3) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *4 This figure includes the fifty-six (56) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. ' The above unused ballots, when com­ bined with the unused ballots in head­ quarters and the stubs of the used bal­ lots in all ports, compares equally in number with the amount printed by the printer for the Union. The committee has seen a bill from the printer, "The Rand Press, Inc." who printed the ballots that were used in the conduct of our Union election for the Election of 1961-1964 Officers of the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District. The bill statps that they had printed 8,500 ballots for the Union, numbered from 1 to 8,500. In addition to which, they had printed 200 blank sample ballots. The committee has checked the elec­ tion files, maintained by headquarters offices as per the Union constitution, and has found signed receipts from the following ports for the following amount of sample ballots, broken down, as follows: PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit Puerto Rico BALLOTS RECEIVED FROM BALLOTS HEADQUARTERS USED 1— 200 1— 89 6401—8150 6401—7628 201— 700 201— 483 701—1700 701—1334 1701—1900 1701—1774 1901—2100 1901—1956 2101—2200 2101—2142 2201—2950 2201—2691 2951—4450 2951—3951 4451—5200 4451—5038 5201—5400 5201—5290 5401—5800 5401—5662 5801—6050 5801—5979 6051—6150 6051—6055 6151—6400 6151—6345 J.OKT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit San Juan were on hand in headquarters offices that had not been issued. The stubs on these unused ballots were numbered 8151 through 8500, a total of 350 ballots. Your committee then checked the unused ballots that were returned from the various ports, including the Port of New York, which are listed as follows: PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore ....; Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Detroit San Juan JoBury. IMl LOG *5 This figure includes the twenty (20) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *6 This figure includes the thirty-six (36) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *7 This figure includes the one hundred sixty-four (164) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *8 This figure includes the twenty-eight (28) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. *9 This figure includes the ninety (90) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying committee. The committee would also like to bring to the attention of the membership the fact that sortie write-ins that appeared illegible or on defaced ballots will not be included in this report. The reason for this is that some ballots contain­ ing write-ins happened to be voided because the ballot on which they were written was illegally defaced or illegible. The following correspondence waa handled by the Union tallying committee: January 3rd, 1961 Mr. R. Harold Bach, Executive Vice-President Commercial Bank of North America New York, New York p Dear Mr. Bach: As Vice-President of Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, in charge of the minutes thereof, I herewith certify that, in accordance with the Constitution of this Union, the membership has duly elected the following to constitute the Union tallying committee for the 1960 election: C. J. Lohr A. Falco R. Johnson J. Ziereis D. L. Parker G. Litchfield R. Vaughan D. Hicks L. Glllis G, Ruf J. C. Cohen • E. Kelly S. Messina P. O'Connor Article XIII, Section 5 (d) states, part: "The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the ex­ press terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Deci­ sions as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority voje, provided .there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tally- ing Committee, but no less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody dur­ ing the course of the Committee's proceedings." In accordance therewith, the Union has authorized that any nine (9) or mors of the above accept delivery of, and sign a receipt for, all of the envelopes which have been mailed to you under the course of the said elections. It is hereby requested that you cer­ tify that all the envelopes received by you have been properly safeguarded in your vault, that you have surrendered them to the said Union Tallying Commit­ tee, and that no other than appropriate bank personnel, have had access to the said envelopes. Very truly yours, SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA—ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND, INLAND WATERS DISTRICT, AFL-CIO By CLAUDE SIMMONS, Vice-President Witness: AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer CS/AK/bl January 3rd, 1961 Mr. R. Harold Bach, Executive Vice-President Commercial Bank of North America 1400 Broadway New York, New York Dear Mr. Bach: The undersigned members of the Union Tallying Committee, acting under and pur.suant to Article Xlll, Section 5(d) of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America— �faaaarr. IMl SEAFARERS Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, acknowledge receipt of the en< Telopes sent to you from the various ports for the election held during 1960 and delivered this day to us. C. J. Lohr Antonio Falca D. L. Parker George Litchfield Donald Hicks George Ruf E. Kelly Salvatore Messina Ray Vaughan January 3rd, 1961 Seafarers International Union 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32, New York Gentlemen: This is to certify that all the envel­ opes received by this Institution ad­ dressed to Mr. R. Harold Bach, Execu­ tive Vice-President, in the name of the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District, AFL-CIO, have been properly safeguarded in our vault. We have today surrendered the above mentioned envelopes to the Union tally­ ing committee. No one other than ap­ propriate bank personnel has had access to the said envelopes contained in our vault. Very truly yours, IRVING GOULD, Asst. Secretary Signed/ ALICE GOODMAN WITNESS In addition to the foregoing corre­ spondence, the depository for the bal­ lots, the Commercial Bank of North America, turned over to this Committee a letter addressed to the Seafarers Tally­ ing Committee, c/o Mr. Harold Bach, Ex­ ecutive Vice-President, Commercial Bank of North America, 1400 Broadway, New York City, New York. The letter was from John Cole, C-8, and Leo Cronsohn, C-80I which was dated December 25th, 1960. Your Committee will deal with this letter in that portion of this report, entitled "Comments and Recommenda­ tions Pursuant To Article XIII, Section 5(c) of the Union Constitution." January 13th, 1961 Mr, John Cole 118 Hilltop Acres Yonkers 4, New York Under the terms of our Constitution, this Committee has no authority to evalu­ ate complaints of the type described In your letter of December 25th, 1960. Therefore, In line witli the instructions contained in your letter, the letter has been referred to the President of our Union for presentation to the memberBhip for their deliberation and decision. George Ruf, R-1, Chairman Union Tallying Committee January 13th, 1961 Mr. Leo Cronsohn 136 Avenue "C" New York 9, New York Under the terms of our Constitution, this Committee has no authority to evalu­ ate complaints of the type described in your letter of December 25th, 1960. Therefore, In line with the instruc­ tions contained In your letter, the letter has been referred to the President of our Union for presentation to the mem­ bership for their deliberation and de­ cision. George Ruf, R-1, Chairman Union Tallying Committee During the conduction of the election for officers just concluded, there were seven hundred and forty-nine (749) pos­ sible voting days. Of the seven hundred and forty-nine (749) possible voting days there were ballots cast on four hun­ dred and thirty-three (433) days. Of the remaining three hundred and sixteen (316) voting days, there were two hun­ dred and sixty-nine (269) days on which It was not possible to get a quorum for the election of a polls committee, there­ fore, no voting could be conducted. On forty-seven (47) days, there was a quorum and a polls committee elected, however, no votes were cast on those forty-seven days. Needless to say, since so many of the Union's membership has served on polls committees, there are many days when a polls committee is elected that no votes are cast as all of the members on the beach in that particular port have already voted or are not eligible to vote. In addition, we also know, that there are many times when it is not possible to have a quorum to elect a polls committee, as a result of which no votes can be cast that day at all. "COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDA­ TIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIII. SECTION 5(c) OF THE UNION CONSTITUTION" During the period of time in which the Union tallying committee was in operation, several discrepancies on the conduct of the election have occurred, but none of which would change the out­ come of any job on the ballot. However, for the benefit of the membership, we are listing them, port by port, as follows: NEW YORK: On December 17th, 1960, the polls committee of the Port of New York had let Martin Badger, B-799, sign the roster for ballot number 7,408 bdfore it was noted that the ballot was mutilated. Upon noticing that the ballot was muti­ lated, the polls committee then voided the ballot and had Brother Badger sign for ballot number 7,409 which he was allowed to vote. Your committee lias counted the ballots cast for the day as valid ballots cast. In addition to the above discrepancy, the Port of New York polls committee on December 5th, 1960, allowed a mem­ ber to vote that was not in good stand­ ing. As a result of their error, this committee, the Union tallying commit­ tee has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. PHILADELPHIA: On November 23rd, 1960, the Philadel­ phia polls committee sent a statement to headquarters that ballot number 626 was missing. The committee evidently had mailed the letter prior to their finding out that the ballot wasn't missing, but that they had merely put the wrong ballot numbers on the roster as having been issued. Accordingly, they tlien sent to headquarters a letter stating the correct facts. Your Union tallying com­ mittee in checking the ballots cast for the day against the stubs and roster for the day, found that they agree. There­ fore, your committee has Included the ballots cast in the Port of Philadelphia on November 23rd, 1960, in the valid ballots cast for the port. On November 28th, 1960, the Philadel­ phia polls committee issued ballot num­ ber 342 to Alfred Hamm, showing his book number as H-721, when it should have been H-741. Your Committee has counted this day's ballots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. BALTIMORE: On November 9th, 1960, the Baltimore polls committee issued ballot number 999 to S. R. Gordon, showing his book number as G-542, when it should have been G-452. Your committee has counted this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in the port for the day, as the error made was only a transposition of numbers. On December 5th, I960, tlie Daltimor* LOG BnnMemeBt—Pace Three UNION TALLYING COMMITTBE'S REPORT polls committee issued ballot number 1185 to Allen D. Beverstock, showing his book number as B-10S8, when It should have been B-1053. Your committee has counted this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. NORFOLK: On November 4th, 1960, the Norfolk polls committee voided ballot number 1701 that had been signed for by W. F. Pulliam, P-626. This ballot was voided on the roster by the polls committee be­ cause they couldn't find their rubber stamp with which to stamp the man's book. However, they recommended that the day's ballots be counted as valid bal­ lots. In line with the Norfolk polls com­ mittee's recommendations your Union tallying committee has counted the aforementioned day's ballots as valid ballots cast. On November 21st, 1960, the Norfolk polls committee for the day, failed to fill in the date and name of the port in the certification contained on the envelope in which the ballots for the day were contained. Your Union tallying com­ mittee has counted these ballots for this day as valid ballots cast. On November 30th, 1960, the Norfolk polls committee issued ballot number 1757 to A. F. Morris, M-1164, and then voided same without giving any reason. They then issued Brother Morris ballot number 1758 which he was allowed to vote. Your Union tallying committee has tallied the votes cast in the Port of Norfolk on November 30th as valid ballots cast. JACKSONVILLE: On November 1st, 1960, the polls committee for the port of Jacksonville allowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result of this error, this committee, the Union tallying committee, has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. On December 6th, 1960, F. Caine, C698, one of the polls committee members for the Port of Jacksonville failed to list his book number alongside his name on the roster sheet for the port for the day. Your Union tallying committee has counted the ballots cast this date for the port as valid ballots, inasmuch as Brother Caine had signed the roster and the special meeting minutes of the day showed that he had been duly elected to the polls committee. MOBILE: On November 9th, 1960, the Mobile polls committee issued ballot number 2361 to F. L. Wilkcrson, showing his book number as W-603, when it should have been W-643. Your committee has counted this day's ballots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. On November 18th,« 1960. the polls committee for the Port of Mobile allowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result of this error, this committee, the Union tallying commit­ tee, has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. On December Ist, 1960, the polls com­ mittee for the • Port of Mobile issued ballot number 2527 to Charles Waldrop, showing his book number as W-375, when it should have been W-371. Your committee has counted this day's ballots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. On December 12th, 1960, the polls. committee for the Port of Mobile issued ballot number 2570 to G. Marzett, show­ ing his book number as M-1042, when it should have been M-1043. Your committee has counted this day's bal­ lots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. NEW ORLEANS: On November I'oth, 1960, the polls committee for the Port o'f New Orleans Issued ballot number 3196 to L. McCul- lough, showing his book number as M-338. Your committee has counted this day's ballots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. On November 12 and December 13th, 1960, the polls committee for the Port of New Orleans allowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result" of these errors, this committee, the Union tallying committee, has void­ ed the votes for each of these two days that were cast in the port. HOUSTON: On November 12, 1960, the Houston pools committee issued ballot number 4674 to S. Garcia, showing his -booK number as G-51, when it should have been C-53. Your committee has counted this day's ballots cast as valid ballots cast in the port for the day. On December 13th, 1960, the polls committee for the Port of Houston is­ sued what they thought was ballot num­ ber 4909 to N. E. Gronberg, G-390. After Brother Gronberg had cast his ballot, he then informed the polls committee that they had actually given liim two bal­ lots and that he had cast both ballots. A check of the stubs revealed that ballots 4909 and 4910 had been stuck togethe# and that what Brother Gronberg re­ ported was corrett. Therefore, your committee, the Union tallying commit­ tee has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. On December 22nd, 1960, the polls committee for the Port of Houston al­ lowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result of this error, this committee, the Union tallying com­ mittee, has voided the day's votes that were cast in the port. WILMINGTON: On the following dates, the polls com­ mittees for the Port of Wilmington al­ lowed members to vote that were not la good standing: November 2nd, 1960; November Tth, I960: November 10th, 1960. December 21st. 1960; December 28th, I960: December 30th, 1960. As a result of the aforementioned errors, this committee, the Union tally­ ing committee, has voided the voles that were cast in the port for the days above mentioned. In addition to the above discrepancies, the Port of Wilmington polls committee on November 10th issued ballot 5225 to Mike Dikun. show ing his book number as D-338, when it should have been D-348. They also issued ballot 5226 to R. F. Motika. showing his book number as M-ISS, when it should have been M-134. Youp committee, the Union tallying commit­ tee has taken no action on these two discrepancies as these two ballots were a part of a day's ballots that had been voided by this committee. However, if this day's ballots had not been voided otherwise, your committee would not have voided this day's ballots on the basis of the two aforementioned dis­ crepancies. SAN FRANCISCO: On November 4th, 1960, the San Fran­ cisco polls committee issued ballot num­ ber 5530 to Walter Seaman, showing his book number as S-578. when it should have been .S-758. Your committee has counted this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in the port for the day, as the error made was only a transposition of num­ bers. On the following dates, the polls com­ mittees for the Port of San Francisco allowed members to vote that were not in good standing: November 1st. I960: November 2nd, I960: November 3rd,^ I960: November 7th, I960: November Kith. 1960; November 12th, 1960. December 28th, 1960. As a i-esult of the aforementioned er­ rors, this committee, the Union tallying toinmittee, has voided thd votes tliat �SEAFARERS ivpplement—Pace Fear Vere cast In the port for the days above mentioned. « SEATTLE: On November 1st and December 8th, 1960, the polls committees for t;he Port of Seattle allowed a member to vote that was not in good standing. As a result of these errors, this committee, the Union tallying committee, has voided the votes for each of these two days that were cast in the port. SAN JUAN: On the following dates, the polls com­ mittees for the Port of San Juan allosved members to vote that were not in good etanding: November 1st, 1960; November 3rd, 1960; November 10th, 1960 November 14th, 1960; November 15th, 1960; Novem­ ber 16th, 1960; November 18th, 1960; November 28th, 1960; November 30th, 1960. December 5th, 1960; December 7th, 1960; December 12th, 1960; December 15th, 1960. As a result of the aforementioned er­ rors,'your Union tallying committee, has Voided the votes that were cast in the port for the days above mentioned. CONCLUSION As one of its closing actions, this Union tallying committee gives the fol­ lowing breakdown of votes that were voided, by port, date and number of votes cast on the voided date: TOTAL VOTES PORT DATE VOIDED New York Dec. 5,1960..... 27 Jacksonville ....Nov. 1,1960 12 Mobile Nov. 18,1960 3 New Orleans ... .Nov. 12,1960 29 New Orleans ... .Nov. 13,1960 27 Houston Dec. 13,1960 12 Houston Dec. 22,1960 8 Wilmington ....Dec. 2,1960 12 Wilmington Dec. 7,1960..... 6 Wilmington ... .Dec. 10,1960..... 12 Wilmington ... .Dec. 21,1960 3 Wilmington ... .Dec. 28,1960 1 Wilmington Dec. 30,1960..;.. 2 San Francisco ..Nov. 1,1960 70 San Franci.sco ..Nov. 2,1960 36 San Francisco . .Nov. 3,1960..... 17 JaBaciy, im LOG TOTAL VOTES UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE'S REPORT DATE FORT VOIDED San Francisco ..Nov. 7,1960..... 12 San Francisco ..Nov.10,1960..... 9 San Francisco . .Nov..l2,1960. San Francisco ..Dec. 28, 1960 .... 8 ...Nov. 1,1960. Seattle 22 ...Dec. 8.1960. 6 Seattle San Juan ...Nov. 1,1960. 24 San Juan ..Nov. 3.1960. 7 San Juan ...Nov. 10,1960. 9 ,. Nov. 14, 1960....\ 11 San Juan San Juan ........Nov. 15,1960. 3 San Juan .... 10 San Juan ...Nov.:8.1960. 1 San Juan ........Nov.28,1960,.... 6 San Juan .... 4 San Juan .......Dec. 5.1960. 2 San Juan • • • • ...Dec. 7,1960. 4 San Juan .«..,.. Dec.12 1960. 5 San Juan ....,...Dec. 15.1960. 4 TOTAL has no authority to evaluate complaints of the type described above. We are limited by the constitution, to evaluating claims of an illegal denial of the right to vote. In this capacity, your committee checked the election records which show that Brother Cole voted on No­ vember 7th, 1960 in the Port of New York and that Brother Cronsohn voted on the same day in the same port. As a result of this, your committee has ad­ vised Brother Cole and Brother Cron­ sohn, by wire, that their letter has been received and read by this committee, but that this committee, under the terms of our Union constitution, is not empowered to act on their letter. In addition, and as was requested by Brother Cole and Brother Cronsohn in their letter, this committee has turned their letter over to headquarters to be read to the mem­ bership. This committee finds that the protest of Cole and Cronsohn, Is the only pro­ test, written or otherwise, with respeet to the conduct of the election. Your committee finds that the balloting took place in strict accordance with the con­ stitution, and that what errors were made, were all of'no importance, and of no measurable effect and could not in­ fluence the voting results and were dealt with in accordance with the spirit of the constitution. It is of course, impossible to tally write-in votes that are illegible or where the ballot has been defaced. Therefore, in the case of write-ins that are illegible or when they appear on defaced ballots, this committee has carried such ballots under the heading of vioid ballots, in which category they properly belong. We recommend that the procedure on write-ins followed by this committee be upheld, inasmuch as it is impossible to count write-in votes .... 436 You can readily see by comparing the number of voided ballots against the final tally of ballots that is annexed to and made a part of this report, that the voided ballots would not have changed the outcome of any job on the ballot. Earlier in this report, your Union tal­ lying committee referred to this sec­ tion of the report as where they would deal with a letter received from John Cole C-8, and Leo Cronsohn, C-801. Under the terms of our constitution. Article XIII, Section 5, sub-section (c), this committee, in addition to its other duties, is charged with the responsibility of the receipt and evaluation of any pro? tests by any member who claims an il­ legal denial of the right to vote. A careful examination of the letter from Brothers Cole and Cronsohn re­ veals that these two brothers are not claiming an illegal denial of the right to vote, but are making a complaint against some of the provisions of the Union's constitution, as well as com­ plaining against alleged actions by vari­ ous Union members. This committee, because of the abovementioned provision of our constitution, where the name written In is illegible or a voter defaces the ballot. If a man wants to write in a name, he ought to do so clearly, if he wants his write-in to be effective, and he must be careful not to place illegal marks on the ballot. This committee feels very strongly on this point. The official tally of this committee is annexed to this report and mad6 a part' of it. Subject to the appropriate action of the membership at the "Election Re­ port" meetings, it represents the basis for the action called for in Section 6, Ar­ ticle XIII, of the constitution. Dated: January 13th, 1961 C. J. LOHR, Book #L-155 Elected fn the Port of New York ANTONIO FALCO, Book #F-423 Elected in the Port of Philadelphia ROBERT JOHNSON, Book #J-85 Elected in the Port of Detroit JOHN ZIEREIS, Book #Z-12 Elected in the Port of Houston D. L. PARKER, Book #P-84 Elected in the Port of Mobile GEORGE LITCHFIELD, Book #L-170 Elected in the Port of Baltimore RAY VAUGHAN, Book #V-129 Elected in the Port of New Orleans DONALD HICKS, Book #H-694 Elected in the Port of New Y.ork LEO GILLIS, Book #G-255 Elected in the Port of Philadelphia GEORGE RUF, Book #R-1 Elected in the Port of Detroit J. C. COHEN, Book #C-688 Elected in the Port of Houston E. KELLY, Book #K-197 Elected in the Port of Mobile SALVATORE MESSINA, Book #M-1135 Elected in the Port of Baltimore PHIL O'CONNOR, Book #0-54 Elected In the Port of New Orleans OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1961-1964 OFFICERS * DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED BOSTON President Paul Hall, H-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Executive Vice-President Cal Tanner, T-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins, Totals Secretary-Treasurer AI Kerr, K-7 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Vite-President In Charge Of Contracts Claude Simmons, S-1 No Votes Voids ^ Write Ins Totals Vice-President In Charge Of The Atlantic Coast Earl (Bull) Shepard, S-2No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Vice-President In Charge Of The Gulf Coastf Lindsey J. Williams, W-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals NY PHIL. HALT. NORF. MOB. JAX. MIAMI NO HOUST. WILM. SF SEAT. DET. SAN JUAN TOTALS 83 4 1 1 89 1,127 57 39 5 1,228 265 12 4 2 283 588 38 8 0 634 70 3 1 0 74 66 0 0 0 56 41 1 0 0 42 478 6 7 0 491 942 34 22 3 1,001 555 11 19 3 588 88 1 1 0 90 244. 10 7 1 262 169 7 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 166 17 12 0 195 4,877* 201 124 15 5,217 82 5 1 1 89 1,078 108 39 3 1,228 562 65 7 0 634 71 2 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 39 3 0 0 42 480 5 6 0 491 933 50 18 0 1,001 550 18 19 1 588 87 1 2 0 90 238 16 7 1 262 167 9 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 150 35 10 0 195 4.760*. 334 117 6 5,217 82 6 1 0 89 1,074 114 36 4 1,228 262 17 4 0 283 <•» 259 19 4 1 283 569 59 6 0 634 72 1 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 38 4 0 0 42 471 14 6 0 491 936 49 16 0 1,001 547 22 18 1 588 88 0 2 0 90 240 16 6 0 262 167 9 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 149 35 10 1 195 4,753* 348 109 7 5,217 ,.t 81 7 1 0 89 1,074 116 34 4 1,228 253 24 4 2 283 • 565 63 6 0 634 71 2 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 39 3 0 0 42 479 7 5 0 491 935 49 16 1 1,001 550 21 16 1 588 88 1 1 0 90 239 17 6 0 262 167 9 3 0 179 5 0 0 0. 5 153 32 10 0 195 4,7.55* 351 103 8 5,217 3 m ' 81 7 1 0 89 1,061 124 37 6 1.228 262 17 4 0 283 582 46 5 1 634 71 2 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 39 3 0 . 0 42 472 14 5 0 491 943 39 19 0 1,001 551 19 15 3 588 88 1 1 0 90 235 19 7 1 262 . 168 8 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 148 37 10 0 195 4,762* 336 108 11 5,217 83 5 1 0 89 1.068 122 35 259 19 5 0 283 568 60 5 1 634 72 1 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 40 2 0 0 42 476 9 6 0 491 954 26 20 1 1,001 550 22 ,15 1 588 87 2 1 0 90 240 16 6 0 262 169 7 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 6 144 40 11 0 195 4,771* 331 109 6 5,217 3 1,228 �I. ftmWTr IMl' SEAFARERS Sapplemeiit—Page Fire LOG OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1961-1964 OFFICERS •DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED ' BOSTON Tice-President In Charge Of The Lakes and Inland Waters A1 Tanner, T-12 No Votes Voids Write Ins ToUIs Headquarters Representatives John Cole, C-8 William (Bill) Hall, 11-272 Edward (Eddie) Mooncy, M-17 ... Freddie Stewart, S-8 No Votes Voids Write Ins " Totals New York Port Agent Paul Drozak, D-180 No Votes ...; Voids Write Ins Totals New York Joint Patrolman John Arabasz, A-2 E. (Scotty) Aubusson, A-8 John Bucci, B-780 Robert J. Burns, B-187 Daniel (Dan) Butts, B-628 ,. John Cabral, C-200 '. Stephen Carr, C-70 Leo Cronsohn, C-801 Joseph (Joe) Di Giorgio, D-2 S. G. (Steve) Di Girolomo, D-76 Harry D. Fitzgerald, F-371 Louis (Lou) Goflin, G-7 Howard Guinier, G-3 E. (.Skippy) Guszczynsky, G-71 ... E. (Babe Miller) Hernandez, H-7 Luigi lovino, I-ll Robert C. Meloy, M-1056 Frank Mongelli, M-1111 ; Peter Patrick, P-182 Charles Scofield, S-186 William John Smith, S-60 Charles Stambul, S-578 Keith Terpe, T-3 Raymond Torre.s, T-31 Norman E. Wroton Jr., W-256 .., No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Philadelphia Agent Steve (Blackie) Cardullo, C-1 .... Harry Gerle, G-269 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Philadelphia Joint Patrolman John Hetzell, H-6 Raymond (Ray) Gates, 0-2 No Votes Voids Write Ins .Totals , Baltimore Agent Rexford (Rex) Dickey, D-6 No Votes Voids ,, Write Ins Totals Baltimore Joint Patrolman James C. Barnette, B-104 John Fay, F-363 W. Paul Gonsorchik, G-2 Eli Hanover, H-313 Clifton H. Jackson, J-235 Anthony (Tony) Kastina, K-5 ...-. No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Mobile Agent Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins totals Mobile Joint Patrolman , Harold J. Fischer, F-1 ....t James M. Foster, F-248 Robert Jordan, J-1 Leo Patrick Marsh, M-9 William J. (Red) Morris, M-4 .... Homer Starling, S-141 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals NY PHIL. BALT. NORP. JAX. MIAMI MOB. NO HOUST. WILM. SP SEAT. DET. SAN JUAN TOTALi ll •'1 78 10 1 0 89 1,059 130 35 4 1,228 254 24 4 1 , 283 567 62 5 0 634 72 1 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 39 3 0 0 42 477 9 5 0 491 921 63 17 0 1,001 647 24 16 1 588 88 1 1 0 90 235 20 7 0 V262 166 10 31 72 72 67 16 9 0 267 210 1,014 946 940 366 204 4 2,684 103 217 219 207 72 30 1 849 167 505 523 487 175 45 0 1,902 31 63 60 43 13 12 0 222 14 54 54 43 0 3 0 168 11 37 36 30 9 3 0 126 103 436 441 394 57 42 0 1,473 253 847 866 783 137 117 0 3,003 206 478 472 414 59 135 0 1,764 31 77 76 62 15 9 0 270 56 32 1 0 89 738 459 19 12 1,228 169 111 2 1 283 55 18 1 0 74 47 9 0 0 56 32 10 0 0 42 372 113 4 2 491 697 284 12 8 1,001 424 150 12 2 588 71 19 0 0 90 80 60 34 29 18 28 32 18 35 11 27 53 49 12 35 12 21 27 19 41 17 18 51 14 16 102 30 1 890 816 950 596 219 275 137 351 100 655 160 186 831 849 177 739 153 110 626 168 60 180 111 776 191 124 1,543 560 IV 12,280 220 200 139 70 70 48 80 37 139 28 79 171 , 157 44 125 34 58 106 56 137 105 46 182 46 65 276 110 2 2,830 533 474 380 105 117 71 133 75 400 69 123 426 405 81 334 46 87 331 89 380 82 57 434 68 81 799 160 0 6,340 60 50 32 30 27 18 35 17 40 13 18 36 28 14 18 10 15 14 16 18 23 7 43 11 45 52 50 0 740 48 48 45 8 9 8 14 4 44 4 9 48 44 4 42 4 41 2 46 6 3 50 5 3 2 10 0 560 • 31 32 21 11 4 5 9 4 28 6 5 32 29 6 33 2 8 21 4 23 3 2 29 8 5 49 10 0 420 387 391 336 81 73 49 85 44 336 38 59 355 350 34 330 35 51 316 62 338 62 32 384 43 55 374 210 0 4,910 777 764 568 214 224 133 255 136 648 142 182 709 659 130 6C0 96 128 507 156 620 162 107 734 143 121 795 300 0 10,010 459 436 224 199 173 115 234 108 301 88 157 357 317 92 265 68 148 200 151 259 137 83 412 117 151 279 350 0 5,880 53 28 5 3 0 89 845 200 132 48 3 1,228 191 77 2 11 2 283 417 143 61 13 0 634 47 22 2 3 0 74 49 6 1 0 0 56 29 10 3 0 0 .42 403 59 24 5 0 491 791 153 32 25 0 1,001 374 168 26 20 0 588 '69 20 0 1 0 90 72 74 32 0 0 178 938 966 521 24 7 2,456 263 253 42 8 0 566 520 528 215 4 1 1,268 59 65 22 2 0 148 52 54 6 0 0 112 37 34 13 0 0 84 422 437 117 6 0 982 829 844 319 10 0 2,002 497 512 149 18 0 1,176 81 8 0 0 89 982 228 15 3 1,228 248 32 2 1 283 549 82 1 2 634 68 5 1 0 74 55 1 0 0 56 37 5 0 0 42 439 50 2 0 491 879 116 5 1 1,001 45 63 60 61 21 51 45 10 0 356 491 728 911 751 •303 762 788 168 10 4,912 134 191 193 204 89 197 99 24 1 1,132 233 502 399 508 94 497 206 88 9 2,536 46 32 65 54 31 45 19 4 0 296 14 50 51 51 10 44 0 4 0 224 13 34 32 30 12 27 20 0 0 168 147 382 396 389 104 364 146 36 0 1,964 75 13 0 1 89 994 207 22 5 1,228 243 32 7 1 283 544 87 3 0 634 67 6 1 0 74 55 1 0 0 56 36 6 0 0 42 60 40 56 53 65 30 44 8 0 856 938 321 879 769 865 339 623 168 10 4,912 271 84 205 200 202 85 113 24 2 1,132 495 „ 57 144 32 473 57 448 45 455 55 26 148 325 20 48 4 0 0 2,536 296 54 10 52 46 52 8 2 0 0 224 35 8 32 32 36 11 14 0 0 168 382 244 " 7 1 634 0 179 6 0 0 0 5 148 38 9 0 195 4,712* 395 104 6 5,217 87 215 195 180 73 36 0 786 73 145 141 127 48 3 0 537 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 15 47 133 13i 125 107 42 0 585 1,387 4,298* 4R37* 3,907* 1,147 690 5 15,651 175 80 6 1 262 116 62 1 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 110 77 7 1 195 3,449* 1,668 72 28 5,217 70 188 68 191 52 124 65 11 . 12 63 10 43 18 87 6 35 58 134 43 7 12 53 65 158 57 145 9 38 54 116 8 31 9 45 50 89 46 11 53 122 12 60 10 36 57 155 6 55 7 49 18 ' 269 150 180 0 P 900 2,620 131 120 55 42 58 40 68 41 69 35 48 96 87 31 54 24 60 42 53 65 51 31 115 26 46 242 60 0 1,790 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 4 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 50 92 113 59 27 59 19 40 16 60 20 27 97 96 23 113 39 19 57 20 57 34 17 105 45 27 468 200 1 1.950 3,897* 3,902* 2,670* 1,111 1,182 724 1,441 641 2,952* 664 985 3,439* 3,277* 695 2,862* 562 768 2,432* 853 2,843* 934 560 S.532* 778 795 5,270 2.380 21 52,170 171 63 20 8 0 262 98 69 11 1 0 179 5 0 0 0 0 5 112 32 35 16 0 195 3,654* 1.050 354 154 5 5,217 7681 23 0 0 180 206 216 98 4 0 524 139 149 68 2 0 358 5 5 0 0 0 10 123 128 125 14 0 390 4,238* 4,346* 1,750 92 8 10.434 530 47 9 2 588 87 3 0 0 90 220 39 3 0 262 160 18 1 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 4,477* 684 47 9 5.217 403 716 803 745 278 703 316 40 0 4,004 326 366 416 444 207 367 146 ' 80 0 2,352 39 72 71 72 24 64 14 4 0 360 132 166 188 183 74 156 109 40 0 1.048 117 105 123 116 69 105 81 0 0 • 716 0 5 5 "5 0 5 0 0 0 20 137 50 8 0 195 .» 71 99 110 105 37 106 216 36 0 780 2,211 3,511* 3.823* 3.718* 1.353 3.493* 2.205 534 20 20.868 460 27 2 2 491 898 90 9 4 1,001 515 59 12 2 588 89 1 0 0 90 226 32 3 1 262 5 0 0 0 5 120 67 8 0 195 4,480* 651 68 18 5.217 466 31 454 444 428 58 39 44 0 1,964 881 239 865 800 786 209 164 60 0 4,004 489 188 4.59 402 451 189 102 72 0 2,352 82 26 75 74 64 22 17 0 0 360 217 79 191 178 184 70 85 44 0 1,048 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 20 113 44 98 101 101 86 169 68 0 780 4.246* 1.327 4,020* 3.716* 3,868* 1,351 1.780 548 12 20,868 A 1.53 23 1 2 179 137 81 119 119 . 119 70 63 8 0 716 �- .>-, • •"? « 80iqil«iiieal—VMW Six SEAFARERS JaimuT, INl LOG OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1961-1964 OFFICERS •DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED •OtTOH • .U- h New Orleans Agrent C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals New Orleans Joint Patrolman George E. Annis, A-230 Carl E .(Red) Gibbs, G-60 Belarmino (Bonnie) Gonzalez, G-4 .. A. -W. (Andy) Gowdcr, G-352 Jack O. Kennedy, K-228 W. J. (Bill) Mitchell, M-22 Milton J. Phelps. P-479 Eugene Ray, R-321 Albert (Hooks) Richoux Jr., R-26I .. Charles M. (Whitey) Tannehill, T-5 Herman M. Troxclair, T-4Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Houston Agent Robert A. Matthews, M-1 No Votes .' Voids Write Ins Totals Houston Joint Patrolman Theodore (Ted) Babkowski, B-1 .... Charies M. Kimball. K-2 Oscar N. Raynor, R-520 James L. (Jimmie) Tucker, T-22 .... No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals Detroit Agent Martin (Marty) BreithofT, B-2 No Votes Voids Write Ins V Totals MY PHIL. 973 230 22 3 1.228 247 30 5 1 283 13 197 338 27 45 710 23 • 163 23 197 19 239 12 97 23 149 59 12 728 41 569 35 574 39 32 685 197 12 10 0 356 4,912 52 83 145^ 49 69 54 27 46 25 167 . 143 153 87 32 0 1,132 73 16 0 0 89 •Al.T. 632 99 3 0 634 NORP. JAX. 66 7 1 0 74 64 2 0 0 56 78 16 134 29 385 32 71 16 88 20 73 18 . 51 13 67 14 31 8 435 44 366 • 27 412 31 285 16 60 12 0 0 2.536 296 7 8 45 4 6 7 5 3 1 49 43 45 1. 0 0 224 .81 8 0 _0 89 1,024 169 32 3 1,228 246 34 3 0 283 560 70 4 0 634 44 62 23 26 17 6 0 178 767 858 161 275 297 92 6 _ 2,456 160 201 69 82 44 10 0 566 429 476 82 139 116 26 0 1,268 77 12 0 0 89 1,046 146 31 5 1,228 245 34 4 0 283 557 75 2 0 634 MOB. MIAMI NO HOUST. WILMl 81 8 1 0 90 450 39 2 0 491 909 86 6 0 1,001 602 74 12 0 588 41 5 75 7 335 34 42 4 6 99 54 2 11 47 30 2 50 8 368 27 360 27 16 - 313 106 11 8 44 0 0 168 1,964 145 161 628 80 117 152 83 92 108 817 812 642 79 88 0 4,004 101 168 283 93 125 138 64 78 57 385 257 382 97 124 0 2,352 35 7 0 0 42 • 55 1 0 0 56 38 4 0 0 42 464 24 3 0 491 914 ,•78 8 1 1,001 545 32 10 1 588 40 55 16 27 8 2 0 148 46 49 5 9 1 2 0 112 27 35 5 11 4 2 0 84 353 439 51 90 29 20 0 982 629 819 97 309 82 68 0 2,002 303 495 98 180 32 68 0 1,176 71 2 1 0 74 56 0 0 0 56 37 5 0 0 42 • 455 32 4 0 491 908 83 10 0 1,001 535 39 13 1 588 66* 7 1 0 74 SP 214 44 4 0 262 18 61 19 70 65 148 13 45 16 64 58 11 6. 27 16 38 2 21 62 161 55 123 54 127 7 77 28 16 0 0 360 1,048 86 4 0 0 90 226 30 4 2 262- 57 171 67 186 22 39 25 76 2 ' 32 6 18 0 2 180 524 87 3 0 0 90 229 28 4 1 262 ••AT. DHT. SAN JUAN TOTALg 157 . 21 1 0 179 B 0 0 0 5 120 60 6 0 195 4.427« 728 63 4 5,217 40 0 72 • 0 79 5 44 0 48 0 49 0 22 0 33 0 13 0 98 5 67 5 77 5 50 0 24 0 0 0 716 20 22 40 95 20 37 31 15 28 16 83 78 72 183 60 0 780 796 1,231 3,034* 667 915 905 480 619 411 3,470* 2,967* 2,942* 1,716 705 10 20368 160 16 3 0 179 5 0 0 0 5 132 56 7 0 195 4.602* 533 75 7 5317 145 116 23 38 28 8 0 358 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 87 108 28 47 82 40 0 390 3,263* 3.969* 719 1,334 775 36S 8 10,434 161 17 .1 0 179 9 0 0 0 5 138 48 9 0 195 4.697* 524 79 7 5,217 HEADQUARTERS TALLYING COMMITTEE'S BREAKDOWN OF WRITE-INS NAME OF CANOIDATB ! .. i: 1 BOOK NUMBER JOB FOR WHICH RECEIVED WRITE IN President Robert Frazer F-6.5 Joe Algina A-1 President John Cole C-8 President A1 Whitmer Not Given.... President •. John Doe Not Given.... President Joseph Citzen Glurman. .Not Given.... President Gene Dakin Not Given.... President Homer Wilson Gill Not Given.... President A. Hickey H-225 Executive Vice President John Coie ..C-8 Executive Vice President Leo Cronsohn C-801 Executive Vice President John Doe Not Given ., . .Executive Vice President Joe Algina ..A-1. .. Executive Vice President Nick Funkun ....Not Given. ..Secretary-Treasurer .... John Doe Not Given. ... Secretary-Treasurer .... Joe Algina ..A-1 .. Secretary-Treasurer .... Leo Cronsohn C-801 .. Secretary-Treasurer .... Joe Volpin V-1 .. Secretary-Treasurer .... John Cole. ^ C-8 Secretary-Treasurer ..... Charles Tannerhill T-5 VP in charge of Contract Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP in charge of Contract John Cole ..C-8 VP in charge of Contract James Doyle ..Not Given ...VP in charge of Contract Mike Tomer Not Given....VP in charge of Contract Bill Hall H-272 VP in charge of Contract John Doe Not Given....VP in charge of Contract Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP Charge Atlantic Coast John Coie ,C-8 VP Charge Atlantic Coast Rexford Dickey D-6 . VP Charge Atlantic Coast Bill Hali ..H-272 , VP Charge Atlantic Coast John Arabasz .A-2 VP Charge Atlantic Coast W. W. Reed R-339 VP Charge Atlantic Coast James Bullock ..Not Given....VP Charge Atlantic Coast John Doe . Not Given.... VP Charge Atlantic Coast Tex Strichlan Not Given VP Charge Atlantic Coast John Cole .•C-8 .^. VP of Gulf Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP of Gulf Al Tanner T-12 VP of Gulf Stephens ..Not Given....VP of Gulf John Doe ...Not Given VP of Gulf Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP in Lakes John Coie C-8 VP in Lakes Marty Briethoff B-2... VP in Lakes Ray Gates 0-2 VP in Lakes John Doe ....Not Given VP in Lakes Fxenchie Ruff.......' R-1 Headquarters Hep. Leo Cronsohn......... C-801 Headquarters Rep ,, ratal votaa BOST. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY PHIL. SALT. 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Algina... A-1 NY Joint Patrolman ... J. Morrison .• M-3 NY Joint Patrolman ... F. Otvas Not Given NY Joint Patrolman ... Ray White Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ... Morris Weisberger Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ... Sir Charles Oppenheim. .Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ... Leo Cronsohn C-801 NY Joint Patrolman ... Red Campbell Not Given NY Joint Patrolman ... James Sweeney Not Given NY Joint Patrolman ... John Cole C-8 Philadelphia Agent Leo Cronsohn C-801 Philadelphia Agent John Hunt 11-840 Philadelphia Agent Ray Gates O-501 Philadelphia Agent John Cole C-8 Phila. Joint Patrolman . Leo Cronsohn C-801 Phila. Joint Patrolman . Jimmy The Beefer Not Given Phila. Joint Patrolman . Harry N. Byrd B-159 Phila. Joint Patyolman . John Cole ,.C-8 Baltimore Agent Leo Cromsohn C-801 Baltimore .'\gent A1 Stansbury Not Given Baltimore Agent Ciifton N. Jackson Not Given... .Baitimore Agent Carl Chunko Not Given Baltimore Agent J. Algina A-1 Bait. Joint Patrolman .. John Cole C-8 Bait. Joint Patrolman .. Leo Cronsohn C-801 Bait. Joint PatitKman .. Sir Charles Oppenheim..Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman .. W. Beyeler Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman .. W. B. Rentz Not Given... .Bait. Joint Patrolman .. A1 Stansbury Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman .. John Arabasz > Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman .. Daiel (Dan) Butts B-628 Mobile Agent Homer Starling S-141 Mobile Agent John Cole C-8 Mobile Agent Leo Cronsohn C-801 Mobile Agent Harold Fischer. F-1 Mobile Agent Green Not Given.... Mobile Agent Nixon . Not Given.... Mobile Agent Charles E. Turner. Not Given... .Mobile Agent H. G. Harris i...H-47 Mobile Agent Bob Jordon J-1 Mobile Agent John. Cole C-8 Mobile Joint Patrolman J. Morrison ..M-3 Mobile Joint Patrolman Leo Cronsohn C-801 Mobile Joint Patrolman J. Algina A-1 Mobile Joint Patrolman Beyeler Not Given... .Mobile Joint Patrolman W. B. 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' > ::^ - . • ;•' . • ,c: 'jr.! I f ? h ^ BJ . -."• ••- - , • .i ...?*•>•-« -V' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU TUGMEN STRIKE RR’S TO BAR JOB CUTS US MARITIME UNIONS SET UP NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON CONTRACT BARGAINING TEXAS COURT UPHOLDS UNION PICKETING OF RUNAWAY; REFERS OPERATOR TO NLRB NOMINATIONS IN, SEAFARERS WILL VOTE ON 12 DELEGATES TO SIUNA CONVENTION OUTGOING ADMINISTRATION TURNS DOWN TANKERS’ BID FOR ’50-50’ OIL IMPORT BALLOT SET ON DELEGATES TO SIUNA CONVENTION ICC THROWS THE SWUTCH: TELLS RAILROADS TO HALT WAR ON SHIPS ITF MEETING NEXT WEEK ON BRITISH FLAG ISSUES REJECT TANKER PLES FOR OIL ’50-50’ SIU CLINICS PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL; NEW FACILITY SET IN SAN JUAN TRANSEASTERN HAULS RECORD CARGO IBU HOUSTON TUGS HAUL WEARY SUB TO SCRAPPING LAKES IBU MEN RESCUE THREE FROM ICY RIVER RMD’S CHRISTMAS PARTY TERMED HUGE SUCCESS IBU WINNER IN COURT; MIAMI CO. MUST BARGAIN OHIO AFL-CIO WILL ACT ON SIU JOB BENEFIT FIGHT, OTHER LEGISLATIVE GOALS SIU CREWS DRAFTING PACT TERMS IN NEWLY-WON FLEETS NEW ‘LUXURY’ SUPERTANKER TO CALL FOR SIU CREW FISH UNIONS HAPPY WITH NEW SENATOR ALASKA UNION ASKS TARIFF CHANGES LICENSED DIVISION FOILS FAKE CONTRACT ATTEMPT SECRETAY OF DEFENSE FORMER SUP MEMBER NEW BUILDING FOR ‘APOSTLESHIP OF SEA’ ORION PAYS $2 MILLION; US DROPS SHIP CHARGES UIW MEMBERS VOTE 96 PERCENT IN FAVOR OF NEW CONSTITUTION THE SIU AND MARITIME IN 1960 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 1 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/10b3d1054fa2730910629cc0edc4b84a.PDF a6374d7b5c69b4160683c2ad94aaf3ef PDF Text Text r5Vol. XXII No. 20 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO i W-^ MTD CONFERENCE SET UP ON LAKES I®i-' m '»r If l(': 4 SEAFARERS^LOG Decejnber 1960 - .«r. Story On Page 3 1^4— • - i • m I I -jr-ft f .5^V.-0 • w — adian maritime unions are shown in Montreal headquarters of Canadian SIU during formation of Great Lakes Conference of MTD, Conference was set up to fight both US and Canadian runaway-flag opera­ tions. Meeting hit use of British fiag as refuge. (Story on Page 3.) HolfffflV Chg^g^r ^ broken arm isn't so nonaay wneer. bad if, like seafarer Man­ uel Rodriguez, you have USPHS nurse Ellen Yannon to give you a hand with Thanksgiving dinner. Rodriguez, who suffered injury aboard Beatrice, was further cheered, like all hospital patients by SIU gift of fruit. (Other photos on page 5.) 1% C/I/A CAfn Examining SIU Safety iJflfjP# Award aboard Warrior are^ (1 to r) Waterman Safety Director Earl Smith, Capt. E. Patronas, Ship's delegate Ami Bjornsson, Mobile Patrolman Robert Jordan. • a-.6.^-• . .-II'." •i®'' ''I '•'S • T'.' •- ^1^'' ^ �SEAFARERS Vate Two LOG Deeemlier, 19f<t NY Port Council Meeting '75-25' Proposed 41 US Ships M^y Get Bigger Cargo Slice 4 WASHINGTON—There are strong indications that th§ Government is going to give the American-flag shipping industry i belated boost through a brand new "Ship America" policy, including a 75-25 break on government cargo. The new program, if put into effect, would result in vastly-in-^ ~~ ' creased cargoes for American many vessels now under the run-.^ represent a reversal of the Admin­ istration's practice of encouraging ships and possibly the trans- away flags. The "Ship America" policy would the use of runaway-flag ships. It is being considered because of the unfavorable balance of payments Situation which is causing US gold and dollars to leave the country in large quantities. Use of runawayflag and foreign-flag shipping is one of the major factors in the loss of currency. (See feature on page 16). Anthony Scotto, ILA, chairs first formal meeting of MTD Regulations Under Scrutiny % New York council. Seated at dias (1. to f.) are: Field Rep­ Under-Secretary of Commerce resentative Raymond "Chuck" Connors, ILA; Executive John Allen, a former Congressman Secretary Joe Powell, OEIU, and Vice-President Jerry from California with a strong mari­ Wurf, State, County and Municipal Employees. time background has already de­ clared that officials are consider­ ing regulations which would give "an even break" to US-flag ships# It is believed that two procedures are under consideration. The President by presidential difective, would order US Govern­ ment agencies to revise the "50-50" law upward so as to give US-flag The first formal meeting of the Maritime Port Council of ships as much as 75 percent of all Government-financed cargoes, The Greater NY Harbor adopted a constitution and set in motion law simply sets a floor of at least a program to assist member unions in their problems in, the 50 percent, but most of the agen­ cies involved, particularly the Portof New, York. Agriculture Department, have re­ In addition to adopting a President, Jerry Wurf, executive garded the 50 percent figure as a constitution, the December 6 director. District 37, State, County ceiling. The Department has been meeting at the Hotel New Yorker and Municipal Employees Union; Executive Secretary—Joe Powell, openly hostile to the use of Amer­ agreed ^o extend the terms of the international organizer, Officie ican-flag shipping. present interim officers for six Employees International tlriipn; To Woo Private Shippers months. This will enable organi­ Field Representative—Raymond ^ J, "Chuck" Connors, ILA Local 79i, Other executive action would be taken to make it more attractive zations who affiliate with the coun­ for private shippers to serid their cil subsequently or who were upPrize-winning LOG cartoon which appeared able to attend the first formal cargo abroad on US ve^els. December 19, 1959, issue is shown above. meeting to participate in the elec­ Rep. Thor Tollefson, the ranking tion of officers. Republican member of the- House Merchant Marine Committee, has Hits Waterfront Communism already called on President Eisen­ An immediate situation which hower to give as much as 80 to 90 the port council will deal with is percent of Government-financed the plan for a protest against the cargoes to US ships. He also sug­ Bi-State Waterfront Commission's gests that the next Congress set a iron-clad control over the laveUDETROIT—The SIU has won its 26th labor press award fixed percentage quota for private hood of members of the Inter­ in the last 14 ygears and its 12th in the last four years since cargoes to be carried on American national Longshoremen's Associa­ the'merger of the AFL-CIO. The 1960 International Labor ships. tion. The delegates agreed that a Foreign nations have earned ap­ mass meeting be held under the Press contest chose a SEA--* FARERS LOG cartoon out of and other standard drugstore proximately $1 billion for carrying auspices of the port council to US cargo and passengers in 1959, protest the commission's power to 21 entries as the best in the items. In all, there were .five categories a good deal of which could «'be license longshoremen for work on Labor Press field. Each of the 21 entries was permitted to submit in which the LOG' enterfed iaiong saved by the "Ship America" the piers. with publications of international policy. up to five samples. The meeting will be set up at unions. While it is the publication The award-winning cartoon was Fojr background story on dollar the convenience of the longshore drawn by LOG staff Art Editor (Continued pn^ page 7) drain see feature on page 17. union, probably in Madison Square Bernard Seaman. Entitled "Take Garden. As Directed," it dealt with the The port .council meeting drew problem of excessive prescription wide representation from unions in ILA President William drug prices and pointed out that the New York area. Attending Bradley discusses the Wa­ sick patients had no alternative but were some 120 delegates represent­ terfront Commission at to pay the exorbitant tariffs ing 25 international unions whose NY MTD meeting. Group charged by the self-styled "ethical" members are employed in various drug manufacturing concerns. agreed to organize a pro­ The SIU Inland Boatmait The SIU industrial Worker phases of maritime activity. Among In choosing the LOG caption, test meeting. —Pages 8, 9 —Page 25 those present was John Strong, the judges from the faculty of the president of Teamsters Local 807, University of Michigan Department New York, the largest general SIU Siofefy Department of Journalism made the following SIU Social Security Dep't trucking union in the metropolitan • —Page 7 comment; "Professional craftsman­ —Page 13 area and one which handles the Dec., 1960 VoL XXII, No. 20 ship in drawing; an effective cap­ bulk of waterfront trucking. Strong tion; a subject of wide interest arid SIU Medical Deportment participated as an observer since concern." The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Page 19 the Teamsters are not affiliated Seaman's- LOG cartoons have —Pages 22, 23 with the AFL-CIO. ' won seven citations, including two PAUI, HALL, President SIU Food. Ship Sanitation first prizes, in the last 14 years. Group Receives Union Support The Great Lakes Seafarer Dep't • —Page 20 HERBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ The cartoon had originally been Messages of support were also MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, —Pages 10, 11 proiripted by the outcome of Ke• read at the meeting from the struc­ AL MASKIN, QIIAHLES BEAUMET, ALBERT fauver committee hearings irito • Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 tural ironworkers union, as well as AMATEAU, JOHN BRAzy,, Staff Writers, excessive pricing by the drug in­ from the'Metal Trades Department, • The Fisherman and dustry. Subsequently the SIU and Putillsheo RioniTily ar ma htadquarlars which is directing its affiliates to of fha Seafarers International Union. At­ Cannery Worker 12 other New York unions com­ A&G Deep Seo Shipping lantic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters participate in the council. —Page 18 bined to set up the Medstore plam; District) AFL-CIO, 47S Fourth Avenue, Report -r-Pw6 32, NY. Tel. HYscinth The interim Officers, who will Brooklyn The Medstore \vill consfcst of a Second class postage paid at thd Post Ooirtinue to serve on the port body, Office in Brooklyn, NY, under thg Act chain of non-profit retail drug­ The Canadian Seafarer . Shipboard News for another six iripnths are: Presi­ of Aug. 24, 1912. stores (Which will supply Union . . —Page 21 ; —Pages 27, 28,89, 30 dent—Anthony Scotto, organizing members and their farniUes- ivith djrect(^:;L9ML -Vicelow-cp^t prfe^pciptiott medjcinea fer back to the American flag of I 'Take As Directed' if' ii NY MTD Plans Action , On Waterfront Beefs ? LOG Cartoon Wins Labor Press Prize i: INDEX To Departments SEAFARERS LOG f ,• • -i. - r �December, IflM is » ii r- • SEAFARERS Set Up Regional MTD On Lakes (': Conference Will Combat US, Canadian Runaways I'' V c* MONTREAL—A coordinated attack on runaway shipping on both sides of the US-Canadian border is in the making as the result of the establishment of a Great Lakes Conference of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO. The establish­ ment of the conference, Canadian coastal waters. The con­ The conference agreed to press of which SIUNA Vice- ference made it clear that it in­ for legislation to promote both President Hal Banks was cluded in its definition of runaway- Canadian-flag and American - flag II'" I .• Montreal press, radio and TV representatives interview Hal Banks, secretary-treasurer, SIU Canadian District and SIUNA President Paul Hall on formation of Great Lakes MTD Conference, / named chairman, first of its kind within the MTD, took place at a meeting of Ameri can and Canadian maritime unions at the headquarters of the SIU Canadian District here on November 22. The primary targets of the conference are the operations of runaway-flag shipping on the Seaway, in the Great Lakes and in i' C" t? r V ] A England, British Colonies Long Used As Ship Refuge MONTREAL — The formation of the Great Lakes Conference of the Maritime Trades Department is sure to bring to a boil long-simmering discontent among American and Canadian martime workers over the use of the British flag and British colony labels to escape Apierican and Cana-^~~ ^ dian wage scales. tional Steamship fleet to the flag though the vessels operate ex­ The problem is not a new of Trinidad in the middle of a clusively in Canadian waters. one. In fact it dates back almost ten years to the elimination of the Communist - dominated Canadian Seamen's Union from Canadian shipping. Once the CSU went out of busi­ ness and the SIU Canadian District started winning Improved condi­ tions for Canadian seamen, Cana­ dian shipowners started looking for an easy out. Thanks to lax Cana­ dian shipping rules, they could transfer to the British flag, or to the flag of a British colony such as Bermuda and Trinidad. As a result, Canadian deep-sea shipping was largely wiped out. A famous example was the at­ tempt to transfer the, Canadian Na­ Canadian District strike. This move was blocked by the refusal of West Indian seamen to scab on the Cana­ dians. Subsequently the ships were sold to Cuba but never were able to operate behind the Canadian District picket line. Not content with transferring all deep-sea shipping, Canadian ship operators, and American business­ men with heavy investments in Canadian mining and transporta­ tion started transfers of domestic shipping as well. The problem be­ came particularly acute with the opening of the St. Lawrence Sea­ way, with the result that more and more ships were being placed un­ der British and colony flags even SIU Safety Dep't Hits Atom Peril; CG To Act NEW YORK—An effort by the SIU Safety Department to ward off "potentially-dangerous" situations involving radio­ active cargoes aboard ship is now being taken up by the Coast Guard, Responding to-*""^ ' ^ an inquiry from Safety Di­ training to handle them in an rector Joe Algina, a CG emergency anyway. .-i Pace Three LOG headquarters spokesman "ftas prom­ ised to initiate further action. The exchange with the Coast Guard followed a series of infor­ mal discussions held by Algina with various industry representa­ tives and officials of the Atomic Energy Commission, as reported earlier in the SEAFARERS LOG. He cited the complete lack of "basic measures" to protect sea­ men on vessels carrying atomic cargoes or "empty" containers that might still be radioactive. Inflrest has centered on the problem due to the growth of off­ shore traffic in atomic materials during recent years. Crewmembers unfamiliar with the speciai labeling practices on such cargoes seldom know they are aboard and, in addition, have neither the equipment nor the The growth of offshore trade in radioactive materials has also been accompianied by specialized prob­ lems in disposing of atomic waste matter at offshore sites near major US cities. However, in this in­ stance, specially-buiit or modified vessels are used and they have generally operated in /relativelysheltered coastal waters. This practice is made possible by lax Canadian shipping regulations. Unlike the United States, where domestic ship operators must use American-built ships under the American flag, Canada permits British shipping a free hand in its domestic waters. ' This situation is the product of .the Commonwealth Shipping Agreement signed in the 1930's, granting vessels from every part of the British Commonwealth the right to trade in Canadian domestic waters. One result of the policy has been that British and West Indian sea­ men are being compelled to work at British and West Indian wage scales while spending all their working time in Canada. Talks With British At a meeting of the Seafarers Section of the International Transportworkers Federation in Janu­ ary, 1959, the problem of Canadianowned British shipping as well as British-owned shipping in Cana­ dian waters, was taken up along with discussions of the Panlibhonco flags. Discussions were held be­ tween Hal Banks, secretary-treas­ urer of the Canadian District, and Sir Thomas Yates, head of the Na­ tional Union of Seamen of Great Britain, as a result of which an understanding was reached recog­ nizing the Canadian SIU's right to represent Canadian ships in Cana­ dian waters no matter what flag they might fly. However, nothing has been done since on the British side to impler ment that understanding and to protect Canadian seamen from the inroads of the new runaways. flag shipping not only the conven­ tional runaway flags of Panama, Liberia and Honduras, but also the practice of Canadian ship operators in registering Canadian-owned ves­ sels under the flags of Great Brit­ ain and the British-owned Bahama Islands. Indicative of the determination of the unions involved to take ef­ fective action on the issue was the presence of representatives from virtually every waterfront union including the longshoremen, steel workers, mates, marine engineers, operating engineers, cement work­ ers, sugar workers, iron workers, carpenters, and, of course. Seafar­ ers. Also in attendance as obser­ vers were Canadian Teamster Union representatives. The unions present are involved in ship construction and repair, manning of ships, unloading of cargo and cargo transportation. The action to set up a conference on the Great Lakes was an out­ growth of an MTD Executive Board meeting in Chicago on Au­ gust 15 and 16 of this year. At that meeting, it was agreed to set up a series of regional MTD con­ ferences to work on regional prob­ lems, one of them being the Great Lakes. Banks Named Chairman The Montreal gathering chose Hal Banks, secretary-treasurer of the Canadian District as pro tem chairman of the conference. Jo­ seph R. Chrobak, representative of the United Steelworkers of Amer­ ica, Local 5,000, was named vicechairman and Patrick J. Sullivan, secretafy-treasurer of the Great Lakes District, International Long­ shoremen's Association, was chosen as secretary-treasurer. As its initial program, the con­ ference declared as its objective as "combating the runaway-flag vessels that are plaguing Canadian and American-flag shipping on the Great Lakes," shipping, while going on record "as condemning the use of the flags of Great Britain and the Ba­ hamas as a cover for runaway ves­ sels and to further document in­ stances of this and call them to the attention of the international labor movement." It was generally agreed that the most pressing threat to the inter­ ests of maritime workers generally and to Canadian shipping at large is the use of the British flag as a flag of convenience in Canadian coastai waters. As a result, the conference in­ tends to submit a strongl.v-worded protest tq,the International Transportworkers Federation against the practices of utilizing British regis(Continued on page 7) Hospitalized Men Will Get Bonus The annuai Christmas bonus for Seafarers in the hospitals, as well as SIU men receiving disabilitypension benefits, has been ap­ proved by the trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan. All Seafarers in the hospitals who are eligible for the regular hospital benefit qualify for the $23 Christmas bonus as well. Ths bonus is paid to men who are in­ patients for more than one day during the period from December 19 through December 26 inclusive. In addition to the cash bonus, eligible Seafarers will receive « carton of cigarettes, Christmas Day is also an occa­ sion for serving Christmas dinners in Union halls to Seafarers on the beach and members of their fami­ lies in line with long-established tradition. BULLETIN Court Rules Against Runaway HARRISBURG, Pa.—The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, by a five to two vote, has thrown out a bid by Universe Tankships, owners of the Ltberian-fiar Ore Monarch, for an injunction against union pick­ eting. The court characterized the runaway-flag registry as a fiction, hoiding that the corporation was subjeet to US labor law and that the picketing was cieariy a domestic labor dispute. The ruling Is » major victory for American maritime' unions In the fight on run­ away shipping. (See earlier story on page 7.) Conferring at Great Lakes MTD conference in Montreal are Anthony Anastasio (left) representing the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Association and Joseph Chro­ bak, head of Local 5,000, Steelworkers Union. �fir- SEAFARERS Pare Foar Build Close Working Tie 1 I- Si A year of close collaboration between the SIU and Local 25, the Marine Division of the International Union of Operating Engineers, has paid off for both organizations. As a result of the close working relationship between the two unions, both Local 25 and the SIU have made considerable"* ning of seven agreements in the the Inland boatmen's field, particu­ headway in their respective South and our progress in the larly on the Lakes and in the Gulf jurisdictions in the inland Great Lakes area find their origin area. Numerous opportunities for boat field, both along the Atlantic Coast and on the Lakes. It was just one year ago, on December 17, 1960, that the newly chartered local moved into the SIU's Brooklyn headquarters as part of its plan to work hand-inhand with the SIU on organizing and otiier problems. Originally, the membership of Local 25 was known as Local 825D, the dredgeman's branch, of Local 825, Operating Engineers. The lat­ ter is a hoisting and portable equipment union with jurisdiction embracing the State of New Jersey and five upstate New York coun­ ties. Started In 1940 The dredgeman's branch first came, into existence in 1940. Steve Leslie, now president of Local 25, was its original organizer in an effort to bring representation to men working dredging equipment from Maine to Maryland. The new branch did well until the late 1950's when, having organ­ ized the dredging operations in its jurisdiction, it .was unable to progress further into the South Atlantic and Gulf areas. However, because of the nature of the dredging industry, with dredges going to all areas, the branch faced loss of employment and competition from non-union operations along the rest of the coast. As a result, the membership sought a separate charter with jurisdiction which would parallel that of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. Leslie, himself a former deep sea sailor back in the early 1930's, then met with SIUNA President Paul Hall asking him to support the dredgeman's move for auton­ omy before the executive board of the Operating Engineers, which was done in August, 1959. A sep­ arate charter as Local 25 was granted to the group in November and it subsequently made its move Into SIU headquarters. Gains In South As a result, Leslie reports that the local union has gained approxi­ mately 1,000 new members, par­ ticularly in, the hitherto neglected •outh Atlantic and Gulf area. It also has a self-insured Welfare Plan and • hiring hall patterned after that of the SIU. "Our hiring hall set-up, the win- in the cooperation extended by the SIU," he declared. The next step for Local 25 will be the establishment of a branch office in the Seafarers' hall in Philadelphia. On the "SIU's side, the collabora­ tion between the two unions has g^atly assisted In its progress in Deeemlicr, 19M LOC joint organizing drives by the two unions are now being explored. And since Seafarers have qualifi­ cations to fill certain classifications on the dredges, SIU men have an opportunity for dredge employ­ ment whenever there are no quali­ fied dredgemen available to fill open jobs. LABOR 'ROUND THE WORLD 4 4t . THE INTRODUCTION OF JET AIRLINERS on International travel routes has brought about numerous complications in determining the wage standards of working conditions of aircraft employees. Accordiifgly, the International Labor Organization recently held a meeting of civil aviation unions in Geneva which was attended by 14 unions of aircraft employees affiliated with the International Transportworkers Federation. One of the resolutions passed called for the ILO to develop retraining procedures for flight or ground personnel who have been displaced by new technological developments. " ' t it FIFTY YEARS AGO IN TORONTO, a trolley motorman worked standing" up or not at all. Consequently, when in 1910 the Toronto Railway Employees Union negotiated a new contract, it waS agreed that the company would provide a seat for a motorman in a closed trolley car. The agreement, the "Labour Gazette" reports, also provided for increases up to cents an hour, with the top wage scale being 25 cents an hour for men with three years' experience. 4" 4 4 DANISH SEAMEN ARE GOING OUT for a 40-hour week in their current contract negotiations. The Danish Seamen's Union, repre­ senting approximately 7,000 seamep is asking for wage increases'and a penson fund similar to what other Scandinavian seamen enjoy. Present wage scales on Danish ships are approximately $135 per month. 4 • 4 4 TWO STRIKES OF LONGSHOREMEN in Brazil, and in Genoa, Italy, took place recently. The Brazilian strike lasted just one day and re­ sulted in a 35 percent wage increase plus holiday pay equal to five per­ cent of annual wages. The 35 percent figure, while enormous on paper, merely reflects the galloping inflation that has made Brazilian currency nearly worthless. The Genoese longshoremen, on the other hand, weren't concerned about wages. What was bothering them was the possibility that mechanical loading equipment would do aw^y with the jobs of many of the men. They were looking for assurances that the men displaced in the process 'get adequate compensation. ' 4 4 •> 4 CHRISTMAS BONUS PAYMENTS ARE STANDARD on West Ger­ man railways, and this year, the bonus for members of the German Railwaymen's Union has been increased. Married men will get 100 marks (about $25) and single employees 80 marks (about $20). This is double or more than bonuses given last year. Bonuses of $5 will also be given for each dependent child. ' 4 Local 25 Operating Engineers President Steve Leslie <left) and SIUNA President Paul Hall discuss maritime ques­ tions at recent Maritime Trades Department meeting. See New Orleans Hall Completion Next Month NEW ORLEANS—Barring last-minute hitches, the new hall for Seafa,r^s yrijl;b,e, completed at the end of January or the early part of February. Finishing touches now being installed in .the brand-new"^ hall on Jackson Avenue in- building will be another step in the long-range plan to provide Seac ude a giant mural portray­ faacrs in. all ports with modern ing the history of the maritime union movement. The new building is in th^e heart of the French Quarter, approxi­ mately two miles from the present Bienville Street location. It will provide space for Union services as well as the functions of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. Located at Jackson between Chippewa and Phillip Streets, it is just two blocks from the Jackson Avenue ferry landing. The archi­ tecture of the hall is in keeping with the architectural require­ ments of the French Quarter, so that it will differ considerably in appearance from the other modern SIU halls in Philadelphia, Balti­ more and New York, The two story building covers an approximate area of 110 feet by 135 feet, plus surrounding landscaping and parking facilities. It will have a cafeteria, lounge, recreation facilities, ample meeting space and hiring hall space and other desir­ able features. Completion of the New- Orleans quarters for both' business and rec­ reational purposes. Drugstore Takes A Sea Voyage An unusual cargo operation was recently demonstrated by the SIUcontracted Sea-Land Service in a cargo shift from Chicago to Puerto Rico, A national drugstore chain was opening a branch store in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and had to ship all of the fixtures from Chicago. The entire shipment was sealed in a 35-foot trailer van, and then travelled by railroad flatcar and trailer truck from Chicago to Port Newark, the northern terminal of the Sea-Land operation. At Port Newark the van was loaded - aboard a Sea-Land containership headed for San Juan, where it was again discharged ai)d hauled by trailer to Bayamon. 4 ts 4 BY COINCIDENCE, THE DAY THE SEAFARERS LOG published its account of the earnings and working conditions of- Russian seamen, the Soviet Government announced that it was issuing a new ruble. The in­ tention is to make the HCw Russian ruble worth, more than four old Ones. On the international front, the revaluation of the ruble is de­ signed to have propaganada effects, since it will be"officially rated as being worth more than the dollar. (For practical purposes it will be worth about 40 cents). But it is the domestic impact of the new ruble that concerns Russian workers. In most of the Iron Curtain countries, "moonlighting," the practice of holding two jobs, is the rule, rather than the exception, but in the Soviet Union, "moonlight­ ing" takes on a special character, to judge from the complaints in the Soviet press. It usually involves the conduct of some kind of street corner business operation—selling and buying used clothing, bootleg­ ging American jazz records, supplying hard-to-get consumer commo­ dities of one kind or another and similar operations which are frowned upon by the Soviet authorities. It's the customary practice of the moonlighters" to hoard their profits in the form of large-denomina­ tion bills. When the new rubles are issued, the old currency will have to be turned in, or will become worthless. That puts the "moonlight­ ers" on the spot. If they don't turn in their old currency, they might as well paper the walls with it. If they do, then the authorities might want to ask a few questions. J f* E 4-44 THE AFL-CIO IS GETTING ALL OF THE CREDIT for keeping France in alliance with the United States since thie end of World War 11. At least that's the word from the official publi<^tion of the Communistrun World Federation of Trade Unions. The latest issue of the pub­ lication, entitled "l«ternational Bulletin of The Trade Union and Working Class Press" declares that back in 1947 'at the instigation of the United States of America, which is scarcely ever sparing the flesh and blood of other peoples, there was a change of alliances: the Soviet Union . . . became the enemy. . . . A united working class" (Communist jargon for a Communistdominated union movement) "was an obstacle to such a policy. The United States intervened directly, through yts famous Irving Brown, in the French trade union movement. . . . From then on . . . our country was bound up in a policy that was absolutely contrary to its interests" (in Communist" jargon again, that means pro-U.S. and anti-Russian). The Irving Brown referred to, of course, represented the AFL-CIO in foreign labor affairs and is a favorite whipping boy of the world Communist movement. Stay Put For Jobless Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are-urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their cheeks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks In ^^tting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing addfess. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hardship to the men involved. •f" ^ / • \ �rrr^. fV^ '> Deeenber, 19M SEAFARERS • '¥ By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Toy Price Index Down r l-J-X r d h .- •>"' # This Is a poor year for toy manufacturers but a better one for parents and other gift givers. Trade reports indicate that toys are selling for as much as 20 percent less than last Christmas. One reason; everyone is selling toys—supermarkets, drug stores, discount houses, even cloth­ ing stores. For example, 20-inch vinyl dolls with rooted hair that were $10.98 last year now are $9.98. Twenty-piece sets of fiberboard jumbo blocks with triangles and squares, are available for $2.65. Even such standard playthings as the "Playskool Nok-Out Bench" (for ages 2-5) now sell for $1.79 and less. Toy retailers and wholesalers say in their trade papers that the biggest sales increases in playthings this year will be in: —Science toys, games and kits. —Dolls, particularly novelty dolls. —Games of all types. Parents still need to watch out for durability and lasting play value, and distinguish between genuinely educational playthings and com­ mercial toys which explore space-age developments but don't really teach anything. Some of the missile toys have been reduced sharply. For example, a "superthrust" two stage missile set that cost $8.95 last year now sells for $6^.66. But such rocket-gun and rocket-launcher toys have only fleeting play value, and add nothing to a child's development. One .widely-sold' rocket launcher sells for $8-$10 plus the extra cost of batteries. It blazes rockets 25 feet into the air. It has three rockets. You can imagine how long they will last. If you have a couple of hundred dollars to toss around, and we're . sure most of our readers haven't or won't, you can even buy your child a real motorized car—this year's new craze. These cars go five to seven miles an hour, steer, reverse and brake. They cost from $159 in Montgomery Ward's catalog to one advertised in th% Wall Street Journal as a "real battery-powered child's car." This one is $249.50. But the manufacturer assures that it has a low operating cost. But besides the. rash of rocket guns and launchers, there also Is an increase in genuine scientific and educational playthings, such as astronomy, physics, ultra-violet, computer, weather and math kits. One •authoritative source is the Science Materials Center, 59 Fourth Ave., New York 2, NY. It will send you a catalog which will also be useful as a guide to kits, games and books recommended by teaching and scientific experts. Among the kits and playthings the science center recommends are; Pre-Electricity Physics Lab., $5.95, for ages 10 and up. Static Electricity Lab, $2.95 (ages 11-17). —Mobile of the Planets (and their moons), $3.95, kindergarten up. —Magnetism Lab, $3.95 (ages 10-14). —Beginner's Microscope, $7.25. —D-Stix Construction Kits; juniors, $3; intermediate, $5. —Math Magic, a game and kit, $3 (ages 9-14). The center also recommends a new set of two books, "Intelligent Man's Guide to Science," by Isaac Asimov, at $11.95, for high school level and up. • •' i The Gilbert science and chemistry kits are considered good quality and well-planned. A new manufacturer of science and chemistry kits Is'the Porter Company, with kits priced competitively with the Gilbert sets. The Porter biochemistry set is especially good. Museums are a "good source for natural history and science materials, such as rock speciments, shells, weather kits, etc. You can get catalogs and price lists from local museums and also from the Chicago Natural History Museum Book Shop, Chicago 4; American Museum of Natural History Shop, Central Park West at 79th St., New York, and Museum of Science and Industry, Jackson Park, Chicago 37. MEBA Calls Conference On Maritime Problems Face five LOG KENNEDY GALLS FOR DOMESTIC SHIP AID; SAYS IFS ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON—President-elect John Kennedy has gone on record calling for US as­ sistance to the domestic shipping industry to restore it to a healthy and flourishing con­ dition. The Kennedy statement "Prior to World War II there present indications; if we stand was actually issued during the were some 700 vessels, including idly by. summer. It has now been tankers in these domestic trades, "Why is this? A basic reason is printed as part of the record of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee in its report on the coastwise and Intercoastal shipping industry. In his letter, Kennedy called the domestic shipping industry "one of the great bulwarks of our nation's defense" The text of the Kennedy stateis as follows: "The depressed condition of our country's once-flourishing domes­ tic shipping industry should be a matter of deepest concern to every­ one interested In our country's economic progress and national security. "Unless strong measures are taken, promptly, to preserve and strengthen the dry cargo fleet now operating coastwise and inter­ coastal, one of the great bulwarks of our nation's defense may soon' be a thing of the past. representing nearly two-thirds of our total ocean freight capacity. Today, despite our greatly ex­ panded economy, the important dry cargo segment of these trades is but one-fifth, or less, of its 1959 size. "Nor is that one-fifth in any­ thing like good health. It is beset not only by adverse economic fac­ tors but also by throttling surface competition, aided and abetted to a disturbing degree, by adminis­ trative complacency in the face of alleged unfair competition from other forms of competition. "When the United States entered World War II, the domestic mer­ chant fleet was taken over almost in its entirety by the Government, for military logistics purposes. In any future emergency the need for such a fleet, ready at hand to serve defense needs, would be equally urgent. But there may not be any such fleet to requisition, from 51U Halls Thanksgiving Hosts At The Hall... Part of the group of over 600 Seafarers, family members and members of affiliated maritime unions who attended Thanksgiving dinner at headquarters are shown in head­ quarters cafeteria. At The Hospital... Plans for dealing with the problem of the US maritime industry and its employees are being discussed today at a conference of maritime unions called by the Maritime Engmeers Beneficial Associa-"^^ : of maritime unions to draft such tion, AFL-CIO. i Among subjects* to be taken a policy and to act on behalf of up at the meeting are the status of the various collective bargain­ ing agreements in the industry and discussion of union policies on future bargaining. Under consideration at the meet­ ing are suggestions that some kind of national collective bargaining policy be established across the board on the part of all the marine unions. One suggestion being brought-up before the meeting is the feasi­ bility of establishing a committee the member unions in dealings with the ship operators. The role of ship operators in working with unions on industry problems is also due for examination. . Also to come up for discussion are new approaches to runhway shipping, the Interstate Commerce Commission's regulation of the domestic trades and similar mat­ ters, in light of the now adminis­ tration coming, up in Washington. At present, the contracts of the various unions expire at different times and run for different lengths of time. There have been proposals made In the past to establish single expiration dates for all maritime agreements and the conference wyi discuss the advisability of such a program. " that, while the coastal-intercoastal vessels were away at war, the do­ mestic trade pattern was expanded to absorb the services formerly rendered by these vessels. The tiade thus lost has never been re­ gained. Thus, postwar, the shipping companies found themselves with few cargoes to carry,-with old ships costly to operate, and new con­ struction costs three to four times prewar rates. "If the domestic merchant fleet, so strategic to the nation's econ­ omy and to its defense, is to be kept alive—and it must be—Gov­ ernment must lend a hand. Steps must be taken to insure fair treat­ ment of domestic shipping vis-a-vis other forms of transportation. Beyond that Government has real and long neglected responsibility to assist in' the formulation of a rational overall transportation pol­ icy in which intercoastal transport has a vital position." Patients at the Staten Island Public Health hospital enjoy assortment of fruits and other holiday delicacies supplied by the SIU along with their Thanksgiving dinners. NEW YORK—Several thousand Thanksgiving dinners were served to Seafarers, members of their families and guests in the tradi­ tional holiday festivities conducted at all SIU halls Thanksgiving day. The headquarters hall in Bi;ooklyn was host to some 600 diners, who were served in the headquar­ ters cafeteria. Baltimore also served over 600 guests. Dinners were served either in Union hall facilities in the various ports, or in outside restaurants where the halls are not equipped to prepare and serve food. The elaborate headquarters menu included a selection of appetizers, shrimp cocktail, choice of three soups, choice of turkey, ham or roast beef, choice of seven vege­ tables, two salads, and an elaborate dessert list including three kinds of ice cream, three kinds of pie, plain cake, plum pudding, fresh fruit, nuts and candies, after din­ ner mints and beverages. Similar dinners will be served on Christmas Day and, as is the practice in several ports, there will be gifts and prizes for the children attending, along with a well-uphol­ stered Santa Glaus. Court Balks Sea-Land BALTIMORE—A Federal court here has enjoined Sea-Land Serv­ ice, Inc., an SlU-contracted com­ pany, from using Baltimore as a collection point for Puerto Rico cargo. Sea-Land, a Waterman subsid­ iary, has been trying to offer equal rates from Newark and Baltimore on cargoes originating in the Carolinas and Virginia areas, mostly to­ bacco, canned goods and other good revenue bearing freight. After the Federal Maritime Board refused Sea-Land permission to charge a single rate, the com­ pany took over a forewarding firm which has been receiving all car^o in Baltimore, then transshipping to ships in Newark at no extra cost. Bull Lines and Alcoa Steamship, both SlU-contracted firms, have protested the move. The Federal court issued the injunction while the FMB is studying the case. �Pace Sb SEAFARERS December, 19M LOG 4tn SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD 1- i.' t. (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) November 1 Through November 30, 1960 . iy. ii Although ship activity was virtually identical with that of October, total shipping dripped off in November in com­ parison with the previous month, with 2,394 jobs going off the board in-all SIU ports. October had seen 2,682 jobs shipped and September 2,496. In contrast to the decline of 288 jobs shipped, vessel activity was virtually identical with the previous month. A total of 471 ship calls were registered as compared to 473 in October. Payoffs dropped slightly, down to 115 from 119, but most noticeable decbne was in the number of sign ons, 50 as against 63, while in-transit calls actually rose. The decline in the sign ons is probably the Jcey in the dropoff of November jobs, although another factor could very well be the desire of crewmembers to make just one more trip before getting off for the Christmas holidays. I:P-.- Ship Activity Actually, as analysis of the figures shows, the class A "registered-on-the-beach"». total, 2,480, was less than 100 over the month's total shipping figure, showing that vir­ tually every class A seafarer could have gotten a job if he wanted to throw in for it. In actual fact, tlie class A men took only 60 percent of the available jobs, and class C ship­ ping rose. In all departments, class B and class C men took a healthy number of group 1 and 2 jobs. In fact 90 group 1 jobs went to the lower seniority categories and 344 group 2 jobs. The most active port, by far, was New York, with 90 ships, 42 of them payoffs. New Orleans boasted the most sign ons, ten, and Houston, as usual, had the heaviest intransit load, 69. Pay Sign In Off* Ons Trans. TOTAL BettoR 4 New York ... 42 Philadelphia.. 10 Baltimore .... 14 Norfolk — Jacksonville ... 2 Miami ^ 1 Mobile 10 New Orleans.. 12 Henston ^ Wilmington ... 1 Son Francisco.. 4 Seattle 4 TOTALS .... IIS 5 4 7 1 4 10 4 5 4 SO 3 43 20 22 17 41 7 0 38 *9 13 10 14 304 7 90 34 4S 17 43 9 2S 40 80 14 19 24 471 • I DECK DEPARTMENT )•;, Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAIS Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile'. New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS • TOTAL Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP £:LASS GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 2 1 C ALL 1 2 B 1 8 2 11 0 2 2 6 0 . 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 6 38 0 11 0 0 0 0 6 6 23 7 4 0 9 43 108 19 170 1 47 34 19 27 61 20 115 6 10 115 68 34 3 11 17 3 4 26 39 34 10 159 93 149 42 284 3 5 8,. 18 13 7 29 0 3 2 9 0 30 4 - 30 0 6 0 0 0 11 4 2 13 35 6 6 0 36 14 8 0 5 13 34 11 58 3 36 14 9 24 49 3 61 26 0 4 49 9 2 13 18 3 1 89 21 148 ' 5 18 71 38 19 37 4 18 2 4 11 3 8 3 2 4 12 2 21 4 5 5 0 0 12 1 2 0 0 5 0 17 11 25 5 41 9 11 1 7 17 2 9 1 3 10 4 11 0 5 6 1 5 0 11 11 13 4 1 7 4 9 5 11 27 8 12 0 20 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 2 3 0 5 0 2 27 30 66 0 9 7 12 3 4 26 , 4 42 0 7 15 1 4 11 6 42 86 0 5 1 4 6 63 36 2 15 42 8 27 65 22 114 1 7 18 26 *15 75 2 47 '13 32 12 14 28 0 9 75 4 5 2 11 19 28 84 25 169 9 112 60 46 74 14 134 1 32 31 30 64 31 61 21 113 6 27 28 61 1 8 113 15 10 4 3 98 5 61 8 182 38 40 20 5 11 18 3 2 11 4 4 4 6 3 13 5 10 18 3 7 6 0 4 13 19 0 6 4 1 18 35 8 11 0 4 18 31 57 4 8 6 31 17 21 25 51 7 9 25 1 3 13 10 8 39 9 4 9 14 51 25 14 90 23 15 1 1 22 45 1 19 4 6 16 15 21 6 9 42 3 4 6 14 2 16 11 29 42 3 1 5 14 29 85 15 11 2 28 0 220 417 103 ! "740 18 117 129 264 160 304 99 1 563 34 88 107 229 14 41 40 1 95 563 229 95 887 352 517 141 111010 18 118 150 1 286 •• ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 0 2 3 5 0 0 3 3 29 82 10 121 3 60 33 24 6 18 25 0 1 6 14 8 4 41 3 48 3 20 19 42 3 4 4 11 0 7 3 4 2 5 0 7 1 12 15 2 02 0 2 0 0 0 0 38 9 4 51 2 9 17 6 17 74 S 49 8 41 19 17 18 60 4 82 4 30 26 60 3 10 3 16 - 0 7 2 9 7 28 3 38 1 15 3 19 7 18 6 31 0 3 ;»• fir 8 105 357 49 1 511 19 161 115 295 Shipped Shipped Shipped- TOTAL CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 8 4 4 66 14 105 25 2 14 6 22 45 40 1 4 0 5 5 • 10 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6 25 19 18 56 10 84 50 17 85 18 4 5 2 11 6 27 8 41 U!I19 3 28 82 307 80 1 469 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 1 1 2 45 2 27 16 7 12 5 0 23 0 1^ 11 5 3 1 1 11 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 6 19 4 9 26 2 14 10 57 33 20 4 13 0 11 2 15 2 9 4 0 6 5 11 135 87 239 Registered On The Beach - CLASS B CLASS A GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL A 1 3 ALL 2 B •C ALL 1 1 3 ALL 2 0 1 8 0 1 11 1 9 8 0 2 1 1 1 3 4. 11 10 22 115 1 34 10 159 47 148 20 215 30 26 61 5 0 2 4 22 38 4 Z 12 4 31 0 24 3 10 5 5 8 45 0 4 76 9 4 23 8 64 10 67 83 3 34 30 0 0 10 0 0 0 15 7. 18 5 7 18 4 29 3 8 7 3 21 2 1 3 3 11 7 0 7 0 5 6 5 11 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 51 13 0 5 7 25 7 61 0 2 19 45 3 id 5 5 18 84 2 12 26 18 128 34 97 4 55 8 3 23 22 48 20 85 57 20 162 37 80 3 1 14 5 38 5 10 7 20 30 0 0 6 11 6 3 3 13 10 2 12 1 3 4 8 67 8 0 6 11 41 15 11 5 30 40 0 2 6 7 1 56 3 17 28 2 11 11 17 4 13 3 19 1 6 1 8 60 52 121 479 228 109 816 165 460 61 686 19 136 118 273 9 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP1 GROUP GROUP GROUP Pert 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL Boston 2 1 4 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 New York 50 26 72 148 4 4 40 48 28 10 57 95 2 33 2 29 Philadelphia 9 2 15 0 4 0 14 14 8 7 3 15 0 7 4 0 Baltimore 26 10 19 55 0 2 17 19 15 6 16 37 2 0 19 21 Norfolk 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 Jacksonville 8 2 3 13 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 3 . 1 1 2 4 Miami 4 3 4 11 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 Mobile .1 24 8 40 72 0 0 18 18 10 2 12 24 0 16 1 15 New Orleans 38 6 78 122 0 0 28 28 19 6 53 78 1 28 1 26 Houston 36 14 27 77 3 2 26 31 32 9 31 33 36 72 3 0 Wilmington 13 5 . 3 21 3 0 2 5 4 2 10 1 5 4 1 3 San Francisco 15 7 13 35 0 2 8 10 18 5 17 40 3 15 2 10 Seattle ......... 12 2 10 24 2 1 10 13 12 4 14 30 1 3 9 13 TOTALS 238 87 275 1 600 13 17 169 199 149 51 215 415 U 15 156 L182 Shipped TOTAL Registered Oi1 The Beach CLASS C CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 3 5 3 7 15 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 9 95 38 122 245 4 61 2 0 7 33 9 137 85 7 50 0 0 1 15 23 10 8 22 0 15 1 7 4 0 15 1 0 1 37 90 2 37 0 1 21 59 43 17 30 1 5 30 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 13 5 23 2 5 18 8 8 3 16 20 3 27 13 18 2 1 4 20 3 2 2 5 1 0 2 > 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 11 24 16 11 1 0 10 51 36 15 42 93 0 0 9 9 0 10 10 78 0 28 10 116 52 11 113 176 0 0 31 31 36 .18 124 15 1 40 4 12 13 5 13 2 13 .16 72 22 16 13 0 6 1 1 10 5 1 20 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 9 9 .40 15 9 64 12 4 13 29 0 0 3 3 0 2 18 21 30 13 21 64 4 0 5 9 1 0 3 4 5 7 88 100 409 182 100 691 301 120 363 784 18 28 166 1 212 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD _ GRAND TOTAIS Sip- Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B TOTAL Registered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP ALL A B C ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 95 563 229 95. 887 352 517 141 11010 18 118 150 I 286. f lZl 479 228 109 816 165 460 61 I 686 19 136 118 I 273: I 100 409 182 100 691 301 120 363 I 784 18 28 166 | 212 fSlO 1451 639 304 2394 818 1097 565 12480' 55 282 434 j 771 Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 23 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1/2 3 220 417 103 I 740 18 117 129 I 264 160 304 99 I 563 34 88 107 1 229 14 41 40 105 337 49 I 491 19 161 115 I 295 82 307 80 I 469 "17 135 87 I 239 9 -60 52 238 87 275 1^00 13 n 169 I 199 149 51 215 1415 11 15 156 I 182 5 7' 88 563 841 427 J1831 50 295 413 j 758 391 662 394 12010 62 238 350|650 28 108 180 \ �j -^ • '• * . D(t^einher, 1999 SEAFARERS . LOG SlU Widow Receives Benefit Check V SrU SAFBTX • > Joe Alcina, Safety Director V f • •ONE HAND FOR THE SHIP... ONE HAND FOR YOURSELF' /' SIU Social Security Director Joe Volpian presents $4,000 death benefit check to Mrs. Anita Keyes, at her home in New York. Her husband, Newell, died aboard ship. Runaway Ore Ship Still Idle In Philly PHILADELPHIA—Operators of the runaway-flag Ore Monarch, which has been tied up here by an International Ma­ rine Workers Union picketline, have been rebuffed twice by the Pennsylvania Supreme-t Court. However,' the State other Ludwig bulk ore carriers have been diverted to Baltimore, Supreme Court still has under Mobile and other ports. Baltimore consideration a petition by the operator, Daniel Ludwig, for an in­ junction against the IMWU picketline. . The Ore Monarch, a Liberianflag ore carrier, has been tied up in Philadelphia since October 1. Previously, the Court of Commoh Pleas had upheld the picketline, upholding the union contention that the matter properly belonged in the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board. Labor Practices Protested The IMWU picketlines were put up here in protest against the oper­ ator's unfair labor practices. After IMWU secured pledge cards from a majority Of the Ore Monarch's crew, the operator came up with an "independent" union, the socalled "Global Seamen's Union," set up in the West Indies. The IMWU charges that the crews of Ludwig vessels were forced to sign cards in the "union." Picket Boat i In additioiF to the shoreslde picketline — which is maintained 24-hours a day—the IMWU also is using its own picket boat,:., As a result of the incketing, ore tonnage has climbed by more than 600,000 tons as a result. Since the ore was destined originally for the Fairless Works of US Steel, north of Philadelphia, the diver­ sion means a costly overland rail haul for the company. The Fairless Works were built originally on the Delaware to take advantage of for­ eign ore sources and cheap run­ away-flag ore-carrying services. Runaway Vessel Wrecked; Crewmen Held 'Undesirable' Somebody thought up the above safety slogan many years ago and it's a good one— ptovided it's followed. Accidents on ladders are still a major cause of shipboard casualties^ While the use of non-skid treods end non-skid paint helps, it also helps to hang on with one hand. If the oad is too big to take in the other hand, make two trips and save yourself one trip to the hospital. An SIU Ship r -:.; : Is A Safe Ship . i'X'X ^ pvpSi'-" •en- TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—Six of the 14 crewmembers of the wrecked Liberian freighter Fraacisco Morazan have been detained by the US Immigration Service as "undesirable aliens." The detention came after their vessel wa? blown strong local Communist groups on on the rocks in Lake Michi­ the waterfront and in the local gan by an early winter storm. The six men were then placed in the custody of the ship's New York agent for transportation to New York from which they will leave the country, The incident tends to substanti­ ate contentions by the ^ SIU and other US maritime union's that the so-called "effective control" policy is a sham. The SIU has pointed out that runaway-flag crewmem­ bers, unlike seamen on Americanflag ships, do not undergo any screening. Many of them, in fact, are recruited in areas which have (Continued from page 2) of a district, rather than an inter­ national, the LOG competes with newspapers put out by such unions as the United Auto Workers, the Machinists, the International Brotherhood of Electrical -Work­ ers, and others of similar nature. The latest LOG victory keeps alive a string of successes in re­ cent years. The SIU publication won the first prize for Editorial Excellence in 1955, and second prizes in that category in 1956. 1957 and 1958. It also won a first prize last year for the best feature article, a first in 1957 for the best front page and a first in 1956 for the best editorial cartoon. The best year was 1956, when the union newspaper took six cita­ tions in all. In commenting generally on thb labor press entries, one of the judges, Ben Yablonky, had this to say: "As one who has had a personal involvcmicnt with the labor press ... I have been greatly impressed with the professional quality of the publications. They are generally fine looking jobs, using attractive formats, well-edited and well-writ­ ten, indicating that the publica­ tions are relying more and more on professional journalists. "The publications, too, display a sense of responsibility to the en­ tire community in dealing with questions which go beyond the primary problems of the individual union—questions.of war and peace, of unemployment and high prices, of health and old age—questions which are the concern of all Amer­ icans, not just those of union mem­ bers. And in many cases the pub­ lications deal more effectively with such big questions than the daily newspapers which ought to do • better job." Form Lakes Croup To Fight Runaways (Continued from page 3) try as a runaway-flag operation. (See story on page 3.) MTD President Paul Hall, In calling the conference declared: "It is becoming increasingly evi­ dent since the advent of the St. Lawrencq Seaway that steveddbing eompshie^ shlp(^ repair companies, ship chandleiy companies, shippingcompanies and steel companies are seeking ways and means of transJej^ing-their transportation to for­ eign bottoms. labor movements. ° Under the circumstances, the Union has pointed out, the Uniteci States could not count on the re­ liability of such crews in the event of a national emergency.'" The "effective control" theory put forth by the State Department, holds that runaway-ffag ships would be available to the United States in any emergency. " The claim suffered a damaging blow when it was revealed recently that a considerable number of runawayflag tankers are now in the employ of the Soviet Union. - ^ "•-"-..vJ: 1 Par* Sevw LOG Wins Award In '60 Contest Home Fires Do The Most Burning All the taik about on-the-job accidents, among seamen or any other group, tends to make us overlook how most accidents occur. The truth is they happen righ^t home, from people fooling with electric wiring, slipping in bathtubs, falling off chairs and makeshift ladders or tripping over kids' roiler skates and toys. The best available figures show exactly twice as many accidents at home as there are on the job, and that'iipplies to fatal accidents also. These figures don't include car accidents, whieh are in a class by themselves. The main point is that at home people are less cautious about things they'd be finicky about at work, and a lot of grief is the result. December is one of the worst months as far as home accidents are concerned because everybody gets a little carried away by the holidays and all caution is thrown to the winds. Fires are the big hazard because of excess paper from gift wrappings, home-made wiring on Christmas trees and dried-up trees that go up in smoke from the least little spark. It's worthwhile considering all these things as Christmas rolls around and to check out the house for possible hazards. There are all kinds of accidents at home that seem "impossible"— but they continue to happen anyway. A woman using a vacuum cleaner that had a short in the wire was electrocuted right on the living room floor where she stood . , . Bad wiring that should have been fixed long ago was the culprit ... A man building an outdoor storage s^ed had his two-year-old son In the yard with him and, when he turned his back for just a minute, the baby walked under Mie blade of the power saw and was killed ... Another type of home accident which constantly claims the lives of many old people and the very young—children under five—is fire. On board ship there is fire and boat drill and in school there are .fire drills and the same should apply at home. la most homes, espe­ cially upstairs, there usually Isn't even a glass to put water in to throw on a fire. Another item that applies this time of year in many areas is that most homes are equipped with storm windows which are a real hazard when you start to think about it. When a fire starts, particularly on upper floors, there isn't a free window to get out of. A good idea Is to leave one window free with just a screen in the bottom so that chil­ dren or adults can get out. If possible, the window without the storm glass should be over a garage or shed so someone could climb out on it if necessary. There are several Inexpensive but effective fire-warning alarms on the market designed just for the home: These gadgets are worth their weight in gold if they can give you warning about a fire. An­ other item should be in the home, the same as we have aboard ship for fire-fighting, is a hose that can be quickly connected up so that in the event of a fire there's something to fight it with. This doesn't mean everybody has to try to be a "hero" and do the job of the fire department. It's just something "to think about as a little extra margin of safety for the whole family. ,.• •• •• - • "In the past two months activity along this line has been acceler­ ated to the point where it is ob­ vious, that if the trend continues it will mean the complete annihila­ tion of this type of work for Amer­ icans and Canadians. "The increase in transfers of American and Canadian ships to British and Bermudian registry makes it evident that Great Britain and Bermuda are on the way to becoming fully-fledgdd flags of con­ venience countries." The conference was attended by 39 delegates in all, representing 27 unions, with a combined - member­ ship of over three million. Those present were: Banks; Steve Leslie, Operating Engineers; Teddy Gleason, ILA general or­ ganizer; Patrick Sullivan, ILA; Raymond McKay, Marine Engi­ neers; Chrobak; William HoCh, Op­ erating Engineers; Tony Anastasio, ILA. Also Cal Tanner, SIU; L. J. Mc­ Laughlin, Canadian SIU; Ray Con­ nors, ILA; J. Colozzo, ILA;- Earl Sheppard, Steve Cardullo, SIU; Rod Hayes, and Jean JLariviere, Teamsters; Bill Evans, State, Coun­ ty and Municipal Workers; Gaby Cormier, Cement Workers; Lew Carcione," Sugar Workers; William Durkin and John Anello, Carpen­ ters; A1 Franz, Distillery Workers; Melvin J. Greeley, Fire Fighters;. Ralph Keller, Iron Workers; John Mastiller, Roofers Union. Port agents were also present from the major ports of the SIU Canadian District. �SKAFARERS •-X »- - • •*i IBU Lakes Dredgers In Pact Talks IV/#^ four Newly-Vion Cof§ ;v-.. Systematic DETROIT—The SlU-affiliated International Dredge !W(>rfters' Union is now in the process of negotiating first time con­ tracts with four Great Lakes dredging companies whose sweep-raft men, range men**" and service truck drivers voted almost unanimously last month for union representation. In the four elections, the SIU affiliate took all but two of the votes cast, climaxing a year-long organizing campaign. Preliminary Meeting A preliminary contract meeting with the four companies was held earlier this month, at which time the union presented its contract proposals for negotiation. Talks are continuing in an effort to wrap up the agreements. The four companies involved in the negotiating are Dunbar and Sullivan, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, Western Contractors and Aljon Kiewitt. They operate in and around Sault Ste. Marie, De­ troit and Port Huron. Since dredge operations are now shutting down, there is no pres­ sure for a hasty contract settle­ ment. One-Sided Victories In the course of the year-long organizing drive, the Dredge Work­ ers Union collected pledge cards from more than 95 percent of the workers employed at these firms. The union originally sought pledge card recognition, which the com­ panies refused. It was after this that the union sought and obtained National Labor Relations Board elections in the four companies, resulting in the one-sided election, victories. As a result of these latest suc­ cesses the Dredge Workers now have approximately 95 percent of the Great Lakes dredging compa­ nies under contract. Bcccaibav lift LOC NEW ORLEANS—New and increased welfare benefits for members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union and their de­ pendents have been voted by the trustees of the Inland Boat­ men's Union Welfare Plan.-^ ^ The increases, approved by tion on surgical benefits had not trustees at their regular been exceeded. Wilson Boats Co To Yard For Season NEW YORK —The IBU-manned Wilson Line cruise ships Hudson Belle and John A. Meseck have laid up for the season and are pres­ ently undergoing repairs in Wil­ mington, Delaware, where the Wilson Line has its headquarters, according to the company. Both vessels, which operate on a seasonal basis only, are normally in service from around Memorial Day to Labor Day. The Belle regularly transports racing fans from New York to a .special bus in Atlantic Highlands, NJ which provides them roundtrip transportation to Monmouth Park race track. The one-way trip takes less than two hours and the track buffs are back to the ship by seven at night for the return jaunt. The John A. Meseck caters to families who wisli, to get away from the rigors of city life—for at least-a day, anyhow. This boat makes half-day trips from New York to Rye Beach on Long Is­ land Sound. Passengers debarking at Rye can spend the day swim­ ming or picnicking. When both boats go into lay-up after the season, IBU crews usually take side jobs until spring. Many of these Inland Boatmen are "reg­ ulars" -and they usually keep in close touch with the company to ascertain the exact date the boats will go back into operation. IBU Tug Services Norfolk Ship Crew of IBU^ontracted tug F. M. Whitaker (Chesapeake : & Ohio) prepares to assist freighter in getting underway at Norfolk, Vai Boost Hospital^ Surgical Benefits For IBU Men The President of the SIUaffiliated Dredge Work­ ers, Bob Jones (loft) dis­ cusses re-vamping of Un­ ion's office system with CPA Gerald Morrissey, at hq in River Rouge, Michi­ gan. Bait. IBU Notes Work Increase « BALTIMORE—A pick-up in job activity for IBU men in this port was noted during November when the IBU-contracted Arundel Cor­ poration rehired all of its 28 laidoff tugmen to turn them to on a new channel being dug at the Sparrows Point yards of Bethle­ hem Steel Co. This Bethlehem job, according to IBU representative Ray Herold, will provide IBU men with plenty of work for an esti­ mated 18 months. The job involves providing addi­ tional facilities for ore-carriers. Most Employed Out of all the IBU members In this port, there are only 10 cur­ rently out of work at the moment, says Herold and with prospects looking good for the month of December, when additional tugs tfSljbe used to handle ships in seasoiially high winds, it's felt that these men will be provided with ample work. Herold also reported that two IBU deckhands—Eugene Nickels, of Curtis Bay-Towing and John Zeller, of Harper Towing—were the recipients of IBU maternity beneiit checks. IBU men drydocked at the USPHS during, November were: Charles Berick and Joe McLaugh­ lin, both of Baker-Whiteley and Charles McNamee of Harbor. Tow­ ing Co. . ^ The activities of the varions inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in conlined waters. Their activities concern ail seafaring trades. monthly meeting, provide that In"land Boatmen will receive benefits and protection comparable to the superior conditions enjoyed by SIU deep sea men and their fami­ lies. The new benefit schedules take effect as of December 1, 1960. Hospital Costs The major changes in. the new IBU benefits schedule are in the area of allowances for surgery and for various hospital costs. The trustees, in acting on the increases, were recognizing the fact that there have been increases in hospital charges and surgical costs since the benefits were first established in 1956. The new surgical sched­ ule provides for more generous al­ lowances for most surgical bene­ fits to offset such increases. In addition, the trustees of the Plan voted to increase the maxi­ mum amount allowed for hospital extra charges to $175 from" the $100 provided in the original bene­ fit schedule. Blood Benefits A new benefit was also added by the trustees. It consists of an al­ lowance of a maximum of six pints of blood for transfusions, with pay­ ment allowed at the rate of $30 per pint. ^ Before the separate blood trans­ fusion benefit was set up, reim­ bursement for transfusions was covered within the surgical sched­ ule at the rate of $20 a pint up to a six pint maximum. However, such reimbursement was provided only if -the $300 maximum limita­ Now, by separating the two benefits, the plan, in effect, pro­ vides a maximum combination of $480 in blood transfusion and sur­ gical benefit allowances, although the maximum would not apply in all cases. IBU Tugmen Set For Lakes Lay-Ups DETROIT—Reports from this port indicate that many of the members of the SlU-affiliated Tu8 Firemen and Dredge Workers' Unions are ready to dig in for the winter and wait for the ice to thaw. Nevertheless, some dredge and tug work is still going strong in the last push to beat the big freeze. Merritt, Chapman & Scott and Dunbar & Sullivan are work­ ing their crews 24 hours a day, seven days a week in hopes of com­ pleting their jobs. MCS hopes to work on the Belle Isle channel deepening at least until the 22d of this month, while D&S will con­ tinue its efforts on the Port Huron project until weather forces them to discontinue the job. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has completed work at Port Huron and is through.for the season. This company's equipment has been moved to Bay City, Mich., for a job which will get underway in the spring. The IBU-contraeted tug Howard E; Simpson (Baltimore & Ohio) slows down as it prepares to come alongside dock on Jersey side of river from which photo was taken. �Peeember, 19i» SEAFARERS 9»g» MM LOG x SlU Railroad Marine Tugmen Approve Vote On New Constitution IBU RR Tugmen Hear Sen. Williams JERSEY CITY—The first important step towards upgrad­ ing the union into a more effective instrument for member­ ship, welfare has been taken by the IBU Railroad Marine Division. Meeting at the-*union's new headquarters in formal opening of the Division's Jersey City here on Decem­ new headquarters at 99 Montgom­ ery Street here. The proposal for a referendum vote on the constitution was car­ ried after copies were distributed to all members present and the entire document was read and dis­ cussed in detail. Copies of the constitution are being mailed to all members of the Division who were not present at the various port meetings. Among those who addressed the meeting was US Senator Harrison "Pete" Williams (Dem.-New Jer­ sey) who welcomed the SIU to the PHILADELPHIA —Members of Garden State. Williams pointed out that new the Inland Boatmen's Union in^ this port were saddened last month port developments in Port Newark by the sudden death of Captain and Elizabeth are making New Jer­ Lorin Livingston. The 43-year-old sey's waterfront increasingly im­ boatman, a veteran of World War portant in the\ Port of New York II, passed away in his sleep on pidture. Senator Williams said he Veteran's Day,, November 11, re­ was aware of the good reputation ports. IBU .representative Joseph enjoyed by the SIU as a trade un­ ion, and he was pleased at the Trainor. opportunity to attend one of its Captain Livingston was a mem­ ber of, IBU Local 1700 in this membership meetings. Williams is a member of the Sen­ port. He had •worked for P. F. ate , Labor and Public Welfare Martin, Inc. (Mc­ Committee. SIUNA President Paul Hall pre­ Allister's) since December, 1955, sided at the session. The Railroad and prior to that Marine Division represents tug time had sailed deckhands on major eastern rail­ as a mate on roads, such as the Pennsy, Balti­ deep sea ships as more and Ohio, Chesapeake and a member of the Ohio, New York Central and New ... , Masters, Mates Haven, among others. Livingston He The SIU division won the right ;was. widely respected here for his to represent the deckhands in a Ability both as a captain and as a series of bargaining, elections under the Railway Labor Act last pilot. Surviving the captain are his summer, in the course of which wife. Peg; a daughter, Karen, and .the SIU routed the Teamster Union, two sons, David and John. ber 7, the membership unani­ mously approved a proposal to hold a secret ballot referendum on a proposed new constitution. Similar meetings of the Diviaion's members in Baltimore, Phil­ adelphia and Norfolk also approved the ballot. The meeting also served as the Death Of Boatman Saddens Philly IBU Fact-Finders Reject Demands; RR Tugmen Discuss Strike r; Iv-^v US Senator Harrison "Pete" Williams (Dem. of New Jersey) addresses the first constitutional meeting of the Railroad Marine Division, SIU Inland Boatmen's Union, in Jersey City early in December. G. P. McGinty, Rail­ road Marine Division director, shares the dias with Sen­ ator Williams. The meeting, held in the newly completed Railroad marine hall, was called to consider a constitu­ tion for the division. Houston T ugmenWi n Award for Safety HOUSTON — Employees of the G & H Towing Co., here 'were honored with a safety plaque in November at the com­ pany's fourth annual safety award dinner at the Houston Executive Club. "* Some 92 members of the SIU G&H Towing Co., are taking more Inland Boatmen's Union, in and more interest in the safety the G&H fleet, were presented with individual safety awards for compiling a record of no time lost injuries during the period from July 1, 1959 to June 30, 1960. Four Tugs Honored The tugs which made the safety record are the Grampus, Mes­ senger, Titan and the Propeller. Representatives of licensed and un­ licensed crews of the four tugs were present at the award dinner, IBU representatives noted that each year the employees , of the program. The interest of the crews is paying off in fewer accidents, with company-union cooperation on this program proving successful. Executive Vice president of the company, Capt. J. G. Leech, is vitally concerned with the safety of the tug crews in his company as is the Union. Holding down crippling accidents is very much the business of the IBU,, and the company, also eager to keep Che crews healthy, is in pailneirship with the Union in thd safety prdgifAm. ; JERSEY CITY—In view of a Presidential fact-finding i)oard's flat rejection of every demand of the Union, the Rail­ road Marine Division of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union is now free to strike marine rail"* facilities from New York to steam and diesel tugs and ferries, and a pension and welfare plan Norfolk. Railroad Marine Division repre­ sentatives are meeting with other unions of the NY harbor council to consider a strike against the railroads. Rank and file members of, the unions have already author­ ized strike action.. '' - The fact-finders said that rail­ road marijie workers should be subjiect to the moratorium on fur­ ther wage increases until Novem­ ber 1, 1961, as negotiated between the roads and the , on-shore rail :]«^rkefs. * , in their December 11 ruling thefact-fihders. rejeeted every single union demand, dhcltidirtg the RMD rej^iuests for: a general wage in­ crease; improved vacation benefits; minimum mAPnitig scale for all similar to the SIU deep sea unions. The fact-finders' refused union demands for freezing the minim'um manning scale to that of Novem­ ber 1 of this year, A key request by the unions that they be consid­ ered separately from the resf of the railroad industry as marine workers was also flatly refused. The RMD has asked for a gen­ eral 55 cents an hour wage in­ crease; four additional paid holi­ days, in addition to welfare and manning provisions. Railroads involved in the, nego­ tiations include the Baltimore & Ohio; Bush Terminal; Lehigh Val-, ley; New York Central;»New Haven;, Pennsylvania, and New York Docks Terminal. Receiving the fourth annual safety award for G & H Towing Co. emplwees in Houston are IBU members (1 to r) Dellwood Whitehead and Don P. Morgan, deck­ hands on the tug Titan; Atma J. Hughes, chief engineer of the Titan; William H. McKenzie, master of the Titan; Capt. J. G. Leech, executive vice president of the com- ,. pany and Edwin Van Ben Thuysen, assistant engineer of the tug Messenger. Norfolk IBU Petitions In Three Fleets . NORFOLK—As the result of an all-out effort to organize the crcwn of tugboats from this city to Wil­ mington, NC, the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union has filed preliminary petitions with the National Labor Relations Beard for elections in three tug fleets. Other tugboat fleets in the vicini­ ty are also targets of the organiz­ ing drive with an estimated 1,000 tugboatmen involved In the various ports. Backing up the IBU's drive is the 15-union AFL-CIO Hampton Roads Port Council, whose presi­ dent, R. L. Merrick, pledged his group's support to the campaign. More Firms Expected The three companies which the IBU has already requested colleptive bargaining elections are: Gulf Atlantic Towing, Norfolk; Gulf Atlantic Towing, Wilmington, NC and Cartaret Towing, Morehead City, NC. It is expected that additional petitions will be filed at other companies as the drive progresses. Some of the tugs which are targets of the drive are under contract to the coal miners union, the United Mine Workers, and the men in the fleets involved are anxious for representation by a seamen's union rather than Dis­ trict 50 of the UMW. Others are non-union companies which have, been free to operate without cohtracts over the past several years, as a result of District 50 ih action. MobilelBUSSow Biit Sees Gain MOBILE — Though activity in the Inland Boatmen's Union has been slow here because of the win­ ter season, one IBU contracted company has expanded its activi­ ties and another has added new equipment, reports agent Louis Neira. Bay Towing & Dredging has broadened its work activity by mov­ ing some of its dredges into Mis­ sissippi for a job. Mobile Towing & Wrecking has added a new 100footer to its tug fleet, the Titan. IBU members receiving welfare benefits in the port of Mobile last month included: Franklin Borsage of Pilot Service Corp., $390 for hospital and doctor care; Paul Cazalas, Mobile Towing, $250 for hospital and doctor; R. R. Nunny, of Curtis Bay, $200 for a materni­ ty benefit, and Marion J. Raley, Mobile Towing and Wrecking, s^250 for hospital and doctor care. Send'em to tbe LBG �- '• ' • • •' •./''•:::V-V., - •' •• - • /;-r:;h.i r SEAIfARERS Great Lakes Seafarers Try Out New Buffalo Hall OPEN NEW SlU HALL IN BUFFALO '1^ Ii|, •ffU:.. tfjVr Ir:;: BUFFALO—SlU members from all over the Great Lakes are now enjoying the fleluxe facilities of the spanking new SIU Buffalo hall. The hall, which is now officially ©pen to all SIU members, is locat­ ed at 735 Washington St. in the heart of Buffalo. The opening of the new hall was hailed as symbolic of the giant strides the SIU has taken in the last few years. This past period has seen Duluth, Alpena and Chi­ cago all Jicquire new SIU halls and completely refurbish them. Frankfort Also The port of Frankfort has also joined the ranks with the purchase of a building on the main street of Frankfort, Michigan. The Buffalo hall is a beautiful two story structure with the first floor serving as the central office for the SIU. In this building will also be the SlU-affiliated Tug Fire­ men, SlU-affiliated Dredge Work­ er's Union, the International Long­ shoremen's Assn. and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn. The first' floor will also serve as a lounge and a shipping center for Seafarers. The complete remodeling of the structure inside and out began dur­ ing the summeifand was completed in time to handle the heavy flow of lay-up activity in the port. The recreation facilities for all members include pool tables, writ­ ing tables, television and shuffleboard. Members, who ai'e now lay­ ing up boats in the area, are tak­ ing full advantage of the equip­ ment. Teletype System The new Buffalo hall, as well as all the SIU halls in the Great Lakes, is equipped with the SIUoperated teletype system. Constant and instantaneous contact with all ports on the Great Lakes is main­ tained for speedy membership service. A bright look during these cool snowy winter days is that next spring, when the tulips start bud­ ding in the newly landscaped beds surrounding the building, the SIU hopes to provide a sundeck with lounge chairs and umbrella tables for ail members. The SIU Great Lakes Union is. a nnigp of, by apd for Great Lakes seamen which has made tremendous progress in advanc­ ing the security of SIU men sailing under its banner. One of its greatest accomplishments is the seniority and job security system whicl^ gives Lakes men protection mider the seasonal shlpp^g set-up. Once confined to inland waters, activities of SIU men on the Lakes now have greater signif<'c.-?zice with ,tbe .opening of the Secway and its use by hundreds of deep sea ships. The Lakes haVe become Anjerlca's fourth seacoast and developments there are of in­ creasing interest to all men in the SIU family of unions. Dcecmber. IMt LOG >• ,1 First SIU member to register at the new SIU Buffalo hall (top photo left) is Richard Prenatt, OS. Holding Prenatt's book is Buffalo Port Agent Roy Boudreau. En­ joying the old game of pool (top photo right) on the new pool table in the recently completed SIU Buffalo hall are brothers (1 to r) Charles Davidson, retired; Edward A. Lorenz, AB; James Mercer, OS, and William Rush, fire­ man. The new two-story SIU hall in Buffalo (bottom photo right) is shown the way it looked when it greeted the first SIU men to officially open it to the membership. The Tennessee red brick building is also the Buffalo, home of the SlU-affiliated Tug Firemen and Dredge Workers. •MMi ^ ^ vfe: ^ Lakes Port Reports Alpena Jobs Rise ALPENA—Shipping has risen in the past period, writes SIU Port Agent Norman Jolicoeur. Huron Portland Cement Co. plans a new kiln which will "be the largest ever built here. A new sidewalk has been built for easier accessibility to the boats at the request of seamen who man the SIU - contracted Huron Cement fleet. SIU full books are being held at the Alpena hall for: Merton Lyons. Walter Lancewicz, Thomas Menter, Robert Larsen, Wm. LaLonde, Herman Vogler Jr. and Edward D. Woolverton. SIU pro books are being held for: Reginald Preston, V/allace Bonin and James Ash. t> if Buffalo Enjoys Hall BUFFALO — Between shipping out men on SlU-manned ships that are still running and filling layup jobs, reports SIU Port Agent Roy Boudreau, the port of Buffalo has held its own. Boudreau reports that there are 19 ships laid up in this port with an average of one or two conUng in each day. Thanks go to the delegates 61 these ships for their cooperation in handling the lay-up crew lists. SIU members are now enjoying the facilities of the new hall with many of the crewmembers off the various ships laying up coming in. The new hall has also been visited by almost all of the labor representatives in the area, i. Chicago Lays Up CHICAGp-^The daily calls to agents of steamship companies here, writes SIU representative S66tfie Aqbusson, are ringing the bell on the-1960 season with the news of vessels laying up. Ship­ ping is just about finished for this year. Aubusson adds that he can be contacted anytime at the SIU Chi­ cago hall or at his home by calling Edison 3-7947. If no answer, sea­ men are asked to call Bdison 9-0776, the number of a special regording service. Cleveland Season Good CLEVELAND—SIU Port Agenf Stanley Wares reports that Cleve­ land's winter lay-up fleet now numbers 15 ships with four loaded with storage grain and at least two more boats expected to lay-up here. Last year 25 ships were laid up in this port. A recap of foreign shipping in the area shows an approximate total of 420 foreign-flag ships steaming into this port in 1960. Wares says that this last period has seen very little shipping in Cleveland as the end of the sea­ son nears. The 1960 shipping sea­ son was very good for SIU mem­ bers thanks to the SIU Job Secur­ ity Program which helped attract new fleets to the Union. i t' i Detroit Thanks Delegates DETROIT—With the laying up of many, of the SlU-manned ships for the winter, Headquarters wishes to thank eveiv delegate aboard all ships for the fine job they have done in carrying out their duties as delegates. The Jack Dalton; formerly owned by the Detroit Atlantic Navi­ gation on the piggy-back run be­ tween Detroit and- Cleveland, has gone out of busin.ess. Bonus checks have been mailed-out to the ship's epewmembers. ' v'. ' Seafarer Rares To Dying Son _____ V • '* The Browning Steamship Co. has advised the SIU that they will have the Sparkmam D. Foster on the winter run from Detroit to Toledo. The Boland & Cornelius Steamship DETROIT—A Lakes SIU sea­ Co. is also planning to have one man was rushed off his ship |n a ship on this winter run. losing race to be with his son. on i i i his death bed. SIU deckwatch Frankfort In New Hall Francis Amend, who was taken off FRANKFORT—SIU Port Agent the SlU-contracted Norman W. Foy Floyd Hanmer reports that the (Browning) to be with his son Wil­ new Frankfort hall at 415 Main Si. will be occupied * this month. liam, 16 at the" University of Mich­ Hanmer says that (he old hall has igan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, been sold to a business establish­ arrived too late. His son had passed away before ment. Shipping was very good last he reached his bedside. month with the Ann Arbor Num­ Brother Amond was told by the ber 5 was back in operation. The doctors at the Medical Center a Ann Arbor Railroad Co. changed few weeks prior to his son's death , schedule when No. 5 came out, and that William, a leukemia victim, it is believed that she may be put might live only a few months at out of operation and the rest of the most. Francis then returned the carferries put back on the 20 to his boat. and 8 schedule. Tom For Worse SIU member Irvin Donegan, coalHowever, his son took a sudden passer off the Wabash, is in the turn for'the worse Thanksgiving Detroit Marine Hospital and is night and the hospital notified the wished a speedy recovery. state police at Ypsilanti who in i i ^ i turn contacted the Belle Isle Coast Toledo Hosts Fleets Guard station. TOLEDO—SIU Agent Ed DoThe Coast Guard located Iferty writes Lhat, as usual, this Amond's ship by radio in the port is a busy place during the lay Keweenaw l^terway, an inside up season.. By the end of this passageway across the Kewe.enaw month about 25 SlU-manned ships Peninsula. should be laid up in thO Toledo State Police Help and Sandusky area. the steamer Foy wais scheduled These include ships of the SIUcrewed Reiss, Hutchinson, Gart- to pass the Hancock lifeboat sta­ land, Huron Cement, Steinbrenher tion and arrangements were made to take Brother Amond off his-boat and Tomlinson fleets. Many of the seamen from non­ and rush—him via state police to union ships are visiting the'SlU- Ann Arbor. Amond-'s wife' was cqntracted boats and the SIU, hall. waiting for; him ot the medical Doherty again extends a welcome center. ; The SIU Wishes to-express their hand andean open dpor to. all non­ union ' seamen to stop-in .at the deepest and heartfelt' sympathy .to Toledo ball and discuss the SIU's BrothOr Amond and his wifO for jprograiti,,, •' thfi'loss of their• son.' ' A - v.. -iy, IV •T-w- �, -•/ -.Ai '•-• December, 19M Non-Union P-M Crews Hard Hit SEAFARERS Pace Elerea LOG Enjoying SIU Job Security SIU WAGES HARD FIGHT FOR OHIO JOB BENEFITS CLEVELAND—Legislative opposition to extending unem­ ployment compensation 13 weeks on an emergency basis in Ohio may prove to be indicative of what the SIU will face in its upcoming fight for unem-"^ : ployment compensation for Great Lakes seamen who are DETROIT—Lacking the benefits of a union-negotiated industry­ wide seniority program, non-union affected by the Ohio law, when the seamen who man the PickandsOhio legislature opens this Mather Great Lakes fleet were January. hard hit by uiiemployment this The SIU has based its fight for past season. 'Only six of the com­ Ohio seamen on the fact that the pany's 31 ships were working. seamen of all companies located Crews of the remaining 25 vessels in Michigan, New York and other were idle for the greater part of states receive jobless pay during DETROIT—The crewmembers the 1960 shipping season and had the winter and only Ohio seamen of the Roen Steamship Company no prospects of shipboard employ­ With the majority of Great Lakes freighters laying up for or seamen employed by Ohio- are now under the full protection ment. the winter, the SlU-contracted Sparkman D. Foster owned companies are denied this of the SIU with the formal signing Consequently, the SIU Great by their company of an agreement Lakes District has again alerted (Browning) is another example of SIU job security. The right. with the SIU for an interim con-, the Pickands-Mather men to the Blocked Proposal Foster along with another SlU-manned ship of the Boland need for a }ob security program. In a special session of the Ohio tract. Job Security Program and & Cornelious line will operate all winter between Toledo The SIU pointed to the protective legislature which began in Colum­ the welfare trust agreement. and Detroit. Part of the Foster's crew are (stooping from The contract was signed upon seniority and security features en­ bus on November 28, the 11 Re­ the left): Henry Howard, porter; John Raubolt, OS and company recognition of the SIU joyed by SIU seamen sailing on publican senators present voted Jens Ronning, wheelsman. Standing from the left: Pete against the extension of unemploy­ wlien the union presented pledge union-contracted ships in a letter 'to all P-M men. Fagan, porter; Art Chenoweth, AB; Clare Otis, deck- ment compensation 13 weeks on cards signed by a majority of the Reminding the P-M crews that watch; Harvey Peck, oiler and Lawrence Kiley, 2nd cook. an emergency basis. The 11 dis­ Roen crewmen. The agreement, which covers ap­ it had promised to serve as a senting votes blocked the emerg­ watchdog to check on the com­ ency measures which cleared the proximately 70 crewmen who work pany's promises to its employees, Senate Commerce and Labor Com­ on tugs and barges, gives each sea­ man the full benefits and protec­ the SIU said it would-continue to mittee. tion of the SIU's program. This fight for economic security and The 20 favorable votes from the includes job protection among all benefits for P-M men. senate Democrats were two shy of SlU-contracted fleets in the pro­ The ,SIU had pledged to this the two-thirds majority needed to gram. fight in light of the fact that 220 pass the bill. Roen Steamship Co., which has P-M men had voted for union rep­ DETROIT—^As the SIU crewmembers who are now com­ The emergency bill would havd its headquarters in Sturgeon Bay, resentation and that a shift of just 50 votes would have given them pleting lay up in preparation for the winter look back at the become effective immediately and Wis., has become the 21st company covered those workers who. had to sign the SIU's Job Security Pro­ the union protection they needed. 1960 season, they have eyery reason to be proud. exhausted their compensation and gram since the program was first Instrumental In the unfavorable The past season was a ban-^ were still jobless before April 1, initiated. outcome of the election had been family. The Tug Firemen's Union 1961. ner year for the SIU and its the company's false promises of members. It was a year which and the Dredge Worker's Union GOP Won Rule security. saw five Great Lakes companies received charters from the SIUNA At the time of the voting, P-M's In last month's election the Re­ manager George Callahan prom­ join the ranks of the SIU. The on May 1 of this year. publicans recaptured control of The Unions, although under ised that all men in the P-M fleet seamen of Pioneer, Buckeye, Stein­ the Ohio Legislature by margins of separate charter and completely brenner, Boland & Cornelius and were protected by seniority and 84-55 in the House and 20-18 in were to be placed on jobs aboard Roen Steamship Co. all became a autonomous with their own con­ the Senate. The GOP gained two tracts, constitutions and electsd The SIU crewmembers of the other vessels if their ship laid up. part of the Great Lakes District. seats in the Congressional races to This was the year the member­ officials, are constantly working tanker Clark Milwaukee have rati­ The company also promised that hand in hand with the SIU in give the Republicans a 16-7 edge officers were to be bumped back ship adopted by secret referendum haifdling problems that affect all in the Ohio delegation to the fied a new agreement recently negotiated with the Clark Oil & only on the basis of seniority and vote certain changes in its con­ unions in the maritime field. House of Representatives. Refining Corp. Once the formal would not displace unlicensed men stitution. The SIU members also The SIU has gone on record signing is completed by the com­ Last, but not least, the SIU's conducted its biennial election of with more seniority. floating library, which meant books and pledged that it will not .stop pany the agreement will go into officers to serve the membership •The SIU's letter pointed out that for the membership, were passed fighting until all Great Lakes sea­ effect. The agreement covers all a quick look at the figures show of the District. out on all SlU-manned ships by men effected by this law are al­ unlicensed men of the tanker Clark The addition of new halls in that with the mid-season lay-up of lowed to collect unemployment Milwaukee which operates in Lake the boarding patrolmen. 17 vessels approximately 425 men Duluth, Alpena, Chicago, Buffalo, during the lay up period. with Frankfurt to come, have added Michigan. were immediately out of work with Helping the SIU in its upcoming to the SIU's reputation of being The new agreement spells out no place to go in the P-M fleet. fight is Senator Frank King of numerous contract benefits includ­ Add to that the bump back of of­ the "best membership Union on Toledo, who led the fight in the ing wage adjustments, welfare plan ficers to the seven operating P-M the Great Lakes." senate, and Representative Carney extension and the protection of the The SIU in 1960 successfully ships and at least 100 or more un­ of Trumbull, who led the past fights SIU's Job Security Program. licensed P-M seamen are out of protest-picketed the "runaway" in the House. These legislators will foreign flag ships that are coming The signing of the Job Security jobs. again be fighting for all Great Program makes the Clark Oil Corp. into the Great Lakes and reducing For 1960 over 525 PickandsLakes seamen in the house and in the 20th company to become part Mather seamen were jobless by the Great Lakes seamen's jobs. The the senate this January. of the program protest picketing by the SIU has mid-season During the actual, shipping sea­ forced the issue in the spotlight for son, when the majority of the P-M legislative attention. The past year saw two Unions MASSENA, NY —The St. Law­ seamen were on the b^ch, the un­ licensed seamen of Buckeye, Pi­ become part of the growing SIU rence Seaway has closed its locks and canals to shipping, ending a oneer, Steinbrenner and Boland & busy 1960 shipping season. Cornelius, who laid up ships, con­ The Seaway canals closed Decem­ tinued sailing, thanks to the SIU. ber 1. Closing was o'riginally sched­ Under the seniority provision of PORT DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL uled for the last day of November, the SIU where a man's vessel is but the Seaway Authority post­ Alpena HEADQUAKTERS laid up, he can take a job with an­ 17 19 8 44 River Rouge US, Mich. poned the closing for a day. other company in order to con­ 10225 W. Jefferson. Vinewood 3-4741 Buffalo 23 8 The Welland Canal in Canada, 10 43 tinue working. At the time he is Fred J. Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treas. between Lake Ontario and Lake called, on the basis of his seniority ALPENA 1 Chicago 11 127 River St. 12 24 with his own company, he can then Norman Joiicoeur, Agent. .Eimwood 4-3616 Erie, closed its locks to shipping December 15. The Sault Ste. Marie BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington St. -leave the job he has held in tiie Cleveland 20 22 8 50 Roy J. Boudreau. Agent TL 3-9259 Canal was closed to shipping on meantime and return to his orig- CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. December 12. Detroit 65 65 20 150 -inai company. South Chicago. III. SAginaw 1-0733 The SIU expressed its regret Seafarers who transit the SeaDuluth 22 9 3 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St. 34 that the men of P-M did not be­ Stanley Wares. Agent MAin 1-0147 •way next year will be greeted by come a part of the SIU as they DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. a new sight when the Ogdensburg- Frankfort 36 39 33 108 . would undoubtedly all have worked Gerald Westphal, Agent..RAndoIph 2-4110 Prescott bridge across the St. FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. Toledo 24 4 4 32 and enjoyed no loss of wages dur­ Address Mall to: P.O. Box 287 Lawrence River opens. The bridge ELgin 7-2441 site is a few miles up river from ing the time when they have to Glen Beaucock. Agent 220 TOTAL 173 87 J 483 120 Summit St. the Iroquois lock and dam. earn a living for the iay up period. TOLEDO CHerry «-mi SIU Signs Roen To Contract SIU Great Lakes Year-End Review Clark Milwaukee Crew OK's Pact ) f i' ' 1. !> • V i 1^ ::i •'. •'4-y ' '\l \V. Seaway Shipping Is Ended Great Lakes Shipping SIU Great Lakes Union Halls •/ • . • ' Nov. I,-Nov. 25,1960 �m Vacc Twelve SEAFARERS Sea Level idled By US Embargo On Cuba Textile Union Fights Jailing Of Strikers 5' •^' 5' • i--. •; I December, MM LOG NEW YORK—The Textile Workers Union of America has called upon the organized labor movement to assist it, in securing the release of eight of its members sentenced to prison for lor "their "tneir role in thef two-year-old strike against the local press and state and local the Harriet and Henderson officials, the union charged. "They were tried net so much Cotton Mills of Henderson, NC. The eight men, including Boyd for conspiracy," the resolution de­ Payton, the union's regional direc­ clared," as for what has been hap­ tor in the C^rolinas, three oth^r pening in Henderson, NC, since officers and four rank-and-file November 17, 4958 . . . when the members were sentenced to from bitter struggle of nearly 1,100 two to ten years at hard labor on member.? . , . again.st union-bustlng the ground of an alleged "con­ began. They were convicted in line spiracy" to dynamite company with a theory that the quickest, and most effective way to undermine property. "This charge is a sham," the the resistance of the Harriet and union resolution declared, "since Henderson Workers was to jail the Formerly manned by Seafarers as the old Seatrain New Orleans, the Liberian-flag SS the alleged 'plot' was fostered and leaders of their strike." Sea Level is now idle. The vessel, which had been running between New Orleans nurtured by an agent provocateur The SIU, along with other un­ and Havana, was the target of SIU organizing. Charges against her owners are still in the hire of state authorities, who ions, has heeded the Textile Work­ pending at the National Labor Relations Board. The US embar"go on Cuban trade also happens to be an ex-convict ers call for flnancial assistance. with a grudge against the union." caused the lay-up. The TWUA pointed out the fol­ lowing in connection with the case: • There never was any dyna­ mite attempt, despite the "deliber­ ate prodding" of the provocateur. • The trial was "fundamentally NEW ORLEANS—While the National Labor Relations Board is still considering unfair labor charges filed by the SIU against runaway operators, one of the companies involved unfair" in that the Indictment was handled with "extraordinary haste" is apparently going out of business. The company is the West India Fruit arid Steamship, and tried before a special judge by operators of the SS Sea Levels: special prosecutor. in the Cuban trade. rights of the crews for union rep­ course, will have considerable • The entire trial took place in The Sea Level lay-up is at­ resentation and rule against the bearing on the rights of US unions an atmosphere of hysteria whipped SAN FRANCISCO — Harry tributed to the recently-announced unions on the basis of US policy. to organize runaway-flag ships. up against the union by the boss. Bridges, president of the West Coast longshore union, and James. US embargo on trade with Cuba. The intervention of Government The Cuban grew of the ship was agencies in support of the policy of Hoffa, head of the Teamsters, Voyager's Popular Radio Man laid off on November 12, and the so-called "effective control" has are making joint platform appear­ office force of the company has been denounced by the SIU as an ances. The two union heads, who been notified of layoffs coming on attempt to bring political pressure have made much of a mutual aid December 31. agreement in recent moaths, spoke to bear on the legal issues befmre Meanwhile, there is no word the Labor Board. at a forum* in the Oakland Civic from the NLRB on the long-pend­ Auditorium on Monday December The Sea Level is well known to ing charges of the SIU in this case, 12. Their topic was "Wherp is the in the case of the SS Yarmouth, SIU oldtimers as the old Seatrain labor movement going?" the SS Florida and in the case of New Orleans—the original SS SeaThe forum wound up as a blast the NMU charges against runaway- .train. After being sold by Sea­ against the AFL-CIO's policies'arid flag United Fruit ships. As had train, she was subsequently trans­ activities, indicating joint action ferred foreign and put on the New been previously reported, the US against the Federation. State Department and Defense De- Orleans-Havana run. The forum was prominently ad­ During the worldwide five-day p tment have both intervened in vertised in "The Dispatcher" offi­ boycott of foreign flag shipping by the case on behalf of the runaways, cial publication of Bridges' union. c;!lling on the NLRB to ignore the the International Transportworkers The Bridges-Hoffa alliance has Federation, the Sea Level was one taken the form of joint contract"" of the ships hung uP in New Or­ Don't Send Your leans. Subsequently, the SIU suc­ negotiations in the warehouse field on the West Coast. In Hawaii, the ceeded in oranizing a majority of Baggage COD ILWU is invading the construction the Cuban crew and petitioned for ''salarers are again warned field and is warring on the Operat­ not to send their baggage COD a Labor Board election. The own­ ing Engineers' rights to discharg­ to any Union hall. The Union ers' response was to fire 26 of the ing bulk cargo vessels such as the cannot accept delivery of any crewmembers, later restoring them Kaiser gypsum carriers. to their jobs. Crewmembers sub­ baggage where express charges mitted sworn affidavits to the Other sections of "The Dispatch­ have not been prepaid. er", in which the forum appeared, Men who send bcgage COD NLRB to the effect that they got dealt at great length with the Cu­ to Union halls face the prospect their jobs back only if they signed Radio officer Herb Semon on the Steel Voyager Was given ban situation, with the publication of having to go to a lot of trou­ statements revoking their SIU unanimous vote of thanks from crew for helping them going down the line with the Cas­ ble and red tane with the Rail­ pledge cards. It was then that the SIU filed the pending charges. forget the heat on Persian Gulf run. Semon piped World tro version of that country's diffi­ way Express Co. 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'MM �Dumber, 1964 SEAFARERS race Thlrteea LOG m Vacation Pay Tops $15 Million MOBILE—One of the largest SIU vacation checks ever paid- helped boost the total of SIU vacation payments over the $15million-mark last month. Seafarer Demetrios Miofas was the man on the receiving end> when the check .was issued later, in March, 1960, the annual rate of vacation pay was increased here recently for $789.26. to $400 from $360. Miofas earned the. king-sized vacation payment when he signed off after a 29-month-8tint on the SS Warrior. It represented aimost three months' base pay for his rating of bedroom steward. The payoff, at Portland, Oregon, also led to his first vacation since mid1938, largely due to his alien status. A. native of Greece, Miofas had been unable to get any time off because US Immigration officiais would not grant him shore leave for the usual 29 days. , T'his problem was overcome when Miofas married the former Katherine Gevros of Mobile a short time ago and, when he re­ ceived his vacation check, the happy Seafarer announced he was using the money for a honeymoon in. New York, The $15-milIi6n-milestone for the SiU Vacation Plan was reached right "on schedule," as it had been foreoest in the SEA­ FARERS LOG last February. The story at the time noted that the Plan was paying out benefits of $200,000 monthly. One month 'Stern Line' Still Tied To The Sea ; / |1 \'\ " •' - .i ^ " . MOBILE—One of the first 20 Seafarers to qualify for SIU disa­ bility-pension benefits ' back in 1953, Pete Henderson is still a rela­ tively hale and hearty oidtimer with the list now crowding the 200 figure. Known best to his shipmates as "Stern Line Pete," Henderson re­ cently passed his TSrd birthday but still recalls the highlights of a 52year-iong seagoing career that he began as a boy of 13 in his native Norway. The sail­ ing ships were In their heyday then . . . "and a seaman's life in those days. was the closest thing to slavery." He put eight years in on sailing ves­ Henderson sels before shift­ ing over to steam. "The sailor today has the life we could only dream about then," he points out. An old-line maritime unionist, Henderson shipped with the old ISU long before the '21 strike that eventually led the climb to today's strong unions and the conditions now commonplace for all Joc'sle hands. He joined the SIU in 1941 at the Port of New Orleans, shipping out in the deck gang until poor health forced him to call it quits just eight years ago last week. Henderson has no family today except the sea, the ships and the shipmates he sailed with for many long, hard years. With the secur­ ity of the $35 weekly disabilitypension, he spends his time brows­ ing around town talking with other old hands -and going over the days of - long ago. Today's top annual vacation pay­ ment of $400 is almost three times the $140-figure the Plan started operations with back in 1952. The rise came in five steps; to $176 yearly in 1954, $244 in 1955, $260 in 1956, $360 in 1958 and $400 this year. First of its kind in the. industry, the SIU Plan pioneered by setting up a centralized fund to assure every Seafarer a paid vacation no matter how many ships or com­ panies he works for during the year. The companies are the sole contributors on. the basis of the number of men they actually em­ ploy each day. This guarantees an adequate reserve to cover benefits for each man at all times. * Joseph Voipian, Soeial Security Director Labor Sets The Pace For Progress Seafarer Demetrios Mio­ fas (left) receives $789.26 SIU vacation check from . Mobile SIU Agent L. Neira. Recently married, he'll use cash for honey­ moon in New York. Labor Eyes New Congress For Welfare Bill Action WASHINGTON—A brightened prospect for action by the incoming Congress on key social welfare measures has, been forecast by the AFL-CIO Committee on Social Security. V/ith the change of administration" in January, labor observers minimum tax on all employers in are hoping for passage of a order to spread the cost of bene­ It is a fact of our economic.life, though only grudgingly admitted in some quarters, that the growth of the modern American labor move­ ment has been the greatest single force in promoting prosperity for all our people over the past three decades. Thus, today, with the talk of another developing business recession, it is the organized labor movement again spearheading change, and new social legislation, to cope with the problems of poverty and joblessness. The newly-elected national administration, which formally takes office on January 20, 1960, appears to recognize the challenge of these problems. These are nowhere near the same as those pictured by the late Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937, at the time of his second inauguration, when he spoke about one-third of the nation "iil-housed, iil-clothed, iil-fed." But these very conditions stili exist in some measure for a number of Americans. What it is important to recognize is that the rise of the labor move­ ment, and its basic concern over wages, working hours, occupational disease, safety hazards, holidays, vacations and all the rest, promoted general prosperity and economic growth. Before labor as an organ­ ized force entered the picture in those erratic days, the social worker and the social agencies were preoccupied in working with individuals and individual problems. They were busy working on small bits and pieces of the overall issues confronting a particular family or an isolated section of a larger community. And while this was going on, poverty grew and grew all around them. It was the labor movement which came in, its leaders raw, inex­ perienced, uneducated and fresh from the firin^line on the job, to press for urgent improvements on a broad national scale. Given the right to bargain coileetively, to strike and to fight to raise the con­ ditions of hundreds of thousands and, later, millions of workers and their families, they helped produce the vast changes we see all around us. It is impossible to calculate where we would be today without such progressive laws as the Social Security Act and its benefits for older people, the unemployed and others with little income or none at all, ..Again, who was in the forefront of the battle for minimum wage legislation, improved wage-hour laws, job security codes and regu­ lations to supplement hard-won gains on the strike lines and at the bargaining table? Many take these benefits for granted today; they are treated like something out of "ancient history". Yet we cannot forget what these changes have come to mean to all of us and to the nation; they are the foundation on which we must build and re­ build again for the future. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) $1.25 minimum wage bill, liberal fits more fairly. Attending the session as an ob­ medical care program for the aged, a Federal aid to education measure server was Joe Voipian, director of and amended Social Security leg­ the SIU Social Security Depart­ ment. Members of the AFLislation. Analysis of the make-up of the CIO committee include SIU Presi­ new Congress indicates safe going dent Paul Hall. for these programs in the Senate. The House is rated "close" but White House Influence is expected to narrow the gap. The formal meeting of the AFLCIO committee was held in ad­ NEW YORK—^Routine benefit claims sornetimes give SIU representatives and Welfare vance of the designation of a new Plan staffers a merry chase, although a little diligent detective work sometimes turns the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare by President-elect John F. trick. Such was the case with a ror in misdirecting the papers. gether again (see photo below), Kennedy. Connecticut Gov. Abra­ dependents* benefit claim by Union and conapany trustees and live, in a new home at West ham Ribicoif has been named to this Cabinet post, subject to Sen­ Seafarer Jimmie Pederssen, agreed that this was cause to waive Islip, Long Island, NY, An SIU man since 1951, Pederssen ships ate approval, replacing Arthur S. but the check finally found the the rules. as a chief electrician. The Pederssens are now all to­ man. Flemming. The story, starts' out with the Gov. Ribicoff echoed Sen. Ken­ nedy's strong support for Federal hospital confinement of Pedersaid. to education and a broad pro­ sen's wife for a short time in May, gram of medical care for the aging 1959, and it's there that the "rou­ in a statement last week. He said tine stuff" ends. Fully eligible for action in these two areas would be SIU benefits, Pederssen was at sea the first order of business when he most of 1959 and the early part of 1960. It developed,, however, that takes up his new post. A broad cross-section of vital the hospital had misdirected its welfare legislation was explored by bills and claim forms to another the AFL-CIO group when it met union, and a chain of correspond­ here on November 22. There was ence began. When the SIU Welfare Plan particular concern over develop­ ments in the field of unemploy­ finally got the misdirected" papers, ment insurance, with joblessness'in it attempted unsuccessfully for two months to contact the family, the US continuing-to rise. One item discussed at some length which had moved and left no for­ was the "experience rating" fea­ warding address. Pederssen him­ ture of the unemployment system, self was still at sea. Once he returned, he had a wliich provides tax rebates for em­ ployers whose companies show low brand-new claim covering hospital job turnover. In labor's view, "ex­ benefits for his wife during 1960 perience ratings" generally defeat and the Plan in turn contacted him the purposes of the unemployment about completing the outstanding insurance program, as,they encour­ 1959 claim. But as soon as he did, All together again, the Pederssen family is pictured en­ age employers to fight ail claims another bottleneck arose: The pa­ joying a lunch at the SIU headquarters cafeteria. On tap for benefits so they can secure a pers on the old claim were now are Seafarer and Mrs. Jimmie Pederssen, J^nold, 7% high rebate. The AFL-CIO Com­ filed too late under the Plan's Victor, 9; Debra, 3%, and Glenn, 1%. mittee indicated its support for a rules. Because of the hospital's er­ 'Welfare Always Gets Its Man...' �Pace FonfcM m SEAFARERS LOG December, 19M Seafarer's Daughter At Union Clinic Wave Lashes Ames Victory; 6 Hurt SEATTLE—Five Seafarers and the chief mate of the Ames Victory (Victory Carriers) were injured, the mate most severely, when a giant wave rolled over the ship while they were working around the chain locker. The accident took place- while the freighter was in the North Pacific, enroute to-* Korea. days which had done some damage ship and completely submerged As a result of the accident to the vessel. Water pouring over the bow. The chief mate said be «V',. u I f,. the chief mate, Edward H. Connell, and Seafarers Earl H. C. Poe and Ronald Wheeler were hospitalized. Others who received treatment for injuries were Clyde Brown, bosun, and Burton Hirsh and Walter Sikorski, ABs. All of the men involved agreed it was a miracle that none of them wa.s .swept out to sea by the huge wave. Another unidentified crewmember escaped almost certain death when he went into the chain locker just a moment before the wave struck. Had he been stand­ ing in the open hatch, as he was a moment before the accident, he could not have survived. Ironically, the accident took place the day before Thanksgiving normally an occasion for fes­ tivities on board ship. The vessel returned to Port Angeles immedi­ ately and the men were then flown to Seattle for treatment. The Victory Carriers' ship was 630 miles out at sea at the time of the accident. It had been bat­ tling heavy weather for several the bow during the storm had washed out cement on the spill pipes through which the anchor chains pass through the deck to the chain locker. Cementing Spill Pipes The five men, under the direc­ tion of the mate, were recementing the spill pipes at the time of the accident. In the process, they had opened the chain locker hatch cover and secured it in place with an iron bar and pins. It was just a few minutes before the men were to knock off for lunch when the wave, estimated at 30 to 50 feet high, struck the Sikorski Brown grabbed on to the hatch coaming to avoid being swept out to sea. The force of the wave bent the iron bar out of shape, with the re­ sult that the hatch cover slammed down on ConnelTs fingers, sever­ ing four of them on each hand. The skipper and first assistant engineer perforined emergency surgery, sewing up the torn fingers without an effective anesthetic. Poe, one of the deck mainte­ nance men, suffered leg injuries. He was submerged so deeply in water, he said, that he couldn't see any light at all. "I opened my eyes, but it was all black above me." The other deck maintenance, Wheeler, was slammed up against the anchor windlass, suffering in­ juries to his left leg, groin and ribs. The most fortunate crewmember was the one who had been stand­ ing in the open hatch. Since the hatch cover slammed down in the accident, he undoubtedly would have been crushed to death had he not ducked back inside the hatch just before the wave struck. An SIU medical clinic staff physician examines Nancy Ann Cruz, 7, while her father, Seafarer Bartolo (Ralph) Cruz looks on. All clinics offer complete medical examina­ tion facilities for dependents one day each week. SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK Tlie following is the latest list­ ing of men in the hospital: trSPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Mack Acosta James Faust Edwin Ainsworth George Gallagher Cornelius Allison Gorman Glaze George Balasfeos Loyd J. Griffis Elden Bartlett Walter Harris Charles Berick Earl Hartman Francisco Casasco Robert HeUg Joseph Cox Julio Lazu James Curry Marion Lukas James Dillon Roy McCannon i Otis Mckinncy WilUam H. RoUins George Marcotte James Selman Edgar Marguardt Frank Van Dusen Avis Meadows Clyde B. Ward Samuel Powell Richard Waters Vincent J. Rizzuto USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS James B. Harrison Julian Lelinskl Troy A. Cousins George Mills Allen Crosby Archie J. Milne John F. Dixon D. B. Patterson John G. Gregory Bobby R. Stalswortb John A. Hudgins Robert C. White Ben G. Ladd Edwin Whitehead Physical Exams—All SIU Clinics Month Of October, 1960 Port Baltimore' Houston Mobile Npw Orleans New York TOTAL Seamen 110 72 46 114 361 Wives 8 3 7 2 22 703 42 Children TOTAL 7 125 2 77 3 , 56 .7 123 18 401 37 782 SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid October 24—November 20, 1960 Number Of Benefits AMOUNT PAID Hospital Benefits (Welfare) .... 5747 $16,062.00 ^ Death Benefits (Welfare)..... 12 43,858.55 Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 768 26,880.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare).. 31 6,200.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) .' 128 35,264.01 Optical Benefits (VVelfare).... 141 1,272.86 Summary (Welfare) ....... 6827 $129,537.42 Vacation Benefits 1320 * TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 8147 $219,629.08 $349,166.50 None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments,, meal books, training facilities, medical examinatibns, and similar items. tJSPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Walter Foster USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Jesus Landron Palmer Smith S. G. Morris Tony Sosa Ivey M. Peacock' Ernest H. Webb R. J. Sherman J. F. WunderUcta USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Emil Herek M. M. Lockliar E. W. Anderson 'Emmett W. Mayo W. Barrilleaux John C. Moore Charles Cooper James T. Mooro Ancil Cunningham Fred Morris Jerry DeLoulse William Paris LoweU W. Ditsch J. Pendergrass E. E. Engelhard Dewey A. Penton John R. Epperson Eugene Plahn Hug Gallagher Veikko Pollanen G. L. Glendenning Anthony Rodriguei Edgar Goulet. Calvin A. Rome Wade HarreU Horace Roundtree Alvin Henderson Paul Slgnoiino Samuel N. Hurst Jay C. Steel James P. Jones WUliara ThcrntoB William T. Jonea Roy E. Truly A. J. Jordan, Jr. Pedro VlUabol Leonard Kay Ernest C. Vlton Edward Knapp George Williams Leo Lang Philip WoUe USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar Adams M. Michalik Leonard Bailey A. Mitchke Ernest Bailey Dan Muhro James W. Barnes W. Murphy Henning Bjork August Frincen Richard Cavanaugb Winford Powell Wilford Chapman Leonard Rhino Galind Colon Emeterio Rivera Joseph Felton Jsoe Rodriguez^ George Fiance Jorge Rodriguez Edward Glazder Manuel Rodriguez Thomas J. Gray Cecil Rush Daniel Gurrero Benjamin Schwartz James Helgoth Colisto Siaran Frank Hernandez Stefan Sobczyk Bo Karlsson Andes E. Strom Thomas Lauer John Thompson loannis Loukas Jessie B. Voliva Mai McAIister Arthur A. Wilfert Charles Martino N. J. Wood Louis Martonrsik USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Earl T. Congleton M. Hudgins Herbert Fentress Henri J. Robin, 3t. Hamilton Hadiey USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO,. CALIF. James Barrett Ernest Kunlckas Allen Boone Andrew Mazurek Matthew Bruno Herman C. Mora A. A. Franklin Donald Peterson James B. Har.'is Carlos L. Sy Samuel Joseph Christos Teambls F. R. KazluVe—'ez TTrw.iTq HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Dar,-an O. Coker Edwin Phillls Arthur Furst UNIVERSITV OF WASHTVrfTON HCSP. SEATTLE. WASH. B. R. Hubbard VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, VA. , Woodrow DavHi Clarence A.' Mazoue NAVAL AIR STATION HOSP. JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA Wm. H. Newsom VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSP. CULLEN. MAR-YLAND Alvino Terrazas SAMPAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSP. CLINTON. NORTH CAROUNA • David Gilmore. Jr. VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY, MASS. R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Chas. O. Bergagna VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS WiUard T. CahiU VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONNECTICUT Henry E. Smith John J. DriscoU TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL TAMPA. FLORIDA Robert A. Jackson US SOLDUSRS HOSPITAL WASHINGTQN. DC Wm. H. Thompson PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LA. Frank Martin TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND. NY James Russell VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Edward Talbot SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Thomas Isaksen A. B. Gutierrez Bart Guranick USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Woodrow Meyerz Thomas R. Lehay Bozo G. Zelenclc SIU Blood Bank ^ Inventory Period: October, 1960 Pints Contributed 76 Pints Credited 38 (Under a standard arrangement with the Brooklyn Donor Center Inc., 50% is alloted for service, processing and storage.) Credits Jletnmed .... 6 Previous Balsnee .... 92Vk 1361,6 Pints Used Balance On Hand November 1, 1966 39 97Vk BANK NEEDS 402V4 PINTS TO MEET GOAL OF 506 An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families with blood anywhere jn the United States and has been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on.the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters; one block from the Clinic. The whole procedure fakes only a few moment's time. �'"1 SSAFAktRS rag0 fttteem t6& 'Secref Ingredient' Xieeislatiire RAY MURDOCH, Director NLRB.—According to NLRB the five member board has made rul­ ings in 864 unfair labor practice and employee representation election cases during the three month period from July 1, through September 30, 1960. This represents a 14 percent increase over the same -threo month period of one year ago. There were 738 representation cases de­ cisions and 126 unfair labor practice cases were decided. NLRB Trial Examiners, who conduct hearings and issue findings in unfair practice cases, wrote 185 Intermediate Reports—an all-time high—during this three month period." The report also says that unions won 57 per­ cent of the 1,673 collective bargaining elections held during this period. AFL-CIO unions participated in 1,146 elections. They won a majority in 581, and lost in 565. Independent unions participated in 710 elec­ tions. They won a majority in 368 elections and lost in 342. Fifty two elections were conducted upon petitions by employees asserting that an incubent labor organization no longer represented a majority -of employees. Thirty five resulted in decertification of the union and seventeen wefe won by the unions involved. V. y ^ !'' V' V' I N-' -t . i Z.Otf I 1 1 L ) .• I^i \i I • >. 't '••. A--:,' •• 'ir:x.., 1^:1,•> ' ••- ^ it BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICIT.—According to a study made by Sigfrid G. Unander, FMB member, the US could effect a dollar exchange savings of approximately $812 million per year on commer­ cial and defense cargoes by taking steps to assure that more American foreign trade is carried in American ships. Unander said that if the unysed capacity of nearly 4.9 million tons of cargo on American-flag liner service were utilized, a saving of $121 million in additional dollar exchange savings would result. He said, "A study of cargo deadweight and bale cubic utilization of US flag ships in liner service during 195d indicates" it is possible to increase our liner carryings by about 4.9 million long tons, or from 13.8 million tons to 18.7 million tons, an increase of abut 36 percent. If total liner cargoes carried by all flagt in our foreign trade in 1959 (46.2 million tons) are used as a base, th<t additional 4.9 million tons would increase US flag participation in liner trades from 29.8 percent to just over 40 percent, approximating a ration which obtained for a number of years during, the post-war period. . . The report also noted that US-flag ships, in 1959, carried 25.6 million long tons of cargo, or 9.7 percent of the total commercial tanker and dry cargoes moving on merchant ships in the ocean-bortui export and import trades of this country. Since 1946, the actual tonnag# carried by US-flag ships has "decreased steadily. The relative positioa of US-flag ships in our foreign trade is the lowest since 1921. If doctors' bills start going up slightly one reason may be the new "assessment" which the American Medical Association is planning to impose upon its membership. What's the assessment for? Not for some worthy cause such as promoting medical research or education. Far from it. It's to raise a "war chest" to combat passage of Federal legislation which would provide pjedical care for retired Americans. The AMA, of course, didn't put it that bluntly when it. voted to jack up its dues. But on a subsequent broadcast interview, its president made it quite clear that the organisation was going to twist every Con­ gressman's- arm just as hard as it could to defeat legislation which would place medi­ cal care for the aged under the Social Security program. The attitude of the medical association is no surprise. After all, it was the AMA which fought bitterly against the broaden­ ing of Social Security to cover disabled' Americans over 50., What merits examina­ tion are the reasons for the AMA opposition. After all, neither the Federal disability benefit, nor health insurance for retired Americans under Social Security, has any impact on the doctor-patient relationship. Patients still continue to go to their private doctors. They still pay doctor bills and hos­ pital bills. The difference is the Federal Government covers part of their medical costs through Government benefits and Government insurance. This is a far cry from the AMA bugaboo of "socialized medi­ cine"'in which the doctors would be in the employ of the Government. The. people who are affected by these measures are the insurance companies who have made such a good deal out of peddling health insurance and then canceling out on Americans over 65. . There is another angle to the AMA's op­ position that's worth mentioning. If the Social Security Administration starts handling medical care payments, what hap­ pens tn some of the privately-owned hos­ pitals and their padded bills? Or the exces­ sive charges of some medical men and the practice of fee splitting and ghost surgery, which the AMA regularly condemns and regularly ignores? The AMA is not fighting for the interests of elderly Americans, or for the doctors who care for them. Its fight is designed to pro­ tect the vested interest of health insurance companies as well as to ward off any deveh ppment which might tend to limit over­ charges and other abuses in medical prac­ tice. That's what the AMA is worried about when it Screams "socialized medicine." il, p ^ i* t i 4" LABOR MATfAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT.-* Two expelled" members of the'International Association of Machinistg have filed an action, in the Federal District Court, in Chicago seeking reinstatement into the union. The two men, Marion Cieplay and Irwin Rappaport, accused the leadership of the Machinists union of conspir­ ing to deprive them of their rights of free speech and self-government. These charges were brought under the so-called "union democracy pro­ visions" of the Landrum-Griffin Act. Norman Thomas, many times the Socialist candidate for the Presidency of the United States, an­ nounced that a committee had been- set up to raise funds to pay th# legal costs. Thomas said the-case demonstrated the need for th« the establishment in all unions of impartial appeals boards to review disciplinary actions taken b'y union officials aganst their rank and file critics. lAM officials noted that the union's first convention upheld the expulsions. The two men failed to make a personal appearance before the convention's appeals committee, although they could have done so to present their case. CONTAINERSHIP.—According to an examination of the nation's shipbuilding program, the maritime industry is approaching the whole question of containerization with great caution. The problems raised by automation and corkainerization are of vital importance to maritime labor and management. At the present time, a little over five percent All the talk about the dollar drain and of the nation's privately-owned ocean going dry cargo fleet is capable the hhn on the US gold stock may sound of operating containers either as partial or full container ships. In like high finance but it's very simple. The addition to the 37 ships already in service or been delivered, II vessels US is spending more money abroad than it ^ are uhder construction and 14, with full container capacity, are ia is earning abroad. It is getting into, debt the .planning stages. In the maritime industry certain advantages to the rest of the-world. To pay its debts seem quite obvipus, lower insurance costs, most efficient packaging ^it has to export gold and dollars. If this and lower losses resulting from damage and pilferage. The disadvau'* tages include the as yet unsolved problem as to who will pay and ar­ keeps up, the value of the dollar .Will b^ range for the consolidation into a full container load of the many small undermined, prices will go up and the packages offered by a number of shippers. Another disadvantage is standard of living of American workers said to be the greater degree of outbound container shipments in th« would be reduced. international trade. This creates the problem of "deadheading" empty The people who are responsible for this, containers back to this country. Still another problem is the lack of to a very large degree, are the same people prompt return of containers. However, the SlU-contracted Erie and St. the SlU and other unions have" been fight­ Lawrence Corporation up until now has confined its containership twiceweekly service between the Port of Newark and Jacksonville, Florida. ing'—the runaway operators. Whether it's The company has announced that it will extend its containership serv­ a. steel company building ships in foreign ice to the port of Miami. ^Runaway Dollars' yards and registering them Liberian; a; movie company producing motion pictures in Spain; a chemical company sinking money into a plant in Holland, the motive is the same—to escape US wages and taxes. The Administration in Washington has, in the past several years, encouraged this trend and made it convenient for some seg-. ments of business to profit this.way at the expense of all other Americans and the American ieconomy. Fortunately, the realization has come in Washington that steps must be taken to remedy the situation. Some of these steps, if followed through, could mean a consider­ able boost in ships and seamen's jobs under the American flag, where these ships belong. 4 t ^ AUTOMATION.—The president of George G. Sharp Co,, a firm of naval architects, told a meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers that technical advances must be accompanied by lower labor costs on ship and dock if American cargo ships are to com­ pete with foreign-flag ships. Douglas C. McMillan, the president of th» company, said that if it were possible to cut a ship's fuel bill and th«' initial cost of construction in half, it still would not be possible td make up the wage differential between US and foreign crews. Labor costs aboard conventional ships account for 50 to 60 percent of tht cost of transporting cargo by sea. About 65 percent of this labor cost goes io longshoring costs. McMillan said "maritime labor costs in the postwar period have risen 7.7 percent per year and this has not been accompanied by a rise in productivity. . . . The shipowner sho^d bf entitled to some improvement in productivity without further increase# in labor rates. Mechanieatioir can produce a vessel that can be operated safely with less than half of the present crew." According to McMillan's estimates, some 25,000 seafarers and longshoremen could be eliminated through automation. ' �Pkf» Sfaitcai Iff I 111 1? SEAFARERS LOa Ship, Shareside Runaways Push Us Into Dollar Crisis DMcmber. Mft Seafarers And Sons At SlU Clinlo WASHINGTON—Runaway ship operators and runaway shoreside businesses are largely responsible for the present crisis in the stability of the US dollar—a crisis which affects the purchasing power and standard of living of every American worker. That's the conclusion that's being drawn as the US Government engages in a se^ the giant industrial firms which the dollar drain. For example, ries of near-desperation ma­ own or support them, are contribut­ Esso Tankers, Inc., recently placed ing heavily to the outflow of dol­ orders for 11 supertankers in Eu­ lars. Here are a few ways in which ropean yards, probably represent­ the runaways-do their bit to wreck ing an investment of around $100 the US dollar—with the official million. encouragement of US Government • Shoreside runaways are the agencies; most responsible for the problem. • An average supertanker or ore Investments by business companies carrier costs anywhere from $8 mil­ and individuals abroad are at a lion up to build in a foreign yard. yearly rate-of $4.1 billion. For ex­ There are 500 such bulk carriers ample, Ford Motor Company alone in operation under the Liberian is planning to plunk $358 million flag, most of them American-owned into the British Ford Motor Com­ or American-financed representing pany. The obvious purpose is to a total investment in the vicinity promote sales of British-made of $500 million. Fords in the world market at the expense .of the American product. $1 Billion A Year Lost Other companies that have in­ • Most of these ships are en­ gaged in American commerce. But vested .heavily abroad to get tax the dollars they earn do not come an^ wage benefits include Rem­ At New York SIU headquarters is Seafarer Partha back to the States. That includes ington Rand, General Motors, IBM, (Jerry) Jernigan, engine department, with his two sons, the earnings of hundreds of other General Electric and a host of Jimmy (left) and Jerry. Occasion for visit was check-up other industrial giants. ' ships originally built under the for sons at SIU clinic. American flag but subsequently In the face of the problem, all-, transferred. In fact, the total spent that the Government has done thus in 1959 on shipping freight charges far is to cut off travel to overseas alone, on foreign-flag and Libe­ bases by dependents of men in the rian-flag ships, was $382 million. Armed Forces. This, in itself, is Passenger and freight revenues to­ an immediate setback to the ship­ gether earned from Americans by ping industry which up until now foreign shipping amounted to over had carried household goods and $1 billion in 1959, a good part of other freight in connection with it on runaway-flag passenger dependents' movements, as well vessel^ as sotne; pas^ngers. DETRQIT—The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, • The trend is continuing despite Won't Touch Runaways Great Lakes District, has scored its fourth straight organizing ; What , the Government hag re­ victory on the Great Lakes this year, winning representation fused to touch up' until now is .the investment by shipping run­ rights for engineers in the'' aways and shoreside runavrays. "US Nicholson Transit fleet. News and World Report," in its In the process, the MEBA December 5 issue, declares: "There defeated the Foreman's Association ' DECEMBER 15, 1839: 32 German iseamen, quartered in a Baltimore is no present; intention to dfscbiirhotel, are sitting out the war. The American shipping company that age investment in plants abroad.f* of America, one of a ^multitude of was employing them was paying their rent and board and giving them .The obviOus solution to the prob­ "independent" unlpbs operating in each 50 cents a day spending money. The German crews .quit their lem would be to discourage such ships and went to a hotel shortly after Germany invaded Poland. The investments and to bring back run­ Great Lakes'ehipptag; The final men are not allowed to work, and their 60-day permit given by the away shipping under the American margiU Yn a 'se^et ballot, election Government has expired. . ^ flag. "New York Times" columnist •was 24 for the MEBA tp 2 for the WASHINGTON—Election ijosl4 4- lCyrus Sulzberger put It this wajr Foremen's Association. The asso­ DECEMBER 9. 1940: 323 men out of a total of 340 polled in NLRB in the November 28, i860, issue: ciation had held collective bargain­ mortem studies of the results ia various state legislatures have elections aboard the Calmar Line ships voted to have the SIU represent "Our outmoded tax system still, ing rights in the Nicholson fleet given the AFL-CIO little cause for them. This is the third SIU triumph on the East Coast in the past optimism as far as repeal of "'right three months, the others being the P & O and the Baltimore Insular induces US firms to fabricate goods since 1M6. to work" legislation is concerned. ships. The Union has been in existence on the East Coast only two in branches c^erseas which are In earlier organizing campaigns then sold at cheaper prices in A round up of, the local" votes years. this year, the MEBA was chosen world markets. The corporate, ovm- as bargaining agent by engineers shows that with he exception ef t 4. 4 DECEMBER 23, 1941: (Two weeks at war); No more gleaming white ers .make profits in the end; And in Cleveland Tapkers, Wilson California. and Pennsylvania," mcit superstructure on the old rust buckets from riow on. No more red Uncle Sana loses exports. Marine Transit and Republic Steel, statPs showed a trend to more con? "This is the real problem , stacks, or green, or blue, or yellow. Nothing but dull battleship-grey These three companies operate 34 servative candidates lb state legis­ latures. ~ i from stem to stern. Furthermore, all identification marks, flags and vessels on the Lake's. other insignia must be covered by the new battleship colors . . . After In Indiana, the. one major'-indusIn a related vote, the MEBA-afa year of attempted appeasement of Marshal Petain and the French flliated Associated Maritime Offi­ trial state with a "right to work* Government, the United States finally was forced to recognize that the cers won bargaining rights for law on .the books. Republicans French are firmly tied to the Axis, and last week seized all French deck officers at Nicholson - by a won- control of the state houSe'of representatives, although . the ships in American waters. The biggest prize was, of course, the supercount of 17 to 2. Democrats took the governorship liner Normandie. There is speculation as to what use will be made of Job Security and the state senate. her. She could be converted as an aircraft carrier within three months Ray McKay, president of the SIU membership meet­ or four. Or she could be made a transport unequaled anywhere in the However, in Delaware, the elec­ Lakes District, attributed the vic­ world for speed and cruising radius and capacity. (A fire during con­ ings are held regularly tion of Elbert N. Carvel as gov­ tory to the desire of Nicholson offi­ version cut her career short, and the Normandie was a total loss.) is seen as a block to efforts once a month on days in­ cers for job security and employ­ ernor of the "right to work",, group there. 4- 4 4 ment guarantees "that are possible - DECEMBER 10, 1942: Four SIU seamen were the only survivors of dicated by the SIU Con­ New Mexico is considered a pos­ m torpedoing off India. After 20 days on a raft they sighted a ship. stitution, at 2:30 PM in only in a national union with thou­ sible danger spot because of the sands of jobs under contract in the election of a conservative gov­ But the. lookouts aboard the ship tailed to see their frantic waving, and passed them a mile and a half off. Two turtles were swimming the listed SIU ports below. Great Lakes and other areas." ernor. There has been some "right about the raft. In desperation they pulled one aboard. With a jagged All Seafarers are ex­ ' The Nicholson engineers won the to work" activity in the state In the edge of a bottle they cut away the shell after, pecking at it for four pected to attend;. Those right to a representation election past. after a four-day strike last April. hours. The warm blood revived them, and enabled them to last four who wish to be excused The election was ordered by the more days before they were picked up. should request permission Wayne County Circuit Court after 4 4 4 • DECEMBER 24, 1942: The Baltimore port agent found out "there's by telegram (be sure to a hearing in which the engineers produced information that the two sid_es to every story" when he went to bat for a member only to Foreman's Association was in vio­ find out that he was in wrong because he: had been peddling liquor. include registration num« lation of the laws and had no sup­ '•That's the kind of stuff that pulls down the Uiiion and gets the patrpl- ber). The next SIU meet­ port from the engineers. Bien in wrong. As far as we are concerned, any liquor peddler can go ings will be: hire himself a lawyer; we've got too many legitimate beefs to attend to The head of the Foreman's Asso­ without taking on one like that," he said, ciation was compelled to admit New York . Jan. 4 under oath that his organization 4. 4 4 Philadelphia ^ Jan. 5 DECEMBER 3, 1943: The heroic story of , the Alcoa Scout and its had iipl held elections in nine Baltimore . Jan. 6 SIU crew; a small, slow ship of World War I vintage, facing a vicious years and had; np authorization North Atlantic storni and. because of the seamanship of the crew, Detroit / Ja^^^^ from engineer to' negotiate, con­ coming through with flying, colors. She steamed into an East, .Cbast tracts. Houston > . Jon; J l . port with only six inches of free-board aft and four feet forward. She' The strike wai called after the New Orleong Jon. 12 was twisted completeiy out of alignment, the holds carried a large company refused - tP . meet the quantity of water, all lifeboats Imd been .-swept away,, one- anchor was Mobile Jon. 12 MBBA's demand .for a representa­ tion election. neuvers to stop the flow of gold and dollars from the United States into foreign lands. If the flow continues, then the Government would be forced to cut the value of the dollar in rela­ tion to other currencies. This would cut back the purchasing power of millions of American workers through price mark-ups and inflation which would follow. On the other hand, if the Gov­ ernment takes some proposed steps now under consideration, the re­ sult could be increased use of American-flag shipping, transfersback of Liberian-flag tonnage to the American flag, and vastly-im­ proved job opportunities for Amer­ ican seamen. One snch program now being considered is a 75-25 di­ vision on Government cargoes to replace "50-50." (See story on page 2). . The hard, core of the situation is that the United States is spending $4.3 billion a year more in foreign nations than it is taking; in from those nations. Such a practice, if continued indefinitely, would put the US in debt to the re,st of the world and lead to cuts in Ameri­ cans' living standards. Runaway' ship operators, and MEBA Scores 4th 'iSO Win In Lakes Voting Remember When.. Prospects Diiii For Repealing 'Wreck' La#'V SGHEDULEOF SIUMEETINGS PHorc^ �Deeeefcer, 19M' ••-if SEAFARERS •? . ';• .• LOG Fag* ScTCBteaa • r^:: i-'i^ ' ' -. /.'• jy.- J y-'i '• :• '•:-3 r'r^ • •* • • CONTRACTED \l.' ^'' . I'i-. • •I A new confainer-carrier, the Erie & St. Lawrence Corp., has recently entered the coastwise trade. The SIUcontracted carrier, with two new vessels in operation, utilizes a; combination of lift-on shoreside cranes for deck stordge, as well as fork-lifts which drive right up a stern rqmp into the hold carrying.small cdrgo boxes. Pictured here ore the ships' operations in Port Newark. ^ 'tv FLORIDIAN'S^ DECK receives trailer box- deposited by shoreside crane. Boxes are smaller than thos^ on SeaLand ships. CHUCK WALLACE, wiper, is doing just that on New-Yorker. CHESTER MAKUCH, AB, sits at built-in desk in two-man foc'sle. Note spacious lockers, fixed ladder on bunks of New Yorker. I iiiiilil X J Hi! SPACIOUS INTERIOR hold is used for "roll-on" cargo such autos, as: weU as additional trailer bodies brought in by ftok-lift. CHARLES BEDELL, {cook, bones a ham on the New Yorker. LARRY OOONAN, MM, serves delegate R. Sikwart. At right is James Anderton. Others are Jim Warlick (left) and Chuck Wallace, all New Yorker crewmen. T-'i* -*1 �<#^-- I^ClgliteeB SE Af AREJtS Deisitnber; im' tOG COMACSRCXA.X' SlU Atlantic Fishermen On Deck Part of the crew of the fishing vessel Carol & Jack, contracted to the Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union, wait on deck at the Fulton St., dock in New York. The crew, <1 to r) Os­ wald Olsen; Clay Rosand (both deckhands); Jack Enis (cook) and Jack Sandhaland (deckhand) has just returned from a nine-day trip and is getting ready to spend 48 hours at home before going out again. Atlantic Fishermen Begin Big Drive For Members • ;g- BOSTON—The SlU-affiliate Atlantic Fishermen's Union has started a membership drive which began December 1. The Union has dropped its initiation fee requirement in all all-out effort to organize all the fishermen in the Northeast. The Atlantic Fishermen are will make some effort to protect organizing to recoup the England ^Anally seems to realize them from this unfair competition. that they have to be united in one losses sustained after three solid organization if anything is to The ironic part of this situation years of trying to operate as an be done about the terrlAc import is that the foreign fish industry has been developed mostly with US independent union outside of the competition: capital and US Government aid. AFL-CIO. Three months ago, the Industry Hard Hit AFU voted by an overwhelming New England fishermen have Our own Government has seen majority to affiliate with the been hit the hardest on this coast fit to help to destroy one of om industries with their proSIUNA, by imports. In the last ten years greatest grant and by allowing US capital Great Interest the cost of living has risen ap­ to be invested abroad at the ex­ proximately 20 per cent while the Officials of the Union declare pense of our fisherman. Foreign that evetr during this short period ex-vessel price ,of fish has dropped boats, for example, 'are more mod­ 40 percent in this same period. of affiliation with the Seafarers, a ern than the American vessels. tremendous interest In the AFU Frozen fish from other countries Has been shown by the unorganized is largely respohsible for the de­ The AFU is also conducting its regular election .of officers in the fishermen. cline in the domestic industry. month of December. All candidates Everyone connected with the Everyone In this area has high hope that through their affiliation domestic fishing industry of New hopes that the new .administration with the SIUNA that all the fisher­ men of this country can unite as a single body in en effort to re­ store this industry to its former importance.' . , .f: New Bedford Fishermen Hold First 2-year Vote NEW BEDFORD, Mass.—In the first full two-year election' since the New Bedford Fishermen's Union affiliated with the ^ SIU, members of the Union have reelected Howard Nickerson,, as secretary - treasurer and^ chosen Jack Ostensen as dele­ tion, which took place shortly • gate in secret ballot voting after the fishermen affiliated with i which closed- on November 30. the SIU, had been for a short The election had been conducted term. Following the affiliation, the fishermen had revised their con-. for one month. Tallying by a three-man rank stitutipn and set up an initial elec­ and file committee chosen at the tion in June, 1959. union's December 6 membership The New Bedford group had meeting showed the following been independent, but had quicks ly found that it needed the sup­ results: port and strength offered by .For secretary-treasurer: Howard Nickerson ....... S90 affiliating with a naUonal union. Edward Patenaude ...... 278 As a result of the affiliation, tho ' Irwin Taylor 16 fishermen have obtained welfare, Void or Blanks 30 plan protection for the first time. The New Bedford union ipans For delegate: Jack .Ostensen .......... 230 scallopers and draggers out of .the James Almond ......... 181 Massachusetts port. New Bedford . ' Ray St. Don 110 is generally recognized as (he, Joseph Bourassa 98 "scallop capital" of the US. Romeo Tremblay 53 Voids cr Blanks 42 There was a total of 714 votes cast, the committee reported. The successful candidates will serve for the twp-year term begin­ ning January 31. The previous New Bedford elec- SIU Signs Puerto Jtfco ; Tuna Pact Among anions In the SIU are a number of groups of commer­ cial fishermen on all coasts, as well as shoreslde fish canneries and processors. They are In­ volved In such widely-diversi­ fied fiahinr operations as scal­ loping, tuna fishing, salmon fisheries, cod, halibut and many others. Groups involved include the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's Union, tnns fish and cannery unions operating out of Callfomls ports and^ groups in Bristol JBsy, Kodisk, and else-, where In th* far northwest Pscltio. •ri*! SAN JUAN—The SIU Puerto Rico Division has signed a two-' year contract covering about 300" workers at the National Packihg' Co., producers., of Cliicken O' tho' Sea tuna. The plant, .organized recently^ with the help of Mrs. Andtea Gomez, Presideint of the SlU-affili­ ated Cannery Workers Union of the Pacific, was won by the SIU 255 to S over the Teamsti!>rs in am NLRB election. The tuna cannery workers get a 10 cents per hour wage increase In the nevv eontraft. A |S9;000 company-paid Welfare plan is also Included in the agreement. Gova Brbwn At SIU Cannery Show Alaska Union Revamping its i i|r yr^. ; Richard Dodd (left) of Brooklyn, a member of the At­ lantic Fishermen's Union, stands near a hatch aboard the Gloucester fishing vessel Austin W. with master and owner Albino Pereira (right). They are unloading a catch of porgies and butternsh at " -the " Fulton Fish Market in New York.- SEATTLE—The Alaska Fisher­ men's Union Is working nn fishing regulations for the 1961 fishing season, according to reports from George Johansen, secretary-treas­ urer of the SlU-afflliate. The recently concluded fishing season in Alaska waters was a good one, in fact, the best since the 1948 season. Officers of the Union have been touring Alaska ports at the close of the current season. They are currently working our rules to govern flshing-in Alaska waters for next year. The Cannery Workera Union, of the Pacific, SIUNA, hfil an important visitor to their exhibit at the Union Label; Show in Log Angeles in October. California Governor' Edmund (Fat) Brown (second from left) stopped by the exhibit during his tour of the show. Also shown in front i of a display of products-made at Cannery Workers Un- ; ion-contracted plants are (1 to r) Chris Moran, Cannery i Workers representative; the New Horizons Queen of the exhibit; Jim Waugh, SIUNA representative; and Thffmas L. Pitts, secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Fed­ eration, AFL-CIO. ' ^ I ' �Dc^bcr, 19M SEAFARERS Pace Niaetcca, LOG Voyager, Hurricane Get Sill Safety Awards 151X7 MBDXCAZa JOSEPH B. LOGUE, MD, Medical Director Trend To Heart Disease Gets Worse f w > WJ > V IJ * J. Coronary occlusion is one of the most dramatic of medical emergen­ cies. The sudden onset of pain, shock and, often, impending fear of death makes it feared by the informed public. Dr. Arthur M. Master's article in a recent American Medical Association Journal has thrown some interesting light on this subject. Through a question­ naire study of 2,600 cases, he and his colleagues have come to some very definite conclusions. To most people, a heart attack is just that; it makes no difference to them whether it is an occlusion (closing) of the blood vessel that supplies the heart, an insufficiency of the blood supply to tlje heart Caused by a diseased and narrowed blood vessel that supplies blood to the heart, or any other type of heart disease. Dr. Master's study confines its -observations to acute coronary occlusion, which is the sudden blocking by a thrombus or blood clot of one of the blood vessels that supplies the heart. This must be thoroughly understood; otherwise, a person with a disease of the vessels, with narrowing, which gives insufficient blood supply to the heart, might do grave danger to himself by dqing some of the things which, in his opjnion, will not produce acute coronary occlusion. In a study of occupation and coronary occlusion, the research team reviewed cases from all walks of life, such as laborers, skilled and unskilled; office workers; sales and professional personnel, etc. The study included the time of day of the attack; the day of the week of the attack; the type of activity at the time of the attack, whether sleeping or walking, mild or moderate activity or unusual and severe exertion. They were not impressed that physical effort could produce acute coronary occlusion. The question of shoveling snow was especially discussed. A person with angina pectoris or coronary artery disease of course should not shovel snow. Heavy work in a cold atmosphere places strain on the circulation. The extra demand on the heart for oxygen cannot be supplied by the narrowed coronary arteries, and an attack of acute coronary insufficiency without occlusion might occur. Thus, shoveling snow may not be dangerous or even fatal to an ill person, but it does not cause acute coronary occlusion. Is it a "doctors' disease?" They doubted that. Since a doctor would be more familiar with the symptoms of heart disease, he would likely be more prompt in his diagnosis of heart disease, and perhaps more prone to coronary insufficiency due to the strain of his profession. But there was no special tendency to acute coronary occlusion for doctors as a group. Is it on the increase, or is there an epidemic? On the increase, "yes"; an epidemic, "no." Coronary occlusion is on the increase be­ cause we live longer than we used to, and thus more people reach .the age when they are most susceptible to the conditions that bring about coronary occlusion. In addition, due to better diagnosis, cases are more frequently recognized. There were many questions raised regarding coronary occlusion. Can it be prevented? Does one attack predispose an "individual to an­ other? Can a patient who has had a coronary occlusion ever return to heavy labor? Does sleep hasten this condition and others? The question that stands out is this: "What causes coronary occlu­ sion?" Dr. Master and his colleagues are convinced that the only known cause is the presence of atherosclerosis, which is a lesion of the Inner lining of the blood vessels, consisting of yellowish plaques con­ taining cholesterol and other materials. The cause of this condition is the subject of extensive research. The only known contributing factor is probably physiological shock, causing the slowing of the circulating blood, and thus allowing a clot of thrombus to form. Some of the conclusions were that "acute coronary occlusion was not produced by effort or occupation"; that is it not a "doctors' dis­ ease." Pei;sons with coronary artery disease should not shovel snow, but mostly because of the possibility of producing coronary insuffi­ ciency without occlusion. Coronary disease is on the increase due to aging population. One acute attack of coronary occlusion does predispose to another attack due to the underlying atherosclerosis. A person recovered from an attack of coronary occlusion should return to work, but certainly not a job that is too strenuous either mentally or physically. At this time, neither the cause nor the prevention of acute coronary occlusion is known. ' It is their firm belief, however, that it is the end result of atherosclerosis of the coronary vessels, and is not influ­ enced by any known external process. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) I;', ) 1li. > U I:' ^ I C' h h'I In the hospital? I- aMI SIO Hill immediately! SIU safety awards honoring six-month accident-free records by Seafarers on the Steel -Voyager and Hurricane (right) are displayed by crewmembers. Seafarer Edward Ter­ rell (foreground) accepts certificate for the Voyager from SITJ Safety Director Joe Algina, as (1-r) Harold Laird, David Edwards> G. S. Lynch and T. D. York look on. Laird and Edwards earned individual awards by being on the vessel for the full period. On the Hurricane, Mike Filosa, John McHale, Eugene Ray, Bob McCutcheon, Bob Martyn and Joe DeJessa. (seated) show off award for their ship. Thirty SIU vessels have earned six-month awards so far. ICC Primed For Overhaul; Domestic Shipping May Benefit WASHINGTON—^The pro-railroad, anti-ship Interstate Commerce Commission is slated to be one of the prime targets for overhaul when the Kennedy administration takes over next month. Two reports have already been filed with the outgoing Eisenhower adminis­ tration calling for the over--* haul of the much-eriticized dermine and destroy the domestic member of the ICC to replace re­ tiring chairman John H. Winchell. shipping Industry. agency. The ICC has been the target of repeated attacks by the domestic shipping companies, by the SIU and other maritime unions as well for its pblicies and procedures. The Unions and the ship operators have accused the ICC of supporting and approving railroad rate - making policies which are helping to un­ Similar criticism of the agency has come from Great Lakes ship operator* as well as operators in the tug and barge Industry on in­ land waters. A key indicator of the new ad­ ministration's attitude will come when incoming President Kennedy is called upon to appoint 2 new Business Giants Confess Crime Of Price-Rigging PHILADELPHIA — Nineteen major electrical manufac­ turers,. including the industry's giants. General Electric and Westinghouse, have pleaded guilty to criminal charges of illegal conspiracy to rig bids-^ ; TTTT"! Z and fix prices on heavy elec- $8 million. trical equipment. In addition, the corporations The guilty pleas ended the largest criminal case of its kind in the history of the anti-trust laws. Involved was approximately one and three-quarter billions in con­ tracts. a large part of them being sales to Government agencies. Involved, in effect, was collusion to make the government agencies involved and private buyers pay considerably more than they would have had to if the bidding on the contracts had been legiti­ mate. General Electric, Incidentally, is the company which has a policy of actively participating in politi­ cal issues and in anti-qnion politi­ cal campaigns such as state "right to work" campaigns as well as sup­ porting Federal legislation regu­ lating the activities of trade unions. Attorney General William P. Rogers had described the cases in court as involving "as serious in­ stances of bid-rigging and pricefixing as have been charged in the more than half-century life of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act." The acts of which the corpora­ tions and individuail officers were held .guilty could result in fines of up to $50,000 on each charge, plus up to a year in jail for the officers of the corporations involved. Maxi- could be sued for triple damages under the Sherman Act by the cus­ tomers who were the victims of the rigged bids. Government attorneys are ex­ pected to ask for jail sentences in view of the serious nature of the offenses. The SIU and ship operators have, charged that up until now the ICC has been dominated by men com­ ing out of the railroad industry. The Union has called for represen­ tation on the commission from shipping as well. Consequently, the SIU and the industry will be interested in seeing who is chosen to replace Winchell and what in­ dustry he comes out of. Hit Procedural Delay While the two reports—one to the Budget Bureau and the other to the ICC itself—did not deal specifically with the problems of the shipping industry, they did touch on one of the operators' spe­ cial complaints, the delays in the ICC's rate making procedures. SlU-contracted companies such as Sea-Land and Seatrain have com­ plained bitterly that it sometimes takbs many months before the ICC will act on a rate protest. In the meantime, the protested railroad rate stays in effect, and the ship­ ping companies lose out heavily on the cargo involved. Both reports also accused the ICC oL inefficiency, delays and confusion and called for revamping the agency for more effective' ad­ ministration. The long anti-labor record of the Sears Roebuck Company is now under fire from the Retail Clerks International Association. A notional "don't shop at Sears" campaign by the union wos touched off by the firing of RCIA members in Son Francisco be­ cause they refused to cross a pick­ et line of striking machinists. Some of the fired clerks were later restored to their jobs, but downgraded in pay. Others are still jobless. The unjpn is asking all union members and their fam­ ilies across the country to stay away from Sears until the firm treats its employees fairly. •r-_'. ^ �A, -... jv;-' iu • V Pag* Twenty SZX7 700D Md SEAFARERS Deeembejr, IMI LOG Kyska Seafarer At Controls Office Pact Cliit Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director NEW YORK—A three-day strike of office employees of American Export Lines came to 4n end with agreement on a first-time contract covering 325 clerks. The strike was called by Local 153, Office Em­ ployees International Union, after the union won representation rights for the Export Line office staff; The agreement provides for a 7V4 percent weekly increase, a union shop and a foUr-week vaca­ tion after 20 years' service. Picket lines of the office work­ ers at Export Line -piers in New York and Hoboken had been re­ spected by members of the Inter­ national J-ongshoremen's Associa­ tion. The Maritime Trades Dep,artment, AFL-CIO, called upon the company to negotiate with the un­ ion prior to settlement of the beef. Proper Feeding is Universal Issue • m i9 _IO£ia Wins Some yenerai comments about the importance of £' balanced diet for seamen were noted here in the last issue of the SEAFARERS ' LOG. Now along comes a report on feeding conditions for Norwegian ' seamen as a feature in the Internationrl Transport Workers' Journal published by the ITF. The discussion outlines some of the feeding problems aboard Norwegian vessels and, particularly, the health problems that poor diet ccn create for seamen. It's obvious from all this that seamen's food beefs aren't something to be lightly brushed aside; they're a problem throughout- the mari­ time world. The article emphasizes the following, for example: "In Norway'it has been gstcblished that apart from accidents on board it is rheumatism and digestive troubles which make up the seafarers' worst ailments. But nervous diseases have lately come to the fore­ front in a sensationd manner. ... "Meals on board are to blame for many of these—although doctors do not hold them responsible for all complaints of nervous origin. Tiiere is general agreement on the great importance of regularity— Standing at the Bailey Board aboard the SS Kyska a feeling of contentment—in mealtimes." (Waterman) is Seafarer E. Dickens, FWT. Vessel was The article klso make's this point: "But gastric ulcers and other in New York at the time, but has since departed for the stomach troubles are not necessarily the result of bed food. There Far East. is also the possibility that seafarers' physical troubles in work on board ship can lead to mental stress which in fact can be a cause of gastric ulcers and other similar diseases-" All this boils down to the fact that proper, regular and nutritious feeding aboard ship—any­ where—i:} best way to maintain "a happy ship," and all that this ex­ pression has come to mean. NEW YORK—An increase in the number of ships using containers, or in ships converted Part of the problem confronting Norwegian seamen is believed to to container cargoes, may emerge as a result of an arbitration award issued here. A threestem from the fact that Norwegian government regulations for mer­ up a scale of royalty payments ranging from 35 cents to $1 chant vessels date back to 1937, an^ efforts in the past to amend them man arbitration board has se have been unsuccessful. The-1937 date is important because it pre­ per ton for export-import car­ cedes many of the developments and innovations in food processing go handled in the port of New longshoremen for job losses result­ fected by the award which covers ing from the use of containers in­ only transoceanic and Puerto Rico and preparation that came about during and since the war. It also York. cargoes. The arbitration dealt with an un­ stead of conventional cargo. fails to take into account improved storage facilities built into new With the financing of the fund The SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic construction since 1945, which make it easier to provide a reasonable resolved issue in the contract beset, the union and tbo shipping Steamship company has been run­ tween-the International Longshore­ variation fti diet. ^ Another side of the issue pointed out in the ITF article is the fact men's Association and the New association will now negotiate on ning fully-containerized ships into that "Norwegian shipowners have managed to get by with evasions of York Shipping Association. The the way the fund will be applied to San Juan, while Bull Line has been even the outmoded rules put in force by the government in 1937 . . . royalty system will be used to protect longshoremen'from the im­ carrying containers on a limited Job displacement. scale. However, Bull has plans with the tacit permission of the authorities, due to a certain non­ build up a fund to compensate pact of any Fees Vary pending for purchase of one or chalance, if not negligence, in the latter's attitude to the question Under the arbitration award, more C-4s out of the Governmerit " of meals on board ship." We now come around full circle—to the conventional cargo ships which reserve fleet and conversion of the fact that proper feeding is largely an economic question. carry a limited number Of contain­ vessels Into combination general Our experience on SIU ships through the Food and Ship Sanitation ers will pay the 35-cent fee. Com­ cargo and container carriers. Un­ Program clearly indicates, however, that good, balanced food' plus bination ships, partially converted doubtedly, other shipping compa­ improved service can be provided at the same or lower cost as before. for container use, will pay 70 cents nies have been considering similar This can be done if meal planning is based on real inventory controls a ton and full container ships $1 a moves. and effort is consciously made to cut waste, duplicate ordering and SAN FRANCISCO—All the 25- ton. Now that the container royalty improper storing. The various steps we have taken through the vol­ cent muscatel drinkers will be Up until now, the container provision has been set, it is ex­ untary feeding improvement programs of recent years and now with glad to hear that wine is good for trade has been largely limited to pected that much of the talk aboutthe full-time Food and Ship Sanitation set-up are paying dividends their health. At least that's what coastwise service and Puerto Rico container ships may be translated for everyone concerned. Part of this is due to the handling of feed­ the Wine Institute of California calls. Coastwise trade is not af­ into something specific. ing questions and minimum standards as a collective bargaining mat­ is trying to prove. As part of its ter between the Union and the shipowners, not as something sufijecf campaign the Institute recently to some governmental code, which is too easily' abused. We certainly haven't eliminated every feeding and service problem; we never expected everything to be letter-perfect. But we can say today, as far as SIU vessels are concerned, that the feeding and serv­ ice is the best it's ever been and improving all the time. SIU vessels Indonesia is rolng to get Its own used In Mediterranean service at have always been recognized as good feeders and we want to keep Kings Point soon. Members of the speeds of 47 to 53 knots. Mean­ that record going. faculty of the United States acad­ while, a Panamanian-flag'operator emy are helping organize a similar is putting a smaller hydrofoil, the (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can school for maritime officers In Flying Fish, into service between he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Jakkrta, while several Indonesians Bellingham, Wash., and Victoria, have been observing the operation British Columbia. The Flying Fish of the Long Island school. is a 65-footer which can operate at 40 knots. t In preparation for Its maiden The Lucke-nrbach Steamship voyage, the SS Savannah has be­ gun d'ockside tests of Its atomic Corporation, one of the last re­ engines. The testing, which began maining domestic operators, has late In November, will continue purchased three ships for use on. for two months before the actual its intercoastal runs. Two of them nuclear fuel Is loaded aboard the are Navy surplus vessels purchased vessel. Part of the testing will be' from Isbrandtsen! The third Is a operation of the plant on a round- Socony T-2 tanker. All three will the-clock basis for several weeks.. be converted Into containerships threw a party for hospital adminis­ The plant will be powered by con­ capable of carrying 825 20-foot ventional power sourcei^during the containers. The ships will be trators. lengthened to 635 feejt In the con­ The Institute and an associated test period. version process and -will operate at ^ t . group, the Wine Advisory Board, Talk about homesteading, there's 17 knots. is spending over $100,000 this year 4" 4" to sponsor medical studies on the a British seaman on the liner Britannic who beats them all. The Several of the newly-created na­ beneficial effects of wine. Ads placed by the Industry Britannic, a Cunard passenger tions of Africa are looking toward group In the , California Medical liner, has been in service for 30 establishing their own merchant Association Journal speak of the yfears. It is now headed for the fleets,'mostly for prestige purposes. appetite-stimulating properties of scrap heap. One of its crewmem- They are seeking to emulate the wines. Another ad described wine bers, John Dacey, a member of the example of Ghana which, with the as a vitamin supplement, but was engine department, was aboard the aid of Israel, has established the SIU galley force aboard SS Del Norte receives certificate cancelled when It was found that ship on her maiden voyage and has Black Star Line under its own flag. Of course Liberia has long had a from US Public Health Service in N»w Orleans after in­ one or two gallons, a day would made every trip since then. ^ nominal shipping fleet registered be required to extract'any appre­ spection earned vessel a 98% rating, considered excellent A Swiss engineering concern Is urider its flag, but these new ciable amount of vitamins. for a passenger ship. Seafarer William P. Kaiser, chief In addition, the Advisory Board qbout to. Jjuild the largest hydro­ African nations are talking about steward (left), aOcepts award from W. B. Griffin, USPHS has a booklet out called "Uses of- foil ship yet for passenger service! ships which actually belong to sanitation specialist, while Rufus. E. Stough, Jr., chief Wine in Medical Practice," and The boat will be 120 feet long, ac­ their own nationals, or to the cook, and S. P. Mitchfell, Mississippi port steward, look on. offers lectures to interested groups. commodate 240 passengers and be governments involved. ILA Wins Automation Fund Wine Growers Plug 'Health' Maritime Roundup a, :..a: • �DMcnbcr. 1»M SEAF 4RERS Pagm Twenty Oag LOG > d Engineers Halt Pay Cut Move iJ. 1 i i- Huge Engine Room On SIU Laker MONTREAL—The SlU Canadi­ an District defeated an attempt by some members of the Association of Lake's Carriers to impose a con­ tract on engineers of the district's Licensed Division which woiild have slashed wages and working conditions. Protesting marine engineers walked off their ships early last month but returned to work after three days when they were prom­ ised a meeting with Federal Minis­ ter of Labor Michael Starr. Hal Banks, secreUry-treasurer of the Canadian District and SIUNA vice president, in a telegram to Starr, The Interior of the engine room of the John A. France, pointed out that no jurisdictional recently completed for the Scott, Misener company, shows dispute was involved. the elaborate, new equipment in-the giant new Canadian Banks noted that th^ Labor De­ Lakers. The ship is under contract to the SIU Canadian partment had on file. contracts be­ District. tween the Licensed Division and the Association of Lake Carriers which pointed out the obviously phony nature of the new "con­ tract." Handed 'Contract' On-November 7, aboard ships operated by some member com­ Montreal Holds Steady Quebec Shipping Slow panies of the Association, engi­ MONTREAL — Snipping neld .QUEBEC — Shipping has been neers were handed a "contract" steady early last month as sis ves­ allegedly reached with the Great sels which had been laid up were slow here because of the full grain Lakes and Eastern District of the reactivated In the Lakes-Seaway elevator, but increased activity is . National Association of Marine trade. Three deep sea vessels were expected when Port Churchill closes. A dredge and a tug operat­ Engineers. also serviced here. ing in Pjort Cartier wfll provide But, four years ago, members of First of the reactivated ships the NAME voted to merge with the was the Beaconsfieid canaiier Red- winter jobs. The MV Eskimo has been re­ SIU Canadian District, thus mak­ fern, followed by the Patterson paired and has picked up a steel ing the group legally dead,^ steamers Saskadoc, Fort Wildoc The "agreement" was. signed by and Coteaudoc. The Scott Misener load for British ports. The first Richard Greaves and M. Carson, canaller Wheaton took' on a full tanker has unloaded its first cargo both associated with the red-tinged crew and the Norco (Ahearn) was of oil for the new British Petro­ leum refinery recently completed Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, reactivated. when the SlU-contracted dredge Transport and General Workers. John Holden finished her sixCalled 'Yellow Dog' months job. Toronto Is Active The "contract," wich the Cana­ 'I'ORONTO—Toronto remains an 4, 4> dian District called "yellow dog" and "a sellout," would have cut active port despite the new Owen New Owen Sound Hall salaries of second engineers by Sound hall and the summer tie-up $31.91; sliced $26.51 from the pay of ships. From January 1 to .Octo­ .OWEN SOUND — The Owen of third engineers: cut vacation ber 24 there were 1,156 ratings Sound liall has moved to new and larger quarters at 1002 Second pay by more than half; destroyed shipped from Toronto. Port Agent Dick Hardiman re­ Avenue East overlooking the har­ the closed shop; given up -retro­ activity; committed engineers to a ports that the SIU secured $289 bor. As the season draws to a close 48-hour week for four years, and for for a member injured on the here, more and more ships are a final piece of arrogance, forced Alexander Leslie in September. laying up with a total of six in the engineers to pay the CBRT, t t 4. Owen Sound harbor. Early last through Greaves and Carson, five Vancouver Donates month saw the first heavy snow­ dollars per month, which is a dol­ VANCOUVER — The SIUlar a month more than SIU dues. manned SS Waitomo (Union SS of fall. 4) 4^ 4^ When the ships berthed, the en­ New Zealand) ran up on the reef gineers walked off followed by at the entrance to a Samoan har­ Fort William Fair unlicensed men. On November 10, bor jn October and was freed FORT WILLIAM — Shipping at Starr promised a meeting with three days later. The ship pro­ engineers and also, promised: that ceeded to 'Vancouver under her the Lakehead has been fair as the negotiations with the SIU Licensed own power and after repairs in ore trade slowed down for Cana­ dian ships. The ore dock closed Division would continue; that the drydock, went back into service. the fourth week of November. The slashes and cohditions in the SIU men in Vancouver donated Greaves-CBRT contract would not more than $200 to buy a wheel­ port continues to average 10 ships be' put in effect. With these assur­ chair for Brother Pat Tressler who a day in grain with no ships tied ances, engineers and unlicensed contracted polio earlier this year. up locally. Grain elevator projects are ^men returned to their ships. 4« • 4» underway at Port Arthur which will raise storage capacity by Thorold Solves Beef ' THOKOLD—A major beef was 6,150,000" bushels, bringing total solved here recently, according to lake- head capacity to 17,000,000 huohcis. agent Paul Gagne. 4> 4> 4> Brother Irving Benson was fired from the Chicago Tribune by the chief engineer for no reason. The Halifax Calls On Board crew took a stand and Benson reHALIFAX — Contract negotia­ ceiv|d all money due him. tions between the SIU and the Dock employees at Ei'ieau have CPR for the Princess Heien,e have submitted their demand for a new gone before a Board of Concilia­ contract before their present tion. The compahy, pleading "pov­ agreement expires at the end of erty," has tried to fob off a con­ this month. tract which would have lowered Shipping has been good, here wages, eliminated security, and es­ recently. tablished an open shop. In Canadian Ports k '! ,!< I, I' > I . ^ 1'' I •' 1960 Season Roundup Canadian SIU Wins Top Lakes Pact, Other Gains 1 sll MONTREAL—As the 1960 shipping season drew to a close, the SIU Canadian District, was able to point to a greatlyimproved new contract with the Association of Lakes Car­ riers among its accomplish-'* ments for the year. Treasurer Hal C. Banks opened In another important de­ talks with the Association of Lakes velopment, the Canadian District continued its fight on runaway Canadian ships to the British and other flags. In this connection, the SIU aided seamen on these ships in "their fight for improved wages and conditions. Shipping on the Seaway ended November 30 and the Weiland Canal closed December 15. The Sault Ste. Marie Canal closed De­ cember 12. Canadian District SecretaryCanadian Seafarers, members of the SIU Canadian District, are a vital element In the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ trict works closely with the other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. Canadian SIU Men Start Vote MONTREAL—Election of offi­ cers of the SIU Canadian District got underway recently after a de­ lay caused by the need to print new ballots. Voting is taking place at headquarters, outports and aboard ships. Hal C. Banks, secretary-treas­ urer, is unopposed for the top post in the Union. Also unopposed is L. McLaughlin, assistant secretarytreasurer (Eastern). M. Sheehan is candidate for Montreal patrolman while D. Swait and J. Hunter are candidates for Montreal Dis­ patcher. Other Candidates Rod Heinekey of Vancouver is running unopposed for assistant secretary-treasurer (Western). J. Campbell and W. Sawadsky are candidates for Vancouver port agent, while J. Bloomfield, A. Brough, T. Osborne, C. Neville are candidates for Vancouver patrolman. Paql Gagne is Thorold port agent candidate and H. Cahill is Thorold patrolman candidate. R. Turcotte and A. Paton are candi­ dates for Toronto port agent. W. Glasgow is candidate for port agent at Fort William and J Royce is Fort William patrolman candidate. Roy Doucet is the Que­ bec port agent candidate and Stan Devine fs randidate for port agent in Halifax. Carriers at the end of last year, but by September of this year a Conciliation Board began studying the question. Later in September, after the board rejected SIU demands, the membership in turn rejected the board findings, opening .the way for a strike. The SIU walked off Patterson ships on September 29. Other as­ sociation members threatened to lock seamen out of other fleets in the group. However, by October 4, Patterson signed a memorandum of agreement with the Union and the other companies fell in line. Five-Percent Raise The new contract gave Lakes Seafarers a five per cent acrossthe-board pay increase; provided a 44-hour week through the 1961 navigation season; set up a central pay fund entirely administered by the Union and improved various overtime rules. In its fight on Canadian-owned runaways and on British-flag inva­ sion of the Canadian domestic trades, the Canadian SIU succeed­ ed in signing an agreement with one such ship at the request of the British crew wiiich manned her. Assistance was also provided to British and other seamen seek­ ing improvements in their condi­ tions while they were in Canadian waters. Another step foreward taken by the SIU Canadian District was the signing of Miron Freres Limited to its fivst union contract. The company's Oka Sand and Gravel Division signed an agreement with the SIU on behalf of its marine workers in September. Atlantic Trade Early in the 1960 navigation sea­ son, the SlU-contracted MV Es­ kimo entered the Atlantic trade, marking the return of the Cana­ dian flag to the Atlantic. Several' victories over the CBRT were registered during the year. The SIU won over the railroad union in an election in the Federal Commerce "and Navigation Com­ pany when the firm returned to the Canadian flag, bringing a 100job potential into the Union. On the West Coast, seafarers with Mackenzie Barge & Marine, Canadian National Steamship and Kingcome Navigation all chose the SIU over the red-tinged CBRT. SIU Canadian District Halls FORT WiLLWM Onlarlo HALIFAX, N.S 408 Simps; n St. Phone: 3-2.''21 128'4 Hollis St. Phone 3-snil MONTREAL . . 634 St. James St. West victor 2-8J61 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Malelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-l.'569 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-52ia TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. B. EMpire 4-5719 VANCOUVER. BC . 298 Main St; ST. JOHN, NB .177 Prince William St OX 2-5431 f �I..V mr t/ \ct •' race Twenty-Tw» ry ^ SEAFARERS LOG • • •-•••• .December, UM W-.:- r ALASKA SS PACT NETS 7% FOR SlU PACIFIC DISTRICT CREWMEN •l. -N" ill••S' :; S/f,, SIU Pacific District Members Ratify Wage Hike SAN FRANCISCO—The three unions of the SIU Pacific District—the Sailors Union, Marine Cooks and Marine Fire­ men—have reached an agreement with the Alaska Steamship Company calling for a 7 per-> cent increase in wages, over-' Alaska Steamship negotiates time, penalty and cargo rates, separately from the Pacific Mari­ and for improvements in welfare time Association. The Alaska Steamship agreement, however, benefits. follows closely the lines of the agreement reached between the three SIU unions and the PMA late in October. Besides the wage and overtime increases, retroactive to October 1, SAN FRANCISO—The construc­ the company agreed to contribute tion of a brand new SS Philippine five cents per man per day to an Bear got under way here last optical care program, as well as month when the keel was laid for five cents a day for medical centers the $13 million Mariner-type when centers are established in freighter at the Bethlehem Steel ports other than San Francisco. yard to be manned by members Both the Alaska Steamship and of the MFOW, MCS and SUP. PMA Increases were won under The keel laying marked the start the terms of wage reopening of a two-ship construction project clauses in the three-year con­ for Pacific Far East Lines which tracts which expire next Septem­ will give the company an all- ber 30. Mariner fleet in about seven years. The keel for the new SS China Bear will be laid shortly.. The Philippine Bear is sched­ uled to be launched in mid-1961 and to be completed by the end of the same year. When completed, the new ship, and later her sister SAN FRANCISCO—The Pacific ship, will operate in PFE's Cali­ District crew of two Mcjtson liners fornia-Far East trade. —the Mariposa and Monterey—are The company is planning still going to be treated to the sight of more modern vessels in a new pro­ a new South Pacific island, it has gram that will get under way in been announced. The new port of 1970. call is Raratonga, in the" Cook Is­ land group, which frow now on will be a regular stopping point for both Pacific District Ship Pacific District-contracted ships. To Carry Automobiles Raratonga, a protectorate of New SAN FRANCISCO—The freighter Zealand, is inhabited mostly by SS Hawaiian Fisherman of Mat- Polynesians. It has no pier facil­ son Lines, which is under contract ities or launch service, but the is­ to the unions of the SIU Pacific landers are expected to board the District, is being converted into a ships, while they are at anchor, special automobile carrier by to entertain and to display' their handicrafts. Pacific Ship Repair, Inc. The contract calls for Pacific A special postman will also board Ship Repair to modify the Fisher­ the ships to stamp letters with the man to provide a total capacity of distinctive Cook Island postmark. 464 compact and standard sized The Matson liner will hit Rara­ cars. tonga about a day and a half after Matson will operate the special they leave Tahiti, heading south. auto carrier on a triangular route Outside of irregular inter-island between San Francisco, Los An­ boats, Raratonga's only contact with geles and Honolulu. The ship is ex­ the outside world is by a small pected to carry her first load of steamer from New Zealand 10 cars to the islands next month. times a year. SIU Unions Man Two New Mariners Obviously satisfied with the gains scored in their behalf, members of the SIU Pacific District unions voted overwhelmingly last month to accept the new wage agreement reached with the Pacific Maritime Association. Besides the 7 percent across-the-board increase in wages and overtime, the agreement also calls for added contributions for optical care and medical centers. The above photo shows the ratification meeting at MCS headquarters in San Francisco. Feminine MCS Members Show Hits Ladies Are Good Sailors, Too Matson New Port •.' • : iff — 'V Part of the lar^e contingent of women members in the Marine Cooks and Stewards Un­ ion, are shown in the Union's San Francisco headquarters. Two Matson Line vessels car­ ry waitresses, while other women serve in various steward department jobs. Pacific District Shipping Port SUP MFOW MC&S 10/18 to 11/14 11/1 to 11/31 11/1 to 11/31 San Fran. 742 169 573 1,484 Seattle 92 66 55 213 Portland 51 48 38 137 A I; Wilmington 349 (no hall) 96 445 New York . 79 44 61 184 New Orleans ,— Honolulu 64 2 66 22 90 San Pedro Total '•i- -Q Total 24 (no hall) 1,401 (no hall) 44 55 426 (no hall) 847 55 2.674 SAN FRANCISCO—Seafarers may like to think they're doing a "man's work," but there's a fair share of women in the industry, too—particularly on the West Coast passenger liners under con­ tract to the unions of the SIU Pacific District. That's the result of a Matson line poiicy of em­ ploying waitresses on two of the company's new passenger ships. Women have been traditionally employed on the West Coast ships for many years, in such jobs as stewardess, nurse, children's nurse, telephone and PBX operators, beauticians, hostess, librarian, yeomanette and waitress. It was not until late in 1956, however, that women really came into their own in the industry. Prior to 1956, there were only about 45 Jobs available to women on the West Coast ships. In' October of 1956, however, the number of Jobs was greatly increased when the Matson liner Mari­ posa went to sea, carrying for the first time on the West Coast 29 waitresses, one yeomanette and one hostess. With the launching of two more Matson passenger vessels, still more jobs were opened for^ womem Apparently, the novel experiment has been' suc­ cessful because Matson has continued the practice of employing women for these jobs. The waitress jobs have been restricted to two ships, tl^ Mariposa and Matsonia, because of a maritime law stating that segregation of sexes must be maintained aboard the ships. The MCS. representative points out that the union is not quarreling with the law but does question the shipowner's contention that it would be difficult to-arrange living quarters flexible enough to per­ mit Jobs being taken. �DcccnW, 1M« SEAFARERS Fu« Tweaty-Tbrc* LOG P /> MFOW Men Take Coffee Break 53 VYING FOR 17 POSTS IN SUP ELECTION; MCS, MFOW VOTING CONTINUES SAN FRANCISCO—^Members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific began voting Decem­ ber 1 on the 53 candidates who are competing for the 17 elective positions lis'ted on the SUP ballot. The election, which is being conducted in all SUP halls during the regular busi­ ness hours, will run through January 31. Meanwhile, voting is continuing in the elections of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union and the Marine Firemen's Union. In the MCS election, which got under way No•"vember 1 and will continue through the end of December, 78 candidates are competing Relaxing at coffee tirtie in the ittessroom of the President Monroe (APL) are the following black gang crewmembers (1 to r) John Bruce, Jesse Stashin, Ed Auzion, Charles White, Thomas Collins and Bernard Zetumer, all members of the Marine Firemen's Union. Pacific Port News Honolu/u Terminals Due (HONOLULU—Piers 7 and 8 be­ ing torn down lb make way for new terminals .. . When ,completed, terniiinals should rank with best in States, says MFOW agent . . . .;AISO, State Legislature will take up inter-island ferry question when It meets in January . . . Three fcrIries have been recommended for |nter-island"~runs . . . Hawaii's healthy, and ships calling there are In good shape, says SUP agent . . . |Jo men in hospital at last report. t 5. > iSan Fran Gets 2 C-3's SAN FRANCISCO — MFOW members looking', forward to man­ ning two C-3's they're familiar with ... These are SS William Luckenbach and SS. F. J. Luckenbach . . . They've been bought by Pope & Talbot and'are being renamed P&T Pathfinder jnd P&T Seafarer, respectively . . . SUP has advised its members that Welfare Plan office is making up permanent ID cards which will eliminate necessity of obtaining new cards every year . . . MCS re­ ports it is preparing ship's delegate handbook to aid delegjates in per- MCS In Seattle Boosts Blood Bank 'y SEATTLE — The Seattle branch of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union reports that it has re-registered all the non-seniority men onto a spe­ cial shipping list in accordance with the l^eniority rules. Each noh-seniority man who donates blood to the branch's account at the Kings County Blood Bank will have his name acjvanced 10 places on, the list. The Seattle, branch claims that,, as a ,result, of its action, it probably has (the richest ,blood bank of any union on the West Coast, . At the last report, nvade at the, end of. November, .,41, pints .were pn baiyii ., ,, forming their job and encourage other members to seek this role. Portland Office Painted PORTLAND—MCS reports its hall and offices here have been newly painted . . . SUP says report on wage negotiations with Pacific Maritime Association overwhelm­ ingly concurred in . . . SUP mem­ bers also heard Asa Williams, pres­ ident of District Council of Car­ penters, report on progress of "Portland Reporter," new newspa­ per being supported by SIU. and other West Coast unions. San Pedro Ships Firemen SAN PEDRO — MFOW reports 96 men shipped here during last reported four-week period ... Wip­ ers led list with 27, oilers had 16, Catalina reliefs, 15, and FWT's, 13, ^ ^ t- t- Seattle Will Mark Xmas SEATTLE—Members here plan­ ning annual Christmas party, says MFOW . . . Many members have already made donations and crew of MV Susitna brought in party delicacies from Juenau . . . Mem­ bers here looking forward to medi­ cal and optical programs negotiat­ ed in PMA agreement, MCS re­ ports . . . Alaska SS may get new charters for a couple of Libertys as it did last year . . . This would be a big help to this port, says SUP. . _ 3> J- ^ Wilmington Advises MDs WILMINGTON—As-a result of numerous complaints from mem­ bers, SUP here has advised com­ pany doctors that they have no right to ask seamen being exam­ ined to surrender; their seamen's papers . .. . MCS reports discussion with Pacific District medica) pro­ gram committee re'lative to some of particular problems of this i>ort. MCS, SUP Voting On Constitution Changes for 15 elective offices. In the MFOW election, which got under way November 7 and will continue through the end of January, 45" SAN FRANCISCO—Besides voting for new officers, mem­ candidates have been certified for bers of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union and the Sailors the 16 union-wide and port posi­ Union of the Pacific are also voting on constitutional changes. tions on the ballot. In addition, the Firemen have nominated six Members of the Marine Fire--*members for positions to run as men's Union approved a new amended constitution as a whole. delegates to the SIUNA conven­ constitution in September, On the shipping rule change, the tion in Puerto Rico next year. following its passage by an 8-1 members are yoting '^yes" or "no" SUP Election margin in a 90-day referendum on a proposal which would give Besides the 53 candidates seeV which ended August 31. men on a laid-up ship the privilege ing the 17 headquarters and port The MCS ballot this year con­ of returning to their ship provided tains six constitutional .changes the ship has not been laid up more positions on the SUP ballot, five proposed by the constitutional com­ than 21 days, inclusive. The pres­ candidates are running for the five mittee. These deal with seniority, ent rule provides that the ship jobs open as SUP building corpora­ election safeguards, charges, and must not be laid up more than 10 tion trustfees, and five are running for the four positions as delegates a proposed hall in Honolulu. days, inclusive. to the SIUNA convention. SUP members, besides voting for The Committee on constitution, Morris Weisberger, SUP secre­ officers, are also voting on an in making its report to the mem­ amended constitution and on a bership, pointed out that some of tary-treasurer, is running opposed. proposed change in one of the the constitutional changes were Also unopposed are the San Fran­ cisco dispatcher, first and second shipping rules. recommended for reasons of econ­ Placing the constitutional pro­ omy. With the exception of these, patrolmen at San Francisco, New posal and the proposed shipping the proposed constitution sets forth York agent and New York patrol­ rule change on the ballot was rec­ existing SUP practices and qhanges man. There are three candidates for ommended by the SUP Committee required by law, particularly the the post as assistant - secretaryon Constitution elected on Octo­ Landrum-Griffin Act. treasurer, 11 for third patrolman ber 17, and was approved by the Comparison of the proposed and at San Francisco, four for engine members on October 31. present constitution have been run On the constitutional proposal, paragraph by paragraph in the and steward patrolman at San the SUP members are voting "yes" SUP newspaper, "West Coast Sail­ Francisco, two for Seattle agent, or "no" on adoption of the proposed ors," and copies have also been three for Seattle patrolman, four for Portland agent, 10 for Portland posted at headquarters and in all patrolman, three for Wilmington branches. agent, two for Wilmington patrol­ man, three for engine, and steward patrolman at Wilmington, and two for Honolulu agent. 102 Nominated SAN FRANCISCO—The WeyerA total of 102 book members hauser Steamship Company, whose were nominated for the 17 SUP SUP ships are manned by SIU Pacific HONOLULU posts when . nominations were ......Pier 8. Room 206 District members, has announced PHone 502-777 opened originally at the regular 523 BienvUle St. meeting at headquarters and the that it plans to modernize its fleet NEW ORLEANS Jackson 5-7428 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn branches on October 17. In addi­ of intercoastal vessels at a cost of NEW YORK HVacinth 9-6605 $51.^ million. The modernization PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. tion, 21 candidates were nominated Cj^itol 3-4336 program will also add 15 years of SAN FRANCISCO for the five regular positions as 450 Harrison St life to the eight Liberty ships Douglas 2-8363 SUP building corporation trustees, SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. and 22 members were nominated making up the fleet. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. for the four posts as delegates-atAlterations Listed Terminal 5-6617 large to the SIUNA convention. The program includes renewal MC&S The nominations remained open, of crew quarters and of piping and HONOLULU Room 206, Pier 8 in accordance with the SUP con­ wiring systems. New folding pon­ PHone 5-1714 523 Bienville St. stitution, through Monday, Novem­ toon hatch covers will be installed, NEW ORLEANS RAmond 7-428 ber 14. Following the deadline, 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn ent shipping rule provides that the NEW YORK HYacinth 9-6600 the duly elected Committee on and the ships' hulls will be PORTLAND..... 211 SW Clay St. CApitoI 7-,3223 Candidates examined the qualifica­ strengthened after some bulkheads SAN FRANCISCP 350 Fremont St. tions of all candidates and prepared EXbrook 7-5600 are removed. The engines will be 2505 1st Ave. the ballot. overhauled but there will be no SEATTLE MAin 3-0088 The Committee on candidates, WILMINGTON 602 Broad Ave. change in the ships' present TErminal 4-8538 elected at the headquarters meet­ propulsion system. ing of October 31, consisted of MFOW A company spokesman said HONOLULU. ..56 North Nimitz Highway Fred Jensen, Douglas Crute, A1 Weyerhauser would finance the PHone 5-6077 Lambert, Knud Anderson and ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. entire program without govern­ NEW . MAgnolia 0404 Charles Russo. NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. mental assistance. Besides voting for new officers, COrtland 7-7094 522 NW Everett St. MCS" and SUP members are also Weyerhauser is a common carrier PORTLAND CApitol 3-7297-8 of lumber from Pacific to East SAN FRANCISCO........240 Second St. voting on constitutional changes in - • > DOuglas 2-4592 Coast ports, and of general .cargo SAN. PEDRO..-v.: JS96 West 7th. St. line with the revisions required on \yestbound voyages from Phila­ TErmin.al 3-4485 in union constitutions by LandrumSEATTLE ..2333 Western Ave. delphia and. Baltimore. . MAin-2;832e Griffin. See story on this page. Pac. Dist. Fleet To Be Modernized SIU Pacific District Halls r>. �SEAFARERS Pas* Twenty-J'ear 11: RR Dreams Up Way To End Shore Leave^ Longshore Jobs . ^'C'" I ?; tors looked on, the helicopter lifted the container off a Weehawken dock and deposited it on the deck of a United States Lines freighter anchored in the Hudson The Federal Bureau of Public Roads has frozen all payments in­ volving Federal funds to a bitterly anti-union Florida roadbuilder, Cone Bros. Contracting Co., as a result of charges that the firm made payoffs to state road inspec­ tors for various contracts. At the same time, the State Road Depart­ ment revoked the certificates of qualification of the firm and its subsidiaries, a move which bars the company from even bidding on fu­ ture new road jobs. Cone Bros., which has received $11.7 million in road contracts since 1958, has con­ sistently fought any and all union organizational efforts. Several months ago, the Tampa AFL-CIO Building Trades Council called for a strike in an effort to gain recog­ nition. S?" . 4' 4 4> o Letter Carriers' President Wil­ liam C. Doherty has been absolved of charges that he violated the Hatch Act when he allowed his name to be used in a pre-conyention advertisement promoting Lyn­ don Johnson for the presidency. The decision was made by the Civil Service Commission, which announced that Doherty had been Get Polio Shots, PHS Urges The Public Health Service urges Seafarers who have not already done so to get their polio shots as soon as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. Plenty of vaccine is available so there is no delay in the admin­ istering of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to in­ sure himself against the crip­ pling disease by getting the shots are well worth the saving of time, money and, most of all, the avoidance of suffering and possible disability. !§• KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT NEW YORK—^The New York Central Railroad has come up with a new cargo-loading gimmick that would do away with the jobs of longshoremen altogether—if it worked. The new system involves the use of a heavy-duty helicopter which would transfer containers directly from railroad flatcars^ to the deck- of a freightship.' River. Just in case, a Coast Guard structions, a helicopter could load While skeptical ship opera­ launch cruised alongside the sl^ip the ship without the operator hav­ '! TJ:- ife December. Uf(| LOG as the helicopter's rotor blades flirted with the ship's booms. Theoretically, at least, given container type ship with a deck free of cargo booms and other ob- absolved of the charges because of lack of evidence. Doherty said he regarded bis vindication as a "demonstration of democracy." ^ i Two of three automotive giants —Ford and General Motors—have flatly-jejected a proposal that la­ bor and management hold regular meetings to.discuss mutual prob­ lems. Such meetings—which would not be concerned with collective bargaining—were first suggested by President Eisenhower in Oc­ tober. United Auto Workers Presi­ dent Walter Reuther followed up the suggestion with letters to the heads of the three auto firms. So far, he "has received replies from Ford and General Motors, both of which have turned down the pro­ posal. It's expected that Chrysler will act similarly. 4" 4" 4" 4?AFL-CIO unions took part in 1,146 representation elections, win­ ning 581 of them, during the third quarter of this year, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB reported that there were 37,803 workers in bar­ gaining units which voted for'rep­ resentation by AFL-CIO affiliates. During the first nine months of 1960, 1,808 elections were won, as compared with 1,720 in 1959, ac­ cording to the NLRB. A commonplace misunderstanding that arises on SIU ships deals with the subject of transportation back to the port of engagement. It is normai for many ships, before going offshore, to run coast wise, or intercoastal, making a number of stops and picking up replacements here and there. Then the foreign articles will be signed at the iast stop in the continental United States. For example, a ship might cail at Boston, Norfolk, New York, Baltimore and Mobile, and then sign foreign articles in New Orleans before going offshore. If such a ship should pay off on the West Coast, for example, it is not unusual to find some crewmembers expecting transportation back to the port of sign-on—namely. New Orleans. Actually, as the contract clearly specifies, the transportation is payable back to the port of engagement—jnot the port where the foreign articles were signed. For example, seamen who shipped to the vessel in Baltimore would get transportation, on the basis of first-class railroad fare, back to that city. Section 57 (f) also makes it clear that the Seafarer must present himself at the port of engagement within 30 days in order to get wages and subsistence for his travei time back to that port from the port of payoff. The travel subsistence is at the rate of $& a day, in addition to the rail transportation, which covers lower berth sleeping facilities where needed. MA Gains On Liberty Fleet, 'Only' 1,300 Left 4^ The Retail Clerks' National Chain Store Committee last month voted to intensify the union's na­ tionwide boycott against Sears, Roebuck and Co., which started last May after a Sears store in San Francisco laid off 262 of its work­ ers for honoring the picket lines Of the Machinists Union. The leaders of the Retail Clerks plan to ad­ vise union members and the pub­ lic of Sears anti-labor policies and also to step up demonstrations in various cities served by Sears. 4> ing to come into a dock. This, of course, would save considerably on docking fees as welLa's longshore wage costs. Igor Sikotiky, aviation designer whose firm built the heli­ copter, Imagined a ship discharg­ ing and loading cargo without ever coming into port. What this would do to a shipload of seanien suffer^ ing from channel fever can well be imagined. Lifts 4,400-Lb. Box In the demonstration, the heli­ copter hoisted a 20-foot cargo con­ tainer weighting 4,400 pounds. The maximum capacity of the model of helicopter involved is five tons, but presumably, bigger 'copters could take on more of a load. Even so,- industry spokesmen pointed out, unloading a ship by SECTION 57. TRANSPORTATION AND PAYING OFF PROCEDURE "I. (b) It is also agreed that the Articles shall terminate at the final port of discharge In the contjnentai United States of Amerioa. If the final port of discharge is located in an area other than the area in the continentai United States in which is located the port of engage­ ment, first-class transportation shall be provided to only those men who leave the vessel, pins wages and subsistence to port of engagement in continentai United States . . . "(f) It is further agreed that if within 30 days of signing clear of the articles, a seaman who accepted first-class railroad transportation in cash presents himself in the company's or agent's office at the port of engagement, he shall be paid an amountNequal to wages- and sub­ sistence for the number of days ordinarily required to travel from port of signing off back to the port of engagement." this method would be a long, drawn-out process. After the demonstration, all of the guests retired to the Biltmore Hotei for lunch—courtesy of the railroad — where the railroad's president, Alfred Perlman, made a speech hailing the system as a labor-saving" device. "We must cut waste" (i.e., waterfront jobs) to compete with totalitarian coun­ tries," he said. He called for "co­ operation" between ships and rail­ roads in the transportation field. The New York Central, like other eastern railroads, has from time to time juggled its long and short haul rates so as to deprive coastwise ship operations of vari­ ous cargo offerings. Japanese Unionists Study SIU Aeaith Center '•iC\ ft' • p'l?'' • t'H. Visiting Japanese trade union team, one of many foreign union delegations to visit SIU, gets briefing on operations of SIU health center^ from Dr. Joseph Logue, medical director, (fight, back to camera). Group toured SIU's headquarters facilities. WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration is making modest headway in its program of disposing of over-age Lib­ er tys in the nation's boneyard fleet. After some three years of sales, the MA has succeed--*•" * ed in selling 288 ships, leaving War II emergency ait a cost dt be­ a modest 1,300 left in the re­ tween $1,300,000 and $1,700,00() serve. The Liberty disposal program is' complicated by the fact that m^ss sales would flood the scrap market. Originally the Maritime Administratioi) had set a floor price pf $60,000 in the American market and $90,000 to foreign scrap dealers. Consequently It had to of­ fer the ships in dribs and drabs in order to make sales. Up until now, the program has realized about - $21,250,000. The vessels were built during the World '61 Outlook; Five, Million Unemployed WASHINGTON—Economic fore­ casts on unemployment indicate that as many as 5,300,000 Ameri­ cans will be out of work this winter. The forecast is based upon traditional seasonal increases in unemployment in the winter months. The figure could go higher unless economic conditions im­ prove sharply this winter. The estimate of total unemploy­ ment over five million is based on mid-October figure showing 3,579,000 Americans out of work. Normally, winter months see a rise in unemployment because winter weather shuts down con­ struction activity, roadbuilding, agricultural employment and ship­ ping on the Great Lakes and many inland^ waterways. Railroad carloadings, mining and trucking also drop off in the winter, particularly after, the Christmas holidays. each—and the World: War II dollar was worth about twice as much as .today's currency. Asking More BiJi At present^ Maritime has asked for bids for another 30 ships to foreign buyers at the $90,000 min­ imum. But on the domestic market, it is offering the ships without minimum bids, and, is accepting purchase prices of $'45,000 and iip —all of which makes if a good deal to be in the scrap business. One reason for the_ disposal of the shiifs at such modest prices is the cutback in the Maritime'Ad­ ministration's budget for " main­ tenance of reserve fleet ships. This put pressure on the agency to "un­ load ships or face the prospect of them becoming true rustbuckets. €BAF^ARER& �Deib(»fcer, l96i SEAFAkERS Pace Twen^-Five LOG I Industrial Union Members Are Weekend Football Pros Regjonal NLRB Rejects Charges By 'Independenf In Jay-Kay Plant Vote •^1 ^s| 1 NEW YORK—An "independent" union's eleventh hour tac­ tics aimed at forestalling the certification of the SIU's Marine Allied Workers Division as bargaining agent for the em­ ployees of the Jay-Kay Cor-'*poration failed miserably as minutes resulted in the "alleged" the National Labor Relations pro-SlU employees being paid Board in New York recommended overtime and, therefore, that the to its head office in Washington employer, by cooperating with the that all charges leveled against the MAWD was, in effect, paying the MAWD by Local 355 after the re­ voters to cast their ballots for the cent NLRB election be thrown out MAWD. • That the employer's (Jayand that the MAWD be certified as striking a pose familiar to sports fans are four MAWD'members of the Hussmann Re­ Kay's) further efforts to insure vot­ Jay-Kay employees' bargaining frigeration Co, All are weekend professional players for the Swedesboro 'NJ) Devils. ing by pro-SlU workers were ap­ agent as soon as it's feasible. From left: Frank Steedley, Thomas Meron, Norman Wilson and Sal Caltabiano. The workers of Jay-Kay had parent In the unsuccessful attempt voted overwhelmingly for MAWD by two official observers to per­ representation in the NLRB elec­ suade platform employees to vote tion held a few weeks ago here. late in the afternoon on voting Almost immediately after the polls day. • That Amalgamated officials had closed, however, the Amalga­ mated union worked up several had to remain across the street allegations against the MAWD and from the polling place while filed them with the Labor Board MAWD officials were allowed to in an attempt to not only forestall congregate near the voting booth. The Marine Allied Workers Division Welfare Plan paid out the certification of the election but In the Regional National Labor All unron^ members should regularly aftend the member­ 100 benefit claims to MAWD members or their dependents also as an excuse for it to continue Relations Board report released at during the month of November, according to the Plan, This collecting dues from Jay-Kay New York it was announced that ship meetings in their area. workers who had heretofore re­ all charges were thoroughly in­ was slightly higher than the'*' These meetings are devoted ceived little or nothing in return vestigated by NLRB staff members received benefit payments during 96 claims paid out during Oc­ to discussions of matters vital to for them. The main "charges" filed and that in each instance that tober, and came to a total of the month. MAW® or Jay-Kay was charged by the welfare and security of $9,640.25, with the Board were: • That the Board Agent's exten­ Local 355, all such allegations wero every MAWD member and his Three most sizable benefits Meet Your Shop Steward sion of the voting period by 37 found to be "without merit," family. among the 100 paid out went to; Lewis Atkinson of Schaevitz Engi­ What's more, these meetings neering, $795.70; George Baker, of provide every MAWD member Hill-Chase Steel, $732.85 and Berwith the opportunity to speak up nice Vigoreta, $611.60. All dis­ and state his views obout these bursements to the three covered Arthur Shepard, a lonjgtime em­ hospital, surgical and disability vital matters. ployee of Wire Rope Trading Co., benefits. Here is the schedule of the at 17th Street One maternity benefit was paid and Willow Ave., out during the .month^ It went to next meetings: Hoboken, is the Vincent Murillo of Airmaster Cor­ NEW YORK-Tuesday, Jan­ poration. He received a check in shop steward uary 3, at 7 PM, SlU Half, 675 the amount of $182.50, representing his fellow MAWD Fourth Ave,, B'klyn. Airmaster Benefits member workers Of the benefits paid out to BALTIMORE - Friday, Janu­ at the Jersey ary 6, at 8 FM, SlU Hall, 1216 MAWD members or their depend­ firm. ents, during November, those em­ E. Baltimore St. Shepard, a 36ployed at Airmaster Corp,, .Phila­ year old truck SUNBURY - Sunday, Janu­ delphia, collected the largest driver for Wire Rope, first started number among MAWD-contracted ary 8, at 2 PM,' Friendship plants, while seven claims were with the firm in 1946 as a cable Fire Company. paid out to employees of Schaevitz helper. His job was to assist in cutting and re-rolling cable used PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, Engineering, Six Paulsen-Webber aboard ship and in aircraft. After January 10, at 7:30 PM, SlU workers received benefits during two years, he was promoted to the November, Three employees of Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street. Hill-Chase Steel, Baltimore, also position of truck driver. He liked this job so well he's still at it. 4Brother Shepard, a native North Carolinean, is married and lives in Three-man rank-and-file balloting committee was elected New York with his wife Doris and at last MAWD meeting in NY to count ballots on con­ a son, Edward, 4^^ years. His offstitution voting, . L-r are W. F. Swann, Nilsen & Mills • This is one in a series of features whith the SEAFARERS LOG duty interests are confined mainly shop steward :W,A, Buccarelli, Durham Canvas, and to attending sports events—espe­ iinll publish regarding members of SlU-affiliated unions working in Tony Fasano, Standards Metals shop steward, cially baseball and football games. maritime production and allied fields. These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them! Welfare Benefit Totals Hit $9,640 Last Month Arthur Shepard Of Wire Rope MAWD Acts In Six Ports On Constitution, Officials With SlU Industrial Workers BROTHER CHARLES CARTER BROTHER ERIC B. HAGEN Is Is employed by the MAWD-con- a set-up man and tool grinder with ^ the MAWD-contracted Seatrain -"• - ^ tracted Milo Ma­ Lines of Texas chine Co., of 72 City, Texas, as a Sedswick St., shoreside worker. Brooklyn, . NYs Carter has been H a g e h became with the firm employed at the now for better company last than 13 years, April after hav­ having first gone ing worked about to work'there in two years at an­ August, 1947. A resident of Eagle Pass, Texas, other machine shop. Milo Machine Brother Carter is' a former ship­ Co, recently signed a new contract board oiler, having worked last on with the MAWD which gives a pay the SS W, L, R, Emmett. The increase and other benefits to IMAWD member lives at 305 1st Brother Hagen . and all MAWD members employed by the firm. Avenue, south, In Texas City, The news on this page deals with people working under the SIU banner in. shoreside estab­ lishments engaged in. maritime production and allied fields. Included among the items made are cordage, canvas, lifesaving equipment, ship's gear and related industrial products. Because there had not been any organization avail­ able to them, many of these workers were formerly without any union protection, until they came under the SIU banner. Developments In their area will be reported here because they are an impm-tant part of the maritime industry. NEW YORK — MAWD members in six ports met earlier this month to discuss a proposed new constitution and to se­ lect nominees for five official union posts. The nominees go on the ballot for interim posts to be filled by secret ballot on ports have received a copy of the January 3, At this time, the proposed new constitution, along voting on the proposed new^ con­ stitution will take place. Within 30 days or by January 6, 1961, the membership will be advised by the MAWD Executive Board of the results of the voting on the con­ stitution. The first regular convention date of the Marine and Allied Workers Division will be in May of next year, and at this time the member­ ship will elect five regular offi­ cers, AH MAWD members in the six with an instruction sheet designed to familiarize them with the details concerning the need for such a constitution under the require­ ments of the Landrum-Griffin Act The nominees whose names were submitted for interim officers posts at the meeting were: Steve Cardullo, for MAWD national director; Jack Miller, for Atlantic Coast area director; Lindsey Wil­ liams, for Gulf Coast director; AI Tanner, Great Lakes director and Al Kerr, secretary-treasurer. •A. �Vaaw ihrenly^-Six AU of the following 5IU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25-bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $8,400 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $1,050 in bonds: , [;, ••.! J!>'' •K' 'T 5 (<• m-'i\ '!:• Dawn Marie Drazawicki, born July 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, Thomas Drazawicki, Wilmington, Del. John Anthony HoiTinann, born August 23, 1960, to Seafarer arid Mrs. Eugene C. Hoffmann, New Orleans, La. Leyden Tyrone Spencer, born July 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robea-t T. Spencer, Mobile, Ala. Samuel David Thompson, born September 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harold W. .Thompson, Timonium, Md.. Roger Dale Witherington, born September 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arthur C. Witherington, Daphne, Ala. . Daniel V. Guilles, born August 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jacinto Guilles, Bronx, N. Y. Leslie J. Gpillot, born September 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leslie J. Guillot, New Orleans, La. Kirk A. Lund, born September 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Russell Lund, Sonoma, Calif. Jack E. Thomas, born September 8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Houston Thomas, Jr., Mobile, Ala. Alicia K. Pavlos, born September 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ulachou Pavlos, San Francisco, Calif. John Philip Jordan, born June 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Jordan, Jersey City, NJ. Raymond J. Richardson, born May 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roland Richardson, Beltsville, Md. Janet Mary Borawick, born September 8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alexander Borawick, Baltimore, Md. Wayne Mark Douzat, Jr., born August 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. P. J. Douzat, Thibodaux, La. Gia Terez Fraone, born August 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fran­ cisco Fraone, New Orleans, La. Mark Daniel Gilas, bom flpctober 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter Gilas, Brooklyn, NY. : Suzanne Johnson, born October 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Claud Johnson, Destin, Fla. Karen Miller, born August .3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. JoaquI^ Miller, Baltimore, Md. William Miller, born September 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Miller, Baltimore, Md. Michael Granger, born September 16, 1960, to Seafarer Sward Granger, Basile, La. Gecrge Douglas Jordan, born August 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Jordan, Mobile, Ala. Mary Donovan, born October 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Donovan, Roxbury, Mass. Nicholas Comias, born October 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael N. Cornias, Baltimore, Md. Michael Alvardo, born October 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Ciro Alvardo, Texas City, Texas. Albert Robbins, born September 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Douglas Robbins, Dorsey, Miss. . Emily Brdwer, born September 19, 19^0, to Seafarer and Mrs, Jack E. Brewer, New Orleans, La. , ' John McNellage, born October 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. McNellage, Mobile, Ala. Orlando Aragones, born September 20, 1960, to Seafarer and ^s. Abraham Aragones, Pajardo, Puerto Rico. Victoria Kaduck, born September 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Raymond Kaduck, Miami, Fla. Jeremiah and George Harrington, born August 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arthur Harrington^ Charleston, Mass. Cheri Ann Redding, born September 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Redding, New Orleans, La. Ray Jordan, born September 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dewey Jordan, Wilmer, Ala. Stephen Frankewicz, born September 12, 1960, to Seafarer and ]^8. Stephen J. Frankewicz, Baltimore, Md. Robin Tagliafarri, born August 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Tagliafarri, Baltimore^ Md. Andria Lukowski, born December 24, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jerome Lukowski, Baltimore, Md. , Edward Burke, born October 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Burke, Dorchester, Mass. Terri BattagUa, born September 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Battaglia, New Orleans, La. Alma Wilkersop, born October 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Murray Wilkerson, Creola, Ala. Frances Peragallo, born October 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Percgallo, Levittown, NY. Laurie Pehler, born -September 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mr$|. Frederick Pehler, Mobile, Ala. Tina Hatgimislos, born September 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kosta Hatgimislos, Philadelphia, Pa. SEAFARERS IM^1»e». INIr LOG The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers^ Welfare Plan and a total of $45,000 in benefits was paid, (Any apparfint delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a benefit ciary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates,) Philip I. Griffin. 38: Brother Griffin died on May 15, 1960, in an accident at the Howard Hotel, Norfolk, Va. He began sailing in 1960 as a messman. Mrs. Mattie B. Griffin of Belhaven, NC, was appointed admin­ istratrix of his estate. Belha^n Community Ceme­ tery, Belhaven, NC, was the place of burial. Total benefit: $500. John Gorman, 37: Brother Gor­ man died of injuries sustained during the colli­ sion of the SS Alcoa Corsair on October 22, 1900. He had been sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department since 1953. Sur­ viving is his widow, Mrs. Naomi M. Gor­ man of New Orleans, La. Burial was in Lakelawn Park, New Or­ leans. Total benefit: $4,000. James E. Cornelius, 41; A heart ailment was listed as the cause of death for Brother Cornelius on May 10, 1960 .at Gal­ veston, Texas. He had been sailing as'a tugboat engi­ neer since 1957. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Bar­ bara Cornelius of Texas City, Texas. Galveston Memorial Park, Galves­ ton, was the place of burial. Total benefit: $4,000. 4" 4" it Walter B. Orman, 45: Brother Orman died of injuries sustained during the colli- , sion of the SS Alcoa Corsair on October 22, 1960. He had been sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department since 1947. His mother, Mrs; Irma C. Pertuit of^ SUdeU, La., survives him. Burial was at St. Mary's Cemetery, New Orleans, La. Total beriefit: $4,000. Edward Kctchke, 45: Brother Ketchke died of injuries sustained during the colli­ sion of the SS Alcoa Corsair on October 22, 1960. He had sailed since 1951 in the steward depart­ ment. Surviving is his sister, Mrs. T. Russell of Woodihont, Conn. Burial was at Westlawn Memorial Park, New Orleans, La. Total bene­ fit: $4,000. ^ 4> 4i Nork City. Burial was at St. Mary's Cemetery, Oswego, NY. Total benefit: $4,000. 4* 4> 4' ' Jackie W. Graham, 30: Pneu­ monia was the cause of death for Brother Graham at the U n i o n Memorial Hos­ pital, Baltimore, Md., on May 26," 1960. He had been sailing in the engine de­ partment since 1959. Mrs. Willie Mae Graham of Thomas Boarman, 29: Brother Hamlet, NC, was appointed adminr Boarman was assumed drowned istratrix of his estate. Burial was and lost at sea in Raeford Cemetery, Raeford, NC. on November 25, Total benefit: $500. 1958-, while 4> 4> 41 aboard the SS John B. Water­ Fred Turok, 53: Brother Turok man. He had been died of accidental Injuries on May sailing since 1951 30, 1960, while in the deck de­ aboard the SS partment. He is Steel Apprentice. survived by his He had been sail­ mother,- Mrs. ing in the stew­ Margaret Boarman of Brooklyn, ard department, NY. Place of burial Is listed as at since 1946. Alex­ sea. Total benefit: $4,000. andra A1 b a n 0 and Ann Roth 4* 4* 4> . were appointed George Griswold, 57: A heart ail­ joint administra­ ment was the cause of death for trix of his estate. Burial was id Broth C'r Groswold Long Island National Cemetery*, on September 18, Farmingdale, NY. Total benefit; 1960 at Brooklyn, $4,000. ><;. i New York. He X i. X' , had sailed since Harry Clafk, 47; Brother Clark 1946 in the en­ gine department. died of a heart ailment gt. sea aboard the SS Surviving is his Penn Explorer on mother, Mrs. Eliz­ August 15, I960.: abeth C. Gris­ He had, been sail­ wold of St. Paul, Minn. His place of burial is Rose ing in the" engine department since Lawn Cemetery, Roseville, Minn. 1956., Surviving; Total benefit: $4,000. is his. widow, Mrs.j 4* 4" Helen P. Cl.arki Francis Regan, 59: Brother Regan of Galveston,' died at sea aboard the SS Steel Texas, riis placej Voyager on Oc­ of burial is listed as at sea.. Total; tober 4, 1960 as^a beriefit: $4,000. , , j, result of a heart 4* X 4" • " • condition. He Elmer Pilkington, 41:' Brother' had been sail­ Pilkington died of accidental gun-ing in the stew­ shot wounds on' ' ard department April 2, 1960 at since 1951. He is Wayne, NC; He survived by an had sailed in the aunt. Miss Anna deck department' Regan of New since 1959. Mrs. Esther A. Pilking­ ton, his widow, of Goldsboro, N C, was named ad­ ministratrix of his estate. Burial was at Progressive Cemetery, Goldsboro. Total bene­ fit: $4,000. Penti Explorer Honors Shipmaie. •'X Solemn last rites for Seafarer Harry Clark are. conducted aboard SS Penn Explorer following his death at sea. / X X ' Philip Bilbao, 64: A lung condition was the cause of death^or Brother Bilbao on - Sep­ tember 1, 1960, at the Spanish Beneficiaries So­ ciety Hospital in Puebla, Mexico. He had sailed since 1951 in the steward depart­ ment. He is sur­ vived by his wid­ ow Mrs. Teresa R. Bilbao of Pu­ ebla, Mexico. Burial was in Puebla. Total benefit; $4,000. I' ^'1 �9.1 < l'-. DMembcr, 19M SEAFARERS Par* Twenty-ScTca LOG Claiborne Crew Enioys Barbecue In Style Of Sailing Ship Days The following article, submitted to the LOG hy Seafarer C. E. Turner, T-38, steward aboard the SS Claiborne (Waterman) brings to mind the days of the old sailing ships when livestock was carried on clippers on long voyages in order to provide the crew and passengers with fresh meat. The livestock carried on the Claiborne recently, however, was partly used for a barbecue which was greatly appreciated by the crew. The star of the barbecue story on board the SS Claiborne was this calf munching hay on the deck just before slaughtering. The animal was donated by Mr. Bass of Bass Pecan Co. of Lumberton, Miss. The barbecue calf which was slaughtered aboard ship is finally cut up by Pablo Gonzalez (left) MM, and chief cook J. A. Elliot as the time draws near for feasting and fun aboard the SS Claiborne.. . Seafarer's Wife Passes Away not even knowing a person. I ' know my husband, who is now working with you men, has thanked you all. But I myself and my father wish to thank you all by putting this in the LOG. Thank you again. Virginia Brockett George Roth To the Editor: 1 would like to advise my many friends and shipmates who knew her that my wife, Valzora H. Collins, died at home In Brooklyn, NY, on September 27, 1960. She passed away due * t t to heart disease. Burial was at Garden City Offers Seamen Cemetery, at St. Paul, in the state of Minnesota where she Argentine Tour was born. To the Editor: My many thanks to those who As a retired Seafarer and suffered with me at the time of pre-war member of your Union, this loss. the SIU, I would like to advise Herbert Collins you of my partnership with the (Ed. note: Mrs. Collins, as a Argentine travel organization^ retired hospital attendant, was • Delfino-Turismo. well aware of the value of blood I shall be pleased to serve in emergencies and was one of any Seafarer at the most inex­ the earliest donors to the SIU pensive rates for any transport Blood Bank. Our condolences within the Argentine Republic to Brother Collins on his loss.) as well as for excursions or sightseeings that are arranged by us with the lowest possible Thanks Crew rates for seamen. For Flowers All tours are personally con­ To the Editor: ducted by myself. This agency To each crewmember who is is the oldest and most reputable or was aboard the SS Penn organization of its kind in Vanguard on October 16, 1960: Argentina. We have an espe­ My father, Mr. Roth, and I, Mrs. cially popular "Fiesta Gaucha"/ Clarence R. Brockett, both tour which covers a cattle deeply thank and appreciate ranch in the Argentine pampas. the very kind thought for send­ I thank you wholeheartedly ing the beautiful flowers for for mailing me the LOG. It is •my mother, Mrs. George Roth, to me the most interesting sea­ Vho passed away October 16, man's newspaper and impresses 1960. me for the outstanding work of I think it just wonderful of your Union. all the men to do this when Charles S. Roettger Being a member of the Seafarers International Union of North America, I know that we have been first in quite a few things in the maritime industry. I think that we have another "first" for us on the SS Claiborne. We have been having barbecues on deck lor quite some time. They're usualiy held on Sunday afternoons when most of our union brothers are off duty. The pas­ sengers and officers also partic­ ipate in these events. The story on our last barbecue, however, was different. We started with a young animal on the hoof— alive. It was given to the crewmembers of the Claiborne by Mr. Bass of the Bass Pecan Company of Lumberton, Miss. Mr. Bass has been shipping cat­ tle on this Waterman ship for some time and he still is. We were tak­ ing another load of cattle a few months ago from New Oorleans. Mr. Bass heard of our barbecues and made the generous gift which was appreciated every much by everyone on board. Food For Survival I understand that many years ago in the days of the sailing ships, they carried live animals. But that was food for survival. Ours was for recreation and the pleasant feeling of being full of good barbecue. To make the story short, we started with a live calf, skinned and prepared the meat, and the* final outcome was another successfull barbecue. The enclosed pic­ tures show the scenes of the fes­ tivities, but the real proof was in the eating. F Ttll it to the IfOj! Enjoying the end results of a barbecue which started with a live calf are creWmembers of the SS Claiborne. (L to r) H. W. "Buck" Weaver, deck maintenance; C. E. Turner, steward; K Turner, OS, E. E. Ritchie, second cook; F. W. Chavers, chief electrician, and Oscar Karlbom, first engineer. Thanks Union For Needed Aid To the Editor: My son, Thomas, always told me, "Mother," if you ever are in trouble, go to my Union; they will help you." The receipt of your death benefit check for $4,000 proves how very right he was. It is hard for me to put into words my feelings about this matter. Indeed, 1 am grateful r" / ' ^ V... ' J '•5 All letters to the Editor for publication in the^EAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. my deepest gratitude and ap­ preciation to the Seafarers International Union and all connected with it. Sincerely yours, Margaret Boarman - 4 3^ Seaman Gives School Report To the Editor: School is not as difficult as it was in the beginning. It is still a struggle to comprehend the basic concepts of subjects completely outside of my per­ sonal experience. Perhaps hard work and perseverance will be enough to overcome these ob­ stacles. Sincerely yours, George F. Johnson (Ed. note: Seafarer* George Johnson, of New Orleans, won an SIU schlarship last year and is attending Loyola University in New Orleans). i 1. t for all you have done for me in the name of my son, but some­ British Seaman how these words hardly seem to be enough. Your E. B. Mc- Clarifies Point Auley was kindness itself; he •To the Editor: did everything possible to help In your September issue of us in this tragic matter over the SEAFARERS LOG you the past two years. state that British seamen have Even now your letter- to me a five and a half day week and offers more help if needed. This a non-contributory pension I will surely keep in mind, for scheme. it is a wonderful thing to know The NSU and the owners have you have someone to go to who recognized the five and a half is,willing and able to give aid day week in principle. In prac­ tice we are paid by the calen­ if necessary. In closing, I again thank you, dar month, with the days of a and once more, must express part month being paid on the basis of a 30-day month. The five and a half day week ap­ plies only to ships in port at the week's end. The pension is to be paid only to contract men, and without going into details, is as phony as the five and a half day week. I draw this to your attention as I know that plenty of British seamen read the LOG when it comes their way. G. Holloway 3. i i • New Orleans USPHS is Tops To the Editor: The Public Health Service Hosiptal in New Orleans has the most efficient, most pleas­ ant, and experienced staff of doctors, nurses, nurses aides, at­ tendants, porters and clerks. Every department of the hos­ pital is wonderfully staffed. I've just got to say to them, may God bless you all and I very sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart. I want to thank you for the wonderful recreation programs for the pa­ tients. To all the people in charge of arranging the activ­ ities, thank you so much. I would like to shoot it to the high heavens that the USPHS Hospital in New Orleans is the best in the country. The whole staff of the hospital doesn't have to take a back seat to any­ one. Keep up the good work. Fraternally, James Thomas Moore �• • T-HSir;--; • Faf Twenty-suit SEAFARERS Coalinga Invasion Ends In A Truce The following article was submitted to the LOG over the names of Ed Kresz, ship's reporter on the SS Coalinga Hills (Marine Carriers), and a fellow who signed himself as "Big Jack Roach, delegate." Kresz and his opposite number, Jack, declare that the Coalinga Hills has "gone bugs." We of the Coalinga Hills are on one of the buggiest trips ever tak­ en by an SIU crew. Visitors and patrolmen are not to be alarmed if, when boarding the ship, they see spots before their eyes. The white spots are the deck deapartment roaches, the red spots are black gang roaches, and the green spots are the steward department roaches. This color scheme was decided upon so that the roaches of each department could be iden­ tified. Everything was going fine until the roaches started to take too many liberties, such as sleeping in our sacks and resting in the sugar bowls. Meeting Called A meeting was called among the department delegates and Big Jack. (For the record. Big Jack is the boss of the roaches.) An agreement was made: The roaches were to stop sleeping in the sacks if the crew put brighter lights In the passageway so as not to step on any of their boys. Everything is now going fine, but it is a blessing that this trip is nearly over. because it has been rumored that the roaches, who now outnumber the crew eight to one, were planning an uprising. If they had won, they intended to paint the sailors white, the black gang'red, and the steward depart­ ment green for identification pur­ poses—so let's get off before we all go bugs, s/ Ed Kresz, Ship's Reporter, and Big Jack, Roach Delegate. PS. Not responsible for any roaches in the envelope. ' NORTHWISTIRN VICTORY (Vie.. ting out • draw in Inchon. Korea on tory Carrlan), Nov. IJ—Chalrman> ' October 10 Korean currency. Crew refused draw under the impression R. V. Hayloek; Soerotary, Allan Man. ual. Everything it running imoothiy. Each man to donate 50 cents for the ship's fund. It is requested that the ship be auppUed with new and better linen. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Oct. 30 —Chairman, C. Heuchint; Sacretary, A. Farrara. No beefs. No disputed OT. Ship's delegate to see about a washing machine. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Oct. 30—Chairman, James H. FIsherj Sec­ retary, Johnny P. Ballday. Everything running smoothly. Will have SiU agent see the skipper for better lunch schedule In Korea. OlO.OS in the ship's fund. Expenditures $3. It Is suggest­ ed that the agent see the captain about keeping Koreans ami Japanese out of messhails and pantries. A vote of thanks to the steward department for Ane food and service. ALCOA ROAMER (AlCoa), Oct. 5— Chairman, Hemar Starling; Sacretary, John R. Tllley. Ship's delegate failed to rejoin the vessel in Ponce. New delegate was elected. There was S1S1.85 In the ship's fund before tehting movies In Mobile. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good service. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Nov. 12—Chairman, P. Patrick; Secretary, C. Dammeyer. One man missed ship. WiU elect a new ship's delegate. Ship's fund stands at S361. There will, be more soda purchased because the ship Is going into lay-up. Vote of thanks to Clifford Dammcyc.- for a Job well done as the ship's delegate. KATHRYN (Bull), Oct. 16—Chair, man, M. Simon; Secretary, E. Rosade. Some disputed OT. Chief stewaid using supplies with care In order not to run short during the voyage. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bleomfleld), Nov. 6—Chairman, Danny Byrne; Sec. retary. Lea Da Parllar. Ship's dele, gate paid off and a new delegate Is to be elected. The ship's fund Is 840. No expenses. Company In New Or* leans did not forward crew's mail ,to Texas. Mall was delivered upon ship's arrival In New Orleans nine days later. Ship's delegate to see about replacing present washing machine. Sinks in laundry shnuM be replaced. Alcoa Pointer Galley ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Oct. 33— Chairman, J. T. Robinson; Secretary, W. R. Stone. Ship's fund stands at $4.04. Delegate to see the . captain about having the crew's quarters sougeed and the decks painted. Vote of thanks to the steward department for well prepared food and service. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Nov. 3— Chairman, William R. Klelmola; Sec. retary, C. B. Janten. One man missed ship at Port Newark. Matter satisfactorlly settled. Ship's delegate re. elected. DEL MAR (MIssltslepI), Nov. «— Chairman, J. Poitar; Secretary, R. ,0U"^- Achae. Smooth payoff. S457 In the ship's fund. Motion made and secended to give SSO of the shin's fund to the Christmas fund at the New Orleans hall. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), Oct. 33— Chairman, E. E. Cox; Sacretary, J. M. Syms. No beefs so far. .Ship's dele­ gate resigns. There Is S20 |n the ship's fund. New ship's delegate was elected. I I The galley crew of the SS Alcoa Pointer came into high praise from the ship's steward, Jimmie Higham. The department includes (1 to r) L. Lovet, galleyman; McPherson, chief cook; and G. Marzette, third cook. Hig­ ham lauded his department's sober and serious attitude toward its duties. YORKMAR (Calmer), Nov. 1 — Chairman, M. Klelber; Seeratary, L. O. Plerson. Elected a new shin's delegate. No beefs. No disputed OT. PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping), Oct. 9—Chairman, D. J. Hewson; Sec. retary, J. F. DIckarson. Ship to take emergency stores In Singapore.- Dlsputed OT to be taken up at the pay­ off. Steward department beefs to bo taken un at payoff also. Oct. 35—Chairman, John DIckarson; Secretary, J. W. Butler.' Motion made to have ship's delegate see about gettine toilets renaired. Discussed the matter of foc'sles being sougeed and stores to be received in Yokohama. WILD RANGER (Waterman). Oct. 30 —Chairman, C. Borti; Secretary, O. Lawson. Matters pertaining to the welfare of the crew Will be taken up promptly. There is now SM In the ship's fund. Cook missed' shin. All delegates to turn In a repaij^llst. Sug­ gest that elop chest be replenished. KATHRYN (Bull), Nov. 13—Chair­ man, Evarlsto Jimenez; Secretary, sama. Some disputed OT. Three de­ partments to cooperate In cleaning laundry and shower and toilet. I DEL NORTE (Mississippi), Oct. 3— Chairman, George 'E. Annis; Secre­ tary, W. P. Kaiser. Ship's delegate reports that he has posted letter of thank.s to crew from Brother Thorn­ ton who is in a hospital after having broken his hip In engine room acci­ dent. He also sent a letter to headnuarters about standing watch on hotw, when taking heavy «pr»vs; Shin'? t-easnrer. Sister Ponnett. has gotten off: therefore enother tr»asi'i'er will have to be electort. Shin's fund, ••>04.53. Is now In chief niir««r's safe, "fovle di-ector renorts •'41 ev in fund from last trln. He got ten new movies —some repairs, has balance of $30.87. orEatJ FVF" YN ;Mar'*lme Ower•ea«). Oct. a—«"hp»rm»n, P WendeM; e*cret*rv, /»i«* J«nes. "ent-lr list turned In.' *!hln'e fund, go stote of tvonhs to steward denartmeiit. •(c* -This should the crew awake! (Cartoon by Seafarer Zhemeck.)( Deeember, MM LOG • pcerneetM riTY s/ictsnv (Vl«*-pv g-rriersi. rsef. 4—ghelrmen. J. n..rht; e-eretarw, G, r I n*hrop. ohin's d-'eg-te reneot«d tiiot tie Is . .....ivniv— toti es de'evqto he. --,,ee he's eirpedv hed (he steiyerdS .'etehete "toh P P,,eh eteeted peW -•.3e,S d-teeete." Ceeeie^ feenttfig WOS that the captain would put out • held October 11 re: the captain putdraw in US currency before arriving in Okinawa. No medical treatmeqt was administered to those who needed it in Inchon. Korea. Delegates went to see the captain about the draw and he agreed to put out a draw on ar­ rival in Okinawa. He also agreed to see that men get proper medical treatment in Okinawa. Delegate stated he would see the Arst assistant engineer about sanitary pumps which were broken for several days. DEL.CAMPO (Mississippi), Oct. 3— Chairman, C. Raymond; Secretary, L, Munna. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. $20 in treasury. Motion made to elect treasurer. Steward elected by acclamation. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), Oct. 3— Chairman, Farrls M. Jones; Secretary, M.. L. Loache. Ship's fund. $22.55. Farrls M. Jones elected ship's dele­ gate. Crew told to bring cups and glasses back to pantry and keep laun­ dry clean. Vote of thanks to steward department. ZEPHYRHILLS (Peninsular Nav.), Oct. 14—Chairman, B. B. Darley; Sec­ retary, R. Dlpaolo. No agent for mall. Poor launch service. Ship Is undermanned. Dispute over fresh fruit, vegetables and milk. Motion made and seconded to begin a ship's fund for communications, stamps, etc. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Oct, 18—Chairman, J. Glenn; Secre­ tary, E. Auer, $180.owed on the coke machines. There has been one pay­ ment made on the machine and all who loaned money on It have been repaid. A. A. Sllvesrtl elected ship's delegate. Suggestion made that hooks be attached to bulkhead In laundry room so that laiuidry bags can bohung there for soiled linen. Crew messman suggests that men clean up before coming into the messroom from work. CiarlAcatlon from board­ ing patrolman concerning time off as there seems to be a difference of opinion on it. Suggestion that empty Ave gallon paint cans be placed on poop deck for cigaret butts. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land Service), Oct. 16—Secretary, Ange'o Romero. No beefs In all departments. Messhall deck has not been Axed after being on repair list four months. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Oct, 16—Chairman, P. Patrick; Secretary, W. Barnes. New washing machine re­ ceived. All repairs taken care of. Crewmembers asked to see the pa­ trolman on any new equipment or re­ pairs, no satisfaction from chief engi­ neer. Timer for wiuhlng machine ordered. No monies to be loaned from ship's fund. Need new fan for crew messroom. Vote of thanks to steward department. SAN MARINO (Peninsular Nav.), Oct. 15—Chairman, Norwood E. Geno) Secretary, C. L. Strlngfellow. Ship's delegate Jerome 1. Hacker reported that captain take off mall. The cap­ tain was asked about money for draws, but had ho reply. S3 in ship's treasury. To have arrival pool for more ship's fund. To see captain about ice maclUne being repaired In Freeport. Vote of thanks to steward departmen.t COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Oct. 17—Chairman,. Robert M. Douglas. Crewmembers request tiles on Aoor foc'sle. FELTORE (Marven), Oct. 13—Chair­ man, O. B. Albright; Secretary, E. A. Boyd. Letters covering delayed sail­ ing and Information regarding an­ chorage at Porto Ordaz to be brought to the attention of the patrolman at Philadelphia. $10 In ship's fund. Sug­ gestion that toilets amidships to be given pressure so that they will Aush properly. Also thpt the third mate's lavatory be repaired for leak. Ques­ tion also asked as to who is supposed to care for engineer's room. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Oct. 16—Chairman, P. Blalock; Secretary, L. Moore. Complaint about washing machine ruining laundry. Mes.sroom cuns to be brought back to messroom. Book member to bring bosun up before patrolman about kid­ ding black gang delegate. FORT HOSKINS (CItles service), Oct. 1—Chairman, J. C. Keel; Secre­ tary, H. H. Fielder. 'Will have meet­ ing with patrolman regarding Arlng of men. MASSMAR (Calmar), Oct. 1—Chair­ man, Red Braunstein; Secretary, M. E. Greenwald. Everything okav aboard ship. No beefs. Vote of thanks to the stew.ird department. Renair list to be made uo and turned in before arrival' itr port. _ COASTAl. CRUSADER (Suwannee), Sent. 1—Ch»*rman. Tliomas Kl'ne; Secretary. W. D. Parrlsh. Some dis­ puted OT oollected for engine and steward depts. .Shin's delegate re­ ported that safety meetln" WP« field for all department heads. St'mns are avpilahle for shin's erew. •'log in .shin's fund. Some dl.snuted OT |n deck denartment. Cane was (dected deck safety man. Replacement for bosun and OS arrived in Recife. .Mo­ tion made to write Union concerning ahore leave at Ascension Island; tech­ nicians and officers going ashore. Letter to Union concerning ladder leading to technician's quarters. In­ sufficient slop chest. Out of certain brands of cigarettes. Crew opposed to one year articles—nine months Is long enough. LA SALLE (Waterman), Oct. 9— Chairman, J. Redding; Secretary, M. O. Ohitrem. Ship's fund $42.35. Mo­ tion made that recreation room, laundry and passageways aft be painted out. Deck department shower painted. That steward steward de­ partment foc'sles and showers be painted. Steward to order new mat­ tresses. NEW YORKER (Erie A St. Lawrence), Oct. 10—Chairman, Charles Be­ dell; Secretary, Lee, Mevall. First meeting held aboard this ship. Reu­ ben Slgwart elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks gjven all hands for the perfect harmony of the entire crew. This ship is sure a pleasure to •all on fiuin topside down to the engine room. All hands seem to go a little out of their way to help each other. Conditions for the crew are tops. SANTORB (Ore Nov.), Oct. 13 — Chairman, O. Maddox; Secretary, W. Strickland. Ship's delegate reported everything okay.^ No beefs. Several hours disputed OT in steward depart­ ment. Ship's delegate resigned, and ' new ship's delegate elected. STJEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Oct. 15—Chairman, L. Larkin; Secretary, F, R. Farmer. Ship's delegate Frank R. Farmen reported that they put in subsistence for no hot water. Clarify draws. Turned In repair Ust. Will see patrolman about disputable logs. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. Fresh water tanks to: be cleaned. Getting enough cigarettes for the next voyage. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for a Job well done. Ship's fund, $10. S3.14 taken out for cablegram to hall. WARRIOR (Waterman), Oct. 16 — Chairman, H. Ahern; Sacretary, M. B. Elliott. Ship's delegate Henry Love­ lace Jr. reported all getting off. Lit­ tle disputed OT and patrolman will take care of It. Repair list turned in. Discussed transportation- and travel subsistence. Suggestion to freeze milk when supply Is abundant. Oct. 30—Chairman, A. H. Aherni Secretary, M. B. Elliott. Ami BJorasson elected ship's delegate replacing H. Lovelace, retiring ship's delegate, who was given a vote of thanks for a Job well done. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), July 33—Chairman, Roy Poole; Secretary, James Brasfleld. No beefs. No dis­ puted OT. Ship's fund. $13.12. To elect ship's treasurer. VIVIAN (Maritime Overseas), Oct. 17—Chairman, A. Packsrt; Sacretary, E. Dora. E. Dore was elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks given' to John Hunt, former ship's delegate. Motion made to write to headquarters and agent in Seattle regarding unsat­ isfactory food. Trying to have SIU Food Plan put In effect aboard this ship. Taking beef up with the agent in states regarding poor medical care by doctor hired by this company In India. Will try to get new Ice box for crew messhall. CANTIGNY (Cities SeKvlce), Oct. 23 —Chairman, A. J. Giovanni; Secretary, . Edward J. Wright. Thomas O'Connor elected ship's , delegate. Discussion regarding money on board for draws. MONTEGO SUN (Standard Marlne),Sept. 1(L—Chairman, Dadslekrch; Sac­ retary, 'Souze. Men walked off ship, black gang without being relieved. Members voted for Amerlcati money for draws in foreign ports. Steward eiected ship's treasurer. TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), Sept. 21 — Chairman, Adllsen; Secretary, Magre. No beefs. Suggestion taken up with captain to make inspection of water tanks when in port of Recife. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), Oct. 31—Chairman, Orlando; Secre­ tary, Scregglns. Five day subsistence coming to. crew. Few hours of dis­ puted OT in deck and engine dept. All hands were reminded to be sober at payoff. Have representative from hall check stores before leaving on voyage. YAKA (Waterman), Nov. 27—Chair­ man, Gteree J. Baka; Secretary, Nell .D. Abernathy. Repair list taken care of. New beneRclary cards made up by the crew. Some disputed OT. Mo­ tion made to change Article 11, Sec­ tion 22 to allow men 30 minutes in­ stead of 15 minutes before turning to on OT. It Is requested at meal times that everyone be presentable and stop vulgar talk. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore McCormack), Nov. 20—Chslrmsn, C. Swain; Secretary. V. Rstcllff. No major beefs. Ship's delegate resigned. Elected a new delegate. $10 In shlD*s fund. It Is reouested that cups and gla.sses be returned to nantry.' Laun­ dry Is not to be used after 10:00 PM. RAVVAH (Shins A Frelnhts), Nnv. —6 Chairman. R. S. Cowaerthwalte; Secretary, J. W. T»«nma$. E"ery;b|ng t'ken care of. Heads to' he kept cleaner. Pantry sink and live steam In galley needs renalrlng. CITY OP Ai (W«»e'man1, Nov. 17—Chairman. 'Oeher* Mall: Cecretarv, Jns*nh Mevarcn-k. ^rnp mirqert 'shin -• in Mew York. i"''npr hocnUeTired and ; of•. rfttnjB to Orleans. ants. ,. Pantry 'to be'Snroyed fer "; "i; 1 �Pcccubcr, 19M SEAFARERS Ringer On The Arizpa Ex-Seafarer Seeks Old Pals No Red Tape: Welfare Pays To the Editor: I am a former seaman and SIU member (Book No. 48872), but I haven't shipped since 1951. I would like to hear from some of my old shipmates around Norfolk and Savannah. Please print .this in the LOG to let my former shipmates know of me. Anyone who shipped with "Old Slim Lester" on South Atlantic's SS Southport from 1949 to 1951, please drop me a line at my home. North Spring, West Virginia. I would especially like a line from Jimmie Baker from Eliza­ beth City, NC. If possible, I would sure like to have the LOG sent to me at my home. It would be a great pleasure to sit down at home and read the Union paper again. Thank you very kindly. Sin­ cerely, Clinton Slim Lester (Ed. note: You are being placed on the LOG mailing list). To the Editor; It might be interesting and no doubt' reassuring for some Seafarers to know how our Wel­ fare Hospital Plan came through for me. One of my sons (a welfare maternity benefit child) frac­ tured his leg and was hospital­ ized. I picked up one of those ridiculously - simple looking forms at headquarters, filled in a few blank spaces on one side and handed it In at the hospital (St. Michaels, Newark, NJ), then ran like a thief. I was certain there would be some red tape, confusion and difficulty in the payment of those bills. A month later I received an equally ridiculously simple form from Welfare notifying me that the hospital 'and the' doc­ tor were paid in full. Considering my previous lack of faith in the action that Wel­ fare would take, this two-fold letter of apology and apprecia­ tion, I feel certain, is well in order. In closing I might add that it would do well for some of those scuttle-butt attorneys to bone-up on SIU clarifications, stipulations amendments, revi­ sions, etc., prior to drawing conclusions or making inaccu­ rate statements. 4* 4" Lauds Speedy Welfare Help Aboard the SS Arizpa (Waterman), Seafarer Joseph McCabe, Jr., poses with one of the ship's life rings during his off hours. McCabe, an AB, lives in Irvington, Ala. He generally ships out of the Mobile SIU hall. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sailing The African Coast .By E. W. "Bouncy" Carter. r/ We leave New York and head Southeast For eighteen days at sea, Anchoring^ at Ascension Isle, Handling cargo for good OT. We then sail on to Cavetown And its scenic Table Top, Greeting old friends and making new. This being our first real stop. It's Port Elizabeth and East London, And it's in and out we go, Sometimes you stay a couple days. But then you never know. The weather's changing all the time So one hardly needs a turban. And though you've worked and worked, It's all for the girls in Durban. The scenery is a bit like home. More so in the urban heights. Ask anyone who's made this run. They dig those cheeky Durbanites. Three or four days and often more We have ourselves a ball, It's out again and Northeast bound, MaUing Lourerico Marques next call. It's gettin' hotter and hotter as we go But the crew seems not to mind. Leaving L.M.^for Beira now. With a few days "at sea" kind. To Dar es Salaam and Mobasa land Our last East African port. We've run our cameras and been around. And of course had lots of sport. We turn around and head back south Making the same ports down the line. Believe me when I tell you, friend. It sure is mighty fine. Reaching Capetown for the homeward trek We're ready for a,well earned rest. You're back Stateside in a couple of weeks. It's then that you know what's best. Tagt Twenty-Nine LOG To the Editor: When a guy is out bouncing around in one of these pig iron boats for a while, kind of for­ getting about the ol' homestead and the kinfolk back there, it sure is good to know that while he's away there's someone standing behind him. This was proven to me the hard way a short time ago when my wife was stricken with a very serious illness While I was out to sea. The Welfare Department of our Seafarers Union, through Joe Campo of the Philadelphia branch, stepped right in and took over. He sure did a swell job! No red tape or messing around at all—just fast action right to the heart of the matter. When I received news of how nicely everything was taken care of, I sure felt good, and was proud to be a brother of guys like Joe Campo of our own SIU. Dick Commings SS Marymar 4 4 4« All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer.- Names will be withheld upon reque.st. the selfish suggestions it makes as to a compulsory vacation plan. We do like your reply with its reasonable and pointed ex­ planations as to the faults of such a system; faults which have been aired by the mem­ bership of this union at various times in the past year whenever a compulsory vacation plan has come up. As your letter points out, the membership in the past has ex­ pressed the opinion that such a plan would set up a class system in our Union, and it would. Should such a"" vacation plan become a reality in the SIU, these so-called Union brothers who advocate the system would be sitting pretty for life with all the key jobs on all the cushy runs sewed up. They would be our Union monarchy. The rest of us waiting on the beach for these hot shots to take a vacation, and loan us their jobs for a few weeks so that we could earn a few dol­ lars, well, we would be the peasants. We like our vacation plan as it is, with the slow, steady financial improvement it seems to make from year to year. We like our hiring halls and our present rotary shipping system where every member gets a fair shake. And most certainly we want the SIU to remain as it is at this time, a union with equality for all. Crew of the SS Kyska Bernard Donnelly Ship's delegate (signed by all department delegates) Alexander J. Letter 4 4 4 Seaman Praises Terrific Job To the Editor: I have many words to say about our organization and its Welfare Plan, though words are not enough. I want to mention the integrity of the Boston rep­ resentative, Brother Gene Dakin, who cleared up all my aches by spending one hour with me in the hospital. I, as a "B" man, know now that the SIU is forever to be blessed for its wise ways in picking the right man for the job at hand. 4 4 4 I will not discuss the sordid mess of how I came to the hos­ pital, as Brother Dakin has a full report of my misfortune. His clear-sightedness in taking To the Editor: I want to extend special care of my troubles was as­ thanks to the crew and officers tounding. I, who was for over of the Fairiand (Sea-Land) for 20 years a member of the their great kindness to me when Butchers Union of North Amer­ my father died November 18. ica, AFL. I received a radiogram of my Let no brother complain, for father's death when we were the service I received you can­ two days from San Juan, Puerto not buy for all the money in Rico. The crew, without my this world. I am not trying to knowledge, took up a collection build up Brother Dakin or the and sent flowers to my home. SIU for they are already on the The generosity of the crew and very best of foundations. officers also enabled me to take The Welfare Plan is the a plane from Puerto Rico to soundest in the world, and New York to attend my father's every man in the SIU is treat­ funeral. Again I want to thank ed with the respect that they my shipmates on the Fairiand. all fought for qver the years. Sincerely, Alfred Hirsch Edward Blaha Kyska Crew Likes Thanks Crew Present Vacations Of Fairiand (Ed. note: The following let­ ter was addressed to SIU Pres­ ident Paul Hall.) Dear Sir and Brother: We, the crew of the Kyska, are writing this letter to you .to indicate~our reactions to the one which was written to you and published in the SEA­ FARERS LOG. The letter in question was written by Brother Victor D. Brunell of the Mon­ arch of the Sea. Its subject had to do with a suggestion by the crew for in­ stituting in our Union a com­ pulsory Vacation Plan. His letter, and your reply to it, was read by us of the Kyska with studied interest. We do not like his letter, or SEe,f=£LlAS UJt4Ar HAPPEA/^ : IKJIHB lA'SrT T»+e LOG \AfERe SUFPOSBP TO RUA) THIS STRIP - M;ISM/MG YPU A NAPPY -lH/\A)KSf3lV»A/<X -THA-riS SO,lNSrWAJ> lA/e RAhJ TN€ CHRlST/WAS •3T(2lp-THlSC?A;g^. \^^€GoOFeX>. lAJE •MC*^ YOU f^AD A RAPPy THAMkSGiV/MG, AA/D WAAJT -It) SUR^ TD LVISN Vou A M^RRY C/JRlST/VIAS: �.1,. Thirty . - V . SEAFARERS >_r I' t Deeember, ISM.. LOG Crew Of Kyska Sights Derelict A recent Far East run on the SS Kyska (Waterman) was marked by the sighting of a derelict and the presence of an unusual passenger, according to reports received by the LOG. The Kyska paid off in New special aptitude for reading lips, taken during her tour of duty at York late last month after a was well liked by the crew and the colony. The passenger was on four-month trip from the several members report that she her way to join the staff of a hospi­ West Coast to Japan and back. showed interesting color slides tal somewhere in Japan. Crewmembers sighted a derelict cargo vessel several hundred miles off the .Japanese coast. The derelict was estimated to be from 50 to 60 feet long, and was, as one SIU man put it, "a bell of a nice-looking vessel." Un­ fortunately, no one had their cameras loaded at the time of the sighting. If it were not for a storm which was coming up, the Kyska skipper might have been willing to pull alongside the derelict long enough to examine her more closely, but approaching heavy weather made an attempt too risky. Reached Yokohama When the Kyska reached Yoko­ hama a few days later, several Japanese who were told of the sighting asked for more informa­ tion in order to attempt to salvage the prize. They were given the information and were wished suc­ cess by all hands. Another report from the Kyska crew indicated the vessel carried one' "VIP" (very interesting "per­ son) during the jaunt from the West Coast to Japan. This was an Mark Thomas Hopkins, just about a year old, is the son elderly woman who had spent of Seafarer Thomas C. Hopkins, H-688, of Duffield, Va. some 30 years working in a leper The youngster is shown getting a ride on the neck of colony in Louisiana. The lady, a deaf mute with a another of the Hopkins clan. Ride 'Em, Sailor! .0 ^•0' ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Sept. 19— Chairman, Fordinand Graaff; Sacratary, T. Ostaiaskl. Ship's delegate reports discussion on no saiiing board in St. Croix. Discussion on topside BR to be iaid off in Norfolk to ba referred to patroiman. $18.90 in ship's treasury. Keep washing ma­ chine fuii of water when washing ciothes. Don't wash out mop in laun­ dry sink. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatrain), Sept. 25—Chairman, C. E. Laa, Jr.; Sacratary, D. Cann. No beefs re­ ported. Deck delegate reports one man missed ship and hospitalized in New Orleans. One member in engine department missed ship in NY. Water taps in deck department head need repairing. Ciothes in engine room to be taken out. Work with steward in getting all linen back on linen day. Motion made to let shore gang come in messroom for coffee only. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Sept. 25—Chairman, J. Barton; Secre­ tary, Tim Holt. No beefs. Ail de­ partments running smoothly. $62.40 in ship's fund. Letter from Joe Voipian re New Jersey insurance for sea­ men posted. Motion seconded and car­ ried to raffle off old TV set and pur­ chase new and smaller one out of ship's fund. Motion seconded and carried by steward department to sougee and paint crew messroom. M. S C by electrician to dump garbage and wash down stern morning after departure. Each delegate to use ship's fund for small emergency do­ nations. Also some talk about dam­ aged padlocks on stewards store room. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land) Sept. 26 —Chairman, H. J. Piszetowski; Secre­ tary, George Fargo. Repairs taken care of. Captain requires all health cards before sign-on. Vote of thanks to steward department. Crew asked to return dirty linen. MICHAEL (J. M. Carras) Sept. 24— Chairman, P. Hammei; Secretary, T. Haromon. No beefs reported. Get draw list. Make out repair list. En­ gine delegate reports one man logged. One man injured day of departure, hospitalized. Sailed one man short. WESTPORT (Rover), Oct. 17—Chair­ man, Collier; Secretary, Solpedo. To have engine dep't. showers painted, also dep't. forcasties painted. Have captain write to company in regards to allotments. FLORIDA STATE (Ponce Products), Oct. 22—Chairman, Kilgore; Secretary, Dunham. Special meeting held to de­ termine and get. to the bottom of friction in crew's messroom at the supper meal hour between members of engine dep't. and two crew messmen. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Oct. 23 —Chairman, J. Rolnon; Secretary, Harrison. . Smooth saiiing voyage. Suggestion that a different brand of soap be used aboard ship. Oct. 23—Chairman, Relnon. Dis­ putes settled. Repair list In good order. Smooth saiiing. . STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Oct. II—Chairman, Fanehen; Sacratary, Goa. No beefs. Motion to have benches around side of house for sit­ ting" purposes. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Walarman), Sapt. 25—Chairman, Hartohom; Sacra- tary, Espanada. Elected ship's dele­ gate. Washing machine, fans, napkin holders, windscoops. screens, bad springs, spring mattresses, needed. Oct. IS—Chairman, Carver; Sacratary, Espanada. Everything is OK. suggested another repair list be sub­ mitted for new fans. Ship's delegate to write to Union concerning refuel­ ing at sea. Chief mate said lock on tankers should be flxed by Engine dep't. Suggestion to write haU re­ garding compensation of pay for re­ fueling at sea. OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas); Oct. 5—Chairman, Nawbarg; Secre­ tary, Wlla. Ship's delegate received no cooperation from chief on repairs which were to be done when the ship was at sea. This is to be brought to the attention of the Union when pay­ ing off. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), Sapt. 2—Chairman. Walgy Thomas; Sacratary, Dan Beard. Ship's delegate reported that repairs ail taken care of. AU beefs and disputed OT to be given to delegate before the payoff. Have requested vacation blanks and welfare cards. Vote of thanks for the three cooks for big improvement In the meats and vege­ tables. ^ SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Oct. 23—Chairman, Blizzard; Secre­ tary, Conn. No beefs. Have steward dep't. toilet clean. Clean up washing machine room and have roller fixed on washing machine. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Sept. U —Chairman, John Trust; Secretary, Arturo Mariani, Jr. Motion made to have new brands of soaps available instead of having Ivory. One wiper logged. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Oct. 20—Chairman, Rosecrans; Secretary, Delapenha. Letter sent to headquar­ ters in regards to firemen and oiler foe'sle. Some disputed overtime. Fine trip. HASTINGS (Waterman), Sept. 4— Chairman, James Bales; Secretary, Wells. Ship running smooth. Discus­ sion on docking and time allowed for men to eat. Men asked to help to keep messroom & pantry clean. Men asked to take care of their cbts, and not let them lay around the deck. PORTMAR (Calmar), Oct. 22—Chair­ man, Simmons; Secretary, Stack. No beefs. Repair list taken up. Filled out crew list for Union records. INES (Bull), Sept. 4—Chairman, Juan Patino; Secretary, Roger L. Hall. ROBIN KIRK (Robin), Oct. 19 — Chairman, Owens; Secretary, White. Ship's delegate to be elected. Coffee to be made in small pots at supper and coffee time. Old. linen • to bo turned in at time of issue. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), Oct. 7 —Chairman, Ed Cole; Secretary, H. Peeler. Ship's delegate reported wash­ ing machine parts ordered. Some mattresses to be replaced in New Or­ leans. No beefs. STEEL VENDER (Isthmian), Sept. 14—Chairman, M. Savoy; Secretary, Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reported most of repairs have been done. New washing machine was secured this trip. Still a few repairs to be taken care of during trip. $37.46 in ship's fund. Mailing service ver.v bad. Should request company to forward crew's, mail. Ail crew to abide by safety rules. Request that brothers return magazines and books when thej* are finished with them so rest of crew may read them. AH mem­ bers asked to help keep laundry room clean. BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Liberty Nav.), Oct. 9—Chairman, E. Lessor; Secretary, F. Mcintosh. Messhaii and aft to be checked as water coming in during rough seas. Membership asked to try and keep recreation hail clean, and not to u.se towels for shoe shine rags. Washing machine to be drained in scupper instead of on the deck. ' EDITH (Bull), Sept. 14—Chairman, Wmr. C. Murphy; Secretary, D. Emerlck. Ship's delegate reported every­ thing running smoothly. Crewmem­ bers asked to keep laundry room clean and orderly. ORION PLANET (Orion), Sapt. 21— Chairman, J. Robinson; Secretary, O. L. Guerrero. Ship's delegate reported mattresses and fans were received in Bgnit. Fans were' reconditioned and •nil ] Ship's delegate reported everything in order. Motion made to have awning covered. Also that company should notify Union and family at their ex­ pense when a man is hospitalized overseas. Motion that patrolman check medicine chest. Motion made that negotiating committee negotiate with company to pay by 31-day month. Also, that patrolman settle beef in writing as to who is responsible for cleaning port passage and areas. Be­ quest improvement on menus. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Sept. 26—Chairman, Andrew McCloskey; Secretary, Albert DeForast. No funds in ship's treasury. It was asked that a letter be sent to headquarters to clarify some points about OT- and conditions on a ship that carries both liquid and dry cargo. Repair list from last voyage cannot be found. Delegate to inquire about painting out foc'sles. It was suggested that anyone wishing to enter the safety slogan contest < may read about same on bulletin board. cau§e and the American crew do­ nated $30 to the British seameu's A discussion on transportation group. .rights was held aboard the SS City 4 <4 4 of Alnfa (Waterman) in October. It was pointed out that some men sign on at East Coast, ports to go Seafarer Tomas Ramirez aboard to the West Coast, but while in the the SS Kenmar (Calmar) sent us Gulf, the ship is diverted to Euro­ an illustrated note about an un­ pean ports. Some of the men don't named "super sportsman" aboard want to make the Europe trip and the Kenmar. Seems this shipmate they don't want to lose transporta­ likes fishing so much that he sets tion. The matter wili be discussed out about 10 line.s off the stern of with patrolmen. the vessel. Trouble is, he monopo­ t -lizes fishing space and doesn't give some o£«the rest of the crew a chance to try their luck . Adequate training and qualifica­ 4 4 4 tion for key ratings was brought up at a meeting on the Steel Chem­ ist (Isthmian) recently. It gets The SS National Defender (Na­ rough when key rated men, far away from home port, don't know tional Shipping & Trading) crew is trying to get passes to US their jobs well enough. Armed Forces PX's in ports where 4" 4 the ship stops. The crew figures that they may be able to make purchases at PX's because they The crew of the SS Alice Brown are carrying MSTS cargo. (Bloomheld) in Southampton, Eng­ land a couple of months ago, re­ sponded to an appeal from the British National Seamen's reform I'LL W ' Jnovement.' Three rank and file members of the British reform movement came aboard the Alice Brown seeking support for their Transportation Sportsman Need Training PX Privileges? Aids British hail requests that the crew donate to the doll and toy fund that is being started in New Orleans. Ship's fund 810. Deck delegate reported that Paul Warren is to be commended in the way he handled the beef concerning the deck department re; call out and readiness period. He was assured that the company would live up to the agreement. Request that washing ma­ chine be repaired if possible.. Request that more care be given in preparing rare, medium and well done steaks. MAXTON (Marine Carriers), Oct. 1 —Chairman, E. J. Riviere; Secretary, M. F. Kramer. Ship's fund $4.20. Ail departments report no beefs. Steward said he would attempt to get milR and v^atever stores are needed. ARIZPA (Waterman), Oct. •—Chair­ man, C. Parker; Secretary, A. R. Rudnlckl. Brother A. Rudnicki elected ship's delegate. This job to be ro­ tated every trip. Repairs that have not been completed wili be taken care of at sea. WACOSTA (Waterman), Oct. 9 — Chairman, John Wunderlich; Secre­ tary, John S. Burke. Ship's delegate asked to be replaced. Repocted ail is going along fine. S13.65*left in ship's treasury. Ail hands asked to cooper­ ate in keeping recreation room aft clean. Also asked to move dry clothes from fidley so all hands can use. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a nice job. All hands asked to bring coffee cups back to pantry and not leave them on deck. ROBIN HOOD fRobin), Oct. 1 — Chairman, A. Page; Secretary, R. Sedowskl. Ship's delegate reported repair list almost completed. One man hospitalized in Laurenco Mar­ ques. Deck and engine departments running smoothly with no beefs. OT beef disputed in Steward dep't. Mo­ tion made to have Sea Che.st repre­ sentative to check prices and quality of slop chest. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department for good job—also to deck and engine sanitary men. Men asked to be propertiy dressed when coming to messroom. FAIRPORT (Waterman), Sept. 22— Chairman, Bernard Shuitz; Secretary, Gus Skendelas. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. Repair list to be made up. Vote of thanks given to steward department. Subsequent to this meeting the ship's delegate re­ ported man missed ship taking suit cases and owing large amount of money. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Oct. 9—Chairman, J. Nelson; Secre­ tary, R. Eden. $9.45 in ship's fund. Each man asked to give $.50 to ship's fund.. Linen to be checked by patrol­ man. HURRICANE (Waterman), Oct. 2— Chairman, Anthony J. Gregoire; Sec­ retary, Eugene R- Ray. Ship's dele­ gate reported repair list turned in. Two men logged and will be turned in to patrolman. Performers to be turned in. Letter sent to headquar­ ters re: previous wiper performing between Norfolk and New York. Any­ one who has torn or mutilated sea­ man's papers should have them re­ newed January 1961. Steward de­ partment given a vote of thanks. Washing machine should be replaced. LOGs should be. mailed to the ship regularly and also be sent to the Seaman's Club in Bremerhaven, Ger­ many. ALICE BROWN (Bloomflold), Sapt. 25—Chairman, S. E. Millar. Ship's delegate reported ttiat New Orleans THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), Oct. 12—Chairman, G. Erhllngar; Sec­ retary, W. Cattldy. Discussion on milk straightened out. No man to pay off till ship has patroiman on board. See patroiman about linen shortage and proper posting of sail­ ing board. S30.62 in ship's fund. Deck and engine department disputed overtime to be settled at payoff.. APOUNDRIA (Waterman), Sept. 2f —Chairman, Charles P. Johnson; Sec­ retary, Clarence J. Nail. Ship's deie. gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. DANNY BOY (Kulukundls), Oc*. IS —Chairman, Daniel J, Shaehan; Sccrg- v tary, Fred R. Hicks. Daniel Sheehan elected ship's delegate. $5.38 in ship's : fund. Submitting repair Ust. Vote of thanks to steward department for good job all around. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities ! Service), Sept. 17—Chairman, none; Secretary, William Davies. Milk situ­ ation discussed. $2.96 on hand. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. No pressure ,on sanitary pump for toilets. : LOSMAR (Calmar), Oct. 9—Chair­ man, Bergar Welhelmsen; Secretary, Raymond R. Obidos. Few men got off on West Coast—two of which were hospitalized. The washing machine > which broke down will be repaired or renewed on the East Coast. Repair list turned in. Some disputed OT to be referred to patrolman. Captain left -port several times without ship , being properly secured. This will be referred, to patrolman also. EAGL» VOYAGER (Sea Transport), Oct. 2—Chairman, S. U.-Johnson; Sec­ retary, J. J. Doyle. Ship's delegate reported on seeing captain in re­ gards to time off. Letter to Head­ quarters on time-off situation. O'iier reported $500 lost from locker. $26.61 in ship's fund, also 2800 Japanese yen. Everything running smoothly. Roberto Hanibai. elected ship's dele­ gate. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcos), Sept. IS—Chairman, D. L. McCorvcy; Secre­ tary, Z. Y. Ching. No repairs were made in New Orleans. There is $13.60 in the ship's fund. Oct. 16—Chairman, D. L. McCorvey; Secretary, Z. Y. Ching. Quarters fumigated last trip. One mah missed ship in Seattle. $18.60 on hand in ship's fund. Company should be asked to discontinue draws on travelers* checks because members losing money in foreign ports by exchange. It is requested that food be prepared .« little better. OREMAR (Ore), Nov. 11—Chairman, Henry Buckner; Secretary, Charles E. Rawiings. Ship's delegate to see the , patrolman on some disputed OT in the deck department. Food situation ispoor. Steward complains that he is not given sufficient stores for (he voyage. Will see palroiman on this matter. Ship in need of fumigation. MARORE (Ore), Nov. S—Chairman, Ralph Gowan; Secretary, George Bur­ ns. Second cook's baking has im­ proved. No beefs. Repair list turned in. Elected a ship's delegate. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Oct. 20—Chairman, S. Furtedo; Secretary, Walter Nash. Ship's fund is $27.41.. $12 was given to the electrician to purchase an automatic timer for the washing machine. Some disputed OT. �Dccemberr I960 SEAFARERS Pace Thirty-One LOG XI.M.I.M,, FIWAKCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land 'Vaters District makes specific provision for safeguardlnK the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit, every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reasctn, be refused his constitutional right to in­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. < ' rr TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU president Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. .SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gu^f, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping,rules, which arm incorporated in the contract. Get to know •your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SlU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as fllijig •for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manners If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in-your opinion, fails to protect your ~ contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITCmiAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOO. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual in the Union, officer or member. It }ias also, refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membersljip. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all coiistitutional'ports. The responsibility for LOG'-policy.is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Roard may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. <• O '• ii n'. RETIRED SEAFARERS. ' Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits havq always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they aire encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-l'jLle functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees,. Because thgse oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. I. m t- J 170 us Cities See Rim On SIU WASHINGTON—The activities of SIU men aboard ship and on shore are to be dis­ played in 170 United States cities, the AFL-CIO reports. The film on the Seafarers, part of the'AFL-CIO's "Americans At Work" series "will eventually be shown to television audiences in every one of the cities in-'*' yolved. uled in 45 states, including Alaska film on local TV outlets include Programs have been sched- and Hawaii. However, since there Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama; ' A. I Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation mbney claims should make sure that they use their correct So­ cial Security, number. Use of the wrong numbei means a cler­ ical headache for the Vacation Plan 'office and slovvs up the handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer vvhq uses the Incorrect!Social Security num­ ber is - crediting his tax- deductibns to sojue otbei; .US'worker. are 97 films in the series, it isn't possible to give a specific schedule as to when the film will be shown. The "Americans At Work"r proj­ ect consists of films on specific unions and specific crafts in the AFL-CIO. The SIU film was shot, in part, aboard a Bull Line vessel by a movie crew which rode the ship on its. coastwise calls and filmed shots of life at sea as' well as of cargo loading and discharge operations in port. The film has already been shown once in the New York metropoli­ tan area . oh , WABC-T.V. Other major cities which-iwill carry the 4" t 4 4 4 Sill HALL DIRECTORY COHSTlTUriONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the .SE/IFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarise themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional • right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. ,1 1 Bill Parks ney, 32 Court Street, concerning Please get in touch with Mom your late brother, Frank. and Peggy. Important. 4 4 4 Alfred R. Fry Harry F. McDonald Please get in touch with your You are asked to contact Philip sister, Mrs. Virginia Fry Jones, Gucker, secretary. Trinity Church, 2004 Glenview Ave., NE, Louisville 7, Kentucky. Anybody knowing of NYC. his whereabouts, please notify. t 4- t Leslie J. Brilhart 4 4 4 Our new address is 342 MontAntonio De Jesus clair Avenue, Alamo Heights, San Please contact your wife imme­ Antonio 9, Texas. Write or come diately. It is of the utmost ur­ home soon. Mother, gency. 4- , PAYITENT, OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the:SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and U given an official receipt, but iteels. that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of StU Pre^'dent Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested, i.i Wi— Dominick M. Ravosa C. W. Hal! Call IV 8-0017, Baltimore, Md. Please get in touch with your Very important. sister Grace Jackson at 1514-5lh Street, Detroit 26, Michigan. 4 4 4 Zollie Evans Jr. 4 4 4 • £x-Feltore E. N. Mclnis Your gear has been left at the Please contact M. A. Moser, 7623 Sparrows Point office of Marven Bonham Avenue, Houston, Texas. Steamship Company. 4 4 4 Sylvester Zygarowski 4 4• 4 Bruce Hubbard Please contact your son, Francis, Please contact N. O. Mason or at either Cutler Road, W., BrookW. A. Wood at 5217 E. 75th, field, Mass., UO 7-6020 or before Seattle, or phone LA 2-0913. January 30 at Boston Navy band No. 94, Charlestown Navy Yard, ' 4 4 4 Following members have tax re­ Boston 29, Mass. CH 2-1400, ext. fund checks being held for them by 462. Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP build­ ing, 450 Harrison Street, San Fran­ cisco: Ernest C. Anderson, Margarito Borga, Theodoros G. Calopothakos, Maurice J. Cutler, Olav Gustavsen, James F. Lee, Jr., Ray­ mond H. Miller, Potenciano D. Paculba, Sammy Rogamos, Fred­ erick J. Smith, Francis J. Sylvia, Ah Sai Wong, Ding Hal Woo. r w .n,-;.-; Anchorage, Alaska; San Francisco, Denver, New Haven, Tampa, Mi­ ami, Honolulu, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Louisville—in fact a com­ plete cross-section of the United States, not excluding Lffs Vegas and Reno-. As a result, many Americans who live in the interior and have little or no familiarity with Sea­ faring and its problems will "get a view of Seafaring life. in addition to filming the activ­ ities of Seafarers, SIUNA-affiliated fishermen's and fishery workers unions have been filmed and their activities arjp also beipg shown in the series. 4 4 4 George Elliot King Important you contact your wife at 717 Franlin Ave., New Orleans, La. 17, WH 7-6149." 4 4 4 Lois Harmon Blizzard Get in touch with your mother at Rf3, Box 146, Kinston, North Carolina. > 4-44 Darius Clay Jones Urgent that you contact Mrs. Emiko Jones, at No. 8-4 Chome. Yakusi Dorl, Na Da-Ku Kobe, Japan. 4 4 4. Eric William Johnson Please write or phone L. Richie, 320 7th Street, Lakes Charles, La. 4 t The SIU Baltimore hall is hold­ ing checks in its files for the fol­ lowing members, who should con­ tact port agent Rex Dickey: Charles Bartlett, Steve Bernaldes, Maurice Culp, C. Foster, Edgar Kurz, Raul Estrada, Howard W. Hall, Robert Duff, Billie Hughes, Richard Everhart, Hubert Jackson, Joe Kordich, Leon Lowe, Frank G. Ortiz, Vincento Russo, Miguel Viera. 4 4 4 Raul I. Lopez Contact B. C. Wherman, Assist­ ant cashier. First National City Bank of New York, 55 Wall Street, New York 15. Joseph Qulnn Contact Daniel" Cardone, attor­ SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey Williama Earl isheppard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE , . .1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON John Arabascz, Agent .. 276 State-St. Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. Paul Drozak, Agent VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ...075 4th Ave., Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089: 3-408C JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax WUliam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIA.MI Ben Gonzales, Agent 744 W. Flagler St. FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent " HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS Buck Stephens, Agent 523 Bienville St. Tele.: 524—8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6660 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent PHILADELPHIA S. Cardullo, Agent . MAdison 7-1083 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO Walter Sibley. Agent 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep, Phone 2-5990 SEATTLE red Babkowski, Agent 2505 1st Ave. Main 3-4334 WILIHNGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Reed Hiunphries, Agent Terminal 4-2528 tttformafhn) �SEAFARERS Vol. XXII No. 20 LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIOW/y. UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO This holiday season. Tike any other, finds many ; friends. • ' But wherever they may be, on ship or Seafarers manning the merchant ships of the ashore, the SlU extends to them, as well as to all American-flag fleet in the far corners of the globe. affiliated unions and their members, best wish'ss Others have come ashore for the holidays and will for an enjoyable holiday season and for a success­ be spending them at home with their families and. ful year^to come. m,. i. i- W-ii'r-':: f-St i \ 55* -V- • ? \ ir^ Seafarers International Union .r.s.••^•' X • Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Bistrict AFL-CIO t- • li*;-''- ,'ii. '. mn- • •- "-'4 .»•'>-y ^ ^ '' '-.'Y' A, . i"- - -J "x" - _ <•! ii •it. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource December 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MTD CONFERENCE SET UP ON LAKES US SHIPS MAY GET BIGGER CARGO SLICE NY MTD PLANS ACTION ON WATERFRONT BEEFS SIU SAFETY DEP’T HITS ATOM PERIL; CG TO ACT SEE NEW ORLEANS HALL COMPLETION NEXT MONTH KENNEDY CALLS FOR DOMESTIC SHIP AID; SAYS IT’S ESSENTIAL MEBA CALLS CONFERENCE ON MARITIME PROBLEMS RUNAWAY VESSEL WRECKED; CREWMEN HELP ‘UNDESIRABLE’ SIU RAILROAD MARINE TUGMEN APPROVE VOTE ON NEW CONSTITUTION OPEN NEW SIU HALL IN BUFFALO NON-UNION P-M CREWS HARD HIT SIU WAGES HARD FIGHT FOR OHIO JOB BENEFITS SEA LEVEL HUNG UP BY CUBA BEEF LABOR EYES NEW CONGRESS FOR WELFARE BILL ACTION WAVE LASHES AMES VICTORY; 6 HURT MEBA SCORES 4TH ’60 WIN IN LAKES VOTING ATLANTIC FISHERMEN BEGIN BIG DRIVE FOR MEMBERS BUSINESS GUANTS CONFESS CRIME OF PRICE RIGGING ALASKA SS PACT NETS 7% FOR SIU PACIFIC DISTRICT CREWMEN 53 VYING FOR 17 POSTS IN SUP ELECTION; MCS, MFOW VOTING CONTINUES MAWD ACTS IN SIX PORTS ON CONSTITUTION, OFFICIALS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 20 1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/91afcf1c253539c8cf1a4e68b18a69ab.PDF 0befb1321777d741fa21893a5f93fae3 PDF Text Text .., Refueli'ng '-. ·------------...-.-------------.-~"-!"'-~~~~--~------,...-~-....-----....~~--------:--------~StoryOnPage2 ·d• ·lMWU picket boat, stand.in~ guard on 'Libe&.ian-flag Ore _R- --. . ~ Id/ UDGWGY . e Monarch, is manned by William Poor (NMU) ai:id Seafar· - ers James Eicl1enberg, Plp.ct_ea Aldevera and W. L. Barth. ·. Court has refused to lialt the picketing, (Sto.ry on page 2.) · ·- ---------------- ��organiza- he released Soviet ·ta.nkers to cafiT oil · to Cuba- or carried it himself. · he replied that U was a normal· and ' : . ·- ;; Evidence of State Department concern with the' developnieiit . was the recent announcement that the . • . . SIU ~-day • . _ . Liberian goyernuient was .cancelf1"eyro. s1gn~_1rf for rank-a~d-f1le. polls. committeemen at ~h~adq~!r: Ung the registry:' of the . 24,830,.ton ters. - Ballot~ng .got underwCJy on N~vember .1 and )¥111 continue. ._ ta~er Per-seus for· carrylog oil to through Dece"1ber..31 in. all ports • . On.the l>allot are· 7;4. qualified · 'Havana. The Perseus is~ owned by candidates: donweting for 43 elective posts. the .~ulukundis family interests, ··' · · who also have many ships l!Pder the Ame~ican flag. ' MTEJ. As5ails Move: The announcement of the cancellation was ·made ,not in Monrovia, Lib~ria, - but ·lil·: Ncw York, SIU -Defeats Hoffa Again In San -Juan .~.Go1!t .Pressures ·NLRB ··J~ Rule ·1'or.·Runaway-s With the conclqsion o! the War, duties in 1945, . working in Ohl?, . Illinois ~d Mich!ga~. · In _ 1949, McGavin was named .r~gional director of the AFL in Western Pennsylvania and West Virg~nia. In ~March, 1953, JHeany appointed hi.rd assistant director of organizati.on. · As such, he ser.ved under O'lteilly, who·was the AFL's director of organization at the time._ . 1 · He bee.a~ Meany's ' speciaL as~ sistant in 1955 ·and has 'continued in that capacity. In the course of .h'fs · services 0 ,h e ' has become familiar with many :of the ·problems in - ' ".; ' the seafar.Jn~ field ~nd has de~lt actively with a n~mber of them. ; MCGavin;s. nomma • · t. i · d QQ was ma e by. . the >-delegate ·for Operatfug Engineers Local 25 and was seconded ·,,.· 1 . ·SEAFAKERS' LOG · ' N · ov '' 1960 y 0 I XXll • , N~ 19 • . .. . ; ., PAUI. .H.u.L, -P,.esident· HERBERT B~N~. EditoT. ·BERNAJ.U> Su"MAN, .~"t . Edtto,.. HERMAN " A'RTuua. Ar. MAJKIN, CHAR.LES J3EAUMET, ALBERT AMArEAu; Jo~ ·.BRAZIL staff_ Write,.$. · ~ · · ., Publlstiea 1nonm1y at tlle ·headquarter.s ·of the Seafarers International.._ Union At. ' lantlc Gulf, Lakes .and Inland . w~ters District, AFL·CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, ~ ��- ' ' :_$.l_fl.1.;l~1s :~fl1:1J~11~·, $:~:tf4'!l c UP ·_ ,tfpif·~Jriiilfft· ;fJ•'rfti~,~-PIJflr-~~- .: ·. ' ~ .. , The SIU has ~olned with ~12 ·o,ther •New York unions br a pr.ogram .to provJdt •.urfion m~mbers aii~ their fa~ies w~th iow cost medical prescript~ons. The 13 uruons .plfin to op~r-, ate their ·own dnig store. chain fn the city's five_boro~g}ls to reduce the costs of prescriptions ·and . other' medicines by . . . . · borou~bs by June~ i. ~l stores w~l participating in the IVtedstore' oper· approxirfi,ately 3.O. percent., b at d on a non-profit basis ation include the follo'w~ng: . pro3"ect, -which, · eInopedr~i ·· ' · - . t· · dru · The .u1. nfon .,, at t g . Regfon 9A. United - i\.Utomobil' - would serve an estimated . 350,000 ·a · 1on o pre scrip ion s, union mi:n . and . their famiJies in the stores will h_:ind~e a dlirtited th.a metropolitan area, has been nu_mber of ?theP stand~ ~m.s fQl'Jllally incorporated ·as the ·Med: such as aspirm, maµth washes, ~n~ store Plan, ~Inc. SIU~ A Presiilenf .the like. · . PaUl . Hall ·Js· serving as 1 acting It has been ~mphasized that the chairman of the Plan's board of pl~ is not designed to replace ~he _ne.1ghborhood~ drug store, of which , directors. 1 In · antiouncing the new program, there are some 5,000 now serving .. Hall noted that-the 'project was an New Yorkers . . , outgrowth of Senator Kefauver's Seafarers., of course, receive · ~investigation of the drug industry. their prescriptions t~rough the US ' The safest :vessel 'in tmt' Broomfield' 'fleet for three years running, Kefauver, as chairman of the 'sen- :Public Health Ser~1ce, but memthe · tucile Bloomfield gets compqiiy award in Galveston. At ate Anti-Trust- and Monopoly sub- bers of their fa~ilies have to pur• are· (I to r) Ra Iph Ray, lfeward d e Iegate; D• J • C o11·1er, committee ·has been . investi'gatm' g chase drugs in the ret.all mark.et presentation. well and P. ay ·.the high prices which h e,xcessi've price mark-ups as revall 4n that industry c ief engineer; · Captain 1-:f. H., {lose; R. F. Mercer, company safety representative; Jesse Parrish, .engine delegate:~Harry Smith, as rigged prices in the prescrip- P · • , · tion drug field. · Very few insura.rr~e ?lans In the deck dele~a~~· " . Since extsting health and wel- -~atlon ~rovide any kmd of pre-----,..--...-...-..,,.,........______..._____,__-:'."'"_-::----=-- fare plans do not, in most instances, scripti~~ co.verage. ~ne of them is cover the costs of prescriptio_ns, the Kaiser Foundation, which conI trols its own outlets. these costs are, .n many cases, Asid . f th siu the unions more than a worker has to pay for . e rom e • 1 W~~rssp·~~JW~rkers Unioft Local 100; ' · Internati onal Ladies Garme;it Workers Union; _ . District Council 37, American Federation of ; State, County & Municipal Employees; Dining Room Employees Local 1; ,District 15, International . Asso· elation of Machinists; Lodge 1987, International A! so-elation of Machinists; Internationali Union 4 of Electri( ·al Workers, Distr ct ; Office Employees Local 153; Textile Wot'kers Union of Amer_ lea, New York J6int Board; · Retail Clerks Metropolitan Council Health and Welfare Plan; Local 89, Chefs, Cooks, Pastry Cooks and Assistants Union. H II · w·11 s. e . . s Iu a S I erv ·T..:h:a':,-n -·isgr.·,·,·ing. ·0.- a ,1 JD.·1n.n'.e.rs' :?§i=~:;:.;;:1:~;~~~. ;; --.,---,-o-w____u-.-n-i_o_n__D_r_u__g--.-P-l_a_n_.., b Seafarer~ asho~e with theh-nmiHe-s this Than~giv~g ~nd :~=~d. ~~~~ce:iag~\l~ia;~ ~:rc~~~g~~ ; . will . Benefit M em ers Christmas ·wm be served the traditional holiday dinners I\ . vealed that New York fam11Ies in "About two-tJ:tirds ,of the drug SIU cafeterias in ports. Where. there-are not eating facili- bill,".1.Hall ~eclared, "is for expen- - Direct benefit f~r members of Seafarers' families and for . , . . sive prescription drugs, the cost · b t• ..li..·· tli M d t ties in any of. the Iµr1pg halls, ~ , of which .fias become prohibitive retired SIU. men is a major o jec ive Ul. e new e s ore the two meals will be set up .afternoon. (For example. Thanks- for the average worker's family. plan, in w;hieh the SIU is participating along, with 12 other . . , giving din~er at headquarters was .Unions have .been, under continu- unions. .. . -' . . . . t Jn focal restaurants. .served from 10 AM . to 3 PM. last ous pressure from their .mem.bers The benefits will come- in have to take two daily, which cos • two ways· ~ them nearly $200 a year.. ·Complete dinners....:....that is, every- ·year. This gaye .. 600 ,guests a to do something about· this." th~ng from appetizers ~hrough after chance to fully enJOY .alt the trim- Th~ Kefauver committee has · . . These same pills are . sold by 1 dinner mirits-will Jle included in ~gs.) .,,,. · pointe~ o~t. tha~ retired ·A~eri- sfa•n~::~~:eesc;i ~~ :X:~~e~:ail::~~ Smaller colnpanies for as little as ·Menu cans mcludmg of course retired . · 'h . . $40 per thousand, but unless doc· pie bill of fare on .. both ·occasions. An advance look at the menu for n·o' , mb . .' re in 'the age as cortisones for treating art. r~tis, tors prescribe them by the chemi~ t 11 u i n me ers, a · u1· f r diabetes and similar . f d t th the con· cal name, the patient can't get any In many. cases, SIU dining facill- Sea arers an theJr.gues s who wi group which uses more prescrip- 11drns m fo ties will serve the dinners from partake of the Thanksgiying din- tion drugs -than any other, yet they ug.s •as a.r 1ess. cos an - ·saving. _ - sometime _before noon tilt mid- ner at headquarters jndicates that are least able to pay the costs. ' venhonal list prices. Incidentally, the same manufac• .---------~----. a Ifght breakfast is in order that . K major purpose of the Med• It will endeavor to educate turer who sells the .pills to drugd~y. St~rting at th_e to~, there' will, store plan would be to set up a physician~ to presc'ribe drugs by gists at $179 per:. thousand ~id .. , be four types of appetfzers, includ- yardstick to determine the cost of the chemical name;- th er than the $23.63 per thousand to get a VetIng ·green .onions and rose r.adishes. drug insurance. "The experience of brand nam~. When drugs ai;e pro- erans Administration contract, or · S~rimp cackt~ll, too, plus tl)ree the Medsto're operation would en- scril~ed by brand name, .the d~ug- less than 2;2 cents per pill for Seafarers with beefs . regard- Varieties" of soups ._ including able the unions involved to nego- gist must supply the h1gh-pt1ced which the public pays 28 cents. · The state of. Connecticut has alIng slow paym~nt of monies due French onion. Next come the meat tiate such insurance in future wel- brand~ He · cah't substitute the from various operators in 'back. enQ.-ees-roast tom · turkey, baked ·fare plan modifications. Dr. cheaper drug, even though it is ready urged - doctors prescribinl ' wages and disputed overtime virgl:nia ham an~ prime rlbs of George Baehr, a medical adminis- chemi~ally identical. Consequently, for public welfare patients to use should first check whether they beef. With that, one can chO'l!>e" ,trator of many years' experienc-e, druggists are forced to stock the the chemical name, since the state hav~ a propet J;Dailing address from among seven types of vege- will serve as .a consultant to the highest-priced' brand name_ drugs. has to pay the bills. The savings An example of this practice, as haye been estimateu as close to 50 on ftl'e with the company. S~U tables. In the dessert department Medstore program to help deterheadquarters officials point out . there will be ·three. flavors· of ice mine family utilization _ and the revealed by the Kefauver Com!Jlit- percent. _ that reP,orts received from sev- cream, three kind!J of cake and pie, costs · of prescription ·drugs, arid tee. The committee found that the Unfortunately, .there are so .many eral operators show cliecks have · plum pudfng or fresh fruit. To top also in establishing close controls three largest manufacturers of bnand names . that physicians can't been mailed tO\ one · address it off (if 'you can make it) will be over the quality of the drugs sold. prednisone, which is used for treat- keep track of the chemical nanws. , while a beef on the ' same score · · nuts and candles antl after dinner · Existing 'plans call for the first ing· arthritis, all chargeq identical ~edstore intends to . assist ,physi· ·.. ".. of the stores to be opened ln Man- w~lesale prices to. druggists $179 cians in identifying the constant . ~ sent from anotper, thµs ere- , mliits. Oh yes, coffee, tea and D)ilk wi_U. hattan early in 1961, and at least per ' thousand. The retail pl'ice is flood · of brand-name prescription atfng .much di~iculty in keeping - · . ,· obe store each ln the other four · 28 cents per pill. Some arthritics drugs which come on the market. accounts straight. also be servi!d. .. f·· all ' '~) . · 1 :er,. . "Se.Onl.y 'O.ne' :a " , Mail AddreS$ "'I ~ - ~ .... . --------• :ti! • - 1 .,,.. NEW.:S \ . - ~EA ,DLi.N~S, _/' , I N RE)' I EYi . • • • .. �. ~ . - . :1 .. . .. ..- ? \ - .... (Figures·. On.'T_hiS·Page ·Co_y_ei Dee~ S§!a Shipping ()nly In the SIU - ..... - t. • • "' • - - , \. " ,.. .- ' t ' • • ' • ,,. ---~ t- "' T' - ~ ·~. " Atlantic; Gutf, Lak.es and·"lnland ·Waters • *-• • l .. "'l-'111 I Q~ober t lh".'Ough "OctQber 3 l, .1960 · .. • .. "1' . " ..,r-:---. .... \ ,). """' , . ~ . . ' - "' . ~)•. . ~ -..;:•-"!. :;- . . 1, . / -. . ., , , ';. .... . .. . ' - . .. .. . ~ ~ ~ Deepsea· shipping acfiyity:· ~ SIU. por~:S. wa~ . ~gai:'1· on he _ · In -~he :_Payo~s .depa·r tment, New ~ork a-~~in -wa.~ .o~ t~ #< •• • , • - • • .- • District.), - <i( : ·, ,. . upswing in O..cto~r in ; oIµpar:ison ,.with the·pr~vious m.Qnth: - with -45;- New Orleans ~,was _seeond -with 17,. ·and . lfaltilno:i;~ · :~1:: ~..-~ 1,1!1 ~ Ther~ were_ 2,682 ·jo.bs.}hipped~Jast '~onth. ii}.· ~pntrast · to "~d -Mo~ile-were ".fi~'. .with. l4 .:ap)ec~;. re~o!d~C:t _:-: 0 "· ,.. -~- ·~°_:;'~-'~~~! 2;4JIB m Sept~rnper~r .a g~ of 186 jobs~ dur~g -the most ..,, . ~ - d . . · t, , b... <--:, . '. _ ·'i1· " • :i! ~~··:;~,:4: .· t .. ·. oQ .. ..91:::_ .. . . · . ·.-. , -~ _. . _ . _ , . payqus · urmg 0 c Q er. · " . ·ftlladeleW. '< •• :t n .7 21 · ~ u recent month. :- • . .r . . . _ ,. . ., ; • . ilaltl"'ore ~: .• ._ 14 n , ·22 ~- .AY,.Porls. Shippi~g activity, tq_o, ~as ~p iri,Oc.t~ber; with .~a- vess~l~ · t A: -and·!3_registr~tion_s. on :r the b~!_~ll -~food at. 3,11( men;; !°:::!~viii;:: : .--:f .,. .: 1 either paid off, signed on ·or serviCed 'in transit. nu; ing the. .do~· . fro~ the pi e\rio,Us min.th when 'a,284. men ·· were'-on Mt• ··· to{. ~ : · · 1 -~ · M ·' · · · · . ·~ M..11• .. •·.... 14 · 10 \O previous ~month, shippi~g activity stood at 422 ~hip~. Break- _ -t~{ beach. ~ · · New. Prleams. -.-11 . 15 50 12 " .lfH•t•• • , '",iJ' :• ~ ·: . 604 ..:..~ • J H ing- down the Octob~r activity; there wer¢ -'119 ·payoffs, 63 ~ . -. . . - _ ,. Wltmt•ttet• ~·. i . .J . 11 ~ ,,.13 · ~ sig·n: ons and 291 ~hip·s in tran,sit.· N~w York .- ~erv.·iced 97 Th~ best ~hipJ?ing th~ month was "'C!U~ of ~ewi. York, 54111--~• ..' ,1: .lf2 · 1.2· -it:s • ' ,... • ·• , S.attf• J '- • • 1 __ships, -t~-e most for any SIU ·port; whl1e ·New Orlearrs and- wh~i:.e 579 men receiv~d:: eJt!ployment~ . Ne:Jr;t ·. lr~t was Ne~ . ·. . ... ~ ~ ~ · - ' · .. ~ " • . . .TOTALS· ."••• lH · r6J . ' H1 "' 473 Houston_ were next. '.With 82 and 65 ships, respec-tively. Orleans, with 486_joJ:>s, .an<f:· Hou~ton, with ;179.' · · ·,· Jor OHOoO ' . . ... • -- J_ - • .0Ecfi.-.~0ERA111ME#t ~-. . -· Registered J ,Orf . Boston . .· . .. . ..••••••• New York . ....••••••• Philadelphia . •.• ; ••••• Baltimore . . ..••••••• Norfolk . . . .. •••••••• .Jacksonville .••• ·~ •• ; , .. Miami .. . . . .••••••••,•. ·_ Mobile ... ... .•••• • • • • New Orleans ..• • ••••••. Houston . . . . . ..• • ••••• Wilmingtpn-. ..•••••• • . - San Francisco . ; .• ; .••. Seattle . . . . •.•.••. lC"TAts _3 41 9 25 7 4 2 3 13 5. 100 24 8 7 74 18 4 . 19 . 9 2 GROUP ALL 21 165 24 ll'1 . 30 15 1- . 21 29 5 42 66 15" 47 68 24 10 6 ·10 19 4 6 13 6 225 . 424 lf5 I GROUP. B<fston~ . :: .. .. : .... .. New York .': .......... Philadelph'.ia .. ........ Baltimlk~re . .... n • • ~ .-~. Norfo . . . ...•••••• ·•• Jacksonville .• ; •••••• " 1 · '. 2 .....:.... 7 20 90 14 . 10_, _, 6_~ 5 2 , 5 16 _Miami ... .. ....... ·• , • , • . Mobile .. ~ . . . .. ,. • • • • • • · 6 ... New Orleans. .. .. • • • • . 29 SeatfTe r . ...• ;_-;-.... ~5 ff/ 11 2 127 3 18 427 .- GROUP ~· · 1 CLASS 8 , .. GROUP _,,. - . -~•-.-~......,....R-o=u= ;, p--- 3 ~LL 1 2 . 3 A~~ 1- ... s ·- · 2 . 2 · 9 · 1.19 ·5. 29 27 3 - 17 1 - '5·- 4 9 - :.,),.st . -1 _ 36 . 17 4 2 2 23 3 -.. . - 7 1 7 - - ' - - - = --,- ~ - . ..... . Shipped '.. · ·- ·, Sbipped' . CLA:S5 B C~S$· C<' 7 11 21. 31 · 14 13 39 . 38 62 15 . ll5 28 " 56 35 .. 52 26 113 2. 12 9 10 ., i9 8 24 9 23 5 3'1 '4 . 7 8 JO '..'."~ 9 I 2'1· J 1s· I ;269 214' 3,'14 1~2 I 120 _3_3,,_____,,__--,-...,.....,.., R•i~ered :. 1 . 1 ·1 35 . 2 4'3 . 5 70 " 4 ·103 - ' .. : 23 106 .... . . .-. 2; ._ :,· 5 ..~_.. - GROUP ~--------.,--:-'---:: - -' 4 20 Houston . ~ . ...•••• , • • • 22 80 ' 10 · 112 · 5 " ·41 Wjl!!tingt_Ql1 . .••• : , • ~ .- . 3 " 7 , · t - ·11 _ l " . 2 San Fr~ncl§CO . ....... .. _ 6 22 ·3 31 · ,- 7. ·10TAL-<S GROUP 2 1 - . CLASS A'· ~ 3! ALL ' 1 · Z 3 ·ALL - 1 Z 3 , AL~ 1 "- . ' 3 3 6 .2 4 , 6 - ~ . .;..... 1 . ' 1 ·__:_ 1 ' ·l 22 22 45 55 97 / 30 ' l 82 ;·..6 13 20 j g ..~ z-. 6 2 . ,8 6- 17 7 . 30 . 1 3 3 '1 ·1 2 - 6 · 12. U - 29 . 23 47 16 86 3 . 8 15 . 2~ 1 • 1 8 11 20 ' 5 16 , 5 26 2 5 4 ll .. 2· ~2 7 . 5 12 . 5 6 . 1 12 1 1~ 1 . . ...._ ·1 SS 123 6 139 3 16 3 33 5 25 1 764 26 . R~istEied. Port CLASS B . . . Sbipper CLA5~ A · _Registered - CJ.ASS · A GROUP . '1 · .. Z · "" ' 1 7 3 1 1 ��Error Is Noted, In Constitutioh .--"/!o Meet With-Co.'1 ,,, , /' . ·: Jones said that the ,next step .Js ·for the election bl representatiyes , from, each of . .tii.i c&mpanies so that a meeting can be arranged.· In this meeting, he said; proposals·for·, ·the working rUles, to .be rregotiated l with the cbmpanies, - will be dlS:- ' cussed. ( .,. �IBU lot WiDs.~PaCt -Gains.- Lake :charilPIBilr~~ ~ .Ferryboat ·fmPloyees~~--· BUR~GTON, Vt.-The SW.Inland Boatmen's Union last month won wage increases, improved va~ation schedules-=and other benefits ~or som, 22-dee~ands and · oiler~ . employed -aboarcf Ierries operated· by the- .· ' i:ake ..C~mplai~ __Transporta-· t1on Corp. ~ _l 1orfolk Meinhrs·· 01· Sfr1•keII C&O -· · The new wage scale tor the .unlicensed jobs rariges up to $1.50 an· hour. This ts a substantial increase .,. ,.... · · -- _ for the men, who previously had _,NORFOLK--::- The Railroad , receive~ a much I<iwer rate of pay. 'Marine Division. of the SIU Otber "Considerations, -h~wever, ,in- Inland B_oatmen.,s Union- here · ~ eluded ·eight paid ho~days for the reports that a meeting-· was held IBU · workers, with- a stipulation last month at the Labor Temple in ·----...---....---...--~-,,;;_.--,~...:...-~;._..,...:i~iiiii.,,,,,,,...---+tha~ they, be _I~ai~ .cJouble time for Newport News ind the members war.king on any ~f these day$, plus :Present unanimously ~dopted 'a - re- .· 15 da~ of vacation a year. _ ~olution emJ>owering the negoti· There are also provisions in the ations committee .to call a strike new_ agreement ·which establish. against the marine division of the procedures· for -setting u.p--!!_nion Chesapeake and Ohio Railr9ad if' shop conditions, the processJng of negotiations with tlfe railroad ' for a grievances, . and arbitration rules. new contract prove fruitless. Three · aays after the Newport · · Lake 'Champlain - Transportation operat~ five ferries during the News· meeting the Railroad Marine spring· an~ sui:nmer ·11.nd four after Division notified the ·National L~~or Day. Service is susp~nded Mediation Board in Washington altpgether, when in the negotiations and requested the Mediation Board's services ontbe grounds that a dispute existed. The Division pointed" out in its ' letter that its original demands were based on- a 30-cents-per-hou.r increase J- - .... �its . own as. ' t~e-majority. ~f SIU dreau, invite a'il SIU men t.o visit men t.• enJ.oyed . full .. en)P.loyment ALPENA-A speJial telephone the new h~l which also J\ous~s the / through 'the• season. Wllres urge1 service in the ' ~home •· Of Alpena SIU•affiliated Tug ' .IS)d Dredge all membe~ who })ave ap,1>1ied for ~ ·their SIU membership book 1 Agent Norman .Joli, oeuf will re- workers- unions. cord any Job calls or,' phone mes~ ~ $. through this -hall to' contact the sages after bQurS and over the hall at their earliest convenience. ...... Chicago Retains Jobs , ' $. $.· $. . weekend. cmcAGO - Some steady and' . • S •. Sh'• · Last . period shipping_ has, been .. gooa. witli many cem.ent bQats o~ relief Jobs have ~een shipped. from ·Detroit ervrces rps erating; · The · ·srµ· - ~ontracted here but most men are stayJnion . DETB.O•'P-.:-This P.ort . report1 Boardman . (Huron Portland Ce- thei;. Ships ·until the freeze, write$ that du n1 the last,perfol1 69 s~lpi . ment) fitted out 'again on-;'°Nov.'t 7. SIU .Represenfatlve Scottie· A._O- were 11e~fced ·Jn t~e river an_~ at, ' _ Membershtp bQoks -a~e being busson. · . _ the dpck. ' Most of t~ese ~ad only YoµngstC)wn Sheet and Tube )mfno.r ·beefs which W,ere settled by Jield in the Alpena halt for Jan;tes , : Ash, Wallace Bonin, Erwin BrO-" Company has announced that a' the p~trolqien. The ot1)er beef1 mun~. Thomas Menter, ~ames An- l,OO~foot tract •of dock property ar~ being_, taken 1!J> with· tbe com• drzejewskJ, Willi~ {.alonde, ~ob- will ta~e. shape soon 1n South Oh!- J?.anles. · ~ e~ Malaski and Heniy Schultz. cago, where two 'alr-,I.ze~· freight- ~· All delegates are renil'nded that, . . $. .t ¢. ; ers will ,b e h~_filed .a t once by next : ·With -winter ·coming ·on,: it ls . imseason, This "means that nnJaway- 1 portant that all ~1'0 Iay..u~ li~ta be Expects Rush . ' . ftag shUls· ·wttl have anottier-1:>erth ftlled: o~t· with the CQJT.ect JJ•m• ··..rBUFFALO '"::""'· Shipping . ii ~~ on the .Lakes.. ,' and.,ad~eaa ot ~v~l;)' c~~w,h.iember. · sllghtly slnce ' the last repoft, ·says -~" $. · t:.·' $.• · ,,, · : Shl'pp.,.g ·w8* air~ilnce' the last At his dest i~ Stanley Thomp' son,· n~wly-named directo~ of org~ni- Port Agent ·Roy Boudreau, 'bµt th.e I I d •J· ·1c ·. ' , There period with 103 men · shipped out. · grain ship outlook Is bright. Some C eve tin A1 S , St~I were a few jobs' ftlled ·on the zation for th~ SIU Great Lakes ~istrict.. ,, ' -. 40 ships are expec_ted Jn the port, CLJVELAND-Thls was a busy A&G..eontracted .Mount . Whitney. giving Buffalo the biggest lay-up port I-~st month ·with· the SIU ,..Ca- bound for .the Mediterranean. The· assistant secretary-treasurer of the SIU Great Lakes fteet in sto~ge grain this · year. - · nadian District{ strike against Pat·$ $. $ ,, ' District, Stanl~y F. Thompson,' has been named director of The ,.new SIU .hall here,. at 73~ erson and So~!o Ltd. A ~maU boat · ., , ' ~ / . org.anization for ihe Great Lakes District. The fQl'!ller Sltf Washington St., will be occupied was .Put at the Clisposal of the Ca- Duluth Clears "Crews · Lak~ s~ilor, patrol~an -and this month.~- ~ew hall phone num- nadians -and Great ,Lakes District · DU.LUTB-..'.S!Jlpping ·./}lere wu he became an SIU Lakes sailor in ber l~i_ TJ., 3-92~9. SIU representa-. men ofte~~d, he~p when nee~ed. , , veey-good last· ·month· a,s "'iuJl SIU port agent was appointed . by 1947• ..-. · tive Edward X. M~ney, who ~u ShiPP.ing here bas been holdJ~I, crews were cleared tof tlie Donald.. GLD secretary-treasurer Fred J. - His tirst ·s1u boat was th~. now , ' . • 'J B. Gfllies{ James~E. Ferris and the Farnen. · extinct City 1 ~f Cle\'elaiid ·111 f ,( ' Sfeppl~"g 'l . ~p ~J·ghf · John s~ Manuel of Pion"'er. All I Thompson: whose face is famil<D&C Line). 1I'hus began 1:lve 'years . . 11:~· ~·Hutchinson sblp1 are taking OD Jar to both SIU seamen and non- of Lakes sailing oD sqch SIU 1h11>s : . . .~ . . .. • storage· grain for lay-up in Buttalo. llnion seamen alike, has assumed as ~he_-"T. H. Browning CBrowDlng)~ . Jft':Lle'ss·~ · O·~,·o· ~ ~ Port Age~t Geri.Id Westph~l re::. ·full charge of the SIU Lakes the Sanders '(Midland) and the · vU ~ ,· .,, ·. ports that the G.. A. 'tomllnson wu org~nizing pr_ogram~ This incluc;les McKerchy (Kelly .lsla~d Saad· Co.)._ . ~sro' fight ~er une~pI·oyment co~~~Hti~n for Gre'at "/also 'crewed up Jiere. _·s11e was forthe supervision of a team .of SIU During these years,. Thompson e. ' . · .. . . . r.,... "'!-'!• • merly the D. 0. MilJs .ol' the Intel"organizers whose hard work has learned the ways of , the ,Great ~es seamen who. are aff~cted - by the Qhio l~w is. hittJllg. lake steamship Cq. ToJDllnson conhelped bring the unlicensed sea- Lakes sailor and of the ·sw. ~ eh :full force as the OJ:iio l-iegislature prepares for its operung s~ verted her tq "a self-Unloader ancl men of Reiss, Pioneer, Buckeye, ea<:h ship that Thomps9n ~ailed ~e sion this .Ja~uary. . -.... ~ ,, . . . , ' operates her Jn '{be lower Lakel. 1 · The SH)"-has l;Jased,.its fight caped ·' ae~men prov1slorfa 'which area. ,. , ·" ·, SJe!nbr_e nner· and Boland & Cor-. was active.iii ·union aftalrs and nehus mto the Union this yea~· - served -as SIU ~delegate~ ~.ec~use . for Ohio seamen o~ . the fact . Pta.c~ically ~rovlde an "annua1· w•ge . . ~ . $ l',;\~ 1• ; · . . . As director of OJ;'ganization, of bis outstan~mg wor~, he was that the" aeamen of . all companies for seamen should be gtve!1 'erl. • . Thompson is resp~nsible for the · named an SIU representa_Uve. ·based J1t Micb.gan, New York· and . oua consideration by the belisla- Franlcforf F1x1ng ~flip contacting of every target ship on waa, Port Acent oth.e r states receive iobless -pay ture. Smith ad~ ·that sin~e the . FBANKFO&T-.i'he :Ann Arbor lhe Lakes. From each organizer he _ during the . winter and o'~y phlo ·!'age · provision for. 1eam~n was No. ts; in the Manitowac shipY,ard gets field reports that are - sysTwo y~ars aa • xpatrolinan seamen or 1 eamep employed by .placed in the law In 1954, benefit for rep•*· bas been fitted with a tematically ·eval_uated and acted · coupl~d with .six years as Detro~t Ohio-owned· compantes are· d~nied charges. _for many: of the ~ipPc.IJig-. new boiler 1head · and . should be , · · firms lraVe greatly increas~. · _ se~worthy ~y the~ middle of Noupon; Tho~.pson travels iIJ. his job· port ag~nt futther ~ in~~?se~ their rights ·and tlii_:ough c'nnstant use of the T~ompson 9 ~owledgt! of _the SIU. .AU Qhfo seamen were' receqtly , The biggest dra_in on the ;Michl- v~mber, Assistant Mai;ine Superin-.sIU teletype system, which is con- H15 seaman s sa~ also proved notified by tl}e' $:{1:1, prlbr to Elec- gan, unemploy111ent c~mpensatlon tenaent' a,~in,~ Vigland· t~ld ~ort ..t. nected with every major port'. _ is helpful in or.ganiia.tlonal work fo~ tion l>aY,, on'. November~. "of-·tlte , fund ca.me in ,19~8 . when·, the area ,Agent-.'P_'loyd panm~r..,,,. ,_: · · 1J able to trace the movement of the Uni~n. Later• as assistant sec Ohio lawmakers W1!o voted for the was hard ~it .by a· recession. Thj! ; Shipping ;has· stowed, .but .app1l- ~ ·each target s~ip as \\!ell as direct ~etary-treasurer, .Th_om!?son "'.as passage" o'f"the:rOhio .unemploymept· .am·ount ~rawn ,.. by the , seall)e~· btions for' extra time o'fl are pour' instrumental in contract· negotia. i11 and , t h ose rWu.Q :i.. · "'· d · the org amzers. . ·. compensation'b..,.. prove ....' o be an insignificant . Ing Ini.: as ·many ·members are takinl c.11 tions and also worked on various · t d against\ This was the7 bill amount compared to ·'1.h'e benefits . d ~ f th i d ' ..,,, S~r\'..ed I~ Navy Unfon commi~ees. . . :~.: would p~ovide for Wintertime . aJd to u~ \employed auto and steel . ~ii~~~=g:ea:on. e com ng eer _,a veteran sailor, Thompsoq Thompson;· who this August w~ j bl . · f · · ,.., ..Ohio workers; · · brings to his position as organiz- elected assistant . secretary-treas- 9 ess Pl!~ or,. sett~_en _'('- · · " ! ~ -_ NQrm!m Hubbell is ,back on the .,, • · ·•ii ·' •t 0kt .• ~d Wah.ash after days ·Jn _Detroit ing d.irector a comprehensive urer for the sec.ond tim~ in a row; cc_>~panf~,, ·· / background of seamanship. After by the Stu ~embershlp, Is marLeading this list ,.a~e Senator n8W · I, 8 . ~ -, M~e Hqspital. Harry Willey of 11pending the better part ~f World rled and makes his home In Allen Fran~ . lGn·~ c:>f. TQled~, who led th~ F ~F .. k ~ f rt .. the Wabash w~s taken to Paul 011, War H in. the United States Nayy, Park, Mich. fight in. the S~na,te, a~d Represen , , ~ ~ ill yer, Hospjtal here after a heart · ·tative Car.ney; ~f Trumbull. whp . The port of Frattkfort h~s ,_joiAed attack. Hi.s condition ;is ~,mproyl~1 '( > • · · l«:~ ~tie - ~~ht _Jn the Ho~se. the growif!'g list . of ~Iuf.'.'°Great and all wish him speedy recovery/ wMiCh(!'~n. Atta~~ <?!' . ·~ ' · v. Lake.IJ· Disfrict pc;>rts w~lcµ have . . i ~ :· ~ , . . ~ '.the ·siu:.9acke~ measure: be- ac;qlJlred· ne\\'. halls thl_s year. The ·( , · . • . · ~ /· · · · . , · · · · , , , . gins toj_!k:e - shp~ 1n .. phio, ~9,:rd" r-:celltl~-acquir~d one-story . st~~c- Toledo Invites C~e~s : o·~ comes f:rom ~ic}ligan thJtt- the Jure is loc'llted at -41? Main Street / 'tOLEDO-As wintei: lay-up be'i&, " - • , . sw.-w~rt'laJtie,ndinert to .the unem- and ·wm be' ope n to ·the ~e~ber_- gins, esp.ecially fn non-unipn fte'ets, / ~ -, · · ployment compensation ~ l!lw· ,fo _ship i;hortly. ., ,•. , '.Agent ·Ed DoJterty invite,s all non-\ 'PORT · :P~CK EN'GINE STEWARD TOTAL that state{ pr_o ~iding bepeftts tO; Al~m.g w!~ll tl!e .n,ews ol the fie\V unio~ seamen~to tbt; ·TOl!,<\o -hall to ~ · 1 "' 22 seamen;··1s 'iul-1e~ 'i ttack. .. ..... -ha.Jr co.m e! tbe report that the discqss the nJ.,..program. • Alpei:.ia 10 . 7.•· ·~ ·. · 39 Colin L: ·Smitll;" manager .of the ., crew§ .of the Anri Arbor cai'ferfies ·'Many of the· non..u~ion · compa- ; A·.1·pe' 'n a Re-.cords·Calls.- ., bee~ assign~~ ioJBuftalo~ a~d Bou- -ulfalo Sf Fo' r . :. .... . . -; : . .- u ; :.e ·1·n . ( Th -" s· ;_a. Or . ran . . . k , . . , . s· h li . •/ [ . ·a es 1pp1ng Great . . ,· 1 Oct 31 '1960 Mich.igan "Empioy~rs· UnempJof'-~ in Fra~kfo~t ...bave ~r~tift~d ~he new- ides are - O,}llo:owned and their I me11t Compensation . Bureau, bas greeme~nt • recently p.ego,~ ia\ed ~.o crews cannot co1lect winter unem- 0 27 ' g 76· charged lp;'la p~pef prepaJ'.ed"..fo,r, c~~E:t thefr qperation, under t~'e ploy,ment. By , ~olQ.ing, ~he SIU, ~~-'-":~-:--r-:.---:---i--::_;-.,-l".""7-----i---.-4---.~-t--,,.-40-- - . tile .Jegislativtf......conf~re,nces, Michl- ~.ailwaY, ·L~bor Act, .. · -. ,Doherty.·says; ' th~y c,~n help .~ecure . ·~~:----;;-"7-t"""-::'7-r;;:-7'"--1""'-----:--....._-::--I-"-....;...~--~•........ ''·- .--·--::- gan, State ',Ph)iru e~ of Gonnnei:ce, . 'Phis contract was negobateil In the ;rigllt ,for all ·men sa_Uihg .Ohlo63 · 15 f .i 142. that the ,d faJw,lng o.f-ugemplbyment l'ine x~it~ th~ non-.operatiOQ 'f_9ryiu- ·owne4 ~h~ps ;~,..;~ollec~:-~ne~ploy• f; '' ~~-:-:::---:,-"""~-----""7'"--:l---..,.--- 1 ----, ~-1-=---.-:-,-.-- dutfn~. the· ·'Yinfer · ~1ason b~ ~~~-;: la of . t~t! r~tlroa~s whi~ Jlas, ~e~~ -.ment. ·. . ". , 41 15 100 Shipping ·has been good with men is- one. ·9f th' reasons -t he through :the ,various. s~ep~ of tJ:ie Mlchigan'~ .•unei;u~oyµte~t compen- Natfonal Mediation Bo~rd sin,~ .men ·taking job,s un(fer ·!he ~IU satiP,n fwui' 'Ji depleted. · ' " · last November. · - • - , .. , J·ob Security Progr,_m. ·A few Jobi Altbotr~ - ~o'.t ~roposlng a .~Pi-: ,,.. ~'Th,...e crew ,. ratifica!lon 01 ~Jill !lad tq . be ~ut :Q,n t~letypc so va-, clfic ".afoep~eri~ : 'sm!th ladvocat~: .agreemeq~ comp~te~ the ne'! con!" ~canc\~s cow~ be ~led-Jronr ~ear...,~~,_. ...,.~-~~!'l"ll"!..,......,'!'!!"~·J tbtlt; l,m" ~nten~~nt to ' tb• ",.-.,}~a~t for tli.e1feet.~ -. -:_ .. · " , .,. by ~rta• _ 'k... ', ...;. BuJfalo . 2~ 4. ;unc 21 ' 7 ,53 40, ... -;;1 I' " ' ~... ' ... ~ ", •. ..,( ' ' ~ :- ·~ f f .,. ~': ,, ./ -..~ • , ' . ' ' . .,t t ~ \. ~·~ "'r ·r '~ . �STEINBRENNER REPS ·MEET IN DETROIT-TO -PROPOSE .WORK RULES -- • Ill - .. I Representatives from each of the six boats of the Stein· brenner fleet (Kinsman Transit Co.) have completed a twoday meeting in SIU headquarters in River Rouge drafting proposals _for . working rules·for their fleet and being· in- the seamen being introduced to the trodticed to· the SIU syst-em of SIU's organizational prograiµ, the ' ·:· /~t~in~enn•r cre~i r•presentattvelj ,who attended ..-fl'l,Htlng at 51.U. Htadqu~rters In.,. Riv~r Rouge, are _ _l>usy-studyinn the SIU Job Security Program and' shl_pplnn rufe~ ancJ making proposals fo. r. their work· • • .<. . . · Ing rules ~ntract. eated 111 James Travers, .,.. round table_, from le~, ares 1dchard Neel, deckhgnd,· . wheelsman; Wdltam M. Bonesho, AB; Willtam. &. DeCamp_,- oder; GLD S•cretary•Treasurer · Fred J. Famen; John McGrHvy,- '!heel~man, and Walter J~ Siemaszek, fireman. _,. .S · I u -s·e·am·e-'n·.·.. . ...;1 · , ·~.. . o ·.s_ representation through shipboard deleg_ates. · The meeting, held on Oct~er 24 1 and 23; brings the Steinbrenner , 1 ~amen closer to full SIU repre1entation under a working rules contract. Only a short time ago, after tht . Steinbrenner seamen voted overwhelmingly for SIU representation, the compa.ny. signed the SIU J ob Security program•. the Interim agreement a~d the trust . agreement for welfare. . ' . Gave Proposals At the meeting, the representativea worked out a full set of proposals for working rules and became familiar with the system. of Great Lakes District's ' administration, the District's newspaper, the GREAT _LAKE~ SEA~ARER arid other publications, the ,Welfare Plan an~ .the importance .. of th• SIU affiliates. Alor_ig these li~es . the . repre- · sentabves became familar with the Maritim? Trades Dep_art~ent, the SIU-affi!ia~ed. ,International D~~ge Wor~er s Un~o~ and . the Tu~ Fir~ mens. Assoc1ahon,·. and the SIU a Washmgton• bureau. Studied Teletype System . The Steinbrenner represent• tives also.-viewed the film "This la the. SIO'' and saw the .operation of__ the Great Lakes District headquarters with its teletype system sIu GteQI · L0 " es pwlµltl~sb. -~~------------------------------~----~-~~fil~~~~~dm~ti~~~~~w~h~roM~~~fun~by ~ ft; ,_ :,s·av,e'. S_:h ip'm_Otes • • ' • . .. I J ' • ~amen . • ing delegates and handling dis- Great Lakes port. . Thebcre wttmdemtbetrh's proposals The representatives . had e SU m1 e 0 e company their . expenses, lodgln~ . and ·for~contracf negotiations. .\ - travel costs Paid for and 'were u·n1on • ' .ff·O''s .-L •/ . ..... WJ•=~".'!~':'!•• ,.. ...... s!::;:..::::- :..i.r~ F~ed " I. F~r~::.os~c~:i~~~-Treasurer Tjo SIU were credited with the saving of tne lives StanlPY .... Thompson. Asst. Sec.·Tna.. .ot ·two of their fellow shipmates. 4t the ports of Duluth and ~~i:~A.ic>n~oeiir:·.Aaent:.'El:wo~~:afii . . . Toledo-._ Ii:i baj_h c~~s, the seamen fell into th~ water and Roy BUFFALO. NY • . : •••• '13ll Washington St. . . . . ;J. Boudr'eau, Agent ...•.• . . TL 3-92:19 · . were putled OUt "W . et, but un, . . c.nCAG . Ewin hurt. ' ." ·• · r. ·- the ship, Corlett ftnallJ' puq_e 4 ...... o.··.. ····· ····s!~;Cf:!~~~~ ·,· ...<. h . .. ._ . b Lan&'IC>la to 1afety. , CLEVELAND . •~ ........... w. 2:1 st. . In . .µulut , SIU .mem e.r In Toledo SIU member J·. M. Stanley Wares., Agent -· 1420l\IAin 1-014'1 r '4 .::.-:. for:..·:-:.··~ ..~· .....crews. ::; , use .Bhlpa bT &he Each ~epresentative la. to also make ·• full report of the contract meeting 4o his ·brotbers at a shipboard meetin~. Dates for the meetings o1 crew representatives of the'Rioneer and Buckeye vessels __ (Hutchinson & Co.)· and the Boland & Cornelius fleet have not been set, but it .la expected that they will meei sometfuie shortly after lay-up . . Cb·a~Ies· :Cor.lett, AB~ ~n t1,le SIU- Boyd· Reaga~" of the SIU-contract- DULUTH .. ......... . .. .. s11 w. 2pd st. J. P. Wells , (Nicholson>, ed J. L. ;Reiss (Reiss) was pulled. Gerald W"stphal, Agent .. RAndol~li 2 •4110 saved Brother Eugene ·Langlois, a from the water at the Chesa:Peake FRA~ORT. Mich. · · · ··· ·;812 Maln st. ...,., - the same s blp. L ang1oi_s & Ohio. -Addre11 Mall to. P .O. Box 28'1 nrema~ on dpck. Reagan was pulling Glen .Baaucock, ~gent ELgln '1-2441 ·was slfding down· a guide line into the cable to the dock when he fell' TOLED0 ..... . ........... . 120 summit st. 8 2431 his small boat when. the ro~e into the, water. . . . . CHerry " 1paJ?p~d- and dropped him into ·tlie . La_nglois, although shakilnfI from I . · " ·- · · . · watel!. ~ . - spending inore than a half hour in 1 . After a 'n~mber : of Iott~ -at- the' cold wat~rs of..D~uth }1~bor, . . ~. I • tempts by cre,wmembel'li. to\ .sav~ was--happy to be alive. and did' not · . . . " · · . l ~· . Langlolll. €orleH sllctdown·a wet require medical treatment. . .•. ~· line anp dr~pp~~ . lilto ~e "boat. · ·, · · Pulled To Saf~ty ·. _ . . . . ./ WASHINGTON-According to a report given to the Inter1 • Standmg" ln· the• .tour •nchea .o!, ,.'.l'hrough i the· fa~t thmkihg_ anc;l ·. The L'berian-flag freighter ational -Union of Marine Insurance meeting hi Washington 1 water . in. flle boat _and- belng quick work of · SIU deckwatch . th -f' ·t i... tbs f 1960 dt b h id ' · . · : dt-enchea by ihe pr0p .wash of , Frank Wojeiechoskl. and third mate l14pnrov1a, now laymg on the a- ll's s~ man o . p~ove o e a eavy ace ent p~ · , _ A. B. 'Blalock, Rea'gaf\ was rescued. -bottom of L.ake Huron, has rlod for vessels na.vigatmg the .. ' . . . Ii ~ Blalock p,ulled Reagan · up twice been put up for. bid_ by- th• US St. Lawrence Seaway. Al- striking fixed objects, · 1uch , as . with th~ ~lnch as Reagan still h~d- Ar91y Corps of Engineers in De- though it is believed there-is bridges, were the .~~rect cause of · - . , _ . · · hold of the heavlrlg 'line. . on the troit. T~e Corps_of Engineers wants an increase of ~cldents, an esti- steering gear failure. ~owever, . second try WoJeiechosk.i grabbed the foreign ship remoy.e d from the mate : of dam_age u not yet ~avail- there was a noticeable improve-: _· , . • _ . . .. blm and pulled him to·· safety. Rea- lake so thaL a '-depth of n~t less abl~. _ ment In minor casualties, which bega!J was wet..and c~ld, but . ,. very tlian 40 f~et below the water line Th• report states that the aver- 1cn:. were caused· by ships makina 1 • I .~Yll,., IOR. ~appy sailor. •• will ~i:t "cleared. age accident cost per transit for a the approach to various locks and All SIU $eamen are being" urged ./_ The Monrovia sank 11 miles Great- ?;akes ·aDlp was $_13,300 per ,11! entering the lock!. to P t t , fh C . . t G d b. The sm Great 'La~· · Union southeast of Thunder BaJ' vessel • For ocean ships the averThe most dangerous ar~as for . r~ or . o "'le_ _o_as ua.r • . Y ls a union of bJ ,and for Great . island on June 25, 1959, after - age a~c14ent cost·Just over $8,000. ' major casualties, ~ther· than radio, aqy . d'efectlve nat1gatl~Jl ·Lakes seame~ which has made collicli~~ .in heavy f~ ~th th• Large tonnage ships entering the damages at approach·.w'?ls, .arer aids they may see while saiijng o~ · · tremendoils progress bl advanc. ~~U Canadian Dls~rict ship, Seaway for the first had time had St . Clair_River, St. Marys River, / t1!-e Great L~kes . .'! his r~quest. came · Ing the security of- snl men tlie.Roy~lton, of Scott ~lsener, a great .tiicldence of accidents -. Detroit River, ~_S tr_a I ts of in,.. the form of a safety ·bulletin sai"lln"".,....' .. der J•a ban.n er 00-9 _ Lt. The 29 . crewmembers of i · Mackinac, Thousand Islands, 1n .th e sec tion f rom Mon' rea t ·L a"k;..~1' seam,en · · by · _of ltS.. grea:te'st ,._.. • · ' , t .h· ~ Monrona "'=> " ~ I k d espec at 11YKin s'"ne ' II L ock an d B_roe,..." ville Nar- ~ t. -: ·sen t. t o .•all G accompllsbment.s ,_were. p c e up tr t Th _ , R~aP Adm. George H. Miller; com- • · .- . ·. ,.. . by the crew of the SIU-con· ea1 0 . gs ~n, 0 n e re_ rows. · ·mander the '9th €oast r!uard · . 1 tl}e senio~it1' and .Job ~ 5 ecuJ1ty trac·ted Norm an - :w. Fo,.' port- alsQ showed that. the losses Tbe group said that the Ios 9 of , n 'i '-'-t · ·hi •-. r !., . . sys~m which give~ L~es men · · . · · got larger In proportion t-o the . s.""" , w ch encompasses ml of ~pro•ection ·un"""er - •be .,,.a on·at (Brownittg) and taken to . Dehi , t Th t ~ts from accidents w.as ex, •h G . t L k ., , • . u • ..... s . t 1• T. h R 'Ito . ·1 t s ps onnage. e mos common· t 1 h . . . ~ e !:,_ea a ~· . .1. .~ - • .. et:.•"p Once co'nflned ro....•· d e doya tn· bwask Into a er . cause . .:1d.en t ·an d 1oss was th at reme y eavyti and made .the fol81.1-pi"~ A, . · · ....,.. ¥• ~.. , u • • of accl! ' . . 1 1 - A ......m,.._~iller ~aid tn~1. any sai\or tb Inland w~ters, actJvtt•es of· .· re.,a re ·~ pu ac . of ships slriking fixed objects such owm~ sugges ons. who• d!.$covers a buoy missing or • SI"' -en on· the Lakes now hav'e' . service. · 1',..'. ban . k s;- 1ock wa11s an d gat es. h 1.dlin That hi the· correct gear -fo . J. • • . . u.-. . . -as cana. I · h ·· da~aged or any other aid to n~vJ- . •reater · aignlflcance With - tile ~ The Coast Guard . repo~ts that . _ · an g s ps n .t e canal!f be g ati-on defective should report ft · · ·,an .. d 1._ considered a .necessit~· . . . openln fr of ·th.e s eaway .. · the Monrovia sank . in 140 feet of s Once out tr of di the f St. G Lawrence •t L k ' promptly by radlp _!o · any Coast use bJ' hundreds , 01 deep sea water ' and tha( the, tip of _the e~~~~ s ., :an ng ,o rea. _ a es · 2, ,J;,.inesmen-- be ~ppli~d _hy the .. G~rd . y~itse~ or s~:ation.' Jle ad\Jed ships. The. Latea ~hav; become , ~reck*!I malnma.st 18_ ~Iily ·5i feet ships proyed to be, the chief ca?se _ Seaway_authoFi.t ie to take.the line1 that1 l.~. fs d mposslDle for the Co~~t A.merlca.~l ~ fourth · seacoast -and ·below th~ surface . .When the ship of loss. For all ships the· leadm~, 9n approach walls at.all IQ~ks. . Gwird. to 'keep · the .thousands... of , ,rd~ 1 down~ It was 'loaded with a area of_losii w~s the Great Lakes 3. JJoatmen be stationed at all · In ·went · ...... 1h- , .. , • ~ . . '""' eve opJQen.. ere a.-e o1 • · · f n d b th s · · · ·~ · n~vlg;~t~~n ., 8>dS qnder ,COBStant I ereadnf. IJlterest 'i& all· la · yal~able. ship~ent. 4_f· ~elJian Steel 0 OWe ~ Y . e eaway. . _ · tocks t~ run lines in th~ v e~ent• Of ,. sm:v.~Uian~e_ ;\vlthout th_!t ~elp;ofthe the lSIU 1...u; of amon& · · as~lgn~d filo_m ~nte'~p~ B~lflum, to _The rep~r,t P,o inted out ·that vessel beipg cat:ried off the !-°P"'. ,, . , ~teat; 'L akeWailor.... ' .,. ; " . I .. ' -. . t clilCase and ..Dl(luth. '::,. . ·manr, 1ro.undlngs, collisions and: .i)roach ·walls .by Btrong 'twlr}.ds. ·"' l -~ontracted i, Famen and other SIU ofllctai. sald ·that th~,. · were very:mucb Impressed with .the. knowledge and ~derstandinl' • that the Steinbrenner representatives displayed of the SW and the SW'• Job SecuritJ' Program. Far n en added that "their .knowledge was a clear-cUt tiidlcation of why they voted for · the SIU." . T.f!e two-day program also . saw Sh•Ip A CCI•c1en t T0 II A'r·myAsks . . .0 n. seawa· . y -. - Removal. ff· ea-vy· Of ·sunken·Vesse'l ) .'. . . ' . ' lakes.Seaman Asked . Jo; Raporl Daf&CfiYI . a·dS-.T0 N .-- 1• -. _ of I me• ·~· -<O,• ~ _... ' l, ' I "' J.r. ·~ •. it'- ·.. .1; • • • ' t ,' ~· ., • , ~ ~ -4 .a -- ...;.; ... I ' ... "- • J. '• " :,.,! • ..i..,,.:-> # ·~ ' (. ���, Clarence' .A,yer• . .....·The '_folWwing is. .the Jatest. av_ai_lI' Ernest P. Balle;y . ·able ,l!s.ting O( ~~~ ,in the ~O~~ta~,( James Barnea ' D•~ s . .Vunrb R. S ;-.Nandkeahwar I -· . . r • - _. '- I ~ ,,. Henri J. Robi n, .Jr. G1 A. Unllerdqwn ' • Georlre R, Trimyel'( Lub~ Wheeler , _ ~l!'llton .L. ~a~.e~-. , ~ , · ~ • ~J1SPHS,. HOSPl'llAL•...;. ·· ., BAn 'F.RANCISCO, CA ....... ,.. - '.N. •J. ·~pfedi(llno Dlmltrl Bartol' WJnford ~owell ' "' Henning Bjork Salv.!@or :J«vera · 1M Rf.: UY ~ Jciaeph R. Brasch Jorge Rcldrl.Uea · ... :,hBALT 0 .' _JI ~ . ~ND • John· ·W. Clark •· Joseph · ScuUy Ir• · Edwin AlnawortA Lestem Long •· ... " Harold 'o.Clyatt' , · Collsto . Slaran • • George· Balasko.- ~ John · M~Laugll11 ' Richard. Garcia S{t!an . sw:czyk · · Glendyn·· Brooks .._ .Allthoriy Maiello . · ltobert. L. Gardner Frank Soriano ..,,·Richard Brown :.. Jose Martinez ' . T-homas R. Gonzales,·l. 'f'.· Stokes James -Guhy . · Edgar Marquarot ~ Thomas ·J. Gray ,fofin· 1Thonipson . Ge0ree Fuciu _.\via MeadOlVs Micll:lel Kenned;y ·· .Tames F. Thomson Etiseb'ie Gherman J>avid . Nelson · Thomll• O.uer Clement" Vidi;Cne Gorman Glaze Adam Quevedo loannis Louka• Jessi. e Voliv~ • " -· Albert Goodman Loyd R~a " Mal ' McAJlster T r M. ' White · • ·Edgar Goulet Wade Sexton - E. ~ fartlnez -Artbur' .A. Wllfert .Tohnnle Green Ray Schrum ~ A. cl'ditchke Jbse · W. \Ylscovlche Loyd Grift'ls Harolil Spicer • · . , ., George Gussman Wiley Strlcklln.e -:'.' USPH$. }JoSPrJ'AL "· •· Ricliard Harp "· Clyde \Yai:d NEW ORLEANS, . I:.A. Okalr.Jone11 Eul!ene Ward , ., ·. '" • · r · · William Kratsas " William Wilcher w. J . Barrlllea.Uil . Jalrr~ ,. ~ ll{oo~• ' Allon, se Log\lidis }'leut .,Wllllam'I ... }~airy M. Burris Joseph · ~~un111 ;JaitJeS- Campfield Dewey A i ~ei1t1)n 'l.ll)omas DailtY • Eu,r.en~..;· Pl$ USERS HOSPJT AL · Donald Dambrlno Vetkko .!J'ollanen BOSTON, MASS. ~ Berll'BID E k erL . Cecil . "i!, ~os . , -· ... · i>eter- DeVrtes Chall. A. Mct:arthy Slgilfi:edo ·B: Ferrer Irvin ./Jianew, Jr. , , · • . . Gonzale• ,Arnold F. "Rehm . ' Pints R~jecte'fl.tr , , ·Domingo US.t'HS HOSPITAL James Grant)Jam ..: J{erll'Y M: R9'bj:nso1t · p' ints' Cr-""lt··d-. ·· · 3 "l"" '. . GALVESTON. TEXAS " 'John· .J:";..B n,tel Calvin ' A .-'Rome· . . icu ~ • • • ~ • • • ., Y3 ~ Wm. M. Barnett Ben G . .Ladd Paul M. H~~ert , Julian B, ¥oY.sMIP · Pints On Band · ---;' -Elmer Ba.rnhlU. M. P : . :P.!a~tlnovfoh Alvin Henderson Ernest Smnll«-ood S •.:. b · 11 • ltll· Al(!'ed W. Booth Are!hle Milne' · _ B. R. Huggins . , jl'oelll · Smlgie)s~ . _ep...,m . er ~ ·• • • • • .;'. I!' Charles M. Silcox 'John ' F . Dixon Sfdney S. lrb7 ·.,· .Roy 'J'. Sm:lth . ' ;-' • -· • -. ....-...,,.........+' .John Gregory Adam E. Slowik,, - Frank James Thbma.s L. ·Souza -. •' Willia.m Hall Bo.b!>;r Sta~wortb ,Antrey L. Johnson ~. ,0. 1'hompion Joh~ Hudslns • :: :Ander~on .Jordan ~llllalll 'tl)ornton Andrew KennedJ' . Alvin J, Veroon USPHS HOSPITAL Edwl\rd, KriaPP,' . . Er'Yin Vllll · SAVANNAH, GEORGIA ' l:Jeo H1 Lang___ ', Erii~t 0. Vitou . . ..,.... _.. I, t Geo~ge E. Kitchens P'almcr SmlDi ' Th!:od 0 re .Lee Ph~p Wolf . -P1*ts 9n }hnd.· · stieppard G. Morris. Ernest L. Tatro · Chai:les L. Shirah Ernest H. Webb USPHS ·HOSPITAL ; ' . . _.J NORFOLK, VIRGINIA · "':f" : • USPHS HOSPITAL ~ · "* .. He'rbert F'entreH ST:ATEN ISLAND, NY . Cecil R .. Batts i Gower How.llrd Bradshaw Thonias M Oscar J. Adams . .Robe~ Avmlller , stim'muy .... ~c . · .. - .. ,.. . , . ;USP.Jis: HOSPn' AT. • ... "' "'".o s1·.u-Blo "'·. " Waiting out the shipping list --- ·with · his dad, Nelson . : Blaha, · son 'of Seafarer Edward Btaha, of Jacf.son Heights, NY, is pictured on· visit to SIU headquarters. Dad sails_ as a messman. Nelson was an SIU .benefit baby bock in May, 1959. . . BAB-Y AilRIV'.A:LS -~- 'Total Contributed To Date:· . siu .. '. ' · - . 4,209 i>iits ·• Total, Rejected To. Date~ . :. _4,. Pin~ ~·Tota( credited 1'p Date: . . 580lh Pint's "" · TO.tai US¢'d To ·.Date: 488 Pints. *This I ,.. .~ ·~ • ' !s. a s~ndard arrangenieqt. Broo.Jdyn, ~r~. .Stanley. Kraw.czynski, Heidel'.. . ·~ijoting 50% "for- serv~ce,. procctss. ~. - ~ b erg,,•. p.a. . ....;. .~ i'· ·~ ;'t. t. ~~ ~ --, ._;t ·. Kimberly Danzey, f?o.rn Septein. l{urt HaYWard utz, born June 14,. her ~. 19~0, to · sea~are~:.and_ Mrs. 1 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack R. T,pm R. .D~nzey, Whistler, A1a . ;t. ~ · ;t. · _ . Utz, _San Francisco, Calif. -t ;!. · t : 'Karen Lee DohertY~ bor,n ; SepLiUian Ag·u ilar, born August 20, ·tember 1'4, 1960, to Seafarer and 1960, to Seafarer and MTs._ R~uLM ... M1·~. G~orge' D.' Dol!erty, ·Houston--; Aguilar, Brooklyn, NY. · Texas. · · · ;t · Ma.rgaret L. Auger, born· July 21, 1960, to Seafare1: and Mrs. Jean _J. Auger, Bellrmawr, NJ. I · ;t · ;t. ;t ( Port_ • 't ' ,,.: . •_, ,- ,. f"~~ • , - .. ,, Sean1en • · • • • · • • · • · · · 100 H9ustorl _ · · · · • • • • · .. · · · ~ 78 64 J92 B~lti.more. - • ~ ~ • ·- ·-·-- .. 347 .;-1 781 .Wives -6 6 83 ' 1 ~ 27 ~ ....4 29 ·so - ~2. .i, ··. . ,~ · _~ .... .i, - · 'Ing .. ..a mr::-_Storae.,... · to ~~n,or , <;~nt~{ I~c. . Brook1v."n . · · ...,"' �'· S:l'U r.;egt.slati.ve ·· X>ep~~me~t RAY MURDOCK, Director BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICITS.-Representatives of Jl!aritlme labor and management ' met with Commerce Department officials on Noveml>er 3, 1960, to discuss steps · that ·could be taken to ! educe the balance of payments de~t. Tqe _government noted that in 1958 there was a deficit of $3.5 billion in balance of payments, $3.8 billion deficit in 1959, and an .estimated $2.5 bi~n deficit in 1960. The Government ' _ spokesmen discussed what -cour~es ' of action could ~ ~:.1 r be taken to redtice the balance' in payments deficits. - · They discussed a reduction in foreign ,military aid; ~001 a reduction iri foreign. ~conomic aid;:-Jl, restrictioa on impor ts; ask the West~rn European -nations to · ·a s£ PMMrifU sume greater'responsibility in foreign economic "aid, _. . . 111 • - ' -;:.. and an . expansion' of ' our exports. _They said that "~ they are trying to encourage a larger export volume $2 ~ and to educate American shippers in ~he advantages of usihg American-flag transportation. In line with these suggestions 32 meetings have been held throughou't the country in an attempt to educate shippers on t.Pe need for greater exports and j tpe necessity fpr shipping on American ships. Vice-Admiral :Ralph Wilson, Maritime Administrator, p~i~ted out that only 9.7 percent of our foreign trade is presently befog carried on American-flag ships. Spokesmen fo~ the AMMI said that steps could be taken in · Washington to_reduce the balance of payments deficit. It was suggested that clarification of the cargo preference acts be made and. that the Department of Agriculture 'be required to live up to the requirements that the division of cargoes should be made on a cargoby-cargo basis, rather than on an over-all total. Maritime industry spokesmen . also suggested \hat the United States Goyemmeni should require . that a reasonable percentage of ore and oil be .carried on American-Dag' ships. Maritime labor representatives suggested that .representatives of the maritime industry should be called in for foreign policy briefings by the State Department. They said that it is the duty of FMB to . set reasonable freight rates for Government-aid cargoes. It was ·pointed ou_t that the Dep_a rtment of Agriculture ignores thes~ s7t rates; an..d· because FMB does not enforce them, the aid-program ·subsidizes foreign-flag o.perations. It wa·s also suggested by labor spokesmen that Government-aid cargo!?s should not be shipped on American-flag lines that have foreign-flag operations. The Government representatives made a brief closing statement saying that - they would carefully consider the statements made by the maritime industry spokesmen, that the attempts to close the gap m the balance of payments is a long-term program, and that the Government would carefully consider what steps should be taken . -= "3l a 0 ~ . ... ti '4 • . ., . A .:. Ill ~< ~· l'IARITil\IE ()UTLOOK.-There were 944 vessels of 1,000 gross tons or over in the ~ctive oceangoing US merchant fleet. on Octo·ber 1 1960 Most myths live to a ripe 9ld. age, but the wages to their crews. But, as the ancient nine less than the number active on -September 1, according to th~ fairy tale of "effective control'' was .so ,trans- Rorilans discovered about 1,500 years ago1 Merchant Marine .Data Sheet released by MA. There were 37 Governparent that it evapqrated with the first -whiff when~you hire ·mercenaries to do your work ment-owned and 907 privately-own~d ships in active service. There . of truth. "E~ec~iv.e contro!"_' ~he US · s~ate _for yau, tjiey may go over to the opposition was a decrease of 12 active vessels and 3 inactive vessels in the Depar tment said, was some . mysterious · · some day-and everybody knows· what hap- privately-owned fleet. One cargo ship, the SS Export Ambassador was ow.er which the ,U nited States.wie1ded over pened t'o Rome. delivered .fr'om c01:1struction. Two passenger-cargo ships and seven . i:. ,.. ' freighters were traded in to the Government for credits -on new P ships registered tinder the nag of Liberia, -= · · construction. One .fanker was soJd foreign. The privately-owned fleet Pan~ma or Honduras: T.lirough. this. unspeci{;o~t decreased by nine to roo3. Of the 96 privately-owned inactive vessels fi,ed µml>.jlical .~9fa-which-, accordii:ig to the · · 34 dry ca~go, two · combiqatioll" passenger-cargo ships, and 48 tanker~ State .Department, c.o uld ~ever be s.e vered The-formatiop. of the Medstore Plan by a were laid up for lack of employment, nine more than on September -these ships would -~lways be tied tct the ·group of 13 New York 1,Ulions will have 1, 1960• . United S~a~es ht an ~ epi~rgenc:v,. The De- .benefits far beyond providing lower-cost According to Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the United States bas partment insis.t ed that the runaways w:ould J:?edicine for unio~ m~mbers ~nd tlieir fami- droppeJI t<Yeighth place ranking during the third quarter of this year n~ver, n~ver go near arty nasty Communist ~ies. Medstore . !'ill.- have ~nother , equally- in ship-building .v olume. ... · LOw Medicine . country· but would be marr~ed to 01:1r side . nnportant function. That will be-a program -.t. ~. -.t. for life. · . · _ .· of-educ.a ting doctors as to tfie'"actual content SHIPS vs. RAILS.-Despite' protests by Seatrain and P"an-Atlantic, -r-r: ' · , d ffi · I US h t• 1 d · f the ICC has again permitted railroads to r-educe trailer-on-flatcar rates Wh~if .uS ~eamen'~ union$ argµed tpat..the 'an ".> cia . :.. P armaceu ica ~~igna ion on brass, btonze, or copper articles from certain origins in New England runaway· ,flags are a to~ally uncalled-for of ill of the brand-name drugs which deluge to destinations in the Southwest. Previous reductions of rate&- occurred "gambje with the nation's ~ecurity.., they .w ere the market. in ·February, March, and April of 1959. In April the reduction "included · toJd·in ·so~ri to~es· that t:l:ie r.unaways were F~r . e~ample, m~probmt!ate is th~ o~cial a new rate of $2.64 cwt. ·on barss, bronze, or copper articles (30,000 lb• .•!just li,ke' American ship,s" for practical pur- des.i~nati~n for a well-~own tranqmhzer. ininimum) · moving ·from New Milford, Connecticut to Shreveport, poses. The"cpnsequence was th_a t the United _It is usuall~ sol~ cqrm;rr~rcially urt.der the. Louisiana. Althodgh the reduced rates were investigated and unfavor· State·s became dep~ndent on the runaways trade names Miltown ana Equanil. If a -abiy .reported . on in the Examiner's report of July 11, they were not ::.. fo~ virtually all of its basic · raw materials do~tor ~akes out a pr.esc~iptioi:i calling for suspended. Meanwhile, the railroads.Jiled further reduced rates which ; imports _ among them oil, iron ore and Miltown_, ~he. phar~ac1st is obligated to fill became effective- October 16, 1960r including a new rate of $2.28 at the l.:ld h d it b the prescription w 1th th b d d 30,000 lb. minimum on the above materials being transported to ecame e ·ran name pro - Shreveport fro..m New Milford. Seatrain and Pan~Atlantlc have protested ' b auxite.. T O· au to t e anger, fashiqnable ainong the major on: ari~·me~~ls .,.~ct-usually t~e mo~t ,,exp~nsiy~. However, these fu,rther reductions, but the Board of Suspension and, nn appeal _ companies .to g~t indepeQ.dents to build r:i:qi~ if he uses the geheri.c desi~~at10n, ~epro- Division II of ~cc, voted not to suspend the rates, but t.o investigate ·away ships for them for fopg-term cl;:tar~ers. . b.amate, the pharmacist. can issue th~ prod- _them. Thus the Coml'I!ission will .have to assign an examiner, the , .·,Now it tu11ns o.ut that.' the :·mysterious . uct as put out by a lower-cost manufacturer. . parties will baye to submit evidence, and the lawyers will ·have to · ''contro.l " on w;h.lch- the State: ):)epartm~nt ,CheniicaIJy the pi:.-Oduc~ is i4entical, ~d the submit briefs all over again .in pircumstances where it has already .,r elied - consistep solely of these lJicrative ~~ns~mer ·Save~ accor_dmgly. : . ... been decided on th.e basis of. evidence and briefs that reduction to it charters, ~n ~merican doIIars. ft.$_ · long . as _Unfortunately, because ?f the pundreds .of higher level of r11tes was ·u~lawful. Mr. John Wel\er, President of US oil corp.panies dangled dollars· under- the brand-natpe products commg·on the market, Seatrain, has pointed out that if the findings of a Commission Examiner . n'ose? of the1.runaways, the TJ , S _ Iiad "effec.- , doc.ro,r.s find _it difficwt to keep~track of_t.he after _fµll inv_estiga tion . are _disregarded, it, is difficult to see. wha( · t D0 t tI possible evidence a petitioner for suspension· could present which tive eont~ol." .But whe~ the charter ma~ket ~en~~C' erms. ~ ors co~sta? Y receive · woula be persuasive ·enough to' win suspension. The rate war. which got · an attac~ of: ,anem_!a, and the Russians . · ~rra?es qf prom? bona! I?~t~ri~~ from · t~e now exists ·threatens the financial stability of several moctes of ,sta.rted offering fatte'& rewards; the runa- drug m~u~~~y which describe their products transportation _r.egulated by the ice. It ts imperative, therefore, that ways suddenly forgot their "IOyalt;V"~ to' the t:qrough -their br~nd ?\~mes only: ~ey t~e. the .Commission est~blish standl!rds and." procedures which will j erve ' 1 .... ~ US, to,: standard, Oil and 'to ·Royal.:'D.uteh-· the I>!lth of least re$1stance. and wr.ite tlie as a guide to practitioners. • · · Sfiel~. ·lfhe Soviet -UnlOn'·is riow able t<> hire .. ~ade name-and the p~tient pays through t t t . plen~y: of runaway tonnage to ·i;rlcrease"its the ·nose.. · "' _. · · ' SHIPPING INVESTIGATION.-FMB lias won a seven-month old ·. total tanker pool. In' ~oing so, it is able to · :UP until 'now, the , ~to!essio?lal organiza- . legal battle against the ·steamship conferepces . . The Seco!.Jd Circt.lii · t t an k ers· t.o st r.eng ·- th 1't :ht' .ti · 4~ ica · 1 e·l:.Ju h_ave . l arge1Y f g- i:ecords Court unanimously upheld the right of the Agency to demand all the re1ease S..ovie en- ·S··a !onS-l·i n the· me it ls ·seeking in its sweeping ihvestjgation of shippi'ng. ·The :Am~rican spearhead -in ·Cpba, as well as t o noreg ·this proqlem: It. rerpains to be seeri investigation is an upshot of congressional hearings int<f the ·practices ~tarf ~ ~orlawide price wai:. against '.~eri- .. } f Me<js~or.e'~ ~~ctivity !n ·th~s·. arep, wil~ be 'and-agree"ments of..steamsbip lines that suggested the Bl>ard had. been~· can 01J companies. . - · matened by equa1_ ~ctiv:tty. on Jhe part of lax in its enforcement of the law. The BoarJ-:ordered 120 ·donl.estie : ·-; .. "...:.Nob'odf need, .. weep over thegiant interthe · prof-es~iOnaJ' -.societies. . Ror they, too, . and foreJgn steamship companies engaged in Unlt~d States fereign . 1 .national :oih co~p$ie~~whisli~·sp.a}V~.ed tlia . 1 · ~a~,e a. st.ake in assurfng th~ public·.the ~~st J rade t9 .search·-thelr ftles, -here. and abroad, and to. produce c9pies of .. ~run WSlf llevice tD'· e'scape~)!ax~- Q~C~~t ·' m. J.:nedip~.e 11ft the lo~.est possible ~ost. \ 'r -~~ihe.lr'"COD~~acts•f9r ex.amln\t}<>n. ~ ~ ~ ~·:.,, . -. . .· •(, _.:. •· ...J,''.-:. '. ... s . ~ .. ~ :.-'!' • . ': ' '. -· . . ·, . , • • . ...:. •. • ..· . . <_' .: . . . ' ¥: :.~ . ·:~~~~Ii,;; 1 , , �r I I I I one __, ·1 I I I I ·1 ~ .- Seafarer&' . . ·1 I I I I :I f I L... - - - - - ·- . ..,.. ' ...:_ . �. - .nn. ..... ..,, . ,.,, _ "' sly~ wr~~ J" . lft(I!...... " Jle< f)Qtf•m':.Gs : Cecil 'Wig· ~ .·: '~ gil'.'•1,,..b01un {fi ftt an.er OM ~ 'LeRoy :J.,ones rig ~a boo'!' on R~nger; Bel0w~ chief ·· . niate~ Flowers "(2nd, leit) con.: ducts'"a d\ipboGrd safety .'Cfe. m~nstration on tbe -proper· vs.-~- o~gen: masks. · ... , :· the ;; . 1Rafph Guito. 2nd cool {rfgfri) · · · .ftas all-~ur.niis gc)tng_in ·tfae ' .. ": .~anger~i~ll,:_·James F,air• '.:,Ci!~ . is k.eepm.g ;"On eye .on · .J!~ings. . ~n e1'o.t~ ;" .:· lft• . . .~J!w~·· ~~ito r--...C:inC!:- othe~ "-.C?"•wm~~'~op tifeja~kets . . Im-. fit·• ·--nd liocat;drill at sea. ... �-lantic.Fis~e[men· NOw ·KickiOg·· Blf leW ·:Programs Fer UDjon, lnd~Stry - ·. " BQSlr9N-'rhe Atlantic Fisheripan's Union, whi~h recently· voted overwheliiiingly to ren~w its affiliation iwith the SIU, ~ planning a program. to revive the domestic fishing in<iustry and bolster the union's · strength:'° • The union voted .b:J.-October·+---:-----:--------+r-------....--__;--. to -rejoin .the SIU as an Inter- ion members in Gloucester alone, Among unions In the SIU are ' national "afijfiate with ~ full and the union hopes to organize a number Of ' &'!'O~PI Of ~Om1Per­ autonomy when fishermen in Bos- all of the . men \Vho fish cqmmer- '.eial'fishermen ()n all coasts, a1 ton·, .Gloucester and New York in- cially from the port. Also, organiz- well as shoreside fish canneriea dicated their desire to re-affiliate Ing will be stepped up fn both and processors. They are -tnin ·a ,secret r~ferendum. Boston a9d New York. <'V"oived In •uch · wiclely-diversl~ The Atlantic Fishermen's Uniod In addition -to the main ports, tied .fishlnr OJ?t'ratlons as seal- · has about • 1,600 inemb1ers in the the union has start.ed organizing ' . loping, fishinl'.. salmon~ . north .Atlantic ports. There are fishermen in Portland and Rock- ' fisheries, cod; hali.,ut and maDJ' about 800 members in Boston, land, Me. It is als9 embarking on others. G~upa ln_volved Include some 600 members in Gloucester a program to encourage p.resent "the New ' B~df~rd.. Flsherm.e11'1 and about 200 members in New members- fo take a more active Union, Alaska Fishermen'• York. . . par.f in union and fndusff:ry . affairs. Union, tWia . fish -flld . canne17 Captain Thomas O'Brien, the Industry-wide . coop~ration .in -unions ·operating out of Callnew ·rovmg business agent of the raisinfthe US per capita consump-. fornia po~ and l'rou~ - In union, this month · outlined a pro- tion of fish -ts. another part of the . BrlStol Bay~ Kodl.ak, · a~d els•· ' gram to build up the fishing in- union's progra~ .and the unif?D where In the far nbrthwest dustry ..and aggressively .advance intends to help ,;vessel owners in · PacUic. _,., ·-the union's programs with the help the pro:giotlon of fish consumption. ............_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____, of SIUN~'s 75,000 m~nibers. . StaJ!dards of ,quality, set up by A new and strong organizing the union a;Dd vessel owners, are · drive ' is getting underway, O'Brien· important in getting Americans to . , SEATTLE-The-trawlers of said. There are 1,600 potential un- eat more fish. The quality control ----------+----.--'' p~ogram woulc:I designate a final tlie Northern .Pacif\c, manned • authority to decide- whether any .~w.·nds particular c_atch should be con., _by . menibe'.!'.S o~ :'the Alaskan { _ ilemned. '· F.fshermen~s Union, have been sucO'Brien feels that fishermen-ca·n c~ssful..in iparketing their catch in_ earn a good. liviµg ~rQ~ the se_a; their hom'e ports .only. , , and he enyis1ons. fishermen's earn• ings at $7,000 to $8,ooo- a year. , G~orge ,, Jb·hans_~m•. NEW BEDFORD......The New To reacli this, the union w.ill su~ .treasurer of A.FU, att'ribute1 th~ Bedford· Fishermen's UniOn .is gest raising the price, of ocean inability· to reach &iid-westem in the P.r.ocess of terininating perch, by one cent and raising the 'markets with the -fa:ct that Amerf-· "' · · all existing agreements with the price of whiting hall a cent a :· ·· . ~ : New Bedford proaucers and inde- pound. The success of price · rats- can ~hennel! canno~ cpmpete ":1th · Althoug1' the ialmon ~~s,the "hig fish" ·Jn Ali:tska tllify;ar., caich1 ' J~g an~ P,rocessi~g th, gJa~~ king·-~al:t II ~~com!~ an in~reasihgly \ pendent vessel operators. ing o~ scallops In New . Bedford such coun~lea a~ Norwa~,. Iceland In line with the terms of the was cited as _an example. . .... , .. · and Canada ~ue to ·the concesslol)1, Important p~rt., of·.th9 stat•~• . fisk1ng lndust7~ l hese ~rabs, ~eigh up· to 22 pounds and ofte r h · 1 0 f fi f88t present cpntract, NBFU secf.etary- A:lthough nearly two-thirds · of 'direct and indire!:t,' madt by our . - ··· . n · e.ac a sp~~a ' - ,_•v• ~ .1. " ~ ' treasurer Howard Nickerson has the domestic market Is being s.up• ·St!lte D~Pl!r.tment. ~ " ... li¥en notlce to the· con- Plled. imported ftsh, the ..Atlap- ·"l!'loqnder.. lole, and the ·e' cerning the union'• intention•. lie Fishermen'1 ·Union believes that other 1Plet1 are running .real aood . A - The agreement reJllains in force with_quality control and increa!ed but we cannot · eet o'ilr · foot' int~ t'l 'D b 31 1960 1 th ccinlumption 9f 'fish by Americana, the mar~et," ,Joh~sen · claims. 'He ft• ' -~ '3 · _,.. ,. · :~e~t . :~ithe~ par'tY n gav: the_ Atlani,.c .fls~g industry ',c'an. Iii working on'. 1tudy to 1how how ' VJ;: . written notice 60 days prior to again becoµie a ~ell-paying b,usl- foreign : policy .. pub th• hook~ into - - r.1 •·Tm... ·~Af.-.~ l · - ·· · · the . expiration of the contract; 1t ness for all involved. , . , US ftshernien. · .. , " . _'' . , 8.'.1:.4 •~ ter a · on.g period .during ·whi~h · they were would ·have remained in . effect ~ . . _ . -; • . . · _ restricte.d to 6$hing only one day ~ w~ek~ so_that. the rivers ti6ni '·year to year ~ .~ ~ ~ak~s ~here ~almon.spawn, could be r~~eeded, members of A~cordin.g to the _term~ of the · · ~ ·the 'A laska Fishermen's Urifon · ~' pact1 specific puoposals must be . . · ,. ,, . ' ·. ..... • ~ . . . ~this · year..b~~ , theiJr · bigg~st , j,ur,~~ t~. re~~ive · average flsherJ . • I ," · .. .. ,·salpion catch sirice 19481: • °:1en ~ ~Y· · . . 1.. . submitted-·witp.in 10 days and th~n 'neg9tia~ions must. start. Shquld no un~1ways The 'round;. tlfe _clock season . ThOse fishermen who are classl~ , .,. . U ·., ~- .' . . 7 ,. ,:~·.. . li_ owever, ..brought ·into · the seen~ · 1!led ~Y _.th~ Federal Trad~:commis1agreement be reached during these . ' 60 .days, the contract may be exTERMINAL ISLANU ·c -lif-C . 'k . . . 4 , . many non7unioiY.---1lshermen, who sion '4S . independent , bus1~essmenl. tended for continuing negotiations. . . ' ~ • annery .r;w or. ~r.s in tne Lc;>s ·came "out, of. the bushes ,, as it because they assume the ~lsk and The membership has given An~les area, who;~re represen~ed .by the Can:i;i~ry Workers were, ·futeri'C on cashing In ~on th~ man~gement of their own busi. . : .-.nesses, cannot be represented by .... Nickerimn its unanimous support l:Jn~on. of the .Pacific, are continwng __to m~ J)rogress , hf booip1ng ·salmon run. in ending the agreement and the t~e1r f1gh~ agamst "runaway" , · ,.,: • ,. , ·The salmon" run · in . ti)•' Bristol ~ 1,1nion, ·Johansen pointed , ou~ negotiation of a new NBE:U 'con- fish packing· plants, 1 .reports a ,. S h ~h · I ·:aay;area--was-sqgood. thatcannery··Therefore tney must either barr tract. ,, - ' SIUNA vice pres~dent Anarea ·~_or•- C· 0 PS .operators . set up additional lines gai!1 from ~ weak in_dividual posl- - - - - - - - - - - - - Gomez. . .. . Planned B'y· -Union ~ _o~ clea~t~g ~a~d P~Qcessing equip- ~on_.~r.~g~~. toge_ther a~d run into Voting Under The union's .recent election vie- . ' -. . • "-· ,~ .. , ~en't; an$Jflf,'~ iri !}Undreds .o f_Es- ,the- .anti trust' 'i price~fixln1 · / ay · t_ory at the N~tlonal Packing ·plant ; ~he _R.o bert ·~! . Swain ~~~rial ltiriH>s .to mari the,· lines; ·Even with' .\aws.. .., · .· · ~Iii Ne~ Bedford fil, j>uerto Rico, in particular, has · ~-ch'ola~sh~p. ,~n~·of the' N~w Bed: extra . helg_.··'.ca~qerws . could .. not e~:e;~:ever, comp11ny: , fish~rmen . N~W BEDFORD -:- Voting ls substantially raised the morale of ford ;F.islj_er.mews.. Un~dn 11--well on handle all of the . record . s;ilmbn arep y~d - 1~.8 :~ed.Brist~I dBay area . · .. ; · , ·0 erat° r c ~ e as n ependent under way tor the . election of Southern California~ workel'.a, its wax, to·· ~a~rig ,. itl .. secoJ!.d catch.,., . , Se.c~tary-Tr.easurer and Unlon Mrs. Gomez says, ·and they are no;w. ·awards_nel(t year: ThJt ·acholar.shlp.. . co.mpu~r:iting !)n ttlis;,' sltuatio9, .lot a!! ds ,~plier the 1~~t-Hartley Delegate of the New Bedford hopefu~ that in the fqture the named after a union delegate who AFU sectet~cy,,;...treasurer. George lo - JJ _,are ~ecogn ze as empacki~g industry will open . new. died . lasf:yeaP;" r}Val giye~ -to two, 'JohiJnsen_. P?inted-;· OUt that 'rthese _' fati~~f ::a::~· I'<i.~1tlonal Labor Rt.F,ishtnnen's Union. " . ' , ~he ~lectio~ is. l>!"~I' held at plap.~s only for !he purpose of children\ ~. union mei:n\Jers' in' Oc• nor:i:-un.ipn .ftshetme~ _mig,ht do all - ''I fo - th~ Uliion·Hall UIJder the super.: leg1t1IDate expansion, an4 ~ot to tober. Since then, the-. •f.holatlhip . rjght dµJ;'ing an unusually boom.; "tha! o~ows, " ,.ohanse,n . ~~f.~ vision. .of the -.Credent!~ and obtain "coolie'~ wages b~ fleeing .fund"'has· receive4..:more do~atiolisf 'trig} year ilike '1'960, hut that -they. i c$ · oni" \llr~urh; u_nions). ·. tt. not Balloting ~OlPDlittee 1'etwe·en !rom UQiOn contracts. ... and mo.fe ' @~ntl w :·tfshprmen W~Fe ~st.tn' flt .a .l)ig:· dis~dvar;itage as. a~v~~~ :~ irs c:l!-,.1lslierinea ·Under the pres~nt coJitract, .o~ theft :ehil'dren are expe~ted to compaxed _witfi ..&FU: members. " ,...:,..,., . ~. , ~r~~ s. .."' ' · · 9 A.M. ·and t · P.M., '":Monday .th~ough ;F.rid8y. Ballotl~r st;trt;" minimum wages for women will be m~da . ln· Maii'~· -:., ~. ". : . PI~h~rmen"' lnsure4 ':· ·,,., .. .. · -- . ·~d . )"ioye~bet 1. and 'fill end be $2.091;2 cents an hour, whi~e IMiss s:v.v:t« "~aftensen O~/.·.ti'ft.i1r~ ~ ~i'u'I m,enibe~s;"_fpr i~,$tanc_e, .ar~·' . ~· '1st,erm•'1 ~n ·.TV ~oveinbe~ 30~-- . , . _the min~mum wages for . men will .hav~n; Mass. a 72.0-Yellr~d ~hO- prov~ded 1>Y .4he~r -._co~t'r~qt .$1th · ~ . -. On .November 27 ._ Ef~ctet! .eandidat.es will· begin , ~e $2.15 an hour by ~he time· the more . ~t., ?{e~ ·Bedford,,'lnsti~ute •9f i~s~an~f! coye~age Ito: th'8t a .fish· wb' _ · _: ;tJ;leh; ..ie~ -. of office ~n ..Janu·_ c.ontract expires Jn September, ,ll"ec1i4olog.'Y, . a~~ J:a!11el P •. T_ay;for .ei'tn!,.n' !s; not'. :wl~h~>Ut mo'ney Jn · li~ ~- C TV, .Chanl!,el :1•,. New ary, 1,:1961••Tht;r, will serve f~r _1962. , · . . of N,e w .Bei;U'ord: / ao 1s;year-o~a lilJtl~ even c\µrf.µg ; poor ·seaso~.. " , r ~;'. NY' 'fill tel~~as• ~ EJSh~wo., ye•rs. ·'1'.h~ 11!st,_elee~lons . .. Al!i_o, . Mr. c;;omez re.P.ort~. the · fr~shm.~: ~t ·}VQtce$ter, .Kca~my, '"'. M{lt1~ov.~r. ~F~ ~. . cro'~tracts - i>i;.~-{ ' ': .u . f,-el'icaM ,"calle'1""~«>i; . a . tena.tf~ J@n~,.:, , contr~t. is bemg ·enforce'd-, to, the w.ere aW'ar_aech $.[250 ' each· ilt Oct~ tect .union . me.mberl' .W,.ith h'~lth ::. l,forJl ~ Pl'Ol'Nnt ·on . S~dq, 7 1 19S:9, -~ D~e.mb_Fr .81~ . 1~60. '" _ h!!t · ~-d ~~he ·en!plo}'.ers ar; h~1ng ,ber: to .. help' 'thefti ,c-optiDu• their l\rel£8t;f;'. ~4 :pensi~n-l>l~nd,e(ii . ~;;~b~r -~ • 1!~~ !~°' _n~. 3 · .,, -· ; ·· : · ~~~et~ ~ye"-up t«?,,It. . \. 1 . edu.::~tlota;i"~" 1t · '·~:.""\for , t 'S'iletime~ w "~~ .•1,ck, or J, • -' · '~· · .\!"',~- ,: ~ <11·• tun, .\- Trawler Study On Up', NBF-.u • ·1·1n-g Pa·ctS.-· Ex.-·s op~ratO!S. b~ A. la"._S •1a~ . rr.,·s.L '... en·~~. \:. .·'s· e'D... · n. ·e. ._·r"'··m .· -.: . _: · ·' A hea · .,_. ti. '· . . Jn:u. ·. e-penu, en s all r :::.n. cannery · w:o- rkers · 'Qa1n· • -m·g· ' In/.F•1ght on-'·'R · ., :· .J. ,' ' •• ' ·:, I;"' . ars ... rod w-· n ? t "" ·,, :0:8: :two ?an'' i-. 1 _m- . ' ' J J_ •" ' ' .. I ' ~. J. :" /." -~~;;-· 41"/,~ o\ . ',., , .. "" .. '~ ' .• ;, '. ' .. ' :• l • •t ; f <ti: ,/ '1,,. 1.1. I >: �<2'he /o.zr~no -ezc~ngt of . cOTre~nde~• b~t~een~ crewmeihber1 ofthe ' ss -Monar~h oft'!e aftd SIU P1'e1iCtent Paul Han deals with pr~sed chanae• in vacation •ustem on .S.IU ,ships. The letter '~ fr~ the- CTewmember1 . IUflfleltS ·a COmpuumi Vacation system; with 4 CTetvmember having the . right to ~uwtes''. h~k~Uti.Cail~ He,p· You ' ' ,.~timi to hi! onginal ipb. PTesident Hall'• .letter revie1;01 some t~e .pros and .cons rai3_ed on this issue "A recent Natlo~al Health ;guney eallmateCI 1.~.000 cases of . dla- fn the past and l'f.Lgge1t1 fuTth_er membership examina~ion and discmnon on th11 isroe.J betea 'lb th,e .United States. . T.tlere 1n:e . .Probably al many unJ:}iagnosed · • ·- - - - _ _ _ ; · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - or l>re-dlabetes -cases. Dia beta Mellltu Is one of our commonest , October 8• 1960 - meetings required ~hat 1 be out some ships and some runs ·wm diseases and, as. the pi)pulation ,of..mlddle and older grout>i increases) Dear .~rother Hall:of town. always be deemed more desirable the. number ol cases ·'of diab.eteS wilf inerease. Dlabete. Mebl&us is a In our last reg\ilar joint meet- ·1 received your letter of Octo- than others and, of course,......this. dlseasJ! '- of disordered cal'bo~rate metatiolism producihg hypergly- Ing ·a wlde discussion on the va<;a~· ber 6 , suggesting that thl t1iiIU would be especially true of the cemia :and glyco urla . .This-1:onditloil · i,s due to tiie disturbance of in., tion system pi;evaillgg in-our Un-: adopt a system of compulsory key ratings on such ships. Con- . ~ 1u,itn m~cl\anism .. '.!'he' pa_nc,rea~·" '. i~ believed to be the main offender ion took _place, ':fhis subject vacations ·after a specified period sequently, they argu~. should the altho~gh ~othei: ' glands are.- 'po~i~le · iactor,9. · . , , ·, . · '. 2 - seenie.d to be · upp~rmost in- the of shipboard time. As you know, membership pass the k~nd of rule Dia~~.t~; with~ ~he . ~fass~c -~~y~p~oms o{ thirst; incr~,sed -.uri~ati~~; m~nds o! the vast _~aj~~ity of our· we in the SIU hav.e nevernad any you .aawcate-namel)', that a man - increas-~. ·ln_ appetite; Joss ,of :.w.eighf;_ loss of;i..11trength; · fatigue and . membership, particularly those such' limitation on employment of would have the .· r1gbt to · take off· 1 9ther Wei.I-known sympt~ms are US.J.l;illJY ~!!ognlted by the examining who have heavy d~m:estic respon- Seafarers with top seniority, for a trip and then go ' back aboarg ' .vacations or afiy other reason; the same ship in the same i:ating physician, abd a check of ,~IJ.e µi-ihe and blood usually'. makes th~ diag- .sibilities. .. nosi!1 ve-cy- simple., ·1~ is· t!,te ,thc:ius~JI~ ~f ~rly ca~~s.. or <;ases which,,_c!o The rec~nt issues- of the LOG The q~stion you ?aise has been -it · would set up a class -system not present t'he classical ,..~ptoms_ that it is essential to diagnose- before attest t~ this. . raised many times in the past and in the Union. Those members who I•• ~ ... We are who1ly in favor · our there has been active discussion happened to be on the so-caJJed Jrrepatable-: J)amage. to the bo~y is done. u ·cases of' dJabefes ff/ undllPl08ed and- untreated,"yarlous complt- inembers must take ·a vacation pro and con as well as formal con- ''good" ships, holding the more de- after · b_eing on the ship so long, sideration by the membership. sirable. jObs, would Qe .frozen into. cat'ions..:rilay devel~P.· I.t is known that derlain di.sord,ers arJ! more" 1 , ~:v1:1I.e~ - J~ dia,betics~ s~ch as ai~erioscle,~qsis; , · ret~nitjs, .p,eufological. s~y one . yel!r. This is on~· of the· Ba-<;k in 1949, · there was a pro- ~their jobs. Seafarers wh~ h~p... ,:changes~ .~ub~r~ulos1s :and"·cer.fa!~ ski,n.·cqpcHt~ons and~ 'in' s~\iere cases,_ fundain.ental i.~sues the- trade un- longed discussion · on the subject pened to be on ships in less popu.ev~n M~i~osUI ·c()ma 11-nd death. ' Although ·anyone may <levelop diabetes,· ion movement !ought for, and lasting approximately a -year. Both Jar runs, or on tl.e be'i:lcli at the ,jhet!! ~aiie; ce~ai~· gi-oy.ps that ai:e ·more susceptiblg, and these·'groups which every worker looks forward sides of the- issue were thoroughly time, would have their choke of 11ioutcl/,be special~~ "aI~!tec:i. ~ :. .S::~-· . · · • ·~ ._ _to... we -feel that this is a part of aired in shipboard meetings and job opportun'. lies greatly restrict-_ .., ~he - progress -.modern civilization ashore: and the-J!rOS and cons· fully ed, even ' though they would b~(})' Anyone.. w(th a diabeti~parent or .ancestry. (2J-Th0se who are overweight. -. - ,.... _ ":·· has 11ttained, -and therefore, as reported by the SEAFARERS LOG equally-qualified. ' (3). '.i'nose WhQ .!l!'e · over.forty. and _eiwecially wo~eg. over .forty. pro_gtessive: uni6t1lsts, we are en- at the time As ·a result of these For ' the sake of argument, they. · r ·Ariy· J>erlon · itivthe --.&bove.-. groups·;.should be· suspect-..and, .although titled to thi~ cherished gain: . discussfons, · a · membership com- say in the case of a key rating,, . th~ · url'D:e !_µd -blood 1test ., JllaY be ·onl:v, b~rderl~pl!, .th_ey 1sn~.flld be,.oh- 1 We know o~ Jhany of o~r mem- mitt~e was ele.cte<t to review ·-the like chief steward, bosun ·or elec. <. Je.l'V~z-freqtteatly, D.blbetes may,,be. diagnosed eas.ily by, "classicaf symp- ·hers . who st.ay .on. the sliip, year issues and submit recommenda- trician, such a · rating on the beach 'to~s. {lnd 'blo~~~.,id ·urine tesy . Tpose c~ses ;':Vitllo1,1t: sy~ptom·s,~.'1!d 3!ter year, without taking vaca:. tions. ' oi: on a less-desirable run, would_ · The committee then looked into find it virtually impossible to ob'.early. case"!!, may be· diagnosed· by~ testing the ·urine:- and Olood. - . · hons. We talked to th~se brothers, ;... ~ - '~,.. ,, . ., ... ' Blootl ·Sugar Testiq . <'· · ". · · . who, ·may we. assure you, are good, the ·operations of the other unions, tam. emplo~ment in that rating_ . ·• · In ). 9~ ._of ,thfse· case~- due _.t o glom~r61 0sclerj>~is, .,t~_e _.urine may sober . Union ·?1~~· ·and a credit which had a~opted a compulsory otner than as a temporary vaca. be ..n·ega~ive, .,even tho~gh tlie blood shows a ·l)igh Jlypergly~emia. to. o~r org~mz~hon. We found, one-year rule m 1949. It fQurrd that tion reJief. They claim that -where . ~There(oJe, .In .P.ersons over fortY,,_~ blO<?d -sttgar--tiest is esf?ential Any- without except~o~, that these some of · these unions -nad oiffi- such vacation systems exist, the ' pf' With bloo.d sugar, after a high cartJohyd11ate meat-after one hour bro~h.ei;s - are w1ll1Dg to take a culties arjsing - out l>f the· Taft- memberships of the -unions in- ,, .and. w41i ' a readi.Qg of 150 mg.% shoulCl be suspect a~4 follo}Ved ~p. vacatJ~n -e_ven .after ten month~ on Hartley Act. Consequently, at the volved find it more difficult · to get 1 .- .Althouh'*' th_ e re la Jro knowft ·ewe for Cliab~~~ -the. cqndition can be ttie sh:p, if _they ~c~uld ~e assure~ regular membership meetings of regular employment in a key ·· .·C!oittrolled so -that the routine of normal life may not be- seriously ·in- of havmg another Job without pay ,rune · 21, 1950, the committee rating. -::. terferred · w_itii. . Ther,e are .•1n1!,Dl! wel-1-khown .athletes . who continue reductioi;i afte~· .taking .tbeir vaca- br..ougbt .jn a recommendation to ln citing the slripping data and tbe~r <~S.tive ' pa~ipatidn -·inathletic t7v~nt~. under proper care. Cbil- t~on. 1:h1s po~1tton, we firml~ ~e- defer action on _any compulsory the arguments on this issue, beaddren wJio hav~ c;liab·e tes· may. be - con~lled with little . interference heve, is ...co.ns1st~nt !1°t only with vacation until leg!ll b!lriiers could quarters does not make any sp·e . hi . thiHri .recfeattop and s~hoqJ ·activ~ties. '.fhe condition should be ex- o~r inherent ~egal ·.r~g~hts,~.but also ~e removed. This recommendation cific recommendat;on to the mem. pl~ined to tt}eJn ·sci th11t there. fs ·no traumatic :P.!?ychological reaction. with the. basic .pr!_ficiples of the. was adopted by the membership bership, for or against, <i..J a con.. , r Diab_e~ ·may be C'ontrolle<Jr by. dJet,. t;!X'ercise and insuljn~· or·- otal trade ~nioi;t movem«;nt. · in all ports, and a report of the pulsor¥ vacation rule. The final ' Tolbuta1ni(iei"· m~afcation. Mal}y_cases.. appearing in midlife, involving Considering our present J;y~t~m membership's action was published decision, of course, is one 1o be patie.nts·~~o .are_, overweighf, may ,be controlled by ~diet alone. -Others 0 ! h~ring a!'l? th~ static co~d•hon on page 1 of the SEAFAl~ERS made by the membership. For th at ··.Jn ·~his ,(i~tegary~ ma~ be c~n1rpJ~'d-by 'oral'-medication, and 'diet, and· of .the DUlE.~ 1me IDdustry, we fee~ LOG of .June '30, 1950. , reason, the ·fulJ text of ·your letter, pr'ope1< exercise. . . . ~. "' -\ ·-~ ·, ~ .. ~ . .· ~-at vacations, .as -:_ it now stands, In 1951, the headquarters nego- together with the full text of this lJnfprtunatelYr. in ~bildren and ~ertAin cases ~.o don't respond .to c~nnot be ta~en _by. our ~embers tiating commjttee m~de a thorough reply, will be pri!J.ted . in the Nodiet or or.@l, ~~dication; ~her .·w ill r~uire· daily .l~ctions ·of ,ins~Jin. with a sacrific~, either 1~ pro- st~ci~ of the ~acabon clause of vember~ SEAFARERS LOG. · All cases ,..should be··familiatized· in. regltd, to djabetes, Including by- longe.d idlen~s~ afte_r takmg. a existing contracts. A}nong the It is hoped' that publlcation of eiene, ~et; ;nedication; - th~ diff~rence .. betwieri . in~ulin rel,!~tion :- an~ ~acation, or .,takmg a lower-p~ymg \'.;rca~on provisions weij;_ one wh!£h· this exchange wilJ stimulate d'shyp~tglycell'lia r~actioh. ,_ ...,- . - . _ · _ob. . . _ r~qmred .. a se~Jl!an to serve · con- cussion · of jhis issue by tfle Un-' ~ T~e ..Diabetic Detection D1:iv~ is·~ a'i-.ye,ij_r-round ~~mpaign conducted ~e feel thei efore; tirni . some ti?"uo1:1s.l y · for a_t le.ast 12 months ion's membei:sJiip, and encourage •by. th~Arilerican Diabetic Association to .enco.u rage -the', deteetion of adJustment sh9uld. be. made 'In our witlr' one ·company 111 otder to get them to express their views ' on unkhown diabetics: O( course, as ' mat,ter ' of routine, Seafarers and present Unl;on ·shipp1Dg ·i-ules to a week's vacation for which _the the subject. Fraternally, " their._...f~m1lies get a urinaly.s 's and·, blood .test ¥ part'of the regular ~IJable our mem~ers to. truly en- man .had to_ leave the ..vessel..1'.or - puys ' Ica1··e~amm~ · · · •tt011 a t any S IU. clin1·c. · JOY· a· real Paul Ball f · vacation, • 1 bwhich· mean practical purposes ' th1s prov1s1on , .:.. •· ' " .to - ·• t ~ . '.to .,, _so-Jo~n rom one s a o~s ID peace depri.ved ~he vast majority of sea,. _fresident be tested: -· .,.and JOY. One cannot e,nJOY a--vaca- men from receiving any· vacation . _ - ._ tion pe_acefully: if he has to worry benefit. ', _ _ ~ (1) Visi't your d oc't or. · about spending -ni sav·ngs when · (2) Durfiig Dtal;letic Week,-which- Is the weeJrbifore Th~nksgiving, '. . _ · s !.. • . It--was i~ or~er tq_ correct .t his call your -focal' Medical .Society· for · a free te's t for diabetes. not knowi~g when I;ie Wiil lb~ !m- and .othe~ inequitie~. to give every -·- . " . ·· . . ' ...... . . ~.,. ~ ,,,, . . ._'. _ -. · , .PloY,ed agam. -. . . '· SW .member_equal treatment, that {Comments ?nd suggesti~s ar;~- ·inv.~e~."~1.! the pepartment ,(lnd can • ¥We ,suggest that, when ~ny mem- th~. Union negotiated the present sub.m itted to this colupin in care of.. ..the S.EAFAR~RS LOG.) - oe.r h~s . be~n on the ship a cer- Vacat.iOn Plan in that year-the · ·- · · • ,,. ta1_q tune, say a ye~r~r. sho~ter, first industry-wide vaca_tion plan · · The Masters,. Mates and Pilots · __ he must take a vacation and be -al- -for Atlantic ·and Gulf Coast sea- union elected Charles Crooks as .-~-"""'."-~"'.","'""!""~~~~~~~~-~;........;.__ _ _ _'°"'!""""".'"~~ lo"'.ed to as~ume his job .upon th~ men wherceby every,seaman would - its international president in the return of his ship, This.' system enjo~ v~~tio.n· 9ene'fits by pooling union's first mail referendum b~­ has ~orked . successfulJ¥ ID oth~ Qis employment. time with alt com- lot. maritime -tm.1ons, ~n~ to ~ c.ert?.i'!_ Pl!~ie~. · . . · . Prior to this,. yea·r, officers of · 7 exte.nt, alleviated t~e _slow sh1ppmg 'In regard to FOur· comme'nt that the union were chosen at convenpe_r_!ods: we feel co~fid~nt. this .sy.s-~ ...the mA.I"itim'e industry is in a tion. . Crooks, ·of Local · 90, a West tern will -also work ii:» our Union. "statio ~·condition" and that '- the We are writing you this in order members feel ·they can't · take a Coast local, was elected over the to ·as~ you~ op~nl.on an~ guidance v;ication without facing· a- period opposition· of five otber candidates~ on this subJect. We tn~st that you, on· the beach or t.aking ·a lower- Former president .Robert E. ·nur"'.~-o has, always fought ~or -o~r paying , job, ·examination of the kin was not a candidate for rer~ghts, welfare: an~-~ell-J;>em~, will shipping figures. for. the year- 1960, election. g_ive this matte~ serious cons~dera- as pub~ishiit-regularly in the SEAElected vice ..: president' of the t1on.__a11d that 1£ our. su~g~stion is F~RERS r:O'G, indicate that a very international was Patrick J. King, · worK,a.ble. and -wo_uld. no.t m.Ju,r e 01:11' l~rge percentage of_-j'obs are being -of Local 11 in Boston. King _won '.orgamzatton, you , will msbtute the fUied by Seafarers -with class Band over -five other can~dates. · John M. Bishop~ crf Local 28 · in ·protJer ~ste~s to mak~ it a reality. c s~niority. In some months as Reaffrrmmg ~ur cont}.d~nce ~.~d ·many : as 800 to 900 jobs, or ap- St. Lou~s, was reelect~d · secr~tary- . )loyalty ·,t~ you· and the rest-~f our pf6xim~tefy 33;;3 percent, go to treasurer of tbe union oy~ three "' leadership, men in ' tfrese classi.fications. All ·of other -candidates... "' 1· Frafernally yours, these".jobs ,were available to class The- posts of president and sec·Victor D. Brunell · A ·men il they wished to throw · in re.tary-tre~surer are fi!lHime, paid Sbi~'s delegate . for .':th~'itl. This indicates ~"! very jobs. The _newly created '.:.pqst _of * favorable shtl>ping picture 'for · the- .internationai '\Ike president is no! class A men1' · · a paid job. ·, -· bri the oth~r haiid, those -.who Ballotillg· in the' 90-day mail are ,opposed t~ the· typ~ of ;com- referendum was condu.c ted b~.'tfie . pulsory\,_acatio_n arrangement you Election Institute and ' w~s super.. have suggested, have raised null}~ v:sed by George Moskowitz of :Ne~ . ~ ber of signiftcant objections. Under .York. Votes w~re counted. in W,ash.-· aDY.; ~irc)l~stance$. fhe1;:.~oint .fut~ i~gto~ on-:-October':.'29,.;: · .:. .' · :. . --:-· • -,H_ • · ·•· ·. ~" , • ·-~. ·..,... . JO$EPR 11._J.oaiJ.-; .-lo>j ·M~Ul 'nk~; ·:_ .•. , c· ~·. •' ..., • ' . , , D ·L.-:.:. .· ot 1 _ ·- we:. 1 r- - •. , - ,_ & a 1 -- -- To Crooks Wins MM P Vote be a • ,. , ' ' 1 ' • ) - ,) ~ ~ • ~ t..- l~.~-l· • ~~~~~fg;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~j~f~.-~ ~ t .. • ., '• ~ ... ' ,.. .. , .. . ~. ~ .;._ ·" f (; • .. • ... ·"' ~:- ·~ " .. ~ .. t �·; Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship, Sanltiltlon' Director . - / ~ . ~.!..: .r Balanced Diet Is Health Tool· Just eight years ago; back in 1952, "fr-0zen food" got its first mention in an SIU contract. Still intact as part. of the Union agreement, the clause states: "Frozen foods. shall be considered 'the equivalent of and serve the s~me.,,....putpose as fresh foods.'~ During the same '52 negotiations, · the contract -clause r~atd.jng fresh milk was also amended to provide thatv.milk would be served three .t~e~ instead of only t,wice ,dajiy while in port. . Another-p'a rt of the same ··contract provision; long taken for granted ' is this: "An adequate supJJly of,fruit juices shill l>"e provided for tlie unlicensed personnel. Fresh milk, fruit•.and vegetables will be fµrnished- at every port touched where available and, if supply is possible, a sqfficient amount to last until the next port '. or to lasl-until the food would 'ordinarily, with good care, spoil .• .'' · · . ~ This kind of protection, built right into the Union contract, fakes The · SIU-contracted BuU -Line into ·account the many items:that must be clearly spelled out In order late las~ . !1lonth-'.rec1i~ed tht US to establish anci maintain proper working ~nd living conditions ab~'1rd Public Health Service Special citaship. A sailor's union ~ontract has to cover · these 'items because; un- tion for excellen-ce' in- sbipb'o ard like other workers, the seam11n ·doesd't qui~ his place of employment sanitatio_n al;>oard the SS,_Kathryn' after an 8-5 or 9-5 day. ~e's "married to t~e , ship, ·as ti!~ old saying .at Jhe line's ~rooklyn: terminal. goes. The award was eamed ..by both · · The Scurvy"Days .~he crew and ojficers. qf.. '.Bull'.g.; :ii5 . Concern over milk, fresh or frozen foods, · fresh bread and the like ships, each f:>f . which·· earned -. ' has · developed over . the years becau.se fqod and health go harid in rating. of . 95 . or _better 'In an . hand, and a , good day's work depends. on !he otht;r two. Vfe've all ofticial USPHS insP,~Ction _involvread a book or seen movies about "the gQod old days" when the dis- it)g 166 separate items of sanitary .. ease known as "scurvy" was a real killer ainong s'eamen. It --wasQ_'t _construction, operatio9 aud .main__,. unusual in those days to have a third of the crew die_off at the end tenance. . . of a single long voyage.Others suffered· from fatigue, bJeeding, pains . '?ltation Prese~Jed -- in the ml!scles and joints, bad · teeth and · gums and ·from a lot of The citation ,w~s pres.ented to other ailments all labelled "seurvy". Bull Lines prestde,nt Frank )d. It was discovered later that this resulted from the poo~, unbalanced Mc~arthy ~)! Joseph Q:C<?!tnOr, diet served to the foc'sle. It came ~s a revolutionary idea that the regional director of ,the Departdiseases which seemed to afflict seamen were ._caused by a lack of ment of He~th, E~ucat.lon and . · something. in the diet:-- U- developed then that -drinking lime or lemon :Welfare. Aft~rwatds, a t.asty lunch SIU steward de- jufoe could prevent di.Sease and, evfntually science proved- that ttie' wast servte'!tiup presence of vitamin C- in citrus fruits saved many lives. ' paTr h~en kemd tehrs. fi I t -ti B ll . . : is mar e · e rs me u . . In later years it was discovered that there are many other nutrients. ·Line has received tire award An· Bul_r·line h~d Frank McCartny (top) 'holcfs PHS _sariitation awar~ · . which were important in the' preventic>n of aiseas~ and in main.taining other SIU-contracted. " comp~y­ 1 goo<! health, so_many in fact that provision of a well-balanced diet wit~ Bloomfield-holds the record on SS K<jitfiryn. Above, 1Neva -West (8lo9mfietd)' men · get -cer:a wide variety of foods is considered an .e~sential tQ _goQd hea_lt~.~ winning tlie award two years: in · a tificate }rom Tom Beatty~ SIU Ship Sanitation Dep'.~· - l~ey' are, :. All of this is a roundabout way· of saying' that proper diet fa a .must -row: · '(! to... r) .,Bob Creel, .engine; .. .. W; R. Geis, steward· ·$al CanClela, .' for health's salCe aboard ship, and basic nutrition is an important ..to.ol • to be used by the steward and cooks in plannlnK out menus ancf meals. ,---:---"------,-.~:---:;:-:~,..,-:;--~--,..---......;;...--"------:--~-:-:::-:::-:::::-:-~,,......,.-:::--77""~-,,..-...,.,.- -.--:--It's not important to undet stand everythl!lg· about yitamiijs,· m'lneral~ and other nufrients; 1that's for a specialist. It's enoug}! to know' that a balanced menu is a must, since no single-foolL provides a1fthe nu~ · · . . . trients that the body .needs. As part of a general policy, of emb""a rgplng the pro-Co"~unist Governm~nf'of Ciili'a,'the' · . We...all have to eat many types of food to obtain .tl~e es~entials for_ health. This _cQvers: a wi~ r~ge of ~ooked and raw,. veg~tables! sal[!d United States has banned US citfzens from transferrilig ".selling or cliarteri.rig: mercha~t - , :· • :. · - . - , , ~ .• ..... ~ _ . makings, fruits, milk and dairy products, eggs, meat, f~h. fpwl and · . gr~ins. All of these contdbute iri some ~anner to our general health ships td Cub~n ~ationals ~r placmg suCh v~ssels under ~-u~an registry. · T~e· new po~icy, as. and well-being and you can ;bet- that the guy who'll fe,eling "run announced by ..th~ Maritime , ··~, '· · . · down" or is "Just not himself" is usually cheating on him5eJ! ·by '1>as~~ ~dministration, co~ei:~ -all which calls· at a Cuban ·port, fn·Une· ' st>viei'tank; rs carrying oil to Cuba. 1 ing up certain foods. craft regardless of- .size, type with · his "Poi!.cY.: · of c~nfiscatlng. ~~~ . more t~an seamen aboard." •• • , • · Cooks and stewards ·who .!Jave the general fespon:sibility _for these· or form of propulsion. ~ .· -- . Amef!ic·ll}l· J?rope~ty\ Chances tha~ . Thes!_ shlps apparently carry So. matters aboard ship therefore have the job of planning out menus - The government . of ~re,mler Casqo_ will get th1S kind of , an viet military crews and "technl: with enough variety to appeal to all tastes. Menus bave to be_planned Fidel Castro ' has taken a rabi~ opportunity looJt very slim at the clans." _It ls 'f~al'ed that t&e "tech• for "contrast tD the flavor, texture, colo:c and form of ·the food served . anti•AmenC}an position in .re~ent moment; / .. > ~.' t . ntclaus" are ex'plorinl :'site1 °for " tog~ther in a meal so that they are appetizing and app~alh1g. W:ilh ntonths, 8efii~g ~11 A~.e~icafl pr.Op- ,._ It ·1!al -als·o._ beell':--l"eported. that mllitlµ')'- lnstallatlon1:'on the island. ' " ' ~o ·regard. for the health factor, a dislike-for certain foods sometimes erty ~-nd enterp~s~s: ln- Cup..a - · while· , · : · " __ .,. ., _ .. · _. , · develoRS because. they seem unappet!zing or uninterestln~. But a ~ccusmg thi! Umted Sta~~s ).n the' ~ 1. ..,. • llteaming, good-looking- platter is the best- answer to this _end, ·once United Nations of preparing an · Ua··~m · t~sted, can_melt away .t he dislike In the best interests of iiil concerrwa. "invasien" o~ Cub~. The ~US' am~' "~' Iii . · ._ ft. :_, . . I .. · · . . . · . . . . . .J,>assador .to Cuba, Rflbe~t B9nsal, _ . ~ ~ ~ / 1 •• c:omm:nts and ~gg_estions__are invited by the DeP(lrtment and can has beep recalled to Washirigtf;)n, · s ~li;: ..:. ~-. ft· • '. · l>e submit~.ed to\ th~s col~mn .in ca~e. of tl;le $_EAFA~~RS LQG.). · ' - ,and is not expected- 'to.... r: turn ~o . '.gf~@ ·~ t: • __.. r. , · . · Havana. , • 1 .. ·- , llil'-. ,. 1 Tide Had Ebbed ~ . -.· : . , · :- ' \.. · -.-.- · -=. • _ Even before th~ ~mbi-;go had , As a J~~ulf~ of. a policy · ofi ~n~oUFaging trat¥fers fr9ll1- tl}e been declared, trade Jietween the ·Liperian Ilag, the Greek goveryµiep.t .i;iow b,oasts a merch~t ps a~d Cuba had dropped to a fleet of over 1 000 vessel$. . The most rec~nt vessel to ' witcli low ebb and US-flag ships were in.• ' . ' " : ·· , . · · .. " . , . , .. - · ~ · active on· this run . . ~Runaway-flag from runaway to Gree~ reg_pftssenge!' ships · suc,h ·as th«t Flor-· istry. is "the t~~er Atla1J,tic Ne~ York, the Gr~ek goye runent . d.. b - h L.-; · , ha~ ..~µcentr_ated _its · efforts on . ida .~ the Yarmouth and the Evan"' •Q ! - -- hi -h f - 1 ueen,, t e ivanoS..1·J1aving.. them~ in~,,· · , ·g~11,_ne w c ormer y operate d on i t" - ts ow~e A t 0 tal . 0M ~ 4 , ,, . ,, set up branches " 1 • 7·~ ~.hiP~ h ave_ . ~ i t · H ' . h " · u n "~~s · f Pw~e~f! f or ~t -ie1;1st parf 'of their ,i .. · ·· . . _t h~- M!am o --~Y~na ru~, . ave, !' , ,apphed for such re~istry ' in 'the_ • · ti""'' .. · ' ·· · , . :• ..... ·· .dis,contlnueq their Cu}Jan S~l"V'.~C~S. ·last· .montl{ ·alone.' • . .. . . :~ -~· .. ?P;t11~ .. on. ti t:;:.d' th t"~th' ' G ". . k ~ Tliey ate--contiduing to ·operate out • · _ . . •. . · ,. - ~ es ma ., a . e , ree - ... of -'.the Florida port to 9ther .West ' · _.Tr~trd l'~llows ,B,oycott- ·• ~ag 1leet emp_ loys close to 29,0_90Illdian resorts· . · ·. ·· • · · . The tte.Q.d towfil'd Greek ~eglstcy se~eIJ.. Another l~,000 Gree~ na'In addftlo~ the r.unaway-ftag de~eloped -'following th~ wot ld- tionats·· _ar.e employed ' abo_a rd City of Havan~. whi~h opera.ted , as ·wi~e boycptt '?f .run~way-fiag ship- (]reek ; owned · ~hips , 9peratln1 · _ , an ovel'lllght fer~ b,etween Key ping·.!' by. the lnternatio~al . Trans~'. .und~r r!.l°a~a~ fta_gs. IDSuran~~ faymenta OK ~. . West and Havana, 'has :diScontift- portworker§:.. Feg~ration in D~cem~ ue!i o'peratfons. 1 • • -; • ~ • \ be~, 1958. The Greek gove~~m'e,n~ '. ·one of tlie' o"rJgiJli l rlfasons- for On _,tire otl~er ltan~; .,the--S$ S~a denounc~d·-· th~ : act~oni . ~s be~!lg the Gre~k shi1»c>wnep1' _,pl'efereµce / Level, Liberian-flag ·carri~r .. w.hic:fi. ahned .at qi:~ek-Qwne_!i•1 s~iVping, ·~or runaway jlags ~.a~ the fict qpex:~ted ·uh~er the ~rµericlfn flag an.d sub~equentlx , t>~e~d: "SJ.lip op- ~hat ·~~~me~~ -had _t,0A>e made tpto · •. as the . ·old Seati:_ain. ~-eW' Orleans,· era~rs ~beral tax rellef 1 an~ ot~* l he seamen's~>ln.Suranc,e1 ·a~d pe9- · iS . still running bet)Ve~Y. : Bell~ lndu.c:_em~nt11. T~e , Gree~ seamen s. sion ~und. ,,. ~owever,; ~he .Gree~ Chasse, LouiS~apa, .a~cr... ·:Bavm.fa. _un~o~ ·~o ' .,o~osed ...SlJb~quent shieowners n~w I .find ,, that· pay- .. . ~, ,. a'he_S"ea Level is Amelllcap:owne~, proposal~_, to. · s.trengt~en and. fQJ: ment~ to the.~1eamen's 1 tnsur~c• "- • with a· Cubab crew-.- "' ~ . .,,, 1 ~-' low up r.DF.. ~ctio_n ~!(aln~t ju~.; f.und' o.ffers maurance for the· OP. --i .-, The ,Navj }~.11'1 receJv,~4· r~ports. aw~r plJiPP.iJl~.. _,. , . • . - , .. ei;a~prs as ,)V-t_U-a~allist orgaillzlnl . . :. ~·._· · · • • • ~ ~'lo • . . . . . . . ~ -~ • _ • • ,· • .,. J}ta.~ tli~. Cubi!ti go~e~t ~l'!~I·· ·s~~e· m~~ mJljo~" .~re~k sh~ !JY ·l!S ~ ~Qo~- other;!Tf .am: "r..~, ' 1 ::- ~·;, .$lnf1 '11J y~~ ·tfl'.~~:0~,iClfl'°Jf~e~~g~~Of 1~0~_sh1ps rer~'10ri~h~ : . to·.:se~ilJlY. ~~eii~a~~ ,, le ,1V~ JI~ ~-.,~,~~ 1 0 ,. r ..~8' ~~· ~£ii'~d.\l»... ~ ~t~; ~· .;f; ~ ',. "'-1·. -~~ .~ '":'~ t.' - n: :Y ' \ ·for ~ .··o/( -"· o·t .·... ,;•1ce e-·. -· 8c; ."".·..r -" • ' •· ree·. . _f·n,·d.. '""- ··. ' -> ... _ • _ • • • -. • ,, / 1 • ·' • ,,. , • • , .- • • 1 :;i-. > ,~,~ ;_> ;:_.~< ~ :t':" ..... l I • ' ,. t/: ;..., '',? ~ ., f .....,. I '• M" !lo '• t ' $ J~ ft• ~ fi'I' ' : ,;.'.» 7':' • '·,t ) .. . '\J ���.Agreement Reached On MCS 1·Year Rule 1 · • · The t u i t . n b s $ $ t f .t i 't ! Marine Cooks and Stewards Uniop reports 'that du'ring the recent wage negotiatidns just concluded with the Pacific Maritime Association, agreement was reached on· incorporaUng ·the one-year rule into the shipping rules in accordance with the MCS--referendum vote. The refeyendum results were announced' by the ballot count- ·. Ing committee at ·th'e 'MCS· head-_ quarters meeting of August 11. They showed that the members approved a one-year time limit on ships; for full book members, by a margin of almost 2~1 . . SIU· P_ acificQisfricf · Halls , MTD Unions-Score MSTS For Hiring ·.~ Of For-eig1fCrewsSAN FRANCISCO' - The Military Sea Transpori.a tion Service may ·be the target of a Congressional investigation because of its practice· of hiring foreign crews. The San Francisco Bay Area Maritime .Trades· Port Co'un-. cil has' cailed ·f or such an investi·ga tion becaus·e at least 17 ·US-.ftat ships are manned by Japanese na--. 1 tionals. _ The ships involved are all LSTs, l owned and operated by the US - Government and flying the . American flag. They have been runninl in the F'ar East since 1952 under a contract with a Japapese / ship.. ping corporation, caUed the American Ship Operating Company . These , ships carry military car.go exclus~vely to bases in Korea, Okinawa, Formosa, the Philippine• · . ' and Vietnam. It is estimated that the total manning involves some 750 jobs. ~ Issue Raised By l\IM&P The issue was rais~d at the port_ .council meeting by the Masters, Mates- and Pilots, ·following which t'he council went on record iliian:: imously to make an issue of this practice. The unions' position :\a · . that these ships should be ope.r ated " by a recognized American shipping company using American seamen. · It was pointed out that MSTS' practice is in violation · ·of two American mar,.itime laws. One is the Merchant Marine Act of 1938 calling for Government promotion of, and assistance for, an American-flag •fleet manned by US citizens. The second, and more direct violation, involves the ."50.;50" act; which specifically requires that at,. : least half of· Government-owned ..cargoes be moved on America~-fl~~ vessels. Among MSTS excuses fo:r: · this operation are that it was considered important to bolster the Japanese economy. The West Coast maritime unions hold · tha~ since , the Japanes~ economy is booming'; · there is ~o longer any justificati~n, ~ if there ever was one, for manmn1 .. ships with foreign nationals. . . ... The unions also raised the gues- ., ' J ion of secu'rity clearal).ces ·inr for- · eign nationals aboard_ ship_s. whi~ . · 'C!arry classified cargoes. Ameti~an· seamen, they , point outr hav.e to ge_t security clearances. '~. -- · ·_. · JsIU Pacific 'District: Vqions-th~ Sailors .Unfon, l\farine LCoois and, . Ma11ine Firemen·'£ ·a-r~ 1 aU""oiemberm · of the port council. . · j 4 , ·~ 10/Uo 10/31· 39J . . .55 -,, 1,193 ' : 249 ~.155 ' > us '' ; 165 .2Q ' ,. .~ ~. - . . ":i. ~. ' ��.... wo·a asa ... • ' . - . . ·"- ,, • J ~ • ~ ... ~ With SIU ~ Industrial Workers· �corners. The Corvette model he drives is one -of a handful turned out each year for racing purposes. It can be bought by anybody who likes .a fot of speed and has $14,00() cash to / prove it. · -· Actually, Konge'Ibak is a member of one of a number of racing teams sponsor:ed by Corvette. Most manufacturers of racing ·cars, such as Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Ast.Q ·Martin, Cooper and others 'have _a. :"' , "stable" of top drivers who repre~ " ·aent the companies in international · competition. •' . If Kongelb~ does carry off . tlie . ~-~ Mans coup, it will mark the first \Vin there by an . :American di-iter and, in fact, tfle first wih for an American sports-car model. . . ( MA-Plans >~Jor. SecO_ DdAtoriii~ :Ship. '· - ~ . - - - �·Q-The!l the ma.fe was in- th~.-- -;:- ,. . wheelhouse . at the: time .. of com- ' sion? · .... - - ~> A-=-Well, no sir. He was lookingf~ over my shoulder sup_ervising. th~ paint job. · - ~ · _ ·Q..,-That will be .all, thank youer-er-quartermast~r? ?" ? : ? ·· ' Coast Guard Summar7-. Findings .. and Re}IOrt: _,, ,.......-:_ . It was clearly the other fellow)•;...~~ fault. As he was close enough fqr a collision, he· should have bee'1...able - to see tffere was -.no one" the- navigation deck and therefore should have altered' his course and · headed the otner way. -- on Prove .-EligiJIHit~ .. ··:. ~;·.,~f'. For Hospi~al s . :··E · _.;' Seafarers being admitted to a " Public Health - hospital are urged to carcy with them their· Uni9n book plus proof of eligiqility for SIU. be n e fits; namely, a record that they have at least 90 d'ays seati.me during the previous year and at J.(tast on·e day during the previous · six months. · Failure to have the. · proper credentials will c;ause a delay in payments to the Seafyrer. _ · If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. TJie . Union . will arrange with tbe • USPHS for a trii.nsfer to -a Pu~ lie lieal th .:J:tospitai i n his vicin-· ity. The PHS will not -piclt up1 the ·hospital tab for private - hospital care-, unless it is notified in advance. - ,,__ : .. I ;E x-S.e afarer 5 k sh·- " t -, .. ee tpma ·a bout 21 days. later disembarked . iri ' 'Santos, Brazil. --:: . · . Thi; is the- tlrird . trip by":sea . . S 8$ . for :my .family, aqd -the "'service ~ · To th~ Editor: , . , was . truly · splendid .. Especially : To al~ my former sh1pmC}tes, ~ · · · · Just to mform them of my ne\V ..: -'. situation; Since, . leaving the'< Sapta V~netia in New oHeaQS '-: :" I .bav.e been working · ·al · · ~ "DeLaval Steam Turbine Comp.a ny hi Trenton, NJ., .in th<.- ;-· testing -department. I have since_· · become a member of the Unitea, Steel . Workers of "America,~ , - 1-11 Local.3355, Joe· De~inque, Elmer ·· ~ ' '. Ted'" Wqeel~r, .!_>lease contac~ , -; , me at home, 85 JeweL Lane; ., • . WI6-3561. �.• PAl~LAMD~ Clt1lrm~ft, There's just no escaping the age of adv~rtising. Here. is a sample, of the direct triail approach from a "night club" in Kqbe, Japan. It puts our own Madison Avenue ad agenpy "soft sell" to shame. The 1policy of the LOG prohibits printing '!n ou~-and-out a.dv.ertiseme:nt for the club so we have deleted the, name. At any 'Tate., · chief steward Whi~ey. Johnson thought eno~gh .0,f the ·yJq,ce-or· its advertisip.g ,techniques-to send us their m;aterial. · . I <IH~L1fttl); Ne thh- flliJkl i.C-ntll'Yi • C, Goldst1lft. 'Shlp'f de1el1te idYIMd crew to keep be1f1,..wlthln, dep-:cnt ali,d tr)" to 1ettle· them with de rt• meilt de!Qate1 Brat. -One man ed .ahlp in Port, Newark and caused lhlp · to sail ahortbanded. i'l'l .a .Jn IJIJP'• fund. No dhputed OT reported; Good • and wellare: no hangtna of a11- kind of clothH In recreation room. Ho.. . . pita} room to be clean!!d put ancJ fumilated. -Deck department foc'llH need .painting. See patrolman about bow assea.sment1 are paid. · , P, ... tutile4 U.''. .i 4~ · ~ \hi.. fltH, Ca~ "111 ~ . 0 · lo... iOme- 4lq>ute4 OT tol. MtU.4 at .. payoff. 118.0ll In llhiP"'•· :Nhd~ NMd new waahln• ma~hln•1 alto 'Salle;, an4 ll)earoom 11ereem. Qufet ID , ....... day1 while men lleep. ·V,ctt• o ~~ to 1teward deputment ~Jnd uePartment dele1ate1 for job~ well done, . ' ~ • G"ULFWATirt <M ·o- Pltroleu ), July 15-:-Ch1lrm1n; . • I. 'Annl11~ec­ ret.ry, I. Ke_mp, Spemai lhlp's mHtlng called by en1ine delegate In port of Djibouti, Diacuu on on lteward ~ -.tore1. No d:rawi' or abore leave 1t ARl.ZPA CWaterrn1n), July l,1 Port Said;• Enpt wblle In tranalt. of Chairmen, J. Baudolftl · S1cret,ry, A. Canal'. repaln taken care of1 Ruilnlckl. Safety lilt 1nd repair list other- toSome be made In shJpyard. Crew aubmitted. , One man left behind In Jien\inded to. turn In all linen and co~ -J\ntwerp.:' ,110 hi fund. Need wind· before arrival. . I "Dear Friend on Sea, "Introducing myself in advance, NEVA WEST <llloomfl1ld), August 7 ' I am a hostess wbo works at · -Ch1lrm•n, R. CrHll Sei::ret1ry, 'W. CLUB-within a few minutes' taxi Oils. No beefa 'reported. G<Jod trip. 1ao m shlp!s fund. Few' hours. disputed drive of the main piers. I'm .so OT. Larger supply ~nd variety in sorry to disturb · y,ou your time. 1lop cheat requested, Also better . ' . ~ado toilet tissue. __:..... .' "Well, dear, I wonder it you sniff at me if i... boast on my own· MONTEGO SK" <Eagle SS>; August '6--Chalrman,-.r. O'Connor1 Secretery, spot as you · are a Pilgrim from ' R. R1yfleld. Ship's delegate report• porj; to · port and you know well _ one man llospltalized in Honolulu. ,One - man · Jumped-- ;~ip in · Kabulul, what bar is like. Hundreds of bars · • Hawaii. Delegate . to see p'atrolman re 1hoot1 and 1creen1. Pix chain m getting 1alley pain~ed,,. before next compete ~ach others in K~be, howmesshall. Take care of cot1 on deck. cr~w·. algna on; also about safety con· ever its accommodation ls accom~ Slop chest to be - checked by patrol· ditiona alfoard .,sbli>. Dliputed OT In . man ,and have lllfliclenf amount put all departments. Suggestion that all modation: its drinks are drinks: its · aboard. · All have miidicme,., che.t men clean·· up their foclsles, 1trlp prices are prices. Makes no differ:. ~becked. ' •,bunk• and be sober for the payoff. ence you will be %Down in con·· ... ~OROTHY (a~u~~t 7..:..Chalr· '· .'-STEEL DESIGNER nsth"111n>, · July clusi9h. · m11n, w11111m L. Roblnsoni 11cr•t•rY•· I-Chairman, Geotu · Sta1tlY1 Seer.. "On just one point, my Friend, · A.· J. Severi. Dlacusslcin on ·1tores to tary, W. A. ,Hend1r1hot. . Wiper be botiglit in ··Honolulu, Also about missed vessel .a t Yokob~ma; clothH CLUB-is different from the poor 1rad1 of 1tore1 taken aboard In packed and listed. llS.73 In treasury. other s. I qope you will find it ·out Belalilm. · ,. ,. .. Money draws for Korea mould be · • ·... · · elven oi.tt · either 1t last port of call by your eyes. I'm sure you ~ke it -s1EEI. -'tRAVELIR (Isthmian>, Au· or before we enter Korea, either In and I'm afraid of you fail, to catch gust 6-Chilrmin, J, welchi seer.. check or :Amerlean money. To be t1ry, Welter Nash. Ship'• deleeate ttven to patrolman! for ruling. your ship in ,the end. reports 1alley blower still not work· August 6-Ch1lrri11n, . G. StanlYI · ' · . "My Dear, I wonder how you . LUhwlttch s.h~wl .par( of th.~. Ing. Seit ' Ii abfp can ·aet moaqulto lecr9t1ry, A. Vlol11n'ste. Everythlnl Here 15 the' calling card from C bombi. Cb.eek up on rusty wate1'. •running smoothly, ee patrolmaa choose your resting spot when . club.'s. staff. As the letter, ·from hostess Nancy '· tates, "the en•" Department delegatea• to aee that r e· . 1bout using _ extr11; reefer room !or you ashored on: If yoti were ,a ell-, ,. pair1 · are made before San Francls<:a." ·b~ck gang. Shfp;s fuhd very low. . , ·-· :..~ Lockers to be repaired in shJpyard. entele for some other bar, well ..• - closeel-photo does~'t mean _CLlJB-full mem~~s.~· --'--··.,...~-1 . _ MON~EGO ~IA·. (St1i\d1rd Marine), COALINGA H'iLL$ 'CM1i'lne Ta1tk· . I can say nothing more. · If not, -.·..------------~------------"~-·July 31-Chilrman, Raymond P1rrY1· ers>, July 3o_.:ch1lrm1n,· Ed Kr1111 JWill you fix your destinl\tiO~ on Secretary, Gaet.1'~0 T. Bu1clgllo. De· secretary, A. Ylirborough. No beef• LOG-A-RHY'THM :· partment dele3e.te1 ~report everything repoi'ted In al! departments. W ater 'CLUB-first?- Worryinging is loss in ordt!r. Crew to keep _laundry ~oom situation ' ditcussed; . also chlaw for of time· and Ti,me is Money as they clean ·at all ilmes. Numbir four 11nd Yokohama. ' , five batche1 to be washed down. Too aay don't they? much 1oot co~.. down from amok• ALCOA CAVALIER <Alco1), August · "The enclosed photo doesn't 1taclc. 21-Chalrmin, lsldor Morg1vl1 Seer.. mean CLUB-full members: Lucktary, A. c. Kln'lberly. Ship's delegate .. STEEL MAKEll... (Isthmian), July :n to refer matter of docto.r 'a :cefuaal to BJ Cb~rlie Wiggin ily I'm there too and expect for -Chairman Carl Abtsworth1 Secr.. Issue .medical slips to crewmember1 tary, A. D• . NHh. M I S truit all i:lraws '. to boarding ,11atrolman. Dlsp'!ted OT being appointed by you. If I was I brace mys-elf against roli, pitch and i.u;ch hi forelgr{ ·port1 be in American in deck department• ~ M I S to ~all ~ Jfot your likable I never hesitate With each gyrntion wish.. myself in chu1·ch, , mone:,- and not travelers ~hecks. Keep special meeting upon .&J:!'lval in Mo· all_ passa1eway doon locked in ,all bile. \rote of thaliks to steward de· , to introduce you at once your prefBut the- fat AB .sleeps tho' in crif?s ' • outports. -Locks on .all foc'sle doou ·putment;, • 1 ~rable. CLUB-is the Bar for you to be changed· as . a·u keys at preseni , . · Whilst the 'hummock-like stomach sloughs sli{Jepn~; 1 :work on all doors. · '$60 in 1hip'1 fund. STEEL ARTISAl!t <Isthmian>,, Au· . Seamen, of you Seamen, by yo.u· Port first, the'l), . starboard; soft as tide-rise: · ·,. ·- '· • 'gust 14-Chalrman, . R. J. Petor.aoiu ·seamen. List enough to show. long .f'!,rgotteii i'ibs. · OCEAN JOYCl!,.-<Marltlme Over1111J, secretary, George , .at• . Clair, 'Discus· July ' 3-Chalrm1n,- A. Page1 Sier.. alon on fumigation qf:-Jlhlp which bas "Before I close for now, I wish 1._ t1ry, IC Peeples. ' Crew me&liman not been done )'et. Sll_J6 In ship's I shake myself of morbid f!Ucination. you . call . us and see me first, and inissed ship- In 'Singapore. Cablegram · ful)d. Few hours dlsputea OT In deck Bounce myself along the pass.age--way, sent to NY re worklnl on wheel department. ~ let me have a chance ta make a watch . . Request that ship be fuml· __ _ Like a jai alai ball's declin~tion, . r~al- good company with you tofated to get rid of roaches. Captain · DEL SANTOS (Ml~slaslppl), July 17 ·_From ·b ulkhead to bulkhead in ricochet. and mate have been working on deck. -chalrft\..an, Llonel . w. Antoine;: S•cgether. $6.32 , in -treasury. Disputed OT. In rotary, Mont McN1bb, .Jr. Taileusz . . I ·Just awaiting you, deck and engine ~partmenta. , Re· Zielinski resigned': 11 1h1J;f'• deteJJate The mess hall hold.s -4 goggle of sailors- • .. quest that foe be bought in Hawall to wHh vote ol thanks frpm crew for job,. Nancy · .. . . T.Vmerized by weather...:witch; avoid lhortage.' • ' · . ·' well done . . Sam. A. ' Bailey was elected . CLUB;:--.. · · " . -- - " • · \ '· n'iW shlP's delegate . .$12 1h f.ijnd. No • Charm selling Creation's "jotirth. day tailors, ~11'.IES...SERVICE . NORFOLK (CltlH be~fs ' reported. Discussion on le• "PS Your first drink ls ON THE· · litrvlce>, Au11u1t..1,0-Ch1lrm1n, LeRoy water for meals. ·steward was told In voice rasping sex like : an unzipp'er's pitch: , . ·-=r• HOUSE, please bear fn. your mind, J. potY1 Secretary, Din BHrd. Dele· thei·e were to be ,company partle.. aate. report• 1hlp'1 ~ua!.Jtea~ wnnfnl ·· aJ1oard· iii some p9rfs and '.doesn't , . I eye-soak some equal ' part 'for~ and aft. ; ._.,,, my dear." 1m~ot.~ eXCl!Pt for ~ A ti'lt hburs dls· kilow . how -the ·stores ·will. hold out. • As I .bundle into my heavy g~ar. put!!d OT. Ope man inf11od •hip Ip. Say1 he will try to order sto-res aabore Charles. MI'S ~ ,that al[, men and will try nol' to run 1hor~ ·Lake With bosom and buttock I load my raft •hipped from "the hall will lrave tl)elr · , _;,.:.__ - · · . . _..:;. • • 't • 1 ~ l ' 0 ·Off Hattera:s· 4 as • • j ~ - . a To stand m.y l9ok-out with remembered cheer. Hail to me, blithe sp)ritl . Bird l always get, For the salt spray bites like buckshot -bullet; TIJ,t 'waves break and thunder her messagt..1/Gt:. ·;;. "Good news tonight: The storm passes to aea;. P.et." . . . ' - • f. ' .. I ' -MOVIE IJJITll THE fflEIJJOfTHE-Dfl!illfi / / . , - . -. ·PENN SHIPPER' ...(Penri Shipping>, '1oclal secqrlty numbef,1 -written on · lhippfng card1· for 8hlp'1 delegate'• June ·19-"'C·h1lrm'1n, bona Id .. Hewson' record. St2erlng room door ihould be secretary, J, . w. ' Butler. Nb · beefs kept closed. Better · care 1bould b1 . reported. Disputed OT will be taken. taken of wasbln1 ' machine. up with 11atrolman al\: uayof!. Deck • '· · · ~ ....:::....__ · · "' engineer . repod:ed :thaf'farrangement1 - DI :soTO ONatermne), July 11- had be'en made to re.Pair the fans that th1lrm1n; -.,Tom MorlerlfYI l1cr1Jary, ire out of order. S!eward reiplnded Dl'?'lflr., Got..fll, No '!>eef1' reported crewmembers ' to return ~empty cup1 by -department · de_legatei1 Beef re to , pantr y. ,w. Stoc)cman' · reported 1hortage of • mlllc. Crew reminded to that captain · 11 taking· up with tbe ~ee_p bee~i wltliln ' depertment, Coast Guard the iqatter of new cloth· "' inf that wa1 stolen from JjmF a.t fhe . Sl!A'rR~IN "NIW .;. JIRSEY" _.,cS.H• payoff. Crew asked· to read and heed tr1ln), August a.=-ch1lrm1n, W. L. lnstructJon1 po11ted 1L waslilng · ma· McBrld•1 ·secret1ry, H., George,, Hore- chine. · , . . • -'· . July 17-Chalrmin.: John JI • .Qlck6· wltz. §hip's ; delegate report• · every• · 1 thhil m· good shape.. Crew sattsfleii. 10111 Secretary, w. King. No · beefs Quite ' a · few brotflen- would do well reported: Everything runnjng -sm'ooth· to tj ke 15"\fvanta11 of. Wl!llht: lift• on · ly, Discussion on welfare of crew to the . UPP!!l! .deck in an... all-o,u~ effort . bi taken in ~rachl. to reduce. 'I-Too hot for. heavy ~en on · . ,thl• rµn . • $;.13',20· ln ,lhfP.~ fund. More RAPHAEL\ SEMMES (Sea-Land) Aug. antfclpate-d from ·:Proceeds of coke _ ., 1-Chalrmlin, ·varn, Jr.1 secretary, w. "'machine before trip ii terminated, _ BlakeslH, Minutes from prevJou1 · MIS that de~ engtneer 11'~ alven. som~. ll!leetlng read and accepted.. Repl!.l r moneJ'/ ctUt of the a.hip• fun,d fqr list ~urned in.• No be~fs. Su'gg~stlon time 1Pent re,1>alrin1 deck chairs -<:by .bosun .for crew to throw ' cigarette " bou1ht ,bY ~be crew. :Qeck En1fneer _ butt1 over ·the aide ·. instead of on request• !Jl!'mben be careful In uslnl deck around gangway area •. Dpnatlon washlnl ·ma'1.H!iie aa h1 dlsco:vered for new TV to lie taken :up-. at pa_yolf. looat 11ut1 and )loltr. ./ . ·vote of thanks to· steward department · ---"- ·· ' for ·1'odd food and service. Mor e dll• TIMBEll. HITCH <Suw1nnH), July ' ousslon ·on ltettb)g clothes "dryer for l4--Ch1lrm11n, .co.-nellu1 Alll1on' Sic·. ,..crew,. •J>q11celaj.u In bottom 'ot . washing ret1pt, P1u1· M•geo. Jllew matire,1se1 mallbffie. ,-t\11} b•IQ'Y. chrppeil. · Ne!!d ordere!l havJ not ~· anlvecl. Dilputed ·-. new inachfne~~- '.l'alCe :Iii 7aU:- cots off· , OT · iii· department.· rJec'lc befon 1 ·11blp eqters p_O'rC Return . '1 .. ~· ., · ·· • cup1.,to p; ntr7• • •· " . · CIJY., OP Al(1"1.ll (W1t1rm1n), August • - .: ... .. .. , -- ( ~!t1lrmlf!1 ., Robert H1ll1 ' l~retary, ,,.• S'rEIL . ~DMJRAL (lsthl!'ll•n'> ; • July "· J .-_ Johnson. · Eveey:thtna ·OJ(. F!!,L.. I T-Ch1tr.m1n, · Ro¥ ~0ole1 lecr1t1ry, b,n t• t,._ken, .car.a of. y~te .o f t~riltT - i11m~1 Bresfleld, .. Everithl.nj '.runnlnl· ,_!o John Fller.r D11ht C!Qok and baker• .- 'lmoothly. . 11~.12 in -ihip!s fund, Keep . ~~r hl1 efto;rts and coffee ·f;bn• J1repa. ,,. sere!:!! ddor1 loeked In forefgn portai ratlom1 also . for operatlnl the ·~ovie ' 1ls~pantry. incl measball. Keys to-b1 . 1>r~Jec!tor an4 11utUn1' til a lot of time'_ kept by,..,1an1t .Y watc$. Retµrn all ,,.. hanillln1 ' JhiJ)'.1 m11v1ea which crew . C?UP~ .. a1;1d 1I111•ea;- t.o • pantry. New . "' ew11ys, · · , _ • • ;.~1creeii1 for ' menroom; · ha.• •ii&ip.._ ). ' · - ' :• ~ -.';/ YOUNG ~Mft,C1A (Wat,1rm~r, AU• COE"'R D~ALIN" VltT.P\Y <Vletciry gust..: 14-Ch1lrm1~, L•~n J 1 P•n!on.r . .i=•r.rJers>1 · Jdl~ 31~Jt~ h'ih'a1Jt ind sec- •. . .fSecr1t•rYu J..O" L. , Ramos. All :r;elJalrs ' r,-.fliey, RoNrt7 ft', Dougi.1, C,iW1net1 ' · talp!~ ~aie., of.. 'One..nfan ~qspltan~e4 ,.A foi;;; .!nlt-alliitlon . .fl)llae .~oo~r~ p~t .. ·in ~i~a~'. Oklnawa. . ·.Appl"oxfm8tel>' ~ -abpa.r.4, All .rep1Irs . tUn)ed tn; ·-" New •,. '121.20 '"!!'., ih;fpri. fuµil. .\ • . ',..-Jlbrer§ al!_oard. · -;nay ' woi'ker• off , on~~ · ,. .... ~ ·.' • -~ " •· . ,. . ·. ·'w.e ekend keep in touofr:: :with ~ ahlp · . ~TliEL A"!)V:OCAT• · <11thmt1n), A:u- , c.li whlte In EIJ-fope:.~· One ·Jlre!llan .nijiised' ._1ust 74h1tr.m1n, · Alex ~kolow11c1,.;; 1hilf'_. 11\·i Ne .~drlcl No d ne&.._ ,re.. Secretary, a!ou11 D '>!'u•.IJp ltz. llei>alr .,.:- ported• , ).. .y ~ ~-,~ .~--~ ',""'· ' .· J .. -: .. t . ' ~' . ' . • ' <. · • .. ., · ,. ' · · ·" / �- ..s ,, ;., • ' "It-~. • ·, ~ .. _, ' ....,~ ~jem1a1.~: ·T~al y-0··~Me 1 '; • • • .... .. ::Mifn'.~· · ~nii~•.. ,.W;nt ·~.,;~:Millf ·i~ ~:ro~::::c:·::'fi~~~:.f: ·~ ~- ,. th . T~ Wiflr.:- - . ~~ . · ~·-:.. . 1tt-~t_o 'the- del~g~te a.boiIL~_,., . . ~~ . ; } wou.i~ · nk:e. to, bfine- pp the '(laiptary .w ork ' not bel~·: l?n~ , '.. ;'? l age old 1ubJeC!t of .frej_}! .mili;.:. . pr.o~!IY.)h1=n in my ~P~!1'J!>D h_e , ·' ~ ' -: .-.'!"'-... • • ..; , ... ,.. ... .. . aboard ship. we are allowed is an mcom~te~t bosun.. · , •. . .··. $1U ciew~em~is ·~-b~·ard th't!' :~s~·steel ~:emist (Jsihmjan) last :moJ}.th haa to eon tend 40 gallons oa salll'ng d.a y, whfcb . · Frank P. ~sso· · w1~b soi,re unusual cargo. An Arabian horse,, a· gift from United Arab .Republic President . to me is a very small amount of ·- ;.\;.· ;.\;. ;1' . ~ . mnk for a crew of 48 men.. And.• Brother Cannon · · Q.amar !'-IMiel Nasser to ,US Secretary of° Agr_lculttµ'e ~zra' T:af[.B,enson~ was'...taken on ~oa_rd it is especially · tough when you d At S . ' at .SJ.Jez, _at the Red Sea e!ld . are· caiTying 12 passengers. ur1e ea - .. ·.. ~. · of the .StJez: Canal. · ,,. ~ ~ Most of the passengers that I . To the- Editor: .:::. _ . " The· ~· rrorse> . off ~ whi·ter O~ Monday, October 10, 1!160, have seen act as' if starved · to .. animal, was kept_b1 a special stall• · on board !he. SS City of AJ.n.)a · .. on .deck, ,;an,d Dan McMul!~s JRd at 3:30 in the afternool!.. a burial John. qweni, ' .•. daymen, ..... ~ were~ service was held ·at s:?-a for~l<J~ chat,g~d .with / keeping· the animal time SIU Brother "E d w a r d- · . 1ed ·a11d comfortable: · "MuU>hY ~ Cannon. _,. -~ . _- · McM:uneri$ ·told · the. ioG "that ~ All crewmembel's not wol'king. · the 'h orse -!...: wJiose naine:· ls"· ~ were present ~ t th·e i mpr~ssiv~ Jnow.fi.;_was~ .Qo~ t~o much trouble. . funeral ceremony conducted·· by But the critter ate like a horse. · ·· Alt letters to the- Editor for Chief Officer Emil . J. ~cti01ar. The ..menu for this ·special · paspublication in the SEAFARERS Ou1: so1e pass~nger enroute "to · senger i!lc~!:.ld~ thl:ee . meafS a aar... LOG musf be . signed by the •New York was -alrn present. · Four. pQunds of oats in the morn~· wi iter. frames will be wi.thlield Cannon's last wish was cc:rried J~g. l,, JO;a.to. "coffee break'! ·con- . upon request. out 'as his . ashes· were'Ecatfered ; $isting of hay, an afternoor;i -mieal ·. upon the inighty Pacific Oce'an · o( an.ot_ht)r fou,~ )!ound.s . of~ oa~s. anil· d~ath or they are trying to -get nearthe International D~te Line Ill late· snack· of hay. · " -· - their m!:mey's worth . by eating not far from·.-Midway Isl;md. ,. _ ·~ BY,, the. time 1 -t~e~_teel ''CJ:ie~~st . . and drinking -. everything in Edward "Murphy" Cannon-' reached· Ambrose Light, the' horse· sigh!. They a· r e worse than had passed awav, from apople~ , ' .began ~melling ..la~d .·apd ..b~ca~e - _ s~hooner .rig sailo~s. at his bunk in Ko.be, Japan, exCited. · McMullens said. ttfat the. .. T_he price of milk is compar- · while aboard t he SS Choctaw . . aitim.a l nlP.ped his . finger.fl ·and .ably small comparedt~ the price . .According to his--wishes, he wall · thumb while lie' wasntt looking, but of otper stores . .. We sailed from ~ cremated and his ashes were .qo,.,_real aama~e ',Wa~ done/··· JtowA.qtwerp, and -~wo days later we entrusted to H. M. Samuels, ever, one prejudiced observer said' were out of milk. _ · master of ' the City '()f Al ma, for . th~t ' the:" :hors~!' 1ike. ·fts former ·. I feel · th~ steward ~hould be' · burial in the -sea he loveq so · ._ master, ·bites -ihe:Ilartd that f~eds allowed ··to buy- 80 or even IQ~ well. -.... . .it.:,. gallons· of milk, as long as he · The crew of the . Choctaw · _· _, :When, the ship docked at .t hecould keep it from spoiling. Of -made a collection and part of ---~ port of New -~~rk, the horse w~s course, I ·am oply a rope choker the money was used to purchase taken to~. a quarentine station: Not· that enjoys a glass -of milk at a . wreath which accomP.ani~d . ~even the'." stall· in whf'~h ~be arifma1:. sea. the remains of Cannon on the .. was Jeept during tfte voyage _was Just one more thing. ·On · City of Alma and was tossed ~ ,, aliowea· 10 · be taken"i •off) he -docks, · ' ,,... . t~e W.aterman ships with our into the sea during _the burial. and. the .feed :pad to ,. be dumpe.d '" qu~rters aft, the. 15 minutes we The balance of the money \\'as overboard. before the 'Ship lani:l,ed, are allowed after,. being called-' used special masses to · be .... · 'it ·'l_s-:believei.that the'.hor5e will up from a sound !!leep Js far held. for Cannon in Japan . . DaY, r i t _ e. _ n o(J., ~1Vl~~U.ll~ns" ~eft) . and )ohn. Qw. e n$ stand " b..: ·kept at an :.tgriculture Depart'-.. '.fhe cr,ew of the City _gf Alma from enough t1me fo· wash, dress llo'r,se. ~hich:Nasser· '~nt tcrAgricu.l_.ture'~Secretary _Benson. - ·merit · e*~erih?.e..ntal. farm. . · .. ... ... . . and gei. a cup· of coffee. - .When ·made a special collecl ion of , . • I it'.s c old- and you haye fo put $138. Captain . Samuels forwardon foul .weather.. gear, somfi ed· the money to Father Murphy mates wilt wait until the tugs of the_ Catholic Seamen 's Club come before · they call you. in Seattle with instructions that. What · gool is-,iiac~ng your OT - it be ·used as h~ sees fit in high. -· Sea~arer up 15 minutes when what you mem01'y of SIU Brother Cannon. really need is · a good c~p of Old Sincerely. and Fraternally, .. s.uµup~r, reports that Joe? Peter F. DiCapiJa· ._ I feel · we should have at least F. J. Johnsen a h~lf ho:ur. I thin~ t~at mos~ City of N ma · members feel the same as I ~ ;t. . ... .•. do on ,this and ·o_n the m~1k .sub- USPH·S Libraria'.n ject. _ · . - Morris J. nanzey .Tharil<s Union ¢. · . i ·' ~,' To the Editor: "De:legate Not .-.. We deeply app'r eciate the ·· generosity of the Seafar~rs In· • A . S Up,rVl'S Or ternational Union, as ·evidenced by its splendid gift. of -technical To the Editor: As- deck delegate on. sev~ral · bQoks to the patient~· _J.ibracy of ships ·l have ·heard -Various b~efs the -us ·Public Health . Service 'from brotMrs ·in the deck de- Hospital, Staten Island,- NY. l)attment -about · ~he sa_n itary ' We sincerely thank you~--oi'­ wotk not being doi}e properl~ ganization for its prompt cooP.-., I have called this matter to the . eration 'with our i:equest, as ,. .· attention ~of the bosun, 'and in these _books are ·essential Jn . ~-'11 . reply,. these bosons· h.ave to·ld helping seamen obtain !urther- . ".•;I me that it was the -dutY' ancJ re- eridorsements in the deck, en·.: . 1' sponsibllity of the deiegate ·to.- · gine and stewai:d deya~ments; · .The mo.rate bopsting ,eff~cl is" , : ·see that this work was being done.~ corr~cl1y. -. Important," too, as ou:J;" hospi!al• . · . In myc-0plnlon, the 8-12 OS 1s , lzed readers realize the ·s ellfar- · ~ · under the - i upervision of the - ers Unfon.J s truly Interested h{ - . bo~un lik~ the re-st ot the men their special needs. ~ Sincere~ .. Iii· the deck departme~ht, ·e xcept yours, ~ ~ .- -· ' ;"' .,, wpeii, the. sliiP. carrles carpen· Mn~ M8:rle ~.. Jo~ , - : "'!>: ters, fife watchmen -and quar- . Llbnrlan . -' 8· . • an -: un: ,.. ·~fl - I.. -#? ..__., • ·- o.' '... for ..... Crew ". ~ - ~ s.:.- ~ 1 l. • �we 1 11 THmTll ,CRY• Mllrrne>/ ' ,..,. ;_ cbari~. ··.Ji/s "'9i/~n ~· Ch1lrm1it. T. J1Ck•n1 Secretary, a. ablpped frf>m. tile ball wUr have, m11lr McCurdy. Deck department delepta jloc!al ' Securlt1 number• wrl&teJt OD • . · report. chief mate. worldna. on deck. llb!pplq cardll, ,~or · ,lblJ!.'1 'd1lept..1 ' · FILTOllf CMerv.,.), AUl=7....."thalf- •, Some dllputed OT ~ •tewaid and> · l'.!lcoi'd.. ' 1iteer~r:oo~ lfoor..aboald be m1q_, ,._,., 01,l'~oni lee rr.1Jell1I· •· e~ department•. - ·R_esolutlon to · kept ' clo81d. ...Bil~r ear•· ~ould ..,. Poter. Sbip'1 ·~''''- rtl 1 ~· ' d i'1 ve· Food . Plan< represen.tetive1 ln· ·, taken of :W~ .m1~1. , ., • · 1 '-I' · nian· ~d· 1bJp,, ·le!'Ylna BalllPloZ... ' vestlcate feedinC on illis lhlp. Sur· · .. · -. • , ' J>lub:a'jjee .and recetP,ta ' belOJlllhl. tO eest each department deleeat• aiv• ll!A~N NEW:.JIRSEY Ch¥relill.-· ~r Dodd• found aboard to lie Hnl · draw and ·<l'eplacement list to .ahlp'• Avg. halrman1 W. ~ L. McBrlclen -to bbl home addre11. Repair ··lllttl t6 · delegat~_ to be handed. In to captain Secretary, .H. Geo!g• tUro~ltz. Shlp'e . -& clistri,b uted to iall d'.eleaates. Crew'<.11·:1 at· each p0ffOT call. To l}ghten duties delefat : reports 1 ~verytltln1 1n eood washing machine need.I repairing. •10 .... of melllilJlan wilP try using two. mess shape. · Crew satilflt!d. ·Quite,. a few 1n lhlp'~ fund. Sueaestion that d• ' ' tables closest to aalley. To prevent-. brotbers would do well to take advan· ~ partment · delegatet wo· act a1 1at1tr - crew from taking chairs from foc'ale tare of weight ,Wts on th \ii>per.: deleg~es. and recreation room, suggest benches deck in all-out effort to reduce. Too' ' be built port and 11tarboard aft of hot for ·lieavy men on thi1 run., •23.20 BIENVILLE CS•a·l,•nd>, Au9. 21creW'a messball. All bands cooperate 1n ship's fund, More anticipated from Chairman, · P. C1thcart1 Secretary, in keep~g recreation hall anil shl~I ptoceeds of coke mac:bine. before trip J. D. ~rlbble. New walhlna machln• . laundry room clean. Chief mate un· ill termfuated. MIS that deck engi•- • came Aboard; re.Pair llttl" turned lh · cooperative · in issuing medical and neer be lliven .Om'e money out of the ~ Ev.erythmg runntne 1mouthl:v. hospital . ships. ( P\J.IDPm~Q and mem• ah1p'1 tund , for time, apent repairing gfue de1eliate· re,Port1 two men· Jnll8ed bers of tile crew who ~li!ve ,duUea in deck chalra .bo~t - by t~~ cr~w. Deck 1hip fu H_ouston. ' TV · ·a ntenna t9-;b• 1 ' the pumproom feel it Is ·Unsafe, SUd· engineer ,requests ,m embera ..be careful bought out of ~•hlp'1 ·."f\lnd. De~ 'to . ing around· on floor plate whl h , I• in . wdng · Wltshµig machine• 81 he baa be inttalteil' tn electriclanl11 room. "Pb·.' · covered with oil cau11e4 by a broken dlscovered-.loose hut1 ·and, bolt.. , wood'.;. boardl to eo · , lll\der the mat· ·line which was· neve'r '.·.:;, properly ~ -~ " - - · '. · .• ' · · tresses: . ' '• 1' ,1'-- .. cleaned.: Will b»lhg this matter to TIMBER HITCH <Suw1nnee>, July H · -·· , r attention of safety co~mittee. -;Chajrman·, Cornelius Alllson1 iecreHURRICANE- (Walei:_man>, •Aug. 23__,..- . ..._ tary, Pauk Mageo. New ' mattresses Chaltman; Jame11 Browne1. Secreta,Y• AZALEA CITY (S.a-Land Service), ordered ha've ~ot lll'l'lved. Dl11pute4 Carl Johnson. ··Engine delca11te re-~ ~ Aug. 7-Chalrman, '- James Dawson1 OT in e~e !'ep~ent. · · ' . ports .~uted OT re shifting ship on Sec.r etary, E. Koca~ovskl. ' Ship'• - - .. ' the Great Lake&. Captain aaylf galley treasurer reports S13 th fund. Motion CITY OF ALMA <Waterman), Ausr. should be open until six-thirty without to have ·patrolman check menu. Ste__w· 6--Chalrman, Robert . Halli Secr.etary, payment of OT. / ard claims insi.tfficlent stores: steak. F, J. Johnson. Everything OK. Few· . .--duck, veal, etc. Store list left with beefs taken care- of. Vote of tblinka MICHAEL (~arras>, Aug. r29.....Chalr· new steward ill pot as listl!!d. to John Fifer, night· cook .. and baker, man, Percy Grey1 Sec;retary, A. Aava. ,, · for his efforts and· cofb!e tibte prepa· Ship's delegate .i:,e ports · no LOGs' or FAIRLAND CSaa•Land>:'° No elaterations; alsO foi:' operating the movie communications receiveil\ 1111 trip. Re· Ch11lrman, P. Flnk1 . Secret.ary, c. projector and putthig In a lot of time pair lists turned In to captain and G ldst I Shi ' d"el t d la d handling ahip'a movJes wltcih J:rew. chief engineer, €hief "mate and caP, c:ew ~:· keep Ptee!s !1~Jn ':te;a~tenjoys. ". · -; ~ 1 " ' tal.n ·refused OS a 'doctor. . .,..WP,te le(. -ment and try to setile them with de· STEEL 'ADVOCATE (fsthml~n), Aug. ter thanking crew of Del Orp for par.tment "'delegates fit~. One man ~halri;nan, Alex~ SokolowsJdi Seer•·cigarettes and soap ·aonatcd to us in 7 missed ship in Port Newark and tary, Louis ,D. Cuellnltz. Repair lists Mo~tevldeo .Deck delegate rcp0rt• · caused ship to Bail shorthanded- i77.38 turned "'tn to" deparlm'ent delegates. coml!_any will pay straight _t1me· on in shlp's fund. No disputed OT re· Captain Will Wt .one day logs. Some watc_h and OT plus 110 cents per hour ported. Good ,and wr.lfar!'!: no 1umging dlsputed OT• to ~be settled ~llt payoff. for cleaning gtain from --tanks. · So of any kind of clotl\es-.J n' recreation SlB 05 in bi , I N d safety .. meetitigs held or safety lltera· room. Hospital · roon\ to be cleaned · ~""'"# .a hpins · und. · eUe newd ture received .this trip. Vole.of thanks , out and fumigated. · Deck department wa.,.....,. mac e; also ga ey an ' to steward departm-ent. • I foc'lles need painting. See patrolman . messroo!D sci:eens. .Quiet In. passa11e· . -::--0 about how allJsessmenta !IH pal~. ~ay:t:!1!1re4 md:p~r~~e~~ !~dof J~;~:t~ MttHAEt <Carras>, July 11.:.-chalr. ment d9Iegates' for -job well dorie. ·. - man/ O. ~Slettemo; Secreta,,Y, A. Wit-' .. ' DOROTHY. <Bull.) / Aug. 7-Chalrma11, chen. One- member, operated on for· . Wllllam L. Ro&lnsonr Secretary, A. J. . GUL~WATER· <Matro Petroleum>,· ,aplnal ln bad coJtilitiolJ.. Money do- { ,S! vare. J?lscussion on stores to' be · July 15-Chal~m.iq, G. E. Arml91 Sec• nated by crew for priv11;te fl~rse1. bought in Honolulu. Also· about poor retary, S.• Ke.,.p. Special ship's meet· Department delegates' report every· •grade of storea taken· ab"oard in .l ng called by en_g:ine delegate .in po~.L thing in order. Spray .'roaches in m~sa-.,.. Belgium. · ' (of Djllto!Jtl.' , Dlsousfion on , steward· hall and galley; Repair deck .dl!part~ • ··· ) stores. No draws Or. shore. leave · at . m.! ilt drinKlng fouDtaln. Palht tlisl~e , ~ PANDORA (Epiphany Tankers>, Julr Port' Said, Egypt while ~ tn- transit of Jockers. Remove wooden containers 31~halrman, Red Brady; S11cretary, Canal. Some repairs taken care · fo: . from messhall table. MUffins ·taste A. McAl'tfiur. Ship's delegate re:Portl others to be made in .shi"pyardi, Crew good but crumble. Vote· of thanks to one member put ashore at Suez,. , reminded to ·turn in all linen and steward .department and "'lhlp!s .dele· Egypt due to illness.-To take · thll cots be'for.e arival. t: ' matter up with patrolman at payolf. ,. , .: _ _ . ~ . ,_ · Ill e. -=- . . $12 in sh1p'11 fund. Beefs -to be/ set· . NEVA WEST <Bloomfleldl, Aug. 7-1 STEEL ADVOCATE <Isthmian), Sept. tied at payoff. · . ~h1lrman, R, CrHI; ~cretary, W. S-Chalrman, L. Guellanh SecNtaey, En: . Aboard · the SS Steef ExeG~!ive, (Isthmian), SIU . men _turned ~p a stowaway soon ~fter the ship left France for iNe'!. York. rate. in September. The stowaway, Ali Bouraba (left)' relaxes with members of the crew (1-r) J. 'Brown, OS; J. Martin, fireman; and. ~. Cobbler,. • AB. . ,.. ShiJ!'boar<!, Shots · · siafarer Cnarles Young of Galveston pays strict atten· ti.on to some baby sitting duties. He is passenger BR aboard the Del Aires (Mississippi) on t~e West. Africa run. . . ~orking aloft· abo~~d Alco9 Pegasus are O.S ' ...... Dove, on the rail, and .Ros-soff in the bosun's .chair. plioto was talcen by Myron .....• ·Folts. :,.c :11:- SS '91• The crew of th~ Steel ·Recorde~· relaxes at -the Seamen's Club _ in A1radani Iran, on tlie Persian .Gulf. Crew includes (top -photo, , I to· r) Oiler Whitley, , ~M O'Connor, OS Mur.phy•. FWT Primeau, Oiler Granger; Bosun · ~ohnny Johnston, .QS Simon, and center, Miss Jane Gallaghe.r, .. director of thf , club,. who made the .Recorder · crew visit ·a very pleasant on_e. Around the clu~ po.ol (bot-tom photO; 1-r) stand John,st.;)n, Murf>.hy ,and 0'9onnor. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), July 23- Chalrm•i:!• John Burka; secretary, . G. L. Edwards. No beefs reported. '1'1 in ship's fund. Crew to.. be · more careful when •illing washing machine and .to remov• clo~bes when dr.y. els. No beef~ reporte ·Go(ld trip. A., ,t;,rpenter. No beeft reported. . ' $18.05 in ship's treasury. Members "~Mlli*ff ~J>.:t@W:i!lw;%?. · are cautlone.d to treat new wash1Dg '""'··' ··"" · ,.., · · ·· ' "'· '·'· .~chino with care. Ship's delegateliO • post ne.w list for cleaninf · lllunclry - rooin. · .~ · STEEL·--Dtflec"T'Ojl° (Isthmian>, Julr ACttlLlES CTan,St.ip>, Sept. 4 -11;_- eh1lrman, "lbert w. Lima; Sec· Chairman, Norman E. Jr.1. secrat11ry, : retary, Tony Gaspar. "No beefs r e· Ro!llrt, Tyndall! Everything in good ported. in ship's- fund. Crew re· , shape. · One m~n missed ship. BooX. minded not to leave cots . on .ci!!.ck, •. to 1 be put away before sh!p geti to · · ~ Canal. Contact patrolman for · new :.. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), · Aug. · lioou. ., 6-Chalrman, J. Welch1. Se.cretary} _ Aug. 7-Chalrm11n, Norman Jr.1 Sec· Waletr Nash. Ship's delegate report• retary, Art Nelson. Everything hi • ; . galley blower 1tlll not workhit. 'See ·1 - · eood, order-no ·beefs. Wipers and ·os JI lhlp can , . get ~ mosq~to bombs. •ae m- ship's fund. · Few houri dla· will clean wash room and ·· steward • puted OT. Larger supply. and, varfety:· depanment; also keep recreation· fual1 ,; Check up on. rusty· water. Department - delegates to 1e11.-that r.epa1r11 are mai.d• lii llop chest requested. Also better clean. --.{.1st · to tie posted in wash ~ before San Fran_c:l~j:o. · .·.~ . · r erade . ~o~et ttssU~ '.. .- · room. , • · .:....:.....:1. ~ -. . . "'· . " YOUNG KM E· R-1 C A (Wliter1J1an), . ,. • PEN. N SH IPPER (Pann 'Shipping), Alig. 14-Lchelrman,· Leon-"'· Pemoni ,. ALICE BROWN . (Bloomfleld), Autl. Secretary; Jon L.-...Rilmos. Au repair• , 28-:C,h•lrn:ian, s. I!. Mlller1 Secret1ry,_ Aug. S:-.Ch11lrman, ·Donald J ••Hewson1 Secretary, "-{lohn Dickerson. Ship's taken care of., <One man' posi>ltall:i:ed., George . E. - Hair. _Member• nptlf!e~- •. delegate reports·' everything running ·lri' Naba, . Okina\\ia. Approximate"" ... that. tn , the future slop cheat pricea ' smoothly: 92.411 in- ship~• fund. ~ Dis· ,._ .. ,._, . ... . ".!I will be posted correctly 'Repair "st .puted OT -to be .settled at payol!. ~MI S , _-. '21,20 '"!'. 1._. 11 fund. ' • ·" ~· · ~ " ... tha~ deleptes Check . tee bbxes for •. - -·- ·.-', "' · to be: posted and acted on 11c.cord• fooa. storage. Steward to take more ft\~N.:FEG.O ,.SKY. 'Eagle),~'aug. 6ingly. ·57 in shlp'1 fund. Dlapu~d precaution.- .Jn storing leftover' food. Chairman, R:. q•connor1 Secrefary, R. , OT Iii steward department- to be takai Turn m. repair lists. ,,watch to make R•rfl•ld, Shlp'a dele&ate , repoi:ts one. up..--Wtth patrolniaru, Captain ,boqht col!ee when calling ~eward .. depart· . Qian 'bolQJi~ed in Honolulu. , One ~arettes 1n Germany and •old ~hem ~ ment 1n morning. -Clieck ~asketa on ~an jll!Jlped lhlp ,in. Kahu)ul, Hilwall •.,. for more ~n waa poated on ,. the .lee boxe1 for leaks. · Deleaate to'"'tsee p~trohilan re gettjDI ~oatd. ~ ., _.___ .Jalle:v p.inteil,_ be£ore-;next crew llliD• . ·-- ~. f ARJZP• ' (Waterman), July ; 31 / on; ' aiaO ..:a bout•..:' safety . ci>ndttionl . , CALMA!l (Calm~r), July 31-Chalr- • Chairman, J. Baudoin;' Secret1 rj, A. abo)lrd ~p. ·.DJ.sPute_d .OT :in all de·-- -mai;i,,, S~allifaY. lloyko1 ~ecretary, Nick K~ndylas• ·1'{.o beefs rep<!rte!l 1n 8!1 Rudrilckl. Safety list anci. repair list - pa~menta. Suggestion .·that ,an men aubmitted. one man left behind .-in clean up their _foc*sl~•· strip ~ bunka _.depar~ments:- · Vote of thanks to stew· . ,; ... .rtntwerp. •10 m fund. Need wind· t-and be aobet · for the pay,ol!. 'I/ ard department·; a_lso to Walt Sible)!;, • -. 1 - . .. :·· 1hoot1 and screens. ·, Fix chairs . tn ··. · .- ·· , :' . • San· Fl'anclsco ·pottt agerit, ' for geOl!ll - ~ · melShall. Take care .. of' cote on deck. ·; .Sl\EEL~ ,.DE~JGNER " (f~hmJenl, . J~ly _;,. 'port screens ;for 1h1pr. .", . . ,, S-:-Chalrman, Geor.se~.. Stlinlr1 S'ecr• · · ~ ·- . _ .. · ,i>~ Slop chest to. be checke'if ·b ..p111trol· man and haYe !Rfm9e.Dt: amount ·put tary, w. A.- Hend•ratiot•. Wiper· misstld, ~ PENN VANCU;ARDf Cetnn Shlpp!ng), ab9,ard . . ,AJaO h8ve.,,meilicine ..Chest ve~ : a~ :;;YokohaJDll; clot~e., _packe(I., .; Aug, 2S,,..Chalrm_a,, -er ·D.lckey1 Siler.. check~d. ~-.., ., X · . and Meil; Si3".75•m treallUr)':. Money l tary, w. .·w:. ,Bickford. Every~ , __ . _ , _ ·draws for Kor~a 11h.o uld ~ aiven out f~g smopthly. , No b'eefs:: . Deel{. MC>NTEGO S.&A (Sfand111rd Marine>, either at . last port 0~ call or ..tiefore departmelit delegates- -to! see chlef July fl-Chairman, 'Raymond PerryJ ' we ente.r. Korea, ' ei.t her i~ cl)eck or mate about greasing air vents as they.. Secret1rj, Gaetano T • .'Busclgllo' De· America1l ~on~l· 'l'"o_ , be given to . ·ai:e hard to turn . Stop *ashing mop1 · • partment dele(ates, repor.t everytlilnJ paAtrolmap !.0hr 1rw.m_.,J G s' t'. 1 ~s Jn laund°ry sin'lr. ··Each· delegate .. to see in order Crew- to keep laundry room u,1. a rman, • an v.; ec• d •t · t i d b ·t k f cl t • an t!Jn · N be ~ d retary A Vloianfe Everything r1µ1,· epar men • ea a ou ey11 or fh~!"1.:iche11 to•::· wa!1Ji~d ' 0 ~~ ~~o ~ .~o~thly. s.e~ patrolman ~bcM foo'81!s., ·'°' much aoo.t coming· down from · smoke using extra .r.e efer •room fo;r .. black . RAPHA.EL SEMMES-.. <.S L_, d>' stack. · · ·• :1 gang.,,' Ship's 'f'1nd .very low. I;oc~ers .Y A - ·c·h · B · Vea • anJ ' __ .·· to be ·repilired in shipyard. :. ug. , 29-:- • 1rman, · • . arn, . r.1 " l'rEIL,rMAKEi· (Isthmian>, July 31 Secretary, W. Blakeslee. Repafl' llsr · -Chairman, carh ·~liisworthl seer• COALINOA , ffl.LLS- <Marlne · Tank· · turned....µi. One man ~isse,{! ship 1" • tary, ~A. D. •IHh. M/·S that all draw.s -~ ers), July 3~Cl;!alrman, .,Ed '-'.KreszJ.·f J'c~on~llle. , Sl3.'12 .ln;- slilp's lun!f. · 1n '.f oreign :.ports" -b e."- in..yii\,plertcan' , Secr,eta!Y•~ · •' Yai:boroue,h. No beefs .~ Ow~ money for,._ loans made to LC.r eyr money and ·not triivelerschecks. 'K eep reported ~, departments. . 'Yat~r tc>., purchase .-T:V. Discussion· a)>ou.:.. an pallllll'aeway doors locked 1n an s_ituation cuss~d; also ,)h'aw for· Yo· .aWnt.ng to be , installed .;aft. ..Delegate · outportl. Locks on ell ·foc'ale doo11 ~ohama. -" . · • , · to se~ patrolman a&outl' 181'\,e at pay· to be changed ,as all-:\fey,a at present 1 · - · o...T · off: ~uggestion that fan·' ti~<-moved work on aIY'door1. ••60 hi ahip'a fund. ALCOA CA.VALllliR ·(Alcoa>, ~ug/ 21 ./ fro~ uniler•. TV . 11nd ~ounted; on bulk· -~ . .. -.. , :--Chairman, - lsldof MorgaYI; Secrehead where all could benefit, from . . --· _ _ OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime ·overs.111>, tary, A. c. Klm~rly. ··ship's delegate 1ariie. Vote· of thanki1 o ..Mr. MWllDI ,,..July ~halrman ,' A. P•tel Secretery, to. refer lJ)atte.r of doqtor's refusal to of P~rt Ne'!\'ark' ~ripe ' Repair fcir R. P-1111les. Crew melwnan ~mias~d issue,, medical 811ps t!) . cre~memberr - ~ Jurnlslilng -tr~ortatlon 1n order: 'fb 1 ship in Singapore. · Cabfegrirm sent ·to , t!I boarding pa~~olman. Dl.sputed OT "-. purchase ·new 'rV set;'°" ·Q onate fl to NY re worktlig on wheel watch. 'Retn deck department. MIS to ..:all ape· " pay ·ol! debt - on Tv. Vote of ' thankl guest t~at ship be (umlglited "to · gef clal meeting UJ:>on arrlval Ul~ MoJ>Ue. to s.teward dep~.tment for aood lood rid of roaches. Captain ·anc! mate . Vci~e , of tlianb _..to· Atewar~ dep~rt· ':' arid sepiqe. : .. ". . , • . have been wo.r1dnJ!: ,on deck. '8·32. in me'nk ~. , , . . treasuiy. • Di.Puted OT "in'- declt "and ·, • . ~ ' ·.. · ', 'LA . SALLI (Wat'ermeri), Aug. is-.. engine d eparbnetits. Request tliat;~ee ., .-.. STEEi:., ARTJSAM .<.<lsthi;r11ar11, Aug_. , Chalrmiin, • Roman V,llorla.1 Secrftary, . 14-Chalrntan.· R. · J ,. P~ter~ol)1 S_ecr~. be bouaht in Hawan to avoid 11hortage. :M "G Oh"rom S.h1p'11' •deleaate--re· • 1 · . · __ · " tary, Georg••.It. C.!Alf• ' t>iacussion on ~ •. · : {' , ' •. . _,. • t :' . DI lftTO''"" t . > J I 11 . fumi"ation•of ·"'p' wlUch hai · ' noi been ,,..ports new qi.attreasea 'M(to... .11ze, ,o ._, , .,. , ....:a .airm•n' ~ "' d - be - :ep1 .. ced ua 35 ·'Jn ahlp'e fund ~ ci _Fe:'. .SuggestwblJ>'inll iamea :fOr'! rt!cre'a*"oii;, • Chalrri:11n, Tom ft\o.rlarJtv1 <11cr.atary.. ·· gone,, o1'.edlt.d•~~6 in ouu apu OT ,·.· dee • . ~par i oom. "Trl!uurer to but tron· 'hltd Dfmltlr Gotseff. 'No beef1 repor,ted b1' 1."' - , • ~ ..., ,, • frontng 6oard· for ' •hlp'a . ci.-ew Soma · deudment · deleaate~. ,Beef re ,..i.o.!'~ , • ment. a1fl oi milk. Crew reminded to keep 1 , . - ---: · ·#·· , . • · • ·. ~ beef1 wlthln department. 1 , • · · IYEEL A~T,SAH :,t Clsthmla">' ~ July dl.liiuted. ~- 1n deck deplll'tmi:rtt• , ,., ; 1 ., · . " 24-Chalrnisn, Rober.t Rlv•r~1 ,acre. · • .'' . , ..,.,..-+- ·.-_ · - -- - ···, 1. CITill IERVtcE ·NOiti:oLK (Clfle• .. t1ry, . Robert Harmon. fer,- nibror ... OEL ORO (Mlas(s•lppl)._, ••Pt·.~'~ , Service>,, Aug < 10-C:halrman, L••or beef.- Httled.- one man' Ioued.~10n9 t' "h.•l,rinan, Harver •hvot- .-eci:.taryt J. "Dotti lecret1ry; Dan . .,;.;(. wortaw,:~ Sent ~_ legram· to .Union..-~ Geo;: ~P.IH. Beef retar,dlh&' JAP,!tch · rate , re.Potts lhlii'it bul!Jieu -~ •alJout 1, tf.llO pald out of ~·· aerv ' 1n ·port -, of ·F.r.eep~ to... b' .lmooth> eiicellt, .for ·a few ;Jibur.• ,m.._ ,fUntL • .? (eed ·new c;_Iialrl ",.h i • J;D'~,islWI, '" ' • .. 'UP ~With '· boar4""' ff'89:e~I') · puted ·OT. 'One''man ~~ a1!IP .JD, '111ore ..~ ~t ~ii y~eeta~l~a. Keep ~14 41 :;ID llhlp'1 fuild. 0' . t. ,·i· .: , . ;·:~ · · •18 0 '" - : .h u., - Del•· . . "'" 'J;!P.• • ' • .," . - , ,,. , . . ?.· • . , , ... ~- ·' r. ~ • );, ·~ t· ' % .. ; �- • • >--. ·- · .J • l' 4' ~ "T' ... .,.. • ,. ~ ~.. j. "' ';: ...,:• 1 ; . ~1noome tar.r.e-ftmd CheclD;.forthe:-;man, Whu ,;ariecf~'away 1>1i Novein_: ...., ~ l I l i- .er )~ r . ,. FllfA~IAL JlBPORTS'i" .T!i! constitution ~:f ,the . SIU A~lan~iC', Gulf, Lakes and J~­ land "'laters ·m.rtrtc!-•ake• specific provision for safeguarding the nlember!IQtp'a !!Oney and Unlop fill&JlC!!lo- The constitution requires -& d ~tailed CPA au~it ' •vflry three _!&Onths by a ra!}k. and :fH~ auditlng ' cOJU11'ttee elected by the 111e111• ber1hip.. 'All Uni~n r ' cord~ -are available at , SIU1leadquarters in Brooklyn. ~· Should any 111em~r, tor,., any _naso~i-·.be r~fu~e~ ~hls , c9nstitutiopal rig~t- to · in-: apec"t '1;beae · r~ eta. aotify &IU President Paul Hall by .certified mafl, return · reei:Lpt •ues~.eci. : ' . _ · · -r 1 :-- · • •• • -.,.. '-ft l...._';l,·". ·• ,.,,,,. _... • " -- ..... V.:· -.~ I . •___ !lrlm .f tUST FUNDI'!; ~ .UJ>trilst flind'a of ,th~ SIU At~ant"1:C., ,9u'if, ~ Lilkes".,aiid. Irlland J · • • W11,t~,rs Diat.i'i.c~ · ..)'Cf adill1'1i,st'9red in accordance wi~h the. provisions of'•va:rlous . 'tru•:t :furid a~ee\llehts. · @..I these agreemen.~ _apecif~ , ti\~. the.-t:rystees' ii},: .,.charge ol these funds shal~ consist ~ually,of " uhfoif..and management representative• Md' tbetr alt:•rnatlla. All expendit-ures ·and d,lsbuhse11ents of "trust :fund1 iaade olily upon ~pprovu by ·a majority_ of the. tiu11t~~; All~ trusi:fun~ . firiancial record• a.re available at the ~e8dguarters o?"the various trus~7imds, Jl, at an¥ :t~me, you ~re -~enied _intonation .. bout-' riny SIU. trust fun,f;- noti~y ··SIU P.resident pal.lJi Hall .at SIU.. headquarters by ' cert-Hiedl mail, return recei:P.t. • • I .. , ~~.. tred, ,!" . . . · '-. -:: ~ - ·µe • : ; ?HiP~:J~ R~lfl'S, ----!!!.li!a Y~~ -~hliiPi,ng~ri.ghta ~4_-9-~n!§#ty are"' p~teci. ed. by t~~ co·1i• Lak•• •nd' I,ilarlil,·Wate:rl( Diatr;l..ct, ancl -1!1. · · ., tracta 'of t,lie ~W Atlantic, ·Gulf,. - Union"" ahipping,, ~~s, which are · tncor~~ate'.4· i 'a the c9ntract. ·Ge.t to '.know . yo'u r ·s)lippin~·s. rt··yo;u teel thre ha. .J;!een an)r ~viOlaUon of, your ship•" , , piJU; .0J-·s•nicrl1.t:i' r!gHts 1 ' :tirat) 1otif,,- th.• .,A_ufu:ers Appeals Board~ ::Alsi;> - • notlili 'SIU l!r~i~ ·pau1 Ha11 at b~en,: w - Cert;1de4 ~il, . return- r.e• ·..:. !!9,1iit. ~u~tect·.r ~ .... : .·. ·." ( '. ~ ·· ,.... "'' -.: '"... ' . folloWlng- Jtfeil ar~ be1~t·:tJeht-· bj: ~'195fi''sh0Uld ~contact attorney' Jack w. Lynch, Room· 201,. · sup Joseph L'eiberrrian, 15 Park Row, Building, 450 Harrison St., San New _York · ~~. ~. . ·• Francisco, t;alif.: -Ernest C. AnderRomie Wel&qn C3istellon, Jr., son, Margarin> Borga ~two refund ~ Please contact your_wife. checks-), Theodoros G. Calopot· • Allr-eil R. 'fri . _ hakosr. .Maurice.J: Culter, . Michael Contact your sister, .Mrs . . VliJ. D.o herty, John J. Doyle, Olav .ghiia ·Fry Jones, at 2004 Gfenvfew Gustavsen, Steve Krkovich,-:-Harry Ave .. NE, touisvIDe 7, Ky. · . ·~. · Lowther, P,otenc1ano.~ ~. Paculba, · Robert Ran~olph Wlil&e GordpJJ T. 'Parker, Sammy . Rog- ~ u!'.gent that .yotf ·scontact yo~ : . ainos, ltobe'rt . G. Schlagle,r, C~eyt!• attorney,,. Herman-1'!., ~-~bson; ~ 15; la~cl. Scott, Victor Shavroff, B~- ·Rark Row.-i llfejv -Vork 38, -NY;:tele. ard T«;>ner, William Watson, -yurig phone WOrth· 2:-5250. . . · ;r Pioy Woo (two ·refund checks):· , BoW'ard Elillora Fowler· "" ; ~. · Thaddeus s. Jackson Please contact Mrs. Helen -::.M. Your Union book has be~n· 'Wise, Rt. -1, Bdx 508, Aqgusta, Ga.f~und and is on file at. headquar- Mother is ill. · . . _ · _ ters. . Charles-!?»Sky _ Donald E. Boote Received your teleg1)am. Please .- . ··SS Aleoa Pennant get. home :without fail tvio :Your · discharges have been for- months. '.Mcsther and· Aunt Vee• .. warded ·to-·headquarters ..· See rec._ Maleolm· George Milstead~·.-'. ords supervisor in hq records cfeP)ease contact you _sister Betty' part.ment.. . .· . . at 3020 South Street, Tampa, Fla. · ·· -.::... · . .· , · .. MelviJI~ · Decle ... ·Th~e . h_~!1dflu!lrte~ record:.roo~ is · '·con~act,Mr. Georg~-IJ/Scbweick­ boldmg Jr.ersonal property· beiopg- hart, Brevoort Savings Bank EDiing to· the following Seafarers: to,n .Streei near Nostrand, Br~oklyn Cl.aud~ . garnett, _Paul · T. Gazic, 16, NY; - f -· . Fran~esco ~ianieco, Frecf' E . . Lil- . .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lard, , JL ·- ·~imoncJs, .:gilgard ,II. .. Starnes, -.John ;Trost, V. Waltath, · · E.:· L..' Waters, Herbert · C. ·wnson. in -~~ s1u~-uAtt·,_: ·· Joseph' Roberts - - .0 '_)>.~~ltnfl'. ·OF M~Ulr ...~·lfo. :m~~.~es .:are; '.t·~ i>.i ~paid ~t:J~Y~~ i~ j.i~ ~~it;c'tai ·e:~~a~i~;·" ~ · in, 1'h~ ..sw...tinlees an otfici.a'l 'Union ,recei"pt 'H~ · glV"elt 't'oi>-·-9611\e · '- Umfer no -err- - .. ~, :'. r ci¥ist.!~c~.. 'h~ul~ ;;,ny::_,~~.'pay an~, mo~~Y ·fo~ an!.'re~s~n u~ie;s he iir,.~.f\ren ~ . , ~ _ l!}?ch ,r eceipt • ;;, If. ~ .~he i:_vdnt :n~y,one att.em~ts-l~uire~ !UIY sue~ pay.ment be. ,-~ . ~ ma<!~ ,wi ~hout, SUPJ>,,,l ?'ing a ~ceipt,.. or V . . ~,;~~iJ!ber . is;crequ1:i;-eit t~ make a pay_ment _ ''·-" . and is give'!(.'au..CJfftciil:l l!eceipt,; -but feels that h• ·s hou1d 11at ·have bee11 ·re• • -.• qut~a t,o --~e ·Sucli ~~t. ·thilt :ahould lniedi'ate.J1 ""1Mt called tot-be attent~.. ~ .,.ol ~.W .'Er~sid ..nt ~l!a~' Hall . by .certU~e_d maN., ~tuni f'e~,ipt ~u'ellte&!.. -· ·Ple~se ·cQntac(Toniiko T{lda,. 2-5 Shlojri-chor Yokosuka, JaJ:)i'n. Urgent:-: '· ' . .. Arthur W. Cornman ... - - · Anyone mowing· ..the · whereabouts of the above-named, ple~e contact his sister, Mary· Cornman, 3119 ~aldwin Street, Los Arigeles 31, Cal.ff. ..•.. Reginald P. Sirois Contact "- your · sister Lucill'e. She ·has important mail for · Y:ou. ~ ... ;. ..... ~: , Jolia B. Murray DIRECTORf_ SIU Atlantic, Gulf lakes & Inland Waters District · PRESIDENT . Paul Hall . EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT CaJ Tanner _ --- VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsey Williama . nnportant you contact " yo\ir.so~ Claude Simmon• Al ·'I'.anneio ·care· of.Uern·e r, at same address.as ,E.ai-1 Sheppard SE(:RE'fARY·TREASURER ' before. Ralph Whitely -L Th-e LOG · office. is holding a-Ier: . ter "£.or .yo~om the P9ited s_ea. :µien·~ ..Service. . ~ ·· . .:..-: .. . Richard Sujton -contact M. 'Madeline, 226 Leland Street, 'San·: Francisco. . · ,. Hen-s. of' the ·1ate Albert Bieder"' Suez .c~c111a~1 il~ep~~ed _,,.. .. -~ · . -.. .G iant · s~pertankers, - mo~t _ _.o f ·_them under the Liberian flag will ��_SCHEDULE -.. aqd ~. �,, i •.11 ' . '· ,. th· part "• Pneumoperitoneu111-tndudion of (Infection of gas Into' · tion. Not jlayabl• when done lntmedlately,pre,cedlng or 11 (RevJsetl·June 29, 1960) abdominal cavity) ......... :.......................................;..,.,.... 37.50 of operation listed in lnfor~atlvf. ach~dule..-Each refill-(not .more than 17).......................,...-.... each 15.00 · Bone, excision 9f portion fr.or blop1y................................ 60.00 Pyloric stenosis, operation for (repair of constriction of · Bone marrow,, ••plration o , ·including aternal puncture 22.50 MAXIMUM PAYMENT lower opening of stomach) ........................................... 150.00 Breast .......,~............... 1............. 11.............................. ...... ,....... • 22.SO .ABDOMEN . . Br~nchoscopy __ ,, .....................................!"""'"'"'~""""""' 75.00 Ramstedt'1 operation for pyloric 1tenosi1 (repair of con1 · Two or mor~ surgical procedures performed through' the lame 1triction of lower l9pening . of 1tomach)......................... 15():00 Chest, open ope;.atlon ....................................................... 75.00 ·abdominal indsion will , be "Considere.d 8$ one oper~tion. Rectum, rese~tion'Qf. ........ ~:: .................. :..•..: ....... :............... 300.00 Chest, nee4flie ,..;,,,,. .......................................... ;;.............:....... 22,50 r.:-::::enectom.y (rem·· oy.••I · ...-: n)...................................... __. 225.00 CvtttoscoDy· 52:50 ,.. of s' ptee ,. ,- .........., ................................................; ........;.,.... ._ Sp ten • 150 oo . EsoPhigoscoj>y ....................................... ., •••••• :.................. 15.00 · · , • , 7 Sp Ienorr h ap hy (su t ure. of S p leen) ............. ;........................ .abscess, subdiaphragmati-' 'ncision and drainage .- · $150-.· 00 stomach, resection · 5.00 ,.. . ~ · .......... ......................................................... .,... 300.0~ . Gastroscopy .~ .................... ,I....................J ......................; ...!. 1 Adrenalectomy, partial or total . (removal of part or ..all , . U b'I ( .f !) 150 00 Gland, or glands sup. e rficia ............................ , ...... :: ... :........ 20.00 of adr.enal glands) ........... :.............................:·................ 300.00 - m_ i ectefmy remgv~ 1 11 pava ....... :............................... · Kidney, by needle ............................................................ "22.50 · • , . Appendectomy (r~moval of appendix} ............................- 150.00 ·V,gotomy (cutting ~f vagus nerve In stomach)............ 150.00 .l aryngoscopy ..............................,................... ~ ................. ;. ·37•50 ABSCESSES liv~r, by needle or pur1,ch ................~ .......................:......... 22.50 "Appendiceal abscess-incision and drainage of.. ....... :...... · 150.00 · Bile ducts, plastic repair pr reconstruction.....; .................~ 225.00 , lung,' aspiration of, by needle ........................................ ;. 22.50 · Incision and drainage:. . Lung, cutting • - open opera ' t'ton o f chest................................ 75.00 Bowel, resection of ........................................ ...................... 3 oo.00 , • 37 50 Muscle ................................................................................ of gall. bladde•l . . 225.00 requiring hospital residence .......................................... . ' . . 37•50 \'• . ................... :.. Cholecyst·e- c tomy "·emoval - Cholecystectomy and exploration of commen duct (rt4 not requiring hospital residence ......,.:......................... .15.00 Needle (paracentesls) ..........................................:;............ 22.50 ' p!r•'tonei>sccpy ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• 75•00 · · , 225."00 Per.1'tons1"llar abscess, 1ncision o·f - ~ mova I o f gaJI bl a dder) ................................................•• - Choh!"c(ysfoduodenosto~y (joining of . gall . bladder. to requiring hosP.ital residence ·..... ;..................................... 37.50, Proctoscopy ...........................................;............... ! . ... 37.50 not requiring hospital.residttnC! ..... ~.............................. 22.50 Signie?ldoscopy ..................................................:... ::.;........ ~ 37.50 intestine) .......................................................................... 225.00 . C~olecystC?enterostomy (joining of. gaJI blaader to inSupralevalOr (above' levator muscle of anus), Incision Skin ....................................................... ;............. ;............. l~PQ ' testine) ....... .-.............................................. ,..................... 225.00 and dr~inage ................................. :...................... ~.......... 52.50 Spleen, by needle ..... :............... ;.;;................................... ~.50 1 Cholecystotomy (cutting into gall bladder;:..including i'"4 _Sternum, by needle ..... :.................. ................................. 22.50 . -- moval of gaff stones) ... :..................................: .:.............. ~25.009,0AMPUTATIONS . BLOOD TRANSFUSIONl OR. PWMAJ ~ ' Choled9choplasty (operation on the bile 'duct).................. 225. Coccyx (rembval of bone at lower end of spine) ........~.,. 75.00 Choledochostomy (operation .on· the bile ducts).............. ·225.00 Ear unilateral · ~ , . 75 00 Each, .......................~:.;."""'"""": ..................: ....................~ .. 37.50 - Choledochotomy (operation .o n hile ducts)........................ 225.00 - bi'l.a te-ral ....................., .............. ~ .......... :........ .,.......... 150'00 · •· .............................................-....................... • BREAST Cholelithotomy (cutting into gall bladder, including .rt4 , - , ~ingers, each (~>ne or more phalanges)...... :-........,................ ~5.00 .1 • •· • moval of gall stones) :........~ ............. :......................... :.... 225.00 fdot (thru metatars~ bones or ab 9 ve)-uniliteral ............ ' 150.00 - Breast, ~bscess, Incision .and drainage .of ~olectomy (partial removal of cQlon-large inte.stine).... ·3()9.00 _ · bilateral · 300 00-requiring hospital residence .......................... ,, ........... . 37.50 Colon, resection of (partial removal of colon-large r · ,.... n'I" t . ' .........., ... . 1•5o'oo not"requiring .hC?ipltal residence ..... J.. ;. .. ,, ...............:.... 15.00 • . ) "OO.OO ~ .-,orearm-u 1 a era1 : ... ...... ;........ ._.......................... ,............. • Bl 22.50 1ntest1ne ... ~ ......................... . ........ . . . ..... . ............................. ~ bil11t 1 opsy ··- \.·~· · · · · . ···:............... ..........,.• ,... ,,,,•••, .•••••• ,,. "'' : '":' ~···~ 300 00 ·. to (f rmafon anus) -. 187 50 ' ' era .... i .... ..:....................................... .............. ' . P"ast1'c operat1'on, .. complete se.parate proce..,ure1 o' f arfficial 1 C0 os my o ..·.......................,.. .., · 'of. ' . ·.oo ·- ':f•nc:J_, e-ntire (t.hru m,etacarpal ~ones :or ebove)- -. . 0 15 Colostomy, revisiop ...................... ;: .......................... ~........ , t unileteial _ • ' .. uni 1• .era1 ............ ,............................................................ 150 00 bll I ............._............. .-................... :..........! '"'"·''"'"'.• 75.00 • bilateral •.. ~ .....••••.•.•... ;.•••..•••••••••..•••.•.••..••...... !...........•... ~. 300.QO , atera •.........•.•-.....................................:;; •••••••.•.••••••••••••••• 150.00 1 Co Iostomy, c Iosure o f ····-····································-~:::.......... 15000 · Common bile duct, opening of with explotation, drain· leg u . 111 1 .50 .:Radical amputation .......... :.:........... ;................................. .. 225.oO ' • 187 ~ "' era ............................. ,...................................... Removal pf benign tumor 9r cyst· . age or removal ol. calculus with or without removal of gall bladder .................... :... :.~................................... 225;00 N s bilateral .......................:..........~ .... :'.'''"'""''''"""'"'."".• ·3 00·00. -requiring hospital resid~nce 7 5 00 Common bile due!, .openin9 of, secondarv; in absence .J.geh ...u:.. ·: ·a..t·e...a..I......,....................... '. '"""""'""""'"'""'"'""' •· - • unilateral .................................................... :....,........... ·75.00 ~· 225 00 .All' - "' 1 r ..................... ~. : ........ ....................,........... 200 00 - b'I . I' o f ga II bl add.er ........... :..................................................... . b'I11t 1 , l 1atera -............,.! ....................~ ............................... ..... 150.00 . , <!ommon bile duct, resection or reconstruction qf.......... 225.00 Th b. ehra( .......................h....l.a.........).............................. 300.00 ~ not reqµiring hospital residence ................................ .. 15.00 25 00 • 1 • , • k . um s, e_ac one or mo~e p a nges ........ ,............!."" ~" • • 1 M k 1, • • 1( 1 f ' D1verhcu •. Toes, eac h (one or more p h aranges).................................. · 1.. 51mp_ e amputat1on-un. . ,~.00 _ . h •um, • ec) e s or mte~tma remova o poc et 'it. 5•00 b 11atera 1 .....................!.................... ,mt e intestine .................................. .-.......................... 200.00 U~per arm-uni . -.1ateral ............. ;....................................... ;;,, 150.00 . · 11atera 1 ............................................ 300.00 ·I · f ' f t' - Duo d el)a I u Icer, per ora ion, c osure o ............ .-............... , 150.00 b'I1 t I · 300 00 Enterectomy, with or without anastomosis (cutting~ ·. ,, a era ....... ~ ................................:.................. • BURSAE - . _, .. away. of intestines, with or without rejoining)............ 300.00 . AllTEl!!=S -'AND VEINS (Vascu!ar Si!_r9ery) Bursae, aspira{iori, , .fni_l!ctiory, Irrigation, or ·needling (GC any combination) ..........................;................... each · --'22.50 Enterorrhaphy (s.uture of intestine) ................. :.................. 150.00 Aneurysm. (dll.atati~n .o f blood vessel) arterial or arterio·. . Enterotomy; including removal of foreign body (cutting excision of (burseotomy) prepatellar and olecranon · ·s2.5o Into Intestine) ..................................................~............... -150.00 ·i~n~~s, C?Pferatio~ !or) ~ , shoulder, Hip .............! ......................... rt2,.50 ,. .lexe,i~io. ' · /' lnc1's'10~ -' ua II bl a dder, remova I o f (cho Iecyst e ctomy) :.;....;............ 22"00 ~ _ · n . ·or wir•l!9 75 0 " a· nd dran'11ge (bursotom ) .G a II blau..ider, operation • ot her t h, an remo.va I..... ........... ' :.... 225~00 Extremit. ,. ......................... ;.. ~......................... · o. . ' hosp1ta ' I res1'd_ence. ......~ ..................... ,... 37•5'0 . bdies ........... • requ1rmg 1ntra·a · omina 1 .\.................................. ;.........:........... ·1~.00 \ Gastrectomy, partial or total (removal of stom~ch).......... 300.QO ' , not req~iring hos_pltal" ~si~en.ce ............ ~ ...:,,_,)M. ~.. '• ·J5.00·1c or duodena ·I ulcer perforat"1on closure of 150 00 .lntracranial ................................... :.............................. .. 300.00 ' J G.str · " ' · ' ' ............ • lntrathoracic .. :............... ::. .. :....... ~..................:.... !........... . 300.00 CHEST ·' . Gastrod1,1odenostomy (joining of st&mach to intestine).... · 225.00 A • - " f f I " ' n9!ogr:..am, cutting operation or exposure o ves~e ""'ry"'e w no 1dopexy (flxat1' . on of aryteoo 1d c · art"1lages).·......... 225.00 h f ""' '' · Gastroenter.ostomy .(joining o f stomach to intestine)...... 225.00 · w ere necessary or .............. ...... .. :...,........................... :37.50 -e·ronchnd-opy_(exam'1natlon of w· '1ndp' 1'pe by bronchoscope)1.... . Gastrojejunostomy, with. or ·without vagotomy {joining Aorta, · excision · ~ • o f ........ ;...:....................... 300.00 · .,..~ o f ccarctaf1on · diagnostic • · · - 60 00 of stomach to,intestine) ............................ ,... ,..;............. 225.00 Art.efY°~_. anastamosis (jobJ.ing or forming ·a connection . -_, - ............ ,.......................................................;, ' Gastr~scopy-d!agnostic: (exam!n•tion of ato.mach ·by . 6etween ar·teries) . . . operative ....... ,.;.............. ,,: ....................: ... .: .... ;....... ,: ..... . 75;00 • gastroscope) ........................................ ;.....:.................... 60.00 .in ex'tre.mities ...................... :...... ;,.... ;................:.each . 75.00 / Commlssurotcim.v.. .(opera!lon on valves of heart) ............. 3~.00 · · operative (operation thru ga.stroscope) ........................ ' 75.00 intra·abdominal •............ :...: ........... :; ...........:....... :..:....... 150 00 Cost~ter~op asty ·(rep11i: .of~funnel che~l}:......; ... ,......... 18 . -;50 Gastrostomy or gastrotomy- (forming· ope. ning In' • t. I . . . . 300 • 00 -' D.ecor_taca!1on of lu _ ~g (remov , al of•.. mem ,·., b!an• lin! ng th!t ....................... ~ •••••• ~.·.·····•.··························•·· 300 oo l·-g~ •'" r.a_crarua t h) 1·50· ·oo h v•• '" ................................. ;....•......••...•..• ~...................... .. ........ ·225.oo s omac .......................................................................... · • intuit oracic: ..-:-........................... ~............ ..................... • Diaphragm transtho a • · · h t 0' · ,.. '•~as ""'- t ros · tomy, cIosure " o f ,................~ ............. · ~ ..-........ · · 150 00 Art ery, exc1s1on · •• f · I · · · · · 37.50 • . ' r cic. •Pero•c. ..................... ._..... . ~300:00 . o ! tempqra · ..............~ .............·:.....'..;......... Epiglottadectomy ( e I 0f I0 tli ) Artery,- !!XcisiorT o·.r 1;·gation of ma1'or artery,. of extr·em'1ty "-· 7~~.000 · " ·. ' . r move eP,.ig s .. ~ ................... .. l12.50 G.strotomy w'th 1 explorat'on 1 body removal 1 or fore'gn u.,~exc'1s1'on of•co1r 'ctat'1on 'conA tr ·act" 1 on)' . o'f aorta.· .. • ..• 300~ 00 .E,~pahag. e al d!veftic~l~m, . one or me>"re stages'7 _- · 300 oo . 150.00 ' Arte . .. (cutting into stomach) .........: .............: .. :...... :... ;; ....~ .... :... 'I• ,. ~ . tr nsfh"rlCIC approach '· I . f . 300 QO. , Artery, -ligation' (tying). of r••sult of accidental wound· . !" • ..~ ... , . . ......................,,................... • . Hepatectomy, partia (resection 0 . part 0 liver)............ . • ,,, h . ~ •~ . ' ' ) . other appi:pach- ... :.:.............................................. ~......: .. ,225;()0 Hepatorr~aphy (suture of live~) ....... :.............. :.. ~.............. 150.00 ; eac ...................................................~ ............................. ..5.00 ' Es~phagoduode.nostomy (foirilng of eso;>hagua " lo · . Hepatotomy (incision of liVer for drainage of.ab.scess or .Carotid artery, liga_tion (tying) .of......... :.... :.;................ :.... l°i2.50 duod~num) ·· · ·· · .. • 300 oo . cyst, one or two stages),............................................... 150.bo .:;. 'cath!ilteriz~tion of- 'liearr-(indepenc!ent 'proeedur~)........:. ?~:09 Eso.p~agogastr;ct~;;;y;..~~·;;;bt~~d;·th~;;~~;~a~~;~;i::(;;: ~ ~erniotomy ...- beriorrhaphy - hernioplasty .(repair pf . , ~mb~le~ctomy-art!!~iptomy or -v~notomy ~ith e>tplor11· , moval o~ p~rt or all _ of sto!"acfi an.d e~ophagy,1)....... ~ ~OO.qO herni1-rupt1.1re) . tio.n orbdre_m~al . of em~ol.:11 or throm.buit (clot) " l:sophhagogastFOstomy (Joining of esophgaui to stoma.ch) 300.00 - single-inguinal, femoral, umbilical, ventral or incl• ' · '"-a omen ~ ............._...........: .....................................--;.. 150.00 . Esop 11gof!!iuno1tomy {joir:\lng· of esophaOus ) o }efunum) 300.00 1 sional .......... _....................................-.............................. 150.00 in. chest ............................... : .......,........ _.............. ;.......... 300.oO EiophagopJ.•fY. (pJlstic repair • or· reconstruction of • . • • . •• ,,. ' • ... :_J bilateral-inguinal~ or femoral ..................... ,.........~ .. ::.. 187.50 , !n extrem,t•e•"·· •., ........................ ;...... -15.00 , ."· • esophagus) .................................: ............................ :....... 300.00 jn nee~ .... :....;... :\........;. ..................................;... ;;;.-...... ' 150.00 ' E1C?pn1gosGOpy. (examination of gullet l>Y.. 'espphago-· ,ffiatal or diaphragmatic ......... ;...................................... 3,00.00 in,,,skull (infraeranial) ................:.... !...........!.........:...~... 300.00 ~ · acone' diagnostic · · ''> -·· · · 60 00 ~ lnte.tl·n·al .obstruct1:on-ovpera '11'on for, not requ'1r'1ng r-"'" ). \ c. I . "!'············~·.·······················-············· ·· section ............... :............................................................ r5o.oo femoral vein, ligatioo (tylng)-0,f, for other than varier.>•• ' . . OP,~ra!ive .. ,.. :.,......:........ ;.,,.;..............:.........:::.... · ' '5~00 Jntestine~reductlon of volvulus or intussusception by veins-:-unilateral •. ,......................................................... ~1:50 Esophagus, triri~thoracic:.approach to ...... ;....:.:.: .......:...... 300.00 c1.1tting (repair of folding or twisting of intestines).... 150:00 '· bila~ci:al ......,.., ................. ,.. ~.:.; ....~.. °'.' """"""''""' · 75.00 F~nnel chest, pla,st~c Rpair of·................:....... ,... ;............. , 187.SO • · 1 ·· t f Hemangio~a ~lood vessel tu!"lpr) '.~ imple, .n ot ·r.equlrJpg· , . Hearr=g~erations~See 'section on HEART OR CARDIAC · · Intest11:1e, -· 1::1 ii arge, r~sechon o ............................................. 300.00 h l i -·· 'd · · · d l I f h If f I ) .. ~ · 15 00 ; ·. · . t' . f · · , ,, osp_t~ , _r.esa ence ~" (.............. ,,.. ,'. . ·........,. ........ ~.m .aryn~e- .omy· \remove o . a,. 0 · arynx ~ .. ;'...........;. · 22:»~~ I ntest m~, sma ..... :.I ' ·matlc: or .h'1at·.a·,f repa ~· 1 r o f ...... ' 1....~ : ....... .... '• 300•00 -, ta· · 11;; resec ion o. ........................... :...~......... .h o.sp Ita f re1111;1encie .................~'""!'""""""""" ;'37•50 . · Hernia, dlaphrag / · .... ' 300,•00 - _.,.quiring ' parotpmy-iexp1oratory. (cutting lhnto abdom·en)... ,,;...... 150,00 Hemangioma ~lood. ves.sel tUmor) .ca~erribus ..: .....;........ ..75.00 lar.~rigectomy'(re!,llb~al o,f tary,nx)_......... :...... ~ ... ;...;;,: •"•: .. ;; ·300.~ J.brer, Hpiration (tapping) or punc biopsy .............;...... 22.50 Sapheno'us_ vein, ~~gation . (tying) of, jor · other th1in .,_ ,., " larvngoflssure (~uf!!_".lg Into larynx) with -~remov~I of ~ . ~ .Liver_, biopsy J:{y lapofotpmy .................. : ....................v•• /1 150.oO varicose veins-uriilaterid ..........:. ......:....................... ;.... • 37.50 tunfor ~ .............. ;.~ ..............;,,....... ;.........:...:~................ :..... . 150.00 . 1·1zat ion - o f cyst For a bscess o f .............. · :..... . ' 225-.00 -· - • -v I ..·...T""""'.'."'"''""""?"·" . ,.. ' '.'.'"'."• - 7~.00 ...ta . Iast y' ( pI ~.st',~" r~pa~r · • .o·t .-1~r.~nx).no.:• , · Li ver, marsup11 .b·.1 .' ._t!'ra ,-ryngop '-": ""%'"'"""' ~ ~2~.~ . Uver, suture of wo~d or ·injury (hepatorrhaphy) ...-..: ..~. '150.00 Tempo.ral ar:tery, exci110.n ol ............... ('"""'""';;,.. \"" ""'• 37.50 -~ary~g!:>S~py (ex1m1nat1on Qf larynx by la(y,ngoscope) · · ~ _ .P•ncreas, dr11i11age of, or m11rsupialization of c;y~t...... ,:.. l~Q.00 V~r!cose veins-injecifto0, .1rea~mentt c~~pl~te pr~edu~e: " , r. ., ... ~1~~ri01tic: , ""'}~·i·::_..... :"·'. '"!'•'·" :'"t!'""':. :.1..'. .1.. -~2.SO •·n~·'-'""' · ., .Pancreas,· ex~isi~n of, ~artial . .or tote~ except "!"•rsu~laf,i.. (on!t or bot~ , ~!i!_gs) .......... ,. ...............,., .......::·.... ~.., ....... ,..~· t; ·6.0.00 , 1Qpei'atlv• ...................................................................... ~ 37.50 . 1 •tlon of cv.st ..................................................................... 300.00 cutting ,.operat~, .complete ~r~ceJf1,1r-e-,..One · 'eg ....~... . 75,00 "' ~o~ect!->my, ·tot~I, -~r· su(>totalt' weCfge ·or, segrl),nt,81 r,~ ·, ·.~· I -!.' • 1'antre11, radical excision of A,mpulta of Vat~r, with . ~ ~~th. leg~ . ..........1"""' ......... ~................ ~":'"'"""""' ........_.. 1~0.00 . s~1c>n, (r~~val ,of ~II or part Q.f lobe of h.ing)..:,...... 300:00 . - re•ection of duodenum" aiJ._d \ portion of pancreas, V~rn, l1gat11~n ,Ctvl~?) . ~f, tesulf · ~ «cc1cfentdt wou.nd,,. , . Lun9,r e"!O..,al -of aJI. ori: P!!~t' of..~ ......... ;,;-. ...,:.:.............. '. .:.~ 300.00 . _-_ -· ~as~ojejunost~m}t and a~astamo1is biliary tract to , each ......,. .... ~ .........~; ... ;..........................~ ................ ,..,......... 1~.00 Me_dlasllnal cy,sf 'or 'fVmor exC:iSlon ··of · . · . . ~S Oo - .- alimentai:y. tract, one ot-more stages............................ 390.00 Venogram, c.~t!iflg" ~era!l~n ·f~t-~e~pqsure 0 of, ves"t Ill .,, ·, • ~e~lastin~I wound ,or; l~li-i~y, aufu,... of:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -2i 5:0o ' ".;:· ,,lnttfelltlcoga'i:trostomy' (jcifoW,g pancre~• · f'o stomach).... 1.l25.00 where n"llcessarx for. ..., . ...........:.................................l .; •• / I 3~~ MediastinotQ.m~.. .. I ~ • ~ • 225 oo ' . -' Pancrellflcoenterosfomy (joining p"·ancreas tojntestine).... 22500 Venous Anastamoils{formlng ·conn,ct on 1betwnn-velnl' ' .,I!!!' •· ·- · 1· · -.,. _ •• ~...........,............. ~..........,....;,............. .,...... :••. ·. • ""'· . ,~•ncreet~tdrny (Cuit!~g ~nt9. the:pancre~s). :.'.....;; ......;.....; 150.00 . . porto-cava . - r-•nllStl!mosla - ~.: .- -.. , t} p eothor:ax, lntrapleurat, 11'.118ction oft oil- . . . .............................................1.., 300.QO ~ Initial ~ • : r., -· •· . • • ~ • .,, . , nncr:'&DJ1thotomv (i.emo'ial of lfo...Nt from pane 1) 22500 ' superior tnesenteric: cavliral'fastamo~s · . 30000. - ..............._...........,..r, ......_,.................................; ..., ......... · ~7 . •50 ' · / " • · 'i.. · · - 1"'"''!t';"; '.""""' ,. • ~ .. ».(not n:iore· tban 1.n subiequenf..". ...::'..............::..~ .. ~....~ ' " 15.Gq.. • •· - D ·bd """' . 1 i ( · · ) ;· r re ,s .......~ · 5 1 1 1 1 · · -,.,, ' ~•!a~!)t•~ ,•, ! .~m. 98 . Y'!· ta~~n~ ! " ' " T "''"""'"'" 22r50 ·· P. er:io-rena l!ll!l~taipp•ll ......-. .. ~.,................ ~ ..,·~: .......~,... ~oo.~ "" i»nrenlc inerve ~c~ushifl' · .. 818 110 ,~ h : • ~·3·...: 5:0 ~ -Peritenen1c_opv~fagnosflc 'ex1hlf"' tlon'·""f 1·n · I g-of ;.he )'.) "' · t · " ~ ~ ~ v: ~ ,i~ · ~ , "'"' ' w· g r' "' n .... ~ ..,......... ,, ........ .. ,,,,, . :.. . : , ~ .. abdc;,::..n li:.: :ntnneo...~e'·· " .. • ,... +~, ~ ! .. . 60·•.00 ·. . · '. . -,.,_:~ ,! • · ., •. /"' ~leuteetomvr.or , .d~orticetl~n/ (r,en;ovii ·qhmen\b'i:'i~el'.-. 1. t m ~ < ._ • . ..... .. , . "' -r: ·-,,r: ' ' '1"": """""'",""'t""'' ""'"' • ' "",,. '· · ·' " "":...' .... ' llnio'" ·the lung) · ' / ,, · ~ · · "~ · ..., · K2""500 y· :r' ~· operative (biopsy1 ~if! ••,; ..... ;:......~;:. •••~.: ..... ;.;,(}'.;...........- ;7~.o(), ,- Removil 1'Qf·flulcLorc tjisue W·GU'ttfnlJ.,of>. uplrltlon f~~~t~~ /Pn-41 ~m;hectomr.,· V.~~~;f,·~~~~·~tj;;..·iu=~'.7~·!:"". ....;''" · ~· ~' .~ t ... • • ~.:<. , ~ ' ...... ~ . .. • ' . .... "8: r;_J ~' ~ ""'r.. ~ I .... . t'~ ·~. ~ ~ ·· ~. ••! F '-U\I'•, -, /.., .\ ~, - ~·' . ,,... · 'i:': • ;! Ii ..J. .., -.-.., :;l ... ~ •' .,, ~ ... ~ .~ • ~ .. ..,. :, .. ~-"' " ,.. " ~~-;. •~.. ....: •. I '1_: ·f.J?... ~ f ;:_"'• "" ;..~ ·~~ ·~ ~ -~ i.; ... ~ .!' ';....;'.,_;_ }~ .~ /,(.~ ·r:l • ,~ ~ t,.'l" .-."'°· • • • ' ' ·,.. * • -- ' ·~ '1...... 0 ~t > 'p; . ... ..J_.. , .. 0 .,, •• J ... i-· +I> ...... I .,, • L._.. :...'. .. .'., . of *' . '. ·. q. r, • ·;. 110..,_Y;... · 1' t • o · ·-..... . - ·., - ,. - .. , • '""" •a.1 • I ,. _, .... , ' • .,... _ ;>"! _, "'..." .j :I ' "'" \':9 • )" ,.1'-ij! • • •. , .• • • • • • • ..... 00 1, . • ~:~ <,( r ,..!....:..•···•...· , . . , . ..,. . ., •:I'... !.......................... ' ' ... 4 · . ·i . t.. ., . r • • ~ t': ......:............. ° ! J I ~ 1........... - ~ .. .. • ·~'> . . . ' / ~~ !· .,4. ~ ' " ., J j ,• ·\\ �~ - ~·. ~ (• .... .;'1. • ..,. .;-- 4:il=-,.. -i!' ,I, , - ... • ' •: : : ; : : : • ....,,'-.... ~ :~~ :·~. ~ ·~ :''·'.·:. ··c-· , - . t;w. : ·;, , · · ·~nlf1tti1I ·~...............1............~···~....~- 22.50 (ope~lflott ·~ colon~ !fOmokbC..,J . . .'.;' • · . 1 ·'I..-.,. •.., ..... ~ bll-..___a....= -~~ , ............_:,,,.. -.. .-~... ~itA. . ftftiala.tlMA. --- - -----:_~-~ ta#...,. .,....--.....; ..., .......... Utt ,• ~ -r-~ ~·•••tuu••••·~---.,.,••6U••••_.. .............. .,,._.. ~ :·-:.:i. ,~ ·!.l'r.:.~~ ~r··.,..~-:'.',1•. ~· '"",. '· r; ...,._:::,;, ~: ~ . , nqulr~~I r:••lb'!~nl~aterJI ........~~··~~ '.: 'Th~acosc0pvJexapdnatrofi' of' d1esr by ·tJ:ior;~ , _ ~ ,. .-· {11111191 .... , ..i ..............'-" ..., .. .,,.,.... ...............................,..... a1.;-50. - .. "~., "' ". ---=-11- l . . 7'" 00 d1annost1c ~ . . '.i!4'fta ~ <17> ~·bf::.".: ~ .::~ 15.oo ;·~ a__ ~-- • ·1• • , fu 11 ~ 91 ·1 "'."'"'"""""'!!''" 1.!"00 (of,;'ation ·;;·d;;;;·b';·tt;;~;)·;p;;;;i;;::::-": ~monotomy,. npl°!,•tor}t (e.u.tllng Into lung).....: ...... ' 150.00-· .,.. .,..u ....on TOI'· ma ign . n m°!' ····-·····;:".>'"''"""'"":'"'". -· ,_ . . " P,MU~otomy, With ,,, open• cftalriar, •o f . pul~- ' ARh . "?P..':'t•htlo.n, other, !han ff~~L""1 li~nancy.f.......~1'"et""•:.;;n• - _75•00 . EXCISION Wllff~OMY) dR ,RXATION ~ ebsceu or Cyst (cutting l~fo !Yng).. ;.................. ::-..:.... 150.00 inop. yma, !xc 11on -~ ..,. n ·o!" nose or, n _uging ltomtdt, trahsthor~lc •ppj oac1' to.........::.:... "'"""'"T:..... $OO.o0 · ~last1c , repair ··;·"'"""'"';""""""""""'"""'"'"'"'"'""'···"" 1.~.00 · IY ~UnltfG' . _ .IV,mpetkectomy, wltfi'~~nat11orl~lc .Pproach ... ~ ..........;-...: 300.00 . Rhmopll.aty (plastic op!ration ~n nose) .. :""A.' "' .............. . 75.,00 NOTE: Ex::ision of a loint I~ the removal of the ertf~latin9 end Thoracef.!teila (aurgicil punctUr.• of the chest cavity)......~·r 22.50. . ·$1nttS operation b.y-cut~mg,_ any appr9ac~ (pu~r• of .• :.. - of one pr more of Jhe 'boftes forming the joint. . --· 111oricoss_opy (e~amfA~tlon of.. chest .by thorac.9Kope) "' •~tr~m except~ frontal, eth~old:,. aphe~~ ~nd '. · · fixation of a joint Is the J>ermanent immobilizat:fon ~- the . . - .• .... , , max1llary, .each unilateral ....................................... ..._ 75.00 part by _ce t f fu · t" . ·-...-· ·8IJJ1•• •••••••: •• ,.. ••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••~······ •·······•••••••••••••• ,. L·I t l . . . •rn·oo . some ype o s10~ opera ion. . . . . 7500 ' · ., ·diegnoatic ............. · ... · .. :.-·~..... - ;.•..~ .... - ! ...........: ......; .................. · . .gl a er.a ................................. "....... l.iolV· I t f b'I t - I I 'I ' . or fl xa-t.ions- pay60.00 Submucous resectfon of nas,a aeP! ·_ ts 00 . n even o 1a era or mu t1 atera I -exc1S1on . ltt.9ricotor.nf.Cct;1tfln,a· 1nto ~~'.'f cavi.~, ,Including dreln· Turbinectomy, 'exeisiq~, ~erectroco~ug~l~t·i~·~··;:·";j~~: -' · ·:: for .each ~P to the 'limit of $300-.00 f~r an. _ ·:.. ·~. ~pe> e,xplo!ato!Y l"!~ludi'lg .contrQ,I of heino_r,rh,age .. ,;,. . 150.00 trode11ication (removal ·of imall l:>onea of the noae) . Ankle Joint ......................................................:..... ;........... ·· 1 87~50 · 1horacot~my, lf!tel'>tiD ~cutting into.chest c1vity. without_ unitateril •.:...........:................................... .';.......... ~.... 22.50· ·Coccyx .<r~mo~I of b~ne at low.er ~nd of spme).. 75.~. -· . cuttl~ rib) -: ........;........................ ,............ :1.... .. .. - , • . 7S.OO . . b1"lateral .,.. . . .. ·"'' 00 Elbow 1oint .. ....... ,.......... ,,. ... ,... ,,u .......... , ............... ;........ ,. 187~50 anorKotomy, witfii rib resection .............. ;; .................w.. 150.00 THRO'Ar ~ .. · Hip 1omt ............................................................................. 225.~ . thsuacotomy, .with remova1 pf intLtpleural fo~ign body 150.0,0 Adenol~ecfomv· tons"lle' c tomv ·or_ 6_t _ h ' _ SO . ............. · 150.00 187.50 •h . ' I ' . . ,. . 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••• •00 pKn_eeII joint (k "'"'.'"""""'"""""""'"""""""'"""""""'":""'""; ~ ' . . JA yt d ,, (fl fI 0 0 f ,,ryt . "d .1 ) ate a nee cap, .............................................................. . Thor1cotomy, wit priaum~ ysis .. ,...........! """"'.'""""'""" 150.00 225 00 Thor,ocoplasty, complete (removal of riba· end ·collapse : r e~? opety ·~~ ' ~ a tn:!d ca.rt• eges Semi-lunar cartilage (cartilage of knee joint).................. 150.00 1 8 - - of ch.est) ..;: ....:., .............,............ r.... : .... : ............_. : ............ 300.'00 r:1k)a...~.~.~..~~~.'.~'.~~...:~:~~~ ....: .....~~.~"~~~.~•• ~~ ..~ 75•00 ~s~'!'oid (su~~uous boner usually in t~ndona) u· Tr1cheoesop~ageal fl1tul1, closur!t of ................ ~............ ~50.00 El ctr t i ti • f· l ·.5 . c1s1on of, each ..............!:•· .. ••••••• ..................... "" ........... ~ 37.50 1 0 Sh ou Ider •1oin Trachaoplast e - ocau er za on-uni · t ................................................................... .,.. (plastic operatio . ll-o . n t r• chea)................ ,.... , 225.00 bil • era .................................... 22 .. "'.OO· .. 187.50 Tractieorrha1pliy 'suturing ' of trachea) -~,... ~., Spine, • •inc · Iu·d '1ng sacro-1 · ·1·rac (excep · t. coccy,x) ··· ~············ ..... . 225.00 '\! ~ • . .................,.............. '°'..c;.-..v • "' . -. atera1 ... _.•........... .; :........ - •• . ,,. ~ . Tracheostomy foUracheal fh1tula ';···.''-!"""".';.... ;.....! '""''"" 3!.~0 Epiglottlde.ct~?1Y ~~moval ~f .e.Pigl_ottJs) ...:...:.. ·~···...... 'U"'.50 Temporo-mandibular (hinge of jaw bone) meniscus ........ 1501.<>9 ' ,Tracheato"'!y .Cc,utting. into w!!ldp1~e) ........:...................... 75.00 . · Esop~.ageal Cf1vert1cu~um, exc111on of,•. one or more Wrist joint ;........................................................................ . 187.50' V•lwlectomv. (operation on valves of •heart).................... 300.00• - - .. _1tages-transthorac1c approich -................................ 300.00 Removai:I ..,f d"1se&Se - d por t"100 o f bo ne, .me Iud"mg cure.i... , •· • · ~ · • .' ""· · i: h . . 225•00 - ~ ." CYSTS · " -oti1,er •J>P;oac '.; 0 ·";·····~··:· 0 "" 0~··· tage (alveolar processes excepted) ...............::... ......... 75.oo· ~ . Eso~agoduodi:nostomy (1oining of esophag11a 10 pay exostQsis.. under t his .heading, including ~niona cutting ·operatto11; for remo~atof · - ~~ · ,...... duodenum> .... ~ .... ::............~ ..........:::: .................:............ 300.00 - (ha11ux-va1 9 us> or corn• when bone is removed Esophagogastrectomy, . combined, Jhoracoabdominal ' , _ "laker's .cyst, (back of.: ~11ee). ...•;·...;~:... :..,,...... :.:···......::... '75.00 '(removal of part pr •II of atorriadt and •sophagus) 300.00 . ' ·8r1nchial cyst (r.,,..onl of iJeep eyat of the neck)....... 75.00 "' ·. lre11t-req11lring hospital. residence. ...........: .:............ 75.00 · ·Esopflagog!l$trostomy '(ioinlng of esophagus to · / .. , ·'.., -- npt requiring hospit•l' residen'ce..........~.......~............· 15.00 _, .., ·stomach) ..;............................. :..... ~: .......:...................... 300.00 Abscess, -lritra-orbital, drainage of.................................... 37.50 ' ...Esophasiorjejunostomy Qoinlng ·-of esophagu1 to · 'Abs~ss, lacrlmal gland, incision oC ............................... 30.00 ' :f>ermoid 'cyst (superflcial) .r.:................................~....... . 52.50 , .. Pll2nidal c~st o.r· alnu• (at 'base_df apfne)... ~ ...... 75.oo' . l~unu.m) ...::-:..... _...,............. .:.......~.... :.........: ...... ,:....... 300.00 Btepharectomy~ exe"1Sion of- benign lesion of eyelid........ !0.00 7?.oo : -~sophagop~sty (plastic: re.,aiy -or reconatr'!.ction of 81epharect~my, ,xcision of. malignant lesion of eyeJid ... . • , ·' ~ ThyrogloH~ I cyst, dud. or sinus (re~vaf.. of_ deep cyst ,,> "" ~f the neck) j ..J,,:...................:...............................1....... .1~.PO esophagus) ............... ,, .......... ;.......................... ,....... ;... 300.00 Blepharoplasty, plastic restortaion of eyelid, skin only.. .. 30.00 ' · Esophagoscopy (examination •of gullet .br e!Ophago.Blepharoplasty, plastic restoration of - ev.elld, deep , . .C>:_sts, 1!11 .oth~.r•t;~.nlea~ .otherwiae aet c>ut, in ~~~ule . · ~.).. r,-quJrln5', ile.sP.ltal ·res1dence ...............~...................... 37.50 1eope1~ia9nostlc ................-:....: ........:.......:............... . ~60.®_ struciures ....................................................... ~................ JS0.00 · not reql!irl9G fioSP,it~L-r•,idence 5.00 ; operat,ive •.• :....:...............:...:......................... '75.00 81epharorrhaphy (slJfuring of accidental woun4 of I' NO'fei If .muhiPt• cyata •re. removed through mor.;:_than one . . Esophagut, , franath~racic a,U,rof1ch to•;...:........,'".:..... 300.0o eyelid) .......................:.........................................:.......... 52.50 .-.~talon, pay fC!!: each Incision :up to m•ximum IJrnft of $~0Q_ Fren!lm lingua~, -clipping of ................. ~.........L ... "" _15.00 Canariculi (smaH canals.leading fr0m lacrimal sac) plastic: 75.oO . for '1111. • .. ' · ·- · . · -:~ · Glouectom.Y., comp~t• or total .(remov,1 ·of tongue) ~00.00 operation on .........,_... ;................................. • ,. ·~ISLOC~TION ~· . ' . , ~ Hemllaryngectomy (r'emoval ,o f h.lf of larynx).•.. .::..... 225,(Jo , Cilnrhotomy, ·division of cantlius, with suture................ .. 30.00 CIQsed re~uction of, Including applicatio~ of caaf ·; lerynpctomy (removal of larynx)...... ~ ... ;..:.::: ....;""~m.. _300.00 OpsutecfomY-. (removal of the lens capsule)......... - ....... .. 225.00 Ankle joint·.................. ., ...... !~'""""'"""~"~·~ .....,;..,'."""'"• 75.00 laryngoflasure (c_1,1ttlng-, Into laryni:<) with removal of C~psuletomy (cuft}ng Int~ lena. capsule) ........................... 150.00 es of han:.1 ' · • ~25.00 f:llmor ; ......................... ~ .......... · ... ..., ..... .-;:,'" . .......... :....... 15b.OO Cataract, remowl of ..........:,_., ......................................... .. 225.00 u ......................................... l . I I -, . -:. -1 Bon Bones of foot .........;,;;...... ,....,.;.-:..........',.;: ...o;:..............;;;,,... · 25.00 ary_ngop as_tv, (p astic repair of. l•~Y,.!lX) ••;....•.:....... ~::.: 225.00 needling-complete ,.proct:Qure ................................... . 112.50' .,. . Coecyx : .... :•.. ;.;;;;-,..............:::...-.;;:,;,..,;;...................... Ju.. . ,.7.50.-1' laryf!~OS~O~ ._ (ex~~Jna~io~ lary~-~ ~t larv.ng<>'.' .Challl!zion (cutting.. out or ~raping .of r_sttentfon.Jumor Colla..-·BOne (1t.-rnoclavlcular 1crQmi6clavicular)...... 2~.50 : . acope)!::..di~gnostic ..... ~..................:............................. 22.50 or-glands. in the eyelid) ................................................. 30.00 .· - ,_· for biop.sy ............·....................... " ..........:..... ;.... 37.50 · Conjunctiva~ _cutting operation for biopsy ...... ;............... 30.0Q . Elb OYI ,..., ...:.~., ... , .. ,,,,,,~,:.~.,,.: •• ,,~,,~,,,utt••••ttn1tttt11ttt~1111111111111• 52.50 ti ., ···· · · · ~ ,- .. · :: . . . . , opera ve " ................:............................~...... ·, 5.00 Conjunctiva, free -graft of ....... ;........................................ ·75.00 ../ _, -. -cfe u ) H•P m r_ ..................~ ......................... ~;!'""""""""" · ·. 52•50 · · larynx, cauterization, without;US!! of laryngoac _ ...-..•• • 22:50 eon··~· •· of 1n· t (Pit Ila xce tecl) · •'2 r#t'• .. -r• fUJ""""a, •ut..~' uring · 1ury - ................."·····--···-·"' .. ,.• K .· . n. .,.in , , . • e tD .....~........ m.~ .. t·~~ .............. ~ · _ ·~• •.~ . Lary · nx cauter 1•·t·o~· do·ne t'•,.ro· 'gh la n. .. 37 50 _ .;:ir. -..L. ~ . ./ d · · _ , - ' :·•- . · , '' u :. r:yngos....,.,.e.. ~onjunctivokeiat.,...-aty, f0r. P.erforating _wounu• - of - . . 7 • .. :· , ~~~er. law <r~mpor~rM? ibul•r) ~ "t"'"'"":'"'"'Jl"'i!t""'" , 22.50 Peritonsillar eb~ess, incisioh of (operation.for .t>sa-.n· b II ~i ' Patell1' ., · ' · · · .. ,,SO ~f 1 hroat) __1;qu 01n~y) requ 1r1ng h~sp 01tal -res 01den~.·... a.-. .50 , ~ eye a ..................;.....• -·;·_;__ ,,_.,·..............................!"'" 150.00. . .......... ................................" ' " " " .. "''"'"'''""'"...... ...... · . -oul"'(hu~·I) , · ,. ·· 4'5.,.,,.. ._ ,.l ••~1 h "t Id _. . . ~rnea, paracentesis (tapp1ng).of ............................- ....•• 30.00 ~ WWI" . " ~! v ·~~........ .-. ........" ................... i .... ~........... ....... no~::: reqwn 11 g osp1 a 1..res encf .. ~........... 22 50 .of :i...1__ l d· .._ • W 1-. 22 50 · Thyrog·r· sal st d t · • · f l""O ~tutnlta woun s ..............••-···~····· 112.50Cornea, suturing ... - r •• .................~ ··.••"•'"'"'"·'"'""'" ' '' ...... ,;.............. ,...... ~·· . os cy , uc or sinus, exc1s1on o ................ :J1 • 00 · ' Vertebra (except cdccyx) mmlpuli!tlon-.under.. ge!'eral . Tongue, total excis!ofl of (for ma!ignancy) ..... ;.......... 300.00 Corneal; tattooing. ·······-···........:.-...................... 30.00 _ · '. •ne11he1ia ~ith hospttalization end -(!nmol>Jlization· 52.50 .. Tqngue, p~rtia•·exclsion o1 (for ma.lignancy) ................_ 150.00 Corneal transplant (transplant of front surface o 6yeball) -200.~ .. - - - d . . ' ' Tonsill~r tags, excision; ei,ctr:ocoagulation or electro. :CorneaLulcer, electrocauteri:iation Of curettage (scraping) 30..00 - , NOTE: fo~ lslocatlon requiting open o'-erlltfon,. 1he ~axlmu·m - dessication,;_unilateral ....;...............:......~ ....................:. . 22 .50 ..Corelysia.(freeing of adhesions between lens and cornea) l ~.oo payment ·be·twic8"tbe amount shown · · b iIater~I ................. ;.:...... '"-. ....:............. 45.00 Cyclodi~ hermy: · diat hermy·of ci Iiary bod y ...................... 75•00 '' w I t I I will t ( rth t .·-' · · · ab.1W•1 except: · 75.z00 ra :.............. T.ons1·11ect omy, a d en.9.L "dectQmy, or b·otfi.......~.......... """ 5000 · (deta chi ng· c1·1~1ary ·bod y. f.rom sc Iera).... 15000· ~d on, •,, roorrry: ! ..................... . - ._........... • ~ __ ,, • . · Cye Id' o 1a Iys11 • ,RII') ....... ......................:u......-............................................ .;i 7• .., 0 T ua I ti i · f · · · ··75 · 00 C ·ct" · I · ~ ·f :Eaoi ~ . - ·. . ·' .; . - <: • .•. •• ·37 50 .. - ·" :or i>a a nas, ex; s1on_o ~: ...........~ ...............;.!'""""" . • yst, con1un ·~a ' exc111on o ···:•..................................... --.,"O.00 ·~ " 0 '-~ 0 ~ ·~.':.'"- "~··:"'";"" Tr~ch~otomy, (cutting rnto .!Yindpipe) ............;........... ft2;50 o.-~denedomy (cutting away of· tear _gJand)............ 75.0(l ' ... - ·....., . ;. <.: ~~':fiosr · OR THROAT - .. .. ~ • - ...,,,_ ~ Tu~,:&·'!!9.n# "..~ll!t°Cord, excision· C?f.............:....... ~·~ 75'.00· .. Dab-yocyStectomy (cutting·eway .of tear gla!'ld)..:........... is.oo •.&D· .,. . • . · - . .., ....,, .... .. ..- .Tumor:l.'rn~hgnant,..of vocal, cord, excision of: ..... ,~...... T50.00 Dacrycystorhin0stomy (forming· communication between ~~ . . -· : · - ~ · ·' ....auditory • C.na.f<. Incision 1nd ,. . . ·1 Tumor,·: 'malignant, · \focal' · d nose) .................................................. ' · · ..- 112.So - . ·r.ord, excision - ·af with · tear g Ian d an . Abscess, extei'nel 1 1· utt'ng "nto tear sa-·c) ~d I · '" · · · _...~2 50 aryngectomy_ ... t'" 300.00 D t ' osL o·m " 30.00 -'.. .>-·,._ . ·:. .I fl nage , .... ~ ...... ,, .... ,;, ......... ,!,.,,, ... ,.. ~,, .... ,.,, .. ;,.... ,... ~ .. , ~ • ·. , , acryocys Ji V \C I I .... .. , .............. ,,,,, 30.00 · • 4bscess,· external ear, inciafQri·end' drainage................ 22:50 ENDOSC.0PIC PROCEDURES. , Dacryocystotomy (cutting into tear sac) ............................. -~ . ·.Am}>uta,tion~unl!ateral .;,:~.;;:: ..(.. ,.... :......:,............:.... .._ .75.00· .· , ,, ._ ·· , ....,.. ::- • . ,, . . Discissiom Nee'Cfljng·· of lel\s; complete 'procedure ...•.:•••• 112.50 .'". .' . .,. ,· _ J?il~~er~1. "'"'i<""""'"~!.'"."""""'"'":'"'"''"'~"'"• r5~.00 "' BrOl'.'ltho.scopy. (ekamination· of_, windpipe 'by -bronchoECtropion, operation for (repair of eyelid folded . out) ... . 105.q() · ~clsion . of polyp '«? f)Olyp) of euaitory canal- . _ • •cope)-diagl)ostic ............... ,.......... ;......................... 60.00 Entropion; operation for (repair of-eyelid folded iri).. ... .. 105.00 • :, · '.. not requiring hoipltil re$iCfence 22.50 ~ .(operation on:Windpipe- by-bronc~osc9pe)-operati'!'e 75.00 __ Epilation (removal of lashes by electrolysis on10- each . feq~irinjl ~o.·~ltal resi~en.ce .................'.. ,;;...;........... ~1.50 ·~ Cu,lefoscopy (exam1nation of. uterus-. b.y culd6scop~)- "7 50 eye~.d ··~·················"······ ..···::.:......................................... 30.00 , . Et11ctroc1u. , diagnonlc ........ u ~ ... ...b. , ........ ....... . ....... ; ............................ ., • Epit • he1·1oma,· exc1S1oq ' · · ·o f con1unc · ,.1va I ..... ;..,: ..... ;............ .. 112.sobll l ............................. •· · · 1...~....>~ ~.50 .. 5 An. 1 • Id ') . r. ~ • ·~ terii1fion-onllat,ral· . ' afera ... .........................~ ..... .'........ ;. . ·~ ·"" ,,~peratio~~on uterC?S ,y cy OSCO~ -ope.r.at11ie............ ~ 2 .~ 0 E b II I 0f I . • . 112.50 , enuc eat~on or evisceratior:i ........... . .~ ./i E~ostosfs· ·(bony,_outgroU.hi ~xcislon from· !Xtern'lll ·~ /· CystQ.~i>((e~<am_lnatiori of bladder·or ur-eter by cysto•' ye a 1 remove .. # .:- - ·~~...lli.l.~~~ ..-.. ••..;_....................... t! ............. ... -~IJ!: . .# • n \-....... 1mM•·· "' ~".50 ~ . -7.:.L.--•. - -·- ' . men tl:!in ,o- I • ... -.. ar.sc>, · .;;:; .......•.:.. .... ....:.. · n.,...... ~ .,. - ,- '''' -' !':•!!! ' • • • ...................................................................... ,.,,_,, f...h.. _.., • • • - - ~ · !.:....... . .. •••••• • •, ...... ·~ u ..'.... M• " ' " " '. ' " " ' . . . . . . . . . ... . . u ... ; •• , ........ . !...................... ·. 0, or 30~00 0 H .. ;· 0 • . • 0 - . u . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. "'., - • • fE.,............ !!..... .~ ·. .,J • • ...." . . .,. . . . . . . . .. .." " ' " ' " " ' " ' " " ' . ' . • • • 00 " · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,-;-;;;. •••• • •• ' ".' 0 " "·. . . . . . . . . . . . . !!.... "!........................... . auditory. c.anal ..... :...... , !.''""'":~ ..! """' 75.00 1 . , ·~R!l-diag 11 ~s~ie '.... ;.............-.rr1._......!!.!'"'"'""""""'"'"'....... 91.50 Eyeball1 socket, drev:isio~ ~' 1t:1bse1quent to. original .1, 2.SO· fe"estriltlon, .on• 0r both... sidea (window operat;on' for '~ :w.~fh· u.reteral. t:_•t~.eter1zatiC?n _..... :................:::.:............... · 37~50 - . enuc eation a,n not uu'ring e{lut eation ........... ::-......... ' ~ ,.: d eif ness) •..~:: .. ...........: .............. ,,.,_,............................. .,--oo.00 ·•_ :' Operat1ve-;:ope.rat ion n9t oth erw1se · cIass1 fleCf--{ Eyelid, ptsosis for-each eyelid 75.00 1... op~· od (drooping) of, operation . . 1 ..... l.lbyrfothectomy (cutthlSJ_,,eway, qf rnner _ear) ....:,.,.,.,:. 390.ef~ .. ·- .. tio~· on ~1idd:r. or ur~ter by_ cy.st9sco~e):••••"'!""'"" 62.50 foreign b Y1 relllOVa of, from cornea, scJeta, or con• 7.50 . .a:,.~yrinthot~my (~u.tting •liito. Inner ear)F~ .•;.,:;.........i .... . 225:~ : ~pl;lago~¥ (~xaminaflon .of e.ullet ~Y esophago- . • _ ·. _junctiya; (by s1:1rgical incision oi; magnet)_,.................. ~ ·~llgnant le.,slon, .. resec'tion. from ex.ter:nal· iiuditory .-~~cope) ?111s{lo~t1~ ,"""'. "'"""""""'"""'"'~: ..... ,.......... ;; ....~.... 60.00 . For~ign . body, removal of ·intr!l-ocular (from interior . . ;; . · . - . , · ,c oo· (operation on gUTlet by .esophagoscope) operative...... - 75.00 - of ·eye) ...........-.·............... :....._...... .,. ..................:................ 150.0Q' 75 1 ,,. _ M:~1d~~t~~;;"t;~;·:~;:·t;~;h:A~i·d~~;.::~i;~i~::;.~;~·~ ::::::::~:· l'so:@ ' ·.Gas~rosc9py_· (~xamin.atlon ~f st~mach by ~~~!rq.s.c!J>e~ ~ Glaucoma, · operative proc~durea (except paracentesia · _. 150 00 ' i> ... 'J • .. - '-: • ·• ; . ..'- . . · ra.d!cal ..: .. ......... . , ~V!'tngot~my (cU!f•~tJ fnto ear df!u~)1 . . .. ,.. ...... ~"":·:1,•!:"~f.; 2~:~0 . llr,yng95c:opy;(exal'1inat[on of .larynx l)y larY,ngoscop~f' . ~i.n~) for ....................... '. .' .........,........................ ;....M .....~. ·- 3.0.00 _, .' 'ii• 'i -_ ,}~11lcu [ectomv '(cti! in'g ·O .!At of:~~P,!'(t! ~f ln.ner; ear)...... 7~ 00 "diasn.ostic-:~. :................... ;... :.... ~...........':.•:::... ,. ......,.,.... ;.l.:... '22,50 ' Gll!Uc:Oma,· air infecticm or, Irrigation for ...........~~·:.......... 15.00 - ·· ·· •.. : Otoplastt-··(plai!lc· op1r'itio11 · f~r "prq!rud~n-q.:,ear~>· .:~ (oper!lfi~n -on latynx ·by lar~ngo$t_o))e) op.er~tive.. ...... 15.oo Hordeolum'(stye) operation for ............................ ~......... 15.QO 1 ·· ·- ··• ·•'" '"' ••••, .-..... ~ ............. ,,. ' ·'i ·······••'"•••• " "5 ·- for I..::! • 37-•50 .· lrfdectomy (removal of iris) ··~·· ' ...············••••••• ··· ; • · ---• • • • .... ~ •< • .... , '·:\.• . . . . ""ach"ear· w ... •.. .... ;~··••••••• ~ •••• 1 . _, 00 -~~-u1opsy: ....................................................... :................ -..•••••••••••"······· ~ 150•00 ·.' ·~- · , Pllcotomy.. (C.li~ihg.~of, pqsteri~r'.fold of .~r."·dr11nl)....~ .... , ~60 Ofos,:opy;. for removal-· of foreign 6ody, e?<cept wax 'ridotomy (incision into iris) ................~ ..:., ................ ,...... .: 150.00 ·• Slt·~·I ..11> • m9, • bllf ·11;.;:.. · f · - ~~ 1 nuuu ~••i'J""' · • 50.i..,,, ~ from e"r1 ·· '"" · .1s.·oo· lridencleis.is: stretching of iris., (independent procedure).. 150;00· . ;- ..., , ·· ~ ~ .'J• " JI Yll 0 ~UIJ ii I ter~• I •••-t.-.. .• '!(U _ . . i:;: .. ,,,,,,,,, .. ,,, , , , , ~• ••• f• nu, ... ,, .. ~ , .. ,n-~u•ntt•~ ·· '~·· ·u•-n•..:."'''~ • ' < .' ~ · • • •1· " blfater-'al · · . ;' · ·' . · 300··00 ·, ~&rifone~copy·· (examination 'of lin.fng: of th'& -abcfomen · • · --lridodiafys1s of ...• ;. ' '75.00· • '. · ~ . . ~. .,.. Y ·• lllllttlNlltll lllllt~lll lllllll •b ~ ~ II ., • (separation f I f iris~ from ifs· attach!J'el'lts) ~ • . •:;Jympenofooiy,· (cutting lnto ear ctr.Um).:•.:;............~;:·. ::w. 22.so-. : ·y perl.toneosco.p&) ~iagrto~.tic .......... :..... :....:...............:• 60.00 t s, exc1s1on ~ es10.n o ............~ .....................:.....:....... .150.00, ~ . !. 'NOsE .· -" '· · ·~ . (operation on lining of 1ha abdomen by peritonec>! . '.' lrls1. rer;>alr of pr.ol~ps~ .(dropped) with , auture .... of • ei1, 1•: • -; 1; • .. ·; , ' ", --......~ • I ·~ , 1·c0 pe)'_. ~1?8f8 · · t'" · -- · ,. ' ,· 75 · I'OO-·' • perforated• -lera·· • ' · :""· , ~r~ ~ n·~--·i •lhcl•!on and- Clr•JJ1•9•- tt1 • ' '.. ., _, .;• IY81 U•u•h~H"•'"'"''Ufttt1 i....!_t•••fHH ~U 1 UU••••H• ~ N : u .. : •.! ' \!:!_•;••nt•u•:•11u1uu ~: " ~ '~•• UUUUUHt• ··-nat ,.qu1r1n9 :hospitlf·l81i~.......:...:.,:..............· 22;50 P~ost~!8cto_my, . transuret~ral (remoy~I of: pros!at~ thru _-· Iris~ '1'~nsfix1on. of; lrls~bO~ (repair of bulg~g lris).... 150.00. . ~ 'f911utt111g, hoipttll r•aielente'":::.~: ...~ ....:....1;1 .........~- .S-7. ~ . ~: ~· cyst~pe) ~ .. ····:'"··:•:·,·1;'""' 0'. ""~":•~:" ··:·•··...... :........!.. . ,1~.ob ~~rat~t9my, ~mptet~ .~ . ~rti1l ·(1:ernc:iva~;of ~ ... . -1~00 : ; ,7•. :ii1~:''n"'•'• .:.1. ..• .:.:.'..~ ·pu°"n:.&ur'e ·' of -' • ~ ... . ·' .. ·~ .\"''. ,.,..ro" :Proct~y- {examenatioo ~ remt.m: ~J . proctcS~) .. ~-· - . k'.-rllfophisty, comeeL· tr1~lint · (pl..1tlc: operat&m ::an · · . ~·..., 1 .rrut'." ' t _a llP;• >~1:.·. "' -·. . diahnostlA . .... ,! '''''''"''"'""'" ·. .. ''(•t•t.. · · .....-..-................... ,.. -- - · ~s· "" . . ~.....,...,-........1.............. ~ ~ n ~~ -. iii ~ i )ri.."t'1 .......1,,"fi ·,'. tt "t'•, •·, . ,, tt............ ~ - . ""' ,... ............ . . -• ..n.,,.l:.1t 3" r•._ .....,.,, 1 -UV. - 'COfnea).. ............u • ._t ..... ... .." ... I.• ~• :- ' "'~.1f~'u !Jr~· on-:-ur:- •1ara ,, ....... ~.. ,,~.~ .. 1o ....!:,.. i ...~ ,~-:-. ' • (operation.1 re'.'ctunf by~ pc~oee) pperatlv•<.;,,.· . · 37.50 · -Ke •totom.,.i;(i:· ... ·-~J.~ _..,. _, ·" "'.:,' / ·r . 3Q:;M,;. ·, ~ . . 1 .blla•tfal .J , . . ~ .....' A51JO R 'h' ~ .. . ~ ~ l •.....r. •tc' ·;1 . t....:it· _..... .. .. .. ~ , ~~ , . .,...,"'"• . ....... n.., ....................................."... 'tAl!V : . - · :·: • ..1 •i.,.,, , ,, ,:-. .., ~"· •.';'"'"'lf:.:1•' rf'"''' 1' ' " ..; '.i· · • - . ,. . . ~~~~y, ·-~ rem~~. i,v r·. ., ~!l~11n~u.rQJ n~.....,.... '-1S.OO- .l.iCttmal duct, Cliluatton of {enrarging of tefr d~~. ';. · . -SO m·· ·· ~ . ~lltixl1 (!fo., bl~-1•~e>.auft~lutt0n'4nlt..... ~1... .... ~.SO: .,, $lg"1G'dolC!:iPv·: C•><•n:i1n•) Jqn.. of :•Jower .~fon __:by. atgi .: .- ·, ... • .. ... v · ..,. . • :. . ~ · · \: ..~ ' ~-,. · ' ·--;~ N· • , 1 . "' 00 . ; •• " . . ; . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ·~ :·~ 225~99· '.:·~~~;:;~~f_,;~~~~h·b.v:~·~~;~·~~~)"6i;~~'ii~:a:·.::::::::::·::·. :~~g. Gl~~C::~~i~;> ~~fi·~·;;;;;;~'t~~··~~~'d~i~:.. ~~;;~~~~'i~·~i;·(;p: -, ..· · 11 1 • 1 I • ·._ ., •• I • r <. I I t • 0" .i.:. ·~,.~..~ .i:'· '·~:·"u~:··~ ~(~~~°!':P.,.~ 6! "· <i\ ·,., • • "'· ·1 �\ .,. \ WHO IS COVERED : ~ospital ro9il and.hoard Wives and .unmarried _ehll· dFen under 19: adop&ed e-.iidren and stepchildren: dependent parents of.Seafareni. Se'afarers OD dlsabJlltj·pen• 1lon. · · - BENEFITS I 1 I / " . and board. Puments eontlnae for u Joq u hospltalbed. •BH.lc 1eatline. reqalrem~nf," • l ' . 4See note llelowt) Doclor calls .: ii HIJil•I ~' WIYea and Wimarrled ehlldrea, ander 19: adopted ehll· m'en i!iiad 1teJlchUctrea:·:· de- ' ·penden' parents of Seafarers. Seafaren . on dlnllWtJ,j,,en~ ' llon. . ' Conn eost of anesthesias, labor1do1'7 and s-rays while eontined In Jioepltal. · Alsci eo11en emel'&'enei room treatment. Wini ud, UllWTletl ehll- · ilren . . . ~"-1illdren;, ._d e.,_ penden& P1i.'enu of Seafarers. ·Seafarera on . dlsabllH1-peii.- 11oni-" .. -:,. ..._ , . ' 'S1rgical ,,.,, ' • M pell' · rill& ..for • ma:dlinmi ' .•f ,11 · dQa.' '- . WIYea and ~~eil 'el.II-- · ~· · uiader. Jt:/ado'~ .i:lill· ·. dl't!il and' 1Jepeblldrenf de- ;ien~eJ!I ~'ti of S~~~ni. - Seafareni on dlsallWtJ-pen·' 1lon. ' · mm ~... filed Wltli Welfara Plan JIO& later Uwa lU ••11 after 1ur1e17 ..or·-1tar1e'fa'olll hol.PitJI. , . . .. .- ' . ~ - ll'!ll'Sieal sehedaJe. Pa1ments eoatlnae for entire period of dlsablllt:r. . ' , ,/ ' - -~ ~ " ·<t I .1 . "'' 1I In non-sur1le1l eases, benefit paid durlnc period dependent Is hoepltalbed. • ,,,... <. \ Pa,men& for each lllrl.h; dup. llca&e P•JJDent. fer dapUoate bkths. "· " ' • '' ..... . : .. .. Free n·e esamlna· tlcins and, e7e1l11H1 All Seaf1ren. " - •.!erJ .,aua~le FaeDHle• *- ;,e_ars.·. r .. • .... , \ FaelllUa aYallallle la all SM ~rtl. _' .. .,. ....; ,.-- . . - ·~ ., ·_ '· fvnlalled a.Jor'perUcin of 111pJ1Gn to JllllMllC. -~YI- ealendl1' 1e1r. · ...,. All Seafarers under SS and eblldreD of Seafare~ Cllil· . dren .ol deeeued, ePclble siafaren, · .. / .Co;Yen 1n:r ·eoane a& ._,. 10'eredlted eollece: ean lie U• tended for :craduate l&ad7 If & 1eU. no& 1lleCI 1111: . I awarded 11nnaal17, ne· reRned' for .S eafarer. S8,lff- oYer a. ;:.:.foar;rear period. -, ~atlme r~ufre~ent; ' -.iW. Fiie cum one 1ear ol birth. .Fiie marrlia'e Ueente, birth eerU· · fleate witla namea _ .. ol;-JMtla pu enu. . ._, I • Child mut -.lie '-born In ·Uni&ed S&atel, Puerto JUeo, or Uae Vlrcln • 1111nu._ , . J anilable ID Sip portl where ·~ eeliteria Ire maintained. · ; , ·~ . · •au1e se.bae rqalremol~ONL~. . """" ~· · H ••11 ullOre_oa Ulftlq 1114o ' " . '.lbree 1eara' dlaehar1e1 lnehullal' •baslo 1e1tlme re41alrement .- f• Seafarer'. appblnc or f'a&ber •f . eblld -· applJlnc: tramerlp& from ' Ju& sehooli ·collece entruce uua: . Jdten ot reference. 'I< • Special __.,,.. • ~ 1t1•ip•11I- . ..... I Special al.. neen- · ·~·aa17 for reeonr:r not provided b7 hoepUal. . .. i BenefH ·proylded _ npoa · lip. pronl ·b:J ..tnutees after Im• n1 of need. -~ \ I. ...,_, ...i Senie~ -Um• reculremaL : -.... •Buie ·---· I,._ . \ \ . •Jlalie_atDie recUrellllen& ONLY. I "-•P. port - ~IJl..,.fona ~ ~afl!rer. ~ ID . mod SIU poda. .I - . r BenellelarJ eard man lie oD ftJe. ... 'ap.tical For '.&epeliO~a: Notariled afflda'fl& 1Ja~q 1111Plio1i' ier .aU el pre~ · yl... qte"4lir ~-. .' . ·•Basie seatlme reqairtmenL Coyeni deatlp, an:rwhere. . F,or •epeHut1pareat1: J'Ue PAJallle for nr1e11 ID ·hO.pitaJ or-Jn doetor'1 offlee. . An1 beneflela17 named b7 Seafarer, / ; ... •Ba.ie MaternJly • I·< ·;> J. . • "·... Thll la In 1ddltleli to hospital eztrq ~J!.'fltl dependen& inlllt be eoilllled In JaotpHal. In .1ur1lea1 · ease•• henefH paid up to date or 1nrce17. / '. . 1 i h - Fite· dlseharre 1howln1 U 1ean aeatlme (at- least· 4,380 da71l' OD 11hlJ111 for which SIU ,famished erememllers: medical . allstrad 1tathi&' "no& fl& for dut1 perma~ nently.'' I ' -~ -"Ult &o- $Sot mm·••• ••~ sp~elfted ra f35 weekl:r: also ell· iithle for other bene• .fits whe!e 8,PPli· •cable, , •Basie seatime requirement f I Clalin v - ' For ~••opted eldldft•: Jrlle adop. U.oa papen wHJa _P ia• .etflee. . ~ : 1'Jl!ler ~1: ·,1ctoP!ed"'e~1- rerardleu of ace. - Fl!e euollment eard. •airlaSe U. eeme an• ltlrtll eenineate wltla ••ma of lieela .-n11t.. MUhnam ., I trans.,....., ~ at "'$i7.H Heh. ELIGIBILITY t ~, \ All totall:r disabled Seafarer. ·- \" ,• ·-Blocul,_ , . lra1sf11io11 . ' TERMS OF BE_NEFITS BENEFITS - • ' ,.. " ,.••.•• I ' $15 per /da1 room : Wives and married ehD· " · o\etaal eharci!I aji to 'ti~ u1ider 19: adopted ehll- . " fZff/ for·-·11nt 11 dren and l&epeblldren: dedaJ•:· U.ereafter ap pendent puentl of. Seafarer.. to anOO.er · $ZOO, Seafaieni · on dlnbllltJ-pea.; : (Miidmam HID!• -alon. ospital ·eitr:as , • WHO IS COVERED Disa•ililf· ', " EUG iB ILITY TERMS OF BENEFITS '- \ '. '· . Ho- ~ uprradin&' tralnlnc: also enkJ -. kalnlnc· -for new· \ ', ·]1P.cradinl' tr11nhf1 procr~ aiid ent17 tralnlni la nriou portl. -., life~& •Basie seat.bne requirement ONLY, · exeep& for enkJ trallilftl', .. I '' / ._,:: ' '' \ morie ..~ ;. •cu1ar .1 _\ • . ' ·, • ..- ·, r.nw ,_ · · 1i .e~~* &e Se"ilfu~ . . . •OIC,.:itaue.u. ' ~' . . ... .::-.. ~~-· ..... '.:\ - ~~ . ��. . . , = , r . ' . fwciullt ....,. . .f , ... ~ ~~ / ..,.tton. . . _. . . . . . . '"° Nerve Injection• when done for · othe; than surgical · mCdlloll of ., eltdroauttrlatlon._ 17.50 anesthesia, Oimit of 3 Injections), except no payment• : IDfltncllt; '9Jrieile, ~ will be made when done for. dental procedures, 112.50 Incision and Dr1ln1ge, Debrldement. or Removal of foreign bodies requiring hospital residence..............:. 37.50 (lrdvoiafe1 ,.,.., •Df '(ftmllt) lncftPtndent proCedure•• · 112.50 1pra1.,ed ankles or prurit~s . anl... .........~·:............... each -37.50 15.00 Neurolyals (freeing of nerve, or transposition of)......:.... . 112.50 not requiring hospital residence ..........,...:....:........., .... .. VretfwPR'a..Y, pllitta ~tori on Urttht1; lncludlno Occipital nerve, evulsion (separating) of........................ .. 60.00 h~dlli . ot epfllfldl111, eompltt• procedure...""" t.12.50 NOTEs Pl1r~nic nerve, transettion (dividing ·in two) of............... . 37.50 Urtthftlrm.PY (~uture, of yrtthral wound ~fury)..,..... 75.00 - 1. Where debrfdement and suturing both subscribed to, pay .l?oth fees. / Retrogasserlan neuretomy (cutting of nerve) for trigeUrtthroitomv (cutting Into urethr•) Independent pro1 eec:luN •••••••••'"'''";,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 75.00 minal neuralgia (tic douloureux) ............~ ........................ 300.00 2. Removal of bone plates or pins except removal of Spinal nerve roots, transection (dividing in two) of........ 300.00 Urethrotomy (cutting Into urethr1) opH . oper~tfon, traction pins or other traction appliances (as this ·11 always 1 separate an~ distinct procedure).., ....... 37.50 i Sympathectomies (cutting of · sympathetic ·nerve) of . 75.00 cervical areas-unilateral .............................................. 150.00 · JOINTS -"bilateral .................................................. 255.00 urethra 1nCl..v1gln1) closure of ...........~ ..........;............. 150.00 . 1 , Sympathectomies (cutting of sympathetic nerve) of ~ Uterua,,cuttlng operitlon on thf~ ~gan ind fta 1ppend· Arthrectomy-pay 1rthrodesi1 fH. -, dorsal, lumbar, sacral areas-unilateral......................... 225.00 _, age• with 1bdomln1I appr01ch (unle11 otherwise Arthrodesia (fusing of folnt, operative ankylosls with or bilateral.. .................... :... 300.00 1pecJfJ1d In_ schedule) ...............;.. ,................ ,................. 150.00 ,,..• without tendon transplant) Vagina, recoriatr.ucJlon of congenital deformity........ ,.. ! .. 112.50 Ankle or ankle and. foot .............................: ................. .. 187.50 Trigeminal ner-vl!!, transection (dividing in two) of............ 300.-0Q.., Vaginal septum, excision of............................................ .. 37.50 Elbow ........................;:••...•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•• ~ •••••••••••• 187.50 , Vagotomy (cutting of vagus nerve in stomach)................ 150.00 Varicocele, e~cllfbn of (removal Qf., varicose swelling Finger, one or more folnta ............. :......:........................ . 112.50 Vestibular nerve, transection (dividing in two) of............ 300.00 · of apermatic cord)-1.tnilateral .................................... .. 75.00 Foot or ankle and foot ...............................:................:.. . 187.50 OBSTETRICAL PROCEDURES · ~ btlate,al ...................................... .. . 112.50 Hip ...•.•.•••••.•.•••...• .-.•..•••.•....••••.••••••.•••••.••.•••••.•••••••••.••••.•••• 225.00 Delivery ~f child or children.............................................. 100.00 187.50 Vasectomy {removal of VII deferens)-unilateral ........... . 30.00 Knee •••.••••••••••••••••••• .'•••••.••••.••••• : •.••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••.••-•.•••• Shoulder ...................................................::::.................. . 187.50 Caesarean section, Including delivery.......................... '-'-.. 15o.oq • bilateral.. ........... . 45.00 Spi.ne, Including aacrolliac,. except ~oc:_cyx.................. .. 225.00 Abdo.hinal operation for extra·u.terine or ectopii:: Vasotom.y {cutting qf v11 deferens) or ligation. (one or pregnancy ...................................................................... 150.oc; Wrist ............................................................................ .. 187.50 , both aldes-independent..procedure)-unilater_al ........ .. 2~.50 Miscarriage ........................................ .".:...... :-: .. 37.50 functional -restoration of · bilateral : .......... . 97.50 Anthroplasty (reconstruttion, NOTE: This fee payable wh.ere fhere is a surgical~y induced or 1 Ventrofixatlon. (flx1tion of uterus-hysteropexy).... .",...... .. 150.00 Joint with or without bone or fascia I graft) spontaneous miscarriage or abortion. · Ankle, or foot and ankle................................................. 225.00 VeJltroauspenslon (suspension of uterus) ....................... .. 150.00 : If there is a spontaneous abortion or miscarriage, surgical Elbow ........................................................... , .... :· ............. · 225.00 Vesic:ulectomy;(re!1'0v~I of seminal vealcle)-unllateral.. .. 150.00 • · manipulation may be presumed. Finger, Including met11carpal-phalangeal f~int......each 112.50 · . · _. bilateral.. .. .. 225.00 When there is a premature birth whether alive or not, pay Foot, or ankle and foot ..................:...................., .......... :. 225.00 Vulvectomy {removal ofwlva)-partlal ·.......................... .. 75.00 delivery, fee. ' . 't 262 .50 H.ip ........................................ ;......................................... ~ complete ......................... 112.50 Knee (except semi-lunar. cartilage) ........ ;-..................... ,~25.00 PARACEtuESIS radical, including r-eglo.nal lyry1ph nOdes .............. ....... .. 187.50 Shoulder ............. ,............_................................................ 225.00 Tapping (of abdomen, che~t( bladder other than catJieSpine (including intervertebral disc operations)............ 225.00 terization ear drum, hydrocele, joint, or bone) ........... . 22.50· • GLANDS Tempero-mandibular .................................... :................. ·187.50 Eye (anterior chamber for inflammatory exudate or 9'MPH GLAND.S· · . • Toes, including metatarso-phalangeal joint.::.:....:..each 112.50 glaucoma) ............................................................... . 30.00 \!lrist ....._. ................................... :...................................... 225.00 Ex_r;ision of lymph. n~de for diagnosis or biopsy.......... 20.00 Spine lymphadene~to.my, radical, upper neck or axillaArthrotoiny (incltlon Into Joint-independent procedu e . Simple spinal puncture ........................................... . 22.50 unllateral . ...................... :~...................... :..................... 150.00 -with exploration and drainage or'removal of loose or Myelography, spinal puncture for (exclusive of · , : .bilater.J: · ...: ..:......... '.:..... :.................... :.....::................ :. 187.50 foreign body) X·rays) ................................................................ 45.00 Ankle .......... ;................................................................... 112.50 Lymphadenectomy, radical, cervic.,I or groin- . l?neumoencephalography, spinal puncture for Elbow ..................................................-r. ............. 7 ........ . 112.50 uriilat~r:.aJ . ............. :~ ..................... .'...:,....................... .. 187.50 (exclusive of X·rays) ..................,. ...................... . 45.00 / . Finger .................................:...:......:......................... each 37.50 Ventricle · · bilate:ral· .................................................................. :... 225.00 Foot (including bunionectomy) ..................................... . 75.00 Ventriculography, including drill ·.tap or tapa . Simple excl•ion of complete lymph node for tubercuHand, ................................ ~ .......................................... .. .75.00 (exclusive of X·rays)..;1 ................................ :...... . 75.00 , 1 lo~is, etc. ........................................................... :........ 75.00 Hip ................. :......................................... :.................... .. 112.50 ., Mlrilmar:y Glands-See Breast · . · . PILONIDAL CYST OR SIN.US Kne! (except. s_emi-luhar. ~artilage) ............... ;............. .. 112.50 • .. ·-._ t • Semi-tuner cartilage excision ....................................... . 150.00 Excision (removal) of............................................. ,........... .. 75.00 SAi.i~ARY GLANDS .... )... :.:................:............. ;....:::............:... :...... .. 112.50 Shoulder P1rotid abscess, drainage of......................... :............... . 37 50 ,., PLASTIC OPERATIONS 1Parotid gland, 'removal of ....................... ,..........~ .....-.... 112:50 . · Tempero-mandibular ....................... :........ ::.................. .. 112.50 Toes .........................................,..................:.............each 37.50 ythere the operation is described ~s being done ·in Parotld tumor, removal of, benign ...... ~ ..................... .. ll 2•50 Wrist ......., ......... ,..: ;:; ................................~ ........ -.:>··· .. ···· .. _ 1~2.50 . . multiple '. stages only one fee will be allowed for the Parotid tumor, removal of, mixed or ·malignant........ .. l50.00 52.50. Ma.l'llpulation of foint un~er j1ner1I Hestllesi• disloca· · complete procedure.. . _ Ranula {retention cyst of mo.uth) excision of............... . . Anoplasty (plastic operation for imperforate anus or · Salivary ffstula (abnormal opening ·or tract) closure of 75.oo-5 tions excluded, including application, of cast or traction . stricture) .........................: .................................. ,............. 150.00 Sla_lolithotomy (removal of salivary calculus)............ .. 37.50 .· · Ankle .........................................................:....., ............. .. 37.50 Elbow ..................... :........................., ........:................... .. 37.50 Cleft Palat~Palatoplasty-(plastic operation f~r deft palate) SUbmaxillary gland, excision of .....................:............. . .75.00 . I ,Hip .. :........................... ,..... i ............................................. 37.50 one stage operation........................................................ 150.00 THYROID AND OTHER ENDOCRINE GLA~DS Knee •••.• ,••.•.•••••••.•••••••.•••••..••••••••.•\·•••••.••• ~ •.•••••.•..•••••••••••.•• 37.50 tWo stage operation ...........; .................................,........ 187.50 , Sh~ulder ........................................................................ .. 37.So GOllRE . . . with harelip operJtion ................................... :................ 262.50 Wrist "?.'"'''"'''"; ...... : .......'; ...... :.; ................................... .. 37.50 · Ear.....Otoplaaty (plastic repair-for protruc;ling ears) Hef!1ithyroldectomy (removal of part of thyroid):.-.......... 150.0d Spine (with hospitalizatlon and lmmoblliz~tion).....:... . 52.50 · each ear.................... :.., ..... ::............................................ 75.00 lsthmectomy (removal of isthmus of thyroid) ............. : · 15(1.00 1 Club foot (with-application of cast)...................... initial 15.00 1 ligation (tv.ing off) . of thyroid arteries ·not followed Otoplasty (plastic reconstruction of ear with graft · / . subsequent . 15.00 by thyroldectomy-. · ( . , . · of akin or cartilage) .................................. each ear 150.00 . maximum either foot }50.00 Epispa_dias . (plastic operation on urethra) complete o'ne or more at one operatiOn................................ 75.00 ·or. mor.e stage operation;-.."::-........................... 112.50 Paracentesis .. ,....: ..................................:.:.......................... . 22.50 procedure ..............>. ..... , ....................., ............... . ... . ; ....... 112.50 lapsuloplasty_;Pay arthri:>plasty.'.fee .Re~oval G_if ·adeno.m.a..or benign tumor of thyroid Eyelid-Operation for ectropion (repair of eyelid .folded . ,1 no payment. for X:ray treatment of thyroid).......... 150.00 Capsulotomy-Pey ,arthrofo~y fee out) .................. ;.,.................. ;......................................... ~ _105.00 .. . I ~ ' lhyrold, r~mnant, .eicclsion of ........ ,.................. ;.;z:...... 150.00 Operation-for entropion (repair of eyelid·folded in) 105.00 LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS <Thyroid,-removal. of., c~mplete or sub-total .(complete . . . .,·Ptsosis (correction of drooping eyelid) operation ,,. Pr~du~it) J~~l.udlng ligation of thyroid arteries, Achilles.tendon, lengthenii{g or shortening.:.:................ .. 75.00 ' comi>Jete, each eyelid ..........,................................ .. 7~.00 to be ,treated aa one operation ........ ;................ ~ ...... ,, 225.00 Bakers cys(, ex_clsiorr of.:........................ ;.......................... . 75.00 Fatty tissue,' removal of excess .....................~ ................... . 7:J.00 Adren1lectomy, partial or total (removal of part or . Ganglion (£Yst "of tendon sheath) excision of................. . 3l.50 feet, ·webbing of (syndactylism) ........................ each foot 75.00 of adrenal gland) ~ ........................:........................ 300.00 ligaments ancJ tendons, cutt{!!g or (ransplant-single .... .. 75.00\ with· skin grafting .........: ............. ~ ............................. .. 112.50 Carotid body tumor, excision_of.. ~ ......... .-..., ....:.......... , 15Q.OO . 111ultiple.• 112.50 Grafts (complete procedure) Hypophysecto~y '(removal of hypophysis) ............. :.... , 300.00 Suture of avulsed (torn ·away) tendon ·to skeletal attach• ' Arterial (see ARTERIES. & VEINS) .Pat~thyroide.ctomy_ hmoval o~ para thyroids).......;.... 2~5.00 -ment-=single· ... :.::~~ ...........: ..........................-................. . 75.00 Bone (obtaining bone graft material from another ·-Plnealectoniy (removal of' pineal body)...............~......... 300.00 Synovltl~, 1te~oslng (r~le~s' of ~ontracted t endo.n sheath) 75.00 part of 6ody) .........................,.................................... 37.50 1 1 .. ............ 52.50 Tliymectomy (rem0val of thymus gfand)...................:.. 225.00 Tendon, suturing of-single ................................. ·Skin-not more than··2· square inches............................ 37.50 , __r''.JJ.", "i . multiP.I• .. ~ .... :~·.......... ~............. ~.!..... .:... · 75.00 . 2 to 25 aquar~ inches........................................ 75.00 ,75.00 . T~notomy (cutting of tendon)-single -.:: ..........: ..:............ .. • HEART OR CARDIAC · 25 to 50 square inches........................................ 150.00 . ., _multiple-: ......................... .. 112.50 50 to 100 square inches...................................... 225.00 Angiogram; ·cutting op·eratlon for exposure of vessel.... . 37.50 or stenosing aynovitis (r~lease of conTrigger finger, Over 100 square inches ....:................................... 300.00 AQrta, coarctation of, correction of ................................. 300.00 tracted tenaon sheath)...., .............................................. . 75.00 Tul:fe graft ...............~ ..... ,...:.......... ,............................':.... · 225.00 Arteriogram, cu~ing OR.~ratlon' for exposvre· of .vessel.. . 37.50 . I . NOTE: Where scar tiss~e, ulcerations, tumors etc. are · Cerdlorihapy (suture of heart wound· or injury)............ - 3.00.00 NOTE: Club foot open operations · are payable under '"Cutting removed and skin grafting necessary after these proli:ito Joint"-~37.5Q plus cutting Operation 00 tendon--$75 Cardlotomy 1 (cutting Into heart) with. exploration or cedures, two fees are payable. · · -ceach foot) · . removal o'~ foreign l>Ody.:................ -............................ 300.00 Hands, webbing of (syndactylism) .................. each hand 75.00 ' C.theteFfz1tion of -heart .(independent complete . pro· ' with skil'! grafting. .......: ................................................. . 112.50 ' cede.ire) .. : ... :.. :..........\·.......................... :.........................:. • 75.po• , MUSCLES, AND FAS~IA _ Harelip-unilateral ..................:......................................... .. 112.50 Coniini.s.sur~io'my (oper,atlon on valve of heotr!)................ 300.00 , Biopsy ................; ........................................................... :.., .• 37.50 bilateral ................-:: .................................... ~ ...... .. 150,00 Conge~ltal'. defects, correctJ.~n;·oL such a, patent ductu1 DiiP,hragm 'rupture, iutu~e of (transthora~ic ~ppr~ach) . .... 300.00 combined with palatop!as)' ............................ .. 262.50 . . (abdomln~I approach) :....... 187.50 . •rterlosls, · (Oar.ctatlon ,of •ort1, plllmonary stenosls.... . 300.00 Hypospadias , (plasfl.c operation on urethra) compl~te Patent ductus aritfriosla, ·correctfoii of:............................. 3d0.00 ..Oupuytren'I Contracture ·(hand).....................:..each hand'-· 75.00 p:-ocedure ......................... ~ ··················· ......~ ................... . 112.50 PerlcardleGtQmy (operation on pericardium of heart)...... 300.00 Fasciotomy. (cutting ·of fasc.ia) ...........:...........~.:...~.: .......... .. _75.00 Nose-Rhlnoplasty-all reconstruCtion operations ........... . 75.00 My01ThaphY (suture of. mu,cle)pf quadriceps or .biceps . 75.00 Otc>plasty (f>la'stic repair-for protruding ears) ....each ear ' 75.00 . Pericardloeenteili Cpun~ure pf ·pericirdia~ apace for .,. ispiratlon) ....,..... ,, ......,................. ,.................................. , _22.SO Scatenotomy (cutting of scalenus muscle in,neck with or Otoplasty fPlas1ic reconstruction of ..oear with graft of ' · Perfcl!ralotorny (~uttlng Into peric1trdlum of heartrwit~ wltfiout r~sectfon of cervical rlb)-unilat•r~I. ................ 112.50 skin or cartilage)..........:.... :.... :......................... each ear- 150.00 · , 'i•xploration, Clralnage•or removal of foreign body.. ;..... 300.00 • 1 bllattre1:........:........ 150.00 Palatoplasty-(plastic operation fo~ cleft palate) .. • · f · \ Sternotleid9J11astoid muscle, cutting .of'............. ~· 112.50 one stage ,operation .........................,................ ,........:.. . 150.00_ ·PuIm.on1'ry ateri.0111~,correctlon o .............. ?. ................. ~.... 300•00 · ... • • ~. tJ.)-o ti f ' ·1 ,/ ............ • "" V1lvul9cfomy:(9peratlon on valve of heart).................:.... 300.00 · ·•0 rt•co 11 is,,,..,. nee~ pera on or........~; ....... e............... . 1l2'~5o two' stage operation ..................................................... .. -187.50 . Wal.,.•I t (I nc;s9f'!_O II f valvi>"of heart) ............................ · /for with harelip oper.ation ............................................ u .. . . 2~2~0 . .. .... oomy ·. .,'200.00 , Wry neck (torticollis)--operation • , ....,....\ .....................: .• 112;50 . Rhinoplastv, (pfistic operation on r:iose) complete pro-· . · · ·· . ",, HiRNIA · . ... · \ . NERVES · cedur.e ............................................................................. . · Herni9to:nl~hernfcirrflapy.:'.ht'rnlopl~sty >- -:_ • ~ Brachlal prexus, exploration of Q.ndepe~ent prOc:eCfl.!r~) 225.00 Scar tissue, excision of .......:.... :.................................. :...... 1lngle-lngulnaJr femorJSI, umt>lllcal, ventral or Jnclsion · 150.00 ,. Gangjlon Jofeetlons whttn' done for other· t~an 1urgtcal Skin, correction C!f contracture, without 'grafting.............. ~lhlteral-lnguln1I, or 'femoral.. ............:.............. ~ .. ~....~ 187.50 ·~~e1ia-(limlt of~>~· ................... '.' .............._.........~a;h Ski~LPlaning-by wire brush or aaodpa.pering:......... ~....... hlital or ·dl1phr1g'matfc .,.. ,....... ;·.............:...........!.?,........ . 300.00 - ~0Ubpharyngeal'1llerle, reMtetion o~ ........................ ,.. .. Skin, removal of excess ...................................... ..:.......... .. fnJ!c.tlon method,, 81'lflrt -ic;Oune of tre1,tment . - ,. · , . · . lnfraorbltitl or 1uprit~rblt1I nerve, ewlsion (HP.rating) Syn~actylism (webbing of hand or foot) .. \...............eech C-.:_ia1-I- ' ·• '' . ~ ;_,,>. • ··75•00' na1 .....__ of I"" ••t••••••••••••••••••••••u••••••••••••••••••••••••••• *' " . t I • -~···IW ·~··•·••••••••••.••••••••••••••••·~·•'••••••••••••••••••••••••••t"•••• ..••••••..• ••r rni-Lfnn ~~RI ·~• (~onlin11etl On P11gl·B) lllOr• th•~ M.ml1.:•••• ~ ••••:~:........;. •• .-.';.............:..........; ! 112.~ Nerve, ayturlng of lccldMtil ·aever8n~ of•.:•••• ~ .. INCISION AND DIAINAGI SHHllilltilt!,llffH+ffHfts;..._f fftHtt.:.. ............. ,taatr. u,:tr:::~:; 'fl!':t.u'(,&~;;;;:~·i· ..;;;~j~g....b;;:;;;;;~' m ........: ...... . I • . tWo .all • ,, ... .. ·' ... one. '""'i . ,.,,. ~ ,.., .. • - •'i l'" • ,, • • • ~ • • .:,: ....... . .. ;..;, ... .. \ .. ,.. \ .cf. ··"* ' . . .! - / • �( C1rmsir:ilel F'o~ - - rag• 7) -c. •. "' .A , ;_ ,w_ith skin gnlftii'lg .: .........::. ..........;.........;...:...........:.......: · 112:30 , •· %j)lastv.. ............................... 1............................... : .............~.. • 52;5J)flOTE: For undercutting! no .fee payable :. , ·' · RECTUM ,. NOTE· Where any of b~~w pr.ocedures are ac:c:9mpflsfied 3. by electr,o-coagulation or electr&-dessicat·ion fee ls payable~· Abscess~ ini:ision' end' drainage of ischi~ctal, perlanal, · IObMUCO!JS-req,uirJ." 9 hospital tesicfenca •••:.__ ,.,_,,,.,. • • •• - r not requiri(l9 bi>spit~I resiaence· ........,: \.. ·15.00 52.50 ·:incision- and .dtainaga of '.lup,raelevator ace.a .._, __ .,:. Anoplasty (pla.stic ope~f ion) for imperforat~ 0r stricture , 3f.so· enus I - 37.!j.O 75.0'J 11'2.50 - 75.0Q ' ,. · ~ "'37.50 '7.5.00 ·B.00 3(}.()(). r .,_ 225.00 !.- '· - :-.· .,... 7.50 . 2.00 7.50. 3.00 'r ~1.50 ~- _. I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RED OIL $ CRACK US-RUNAWAY TIES CORSAIR CRASH KILLS 5 SEAFARERS SIU WINS OT FOR SEA REFUELING IMWU TIES UP RUNAWAY SHIPS; INJUNCTION DENIED GOV’T PRESSURES NLRB TO RULE FOR RUNAWAYS SIU DEFEATS HOFFA AGAIN IN SAN JUAN OWNERS FOUL UP SHIP; SKIPPER TAKES THE RAP SIU HALLS WILL SERVE THANKSGIVING DAY DINNERS BOSSES LAID HARD WORK AS UNEMPLOYMENT RISES FACT FINDERS’ REPORT ON RAIL TUG DISPUTE EXPECTED NEXT MONTH IBU JERSEY HOME NEARS COMPLETION FERRYBOAT EMPLOYEES STEINBERENNER REPS MEET IN DETROIT TO PROPOSE WORK RULES URGE EARLY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PENSION LIST NEARS 200 – MARK ATLANTIC FISHERMEN NOW KICKING OFF NEW PROGRAMS FOR UNION, INDUSTRY 40-56% WAGE INCREASES, FRINGE BENEFIT GAINS WON WAGE PARLEY NETS 7% HIKE FOR MFOW, MCS, SUP MEMBERS JAY KAY EMPLOYEES CHOOSE STEWARDS FOLLOWING SIU’S ELECTION VICTORY MA PLANS FOR SECOND ATOMIC SHIP CITY MAY BID FOR MANHATTAN BEACH Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 19  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2c8fb66da7c49de1f040f04b7d7d3013.PDF 1d48acbf3b8229989da697957a817020 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG •/ftVV;' • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO GULFTUGBOATS GO SlU IN NUS VOTING pi " f: -Story On Page S l"i I - SlU Safely Rep Reports Cains ToNaf'l Council I? . • m ( -Story On Page 2 SlU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT Voting Instructions m „ ^ Harry O'Reilly, executive secretary ruSSCS MWuy* the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, died after a long illness In his Chicago home. He played a major role in building up the strength of the marine union department. (Story on Page 3). Sample Ballot m • Candidates' Photos And Biographies —See Centerfold '••1 .' ^ .4 i/U ••s • 71 '• 1 •' y • ^ A • Seatrdn New York crew receives citation from Joe. Alginait^^ 90tCty VffOf lOfla safety director, SIU Welfare Plan, for long safety record. Sea^«o •*:5-:\' ^ ^ train labor relations representative R, C» Chapdelaine is at extreme rights .-i. '-—.; !iAj .r; �«!,• Emilia Gets SIU Award SIU SAFETY DIREaOR SPEAKSt Unions Musf Hme Safety Role^ Natl Council Told CHICAGO—Ship operators attending the Marine Section of the National Safety Coun­ cil here were told that the best and most-successful approach to ship safety is through joint labor-management action. Speaking at the annual conference of the Marine Section, Joe Algina, director of the Safety The paper, entitled "Blue Print Company has won top honors in Department, Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan, also questioned the for Sea Safety: A Joint Labor- National Safety Council competi­ validity, of existing accident statis­ Management Approach," was pre­ tion.) Progress through the Joint Safe­ tics and called for a new effort to sented at the fourth session of the set up truly-accurate and repre­ meeting, October 20, at the ty Program of the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan was outlined in the ad­ sentative figures on shipboard LaSalle Hotel. safety. As a result of the program, dress. Algina pointed out tluil the Algina scored sporadic effects encouraging progress is being joint program was set up by the by management to deprive seamen made in reducing shipboard ac­ SIU Atlantic and Gulf District and of their livelihood because they cidents, he noted. For example, its contracted steamship companies, covering about 250 ships of all may have had an accident aboard one company reported the number of accidents cut in half since 1958. types operated by more than 60 ship. Another shows a cut of just under American-flag companies. His presentation marked the The accident "statistics" on the first time that a representative of 20 percent and others show acci­ merchant marine, which always SIU Safety Award is displayed by the gang on the Emilia after the joint union-management safety dent reductions of between five picture the industry as having the program had been given the plat­ and 11 percent. presentation in Philadelphia. Award honors six months of acci­ (For the past two years' running, worst safety record in industry, form at a Safety Council meeting dent-free operation during first half of 1960. Certificate is held were disputed by Algina. "We the SlH-manned Alcoa Steamship to express his views. by Capt. Frank Edwards, master of the vessels Kneeling (left) is don't buy the figures." he declared. SIU ship's delegate John Reed. "There are all kinds of numbers thrown at us in this business," Algina noted. "What I would like to know is why "nobody can seem to agree on what to accept and what to throw out? No^ne yet has 0 a fair measure to compare the (The following consists of excerpts from an address by Joe Algina, safety record of seamen with the director of the Safety Department, Seafarers Welfare Plan, at the record of workers in other indus­ tries," he continued. National Safety Council meeting in Chicago.) . . The fact is nobody has a monopoly on safety. No one has Algina suggested that the Ma­ Seafarers will start going to the polls on Tuesday, Novem­ the cure-all, but we at the SIU believe we have the remedy closest rine Section compile accident sta­ ber 1, as the SlU's 60-day election gets underway in all ports. to it. This is the Joint Safety Program of the' Seafarers Welfare tistics based on a 16-hour day. "You're not going to sell seamen On the ballot are 74 qualified candidates competing for 43 Plan. ... "Sometimes it may seem like it, but no one goes out of,, his on safety if you give them a bad elective posts. way to get hurt. You can't stop a man from earning a livelihood name every chance you get." by the membership, additional In preparation for the two- copies of the supplement have The hazardous nature of seafar­ because you think he might have an accident. "As far as the accidents are concerned,*they happen even on the ing was also noted in the address. month vote, the SEAFARERS been printed so as to provide 100 best-run • ship with a well-trained crew. Ships are designed with Accidents can happen on the best- LOG has printed a special election copies for each candidate to utilize built-in hazards that have been regarded as part of the routine of run ships with well-trained crews, Algina stated. "Ships are designed supplement in this issue, contain­ as he so desires. life at sea. . 'Voting Through December 31 "The idea of a full-time, joint labor-management campaign with built-in hazards that have ing photographs and biographical Under the ' SIU constitutional against accidents is not a new one in industry. It's still fairly new been regarded as part of the rou­ data submitted by all the candi­ provisions governing voting, bal­ dates, a reproduction of the ballot tine of life at sea," he said. Dan­ in shipping, but it's showing up as a success. , . . loting will be conducted on all "The joint approach was tried for many reasons. One was to do gerous ladders, and deck and en­ and the text of the SIU Constitu­ days from November 1 through away with the scatter-gun approach to safety training and educa­ gine room equipment are the tradi­ tion's provisions governing the con­ December 31, exclusive of Sundays duct of the election. tion that existed before. Another was to recognize everybody's tional hazards at sea. or holidays legally recognized in Election Notice Mailed The joint safety program, Algina stake in safety, the company, the seaman'and the union. . . . the city or state In which the port "The sailor has always been hostile to any kind of handout by said, is conducting a safety poster In addition, as required -by office is located. Voting will bo the shipowner when he wap't asked. He's suspicious, because even contest, pushing a safety film pro­ Federal law, a notice of the elec­ between the hours of 9 AM and basic improvements in conditions aboard ship came about the gram and issues a monthly safety tion has been mailed out well in 5 PM daily and 9 to 12 on Satur- * bulletin. It also checks out details advance of the voting to the lasthard way in this industry, not through company generosity. days. "With the companies and the union working together on safety, on all accidents reported by,com­ known home address of every mem­ The 43 elective posts are for < seamen are encouraged to take part in safety meetings aboard panies, giving information: to con-, ber qualified to vote. Besides the headquarters and for seven con­ ship and to throw in safety suggestions that may do some- good. centr'ate on the items that seem to notice, the Union included a stitutional ports unijer the revised*' "The joint department also checks out details'on all accidents cause the most trouble. sample ballot, the minutes of the constitution—^New York, Philadel­ Management has safety programs SIU Executive Board meeting of reported by the companies to our office on a special form. This is phia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Or­ the raw material that is digested by . IBM to tell us where on the to suit its own needs, Algina noted. October 3 and a list of Union halls ship accidents are happening, how, why and to whom. No names The joint program looks after the in which balloting wiU take place. leans, Houston and Detroit. Other ports will continue -to function but ' overall problem and works through are involved. As per the decision of the SIU will be serviced by joint patrolmen "Besides the change of attitude on all sides, and this is im­ individual companies^ Executive Board meeting on Octo­ NoneL.ef.-tke safety-improvements ber 3, and subsequently approved assigned from one of the constitu- ' portant, the record clearly shows far less accidents today than in tional ports. previous years and fewer costly, disabling'opes most of all. Among came about easily, Algina w^ned. the major companies, one reports the number of accidents sliced "There ,is no miracle worker in in half since 1958; another shows a cut just, under 20 percent and "this field, and safety work has another about 10-11 percent." Others show declines between 5 .never been only hearts and flavors, and 10 percent. And all of this, remember, covers 1959 only. .. it needs plenty of team-work on all "I'd like to put in my pitch here to add to the usual wrangle sides," he stated. Shipping company safety direc­ over accident statistics. There are all kinds of numbers thrown at tors and other industry spokesmen us in this business. I'll leave them to the experts. ; . . "What I would like to know is why nobody can seem to agree attended the, Marine Section con­ vention of the Safety Council, in The SIU Inland Boatman The SIU Industrial Worker on what to accept and what to throw out. —Pages 8, 9 "The National Safety Council, right here in Chicago, publishes addition to representatives of the •^Page 25 a set of numbers every year about accident rates in industry, US Coast Guard, barge line oper­ including the maritime industry. The maritime industry' figure takes ators and stevedoring operators. SIU Social Security Dep't SIU Safety Department in four groups, one of which is merchant seamen. This figure is —Page 7 —Pages 12, 13, 14 usually the lowest of the lot but it also covers a bare handful of companies. In addition, it's based on an eight-hour day only. SIU Medical Department "Yet every time you hear or' read a figure about the maritime Oct., Vor. XXII, No. I« —Page 19 industry, referring to merchant seamen, the highest possible and The Pacific Coast Seafarer • least accurate figure is used. ... _ —Pages 22, 23 "The Marine Section right here compiles a more representative SIU Food, Ship Sanitation figure on accidents among seamen, reflecting the 24-hour day at PAOI. President Dep't •* —Page 20 sea and many more ships and companies. It seems to.be recognized The Great Lakes Seafarer • HEmnr BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ —^Pages-lO, 11 that any 24-hour statistic is accurate because it happens to represent MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN * ARTHUR, the full legal liability of the shipowner. But it doesn't take into Ai MARION, JCBAIILES BEAUMET, ARTHUR Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 account that even a sailor sleeps sometime in every 24 and statistics SEOAL, ALBERT AMATBAU, JOHN BHAzn., • Staff Writers. can't cover every contingency. The Fisherman and NUlquartert "A 16-hour figure, putting aside the liability issue, would cover A&G Deep Sea Shipping Cannery Worker the- Seafarer* International Union, At­ the realities of life at sea and this kind of standard could become lantic Gulf, Lake* and Inland Water* —page.18 .Report —Page 6 Dl*triet, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avenuo. acceptable to everybody." Brooklyn 32, NV. Tol, HYeeinth »4tOO. "YouVe not going to sell seamen on safety if you give them a Second ciats poatage paid at the 'Peat in Brooklyn, NY^ under the Act The Coiwdiaii Seafarer bad name every chanCe you J get. It's time for a fresh look at the Office' Shipboard News of Aug. 24, MI?. , i -21 whole picture in this industry." . i. -rPagea 27,28, 29, 30 EXCERPTS FROM SAFETY ADDRESS I: omnnim SE^FA.RfE>S^S^t.O:Gi SIU Members Sent . Union Vote Details INDEX i! I? li "• ll ?'• Jf! If' -• 1' "••' ft ^; To Departments SEAFARERS LOG /J -:• • •• I, • 'L -i' <(.- |i " �SEAFARERS Hany O'Reilly Dies; Helped Build Up MTD Harry E. O'Reilly, executive secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, passed away on Sunday, October 2, at his Chicago home after a long illness. He was 61 years old. • In his position as MTD ad­ ministrative officer, O'Reilly succeeded In greatly expanding , and strengthening the organization, which is the recognized spokesman i! J of American maritime workers. At the time of his election to the MTD post in 1956, the organization' consisted of ten unions in the mari­ time trades. At his death, he left a thriving Department to which 30 international unions had affiliated, representing millions of American workers, several hundred thousand of them in the maritime area. In fact, O'Reilly had been instru­ mental in setting up the MTD back in 1946. Port Councils O'Reilly had also set up an The (ale Harry E. O'Reilly, effective network of maritime port executive secretary of the councils in virtually every major A^t-CIO Maritime , Trades seaport as well as on the Great ^ Lakes. Department, is pictured ad­ O'ReUly came to tne Maritime dressing an outdoor meeting. Trades Department after many / years of successful organizing and ury Department's war bond cam­ administrative work in the Ameri­ paign. can Federation of Labor. A native In 1948, O'ReiUy's organizing of Chicago, O'Reilly first went to record was rewarded when he was ^work at the age of 17 and promptly named national Director of Or­ Joined the Railway Clerks Union. ganization for the AFL. It was _ Nine years later he left the Rail­ from this position that he became way industry and joined the milk the MTD's executive secretarydrivers local union of the Team- treasurer. asters in Chicago. He immediately Tribute to O'Reilly as a trade plunged into union activity as a unionist came from all sections of volunteer organizer and his effec­ the labor movement. MTD Presi­ tiveness won for him an appoint­ dent Paul Hall noted that O'Reilly ment as general organizer and as- "had performed outstanding serv­ ^ sistant to the president of the ice to maritime workers in the Chicago Federation of Labor. development of the department since its inception." AFL Regional Director O'Reilly is survived by his wil'e, ^ In 1938, the late William Green, Mrs. Thelma O'Reilly of Chicagb, then president of the AFL, ap­ and two daughters. Burial took pointed O'Reilly midwest regional place at St. Mary's Cemetery in director of the AFL. In this post Chicago, after funeral ceremonies he was responsible for AFL activi- attended by representatives of the ' ties throughout the middle west. AFL-CIO, the SIU and many During World War II, O'Reilly other unions. SIUNA President served as AFL representative on Paul Hall and First Vice-President the regional War Labor Board and Morris Weisberger attended on be­ Labor representative in the Treas- half of the international union. IOC rai*'TktM SIU Big Winner In Gulf Tug Vote 3. The known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other security holders owning or holding one per cent or more cf total amount of bonds, mort­ gages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or se­ curity holder appears upon the books of the company as trustees or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the state­ ments in the two paragraphs shmy the affiant's fuU knowledge and be­ lief as to the circumstances and con­ ditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than»that of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceeding the date shown above was: (This information is required by the act of June 11, 1960 to be included in all statements regardless of frequency of issue.) 35,000. (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3«th day of September, 1960. John Brazil, Notary Public, (My commission March 30, 1962). '. s. •-a NEW ORLEANS—^Another impressive organizing victory was chalked up here as the SIU continued its drive to sign up seamen and allied maritime work­ ers. The SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union scored a clear-cut election victory in a Labor Board vote among ^^ tion to the Union. Before the a total of 98 men on its boats. All employees of the National NLRB mail ballot began, fhere was told, the various boatmen's divi­ Marine Service fleet. The a movement to get an "independ­ sion under the SIUNA now repre­ ent" union on the ballot in' an sent approximately 8,000 men on final tally was SIU, 70— effort to divide the pro-union sen­ the East Coast, Great Lakes, Gulf no union, 22. timents of the crewmembers. Coast and Pacific Coast. However, the "independent" effort The main office of the company National Marine Serv­ failed to arouse sufficient interest, has moved from New Orleans ta ice operates eight boats on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and New Orleans, as well as in the Gulf proper to Hous­ ton, Lake Charles and other ports. The company handles oil barges and also supplies bunkers to mer­ chant ships. On another front, the SIU's Marine Allied Workers Division in New York scored a two to one victory among employees of the Jay-Kay Corporation. The firm, with two plants in New York, employs between 550 to 650 work­ ers in the busy season. (See story, page 25, for full details). The one-sided SIU victory in the National Marine election came in the face of strong company opposi­ and (he "union" was unable to get on the NLRB ballot. Winning Streak The National Marine_Service vi?tory is the latest in a series of organizing successes for the SIU. In July, 850 railroad tugmen joined the Union as seven railroad tug fleets in New York harbor voted SIU. Then the SIU's Puerto Rican division won a 400-man tuna cannery plant on the island. Na­ tional Packing. Meanwhile, on the Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Dis­ trict won the 19-ship Boland & Cornelius fleet. as well as three other Lakes companies. Pioneer, Buckeye and Sieinbrenner, involv­ ing 47 ships in all. National Marine Ser\'lce employs Philly Hall A Showpiece Statement Of Ownership statement of the ownership, man. agement, and circulation required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, as amended -by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208) showing the ' ownership, management and circula­ tion of SEAFARERS LOG, published monthly at Brooklyn, New York, for September 30, 1960. , 1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business managers are: Pub­ lisher; Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic Gulf, ' Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Edi­ tor: Herbert Brand, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing editor, ;(none). 2. The owner is: (if owned by a corporation its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses ' of stockholders owning or holding one per cent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corpora­ tion, the names and addresses of -the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address as well as toat of each in­ dividual member, must be > given.) Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall,'Presi­ dent, 675 4th- Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. " • Spacious, comfortable recreational and shipping facilities in the new SIU Philadelphia hall are now in operation (top). Modern lounge chairs and decorations make the hall a showplqce. Above, Dispatcher Jimmy Doris (behind counter) registers Seafarers coming off ships in the area. Hall opened on October 4. Houston. Contract negotiations will get underway there just as soon as the Union receives official cer­ tification from the National Labor Relations Board as bargaining agent for the fleet. India Will Drop fox On Crews An additional tax burden on Seafarers—this time by the gov­ ernment of India—is apparently being shelved permanently as a result of SIU and other maritime union protests. The Indian levy, reportedly scaled at a whopping 40 percent of seamen's earnings while in In­ dian ports, would have represented a considerable hardship not only to American seamen but also to those of other countries. Since many shi^s trading with India often spend weeks in the various coastal ports, the tax would have meant a big bite in seamen's pay­ offs. Latest word on the Indian in­ come levy, according to a com­ munication to SIU President Paul Hall from J. D. Randeri, general secretary of the Maritime Union of India, is that' the Indian gov­ ernment is already in the process of amending its tax laws. Amendment In An amendment has been intro­ duced in the Lok Sabba (Indian parliament) exempting American seamen and others from the tax if they remain in Indian harbors 90 days or less. Those who remain over 90 days will apparently still be subject to the tax. For practi­ cal purposes, very few seamen will now be subject to this taxation. The original Indian law was sim­ ilar to a tax procedure which the state of Massachusetts tried to set up last year. The Bay State had at­ tempted to levy a tax on earnings of seamen aboard all ships in its waters, even though the seamen weren't residents of the state, weren't employed by a Massachu­ setts company or never went ashore. The tax plan was scrapped due to Federal regulations barring any withholding from seamen's wages other than for Federal in­ come or Social Security taxes. •I - ::U jj -f I ,] •^1 �smAfAHMH^-i^i^G II '' c t'i ^ .:f•f.•f f' Philadelphia Pi^off Menu Odd? IfsUNDay Aboard Ship Nineteen passenger - carrying shipping companies—along with 15 airlines and 14 railroads—will take part in observing UN Day next Monday by serving international cuisine to travelenf using their services. As far as the shipping outfits are concerned, they will additionally hold international dances and song festivals and fly the flag of the UN aboard their ships. All this is part of a previous agreement designed to honor the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the United Na­ tions, in cooperation with the US Committee For the United Nations. The SIU - contracted Isthmian Carl Francum, carpenter, sigfns articles for shipping commissioner Lines said it intended to work up a special menu that day, listing a before getting discharge on Angelina. In rear are Baldo Coccia, food item and noting the country MAA; and Bill Tregembo, AB. The payoff of the Bull Line vessel from which it originates. Some of at Philadelphia reportedly ran smooth as o whistle. the more exotic dishes to be fea­ tured aboard Isthmian ships that day will include: Baked empanadas —a meat dish fi»m Chile; Shrimp curry, from Ceylon; gado-gado, a mixed salad from Indonesia, and kyet-tha-hin—chicken carrj' from Ceylon. Of course there will be pumpkin pie, the domestic con­ SAN FRANCISCO—Harry Bridges plans to continue his tribution to Seafarers Who might be leary of some exotic dessert like function of setting up conferences of pro-Communist unions halvah after all the strange-sound­ to support the Soviet Union's foreign policies. The latest issue ing dishes; of "The Dispatcher," publica­ The special observations com­ memorate the founding of the tion of the International convention. United Nations in San Francisco in Longshoremen's and Ware­ The invitation follows a continued 1945 at the end of the second housemen's Union, reports that round "of visits by ILWU delegates world war. The Allied powers «- &idges executive board is prepared to European countries, among them tablished the organization to out­ to invite a large delegation of such many Iron Curtain nations. law wars. unions to attend the 1961 ILWU Bridges' open activity in the in­ ternational area was kiriied off in May, 1959, when he ran a pro-Com­ munist conference In Tokyo at which the United States foreign policy was the major target. The conference followed the same line that was used by the Japanese ex-, Almost half • million dollars en its port channel to 400 feet and trmniris who blocked .President worth of contraband gold was expand the turning basin by .300 Eisenhower's visit to that country. found in bars on a Liberian-registry feet. Enlarged port facilities will Subsequently, when Russian Preship after it docked in Calcutta. The cost $20,000,000. The resort city Is mio- Khrushchev visited the United smuggled gold probably came from aiming to catch mare cargo and Hong Kong, to find a market in cruise operations. Calcutta goldsmith shops, — 4 4 4 Red \Union' Heads Get Bddge^ Invite : Maritilkie Roundup i 4" i Hie search for the wreck of the fu^t steamship, tlie Savannah, will shift from underwater to undersand. Divers decided it is not sub­ merged, but buried under sand dimes. Dig^g machines will go to work near Bayshore, Long Is­ 4 4 4 Portsmouth, New Harapshira, cit­ land, to find her. ' izens are planning to put up a pier 4 4 4 able to berth at least four, of the Alexandria, one of tiie great largest ocean-going vessels. They ports of ancient history, will get a want to make the city a big seaport. brand new shipbuilding yard with 4 4 4 the help of the Soviet Union. Down south, Miami plans to wid-. Egnatia is the name of the first ferry between Italy and Greece. It crosses the Adriatic five times a week, and averages 365 passengers and 98 cars on each trip. The run is 150 miles. 4 m IKii •; .ii-'-. ^ ;:i.- . 7-'''{•'.!• • • ; wm/nm mro'cALL 4 4 Two giant Diesel-eieclric Ice­ breakers are being built in Finland for the Russians. The hulls are of all-welded construction with special steel of high impact strength to withstand thidc Arctic ice. Ibe Russians already own the lilggest Stat^ he made a .special point of ice-breaker—the atom-powere'd visiting Bridges' headquarters, go­ ing there t^ce in one day. Lenin. The totest junkets of ILWU dele­ 4 4 4 gations have taken them far and On its maiden voyage, the Ed­ wide from Havana, where they ward Li, Ryerson—^largest ore ves­ signed a manifesto to fi^t in the sel ever on the Great Lakes—-was defense of Cuba, to Moscow. moved as a "dead boat." Four tug­ Among the reports bro^jgbt back, boats and ship-to-shore mooring aae delegate noted of Poland that lines drew her along the Manito- 'coUect^eness has become the best woio River, whkh was dredged and means for the advancement of widened to allow the 736-foot hull these pec^le and they are so well to squeeze through. aware at it that collectiveness isn't 4-4 4 left wheh the day's vwrk ends. A deep-sea tug lowed two ships Instead collectiveness is in their across the Atlantic, one cut up for homes in the form of apartinents scrap inside the other—which was tor the workers . . ^ ' cut up on amval. the trio was This is the delegation's way 6tmade from Buffalo to Britain, reporting the serious overcrowding where scrap prices are highef. io.Pblish housing. LABOR ROUND THE WORLD TRADE UNION MEMBERS IN THE LITTLE PRINCIPALITY OF ADEN, a British colony which guards the southern entrance to the Red Sea, are getting sin assist from the AFL-CIO and- the Interiiational Confederation of Free Trade Unions In fighting-jepressive anti-strike legislation. The Federation has pledged full support to the Aden Trade Union Congress, which 'is protesting the British colony's recentlyenacted laws banning strikes and requiring compulsory arbitration. A two-man ICFTU delegation flew out to Aden to investigate the charges made by the Aden Trade Union Congress, and verified that public service workers in the colony as well as other groups were under the yoke of oppressive legislation. Aden trade unions had called a general strike to protest the new legislaiion. As a result, 180 workers were fired for participating and the union group lost its license to publish its weekly journal. The Aden trade union congress is j'ust four years old and claims ap­ proximately 10,000 members. It has been an affiliate of the ICFTU since its formation. _ 4 4 4 AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE ARISEN OUT of the troubles in the Congo are the lack of an^. adequate legislation on the wage standards and working conditions of workers in Congo industry. Like every other segment of Congo industry and government, there is also a severe shortage of labor specialists- and administrators. As a result, an agreement has been reached between the International Labor Organization and the Congo -government thrqpgh which ILO will send advisers to assist in the drafting of social security legislation and minimum wage provisions for various regions and industries. Training programs will also b.e set up for labor inspector^ and health specialists. Meanwhile, unemployment is a»severe problem in the area, with 75,000 out of work in the capital city of Leopoldville alone. This is half of the city's work force. • 4 4 4 ONE OF'THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE BOOMING economy of Western Europe is how far and fast European unions are going to go to catch up to American standards. In the years that followed World War 11,^ while Europe was rebuilding its wrecked economy with the help of Marshall Plan money. United States unions were forging far ahead in wages and. working conditions. European unions, on the other hand, were being checked by a variety of Government controls, or by the prevalent notion that until the economies got back on their feet there was no point in pushing too hard for wage gains. Consequently, the prevailing pattern was establiriied under which European unions accepted far less in proportion than American un­ ions were getting in their contracts, with the result that the gap be­ tween standards here and abroad grcAy wider and wider. Meanwhile, the economy of many west European nations began to burst at the seams with strength and health. With the advantage of depressed wage levels and relatively new plant, the Europeans started invading traditional American markets as well as .flooding the US dom­ estic^ market with goods. And in return, American firms have started establishing branches overseas by the dozens to take advantage of lower wages and taxes, and to tap the European market. However, it now appears that European unions are Ijecoming re­ latively more aggressive about getting a fair share of the profits of industry. West Germany, in particular, is a case in point where wages have been low and profits astronomical up until now. But ip recent wage settlements, West German unions have been biting sizable chunks for the nation's workers out of the country's' booming econorpy, A very tight labor market and full employment have given the German unions a powerful bargaining weapon to start catching up with wage gains and working conditions in other western countries. For example, there, are 500,000 job openings available, and only 119,000 unempioyed. As a result, unions in the iron and steel industry have been success­ ful in obtaining 40-hour-week contracts while increasing base wages to compensate for the reduction in hours. Other new contracts are falling into an eight to nine percent wage increase pattern. Total wage increases involved will be on the order of $250 million. • 4 4 4 AMERICAN WORKERS WIlO THINK: THAT THEY HAVE BEEN troubled by problems of inflation should take a look at what's been going on in some South American countries. In Brazil, for example, the cost of living went up 52 percent^n just one year. Ctevernment em­ ployees got a 40 percent Increase, but at the rate that the Brazilian government is turning out paper mohey, the increase doesn't amount to much. All of this, of course, is grist for the Communist mill, and while the Communist Party is outlawed in Brazil, it has been making Inroads in the labor movement accordingly. ' 4 4 4 UNEMPLOYMENT SEEMS TO BE CATCHING ACROSS THE BOR­ DER. While in other industrialized nations the rate of unemployment Is low, Canadians are suffering from a relatively high rate of jobless­ ness. The unemployment rate is five percent there. In the United States, the latept uaemployment rate is just under six percent. Stay Put For Jobless Pay * Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing Iheir mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced intmruptiona of ^froin three to five weeks in getting their next fheck after they notified tile state unemployment offices that th^ had moved end changed their mailing addresa. An everj^e ^elay of a month is reported in most cases, causing consid^abie hardship to the men involved. �IMi SEAFARERS LOG ,.-ltM» Vtv* Bloomfield 'Perfect SCHEDULE OF On SA/p Cleanliness A&6MEETINGS HOUSTON—For the second year in a row, Bloomiield Dteamship Company has achieved a 100 percent rating on all of its four ships in the US: Public Health Service ship sanitation inspection. insnection. T This unusual record in ship Department. The company's com­ sanitation by the SlU-con- missary department generally fol­ tracted company was the result of low^ a 50-point program for ship sanitation. The combined efforts have led to 11 straight perfect scores in the inspection on various company vessels. The' SS Lucile Bloomfield received the 100 per cent rating four years in a row, while the SS Neva West also scored perfectly for four straight years. The SS Margarett BrOwn achieved a 100 per cent rating for three straight years while the SS Alice Brown compiled a per­ fect score for two consecutive in­ spection periods. The stewards on the top-rated ships are E. L. de Parller of the Lucile Bloomfield; George E. Hair of the Alice Brown; W. R. Gels of the Neva West, and W. W. Christhan of the Margarett Brown. Ship sanitation Inspections cover such items as drinking water sup­ Hair da Porlier plies, food preparation, food stor­ close cooperation between the age conditions, the cleanliness of steward department of the ships, messrooms and galleys and similar the ships' crews, shore and ship items. Companies receiving sanita­ employees of the company and the tion citations must score at least SIU Food and Ship Sanitation 95 percent on all their ships. Another One For Seafarers Newesl replacement launched lor SlU-contracted Mississippi fleet, the new SS Del Sol creates a fountain of spray as she comes off the ways at New Orleans shipyard. She will be a combination passenger-freighter in African trade. Safety Representative Appointed ln Gulf Area SJU membership meet­ ings are held! regularly Seafarer O. W. "Bill" Moody, who has been employed by the once a month on days in­ SIU in various capacities for a number of years in the Gulf dicated by the SIU Con­ area, has been named Assistant Safety Director by the trustees stitution, at 2:30 PM in of the Seafarers Welfare Plan.f the listed SIU ports below. He will work under the direc­ Moody had been city editor of tha All Seafarers are ex­ tion of Safety Director Joe "Tampa Tiqies." He had also been employed by the "Louisville Cou­ pected to attend. Those Algina. rier-Journal" and the "St. Peters­ Moody will operate out of New who wish to be excused Orleans, and cover the entire Gulf burg Times." should request permission area, visiting the by telegram (be sure to ships, and check­ ing up on the include registration num­ operations of the ber). The next SIU meet­ program in all ings will be: Gulf ports. In the course New York November 7 of hi.S operations, Philadelphia November 8 he will take up Baltimore November 9 safety problems both with the Detroit November 14 WASHINGTON — Indiana's erews of the Houston November 14 ships Moody and the company representa­ "right-to-work" law "has had neg­ NewOrleans November 15 tives in the Gulf area. There will ligible effect on the attraction of plant location or expansion in In­ Mobile November 16 be joint quarterly safety meetings diana," according to a detailed sur­ 'Wreck' Law Creates Few Indiana Jobs in the Gulf of company and Union representatives in which he will participate. The objective will, bd greater efficiency in carrying out the ship­ board safety program with conse­ quent further reduction in the in­ jury rate. NYDockmen Get Seeond Pact Raise A straight time increase of five cents an hour went into the pay envelopes of 30,000 New York waterfront workers on October 1. They also received one more paid holiday during the I960 contract year, bringing the total number of paid holidays to seven. The gains came under a contract negotiated last year by the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion with the New York Shippiifg Association, which represents 153 American and foreign-flag steam­ ship lines doing' business in New York. 'Dockworkers now have a base pay rate of $2.97 per hour. On October 1, 1961, this figure will go up an additional five 'cents an hour, bringing the base figure to $3.02. In a separately negotiated con­ tract, port watchmen, beginning October 1, receive an increase of 24 cents a day. Both contracts are for three years and expire in 19t2. Thanksgiving Day was selected by the longshoremen as their ad­ ditional paid holiday. Moody To Serve On New Orleans Planning Board NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans Mayor Chep Morrison has an­ nounced the appointment of O. W. Moody as a member of th^ city planning commission. He suc­ ceeds Maj. Gen. Raymond E. Flem­ ing, who recently resigned to be­ come adjutant general of Loui­ siana. Moody's term of office on the commission will run until June 30, 1968. In commenting on the ap­ pointment, Mayor Morrison de­ clared that Moody's "extensive newspaper background and wide experience in pOrt and labor prob­ lems will be invaluable to the commission's work." Moody is a member of the New Orleans area AFL-CIO Central La­ bor Council executive committee and secretary to the executive board of the committee on political education. Before coming into the SIU, r)/vE$ArS ArrRAcr VJWB AvomcB... CAi^VWAfe^ l\l\9BLY ON U,9,9r/CBN9rR,fRB9Ti9B IN WORIVWWB CpNmt NEWS u/jfH soMiet Bloc* HEADLINES —n IN REVIEV/ LAhiv^ meron md to or OIL PRODUCnON, fP V(l\CB& IN PACB OP \SORLV\N\Vp OIL 9URPWP. % \ vey by a prominent management research organization. Forbes Marketing Research Inc., reported that only 60 of the 10,503 jobs created by industries which moved into Indiana since the en­ actment of the law in 1957 can be credited to the ban on the unioa shops. The independent research firm interviewed officials of 55 new in­ dustries and 45 companies which conducted major expansions dur­ ing the past three years. •Not A Factor' All of the largest new industries, and 93 of the firms, indicated that the "right-to-work" law was not even a factor in the decision to locate in Indiana. Market location, labor supply and raw material ac­ cess were thq principal factors list­ ed by management. Six of the seven new or expand­ ed companies which did mention the law did not consider it a primary reason for locating in the state. The survey, made at the re­ quest of the Indiana Council for Industrial Peace, demolishes a major argument of • "right-towork" supporters—that the com­ pulsory open shop boosts tha state's economy by attracting new industry. The total number of new jobs brought in by firms which even mentioned the law as a factor . amounted to only 0.6 per cent of the jobs surveyed. pirrsBuRB piMTes DOWN yANKBEB IN IfUGAMBOP WORLD BBRIBS,10-9, ON MAZBROSKI'S 9vmNePR, Am-US,JArMi£SBLBPllST LBADBRMANU/AAASSASSW^ Arep... DBATHMAyLE^DIDUFV&X OAINSIN (SCW£MMBm,7HRBAir£NtNS MFApvs,4BcuRnY mcr. ^HCtYTWO lOBTlN JBT-FROPCRASNIN ^O&TON HARBOR. BlRO^ 9VCRBD /NtO J£r INTAKE BBUENEV RESPONSIBLE toR VIBASTER leBFT WINE AND PRO'CoMfAUNlSr BRitlSH ONIONS EErtEMPORAf^ ^CONTROL OP BRmSH LABOR fmiY, . PASS RBSOLOTlON CAME FOR. BRirtSN to DBSTROYAfOMIO ITEAPCNS WHBIHER ORNOT eoJierONiONXiOESSME, JMIO QMV/!OS^., ABKS U.^, to VPlAY COUPCriON OP OF BRAXIL TO THIS COOUPW. NB^^BRSBY Borscoirr BTARTS covsrm wALiL... ourro BBAT RECORD t BY BRtrmwomNVocrvR e^rwoecLviBfi il!:•N^iSC'.lsr ".IrlC.'.!' n -to REYANV aN.sfiiiauee to NBAW0 iNvBf^mrr AVmiSrRATNESEr-UR.. RED CHINA EAINSYOTBS \N ANNUAL ADMISSIONS rTESTfBIH'FAUSSHoRr <0F REQUIREMENTB. • NIGERIA LMsr , AFRICAN srArEt>EAiN HNv0pENPENce.,.oRmty ^ tRANSltON CONJRASIS JM CONGO CONfVSlOfi, .11 •ffl �-y-fm TvStm SEAFARERS Oteiofeen INf lOG • SEAFARERS — ROTARY SHIPPING ROARS (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) September 1 Through September 30^ 1960 Deep sea shipping activity in SIU ports was good during September when 2,496 Seafarers received employment aboard Union-contracted vessels. These job totals for, the month indicate that aft additional 194 jobs were shipped over the previous period, when 2,302 assignments were filled. Ship activity took a drop during September compared to the previous month. A total of 422 vessels were either paid* off, signed on or serviced in transit during that month: In August 460 ships were serviced. Breaking down the Sep­ tember ship activity figure, there were 12» payoffs, 46 signons and 247 ships in transit. New York handled 95 ships dur­ ing the month, the highest for any port. New Orleans waS Ship Activify next with 52. The tipofl on the shipping rise was the in^ Pay SiRS l» crease in payoffs, with 19 more vessels in that category,, Offi On TroM. TOTAL despite the drop in total ship calls. , Batten I S J3 The highest number of payoffs, 40, were recorded by New Maw Yarfc 4 SI 9li 17 IS York. Next in line was Baltimore, with 18 and New Orleans PbHaMyMa ..11 « BaMmatv ....IS 11 1ft 4S with 17. No payoffs were recorded at either Wilmington or Norfalh ...... 1 1 21 M Jachtoovilla .. 2 2 21 2* Miami. A and B registrations on the beach hit 3,284 men, almost exactly the same as in the previous month, which found 3,289 men on the beach on the last shipping day. Best port for shipping during September was Houstoni where 628 jobs were i^ipped. Next best; New York, with 451, and New Orleans, with 401 jobs shipped. MkHoi — Mobile 14 New Orleant .17 Hootton i WilmiiiRtan San Prmltca.. B Seattle 3 4 3 12 10 . 25 1 39 — IS S 11 0 7 Totoli 4ft .129 247 4 29 52 49 IS 21 IS 422 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Skipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CJLiASiS 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A R 7 2 3 0 4 9-^ 3 14 0 5 0 4 I 3 4 1 5 43 39 15 25 70 20 129 2 3 2 19 23 0 2 5 • 7m 23 4 9 9 20 37 1 0 5 8 8 0 3 4 0 0 37 0 8 12 26 39 25 1 37 11 73 5 28 88 15 2 0 2 73 28 6 10 6 7 0 4 15 1 2 5 13 3 7 1 0 4 15 13 17 5 8 3 0 9 1 9 1 3 C ' 1 2 1 2 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 10 11 0 5 5 11 -4 26 0 10 0 2 8 0 1 1 29 10 33 34 2 15 16 54 17 105 4 12 13 29 2 4 C 12 103 29 76 51 38 36 2 78 35 164 4 20 35 59 2 5 5 12 164 59 5 6 6 0 1 7 14 2 1 10 1 4 4 1 2 4 14 10 3 4 7 14 11 27 45 1 7 8 0 1 6 0 3 3 45 8 10 12 23 6 14 1 3 23 I 10 9 20 0 3 4 23 i 20 391 116 1 153 13 125 149 287 205 338 112 655 22- 71 126 219 9 29 28 1. 57 655 219 GBOVP 3 ALL 1 2 21 7 8 6 Boston 80 22 148 46 New York 31 23 4 4 Philadelphia 83 23 47 13 Baltimore 36 17 4 9 Norfolk 15 5 9 1 Jacksonville 5 2 3 0 Miami 20 10 49 19 Mobile '36 52 18 106 New Orleans 53 88 29 170 Houston 14 8 5 1 Wilmington 53 San Francisco......... 17 31 5 28 13 3 Seattle Port 246 TOTALS Registered On The Beech CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 2 3 23 11 21 41 , 0 4 9 5 2 7 159 97 165 45 367 4 25 37 45 15 0 29 49 0 5 3 4 2 im 50 74 15 139 a 14 40 32 6 16 26 0 4 4 3 6 19 12 4 9 0 21 0 6 10 0 I 2 3 8 0 3 0 0 37 31 78 0 1 36 11 6 10 12 146 59 91 28 178 1 13 29 12 235 42 47 19 168 5 13 10 28 11 4 9 0 26 0 0 4 56 23 3 20 47 3 6 4 3 47 16 36 1 .4 16 13 4 7 57 931 375 539 147 1058 16 167 159 ALL T . 69 " 7 - 56 9 19 . 9 19 49 29 4 13 21 282 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A •• Shipped aASS B . GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 6 0 4 3 8 0 8 1 4 1 4 . 3 3 5 % 1 41 17 21 16 39 32 103 18 153 4 75 13 105 1 *20 18 19 0 5 1 . 17 5 15 0 1 4 4 22 0 6 9 14 59 4 24 26 54 0 42 47 5 4 46 4 69 7 38 18 17 2 6 10 18 3 13 2 6 13 1 6 2 4 3 2 6 0 7 0 5 0 2 5 2 0 _2 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0- 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 , 0 31 0 7 3 6 20 0 3 21 » 0 15 5 4 1 3 67 2 16 40 11 23 1 26 , 16 52 77 1 9 13 9 23 35 105 11 151 5 55 21 81 : 31 88 13 132 3 83 45 35 18 0 2 3 2 16 0 2 14 5 2 12 2 8. 1 9 20 6 30 1 3 3 .7 3 4 22 7 32 0 5 8 3 3 6 15 24 1 14 3 ii 3 18 2 23 0 2 6 4 106 404 74 584 19 159 100 1 278 77 354 66 497 11 147 106 264 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk :NicksonvllIe Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAI« Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 3 8 0 2 1 8 6 12 105 2 4 39 0 2 22 0 2 15 8 46 0 5 3 60 4 13 0 4 0 6 0 3 4 2 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 9 20 0 0 0 4 IS 77 0 12 6 23 22 132 0 10 12 83 13 16 0 9 1 12 8 1 0 0 1 , 32 0 6 1 3 4 23 3 40 51 1 94 497 264 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 1 2 3 ALL 19 2 3 15 2 3 11 2 2 •' i 12 159 52 131 23 294 5 34 26 95 39 1 2 2 20 8 29 0 3 5 8 114 11 67 6 84 2 27 32 fl 23 1 4 3 14 0 5 7 12 10 9 2 7 0 3 4 5 0 4 i. 7 ' 4 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 9 0 24 15 40 6 61 0 7 6 13 28 23 18 118 30 77 19 126 3 54 89 2 22 237 41 45 3 11 5 13 38 a 2 0 3 13 2 5 0 0 37 1 41 9 5 8 1 24 "4 2 33 5 19 16 3 4 5 29 2 21 94 1 855 171 452 79 1 702 11 143 116 1 279 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 6 3 3 » 1 2 6 4 6 0 3 2 0 35 20 66 121 3 96 2 20 25 23 14 59 10 3 8 21 0 0 a 8 9 3 11 23 27 62 0 9 26 57 3 22 25 21 6 30 6 3 13 1 4 7 4 6 11 2 3 2 11 3 2 16 0 2 6 8 ^•7 0 9 2 . 2 0 2 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 . 1 J 11 4 19 34 0 26 0 23 23 9 2 15 22 11 55 88 1 87 1 28 30 23 8 56 41 87 5 17 29 91 8 39 52 40 14 37 4 3 5 12 0 2 0 2 3 Id 4 3 14 6 16 36 0 vO 9 5 9 24 3 16 6 4 2 12 5 3 13 19 ' 21 0 2 11 192 84 236 1 512 18 25 178 1 221 152 62 243 1 451 Port Is . Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk..... Jacksonville.. Miami... Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle lOTALS Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 4 4 0 9 0 26 27 1 8 0 0 8 17 1 1 15 0 5 % £ 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 40 4 34 2 1 a 37 41 3 0 0 3 Q 3 3 0 10 0 8 2 ro 8 156 V* GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 9 2 1 TOTAt SHIPPED CLASS 3 ALL A B 3 6 3 4 27 13 ^13 96 3 23 8 3 17 9 9 57 6 1 2 7 5 9 6 5 0 0 , 0 2 0 26 9 0 10 87 40 10 41 23 24 91 3 10 3 2 3 3 3 24 10 4 19 4 75 79 174 Registered OiIt The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 2 C ALL 1 6 13 3 3 3* 13 4 0 4 7 32 115 223 4 6 J6 13 136 76 46 8 6 25 0 8 3 34 11 1 9 99 0 83 53 12 34 2 22 9 24 3 4 15 4 11 . 2 3 5 2 10 2 2 19 . 1' 1 20 15 6 5 8 8^ 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 5 2 35 29 11 39 79 0 0 29 0 29 10 137 37 13 77 127 0 1 58 59 3 18 16 . 47 24 156 . 13 1 17 21 16 7 2 5 14 2 0 3 1 3 30 17 9 19 41 0 0 3 5 5 17 3 2 2 4 13 20 4 S3 ' 13 79 719 284 111 328 1 723 18 29 295 1' 243 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DESX fMfiME • GRAND TOTALS GROUP 13 3 ALL 34S 391 lie 1 753 ;ias 494 74 1 384 m 84 239 1 912 544 879 428 11S49 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C roMi SHIPPED Registered OrI The Beach CLASS ft/ CLASS A • CLASS. : GROUP GROUP GBDUP GROUP GBCNIF . 2 a R C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL A 1 2 > ALL 1 a t ALL 1 57 375 536 147 9 20 28 699 210 5T 931 ^ai9 i22 71 126 965 13 125 149 1 287 205 339 112 m 492 79 40 51. ; St !.49fi29p-,M 19 159 100 1 278 77 354 68 ^#7 11 147 106 284 3 as* . HI 828 1 76 • • 79 8 158 1T4 2 18 25 178 t tZt 152' 62243 457 10 61 155 238 i609 657 230 249Slaso 1099 554 50 309 427 | 786 434 754 421 1899 43 228 388 657 14 , GROUP ALL 12 3 ALL |I9a ^ 16 107 159 1 282 Wtp 17 143 116 | 218 t 729 18 26 aev 12483 U 279 480 i Ml �SEAFARERS Ff Seraa LOG Seafarers Draw Free Series Ducats J«e Mdna, Safety Director Prosress On Safety In Action The evidence of what can be done to improve and encourage ship­ board safety is pretty clear today. By means of a Joint labor-manage­ ment program such as we have on SIU ships, safety has become a way of life aboard SIU vessels instead of Just a lot of talk and gimmicks. The gimmicks help, of course, but the attitude on all sides is what's important. With the proper teamwork between everybody ashore and the gang on the ships, a lot can and is being done. Look at what's been accomplished on Alcoa ships, for example, for the last few years. Alcoa has won the top award in the business for two years running and missed it by a hairiins in 1»57. This didn't Iiappeh overnight; it Just shows that cooperation and teamwork can get it done. Other SIU companies have developed fine safety records. Improved records, ail along the line. The Safety Department began taking a count a few weeks ago on the number of SIU ships that have gone without a disabling accident for six consecutive months since the start of 1960. We've already come up with the names of 21 such vessels, and suitable awards are being prepared and presented. (See photos on Pages 1 and 2.) On these 21 vessels, a total of 225 crewmembers were aboard for the full time. This, covers approximately a third of the jobs on those ships. In addition,, many hundreds of men, who were aboard the award-winning ships at some time during the period, also con­ tributed to this kind of progress. They are also doing the same on other ships. This first "honor roil" of accident-free ships includes the following: Kaphael Semmes (Sea-Land); Emilia (Bull): Seatrain New Jersey (Seatrain); Del Sol, Del Alba (Mississippi); Alcoa Corsair. Alcoa Partner (Aleoa); Steel Voyager (Isthmian). Waterman ItMlf has 13 of them; Andrew Jackson, Antinous, Choctaw, Claiborne, DeSoto, Hunricane, Iberville, Kyska, Maiden Creek, Topa Topa, Warrior, Wild Ranger and Toting America. Some 20 other ships that we know of will be on this list shortly. This is a pretty solid achievement, and the record can only get better from here on in. $ ^ ^ A long-range effort through shoreside training and upgrading schools is another of the many details that go into making safetyawareness a real part of the seaman's Job. The SIU iJfeboat Training School has a near-perfect record of 97 percent in training men from all departments for that important lifeboat ticket. A total of 356 out of 368 trainees to date have cleared the Coast Guard exam. Add to this another 76 success stories in upgrading men for AB tickets, or as firemen, electricians, oilers and other black gang ratings. Here's the story again in a nutshell: "Training, Teamwork and (Cooperation, as firemen, eiectricians, oilers and other black gang ratings. All of this training, in addition to developing Job know-how, is aimed at making SIU men and ships the safest on the seas. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG).' What's Wrong With This Picture? 'Jr< SIU heodquorters employee assists Union Representotive E. B. McAuiey at shipping hall drawing for free World Series tickets. Some two dozen tickets were distributed to lucky SMfarers for the New York games of the Series ot Yankee Stadium. Pirates took the Series at final game in Pittsburgh. . Casey Sues Cleason Honored Seatrain Co. By 1,300 At Dinner Ralph Casey. presiUent of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, has filed notice of a lawsuit against the SlU-contracted Sea­ train Line, it's been reported. Casey was a passenger on the fer­ ryboat C2iatham of the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad, when the ferry collided with the Sea­ train Georgia on the Hudson River. According to the "New York Herald Tribune" of August 30, Casey testified that when the ferry­ boat docked .after the accident, he jumped to the dock from the sec­ ond deck and sprained his ankles. The rest of the passengers, except for a few injured, walked off the ferry. Casey has been critical in the past of seamen who file lawsuits against shipping companies. He declared at last year's National Safety Council meeting that the responsibility for most injury law­ suits can be placed on the "phsically and mentally unfit, the chron­ ic troublemakers and cl^im con­ trivers." An audience of some 1,300 labor and management repre­ sentatives'turned out at a fund-raising testimonial dinner in honor of Teddy Gleason, general organizer of the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Asso-^" ciation, at the Waldorf-As­ and other activities of the ILA and toria, September 24. The pro­ is currently helping resolve the ceeds of the dinner Went to the problems raised by the develop­ City of Hope, an organization ment of container ships. Among those attending, aside which maintains a* hospital out­ side Los Angeles for treatment of from trade, union representatives, were representatives of the New York Shipping Association, the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, various Government agen­ cies, the trucking industry and the New York Waterfront Commission. • The commission was the target of critical comment at the dinner from 51U President Paul Hall, who was one of the speakers. Hall noted that the cost of the Com­ mission was a burden upon the entire steamship industry in the Port of New York, and declared that its existence was an unneces­ sary imposition on the port and on longshoremen. The commission, he declared, should be abolished, and the operations of the port and conditions of employment left to free collective bargaining between the ILA and the employers.Teddy Gleason Gleason has been active on the victims of serious long-term ail­ New York waterfront for 46 years, ments such as cancer. starting as an office boy, and be­ Gleason's selection as the guest coming successively a longshore­ of honor was .made on the basis man and a checker. He has been of his leadership in the maritime head of the port checkers local labor field in the Port of New union since 1934 and was named York. As general organizer of the an organizer of the ILA in 1947, Two SlU-contracted vessels, ILA, he has played a prominent becoming general organizer sub­ the Alcoa Partner and the Alcoa role in the negotiation of contracts sequently. Roamer, were among 27 Ameri­ can-flag ships receiving certif­ icates of honor for accident-free operation. The Roamer topped all freighters with a mark of 1,404 accident-free consecutive days.' The Partner came third in the nation with a mark of 877 days. ARTICLE II, SECTION 60. VESSELS IN IDLE STATUS. When Any merchant vessel of United States registry becomes eligible a TKsel is inactive in a United States port for any reason for a period for the award at the end of two of 10 days or less, the Unlicensed Personnel shall be kept on board calendar years of operation with­ at the regniar monthly rate of pay. However, when it is expected out a lost-time accident. .The that said vessel will be idle for a period in excess of 10 days, the Un­ licensed Personnel may be reduced on arrival. Should the vessel re­ awards dated back to 1953. The certificates were presented sume service within 10 days, the vessel's Unlicensed Personnel who are by the Marine Section, National entitled to return to the vessel, shall receive wages and subsistence fer Safety Council, and the Ameri­ the period for which they were laid off. S ft can Merchant Marine Institute, in Questions have been raised on more than one instance about what noontime ceremonies at the New happens when a company orders a crew for a sliip that has already been York Yacht Club. in lay-up for 10 days. If the crew is ordered to report .to the Job on the 10th day, then the provisions of the article apply; namely, that the original unlicensed personnel can claim their jobs back plus receiving wages and subsistence for the period for which they were laid off. However, this does not apply if the crew is ordered on the tenth day to report to work the following day. in this case the 11th day. In such circumstances, it is as if an entirely new crew is being called and the jobs are called off the board in the usual fashion. The previous Crew .does not have any preference, nor do they collect wages and sub­ sistence. Safety Body Cites Two SIU Ships KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT Safely goggles are a wonderful invention to pro­ tect that precious commodity, human eyesight. But they aren't miraculous. And it would take a mirada lor safety goggles to protect the eyes whefi they ore up in the middle of the forehead, or worse hang­ ing on a hookl Miracles don't happen that often. Better wear those goggles over the eyes where they belong. An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship �rag* Eigu /•^• ; . SEAFARERS LOG THE SIU mis Philly Tugmen In Camera Range 60-Day Delqyi President Bars BP Tug Strike; Names Fact-Finder Croup The SIU Railroad Marine Division's plans for a strike against seven major railroads were postponed late last month after President Eisenhower signed an executive order under the Railroad Labor Act calling-* for a fact-finding board to in­ rine Division, bargains for the vestigate and mediate the dis­ Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ pute between the roads and the Union. The action postponed the strike for at least 60 days. The hoard called its first meeting with the Union and the railroads on Oc­ tober 6. The Marine Division, a segment of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union, had, after many months of fruitless negotiations, refused an earlier Federal offer of arbitration. This decision was based on the railroads' repeated stubborn refusal to lisfen to any and all demands put to them by the Railway Harbor Council which, along with the Railroad Ma- Bait. Tugs Get 30-Cenf Pay Raise BALTIMORE—The Inland Boat­ men's Union of the SIU has signed a three-year contract V/ith major tug operator's in Baltimore harbor, calling for a 30-cent across the board pay increase plus in­ creased contr^utions to the SIU Welfare Plan^ The new contract, signed Octo­ ber 7, runs from October 1, 1960, to September 30, 1963, . The increases are: a 14-cent per hour increase for the first year; an eight-cent per hour increase for the second year, and another eightcents hourly the third year. In addition, the companies will pay an extra 40 cents per day to their present daily contribution to the SIU Welfare Plan. The effect of the pay hike the first year will bring hourly wages to $2.71 for captain; $2.39 for mates; $2.70 for engineers; $2.33 for firemen, and $2.17 for deck­ hand. When boats are on the bay, men will be paid the hourly harbor scald at 12 hours straight time. The contract involves Baker Whiteley Towing Co.; Baltimore Towage and Lighterage Co.; Curtis Bay Towing Co., Charles Harper Co. and Atlantic Transport. I 1.6', The activities of the various inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tngs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily inclndes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These o^t operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in con­ fined waters. Their activities concern all seafaring trades. ciation and the Master's, Mates and Pilots. The Marine Division Itself represents 850 deckhands who are employed aboard harbor tugs. Union and railroad representa­ tives met for the first time last No­ vember to discuss demands for a new agreement under the Railway Labor Act. The major gains sought Thd Inferior of CG Willis' new for tiie deckhands .were: cargo barge Christopher Willis • A minimum manning scale for above); which arrived at Paulsall steam and diesel tugs and fer­ ries which was in effect as of No- boro, NJ, recently, shows the ca­ pacity of the huge craft. The com­ vemiber 1, 1959. pany plans to get three more simi • A general wage increase of 55 lor barges to compete with cents an houf. carriers. • Four additional paid holidays. • A . pension and welfare plan similar to that covering deepsea members of the SIU. The crew of the tug Jack (photo The Railroad Marine Division right) pdses on the boot deck will stand pat on its original de­ at Paulsboro. They are (I to r) mands, according to one source. Hiram Lupton, skipper; Roger FulMeanwhile, the fact-finding ford, OS; John Brickhouse, cook; board has 30 days in which to in­ Lloyd Piner, engineer; Curtis vestigate the dispute, and another 30 days in which to file a report O'Neal, jhate; William Baum, en­ on their findings. If no agreement gineer, and Glen Forney, OS. is reached at the end of this period, the Union will be free tp take any action it deenos necessary to pro­ tect the interests of its member­ The crew of the Jock working on ship. wrist pin in the engine room Companies involved in the con­ photo right) ore: Piner, Baum, Fultract dispute include the Pennsyl­ ord and 0'l|>leal. On the deck vania, New York Central, Balti­ of the Willis tug Williston the crew more and Ohio, New Haven and other major railroads which use coils a 10-inch hawser (bottom carfloats to transport railroad photo): Earl Mitchell, Hereford freight cars to and from various Rice, Wayne Watson and Curtis harbor-side terminals in the Port Carawan. of New York. Arundel Starts Two-Mile Bethlehem Dredge Joh BALTIMORE—Arundel Dredging Corp., contracted to the Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIU, is dredging a two-mile channel for Bethlehem Steel Company at the Sparrows Point, Md"., steel plant. The IBU is furnishing crew­ current 800,000-ingot-ton-expanmen for tugs being used in the sion of the nation's largest steel big dredging operation. Two dredges are currently working on tbe job and others may be added later. The job is expected to last at least 16 months. The 33-foot ship channel will run 9,000 feet from the main Balti­ more harbor waterway, the Brewerton Channel, to a 1,000 foot ship turning basin at a new marine terminal complex- being built by the steel company on the eastern end of Sparrows Point. Construction of - the channel, which is to be 250 feet wide, wiU require dredging approximately three and a half - million cubic yards of material. The channel job, and the, marine terminal project, are part of the Oetobcr, IN# plant A steel piled wharf will be constructed whiph wiU provide an ultimate dredged depth of 45 feet below mean low. water to accom­ modate future deep-draft ocean­ going vessels. Part of the program which will bring the plant steel capacity to 9,000,000 ingot tons a year, the wharf will be about 850 feet long and will eventually accommodate four deep-sea vessels. Steel products from Betblehem plants at WiUiamsport and Lebanon will be shipped across the wharf as well as products from the Spar­ rows Point operation. Shipments from the new terminal will go to Pacific, South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts as well as overseas. �••• r-ir.yi Ik&lter.ufHi Pag* Ntei SEAFARERS LOG "'SI tm BOikTMA. West Coast Tugs Get Around; One Enroute To Japan SEATTLE—Thdy call the union the Inlandboatmen's tTnion of the Pacific, but in some respects, the name doesn't fully describe the function of the Pacific Coast tugboat union. While most of its membership is employed on tugs, ferry­ Francisco, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; boats, barges and other vessels and Ketchikan, Alaska. in Pacific Coast coastal and river Seattle, the IBU has divisions in waters, part of the operation in­ volves long offshore tows. Captain John Fox, president of the union, reports that a "substan. tial number of members are em­ ployed on tugs engaged in coast­ wise and ocean towing. The opera­ tions of the ocean-going tugs are far-flung. This sulnmer, tugs manned by the Inlandboatmen's Union were operating in the Arctic By an overall majority of, better Ocean, the Bering Sea, the South than nine to one, the membership Pacific and to the Orient." of the Harbor and Inland Water­ In fact, one of the tugs manned ways Division has approved a re­ by the union's members, thS Salv­ vised constitution, setting up the age Chief, is presently en route to organization as the Inland Boat­ Japan. She has in tow an obsolete men's Union of the Atlantic, Gulf, US aircraft Carrier, the USS Matan- Lakes and Inland Waterways Dis­ kau, which has been sold for scrap trict. to be cut up In the Orient. Voting on the referendum took The first leg of the tow Is non­ -place ' in the ports of Boston, stop to Wake Island. From there, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, the Salvage Chief will head to New Orleans and Houston. Yokohama. She will return light via the great circle route, passing The IBU has been set up in three just^outh of the Aleutian, Islands. sections, one on the Atlantic Coast, This, of course, is a far shorter one on the Gulf Coast and one on run, but the southerly route was the Lakes.'The present interim of­ chosen for the outbound leg for ficers of the IBU will serve without pay until May, 1961, when officers safety reasons. for the division will be elected at a The Salvage Chief is a combina­ convention. The administrative tion tug and salvage vessel oper­ ated by Pacific Inland Navigation. machinery includes a national di­ As is to be expected, she is con­ rector, secretary-treasurer and an siderably larger than most tugs, executive board. being 192.6 feet long with a 347foot The IBU is one of several divi­ beam. The 725-gross ton vessel sions of the SIU, others being the Marine Allied Workers Division, develops 3,600 horsepower. Seafarers had the opportunity to Puerto Rican Division. see her in action when the York- On the Pacific Coast, tugboatmar (Calmer) grounded on the men and harbor workers are repre­ Oregon Coast during a dense fog. sented by the Inland boatmen's The Salvage Chief was hired to Union of the Pacific, a West Coast haul her off the beach. affiUate of the SIU of North Aside from operations out of America. 8an Diego, San Pedrp and Sani Okay New Consiitufion For Tugmen Tugboatman Retires % •m MOBILE—Welfare plan cover­ age for members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Division has paid off several times in recent months for Chalmers Money, a member of the division in this port. Money filed four claims for benefits in the past seven months covering illness and hospitalization for his wife and received a total of $927..55 to meet her medical expenses. The coverage included hospital room and board benefits, hospital extras and doctors visits to the hospital. Mrs. Money was confined for a variety of ailments including arthritis. Money, who is employed by the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Com­ pany, would have been hardRetired G&H tugboatman Larry Seesholtz (left) receives his initial pressed to meet his medical ex­ disability-pension benefit check from IHouston port agent Bob penses were it not for the coverage. Otherwise, activiUes in the port Matthews in the living room of the Seesholtz home. The 5B-yearhave been running smoothly with old boatman was forced into retirement by an arthritic condition. the only beefs of any consequence concerning seniority items. These have been satisfactorily resolved. The port missed out on its Septem­ ber IBU meeting, because that was the day that Hurricane Donna blew into, town, and made it too gusty and too wet for even the hardiest sailor to get about the HOUSTON—The first tugboatman in the G&H fleet to go streets. on the disability-pension benefit, Lawrence Seesholtz, is now taking life easy in retirement. Seesholtz, who is 58 years old. has been forced to quit sailing' G&H since September 6, 1947, as as the result of an advanced a deckhand. He is. a resident of arthritic condition. Galveston. G&H is the largest tug As a result he is now receiving operator in the Houston area. the $35 weekly benefit which Is The first disability benefit for paid to all recipients of the SIU's Seesholtz was, in a sense, an an­ disability-pension benefit. The pay­ niversary present, since the veteran ment Is in addition to benefits tugboatman recently celebrated his CUIUS eARuV ! I! which can be collected either un­ 40th wedding anniversary. der the disability or old age provi­ sions of the US Social Security program. Seesholtz has been employed by r' ,? Houston Tugman Retires Under SIU Benefit Plan m M. WewM, Notify Union On LOG Mail Sdlyag* Chief IqlcM US aircraft earri(ir Matanicaq In tow for' Jopon where she will be sut up for seraph Tow ji pass-* Ing via Woke Islond so ot to ovoid North Pocific stormsi 4 Hospital Benefits Aid Mebiie Man As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Sea­ farers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steam­ ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head­ quarters report and minutes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate there. , As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG, atid ship's mall is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. Prepare For Lalces Welfare Plan Talks DETROIT—Getting set for welfare and pension talks witK Great Lakes dredge and tug operators, officers of the dredge workers and tug workers unions on the Lakes are studying va­ rious union plans in this area."^ In another contract area, tho The presidents of the two Dredge Workers Union has ob­ unions, Bob Jones of the tained a special portal and trans­ Dredge Workers and Gus Wolf of portation agreement to cover spe­ the Tug Workers, visited the SIU's cific projects in Sault Ste. Marie, headquarters in Brooklyn to re­ the "Soo" canal area. view the operations of the SIU Great Lakes Dredge , & Dock, benefits plans, as well as those of and Price Brothers - McClung, the Marine Engineers and the agreed to a special portal and Operating Engineers Local 25, transportation rate which will ba which is an East Coast dredge paid to dredge workers in lieu of workers union. room and board. Under consideration Is a pro­ Great Lakes Dredge agreed to posal that the tug and dredge pay a special rate effective Au­ workers be covered by the SIU gust 15, 1960, on existing projects Welfare Plan, since this would en­ at Bridge Island and Round able the groups to provide im­ Island. Price Brothers also agreed mediate coverage for their mem­ to a special rate for the duration bership without first accumulating of their project at Little Rapids reserves over a long period of Cut and for aH subcoptracts st time. If they initiated their own Round Island from the Great plan from scratch, it would take Lakes Dredge and Dock.Company. many weeks to provide coverage. The only stipulation is that It 'Is expected that the proposals these agreements would not bo for welfare coverage would be sub­ binding if there are radical mitted tq the operators at negotia­ changes in the 1961 master con­ tion meetings starting next March. tract negotiations. - - - '• •m ' • s '•''.fr I �^ •I'jji "V-'NV^ "^jir ffkfft Tea SEAFARERS October, im LOG r: Lakes; Port Reports Alpena Sees New Jobs A visit to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum located on-Belle Isle in Detroit proved to be on interesting experience for two veteran SlU sailors. Standing behind a binnacle is John Mogie, porter, and next to him, holding on to the ratline, is Dewey Bellant, AB. The museum, which is open to the public, ccniains paintings and models of Great Lakes ships, sea instruments and many other items familiar to sailors, such as a Lyie gun. ALPENA—There was a shipping decline in September, but Port Agent Norman Jolicoeur says that more jobs are expected with the new fleets coming into the SIU. The SlU-contracted Arnold Tran­ sit Company has laid up five of its ships with the end of the vacation trade to Mackinac Island. There are only 16 pints left in the blood bank—Its lowest point this year. The following SIU mem­ bers and families have used it; Joseph Cebula, . four pints; An­ thony Kowalski, three pints; Jo­ seph Baker, three pints, and Ron­ ald Aitkens, two pints. Forty-four silos have been built for cement storage in the Huron Portland Cement plant. t 3^ 4" Buffalo Gets Hall BUFFALO—Eight boats, tempo­ rarily idle during the grain eleva­ tor strike, have been fitted out, re­ ports Roy Boudreau, Port Agent. Four are now in with storage grain and more are expected soon. Pre­ dictions are that Buffalo is to have the biggest lay-up fleet this year in storage grain. By this time, the members will Do you know what the first boat to sail on the Great Lakes have been getting accustomed to was? Do you know what a half model is and why ship build­ their new Buffalo hall.' Museum Recreates Life On The Lakes ers once used them? Have you ever seen a patent log, chip ' log or a taffrail log? Are you-*familiar with the work of the disaster. Another display tells United States Survey Depart­ the "Language of the Lights." ment? Or do you know tlie com­ plete story of Great Lakes sliipping frmn its beginning to the present time? If the answer is "No" to any of these questions, then the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, located at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, is the place for you to go. Seated on the bank of the Detroit River, the newly-built bluish-grey brick struc­ ture is visible from any boat pass­ ing the Island. Dedicated on July 24 of this year, the museum's christening was a symbol of its purpose. The bottle used for the baptism con­ tained a sample of water from all five Great Lakes. There are many displays, such as the one called "Things of the Sea," which shows a • mariner's telescope, pressure depth gage, eompass deflector, sextants and a message tube to ' be thrown overboard with the ship's papers in the event of By pressing any button in a row a different screen is illuminated showing how ships communicate with each other through the use of lights as, for example, a steamer under way and a steamer not under command. Models of SlU-contracted ships as well as other ships from the start of Lakes' sailing to now are exhibited. Paintings of the D&C boats, freighters and many different Lakes scenes are hanging every­ where. You'll-see a scale model of the St. Lawrence Seaway, all the knots a sailor should know,, and a room facing the river with a wheel, telamotor and gyroscope, making you feel as if you were in the pilot house of a Great Lakes ship. The Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle in Detroit is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 AM to 6:45 PM and there is no admission charge. Great Lakes Shipping Sept 2 — Sept. 30,1960 PORT w ! DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Alpena 27 22 12 61 Buffalo 101 66 38 205 Chicago 19 19 9 47 Cleveland 44 16 6 66 Detroit 137 113 42 292 Duluth 38 32 6 76 Frankfort 24 30 19 73 Toledo 53 33 15 101 443 331 147 921 TOTAL called up to have their usual allot­ ments doubled. There has been a slight dip in shipping here, but meanwhile the fellows are relaxing In the com­ fortable leather chairs in the hall and enjoying television and coffee made fresh each morning by Brother Jimmy Farncn. U.sually the wait for work is a short one. 4 4 4 Frankfort Jobs Steady FRANKFORT—The hupting sea­ son is coming up, and shipping is on a steady course, reports Port Agent Floyd Hanmer. Brothers Carl Anderson, oiler, Chet Burley, lookout, and William Fisher, steward, as well as Han­ mer, were in SIU headquarters during the last week of September for contract negotiations. Ann Arbor No. 5 is still in the shipyard for repairs. Brother Nor­ man Hubbell is rwovering in the Marine Hospital. All of the mem­ bers express their sorrow on the death of Brother Palmer Smith in a house fire. 4 4 4 Cleveland Is Active > many SIU services in the article, "Labor's Own Special Services," Wares notes. 4 4 4 Duluth Jobs Secy re DULUTH—The 1960 shipping season is considered one of the worst in memory, but not for SIU seamen, according to Port Agent Gerald Westphal. The SIU moved close to ICQ jobs here in the last 30 days. Scores of non-union sea­ men from inany of the unorganized fleets have been seeking member­ ship books. Some of them have several years' seniority, yet have been bumped back and out of jobs by officers. Westphal adds that the PickandsMather Company is a prime Exam­ ple, with less tllan 10 ships out of a 32-ship fleet now operating. 4 4.4 Crews Discuss Procedures DETROIT — Representatives elected by the crews of the six Steinbrenner vessels will meet in Detroit on October 24 and 25 to study SIU representation pro­ cedures and offer proposals on working rules. Steinbrenner has already signed an interim agree­ ment as well as the SIU job secur­ ity program and the trust agree­ ment for Welfare. Crew representatives of Buck­ eye and Pioneer will also be ,coming in to Detroit for two-day. meet­ ings shortly. The men of B&C will meet after lay-up. CLEVELAND — Movements of grain from the upper Lakes to ports in Lake Erie are keeping things active here, according to Port Agent Stanley Wares. Mem­ 4" 3». 4 bers have a very short wait for jobs. Toledo Shipping Fair Coronet Magazine in its Septem­ TOLEDO—Shipping in Toledo has been fair. Several men from ber issue mentions some of the laid-up Boland and Cornelius ships have taken advantage of their new Buffalo Hail Almost affiliation with the SIU by getting jobs with other SIU fleets. Port Agent Ed Doherty says that sea­ men from the Columbia, Hanna and Cleveland Cliffs fleets who have visited the hall are worried about being sold into anotRer shoreside union. They don't want to be deprived of a bona-fide sea­ men's union. They intend to fight this company-sponsored deal just as hard as the Boland men fought the Teamsters. Shipping hit a busy peak when two 'Tomlinson ships, the Merton E. Farr ^nd the Ball Brothers, crewed up to go up for storage grain. ' 4- 4 4 Chicago Hails Paper CHICAGO—The "new look" in the September issue of the Great Lakes Seafarer was a great suc­ cess, and not only for members. Businesses on the GLS mailing list The SIU Great Lakes Union Is a union of, by and for Great Lakes seamen which has made tremendous progress in advanc« Ing the security of SIU men sailing under its banner. One of its greatest accomplishments is the seniority and job security system which gives Lakes men protection under the seasonal shipping set-up. Once confined to inland waters, activities of Sltl men on the Lakes now have greater significance with ttie openings of the Seaway, and its use by hundreds of deep sea lAips. The Lakes have become America's fourth seacowt and. developments there are of in­ creasing interest to all meii In the SIU family of unions. Ready New SIU Buffalo hall is near-completion as workmen rush to put - the finishing touches on the Tennessee red brick, two-story structure located at 749 Washington. The new hall will also be the home of the SIU-affi|iated Dredge Workers' and Tug Workers' Unions. Inside, the new Buffalo. Hall .simulated, cheriry. and walnut, wood panelling is being finished off in preparation for the SIU member­ ship, which will shortly be enjoying part of the hall's facilities. �V IIM SEAfARERS FMff*'El«VM LOG ES SEAFARER \l Great Lakes Election Committee Reports SIU Representation Starts For B-C Men The seamen of Boland and Cornelius, who recently voted down an attempt by. Jimmy Hoffa to organize Lakes' seamen, are now receiving their full SIU membership books from representatives boarding their seamen who were employed by ships. The Boland crewmen of the the company at the time of the Shown above is fhe SlU membership-elecied commifiea on election, whose report on the SlU Great Lakes District's 1960 biennial elections of officials was read at membership meetings in all Great Lakes ports last month. The report showed the following officials elected: Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Farnen; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Stanley F. Thompson; Alpena agent; Norman Jolicoeur; Buf­ falo agent, Roy J. Boudreau; Cleveland agent, Stanley Wares; Detroit agent, Edmund J. Doherty; Duluth agent, Gerald Westphal; Frankfort agent. Glen H. Beaucock. The committee was composed of (l-r) Claire Otis, Richard Ragnoni and Vern Ratering. SlU Launch Proves Crapo Crew Rescues Top Servicing Aid Five From Lake Erie Since the SIU service launch was first put Into com­ SIU boats continue making news as another SlU-contracted mission six montns ago at AlSonac, Mich., It has made more ship is credited with rescue of life at sea. The SlU-contracted than 487 trips carrying SIU repre­ S. T. Crapo (Huron-Portland Cement Co.) saved five Detroitsentatives to SIU vessels passing in ers who ran out of gas in their+— the river. 22-foot cruiser in rough Lake was alerted and met the This means that every SIU ship Erie waters. Crapo four miles southeast of was serviced by a representative at least once each month. In addi­ tion to this, every SIU ship was boarded at least once during the month of August so that every SIU member had an opportunity to vote in the Great Lalfes District officials eiection. The 26-foot Chris Craft, with the big SIU sign is serv­ ing an important role for SIU • members, for by placing • Union representatives aboard in Algonac, on ^ips going to Detroit or' to Port Huron, it has cut the riding time in half. Last year, before the launch was put into operation, SIU patrolmen had to ride each ship for better than six hours from Detroit to Port Huron or vice versa. Now the launch has cut the trip to three hours which gives ample time to settle crew* problems and to keep the members abreast of develop­ ments in the Union. It also allows the SltJ.to service more ships in a shorter span of time. SIU Great Lakes Union Halls HEADQUARTERS 10223 W. Jcffeison. River Rouge 18. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas. ALPENA 127 River St. Korman Jolicoeur. Agent. . Elmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NV .i..5S N. Pearl St. Address mall to: 890 Main St. GRant 2728 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng Ave. South Chicago. 111. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St. Stanley Waresi Agent MAln 1-0147 DULUTH .. ..312 W. 2nd St. Matt Anttila. Agent... .RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich... ... . . .312 Main St. Address Wtell to: P.O. Box 287 Glen Beaucock, Agent. ELgin 7-2441 TOLEDO ...120 Summit St. CHerry 8-2431 a'his rescue comes close on the heels of another act of heroism when the SlU-contracted Michael Gallagher (Midland) saved a boat­ ing party of five in Lake Superior last month. The full story of the Gallagher rescue was reported in the September issue of the GREAT LAKES SEAFARER. The latest SIU rescue occurred when the officers and crewmembcrs of the Crapo sighted the small craft shortly after midnight on the 28th of September in a rougherthan-usual Lake Erie. The five passengers were George Hall, owner of the boat; his wife, Carol; Robert Friskie and his two sons, Albert, 14, and Robert, 17. They fought strong waves for more than two hours, after their boat, Silver Twenty Five, ran out of gas. Owner Hall said they were re­ turning to Detroit from a pleasure trip to Put-In-Bay when the weather turned bad and caused the craft to use up all of its gas pre­ maturely. Hall said that they ran out of gas about a mile east of Colchester and that the waves were breaking over the cabin. Became Seasick He added that although his wife and "the two boys became violent­ ly seasick he wasn't overly wor­ ried and figured that It would be only a matter of time before they were picked up. The Crapo, hearing the peo­ ple hollering for help, called the Belle Isle coast guard sta­ tion and ipok the cruiser In ,tow. A .rescue boat from the Navai Air Station at Grosse He the Detroit River Light and pulled the cruiser to the air station. Except* for the sea­ sickness, none of the passen­ gers in the cruiser was hurt. The SIU sends Its congratula­ tions to all the crewmembers of the S. T. Crapo for their part in the rescue and to all the crewmem­ bers of SlU-contracted ships who display quick thinking and fast work under extraordinary circum­ stances. 19-ship fleet decisively climaxed their five-month-fight for real union representation by voting 277 for the SIU and 171 for the Team­ sters in an NLRB election. This also marked the end to the Sea­ men's National Brotherhood of the Great Lakes (independent) which represented the seamen since 1953. All of the Boland ships have been notified that the SIU service launch in Algonac is now placing Union representa­ tives aboard their ships. The SIU is presently enforcing the old contract with the "inde­ pendent" union because of an agreement made prior to the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board vote. The Government-required agree­ ment stated that all parties, name­ ly the company, the "independent" union, the Teamsters and the SIU, agree that whatever the outcome of the election, the contract with the "independent" union would remain in effect until Feb. 1961, when it expires. At this time the Boland company has agreed to call the SIU to fill any vacancies that may arise in the fleet. Permanent vacancies are being filled according to seniority of men of the laid-up ve-ssels. And, conversely, some Boland seamen are now taking jobs in other fleets. The SIU, in the very near fu­ ture, will ask the crews of each Boland ship to elect representa­ tives to attend a meeting at the SIU's headquarters. At this meet­ ing working rules and contract matters affecting the life and work aboard ship will be discussed. This will be the first step for the men of Boland and Cornelius in getting full SIU representation under an SIU contract. The SIU now has on record crew lists of all the unlicensed -3 I vote. Qualified members are being sent full SIU member­ ship books without the pay­ ment of an initiation fee or any fee. All Boland and Cor­ nelius seamen who have not received an application for a membership book are urged to write or contact the Union. This latest victory for the SIU makes it five for the 1960 season. The SIU now represents the crewmembers of 58 freighters in Reiss, Pioneer, Buckeye arid Kinsman Transit steamship companies in ad­ dition to other fleets previously un­ der contract. Sea Ambulance Now Available At Wyandotte . SIU sailors passing through the Detroit area now have an added safety factor. A speedy 31-foot cruiser is presently moored behind the Wyandotte General Hospital in Wyandotte, Mich., and is completely outfitted as an am­ bulance with stretchers, portable resuscitator, splints, skin diving gear and first aid equipment. Walter Gutowski, who owns the Superior Ambulance Co., said ha realized the need for water ambul­ ance when he learned that victims of appendicitis or heart attacks were taken from freighters or small craft by slow moving boats such as tugboats. In ro ny injuries and illnesses time often means the difference between life and death. The Superior can be summoned to any boat in the area by a call on the marine radio for help. Brazilians Visit River Rouge ' II .^1- Enioying iheir Jour of SIU Headquarlert In River Rouge are the Brazilian Teamster and Longshoremen team. This South American group, whose unlcet has taken !t across the Midwest, saw the complex operation of the SIU In action and heard S U Secretory-Treasurer Fred J. Farnen (sixth from the left) tell'of the Great Lakes District's latest victory In Boland and Cornelius. The team represented some 10 unions from such sections of Brazil as Sao Paulo, Santos and Rio De Janeiro. �-^ • .OMbeHim* Award Winner In '55 SIU SCHOLAR AT SEA IN NAVY NOW Two years after his graduation from. Lafayette College, SIU scholarship award winner Lembhard Howell, son of Seafarer Cleveland Howell, is working in the maritime area^but on a temporary basis. Howell enrolled in the US troop transport General George M. RandaU was as deck,officer. Sub­ sequently he became communica­ Naval Reserve while a student RandalL tions officer and was then advanced Once he gets ashore though, the at Lafayette and, as a result, lieutenant. Junior grade, in to Seafarer's son plans to attend law received a commission as ensign upon graduation. Oddly enough, he school and pick up the threads of December, 1959. At present, he is was assigned to troopship service education that were interrupted the ship's navigator and operations officer. and since then has been sailing out by his naval service. Howell was married in April of of the Brooklyn Army Base on the Howell's first assignment on the this year and is hoping for a shoreside assignment. His Navy tour of duty is due to expire in July, 1961, but may yet be extended for an- SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK Reports from the hospitals indicate that the revised method for paying out hospital benefits really makes a difference in giving a man a couple of dollars in his pocket for smokes, toiletries and other items. With payments now figured on a daily instead of weekly rate, no one loses out. Previously, a seaman laid up less than a week drew no benefits and others were only paid for full seven-day weeks. On the blocks now at the Norfolk PHS hospital are several new ar­ rivals, including William J. Donald, H. L. Hadley, A. W. Hutcherson, Seafarer Cleveland HoweH Dennis Cahoon and H. J. Robin. All of them are in pretty fair shape. (left) with son, Lembhard, piotureid at the letter's gradua­ A deck department seaman who last sailed on the National De­ tion from Lafayette College, fender, a supertanker, Donald en­ Easton, Pa., in 1958. tered the hospital in September for observation regarding a pos­ other year. If he gets a shore ^as­ sible ease of ulcers. Hadley, whose signment, he will enroll in night last ship was the Mankato Victory, law schooL is also in for observation. He sails Howell graduated Lafayette in as AB. June, 1958, cum laude, with honors Hutcherson is off another tanker, in history. His father sails as chief the Thetis, and was admitted for steward on SIU ships. He 'was observation and a general check­ awarded 'an SIU scholarship, worth up. He last shipped as a messman. up to $6,000 for four years of , D u*Cahoon is a shipmate off the study, in 1955. t-ahoon Kobin shipped as oiler. "I'hope everything is going well He's been laid up since March following Si automobile accident, and for the Union and all its mem­ is doing very well. Another tankerman, Robin, is off the Cities Service bers," he wrote. "I trust the mem­ Miami also due to a car mishap. He reentered the hospital in July and bership of the SIU will believe me is reported doing okay. when I say that I am grateful for These and all SIU brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and the scholarship which made some mail. (See the latest hospital list on Page 14.) of my aspirations possible." Family Cheer At New Orleans Hospital l^i I 1^' I; l:<'' I'••••. Youngster Fails Out Of Tree —Comes Up With New Benefit Always flexible to meet new needs, SIU Welfare Plan pro­ cedures were amended recently to provide full benefit coverage in emergency cases Involving Seafarers' dependents. The change was set in motion after^the nine-year-old son of Seafarer James Rawlins, of Lamarque, Texas^ fell out of the tree he was playing in and broke an arm. Rushed to a hospital for emergency care because a protuding bone had to be reset, Richard Rawlins, 9, was promptly treated and discharged. No hospital confinement was necessary and it was assumed, as was the case, that he'd recover rapidly at home with the rest of the family. In due course, a charge for surgical services was paid by the Plan. However, since there was no room and board Rawlins charge by the hospital, charges for x-ray and use of the emergency room could not be paid under the existing rules of the Plan. The case thereafter was brought to the attention of the Welfare Plan's Joint board of trustees, who approved payment of the emergency room charges. They also ruled that in future emergency situations all charges will be covered by the Plan in accord with the regular schedules of bospital-medical-surgical payments, whether or not there is a charge for room and board also. FINAL DISPATCH The deaths Of the following Seafarers have been reported to tho Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $24,00(k In benefits was paid: Joseph Gni, 60: Brother Gill Harry M. Hankee, 85: Brother Hankee disappeared at sea on Dec. died at the VA hospital in Kecoughtan, Va., on April 21, 1959 while 19, I960 due to a aboard the SS lung condition. Frances. Since He had sailed in 1946 he had been the deck depart­ sailing in the ment since 1944. steward depart­ Listed as sur­ ment. He is SUTT vivors are Mrs. vlved by his Norma Kunkle' widow, Frances and Mrs. Clarice V. Hankee. o f Scribner of Mobile, Ala. His place of burial. Is listed as at sea. Hyattsville, Md. Burial was at Hampton National Cemetery, Total benefit: ^.oioo. Hampton, "Va. Total benefit: $4,$ t 000. t t t Dnane L. Warrington, 37: Broth­ Norman W. Kirk, 44: Brother er Warrington passed away on Kirk died of a lung condition on April 1, 1960 at June 27. 1960 at the Mid-Colum­ the Public Health bia Hospital, The Service Hospital, Dalles; Oregon, New Orleans, La. after an accident He had sailed in ashore. He had the engine de­ been sailing in partment since the steward de­ 1952. Surviving partment since are his sisters, 1958. Surviving Mrs. Ruth Hath­ is his. mother, Mrs. Ethel Beach of Nevada City, away, Mrs. Hen­ Calif. Burial was at the Interna­ rietta Crellen and Mrs. Gertrude tional Association of Odd Fellow's Schaedig. Burial was at Metaire Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore. Total Cemetery, New Orleans. * Total benefit: $4,000. benefit: $4,000. » I'rT- • I IJ^ i' Fomily vis^ provide o momenf of cheer for Seafarer Berfrom Ecfcerf, on AB ih{urod oboord iho Del Oro some rnbnfhs Ago ond now laid up at the New Orleans PHS hospitoL Eeherl is in a oast from h» waist to his shoulders and will be drydoched several months more. ' He's olse oik ordomea BoptMt Mini^ and normo^y ships about four to six months o year. Hcfured with hint are his wile and her sisteri Mrs. Jean Majors (right), - » t Olle Ray Kimbrell, 53:. Brother Kimbrell died of pneumonia at the County Hospital, Calhoun, M1 s s.i on February 25, 1960. Since 1955 he had been , sail­ ing in the deck department. He is survived by his mother, iMrs. Net­ tie Kimbrell, of Bruce^ Miss. Burial was in the Concord Ceme­ tery, in Bruce, Miss. Total benefit: HOWL it ^ Walter Beyeler, 45: Brother Beyeler died when a shotgun was accidentally dis­ charged at the home of a nephew in Ludlowville, NY, on August 7, 1960. He had sailed in the deck department since 1942. He is sur­ vived by three brothers and three sisters, including his listed beneficiary,' Bertha -Beyeler of Fruita, Col. Biurial was in West Dryden, NY. Total benriit: $4,000. *\ �t>:y INt S^^AItEltS "LOG •" •m .- J:" . -- ".-r'•.-f'?. ITir DEPARTMEIirr - 3 MORE SEAFARERS RETIRE ON BENEFIT Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Three more ve eran seamen who are no longer able to work have been added to the growing roster of SIU men retired on the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension benefit. The num­ ber of Seafarers on the perma­ nent disability list now totals 1959. He began shipping with the SIU in 1942. He's single, and has a 196. Approved for the benefit at the last meeting of the Welfare Plan's Joint board of trustees, the latest trio includes Isaac E, Greene, 52, of Baltimore; William J, Morris, > 60, of Philadelphia, and Ramon P. Varela, 70, of Miami. A member of the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Division, Greene last sailed on the tug Gatco Delaware for the Gulf Atlantic Towing Company. He had shipped as a chief engineer with the HlWD's Officers Division since March, 1958. Greene lives in Balti­ more with his wife, Blanche, and a son, James. He also has two married daugh­ ters. His medical abstract states that he is "not fit for duty permanently" beof heart cause Greene disease. Laid up at the US Public Health Service Hospital, Staten Island, New York, for the past several brother, Frank E. Morris, in Savan­ nah, Ga, Varela is a native of Spain and had been going to sea for 17 years when he began shipping SIU in August, 1940. Rated an AB, he last sailed on the SS Florida of the Peninsular and Occidental Steam­ ship Company in November, 1958. Due to a shipboard accident that resulted in fractures of both legs as woll as the destruction of the knee and . heel'Joint, he is unable to walk. Welfare Needs Keep Changliig Happily reunited for a while, Seafarer Steve Boides is pic­ tured with his mother at his home in California. Seafarer's Mother 'Sees' Son Again After 10 Years Almost totally blind for ten years, Mrs. Anna Mavromifchalis is now really able to "see" her son, Seafarer Steve Boides, for the first time since 1950. The SIU Welfare Plan paid approximately $350 of^ — the-cost for a cataract opera­ "see" her son for the first time tion last winter that turned in years. An SIU seaman since December, the trick. Boides' 76-year-old mother ar­ 1946, Boides utiiized the SIU's pro­ rived in the States from Greece gram of dependents' benefits to last fall to visit and stay with her cover almost all of the $400 cost son, but the reunion was marred for the operation and hospital by Mrs. Mavromichalis' failing charges. The program covers sight. A few weeks later, Boides wives, children and dependent convinced her that an operation parents of Seafarers for a variety might be able to save one eye and of medical, surgical and hospital help restore normal vision in benefits. Boides, who ships in the engine both. Varela Morris This was confirmed by a medical department, had hoped his mother months, Morris has been disabled examination, and surgery was per­ would remain with him at his Daly by a complete paralysis. His home formed at the Stanford Hospital in City, Calif., home which was her is in Philadelphia and he last sailed San Francisco last January. Later, original intention. But old habits in the engine department aboard & when the bandages came off, Mrs. are hard to break. Mrs. Mavro­ tanker, The Cabins, in December,' Mavromichalis was truly able to michalis has had a difficult time adjusting to the mode of life in this country and now indicates she will probably return in the near future to Greece, where she still has most of her family. However, the visit here has helped provide her with the SIU oldtimer Hugh D. "Frenchy" Fouche has been put down wonderful gift of sight, and her —but not out—by multiple sclerosis and now, with the hdp vision is - now almost back to of the SIU Welfare Plan, is learning to get back on his feet. normal. In-a recent letter, she expressed "thanks to the SIU for Fouche is moving into the the kindness shown in helping me second purchase—a special $235 second phase of a rehabilita­ come to this wonderful country tion program after being com­ set of long leg-braces and crutches . . . How can I thank you enough pletely disabled and bed-ridden by that may make it possible for for all that .you have done for me, MS since 1956, when he began re­ "Frenchy" to discard the wheel­ as I am 76 years of age, and you ceiving SIU disability-pension ben­ chair altogether. The Plan has also have made my last years very approved necessary arrangements happy ones." efits of $35 weekly. Early this year, he learned he for training Fouche how to use the could get around a bit if he had a braces and crutches at the Medical motor-powered wheelchair, and Center in Columbus, Ohio. Get that SS SIU Welfare Plan trustees prompt­ Fouche cimrently makes his Number Right ly approved the home in Dawson, Ga., and is 45 necessary $600 years old. He sailed with the SIU Seafarers - filing vacation purchase. This in the engine department from money claims should make sure was authorized January, 1942, until the time he that they use their correct So­ under the special became disabled. cial Security number. Use of equipment bene­ Over the years, the Welfare Plan the wrong number means a cler­ fit feature of the has imderwritten the cost of vari­ ical headache for the* Vacation Plan and Fouche ous types of special equipment to Plan office and slows up the was then able to aid Seafarers in their recovery handling of payments. get out for the from disabling injuries or illness. Also, a Seafarer who uses the first time since These have included a portable incorrect Social Security-num­ Fouche iron lung, special bed frames, hear­ ber is crediting his tax deduc­ 1956. Now, in another rehabilitation ing devices, eye Bfosthesis and tions to some other US worker. step, the trustees have okayed a others. Special Braces May Get Fouche Back On His Feet fiAf' Developments in the "Social Security" field cover a broad range of social welfare activities. We know them and deal with them under a numbier of different labels. In the first rank, oim most immediate con­ cern is the series of cash and service benefits available to Seafarers and their families as a result of the specific collective bargaining relation­ ship between the SIU and its various contracted operators. From these activities spring the comprehensive program of benefits known as the SIU Welfare Plan and, likewise, the SIU Vacation Plan that deals with the area of vacation benefits for Seafarers. Between them, these plans provide a great measure of security for active and inactive Seafarer^ and for their dependents as well. Various articles and statistical details describing some of these benefits are set forth on the pages carrying the banner of this depairtmenfT' Other Welfare Areas But we are concerned too with other areas of "welfare" as we know it today. These bring together the programs of our Federal and state governments and cover many other items. Tliere is the Federal Social Security system administered from Washington for the aged, dis­ abled and the survivors of insured workers. An outgrowth of the Fed­ eral system, but handled individually by the 50 states, are the un­ employment compensation programs and various public assistance acta authorized under the Social Security Act adopted by Congress and en­ acted into law in 1935. There are in addition, different state disability benefit programs and the whole field of workmen's compensation cov­ ering on-the-job disabilities. All of these programs, in some manner, are social welfare measures that supplement or add to the benefits already available as a result of the Union's collective bargaining-program. The reasons for looking into all this are very clear. In this year of 1960, we are well into a new age; a space age, an age of automation and of runaway industry on a wholesale scale. Effects On Jobs Seafarers know something of runaway industry and what its effects have been on job opportunities in this industry as well as in many others. The spread of the runaway idea has been brought about by the changing economic balance in the world, bringing with it more com­ petition for raw materials, markets, jobs and new industry. We also have to face up to the fact that as new people enter the labor market and new methods and machines act to reduce the work force, even if only temporarily, we must have new and better tools to deal with the human and social problems that result. These tools are the social welfare measures we have now, and others that may follow as part of the long-range solution to the job security problems everywhere around us. The welfare benefits we and other unions we have fought for and created to cover earlier special needs of our members are no longer so-called "fringe" benefits. No one can any longer regard them as such. Today they are our first line of defense. (Comments and suggestions are invited by th^ Demrtment and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU BLOOD BANK ii - ";:ij '.,.15 "•M An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sainple above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU.Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their • families with blood anywhere in the United States and hat been in operation since January,' 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one-block from the Clinic. (See Blood . Bank . Inven­ tory on Page 14.) • t- ^,1 ~V I "•/I •S iSSiSi �m ••i ijifgi I -, •. -• ^<. i. -.^ • - . - . •,: SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans SIU BABY ARRIVALS Cash Benefits Paid August 29—September 25, 1960 Number . Of Benefits Hospital Benefits (Welfare) ... 3,827 Death Benefits (Welfare) 10 Disability Benefits ;(Welfare) .. 747 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 25 Depenflents Benefits (Welfare) . 63 Optieol Benefits (Welfare) .... 171 AMOUNT PAID $11,267.00 36,500.00 26,145.00 5,000,00 16,517.69 1,700.08 4,848 $ 97,129.77 1,203 $200,597.64 TOTAL V/ELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 6v056 $297,727.41 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits * Summary Of Cash Benefits Paid Hospital Benefits (Welfare) $1,789,984.35 Death Benefits (Welfare) 3,169,469.06 Disabil.ty Benefits (Welfare).... 1,138,980.00 Maternity Benefits^XWelfqre) .... 817,000.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare)... 1,256,270.59 Optical Benefits (Welfare) 38,582.15 $8,210,286.15 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits / • ••••• TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID $14,729,912.85 $22,940,199.00 None of the figures in the above summaries indicate fhe amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Un­ ion In the baby's name, representing a total of $5,800 In maternity benefits and a maturity value of $725 in bonds: Patricia Warhola, born July, 15, Peter Jaitaes Cardoda, born July Teresa ' Annette Faircloth, born 1960, to Seafarer and ^rs. Paul 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. August 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Warhola, Middle Village, NY. Mrs. James L. Faircloth, Mobile, Pedro Cardona, New York, NY. ^ if Ala. 4. i Arlene Toro, born July 24, 1960, Brian Patrick Donnelly, born Karen Cecilia Vial, born August June 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfredo M. 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Adrian Donnelly, Ridgewood, NJ. Toro, Philadelphia, Pa. i, if i Erwin Hotard Vial,- New Orleans, 4" i 3^ Sbraida Marrero, born July 31, La. Frank Philip Kustura, born July 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Catalino J" i Marrero, Pliiladelphia, Pa. Lawrence Anthony Banks, born Frank Kustura, Mobile, Ala." 3^ 3^ 3^ August 17, 1960, to Seafarer and 4> 4" 4" ' Donna Grace Whiteside, trorn Beverly Rae Wroton,. born Mrs. Lawrence A. Banks, Mobile, August 8, 1960, to Seafarer and June 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ala. " Mrs. Arthur W. Wroton, Norfolk, Ilershal Whiteside, Port Aransas, 4 • 4" Tex. Raymond John Link', born July Va. 4> 4' 4" 4> 3^ 4> 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ Stephen Jeffrey Danilufc,. born Joanne Landron, born June 20, liam P. Link, New Orleans, La. August 19, 1960, to Seafarer and 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angel i 4. Thomas Mattioli. born August 9, Mrs. Andrew Daniluk, Jr., Los L. Landron, Catano^ PR. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gaetano Angeles, Calif. if 3^ 3^ ^ 3^ 3> Mattioli, Brooklyn, NY. Deana Marie Alexander, born Justin Michael Maytum, born May 8. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4" 4" t June Shirley ChristenSen, born August 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Alex Alexander, New Orleans, La. July 20, 1960', to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. John F. Maytum, Providence, 4. 4 Christian Christensen, San Fran­ RI. Timothy James EUis, born July 4. i 3> cisco, Calif. 8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James William Blair Newton, born July H. EUis, Cyril, Okla. t Georgianna Pound, borii May 27, 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 3> 4. i 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Victor Howard W. Newton, Jr.» Pasadena, Sandra Marie Gunnells, born Tex. C. Pound, Sonvers, Mont August 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lloyd Gunnells, Union City, NJ. SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is the latest avail­ able listing of men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND E. Frank Allen Onis May George Balaskos Frank Meacher Berge Bergensen John Miller James Curry Adam Quevedo Leonard Davis Roy Rayfield Jaime Fernandez Jewel Robin Ramon Fernandez Ray Schrum Eddie Game John Sobus Eusebie Gherman Louis Thomas Eugene George John Thompson Gorman Glaze • John Tingle Loyd Griffis Clyde Ward Charles Ison Okal Jones John McDaniel USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Raymond M. Davis Chas. A. McCarthy Peter DeVries Samuel E. McCurdy USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Mack Acosta . Dempsey Nicholson John Gregory Douglas Patterson William C. HaU Clarence Nyberg Leon Hebert Joseph Prendezis Joseph V. Johnson William Shaw David B. Miller Adam Slowick Archie Milne . USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA G. E. Kitchens Ernest H. Webb WUliam TruesdeU USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Paul F. Arthofer Andrew Kennedy Wilbert •Barrilleaux Edward Knapp Johnny M. Brown Leo Lang Theodore Lee ' Thomas Dailey GUbert PiersaU Frederick Davis Eugene Plahn Donald Dambrino James W. Deraouy Veikko PoUanen Bertram L. Eckert William L. Mason Henry M. Robinson William E. Ekins Calvin A. Rome SigUfredo Ferrer JuUan Royston Edward J. GilUee Marion B. SaUa Jesse T. Green Jay Steel John J. Hazel A. E. Swenson Alvin Henderson George G. Hunter William 'iliornton Autrey L. Johnson Robert. T. Vance Richard L. Welch Foster Juneau John J. Kane USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISbAND. NY Chas. E. Ackerman Julius Ekman George Fiance Oscar J. Adams T. R. Gonzalez Omar O. Ames Mitchel C. Hyde N. Angelo Samuel Jonas Arthur C. Ballu James Alston Dimitri Bartoi Thomas Lauer Henning Bjork loannis N. Loukas Julian Blomgren Richard Blotnquist Mai McAlister George. Meltzer "JB" Chandler Wm. M. Murphy John W. Clark Angel Reyes Francisco Cornier Henry A. Deacon Hans Richardson On The Mend In Crescent City Salvador Rivera Teofilo Torres Arthur W. Rummel Antonio Viera Joseph Scully Harold G. Wema Colisto Siaran T. M. White Frank Soriano USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Dennis Cahoon _ Wilfred LaChance James M. Davis August J. Prlnceif H. M. Fentress Henri J. Robin A. W. Hutcherson Cecil O. Saunders USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Matthew Bruno J. 1. Perreira Daniel R. Callaghan Woodrow W. Pozen Andrew A. Franklin James Rivers Emil Herek Carlos L. Sy Daniel Hutto Howard J. Watts J. B. McElreath J. F. Williamson Thomas Martin Robert J. Wiseman SIU Blood Bank Inventory Period; August, I960 Pints Contributed 74 Pints Rejected-4 ' Pints Credited* ..... 35 Pints On Hand August 1 if irePHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Ray C. Coffey Edwin Pbims Thomas E. Frazier' Sten T. Zetterman John Hbacoz Jonas Heidt Harver Nicholas LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. AUred W. Booth VA HOSPITAL AMERICAN LAKE, WASHINGTON Frank E. Anderson VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASS. R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NEW YORK Chas. O. Bergagna VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS WlUard T. CahiU PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL BmOXI, MISSISSIPPI Woodrow Davis VA HOSPITAL COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA Harvey L. McQuage TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA. U. NY Janes RuaaeU VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Edward Talbot US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON. DC Wm. H, Thomson ^ if Deborah Sue NetUes, bom July 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John H. Nettles, Baltimore, Md. ^ 3^ 3> Mark Karl Rakewski, born Au­ gust 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Chester M. Rakowski, Baltimore, Md. if i if Thelma Rodriguez, born June 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos Rodriguez, Brooklyn, NY. 4" 4' 4" Michelle Schielder, born July 28, 1960, to Seafarer" and Mrs. Edward Schielder, New Orleans, La. if if i, Robin Worley, born August 4. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Worley, Mobile, Ala. 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" William David Carter, born Au­ gust lif I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William O. Carter, Houston. Tex. Robert T. Hensley, bora Septem­ ber 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles R. Hensley, Magnolia, NJ. 124 Pints Used ...... PAysicol Exoms—A// SIU C/inics Pints On Hand September 1, 1968 -• • 115 Summary Total Contributed To Date: 1,133 Pints Total Bejeeted To Date: 47 Pints Total Credited To Date: 543 Pints • Total Used To Date: 428 Pints I l>^"'-' In drydock for several weeks now, Seafarer Jack Kane, AS, is piclured at the New Orleans Public Health Service Hospital. He was leud up feilcwing o foil aboacd the Alcoa Clipper. Month Of August, 1960 * * This is a standard arrangement alloting pO% for service, procesV ing and storage to Brooklyn fDonor Center Inc. #Adjusted from previous report to reflect accounting error giving bank "unearned credit. GOAL: 500 PINTS IN BANK , Port Baltimore ;.. Houston ..... Miobile New Orleans New York ... TOTAL Seamen 121 88 61 182 365 817 Wives Children TOTAL 16 144 7 3 1 92 86 18 7 8 197 7, 405 ,26 50 57 Physical Exams —All Clinics — Since Inception 26,363 Seamen 1,716 Wives 1,522 Children TOTAL 29,601 -.'i'y JTT 924 A> I �•m |;:i| •etefcer, IN* 11 Ru» lafiwB SEAFARER9 LOG 'The Polls Are Open' Z«efi:islatiire V/ • RAT MURDOCH, Director US BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. For the first time a basic American industry has sought to document in dollar terms the contribution it makes to maintaining a favorable balance of payments, the Committee of American Steamship Lines announced that Amer-. ZE: ican fiag ocean-going passenger and cargo sWpf annualiy provide between $800 miilion and $1 billion toward maintaining a favorable balance of trade. The result of this enabled the United States in 1959 to hold a $4 billion balance of payments deficit, in­ stead of a $5 bUlion deficit which would have oc­ curred if there had been no United States merchant marine. In computing the dollar value of the Mer— — chant Marine's contribution, net receipts from ship­ ping operators were totalled. These included ^ ex­ change earnings by American ships resulting from carrying United States exports and imports; passenger fares; freight earnings on ship­ ments between foreign countries, and receipts from charter line opera­ tions. From this gross figure were subtracted port and other expendi­ tures of United States ships abroad. » 4 » t ^ % MARITIME OUTLOOK. There were 953 vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over in the active oceangoing United States merchant fieet on •September 1, 1960. This is nine more than the number active on August 1, 1960. According to the Merchant Marine Data Sheet there were 34 Government-owned and 919 privately-owned vessels temporarily in­ active or Government-owned vessels employed in loading grain for storage. Two containerships, ^the SS FLORIDIAN and SS NEW YORKER, a cargo ship, the SS JOHN LYKES, and a tanker, the SS GULFSPRAY were delivered from construction. One passenger ship the SS LEILANI was purchased from the Government. The privately-owned fieet has increased to 1,012 ships. Of the 93 privateiyowned inactive vessels, 31 dry cargo ships and 44 tankers were laid up for lack of employment, 7 less than on August 1. The remaining ships were undergoing repair or conversion. No new ship building contracts were placed during the month of August. The total number of large merchant ships on order or under construction in the United States shipyards dropped from 66 to 61. / '^ The secret ballot election of officers for the SIU gets underway on November 1, and as has been provided in the SIU constitu­ tion for many years, the voting will run for 60 days.All maritime unions have provisions for lengthy duration of their eliections for the simple reason that most of their member­ ship is at sea. The only way to give the greatest number of members the opportu­ nity to vote is by having an extended elec­ tion period. This kind ^ provision by the maritime unions antedates all the assorted legislative and governmental regulations on assuring democratic procedures in trade un­ ions. Seamen's Voting Rights The same legislators who are so con­ cerned about the-rights of workers in their own union elections, have yet 'to deal with the problem of effective voting rights in national elections as far as some 50,000 Americanjnerchant seamen are concerned. " If a merchant seaman wants to cast a vote in the forthcoming presidential election on November 8, he has to run an obstacle course of state voting regulations. Every state has an elaborate and complex pro­ cedure on absentee balloting and absentee registration. Unless a seaman happens tp be home on the day.of the election, and un­ less he happens to be in an area in which permanent registration is the practice, he has limited opportunity to cast his ballot. In effect, he is being deprived of the rights of first-class citizenship by complex regula­ tions. Single Federal Absentee Ballot The answer to .these problems lies in a single Federal absentee ballot for merchant seamen and, in fact, for all Americans who happen' tq be away from home on Election Day through no"^ fault of their own. Such a system is feasible as was shown during World War XL At that time, Congress set ••<^IE.A P A R. E. R. i J. « 4 AUTOMATION. In an address marking the opening of the Cargo Handling Exposition in New York, Cecil P. Milne, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, told leaders oi steamship and allied companies and water­ front labor that a strong merchant marine is a vital part of our national security. Assistant Secretary Milne pointed out that the merchant marine must be ready when needed, with sufficient ships of modern design with suitable speed. He added that this can only exist when it can survive commercially in peace time. "The road to survival," said Mr. Milne, "is hard in the face of competition from other modes and foreign flags. Improvement in cargo handling and the resultant reduc­ tion of handling costs may well be the only cure." Mr. Milne cited three challenges facing the merchant marine. First, better shipboard cargo-handling equipment; second, automated terminal operation; and third, containerization and standardization of container sizes. up a single absentee ballot procedure for men in the Armed Forces, and for merchant seamen as well. The same justification for * * 4 CONTAINERSHIPS, Representatives of steamship companies and absentee balloting applies today. It remains for Congress to act to assure merchant sea­ allied interests attending the Cargo Handling Exposition in New York City were told that a metal box may become the s^vation of the de­ men their full voting rights. pressed industry. Waldemar Isbrandtsen of Isbrantsen Co., Inc., told Pending that day, all Seafarers who are the group that, "If this country is ever to regain its dominant position ashore On Electiop Day and who are quali­ in international trade a way must be found to eliminate multiple fied to vote are urged to cast their ballots handling of cargo, and cut down the length of time vessels spend in in the current election which, as all agree, port." Isbrantsen pointed out that the National Defense Transportation is one of the most important in which Association, a group of railroad, trucking and Federal transportation Americans have ever participated. And authorities, recently recommended a container 8 feet high, 8 feet wide and of a maximum length of 40 feet, with some variations in length every Seafarer is also urged to cast his bal­ ranging from 10 to 30 feet. Isbrantsen recommended a standard length lot in his Union's election so that the offi­ of 10 feet. He also said that most ,of the shipping lines could not afford cers chosen in the election represent the to build the 650-foot long container vessel that Naval architects call wishes of the widest possible section of the necessary to transport the sanae amount in conventional cargo ships. Jerome Slater, vice president of Container Transport International, membership. - S. t. » • -Organizing Pag» Off Two more SIU "Labor Board election vic­ tories thft month, one in the Gulf, the other in New York, have given further evidence that the SIU's organizing program is paying off in results. Last month, the SIU won two big ones—the 19-ship Boland & Cornelius fleet election on the Lakes and the National Packing Company tuna fish plant in Puerto Rico. Now, the SIU has taken the Missis­ sippi-Gulf tugboat fleet of National Marine Service, and the Marine. Allied Workers Di­ vision has come up with a big win in the Jay-Kay Corporation, with two plants in New York City. Workers Want Unions It's become .apparent as a result of these victories, whether in the seamen's, boat­ men's and allied worker's field, that despite the climate of hostility to trade unions, American workers still want union repre­ sentation and union protection. The SIU organizing program is doing its share of bringing that protection to workers who need it, wherever they may be. Inc., said that the steamship lines should consider the possibility of pooling all the containers. Container Transport now own about 4,000 containers which it leases to all classes of users. Slater said such a pooling arrangement would eliminate the need for capital investment in containers. t » » LEGISLATIVE, SUMMARY. The second session of the 86th Congress has been over for nearly a month but the various committees of the Congress have been making reports on their activities during the past two years. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner (Dem.) North Carolina, and chairman of HMM, has submitted such a report on the activities of his committee. He said that during the first session of the Congress the committee had met 122 times and that 22 pieces of legislation were enacted into law. In the 2d session 221 meetings were held and 27 measures reported by the Committee became law. Bonner told Con­ gress, "During this Congress the committee called on its traditional role of striving to strengthen the American merchant marine better to enable it to serve the national interests in its dual capacity as a vital link in bur transportation system and as a military and naval auxiliary in readiness for emergencies. Reported legislation included measures designed to facilitate and make more flexible the private financing of essential new ship construction through Government guaranteed loans or mortgages; to strengthen and modernize the important domestic and nearby foreign trades through authorization of the exchange of certain war-built vessels for more efficient vessels now in the reserve fleets; to ease the burden of the ship replacement program by extending the statutory life of subsidized vessels from 20 to 25 years; to extend for another year Interim legislation to permit the continued use of the dual rate tariff system by steamship conferences, pending completion of current congre.ssianal studies; to Increase the ceiling on construc­ tion-differential subsidy in order to help keep American operators on a parity with their foreign competitors in the face of rising shipbuild­ ing costs in the United States . . M M\ •ri �- >•»=- »- fe r ' '''"I'M.- • >?• 'K- -%:• SEAFARERS "v ^•'• 1 03Q of Seofarers I <37* Log. of four poges, pub­ lished Feb. 10 OS official orgon of At­ lantic and Gulf seamen. Ir •• - '.'• •/ •• 0«Mkn»im LOG / ir .. > The lOAl 1.200 SlU roemI• • Ibers give lives helping to bring about victory for Al­ lies in World War II. .-l' • '.' "'l- *'/" - .^' •/ •'. * ,->:• I of Growth \ s. -' r- 'I'v.- f'. f"' r" . October 15, 1938, the late Harry Lundeberg, then secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, received from the American Federation of Labor cOnvention in Houston a .charter establishing the Seafarers International Union of North America. v On November I, 1938, the SlUNA issued charters to seamen in Atlantic and Gulf ports. These separate Atlantic and Gulf Districts were merged in 1941 into the SlU Atlantic and Gulf District, and this, in turn, became the present SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. Today, as Seafarers prepare to mark their 22d birthday, they can look back with satisfaction at the record of the past years. During many of these years, of both war and peace, the Union was faced with prob­ lems and obstacles which, in the opinion of many competent maritime observers, might have destroyed a lesser organization. Yet the SlU not only survived but grew in terms of size, strength, financial resources and—above all—in the number and variety of trade union benefits it is now able to pro­ vide for its membership. On these pages, pictorially depicted, ore some of the outstanding achievements of these past years. > -t... • »/• • •- 'y"; •• > I I..-1 J, I-I I, L. .1.^ j. Jini 111.^ I ,1 J,!!!' • • �OtMen ItM 'V SE. s;?S;'5«S®a ai\''; V-1 0m 1 QC^ Seafarers Vacation Plan I ^^JLm goes into effect after being hailed as another "first" for a maritime labor union. 1 Q^1 Union moves from Mdn• ^J §0 hatton as new, three* story headquarters building is formally opened on 4th Ave., Brooklyn. - 1 Union's building proI I • gram takes another for­ ward step as ultra-modern hall Is opened in port of Baltimore: v : S|W6 1 Another "first in mariI time" scored as Seafar­ ers Welfare Plan makes first awards in college scholarship program. 1 QCTCT S'U negotiates new hirI ing program, based on ^ iron-clad, seniority system, to further * protect.membership's rights. 7.- y TQC"7 Union's preventive medI • icine program inauguroted with opening of first diagnostic medical center in Brooklyn. —'AlTJKfly iLfJUl'""'"" ^==:ss #as , 13 si'.S 4f F K«fin# [I wSIi'L"*^ J •'.''•wJI "s M ss s }i2 iwsl •» ••IT i"®* fj ea Sll ^ K K '1 •«.» Ui - J:?; •» S «3 is •-H • -• n f.« Sm I 7i?0« successful, four-day ITFspdnsored demonstration against runoway-ftag threat to {obs. 1 New freighter and tanI ^Ow« ker agreements lignedr making SlU wagies and work-conditions best in Union's history. 'i, --••m �SEAFARERS hOG Atlantic Fishermen Cast Heavy Vote For Union Affiliation With SIUNA 0«toWrrlMt National Magazine Plugs Scallops BOSTON—After three years of going it alone, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union has voted overwhelmingly to rejoin the SIU of North America. An overwhelming vote of 551 to 35 was cast in favor of affiliation in the secret ballot referendum^election cast in three ports. The fishermen's imion> represents over 1,000 mem­ foreign fresh-frozen fish on the The port by port vote was, In bers working on fishing ves­ American market. Foreign - flag Gloucester,- Mass., 148 votes yes sels operating in North Atlantic "factory" fishing boats, which proc­ —9 no votes; New York, 65 votes waters. The referendum was a 30- ess and quick freeze fish right on yes—3 votes no; Boston, 337 votes day secret ballot vote, which began the fishing grounds, have been cap­ yes—^23 votes no. turing an increasing share of the September*!. The action on the referendum US market, as opposed to the de­ vote reflected the desire of the livery of fresh whole fish In which fishermen for the support and as­ most of the, Atlantic fishing boats sistance of an international union are engaged. As the referendum in dealing with the many problems ballot stated, "all fishermen and faced by the union, and by the maritime workers have a common fishing . industry in general. Not bond and must be united for mu­ the least is the severe impact of tual benefit..." An undoubted factor in the fish­ ermen's decision was the gains that have been made by the-neighboring New Bedford Fishermen's Union, which broke away from the Atlan­ In a two-pronged move to aid tic fishermen and affiliated with both producers and consumers, the the SIU. Since then,, the New Bed­ US Government has gone fishing. ford Union has scored striking gains in contract conditions, wel­ However, it's not the fish them­ selves that a battery of Govern­ fare benefits and other areas. The Atlantic Fishermen's Union ment scientific sleuths has its Full page spread in color in "Look" magazine displayed New Bed-, is one of the oldest groups of or­ hooks out for. ford scallops as one of the three great regional aelicacies of New ganized fishermen, dating back as Rather, these Government scien­ The SIU's stunning election vic­ an organization, almost 45 years, to tists are angling for the answer to England along with blueberry pie and Boston Baked beans. Scaltory in Puerto Rico at the National the old Fishermen's Union of the a question which has perplexed :upation of Sll loping is ma{or occupation SlU-affiliated New Bedford fisherPacking Company, a tuna cannery, Atlantic. Its members man fishing the fishing industry for years: How men. has encoiuraged the SIU's west vessels which operate largely but can fish—fresh, frozen, or ' pre­ coast fish and cannery unions in of New York, Boston and Glouces­ pared—be made to look as good their fight on "runaway" canning ter, Mass., as well as Maine ports, and taste as good when they reach plants. with Boston being the headquar­ the table as when they are taken The Puerto Rican election was ters of the organization. Fishing is from the sea? seen on the coast as serving notice done mainly at George's Banks, an The Government -believes that on cannery operators that they will area about 100 miles long and 75 when it finds the answer to these face SlU organizing, no matter miles wide off Nantucket Island, and related questions it will have where they try to locate their new and the famed Grand Banks off taken a long step forward toward NEW BEDFORD—The first awards under the Robert J. plants. Newfoundland. aiding the fishing Industry by mak­ Swain Memorial Scholarship program of the New Bedford The SIU Puerto Rican Division ing 'fish and fish products N more Fishermen's Union were made last mopth at the fishermen's won the right to represent some attractive to the consumes. clambake. 400 workers at National Packing In order to do this, the Govern­ by routing the ]fnternational The winners of the scholar­ Times; Professor Milton Briggs, ment last month dedicated a new Brotherhood of Teamsters in a Na­ $500,000 technological laboratory ships, a boy and a girl, both New Bedford Institute of Tech­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ children of New Bedford fisher­ nology; Rev. John F. Hogan, di­ in Gloucester, Mass. tion, 255 to 8. SIUNA vice-presi-. , rector "of the Catholic Welfare The laboratory is being operated men, received $250 each. Bureau; Patrick H. Harrington Jr., dent Andrea Gomez, representing Sylvia Aanensen, 20, of 139" by the Bureau of Commercial the fish and cannery workers di­ Fisheries, Fish and Wildlife Serv­ Green St., Fairhaven, Mass., one county commissioner; Rev. Gene vision of the Union, has par­ Fishermen operating on the ice of the Department of the In­ of the winners, is a second year D. Landry, chaplain of the' Sea­ ticipated in organizing activities Grand Banks and George's Banks terior, and is being staffed by a student at the New .Bedfprd In­ men's Bethel, and Howard W. here as well as in other fish pack­ in the North Atlantic have reported corps of Government chemists, stitute of Technology. Nickerson, secretary-treasurer of ing plants. • repeated sightings of Russian engineers, biochemists and other James P. Taylor, 18, of 278 the NBFU. National Packing is one of a trawlers in recent months. Since scientists. Present at the award ceremony Austin St., New Bedford, is a first number of fish packing houses the Russians have never fished be­ The Government, of course, has year student at Worcester Acad­ was Francis Sullivan, one of the which have been established or are fore in this area and have gOod good reason to be interested in the emy. original contributors to the Swain being established in Puerto Rico. fishing grounds much closer to problem, since the fishing industry Miss Aanensen is studying busi­ Scholarship fund. Among others, Star Kist, a major home, the trawlers have aroused in the'area served by the Glouces­ ness administration and plans to In charge of the clambake were California packer, has'also put a a good deal of curiosity. ter laboratory constitutes an im­ tea'ch high school after completing Ed P. Patenaude, chairman; George plant in operation there and is the For one thing, they are far portant segment of the nation's college. Her father was lost at sea Edwards, co-chairman,' and Wil­ target of an organizing effort. on the FV Penguin about 10 years liam Kruger, Paul Swain, John larger than the eonventional ffth- economy. In past years, the California tuna ing vessel. In fact, they run about Burt and Nickerson. This area—the North Atlantic ago. fishing and packing industry has five times as large as the large Pistrict—extends ,from Maine to Taylor plans to study at Provi­ The scholarship awards were declined as a result of competition Boston beam trawlers. But more Virginia, and in it more than 70,-" dence after completing two years made on the basis of need and from plants opened in other areas convincing than that. Navy aerial GOD persons owe their livelihoods at Worcester Academy. He has won scholastic ability. When the scholar­ such as American Samoa, where photographs reveal that the traw­ to an annua! catch of billion many athletic trophies and was ship fund acquires sufficient wages are one-fourth or less than lers are crammed with all kinds of pounds of fish and shellfish valued named to the all-state basketball reserves an annual award will be those on the,mainland. In addition. specialized electronic tracking at .more than $122 millioh. This Is team. He was also captain of hid* made. It appeared for a while that the gear. more than a third t>f the value of high school basketball team. His California operators were con­ Theories offered about the the entire US catch each year. mother, Mrs. Arne Olsen, accepted templating mass transfer of fishing activities of the trawlers range Within the area, also, arq some the scholarship award in place of and packing activities to the West from suppositions that they are 2,000 establishments producing her son, who was away at school; Indies. tracking Russian missiles, to a sug­ fishery products Amounting to "The awards were made at the The SIU win in National Packing gestion that they are trying to spy more than 40 percent of the na­ first annual New Bedford Fisher­ and its organizing activity in other on atomic submarine maneuvers tional total. The region's produc­ men's Clambake and Family Day Puerto Rican plants is expected to and Polaris missile firings. The tion of packaged fresk and frozen at Brown's Pavilion. givcL second thoughts to West Coast atom submarines generally operate fish fillets and steaks' is more than Trustees of the scholarship fund, operators who are looking for an out of the New London, Conn., 123 million pounds a year, valued which was named after a NBFU out on union standards established naval base. la an^j event, the Rus­ at $32 million, and canned shell­ delegate who died in October, 1959, by 3IU fish and cannery unions sians do not seem to be interested fish and fishery by-products add are: Charles J. jtewin, editor and there. in cod and haddock. general manager dl the Sbrndard—— : ; another ^23 million. •- Finer Fish Goal Of lis Gov't Study Island Tuna Vote Cheers Calif. Unions New Bedford Union Awards Scholarships Red 'Snoop' Fleet Fishing For �.-fe Snowman Search Gear ' • JOSEPH B. LOGUE, MD, Medical Director Are You Neglecting Your Health? The popular Impression that cancer is a disease of the aged should have been dismissed long ago. If the ravages of cancer wert projected from a longevity standpoint, those in the lower age brackets would probably surpass the u^per half. JThe only way for the early detection of cancer, in the population as a whole, Is periodic and thorough examination on a piass scale, preferably annually or, at the least, bi-annually. I t A |i - Dancer Signals Ignored In a statement to the National Cancer Conference,-Dr. E. Cuyler Hammond of the' American Cancer Society was reported as saying, in- relation to a special study: "Only 19 percent of the men, and 27.3 percent of the women, had seen a physician within the past year about such an obvious condition as blood in the urine." Other obvious dis­ regard to such publicized danger signals was only meagerly followed by reporting to a physician. Only 34 percent of the women with a lump or thickening of the breast had seen their doctor. Fifty-one percent of the women went to their physician.about unu.sual vaginal"discharge, while only 30.1 percent reported for examination in regard to vaginal bleeding. Only 11.9 percent of the men, and 17.6 percent of the women, had seen their physician in the past year about any one of a list of 11 complaints commonly regarded as cancer danger signals. These findings were from an epidemiology study of thousands of cases. Why the apathy? Dr. Hammond wonders if we are crying "wolf too often. Possibly there is so much publicity with so many danger signals that the public in consequence ignores them all. Certainly the obvious danger signals for the investigation of possible cancer should not be ignored. Millions of dollars are spent on the investlg."!! ii -i of (its cause of various types of cancer; and also methods of inn roved treatment is constantly under study. However, unless the public becomes more aroused to the necessity of early recognition and treatment, the yearly toll will continue. Symptoms Not Always Noticeable It is not-sufficient to publicize only those danger signals tloat certain t.vpes .of cancer produce. There are many more that are symptomless, at least in the early stages, and are not recognizable by the individual until it is too late. We at the SlU clinics, and others, are constantly detecting pre­ cancerous lesions and cancers that are entirely symptomless and could not be discovered other than-by a thorough routine physical exami­ nation. One of our first examinees at the early inception of the medical program was found to have a tumor of the thyroid. Fortu­ nately, it was in the early stage and not malignant. I recently was talking to him and he stated that he volunteered for the examination only on the insistence of the Union, since in the early clinic days there was a general apathy" to these examinations. Clinic Detects Malignancies During the past few weeks, a tumor of the testicle was discovered In a 22-year-old seaman who had no concept that there was anything wrong. He was eventually hospitalized and an operation performed. Another older seaman was examined and gave a history of occasional rectal bleeding. But investigation failed to disclose any bleeding, and he was told to return if it recurred. He did, and he was referred to one of the top proctologists. His impression was bleeding from hemorrhoids but, at our insistence, a barium enema showed possible lesion of the loWer colon which proved to be early carcinoma at operation. ^ The above are just a few examples of the different types of condi­ tions that are readily diagnosed by a competent physical check-up. Similar careful and thorough physical ex^inations are given to dependents. A' week rarely passes without our finding some definite urgent pathological conditions at these examinations. These are always conditions of which th^ dependent is entirely unaware. One week recently, a large subternal tumor was found in a dependent who had no symptoms of this condition at all. Seafarers' '.dependents are therefore urged to take more active par ticipation in these examinations. For it is only through such periodic examinations that many pre-cancerous lesions and malignancy In its incipiency may be discovered. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) EqiXpment which was loaded on the SlU-manned Steei Chemist is now being used by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalaya mountain expedition. Expedition is looking for traces of the legendary "abominable snow man." Orion Planet'Feeds'Navy Tanker In North Atlantic Seafarers aboard the supertanker Grion Planet took part in an unusual operation in September: they refueled a Navy tanker while in the North Atlantic. Seafarer Orlando L. Guer-'t rero, on board the Orion and able to take part in another Planet during the operation, first in the history of the SIU," made a report to the LOG on the refueling job. Guerrero's report was transferred to the Navy tanker involved in the refueling, the USS Caloosahatchee, and then moved to shoreside postoffice by helicopter. According to information re­ ceived by Guerrero, the Orion Planet and the Orion Clipper will be involved in otiier mid-ocean re­ fueling jobs for the Navy. Had Rehearsals The refueling of the Navy tankfir by the 28,000-dwt fully-loaded Orion Planet was a ticklish job, Guerrero reported. "We had sev­ eral night meetings during which we were shown pictures, literature, and were given instructions on outnew duties, and we learned special bell, flag and flight signals. "Other days, we were on deck on 'dry runs' practicing for the real thing and learning by ^rill when, what and how to perform the new duties assigned to each of Us and familiarizing ourselves with the new equipment. All of this training was under the able direc­ tion of our chief mate P. Bam­ berg." Finally, on September 16, "DDay" the Orion Planet was ready for the job. "We were on deck at 0400, well .drilled, willing, ready Quitting Ship? Notify Union i In the hospital? Call Sit Hall imme^atelyl A reminder from SiU be.idquarters c.iutions all St-afarers leaving tbe.'r ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the L :ou to di: ..-d a r>'i'l ment. Failure to give noti>v be­ fore p..ving off may cause .i de­ layed sailing, fo-'ce tin' ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship--•'tes. \ Guerrero reports. At a pre-arranged signal, all hands took their assigned stations. The ship, cruising at 14 knots was cutting the waves in a steady course, while the Caloosahatchee approached the starboard until the two vessels were abreast, a mere hundred feet apart. "Another signal was given to warn all hands that a shot line would be fired from one ship to the other. In the shot line was a messenger line with ship-to-ship telephones; a distance line to keep a safe separation between ships; and a span wire on which the dis­ charge hose traveled. The hose was .fitted with a snap-on snap-off connecting flange for quick dis­ connecting in case of emergency break-away," Guerrero stated. Ppinting out the hazard in the operation, Guerrero said "there is not much freeboard on a tanker with a quarter million barrels of oil in its belly. The sea was con­ tinually breaking onboard, making the connecting of the hoses and securing of lines a very perilous affair." A Navy destroyer, classified as a rescue ship, followed the two tankers 'through the operation. "The hulls of the ships were so close to each other, that they ex­ erted pressures and undercurrents and making it more difficult to steer so that the risk of collision existed at all times," Guerrero stated. All hands wore life jackets during the operation. Guerrero applauded the per­ formance of the hose-connecting gang, communications and signal men; pumproom and engine per­ sonnel and quartermasters in addi-' tion to the steward department for keeping the galley open 24 hours with a hot meal for the ci-ew when­ ever they could get away from their stations. Wh&'sThat AB Up On A Cloud? Many long years ago, where the Allegheny runs into the Ohio, a legend sprang up that the Pitts­ burgh Pirates once won a National League pennant. Great-grandpar­ ents reciting the story to their children swore it was true and pledged that some day it would happen again. One resident of the city. Seafarer Red Campbell, be­ lieved it whole-heartedly. So it was that when in the year 1960 the legend out of the dim past appeared to be coming alive, Campbell hit the beach in New York and vowed to stay,ashore until the bitter end, come what may. Ignored Shipping While his shipping card grew more mature, he steadfastly ig­ nored all the AB jobs on the .board. Lo and behold, the Pirates clinched the National League flag and invaded New York to chal­ lenge the lordly Yankees. There was Red, parked in the grand­ stand at Yankee Stadium taking it all in. Even after the Pittsburgiu ; s lost three games by the horren­ dous scores of 16 to 3, 10 to 0 and 12 to 0, his faith never wavered. And in the end, the dream of centuries came alive, with Pitts­ burgh winning 10 to 9 in the last of the ninth of the seventh game. That's why Campbell doesn't need any bosun's chair while he is slushing down those booms. That cloud will hold him up for quite a while". •-'i )\ Tanker Firms Seek MA Aid • Beset by low charter rates, three tanker operators—one of them an SlU-contracted firm—^have applied to the Maritime Administration for financial assistance in making mortgage payments on their ves­ sels, to cover installments that were due the end of last month. The MA is expected to comply with their requests. The three firms are Transeastem Shipping Corp., under SIU contract; American Eagle Corp. and Nautilus Petroleum Carriers. They are seeking respective loans of $90,000, $107,000 and $120,000 on their tankers which were built around the tim« of the Suez clos­ ing—after the US Government had urged new tanker construc­ tion. J • 1 4\ �Oeloiben skAFAitisk^'i^b^ SXX7 FOOD and Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation .Director A Perfect Score On Sanitation Isbraifdfsen Buys info Export Line Time To Clean House Isbrandtsen Co. Inc., a 70-shlp operator, has acquired controlling interest in American Export Lines, which presently operates 30 vessels including the passenger liners In­ dependence, Constitution and At­ lantic. Though an Isbrandtsen of­ ficial stated that separate opera­ tions would be maintained by both shippers for the present, such a transaction will, no doubt, even­ tually lead, to a consolidated shipshipping ..operations. Export pres­ ently operates subsidized services, but Isbrandtsen does not. Isbrandtsen paid about $8,000,000,000 in cash for the controlling (25 percent) interest in the Export firm's stock. After the deal had been consumated, there was a slight re-shuffling of top officials of Isbrandtsefi who took over key posts at Export which were vacated by the three directors. For the second year in a row,- SIU crews on all four ships of the Bloomfield fleet have made it a clean sweep with perfect scores of 100 in US Public Health Service sanitary inspections. (See story on Page 6.) This is an outstanding achievement, and O. C. Webster, company vice-president, comments that it "will give some of our other com­ panies something to shoot at." He also offers a list of "requirements that must be followed if any vessel hopes to seciu« and maintain a Sanitation Certificate." Considering Bloomfield's record, it would be well for others to keep these items in mind. "Evidence of dampness of crockery is a sure give-away that all utensils and crockery have not been immersed in water at least 170' F ... All glassware and crockery, also spare cooking utensils in galley, to be thoroughly cleaned, free of all grease, and inverted when stowed away ... Do not continue to use cracked or chipped crockery . . . Sugar dispensers, sugar bowls, coffee and sugar canisters, etc., to be kept in a sanitary condition . . . Tops of all condiment bottles to be clean and free of grime . . . Plastic water pitchers to be cleaned inside and all stains removed-after each use . . . Messrooms must be kept clean at all times ... No smoking to be allowed in the galley . . . Seafarers Tex Jacks, bosun, and Dick Pifer, 'DM, tend hose on but"Meat blocks must be t|ioroughly wire-brushed to rid same of all terworth machine while cieanfng tanks aboard the Ocean Ulla. grease and then salted, down prior to arrival . . . All cutting boards Vessel is one of new supertankers under contract to the SIU. must be clean and free of grease. Wooden boards should be wire. brushed; however, new PHS-approved rubberized cutting boards are now available and can he washed after each use . . .'Knife racks in galley and pantries to be clean and all knives with loose handles or rivets to be disposed of . .^ "Meat-grinding machines to be taken apart and thoroughly cleaned after each use and checked to see that no food particles remain in mechanism. Check wooden pounding pin for cleanliness and possible old food remaining . . . Meat saw to be taken apart and thoroughly cleaned ... On thawing meats for consumption, put same in a recepta­ The runaway trend of American industry is continuing in high gear. The latest to join cle and never allow same to come in contact with the deck . . . the trend toward production overseas is Remington Rand, a large-scale typewriter manu­ "Get rid of all wooden and cardboard boxes in galley and pantries. Replace same, where necessary, with plastic bus boxes . . . Egg fillers facturer. It is packing bag, baggage and key board and joining the headlong rush to Europe. never to be used in galley for bacon, etc. Paper towels should be sup­ Remington Rand will start plied for this purpose ... All lockers and drawers in galley and pantries ings involved as long as company fully-planned strikebreaking pat­ to be clean . . . Spice cans in galley to be closed after each use, and producing both standard and profits are not remitted to the tern that was applied with con­ tops of same clean and free of all dirt . . . Scoops in flour' and sugar portable models at its numer­ United States, plus the special con­ siderable success In many areas. bins must be clean and free of any caking . . . All left-overs returned ous overseas facilities and then cessions on taxes, factory construc­ Several of the company's plants to refrigerators must be covered with aluminum foil . . . Shelves in * tion and loan interest rates which are still non-union. dry storeroom should be clean and free from dirt . . . Bulk rice, beans import the finished products for are given to American companies The last two years have seen a (if carried in bulk) should be in covered GI can and free of weavils. sale in the domestic market. abroad. long list of American firms estab­ It is recommended that all rice and beans be delivered in packages Shifts At Elmira The Remington Rand executive lish overseas manufacturing plants to eliminate possibility of weavils . . . As a result of the move away threw a few words of comfort in in such countries as Japan, Bel­ No Paint Brushes In Galley from Elmira, New York, where the the direction of the 1,500 workers gium, France, the Netherlands, "Use only PHS-approved-type pastry brushes and get rid of all company currently produces type­ who will lose their jobs, declaring, Luxemburg, Germany and Italy. paint brushes in galley . . . Get rid of "Universal Spoon" In officers' writers, as many as 1,500 of 4,300 "Don't say labor Is at fault. They The biggest runaway operations and crew pantries. Instruct messmen to put out several teaspoons on workers may be laid off. Reming­ are only part of tl^e softness that have been in the film industry, with motion pictures shot on loca­ a paper napkin for coffee-time ... All pies and pastries to be covered ton Rand president Dause L. Bibby has invaded all of us." tion in such low-wage countries said that perhaps "only" 860 would Back In the 30's Remington Rand with plastic cake covers . . . Get rid of baker's canvas . . . Baker's bin, as Spain. Shipping operations, of including peel, rolling pin, spatulas, etc., must be spotless . . . Sugar become unemployed. As for the Old Strikebreaking Pattern course, have had their awn sub­ and flour bins in galley to be thoroughly cleaned before adding new others, he felt sure that they won notoriety for the use of'the standard havens in Liberia, Hon­ supply . . . Baker's oven must be clean and free from rust and food could be kept busy doing some­ thing in Elmira, but at this time "Mohawk Valley formula," a care­ duras and Panama for years. particles ... "Sci;eens over galley stove to be clean and free of grease . . . Intake he couldn't say what. The company also manufactures screens located in galley and pantries to be thoroughly cleaned and free of dirt . . . Galley stove must be clean and free of grease, includ­ electric typewriters, adding ma­ ing overhead screens, bulkhead, oil drain pans and boxes (located on chines and computer units at the each side of stove); same for steam kettle . . . Fry pans to be degreased Elmira plant. Presumably, these ... French fryer and basket must be clean and free of all old grease ... operations would continue as before. Mixers Must Be Clean The usual factor cited in the "Hobart mixer., to be thoroughly cleaned to prevent possibility of runaway moves was given—Slower The perennial game of selling information on "how to get oil or other foreign matter getting into food . . . Edlund can opener production costs abroad. What in galley must be kept clean, especially in cogs, gears, etc. . . . Dumb­ wasn't mentioned was the tax sav­ a job on a ship" is still going strong, judging from material waiter and shaft in connection with same, especially lower deck, must received recently at Union headquarters. be clean and sanitary . . . Scuppers in galley and pantries to be clean, free and in sanitary condition . . . all one has to do" enclose his $3, upon which is in­ Prove Eligibility is Generally, "Vessel should be free of roaches . . . Food placed In garbage cans send from $3.00 to $3.00 for scribed "don't be afraid to send aft in port must be covered. Cans should be hose-washed when un­ For Hospital $ "inside" dope on how to get cash—thousands of folks do." loaded . . . Garbage cans In galley and pantries to be thoroughly seamen's papers; the names and They probably liave, "but they Seafarers being admitted to a cleaned and covered at all times when not in use . . . All ports to be addresses of union hiring halls .shouldn't. screened and every effort made to eliminate flies. Messrooms, pan­ Public Health hospital are and other information of the kind tries and galley to be sprayed as required . . . Drinking fountain heads urged to carry with them their which can easily be obtained on all decks to be taken off and cleaned periodically . . . Paper towels Union book plus proof of eli- through the -telephone book or to be used in steward department toilets; also liquid soap. Sign above gibiUty for SIU benefits; from the Coast Guard, without namely, a record that they, have wash basin to read "'Wash hands before leaving" , . . at least 00 days seatime during charge. "Temperature of all domestic refrigerators must be below *50 degrees What the promoters don't tell . . . Domestic refrigerators to be defrosted and thoroughly cleaned the previous year and at least their gullible victims is that the prior to arrival, both inside and, outside. Check door gaskets for one day during the previous six Coast Guard will not issue sea­ cleanliness . . . All refrigeration compartments, when defrosting, to months. Failure to have the men's papers unless the applicant be thoroughly washed down and bulkheads and overhead cleaned, in­ proper credentials will cause a has assurance of employment. cluding all shelves, etc. Chief steward should personally supervise this delay in payments to the Sea­ One promoter advertises himself job. Clean behind all door gaskets. Check deck for cleanliness when farer. as a steamship and yacht -agent. If the Seafarer is admitted to removing gratings . . . Never use #10 tins to stow left-overs . . . Put Those answering his ads receive a a hospital which is hot a PHS opened jars of mayonnaise in domestic refrigerator." form letter , telling them that for institution, he should contact All of these suggestions and procedures, already in use on Bloom$3.00 they can receive his book, field vesisels, appear to produce outstanding results. As a result, the Union immediately. The "Facts About The Merchant Union will arrange with the Bloomfield's sanitation record is one of the best anywhere, and has Marine For - Newcomers." The been that way for some time. Stewards, galley personnel and all USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ blurb letter notes that the book" lic Health hospital in his vicin­ hands on other vessels are urged to keep these Items in mind as a "would of cost' you hundreds of matter of routine aboard their own ships. That way, we can work to ity. The PHS will not pick up dollars and many, months of al­ the hospital tab for private keep SIU ships l;|ie cleanest'in the business—and the best fefeders too. hospital care, unless it is noti­ most impossible research ..." Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can ced in advance. The custonoier also receives a he submitted to this column in care oj the SEAFARERS LOG.) small'"safety money envelope" to Typewritw Firm Joiiis Runaways; < Will Lay Off 1,500 Workm Want To Unload $3? Job Service' Will Oblige �mm SEJFA3l<EMS LOG, ti.i ••'I . •< ^Vt -..J; THE CA^AX>1AN SJEAFAMEU - i I' f Union Wins Wage Rise, Shorter Work Week On Lakes MONTREALT-A three-day strike by SIU Canadian District A New Giant For The Canadian Lakes Trade 'I ,4 members brought a quick end to operator resistance and won a new three-year contract involving a fi^e percent wage gain and a reduced work week. Canadian District Sec.-Treas. Canadian Seafarers to hefty retro­ HaL Banks announced that the active payments dating back to May. They will amount to as much as $425 in some instances. The agreement applies to a group of major Lakes companies, but the pattern set by the Associa­ tion normally applies to the entire Canadian Lakes fleet. SS John A. France, new Laker manned by Canadian District members, is shown after her christening The new wage scale will boost in Montreal. Vessel can haul 25,700 Tons of bulk cargo and is as big as the capacity of the Seaway crewmen's wages from $55 to $85 locks permits. per month, with the standard work week cut to 44 hours from 48. Rejected Offer The strike began against the N. M. Paterson Company fleet of 23 vessels after union members MONTREAL—Another big Laker for operation by an SlU-Canadian District company, had voted by a majority of five to the John A. France^ was christened in the Canadian Vickers shipyard here. The ship wa» one, by secret J>allot, to reject a Canadian government conciliation the biggest ever to be built in Montreal. offer;"The other four members of Constructed for Scott Mis-|" the Carriers Association then ener Steamships Ltd., the ves­ simple reason that they were un­ Consequently they had always started to tie up "their vessels, ap­ sel is 722 feet six inches long able to get such ships into the been built in Great Lakes yards Hal Bonb, SIU Canadian parently under a pre-arrang^ and 75 feet in the beam, the widest Lakes before the Seaway opened. in previous years. District secretary-treasurer, plan to lock out the members of possible breadth to squeeze announced successful outcome the Canadian District. After three through the Seaway locks. of Lakes beef. days though, the Association and new agreement with the Lakes the union were able to work out Because of its extreme size, the vessel was built in two sections Carriers Association will qualify a new agreement. Bosun and crane operators, who and then joined together. It boasts still work a longer work week, will a 9,000 horsepower steam turbine earn $535 and $622 per month re­ plant, air conditioning throughout spectively, under the newly-nego­ all accommodations and a host of As expected and predicted by many experts, the Welland tiated contract, as compared to the automatic controls. With more previous .monthly wage of $487 than a million cubic feet of cargo Canal has proven to be a bottleneck in the St. Lawrence Sea­ and $550. Deckhands on the new space, the vessel will be able to way, and a second canal, on the American side of Niagara 44-hour weekly schedule will re­ haul huge quantities of bulk ceive $348 instead of $313 as pre­ cargoes such as grain, coal and ore. Falls may be the best answer,' bottleneck is the twinning of exist­ She rates as a 25,700-ton bulk according to Harold C. Han­ viously paid. over, president of the New ing locks. Hanover doubts this ap­ In addition! premium pay for carrier. York State AFL-CIO. He called for proach. He favors the idea of an performing certain duties was in­ Run to Seven Isles funds to finance a really exhaustive ail-American canal, somewhero corporated into the new contract. east of the Welland, which "would study of such a project. It is expected that the France For example: a crewman who han­ will run regularly from the Lakes The Welland Canal runs almost not compete with, but rather sup­ A ship's master and a river pilot dles hatches will be entitled to the as far east as Seven Isles, Quebec, north and south across the Niagara plement it." were blamed In Canada last month same scale as pai,d to a longshore­ which is the' terminal at which peninsula for about 30 miles. It is man during the period he performs for the grounding last November such Canadian iron ore is picked up about eight miles west of Niagara duties. of the SIU Canadian Districtfor use by inland steel mills. Falls and, links Lakes Erie and Bigger Ships manned John Miseiier in heavy Ontario. A sister ship of the France is In the course of the contract fog in the St. Lawrence River. .A Ministry of Transport-appoint­ dispute. Banks had pointed out now under construction at the Previously, plans had been pro­ ed investigating team, consisting that the big new Lakers now in same yard, to be delivered in mid­ posed calling for the building of a second canal on the Canadian side. of n Superior Court Judge and two operation carry up to five times summer. In either case, the construction of the cargo formerly carried on the sea captains, found Captain Fred­ The Montreal yards have been erick J. Brady and the pilot, John old canalers, with only a small unable to participate in the con­ a canal to pair with the Welland Keating, guilty of allowing the difference in the manning scale. struction of large Lakers for the would materially reduce delays for ships of all flags during the naviga­ A new giant Upper Lakes bulk ship to run ashore, for several Consequently, the operators were tion season. It would work to the carrier, the Carol Lake (Carryore, well able to afford the demands of reasons. advantage of both Canadian and Ltd.) made its maiden voyage to the union. The investigators found that the American shipping. That's because Seven Islands in Quebec last The Lakers formerly were re­ skipper had lefjt the bridge after delays in the canals and locks are month after informal christening the pilot had boarded the vessel stricted to the Lakes proper, but more costly for these ships than ceremonies September 1. Under in early morning haze. A young now that the Seaway is open, they contract to the SIU Canadian Dis­ their foreign competitors. third mate was left on the bridge have been coming up the St. Law­ trict, the vessel has a carrying rence to Montreal, Seven Isles in charge. The captain remained Canal Is Bottleneck capacity of over 25,000 long tons of in his cabin, the investigators and other river ports. Before the Hanover was able to martial ore and about 750,000 bushels of stated, until the first fog signal Seaway opened, the canals around Brother Ed Landiault, .24, a was sounded some four hours the rapids outside of Montreal crewmember of the SIU Canadian some impressive figures in backing grain. afterward. Within minutes after, could only handle ships drawing District-manned Windoc lost his his contention that the Welland is , The Carol Lake is the third a bottleneck costing money and 12 feet of water. the ship ground to a halt^ life recently in an accident aboard time. Because of it, the Seaway super-cargo ship built for the Other facts uncovered by the the ship while it was traversing took in only $85 on every antici­ company during the last two years. probers showed: the St. Lawrence Seaway, near pated $100 in its first year of A sister vessel, the Menihek Lake, was completed last year and the The ship maintained a speed of Messena, New York. operation. In 1958 the Canal could 730-foot Murray Bay__vias com­ 12 knots until the vessel became The Seafarer was caught In a be cleared in nine hours, but by the pleted a few months ago. groundedi and no lookout had been soon-to-be-completed posted despite weather conditions. FORT Wn.LlAM......,.408 Simpson St. winch while the-ship was passing following year this figure had gone Another vessel which will be crewed with Ontario Phone: 3-3221 through the Eisenhower Lock. up to 58 hours. Just prior to the time of impact, ISaVi Hollis St. He was rushed to the hospital but In addition, it has been dis­ SIU Canadian District members is the pilot had come "dangerously HALIFAX, N.S < Phone 3-8911 died soon afterwards. covered that ocean-going vessels, the Collingwood (Canada Steam­ close" to a buoy and had passed MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West victor a-8161 Landiault jotned the SIU last for which the Seaway had been ship). .^This ship, a package another ship in the fog at an un­ 44 Sault-au-Matelot spring and shipped on the James built, were suffering eight times as freighter, has a capacity for 7,500 safe distance. And, though the ship QUEBECQuebec LAfontaine 3-1569 had been equipped with naviga­ THOROLD, Ontario......52 St. David St. B. Eads, A .funeral was held for many accidents as smaller vessels. short tons of grain or 3,000 tons of 7-S212 him at Espanola, Ontario. Several The Welland Canal is too narrow freight. She will have a speed of tional aids, it used only radar— TORONTO, Ontario,:... .372 CAnal King St. E. EMplre 4-5719 SIU Canadian District members for safe operation of larger 16 knots. It should' be operating at and "there was failure to make St. attended, including Phil Donovan vessels," he declared. the start of the next shipping sea­ proper and efficient use of thai," ST. JOHN. NR..,..177 Prince William OX 2-5431 son, according to reports. One suggested way to handle the and Gary Placken. the investigation concluded. < VANCOUVER. BC....'...i..298 Main St. Christen Giant New Lakes Carrier Urge Second Canal To Bypass Niagara Call Skipper Respondble InGrounding Another Big Laker Goes Info Service Winch Accident Proves Fatal SIU Canadian Disfrict Halls V I iv %\ . r'4.| • Iff I �if- D^rt Twenfy-T«n» SEAFARERS mliRI LOG vi'iff.V', • THE PtA-CIFIC CG dBi. dHidliiAM AmerUan-Hawanan Plans To Peenter Intercoastal Trade Lincoln Goes To Sea American - Hawaiian Steamship 4Company, SIU Pacific District con­ arrange satisfactory financing detracted when last operating on the taUs. Intercoastal freight run in 1953, A consulting engineering study may be bringing it back, according of the largest single class of cargo to a report to stockholders made by —eastbound canned goods traffic— President Samuel H. Moerman. indicates that a containership pro­ The main reason for such hopes is gram would be superior to and that the Maritime Administration cheaper than the rails. seems to be looking with favor up­ Further good news is that the on the company's application for Interstate Commerce Commission ship mortgage insurance. Several months ago, a similar application has promised to protect such water carrier service, once it gets started, was turned down. from unfair rail competitioih Mr. The insurance would cover the construction of three trailer-type Moerman considers this guarantee vessels for the coast-to-coast trade, one of the most important steps in much of which is now in the hands bringing the containership pro­ gram off the drawing board and of the railroads. closer to reality. If shipping on this route is to be resurrected, it will first have to One of the existing intercoastal demonstrate economic feasibility. operators, Luckenbach Steamship, Mr. Moerman reported that "final has been hard hit by such rail­ approval is subject to our estab­ road competition, particularly ratelishing satisfactory design of the cutting on transcontinental canned proposed vessels, economic sound­ goods traffic. ness of the project, and evidence of financial resources and operat­ ing ability adequate for the con­ struction, operation and mainten­ ance of the project." American-Hawaiian was one of This is a view of the 23,000-ton President Lincoln at the Bethlehem the first companies in the indus­ Steel yard in San'Francisco before she was launched. The new try to discuss construction of conSea Racer is now part of the American President Lines fjeet and is tainerships and at one time had manned by the SIU Pacific District Unions. gotten pretty far advanced in planning for such vessels, but up until now it has been unable to SAN FRANCISCO —The three Pacific District Unions, the SUP, MFOW and the MCS, have start­ ed procedures for their elections at the end of this year. The SUP opened- nominations October 17 and the candidates ac­ SAN FRANCISCO — The SS modate 12 passengers. One hold ceptances are due before Novem­ President Lincoln, first of two Sea will be for containerized cargo and ber 15. Voting on SUP officials Racer cargoliners being built at another has been designed for The fifth and last in a series of will be from December 1 until Bethlehem Steel Company's ship­ ready conversion to a container proposed changes in the consti­ January 31, 1961. yard here for the American Presi­ hatch. A 25-ton capacity crane tution of the Sailors Union of the In the MCS elections, 317 dent Lines, was launched late last rides above the container hatch Pacific were approved by the SUP names have been submitted for month. for handling containers and sea membership meetings and will go the 15 positions to be filled in Together with the SS President vans. on the referendum ballot. The the current election. The number Tyler which is soon to be launched, proposed changes, representing a of candidates, neairly a record, is APL, an SIU Pacific District-con­ The ship, whose keel was laid in major overhaul of the SUP con­ expected to be reduced after MCS tracted company, is spending some December, 1959, will be delivered in February, 1961. stitution, will bring it into con­ credentials committee action this $32 millions on the two vessels. Present at the launching were formity with the provisions of month. Nominations have already The SS President Lincoln, Ralph K. Davies, chairman and Federal jaw governing union pro­ closed and voting will be from manned by members of the SUP, George Killion, president of APL. cedures. November 1 to December 31. MFOW and the MC&S, will carry Vice Admiral Ralph E. Wilson, The changes covered in the fifth The MFOW credentials commit­ a 60-man crew. The 23,000-ton ship chairman of the Federal Maritime reading dealt with such items as fund disbursements, strikes and tee has certified 45 candidates is 563 feet long, has u 76 foot beam Board and Maritime Administrator, funeral benefits. Four previous for 16 positions in the Union. and can cruise at 20 knots. She has US Department of Commerce, de­ readings had covered revisions in Balloting will be from early No­ a general cargo capacity of 544,950 clared that it is essential that there cubic feet. be an adequate number of Amer­ other sections of the constitution. vember through January.. The incumbent MFOW presi­ In addition, the ship will accom­ ican flag ships. To become effective, the pro­ posed constitutional changes will dent, Sam Bennett, is not a candi­ have to be adopted in secret bal­ date for re-election. W. W. Jordan lot referendum. They will be is unopposed for the MFOW presi­ placed on the ballot along with the dency. candidates for SUP offices, k. In addition to Unionwide offices and port offices, the Firemen have six members for posi­ Port SUP MFOW MC&S Total On these pages is news of nominated on the Board of Trustees of 8/22 to 9/19 9/1 to 9/30 9/1 to 9/30 activities of the SIU Pacific tions the Union. Nine delegates to the District representing the three SIUNA 1961 convention in Puerto San Fran. 616 240 533 1,389 West Coast unlicensed unions, Rico have been certified by the Sailors Union of the Pa­ the MFOW also 87 124 66 277 credentials committee. Seattle cific, the Marine Firemen's In addition to the positions of Portland 35 109 34 178 Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, who sail president, vice president and Wilmington (no hall) 122 587 465 under the SIU banner predomi­ treasurer, the MFOW posts in the coming election include three nantly in the Pacific trades to 36 New York 88 26 150 Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East business agents and a dispatcher for San Francisco; a Seattle Port (ho hall) New Orleans 4 12 • 8 and on 'round-^he-world runs. The'SIU Pacific District Unions agent and business agent. Port­ ' Honolulu 87 44 23 20 ir* «. key group in the SIUNA, land port and business agents; San Pedro port and business representing as they do the (no hall) 104 (no hall) 104 San Pedro HiHre maritime industry on the agents; New York port and business 2.784 agents and a port agent for 546 808 M30 Total tfest Coast. Honolulu. Elections Set In All Three Coast Unions Changes Going On SUP Ballot - OetobefV IN# President Lincoln Launched For APL Pacific District Shipping MFOW, SUP MCS Start Wage Talks SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Dis­ trict Unions of the SIU, tlie SUP, MFOW and MC&S have entered negotiations on wage reviews with shipowners. The Unions, which presented a six-point demand in September, secured agreement on one of the points: retroactivity. The ship­ owners have agreed that all wage and compensations in the currept negotiations will be retroactive to October 1, 1960. Offer Rejected ^ five per cent, wage Increase offered by the companies coritracted to the Pacific District Un­ ions was rejected as inadequate by the Joint negotiating committee of the three Unions. Proper wage and overtime In­ creases have been demanded in order to restore traditional wage relationships in the maritime in­ dustry. The Unions are conducting a study to show the lag between unlicensed departments of the Pacific District and other maritime workers. Supplemental wage allowances are one of the demands of the Unions. Correction of inequities in individual ratings are also being sought by the union committee. Automation Problem The Pacific District is calling for proper Compensation for automa­ tion and mechanization within the maritime industry. A demand that a medical center program be put into operation in the port of San Francisco by January, 1961, Is also part of the six-point Union pro­ gram. Part of the medical center program includes optical care for the members of the Unions. The present contract does not expire until next year. All agree­ ments between the unions and the Pacific Maritime Association companies are being dealt with now, including offshore, Inter­ coastal and coastwise. Wages are the prime considera­ tion in the current negotiations. The Pacific District unions are emphasizing a united front on all propositions and the Unions proposals are based on the recom­ mendations and actions of the memberships. Plan New MCS News In an effort to better dissemi­ nate news and important informa­ tion to its membership, the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union is planning a new look for its official publication, "Stewards News," through th? formation of a publications and research department which will be charged with this responsibility. Secretary-Treasurer Ed Turner notes that the editorial content of the "Stewards News," through the new department, will make for a better-Informed membership. , �OfltoWr, IMf SEAFAREMS r«f» TWWIIK- LOG • .<1 w lAST SEAFAREZt SS Hope Sets Sail As Ultra-Clean Ship .> Wi I If Indonesia-Bound SAN FRANCISCO—The medical training ship, the SS Hope, which sailed from here last month to Indonesian and other Far East ports, will provide some special and unusual duties for its 135 crew-"*^ :: members. themselves will be learning about The ship, completely diseases such as smallpox and equipped with a floating hospital, tropical fevers seldom seen in the Is a gift of American unions, indus­ US. The $3,500,000 operating budget try and individuals and is spon­ sored by Project Hope, a program for the hospital ship's activities Of the ~People-to-People Founda­ for the first year is being raised tion. It will provide medical train­ by unions, business and private ing for doctors in the Far East and contributors. help the world to health. The itinerary of the ship in­ The hospital ship is manned by cludes the Indonesia ports of unlicensed members of the SIU Djakarta, Oct. 18; Macassar, Nov. Pacific District Unions: the SUP, 4; Ambon, Dec. 5; Kupan, Dec. 30; MFOW and the MCS. A memoran­ Bima, Jan. 15;*Padang Bai in Bali, dum of agreement has been signed Feb. 1; Surabaya, Feb. 21; Samaby the Pacific District unions and rang, March 22; and Djakarta, the operators covering the hospital April 23. The next port will be Singapore, followed by visits to ship. Although the unlicensed crew is Vijst Nam seaports. Sanitation Viial Bailing the ship for its operators, American President Lines, under Because oP the nature of th#* a standard agreement, there are services rendered aboard the ves­ Here are some of the Sailors Union members of the SS Hope crew: (front, 1-r) S. Foo, OS; D. William, some unusual features in its oper^ sel, all three shipboard departOS; John McGovern, AB; A. Melville, H. Y. Chung, E. C. Bloke, and T. Eriksen, ordinaries; J. Simon, ation. "ments will have to pay scrupulous MM and W. Darding, AB. (Standing, l-rj: D. Smith, QM; F. Ward, MM; 0. W. Kosky, AB delegate; attention to cleanliness in all quar­ Year's Activities M. L. Van Dusen, carpenter; John O'Meara, bosun; Leonard Alder, QM; Frank Ashton, AB; A. Joslin, The crew signed articles for a ters. This is particularly true, of AB; J. McNulty, AB; Erik Pearsson and Walter Gagrica, both watchmen; George Bunkenburg, DM, course, in the galley, where the full year, and the three unions and O. Olstad, storekeeper. Picture was taken on the helicopter deck of the SS Hope in Son Francisco. steward department will be pre-, have agreed that except for emer­ gencies such as the need for hos­ paring meals for patieqts in addi­ pitalization or serious family prob­ tion to the 72-member medical lem, a crew member will not pay crew and various visiting officials ®ff before the termination of his and local doctors in the countries being visited. articles. The steward' department has a But, the crew has advantages that other crews do not have. The great opportunity to display its SAN FRANCISCO—The Marine Cooks and Stewards Operations and Review Commit­ SS Hope will spend many weeks skills because doctors have a repu­ In port, and crewmen will receive tation of being notoriously indif­ tee report was overwhelmingly accepted by the membership of the union last month. The an unusual amount of port leave. ferent to the food they eat. report, the product of a committee composed of Ted Nelson, Ted Wilson, George McDowell, In addition to the nsual ship­ Draws' will be in American money Stafford Ash, Gordon Shaw,"*' " except in those countries where board power plant and other ma­ was the training center at Santa ment in connection with the post­ Willie Farmer, Charles Dan­ US currency is forbidden. In those chinery, the black gang will main­ ing of work .schedules and assign­ Rosa. ports, the crew will be able to tain air-conditioning equipment iels, and Charles Ilutto, made ments. The SS Matsonia was sin­ It was recommended that the recommendations on a variety of draw the native currency at • the and added generators for use in training program be continued on gled out for special comment on operating rooms and other special­ subjects ranging from shipping eflicial exchange. a limited basis, with an enrollment the work schedule issue. rules to the MCS training school The ship is fully air-conditioned ized services. Engine department at Santa Rosa. It was also recommended that of 36 persons. More cabins for pen­ In all areas and the crew has serv­ members must wear white boiler all freighter chief steward jobs be sioners were suggested and it was The recommendations Include a ice from the ship's laundry. The suits to be provided by the opera­ placed on the shipping board and also recommended that added crew also has soda fountain facili­ tors, when frequenting public areas suggestion that there be a general dispatched in accordance with the equipment be purchased for the tightening of the shipping agreeaboard the ship. • ties and a lounge. shipping rules. The committee center. The crew includes a skipper and charged that this practice is not four mates, three radio operators, followed in some ports. 27 men in the deck department, A union indoctrination program, two pursers, a hairdresser and a to familiarize members with the ehop attendant, nine licensed engi­ constitution, shipping rules and neers, 24 men in the black gang agreement, was recommended. It SUP and 63 in the steward department. was also suggested that the ac­ HONOLULU 51 South Nimitz High\v.iy The ship was the former US PHone 502-777 countants who compile the finan­ 523 Bienville St. Navy hospital vessel Consolation. cial reports make more detailed NEW ORLEANS Jackson 5-7428 Its 800-bed capacity has been mod­ NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn findings. HVacinth 9-6603 ified to some 230 beds to provide PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. Shipping Rule Changes CApitol 3-4336 training facilities. 450 Harrison St. Efforts should be made to nego­ SAN FRANCISCO Dr. Paul Spangler, chief medical Douglas 2-8363 2505 1st Ave. tiate the recently passed "one-year- SEATTLE officer of the vessel and a veteran Main 2-0290 rule" into the present agreement WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Navy medical officer, stated that Terminal 5-6617 with shipowners, the committee the medical team plans no direct said. A one-card registration sys­ MC&S assault on-the health problems of tem was also suggested to replace HONOLULU .. 51 South Nimitz Highway the countries. to be visited. "Our PHone 5-1714 the present three-card system. NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. main objective is training," he RAmond 7-428 An amendment to the shipping fiaid. 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn rules was suggested, to read in NEW YORK HYacinth 9-eeOO Short* On Doctors ..211 SW Clay St. PORTLAND part: "In case a vessel is laid up CApitol 7-3222 There is only one doctor for and is reactivated within 30 days, SAN FRANCISCO.. ...350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-560O about every 75,000 people iff Indothose employed on the vessel at SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. . nesia and it is difficult for the na­ MAin 3-0088 the time of lay-up shall be entitled WILMINGTON . 505 Marine Ave. tion's 1,100 doctors to keep up with to return to the vessel to complete , TErminal 4-8538 new medical developments. their alloted seniority time provid­ MFOW The SS Hope will offer the hafding they-register to re-ship." HONOLULU... 56 North Nimitz Highway pressed Indonesian doctors the PHone 5-6077 The committee, reviewing the NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. chance to learn how medicine is recent purchase of the Don Hotel MAgnolia 0404 Nurses aboard the SS Hope, floating hospital ship which will bring 130 Greenwich St. - practiced here. They will be taught in Wilmington, suggested that the •NEW YORK COrtland 7-7094 medical aid to the peoples of Southeast Asia, inspected the master . hy treating selected cases brought PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. union continue ownership at the CApitol 3-72974 control board in tlie engine room before the vessel set sail fi:om ' 'aboard the hospital ship. present time. Leasing' the bar and SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. San Francisco. Le(f to right are Joanne Acfelfing and Teresa DOuglas 2-4592 While American doctors will ofrestaurant to a private individual SAN PEDRO .296 West 7th St. Campbell, with Chief Engineer C. A. Strohacker, member of the ~ ter advanced medical knowledge to was suggested. TErminal 3-4489 ...2333 Western Ave. their Indonesian colleagues, they MEBA Local 97. . Also examined by the committee SEATTLE HAIn 2-6326 MCS Committee Issues Report And Review Of Union Operation SIU Pacific District Halls vtj :n �Fire Twenilj-Foiir Oetoter, IfM SEAFARERS LOG Crewmember Flees Russian Ship Ignored by American news services while, reporters raced around at the heels of Russian Premier Khrushchev, the crewmembers of the Russian-flag Baltika sprung into prominence last week when one of them jumped ship and asked for political asylum In the United States. Victor Jaanimets, .an oiler, slipped away from a group of ship­ mates while shopping in Manhattan and made good his escape. After security checks by the FBI and Immigration, he was permitted to stay in the US. Jaanimets, an Estonian, de­ nounced Communist enslavement of his native country. He declared that crewmembers had been set to spying upon each other, and that Russian security men "supervised" the crews' comings and goings. Up until Jaanimets' dramatic flight, the Russian crew had gone Radiating pleasure at prospect of enjoying political asylum in about the^r sightseeing and shop­ the US, &tonian seaman Victor Jaanimets meets the press at US ping in Manhattan without arous­ Immigration Office in New York. Jaanimets, an oiler, sought ing a tremor of interest. They were the first Russian w.orkers to come freedom after quitting crew of the Soviet liner Bgltika which ashore in the United States since brouglit Soviet Premier Khrushchev here for UN sessions. Baltika shortly after the end of World sailed short one oiler last week. War II. All other Russians coming to the States have been officials, 29 days. Police sources said that to protect themselves against members of diplomatic missions the Russian crewmembers came "thugs and criminals." or representatives of trade agen­ ashore in groups, and Jaanimets Jaanimets sneaked away from cies. later informed reporters that crew­ his group in a crowded Manhattan When the ship arrived in New members were instructed to keep department store, grabbed the York, US Imniigration issued some watch on each other. The crew­ nearest cab^and headed to down­ 180 D-1 landing permits enabling members were told by Red security town Manhattan. He then wan­ the crew to come ashore for up to officers to travel in groups of fitre dered into a waterfront bar nrhere he somehow communicated"^ his plight to one of the patrons, who got him into safe hands. Two days later he was granted asylum by Immigration and is now resting at an undisclosed location. Do you think it is desirable to allow crewmembers to draw against their overtime wages? If so, why? MA Seeks J. L. Gomez, bosun: That would Clifford Henry, chief cook: I feel depend on the individual's finan­ the same way about drawing WO-Knot cial condition — against OT as do his obligations to many of my ship­ Stilt' Sttip his family and mates in the creditors, etc. A draw against OT would mean a smaller payoff at the end of the trip. This might tend to place a hardship on the family of the Seafarer who drew the money. Of course. It's a dif­ ferent story for a single man with no responsibility. In any event, I don't draw on OT wages. t" t> it Ysee Hong, steward dept.: No— at least not for me. I have a wife and two children who are depend­ ent upon my pay. I wouldn't think of drawing against OT wages because it would not be fair to them. To do this would minimize the amount of pay due me at the end of the voy­ age. I have had the opportunity to take advantage of this offer on numerous occasions but have al­ ways passed up the chance. ^ It Lester Herbert, chief cook: Most •hips I sail make round-the-world trips, and we're allowed to draw against ten per­ cent of the over­ time we have worked. I never pass up the chance to do this because in spite of the draw, I still have ample money coming to me at payoff time. This way I stiU hgve pocket money and my family doesn't have to suffer from lack of financial support stewards depart­ ment. It's okay to draw against OT, if, in doing so, the family budget is not affected. I am a family man and have consistently taken advantage of the offer. I might also add that this has not hurt them. I feel that If the shipping company goes along with the policy, I will too. ^ Mario F. Serrano, stewards dept.: I alwasrs draw against overtime pay whenever I can. Why? So I can send money home to my wife and two children at periodic inter­ vals. This, inci­ dentally, is a great help to them. At the same time, I still have a bit of money for myself— to take care of my own needs. I usually sail on short hauls to Puerto Rico and on ships which allow weekly draws of this nature. t> Cecil Rush, oiler: Yes—it would be desirable. When a man (like myself) has a family and pro­ vides them with the maximum al­ lotment, he's left with very little to draw from when he's in foreign ports. He mi^ht wish to take some souvenirs home, and certainly needs a certain amount for personal recreation. Example: I draw alT I can when I hit Yokohama. There's great recreation there! A second contract for developing hydrofoils has been awarded to a Grumman Aircraft affiliate by the Maritime Administration. The pro­ ject is supposed to come up with a foil which will permit vessels to travel over the water at more than 100 miles per hoar. Dynamic Developments Inc., of Babylon, LI, is already building a, 104-foot, eighty-ton hydrofoil craft which is expected to travel at 70 knots using conventional foils. It won the $428,000 contract for the new project. The new contract is to develop wedge-shaped foils to direct the drag-producing vacuum, or cavita­ tion to the rear of the foil where it will not reduce the • foil's lifting power. Most foils in use' today encounter the cavitation problem. The company demonstrated a 23foot experimental craft with the new foils at an international con­ ference on hydrofoils at the Hague, Netherlands, last month. The new foils were originated by William P. Carl, president of the company. The contract calls for equipping the 104-foot craft with the new "super-cavitating" foils. It is part of a hydrofoil research program being carried out by the Maritime Administration in cooperation with the Navy's Bureau of Ships and the Office of Naval Research. Shorthandedt If a crewmember quits whQe a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast acllon on their part will keep all Jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. By SIDNEY MARGOLIVS .: Insurance Fees Often Out Of Line If you buy a car on time payments and sometimes other types of merchandise, the chances are that you also are paying for cr^t lif« insurance without knowing it. A survey by the National Better Business Bureau has found that over half of all buyers of cars on installment plans also buy credit life insurance without their knowledge or consent. Kenneth B. Wilson, president of the Bureau, says this happens be­ cause many time-payment contracts do not itemize the various charges in addition to the price of the car, but simply lump a charge for credit insurance into the total price of the car. Credit life insurance nowadays is required by most banks and finance companies, and some installment dealers, whey you take out a loan or buy on time. >The insurance pays off the balance of yoim debt if you die before completing your payments. Lenders provide it chiefly for their own protection. However, it's not a bad deal for you if you know you're paying for it, and most of all, pay just • reasonable fee for it. Credit unions, for example, provide credit life insurance for all borrowers without any extra charge. Many banks and reputable lenders provide it at an extra fee of 50-60 cents fpr each $100 bor­ rowed. At a cost to you 60 cents or less per $100 of debt, credit life insuiv ance does provide temporary insurance at a time when you probably need it most- If anything happened to you, your wife or co-signer won't have to complete -the payments. It's group insurance, so everybody pays tiie same rate with no medi­ cal exam. Thus it's especially help­ ful for older people and those in hazardous occupations or suffering from a chronic illness, who usually liave to pay extra for life insurance. Whether you want credit insur­ ance or not, you're pretty likely to get it these days if you borrow or buy on time. This type of insurance has soared from less than two mil­ lion policies in 1948 to over 35 mil­ lion in '58, the BBB reports. Ap­ parently half or more of all fami­ lies may be paying for credit life insurance right now whether they know it or not. But dealers and lenders who add credit life insurance on to your bill without your knowledge, also often overcharge for it, the BBB study finds. In fact, the price some sellers charge is scandalous. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners found that over half the companies selling this type of insurance, paid out in claims less than 20 percent of the premiums charged. Almost one-third of the companies paid out less than ten percent That means the. fees for this insurance were rigged so that for every dollar charged for credit life insurance by these conipanles, they paid only less than ten to 20 cents. The commissioners found that three Insurance companies special* izing In this type of insurance took in a total of $33,500,000 one recent year and paid out in claims only $7,400,000 or 22 percent. So you can see the extent of the gouge. Besides insurance companies, the people making the money on credit life insurance are the dealers and loan companies who add it to your installment contract. The commissioners' study found that well over half the insurance companies paid in commissions, rebates or kickbacks, over 50 percent of the fees charged installment buyers and borrowers for such Insurance. Some commissions or kickbacks ranged as high as 80 percent. If you had a balance of, say, $1000 on the purchase of a car, and the dealer or lender tacked on $22 for "credit life insurance", he was able to pocket $11-$17 of it for himself. Some of the finance companies have set up their own insuranc* companies for the specific purpose of selling credit life insurance. The commis:".oners found that one Insurance company, a whollyowned subsidiary of one of the largest national finance companies, paid out only 21 cents in claims for every dollar it took in on the sale of credit life insurance. Now the state insurance commissioners want the companies to limit their take to 50 percent of the premiums charged. This is still an exorbitant price, and almost twice as much "as regular insurance com­ panies require for their overhead and profit on regular life insurance. You have to protect yoiurself from this widespread gougecTt's simple enough: 1—Don't sign any installment contract if the dealer lumps all th# charges together without itemizing what you pay for various items. 2—If the dealer does itemize a charge for "insurance" but doesn't say what kind, then make him specify whether this is insurance on the car itself, or credit life insurance, and how much he is charging for each. 3—If Jie charges much more than 60 cents per $100 of your balance, you are paying more than you need to. Thus on a balance of $1000 on a used car, a moderate charge for credit life insurance would be $6. 4—If a dealer or loan company also charges you for accident and health Insurance with an installment purchase or loan, you may b« a candidate for a real gouge. Some fringe auto dealers and some . small-loan companies, especially In the southwest and midwest, have been charging' borrowers not only for credit life insurance, but for health; insurance too. 5—^Also beware if a dealer or loan company charges you for-credit insurance but withholds the policy. If anything did happen tO you, your family might never know you were covered by such Insurance. �• - 1. '••-i 1N« SEAFARISRS Bank-Breaking Job Tag* twa^'Whrn LOG SlU WINS VOTE BY 2-1 AT 2 ROTO BROIL PLANTS m ;(f; ; The SIU industrial workers organizing drive scored one of its most significant victor­ ies in the New York area this month when it won a National Labor Relations Board election 183 to 98 at two plants of the Jay-Kay Corporation. The decisive election vie-"* tory culminated a bitter 13- Most of these "independents" op- is hooked up with an industrial month campaign at the com­ ei;ate in much the same fashion— employment agency, and workers pany, which manufactures rotis- they get a contract providing dues last just long enough on the job to series and electric grills under the checkoff, but no real benefits. In pay their agency fees, after which Roto Broil trade name. Opposing some Instances, the "independent" a new batch of people is hired. the SIU's campaign at the plant was the so-called "Amalgamated Local 355" an "independent" out­ fit that had been thrown out of -the AFL-CIO some time ago be­ cause of its sellout practices. The "Local 355" group had a "contract" at the plant which pro­ The Marine and Allied Workers Division paid jout a total vided for dues checkoff and little oi 52 benefit claims to MAWD members and their dependents else. Some of dhe workers for the during the month of September. This brings the grand total firni were making as little as the $1 an hour minimum wage re­ 'of benefits paid out to $209,--^ quired by Federal law, and the 983.50, since the inception of claimant is an employee at All American Metals, Philadelphia. "shop stewards" also doubled as the Welfare Plan. MR. AND MRS. L. WELCH, straw bosses for the company. Among the largest, claims paid $62.50 for the birth of a child at out during the month was one Delaying Tactics Nazareth Hospital, PhUadelphia, totaling $489.85. This went to Jo­ Repeated layoffs of pro-SIU seph Mazur, an employee of Esco August 7, 1960. Welch is employed workers down through the months, Manufacturing, Camden, NJ. It at All American Metals, Philadel­ plus delaying tactics by the em­ covered hospital and surgical pay­ phia. ployer and "Local 355" made' the ments for one of his dependents. MR. AND MRS. JOHN BRENorganizing task a difficult. one. Another sizable benefit check, in NAN, $120.00 for the birth of a A primary demand being made by the amount of $422.50, went to child at Memorial Hospital, Au­ the Union is the reinstatement of Henry McAllister, of the MAWD- gust 19, 1960. Brennan works at the many workers who were dis­ contracted Air Master Corp., Phil­ Stephen Laurie, Philadelphia. charged for Union activity or pro- adelphia. This disbursement cov­ MR. AND MRS. JERRY PRIMISIU sympathies. ered dependent hospitalization ANO, $182.50 for the birth of a Employ 650 costs. child at Adelphi Hospital, Brook­ While the total vote cast, includ­ Of the 52 claims paid out during lyn, NY, August 3, 1960. Primiano ing voids and challenges, was 309, September, MAWD members re­ is employed by Acme Canvas and the company normally employs ceived 23 payments and their de­ Rope in Brooklyn. between 550 and 650 people. The pendents accounted for the re­ MR. AND MRS, JOSEPH scheduling of the vote came at the maining 29. Seven claims were for SMITH, $182.50 for the birth of a end of the summer slack season. maternity benefits. child at Juanita Park Medical Cen­ A victory meeting of Roto Broil During the second month of op­ ter, Philadelphia, August 29, 1960. employees held this week dis­ eration as a self-insured plan, the Smith is employed by All Ameri­ cussed SIU demands for a genuine MAWD Northeast Area Welfare can "Metals, Philadelphia. union contract. Among items being Plan had no occasion to disburse MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM LOWsought by the Union are a wage insurance payments or death, RIMORE, for the birth of increase above the bare minimums accidental death or dismember­ a child at $182.50 John Hopkins Hospital, now being paid, a job security sys­ ment claims. The total paid out Pasadena, Md., August 21, 1960. tem, an effective grievance pro­ to claimants was for hospital, Lowrimore is with Hill Chase cedure, and a job classification sys­ maternity or disability benefits. SteeL Baltimore. tem, with specific wage scales for Maternity benefits were paid to MR. AND MRS. JAMES JOHN­ specific duties. the following: * • SON, $180.00 for the birth of a Arrangements were also afoot for MR, AND MRS. C. STENDE- child at Temple University Hospi­ a secret ballot vote for shop stew­ ROWICZ, $62.50 for the birth of a tal, Philadelphia, August 20, 1960. ards in the plants. child at Nazareth Hospital, Phila­ Johnson works at Air Master Corp., The Roto Broil win is particular­ delphia, August 11, 1960. The Philadelphia. ly Important as representing a breach in the group of "inde­ pendent" unions in various New York City manufacturing plants. 52 Collect Ylelf are Benefits In Month Contest winner Elliott Bloke, on employee of the MAWD-controcted Air Master Corp., Philadelphia, shovels silver dollars on TV's "Beo't The Clock" show. He netted 29,000 of them. MAWD Member Scoops Up $29,000 On TV Show Elliott Blake, 22, an employee of the MAWD-contracted Airmaster Corp. in Philadelphia, last month shoveled his waiy to riches—on a network TV program at that. "Blake the winner of a*^ national sweepstake contest After paying off a few bills he'll sponsored by a soft drink firm. put the rest into savings. irr I As sucli, he was entitled to shovel as many silver dollars as he could from one large bin into an* other, in -five minutes. He was guaranteed $15,000 but stood to win much more-depending on how fast he could move the loot. Blake went into training for the task, shoveling coal for the expe­ rience, but mostly shoveling metal washers weighing the same as sil­ ver dollars. The MAWD-contracted Airmaster Corp., alerted that Blake would appear on TV to do his shoveling act, built a set of bins and supplied him with a stock­ pile of washecs so he could get in some practice during breaks and lunch hours. The employee shov, eled an average of around 47,000 washers during practice sessions. But when the real thing came around, he actually netted $29,000 which still is not so bad. Uncle Sam estimates that his chare of Blake's winnings should be at least $8,000 (but naturally he prefers paper currency or a check). Blake plans to use about $12,000 for a new house for he and his bride-to-be, Mary Ann Skaziak. Blake's winning ticket, by the way, was chosen from among some 4.5 million entries. These Are Your Union Meetings —^Attend Them! All union members sfiould regularly attend tlie member­ ship meetings in their area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every MAWD member and his faniily. What's more, these meetings provide every MAWD member with the opportunity to speak up and state his yiews about thes& vital matters. Here is the schedule of the next meetings: NEW YORK - Tuesday, No­ vember 1 at 7 PM, SlU Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTIMORE - Friday, No­ vember 4 at 8 PM, SlU Hall, 1316 E. Baltimore St. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, November 8, at 7:30 PM, SlU Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street. SUNBURY-Sunday, Novem­ ber 13, at 2 PM, Friendship Fird Company. With SIU indiistrla! Workers Notify Welfare Of Changes The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's families because the seamen's enrollment or beneficiary cards have not been kept up to date. Some death benefit payments have been delayed for some time until the Seafarer's bene­ ficiaries could be located. To avoid delays in payments of wel­ fare benefits Seafarers are ad­ vised to notify the Union Im­ mediately of any changes in addres's, changes in the names of beneficiaries or additional de­ pendents by filling out new en­ rollment and beneficiary cards. These cards can be obtained in any SIU port. This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG will will publish regarding members of SW-affiliated unions working in maritime production and allied fields. BROTHER WILLIAM LOWRI­ MORE is qmployed as a leader at the Hill Chase Steel Company of Maryland in Baltimore, Md., a plant which was organized by the Union last year. He has worked at the Hill Chase firm since April, 1955, and has been a member of the MAWD since June, 1959. He and his wife Katherine live at 2 Fourth St., Magothy Beach, Pasadena. They have two children, Debra Dawn, 3, and William Dale, 1. BROTHER LAWRENCE WELSH is employed at All American Metal Company in Phil­ adelphia as a shipper. He has been with the company since August, 1957, and joined the MAWD in February, 1958. Before that, Welsh served a three-year hitch in the US Army, from December, 1952, to Novem­ ber, 1955. Welsh is married, and he and his wife Jane reside at 1619 Fillmore Street, Philadelphia. He is now enjoying the benefits of an MAWD contract at the plant. - 'I �n«s Twenlr'Aix SEAPAREMS Oetoher, im LOG Uniont Are Target: CE strike Beef Starf Of 'Get tough' Program - The Ihtemational Ladies Gar­ ment Workers Union scored a major .victory over the "discredited and defunct" Pennsylvania Gar­ ment Manufacturers Association when 33 shops voted for ILGWU representation in a National Labor Relation Board election. The vote was hailed as a final victory over underworld elements that had at­ tempted to penetrate the Pennsyl­ vania manufacturers' field, and thereby disrupt the union. A new effort by a giant corporation to break the strength of the trade union movement is now underway. Some 70,000 members of the International Union of Electrical Workers have been forced out on the picket lines in an obvious company attempt to dictate, rather than bargain, on the condi--*tions of a new agreement. case would they attempt to oper­ months. It includes a job retaining and severance pay fund and im­ It was the first major walk­ ate through a strike. The lUE is only one of 100 un­ provements in pension and welfare out against the company since 1946 and the most important nationally ions dealing with the vast General benefits. ^ . J ^ since last year's 116-day steel shut­ Electric network. Its membership The union feels these proposals Local 1947 of the International down. That too, was a deliberate of 70,000 employed at GiS repre­ fall short. It is after a percent effort by the steel companies to sents about 60 percent of the rise in each year of a two-year con Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, tract, with supplementary un­ Omaha, Neb., has won' medical, get a free hand in determining hourly-rated work force. working rules and working condi­ GE's size and wealth are in­ employment benefits and continua­ vacation and pension improve­ dicated by the 240,000 employees tion of a cost-of-living escalator ments for some 55,000 employes tions. of Western Electric Co. The GE made it plain throughout the in 166 plants operating in 29*states. clause. agreement was reached a couple of negotiations that it would not The annual sales volume is an But n^ore important than the weeks before the current contract modify its contract offer, nor astronomical $4 billion. GE is specifics of the negotiations is the expired. J^s expected to set a would it submit the issues to arbi­ rated high among the top ten US fact that management, in this in­ pattern for other Western Electric tration. It also made it plain it money-makers. * There is little stance, is out to dictate to union branches under coiftract comract with would attempt to operate the doubt that if management has a representatives exactly what the IBEW. mind to, it clin conduct a long and membership wSl get. If GE should plants with strikebreakers. J, . !• bitter struggle. be successful, it will undoubtedly Company Stands Pat Travis A. Meredith, 18, son of a . The company's proposal calls for inspire other companies to emulate Workers were told through di­ Railway Clerks member, has been 1 two-step wage increase of three it, which could touch off a new era rect mail that the company will awarded a four-year AFL-CIO not budge. Advertisements are percent at the signing of the con­ of serious strife in union-manage­ merit scholarship. He filled a va­ tract and four percent in 18 ment relations. seeking to give employes the im­ cancy left by a previous winner. pression that the company is better Gene S. Cain, who was killed acci­ suited to look after their welfare dentally a few days after he had Visit To Dad's Union than the union. Labor considers been named winner. this to be the "new look" in an old Meredith expects to major in story—union busting. electrical engineering at Yale Uni­ versity. His father, Travis A. Sr., is In the 130-odd communities in which GE operates plants, business a member of Railway Clerks Local and political leaders have been on 19, of Bluefield, W. Va. notice that unless the police give t ' it ;, "adequate protection" to nonSome 120,000 Canadian trade strikers, the company will consider unionists late last month formu­ moving away. This can be an lated plans for a strike against economic weapon of great force, Canadian railroads after flatly re­ and it only underlines the fact jecting the recommendation of a Federal Conciliation Bdard. The that GE intends, without declaring unions were asking a 25 cent an^ it to the press, to break the strike. hour increase, but were offered' GE's action reflects a change in instead a 14.1-cent-an-hour rise attitude in union-management rela­ over a two-year period plus an tions. Until now, the giant corpo­ additional week of vacation after rations in GE's class have shown a 25 years of service. Fifteen nonwillingness to bargain, and in no operating unions are involved in the issue. $1 A/ej(T VMS I'LL nr Seafarer Soii Shek escorts three of his children on tour of SlU head­ quarters (I. to ,r.) Har Ming, 12; May 5, and James, 7. He has two older children. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), July 31—Chairman, Cari Cooper; Secretary, V. L. Harding. No major beefs. Some disputed OT. Ship not to sail _be£ore all stores are aboard. Need screens for doors. Dirty cups to be returned to pantry. Don't throw trash on deck. KATHRYN (Bull), August 7—Chair­ man, Willie Ortiz; Secretary, Leon Hall, Jr. Ship's delegate reports de­ layed sailing will be paid to those who were off Cuty, not payaWe to those who were working. Cooperate in keeping washroom clean. Motion that crewmembers write suggested improvements to Vacation Plan and mail to SIU. Contact chief engineer for keys to reefer engine room. To take up matter of paint on deck with safety representative. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), August 8—Chairman, Charles John­ son; Secretary, E. Perry. Minutes of previous meeting read. Motion to go on to ship delegate's report. Cleaning schedule by department rotation posted In messhall. Repair lists and disputed OT to be turned over to delegate. Crew asked not to put anything in freezer unit of ice box; also to put away cots during canal passage, and ports lying ahead. $20 in ship's Tund. Suggestion that crewmembers let delegate know how much they wish to donate to AMMLA and Captain wiU charge your account. Keep fidley doors closed at aU times. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for job well done. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), July 31— Chairman, Charles E. Cook; Secre­ tary, C. Wright. Ship's delegate repdrts one man getting off in New Orleans due to illness in family. Crew reminded to keep doors locked in port. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), July 31—Chairman, G. Svenningsen; Secretary, R. DeVirgileo. Ship to go in yard in a couple of weeks. Crew asked to bring repair lists up to date. One man missed ship in Xake Charles due to death In family. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine job. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), July 31—Chairman, J. J. Cabral; Secretary, O. N.'Raynor. Ship's dele­ gate reports beef concerning AB to be reported to SIU. Two men fired in Baton Rouge for drinking. Messhall and pantry to be kept clean. No smoking in gaUey whUe preparing meals. CAROLYN (Bull), July 26—Chair­ man, G. C. Eller; Secretary, John M. :. If Clarke. Special meetihg called by engine and deck delegates to discuSs ice situation. Ice is not to be wasted and is to be evenly distributed. Li­ censed personnel to stay away from crew's ice /box and vice-versa. ZEPHYR HILLS (Panamerlcan Over­ seas), July 26—Chairman, T. Hill; Secretary, W. Wallace. Previous min­ utes read and accepted. No beefs re­ ported. To order new library. Mat­ tress needed. Steward says he or­ dered same but it was not received. July 16—Chairman, T. Hill; Secre­ tary, W. Wallace. Ship's delegate re­ ports captain will not allow draws on OT. $9.75 in fund. Ice water to be on table at meals. Crew to take bet­ ter care of wind scoops. DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), July 17 —Chairman, Lionel W. Antoine; Scci-etary, Mont McNabb, Jr. Tadeusz Zielinskl resigned as ship's delegate with vote of thanks from crew for job well done. Sa'm A. Bailey was elected new ship's delega^. $12 in fund. No beefs reported. Discussion . on ice water for meals. Steward was told there were to be company par­ ties aboard in some ports and doesn't know how the stores will hold but. Says he will try to order stores ashore and will try not to run short. PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping), June 19—Chairman, Donald Hewson; Secretary, J. W. ButleK No beefs reported. Disputed OT will be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Deck engineer reported that arrangements had been made to repair the fans that are out of order. Steward re-, minded crewmembers to return empty cups to pantry. W. Stockman re­ ported that, captain is taking up with the Coast Guard the matter of new clothing that was stolen from him at the payoff. Crew asked to read and heed instructions posted at the wash­ ing machine. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land Serv­ ice), August I—Chairman, B. Varn, Jr.; Secretary, W. Blakeslee. Minutes from previous meeting read and ac­ cepted. Repair list turned in. No beefs. Suggestion by bosun for crew to throw cigarette butts over the side instead of on deck around gangway area. Donation for new TV to be taken up at payoff. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service. More discussion on getting clothes dryer for crew. Porce­ lain in bottom - of washing machine tub badly chipped. Need new ma­ chine. Take In all cots off deck be­ fore ship enters port. Return cups to pantry. , SS THETIS (Rye Marine), July 7— Chairman, T. Jackson; Secretary, $, McCurdy. Deck department delegate reports chief mate working on deck in place of crew. Some disputed OT in steward and engine departments. Resolution to have Fpod Plan repre­ sentatives investigate feeding on thi.S ship which is below par. Suggestion that each department delegate ' give ' $1 $• The Textiie Workers Union of America has won wage increases ranging from 6.5 to 10 cents an hour for two segments of the in­ dustry. Involved are some 6,000 workers at Berkshire-Hathaway, draw and replacement list to ship's delegate to be handed In to captain at each port of call. To lighten duties of crew messtnan will try using two mess tables closest to galley. To pre­ vent crew from taking chairs from foc'sle and recreation room, suggest benches be built port and starboard aft of crew's messhaU as there is no place to sit. All hands cooperate in keeping recreation hall and ship's laundry room clean. Chief mate un­ cooperative in issuing medical and hospital slips to unlicensed personnel. Pumpman and members of the crew who hava duties in the pump room feel it Is unsafe, sliding around on floor plate which Is covered with oil caused by a broken line which was never properly cleaned. Will bring this matter to attention of safety committee. PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping), July 17—Chairman, John F. Dickerton; Secretary, W. King. No beefs reported. Everything running smooth­ ly. Discussion on welfare of crew to be taken up in Karachi. * AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land Service), August 7—Chairman, James Dawson; Secretary, E. Kocanovskl. Ship's treasurer reports $13 in fund. Motion ' to have patrolman check menu. Stew­ ard claims insufficient stores; steak, duck, veal. etc. Store list left with new steward is not as listed. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), July 23—Chairman, Roy Poole; Secretary, James Brasfield. Everything running smoothly. $12.12 in ship's fund. Keep screen doors locked in foreign ports; also pantry and messhall. Keys to be kept by gangway watch. Return, all cups and glasses to pantry. New screens for messroom. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), July 31—Chairman and Secretary, Robert M. Douglas. Cabi­ nets for Installation inside lockers put aboard. All repairs turned in. New. Ubrary aboard. Day workers off on week-end keep in touch with ' ship while -in Europe.- One fireman Inc., which, ias seven plants In Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The settlement, which provides a new minimum of $1.31 an hour. Is expected to establish a pattern for nearly 200 northern cotton and rayon plants employing around 45.000 workers. The agreement fol­ lowed a series of settlements in the woolen and worsted branches of the industry which netted some 23,000 workers in 100 mills a new hourly minimum of $L50. 3^ J, J, Two railway nniops are consider­ ing the possibility of a merger which, if effected, would "result In better protection" for the mem­ bers in view of certain problems faced by the industry at present. The two unions are the AFL-CIO Railroad Trainmen and the un­ affiliated Railway Conductors and Brakemen, both of which have named committees to explore tlie possibilities of such an affiliation, amalgamation or consolidation. The presidents of both unions, cited de­ creasing employment and repeated attacks by management on their members as reason for the possible closer alignment of the two. i 4. t A one-third increase in members' dues and per-capita payments to the AFL-CIO was approved by the delegates to the ninth constitu­ tional convention of the Electrical, Radio and Machine Wbikers, at Miami last month. The increases will take effect, however, only after ratification by a referendum vote among the uifion's 400,000 members. Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual Headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out' to the Union directly. missed ship in New York. No beefs reported. PANDORA (Epiphany Tankers), July 31—Chairman, Red Brady; Secretary, A. McArthur. Ship's delegate reports one member put ashore at Suez, Egypt due to illness. To take this matter up with patrolman at payoff. $12 in ship's fund. Beefs to be set­ tled at payoff. STEEL DIRECTOR (isthmian), July 17—Chairman, Albert W. Lima; Sec­ retary, Tony Gaspar. No beefs re­ ported. $18 in ship's fund. Crew re­ minded not to leave cots on deck. SANTA VENETIA (Eism SS), July 23 —Chairman, John Burke; Secretary, G. L. Edwards. No beefs reported. $17 in ship's fund. Crew to be more careful when using washing machine and to remove clothes when dry. JOSEFINA (J. H. Winchester), Au­ gust 6—Chairman, Peter P. Luketic; Secretary, J. Ratiiff. Ship's delegate reports captain states he is being accused of overcharging the crew for postage to the States. Captain has a receipt • for the stamps from the agent. Dispute on shore leave. Third Cook went to hospital in Calcutta. India. Ship's delegate has one radio, one clock and some coins belonging to the third cook. $3.20 iff Chip's fund. Deck delegate reports beef re restric­ tion to ship in Calcutta. One man short in steward department. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for job well done. Ship's steward wlH take care of mail in the future and charge' It to the slop chest. PENN SHIPPER (Ptnn Shipping), August 3—Chairman, Donald J. Hew­ son; Secretary, John Dickerson. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly. $2.4S| in ship's fund. Dis­ puted OT to be settled at payoff. M/S that delegates check Ice boxes for food storage. Steward to take more precautions in storing leftover food. Turn in repair lists. Watch to make coffee < when calling steward depart­ ment In morning. Check gaskets on ice boxes for leaks. - - �0«toier, IMf Two Skippers Trade Thanks (Ed. note: Following i« a copy of a letter forwarded by the captain of the SS Del Viento to the Captain of the Argentine transport ARA "LeMaire'': For "insidf story" of this deep southern cruise, see story and photos elsewhere on Page 29. * « * Dear Captain/ I am writing in appreciation of the consideration shown me and iny crew by you and your crew, while our ships were recently in the ports of Puerto Deseado and Ushuaia. Never before have we been treated with such open-hearted friendli­ ness and^good will as displayed by you and your crew. 1 am attaching herewith a crew list of MV "Del Viento" so that your men may remem­ ber us if we ever meet again. May the compatability of our crews indicate a complete un­ derstanding and friendliness between our people and my Mr SEAPAnERS social principles of our founder. Hairy Lundeberg, uid the moral commitments of being a labor union member, that this prac­ tice of union brothers hiring "coolie labor" is morally inex­ cusable. Arnold Lewine t. t. ^ Congratulations From Canada To the Editor: As an SIU (Canadian Dis-' trict) member, my shipmates and" I have always followed the SEAFARERS LOG with inter­ est,, to see how things are going on the American side. I am very pleased to see you now have a section covering the Canadian District in your finepublication. With this new system of making up the paper, it will mean that our brothers in the various districts under­ stand what is going on in all the districts of the SIU. Wishing the editor and staff smooth'sailing in future editions of the Log. J. W. Blomfield +. t f. This Laundry's Not For Him All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed fiy the writer.' Names will be withheld upon request. r r II I' people; your nation and my nation in years to come. Please forgive my ignorance for not writing in Spanish. Captain Roy L. Wilder h Welfare Made The Difference To the Editor: I wish to extend my thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. I also would like to^ thank Joe Campo and James Doris for the ' consideratfon they gave me and the very prompt attention upon the sudden death of my hus­ band, Roy G. Wilt. The benefits' check was greatly ap­ preciated at this time. Also I wish to thank the Welfare Plan for paying my hospital bill and most of my doctor bill for my serious opera­ tion on August 8, 1959. It was sure a relief to know . all of this was taken care of Mrs. Helen F. Wilt t. X Condemns Hiring 'Coolie' Labor '• To the Editor: Seamen should beware of Mr. Fred Holmer, working for the Domestic Laundry, Torrance, California. This man picked up laundry and dry cleaning during the month of July, 1960, on the SS City of Alma. Out of my dry cleaning, one pair of pants was missing. One linen coat that cost me $75 was ruined and .two ties. He asked me for the ticket for same, and promised faithfully to send same if repairable, to my ad­ dress, Clark Hotel in 'Frisco, or the equivalent in money. To date I received nothing. Today I called the laundry company up, and they gave me the runaround. So in my opinion, •I believe this company ought to be blacklisted. Anthony Nottage Hospital Visit Appreciated To the Editor: , I wish to thank the crew of the SS Ocean Nimet for the kindness it showed me when the .ship was in Chicago recently. I had been a hospital patient for over three years and they showed I still had friends left. I am now an outpatient and hope to stay that way. Thank Blackie Zern, Johnny Thompson (Big Slim deck eng) and all the rest of the crew for the cigarettes. William V. .Glkk Ex-SIU member X X X To the Editor: This letter stems from a ship­ board discussion I have had recently with some shipmates. The SIU, founded by Harry Lundeberg, a sailor, has played British Seamen a large part in bringing dignity to the labor of the American Would Join SIU seaman. The SIU contract states To the Editor: I am writing on my own be­ that a foreign seaman shipped on an SIU vessel In a foreign half, also for quite a few of the port is entitled to the same crew of this ship and many ship­ wages and working conditions mates ashore. We would like to of other SIU crewmembers, know if it is possible to' join regardless of whether or not the SIU or a branch of the Un­ he's a union m^ber. This is ion. I have sailed from the USA as it should be. But I note with regret a during the war on Panamanian practice on some SlU-contracted Maritime Commission ships. ships while in foreign ports. Also, the last American ship I It is for the captain to allow was on was one of yours-r-the crewmembers to hire foreign Cities Service* tanker Abiqua. I laborers, and in some cases • have been telling pritish sea­ middle-aged women, to do their men of conditions aboard them work, while these seamen dress and have been called a bit of an and go ashore. These foreigrT agitator by the NSU—National laborers are paid in many in­ Union of Seamen. It is called stances at the rate of :$3 per by quite a few seamen the Na­ day. Thus in effect the crew^ tional Union of Shipowners. If you could let me have some members will earn $15 a day Information I would - be most on the labor <rf these workers. ' I, It .would "seem to hie that thankful to; jibuv .:i|jk Jones ' . front ; the standpoint- of— the Pag* Twea^SevM LOG Seafarer Causes Sicily Sensation; Tells Off The Straw Bo^s How to handle fourself in a strange port, and then discover that, after all, pe^le ta ports in are alike—some mostt pons in the ine world wunu aic aiiivc—oumc bad ««« and some c-— good—is demonstrated in the , fol— lowing communication from Seafarer Charlie Wiggin. Telling off somebody else s straw bosa is a sure way to make friends, Planter Men Show Their Faces he found. In Palermo, Sicily, I was called upon to pay a room bill which I thought I had already paid. The clerk was very nice and as­ sured me that he understood my oversight. I asked him if he had been on the desk the previous night when I had changed Ameriman money to lire. He said that he had been and remembered my en­ countering him. I told him that it had been my intention to pay for the room and receive lire in ex­ change. He said he was sorry but he had given me full value for the money. I asked him if it was cus­ tomary to give a receipt when a bill was paid. He answered that it tvas. Then I pointed out that I had no receipt, but that I would pay him anyway—again.. Enter: The BOSS Meanwhile, a man in back of him (whom I took to be the man­ ager) now came ever to put In his two cents' worth. "Don't think you can come here and make us look wrong," he blabbed. I had been turning to go, after getting my receipt, but this stopped me short. "Whoever you are," I spat, "get this. I did my business with this man and because I had no proof of my payment I paid him again. Now, I was not making trouble and you open your big mouth to prove you're a boss, or something . . . Well, I'm telling you now that I'm positive I paid for my room twice —and," I added, "if you had kept you mouth shut, the rest of the people in the lobby wouldn't have known that I think you personally •re A JERK." * As a matter of fact, quite a crowd had gathered and were lis­ tening. The man was red-faced and said nothing, and I walked out. A bellboy slipped over, and I thought there might be trouble, but he only opened the door for me and Whispered, "You tell him good, Joe!" It's surprising how often speak­ ing out with conviction can be understood—in any language—and make friends for you. The above incident proves it. ' It's especially true where, be­ cause of local circumstances, the people involved don't dare speak up for themselves.^ Planter deck gong in Tripoli includes (top, I to r) C. Furedi, AB; V. J. Schroge, DM. Second row (I to r) H. L Willioms, OS; R. Dorley, AB; H. O. Limboogh, bosun; E. Brinson, OS. Front, J. P. Morris, R. Anderson, D. L McCorvey, ABs. I Steword deportment men ore, (top, I to r): S. Anderson, MM; C. J. Borcne, boker; C. Hieis, chief cook; G. Gonzoles, 3rd cook. Front (I to r): Z. Y._Ghing, steword; J. Hond, BR; W. Troce, pantry; J. Fobis, MM; S. Goscinski, pontry. THINGS THAT MAN A LOTON THE DEL NOR TE PMNWmOFTHEmNL TURNm TO.. WR0N6 ORDER... rnAsiLe TMICEMAH COMETH. BMBER'S IMAGINATION. pmuj OAV! :i • .V -'B-J ^ -'l �^OBtoMTrllit LOG Blood Donations Just in Time To the Editor: We wish to thank the SIU for the blood dbnated when my mother was very seriously ill and needed an emergency oper­ ation. She is recovering now and all thanks to the quick action in getting the blood in time by Walt Sibley in San Francisco, A1 Tanner in Detroit, and Jeff Gillette and E. B. McAuley in. New York. Most of all, thanks to all the SIU men wh<» have donated to the blood bank so it was available. Woody Johnson shake of his fist "K I catch you here tomorrbw,' L will send you io Maitland Jail for six months of hard labot!" We cursed the captain underbreath ahd moved. What else could we do? They were ship­ owners' press gangs and we were but poor sailors with no union to defend us. Capt. R. J. Paterson Joseflna FIdatlhs IMovIe Palace To the Editor., ' We, the crew of the Joseflna, are now on^bur way to Formosa from India, then to Iran.. It looks like a long trip for us. Brother Ratcliff showed mov­ ies at the Vizagapatam orphan­ age. The children sure went wild over them. He also showed 4 4 4 • them aboard ship for English, Atlas Skipper American and Norwegian sea­ men. .The stevedores even quit Promotion-Happy work to watch through the port­ To the Editor: holes. " This is the ship's delegate of It seems like the whole SfU the SS Atlas addressing a few fleet was in India. Everyone linhs and wishing the best of seemed to have run into long everything to all our Union of­ lost brothers over here from the t 4- 4" ficers and brother members on West Coast. The ship is still the beach. Thanks Union slow and hot, but we have a So far things around here are good crew oh her. We have a For Aid While III going more or less not so bad, top steward, chief cook and To the Editor: not so good. We have been hav­ baker, so we'll all come home I wish to express my appj-e- ing quite a problem coming '<• ciation to the Seafarers Inter­ from the engine department. 40 pounds heavier.. B. Marion national Union for the aid it Most serious was a fight one of 4 4 4 rendered to me while I Was in the wipers got into with the 2nd the New Orleans, Public -Health Seeks Letters Service Hospital. From Old Pals In particular, I wish to thank To the Editor: Buck Stephens, ^who came to I would more than appreciate visit me regularly while I was hearing from my many former in the hospital. I also wish to past shipmates and buddies who extend my thanks to all the sailed with me out of New brothers who donated the blood that was provided for me while All. letters to the Editor for Orleans and with the Missis­ I was ill. publication in the SEAFARERS sippi Shipping Company and Finally, I want to say that I LOG must he signed by the knew me from around the Spot-" greatly appreciate the benefits writer. Names will be withheld Light and Mrs. Bobbies and that the Union provided for me upon request. also the Austin Inn at Sergeant while I was unable to work; it Hand's. was comforting to know that I Have been in Sailors Snug was a member of a fine union. engineer. He was sent tq the Harbor for several months and May it continue to grow bigger doctor at Okinawa and he Was I am now in a wheelchair. found to have a busted hand. Would like to hear from any of and better in every way. The captain flew him back to my old brothers to keep posted Edward S. Fairfield, Sr. the States. on what is going on in good old 4 4 4 Another member of the crew New Orleans. was left behind sick at Okinawa Blood Donors William Patrick Driscoll D-221 at the last minute. Sailors Snug Harbor Are Thanked Right at this date we are sail­ Staten Island 1, NY To the Editor: ing short: two ABs, one wiper 4 4 4. Thanks to the Jacksonville and one oiler. The other wiper hall and blood donors. I want got hurt cleaning tanks. At the Easy Meal to thank the blood donors and present we don't know the serir men who stood by receiffty In ousness of the injury. One AB On Pay Day a great time of need during the was hired at Okinawa. He be­ To the Editor: illness of my father-in-law. He longs to the NMU. A new idea was inaugurated is doing fine. It is great to be The Captain and chief engi­ by members of the steward de­ among such a group, on whom neer tried to promote the crew partment of the Alcoa Planter. you can always - count on for messman to fireman. We held After approval by the crew at a help. Again, thanks. a special meeting and got him. general meeting prior to payoff Robert L. Cole back on his job. One thing it was agreed that a cold lunch this ship is good for is promo­ would be served, thus eliminat­ 4 ' 4 4 tions. Today I am the baker. ing some of the hectic confusion Recalls Old Maybe next month I'll be chief usually associated with a hot engineer. summer payoff-, and sign-on. Press Gangs We haven't got much time Baked ham and roast turkey To the Editor: I read with interest in the for shore leave, but the couple sandwiches, hard boiled eggs, LOG about the hiring hall, 1860 of times the boys have been assorted pickles, olives, sliced style. Sailors, in those days, ashore in Sasebo and Okinawa, onions, mayonnaise and mustard were bondsmen, serving the they'really had a ball. Plenty were attractively prepared in a shipowners under'the system. . of girls and plenty of good beer. buffet style. Paper cups' and the average it is a good crew. plates were used and a pantry­ I recall a case in Newcastle, OnRumors at the present are man and messman were em- • New South Wales, Australia, in loading here at Ras Tan- ployed to make coffee, KoolJune, 1910. After serving 11 after months on a full-rigged ship ura, next port will be Singapore ade and milk. As testimony to bunkers, then Manila, Guam the huge success of this idea, no from Bristol, England, to Can­ for and Los Angeles. leftovers were in evidence. ada, to Buenos Aires, we ran Eladio Grajales Jolin 'Fabis away from her in Australia and Ship's Delegate Zee Young Ching left behind six months of pay. We went up the country, hid out in the bush, then worked for a farmer for tucker and to­ bacco. Then we returned to New­ castle one day and stood at a street corner in nice daylight talking among ourselves about the hardships of the sea. We were not a crowd. There were six of us only, shipmates, happy to be together. And then ^hree water policemen came up and went for us with loud language and threatening gestures. The captain, big and burly with a fierce aspect, shouted: "What you blokes are hanging around here? There are six ships at the farewell buoys, ready to sail and waiting fof Bot) Parker immortalized the buffet served aboard the Alcoa sailors!" Planter at payoff, as described in letfer above. Here's what^ He paused for the effect and shouted louder, still', with a it looked like "before." Too bad this isn't In technicolor! All's Right With This Trio These three happy youngsters of Seafarer Milton A. Poole of Houma, Louisiana, seem to enjoy having their picture taken. On the arm of the chdir is Margaret Clara, S'A. Tommy Lynn, 2, holds on to his younger brother, Milton Brett, who has 15 months' experi­ ence in this world. Mafe Believes In Exercise; ^Abolishes' Coffee Break Remember the story a while back, in which it was suggested by a member of the medical profession that exercise breaks would do workers more good thap coffees breaks? His idea — was to keep workers physical--* ly fit by taking off instead of careful about making suggestions. had no idea that chief mates adding poundage. Well—ap­ We were passing the LOG under mi­ parently a certain chief officer had this idea a long time ago and has been putting it right into practice. Or part of it... He took away the coffee break, but forgoT about the exercise. In other words, the men go on working through their coffee break as if it weren't one. The ship in question is the SS Alice Brown. Burned Midnight Oil This mate immediately endeared himself to the men, not in thq way he figured though. Not every vessel can boast officers who burn the midnight oil seeking new ways to help crewmembers. As Jimmie Arnold says (who had to suffer through this coffee-less voyage), the crew of this ship may consider themselves fortunate to have as their superior a man whose fatherly interest in their health and well being comes first. I personally con­ sider it an honor to have been in this man's service. Under these conditions, a person may feel him­ self raised to the true heights of slavery." (Next time we promise to be more Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their'inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. . The card should be picked Up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on fov another voyage where, the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of -having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off-may find that they are required to take all the "shots" agaiii when they want to sigh dh for another such voyage. croscopes for clues as to how to improve the lives of their men. —Ed.) Actually, now, the good doctor advised an exercise break. And wo have a feeling that that's just what the Alice Brown's mate has brought about, in his own wonderful way. Think of all the exercise those Seafarers are going to get making put overtime .slips come payoff time! Think of the exercise the mate will have, StancRng before his superiors—^who have to shell out that extra overtime—jawing away in defense of himself! Think of the little brain, spinning around in the hollow of that skull, as he tries to explain! It won't be much of a surprise if this conscientious man ends up squawking louder than anybody: "For God's sake, bring back the coffee!" LOG-A-RHYTHM: Energetic Sea .By Thurston Lewis (Title Inspired by a Magazine Ad) Power? One cup of me And I will electrify your cities. Use me right And I will move your ships;' I will water your desert valleys; I will provide you with foods and medicines. I gave you the whale—' That levXathMn of my bosom. Leave'some of him , ! That I may pass him on to I your sons and your sons' sons; I am on the march. Where you are now I shall be. Where I am now your sons may be. Your flffsh, in, the beginning, came from me.,. . i When will you vMurnlfi. �'SrE)4 rA JtE R r XIf c Have A Cobra Anyone? <9iie Ushuah?lf$Practicalfy^^^^ South Of The South Pole •-i V: After two trips to North Europe, Seafarer "Vic Miorana thought he could stand a change, so he caught the Del "Viento in Houston going south, with pleasant thoughts of Rio in hi« head. How wrong he was! He jumped from a fire to the deepfreeze, because the ship was destined for Latitude 54 de-t grees-49 minutes sduth, Long­ itude 68 degrees-18 west. If Seafarer William Calefato snapped this typical Indian street scene while the snake charmer was going through his routine. No, he didn't examine the cobras to find out if they still had" their fangs. 'Pay-As-You-Show' Hit "Aboard Steel Seafarer you don't have a map haqdy, that seems like practically south of the South Pole—judging from the thermometer anyway. The vessel had a cargo for two ports where oil had been discov­ ered in Argentina. Even the oldtimers hadn't heard of them. They are Puerto Deseado and Ushaia, at the very southern tip of the Argentine. Diesel engines, tractors, graders, drilling machines and a deck load of 11 house trailers were aboard. The irony of the trip from Hous­ ton was the contrast in the weather.. It was 96 degrees in the shade in Texas, and at night, at Cape Horn, it was just one degree above the zero mark. Brother Mirana writes that he had nothing but sport slacks and short sleeved shirts, so he had to stay aboard the whole while, trying to keep warm over steaming' cijis (>t toffee. Any Seafarer will tell you that after the first three days at sea it's the little things that count. Three days out of touch with land and nobody's worried much'about Keonedy, Nixon, the United Nations, high^ Of Fire taxes, cost of living and what Some of the operators of new Ushuaia,' ono of the two ports have you. Instead it's the little supertankers have been complain- called on, is the capitol of the irritations of daily living in conthat funds are low and charters fined qiiarters that loom large. A sampling of some of the ship's re­ ports seem to bear this out. The Steel Seafarer has come up with a "pay as you show" plan to cover shipboard movies. The ship's baker showed his movies to the crew, and it was politely suggested (no mention of the author) that each man make a donation to the ship's fund to compensate him for use of his machifle. On the Seatrain Texas, for ex­ ample, 4'/i cases of^soda vanished mysteriously. It's not the kind of development' which requires. the services of Sherlock Holmes, but the mystery fascinates just the same. How could somebody make off with 41/i cases—and after all, why would anyone bother? The Michael brings up a situa­ tion where the meal was perfect except for one little touch. It's that familiar experience of having a delicious dinner only to find the waitress spilling coffee on the table at the end. In this case though, the "muffins taste good but crumble." Anybody who has tried to butter a crumbly muffin can appreciate the justification for this complaint. The Mount Shasta has drawn the line on an old seaman's habit— that of having a pet or two qn board. The ship's delegate was quite firhi about it all. "Due to much trouble last trip with monkeys, the ship's delegate in­ formed crewmembers that no monkeys are to be allowed on board." Prejudice? Maybe. But if you have lived with, smelled or otherwise endured a monkey's presence you will understand. ' •• hard to come by. Maybe that ex­ plains the state of the ship's fund on the Thetis. "Forty cents to be handed over to the ship's delegate, and he is to act as treasurer in the future." A penny saved is a penny earned. Oh the Del Sol, the problem is slightly different. What with new nations being created in Africa every day, and the United States and Soviet Union both wooing their friendship,. crewmembers have been put on notice to be diplomatic. "It was suggested that ^11 hands cooperate in keeping local people out of the crews' living quarters by telling them to stay out in a nice way." The Steel Navigator was more blunt about It, maybe be­ cause it doesn't go to Africa. "K^ep salesmen out of the passageway in all ports." If it makes the crew feel any better, the same problem exists shoreside—only there!s no gangway watchmen ashore to chase away the unwanted visitors. Finally, there's this note from a ship which shall be nameless, but which reflects an old, old practice in maritime. "Captain bought cigarettes in Germany an^ sold them for more than was posted on the board." Individual initiative blossoms out all the time. province of "Tierra Del Fuego," or Land of the Fire. But it was more like the end of the earth, because it is the very last port of civiliza­ tion. Beyond it is Antarctica—and that's all. It's a good place to get homesick, since it's all of 7,723 miles from Beaumont Brother , Miorana wanted to bring a penguin back with him, but was warned that it would only go to a zoo. US quarantine officers wouldn't allow him to bring it in himself. So he changed his mind and gave the well-dressed little bird back it's freedom in the. Land of the Fire, while he shivered on board with thoughts of the Land of Red Beans and Rice, New Or­ leans. Brrrrr! "Tierra del Fuego" means Land of Fire, but you wouldn't believe it to see It, as these snow-capped peaks near Ushuaia testify. The town is in the foreground, and there's more snow and ice beyond the mountains. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Shanghai By John F. Wunderlich (Ed. note: Seafarer John Wunderlich recalls here life in Shanghai in the old days when US ships made it a regular port of call.) Trembling with fever, yet in fear. Hungry, half naked, and with mud. Rickshaw-boy, pulling his Shouting and crying and his way. I -I ••I sound Honks from the horn of a limousine. covered And from the chaos of moving creatures cart. fighting A foot kicks an infant out of its path. running Suddenly a stupendous, piercing No reaction—the creatures niovs onward, for this is The city of death, but also of pleasure. Expensive wines, poured into crystal. Toast all desires, a geisha at hand. Laughter, enjoymint, life at its top. Coins co7ne rolling, greed in all eyes. Type Minutes When Possible In order to assure acciu-ate digests of shipboard meetings in the LOG, it is desirable that the .reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed if at all possible. m Smiling under southern skies, off Argentine port, are (I. to r.). Lefty Kucharski, AB; C. Attard, OS; Frank Russo, AB; and Joe Collins, Bos'n. Temperature at the moment was a pleasant 35 degrees. Photo by Martinez, OS. The baby still lies in the gutter outside. Its chest has been crushed—no difference at all. Reality rules, and life must go on. The mother, a harlot, is walking, is walking On Nanking Road, scarlet, bloody street. In the city of death, but also of pleasure. m Uninterested, listless, tired of living, Who cares who dies, or how many. In this city called Shanghai, City of death, but also of pleasure? • ••-.•Si • J-,:- j �VfeCtf r I t:, se^ffAltlEk'S io& AMIS VICTORY (Victory Carrion) Jwly 24—Cholrmaii, Pot* Matovieti) Socrotary. Robort Donnolly. No beefs reported. Discussion re fceepinc quiet in passaseways, taking care of wash­ ing machine and mkking up repair iists. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa) July 24— Chairman, Frank L. Vomer; Socro­ tary, Daniel Marine. Frank L. .Verner elected Ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported. $209.50 In ship's fund. ' wheel averted disaster and the skipper reported the mine to Seafarers on the SS Younff proper maritime authorities. ' America (Waterman) in the Pacific ft ft ft report that some of the crew has been suffering from dysentery. The crew last^onth appointed a com­ mittee to try to find out what . Seafarer WUliam Thornton, caused the sickness aboard ship. FWT, was in an aceident in the engine room of the SS Del Norte (Mississippi Shipping) ju-st outside the Mississippi River last month, and suffered a broken leg. He was It takes a long time to paint the taken from the ship by the Coast galley of a ship at sea, at least on the SS Montego Sky (Eagle). Meet­ Guard and brought to the hospital. ing Secretary R. Rayfield reported ft ft ft that the galley painting began at the beginning of the trip and five months later the job had not been Seafarer Harry Smith, aboard completed. Safety conditions the SS Lucile Bloomfield (Bloomaboard the ship last month were field). suggested that telephones be not at their best, Rayfield reported. placed aboard all SIU ships while Deck Engineer has npt been al­ in US Rorts; The crew unanimously lowed sufficient time to repair supported the resolution. Many winches. SIU ships do have telephones aboard while in domestic ports. 5; A The crew also passed a resolution calling for the Issuance of a gold The SIU crew abroad the SS lapel pin, similar to the SIU seal, Coaiinga Hills (Marine Tankers) with the numeral "12" imprinted, was grieved when Third Assistant for SIU men who have 12 years' Engineer J.. G. Tanner was killed seatlme with the Union. in an accident at sea. Tanner was ft - ft" ft electrocuted in the engine room July 27 and was buried at sea the following day. The SS Mount Whitney (Cargo S. f. & Tankship) had a hot and dry journey to India. Cold-water ran' out in the Red Sea and the Arabian Crewmen aboard the SS Mount Sea. The ice box in the messhall McKinley (Cargo & Tankship Man­ broke down and toilets and engine agement) who asked for salt tab­ room ventilators we^e not working. lets were given sulfanilamide pills by mistake, they reported. The mis­ ft ft ft take was discovered a day later and the pills were coUected and The SS Robin Hood (Robin replaced with salt tablets. Line) crew joined in keeping na­ t> ft ft tives out of quarters and laundry, fountain and messroom facilities in various African ports. The crew The movie projector aboard the also suggested placing a raised SS Steel Executive (Isthmian), pur­ step leading out of storm doors as chased with money won in the a safety precaution. . 1959 safety contest, has afforded many hours of diversion for the ft ft ft crew. Movies were shown three times a week on the last voyage. The crew of- the Ocean Eva «v ft ft (Maritime Overseas) called on the US Public Health Service to check water aboard ship to find out what The SS Hurricane (Waterman) caused a rash of illnesses. The received a frightening reminder crew also is having the ship's of wartime sailing in July when a medicine chest checked after the mine was spotted a day off the mate reported low medical sup­ French coast. A hard pull on the plies. Dysentery Strikes Injured'On Ship Long Paint Job Phones In Port Engineer Dies No Cold Water Wrong Piiis Guard Quarters Crew Likes Films Check Water Mine Spotted STEEL VENDOR (IsthmUn) July M* —Chairman, J. Doyle; Secretary, Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reports general discussion on coW -water and ice sit­ uation For one week this ship was without either cold water or ice. Sug­ gestion made for the installation of water cooler fountains. Letter sent to headquarters and New Orleans haU in regard to this situaUon. MARYMAR (Calmer) July 7-^halrman, William Ooary; Secretary, Guy Walter. Ship's delegate reports every­ thing running smoothly. Some repairs still to be made. Suggestion that laundry be kept clean. No beefs re­ ported. OREMAR (Marven) July 23—Chair­ man, Abel Salas; Secretary, Paul H. Dew. Ship's delegate reports beef re port time in Guayacan, Chile, to be taken up with patrolman. Discussion re more money being given to master tor draws. Wringer, on washing ma­ chine to be repaired; also coffee urn in night pantry to be overhauled. beefs reported. Everything running smoothly. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield) July 24—Chairman, Joe Catalanoto; Secretary, Lee de Parlier. Ship's dele­ gate Scotty Kerrigan reports AB in­ jured and put ashore in Miami by Coast Guard. $21 donated by crew in addition to $20 from ship's fund. One more night's lodging being -sought by Union in Hduston for time ^p came off drydock. Delegate : resigns ' with vote of thanks from crew. Coffee in engine room rationed by company to one pound a day. Ship's delegate to see captain. CHOCTAW (Waterman) July 30— Chairman, Herbert Knoles; Secretary, W K. Dodd. Ship's delegate reports one man missed ship in Japan; re­ joined in next port. $2 in ship's fund; S153 in movie fund. No beefs reported.' New movies to be picked up in Portland. Vote of thanks to chief cook. Passageways should be painted at end of each trip. ' KYSKA (Waterman) July 23—Chair­ man, Arthur Harrington; Secretary, T. D. York. -Everything running smoothly; no beefs reported. M/S to issue passes before cargo is worked; if ship isn't clear longshoremen can­ not board. Crew asked to turn in all excess linen. Suggestion that messman's foc'sle be insulated, preferably by tiling deck. Turn in repair iists. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service) July 20—Chairman, A. Hebert; . Secretary, A. Ksnel, Jr. Resignation by Ted Jones as ship's delegate refused. Reelected' by accla­ mation. Beef re cleaning lower pas­ sageways. Crew asked to take part in fire and boat drill and not be sinkers. STEEL AGE (Isthmian) July 10-'Chairman. C. Anderson; Secretary, V. G. Orencio. Ship's delegate reports captain pleased with crew. He may drop the log provided crew behaves up to payoff. Lodging will not be clarified until payoff. Ship's fund at $24.02. Delegate to see chief engineer about installing hot water pipe some­ where on deck for coolies. Vote of thanks to steward department, espe­ cially chief cook and baker. GALLOWAY (Overseas Navigation) July ID—Chairman, C. Ma|etta; Secre­ tary, Thomas Souza. One man missed ship. Some disputed OT. Oew re­ minded to watch conduct when drinking. TU£ fOOD AMX> VUXCSSKOXiOvtf* msmmsAtPmnoRHsiocAFemi/^ ACRe &EAS^ TH£AieAlBS2S OFpl1i.VN\ai.tfW iM meAe/r VMB YookaMiHBAAu. J CHOCTAW (Waterman) February 2« —Chairman, John Der; Secretary, John O'Rourke. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for good movies. $50 In movie fund: $2 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT. Engine shower needs paintinS* SAN MARINO (Penlntylar Naviga­ tion) July 30—Chairman, Dick Ware; Secretary, George Bryan. Ship's dele­ gate reports no fans repaired. Captain sent his refrigerator to crew mess. Water cooler still out of order. Three men - hospitalized in Calcutta; all re­ joined before sailing. $10 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to Captain Pierros for his cooperation. Discussion on dirty drinking water. shore passes were aot Issued In Kobe and Nagoya. Japan. .Two uieB nilised ship in Yokosuka: one rejoined In Nagoya. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), luly 17—Chairman, Jtngelo Maldonado; Sec­ retary, F. S. Omega. Ship's delegate explained to the fellow* who Joined the shin from the west coast re transportatimi from the place where they were hired to the place where they joined the Ship. Repair lists sub­ mitted. No other beefs. Bosun hos­ pitalized in Rotterdam. Report seat to headquarters. Discussion re maQ situation and suggestion that all mail be forwarded at oAce if possible. Vote of- thanks to steward ^depart­ ment for job well done. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa) July 31 —Chairman, I. W. Mergavi; Secretary, I. P. Keller. Ship's delegate reports one roan left ship due to Ulness in family and flew home from Curacao. One man got off in San Juan due to sickness. Deck delegate imports one man injured; also beef concerning member being fired which will be turned over to patrolman on arrival. Smooth sailing in engine and steward departments. M/S/C that Mobile port agent be contacted regarding poor 'medical attention and bad relations existing between crew and doctor. SEAMAR (Qalmar) July 24—Chair­ man, J. Marshall; Secretary, R. Schwartz. S. Pitlak elected ship's del­ egate. Some disputed OT in deck department. Discussion on garbage disposal. Messman to carry same to stern at aU times. EDITH (Bull) July rs—Chairman, G. Bozec; Secretary, Eddie Game. No BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service) August 5—Chairman, John Henry Morris; Secretary, A. Ben-Korl. Ship's delegate , reports difficulty getting gaUey range fixed and other repairs. Will pay off In Lake Charles. S4.65 in ship's fund. Suggestion that more care be taken with preparation of food and storing of leftovers. "Filr&r a Seafarer! Ice. In hot weather there 'is iiot enough ice for the three-meals. Ice making, machine makes fust so much. Sugtest we try to get some ice from shore and store it for emergency. Del­ egate to see patrolman about this beef: also about shore leave motor launch in Braxilian harbors. Crew asked to be more careful when put­ ting clothes in washing machine so' drain does not get plugged up. IJite of thanks to steward department for good' food and service. mm repair' of washing nuchine. relieving watches on time in port and recent changes in NY State unemployment law as it affects "B" and "C'.men. Beef re pantryman to be reported to patrolman at payoff. . ATLANTIS (Petrel) July 24—Chair­ man, C. L. Moody; Secretary, H. Fruge. New repair lists to be made up and turned in. M/S/C to get con­ tract clarification re rate of OT for tank cleaning if ship gods on grain run. Beef re draws to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. MARORE (Marven) .July 31—Chair­ man, Ralph Gowan; Secretary, E. O'Neill. Everything running smoothly. M/S/C that ship's delegate get all information and dates on time ship was on dry dock; also chipping and welding w^e in shipyard. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), July 17— Chairman, Jack Trosclair; Secretary, M. Thomas. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly; no beefs. Some disputed OT to he taken up with patrolman at payoff. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. . ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman) July 10—Chairman, C. Winskey; Sec­ retary, W. Pappadakri. Ship's dele­ gate reports everything running smoothly. Need more pressure in unlicensed personnel heads. ZEPHYR HILLS (Pan-American Over­ seas), July 4—Chairman, H. Carney; Secretary, F. O'Mally. Ship's delegate reports no -beefs. M/S to have galley range replaced. Discussion re feed­ ing. Steward says company cuts his order" for stores. M/S that steward give ship's delegate a copy of his requisition each time stores are or­ dered. Milk to be served three timet daily while supply lasts. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service), July 17—Chairman, L. Hagmann; Secretary, P. J. Wilkinson. Ship's delegate reports deck depart­ ment man who was fired will stay: beef settled on board. Will get new washing machine in Philadelphia. Suggestion that side ports be left open underway. Discussion re steam in­ jector as safety hazard. Election of safety committee consisting of one member from each department to re­ port on any unsafe condition. Request that steward get more cots. MADAKET (Waterman), July 19— Chairman, J. Touart; Secretary, L. Pierson. Previous minutes read and. accepted. Report on repairs made and those needed. If replacements can be made, some men want to pay off in first port. Engine delegate re­ ports one man logged. Beefs in deck department to be taken up with pa­ trolman. ANTINOUS (Waterman), July MADAKET (Waterman), May 2*—. Chairman, A. Noah; Secretary, F. Chairman, Jo Jo Touart; Secretary, L. Shala. Ship's delegate reports all re­ D. Pierson. Ship's delegate reports a pairs taken care of. $17 collected and number of changes have been made. sent to the American Merchant Ma­ Steward department repairs made. rine Library as a donation. $15 bal­ New mattresses distributed. Slop ance in fund. No beefs reported in chest hours changed so that the men all departments. Ship's delegate Ed working can get their noon hour's Powell resigns with vote of thanks. rest. Everything running smoothly. No beefs reported. Disoussion regard­ ' Mendez elected new ship's treasurer. Ship'k delegate to contact dhlcf ening laundry room which Is to be kept ^eer in regard to pressure in toilets clean; dont nfsh flush in deck and aft and midship. Suggestion to keep engine department heads: post time change on the board by supper time,. feet off chairs in messroom. TEXMAR (Calmar), Jviv 3—Chair­ AFOUNDRIA (Waterman) July 24— man, Andy Gowder; Secretary, D. Chairman, Frederick Blankerburg; Stone; It was suggested that ship's Secretary, C. J. Nail. Beefs to be delegate find out whose job it is to taken up with patrolman at payoff. lamp out the passageways, messroom Each department to elect delegate and recreation room. It was brought to attend safety meetings. Vote of out that the washing machine is not thanks to steward department. being cleaned after use. Also that laundry tubs are being used to soak MV DEL SOL (MlHitsjppi) July 31 clothes longer than necessary. Dry —Chairman, Clayton Thompson; Seeclothing to be removed from lines. rotary, Ramon Irlsarry. Ship's dele­ gate reports no beefs. Two men KYSKA (Waterman), July 10—Chair­ logged. All departments working- man, R. Burblne; Secretary, E. Cronln. smoothly. Discussion on shortage of Ship's delegate to ask patrolman why ORION PLANET (Colonial) July 27— Chairman, H. McAleer; Secretary, R. Mich*. Payoff approximately 4 PM. Honolulu, 7/28/60. Nothing definite re transportation or extra gear. $9.45 in ship's fund to be left for new crew. Discussion to report to CG and boarding patrolman radio operator for giving false information about members of crew and disclosing con­ tents of personal messages to persons not concerned. ALCOA RANGpR (Alcoa) July 14Chairman, Juan S. Ruede; Secretary, M. T Morris. Repair lists to be given to patrolman. $16.70 In ship's fund. No beefs reported in all departments. Suggestion to get more soap for crew pantry, more tablecloths, better serv­ ice for messhall and more spraying for roaches. John Elliot elected new ship's delegate. STEEL AGE (Isthmian) April 17— Chairman, Thomas C. Deal*; Secre­ tary, V. G. Orencio. Captain to give draws every five days while ship is in .port, deducting . allotments and taxes. < Each department to elect safety representative. $51.22 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck departoent. Discussion • re windscoop and screen for each-porthole In crew mess and In library. New wringer in­ stalled in washer. According to cap­ tain nobody is allowed to hire coolies to work, but he may reconsider this matter. Custom officials in Beirut, are very strict. YAKA (Waterman) July 27—Chali^ man, George Troche; Secretary, How­ ard Menz. H. Bergine paid -oft iif Houston. Texas. Locks and keys tor engine and deck will be fixed on return trip to Mobile. Deck delegate reports one man failed to join ship in New Orleans. Garbage dumped by the gangway at sea to be stopped at once. All weather gear when not in use to be put in lockers aft. Unen to be returned and cots taken below when not in use. ~ SANTDRE (Ore) July 27—Chairman. Joseph Thomas; Secretary, August Souza. Ship's delegate reports every­ thing OK. Cups -to be returned to pantry. CHICKASAW (Waterman) June Chairman, Allan L. Lake; Secretary, James B. Elliott. Everything reported running smoothly in all departments. Master refuses to allow men going to the wheel to use inside ladder except duNng heavy weather. Vote of thanks to steward department. CS BALTIMORE (CHies SeVvlce) July 27—Chairman, Adelph Capote) Secretary, A. Capote. Ship's delegate reports that all men will put in for five nights lodging while in drydock. Several hours disputed OT. $8 in ship's fund. Deck delegate reports lodging and sea watches disputed. Beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. BR requests that all soiled linen be returned to him. Rated 100 percent on sanitation by USPHS. JOSEFINA (J. H, WIttchestsr), Aug. «—Chairman, Peter P. Luketic; Sec­ retary, J. Ratlltr. Ship's delegate re­ ports captain states he is being, ac­ cused of overcharging the crew for postage to the States. Captain has a receipt for the stamps from the agent. Dispute on shore leave. Third cook went to hospital in Calcutta. India. Ship s delegate has one radio, one clock and some coins belongingto the Odrd cook. SSJiO in ship's fund. Deck delegate reports beef re restricUon to ship in Calcutta. One man short in steward department. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for' job weU done. Ship's steward will take care of mail in the future and charge it to the slop chest. AlPOUNDRiA (Waterman) June 12— Chairman, H. E. Geno; Secretary, C. J. Nail. Everytjiing OK in all depart­ ments. Crew asked to rinse greasestained clothes before putting thein in washing machine. Coffee cups to be returned to pantry. �SEdEAnEUS.L0C 7 J< I'i thank the crew aboard the SS Albert H. Schwartc Our new address Is PC Box Kathryn which sent a wreath of FIWAMCIAL REPORTS. Th« constitution ot th« SIU Atlsntlc, Gulf, Lakes and In­ 966, Midland. Tex.' Write to us. flowers and condolences when his land Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding-the membership's Polly. sister, Isobel Sails, passed away money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit Roy Leon Pritchett September 8, 1960. every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the memImportant you communicate with Leslie J. Brilhart jiershlp. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Simon J. Griffinger, counselor-at- Alamo Heights 9, San Antonio, Tex. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to Inlaw, 24 Commerce St., Newark, Alamo Heights 9, SanAntonio, Tex. apect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. NJ. " Let us know where we can get in Robert Charles Meloy touch with you. Mother and Robert. Contact your sister, Mrs. Edward Arthur W. Comman TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Kmett, 34 E. Wren Circle, Dayton Anyone knowing the where­ Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various 20, Ohio. abouts of the above-named, please trust fimd agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In Francis J. Schumacker charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and manergement represent­ contact his sister, Mary Cornman, atives and their alternates. All .expenditures and disbursements of trust funds Bk. #S-743. Last ship known SS 3119 Baldwin Street, Los Angeles are made only upon approval by a majorlt/ of the trustees. All trust fund Elizabeth, Bull Line. Contact Ace 31, Calif. Urgent. financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. Milton aboard the SS Steel Max Aeosta If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify Navigator, c/o Isthmian Lines, The headquarters mailroom "is EIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by.certified mall, return receipt Inc., 52 Broadway, NYC. Am ready holding an important letter for requested. to talk salvage with you. Have you. completely new set of Scuba gear Tom Banning SIIIPPINP RIGHTS. Your Shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ and plans for salvage boat, Important you get in touch with Pi tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by George C. Peterson SIU President Paul Hall at head­ Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know Contact your wife, Lela, at -450 quarters. your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ Elli^ St., Apt. #301, San Francisco, Pete Matovich ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seal'arers Appeals Board. Also Calif. Contact J. G. Ulman, attorney, notify SIU President Paul Ball at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ G. K. Stennett ceipt requested. 641 Equitable Building, Baltimore Contact G. W. Stennett, 106 Un­ 2, Md. ' if ion St., Hinton, W. Va. Ray Walker 'CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These Dale W. Gray Please get in touch with your contracts specify the wages and conditions tinder which you work and live aboard Contact your sister, Mrs. Earl sister-in-law. Bertha L. Walker, li ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing Flaherty, 1412 West Short St., In­ 2508% Broadway, Huntington -for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any ill dependence, Mo. Park, Calif. We want to hear from 'SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your Urban LaBaiTere you. contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port age{it. In addition, 11 notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Very important you contact your Golden Sail £x-Crewmembers P wife immediately at 2513 Linden All crew members of the SS Avenue, Baltimore 17, Md. Golden Sail who had allotment 0 EDITORIAL PPLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from <s4:SJohn D. Halpin checks which bounced, please publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Please contact your family at notify Richard R. Carney of Tan­ Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ PO Box 147, Foxboro, Mass. ed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy ner & Caipey, Proctors in Ad­ has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all William Sikorski miralty, 725 Pacific Building, Port­ coiistltutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la vested in an edl-A check from Ocean Carriers is land 4, Oregon, for reimbursement. torlal board which consists of the -Executive Board of the Uhlon. The Exec­ being held for yoCi in the SIU Send the bounced checks if you utive Board nay delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out headquarters vault. have them. this responsibility. An overtime check for $40.37 Will the friends of John Paul from American President Lines is Synnott (Jack or Red Jack) please being held for Norman Beavers, write to Trudy at 2260 Ave. B, Apt. P.IYHEWT OF HOWIES. No monies are to be paid to anyonq^ In any official capacity in the 5IU unless an official Union receipt Is giVen for same. Under no cir­ wiper by the MFOW, 130 Green­ 2, Beaumont, Tex. Jack passed cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given wich St., New York, NY. No for­ away September 2, 1960 of a such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be warding address available. coronary occlusion. Hank, Jimmy made without supjilylng a receipt, or If a member la required to make a payment :»iS: William J. Jones Cole and Butch Wright, will you and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that be should not have been re­ Please contact mother in Balti­ please write to Trudy. Any other quired to mpke such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention more. of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. friends of Jack feel free to write or Norman R. Pettersen drop in when you are in Beaumont. itil-'ifMi S5 Your wallet was found by NY COHSTITUTIOWAL RIGBTS AND («LIGATI0W3. The SIU publishes every six months In Transit Authority. It is in Lost & the .SEAFARERS LOO a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies Found Department at Jay St., are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this Brooklyn. Call Mr. Burns at UL 2constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you Mm lliii 9970. feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., W. J. Cribbs "m as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately Please contact C. A. Peterson, i-sS®; notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Treasurer of MFOW, 240 Second St., San Francisco 5, Calif., as soon as possible. RETIRSD SE-^FARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene* SIU Atlantic, Gulf Joseph Bissonnet fits have always been encouraged to. cont'inue their union activities., in­ Lakes & Inland Waters Important I contact you at once. cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members Louise, 1387 Seventh Ave., San at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role iir all District rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Francisco, Calif. PRESIDENT Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership, The following men have dis­ Paul Hall has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowihg them to retain charges and other property being EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT their good standing through the waiving of their does. Cal Tanner held for them at the vault at SIU VICE PRESIDENTS headquarters hall: Francisco Lindsey William* Gianicco, Henry Jurgenson, Fred­ Claude Simmons A1 Tanner erick Lillard, Edgar Starns, John Earl Sheppard SECRETARY-TREASURER Trost, V. Walrath, Herbert Wilson. AI Kerr Frank Scott Paylor, Jr. HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Fred Stewart Please contact your wife at 1331 BUl HaU BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Curfman St., Raleigh, NC. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 George W. Berthold NEW ORLEANS—Going to sea torpedoes in the North Atlantic. BOSTON... 276 State St. Please get in touch with mother, John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 has evidently agreed ' with Sea­ In the course of all his travels 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. 'llpili®® 513 Giuffrias Ave., Metairie, La. DETROIT farer William Fernwood. Now Paul Drozak. Agent VInewood 3-4741 Urgent. aboard the SS Yaka (Waterman) Fernwood has acquired fluency . In HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn, nine languages, and can get by in J.'C. Miller Fernwood boasts, over 40 years' . HYacinth 9-6600 4202 Canal St. seagoing experience, having begun several others. He speaks Dutch, Please contact Attorney Richard HOUSTON Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-4086 Flemish, German, Belgian, Danish, sailing back-in 1919. W. Ewing, Suite 317, Shell Build- R. JACKSONVILLE. .920 Main St., Room 20O inif, Houston 2, Texas. WilUara Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 The much-traveled AB won't Swedish", Norwegian, Japanese and, of course, English. So he's Louis Escarra , MIA-MI.. 744 W. Flagler St. reveal his age, but by all the rules FRanklin 7-3564 Please contact your mother, Mrs. Ben Gonzales. Agent of arithmetic he is a young and the ideal buddy to go along witb MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. on shore leave in a strange land. Mary Roque, 519 West 138th St., robust upper 50's. As such, he was Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 In addition to the above, Fern­ New York, NY. the senior memfcer of the deck NEW ORLEANS 623 BienvUle St. wood can understand, and make Francisco F. Rotolo department on the Yaka. Buck Stephens. Agent Tulane 8626 Please contact your wife at NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Fernwood, of course, has quite himself understood, in Italian, HYacinth 9-6600 7416 Fourth NE, Seattle 15, Wash­ a way to go to surpass the sailing Spanish, French and Portuguese. NORFOLK.. 416 CoUey Ave. Most of his shipmates probably ington. records of such SIU oldtimers as Paul Gonsorchik. Agent the late Matt Little, who was wouldn't recognize the name Fern­ Anyone knowing the whereMAdison 7-108S shipping as bosun during World wood, as all hands know him as 2604 S. 4th St. Jibouts of Mallory James Coffey PHILADELPHIA War IT when he was in his 80's„ the Flying Dutchman, except, of DEwey 6-3818 please notify his brother, Edward S. Cardullo, Agent 450 Harrison St. and survived a torpedoing, or the course, the paymaster. W. Coffey, Box 102, blowing Rock, SAN FRANCISCO Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 late John Hopkins, chief steward, In the Uourse of his seagoing NC. SANTURCE. PR. .1313 Fernandez Juncos. who quit after •he reached his 90th career, Fernwood also served as John H. Murray Stop 20 birthday; Little was forced to port agent in Baltimore for the Important you contact your son, Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5990 retire by the War 'Shipping Ad­ old International Seamen's Union. ......2505 1st Ave. c/o Gerner, same address as pre­ SEATTLE Ted Babkowski. Agent Main 3-4334 ministration which figured he was That, was way back in 1927, in the William Fernwood. AB, shown viously. WILMINGTON. CaUf SOS Marine Ave. a little too old to be ducking! days when Andrew Funiseth was aboard Yaka [Waterman]. Pablo R. Lopez would like to Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-3580 , h* j[} • |i • r- I m -• Sill HAIL DIRECTORY AB Looks Toward Second 40 Years m mA �«iW»thj- r-jsmr.•." SEAPARERS^LOG Vol. XXII No. IS -!• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO '••1 m '-9-. THE SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN • €•' • • - • • , ' • r." ' • '• • 3 i . - f-. n • .it- : , , • - <- . .. i'-?' • ' " ' }: :. s'»g • 'r --'r r Financed by shipowner contribufions to the central kitty for each day a Seafarer works on an SlU ship, SlU Vaca­ tion Plan benefits have been increased five times from the $140 annual maximum of 1952 to the present $400. Seafarers can collect vacation pay on a pro-rata scale as soon as they accumulate discharges covering 90 days' seatime, and benefits are paid in direct proportion to the number of days worked. For example, a Seafarer with six months' seatime collects $200. Discharges are good for vocation pay purposes for one year from the date of payoff. Vocation benefits are payable no matter how many dif­ ferent ships or companies have iemployed the Seafarer, nor does he hove to pay off his present ship to collect. Benefits under the Vocation Plan are payable through ony SlU port office. up to $400 a 3rear • f . f. • • ,^ FOR EVERY SEAFARER, REGARDLESS OP RATING, NUMBER OF SHIPS SAILED OR COMPANIES WORKED PiSsf"'- • • •• ' J. • • • f/ �• If " -'-Ck SEAFARERSMOG ELECTION SUPPLEMENT SIU ELECTION ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT "., ^ .„ .{f - -i • .'. - '"fi • »r.i> rU:.-: '. - I; -..t . ... '• '.--M' r< - ••ikiY- ^ Election Procedures ' ''i/ f Qualified Candidates ^ J photos and records submitted by candidates •• '-1 . • , .;/J «,Yi|•, Y Sections of SIU Constitution • '— • . . • • ,. .'i Sample Ballot 'L Election Procedures: SIU Executive Board Minutes^ Oct. 3, I960 (The following executive hoara mrnutes were acted on constitutional requirements regarding elections are con­ and approved by the membership at port meetings held cerned, not only are copies of the constitution available ^ at all ports, but also, the LOG prints the constitution on October 10, 1960.1 The me5;ing was called to order at 9:00 A.M. by Paul verbatim every six months. Eyery member, therefore, should be aware of these requirements. Hall, president. B. 1. The policy of the Union has been, and is, equal PRESENT: electioneering limits and facilities for all candidates. As Paul Hall, Presideht; Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-Presi­ usual, the SEAFARERS LOG will contain an election dent; . Claude Simmons, Vice-President; Earl Shepard, supplement, which includes the biographical sketches of Vice-President; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer. each candidate and his photo, together with a sample ABSENT: ballot with voting instructions. The usual distribution pat­ A1 Tanner, Vice-President; Lindsey Williams, Vice- tern will be followed. That is, it-is sent to all contracted Prc^sident. vessels, is made available in substantial quantities, in all ALSO PRESENT; Union halls, and is otherwise distributed. Candidates and Herb Brand, Director of Organizing & Publications; members will, therefore, have available to them those Seymour Miller, SIU General Counsel. materials for electioneering, or ary other purpose. In The president announced that a quorum was present. addition to that, the executive board recommends the He then stated that the purpose of the meeting was to printing of this election supplement in enough copies so discuss the 1960 general election, review the steps taken that there will be available to each candidate, at his re­ so far, and to determine whether the Executive Board quest, 100 copies thereof, to be used for such purposes wished to recommend any additional steps which would, as the candidate may choose. It is felt that 100 copies in' its collective judgment, be desirable to comply not for each candidate is reasonable. There must obviously merely with the letter, but also, with the intent, of the be some limit- to the Union's expenditures in this regard. Constitution, applicable law, and this Union's policy of To insure equal treatment for each candidate, copies of full and fair treatment for all candidates." • this special material shall be made available in each The president next stated that the general counsel was Union hall. The port , agent shall deliver the amount represent at his request. He asked the general counsel if " quested (up to 100) to each candidate, obtain a receipt he was aware of the election steps taken to date. The therefor, keep a record of the same, and notify the sec­ general counsel replied in the affirmative, that he and retary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, immediately. It will be the other members of his staff had checked 'the credentials secretary-treasurer's duty to keep a central tally, and to committee report and supporting records, and the elec­ replenish stocks of this material when, as, and if needed.. tion material prepared and distributed. The general coun­ 2. To insure good order and to further preserve the sel stated that, in his opinion, the Union was in strict secrecy of the ballot, electioneering must not take place compliance, with the constitution and applicable law, in­ within 25 feet of the polling place. In any event, the cluding, in particular, the Landrum-Griffin Act, and that Union continues to insist on.good order and decorum, he now so formally advised the executive board. He stated which must be preserved. Any member whose ballot has further that, so far as law was concerned, one last affirma­ been solicited within the prohibited area is required to tive step remained to be taken, tjiat is, the mailing of the make this fact known to the polls committee, which shall 15-day notice required by law, that the Union wqs aware record the complaint in its report, as well as its findings of this, and was, in fact, in the process of preparing the and recommendations thereon. In addition, the member same for mailing. He pointed out that this would have to is required to notify the secretary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, at be completed on or prior to October 15, 1960. The secre­ headquarters, within 24 hours of the occurrence, by regis- . tary-treasurer stated that this would be accomplished. tered mail, return receipt requested, of the facts, which The president then called for an open general discus­ notification must be signed by the complainant, together sion dealing with the purpose of the meeting, after which, with his book number. the following was decided upon: In that connection, the executive board recommends Re: UNION GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1960 that the membership also adopt the rule that, in case any The executive board wishes to make the following re­ member has a complaint that any of the election and port and recommendations to the membership, for the balloting procedures of this Union have been violated, . purpose of keeping ihe membership informed, effectuat­ I the same procedure as above set forth shall be followed. ing the Union's policy of completely equal and fair treat­ While the members have already been notified, through ment to all candidates, and rounding out the Union's com­ the LOG, as to notifications to the President in case of a pliance with law, Including the Landrum-Griffin Act. claimed violation of any rights, it is recommended that A. All steps required up to now to comply with Land­ the rule set forth herein be adopted with reference to the rum-Griffin have been token. There remains one step, balloting and election procedures in this election, since the mailing of notices to the members, arid we recom­ the secretary-treasurer, under the constitution, is charged mend this step be taken, in accordance with Ww, on or with specific administrative duties in connection with prior to October 15,.: 1960. It need hardly be noted, of elTCtlons and refereniiums. The member's duty to report course, that, both at regular meetings of the member­ violations in this manner should be emphasized. If situaship, and through the SEAFARERS LOG, all details of the _tlons exist which call for corrective action, that action election have already been communicated. Insofar as our ought to be taken. It can't be taken if the responsible parties under the constitution are not made aware of the facts. 3. Obviously, nothing in these recommendations is to be deemed to deprive any candidate or member of his constitutional right to observe the conduct of the election, the tallying of ballots, and so on, provided he maintains proper decorem. 4. In accordance with established policy, the Union, its officers, the LOG, and, indeed, the entire membership, should continue to encourage the utmost interest in the election. The executive board urges the largest possible vote, and encourages the use of proper electioneering to further stimulate interest in the exercise of this impor­ tant right. C. The secretary-treasurer states that, in compliance with law he has prepared a membership list, to be avail­ able for inspection by any and all candidates. Again in accordance with law, the list is, and will be kept, avail­ able at headquarters. While this is a valuable record, we recommend that the secretary-treasurer not bfe required to sit with whoever is inspecting the list, but that arrange­ ments be made for a rank and file committee of three (3) to be elected for that purpose. We further recommend that a proper receipt be obtained from the inspecting candi­ date. Finally, since many members object to the Union releasing their names and addresses, and since it has been a long term policy of the Union to respect these feelings on the part of the membership, we recommend that, while each candidate may have his inspection, no candidate shall be allowed to make copies of the list or any part thereof. D. ^Without regard to the executive board's power under Article VII of the constitution, the executive board spe­ cifically requests that the matters herein be brought to the attention of the membership and acted upon by them, by special meetings held in all ports, subject to the re­ quirements of the constitution, on Monday, October 10, 1960, commencing at 9:00 A.M., except for the Port of Houston, which is scheduled to hold a regular meeting on that day. These matters shall be taken up in that port at the said regular meeting, it Is also recommended that these minutes if approved as'aforesaid, be included in the SEAFARERS LOG's election supplement of 1960; be included in the notice, referred to above, to be mailed to the membership in accordance with law, and, in addi­ tion, be prominently posted in the Union halls for the duration of the balloting. The secretary-treasurer was unanimously directed to take all steps necessary to effectuate the foregoing. ADJOURNMENT: Paul Hall, chairman, then asked those assembled if there was any further business to come before the board. There being no further business to be transacted, it was then moved by Claude Simmons and seconded by Earl Shepard that this board meeting stand adjourned. Carried by a unanimous vote of the board. » Meeting was then adjourned at 2:15 P.M. Fraternally submitted, AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer 1M • t.rr I in JitII �•» V • l':U • OeMhw. ItM ••pplcfliciit-A«» Twp Candidates For SlU Elective Posts For: President (Vote For One) PAUL HAU^Book No. H-1 ' (Vote For One) -BALLOT No. 1 AL TANNER—Book No. T.12 Original member of SIU. Holds all strike clearances. Active In all Union Organizing since earliest days. Elected secretary-treasurer 1948. Re-elected every time since. Served on all SIU negotiating committees since. 1948. Helped Initiate Welfare, Vacation Plans. Participated In drive for SIU seniority hiring system to save Union hiring hall, and In fight which broke Communist hold on Canadian waterfront. Now serving as SIU president, as well as head of SIU of NA. (Vote For One) (Vote For ThreeX -BALLOT No. 2 JOHN COLE—Book No. C-8 -BALLOT No. 8 Has been full book member since 1949; sailing in both steward and engine departments. Helped administer Welfare and Vacation Plans. Acted in many other Union capacities. Holds that our organization should serve the general welfare, not advance selfish purposes of few. Maintains most-heavily-texed trade unionists should he beH represented; also cautions there cannot be more equality for some members than others. Insists on openness and frankness in all mone­ tary matters. Advocates that the only adequate checks on unscrupu­ lous leadership are specific machinery for suspension and recall of shifty officials and impartially-conducted Union elections. For: Secretary-Treasurer (Vote For One) ^ AL KERR-^Book No. K-7 BALLOT No. 3 Joined the SIU on November 8, 1943, in Port of New York. Sailed in all ratings in the deck department. Holds a clear record on all Union beefs and picketing actions since he Joined the SIU. Has served the Union in many official capacities since 1945, including organizer, dispatcher, patrolman, assistant administrator of the SIU Welfare and Vacation Plans, as well as secretary-treasurer of all the Union's corporations. At present serves as secretary-treasurer of Un­ ion and its corporations. WILLIAM (BiU) HALL—Book No. H-272 -BALLOT No. 9 Joined SIU, A&G District^ in 1944, .in the Port of New York. Served actively in many of the Union's major strikes and beefs, including the 1946 general strike, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the Wall Street strike and the Canadian beef. Was elected deck delegate and ship's delegate on mostj)f the ships he sailed. Holds clearances for all Union actions. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1953-54. Re-elected 1955-'56, 1957-'58. Now serving as headquarters representative. For: V/ce-Pres/cfenf In Charge Of Confracfs And Confracf Enforcemenf EDWARD (Eddie) MOONEY—Rook No. M.7 —^BALLOT No. 10 Joined SIU in 1945. Served as ship's delegate or steward delegate on majority of ships. Member of Food and Housing Committee for 1946 general strike; Assisted during Canadian beef, and represented Union in various beefs in Puerto Rico. Participated in Wall Street strike. Appointed New York patrolman in 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman. ig53-'54. Elected steward assistant secretary-treasurer since 1955.. Played major role in Robin Line beef. ' (Vote For One) CLAUDE (Sonny) SIMMONS—Book No. S-1 BALLOT No. 4 Member of the old ISU in 1935, then worked with US lighthouse dept. until joining SIU in 1939. Sailed until August, 1941, when ap­ pointed Tampa patrolman. Shipped again, August, 1942, and sailed through war. Appointed NY patrolman, Feb., 1945. Elected Tampa •agent for 1946 through 1948. Resigned July, 1948, and shipped until Nov. 1949. Elected NY engine patrolman for 1951, 1952; elected assistant secretary-treasurer since 1953. FREDDIE STEWART—Book No. S-8 For: Vice-President In Charge Of The Atlantic Coast (Vote For One) For: New.York Agent EARL (Bull) SHEPARD^Book No. S-2 (Vote For One) BALLOT No. 5 One of SIU's original members. Active in P&O strike and other early Union actions. Directed field work in Isthmian organizing drive. Participated in Great Lakes organizing. Directed NY waterfront activities in 1946 general strike. Appointed New Orleans port agent in 1947. Elected New Orleans agent for 1948, 1949, 1950. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1951. Appointed Baltimore agent in 1951. Elected Baltimore agent in every election since 1952. PAUL DROZAK—Book No. D-IBO -BALLOT No. 12 Became SIU member in 1945 in Mobile. Active in many major Union strikes and beefs from 1946 general strike down to present. Served as Seattle and San Francisco patrolman from 1951 to 1954. Served a two-year hitch in the US Army, 1954 to 1956, and then was assigned as New York patrolman. Major assignment was on Robin Line beef where he was active for full year from time the ships were sold until SIU won~them back. Has clear Union record. Elected New York joint patrolman in 1958. For: Viee-Presidenf In Charge 01 The Gulf Coasf For: Hew York Joint Patrolman (Vote For One) UNDSEY WILLUMS—Book No. W-1 -BALLOT No. 11 Was volunteer organizer for SIU when it was founded. Participated in all major strikes including bonus strike. Isthmian, 1946 general strike and other actions. Was leader of direct action to secure milk, . good provisions and decent shipboard conditions for 'all Seafarers. Served "as steward patrolman in NY in 1947 and joint patrolman in 1948 and 1949. Elected steward or joint patrolman for all years since 1950. Assisted in drawing up many of the Union's past contracts. I -1 \4. i'\\ For: ffeadquarfers Represenfafive Charter memiber of the SIU since the beginning. Sailed actively during the war, seeing service in most combat zones. Active in Isth­ mian organizing drive both on ship and-ashore as organizer. Elected Mobile agent every year since 1947. Participated in various A&G District organizing drives of past years. Active in "all SIU beefs and holds clearances for all strikes the Union has engaged in since it was first organized. Now serving as executive vice-president. 1^'' -BALLOT No. T Sailed steward departn>ent ratings on SIU ships for many years. Became jSIU member December, 1951. Came off ship to inanago Baltimore Port O'Call when new hall opened. Participated in Balti­ more HFWD and MAWD organizing including successful drive for harbor tugs. Active in aid to Westinghouse strikers. Also in NY Marine Allied Workers organizing and as Welfare Services repre­ sentative. Now coordinator of Great Lakes organizing for the Maritime Trades Dept. For: Executive Vice-President CAL TANNER—Book No. T-l \)\ For: Vieo'Pt'eadenf In Charge Of The • Lakes And Inland Wafers (Vote For Ten) JOHN ARABASZ—Book No. A-2 BALLOT No. 13 Sailed through World War II in engine department, then took part in Isthmian organizing both as shipboard and shoreside organizer. Active throughout Cities ' Service organizing campaign. Helped organize first tanker ever signed by SIU. Participated in all major SIU beefs since the war. Served as patrolman, dispatcher, welfare representative ahd other Union capacities in Baltimore, New York and other SIU ports. Currently serving as acting agent in the Port of Boston. -BALLOT No. 6 Joined SIU in January, 1942, in New Orleans. Sailed in the deck department during the war in practically every war zone. Served as Gjilf area organizer during Union drive to organize Isthmian. Director of organization for Cities Service drive and was responsible for bringing many other new companies under contact.. Elected New Orleans port agent in each election since 1950. .• -.1 . . Continued on pago S 'I �8appieBefii-Yac* ttnm -BALLOT No. 14 HARRY D. nTZGERALD-^ook No. F-371 ^BALLOT No. 23 Joined the SIU, A&G District, In 1042 and sailed with the Union during World War. II, Active in numerous major strikes and beefs of the Union, including the 1946 general strike, the 1947 l8thn)lan strike and many other beefs since then. Has served as dispatcher at head­ quarters regularly since 1955 and also as headquarters patrolman. Served often as ship's delegate. Has clear Union record. Sailed exclusively on SIU ships since February of 1947. Clearance on all strikes and beefs since then. Played an active role in the Wall Street strike of 1948. Frequently serves as ship's delegate. Became full book member in 1935. Sails in steward department. JOHN BUCCI—Book No. B-780 LOUIS (LOU) GOFFIN—Book No. G-7 E. (Seottie) AUBUSSON—Book No. A4 -BALLOT No. 15 BALLOT No. 24 Joined the SIU in 1951, sailing in the deck department. Took active sole in numerous Union beefs in subsequent years, including the ig.'i.3-.54 longshore beef among others. For past two years has been acting patrolman in New York, and has also served as organizer in various Union campaigns in New York and other ports. ]^as strikeclear Union record. Transferred into the SIU from old AFL Seamen's Union in 1939. Participated actively in 1941 bonus, beef, 1946 general strike and Isthmian strike. Served Union as patrolman and agent in Philadel­ phia and Jacksonville and as assistant secretary-treasurer. Elected deck patrolman in NY every year from 1947-1952. Elected NY joint < patrolman for '53-'54; NY deck patrolman, '55-'56, joint patrolman since. Participated in contract talks. Has all clearances. ROBERT J. BURNS—Rook No. B-187 HOWARD GUINIER—Book No. G-3 -BALLOT No. 16 -BALLOT No. 25 Member in good standing of SIU A&G District since 1942. Has clearance for all strikes and beefs. Served as organizer for the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Association in 193940 organizing Seafood Workers Union in Portland, Me. Shop steward for Seafood Workers Union after winning contract with rifajority of plants in Portland. Also retired member in good standing of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 380, Boston. Joined SIU at its start. Served as organizer in various drives frora 1938 to 1941. RepVesented Union before National Defense Mediation Board on contract dispute in 1941. Served as chairman of headquar­ ters bonus strike committee. Was chairman of NY branch food and housing committee for the 1946 general strike. Secured 3,000 berths for members during strike. Elected steward patrolman in NY from 1946 through 1956; joint patrolman, 1957-58. Now hq. Joint patrolman. DANIEL (Dan) BUTTS—Book No. B-628 -BALLOT No. 17 EDWARD (Skippy) GUSZCZYNSKY—Book No. G.71 ^BALLOT No. 26 Was elected In 1939 as port agent for the Piierto Rico branch. Was elected five consecutive years by the membership. Saiied continuously as bosun since leaving office. Have served on various elected rank and file committees. When called upon, have always assisted in any beef in maritime industry and the labor movement. Member of Union since 1928. Strike clear from 1934. Since 1938, has been a member of the Seafarers International Un-. ion, participating in most major beefs in the port of New York. Is now a resident of Brooklyn and presently working aboard the barge Judson K. Stickle. / JOHN CABRAL—Book No. C-200* -BALLOT N6.18 I have been in on all major beefs and organizing. Have been a delegate on most ships, looking for the betterment and welfare of our Union. STEPHEN CARR—Book No. C-70 -BALLOT No. 19 I, Stephen Carr, have been a member of the Seafarers International Union, A&G District, since Dec. 13, 1941. Have sailed throughout the war years, and have been sailing since. Have been ship and deck delegate on numerous ships. Z am now'applying for Joint patrolman In the Port of New Ywk. LEO CRONSOHN—Book No. C-801 -BALLOT No. 20 Sailing with SIU since 1951, have been member of steward and deck departments. Have active record in all strikes. Belieye the Union should be run for its sailing members by a sailor leadership. Am for full conformity of the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Codes. Would like a full account of all Union funds (General Fund, Welfare and Vacation Funds) at reasonable intervals. It elected, promises to devote all efforts toward achieving these goals. E. (Babe Miller) HERNANDEZ—Book No. H-7 BALLOT No. 27 Has been a member of the SIU since 1943, sailing in deck depart­ ment. Served on numerous ^lU ships during World War II.- Came ashore in 1947 as appointed patrolman. Served in Union headquar­ ters and various other ports as-patrolman and organizer. Took part in practically every beef the Union has been involved in down through the years, including Isthmian, Wall Street. 1953-54 longshore beef and many others. Has dear Union record. LUIGI lOVINO-Book No. I-II -BALLOT No. 28 First started sailing with the SIU In 1946, and has shipped in both steward and deck departments since that time. Took part in 1948 general strike, the Wall Street strike and was active in the Isthmian organizing campaign. Also helped organize Government workers. On many occasions during the past fourteen years, has taken role in shipboard responsibility by serving as a delegate. ROBERT (Sarge) MELOY—Book No. M-1056 BALLOT No. 29 Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1948 in the Port of New York. Was organizer on Isthmian and Victory Carriers vessels. Actively participated in Isthmian and Wall Street strikes. Holds strike clearances on all other beefs. Has sailed on SIU ships since 1946 general strike. Had book retired from April, 1952, until April, 1955, while on active duty with the US Army. 4 JOSEPH (Joe Di George) DI GIORGIO—Book Nd. D-2 BALLOT No. 21 Joined the Atlantic & Gulf District in 1951 in New Orleans. Served actively in many of the Union's major beefs and strikes in the years since then, including the 1946 general strike, the Isthmian strike, the Wall Street beef and numerous others. Elected Baltimore patrol­ man 1955-1956. Served on numerous rank and file committees and elected ship's delegate and steward delegate on many occasions. Was elected New York joint patrolman 1958-60. STEPHANO G. (Steve) DI GIROLOMO—Book No. D-76 BALLOT No. 22 FRANK MONGELLI—Book No. M-Illl BALLOT No. 30 Started sailing In 1938 in the deck department. Came ashore to work for SIU in 1952. Has served in numerous capacities including building superintendant for five years. Is in charge of SIU training school activities including responsibility for lifeboat class, entry training and upgrading. Active in all SIU beefs since coming ashore including longshore, American Coal, Bull Line strike, Robin Line and SS Cleopatra. Has a clear record on all Union beefs. PETER PATRICK—Book No. P-182 -I -BALLOT No. 31 •^l! - Member of the SIU since 1940. Sailing in engine department. Sailed continuously during World War II. Has clearance for all strikes. Has been engine and ship's delegate on almost all ships sailed on. Active in 1946 general strike. Coos Bay beef and other SIU actlong. Joined the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, in the port of New York in 1947. Has full strike •clearance. Active in Isthmian strike and other Union beefs. Elected ship's and steward's delegate many times, also participated in various committees ashore. Have been sailing steward since 1951. At present is steward aboard the SS Seatrain Texas, Seatrain'Lines, Inc. CmMnutd on past 4 31! �1 'i t Oet«»er. IN# SanleBnit—Paf* Fonr CHARLES SCOFIE]J>--Book No. S-186-^BALLOT No. S2 Joined SIU, A&G district in '41. Sailed actively througbout WW II, entering most combat zones at one time or another. Member Sa­ vannah strike committee during the '46 general strike. Have been elected engine delegate and ship's delegate on many SIU vessels. Have full clearances for ail strikes and beefs engaged in by the- Un­ ion in 19 years since joining up. Was on Robin Gray as chief elec­ trician during the '57 Robin Line beef. Currently serving as joint patrolman in the Port of New York. WILLIAM JOHN SMITH—Book. No. S-60 -BALLOT No. 33 Started sailing in 1944 as a member of the SIU Pacific District Transferred to the A&G District in April, 1947. Picket captain in Philadelphia during the 1946 general strike. Active during the Isth­ mian strike in 1947. I have sailed many newly-organized 8hii»8 as deck and ship's delegate. Assisted negotiating working rules for VacU Vator machines aboard the SS Producer in 1958. Member of the deck department sailing,as bosun, deck maintenance or able-bodied seaman. At present bosun aboard the SS Kenmar. • CHARLES STAMBUL—Book No. S-578 BALLOT No. 34 Joined the SIU in the Port of New York in February, 1947. Par­ ticipated In Isthmian organizing campaign on the Sea Tiger (later Steel Advocate). Also participated in the Wall Street beef, AFL long­ shore beef and many others in which SIU was Involved. Ship's dele­ gate on many SIU vessels where he was instrumental in lifting logs and wiping out beefs. Has sailed for many years in engine de­ partment. KEITH TERPE—Book No. T-3 -BALLOT No. 35 S^led throughout World War II on West Coast in both deck and steward departments. Joined the SIU in 1949. Was headquarters or­ ganizer during 1949-51, active in winning successful Cities Service drive. Also served as acting port agent in Lake Charles during 195051. Helped organize several other non-union companies. Was New York patrolman, contract negotiator and headquarters representative 1951-52. Elected NY joint patrolman 1955-56, also 1958-60. RAYMOND TORRES—Book No. T-31 -BALLOT No. 36 I've been with the SIU since I joined back In November, 1948, and I participated in the Cities Service drive. I've lost count on how many times I've been ship's delegate and engine delegate aboard our ships since I've joined—but I'd say at least 40 times at both jobs. For: Philadolphia Joint Patrolihdn (VoteForTwo) Has been a book member of the SIU since 1947. Served as fhip's delegate and departmental delegate on many ships. Has taken an active part in Union beefs on the West Coast, in the Commercial Telegraphers Union strike, the Isthmian beef on behalf of the AFL Marine Engineers and Operating Engineers' strike in 1952. Was ap­ pointed joint patrolman in Philadelphia in 1951. Elected Philadelphia joint patrolman from 1953 to present. RAYMOND (Ray) DATES—Book No. 0-2 —BALLOT No. 41 Joined first SIU ship in June, 1942, joined Union on return to States. Sailed all during the war. Acting patrolman in Philadelphia In 1945. Returned to sea latter part 1945 and sailed until May 1946 and then worked in Philadelphia as dispatcher. Id 1949 returned to work for the Union as phtrolman-organizer, and. has since been employed in that capacity. SIU representative in Seattle '50 and '51. Has been active In all major organizing drives since '46. Also active in organizing for the MA WD and HIWD. For: Baltimore Agent (Vote For One) REXFORD (Rex) DICKEY—Book No. D-6, -BALLOT No. 42 Elected deck patrolman for the Port of Baltimore for ten terms from 1938-48. Sailed actively on a leave of absence in the war years, 1942-43. Served as patrolman-organizer during the Isthmian.driw and returned to this position on appointment in May, 1952. Was active in the 1946 general strike. Sailed AB between 1948 and 1952. Elected. Baltimore joint patrolman 1955 to present. Has been clear in all Un­ ion strikes. For:' Baltimore Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) JAMES C. BARNETTE—Book No. B-104 -BALLOT No. 43 0 Started sailing SIU July, 1945. Has all strike clearances. Served as engine and ship's delegate on several ships. Worked in Baltimore hall as maintenance man from 1954-1957. Back to sea after termination of Union employment. Sailed all ratings in engine department. Was instrumental in defeating several House bills detrimental to seamen's livelihood. Works ashore betlveen ships as stationary engineer. JOHN FAY—Book No. F-363 NORMAN E. WROTON JR.—Book No. W-256 BALLOT No. 37 I joined the SIU in 1946 and received my book in 1948.1 have par­ ticipated in various Union beefs and strikes, and have also been a ship's delegate or Engine delegate on practically all ships sailed on since 1952. I am now sailing as FWT, oiler and pumpman. For: Philadelphia Agenf (Vote For One) STEVE (Blackie) CARDULLO—Book No. C-1 BALLOT No. 38 Since joining the SIU have been active in all Union strikes and beefs. Was Marcus Hook agent until that hall was closed. Served as patrolman in Philadelphia, as West Coast representative and as NY headquarters representative. During the war sailed in all combat zones. Has clearances for all Union actions. Active participant In Isthmian organizing and strike. Elected Philadelphia agent for every year since 1950. Active in Philadelphia port affairs. ' HARRY GERIE—Book No. G-269 -BALLOT No. 39 -BALLOT N^. 40 JOHN HETZELL—Book No. H-6 -BALLOT No. 44 I sailed in both the stewai-d and deck departments before coming ashore in 1957. Since then have been employed by the Seafarers International Union in various capacitie; On the Union payroll, I served as dispatcher, patrolman and welfare representative. I have been active in various beefs and organizing drives such as the Ameri­ can coal beef, Bull beef, Robin Line and most recently the Puerto Rican organizing drive. W. PAUL GONSORCHIK—Book No. G-2 —BALtOT No. 45 A&G member since Union was founded in 1938. Sailed steward, chief cook, baker. Member of Union negotiating committee. 1940-41. Assisted in drafting original SIU constitution. Member 1941 bonus strike committee. Returned to sea in 1943, then elected NY dispatcher. Served as NY steward patrolman from May 1951, until elected Balti­ more steward patrolman for 1952. Elected NY stewara patrolman 1953-54-55-56, joint patrolman thereafter. Now serving as Norfolk agent. ELI HANOVER-Bo<^k No. H-3I3 -BALLOT No. 46 Joined the Seafarers International Union on July 23, 1941, In ths port of New York. Sails In the deck department.,Served on numerous ships as ship's delegate and department delegate. Participated in many major Union actions and is strike-clear on all strikes. Served as dispat^er part of 1953 and 1954 and again in 1956. Elected patrolman in 1956 and 1958. Has been an active SIU member for almost 20 years. CUFTON H. JACKSON—Book No. J.235 -BALLOT No. 47 Joined the SIU In 1^43 and has sailed In all thr^e departments.: Has all clearances, Served as delegate on a number of occasions. Completed first year at St. Joseph's College, Institute of Industrial Relations, Philadelphia. In the last two years, has sailed fra Calmar Line and Ore Navigation Co. Ran for same office in last election. I am trying for the patrolman's job at the Baltimore hall. 1 have over nine years of seatlme with the SIU. I have never held an office job with the SIU. I have sailed in the steward department, the deck department and the engine department With mo^t of W in 'the,engine.foom.^^ ' ' ^ oh p«M i �' T.-' Ctotobcr, 196# •-.' I x:\'^A SopvleiiieBt—^Paffc IIT# (Tony) KASTINA^Book No. K-S ^BALLOT No. 48 Hai been employed by the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, Since June 9, 1950. During that time baa served as dispatcher, patrolman and also have handled the Union's .Welfare Plan for a number of years. Also have been active in the organizational programs in the Baltimore area, including the American Coal Beef. Have all strike clearances since Joining SIU. Tor; Mobile Agent (Vote For One) LOUIS (Blackie) NElRA-^Book No. N-1 BALLOT No. 49 Joined the SIU in the Port of NY in 1943. Sailed in the engine department. Appointed organizer in Mobile in 1945. Organized Mobile Towing Co. and other towboat companies in Mobile and Gulf area. Chairman of strike committee in Mobile for 1946 general strike. Active in 1947 Isthmian strike and numerous other Union beefs. Served as acting SIU agent, patrolman and organizer in Mobile and other ports. Appointed Miami-port agent 1958. Elected Tampa agent for 1959-60. In February 1960 transferred as port agent to the Port of Mobile. • Mobile Joint Patrolman For: New Orleans Agent (Vote For One) C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS—Book No. S^ -BALLOT No. 56 One of the early members of the SIU, joining in Decemiber, .1938. Active in 1939 Isthmian strike, 1939 bonus strike, 1946 general strike and 1947 Isthmian strike when company signed. Served A&G District in many capacities from dispatcher to agent in New Orleans. Sailed in all combat zones during WW II. Elected New Orleans engine or joint patrolman since 1947 in every election up to the present time. Has participated in many Union beefs. For: New Orleans Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) GEORGE E. ANNIS—Bobk No. A-230 -BALLOT No. =57 Shipboard organizer in Isthmian. Served as volunteer picket during Isthmian strike. Became SIU member in February, 1947, in the port of Mobile. Ships regularly in deck department. Also sailed two years in steward department. Was in Navy from 1948-1952. Has clear record on all Union beefs. Assisted organizers in New Orleans on American Coal and Banner Line beefs. Has been ship's delegate on Alcoa Ranger. (Vofe For Four) HAROLD J. nSCHER—Book No. F-l —BALLOT No. 50 In the Sltr since-1938. Sailed steadily in the engine department during the war until December 1943 when appointed Mobile dis­ patcher. Was drafted into the U. S. Army in .J1944 and discharged in 1946. Returned to sea. Served again in Mobile as patrolman-dispatcher for four years from 1946-1950. Served as SIU West Coast representa­ tive and San Francisco agent. Elected Mobile joint patrolman since 1953. Has clear record on all strikes. JAMES M. FOSTER—Book No. F-248 -BALLOT No. 51 Joined the SIU in 1944 and sailed deck department since joining. Sailed with Isthmian during organizing drive. Have clean record for all strikes and always ready to participate where needed. Participated in BME organizing with Isthmian in Houston. Also went to Norfolk on American Coal beef. Now on Del Mar. Elected to various delegate jobs. Will always uphold our constitution and our agreements of our Union and brothers. ROBERT L. JORDAN—Book No J-1 -BALLOT No. 52 Sailed since 1938 as member of the engine department. Was or­ ganizer in Gulf area for Isthmian ships and tugboats from Septem­ ber, 1945, and on. Served as Mobile engine patrolman in February, 1946. Was acting dispatcher and organizer in that port. Was elected engine patrolman in Mobile in each election from the year 1949 to 1956. Elected joint patrolman 1956-60. Active in all SIU beefs and picketing actions for many years. CARL E. GIBBS—Book No. G-60 I, Carl E. Gibbs, joined the SIU at the start of its organizing. Have been a faithful Union member for 22 year^. 1 have also been in many of its activities, which, I'm very proud to say, has given me much pleasure. Worked in ports of New Orleans, Houston and the Great Lakes area. Elected New York patrolman in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949. Also participated in all strikes and am strike clear. BELARMINO (Benny) GONZALEZ- -Book No. G-4 BALLOT No. 59 Joined the SIU in 1938, in Tampa. Active in organizing P&O Line and in subsequent P&O strike. Helped organize Florida East Coast Carferry in 1940.' Was New York dispatcher in 1946-47, steward department patrolman in 1948. Elected Baltimore steward patrolman in 1949. Served as AFL organizer in Florida. Was patrolman in Tampa, patrolman and dispatcher in New York during 1953-54. Elected Tampa joint patrolman 1955-56. Now serving as Miami agent. A. W. (Andy) GOWDER—Book No. G.352 -BALLOT No. 60 Became member of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, in Savannah in 1944. Since that time has been active in all Union beefs, strikes and organization drives. Participated in 1946 general strike and Isthmian strike. Served on numerous committees in the Union's branches. Elected delegate, chairman and recording secretary on many SIU ships. Sailed during World War 11 and Korean War. JACK O. KENNEDY—Book No. K-228 LEO MARSH—Book No. M-9 -BALLOT No. 58 BALLOT No. 61 -BALLOT No 53 Has been a member of the SIU, A&G District, since it was formed, and has always sailed in the steward's department, in all ratings and on almost every type of vessel under Union contract. Holds clearances for all SIU strikes and beefs since the Union was organized and has taken active part in all of them. Was appointed as steward partolman for the Port of Mobile in December, 1951. Elected Mobile steward patrolman 1953-56. Elected Mobjle joint patrolman 1957 through 1960. Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1942 and has been In good standing at all times. Has all strike clearances, and participated In most of them. Has been ship's delegate on most all vessels served on, and has done best for brother members of the Union. W. J. (Bill) MITCHEU^Book No. M-22 W. J. (Red) MORRIS—Book No. M-4 ^BALLOT No. 54 Sailed since 1939 and through World War II. Appointed acting agent for Jacksonville in March, 1945. Later assigned to NY arid then to Norfolk, as patrolman. Served as acting" agent at Charleston, SC. Appointed patrolman for Mobile, 1947; served as deck patrolman' in Mobile in 1948; joint patrolman in 1949; deck patrolman, 1953-56 and joint patrolman, 1957-58, all in Mobile. Elected SaVannah agent for 1958-1960 and served as such untiL Savannah closed. Now Jackson­ ville agent. Holds all strike clearances. HOMER STARLING—Book No. S-141 -BALLOT No. 55 I have been a member of the AFL Seaman's Union since 1.937, and "of the SIU since 1939. 1 hold all unlicensed ratings in the engine department and have sailed in most of those ratings. Have been sailing as eiectriciaii since 1949. Have been oh Alcoa Roamer for the past 16 ihohths as 2nd electrician.-Having come all the; way with this Union, 1 think I could fill the joib which I aim seeking^^ efficiency and serve the Union and membership faithfully. " - . BALLOT No. 62 Joined the Seafarers' International Union in the Port of Norfolk in 1944. Started sailing in the deck department and later in the engine departirient where he now sails as electrician. Has clearances for all SIU strikes and participated directly in a number of strikes an^ beefs. Has been chosen many times by his shipmates to serve as departmental and ship's delegate aboard SIU ships and has assisted in settling various shipboard beefs. MILTON J. PHELPS—Book No. P-479 -BALLOT No. 63 First sailed with the SIU in 1947 until 1949. US requested my serv­ ices in January, 1950, which required two years. Qualified for a full book in December, 1954 and have sailed steadily from that time.. , Supported pro-union political candidates by campaigning at polls. Assisted organizing offshore operations in 1956. Served as ship's delegate and departmental delegate on numerous occasions. Presently. steward delegate aboard Alcoa Corsair. Am loyal Seafarer and will uphold constitution, traditions andi high standards. of our great organization. Centlnutd an pott * •Jl �. •., ; 1^•pplenMii->raB« Slk w •- ' i~ otMHutp tm 'K'f^ EUGENE HAV—Book No. R'321 .BALLOT No. 64 for: Houston Joint Patrolman yr.. (VotoforTwo) I Joined the SIU in 1946 and have been a member since. I have' served as* ship's deiegate on a great number of .ships an4 have all strike clearances. Was in the US Army from 1950-1952. Joined and sailed on the SS Atlantic on the day the NMU struck it in NY. Believe I can fulfiii the duties of joint patrolman with flying colors. ALBERT (Hooks) RICHOUX JR.->Book No. R-261 BALLOT No. 65 : a:-; I have been a member of the Seafarers International Union, Atlan­ tic and Gulf District, since 1941. I was an active participant in the 1946 general strike and in" all the beefs which arose in the port of New Orleans. I have also helped in political affairs in New Orleans. C. M. (Whiley) TANNEHILL—Book No. T-S BALLOT No. 66 Joined the* SIU, A&G District, in June of 1943. Since that time he was active in the Isthmian organizing drive, and also in the Cities Service organizing campaign. He holds clearances for all SIU strikes and beefs since he joined the Union. In 1948, elected Boston joint patrolman. Elected joint patrolman for Galveston '50-'51. Elected New Orleans patrolman for last eight years. Was acting Houston port agent. HERMAN TROXCLAIR—Book No. T-4 BALLOT No. 67 Joined Sltl in March, 1941, and has been active in Union since that date in ail strikes, beefs and organizational campaigns, serving on many committees. During World War II sailed widely in many combat areas. Always sailed in steward department. Was flrst elected steward department patrolman for New Orleans in 1948. Was re­ elected for 1949 and 1950. Elected steward patrolman in same port for '52, '53, '54. Strike clearances for all beefs. THEODORE (Ted) BABKOWSKI—Book No. B-1 BALLOT No. 70 Joined SIU in 1941 and sailed in all combat zones during World War II. Was volunteer organizer in Isthmian drive and various, tanker drives. Served on NY Isthmian strike committee. Active ia 1946 strike. Coos Bay and shipyard beefs. Served on Baltimore com­ mittee aiding shipyard and telephone workers. Elected engine or joint patrolman at each election since 1949. Currently Seattle agent. CHARLES M. KIMBALL—Book No. K.2 -BALLOT No. 71 Has been an active member of the SIU since its' inception, always sailing in the deck department. Was appointed Mobile patrolman in 1944, and later sent to West Coast as representative. Was elected Mo,^bile port agent for 1946, and patrolman and dispatcher in the same port in 1947. Went back to sea and sailed regularly lyitil being ap­ pointed Galveston patrolman in October, 1951. Later elected Houston Joint patrolman. Still holds same position. Has all strike clearances. First sailed on Seafarers International Union ships (n 1944. Re­ ceived full book in 1945. Have clearance for all major beefs while shipping. Was in US Navy in 1946. Then returned to sea. Sails in deck department. Elected ship's delegate or deck delegate on majority of ships he sailed on. OSCAR N. RAYNOR—Book No. R-520 -BALLOT No. 72 Sails in the deck d^artment with over ten years seatime with tho SIU. From 1947 through 1954 sailed from the port of Mobile, Ala­ bama. Now sailing regularly out of Houston. Has participated in-all major beefs the Union Has been engaged in, one being the long­ shore beef in New York in 1953 and 1954. I will always support tho. SIU Jn any action we may become engaged in as I have always done in the past. Ail votes cast in my behalf will be greatly appreciated with my promise if elected to carry out my duties to the very best of my ability. BALLOT No. 73 Member SIU A&Q District since its inception, having transferred from the AFL Seaman's Union. Acted as patrolman in Baltimore and Norfolk in 1943 and 1944. Acting agent in Charleston, SC, in 1944 and 1945. Transferred to Mobile as acting agent in July, 1945, flnishIng out that term of office. Went back to sea in 1946 and have been going to sea continuously since then. Have been elected deck dele­ gate and ships delegate on numerous ships since. Hold strike clear­ ances and sailed in all war zones during World War II. For: Detroit Agent For: Housfon Agent (Vote For One) (Vote For One) ROBERT A. MATTHEWS—Book No. M-1 -BALLOT No. 69 Joined SIU when it was chartered. Served as patrolman and port agent in Mobile and later as agent in Jacksonville and San Francisco. Assigned in 1946 to NY as hq representative. Served on every Union negotiating committee from 1946 to 1954. Elected assistant secretarytreasurer 1948, 1949 and 1950; hq representative for 1951-52. Assist­ ant secretary-treasurer 1953-'54, 1955-'56, 1957-'58. Houston agent since then. Participated in all SIU strikes and beefs. MARTIN (Marty) BREITHOFF—Book No. B-2 —BALLOT No. 74 Started sailing with SIU in 1942 and sailed during World War II in all combat zones in both engine and steward departments. Served on grievance committee in Tampa during 1946 general strike. Was shipboard organizer at start of Cities Service drive in 1946. Served as chief dispatcher. Port of New York, in 1951 and 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman 1953 to 1956. San Francisco agent for four years. SIU Constitution Rules on Elections Article XIII Section 3. Balloting Procedure (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of baliots, without partiaiity as to candidates or pom. The ballots ouy contain ^nerai iiifolmation and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. Ail qualified candidates shall be listed thereon apihabeticaliy within (wch category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be vot^ upon. Each bailor shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so petflorated as to enable ^at pordon containing the said number to be. ^4 ,( JAMES TUCKER—Book No. T-22 STEVEN (Steve) ZUBOVICH—Book No. Z-13 ^BALLOT No. 68 .1 easily removed to insure'secrecy of die ballot. On this removable portion shall also be plac^ a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date diereof.' (b) The ballots, so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be- die only ofiSciai ballou. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as iiidicated in the preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and. amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer,' who shall also send each Fort Agent a' verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspea*and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon,'conform to the amount and numbers listed by the'.Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that port The Port Agent shall immediately execute and returq to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the correaness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretaty-Treasuret of any discrepancy. Disacpancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, teceiptt shall be forwarded for ballots actually teceived. The Secretaty-Treasurer shall prepare'i file Iii which shall be Cept memoranda. and correspondence dealing' with the election. Wa file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­ tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. <c) Balloting shall take place In person, at port offices, and shall be secret. No signatures of any vpter, or other distinguishing mark, appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may votei However, Immediately prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committe* of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book numbee, shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept ia. duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot oh which the ballot number it printed sh^ then be removed, placed near the coster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the votingrfite with ^ ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fsut of votiiig shall be plsm ia the memtet's Union bode. �f.™ V IN# Sawlenieiit—Pace Seres . (ei E.A Pott Agent ihtll be fesjjonsible fonhe estibllsbment •f • booth ot other votiog fite where each member may vote io pxiraqr. c !• i \ 1.2;. securely. Iii addition to Idetivering the key and ballbt "box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent which quorum Is hereby hxed at nine ("9)1 TTie Union Tallying one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day," the unused ballots, Conunittee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have th« any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may s<>le right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe (f) upon completion of yoting the member ihaU fold the bairot custody.during the course of the committee's proceedings. The ¥ no.P«" of the printed or written portion is visible. Ho ^ turned' over to it. The Pott Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeg^rding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation ttall Aen drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, sh^l be open •haU be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept no event, shall tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining to any member, provided he observes decorum. locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ . (c) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ tered mail , or delivered in person. war and sh^ continue Arough December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the. issuance days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In "the event In Ae aty in which the port affected is located. If November 1st pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls a r^eck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this ot December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving Article, the committee shall be reconstimted except Aat if any the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such or provide meals in lieu of cash. ' . miember thereof is not available, a substimte therefore shall be port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all that purpose as soon as possible. Ballot Collection, Tallying ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., Section 5. except that, on Saturdays, yoting shall'commence at 9:00 A.M. and Procedure, Protests, And (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up iii sufficiMt continue until 12 noon. copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies Special Votes shall be sent by the committee to each Fort Agent and the SecretarySection'4. Polls Committees (a) .On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to' taks Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, (a) Each port shall elect, prior" to the beginning of the voting duties.hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to .in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days of on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of thr^e full headquarters, (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, less from the close of this committee's proceeding,-then at l^t book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the ' five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a applies shall be designated, , by date, in the report and shall be meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith-' Committee that all. ballots sent to the port and not used are referred to as the "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other copies are received, .each Port Agent shall post one copy of the provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute Comrnittee to make separate comments under his signamre and report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. Ihis copy date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a mittee, or to observe the eleaion. thereof, to be present during (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up certification, signed by all.members of the committee, that all the this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Seaion 5(c) of this Artidla stubs colleaed by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to to see that the meeting for the purpose of eleaing the said Polls and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted the right of each member of the coinmittee to make separate com­ "Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take aaion, if any, in accordance with the Constimtion, shall be taken members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for­ place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. thereon, wl^ action, however, shall not include the ordering of warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of a specid vote unless the reported discrepancies affert the results fi >' (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused mailing or delivery' is furnished the Port Agent, whi^ evidence ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots shaU be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the sp^ial vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the already used, the ballot box or,boxes and the b^Iot records and '(b) All forwarding to h^dquarters called for under this Section Eleaion Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when iiles kept by the Port Agent. It- shall then proceed to compare the 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of a dissent to the dosing report has been issued by three or more' •serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected members of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the dosing report the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verifica­ the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ shall be accepted as final. tion list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, cally set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the I both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between Union Ta|}ying Committee, which will then carry out the hinctions (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Eleaion used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so aaed be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those funaions. upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the report shall ^ in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be vote set by the memtership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those such port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as. separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed required to make such certification. set forth in Seaion 5(c), insofar as that Sea*"<>rt deals with the and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port terms of such special vote. The Seaetary-Treasurer shall make a Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail-' (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ and Detroit. The election shall be held at the regular meeting in ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballets pertaining to the. pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, wise determines prior thereto, at a Special meeting held in the the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means' shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said praaicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not m^e month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa- in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this any determination in these matters. , trolman, or candidate for office," or the job of Headquarters Rej)- Seaion 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port resentative. Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying report containing a combined summary of. the results, together" in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is- Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all 'the ballots with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union set forth iii the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in comjjlete Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The shall be "Utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reasqp to detail, the results of the eleaion, including a complete accounting form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the • Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall (d) The Polls Comirittee shall permit full book members only rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with be posted. "ITie other copy shall be presented at the next regular to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp, their book ^ith the word detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each meeting after-the Election, Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that propef total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them be permitted access to the election records and files of all porB, numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its ing Committee's closing report shall be deEmed accepted and finj voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, .without modification. . with the Union arc charged with the duty of assisting the Polls and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, .Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and decorum. without prejudice,' however, to the right of any member thereof deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership* • to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, validity of the ballots, with ^rtinent details. If such retneck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Com­ and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal procedure shall be observed: denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall Section 6. Installation Into Office And At the end of each day's voting, the . Polls Committee, in the dismiss the protest and-so inform the protesting member, by wire, presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee . The Job Of Headquarters proper decorum, shall open the bkllot box or boxes, 9nd place.all' shall order a social vote, to be had no later than within the period Representative, Port Agent of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effeaiye, and . .of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ And Patrolman Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. Ihe' of the port most convenient to the protesting member. "Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said terms shalWpply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary Where more than one person is to be eleaed for a particular office , Envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes Were opened publicly, that all ballots for that contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing .or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall, tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted in the envelope or envelopes dated Tor that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other "include, a brief summary of each protest received, the name and as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the to notify each individual elected. disposition of the said protest. The committee sh^l take all reason­ discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore­ enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com­ at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the, going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results' used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as jprocontained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, ' up to, and expire-at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the 'provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making(d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply them. The envelope^or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may . ' ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port is at sea. be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The meals, anJ lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply . Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this remming from that Port. All members of the committee shall also until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume) mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ office shall be dealt, with as decided by a majority vote of the furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept quent to thdr election to the day they remrn, in normal course, membership. in the Port Agent's election records or files. to the Port from which they were eleaed. Saction 7. The Secretai^-Treasuref Is specifically Charged with the The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot bok or boxes' The Union Tallying Committee shall elett a chairman from ireservation and retention,of all eleaion records, including the are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, among themselves and, subjert to the express terms of this Con­ allots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue and shall place the key or keys to the, boxes in an envelope, across stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, such other .and further direaives as to the eleaion procedures as the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their protests, and the contents of the final Report shall be valid if made are required by law, which directives shall be part of the electioa names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope by a majority Tote, provided,there a nuorum in.attendance,' procedures of this Union. - ( *4 �• • ^ • OFFICIAL BALLDT For Eleclion of 1961 -1964 Officers M SSAPARHIS HmRNATIONAL UNION Of NORTH AAURKA Arianlic, Gulf, taiiM and inland Wafori DifMCI VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER IN, 1960 THROUGH OECSMUR aiN, 19M r.f • -J - INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS-ln order to vole for a candidate, morlc a crow (X) In voting tquoro to the left of nome. If you vote for more (ondidotM for-, office than •pecified herein your vole for (uch office will be invalid. »/ YOU MAY WRiTE THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER WHOSE NAMe OOES NQT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDBt EACH OfFICt * , •. 'V. Do not uie a Uod pencil in marking the ballot. Ballots marked with lead pencil will not be counted. MAKK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL PRESIDENT Vote for One If,-" 1• NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Ten >3 • 14 • 15 • Id • 17 a '8 • Poui Holl, H-1 EXECUTIVE VICEMESaKNT Vote for One 2Q 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 O 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 a 33 a 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • A! Kerr, K-7 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Vote for One 4P 49 • 20 O Leo Cronsohn, C-80I Col Tanner, T-l SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for One 3• John Areboti, A-2 " E. (Scotty) Aubusson, A-8 John.Bocci, B-780 Robert J. Burns, B-187 Doniol (Don) Butts, B-628 Jidin Cobnil, C-200 Stephen Corr, C-70 Cloude Simmons, S-1 Joseph (Joe) Di Giorgta, D-2 Stephono G. (Steve) DI Girolomo, D-76 Horry D. Fitigerold, F-371 ^ Louis (Uu) Coffin, G-7 Howord Guinier, ^3 E. (Skippy) Guszczynsky, G-71 E. (Babe AVner) Hemoodez, H-7 Luigi lovino. Ml Robert C. Meloy, M-1056 Fronk Atongelli, M-lill Peter Patrick, P-182 Charles Scofield, S-186 WINiom John Smith, S-60 ChaHes Stambul, S-578 Keith Terpe, T-3 Raymond Torres, T-31 Norman t Wrolon Jr., W-256 50 • 51 • 52 C S3 • S4 • 55 C 56 a MOBHE AGENT Vote for One Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1 MOBILE JOINF PATROLMAN Vote for Four f t t Harold j. Fischer, F-1 James M. Foster, F-248 Robert Jordan, J-1 Leo Patrick Marsh, M-9 William 1 (Red) AAorris, M-4 Homer Starling, S-141 NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote for One \ C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST Vote for One 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 Q 68 • 5 n Earl (Bull) Shepord, S-2 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST Vote for One 6• >. PHILADELPHIA AGENT Vote for One 38 • Steve (Blackie) Cardullo,-C-1 39 • Harry Gerie, G-269 Lindsey J. Williams, W-1 George E. Annis, A-230 Co'ri E. (Red) Gibbs, G-60 Belarmino (Bonnie) Gonzalez, G-4 A. W. (Andy) Gowder, G-352 Jock O. Kennedy, K-228 W. J. (Bili) Mitchell, M-22 ^ Milton J. Phelps, P-479 Eugene Ray, R-321 Albert (Hooks) Richoux Jr., R-261 Charles M. (Whitey) Tonnehill, T-5 Herman AA. Troxcloir, T-4 Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13 -ji.- A':.> •: PHILADELPHIA JGINT PATROLMAN Vote for two VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INUND WATERS Vote for One 40 • John Hetzell, H-6 41 • Raymond (Roy) Dotes, 0-2 7 • Al Tanner, T-l 2 -f:' HOUSTON AGENT Vote, for One 69 • Robert A AMitthews, M-1 BALTIMORE AGENT Vote for One HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Vote for Three 42 • «• John Cole, C-8 9 • William (Bill) Hall, H-272 10 • Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7 )1 • Freddie Stewart, S-8 - m NEW YORK PORT AGENT Vote for One ^I^A'V-"'':""- 12 • jssi'rL Paul Urorak, D-tao . HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Two Rexford (Re») Dickey. 0-6 BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote far Four -- 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 Q 47 • 48 • James C. Bomette, B-104 John Fay, F.363 W. Paul Gonsorch%, g-2. Eli Hanover, H-313 Clifton H. Jockson, J-235 Anthony (Tony) Kastina, K-5 ~ 70 Q Theodore (Ted) Bobkowski, B-1 71 • Charles M. Kinibtdl K-2 72 • Oscar K ROynor. R-5?0 73 • James L (Jiminie) Tudar, T-22 DETROIT AGCNT Vale for Owe 74 • Motfin (Morty) Breidiolf, B-2 . - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GULF TUGBOATS GO SIU IN NLRB VOTING SIU SAFETY REP REPORTS GAINS TO NAT’L COUNCIL SIU MEMBERS SENT UNION VOTE DETAILS HARRY O’REILLY DIES; HELPED BUILD UP MTD MENU ODD? IT’S UN DAY ABOARD SHIP SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED IN GULF AREA ARUNDEL STARTS TWO-MILE BETHLEHEM DREDGE JOB 4 HOSPITAL BENEFITD AID MOBILE MAN HOUSTON TUGMAN RETIRES UNDER SIU BENEFIT PLAN SIU REPRESENTATION STARTS FOR B-C MEN SIU SCHOLAT AT SEA IN NAVY NOW 3 MORE SEAFARERS RETIRE ON BENEFIT FINER FISH GOAL OF US GOV’T STUDY ISLAND TUNA VOTE CHEERS CALIF. UNIONS ORION PLANET ‘FEEDS’ NAVY TANKER IN NORTH ATLANTIC TYPEWRITER FIRM JOINS RUNAWAYS; WILL LAY OFF 1,500 WORKERS CHRISTEN GIANT NEW LAKES CARRIER CALL SKIPPER RESPONSIBLE INGROUNDING MFOW, SUP MCS START WAGE TALKS SS HOPE SETS SAIL AS ULTRA-CLEAN SHIP CREWMEMBER FLEES RUSSIAN SHIP SIU WINS VOTE BY 2-1 AT 2 ROTO BROIL PLANTS MAWD MEMBER SCOOPS UP $29,000 ON TV SHOWS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No, 18  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/9208e7199dbffbafca59b5e36bf9a952.PDF d1008ac49fce3c82f30e4f303a56dbd4 PDF Text Text 74 Qualify For 5IU Balloting -Btiary Pag« 3, Report Page 29 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO siu HOFFA TWOELECnONS Detroii: Puerto Rico: Wins t9-Ship Fleet, SIU-277, IBT-171 Tuna Cannery Votes 5IU-2S5,1BT-8 Story On Page 9 IHileany Overrules SIU On Scow Issue Story On Page 2 INDEX To Departments The SIU Inland Boatman ^ —^Pages 3, 9 The SIU Industrial Worker —Page 25 SIU Social Security Dep't ^Pagei) 12, 13, 14 siu Safety Deportment The Pacific Coast Seafarer —^Pages 22, 23 SIU Medical Department —Page 19 NMU Attacking V: •' liv. • The Great Lakes Seafarer —^Pages 10, 11 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker —Page 18 The Canadian Seafarer —Page 21 —Page T e o- . SIU Food, Ship Sanitation Dep't —^Page 20 e Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 A&G Deep Sea Shipping Report —^Page 6 e Shipboard News —PageB 27, 28, 29 .-Ai At Labor Board Story On Page S Senate Group Condemns Anti-Ship ICC Practices -Story On Page 5 $tV LA90R BAY PAKADERS—See Page 32 ' 'E. * �Pace Twe SE4PARERS AFL-CIO President (Seorge Meany has ruled against the SIU in rela­ tion to the recent affiliation of Deck Scow Captains Local 335. A wire sent hy Meany to the SIU on Sieptember 1 ordered the SIU to withdraw the charter it issuedf to the Scow Captains and to "refrain from any further effort" to organize them. Meany's wire was the outgrowth However, the pickets were removed on of an agreement reached July 25 reaching agreement that the strike issues ending a iive-day strike of the scow would be decided by Meany. The SIU then captains against major building ma­ submitted detailed documentation as to terials companies in New York. The how the Scow Captains came to affiliate scow captains' strike had been suc­ with the SIU. The following Is the full text cessful in shutting down activity in of the SIU's presentation. On page 3 is LOG Septcmlier, IfM efforts led to the letter of Invitation to NMU in anticipation of a vote of dis­ the four unions previously mentioned. affiliation. Shortly thereafter, members of Deck After the disaffiliation, about June 9, Scow captains Local„335, received a com­ Joseph O'Hare, UMD-NMU, distributed munication from Joseph O'Hare, In which the constitution of t)ie new local, with he said, among other things, "I note in pledge cards seeking to raid Deck Scow recent propaganda that Wilhelm is already Captains Local 335, unaffiliated. (Sec Ap­ looking for an International to which he pendix—Exhibit 12—Constitution of Local wants to affiliate Local 335. The Seafarers 335, UMD-NMU and Exhibit 8—Letter would be a good choice since they only dated June 9 from Joseph O'Hare.) have a few thousand unemployed and with Again on June 27, 1930, Joseph O'Hare rotary shipping you might be able to work sent a letter plus pledge cafds and mem­ as much as 2 or 3 months a year." (See bership application cards for tlje new New York. During the course of the the text of the agreement to resolve the Appendix, Exhibit 8—Letter from O'Hare.) union, "Local 335, United Marine Divi­ sion." (See Appendix, Exhibit 13a—Letter strike, Teamster President James Hoffa issues, and the subsequent exchange of LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GURRAN put pressure on Teamsters Local 282 to . wires. Exhibits referred to are not in­ Several days after the SIU received the dated June 27, 1969, Exhibit 13b—UMD cross picket lines. But rank and file Team­ cluded because of the volume of the ma­ Deck Scow Captains' letter of Invitation, Pledge Cards.) O'Hare's action amounts to a raid upon sters expressed their support of the strike terial involved such as contracts and other a letter was received from President lengthy documents. by refusing to do so. Joseph Curran of the National Maritime the membership of Deck Scow Captains Union. The Curran letter and the reply Local 335, as affiliated with the SIU. . Concurrently with O'Hare's action, the NATUK& AND TTOMPOSITlON OF Since they were affiliated through, the sent by, SIU President Hall are as follows: employers refused to recognize the con­ ^See Appendix, Exhibit 9A—^Letter from United Marine Division with the National UNION tract, fired members of Deck Scow CapJoseph Curran; 9B—^Reply from .Pani' Maritime Union, the SIU advised them Deck Scow Captains Local 335 is comitaiss Local 335, and hired replacements posed of men who man scows in the Port that the proper place to address this re­ HaU.) from O'Hare in direct violation of the (The NMU President's letter described quest was to the president of the National of New York, with a membership of 700 the Deck Scow Captains' action as the hiring clause of the Deck Scow Captains to 750. The local has always been conv- Maritime Union, Joseph Curran. The SIU product of a few disgruntled individuals Local 335-agreement. Section II (b). (See heard nothing further from this group. pletely autonomous, with its own set of However, the SIU has sin'Ce learned that and asked that the'SIU disregard their in­ Appendix, Exhibit 14—Cnntract between officers, its own constitution and by-laws, vitation. In reply, SIU Secretary Paul Employers and Deck Scow Captains Local the above inentioncd committee was un­ and its own contracts. These agreements able to arrange a meeting with Curran Hall noted that circumstances surround­ 335.) are signed by the Local union with the Harbor Carriers of the Port of New York, and was referred to another officer of the ing the matter rhade it incumbent upon' NLRB CHARGES AND LAWSUIT National Maritime Union, who told them him to attend the meeting.) and some independent carriers. . Consistent efforts to resolve this Issue this was a matter between the Deck Scow We had also learned that the Teamsters - of employers' non-recognition* through HISTORY OF LOCAL UNION'S RELA­ Captains Local 335 and Joseph O'Hare of were-: sending a representative to this : peaceful means were unsuccessful. At the TIONSHIPS AND STATUS ~ the United Marine Division with which meeting, and failure of any AFL-CIO affil­ end of June 1960, action was filed in Fed­ iate to attend could well lead to the Teanv- eral. Court charging breach, of contract on . Prior to 1954, Deck Scow Captains Local they were-affiliated. sters taking over this local and getting a the part of the employers, also charges 335 was known as Deck Scow Captains Local 933-4 and war an autonomous affili­ COMMUNICATIONS FROM DECK foothold -in AFL-CIO jurisdiction in the were filed before the National Labor Re­ .. . ate of the International Longshoremen's SCOW CAPTAINS LOCAL 335 re: Inde­ maritime industry. lations -Board for Unfair Labor Practices. Association, AFL. This reiationship had pendent iStatus and Desire for Union (See Appeniilx, Exhibit 15 — NLRB DECK SCOW MEMBERSHIP DECISION. existed for a period of some 20 years. (See Aifiliatiott Charge.) JUNE 19 Appendix, Exhibit 1 — Contraei between Finally on July 17, 1960, at a regular On June 13, 1960, the SIU received a On June 19, SIU representatives apDeck Scow Captains Local 933-4 and Em­ membership meeting, attended by 356, communication from the officers of Deck pear.ed at the regular. membership-meet­ ployers.) members, a strike Vote was taken to effect* In 1954, by a vote of 232 to 21, the Scow Captains Local 335, setting forth ing of the Deck Scow Captains locaL the two major companies controlling a that the organization was "presently un­ O'Hare and h group of tugboatmen from membership voted to affiliate with the majority of the sand and gravel opera­ United Mine Workers, District 50, break­ affiliated" and that a committee had been Local 333 were in front of the building tions in the harbor, the other companies elected to communicate with international and attempting to dissuade members of ing their ties with the ILA. The Local were not struck. Some 430 deck scow moved into the United Mine Workers as unions for the purpose of securing an affil­ the Deck Scow Captains local from attend­ captains walked off their jobs to do picket iation. The letter invited a representative ing their'regular membership meeting. a body and the employers, recognized and Whiiq the SIU representative was ad­ duty at the 26 installations that were honored the contracts in effect under the of the SIU to address their next member­ ship meeting to explain the details of • dressing the meeting, we were informed struck throughout the port. The strike was previous affiliation, although their name .affiliation with the SIU. The communica­ that when the Teamsters representative, effective, fOf five days an4.exMc4 upon, .the had been changed to Local M-102. TheIntervention of AFL-CIO President Meany contract had been signed under the name tion also pointed out that identical com­ Sam Del Grasso Of Local 518 of the Team­ through his administrative assistant, Peter munications had been sent to the IBT, sters Marine Division, out of Jersey City, of Local 933-4 ILA. (See Appendix, Ex­ McGavin, obtaining an agreement that the hibit 2a,—^Agreement between Employers the ILA and the NMU. (See Appendix. arrived at the entrance of the meeting issues would be submitted to President Exhibit 5—Letter of Invitation to SIU, hall, he was met by O'Hare. Following a and Deck Scow Captains Local 933-4 ILA; discussion between the two, Del Grasso Meany for final and binding decision. Exhibit 2b—Letter from Employers recog­ IBT, NMU, etc.) Meanwhile, the SIU was requested to re­ The reasons given by the Deck Scow apparently changed his mind and left the move picket lines and have the men return nizing changeover and continuation of meeting site. Captains Local 335 for their disaffibation contract.) The SIU representative discussed the to work on tlje assurance that there would At the same time. Locals 333, repre­ from the United Marine Division were terms of affiliation under which the be no discrimination of any kind. senting tugboat crews, and coal barge that O'Hare had taken steps to destroy Local 334, both affiliated with District 50 their autonomy. Upon learning of their SIUNA operates and left the meeting. We CONCLUSION Regarding the charges of .raiding of the United Mine Workers, and their dissatisfaction with the status of thgir were subsequently advised that the mem­ previous contracts, sighed under the ILA- contract relationships and with the jack bership voted by secret ballot as follows: " against the SIU which have been made by label were also honored by the employers. of assistance from the United Marine Di­ SIU; 163; No affiliation, 2; Teamsters, 1; the UMD-NMU as 6 result of the affilia­ ' tion of the Deck Scow Captains Local 335 In 1355, the Deck Scow Captains left the vision, O'Hare then sought to merge their NMU 1. We were also informed that at the same with the SIU: membership with Tugboat Local 333 of United Mine Workers and obtained a (1) The SIU is not a party to the "no Federal Labor Union charter from the the United Marine Division, embracing meeting, the membership, by resolution assignetf all its contracts as affiliated with raiding" pacts in effect among signatory AFL. They were assigned the title of some 2,000 members. Exhibit 10 — unions within the AFlrCIO federation of His objective was to enable the larger the SIU. (See Appendix Federal Local #24948. Similarly, the other Letter dated June 22, Advising, of Deck unions. local unions. Locals 333 and 334 also re­ group of tugboat workers to outvote the (2) Upon the request of the office of the ceived Federal Labor Union charters. deck scow captains on every issue that Scow Captains Local 335 Action to Affili­ President of the AFL-CIO, the SIU re­ Again the employers continued to honor might be raised. The method he chose was ate.) ' the agreements in existence under the destruction of an autonomous local union UNITED MARINE DIVISION RAIDING moved the picket lines and had the men return to work and agreed to accept the previous designation and affiliation of the which had existed in this fashion for more MOVE local union. The contract followed the than a quarter of a century. At the time of Deck Scow Captains ruling of the Federation president with local union and the membership. (See A special meeting of the local had been Local 335's disaffiliation from the UMD- respect to the raiding charge. Deck Scow Appendix, Exhibit 3—Contract between called April 11, 1960, at which O'Hare NMU,. its subsequent independent status, Captains Local 335 went on strike upon Employer and Federal Labor Union appeared and urged the membership to and later affiliation with the SIU, notice authorization of the mem^bership with #24948.) dissolve the local and merge with Local of these actions was given to the employer some 430 men from the companies in­ In 1956, by an open*vote of 26 members, 333. The recommendation was rejected on groups. The employers, who had always volved coming off their job to picket and action was taken by the local to terminate the grounds that the men would be out­ recognized previous changes in affiliation otherwise support the strike acticki. (3) The raiding charge is completely Its Federal Labor Union "status and to numbered four to one, with the tugboat- as- a routine matter and continued to affiliate with the United Marine Division • men deciding issues affecting the scow honor contracts in- effect, now refused to without foundation because the Deck Scow of the National Maritime Union. (See Ap­ captains, and that the scow captains' jobs deal with Deck Scow Captains Local 335 Captains Local 335 sought out the SlU as pendix, Exhibit 4 — Minutes of Special and hiring procedures would be jeopar­ claiming an agreement with the non- well as other unions at a time when It Meeting—Deck Scow Captains Local 335, dized. existing 335 UMD-NMU. (See Appendix- was and had been unaffiliated and inde­ pendent. Furthermore, under no circum­ May 7, 1956.) As a result, at the regular monthly Similar action was .taken Individually meeting in May, a motion was made to' Exhibit 11—^Letter dated Jane 14, From stances can the Deck, Scow Captains Local 335 affiliation with the SIU be construed by each of the two other local unions, the hold a special membership meeting on HARBOR CARRIERS.) The employers advised the Deck Seow as a raid upon the collective bargaining tugboatmen and the coal bargemen. Again May 29, at which time the membership the employers promptly recognized the would vote on whether to disaffiliate from , Captains Local 335 that the UMD-NMU relationship of an AFL-CIO affiliate be­ new organizations and continued to honor the UMD. This meeting "was held follow­ had appointed an administrator, Jim Mur­ cause. no such relationship existed be­ fBe agreements although they had not ing appropriate notice to the membership, ray, for Local 335 UMD with D. Mahoney tween the employers and the UMD-NMU. and M., Jensen as assistants and T. Anglim On the contrary, the collective bargaining been signed under an NMU label. and a secret ballot vote was held. (See as office manager. All of the foregoing are relationship exists between the employers SCOW CAPTAIN'S COMMITTEE MEET­ Appendix, Exhibit 6—Letter of notice members of ^cal 333—tugboatmen, not and Deck Scow Captains Local 335. As a dated May 17, 1960.) ING WITH SIU, JANUARY 1960 matter of fact, it is the UMD-NMU which, scow captains. The executive board was imanimous in About January 1960, a bommittee from When, on May 15, Deck Scow Captains hy the formation of a new union, is seek­ Deck Scow Captains Local 335 called upon support of the disaffiliation motion. The Local 335 moved for a May 29 spiecial ing to encroach upon or raid the estab­ the STU, and requested the SIU's assist- disaffiliation motion carried 131; to 14;' meeting for the purpose of deciding on a lished cpllective bargaining relationship nnce. They cited lack of'assistance from (See Appendix, Exhibit 7—Letter daied disaffiliation, the UMD-NMU theh pre- ; between the emplpyeris and the Deck Scow the United Marine Division, NMU, In Jane 3, reporting disaffiUottcns nOfion.) ^ liared 'a' h'ew constitution esl^blishing g. Captains. Locaii ,335, ap; affiiiated, with,JtKp prosecuting beefs with their employer: - A committee was" then elected who6e h'ew unfdh known ks' Local 335," UMD- EIU, �Bepfember, I960 SEAFARERS Of Exchanges On Scow Captains Agrreement J3e It resolved, that the parties of the SIU, AFL-CIO, and UMD, NMU, AFL-CIO, have agreed: (re: current tie-up of scow captains In Port of New York). 1. That AFL-CIO President George Meany shall decide the issues involved within the meaning of the coilstitution of the Federation, and that his findings shall be final and binding on both parties. 2. That President Meany will attempt to render his decision within the next 13 days or as soon as thereafter as possible, contingent upon the arrangement of a meeting with SIU President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph Curran. 3. That the workers shall return to work and without discrimina­ tion of any kind. 4. That in compliance with and under the terms outlined above, it is agreed that the SIU will comply with the request of Peter McGavin, that the picket lines be removed and the men returned to work. Joseph O'Hare, pres., UMD-NMU J. "Murry" Miller, UMD NMU AI Kerr, SIU Cal Tanner, SIU* i d!' Sept. 1, 1960 Paul Hall, president « SIUNA I have reviewed and examined all the facts In connection with the current dispute between the NMU and SIU involving the chartering, by the SIU, of a group of workers of Local Union 335 of the NMU and have come to the conclusion that the SIU is in violation of the constitution of the AFL-CIO in this instance. I therefore request that the SIU withdraw the charter which it has issued to this group and refrain from any further effort to organize them into the SIU. George Meany, President » t d) Sept. 1, 1960 7 PM George Meany President, AFL-CIO Re: your wire of September 1, 1960, announcing your decision pertaining to the dispute between the SIU and the UMD-NMU regarding Deck Scow Captain Local 335, this Is to notify you that we comply with your decision and will revoke the charter forthwith. In view of the nature of this dispute, we are certain that all parties involved will take all possible steps as may be required to protect the job rights and union constitutional rights of all of the members of Deck Scow Captains Local 335. Copies of this telegram are being sent to Joseph O'Hare, president yMD-NMU; Thomas Wilhelm, secretary-treasurer. Deck Scow Captains Local 335; Joseph Curran, President, NMU. Paul Hall, President, SIUNA • ^ 4" 4 -Sept. 2, I960. . 'Thdhiali WflhelAl, Becretary-tr^asurer Deck Scow Captains Local 335 Copy of my wire to President Meany acknowledging, receipt of his decision and advising him of our compliance with his request that the SIU withdraw its charter from Deck Scow Captains Local 335 was sent to you. In view of President Meany's decision I must therefore ask that you immediately return the charter that had been issued by our Union to your organization. I am sure that you as a good trade unionist will understand that this action on our part is necessary in view of our responsibility to the labor movement of which we are a part. Please convey to the officers and members of Local 335, from the officers and members of our union, wishes for ultimate success in your .fight to protect the Job rights, union con­ stitutional rights and security of the membership of Local 335. In the brief period of your affiliation with our union we have witnessed the courageous fight you have made to protect your membership against a ruthless employer group. Our people shall long remember your great fight in your successful strike action and the responsible manner in which you conducted yourselves on the picket lines. It was an example any union could be proud of. Copies of this com­ munication requesting the return of our charter are being sent to George Meany, presfdent AFL-CIO, Joseph O'Hare, president UMDNMU and Joseph Curran, president NMU. Paul Hall, President, SIUNA SIU Routs In 19-Ship Fleet, Tuna Cannery Vote DETROIT—^The SIU has come up with two stunning victories over Teamster President James R. Hoffa, routing his raids on the SIU's jurisdiction. The SIt[ Great Lakes District here crowned its most successful organizing year with a lop* sided victory in the 19-ship^ Boland & Cornelius fleet. Hoffa Big Lie Meanwhile, in Puerto Rico, Lakes Seanen Vote Unable to admit the SIU Puerto Rican trouncing at hands of For Teasisfer Union Division handed Hoffa an SIU, Hoffa put out even more one-sided beat­ these reports in official ing in an election among some 400 workers at the Na­ tional Packing Company, a tuna cannery. (See story on this page.) SIU Crushes Hoffa, Others In winning a National Labor Re­ lations Board election in the Ro­ land fleet by the margin of 277 to 171, the SIU crushed opposition by Hoffa, a company "independent brotherhood" and the owners, all of whom had the common objective of keeping Boland seamen from getting SIU representation. The SIU victory was sweetened by the fact that the "independent brotherhood" had been set up just two years ago in the previouslyunorganized fleet for the specific purpose of blocking unionization. It was this same "independent" brotherhood which Hoffa's home local. Local 299 in Detroit, took over at his personal direction and attempted to use as a steppingstone into maritime. The attorney for the "independent brotherhood," the Seamen's National Brother­ hood of the Great Lakes, also hap­ pens to the attorney of record for Hoffa. . Part of Campaign As a result of the SIU win, the unholly alliance of the one-com­ pany "independent" and Hoffa has been swept into the discard. The success in B&C means that during the 1960 navigation season, the SIU has organized four non­ union companies owning 47 ships. All told, since the start of the comprehensive Lakes organizing campaign late in 1957, the SIU Lakes District has organized 74 ships employing nearly 2,000 un­ licensed seamen. Companies in­ volved include Tomlinson, Gartland, Reiss, Pioneer, Buckeye, Steinbrenner and Boland & Cor­ nelius. Speaking of the Boland victory. 74 QUALIFY FOR SIU OFFICE A total of 74 Seafarers have been found fully-qualified to run for Union office and will vie for 43 elective posts open in the coming Atlantic and Gulf District election. This is one of the largest number of positions ever to be placed on an SIU ballot, refiecting the growth and changes ^ in the Union. qualification by headquarters and will be serviced by joint patrolmen Of the 78 Seafarers who the recommendation was approved assigned from the nearest constitu­ nominated themselves, only four were disqualified. Two of the dis­ qualified candidates failed to sub­ mit proper seatime requirements and two were found not in con­ tinuous good standing for three years previous to nomination as required by the constitution. One of the 74 qualified Sea­ farers, Harry Fitzgerald, candidate for "New York joint patrolman, had been disqualified originally by the committee for failure to submit sufficient seatime. He appealed to the membership and submitted ad­ ditional qualifying seatime. As a result, he was recommended for at all SIU membership meetings. Voting on the SIU general elec­ tion of 1961-2-3-4 will being on November 1 and will continue for two months, through December 31, exclusive of Sundays or holi­ days legally recognized in the city or state in which the port is lo­ cated. Voting will be between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM daily and 9 to 12 on Saturdays. Candidates will be elected to posts in the seven constitutional ports and headquarters. Other ports maintained by the SIU, which are not specified in the constitu­ tion, will continue to operate but Pur* TbreO LOG tional port. To familiarize the membership v/ith the candidates and their back­ grounds in advance of the voting, tlie SEAFARERS LOG, in its Octo­ ber, 1960 issue, will print a special supplement containing pictures and biographies of all of the can­ didates for office. In addition, the LOG will carry a sample ballot which will be an exact duplicate of the actual ballots. The full text the eredentials committee repdrt, including the list of qualified candidates, ap­ pears on page 25. Teamster publicatrons. The "vote" referred to was fake affiliation tolly Hoffa rigged before NLRB election. At right is clip from IBT'i "Mid west Labor World," below clip from paper of IBT cen­ tral conference. en In the Great Lakes ^ on represented seamw on 16 ships of three comoaniM , Seamen in the Great 7^ '^"narly membere of an 1^ \ \ fieamea ia the CrSeafarers n f ^Wch js headed I polled 27S vn* •• L'eneraJ Pr^ai^ ^ocal unjon <"• j< ship, Xormerly 'or R. zs """oaoy r^rL ' 'ooma. AI Tanner, SIU Great Lakes Di­ rector of Organization, congratu­ lated the crews for choosing a "genuine- AFL-CIO maritime un­ ion" Respite "dark-of-the-night shenanigans pulled to prevent you from making a free, democratic choice." Election Sought Last Spring The struggle by the Boland sea­ men for SIU representation began in the spring when the SIU peti­ tioned for an NLRB election with pledge cards from a majority of Boland seamen. Hoffa, through his attorney, immediately put the machinery in motion for the "in­ dependent brotherhood" to affiliate with the Teamsters, despite a vote from the members to explore AFLCIO maritime affiliation. On May 14, fhe SIU learned that a committeemen's meeting had been set up in Detroit to give Hoffa a platform to peddle affilia­ tion with Local 299. Thanks to ob­ jections raised by Boland seamen present, the group reluctantly agreed to give the SIU equal tiftie. Hoffa agreed to be present at the meeting at which the SIU of­ ficial was to speak, but failed to show up. Try To Split Vote . SIU President Paul Hall flew in from- New York to address the group, following which Hoffa's at­ torney set up a private election on jaffiliation which was designed to split the pro-SIU vote. The choices were SIU merger; SIU affiliation; no affiliation; Teamster affiliation. Although the leaders of tlie "brotherhood" campaigned ener­ getically for the Teamsters, and, in fact, the election ballots and voting procedures were handled by the Teamsters and the "brotherhood" the total vote cast was 241 for the SIU to 206 for the Teamsters. Nothing daunted, the attorney set up a second vote, in which squads of Teamster representatives handled unknown numbers of ballots and absentee ballots. By virtue of counting an unspecified number of- "absentee" ballots, in­ cluding more than 100 ballots from vessels not in operation, the Teamsters claimed a 275 to 224 "victory." All these "election" maneuvers went for naught when Boland sea­ men went into court complaining about the rig. Faced with the prospect of going to trial and spreading the sordid details oh court records, Hoffa's attorney capitulated and agreed to what the SIU had sought throughout, namely a!i election under the auspices of the NLRB. Boland seamen then clearly demonstrated their prefer­ ence for the SIU. SIU Wins Tuna Plant255-8 The Teamster defeat at Boland & Cornelius was accompanied by another severe setback at the hands of the SIU, this one in Puerto Rico. There the'SIU Puerto Rican Divi­ sion routed the Teamsters in an election at the National Packing Company, a tuna fish cannery, v-liere the Teamsters were also try­ ing to invade SIU jurisdiction. The SIU got 255 votes, the Teamsters just eight votes. The "Dorvillier News Letter" a San Juan publica­ tion, reporting the win, declared, "the sailors' union has landed its biggest victory in three years of island-based organizing in Puerto Rico." There are approximately 400 workers involved. Subsequently, the Puerto Rican Division successfully-concluded an 11-day strike against Volkswagen of Puerto Rico, Inc., winning a twoyear contract covering 95 workers. �hee Four Welfare Plan Liberalizes Benefits On Doctor Calls SEAFARERS LOG SepfemBer, im LABOR Close Down 'BOUND THE WORLQ Kings Point, MMP Asks Two changes in the Seafarers Welfare Plan, Involving docton' SINCE THERE NOW SEEMS TO BE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION visits to hospitalized patients prior to operations and scholarship in some quarters regarding the true status of so-called "trade uniona" eligibility, have been made by action of the trustees In an August in Soviet Russia, it is interesting to note a statement recently made by 31 meeting. Viktor Grishin, chairman of the All-Union Central Conunittee of Soviet Benefits will now be paid for doctors* calls at the hospital up to Trade Unions. • the date of surgery. Previously, doctors' calls were not paid in President Robert £. Diirkin of Grishin, according to a dispatch sent by the Moscow correspondent surgery cases. Post-operative care by the surgeon Is usually auto­ the International Organization of matically covered by the bill for surgery. Masters, Mates and Pilots, AFL- of the New York Herald Tribune, said in a speech recently that "the The new benefit has been effective as of September 1, 1960. CIO, has strongly reaffirmed that strength of the (Soviet) trade unions lies in (the fact) that they are In a second Welfare Plan change. It has been ruled that children the Merchant Marine Academy at guided -by our party. Accordingly, they must do. all their work under eligible for the scholarship benefit may not be married or self- Kings Point should be abolished. the leadership of the party organizations and with their direct aid." Grishin, as this newspaper pointed out in its last edition, himself supporting. Every candidate must be a dependent child of a Sea­ The original purpose of the provides a sorry commentary cm how the Soviets' so-called "trade farer. Should a scholarship winner become married while attending creation of a Merchant Marine union" apparatus works, for Grishin was a functionary of the Com­ college, however, the scholarship would continue. Academy, according to Durkln, munist Party in the, Moscow area who had never participated in any was to assure the American Mer­ trade union activities until 1956, when he suddenly succeeded N. M. chant Marine sufficient licensed Schvemik as chairman of the Central Committee. personnel, of which there is pres­ In the current situation, Grishin!s remarks were made during a ently a surplus, he said. discussion of-the efforts Soviet workers must make to speed up pro­ The MMP president stressed the duction to help the»Soviet Union reach the economic goals called for difficulty of finding employment in its ambitious seven-year (1959-'65) economic plan. for the present force of licensed At any rate, both Grishin's -r^arks, and the history of the man officers. himself, help to substantiate what this newspaper has maintained all The SIU has long been opposed along—that Is, that the Soviet Union's 'so-called "trade unions" are The largest single package offer of surplus Government to the academy for two. reasons: subject to, controlled and directed by the Communist Party, and that shipping ever made, 219 ships, most of them Libertys, have the military atmosphere under Soviet workers must work for the Party which, on the industrial front, been put on the block. This unwanted World War II tonnage, which students are trained for is interested primarily in^higher production for the benefit of the civilian jobs, and because Govern­ state, rather than in the welfare and well-being of the workers them­ going for salvage, was built" ment funds are used to train a selves. at a cost of $400 million and The 219 ships are all at the fixed number of officer candidates Wilmington, NC anchorage, where is selling at less than three annually, irrespective of the chang­ maintenance and personnel costs cents on the dollar. ing needs of the industry. SPEAKING OF THE SOVIET "TRADE UNIONS," their true status amount to $205,000 a year. The MA Has Sold 200 The Union also Helieves that the position they occupy In the Russian economy was also pin­ Since the Maritime Administra­ winning bidder will get them on an merchant marine officers should and pointed specifically by AFL-CIO President George Meany in the tion started to offer ships in the "as is, wh'eso is" basis. This means come out of the ranks of the sea­ statementvery he made, regarding trade union delegation exchanges with Reserve Fleet for hull scrapping that after taking off machinery and men themselves. dictatorship countries, during the meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive two years ago, it has sold ahout major items of equipment, he must Council in Chicago last month. transport them at his own expense. 200, The vessels were offered in Meany pointed out that nothing has happened in the USSR, since groups of. thirty. In comparison, They must be dismantled in the the death of Stalin and the rise of Khrushchev, to warrant changing the current package is unusually United States. An exception can pie AFL-ClO's often-stated policy that free trade unions should not large, but according to the Mari­ be arranged for the breaking up exchange delegations with so-caNed trade unions in dictatorship coun­ of the Libertys in a time Administration it does not of fifty tries. "friendly foreign country.'!. represent a trend. In fact, Meany declared, Khrushchev's industrial "reform" measure? have served only to tighten the Communist Party's control of Soviet economic life and its institutions, so that more than ever, before the Soviet "trade unions" serve'as agencies of the Communist dictatorship The Coal Miner—first vessel ac­ for the purpose of speeding production without concern for the wellquired by American Coal Shipping being and rights of the workers. QUESTION: When on a ship, do you prefer the upper or lower back in 1956 when the firm was "The basic problem confronting any organization which calls itself berth? How do you decide who gets which bunk? formed—has been sold. The buyer a trade union," Meany's statement asserted, "is wages and working is reported to be Cargo Ships and The various Khrushchev industrial reorganizaUon decrees, Dominic Blaczak, wiper: 1 prefer Tanks, an NMU-contracted com­ conditions. Anionio Suarez, steward dept.: have only reafiirmed and reinforced the power of management (th« Sometimes I like the top, some­ the upper berth but generally give pany. This leaves the once-am­ Communist government employer,^) to have the last word in regard to it to my room­ bitious coal-carrying venture with wages, change of employment, and the compulsory shifting of workers times the bottom. There are plenty mate if he's old­ one ship, a tanker, now in lay-up from one plant to another. The much propagandized high rate of Soviet er. Having the in Norfolk. of occasions economic growth has been attained, in very great measure, at the upper bunk%omethough when it's American Coal Shipping was expense of labors economic interests and democratic rights." times makes it worth an estimated $50 million better not to be » $ » difficult for me when it came into being in -1956 underneath some­ Some guys, to crawl up there body. GETTING A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME off the Communist prob­ during the Suez Canal crisis as a in rough weather joint venture of the United Mine lem, the AFL-CIO Executive Council, at its Chicago meeting, issued for example, have a, habit of when the ship is Workers, the coal producers and another statement which, this newspaper believes, should help to flicking their rolling and pitch­ the railroads. Part of the deal was combat the inroads of Conomunism in the Latin-American countries ashes down be­ ing. I think the that United Mine Workers District- on our doorstep. low when they smoke in their lower bunk is easier to sleep in 50 got the contract for ships' of­ It is a generally accepted fact, among the free nations of the world, bunks; Aside from dirtying the when the weather is rough. Of ficers, over the protests of the that one of the best ways to combat creeidng Communism is by helping bedclothes, this is a dangerous course, on those new supertankers Masters,-Mates and Pilots and the to elevate -the economic level of the less-developed nations to the there's no problem inasmuch as Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ point where the peoples of these nations will not be susceptible to practice. the lures of the Communist propagandists. sociation. each man has his own foc'sle. it 4 Secretary of State The MM&P and MEBA will now It is also now known—and it was so stated Augustin Rodriguez, bosun: I al­ $> man the ship under its new owners. Herter at the meeting ot the Organization of American States in Costa ways prefer the lower bunk. Some ships have no up­ Antonio Gonzalez, bosun: I like The American coal set-up was Rica last month—that the leaders of Soviet Russia and Communist per berths in the the lower bunk. This dates back unique in that District 50 repre­ China are determined to exploit the situation in*Cuba as a means of sented both a segment of the crew Intervening in Latin American affairs, and that their purpose is to room shared by many years ago sow distrust and fear among these peoples in order to pave the way and of the ownership. both the bosun when as many as for their political control of this area. At the time of its formation, the and carpenter. 10 or 15 men company had grandiose plans for In Latin America, the Executive Council's statement points out, out This is an ideal slept in the same chartering ships by the score from Government has long failed to provide leadership for the economic set-up, too, be­ room. Sometimes the Government for carrying coal. development of -the hemisphere. Its aid programs for Latin America cause there can you have to re­ However, the company never got have too often been grudging, piecemeal and unduly limited; and, as be no argument mind the guy on off the ground, with only a hand­ a result, US relations with Latin America have deteriorated and in­ as to who sleeps top about putting ful of ships being put into service adequate headway has been made in aiding of Latin American neigh­ topside. This ar­ his feet on your bors to cope with their serious economic problems. for a brief'period. rangement is mainly available on bedclothes when The US labor movement, on the other hand, has repeatedly urged Libertys. I hope the day's not far he gets in and accelerated efforts to achieve greater economic growth in Latin Amer­ off when all men will bave their out of his bunk. 1 once was ica, and has now called upon the Administration and Congress to own foc'sle on dry cargo ships. awakened in the middle of the adopt a new and enlarged effort to achieve such growth on the basis Vol. XXII, No. 17 of certain fundamental principles, including the full participation of night with a pair of feet in my S.pt., I960 ^ Secundino Santorio, bosun: In the face. They belonged to the guy in the Latin-American companies themselves in Jiny program developed. deck department, there is a-stand­ the top bunk, naturally. Certainly there are those, even among labor organizations In this ing rule which country, who will always be ready to exploit those whom they can In t t 4 says the OS al­ order to espouse the Communist cause. PAUL HALL, President ways gets the top Bob Yeager, deck; I'd rather HERBEBS BRAND, Editor. BIBNARB SEA- A good recent example of this, as it was reported in the last issue bunk. As for the have the upper bunk if I'm asked MAW, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, of this news&aper, was the rapidity with which Harry Bridges' Inter­ engine and stewabout it. But I AL MASXIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, AHIHUR national Longshoremen's Union leaped into the Havana organizing SEGAL, ALBSRT AMAIBAU, JOHN BRAZIL, conference which last month arranged for a world congress of proard department, never argue about Staff Writers. BILL MOODY, Gulf Area I believe the it. I always let Representative. Communist sugar, banana and other-plantation unions to be held is answer to that is the other guy Cuba in 1961. mwiTniy st tlis htailquartsri worked out have his choice. PubllshM The strengthening of the economic structures of the Latin-American of fhs SsEfarsri Infsrnational Union. At' among the In­ Arguing about it lantle Cult, Laktt ami Inland Waters countries, and the hriprovement of the well-being of the peoples of District, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avanua, dividuals as­ starts everything Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYaclnth t-MM. these countries, as advocated by the AFL-CIO Executive Council, could SaceiHl class Fsstaea psM at the Fast do much—if'properly carried out by our Governroeht-to build up « signed to each room. Usually it off on the wrong Office In Brooklyn/ NY, undar tho Act bulwark against Communist temptations, and provide a potent weapon boils down to who gets there first foot before the of AHe. Z4, im. • m against aiiy—including those groups in our own country-pwho seek As for me, I always prefer to voyage even, beonly to advance their own undemocratic purposes. ' ' ' ' gins. occupy the lower bunk. Government PutsLargest Libert Tonnage On Sale Coal Miner^ Coal Beef Ship Sold SEAFARERS LOG �September, l»6e ' SEAFARERS MMU Files Labor Board Charge Against SlU-Contraoted -Operator ti. T) SlU-contracted Erie & St. Lawrence Corp., owners of Floridion—shown above at recent launching— Is target of NMU charges of unfair labor practice. The company also operates another containership, the New Yorker, in the East Coast coastwise trade. The National Maritime Union has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against an STU-contracted steamship company challenging the legality of an -SIU hiring hall agreement. The NMU's charges against the Erie & St. Law­ rence Corpora Jon," operators* of the new containerships the NLRB to nullify the SIU con­ principle that seamen can be hired Floridian and New Yorker, tract and instruct the company to through union hiring halls. The background of the beef bypassed an agreement reached In hire outside the SIT? hiring hall. SIU headquarters promptly dates back to 1954. At that time, January, 1959, between the two unions to resolve all disputes via branded the charges as total mis­ in September, Erie & St. Law­ a joint NMU-SIU committee. In statements of fact. In its answer rence, a coastwise operator, sold •fact, the charges were filed while to be presented to the NLRB, the its vessels to a new company. The the joint committee was in process SIU is making the following points: NMU followed the ships to the • There was no pre-hire agree­ ,new company and signed a new of having meetings on the issue. Paragraph four of the memo­ ment between the SIU and the agreement. In the meantime, in randum of agreement of January 7, company before the ships • were 1955, the NMU signed an agree­ 1959, stated, in part: "NMU and crewed up. The contract was not ment with Erie & St. Lawrence SIU shall establish a joint com­ signed until after one of the two releasing the company from any and all contract obligation to mittee with the object of resolv­ ships was already.in operation. • The NMU had, five years ago, NMU, as well as a waiver releas­ ing all current and future issues and disputes aS may affect both specifically released Erie & St. ing the company from further unions. Such committee shall Lawrence from any contractual ob­ welfare and pension contributions. meet upon call from either union." ligations to the NMU. Corporate Shell • The SIU has a three-year his­ The NMU's charges accuse Erie Erie & St. Lawrence remained Sc St. Lawrence of recognizing the tory of contract relations with the SIU as exclusive bargaining agent Erie & St. Lawrence principals. a corporate shell, with one of its before any seamen were employed The NMU never objected to this main assets being an Interstate on its vessels and hired seamen relationship, even though at the Commerce Commission operating through the SIU hiring hall, this time the two unions were in open certificate, giving it rights to cali at East Coast ports. arrangement being made "some rivalry. .• The NMU's action Involves an Subsequently, in 1957, the own­ time during the month of June or July, 1960." The NMU called upon attack on the long-established ers and major stockholders formed a new corporation. Trans­ portation Utilities Inc. One of the objectives of the new concern was to develop a containership pro­ gram. The new company would own the ships, but would charter to Erie & St. Lawrence be­ SEPTEMBER 3, 1940: Harry Lundeberg, President of the SIUNA, them cause the latter had the ICG oper­ wrote the following letter to Mayor Fiorello.H. LaGuardia of New York ating certificates. City: ""On behalf of the poor old seamen inmates of Snug Jlarbor at Owned Two LIbertys New York, of which you are a trustee, we vigorously and energetically protest treatment being given them by the present governor. The Transportation UtiUties first money to run these Snug Harbors was willed to the old seamen. One purchased two Liberty ships, the aged inmate was punished for breaking up some bread to feed to birds Pacific Ocean and the Westport. and was put on a- month's 'taboo* with three hours labor per day. You The company was organized by the are supposed to be a humanitarian and liberal, yet their appeals to you SIU and a contract signed on May for redress of their wrongs and this mistreatment of an aged seaman 13, 1957. Although the NMU was have gone unanswered, we are advised. I respectfully ask that you in rivalry with the SIU at the time, and had no agreement such as ex­ reply and take action on this matter." SEPTEMBER 20, 1940: Two slick gents rooked seamen in NY to the isted since January 7, 1959, It tune of $6,000 with a phony scheme to launch an outfit to be known made no effort to challenge the «3 Atlantic and Mediterranean Steamship Lines, Ltd. The District At­ SIU's contract. torney's office finally caught up with them. Seamen had been "rapidly" Subsequently, Transportation promoted upon coming across with, their contributions. Some had Utilities ran into financial diffi­ been named port captains, others port engineers — one even port culty because of the depressed charter market. Its two Libertys admiral SEPTEMBER 15, 1941: The SIU declared a strike for higher bonus had to be auctioned off to satisfy pay on all ships under contract with the Union and scheduled to leave crew wages and other creditors. Because the corporation was in American ports for war zones. ,. SEPTEMBER 19, 1941: A Special Strike Issue reported that "Pier 3 bad financial shape, it was in no in Brooklyn is not too damn close to strike headquarters and some of position to execute its containerthe strikers got lost on the way there to do a trick on the picket line. ship plans. Consequently the ma­ After wandering around in the wilds of Brooklyn for a while, they sud­ jor stockholders formed a new denly discovered^ they didn't Jiave the carfare necessary to complete corporation which was not bur­ the trip. 'Why not ask the cop on the corner there for the dough?' one dened with debt and would be able of the ,strikers suggested. It sounded screwy but they tried iti The to finance the containership oper­ cop not only gave them the carfare but asked the boys la for a cup of ation. This new company was named Containerships Inc. and coffee, so they'd keep warm on the pier!" ^ SEPTEMBER'17, 1942: American shipyards continued to turn out was established as a subsidiary of complete merchant ships at a rate of better than two a day during the Erie & St. Lawrence. Its gownermonth of August. A total of 68 new carge.carriers and large tankers ship, and the ownership of Trans­ were put into service. The August deliveries represented 753,600 dead­ portation Utilities, was identical for practical purposes. - . weight tons. Remember When.. Pare Five LOG Senate Body Upholds SIU Charges; Slaps ICC Pro-Rail Bias The Senate Merchant Marine subcommittee has upheld maritime industry and labor union charges that the Interstate Commerce Commission is prejudiced in favor of railroads and against the nation's water car-^ water carrier is the low-cost mod* riers. The 51 - page subcommittee of transportation, and must be in report, "Decline of the Coastwise order to remain competitive withand Intercoastal Shipping Indus­ rail because it is slower and riskier. try," states that "water carrier Selective rate cuts by railroads regulation . . . suffers from a defi­ pose a threat to the newly devel­ ciency in. manpower, data, and in­ oping containersliip operations, tha. terest at the hands of the Inter­ report says. state Commerce Commission." The report notes that 16 person^ In the wake of the subcommittee out of 2,501, the total employment report, SIU President Paul Hall, requested for the ICC, are con­ who testified at the subcommittee cerned with water carriers and hearings, charged that the ICC is freight forwarders. The public in­ guilty of collusion with the rail­ terest would be better served, tha roads. Hall said that the ICC's report concludes, by the ICC ta.kpreferential treatment of the rail­ ing more interest in water trans­ roads over domestic shipping Is port. undermining coastal trade, destroy­ ing thousands of job opportunities. Investigates ICC The Merchant Marine and Fish­ eries subcommittee of the Inter­ state and Foreign Commerce Com­ mittee made its report after more than a year of investigation of the 11-member ICC. The subcommittee, headed by Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington, criticized the ICC for: An Annapolis graduate with 38 failing to regulate selective rate cuts by railroads; failing to estab­ years of naval service may forego lish adequate standards for rate his freedom, his $12,150-a-year re­ suspensions during disputes; hav­ tirement pay and $35,000 in fines ing inadequate techniques and —all for 504 bottles of liquor on data to determine whether rail­ which he didn't pay taxes. Rear Admiral William L. Erdroad rates are fair and above cost. The report suggests that "the mann, retired, was charged with public does not now enjoy a bal­ smuggling about 100 gallons of anced and healthy transportation Scotch, Drambuie, bourbon, Bene­ system by rail, highway and water. dictine, London gin and cognac, It further appears to your subcom­ from Guam to California last De­ mittee that the Commission's meth­ cember on the carrier Bon Homme ods, procedures, and in some Richard. Actually, he was entitled cases its judgment were not rea­ to bring in one gallon of liquor taxsonably designed to achieve the .free. He and his wife declared a objectives envisioned by the fram- gallon each. The smuggled drinks ers of the national transportation were locked in a metal container policy." Joint Rates Another shortcoming of the ICC, according to the report, is its fail­ ure to establish adequate joint rail-water rates. "When the rail­ road reduces the all-rail rate with­ out a similar proportional adjust­ ment of the rail rate feeding to or distributing from the water carrier, the water carrier is squeezed out," the report states. It was pointed out that the Admiral Is Caught In . Corking Lie SCHEDULE OF A&G MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a month on days in­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New York • October 3 Philadelphia October 4 Baltimore October 5 Detroit October 7 Houston October 10 New Orleans October 11 Mobile October 12 and identified as tables, books, fishnet floats, chairs and wood carvings. Over $3,000 In Taxes The liquor cost the admiral $1,000 at the officers' mess at Guam. Unpaid taxes would amount to $3,300 more. But this is slight retribution compared with what would follow if he is found guilty. Treasury agents refuse to iden­ tify the enlisted man who informed on the cache of liquor despite entreaties from Navy investigators. Investigations were set off after the unknown sailor told Customs officials. The indictment against Rear Admiral Erdmann includes two felony counts of fraudulently importing and knowingly posses­ sing liquor without tax stamps. Th» liquor was turned up in his home at Kentfield, California. Ji liBf �•" - ' Face Six • -,. •• • • -- - SEAFARERS 'V'f-wsgssssJBK^ •• I •.aM.'t-r -t..-.":.v . . I- LOG September, 1.960 SEAFARBKS ROTARY SHIPPING BOARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Agantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Ship Atfivify August 1 Through August 31, 1960 Deep sea shipping activity in the 13 SIU ports was good during the period with 2,302 men getting employment. This compares with a 2,239 employment figure for the previous period in all ports, which actually covered 3^^ weeks during the month of July. Baltimore ran second with 15 apiece. Miahii and Houston had only one payoff each, but the latter handled 67 intransits— the higest in any port for the period. Houston traditionally has more of such activity than any other port. Registration on the beach at the end of the period hit 3,289 Ship activity was up in the recent period. A total of 460 men, compared to 3j579 during the three-week reporting peri­ • f* • ships either paid off, signed on or were serviced in transit. od in July. Breaking it down, there were 110 payoffs, 71 sign ons and Shipping was best in NY with 462 men getting jobs aboard 279 intransits. ships; in second place was New Orleans, with 412 jobs re­ New York was highest in payoffs—42, while Houston and corded. Miami shipped stwo men—the least in any port. Penr Sign In Off! Ons Trans. TOTAt BoitBn ....... 3 1 7 11 New York ....42 93 9 42 Philadelphia .. 7 5 41 29 Baltimore ....15 50 8 27 Norfolk . .. , 2 12 3 7 Jacktonvllle ..2 27 23 2 Miami 1 9 8 Mobile 13 31 3 15 New Orleani. .15 11 44 70 Houiton 1 57 69 1 _ Wilmington .. .— 15 15 San Franeiice.. 4 11 19 4 Seattle .5 13 — 8 Totals • '• \ ' 110 71 279 460 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Roistered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP . GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL A 3 3 ALL 1 2 C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 3 3 13 — , 2 11 — 7 ,4 1 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 .— 11 2 15 11 2 21 37 5 6 5 1 48 32 69 19 120 7 95 26 160 2 26 20 39 10 10 27 2 11 120 1 8 27 11 158 96 166 51 313 1 65 20 44 Philadelphia.......:.. 11 7 13 38 2 — — - 1 38 43 —^ 3 18 7 27 5 4 7 1 1 4 7 •1 56 5 46 18 30 8 2 3 Baltimore............ 23 62 16 101 1 10 31 42 19 48 14 81 4 11 20 35 3 3 3 81 35 9 125 39 69 13 121 1 16 32 49 13 1 Norfolk.... i'.... .'.y.-v 21 10 4 4 6 8 1 3 9 1 5 9 2 2 11 5 13 1 9 27 12 5 13 3 28 20 8 12 9^-i— 6 '7 10 18 — 16 '—T 2 1 3 Jacksonville........ 7 4 2 5 — 1 1 2 18 25 8 5 2 10 •9 1 19 3 6 — '— — — — — — ; 1 1 -2 BAiaml^. ..^j, .* 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 — _ 40 40 — .. _ 48 — 14 12 20 8 Mobile...... .. 20 m 8 2 ,7 — 7 7 47 28 35 8 71 4 8 12 26 25 56 26 107 1 New Orleans......... i 37 70 23 130 4 6 14 9 13 21 _ 6 3 .9 107 21 9 137 67 95 23 185 2 46 2V 23 — 39 30 60 17 107 Houston. 60 28 117 5 11 23 2 29 8 22 32 2 7 9 107 32 9 148 48 47 22 117 23 5 9 9 16 3 — — 14 Wilmington............ 4 11 . 1 3 .7 ' 4 9 1 14 1 1 2 2 5 — 5 19 13 12 2 27 2 10 4 4 35 • 2 10 16 12 23 5 40 2 San Francisco......;.. 18 14 3 4 6 1 9 1 1 40 9 1 50 2 17 6 25 1 8 4 3 9 . 17 31 — Seattle:.... 13 5 5 12 3 6 11 — 1 1 31 — 11 • ^48. 1 43 13 14 2 29 3 13- 2 IB 90 122 ,229 170 343 107 620 20 50 100 170 10 2^ 397 119 1 730 17 16 25 i1 51 620 170 51 841 355 531 147 11036 15 109 147 271 rOTAtS -a." Perl Boston New York wa —•• s —• MM ENGINE DEPARTMENT. Registered CLASS A Port • ' i" GROUP 1: z' 3 ALL 9 6 2 1 75 11 118 32 31 18 10 3 Baltimore. 73 58 7 8 Norfolk — 6 12 6 Jacksonville 6 4 1 1 — — Miami..^ m ••••• f • [ .— Mobile.. v. 40 5 11 ; 24 New Orle^ f • *. 51 9 81 Houston.v.... li 59 18 89 Wilmington %.,•••• 1 6 .5 — San Francisco., t.... 9 36 2 Seattle 30 , 19 7 l03 350 78 531 TOTALS Boston New York. Philadelphia Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED ' Registered 0 CLASS A eiASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 3 1 2 3 — 1 4 1 1 ___ 3 3 4 3 8 2 1 16 3 21 2 4, 3 9 46 22 3 22 21 73 20 115 1 35 2 14 20 3 10 115 5 35 10 160 45 118 16 179 5 37 35 77 — 5 9 30 4 6 18 6 16 11 5 5 6 30 1 16 6 52 1 17 8 7 26 — 2 ,5 —. 47 6 53 1 29 18 42 5 20 21 42 9 13 53 4 42 13 108 7 * 68 14 89 1 15 22 38 — 9 3 12 1 10 14 ' —— 3 7 4 3 3 5 8 14 7 8 29 2 17 23 3 9 2 4 14 — 6 8 1 1 1 ' 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 5 8 4 4 5 17 5 7 12 4 :5 9 .— — — — — — — — — . I ^ ^ . 1 ' 1 2 — 21 3 13 8 18 5 26 — 3 14 17 1 1 26 17 1 44 20 ^1 17 3 9 8 64 — 27 8 70 4 1 15 11 47 15 9 13 26 2 5 9 16 70 26 16 112 38 93 16 147 2 25 17 44 5 52 14 24 23 65 .9 88 2 21 24 47 —. 13 9 22 88 47 22- 157 40 46 3 89 — .95 14 — 7 4 11 — 6 10 — 4 1 2 3 — 1 1 10 3 14 1 1 11 12 18 4 13 — 8 11 2 3 19 3 24 1 4 3 8 1 8 33 7 1 24 1 26 3 36 — 3 3 6 «> Q 1 QS on 28 *4 6 2 1 1A 28 1 11 g 13 10 4 6 * 9 ± A o5 o o 4o 1 6 2 9 10 140 102 1 252 69 320 81 470 12 90 113 1 215 5 46 36 1 87 470 215 87 ••772 173 ^481 74 728 15 132 111 I 258 : MM MM MM MM MM MM M— MM .i 1 MM • STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A 'fc.: Port Boston New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk............... Jacksonville BAiami................ Mobile........ New Orleans.......... Noustoh Wilmington San Francisco..... Seattle I TOTALS • i I f• Shipped CLASS A • Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 1 1 3 1 5 — 3 1 2 2 — 2 2 36 13 74 123 4 — 80 34 29 34 10 52 1 32 91 1 11 6 8 25 — 1 11 12 9 19 — — 8 8 2 8 27 62 2 4 31 1 18 21 22 59 5 27 8 29 2 "20 8 4 16 2 4 6 6 14 5 8 1 10 2 1 1 8 3 2 — 5 2 2 5 2 1 6 1 2 2 1 2 4 2 2 4 1 — — — _ 1 — — 1 1 13 6 26 45 24 24 8 30 13 2 20 — 13 30 97 — 9 58 2 35 37 20 6 59 85 — — 29 29 25 17 28 70 2 3 20 25 25 4 26 32 13 25 63 2 7 4 7 18 — — 10 4 4 3 5 13 1 1 3 14 3 14 31 — — 12 12 "7 1 24 32 —.. — 14 14 7 2 9 18 3 3 15 6 9 2 16 3 7 24 1 11 184 73 260 1 517 17 19 173 209 136 13 165 190 48 248 432 12 •— Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On the Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 3 AUL 2 1 2 3 ALL 6 6 2 2 2 '2 2 5 ISi' 1 4 4 5 2 17 19 91 3.4 19 144 70 36 114 220 3 5 44 52 5 5 19. . 8 5 32 11 12 12 35 1 15 16 2 5 7 59 93 44 27 7 84 2 12 28 1 19 22 —— 5 5 8 10 5 23 10 6 18 4 2 3 6 13 — 5 5 6 4 15 105 2 1 13 3 1 1 5 , 1 1 3 1 4 8 1 1 ... 30 13 43 34 80 12 34 22 22 _ 8 . 8 85 29 8 122 48 7 91 146 4 71 75 1 11 12 63 32 12 107 15 •20 17 52 7 3 9 19 _ 1 13 1 5 1 19 10 6 4 20 2 3 5 2 2 32 14 2 48 11 6 17 34 4 4 1 - 1 24 11 36 14 — 1 3 5 22 3 8 13 3 67 432 .190 67 689 286 125.336 747 25 2 62 21 206 1 252 MM MM ' MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM • MM M. MM MM. "MM MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS A V - gi: Registered CLASS B DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHiPPED Registered Oi1 The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP ^GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL A B C ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 214 397 119 730 17 90 122 229 170 343 107- 620 20 50 100 170 10 16 25 .51 .620 170 51 841 355 531 147 1033 15 109 147 271 103 350 78 531 10 140 102 252 69 320 ,81 470 12 90 113. 215 5 46 36: 87 470 215 : 87: 772 173 481 74 728 15 132 111' 258 184 73 260 517 17 19173 209 136 48 248 432 12 13 165 190 3 67 432 190 67 689 286 125 336 747 25 2 62 21 206 252 ^01 820 457 1778 44 249 397 690 375 711 436 1522 44 153 378 575 18 64 123 205 1522 575 205 2302 814 1137 557 2508 55 262 464 781 �19M SEAFARERS 1' te- Fatt LOG Seafra/n Georgia, Ferry Crash In NY Harbor; Injuries Slight Joe Alcimi, Safety Director The SlU-manned Seatrain Georgia and the Hoboken ferry Chatham crashed together in the fog-bound Hudson River late last month. The result; 13 of 700 passengers on the What Makea An Accident? ferry were shaken up and the starboard side of that vessel received a huge gash from theYou'd think that a man who was trying to wipe and clean a fan would do it while the fan wasn't running. He'd shut off Ihe fan and boat deck down to several"^ Moments before the impact, the Hoboken imder its own power. It wait for the blades to stop turning. Nobody wants to play "Russian feet below the waterline. The Seatrain received a slight Seatrain dropped her port anchor was slated to go into a local yard Roulette" with his fingers, yet some fellows still try this trick. to slow the ship down, when it be­ for repairs. r '^. We heard about an accident like this recently. The sailor was lucky becahse be got away with Just a couple of cut fingers. He didn't miss any work and continued on the job later. Nobody knows if he'll try this stunt again; he. may even get away the next time with no cuts or bruises. Maybe he's been lucky at it for years.. You still wonder why anybody would try something like this. If he jaw somebody else doing the same thing, he'd figure him for some kind of nut. It's the same way with m^st of us. We're pretty quick to see the mistake by the other guy because we don't see ourselves in his place. When we run into an accident where somebody else got hurt, we see all kinds of ways that could have made the whole thing come out differently. Of course, by now we'd be looking at the sttuaUon when it's all over; we already know how the story comes out. I i. The "experts" teil us that the human factor is responsible for most accidents. Somebody, somewhere along the line slips up. Most of the time machinery doesn't go bad by itself; someone helps things along by not tending a ntachine properly or maybe not tending it at all. It amounts to almost the same thing either way. This is why it's important to check out every accident; it's ope of the reasons why safety meetings are necessary. Every accident isn't as clear-cut as the one where a man reaches up intp a moving fan to clean it—or to "see" if it's moving. Some of them are pretty hard to take apart and see what went wrong. The main problem is to check the accident from every angle. This not only helps the man who was involved; everybody listening in gets the benefit. One thing to remember is that the meeting discussion shouldn't be turned into a name-calling contest where you point accusing fingers and badger the guy who was involved. By now, he probably knows well enough what he did all wrong. He's the center of attraction until someone else has an accident and he's got some bruises or pains to show for it. Let him know what he did wrong; he.'s got to do the rest. I ^ dent in her bow and a few null scratches. Visibility at the scene was lim­ ited when the two craft collided. Some reports indicate it was a quarter of a mile; others say it was a mile. The Seatrain was in­ bound for Edgewater while the ferry was headed for a lower Man­ hattan pier with Jersey passengers aboard. Mile In Haze ^ Four lookouts stationed on the forepeak of the Seatrain reported seeing two objects through haze "about a mile ahead," bearing down on their vessel. This was reported to the bridge which re­ sponded with one whistle blast, in­ dicating it would pass to the right of the first vessel, which turned out to be the oncoming ferry. The latter gave two blasts in return and proceeded to turn left. This maneuver exposed its starboard side to the Seatrain's bow and within a few minutes the huge freighter crunched against the smaller vessel. came apparent that a collision was imminent. This perhaps saved the ferry from more serious damage than it actually received. Within minutes, tugboats nearby pushed the ferry into its slip, where all passengers were re­ moved. Lgter in the day the Chat­ ham made the crossing back to 4 The Seatrain stayed on the scene for a few hours but was allowed to continue its trip to Edgewater where the ship was paid off after a coastwise run. Coast Guard hearings were called the day following the crash and continued for one week. Find­ ings are expected shortly. "I Cas^y Takes A Flier t Next month the National Safety Council is holding its 48th National' Congress in Chicago. This is the big safety meeting Of t;he year covering all major US industries including the maritime industry. Many AFLT CIO organizations are taking part to encourage both job and off-the-job safety in their own fields. W^i will be participating in the Marine Sections meetings to report the progress of our Joint Safety Program aboard the Ships. Our joint SIU program is the first of its Idnd in the industry and is achieving success by reducing accidents and injuries. We know we can show that real cooperation between management and labor on safety produces results that benefit all hands. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) This Is how the ferry Chatham looked after collision with the Seaitain Georgia in fog-bound Idudson River. Only a handful of injuries resulted from accident. . J3I MEBA Wins WC Raise Keen • f- SAN FRANCISCO—The MEBA Pacific Coast District has won a five percent across the board increase, plus other gains, for the engineers sailing on its dry cargo and passenger ships. Arbitrator Arthur Ross of'* the University of California granted the Pacific Coast Dis­ J- No moltair what tho tinooufaoivrO^ fcnivos' aro~ giioranteed lb loM Aeir oShincJ bdgO. StniSw a dull knif* k d ^oty hdzanl, llio who gpliby force koopt sharpoiimg kn'n^^dj a >b w<iA ja d iknib .d^s qnd ga^n Kisop a Uon od9* da buttmfi| Jt't sofor and, what's more, U maUs thd*woih eotisr.'^ One of the passengers on the ferryboat Chatham was Ralph Casey, president of the American Merchant - Marine Institute and chief spokesman for shipowner management. Casey was quoted in the "New York Herald Tribune" of Au­ gust 30 as saying that follow­ ing the accident, "everybody , started running." As the Georgia started to push the ferry .toward the dock "I felt there was a serious danger the ferry would fold up like an accordion." Accordingly, he said, he jumped to the dock from .ttie second deck and sprained both ankles. The rest of the passengers, except for the handful injured in the crash proper, walked off the ferry. Then returned to Jersey under its own power. At the last National Safety Council meeting, Casey de­ clared that "there are some who think we have j;one overiioard unrealistically and ex­ travagantly in the safety re­ quirements of ship construc­ tion." He placed the blame for most shipboard injuries on the; ."physicaliy and men­ tally unfit, the chronic trou­ blemakers and claim con­ trivers.''- • • •, It was not known whether Of not ' Casey planned to file suit as a result of his injuries. trict an award continuing the btuiic parity between East, Gulf and West Coast MEBA collective bar­ gaining agreements. The new pro­ visions are retroactive to June 16, 1960. The total package, which repre­ sents a major victory for the MEBA, includes a five percent boost in wages, penalty time and night relief rates, plus another two or three percent for the jr. 3rd and licensed jr. engineers, and over­ time rates instead of penalty time for certain duties. The only MEBA request that was denied was for a 10 percent bonus when penalty car­ go is carried. Dr. Ross made his award early this month after studying the is­ sues submitted to arbittation. The MEBA presented its requests Au­ gust 1 foliowihg a deadlock in nego­ tiations with the Pacific Maritime Association. Negotiations with the West Coast shipowners began July 18 and collapsed when PMA agreed to the five' percent increase but refused to grant the other provi­ sions of the Shaugnessy award, handed down on the East and Gulf Coasts earlier. Pacific Coast negotiations began after the Shaugnessy award was handed down, and came under terms of a wage review provided in the 1958 contract. The negotlatioHs were pbstpohed at the reqiiest of the shipowners until tile 'AlcG results were known. - - Philly Hall Due Oct. 4 • li t1 October 4 will mark the official opening of the new SIU h'ring hail at Philadelphia, although busi­ ness has been conducted from there now for several weeks. The hall is located at 2604 S. Fourth St. and is convenient to the waterfront and public trans­ portation. The building Is a onestory affair, modern in all respects, and with ample facilities for tlie comfort and convenience of SIU members shipping from there. Get Polio Shots, PHS Urges The Public Health Service urges Seafarers who have not already done so to get. their polio shots as won as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. Plenty, oi vaccine is available so there is no delay in the admin­ istering of the shots. The few minutes a ^afarer takes .to~ in­ sure himself against the crip­ pling disease by getting the shots .nre well iKort.h .the saving of time, mobey, nnd most trf all, the avoidance ,of suSering and possible disability. \ I ; •m �Pace Eicht SEAFARERS 100 S.V':A'V • • •• . •i"-'-' "^'V. i.-r" September, 19M r« , -. • .; \*"V> •• . -.v":. ;-=^• • •.. (.>i'r ., . Cleaning up after passengers have de­ barked is Sammy Gilyard, OS. New .York race track enthusiasts who want to enjoy the trip to and from the daily double at Monmouth Park track in New Jer­ sey usually take ths- SlU-manned Wilson Lines' cruise ship Hudson Beile^' (shown above) because it's a convenient and pleas­ ant way of getting there and Back. The Belle makes these runs daily from May through September, leaving New York just before noon and making connections with on express track bus in Atlantic Highlands —in plenty of time for the doily double which starts at 2 PM. Once the crowds leave the ship, SlU Inland Boatmen swing into action getting her in shape for the re­ turn run. Regular painting and cleaning is the daily rule and things are kept in ship­ shape order always. The Belle makes the l5.-mile return trip to Manhattan in less than two hours, leaving the Highlands at 7:00 nightly. John Sagersi bosun, paints deck with roller on Belle. Dockside fire prevention is 'a must, and crewman gives It good dousing. f: ti- •! •. >;•>• • r' ft.,-: Wheelsman George Johnson, OS, steers the Belle down Gravesend Bay. In back: Capt. LeBlanc. Deckhand Mike Slicen gives as­ sist to two ladies. Jesse Marino, OS, takes his job lying down, under , bench on Hudson Belle. / �••ptember, 1969 ;j, ,1 u, \ .f SEAFARERS LOG rag* Nin* RR's TURN DEAF EAR TO PACT TALKS; IBU ISSUES STRIKE CALL - t After months of fruitless negotiations with seven major railroads, the Railroad Marine Division of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union has refused a Federal offer of arbitration and, in light of the stubborn refusal of the railroads to give Furlough Boatmen ground on even the slightest of Union demands, has issued a In Pennsy Strike strike call which will take effect Some 330 SIU Inland Boat­ before the end of next month,, men working for the Pennsyl- The:t JRailroad Marine Division— . vania Railroad were furloughed from their jobs as which' has about 850 unlicensed a result of the Transport deckhand members—along with the Workers Union strike against Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ the railroad. sociation and the Masters, Mates The IBU men—who work as and Pilots—comprise the Railroad Putting scowbumper on SlU-afFiliated diesel electric dipper dredge T. A. Scoft (Merritt, Chapman deckhands in the marine divi­ Marine Harbor Council. The Coun­ & Scott) ore (l-r) Leonard Thornton, operator, and Frederick Robeor and Tom Nault, deckhands. sion of the railroad—^were cil, which does the bargaining Bumper protects dredge from being damaged while it is loading scow. notified of the job termina­ for. member harbor workers, first tions a few days before the met with a railroact, management committee last November, to pre­ Sept. 1 strike began. The sent proposed demands which strike ended several* days after \vere to be incorporated Into a it began, and the deckhands minimum two-year work agree­ have since returned to work. ment under the Railway Labor Act. But things bogged down from the start as the railroad represen-, tatives repeatedly refused to ac­ Philly Pact Talks On cept any of the Union's proposals; IBU Locals 1700 and ISOO, along nor did they offer any proposals with 101 MEBA, began con­ acceptable tp the Union. The SlU-affiliated Dredge Workers' Union and the Tug tract Local negotiations this month with A new hall for the Railroad Workers' Union are now busy dredging the bottom of the The major gains. the Railroad Tugboat Owners and Operators, Mahne officials are seeking for Marina Division has been Detroit River six days a week in an effprt to complete seven including Curtis Bay Towing, Inde­ ?the deckhands are as follows: purchased by the SIU at Jer­ miles of channel deepening "•* ^ pendent Towing, Taylor & Ander­ • • A general wage -increase of sey City, NJ. It's now in the proc­ by the end of the 1961 season draulically operated Scott is able son, Sheridan Transport, and P. F. ess of being redecorated and should 65 cents an hoUr. Working around the clock, to eat up 13 yards of sediment with Martin (McAllister Bros.) . . . Keel • Four additional paid holi­ be ready for occupancy by the end two dredges, four scows and two one bite. Along with the Scott came for new barge laid in Houston for of this month. days. two 177-foot hydraulic scows. The Interstate Oil Transport of Philly The brick, four-story building is tugboats of the Merritt, Chapman Denny, with a nine-yard bucket, . . . Barge will carry 38,000 bar­ • A pension and" welfare plan and Scott Corporation are scooping similar to that enjoyed by deep- located at 99 Hudson Street in Jer­ canm in from Cleveland with two rels . . . Second will be built soon sey City. It was purchased for up sediment from the freighter conventional scows to help out in . . . CG Willis' new cargo barge sea members of the SIU. channel off of Belle Isle as they • A minimum manning scale for $22,000. Christopher Willis arrived Paulsmake their way seven miles down- this project. all steam and diesel tugs and fer­ Railroad Marine Representative bound past the heart of the Detroit boro, NJ terminal last month . . . Seven-Man Crews ries which vas in force as of No­ G. P. McGint) reports that the riverfront. The three-year-old Scott and the Company will get three more in building is located two blocks from vember 1, 1959. Denny carry a crew of three deck­ attempt to compete with rail car­ A Federal mediator who at­ the waterfront area, between the The two dredges are the William hands, one oiler, one engineer, one riers. tended most of the negotiation New York Central and Perinsyl- Denny, steam engine dipper operator and a captain. Two scowj; ^ j; and the T. A. Scott, a new talks proffered arbitration' about vanio Railroads. A 100 ft. by 25 ft dredge, men are needed to operate and diesel elebtric dipper dredge. They parking lot adjoins the property. three weeks ago when it became Balto Asking 16% Hike brihginjg tha - channel depth maintain each scow. obvious that. no headway had The building will also have fa­ are The two SlU-affiliated tugs, the down - to 29 feet six Inches. This SIU Inland Boatmen's Union been gained during these lengthy cilities for offices oLjother Inland means Sherman H. Serre and the gigantic representatives .that ships with as much as negotiations • Boatmen groups. discussions; This 6ffer was reject­ Flo W. are working hand in hand with five majorbegan a 2'7-foot draft will be able to navi­ towing firms in with the dredge,, Workers doing the port of Baltimore this ed August'24 by the Railroad Ma­ Inland Boatmen who use public gate the river, month. maintenance work, handling lines The Union represents the licensed rine Division and the two other transportation will find the Hud­ The huge 199-foot Scott was son Street address convenient to and pulling scows out to be member unions of the Railroad both the Grove St. tubes and city brought in from Ogdensburg, N. Y., dumped. The tugs carry a crew of and unlicensed members employed Marine Harbor Council. where It just completed work on one oiler, linesmen, one engineer aboard the vessels which service buses. The seven railroads involved the busy port. Their major goal is I the St. Lawrence Seaway. The hy- and a captain. are the New York Central, New a 16 percent increase in wages and -4After a specific section of the overtime, Haven, Pennsylvania, Baltimore plus other considera­ channel Is dredged, a sweep is & Oho, Brooklyn Eastern Dis­ tions. used ,to check for high spots that trict Terminal, New Ydrk Docks, may have been missed. This barge­ and Bugh Terminal. t t like raft sweeps the bottono of the river and when a high spot is hit a Mobile Tries Experiment "strike" is registered. The range Southern Shell Milling Corp. and crossrange of the "strike" is has been sending crusher dredge then plotted* so the dredge can go into bay to crush-shell when back and finish the job. dredged instead of barging it to crushing plant ashore . . . Experi­ mental operation, if successful, The activities of the various might do away with shore crush­ inland boatmen, railroad marine ing plants. tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor 4» 4« craft under the SIU banner are dealt, ^th here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of Houston Voting Ordered NLRB ordered election in Na­ boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf tional Marine Service tug fieet . . , Coasts, on the Mississippi and Election on eight boats in fieet in­ Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes volves 98 men, including shoreand In Pacific Coast ports. side workers, and will continuo These craft operate in support until Oct. 7 with votes counted of deep sea shipping and sup­ Oct. 10 at NLRB New Orleans of­ plement such shipping in con- fice . . . "Voting will be partly by Getting set to pull loaded scow out into Lake St. Clair for dum|blng fhied Vraters. Their activities mail and partly at polls . . . Cities Is SlU-affiliated tugboat Flo'W. Three-hour trip keeps two scowinvolved include Houston, Lake concern all "seafaring trades. Charles, New Orleans, Norco. men busy with maintenance and other work. Lakes Tugs, Dredges RRTugmenGet Working 'Round Clock Hail In Jersey On Detroit River Job r IBU Round-Up •J "I 'fsr �;• rte Tea I..-,,. .u-_' • • •. • • .v7 . •ilf* ••••- ' y '/ r" " -'• SeplMAer, tlM. SEATARERS tOG :.- Buckeye, Pioneer, Steinbrenner Prepping For Work Rule Parley *Lakes » , Port • Reports Duluth Strike Seffhd DULUTH—A strike of the Twin Ports' grain elevator men was re­ ported settled after a marathon ne­ gotiation session that lasted 48 hours. Locals 112 of Superior and 118 of Duluth, Grain Millers Union, ratified a two-yeat contract. According to an unconfirmed re­ port, a Pickands imd Mather boat arrived in thiS port recently tand was manned entirely by officers. No unlicensed men were oh the ship even thdugh there are 25 un­ licensed jobs'. . • The.. P-M copipany has al& Imd off 220 out af 805 employees at its Zenith Purnace Plant in Duluth. P-M- refused to say if this was a permanent lay-off or only teniporary.JThe'plant produces pig Iron and claims that with the produc­ tion of steel down, the market for pig Iron has also dwindled. Frankfort Shipping Down Receiving f»H SlU membership books from boarding patrolman ore crewmembers of Heriry Stein­ brenner pCinsman). From the left: Joseph Regan, watchman; Vaughn Richmond, Ooalpasser; Pat McCoy, OS; James l-lamilton, coolposser; Roy Sowdreou, StU representative; DonaU Courtney, fireman; .John SHome], watchman; Conrad Johnson, oifer; Oeorge Bastey, RrotnOn; Stanley Stonick, OS, and William Gibson, wheelsman. After the books were distributed the crew held a p^rty. FRANKFORT — Shipping has been 4m the decline here due to the three-boat , operation • of the Ann Arbor carferrtes. 'Ann Arbor #S is still in the shfpyard for repair and will not be out untilsometime this month. The majority of the SIO mem­ bers have taken . their vacations, with the remainder of the men waiting for the hunting season. Brother Robert Barnes and Herb Anderson have -been discharged from the Marine Hospital, but are not yet fit for work. Brother Al Bailey Is laid up with a few broken ribs caused by a water skiing ac­ cident The SlU-contracted AKA now has a new dining room table in the crew's messroom. trict was available In the hall every day during August. SIU members who didn't Vote , aboard their ship were able to cast a ballot at the Toledo hall or any of the other SIU halls. if- - t Chicago Shipping Good CHICAGO—Shipping took a turn for tlm good during August with this port shipping men In all de-r partments, including a few .15-day relief , jobs. .'While members .were waitfhg to be_ shipped; they , en­ joyed the comforts of Urn newly renovated Chicago hall, which-now includes coffee for members, at all times of the day, television and air conditioning. Thanks go to the secretary-treas­ urer of the SIU-affiliated Tug Workers*^Union, Bob Affleck, for all his assistance during the Boladd campaign, "^e Tug 'Workers have an office in, the building that houses the Die's Chicago hall. With Boland now DIU, the port is looking forward to a busy season. For Boland now joins the list of the SlU-contracted ships of Buck­ eye, Pioneer. Steinbrenner, Reiss and Gartlandi, which run regularly into Chicago. This will mean a heavier concentration of members in this port. . 1 a. iCleveland Men K^p Jobs CLEVELAND -— The. months -of June and JOly were, fast shipping The crews from each of the Buckeye, Pioneer and Steinbrwmer boats are now in the periods in this i>ort while August ocess of electing representatives to attend a contract,ipeeting at SIU headq-uarters in showed a slight slowdown' as- the stroit. The purpose .of-the meetipg will be to discuss working rules and contract matters men kept a tighter hold on their affecting life and work aboard jobs. men voted 1S» for the SIU as op­ been Issued full SIU membership ship. With the addition this year Now that vessel passes have posed to 7 for "no. union" and 5 books without the payment of an many new companies under the been acquired from Buckeye and for the Lake Sailors Union (Ind.). initiation fee or any other fee. SlU banner, the membwsfaip on The SIU urges any Buckeye, Pi­ Pioneer (Hutchinson & Co.) as The Pioneer seamen voted 213 the whole is enjoying a greater well as Steinbrenner (Kinsman for the SIU and 94 for "no union" oneer or Steinbrenner seaman wiw Toiedo Busy Organizing number of jobs. All heels have man Transit), SIU patrolmen are and the Buckeye seamen voted 77 was eligible and has not submit­ TOLEDO—AU reports show that been handled satisfactorily and boarding each ship to service the for the SIU and 18 for "no union." ted his application for a full mem­ the Toledo-Sandusky area has bera while at times Uiere may have crews. Each crew is being request­ The SlU now has on record bership book to write or contact real bertiive of organicational been a few minor Inconveniences ed to elect a representative if it crew lists of all the unlicensed the SIU. A small number ap­ activity during recent months. The to members because of the organ­ has not already done so. Once the seamen who were employed by the plications bave been held up be­ campaign which was aimed at show­ izing campaign, the members will SIU is notified that all represen­ Buckeye, Pioneer and Steinbren­ cause of . the applicant's failure to ing Bolaud and Ckimelius seamen "foe more than repaid in the long tatives have been chosen, the men ner fleets. Qualified members have include the reqpiired pictures. that the SIU offers all SIU mem­ run with job security. will be contacted by telegram as bers real job security was consid­ The following is a list of mem­ to when and where to report. ered a success by Hie overwhelming bership books on hand in the This follows the contract sign­ vote of the Boland seaman for the Cleveland hall: James ZacharlaS, ; ing in which the companies agreed SIU. , Edward C. Pitts, John T. Scadlon, to the full provisions of the Job Shipping has been very good and Lawrence Kessinger. James R. Security Program, the Welfare a ballot box for the voting of offi­ Clayton, David M. Brown and Roco Plan and an interim agreement cers for the SIU Great Lakes Dls- Zicarelll. . which provides for recognition of The SIU is now studying a plan for the establishment of a the.Union and other basic features. The interm agreement also pro­ manning and upgrading school for SIU seamen so they can vides for negotiations to take place qualify to receive their Hreman, oiler or AB endorsements. on the matter of working rules. The plan, which envisions-f ;——-——:— Last June tlie Steinbrenner Sea­ a program of study including promoted aboard their ship. If, a possible winter training for example, a fireman's job is The SIU Great Lakes Union program, would be taught by qual­ open on an SIU boat and a coalis a union cf, by and for Great ified instructors and open to all passer holds the endorsement and Lakes seamen which has made SlU members who have the re­ has seniority over any other man tremendous progress in advanc­ quired amount of sea time, sailing unrated but holding that ing the security of SIU men endorsement, he aidy take the pro­ One method of study now being sailing under its banner. One motion and move up immediately, of its greatest aeecmplishments considered is one in which SIU if he is' capable of doing the work. seamen would be contacted and is. the seniority and job security the case of relief jobs, a quali­ system which gives Lakes men requested to take leaves of ab­ In fied seaman may also move up sence from their boats for a spe­ protection under the seasonal and fill the position. cific time of study and awistance shipping set-up. Once confined The SIU has always felt that It at a designated training center. to inland waters, activities of During this time the, SIU seai- is the responsiblity of both the SIU men oar the Lakes now have grea^ sigalfteanGe - with the tnen would receive all the needed Union and the company to assist openfog of the Sdkway and Its instructions and training 40 obtain and encourage men who have suf­ Renovation of the new SIU hall in Buffalo has begun with woricmeti i use by hundreds cf deep sea their end.orsements and then . re­ ficient sea time to upgrade them­ Ebips. The Lakes have become turn to their boats. Arrangements selves in their department, Be­ removing the old bulkheads in preparation for the complete ren- ; America's fourth ^seaMast and would be 'made for the, members' cause of this, thC SlU has always ovation. SIU representative Blackie Gardner (third from right] !; felt that It is of great advantage (eevciopments there, are of ih- meals and lodging. reports that bidlding will bo completed about October 1. It 'wm > <^^ing latere^ to alt ni^ tn • It is well known that'under the- 40 all twrated i members If they olso Inuse the Jpint Council of the ILA, the ,f,|KA Pnd.^e^lU- ^ better thems^es hy going, after Great -Lakes Seamen's Job . Seetirthe SIU family of anions.' alffilioted Tug V/drkert and Oredne Woiiers.' ity Prograip, SIU seamen can bc,,,ap.A?r fijenwn or oUer'a K 4 Union Studying Plans For Upgrading Buffalo Ronovatlons.Startod -4- �••ptomber. 19M SEAFARERS Par* Elerea LOG KES S GREAT LAKES ELECTION ENDS; FARNEN REELECTED SECRETARY-TREASURER i" ^ ^ First Pioneer Seamen (Hutchinson & Co.) to vote in SIU Great Lakes District biennial eteetTon ©I ©ffieeri were Casiner Siuda, oiler, and James Dwyer, fireman. Seated next to ballot box Is Eldon Carter, porter, one of three SIU members elected to Elec­ tion Committee when voting began August 1, at Detroit. 5 Adrift On Superior Saved By SIU Crew Through the fast thinking and quick work of the officers and crewmembers of the SlU-contracted ship Michael Gal­ lagher (Midland), a boating party of five were saved after being adrift for 28 hours in^ — ^ treacherous Lake Superior. several searches gave up, thinking The 38-foot, Detroit bound the glittering lights were mirages ir- ! ft .. craft developed engine trouble off the Huron Islands on July 26 and floundered aimlessly for 28 hours hefdre thai Gallaghe'r Spotted Its distress signals west of'Big Bay. In a matter of minutes Mr, and Mrs. George Polasek and their two daughters, Patty, five, and Jo, two, were safely aboard the freighter. The fifth person In the party, Fred llurtubiste, remained in the boat to aid in guiding the helpless craft as It was towed in. The Gallagher, loaded with 9,000 tons of coal for the Calumet Division's wharf in Hubbell, Changed its course after mirror flashes were seen south of the reg­ ular shipping lanes. The boat was also picked up on the Gallagher's radar screen. The SIU crew re­ ported that when they drew close they saw a white sheet hung over the side of the stricken boat. Used Flashlight The passengers told the Gal­ lagher crew that during the night they used a flashlight to signal for help, but with no success. The mirror had been used to reflect the sun's rays during the daf. Keweenaw sailors reported see­ ing flashes, but after making caused by atmospheric conditions existing between Manitdu Island and Stannard Rock lighthouses. Residents say such reflections are common in the Keweenaw Penin­ sula's lee shore. - > . All five passengers were re­ ported in good condition except for fatigue and slept aboard their boat that night. Owner Polasek said he planned to continue his voyage to Detroit once the engine was re­ paired. SIU Great Lakes Union Halls HEADQUARTERS ' 10225-W. Jefferson, River Rouge IS. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Seo.-Treas. ALPENA 127 River St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent. .Elmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 35 N. Pearl St. Address maU to; 890 Main St. GRant 2728 CHICAGO 0389 Ewing Ave. South Chicago. lU, SAginaw 1-0738 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St. Stanley Wares. Agent MAin 1-0147 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. Matt Anttila. Agent.... RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich. 312 Main St, Address MaU to: P.O. Box 287 Glen Beaucock. i\gent BLgin 7-2441 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8-2431 Membership-elected committees in the ports and at SIU headquarters in River Rouge have completed their tally of the results of the month-long voting for officials of" the Great Lakes District and submitted their final report for membership action at the meet­ ings on September 19. Fred Farnen was reelected secretary-treasurer. The election committee's — tallly shows an overall total Julius H. Johnson (Book No. elected committee of election in et 1,476 ballots cast throughout the district and among crews of SlU-contracted boats. The voting began August 1 , and continued through August 31. During that •period every SIU vessel was board­ ed with a ballot 6ox and crews voted. Ballot boxes were also open in .all branch offices under the supervision of membership-elected committees. ; , The headquarters election > com­ mittee reported that the following are the committees' results (* indi­ cates winner) * Secretary-Treasorer; •Fred Farnen (Book No. 2109) 1,277 votes. 17 write-in. votes. ; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer •Stanley F. Thompson (Book No. 7656) 1,256 votes. 6 write-in votes. Alpena Agent " James Gamble (Book No. 8853> 352 votes. •Norman Jolicoeur (Book No. 7774) 893 votes. 3 write-in votes. Buffalo Agent •Roy J. Boudreau (Book No. 5711) 785 votes. Thomas V. Hydock (Book No. 7326) 139 votes. 4561) 234 votes. 1 write-in vote. Cleveland Agent •Stanley Wares (Book No! 2411) 1,168 votes. 10 write-in votes. Detroit Agent •Edmond J. Doherty (Book. No. 4394) 1,155 votes. ' •8 write-in votes. Duluth Agent Matt A. Anttila (Book No. 6332) 320 votes. James La Gosh (Book No. 7550) 137 votes. Sumner E. Thompson (Book No. 6308) 201 votes. •Gerald Westphal (Book No. 7483) 658 votes. Frankfort Agent •Glen H. Beaucock (Book No. 7777) 59 votes. Flo^d Hanmer (Book No. 8894) 55 votes. Opal W. Robinson (Book No. 9485) 8 votes. 1 write-in vote. (The Frankfort agent is voted only by the crewmembers of the Ann Arbor car-ferries.) 23 Ballots Voided There were 28 ballots voided and one ballot was destroyed. On September 6, at all member­ ship meetings, the membership- each port tabulated their ballots and nqted the results in the min­ utes of the meetings. The commit­ tee then forwarded to headquar­ ters the ballots along with a copy of the tally sheets under sealed cover marked "liallots for dfficers." In cases where there was no quorum, the port agent, in the presence of a committee of five members, opened the ballot boxes and counted the ballots. Meeting Is Held On Welfare Plan The first joint shipowner-SIU committee on the Great Lakes Sea­ men's Welfare Plan met on Sep­ tember 21 in Detroit to discuss th» program of benefits and the fund­ ing program of the Plan; The committee for the operators was elected from all the operators signed to the plan at a joint meet­ ing on August 18. The SIU program is the only ons of its kind on the Great Lakes and provides for one over-all program for all seamen without regard to the specific company or the num­ ber of companies a man works for during a season. Other matters affecting SIU Great Lakes seamen were dis­ cussed at the meeting. Japanese Trade Unionists Visit River Rouge Great lakes Shipping Aug. 1-Aug. 31,1960 DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Alpena a 36 27 13 .76 Buffalo 21 7 6 34 Chicago 27 19 4 60 Cleveland 50 26 9 85 Detroit 129 117 65 311 Duluth 40 40 7 87 Frankfort 28 37 . 34 99 Toledo 19 12 0 31 350 265 138 773 PORT TOTAL , * SIU Director of Organization Al Tanner (standing, center) explains background of SIU Great Lakes Dis­ trict organizing campaign In Boland fleet to members of Japanese Trade Union Health and Safety Study Team os State Department official looks on. Some eight representatives of Japanese trade unions, Including assistant director of Alt-Japan Seamen's Union, visited River Rouge head­ quarters bst month to study American union procedures. �TVelr® SEAFARERS LOG SeviemW, 19M 1^ s SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK NJ Jobless Pay Change AidsSeamen Trainees Earn Lifeboat Tickets One of the little-noted anniversaries that slijpped by during the summer was the 10th birthday of the hospital benefit. This unique SIU benefit, which assures payments for an unlimited period, no matter how long a man is hospitalized, has yielded almost $1.8 million in cash payments to hospitalized Sea­ A major gap in New Jersey's unemployment insurance system farers since July, 1950. Among the brothers now on the hospital list of the USPHS faeility affecting Seafarers employed by In Ne\y Orleans are Louis Peed, Theodore Lee, Lawrence Wessels, New Jersey companies has been Mitchell Reed, Edwin Anderson and Donald Dambrino. All of them closed. Three SlU-contracted com­ panies, Sea-Land, Seatrain and appear to be doing okay. Brother Peed, who has had several stays In the hospital. Is back Valentine Chemical, maintain their in with a bad leg but feels that he'll be shipshape after this time. home base in New Jersey. As the result of the change, sea­ He last sailed on the Producer. Lee is another brother who is back for another gcround because of a leg condition that's troubling him. men can now combine their New Jersey wage credits with those His last ship was the -Chickasaw. Doing fine is the report on'Brother Wessels, who is in the hospital earned in other states when apply­ One of the latest groups of SIU lifeboat school trainees poses due to a heart condition. He came off the cruise ship Del Norte. Laid ing for unemployment compensa­ for "graduation" pWo outside SIU hall in Brooklyn. Successful tion. The new procedure is impor­ tant in the shipping industry be­ « class, covering meii from all departments, includes {front, I to r]: cause seamen often work for com­ M. Cruz, Angel O'Neill, Jerry Pow, S. M. Hsu, Maurice Roberts; panies located in several states. rear, Knud Ostergaard, C. Dean, Bosun Bill Doak (instructor),. When a seaman must combine seaJ. Martin, O. Rios and Ken Westervick. time in order to establish eligibil­ ity, the amount and duration of the benefits will be based on the laws of the state where the claim is filed. In the past, the seaman .who Wessels worked for companies in different Peed states could not make use of his up with a liver condition, Keed fs likewise progressing well at the New Jersey earnings when seeking New Orleans drydock. The Penn Vanguard was his last ship. unemployment Insurance. This Anderson is making headway recuperating from a heart attack and often meant he could not collect An expanded diagnostic medical carter located right in the seems to be doing okay. His last vessel was Del Campo. Off another benefits for which he was oth­ SIU hall is now being blueprinted for the port of Baltimore Mississippi ship, the Del Sol, Brother Dambrino is also reported gain­ erwise eligible. in place of the outside clinic operated for the past 2V4 years. ing in his recovery from a heart attack. Seamen off a' Seatrain vessel, These and all SIU brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and for example, previously could only •The present clinic, situated-' mail, whenever possible, from their shipmates. A visit or a letter is apply in NJ and could not use out- some distance froni the hall, is space In the-4,aur-story structure. ^ a very welcome tonic for those cooped up in the hospital. of-state earnings to establish eli­ at 1739 Eutaw Place. New OHeaiu CUnio • The following is the latest available listing of men in the hospitals: gibility. In a move designed to broaden The change in Baltimore comes VA HOSPITAL The change is effective only on the center's services and make on the heels of earlier-announced USPHS HOSPrrAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK claims filed after September 1, them more, convenient for Sea­ plans to open a similar center in WiUard T. CahiU Antonio Gonzales James Alston MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL 1960 in all states except Mississip­ farers and their families, trustees the new hall for Seafarers now Charles Haymond Sidney Anderson MT. WILSON, MARYLAND Thomas Lauer Arthur BaUu pi, Kentucky and Alaska. It will of the SIU Welfare Plan approved being constructed in New Orleans. George Davis Robert F. Nielsen Roberto Bosco TRIBORO HOSPITAL not affect current benefits. Any­ the shift at their last meeting. The In addition, plans are underway to Walter C. Cole. Jr. William Normand JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND, NY Salvator Rivera Henry A. Deacon one already collecting benefits, in exact site within the present Union establish a medical center for the James Russell William H. Todd Chas. Dougherty USPHS HOSPITAL New Jersey or any other state, building has not yet been, deter­ first time at the SIU building in T. M. White Niles v. Erlkscn CHICAGO, ILL. Peter V. Wygerden Angela Fuentes cannot use the change in NJ law. mined. There are several possible San Juan, Puerto Rico. Edgar S. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL to add to his present benefits. arrangements to utilize available NORFOLK, VIRGINIA USPHS HOSPITAL Established in April, 1957, with George .T. Balaskos Charles W. Phelps BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Dennis C-hoon Roy Y. Poore Eusibo Andaya Loyd J. Griffis the opening of the first clinic one Flea A. Clay Henri J. Robin, Jr. Wm. BrightweU Daniel HUI block ifom SIU headquarters in'-^ Hamiltcn Dailey Cecil O. Saunders Charles CantweU John ^choch James M. Davis R. E. Waterfield Brooklyn, the Medical Department ' Gorman T. Glaze Wm. E. Roberta Niddie C. Hinson VA HOSPITAL now operates clinics- in five ports. USPHS HOSPITAL FORT HOWARD. MARYLAND Month Of July, 1960 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. The centers in Mobile and New Raymond E. Dabney Matthew Bruno H. E. Monteton Orleans s^t up shop in December, VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL Daniel R. CaUaghan Harold D. Napier CULLEN, MARYLAND Daniel A. Hutto Lacey L. Phillips Port Socmen Wives Cliildren TOTAL 1957, and the newest one, in Hous­ Alvlno Terrazas L. B. Knickerbocker VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL Baltimore ?5 7 12 114 ton, marked its first anniversary last June. FORT MILEY. CALIF. BRIGHTON, MASS. Houston ... 45 0 0 45 James P. Ahern Peter A. Marozaa Howard J. Watts All told, the five clinics have USPHS HOSPITAL Raymond M. Davis James E. Martin Mobile ..... 85 * 8 7 100 given a total of 28,677 examina­ SEATTLE. WASHINGTON USPHS HOSPITAL Ray C. Coffey Sten T. Zetterman GALVESTON. TEXAS New Orleans ........ 196 6 " 6 208 tions to Seafarers and their de­ USPHS HOSPITAL George C. Dunfee D. B. Patterson . FORT WORTH, TEXAS . pendents since the start of the en­ Harry Granger James Rogers New York ... 289 22 16 327 tire program. Over 25,000 examina­ B. F. Deibler Max Olson John G. Gregory Adam E. Slowick Thomas R. Lehay Peter W. Sotire Horace C. Hunt Glen Vinson Woodrow Meyers Bozo G. Zelencic tions have been given to seamen Archie J. MUne Lyndon C. Wade SAILORS SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL John O. Morrison TOTAL ^.. 710 43 41 794 alone during this period. (See sum­ STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK USPHS HOSPITAL Bart E. Guranick Thomas Isaksen mary at right.) This covers both SAVANNAH, GEORGIA A. B. Gutierrez original exams and re-exams of Belisarlo Alonso Ernest H. Webb VA HOSPITAL George E. Kitchens WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT seamen and dependents to date. USPHS HOSPITAL Everett Haislett Henry E. Smith NEW ORLEANS, LA. John J. Driscoll Diagnostic Work E. W. Anderson Isidore Levy VA HOSPITAL Enoch B. Collins Shelby McChutosh The clinics are not treatment AMERICAN LAKE, WASHINGTON Chas. Cunningham Anthony Marano Frank E. Anderson centers: they deal exclusively in Donald Dambrino WiUiam L. Mason VA HOSPITAL F. DeDoniiiicis diagnostic, preventive medicine James T. Moore OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA Bertram Eckert Clarence Morehead Joseph-J. Bass and seek through periodic physical Ray J. Elliot Eddie A. Patingo VA HOSPITAL Nathan Goldiinger Louis W. Peed check-ups to detect potential ill­ NEW YORK, NEW YORK Leo C. Hannon MitcheU Reed Chas: O. Bergagna ness before it can become dis­ John Joseph Hazel Calvin A. Rome abling. Gustave Hoyzan Earl J. Sillin Wilbert Hughes Stanford A. Smith A small sampling of current find­ Edw. O. Johnson Andrew Stander Blood Donor Oscar M. Jones R. Stathan ings points up the value of the G. M. Kasprzyk James Stathis Center in NY program. In one month, all signs Andrew Kennedy Jay C. Steele Knapp William Thornton pointed to an inactive tubercular Seafarers are reminded that Edward Leo J. Lang Harold G. Werns condition for one -dependent as appointments for donors to the Harold A. Laiimann Lawrence Wessels RoI.-<nd Wilcox well as a number of ,seameik ex­ SIU Blood Bank can be made Theodore LeeVA HOSPITAL * amined. As a result, the individuals at any time on the 2nd deck at WEST ROXBURY, MASS. were promptly "alerted to the situ­ SIU headquarters. Blood dona­ R, J. ArsenaultVA HOSPITAL ation and advised of - possible tions are made at the New York HOUSTON, TEXAS Talbot treatment. Lacking this type of Health Center of the SIU Wel­ Edward US SOLDIERS HOME ft HOSPITAL medical facility, they might have fare Plan, just one block from WASHINGTON. DC gone on for years with no hikling the hall, and take only a few Wm. H. Thomson VA HOSPITAL of a seitoUs problem or What to do moments. CENTF" -""T SPRINGS, SD about it Clifford C. Womack All-New Clinic Mapped For Baltimore SIU Hall Physi€al Exams-^All SIU C/m/cs In the hospital? mmm iminediafely! v'-. �•; » ^'ri* :> ••• • .'•,-v;.^;:,5tJ!-'t;''»!-n;f»-^.-''••• ' • Sr '• • September, 19M SEAFARERS Tw nirteM LOG tlTlT DEPARTMEN'T Disability-Pension Roster Grows 12 More SlU Men Retired .«« • H'- An even dozen Seafarers who are no longer able to work-make up one of the largest groups ever approved for the SltJ disability-pension benefit at one time. The 12 SIU vet­ erans got the green light for the $35 weekly benefit at the latest meeting of the joinfboard OJ. trustees for the SIU Wel--^ 1955, he used to sail as a member hernia condition. fare Plan. Rourke, also a deck department The latest additions to the of the black gang. Francis, now 57 years of age, SIU disability-pension list bring the total number of Seafarers now had sailed with the steward de­ receiving this benefit to 190. De­ partment. He joined the SIU In spite mounting additions to the 1943 and was declared not fit for benefit roster, deaths keep reduc­ ing the total. Five of the dozen approved this Papadokis Bastes Goldsmit time are under 60 years of age, including two under 50. Already receiving their benefits, those just added to the list are: Nicklos A. Bastes, William R.-Bates, Scherzer Lowe veteran, joined the Union in 1940. He is retiring at the age of 57 be­ cause an inflammation of the kid-, neys prevents him from working. Wilisch is 64 years old and sailed in the deck department. An SIU man since 1946, he was declared not fit for duty permanently be­ cause of a disabling arteriosclerosis Bates duty permanently due to a heart condition. Another veteran of the steward department, Goldsmit is now 75 years old. He is retiring from the sea because of heart disease after having sailed with the SIU since 1941. Medina, 46 years of age, sailed vdth the engine department and joined the Union in 1942. A heart ailment- has forced him to quit working for good. An oldtimer who shipped in the deck department, Scherzer joined the. SIU back in 1939. He is 63 years old and is retiring from sea­ faring due to heart disedse. Lowe Is 65 years old and is- a deck department member who joined the Union in 1939. He is re­ tiring because of arthritis and a Medina Rourke and arthritic condition. Neumaier is retiring at the age of 74 because of arteriosclerotic heart disease. Ha joined the SIU in 1940 and had sailed in the stew­ ard department. Pappadakis, another steward de­ partment veteran, joined the Un­ ion in 1941. He is retiring due to a heart condition at the aga of 65. Seesholtz, who is*^8 years old, joined the Harbor and Inland Waterways Division of the SIU in 1957. He was approved for special disability benefits because of de­ generative arthritis that prevents nim from working. Augustus Francis, Abram Gold­ smit, Marcos E. Medina, Edward Scherzer, Jesse Lowe, George Rourke, Edward Wilisch, Charles J. Neumaier, Michael Pappadakis and Lawrence F.' Seesholtz Sr. Bastes, who is 64 years old, sailed in the steward department and joihed the SIU In 1944. His USPHS record states that, he is Along with millions of youngsters all over the US, an "not fit for duty permanently" be­ estimated 2,OO0 SIU. benefit babies joined the back-to-school cause of arteriosclerotic heart movement this month at the end of the summer recess. The disease. A member of the Union since 2,000 - figure represents only-*^ 1946, Bates is only 40 years old. half of the more than 4,000 for births to proud SIU parents He has been declared not fit for children born to SIU families amounts to $812,000, and covers duty permanently because of since the maternity benefit pro­ the arrival of 4,060 youngsters. Twenty-four of the new arrivals epilepsy. Previously on the special gram got underway in 1952. The latest total of benefits paid were recorded during the.first four disability list for one month in weeks in August. . An additional family "nestegg" is represented by an equal number of $25 US bonds presented to the families by'the Union as a gift in Cn#.:ni Cariiritu Old-Age, Survlvovs and Disability Inthe baby's name. The accumulated sociai aecuriTy. gurancg system (OASDl), popularly known maturity value,of the baby bonds as Social Security, is a program of Federal benefits, It is ad­ issued to date equals $101,500. ministered in Washington by the Social Security Administration Payable since April 1, 1952, the of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare through field $200 SIU maternity benefit was offices in many cities. The program prpvides maximum' family set up to ease the cost of childbenefits of $254 monthly. rearing for the growing number If you are employed or self-employed in any kind, of work cov­ of SIU men raising families. ered by Social Security, you must have a Social Security account Despite the skeptics, the invest­ number. Your Social Security card shows your account number, ment rapidly proved worthwhile. A total of 518 SIU youngsters was which is used to keep a record of your earnings. You should use born in the first year and, at its the same account nunnbier all your life. It is advisable to check peak, -647 newcomers arrived in periodically on the status of your account in order to avoid any the third (April, 1954-March, 1955). possible errors. All told, in the more than eight OASDI benefits are not paid automatically. Applicants for oldyears since the program began, an age, survivors or disability insurance are adyised to file promptly average of 490 babies has arrived and to have necessary proofs of age, marital status, dependent each year. support and/or death (for survivors* benefits) available in ad­ One of the unique features of vance. When you believe you are eligible file promptly, with or the maternity benefit is its recog­ without proofs, so that benefits payments may start as soon as nition of multiple births, in(;luding possible. Prompt filing is important because the number of hack 33 .sets of twins and two sets of payments Is limited by law. This applies to the liunp-sum burial triplets for which multiple bene­ benefit (maximum, $255) also. . fits were paid. $111 Benefit Babies Top 4,000; Many In School ii'-'* r Know Your Benefits xm Joseph Volpian, Social .Secnrity Director Welfare Plan Passes lOtSi Birthday The passing of time since the SIU Welfare Plan began ten years ago has seen many developments. The wide variety of benefits now available to Seafarers and their families has become such a matter of routine that the latest Welfare Plan anniversarj' passed by un­ noticed. The same applies to the SIU Vacation Plan, now past its ninth year. It's important to note, however, that these benefits cannot be re­ garded as mere "routine matters". They cannot be regarded* as such because they represent an outlay of more than $300,000 per month in cash benefits alone (see chart below). This is a considerable sum worthy of some recognition. Various other service benefits are not included in the total. In actual fact, the "Social Security" banner of this department covers a great many matters of concern to Seafarers and their fami­ lies. The livelihood and well-being of thousands of SIU families are directly linked to the chain of SIU benefits and other benefits noted on these pages. (See also story on page 4). * None of these items can be classed "routine" when you look at the whole picture. Aside from' the concerns of the. immediate family, the birth of 'a child is no matter of wondef today. However, consider the fact that over "4,000 youngsters in SIU families, half of them al­ ready attending school, have entered the world since the time a few short years ago when the SIU maternity benefit program began. Consider what a physical examination program, a blood bank and a combined medical-surgical-hospital program must mean in main­ taining the health of these growing youngsters and their families. These are only a part of our SIU "Social Security" facilities. In another area, look at the number of "firsts" we have witnessed in developing our benefits. These are naturally prestige-builders, but they also mean new needs being .taken care of, wherever they may occur. Larry Seesholtz, now disabled and a member of the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Division, is the first tugboatman from the Gulf area to start drawing the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension. Ha is ohe of a dozen Seafarers recently qualified for this benefit, which is available to him throughout his lifetime because he is no longer able to work (see story at left). This is another important measure of what security means for an SIU man. • * * Many of our oldtimers expressed interest in the action by the re­ cent extra session of Congress on a medical care aid bill for the aged. Due to the political activities linked to the passage of this bilh the legislation that emerged is far from satisfactory in many quarters. Efforts will surely be made next year to improve on it. Meanwhile, our oldtimers at least have the assurance that SIU benefits still cover their particular needs In this area. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Report of Cash Benefits Paid Period: August 1-28, T960 Number of Amount Benefit^ Paid Hospital Benefits (Welfare).. 5,121 $14,567.51 Death Benefits (Welfare) 6 19,905.00 Disability Benefits (Welfare). 716 25,060.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) . 24 4,800.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare) 143 39,062.12 Optical Benefits (Welfare)... 175 1,693.61 Summary (Welfare)....... 6,185 Vacation Benefits $105,088.24 1,194 $203,780.29 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD.. 7,379 $308,868.53 Summary Cash Benefits Paid Hospital Benefits (Welfare) $1,778,717.35 Death Benefits (Welfare) 3,132,969.06 Disability Benefits (Welfare) ... 1,112,835.00 Maternity Benefits (Welfare)... 812,000.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 1,239,752.90 Optical Benefits (Welfare) .... 36,882.07 Summary (Welfare), $ 8,113,156.38 Vacation Benefits $14,529,315.21 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID TO DATE $22,642,471.59 �Face Fonrteea SEAFARERS •evtembert IMt LOG 'Ha- ;:•• ^ Welcome New^ FINAL DISPATCH SIU BABY The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $32,000 In benefits was paid: Roy G. Wilt. 54: Brother, Wilt John S. Lukas, 65: Brother Lukas died of arteriosclerosis in Harris- died of natural catlses In the Pub­ burg, Pa., on lic Health Serv­ August 4, 1960. ice Hospital on An SIU member S t a t e n Island, since 1947, he New York, July had sailed for 1, 1960. He had many years in sailed in the the engine de­ steward depart­ partment. His ment since March survivors include 2, 1946. He is his widow, Helen survived by his E. Wilt, of Harwidow, Irene risburg. Details about his place of Lukas, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Burial burial are not known. Total bene­ was at the Cypress Hills Cemetery, fit: $4,000. Brooklyn, NY. Total benefit: $4,000. 4 ai ai Frank Bines, 37: Brother Blues passed away on July 2, 1960, at the King County Hospital, Seattle, Wash., following an a 11 a c'k of pneumonia. H e had sailed "since September, 1943, as an SIU man In the engine de­ partment. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Veronica B. TristanL Burial details are not known. To­ tal benefit: $4,000 3^ 4 ft t t t William B. Baylors, 39: Brother Saylors died of drowning on July 17, 1960, in the Mississippi River at New Orleans, La. He had been sailing in the steward depart­ ment since 1946. Lila Bailey Say­ lors was appoint­ ed administratrix of his estate. Burial was in the Amity Cemetery, New Orleans, La.. Total benefit: $4,000. ARRIVALS All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union In the baby's name,-repre­ senting a total of $3,200 In maternity benefite and a matniity value of $400 In bonds: • , . . News ol his SIU disability-pension bene­ fits plus first $35 weekly check gives a much-needed lift to veteran Seafarer Charles J. Neumaier (left visited recent* ly by Walt Sibley. SIU A&G port agent at San Francisco. (See story, page 13) George A. Gonzales, born July 6, 1960, to Seafarer end Mrs, Alphonso R. Gonzales, New Or­ leans, La . ' it it if Gwenda Ann Henry, born July 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs^ Michael Henry, Channelview, Tex. 4 i 4 SIU BLOOD BANK HONOR ROLL 4" 4" 4» 4". ' 4" .4.. 4-:- 4 \ Joey Rivera, born . August T 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose P. Rivera, Bronx, NY. Michael Lowell HlpP, bora Au­ gust 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lyle Lowell Hipp, Houston, Texas, - 4 4 4 4 4 4 • 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 Ke-vin James Hume, born July 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter F. Hume, Arabi, La. vi? StU Blood Bank . Inventory rn.v • 4" Dale Wayne Groth, bom June Leon Joseph Maas, bom April 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John 25, i960, to Seafarer and Mrs. LeOn "David Groth, Baltimore, Md. J. Mass, New Orleans, La. 4. i- 4 Timothy Mark Kent, born July if it . if . Alice Charlene WlUlams, born 28, 1960, td; Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde A. Kent, Baltimore, Md. Mars I. Gallop, 34: Brother Gal­ t t • lop died of drowning at Macapa, at the mouth of Genezyasz J. Nowokunskl,. 44: A the Amazon River coronary thrombosis was fatal to in Brazil on July Brother Nowo­ 18, 1960. He had kunskl in Bom­ shipped in the bay, India, on steward depart­ May 7, 1960. He ment since Au­ sailed in the The SIU blood bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families gust, 1945. Marsteward depart­ with blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarers can donate to vella Gallop was ment since De­ the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few of the appointed admin­ cember 18, 1946. Seafarers and others who have donated to the blood bank. istratrix of his Surviving are his Leventhal, Jason R. Smith, Troy D. estate. Details about the place of daughters, Jeanne Garay, Rufino Silberfarb, Peter M. and Mary Nowoburial are not known. Total bene­ Trefethen, Donald A. Olsen, Elmer kunski of Whitman, Massachusetts. fit: $4,000. Wagner, Donald Keller, Frank A. Place of burial was not indicated. J, Meher, Cornelias B. Escabi, Luis A. Total benefit: $4,000. Anselmo Melendez; 69: Brother Vazquez, Domingo Orencio, Nicanor Melendez died on August 19, i960, t t 4" Womack, James D. Parker, James M. of injuries fol­ Bennett, Jack J. Robert Belyea, 35: Brother Bellowing an aUto Suchmam David yea, died of a hemorrhage while accident in his O'Neill, Johnny aboard the SS Santore, March 14, hometown of Strange, Leo 1960. He had sailed in the engine Freeport, LI. He Benefield, Glen O. had shipped in department since September 11, Lane, Edward J. the engine de­ 1956. He is survived by his widow, Koval, John T. partment and Elsie E. Belyea, appointed admin­ Period: July, 1960 Trazenfeld, Leonard had been an SIU istratrix of the Belye»t estate. Buri­ Pints Contributed .... 167 Allison, Cornelius J, member since al was in the Lutheran Cemetery Martin, George F. 1939. total bene­ Winger, Minnesota. Total benefit: Pints Rejected-3 Black, James F. fit: $4,000. $4,000. Brookfield, Henry - Pints Credited* ....... SSVi Pints On Hand Silverstein, Stanley S July 1 JBI Barbara, Salvatore " Ellman, Leonard 180V6 Bouchier, Ronald G. Pints Used .......... 42 Subotnick, Stuart Cleary, Stephen M.. Pints On Hand Perez, Jose M. August 1, 1960 ..........138V4 Reddock,' Richard . , The Seafarer described below, is receiving the $35 .weekly SW * * • , Harper, Harry H. disability-pension benefit. Summary Ritt, Joseph M. Robert M. Ellis . . . 72 . . . First went to sea back in 1913 on an Total Contributed To Date: Dunn, Joseph old-line dry cargo vessel. He Joined the SIU liyi93d 1,158 Pints Barnes, Lionel C. • as a member of the steward department. Among Total Rejected To Date: Carpenter, Alvln / the .many vessels he's sailed. Brother Ellis remem­ 43 Pints Pltzele, Peter . ' i' bers the Waterman ship Yaka, for it was on this . Total Credited To Date: Sands, John E. . ship that he made the famed Murmansk run in 1942. 557V^ Pints Williams, John He recalls that the ship was under fire from above, Total Used To Date: Gottfried, Gerald J, . under and on the seas . . , and although the trip 419 Pints Blake, John ' was successful, the memory lingers pn even today. Blake, Brian Retired since 1955 on t}ie SIU disability-pension, *This is a standard arrangement Fong, Jackson this veteran Seafarer liyes in Brooklyn with his wife alloting 50% for s'ervice, process­ Sisto, Eugene J. Muriel. Well along in years, he generally takes it ing and storage to Brooklyn Efron, Ronald ' J easy ^pund the house, but stfll manages to get out to the hall in Geisler,• RobM^;F<j ; ,• .Donor Center Inc.' ' * , * * Brooklyn at least twice a month to chat and visit with former ship­ Bruckner, Howard'-.' mates. ? . GOAB; 500 PINTS IN BANK Cousins, -Clarenoe; ^ PENSIONERS CORNER August 8, 1960, to Seafarer" and Mrs. James E. Williams,'Mpbile, Ala. t i>iii> Jacqueline Lynn TroMlair, born June 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack C. Trosclair, Mobile, Ala. Debra Marie- Flaherty, borii July 23,1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John M. Flaherty, Boston, Mass. Milton Lee Morrow, born April 18, 1960, to Seafarer wd Mrs. Coy Lee Morrow, Mobile,,Ala. Jimmie Wayne Brown, born July 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jimmie R. Brown, Milligan, Fla. Roberto Ayala, born August 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jesus Ayala, Bronx, NY. . Cathy Lunelle Bishop, born July 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hollis Bishop, Bayou La Batre, Ala. Scholarship Rule Change Seafarers or their children who are interested in competing for future SIU scholarship awards are advised to note a clarification in the eligibility rules, which was adopted at the last meeting of the trustees. The amendment stipulates that only unmarried children of Sea­ farers can qualify as dependents eligible for an award. Successful candidates who are children of Seafarers must be unmarried at the. time they receive their awards. This rule does not, of course, affect active Seafarers competing for a scholarship. Five $6,000 four-year college scholarships • are given annually, one of which is reserved for an active Seafarer. To date, since 1953, a total of 38 scholarships with an aggregate value of $228,000 have been awarded. Nineteen have been won by active seamen and 19 by SIU men's children. Up until last year, the seamen ischolars led th6 youngsters 17'-11 in the number of scholarships won.' The 1961 awards will be made next spring. . . -if �tm SSAPAKERS Waam FifUMI LOG *Mon Overboard!' FBOteTHE SIU in WASHINGTON COURT DECISIONS. The United States Supreme Court in a case involving the Order of Railroad Telegraphers and North Western Railroad ruled that a union's 4cmand to amend a collective bargain­ ing agreement to prohibit a railroad from abolishing jobs without the eoftsent erf the union was a bargainabie issue under the Railway Labor Act This controversy was a "labor dispute" within the mean­ ing of the Norris-LaGuardia Act, which deprives Federal Courts of the jurisdiction to issue injunctions in such disputes. The railroads in this case operated a rail system covering over 9,000 miles, prin­ cipally in the Midwest. The railroads petitioned the public utility commissions in same of the states in which, it operated claiming ttiat the railroad found it necessary to close s.tations in order to improve its weak financial condition. They claimed there were so few duties at some of these stations that the agents worked as little as 30 min­ utes a day for a full day's pay. The union notified the railroads that it wanted- to open negotiations on this matter and to amend the col­ lective bargaining agreement to include the principle that no position then in existence would be abolished or discontinued except by agree­ ment between the carrier and the union. The railroad took the posi­ tion that tlie union request did not constitute a labor dispute or a bargaining issue. Several meetings were held, but the two sides could come to no agreement. As a result, the union voted to strike and the railroad company took the ease to court asking for an injunction. Tlx® District court ruled that the union's demand related to pav, rules and working condiUmis and therefore constituted a labor diapu'ce. Th® district court's ruling was reversed by the Court of Appeals and finally The Supreme Court was asked to rule on the case. <7 i Boland- & Gorrielius seamen have, per- up assorted "independent" outfits, contract­ fomied a service to themselves and to or­ ing to non-maritime unions such as District ganized seanaen everywhere by the decisive 50 and similar methods. manner in which they rejected Teamster Touch And Go President James R. Hoffa. It is clef^ from Whw the present. SIU Seaway organizing the record that the ill-fated Teamster raid drive was undertaken just three years ago, in the maritime field was the personal ven­ it was touch and go for a while. Other cir­ ture of the Teamster president. The raid cumstances, such as the virtual shutdown of •was directed out of the headquarters of Lakes shipping in 1959, have added to the Hoffa's home local, Local 299 in Detroit. obstacles faced by the organizers. However, The attorney for the "independent brother- 1960 is the year in which the tide turned. hcKKi" in Bolahd & Cornelius, a group The Great Lakes District has triumphed by ganized specificaUy for the purpose of keep­ convincing margins in four of the, five elec­ ing unions out of the fleet,; also happens to . tions held this summer, an outstanding rec-, be JHfoifa*s attorney of record, Numerous, ' ord in a citadel 'of anti-unionism arid in a lieutenants of Hotta -a^ere-directly involved hostile political atmosphere. As a result of lit the effort to rig anJffidection''. -vvrheceby SIU activity since 1957 nearly 2,0^Lakes the Teamsters "would "have.sw^lloWed th«f seamen employed on 74 ships are, now en­ "independent brotherhood" and repudiated joying the beriefits of maritime union repre­ the SIU. EUaborate finagling with the con- sentation. The organizers who have worked :duct of this '^election " mysterious handling long and hard throughout the Lakes against of some 100 absentee ballots, intimidation o* discouraging odds are to be congrat^ated the families of crewmembers, all fail^ to on an outstan^ng job. With the pro-Uniori convince Boland seamen that they were bet- trend now firmly established, hopes are high -ter off with IJoffa than the SIU. When the that 1961 will bring more Union victories. showdown came in a Government-super­ vised election, they mad# their choice loud , and clear over the combined pppositicm bf" Hoffa, the "independent brotherhood^^ ^nd *'t^--slupQvimer^: . October 4 is the big day for Philadelphia In the past, Hoffa has" Seafarers,because that evening, will mark as a "fink"^ by the SIH of hia .will­ the formal opening of the brand hew hall ingness, to use aoati-labwJfegislatio^^ suchjiO for SIU men.in that port With the opening the Laiidrum-Griffin bdlV to- atiadc the.St¥ in i?hiladelphia, another landmark has been 8tnd other uniona Hoffa's action in Boland & Cornelius, particularlyr his (ios6;kss!biCaa-7 passed in the complex and difficult job of tioh Widi the ''*indepifend^.t. brotherhiipd'^? pfoviding comfortable and adequate facili' ties for Seafarers in all ihajor ports. sCrves tq justify ,t^at description. ; •i' • Work on the New Orleans hall is prtv ^t.there is more to file & Gbr•s nelius election than rei^iatidh of a Heffa grossing at a rapfd clip. It should be near . completion by the end of the year. Houstonraid. On the pc»itive sidey^ t^he B4«G offers further evidence of the svring,:-j#f^" is- neX^t^ With property alr^^ earmarked for that purpose. Lakes seaiheh towardiunion representation. I*pr j^ars ia ; The new haUs reflect the new status of coalirion of non-union ' Jeamijm. T^ fitting acccunpaniment to ->*•••' f. , the Swpeiw benefits and protecfoughii off. ahjdt.^fi%e^ :cfgamizing effOris. in the pthce® they'i^^ uOh whidti seamen enjoy today as compared : ^ M a- variety of devices, among them the'old .'wHh what existed at the Union's founding, iH r: ? "divide and conquer'' technique of setting 22 years a^ in October, 1938. ' (• • i'-f • PhUnilelphia Hall -T t, ^ FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY. The publication recent­ ly released by the Department of Commerce, entitled "Rationale of Federal Transportation Policy," has a chapter that dea's with prob­ lems of the merchant marine. Among the problems discuesed are: first, that an authorative determination of the total size and quality of the essential fleet necessary to meet both the defense and peace­ time requirements of the commerce of the US must be made. Second, is the size and trend of the merchant marine subsidy, including pos­ sible means of increasing revenues, decreasing costs of operation, and decreasing costs of construction. The authors of the publication say, "as respects some types of limited war, it appears that t'le mer­ chant marine may be reasonably adequate in terms of total quantity. However, there appear to be deficiencies qualitatively as respwts ship age, sgeed, heavy lift capability, and ability to load a'rd ur.load under conditions more primitive than those existing at major com­ mercial seaports ... a closely associated problem is the relianc® currently placed upon vessels under the flags of Panama, Liberia and Honduras. Vessels under these flags of convenience represent a vital segment of our ocean-going capability, including about one-half of our tanker and three-fourths of our bulk carrier tonnage. Li tima of war, it is presumed that these vessels would be under the praetieal control of the United States, since they are American-owned anl since their countries of .registry have no navies by whieh they could enforce physical control. However, these ships are manned by foreign nationals, and US cantrol over them is not as effective as if they carried the American flag and American crews." The report says that everything possible should be done to improve US conirel over these ships and that the US should make efforts to have all friendly maritime nations sign agreements for the immediate return of the ships to the US in the went of an emergency. i, $ SHIPS vs. RAILS. On May. 25, I960, Congressman James E. Van Zandt, (R.-Penn.), introduced a bill, HR 12385, which would requir® users of inland waterways to pay a user's charge. Before Congress adjourned for the national nqioinating conventions. Van Zandt told the House of RepresenUUves that there was scant opposition to th® user charge principle, ne said that Presidents Roosevelt. Truman and Eisenhower have all. publicly urged the imposition of suck charges for the use of publicly provided transportation facilities. H« said the users of the Federally-subsidized inland waterways, built and maintained at taxpayers' expense, have never paid the Govern­ ment anything for either the construction of or operating on thes® costly facilities. Federal expenditures for navigation on the inland and intracoastal waterways have totaled more tksn $2.6 billion. Van Zandt said there is "no denial of the fact that barge line operations oh our inland waterways form a mature and financially sLrong in­ dustry. As such, that industry should be required to take its place in transportation, on a sell-sustaining basis, bearing its own costs under conditions of fair competition with other modes of transportation." $ ^ MARITIME OUTLOOK (Tankers), According to AMMI, al.-nost 15 per cw>t of the US-flag privately-owned tanker tonnage, or about 992,000 dwt, was inactive as of June 30, 1960. Practically all of th® wa« d»e to iaek of employment. The AMMI-report said that freight rates for tanker cargoes remain depressed, and With few ex­ ceptions, have been below the break-even level for US-flag vessels. The study indicates that the outlook, for the world tanker fleet and the ^ tanker fleet" in particular for the remainder of 1939 and th® years ahead, will remain uncertaia until the problem of surplus ton­ nage is resolved. On July 1, I960, the United States-flag privately owned tanker fleet totaled 342 vessels of 6,680,063 dwi. The U3 tankship fleet is now 34 vessels below the 1939 fleet, but has grown more than 2.4 million dwt. This is due to the fact that^the averag® tanker today is in- excess of 19,500 dwt as compared to an averag® of 11,200 dwt in 1939. 4« MOtRTGAGE INSURANCE. A% of June 30, 1960, MA had In effect, under Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1938, approximately $427 million in Government mortgage Insurance and commitumnts to insure mortgages involving 50 ships and 3 barges. Pending appli­ cations for Title XI mortgage insurance is estimated to involve an, additional $278 million on 31 deep and 72 shallow draft vessels. This makes a total either in effect or pending of $705 million on projects involving 158 vessels. .13:.. -.7 �SEAFARERS Pac* filxfeen Cei»teinben 1989 LOG 8111 Man Gets Citizenship Union Meetings Reaffirm LOG Editorial Policies SIU membership meetings in all ports have approved a resolution authorizing the Union's executive board to maintain the traditional editorial policy of the SEATARERS LOG in view of the recent changed in format and publication. The resolution notes that^^ the LOG is published monthly comprehensive Information were gan of the Union. The LOG will to cor,form to the new monthly also mentioned in the resolution. not serve the political advantage The changes, the resolution of any individual in the Union, nor membership schedule. Physical changes in format in order to pro­ notes, will not alter the traditional will it publish anything injurious vide expanded coverage and more editorial policy of the official or- to the Union. The text of the resolution is as follows: "Whereas, the Union's official publication, the SEAFARERS LOG, has instituted physical changes in its format to provide expanded coverage and more comprehensive information to the membership re­ garding the Union and its affiliates, as well as the maritime industry The blatant strikebreaking activities of the Kohler Co., ma­ in general, and Seafarer Peter Van Wygerden receives his citizenship papers jor plumbing-ware manufacturer, have been denounced and "Whereas the SEAFARERS LOG from Judge Richard Hartshorne in the judge's chambers at the overturned in a landmark National Labor Relations Board is now being published on a month­ US District Court in Newark, NJ. Wygerden is a patient at the ly basis in order to conform with decision. As a result, the com--* USPHS Hospital in Staten Island. He was taken to the ceremony any has been ordered to re- the strikebreakers it brought in the monthly membership meeting by on SIU representative. ire 1,700 strikers. To do this to take the jobs in the company's schedule as provided for in the the company would have to unload futile effort to break the back of I[pion's amended constitution, and "Whereas, these changes in phys­ the union. The company promptly an­ ical format and publication dates nounced it would appeal the re­ represent no change in the estab­ instatement order in the courts in lished and traditionally-observed a further delaying action. Mean­ editorial policy of the SEA­ while, the United Automobile FARERS LOG, to wit: Seafarer Peter Van Wygerden, 33, got a new le^se on life "That no articles shall be pub­ Workers Local 833 is continuing last month when he became a United States citizen in cere­ to picket the plant in the six-year- lished in the SEAFARERS LOG monies at the US District Court House, Newark, NJ. which serve ^le political advan­ old walkout. As a result, he's now a steptage of any individual within It is expected It will take at The United States and most of least a year to resolve the issue the union, officer or member, closer to the day when he can and some 150 other citizens-to-be the other member nations of the in, the courts. and call for his German-boim wife the basic freedoms they would.en- Organization Of American States The controversy began In 1954 "That no articles shall be pub­ Ingrid and 18-month old son, Peter, joy as Americans. • last month began recalling their when the union sought a contract lished in the SEAFARERS LOG now living in Holland with his Next came the recitation of the diplomatic personnel stationed in incorporating the union shop and which are deemed injurious to parents. Then the Van'Wygerdens the Dominican Republic shortly other benefits. The company would the Union or to its collective intend to settle down to a new life oath of allegiance, and the people gathered there—of all ages, reli­ after the OAS voted to sever dip­ grant none of them, and negotia­ membership, or which violate together in West Milford, NJ. gions and nationalities—repeated lomatic ties with that country. the accepted canons of ethics tions broke down. The strike fol­ The SIU member almost missed it after the Judge. and good taste. The break in relations between lowed. the citizenship ceremony as a re­ the US and the Trujillo regime Kohler subsequently gave non- "Therefore, be It resolved, that sult of back injuries he received will in no way aifect shipping as strikers' a wage increase, dealing the membei'ship of the Seafarers while a crewmember of the Sear far as the SIU is concerned. Only without the union, and this con­ International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, train New York. He was admitted two companies—^Alcoa Steamship verted what had been an economic Lakes dnd Inland Waterways Dis­ to the Public Health Hospital at and Bull Line—had previously strike to one against unfair labor trict, go on record at this time as Staten Island several weeks after­ Seafarers with beefs regard­ called there, and a check with practices. reaffirming this traditionally-ob­ ward and. is still undergoing an al­ ing slow payment of monies due them indicated that they had long Last month, the NLRB found served editorial policy of the SEA­ most continual series of diagnostic from various operators in back since discontinued that service be­ that the raise was in violation of FARERS LOG, and also, tests. Although he presently is wages and -disputed overtime cause of economic reasons. "Be is resolved that the consti- allowed out of bed for only an should first check whether they the law. One board member went US trade with the Dominican further and said that the true tuitonally - established Executive hour or so a day because of his have a proper mailing address Republic — cultural, tourist or cause for the strike lay in the en­ board shall be authorized and di­ condition, doctors gave him a spe-* on file with the company. SIU otherwise—^will probably continue tire history of the Kohler firm, rected to maintain and implement cial pass so that ho wouldn't miss headquarters officials point out Into the immediate future in light which shows "a fixed intent to . . . this traditional editorial policy of the important occasion. : that reports received from sev­ of the fact that consular functions rid itself of the union." He said the SEAFARERS LOG in a man­ eral operators show checks have Judge Outlines Freedom have not yet been affected by the that this inveitably provoked and ner consistent with Article X,-Sec­ been mailed to one address break in relations. The duties of prolonged the strike. tion 8 of the Union constitution." Before the Seafarer officially was while a beef on the same score the consulate, differ from those of The board sharply reprimanded .Submitted, by Executive Board: hand'ed his cttizehship papers by is sent from another, thus cre­ the diplomatic corps, and include Kohler for hiring detectives- to , Paul Hall, Cal Tanner,; A1 Kerr, the'Judge, the Honorable Richard ating much difficulty in keeping the validation of seaman's papers, spy not vnly on tim strikers but 'Earl Sheppard, Claude/Simmons, Hartshorne, hie sat attentively as. accounts straight. •nd issuance of visas. the official impressed upon him— on the board's own attorneyis. Ijndsey Williams, A1 Tanner. Order Kohler To Rehire 1,700 In 6-Year Strike E Seaman Rides Wheelchair To Citizenship Ceremony US Cuts All Ties With Dominicans UsePnlyOne Mill AfMrosi U *n}l NEWS HEADLINES j{uRRICANte POMNA IVkkfe VUERTO RICO,F/ORIPAR£VS/4AH> aABA^rcoA9r. CNBR moiB. IN REVIEW^ — sniu //S/ NEAR,'OlAC&, AS RINAL B4CT70V5 JOUST fZlR VSSfl ; UM Afr^Mfnif^^'TberABiutB MATiOAi» r' — pUBRTO RICO. W) SHAIZB OF OLYMPIC (SAMBMBPAIS ... WOMEM Oi/AhlA^^ sHCTPurmRS eWsLL-pTTAL US^.tA^iNAMBRlCAh^NAriONSABRBBON (ylANT "^MARBRAIL PLAN'' PoR ... ^^ J^iL4J0N FRO^^MVBSlSNBDlDBeriBfi riTIPA/S OFM/U/OVS... UB yJOULD BB mFLOBMCEOff/sArICVW IN MAKING VBCiBIONSe rirooFYUSb'SLAs/iAfMASGBROF Be^PrANDCA^RocFCOBAAiX COMB-rOAlBMYof^WUMCmiL POUCBVEfAmm SBCURITY opsf^swrnPARnALiNTBSRAPfial /V , Sa/BRALSDinHBSN CrPBS INCIVOIN& MBAlORLBANB B%PBCm>NEiCre �PTpf'"-:; •i'A •eptember, 1960 SEAFARERS Pace SeTenteea LOG T HE US Coast Guard, with the Help of electronics, has been keeping tabs on the positions of thousands of ships at -sea during the two years it has been operating AMVER—the Atlantic Merv,hant Vessel Re­ port System. AMVER can quickly plot ship positions at any given time for vessels tak­ ing part in this free service. This is the quickest method of getting aid to sick or injured seamen on ships which hove no doctors. Merchant ships using the service transmit basic information—route and speed—to any of 14 Coast Guard radio stations which relay this to the AMVER cen­ ter where it is recorded on on IBM Card and then fed into on electronic memory unit known as RAMAC. A ship need not report again unless it deviates more than 25 miles off the given course. As a result, seamen on ships taking part in the service can get speedy care in an emergency. l.» V9% •:i - M AMVER ELECTRONIC RESCUE AID FOR SHIPS '••I iil -f'i! I v.. * ^ rlliililli It- Incoming AMVER messages are received on teletype. Index lists 8,000 call §igns.' Operator enters position data on sheet which will later be transferred to IBM card. Data, in edited form, is punched on machine^ at left, rer-punched at riglxt. Cards are placed in hopper,, then fed into RAMAC which computes, stores data. hv^-- "Hot line" phone in Rescue Coordination Center, New York, picks up distress details; AMVfiR advises of ships closest to scene. "Memory" portion of machine is in discs at center, which resemble long-play records. AMVER assisted in directing doctor-carrying ship to ve^el where injured .seaman, shown above, needed immediate medical aid. 4*1 �Waf HfMeea SEAFARERS Baottmkar, tm LOG 8JXJ COACACSRCZiKZ. fc-r- ALASKAN HSHERMEN ENJOY BEST SALMON CATCH SmCE 1948 Although Alaskan salmon fishermen and cMnery workers have been hard hit by poor salmon rims in recent years, it now appears that this season's catch may be the best since 1948. In fact, figures reported by reach Bristol Bay enroate to their Alaska's State Commissioner spawning grounds in Alaska's of Fish and Game show that 2,000 salmon streams. Depends On Japanese enough salmon had been caught by The final number will depend the end of July to fill 965,000 cases, apd state officials were partially on the number of salmon hopeful that the total catch of the intercepted by Japanese fisher­ - Bristol Bay area would amount to men. The Japanese have agreed to 1,000,000 cases for the season, or fish west of 175 degrees West more than three times the size of longitude, a line running through the island of Atka, at about.the last year's catch. central part of the Aleutian chain. "We started with only one In southeast Alaska there have day's fishing a week to permit been reduced runs, but the state's a sufficient escapement of sal­ mon for spawning purposes," total catch so far has nevertheless surpassed the 1959 totals. said Commissioner Clarence L. Anderson. "Then we gave the fishermen 24 hours on and 12 off during the second week/* But the fish were still going upstream in such numbers that we threw the fishing open 24 hours a day." The canners, advised li^t No^ vember that some 46 million sal­ mon might be leaving their North Pacific feeding grounds this year for the eastern Bering Sea, got ready early. And 'by the time, th^ season opened early in July, they had stand-by crews of Eskimos ready to emplane from their home towns to Bristol Bay, west of the Alaska peninsula. The canneries set up addi­ tional lines of cleaning and processing equipment, and flew in 200 Eskimos to man them. "But even with all of this, the ' canneries couldn't handle the catch," Anderson reported. "At one time we put the fisher­ men on a limit of 2,500 fish daily." Although some 48 million sal­ mon are believed to haye left their feeding grounds this year, it's esti­ mated that about 35 million will P'E,: Wti IS-'I $3 Million Fishing Pier Planned For New Bedf ord NEW BEDFORD—^New Bedford fishermen, who at present are operating with outmodeS, cramped facilities, may be get­ ting a new $3,000,000 pier in the South End of the City. If plans, now under why are real-^ iz^, the new construction will last month in which they were be 400 feet long with space for brought up to. data on tbe statue 50 craft to tie up. Other features of the project. Also present were indude finger piers extending members of < the New Bedford north and soiitb, five fillet houses, Fishermen's Union, including How­ two . processing plants, storage ard W. Nlckerson, secretaiy-treaslockers, truck loading areas and urer. parking, facilities. . Because ol .the compUcate<t na­ ture of. hecesury financial r ar­ rangements, ;it will take some time before cpnstiucfiw drawings are ready] itiabt now pfoject fo' in the preUmihary pmMing ' st^d. Once the work is staited, though, actqal construction should take no more than 12 months, ' ^e Department pf Interior Open Fler jnanned has announced the proposed NEW BEDFORD—^New Bedford's Third Annual Scallop Festival, which this year was Army engineers rejected the use rules which will govern the held for three days, Aug. 12-14, was a rousing success, according to Howard W. Nickerson, of a bulkhead pim*. wbleh they payment of Federal aid for the claim would restrict the flow of coqatruction of fishing vessele, as secretary-treasurer of the SIU-aflRliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union. water. The new pier, will most recently auUiorized by Congress. The New Bedford union*. likely be an open one, cimstructed Although Congress has only donated scallops to help make with pilings. Flans also allow for recently apm-oprlated S2V4 mllUon up the 18,203 dinners that expansidb of the. faculties should annually for the project,^ ho were served during the three-day this h* necessary at a future date, proprUtions have actually been event, ^and many the. people dyle leaAbfs sod fishing Indus­ made to aid the US flahlag fteat. who worked at it were the wives try p^raonnel attended a meeting Undmr the terms of: thp -rules and children of the fishermen. presided by the Interior DepartThe New Bedford Exchange Club, with the cooperation of the Amatg iiakau tm ttie SiU ara lae^, the pn^am will be limit­ : New Bedford Seafood Council and e nahher ef gfoape ef eeeanir. ed tp JBshing vessels tiut are part many other local organizations, did elal fIdtanimB da ell ,eeaatia at of 7 a' Bshery being injured or a fine, job, Nickerson reports, and well as dioreside flak eannerlea threatened by increased fish Im­ it is logical to assume that next and pripdHaors. Thop an in- ports, and the. payments cannot year they will be able to^Serve at veiVed in sueh wMelp-dlTeni^ exceed ,dne-thilrd of constriiction least 9,060 persons a d^. • lied liabteg dperadena as seal- cpst$.,--' Nickerson bases this -optimistic Tfaie apptieaht must show that lepiag; tima fiablay. iainui estimate on the-fact that there was the vessel would aid in the de­ Hakaflde, cod. ksMdit and SMny m waiting, for dinners at any time POerS. Grdnpa invelved vlntfiide velopment of US fisheries,, would this year due to the streamlined be (d US registry, would land all the mw Bedtpiri »dierii^^ operation set up by Ctd. Friedman, its catches in US ports and' Wuld Unliid Alaaka FtafodonenTs of the US Army, wb'o was the fesemploy Its crewman only US ilBtOBi fona -ffofe and eanni^ ^ Uyal chairman. Niel^rson was in mtiaenh oh idlens legallyliving wwlaiia "dpwratiiiig'. <Mrtv at cfouebar|(e of the purchase «nd han/ z ftrtrid'. idHP' uaA- • • txamn. jIn hWe,- ''.'j:• _ . , of'All: food. BHelel^'B^^'Kedlak^-Aiiil :cise^: It is hoped, Nic^eESoh says. tHat ^dVecohomJlciU: ooover;'^' wkdad:; 'i»-' -Iha-.'j&a'-'.MadMseaP ot in the futur'e similar, festivqls cair These wern soma of s^lofM wfo^ artci chiMrPfo sfohi to * ship capable of aiding < be held- in other parts, of the US; Bedford Fishermen Third: AiMiu«t ]Sea&»|p; Festhrol. . ^ fhovnathmal-vfefetMO.' • • • //. New Bedford Scallop Fete Siiccess fo%v- , High winds, fierce seas and the ever-present menace of ice ar® (actors with which Aloskdn fishermdn must olwoys contend, os this photo (loft) of SlU-ofFifiated Alaskan Fishermen s Union members shows. Although last ypear Alaskan salmon fishing had One of its worst recorded seasons, this season's salmon catch (above) prom­ ises to be the best since the record-breaking catch of 1948. Rules HSJUdTo Boats �ieiitember„1909 SEAFARERS LOG Tage Nineicca Cement Plant Goes DBKA.RTMBM'T Don't Hesitate—Vaccinate! Joseph B. Logiie, MD, SIU Medical Director More Americans are travelinc abroad thaq ever before. Whether they travel for business or pleasure, there is always a possibility that they will contract a disease not prevalent in this country. They may not only endanger their own health but, possibly, the health of per­ sons in the countries they visit," or someone at home when they re­ turn. This is especially true of Seafarers who more or less constantly expose themselves, due to the nature of their profession, to the vagaries of disease in all ports- of the world. It's quite obvious today, for example, that Yellow Fever, Smallpox and Cholera have practically been eliminated in the United States. But, in many countries, these diseases are still prevalent and, if the diseases are introduced into receptive areas, severe deadly epidemics can occur. Ali of this can be prevented by proper vaccination, so most countries require evidence of vaccination . agains;t one or more of these diseases, when they- consider themselves threatened by an The SlU-cbntraeted cement carrier Keva Ideal [Ideal Cement] is loaded with equipment for a com­ outbreak elsewhere. Due to fast travel by air, the dangers can be plete cement plant at the Redwood City, Calif., docks. The cement plant is destined for the Gulf Coast. very real smee a person may arrive in the US without evidence of the disease, although harboring a disease contracted in another part (Redwood Cily Tribune photo.) of the world. Travelers, are advised that vaccination certificates are required not only for health conditions prevailing in the country of departure such as the US, but also for the conditions that may exist in any country where they may stop during their journey. Vaccinations should be obtained several weeks before leaving, as it takes some time to develop immunity after vaccination and the vaccination Cer­ tificate is valid only after this period, usually 6 to 14 days, depending on the disease, for which vaccination is given. WASHINGTON—^An alliance of Republican and Southern Democrat lawmakers sank Some countries may not request travelers to show their certificates all hopes for labor-backed legislation in the short summertime session of the 86th Con­ when they arrive, from places considered safe; however, this is not gress. Among legislation which was buried or defeated in Congress was the bill calling always the case. There is is always a possibility of a, quarantinable for extension of the wage and^ disease developing along the route of travel. The measure, which passed the hower. A substitute bill was passed Countries of the Middle and Far East that are receptive to Yellow hour law to cover American but died in the House, had which limits such benefits severe­ Fever are stringent in their requirements of a valid yellow fever seamen and harbor workers. Senate been opposed by the American ly, and places them on a charity Besides the changes in the mini­ vaccination certificate. If the certificate is not in order, the traveler Marine Institute. basis. or seaman may be subject to surveillance, or even isolation up to 14 mum wage laws, bills whichr went Merchant The biggest issue at the sum­ Congress did vote nearly $4 bil­ under included the Forand pro­ days. A valid certificate for vaccination against Smallpox is always mer session was the drive by or­ lion for the foreign aid program, posal for medical insurance for required for persons entering the US, except from Canada and cer­ ganized labor and other groups for an increase of $562 million over retired Americans under the Social tain nearby countries. hospital and medical benefits for year. American flag shipping The International Certificates of Vaccination are the only acceptable Security system. Federal aid for retired Americans. This bill was last can look forward to some increase school construction and aid for documents for international travel, and are valid only when the re defeated, largely because of the in foreign-aid cargoes as a result housing. quirements in each certificate are. complete. In the US, the Interna­ opposition of President Eisen­ of the action. tional Certificate of Vaccination may be procured with a traveler's The SIU and other maritime passport, through travel agencies or the Public Health Service. The unions affiliated with the Mari­ certificate:; must be complete and, for Smallpox and. Cholera, must time Trades DepStiment had bear 'a' Stamp ap'pfoVed Ijy the health administration of the country placed heavy emphasis on the in which the; vaccination is performed. If Yellow Fever. vaccination need f(m a revised wage and is required, it must be iss.ued by a Yellow Fever Vaccination center. hour law'f -A^dO;: froim ihereasEvidence of Smallpox vaccination within the three past years is re­ ing .the • rtdhimtim; wage <from. quired by most countries. A Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is $1.0(1 to $1.25 an hour, the., law valid for 6 years beginning 10 to 12 days after vaccination, and is would have- extended coverage to required for travelers to Ceylon, India and Pakistan; certain parts of all shipboard and - harbor craft crews. At present, owners of many Africa and South America. Blue Cross rates for 7,200,000 subscribers in the New York Cholera vaccination is required for travelers who pass through areas tugs, barges, scows and similar area will go up a hefty 33 percent beginning November 1. The craft pay crews as little as 40. to where the disease is present. The certificate is valid for 6 months following immunization. Some areas of possible prevalence are Burma, 50 cents ah-hoUr in many in­ hospitalization plan had earlier asked for a rate hike of 37.3 stances and 84-honr work weeks percent. After it was rejected Cambodia, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand. are hot uncommon. by the State Insurance De- partment, an amended version Other immimizations recommended by the Public Health Service was submitted and approved. This depending on the area of travel are Typhus and Paratyphoid, Typhus was the third rate increase in three and Plague., years. Some Immunizations Are A 'Must' Blue Cross claimed the hike was Whether you are a traveler or not, the, following Immunizations inevitable. They said the area's should be a most: Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever, Tetanus, Diph­ 270 member hospitals had been theria, Influenza, Tetanus Diphtheria (combined) for adult use, and charging more and more for their Poliomyelitis. .services, and that their reserves Poliomyelitis vaccine should be administered as follows; had been melting fast. But the 1st vaccination superintendent of insurance noted 2nd vaccination 2 to 7 weeks following first Nobody would mistake the SB Baltika, Russianrflag passen­ that Blue Cross had been paying * 3rd vaccination 7 months following second ger ship which brought Premier Khrushchev to the United hospitals for items not concerned 4th vaccination 1 year after third. States, of being a luxury liner, according to Seafarer Eric with subscribers' care. The Public Health Service has recently approved the manufacture Joseph who traveled on the ' Under the "Standard Plan"—21of oral polio vaccine; however, the initial supply will probably not ship in 1959. In fact, he said, galley, dining room and deck and full benefit and 180-half benefit be ready before the spring.'It will probably be a year before a suf­ he Baltika was an ordinary room service. Since the steward days-^the rate for families with ficient supply is available for general use. department is the largest numer­ group coverage will increase from " So don't neglect your polio vaccination or attempt to wait for oral tub as far as passenger ships go. ically on a passenger ship it $6.60 a month to $8.72. For an Normally the ship is on a reg­ vaccine. Now is the time for polio vaccination. ular run between Leningrad and makes the Baltika unique in the individual with group coverage, (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can London,, the rate will go up from $2.61 to making stops at Helsinki, annals of merchant shipping. he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Stockhoim and Copenhagen en As far as working conditions go, $3:56 monthly. Similar increases route. It attracted worldwide at­ he observed that the deck gang will affect all other categories. Also starting on November 1, tention when the Soviet Premier handled baggage to and from.the Notify Union On LOG Mail chose to travel to the current dock. When not hustling baggage, the hospitals' billing practices As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFAREBS United Nations meeting on the the^ang painted—^morning, noon will be closely scrutinized for over­ LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to andnight. It was pretty clear that head-type items, such as training ship. numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers Joseph rode the ship overnight there were no worries about hav­ and expansion, which are now passed on to Blue Cross in the congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves between Helsinki and Leningrad, ing 'to pay off watch OT. . calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their and back again, when he made a ICarl Marx', theories about a form of higher bills. ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ tour of Europe-:, and the Soviet "classless society didn't •apply,, pn There will be some new bene­ ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ Union in the summer of 1959. Hav­ the ship which was a three class fits. The Plan noted additional utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next ing paid his own-way and travel­ affair — first, second and tourist. coverage for newboi-n infants, port of call. ing as an ordinary tourist, he was In the first and second class din­ short-term psychiatric treatment Similarly, the seamen's club» get various quantities of LOGs free to observe Some of the actual ing room there was a menu, but and for cosmetic surgery. day-to-day conditions under which the waitresses ignored it.. The.sim­ The spiraling cost of hospitaliza­ at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer Russian ships and seanien operate. ply brought out whatever the cooks tion is being studied by several so requests it by^ notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ What struck him particularly was gave them in the-galley. ; gregate there. labor unions, including the SIU. the overwhelming preponderance As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU For entertainment, there's a They are looking into the pos­ <)f . yi;omen crewmembers. With the smqlb bar; a niaho and a phono­ sibility of eventually setting up ships whenever thVLOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that exception of a few waiters, one graph. AH told, the 7.5Q0-ton ship their own hospital system, which the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on 'the accuracy 6f purser and other "male ratings, the carries' about 150 passengers at a would protect workers from ever' Its mailing lists. , ' . women predoniinate'd both in tfie sluggish 14" knots! mounting costs. Seamen's Wage Floor, Forand Mediral Bill Fail In Congress NY6 Bine Cross Given Big Rate Boost SS Biritika Utuqiie Ship: V.'t �Pfeg* Twentr SEAFARERS LOG This Trip's On Him Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Isthmian Crews Win PHS Award flettettier. IMf Reds Entice British Go's To Haul Oil The record of Isthmian Lines' 24-ship fleet, each of which earned a The Soviet Union is beginning to rating of 95 or better in an official.US Public Health Service inspec­ meet with considerable success in tion, is something pretty special. The steward department force on getting tankers to carry Russian each vessel deserves the highest praise for tliis kind of achievement. oil to Cuba. It has recently con­ Vessels are r^ated on 166 separate items under the general headings of cluded long-term charters for the food-handling, dishwashing, waste-dispoSal, potable water systems, food services of 16 tankers owned by storage and rodent and Insect controL two British firms, London and The 93'-plus rating on Isthmian ships recognizes-a lot of hard work Overseas Freighters and Cam­ by the galley force, shoreside company personnel and our own con­ bridge tankers. sultants who visited these vessels at various times in port. There is The Russians have been dangling more than meets the eye when you can show this kind of performance. tempting offers under the noses of runaway-flag and European-flag Most people are interested in the end-results only. They usually don't tanker operators to get them to stop to consider what produces them, and rightly so. No one wants to grab Cuban oil charters. Report­ be burdened with a lot of detail; results are what count. The fact is, edly, the Soviet Union is ready to of course, that the results depend on all the small details we don't pay twice the going charter rate consider becau?e we don't see them. on charters of at least two "years' duration. You can't wind up with tasty, attractive meals unless there's an The 16 vessels, in the 20,000-" orderly, well-run galley turning them out. In turn; the gallejf can't ton range, should satisfy a good operate properly unless its personnel know and take pride in what percentage of Cuba's oil transport they're doing. Their performance depends not only on how well a guy needs. can cook, but on proper'running of storerooms, inventory controls and After Cuba's Premier Castro ex­ sanitary management. • propriated foreign-owned oil re­ A clean, well-tended messroom is anbther part of the job. The messfineries early in July and went to man is the go-between; he's the middle man between the steward, the the Russians for bil, Esso and other cooks knd the 'customer," the ABs, firemen and everybody else in the expropriated firms threatened to crew. If he slops a tray of food or generally keeps the messroom look­ blacklist tankbrs entering the So­ ing drab and unappetizing, a lot of the time, money and effort that viet-Cuba trade. The Russians Former Seafarer Ra'y A. Curtis, who soiled for several years in went into producing the meal is wasted. That's why any kind of award have made several approaches to the deck department aboard Waterman ships, is on deck again, requires teamwork by everybody concerned. Nobody can earn it by runaway tanker operators but they this time with his wife for an 11-day cruise to Puerto Rico aboard himself because too many little things can go wrong and one person have been reluctant to grab the can't be in all places at one time. the SS Monarch of the Seas. Ray, whose last ship was the bait for fear of losing lucrative Topa Topo; is presently an announcer with WDAM-TV iif Hator coarse, there's more than appearances to be considered when contracts with American oil com­ dealing with shipboard sanitation. There's the health of the crew at panies. tiesburg, Miss. (Photo courtesy New Orleans Photo News.) stake, and the clean, orderly galley and messroom is an asset in pre­ venting what could be annoying and serious ailments deriving from unsanitary food-handling and food preparation. Every crewmember thus has a direct stake in shipboard sanitation. The type of steward department operation that helped Isthmian ships German, British and Finnish seamen are receiving pay increases and working shorter . get this latest PHS citation was prominently displayed a few days ago. hours-as the result of newly-negotiated contracts with shipowners, the International Trans­ The occasion was the presentation of the citations for excellence in vessel sanitation at ceremon:es held aboard Isthmian's Steel Vertflor port workers Federation reported. However, the new scales are. still a far cry from those In Brooklyn. Everyone who attended was impressed with the outstand­ on US-flag ships. ing buffet arranged by the ship's steward department for about 50 A new wage a^eemeht on in American freighter earns contributory pension plan for un­ invited guests. No detail was spared by the steward and . his galley covering some 50,000 seamen $435.83 per month and $454.84 per licensed seafarers. Segments of the British sea­ force. They deserve the highest praise. in'the German merchant marine month on a tanker. men's union. have expressed-"disA $7 per month pay increase is Of course, Isthmian crews are not alone in this kiiid of achievement. has been negotiated by the ITFEarlier this year, PHS sanitation certificates were won by Bloomfield, affiliated Transport and Public going to most of the unlicensed satisfaction with the contract and seamen in all departments in the a rebel movement in the union Calmar and Marvcn steamship companies. Others are in line for the Service Workers Union. same. This type of performance speaks for itself. Under the new contract, German British merchant marine. Under a initiated strikes last month. The walkout spread to most ports of The number of companies which receive these awards is on the in­ seamen with AB ratings receive new agreement between ship­ Great Britain, halting or delaying owners and the British National crease, in line with the general improvement in steward department $77.57 per month for their first two Union of Seamen, a 5Vi day week ship departures and causing ship­ performance. The Food and Ship Sanitation Department is currently years, rising by biennial incre­ ping interruptions in Canada and will be recognized for both officers embarking on an expanded program which should help maintain a ments to $94.49 per month after Australia. Most British ships, how­ and men. Saturdays at sea are to general level of excellence in shipboard sanitation throughout vessels eight years. be compensated by an extra day's ever, were sailing by early this under contract to the SIU. A head cook under the new Cler- pay or leave. There will also be a month. \ Operating along the lines of the PHS, consultants for the Food and man merchant marine contract half-day's pay or leave for Satur­ Early this^year, seafarers' unions Ship Sanitation Department will shortly be checking out SIU vessels earns from $250.60 per month day afternoons at sea. Considera­ in Finland negotiated a 45-hour with an itemized sanitation inspection report. This will be done on a to $300.72 ° per month after tion will also be given to a non- week for seamen. voyage basis, and ratings up to 100 will be assigned. By carrying out eight years. It isn't clear whether this activity all year round,' the department can assist all vessels in or_not this refers to a passenger maintaining proper sanitation standards and suggest corrective meas­ ship rating. ures where they may be needed. This is another-forward step in the American seamen on East Coast campaign to assure that we continue the best type of feeding and serv­ ships with AB ratings earn $369.17 ice on SlU-contracted vessels. per month on freighters and (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can $373.84 per month on . tankers from the first year. A chief-'cook be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Two AFL-CIO affiliates and strike involving the Web Press­ their employer have received a men's Union. The union protested safety award' from the Atomic En­ the discharge of its members dur­ ergy Commission for establishing ing a strike started by the Stereoan all-time, nation-wide record typers Union. When the Pressmen's for man hours worked at an atom­ contract ran out last December 31, ic instaUation without a disabling the management of the papers said inju^. Cited by the AEC were that since the men had failed to 2,700 employees of Sandia Corp. report for work after the Novem­ of Albuquerque, N. M., represent­ ber 10 strike start, they were no ed by the Atomic Projects & Fio- longer regarded as employees, dttcHon Workers Metal Trades i i 4 Council and Local 251 of Office Cutbacks in steel output are Employees International, which causing trouble for the United had put in more than 12.7 million Steelworkers of America. Some man-hours without a lost-time ac­ are being furloughed from their cident. This achievement bested jobs, while others are working re­ a previous 11.1 million accident- duced hour-schedules. According free manrhours held by General to USWA figures, 11,500 to 13,000 Electric Co;'s employees at Dock­ fabricating plant employees . have been furloughed in western Penn­ land, Ohio. sylvania, and another 1,100 to • 4 4" 4" Presentation ceremonies .for USPHS sanitation award to Isthmian fleet were witnessed (L-R) by Capt. The National Labor Relations 1,200 in the union's Youngstown, B. Spokas, Isthmian Director of Safety and Training; SIU Headquarters Rep. Ed Mooney; Isthmian Board has upheld a regional direc­ Ohio, district Though no national Vice-President J. J. McCabe; Food Plan Director Cliff Wilsonr Capt. W. R. Merson, master of Steel tor's decision that the Oregon figures have yet been compiled, Vendor; Isthmian Port Steward Ted Voelter and Dr. R. C. Arnold, Assistant Surgeon General; USPHS, Journal and the Oregonian news­ the Steelworkers indicate the lay­ who presented the citation. At right. Seafarers R. Mora and Ray Casanova, members.of galley force papers .were not guilty of unfair off situation' across the country labor practices in tho Portland "doesn't look good." aboard Steel Vendor, officiate at attarctive buffet prepared for guests. Foreign Seamen In New Parts C» �iwpieiBiwn 19W SEAFARERS LOG Face Twen^-OiM '^1 fi Union Wins Decision On Annuai Wage Back In Service An SIU Canadian District contract provision, which in effect, calls for a guaranteed annual wage, has been upheld by a Canadian judge despite the claims of "an employer thdt there, was insufficient work to keep men busy all year. The ruling, which sets an im­ portant precedent, wa(s handed down by Judge Harold E. Fuller of Welland, acting as arbitrator in a dispute between the SIU's Licensed Division and the Cana­ dian Dredge and Dock Co., Ltd. The ruling was the outgrowth of a claim by David A. Sillars, first engineer, and Brian Holford, second engineer, on the tug Lotbiniere for winter pay owed them by the company by reason of a section of the collective bargain­ ing agreement. Sillars was hired Jan. 26, 1959, and was laid off on Dec. 19 of that year, while Holford was hired July -28, 1959, and was also laid o<t on Dec. 19. The tug was fitted out April 10, 1959, and was laid up for the winter Dec. 3, 1959. " The company had planned not to use the craft in the 1960 sea­ son, but changed its mind and fit­ ted out the tug" April 19, 1960. Sillars was hired March 30, 1960, and Holford was hired March 31, 1960. They have been on the tug since. Judge's Baling Iv- Judge Fuller ruled that Sillars is entitled to be paid at the rate set out in the agreement for the period from Dec. 19, 1959, to March 30, 1960, less holiday pay, and Holford is entitled to be paid at the agreement rate for the period from Dec. .19, 1959, to March 31, 1960, less holiday pay. The judge cited the clause in the agreement which states that licensed engineers who are hired at the beginning of spring work shall be paid on the basis of 12 months per year and 24 equal payments, and licensed engineers who are hired during the season and remain until fall lay-up Shall be paid during the winter months on the basis of one month of win­ ter work for each month of em­ ployment during the season; pro­ viding always . that employees be given off a 14-day period between fall lay-up and January 15 of each year for annual vacations. Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU Canadian District, are a vital element in the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships ' under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Dis­ trict works closely with the other SIU unions throughout North America and the mutual relatimiship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. Lakes Crewmen Reject Offer, S-f; Walkout Likely A Canadian government mediation board recommendation was overwhelmingly rejected by a referendum of members of the SIU Canadian District employed on vessels of the Association .of Lakes Carriers. The referendum, resulting in work week is inapplicable to tho a landslide five-to-one vote nature of the operation on the The excursion, vessel island King slammed into a pier in Montreal Aug. 20, and 30 passengers received minor injuries. The vessel suffered $2,000 damage to its bow plates, but left its berth Aug. 22 on its regular waterfront cruise with its hull still dented. SIU Signs Agreement On Dredge The SIU Canadian District has signed an agreement with the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., of Cleveland, Ohio, cov­ ering some 120 of the. company's employees. The Canadian District con­ cluded the agreement after nego­ tiating with a joint team which in­ cluded "the International Union of Hoisting Engineers. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock was the successful bidder for the 'Livingstone Channel deepening project near Amherstburg, Ont. The project marks the company's reentry into Canadian waters after a long absence. The firm also has a contract for American waters operations ypfith the SlU-affiliated Dredge Work­ ers' Union on the Grekt Lakes. The Livingstone Channel job began last month and is expected to be finished by December of 1961. The contract calls for a 44heur week, welfare plan, board allowances and straight time tra­ veling pay when worficra are re­ quired to spend more than an hour daily in company launches travel­ ing to and from the job. Th6 equipment on the Job in­ cludes a clam shell ^dred^, dip­ per dredge, suction dredge and several tugs and barges. - . against the Board's recommenda­ tions, is likely to be followed by a strike. The carriers are on the eve of their busiest season with the start of the autumn grain harvest. The referendum was decided on at the August meeting of the Cana­ dian District at which the head­ quarters membership unanimously went on record as rejecting the conciliation offer. Ballots were then printed and submitted to the crews of all ships operated by member companies of the associa­ tion. The Union had asked for a wage increase of 10 percent across the board and a reduction of the work week from 48 hours to 40 hours. The companies—the major oper­ ators in the Canadian-fiag Great Lakes trade—offered a 10 percent increase spread over a three year period, and'refused the work-week reduction. Rules: Against Union The Mediation Board recom­ mended a 12 percent raise spread over three years, from the opening of the 1960 season to the close of the 1962 season. It also found against the Union's time demand, claiming that a regular 40-hour British Seamen Call SIU; Union Gets Them Contract British seamen from a London-registered ship, docked in Montreal, took action to improve their working conditions and salaries. They asked the SIU Canadian District to bar­ gain for them with the ship--^ walkout of British seamen which owner. The action came during the tied up major ports in Great Brit­ ain. Sympathy protests were also held in Canada. In Montreal, about 20 unlicensed seamen from the SS Jackson Prin­ cess, a British-flag ship, came ashore and asked the SIU Cana­ dian District to bargain for them with Jackson Shipping Cb., of Seafarer Elias Mallett, who London, owners of the ship. Agent Signs With SIU took on a shipping cqmpany The next day, the company's single-handed and had one of its vessels "arrested"-last month," agent in Hamilton, Ont., signed a delivered the <mup d'etat to the memorandum of agreement to firm earlier this month when he negotiate a contract with the Brit­ was handed a check for $300 which ish crew similar to that covering i represented back wages and a SlU-contracted ships. Under the contract, which will small settlement charge for his be retroactive to July 23, 1960, the trouble. British seamen will receive' a Mallett was unjustly fired from monthly wage of $270 plus over­ his job aboard the Shell tanker time, compared with the $114 per Ty_ee Shell and did, not receive his month they were getting before pay when he was dismissed, f He the agreement. latter slapped a lien on the vessel, The seamen swapped a 56-hour tieing it up for a day while the week for a 48-hour week at sea company posted bond. and a 40-hour week in port. They Mallett was approached by a also gained the welfare benefits Tyee Shell lawyer and agreed to which cost the sailors nothing to the $300 out-of-court settlement. protect them and their dependents. Originally, Mallett had asked for The SIU Canadian District is as­ $400, but settled for the lesser sum sisting British seamen in Canadian after winning the battle which he waters on their beefs with the British shipowners. fought "for principle." Tanker Arrest Nets Him $300 Great Lakes. The present contract dispute de­ rives from the operation of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Previously, numerous small Lakers were need­ ed to sail into Montreal through the shallow-draft channels below that city. The opening of the Sea­ way replaced them with much larger ships. The big new lakers can carry five times the cargo of the small canalers with little more crew. Under these circumstances, the Canadian SIU felt that its demands were reasonable and well within the ability of the owners to pay. The major companies in the association consist of such large Canadian-flag operators as Scott Misener, Hall Corporation and N. M. Patterson & Sons. The Cana'dian Lakers are the largest group of ships under the Canadian-flag at present. Seaway Story: More Cargo, Fewer Ships MONTREAL—The trend toward more cargo and less ships was the most conspicuous feature of the operation of the St. Lawrence Sea­ way this year, according to the Seaway authority. The contradic­ tion is explained by the fact that giant Lakers are replacing the smaller craft with 12;foot draft that formerly operated on the St. Lawrence. Quoting figures for the first five months of 1960 of Seaway opera­ tion, the Seaway Authority said that cargo was up from five to LD percent on various sections of the Seaway. The biggest increase was in the Welland Canal area, but nevertheless, the number of vessels. passing through the canal declined from 4,922 to ,4,386. The SIU Canadian District's major argument in seeking a siz­ able increase in its Lakes contracts has been the use of much larger vessels capable at carrying up to five times the cargo of the old Lakers. SIU Canadian District Halls FORT WILLIAM. Ontario HALIFAX. N.S 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128'/j Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-aii-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD, Ontario......92 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-m9 ST. JOHN. NB 177 Prince William St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Haiil St. T| �. Soptember, 18M SEAFARERS^ LOG Par* Twenty-Two SUP CONSTITUTION TO BE REMODELED; 1st CHANGES READ The first of many proposed amendments to the Constitu­ tion of the Sailors Union of the Pacific were read to the membership at SUP headquarters and all branches during July and last month. This was" part of a plan to streamline members. The article on membarthe constitution so that it con­ ship received considerable changes forms to the Union's gro^vth pat­ plus the addition of tWo new sec­ tern and at the same time reflects tions aimed at modernizing it in the changes set forth in the Lan- line with the current operation of the Union. drum-Griffin Labor Act. The membership and officials Of the second six articles sub­ of the SUP were in agreement that mitted to the membership for con­ such a task is best done on a piece­ sideration, changes were noted meal basis, changing a few amend­ mainly in the three dealing with This old Railway Express Agency building In Pertlond, Or*., will be converted into 6 modem news­ ments at a time, under the Com dues and initiation fee, retiring stitution Committee, and finally cards and officers. paper publishing plant to house a new, labor-backed daily, the "Portland Reporter." putting all proposed changes to « membership vote. On a few occa­ sions, changes have been made In the SUP constitution but this marks the first time in 40 years MC&S Total MFOW Port SUP that the entire document will be remodeled throughout. 7/26 to 8/22 8/1 to 8/31 8/1 to a/31 All proposed changes will be The membership of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union 1,688 784 332 578 published in the SUP's official San Fran. publication—the West Coast Sailors Seattle recently voted to invest $1,000 in a real estate venture aimed 68 70 84 210 —and after being discussed by the at assisting striking trade unionists at two newspapers in Portmembers will be„made ready for Portland 240 122 80 82 land, Oregon. balloting. Plans indicate this will the earmarks of becoming a suc­ (no haU) 400 437 87 probably take place sometime late Wilmington The recommendation to in­ cess. this year. vest the money came after Pledges of about 150,000 sub­ 122 59 223 Thus far—as a result of a mem­ New York have been received plua headquarters had been informed scriptions bership meeting last July—the New Orleans (no hall) 90,, 102 numerous promises of advertis­ 12 first two reports on proposed SUP of the situation In a letter from ing. All ,that .rQlT\fiins,.to be. com­ 81 40 , , 100 constiutional alterations were pub­ Honolulu MCS' Ageht H. A. Roblnsoil at pleted is the raising of the funds lished in the Atigust issties of the Portland. Robinson wrote that with which to get the project roli(no hall) ' (ho hail) 127. ' 127 "West Coast Sailor." This reflected San Pedro the Central Labor Council in his ihg. the initial stages of the study of Total 1,619 728 1SV 8,134 city had held meetings oh the At last reports, pledges were the constitution. Starting with the strike and had come up with a rolling in quickly enough so that preamble, in which no changes voiuntaiy program aimed at help­ the publisher of the planned daily, were planned, the document was ing the stereotypers In their beef the "Portland Reporter," which is broken down- article by article, in­ now a semi-weekly, could issue the against the papers. cluding the sections thereunder. following statement: Invested $1,000 Each The first 12 of these articles have "It is the Intention of the Re­ Meanwhile, two other affiliates porter been covered. Publishing Company ta of the SIU Pacific District—the enter the Recommendations submitted to daily newspaper field Marine Firemen's Union and the with a commercial the membership covering the first of Sailors Union of the Pacific—also general circulation. newspaper six articles of the constitution re­ The target Refurbished and reconditioned at a cost of $8-$9 million, each voted to invest $1,000 in the date for daily production is Novem­ flected proposed changes or addi­ tions to all but one article—that and bearing a new name, the former SS Leilani will be run­ project^ ber 1 or shortly thereafter." dealing with the duties of the ning next summer between California and the Orient as the The Stereo men need the funds Started February 11 fourth trans-Pacific passenger to cover the expense of a build­ The Reporter was originally born liner in the American Presi in 1956 the Governihent sold ing to house a press and newspa­ last February 11 to fill the local the iihip to Hawaiian-Textron for per started by the Guild workers. newspaper void created by the dent Lines fleet. The 700-passenger ship, which Hawaiian service, but in 1959 the The press is to be shipped from strike against two Portland dailies, APL recently purchased from the Maritime Administration acquired Florida once, the project has been which cohtinued publication with US Maritime Administration for the vessel at auction after the own­ financed. The entire'cost Is esti­ strikebreakers. SUP A weekly at first, the Reporter $3,200,000, is being renamed the ers had failed to meet their pay­ mated at $130,000—of which $100,HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway ments on mortgages held or In­ 000 has already been realized. quickly shifted to a semi-weekly PHone 502-777 •President Roosevelt after both NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. President Theodore Roosevelt and sured by the Government. The paper, It's reported, has ail basis and will remain oh this sched­ .Tackson 5-7428 ule untU daily publication begins. NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hy.innth 9-6605 whose portraits will be part of the The liew paper began taking PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. shape after Portland publishers, liner's new decor. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St faced with a strike which closed The vessel is expected to be SEATTLE *. 2505 1st Aval down the papers, began hiring ready for its maiden voyage next luain WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. August. Thereafter it will have a strike-breakers from a noted soTerminal 5-6617 called "labor " relations" firm, sailing approximately every 10 Tentative plans by the three SIU Pacific District unions to Bloor Schlepply of Indiana. MC&S days on a schedule fitting in with H0N0LULU....51 South Nimitz Highway those of the APL liners President construct a building in Honolulu have gotten a green light PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS... 523 Bienville St. Cleveland, President Wilson, and from- a Circuit Court in Hawaii, which has ruled that the On these pages Is news of RAmond 7-428 President Hoover. Her ports of call construction would be per- * NEW YORK 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn activities of the SIU Pacific HYacinth 9-6600 will be Honolulu, Yokohama, Ma­ missable under the terms of ing, and it is this aspect which District representing the three PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CiM>itol 7-3222 nila, Hong Kong and Kobe. the original grant of the prop­ made court approval necessary. West Coast unlicensed unions, SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. The ship will be manned by erty made by Queen Liliuokalani •The property under considera­ the Sailors Union of the Pa­ EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE .'...2505 1st Ave. members of the Sailors Union of in 1892. The Queen had granted tion Is located at Richards and cific, the Marine Firemen's MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. the Pacific, Marine Firemen's the property to be used as a sailors' Halekauwlla streets in Honolulu. Union and the Marine Cooks TErminal 4-8538 Union and Marine Cooks and Stew­ home. Although the ground area is con­ and Stewards Union, who sail ards. Although the proposal Is still in sidered valuable, the present struc­ under the SIU banner predomi­ MFOW Built as a troopship in 1944, the the planning and talking stage, the ture is a dilapidated, outmoded nantly in the Pacific trades to HONOLULU... 36 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 and nearly useless building. Hawaii, Alaska, tha Far East NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. President Roosevelt Was converted Pacific District unions—the SUP, MAgnolia 0404 to a passenger liner by the Gov­ MFOW and MC&S—have been The Circuit Court of the First and on ''round-the-world runs. NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 ernment in 1949, and was char­ considering the construction of a Judicial Circuit found that con­ The SIU Pacific District Unions PORTLAND 922 NW Everett St. tered by American Export Lines building, part of which would be structing e new building and leas­ are a key group in the jSIUNA, CApitol 3-7297-8 ing office space or shops would representing as they do the CAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. for its European runs. Later It ran used for union offices. DOuglas 2-4592 The rest of the building, accord­ not efCest the original grant as entire uarittme industry on the SAN iNBORO .....298 West 7th St. off the West Coast for awhile as Terminal 3-4489 the SS La Guardia and then went ing to the plans, would be rented long as a substantial part of the West Co'ast. SEATTLE 2333 Western A-'». to make the structure self-supportr building la used for tailors. UAin 2-632C into the reserve fleet Pacific District Shipping MFOW, MCS, SUP Aid Labor Paper New Tres. Roosevelt To SaH Next Summer SlU Pacific Disfricf Halls 3 Unions Get Legal OK To BuUd Honolulu Hall �ifepteitibeiv me SEAFARERS LOG Par* Twen^-TbrM Alaska's Growth May Provide New Jobs For Seamen • To many, Americans, our 49th state-rAlaska^may be just another place on the map. But to the members of the SIU Pacific District ufiions it. is an area in which they have a vital stake. For the industrial de-t velopment of this new eco­ nomic frontier of ^ America could; conceivably,' vastly, in­ Container ships like<thit, operated by Alaska Steamship Company and manned by SIU Pacific District crease trade between it and the ..crewsi are helping West ^ast ship lines cash in On Alaskan trade. rest of the country, and thus pro­ vide «e,w job oppttrtunitles for SIU members on the West Coast. Still, enough progress has been made, since Alaska achieved state­ state—the Alaska Steamship Com­ hood, to warrant the belief that pany Inaugurated- a contamership the Alaskan trade will assume .in­ program. Since then it has been. SAN FRANCISCO — The creasing importance in the over-all expanding the' service to more SAN FRANCISCO—The SIU Pacific District unions—the members of the Marine Fire­ West Coast shipping picture as than double Its van-carrying ca­ pacity to the Anchorage and Fair­ SUP, MFOW and MCS—have notified shipowners of their time goes on. men's Union have approved a • Until now Alaska has, M to banks areas. intention to reopen their current contracts for a wage review. new constitution by better than When the containership program speak, been a ^'sleeping giant," in The three unions notified-^— C" 8-1, it was reported at the list the words of the pr^ident of the was first decided upon, in 1953, the companies of their inten- MoitlihationS 0|i6ri membership meeting here on Sep­ Alaska Steamship Company, whose two basic .containers Were evolved. tions in accordance with the tember 15. ships are manned by , members of One -of these was the ."crib," a ,4' current For 15 MCS Posts cohtrapt provisions; The 90-day vote on the constitu­ X 6' regular cargo board built up the Pacific District unions. tion ended August 31 an^ the re­ The Pacific. District unions are Nominations for 15 offices in the Alaska Steamship, which first to a height of S'S" with a lily- considering discussing and amend­ port by the tallying committee entered the trade in 1805, is tne wood top strapped in place. This ing the wage, overtime and pen­ SlU-affiliated Marine Cooks and showed 1,442 votes for and 178 Stewards Union opened at MC&S major Pacific District company on simple, cpllapsibl^ device cost alty time structure presently in headquarters and all branches against. this run. Standard Oil of Califor­ about $23 to build. effect. Sept. 8. The posts for which the The tallying committee con­ nia has one tanker, the Alaska Later, the "gard'' was, designed, Companiea Notifiedj nominees are competing are for sisted of Ted Voorhees, San Pedro; Standard, running reguiarly be­ u^ith a capacity of 144 cubic feet Companies officially notified on a three-year period, expiring in A. Ziller, Seattle; Jack O'Gieblyn, tween Alaska and Seattle, with as compared with the "crib's" ca­ the wage reopeners are: Alaska 1963. Portland, and Bob Merrill, Dean other tankers in the fleet making pacity of 60 cubic feet ' Steamship .Co.; American Presi­ Those members who wish to run Richardson and Richard Merel, Occasional calls, while Pacific Far It is highly unlikely that con­ dent Lines; W. R. Chamberlin & for any of these official posts have San Francisco. . East Lines occasionally calls" at tainership operations will ever Co.; Duncan Bay Tankships, Ltd.; until October 15 to nominate them­ Alaska enroute to the "Far East. reach the 100 percent mark in the Gypsum Carrier, Inc.; Long Island selves. Plans are afoot to build a tank­ Alaskan trade, because the varie­ Tankers Corp.; Matson Navigation The positions ojten for nomina­ er terminal in the Anchorage area ty of cargo is too great. A typical Co.; Oliver J, Olson & C6.; Olym­ tion are: secretary-treasurer, as­ as a result of oil strikes nearby. shipload, lor instance, mig}it in­ pic-Griffiths Lines, Inc.; Pacific. sistant secretary-treasurer, dis­ Resources Untapped clude 10 to 20 automobiles, a road Far East Lines; Pacific Maritime patcher and three port agents, all Alaska's resources',; until now, grader, two or three tractors, a Association; A1 Peirce Co.; Per- out of San Francisco; one agent have been largly untapped — in few hundred thousand feet of manente Steamship Corp.; San and a patrolman each for the ports fact, hardly known. But, since lumber, a fishing boat and several FranHsco Bar Pilots Assn.; Shep- of Portland, Wilmington, Seattle Alaska became' a state, national pleasure A-aft, dredge buckets or ard Steamship Co., and States and New York, and one agent for Honolulu. and international attention has a dredge itself, mill and mine Steamship Co. been focused on the area. As a equipment, cannery machines, a result, capital is now being invest­ herd of cattle, and even a donkey As MCS Hearings in San Francisco Got Under Way ed to explore the area's oil, iron or two. and coal deposits. There are, of course, m^y Witfl this in mind, West Coast problems which still remain, and shipping Interests have been tak­ which must still be surmounted if ing steps to cash in on Alaska's Alaskan shipping Is to reach its industrial potential. full potential. The docks are still Container Service Started small and .the ports are strewn 'As far back as 1953, in fact — all along a 26,000-mile, icebound five years before Alaska became a coastline. The winters are long, and from May to September there is a terrific rush to load and un­ Hope Set Te Sail load, resulting in general conges­ tion at the docks which makes On Mercy Mission ships lie idle until they can ob­ - SAN FRANCISCO—The SS tain cargo handling facilities. Hope, the hospital ship which Ship Lines Back will bring health and medical knowledge to the people of South- Because of these problems, aver cast Asia^, will leave tomorrow, 60 steamship lines have come and Sept. 23, on its mission of mercy gone from the Alaskan trade since to Indonesia and Vietnam. 1867,- and many shipping lines have .The former Navy hospital ship taken the attitude that the AlasConsolation will be operated by Ican trade is something not to be American President Lines and touched with the proverbial 10manned by members of SIU Pa­ foot pole. cific District unions. The Hope, which was refitted at Still, that attitude now appears This was the scene as SlUNA opened hearings in San .Froncisca an issues within Marine Cooks ond Seattle at a cost of $1,877,000, ar­ to -be becoming outmoded, and it rived here for final fitting out last may well be that Alaska's new Stewards Union., Findings on week-long hearings are expected to be issued shortly. At microphone is month. The project "Hope"—for status as a state will lead to an SiUNA president Paul Hall. Others on platform ore SlUNA vice-presidents Morris Weisberger, Lester Health Opportunity for People era of industrial - development Balinger, Captain John M. Fox, Hal Banks, Sam Bennett and Lester Caveny; also John Hawk, Interna­ Eyerywherer—is finance by volun­ which will, in turti,= make Alaskan tional .^secretary-treasurer, Clhd Vincent J. Malone, ihternatlonal representative. In foreground are court^ •. tary .subscriptions Of thev Ameri-- -trade a iiwratiVe and' tHrlvlhg ehreporters Who took complete record of the proceedings^ Newspaper reporters were also invited, and can public, including .many. labor ferpHse which Will tempt^ riiShy 'SlU's "Open door" policy of airing union issues was hailed by Son Frdnciscb press. I more shipping lines to ^enter' iti' junions. West Coast Unions Reopen Contracts New Constitution OK^ By Firomon •1. -' (I •j • �fiffs Twentf-Fonr SEAFARERS September, 196t LOG MTD Supporting Boycott Of Sears Both the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and the AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ cil have taken a firm stand against union-busting tactics employed by Sears, Roebuck and Co., and have pledged their full support of a consumer boycott directed against all By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS of the Sears stores throughagainst ~ unions on a nation-wide ment of Sears has refused to re­ Business Lag Making For Good Buys out the US and Canada." new union-shop clauses in agree­ The boycott action initially basis." The Executive Council also pin­ ments with the Retail Clerks and The economists, businessmen and Administration spokesmen who was begun by the Retail Clerks In­ ternational Association after 262 of pointed subsequent examples of has even rejected the modified announced last January that this was to be the decade of the "Soaring its members were fired for honor­ Sears anti-union tactics. It said union-shop provision accepted by Sixties" are now running for cover. The predicted fabulous boom ing a picket line set up by the that a St. Louis branch of the con­ its major competitor, Montgomery never appeared, fn fact, business is sagging, and merchants and manu­ Machinists Union at a San Fran­ cern tried to force a group of In­ Ward," the AFL-CIO also reported. cisco Sears store. Sears' manage­ ternational Brotherhood of Elec­ In summing up its position, the facturers are shadigg prices to move excess inventories. ment refused attempts by the San trical Workers employees to give Council urged all members of or­ As a tesult, some good buys in household appliances and furnishings Francisco Labor Council medi­ up their jobs and transfer to a ganized labor not to patronize any are avaffable for careful shoppers. Here are types of merchandise on ate the dispute; consequeiil|y, the service company. The workers re­ Sears store "until its management which ypu can make especially advantageous buys at this time: RCIA—with the full sarifcdon of fused, and went on strike to pro­ ceases to interfere with the self• Heaviest price-cutting is on large appliances, especially re­ "West Coast organized labor— test this treatment. They then organization of employees and were fired by Sears and replaced imtil it demonstrates good-faith frigerators and washing machines. started the boycott. acceptance of union security But as the plight of the Retail with strikebreakers. • Furniture manufacturers and retailers are shading prices and In other locations, the manage­ clauses in its contracts." Clerks became known t^ the labor also have brought out simplified, less-costly living room (ind bed­ movement on a national basis, sup­ room sets, sofa beds and metal dinette sets, to combat the slump port mounted. Last month in Chi­ In that Industry. cago, , the AFL-CIO Executive Council formally endorsed the boy­ •TV producers and dealers are cutting prices especially sharply cott and pledged the full support on the 17-inch portable and 21-inch standard sets. When you shop, of all of its affiliates in a planned you're likely to find dealers trying to convince you to take 19 or campaign to organize the 729 re­ 23-inch models instead. They get a larger profit margin on the tail stores and 853 catalogue stores bigger-screen sets. But the 17 and 21-inch s^ts are better values in the Sears, Roebuck chain. financially. >In a formal statement issued • A number of building materials are lower this fall, but ply­ after the Executive Council met, wood prices especially have gone down. the AFL-CIO expressed increasing concern over the "union-busting Besides these reductipns, September is a good- month to find cutmethods" deliberately employed price, sales oh housewares, china and glassware; batteries' and other car equipment (specially-priced in pre-winter sales); piece goods; tools by the billion-dollar merchandis­ ing chain. and hardware. The Council called attention to September is also the month food markets offer special prices on the fact that years ago, Sear^diad canned goods to clear out last year's iwck before this year's arrives. put into business a shady antiThis is ah . opportunity to stock up unionist, Nathan Shefferman. on food staples at savings. Later, Shefferman's activities were In kids' back-to-school clothes, spotlighted by the McClellan Com­ the big trend* is to blends: of syn­ mittee, which was investigating il­ thetics. It's a" desirable trend. The legal union activities. As a result newer synthetics add dirt-resist­ of the unfavorable publicity. Sears ance, wrinkle-resistance, durability pledged it would never again re­ and easy washaibility to the older sort to such tactics. Yet today fabrics like cotton, . rayon and again, the Council said. Sears "has wool. The "polyester" synthetics, intensified its aggressive war which include Dacron, Kodel, Vycron and Terylene, generally are the most truly wash-and-wear and the strongest fibers, They are espeefslly dedrable in a blend with cotton, or in a less-expensive blend with rayon, for shirts and blouses. For example, boys' shirts of 65 percent Dacron and 35 percent Seafarer Ray Griffith, surrounded by his wife, Eleanor, and sons cotton are available for about $3 this fall. Watch for even lower Glenn, 11, and Wayne, 6, sleeps after completing a 17-mile Admiral Raphael Semmes, who prices later this year on men's underwater swim across the Long Island Sound. (Photo by Newsgained his fame as a Confederate and boys' shirts and women's and day, Long Island.) sea raider, will be sailing under girls' blouses of this desirable two flags from now on—that of the Seafarer Ray Griffifh of Copaigue, Long Island, has an combination of fibers. The biggest manufacturer o^ this fabric has just US merchant marine and that of the US Navy he fought against dur­ unusual way of getting across large bodies of water; he likes announced a price reduction. Experience has shown that this propor­ ing the Civil War—(oops—^War Be­ to cross them swimming beneath the surface, with an assist tion of Dacron and cotton is one of the most soil-resistant, easiestlaundering, long-wearing ^fabrics for shirts and blouses. tween the States). from skin-diving equipment, 4Semmes' name is already being of course. The "acrylic" synthetic fibers, including Acrilan, Creslan, Orion and borne by one merchant ship—^the Zefran, are softer and warmer than the polyesters and more like Griffith, who sails in the trailership Raphael Semmes of wool, They keep creases and resist wrinkling, but are generally not as the SlU-contracted S e a - L a n d deck department with the SIU, strong or wrinkle-resistant as the polyesters. They do drape better, made an underwater trip across Service. and thus are especially suitable for dresses, skirts, and school slacks, for fall and winter. ^ Now, in addition, the same name the Long Island Sound early this will be carried by a new Navy month from Bridgeport, Conn., to In all-cotton garments, there also are more resin-treated garments guided-missile destroyer scheduled Port Jefferson, LI.this year, especially in the simpler dresses and blouses. Besin-treated He made the IT-mile underwater for completion next year at Avoncottons generally are not as truly automatic wash-and-wear as Dacrondale Marine Ways in New Orleans. swim in a little less than 16 hours, and-cotton blends or even Orion blends. Besin-treated cottons gener­ Semmes captured 68 Northern setting an endurance record aiid ally require drip-dry treatment, can't go through the spinning cycle, ships during the Civil War and a distance record, as he was the and may need a little ironing. But they are superior to untreated threw Federal commerce into a first man on record to try the feat. cottons in both washability and soil-resistance, and quality for quality, Fourteen candidates are now panic. Insurance rates soared, and The 33-year-old Seafarer, who seeking the three top- international are generally more wear-resistant. many, vessels, to escape- both is a heavy construction welde'- offices—that of president, vice When you shop for back-to-school dresses this fall, you're going to Semmes and the high premium, while on the beach, joined the SlU president and secretary-treasurer see the stores pushing more dresses, fewer skirt-and-blouse combina­ transferred to foreign flags, thus in 1945. He is married and is the —in the election of the Masters, tions; more bouffant styles, fewer straight styles. But for younger girls • becoming the first runaways. The father of two sons. especially, the blouse and skirt or jumper combination lends, itself to Mates and Pilots. decline of the US flag at sea after Griffith called the underwater more costume variations and saves much laundering. The election period, which start­ the Civil War has sometimes—but trip a "proving ground" for bigger Food Still Problem mistakenly—been blamed on projects. He wants to swim the ed with the mailing of ballots JTuly will run for 90 days, with votes Food is still the big cost-of-living problem this September, although Semmes' raiding activities. English Channel underwater and 14, in Washington, DC, during he is also considering going around counted prices will slacken off seasonally later this fall. Meat is still relatively the last week of October. Manhattan underwater. However, expensive, with pork in relatively scarce supply. You'll find some Don't Send Your these projects require money, and The election processes were put supermarket leaders on lamlb, beef and pork shoulders. Ray is seeking a sponsor before he in motion at a meeting of the three- Poultry—both broiler-fryers and turkeys—are in large supply this Baggage COD man balloting committee selected, month. Marketing of-broilers and fryers are running a good 12 percent •"^afarers are again warned tries them. during the MM&P convention in ahead of a year earlier, and prices are dropping. Griffith said that his swim across not to send their baggage COD Galveston. The committee met in to any Union hall. The Union the Sound ran into trouble six New York at the end of June and A recent survey by Government home economists found , you gener­ ally need 2.4 pounds of ready-to-cook chicken to provide a pound of times: three times he got leg cannot accept delivery of any accepted the nominations. lean cooked me"at; 2.2 pounds of\young turkey and 4.5 pounds of duck. baggage where express charges cramps and he twice lost sight of The committee also prepared an Using recent prices, that means chicken at 55 cents a pound really the target light before his handlers have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD steered him on the right course. election ballot containing a 200- costs you $1.32 for the cooked meat; turkey at 59 cents costs you $1.30, to Union halls face the prospect Another time he sank beneath tV^ word statement by each candidate. and duck at 55 cents costs $2.48. Ballots are returnable to a safe This fall look for the best values in, big turkeys Ospecially. They're of having to go to a lot of trou­ weight of two new oxygen tanks ble and red tape with the Bail- and had to inflate his life pre­ deposit vault in a Washington bank in heavy supply. Prices for big turkeys have, been running a little less server to get to the 15-foot level under the control of the Election than those for birds under 16 pounds. The larger turkeys also yield way Express Co. at which he made most of the trip. Institute. you.more actual meat per pound ^ . \ . Seafarer's Underwater Swim Mark: 17 Miles Navy Nabs Sea-Land Ship Name MMP Vote On, To End In October , • .« »• ,5"; .;• y • -^1 �I: • ' September, 1960 SEAFARERS LOG Pafe Twenty-Flra ii > New Contract Talks WELFARE BENEFITS CLIMB TO OVER $200,000 MARK The Marine Allied Workers Division paid a total of 87 benefit claims to MAWD mem­ bers and their dependents during the month of August, bringing the grand total paid out to $204,210.53 since . the Plan's inception. One of the highest claims*' MR. AND MRS. JAMES SMITH, paid to date was paid to Al- a child at -Brooklyn Hospital, $140.25 for the birth of a child at phonso Marra, an employee at Brooklyn, June 28, 1960. Fasano is Temple University Hospital, the New York Canvas & Roye Company, New York City. Marra's benefits were paid for hospitaliza­ tion and weekly disability. His total sum received during August was $1,359.25. Of the 87 payments made during August, MAWD members received a total .of 41 payments and their dependents accounted for the re­ maining 46. Fifteen claims were paid for maternity cases. During the first month of opera­ tion as a self-Insured plan, the MAWD Northeast Area Welfare Plan did not have occasion to make insurance payments for death benefits, accidental death or dis­ memberment. The entire sum of money paid out was to those claim­ ing hospital, disability and mater­ nity benefits. Maternity Benefits Maternity benefits were paid to the following: MB. AND MRS. R. CONN, $178.75* for tbe^birth of a child at St. Agnes Hospital^^ Philadelphia, July 20, 1960. Conn is employed at Air Master Corporation, Philadel­ phia. At top, negotiating committee representing Armond Edwards employees includes (|-r) Martin Lastra, Leon Wilson, shop steward; Angelo Orti, Susano Lastra and Ramon Correo-Rios. Contract talks are continuing. Below, American Casting women employees listen attentively to contract talks. They are (l-r) Josephine Norones, Blanco Morales, Francisco Ramirez and Jesuso Rodriguez. These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them! ^ All union m'ember; should regularly- attend the member­ ship meetings in tl^eir area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every MAWD member and his family. What's more, these meetings provide every MAWD member with the opportunity to speak up and state his views about these vitql matters. Here is the schedule of the next meetings: NEW YORK-Toesday, Octo­ ber 4, at 7 P.M., SlU Half, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTIMORE - Friday, Octo­ ber 7, at 8 P.M., SlU Hall, 1216 E. Baltimore St. SUNBURY - Sunday, Octo­ ber 9, at 2 P.M., Friendship Fire Company. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, October 11, at 7:30 P.M., SlU Hall, 2604 S. 4th St. T MR. AND MRS. J. SMITH, $90.55 for the birth of a child at Mercy Douglas Hpspital, Philadelphia, January 17, 1960. Smith is em­ ployed at Air Master Corporation, Philadelphia. With SIU. Industrial Workers This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG will will publish r'.garding members of SIU affiliated unions working in MR. AND MBS. ANTHONY maritime production and allied fields. lASANO, $180.50 for the birth of WELFARE PLAN SELF-INSURED The Welfare Plan trustees recently completed plans to place the MAWD Northeast Area Welfare Plan under selfinsurance, effective August 1, 1960. The self-insurance plan will continue to give MAWD*^^ members the same coverage they have had since the in­ ception of the Welfare Plan but the "new look" will cut down op­ erating expenses by discontinuing premium payments to an insurance company. The MAWD plan came into its own as a self-insured plan because of the reserve of money accumu­ lated that will allow the latest move to give greater and more ef­ fective coverage to all members. The SIU deep sea Welfare Plan has operated independently over a number of years and experience has show# that a self-insured plan not only cuts operating expenses considerablyi but also gives the members the type of insurance necessary to cover them in their own respective work. A $23,000 deposit has been made with the New York State Work­ men's Compensation Board to cover disability benefit payments as xequired by NY State law. the shop steward at Standard Philadelphia, June 7, 1960. Smith Building's Kimberly Division, is employed at E. A. Gallagher & Brooklyn. Sons, Philadelphia. MR. AND MRS. P. WHITE, MR. AND MRS. C. BRAXTON, $181.70 for the birth of a child at $120 for the birth of a child at Jefferson Hospital. Philadelphia, Presbyterian Hospital, New York July 8, 1960. White is employed at City, June 8, 1960. Braxton is em­ Air Master Corporation, Philadel­ ployed at Beam-Matic Corporation, phia. New York City. MR. AND MRS. FERNANDO MR. AND MRS. LAWRENCE FALA, $135.50 for the birth of a WELSH, $120 for the birth of a child at Lankenau Hospital, Cpl- child at Nazareth Hospital, Naza­ lingdale, Pa:j July 14, 1960. Fala js reth, Pa., August 7, 1960. Welsh is employed at the National Molasses employed at All American Metals Company. of Philadelphia. MR. AND MRS. KURT PARTL, MR. AND MRS. M. ALVARADO, $31.25 for maternity benefits at $182.50 for the birth of a child at Presbyterian Hospital, Yeadon, Pa. Brooklyn Hospital, July 7, 1960. Parti is employed at Air Master Alvarado is employed at WisorCorporation, Philadelphia. Smith Metal Products, Brooklyn. MR. AND MRS. P. JENKINS, MR. AND MRS. C. STENDER$107.20 for the birth of a child at OWICZ, $120 for the birth of a Presbyterian Hospital, Philadel­ child at Nazareth Hospital, August phia, June 22, 1960. Jenkins is em­ 11, 1960. Stenderowicz is employed ployed, a^, Air Master Corporation, at All American Metals, Philadel­ Philadel^ia. phia. MR. AND MRS. A. SKERSTAD, MR. AND MRS. W. McKIE, $171 for the birth of a child at $57.80 for the birth of a child at Lutheran Medical Hospital, Brook­ the Germantown Dispensary, Gerlyn, July 2, 1960. S"kerstad is em­ mantown. Pa., August 3, 1960. ployed at Atlantic Cordage, Brook­ McKie is employed at Air Master lyn. Corporation, Philadelphia. NLRB Calls Election At Roto Broil Official word was' received this week from the National Labor Re­ lations Board ordering an election at the Roto Broil Division plant of the Jay Kay Metals Corporation in Long Island City. According to the NLRB the longawaited election must be held within the next thirty days. The election has been sought by Marine Allied Workers Division officials for over a year. The MAWD will be on the ballot in opposition to "Amalgamated Lo­ cal 355," who holds the present collective bargaining agreement with the Jay Kay Corporation. "No Union" will also hold a space on the ballot. BROTHER PAUL BRADLEY is employed at the Southwark Coop­ erage Company, Philadelphia. He worked at the Southwark firm since March 1958, and has been an MAWD member since May, 1958. Paul and his wife, Grace, reside at 608 North MarshaU with their four daughters, Pauline, Carolyn, Marilyn and Doris, ranging in age from two. years to seven. Pauline is the old­ est. . The news, on this page deals with people Working under the SIU banner in shoreside estab­ lishments engaged in maritime production and allied fields. Included among the items made are cordage, canvas, lifesaving equipment, ship's gear and related industrial products. Because there had not been any organization avail­ able to them, many of these workers were formerly without any union protection, until they came under the SIU banner. Developments in their area wili be reported here because they are an important part of the ro xritime industry. BROTHER OSCiVR JIMENEZ is employed as a press .operator at at Porter-Mathews Company in Philadelphia. A resident of Phil­ adelphia, Oscar is a skilled carp e n t er. An MAWD member since ^ October, 1959, and em­ ployed at PorterMathews since S e p t e m her of that year, Oscar is a family man with two daughters. Carmen, age 14, and Ivette, age 17. JHr. and Mrs. Jimenez and family reside at 2218 Harold Street, Philadel­ phia. 4« 4- i SISTER -URSULA ISRAEL is employed as an operator at the F. M. Stevenson Company of Bal­ timore. Born in Berlin, Germany, Ursula is unmar­ ried and has been working at the Stevenson firm since July, 1940. She has been an MAWD member since April 1958. Ursula resides with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Israel of 2823 Waldorf Ave­ nue, Baltimore. �T«ieBfr4iK SEAFARERS LOG gt»tert<ir, t9<l* Report On SlU Credentials We, the undersigned committee on credentials duly elected at the regular business meet­ ing at headquarters on August 8th, 1960, in accordance with the constitution, have exam­ ined the credentials of the candidates for elective office or job in the Seafarers International Union 6f North America—^At-> "fc) His book number. It is to be pointed out to the lantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland "(d) The UUe of the office or membership that the SEAFARERS > Waters District for the years C". It;. of 1961-2-3-4, as per Artiede XI Section 1, and submit the following report: We qualified or disqualified those men who submitted for office by the rules of our constitution as contained in Articles XII and XIII. Article XII is known as Qualifications For Officers, Headquarters Representiptives, Port Agents, Patrolmen-, and Other Elective Jobs. The Article reads a.< follows,: "Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Head­ quarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: "(a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an un­ licensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employ­ ment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records. Welfare . Plan records and/or company records can be used to deter­ mine eligibility; and "(b) He has been a full book member in contiBuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years - immedi­ ately prior to his nomination; and . "(c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an un­ licensed capacity aboard . an American-flag merchant vessel - or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four W months of employment with, or- in- any ^^ice or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employ­ ment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, be­ tween January 1st and the time of nomination in the elec­ tion year; and "(d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and "(e) He is not disqualified by law. "Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elec­ tive jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. . "Section 3. All candidates for and^holders of elective of­ fices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with the Constitution, shall maintain full book member­ ship ^n good standing." (End of quote from Constitution) Article XIII, is known as, Elect'ons For Ofiicers, Hecdqnartcrs Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen. The article re.<ls as follows: "Section 1. Nomir^tlons "Except as provided in Sec­ tion 2 (b) of this Article, any full member may submit bis name for nomination for any office, or the job qf Headquart e r s Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by de­ livering or causing to be de­ livered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the creden­ tials committee, in care of the Becrrtary-Treasurer, at the ad­ dress of headquarters. T^s letter shall t>e dated and shall contain the following: "(a) The name of the can­ didate. "(b) His home address and mailing address. other job for which he is a LOG issue of July 1st, 1960 carried candidate, including the the constitution of the Seafarers name of the Port in the International Union of North event thb position sought is America - Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes that of Agent or Patrolman. and Inland Waters District, in "(e) Proof of citizenship, which Articles XI, XII, and XIII "(f) Proof of seatime and/or give the terms of office, the employment as required for qualifications for office and the candidates. manner in which credentials are "(g) In the event the member to be submitted. is on a ship he shall notify We further point out to tlie the Credentials Committee membership that the full notice of what ship he is on. This shall opening of nominations, necessary be done also if he ships qualifications for same, and an ap­ subsequent to forwarding peal for all interested members to his credentials. qualify themselves were contained . "(h) Annexing a certificate in. in the SEAFARERS LOG. in the the following form, signed issue of July 2atb, 1960 on Page and dated by the proposed 2. nominee: The SEAFARERS LOG issue of Six>'man credontiols committee elected by headquarters member­ I hereby certify that I am not July 20th, 1960, on Page 14, car­ now nor, for the five (5) years ried the President's Pre-Balloting ship is shown cbecking out quolificotions of nominees for SlU's last past, have I been either a Report, which report gave the general eiech'on. Voting will be for four-yeor terms. member of the Communist depository required by Article X, Party or convicted of, or Section 1 (e) of the Union Constitu­ the manner In which to qualify for is, in alphabetical form under the office. ^ offices for which they run, and that served any part of a prison tion. The following is a complete list­ the ports, following the headquarterm resulting from convic­ tion of robbery, bribOry, ex­ The official records of the Sea­ ing of all men who submitted their ters'offices, beginning with Boston, tortion, embezzlement, grand farers International Union of credentials to the committee. The be arranged on the Ballot geo­ larceny, burglary, arson, viola­ North America - Atlantic, Gulf, men's ham^ and jobs for which graphically as has been done in tion of narcotics laws, murder,- Lakes and Inland Waters District they submitted sudh credentials the past. Following each man's rape, assault with intent to shows fliat the Pre-Balloting Re­ are listed in the order which this name' and book number in. his kill, assault which inflicts port of the Secretary-Treasurer committee feels they should be qualification or disqualifications, grievous bodily injury, or was given in the headquarters placeii on the general ballot. That followed by the reason for same. violation of title II or III of meeting of July 5th, 1960, in con­ PRESIDENT the -Landrum-Griffin Act, or formity with Article X Section 1. Paul Hall, H-1 Qualified Credentials in order. Paragraph (e) of our Union Con­ conspiracy to commit any such EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT stitution. This same Pre-Balloting crimes. Qualified Credentials in order. Report was acted on in all con­ Cal Tanner, T-1 Dated: VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT stitutional ports holding regular Signature of member ENFORCEMENT membership meetings during the Book No. Claude Simmons, S-1 Qualified Credentials in order. month of July, 1960, The Pre-Bal"Printed forms of the cer­ VICE-PRESIDICNT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST lotlng. Report has been reproduced tificate be made available to Qualified Credentials in. order. verbatim in the July 20th, 1960 Earl Shepard, S-2 nominees. Where a , norninee VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST . issue of the SEAFARERS LOG as cannot truthfully ex^te sucb Lindsey J. Willtanis,W-1 Qualified Credentials in order. mentioned previously. a certificate, but is. in fact VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INLAND We find, that by referring to the legally eligible fqr^an .pffi^e^pr WATERS issues of the SEAFARERS LOG A1 Tanner, T-IS job by reason of the restora­ Qualified Credentials In order. n,entioned above, and to the min­ tion of civil rights originally SECRETARY-TREASURER utes of the regular membership A1 Kerr, K-7 revoked by such conviction or Qualified Credentials in order, meetings in all the Atlantic and a favorable detm-mination by HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE Gulf District ports, that every pos­ John Cole, C-8 the Board of Parole of the ' Qualified Credentials in order. sible effort was not only made to William (Bill) Hall, H-272 United States Department of , Qualified Credentials: itf''order. advise the membership of the Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7 Justice, he shall, in lieu of the ^^ified Credentials in order. quallllcations to run for office but Freddie Stewart, S-€ - foregoing certificate, furnish a Qualified Credentials' In order, in addition, a plea was made that complelfc signed statement of • NEW YORK PORT AGENT any man who thought be may be Paul Drozak, D-i68 the facts of his case together Qualified Credentials in order. capable of holding any elective of­ with true copies of the docu­ MEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN fice was urged to submit his ments supfiorting bis state­ Qualified Credentials id order. John Arabasz, A-2 credentials for same. ment. E. (Scottie) Aubussoa, A-8 Qualified Credentials in order. "All documents required We, this committee, as well as John Buccl, B-780 Qualified Credentials in order. hereiii must reach headquar­ our rank and_file members are Robert J. Bums, B-187 C^alified Credentials in order. ters no earlier than July 15th aware of the fact that' copies of the, Daniel (Dan) Butts, 3-628 Qualified Credentials in order, and no later than August 15th constitution, wherein all the John Cabral, €-200 (^alified - Credentials In order. ol the election year. qualifications for subiBltting for Stephen CUT, C-70 Qualified Credentials in order. "The Secretary-Treasurer is office were, contained, were and Leo Cronsoho, C-801 ^ Qualified Credentials in order. charged with the safekeeping have been made available to all Joseph (Joe) DI Georglo, D-2 Qualified ' Credentials in order. of these letters and shall turn of the membership of our Union. Stephano Di Giroiomo. D-7S Qualified Credentials in order. them over to the cri^dentials In this constitution, we, as good Harry D. litzgerdd, F-371 Disqualified Did not submit prop­ committee upon the latter's Union members, know that it fully er seatime as required by the request.'' (End of quote from outlines all qualifications neces­ constitution. (See AppeaL) Constitution). sary for office and the steps and Louis (Lou) Goffin, G-7 Qualified Credentials in order, (^alified Credentials in order. Howard Guinler, G-3 . Qualified Credentials in order. Edward Guszynsiky, G-71 Disqualified Did not submit , four Eugene B. Hall, H-5S months seatime for current cal­ endar year. (Ed. note: The followinjg 4t the text of the teletype message to Emilio Hernandez, H-T , Qualified Credentids in order. all ports on the appeal.of Brother Harry D. Fitzgerald from dis- Luigi lovino, I-ll Credentials in order, Qualified qwali^retion by the credentials committee. His appeal, was upheld Robert C. Mdioy, Qualified Credentiais in order. by membership vote va til ports in which ^meetings are held on Frank Mongelli, M-1111 Qualified Credentials la order. the ballot.) Peter Patrick, P-182 Qualified Credentials in Order. Appeal received from Brother' Harry D. Fitzgerald, Book No. Charles Soelleld, S-IM Qualified Credentials in order. F-37L from his disqualification by the credentials' committee. Fltx- William John Smith, S-88 Qualified Credentials - in order. gerald is a candidate for the job of joint patrolman in the port of Charles Starabul. S-578 Qualified Credentials in order.. New York. Fitzgerald had received notice of disqualification while Keith Terpe, T-3 . v C^lified Credentials in order. serving aboard vessel under SIU contract. RayniMd Torres, T-31 . {Ratified Credentials to order. Fitzgerald concedes that he did not furnish proof of sufficient Norman E. Wroten, Jr.,;W-256 ^ , Qualified Credentials in order. seatime but has now come up with additional verified proof to show sPHiLADEU>lIlX AGENT that he has enough seatimel In view of the fact that he mailed in Steve (Blackie) CardullOf C-1 Qualified Credentials In order. additiimal evidence, faeadqiurters is willing to recommend that he lai-ry Gerie, 6^69 . „ , Qualified Credentials in order. now be ruled qualified by (he membership, even though he should PHILADELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN bave produced this proof before the credentials committee. While John Hetzell,. ^ Qualified Credentials in otder. the credentials committee acted correctly in the light of the evidence Raymond (Ri^) Oates. 0-2 Qiudified CredenUalt in nider. before it, it is recommended that they be overruled, inasmuch M. . \ ' BALTIMORE; AGENT.. Brother Fitzgerald was on a vessel and wpu!d have been able to Bexford (Bex) Dickey. D-8 Qhuiilified , Credeotlais^^n; biderr clear up his seatime proof if he had been available Just prlo/ • to /,;• RAL'nMOBE.JOli<ft:^PATROLjiAN. . I; .Le time the credentials mxandt'oe acted. Jam^ C. Bartiette„R-]i)4 -.. . , Quaiffled , li Credenttoli to M , (CoHtimuid'on page SQ) ' * Action On Appeal �September, 1960 ^^SBAFARERS LOG j|Pare Twenty-SeTea T preW Wants Air Conditioning to the ilditor: We, the crew on the SS Transeastern, want to gp on rec­ ord -as giving the negotiating committee full support for hav­ ing it stipulate in all future con-' tracts that air conditioning and movie projectors be included on all ships on extended voyages, especially those running to the Persian Gulf, and that In no case should a swimming pool take the place of air condition-Ing. One SlU-contracted company. Cities Service, already provides movie projectors for ships run­ ning foreign. We also would favor a,recrea­ tion program for men at sea sim­ ilar to programs such as the Safety Program, Food Program, Scholarship Program etc., under the Welfare Plan. We emphasize that for ships running to the Persian Gulf, swimming pools are of little recreational value because (1) pools are too small; (2) they are •too near the smoke stack; (3) water temperature is hotter than air temperature; (4) intense sunlight in the Persian Gulf area is not favorable to • sun bathing; (5) water will not stay in pool when ship rolls.. Air conditioning would en­ courage men ^ to stay on ships that are shuttling to the Per­ sian Gulf, and would help pre-. vent the loss of jobs to aliens, non-union seamen, etc., when SIU men get off after one or two trips. In the past, the SIU has been a leader in the maritime field for seamen's benefits. Let us again set the pace for a first class recreation program to be set up and supervised by the Welfare Plan. We would like to hear our brothers' opinions on Ivtli^se^prpp^o^als. E. K. PeMoss D. L. Dickerson B. Hager L. A. Ziembka Hearing Back ^After Operation To the Editor: It has been about 10 months since I have written for rein­ statement into the Union be­ cause at that time I was going to get a hearing aid so that I would be able to return to sea after a'long absence. A lot has happened since then which now enables me to write of wonderful news very important to all deaf persons, and especially brothers wear­ ing hearing aids and trying to ship out. There is a rather new opera­ tion called "stapes mobiliza­ tion" that has been very suc­ cessful in restoring hearing. I know because I had the opera­ tion performed on both ears, and for the first time in 15 years I can hear again—and hear everything. I don't have to wear « hearing aid or worryabout being turned down by • doctors for shipping out. It is excitingly wonderful. I used to have a 78 percent loss of hearing and my ears ^ used to run, but not any more. Dr. Louis Shipman performed the operation on me at Charity Hospital here in New Orleans. Dr. Shipman has since moved to Tallahassee; - Before he left, he performed the operation on my left ear. He said that anyone wanting the operation should see Dr. Louis of the ear, nose and thrpat clinic at Charity Hospital inNew Orleans. r. Any. brother who would like - Yo write me foi^ Information on the operation can reach me care of the SIU hall at 623 Bienville St., New Orleans. T will be gldd to help and, if you are in town, I will go to the hospital with you. Joseph P. Barraco (Editor's Note: Dr. Joseph P. Logue, Medical Director of the Seafarers Welfare Plan, has in­ formed the LOG that the "stapes mobilization" operation has helped persons with one specific ear condition. The "stapes" bones in the middle ear sometimes "freeze" together, causng deafness. The opera­ tion, a very delicate' one, un-. locks the little bones and im­ proves the hearing in these cases. Other types of deafness . would require different treat­ ment. ) tf 4< it) Mariners' Home In Canary isles To the Editor: The United Seamen's Service has referred the Seafarers In­ ternational Union to us as an outstanding organization in pro­ viding for the needs of sea­ farers. Therefore, we take pleasure All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. in informing you that the Casa Del Marino (Seaman's Home), which offers lodging and health, social, cultural and employment services to all Seafarers, is being built at Puerto De La Luz, Las Palmas, Gran Canary, Can­ ary Islands. We hope to see it finished by the end of next year. We wish to offer you our collaboration in any way that may suit you, and our help in any service to t'ne home. We wish to get in touch with every­ one for we wish to serve, and help all seamen. We are inter­ ested in arty suggestions you may make for the best condir tions and use of our future in­ stallation to serve the needs and likings of all the great fam- iljy of mariners for whose serv­ ice we have come into existence. The home is founded by the National Maritime Insurance In­ stitute which has independent assets and legal status. It is gov­ erned by its Ovvn members under the Institute Social De La Marina, which in turn is under the Spanish Ministry of Labor. We remain at your com­ plete disposal. Manuel Perez de la Barreda Deputy Administrator 3). Typo Leader Praises SIU To the Editor: I have received the LOG for a number of years and enjoy reading it. The Seafarers Union is a won­ derful organization, not. just alone for the good working con­ ditions it obtains for its mem­ bers, but for its great fraternal benefits such as caring for the sick members and their families. It is an organization that is "its brother's keeper." May your great Urtion prosper. • Thomas J. Soalley, President Somerville - Typographical Union •' •• ' Skipper Hails Marymar Gang To the Editor: On the night of 22-23 July, 1960, while on passage from Panama to Long Beach, Calif., the SS Marymar maneuvered alongside a sinking craft off the west coast of Mexico to conduct rescue, operations. The craft was the MV Patsy-K, reg­ istered at Los Angeles, Calif., and was in position 16-05 North and 98-30 West. On board were seven persons, (the captain, his wife, three small children ages 7, 5, and 2\fi years and two crewmen) and a boxer dog. As it was at night and long heavy swell was running, every­ one in the crew of this vessel is to be commended for their efforts that made the operation a success. The survivors were taken on to Long Beach where they were debarked. The wee'k that they were on board (enroute to Long Beach) involved some strange but interesting duties for all on board. At odd hours of the day and night one could expect to see a hard-boiled crewman hold­ ing a baby in his arms, drying its tears or washing deck grease from its feet. Again one might see someone dashing to save one of the chidren from falling down a ladder or from falling over the side. Special mention is due to Guy W. Walter, steward, who was up day and night making certain that the survivors were cared for. He should be given a medal for baby-sitting. I am proud of the crew of the SS Marymar. Very truly yours, s/ Rupert H. Matthews Jr. Master SS Marymar .3. From The Fleet In deck department of the SS Alcoa Planter, photographed by Second Mote Bob Parker, arc (standing, l-r) J. P. Morris, R. Darley, B. C. Wentworth, C. V. Johnson, H. I. Grizzard, H. O, Limbaught, and W. C. Yates. R. C. Anderson and D. L. McCorvey ore on either side of the life preserver, and R. W. Reynold, not visible, is poking his head through the ring. 3> Warns Brothers On Swimming To the Bditor: ' I would like you to. publish this -in the next issue of the LOG. This is a warning to all our brothers about their vacation and swimming in uncharted waters. I was home having fun with my family and when I went swimming, I fractured my back in two places. So if you go swimming, know what kind of water you are" go­ ing into. I'm here in the hos­ pital (Marine Hospital, States St., New Orleans) and will be here for a long time. The old saying is "accidents don't just happen, they are caused," and myself and others are the cause. So be careful an your next stay-at-home with your family. 3) Members of the crew huddling on the deck of the SS Steel Scien­ tist (Isthmian) were caught by shipboard photographer Bud Schmiedel. The men are (l-r) Dawson, DM; Heins, AB; Angelo, chief cook; Renfroe, DM; Ahern, bosun; Aughton, OS. Ci H. Boatwcll 3« 3i ' Brother Lauds Bermuda Hospital To the Editor: I have just gotten back from doing a month and a half in the King Edward Memorial Hos­ pital in Bermuda. I have never had as good treatment any­ where. ^ All the nurses and doctors take care of you and see that you don't lack for anything. And Captain Smith of the Sailors Home Is up to see you and brings you magazines and cigarettes. I got there around 10 AM and he was there to see • me and brought candy, cigar*' ettes and magazines that after­ noon. I would like you to put the Sailors Home, Hamilton, Ber­ muda, on the LOG mailing list as sailors go there from all over the world. It would give other sailors a chance to see what the SIU is doing for the merchant marine. J. G. Gregory • ! G. C. Eller, wiper, (left) nurses a sore foot in a bucket of hot water and salts in his foe sle aboard the Carolyn. Meanwhile, on deck, (photo right) Charles Dorrough, third cook, and George NichoU son, oiler, rig up the aerial on Dorrough's radio. The radio helped to wile away the hours as the Carolyn stayed at anchor for three . weeks off Karachi, Pakistan, waiting for a berth. left) takes a breather on the SS CaroErnest Phillips, wiper i lyn (^Buli Lines)^ W. Shaw, AB (right) poses with one of his prize catches on the Carolyn. The photographs were taken by Jose F. Santiago, ship's delegate (ust before the ship reached ihdra. �|>M« Tweafr-ElfU With The Denayere SEAFARERS tOG Septewbfr. IMt Tof Luck With a Mynah If you are planning to buy a mynah bird, you had better ask the man who owns ona all about it before you buy. That's the advice which Seafarer William R. Cameron gives to his shipmates. Cameron, sailing on the SS port steward came back- that after­ birds, don't take him home for Iberville (Waterman) in the noon and left a bag with the stew-' your wife to care for because she may leave you and the bird after Far East, reports on the "pot" ard who gave me the package. one day of cleaning up after him. Seafarer Ralph J. Denayer, on the beach for • while, poses with his daughter Brigette and the family pet, Whiskey the spitz. Lovers And Liars Asea In the o-d days, there were great lovers Casanova, Don Juan (or Don Giovanni, whichever you prefer), Sinhad, and more recently, Popeye. But they were pikers compared to the self-styled lovers aboard the Del Aires. The following article was submitted by Seafarer Thomas C. Riley who gives first-hand information on modern day liars and lovers. Just a few lines to let you know-^ of all the great lovers on the Del great liars and self-styled lovers Aires (Delta). the Del Aires. In early history there was a onWe have a variety of C card great liar by the name of Baron men, some of whom were SIU von Munchhausen; in later history, but quit sailing regularly in England, his peer was a gent by members after World War II. the name of MacCauley. are of assorted dges—from These fellows, though, were 17They to 61—and represent all three strictly amateurs. Khrushchev is a departments. They all share one -bush leaguer, too, compared to the mutual trait: None of the women from New Orleans to Buenos Aires want them to spend a dime. Union Has • These-lovers all have an assort­ ment of keys to so-called love Cable Address Seafarer's overseas who want nests. But strange as-: it seems, to get in touch with headquar­ these keys open all d^rs to the ters in a hurry can do so by foc'sles on the ship and various cabling the Union at' its cable and sundry clothesr iwkerS, Now, of course, we know that address, SEAFARERS NEW these C card men would have no YORK. Use of this address will assure cause to li^ Not one of them has spent one speedy transmission on all mes­ sages" and faster service for thd nickel for souvenirs, yet they are, collectively, the leaders on the men involved. draw list. Shipboard Skotehes By Ben Graham Sand's Big In Japan luck he took with one of the big black talking birds. ' "Feeling the package without "I picked up one of these birds opening iti 1 thought that these out here in the Far East and he's were the biggest grains of sand I quite a bit of trouble," Cameron ever felt. I mentioned it to the says. "First I clipped his wings, steward who said thq man reported that they did not have what I but not enough." wanted, but he got what they had. Mynah Takes Swim "I took a look in the bag along The bird took off from the fantail of the ship, but finally realized with a deckhand who said that ithe couldn't make it to the shore didn't look like sand to him. Another fellow from the crew and tried to fly back to the ship. "He was going down all the time passed by and looked at the stuff and landed in the river," Cameron and said 'Man that really will make him sing now.' Someone else came relates. The bird was finally rescued by by and said it was the best bird messman Marvin LeAcche. "Fright­ feed in the world. I tried feeding the bird the ened almost to death, plus having seeds but he wanted no part of it. swallowed salt water, the bird really looked sad. With each breath The captain took a look and told you could hear the water coming me I'd better throw the stuff over from his lungs and he looked the the side, and over the side it went." Timely Advice picture of death, but in a couple of days he came through with fly­ Cameron advises anyone who ing colors," Cameron reports. wants bird feed or sand in the Far "When we reached another Jap­ East to get it diemselves, "you anese port, I thought I would get might get something you don't some" dirt for him to play on. I want. Had not the AB standing asked the bosun for some sand for beside me warned' me, I would a sample to be sure that I'd get have come into-the .States with what I wanted," Cameron said. about four pounds of marijuana, "I asked the Japan port steward seeds . . . brother,. I would have to take the sample and bring me had some trouble." some more of the same. The ship Cameron closes his report by was . sailing that night, and the saying that if you buy one of these Seafarers On The Iberville Relaxing on the of the SS Iberville (Waterman) are (t'op left photo, J-r) Edward "Skeet" Grudtinski and George Fllomio. Meetnwhile, down in the messhall ftofj right photo, l-r) steward department members Marvin LeAcche, Lawrence Holt, Grudsinski, Danny Parkman and Oreste Vole sit at chow as Chief cook Clarence White stands by. Photos are by William Camerf^i. Eblne holds the block. Dousot's .smile is probably due to the baby boy his wife recently presented him. Photo Is by Cameron. "He's a tall feHow with eye glasses. I think he said he waseaptaifi or messboy—something like ihatl" . ' ;* •' • ^ ^ .. , Saleable Item "I'm planning on asking my daugh­ ter if she wants a mynah bird. If not, would anyone like to buy a young mynah, only three months old, who should start talking when he's six months to a year old?" �teviemher, 1999 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Tirenic-NiM Voyage Of Ocean Joyce Is 'Sod' But Funny Native boys in .dugout pull up olong side the Ocean Joyce in anchorage off Madras, India. Boy in center holds "Baksheesh" or gilt offerings to keep them dry. Dugouts carry a sail rolled on o pole when not in use. pn^the dock alongside the Ocean Joyce in Kidderpore, Calcutta, native longshoremen load sacks of grain from o cart onto a truck. Na automation here^just monpower. Natives in Calcutta (Kidderpore] pose next to a sacred cow. The animals roam the streets of every Indian village and cit/freely. Natives like to be photographed along side the sacred beasts. (The lollowing article was sub mitted to the LOG by Seafarer William Calefato of Maritime Overseas' SS Ocean Joyce.) Ice, soot, the messhall and Hard-way Jones: It was these that made life on the Ocean Joyce part comedy and part trag­ edy. Hard-way Jones is more than a legend. He is John Tinker, a wiper on the Ocean Joyce who boosted the morale of the crew with a fusilade of spicy stories every day of the voyage. It is not easy to laugh on the run to Calcutta, Hawaii, Panama and the Gulf, but with Hard-way and his humor,' everyone grins. He was called that because the protagonist in one of his jokes was named Hard-way Jones, a man who always did things the hard way. The Hard-way Jones on the Ocean Joyce algiost met his match The Ocean Joyce unloads groin in Calcutta as native workmen when an oiler began matching him (in bosun's chair at storboord anchor) paint the hull. The ship also joke for joke and story for story. called Qt Hawaii, Panama and the GuH. Hard-way stopped the chief en­ gineer on an urgent job to tell him a favorite joke about one of the country's leading ladies who underwent a skin graft—the chief threw up his hands and abandoned the job. After that, Hard-way be­ came a popular figure and a sort of victim of the chief engineer. The chief then asked Hard-way where-he got the authority to pull ice in the evenings as well as dur­ ing the day. Hard-way explained that he pulled the ice for' the three meals and between because the drinking water was tepid. The chief walked away, but the follow­ ing day, the ship's delegate had an audience with the master on the drinking water situation and a conference between the skipper and the engineers ensued. (Meanwhile, the first assistant engineer found, out why the water was, warm aiid tlie^ice machine er­ ratic: the refrigerant was, exhaust­ The Marine Club in Kidderpore, Calcutta, is one of the finest in ed. A new tank was installed but the Far East, according to Seafarer William Calefato, who took didn't work until the next day.) Blows His Gasket the pictures on this page. Food is good pnd lodging in one of the The chief engineer blew a gas­ 134 rooms costs from one to 15 rupees. ket after the conference with the skipper, "So they went and told the old man, huh? Well, now you wipers will pull ice only once a day, and I'll put a lock on the ice maker . . . that'U fix 'em." But Hard-way Jones came up with a plan. Coffee cans were filled with Ice and stored In the fish box. Jn a few days there was plenty of ice.. Then the main cog of the en­ gine department came up with an­ other mandate. "I see you blow the tubes four times," he said. "Do you pull the chain once for each blow?': he asked. The answer was "yes," and the chief engineer decreed that for each blow, two pulls on the chain is needed to complete a cycle. With all that seamen face on many , ships, a Hard-way Jones among the crew makes life bear­ able. As a good morale booster he Hungry child in Madras filches something to eat at sidewalk makes the saying true that there is "a little fun to' match the sormarket. Most children this age don't wear any clothes in many row.>» ports of India. fl 1 II �ras* Thirty SEAFARERS LO.G Clifton H. Jackson, J-23S,' Engine (h) of the Constitution. This com,* mittee has notified the two (i^ Patrolman. Milton J. Phelps, P-479, Patrolman brothers involved, Clifton H. Jack* Oscar N. Raynor, R-520, Patrolman. son, J-235, a nominee for Baltl* . In the checking of the continuous Albert Richoux, Jr., R-261, Patrol­ more Joint Patrolman-and Jack C>. (Continued from page .26) Kennedy, K-228, a nominee foi man. Disqualified Was not in continuous good standing for the three year R. E. Bacon, B-349 New Orleans Joint Patrolman that Raymond Torres, T-31, Patrolman. period previdus to nomination of : good standing for three (3) years the various candidates, your com­ Norman E. Wroten, Jr., W-258, they have been qualified, subject previous to nomination, to their furnishing the aforemen* Engine Patrolman. Qualified Credentials in order. mittee found that numerous can­ John Fay, F-363 tinned certificate to the Secretary"-* However, your committee did not didates had paid their dues late. Qualified Credentials in order. Paul Gonsdrchik, G-2 Treasurer prior to the making up feel that a man should be disquali­ Qualified Credentials "in -order. The committee found In each in­ Eli Hanover, H-313 ,of the ballot. Failure on their part fied on such small technicalities as stance however, with the exception Qualified Was qualified subject Clifton H. Jackson, J-235 to his furnishing the Secretary- of two members that will be dealt given above. Eaph nominee listed to furnish the certificate by tho .. ; Treasurer a duly executed cer­ with later in-this report, that the above had specified a patrolman's time mentioned, is to result in their tificate prior to the making up of member so affected had been on a job of some* department in the disqualification. As previously mentioned In this the ballot. Failure to do so is to ship during^ the period, thereby port for which he wished to be report, two (2) nominees had paid result in his being disqualified. preventing iSim from paying his nominated. Inasmuch as the Pretheir dues late. They were John Anthony (Tony) Kastina, K-5 Qualified Credentials in order. dues. As we the membership know, Balloting Report only listed Joint Cabral, C-200 and Luigl lovino, Patrolman in each port, this com­ it has always been the practice of MOBILE AGENT mittee therefore processed the I-II, both of whom had phld one Louis Neira, N-1 Qualified Credentials in order. the Union to consider anyone who aforementiohed credentials for the quarter's dues late in the three has been unable to pay dues due to JOINT PATROLMAN being on a voyage, to be in good Joint Patrolman's job In the port year period prior to nomination. Qualified Harold Fischer, F-l Credentials in order. standing until the time of their for which they had nominated Both of these brothers presented USPHS certificates showing that Quaiified James M. Foster, F-248 Credentials in order. payoff. More important, the con­ themselves. Qualified Robert Jordan, J-1 One man, Walter Beyeler, B-81, they had been in the hospital dur­ Credentials in order. stitution so provides, in Article III, Qualified Leo Marsh, M-9 threw In and was declared quali­ ing the quarter for which their' Credentials in order. Section 3 (e). W. J. .(Red) Morris, M-4 Qualified fied to run for office. However, dues were late In payment. Leo Credentials in order. In the course of doing Its work, he became deceased and, accord­ Cronsohn, C-801, also had late dues Homer Starling, S-141 Qualified Credentials in order. the committee took action in ac­ ingly, hi^ name does not appear on payments but had on file In head­ NEW ORLEANS AGENT cordance with the provisions of quarters, USPHS certificates and C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 Qualified Credentials in order. Article XIII, Section 2 (e) of the 'the ballot. correspondence covering same. In checking the "credentials of NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN constitution which reads, as fol- the various nominees, this commit­ Based on Article III, Section 3, George E. Annis, A-230 Qualified Credentials in order. lows: tee had dis'qualified John Cabral, Paragraphs (b) and (e) of our Carl (Red) Gibbs, G-60 Qualified Credentials in order. "(e) The credentials committee, C-200, a nominee for New> York Union constitution, your committee Belarmino (Bennie) Gonzalez. G-4 Qualified Credentials In order. in passing upon the quali­ Joint Patrolman; W. J,.-(BiU) has .qualified the aforementioned A. W. (Andy) Gowder, G-352 Qualified Credentials in order. fications of candidates, shall Mitchell, M-22, a nominee for New brothers. Jack O. Kennedy, K-228 Qualified Was qualified subject This .committee would like to, have the right to conclu­ Orleans Joint Patrolman; and to his furnishing the Secretarysively presume that anyone Homer Starling, S-141, a nominee point out that one of the nobninees, Treasurer a duly executed cer­ nominated and qualified in for Mobile Joint Patrolman. A William John Smith, S-66 failed tificate prior to the making up of previous elections for candi­ telegram was sent to e'ach of these to send his credentials to the cre­ , the ballot. Failure to do so is to dacy for any office or the three brothers by your committee, dentials committee as per'Article result in his being disqualified. job of Headquarters Repre­ notifying them of their disqualifica­ XIII, Section 1 of our constitution. Qualified Credentials in order! W. (Bill) Mitchell, M-22 sentative, Port Agent or Pa-, tions as per the constitution. How­ Instead, Brother Smith-pent them Disqualified Was not In continuous J. P. Morris, M-639 trolman, has met all the ever, before. sending out the let­ to the bank depository that was good standing for three (3) years requirements of Section*1 (a) ters containing the full details ef mentioned in the President's Preprevious to nomination. of Article XII." disqualification, your committee Balloting Report. This was an Milton J. Phelps, P-479 Qualified Credentials in order. In compliance with Article XIII, heard from each of the aforemen­ error, that the committee thought, Eugene Ray, R-321 Qualified Credentials In order. Section 2, Paragraph (b) of our tioned brothers either by telegram that could have been made"by any Albert Richoux, Jr., R-26i Qualified Credentials in order. constitution and in an attempt to or in person. Based on the infor­ of us seamen. The bank forwarded Charles (Whitey) Tanaehill, T-5 Qualified Credentials in order. give every nominee every consid­ mation that was furnished by these the credentials to our SecretaryHerman Troxclair, T-4 Qualified Credentials in order. eration gnd to try to prevent any brothers, It was then possible for Treasurer, A1 Kerr, who received Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13 Qualified Credentials in order. disqualifications, Peter Gonzales, this committee to qualify them. them on August 11th, 1960. There­ HOUSTON AGENT G-132 of this committee, the ere- At thift time, they, were sent an­ fore, your committee has qualified Robert A. Matthews, M-1 Qualified Credentials in order. d^tials committee, remained at other telegram by the committee, brother Smith as previously men­ HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN the entrance of the headquarters informing them that they had been tioned in this report. Theodore (Ted) Babkowski, B-1 Qualified Credentials in order. building of the Union until mid­ qualified. Telegrams were sent to each ; Charles Kimball, K-2 Qualified : Credential in order. night ofiAugust 15th, 1960, to re­ Your Committee received cre­ man who was disqualified by the Oscar N. Raynor, R-520 Qualified Credentials in order.- ceive any credentials that might dentials from Brothers James C. committee, telling him of s idisJames Tucker, T-22 Qualified Credentials in order. have beer^ delivered'eitlie/ hy mpij fiirrietteVB-lffCand Stephano Di qualificatioih as wlli^as a DETROIT AGENT or; by hand after^ tSe closing of Girblomd, D-7g. who had failed to letter , being sent to each hian so Martin (Marty) Breithoff, B-2 Qualified ^Credentials W order. business ihours by the Union. list what port they were submit­ disqualified, all In compliance with NO DESIGNATION At this time, liowever, your com­ ting for, and in Brother Barnette's our constitution. In addition, each Kenneth Collins, C-794 Disqualified Did not submit prop­ mittee would like to point out that case; in addition, he had failed to man disqualified received a copy of er seatime as required by the on the advice of the Union's gen­ give the job for v.hich he wished our constitution, so that t^e -dis­ Constitution and failed to desig­ eral counsel, the credentials of the to submit. Your committee con­ qualified nominee would-' have nate for which port he was run­ following men were processed tacted these men by telegram tell­ available the procedure to be used ning. Failed to submit-proof of even though they were not received ing them of this c'.eficiency in the in appeal frpm the decision'of the £ citizenship and did not send In a in headquarters until the morning submitting of their credentials. credentials committee. The membership can readily see The committee later received by certificate. of August 16th, 1960. telegram, the information t>s to from the foregoing report, that As will be noted in the foregoing candidate to appeal from a deci­ Robert C, Meloy, M-1056 what port and jobs these brothers your committee ha.3 made every . Kenneth Collins, C-794 sections of the committee's report, sion of the credentials committee wished to submit for, and \ve have effort possible within the confines James M. Foster, F-248 the provisions of the SIU Constitu­ and how he does it. carried them in this report as they of our constitution to qualify every Carl (Red) Gibbs, G-60 Your committee wishes to bring designated by telegram that they nominee. tion governing election procedure to the attention of the member­ The envelopes of each* of the wanted to be carried., All credentials were turned over made it mandatory that several of ship, the fact that the Union .con­ above were stamped August 15th, Your committee also had two to the committee in good order at the men who had been nominated stitution In Article XII, Section 1960, by the branch of the post- letters of nomination submitted ):00 AM, Tuesday, August:'9th, be disqualified. The Committee is 1 (b) requires that a nominee have office from which the Union- rer that •"^were undated. Robert -U. 1960, or have been received by mail bound by the constitution and had at least four (4) months seatime, ceives its mail. It was the opinion Meloy, M-1056, failed to date his since that date. All credentials to decide on the basis of the con- between January 1st and the time of the Union's lawyers as well as letter of nomination. However, have been examined in strict ac­ -stitution. It has no other choice. of nomination. During the course of this committee, that it would be since the registered stamp put on cordance. with the constitution. The Committee feels that the cases of examining the various creden­ unfair to penalize the aforemen­ the outside of his envelope by the Any defect in the credentials dis­ of disqualification cited above are tials of those members who had tioned men by disqualifying them, Oakland, California Post Office posed of by the committee has been especially regrettable because of submitted for office, it v/as found for a failure of the postoffice de­ was August 13th, it was stamped the sole responsibility of the the fact that the Union, this year, that some of our brothers had partment of the United States Gov­ by the Brooklyn, New York Post sender and no person adversely as in every election year, went to failed to submit sufficient seatime ernment to deliver their creden­ Office on August 15th, and received, affected by such defect has denied such lengths to set forth the pro­ in the current year to meet the re­ tials prior to the deadline. Of the by your committee before nine this to the committee. cedures and requirements to be quirements of the constitution. four men aforementioned, one, (9:00) A.M. on the morning of It is your committee's final rec­ followed by those seeking a place However, in sending in their letter Kenneth Collins, was disqualified August 16th, 1960, This brother's ommendation that the membership on the ballot. of acceptance of their nomination, for reasons given prior in this re­ credentials were qualified on this of the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In light of these circumstances, they had made mention of the fact port. The other three men,'James point of .the qualifications for Inland Waters District of the Sea­ farers International Union of North the committee wishes to call to that they were presently employed M. Foster, Carl (Red) Gibbs and office. J. P. Morris, M-639, also failed America make every possible ef­ the attention of all members, the aboard ship and due to the voyage Robert C. Meloy, were qualified. necessity of, following all require­ not being completed, they were The committee would like to to date his letter of nomination. fort to vote In this general election, ments and procedures, which are unable to secure a discharge cover­ point out to the membership, that Howqver, since the registered as every good Union man should. This committee having com­ established by our Constitution to ing the time. In each of these in­ although the President clearly stamp put on the outside. of his govern eligibility to candidacy to stances, your committee verified specified in his Pre-Balloting- Re­ envelope by the Tripoli, Libya Post pleted its duties, hereby adjourned Union office. such employment with the steam­ port the exact offices for which Office was August 2ndf 1960, it at 4:15 PM, on August 22ita, 1960, The committee particularly de­ ship company operating the par­ nominations weje to be made, was stamped by the Brooklyn, New in the headquarters offices of the sires to point out the provisions of ticular vessel. The men and the some credentials were received for York Post Office- on August 7th, Seafarers International Union of Article XIII, Section 2 (c) of the vessels they are on, that had this offices other than those carried in 1960 and received by the Secre­ North America, Atlantic, Gulf, constitution, wherein is spelled out type of seatime verified are as fol­ the Pre-Balloting Report. The fol­ tary-Treasurer, A1 Kerr, on August Lakes and Inland Waters District, lowing are the names of the nomi­ 8th, 1960, this brother's credentials 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, in detail the right of a disqualified lows: nees so involved as well as the job were qualified on this point of the New York. SHIP MAN'S NAME TIME EMPLOYED titles for vilhlch they actually sub­ qualifications for office. However, Date: August 22nd, 1960 Charles Palmer. P-13 Daniel (Dan) Butts, B-628 SS steel Voyager 7/21/60 to 8/11/60 mitted: he was later disqualified by your SS, Elizabeth Chairman Stephen Carr, C-70 12/10/59 to 8/11/60 Robert J. Burns, B-187, Patrolman. cpmniittee for the reason given Ignatius McConnick, M-1195 SS Seatrain Ga. 12/11/59 to 8/10/60 Stephano Di Cirolomo, D-76, En­ previously in this report. John Cole, C-8 Peter Goniales, G-132 Your committee had two (2) SS Seatrain Ga. Leo Cronsohn, C-801 4/19/60 to 8/11/60 gine Patrolman. Samuel Cluiman, C-511 Stephano Di Girolomo, D-76 SS Elizabeth 5/ 8/57 to 8/11/60 Harry D. Fitzgerald, r-271, .Stew­ nominees that failed to submit the Lawrence P. Hogau, H-SI, ' certificate that Is called lor In A, W. (Andy) Gowder, G-352 SS Texmar ards Department Patrolman. 4/22/60 to 7/20/60 Edison C. Shaffer, S-530 SS Alcoa Roamer 4/ 8/59 to 8/15/60 Paul Oonsorchlk, G-2, Patrolman. Article XIII, Section 1, Paragraph Homer Starling,. S-141 Credentials Committee Report I fee IP- September, |960 �BtwUaAtf, 19M SEAFARERS LOG Breakfast Is Served PINAWCIAI. HEPOBTS. The coBStltutlon ot the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes ami In­ land Waters District Bakes specific provision for safeeuardlng the nenbershlp'e Boney and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing conmlttee elected by the BCBbershlp. All Union records are avallabl* at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn, Shoulfl any BSBber, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right tq In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt, requested. li TRUST FUHD6. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are adBinlstered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreeBents specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and nanagement represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only.upon approval by a majority of the trtistees. All tnst fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Infoxnatlon about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. M-: • ±L '. I. , I. SHIPPIHG RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and ^hland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re'celpt requeated. • 1 CGIfTRACTS. Copies of all SIU'contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ^shlp. Know your contract rlghte, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OTyOn the proper sheets and in thm proper manner.* If, at any tine, any SIU pattalBan or other union official," in your opinion, fails to protect your "contract rights properly, contact the nearest SlU'port agent. In addition, notify SIU president Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The IXXS has traditionally refrained from publishing, any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer -or member.' It has also refrali^ from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la 'vested^ la an edi­ torial board which consists of the Sxecntlve "Board of the union. The Kxecutlve Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMaff flr MOWIKS. Ko monies are to bo paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU ualees an official Union receipt Is given for same. Utader no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given SiKh ;^celpt. If in the event anycnte attempts to require any such payment be ^made wltho^ supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a, payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immedlitely be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested, "f 'I II j||l I JUi! COHSTrrUTlOHAL BIOTTS AMD mLlOATIOHS. The SIU publishes every six months la the SBAFARBRS LOQ a verbatim copy of 'Ita constitution; In addition, copies are available la all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famlllarlzo themsolves with Its contents. Any time yom feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. r> E» Seafarer Viins Study Award Denise Forster 3V2-year o!d daughter of Seafarer and Mrs. Keith Forster of New Jersey, gets set, with the help of her father, to try some of the food at tfie SfU cafeteria during' o recent visit to headquarters. Forster is on the Sondcaptoin. , Joe Powers Leonieo Okol BunUtai " - Contact your wife at the Bru Get in touch with Hilda Revesi, Cubas 67, Santos, Brazil. 33-32 110th St., Corona 63, N.Y. t '4^ i 4 - J. tw^y !tb 4 4 E. Main, Easley, SC, regarding some important papers she has for you. 4 4 4^ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4, 4 4 4 4 Charles H. Bosh Contact your wife at 2649 19th Street, San Francisco, Calif. Paul Magro Get in touch with your brotherin-law, 87 Cambridge St., Burling­ ton, Mass. Henry E. Hicks Contact your wife at 1515 Park Ave., Baltimore, Md. Earl J. Fuller, Jr. Urgent that you contact your mother, Mrs., Earl J. Fuller, Sr., Rt. 2, Berryville, Va. - • -1 .-•aJ 4 Maternity bonds are -being held In New York headquarters for the children of the following Sea­ farers: James C. Thompson, T-380; Antone S. Granger, PR 14466; James R. Armstrong, A-69, and Jiminez WiUiam, J-33. 4* 4* 4* Nick Tatar ITHACA, NY—^A Seafarer is'one of eight union members who have been awarded schol­ Important you contact Joseph arships for a two-year program of study at Cornell University designed to train them for Malazensky at DR 6-7635 in MiUcareers in the international labor field. ^ hum, NJ. Edwin P. -Wilson, of Falls-* sea in 1950. His ambition is for a 4 4 4 Church, Va., began studies at April of this year. Before that he career in the International TransGeorge H. Rowland the New York State School was a personnel officer for the Air portworkers Federation or in. the Please write your sister at 506 International Confederation of of Industrial and Labor Relations Force. at Cornell this month. From 1947 to 1950, "Wilson was Free Trade Unions. The eight union men will receive Wilson has been a member of a member of the Sailors Union of the Inland Boatsmen's Union since the Pacific and last sailed deep $300 per month during their twoyear training period. They will study at Cornell for two semesters and then serve a one-year intern­ ship with a union or governmental agency directly concerned with in­ ternational labor matters. Other recipients of the labor scholarships include: James A. Blyer of EI Cerrito, Calif., a former officer of Local 1-561, Oil . Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, AFLClO. Thomas "V. Miller of Pittsford, N. Y., a member of Local 616, American Federation of Teachers. John J. Muth of St. Louis, Mo.,° a member of Local 655, Retail Clei'ks International Assoi^iation. Ronald H; Smith of Lincoln, Neb., president of Local 7470,. Coramunic^tions Workers of America, AFL-CIO. 4 Ecrl Ray Walter C. Zajanc Get in touch with your mother, Contact your mother. Didn't hear Mrs. Alma Ray, Route 1, Box 20, from you for six months. Every­ Fairfax, Ala. thing okay at home. Don't wori-y. i 1* 4 Mrs. Mary Zajanc, 147 John St., Gccrge Williams Staten Island 2. N.Y. Get in touch with Paul F: Burke, 4 4 4 Erie County Dep't of Social Wel­ Henry Croke fare; 210 Pearl Street Building, Contact Mrs. C. Nowlan, 301 Buffalo 2, Nl^ eoneeming Geneice Slst St., Brooklyn 9, NY. Dillworth. ' 4 4 4 * Si t Charles Robert Gllfcert Charles E. Taylor Contact your family. Your father is critically ill. Con­ 4 4 4 tact your family immediately at Michael Armscdo Route 1, Concord, North Carolina, .Contact Jerry R. Signorelli, 11 Telephone STate 2-2434. Elton St., Brooklyn 8, NY. 4 i S. John H. Mnrray 4 4 4 Important you contact your son, Henry E. Hicks e/o Gerner, same address as pre­ Contact Mrs. H. E. 1'515 Park viously. A\e., Baltimore 17, Md. Ex SS-Feltore .Gear is being held for the fol­ lowing men at Sparrows' Point: Paul Essraan, John J. Kehoe, Donaid Eyestone. SIU HALL DIRECTORY SiU Atlantic, . Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT ' Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey Williams Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney HYacinth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. John • Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089: 3-40aC M1.AM1 ...744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Buck Stephens. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 416 CoUey Ave. NORFOLK Paul Gcnsorchik. Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA . 2604 S. 4th St. S. CarduUo, Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Firnandex Juncos. Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St.. Room 20O WUUam Morris. Agent ILgin 3-0987 SEA-fTLE , 3505 1st Ave. ,.p,, . ......vj^ 4—nt . r'.,ln 3-4334 WILMINGTON. CalU ... .505 Marine Ave. Rbe'd Humphries. Agent. I 1 �\v: Vol. XXII No. 17. It SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION i « ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT 1 > H men from Philadelphia, some 500 Seafarers stepped smartly up New York's Fifth Avenue in the second annual Labor Day parade. Pictured here are a few of the marchers who participated along ^with contingents from other New York unions. Over a million watched the spectacle. •r" b V - sgggsasKi^,- ==r=^ _• Sopfombor 1960 • APL > CIQ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 74 QUALIFY FOR SIU BALLOTING SIU ROUTS HOFFA IN TWO ELECTIONS WINS 19-SHIP FLEET, SIU-277, IBT-171; TUNA CANNERY VOTES SIU-255, IBT-8 MEANY OVERRULES SIU ON SCOW ISSUE NMU ATTACKING SIU SHIP PACT AT LABOR BOARD SENATE GROUP CONDEMNS ANTI-SHIP ICC PRACRICES CLOSE DOWN KINGS POINT, MMP ASKS GOVERNMENT PUTS LARGEST LIBERTY TONNAGE ON SALE NMU FILES LABOR BOARD CHARGE AGAINST SIU-CONTRACTED OPERATOR RR’S TURN DEAF EAR TO PACT TALKS; IBU ISSUES STRIKE CALL LAKES TUGS, DREDGES WORKING ‘ROUND CLOCK ON DETROIT RIVER JOB BUCKEYE, PIONEER, STEINBRENNER PREPPING FOR WORK RULE PARLEY GREAT LAKES ELECTION ENDS; FARNEN REELECTED SECRETARY-TREASURER ALL-NEW CLINIC MAPPED FOR BALTIMORE SIU HALL SIU BENEFIR BABIES TOP 4,000; MANY IN SCHOOL ORDER KOHLER TO REHIRE 1,700 IN 6-YEAR STRIKE ALASKAN FISHERMWN ENJOY BEST SALMON CATCH SINCE 1948 NYC BLUE CROSS GIVEN ANOTHER BIG RATE BOOST REDS ENTICE BRITISH CO’S TO HAUL OIL SUP CONSTITUTION TO BE REMODELED; 1ST CHANGES READ NEW PRES. ROOSEVELT TO SAIL NEXT SUMMER ALASKA’S GROWTH MAY PROVIDE NEW JOBS FOR SEAMEN MTD SUPPORTING BOYCOTT OF SEARS MMP VOTE ON, TO END IN OCTOBER WELFARE BENEFITS CLIMB TO OVER $200,000 MARK Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 17  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/4f32d936611d9c762e441f0a6063b646.PDF de655dfe16a8633c7881f8acb61fefee PDF Text Text INDEX ^ SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Urge Rise In Gov't Cargo On US Ships —Pages 8, 9 News Of tMm •••pvl's »<!• OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO To Departments News Of SEAFARERS'AI.OG & Vol. XXII He. 14 SIU Great Lakes Union Jiiiilp: lllllllii Story On Page 3 —Pages 10, II News Of SIU Pacific (; j District Unions ITF Assails Arab Shipping Blacklist —Pages 22, 23 ai News Of '> • SIU Commercial Fishing Unions —Page 18 .... !I f ^ •• Story On Page 2 News Of SIU Canadian District - —Page 21 mm mm ' News Of • mmmrnmrn SIU Industrial Workers Union —Page 26 SIU Co. Would Swap Liberfys For Two C-4s Story On Page 5 News Of Jilliliii iaiiiir: Nominations In; Credential Check Started liilBl \ s A rank and file credentials commit­ iPliiilill liiiiiilii tee, elected by the SIU headquar­ * \ ters membership at the August 8 meeting, is currently checking the qualifications of candidates for SIU office. Nominations closed at midnight, August 15. The commit­ tee's report will appear in the next LOG. s Safet/r Medical Departments —Page 12 III* News Of Social Security, Food, Ship Sanitation —Page 13 ^ \ 5- 17-Ship Lakes Vote Sef;HoHa Scheme Flops • Story On Page 2 Story On Page 7 Shipboard News, Letters,.Minutes —Pages 27 through 30 V Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 A&G Deep Sea lepor Delegates Sign Anti-US Vowt Bridges Calls On Members To 'Give Lives' For Cuba -Story On Page 4 —^Page 6 vlll �Pas* Tw* g.; SEAFARERS Ancuit 19, 1969 LOG ITF Calls For End Of Arab Blacklist •BERNE, Switzerland—The SIU's action in protesting the Arab League blacklisting of ships and interference with shipping of other flags won near-unanimous approval at the 26th Congress of the International Transportworkers Federation. The ITF warned the League, and specifically the United Arab Republic, to UAR's interference with neutral discrimination. cease its interference or face shipping on the grounds that a The ITF resolution, after calling joint action by transport workers state of war exists between the upon the UAR "to honor its inter­ national undertaking," urged the UAR and Israel. all over the world. The ITF's warning was contained The ITF thus mobilized the UAR to place reliance in the pro­ !n a resolution adopted at the 26th world's transport workers behind cedures of the United Nations. In another resolution, aimed World Congress of the Federation, the campaign for freedom of the which represents some seven mil­ seas. The SIU, together with the primarily at the Dominican Re­ lion transport workers in 72 coun­ Maritime Trades Department, had public, the ITF Congress urged all been fighting the Arab League of its affiliates "to maintain con­ tries of the free world. Don Wagner, DM (left) and Joe Kramer, second electrician on the blacklisting of American ships, be­ tact with all respdnslble demo­ The resolution had previously cause it was destroying jobs of cratic trade union elements who Steel Worker were blocked from going ashore in Aqobo, Jordan, been adopted at a meeting of the American seamen and others continue to struggle against dicta­ while Arab authorities checked on their religion. ITF's Seafarers Section after the whose livelihood depend upon the tors." delegates to that meeting had re­ American merchant marine. Omer Becu, the ITF's secretaryjected an alternate resolution in­ That SIU campaign reached a general, tendered his resignation troduced by the UAR delegate. high point last April when the SIU, to the Congress effective August 1 Attending the Seafarers Section for nearly a month, successfully to assume hi.s new post as general meeting were 61 delegates repre­ picketed the Egyptian-flag freighter secretary of the International Con­ senting 33 maritime unions in Cleopatra in New York. federation of Free Trade Unions. Aden, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, The SIU action came after the Becu replaces J. H. Oldenbroek Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Union had been notified by many who had held the general secre­ The SIU's charges of harassment and mistreatment of Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, of its members that they were be­ tary's post since the ICFTU was the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, ing villified and abused by Egypt­ founded in 1649. American seamen in Arab ports were further substantiated Sweden, Switzerland, the UAR, the ian authorities in the Suez area As ITF secretary-general, Becu recently with the visit of the Steel Worker (Isthmian) to the United Kingdom and the US. and after SIU representations to had worked closely with the SIU, port of Aqaba, Jordan. Sea-"* Observing that "freedom of the State Department and White National Maritime Union and farers aboard the ship were the crew aboard these ships can navigation is one of the funda­ House bad failed to produce posi­ other American maritime unions quizzed as to their religious give you first hand information mental requirements of world tive results. on the problem of runaway ship­ and two men in the about the conditions and abusive Early in May, the SIU agreed to ping. Becu has been succeeded in affiliations trade and world peace," the resolu­ crew were initially denied shore treatment and attitude taken to­ tion specifically termed the Arab lift its picket line after AFL-CIO his ITF post by Pieter de Vries Of leave because their names often wards us seamen and our countiy League's blacklisting of ships President George Meany had been The Netherlands. are borne by people of Jewish faith. .by some of the officials and peo­ which had previously called at Is­ assured by the State Department Roger Dekeyzer, of Belgium, was The two men, Don Wagner, DM, ple of these countries." raeli ports "a threat to the liveli­ that it would fully investigate the named ITF president for the next and Joe Kramer, 2nd electrician, These incidents are being docu­ hood of seafarers and other work­ grievances of US seamen and re­ mented by the SIU and will be new its diplomatic efforts to pro­ two years to replace Frank Cousins, were finally permitted to go ashore taken up with the State Depart­ ers." but only after they had satisfied president of the British Transport It also rejected as "totally in­ tect American seamen and ship­ the authorities that they were not ment at the proper time, in line adequate" attempts to justify the ping against future indignities and and General Workers Union. with the State Department assur­ SIU President Paul Hall was Zionist spies." ances given to the SIU during the elected vice-president of the ITF In May, the SIU picketed the Cleopatra beef, that it would inves­ Seafarers Section. Egyptian-flag steamship Cleopatra tigate seamen's grievances. Hall, dining the meeting of the because of the blacklisting of Seafarers Section, strongly urged American-flag ships by the Arab that the ITF give due attention to League, depriving seamen of em­ the problems of Latin America by ployment Opportunities, and be­ conducting a conference for this cause of harassment and maltreat­ area at the earliest possible date, ment of American seamen in Arab Five veteran Seafarers who are no longer fit for duty have preferably in conjunction with the ports. been approved by the Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan International Labor Organization Ship's reporter Joseph Fidalgo for the SIU's disability-pension list. The action of the trustees meeting which is scheduled to added the following comment on take place in Montevideo in Nov­ the Incident: assures the five of the $35 a^ ember. •*I would like the membership week benefit for as long as the contracted companies. He too is He also urged that the ITF ap­ to know the Cleopatra Incident was Eighty Seafarers submitted their suffering from heart and circula­ men are unable to work. point a representative who would in the meeting, on deck names as candidates for the 43 The latest live to be added to tory troubles and is now r^iring devote his time to maritime affairs discussed and around the messhall tables and Union offices open in the coming ' iit ' the list are Seafarers Nicolas at age 73. , . ' in North Amertca, and ensure that I'd like to report the crews were election. The credentials of the Wohfefe, ^with, nearl^' 15 years Villaverde Ferthe maritime affiliates of this area behind the Union's decisions 100 nominees are being studied by the of qualifying 'time dpi" Sitl ships, nandez, Juan six-man rank-and-file credentials could meet' whenever necessary percent. sailed in the deck department. Re Hernandez, John lTF auspides. * "Being on the Persian Gulf run, committee, elected at .the August is 62 years of age and Has been lifider Wohletz, Carter 8 membership meeting. 'i rl-i-t Ifii-, • i out of action with a heart attack. C. Chambers and The credentials committee will One of the younger Seafarers Erail N. Dupont. make its report to the full mem­ to qualify is Carter C. Chambers. In order to quali­ bership at next month's meeting. A deck department man. Cham­ fy for the benefit, . The committee consists of 'Dutch* bers is retiring at age 52, follow­ they had to show Palmer arid S. Clufman, deck de­ ing a serious operation. discharges for 12 partment;. L. P. Hqgan and I. McDupont, who is 61, also sailed in years' seatime. In a violation of international maritime law, a Soviet patrol Cormick, engine department and the deck department and has been Fernandez, age C. Schaffer and Pete Gonzales, Chambers vessel armed with "a four-inch gun forward and a larger E. under medical care for some time 67, was a mem­ steward department. ber of the steward department on because of a heart ailment which piece aft" and with anti-aircraft gims on the bridge and up­ The Union erections will begin SIU "ships. He has been under ha.s kept him from sailing. per decks, stopped an SIU--*" ori November 1 and run for two treatment for some time because manned American freighter Russian officers and be hoisted^ months. A special supplement will of high blood pressure, compli­ be published in the SEAFARERS in international waters. The •K'—'stop at once.' cated by ulcers, and is no longer incident occured last July 7, about "It wks a Russian patrol LOG preceeding the election. able to sail. 350 miles from the Soviet Kurile boat . . armed as described Hernandez, also a steward de­ Islands. above. The skipper continued: "1 partment veteran, had almost 16 The ship was the Ocean Eva stopped and he hailed me in fairly years' seatime on ships of SIU (Maritime Overseas), a 10,370-dead- good English—asking what ship, Aug. 19.1960 Vol. XXII. No. 16 weight-ton- C-2, en route to Mad­ what owners, where from and where ras, India, with a shipment of bound. I answered all questions Quitting Ship? wheat from Portland, Oregon. The as he lay close alongside. Navy said that there had been no '1.asked them why they stopped Notify Union PAOT. HAW,, President Hernandez Wohletz such previous incidents, so far as it me on the high seas. He replied, HnmoHr BRANS, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ A reminder from SIU head­ knew. MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARIHUR, quarters c.vutions all Si'afarers The most detailed account of 'Thank you, you may proceed'." AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ARTHUR leaving their ship^ to contact SEGAL, ALBERT AMATEAU, JOHN BRAZIL, what happened came from a let­ The Eva then went on to Madras Staff the hall in ample time to allow Writers. Bai. MOODY, Culf Area to unload. ter from Captain J. J. Buskin of the Uniou to dis, accb a repU ->• Representative. The Soviet Union has issued a the Bronx, New York to his wife, meat. Fah'ure to give notictf be­ moniniy ai ih« headquartors in which he described the event­ Wiping to all ships to avoid k 5Q,- Publishm fore paying off may cause a de­ of tha Saafarara Intarnatlonal Union, At­ 006 square-mile area in the midlantic Gulf, Lakts and Inland Watera ful voyage. He wrote that for four layed sailing, force th(> ship to Olatrlct, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avonuo, Pacllie from July 7 to 81 which she days there had been a dense fog. Brooklyn 12, NY. Tol. HYaclnth f-Mgo. sail short of ths manuib^ re­ Sacond clasa poataga paid at tha Poat It had lifted somewhat on the fifth will use for missile testing. But this Office quirements and-needlessly make In Broolclyn, NY, under the Act day, when suddenly "we picked area is far removed from the scene •Of .AOBa 24y iyl2a the work tougher for your ship»* up a strange vessel heading for«j of the Ocean Eva incident and ap­ -atea. Fernandez Duponi us from the north ... We saw parently has no connectipn with it Arab Port Police Check Seafarers' Religieus Ties Another 5 Seafarers Retired On Benefit Elect Union Credentials Committee RED GUNBOAT HALTS SIU SHIP IN PACIFIC SEAFARERS LOG » t !1 �Anruflt 19, 1960 SEAFARERS Pare Three LOG Urge Boost In '50-50' Ratio in Favor Of US-Flag Shipping Report Dubious On Runaway Reliabilify WASHINGTON—The first admission from Government sources that the runaway ships are somewhat less than 100 percent reliable has come in a recently-released study made for the Department of Com-"* merce. The report substanti- of the entrance of the Soviet Un­ / ates in part the charges of US ion into the world oil trades. The maritime unions that runaway crews are wide open to pro-Com­ munist and anti-United States in­ filtration. To soften the impact of the pos­ sible loss-of the runaways, the re­ port calls for regulations which would encourage bulk cargo car­ riers under the US flag. (See story, columns ^our and five) Commenting on the reliance placed upon runaway vessels un­ der the "effective control" theory, the report notes, "In time of war. It is presumed that these vessels would be under the practical con­ trol of the United States . . . How­ ever, these ships are manned by foreign nationals, and US control over them is not as effective as if they carried the American flag and American crews." In recent testimony before the House Un-American Affairs Com­ mittee, SIU Washington counsel Ray Murdoch, speaking for the Maritime Trades Department, pointed out that crews of run­ away ships are not screened for securtiy purposes. Yet .in many In­ stances, Murdoch noted, these, crews are recruited in'countries such as Italy, Cuba, Greece or various Latin American nations where there are strong Communist influences in sections of the trade union movement. As a result, he noted, the basic raw materials 6f American indus­ try—bauxite. Iron ore and oil— come on "foreign-flag ship^ manned by foreign crews, whose actions in the event of war are unpredict­ able." Another threat to the reliability of the runaways comes as a result Russians are approaching runaway operators to carry oil to Cuba and are offering tempting charters for this purpose. Up until now, the State Depart­ ment and the Defense Department have insisted that the runaway ships could be counted on in any emergency just as if they were American-flag ships. Maritime unions have always held that the "effective control" theory was simply a cover under which major US industrial giants could escape US wages, US taxes and other requirements insofar as the shipment of their raw materials is concerned. Summary Of Findings The following sums up the views expressed . on various shipping issues in the latest transportation study released by the Department of Commerce: RUNAWAYS: It is presumed these vessels would be available to the US in an emergency, but the foreign crews are admittedly not as reliable as American crews. SUBSIDIES: An increase in the subsidy program to include independent dry cargo and tanker vessels might be desir­ able. FARM SURPLUS: Sending more surplus overseas on US vessels would reduce the cost of subsidies and strengthen Amer­ ican merchant shipping. The US should send well in excess of 50 percent of farm surplus on USflag ships. Committee Proposes Stewards' School Recommendations by a committee of stewards on a recertification program for chief stewards, as well as upgrading procedures for candidates for the chief steward's rating, were approved by the membership-^ at SIU August port meetings. lishment of a recertificatlon com­ The recommendations will be mittee consisting of at least two subject to negotiation with SIUcontracted operators. Under the proposals, schools for chief stewards will be established, with the first school in the Port of New York. Instruction will center on the duties of the steward aboard ship, including preparing menus, food preservation, keeping inven­ tories, storage and preparation. For seniority purposes, training time would be considered as sea timq. The committee called for estab- Porlugiiese Propeller Repair J5.- ".a ^ WASHINGTON—An official report to the US De­ partment of Commerce has called for a vast increase in the percentage of farm surplus cargoes carried on American ships. The re-'*^ . Jo flooi". They assert that several na- port, which recommends tions have loo percent laws, remodification of the "50-50" quiring that all tonnage of specific low in lavor favnr nf Ameri- commodities be carried on vessels law in or fhp me amen-: can merchant marine, sees a boost over the 50 percent „ .• 1 . • figure as essential to the main­ tenance of an effective and profitable merchant fleet. "It is therefore recommended," the report states, "that the great bulk of surplus relief commodities be shipped by US flag vessel, well In excess of the 5# percent minimum, particularly because of the precarious position of the USflag tramp fleet and its dependence for existence upon these cargoes, as well as to help reduce the sub­ sidies now being paid to the sub­ sidized portion of the fleet." The recommendation for an in­ crease in the "50-50" formula was one of several significant observa­ tions made in the report. The authors also noted that the US might not retain "effective control" over runaway ships in an emer­ gency, and therefore should take several steps to encourage bulk cargo carriers under the Americanflag. (See story on runaway flags, columns 1 and 2 this page, sum­ mary of report, column 3). The report to the Commerce De­ partment was made in April, but was just recently released. It is en­ titled "Rationale of Federal Trans­ portation Study." While they did not make any specific percentage recommenda­ tion, the authors' call for a change In the "50-50" formula is sure to be heartily welcomed by maritime unions and all segments of the American-flag maritime industry. The proposal comes at a time when the Department of Agriculture is seeking to bypass "50-50" and give a majority of farm surplus tonnage to fbreign-flag ships. In this area, the authors note that fhe Deeartmieilt of Agriculture iiatf interpreted the "50-50" law as setting a 50 percent ceiling on the amount of cargo US ships can carry, ratlier than treating it as a Union and two management repre­ sentatives to set up standards for testing those who complete the course. The tests will include technical efficiency, conduct, sobriety, set experience and other qualifications. Appeals Procedure An appeals procedure from the decisions of the recertjficatipn committee would bq.set up.. Al­ though there were,..no specific recommendations, it -was, suggested that the Seafarerg Appeals Board, which handles seniority matters, would also be able to handle the steward program. Seafarers who take the course and clear the committee would be given top preference in the hiring procedure for the chief steward job, subject, of course, to con­ SIU membership meeftract revision of the shipping rules. Ings are held regularly As a safeguard, the preference feature would not go into effect once a month on days in­ until the school had been operating dicated by the SIU Con­ for six months.-It would be re­ stricted to the ports in which stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in the listed SIU ports below. school facilities are available. All Seafarers ore ex­ Minimum Qualifications The committee set up minimum pected to attend those experience qualifications for candi­ who wish to be excused dates for the chief steward's course. should request permission They involve combinations of sea time in various steward depart­ by telegram (be sure to ment jratings, totaling three years include registration num­ as a minimum. ber). The next SIU meet­ The committee which drew up ings will be: the recommendations consisted of New York Sept. 6 Seafarers Walter C. Patterson, Richard H. Simpson, Nicolas Philadelphia Sept. 6 Nomlkos, Enrique R. Rosado and Baltimore Sept. 7 Walter Marcus, all of thc-m chief Detroit Sept. 9 stewards elected at the July head­ Houston Sept. 12 quarters membership meeting. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SS Gulfwaler had unscheduled slop In Lisbon, Portugal, when propeller shaft cracked. ..Portugese ihlpyai;d put her back In •hope again. Photo by Seafarer George Annis. » • • ' For the full text of the commit­ tee's report, see page 24. New Orleans Sept. 13 Mobile Sept. 14 the movement of tobacco, petro'^°"on seed oll and other raw materials, Tlie report makes several re­ commendations to encourage con­ struction and registration of bulk carriers under the American flag as well as to check the decline ia US maritime generally. "This solu­ tion, should come primarily from encouraging American shippers to use the US merchant marine, dis­ couraging discrimination from foreign nationals in favor of their own flag ships and sending moro of US Government surplus com­ modities by US vessels." The authors also note that it may be necessary to extend th« subsidy program to include inde­ pendent dry cargo and tanker vessels, or in some form, mako industry responsible "for at least a share of the increased sealift in American flag vessels when, for consumption within their own plants in this country . . ." Iti other words, giant oll and metals concerns which now handle vir­ tually 100 percent of their imports on runaway ships would be re­ quired to carry a part of their supplies on American vessels. American maritime unions and a segment of the tanker industry are already on record as calling for American Industry to carry a sizable share of raw material im­ ports on US ships. A proposal that 50 percent of all oil imports ba carried on US ships is still pending before the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. Union Buys BuildingSite In Houston A site for a new hall for Sea­ farers in Houston has been pur­ chased by the Union. It's con­ veniently located and will better acconimodate Seafarers than the present hall, which is recognized as being too small for the growth of shipping activity in the port. The site is a vacant lot at Canal and 75th Sts. in the port city. It's 200 feet long, 175 feet deep and is within walking distance of Park­ view Clinic and the shipping com­ missioner's office, Also nearby is the G&H tug dock, the turning basin and Longreach docks, where Mississippi ships berth. The newly-purchased lot la Houston is comparable in size to that upon which headquarters ia New York is located. Plans for the building will be discussed with architects shortly, according to word from Houston. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia hiring hall, located at 2604 South Fourth Street, opened this week. And in New Orleans, work on a new hiring hall there is pro­ gressing. In addition to the usual facilities, the Welfare Plan and medical clinlo will be located ea the property. . (, 1- �Pace Four SEAFARERS Aiiciui 19. 19M LOG lamoB ILWU Reps Sign Declaration; Bridges WiU Give Lives' For Cuba In Anti-US Fight 4V 'ROUND THE WORLD ; I I i ' <•' v- • ONE OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE TRADE UNION MOVE­ MENT on an international level Is the big gap between the progress of unions in one nation and in neighboring countries. If the union movement in one country is weak or hampered <by restrictive legisla­ tion, then a climate is created for employers from other flatlons to open branches and set up shop in the low wag^ areas. There have always been differences In living standards between na­ tions, but this problem was aggravated tremendously by World War 11. After the war, the American economy flourished and American unions made considerable ga^s. In Western Europe, on' the other hand, the economy had been largely wrecked by the war and it was many years before It got back on its feet. As a result, a wide gap has developed between wages and condi­ tions in European countries and those in the United States, and this gap is constantly being used by en>ployers here as an argument against improving American workers' conditions. The unions here are told that low-priced foreign goods made by lower-cost labor will drive American products out of the market If American standards are raised higher. The obvious answer to this difficulty is to reduce the gap between US and foreign labor. In this area, there has been an important de­ velopment in West Germany, one of the European countries that has had a booming economy, but whose workers ha\'8 lagged behind the progress of German industry generally. Members of the West Coast longshore union may not know it yet, but according to the Cuban press their representatives have signed a manifesto in Havana declaring the long­ shoremen willing "to give our lives to defend the Cuban revolution." JThe signing of .the declara­ segment of longshore labor. find Bridges active in ' Cuba on tion by three delegates of tiny No one was present from any behalf of that effort. Harry Bridges' International waterfront unions in India, Indo­ "Revolution", quoted the pledge Longshoremen's and Warehouse­ nesia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, as reading, "We will declare a boy­ men's Union was the high spot in the Philippines, New Zealand, cott against the aggressors, pre­ Bridges' latest venture in pro- Pakistan or any Latin-American venting the shipments from our Communist and anti-US interna­ country fronting on the Pacific. countries to all those raw materials tional relations. The Cuban gov­ The conference was boycotted by and minerals that are to feed the ernment has been officially de­ the All Japan Seamen's Union and war machine of the Imperialists. nounced by the United States as the Japan Trade Union Congress . . . "the Fidel Castro revolu­ being in league with the Soviet which charged that its objective tion has opened trie path for the Union and Communist China. was to make Japan a satellite of total independence of our peoples Bridges, who participated in an Red China. from the yoke of Yankee imperial­ •nfl-United States gathering in Now that the scene of the inter­ ism . . ." Those workers repre­ Japan in 1959, is making Cuba the national Communist anti-American sented by the signers were stated base of his anti-American opera­ efforts has shifted to Cuba, it is as willing "to give our lives, to tions in 1960. His three-man dele­ no suprise to maritime observers to defend the Cuban revolution." gation participated as "observers" In an organizing conference which arranged for a world congress of pro-Communist sugar, banana and t t 4 other plantation unions in Havana THE GERMAN METAL WORKERS UNION ACHIEVED *a signifi­ In *1961. cant gain recently when it signed an agreement to reduce the work Bridges' last venture in proweek in stages from 48 hours to 40 hours with no loss In base pay. The Communist and anti-US interna­ union covers 1,300,000 members In the steek automobile, aluminum tional relations was his organiza­ and other basic industries.-It is expected that this development will tion of the "All Pacific and Asian set the pace for other German unions to go on a five-day 40 hour week Dock Workers Trade Union Con­ NORFOLK—SIU pickets were lifted from the Canadian ference" which met In Tokyo on tug Melanie Fair after one day of picketing August 3, when basis. Many German Industries work six days a week with no Saturday overtime. May 1, 1959, the international Com­ munist holiday. Among other items the tug's captain-owner signed an agreement with the Union. The achievement of the 40-hour week has been applauded by AFLdealt, with by the conference, it ClO President George Meany as promoting prosperity, and insuring The tug, skippered and passed a resolution calling for an gine room woes on the way—she German labor "a lair share of the fruits of economic progress." end to United States military bases owjied by Capt. William was met .with a picket launch. it t" if In Japan and Okinawa. Such ac­ Wharton, entered the capes Round-the-clock picketing of the tion, o£ course, would leave Japan at Norfolk Aug. 2 to tow the hulk tug in stream prevented Norfolk THE BRITISH COLONY OF KENYA IS ANOTHER ONE OF the open to Chinese Communist and of the tanker African Queen across harbor tugs from towing the Afri­ simmering trouble spots of the world, and considerable reliance Is Russian pressure. It has been a the Atlantic to a shipyard in Ant­ can Queen to the Canadian tug. being placed on the Kenya Federation of Labor to help that area make cardinal point in Soviet and Red werp, Belgium. a As a result, the tug owner signed peaceful transition to independence and democratic government Chinese propaganda. - US policy in Recently, the Kenya Federation opened Solidarity House In Nairo­ other aspects of foreign affairs However," while the tug was In an agreement shortly after noon bi, the nation's capital as its headquarters and base of operations. Irv­ Quebec, the captain fired its SIU August 3 and sailed with the Afri­ also came under attack. ing Brown, AFL-CIO European representative was present as a dele­ The grandiose "All Pacific" con­ Canadian District crew on July 24, can Queen in tow before dark. gate from American labor and carried with him a message from the hired a non-union crew in Toronto, ference consisted of delegates from Federation applauding the fight of Kenya trade unions for that coun­ and flew it to Quebec to man the "the Soviet Union, from Japanese try's independence and freedom. The Federation pledged its firm Communist-oriented unions, from ocean-going tug. support to the independence program in Kenya and elsewhere in an Australian Communist-domi­ The SIU Canadian District noti­ Africa. fied the Norfolk SIU hall of the nated union, a group from Cam­ Friendly relationships between - American unions and the leader* bodia, a small Canadian delegation situation. When the Melanie Fair of Kenya labor are expected to go far to offset efforts by anti-western limped Into Norfolk—she had en­ and the Bridges union—in all a groups to drive a wedge between the new nations of Africa and the United States. These relationships are particularly Important in light of the Soviet Union's attempts to gain a foothold In that continent and turn It against the west. SlU Blocks Non-Union Canada Tug In Norfolk Men Shipping Out Of New SiU BLOOD BANK Philly Hail HONOR ROLL t-' b: I •: • lu:. PHILADELPHIA — The new BlU- hixing hall in this poet opened officially last Monday, .srith shipping activity and all departments going fullswing. A $250,000 one-st(»y building, the haU is located at 2604 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia 48, Penn. The new phone number is DEwey 6-3818; alternate incoming wires are DEwey 6-3819, 6-3820 and 6-3823. Seafarers shipping out of this port have all the modem facilities and conveniences- imaginable at this new hall. There is a large and comfortable lounging area with The SIU blood bark supplies Seafarers or members of their families two TV sets—one of which is colm: With blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarers can donate to —a snack bar. showers, patio, the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few of the ample parking and a location which is close to the Waterfront. In addi­ Seafarers and others who have donated to the blood bank. tion, the Welfare Plan department is located on the premises. A sep­ Stratiotis, Emmanuel K. Bluestein, Burton L arate phone will be installed for Wemeburg, Joseph Werner, Stephen L. this department shortly, and the Latham, Stephen G. Liotta, Paul Dominlck number will be reported as soon as Shnayer, Stanley M. Miller, John T. it is made available. Nash, Walter Fisher, James H. Gigantelli, Casimer M. Smith, Warren W. Philadelphia Seafarers fomerly Rubis, Philip Rutherford, James R, were quartered at 337 Market St., Harris, Frank T. Martin, Ceeii H. a building which became inade­ Epstein, Paul F. Nelson, Daniel James, Jr. quate to house the personnel and -LekowsU, Raymond H. Ligon, Edwood equipment needed to service the Hoffman, Robert L. heeds of growing SIU activivy Jn Burke, David Borsodi, Albert L. Cole, Joseph this area. Hall, WiUiam, Jr. Simmonds, Theodore Completion of the Philly haU Is Smith, Geoffrey S. Spano, Ralph another step in the SIU's continu­ Torres, Carlos ing building program to provide Thornton, Gny Wikler, Joseph M. Duhan, Richard better and more, modern facilities Galle, Istevan Williams, Robert C.* for Seafarers. AN INTERESTING SIDELIGHT ON THE WAY "TRADE UNIONS" operate in the Soviet Union as arms of the state is contained in a brief resume of how the presidents' of the Soviet "trade union" movement are made and unmade. For example, Vassily Kuznetsov, now Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Soviet-spokesman in-the United. Nations, was president of the "trade union" movement until 1953. The Central Committee of the Communist Party then relieved him of this job and "recommended" that the so-«aUed Central Trade Union CouncU "elect" N. M. Shvernik president. He ran the labor apparatus until 1956 when he wias appointed presi­ dent of the Control Commission of the Communist Party. He was succeeded by Victor Grishin, who had been a functionary of the Com­ munist Party in the Moscow area. Grishin had never participated in any so-called "trade union" activities before, showing that the Soviet Union doesn't even bother with the polite fiction of having the presi­ dents of the labor apparatus come out of the "trade union" siovement vfl WITH THEIR COUNTRY LONG UNDER THE HEEL OF THE SOVIET UNION economically and militarily, free trade unions in Fin­ land. are fighting a valiant but difficult battle to keep the Cothmunists from taking over the trade union apparatus, fri this light, the Finnish Seamen's Union, an International Transport-workers Federation af­ filiate is playing a leading role. The leading oiganlzatitm ip Finidsh Mbor is the Finnish Trade Union Confederation, reiwesenting about 200,000 of the one million working people in the country. Other unions outside the FTUC cover another 150,000 members. Now, the Finnish Seamen's Union reports that the Conununists are fragmenting the trade union movement by trying to take over the entire apparatus of the FTUC. The Finnish Seamen declare thid tfie FlUC got into trouble original­ ly by tying Itself to the tail of one of the nation's political parties. As a result, several unions, adio objected to this procedure, left the Fed­ eration. The pro-Communists and party-line outtts were then able to come up with a hairline majority. A mass exodus of anti-Communist trade unions has resulted, and the unions involved are tryli^ to form a new trade union federation eo that they will have a central voice tq speak for Finnish workers. • j .. , I �'r Magmt 19, 1999 Bull Line Seeks US-Owned C-4s; Otters Libertys // k' •4 1/ Picket boat of Deck Scow Copffoini Locol 335 circles sand and gravel installation in course of New York harbor tie-up. Strike issues are to be mediated by AFL-CIO President Meany. (Photo by "Newsday," Long Island, NY) Deck Scow Captains End NY Walkout, hr AwaK Meany's Decision On Issues 1" Pag9 Fiv* SEAFARERS LOG Bull Lines has made formal application to the Maritim# Administration to trade some of its older vessels for newer ships under a recent bill designed to aid non-subsidized steam­ ship companies. The line has asked the Gov­ ernment for permission to swap some of its Libertys for two larger and faster C-4s. Another SlUcontracted e o mpany, Alcoa, also intends to swap older ships for more modern ton­ nage under the non-subsidized steamship bill. However, Alcoa has not yet made formal application. Victory Carriers and a number of the tramp operators are also inter­ Dr. Joseph Logue, director of ested in trade in ileals. the Seafarers Welfare Plan Medical Department, has reported that Affects Two Lines plans are now well under way for The bill, designed to upgrade opening a diagnostic medical cen­ the American non-subsidized fleet, ter in the new hall for Seafarers will permit the two STU-contracted now being constructed in New companies and others to obtain Orleans. tonnage which has been traded The new medical center. Dr. into the Government by subsidized Logue said, will occupy one wing companies. of th'e second floor of the New The subsidized companies are Orleans building. It will be com­ turning in their C-type ships to pletely equipped with the most Government honeyards as they re­ modern diagnostic and medical de­ place them with Mariner-type and tection instruments for the exam­ other advanced vessels under con­ ination of Seafarers and their families, and will have a staff large struction. Alcoa plans to swap C-l's for C- enough to meet the needs of the 2's or C-3's, if the Government ap­ area. The center is expected to be proves its petition. If Bull Lines request is granted, the company ready for operation when the New intends to modify the C-4's to ac­ Orleans hall opens late this fall. Clinical facilities for the exam­ commodate between 48 and 178 35foot containers In addition to ination of Seafarers and their carrying as much break-bulk cargo families have been available In as the present C-2's carry when New Orleans since December, 1957, but the opening of the new center fully loaded. will mark the first time these Steadier Jobs Due facilities will be available in the Steadier employment aboard port building for Seafarers. Bull Lines ships is a prospect for Besides New Orleans, clinical Seafarers if the Government ap­ facilities are provided in Baltimore, proves the swap plan. The Libertys, Mobile and Houston, as well as at which the company wants to trade- the medical center opened near the in for the C-4's, are only used SIU headquarters in Brooklyn in sporadically during the sugar sea­ the spring of 1957. son or for other single voyage The purpose of the clinics is to purposes. The newer vessels would protect the health of Seafarers and probably take on regular runs. their families by detecting incipi­ The trade-in bill lathe only way ent illnesses or disease in early non-subsidized, opBi^toFs * can im- stages. prove their - 't)fe'sent fleets, the companies .said. They declared they wculd'Tiave to run their present war-built ships until they could no longer operate because the lines get no construction funds from the Government. Since Bull Lines operates in the domestic trade, it must have its ships, built in American yards. Still determined to protect their employment rights, the members of the SlU-affiliated Deck Scow Captains Local 335 agreed last month to suspend an effective strike and return to work in New York harbor until the issues had been decided by AFL-CIO President George Meany. ers and Steers Sand and Stone. The scow captains returned bership voted overwhelmingly by The suit charged breach of con­ secret ballot to quit the UMD. July 25 after winning an Subsequently, the scow captains tract. agreement that the employers invited the SIU, NMU, ILA and would not discriminate against Teamsters t(x send representatives Shortly after, the scow captains them on hiring. Such discrimina­ to a meeting on June 19 to outline also filed unfair labor practice tion had been responsible for the the advanta'ges of affiliation with charges with the National Labor Relations Board against these four walkout. each organization. At the conclu­ companies as well as a fifth com­ The strike began July 20 when sion of the meeting the scow cap­ the 750-member union put up tains voted, again overwhelmingly, pany — Suffolk Dredging. These charges are still pending. picket lines at installations of two for SIU affiliation. Meanwhile, the continued refusal major building materials carriers —the Colonial Sand and Stone Long-standing dissatisfaction with of the companies to recognize the Company and the William J. Mc- the!contract stems from inferior contract, and their continued dis­ conditions under which the scow crimination in hiring brought con­ Cormack Sand Company. captains get $10.10 for a 24-hour certed demands from the rank and Within hours all operations day, have to supply their own food, file for vigorous job action to pro­ picketed were tied up. By the sec­ ond day, 25 Colonial and McCor- their own travel expenses (as much tect their employment rights. mack installations were shut down as 100 miles in some instances) On July 17 a general member­ ship meeting of the scow captains in the metropolitan area, as New and get no welfare benefits. York City Teamsters refused to In contrast, SlU-affiliated scow was held at SIU headquarters in men on the Great Lakes receive Brooklyn, and a strike authorized cross the SIU picket lines. Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa at­ from $23.92 to $24.95 a day, with by a unanimous vote of the 356 members attending. tempted to break the strike by is­ other benefits in proportion. Each attempt to win more satis­ The strike got under way on the suing an order to the truckmen to cross the lines. Hoffa's strike­ factory contract terms has failed morning of July 20 and ended five breaking move was immediately de­ because of lack of UMD support, days later as the scow captains nounced by the SIU which noted Wilhelm charged. Instead, Wilhelm agreed to return to work after an that SIU President Hall had pre­ said, O'Hare made it impossible all-night meeting between Peter viously characterized Hoffa as a for them to obtain better contracts M. McGavin, special as^stant' to by threatening to withhold support President Meany, and representa­ "fink." "Hoffa's latest action," the SIU of the tugmen, should the scow tives of the unions involved, A decision by Meany is expected said, "merely confirms this descrip­ captains strike. Following the vote on SIU affili­ to be handed down after he meets tion." The scow captains went on strike ation, and the employers'' refusal to discuss the situation with SIU after the employers refused to live to honor the Local 335 contract, President Hall and NMU President up to the terms of the contract, the union filed suit in Federal Joseph Curran. Unde'T the terms following the local union's disaf­ Court against four major carriers of the settlement, the AFL-CIO filiation from the United Marine —Colonial Sand and Stone, New president's findings will be final Division of the National Maritime York Trap Rock, Gallagher Broth­ and bindii^ on both parties. Union and subsequent affiliation with the SIU. ' The employers claimed that their contract was with UMD-NMU and not Local 335. Thomas M. Wilhelm, secretaryAfter battling a 48-hour Pacific hurricane and drifting for three more days, seven per­ treasurer of the local noted that the contract was signed by the sons aboard the tug Pasty K were rescued off the west coast of Mexico by the SS Marymar. Local union, not the UMD. Further, The SlU-contracted ship saved a man, his wife, their three children and two crewmen he pointed out, the UMD . had changed affiliation four times in shortly before the tug went chor, and to stop a drift towards the rock point and began drifting recent years, and each time the down. the Tartar Shoal reef and a roar­ out to sea. employers recognized that the con­ Richard Gantt,, an impor­ ing surf, the crew rigged a make­ By July 21 there was very little tract went with the membership. Originally an affiliate of the In­ ter-exporter of Santa Rosa, his shift sail to the A-frame on the food and virtually no water. But ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ wife, two young daughters and a after deck. The tug barely passed they caught a fish on July 22 and then snared a sea turtle, giving the ciation, the UMF switched to the young son, and two crewmen were Pasty K's passengers a chance to United Mine Workers, then to the aboard the 48-foot tug July 18 dine on turtle eggs. AFL-CIO as a Federal labor union, when hurricane Celeste whipped Shorthanded? up 50-foot waves outside of On the evening of July 22, Mrs. and then to the NMU.. If a crewmember quits while Gantt spotted a light a few leagues The latest affiliation change de­ Acapulco. veloped last spring. Rank and file As the tug plunged through the a ship is in port, delegates away. It turned out to be the scow captains, fed up with totally- roaring seas, Gantt stayed at the are asked to contact the hall Marymar, bound for Long Beach. Immediately for a replace­ Whcc Marymar skipper Rupert inadequate contract representation, wheel for 36 hours. drew up a petition charging Cap­ By July 20 the storm subsided, ment. Fast action on their part Matthews told Gantt that a new tain Joseph O'Hare, UMD presi­ but the tug had only 30 cocoanuts, will keep all jobs aboard ship storm was.coming up, the Patsy K dent, with activities "detrimental to a few cookies and little water. The filled at all times and elimi­ was abandoned. The last view the the best interests of the member­ Galley was demolished and the nate the chance of the ship seven got of the tug was from the sailing shorthanded. brigde of the Marymar as the little engine was useless. ship of Local 335." craft began to sink. ' . On May 29 the Local 335 mem­ The Patsy K finally lost her an­ Marymar Saves 7 In Storm l'j> • (t J. fri' SID Clinic To Be Built In N'Orieans .1 I MfiETYCX/CaOSHl^ MATES Arm emkom AIIDtUlU, SK/AP YARAiS ANPVlATCM^ 7»B FIGHTS Of4TV. //£W LOW PRICES AND YX«CEAL>A|WVS ^^UCOM^MBREAT YOJ/iOWAlPLACB. OunEPAfOCPBRAIfD &riHCSEAt?U^£ISS muNlOM'AEjSAn I I �Pare Six SEAFARERS Anciut 19. 19M LOG SEAFARERS —— ROTARY SRIPPING ROARD [ ;•' (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 6 Through July 31,1960 V Deepsea shipping activity in SIU ports was up consider­ ably over the last period—even though the figures in the previous span covered only two weeks compared to a threeweek reporting period this time. A total of 2,239 Seafarers received employment on SIU ships during the most recent period. As shipping was good, so was ship activity. There was a total of 431 ships serviced—of which 107 paid off, 56 signed on and 268 were in transit. For the sake of comparison only, ship activity was confined to 222 payoffs, sign-ons and intransits during the June 22-July 5 period, which again was only a two-week span. There were 3,579 men registered on the beach at the end of the period. The ports of Jacksonville, Wilmington and Miami had no payoffs; Boston and Wilmington reflected no sign-ons. All ports reported ships serviced in transit. Shipping was best in New York—with 127 men getting jobs. In close second place was New Orleans, which shipped 117 Seafarers. Boston shipped two men—the least of any SIU port, while Miami was next low.est with six men shipped. Seattle was third with ten men shipped. The total number of men shipped in aU ports was 632. i There were 10 ports where A & B registrations on the beach numbered 100 or less. These were: Boston, Philadel­ phia, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile, pouston, Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle. Ship Aetivify Pay Sign In * Off* On* Tran*. TOTAL Bo*ton ' 1 Nsw Yorh 41 Philgdelphia .. 5 Baltimorn ....19 Norfolk 7 Jackionvllln Miami •— Aobil* 13 Now Orieon* .12 Houifon 3 Wilmingfon ...— San FrancUco.. 5 Soonio 1 — 7 4 8 4 1 1 10 12 4 — 1 2 7 34 17 17 23 17 4 11 45 54 12 13 10 8 84 24 44 34 18 7 34 49 43 12 19 13 Total* 54 248 431 107 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville RAiaml Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 2 1 17 8 87 45 16 11 46 16 7 9 9 9 1 20 13 48 36 30 61 12 9 30 11 7 19 P.O' Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Registered . CLASS B Registered CLASS A Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 1 3 ALL 1 2 B C ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 — — — — 6 — 36 5 1 7 2 9 20 4 1 7 12 3 2 1 2 — 1 26 3 4 1 70 18 50 45 3 m 6 15 98 2 24 98 45 24 167 94 148 49 291 2 38 34 16 27 54 10 19 16 23 155 3 7 — — 24 45 — 9 — 33 13 3 4 10 7 3 23 9 24 4 2 13 4 9 — 33 6 4 6 58 30 1 3 76 21 35 76 4 74 11 119 2 10 16 1 30 3 109 34 31 19 8 1 67 2 12 17 49 5 21 18 1 10 3 8 24 4 3 2 10. 8 42 8 1 9 11 8 6 24 2 4 9 14 4 16 3 5 10 6 3 — 2 18 8 1 23 — 4 1 1 3 1 14 7 7 7 — 14 — 18 3 4 J 14 — 2 1 1 8 — 1 2 — 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 •1 4 4 1 _ 3 2 73 1 6 11 37 2 6 11 19 — 4 7 2 :— 2 37 19 2 58 24 40 9 3 10 19 11 7 42 9 52 26 2 18 90 24 23 46 12 90 3 10 13 6 10 26 18 134 62 87 31 180 5 35 32 15 19 24 108 1 29 7 7 12 21 — 1 50 20 121 7 15 53 40 61 14 115 2 1 2 115 21 2 138 51 21 29 19 110 3 7 3 27 — 4 11 — 1 3 4 21 11 4 36 12 12 3 7 4 12 5 21 3 4 4 24 4 3 3 — 14 7 18 1 3 2 10 32 4 7 4 32 18 4 54 30 46 8 84 2 6 18 9 19 4 47 1 11 6 29 2 65 3 24 30 2 2 1 5 — — 30 5 — 35 29 32 4 18 6 30 1 10 1 12 6 — — 4 « at 1 •• «-« on '' '"K 1 7' ini 1 701 10 20 37 1 iS7 569 201 67 1 837 377 559 154 11090 23 134 159" r316 •* ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 Boston 6 8 2 3 7 1 1 New York 45 24 18 19 79 ir 109 3 Philadelphia 25 6 11 6 5 19 ' 17 14 Baltimore 31 52 39 4 9 Norfolk 6 28 3 2 1 22 3 3 Jacksonville 9 9 — 5 1 5 4 3 1 Nliami............... 1 6 Mobile 36 1 25 4 1 11 New Orleans 81 2 27 56 10 16 ; c9 15 Houston ........... 17 48 14 79 13 17 13 43 Wilmington 16 — 2 2 4 3 11 2 San Francisco........ 32 1 6 6 13 19 4 9 Seattle 7 24 1 6 3 10 3 14 26 106 "79 •]"211 "94~""344 62 1i 500 TOT AH Port Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A -GROUP 2 1 __ 2 65 13 3 10 50 9 3 9 10 1 GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 _ 1 38 85 1 7 20 17 16 — 14 3 5 9 66 1 20 5 26 7 14 1 3 5 9 2 4 12 — 3 1 1 '7 35. 15 , 52. 21 60 '6 • 4 4 13 4 11 85 324 1 1 1 tX 44 , 1 5.. 72 ,..1. 15 96 ' 3 12 2 5' •'22 i-24 19 2 ' 52 1 461 12 5 16 20 1 9 - 4 110 13 19 31 14 19 42 3 4 7-' 18 5 11 95 217 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 1 1 29 7 17 5 3 2 8 4 4 9 4 5 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 16 5 7 4 7 3 2 2 1 1 5 2 3 2 1 5 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP ABC 1 1 2 85 38 29 16 14 5 66 26 8 9 9 14 12 4 1 1 — 2 44 '19 3 72 31 16 96 42 7 4 1 12 22 18 5 19 11 5 ALL 4 152 35 100 32 17 3 66 119 145 17 45 35 Registered On CLASS A GILOUP 123 ALL 21 3 17 1 43 130 24 197 23 1 18 4 67 4 58 5 28 3 22 3 18 .7 11 8 1 5 2 62 16 44 2 91 14 137 3-2 47 48 5 100 21 2 16 3 80 15 60 5 63 13 39 11 The Beach CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 2 3 6 1 66 4 28 34 7 3 4 36 11 25 3 4 8 12 6 5 2 2 4 6 7 13 37 2 19 16 20 1 13 6 9 4 4 1 8 5 13 9 10 21 STEWARD DEPARi Registered CLASS A Port Bn.stnn ,= New York Philadelphia....... Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco.... Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 2 4 9 — 1 1 2 1 1 97 — 29 19 49 30 20 2 28 75 16 39 6 3 12 21 6 6 5 16 1 1 10 16 4 20 40 5 23 22 1 17 7 22 51 2 4 5 2 11 1 1 2 4 2 2 4 8 2 — — — 9 9' 2 3 2 1 7 — 2 3 .— 2 — 2 2 — 4 — 3 1 6 — 11 13 8 22 43 — 11 13 7 26 46 1 14 7 61 82 1 32 .33 24 12 53 89 __ 25 13 36 74 5 2 20 27 21 2 39 62 . 1 3 6 3 2 6 1 1 3 4 — 6 3 1 3'' 7 8 3 1 4 15 22 7 1 15 8 1 8 — 9 5 1 10 — 4 113. I,/ 23J ! 443 16 11 135 1 162 120 35 222 1 3971 6 i 1 32 30 4 3 20 2 16 16 1 13 — 4 4 — ' 19 18 16 16 31 1 "30 4 3 1 4 3 1 11 1 10 9 147 1 162 — 2 1 4 20 3 3 6 4 — 12 — 5 — 1 — 9 — 2 7 20 3 4 11 4 12 6 2 9 2 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 12 3 ^L 19 1 3 8 8 3 3 7 34 102 214 1 78 5 55 61 33 6 13 14 13 — 13 86 3 16 31 39 3 20 26 7 7 , — 14 2 4 5 11 13 4 1 1 11 1 2 7 GROUP C ALL A B 2 1 1 32 20 127 75 23 16 3 4 75 20 51 4 35 8 16 11 15 7 4 4 — — 6 4 6 65 33 46 19 — 16 12 117 42 89 62 31 6 99 15 10 6 2 4 4 35 20 9 22 4 10 23 31 11 2 3 2 9 34 15 115 20 20 2 3 9 40 12 21 9 76 172 1 55 5 11 .4 69 1 64 6 1 65 I 73 397 162 73 | 632 308 137 390 | 835. 28 14 57 15 3 8 11 14 61 22 7 10 22 27 206 r26i SUMMARY Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS a?, • •• . 203 ~374 94 _344 137 67 434~ 785 102 | 679 62 | 500 239 | 443 403 jl622 Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL IZS ALL 1 2 3 ALL 11 10ft. 113 232 187 307 75 I 569 28 _72J01 201 26 106 79 "211 85 ^24 52 461 12" 110 95" 217 1^ 11 135 162 120 55 222 397 6 9 147 162 53 225 327 6051392 686 349 11427 46" 191 343 580 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP . GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 10 20 37 |_67 569 201_67J 837 377_ 559 154 11090 23 J[34 15^ 316 14 33 45 1 92 461 217 92 I 770 187_ 559 79 I 825 i3 114 125 252" 7 1 65 I 73 "397 162 73" I 632 308 137 390 I 835 28 27 206 { 261 31 64 147 J" 232 1427 580 232 |2239l872 1255 623 |2750i 64 275 490 | 829' 1) �JLofnct 19, 19C9 *<• •fI r hh SEAFARERS LOO . By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Guaranteesi What They're Worth The Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureaus are oalling up a storm these days about guarantees that seem to promise more than they really do. Involved are not merely "fringe" companies but some of the biggest in the country. Our readers are yelling, too. We've received some revealing letters recently about "guarantees" with hidden limitations. Here are pointers that can save you both money and grief: PRO-RATA TIRE GUARANTEES: Tires nowadays usually are sold with a guarantee that if defective within a certain period you'll get a proportionate allowance on a new tire. For example, you may buy a tire for $18 that has a "list price" of $26 and is "guaranteed" for one year. Say that after six months the tire proves to be defective. Since it lasted only half its guaranteed life, naturally you expect replacement for only $9. But you may find the dealer wants to adjust the price on the basis of the list price-of $26, and asks $13 for the replacement. If the list price is highly exaggerated, you'd have to pay almost as much as for the adjustment as for the original purchase. The same fooler may be used with a so-called "lifetime" guarantee which sellers more accurately should caU a. "life of tread'' guarantee. Here the seller usually "guarantees" against defects in "materials and workmanship" even after the time guarantee expires. He adjusts the charge for the replacement on the basis of tread wear, by measuring the tire against damage by road hazard (rim and stone bruises, cuts, blowouts and punctures). But If the seller also figures the allowance on the basis of a high price rather , than his current real price, the "guarantee" is further diluted. To protect yourself, read the cer­ tificate to make sure the promised adjustment will be based on thp actual sales price. If the certifi­ cate says the adjustment will be based on the list price, you don't have a worthwhile guarantee. THE 'LIFETIME' MUFFLERS: The FTC has complained that "life­ time" guarantees on mufflers ac­ tually are only guarantees for such time as you own the car. One muf­ fler chain advertised: "Guaranteed In writing for the life of your car." Another ad: "You can keep your car forever and never have to buy an­ other muffler." Well, "forever" can turn out to be a surprisingly short time. Not only is the "lifetime" guarantee voided if you sell the car, but there are other limitations not disclosed by the ads. For example, one of our readers misplaced the warranty certificate. When his muffler roved defective, his request for a replacement was refused even rough he still owned the car, because he couldn't present the certifir oate. THE CAR-WARRANTY CONTROVERYt Biggest bone of contentton still is car warranties. A number of readers have sent in copies of correspondence which show that manufacturers' warranties are more limited than some buyers realize. One' worker engaged in a four-year long argument with a major factory oyer defects in the new car he had bought. Finally the factory wrote: "Our dealers are independent merchants who operate their business on their own cap^ial and there is very little that we as manufacturers, can do in a case of this kind." The factory explained that the zone office does try to see that the cus­ tomer is treated fairly. But a Pittsburgh working man who did appeal to the zone office got no satisfaction until he had a lawyer write to the company and threaten suit. Dealers have their own complaint: that the factory puts the responsi­ bility on them to fulfill warranties but does not allow sufficient com­ pensation. Recently a New Jersey court did hold both manufacturers and dealers responsible for defective cars in spite of the limitations of the standard warranties. The buyer claimed that an accident had been caused when something snapped in the steering mechanism. The factory argued that the warranty covered only replacement of defective parts if sent to the factory by the buyer. The factory lost. But in general, the reliability of the dealer and adequacy of his service facilities are vital. In the last analysis, you do have to depend on him to make good on the warranty. If'you read your warranty carefully you also may find that it doesn't.' apply if you have your car repaired by other than an authorized dealer in the make during the warranty period, or if any but factory-approved parts are used. Too, if you're traveling during the warranty period, better carry the certificate. Any authorized dealer within a spe­ cified geographical area is expected to provide the warranty service. But you must prove your car is still within the warranty period. GUARANTEES ON 'IMPORTS^: In these days of many imports, some of low quality. It's especially important to know who is responsible for the guarantee. An importer of home tools advertised a drill outfit as ''unconditionally guaranteed." The FTC called this deceptive. Buyers were not given a {(uarantee certificate, thus were not informed as to the conditions of the advertised guarantee nor how it would be fulfilled. S Paff* SefVB Hofta Deal Flops As NLRB Orders Lakes Fleet Vote BUFFALO—After a four months' fight to obtain a free, secret, Government-conducted election, unlicensed seamen of the 17 ship Boland and Cornelius fleet won a smashing vic­ tory late last month when the regional National Labor Relations Board here called for a vote to begin August 23.*About 600 crewmembers are brotherhood, Teamsters and SIU, of the company on May 29, and involved. in which all parties agreed to the such employees hired since then The election had originally been election, and the NLRB then and still employed on July 27, in­ sought by the. SIU Great Lakes moved to set up the election ma­ cluding those seamen who may District which petitioned the chinery as speedily as possible. be temporarily not working be­ NLRB April 15, after obtaining The NLRB has estahli.sbed that cause of authorized leaves of ab­ signed pledge cards from a major­ the voting begin effective 8 AM, sence. In its original petition the ity of Boland men. August 23, with the first arirval SIU had asked that yeomen be However, opposition by the com­ of a Boland ship at any Lake allowed to vote, but the NLRB ex­ pany and the so-called "Seamen's Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, cluded them along with stewards, National Brotherhood of the Great Lake Ontario, St. Clair River or guards and licensed personnel. Lakes," which purported to rep­ Detroit River port. Boland men voting in the elec­ resent Boland seamen, prevented Eligible to vote will be all un­ tion will choose between the SIU, a consent election at the time. The licensed seamen on board vessels Teamsters or no union. brotherhood is a one company "in­ dependent" union. Held Two Votes Meanwhile, the brotherhood conducted two so-called "elec­ tions" of its own in what was ob­ viously a flagrant attempt to rail­ road the Boland men into the Teamster's Union. The attempt was rebuffed by the Boland men, The National Labor Relations Board has upheld charges when a majority of them chose SIU ties. The bfotherhood then of intimidation and coercion filed last month by the SIUstarted a' second vote, which was affiliated Staff Officers Association after an election involv­ abandoned when the rig became ing pursers of Amerian Ex-"* obvious. The attorney for the "independ­ port Lines ships. ent" group is James E. Haggerty, The SOA filed the charges Jr., who also happens to be a per­ after documenting evidence that sonal attorney for Teamster Presi­ dent Jimmy Hoffai. According to officers of the Brotherhood of the script, Haggerty was supposed Marine Officers, District 50, to be "neutral"—explore merger United Mine Workers, threatened or affiliation with several unions, and coerced pursers aboard the Ex­ and then let Boland seamen de­ port Lines ships. The BMC repre­ sents pursers and deck and engine cide for themselves. officers on Export Lines which is SAN FRANCISCO—By a margin Haggerty Unmasked the only functioning company in But Haggerty's cloak of "neu­ the deep sea industry with which of nearly 20-1, the members of the trality" fell away and an out-and- it has a contract. Unlicensed men Marine Cooks and Stewards Union out effort to swing the Boland men on Export Line ships are repre­ have approved a time limit of one year on ships for full book mem­ into the Teamster's camp became sented by the NMU. bers. obvious. In Rogers City, Mich., As a result, it is expected that The lopsided margin—the big­ for instance, a 12-man team of the NLRB will order a new elec­ gest ever given any proposition put Teamster "organizers" spent all their time with the brotherhood tion. The first one went to the to an MCS vote—was announced by the ballot counting committee group. Teamster representatives BMC by a count of 42 to 36. had numerous blank ballots in The Staff Officers cited several at the headquarters meeting of specific instances in which pursers August 11. The committee's report their possession. Evidence of rigging and irregu­ were threatened with loss of jobs was adopted and the proposition be­ larities in the two "elections" was and other mistreatment if they re­ came effective the following day, collected by Boland seamen and fused to support and vote for the August 12. the SIU. The seamen and SJU were BMO. Charges were also raised According to the terms of the prepared to present thq ei^ence asMo the activities of BMO repre- ballot, all steward department members on MCS-contracted ships, to a Wayne County, Cirfcui'^ "Courjt s^lativ^ at the t)plls! Judge when Hagg^ty an.d!ais co­ Meanwiii^', the BMO is the who were employed for one year or horts, rather thanj faco<cUif'trial', target of court proceedings call­ more on August 12, are to volun­ ing for production :of financial tarily terminate their employment. agreed to the NLRB vote. •• The . NLRB action came after a records and a proper accpunting of About 250 men, it is believed, will meeting between the company. the handling of its members' funds. | be affected immediately. NLRB Supports Coercion Charge In Purser Vote One-Year Rule Okd By MC5 SlU-Maiined Tanker Is A BIG One i 4 I I '•'ii • ."{T SI Tifan, 46,000-lon gfanl supurtdnlcer, ti a mere 735 long. Rollor skates or bicycles ore advlf able to get up forward from back aft. Vessel went to Poland with grain on maiden voyage. t �Aocnai 19. 19l| SEAFARERS LOG f»f« Eifhi News of sro INLAND BOATBKEN'S VNIDN ^ INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION • SlU ATLANTIC, GULP, LAKES 9 INLAND WATERS DltTRIOT INLANDBOATMEN'S UNION OP THE PACIFIC • SlU OP' NORTH AMERICA Cellenthin SignsFoe Substantial Wage Cain, Welfare Coverage The activities of the various inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation >^n the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in con­ fined waters. Their activities concern all seafaring trades. Hails Stall Tug Part; See Tieup Happy with wage increases ranging up to $220 per month, Gellenthin men on oil barge Argoii proud­ ly display their SlU f-shirts. PHILADELPHIA—Substantial wage Increases, welfare coverage and other solid benefits have been negotiated by the SlU Inland Boatmen's Union for crews of the Gellenthin Barge Line fleet. The negotiations were conducted in conjunction with Local 101, Marine Engi­ neers Beneficial Association. ^ The agreement, ratified by cense. All hands will then get an July 16, was ratified by a 19 to vote. the membership, calls for additional $44 monthly the sec­ one Formerly non-union, Gellenthin •wage increases of $110 to $220 a ond year and another $44 a month was organized successfully by the month over a three year period. for everybody the third year. two unions after a grueling 3V^Included in the agreement are The crews also will get coverage month organizing campaign. The 12 days' vacation annually, ten via the SIU's deep-sea welfare effort reached its climax April 18 paid holidays, travel pay and other plan. During the first year, the in­ benefits. Each Gellenthin tug will when Local 101 and the IBU won a National Labor Relations Board creases run between $22 to $132 a now carry a licensed engineer. month depending on rating or li­ The contract, which took effect election by 15 to 2, with four chal­ lenges. The election was arranged only after Gellenthin had been picketed for three months in Paulsboro, NJ; Camden, Marcus Hook, Philadel­ phia and Wilmington. The strike came after an engineer was fired BALTIMORE—SlU Inland Boatmen's Union members for union activity involving Local meeting here last month elected committees which will be 101, MEBA. charged with formulating contract dem^ds < , Gellenthin uses five tugs and tugboat firms. Present agree-"* • five bargei to haul oil, principally on the Dllaware River, on behalf ments will expire on the 20th Cruises,. of next month, according to memberii 'itboard, the'^^ise vessel of' such i^eiistbmers as Esso, SinMV Port Welcome. - clairr'Atlantia and Gulf OIL officials. The major Baltimore towing companies concerned are: BakerHooking On To A Barge Whiteley Towing Co., Baltimore Towing and Lighterage, Curtis Bay, Harper, and Atlantic Trans­ port Tug Company. The IBU also won a three-year contract with the Berg Towing Co., which calls for a five percent wage increase for the crew oper­ ating two tugs out of Chesapeake City, Maryland. Additionally, the new agreement provides for up to 15 days' vacation for the tug em­ ployes after three years of service with the company. Other recent contract signings, covered: The SS Bay Belle (Wilson Ex­ cursion Lines, Inc.), calling for a $20 per month increase for the vessel's 29 crewmen, or a $60 a month total increase over the three-year period. A similar pact was signed with Port Welcome Baltimore Boatmen Elect Committee For Pact Talks I^ • It. •V |- m a*a(<w Henry Rice (fronl) and Harold Daniels,..... Jr of the fug Evelyn (C. G. Willis] make fast to o barge at Pqulsboro, N*w Jersey. Union Seeks Jersey Site For IBU The SIU Is currently looking for a site to house the Railroad Marine Division and other segments of the Inland Boatmen's Union in the port of New York. The location will probably be either Hoboken or Jersey City at a point in either port which is generally convenient for the 800 members of the rail­ road group as well as other boat­ men and harbor workers. Transportation, parking facilities and other conveniences are ele­ ments in the choice of a suitable location. G. P. McGinty, representing the boatmen's division, said that any site chosen should be large enough to house recreation and eating fa­ cilities for the membership along with space for administrative of­ fices and other needs. •The railroad tug division of the IBU represents employees of seven railroads in the metropolitan areat the Pennsylvania, New York Cen­ tral, New Haven, Baltimore and Ohio, Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, Bush Terminal and New York Docks. Tired of stalling tactics by rail­ road negotiators, the Greater New York Harbor Council, representing railroad marine workers, has notified the Railway Mediation Board of Its intention to strike the roads. Involved are tugs of the Pennsylvania, New York Central, B&O, New Haven, NY Dock, Bush Terminal and Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal. Included in the Harbor Council are 800 railroad marine deckhands of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Un­ ion. At stake in the talks are de­ mands for higher wages, deep seatype welfare benefits and greater job security. At the last negotiation meeting, the SIU, Marine Engineers Bene­ ficial Association and the Masters, Mates and Pilots notified the rail­ roads that the unions were willing to accept, the recommendations of the fact-finding board now work­ Representatives of the inland ing on the national non-operating waterways industry have attacked railroad workers contract. a proposal calling for a toll sys­ The board has recommended a 10 cents an hour increase over the tem on various inland waterways. next two years, of which five cents The proposal, which has been sub­ would be in wages and five cents mitted to the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Commit­ in fringe benefits. tee, calls for user tolls for all high­ The SIU—as have the other un­ way, airway and inland waterway ions involved—^has demanded that facilities constructed, maintained SIU railroad deckhands be pro­ or operated with Federal funds. tected by the provisions of the Un­ ion's own Welfare Plan, rather The proposal was submitted by the Association of American Rail­ than by an outside insurance com­ roads. The railroads have argued pany set-up as at present. that they have to build and main­ The railroads claimed that the tain their ownTight-of-way at their difference between contributions expense, and that Federal to their own outside insurance set­ own maintenance of highways, airfields up and the SIU plan would amount and is an indirect sub­ to 58 cents a day reflecting the sidy waterways to competing modes of opera­ inferiority of their present set-up. tion. The railroads proposed that this 58 cents be taken out of the 10- The water operators, replying ccnts-an hour increase. This would through the American Waterways have left 22 cents a day—less than Operators, Inc., claim that tolls 3 cents an hour—as a wage in­ of this nature would result in the crease, a proposal unacceptable to destruction of the waterways in­ dustry, since it would compel con­ the Union. siderable rate increases and divert Another point of issue was that traffic to pipelines. Petroleum relating to establishment of a minimum manning scale as asked products are the largest single by the unions, and particularly the item of waterways topnage, and companies' refusals to give the un­ tolls of this nature would not re­ ions any voice in personnel reduc­ sult in the railroads getting any additional business, the water op­ tions. erators argue. Under the present set-up, a company can furlough a man in­ definitely, without giving him severance. The Union is seeking a system which would protect a deck­ hand's job with '.k !^*,n railroad and at the same time give him first call on any open Jobs on the other roada» Tug Croup Raps Inlpnd Tplls Plan �SEAFARERS Antoii 19, 1999 LOG Par* Nin* News of SlU INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION r 4 If I. Tugmen, Dredge Employees On Lakes Work in Harmony The Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers and Watchmen's Asso­ ciation and the International Dredge Workers' Union, through their recent affiliation with the SIU, have become part of the SIU's growing family which encompasses the many who oversees the Dredge Workers' branches of the maritime in­ books as well as ours," said Wolf, dustry. "a more accurate and true picture SIU President Paul Hall, on May of the union Is maintained." Each 1 of this year, presented the two local has a complete file on record unions with charters at their Riv­ in its headquarters in River Rouge. "Because of the way we handle er Rouge, Michigan, headquarters-. The unions occupy the building things," he added, "we're always that houses the SIU's Great Lakes glad to have members drop In at our headquarters and look their District headquarters. The Tug Workers' grand presi­ office over." dent is Gus Wolf; the Dredge Both unions have, over the last Workers' president is Bob Jones. 10 years, won for their memher.s The two unions, representing such benefits as non-occupational some. 21 companies and a total insurance, sickness and accident membership of nearly 1,000 mem­ .coverage. Blue Cross-Blue Shield bers, are under separate charters, coverage and a personal life in­ but because of their closely re­ surance policy. Hopes are high for lated work are dependent upon a pension plan that. If negotiated, each other. The Tug Workers' 112 will go Into effect in 1961. tugs work hand in hand with the The unity between the two Dredge Workers' 80 derricks and Unions is seen in the work they dredges—so it naturally follows perform. The Tug Workers move that their union organization and the Dredge Workers' equipment, goals are much the same. so there must be harmony; other­ wise', nothing would be accomplish­ Merged In 1906 Back in 1901, the Tug Workers ed. As the two Presidents put it: were a small number of inde­ Wolf does the pulling and Jones pendent locals In the Great Lakes. does the digging. Wolf explained that a tug norm­ Five years later they merged and created a Grand Lodge. This ally has a crew of four. Besides was the beginning of what was to the captain and engineer, there is become the strongest union for tug one oiler and one lineman. On larger tugs there may be two line­ workers on the Lakes. At present, the Tug Workers men. Tugs are either dredge tugs represent close to 95% of the tug or vessel tugs. The dredge tugs companies on the Lakes, reaching pull dredges, scows, derricks and as far a.s Waterford, N.Y., and up any other dredging equipment that the St, Lawrence Seaway to St. needs to be moved. Regis. Four vice presidents—one As for vessel tugs, two of them in Chicago, Buffalo, Duluth and usually handle one ship. One tug Cleveland—are needed to help In pulls while the other tug steers the this vast organization. ship being moved. Here is where Near the turn of the century the knowledge of the trade is para­ Dredge Workers also began their mount, said Wolf, The lineman organization of the Lakes. They must be able to handle the towing were then known as the Interna­ lines with speed and without much tional Dredge Workers' Protective instruction. Association and the head was Lineman Can't Wait called the Grand President. With their recent SIU affiliation the "If a lineman waits for an order, union's name and the title changed. from the captain to shift his lines Like the Tug Workers, the Dredge it would be too late in most cases," Workers represent closq .tq : 95% he said. "You can't wait for an of the companies In their industry. order; you have to know what to Tugman Wolf traces his lineage do." to 1912 when he first worked on Spealilng of the dredging indus­ the tug Buffalo. He later became try, Jones says there are four dif­ delegate for the Buffalo local and ferent types of dredges: derrick, then served as Its president for hydraulic, dipper and bucket. 13 years. The apex of his career Dredges usually carry a fireman, was In 1937 when he was elected oiler, deckhands and pipeline men. Grand President of the Tug Work­ The two deckhands operate the ers, and he has held this position winches as well as maintaining ever since. them. Pipeline workers include the shoregang. On a scow, which is a Started In 1932 Dredge Worker Jones, a com­ flat barge with compartments that parative youngster In his field, dump mechanically, a scowman is started as a shoregang worker in maintained to operate it. Many of the Jobs the Tug and 1932. The following years found him serving as a steward off and Dredge Workers have undertaken on until 1957 when he became include the largest ever done in president of the Sault Ste. Marie the industry. It took the full 1953 local. Two years later Jones be­ season to lay an oil pipeline ficross the Straits of Mackinac. At one came President of the Union. derricks and three Wolf, reflecting upon the present time, five policy and working machinery of dredges were working on this proj­ his union, said that the Tug Work­ ect. The two unions also had a ers have come a long way since the hand in dredging the abutments for the Mackinac Bridge. union began. Presently the unions have com­ Under the reorganization. Wolf proudly explained, the members bined their efforts in dredging the regulate their finances through the approaches and channels for a gi­ election of a member-auditing com­ gantic powerhouse to harness the mittee and have the final say as to power of the Niagara Falls. The cost of this project will exceed thai the operation of their union. "And now under the supervision total monies spent on dredging the of a certified public accountant St. Lawrence Seaway. X 1 :l ! ' " • II Crewmembers of SlU-affilioied dredge Three Brolhert (Price Brolhers-McClore) took break from noonday sun to pose for this picture. From the left are Bob Jones, Dredge Workers' president; Ro« land Metlie, oiler; Joe Willard, deckhand; Ernie Csizmar, mate, and Ronald Borque, deckhand. iI Here dredge Three Brothers pumps out dirt from bottom of Maumee River In Toledo. dredge workers to keep this dredge working around the clock. It takes 2S SlU-affiliated tog Superior is at work pulling Great Lakes freighter through River Rouge Basin. Another Tug Worker*' Union tug, not shown, Is behind freighter, guiding it through narrow channel �rac* Tea SEAFARERS Aacart It, IMt IOC News of SIU GREAT LAKES UNION OP THE SIU ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT START VOTING FOR GT. LAKES UNION POSTS VI Balloting for officers in the SfU Great Lakes District's biennial election' began in all SIU halls and on all SlU-contracted boats on August 1. All nominations for elective mittee will then stamp the voter's offices, received by the office book in the proper column for the month and year of the election. of the Secretary-Treasurer, Unqualified ballots will be de­ have been examined by the Cre­ stroyed. dentials Committee and found to After every qualified voter has he in order. . „ had to vote, the. judge will Nominated for Secretary-Trea- thena chance count the numbered stubs, •urer was Fred J. Farnen; Assist­ The Credentials Committee for the 1960 SIU Great Lakes District's biennial election examine the them against the clerk's ant Secretary-Treasurer, Stanley F. check count, seal the stubs in an envelope qualifications of the nominated candidates. The membership-eleeted committee, from the left, consists Thompson; Alpena agent, Norman and then deposit them in the ballot of Jack Pearl, chairman; William Walker ond Elmer Hebard, recording secretary. Jolicoeur and James Gamble; box. Buffalo agent, Roy J, Boudreau, Ballots Sealed Thomas V. Hydock and Julius H. The ballots will also be sealed Johnson; Cleveland agent, Stanley Wares; Duluth agent. Matt A. in an envelope and a paper will be Anttila, James La Gosh, Sumner signed by each member of the E. Thompson and Gerald C. West- committee and pasted on the back phal; Frankfort agent. Glen H. of the envelope. The ballot box Beaucock, Floyd H. Hanmer and will then be sealed and each com­ mittee member will sign the seal. Opal W. Robinson. The ports of Toledo and Chicago This procedure is repeated each time voting takes place. remain organizational centers. The membership-elecied Cre­ A ballot box will be taken aboard dentials Committee met in SIU each SlU-contracted ship at least headquarters on July 17 to ex­ once during the election by an of­ The unlicensed seamen of Buckeye and Pioneer ^Hutchinson & Company) have joined amine the qualifications of all ficial of the Union. A committee of three full book members will check their brothers in the Steinbrenner fleet by gaining the full protection of the SIU's Job candidates. The committee, com­ posed of Jack Pearl, chairman, the seal over the mouth of the bal­ Security Program and the Great Lakes Welfare Plan. The Steinbrenner Company (Kins­ Elmer Hebard, recording secretary lot box to see if it has been man Transit) signed Its con--^ and William Walker, committee tampered with, and if the proper ner climaxed a series of negotiat­ promised during the organizing member, reported that they found signatures are on it. After the men tract last month. campaign. on the ship have voted, the ballot­ The contract signing on ing sessions held in Cleveland. all of the nominees qualified to run The SIU now has on record ing committee will again seal the This completes the first phase July 27 by company secretary for office and recommended "that crew lists of all the unlicensed a ballot be drafted in conformity mouth of the ballot box and sign it. Charles Hutchinson and by SIU in the over-all plan of the SIU for seamen who were employed by the In the first meeting in Septem­ Director of Organization A1 Tan' Buckeye, Pioneer and Steinbren­ With the constitution." Buckeye, Pioneer and Steinbren­ ner crews, who only a short time ber in all ports, the membershipAll SIU candidates tor office, ago voted for SIU representation ner fieets. (Jualifled members have under the SIU's constitution, have elected Election Committee will The SIU Great Lakes Union by overwhelming margins. been sent full SIU membership open the ballot boxes and count been full book members for two Is a nnlon ot, by and tor Great books without the payment of an The Buckeye seamen voted 77 Initiation years arid in good standing for six the number of votes for each Lakes seamen which has nude fee or any other fee. months before the time of nomina­ candidate. The ports will' then tremendous progress in advanc­ for the SIU and 18 for "no un­ Again the SIU urges any Buck­ forward all ballots to the SIU's ion" while the Pioneer seamen tion. The only exceptions are the ing the security of SIU men pn. sailing under its banner. One voted 213 for the SIU and 04 for eye, Pioneer or Steinbrenner sea­ offices of Secretary-Treasurer and headquarters tp. ..the man who was eligible to vote and ^ j Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. Election. , , oLit^ f^|g^st> accomplishments "no union." The Steinbrenner has not submitted his application Members seeking one of those po­ The ballots' Ifb'Ai alMhe' pldrts rjs 'the seniority and job security seamen gave the SIU 120 votes to for a full membership book to sitions are required to have served will then be tallied >Bhowing the 3tysi^ whiob Ogives Lakes men 7 for "no union" and B for the write or contact the SIU. as an SIU Great Lakes District number of ballots cast asd -fbec protentiofti'^der the seasonal Lake Sailors Union (Ind.). A1 Tanner hailed the recent Port Agent for at least one full number of votes. All torn or dis­ shipping, set-up. Once confined The SIU has already begun serw-. slgning<iif^ the .Job Security Pro­ figured ballots will not be counted. to inland waters, activities of icing the Steinbrenner fieet via term. The candiate receiving the highest SIU men on the Lakes now have the SIU's launch based In Algonac. gram and the Welfare Plan by Submitted In Writing Buckeye and Pioneer as "another All nominations were to have number of votes for any office will greater significance with the Through meetings held aboard the outstanding example of respons­ been submitted in writing by be declared elected and wUl take opening ot the Seaway and its Steinbrenner boats, the unlicensed ible collective bargaining and good registered mail or in person to the office within 15 days after being use by hundreds of deep sea seamen are now electing crew- faith by both the company and ships. The Lakes have become members to represent their fieet the Union." office of the Secretary-Treasurer notified. Any full book SIU member in America's fourth seacoast and at a meeting at the SIU's head­ The latest development in the between July 1 and July 15 of this good standing who wishes to be developments there are of In­ quarters. At this meeting, working SIU's record-smashing election year. during the canvass will be creasing Interest to all men in rules and contract matters affect­ victories adds to the SIU's seasonVoting is now being held each present admitted after showing his mem­ the SIU family of unions. ing life and work aboard ship will ending win last December when day of August until every qualified bership book. be discussed. The SIU will no­ the unlicensed Relss seamen voted SIU member has had the op­ tify each representative by tele­ overwhelmingly for the Union. portunity to vote. The secret bal­ gram as to whed and where to The Reiss crews have since rati­ loting will take place only when report fied a working rules contract. there are three full book members Wm Board Boats in good standing to check mem­ As soon as vessel passes are rebers' books and to guard the baUot ceivedo^from the Hutchinson Com­ box. Ballot boxes will be taken pany, SIU representatives will also aboard each SlU-contracted ship. TOTAL bo boarding the Buckeye and Pi­ PORT DECK STEWARD ENGINE An Election Committee com­ oneer boats to start the ball roll­ HEADQUARTERS posed of three full book members Alpena 60 23 11 26 River Rouge 18. Mich. ing on their working contract. The 10S2S W. Jefferson. and three alternate full book mem­ Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Famen. Secretary-Treasurer iomo procedure will be followed 20 10 48 18 bers in good standing will make up Buffalo Stanley P. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treas. as In the Steinbrenner fieet the two judges and four clerks to be ALPENA... 127 River St. 68 81 23 8 elected in each port to canvass the Chicago The Hutchinson Company, in Norman JoUcoeur. Agent..Elmwood 4-361S NY BS N. Pearl St. the contract signing, agreed to the BUFFALO, returns. Cleveland 101 44 44 19 Address mall to: 890 Main St. GRant 2728 Under the SIU constitution each full provisions of the Job Security 9383 Ewlng Ave. 808 159 88 61 voter must show his full member­ Detroit Program, the Welfare Plan and CHICAGO South Chicago, m. SAglnaw 1-0733 an interim agreement which pro­ ship book proving he is in good Duluth ' 13 78 29 35 CTJEVELAND. W. 2S St. vides for recognition of the Union Stanley Waycs. Agent ....1420 standing and has not already voted MAln 1-0147 and other basic features found in DULUTH..;.;..... in the election. After marking the Frankfort 86 20 87 812 W. 2nd St, 84 all contractu. The ihte^' agree­ Matt AnttUa, Agent...,BAndolph 2-4110 ballot, the member will fold it Mich...313 Main St. 31 22 :-"-^;,,14;:, / • , v": 67 ment also provides for nbgotia- FRANKFORT, and give 4t to the judge, who will Toledo Address MaU to: P.O. Box 287 Glen Bea^ucock,; Ag«nt: ' ELgln 7-2441 tiona to take place on the matter in turn tear off the numbered stub TOTAL 356 file• >< .A 290 Summit St. Of -working nilef^-All of ^ttese were TOI^IDO.-j..•..•.<120 and;deposit the ballot. The com­ - - CHerry 8-2431 PIONEER, BUCKEYE CREWMEMBERS WIN SIU JOB SECURITY PROGRAM AND GREAT LAKES WELFARE PLAN Great Lakes Shipping July 1-July 31,1960 IC"' SIU Great Lakes Union Halls >1 �ITj Ipfi'iWHimi P-^ r ' •il Auffust 19, 1969 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Elevea News of Sin ORKAT LAKES UNION • '\ I '< \ '' Relaxing in recreation room of Aquarama (above) are SIU crewmembers (1-r) Ernest Squires, lookout; Bill Albright, oiler; Albert Strauss, watchman, and Shirley Ayers, OS. In photo at top left, Aquarama is shown be­ ing boarded by passengers at its Detroit dock at the foot of West Grand Blvd. The pleasure ship, a converted C-4 which is now making daily cruises from Detroit to Cleveland, provides dancing, floor shows, movies, games and ample room for passen­ The speedy Milwaukee Clipper cruises daily from Mil­ gers' cars. waukee to Muskegon in about six hours. Passengers, by taking their cars aboard this SlU-contracted ship, save many miles of driving and enjoy the cool breezes from Lake Michigan. After the close of the passenger sea­ son the Clipper carries new cars from Milwaukee to Muskegon. SlU Crews Keep Busy On Pleasure Cruises I'^i J • M. i . v I? I J- > !. The passenger season is in full swing with all of the SlUcontracted excursion boats now operating in the Great Lakes. Besides the Bob-Lo boats, which were reported on in the last issue of this newspaper, the North Ameri­ can and the South American boats (Georgian Bay Transit Co.), the Aquarama (Mich.-Ohio Navigation Co.) and the Milwaukee Clipper (Wis. & Mich. Steamship Co.) are taking fun seekers on trips throughout the Lakes^ The North and South American offer two, five and seven-day cruises to almost every port on the Lakes as well as to the Georgian Bay area. Outside cabins, ex­ cellent food (prepared by the SlU galley crew), bar and entertainment are only part of the many extras a passen­ ger gets when he sails on these ships. The sleek Aquarama, a converted C-4, is now making daily cruises from Detroit to Cleveland, giving Lake travelers a chance to see what an ocean ship is like. Dancing, floor shows, movies, games and ample room for passengers to take their cars with them is part of the serv­ ice to be found on the Aquarama. All of the SlU-contracted pleasure boats are manned by SIU crews whose first job is passeiiger safety and com­ fort. Everything possible is done by these SIU seamen to see to it that the passengers have a smooth and enjoy­ able cruise. « An example of this was the recent grounding of the North American on a sandbar just out in the harbor off Ogdensburg, N. Y. All 347 passengers were taken off the boat safe and sound so they could' continue their journey by rail.'^Ndt one casualty was reported by pashouse of able bodied senger, or tU aid o( the Ctadt stranded cruise ship and after a few days of work freed nin, AB; Felice Agosta, AB; her. The North American is now running again. Del McGee,AB; Mike Hazen, AB, and Joe Walsh, AB. In photo at left. North American is shown arriving at Detroit from Mackinac Island. The North American, together with her sister ship, the South American, of­ fers pleasure seekers two, five and seven-day excursion cruises to almost every port on the Great Lakes, as well as to the Georgian Bay area. '•'-31 �Fare Twelve SEAFARERS lOG AWM« If. Ifft MEDICAL and SAFETY Caution Pays Off On Tropical Trip Labor Day: Safety Campaign For All By Joseph B. Logue, M.D. Medical Dilator, Seafarers Welfare Plan ByJoeAIgina Safety Director, Seafarers Welfare Plan Travelers to the tropics should not be carried away by the luxurious notions shown on posters or the idea of an exotic paradise as it is often depicted on the screen and in fiction. Neither should they"^ be too pessimistic and think tary wafbr supply, water must be boiled and/or chemically treated. only of possible disease and Salt water bathing should be lu Why is it every time the calendar comes up .with a threeday weekend there seems to be a nationwide effort to equal or top estimated accident figures announced before the holi­ day? No one has yet come" forward with an answer to weekend. In many ways, the holi­ that one, but the net result day has long ceased to have any bad climate. A middle ground would be a more accurate picture of the facts. Life in the tropics can be safe, pleasant and healthy. There should be no undue apprehension about disease or other conditions that may be encountered. Most tropi­ cal diseases are well-known and can be prevented or cured with our present-day knowledge of medi­ cine. The mysterious maladies are mostly in fiction. , . For seamen and other travelers It is as essential here as anywhere to attend to matters of personal hygiene and follow elementary health safeguards. Frecantfons Stressed Precaution is necessary in food preparation and handling, in water purification and in seeking pro­ tection from bites by animals and insects. Adjustment in physical activity, proper clothing, rest and alcohol beverage consumption should be tempered with common sense. With these precautions, a pleasant and happy trip can be anticipated. The first-time traveler to the tropics would do well to consult with his physician to determine that he possesses no physical con­ ditions that would be jeopardized by travel in tropic regions. Adjustment to the heat, light and humidity, both physiologically and mentally, are usually neces­ sary, in any event. Water, both for consumption and bathing, must be non-contamina­ ted. If there is no approved sani­ non-polluted areas, however invit­ ing they may seem, and where there is no danger from marine life. One of the principal causes of disease in the tropics is contamina­ ted food. All food, except certain skin fruits, should be cooked; then later, thoroughly washed and individually peeled. Food that is well cooked is often contaminated by food handlers. Beware Insects Many tropical diseases are trans­ mitted by insects. Probably the most prevalent in most areas is malaria, for which adequate pro­ tection should be obtained, such as screening or chemical decon­ tamination gear. Anti-malaria drugs, either for prophylaxis or treatment, should be available. Flies and many other insects carry disease by contact or are a nuisance factor. Immunization procedures diould be rigidly followed, and an Inter­ national Certificate of Immuniza­ tion properly certified as to the type of immunization, depending on the area in which you travel. Seamen normally have these docu­ ments and should always carry them for their own convenience and protection. All of this may tend to discour­ age travel or living in the tropics, though the writer has spent seven years in- the tropics with no un­ toward results. Tropical living has many advantages; it^can be pleas­ ant, profitable, enjoyable and the Southern Cross never ceases to be a wondrous sight. MAKE IT SAFE At Sea . • • Ashore \ , At Home • • Everywhere I Safety Posters Start Coming Entries have already been received from a .number of Seafarers for the Safety Poster Contest announced by the Safe­ ty Department last month. All Seafarers eligible for SIU Wel­ fare Plan benefits can enter their original poster designs on ahy of the following subjects: (1) General Shipboard Safety, (2) Deck Department Safety, (3) Engine Department Safety and (4) Steward Department Safety. Four transistor fadios and four .electric shavers will be given as first and second prizes in each subject. A fullyequipped Polaroid fiash camera will be awarded as the contest grand prize. Entries should be submitted with a return address to: Safety Department, SIU Welfare Plan, 11 Broadway, New York 4, N.Y., before Jan. 1, 1961. always seems to be the same. By the time the weekend finally ends, 500-600 more Americans wind up on the fatality lists, and thou­ sands more are injured on the waterways, beaches, highways or right at home. These figures don't even take into account casualties on the job during long weekends, since some people are always at work while everyone else is taking it easy* Most Seafarers fall into the working group, as they are generally aboard ships at sea or in port Even though Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day are shipboard holidays, the hazards present aboard ship are no different on those days than on any other. Work for the safety and opera­ tion of the vessel must continue wherever the vessel happens to be. But, like everywhere else, there are accidents aboard ship that a little extra care could and would have prevented. We all know that. The problem that presents itself ashore, however, is something en­ tirely different. Long holiday week­ ends seem to breed accidents; at least that's the way things seem to work out. And this affects idl of us, whether seamen, bakers, machinists, college professors or bankers. It's with this in mind that the labor movement, on behalf of its own members and all Americans, is trying to make this roming La­ bor Day a safe and sape holiday for all hands. Needless to say, the labor move­ ment has a special interest in what goes on during the Labor Day meaning except as an excuse for a last-chance-of-the-summer spree. The recklessness that results pro­ duces a terrific loss of life and limb. Labor Day, after all. Is an oecasion to commemorate the pro­ gress of America as typified by the progress of its Working men and women. The best sign of this prog­ ress is the ability of most Ameri­ cans to have leisure time away from the job, plus the wages and condiUons that make it possible to enjoy this time off at home or away. And it's the careless touch of tho car accelerator, poor swinuiilng and boating safety habits or the loose­ ly-tended charcoal fire that de­ stroys and detracts from this pur­ pose. This Labor Day, let's all of us try a little harder, each acting as a committee of one, to make the holiday a safe and memorable on« instead of another "Memorial" Day. We could do with a little of the same all year 'round, but Labor Day would be a fine time to givo it a start. Blood Donor Center In NY Seafarers are reminded that appointments for donors to the SIU Blood Bank can be made at any time on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters. Blood dona­ tions are made at the New York Health Center of the SIU Wel­ fare Plan, just one block from the ball, and take only a few moments. Hook Back The Porthole Coyer! Porthole covers usually have provision for hooking them bock so that they don't swing free with the motions of the ship. Then, if a crewmember sticks his neck out of o port, he can do so with the comfortable knowledge thot it will still be intoct a moment ioter. -ill �Mmrni 19, 1999 I- SEAFARERS LOG T*gm TMrteca SOCIAL SECURITY • FOOD and SHIP SANITATION Birth Of Social Security A "Bill Of Rights" For All The Aged By Joseph Volpian Director, Social Security Department, Seaiarers Welfare Plan Broad smiles were in evidence 25 years ago when tKe late President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security bill on August 14, 1935. From modest beginnings, the Social Security System has come to represent major economic aid, supplemented by union benefits, for US aged. Group around the President at the signing included late Sen. Robert F. Wagner (D.-NY)r third from left, au­ thor of the Wagner Act that protected collective bargaining rights of workers. Behind FDR is Mrs. Frances Perkins, first and only woman to serve as US Secretary of Labor. Sanitation & Food-Handlers By Cliff Wilson, Director, Food & Ship Sanitation Department IIJ I Ship sanitation, especially for food handlers, is primarily a matter of common sense. The ship is the sailor's home during a sea voyage, and he has a right to expect that it will provide him with a reasonable amount of comfort and convenience and that necessary precautions will be taken to' Personal sanitation and health should not be permitted to handle maintain his health. among food-handlers therefore is a food In or about food-handling From the standpoint of major consideration. It is elemen spaces. This applies also to anyone health, present-day travel aboard tary that all persons handling food known to be or suspected of having ship is safe and outbreaks of dis­ and drink or food utensils and a gastro-intestinal disturbance or ease are rare. Where disease oc­ equipment have to observe the who has an open cut or infected curs, it arises from faulty or inade­ wound on the exposed portion of rules of personal hygiene and keep quate sanitation practices. their clothing clean and sanitary. his body. The day is long past, however, At least immediate prior to coming Avoid Manna! Contact when a ship or its crewmembers, on duty, after any interruption of Spaces where food is stored, pre­ on arrival from a distant port, is duty or after visiting the lavatory, regarded as a floating carrier of hand-washing with soap and hot pared or served likewise should not be used for sleeping or living disease or contamination. Inspec­ water is essential. quarters. Clothing and personal ef­ tion and controls which have be­ It's pretty basic also that any fects should never be stowed or come routine are primarily re­ person known or suspected of hung in food' preparation ^aogis.^ sponsible for this. carrying any communicable disease The function of the US Public It follows too that^,a|Miil co!^ Health Service, from its very be­ tact with food and da^ ifapiUd hd ginnings, was to take all necessary avoided wherever possible and that containers and utensils should not steps to prevent the introduction, be handled by the surfaces which transmission or spread of com­ municable diseases from foreign come into contact with food or drink. No animals or fowl should countries into the United States, or be allowed in any room in which from one state to another. This A six-month report by the Food food or drink is prepared or stored, mission has been expanded in great detail, but it still remains a and Ship Sanitation Department and unnecessary loitering by any shows that a total of 911 visits person not working in food prepa­ primary PHS function. were made to contracted vessels in Vessel sanitation inspections are the five ports served by Food Plan ration should be discouraged. In general, vessels visited by necessary not only for the protec­ consultants. Food Plan consultants observe tion oi the crew and cargo present This figure represents ship visits aboard the vessel but also to pro­ by consultants in the ports of these basic precautions because tect those who may come into con­ Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, common sense would not permit tact with either the crew or cargo New York and San Francisco. Most ^anything else. In all cases, such in the future. of the vessels were visited several habits developed or encouraged at Shipboard areas and equipment times during the first half of 1960 the start, pay off in long-term that require particular attention in whatever port area they could dividends. are several in number. For the pur­ be contacted. The number of visits pose of its own inspections, the to ships, by port, were as follows: PHS deals with six major areas on Baltimore, 158; Mobile, 140; New an inspection form that covers over Orleans, 186; New York, 327, and 150 different Items. The major San Francisco, 100. Items cover the drinking water In another phase of the Food system, wash water, swimming Plan's activities, two more SIUpools, waste disposal, vermin con- contracted companies were added troll and the broad area of food to the list of operators storing "good" grade steak meats instead sanitation. The matter of food sanitation, of the "commercial" grade previ-? «part from-ail others, is naturally ously carried. The additions were critical. About one-fourth of the American Bulk Carriers, Inc. and crew is directly involved in food Suwannee Steamship Company, preparation, storage and service, bringing the total number of com­ and all hands consume the end- panies participating in the steak upgrading program to 49. product of. these labors. Ship Visits Mount Up Send 'em to the — 4 LOG In the fast-moving world of today, with its sights on com­ plex goals far beyond the Earth's boundaries, many simpl® human needs can easily get sidetracked. Right now, withCongressional attention focused on the medical care needs of the aged, many other basic problems of our older citizens demand attention. To deal with this wide range of problems. Sen. Pat McNamara (D.-Mich.) and a group of liberal Democrats in the Senate have pro­ posed the establishment of a United States Office of the Aging within the present cabinet Departm.ent of Health, Education and Welfare. Part of the proposal sets forth a ten-point "Declaration of Objeclivef for Senior Americans." Some 16 million Americans are over 65 today and it is estimated that the number will reach 20 million just 15 years from now. Accord­ ing to the Senator from Michigan and the co-sponsors of his bill, "we are faced with a population explosion at the far end of life's cycle." Instead of a piecemeal attack on the many and varied problems affecting this group, a fully-coordinated effort by a full-time Federal agency is urged. "The scattering of approaches within the Federal Government to problems of older persons," it is noted, "is indicated by the fact that "five separate departments have functions dealing with the older persons, and five additional independent agencies are concerned within their specific fields." The result is unnecessary duplication of effort, expense and research, all of which produce meager benefits for the aged. "Those who have earnestly attempted to work toward solutions have been thwarted by the maze of agencies and organizations directly or indirectly concerned. Little wonder that no appreciable headway has been made in finding a way for our aged to live in dignity and comfort. The aged of our nation need and deserve a high level agency to serve as their spokesman," Sen, McNamara adds. The legislation' calls for different types of grants to the states to help them organize to meet the problem of aging in their areas and to conduct necessary surveys and studies. Project grants of up to $10 million would also be authorized, so that a total expenditure of less than $15 million would be involved. The "Declaration of Objectives for Senior Americans" sets forth the following objectives: 1. An adequate income in retirement In accordance with the American standard of living. 2. The best possible physical and mental health which medical science can make available and without regard to economic status. 3. Suitable housing, independently selected, designed and located with reference to special needs and available at costs which older citizens can afford. 4. Full restorative services for those who require institutional care. 5. Equal opportunity to employment with no discriminatory per­ sonnel pi-actices because of ^ge. 6. Retirement in health, honor, dignity after years of contribution to the economy. 7. Pursuit of meaningful activity within the widest range of civic, cultural and recreational activities. 8. Efficient community services which provide social assistance in a coordinated manner and which are readily available when needed. 9. immediate bf^flt from proven research knowledge which can 'sustkhrrattS: improve health and happiness. 10. Freedom, independence and the free exercise of initiative in planning and managing their own lives. With the inclusion of the "Declaration of Objectives" right in the bill, the Senators urge its enactment as the declared policy of the United. States to assure the aged "a life of recognition, honor and dignity in active retirement." Union Cites Feeding Progress More than 150 SlU-contracted vessels so far have received special citations from the Union in recognition of their active participation and progress under the Food Plan since it began early last year. The certificates, framed and posted aboard the vessels, have gone out to a total of 159 ships operated by some 40 SIU com­ panies. Certificates are also due for a number of vessels return­ ing from extended voyages as well as others who have to date called at ports where a Food Plan consultant is not available. The citations carry the following text over the signature of SIU President Paul Hall: "The Seafarers International Union of North America, "Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, "Takes note that the S.S has become an active particfpant In the Food Program of the Atlantic and Gulf-Contracted Companies. We sincerely hope that the par­ ticipation of your vessel in this Program will contribute to improved shipboard feeding." Reports from a number of vessels indicate this goal Is being achieved. One typical report was succinct and to the point: "Crew well pleased with the food service. General condition of steward department spaces very clean and in good order." r.-f % •m •It M •;» -.'S Mm �Tm» Foaiieeii SEAFARERS Cubans Hold Up SS Rayvah; Get US $$ For Seized Sugar The SlU-manned Liberty ship, SS Rayvah (Ships & Freights) is due in Casablanca shortly with a load of Cuban sugar, and in its wake, an Alice-in-Wonderland tale of confu­ sion in the ranks of the US Government. The Rayvah, for, several"^ days, was the innocent victim following day, Cuba was cut out of Company that payment was to be of economic warfare between the import quota and her share made to the Cuban government the United States and Cuba. As a result of her experience, it was learned that the United States is still pumping American dollars into Cuba for sugar after the President had cut off all Cuban sugar im­ ports to the US, and after the State Department had officially de­ clared that the Cuban government is "now in open league with the Soviet Union and Communist China." Further, the money is be­ ing paid for sugar from mills seized by the Cuban government from American owners without compen­ sation. Over a billion dollars of Ameri­ can-owned business and property has been "intervened" as the Cubans say, by the Cuban govern­ ment, including 36 Americanowned sugar mills worth some $200 million. The Rayvah's cargo consists of sugar purchased by the Interna­ tional Cooperation Administration under the foreign aid program. Contracts for this purpose had been made some months ago. On July 2, as a result of growing Cuban government hostility to the United States .and seizures of American property. Congress passed a new sugar quota law giv­ ing President Eisenhower author-' Ity to reallocate sugar imports. The given to other areas, including the and not to Cuban American in New York. The ship operator, Philippines, and Hawaii. Nevertheless, the ICA continued meanwhile, was faced with the to let charters for Cuban sugar specter of his ship being hung up purchases, on the theory that the in Cuba indefinitely. Apparently, contracts had already been signed. receiving concrete assurances on The fact that the Cuban sugar the payment, the Cubans permit­ companies who were getting the ted the Rayvah to proceed with contracts were still in possession the loading, and then head to of their properties undoubtedly had Nuevitas foh the balance of the cargo. At the time, the sugar mill something to do with it. In this instance, Farr & Co., a at Nuevitas had not yet been sugar broker, had chartered the seized. Rayvah to pick up 10,000 tons of Cuban American Sugar prompt­ sugar at the ports of Puerto Padre ly raised a beef with the ICA de­ and Nuevitas pn Cuba's North manding. payment be made to it coast. The entire transaction, in­ as the true owners of the sugar cluding-freight charges and broker­ and threatening to sue the broker age fees, amounted to $800,000. if he paid anyone else. The Rayvah crewed up in Balti­ At this point the ICA had two more, and on or about July 15, ar­ basic options; Yield to Cuban rived in Puerto Padre to load half government action and permit the of her cargo. While she was load­ broker to pay the Cubans for the ing, the Cuban government seized sugar; or cancel the Vvhole con­ the sugar mill in Puerto Padre tract, recompense the ship opera­ owned by the Cuban American tor and the other parties to the sugar company of New York. Cuba agreement for their troubles, and then demanded that payment for buy sugar elsewhere — either in the cargo be made to the Cuban Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or some government. Until Cuba was as­ friendly foreign nation such as sured of payment, the authorities the Philippines or Brazil. refused to permit the Rayvah to The ICA, for practical purposes, continue loading. took the first option. It released That left the Rayvah hanging in the letter of credit to the " sugar mid-air for several days while the broker, Farr & Co. with no condi­ Cubans made it plain to Farr & tions attached, leaving him free KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the Sill contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) "Article III. Section 20. Handling Hatches, (a) When the sailors are used to remove hatches strong backs, and tank tops for the pur­ pose of loading or unloading cargo, or to cover up hatches when cargo is in the vessel, they shall receive overtime as per Article II, Section 32 of this agreement. "(b) No overtime shall be paid to day men or the watch on dec'k between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, for covering up when no cargo is in the ship or taking off hatches for any purpose .other than actual cargo operations. . * * * A beef arose aboard an SIU ship in Honolulu involving the open­ ing of the hatches for purposes of inspection by the Department of Agriculture. A day later, the hatches, still open, received a consign­ ment of pineapple for the Slates. When the ship paid off, the deck gang put in for overtime on the ground that they had opened hatches for the purpose of loading cargo. The company disputed the overtime, citing paragraph (U) above, to the effect that the. hatches were opened for another purpose, namely, an in.spection. Union representatives argued that, in effect, the crew had opened hatches for loading cargo and that the overtime should be paid. As a result, the deck gang collected 200 hours' overtime. * * * "Article IH., Section 22. Cleaning Cargo Holds, (a) Members of the unlicensed Deck Department may be required to clean and sweep cargo holds. (b) When this work, is performed by men on watch at sea or in port between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, they shall receive $.50 an hour." "Article III. Section 29. Garbage. Garbage shall be stowed away from crew's quarters. When members of the Deck Department are required to handle garbage by hand or; shovel, the watch on deck shall be paid at the regular overtime rate, and the watch below shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half." On one SlU-manned vessel recently, crewmerabers had put in for overtime for cleaning dunnage and waste out of the cargo holds. They based the overtime claim on the provisions of Article HI, Sec­ tion 29. However, as was pointed out at the payoff. Article III, Sec­ tion 22, of the dry cargo agreement made specific provision for cleaning aiid sweeping cargo holds and that section 29 did not apply in this instance. to pay whomever he pleases. It was tacitly understood by all con­ cerned that he would pay the Cubans for the sugar. The action constituted backhanded recogni­ tion by the United States govern­ ment of the Cuban seizures. President William Newberg of the Chrysler Corporation, All of this raised the question one of the automotive big three, resigned recently after it as to why the ICA got into this fix was discovered that he had an interest in a fkm that was in the first place by continuing to one of Chrysler's suppliers. " purchase Cuban sugar for foreign Newberg's resignation, accom­ corporation have taken action to consumption after it had been cut panied with a settlement force a thorough investigation of off for United States purposes. check of some $450,000 to the the company's activities, to the The question is compounded by A crackdown against sport fishermen who. interfere with the fact that there are several company, has touched off a sweep­ dismay of the company's Board. Although Chrysler nas long other Cuban cargoes involved in merchant vessels in shipping channels in New York harbor ing company investigation of hanky-panky among Chrysler ex­ been one of the top three auto­ the movement of sugar to Morocco. began early this month after a 21,880-deadweight-t6n tanker As for the Rayvah, its operators was grounded to avoid hitting mobile companies and one of the ecutives. were happy they got out of the nation's largest corporations, it has Oddly enough, the Chrysler a boatful of fishermen. situation, apparently involving had an indifferent earnings "rec­ 'mess with their,, $kins on. It's un­ The SS Illinois (Texaco), an huge sums made by top officers ord, showing 'heavy losses on' occa­ likely that they ill • bid for any NMU-contracted vessel, was more Cuban ,sugar cargoes. having outside interests in com­ sion in recent years'. " grounded deliberately on Flynn's pany suppliers, has not touched Knoll northwest of Sandy Hook on off an iota of response in official Aug. 7 by Pilot John McEvoy when AVashington. Neither the Securi­ the fisherman crossed her bow. ties and Exchange Commission or The fully-loaded tanker, headed any other regulatory agency has for Perth Amboy, NJ, was stuck seen fit to intervene in the alleged for three hours and suffered ex­ milking of the corporation by its tensive damage before tugs could ofiicers. Senator McClellan (Dem.pull her back into the channel. Ark.) who waxed indignant over Col. Charles M. Duke, New York the financial activities of Dave District engineer for the Army Beck, former Teamster president; Corps of Engineers, said the opera­ Reps. Landrum and Griffin who tors of any vessels not heeding introduced the labor act bearing warnings to steer clear of channel their name to regulate financial entries will be prosecuted. and other activities by unions, Fines for violations range from have not seen fit to become curious $50 to $250 and jail terms of 30 about the Chrysler situation. days to six months. The Coast Guard helps with inspection but, Since Newberg's resignation, "nevertheless,, the channels are just two months after becoming still cluttered with hundreds of in­ piesident of the company, an­ dividual fishing boats," Duke said. other Chrysler officer was named The Coast Guard is alarmed at use local area charts," Rear Ad­ as being the director of an adver­ the ihcreasing number of boats miral Edwin J. Roland, Commander tising company which handled running aground in the New York of the Third Coastj^Guard District some Chrysler business. area recently, and have appealed said recently. Since then, stockholders of the to boat owners and operators to equip themselves with navigation charts before taking to the water. Search and Rescue teams of the Third District have aided 186 boats which ran aground during April In order to assure accurate May and June, and have aided at digests of shipboard meetings least 120 boats aground in July in the LOG, it is desirable that Brand new idea in dock fenders are these deluxe ones made ^f alone, a preliminary report shows. the .reports of shipboard meet­ synthetic rubber, shown at a Japanese oil dock. "They may be "There would be fewer cases of ings be typed if at all possible. more efficient, but they don't have that nautical look. boaters running aground if they Chrysler Heads Milk Kitty; Land rum. Griffin Yawn No Old Tires, No Frayed Rope Type Minutes When Possible m Avwnst 19. I9M LOG Some NY Water 'Sports' May Face Jail, Fines �Aanut 19. 1999 H !• SEAFARERS FROM THB The Ayes'Of The World SIU in WASHINGTON WE ENOOUSE1WE ,14 Plii^^ POSITION OF THE SIU sj 4'W l-gr' : ?;.!i| ':•;« i V I'S 5 >" : '1 •f?. ,y, '1^' I ii ys A 'vin w'vV''l IWJ 'MnewB S-', .1 y4» w r fK MERCHANT SHIPS IN THE NUCLEAR AGE. In a letter to Senator Butler (R), Maryland, General Nathan Twining, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined the importance of our merchant fleet In a nuclear age. General Twining's comments were made after Senator Butler sent him a copy of remarks made by the Senator on the floor of the Senate. "I particularly agree," wrote General Twining, "in the emphasis you have placed on the need for an adequate merchant marine in-being and supported by an active, diversified shipbuilding and repair industry." General Twining pointed out that it was im­ portant to guard against reasoning to the conclusion that the nuclear age reduced the need for a strong merchant marine fleet. "If th® catastrophe of a general war should be forced upon us," Twining wrote, "the Merchant Marine would pay a most vital role. With land transport damaged beyond easy repair, tHe Merchant Marine under US control might be the only means of carrying the essential raw materials and foodstuffs required for the survival of the major population centers of the world and our armed forces overseas." General Twining went on to reiterate Senator Butler's conviction that a modern, well-balanced and commercially successful American merchant marine, created and supported by diversified a ;d active shipbuilding base, was essential to the security of the United States. 4" 4" ct SHIP CONSTRUCTION (Britain). The work on hand in British ship­ yards at the end of June was the smallest since September, 1946, inso­ far as the total tonnage of ships under construction was concerned, according to Lloyds Register of Shipbuilding Returns. The publication said that at the end of Junerthere were 261 vessels under construction with a total gross tonnage of 1,866,288. This was nearly 100,000 tons less than in the previous quarter. Lloyds said the decline in tonnage resulted from the fact that completions were well above average and the number of new ships-begun in the second quarter of 1960 was lower than normal. According to the Lloyd publication there were 1,203 ships under construction outside Britain. Their total gross tonnage was 7,257,887, a decrease of nearly 150,000 tons from the first quarter of 1960. 4i • f-Jv The action of the International Transportworkers Federation in wholeheartedly supporting protests made by the SIU against Arab League discrimination against ships and seamen makes it clear that the SIU's position enjoys almost universal sup­ port from labor all over the world. When the SIU started picketing the Egyptian-flag vessel Cleopatra in New York City last lApril, it brought out into the open a situa­ tion which the US State Department—and the governments of other western countries —had swept under the rug. Nevertheless, despite the overwhelming: sentiment against the blacklist, the Unitec, Arab Republic has not relaxed, its dis­ crimination. Several American ships were added to the blacklist after the conclusion of the Cleopatra protest, and there was not one word of complaint made, on the record, by the US State Department. Seafarers and, undoubtedly, crewmembers of other Amer­ ican and foreign flag ships are still being harassed and mistreated in Arab ports. In its initial communications to President Eisenhower and the State Department, the SIU pointed out that American tankers chartered by the US Navy were being barred by the Arab blacklist from par­ ticipating in the Persian Gulf oil trade. The Union also noted that American dry cargo phips were also being barred by the black­ list from participating in the movement of Government-owned farm surplus gifts to Arab countries. The Union suggested at the time that a simple and effective way of attacking the blacklist problem would be for the US Navy to refuse to-purchase oil at any port in which any American ships are blacklisted; similarly, for the Department of Agriculture to halt the shipment of farm surplus cargoes where the same conditions exist. Even a token protest on a limited basis of this Jiature by the United States Government would be far more effective than all the "pretty please" requests that have been aofc» dressed by the State Department to Arab nations on the subject. 4 ft • MARYI.AND PORT AUTHORITY ACTS TO PROTECT PORT IN­ TERESTS. The Maryland Port Authority has announced that it will intervene in the hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission when that body considers the application of the C&O RaUroad to ac­ quire controlling stock interest in the B&O Railroad. In reporting to maritime, business and labor interests, the Authority pointed out that its investigation indicated "that the effects of loss of local control of the B&O system to a former competing trunk line rail system can result in a most severe impact on the economy of the Port of Baltimore and the State, generally." The report emphasized the need for Mary­ land interests to protect and improve" the existing rail rate differeptial structure and to modernize Baltimore Port facilities so as to make them economically attractive to any consolidated rail system "that may emerge from the present proposals." The Authority report also noted that traffic movements resulting from the proposed merger might have a dominant effect on Baltimore's future as a major world seaport. For this reason the Authority recommended that the proposed consolidation be carefully studied by officials of railroad companies involved, au­ thorities on railroad mergers, independent experts in the transporta­ tion field. State government officials, and others. IWiijV-."'.' UJ- Pag* flfteM LOG Now that the ITF, representing transport unions from virtually every non-Communist maritime nation in the world, has so forthrightly adopted an SIU resolution on the blacklist,' it would seem appropriate for action on this issue to be taken on the inter­ national level. It is up to the US State De­ partment to take the lead to restore freedom ft ft ft of the seas and respect for the traditional MARITIME OUTLOOK. The Merchant Marine Data Sheet shows that rights of seamen and ships everywhere. there were 951 vessels of 1,000 gross tons or over in the active ocean­ 4" 4" t going US-flag merchant marine on July 1, 1960, 8 less than the number Harry Bridges And Cnbfi The signing of a mariifest6""by'' 'Harry Bridges' representatives calling for West Coast longshoremen to "give'their lives" for Cuba (i.e., the Communist-oriented govern­ ment of that country) is just about what anyone would expect from Bridges. It is consistent with his lengthy record of antiUS, pro-Soviet actions. What isbsurprising though, in the face of Bridges open emnity for the United States, its form of government and its society, is that so many politicians, ship operators, business leaders and others on the West Coast continue to give him respectability. We're not talking about negotiating with him across the bargaining table. That's something that the operators are legally- obligated to do so as long as Bridges' ILWU holds bargaining rights. Bridges extracts more than that. He is welcomed at all the testimonial dinners and public functions and is regularly and monotonously praised by the operators. People who wouldn't be caught dead in the company of Communist Party boss Wil­ liam Z. Foster see nothing wrong in hob­ nobbing with Harry, although it could be argued that he has done more for the" Soviet Union than Foster ever did. It's about time that Californians started drawing the line on Bridges. Their encour­ agement of him and tolerance of his antics is simply not in best interests of the United States. active June 1, 1960. There were 38 government-owned and 913 privatelyoyfped yess^ls, in the active service. These figures do not include prjyatelyTowned-vessel,^.temporarily inactive, or Government-owned y^^js epiplqyed.ip joading grain for storage. The privately-owned USflag fleet totais I.QIO yessels, the same number as June. Of the 97 privately-owned inactive vessels 34 are dry cargo ships and 49 are tankers that are laid up because of lack of employment. The remaining 1'4 ships are undetgoirtg repair. MA's active fleet decreased by 1; while its inactive fleet increased by 8. One reserve fleet ship was sold for scrap; one vessel was returned to the Navy; six Navy-owned ships were placed in Reserve Fleet custody, and one training ship was returned from the New York State Maritime College. One new ship construction and three ship conversion orders were received during June. The total of large merchant ships on order or under construction in US shipyards is 69. The Maritime Manpower Report shows that there was a total of 55,399 seafaring jobs on July 1, 1960. Privately-owned ships use 49,153 seamen; MSTS Civil Service-manned ships employ 5,349 seamen; and 897 were employed on MSTS contract tankers. The report shows that 28,537 persons were employed on privately owned cargo ships, 11,583 on tankers and 8,863 on Passenger-combos. ft ft ft LABOR MANAGEMENT SUMMIT MEETING. In November of 1959, AFL-CIO President George Meany suggested to President Eisenhower that a top-level meeting between representatives of labor and manage­ ment would be a good method to improve industrial relations in the United States. President Eisenhower agreed and called upon organized labor and the Natural Association of Manufacturers to designate plan­ ning committees and to work out an agenda and draw up a list of par­ ticipants for such a meeting. As a result, a meeting was called in which President George Meany, United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther and George Harrison, President of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, represented labor. Industry was represented by William J. Grede, President of J. I. Case Co.; L. A. Petersen, President of the Otis Elevator Co.; and Robert W. Stoddard, President of the Wyman-Gordon Co. The purpose of the meeting was to draw up an agenda for further discussion. This original, organizational meeting was held on May 19, 1960. After a 10-week layoff another meeting was held in New York City on Tuesday, August 1. After the meeting ended the discussions were described as "nice," "friendly," and "cheerful." The group, how­ ever, has not set a date for future meetings. President Meany said, "There was a general discussion of over-all problems and we are still discussing methods to implement the ideas advanced by President Eisenhower. We are still talking about the way we will proceed." �Vate Sixteen SEAFARERS Ancwt 19, MM LOG * BASIC SEATIME REQUIREMI WHO IS COVERED BENEFITS 1 TERWIS OF BENEFITS 1 " Hospital room and board Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. $15 per day room and board. Hospital Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. Actual charges up to $200 for first 31 days; thereafter up to another $200. (Maximum $400). V Blood transfusions Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. ETO <See note belowt) ELIGIBILITY p - ^ Payments continue for as long as hospitalized. \ _ • . r •. X *Basic seatime requirement. ^ Claim must he filed with Welfare Plan not later than 180 days after surgery or discharge from hospital. Covers cost of anesthesias, laboratory and x-rays.. Ap­ plies only while confined in hospital. File enrollment card, marriage li­ cense and birth certificate with names of both parents. Maximum of 6 trans­ fusions at $37.50 each. This is In addition to hospital extras benefit; dependent must be confined in hospital. For adopted children: File adop­ tion papers with Plan office. Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. Doctor calls at hospital $4 per visit for a maximum of 31 days. . BeneHt paid' only for non­ surgical cases while defendent is confined In hospitaL For stepchildren: Notarized affida­ vit showing support for all of pre­ vious calendar year. 1 * Surgical Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. Up to $300 maxi­ mum as specified in surgical schedule. For dependent parents: File sup­ port claim form showing Seafarer furnished major portion of support to parents previous calendar year. Payable for surgery In hos­ pital or in doctor's office. , X • *Basio seatime requirement. Maternity Medical examinations Ail Seafarers. . All Seafarers; wives and un­ married children under 19; adopted children and step­ children; dependent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pension. $200 plus $25 sav­ ings bond. Free medical exam­ inations, diagnostio and laboratory serv­ ices. File claim within one year of birth. File marriage license, birth certi­ ficate'with names of both parents. Payment for each birth; dup­ licate payments for duplicate ttrths. Child must be born in United States, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands. Services available in SlU ' ports where medical centers are maintained. *Basic seatime requirement ONLT. i Seafarers in hespitals AH Seafarers In hospitals. 93 per dap. Payments eonUnne for aa lonf as hospltallied. tNote: Blood la also aTallable free of clurre tbronch the SlU isiood Bank. Contact port offiees for details. - ^ *Basle seatlms requirement. Piie claim within 60 days of dlsehai-fo from hospital, �Jisi Aatut 19, 1969 SEAFARERS Pag* lercBteaa LOG .4r |MT: The basic eligibility for every benefit is one clay's seatime in the last six months and 90 days in the last calendar year. WHO IS COVERED BENEFITS TERMS OF BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY *Baslc seatime requirement. Disabilitypension Death All totally disabled Seafarers regardless of age. $35 weekly; also ellgible for other bene­ fits where appli­ cable. Payments continue for entire period of disability. Any beneficiary named by Seafarer. $4,000 Covers death anywhere. File discharge showing 12 years seatime (at least 4,380 days) on ships for which SIU furnished crewmembers; medical abstract stating "not fit for duty perma­ nently." *Baslc seatime requirement. Beneficiary card must be on file. :i I ^11 Optical benefit Meal beeks Scholarships Special eqaipmenl Seafarer training scboci All Seafarers. Free eye examina­ tions and eyeglasses every two years. Facilities available fn most SIU ports. *Baslc seatime requirement ONLY. All Seafarerp. Meal book credit. Facilities available in. all SIU ports. 'Basic seatime requirement. All Seafarers under 35 and children of Seafarers. Chil­ dren of deceased, eligible Seafarers. All Seafarers. All Seafarers. Hcspital movies' $6,000 over a fouryear period. Covers any course at any ac­ credited college; can be ex­ tended for graduate study If 4 years not used up; 5 awarded annually, one re­ served for Seafarer. Three years' discharges including 'basic jseatlme requirement for Seafarer applying or father of child applying; transcript from last school; College entrance exam; letters of reference. Special aids necescary for recovery not provided, by hos­ pital. Benefit provided upon ap­ proval by trustees after sur­ vey of need. 'Basic seatime requirement ONLY. No cost upgrading training; also entry training for new­ comers; lifeboat ichoo!. Upgrading training program and ent;y training in various ports. 'Basic seatime requirement ONLY, except for entry training. Patients at USPHS hospital. • V • • •- : 1.- i > 'ty '• 30 days ashore on shipping list. •-^1 'ifill Regular movlo showings provided at no cost to Seafarers and other patients. .... . r •' J'. » -'i, ' • - • . ^ ' ' ' ' T"* • >1 �Aamsl U, MM SEAFARERS LOG Paff« Eichteen News of SIU COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN'S UNION OF THB OF SIU THE ATLANTIC, SEAFARERS GULF, LAKES INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND UNION OF WATERS NORTH Dl STRICT AMERICA ALASKA FISHERMEN EYE ACTION BY STATE TO CONSERVE SALMON Salmon fishing is in many ways Alaska's most important industry. The industry has been beset by proTjlems for several years, and the members of the SlU-affiliated Alaska Fishermen's Union, who depend on it for their livelihood, are watching with concern to T-see what the new state gov-> ernment can do to bring it and the United States not to fish salmon on the open ocean back to health. This will not be easy, and no­ east of a certain line. This line of body is foolish enough to suppose demarcation (175 degrees W) was that an overnight cure-all will be established to protect the dimin­ found. But many are hopeful that ishing stock of North American the state will take conservation salmon. The line has not proved measures to halt the increasing effective, though, and a new one deterioration of salmon resources may be needed. Japan has agreed to this. on the open seas. Another restriction imposed on SIU of NA Vice President The big concern is over-fishing. herself by Japan in the face of Open season on the high seas is Andrea Gomez, who repre­ all year round, and the rules are necessity is the following: After a sents fish and cannery work­ "catch-as-catch-can." Modern fish­ 13-day conference with American ers on the International Executive ing vessels are capable of taking tuna fish packers, - the Japanese Sampling New Bedford scoHops at Washington dinner is Senator Board, reports that a number of any weather, and spurred by in­ agreed to supply tuna to the U. 8. market only to fill the demand Leverett Saitonstall of Massachusetts. Helen Keith, daughter of creasing ^nmrld-wide demand, they meetings have been held, both with which the American tuna industry Rep. Hastings Keith, does the honors. At left is Howard Nickerson, the employees and management. haven't missed many tricks. As cannot meet. secretary-treasurer of Now Bedford Fishermen's Union. Octovio a result, certain species of fish Unions have undertaken major In an attempt to deal with prob­ threaten to disappear entirely. Modesto, representing employers of the Seafood Council, is at the roles in bringing the nations to­ lems arising out of a ehange in Seasons Closed right. gether and pressing for action. operations at the Star Kist tuna Within her own waters, Alaska Where governments are lax, un­ packing plant. Star Kist is discontinuing pack­ has the means to prevent such ions have been strong. Toward the ing in its plant No. 1—which has wastage. Salmon are protected by end of 1959, representatives of the been employing about 200 workers, imposing closed seasons during All-Japan Seamen's Union, the In­ including 180 women— and is now the spawning season or for the ternational Association of Machin­ period necessary for the increase ists, the SIU and the Al^ka Fish­ going to handle all tuna in its of depleted species; in addition, ermen's Union met to discuss plant No. 4, while plant No. 1 con­ certain waters could be closed to their common problem, the over­ tinues with its "wet fish" opera­ commercial Approximately 800 legislators and guests had scallop din­ fishing; the taking of fishing of the high seas. Ifiey tions. fish below a certain size might be closed with the wish that further ners with cranberry salad under the watchful eye of tele­ Mrs. Gomez reports that meet­ forbidden; undersirable types of discussions might follow — until vision and with a considerable nationwide coverage of the ings were held with the Star Kist fishing gear and' apparatus might eventually — workable means are event Massachusetts Senators-* management to see if some plan be prohibited or restricted. Kennedy and Saitonstall, and found to preserve the ocean's rich sponsors of tho dinner, ths pur­ could be worked out whereby the But the disappearances are tak­ resources. Reps. Keith and Martin were pose of which was to focus pub­ canneries could help to place some ing place on the open ocean, out­ licity on the scallop Industry. Ths of the people from plant No. 1— side of the jurisdiction of regional dinner was sponsored by ths New that is, those not wanting to work laws. What can the state do? Work Bedford Seafood Council, together only "wet fish" or work extra at with and put pressure on the Fed­ with Ocean Spray Cranberry, Inc. plant No. 4. eral government to encourage in­ Rep. Joe Martin assisted by provid­ Employees Meet ternational agreements with the ing the use of his private dining A meeting was also held with the other nations concerned. Voluntary nxHn for,the entertainment of 40 employees of plant No. 1 to. in­ regulation among the fishing na­ Congressmen, newspapermen and form them of the plans being tions is about the only alternative homo economics experts. anybody can see. worked out for them. The purpose of the dinner was Mrs. Gomez also reports that Attempts at international agree­ achieved, to judge from the south­ The New Bedford Fishermen's Blood Bank got off to a flying Star Kist has- started operations ment have been made from time ern and western legislators pres­ at its plant in Puerto Rico and or­ to time, but there have been fre­ start recently with 18 pints of blood donated by the flsher- ent who had never tasted scallops quent breakdowns. A notable fail­ men. As a result, three dependents of flshermen have already before. To a man they enjoyed ganizing has also started there. ure occurred off Iceland recently them. Mrs. Gomez had previously when British gunboats escorted received the blood they need--fcharged that Star Kist had "run their own fishing fioats Into the Events such as these should do der the jurisdiction of Dr. Victor away" 'from California in order to 12-mile limit Iceland had an­ ed during medical emergen­ Kiarsis, head of the laboratory at much to broaden the market for cies. find cheap labor on the Island. nounced to the world. St. Luke's. An exchange arrange­ the products of the New Bedford Actual donations got underway ment has been set up with the Pub­ fishery and provide more employ­ Originally, the tuna canning In­ Japanese Cooperate dustry was centered in California, Nations poorer In resources are on June 27. It Is hoped that ten lic Health Service Hospital in ment for the members of the New hut in recent years the packers generally more cooperative. The donors a week will make their Brighton, Mass., where fishermen Bedford Fishermen's Union. Ths have set up shop in such far-flung Japanese are a good example. This contributions at St. Luke's Hospi­ normally get their medical treat­ Union wishes to thank the Sen­ ators and Representatives from areas as Puerto Rico and Samoa, Asiatic nation, which probably tal. It is figured that ten pints ment. partly in the hope of evading S'U depends on fishing to a greater weekly will cover all the needs of In the past, it was always neces­ Massachusetts whose sponsorship iish cannery wage scales, workmg extent than any other country In) the fishermen, and their famiUes. sary to hunt up volunteers in an made the event possible. Without conditions and other benefits. the world, agreed with Canada The blood bank program is un- emergency in order to assure that their cooperation, the affair could a fisherman or a member of his never have been the outstanding family received needed blood trans­ success that It turned out. fusions. With this system in effect, the membership and their families Among nniona in the SIU are are assured of the blood they need a number of groups of Commer­ In an effort to remedy the declining price of scallops, the Seafood Council and the New cial fishermen on all coasts, as Bedford Institute of Technology Research Foundation have joined forces and applied to the when they need it. Exchange Arrangements well as riioreside fish canneries Small Business Administration for a research grant of not less than $10,000. The grant's purpose is to assist the staff-^ Efforts are being made to set up and processors. They are in­ exchange arrangements with other volved in such widely-diversi­ of the Textile Institute in cently made, but distribution Is velop effective ways of marketing fied fishing operations as scal­ studying and solving the seri­ surprisingly off. The probable rea­ the commodity, that is, of making hospitals in the area. Those who loping, tuna fishing, salmon is simply that millions of Americans more and more aware donate rceive blood donor cards ous marketing problems besetting son people have never tasted, seen or of scallops, as well as devising ef­ which specify their blood type— fisheries, cod, halibut and many Groups involved include the Industry today. heard about scallops. It is a prob­ fective means of distribution of a valuable asset should they, at others. Because the fishermen of the lem of underconsumption on a tho product. some time, need an emergency the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's New Bedford area produce 70 per­ national level. As has been pointed out previ­ transfusion. Union, tuna fish and' cannery cent of the nation's sea scallops Aid Small Business ously, there are many areas in the Fishermen who wish to contrib­ unioiu operating out of Calidistribution and marketing of this Such a grant as has been asked country In which scallops are not ute can, do so by making an ap­ ports and groups in food present problems of national for is consonant with the policy of obtainable because adequate means pointment at the Union Hall. Nor­ fomls Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ significance. Production is .high the Federal Government in bolster­ for storing, marketing and dis­ mally the blood donations would where In the far northwest enough, according to a Small Busi­ ing "small business." The-money tributing the catch have not yet be made around 10 A.M. any week­ Pacific. ness Administration survey re­ would eventually be used to de­ been developed. day morning. Union Moves To Protect Cannery Jobs Scallops Are Wr Ylith Congressmen Blood Bank Is Started By New Bedford Union Seek Study Of Scallop Price Decline �AagoMt 19, 1969 SEAFARERS 1i 1 Faf Nliieteea lOG Soviets Raise Ante In Bid For Runaway Tankships Russia Is still trying to woo independent tanker operators—but with a fatter offer this time—to carry Black Sea crude oil to Cuba. -According to ship brokers, the runaways and independents can be expected to start taking the bait in the very near future. When they do, the carefully-contrived doctrine of US "effective con­ ing it . . . it's like . . . telling a that such vessels were under "ef­ fective" government control. trol" of the runaways will go hungry man he can't eat . . ." Gene B. Flowers, bosun, is exuberant (and why not?) as he accepts whopping $1,817.90 check from E. B. McAuley, Welfare rep. Money was from Pacific Carrier, last of bankrupt vessels. Back Yf ages Ready For Bankrupt Ship 1. Attorneys on the West Coast are holding $24,241 In back wages for crewmembers who were employed aboard the Golden Sail (ex-Wang Archer) as of January 15,1960. Claims covering periods of employ-' ' ment after that date have not ship ftay get in touch with the lawyers through SIU port agents been'settled as yet. The vacation and welfare contributions owed by the shipping company to the SIU plans involved will be discussed at a hearing next month. Former crewmen on the Heavy Polio Rate Strikes Puerto Rico by the boards. The Soviet Union is offering runaway and foreign flag oper­ ators up to 50'. percent above the going rate for (ankers to move Black Sea crude into Cuba. Though there have been no takers imme­ diately—mainly because of pos­ sible reprisals from American oil firms—petroleum brokers feel that many of these shippers will break down and take advantage of the offer which is, as they put it, al­ most too good to pass up.Up until now, Russia still has been able to supply Cuba with about half of the oil that country requires, due mainly to the short­ age of Red tankships. But if some of the smaller independent oper­ ators accept such Russian charters, others will surely make their ves­ sels available for this transaction. According to the "Journal of Com­ merce," New York shipping news­ paper,* ship brokers note that they "cannot see how these owners can watch this kind of business waved in front of their noses without tak­ On many previous occasions, the SIU and other maritime unions have spotlighted the fact that runa­ ways could not be relied upon to be loyal to the US in times of emergency—in spite of claims made by the US State Department As far as oil companies are con­ cerned, they have shown their ability to hang on to their oper­ ators. Major oil concerns have issued warnings that they would have nothing to do with an oper­ ator who handles Cuban oil. Some 10,500 members of the InternationaL Association of Machin­ ists returned to their jobs last month at four plants of Lockheed Aircraft Co. in California after be­ ing on the bricks over a contract hassle for about 30 days. The work stoppage ended as a new two-year agreement was signed which pro­ vides wage increases, layoff pay­ ments and other concessions for the lAM employees. The Machin­ ists also reported contract terms had been reached for its members who work for Lockheed in Mari­ etta, Ga. The union reported as well that missile and aircraft work­ ers employed by Boeing Aircraft Co. are scheduled to vote on a new two-year pact, the terms of which were not disclosed. THE SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN or by writing Tanner and Carney, 725 Pacific Building, Portland 4, Oregon. The $24,241 represents net wages — after allotments, slops, draws and withholding taxes. Payments of back wages to the crews of two other bankrupt ships —^the John B. Kulukundis and the Pacific Wave—are still pending. Last reports indicate that In the case of the J.. B. Kulukundis, wh'ich was auctioned off in Singapore, the disbursement of the money is being held up by authorities due to difficulties involved in the ex­ change of money. Officials are checking on the source who bought the ship. Ex-crewmen of the SS Pacific Wave have $118,000 coming to them.This sum was paid in full in court, after sale of the ship in Haifa, Israel, but the money won't be paid out until the courts re-convene after the present vacation period, which ends next October. 4" 4< A major polio epidemic In Puerto Rico, coupled with an in­ crease in cases in Rhode Island and California, makes it especially urgent for Seafarers to get their polio shots this year. The Puerto Rico statistics show 853 paralytic cases in the first 30 weeks compared to only three cases in 1959. Stateside, California has had 152 cases of the paralytic type, with 59 in Rhode Island. As Seafarers know, copies of Dr. Leroy E. Barney, surgeon general of the Public Health Seiv- each issue of the SEAFARERS ice, has issued a plea to unvacci- LOG are mailed every month nated adults and children to get to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and their injections now. Polio, he points out, reaches its peak usually other overseas spots where Sea­ in the first part of September. farers congregate ashore. The Over half of* the paralytic cases procedure for mailing the LOG checked by the Service were found Involves calling all SIU steam­ to be in people who had not been ship companies for the itiner­ vaccinated. The Service estimates aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ that when three shots are given, followed by a booster shot the fol­ plied by the ship operator, three lowing year, the injections give copies of the LOG, the head­ ample protection against paralysis. quarters report and minutes Seafarers can get their polio forms are then airmailed to the shots at any Public Health Service .company agent in the next port hospital or out-patient clinic. Shots of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs ' are also available at the SIU get various quantities of LOGs. Health Center. at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. Notify Union On LOG Mail up to $400 a year Financed by shipowner contribution^ to the cen­ tral kitty for each day a Seafarer works on an SIU ship, SIU Vacation Plan benefits have been in­ creased five times from the $140 annual maximum of 1952 to the present $400. ^ Seafarers can collect vacation pay on a pro-rata scale as soon as they accumulate discharges coverin 90 days' seatime. Benefits are paid in direct pro­ portion to the number of days worked. For ex­ ample, a Seafarer with six months' seatime collects $200. Discharges are good for vacation pay purposes for one year from the date of payoff. Vacation benefits ore payable no matter how many different ships or companies have employed the Seafarer. Nor does he have to pay off his present ship to collect. Benefits under the Vocation Plan are payable through any SIU port office. . . ,c-,. 4« 4* 4> Agriculture Secretary Benson, pressured by powerful Califoin a growers, has called upon the La­ bor Department to inaugurate im­ mediate hearings aimed at torpe­ doing picket lines set up by the AFLCIO Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee at various farm locations in the state. The growers are seeking to upset the interpretation of a 'labor dispute* under which the California public employment service refused to send either domestic or Mexican workers through the AFL-CIO picket lines. A spokesman at tlie Agriculture Department claimed that in some cases the issues in­ volved organizational picketing and thei'efore should not be con­ sidered as a labor dispute. The Department also complained that agriculture is particularly vulner­ able to work stoppages, especially at harvest time. 4" • FOR iVERY SEAFARER, REGARDLESS OF RATING, NUMBER OF SHIPS SAILED OR COMPANIES WORKED 4- Meanwhile, 25,000 lAM mem­ bers at plants in .Seattle, Wash., Wichita, Kans. and at missile bases in Florida and Calilornia remained on their jobs after work agreements affecting them had ex­ pired. At the same time, however, lAM members and United Auto Workers stayed on strike at s x plants of United Aircraft Co. in Connecticut. One of the UAW's locals. Number 1234, voted to ac­ cept a new pact and return to their jobs at Pratt Whitney in North Haven. Still out, however, are some 27,000 members of both unions in six other Connecticut cities. 4" 4- With a contract deadline com­ ing up October 1, negotiations have gotten off to an early start between the International Un'on of Electrical Workers and lie giant General Electric Compa'iy. The union is seeking wage in­ creases, supplementaiy unemploy­ ment benefits, improved holit'ay ahd vacation provisions and an ex­ panded welfare and pension p ogram. The need for early negotia­ tions arose out of the fact that the present five-year contract is expiring and a great deal of re­ writing will be involved. 4' 4" 4> Seven high school graduates have received $2,000 scholarships financed by the James A. Suff" ridge-Retaii Clerks' Scholarship Fund. The students were chosen from among 400 candidates vying for the awards, which are named after the president of the Retail Clerks Union. vf �SEAFARERS tOE Pai* Tm^ If. IMt WiBst Coast Labor Backs Union Daily In Portland A big city newspaper is being born In Portland, Oregon, with the support of 50 unions and central labor bodies. Now a bi-weekly, the "Portland Reporter," publication of strik­ ing newsp'aper workers in Portland, will become a daily around November 1. The SlU-affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards Union the struck papery and to give then 24 and then 82 pages, sub­ readers in the city an opportunity sequently coming out twice a week has voted a $1,000 contribu­ to buy a paper published by union as advertising and circulation tion to the new enterprise. SIU men, not by strikebreakers. picked up. The 50.000 weekly read­ Pacific District unions have been From the initial eight page ers initiaUy rose to 120,000 bi­ helping to support the strikers weekly, the "Reporter" became 12, weekly. The Rose City Development who have been fighting a grim Company was the next step. It was battle with the two Portland daily List Details In formed by Portland labor organiza­ newspapers since November, 1959. tions for the purpose of buying^ a Cables To Union building to house the new paper The "Reporter" grew out of a When noti^dng headquarters permanently. (At present, editorial, contract beef. Last November 10. the Stereotypers struck the "Jour­ by cable or wireless that a Sea­ business and publishing depart­ nal" and the "Oregonian." These farer has paid off in a foreign ments are scattered over five loca­ port because of injury or illness, tions.) They subscribed for stock newspapers then imported strike­ ships' delegates should include in the company to the tune of breakers from the Bloor Schleppey the following information: $100,700. strikebreaking agency and went on The man's full name, his SIU A building was purchased. It was printing as usual. book number, name of the ship, Meanwhile, the other uniops In the port of payoff and the hos­ the former headquarters of the the mechanical, business and edi­ pital where he is being treated. Wells Fargo Company, originally a torial departments had refused to The response of ships' crews stable for horses and wagons. The cross the picket lines, and their to the Union's request for these architect looked it over, declared members were also replaced by notifications has been very good. it "well suited" and drew up plans for its conversion to modern strikebreakers. Sometimes though, not aU of newspaper production. The "Reporter" went Into busi­ the above Information has been From Miami, Florida, the entire ness' as an eight-page weekly to included. Be sure to list all of printing plant of a now defunct this data so that the SIU can provide an outlet for merchants newspaper was teased. It had who did not want to advertise in act as promptly as possible. 'everything from presses and lino­ types to desks, chairs and paper clips." Soon 28,000 pounds of equipment were en route to the west ^st. MeMwhite, the "Oregonian" and the "Journal" were having their NEW ORLEANS—^A labor-backed slate of candidates for troubles. The former is backed by the wealth of the Newhbuse chain, city judges swept to victories here recently, it was reported and seems to be standing the strike fairly well with the aid of strike by New Orleans SIU agent Buck Stephens. in.surance. But it is a different Virtually all of the laborstory with the Journal. H, Bernard J. Bagert Juvenile endorsed judiciary candidates Daily circulation dropped from Court: Sect. A, John A. Wingrave; 70,000 to less than 50,000; the Sun­ won their elections in the first Sect. C, James P. O'Connor. day circulation collapsed from primary, but two posts were xm209,000 to 88,000. And, while other decided. However, the Crescent 'American newspapers were selling City Democratic Association, and more advertising space in com­ the Regular Democratic Organiza­ parable periods, both of Portland's strikebreaking publications have tion, the two rival political fac­ suffered slumps. tions in the city, agreed to declare The "Journal" gave a 50 percent the front runners—all labor sup­ rise in pay to keep discouraged The Luckenbach Steamship Com­ ported candidates, as winners. The labor candidate for the post pany, which has been on the down­ carrier boys on the job. Route of assessor In the Second Municipal grade in recent years because of managers have been getting a cash District, James E. Fitzmorris, Jr., declining intercoastal business, is subsidy of up to $300 a month looking for a license to handle- since November to make up for lo.st his race. radioactive waste. their losses. But defections from At its last meeting, the New Or­ leans Central Labor Council sup­ The SIU Pacific District-con­ the "Journal" continue. ported the Sears-Roebuek Co., tracted operator has applied to The "Oregon Labor Press" the boycott by the San Francisco Labor the Atomic Energy Commission for trade union newspaper, charac­ Council. Pickets were placed at the a license to dump the wastes in terized the "Journal" as "badly written, badly edited, riddled with main Sears store in New Orleans the Atlantic Ocean. The application lists the ways typographical errors and howling early this month by the Retail in which the wastes would be pack­ blunders, often garbled and un­ Clerks. Winning the judges' posts were: aged, stores and .disposed of in readable, flabby on its editorial page and utterly lacking in con­ Fred J. Cassibry, Division C, Civil offshore waters. viction." District Court; Oliver P. Carriere, Luckenbach formerly had « Division H, Civil District Court; thriving intercoastal business, but "The 'Journal' is not a news­ Criminal Court: Sect. A, Wm. J. in recent years, because of rail­ paper but a joke. It should be O'Hara; Sect. B, George P. Piatt; road rate cuts, the company has shown to students of journalism Sect. C, Edward A. Haggerty Jr.; sold off a number of its vessels and printing as a horrible example Sect. F, Oliver P. Scbulingkamp; and has bad increasingly tou^ of what can happen to a once-great newspaper when it falls into the Sect G, Shirley G. Wimberly; Sect. going. hands of lawyers, bankers* and professional union-breakers." Officers of the investment com­ pany backing the new Portland Daily have declared that the land­ lord unions will have no voice in operating or policy matters. Pub­ lisher Robert D. Webb said that the "Reporter" will carry national wire service news and syndicated features. "Our emphasis will be on accurate, impartial and lively coverage of local news and fea­ tures," he promises. Webb is an example of the many men now on the "Reporter" who originally worked on the other papers—before the strike. He was a sports deskman for the "Oregon­ ian." Eventually, it is hoped, 250 of the 800 who. have been out <4 work since the strike began will be employed by the "Reporter." New Orleans Unions Score In Local Judgeship Votes Operator Asks Atom License . NlWf HiAbitNii IN felVlli^ GE^WORiVSeeS>R&2cf(S> Cir 2,ISO MILSS PSZ Hcaz ^ 9u5rAi^Bj>,a)uivf=v/ AnAi&«»Amj=/9aon /M/Xcw IftliTBPAMifcWS-neoeps occupy >U4. OP a>Af<5o... CBMrkAL doN&fZ£s& «€>j£ssKyJ eB5j/\i3 wrri4 x>mpcfiAcu2,'ncKm'of^ TO PASS fORMO fht>lce93AiMQS4ee7^ \ ytrSV %SKSMSHSIAB33&> AROtA/D/A/R4N73?/* VOMINICAM RsmpcAT, mx Bsssiosl CP THS VA}tm> US.0BSBMAr\0}^ Pilar,PCI/VERS, BB&miNiAosco^. sHoTvomi M4y T mi0 TAKJNSAERJAU pfiojpsiimi Rpssii^, nemVPAce AmRSCAAj couBGe-mm _ P^AOY, hJOIAfIS SWAP raz, j/MMje V/HllSMAJORS PIAN TDADD BBArROSeiAHS ATCAMfi SAMS.»»ffmPMAT/OMAL oiessTau/zA/AMeAir...vicroK/ Uff/4£?Rej> Bp AMBRiCAM PRESS, trAofsrA^. mAD\nM3*PNA ftmeourn'Mh. emmrB ^I\m VPPROJS^ A^mefiNCCm-XAiAJAWApJER esmimisIMFEP0^P&4„^ MPEAMP HiAilPP. �•>, , • If. INO ••••.:•••.'•-1--; -• • iEAFARERS 100 Wtf Twtmtr-Oam News of Snr CANADIAN DISTRICT OP Strike Vote Under Way In Canada It. P - The Canadian government Federal Board of Conciliation has recommended a 12 percent increase for members of the SIU Canadian District employed on vessels of the Association of Lake Carriers. The association represents the major operators in the Canadian-flag Great Lakes trade. Meanwhile, Canadian District Seafarers are taking a strike vote on the offer recommended by the conciliators. Ballots have been sent out and results should be known by the middle of next month. The strike vote was called by the SIU Executive and Negoti­ ating Committee. Under the recommendation, the 12 percent would be spread over a period of three years. The recom­ mendation is a slight improvement over the 10 percent figure that had been offered by the Lakes carriers. The Conciliation Board rejected a Canadian SIU demand for a re­ duction in the work week from 48 to 40 hours, claiming that the 40hour week could not be applied because of "the natiure of the operation on the Great Lakes." In addition to the 40-hour week demand, the Union had asked for a one-year wage increase package. In presenting its demands for major improvements in the Lakes agreement, the Canadian SIU had cited the drastic changes in the nature of Lakes shipping since the opening of the Seaway. In the preSeaway days there were numerous small Lakers in operation which were designed so as to be able to sail into Montreal through the shallow-draft channels below that city. With the opening of the Sea­ way, the small Lakers have been put out of business to a consider­ able extent, being replaced by much larger ships which can take advantage of fhe 27-feet of water the Seaway offers. As a result, one of the large •hips, carrying. 32 men, can mandle as much grain or other bulk cargo as was carried on six of the "canallers," with a manning scale of .152. Under the circumstances, the Canadian SIU felt that the Car­ riers could offer considerable im­ provements because of the greater •mount of cargo carried per man on the new ships. SIAPARERS INTERNATIONAL Canadian Seafarers, members ot the SIU Canadian District, •re a Vita! element in file mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on fhe Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and alUed crafts. The Cuiadian Disteict works elosely with the other SIU onions fiurooghoot North America and the mntual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. UNION OP NORTH AMERICA Arcf/c Shipping Season Starts; Canadians On 'Dew Line' Run The summer run to the Arctic Ocean Is becoming significant business for Canadian shipping. Unlike the situation in the United States, where the run died out several years back, as far as private operators are concerned, Canadian-flag ships are becoming increas­ ingly active in running to the>"^ ^^ Far North military bases. started forming convoys for the has no shipping preference laws This is in part because the Far North run. All of the Dew Line or shipping subsidies of any kind, radar picket stations (known to shipping generally has to be com­ Canadian-flag ships are getting the seamen as the "Dew Line" for Dis­ pleted within a six-week to two- Arctic run business, as it involves tant Early Warning Line) are a month period depending on ice important security considerations. The Dew Line run was a big op­ Joint US-Canadian effbrt. The Uni­ conditions. Usually, as August ted States contributed the major wears on and the days get shorter, eration for US shipping when the share of the construction costs, but the Arctic freeze-up prevents fur­ stations were under construction. It was the practice then for the the stations themselves are large­ ther ship operations. Some of the Canadian District Maritime Administration to break ly maintained by the Canadians. As a result, in the first week of ships which are on this run in­ out a number of boneyard ships as July, the Canadian operators clude the Federal Pioneer, Feder­ well as knot ships for this nun. al Voyager, Canuk Port, Canuk Now some of the knot ships are Trader, Wahcondah, Farrandoc, serving another purpose— track­ Eskimo and Maplebranch. ing US missile shots in the South In fact, the Dew Line operations, Atlantic. as well as other government spon­ In addition to military outposts, sored shipping runs, have been summertime is the season in which credited in part with the modest remote outposts in the north coun­ revival of Cgnadian-flag deep-sea try and in Hudsons Bay get many merchant shipping. While Canada of their staple supplies. Fired By Skipper, He Has Tanker 'Arrested' Typical Wssf Coest fumbsr tow b shown off the coast of Brit'ish Columbia. Industry b hopeful of a revival after two poor years. VfC Lumber Tugs Hope For Revival After two years of near-idleness due to forest fires, in 1958, and a woodworkers strike last year, SIU Canadian District tugmen and the companies imder contract to the Union have high expectations for A good*^ employed In the industry are look­ season this year. ing forward to more work. The forest industry of BritYears ago, tugboats solved the tish Columbia, beset by severe com­ problem of getting raw materials petition in all markets. Intends to to the industrialized areas of Van­ -get the most intensive use possible couver and New Westminster. At from every tree cut. And inasmuch first their work was limited main­ ly to the towing of log rafts irom as the tug and the barge _are es­ points along the coast to lumber sential in expediting raw materials mills in the urbanized areas. to plant sites in Canada, both will Gradually, newsprint, lumber play an even larger role as the and sulphite pulp entered the pic­ forest industry recovers from the ture and because most mills were located near waterways, the tug doldrums. Last year when the woodworkers industry came more in demand. were on strike, one SlU-contracted Just as the services of the tugs July 1 throngh July 31 towing firm—Straits Towing, Ltd. began to expand, so did their size Jobs lost about 83(M>,000 worth of and shape. Newer designs came Port Shipped towing business during the idle into being—designs which made it period. Even a huge forestry out­ easier for the tugmen to carry Montreal .....271 fit—Macmillan, Bloedel and Powell their loads. Toronto. ....' 141 Probably one of the most inter­ River Ltd.,—^felt the impact of the Thorold 283 strike. This company has its own esting new designs was that of the Fort William 146 subsidiary towing lines, but also self-dumping log barge, which Vancouver ........ 86 contracts out work, some of it to made its debut in the 1950's. An­ Quebec 44 firms which have pacts with the other was a dry cargo barge, the St. John .. c... 4^ . 21 VT-57, which is 235 feet long and Canadian District of the SIU. Dalifax ................ 36 Now that things are beginning is used for bringing paper products to return to normalcy, the tugmen from up-coast mills. Total Jobs Shipped,....1028 Canadian SIU Shipping 1 I ^ THE Fired unjustly by the skipper of a Shell tanker, an SIU Canadian District member had sweet revenge. Elias Mallet, messman on the Tyee Shell, stood the oil company on its heels in the port of Van--* couver, British Columbia, an SIU representative returned to when he had the ship "ar­ the ship to see the skipper, the mate refused to let them board rested." Mallett went to the authorities, the vessel. Nor did the skipper instituted legal action and per­ record any details of the firing sonally slapped a lien on the ship incident in the ship's log. While Mallett is arguing his own for back wages and compensation for his unjust firing. As a result, case, he is getting the full support the company had to scurry around of the SIU Canadian District on a while and post bond before the this issue. ship was released. The issue is now before the Canadian courts where Mallett intends to argue his own case, with the backing of the SIU in Vancouver. The entire incident highlighted the anti-SIU activities of the Com­ munist-oriented Canadian Brother­ The SIU Canadian Districthood of Railway Trainmen's group manned tug Black Bass capsized in on the West Coast. The "railwaymen" have been actively raiding Coal Harbor, Vancouver, recently, in the seamen's field for some but none of the crewmen were in­ time, particularly in British Co­ jured. Seafarer Ted Rattenbury, who lumbia. Mallett maintains in his charges was aboard at the time of the inci­ .that the firing was prompted by dent said that he didn't even get the skipper's dislike of the Cana­ wet because he was able to climb dian District and sympathy for the on the hull of the boat as it started to keel over. rival "railway" union. The skipper, however, wasn't so The firing followed a dispute on the ship between Mallett and fortunate, sfid Rattenbury: He had another messman who- was a mem­ to go into the drink and swim back ber of the rival organization. Mal­ to the tug to get on the hull. Both lett declared he was told by the were taken off in a matter of min­ skipper and the mate that he utes, safe and sound. couldn't along" with the CBRT m^.er; that he had previ­ ously been warned he would be fired if he had any disputes with the member of the rival outfit. Apparently, the CBRT member was immune to any disciplinary FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 action by the skipper.. 128V4 Hollis St. Further, Mallett states he was HALIFAX, N.S. Phone 3-8911 told he had received his job in an MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 "unconstitutional" manner, and QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot was accused by topside of comihg Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. aboard for the "express purpose of CAnal 7-9212 causing dissension" with the CBRT. TORONTO. Ontario 972 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 The fired seaman promptly re­ 177 Prlnee William St. ported the incident to the Union ST. JOHN. NB OX 2-5431 hall in Vancouver. When he and VANCOUVER. BC.... 998 Mala St. Tug Capsizes, Crew Escapes SIU Canadian District Halls •a-.'- I. �Fag0 Twenty-Two SEAFARERS LOG Anciurt 19. 19M News of SIV PACIFIC DISTItlCT a •f. SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC, MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION, MARINE COOKS 9 StEWARDS UNION • SlU OP NA Leilani Bought For APL PacificPassenger Service ship Leilani is going to get a new lease on life after an indifferent career as American President Lines has u*0 purchased the vessel from& the Maritime Administration AAA AAA for $3,200,000. The Leilani, after under­ a new sister ship for the SS United going considerable refurbish­ States in the Atlantic trade, but ment, will enter the Pacific pas­ the cost estimates ran high and senger trades as a new entry in the plans were sidetracked. Originally, the Leilani served as the fight of West Coast ship op­ erators against the serious chal­ a troop transport in World War II. lenge of the merged British-flag Subsequently, she went into serv-. P&O and Orient Lines. The merged ice for American Export Lines as British companies are trying to the LaGuardia, but failed to pay bite off a huge chunk of both pas­ off and was forced into idleness. Her last service was with th« senger traffic and freight business Buik-carrier SS Harry Lundeberg was one of the targets of a raid attempt by Marry Bridges in Hanow carried largely by APL and short-lived Hawaiian-Textron com­ waii. Vessel normally carries gypsum and cement products for Kaiser Incfi pany, a shipping venture of a firm Matson Line. lusfries. If was named after the late SlUNA President. Accordingly, APL has ambitious which had originally been in the plans for refurbishing the Leilani textile business, and since then, Pacific District, MTP Support to carry some 350 passengers and left shipping to go into the elec­ match the facilities and services tronics field. offered by APL's President Cleve­ land and President Wilson. This will cost something in the vicinity of $16 million, of which the US Government would pay about half in construction subsidies. When last operated in the Ha­ Two resounding blows have been dealt the International Longshoremen's and Ware­ waiian service by Hawaiian-Textron housemen's Union by the Sailors Union and the SIU Pacific District, in a two-month period the Leilani carried a crew of ap­ proximately 250 SIU Pacific Dis­ during the course of which the ILWU tried to move in on SUP jurisdiction. trict members. However, the fu­ The latest ILWU raid at-"*"^ ture manning scale of the vessel dock. This effort failed even berger later pointed out to the The fleet replacement program tempt took place at Hono­ though officially ther^ is a mutual SUP membership that, "Whoever will probably depend a good deal of the SIU Pacific District-con­ lulu when the SUP-contracted aid pact existing between the controls the hopper can control the on the nature of the revamping tracted American Mail Line got Permanente Silverbow (Kaiser) was ILWU's Harry Bridges and the unloading of the ship, and if the and the service in which she op­ underway last month when the met by some 350 ILWU pickets as Teamsters James Hoffa. If this is ILWU oncfe got the hopper they erates. keel for the new SS Washington it pulled into a Sand'Island dock APL's purchase of the Leilani Mail was laid at Todd Shipyards, with a load of raw building ma­ true, the alliance was not in effect v/ould be in a better position to go and rebuilding of the vessel indi­ San Pedro, Calif, terial. They were met by a slightly this time, because an IBT official after (SUP) work." cates that the company has given on the docks said, "The trucks The membership unanimously lesser number — about 200 — of Contract for the construction of up hope for the time being of keep moving." went on record at the meeting that AFL-CiO affiliated men of the the Washington Mail—as well as As the ILWU power play col­ the union would "use any and all building a new superliner, the SUP, the Marine Firemen's Union, for two of her sister ships—^wai President Hoover, for the trans­ Marine Cooks and Stewards, Op­ lapsed, SUP Agent Jim Dooley means to protect our jobs and pacific trade. Legislation was in­ awarded last July under the six addressed the longshore pickets jurisdiction now and in the future erating Engineers and others of troduced In Congress last year call­ percent differential of the Mer­ the Maritime Trades Department on the dock and told them about from any and all parties." ing for the construction of a new chant Marine Act of 1936. the SUP's history as a fighting The ILWU raid got under way in Honolulu. transpacific superliner as well as • Thp new cargo-passenger liner In face of this show of strength, union, declaring that "undet no last month when it tried to move will be the first ship in AML's 20the ILWU men tried to halt the circumstances would anyone take in on the SUP-contracted SS Harry year agreement with the Federal over SUP jurisdiction now or at Lundeberg which was unloading unloading of the ship by stopping Maritime Board to replace its any other time." the last of its cargo of gypsum at the Teamster-manned trucks which present fleet of eight owned and After Dooley had taken this Sand Island dock, ILWU official were to take the cargo off the one chartered ship with elght new stand, an ILWU representative Jack Hall, backed by some 125 vessels, whose total cost is esti­ backed down on threats to take pickets, threatened to take over mated at over $100,000,000. over a conveyor on the ship and the vessel. The pickets, however, For the three ships which are to firmly denied that his union had were withdrawn after 45 minutes be built at the San Pedro yards wanted to encroach on the SUP's and the entire ILWU attempt was AML Will trade in to the Govern­ work. He said that the ILWU's denounced by the Honolulu AFLment its three obsolete C-2 diesel claim was on the work performed CIO Central Labor Council which SUP ships—the China Mail, Island Mail by the Operating Engineers at the gave its full support to the SUP. HONOLULU... 51 South Nimitz Highway and Ocean Mail. PHone 502-777 end of the self-unloading hopper. The ILWU has made repeated NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 The two unions have scheduled a efforts of this kind to ipvade the .The three ships to be built under The SIU Pacific District has NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn talk to work out the jurisdictional jurisdiction of the Sailors Union, wholeheartedly joined with other this contract are basically Mariner HYacinth 9-6605 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. work dispute. without success. A notable example West Coast trade unions in a mass types, having an overall length of CApitol 3-4336 SUP Secretary Morris Weis- was the Pacificus beef of '54-'55i BAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. boycott of two Sears and Roebuck 563.7 feet, a beam of 76 feet and a Douglas 2-8363 retail stores at San Francisco, in deadweight of 14,885 tons. Their SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 support of some 262 union workers speed is pegged at better than WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 fired by Sears for respecting the twenty knots. picket lines of another striking American Mail Line operates a MC&S unon. regular service from US North HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway Port SUP MFOW MC&S Total PHone 5-1714 The beef started after Machinist Pacific ports to the Far East, and NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. 6/28 to 7/25 6/1 to 6/30+ 7/1 to 7/31 Union employees could get no sat­ between California ports and the RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn isfaction out of negotiations with Bay of Bengal under SIU Pacific San Fran. HYacinth 9-6600 628 169 310 1,107 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. Sears' management with regard to District contract. CApitol 7-3222 Seattle Union security, improvements in 144 53 BAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. 52 249 EXbrook 7-5600 the company's health and welfare SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Portland 51 42 16 program and a city-wide bargain­ MAin 3-0088 109 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ing unit. Sears contended that it Wilmington TErminal 4-8538 636 (no hall) 152 788 was the company's 'national policy' Seafarers overseas who want New Yoric MFOW not to discuss these subjects. 99 30 25 154 to get in touch with headquar­ HONOLULU. 56 North Nimitz Highway The Machinists set up picket ters in a hurry can do so by PHone 5-6077 New Orleans 60 (no hall) 1 61 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. lines after these talks failed. Their cabling the Union at its cable MAgnoIia 0404 Honolulu plight had the sympathy of some address, SEAFARERS NEW NEW YORK ;.. .130 Greenwich St. 19 31 15 65 COrtland 7-7094 400 of Sears workers who refused YORK. PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. (no hall) San Pedro 71 CApitol 3-7297-8 (no hall) to cross their picket lines. This 71 Use of this address will assure BAN FRANCISCO ...240 Second St. resulted in the firing of 262 of speedy transmission on all mes­ DOuglaa 2-4592 Total 1,637 396 1 571 2,604 SAN PEDRO.. 206 West 7th St. the workers after a tem'porary sages and faster service for the TErminal 3-4485 court injunction halted the picket­ men involved. SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. • ' MAIn 2-6326 ing. SUP Pouts New Bridges Raid With Help Of MTD Unions New Mail Line Ship On Ways SF Unions Ask Boycott Of Sears Co. SIU Pacific District Halls Pacific District Shipping Union Has Cable Address �Awitti 19. 19M SEAFARERS IOC Fag* Tweatr-ThrM News of SIU PACIFIC DISTRICT SAILORS UNION OP THE PACIFIC. MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION. MARINE COOKS 9 STEWARDS UNION • SIU OP NA MCS Considers Stress On Recreational Use Of Santa Rosa Site W - f- The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union now has under ad­ visement a proposal to replace the present marine cooks' and stewards' training program at its Santa Rosa training center with a shipboard training program, and to put the major TV lounge, a library, a snack bar emphasis at Santa Rosa on and soda fountain and a large creating a genuine recreation dance floor. The main area has area for union members and their picture windows overlooking the families, as well as an area to rolling acres of the center. A rus­ serve r -itired, disabled and con­ tic brick fireplace, occupies one valescent union members. wall of the hall, and the entire The shipboard training program, building, dedicated in 'June of ft has been proposed, should in­ 1958, is air-conditioned. clude a program of promotion In April of 1958, the first cab­ Over-all view shows some of cabins built for retired end vacationing members of the SIU Pacific based on seniority and the ability ins for vacationers and pensioners District unions at Marine Cooks and Stewards training center which opened near Santa Rosa. Calif, to meet the requirements for stew­ were unveiled. Each building has ard department personnel pre­ a bath, a kitchenette^and either in March, 1957. scribed by other rules. one, two or three bedrooms. The nation's first training cen­ Apartments Dedicated ter for Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards opened its doors on March A year later, an open house was at the center during the dedi­ 25, 1957 near Santa Rosa, Calif. held cation of 18 fumtshed apartments Since then, the center has come retired members of the SUP also to serve as a haven for re­ for and MFOW built near the apart­ tired or vacationing members of ments the other SIU Pacific District Un­ bers. for retired MC&S mem­ ions — the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen's The director of the training center Is Karl Schneider, former Union. The training center, built by chief steward on a West Coast pas­ the Marine Cooks and Stewards senger liner and former instructor Union and the Pacific Maritime in waiting for the US Maritime Association on some 370 acres in Officers Training School, Sonoma County, about 70 miles The staff also includes chef north c' San Francisco, has seen Constantine Bruckner, former ex­ more Uian 900 students success­ ecutive chef of the US Lines. The fully complete various courses in meat cutter is Suey M. Chew and the baking instructor is Henry steward department operations. The center at first offered tui­ Chin. Courses were at first all 90 days tion-free training to young men who intended to be cooks and long, and included cooking, baking, stewards on Pacific Coast passen­ butchering and waiting on tables ger liners and freighters. Later, for newcomers to the industry. courses were offered to steward Later, the school concentrated Olympic swimming pool is.popular recreational spot for vacationing members of SIU Pacific District department members who desired on upgrading men already sailing unions at MCS training center. Pool Is located in spacious patio area and there are also a wading to upgrade their ratings, and fa­ in the steward department In pool, bathhouse and showers. 1959, a refresher course for stew­ cilities were built to house re­ tired members of SIU Pacific Dis­ ards aboard freighters was offered. trict maritime unions. The center The freighter stewards' courses has also been used for vacations were from 10 to 21 days in dura­ tion. for these union members. School Beorganixed Building Started In '56 In March of 1958, the school The installation was formerly the mountain estate of a railroad underwent a reorganization. Until Quick-acting crewmen of SAN FRANCISCO—An open hearing and investigation of executive. Building began in 1956 then, the Union had assumed most the wine tanker Angelo Petri and the following year the first of the responsibility for the opera­ complaints by the membership concerning the Marine Cooks recently assisted in the rescue tions. ' class went through the 90-day and Stewards Union began here on Monday, August 8, at the off Cape Canaveral of three Air The Board of Education of the course. Force crewmen whose tanker had The original facilities include a school now includes repesentatives union's headquarters, 350 Fre-"^ whitewash any officer or member been ditched in the sea after run­ from, the MCS and from the oper­ mont Street. SIUNA Presi­ $500,000 kitchen classroom with a ning into engine trouble. $50,000 aU-eleetric kitchen. There ators. Subcon\mittees have re­ dent Paul Hall presided at the of the union. A team of court reporters took a There were 14 crewmembers on are cooking and dining facilities sponsibility for school objectives, hearings, which were attended by verbatim record of the week-long the plane at the time of the crash, finance, enrollment, legal affairs, for more than 200 guests. A huge recreation hall is part promotion, public relations and 600 MCS members at the outset. hearings. The record, along with but only 11 survived. Taking part of the training center, and it has curriculum, with the general com­ Also present were several SIUNA thp findings, will be published in in the operation were merchant. an Olympic swimming pool in a mittee exercising over-all control. International officers, as requested its entirety and distributed to all Coast Guard and Navy ships and MCS members. The center is not limited to by Hall. Air Force planes and helicopters. spacious patio area. Twenty complaints in all had In the main hall there are a training stewards and providing Hall notified MCS officers and Within minutes of the first dis­ homes for retired and vacationing members July 6 that he would hold been filed after Hall announced the tress call sent out by the plane, all union members. Many civic, labor the Investigation and open hearing hearings and solicited information ships in the vicinity were alerted. On these pages is news of and industry meetings have been after he. had received several com­ from the membership. The Petri, closest to the area, was activities of the SIU Pacific held on the site. International officers present at first munications from MCS members to reach the plane. The other District representing the three the hearings included SIUNA vice The MC&S offered the center to on the situation, including one West. Coast unlicensed unions, the California State Disaster office from MCS Secretary-Treasurer Ed presidents Morris Weisberger, Hal eight crewmen were picked up the Sailors Union of the Pa­ for civil defense in case of emer­ Turner. C. Banks, Sam E. Bennett, Lester either by helicopters or other ships. cific, the Marine Firemen's gency. At the open hearing, to which Caveny, Lester Balinger, and Cap­ Union and the Marine Cooks In September of last year, labor San Francisco newspaper reporters tain John M. Fox. Also attending and Stewards Union, who sail and management representatives had been invited. Hall stated he were John Hawk, international under tha banner predomi­ met with home economics experts would allow all complainants to secretary-treasurer, and Vincent J. FOR All nantly in the Pacific trades to at be heard and to present evidence. Malone, international representa­ the center. The previous year, a Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East delegation of Japanese union He also said he would permit "any tive. YOUR OFAR and on 'round-tiie-world runs. leaders toured,, the school under individual who feels he is done Hall conducted the hearings'in The SIU Pachio District Unions the auspices of the US Department harm by any of the testimony to San Francisco under the provisions are a key group in the SIUNA, of Labor. The Americanr Newsf>aper take the opportunity to make any of the SIUNA constitution, which representing as they do the Guild and other unions have used statement he may wish for the authorizes the International presi­ entire maritime industry on thei the school' for convention and record." He assured the member­ dent to hold such hearings when West Coast. ship that the hearings' would not requested. meeting purposes. I - 'tip ">• '.'•J Hearings On MCS Issues Petri Assists Held In San Francisco Fliers' Rescue SEA CHEST •M • 'I .. �rMct Twenty-Fonr SEAFARERS Pacific-Puerto Rico Trade Target Of Raii Rate Cuts Transcontinental railroads are proposing another attack on domestic ship operators at a meeting in Chicago, according to the "Pacific Shipper," West Coast maritime industry publica­ tion. The attack would taket : the form of a reduction in the Pacific Coast to Gulf ports, rates on canned goods from destined for Puerto Rico. At present, the basic export rate on canned goods between the West Coast and the Gulf is $1.75 per hundred pounds. The railroads would practically cut that rate in half, from $1.75 to 94 cents. Selective Rate Cut By so doing, the railroads would Seafarer Thomas Trainer has establish a through rate by rail to •potted an item of more than usual interest which points up the the Gulf and by ship to Puerto vast improvement in the seaman's Rico of $1.75 a hundredweight. life made in the last hundred This would be considerably less years. The article is a reprint than the current all water charge from the "Atlanta Journal" of from the Pacific Coast to Puerto July 29, 1960, which put out a Rico which is $1.91 per hundred special issue with samples of the pounds. Ship operators obviously could news as it occurred in July, 1860, when Abraham I.incoln was cam­ n(^ compete for this trade if the paigning for president. The item selective rate cut is made. Among companies which would reads as follows; be affected by the rate cut is the "Mr. John Rand, a German sail­ or, complained Tuesday that an SIU contracted Waterman Steam­ attempt was made to kidnap him ship Company. Waterman main­ and send him to sea as a crewman tains service between the Pacific Coast and Puerto Rico. on an unfamiliar ship. "Police found Mr. Rand hand Proposed Cuts Protested Northern California ports are already protesting the proposed rate cuts. The tactic used by the railroads in this instance Is one which they have employed on repeated oc­ casions to drive cohipeting ship operators out of business. In many instances, it has been charged that these rates are below the actual railroad cost of hauling cargo. The railroads are willing to take these losses if, in the long run, they put competing modes of transportation -out of business and then are able to monopolize'^ all of the cargo operations involved. The Interstate Commerce Com­ mission chairman had admitted at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing that the ICO does not re­ quire the railroads to charge aboVecost rates in all circumstances. HIRING HALI,, 1860-STYLE I- V- cuffed and tied in a boarding house kept for sailors by Mr. Theodore Lynn. He was freed and Lynn was arrested. "Rand said Lynn drew a pistol and handcuffed him, then slipped a rope through the handcuffs and tied it to the ceiling of a bedroom while he (Lynn) went to get help to take Rand aboard a ship. Rand's arms were drawn over his head in a painful manner. "A passing policeman saw Rand thus trussed up and he was freed. Lynn was charged with kidnap­ ing." The practice of "shanghaiing" seamen, and the equally-vicious practices of crimp houses, which kept seamen in perpetual debt by charging exhorbitant fees for shipping jobs, persisted well into th# 20th century. Only the estab­ lishment of union hiring halls put an end to the control of shipping Jobs by crimps and boarding house keepers. Don't Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape with the Rail­ way Express Co. LOG Aiuiisl 19, 1969 Steward Committee Report We, the undersigned, having been elected at the membership meeting at headquarters on July 5, 1960, in conformity with the recommendations of the executive board, for the purpose of con­ sidering problems relating to the steward depart­ ment, and to make recommendations with respect thereto, make this report. The committee first met on July 6,' 1960, at headquarters, and were provided with meeting room facilities by headquarter's officfers. Walter C. Patterson, Book No. P-73 was elected as chair­ man of the committee, and Richard H. Simpson, Book No. S-£tl§ was elected secretary of the committee. ^I^ions of the committee were held on July 6, 7:^'11 and 12, 1960, which were at all times oped to the membership. The committee considers that it would be in the best interest of the Union, the membership generally, as well as the members of the steward department itself, if a training, up-grading, and re-certification prpgram were instituted in the steward department. We recognize that it may be impracticai to make broad changes all at one time, and feel that a program of re-certification of stewards would be a good place to start. Annexed hereto, are our recommendations with respect to such a program. We understand, and have been advised, that some of our recom­ mendations will require contractual changes, ne­ cessitating negotiations with the Union's con­ tracted employers, and we also recognize that these recommendations are to serve primarily as a guide to the executive board in its negotiations with respect to such contractual changes. This committee wishes to express its thanks to headquarters for its cooperation and assistance during our deliberations, and to recommend to the executive board and to the membership, that the matters set forth in our annexed recommen­ dations be instituted as soon as reasonably pos­ sible. Respectfully submitted, Walter Clifton Patterson, Chairman (P-73) Richard H. Simpson, Secretary (S-918) Nicolas Nomikos (N-25) Enrique R. Rosado (R-148) Walter Marcus (M-168) Recommendafions 1. We recommend that a school, or schools, be established to train stewards, centering primarily on the duties and responsibilities of the steward aboard ship. We have such things in mind as preparation of decent menus, food preparation, food preservation and storage, etc. The compe­ tency of the school and its operations, we take for granted. 2. Wo recommend that the course should be a minimum of thirty (30) working days. We want to make clear that time in training be considered "sea time" for seniority purposes. 3. We recommend that a recertification com­ mittee be established of at least two (2) manage­ ment and two (2) Union representatives, who would set up standards for testing those who complete the course. These standards should not be restricted to technical efficiency, but should have additional tests involving conduct, sobriety, experience at sea, and other corresponding and related qualifications. 4. We recommend that there be an appeal procedure from the determination of the recer­ tification committee. We see no reason why the Seafarers' Appeals Board cah't handle this too, but make no particular recommendation with respect thereto. 5. With the accomplishment of all this, we recommend that people who pass this school, and pass the test of the recertification board, subject to the right of appeal, ought to be given prefer­ ence in employment for the job of steward. 6. We recommend a separate registratioil cate­ gory for the job of steward. 7. Because we appreciate that such a program cannot be started in all ports simultaneously, and because even within ports everybody has to get a fair chance to take advantage of this program, we recommend that the first school be established In the Port of New York and preference in em­ ployment to be given, as we have described, should not go into effect until a minimum of six (6) months after the school is opened and taken its first students. Furthermore, we recommend, for the above reasons, that the preference given be restricted only to the port where the school exists. This recommendation could be expanded to include a nearby port, if desirable. 8. We recommend that the recertification board keep a constant watch on this program and that some leeway be put into the program to take care of changes in circumstances. 9. Finally, we think that the minimum experi­ ence qualifications for entering into the course shall be the following: 1. Three years—chief steward discharges. 2. One year—steward discharge One year-Hjhief cook discharge One year—night cook and baker S. One year steward discharges Two years—chief cook (or) ' Two years—night cook and baker 4. Two years—discharges as chief cook One year—discharge as night cook and baker 5. Two years—night cook and baker discharge One year—chief cook discharge 8. One year—chief cook discharge One year—night cook and baker discharge (One year—2nd or 3rd cook discharge and at least 90 days discharge as galleyman NY Slaps Down Blue Cross Rate Rise; Warns On Kiting Of Hospital^ MD Bills of which would be doing away members because the union wel­ with the practices of hospitals fare plans involved have to put a and doctors of raising charges larger percentage of their re­ each time Blue Cross benefits are serves into covering increasing increased. hospital and medical costs. This The varlmis Increases in Blue deprives workers of additional Cross rates, it has been pointed coverage and protection they wasteful practices and for over comments echo in large part out, are detrimental to union might otherwise obtain. payments to hospitals. charges made by New York un­ One reason given for the re­ ions who have formed a conunitjection was that the Blue Cross tee to study the establishment of subscriber would be paying for Union-sponsored hospitals run by other hospital cQsts over and above Union welfare plans. his or her personal care. Among The union committee, in which other items that would be charged the SIU is participating, was off to Blue Cross would be emer­ formed after Blue Cross received SAN FRANCISCO—The tankers Orion Star and Orion gency and out-patient care and hos­ two healthy rate increases in 1958 Planet paid off in Honolulu early this month after completing pital construction and mainte­ and 1959 of 22.3 percent and 26.5 nance costs. percent respectively. If the Su- 12 months articles. in various ports around the world, The State Superintendent of In­ perintendant of Insurance allows The two tankers are under some of whom were SIU members surance, Thomas Thacher, also Blue Cross a third increase it long-term charter to the Mili­ but most of them aliens without cited a recent report on wasteful would mean a rise of at least 75 hospital practices and the opera­ percent in Blue Cross premiums tary Sea, Transport Service. American papers of any kind, and tions of Blue Cross. That report, in the past three years, at a time They completed 12 months' articles non-union to boot, he reported." made by Columbia University, when the total Increase in the cost and were immediately assigned Many of the men picked up as noted that hospital charges might of living has been in the neigh­ new crews and went back to their replacements in foreign ports were runs. increase as much as 50 percent in borhood of five percent. surprised to find they were not the next few years unless these Under the trade union plan, the According to San Francisco, entitled to transportation money practices were checked. various union welfare plans Port Agent Walter Sibley, the to the US mainland or their home Thacher also hinted that there would finance a chain of hospitals, ships had comparatively few beefs ports. were instances of Uted charges and tmion members and their considering the time they were Sibley pointed out there is no imposed on Blue Cross patients by families covered by the plans away from US ports. provision in the Union agreement calling for Blue Cross Plans and would receive their treatment in Hewever, the problem of alien for transportation money when • physicians to block "unnecessary these union-sponsored establish­ seamen came up. Due to loss of man is shipped from a foreign hospital admissions, unwa^anted ments. Such a system would have original crew members during the port unless he makes provision for surgery and tmduly prolonged several advantages; not the least voyage, replacements were shipped it when he signs on a vessel The New York State Insurance Department has rejected a proposal by Blue Cross for Increased rates averaging 37 per­ cent, but has held the door open for a new application by-the agency before the fall. In the stays . . . also overprescription of process, Blue Cross was critic­ laboratory tests and drugs." . ized for urinecessary and The State Superintendent's Honolulu Hosfs. Tankers; Crews Get Year's Payoff �i9, I960 SEAfAREna LOG Par* Twentr-FiT* Camera Outdraws The Reading Matter 'Come On Back Home', Shoreside Runaway Told Owner Jack Meilman of Hickory Clothes, Inc. said business was so good, the company would have to expand. So one night over a weekend in May he closed the lights, locked the doors and silently stole away"* desist" from clothing opera­ to Coffeeville, Miss., where a and tions anywhere outside of New public bond issue had raised York City and directed that ho h ,, Donna Ann Aslorino, 8, (left) and Gail, 6, are having a hard time concentrating on the news with a camera pointing at them. Proud parents are Seafarer Vincent Astorino, AB, and his wife, Rosemarie, of Long Branch, NJ. A/r Force Plans Jet Cargo Fleet For Transocean Runs 1 I WASHINGTON—A new threat to the shipment of Government cargo on American-flag ships comes in the form of Air Force plans for a huge fleet of jet cargo planes. The Air Force announced that it plans to buy ISdnew jet transport planes by 1964, at a cost of close to $900 million. The planes would *•'" be used to carry military cargo erable problem for the merchant military model prove effective, pri­ but could be converted to fleet. US shipping has. In recent vate airlines would then adopt it troop transports as well. years, depended very heavily on Previously, the Defense Depart­ military cargo and other Govern­ ment had announced plans to trans­ ment-owned cargoes to keep oper­ port the majority of military per­ ating. Engineering estimates put the sonnel and' dependents by air in­ stead of via ship. These plans had cost for the new jets at $5 million been protested strongly by US to $6 million each. They would be maritime unions and by the ship­ capable of carrying a 50,000-pound ping industry. payload non-stop across the Atlan­ The Air Force plan for cargo tic., plane construction, on top of the. A secondary impact of any such announced intentions to deprive bill would toe the development of merchant shipping of passenger similar jet cargo airliners for pri­ traffic, appears to create a consid­ vately-owned airlines. Should a Two Seafarers Win Okay On Advanced Scholarships Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have ruled that SIU scholarships of two Seafarers can be extended to cover post-graduate work. The two, Michael Carlin and Herman Sperling, both graduated col--*lege this spring. his earnings for fall semester ex­ Sperling is now aboard the penses. He has been admitted to A) • and add to the competitive prob­ lems faced by the shipping indus­ try. While obviously the jet cargo plane could never compete with ships in the movement of bulk cargo, the industry has already made serious inroads on certain runs in the carriage of perishables and small package cargo of high unit value. The air cargo industry is pres­ ently operating with old-fashioned propellor-driven craft. It is ex­ pected that jet cai'go planes would be far more efficient and would reduce the cost of air freight con­ siderably. Maritime Roundup The St. Lawrence Seaway is handling more bulk cargo than ever before. For vessels moving up the Seaway to the Great Lakes, the average cargo for April, May and June was 2,665 tons, as against 1,795 tons for the same period last year. A similar in­ crease was shown in down-bound cargo averages. SS Losmar, (Calmar) putting aside the School of Law of the Univer­ sity of Southern California. Carlin has entered the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at New York University and is working toward a master's degree in Economics. Five Chosen Annually Each year there are five winners $• 4» of the ^ $6,000 SIU scholarship Special war-risk insurance rates awards. The selections are made will be needed for those ships by a board of college administra­ sending cargo to Cuba, according tors on the basis of the applicants' to Johnson and Higgins, interna­ previous school records and on their performance on the standard tional insurance brokers. Another US Merchant Marine Academy College Entrance Examination excluded area"—that is, troubled at Kings Point is getting a new Board tests. In addition, each ap­ places in which scheduled rates dean out of civilian life. He is Dr. plicant must write why he or she don't apply—is the Congo, Joseph M. Stokes, currently with desires the award. it 3?' 4" an education office of the Inter­ About forty ships were tied up The basic award calls for $1,500 national Cooperation Administra­ a year for four, years of study at in Australian ports for forty-eight tion. any recognized college or univer­ hours by a nation-wide strike of Dr. Stokes will have charge of sity in the US or its territorial coastal seamen. They wanted a variation on week-end pay rates. the academic program offered at possessions. the Academy whicb currently has 4 4 Few Seek '61 Awards The Republic of China (Taiwan) an enrollment of 900 students. Seafarers and the children of Last fall, the Academy was the Seafarers compete for the first purchased two merchant, ships subject of a Congressional investi­ four awards, with the fifth reserved from the United States construct­ gation as the result of dissension for the highest ranking Seafarer ed during World War II. Both ves­ in the faculty's ranks. Some staff left after the four winners have sels, dry-cargo ships, will be op­ members, who had military status, been chosen. So far, not many ap­ erated between Taiwan and Far had been vigorously opposing leg­ plications have been received for Eastern ports. islation which would have put them next year's awards, but it is ex­ 4 4 4The Panamanian tanker Alkald under Civil Service and on a civ­ pected that the coming of the fall term will speed them up.. ilian footing. suffered "very, very heavy" dam­ New Kings Point Dean Is Civiiian $360,000 for a new plant. The 300 former employes of Hickory Clothes, coming to work Monday morning and finding noth­ ing there, felt that the boss had misinterpreted the term, "expan­ sion." It looked more to them as if he had moved when nobody was looking. Arbitrator Herman A. Gray, pro­ fessor at the NY University Law School, agreed with them and bade the owner come back and pay their union, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, $204,681 for lost wages of members, including vacation and holiday pay, as well as contribu­ tions to its welfare and retirement fund. Meilman refused to take part in the arbitration hearings. He claimed that Hickory Clothes no longer existed—it had gone out of business. Furthermore, he insisted, he had no interest in the Missis­ sippi operations. He attempted to block the arbitration, but failed, when a State Supreme Court Jus­ tice upheld the arbitration award. The US Supreme Court has ad­ vised lower courts to go easy in interfering with awards made where unions and employers agreed to binding arbitration of contract grievances. The important provision in the contract in this case is one which bars transfers of plants or operations without union consent. The language of the arbitrator is interesting and direct. Gray found that "the very stealth with which he (Meilman) managed the moving of his plant established un­ derstanding on his part that he was violating the terms of his agree­ ment with the union, and that the violation was calculated and delib­ erate." This, while he was talking of expansion. He ordered Meilman to "cease age when an unidentified object ripped open her bottom in the East River. She had to be beached outside the United Nations Build­ ing almost 12 hours. A thorough search of the area for the obstruc­ tion yielded nothing. 4 4 4 The Navy will build a "fast com­ bat support ship" — a merchanttype vessel in a government owned and operated shipyard. It will be designed to carry everything from frozen foods to nuclear weapons to supply a fast task force. Previously, most merchanttype supply ships for the Navy have been built in private ship­ yards. 4 4 reopen a plant here of the size he formerly operated. Dutch Ship Waiver Given Isbrandfsen WASHINGTON — The Federal Maritime Board has found that "special circumstances" and "good cause" justify waiver of the pro­ visions of Section 804 of the Mer­ chant Marine Act, of 1936 to per­ mit the Isbrandtsen Company, Inc. to retain ownership in sharea of three Dutch-flag ships. Jakob Isbrandtsen, head of the company, had applied for a Fed­ eral shipping subsidy contract, but a Maritime Board waiver per­ mitting his foreign-flag activities was required before his subsidy bid could be approved. This is the third recent case in which waivers of the provisions of the Act have been issued. The Act normally prohibits US-flag operators with foreign-flag activi­ ties from receiving Federal sub­ sidies. The companies had claimed that their foreign-activities in no way competed with US-flag ves­ sels. In the Isbrandtsen case, the Board found that "there is a rela­ tive absence of competitimi be­ tween the three Dutch-flag ves­ sels (of Isbrandtsen) and essential American-flag service," and that the foreign-flag operations . . . have an insignificant effect on American-flag service." The. first waiver, in favor of the States Marine Co., opened the door, and the Waterman Steam­ ship Corporation followed on its heels. Now Isbrandtsen has used the same opening—no competition. Other US-flag operators are ex­ pected to expand their foreign ac­ tivities through the same loophole. ^ A/OVV IN SC?TH 4 Canada is considering a canal to link the St. Lawrence Seaway to New York harbor. It would cost $185 million, but is considered vital to the development of Mon­ treal shipping and the Quebec steel industry. 4 4 4 A warship sunk 332 years ago in Stockholm harbor, starting on its maiden voyage, is being sur­ faced by pontoons. On it have been found the remains of Swedish sail­ ors trying to shift her guns from port to starboard to counteract the sharp list that capsized and sank her. VtooniH mJMORS- I �1 Fat* Tweatr-Mx SEAFARERS 100 Aafiul If. 1»M^ News of SIU INDUSTRIAL WORKERS' UNION OF THE SIU ATLANTIC, © U L F, LAKES AND Benefits For Welfare Hit Grand Total Of $194,293 INLAND WATERS DISTRICT MAWD Member On The Job The Marine Allied Workers Division paid 72 members and their dependents a total of $5,696.94 in Welfare Plan benefits in the last reported period—the month of Julybringing the grand total paid out to $194,293.17 since the Plan's inception. New York pay­ ments in July totalled $1,415.to $56,564.75 through the end Adams is-employed at Air Master 39, bringing the grand total of area of July. Corp., Philadelphia. payments in the New York MAWD members outside the MR. AND MRS. JOHN GALLA­ New York area received $4,281.55 GHER. $168.50 for the birth of a during July, bringing the overall child at Frankford Hospital, Phila total of payments to $137,728.42. delphia, June 29, 1960. Gallagher Benefits to date paid by the is employed at E. A. Gallagher, MAWD Welfare Plan now total Philadelphia. $194,293.17. HEADQUARTERS The MAWD Welfare Plan pro­ Five maternity claims were paid vides the employees at MAWD675 Fourth Ave., Brooklya, N.T. during the month of July. They contracted plants with death bene­ HYacinth 9-6600 went to: fits; accidental death and dismem­ * * * berment benefits; hospital, surgi­ MR. AND MBS. M. MADIRACA, Baltimore 1216 E. Baltimore St. cal, maternity and weekly disabil­ EAstern 7-4900 $180.65 for the birth of a child at ity benefits. The Plan is entirely West Jersey Hospital, Camden, Houston ...4202 Canal St. March 20, 1960. Madiraca is em­ financed by employer contributions, CApital 3-4089 ployed at the Esco Manufacturing so that all benefits are absolutely free to the employees and their Co., Camden. dependents, when eligible. Miami 744 W. Flagler St. MR. AND MRS. F. MITCHELL, FRanklin 7-3564 $179 for the birth of a child at Mobile 1 S. Lawrence St. Temple University Hospital, Phila­ HErolock 2-1754 delphia, February 25,1960. Mitchell New Orleans 523 Bienville St. is employed at Air Master Corp., The Marine Allied Workers Di­ TUlane 8626 Philadelphia. vision, in keeping with the con­ MR. AND MBS. J. SMITH, $179 Norfolk 416 Conley Ave. tract signed with Beam Metal SpeMAdison 7-1083 for the birth of a child at Temple ciaities of Long Island City, has University Hospital, Philadelphia, At work at MAWD-controcted Wiior-Smith Company In Brooklyn Philadephia 2604 S. 4th St. April 25, 1960. Smith is employed filed a request for mediation with it Alfred Paul. Company wai signed in August, 1958, to a con^ DEwey 8-3818 by E. A. Gallagher, Philadelphia. the New York State Board of Me­ tract which brought its employees an immediate 25-cents-an-hour diation. The request is to bring wage increase, MAWD Welfare Plan coverage, grievance pro­ fianturce, PR 1313 Fernandez MR. AND MBS. S. ADAMS, $119 about a final determination of a Juncos Ave. for the birth of a chUd at Preston labor grievance submitted by cedure, seniority and job protection, paid holidays, paid vaca­ Phone 2-5996 Hospital, Philadelphia, July 5,1960. MAWD member Eiadio Martines. tions, paid sick leave and other benefits. Brother Martinez was discharged from further service at Beam Metal Specialties and filed a griev­ ance with the MAWD. Both MAWD This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOO will and the employers have been un­ will publish regarding members of SlU-affiliatei unions working in able to resolve tiie dispute. The MAWD contract calls for maritime production and allied fields. arbitration by the New Yorir State The employees of three MAWD-contracted firms have won Board when both the employer and for themselves 17'/2 to Sl'/j cent across-the-board increases MAWD are unable to resolve any BROTHER ALAN E. BJORKBROTHER FRANK BARRESI plus other eonslderations, in preliminary negotiations which LUND Is employed as an operator is employed at the Argo Marine formally-presented dispute. ended last week. Two-year^ at the Nilsen and Mills firm of Company at New York City. Frank South St., New contracts with the three firms paid holidays. Job classification and li an Air Force York City. A resi­ veteran of four are expected to be signed by questions generally centered oa dent of Staten Is­ years' service, the Union and employers the latter working conditions. Announcement of the immediate land, Alan is 22 single and 28 part of this month. years of age and years of age. He At another MAWD-contracted wage increase was the result of single, has been has been working concern—Milo Machine Tool—a negotiations which took place employed at Nilat Argo Marine meeting haa been scheduled for about a week ago. There are 43 MAWD members at sen and Mills AD union members should late next month at which time de­ since December, since July, 1956, 1958, and has regularly attend the member­ mands will be drawn up and pre­ American Casting—^which is located at 30 Main St., BrooklynrDna and has been an been an MAWD ship meetings in their area. sented for consideration. MAWD member member since The three companies are Ar- of their'functions is handling the These meetings are devoted since May, 1957. Of Scandinavian March, 1959. Frank makes his home mand Edwards Metal Products, metal coded bands which are at­ extraction. Brother Bjorklund is at 231 Jefferson St., Brooklyn, and to discussions of matters vital to whose employees will receive an tached to bank-type coin bags. blonde and blue-eyed. Nilsen and is employed as a yard man. Argo the welfare and security of additional 21V&-cent overall in­ Four of the female employees of Mills has been under contract to Marine has been under MAWD con­ every MAWD member and his crease during the next two years; this MAWD-contracted firm were the MAWD since March, 1957, and tract since March, 1999. family. Wisor-Smith Metal Products, whose present during recent preliminary has employed an average of eleven employees gained a 17V4-cent raise negotiation sessions. What's more, these meetings people within the MAWD plant. Wisor-Smith, of 35 York St. in * provide every MAWD member and a firm promise of better work­ Brooklyn, assembles metal chassis SISTER ELEANOR BLAKE is with the opportunity to speak up ing conditions. All three firms are for electronic systems; does metal The news on this page deals employed at Schaevltz Engineering and state his views about these located in Brooklyn. The management of Armand plating and stamping. Much of Its with people working under the in Camden, N.J. A resident of vital matters. Edwards accepted the demands of work is for the U.S. Government. ! Westville N. J., . SIU banner in shoreside estab­ At Armand Edwards, five MAWD • Here is the schedule of the the employees and further agreed lishments engaged in maritime Eleanor has been employees earn their living as to an additional paid holiday. The next meetings: production and allied fields. employed at metalsmiths, turning out a wide firm also gave the nod to a demand Schaevitz since Included among the items BALTIMORE - Friday, Sep­ that non-skilled employees who variety of products. Their shop is made are cordage, canvas, October, 195 8, tember 2, at 8 P.M., MAWD have worked there more than 30 at 149 Degraw St., Brooklyn. and has been an lifesaving equipment, ship's Hali, 1216 E. Baltimore St. days be paid a minimum of $1.50 gear and related industrial MAWD member SUNBURY - Sunday, Sep­ an hour. The wage scale there products. Because there had since October, tember 4, at 2 P.M., Friend­ under the soon-to-be-signed agree­ not been any organization avail­ 1958. Employed ment will be from $1.75 to $2.50 ship Fire Company. able to them, many of these as a tester, Elea­ an hour. Under the new setup at workers were formerly without nor is also a qualNEW YORK Tuesday, Sep­ American Casting, the hourly pay ifieii housekeeper with assistance any union protection, until they tember 6, at 6 P.M., MAWD came under the SIU banner. from three daughters: Patricia Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. will range from $1.50 to $2.40. At Wisor-Smith, the 17V4-cent InDevelopments in their area will Anne, 16; Regina, 12; and Cather­ PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, crease becomes effective August be reported here because they ine, 9. The Camden firm has been are an important part at the under MAWD contract since April, September 13, at 7:30 P.M., 22—the date the present agree­ 1958. Much of the work done by MAWD Hall, 2604 8. 4th St. ment expires. Still to be worked maritime industry. out ere demandt lor additional Schaevitz is for the government. SIU HallSfMarine And Allied Field r i' I Mediation Sought On Worker's Beef Wage, Other Gains Won At 3 Industrial Plants With SIU lifdustrial Workers These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them I m M . CWINK eARWHI 1.1 .'rlilSd �:?cgv Ancust Id, 1960 ir He's Against Any One Year Rule r r?- I' of shipping. Brother Harding? What will happen when they get ready to take on a. crew for passenger ships? In the same issue of the LOG that Brother Harding's letter appeared, it was shown that for the two week period, 94 "C" cards and 244 "B" books were shipped. Had the good brother with the "A" book taken one of these jobs instead of writing about homesteaders, which is his privilege, in eight years he wouldn't have this competition. This is what happens: in eight years from the time a man is issued a "C" card, he is issued an "A" book, and things really can be tough if it gets to the point where no men with "A" books will take a job. This is what happened on the coast when they had 25 jobs on the board and no "A" men would •take them. They had to ship "C" cards on all the jobs they sent from the hall, until finally a ship came in that an "A" man wanted, and he'd ship out. To the Editor: After reading the letter signed by Brother George Hard­ ing referring to homesteaders and calling for the one year rule, I find that I don't agree with Wm on any of his state­ ments. I've been on the ship (SS Iberville) for 10 months, and I don't feel I own the number six hold. I've seen fellows who have been on the ship longer than I, and you don't know they're aboard until you see them. They came here with a job to do and they do it. Maybe when I get 30 years, the same as Brother Harding, I will feel the same as he does, but I doubt it. I have 18 years and I haven't changed. One thing I can say for the homesteaders is they keep the ship in shape, and when the time comes for them to clean their' quarters they don't tell you "I didn't come here to make the ship over, I.came for one trip." Those short-termers tell you about navigation and they tell the engineer how to All letters to the editor jor weld and use a burning torch. publication in the SEAFARERS This is not their job, and if they LOG must be signed by the take care of the job they signed writer. Names will be withheld on for, they will have their upon request. hands full. These people are getting good money to do these When "A" men don't take the things and they should go up jobs they've got to give it to for their tickets. the "C" card. Any time a homesteader vio­ A few years ago the Union lates the Union rules, a member was working on a plan called has the privilege of bringing job security. They got it, but him before the membership on do you call it security when the charges, and the membership Union pulls a seniority man off? decides whether he his guilty Brother Harding wanted to or innocent. As far as the MMP know what union lets a member goes, they are made to take a take a vacation and stay on the vacation once a year, but when job. I've got news for him, a ship returns to the States, the SIU. He says homesteaders they have a job and are not don't take delegates' jobs. Well running to the hall waiting out on here .1 had department the shipping lists, and they are delegate and ship delegate; I on ships years and years. gave up department delegate What will happen when they and am still ship delegate. try the one-year-and-get-off busi­ I am a homesteader because ness? The same thing that I pay my dues and do the job. happened when they started And when I feel I am tired of this back in the 40's—it didn't working or want to get off, then work. I do so without being fired or What will happen to the pas­ the Union pulling me off. I senger ships we do have now? feel this Is a man's privilege, When the year is up and the he pays for it and now he de­ Union calls the.se one year men serves it. off, who is going to replace I don't see where shipping is them with know-how? The com­ so hard and needs a big turn­ pany isn't going to tolerate men over because now they have 6 who don't know how to deal with passengers. Some com- . "C" cards and 6 "B" books. What kind of turnover do we panies make their money solely need? Walk into the hall and from passengers and deserve get a Job when we are ready good men to handle them as the to ship? The Union agreement Union agreed. calls for replacement of jobs to To give an example of what the company, not a bunch of happens with an inexperienced "C" cards, because for one thing man, a fireman asked for ''a It really makes it hard for a desert and glass." Well, he got man to have to carry a new It, lemon meringue " pie stucj^ fellow out here; one is enough down in a glass. but when you got three or four, Does the Union have enough that's the limit. men to take care of this kind William Cameron ' f SEAFARERS LOG Brother Hurt, Is Recovering To the Editor: I am now at home, conva­ lescing in Cleveland, Ohio, with a fractured heel. This happened ashore in Yokohama, Japan. I was on the Eagle Traveler. I was quite fortunate that there is a USPHS hospital hete in Cleveland, otherwise I wouldn't be home. (This is an out-patient hospital only). I spent a couple of weeks at the Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan, then they air shipped me back to the States. I then went to the USPHS hospital in San Francisco, and I was there three weeks. Well, anyway, I want to say hello to my buddies on the Eagle Traveler and want to wish them all a good trip. I also want to thank our welfare department in San Francisco. They were especially swell to me. I also want you people to know that the SIU is the great­ est and I hope to be a good union brother always. Hope to be back sailing by September. Richard W. Williams i i Asks More Locker Space To the Editor: I've been on C 2s and C 3s for some time, and there are just not enough lockers to stow clothes on these ships. I just got off a C 3 where I had only half a locker to stow my gear, and I had to keep my clothes in shoecases because I didn't have enough room for them in the locker. We've tried to do something about this situation. All the delegates made repair lists for the patrolman and we told the company about tliem, but still the ships go out without lock­ ers. It would be a good idea for the Union to check foc'sles for lockers. Sometimes the lockers are rusty and you can't keep clothes inside them. It was al­ right in the old days when everything a sailor brought aboard ship could be carried in a seabag, but now most men bring a suitcase or two on .board. Many of the lockers aboard ships are 15 years old and some haven't been painted for 10 years. This disgusting situa­ tion has been going on since the war. One help would be to put rust preventer or else paint on lockers. A better solution would be individual bunks with drawers underneath to stow clothes. It's possible to put three single bunks in one room each with a built-in chest for clothes. It would probably be cheaper than lockers. Everyone would have a lower bunk and a place to put clothes. Secondino Santorio Pace Twenty-'Scvea .v California Girl Wins Waterman Line Trip A talented young lady who is also an enthusiastic supporter of the US merchant marine, was the guest last month of the Waterman Line aboard the City of Alma during a Pacific coast cruise, Seafarers aboard"^ interest in their welfare and the the vessel reported. welfare of the American Merchant Miss Marguerite Keller, 16, Marine. of Lindsay, Calif., won the privi­ lege of traveling on the City of Alma after winning an essay con­ test at Lindsay High School. Miss Keller's essay, "How the American Merchant Marine Con­ tributes to the Prosperity of the United States," was chosen as the best of the entries from her Eng­ lish class, at Lindsay High. The essay was an entry of the Pro­ peller Club. Trip for Family The reward for the winning essay was a trip for Miss Keller, her mother, Mrs. Earl V. Keller; an aunt, Mrs. Esther Ohman, of New Cuyama, Calif.; and Miss Keller's cousin, Clifford Ohman. All were guests of the Waterman line. The trip was from Los Angeles to Portland. Ore., and back to San Francisco. The crew and officers of the City of Alma adopted the young lady as their favorite pas­ senger, and thanked her for her Miss Keller is a young lady with a labor union background. Her father. Earl V. Keller, is an elec­ trician member of local 100 in Lindsay. She is going to compete for Jhe Merit Scholarship of the AFL-CIO, hopipg to complete her higher education. Her essay on the US merchant marine pointed out that sea trans­ portation brings everything' from bananas to metals to American shores. She also points out that "besides helping the United States maintain its prosperity, the mer­ chant marine plays another, even more important role; the role of keeping th6 world a peaceful place in which to live." The essay, which was some 800 words long, cited the vast influence on employment and ggneral busi­ ness conditions which the Mer­ chant Marine exerts in the US by bringing foreign goods and trans­ porting American products over­ seas. Seafarer Dies In Accident Seafarer Charles L Terry (fop photo left) died aboard the SS Alice Brown July 22, 1960. His wife (top photo right) and children (bottom, photo, l-r] Alice Elaine, 9; Charles Roger, 10; Ronne Lee, 7; and Linda. Jean, 2, survive. Seafarer Charles L. Terry died in an accident aboard the SS Alice Brown July 22 in Galveston. His widow, of Kosciusko, Miss., thanks all of Terry's Union brothers who called with condolences and made offerings and sent flowers. , Terry joined the Alice Brown in New Orleans July 14 of this year. Eight days later, in Galveston, a boom fell and Terry was caught in one of the guys. He was pulled to the top of the king post and fell to the deck, and died shortly afterv/ards in St. Mary's Hospital in Galveston. He was buried in Kosciusko July 24. Terry was the father of four children. Brother Terry, who sailed on Bloomfield ships for the past three years, was born in Galveston Sept. 24, 1929, and joined the SIU in 1951. • -'i" "7,. �Anrost 19, 1999 SEAFARERS lOff Vas» Twentjr-EfgM Want A Alocfesf Tachf'? Seafarer Will Build One Amid the large number of Seafarers who work on model ships in addition to the fullsized sea-going variety is Freddie Hunter of Mobile. Hunter, who most recently was bosun aboard the SS Alcoa Cavalier during the ship's Caribbean run, has just completed three scale models of models of the yacht. The models and canvas, by the time the Alcoa are nearly two feet long and each Cavelier reached San Juan, PR. the yacht Atlantic for three of the three-masted ships has a Hunter, who builds mostly from of his shipmates. model kits, has several other ships full set of canvas. Chief Mate Moncrief, second planned. He prefers sailing ships Hunter has been sailing as steward Barfield and chief pantry­ bosun for several years, out of his to n)ost other k^ds in his modelman Bobby Boyd are now the port of Mobile. He Joined building activity. proud owners of the fully-rigged home Hunter uses pen-knife and awl the SIU in January, 1944. "Doing things like building in the building of his models model ships helps pass away the which are minutely and carefullyAs such he is following a Prove Eligibility time in between ports," Hunter detailed. said. The three models of the yacht well-traveled tradition among sea­ were completed. Including paint faring men down through the agef. For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to » Public Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus i)roof of eUgibiUty for SIU benefits; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay ih payments to the Sea­ farer. . If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Publie Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for. private hospital care, unless it is noti­ Seafarer Freddie Hunter of Mobile with hit three models of the fied in advance. yacht Atlantic which he made for shipmates aboard the SS Alcoa Cavalier during the ship's Caribbean run. MARYMAR (Calmar), Juna 19 — Chairman, Pathr Spencar; Saeratary, Ouy Waltar. Everything running smoothly. Read letter from American Merchant Marine Library. Decided to contribute $1 for each man. One member said the apples wera too woody. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), July 6—Chairman, J. Walch; Sacretary, J. O'Donnell. Carpenter hurt in No. 3 hold and hospitalized in Djibouti. $10.41 in ship's fund. Disputed OT to be referred to patrolman. Patrolman to clarify duties of dayman. SAN MARINO (Peninsular Naviga­ tion), July 12—Chairman, Dick Ware; Secretary, George Bryan. Ship's dele­ gate to report to patrolman seven days' restriction to ship at anchorage in Madras. No launch service or shore leave. Poor medical treatment. No doctor aboard in this port. $10 in ship's fund. Water cooler repaired. Baker and BR failed to join ship in Baton Rouge. Same diluted OT. Deck engineer reports shortage of fans and spare parts. No DC motor avaUabie for crew refrigerator in Madras; assured operation in Calcutta. Toaster to be repaired. Request co­ operation dumping garbage and keep­ ing passageway doors locked. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), July 22—Chairman, Earl Pattie; Sec­ retary, W. W. BIckford. One man hospitalized in Bombay and sent back to the States. No beefs or disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. ANGELINA (Bull), July 17—Chair­ man, V. Stanklewicz; Secretary, H. R. Hutchins. Ship's delegate reports "nothing to report." Discussion rs getting larger assortment of cereals. Also on the matter of beer being stolen. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), July 16—Chairman, Alex. Janes; Secretary, J. Vega. Ship's delegate to call safety director in NY ot visit vessel. Discussion on collec­ tion for American Merchant Marine Library Association. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. SUZANNE (Bull), July 17—Chair­ man, Benjamin N. Gary; Secretary, Alexander Mahonay. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly. No beefs. $9.26 in ship's fund. Keep toilets and showers locked. Native longshoremen to be kept out of mid­ ship hotue. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), July 10—Chairman, R. Scales; Sec­ retary, W. Parrisb. Emmett Connell resigned as ship's delegate with vote of thanks for Job well done. B. Stev­ ens elected new ship's delegate. $37.00 in fund. Stqward Peacock re­ ports four items of fruits and vege­ tables 100 per cent loss due to Spoil­ age. T-shirts must be worn in messroom at meals. No swimming trunks allowed. Ship sailed short galleymaa and messman. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), July 17—Chairman, Kenneth Hansen; Sac­ retary, V. Harding. Ship's delegate .reports everything running smoothly; no beefs. $32.50 in movie fund. Dis­ cussion re movie fund. A. donation of $6 per man covers expenses this trip. However, donation is optionaL Sugr gested that catwalk be placed over port side on account of deck cargo. This would be safer and avoid acci­ dents that could easily occur when lookout goes on watch. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), July 10— Chairman, J. J. Connors; Secretary, N. Matthey. Ship's delegate reports one brother's wife died. Wired hall In New Orleans for burial arrange­ ments; also wired wreath for same. ' Some allotments not going through; wired headquarters to check with com­ pany. Ship running smooth. M/S/C to have patrolman check with com­ pany and headquarters in regard to correspondence and LOGs in Haifa. Delegate to see patrolman about American money draws in foreign ports; also about getting wages and subsistence with transportation at pay­ off. machine before new crew signs on. This present machine has been a beef for months and all that has been aocomplished is promises. May 14—Chairman, A. Raasko; Sae­ ratary, C. Ollvar. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Discus­ sion on cleaning gear. Shortage of fruit. Juna 13—Chairman, a. Lothropt Secretary, A. Allaln. Arthur Lounguet elected ship's delegate. Every­ thing running smoothly this trip. No beefs reported. $7.92 in ship's fund. FAIRPORT (Waterman), July S— Chairman, P. McCall; Secretary, J. Guard. Washing machine repaired in Yokohama. Need new keys for rooms. Few hours disputed OT. $20. and 1000 Yen in ship's fund. Following requested for voyage to Saigon; port­ hole screens, screens for doors, messhall port screens, spray bombs for bugs. Ship's delegate wUl request 1st asst. engineer to pull ice twice a day. Shortage of beef due to extension of voyage. Will request master to order additional food supplies in Japan. Crew dissatisfied with grade of food placed aboard this vessel at San Fran­ cisco. COUER D'ALENB VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), July 24—Chairman, Charles B. Rawllngt; Secretary, Rawlllngs. One man paid off by mutual consent in Norfolk, Va. One man taken iU in . Spain and flown home. Lockers to be brotuiht to the atten­ tion of patrolman. Deck delegate re­ ports four men logged and one man fired upon reaching port. Disputed overtime. Will see patrolman about logs; also about refrigerator and sink for the saloon-pantry as pantryman hag to rinse dishes in bucket. Vote of thanks to chief cook Louis (Kingfish) Nelson and Baker John Indorf for preparation of good foods and baked goods. PENN VOYAGER (Penn), July 17— Chairman, Bob High; Secretary, Herw old Werns. Ship's delegates reports seven men short; one man left ship GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), July on sailing day in Port Arthur, three 17—Chairman, Ronald Cohn; Secre­ men left ship in India, three men hos­ tary, David Felnsteln. Few hours dis­ pitalized. $1.25 in ship's fund. Few puted overtime. Discussion re work­ hours disputed overtime. M/S to have ing rules in contract for crane main­ each department delegate make up re­ tenance, electricians. Bring in cots pair list of ail needed repairs on ves­ after use. Ronald Cohn elected sel. Need two agitators for washing ship's delegate. machine, spare fans and spare parts. Mixing machine in galley needs fix­ L08MAR (Calmar), July 17—Chall^• ing. Should have water coolers for man, R. Hunt; Secratary, J. Puckett. India run. Need new outlet in crew g One man hospitalized in Portland, messroom. Decks need patching. Oregon. Delegates reminded to turn Also portholes need repairs. in repair lists before the Panama Canal. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vlc•ory), April 10—Chairman, A, Rsaskof REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), July Secretary, P. St. Marie. Radiogram to 9—Chairman, J, Steward; Secretary, headquarters reporting hospitalization W. Trolle. Ship's delegate reports of seaman in Pusan. $13.08 in ship's everything running smoothly. . fund. Try to have the company get a better agent in Japan (C.F. Sharp) due STEEL ARCHITECT (Ismlhlan), July to the fact that they are becoming It—Chairman, B. Lsndos; Secretary, extremely difficult to work on ships U. Enrlquer. Ship's delegate reports matters, especially money. In soma small amount of disputed overtime. ports they have not delivered money M/S that when routine work like after days of notice by the captain. chipping and painting is done by thg This sort of "cooperation" is a hard­ bosun the crew shall receive overtime. ship on all concerned. Suggested that H/S that draws be American doUarg SIU representative check the washing instead of travelers' checks, Discus- Durban Souvenir Sticky Fingers Michael Haokland, chief cook on the Robin Locksley, {Robin Line) has only kind wor^ for the staff of St. Augustine's Hospital in Durban, South Africa where he recently underwent an emergency appendectomy. Haukland was stricken while on board ship and was taken to the hospital June 14 and operated on the same day. The operation, which usually takes less than an hour, was two hours long due to complications. The nurses at the hospital, Haukland said, treated him like a king. He recuperated in 11 days and picked up the Locksley when it returned to Durban on the way back to the States. Dr. Leary, the South African doctor who operated on Hauk­ land, gave the appendix in a Jar of alcohol to the patient as a souvenir. Seafarers aboard the SS Gulfwater (Metro Petroleum Shipping) in transit in the Suez Canal last month kept a sharp watch on their gear and locked their foc'sles for safety. According to ship's dele­ gate Stephen H. Fulford, "some of the local merchants have sticky fingers and they are not choosy about what kind of goods they lift—anything goes." The crew of the Gulfwater re­ ceived no draws or shore leave at Port Said in transit of the canal, but it was probably Just as well considering the nature of some of the local citizens, ft 4. 4 Unhappy In India The crew of the SS San Marino (Peninsular Navigation) had a fair­ ly rough trip to India and were on a seven day restriction to the ship in Madras without shore leave or launch' service. The men com­ » » » plained of insufficient medical In addition, there was Tanker Manning atreatment. shortage of fans and spare parts On the SS National Defender, the crew refrigerator was on (National Shipping and Trading) and the blink. the crew has been proposing a ft ft ft change in the manning scale and CS Safety working rules on supertankers over 45,000 tons. J. E. Bniinon A safety committee aboard the pointed out that these ships Mry SS Cities Service Miami (Cities about four times the amount of Service) was elected. The crew cargo as other ships. The National will call safety hazards to the at­ Defender is an unusual case be­ tention of the company. The men cause it is the largest tanker cur­ want "soma say before anything haonens." rently under the US flag. Bion about poor quality of meat, cold cuts and ice cream: also Embassy brand caned goods of inferior quality. Motion to fumigate ship. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), July 9 —Chairman, J. Flanagan; Secratary, V. Harding. . No .beefs .reported. Everything running smoothly. $2.50 left in ship's fund from lut trip. Discussed movies. All hands with the exception of two agree to donate the necessary $6 per man. Vote of thanks to baker for showing movies. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), July 4—Chairman, R. Scales; Secre­ tary, H. Oalnss. Ship's delegate to see captain about medical care while in Recife. Emergency care should al­ ways be available. $22 in ship's fund. Steward department delegate reports some disputed OT. Memorandum of understanding dated July 1, posted on board for all members to read. Port steward and ship's steward should make sure the food being brought on board is in good condition especialy when ship is making long trips. Dur­ ing night recoveries mate on bridge is being taken off to operate recovery boat—^not safe practice for men in re­ covery boat. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), July 10— Chairman, T. Forsberg; Secretary, D. Mease. Draw list for San Francisco to bo taken up by delegates. Men getting off in San Francisco to be taken up by delegates. Man getting off in San Francisco let department heads know so payroll can bq made up. Beef re no hot water in the port of New Orleans. Ship sailed short of fresh fruit from NO. Sugar bowl in pantry to have cover. See patrolman about soma new fans. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), June 25— Chairman, Jesse T. Green; Secretary, T. Riley. No beefs or disputed OT reported. $3.30 in ship's fund. M/S to start pool—$40. To winner, $20 to increase fund. Vote of confidence to ship's delegate. Repair lockers in messroom. Sougee steward shower. SBATRAIN GEORGIA (Sestrain), July 17—Chalrnian, Joseph Martus; Secretary, J. McLaren. No beefs or disputed OT repoirted, $2.66 in ship's fund. Sink in laundry room to be kept clean at all times. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), July 9— Chairmen, Joseph Goud; Secretary, R. SIpsey. Ship's delegate reports most repairs taken care of. Two men missed ship in San Francisco. Crew reminded to take two anti-malaria pills every week. Captain will try to ob' tain replacements for men who missed ship. $86.23 in ship's fund. Disputed overtime re wiper standing FWT watch. M/S/C that patrolman bring four copies of contract to ship at pay­ off. M/S/C to keep door to shelter deck closed at all times. M/S/C to have doorway cut between messroom and pantry. M/S/0 to have another porthole cut out in recreation room. Beimhes will be made for outside pat- sageway. Crew warned that if these are thrown over the side, carpenter will not make any more. Large blades requested for fans in heads. ORION COMET (Orion Shipping A Trading), June 23—Chairman, Robert Byrd; Saeratary, Robert Byrd. Deck delegate reports two daymen missing. Few hoturs disputed OT. Engine de­ partment short one man. Some dis­ puted OT. Steward delegate suggests requisition list be wired ahead to avoid misunderstandings and poor stores. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National)— Chairman, J. Bullock; Secratary, J, Hannon. Ship's delegate reports that holds have just been cleaned up. Sougeeing of messhalls and pantries, galley started. Boxes defrosted and cleaned. To-see about fixing air con­ ditioner in PO messhaU. Washing machine broke again. Few hours dis­ puted OT. Letter requesting clarifica­ tion on tank cleaning on the grain run before loading oil sent to head­ quarters, read. M/S to see about manning scale and working rules on supertankers over 45,000 tons as these- ships carry about four times mora cargo and carries same size crew. M/S to have delegate check slop chest, medicine chest, stores be­ fore leaving port. Put large black­ board in crew messhall. To see about getting linen, medicine and stores in Japan. Rooms need blowers. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), July 10— Chairman, J. Connors; Secretary, N. MaHhey. Ship's delegate wired hq to check with company re allotment checks not coming through. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. Everything running smoothly. Delegate to see patrolman about getting wages and subsistence with transportation at payoff;' also about getting American money draws In foreign ports. STEEL FLYER (isthmian), July 16— Chairman, Donald Keddy; Secretary, Robert Black. Donald Keddy elected new ship's delegate. Bosun suggests that OT call should be onehalf hour instead of present 15 min­ utes, especialy in winter. Ship's dele­ gate to see chief engineer about get­ ting pantry refrigerator repaired and new one ordered for next trip. Sug­ gested that all men draw heavUy in San Francisco as that is the last op­ portunity to draw US green; foreign ports draws will be in travelers* checks and you lose on the exchange. $5 donated to library fund. AEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seafrain), July 24—Chairman, John JelleHe; Sec­ retary, T. Snowden. Ship's delegate to contact proper authorities in re­ gard to men being oR in New York. Laundry and mess foc'sles need paint. Coffee table to be moved. $91.80 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to out­ going ship's delegate Norwood for fine job. Calvin James elected new ship's delegate. �Amgmk i$, 1960 SEAFARERS Tf TITMI^-NIM LOG Steel Worker Crew Wins Safety Award i: I'' ii ..I Crew members of the SS Steel Worker will be relaxing in cool comfort in the messhall during the Persian Gulf run even though temperatures range from 100 to 146 degrees in ^the shade. The ship's unlicensed hands received a cool $250 for win­ ning • the Isthmian Lines safety award for the last half of 1959. Ship's reporter and deck delegate Joseph Fidalgo reported that the shipboard meeting decided to cool things off with part of the money. SlU Atlantic, Gulf With $200 of the award, plus some voluntary .donations by the Lakes & Inland Waters men, the crew will buy a small District air-conditioner for the messhall to PRESIDENT counteract the blast-furnace heat Paul Hall of the Persian Gulf. EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT The crew Is tlilnklng of buy­ Cal Tanner ing an electric box bottle cooler VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Llndsey Williams "for cold drink storage." Fidalgo Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner did not mention what drinks SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr would be stored In the box, but HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES it's possible that botUes of a BUI Hall Ed Mooney HYacinth 9-6600 foamy malt beverage will And a BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. prominent place In the cooler. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St, From reports of the high tempera­ John Arahascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 tures encountered in the Persian HEADQUARTERS....67S 4th Ave., Bklyn. HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Gulf, it would not, be surprising B. Matthews, Agent CApiUl 3-4089; 3-408( to find some of the crew members MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonules, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 trying to curl up In the cooler, MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. bottles and all. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. The award was made during a Buck Stephens, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 678 4tll Ave., Brooklyn ceremony last month on a wing HYacinth 9-6600 of the bridge of the Steel Worker NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave, when the skipper. Captain Schloss Paul Gonsorchik, Agent MAdlson 7-1063 PHILADELPHIA 3604 S. 4th St. handed the crew delegates the 6. Carduilo. Agent DEvyey 6-3818 money. SAN FRANCISCO 480 Harrison SL Every sbc months, the Isthmian Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR. . 1313 Femandei Juncos. Lines awards $'500 to the ship Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 with the fewest accidents during JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St.. Room 200 the period. Half of the money William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 BATTLE 2505 1st Ave. goes to licensed personnel and the ed Bahknwski. Agent - Main 3-4334 fWILMINGTON, Calif SOB Marine Ave. other half goes to the crew. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2538 The Steel Worker had only two accidents of any kind aboard ship SUP during 236 days, a line official HONOLULU....81 South NlmlU Highway PHone 502-777 said. The American Merchant MEW ORLEANS 823 BlenvUIe St. Jackson 5-7423 Marine Library benefited from the NEW YORK 878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn safety award to the Steel Worker. HYacinth 0-6608 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay ^ The crew donated $50 and li­ CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO ..450 Harrison^ censed men gave the same amount Douglas 2-6363 to the library. SEATTLE 2305 1st Ave. One of the main topics of con­ Main 2-0200 WILMINGTON 805 Marine Ave. versation aboard the Steel Work­ Terminal 8-6617 er was the Cleopatra Incident, MC&S Fidalgo reported. The Incident HONOLULU....61 South NlmlU Highway was discussed "in the meeting, on PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS. 823 Bienville St. dMk, and around the messhall," RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn Fidalgo declared. HYacinth 9-6600 "I would Uke to report that the PORTLAND 211 SW aay St. CApltoI 7-3222 crew Is behind the Union deci­ SAN FRANCISCO 380 Fremont St. sion 100 percent in the Cleopatra EXbrook 7-8600 SEATTLE 2508 — Ist Ave. business," Fidalgo wrote. "Being MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 805 Marine Ave. on the Persian Gulf ruir, the TErmlnal 43538 crews aboard these ships can give you first hand informatton about Great Lakes District conditions and abusive treatment ALPENA 127 River St. ELmwood 4-3616 and attitude taken towards us BUFFALO. NY 890 Main St. GRant 2728 seamen and our country by some CLEVELAND 1420 W. 28 St. of the officials and people of MAln 1-0147 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. these countries," he said. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich PO Box 287 ELgIn 7-2441 RIVER ROUGE.. 10228 W. Jefferson, Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. SAginaw 1-0733 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8-3431 Canadian District PORT WILLIAM OnUrlo HALIFAX N.S *..408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128'A Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au Mateiot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1869 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-3212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpIre 4-8710 'ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince William St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER. BC ii- 298 Main St. MFOW BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. EAatern 7-3383 HONOLULU....86 North NlmlU Highway PHone 5-8077 NEW ORLEANS......,..523 BienvlUe St. MAgnoIia 0404 NEW YORK -130 Greenwich St COrUand 7-7094 PORTLAND.... 821 NW Everett St. SAN FRANCISCO CApitol 3-7287.8 240 Second St. DOttglaa 3-4882 SAN PEDRO....,.......!* W^ 7lh ». TErmlnal 3-4488 lEATTLB. 1333 Woijt«fn_ Aye, MAIn 8-6326 Delegates of the Sleal Worker erew receive a $250 safety award from the skipper, (right) Captain Schloss. The Isthmian Lines makes the award every six months to the crew of the ship with the few­ est accidents. Receiving the award on the bridge of the Steel Worker In the Indian Ocean ore (l-r) Jose Doletin, steward delegate; Jock Yates, ship's delegate; Joseph Fidalgo, deck delegate, and Barney Spegle, engine delegate. Basking under a hot sun en the deck of the Steel Worker (top left photo) Leo Alshullz, OS, end Chico Alvarez, AB, ere thinking of cooler days at mess when the crew buys on air-condi­ tioner with port of the money from a safety award. Curley Heilig (top right photo), day­ man, gets friendly with 'passenger" named Koro—Heilig is the one on the right. Rachel Ringo, second cook and baker on the Steel Worker (bottom photo), poses after slit­ ting the belly of a 10-foot shark caught on the Persian Gulf run of the Isthmian Line ship. A Rugged ^Ordear On High Seas (The following article was submitted to the LOG by Seafarer Ollie Olvera who assured us that he really has no malice for the steamship company or individuals mentioned and has only let his imagination run wild.) , Being a coastwise stiff and having enough discharges to prove it, why do I wind up on the torture ship SS Del Aires, of all companies, going to West Africa? Cities Service was never like this. Didn't realize you could on a regular golf course, so he get so far from Tortugas. For logged him .. . stuck too. those who haven't made the mis­ The food was terrific; not a sin­ take 1 have, the trip was miserably gle case of ptomaine. Only the hot, but nothing compared to the garbage cans gained weight. Even heat the captain and chief engi­ the Kroos complained. Yes, the neer put on. I came to find that steward department gave the stew­ they were Just running true to ard department a vote of thanks, they didn't want to go on record form. The captain Is quite a golfer .. as being the first one not to. never shoots below par on the We brought back enough coffee boat deck. He found out that the to supply Horn and Hardart for 20 carpenter shoota In the high 80's years, yet we didn't have a bean to drip. We got so hungry the last week that the black gang ate up a wiper. The passengers ate up the soap and matches. I thought pursers were extinct, hut I see Delta Line still carries them ... for posterity, I guess. It helps to buy something from the slop chest before you get a draw. Purserettes Is what they prefer to be called. After 78 days of the dark conti­ nent—and It was dark—the Big G looked beautiful (Gulf of Mexico to you squares). At the payoff, I brought my kids to New Orleans so they could throw rocks at the company office. Not a chance, they're up on the seventh floor. My oldest boy dislocated his shoul­ der trying. What a ball they would have had with tho Waterman building in Mobile. After I recuperated from the torture ship Del Aires, I'll be heading back to the big H (Hous­ ton). That's right, brother, no more Del ships for me. P.S. There is no malice behind this. Yours truly is just stretching out his imagination a bit. �'•! rw« Tblrty SEAFARERS SEAFARERS IH DRYDOCK LOG Aitfust 19.1969 Ask Short Day On Arabia Run English Sailors Getting Set To the Editor: To the Editor: 1 am an ex trip card man, This is to the negotiating committee and the brothers. SIU, but unfortunately 1 had to Seafarers who are currently patients at the USPHS hospital in Baltimore include Allen | Well, this is the hot weather return to this country (Liver­ season here (Dhahran, Saudi pool, England) to settle a do­ Cooper, Jeff Davis, Theodore Kubecka, and Vincent Rizzuto. Arabia), and the natives work mestic turnout. Consequently, Cooper has been in and out of PHS hospitals since May 26 with abdomen and kidney I from 8 A.M. to noon. People 1 could not get back to the used to this weather knock off States. 1 am now sailing on the coast at noon until 8 PM. Foreign ships on this run don't work here. 1 manage to get an occa­ sional LOG from Seafarers later than noon. Yet it's a pity that we Ameri­ when we meet. To be candid with can and SIU seamen have to you, the LOG is a great help on the coast here to iBt these people I'm sailing with ge't an insight on conditions and what we could obtain with a good solid union. And believe me, Gonzales Rizzuto Evans Wygerden Cooper Davis the LOG certainly opens their eyes. Knapp Vance Heid E. H. Huizenga James Rivers trouble. He should be fit for Edward John Lamb C. R. Robinson It also keeps me in touch John J. Kennedy Leo Rondario All letters to the editor for Leo H. Lang Calvin A. Roma Joseph Luburich duty in a few weeks. He last Clyde Billy Sing with my ex-shipmates. We are R. Leggett Virgil J. Schrag* John F. Maly^zk* Jack B. Wenger ' publication in the SEAFARERS sailed on the SS Mae. gradually getting organized WUliam J. McKay Paul Signnrinn H. E. Monteton Robert T. Whit* LOO must be signed by the Waldo M. Oliver Davis, whose last ship was the H. C. McCuIlough Bobby M. Slade R. W. Williams aboard these ships; it will take Middleton writer. Names unll be withheld Herman L. Smith Henry Ostwald James WiUiamson Alcoa Pennant, has been hospital­ Ear a little time. The postwar ele­ Cleon Mixon John A. Smith Lacey L. Phillips Robert J. Wiseman upon request. Murray W. Smith ized since July 4 with a bad leg. James T. Moor* E. L. Prltdhard E. J. -Zebrowski ment aboard English ships is Ernest Mosley Hans Spiegel VA HOSPITAL He is feeling fine. Kubecka has John much more inclined to stand C. Munden Jay C. Steele SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA work from 8 AM to 5 PM be­ up for their Tights with the been in the hospital for removal John Overton Charles D. Stennett Howard J. Watts cause our contract says so, and shipowners than the m.en 1 Kenyon F. Parka Jose Tables USPHS hOSPITAL of a cyst from his spine. His last Frank S. Paylor Maximo Tangalin SEATTLE. WASHINGTON there is nothing we can do sailed with pre-war. It's sur­ ship was the Montego Sea. Dawson Perry Samuel L. Torin* Frank O. Airey George B. LittHi about It. W. Peed John Tromkino James Bergerla Joseph Martell Rizzuto, who last shipped on the Louis prising what a little education Eugene G. Plahn A. William* Michael Birrana In the meanwhile, the tem­ can do. Joseph I. Perrelra Myriam III is recovering from a Philip H. Prescott John Luther E. Wing John P. Cox Kenneth L. Roberts perature is 110 degrees' at 9 Valente B. Yharra Richard C. Green rectal operation and is still feel­ Andrew C. Reed Raymond Ruppert We wish you all the best and VA HOSPITAL AM and by noon it's over the look forward to the day wa Edward H. Heacox Sten T. Zetterman ing the effects. It will be a while NEW ORLEANS, LA. Jonas Heidt 125 or 130 'degree mark. Two have an SIU over here. yet before he is ready to ship out. Woodrow Davis Clarence A. Mazou* VA HOSPITAL or three guys on the deck and NEW ORLEANS CHARITY HOSPITAL AMERICAN LAKE. WASHINGTON Seafarers currently patients at James K. Connollr NEW ORLEANS. LA. Frank E. Anderson black gang pass out from heat the USPHS hospital in Staten Is­ Frederick Meinerth 4 4 4 VA HOSPITAL or sun stroke every day. USPHS HOSPITAL land include G. W. Arnold, Julio BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK How about doing something Jacob L. Buckelew Evans, Peter Gonzales and P. V. Oscar J. Adams Thomas Lauer about It brothers, on the next MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL A. A. Arancibia Andrew Lewis Wygerden. MT. WILSON. MARYLAND George Arnold John S. Lukas contract? 1 would like to sug­ Arnold, last on the Antinous, has Otho George Davis Babb Marcos E. Medina gest that ships on this run not To the Editor: been troubled with an eye condi­ Necola N. Bathla J. J. H. Michaux VA HOSPITAL 1 wish to take this opporttinlHenning BJork Isaac Miller CENTER HOT SPRINGS. SOUTH DAKOTA work later than noon, and that tion and Is feeling much improved. Lansancar Brewer James Mitchell CUfford C. Womack goes for the black gang too.'I ty to extend to each and to Evans, who last shipped on the Jessie P. Brinkley Harvey W. Morris VA HOSPITAL would like to hear from you all everyone my humblest and Alexander Cherney William Morris Robin Sherwood, had his tonsils Victor HOUSTON. TEXAS B. Cooper Jan Mucins heartfelt thanks for the many brother^. R. J. Arsenault Edward Talbot taken out. Enrique Cortes Alexander Peffansl donations of blood so sorely VA HOSPITAL G. Castro L. Cunningham Winford Powell USPHS HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA J. W. Eichenberg needed in the saving of my life. Joseph Puglisl SS Steel Seafarer BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Joseph J. Bass Julio Evans Raphael Rutzisky No words can really express Emile J. Olive Lesll* Aaron Grady Faircloth Lyn O. Sears STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL Kornelius Olsen Edwin Bartol the deepest gratitude and ap­ George Fiance Joseph Smith STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA Frank Ortiz Ruel Chandler Michael J. Gaudio Lawrence Smith Dan M^ Christolos preciation to my brother mem­ W. P. Osterholtz James Clark Peter Gonzales Roy C. Stern ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL Vance Palmer AUen Cooper bers of the SIU. My wife, Anna Michael Hamboussy Harold Taylor PHILADELPHIA. PA. Geoige Reier William Crawford Charles Haymond Richard Welch Kosta Hatgimisios Cherney, thanks you for this V. J. Rizzuto Jose DaCunha To the Editor: Gustav Holgerson James T. Wigins USPHS HOSPITAL W. E. Roberts Jeff Davis Mikael Hovland Arthur Wilfert FORT WORTH. TEXAS I received the statement of most generous and noble offer­ Daniel R. Seabolt Sidney C. Day Soy M. Hsu Peter V. Wygerden B. F. Deibler Max Olson John Schoch Robert Edmonds the hospital and doctor bills for ing. Wishing you all good Samuel Jonas Antonio Vlera Woodrow Meyers Joseph P. Wis* E. P. Scherzer Ollie 1. English Rolf Karlsen Claude Virgin my wife's operation. 1 want to health and happy sailing and Peter W. Sotire Bozo G. Zelenclo Gerald F. Shaffer E. L. Freburger Paul Kronbergs VA HOSPITAL Charles Shaw thank you for the prompt and thanks again. 1 remain yours Gorman T. Glaze BEACH CANDY HOSPITAL KEERVILLE. TEXAS Earl Smith Loyd J. Griffis hospitable way you handled it. sincerely, BOMBAY. INDIA Willard T. Cahill Eugene E. Stewart Geoffrey Johnson Alexander Cherney Joseph H. Carroll SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL Doctor O. B. Camp Is to be Paul W. Strickland William Kratsas BELFAST HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Frank W. Taylor 4 4 4 Theodore Kubecka commended for'his examination BELFAST. IRELAND Bart E. Guranlck . Thomas Isaksen WUliam W. Thomas William M. Murphy F. M. Leeds A. B. Gutierrez of her. She had been to the Edward P. Trainer ' Manuel Louirdo USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL Ignatius McCormick James Tutwiler family doctor and he had not NORFOLK VIRGINIA WEST HAVEN. CONN. Norman Wallen Francesco Maeto G. J. Balaskos Leroy J. Jones John J. Drlscoll Henry E. Smith caught it in several examina­ Elmer Williams Michal Michalik Elmer BarnhUI W. LaChance VA HOSPITAL Joseph Williams Irwin Moen tions. In all, the service you To the Editor: Edgar P. Bryant Daniel J. Nelson NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK Lloyd Zimmerman R. E. Morrison Dennis Gaboon Arthur J. Queary people extended to her could 1 wish to express my thanks C. O. Bergagna ' . Edgar Murphy blames M. Davis Henri J. Robin, Jr. TRIBORO HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL not have been more prompt and to the Seafarers Welfare Plan William C. Dowdy Cecil O. Saunders JAMAICA. LONG ISLAND FORT HOWARD. courteous. 1 also want to thank for its recent assistance during Lucien F. Drew Walter Sikorski James Russell BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Lewis Harrison D. A. Trefethen' VA HOSPITAL the people in the Baltimore my illness in the hospital as B. E. Dabney M. W. Hudgins Samuel L. Warren BALTIMORE. MARYLAND CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL hall. Thanking you again. well as during my husband's USPHS HOSPIT.\L Perle L. Johnson BALTIMORE. MARYLAND SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA TAYLOR HOSPITAL Charles Gladhill illness also in the hospital. J. L. Freburger' Franghi Anghelatos Ray C. Coffey RIDLEY PARK. PA. VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL In May, 1 had a heart attack William S. Beadles Antonio Donzella Max P. Sarol CULLEN. MARYLAND James R, Bohm Alfred J. Hamm USPHS HOSPITAL and was in the hospital four Carlton Roberts Matthew Bruno Eddie Ho CHICAGO. ILL. USPHS HOSPITAL days, during which time I had D." R. Callaghan E. W. Huertas Charles Zubovich BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS tests of all kinds: x-rays, la-" G. F. Blackmore Jose E. Lester Raymond M. Davis C. A. McCarthy boratory work, blood pressure, To the Editor: Peter A. Marozas Glenn R. EUis — by Red Fink To all of flill Fredericks' cardiographs, etc. Believe me, James E. Martin Leonard C. Ells F. W. Fancy John R. Nelson friends, those out to sea, those I was thrilled to receive a J. S. Preshong Peter J. Goff on the beach and all his friends check from the Plan that paid Armas E. Janssen John F. Santos John T. Keegan J. P. Sutherland in the different Union halls, almost entirely for the treat­ USPHS HOSPITAL we want to thank you all for ment, as well as a check to my GALVESTON. TEXAS the lovely flowers. They were doctor that helped payment of Mack J. Acosta Lars Johansen Ben Buck William J. Jones his bill. beautiful. John J. Crosswell Lewis Norton A week later, my husband, Jean Randall Walter M. Cutter Ernest Pancherl Luther Dills D. B. Patterson Frank E. Gardner, had a heart Alice Evans (sister) Sebastian C. FotI John O. Rolling attack and it Was necessary to Burl Haire John F. Setliffe 4" call in my doctor to help him. Arne B. Hansen Adam E. Slowick Eugene B. Hunt Edwin Whitehead This visit was paid for by the USPHS HOSPITAL Welfare Plan. Two days later SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Bclisarlo Alonso Richard Pardo he had another attack and was To the Editor: Abram Goldsmith Jewel R. Rolins taken to the hospital where he Alton E. Groover Ernest H. Webb 1 want to thank you for your Clifford Kent John W; White remained for seven days get­ prompt payment of my hospital Austin Kitchings . USPHS H6SPITAL claim. Received the check ting excellent care and treat­ NEW ORLEANS. LA. yesterday, also advised of Dr. ment. He is still under care as Joseph Basch Bertram Eckert Swanson Bennett Hardeman receiving his check an out-patient. Max Fabricant ' Jean Bertrand What a blessing to know we Edward Fairfield for his services. Willard Blumen James Fail are taken care of when we Last night at my Sunday Accurso Bonti Louis Farkas Nathan A. Brewer George J. Fox school class meeting, the talk really need help. My husband Bobby Joe Butts James Glisson got around to the different has been unable to work since Daniel F. Byrne Hubert Goley George Mi Chong Clifton Gullet hospitalization plans and 1 was July 1, 1959 and 1 don't know Alberto Clouse Leo C. Hannon very proud to say that my bus- what we would have done with­ Virgil L. Coash Wade B. HarreU Frank Cacioppo band's Seafarers' Welfare Plan out the assistance we received Gustavo Hayzan Mose S. Coleman John Joseph Hazel was ths very best of any that from the Plan. My husban^ is Ralph Collier Herman J. Holmes E. B. Collins was discussed ... also the most now drawing his disability pen­ B. R. Huggins sion—thanks again to the Wel­ F. DeDominicls Edward O. Johnson prompt in payment. Roberto DeFranza Eaden E. King fare Plan. Gardner Mrs. John W. Paricer Joaquin S. Dimas Woolridge Kin" Harold Oueloux "The old man don't want you guys smoking on the wheel." Norman W. Kirk Life Saving Biood Received. Wife Received Prompt Aid Welfare Aids Seaman, Wife $1 ^ ^ Thank Seafarers For Flowers SHIPBOARD SKETCHES Hospital Plan is Called 'Best' �•) V. Aofust 19, 1969 SEAFARERS Page Thirty-Oii« LOG Pride Of The Messana Family '. h I' FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: John Castro, 69: Brother Castro timore, Maryland. Burial was in died of heart disease at his resi the New Cathedral Cemetery in dence in Balti­ Baltimore, Maryland. more, Maryland, 4 4 4 June 11, 1960. Lawrence J. Sheehan, 64: Broth­ He sailed in the er Sheehan died of natural causes SIU engine de­ at the Public partment since Health hospital June 18, 1941. in Staten Island, He is survived by NY, May 27,1960. a friend, Helen He sailed in the Kilpatrick, also SIU steward de­ of Baltimore. partment since Burial was in the St. Stanislaus April 1, 1940. He Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. is survived by a friend, William J. 4" 4" 4" Agapito Asenci, 63: Brother O'Connor, of Asenci died of a circulatory ail­ Seattle, Washington. Burial was in ment at his home in New Orleans, the St. Charles Cemetery, PineLouisiana, June 5, 1960. He sailed lawn, LI, NY. in the SIU steward department 4 4 4 since August 4, 1949. He is sur­ Ray Peters, 37;. Brother Peters vived by his godchild, Angela died of accidental drowning near Loyola, also of New Orleans. Buri­ Fort Hamilton Parkway in Brook­ al was in the St. Louis Cemetery, lyn, NY, on October ,1, 1959. He New Orleans, Louisiana. sailed in the engine department since July 3, 1959. Gloria E. Pe­ 4" .4 l" WilUam W, Thomas. 61: Broth­ ters, of East Falmouth, Massachu­ er Thomas died of injuries suf­ setts, was appointed administratrix fered iu a fall June 24. He has of his estate. Burial was in the been a tugman with the SIU since Old Indian Cemetery in Mashpee, July 2, 1957. He was survived by Massachusetts. his wife, Theresa Thomas, of Bal4 4 4 Jose Rivera, 47: Brother Rivera died of heart disease and other ail­ ments at the Sah Juan City Hos­ pital, in San Juan, Puerto Ri­ co, on September Members of the Marine En­ 30, 1959. He sailed in the SIU gineers Beneficial Association deck department are to begin voting August 1st since September on the proposal to revamp the or­ 19, 1941. His list­ ganization into three general dis­ ed surviver is his tricts—a Rivers arid Great Lakes District, an Atlantic & Gulf Dis­ wife, Tomasita Malave, of Mato trict and a Pacific Coast District. Rey, Puerto Rico. Burial was in The district structure would re­ the Capital Cemetery, Rio Piedras, place the local union, port-by-port Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 set-up which has been criticized be­ J. O. Rolling, 63: Brother Roll­ cause it leads to discrimination against engineers when they at­ ing passed away of a brain tumor tempt to ship out of a port other at the John Sealy Hospital in Gal­ veston, Texas, on June 20, 1960. than their home local. Under the new set-up, the entire He sailed in the SIU engine de­ membership will have equal rights partment since May 24, 1955. No and privileges within their dis­ beneficiary was named. Burial was trict. It is hoped that the district- in the Lake View Cemetery in wide set-up will provide for more Galveston, Texas. 4 4 4 effective servicing of the MEBA membership. This pattern is simi­ George A. Thornhill, 64: Broth­ lar to that used by the SIU, which er Thornhill passed away of a gives members equal rights at all heart attack at his residence in SIU ports in a given district. The proposal for modernizing New York City the MEBA was drafted by the Na­ on June 6, 1960. tional Administrative Committee He sailed in the and approved unanimously by the SIU steward de­ subcommittee of the National Ex­ partment since ecutive Committee at its meeting March 24, 1943. He is survived In New York on June 21-23. Proponents of the change argue by his widow, that it would establish a tightly- Mrs. Gwendolyn knit, effective union organization Thornhill. Burial was in the WoodIn the three districts and provide lawn Cemetery, Bronx, N. Y. better service for members and in­ crease the membership voice in Sign Name On formulating union policies. The organizing of MEBA into LOG Letfers three general districts is possible For obvious reasons the LOG because the areas have similar con­ cannot print any letters or tract provisions. This is expected other communications sent in to simplify many of the operating by Seafarers unless the author problems of the locals, if approved. signs his name. Unsigned The district organization will anonymous letters will only give MEBA additional strength and wind up in the waste-basket will allow for increased organizing (f circumstances justify, the activities, as well as facilitating LOG will withhold a signature many of the administrative opera­ on request. tions of the MEBA. MEBA May Get District Set-Up f' * SIU BABY ARRIVALS AH of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from ths Union in the baby's name: Paul Lenn Brady, born Decem­ ber 18, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Brady, Houston, Tex. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lynn Marie Lewis, born June 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Allan E. Lewis, Baltimore, Md. Kimberley Suzann O'Neal, born June 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Curtis D. O'Neal, Lowland, N.C. Daniel Frank Fimovicz, born June 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Barnard Fimovicz, Amsterdam, Ohio. Seafarer Andy Messdna, iecond soak en the Sandcaptain, lubmitted this photo of Mrs. Messana and his daughter, Bettina Louise, who is not enthused, about it all. George H. Rowland Please write your sister. She has some important papers for you. 4 4 4 Tony Aciago Get in touch with Dick at 1156th Avenue NE, St. Petersburg, Fla., or call 733174 collect. 4 4 4 Arthur W. Comman Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the above-named, please contact his sister, Mary Cornman, 3119 Baldwin Street, Lps Angeles 31, California. 4 4 4 Romie W. Castellon, Jr. Please contact your wife. 4 4 4 Ex-Valiant Explorer Crewmen Withholding tax statements for these ex-crewmen of the SS Valiant Explorer are being held by the LOG in New York for lack of a forwarding address: Fred Harris, Augustus Hickey, Robert D. John­ son, Karl Knudsen, Raymond Lewis, Andrew J. Muller, George O'Rourke, Frank Przylypska, Felix G. Quinonez, Robert Ryan, Kevin Skelly and George Williams. 4 4 4 John Gallagher Please contact Tom Danbeck, 115 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn. Phone: MA 5-3447. This is in regard to your insurance case. ships fund was brought into New Orleans hall and donated to SEA­ FARERS LOG. A receipt (#B22498) was issued for same. Money was in care of Freddie Baptiste and deck delegate Bill Tarrant. 4 4 4 Income tax refund checks for the following SIU members are being held by Jack W. Ljmch, 450 Har­ rison St., San Francisco 5, Calif.: Ernest C. Anderson, Margarito Borga, Theodoros G. Calopothakos, Dao King Chae (four refund checks,) Arthur L. Craig jr. (two refund checks), John W. Curlew, Michael J. Doherty, Fortunate Drilon, Robert W. Ferrandiz, (two re­ fund checks), Olav Gustavsen, Ng Ruy Keen, Fong Yao King, Steve Krkovich, Sammy Rogamos, Wil­ liam L. Strike, Joseph R. Touart, Kenneth C. Turner, Ah Sai Wong (two refund checks), Yung Pioy Woo. Also: Claude D. Berry, John J." Doyle, WiUiam Parks Jr., Cezar Pedregosa, Robert G. Schlagler, Cleveland Scott, Byron C. Slaid, Bernard Toner and Raymond A. Triche. 4 4 4 Toni Louise Slay, born May 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James S. Slay, Mobile, Ala. Steven Mitchel Bennett, born June 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Garland Bennett, Jesup, Ga. Roy Charles Parker, bom'Jun* 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ win S. Parker, Milford, N. H. 4 4 4 Vickie Hebert, born April 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leon Hebert, Sulphur, La. 4 4 4 Diana Rood, bom July 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald L. Rood, Crescent Park, NJ. 4 4 4 Robert J. Benson, born June 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William J. Benson, Lindenhurst, NY. George R. Sellers, bora June 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ liam C. Sellers, Chunchula, Ala. 4 4 4 Burt John Hanback, born July 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Burt T, Hanback, North Tarrytown, N.Y. 4 4 4 George Ruban Hoffman, born July 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bertrand S. Hoffman, New York City. Maria Louise Petrantes, born July 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stavros Petrantes, Mobile, Ala. Patricia Ann Sanderlin, born June 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roswell Sanderlin, Roanoke, Va. 4 4 4 Jim Anderson, Electrician Venita C. Fielder, born May 30, Please write Bill Parrish, USAF Coastal Crusader, Suwanee Steam­ 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harold ship Co., c/o Pan American Air­ Fielder, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 ways, Box 4179, Patrick Air Force Rafael Salcedo, born July 6, 1960, Base, Fla. Ao Seafarer and Mrs. Miguel Sal­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 cedo, New York City. Raymond W. Rooney M. Hemandei Important you contact your fa­ Ex-Steel Rover ther soon as possible. Your gear has been put ashore 4 4 4 in San Francisco and is being held Shot cards are being held in the at Pier 39, Isthmian Lines. mailroom at New York for the fol­ 4 4 4 lowing: Edwin Bartol, Henry BjerAnyone knowing the where­ ring, C. J. Clarke, A. L. Davis, Carlos DeLeon, G. Jesus Granadi, abouts of Louis V. Coffey, who Martin M. Iturrino, George K. sails in the engine department, Lestrange, G. Lightfoot, Lowell T. please contact Cliff Mainers, PinMcNabb, Alf Olaf Olsen, Charles son, Tenn. E. Smith, C. Story, Benjamin Sun­ 4 4 4 derland', Benedicto T. Tagle and Crewmembers of William A. Teffner. SS Capt. Nicholas Sitinas 4 4 -4 • Restriction beef from last voyage Oliver Lodge, H-31 of ship has been settled. Crew can Please contact David Radin, 154 get monies due by writing to the Nassau St., New York 31, N.Y. company, per Bob Matthews, 4 4 4 Houston agent. Alvie L. Smith, Jr. 4 4 4 Please contact your father at Andly C. Foster 9512 Brooks St., Tampa 4, Fla. He Your wife has been informed is worried about you, you were in the hospital. Please 4 4 4 IMA£WYa^ IN witjm have her contacted Immediately at Ex-Del Campo Crew When ship went in lay-up re­ 2701 Hudson Blvd., Jersey City, \2t6iMtfim cently the balance of $26.09 in New Jersey. : WRr&CALl �Vol. XXIi No. 16 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AfL-Cid IMfc iii SWI® • I 5 l&iW" 15® '.I iV ; r •• LyJ iiiiiiiip Silili •f¥!j®5;SgSS,,.. I* I • ' •• O'.y • "j S' I a 'ne of the SIU's principal objectives has been to make arrangements for top-notch facilities for SIU men in the. various ports with ample provision for the services essential to the welfare of Seafarers. This long-range program is making giant strides with the scheduled opening of new haUs for Seafaring men in the ports of Philadelphia and New Orleans. The Philadelphia hall, now undergoing finishing touches, will offer SIU men in that port a commodious, comfortable facility that is a vast improvement over existing quarters. The New Orleans hall, which is under construction in the waterfront section, will offer equally-impressive facilities for Union business^or welfare operation, dining, recreation and other functions. The target date for completion is the month of November. In Houston, initial steps have been taken, with the Union having obtained a site for a new hall in that port. In the offing are new hall projects in other ports down the line, so that no matter where an SIU man hangs to hat he will be assured of proper services. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONU UNION • AIUNTIC, GUIF, UKES AND INUND WATERS DBTRia'* AFl-OO ^ • iil � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 12, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: URGE RISE IN GOV’T CARGO ON US SHIPS ITF ASSAILS ARAB SHIPPING BLACKLIST SIU CO. WOULD SWAP LIBERTYS FOR TWO C-4S 17-SHIP VOTE SET; HOFFA SCHEME FLOPS NOMINATIONS IN; CREDENTIAL CHECK STARTED BRIDGES CALLS ON MEMBERS TO ‘GIVE LIVES’ FOR CUBA RED GUNBOAT HALTS SIU SHIP IN PACIFIC SIU BLOCKS NON-UNION CANADA TUG IN NORFOLK BULL LINE SEEKS US-OWNED C-4S; OFFERS LIBERTYS DECK SCOW CAPTAINS END NY WALKOUT, AWAIT MEANY’S DECISION ON ISSUES MARYMAR SAVES 7 IN STORM HOFFA DEAL FLOPS AS NLRB ORDERS LAKES FLEET VOTE UNION SEEKS JERSEY SITE FOR IBU TUGMEN, DREDGE EMPLOYEES ON LAKES WORK IN HARMONY START VOTING FOR GT. LAKES UNION POSTS PIONEER, BUCKEYE CREWMEMBERS WIN SIU JOB SECURITY PROGRAM AND GREAT LAKES WELFARE PLAN CUBANS HOLD UP SS RAYVAH; GET US $$ FOR SEIZED SUGAR SOME NY WATER ‘SPORTS’ MAY FACE JAIL, FINES ALASKA FISHERMEN EYE ACTION BY STATE TO CONSERVE SALMON WEST COAST LABOR BACKS UNION DAILY IN PORTLAND STRIKE VOTE UNDER WAY IN CANADA FIRED BY SKIPPER, HE HAS TANKER ‘ARRESTED’ LEILANI BOUGHT FOR APL PACIFIC PASSENGER SERVICE MCS CONSIDERS STRESS ON RECREATIONAL USE OF SANTA ROSA SITE PACIFIC-PUERTO RICO TRADE TARGET OF RAIL RATE CUTS ‘COME ON BACK HOME’ SHORESIDE RUNAWAY TOLD Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/12/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 16  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/6ca20e2a14e590aa57cee653d902e499.PDF 9b61070a6c417acbc4078038f1366e0f PDF Text Text *• •" I 'llllllllllllni—UMI. rim. M •it./ INDEX I V«I.XXH NO. IS SEAFARERS^LOG July 20 1960 • ^ 1 OFFlCiAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS- INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO News Of SlU Inland Boatmen's Union —Pages 8, 9 Runaways May Take Russian Oil Charters News Of %>'• > story On Page 3 SiU Great Lakes Union I'C rT —Pages 10, 11 Nqminations Begin; 43 SIU Posts Open News Of SIU Pacific District Unions -Story On Page 2 —Pages 22, 23 '• '9 News Of I-f- SIU Commercial Fishermen's Union —Page 18 SIU Welfare Covers $6,280 Hospital Bill News Of -Story On Page 3 SIU Canadian District —Page 21 News Of SIU Industrial Workers Union MTD Assails Defense Dep't Ship Travel Ban -Story On Page 5 —Page 26 News Of •h Safet/, Medical Departments ^ —Page 12 hOOOth Blood Gift Made To SIU Reserve News Of :l: —Story On Page 2 Social Security, F6od, Ship Sanitation •^i'' > —Page 13 Shipboard News,, Letters, Minutes •:K.:> 'I.{••-;• \ ... —Pages 27 through 30 '.J' Editorial Cartoon ir"#- —Page 15 <r ; ¥r • Shipping Report —Page 6 Alcoa^ Bull Planning To Modernize Fleets - ^ story On Page 4 Elect Steward Croup On Recertification -Story On Page 3 "t :• �9af Twn SEAFARERS July SO; 106# LOG Nominating Open For 43 Elective Positions in SiU 2 Nations Seek Ship Registries Lebanon and Somalia have taken a look at the runaway-flag busi­ ness, found It to their liking, and are preparing to set up shop. Their problem will be to lure the cus­ tomers away from' Panama and Liberia, who are already deep in the trade. Lebanon is prepared to offer exemption from payment of income taxes, Lebanese crewmen who labor without a minimum - /fi wage seal? and an annual fee of about eight cents a ton. Somalia, which attained her In­ dependence July 1, plans to accept registration of ships regardless of origin or ownership. The only fees • "Vl will be based on tonnage. The Journal of the International • Transport Workers Federation had this thought on the prospective Somali registrations: "It is feared that the use of a Somali registry will enable a certain type of owner to pay lower fees and observe lower standards of safety and con­ ditions for new members than arercqpired by major maritime coun­ tries." A total of 43 elective posts, one of the largest number of positions ever to be placed on an SIU ballot, are now open for nominatians under the revised SIU constitution. Nomi­ nations, opened July 15 and^ will run .for a month, until in an unlicensed capacity, at least August 15. In the last elections four months of which must be be­ there were 38 positions on the tween January 1 ^nd the time of ballot. The number of posts to be his nomination; has been a full filled and their distribution were member of the Union in good approved by the membership in standing for three years prior to headquarters and in all ports fol­ his nomination; and has completed lowing presentation of the presi­ a certificate that he is not now, or dent's pre-balloting report and has not been for the last five years recommendations. a member of &e Communist Par­ Onw-theuMndth pint of blood coHa'ciad by SIU blood bonb it do­ The increase in the number of ty or convicted of a felony. nated by Seafarer Vincent M. Mocketu, AB.' It was Mocfcelis' elective posts and the changes in The last requirement is neces­ second donation to the bonk which serves ol Seofarers and their their distribution reflect the sary to comply with the provisions growth and changes in the SIU. of the Landrum-Griffm law, which fomSies. Under the new constitntion, can­ bars, anybody from holding union didates will be elected to posts in office if he or she has been con­ the seven constitutional ports and victed of a felony within a fiveheadquarters. Other ports maiiv- year period preceding the voting. tained by the Slli, which are not The headquarters, positions open specified in the constitution, will are: president, executive vice-pres­ continue to operate but will be ident, secretary-treasurer, viceserviced by joint patrolmen as­ president in charge of contracts signed from the nearest constitu­ and contract jmforcement, vicetional port. president in c^ge of the Atlan­ The SIU Blood Bank in New York collected its 1,000th pint For e^umple, Norfolk will be tic Coast, vice-president in charge of blood early this month as Seafarer Vincent M. Mackelis, serviced out of Baltimore, Jack­ of the Gulf Coast, vice-president July 20,1960 Vol. XXIi, No. 15 sonville out of Mobile, Boston out in charge of the Lakes and In­ AB, contributed to the centoiQ blood reserve for Seafarers of New York and so on. land Waters, and three headquar­ and teeir- families. Mackelis was followed in to eall upon tho lesonrcM of other As in the past, voting will ecun- ters representatives. mence on November 1 and con­ The port positions <901 are: short order by John Fancutt, coitral blood banks for relatively PAUL HALL, President tinue through December 31, ex­ New York—i agent, 10 joint pa­ AB, who started the blood bank rare types of blood iriiirii would HERBERT BBAND, Editor. BERNARD-SEA­ clusive of Sundays, or holidays trolmen; Philadelphia—1 agent, 2 on its second thousand go round. not be obtainable otherwise. MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, legally, recognized in the city or joint patrolmen; Baltimore — 1 Since the blood bank was estab­ In several instances, the blood AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ARTHUR lished, it has assisted hundreds of bank has supplied rare and hard- SEGAL, ALBERT AMATEAU, Staff Writers. state in which the port is located. agent, 4 joint patrolmen; Mobile Voting will be between the hours —1 agent, 4 joint patrolmen; New Seafarers aU over the country and to-obtain blood needed for surgery BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. of 9 AM and 5 PM daily and 9 to Orleans—1 agent, 4 joint patrol­ members of their families in meet­ upon Seafarers and members of monthly at the headquarterE 12 on Saturdays. men; Houston—1 agent, 2 joint ing the need for blood transfusions. their families. Xisrge quantities of Published of the Seafarers Intarnatlenal Union. Ah blood can also be supplied as in •antic Gulf. Lakes and Inland Wafara Under the constitution, any patrolmen and Detroit—1 agent. Operated Through NT AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avenue, member may submit his name as Pre-balloting Report, see page 14. Operated through ffie New Yozk the ease of a Seafarer's daughter DIstricf. Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-iMO. Second class postage paid at the Pest who needed pints because of a a candidate for office provided he clinic of the Seafvers Welfare Office In erooklyn, NY, under the Act has at least three years' seatime Plan, in conjunction with the delicate "(^n heart" operation. of Aug. 24, 1912. IH Brooklyn Donor Center, the SIU All her needs were met through blood bank has exchange arrange­ the SIU blood bank. ments. witl) other blood banks Members who wish to submit throughout the country. As a result, blood can be deliv­ their names for nomination are required to either deliver, or send, ered without delay to Seafarers or the following material to the members of their families in any credentials committee at head­ major city. The drafts against the SIU blood bank are then balanced quarters: off through exchanges with blood a) his name banks in other cities. b) his home address and mail­ Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have okayed an­ As a result of this system, the The International Transporting address other five Seafarers for the special disability benefit of $35 a'' blood bank not only supplies blood workers Federation congress e) his book number when and where needed, bat also week because the applicants are not medically qualified to opened in Berne, Switzerland, on d) the title of the office he Is can come up with relatively rare sail anymore. The\five were^ July 20, with representatives of seeking flood types. The exchange ar­ approved for the disability formerly sailed in the steward US maritime unions, including the e> proof of citizenship rangements enable the blood bank benefit at the June 29 meeting department. SIU, in attendance. The congress I) proof of seatime of th* Uruatcc*. will take up matters affecting sea­ f) the certiflcate that he is not Seeberger, who Is ailing with a The latest llvo to bo a^ed to heart condition, is 62. He was a men, railwaymen, airlines employ­ now, and hasn't been for the tba special- disability Ust are: member of the steward departmentees and truckers in the various last five years, a member of Geerge Goodwin, when he sailed. worldwide unions which are mem­ the Communist party, or Louis H. Harris, Scares was inactivated from . bers of the ITF. convicted of a felony. Santiago Pascai shipping by Injuries he sustained The seamen's matters being dis­ In addition, all candidates are Gewge H. See- in a shipboard accident. He is now cussed by the congress include asked to submit a statement of berger and Jose 52, and used to ship in tHe deck the continuing campaign against approximately 100 words on their department. ' . the runaway flags and specifically, qualifications, and a passport pho­ BALTIMORE—Business had been developments in the Internaticmal tograph to the LOG to be run in slow here, with a total of 2S1 men Goodwin, age The SIU dlsabiUbf benefit is pay­ Maritime Workers Union drive and the Union newspaper in advance shipped since the last meeting, but 06, was disabled able to Seafarers of any age whov in the various court cases and of the voting. the overall picture looks a little because of dam­ are no longer able to sail because other proceedings as to the rights The certificate reads as follows, brighter with a possibility of erewage to the retina of physical infirmities. Twelve , of unions to organize the run­ as per the SIU constitution: ing up at least three ships In the of both ^es. He years' seatime on SIU ships is the Goodwat aways. near future. They arie the Alcoa wat a member of basic requirement for an applicant. "I hereby eerti^ that X am not The Congress is also being asked now, nor, for the five (5) years Pennant, Bethcoaster and Village. the engine department In edition to the 'SlU benefit— to act upon decisions of the Sea­ last past, have I been either a Porlr Agent Rex Dickey writes Harris, who sailed in the steward' which totals up to $150 a month— < farers Section including revision member of the Communist Party that payoff have beeq - running department, la 6# and has been the individual Is also covered by of the Seafarers Section charter, or convicted of, or served any part smoothly aboard the Emilia, Mae stdehned heeanae of a heart ail­ Social Security benefits if he is revision of the runaway-flag policy of a prison term resulting from and Jean (Bull); Chilore, Feltore ment. disabled and over 50, plus the as recommended by the American conviction of robbery, bribery, and Santore (Marven); Beth- Pascal was found not fit for duty usual benefits paid to those over unions, action on the issue of free­ extortion, embezzlement, grand coaster and Bethtex (Ore Naviga­ due to heart troublel He is 71 and 65. dom of the seas and blacklists and lyceny, burglary, arson, violation tion); Alcoa Pennant and Robin similar matters. of narcotics laws, mturder, rape, Sherwood (Robin). SlUNA President Paul Hall is assault with intent to kill, assault Signing OB were the Chilore. attending on behalf of the inter­ which inflicts grievous bodily in­ Santbre, ^Bethtex and Monnational union along with vice- jury, or violation of title II or HI tego Sea Feltore, (Lion). president Hal Banks, representing of the Landrum-Griffin Act, or Canadian Seafarers. Also attend­ conspiracy to commit any suph ing as members of the SIU delega­ crimes." tion were Fred Stewart, SIU head­ quarters representative, and ^ Bob Dated: Signature of member Pomerlane, from the port of Bal­ timore. -, Book No. fmed Hoorris Seeberger boores Blood Bank Gets Its lOOOih Pint SEAFARERS LOG • ITF Congress Opens; Takes Up Sea Issues Requirements For Nomination Five Seafarers Approved For Disability-Pension Ship Crewings Aid Baitimore I*.; •« ' I '*y' -• 4 �mm Mr St. ItM SEAFARERS LOG EXPANDS,GOES ON NEW SCHEDULE ^oader coverage of matters of interest to Seafarers, both in the maritime industry, in the labor movement and m the world at large will be featured in the new revised vr SEAFARERS LOO, which will now be published on a monthly basis. As this issue indicates, each monthly edition of thq,. LOG will consist of 32 pages and will include coverage of the many areas in which the SIU is active, within the various divisions of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District as well as the activities of other SIUNA affiliates in the US which would be of interest to Seafarers. LOG Par* Tkre« iRunoways 'Study Red Oil Charters, Peril US Control The change in scope of ne\Vs coverage reflects the change in recent years in the District and its activities in areas other than the deep sea field. For example, the SIU represents large groups of workers in the Inland Boatmen's field, including tugs, barges, small coastwise cargo operations,. excursion boats, railroad tugs, dredges and the like. The Union also has a sizable group of allied marine workers in industrial plants in major East Coast ports; a Puerto Rico division including industrial workers on the island, and fishertnen in Massachusetts. I'A*.. •The nwnthly schedule of the LOG reflects the new structure of the Union with membership meetings being held on a monthly basis. The LOG will be coming out on a regular schedule after the monthly meetings have been held in the seven major ports. • 1I 'ni Despite severe damage to bow suffered in Mediterranean Sea crash, Soviet supertanker Peking rushed cargo of oil to Havana. Sending of ship on voyage in this condition reflects Soviet shortage of tankers, leading in turn to Russian moves for deals with runaway tankers. The manufactured myth of "effective contror' as a justification for registering ships under the runaway flags may go up in smoke as the result of the Soviet Union's entrance into the world tanker trades. Runaway ship operators in the oil-carrying business are, eyeing ways^ are not subject to US controL and means of getting into ness from giant American ships The point was stressed by the the Russian oil trade with­ oil companies. SIU counsel in recent hearing be­ fore the National Labor Relations Russia's sudden emergence out losing out on their busiBoard on the Union's right to SIU Welfare Pays $6,280 Benefit,Largest On Record • y -^1 I Lakes Activity Increases SIU activity on..the Lakes is on the rise as a result of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and this area will conw in for regular coverage in the LOG. New programs set up for the benefit of Seafarers in negotiations with SlU-contracted operators include the A&G Food Plan, the Safety Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Social Security Department of the Welfare Plan, along with the standard weifare benefits for Seafarers and the operations of the various SIU clinics. These, activities will also be given regular coverage on a departmental basis. # Outside of the Union Itself, there are constant developments in the maritime field, in the AFL-CIO, or in the nation and world at large which have an impact on seamen's livelihood and conditions. The new LOG will include increased information on such activities. International affairs are becoming increasingly important to seamen, both the activities in the labor field in such organizations as the International Transportworkers Federation, and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, and developments in relations between the US and other countries which have a marked effect on the patterns of shipping. % "sji: The exceptional coverage provided by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for even the most extended periods of hospitalization was demonstrated on July 8 when a check was issued to Seafarer Ronald Bowden forr $6,280 in benefits. This was, by far, the largest benefit ever paid by the Plan for family lospital and surgical cover­ Seafarera families would mean that the greatest need for coverage staggering hospital bills which they would be In just such cases of age. chronic or long-term illnesses,, the The benefit payment covered 392 could not afford to meet. Including the unlimited provi­ type of ailments, incidentally, days' hospitalization for Bowden's wife, Margaret Rose Bowden in the sion in the benefits, the trustees which affect a growing percentage " Firland Sanatorium in Seattle. Mrs. of the Welfare Plan had In mind of the population. Bowden was beihg treated for tu­ berculosis, and In addition, had to have some surgery performed. Hospital Room and Board Under the SIU Welfare Plan, Mrs. Bowden was entitled to the $15 daily hospital room and board benefit for her entire period of confinement. By comparison, the Five chief stewards have been elected by the headquarters New York Blue Cross Plan limits its coverage to 21 full days and 180 membership to draft recommendations for a recertification .discount days, and most insurance program for chief stewards on SlU-contracted vessels. The company hospitalization plans gen­ action by the July 5 head--*^' erally run no longer than 30 to 60 quarters meeting kicks off ship would become subject to col­ days. study and consideration of lective bargaining between the SIU The Welfare Plan also paid for what standards should be estab­ and its various contracted steam­ hospital extras up to $200 for the lished to be met by men sailing in ship companies. first 31 days and a maximum of the chief steward's rating. In calling for the election of a $200 therafter. Mrs. Bowden col­ The committee's recommenda­ committee to deal with this sub­ lected the full $400 allowance as tions, when drafted, will be sub­ ject it was pointed out that there she had 53 laboratory tests and 12 mitted to the membership at a never has been a set of standards x-days during her confinement. subsequent meeting for the chief steward rating. Elected to the committee were The largest previous benefit paid Since the chief steward's respon­ by the fund was $2,334 to Seafarer Walter C. Patterson, Richard H. sibilities are largely administrative, Simon P. Morris, May 13, 1959, Simpson, Nicholas Nomikos, £. B. covering such areas as work assign­ covering 159 days' hospitalization Rosado and Walter Marcus. ments for members of the galley of his wife. The committee will study pro­ department, storing, inventory con­ The Bowden case, along with cedures to be established to recer­ trol, meal planning and . menus, other long-terra hospital confine­ tify men now sailing chief stew­ shipboard sanitation, galley equip­ ment cases, emphasizes the value ard as well as a uniform system ment and shipboard housekeeping, of the WelfarS Plan's unlimited for upgrading to the top steward the committee will discuss what hospital benefit feature. Without department rating. Any proposals qualifications the chief steward such a_ feature,, extended periods drafted by the committee and sub- should have to handle these various of hospitalization for members of 1 sequently approved by the member­ responsibilities.- Elect Steward Committee To Study Recertification in the world oil picture .was highlighted by Cuba's seizure of American and British-owned refineries and its agreement to import oil from Russia to supply them. In addition, the Russians have contracts to run oil to India, Finland, Italy and other nations. Russian Pitch - Short of tonnage itself, the Rus­ sians are now making a pitch to independent tanker operators un­ der the runaway flag and European flags as well. Already, numerous British, Greek and Italian-regis­ tered tankers have contracts to carry Russian oil. Further, a report from business representatives of Aristotle Onassis in West Germany states that the Soviet Union is going to try to put the squeeze on the runaways through the govern­ ments of Liberia and Panama. The purported "squeeze" may be the excuse the runaways are looking for. The SIU and other maritime unions have long warned that run­ aways could not be relied on to be loyal to the US in times of emergency, despite thb claims by the State Department that these vessels are under the "effective control" of the United States and can be relied on to keep the US supplied. Further, the untons have pointed out that the crews, as well as the Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments of funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt bo gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by immedi­ ately bringing the matter to the attention of the secretary-treas­ urer's office. organize runaway snips. The crews in many instances come out of labor movements in which there are strong Communist or pro-Com­ munist organizations. Up until now, it has paid the operators under the runaway flags to do business with US oil com­ panies, because they moved the bulk of oil in the international trade. If the Russians grab off • big hunk of that trade, the run­ aways will inevitably drift into their orbit. Such a development would be a serious blow to the ability of the US fo meet an inter­ national emergency. Esse Warning The oil companies themselves have shown their concern about their ability to hold onto the tanker operators, with Esso warn­ ing that it would not give a charter to anybody who handles Cuban oil. However, one of the major oper­ ators in the runaway field, Stavros Niarchos, already has long-term contracts to move Russian oil on Greek-flag vessels. Both Niarchos and Onassis felt impelled to come out and deny that they would carry Russian oil in the Cuban trade. Onassis readily agreed that the Cubans and Soviets had both ap­ proached him for tankers. Another factor in the situation is the degree to which the United States Can compel such indepen­ dent countries as Panama and Liberia to toe the line on this issue. There are strong anti-American and pro-Castro elements in Panama who would probably like nothing better than to tweak Uncle Sam's nose by having Panamanian-flag vessels carry Soviet oil. Before Cuba's seizure of its refineries, the refineries were suppliLd by oil from Venezuela carried on runaway-flag ships. Esso and Texaco were the American com­ panies in this trade, with the Royal Dutch-Shell combination also op­ erating runaways on this run. �rac« Wmm SEAFARERS LOG haru,im LABOR President Signs Trade-In Biii; 'BOUND THE WORLD Aicoa, Buii Can Upgrade Ships THE FACT THAT TRADE UNION MOVEMENTS ABE A battle­ WASHINGTON—^An important boost for, non-subsidized steamship companies was ground between East and West was pointed up once more in the course approved by President Eisenhower recently when he signed a bill permitting shipowners of the riots anJ demonstrations in Japan against the Japan-US security not receiving Government subsidies to trade-in older ships for C-2s, C-3s and C^s. treaty, which led to the cancellation of President Eisenhower's visit to that country. The bill will permit the^*'^ ^^ It shouId*not be overlooked, that despite the identification of some SIU - contracted Alcoa and argued that the trade-in method operates in the domestic trade and Bull lines to improve their was the only way they could Im­ consequently has to have its ships sections of the Japanese union movement with the anti-US demonstra­ tions, other groups, including the. All-Japan Seamen's Union, and fleet by swapping older vessels for prove their preSint fleets. With­ built in an American shipyard. Under the bill, Alcoa, Bull and Japanese unions affiliated with the International Confederation of Free more- modern and more efficient out construction subsidies, they ones. It was designed to upgrade would be forced to run their pres­ other unsubsidized companies, Trade Unions steered clear of the demonstrations and criticized them. the American-flag non-subsidized ent war-built ships until they could such as tramp operators, would That the Communists made some serious penetrations in Japanese labor no longer operate. This was par­ obtain tonnage which had been should not be denied, but at the same time, a balanced verdict on the fleet. The unsubsidized operators had ticularly true for Bull Line which traded-in to the Government by outcome shows that the contacts between Japanese labor and free world subsidized companies. The subsi­ labor organizations have been a not inconsiderable asset. dized companies are turning in In the United States, of course. Communist penetration of trade their C-type ships to Government unions as a means of affecting national policy is not now a serious prob­ boneyards as they replace them lem. There is one major exception to this general observation and that with Mariner-type or other ad­ is on the West Coast. There Harry Bridges still utilizes the long-range vanced vessels under construction. Communist Party tactic of attempting to penetrate and disrupt existing The bill was supported by the non-Communist trade unions and then utilizing them to, promote the American Merchant Marine Insti­ political objectives of the Soviet Union, tute, representing Atlantic and The ILWU apoaratus under Bridges uses two basic tactics. It collides Gulf Coast shipowners, the De­ head on with existing unions via raids in an attempt at open takeover. partments, of Commerce and De­ Or, where this is not possible, it seizes on any available issue or griev­ fense and the General Accounting ance as a means of chipping away at the union's structure and encourag­ Office. ing factional disputes so as to pave the way for eventual takeover. It was. opposed by the Pacific There is an undeniable link between Bridges and the Japanese dem­ American Steamship Association, onstrations. One year ago, in the spring of 1959, he presided at a con­ and ran into some tough sledding ference of pro-Communist trade unions in Tokyo. in hearings before the House Mer­ Among other business transacted at this conference, was a resolution chant Marine Committee, but the calling for the abolition of US miUtary bases in Japan, which would combined support of the various leave that nation defenseless in the face of Red China and the Soviet Government agencies apparently Union. This was also the objective of the anti-US demortstrations in was sufficient to swing the balance Tokyo in June. in favor of its passage. At the time,'the SEAFARERS LOG characterized the conference as Alcoa had announced at the foUows: "A transparent effort to blacken US foreign policy in nonhearings that it would use the bill Commuist Asiatic countries ... to make it appear thkt maritime labor as a vehicle for trading in its C-ls la mouthing the Soviet line on World issues . . ." for C-2s or C-3s. The company has That conference was boycotted by the All-Japan Seamen's Union not yet revealed what its specific and the Japan Trade Union Congress, an affiliate of the International plans are along these lines. Bull Confederation of Free Trade Unions. It should be pointed out that plans to apply for two C-4 ships the All Japan Seamen's Union has friendly relationships with the SIU immediately, offering some of Its of North America, the product of many cordial and informative conThis quartet spoke for crew during Transnorthern payoff In Duluth, older tonnage, possibly ^Liberty tacts and discussions between leaders of that union and the SIU. (L to r.) Fred Gentry, firemanj Joe Donovon, AB{ W. McKeon, ships, in exchange. If it obtains The same holds true for other waterfront and shoreside unions in the larger vessels. Bull Line will Japan who maintain relationships with the AFL-CIO and the dCFTU. MM. Phil Quahm, AB. be able to modify them so as to One footnote should be added here. Last September when Soviet DULUTH—The SlU-manned Transnorthern became the accommodate between 48 to 178 Premier Khrushchev was in the US, he made a point of visiting first Union-contracted ship to pay off at this Lake Superior 35-foot containers and still have Bridges' headquarters on two separate occasions the same day to greet port on June 30, and if her experiences are any criterion, enough space to carry as much and warmly applaud Bridges and his cohorts. That alone should con­ break-bulk cargo as its priesent C-2 vince anybody of the importance the Soviet Union attaches to penetra­ Seafarers hitting here should < ^ vessels do when fully-loaded. expect to run into a species of the Liberlan-flag Transcape (for­ The number of containers the tion of the trade union movement. Coast Guard operation, which merly an SlU-manned vessel) run C-4s could carry would depend on * * * went out long ago on the deep sea by the same operators. "I wonder the amount of rebuilding done on THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT WITHIN ports, how much overtime the men on the ships. The-simplest plan would tfie International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, namely the "The Transnorthern was paid off the Panllbhonco-flag Transcape involve moving the C-4 midship election of Omer Becu, general secretary of the International Transby two Coast Guardsmen who had collected on their last voyage from bouse aft, leaving the forward portworkers Federation, to the general secretaryship of ICFTU. Since never paid off a deep-sea ship be­ the same company," Drews ob­ decks clear for the stacking of con­ 1949, ICFTU has been the meeting place and spokesman of the free fore," reports SIU rep. Pete Drews. served. tainers as deck cargo. world labor movement, including the AFL-CIO. "The man in charge . . . insisted It is to the credit of the world maritime labor movement that one upon placing charges against nine of its members has been chosen to head up the world labor organiza­ men for missing one day's work tion. Becu has been active in trade unions for 40 years. A native of during a 3V^-month trip. One man Belgium, Becu started out as a seaman, serving as a radio operator on was charged by the Coast Guard Belgian ships. Later he became head of the Belgian longshore union for missing one watch. It took from movement, and subsequently was named to the ITF position. 8 o'clock in the morning to 9:30 In the ITF, Becu has been a staunch supporter of the fight on run­ at night for this commander to away-flag ships and has worked closely with the SIU and other US type up misconduct charges against A Navy researcher just found out that dolphins (porpoises) maritime unions to protect the Interests of seamen everywhere. nine men. The Coast Guard held • * may be smarter than men. His name is John C. Lilly, in case up the men's money until the anyone wants to send him a telegram. He started out without charges were presented." AT THIS WRITING THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AREAS of the After waiting all day for the any prejudices, but the dol--*^ world, particularly in Africa, where new nations are obtaining their Coast Guardmen to stop playing phins won him over to their marlin are running. Your West independence, or are about to in the near future. In some instances, piiblic prosecutor, the ship'.s crew side, and now he says that Coast tuna fishermen already use the transition to independence has been made sifioothly. In othere, was finally rewarded for its pa­ they possibly have superior brain dolphins to spot the locations of a there has been a great deal of difficulty and even chaos. One of the keys to the nature of the transition has been the exisb tience when Drews and Paul Dro- power to men, perhaps from eat­ school of tuna. ence of a sufficient group of trained, experienced leaders who are zak paid off the ship and straight­ ing fish. We don't know what will come ened out a number of beefs, in­ Some of Lilly's arguments are of this, but whatever happens, we'll capable of stepping into the shoes of the former European administra­ tors and taking over the operations of a government. cluding some on delayed sailings. as follows: Dolphins have a lan­ keep the membership informed. In that respect, the world labor movement has made a valuable con- ' The Transnorthern had carried guage of their own in which they tribution. For a number of years now, for example, the AFL-CIO grain during her last run, and was communicate with one another. has been active in the international field in assisting the development a--' in Duluth to pick up another load The Navy has been listening in on of embryo trade unions in underdeveloped countries, helping them of wheat, this one headed for their wave lengths, and aS soon as set up their machinery, advising and educating their leaders and so on. Spain. we decipher the code, we'll know The same has been true of other free world trade unions. As a result, While the Transnorthern was in what they've been sajdng. leaders have emerged In a number of tiiese countries right out of port, she was berthed right next to Dolphins swim to each other's labor's ranks, and, more important than.that, having sympathy for aid when in trouble. This is more and -understanding of democratie proeednres because of thei^ eloae than can be said for man on some relationships with the AFL-CIO and other western trade unions. Union Has occasions. The world labor movement's role is particularly important here be­ Lilly is trying to teach one of Cable Address cause the leaders of the new nations, of necessity, arise out of theSeafarers overseas who want his smart dolphins how to com­ ranks of their labor' movements. In most instances, business, ad­ to get in touch with headquar- municate with man. The bright ministration, trade and government were in the hands' of Europeans. ten in a hurry can do so by fish had "three-two-tbree" said to The Jabor movements of thesd new nations were one of the few avenues cabling the Union at its cable him and said it right back. Only of, advancement for members of the native population and industrial address, SEAFARERS NEW thing is, his voice sounded kind labor jobs were their source of employment. of waterlogged. YORK. It the industrial and governmental leaders formerly in control of The Navy is hoping that these Use of this address will assure these areas, had done a better Job of training replacements, it is agreed speedy transmission on all mes­ splendid fish when they get enough by all concerned, that the transition to self-government would be made sages and faster service for the training can be used to tip us off more smoothly in these countries. In this respect, they might have on all the ocean's secrets, such as men involved. borrowed tiie approach used by the AFL-CIO in .^ts efforts to assist weather, tides and where the best citizens of new nations to assume the responsibilitiesdf self-government. Coast Guard Mars StU Lakes Payoff Porpoises Smarter Than Sea Lawyers? W '1 �Mr M. UM SEAFARERS LOG f- ^|V > i>• \ I Pag* ilv* Operators^MTD Hit Defense Dep'f Air Travel Plan WASHINGTON—American-flag passenger ship operator! stand to lose 10 percent of their revenues as the result of an announcement by the Department of Defense that it will switch to the airwaysIn mov-' ing members of the Armec years, had depended heavily oa US Government business and spe­ Forces and their dependents cifically, Defense Department car­ -K to and from overseas points. go and passenger movements to A diatter of dollars and cents keep active. In turn, the Defense was involved, the DefSme Depart­ Department is constantly calling for the existence of a strong mer­ ment claimed, in Its decision to chant marine as an essential cog use air transport exclusively, start­ in national defense planning. ing September 1, 1960. The Defense Department waa The decision drew immediate asked not to sacrifice the longfire from the seamen's section of term benefit of a functioning mei> the Maritime Trades Department, chant fleet, specifically in the The Department charged that the passenger transportation area, for Military Sea Transportation Serv­ the sake of immediate savings la ice carried over one-third of the transportation of military pas­ military passenger traffic in 1959 sengers. New Del Rio for Delta Line hits water with a splash and banners flying after broadside laonching at as compared to only 2ti percent In the current fiscal year, com­ Avondale Marina Ways in New Orleans. Vessel will replace one of present C-Is on West Africa run. transported on privately-owned mercial passenger ships are carry-" passenger ships. ing about 25,000 passengers on If the primary reason for elim­ behalf of the military. They will inating military passenger travel lose all this traffic as of September on ships is to save Defense De- 1. By contrast, last year, some NEW ORLEANS—^The first vessel in the Delta Line's rebuilding program, which will pa rtraent dollars, the statement 348,000 iiiiUtary passengers moved involve 14 new ships, was launched here recently at the Avondale Marine Ways. The Del added, then why keep MSTS in on - commercial airliners. Rio, which will replace one of the company's C-ls on the African run, is the largest vessel operation? Companies that will be hit by ever constructed on the Misr>— the decision include Matson Navi­ sissippi River. It is one of tioned In the dining quarters and more cargo capacity. three which will be built by will feature certain innovations The Avondale yard won the gation and American President Avondale. such as mechanical batch covers right to build the three vessels Lines, under contract to the SIU The vessels will be air-condi- and heavy lifts. Other unusual fea­ with bids of slightly less-than $10 Pacific District, as well as US Lines tures include a split island design million for each of the three. Other and American Export. of the tanker type, which will al­ bids ranged as high as $12 million The Maritime Administration has asked the Defense Department low for speeder cargo handling as per ship. the hatches will be concentrated In Miss Stella Evans Farwell, grand­ to allocate a small percentkge of the center of the vessel. daughter of the late Rudolph S. its military passenger travel to The Del Rio is 506 fet long, 70 Hecht, one of the founders of the American shipping as a means of feet in the beam and draws 28 feet. Delta Line, launched the vessel. maintaining a functioning mer­ British seamen in several areas At 18 knots it is far faster than It will go into service some time chant marine. The Defense spokes­ man took the position that the have walked off their ships in, an the present C-ls and also has far in 1861. Armed Forces are not in the busi­ unofficial" strike over bass wages ness of subsidizing maritime. Per­ kins McGuire, Assistant Secretary and the length of the work week. of Defense, told a House Merchant The strike has not been endorsed Marine subcommittee that contin­ by the National Union of Seamen. BATON ROUGE, LA.—An antiuing use of American-flag passen­ With a base pay of around $109 etrlkebreaklng bill, after passing ger services by the military would a month and no weekend overtime both houses of the Louisiana legis­ amount to a "double subsidy." He lature, was vetoed by Gov. James A Virginia garment company are 10,500 Machinists at various pointed out as an example, the cost for watchstanders, the striken are which has opened a plant in Ire­ California locations. And in East of transporting passengers to reportedly seeking a four pound H. Davis. land has reached agreement with Hartford, Connecticut, 31,000 lAM Hawaii from the West Coast was ($11.20) monthly increase and a In spite of concentrated employ­ the International Ladies Garment and United Auto Workers mem­ $65 by air as compared to $300 by er pressure to defeat It, the bill Workers Union setting up 44-hour week. Such an arrange­ in­ bers went into the fifth week of ship. passed the lower house of the surance fund out of which workers their ment would give watchstanders strike at the world's largest In retort, shipping representa­ legislature by a vast margin. It will be paid if their earnings drop jet engine plant, operated by four hours' overtime on Saturday tives argued that the national in­ also went through the Louisiana due to the new plant. Their aver­ United Aircraft. terest is committed to a healthy and eight hours on Sunday. The Senate, by a count of 23 to 12. » 4^ » merchant marine. They said that present OT rate under the British At that point Davis kiUed it with age wage at present is from three to six times greater than the Irish A Presidential emergency board the iperchant marine, over the bis veto. contract is four shillings (56 workers' income. The agreement has been set up to investigate a The bill, fiercely opposed by came after a brief strike at the contract dispute between the cents) an hour for most ratings. publishers, forbids the use of plant. Switeluneii's Union of North Amer­ Watchstanders do not get over^ strikebreakers imported'from out­ ica .and a group of mid western time for Saturday and Sunday 4^ 4 i side the state by any "person, firm railroads. Appointment of the work. Instead there is a paid leave As a way of fighting unemploy­ or corporation not directly in­ board under the Railway Labor arrangement for Sundays spent at volved in a strike or lock-out. The ment brought on by automation, Act has the effect of postponing sea. newspaper and printing industries the Meat Cotters' 20th general con­ strike action-for at least 60 days. SIU membership meet­ are well known for their employ­ vention at Atlantic City called for Wage rates and working rules at Walkout Spreads ment of professional strikebreak­ a massive effort for a shorter work issue will be investigated by the ings are held regularly tie-up began originally in ers and their "schools for scabs." week. Delegates were told that board. once a month on days in­ theThe steward department aboard ths Pennsylvania is the only state that major economic dislocation for the dicated by the SIU Con­ Canard passenger liner, Carinthia, 4^ 4i' t entire nation is threatened by the cow has such a law on its statute trend to automation in industry Organized labor in Mississippi stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in and from„ there spread to many books. has opened a drive to block efforts other ships in the British Isles. after industry. to write the state's "right-to-work" the listed SIU ports below. S^pathy protests were held 4^ t i law into its constitution. Officers All Seafarers are ex­ briefly in Canada and US ports. Representatives of more than of the Mississippi State AFL-CIO British seamen are subject to ar­ 80,000 retail clerks in California have challenged the legality of an pected to attend those rest if they walk off their ships in pledged their "vigorous and ef­ announced referendum and have who wish to be excused an Empire port other than in the fective" support to the consumer petitioned the chancery court for should request permission United Kingdom itself. boycott of Sears, Roebuck and Co., an injunction to block the vote. by telegram (be sure to Shipowners have been threaten­ which was launched by the San Specifically, the suit charges that ing to consider the contracts of include registration num­ Francisco Labor Council. The boy­ official 30-day notice of the elec­ seamen broken by the walkout, cott came- about after Sears re­ tion was given in only one of the ber). The next SIU meet­ which would pave the way for the fused to reinstate 262 employees state's 32 countries through publi­ ings will be: British government to draft all who were fired for refusing to cation in three local newspapers. strikers under the age of 26 into New York August 8 cross a picket line. In addition, the union group the British armed forces. Philadelphia August 9 i 4. 4, charged that the legislature, which Members of the International As­ voted to submit the amendment, Baltimore August 10 sociation of Machinists voted to was not properly apportioned as Detroit August 12 ratify new two-year contracts cov­ required by state constitution. It Houston August 15 ering 27,500 Convair workers and explained that in Mississippi—as ^,000 Douglas employees at San in other states—large population New Orleans August 16 diego and, other California loca­ areas are under-represented in the Mobile August 17 tions. Stilliout on strike,) however. state legislative bodies. 'T V 5<:«l •i'd . fit m.;, 1 Delta Line Launches New Ship Seamen Off BritishShips In Wildcat Anti-Scab Bill Vetoed In Louisiana SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS ' -n J ,I • •l" ,SI ••5 !i i �,',<'v: •"•••- • rare Six V SEAFARERS Jxly to, lOM LOG -^1 SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD i 4 4-^ (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantid, Gulf, Lakes, and Inland Waters District.) June 22 Through July 5,1960 Shipping feli off slightly during the last period as the total for ail classes dropped from 1,106 to 1,051 men. This marks the second period in a row that shipping has declined. Ship activity also slipped from last period's 222 payoffs, signons and in-transits to 203 for this period. Payoffs were down to 54, for a drop of 4 from last period. There were 19 signons and 130 in-transits a^ com­ pared to 28 signons and 136 in-transits for the previous period. Registration of men on the beach at the end of this period was 2,953, a drop of a few hundred from the previous period's total of 3,284. All ports serviced vessels in-transit this period, but the ports of Norfolk, Miami, Wilmington and Seattle had no payoffs, and Boston, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile, Wilmington and Seattle had no signons. Last period three ports had no payoffs and four had no signons. Ship Atfivify Shipping made its biggest gain in the Port of Houston and declined the most- in Seattle. Mobile and Baltimore also recorded drops, as shipping declined in seven outports. Pay SI9R la OHt 0ns Troa9.TOTAK _ 2 3 i _ — Boitoa - . • r.•.. 3 Naw York ....19 Philadelphia .. 2 Raitimera .,,,19 Norfolk .. 2 Ports with ICQ or less (A & B) men registered on the heach at the Jackkonvlllo Miami .......— end of the -two weeks were: Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Mobila ....... 7 Naw Orlaaas .. 3 Miami, Mobile, Houston, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle. Houston ..... 5 Ports with fifty or less A men on the beach were the same as above, Wilmington .. Son Francisco . 3 except for Mobile. Sasttte ....;.— By classes shipping for the period was: Deck, 376; Engine, 348; and ^Steward, 327. Last period's figures for these departments were, respectively, 405, 395, and 306. The- general shipping forecast is moderate shipping for the next Totals few weeks. 5 2 — 2 — 54 19 3 17 11 14 4 7 3 5 23 26 8 2 5" 130 6 30 16 29 6 9 3 12 31 33 0 7 8 203 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS 8 Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beech CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Boston 17 — 8 — 4 12 1 2 3 11 — 3 J1 1 1 2 —« 1 2 2 3 16 9 ? — 15 4 28 3 2 5 New York. 70 — 24 33 13 23 19 37 8 64 2 7 12 21 2 5 64 4 19 2 1 21 5 90 92 125 40 257 2 18 45 65 — ' 2 Philadelphia 3 3 5 9 —. 4 4 3 6 — 9 1 1 9 3 12 11 . 19 7 37 2 3 1 Baltimore 7 7 29 2 8 10 8 15 26 2 10 15 3 3 5 1 1 26 10 37 32 1 81 14 -127 4 17 36 57 —.— Norfolk — 6- 2 12 7 11 2 8 — 4 1 1 .3 1 2 4 2 2 11 8 2 21 4 8 2 14 3 3 — Jacksonville 5 17 — 2 6 1 -5 •ir 2 11 1 4 2 5 — 1 1 2 2 7 5 2 14 9 16 1 3 26 ... 7 10 — — — — — — — — — — — — : hliaml................ — 3 — 1 — 3 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 Mobile. 7 2 10 — 1 3. 11. 4 18 — 1 — 1 1 18 1 1 2 — '1 2 21 29 1 40 6 75 1 ^ 4 7 12 ._ New Orleans 16 61 4 16 9 26 4 8 39 2 3 6 ... 12 4 11 3 3 39 11 3 53 58 93 22 IV 6 21 21 48 Houston 13 21 25 14 60 2 16 25 8 49 3 5 5 5 9 16 — 1 1 2 60 16 2 78 16 30 2 48 2 6 5 13 — — Wilmington 6 — 3 3 3 9 — 4 3 7 3 2 1 1 — 1 — 6 1 7 11 12 4 27 3 7 4 — — — — — — . — _ San Francisco 6 1 4 2 10 6 18 5 5 18 5 23 15 17 4 36 1 2 2 5 — Sr?;;' • • 5 — 2 8 1 11 1 2 3 — 3 — .— — 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 17 — 13 3 33 2 7 2 11 25 46 87 164 55 1 306 8 84 2 5 14 I 21 872 29 54 1 91 75 155 42 1 272 13 84 20 1 376 303 471 111 885 18 TOTALS 90 133 241 Port 1^I'' p:^ • ¥• life': •— —• ENGINE DEPARTMENT VK- Registered CLASS A Registered . CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B * I Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 2 2 B — Boston — 8 — 3 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 New York 12 43 62 3 11 11 25 17 51 4 6 U 7 29 5 12 *6 22 1 4 1 22 __ 13 Phiiadelphia. 3 7 1 1 8 _ 9 —. 4 10 8 __ 5 3 8 2 13 Baltimore 28 — 10 6 16 2 3 23 2 6 27 — 3 — 3 27 19 13 11 24 24 _ Norfolk 5 — 2 ,2 4 4 1 5 6 1 2 3 2 2 6 1 3 — 3 Jacksonville _ 10 1 5 — 8 — 2 2 3 — 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 — .— — — — — — _ — -'. _ _ hAiami................ — 1 ^— 1 Mobile 5 19 — 7. 14 — 2 9 4 7 3 14 5 ,1 1 14 1 4 5 New Orleans 45 2 8 8 34 3 5 15 9 19 — 28 1 3 10 . 14 '1 1 28 14 Houston 52 3 16 10 39 3 5 24 7 36 6 2 8 50 6 49 1 17 14 32 32 Wilmington — — — 4 5 1 1 4 — 3 8 — 4 4 — 4 — 3 3 3 _ — San Francisco 13 1 1 3 3 5 1 9 1 9 1 11 1. 3 ~ 4 _ 11 4 Seattle 3 6 3 12 — .— - 1 1 2 5 — 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 — -760 49 1 120 45 143 26 214 6 47 198 24 1 269 11 58 56 120 1 8 14 23 205 126 TOTALS Port I Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP C ALL 1 2 1 6 1- 13 79 39 126 6 21 1 9 3 54 8 69 2 11 2 5 ' 5 6 19 1 2 20 12 1 50 1 43 30 89 90 9. 8 24 7 2 10 15 3 28 7 6 1 25 23 348 120 469 1 • 3 ALL 3 17 21 186 11 1 7 84 7 —1 25 1 . 4 3 65 8 127 1 34 2 14 1 32 4 35 52 1 641 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 1 1 2 5 66 . 73 1 3 4 16 22 38 2 3 5 1 5 8 14 1 1 2 8 12 20 1 21 16 38 2 5 3 10 1 6 5 12 2 3 5 2 4 5 11 TO 77 148 1 235 1 '1^ STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York...., Philadelphia... Baltimore Norfolk ..... Jacksonville... Miami Mobile New Orleans.-.. Houston Wilmington.. San Francisco., Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 3 ALL| A 23 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 23 ALL 1 B — — 4 112 4 — — 1 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 17 6 29 52 1 14 55 2 19 22 16 55 13 15 5 34 15 — — 14 — — — 8 6 — 2 8 — 8 6 _ 2 6 2 3 6 2 3 12 3 12 27 1—11 ' — 1 24 1 6 12 7 2 15 5 6 24 / — 3 2 5 — 1 2 1 4 — 1 1 2 4 2 — 1 3 2 4 — 6 2 3 6 11 — 1 3 4 4 6 2 — 1 3 — _ — 6 1 11 18 — 1 14 8 — 9 1 9 5 — 9 14 — 8 1 7 " 14 8 40 62 — 7 40 7 16 1 21 40 2 29 16 22 9 16 17 6 10 33 — 49 2 —- 13 '— 5 5 49 15 — 9 9 14 6 29 15 — — — 4 3 2 3 — 8 2 1 — 3 1 — 3 4 — — _ 12 1 3 1 10 1611 13 3 5 6 10 — 4 — 2 5 2 3 1011 12 1 2 4 1 1 1 — 2 ^ — — 97 37 118 1 25218 7 79 ~94 68 81 19 128 I 215 2 71 81 — 31J1 91 215 J • 7 •— •'f' Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B 1 GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — - "i 6 5" 2 6 13 1 2 4 7 84 79 14 38 87 204 2 5 66 73 — 14 14 6 8 28 10 10 I 31 42 1 2l 29 92 3 4 26 33 7 — 1 3 3 6 1 2 3 1 .10 5 5 2 12 3 2 2 7 — _ a^ 2 — 5 7 23 37 1 11 ,38 86 1 21 22 63 56 7 21 104 181 1 3 43 47 5 69 10 6 2 18 2 2 2 6 — 4 5 1 4 10 2 1 2 5 '• * " Vi. — 13 10 4 15 29 1 8 9 3 15 1 7 8 30 3 3 7 13 ,' i nj 327 280~ 115 311 716 18" 24 193 [235 1 •i •1^ ' 7! SUMMARY Registered CLASS A w DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND,JOTALS , Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 87 164 55 306 8 29 .54 1 91 75 155 42 272 13 25 47 198 24 269 11 60 49-1 120 45 143 26 214 6 58 97 37 118 252 8 7 79 1 94 68 2 19 128 215 8 231 399 197 827 27 96 182 1 305 188 317 1^6 ,701 27 3 ALL 46 84 56 120 71 .mm si TOTAL SHIPPED ^ GROUP CLASS 2 S ALL ABC 1 84 20 2 5 14 1 21 272 1 14 8 1 23 205 120 23 - 31 1 31 215 81 31 ?85 . * Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS'B GROUP ALL 1 23 1 376 303 471 111 1 348 120 469 52 1 327 280 115 311 GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 885 .18 90 133 241 1 641 10 77.148 235 1 716 18 24 193 235 19 53 1 '75 C92 285 .*74 |1051 703 1965 474 r2249 46 191 474 711 �Mr MiltW SEAFAREttS Si^ SIDNEY MARGOLIVS LOG Duty-free Bill For Seamen OK'd By House Committee WASHINGTON—A pet project of many Seafarers, a bill which would allow them to import a limited amount of items duty-free, has been favorably reported to the House by Drug manufacturers by and large have shrugged off Uie recent ex­ the House Ways and Means Committee. Action on the bill awaits the resumption of Con­ poses of excessive prices charged for vital drugs.and medicines. A gress after its current ad-^~ " survey by this department finds thfct: journment for the Democratic tariCEs. Passengers traveling on might make, the limitation on an 1—There have been no price cuts of any significance. and Republican nominating ships or airliners are able to bring annual basis could effectively bar home a specified amount in mer­ abuse and profiteering. 2—New drug items -arriving on the market are as o^ensive as tlM conventions. In reporting the bill favorably chandise without paying duty. At present, seamen and crewolder ones criticized widely as unnecessarily cosUy. to the House, Rep. Wilbur Mills Seamen have long complained 3—Drug manufacturers are continuing uniform pricing of their members of airliners in interna­ (Dera.-Ark.) noted: "Your com­ about this provision as discrimina­ tional trade are not permitted to products as though Senator Kefauver and the Fedm-al Trade Com­ mittee feels that officers and crewmission didn't even exist The fact that manufacturers e/t supposedly- bring purchases from idwoad into tory and unfair, pointing out that metnhera of vessels and alTCTaft no matter how many voyages they competing drug brands charge the same price js mie of the biggest the US withoiit paying th# usual arriving in the United States problems. should not be discriminated For example; Hottest drug item at this time is a diuretic used for against in comparison with other One For The Railroad Buffs kidney problems and other illnesses in which it is necessary to relieve returning residents with respect the body of excess fluid. There are now three brands or versions en to their ability to exercise the the market: Diuril, Hydro-Diuril and Esiderex. All three are priced at duty-free allowance which is ap­ the same suggested list of $9 per 100, with some variations in price plicable today to all other Ameri­ depending on quantity and how much an individual druggist cans returning from abroad. By providing that such officers and charge. crewmembers shall be able to ex­ Significantly, these new diuretic dru^ with their high imifoi-m ercise this privilege to the extent prices were introduced after the Kefauver hearings. This shows tiie of only $500 in any calendar year, attitude of the drug industry toward the public indignation. abuse of privilege will be avoided The only price concession has been a small unofficiai aiM, pondb^ and reasonable parity of treatment only temporary and not necessarily of benefit to the public unless will be -accorded such officers and people know about it. Manufacturers' salesmen are repwted to be crewmembers. It should be noted, giving retail druggists an unofficial discount on the vital antibiotie however, that the maximum al­ drugs in the form of ten percent free samples witti each order. lowance accorded under your com­ But the exposes have had one effect Unions and co-ops are pushing mittee's bUl is less than the maxi­ hard to find ways of cracking drug prices. These etiortf are tatdng mum allowance that is possibl* several fonns: under existing law for other re­ 1—Simplest method ueing used turning residents." by a number at local unions in Detroit, New and several other ^es Is to arrange wtth a local phaihiacist or chain for re­ duced prices for jnembers. More unions have been developing sudi arrangements as the result of tha Kefauvm- exposes. Depending on the efficiency of tho i^iarmaelM involved, this method can sava a worthwhile part of ttia cost Imt A professor of medicine has just doesn't solve the basic inoldan of offered a bit of advice all coffeemanufacturers' high prices. Ift loving Seafarers ai'c going to find alscnecessary to police such a plan repugnant. "Cut down on tho because it's difficult for the con­ coffee" urges Dr. Herman Hellersumer to check the charge for a stein, and turn your coffee break compounded prescription to see if into an "exercise" break. he is getting a genuine reduction. According to Dr. Hellerstein, a One way to police is by sending professor of medicine at Western out shoppers from time to time Reserve University in Cleveland, with an Rx to check prices against labor has been eliminated from those quoted by otlfer pharmacies. most jobs to such an extent that 2—Unions and group health co-ops also are expanding pbarmacan"exercise" breaks may be needed Heavy lift derrick swings a locomolivB aboard Ae SlU-manned tical services of their own health centers. A pharmacy operated as to keep workers physically fit. Robin Gray for voyage lo ,Wrican port. Cargo was put aboard part of a health center has the advantage of strong control over prices, Following this advice would lead at 22nd Street, BrooMyn, pier. economies of volume byying and avoidance of some of the duplication to some strange doings. Imagine of brands necessary in regular drug stores. a typical exercise break on your As one pxample, the healtt centm- for New Yotk hatel woriEers last ship. There's the steward lifting year filled over 37,000 prescriptions ^th none costing over $S, 50-poimd weights, an FWT comes by skipping rope, whils a wiper Another example is the pharmaceutical service provided by Group does handstands on the poopdeck. Health Cooperative of Puget Sound. Meanwhile, back in the engine 3—Still another approch is straight insuranca. For exmnple, tat San room, toe oilers are busy with Jose, California, the bricklayers' union has arranged group insurance push-ups. The mate is doing turn­ covering prescription drugs. The plan has the cooperation of the local ups on toe hi^i-bar, and the ridpdruggists' association and is insured through a Ufe-insurance company One of the five winners of the SIU's four-year $6,000 schol­ at a cost of $1 perononth per family. The plan has been able to cer­ arship awards, William Besselievre. Jr., son of Seaf^ BiU ate in the black during Its first six mmiths. BesseUevre, has already achieved an enviable record m his Insurance has the advantage of assuring that in severe illnesa fmnUies will get the medicines they need without financial hardship. But first two years at BudmeU-*a member ef toe gymnastles squad unless an insurance plan also enlists local doctors and pharmacists In UnivMsity. at Brooklyn Tech, and wuks out A civil engineering major, every trying to keep down the costs of medicines, it doesnt solve tha priea summer with the Brooklyn problem. In fact, insurance alone may serve to papetuate ht^ prices. Besselievre has been on toe dean's Central YMCA team. 4—Most comprehensive plan is that being developed by a number list every term so far, and is atan*T needn't aay how sur^deed Of New York unions in collaboration with Health Insurance Plan of ing to keep up this top record of and happy I wai when I heard Greater New York. As developed so far. It proposes to set up ntaie disttamtlon. target Is a Bache­ that I was granted the SlU sdholarpharmacy depots to fill subscribers' prescriptions and also to provide lorffisof immediate Science degree, whirii he riiip- This grant has made me feel, Insurance to cover drug costs, and to educate doctors to prescribe hopes to obtain in June, 1962. very ^ud, and I thank you vrondrugs under basic (generic) names at lower cost than under brand Beyond that Us plans are Inde­ dertol peoj^e for making tola names, where possible. finite. He's considering going for sdiolarship possiUe.** 5—Some unions also are exploring the possibility of operating their a master's degree in engineering own pharmacies in their union halls, like the one operated for mem­ before going to work In his field Make Checks bers for many yeato by District 65 of toe Retail, Wholesale Departmeat of specialization. Store Workers in New York. A Staten Iriand resident, young Te 'SiU-A&G' Several readers have asked about toe safety of fjUi^g j^reseriptions BesseUevre attended BroUdya Seafaren mailing in toetos by mrii torou^ the drug plan sponsored for older people bir toe Ameri­ Tedinical High Sdhobl. riding the w money orders to too Union can Association of Retired Persons (Suite 410. DuPont Circle Building, ferry to and from school each to cover dues payments are Wariiington 6, D. C.). Membership in the association costs f2 a year day. BroUdyn tech is one of the urged to be sore to make all of and is open to people over 55. (dty's three specialized hi^ sriiools toem payable to tho SfU-A&G Pharmaceutical experts consulted by this department advise that for top-calibre science students and IRstricL per Is dmnf "stretch" exercises there is no danger in filling Rx's by mail from a reputable firm which traditionally has one of toe best Some Seafaren have went in hanging from an overhead pipe. double-checks them. The problem Is that In as many as 15^20 percent, student bodies and toughest cur- checks and money orders in toe Somehow It doesn't seem likely of Rx's, must be checked by phone with the doctor because they're rleulura requirements any public names of individual Headquar­ that this will get much of a recep­ Illegible, or omit the quahlily of strength wanted er. oven tiw exact hi^ etoool in the country. ters officials. This makes for a When not involved in the in- problmn in bookkeeping which tion on ships. Not only would tho name of the product. Hbwever, this department does not recommend AARP'a health in­ tricncies of engineering atndies, can be avoided if checks are brew object to tiie loss of the surance plan where local Blue Cross plans admit ^ar people and Besselievre likes to work off ^eam made oat to too Union dtaecGy. coffee, but also the loss of toe conversation that goes with it by practicihg- gymnastics. He was provide €uH«: benefits at little or no more cost. • . { -- I Drug Companies Ignore Abuses f— .f *.T> •V Ca/isfhen/cs Beat Coffee, MD Claims > *• r^ •Je Seafarer's Son Headed For Engineer Career ••-Mi • 1 �|:r VagwHgU SEAFARERS Jaly U, IfM LOG News of m--- snr muwD BOATUENTS UNION INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION • SlU ATLANTIC. eULF. LAKES ft INLANDBOATMEN'S UNION OF THE PACIFIC • SlU 55c Wage Boost, Job Security Top List Of Contract Demands By SlU RR Marine Deckhands INLAND WATERS DISTRICT OF NORTH AMERICA Hq Sightseers Negotiation of an improved seniority system which will provide greater job security and steadier employment for more than 800 railroad marine deckhands in the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union is a major objective of current contact talks with seven East Coast rail­ roads. In addition to the job"* ' security demand, the SIU rail­ road deckhands are seeking increased wages and expanded welfare and vacation benefits. Railroads involved are the Penn­ sylvania, NY Central, B & O, New Haven, NY Dock, Bush Ter­ minal and Brooklyn Eastern Dis­ trict Terminal. On the wage issue, the nego­ tiators for the deckhands' group WC Boatmen Key SIU Unit When a ship docks in a West Coast port, the chances are over­ whelming that it will be handled by one of the tugs under contract to the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, one of the many affil­ iates of the SIU of North America. The IBU has under contract ap­ proximately 50 tug, barge,- ferry and sand and gravel companies up and down the coast from Ketchiliian, Alaska, south to San Diego, California. Its members also man coastwise tugs and barges running between the various Pacific Coast ports. The headquarters of the union which is headed by Capt. John Fox, a vice-president of the SIU of NA, are in Seattle, with regional divi­ sions in Puget Sound; Alaska; Co­ lumbia River (Portland); San Fran­ cisco; San Pedro and San Diego. Working closely with the SIU Pacific District, the IBU has been a key factor in the progress of West Coast maritipie. have presented demands calling be able to retain and add to his for a flat 55-cent hourly increase. pension credits. Assisting the railroad marine In addition, wage increases re­ sulting from the cost-of-living pro­ deckhands in their drive for bet­ vision in the existing agreement ter seniority is the fact that a would be frozen into the new wage system similar to this is already scale. in effect among SIU tugworkefs On the seniority issue, the Un­ on the Great Lakes and was re­ ion is seeking a system that would cently won by SIU boatmen in the protect a deckhand's job with his Gulf and on 'the Misissippi River own railroad, and at the same as well. Other demands submitted by the nme give him first call on any open jobs on the other roads. At SIU railroad deckhands are for present, experienced deckhands four additional holidays per year, from one railroad may be fur- broader vaciltion and sick leave loughed off the job for lack of benefits, the addition of death ben­ work, while another railroaiT may efits for deckhSifds, and a new be hiring outsiders and newcom­ cost-of-living provision. , Grievance Board Set Up ers off the street. The deckhands have already Seniority Now Limited scored in one area, with the failThat is because under the pres­ roads agreeing to form a New ent seniority system, each man York Harj)or Marine Board of Ad­ has seniority on his own railroad justment, consisting of two com­ only. That leaves the railroads pany and two Union representa­ free to hire men who have. not tives. This Board would be em­ previously worked in the industry. powered lo handle all grievances This is done although there usually in the harbor with the Union re­ are men available for these jobs serving the right to refer disputes who are on furlough from one of to the National Adjustment Bpard the other railroads. in Chicago if so desired. The es­ At the same time, such a systeni tablishment of a Harbor Board would keep outsiders from diluting will save the Union thousands of the seniority of the regular deck­ dollars previously spent fn rer hands. , ferring every dispute tO the Chir If the Union is successful in its cago^oard. Handiinr Negotiations negotiations, fach unlicensed deckhand would continue to have Handling the negotiations for his present seniority - on his own the unlicensed deckhands are coroad. He would also have a crack chairmen G. P. McGinty and Wal­ at open jobs on all the other roads. ter Mielnicki. Claude Simmons, In this way, he could continue to vice-president in charge of con­ retain seniority on his own road tracts for the SIU, is assisting in after being temporarily furloughed the talks at the request of the' from his original Job, and would deckhand negotiators. SIU Tug is 4th of July Race Winner in Detroit it":" f.?-. iS:; rv ; Eil Winner of this year's 4th of July tugboat race in the Detroit River was the SiU-affiliated Superior, of the Great Lakes Towing Co. In front, holding trophy, are Business - Agent Max Tobin (in cap) and Grand President Gus Wolf, of Tug WorkersVAssocia­ tion. Others (1-r are. Alex Dolsen, deck hand; Gus Lindquist, engineer; Merl Dickehs, oiler; Bill Grogal> oiler; Floyd Yon, scowman, and Gordon Fucher, engineer. ; At SIU Hq with daughter Kathleen Anne, is tugboat mate James P. Waters. Jim's with New York Docks Railroad. Phi la,T ug PacH Win Pay Gains PHILADELPHIA Three inland water ways companies under contract to the SIU here have been signed to new con«. tracts. The C. G. Willis company, which operates five tugs and a motor cargo vessel on the coast­ wise run, signed a two-year agree­ ment retroactive to January 1 call­ ing for wage increases, improved travel allowances and a schedula of room and board benefits when men are detained ashore outside their home port. Approximately 70 men are covered by the agreement. Joins Welfare Plan On thg Chester Ferries, deck­ hands won a 13 cents-an-hour pack­ age effective January 1 and July 1. The company agreed to participate in the SIU deep sea Welfare Plan, effective July 1, with a .consider­ able increase in per-man Welfare Plan contributiohs accordingly. Ferry captains, formerly outside the contract, were. brought under the agreement; The Wilson Line, which operates excursion vessefs in Boston, New York and Baltimore, agreed to ,a three year contract as of l^rch 1, 1960. The agreement provides for $20 per month increases each year of the contract, making $60 a month in all. The same agreement was reached with Wilson Line of Washington, DC, effective July 16, 1960. Seniority, Pay Gains Won By Gulf Boatmen • i 7^: •V -.11 J fl - V 4 1 VJ NEW' ORLEANS—By an overwhelming majority, some 300 SIU boatmen in the Gulf area have approved a new threeyear contract calling for one of the finest job security pro­ grams in the harbor industry. The neyr contract also calls than 1,000 barges involved in the for wage increases of $20 per transport of general cargo, start month, fringe benefits amounting to an additional $20 per month, and three additional paid holidays not previously included. JoW Security^^ System The highlight of the agreement was the successful negotiation of job security clause, which in­ cludes a seniority system patterned after that of the SIU deep sba agreements. As a result, boatmen with long service in the Industry will get preference oh hiring anh be protected against" the inroads of newcomers and outsiders. An hppeals board of four SIU and four management members will admin­ ister the system. The new agreement covers the employees of Dixie Carriers, GulfCanal Lines and Qoyle Lines, op­ erators of more than 25 tugs and pushboats in Uie waters- of Ala­ bama, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida, as well as upstream on the Mississippi arid Ohio Rivers as far north as Pittsburgh and Chicago. Base wages for deckhahds oh these'boats, which h(i|idle more at $17.78 per day for deckhands. Houston Firm Signs Previously the SIU had signed a new agreement for the G&H Towing Company of Houston in which that company's boatmen bad been, brought under the protec­ tion of the deep sea Welfare Plan as well as a job seicurity program on the deCpf 8e.a pattern. The G&H men also got a fiye pei^cent acrosstbp-hn»rd wage increase; The aotivities of the various inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of .boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and^ in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and supplemeht such shipping Jn con­ fined waters, and their activitin concern all seafaring trades. '-(1 i '•"il h- r-^l M �'.^"y ftfr tf. 1N« SEAFARERS lr>^ r<' L«I4 t* l-'v •. ! 111 Pac« Nina LOG Neivs of Sro INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION 11 :§• fi'. I' t In I t fcY.- '*•! r> » • Discussing pact on tug Carolyn are (top 1. to r.) Wm. Loesch, John Ward, Medford Hall, Captain Brown and Union rep Ray Herold. Father-son team of skippers Adam Krause Sr. and Jr. pose on tug Kings Point (below). f' * Baitintore Harbor i /\ . '>)«' "1/ •f i •ij' ft.' One of the nation's largest and most active ports, Baltimore do* pends upon SlU men on harbor and inland waterways craft in the port to hand e its harbor traffic. SlU Boatmen crew tugs of the five major tug fleets servicing Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay area. They berth an Siitlmated 500 ships of all nations every month in addition to assisting vessels which run aground and hauling barges and scows. Pictured hero are a few of the port's boatmen on and off their boats. t >, / ' i •» i:> «-i» Another father-son team, Melvin and John llton, have 68 years' time between them. Skipper James Bromweli of tug Kings Point Cr^members of the Port Welcome wave from bow of excursion vessel. They are a. to r.) W. T. Hunton, C. Jason, I. Levin. "Sam", C. W. Phillips. •^1 Presiding at meeting are (1. to r.) Ted Nohler, :-John Blanchfield. John Hamilton.- Liberian tanker Triton needed a tug off Wagner's Point. Out-went the SlU-manned Curtis Bay tug J. P. Pulliam to push the big fellow around. Triton was formed registered under American flag. �-jy Y".- JUy M. IMt SEAFARERS taC News of SIU GREAT LAKES UNION ,I •i -d>j f] ( OP THE SIU ATLANTIC, 6ULP. LAKES AND IN L A ND WATER S D I S TR I C T V, V,' Spotlight On. • • f'J Seafarer Earl Brewer SIU member Earl Brewer is a sailor wise eaa pr<«dly tay he has •ailed on some of the Qneeas of the Great Lakes, the now atioet D&C boats. >• As he remembers, the Detroit afrd come off watch and had 'finished Cleveland Navigation Company was breakfast when a tremendous jar divided into divisions with one line shook the boat The bow of the City of Cleve­ running from Detroit to Cleveland, another from Detroit to BufiFalo, land HI had been rammed through and an upshore division that sailed by the Norwegian freighter Havenjell. One passenger was killed to Mackinac Island. instantly and four others died later Earl recalls that in the early in a hospital. One of the passen^ days of the D&C you had to go gers was flung overboard and had through an employment agent if to -be dug out of the debris. Earl you wanted a job. This was be­ recounts that it was short fore the SIU was even in exist­ of a miracle that onenothing of the boats ence. The employment agent kept sink or that more people a book of rules and if yon had too didn't weren't hurt many marks Sad Mcunent against your One of the saddest moments of name you his life was when the last of the couldn't get a D&C boats was destroyed. The job. Seamen boats were old and the cost of were fired for making them seaworthy was pro­ breacking such hibitive—so they were burned. rules as no pro­ For the past' three sailing sea­ fane language sons Earl Brewer has been a aboard ship, no wheelsman for .one of the Bob-Lo smoking on duty, excursion boats, the Columbia. no card playing Brewer or having a reputation of "fre­ quenting saloons where liquor is •old." 4,*'i •' - I f' (I The battered City of Cleveland IH Is shown here after being ranuned in the fog by the Norwegian freighter Ravenjell at Harbor Beach Light near Port Sanilac on June 26, 1950. Seafarer Earl Brewer aboard the D&C boat when the collision occurr^ Five, persons were killed and scores injured in this tragic Great Lakes accident. Voting In Favor Of SIU Pays Oft In Job Security For Lakes Crews In 1920 Earl sailed on his first D&C boat, the Eastern, as a watch­ man. The Eastern carried passen­ gers, mail and freight to and from Cleveland. It was then the D&C was jokingly referred to as the Great Lakes seamen who ¥oted for the SIU in recent representation elections are learning that their votes bun frog fleet. Each D&C boat had a picture of a huge bull frog are paying off fm* them, esq^edaily in terms of solid and concrete job protection through the SIU Job Secu­ painted on the side of the bow. rity l^ogram. Inside the Eastern there was a Steinbrenner seamen voted Union and other basic features In Support SIU Fight big plaster-of-paris bull frog that The unlicensed seamen The 120 for the SIU, 7 for "nonunion" all contracts. The interim agree­ always stood a different way than of Steinbrenner (Kinsman and 5 for the Lake Sailors Union ment also provides for negotiations On Ohio lipbioss S which the boat was sailing. Because (Ind.). Pioneer voted 213 for the to take place on the matter oi of this the bull frog was always Transit Company), for in­ SIU and 94 for "no union," and working rules. AH ot these were OLiEV ET<ANu — SIU ddoriding backwards. stance, are now under the full Buckeye voted 77 for the SIU and promised during the t^ahizing gates and 1,883 other delegates This was also the time when all protection of the SIlTs job se­ 18 for "no union." eampidgn. representing 770 locals 69 the gasoline was drained out of the curity program and Great Tfae^ext step. In the announced The sigBin^ of the job'security intematisnsl unions in the state passengers' cars because <d.the fire Lakes welfare plan as a result plan of the SIU, is a meeting with program and the welfare plan of Ohio have unanimously adopted hazard. , When the boat got to. of a contract signed last representative crewmembers of the the Steinbrenner Company was a Seafarers International Union Cleveland the owners were given The contract, follow­ Steinbrome^ fleet to discuss work­ hailed by Tanner as "an outstand­ res<flution calling for unemploy' back only two gallons of their gas. month. ing a series of negotiating sessions, ing rules and contract matters af­ ing example of responsible collec­ ment eonqimisstion for Ohio sea­ Earl chuckles when he tells about was signed by company vice-presi­ fecting life and work aboard ship. tive bargaining SUd good faith by men duriiig the Winter months. the many passengers who pushed., George Steinbrenner and SIU The same procedure will be fol­ both the company and the Union." The action was taken at the second their cars aboard the boat so they dent This latest development in the biennial convention of the AFLafter the signing of the con­ could get the two gallons of gas director of organization A1 Tanner. lowed tract fw the Buckeye and Pioneer SIU's riecfion record follows the dO. Negotiations are also nearing free when they got to Cleveland. fleets. SIU's sCasbn-ehding victory last Under file j^esent Ohio law, seacompletion on contracts for the Another D&C hoat that Earl In the contract dgnlng, the December wl^n the 12-boat Reiss men employed by Ohio companies •pent much of his sailing time on Buckeye and Pioneer seamen of Steinbrenner Company agreed to fleet voted for the SIU. Union are.barred ftnr collecting unemploy­ was the Western States. It had a the Hutchinson Company. the .fall provisions of the job se­ negotiators completed a working ment iwy for time laid off from the Voted For SIU regular one-week cruise taking pas­ curity pro'gram, the welfare plan rules Sro contract for' the Reiss fourth Sunday in December to the sengers from Detroit to Mackinac Last month the unlicensed sea­ and an. Interim agreement which seammi 'on May 10, and this was fourth Sunday in March. The SIU's Island. From there it went to men of Steinbrenner, Buckeye and provides- for recognition of the ratified by aR Reiss crews. proposal would bring the law into Harbor Springs and then back to Pioneer voted by overwhelming line with that of other states, such Mackinac Island to pick up the margins for SIU representation. as Michigan, where seamen are people. The Western States com­ eligible' for benefits the year pleted its cruise by going to Mid­ around. The SIU Great Lakes Union land, Ontario, and back to Detroit, is a union of, by and for Great bi Ship Crash Lakes seamen which has made SIU Greof Lakes As for thrills. Earl has had tremendous progress in advaneplenty of them on the D&C boats. ing the security of SIU men Union Halls He was aboard the City of Cleve­ sailing under Its banner. One HBADQUABTSBS STEWARD TOTAL DECK ENGINE PORT land III when it was hit by a for­ of its greatest aceompUshments isms W. UOerton, Biver Rous* 18, Wch. Vinewood 3.4741 eign freighter. The boat was on is the seniority and job secnrity Alpena 7 23 10 Fred J. Faxnen, Secretary-Treaiuicr Stanley F. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treas. a run in Lake Michigan picking system which gives Lakes men 40 7 17 16 AtPENA...... 137 River St. up Chamber of Conunerce officials protection under the seasonal Buffalo Horman JoUcoew, Asent. -ISmwood 4-3618 when it ran into heavy fog. The shipping set-np. Once confined Chicago 28 1 11 16 BUFFALO, NY. 98 N. Pearl St. radar broke down and the boat to Inland waters, activities of Address mall to: 890 Main St. GRant 3728 •ailed in circles before the fog SIU men on the Lakes now have Cleveland 71 11 39 21 CHICAGO 0383 Ewlnf Ave. lifted. This was only the prelude greater sfgnifkance with the South .CUeaxoi lU. 187 50 83 54 to the trouble the boat was to opening of the Seaway and its Detroit . SAglnaw 14)733 encounter. . CLEVEZ.AND... ^. .1«0 W. use by fanndreds. at deep sea Dulutb , 76 13 38 25 Stanley Wares, Amat HAin Again at Harbor Beach Light ships. The Lakes have become DVI.CTH .......aa W. and St. near Port Sanilac they ran into America's fourth seacoast and Frankfcnrt 51 19 17 15 Matt AnttOa. AssBt....ltAndol8h 3^10 dense fog. The City of Cleveland's developments there are of in­ FBANKFOar. Mich........ am Bbin St. 31 6 9 16 fog horn was soun^ng three blasts creasing interest to all men in Toledo Address HaU to: ^O. Box 387 Glen Bcaucoehr Afent mdln 7-2441 per minute when Earl said he the SIU family of onions. 114 524 175 ' 235 TOTAL TOLBDO ..130 Summli St. heard a long whistle. He had just CHerry 8-3431 Great Lakes Shipping June 3^-Jiily 1,1960 • < (• 4' A- �laiy M. UM SEAFARERS Par* EJevMi LOG News of SIU GREAT LAKES UNION •i'l -M •fti On The Co With Bob-Lo 'i; John Biggerstaff is lookout on SS Columbia. Behind him (1-r) are Captain L. Beattie, wheelsman Paul Boldon and first mate Six Nietzler. 1} i'. - ir' .r" e, k'- ^• Columbia's steward gang includes (1-r) steward Barney Gogolewski, dishwasher Irving Shultz, waiter Henry Trainor,^nd cook Henry Howard, waiter Wayne Hardon. What does it take to' be a sailor on the SlU-contracted Bob-Lo boats? Well, it takes a special kind of seaman — one who can cope with hundreds of screaming xind shoving pas­ sengers each day, and still smile. It takes much more than just being a good sailorit takes a knack for understanding people. And espe­ cially during the school children cruises it takes a little child psychology. You have to know when to be stern and when to be gentle. When the kids start throwing chairs overboard — then is the time to be stern. But when two small chil­ dren are lost and holding each others' hands for dear life — then is the time to be gentle. On the daily pleasure cruises the SS Columbia and SS St. Claire (Browning) take to Bob-Lo Island, it takes a real seaman. He's just as salty as his brothers on the Lakes freighters — yet he's something extra. He's a mother, father, policeman and friend to the thousands of people who ride his boats each season. He's a meticulous housekeeper making sure his boat is always clean. He's a- master wheelsman navigating the narrow channel and docking his boot twice every two hours. He's everything o good SIU seaman should be—and a little more. He's Captain Bob-Lo to every kid aboard. .;i! !' �Wt» Twclvs SEAFARERS Mr LO& MM MEDICAL and SAFETY i'\ New Safety Poster Contest Launched By Joe Algina Director, Seafarers Safety Departmet M' ti-' • w !v, Ursre EarfY Health Exam Renewal The Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan urges Seafarers whose clinic cards are expiring to get them renewed fat advance and not wait until the last minute. This is particularly true fat cases where a man has just paid' off a ship and expects to be ashore awhile. If the examination at the SIU clfaiic is taken imme­ diately, then if there is any need for medical treatment it can be obtained through PHS without having to delay ship­ ping out. It is not necessary to wait until the year is up to ge^ the clinic card renewed at the SIU health centers. This can be done as much as two months in advance of the expiration date. Safety aboard ship, the same as anywhere else, is a matter «f training and experience. By means of education and consant repetition, everyone develops that ectra little bit of caution necessary to get any job-* done safely. Training helps over­ ment Safety. Seafarers hi any de­ come some of the many built-in partment can submit as many origi­ hazards on a ship at sea by provid­ nal entries as they want on any ing the reminder that there's al­ subject. Thus, a cook or oiler may ways a safe way and an unsafe have a prize-winning idea on how way to do the job. an AB can do a particular job It's for this reason, plus the lack safely, or vice versa. of enough suitable poster material "general" category will take for shipboard safety training, that in The those for safe living and the Safety Department has just working items on the ships that cover launched its own Safety Poster all such as how to Contest. All SIU men can com­ movedepartments, up and down. ladders, proper pete for the series of prizes of­ lifting of heavy objects or how to fered and have a chance to design safely board or leave the vessel via the safety reminders they think the gangway or pilot ladder. Such are needed aboard ship. reminders displayed in prominent Open to any Seafarer eligible locations can help make every ves­ for. SIU Welfare Plan benefits, sel a safe "no-accident" ship for the contest covers four separate the benefit of all Seafarers. subjects: (I) General Shipboard Safety, (2) Deck Department In order to make full participaDiscussions are now underway Safety (3) Engine Department lion possible for all those wishing Safety and (4) Steward Depart- to enter, the final date for all en­ between the Safety Department tries will be December 31, 1960. of the SIU Welfare Plan and of­ A fully-equipped Polaroid flash ficials of the Atomic Energy Com­ Camera will be given as the contest mission on necessary precautions grand prize for the best poster. In aboard ship for handling radioac­ addition, four transistor radios will tive materials in the event of leak­ be awarded as first prizes and'four age, breakage or accidents o£ any subject groups. There will be only kind. one prize given to any one indi­ The July Issue ot the "Safety vidual, however. Line," publication of the Safety An entries sltoiiU be submitted Department, noted one such meet­ Medical examinations of SIU wMh a return address to: Safety ing held in Washington with of­ members and their dependents at Department, Seafarers Welfare ficials of the AEC's License Safety all clinics operated by the Medi­ Plan, 11 Broadway, New York 4, Branch and indicated others WQuId cal Department of the Seafarers New York, before January 1, 1961. follow. One of the major problems Welfare plan totaled 27,093 as of There's no limit oh the size or concerns the failure of existing June of this year. number of entries that can be en­ regulations to clearly specify what A total of 24,099 seamen re­ tered, and any material suitable to do whea accidents* occur fat or ceived medical examinations in for postCT reproduction In black about radioactive materials carried the New York, Baltimore, New Or­ and white or color can be used. as c«-go aboard ships at sea. leans, Mobile and Houston clinics, No one has to be a Rembrandt Questions of necessary emerg­ and 2,998 women and children to enter, so everyone is urged to ency procedures, special training dependents of seamra were given try his hand on a poster in peqcil, and detective devkes that may be meilical examinations in those ink, crayon, watercolor or what­ needed aboard such vessels are to ports since the beginning of the ever dse is available. Safety really be explored at future meetings program. IS everybo^'g job! with AEC • personneL - Study Safe Handling Of Atom Cargo SIU Clinics Check Up On 27,000 Preventive Work Vital For Health By Joseph P. Logiie, MD Mediedl Dirccter, Seafarers Weltoe Flan The importance of preventive medicine as practiced by the SIU Welfare Plan's Medical Department and other group plans can never be overstated. Time and time again^ the value of the Health Center pro-"^ gram hss been amply demon­ portant function in checkmating a strated for Seafarers, their fam­ problem befmre it could no longer be controlled. ilies sitd the industry. Proper The Health Centers, of course, diagnosis and methods for detect­ do not serve only Seafarers. Their ing disease and its potential In the purpose, under the Welfare Plan, early stages can produce dividends is to protect each man's depend­ for aU. ents the same as the breadwinner b Mo fleld ef tabcreekMis himself through periodic examfaiap alone, as far as seamen are con­ tions and check-ups. Where ad­ cerned, the disease appears to vanced or incipient conditions are have been drastically checked and detected, SIU wives and children controlled by early detection and are advised to seek treatment as proper treatment thereafter at the promptly as necessaty through appropriate medical facilities. This their own doctors or other treat­ is a . significant accomplishment, ment facilities available. The main and one from which *we can all object of the dependents' program, as in all forms of preventive medi­ take hope for the future. b still another area where a cine, is to provide the means serious medical problem exists, through-which illness or disability the SIU Health Center In New of any kind can be detected in its York has found that one out of early stages. A Tfa» to the Health Center or every six seamen examined are overweight 15 percent or more to any doetwr idiould be a matter above what is considered their nor­ of annual routine. Anyone who mal weight Proper diet and em­ waits until a disability sets In be­ phasis en different types of food fore visiting the doctor i« sub­ and physical activity should re­ jecting himself to serious abuse. duce this proportion within a mat­ The human body is a magnifleent ter of time. Excess weight can be machine but, like any man-made very serious when coupled with instrument, it requires proper other medical eonditiona such as maintenance, rest and care. Thoso a heart deficiency of any kind. For who abuse it by Improper or in­ this reason, overweight conditions adequate care are playing a dangei^ are checked carefully during our ous game In which they are the biggest losers. examinations. StaOmiy, regriar tmSaaSmaUtm have detected a one out of six in­ cidence of (defective vision .among I the seamen examined at the Cen­ ters. Th«e defects, with varying degrees oi seriousness, have been checked, reduced or eliminated through proper eye cafe and the Welfare Plan's free eye^ass pro­ gram for Seafarers. Here again preventive medicine served an im­ Xdl it t« tlie liog! Cover Up Those Toes! J Tliere ore enough hcaards woritmg oround o ship in terms of foiling objects—boxesi fools, whot-hove-you—to mob the prudent Seoforer take precoutions such os weoring heovy work shoes ond work gloves. Light­ weight or open-toed shoes ore fine for gofng oshore, or o day at the beach, but they ore o kozord on boord ship. Even wolking around decks is dongerous with this kind of footgeor. Keep the toes covered and yam ovotd o poinfiil ond disobling Occident. - ' 1 An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship �M. 1M» BEAFARERM LOG SOCIAL SECURITY • FOOD and SHIP SANITATION Insicte Track On Food Plan Food Plan Goals Produce Results •J By Cliff Wilson Technical Directcnr, Pl^ of the A&G Contract Companies Operations under the Plan of the Atlantic and Gulf Con­ tract Companies since its inception about 13 months ago' in­ dicates great strides in upgrading the generally good feeding on SlU-contracted Vessels.^ —— Better known as tha Food ventilation hazards, understoring Plan or, simply, PAG, this of some items and overstoring of Members of the remk-and^ile Stewords Coirunittee elected at the lost SlU headquarters membership meeting get a few pointers on the A&G Companies' Food and Sanitation Plan from Cliff Wilson (right). Seafarers on committee (l-r) are Nicolas Nomikos, Waiter Marcus, Enrique R. Rosodo, Rich­ ard H. Simpson and Walter C. Patterson, (chairman). They are recommending proposals on revising steward department upgrading, certification and training procedures for membership adoption. program Is dedicated to two ba­ sic objectives: (1) Improving feed­ ing; (2) Eliminating waste. Each of these items is strongly linked with the other; success in one area means success in both. Good Feeding Important Good feeding is of prime impor­ tance to every sailw because tas­ tily prepared, balanced meals us­ ually mean a contented crew at sea where mealtime is one of the few available diversions. "Is she a good feeder?" is often the first question asked by a new crewman hoarding a ship because the experi­ enced band can take almost any­ thing from the seas and elements when he has a good meal under his belt In seeking better feeding and eliminating waste, PAG consul­ tants visit an average' of 120-130 SlU-contracted ships while they're in port each month. They try to assist the stewards and their de­ partments in reducing sanitary and Battle Due On Mekiical Care For Aged By Joseph Vol^n, Director, Seafarers Department of Sociay Securty Next month will formally mark the 25th anniversary of Social Security in the United States. This Federal program was signed into law on August 14, 1935 and has been changed and broadened many times since then. A few days from now, when Congress reconvenes following the national political party conventions, Social Security will again he the focal point for a major legislative hattle.t could accept what would then surance to Insure the over-65 The debate this time will be dtizens. Medical ears for the aged has amount to charity. Some states, group. But where the cost of pri­ over a medical care program been debated back and forth since more subject to pressure by local vate insurance is low, the benefits for the aged. Many of the same elements that fought unsuccess­ fully against the welfare legisla­ tion of the leSO'i will again be arrayed against proposals to link health care for the aged to-the fiocial Security System. Labor Determined The labor movement and other forces in Congress and throughout the nation are equally determined. No one wants to see the same, haphazard system as now exists in BO different states on Unemploy­ ment Compensation applied to what should be a uniform federal medical care prdgram for older Prove Eiigiliiiity For Hospital S N L Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry »hb them Hieir Union book plus proof of eiigibility for SlU benefits; namely, a record that they have at least 80 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer Is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS Institution, he should contact the Union immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless It is noti-' fled in advance. j,-. 1957. Since 1960 Is as presidentialelection year and the issue is a popular one, some type of pro­ gram is expected to become law this year. However, the question of emphasis is important. The pro­ gram should be built on the prov­ en, sound principle of social in­ surance, under which a worker by regular pasmients based on earn­ ings during bis working years— through contributions to the Social Security System — Insures his health benefits when he retires. Opponents favor the so-called "voluntary" approach through Fed­ eral grants to the states and ad­ ministered by the states with vari­ ous strings attached. One of these gimmicks would require applicants to take a pauper's oath so tfaqr opposition Interests, might never get around to passing appropriate legislation. The oldtimers needing medical care would just have to sit around and wait. Fortunately for SIU men, those who are ret^d on the disabilitypension benefit receive the contlnused protection of the family hos­ pital^ and surgical benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Other unions have similar provisions for their retired members. But the overwhelming majority of retired Americans have no such protection other than what they might be able to afford to buy, If they can get it in the Insurance market. While costs of medical care sky­ rocket, some have also suggested using private, commercial health in- are lower. Where benefits are ade­ quate. the cost is too high for peo­ ple of limited retirement incomes. Besides, as the SlU and^ther un­ ions right in New York have re­ ported, group medical insurance costs have become so high that even many workers, for whom these plans were designed, no longer can afford them. The answer to the problems of the aged right now Is a system of Federal insurance via Social Se­ curity where those who will ulti­ mately derive the benefits pay their own way. others so that spoilage is mini­ mized. Food beefs by the crew and beefs in Hie galley are checked out to see what can be done to make the next trip a smooth one for all concerned. Generally, these are the major findings, though they do not apply to any or all ships across the board: Sanitation Stressed Messhalls and pantries are us­ ually in good order and are kept painted and sanitary. Galley con­ ditions are generally good, but some need painting, a minor range repair or adjustment of galley blowers or ventilation systems. The problem of keeping unauthor­ ized people out of the galley is a constant one harassing the stew­ ard department. A frequent source of spoilage, reflected in high food poundage consumption, is higher than nor­ mal temperatures in refrigerated spaces, which aids deterioration. Sometimes voyage stores are brought aboard before these boxes are repaired and rapidly become spoiled in the same manner as be­ fore. Checking Waste Waste • is evident aboard ships where the companies still use No. 10 tins of table fruits and vege­ tables instead of smaller sizes. The same exists in the use of 100pound bags of rice, beans and dry peas which are not only difficult to heft around but also inevitably mean waste because of their bulk. In addition, some 'dry storerooms have little or no ventilation. Th« companies have been urged to in­ stall a small electric fan in these rooms since hot, humid, moist and still air will assist in'the hatching or multiplication of weevils. Proper control of keys, and adequate lock­ ing devices are also vital in these storerooms. Despite these isolated problems on SIU vessels, cooperation with the PAG by the companies and the shipboard personnel plus the more receptive attltrlde Is producing results. More Operators Improve Shipboard Steak Quality More and mor« Seafarers are enjoying better-grade steaks these days as a result of the A&G Food Plan's feeding im­ provement program. Twenty-three more siu--^ Aggregates, DeBardeleben, contracted operators have tion Elam, Epiphany, Fenway, Globe. agreed to store "good" grade Isthmian, Lion, Marine Carriers, In the hospital? Cfill Sni HoU immeeliafelyl .i i: . . , •..-.V - . steak meats Instead of the "c«nmerical" grade previously carried. Beet graded "good" by the US De­ partment of Agriculture is far supwior to the "commercial" grade product. The 23 latest companies are In addition to 24 others announced earlier as participants in the steak upgrading program. A listing of the ^-crnpanies now storing "good" grade beef includes the following: Albatross, Alcoa, Atlantic, Bloomfield, Bull Line, Calmar, Colonial, Consolidated Mariners. Construc­ «• Marine Tankers, Metro Petroleum, Mississippi, National Transporta­ tion, New England Industries. Also, Oceanic Petroleum, Olym­ pic, Ore, Overseas Oil, Pan Ameri­ can, Penn Marine, Penn Naviga­ tion, Penn Tankers, Penntrans, Petrol Shipping, Ponce, Robin Line, Rye Marine, Sea-Land, Seatrain, Sea Transport, Tankers and •Tramps, Texas City Refining, Transeastern, Transocean Petro­ leum, Tramp Shipping, US Tankers, Valentine Chemical, Victory Car­ riers and Waterroan, •, , , 1 • '•;-J. ... 4 • I' �r^-' • ••[': Fat* FoartecB SEAFARERS ^.••.; . , . ;':V„.'"'.; -y,^^"".' ;•• H'"- '., :, .'i';',." L'. . • r,' ^•ly LOG Runaways' Quick Switches Seek To Evade Unions 's .-' ' IHt ' Question: What are the most unusual loads you've eaten aboard ship? What are your favorites? Runaway shipowners are continuing their complicated maneuvers-to avoid the possibil­ Joseph Savoca, bosun: Well, we Glenn Lawson, AB: I found that ity of their crews being organized by the International Maritime Workers Union. The got fried oysters and shrimp cock­ the variety of fresh fruits, vege­ tables, fresh Oys­ tail quite fre­ latest sampling of transfer devices shows the following complex switches by the Niarchos ters and other quently on Delta interests: fresh items Line ships. And A T-2 tanker, the World Treaty, was previously under the Liberian flag, owned by a Liberian cor­ poration which was, in turn, con­ trolled by US citizens. Technical­ ly then, the vessel would be sub­ ject to IMWU organizing activi­ ties. The ship was switched to an­ other Liberian corporation, this one allegedly alien-controlled, and then transferred to the Greek flag —all with the approval of the Mar­ itime Administration. The new allegedly alien-controlled owners of the World Treaty, the Achilles Shipping Company, and a second company in the Niar­ chos stable, the Statel Cia de yap- ores, owners of record of the tank­ er World Toil, are making an agreement with the-Maritime Ad­ ministration to be bound by the terms of the US foreign transfer policy. The Panamanian corporation, als'b allegedly alien-owned, has agreed that its ship, the World Toil, will be under the "contract­ ual control" of thC" United States. Actually, the principal stock­ holder of record of both ships and companies is Niarchos. Obviously, the motive here is to evade union organizing by switch­ ing a citizen-owned ship to an alien corporation and the Greek flag, while at the same time, plac­ ing another alien-owned ship un­ der US "effective control." International maritime union policy, as agreed to under the In­ ternational Transportworkers" Fed­ eration, is that unions from the countries exercising ownership or control over a vessel have the right to organize the vessel, no matter where she is registered—hence the complicated switches of ownership. The Maritime Administration can then argue it is retaining "ef­ fective control" over a specific number of ships while letting others go to Greek registry as a haven from unlops. President's Pre-Balloting Report (The following is the text of the president's pre-halloting report as submitted to mem­ bership meetings of July in all STU constitutional ports!) Your President, also recommends, pursuant to Under the Constitution of our Union, the Seafarers International Union of North Article- X, Section 1 (E), and Article XIII, Section America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland 4 (E) of the Union's Constitution,'the depository to Waters District, Article X, Section 1 (E), the Presi­ dent shall submit a pre-balloting report at the regular meeting in July of every election year. The Constitution of our Union also calls for seven (7) constitutional ports of the Union, which are: New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. As your President, in consultation along with the Executive Board of the Union, a careful ap­ praisal has been made as to what -we feel will be the needs of the organization in all the constitu­ tional ports, including the Port of New York and Headquarters, for the coming term of office of the officers and other elected representatives of our Union. Since the Constitution provides for seven (7) constitutional ports, it was felt that it was ad­ visable to place on the ballot the elective jobs of those ports. Where necessary, the personnel for other thatn the constitutional ports may be assigned as needed from those constitutional ports, where pos­ sible. As the membership is aware, it is necessary for the Union to keep abreast of the changes in the shifting of the job requirements of the com­ panies with whom we have contracts, as well as in being prepared to meet the opportunities for expansion through the means of organizing. This will enable the Union to maintain maximum serv­ ices to the membership, and to meet the needs of the organization resulting from the changing char­ acter of the industry. As a result of the foregoing, it is the recom­ mendation of your President, in this, the preballoting report, required under Article X, Section 1 (E) of our Constitution, that the following offices be placed on the next referendum ballot of theUnion for the election of the officers and other elected representatives of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District: Headquarters I' s - - Ir' 1 - J 1 1 1 1 1 3 Ifrs" iP, - President Executive Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Vicg-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement Vice-President in. Charge, of the Atlantic Coast Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters Headquarters Representatives New York 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen Philadelphia 1 Agent 4 Joint Patrolmen 1 Agent 2 Joint Patfolmen ii>v- Mobile 1 Agent 10 Joint Patrolmen Baltimoro 1 Agent 4 Joint -Patrolmen New Orleans Houston 1 Agent 2 Joint Patrolmen Detroit 2-Agent which the Polls Committees shall deliver, or mail, be certified or registered mail, the ballots after the close of each day's voting in the coming Union election, be as follows: Mr. Harold Bach, Executive Vice-President Commercial Bank of North America 1400 Broadway New York City, New York' It will be the function of the depository to re­ ceive all the envelopes delivered, or mailed in, as aforesaid, to safeguard them properly in the bank, and to surrender them only to the duly authorized Union tallying committee, in ^accordance with Article XIII, Section 5 (D) of our Union Constitu­ tion, on or about the first business day in January, 1961. Proof of authorization shall be a certification by the Vice-President in Charge of the Minutes, Claude Simmons. The Union tallying committee shall be authorized to sign a receipt -for the said envelopes. The depository shall be requested to certify that all the envelopes received by the de­ pository have been properly safeguarded, have been surrendered only to the said tallying com­ mittee, and that no one, other than appropriate bank personnel, have had access to them. The polls committee is especially urged to in­ sure that, whether delivered or mailed, the en­ velopes are properly addressed, properly stamped if mailed, and certified as per the Constitution. It is the further recommendation of your Presi­ dent that, in addition to the regular constitutional requirements, each candidate for office be re­ quested to furnish a regulation passport picture of recent taking as wejl as a statement of not more than one hundred (100) words, giving a brief sum­ mary of his Union record and activities, such pic­ ture and statement to be run in the Seafarers Log just prior to the commencement of voting. This is to be done in accordance with previous mem­ bership action to familiarize the membership with the names, faces, and records of all candidates for office. As provided for in Article XIII, Section 1, nom­ inations open on July 15, 1960 and close August 15, 1960. All documents required for eligibility of candidates for Union office must reach Head­ quarters no earlier than July 15th, 1960 and no later than August 15, 1960. . Your President wishes to point out that this preballoting report provides for one of the largest number of elective posts to be placed on the ballot since the inception of the Unioq, It is strongly recommended that the maximum number of quali­ fied members, who feel they can be of assistance to the Union in an official capacity, should submit their credentials. In this connection, the member­ ship is reminded that the Secretary-Treasurer, A1 Kerr, is available to assist them in properly filing their credentials for nomination to Union Office, if they desire such assistance. Fraternally siibmitted, ...4 Paul Hall, President . some Waterman vessels I've been on served Eskimo pie —^ a frozen dessert which is quickly heated and then covered with a chocolate topping. Best I've ever had. Again, certain other Waterman ships used to serve pizza to the crew. I think this goes over pretty big, too. t $ 4 Stanley Rowe, AB: I like to sam­ ple foreign fruits from foreign lands — such as mangoes, pome­ granates and avacodos. They're tasty and unusu­ al. I was once on a ship in Aus' tralia and - they brought a huge crayfish aboard and served it for dinner. Very good—and just like lobster. You might say that when I'm hungry, there isn't anything I dislike. Food on these ships is very good too, I might add. served on the Seastar appealed to me greatly. And thefe was a baker on board who used genu­ ine flavoring whenever possi­ ble. This resulted in mote appeal­ ing desserts. I'd also like to men­ tion that some of the ships I've been.on served their vegetables in separate dishes—rather than mak­ ing a stew of the main course on the same plate. » » ^ Dave Van flom, wiper: My fa­ vorite food is ice cream. Also like m i li u t e steak with my eggs for breakfast. Wo get beef steak on here regularly, but I don't care too much for it because I just am not a steakloving sailor.; So you might say I am easy to please as far as food Is concerned, and I can't complain about the quality or quantity I have eaten on any ship, for that matter. . Dwight Skelton, DM: My favor­ ites are: steak (medium), hot rolls, fi-esh piq, fresh iti milk and fresh Harry Banm, OS: I guess the fruits. Speaking mos,t unusual dish served to me of fresh fruits, was pizza. But they never seem I'm a spareribs to last the whole and sauerkraut trip and conse­ man myself and quently, I' miss like the way the 'em a lot when cook aboard this the supply is ex­ ship (De Soto) hausted. I think prepares them. I the food on these SIU ships is out remember getting of this world—especially compared shrimp gumbo on to that I had to exist on during the another Waterpast two years, when I was in the- man ship and lobster tails on a Army. Robin vessel. Seafarer's Son Tops In Physical Fitness When It conies to physical achievement, Seafarer Julio Evans' 17-year-oId son, 'Angel Luis Evans, doesn't have to take a back seat to anybody. In his junior year at Eli Whitney Vocational High 4——' School', . you^ng Evans ran cai fitness contest, scoring 173 away With the school's physi- points out of a possible 200 in a series of physical exams devised by the US Marine Corps. His near­ est competitor got 115 points. The test is comparable in some respects to an Olympic decathlon competition, calling for all-around excellence in a variety of skills. Included are rope climbing, situps, push-ups, running high jump, chinning, basketball shooting and an obstacle race. EVans ranked number one in 12 students who qualified for Marine Corps athletic certificates. The sturdily built 125-pound youngster also scored well in his schoolwork, with an average be­ tween 80 and 85 in all major sub­ jects, and won several certificates in the process, including one for machine shop achievement. He will enter his, senior year in the fall, and expects to become a machinist upon graduation. He has been a resident of the This is the physique which United States for four years, hav­ helped win Angel Luis Evans ing lived in Puerto Rico before physical fitness crown in high that. His father sails as bosun on SIUs'ships, ; sphool, ppntest. r: | �z: Mr ft. lift Vviliiiia:; BIM -r SEAFAREltS tOff FBOM THB IS Business SlU in WASHINGTON [• OHCAU4 S-liE-JCY. • u.d. STATE DEPARTMENT Waterman Substdr Case. FMB has decided that Section 605 (c) of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act does not bar It from awarding an operating-differential subsidy to Waterman on the following serv­ ices: (1) Eighteen to thirty sailings per year with cargo between U. S. North Atlantic ports and ports in continental Europe north of Portugal (not Including Baltic and Scandinavian ports); (2) One out­ bound sailing per month from North Atlantic ports cargo des­ tined to the same continental European ports; and (3) Eighteen to thirty sailings per year with cargo from Far East ports to U. S. At­ lantic and Gulf ports. U. S. Lines has filed an action in the U. S.. District' Court for the District of Columbia, asking that Court to reverse and set aside the FMB decision on the grounds that is is beyond the scope of FMB authority, arbitrary and unreasonable, and unsupported by substantial evidence in the record. The basic U. S. Lines contention is that the areas indicated are already adequately served. • ?r* -- Ever since the mass rush to the runaway flags got underway, the'SIU and other mari­ time unions have been warning of the dan­ ger to American security that was involved in relying oh these ships to carry US caroes. To coimter these union warnings, the tate Department and the nmaways came up with a label, "effective control" with v^ch they plastered over all the evils of runaway operation. The argument used was that ships were not need^ under the American flag because we can always count on the nmaways. The State Department, the Maritime Ad­ ministration and the Defense Department all turned a deaf ear to charges, that they were gambling with the nation's security. The maritime unions, time and^time again, warned the US that there was no substi­ tute for having a vigorous merchant ma­ rine, manned by American seamen, so that both ships and inen Would be on call at all times. But these obvious truths were put aside by the Government in its eagerness to appease giant oil and metals companies and enable them to ship their raw materi­ als on vessels which did not pay taxes on earnings, or American wage scales to their crews. ' Now it appears that the warnings of American maritime unions are being justi­ fied by the press of events. The Soviet Un­ ion has entered the international oil trade with a vengeance. It is determined to wrest control of oil markets from the US and other western countries. But the Eussians, while they have plenty of oil, have very few tankers. Here's where the runaways come in. If the Russians succeed, as they have in Cuba and elsewhere, in winning conh-acts to supply oil, then they, and not the Ammcan companies, will have the cargo charters to give. out. In order to keep their oil con- , . tracts they will have to assure delivery, and since they can dangle attractive terms r undoc- the noses of the nmai^ays, they un( doubtedly will wind up with many a runr^away tanker operatpc in their comer. § I • » Graee Great Lakes Operation.—Grace Line sought to discon­ tinue its service between the Great Lakes and the Caribbean, con­ tending that it is losing and will continue to lose money in the opera­ tion, and that it could profitably sell the ships involved. The FMB staff. Operating Subsidy Branch, believes the prospects are good for stabilization of rates at a compensatory level, and therefore had asked Grace to continue its present services for at least a two-year experimental period. However the Board subsequently agreed to let Grace drop the run. « * * FMB Chairman.—Secretary of Commerce Frederick H. Mueller has administered tiie oath of office to Vice-Admiral Ralph E. Wilson, retired Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, as a member of the FMB. Admiral Wilson assumed his. new post as of July 1, 1960, and it is ^ expected that he will be designated as Chairman by the President. As Chairman, he will also have the title and authority of Maritime Administratol. » * » Snli^ies. and Antomatlon.—^The war against the Maritime in­ dustry continues on all fronts. Recently, in a report known as "Project Walrus," the National Academy of Sciences recommended that the government and the maritime industry review the entire subsidy program with a. view to reducing or terminating subsidies, and making the American Maritime Industry more competitive. To that end, MA has asked Steven's Institute to make a study of the U. S. Maritime Industry in order to aid in the development of a program which would make it plausible to reduce subsidies. MA has also authorized studies of ways and means to Increase mechani­ zation and introduce automation Into the maritime industry. Experts have indicated that, by adaptation of existing automation devices. It In fact a major operator in the runaway^ would be possible to operate either a large cargo or passenger ship a crew of 3 or 4 button-pushers. Indeed, science-fiction dreamers field, Stavros Niarchos, already has a long-^ with are talking about superllners without crews operated exclusively term contract to move Russian oil on by electronic devices. Query: How do you organize electronic devices? Greek-flag ^ps, and numerous Europeanflag oi^ators are following suit. Obviously, if all of the runaway-flag ships own^ or controlled by the American oil companies and their allies, were under the American flag where they belonged, or were subject to Ammcan union contracts, then it would not be possible for the So­ viets to get enough tankers to break into the international oil trade in a big way— The fact remains that the only allegiance of a runaway tanker operator is to the char­ terer who gives him business. "Effective control" as justification for the existence of a runaway-flag fleet is simply a slogan which deludes only those Government agencies "who framed it and parrot it. t t • Pnty-Free Souvenirs? For years now, seamen have been com­ plaining about the injustice of US regula­ tions whereby American tourists can bring home hundr^ of dollars worth of souve­ nirs duty free and seamen are deprived of the same privilege. Now, for the first time, there is a chance that legislation on this issue^ay be acted on. The issues at stake here are simple. Any American traveler can go abroad, buy cam­ eras, perfumes, silks, suits, chinaware or other items and bring them back duty free as lohg as they are within the prescribed dollars and cents ceiling on duty-free al­ lowances. This can be done, and is done, year after year by passengers on ships or plane& drewmembwa^ of these same ships and planes are deni^ that privilege. It would seem only fair that they receive the same privileges in that area as all other Am&ricans, with the limitation that th^ would he eonflned to professional seamed and a calendar year basis. 0 * * Legislative Summary.—The President has signed the following bills previously passed by Congress, so that they are now law: S. 3189, P. L. 86-583, which provides that no vessel of more than 500 gross tons can engage In the .jcoastwlse trade if construction work on Its hull or superstructure is perfbrmed in shipyards outside the U. S. or its possessions: S. 2618, now P. L. 86-575, which will permit war-built vessels owned by American companies to be exchanged for mora modern and efficient war-bulit vessels in the U. S. Reserve Fleet; and S. 2481, now P. L. 86-577, giving the Interior Department power to establish a program of government mortgage insurance for fishing vessels . . . The following legislation was not passed by both houses and is therefore still pending: (1) Wage Hour Legislation; The Housa killed the Roosevelt Bill backed by labor, and adopted a substituta which would raise the minimum wage to $1.15 for those now covered, and establish a $1.00 rate Hn: an estimated 1.4 million retail em­ ployees. (2) Common-situs picketing; this bill which would have legal­ ized common-situs picketing by the building trades at construction sites, was pigeon-holed by the House Rules Committee; (3) The Housa passpd a bill providing a very inadequate program of medical cara for the aged, which is now pending before the Senate Finance Com­ mittee, and will be acted on after the recess; (4) Dirksen Bill: Thia bin would eliminate the legal compulsion for employers under the Railway Labor Act and Taft-Hartley to bargain with unions on "crea­ tion or discontinuance of positions and would authorize Courts to issue injunctions against strikes In support of demands for such bar­ gaining. t h\ n POftTO'CAU 675"- 4»<AVSMBr - l2/e »ALn7MOBP eKCJCHiOfM. -; �SEAFAItERS »•••'t., - •- •*-•• •• <-«•: i-:,- • , - ,t »••—••<••'•,'•-'SaV7^-i ,^•'•'»"•-^•i•' .•- . :•• -, .i-,,i;v'^' ; ^ :::;V • •'•'• -' * ••"''M-'V ' •' Uust bdck from a long run to the For East, crewmembers aboard the DeSoto (Water­ man) were getting in their last licks in Port Newark when these photos were token. A couple of hours later, the gong lined up for a fat payoff and several of them piled off to spend some time ashore with their fam­ ilies. The De Soto then picked up cargo down the coast before heading out for an­ other Far East run, including Yokohama and Inchon among its ports of call. I Ii Mr M, INt LOG r Seafarers ^ Is^rtfes:. Aboarcl The De Soto ^ c•v.,'TO'-.V ^ ^^•SSeisr^ ^ ' -r . J . '• Lv-.f 'til- D. L. Skeltqn, DM, totes bag of clean laundry up be Soto's gangway. Looks like a spic and span weekend coming up. , t' ' -1 III,, I •i ... 'i-y: )! Mt, -.1.- rf' • • ' -"-Til' '' " Carving "bird";in De Soto galley is night cook-baker Frank Hall. In backgroimd: 3ni CQok D.; Ai MitcheH. ' • V ty &.....4.. .'.T. .Jd • wmm& 'I.' 1 �Discussing menu preparation (L-R): chief cook Sam Merkerson and L. A. Mitchell, 3rd cook. V Checking out anchor windlass brake on focs'le of De Soto Is Joe Savoca, bosun. Brake had recently been realigned. Squaring away drill rack in De Soto work­ shop In engine room is Dave Van Home, wiper. Dave believes in neatness. ^4 -J :i f Wiper Preston Smith coils extension flight used on a little repair job in engine room. Good housekeeping pays off. •M • Pantiyman A. S. Villariza slices into juicy, ripe watermelon which^^ w^ for dessert at crew^s lunclC PTeaving a 4x4 board on De Soto are 0- to r.) F. P. Childress, AB and Harry Brown, OS. In back­ ground watching: Joe Savoca; bosun f Lawson, AB and ship's delegate, and Tom Moriarity, deck engineer. Hatches had been opened to-load cargo. •r;' -•Ji �Mr ft. im SEAFARERS tOff 't; •. News of EtdAl. FISHERMEN'S innON SlU C( OF Jj THE StU AJLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS PISTKICT OF THl SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA SlU Set For Election At PR Tuna Cannery Memorial Day Rites Heldin New Bedford ' ii i:iie SlU has been successful in organizing activities at Star Kist tuna factory in Puerto Rico, r^oirts Mrs. AndreaGomez, Vice-President of the SIU of NA. Mrs. Gomez, who represents fish and cannery workers on the International dent of a victory In any forthctnnExecutive Board, said that the ing election. Bfrs. Gomez had been invited to SIU had a significant majority of the 440 workers at Star Kist's Pu­ inspect the plant and investigate, erto Rican plant, and was confl- in behalf of SIU cannery workers, a charge that' she made—napely thid the Star Kist company had "run away" from California to Puerto Rico in ordmr to find "cheap labor." Star Kist Is schednled to begin operating Its Puerto Rican plant on WlbMINGTON—A reduc­ August 1, mid the SIU hopes to tion in the price of albacore have the plant organized shortly caused albacore fishing boat aft€r this time. owners in Southern California to Originally, the tuna canning in­ picket several canneries. dustry was centered In California, Most of the albacore fishermen but in recent years, the packers own their ou'n little boats and oc­ have set up shop in such far-flung casionally have a hired man or two areas as Samoa and Puerto Rico, partly in the hope of evading SIU assisting them with the fishing. Viulon and gwMls crowd around Memoriol Day servicos condudod at docb at Now Bedford, Iwma The albacore fishermen, who are fish cannery wage scales, workbig of scoflop industry m Amorica. TTio sorvicos wore in memory of fishermen lost ot soo. not organized have been consulting conditions and other benefits. with the SIU. Vice President Gomez reported the SIU is ready to assist them. Violation DIspntes Several disputes, due to the vi.olation of contracts, were on the verge of going to arbitration, but have been settled. Many of the dis­ putes were concerned with viola­ The New Bedford Fishermen's Union, an SIU affiliate, is tions that had been pending for tadding one of the perennial |H*oblems that plague fishennen some time, but mattem were even­ tually ironed out to the satisfaction —the matter of safety at sea. to obtain the best safe^ deof all. A meeting was hdd recent­ and vicses tor the-ships. Frosen Foods ly by the Safety Committee, Howard Nidserson, secretaryThe union is conducting ui or­ ganizing drive on several small which is composed of mem­ treasurer of the union, was elected ctf the Safety Ckunmlttec frozen-food packers, some pet food bers of the New Bedfmd Fishexw chairman and it was that meetings plants and a "by products" process­ men's Union, and tiw New Bed­ would be heldagreed mmthly, the seieing plant, and the union's member­ ford Seafood' Producers Associa­ ond Wednesday of everytm numtk ship should increase If all goes as tion- in an eNort to bnprove on the Attending the meeting also'wei^ is expected. safety practices of the fidieimen Robert Moore, r^resenting the American UnivMsal Insurance Co., and John Murray, safety direcfnr of the US Fish and WUdlife Sendee. Sixteen lliousand hungry Joim Burt, New Bedford Rdwrnm's Union, and Choplaih Gano The group drew tip a list of 18 scallop-lovmrs assembled in Landry of tha Seaman's BaHiri whaal a 13-yaar-dd organ id safety measures which they TMiontMamorial Day Servicas. Bathal was moda famous in "Moisy Didc.** New Bedford last year, and mended. Some of the measures suggested were: resurfacing of an even larger turnout is expected decks with ridd-resistant surfacing this year' for the Third Annual and CMnpanlonway ladder tread Scallop Festival, to he held and winch platforms, installation of August 12, 13 and 14. The event ladders on all scallop booms, guard will cost one dollar, with all the lines or rails on forecastle heads, scallops one can eat, cooked every bollard guards on all deck bollards, way imaginable. The festival is installation of self^inflating lifesupported by the New Bedford Members of the SlU-affiliated Alaska Fishennan's Union, rafts, use of safety hats while un­ the oldest of its kind (founded in 1902) are proud of their Fishermen's Union and the local loading and self-actuating fire scaliop-dragging industry. -welfare plan, which includes one of tha few pension plans, alama systems. Scalloping is the major actiidly if not the only one, in exist-^ of the New Bedford fishermen. ence for fishermen. plans and can'have thewame bene^ Scallops •PleBttful' Aaaoag nnlm in the SHT are fits {H-otection Utat other work­ The Union covers giU net a numbM ef gro^w of commer­ tisheitnen, men working aboard ers and The US Sei^. of Agriculture has have, even though they are a cial IliiieimMi en 'all eoasta, aa declared scallops MI its "plentiful small element as compared te cannery tenders and vessels pick­ well as shoreslde fiSh eannerles ing up fish from fishermen, plus many other worker food" list for August, national food groups., and jwoeessors. Th^ are iiH distiibutors are going to promote Tha various fishermen's uniona workers employed in canneries and Tolved JB neh wid^-ttivMUlscallops, knd an annual scallop in this industry are now working beachmen, tallymen and others. fled IteUag eperatioin as eralrecipe contest will be held to find The union's Health Welfare and towards finding a solution to the loptag, tana fidUng, saimea some new. Interesting, delicious Penshm program lib doing much to problem of protecting their legit­ fisheries, eed, haUbut and aaany way to serve them. bring the benefits of MganiZed la­ imate rights as workers, and pre­ otiiecs. Grtwve Involved Inolnde The acallops will be donated to tiM New EedfMd Fl^rmen's bor to the men. As a rule fisher­ serving' the. suppl"/ of fish. the promotion venture by the 80bt addition to this union protec­ UitiMi, Alaska FisherBiea's men have no welfare plans or tion, vessel New BedfM-d scallo^^ Neet. Alaska fisherman and dtiien othMunten protection because the Unien, tana flSh and cannery Cooking will be done by the Ex­ will recdlve financial help frma seasonal nature of thdb: work h» nnlsaM apweilng «nt cf CMlchange tlub, sponsMx of the ev»t hantyeted organizing e^rts in the tile US Govffiument which will go ibmia' peris and grenps in Sometime during the event, a new toward the purchase of newer and Brtotal Bay, Kedlak, and clae- past. YHracioui Terasaibu SwoMsy 'Miss Scallop Festival'^fM: 1960 Howeyoi!', the Alaska Fisher­ bt'tter fishihg equipment, enabling ahera In tha far pimlhwesi will be cbosen from among a bevy: foigawdi Imt yoor's ses»o|i men's Uhien has shown that Hsher- them to better compete in the •pacfflis. of cbarming young ladies. moi can have workable welfare world fish market. •I -11 • r'f 'JJU aJL. WC Canneries Are Picketed Safety Studied At New Bedtord Scallop Fesfival Due r-"-- Alaska Fishermen Proud 7 Of Their Pension Plan 1 »«' -'i �Mr Mi 19M P> rar« NlBctMa BE. ^ . •t aa •Sht C. NIWS .u •tr 'i. HIADLINEt IN REVIEW Bi6BlHOWBZ Cl/t& CFF OF CueAH9lkSAR. 35CAU9^0F, ^KD ^eiZiJl^BOFAMBeiCAM 'RFW,.. i^RJi}SHCH0^Cm09 ~ ro CVBA^ SIVB.WAPfJS . OF RUGBlAN fW^TB, '••-•It Missile Chasers in Soulh Africa !•' When fhe US fired on Atlas mis­ sile 9,000 miles, oil the way from Cape Canavaral to the waters off Sooth Africa, the SlU-monned Timber Hitch was on the spot to track the flight with its electronic gear and visually as well. Pic­ tured above is the Hitch standing off Capetown's famed Table Mountain. At left. Seafarer Joe Smith, OS, poses on deck with a model of the Atlas nose cone. The Hitch did not attempt to re­ cover the cone which splashed into the ocean about five miles from the ship. (Photos courtesy The Cope Argus, Capetown.) pR.dARBmM^, H\KlHBBNBU6hl\fE&STARiAt^fCBOBS^ U9. 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' • 4- COMPUmCONERBSe IN PARIS fiNDSNBW mcNlNESW/UBB ABLETOTNLNK,,, Shipping in the port of New York was moderate to slow during the last period, Head­ quarters Representative Bill Hall reports. The outcome for the next period is for it to "remain the same." delegates on the ships paid An agreement has been number of ordinary seamen and ment wipers are upgrading themselves off in New York were lauded by reached with Isthmian Lines to AB and FWT. Also, the lifeboat Hall for bringing in real clean on the matter of health in­ school is still going strong, and is ships. "Except for a few minor spections for men. In the past men often lost out oh jobs with Isth­ mian because the company doctor turned them down and they didn't have enough time to go to the USPHS for its final say on a "fitfor-duty" slip before - the ship sailed. The SIU and Isthmian have agreed now that when this par­ ticular situation arises in the fu­ ture, the man will he allowed to sail, but must check at the USPHS at the next port of call. If he re­ ceives an okay, he will he able to remain on the ship. If he is turned down by the USPHS, Isthmian will pay his transportation back to New York. Another innovation in the New York headquarters was made when the service counter was divided into two areas—one for dues, beefs, and registration, the other for va­ cation and welfare. It is hoped that this new plan will enable the staff to give the membership bet­ ter service. The Ocean Evelyn paid off re­ cently after a trip to the Great Lakes and on its way to Europe. SIU patrolmen wer able to collect more than 500 hours of disputed overtime for the men who had per­ formed work outside of the con­ tract. specifications. The SlU Training School is pro.gcqssihg .and an incceasingly large beefs, mostly on repairs, the ships open to all departments. The various ships and depart­ were all in fine shape," he said. Gov't Sees Overcharging On MSTS Freight Rates WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Board has issued orders for the investigation of possible collusion and price rigging by steamship companies carrying MSTS cargoes during the 1950-1956 period. ' Such a move by the Companies involved in the companies. Government could conceivably hearings that are contracted cause economic difficulties to any to the SIU and its affiliates include American-President Lines, Isth­ mian Lines, Moore-McCormack Lines,' Waterman Steamship Cor­ poration and Bloomfield Steam­ ship Co. Conspiracy Charged The FMB is looking into the pos­ sibility that a number of the com­ panies were acting jointly to "con­ trol, prevent or destroy competi,tion" in bidding for MSTS con­ tracts, and were conspiring to­ gether to keep rates high. If the Board decides that there was overcharging, the repercus­ sions could be rather serious for the ^ip operator. The Govern­ ment might take steps to recapture any excesses' it paid out, and might investigate the subsidies which it is granting to many of the shipping company "padding" its charges. Companies Notified No specific time lias been set for the hearings but all of the ship­ ping companies involved have been notified to be ready. Houston Meeting in Oil Union Hail The next meeting of the Hbuston membership will be held in the Oil Workers Union Hall at 2306 proadway in Hous­ ton. The change was made to accommodate Seafarers in this port because the growth of SIU shipping activity in this area has outstripped the meeting capacity of the SIU Houston, hall. 'a'•'s I i ^•:m .'.rJ �^ SEAFdRERi Idr M. IfM lOE Courf Eases Piekefing Ban; Splits On IMWU Activity Stubborn About It All ; Attorneys for the International Maritima Union are now preparing for the third roun< In court over the IMWU's right to picket the runaway-flag Incre Line ships. An appeal will be filed in the New York State 0>urt of Appeals after the Apellate Division split, 3 to 2, in favor of State Supreme* Court action in issuing an in­ organize the crewi. NevertheleH, overtime, hoiurs of work, and vari­ crewmemben of the Nassau re­ ous working conditions aboard the junction against the union. IMWU attorneys were heartened fused to talm the vessel out untU vesseL Before this, the operator by the split in the Appellate Divi­ they won agreement from the com­ had been paying |60 a month and sion's findings and also by the ac­ pany for improvements in wages. working the men long hours. tion of the majority in sharply lim­ iting the scope of the injunction. They pointed out that two of the five judges agreed with the union's stand, namely, that the case involved a labor dispute un^ der Federal labor law and was con­ sequently not within the jurisdic­ The alliance between Harry Bridges, fellow-traveling head tion of the state court. Such an of the International Longshoremen's and Walrehousemen's interpretation would leave the Union, and James Hoffa, president of the International IMWU completely free to resume Brotherhood of Teamsters, is* picketing. ^ The majority decision, while getting a big play in "The Dis­ negotiating of a warehouse contract holding that the state court did patcher," official organ of the with a Northern California Em­ have jurisdiction in the matter, Bridges union. Hoffa got top bill­ ployers Association. To celebrate cut down on the blanket injunc­ ing in the June 17 issue of the event, a Joint meeting was held tion against picketing issued by Bridges' newspaper, elbowing in the Longshoremen's auditorium Fidei Castro and Communist China addressed by Bridges. the lower court. Speaks Via Phone As a result of the action of the into subsidiary spots. Hoffa, who was in Washington, majority, it appeared that the The occasion was the Joint addressed the meeting In absentia IMWU has some leeway in taking by telephone and called' coopera­ -picket line action for protest pur^ poses, to object to substandard tion between the two unions "Just ship North American, under contract to SIU Grpat Lakes ' conditions aboard the vessels. the beginning." Bridges, in turn, Dictriot, firmly resisted efforts of several tugs to pull her off sand In presenting its case, the IMWU declared "I'm proud to know Hoffa bar in St. Lawrence River for several days. All 347 passengere had argued that the lucres Line and to work with him ... we are had to bo taken off before ship finally got free. was doing business here in the geing to pool our efforts." Optical benefits under the Sea­ Recent efforts by the ILWU in­ United States and operating out of the Port of New York. Conse­ farers Welfare Plan are now avail­ cluded an unsuccessful atempt to quently, the union said, the com­ able to SIU men in the Boston raid SlU^contracted tuna fishing pany was subject to the laws of area. Free eye examfustions snd boats on the West Coast, where the the United States, including the eyeglasses, if needed, may be ob­ Bridges union was set back on four Labor Relations Act, in the same tained at the. office ot Dr. Morris boats, and ad equally-unsuccessful manner as any shoreside concern I. Cowin, 1 Meridian Street, East move to block 1,200 Crockett sugar here that might be owned by for­ Boston, Massachusetts. An arbitrator has awarded the Marine Engineers Beneficial workers from affiliation with the The optical benefit may be used SIU, . despite angry threats made Association a five percent increase in wages, overtime, penalty eign nationals. The IMWU tied up the runaway- by Seafarers once every two years, earlier by ILWU lieutenants in a time and night relief rates for engineers sailing on passenger flag passenger ships Victoria and with the Welfare Plan paying the desperate effort to defeat the SIU. and dry cargo ships, tankers* Nassau in May as crewmembers of cost. and freighters. certain inequities between engi­ This brings to eight the number the vessels refused to sail without Dr. Donald F. Shaughnessy neers' wages and the pay rates of union representation and a con­ of ports where the Optical Benefits Tell it to the LOG made Uie award after an arbitra­ mates and other unlicensed sea­ tract. Previously, the lucres Line Program functions. Others are: tion proceeding between the men. Houston, San Francisco, Phila­ had rejected union demands that MEBA and the American Mer­ As a result of the decision. Jun­ It be recognized as the bargaining delphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, chant Marine Institute in New ior 3rd assistants will get an in­ New York and Mobile. Any Sea­ •gent for the crews. York on June 17, 1960. The lucres Line went to the New farer 'desiring this service should crease of $48.16 a month on class York State Supreme Court and ob­ go first to the port agent to make The A&G Commitee also gained B freighters and $46.32 a month on tained an injunction ordering the siire of his eligibility and then to an additional increase of about two the average tanker. The increases IMWU not to picket the ships or the designated optical service. or three percent by eliminating are retroactive to June 16. Hoffa Gets Feature Billing In Bridges' Union Paper ^.>- Boston Has Eye Benefit Award Engineers 5 Percent In East Coast Arbitration ' FELTORe (Ora NavigaHon), Juna as—Chairman. Jamat Watt; Sacratary. Richard N. Fottar. On June 10. U and 12. wash water was aalt water, yhia constituted a just cause for applying for compensation (86 per day, 3 days, total $18) for insufficient quarters, and will be applied for on the OT sheets. Utensils for night lunches should be available in the pantry. A rack wiU bo built to hold the cups. Some insecticide needed to keep roaches under control. DEL NORTE (MiMlsslppI). June 2« —Chairman. W. Kaiser; Secretary. E. Leonard. Ship's delegate reports few minor beefs taken care of in New Orleans. $1S9.40 on hand at end of last voyage. Spent $170.00 to have movie machine completely over­ hauled. .Balance on hand $22.53. Movie director purchased seven movies for this trip. Spoke to movie men in both New Orleans and Hous­ ton. NO man says he wiU not change his prices. The man in Houston is much cheaper so will consult the Sud and Mar before decisive action is taken. M.'S/C to have a list of aU B and C card mep posted by their respective delegates and they be in­ formed that they must re-register after 60 days or two trips. M/S/C to •lect F. Simple new ship's delegate. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service). June 26—Chairman. Robert Fink; Secretary. Ted Jones. Ship's delegate reports no beefs—everything running smoothly. One man missed ship In Baltimore. His possessions are with captain. Ship's delegate has his book and papers. AU agree we have a good running ship and crew. 1^' r;-'. ELEMIR (Marine Carriers). July 1— Chairman. S. Cray; Secretary. J. Balderston. Disputed OT to be taken up with patrolman. Need clarification as to our status—signed on at tanker . rate of pay carrying dry cargo. Due to local weather conditions and a strike of longshoremen we have been unable to get launch service. Started ship's fund with $l contribution hieach crewmember. to bo used for ship's business only. Discussion re launch service and time of spying on 0Take thU tl "hook.** Ship's delegate to ap with captain. Also matter of get­ ting our maiL Captain instructed steward to use coffee urns temporarUy to replace worn odt percolators and eords. PENN EXPLORER (Penn Shipping), June 12—Chairman. W. B. Yarbrough; Secretary. Cruz Mata. Captain wiU put travelers checks out in all ports. Steward had to be put off In Freeport —injured arm. No beefs reported. Suggest ship's delegate sea captain and chief engineer about a Jury toilet and water on deck for natives. Also see mate about having the screen doors fixed. Dent mistreat natives—it can cause trouble. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa). July 2— Chairman. Joseph McAndrew; Secre­ tary, K. C. Smith. Movie fund to bo properly after lita. Steward has or­ dered more cUms fruits and other fruits but port steward has been cut­ ting order. Steward and delegate to see patrolman and food program rep­ resentative abont Miortages and cutting of requlaitlons; also about atoring earUer in port. ' . FAIRLAND (Saa • Land Service), July ie—Chairman. J. Sweeney; Sec­ retary. R. SImpkint. No beefs; every­ thing running smoothly. Delegate to aee patrolman about cab expenses to hospitsi in' San Juan for two men. Discussion on buying radio, electrlo iron and Spanish checker set. All three to be bought this trip in New­ ark. Company has not hsd messroom ciiairs fixed yet. These chairs have been on the repair list for the past six trips. CALMAR (Calmar). June 25—Cbsirw man. Walter Kohut; Secretary. M. Kondylas. Captain to give port dis­ charges in Long Beach. Should hava screens for portholes. No wind scoops. Stilp's delegate resigns with vote of thanks from crew. MYRIAM III (International Naviga­ tion). May 2t—Chairman. J. T. Sigmom Secretary. John Straka. Jr. Most ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa). July 3— Chairman. R. M. Roberts; Secretary, D. -Atordne. Ship's delegate reports day's lodgings not received by men who had rooms painted a good while back. Everything running smoothly. No beefs reported. Movie director's report: on hand at end of voyage No. 223. S266.12. Hen asked to leave safety pamphlets and literature on bulletin board so all members can read same. Washing machine put on repair list, pump broken. Polish stow­ away found one day out of Trinidad. Complained that the food wasn't too hot. Qalned ten pounds before arrival In MobUe. FRANCES (Bull). July 10—Chair­ man, L. Williams; Secretary. N. Lam­ bert. No major beefs reported. Men are not cleaning washing machina ORION STAR (Orion). June CiMlrman, G. Creggs; Secretary. J. Sanchez. Ship's delegate reports Ccards are not producing work and refuse to cooperate with other Union brothers. Lots of disputed overtime. Engine delegatb reports three men picked up In Yokohama. Steward delegate reports they have 4 "A" books. 3 "B" books, 1 "C" book, and one freeloader. Discussion on return­ collected at first draw. Salt shakers wanted for messhaU. Short stores on board for coastwUe trip. No library on board for this trip. Han off watch to clean raesshall for next watch. Man on watch to make coffee for men on watch. Foc'sles need painting. repairs taken care of. Captain will put a draw a day before we, get to Madras. India. Chief cook doesn't want anyone to sleep In room with him. Steward department wiU take care of this. Everyone to take better - care of fans and washing machine. ing cups to psntry. Do not scream in passageways as it wakes up the watch. Fans are no good—they are constantly under repair. At the be­ ginning of the trip we received 11 new U-hudl fana but the chief engi­ neer stadied them away and lUs re­ fused to put them out. Those fana were put «m board for the crew. Also we should see the Union about white table cloth for the crew and largar sheets and spreads. BAOLI TRAVELER (Unltad JHarltims). Juna 26—Chairman. Robert Grant; Sscretary. Jamts A. Ray. An­ swer from headquarters on timo allotted sanitary men (4 hrs.). read. I.etter re disputed OT sont to head­ quarters. One man hospitalized in Yokohama; one man missed ship in Vokohama. Air conditioning to be repaired in recreation room. M/S/O that no one sleep in recreation room. DEL BGL (Mississippi), June 11— Chairman. C. Thompson; Secretary, Ramon Irbsrry.. Fred Carpenter elected ship's delegate. Discussion to see chief engineer to clear lines in washing machine as It takes a long timo for water to drain. Repair lists to be made up. New mattresses to bo ordered as they are Iri bad shape. EOITH (Bull), June 26—Chairman, G. Bozec; Secretary, J. Kucharskl. No beefs reported by ship's or de­ partment delegates. MAI (Bull), June 13—Chairman, W. Morris; Sscretary, T. Drzewickl. Harry Byrd elected new ship's delegate. Discussion to let coffee perk~ till ready. Donate for new TV. TITAN (Cerso Tanfcship), July 4— Chairman, J. M'cKrsth; Secratary. R. Ransoms, Two brothers hospitalized. Reports sent to headquarters. Crevemembers leaving ship are reminded to strip biinks of linen and return to steward. Also to collect shot cards. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job well done although short threo men. Suggestion to have fam installed in laundry. Suggestion that masks be supplied for gangway watch during loading and discharging grain. Crew reminded to return glasses to pantry. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), June I*—Chairman, Paul Whitlow; Sscretary, Evsrett Perry. Captain was unsuccessful in getting Pall Mall cigarettes. MUk in Okinawa must first have approval by the American' consul before it goes to ships, to be taken up with Union upon arrivsL AU current repaira to be turned in to me and all disputed overtime after we leave the Islands for the States. No major beefs except a 14-hour caUback in deck department in Okinawa to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks giveiS to steward depart­ ment for their work In the almnco of chief cook who died at sea. M/S to discontinue issuance of travelera checks in overseas ports and doUara be issued as we lost money on the exchange. Crewmembers to come to messhall and pantry properly dressed. Suggestion that coUection ba taken up for flowers for chief cojk. MARORE (Ore Navigation), July 4 —Chairman. F, O'Neill; Secretary. C. Bedell. Ship's delegate reports beef re exterminator not doing a thorough Job when he comes aboard. Steward to order new washing machine as the old one is beyond repair. Patrolman will have to settle port OT beef for Steward dept. BatUo operator'and dayman's beef explained to the mem­ bers. Election of.^new ship's delegate put off tUl payoff as there are quite a few men leaving tha ship. Need new toaster. ATLAS (Carso A Tankihlpt. July 2 —Chairman. Robart McDavItt; Secra­ tary. A. JohansMn, Deck delegate reports one "C" book AB was first signed on as a non-working workaway. Was later signed on articles as AB when one man failed to Join ship. This man is to be paid off under mu­ tual consent in Port Said. Suggestion to buy lounge- chairs for crew's recreation haU out of Miip'a fund in Japan. YORKMAR (Calmar), July 4—Chairman, E. Brown; Secratary, W. Crass- man. No beefs reported. W. Cressman elected new ship's delegate. . �M7 tf, IfM SEAFARERS LOG Face Twcnty-Oac News of sra CANADIAN DISTRICT OP THi SEAPAREKS INTERNATIONAL UNION OP NORTH AMERICA Union Gets Crodift Gov't, Canadian Shipping Hopeful Of Canada-Flag Deep Sea Revival • ''5^4 •M 'M MONTREAL—Canadian ship operators and government officials are talking hopefuUy of a rebirth of the-once-great Canadian deep-sea fleet, and members of the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict are getting much of the credit. Recent developments indicate that there will be a mod­ est bulid-up of Canadian ships*' er Just launched is being placed on the deep sea trades, al­ under the Canadian flag. though it is doubted that Ca­ Canadian-flag Burlington, manned by members of SlU Canadian District, is shown entering the Welland Canal at Port Weller, Ontario. Canada shipping is facing stiff Seaway competitors. Canada SlU Seeks Seaway Flag Curb Two Canadian maritime unions and Canada's largest ship­ ping firm have demanded that the Government do something about stopping foreign-registered vessels from turning the Seaway into what they de--* scribe , will become ..a "grave­ ships," said Paul Gagne, SIU rep­ resentative in Thorold. yard for Canadian ships." Canadian sailors receive about four times as much as their British counterparts, and because of this many vessels in the Canadian fleet have runaway to an English flag registration. The Canada Steamsltlp Lines, ''largest Seaway carrier; the SIU Canadian District and the Cana­ dian Merchant Service Guild have combined to fight the inroads made liy English vessels in the Seaway. "Canada's sailors didn't pay taxes to build the Seaway to be put out of Jobs by cheap labor 'World Fair* Planned On Canada Ship If'S Plans are underway to establish « "floating fair" to celebrate Can­ ada's hundredth birthday, the cen­ tennial of her Confederation, in 1967. The floating fair' would be turned into a mobile "world's fair," and used to promote Cana­ dian Industry the world over. A group of Canadian businessmen working on the plans estimate that it would cost about $500,000 to keep the fair, which would be set tip on the "Empress of Canada," In operation. However, it is esti­ mated that the floating exhibit might bring in as much as $400 million in orders. Canada is trying to get the World's Fair for Montreal during 1967, but this is being fought by Bussia. The Canadians see the mobile "floating fair" as the cor­ nerstone of what might develop Into some kind of a Canisdian Inlernational trading agency. The British sailors receive about $100 a month, on vessels that carry all sorts of cargo between Toronto and Newfoundland. The British ships stay nine months and pay no taxes while Cahadian sailors and officers have to go on unem­ ployment Insurance. No Domestic Rides Canada, unlike the United States, has no regulations requir­ ing that shipping in Its domestic trades fly the Canadian flag. As a result, there are many Britishflag vessels operating exclusively in the Canadian domestic trades. These ships never go near Eng­ land, but ply Canada's waters while paying British wage scales to the seamen, plus a modest bonus for service in Canadian waters. The set-up deprives Canadian shipping and Canadian seamen of employment opportunities. It also works a severe hardship on the crewmembers of the British-flag vessels who have to try to live in the Canadian economy on an Eng­ lish wage scale. We have "no quarrel with for­ eign vessels engaged in interna­ tional trade," said Gagne, /but we want to keep them out of domestic shipping." nada will ever regain the position in deep sea shipping it once enJoyed. At the end of World War II, the Canadian deep sea fleet w«s com­ posed of more than 400 vessels and was the fourth largest in the world. However, Canada had no program for maintaining a deep-sea Cana­ dian-flag fleet and the result was that Canadian ships tranferred enmasse to British and other flags to escape payment of Canadian union wage scales. Canadian seafarers' contracts and wage scales are comparable to those enjoyed by seamen on SIUmanned American-flag ships. Canadian Crews Efficient Two reasons are being given for the revival of deep-sea maritime in Canada. Ship operators are crediting Canadian seamen, with greater efficiency than crews ob­ tainable under other flags, thus making up for the low wages of foreign seamen. A second reason is the develop­ ment of shipping to the Canadian Artie because of economic growth in the Canadian northland, largely sponsored by the Canadian govern­ ment. While Canada has no laws Canadian Districf President Hal Banks hat (ought for re­ vival of deep-sea shipping under Canada's flag. requiring that ships in its domes­ tic trade fly the Canadian flag. Can adlan ships are generally favored for such operations, particularly since many of them involve defense Installations. New Shipi At present, a new Canadian-built freighter, the Eskimo, is in regu­ lar transatlantic service, while the newly-formed Canuck Lines Ltd., has transferred two deep sea ships back to Canadian registry. An­ other ship, a new 40,000-ton tank- Drowning In Montreal Averted By SIU Tugmen SIU men helped rescue other SIU men as a tragedy was narrowly averted recently when a Swedish freighter, the Polaris, jammed her rudder and out of control, rammed into a small coaster, the Federal** Express, anchored in Montreal Harbor. Quick work by SIU men aboard the tug Mathilda, which had drawn near in the course of an assign­ ment, enabled all the men to es­ cape as the Federal Express, fatally holed, sank in less than 15 minutes. The skipper of the Mathilda saw that the Express had little time, so he quickly directed the bow of his tug against the stem of the sinking Express. The crew of the Express and the longshoremen who were below when the accident happened, were thus able to Jump onto the Mathil­ da's deck without injury, though many of the men were "shaken up" a bit. Jane 1 through June $0 Afterwards the men, 18 in all, Jobs were given quarters in the Mon­ Port Shipped treal Sailors Institute for the night. As one Canadian Seafarer, Paul Montreal 279 Therrien, 29, described it: Toronto 103 "I was tired and hit my bunk ten Thorold ..... 219 minutes before the mishap. I was Fort WilUarn > • ooaohooev 85 Vancouver .. half asleep when I heard a loud 109 Quebec City . •••••••fOO 43 noise and the ship listed heavily. I Owen Sound voopaooooo 16 grabbed sojne clothes, put them on 18 and rushed on deck with my valise. Halifax We- found out that we couldn't Total Jobs Shipped. .. 872 launch the lifeboat and were we Canadian SIU Shipping Canada maintains a thriving fleet under its flag in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River teade, in addition to the operation of ships on the Canadian West Coast. Last year, two of the world's largest ore carriers began plying the Great Lakes and St. Lawrencs River under the Canadian flag. glad to see that tug. It was an eight or ten foot Jump to her deck but it didn't seem far, with us going down so fast. ""When I got ashore," he con­ tinued, "I called my mother and father. Will I continue as a sailor? Of course, I will." Canadian Seafarers, members of the SIU Canadian District, are a vital element in the mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, wi the Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and al­ lied crafts. The Canadian Distriet works closely with the oHier SIU anions throughont North America and the mutual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. ' - ;j'II [ Seaway Activity On Rise ItTanyone's guess as to how thu Seaway did last year. The statis­ tics aie all available, but there's some question as to their signifi­ cance. Upbound cargo tonnage passing through the locks in April was 132 percent ahead of April last year, but this year the Seaway opened a week earlier. Downbound cargo showed a gain of 45 percent, too, though the aver­ age increase in tonnage per ship was only 52 tons. Bigger Ships However, certain general facts are evident, and they are general­ ly encouraging — for the ship­ owner anyway. There is a trend toward bigger ships in the Sea­ way, with more cargo on the ships, and this, of course, means bigger profits for the owners and means more business. Canada earned 73 cents out of every dollar earned in the canal, leaving 27 cents for the US which is proportional to the investment by each country in the Seaway. The Canadians put up about 70 percent of the cost of the water­ way. Lewis B. Castle, administrator of the US St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, pre­ dicted that traffic would doiibls in the next ten years of operation. The Seaway, which first opened to traffic in 1958, has had a great effect on shipping and other busi­ ness in the Great Lakes on both the US and Canadian sides. SIU Canadian Distriet Halls FORT WILLIAM Ontario HALIFAX. N.S 408 Simpion St. Phone: 3-3331 1381,4 HoUi* St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West victor 3-8161 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD, OnUrlo 53 St. David Sti CAnal 7-53U TORONTO. Ontario 373 King St. R. BMpirc 4-S«i3. ST. JOHN, NB 177 Prince WUUam St. OX 3-5431 VANcouvn. BC /...ie* Mafai at. 4 • •••".'>'11 �JNm Tmni^-Tm SEAFARERS lOG MIy M. IMt News of snr PACIFIC DISTRICT SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC, MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION, MARINE COOKS ! STEWARDS UNION • SlU OF NA Constitution Being Voted By MFOW Skipper, Company Hail SUP Crew Rescue Action Deck gang crewmembers of the President Van Buren, mem­ bers of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, were applauded by the skipper for their efficient handling of a transfer at sea, despite dangerous weatherconditions. The transfer in­ Van Buren for over two hours volved the surgeon of a Japa­ treating the passenger ami leaving nese passenger liner to treat a instructions for the crew. Mean­ dangerouslyMlI womaa passenger while the winds, already strong, had freshened considerably. Never­ aboard the Van Buren. The incident took place on June theless, the boat crew again made B, 1960, while the Van Buren was it back and forth, returning the en route to San Francisco, at Lati­ Japanese doctor to his ship. Writing to the American Presi­ tude 44 degrees north and 162 de­ grees east longitude. A rendezvous dent Lines on the subject, the Van was made with the Japanese vessel Buren's skipper put it this way: "I at dawn, but the weather was such wish to take this opportunity to ex­ that the skipper and chief mate press my appreciation and my ad­ were uncertain as to whether to miration for the willingness with which the men responded to this risk a transfer. However, it was decided to go call of duty. And I further wish to ahead with the attempt because of commend the chief officer and the the serious condition of the pas­ men of the boat crew for the man­ senger. The number one lifeboat ner in which the mission was ac­ was launched with the chief mate complished without any injuries be­ out a ten man boat crew. A half ing sustained. SUP members in the crew who hour later, the Japanese doctor off the Yamakiku Maru boarded the manned the boat were Anthony S. lifeboat and 31 minutes after that, Morris, bosun; Bradford 6. Temthe boat was alongside the Van pleman, Charles S. Lawrence and William E. Northern, DMs;. John Buren. The doctor remained aboard the Segale, William Yesko, John Batteff, William A. Muldoon and Her­ man V. DeMarkque, ABs; George Wong and Denver S. Cburch, or­ dinary seamen.The letter was passed on to SUP Secretary-Treasurer Morris Weisberger from APL headquar­ SUP HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway ters, with the comment that the PHone 502-777 crew's action was accomplished NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUIe St. Jackson 5-7428 "with enthusiastic willingness and NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HVacinth 9-6605 cheeful disregard of the physical PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. dangers surrounding the duty per­ CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO........450,Harrison St. formed. . . . "all of us in the Amer­ Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. ican President Lines wdsh to ex­ Main 2-0290 tend our sincere cwigratulations to WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 the Sailors Union of the Pacific and particularly to each member of MC&S the boat crew." SlU Pacific District Halls HONOLULU... 51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6E00 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. .fTErminal 4-8538 PHOTOS sfoeies. ^ ?o£TRy MFOW HONOLULU....56 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 NEW ORLEANS. 523 Bienville St. MAgnolia 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRAN-CISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2338 Western Ave. I MAin 2-6326 M'emfbik Pacific District Shipping Port SUP 6/1 to 8/27 MFOW 6/1 to 6/30 MC&S 8/1 to 6/30 Total San Fran. 638 169 389 1,198 battle '63 53 36 152 t»ortland 147 42 36 225 Wilmington 296 (no halj) 89 385 New York 88 30 38 156 New Orleans 41 (no haU) 11 52 . 19 (no haU) 31 20 70 71 (no hall) 71 Honolulu San Pedro Total 1,292 396 619 2.307 A secret referendum vote on • new proposed constitution for members of the Pacific Coast Ma­ rine Firemen, Oilers," Watertenders and Wipers Union is now un­ derway. Voting started June 1, 1960, and will wind up on August 31, 1960. Navy hospital ship, SS Constellation, renamed the SS Hope, is The constitution makes certain due to take Pacific District crew shortly. changes to comply with the re­ quirements imposed upon unions by the Landrum-Griffin law. In addition, the proposed constitution seeks to broaden and make mora effective the democratic guaran­ SAN FRANCISCO—The People To People Foundation, tees available to MFOW members. A revision of the constitution which has been raising funds to send a fully-equipped floating hospital to Southeast Asia, has announced plans to get the was indicated because of constant changes and amendments to the project underway sometime-* —" existing MFOW constitution over tion to be visited "by the ship, the years. The MFOW member­ in September. The foundation has obtained which will go on to other South­ ship has been urged by Sam Ben­ the Navy hospital ship Constella­ east Asian countries depending nett, MFOW president, to elimi­ tion, to be renamed the SS Hope, upon the availability of funds, nate this "patchwork quilt" and which will bo the base for the snr to Famish Crew come up with » new document. project. A crew of doctors, nurses American President Lines will Among the provisions contained and medical specialists will serve operate the hospital ship and the in the document are specific guar­ aboard the vessel which will call SIU Pacific District will supply the antees of membership rights in­ at various Southeast Asia ports and unlicensed crew. The ship is due cluding a trials and appeals pro­ offer medical treatment as well as to arrive in San Francisco the cedure that follows the established Instruction to local medical men. week of August 24 and to crew up methods used in US courts—name­ In addition, for the Orient a couple of weeks ly the right to confront the ac­ Indonesia will be the first na­ after that. cuser, cross-examine and the like. Medical Ship Set To Sail For Asian Ports in Fall MCS Open Hearing Scheduled For August 8 In Headquarters At the request of Ed Turner, Secretary-Treasurer of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Unioii, SlUNA President Paul Hall has scheduled an open hearing on issues raised within the union. The hearing has been scheduled to begin Monday morning, August 8, 1960, at 8 A.M. As per the text of the following two wires sent by President Hall, the membership of the ~- to all members of the executive comntittee of MCS has been notified to be present, if possible at the International." this open hearing. News of the hearing has been , Paul Hall, president displayed prominently in the "Stewards News" Seafarers International Union of official publication of MCSi and In the various MCS North America, AFL-CIO halls and ships. • • • The folowing are the texts of the two messages!.. The second wire also addressed to Turner, reads Ed Turner, Secretary-Treasurer as follows: Marine Cookis and Stewards Union "In view of the public hearing to commence on 350 Fremont Street, San Francisco August 8, 1960, at 8 AM in the MCS heaquarters "This will acknowledge receipt of your wire of building, and in order to give every member and June 17, 1960, requesting an investigation. Have officer full opportunity to attend such hearing, I hereby request that you do the following: also received communications from other sources reference the, same subject. "1. Under the terms of the constitution of the "In light of your telegram and communications MCS, call for a special meeting of all members on an investigation will commence forthwith to be the beach for 8 A.M. August 8th, at the MCS head­ followed by an open hearing. quarters building, 350 Fremont Street, San Fran­ cisco, Calif. "Union business requires my and other lntei> national officers' presence at the ITF congress to "2. Notify all members aboard ships in and be held in Berne, Switzerland, through July 30. near the Port of San Francisco of such special I am therefore directing that an open hearing on meeting so that they will have available the in­ these matters be held at the MCS hall, San Fran­ formation regarding this special meeting and pu}> cisco, California, commencing at 8 AM Monday, lie hearing in the event they wl.sh to attend same. August 8, 1960. I am further requesting that all "31 Pursuant to MCS constitutional procedure, members of the MCS desiring to file corpplaints call an agents' conference of the MCS to be held are to make such complaints in writing to bo at the MCS headquarters building, 350 Fremont mailed by registered mail return receipt requested Street, San Francisco, to commence at 8 AM, on August 8th. to Paul Hall, president, SlUNA, 675 Fourth Ave­ nue, Brooklyn 32, New York. All such complaints "4. In calling for this special membership meet­ shall bear the signature, the book number of the ing and agents' conference, it is further requested complainant and must be received at my office that the point be emphasized to all members and above not later than Saturday, August 6, 1960. At officers alike that this special membership meet­ the open hearing all complaints' will be given full ing and the agents' conference are being held for opportunity to present evidence in support of their the express purpose of allowing a maximum at­ complaints and the open hearings will continue tendance in the open hearing as referred to in my wire to you of July 6, 1960. until all complainants have been fully heard. "In the Interest of the entire membership of "5. Please cause this wire or an identical copy the MCS, I further request that you give the con­ of same to be posted in ail MCS union halls forth­ tents of this message the widest publicity by post­ with and, further, if in the event publication of the next issue of the "Stewards News" Is prior to ing the same in the union halls, publishing the same in the next issue of th» "Stewards News" the open hearing, that tills wire be carried ver­ batim In same." and by such other means that you normally have Paul Hall, president' of contacting the membership. Advise as soon as possible the steps you have taken to comply with Seafarers International Union this request Copies of tois wire have been se^t; ;. . of North America, AFL-CIO r �S^»9, 1H9 I Fice TwcBiir-TlHM SEAFARERS tO€ News of sro PACIFIC DISTRICT SAILORS UNION OP THE PACIFIC. MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION, MARINE I'ii •'i COOKS 1 STEWARDS UNION • SlU OP NA WC Ships Facing British Threat The "declaration of war" by British shi^qsing interests Rgainst West Coast American-flag operators points up the value of combined action by Pacific District unions on mutual problems. » British ship operators are ^the service offered to passengers. obviously going all out to grab Here, undoubtedly, the training off a big chunk of West Coast pas­ school operated by the Marino senger and freight trade. The Cooks and Stewards .Union at merged P&O and Orient Lines is Santa Rosa, Calif., is an invalur putting 18 ships into service, in­ able asset. The School upgrades cluding passenger vessels. The men working in shipboard steward director of the merged service de­ departments and also offers ap­ scribed the union of the two com­ prentice training for those entei> panies as "adding strength to ing the field. strength" and predicted a "decisive The P&O-Orient combine is not , turning point" would come soon the only issue confronting West In the Pacific trades. Coast maritime. Like AmericanThe targets of the combined op­ flag shipping operations elsewhere. eration are principally Matson West C(^ operators have had to. SS Motsonia, of Maison Lines, is one of passenger vesseb manned by members of SlU Pacific DisLines and American President compete with runaway-flag ship­ tricl unions. Ships like these ore focing increased competition from British, especially from new P^Lines, the biggest operators in the ping, the Military Sea Transporta­ Orient Lines combine. West Coast trades. tion Service and the destruction Since the SlU Pacific District of coastwise and intercoastal ships mans all the passenger ships on the by railroad rate cutting, West Coast, including around-theDIMUSS Pooling Facilities On these pages' is news of world, trans-Pacific and Hawaii In order to meet competition in activities 'of the SITT Pacific passenger runs, the ability of the trans-Pacific freighter operations. District representing the three District to pull together on the operators are now. talking West Coast unlicensed unions. challenges facing West Coast ship­ Coast of poolingf facilities so that they ping will have an important bear­ can halt the decline in cargoes car­ fbe SaUmn Union of ttie Pa­ ing on the outcome. ried by American-flag vessels. The cific, the Marine Firemen's Progress Since '55 companies involved are American Union and the Marine Cooks Undoubtedly, since the Pacific President Lines, Pacific Far East District was set up in 1955, includ­ and American MaiL The percent­ and Stewards Union, who sail ing the Sailors Union, Marine Fire­ age of outbound cargo carried by under the SlU banner predomi­ men and Marine Cooks, .consider­ American-flag ships in this area nantly in the Pacific trades to able progress has been made in has dropped sharply in the last Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East the form of improvements for their four years. and mi 'rmind-the-world mns. respective memberships and in The Pacific trade offers rich The SIU Pacific District Unions smoother and 'more stable rela­ prizes, with Alaska and Hawaii, be­ tionships with the steamship opera­ coming the 49th and 50th states, are a key group In the SIUNA, tors on the West Coast. and the industrialization of Aus­ representing as they do the The initial success of the new tralia, the Philippines and other entire msritime indnsky on the alignment was the victory of the Far East countries promising grow­ West Coast. District over Harry Bridges and ing trade in that area. bis ouster from the shipboard steward departments on the West Coast vessels. This, of coiurse, has considerable bearing on the suc­ cessful operation of West Coastpassenger vessek. Passengers aboard President Cleveland, d American President In the 1955 election on ^ ships, the Pacific District trounced Lines, demand top service during lunch on deck. MCS troining Bridges 3,931 to 1,064. The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union special referendum school in Sonto Rosa prepares and upgrades men for this work. Subsequently, the tfarea com­ bined unions went on to record on the one-year rule came to a close on July 30, 1960, with important gains in the area of all indications of heavy balloting on the issue. wages, welfare and pension bene­ The proposed rule would"* fits. since June 1, 1960. All limit a member's maximum branches Must Surpass Service indicators point to a minimum of A key element in the competi­ time aboard ship to one year. 2,000 ballots east. The proposition tion now facing the American-flag Its backers argue it would micour- calls for anyone who has been on passenger ship operators on the a ship for a period of one year to age job turnover and get men off West Coast is the ability of Ameri­ pay off and make room for a re­ can shipping to match and surpass the beach more easily. placement. Voting has been in progress at Acted On August 17 MCS headquarters and all Should the membership vote for the one-year rule, the report will be submitted to the August 11, WHEN CHAf4SING 1960, meeting. The proposition calls /ADDRESS ON LOQ In line with the Pacific Di^ for the incorporation of the one MMUNG USX trict 'contract negotiated in year rule into the shipping rules at the wage review • coming up with 1958, the three Pacific District the Pacific Maritime Association on unions come up for a wage review September. 30,1960. on September 30, 1960, with every ^ NUNiBER • expectation of emerging with wage When the original proposal was gains for their members. submitted to the MCS headquarters Indications of a wage increase, membership on May 5. 1960, a pattern in West Coast maritime standing vote showed 358 for and are emerging as the result of in­ two votes against putting the issue creases granted in contracts with up for referendum. other maritime unions. These in­ SUP HM Rule clude a five percent boost for members of the Marine Engineers The Sailors Union of the Pacific had an overwhehuing vote for a Beneficial Association on the At­ lantic and Gulf, and hourly in­ seven-month rule back in 195^ and This is a typicaf stateroom oboord a Matson Lines passenger creases for shoreside longshore the Marine Firemen's Union has vessel. Matson and APL are biggest operators in West CMSt and related crafts on the West long had a similar time limitation trades. Coast on the books. '1| - —I MCS Vofing Ends On One-Year Rule New Wage Gains Expected On Coast 11 w r I �j'-v" • r»l« Twin^-VMv SBdFAREnS Both Presidential Hopefuls Seen Concerned By Maritime Projilems LOO lair M. IfM Family Satting in Cafataria WASHINGTON—Whichever way tha national election comes out this November, the United States is going to have a Presidwit from a maritime state in the White House. Whether this will make any difference ai far as the maritime industry and working seamen are concerned re--* mains to be seen. But there is the maritime Industry has long legislation backed by the SlU and , hope that the incoming ad­ played a leading role. For exam­ other maritime unions. ministration, Republican.or Demo­ ple. Rep. John MacCormack, the Kennedy himself has Indicated crat as the case may be, might tend majority leader in the House of concern with the deteriorating to be more sympathetically in­ Representatives, has often spon­ position of the US merchant ma­ clined to the problems of seafar­ sored legislation of interest to sea­ rine and has stat^ that he would ing men and the industry in which men and fishermen. On the Senate tackle the problems faced by they work. side, the senior Senator from American-flag shipping, such as Democratic nominee John Ken­ Massachusetts, Republican Lever- the runaways, coastwise shipping nedy, the Senator from Massachu­ ett Saltonstall, has also been an problems and similar matters, if setts, comes from a state in which active supporter and sponsor of elected to the presidency. • The front-runner for the GOP, Richard Nixon, vice-president of the United States, started his political ca/eer in California, which is also a major maritime state. In his service as Representa­ tive, Senator and Vice-Pfesident he has been known to express Caught by camera at SlU cafeteria are Seafarer John Soreh,--AB, views which were sympathetic to with hf( wife, Isabella, son Mark, ZVzi and Robert, 4. Another the problems of the maritime in­ son, 5-year-old Ian, was at school when photo. was token. dustry. California, like Massachusetts, has long been a state in whic^ Follows States Mqrine Lead maritime problems have been of major concern, particularly since much of its prosperity rests upon a flourishing shipping industry. Congressional representatives from ^ m AHmCAlf SBAMBf California have long been asso­ ciated with legislation dealing with maritime matters and many mem­ WASHINGTON—With the recent States Marine waiver bers of the California delegation paving the way, another US-flag operator, and a Government have served on House and Senate maritime committees, such as Sen­ subsidiary hopeful, has petitioned the Federal Maritime Board ator Clair Engle (Dem.-Calif.) now. for permission to continue its S mA if« Hlo —MwtWtha Ta.lh.'uw.'"'"" if I ""'j!' ** tdtA-tnAm. laMorMllMttlto Wtai'iriHiu a member of the Senate Commerce the subsidized' companies will fol­ Committee', and ex-Representative foreign-flag activities. The low the policy of "if you can't lick To John Allen, Republican, who is company, Waterman Steam­ 'em, join 'em." It would surprise currently Undersecretary of Com­ ship Lines, was unopposed in its nobody if the bulk of the US sub•a •«« MBafi B* Salle** Uolon of th* bid for permission to continue act­ sidized.,steamship industry now in­ merce. Bat whet U** weAen Apparently, some of the first ing as agent in Puerto Rico and vests money in foreign-flag ship­ •l«nl»l»MU»rhftlWJ'prta »,• own.<»«««. decisions the new Administration Antwerp for three foreign-flag ping, rather, than in expanding Not ao la B«* 8 !_ —iTwMli a« »*«« — «»JTS tog a«<i B»ie« •« WoOetta. American-fiag operations. is going to have to make will deal steamship lines. 'eCthe ceno of the Uaion. Waterman's bid came close on Isbrandtsen Steamship Company, irt wux « SIililSS wt«Mith*» with maritime problems that have been hanging fire for some months the heels of recent decision of the another subsidy bidder, also has a tbaa »«, betwtm the Sniaad otM*new. Among them are the ques­ MA allowing States Marine to con­ waiver petition in process and is tion of reserving a percentage of tinue its foreign-flag eperations, in expected to win swift approval. think' at nigl'tbwlMM think ht night. oil imports for US flag tankers, re­ spite of the. fact that the company Tim action by the Federal Mari­ i.A.4.tighUr«>. Wtnl» vamping the Interstate Commerce has approval for a Government sub­ time Board involves waivers of the nln#il«>—t.' w'is'.iti'tw' »>»»• I"r.';r. Commission's approach to coast­ sidy for its American-flag vessels. provision of the 1936 Merchant r;;;^,"irthr~.l«t l*t™n H- InAinU-l jTt l.«.V fo=r hMn• Kfg •"»— 12*?*d U« gghe ol •* I wise and intercoastal shipping, the Waterman's bid was a re-phrasing Marine Act which bars foreign ties role of the Milllary Sea Trans­ of the States Marine petition in for those operators receiving US portation Service in the shipping stating that their foreign-flag' ac­ subsidies. industry and, of course, how to tivities were in no way competing Yes, the activities of the Seafarers Jnternadeal with the flight of American with US-flag vessels, operating reg­ ularly over any essential trade tionai Union in behalf of its members is con­ shipping to the I*unaway flags. route. tinuously being noted in the most importont As has been expected In marlmoritime publicotions, both newspapers time circles, the States Marine decision will open the door to ond magazines. Recently, for instonce. The many US-flag operators to expand Industrial Bulletin, the official news mogtheir foreign flag acitvities. The ozine of the New York State Department of decision reversed a 26 year prec­ The recent earthquakes in edent in which the Board had re­ Labor, published o comprehensive orticle fused a subsidy to any American Chile and the tidal waves regarding the Union's activities. This'or­ flag i^mpanies who maintain for­ which followed it mean additicle hos been reprinted by the SlU ond is eign-flag operations. tional hazards for shipping, an in­ The lack of opposition to Water­ surance group reports. The quake now ovoiloble for free distribution. If you man's move, after the bitter fight hove not yet seen this orticle, ond would made by many US operators on and disturbances associated with like o copy, just clip the enclosed coupon States Marine's bid, indicates that it are believed To have spread MATsoja-rngsiukcm and mail it to THE SEAFARERS LOG. floating mines over a wider area of the world's oceans. Moving? Notify Minefields put down In World SlU, Welfare Editor War II and during the Korean War Seafarers and SIU families are the source of the peril. As re­ SEAFARERS LOG who apply for maternity, hos­ ,675 Fourth Ave._ pital or surgical benefits from cently . as March of this year, a the Welfare Plan are urged to French coastal motor vessel was Brooklyn 32. N.Y. , SWAP keep, the Union' or the Wel­ damaged by a floating mine, and I would like to receive a copy of the article reprinted from VAPMS ANDlMflciCM fare Plan advised of any a German ship also suffered mine The Industrial Bulletin. changes of address while their damage last January. Since the THERCHTSONTV. applications are being proc­ end of World War II there have (Please Print Information) A/EW LOW PRICES essed? Although payments are been 451 vessels sunk or damaged often made by return mail, by mines. AfiOUDt^AimS NAME Additional sightings have been changes of address (or illegible reported on several occasions dur­ WBLCcmUBflEAT return addresses) delay them ing the month of June off Japan when checks or "baby bonds" STREET ADDRESS YdtoeOMW PLACE. and in the waters around Great are returnea. Those who are OMiV£a4M>Of¥EAiH> Britain. It is estimated that about moving or plan .to move are CITY ZONE.. STATE advised to immediately notify 500,000 mines were put down by BY1HE5EAE4RER& SIU headquarters or the Wel­ various nations during World War (If you would like more than one copy of the above publica­ mUNlON-ACIEAR fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New II. plus an unknown number in­ tion, please indicate the number here volved in mine-laying operation! ^ York, NY. sitice then. ' / Your Unions In The News! Waterman Seeks Subsidy^ OK On Alien Flags^ Too SMitKO llnioi Sahju't' Wttte U to Mwhn At How All At \$ i:-' p• f'', £«s^' i:~ f 'Quakes In Chile Increase Hazard Of Floating Mines Arfi^-iULis. I- •/^. , /•- -^1 �i Jaljr M. MM 8BAPARERS TANKER DOLDRUMS MAKE T-2 PRICES NOSEDIVE AGAIN •V'- 4 . !^ > 1: Faf0 Tw«ity-Ft*» LOG Seafaier's Son Lives Dangerously-On TV Reflecting the sorry predicament of the tanlcer industry, several American and foreign T-2 tankers have been sold in Seafarer John R. Webb, 67, leads a comparatively quiet life aboard SIU ships, but he has recent months for between $225,000 and $315,000. This is less a son who lives dangerously—on the television screen, that is. Webb's son, Richard, is star of a TV cops 'n robbers series called "US Border Patrol." than one-tenth the 'asking Once a week he catches- • price for T-2s at the time of majPr reason being the construc­ smugglers and assorted nefar­ the Suez War in the fall of tion of large numbers of super­ ious characters in ^ minutes' tankers which have made the T-2 1956. ' Right after the war and the blockage of the Suez Canal, the Niarchos interests put some for­ eign-flag T-2s on the block with «'n askinig price of over $4 million. American-flag T-2s could have gone for some $2 million—and un­ doubtedly 'many an American tanker operator is kicking himself tpday for not having sold out. . Now, the prices of T-2s are little more than their scrap value, the largely obsolete, plus the slack in the ship market. ' Actually, prices of T-2s on the world market are dropping down to the level of the Liberty ship, a vessel of considerably less dead­ weight tonnage capacity.Th world shipping depression has led to the lay-up of 674 dry cargo ships as of June 1. The big backlog of idle shipping Is en­ couraging the scrapping of older vessels. As a result of the depression, which is even more severe in the tanker field, owners of Ameridanflag supertankers are pressing for a moratorium on Governmentguaranteed ship mortgages, to keep the Government from fore­ closing on their vessels. The mor­ atorium is being opposed by, oper­ ators of US-flag Libertys and T-2s, who argue that such assistance would give the supertankers an unfair advantage in competing for Government farm surplus cargoes and other dry cargo freight char­ ters. However, all of the independent tanker operators are agreed that an American-flag oil import quota, such as exists in all other major maritime nations, would solve the problems of the American tanker fleet at no cost to the Government. Remember When... - AUGUST 4, 1939; The cre\vs of three P&O ships, in Miami, Tampa and Port Ev.erglades, Went on strike against a company policy of pay­ ing only for overtime work perform^ on Saturday afternoons, Sun­ days and holidays. . . . Company supervisors aboard the Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Co. ships fiave been practicing a "checkoff" system. Money is taken from men they hire. They let the oldtimers alone for the most part, but they make their killing by Intimidating young employees, some of whom earn as low as $30 a month. In some instances they have forced these boys to pay as bigh as $9 for the right to work on the job. AUGUST 18, 1939: ThC worst fog in the history of Boston, -which delayed ships and shipping, has cleared. The fog lasted for eleven days . . . An approaching boom in maritime transportation is expected by the tanker outfits, who look for trouble in Europe before the end of the year. (P.S: It was to come In exactly 14 days.) SlU officials want boostpd wage scales to meet the new need, with bonus scales for members on ships navigating dangerous waters or carrying "dan­ gerous" cargoes. Also, compensation rates for seamen injured or shipwrecked, etc. * * * AUGUST 5, 1940: Sign of the times: A new kind of beef beset the Dutch Oranje Line's Prins Willem III, which lay outside the break­ water at Chicago. The crew refused to sail aboard an unarmed ves­ sel. Crew members said that the 2800-ton freighter was the target of German bombers off Flushing, Holland, on May 10 and that they wanted armament to protect themselves in the event of future at­ tacks . . . Representatives of seamen offered an abundance of evi­ dence at Maritime Commission hearings that American merchant ships have been woefully underst^fed. Particularly stressed was the fact that the type of ship which used to carry eight AB's carries five or at most six. Union representatives called the undermanning of vessels detrimental to safety at sea. AUGUST 14: An overwhelming majority of members of the SIU voted for the amalgamation of the Atlantic and Gulf districts of the organization ... "The Seagull" reminisces on the founding of SUP. He says—"In 1885 I was sitting on a lumber pile in San Francisco, when a group of seamen organized what they called a union. Thinks 1 to myself: It sounds good, but I'll stick around a while, because these guys are goofy and can't do any good to themselves. Why, at this time, if they even as much as quit a ship they are due for the brig. Every time they take a drink they are liable to wake up at sea under some bucko, mate worse than the last one. Some young square­ head called Furuseth did a lot of talking and seemed able to sway the men. So 1 decided to keep an eye on this lad." We may look for quite a number of young fellows trying to join the Union if the draft act passes. There will be quite a feW who, faced the alternative of either getting married or ^o^PE fO: -i® avoid the draft, will choose the latter. •i-'- running time on the WABC televi­ sion network. If it's necessary, in the process, to drop his prey with a pistol from an outboard runabout at 50 yards, or drop them in an alley, Webb is equipped for that, too. He spent four years in the US Army in which he be­ came an instruc­ tor in judo and the use of small arms. Webb, Sr. The senior Webb, who sails in the steward de^^rtment on SIU ships, started out as a seminal student. His family had turned out Baptist preachers for many generations, but Webb broke the pattern and turned to the prosaic life of a shoe salesman in Chicago. In 1934, he tired of fitting shoes to customer's feet and went to sea instead, starting out on a tanker. Subsequently, in 1940, he joined the SIU and has been shipping steadily ever since. Among his ex­ periences he counts a submarine sinking in 1943 in which the entire crew survived unscathed. Webb's son, Richard, also started out in the fatnily tradition. Aftet three years in theological school, he took off for New York and an acting career which included per­ formances on the Broadway stage and in " Hollywood movies. In "US Border Patrol" he plays the role of Deputy Chief Don Jagger' He haa also played the lead in "Captain Midpight," another TV mayhem^ show. Shown here in his TV role in "US Border Patrol" is Richard Webb, son of Seafarer John R. Webb. Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steaniship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in- the next port of call. Similarly,- the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. Aa always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Its mailing lists. HYDROFOILS-SHIPS OF TOMORROW? .-I| Artist's sketch shows hydrofoil ship in action. A report issued by a House Committee on Science and Astronautics states that high­ speed cargo vessels operating on hydrofoils would be of great value in supplying American military forces, should they ever become involved in overseas hostilities. Sush vessels, operating at speeds of 60 knots and over, would be capable of outrunning the nuclear out the usual amount of hull friction, the vessel submarines certain, to be lurking in the. reaches extremely high ispeds. The drawback is that few funds have been alwrters of the world in any future war. loted for the real work to be done in bringing these Navy Investigation Urged ships to a stage of commercial reality. About all The report suggests that the US Nayy investigate that has been done so far is that a contract has been ihe possibility of developing such vessels in the awarded for an 80-ton ship which could iravel at 80 knots. 1,000-ton range. If such a future ever comes, it might possibly Hydrofoils work When the forward motion of tfle vessel is speeded up sufficiently to lift the hull revolutionize the maritime picture, giving American out of the water and onto tne hydrofoils. The ves­ shipping an insurmountable advantage Oyer foreign sel theh rides along on tbka like water aids. With­ competition. �MrM. INt SEAFJRERS LOO I' fiK News of SIV INl>nSTBIAl. WOBKERS' 13N10N91 OF THE SlU ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND Welfare Plan Benefits Reach $133,446 Total INLAND WATERS - DISTRICT Benefits For Disability Upped To $50 A Week The Marine Allied Workers Divisim membership is in line for a raise in weekly disability payments, linder the MAWD Welfare Plan paym^ts to Marine Allied Workers Division members and their depend­ Welfare Plan, in keying with the recent increase in dis­ ents during the last reported period—the mmth of June—totalled $9,163.98. New York ability briiefits by the State* Bobert T. Creaaey reported to toe paym&ats in June totalled $2,208.10, bringing the grand total of payments In the New Yoric of New York. board that a report ef the plan's area to $55,149.36 through the ' At a special meeting of the funds had been filed both in New at Port«>- Mathews Company. Inc., Welfare Plan board ef trustees. York State and Washington, as Is end of Jtme. Philadlephla. It was unanimously voted that tha required by state and federal laws. MAWD manbors outside EdM and Chaitles Garea, $1^90 present $49 benefit toould be in­ Creasey also repmted tha foiv th« New Yoric ares zeeelved creased to $50. the new New Yoik mulatlon of new administrative for the birth of a diild at the $6.9^.88 during June, bringing State figure that became effective policies within the Welfare Plan. the overall total of payments to Kensington Hoq^tal. Philadlephla, July 1. AU members wlU receive All MAWD onploy*** will be re­ June 7, I960. Gorea la eraidoyed $133,4^.87. the increase regardless of the state quired to sign e specially peepsrod Two youthful boaters, one in which ha or aha teddes and posonnel data card. Beneats paid to data W to* at Air Mostor CorpenUsa, Phfladelidiia. an SIU-MAWD man, kept the is employed. Tha new card will show the MAWD Welfare Plan to all mem­ Tirglnla and Gary Itoyden. $180 Flan Under Study required personnel date of each bers and dependents now total harbor patrols of the De^ifor the birth of a child at Temple Also adi^tted ]by the groiq> was MAWD member, his personal qual­ $188.59623. University Hosidtal. PhQadelftola, ware River bu^ reewitly when a plan td bring the Welfare Plan ifications, numbo' and age of de­ E^ht maternity claims were paid February 22. 1900. Drydea Is also their parents reported toem as under a self-insmance program. pendents and other pertinent facta. during the month .of June. They onidoyed at Air Ma^er. Phila­ missing following a boat outing. Ways and means of placing snob It was explained to the board that delphia. Seven hours later. Frank Mc- a plan in effect are being worked the card is necessary to fadUtate went to: Dora and Isadaiw Sannden, Cafferty. 19, and John Berger, 20. out by a two-man committee. more rapid handling of memba> Mr. A Mn.^ S. Andrsejewskl, $62.50 for the birth of a child at Serving on the committee are ship insurance, hospitalization and $182.50 for the Idrth of a child at Coney Island Hospital. Brooklyn, sailed into the Biverton. NJ.. area trustees A1 Kerr, representing the general welfare matters. The cards St. Mary's Hospital, Philadelphia, June 25, 1960. Saunders is em­ from which tiWT b*d left, not union, and Fredrik Paulsen, rejure- wiU be issued to the employer for that a full-scale search the employee to eomplete, and is May 21. 1960. Andrsejew^ is ployed at toe Edward L. Durham knowing was in progress. McCaHerty. an senting toe employers. designed to give permanent docu­ The self-insurance program in employed at the Alumacraft Manu­ Company, Inc., Brooklyn. MAWD membo- three months, is mentation for each member. effect will bring MAWD members Mary and Albertns Shaw. $120 facturing Company. Philadelphia. employed at toe Mallard Manufac­ additional convenienibe in insurance Kept .confidential, the cards will Mary and Robert Great, $180.50 for the birth of a child at the turing Company in Penndel. Pa. Germantown Hospital, Pa., June The two youths brou^t their matters plus greater flexibility in ba maintained by tha Welfare for the birth of a child at Woman's 12, 1960. Shaw is onployed at the the setting of payments. Han staff and used fbr these pur­ 14-foot outboard motorboat to Welfare PlaiL Administrator poses only. Hospital. Philadelphia. May 21, Belfield Welding Company, Phila­ safety at one of toe municipal 1960. Green is also employed at delphia. piers in Biverton oWy after the raiaab^ and John Dwyer, Berger's father had reported to Alumacraft in Philadelphia. Nancy and John Estrada, $182.50 $167.95 for the birth of a child at the police that the boys had never Cooper Hospital, Philadelphia, for toe birth of a child at North­ June 7, 1060. Dwyer is employed reached their destination nor had they returned. Fearing something eastern Hospital^ Philadelphia, at the Air Master Corporation, had happened to toem enroute. the May 30, 1960. Estrada is employed Philadelphia. search ^gan. ALBANY—The New York State minimum wage law, pro­ Motor Harbor Police all along the .Delaware Rivm- area were viding for a minimum wage of at least $1 an hour for all aleirted. Patrols kept up their con­ employees in the state, with certain exceptions, goes into stant search for seven hours until effect October 1, 1060. The*" the unharmed youths reappeared This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG will at the New Jersey pier, near where law, of course, will primarily accurate records, of tha wages paid to all employees, the hours wotked publish regarding members of to* SW^ffi^iated vntona working on their trip had originally started. aid non-union workers. by the employees covered by the Motor trouble had. eaused their The former minimum wage law hourly minimum wage rate, and maritime production and alHed fields. delay. setting 75 cents as a minimum is such other information as the In­ repealed. dustrial Commissioner deems ne­ Formerly, a state minimum wage cessary. SISTER CLAIRX F. WAUI is Bratoo' LUIS E. PAGAN Is applied only to industries covered omployed at the Display-Re Adver­ employed at Schaevits EnginewAll records must be made avail­ by a specific minimum wage order. tising F(»dwarding Company in ing. of Camden. New Jersey. A able to the commissioner upon re^ The 10 industries covered by the New York. Lids resident of Cam­ old law were: retail trade, restaur­ quest for Inspection. Employers den. Claire baa is manied and ant, 'hotel, building service, amuse­ must also make available any em­ been employed at has a daughter, ment and recreation, laundry, dry ployee or employees needed for in­ Schaevits since Janetta. The fam­ terview in connection with workAH union members dMNild cleaning, beauty service, confec­ wage practices, at tlfeir place of October. 1999. ily lives in Brook­ tionery, and counsellors in child­ reguloiiy attend the member­ and has been an lyn. Twenty-five employment. ren's camps. years of age. MAWD member ship meetmgs in iheir orao. Extends Coveraga since Decembor, Pagan has been These meetings'^ are devoied working at Dis­ 1959. Employed The new law extends minimum to discussions of matters Wtal to as a crimper and play Re AdverUswage protection to all employees the weHora and security oS in New York State with amended and Solderer, ing since April eveiy MAV^ member jond his exceptions. Now exempted from Claire was a typist and bookkeeper of this year and became an MAWD member in Jmm, 1980. DRcA For­ before }oming Scfaaeivtx Engineer­ (am%. the mandatory $l-aa-bour wage HEADQUARTERS warding has been under SlU com ing. The Camden firm haa been What's mon, these meetings and from any minimum wage order 875 Fourth Are., Brooklyn. N.T tract since August, 1959. under MAWD contract since April, provide every MAWD member are those in domestic service in the HYecinth 9-6609 1958. with die opp^unity to speak up home of the employer, farm labor, executives, administrators and pro­ * ft t The news on tois page deals BROTHER RAYMOND DACOS- and stale his yiewl about these fessionals, outside- salesmen, and Baltimore. . .1216 E. Baltimore St. with people working under the vital matters. EAstem 7-4909 taxicab drivers, clergymen. Gov­ SIU banner In shoreside estab- TA is employed by the Air Master Manufacturing Company of Phila­ Here is the schedule of the Houston ....4202 Canal St. ernment employees, workers in Ifshmenls engaged in maritime delphia, Pa. An next meetingst CApital 3-4080 non-profit institutions that are re­ prednetieB and elUed fields, assembler, Datodiuted among the iteme NEW YORK-Toesdoy, Au- ligious, charitable or educational, Miami 744 W. Flagler St. Costa haa been W 2k at 7 r.M., SIU HaM, students and apprentices. made are eordage, eanvas, FEanklin 7-3564 employed at Air Students, leai'ners, apprentices Mnavinr evidpnBent, diip's 075 Eoorlfi Ave., B'klyn. Mobile ..., .1 S. Lawrence St. Master since and handicapped workers employ­ gear and related tadmtrial HEmlocfc 2-1754 BALTIMORE-Friday. August July, 1955, and ed at profit-making firms are not pradaets. Beeanee there had has been an 5. at 8 P.M.. SIU Hall, New Orleana 523 Bienville St. exempted from the minimum wage •at heen any ocganfaaiiaa avaliMAWD member order. TUIane 8626 1216 E. Bahfmere St. ntany ef these hUe to toem. since March, The State of New York has also Nerfolk sreaiten were fenaeiiy witoeto 416 ^Uey St SUNBURY-Svndoy, August 1959. A resident made It clear in the new wage or­ . 1^ 7-1082 7, of 2 PM.J FriendsMp fire der that higher minimums may be of Philadefphia, came wider the- SIU banner. Company. established after the October 1 nifladelphia......837 Maxket St. PernlepnifiitB in tlu^ area will DaCosta lives there with bis wife MAiket 7-1835 and two daughters. The Air Mas­ PHUADEIPHIA - Tuesday. date, through an Industry-by-indushers ter Corporation has been under try wage board procedure. August f. at 7:30 P.M., SIU Saaturoe, PR......1313 Fernaadai an an ImpoctaW pwt af ths an MAWO contract ainca Febru­ Hail, 287 Market SL Under the provisions of the new Junoos Ave. marlNmC industry. ary. 1959. law. employers are ordered to keep •'r . + . r Phone 2^998 I 'MISSING' MEMBER OF MAWD, BUDDY TURN UP SAFELY $t-An-Hour Minimum Wage Law In NY Takes EHeet October I With SlU Industrial Workers These Are Your Union Meetings —^Attend Them! SIU Halls, Marine And Allied Field w r a * e s ji V r i' » « I » e s e*« 1 ir"! �•' WW Jal7 M, 18« SEAFARERS Life's Just Devine LOG 8.A.NT.4 YSHSTIA (SIsB! Shipplns). May SS—Chairman/ Idward C. Bur­ ton; Socrafary,- Ralph R. Maldenato. Delegate raporta everything running smoothly. No beefa. Sink In crew pantry haa been tnataUcd. New re­ pair liata to be made up. 3 1 CS NORFOLK (Citloa SorvlcaO Juno U—Ship'a dalegatO/ Tod Jonoa. Dele­ gate reports one man mlaaed ship in Baltimore. Hla book and papers will bd given to patrolman at payoff In Phllly, unless he meets the ship. His olothes are with the captain. * f ALCOA PBNNANT (Alcoa), Juno If—Chairman, Joff Oavis; Sacrotary, fat* TwMiit-SeTcf trip. Thhms runalcg ssssot^ except lor few houre diluted OT. Need elariilcation on port time in Galves­ ton. Four-slice Toastmastcr and one dozen ice cube trays ordered to be put aboard in New Orleans, not re­ ceived. Aluminum paint requested for boat deck. DrinUng water to be piped from foimtain to deck to de­ crease traffic in passageway. May 28—Chairman, J. Hacker; $eeretary, O. Bryan. Screens and water line being taken care of. No beefs reported. Draws to be given in American money day before arrival. June 17—Chairman, Monroe Oaddy; Secretary, J. Hacker. Everything run-, ning smoothly so far. No beefs. Please flush heads. Take cere of cots. Question about painting out overdue steward department decks and quarters. O. C. Ballsy, Jr. Delegate reports aU repairs taken care of with excep­ tion of a few minor ones which will be made this trip. Ladders for top­ side bunks have not been sent aboard OREMAR (Marvan), June IS—Chair­ as requested. This creates an unsafe man, E. McNab; Secretary, J. B. Rack. situation for men in top bunks. Letter Everything going along fine. No beefs requesting donations for American Merchant Marine Library Association' reported. One man missed ship. Crew requests that captain secure hospital read. M/S/C to hold one meeting slips. a trip because of the shortness of each voyage. M/3/C to get small ship's fund together. Discussion ' on r . ' t keeping ship's launi^ clean: also locked in port. I. DOROTHY (Bull), June 12—Chair­ man, William Aycock; Secretary, Al­ fred J. Severe. One man paid off by mutual consent in Rotterdam. Four men hospitalized in Belgium. Food has improved. Draws have been heavy in every port. Sixteen-month .old Devin* Trevisono gives astonished glance d» h'er 'proud father Dominic smiles down at her. H* sails in the steward department. Cos Victory Gets Suez ^Brush-OfP Seafarers on., the Coe Victory received quite a reception from Egyptian demonstrators while the vessel was transiting the Suez Canal, the ship's minutes noted. The Coe Victory (Victory Carri­ ers) came through the canal at the time that the SIU. was picketing the Egyptian -'flag Cleopatra in New York. The picketline was protest­ ing Egyptian blacklisting of some American-flag ships as well as mis­ treatment of SIU crews in Egyptian ports. "We were picketed with big signs which read: 'Arab workers stand together and can hit back violently.' "The pickets shook their fists and hissed and would not take or deliver mail to the ship," the re­ port added. "But we did not pay any attention to any of the capers and only laughed." SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), May 30—Chairman, E. A. Anderson; Secre­ tary, R. L. O'Brien. Crew asked to turn in linen to steward. All minor beefs being taken care of by departmenr delegates; the rest to be given to patrolman at payoff. $4.65 in ship's fund. Check on washing ma­ chine for next trip. Sougee deck and steward department rooms before ship gets in. Try and give change or dollar to ship's fund. Some "B" cards ask to ride to their home ports where they got on, according to SIU shipping rules. IBERVILLE (Waterman), June 13— Chairman, J. Lewis; Secretary, H. Carmlchael. Ship's delegate reports things running smoothly. Most of repairs taken care of in Gulf—a few . more will be squared away on the coast. Captain requests that all radio and TV antennaes be made neat as possible, otherwise he will have them taken down. Suggestion made that all coffee cups be taken back to crew pantry. Discussion on 'donation to­ ward the purchasing of a new or used TV. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatros), May 2S—Chairman, David Jones; Secretary, Al Isaac. Headquarters to clarify the 60 day rule for "B" and ,"C" cards. Ship Relegate and department dele­ gate to call headquarters from Port Arthur. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. SEATRAIN LOUISIAN.A (Scatrain Lines), June 34—Chairman, Sam Nu­ gent; Secretary, R. V. Gelling. No beefs reported. Mate informed the ship's delegate that the deck depart­ ment would start on the steward de­ partment foc'sles on the way south next trip. He also has instructed the bosun about moving the "coffee bar." Accepted. Pillows should be replaced immediately. Deck chairs should not be left out on deck after they have been used as they could blow over the side. . CAROLYN (Bull),. May 5—Chairman, Boyd H. Amberry; Secretary, Jose F. Santiago. Fans and ventilators In gal­ ley to be cleaned for sanitary rea­ sons. No beefs reported. MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo A Tank- ship), May 22—Chairman, William Barth; Secretary, D. Julian. Copy of letter sent to Union about the death of Charles T. McAvoy. read to crew. Flowers were dropped over the side during a service off Capri, for Brother McAvoy. Captain spent $10 for crew toward flowers and con­ sidered it a donation to the ship's fund. Everything else going okay. Some di.sputed OT. Repair lists are turned in to ship's delegate. Safeiy meeting was held. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), May 3» —Chairman, E. B. Sanders; Secretary, V. L. Harding.' Reports repairs were nof-completed this past trip. Locks on doors, keys fur same, were not taken care of. Crew to repair whatever is possible during voyage. No parts were received for various r^airs. New washing machine received. Ail other repairs to be taken up at last meet­ ing bcfooe arrival in States. Enough repair lists to be made up for de­ partment . heads, delegates, boarding patrolmen, port captain and port engi­ neer. Ship's delegate to see captain about looks and keys for doors. Bolt locks to be put on passageway doors. Only door to be left open in port is one by gangway. Gangway watch to watch same and to keep unauthorized persons from coming inside amidship house. Discussion on the way Ar.-ib countries are treating American sea­ men. Caution is to be taken when going ashore. Heat to be turned off in foc'sle. Dump trash over the side and not on deck. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), June 19—Chairman, 'R. E. Gannon. Secretary, Harry Lowthar. Delegate reports one man paid off in Honolulu (medical). Some disputed OT. Wiper logged twice for failure to turn to. Have hospital cleaned, rooms sprayed and toilet fixed. IM: A.' ,f. , *Hey Buddyl Someone on the. first floor ":|5,:^rowers'fiere ^ j- ;' . said you give out if-' • - SAN MARINO (Peninsular Nav.l, May $—Chairman, Fred MInerth; Sec­ retary, George Bryan. Fairly good fc- . , / I i/f / W 1 ANGELINA (Bull), June 12—Chair­ man, —A—. Farrara; Secretary, H. R. Hutchlns. Beef regarding first assist­ ant engineer to be referred to patrol­ man. AU else okay. ALAMAR (Calmer), June IS—Chair­ man, Shortle Miller; Secretary, Elbert Hoggy. All'repairs have beeyi attend­ ed to except the ones that have to be done ashore. Few hours disputed OT. Department delegates elqpted to serve as safety committee. MV PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemi­ cal), May 19—Chairman, Floyd Pence; Secretary, S. Riviera. No beefs re­ ported. $11.80 in ship's fund. Motion to get a patrolman down to the ship next trip by sending a radiogram to Houston hall or -Philly. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), June 21—Chairman, Joseph L. Czech; Secretary, John W. Parker. Few beefs settled satisfactorily. Because of lay-up, steward would like every­ one to strip bunks and turn in all linen. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), June 19—Chairman, Paul Whitlow; Secretary, Everett Perry. Captain was unsuccessful in getting Pall Mall cigarettes. Milk in Okinawa must first have approval by the .American consul before it goes to ships, to be taken up with Union upon arrival. All repairs to be turned in to me -and disputed overtime after we leave the Islands for the States. Some disputed OT. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. Motion to discon­ tinue issuance of travelers' checks in foreign ports and dollars only be Issued as we lost money on the ex­ change. M/S that all brothers come to messhall and pantry in proper dress.. "Proper" dress means pants and shirt, or shorts and tee shirt and at no time underwear or pajamas. Chief cook died at sea. Suggested that donations be made for flowers. STBSL AOVeSATS (itthmlsn). April 2$—Chairman, Jasper Andgp•ion; Secretary, Louis OuellnHs. Re- taken care of. Cabinet to ho gairs istalled in electrician's room. $19.09 In ship's fund. Beef on service In messroom. Table set up for watch only. Washing machine starting to go on the bum. Vote of thanks to ex ship's delegate Robert Flood. Rob­ ert Barrett elected new ship's dele­ gate. Chairman, Robert A. Barrett; Sec­ retary, Louis Guellnltz. Discussion re noise in passageway. Keep recreation room clean. Wa'shing machine should be kept cleaner. $19.05 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT. M/S to keep outsiders away from crews- quarters. AU hands to help gangway man. ROBERT FORT (Cities Service), Juno 24—Chairman, William Mitchell; Secretary, R. Bunce. Repair lists to be submitted to department delegates. No. 2 washing machine to be kept clean after use Galley messrooms, toilets and foc'sles need fumigation. Vote of thanks to Paul Gon.sorchik, Norfolk agent, for settling beefs with chief mate who has been hard-timing the deck department. NEVA WEST (Bloomfield), June 19 —Chairman, O. Oowd; Secretary, W. R. Gels. Captain unable to put out draw before arrival. Everything else OK. $28 in ship's fund. One man missed ship leaving New Orleans. M/S/C that man hours be set in port for deck and engine to work six hours per day so that men on day work having business to care for will have a few hours in the after­ noon to do so. Discussion to have screen doors placed on galley and me.sR halls and pantry. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), June 24 —Chairman, Paul Morris; Secretary, Harold P. DuCloux. One man missed ship in Barcelona. Repair lists turned in. No beefs. Everything going along fine. $14.60 in ship's fund. M/S to look into conditions in Houston clinic. Suggestion that due to crowded con­ ditions on board C-1 ships, the com­ pany be contacted in regard to crew using passenger space. Also suggest­ ed that captain put out a price list slop chest stores; put aboard wider variety and better quality stores. HILTON (Bull), July 2—Chairman, John S. Holley; Secretary, Barney Kelly. Ship's delegate reports every­ thing in order. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Need clarification as to who is supposed to take care of the wrenches. ROBIN KIRK (Robin Line), June 24 —Chairman, Carl E. Harcrove; Secre­ tary, Louis E. Meyers. Ship's dele.cate saw captain about men lor.^ed. Cap­ tain said he would take it up with boarding patrolman. Steward dele­ gate reports beef on baker's work and filthiness to be reported to boarding patrolman. Reefer doors in messrooms in need of repair. Repair lists to be turned in. PORTMAR (Calmar), June 24—Chair­ man, Joe E, Thomas; Secretary, D. Catlin. Steward reported theft of cups and silverware at Baltimore, presumably by stevedores. "Up-grad­ ing" of beef on this ship is non­ existent; still shoe leather and rubber overshoes. Three departments to al­ ternate care of recreation room and latindry room. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Transpor), June S—Chairman, A. Hannas; Secretary, S. Holden. M/S not to ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), June 24— Chairman, Juan S. Rueda; Secretary, M. J. Morris. Repair list to be turned in to patrolman. $16.69 in ship's fund. No- beefs reported. M S fo have ship fumigated to get rid of roaches. YAKA (Waterman), April 23—Chair­ man, E. Conrad; Secretary', H. Menz. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross), Juno 30—Chairman. W. C. Snell; Secretary, Al Isaac. John Garher elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks for job well done to outgoing delegate D. L. Jones. Stewaard department commended for good food and service. pay off or sign on until repairs are taken 'care of. No locks for 'doors. Stack to be made higher sn soot and gas fumes do not come into the living quarters. $14.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT. Ship's delegate reports repairs com­ pleted: slop chest okay. Messman rooms to be painted out this voyage. All disputed OT turned in. Crew asked to keep shoes off messroom chairs and to keep .pantry clean after meal time; also not to put glasses in sink with cups. Crew wishes to thank Capt. E. Patronas; Chief Mate W. Epperly; Chief Engineer J. Bryant; 1st Asst. E. Hansen for cooperation given to crew on repairs. CHILORE (Ore), Junt 27—Chairman. Pierce; Secretary, K. Turner. Discussion re money draws. Wa.shing machine needs repairing. Water rusty. Don't dump paint cans down garbage chute. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land Service), June 2<—Chairman, Manuel Graza; Secretary,. Joseph Cayou. Ship's dele­ gate reports everything running smoothi.v. $33.50 in ship's fund. M. S that -patrolman see company about awnin.g for the after deck. M/S to get some chairs for recreation room. Ship's delegate to see patrolman about clothes dryer for crew's laundry. Officers have had one for a month. DE SOTO (Waterman), May 1 — Chairman, Tom Morlarify; Secretary, Red Barone. No beefs reported. Gen­ eral discussion to move deck engineer midships and mt fireman and oiler on same watch in one room. See captain about place for crew to hang clothes. June 2F—Chairman, C. Garner; Sec­ retary, J. B. While. Ship's delegate reports two men off sick. (Hiief engi­ neer refuses to allow crew to dry clothes on the engine room rails, so our recreation space Is cluttered up with two clothes lines through its middle. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea - Land), July 4—Chairman, B. Varn, Jr.; Sec­ retary, W. Blakeslee. Charlie Henning elected new ship's delegate. Dis­ cussion on getting clothes dryer for crew. Not enough pressure on heads aft. Vote of thanks to steward for handling ships fund, etc. Rusty water in galley fresh water lines. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), June 28—Chairman, T. Keyser; Secre­ tary, D. Cann. One man missed ship in Savannah. $5.60 in ship's fund to be used for purchase of magazines. Crew asks for adequate linen and soap. Keep cigarette butts in cans instead of on decks. PETROCHEM (Valentine Chemical Carriers), July 4—Chairman, Donald Peterson; Secretary, S. Rivera. Beefs to he taken un with patrolman in Philadelphia. Wind chutes to be or­ dered next trip. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Over­ seas), July 3—Chairman, H. M. Thom­ as; Secretary, E. Pappas. Ship's -dele­ gate reports captain uncooperative. Curacao—no fresh milk and vege­ tables; Rotterdam—no fresh vege­ tables; Sofi and Leghorn—no Ameri­ can money and no attempt to get any. Some disputed overtime. M/S/C everyone to pay two marks to ship's treasurer. Need new refrigerator. New wind chutes don't fit portholes. Melons wanted for the next port. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. BEAUREGARD (Saa-Land), No data —Chairman and Secretary, B. Brown. Discussion on getting air blowers turned on. Need repairs on messhall deck. No hot water. Food OK. �Mir 99. tm LOC R«d's Prld« and Joy LOO.A.RHYTHU: Dickie .Margaret Kelirwieder. I know what the "grand" In Grandmother meant Sparkling blue eyes. Faded blue jeans. A scamp full of mischief Wily and tricky That hoy who's my life My own grandson Dickie. Many miles separate us I'm as lonely as can be 1 think of the fun we had What he'd say to me. His favorite expression As my hand he would touch— Oh Nanny, Oh Nanny, I love you too much. Charles "Red" Slater s!fs on the steps of his house with his doughteTi Charlene, five-years-old. SS Titan Seafarers A Big Hit In Poland; Brought Grain Cargo (The following article teas submitted to the LOG by Seafarer J. E. McKreth.) On the first voyage of the SS Titan we went to Gdjmia, Poland, with a large cargo of grain. We received a very warm welcome at Gdynia upon our arrival, and movies were made on the ship and by air, and later the pictures were oh the front pages of the news­ papers all over the city* This was the largest ship to tality of everyone was Just wonder­ over meet there and enjoy the fine go into Gdynia and it carried ful. The club te clean and in mid- hospitality of these wonderful peo­ a record cargo. (Ed. Note: The Titan is a 47,500ton supertanker. Consequently it can haul a prodigious quantity of gram.) While there ID the port we spent much of our time in the Maritime Seaman's Club where tha hospi­ city—convenient for everything. They have papers and magazines in many language there, but not too many in English, so I suggest we send some copies of the LOG to the Polish maritime club. . They would certaiihy be wel­ come there, for seamen the world ple.. . . I know that everyone on the Titan certainly enjoyed them­ selves on our many visits to this fine club. On the Lucile Helps Two Lost Boats Big Family Man Things haye been happening to the Lucile Bloomfield. The ves­ sel recently won a 100 percent rating in the USPHS sanitary rating, and that's something pret­ ty special in Its own right. But then, other things have been going on, too. On the 2nd of July while the Lucile was a day east of the Bahamas It ren­ dered a bit of aid to a yaeht, the "Calypso," which needed some navigational assistance. Then, the following evening, while ofF Bimini, a power boat from Ft. LauteMale' inercepted the Lucile, flashing its lights on and off, Indicating distress. The Lucile gave it some, gasoline and, oil and set it off for the nearest port, then proceeded on its way. Which only goes to prove that sometime "lightening-" does strike twice, and when you least expect it. Otherwise, tha voyage is going pretty well, reports Lee De Parlier, meeting secretary aboard the ship. r-:. J'. List Details In Cables To Union I. I. e > j' Robert Leavy, OS, poses wirii fitree of his five children in the SlU headquarters haU, With him are: p. To r.) Charlene, 7; Bob Jr., 3, and Laura Jeqn, 6. ' » 4 i J # d * i. t • A .* • e * 4 < '.-d-d d a J i . . When noti^dng headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should include the following information: The man's full name, his SlU hook number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ships' crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, cot all of the above information has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can. act as promptly as possible. of the Gulf is Porthole Griaxard, one of our brothers whs is equsUy at east with a chip­ ping hammer or telling a good To the Editor: The Colonel John Turner atory. Porthole is best remsmFoundation will provide for any bered from his South Atlsntia ship's library free upon request days. Cool Breeze Bob Reynolds, by te^book, dictionary and read­ ing material In the interna­ way of our 50th Btate, is slways tional auxiliary language, Es­ alert and on the job. But ho peranto. Sailora of all people has a beef about not being able in the world meet the people to sleep 24 hours a day. Littlewho are kept apart by the bar­ man Anderson, the West coast riers of lingual diversity. The "Flash," became a member of curse of Babel inde^ growa the International act on our worsa ai tha nationa multiply. stay in Greece. Andy was viewed with some of the hewer ruins of Athens. Gentleman Paul Morris, the diplcmat G£ our crew, was best remembered for his attempt to crew-up the model of Colum­ bus' ship in Barcelona, along with Chuck Lindbaugh, who All letters to the editor for was trying to find a sailmaker publication ki the SEAFARERS with palm who would travel. LOG must be signed by the Chuck, who is our serang, is writer. Names will pe withheld our retired veteraq, and can upon request. tell many a hair-raising tale about life in Germany. Sailor Wentworth is second Sailors above all people could best make uia of the list , of in command and no sturdier delegates of the Universale hand at the helm can, be asked Esperanto Asoclo in all the im­ for. He has also called for a portant ports of the world. And sober payoff and we all back the' language Is at least 100 him. West Coast Charlie Johnson times easier than any of the hundreds of national tongues. was always ready with a strong From personal experience in hand and a good word to help Europe and Asia 1 know that it his fallen brothers get back on the path of good living. He has works! If you would like to accept started a mission for fallen this offer, write at once to Glenn women in Spain, and he would Turner, Middleton, Wisconsin appreciate any cohtrlbutions. Tex McCorvey, from FloridaT saying that you read about it was caught trying to trade in the SEAFABERS LOG. choice underwater lots In Mark Starr Swampland, Florida, for those old .ruins outside of Athens. We Brother Thanks have a top SIU crew who work hard and play fast. Chiiore Crew ' A couple of fellows wanted To the Editor: support in estabfishing a haU I am a crewman on the SS In Barcelona . . . someone thep Chiiore and would like to place said why not Yokohama. One these few words in the SEA­ brother came' up with a bit FARERS LOG: Mr. James Rob­ about being an American oU inson thanks all crewmen on kiug . . . Another friend want­ the SS Chiiore for their dona­ ed to set up a ginmill in one tion andfiowers sent to Charles­ of the old Greek temples. ton, SC on the death of his mate made the mistake sister. Ydur generosity was of The walking o;it on deck during greatly appreciated. a securing, and someone yelled James Robinson "It you want to play AB. ship $ S* out of the hall." All in all we have a top Mate (Speedy Gon­ Welfare Check zales) and one heck of a skip­ Is Appreciated ' per on the SS Alcoa Planter. To the Editor: The second mate, Bobby Park­ We, the family of Joseph B. er, also SIU, Is the photogra­ Murphy, (died March, 1960) pher and will snap anything or wish to express our thanks and anyone that crosses his lens. appreciation for the check sent Zee Young Ching by the Welfare Plan. iSliip's reporter Thanks also to Mr. Patterson & ^ (NY office) with wdiom we cor­ responded and Mr . Dakin Sees US Begglns (Boston offioe) for calling up. For Needed Ships Mm. J. B. Murphy To the Editor: and daughter Anybody who has been listen­ ing to the radio, or reading the newspapers and magazines these Alcea Planter days can see that Uie world is in Crew Reports pretty rough shape, and before To the EdttoR long there might be a few of To start off with, we have those International "police ac­ Lucky Yates, a newcomer to tions" going. our ranks, who has proven to Along with that we can ex­ he a worthy addition, and has pect to, find the orators telling contributed many a story about' us how vital the merchant ma­ fair play by Lady Justice in rine is and how much it's need­ Jacksonville. ed to help preserve peace in the Djtncing Joe Gross, a student world. The only trouble is of Arthur Murray, captivated there Isn't much merchant ma­ many a crowd in the fleshpots rine left to do/the job. of Spain and Greece with his With all that's going on now, toe stomping. you would think that the Gov­ Our $kipper. Captain Letcher ernment wouM own up that it Bailey, one of the finest, was made a sad mistake In permit­ surprised to find a fellow ting so many of our ships to go striker of '34 in the deck de­ Under the phony maritime flags. partment, and many a bloody When we need them we will yarn was spun. probably have to get down on Big Red Dailey, as they hand and knee and beg them called Mai around the Embar- to take Uncle Sam's dollarr— cadero, Is a number one ehip< if the Russians don't get them mate on anybody's list.' An­ first' . other well known old-timer mit AI Carter Esp«rantn Offer To Seamen i-' * - , s 'i ...i r I �Jidr M, MM Par* Pwcirtj-NiM BKAFARERS LO0 Paradise tosf—Pof/ucfc With Potlicker A Tall Tale Spun By An^Anonymous Seafarer (Tht following artlcl* IMU aubmltted by a Seafarer who reguested that his name not be attached because of his natural modesty, and his fervent imagi­ nation). • ' Recently a group of members were lamenting the fact that many good "unbelievable" sea stories are not published, merely because no one goes to the trouble to write them down, Burlington has its "liars club" and while I am sure no one would question the veracity of a fellow member of the SIU, some of their stories require unbounded faith to swallow. In order to supply a' vein of levity in an otherwise serious publication, why not run a con­ test in the LOG called the "Un- Iwlievabl* Sea Stories" tontest? Perhaps prizes like a gold plated marlinspike or i year's supply of salt-water soap would urge such people as Red Camp­ bell or Percy Boyer to put on paper, some of the preposterous (though true) events that surely must have occured in their color­ ful careers. If this idea is acceptable, please do not mention my name in con­ nection therewith. In the first place, I do not like to see my name in print and secondly I might possibly be a contestant. In fact you will Rnd enclosed "Paradise Lost" written on the backs of QT sheets, the only paper available at the moment. • "During the Administration, of the late Huey Long, a movement was started in Louisiana to na­ tionalize the charming bayou custom of dunking corn bread in tiumip green potlicker. "A committee was formed, funds were appropriated and a brand new T-2 tanker was char­ tered. Local boys filled the crew list, and being a world famous navigat<H' and a southern gentle­ man of distinction, as well as having a keen appreciation of fine foods including potlicker, I was selected from thousands of applicants to serve as master of the vessel on its maiden voyage to Boston. "The tanks of the vessel, the SS Gastric Climax were filled with potlicker and an 18-foot deckload of com bread was se­ curely chained to the decks. "Things went along swimming- ly until w* picked up the bar pilot' to enter Boston harbor. Upon boarding the ship, he re­ marked that it was unusual for an empty oil tanker to come into Boston from oil-rich Louisiana. "Looking around I agreed. We did seem a bit high in the water, and Investigation revealed that we were empty. It seems that during the long night watches the bugalee crew had absentmindediy broken off bits of the deckload and dunked it into the cargo hold, consuming it all. "This was not to be overlooked as a boyish prank, as the ship's manifest called for 125,000 bar­ rels of high octane potlicker and 2,750,000 board feet of corn bread. "Upon docking, I was sum­ moned before the Coast Guard and the US steamboat inspectors. A kangaroo court, composedmostiy of carpet-baggers and Republicans treated me as mildly as circumstances seemed to warrant. "After a lengthy trial, they tore up my master's license and suspended my seaman's papers for 99 years. In addition they cancelled my birth certificats and had my parent's marriage revoked retroactively for 75 years. "While I appreciated their consideration, you may readily imagine what this made me feel like. "P.S. Ever since then, ship­ ments of corn bread from Loui­ siana have been banned in Boston." Building Model Ships Is Seafarer's Hobby No Breeze From Fans In Storage Make Delicious Menu Materialize Seafaters on the Orion Star are asked to subdue themselves be­ cause the racket has been waking up the watch. Also, the fans aboard are no good—always breaking down. The ship re­ ceived 11 new 18-lnch fans but the chief engineer stowed them away and has refused to put them out. On the Del Norte the men have suggested that pickles, fresh on­ ions, radishes and other vege­ tables appear on the tables as well as on the menus. It always looks great to see a menu crammed with good things to eat, but its even better when the things on the menu materialize on table. i t J- Bombay Stopover i Strikes by longshoremen aren't limited to the USA, Seafarers on the Eiemir (Marine Carriers) discovered recently. When the vessel arrived in Bombay, the men discovered that the port had been tied up in a longshoreman's strike, which had just been. settled, and they had to hang out the hook while some 22 ships ahead of them were unloaded. This gave the men ten days or so to "do the town" and get their landlegs back in the mysterious land of India. 4" 4" i" Corsair Food's Not For Him? hp M. Phelps, meeting clerk on the , Alcoa Corsair, has a note in the latest ship's minutes about a stow­ away found aboard the ship one day out of Trinidad. . As he so tersely put it: "Polish stowaway found one day out of Trinidad. Complained that the food wasn't too hot. (Gained teif pounds before arrival in Mo­ bile)." Which makes us wonder—was this fellow a glutton for punish­ ment? Or was he just a glutton? t 4. 4^ More Texmar Tail Tales Litri* Charles Fox, 17 months eW, son of Seafarer Charles H. Fox, takes a drinic of water. From the Tesmar comn more reports about previously noted LOG-A-RHYTHM: tall tales concerning the fishy prodigies of three anglers aboard. At last count Gene, Dutch and Stone, the three fanatical fisher­ .IHUBSTON LEWIS. men, have caught more than a hundred fish during the trip. Supple as a sapling, the clean­ limbed youth. Hands in pockets, enjoying May, Does not tax his rtdnd vnth morals or truth Under the Union constitution Though he will consider them an­ other day. every member attending a Un­ him whistle and sing and laugh ion meeting Is entitled to Let and shout nominate himself for the elected And soar through space while his posts to be filled at the meeting heart is free. —chairman, reading clerk and Too soon must he ponder tohat life recording secretary. Your Un­ is about ion urges you to take an active And feel bound to solve its mys­ part in meetings by taking these tery. posts of service. Now be decorates earth with an And, of course, all members innocent face ... have the right to take the floor Prime production of the human and express their opinions on race. any officer's report or issue un­ Too soon will our systems stifle der discussion. Seafarers are and bind him urged to hit the deck at these And hard-wrought decisions furrow meetings and let their ship­ his brow. mates know what's on their Tomorrow we'll not find him minds. As cheerful as he is now! One of the favorite hobbies of seamen is making models of ships, and one of the best model-mak­ ing Seafarers shipping nowadays is Jacinto G. Guilles, who sails as a wiper. Shown below is a photo of Guilles with a model of a C-3 type vessel, the first cargo-pas­ senger ship he sailed upon, back in 1954, the Steel Maker. He started the model on Sept. 13, 1958, and built it all by hand. Guilles worked without a plan of any kind, relying solely upon his memory. There are 1,800 pins in the C-3 model, which gives an indication of the amount of detailed work and painstaking effort involved in building good model ships. The background for the model, a view of Manila harbor, wa» also made by Guilles, demonstrat­ ing his versatility. "Making models is a good hob­ by," says Guilles, "It keeps you busy on the long trips, so that you're not troubled by too much time on your hands," Guilles didn't say what ship h* plans to make for his next project but rumor has it that he's been eyeing the Transeastern. If he takes it on, it will be * lot of work since the Transeastem's about five times as big a* a C-3. Model Seafarer Cheerful Neighbor Speak Out At SIU Meetings Jacinto G. Guilles, wiper, exhibits a model of a C-3 cargo ship h* built. i.4 �rac« Thirtr SEAFARERS SEAFARERS IN DRYDOC SIU Welfare Plan Thanks Welfare For Bond, Ald^ 'Best Of All' Among the Seafarers currently In the USPHS hospital in Staten Island are N. N. Bathia, James Eichenberg, G. W. Faircloth, M. Y. Hamboussy and H. V. Morris. Bathia, who sailed last on the Steel Chemist as an electrician, was laid up with a broken left foot when some steel fell on him. He is making good progress. Eichenberg, last on the Massmar, underwent a chest operation which used four pints of blood received from the SIU Blood Bank. He sails in the steward department. Morris Eichenberg Faircloth Bothia Faircloth was in for treatment of a hernia condition and is making rapid progress. He should be released shortly. His last vessel was the Stbel Seafarer. Hambousy, last on the Steel Age, was hospitalized with a stomach ailment but is coming along well now. Morris was laid up with a bronchial condition and stomach trouble, and is progressing rapidly. His last ship was the Steel Flyer. Seafarers on the beach are urged to visit or write their buddies in the hospital. A visit or a letter from a friend comes in handy to those cooped up in the hospital. USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Mack J. Acosta D. B. Patterson Seabastian C. FotI Adam £. Slowick Lars Johansen Edwin Whitehead William J. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Belisarlo Alonso Ernest H. Webb Austin Kltchings John W. Whit* Jewel R. Rolins USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Oscar J. Adams Paul Kronbergs A.. A. Arancibia Thomas Lauer Otho Babb Andrew Lewis Henning Bjork Marcos E. Medina Alexander Cherney James Mitchell Victor B. Cooper Joseph Smith Grady Faircloth Lawrence Smith George Fiance Roy C. Stem Michael J. Gaudio Richard L. Welch Michael Hamboussy Arthur A. WUlert Rolf Karlsen USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA G. J. Balaskos Lewis Harrison Dennis Cahoon Henri J. Robin Jr. James M. Davis Walter M. Sikorskl WilUam C. Dowdy USPllS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Matthew Bruno Henry Osterwald E. W. Huertas Edw. L. Pritchard Edw. H. Huhienga Leo Rondario John F. Malyszko R. W. WUUams Waldo M. Oliver VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY, CALIF. Howard J. Watts USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Richard C. Green Raymond Ruppert George B. Little S. T. Zetterman USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Frank E. Anderson Max Olson George Doherty Peter W. Sotir* B. F. Dciblcr Joseph P. Wise Woodrow Meyers Bozo G. Zelencld VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONN. John J. DriscoU Henry E. Smith SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL STATEN 1SL.AND, NEW YORK Bart E. Guranick Thomas, Isaksen A. B. Gutierrez ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL • PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kosta Halgimisios US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. Wm. H. Thomson • USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND AUen Cooper Manuel Lourido Wm. Crawford Michal Michallk Sidney C. Day R. E. Morrison Gorman T. Glaz* Emile J. Olive Loyd J. Griffis Chrisbol Palmer Mr f. IMt LOG John Schoch Frank W. Taylor Gerald F. Shaffer Edw. U>. Trainer Charles Shaw Norman Wallen Eugene E. Stewart MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MT. WILSON, MARYLAND George Davis John Joseph Hazel VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS WUlard T. CahiU VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault Edward Talbot STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL STOCKTON, CALIF. D. M. Christolos TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND James RusseU VA HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA Joseph H. Bass VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK Chgs. O. Bergagna USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. R. M. Davis John T. Keegan Glenn R. Ellis Joss E. Leston Leonard C. Ells Peter A. Marozag Armas E. Janssen VA HOSPITAL FORT HOWARD, MARYLAND R. E. Dabney VA HOSPITAL PERY POINT, MARYLAND Daniel R. Seabolt VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN, MARYLAND Alvino Terrazas VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS SOUTH DAKOTA CUfford C. Womack PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. R. H. Klrkwood USPHS HOSPITAL 1 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Joseph Basch Clyde R. Leggett WiUard Blumen Earl Middleton Accurso Bonti Cleon Mixon George Mi Chong James T. Moqre Virgil L. Coash Ernest Mosley John C. Munden Roberto DeFranza Bertram Eckert Kenyon F. Parka James Fail Frank S, Paylor Dawson Perry Edw. Fairfield Philip H. Prescott James Glisson Hubert Goley Andrew C. Reed Leo C. Hannon Chas. R. Robinson Wade B. HarreU Calvin A. Rome Gustave Hayzan Bobby M. Slade Herman J. Holmef Herman L. Smith B. R. Huggins Murray W. Sinith Hans Spiegel Edw. O. Johnson Eaden E. King Maximo Tangalin John Tromkino Norman W. Kirk Edward Knapp John A. Williama Luther E. Wing Leo H. Lang Rene A. LeBlana SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner ^VICB PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey WiUiams Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BiU llaU Eli Muouey HEADQUARTERS....67S 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON .•.. .276 State St John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklm 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St Buck Stephens, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn \ HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave Paul Gonsorchik, Agent MAdison 7-1033 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St S. 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Phone 2-5996 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St., Room 200 WllUam Morris, Agent ELgln 3-0987 SEATTLE... 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2528 SUP HONOLULU... .51 South Nimttz Highway PHone 502-777 523 BienvUle St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK 875 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6605 PORTLAND 811 SW Clay St. CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8383 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 NEW ORLEANS MC&S HONOLULU....51 South .Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK..„..675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth*9-6600 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 48538 Great Lakes District ALPENA 127 River St. ELmwood 43616 890 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St. MAin 1-0147 DULUTH..., 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. lUch PO Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 RIVER ROUGE.. 10225 W. Jefferson, Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. SAginaw 1-0733 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8-2431 BUFFALO. NY Canadian District FORT WILLIAM * HALIFAX N.S 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128"/4 Hollls St. MONTREAL 634 St. James°"st. ^West Victor 2-8161 44 Sault-au-Matelot -, LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontario..,...272 King St. E. EMplre 4-5719 ST. JOHN, NB ....177 Prince William St. OX 2'54'ii VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. QUEBEC MFOW BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. HONOLULU... .56 North Nimitz Highway NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK 523 ^envilfe^St! 130 "reenwfch" COrtlaud 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO.,,.,...240 Second St. DOufflas 2-4592' SAN PEDRO 298 West 7th Sti TErminal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 To the Editor: I want to thank the SIU Wel­ fare Plan for Its prq^pt pa/ment of my hospital claim. I received the check qiuckly and was advised that my doctor re­ ceived his payment for services also. Last night at my Sunday School Class Meeting the talk got around to the different hospltaliration plans and I was very proud to say that my husband's To the Editor: My husband Joins me la thanking you and the SIU for the bond sent to our son John, and the lovely letter. The bond will be used towards his col­ lege education. > I would also like to express my thanks for the aid the Union gave towards our child's ex­ penses during his 30-day in the hospital. Words can never express our thanks for such a great kind­ ness. ' Mrs, Alice Coher 4" 4" 4' Thankful For Union Aid To the Editor: Although 1 have only been with the SIU a short time, I have much to be thankful for; especially the welfare help which was offered to me while in the hospital and now whilo Seafarers Welfare Plan was tho I'm taking outpatient treatment. My hope is to continue to sail very best of any that were dis­ cussed, and also the promptest and to make a good Union brother always. In payment. Edward Poiakoff MI*. John W. Parker All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOO must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. 41 t 4^ t Kiel's The Place To Get Sick To the Editor: I am in the hospital in Kiel, West Germany, and am being treated the best I've ever been . . . and I've sure been in hos­ pitals the last three years. I am a bed patient here and will bo for at least six weeks and then I'll have to.spend an­ other month convalescing. If any brother feels any doubt about treatment here (if he has to get off a ship,) forget It. My ship, the Galloway, is in Stetten, Poland, now, discharg­ ing grain. She will go to Bel­ gium and Holland then to Korea, for a good long trip. By the way, if any brother ever stops In Tampa, Fla., try to make the "Flaming Buddha." It is a swell joint and different —no drinks but the suki yaki is tops. Also, for a nice quiet drink and to meet a swell brother, drop into the "This is It" Lounge thete.'Bi'bther Ed Rushton Is the owner. Its located at 313 Tampa St. Good sailing to all. . . Robert "Curly" Nielsen 4) 4* 4> Morning Light Crew Praised To the Editor: Our sincere thanks and best wishes to the entire crew of the SS Morning Light for their kind expression of sympathy shown after the passing away of our sister. It was deeply appreciated and Is acknowledged by our family. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Hunter $1 4i> 4« ' Welfare Help Aids Family To the Editor: I wish to* thank you, as well as tho members of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan for their continued support, extended to my growing family. My husband was out of Job when my son was born and had it not been for the Welfare Plan it would he very hard for us. Thanks again, and I hope someday my son will be of serv­ ice to the SIU. Mn. F. I. Ayson 4< 4^ Welfare Aid Appreciated To the Editor: My family and 1 gratefully appreciate the kindness you and your Welfare man Mr. Gilletto extended to us. The money sure has taken • burden off my shoulders. My late husband was so proud to belong to such a good Union. Many thanks again. Catherine Stevens 4» t - 4« Operation Came Just In Time To the Editor: * I wish to thank the SIU for their wonderful Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan. 1 had to have « sudden operation eight weeks . ago and they took care of mo wonderfully. They also have an outstand­ ing doctor and surgeon (Dr. Oscar B. Camp) here in Balti­ more. Because of him I am home and well, doing fine. My husband and I both wish to thank you again. Daniel and Isabella Moyland 4< 4" 4- Seafarer's Wife Likes LOG To the Editor: Enclosed is our new home ad­ dress. I have sure missed read­ ing, the LOG since moving here in November of last year, and would appreciate getting it once more as 1 look forward to. reading it while my husband is away at sea, which is most of the time. Again I wish to thank you all for such a nice little paper. Frances Ranev i 4> 4i Thanks Crew ForWreath To the Editor: I should like to acknowledge through this medium my sin­ cere appreciation to the crewmembers of the Alcoa Planter for the beautiful floral wreath and most comforting words of sympathy received during our bereavement in the passing of our mother (Mrs. Irene Pembrick). In behalf of my husband, my family and myself, let m9 say we are deeply grateful and may God bless you abundantly. Mrs. Thelma P. Talliver �asoto Jidjr M, 186« SIU BABY ARBIVALS All of the following SW families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: 1^'M ' LOG Tv mr^-OM Put Postal Zone On LOG Address 'Featherbed^ Saves Train After Engineer Is Stricken SEAFARERS Constance Rooita Cameron, l)orn 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. April 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Wilmer G. Black, Dallas, Tex. Mrs. William R. Cameron, Mobile, 4; 4 ^ , Ala. Perry Michael Bosh, born June 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jon Ira Crabtrec, bom June 25, James P. Bush, Hialeah, Fla. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Calvin A. Crabtree, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 SuBan Ann Gnflfano, born June ^ ^ Scott Brian Evans, bom May 26, 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Zollle Anthony GuOiano, Elizabeth, NJ. Evans, Jr., Lebanon, Pa. 4 4 4 ^ Elizabeth Marie Maillho, bom Paul Shawn Loffler, born April Jnne 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Milton P. Maillho, New Orieans, La. C. Loffler, Grafton, W. Va. 4 h'> Hariel Ortiz, born June 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francisco Ortiz, Bronx, N. Y. if i" it Jane M. Treltler, born May 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl T. Treitler, Arabi, La. i ^ Ralph Tracy Wright, born June 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nor­ man R. Wright, Houston, Tex. — ^ Lorraine Mary Bertolino, bom June 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Bertolino, Galveston, Tex. 4i J* $• Thelma Jean Black, born June 4 4 Erico Baailito Mennr, bom June 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Victor A. Menor, Brooklyn, NY. '4 4 4 Bettina Loniae Meaaaaa, bom May to Seafarer and Mrs. Andrew Messana, Framingham, Mass. 4 4 4 Joseph MosakowsM, bom June 22, 1960. to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Mosakowski. Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 John Joseph Mncia, bora June 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph R. Mucia, Brooklyn, NY. EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST Atomit Ship Gets Checks OnRadiation Chewmembers of the SS Savan­ nah, the nation's first nuclear merchant ship, will be the most thoroughly examined seamen in America under the terms of an elaborate shipboard program, to maintain a careful check on radia­ tion. The vessel will be operated 1^ States Marine Lines. A staff of technicians, (^lerating under the joint supervision of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Public Health Service, wiU check out the crew exhausjjvely to determine how much radiation they might be abs(vbing as well as their general physical reaction to working on a nuclear-poweied ship. The technicians will have at their disposal a variety of radiation -detectors, monitoring Instruments and other devices. Where ship's personnel may have to service the container in which the reactor is installed, they wiR be equipped with protective clothing, respira­ tory equipment to breath only filtered air and other safeguards. Personals And Notices I I TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE The Post Office Department has requested that Seafarers and their families include postal zone numbers in sending changes of address into the LOG. The use of the zone num­ ber will greatly speed the flow of the mail and will facilitate delivery. Failure to include the zone number can hold up delivery of the paper. The LOG is now in the process of zoning its entire mailing list. James G. Kellog, Sr. Contact your wife, Gabrielle Kel­ log, at 75 Ranney Street. Spring­ field, Mass. MTD" 4 IVERY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday) WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. WFL-65. 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico , and US East Coast. 4 4 Meanwhile, MID 'Round-The-Worid Wireless Broadcasts Continue . . . 4 WCO-16908.8 KCs East Coast South America 4 Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday} MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT 4 4 4 4 4 Nick Tator Get in touch with Joseph Malazinsky, Millburn, NJ, DR 6-7635. WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America WMrd 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific 4 Audley FoBter Please get in touch with your wife, care of R. Toomey, 2701 Hud­ son Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ. Anybody knowing where Brother Foster is, is asked to transmit this message. Every Simday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia 4 Moustafa Fadl (or Fade!) Ck>ntact George J. Tomeb, consul general. United Arab Republic, 902 Park Avenue, New York 21, NY. Anybody knowing of the where­ abouts of the above seaman, should contact the consulate. WFR-85, 15306 KCk Ships in Mediterranean area. No^ Atlantic, European and US East Coast. J 4 Rudolph Cefarattf Contact your mother at 51 Clin­ ton Street, New Britain, Conn. Urgent. Also get in touch with attorney Lawrence Drasin, at 233 Broadway, New York 7, NY, as soon as possible. • 4 4 John Moiray Important you contact your son, c/o Gerner, same address as be­ fore. 4 4 4 Seafarers who knew the late King Elliott are asked to write Mrs. King Elliott at 813-41 Street, East Birmingham 4, Alabama. A di^l loc(»notive flreman—whose job would be aboli^ed as "featherbedding" by the railroads—saved a speeding train from going oflf the tracks when the engineer suffered a fatal heart attack, the "AFL-CIO-* News" reported. Fireman R. M. Berland took over the controls of the train, en route to Portland, Ore., and brought It to a stop after the en­ gineer had slumped over in his seat and did not respond to his name. The engineer's foot was resting on a device called the "dead man's pedal" which is supposed to bring the train to a stop In the event the engineer la stricken. In this case it didn't work. Berland, who is a member of the Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, said that the train was headed down a steep Incline at the time and would have left the tracks bad it not been halted. The Association of American Railroads has been campaigning for the elimination of firemen's jobs on .dlesels. Railroad unions have fon^t the move, basing their argument, in part, on the need for a fireman to backstop the engineer and assiat in emergencies. Musicians Hit Runaway Notes First it's runaway ships, then runaway whiskey making the news these days. Now add another to the list: runaway music. In this case, the opponent is the Musicians Union, in cooperation with the Ruppert Brewery in New York. Both have stmck sour notes on the use of 'runaway' musical scores used in US-made TV shows which are on film. Ruppert, which is sponsoring the half hour "Sea Hunt" drama has announced it won't renew its contract with the ad agency handling the package unless the programmers agree to cease using the foreign music. Rup­ pert charges that the use of t^e background music is detrimental to the jobs of American musicians. FIRAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Hubert C. Gei^a. 66: A cerebral hemorrhage after an auto accident was fatal to Brother Ctordon at the Mobile General Hospital in Mobile, Ala­ bama, June 8, 1960. He sailed in the SIU stew­ ard department since December 27, 1938. He is survived by his brother, Claude C. Gordon, of Tampa,i Florida. Burial was in the Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama. 4 4 4 Richard Chazarra, 60: Brother Chazarra passed away from a ma­ lignancy at the Public Health Hospital in New Orleans, Louisi­ ana, May 14, 106a He had sailed in the SIU engine depart­ ment since April 20, 1955. No sur­ vivor la listed. Burial was In the Metairie Ceme­ tery, New Orleans, Louisiana. 4 4 4 Sidney Turberville, 61: Brother Turberville died at the Public Health hospital In New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 1960. He sailed in the SIU deck department since July 31, 1939. His only listed survivor is his pother, Callip Turberville, of Pensacola, Florida. Burial was in the Pine Barren Cemetery, Pine Barren, Florida. William R. Burch, 50: Brother Burch died of natural causes at th* Public Health hospital in New Oiieans, Louisi­ ana, May 14, 1960. He sailed in the SIU en­ gine department since June 25, 1956. He is survived byhia mother, Carolina Burch, of S.' Pittsburg, Tennessee. Burial was in the Boligee Ceme­ tery, Boligee, Alabama. 4 4 4 Floyd T. Hurd, 35: Brother Hurd died of pneumonia at the Balti­ more City Hospi­ tal in Baltimore, Maryland, May 20, 1960. He sailed in the SIU engine depart­ ment since July 26, 1947. He Is survived by his widow, Edna Hurd, of Balti­ more. No place of burial was in­ dicated. Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct So­ cial Security number. Use of the wrong number means a cler­ ical headache for the Vacation Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer who uses the Incorrect Social Security num­ ber is creditin:; his tax deduc­ tions to some other US worker. • .i �,TJ 53« ii - k fe' n •' 3 f'* A '•ir r. I;. 'I'I w« D €velopments in the world today aL£Eect all American workers, perhaps seamen more than most. Whether these developments come out of Washington, Tokyo, New Delhi, Cairo or any other major world center, seamen are among the first to feel their impact. r• V .7 ith that in mind, the SEAFARERS LOG is attempting to keep you abreast of developments in three vital areas that affect the livelihood and welfare of SIU men as Seafarers and citizens—the maritime industry, the national scene and inter­ national affairs. kf r .-"f • • f^ :. • :-\i J 'jc'f . •I' SitfAMHIS INIEimilOIUl UNiON • ATUNTK, 6UIF( Uip jUIDJMI(W »- >'i- ' tu'i'.v-v'.rr," DBTlia ' Wl-CW •HP -•2' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource July 20, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RUNAWAYS MAY TAKE RUSSIAN OIL CHARTERS NOMINATIONS BEGIN; 43 SIU POSTS OPEN SIU WELFARE COVERS $6,280 HOSPITAL BILL MTD ASSAILS DEFENSE DEP’T SHIP TRAVEL BAN 1,000TH BLOOD GIFT MADE TO SIU RESERVE ALCOA, BULL PLANNING TO MODERNIZE FLEETS ELECT STEWARD GROUP ON RECERTIFICATION ITF CONGRESS OPENS; TAKES UP SEA ISSUES 2 NATIONS SEEK SHIP REGISTRIES PRESIDENT SIGNS TRADE-IN BILL; ALCOA, BULL CAN UPGRADE SHIPS DUTY-FREE BILL FOR SEAMEN OK’D BY HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTING IN FAVOR OF SIU PAYS OFF IN JOB SECURITY FOR LAKES CREW RUNAWAYS’ QUICK SWITCHES SEEK TO EVADE UNIONS SAFETY STUDIED AT NEW BEDFORD COURT EASES PICKETING BAN; SPLITS ON IMWU ACTIVITY BOTH PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS SEEN CONCERNED BY MARITIME PROBLEMS WELFARE BENEFITS REACH $133,446 TOTAL SS TITAN SEAFARERS A BIG HIT IN POLAND; BROUGHT GRAIN CARGO Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/20/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 15 1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/a8f8a56d4382f9630925dc79bf9c239d.PDF 8c3f33f27d5fc9baf31629ee7d45cf14 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO r-> * ' r* ^ 4^' « TWO MORE RR TUG FLEETS VOTE SlU NY Central, New Haven Solid For SlU In Voting •,^»»• i'».A — Story On Page 3 Farm Bloc Bids CongressWreck 50-50' Ship Aid Story On Page 2 MTD Asks Security Check On Runaways » >» > Stoiy On Page 13 > J- f • More US Operators Seek Foreign Ties rvr;•V story On Page 3 I* >'> •f* TEXT OF p* •i •• I The shirts worn by these unlicensed deck hands of the New Haven railroad show where their sentiments,were when they voted in recent elections. They're now members of the Railroad Marine Division of * the SIU^ along with men from NY Centrali Pennsylvania and otherfleets. (I^tory On Page 3.) In This Issue NEW SlU CONSTITUTION • • --'S 'See Supplement •.—» Xii «r �VMW TW* SEAFARERS July 1. 19M LOG Farm Bloc Opens Assault On ^50-50 I f• »- .r da- WASHINGTON — The US Agriculture Department has launched a campaign tp de­ stroy the "50-50" law, and in the process a good portion of the US merchant marine and the jobs of thousands of US spamen. A bill sponsored by the Department has been introduced in the House Agriculture Com-"^ mittee, authorizing the Secre­ tors have long been complaining. charter rates quoted by ship Although the farm surplus sales broken, and assuming US ships got tary of Agriculture to waive are, in reality, a gift to the coun­ half of the cargo, a rough and ready the "50-50" law when he felt that tries involved, there have been figure would be about $80 million such legislation "interfered with" complaints that the countries on paid to US ship operators and $40 the sale of surplus agricultural the receiving end have been insist­ million to foreign-flag ships. What the waiver authority would commodities under long term con­ ing on the rights of their ships, or do is enable the Secretary of ships chartered by them, to carry tracts. the lion's share of the gift fropo Agriculture to deprive the Amer­ This legislation, if passed, would the American taxpayer, thus de­ ican shipping industry of most of enable the Department to place all priving American ships and sea­ the $80 million worth of business of its farm surplus cargoes on men of their rights under the law. on the ground that it "interfered foreign-flag ships. In^the process, With the proposed new law, the with" the sale of the surplus. The Coast Guard vessel Relief—which was substituting for Am­ by using ships which pay seamen Secretary of .Agriculture would Foreign coutries receiving the sur­ brose Lightship is now in 90 feet of water after being sunk by ^*<5 to $90 a month or less, the De­ h«ive a handy weapon to block plus would need little prodding to freighter Green Bay lost we^ off Rockaway Point. partment, in an election year, could American shipping from all but a "balk" at the terms of the surplus throw a sop to the farm bloc by tiny-share of the surplus cargoes. agreements, giving the Secretary using the freight savings to pur­ During the fiscal year 1959, thh of AgricUlture^an opportunity to chase and dispose of additional Agriculture Department spent $120 invoke the waiver privilege. surplus. The SIU, other US mari­ million on freight costs for farm Then the Department, in turn, time unions, and American-flag­ surplus which cost the Government could try to sell the nation's farm­ ship operators are preparing to over $1.5 billion. The Department, ers on the idea that it had trimmed fight the legislation down the line. when queried by the SIU, said it costs of the surplus iprogram and The phraseology of the legisla­ was unable to impply figures show­ would have more money to spend All ships coming into New York have been warned by the tion, giving the Secretary of ing how much' of this sum was on getting rid of more surplus.-The Coast Guard to navigate with caution near the site of Ambrose Agriculture the right to waive "50- paid to foreign and runaway ship victims of this squeeze play, would Lighthouse as a result of a shipping accident there on Friday, 50" when it "interfered with" the operators, although these figures be the ship operators who had to ———— sale of surplus, reflects a situation are obviously a matter of record. la}' up their ships and the seamen June 24. The Ambrose Light-H about which American ship opera­ However, based on prevailing who were stranded on the beach. relief vessel was sunk in 90 feet of water when it was j-ammed in a fog by the Americanflag freighter Green Bay. All nine Coast Guardsmen Reply to Queries On Union Stand: aboar4. the Lightship vessel 505— which was on temporary duty there while the Ambrose was being over­ hauled — were rescued by the Green Bay. Ironically enough, the in the Soviet Union and will, with equal Invitations to US unions to participate in by Paul Hall exchanges of visits with Soviet "trade union" vigor, disclaim any intent of siding with the men were saved when they suc­ President, SIU of North America groups motivated by the Soviet's desire to Soviet point of view against the Government cessfully-launched a self-inflating rubber llferaft. Lifesaving equip­ Delegations from several American obtain a cloak of respectability for their of the US. But—and this is an important ment of this type had just been "but"—just as the Soviet govnnment Con­ trade unions have visited the Soviet unions, no matter how sincerely American trols its "trade unions," it also controls all approved by the Coast Guard a delegations may regard them as an opportu­ Union or have accepted invitations to of communication and information. few weeks ago for use as auxiliary do so in the future. In the course of the visits nity to breach the barriers and infuse the organs American labor delegations will find that lifesaving equipment on Americanthey meet with Soviet labor delegations to Russians with American ideas of free trade their critical statements will be buried or flag ships. unionism. "exchange information." The nine men paddled around suppressed. (It would hardly be expected, The justification given for these visits is As a result of these visits, the SIU has in the life raft until they were for example, that the Soviet press would pub­ that both sides, Americans and Russians, been asked by people in the maritime indus­ picked up by the Green Bay and try whether it is considering sending such a can impress uppn each other the assets and licize statements criticizing the suppression later transferred to a hospital by of freedom in Hungary.) virtues of their particular modes of living. delegation to the Soviet Union. The Soviet propaganda machine will bend a Coast Guard vessel. There were The SIU's answer, in a nutshell, is no. The hope is that this will lead to some modi­ fication of the Soviet system to make it more its energies to make it appear as if American no injuries reported among crewWe will not send such a delegation to the more like purs and consequently reduce the workers are endorsing the Soviet Union's members of either ship, with the Soviet Union. And the reasons for doing chances of crises and wars. stand in world affairs and the workings of Green Bay suffering only slight so are many and sound. as a result of the collision. However, on second thought, it should be Soviet communism at home. Long after the damage As the record clearly indicates, since its The Green Bay, which is under founding 21 years ago the SIU has been very clear that the professional Communists and American delegations go home and their contract to the NMU, was out­ firmly opposed to dealing with the Soviet Government officials-who front for a "trade words have been ignored or forgotten, world bound from Port Newark. She was Union and any of its instrumentalities. The union", movement in the Soviet Union are Communist propaganda will be using photo­ held up at the scene while Coast SIU has consistently fought Communist pene­ not interested in borrowing from our sys­ graphs and stories to create the impression Guard investigators quizzed the of American labor support for the Soviet tration of the ^ital maritime industry wher­ tem and adopting our practices. skipper hn& crew, but was allowed To do so, to accept the basic US Union idea program. ever it has been in evidence—and with con­ to continue on her way after the siderable success throughout the United of freedom of action for workers, would be Finally, there is another reason why Amer­ investigation was . completed the to strike at the roots of the Communist sys­ ican trade union visits to the Soviet Union same morning. . States and Canada. The SIU's experiences in dealing with wa­ tem. No Communist government could tol­ are particularly undesirable at this time. This The Coast Guard vessel Yeaton terfront Communists have confirmed over erate such ideas for one moment. same month the President of the United stood by to act as lightship until and over again the accusation that the Com­ States was to have visited that country, but Why Soviets Seek Visits relief was available. Normally, munist Party in this country is dedicated to the invitation was withdrawn and he was told the Ambrose Light, a -familiar Why then, do the Soviets .encourage and the destruction of free trade unions as we seek out such visits by US unions? Their he is unwelcome. Whatever anyone might sight to Seafarers entering New know them and to their conversion into purpose is plain—^to use such visits for pro­ think of President Eisenhower's policies and York Harbor would have been in pawns of the Soviet Union and instruments paganda sounding-boards, to tell the world, actions (and there is ample ground for criti­ position at the scene, but it was of Soviet foreign policy. and particularly the uncommitted nations of cizing them) in his official trips' abroad he in the shipyards for repairs at This being true in the United States—and Africa and Asia, that the organized workers is the Americim nation for all intents and the time of the accident. numerous examples could be cited of Com­ of America endorse the Soviet position in purposes. The rebuff givqn him by the Rus­ munist Party use of unipns to thaf end— world affairSi sians was a rebuff and affront to the entire it is doubly true on the Communist's homeAmerican public, including, of course, the Seafaring unions are particular targets of stamping grounds, the Soviet Union. As has such Soviet blandishments and have always workers in American unions. Any visits by been pointed out by the AFL-CIO, the Inter­ been, because their membership is in inter­ American trade union gfoups, on the heels Ivly 1,1960 Vol.XXil,No.14 national Confederation of Free Trade Un­ national of such a rebuff, will only be interpreted in trade and the industry itself is of ions and others, the so-called trade unions great strategic importance. How well the the Communist world and in its controlled in the Soviet Union are simply tools of the press as representing sympathy for this spe­ government. Their function is to carry out Russians jise world maritime unions to pro­ cific act of indignity toward the United States. PAUL HAIX, Preaidcnt ^ the policy of the Soviet government ^ (this mote their cause was shown in April, 1959, Hnanr BRAMD, Editor, BraMAim SSAEven if the Soviet Union were a free na­ has been clearly stated many times by the when Harry Bridges was chosen to conduct MAif. Art Editor. HERMAN Amiiva, Soviets themselves) and their officers, are to a conference in Toloro of fellow-traveling tion, which it is not; even if it had legitimate At MASION, ARTHUII BDUIIII, CHADLIS all respects and purposes, officials of the So­ unions from .viuious Pacific countries, The trade unions, which it does not have; and BKAUMET, DH, BonNsoN, Staff Writers. viet Union. Without exception, they are all aim of that conference was primarily to drive even if it had a free presn and radio, which Boj. MOODT, Gulf Area Repret'entativs. members of the Communist Party, the elite a wedge between Japan and the United is also non-existent; it is the SIU's position rulMI«hMl blwaskly at tha haadquartan group of two or three percent of the Soviet* States, to create a climate of opinion In which that organized labor would not be justified at tha iatfarart intarnatlonal Union, Ab Japanese and other Asian workers would be lantic Cult, Lakaa and Inland Watora in meeting .with the governing powers of a population which governs every form of pub­ led to believe that American workers do not country which had just slammed the door Si^nU^ SVI' TVl! HWnVa".S: lic activity in that cauntry. Sacond elau paitasa paid at tha Poit in the face qf the top elected representative Offica Consequently, the Soviet "trade union" is support their own government. In Ureoklyn# NY, undar tha Act It is certain that American union; delega­ nf the United States, and thereby demon­ of Aut. as, l»11. 4 no more a trade union than the labor syn­ '— lU dicates which existed in Hitler's Germany tions visiting Russia will vigorously defend strated absolute contempt for the American nat-on nnd its form of government free trade unions, in their public statements or Mussolini's Italy. « • -v<' V - NY Lightship Sunk; Ship Caution Urged Why SIU Opposes Union Visits To Soviet • .-r'l 4 <. SEAFARERS LOG 4 •*! �. J. '/• • July 1. 19M SEAFARERS New Meeting Proeedure One of the major changes in the SIU constitution is the new schedule of membership meetings. They will now be held monthly in the deep sea ports of New York, Philadel­ phia, Baltimore, Houston, New Orleans and Mobile. The port of Detroit has been added to the monthly schedule. All meetings will be held at 2:30 PM, local time, for each of the seven ports concerned. The meeting schedule calls for New York meetings on the first Monday of each month, following the first Sunday; Philadelphia, the first Tuesday; Baltimore, the first Wednesday, and Detroit, the first Friday. '> * [">. V *> Housfton, New Orleans and Mobile will meet In the week follow­ ing the above meetings, Houston on Monday, New Orleans on Tues­ day and Mobile on Wednesday. Special meetings at a port may be called at the direction of the port agent or area vice-president, between the hours of 9 AM and 9 PM. A two-hour posted notice of such special meetings is required. ^> LOG Pac* Tbre« SIU Sweeps Vote Among New Haven^ NY Central T ugmen The SIU Railroad Marine Division has completed a clean sweep of seven major railroad and rail terminals in New York harbor as unlicensed deckhands of the New York Central and the New ELaven railroads cast near-unanimous votes for the Union. In the New York Cen­ tral, the SIU got 121 out of 133 valid ballots cast. In the New Haven, the SlU's margin was 87 to 5. Both elections were conducted by the National Mediation Board 4 under the Railroad Labor Act. There are about 250 unlicensed '% deckhands employed by the two railroads whom the SIU will now represent. In previous elections, the SIU was victorious by 174 WASHE^GTON—As was to be expected, two more steam­ Voles to 95 votes for the Teamsters ship companies, now subsidy applicants, have asked the Union in the Pennsylvania Rail­ Federal Maritime Board to continue foreign steamship opera­ road, by 70 to 7 in the Baltimore and Ohio and won all. 51 votes at tions and other foreign busi-"^^ ^ nesS relationships. One com­ stwces" exist to permit continu­ New .York Docks, Bush Terminal and Brooklyn Eastern District pany alrea/.y received ap­ ance of this connection. ^ Terminal. proval. . • Waterman does not have a speci­ All told, as a _ result of these Both Isbrandtsen and Water­ fic investment in foreign shipping seven elections, the SIU Railroad man, who expect to receive sub­ operations but has shipping agen­ Marine Division represents about sides shortly, had asked for waivers cies in Antwerp and Rotterdam in 850 men in the railroad tug In­ of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, which it has an interest. The dustry here. Included in the group allowing- them to retain foreign Board has ordered a hearing on are men working for the Chesa­ Railroad fugmen give vicfory sign after New Haven Railroad connections. The ruling was a Waterman's bid to continue these peake and Ohio in Norfolk and the men voted. Left to right, Terrence Devery, Tony Longueira, Ray natural outgrowth of a waiver relationships. McAllister and Walter Tysica, New Haven; Howard Brower, B&O, Western Maryland Railroad in given to States Marine Line per­ The States Marine case was Baltimore. These twb lines have C. T. Murrell, jC & O, Ed Pulver, Pennsy and John Dwyer, SIU rep. mitting It to continue operating widely-regarded as a key to the been represented by the SIU lor future operation of the Merchant runaway-flag and other foreignMarine Act, which, as originaily- some time now. flag bulk ore and oil carriers. While most of the men involved drafted, was designed to promote Isbrandtsen had asked to retain American-flag shipping. For that work in and around New York a financial Interest in the Canadian reason, the act barred a subsid­ harbor, there are some in Philadel­ Foreign Steamship Company, ized steamship company from hav­ phia and Norfolk, as well as In which operates Dutch-flag ore and ing financial interests in foreign- Connecticut ports. The SIU Rail­ oil carriers running between flag ship operations. road Marine Division, by virtue of Chile, US, Europe and Japan. The By granting the waiver to States the election results, is now a mem­ company is based on Nassau, the Marine, the Maritime Board has ber of the Greater New York Nine major New York unions, including the SIU, arm Bahamas, which is fast becoming a "amended" the legislation • by Harbor Council, the negotiating studying a program which would supply their memberships favored tax-free haven for shipping agency decree to all intents and body for all AFL-CIO marine and other business ventures! The purposes. unions in the railroad tug field. with low-cost drugs and medication through their respective » Board promptly granted a waiver Theoretically, once the States Other ratings on the tugs include welfare plans. The plan an-^ claiming that "special circum- Marine waiver was granted, there captains, engineers, oilers ' and ticipates establishment of a physicians at 30 to 35 percent less chain of non-profit drug dis­ than the going retail charges. is no reason for the Maritime cooks. Aside from the railroad tugs, the pensaries in the New York area. Unions considering the plan, in Board to refuse waivers to any subsidized American-flag shipping SIU has a considerable represen­ The new program is an out­ addition to the SIU, are the Trans­ company which wants to go into tation in the tugboat field all along growth of increasing complaints port Workers, Garment Workers, foreign-flag or runaway-flag opera- the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, in about the high' cost of prescrip­ Electrical Workers, Machinists, lions. It Is possible then, for the Harbor and Inland Waterways tions. The complaints were cli­ Auto Workers, Hotel and Restaur* small subsidized American-flag Division. Tug companies In Phila­ maxed at hearings of the Senate's ant Workers, Retail Clerks and Of­ companies to operate many times delphia. Chesapeake Bay, Mobile, anti-trust subcommittee in which fice Employees. their American-flag tonnage under Tampa, New Orleans and Houston testimony was given as4o exces­ are under contract to the SIU. sive chwges and monopolistic prac­ WASHINGTON — A perennial foreign flags, . rider to shipping appropriation tices indulged in by drug manufac­ biUs, the "no Annie Oakley" turers. amendnient, has finally been passed Kefauver Hearings Introduced each year by Sen. John The group, headed by Senator Williams (Rep.-Del.), the bill pro­ Estes Kefauver, heard testimony hibits American-fiag steamship to the effect that some drugs were companies from giving free or re­ marked up several thousand per­ duced, transportation abroad to..US Acting under the provisons of the SIU constitution, SIU cent over their actual production Government employees. President Paul Hall has appointed Freddie Stewart to the cost. Much of the cost of drug He had attached this bill as a vacant post of headquarters representative. The vacancy was company operation, the committee rider to many maritime bills in ^he created when Joe Volpian was told, consisted of heavy adver­ SAN FRANCISCO—The Sailors past, but it.was alwaj^s .erased in was named head of the new tising expenditures, distribution of Stewart was a volunteer organizer Union of the Pacific has announced House pommlttee action in the samples and literature to physi­ course of reconciling Senate and Social Security Department for the Union at the outset, and cians, and visits to physicians by plans for an eye care program by the trusteea of participated in a great many of similar to that now operating on House measures. the Seafarers the Union's major l^eefs. He also "detail men" to persuade doctors the East Coast. It is ba^d on eye This year, with elections coming Welfare Plan. to prescribe standard medication has many years' experience on the examinations and glasses free of up, and a good deal of> discussion Volpian had administrative level, having served by brand names. charge to . its membership. In the press about Congressional been one of the • In many Instances, the same for­ In various official capacities with The vision program will be an expenses, the Senate juissed the three headquar­ mula is available at far cheaper the Union since 1947. -bill containing the rider without a ters representa­ prices if the physician would us integral part of the welfare bene­ dissenting vote, and the House the chemical name of the com­ fits provided by the Sailors Union leadership decided to go along, tives under the pound rather than the brand for SUP members. though not Without some critical the revised SIU trademark. *. The program will include free comment from the House side, call­ constitution set­ eye examination and visual analy­ The New York unions contem­ ing the bill "unnecessary" and "un­ up, the other two Stewart sis for any eligible member on re­ plate a system of prepaid drug in­ being BUI HaU reasonable." , surance through their welfare quest; eyeglasses free of charge to Williams had offered the amend­ and Ed Mooney. All three had the plans, with employers contributing those members who need them; ment dn the Senate every year since title of assistant secretary-ireasspecific sums to cover the cost of replacement of lenses free of 1956. He has also been hostile, as urers under the old constltutiofi. operation. In turn, members cov­ charge each year, if needed, and One of the original members of a rule, toward appropriations for ered by the plan would be able to frames every three years; reex­ shipping subsidies. the SIU when It was foimded. buy drugs as prescribed by their aminations on an annual basis. haii Moonc-'s Two More US Operators Would Hold Foreign Ties 1 '•m •^1 il NY Unions Considering Low-Cost Drug Program Free Rides For Gov't Men Banned Stewart Appointed To SIU Hq. Representative Post ^1 SUP Crews To Get Eye Care Plan ; . .i.' �' SEAFARERS LOG Fai« F*ar SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD I!,' U?. Si- June 8 Through June 21 Shipping for all classes during this period was about one respectively, 51, 50, 25 and 13 additional jobs over the previous two percentage point lower than it was during the preceeding weeks. The sharpest decline in shipboard employment was seen in two weeks but the totals still remained above the 1,000 mark. New Orleans, which was off 61 jobs from the prior period. Other ports Some 1,106 men were shipped this period as opposed to 1,221 during the previous span. Ship activity was slightly heavier during the two week period. There were a total of 226 payoffs, sign ons and In-translts in contrast to 194 during the prior two weeks. There were 58 payoffs—three, less than the previous period; 28 sign ons—down two from before and 136 •hips in transit, 27 more than the May 25-June 7 shipping period. "A" and "B" registrations stood at 1,199 during the period as opposed to 1,296 the last two weeks. Four ports showed advances in the number of jobs shipped. These were Wilmington, New York, Mobile and Jacksonville, which gained. £ Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baitimore Norfolk Jacksonville Rliaini ...........r*... Mobile New Orleans.......... Houston Wilmington. San Francisco Seattle TOTA'S Ragi$farod CLASS B which saw declines were: Boston, Philadelphia^ Baltimore, Norfolk, Houston, San Francisco and Seattle. Shipping in all classes broke down as follows: 405, deck; 386-engine, and 334, steward. Ports with 100 or less "A" and "B" men registered on the beach at the end of the period were: Boston, .Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington. Those with 50 or less "A" men registered on the Houston beach were Boston, Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington. Port dispatchers reporting. from San Francisco, Baltimore and Nprfolk said they expected fair shipping in the coming period. In Totals New Orleans the forecast was for slow shipping. GROUP 12 3 ALL 7. 2 4 1 97 30 53 14 23 5 16 2 38 15 21 2 3 8 5 — 7 3 4 — 10 14 7 2 4 4 99 12 24 29 10 24 10 3 5 8 2 9 2 190 70 n Ml Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP1 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 — 3 4 — 1 1 7 16 1 24 21 83 1 51 11 1 .— 1 -— 2 3 3 5 10 2 3 10 11 24 7 23 12 42 1 2 — 7 8 1 1 3 6 1 1 3 2 7 2 8 — 1 4 6 5 1 Pay Sign In Offs Ons Troiit. TOTAL __ 4 4 38 16 .18 .4 15 3 8 . 4 25 5 10 .10. 16 10 4 . 2 IT 17 1 . 1 9 3 A 19 8 ! 7 4 35 2 22 .11 29 26 1 . 2 !~2 1 4 6 2 T 58 28 136 226 - 46 _ 53 2 41 1 10 1 14 2 15 — llso 13 5 5 3 2 7 3 12 12 8 10 19 9 1 — 2 2 5 4 , 11 5 3 — 3 8 50 ^17 1 120| 75 6 23 12 46 22 12 36 14 13 5 3 2 1 18 1 8 5 13 1 _22 — 159 66 1 •300 12 1 5 2 2 2 25 3 6 5 3 2 3 37 1 - •- TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 3 1 2 ___ 2 4 "2 11 , 5 8 1 5 5 — 74 6 1 ' <• •.i)< '1 8 < 0^- Shipped CLASS C 3 ALL 1 6 4 3 3 7 4 3 12 7 1 4*' Ship AciivHy DECK DEPARTMENT Raghtorod CLASS A • July l; 196t 0 2 3- 1 3 5 1 3 GROUP1 A B 1 4 6 ' 83 10 3 42 7 12 3 8 7 2 4 8 17 GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL C ALL 1 . 5 fl 23 , 3 5 11 3 2 94 94 137 45 276 3 92 5 29 60 5 13 •12 43 1 24 7 2 2 50 37 66 82 13 132 5 23 38 18 11 .10 3 18 2 , 23 5 2 11 11 5 20 7 18 1 11 2 8 a a e 4 4 1 1 31 37 88 1 4 15 42 9 4 10 60 53 83 50 3 8 144 5 18 27 66 11 102 2 36 17 .17 41 f(;25 28 4 14 2 IT 12 41 1 6 5 23 20 4 1 5 9 3 27 1 4 • la 31 4851128 513 108 949 25 108 177 310 1 "4 23 3 46 36 "4 5 18 6 22 31 300 2 2 __ 3 J Ragisterad O ft The Beach CLASS B CLASS A 4 11 5 8 5 5 74 W ENGINE DEPARTMENT e. • 1 - Registered CLASS A • y'' Port Boston . Ne^ York Philadelphia Baltimore. Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 3 _ 1 4 55 9 40 6 2 11 3 16 23 5 4 32 1 7 2 10 3 1 15 11 1 -— — 1 15 4 3 22 7 21 —. 28 6 7 35 22 2 4 2 8 1 11 2 14 1 10 1 12 42 178 32 1 252 Shipped CLASS A •• Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Ragisterad On The Bapeh CLASS A CLASS B «•" - GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 3 AjLL 2 2 2 B C ALL 1 . 13 1 ' 3 1 1 6 1 1 —V 1 1 3 1 10 2 2 1 1 1 1 15 15 31 9 36 54 1 14 8 23 1 89 45 140 24 209 16 9 12 54 23 l2 32 73 121 4 .7 ' • ' 5 5 10 , 7 3 2 2 12 2 6 8 9 16 24 3 3 1 S 9 10 1 8 19 4 37 2 19 25 8 12 .5 2 3 37 3 59 9 68 85 2 1 19 20 24 46 8 — 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 5 11 ' 18 2 5 4 3 25 7 2 2 4 21 2 3 4 11 — 4 5 9 1 5 — 5 _ 3 1 2 3 5 .2 2 5 12 4 18 '1 1 14 . 6 6 12 . — _" mmm ' ' . 3 1 — 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 •-« 2 1 3 2 — 4 5 25 9 6 15 4 7 6 13 3 25 3 41 12 46 62 1 13 4 8 7 15 2 1 11 7 19 7 9 21 i 78 6 116 1 20 17 19 3 29 __ . 12 14 29 64 32 38 8 8 21 14 — 6 12 18 6 18 29 58 78 1 5 9 29 13 42 16 4 17 17 35 13 3 2 5 3 5 1 1 15 1 4 1 10 1 2 5 , 4 "2 11 3 2 3 7 4 — 2 4 1 2 3 25 9 3 16 5 2 32 13 13 5 3 3 3 8 3 •3 6 2 — 7 2 11 11 "2 "2 11 27 5 7 3 11 23 1 1 29 2 4 ,• 4 • 10 5 66 "65*1T34 40 141 40 221 6 3 67 55 128 4 20 22 46 221 128 46 1 395 137 511 61 709 23 127 166-1 316 VMM 1 Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 2 — 2 4 17 8 32 57 3 4 9 16 14 7 10 31 4• — — 4 4 1 6 1' 0 td 0 Mf _ —• 8 18 6 7 5 .88 3 17 3 29 7 6 4 1 5 3 1 37 118 1 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 — — . 3 4 4 2 1 — 11 ... — 11 16 49 1 5 28 .— — 10 10 2 3 1 6 1 — 2 10 11 8 26 1 2 13 1 — 2 6 3 4 3 6 .— 2 2 . 2 . 6 1 2 3 1 28 1 50 — 19 — 4 13 1 9 1 243 ~5 •— 9 11 6 3 ."7 14 15 12 4 22 6 7 5 4 11 . '_ 1 3 1 2 3 2. 1 3 4 7 4 1 2 11~"75 ~91 62 22 99 ~1 1 1 — — 2 —• 16 38 —r 20 —^ . 3 6 7 — 183 3 MM 5 81 2 MM MM -T i TOTAL SHIPPED 3 ALL M^ 7 7 2 3 2 3 5 1 S 15 MM - 11 20 9 3 2 7 mmm- rf'- Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 . _ 10 11 5 6 .J. 8 1 10 5 5 1 2 1 1 11 21 11 . 3 2 — 7 1 : 89 2 MM ' MM MM 8 MM 1 2 GROUP A B 3 49 11 .6 6 10 26 6 5 3 . 2 16 38 >— 20 _ 3 2- 6 9 7 34 183 MM MM 2 7 SO MM- 11 21 11 3 2 7 89 Ragisterad On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 3 6 14 1 3 5 5 8 2 67 84 7 40 100 224 2 3 69 74 — 34 12 13 10 11 1313 98 3 38 47 19 32 2 4 21 28 16 2 14 12 2 -2 11 3 5 4 10 3 5 10 • 7 2 1 1 2 6 •I tt 4 1 0 28 33 12 38' 83 1 21 22 I 64 52 19' 89 160 1 ' 4 43 •5 48 8 10 48 2 31 30 1 10 13 6 3 7 1 32 2 —, 8 33 1 10 10 2 4 19 9 9 23 15 5 5 •25 2 2 5 9 34 1 306 313 125 319 757 17 23 203 |24S j MM MM MM M^ SUMMARY gfCfL ENGINE ' STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Shipped CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C GROUP "ciROUP GROUP GROUP ALL 1 23 ALL 1 2 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 , 2 8 1 359 13 50 5T 1 120 75 159 66 300 12 25 37 74 6 1 252 3 66 65 1 134 40 141 40 221 6 67 55 128 4 20 22 1 243 5 11 75 1 91 62 22 69 183 3 89 2 5 81 2 30 j 854 2i 127 197 1-345 177 322 205 704 21 97 173 291 12 30 69 CLASS A B C 300 74 31 1 46 221 128 46 f 34 183 - 89 34 1 111 704 291 111 ALL CO One E' GROUP 12 3 99 190 70 42 178 32 88 37 118 229105 220 Shipped CLASS A 00 I if-"-:-' • Registered CLASS B . ... ^r ft it/: Registered . CLASS A V*-- ~i STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville RAiaml Mobile New Orleans Houston W'ilmington. San Francisco....... I. Seattle TOTALS ^ •* 9'.: Ragisterad On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 1 405 328 513 .108 949 25 108 177 1295 137 511 61 709 23 127 166 1 306 313 125 319 757 17 23 203 1149 488 2415 65 258 546 lllOe ALL 1 310 1 316 1 243 1 869 ;• <'* �loir 1, 1960 SEAFARERS QUESTION: How do you find the fishing on this run? (Asked of crewmembers of the Intercoastal vessel, SS Losmar, In Philadelphia.) <1 f 1; ''i •1 '•i -S •' -3** •• !• « i o . 'Jamea D. Berrerla, 3d cook: Dur Ing a recent voyage on a Calmar B h 1J), I took several hours off In Coos Bay, hired a guide and boat and spent the time pulling In a variety of fish. Salmon, the most popular variety in that area, give you a good fight. They're good eat­ ing, too. Our cook at the time pre­ pared the take and It was quite tasty. Another good spot for this sport is Vancouver, BC. Norman Carthwright, OS: This is my first trip on any SIU ship, but I am looking for ward to doing some fishing this time. I used to work on pleasure fishing boats out of Ft, Lauder dale, Fla. My job consisted of baitdng the hooks and, after the guest snagged a fish, pulling it in for him. I helped land a whopper once: a 400-pound Mako shark. Our boats have caught as many as eight marlin a day in the waters off Mazatlan in the Gulf of Mexico. LOG Pac« Fiv* ICC Head Admits Okaying Below-Cosf kail road Rates •» WASHINGTON—DaiRAging admissions of several of the charges made against the In­ terstate Commerce Commission were extracted from Commission Chairman John H. Wmchell in Senate Commerce Committee hearings. Under questioning by Sen- ator Clair Engle (Dem.-Calif.) Winchell also conceded the follow­ would be so low as to represent de­ structive competition. ing in the testimony: Winchell admitted that the • The ICC prefers selective rate e Most ICC staff members come ICO did not insist that railroad set-ups rather than across-the-board out of the railroad industry and freight rates reflect the full cost rates. The selective rate device is do the rate-setting for steamships. the favorite tactio of the railroad One Senator, A. S. Monroney of railroad operation. (Dem.-Okla.) inferred that the ICC in destroying shipping. Domestic ship operators and the was in violation of the intent of • Shipping should rightfully be maritime unions have charged that the ICO regularly permits rail­ protected from rail rates that the 1958 Transportation Act. roads to set up freight rates which are below actual cost of operation, in order to drive shipping com­ panies out of business. Then, once the shipping competition is de­ stroyed, the railroads are free to jack up the rates again. The rail­ i(> ISf 4^ » $ roads can carry such cargo at a Fred La Plant, oiler: I prefer to Jess Puckett, chief steward: Al­ loss because of the profits on their do my fishing around Newport, though I do no fishing myself, I other comodities and runs in which Ore. As a matenjoy watching ship competition is not a factor. ter of fact, you the crew fish off can catch salmon WASHINGTON—An example of the kind of harassment the stern and right off the sometimes help which the steamship industry undergoes at the hands of the dock. About the plill the big ones Interstate Commerce Commission was put into the record of biggest salmon aboard. However, the Senate Commerce Com-t I've hooked there I usually end up haul rate to the dock was clearly weighed in at helping the cooks mittee by the SlU-contracted discriminatory. about 25 pounds. clean and pre­ Seatrain Line. Mackerel and "This is what Seatrain argued pare the take. Detailing the company's experi­ crabk are avail­ You have to be NEW ORLEANS — Although 11 ence in just one instance of illegal to the Commission in its petition able too. The crabs there are enor­ careful when cooking certain types ships paid off and 22 hit here infor suspension of the all-rail rales mous. There's a man who lives on of fish, too. For Instance, tuna is transit, shipping could be classed railroad rate-cutting, Seatrain said last October, but the Commission the dock there who used to bring never used for anything but salads only as "good," reports port agent the single case will* have cost the allowed the unlawful relationship large crabs aboard for the skipper and sandwiches. Barracuda is good Buck Stephens. Lean pickings are company $241,000. "It is obvious to go into effect, and it will con­ tinue in effect until August 5, 1960. and crew sometimes. only when fried. Sauces for dry forecast for the coming two weeks, the railroads, through a succession fish help, too. since only two payoffs are in thb of similar cases, can bankrupt a - Innocent Party Hurt 4^ $> $> offing plus the fact that the Del small water carrier," Seatrain l£> iif 'i> "Thus the innocent party, Sea­ is due to hit drydock dur­ President John Weller wrote. train, has had to bear the brunt of Howard Stebbins, AB: Down Stephen Mosakowskl, bosun: I've Mundo the injury and has been barred Acalpulco way in the Pacific is my been sailing on Calmar ships since ing the period. ICC Shenanigans Ships paying off during the last .from participation in this pulp­ 1940 and do most favorite fishing two weeks were: Alcoa Partner, The case in question involved board traffic for ten months. We of m y fishing grounds. Dolphin while the vessel Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); Del Oro, the carriage of pulpboard by Sea­ have also to bear the burden of and king mack­ is underway. Del Mundo, Del Norte, Del Santos train out of Savannah. Here is expensive litigation before the erel are very Usually, I throw (Miss.); Steel Director (Isth­ the sequence of events as detailed Commission to have the unlawful popular in that relationship corrected." ^ out at least 11 mian): Arizpa, Morning Light, by Weller: body of water. The solution to this problem, lines at a time. Hastings, (Waterman); Royal Oak, Also marlin. And 1) In October, 1959, the ICC Weller wrote, is to have the Com­ Best place to my (Cities Service). speaking of mar­ approved a railroad rate reduction way of thinking Signing on were the Del Norte on pulpboard which was designed mission suspend all reductions lin, I once hook­ (Miss.) and Mount Whitney is this side of .the (Amer. ed a giant marlin. to deprive Seatrain of this cargo. aimed at the destruction of ship­ Tramp.). Panama Canal He gave me a The railroads reduced the all-rail ping and shipboard jobs until such Ships intransit; Alcoa Clipper, eriffio fight. 1 believe it was the off Cuba. I've lost several lines Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Ranger, through rate and refused to set up rates are investigated. At present, liggest thing I've ever had on a from tuna strikes in the Guif of Alcoa Corsair (Alcoa); Sea- a joint rate with Seatrain that the ICC works the other way book. Probably weighed well over Mexico. I usually average about 28 train Savannah, Seatrain Georgia, would be competitive with the all around, permitting the rate reduce tions to stay in effect even whera 200 pounds. What a battle! He got fish a day from this venture, Seatrain New, York and Seatrain rail rate. they are being challenged as il­ weighing up to 40 pounds. kway. .. Louisiana (Seatrain); Del Aires 2) In November, 1959, the legal. (Miss.); Neva West (Bloomfield); State of Georgia filed a complaint Steel Seafarer, Steel Chemist on behalf of Seatrain seeking to (twice) (Isthmian); Claiborne overturn the ICC decision. Wild Ranger, Monarch of the Seas, 3) Itjwasn't untU May 5, 1960, Antinous (Waterman); Rebecca that the iDommission revoked part (Intercontinental): C o u e r D' of its earlier pro-railroad decision, Alene Victory and Longview Vic­ effective August 5, 1960. In its NEW YORK—Local 101 of the MEBA has won bargahWng tory Carr.); Bradford ruling the Commission held that rights for the engineers in the nine-vessel Cleveland Tankers Island (Victory (Cities Service) and Su­ to reduce the all-rail rate without fleet, the largest such fleet on* the Great Lakes. They won zanne (Bull). SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a simultaneously reducing the short the election by a 28 to 6, ballot,-* barrage of "hate SIU" literature in a vote conducted by an im­ tory in the past month. Earlier, the and picket lines from Harry engineers on 25 ships operated by Lucile Gets 100% Citation Bridges' ILWU, some 1,200 mem­ partial umpire. Wilson Marine Transit and the bers of the Sugar Refinery Em­ The election represents local Lake Fleet Division of the Repubtployees Union employed at the lOl's third straight organizing vic- iic Steel Corporation voted for Crockett Sugar Refinery voted to MEBA representation. The votes affiliate with the Seafarers Inter­ were 45 to 19 in Wilson and 24 to national Union. Notify Welfare 16 in Republic. ' The Crockett Sugar Refinery is ' Of Changes located in nearby Crockett, Cali­ Won Wyandotte Vote fornia. The Bridges literature The SIU Welfare Services De­ Local 101 also nas won bargain­ pulled out the old SAW about the partment reports that it has had ing rights in the Wyandotte and SIU taking over jobs and claimed difficulty locating seamen's Gartland. fleets, operating 11 ships, that Crockett Street would "run families because the seamen'js since it launched its organizing enrollment or beneficiary cards drive in 1959. red with blood" if the SIU moved have not been kept up to date. in. The MEBA now represents the Some death benefit payments Chartered by the AFL-CIO but have been delayed for some engineers in a majority of the having no affiliation, the Sugar time until the Seafarer's bene­ Great Lakes.tanker fleets.. In.ad­ Refinery Employee's Union voted ficiaries .could be located. To dition to Cleveland tankers, thjs 502 to 361 to affiliate with the SIU avoid delays in payments of wel­ MEBA holds contracts with Sin­ of NA. The Crockett Sugar Re­ fare benefits Seafarers are ad­ clair -Reflning, National Marine finery is a subsidiary of the Cali­ vised to notify the UAion im­ Service and the Browning Line fornia & Hawaii Sugar Company. mediately of any changes In ad­ Tanker Division for their Great The Refinery is considered to be dress, changes in the names of Lakes tank ships. the largest, in the world, capable beneficiaries or additional de­ of processing 7,000 tons of raw Clayeland Tankers operates out Captain H. H. Rot* (rlg^it) siclpptr of llio Lucilo Bloomfield, pendents by filling out new en­ of Cleveland in a variety of Great sugar annually. rollment and beneficiary cards. Lakes trades. The ships carry receives congratulations for crew after ship rated 100 percent The sugar Refiiners will be a These cards can be obtained .In petroleum products, gas and other In USPHS sanitation Inspection for fourth year. Others are separate affiliate of the Internaany SFU port tional. ] Mr. Griffin, USPHS and 0. C. Webster, company vice-president. liquid and i>-Hpor cargoes. Single Rate Case Appeal Cost Seatrain $241,000 Slack Time Forecast In N'Orleans -* I :r' •"* I' lix •* T» S» >- v (^ * '•*-t I •r- • » > '» I* * I <> > t> v° \ J Engineers Win Big Tanker Outfit On Great Lakes SIU Wins Sugar Vote �V*ff> 8i> '•,^ • ^ \ " . " • MIy 1. IMI SEAFARERS tOC Congress Bars Domestic Ship Use Of Foreign Midbodies 511/ BLOOD BANK HONOR ROU WASHINGTON—The move to "jumboize" domestic ships by length^ping them with foreign-built midbodies has been brought to a halt by Congressional legislative action. Con­ gress has passed a bill prohibiting the practice and President Eisenhower is expected to -sign it on six T-2s and then converting the solution to the problems of do­ The legislation was touched the ships for use in its coastwise mestic shipping lies not in build­ off when the US Customs ap­ containership trade. ing foreign, but in fair and equit­ proved the importation of a tanker midbody, built in a foreign yard, to be used to enlarge a T-2 taiiker and put it into service as a bulkcarrier on the Great Lakes. Sea-Land Plana Immediately after the Customs ruling, several companies, includ­ ing the SlU-contracted Sea-Land Corp. were reportedly preparing to purchase midbodies in West Germany and other European countries for enlarging and con-, verting tankers'. Sea-Land was re­ ported to be interested in purchas­ ing six such midbodies, using them This stirred up a storm among American shipyards, which, under the law, have exclusive right to build vessels for the domestic trade as ' well as for subsidized shipping companies. The legislation had the support of the Department of Commerce, and of leading Congressional sup­ porters of US maritime. For ex­ ample, Rep. John Shelley, (Dem.Calif.) testified that unless the bill is passed, yards in Germany and Japan , will get the bulk of domes­ tic ship construction business in the form of conversion jobs. He, and other witnesses agreed that Court Asked To Reverse Waterman Subsidy Okay US Lines has asked the United States District Court for the District of Colunibia to reverse a Federal Maritime Board decision in favor of subsidizing proposed European runs for the SlU-contracted Watermant Steamship Corporation. 30 sailings per year betweep US Waterman applied for a North Atlantic ports and ports in subsidy on voyages to Europe on continental Eyrope. January 30, 1957, for cargo and It also asked for the same num­ passenger transportation. It asked ber of sailings for its cargo ships for permission to have from 13 to in a Far Eastern run. The Water­ man company obtained the ruling on the basis of its contention that service between the US and Eu­ rope is : currently "inadequate." Under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, no subsidies can be granted to ship companies unless it can be Seafarer Eric Joseph's adven­ proved that service is inadequate. tures behind the Iron Curtain durUS Lines which is contesting the Inf a "lone wolf" trip to that coun­ finding operates on the same Amer­ try in 1959 have been published by ican-Europe run. It calle'd the "Saga Magazine" under the title, FMB finding "arbitary and unrea­ "A Sailor's Shore Leave in Russia." sonable, and unsupported by sub­ The story is nicely written and stantial evidence in record." Illustrated and it starts on Page 25 The crux of the argument is that of the August issue of the maga­ service is adequate and that the zine, which just hit the newsstands FMB had no right to grant to sub­ this week. sidy. Seafarer Sells Story Of Trip able regulation of rates by the Interstate Commerce Commission' and possible Government subsidies to domestic ships. A Great Lakes company, Skarship Corporation, asked that the bill not be made retroactive to ap­ ply to contracts already in prog­ The SIU blood bank supplies Seafarers or members of their families ress. The company pointed out with blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarers can donate to that while the midbodies were the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few of the built abroad, the conversion jobs, Seafarers and others who have donated to the blood bank. using the midbodies, would be DWYER, Edward P. CASTRO, Alberto R. handled in US shipyards . HURTADO, Emanuel CARLIN, George Patrick The Pacific American Steamship LIAKOS, Gust Association openly opposed the DUNCAN, Thomas Barr JUGAN, John legislation, pointing out that the HANSEN. John R. NAGY, Frank financial plight of the coastwise SHLUFMAN, William EMANUEL, Clifford W. trades was such that the operators ABUNDO, Giovanni F. PACIFICO, Michael C. could not build new ships in US PATTERSON, Frederick E. DICKERSON, Howard yards or pay US midbody con­ LEN, Edward James FERRARA, Andoni .. struction costs. RUSSELL. James H. ARCHER, Robert A. The PASA argued that domes­ MAROZAS, Peter A» YOUNG, James B. f tic railroads, trucking industry and WIGGINS, James T. FEIL, Robert J. airlines are all permitted to import LOWMAN, dienry R. rail cars, trucks and planes. MG^LES, James R. VALLE, Enrique E., Jr. HERNANDEZ, William HEGVIK^ Joban O. MATTEI, Remo L. RIVERA, Luis F. A couple of Cincinnati clothiers, DiPAOLA, Ralph Multi-millionaire shipping who manufacture Crown and Head­ HOLM, Dolph E. magnate Aristotle Onassis—who light work clothes, have been FELICIANO, Amado divorced the United States some caught putting so-called ' "union AMAT, Kasmoin time back for the runaway flag labels" on their merchandise, tho JOHNSON, Car, -:-had the tables switched on AFL-CIO news department re­ FRIEND, Allen J. him last week when his wife vealed recently. BENNETT, Alan J. decided to change her "registry" The AFL-CIO there has warned GALLAWAY, James W. and got a divorce from him. all workers in the area to be care­ HIRSCH, Alfred The Onassis divorce is sure to ful about buying clothes'with legit­ LANDRY, Josbh R. R. have repercussions in the ship­ imate union labels, on them. KOLONAS, loannis ping business, as Mrs. Onassis As a result of workers com­ WRIGHT, Ray A. came fron» the Livanos family, plaints, the Clothing Workers in WONG, Frank another group of major ship Cincinnati have started an organiz­ LADERACH, Richard R. operators of Greek nationality ing campaign and a petition for an SIMMS, John W. under Greek and Liberian reg­ election at the company plants has BOUCHER, Joseph E. istries. , been filed with the National Labor LOPEZ, Manuel It had been reported previ­ Relations Board. COLBERT, Thomas E. ously that Onassis had estab­ The next time you buy work MARTIN, Joseph R. lished a relationship with famed clothes, look carefully to make ISAAC, Albert opera singer Maria Callas. sure the label is a genuine AFLMANNETTE, James CIO one, arid not an imitation. KEITH, Donald H. Onassis Wife Switches Flag e *• «4 ' en I e- Reveal Fake Union Label Is Your Back a ^'1 I H-r • {c- The oldest safety rule m the books Is to lift heavy objects out of a crouch, with the back kept straight. Yet, like crossing against a red light, it is one of the rules that is most frequently violated. The con­ sequences usually are a back injury—the, kind of injury that can persist for months, or even a lifetime. Even when picking up a handkerchief, it's advisable to bend at the knee and not at the hips. A straight back can mean a happy and healthy voyage. ^r- I .,c• - ,;v • I '•' liV'-" I • •'' • �wm My 1, lt«l / SEAFARERS LOG Navy Ship Gets Position T/xV Via Transmission From Satellitis By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS I't •A A landmarTc in the history of maritime navigation was made last week when the US Navy used its new Transit II-A satellite to "fix" a ship, the first such operation in sea Unionsy Co-ops Push Dental insurance history. The navigation satelli e was launched successfully last week. Although the Navy de­ Once more, labor unions and co-ops have taken the lead In solving • major family financial and health problem—the need for adequate clined, for security reasons, to It Is reported that all equipment series of ground tracking stations, dental care. Previously they pioneered In developing group medical- say precisely what accuracy aboard the 42 pound "piggy-back" vessels will be able to determine in navigation they achieved, it was is working perfectfy, and what the path of the satellites will care plans, and more recently, have begun to change the laces of the reported that everyone connected satellite although the Transit II-A Is not be and from this Information what cities with cooperative housing developments. with the project was "elated," and orbiting exactly as planned—a 500 the longitude and latitude of the Now unions and health co-ops are vigorously developing dental- It was predicted that the satellite mile circular orbit was hoped for vessel is at any given time. Being able to determine a ship's Insurance plans. In 1958 the US Public Health Service listed 100 dental will make it possible to locate ship —it still Is functioning well. Limited navigation will be pos­ position with great accuracy is plans throughout the country. Its new report which will be out soon, positions within a few hundred feet. sible .with the next Transit to be of importance In cases in which lists 200 plans. The Navy did Indicate that by put up this fall. It will contain a a crewmember needs emergency The largest number of the new dental plans are sponsored by unions tuning in the satellite it was able memory storage device to tell medical attention or a ^e breaks and many others jointly by employers and employees as a new trend to obtain an accuracy far better ships Its position. Ultimately the out on the vessel. The ships will in collective bargaining. A flumber are community-wide—sponsored by than now obtained by convention­ Navy plans to launch four such now be able to make contact with al navigational methods. In effect, devices, to cover all the oceans. rescue ships and planes with much local group-health cooperatives and dental and medical societies, the great success of the Transit By utilizing a presently existing more facility. lew are sponsored by fraternal societies. II-A means that skippers and A good dental-Insurance plan Is a simple but extraordinarily effective mates will be able to abandon idea. You pay a certain number of dollars a year, or your organization their sextants, and astrolabes and that dead-reckoning will be a or employer pays them for you. In thing of the past. All they will return your family gets preventive have to do Is "tune In" on the satel­ care to forestall dental troubles lite, on a special radio receiver, and remedial care to correct any which will give them fixes every hour or so. that do occur. As w'th medical insyurance, there Navy officials were reported to are two types of dental Insurance be "astounded" by the accuracy "service" plans and "idemnity being obtained. "We didn't think plans.- In service plans, the Insur we would do this well this early," I H-* J •'/" V : covers all or most of any one project official said. i y ^ niS^Sl dental treatment your family needs The project Is now "way ahead jL JIUIR I without extra cost to you. In some of schedule" and with additional provided by the funds it is hoped to have a func­ tioning navigational system con­ iil yi • plan's own clinic. siderably before the original tar­ **• "Indemnity" plans or comblna get date of 1962. tlons of "idemnity" and "service,' An earlier Transit satellite was work something like Blue Shield launched In April, but its orbit You select the dentist. The insur­ was too Irregular to be suitable ance pays specified allowances for for navigation. each service. If your Income is below a certain limit, participating dentists agree to accept the allow­ ances as payment in full. Families v ith higher Incomes, or those using non-participating dentists, pay any difference between the dentist' Drawing shows Transit satellite, one of which was shot aloft re­ fees and the plan's allowances. cently by the Nav^. It will be used eventually in an all-weather In still other dental plans, the Insurance pays for periodic exams electronic navigation system. and X-rays, and other services are provided at reduced prices. The preventive care provided by dental insurance, is the key idea In dentistry perhaps more effectively than in any other field of health care, mo'dern preventive care can avoid many of our present dental troubles. SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping Unfortunately, to save the cost many moderate-Income families avoid during the last period declined going to dentists until teeth actually begin to ache or wobble. Then somewhat but it still was fair—46 A new "Association of Air Trans­ sale St Dept. Store Union said it's often too late to save them. But If the family has prepaid dental insurance, there's no reason to men shipped during the two weeks port Unions" has been set up by there will be no strike if hospital bypass periodic exams and early treatment7 except, possibly, because and 64 men registered. Registra­ seven unions which represent most managements will agree to meet tion still continues to exceed the of the country's airline employees. with union representatives, but of lack of understanding of the need. number of men shipping, but it Is It was designed to counter the air­ that there will be one if the two Recently Dr. Aurelia Toyer, representing the Metropolitan Consumer difficult gefnng some jobs filled mutual aid agreement put groups do not get together. So far, Council, told the New York State Joint Legislative Committee on when they come in—especially line's into effect in October, 1958, and the hospital managements hav* Health Plans that nearly 40 percent of the American people receive entry ratings. to give "all possible and practical ignored the union. no dental care during the course of a year. The amount of dental care The Seafarers here responded moral and financial support" to 4 4 4 noticeably varies with Income. A Government study found that only splendidly to a call for blood any AATU union that strikes. The AFL-CIO has moved to end 23 percent of the families with Incomes between $2,000 und $3,500 donors needed The new association includes the to repay the USPHS California growers' exploitation of seek dental care. Only 33 percent with Incomes between $3,500 anc hospital for blood used by mem­ Air Line Pilots, Flight Engineers, farm labor. The Federation is ,$5,000, and 45 percent with between $4,500 and $7,000, get adequate bers. The SIU has repaid the full Machinists, Transport Workers, planning to unionize farm workers dental care. ^ amount of 31 units owed, and has. Air Line Dispatchers, Railway this summer.. The preventive dentistry provided by dental Insurance saves money In addition, built up a supply of 12 Clerks and Auto Workers. The AFL-CIO has chartered an as well as teeth. It finds and repairs cavities while still small, thus more units which are now being 4" 4" 4" Agricultural Workers' Organizing saving the expensive bridg'es that many people must have while stil held at the Irwin Memorial Blood Organized labor Is growing In Conunlttee and pledged manpower young. It also prevents premature loss of ."ibaby teeth," which may Bank. A supply Is now being built cause crooked permanent teeth qeedlng expensive orthodontic treat­ up for any further needs, with a strength in Mississippi. Although •and support In a drive centered in ment. It also can help detect and treat gum conditions before they surplus of 20 units Is being aimed Mississippi voters ratified a "right the San Joaquin and Sacramento to work" amendment to their state valleys of California. become so advanced that we lose our teeth altogether. at. Constitution, the amendment won Traditionally agricultural work­ The other value of dehtal Insurance is that it takes care of any big All of the members are co­ by only a two-to-one margin in­ bills that do occur. It's a fact, says Dr. Toyer, that much of the money operating splendidly and are to be stead of the expected five-to-one ers are poorly paid, and up until now, efforts to organize them havo borrowed from small-loan.companies is for medical and dental bills. commended for their help. ratio. The Mississippi State AFLEven banks now advertise "dental loans." Prepaid Insurance enables Shipping should pick up during CIO has also challenged the vote, been unsuccessful. families who can't lay out a big sum at one time, to provide ahead for the next period. Several ships are claiming the balloting was a dental-bills, and save finance charges. due In transit within the next few quickie election" which didn't Use Only One Once existing conditions are corrected, dental insurance can be quite days and a couple of payoffs are allow them sufficient time for Mail Address reasonable. For example. Office Workers Local 153 In New York has also scheduled. preparation. • Seafarers with beefs regard­ insurance with Group Health Dental. Insurance at a cost of $1.65 a During the last period two ships 4 4 4 ing slow payment of monies due month for an Individual, and $6 for a family no matter how many paid off, none signed on and six An 11-day "lockout" of members children. The plan allows, for example, $4 to $10 for fillings, $4 for were serviced in transit. Most of of Actors Equity by Broadway pro- from various operators iq back extractions, up to $410 for orthondontla for children, $96 to replace the In transit ships came In during ducerp ended as the theatrical wages and disputed overtime one missing tooth, $500 for a pair of full dentures, and other payments the last days of the period and all union gained the first pension plan should first check whether they for almost all posdble dental needs. The 4,700 participating dentists were in excellent shape, with for actors ~ln the historjf of the have a proper mailing address accept these payments in full for families with Incomes under $6,500. hardly any beefs of any kind. legitimate theatre, plus additional on file with the company. SIU Especially notable is Local 153's provision for a special one-time Paying off were the Choctaw benefits. It was the first shutdown headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ payment to correct existing conditions, including any needed dentures. and Maiden Creek (Waterman) and along Broadway in 4) years. eral operators show checks have This was financed by the local's welfare fund as "an investment in the serviced in transit were the Erna ,4 4 4 been mailed to one address dental health of our members." The one-time fee originally was set at Elizabeth (Albatross), Ocean Ulla Ten New York hospitals have while a beef on the same score $50 for an individual and $130 for a family. (Ocean Transport), Steel Rover been warned that unless they agree ts sent fronq another, thus cre­ But so much repair work was required that GHDI had to raise the (Isthmian), Jefferson City Victory, to collective bargaining they face ating much difficulty in keeping exlsting-condltlons rider to $70 for an individual and $160 for a family. (Victory), Iberville, (Waterman) strike "anytime after June 23." accounts straight. It's still a desirable investment ^ ... and Losmar (Calmar). Locial 1198 of the RciaU, Whole- SlU Builds Up 'Frisco B ood Bank -• \ r 1* > •» I. ..A.-:-; I �Pare ElrU SEAFARERS LOG juir 1. i9et ' Latest Runaway Party Line: 'We Treat The Natives Well' . At' i "Panama and Liberia Place Prime Importance On Safety At Sea.".If you don't believe it, the "American Committee for Flags of Necessity" a public relations front for runaway ship operators, is ready to convince all comers that this and other ecluaUy-dubidus state­ ments are the gospel. "• - •— voted last week to tighten up on take a steep; nose dive—particular­ The assertion on Panama ly in cases where ships are manned depletion allov/ances in the min­ and Liberia's non-existent A new deep sea operator, the Canuk Lines, has been signed by the SIU Canadian District. The company has two vessels, which have been brought back under the Canadian-flag after operating for­ eign. Present plans call for the ships to operate in Arctic supply service for the summer and then go into the Atlantic tramp trade. The transfer of ships back to the Canadian flag is an unusual devel­ opment after years in which the Canadian deep-sea fleet practically evaporated. in the "Marine Fireman" for mem« bershlp inspection. All memberi will have an opportunity to cast their ballots on the amended con^ stitution in, voting periods of from 30 to 90 days. France Puts Up $$ For .11 Superliner "safety at sea" machinery is con­ ing industry, and mustered 30 by Asian seamen who, in the words tained in a glossy, expensiv'e and votes for an unsuccessful effort to of the brochUrei vsign articles of lavishly-illustrated booklet which reduce the 27V& percent depletion agreement prescribed by their gov­ the committee has sent to all news­ allowance in the oil and gas in­ ernments." Wage scales on na­ 4" 4 tional flag ships of Asian govern­ paper ei^itors. Featured in the dustry. ments start at around $30 per The Marine Cooks and Stewards With the runaways already booklet are the joys of living on and working for runaway-flag ships getting favored tax treatment at month, leaving major US corpora­ Union has proposed that the US operated principally by major home, they are .out to justify the tions open to the charge of ex­ Government pull a couple of ships The government of France Is. out of the reserve fleet to carry putting out heavy cash for con­ use of the runaway device to evade ploiting coolie labor. American oil companies. earthquake relief cargoes to Chile. struction of a new passenger liner. Most of these ships, as the book­ taxes on their shipboard opera­ If the proposal is carried out, the A total of $18 million will be put let points out, are modern and ex­ tions—a double tax exemption. vessels would carry construction out in Government subsidy for tremely large. The literature NLRB Decisions equipment, clothing, medicalsup­ construction of the new vessel, ap­ readily admits that these are Also nf concern to the runaways plies and other essentials for some proximately one-third of its esti­ •wholly American-owned ships re­ are cases pending in the courts two million Chileans whose homes mated cost. cently built by American compa­ were destroyed by the quakes. in the. National Labor Rela­ nies, operating in American trade, and The British are also discussing tions Board as to the rights of US but specifically registered under unions to orga^e US-based ships. $ 4 cpnstruction of a new superliner the flags of Panama, Honduras and In general, the unions have been SIU Pacific District crewmem­ to replace the Queen Mary. Hera Liberia to avoid payment of Amer­ arguing that a ship based in the bers have.gone aboard the con­ too, some form of Government ican wages to the crews who op­ verted C-4 bulk sugar and Con­ assistance is imder consideration, US is much the same as a shoreerate the vessels. tainer carrier, the Californian, a long-term loan at favorable in­ side business and should be sub­ Money Not Mentioned ject to US labor law accordingly. BALTIMORE Ex-crewmem- operated by Matson Lines. On her terest rates. Carefully evaded In the booklet The runaways' propaganda bro- bers of .the Pacific Venture and first voyage, the shifp is running Most other maritime nations also are dollars and cents figures on the Westport who have money out of New Orleans with a grain have some form of financial assist­ runaway wages as compared to the ance to passenger ship operators. coming to them are urged to con­ load for Honolulu. wages of - seamen on AmericanThe France will tie 1,035 feet tact this branch and claim their 4 4 4 si flag American-owned ships; the back pay, says Port Agent Rex The New Bedford Fisherman's long, making it the longest pas­ conditic^ by Ame'rican mari­ fact that runaway-flag ships pay Dickey. There are quite a few Union is preparing for the annual senger ship afloat. It is scheduled time unions. no taxes on their earnings to men who haven't made arrange­ scallop festival it holds each sum­ to make its maiden voyage to New The group, the American Uncle Sam, or to Liberia and Pan­ ments to collect this money. Dick­ mer. The festival is a clambake- York in the spring of 1962. Committee for Flags of Neces­ ama for that matter, and the fact ey adds. sity, has published a brochure style affair which draws thousands French shipbuilding subsidies, that the seamen involved, hired showing seameh on such ships of visitors and helps promote the while not as high percentagewise' Shipping-wise, things were slow all over the world, are totallyin spotless cabins and frolicking as those in the United States, actu­ during the two weeks just passed, sale of scallops. lacking in representation, job se­ at swimming pools. ally represent equal or greater aid and more of the same is forecast 4 .4 4 curity or enforcement machinery The committee consists of for the period to come. Neverthe­ A proposed new constitution for to ship opei'ators, since the cost of for whatever shipboard conditions twenty operators of ships that less, two ships—the Montego Sea the Marine Firemen's Union has construction in French yards is not exist. and the Village—are expected to been set up for membership vote. much higher than other European lii The implication conveyed by the bid for charters next month and The document has been published- yards. booklet is that of a benevolent, if things go well, the additional smiling shipowner dispensing the "New York Times" character­ jobs shoud give a shot in the arm benefits of food, clothing and shel­ ized. the runaways' brochure to this port: ter to the "starving natives out of in this manner in its June'22, The payoffs during the period the bush." It fits in with the point I960 issue. just ended were on the Emilia, of view expressed by a Standard Oil attorney during one court pro­ chure helps substantiate the un­ Evelyn, (Bull); Chilore, Bethtex ceeding who boasted that Italian ion's claims when it boasts that (Ore); Jean, Mae (Bull); Portmar, seamen swim out to meet iae ships the operators subject their ships Oremar Pennmar (Calmar). In their desire for a berth. Whatever you need, in work or dress to American Bureau of Shipping Sign ons were: Venore, Chilore, inspection. In the SS Florida case, Bethtex, Bethcoaster, Oremar Factory Overseas gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top (Ore)'. The distribution of the brochure the National Labor Relations quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ to newspaper editors to equate Board, held in effect, that ships Ships in-transit: Flomar, Texmar ing at your Union-owned and Unionwhich participate in US commerce (Ore); Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Puri­ runaway-flag ships, operating in and subject themselves to US tan (Alcoa); Rabin Goodfellow operated Sea Chest store. American trade out of American ports, with "a factory overseas" as agency inspection cannot claim ex­ (twice) (Robin); Natalie (M'time emption from US labor law. O'seas); OS Norfolk, Royal Oak Sport Coats the booklet puts it. Slacks "If you have any further ques­ The basic concfepn of the run­ (Cities Service); Steel Admiral tions" the covering blurb advises aways, of course, is that the sea­ (Isthmian). Dress Shoes editors, "please don't hesitate to men aboard these American ships Work Shoes write or phone (long distance should be kept isolated from union Socks Shorthanded? phone calls will be accepted col­ organization and ignorant of the Dungarees details of union contracts on other lect)." If a crewmember quits while Frisko Jeens American-owned vessels. While The stepped-up propaganda cam­ a ship is in port, delegates CPO Shirts paign of the runaways is seen as the booklet boasts that "Morale are asked to contact the hall Dress Shirts reflecting their increasing concern aboard American-owned Flags of immediately for a replace­ Sport Shirts with the inroads of the Interna­ Necessity ships is outstanding," ment. Fast action on their part Beits tional Maritime Workers Union the runaways will go to any ex- wiU keep all jobs aboard ship among runaway crewmembers, as tren>e to keep their seamen from filled at all times and elimi­ Khakis well as their , increasing difficulties being.contacted by US unions. Ties nate the chance of the ship In hanging on to special tax priv­ Obviously, if these seamen got sailing shorthanded. Sweat Shirts ileges here at home. the idea they were entitled to T-Shlrts For example, the US Senate American wages, "morale" would ' Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters A i the RepublicB of Liberia and Panama have grown In alie as maritlma Sou'wosters PANAMA AND nations they have gained added stature because of the special importance Raingear they place on the safe operation of ships which fly their flags. -Both are fignatories to the Interirationa! Convention for Safety of Life at Sea LIBERIA Caps 11948) and also to the International Ix)ad!ine Convention (1930)« Writing Materials To assure compliance with provisions of these treaties and tomeet Insur­ PLACE PRIME ance qualifications, The American Bureau of Shipping, or other respected ToiietriOs m^rnational classification societies, make periodic inspections of PanElectric Shavers LibHcm vessels. Although a tiny maritime nation, Honduras has special IMPORTANCE provisions regarding the safety of ships. These are written into the Organic Radios . Law of the National Merchant Marine of'the Republic of Honduras, and ON SAFETY require annua! inspection and certification by such agencies as the Amer­ Toioyision ican Bureau of Shipping. British Corporation Registry of Shipping and Jewelry' Aircraft, Norwj|^i^j|t Norsake VeritasAT SEA Amerwji^^^^ theirjjUfl^^Istercd In Cameras esD LuggaRe *.-s Two Crews Can Collect Overdue Pay Your Gear... for ship . . . tor shore m\ ^''r c... . ExcerpI from ruaaway slick brochure boasts of Panama and Liberia's devoiion to safety, but fails to list a single instance of the existence of safety machinery in the two nations.^ Instead, itv odmits US agencies do the inspecting. the / ' SEA CHEST '"(I �iBlr 1. 19M SEAFARERS LOO P«S9 NJa# ¥ SS MORNING LIGHT "^• •- J ii / • f "'C^' M. %••-iY. '••s 'i 'i ' 'i >1 • 11 1:^ >- I :• ^ • iv'> f ^ '> • i 1* > V S Smiling galley gang on the Morning Light are (1 to r) C. Breaux, • utility; E. Bates, chief cook; Jerry Fow, 3rd cook and John Munnerlyn, chief steward. Relaxing for a moment are (1 to r) Max Stewart> wiper; Joe Alves, oiler; Johu Kuchta, AB; O'Rourke, chief electrician and C. Pegragosa, pantryman. �• v: Jiir 1. iMt SEAFARERS LOG House Nixes Forand Bill; Backers Look To Senate Fish Fleet I Gets Boost In Aid Bill KNOWme YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column Is Intended to acquaint Seafarerg with important provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If neafarers have any questions about any section of, the agreement which WASHINGTON—After nearly a they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the year in the Senate, a program to provide assistance to American SEAFARERS LOG.) fishermen in construction of more SIU STEWARD DEPARTMENT WORKING RULES. Duties of the House Ways and Means Commit­ modern fishing vessels has been Chief Cook. The chief cook "is In charge of the galley ... he shall l^e tee. responsible for the general cleanliness of the galley and Its equip­ passed by both Houses of Congress Financed Via Deductions and signed by President Eisenhow­ ment ... er. The program calls for 33V4 Tlie Forand bill would have fi­ SIU STEWARD DEPARTMENT GUIDE. (3) Maximum sanitary and nanced hospital and surgical in­ orderly conditions must be observed in all steward facil­ percent construction subsidies to enable American fishermen to com­ surance for retired Americans ities ... through the Social Security system, (7) Aii steaks and chops are to be grilled in Individual order . . . pete with foreign fishing fleets. It will be of considerable benefit to by boosting the Social Security tax Meats and roasts must be carved' to order. deduction. Thus medical care for . (8) No plates should be overlooked and only non-watery vegetables several of the fishing fleets whose WASHINGTON — The recom­ the aged would be an earned right. will be served on the same plate with the meat or other entree. Other members are affiliates of the SIlT of NA. mended appointments of- two top The bill passed by the House, and vegetables io he served on side dishes. ^ Under the law, American fish­ military leaders to two civilian supported by the Administration 4i i 4" ing vessels must be built in Amer­ transportation agency posts, has would be a. "handout" bill. Appli­ On one SlU-contracted,vessel there had been a good many complaints resulted in criticism in the Senate cants for medical care would, for as to feeding, to the degree that the crew had gone on .record con­ ican yards where construction as to whether military men are practical purposes, have to take a demning the steward and the whole department. Investigation by the costs are higher than foreign better qualified for civil posts over pauper's oath to qualify. The bulk boarding patrolman established that the root of the trouble was the yards. As a result, American fish­ their civilian counterparts. of the Forand measure's support­ chief cooks' lack of experience and his violation of steward department erman have been in difficulties be­ Vice Admiral Ralph E. Wilson ers were opposed to any plan other working rules and the steward department guide, both of which are cause they have been unable to (USN-Ret.) and General John S. than one on a contributive basis. addenda to the standard SIU contract. Specifically, there were viola­ keep pace with modern develop­ BragdOn (USAF-Ret.) were nomin­ The Forand measure had the tions of sanitary requirements, with the cook's clothing dirty - and ments in the fishing field. ated for membership on the Fed- solid backing of the entire labor grease-spattered, as well as violations of the above-listed sections on Many foreign fishing vessels are • eral Maritime Board and the Civil movement as well as many other feeding and service with meats prepared and cut up well in advance equipped with deep-freeze lock­ Aeronautics Board, respectively, organizations. In fact, the chief of the meal and food served in an unappetizing and unsightly manner. ers, enabling the crew • to Clean Wilson had been nominated to be source of opposition to the meas­ ' The investigation found that aside, from the chief cook the steward and freeze the catch on the spot. a member of the FMB for a four- ure came from the American Med­ and otlier members of the galley crew had been living up to the terms This not only provides a tastier year term, fulfilling the post va- ical Association and the^ Eisen­ of the agreement, and that the steward would have been Justified un­ product, but enables the vessel to •cated by chairman Clarence G. hower Administration, which took der the contract, in dismissing the chief cook. The situation was jre- stay out longer and get a full load. Morse. Bragdon's proposed ap­ a rigid stand gainst a self-sup­ solved with the cook paying off the ve^el and a replacement being or­ Also, these factory ships, as they are known, are in a better posi­ pointment was as an interim re­ porting medical insurance plan. dered from the Union hali. tion to bargain over prices in the placement for James Durfee. ^ Ike's Bill Attackedwholesale market, unlike the fish­ While with the Defense Depart­ erman who comes In with his Critics of the Administration's ment, Admiral Wilson was one of catch on ice and has to unload it the staunch supporters of the run­ "dole to the needy" attacked the immediately to avoid spoilage., away-flag gimmick, which mari­ inadequacy of the fun,ds provided, The construction subsidy will be time unions regard as the greatest the need to set up an entirely new payable provided the applicant obstacle to a strong American-flag agency to administer the program instead of using the existing So­ merchant marine. SIU crewmen aboard the missile-tracking ship Timber can show he is financially able to Senator Ciair Engle (Dem.- cial Security machinery, and the Hitch (Suwannee) were in the front row at another historic operate and maintain the proposed Calif.) advised the Senate group policy of putting medical care on "first" of the missile age—tracking of an intercontinental new fishing vessel, and that«the plans and specifications of the ves­ discussing the confirmation, that a charity basis. sel are suitable for domestic serv­ the Administration had found it They pointed out that even rea­ Atlas missile after a 9,000formation, about 35 to 40 miles up. ice. The subsidy will only be easier to appoint retired career sonably well-to-do retired -oldsters mile flight. The Atlas flight, which was As it pierced the atmosphere it granted to replace lost, damaged, ofificers for public service thah to have difficulty meeting heavy look elsewhere to find qualified medical cosfs associated with the alunched from Cape Canaveral, went cherry red, turning to white worn out or obsolete fishing ves­ Florida, on May 20, was the long­ as it came closer . . . sels now under the American flag. iUs of old age. civilians. est yet made by any missile, Amer­ "It began to lose heat and color The Administration bill would A quick survey of various Gov­ ernment agencies, both administra­ provide an appropriation of $325 ican or Russian. Fired from the and we missed the actual splash tive and regulatory, brought forth million a year out of Federal and southeast Florida base, the missile ihto the sea about five miles away. that a number of top-paid positions State-Funds. By contrast, the For­ hit its target approximately 1,000 The fiamihg cone lit the night from horizon to -horizon. It was very being occupied by retired and for­ and Plan would have raised $1.2 miles south of Capetown. A reminder from SIU beadAccording to accounts in the spectacular." mer high-ranking military person­ billion annually through increased quarters c.iutions all Si'.afarers Capetown press, quoting T. H. MaNo attempt was made to recover nel. Most of the positions held Social Security payroll taxes, paid leavinjg tbe.'r shipir to contact were found to be key policy spots. for by both workers and employ­ honey, operations manager of the missile nose cone, and con­ the hall in ample tiiue to allow tracking on the ship, the Atlas hit tents, which weighed about 1,000 In summation Senator Engle ers. It would not place any drain the sea just five miles from where pounds. However, in July, 1959, the Union to dispatch a replace­ etated, "I believe that the Senate at all on the Federal budget. the Timber Hitch was standing' by. there was a successful recovery of ment. Failure to give notice be­ should refuse to confirm ahy re­ It is expected that the Senate The Hitch had picked up the fir­ a similar Atlas nose cone on a fore p&ying off may cause a de­ Finance Committee will bring out tired military officers as heads of layed sailing, iorco the ship to . civilian agencies unless there are a bill based on the Forand prin- ing on its electronic equipment a shorter flight. ' At that time, two sail short of the manning re­ few minutes before the missile ap­ other SlU-manned missile ships, some obvious and overriding rea­ ciple and that Senate leaders will quirements and needlessly make sons. . . and that these appoint­ make an issue of this type of legis­ peared in view. Then, Mahoney the Rose Knot and the Coastal Sen­ the ^ork tougher for your shipsaid, "We saw it against the back­ try, collaborated in the recovery ments should go to competent and lation which will be a factor In "'ates. this fall's Presidential campaign. ground of the magellanie cloud of the nose cone. recognized civilians." WASHINGTON—^Backers of an effective program of medi­ cal care for retired Americans are looking to the Senate for assistance after the House passed a bill which would put aid to the retired on the basis of charity. The House acted Bill, introduced by Rep. Aime For­ after the labor-backed Forand and (Dem.-RI), was buried in the Senate Hits Brass Hats In US Jobs Timber Hitch Missile Men Track 9M0-Mile Atlas ... Quitting Ship? Notify Union II. BIENVILLE (Sta-Land), May 29— Chairman, F. Sullivan; Sacratary, D. Gribble. Baker missed ship in JackBonvme. $24 In movie film fund. Mo­ tion to see patrolman about, clothes dryer as soot gets on clothes when hung on deck. Motion made to start ahip's fund. VENORE (Marvan), May 29—Chair­ man, H. Garie; Secratary, J. Archie. my Ship's delegate reports rebuilt wash­ ing machine put aboard and other repairs taken care of. No beefs re­ ported. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), May 31—Chairman, LeRoy * Doty; Secretary, Ted Jones. Ship's delegate suggests that all beefs be presented at meetings so they can be taken up with patrolman. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. General - discussion on ship business and wel­ fare of crew. Everything running smoothly. j|:r- • i liy |'t>: CAPT. NICHOLAS SIHNAS (Cargo/ Tankshlp Management), April $.— Chairman, John Kulasf Secretary, Joshua M. Lundy. «eck and steward department quarters have been painted.' Sink in bakers room will be replaced. Steward department shorthanded but doing a good Job. C and' B men are reminded to see their department delegate when in doubt and to keep beefs within department. $4.55 in fund. AZALEA CITY (e«a-Land), May 29 —Chairman, R. Bsllveau; Secretary, J- C-_ 'Thompson. No beefs reported. $12.72 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Feb. 27—Chairman, Roy Poole; Secretary, Frank TImmons. Ship's delegate re­ ports three men paid off in Long Beach; two hospital cases and one by mutual consent. Matter of medictU ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), May 24— Chairman, R. Thsiss; Secretary, M. Simon. Ship's delegate reports dlscusston on three days lodging due in J*®'!, missed ship in Mobile, Ala. Each department to. hospitalized In Bombay; Union noti­ fied. Expect a letter concerning re­ stricted time at Bombay; also oilers OT maintaining machines while in Bombay. Thanks to delegates for co^ operation and thanks to steward de­ partment for Job well done. Treas­ urer reports balance of $5.60 in ship's fund. Some disputed overtime In engine department—two men short. Will check with chief engineer and captain concerning disputed OT, also total good overtime. Steward depart­ ment delegate reports one non-union man picked up in Ceuta (US citizen). Still short one man; to be picked up at first port. ARIZPA (Waterman), June I—Chair­ men, Clyde Parker; Secretary, Gil­ bert Trasclalr. One man missed ship in Antwerp—sent wire to ship saying foul play. Gear to be left in New Orleans. Some disputed OT; also de­ layed sailing. CANTI6NY (Cities Service), May 24 —Chairman, Ralph McDalrlesi Secre­ tary, Robert Hartley. One man CALMAR :Calmar), No dale—Chairman, N. Kondlzolos. Delegate reports all repairs taken care of. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Everything going fine. take turns cleaning laundry. No beefs reported. BARBARA FRIETCHII (Liberty Nav.), Chairman, Pat Donovan; Secre­ tary, C. J. Mitchell." No beefs re­ ported. $11.57 in ship's, fund. Crew to be quiet while watchstanders sleep. Discussion on mailing letters. Bosun to put up a tarp over batch. missed ship in Lake Charles. Crew reminded to close doors in port. Need new fans. Vote of thanks to steward department. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), June 1—Chairman, R Haylock; Secretary, Brother Taylor. Wy- care being given crewmembers taken care of by agent in Wilmington. $13.30 in ship's fund. Three draws in ManUa, Bangkok and Singapore. Vota of thanks to steward department for well-prepared food." Suggeatipn to re­ turn cups to pantry. May 31—Chairman, Frank TImmens; Secretary, S. A. Smith. Matter of crew restriction in Semerang, Indo­ nesia to be taken up with patrolman in New York. Two crewmembers hos­ pitalized in Penang. Beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. $14.03 in ship's fund. « Voted on ship's fund and library. Will see mate for wind chutes and screens. $10 advance at Jibouti. Ona than missed ship in Ft. Lauderdale. Bepair regrigerator In crew messroom. GT not equalized in engine de­ partment. Crew reminded to flush toilets. Also reminded to turn off washing machine. Sea about having engine, department quarters painted out. One brother desires welsh rare­ bits and lamb chops. . June 1—Chairmen, John Kuiss; Searetary Jesbua M. Lundy., One man DEBARDELBBIN MARINE NO. I (Debardelaben Ma^e), June 4— Chairman, W. Brlghtweii; Secretary,. J. Thempten. Turned in list of beefs last trip in Houston and await reeulte. According to captain we will pay off this time in Beaumont. M/S thnt crew will not accept payoff unleta patrolman le on board ship. NATALIE (Maritime Overeeet), June |.~«halrman, N. Magssh; Eacretery, L. .W. Pepper. Deck delegate reporta ona man paid off In Honolulu. Engine delegate reports one man missed ship; one man deported; ono man aent home for hospUailzation. Some dis­ puted OT. Haven't received LOGS regularly. Food In general considered very poor; quality of meat and prep, araliou of food to be taken up with patrolman upon arrival at first port. STEEL ROVER (Isthmlen), June I— Chairmen; J. P. Goude; Secretary, R. A. Slpsey. All beefe to be taken up with department delegates. S5825 In ship's treasury. No disputed OT. Engine toilet needs to be repaired. No hot water In cooks room. Hot water in cold water showers. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), May S—Chairman, Sylvester Zygerowtkl; Secretary, Jehnny P. Bailday. Ship's delegate reporta that under new skip, per there are a great deal of neceaeery things being done which have not been done and ignored for the past year. Also with assurance that ws shall have eufficient American cur­ rency for'advance money. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund, tll.72. No beefs reported. Suggestion to see captain and chief engineer about door on both aides of fidley, or if there ia a way to Install warning algnal befoTa doors open to prevent walking Into it. Also suggested that all outsiders must ha kept out of passageways, messhalls *Bnd pant/lea. PAIRLAND (Saa-Land), Junt • — Chairman, R. W. Simpktns; Sacratary, Charles Golditaln. Ship's delegate re­ ports that he talked to chief engineer about the ahortage of ice. Chief okays to pull ice each day. No beefs re­ ported, Crew to get a chedter set. steam iron and radio for crew's uso from ship's fund, A vote of thanks to steward department for Job well done. y-, �Mr 1. ifM BEJIFARERS LOG Pat* BcfM r' Transferred TB Patients Find New Hospitai Okay *Aha! Here's The Culprit!' A favorable report on the facilities and treatment offered by the Veterans Administration to tubercular seamen has been sent to the Union by Seafarer John Driscoll. Formerly a patient at Manhattan Beach Public Health hospital, Dris­ Public Health Service cannot erect coll was transferred to the a modem building for the treat­ • 1 t » u • [r >> r Veterans Adminlstratiqp facility at West Haven, Connecticut, when the Public Health Service closed Man­ hattan Beach on June 15. "To begin with, it is a trulyremarkahle hospital," Driscoll writes. "Relatively new ... it cov­ ers more floor space than the PHS hospital at Stapleton , . . One building is used for general medi­ cine and surgery; the other is for those being treated for pulmonary diseases." One of the drawbacks at Manhat­ tan Beach was that it had no sur­ gical facilities, with the result that patients needing surgery had to be transferred over to Staten Island. Chow Is Tops "The food is very good, wellcooked and nicely served. There are, however, a pumber of restric­ tions which we did not have to con­ tend with at Manhattan Beach. For example, positive patients must stay in their own wards. Passes, except for emergencies, are given only after two consecutive nega­ tive cultures; after three suchcultures, week-end (72-hour) passes are permitted. Although restricted, every serv­ ice we require is brought to the wards. This includes: barber serv­ ice, daily newspapers, library serv­ ice, and a shopping service per­ formed by the Grey Ladies. A dayroom is located on each ward for TV and weekly (3 times) motion pictures. Various organizations such as the Legion and Jewish War Veterans conduct bingo games and other forms of recreation on the wards twice a week. There is also a canteen wagon which calls thrice weekly and which carries just about every item a man could need The staff is a friendly group and always willing to assist when­ ever called on . . . .. I can see no reason why the ment of chest diseases, rather than spread its beneficiaries over the width and breadth of the country. For some reason,. . . the PHS if rapidiy becoming the stepchild of the present administration , , our experience at Manhattan Beach ii but a sample of its policy of im­ provisation, which replaces the long-range objectives that should be its aim . . ." When Manhattan Beach was closed, patients were distributed among other PHS hospitals, prin­ cipally New Orleans. Those who wished to stay in the New York vicinity were sent to West Haven, or St. Anthony's Hospital in New York City. The closing of Manhattan Beach was based officially on the declin­ ing patient population as a result of advances in the treatment of tuberculosis, as well as the cost of operating the hospital. The cost had gone up because an adjoining Air Force base, which had shared power plant costs and other ex­ penses, had been closed down and placed on the Government surplus property list. With Manhattan Beach closed, it is expected that the property will be auctioned off to a real estate developer. Modern medical practice is to treat tubercular patients at general hospitals, such as West Haven, which have medical and surgical facilities. When the closing was an­ nounced, the SlU notified the sur­ geon general of the PHS of its op­ position to contracting out the pa­ tients to private or New York City hospitals where the standards of care and treatment might not bo equivalent to that of a Federal Government facility. It called for treatment of the men at the PHS hospital or fts equivalent. t This being an election year and everybody in sight ang­ ling for the farm vote, it's understandable that the Depart­ ment of Agriculture should be looking for a scapegoat upon whom to place the blame fdr the farmer's difficulties. That's the only logical explanation for the Department's sponsor­ ship of a bill which would give the Secretary of Agriculture discretion to waive the "50-50" cargo law as it applies to the shipment of farm surplus products. Should such a bill ever pass Congress, there is no doubt that it would be a serious blow to US merchant shipping and 'to the job opportunities of US seamen. What the Department's bill boils down to is a willingness WASHINGTON—The US Marltime Administration has recently to sacrifice the shipping industry and seamen's jobs so as to approved the transfer of two be able to throw a pre-election sop to the nation's farmers. more Liberian-flag Llbertys to It is quite obvious, and the Department of Agriculture knows Greek registry. The step apparent­ it, that destroying the "50-50" law and the jobs of American ly was in response to the Greek seamen with it, will make no appreciable contribution to­ Though foreign customs men are known to go overboard government's invitation to runaway ward solving the farm surplus problem. ships to return to the fold. New While this problem arises from many causes, including with their jobs in most foreign countries visited by Seafarers, currency regulations have been Government subsidy set-ups (which, incidentally, make ship­ those in one Brazilian port will surely go down in history be­ drafted to make such transfers particularly attractive for Liberian- ping subsidies look like five-and-dime stuff) advances in agri­ cause of a recent charge of-^ cultural technology and the inability of millions of people jiracy placed against them by by that time he and his son wer* flag ships. overseas to buy enough to eat, the Agriculture Department an American trader who released by local authorities and One of the two firms making re­ en-route to Belem by plane. quest for transfer from Liberian has picked on one insignificant aspect of the whole—the fact claims they made off with his cargo Meanw.hile, joint Americanof whiskey—worth $100,000. to Greek registry listed its address that it costs more to ship on^American ships. British action was taken to prevent Passports Seized The Department wants to take US Government-owned as New York. Spiroa Polemis Sons the sale of the schooner and obtain Ltd., New York City, owners of the cargo, paid for by Federal tax revenues, ship it all on run-, Captain Sylvain Ledee, an Amer­ release for its crew. Liberian Liberty Theokeetor filed away-fiag and foreign-fiag bottoms where seamen get paid ican, said the liquor was hijacked In all there were 2,000 cases ot in the Amazon territory of Amapa the request in behalf of Luarca $75 to $90 a month, or less, and then peddle the line to US Compania Naviera. The other re­ farmers that it has removed, an "obstacle" to marketing of from his trading schooner, by two scotch and 100 cases of French men who boarded the vessel from liquers lost to the Brazilan cus­ quest was filed by the Belant Ship­ farm surplus overseas. _ Brazilian Coast Guard launch, toms officials. And by this time, ping Company, S.A., for the trans­ The "obstacle" of course, is foreign ship operators' objec­ accused him-of smuggling and put no doubt, it's all flowing freely—. fer of the Liberian Valor. wherever it is. tions of American shipping having any share whatsoever of him and his crew under arrest. The latest action by the Greek Captain Ledee said their pass­ this Government-purchased cargo. The "gain" for farmers government reflects the concern of ports were seized and the ship's Greek nationals over the successful would amount to the dollars that the Department would manifest destroyed, (this ordinarily Put Postal Zone Inroads made by the International save by shipping on low wage, tax-dodging runaway ships would not be done in a normal On LOG Address Maritime Workers Union on run­ Cmostly American-owned), dollars which the Department seizure, he noted). The Brazilians The Post Office Department Could then apply to making more surplus deals. away-flag ships. did not waste any time disposing has requested that Seafarers However, in the over-all picture, these savings would be Many of the vessels involved in of the cargo either. They sold it and their families include postal the sudden swing back to Greek a very tiny percentage, around two percent, of the total at auction for $97,000 the same day. zone numbers in sending registry were originally built for spent on farm surplus disposal. No legal'advance notice of the sale changes of address into the long-term charter to the US oil and There is nothing new about the hostility of Agriculture to was given. LOG. "The use of the zone num­ bulk oil shippers, and operate un­ US shipping. It's been ej^ressed many times, the most re­ Captain Ledee, part owner of ber wili greatly speed the flow der the control of large American cent being the Department's statement that the blacklisting the schooner was in the company of the mail and will facilitate oil, steel and aluminum concerns. of his son at the time of their delivery. Others are vessels that were of American-flag shipping by the Arab League was no con­ arrest. He finally was able to re­ Failune to include the zone originally-manned by US seamen cern of the Department's, even .though ft effectively-blocked port the occurrences to the Amer­ number can hold up delivery many US ships from bidding on surplus cargoes. but were subsequently transferred ican Embassy in a note smuggled the paper. The LOG is now In the last analysis, the Department's latest move to de­ out to Belem by a Brazilian naval of to runaway flags and then to Greek in the process of zoning Its registry to avoid American labor stroy "50-50" is simply an effort to cover up its utter, failure officer who befriended and pro­ entire mailing list. tected the pair from violence. But unions and safety standards. to do an effective job of controlling farm surpluses. MA Okays Runaways' Hag Shift Brazil Customs Hijacked Liquor, Skipper Charges # "J -.-V �Par* Twelve July 1. 1999 SE:iF2RERS ZOO k> tr SEAFAIEK M DITIOCK Norfolk's USPHS hospital is currently host to several SIU men, Including Joseph Cave, Charles Robinson. Benjamin Huggins and Sam Anderson. Cave was disalbled with a broken foot but looks forward to being released soon and finishing his treatment as an outpatient. His last ship was the Del Norte. Robinson is doing fine after a skin graft. He has been in the hospital • r- IM'- Cave Higgini Welch Robinson since February 5, 1960 and is looking forward to getting out soon. He sailed last upon the Mermaid. Huggins is feeling better after a bout with a stomach ailment, that kept him in the doldrums. His last ship was the Alcoa Pioneer. . Recent entrants in the Staten Island USPHS hospital are R. L. Welch « and J. J. H. Michauz. Brother Welch, who sailed last as FWT on the Kathryn, was hospitalized with severe burns on his leg. He is making fair progress. Brother Michaux was hospitalized vv^th a hernia. He sails In the steward department and his last ship was the Ema Elizabeth. Seafarers on the beach are urged to. visit, or drop a line to their buddies in the hospital. USPHS HOSPITAI, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Berg* Bergersen EmUe J. Oliv* Thomas Buterakof Frank Ortiz AUen Cooper Wm. P. Asterholti Raymond E. DabneV Harry Overton, Jr. Sidney C. Day Chrisbol Palmer Gorman T. Glaz* George Reier Edgar Goulet James L. Roger* Loyd J. GriSis Edw. P. Scherzer James E. HamUton John Schoch Daniel HiU G. F. Shaffer R. M. Kirkwood Charles Shaw Leo Koza Robert O. Smith Theodore Kubecka P. W. Strickland Frederick, Leeds Frank W. Taylor Manuel Lourido W. E. Tomlinson 1. McCormick Joseph Williams Michal MichaUk Hoy WUt Hrwin Moen Walter A. Yahl R. E. Morrison John Yuknas VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL CULLEN. MARYLAND Alvlno Terrazas USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. O. P. Blackmore Jose E. Leston Raymond M. Davis John R. Nelson USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Hack J. Acosta D. B. Patterson Max Anderson Adam E. Slowick Ben W. Buck USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Bellsario Alonso Austin Hitching* Raymond O. Brown Ernest Vfebb USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Joseph Basch Leo Lang W;illard Blumen Rene Le Blane Accurso Bonti James T. Moor* George Mi Chang Ernest Mosley Albert douse John C. Munden Virga L. Coash John Hi Overton Mose E. Coleman Kenyon Parks Roberto DeFronza Louis Peed Bertram Eckert Dawson Perry Edward Fairfield PhUip Prescott James Glisson Andrew C. Reed Led C. HannonCharles Robinson Wade B. HarreU Calvin A. Rome Herman Holmes VirgU J. Schrag* Benjamin Huggins' Paul Signorino Edw. ,0. Johnson "Bobby Slade Eaden E. King Hans Speigel Norman Kirk Maximo Tangolin Edward Napp ' Luther E. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA George Balaskos Isaac Bl Duncan Allan G. Burka WUliam H. Mason Dennis Cahoon Henri J. Robin. Jr. Lucien F. Drew Dallas H. SwindeU SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Bart E. Guranick Thomas Isaksen • A. B. Gutierrez USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Victor B. Cooper loannis Louka* Oscar J. Adams John S. Lukas A. A. Arancibia Marcos E. Medina Henning Bjork J. J. Michaux Lymon Cunningham Isaac Miller Rulof DeFretes Andrew Mir William F. Doran James MitcheU J. W. Eichenberg William Morris Antonio Ferreira A1 Peffanis George Fiance Bart J. Power Michael J. Gaudlo Frank Robertson John Hawkins Joseph O. Roy Rolf Karlsen Joseph Smith Zannia Kodros ' Claude A. Virgin Paul Kronbergs Richard L. Welch Thomas Lauer Arthur A. Wilferi Thomas R. Lehay Paul J. Wilkinson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Wm. S. Beadles C. E. Newkirchner Matthew Bruno Waldo M. Oliver Samuel E. Joseph Leo Rondario John F. Malyszko Howard J. Watts USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Jonas Heidt Joseph I. Perrera George B. Little George D. Rhodes VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. ArsenaultVA HOSPITAL NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK Chas. O. Bergagna VA HOSPITAL MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA Jacob L. BuckelewVA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS Wlllard T. CahiU VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MApYLAND John J. Hazel MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND George Davis *. VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONN. John J. DriscoU Henry E: Smith US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. DC. Wm. H. Thomson . TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA. LONG ISLAND James RusseU VA HOSPITAL • _ CENTER HOT SPRINGS SOUTH DAKOTA Clifford C. Wumack USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Frank E. Anderson Max Olson B. F. Deibler Peter W. Sotir* George Doherty Joseph P. Wise Woodrow Meyers Bozo G. Zelencl* iUHAll DIRECTORY SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT . Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Llndsey WlUlams Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney IIEADQUABTEB3....67S 4th Ave., Bklyu. HYaclnth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1316 E. Baltimore St Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON - .276 State St. John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON -.4202 Canal St R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3^9: 3-40B( MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklln 7-3964 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence'St. Louis Nelra. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS S23'BieuvUle St. Buck Stephens, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK.......675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK.. 416 CoUey Ave. Paul Gonsorchlk. Agent -MAdlson 7-1083 PHn:.ADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1639 SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harrison St. Waller Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos. Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-9996 JACKSONVILLE. 020 Main St.. Room 200 William Morris. Agent 3-0967 SEATTLE 2509 1st Ave. Ted Babkpwskl. Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON. CaUf 909 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent - Terminal 4-2928 SUP HONOLULU....91 South Nlmltz Highway PHone 902-777 NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvUle St. ' Jackson 9-7428 NEW YORK 679 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6609 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApltol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2909 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WnjaiNGTON 909 Marine Ave. Terminal 9-6617 MC&S HONOLULU....91 South Nlmltz Highway PHone 9-1714 NEW ORLEANS 923 BiettvUle St. ' RAmond 7-428 NEW YOftK 679 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO.. 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 909 Marine Ave. TErminal. 4-8538 Great Lakes District ALPENA 127 River St. ELmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY 890 Main St. ... GRant 2728 CLEVELAND ..1420 W. 29 St. MAln 1-0147 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone; Randolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich .PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 RIVER ROUGE.. 10225 W. Jefferson. Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO.......9383 Ewlng Ave. „T SAginaw 1-0733 TOLEDO .....120 Summit St. V CHerry 8-2431 Canadian District FORT WILLIAM Ontario HALIFAX N.S. 408 Simpson St. ' Phone: 3-3221 12814 HoUia St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West • Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD, Ontario......52 St. David St. TORONTO. Ontario 272'mng Stf^E ST. JOHN. NB ....177 PrluM^WUUam^&t® OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER, BC .298 Main St. MFOW BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. _ EAstem 7-3383 HONOLULU....96 North Nimitz ^ghway PHone 9-6077 NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvUle St. . _ MAgnolia 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 922 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO :240 Second St. • DOuglas 2-4992 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. ' - TErminal 3-4489 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAln 2-6326 Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOQ cannot print wiy 'ltetters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned anony;i3ous letters will only^ wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG wiil withhold a signature oh reouest. . -A' and a wonderful man. He drowned In the English Channel in 1947 while on watch. His son To the Bdltorr ^ going on seventeen and very Althou^ 1 always knew that him—he is fond of It^as great to be s member of " di# Seafarers International , xu rrkn Union, 1 did not realize Just O" family all loves the LOG, how much it meant untU the 2^® Seafarers Welfare Plan paid a daughter Mwie, almost fifteen. sizable portion of my wife's *«*way8 sits dovm and reads her hospital and doctor bUls folLOG—that comes lowing her iiecent hospitaliza- 'tm with her. We want to thank you for I'want to take this oppoP- sending it to us and hope that ^ you keep on with your good work* Mrs. N. R. Cloueh - -.... ^ Welfare Aid A Big Help :ji|||||r;: TIate Editor^ Waterman Ship More Like BMT All letters ^ xi. j-x «dtfor for To the Editor: X x X XV , XI. CTTT J .X tunity to thank the SIU and Its members who contributed to this cause, for the help rweived dl^ng a very trying period. 1 am happy to know that we have the LOG to inform our members of such things. Herbert E. Grant t t RAA«< d'nel Deer Mnu g ^ ^Yle BMT-Fourth Avenue local to see what it'st , saUlng Waterman style.^1 can guarantee as many stops and stays. The ship I'm on arrived at Tampa Sunday and dropped hook, wailing for a berth, Of course there was also no launch service (I guess the compgj, j, ggye y, money). There is one consolation. We gjght ^dore ports before we head for sunny California (unless they add gg„jg others). 1 have already Warm Wdcomo wti'ed lor money twice and LOO must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. To the Editor* when 1 do reach California 1 ' We would like to inform all ®nJy ®we Seafarers that we (Jerry Mc-. *^®®' ,, , ,x» u earthy and Jimmie Sherlock) , Take it from me. it's cheaper have purchased the. Lucky J®*' ^ . Seven Bar & Lounge at 112 Charlie Brinton North 77th Street, Houston, 3^ $ 5. . „„„.d be Pleaeed b. wet®'«®Ck come all our friends and can nGlpS OUl assure all of cold beer and a . jo the Editor: warm welcome. It is with heartfelt thanks Jerry McCartliy that I send my appreciation for . K. 4 the death benefit check which I received from the Welfare Slow Boat ^ Plan covering my late husband Adrian Guns. To India I want to thank you most.sinTo the Editor: The men aboard the Josefina ®®/®f f^®;" wish to report that all's well n* wiif vSh T Ln with a top-notch crew, from the ® ^®' ®' ' ®®° now pay and have some peace old man all the way down. mind. John Thompson has his movrf of Also, let me thank you for projector, phonograph and radio, so we au have a sweU expression of symtime watching movies, listening pathy. Mrs. Anna Guns to "the Yankees get beat, and t 4" 4 hearing records. Brother Ratliff is running the SIU Man Now movies for the crew. ^ ,, _ , We are bound, for Calcutta, SGllS AlitOS India, and everyone knows what xo the Editor: its like to crawl over there on a i am now residihg in HonoLiberty ship. There's not much lulu with my family and have overtime but she sure is a been here for the past two feeder. We have a top notch months. co;>!i; and steward, On arriving here I had diffi­ E. Mariano culty in finding work, owing to the. fact that employers are it 4^ somewhat afraid of hiring sea­ Log Fans men. Thanks to the thorughfulness and assistance of James Down-Under Dooley, the SUP agent here, I To the Editor: obtained work. He was surely a For many years you have great „_,,_x help. been sending the LOG to both I am prcMntly working for my daughter and myself here voikswagon as a salesman. In in Sydney Australia 1 have g^g^^ shipmates of been wanting to write for so j ^ long, but never got around to it.,, showroom to say hello. You have groiro since first ^ jg^j, j. McLoughllii sending us your LOG—^you have A A A a wonderful Union and look " after your members on ships SGGTGrGr TflkGd and ashore, and also the ones — Se.-who have lost their husbands. iO I 8V®rn-mg 1 have met njany of the men To the Editor:' tn the past years from the ships Would like to let all my that used to come here. Also 1 friends and former shipmates have many friends from the know that 1 now own the "My ships, many of whom are no Pal Tavern" at 404 Aurora doubt, members of your Union, Street, Seattle. Wash., and who remember '"Creek Street would like to have them drop in Forest Lodge." for a chat whenever they're in The late E. j. Belehala, of port. Pittsburgh, was my son-in-law . Lawrence J. Crane �"|Ji*P'-'^ inly 1. 19M r^ > SEAFARERS Hot Time On Robin Gray SIU Man Carries OT Sheets All The Way {The following article was sub­ mitted to the LOG by Seafarer "Walter Schlect.) Thought you might like to see the new type air mail letter that the Portuguese are putting out now . . . copied from the State­ side ones I guess although they are not the same size. Get the banana motif on the outside. We had a fire in the number five hold at about 6 AM on Fri­ day, June 3. Of course I would have to be on gangway watch then and discover it. I notified the mate on watch and he sounded the alarm on the ship's system. Real SIU Man Seems we have one real SIU man aboard, an OS who shall b? nameless. He came out of his forecastle with his lifejacket over his shoulders, his ID card in one hand and his OT sheets in the other. The fire started in lower num- •1 •v > her five hj^ld and spread to the upper tween decks. Capt. Ossward and chief mate Mouche handled it very well and kept damage to a minimum. Best of all, no one was hurt or overcome by smoke, though the captain had a close call in the lower hold, where he inhaled a. bit of smoke 'and scratched his leg rather badly. # No Damage Estimate I have no Idea of the damage Portuguese Air Mail Design but would estimate it as more than $50,000, as there were trac­ tor parts and other machines and a couple of dozen refrigerators along with other stuff in that hold. There was a lot j)f smoke Fate tMiiem LOG damage, as the skipper used COa to smother the flames. I taught firefighting in the Navy during the last war and I though the whole thing was handled rather nicely by both the officers in charge and the crew. The alarm really shook some people up. We leave soon for Mombassa and expect to be there for a week, then back to Boston In mid-July and New York a day later. Things jre running smooth on the -Bobin Gray—not fights, no loggings (so far)—all in all, not a bad trip. At least the checks (allotments) dont bounce with this company. I read in the last LOG which we received, that the Rockland was sold and so I guess by the time we get back to Brook­ lyn the checks will be waiting. There are two of us here from the Rockland ... the deck engi­ neer (Blythe) and myself, and we were wondering just what routine we have to go through to receive our checks. Photographs From The Fleet Standing by the movie screen on the No. 4 hatch" of the Steel Exec­ utive are (I to r) E. Yaher, corp.? L Reis, AB, and R. Air, bosun. LOO 'Interviews' An Aspiring Typist Felix Dayrit puts the finishing touches on a movie screen which he built aboard the. Steel Executive in his off? time hours. . -l •r-e >> f, • * Y''v ' ' Recently, the SEAFARERS LOG had to turn down a "job opplication" from ah attractive young blond. Her qualifications ds a typist seemed to be in order, as the photo above shows. Un­ fortunately, she was a bit under-age—being three years old to be exact. Also, as will be no­ ticed, she didn't do what every typist mustput a piece of paper in the machine. The "applicant" is Mary Anne Graff, daughter of Seafarer. Jerry Graff. The proud father vol­ unteered to serve as a high stool so that the applicant could reach the keys, but was in­ formed, regretfully, that his daughter.would have to come bock in about 15 years.' Good secre­ taries are hard to find, so we're all anxiously waiting for 1975 to come. ^ : Working on a movie projector bought by money won by the Steel Apprentice in the Isthmian Safety Award contest of 1959 are jleft to right) Dayriti Paul Lopez, chief cook; and Elmert DeQuartel. �PSfe Fourteen SEAFARERS Bosun's Blonde Bombshells LOG^ July 1. 1969 e"! RAPHAEL SEMMES (SM - Land Ssry!e«), Juna 4—Chairman. B. Varn. Jr.i Sacratary. W. Blakaslaa. No bocft. Repair list turned in. Most ot the repairs taken care of. $27.20 in ship's fund. One man got off ship in JacksonviUe. Need repairs to deck department head and showers. Dis­ cussion on having cooler In recreation room aft to keep cokes, etc.. cool. Suggestion made to get clothes drier for crew as officers now have one. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service. BEATRICE (Bull), June 5—Chair­ man, George McCartney; Secretary, Juan Colen. Ship's delegate reports that a wreath of flowers was sent to brother Red CampbeU's home in Pitts­ burgh. accompanied by a telegram expressing our sympathy on the death of his mother. The toUet used by the longshoremen in San Juan is a deflnite menace to the health ot the crew and some action must be taken to correct this intolerable situation. Discussion concerning safety meeting held with topside. Some disputed OT to be settled at payoff. Ope FWT quitting ship. M/S/C to donate a few doUars to the man who deUvers the books from the AMMLA. M/S to set up a ship's fund. Motion defeated by a vote of 23 to 7. Ship's commit­ tee to meet with member of Food Plan to discuss obtaining more choice steak meat. Liftle Laurey (just two yean old) and Mark Henault pose for a snapshot. Their daddy, Joseph Henault, is currently bosun ori the Mount Whitney. Flashlighted Poker Parley The failure of the power plant (by degrees) didn't phase the poker fanatics on the Rebecca In a recently-held poker game. The lights got dimmer and dim­ mer and the players strained their eyes more and more, until finally the lights went out. Even the safety light failed. But did that stop the enthusiasts—^not on your life. They got their flash­ lights out and it was flashlight poker from then on. "We lost the plant," wrote Paul Franco, telling about the evening, "But | not one poker player." $ $ Particulars On Pork Chops The chowhounds are getting { fancy on the Choctaw. One crewmember suggested that' when pork chops are served two end cut chops should never be served together but one end cut and one | shoulder cut should be matched. A variation on Ice cream Tvas I asked-for, as well as baskets forj bread, new pitchers, soup bowls | and a pound' of strawberries a day. . SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham CHOCTAW (Waterman). April IS— Chairman. Charles H. Bush; Secralary, John A. Densls. Vote of thanks for flowers crew sent for Brother Zeleski's sister who passed away April 14. 833.70 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported. Ship's delegate to get the mail and passes. Agreed ijy member- • ship to keep salesmen out of the' passageways. Cofftetime pastry to be covered with plastic screens on side table. Library to be kept clean. Stand clear of gangway untU deck department rigs the gangway. May 21—Chairman. Walter ZeieskI; Secretary. John Denals. Repair lists turned in. To see patrolman for American money draws in Korean ports and Japan and to have captain carry more money on here. Two men missed ship In Japan: rejoined. One man logged. Man detained in Yokuska by Navy shore patrol—reason, for missing ship. See patrolman about follow through on repair list. S33.70 in ship's fund. Several items to be .clarified for deck department. No beefs or disputed OT. Good and wel­ fare: ^ork chops—no two end cuts • or shoulder cuts on a plate, but one of each; 4 to 5 suppers on weekender variation of lee cream: baskets for bread: new pitchers, soup bowls to be ordered: 63 x 90 sheets too smaU —68 X100 size sheets to be ordered: one pound of strawberries daily. Lock headb showers in ports. All safety meeting procedures should be given to patrolman. Donations list for mer­ chant marine Ubrary posted. Weld­ ing to be done this trip. CITIES S E R V I C E. BALTIMORE (Cities Service). June 10. 1N6—Chair­ man. Georgs Rhilllps: Secrstary, K. R. Msrtson. Repair list turned In. No beefs reported. Crew reminded to lock up ship's iron and Ironing boards while in shipyard; keep feet oif mess* haU chairs; use roach powder in all rooms—if no good, have ship fumi­ gated. MARORE (Ore Navigation). May SB ^hairman, P. O'Neill; Secretary. J. Bryant.. No beefs reported. Repair list turned in. Cots to be returned at end of voyage: more cots ordered. See about getting new agitator for washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward department for food- and service. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), May 29— Chairman; J. S. Rueda; Secretary. L. J. Pate. No beefs reported. S13.42 in ship's .^fund. Discussion on getting cantaloupe as they are in sstson. If not on board, steward to notify ship's delegato leaving MobUe. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), June 4—Chairman. W. N. Trolle; Sec­ retary, J. Bregnam. Penalty cargo beef pending at payoff. Repair Ust turned in. Need a water cooler. Ship needs fumigation. Crew reminded to keep messroom clean at all times. BEAUREGARD' (Sea-Land Service), June 4—Chairman, M. Gottschalk; Sec­ retary,« M. Gottschalk. Suggestion that menus be more varied particu­ larly on salads and seafood. Not enouA fresh vegetables aboard. To see Food Coipmlttce about getting BcaUops and watermelons. All else running smoothly. GaUey to be paint­ ed. S7 in ship's'fund given to ship's delegate for wires. One man hospi­ taUzed in Houston. M/S to InstaU awning aft so that crew can sleep on deck during hot weather. ELEMIR (Oceanic Petroleum), Jung >—Chairman, Shadreck Gray; Secrs­ tary, Jamst P. Baldsrston. Crew asked to return cups to pantry after coffee time and from wheel house at night. Discussion re food coming to the Sable cold—chief cook wlU rem­ edy this situation. Clarify what ar­ ticles we tailed under—tanker or dry cargo. Heed copies of agreement for aU delegates: copies of forms for ship's minutes; overtime sheets for all departments. • HOSE KNOT (Suwannee), June t — Chairman, Harry White; Secratary, John Steabar. Two men got off in Recife.' Beef* to he taken up with po^ agent on arrival. Crew ai&ed'to remove all cots from deck and return same to steward before ship gets to port! also to .remove eU radio an­ tennas. ataaavU .aaaaS DEL MAR (MItilstlppI), June 12— Chelrman, H. J. Maes; Secretary, E. "He was painting tH?} stadrwhen the old man blew the whistle, ^ f:. . • P. Aches. ' Bosun asked eooperatioa on dumping garbage in foreign porta. No beefs reported. Need water cooler In steward department lounge. $162.53 In ship's fund from previous voyage. water cooler In crew recreation room. Safety director to be asked to coma on. board and see conditions of ship. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. TEXMAR (Calmar). May If—Chair­ man, O. Stone; Secretary, Andy Gowder. No beefs reported. Departments to take turns cleaning lanndry. Don't take light bulbs out of passageways. Keep recreation room and pantry clean at night. PENN TRANSPORTER (Penil Ship­ ping). June 11—Chairman, N. Rose... crans; Secretary. Edward Miller. No beefs reported. Suggestion to put Ume in garbage cans to keep flies down whUe we are in port. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Jung 9 —Chairman, J. Davis: Secretary. J. Gates. Word from captain on crewmembers coming back late. Repair Ust turned in and will be complied with this trip. Member hospitalized in St. Thomas PHS hospital with broken leg to Hie flown to Baltimore PHS hospital on June 7th. MARORE (Ore). June S—Chairman. O: Emerlck; Secretary.' C. Bedell. Repair Ust turned in. See patrolman about getting ship fumigated as roaches are faking ' over ship. Fan moved fti st'bd messinen's room to give better ventUatlon. Keep noise down in passageways after 10 p.m. Get some wind scoops for rooms that are short. TITAN (Cargo Tank^p), J4ay 30— Chairlnan, P. J. McKreth; Secretary, D. Forrest. Discussion on cigars marked' "tax exempt" on which tax was paid on vessel by members. Wash­ ing machine has lightweight housebold motor which is not holding up —^recommend heavy duty motor be InstaUed. Request that books be re­ turned to Ubrary once read. 'Safety committee of unUcensed personnel, headed, by bosun and consisting ot one member from each department, elected. Good crew. Excellent food. Some disputed OT. One man missed ship due to injury. Warning issued 4. 4.H • J EAGLE VOYAGER (See Transport), June 12—Chairman, A. Romero; Sec­ retary, S. U. Johnson. Two men hos­ pitalized: one in Japan and one in India. Biuthers asked to be careful when working on deck. Everything running relatively. No reply from headquarters as yet to past corre­ spondence. $31.11' in ship's fund. Cost of radiogram sent to headquarters concerning Joe Carrol's hospitaUzation deducted from original balance of S34. Replacement made In Japan la SIU member. Second replacement is not a Union member and wiU be ' replaced at the end of this voyage. One man short in steward departktent. Decided that ship's delegate WiU set time for meetings. All < fM, SAMPAN HITCH (Suwannee), June 10—Chairman. Jack E. Nelson: Secre­ tary, Rudy p. DeBoissiefe. Photo­ graphs sent to ship's log on success­ ful Polaris shot. Sampan Hitch was host to Asst. Secretary of the Na'vy and Washington personneL New wash­ ing machine arrived Trinidad. to crewmembers to keep quarters locked In port. Need additional foc'sle keys. Vote of thanks to mem­ bership and delegates for their coop­ eration in shaping up a new ship. GULFWATER (Metre Petroleum), June 4—Chairman. Stephen N. Fulford; Secretary. Sanford Kamp. Two men hospitaUzed; reported to head­ quarters. Captain wlU order enough steward stores at the Suez Canal to make the States. No serious beefs. Some disputed OT. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service). June 14—Chairman, D. L. Rood; Sacretary. L. P. Nagmann. Faucets in aU rooms have been fixed. Sanitary system wiU be fixed In ship­ yard: also blower In messhaU. Better grade toUet tissue'. Guards giving physical search in Lake Charles. Steward asks that after using cot it be placed where it won't blow ovisr side. Steward utiUty ordered out of Hoi^on faUed to report. Discussion held on setting third table In mess­ haU: voted down. Fresh coffee wanted for lunch and dinner. Do away with steam tables. Check on why man was fired for no reason. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), June 12—Chairman, George Nlldreth; Sac­ retary, Zygle Zygarowski. One man missed ship. AU repairs to be taken care of. Saw captain ahbut logs and he said they would stay that way. Sll in ship's fund. Some disputed OT. Discussion on safety meettog. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), June 12 —Chairman, E. Stougb; Secretary, J. Whitad. No beefs: good trip. Balance In ship's fund, S199.40'. M/S to get new movie screen and have projector overhauled: money to come out of ship's fund. M/S to have .waterfountain repaired and hot and cold water line to laundry sinks ' put in by shore- .personnel. M/S to have movie director contact suppUer in New Orleans re prices, changing with other ships, etc.: otherwise get movies in Houston. Suggested that pickles, fresh onionsj radishesg etc. appe^ on tables, not only on menu. To see patrolman as to no R.O.B. cigarettes aUowed. Discussion on ways to avoid rush and bottleneck at breakfast time. ALCOA POINTER (Aicoa),^ May 8— Chairman, W. Wsndell; Secretary. T. P. Greaney.Everything running smoothly. No beefs reported. Few hours disputed OT. Vote of thanks to steward department. June 13—Chairman, W. Wandell; Secretary, T. P. Greanel. Ship's busi­ ness to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Have patrolman look into roach situation aboard. Vote of thanks to steward department: LOSMAR (Calmar), May 28—Chair­ man, R. E. Hunt; Secretary, E. John­ ston. Ship's delegate reported on re­ pairs. Rifle incident. Port time dis­ charges. Beef result on'no hot water previous voyage. Port screens aboard and new piping for hot water line. General discussion on quaUty and quantity of meat put aboard. 8EATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), June 18—Chilrman, Joe McLaren; Secretary, T. Molle'r. TV has been repaired. Sent letter to Mr. Chapdelaine and SIU requesting permission ship .dock Edgewater early July 4th and saU Juljr sth. S2.66 in ship's ftmd. BUI paid for TV repairs 887.40. WiU see patrolman about having hide care away from crew's quarters, top­ side. Request there be no TV on meal "hours. Vote of thanks to outgoing Bhip'S OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Oven•esi), June 11—Chairman, M., Sterne; .>8ecretBry, Alex Janes. Discussion that' there be no payoff until disputed OT la setUed. Also see patr(dman about STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian). May 4—Chairman. W. A. Nendershot; Sec­ retary. A J. VIelantc. Bosun elected safety representative. Extra toaster requested. Each foc'sle was Tssued spray bomb: ship to be fumigated in States. GALLOWAY (Ovtrseat Navigation), Juno 12—Chairman, C. Malette; Sec­ retary, W. Todd. Everything running smoothly. American money to be de­ clared in Poland. MaU aU letters to NY address. No agents for company In Belgium and Holland as yet. Re­ port about refusal of the captain to allow radio opcr;itor in crew mess recreation. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa). Juno 12 —Chairman. Rad Rosoff; Secretary, Donald P. Maast. Draw Ust lo be taken up for New Orleans. Captain WiU give out draw as soon as ship docks. No one knows where he will payoff as yet. Beef on three delayed sailings. About one-third of repairs taken care of so far. Men getting off please turn in keys for rooms to delegate or department head. Vote of thanks to steward for a job weU done. OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas). ' Mav 20—Chairman. W. Arlinghaus) Secretary. R. Mills. One man m^sed ship in Calcutta. Hia gear- was sent to the SIU haU In Seattle. Suggested we keep laundry in better order. Effort to be made to get as many repairs made before end of voyage as possible. PORTMAR (Calmar). June 5—Chalp. .man. J, Simmons; Secretary, P. win­ terly. Three men logged. One maU hospitaUzed In Panama. See patrol­ man about wipers being worked over­ head during hottest part of trips east and west. Copy of motion concerning shortage of foodstuffs to be given to Food Committee in NY. Galley range needs fixing. ~ Overseas), ^ne 5—Chairman and Secretary, L. w. tapper. Names of men who missed ship -turned over to patrolman. One man paid off In Honolulu. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Food considered very poor quaUty. <Marven Steamship), Jung l»-;Chalrman. Harry Gsrie; SecratsiV, W. T. Fazenklln. Request that benches bo put in recreation room. Return cups to pantry. Don't leave cots on deck. Leave soda in Icebox unless it Is your soda. Washing machine to be repaired. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), June 14—Chairman, J. D. Cummlnsi Secretary, Prank Kastura. Things are running smoothly: good crew. Turn in aU extra linen as weU as dirty linen. JOSEPINA (Liberty Navigation), June 13—Chairman, Petar Luketict Secretary, S. T. Arales. Ship's dele<ate reports everything in good shape. Captain wUl put out a money draw In checks and only S5 American money. . One man in engine depart­ ment s.ent home from Port Everglade. Fla. for hospitalization. No replace­ ment available due to hoUday. S1.20 In ship's fund. Keep cover on garbage can at aU times and empty it aft. Keep non-crewmemSers out of pas­ sageways jand conduct business only in recreation room. Suggestion made to show movies for orphans with movie equipment aboard. Ch^lr"" 'D'* P. V.'"DICarlo. '*St^ard''to'*buy'"{ca In next port as the ice machine does not make lee for the three meals. Discussion on trying to get another messman for crew's mess as It is too big for one man. Crew to d^ess for dinner, and not come to meBshall at« tired in draws. Keep messhaU clean. A — A -- A*.- .... : .J •. ^ _ . Sf : 3 "'•is •' I �JTnly 1. 19M SEAFARERS SIU BABY ARRIVALS Personals And Notices FINAL 1 Pace Plffcoi LOG All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: DISPATCH Rnssella Louise Brooke, born Mason Hall May 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Contact B. F. Bond, Box 195, CMR HoUoman AFB, New Mexico. Osborne M. Brooke, Prichard, Ala. ^ 4 4 4 Arthur Thomas Castro, born The deaths, of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Tommy Hawkins Seafarers Welfare Plan; Write me at 2519 South (juyler April 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois. William Mrs. Arturo Castro, Houston, Tex. Stanley J. Swlenehoeld, 49;- Paul Rogosch, 58: Brother Ro- Scott. 4 4 4 Carol Sue Chianese, born May Brother Swlenchoskl died of nat­ gosch died of a heart ailment in <t A' Orleans, 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. ural causes while New N oAnyone who remembers seeing James O. Chianese, Brooklyn, NY. a patient at the Louisiana, Alvie Means in Mobile during July 4 4 4 Polyclinic Hospi­ vember 7, 1959. Louis Anthony Filippetti, bom of 1958, please wYite to him, with a tal, New York He sailed in the statement to that effect, c/o Route April 27, 1960, to Seafarer and City, AprU 10, SIU deck depart­ 1, Lexington, Indiana. This' is Mrs. Luis A. Filippetti, Baltimore, 1060. He had ment since NoV e m b e r, 1938. urgent. Md. sailed in the SIU 4 4-4 engine depart­ The only known 4" 4 • • Frances Victorine Gomez, bom ment since May, siuvivor is LeWallets, seamen's papers, etc. May 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1951. He is sur­ nesse D a i g 1 e, are being held for the following in Francis F. Gomez, Mobile, Ala. daughter to the vived by his son, late Vivian Daigle, appointed ad­ the vault, NY hall: 4 4 4 Stanley E. Swlenchoskl, of New ministratrix to the Rogosch estate. Eric Alois Letter, born March 15, Benny Pritkin, E. C. Brown, York City. Burial was in St. Peter E. T. Cunningham, Francisco Gian- 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alexan­ $ $ ^ icco, H. Jurgenson, F. E. Lillard, der J. Leiter, Newark, NJ. and Paul Cemetery, Taylor, Pa. liOyd McGee, 55: Brother McGee 4 4 _4 died of natural causes while a pa- A. L. Obletree, J. W. Robertson, X Patricia Qnintanilla, born March tient at the I. Rosvold, John Trost, V. Walrath 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Methodist Hospi- and H. C. Wilson. yircil Sandberr, 59: Brother Ramon Quintanilla, Philadelphia, t a 1, Brooklyn, Sandberg died of a heart ailment 4 4-4 Pa. May 9, 1960. He while a patient in a New York WUIiam R. Dixon had sailed in the Karen Elizabeth Smith, bom hospital. He had sailed in the SIU Please contact S. Baker, 1315 SIU steward de­ engine department since August, partment since South 26th Place, Lawton, Okla­ April 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. La France T. Smith, Mobile, Ala. October, 1943. He homa. Phone: Elgin 5-4577. 1951. His only listed survivor is a 4 4 4 is survived by his friend, Mrs. Mary Hecker, of New 4 4 4 Stephen A. Wilt, bom May 26, widow. Mrs. Hel­ York City. Burial was in the New 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Max Portaer en McGee, also E. Wilt, Harrisburg, Pa. Montefiore Cemetery, Farming- of Brooklyn. Burial was in the Friends are anxious to contact 4 4 4 you in regard to appraisal of small dale, Long Island, New York. Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Daniel Garcia, born May 2, 1960, piece of property in Catskills. Get in touch with H. Krumholz, c/o to Seafarer and Mrs. Trinidad Gar­ Yorkville Hungarian Restaurant, cia, Galveston, Tex. 4 4 4 350 East 81 Street, New York, NY. Lisa Jensen, born March 23, 4 4 4 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Erik H. Jensen, Brooklyn, NY. Chin Ling Contact your wife at No. 2 4 4 4 Eunice Marie Kirchner, bom Readymoney Bldgs., Block 11, 2nd Floor, Clare Road, Byculla, Bom­ May 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph Kirchner, Arnold, Md. bay, India. EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST . 4 I > V TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD' EVERY SUNDAY. 1430 OMT (If>30 EST Svndnyl WFK-S9, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South Aiperica, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. - WFL-66. 16850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US ~East Coast Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-Worid Wireless Broadcasts Continue .. . > s Every Sunday, 1915 GMT <2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America •J > A I' WCO-18908J KCs : ' • n. ••j • i'.-" '•! .• East Coast South America >J- • . WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT 4 4 4 4 4 June 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John S. Burke, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 .4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Eileen Celkos, born June 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Celkos, Philadelpkia, Pa. Barbara Curry, born June 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leon R. Curry, Fletcher, NC, Mark Anthony Czosnowski, bom March 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Czosnowski, 'Balti­ more, Md. Stanley P. Gondzar, bom May 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stanley P. Gondzar, Baltimore, Md. Donna Lee Hamilton, born May 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ liam C. Hamilton, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bennie E. Ireland, born May 26^ 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Benniu Ireland, Baysboro, NC. Darrel Clyde Kendricks, born May 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mr.s. Dewey C. Kendricks, Mobile, Ala. Roy Marines, born May 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel Ma­ rines, Cleveland, Ohio. Sandra Louise Young, born Junu 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles A. Young, Carlisle, Pa. m Health Center Urges Early Exam Renewal Brenda Georgette Leache, born The Medical Department of thu May 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Seafarers Welfare Plan urges Sea-^ John Murray . Important you contact your son, Marvin Leache, Galveston, Tex. farers whose clinic cards are ex­ c/o Gerner, same address as be­ piring to get them renewed in ad­ Vlckl Mdind^ Waster, born vance fore. and not wait until the last May 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. minute. This is particularly true 4 4 4 Milton Webster, Seattle, Wash. in cases where a man has just paid Ex-PacifIc Ocean Crew . 4 4 4 off a ship and expects to be ashore Wages and overtime for crewJeannette KnoU, bom April 5, members now available as ship has 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ber­ awhile. If the examination at the SIU been sold. Contact Newton nard P. Knoll, Houston, Tex. clinic is taken immediately, then Schwartz, 310 West Building, 817 4 4 4 Main Street, Houston, 2, Texas. Adrian Charese Burke, born if there is any heed for medical treatment it can be obtained through PHS without the man having to delay shipping out again. Unfortunately, there have been The following is a list of Seafari^'s who have unclaimed wages due instances where Seafarers have them from the Bloomfield Steamship Company. Seafarers whose names waited until they threw in for a are on the list should unite the company, enclosing their "'Z" number job and gbt a shipping card before and Social Security number. Write to Bloomfield Steamship Company, deciding to renew their elinic cards. In one such recent instance, PO Box 1450, Houston 1, Texas. it was discovered upon examina­ James L. Shipley Albert F. Valloton tion that Seafarer had a hernia, Clarence D. Shively George Van Etten and consequently, he had to turn Glen L. Patton Alonzo D. Sistrunk back his shipping c::r'l and check David F. Van Horn Dorsey Paugh Allen J. Smith into the hospital for treatment. Albert L. Pence William Vanson Frederick V. Smith Had he taken his exam as soon Veikko Pollanen George P. Vezirls John T. Smith as he had paid off, he could have Joseph Poturalski Richmond C. Spears A. Villarreal had the matter attended to and James F. Praytor Chester I. Spinks shipped out again without delay. Henry J. Principe John P. Stanford It is not necessary to wait until -A. R, Stevenson Lyndon G. Wade the year is up to get the clinic Tmman L. Sustaire Frank Wahlfarch card renewed at the SIU health Horace C. Rains WilUam K. Sutherlin Richard K. Wardlow centers. This can be done as much Stanley C. Reinch Mitchell J. Szlanfucht .Clifford R. Wein^er as two months in advance of the Harold E. Restucher Ferdynand Szoblik Norman H. Whipple expiration date. Vernon S. Riddle Edward Wicak Olave W. Rosenberg Roland P. Roxbury Benjamin H. Tolbert James A. Wilkie George A. Williams George Rubin Edward E. Talbot James R. Williams David Rude Nikoli Taska Charles R. Wilson^ Frank J. Rylance Evis J. Thidobeaux Orie A. Wilson Joseph R. Touart Roland A. Wiman Billy T. Townsend John H. Sauerbeber Robert P. Woolard Hillard L. Trahan Joseph Scramuzza John J. Word Sidney D. Turner Edward M. Seeley Homer A. Turpen Paul M. Seidenberg Paul Zilman Bernard E. Shepherd Eric Zetterquist Fred £. Umnoltz F. B. Shinauit . Bloomfield Lists Pay Due w R T u-v z • Si11 i I �"M vor. XXII No. 14 SEAFARERS^LOG t1 July 1 1940 A' OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS- INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO MTD Asks Security Check On Runaway Ship Crews SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS WASHINGTON—With America's heavy industry vitally-independent on raw materials imports carried on runaway-flag ships, the MTD has formally ealled Tor the extension of Coast Guard security checks to runaway ship crewmembers. The MTD proposal was made at hearings before the House-* Committee on Un-American An NMU representative also the US aluminium Industry comes Activities on a bill to strength­ testified In support of the MTD's on runaway ships, about a third of en and reactivate the screening program for seamen. Ray Murdock, SIU's Washington counsel, testifying on behalf of the Seafarers Section of the Mari­ time Trades Department which in­ cludes the SIU and NMU. pointed out "that the lack of such clear­ ance for runaway ship crews leaves US industry vulnerable to being crippled in the event of any Inter­ national emergency. position. , Murdock pointed out th^t in any screening program American sea­ men's rights must be preserved. "We do not believe the mainte­ nance and preservation of effective security regulations require the destruction of civil rights and par­ ticularly the right of due process." In dealing with the runaway ship issue, Murdock cited the fact that practically all the bauxite used by Greek Liberty Carries US Steel Load To Russia SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly once a. month on days in­ dicated by the SIU Con­ stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in the listed SIU ports bellow. All Seafarers are ex­ pected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to in­ clude registration num­ ber). The next SIU meet­ ings will be: New Yoric July S Philadelphia July 5 Baltimore July 6 Detroit July 8 Houston July II New Orleans July 12 Mobile July 13 the nation's iron ore and virtually all of the country's oil imports. These industries "depend upon foreign-flag ships manned by foreign crews, whose actions In the event of war are unpredictable." Runaway ships, he noted "are manned "by foreigners recruited in many different areas. Some of them have Italian crews. Many of them have crews recruited in Latin America. Some of them we have examined are manned almost ex­ clusively by Cubans. No security check whatever is made on these foreign seamen. The Coast Guard has no jurisdiction over them. They represent a potential plague of security risks who will have easy access to our waterfront facilities. If the process is allowed to con­ tinue" (registering ships under the runaway-flags) "soon there will be many more foreign seamen work­ ing on American-owned ships than American seamen. We do not be­ lieve that foreign Communists and foreign subversives are . any more desirable tlian American sub­ versives." "Water, water everywhere, but nary a drop to drink" may soon Wants Bin Amended Consequently, Murdock asked become an obsolete quotation if a that the bill be amended to cover new apparatus for desalting sea all merchant vessels, owned by water is widely-adopted. A Dutch citizens of the US, no matter what concern has developed a desalting device which, when installed in a their flag of registry. The bill before the committee 1^ lifeboat, can supply usable drink­ an effort to put teeth back into ing water for the occupants by re­ the previous screening program moving the salt from sea water. Known as the "Salvator 10," the which was rendered ineffective by device uses a series of membranes Federal court rulings. The courts had held that seamen who were pumps and a hand-operated gen­ denied seamen's papers by tlie erator. Passage of an electrical Coast Guard refused to permit that current through • the salt water confrontation, the entire screening causes the salts to pass through a program collapsed. A number of series of membranes and~ collect In "scfeenoes" are now sailing on US one side of^ the device, while the ships as a reSuU or the program's desalted water enters another failure. Evidently, an administra­ chamber.; It is claimed that the tive decision was made"that It was device can produce two gallons of more important to conceal inform­ .drinking water- every three hdur^. The device was demonstrated at ants than to keep potential sub­ the recent International Confer­ versives off merchant sliips. ence fin the Safety of Life at Sea, However, runaways ship's crews have never been screened, and thestf vessels would be logical targets of Soviet infiltration, par­ ticularly since the many of the countries in which these crews-are recruited have strong Communist parties. Desalted Sea Water Made In Lifeboats SIU Signs SlU-HIWD tugs at Baltimore assisted Greek freighter Evie which ran aground there last week. Above, giant crane unloads steel plates In effort to get ship off bottom. Norfolk 'Fair/ Outlook Same BALTIMORE—SlU-manned tugs of the Curtis Bay Tow­ ing Company here helped haul a Greek-flag Liberty off the mudflats near Fort Carroll here last week. The routine opera­ tion was spiced by the fact * ^ that the Evie had a cargo of type suitable for consumer prod­ ucts, even allowing for limitations NORFOLK—Shipping conditions American steel in her holds on production of automobiles, re­ were pegged at "fair" for the last headed for Russia. The tugs are manned by members of the SIU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Di­ vision. The Evie's steel cargo is of the kind, that is used to make automo­ bile bodies, and that is what it is ostensibly destined for. This is the second such cargo picked up here in the past month. The Danish-flag Siewka, loaded similar cargo, plus fertilizer. The steel came from mills in the Cleveland and Pitts­ burgh areas. There was speculation on that despite the Soviet's great strides in steel manufacture, the country does not make enough steel of a frigerators and similar items in Russia. ~ The Evie was headed for Lenin­ grad when she ran aground. She was held up for five days while floating derricks removed 1,400 tons of cargo and 1,000 tons of bunkers so that she could be float­ ed at high tide. HIWD represen­ tatives in Baltimore noted that the. ship was so hard aground that she was practically up on dry land. The Evie was one of the Libertys sold by the US under the Ship Sales Act back in 1947. She Is not one of the ships transferred out by Maritime under the so-called "ef­ fective control" program. two weeks and should stay about the same for the next two, reports Paul Gonsorchik, port agent. ' There were two payoffs register­ ed during the period—the Zephyrhills (Pan America) and Bdnts Fort (Cities Service). These same two ships also signed on. Other sign-ons included the Venore and Marore (Ore). Those ships in transit were; Steel Director, Steel Seafarers (Is­ thmian); Morning Light, Yaka, Afoundria and Antinous (Water­ man ); Couer D'Alene (Victory Carr); Ocean Evelyn, Natalie (M'time O'seas) and Robin Goodfellow (Robin). New Missile Agreements Crewmembers of the SIUmanned Suwannee Steamship mis­ sile fleet are now working under a standard freight ship agreement as a result of a new contract ne­ gotiated by the'Union. The agree­ ment includes all the standard freightship provisions on working rules. It also include specifications CQvering such items as the man­ ning scale for the boat that is used to pick up nose cones and dh/ers and other rules governing the specialized operations of the mis­ sile-tracking fleet. Suwannee presently operates six knot-type ships on the South Atlantic missile-firing range. The vessels have been converted for missile-tracking purposes with in­ stallation of considerable elec­ tronic gear. They carry Navy tech­ nicians, divers and other specialists as well as an SIU-crew for ship operation purposes.., ., NIWI HIAOLINil IN ilVtlW Vi f .^1 r ' ^^1 INA^tA.»JAFAfJ^ rou^ 4' <"1 AM^RiCAhi RIOJS /MWC0. 4 J CAPnAL^ .,. K6P CHm lAiPt&UBS WAGRBBfmJT, a FtoVD fiRsr CHAMPION ro RB(3AIN riTLB IVilTW K.O. OF JOHANSeO/J W JN l$RA£L AFCLOGY-pARGBm-m OVBR. SB/ZORB OPA/AZLi MASS MVRX>BREiZ ADOUPBiCHMAm* LArrBRTDBe mieOtM \BRAEU V" " 1—-1 / Ifesm>yi&p-/f64vv OR.\fBVORVBMOCRAC\C. Pf^lPEA^?ALAi^>Ml^W1toV <if' >; -* HIGH GEAR..MaMiORKANO CmORSilA BACmGGB^. /^ I R I E . ir •* COMMI-tiBG IZB- ' r, GiGAieos/v&tx:/^ AD/W/A/ISTMITICWS HAA/DLING OF Orl "Sp/FUCMtS M • 'fv �m; ' '•iM ."- •'.<• ". •••'SS'K, - -, f- , «> • n- f- t. X .' yiT v'i-••i'-J:-' ,J I?j; • L " '• " 'i ' • fey. r '' ' • V-- • • ^ •. . r, ..." 4^'\-4', _ • • v"? 4" "_• ' ' \ % h " -'; A.?, tf'v i'' 1/, : • .:•./'V • '- ' : '•• - -' "~ •.> i''?-'•' ,-i-i '' . • "--i.?;';,' - ,, • ,; "^4 - . 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UM LOG • ryn ' ^ - - J.-' •i CONSTITUTION '-. .j'i THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRia Affil!«t«d wbh Aimrlcan N<l«r*Heii of Uber — CongriM of ImlMlrial Orgontsatioiw (At Amoiidod May 13,19M) PREAMBLE %"• K' k K- •j;:- i<' iii'v process of the law of this Unioni No member shall be compell^ to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe the law of this ' Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the ri;^ts of every member in accordance with ffie princi­ ples set forth in the Constitution of the Union, ments duly promulgated putsuant hereto, no perstm shril bec^ a full boti member unless and until he has attained the highest seniority rating set out in the said collective bargammg Mpement. Only full book members shall be entitled to vo« and trf ^d any office or elective job, except at otherwise specified herein. AU mimbers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be enuded to vote on Union contracts. SacHaii 2. No candidate shall be granted membership who_ it a member of any dual' organization hostile to the aims, principle^ and policies, of this Union. Saction 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatictlly suspended,, and shall forfeit all benefits and aU other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be autonutically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in du«. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of me applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: (a) While a member it actually participating in a Ittike or lockout. (b) While a member it an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. (c> While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in bri^f of the Union. (d) "While a member is in the ifmed services of the United States, provided the member was in good sunding at the time of entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. (e) While a member has no opporninity to pay dues, because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficieiit to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci^fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with regard to the application of»Sertion 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide such questions. Soction 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­ ments may be excused where a member has been unable to pav dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Seaions 3 and 4. Saction 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare of the membership, all members of .the Union shall uphold and defend this Constimtion and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constimtion and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Saction 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied further memlwrship in this Union to the full extent permitted by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Saction 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the . Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­ bers may be required to sho^ their evidence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union property. As maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the forming of one Union for our people, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict, based upon the following principles: All members shall be entided to all the rights,, privileges and IV ^arantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights, privi* Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his kges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms. accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this We declare that American seamen ~are entitled to receive their Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair Md employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls , speedy trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government; 'members. We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and V just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely mental cultivation and physical recreation. We proclaim the ri^t of all seamen to receive healthful and on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. VI We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and A militant membership being necessary to thp security of a frM respectful manner by those in command, and. We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike, union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend ffiis irrespective of nationality or creed. , Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­ VII scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers, our craft and our country. The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­ We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious tive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­ the members. gence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assistance to our employers in caring for their CONSTITUTION gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use out Article 1 influence individually and collectively for the purpose of mainuinName and General Powers ing and developing skill in seamanship and eflfeaing a change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union Article IV equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen. trict. Its ^JoWers shall be legislative,' judicial, and executive, and Reinstatement To supporr a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari- shall include the formation of, and/ot issuance of charters to, sub­ tiihe workers and through its columns seek to maintain their ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­ Members dismissed from the Union may be reinsttted in accord­ knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs. ^ tion of funds and participation in funds, die establishmeiit of enter­ ance with such rules and under such- conditions as are adopted, To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organl- prises for die benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. xation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies of the Sea. and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­ Article V To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi- istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assistance, the tations whenever possible in the attaiiunent of their just draands. Union may make its property, facilities and personnel available Dues and Initiation Fee To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to for the use and behalf of such subordinate bodies and divisions. Oiake seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Saction 1. All members shall ptiy dues quarterly, on a calendar calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, ^at our work Union action, unless otherwise sp^ified in' the Constitution or year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except takes us away in different directions from any place where the by law. This Union shall at all times protea and mainuin its as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be anended the date of adoption of this Constimtion and may be changed only jurisdiction. by Constimtional amendment. by only a fraaion of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from Article II Saction 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred Afflliation persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act • (1300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution. Saction 1. This Union shall be affiliated with die Seafarers Inter­ Saction 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for national Union of North America and the American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­ . organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as ate adopted Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be by a majority vote of the Executive Board. In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity Executive Board. Article VI •of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare, Saction 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained Reiirement from Membership have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­ herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from national Union of North America—Adantic, Gulf, Lakes and and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within Saction I. Members may .retire-from membership by surrendering Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­ a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all lowing principles: provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constimtion In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted by such unpaid dues for the' quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines mindful, not only of our rights, but also of out duties and obliga­ subordinate b^ies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall and other monies due and owing the Union. When the member tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our not be inconsistent therewith. No such constitution or amendments surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies thereto, shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring Executive Board of this Union, which shall be execut^ in writing, therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters,' men dedicate ourselves in this Union. ^ on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any other upon request, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes We shall affiliate and work with other free labor organizaitons; officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­ these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­ we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division. senting the aforesaid receipt. we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the fore­ 3«ctien 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of countriK in these obli^tions to the fullest extent consistent with going, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitutional membership shall be suspended during the period of retirement^ our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­ provision not so authorized and approved,-or commits acts in except that a retir^ member shall not be disloyal to the Union ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may Withdraw of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. a free and happy society, without distinaion based on race, creed its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on siich terms Saction 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters or color. as it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­ To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that ing any and all ri^ts it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­ or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessmenu most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them ments or understandings. accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, . Saction 3. This Union shall also have the power, aaing through period of retirement is less than two quarters, the required pay­ we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of inalienable. ship upon any subordinate body , or divisions chartered by and retirement, ipcluding thosd for the current quarter, and all assess­ I affiliat^ with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law. ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges paymeht, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, ' Article III guaranteed him under the Constitution , of the Union. and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him. Membership II Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Upion. III No member shall be deprived of bis membership without diie Section I. Candidates for membership shall be admitted Co mem­ bership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classificgtions shall correspond to and depend upon seniority classifications esublished in accordance with the standard collective/bargaining agreement «f this Union. In additioiv.to meeting the d(ner require• • • . ... > „ . .. ->:• Saction 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quarters only by majority voce of the membership, Saction 5. The" period" of retirement shall be computed from the first day of the quartet following the one in which the retirement card-was issued. �Htf i; 19M SEAFARERS' LOG AnHcfoVII Sy«l«in of OrganlzaHon Sapvtemait—Pac» HUM (t) The President shall be chairman of die Executive Board die potts, aod die penonnel thereof on die lakes and IntaoJ and may cast one voce in liiat body. Waters, inclnding their organizing activities. . In order diat he may properly execute his responsibilities he ie (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his powers, and authorized to reuin any technic^ or professional tscHen I. HIU Unloa, tnd >11 officers, headquattert represent*, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, empowered assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executiva fives, Mrt agents, patrolmen, and mem^rs shall be governed la -and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and Board. those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Widiin this order by: .these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and Saction 8. Diraclor of Organizing and Publications. (a) The Constituuooi prestige of the Union. The Director of Organizing and Publications shall be appointed (b) The Executive Board. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. (c) Majority vote of the membership. duties lawfully imposed upon, him. He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and (i) The responsibility of die President may not be delegated, public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-ordinator of SacHon 2. headquarters of the Union shall be located In Wew York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a Prelldent, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution all organizational aaivities of the Union. In addition, he shall and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject perform any and all duties assigned him oc delegated to him bf the Executive Board. ^ntracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one to the limitations set forth in this Constimcion. (j) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Headquarters RepreVice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President Section 9. Hoadquarters Ropratentstivef. in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President In Charge senutive, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any and all Ot the Lakes and Inland Waters, by temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office or job under Article XII of this Constitution, except in those duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu­ Stetion 3. The staff of each pott shall consist of such personnel cases where.^the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for tive Vice-President or the Executive Board. as IS provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the by this Constitution. Saction 10. Port Agont*. city in which the Union's port offices are located. (k) The President is directed to take any and all measures and (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charre of tiie administra­ Section 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered in one employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to tion of Union afifairs in the port of his jurisdiction subjea to tha Or thrte departments: namely, deck, engine and stewards depart* protect the interest, and further the welfare of the Union and Its direction of the area Vice-President. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiaion of his port, he responsible ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the policies *ith ^stom and usage. This definition may be modified by a issues, and public affairs. (1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or . of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer fromi one department to another except by approxai as evidenced by a Union representative to attend any regular ot special meeting if, la by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time his opinion, it is deemed necessary. majority vote of the membership. restrictions or other considerations affeaing port aaion, the Port Agent shall take appropriate aaion to insure observance thereof^ Saelien 2. Exaculiva Vica-Presidant, - (c) He shall be prepared to aaount, financially or otherwise^ Article VIII The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties for the aaivities of his port, whenever demanded by the President^ assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event the Vice-President of the area in which his poa is located, or by Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by and Patrolmen reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President the Seaetary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to die Secretary* shall take over su^ duties during the iwriod of such incapacity or Sortien I. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise una^'ailability. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the President, for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­ immediately assume the office, duties and responsibilities of the directions issued by the Secretary-Treasuter. tract and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice- President until the next general election. (e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to suda President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in The Executive Vice-Pre_sident shall be a member of the Executive duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port; regardless of tha Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the Board and may cast one vote In that body. deparunental designation, if any, under whidi the Patrolman Takes and Inland Waters. was elected.SacHon 3. Vie*-Pr**id*nl in Charga of Contracts and (f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that port Sactien 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol- Contract Enforcamant. may serve as representatives to otiier organizatioos, affiliation witii men shall be elected, except as otherwise provided la tfaia The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ which has been properly authorized. Constitution. ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Stetion II. Patrolmon. to him by die President. In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolmen shall perform any duties assigned them by tiie Agent all contract negotiations, the formulation of batoning demands, Article IX and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements of the Poa to which they are assigned. Oriier Elective Jobt to the membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible, Soetion 12. Exocutiva loard. except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for 'The Executive Board shall consist of the President, tiie Executiva Section I. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article strike authorization, signing of .new contracts, and conttact enforce­ VIII, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in die ment. He shall also act for headquarters-in executing the adminis­ Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge' of Contracts' and* manner prescribed by this Constitution: trative functions assigned to headquarters by this Constitution widi Contraa Enforcement, the Seaetary-Treasurer, the Vice-President A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or par^ in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Union of North America. place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities Waters, and the National Director (or ^ief executive officer) of B. Committee members of: he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the (1) Trial Committees deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval X»f Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained (2) Quarterly Financial Committees a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained that member­ the Executive Board. (3) Appeals Committees • ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Director The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­ (4) Strike Committees (or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the resj ment, shall he a member of the Executive Board and may cast (5) Credentials Committees subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold ol one vote in that body. 6) Polls Committees under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordi­ nate body. ! 7) Union Tallying Committees Sactien 4. Saeratary-TraMurar. (8) Constitutional Committees The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less than The Secretary-Treasuter shall perform any and all duties assigned Seciien 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible once each quarter and at such other times as the President or. k majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap* for the orpnization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, In his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­ pointed ss permitted by this Constitution. and record of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless accounting and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and mainte­ absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the chairman's duties. Each member of the Executive Board shall Article X tiie proper colleaion, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union be entitied to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall bs funds, pore or otherwise. He shall submit to die membership, foe determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum Dufiet of Officers, Heedquarten Representatives, Port each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­ of three is present. It shall be the duty of ffie Executive B^d to Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and cial operations and shall submit simultaneously thetewith, the develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and Miscellaneous Personnel Quarterly Financial Committee rwott for the same period. The protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the. Members. Secretarv-Treasurer's report shall Be prepared by an independent It shall bp the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, ot in his absence, Sadlon 1. The Praildent. Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes ol , (a) The President shall be the executive officer of die Union finance committm. The Sectetaty-Treasurer shall be responsible all Executive Board meetings. The ^ecutive Board shall appoint end shall ^epfcsen^, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all foe the timely filing of any and all reports on tiie operations of one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Con* die Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax Federal or state laws. In order that he may properly execute his to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any ttitution. responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authoriz^ to employ- group of workers desiring afiiliation. The Executive Board may (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, except any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, direa the administration of all Union affairs, properties, policies .SI otherwise herein expressly provided. and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifirally pro­ to approval of the Executive Board. (c) The President shall,be in charge of, and responsible for, all subjea vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing; tha The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of die Executive Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port Board and may cast one vote in diat body. Executive Board may aa without holding a formal meeting pro­ offices. Wherever there arc time restrictions or other considerations The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the vided all members of tiie Board ate sent notice , of the proposed kfiPecting Union aetion, the President shall take appropriate action Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall aaion or aaions and the decision thereon is reduc^ to writing and ,to insure observance thereof. make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly signed by a majority of the Executive Board. (d) In order tlut he may properly execute Iils responsILilities, Financial Committee. In the event that deatli, resignation or removal from office fog be is hereby insttucted and auffiorized to employ any help he deems any reason should occur simultaneously to the President and Execu­ oecessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise. tive Vice-President the Executive B^d by majority vote shall, Section 5. Vico4>resident in Charga of tha Atlantic Ceaat. (e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a name successors from its own membership who shall fill thosa the President shall designate the number and location of ports, the member of the Executive Board aod shall be entitled to cast one vacancies until the next general election.. If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of ifaa jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open* vpte in that body. such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and the Secren^. He shall supervise and be responsible for die activities of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is incapaci­ Treasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign die ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast, includ­ tated for more dian 30 days during the remainder of. the term, tha Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed Executive Board shall elea a suaessot for the balance of ^ term other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York,. to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and from its own membership. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and shall also include the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he Saction 13. Dalagales. Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of tha Where ports are opened between elections, the President shall authorized to retain any technical or professional assistanca bt Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who ate eleaed in designate me Union personnel thereof. deen^ necessary, subject to approval of the Executive Board. accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend tha The President shall designate, in. the event of the incapacity of invention oT the Seafarers International Union of North America. Saclien *. Vict-PratidanI in Charga of lha Ovif Coast. k^ Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any (b) Each delegate shall attend the convention for which elected officer other than the Frestdenr, a replacement to act as such during The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be A file period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one and. fully participate .therein. under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job. ^ (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support thoM vote in that body. Ac the tegular meeting in July of every election yeati die Presi­ He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all the policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to tlit dent shall submic to the membership « pre-balloting re^rt In his Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including their Convention. report he shall recommend the number and location of ports, tho organizing aaivities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean die (d) The President shall assign to each subordinate bodv ot number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ State of Florida, all through tiie Gulf^ including Texas. division that number of delegates to which this Union would nava men which are to be elected; He shall also recommend a bank, a In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the numbet bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other limilar Is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional of members of the subordinate body ot division, in accotdanct depository, to which the ballots ate to be mailed or delivered at assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of die Executive with the formula set fortii in the Constitution of the Seafareta file close of each day's voting, ncept that the President may, in Board. International Union of North America, except that this proviiioa bis ditcmtion, postpone the rect^meodatioa as to the depository shall not be allied so as to teduce the number of dek^atea to Sretien 7. Vka#iaiHeat i* Charge el Hie laket and Inliwl Welais. until no later than the first temlac meeting in Oaober. wfaich this Union would otfaetwiae faavy been entitled. , This tecommendatioh, may also specify, whether any Patrolman The Vice-President in Charge of the Lake! aod Inland Watm Sectien 14. Commitleee. kbd/or Headquarteti Representative, shall be designate as depart- slull be a member of die Executive Board and shall be entitied aieatal or otherwise. The report ^all be subject to (a) TrMCeMiniitee. to cast one vt^ in difet body.-< ' ttbdificatioa by a majority vote Qt dsV membeishii^ He ahali sujpetviM and be responsible for the activities t>f all The Trial Committea dull conduct dia ttials of a penoo charge^ .-'i i �SEAFARERS e«**leau!irt—race Vtar , IT •fe •ad shall submit findings and' CKommehdatic^s Its jpiescribed in vessels, covered by contract with Ais'Union, or four (4) months Ais Constitution. It.shall. be the:.special obliigaapn. of the Trial - of employment wiA, or in any office or job of, Ae Union, its sub­ Committee to observe all the requirements of this Constitution sidiaries and its; affiliates, or in any employment at Ae Unions with regard :to charges.and trials, and their findings and recofn< direction, or a combination of Aese, between January Ist and the ssendations must specifically.state whwher or not, in the opinion time of nomination in the cleaion year; and ©f the Trial Committee, the righu of any accused, tinder this (d) He is a citizen of the United Sutes of America; and Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (e) He is not disqualified by law. (blAppaals Cemmittae. Saction 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs 1. The Appeals Committee shall hwr all appeals from trial not specified in the preceding sections shall be. full book members judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in of the Union. riiis Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority Saction 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith. jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with Ais Consti­ 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week tution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing. after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions _of_ this Con­ • I VIII stitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of Article Xiii the membership not inconsistent therewith, t- :.l: Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, 'I ' (c) Quartarly Financial Committaa. 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an examina­ tion for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members ©f this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­ mendations and separate findings. 2. Th^ finding and recommendations of this committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read ih all ports, as set forth herein. 3. All Officers, Union personnel and members are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills,^ vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. The committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde­ pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. 4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined .by a majority vote of ,'he membership. % The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of .seven (7) members in good standing to be elected as follows: One memba from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Pott Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall be elected at the regular meeting designated by the SecretaryTreasurer. In the event a regular meeting cannot be held in any port for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting as early as possible for the purpose of electing a member to serve on the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during the period they are performing their duties in New York. Com-, mencing on the day following their election and continuing until tiiey have been returned to their respective ports each committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay but in no event shall they be paid for less than .eight (8) hours per day. (d) Striha CemmiHaa. 1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless approved by a majority vote of the membership. 2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the mem­ bership the Port Agents in all affected ..ports shall call a timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike committee. This committee shall be composed of three full book members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent^to'effectuate all strike policies and strategies. fl v: ;• f 'f Article XI Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Othe? Elective Job Holders, Union Employees, and Others X - Saction 1. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held for a term of four years: ' President Vice-Presidents Secretary-Treasurer Headquarters Representatives Port Agents I ' Patrolmen The term of four years set forth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XIII, Section 6(b) of this Constitution. Saction 2. The term of any eleaive jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Ardcle shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­ ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or • ones serving. : %: . Saction 3. The compensation to he paid the holder of any office ©r other elective job shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the membership. Saction 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board shall be followed. Article XII V'U . i •1 J Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representa­ tives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its sub­ sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records, Welfare Plan records a.;£l/or company records can be used to determine eligibility; and . , (b) He has been a full book member in continuous good stand­ ing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination; and , , ~ (c) He has at least four (4) months of sea time, in an unJiceoKd capadty, aiboard an Americau-fiag merchant Vessel oc JuAf % tm LOG / < prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear. In MrsM before Ae committee within two. days after the day on whuh ttw telegram it sent, to correct his applicauon w argue for hu quaU-. ^'^^e"'commktee*s report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the time s« for A in this Constimtion and still reach the ports in timi for Ae first legulay meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification classification by the Credentials Commitfte, in which event Ae one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e)^The Credefitials Committee, in passing upon the qualifi­ cations of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candifor any office, or tlie job of Headquarters Representative, Port Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1 (a) of Article XII. Port Agents and Patrolmen Saclien 3. Balloting Procodvroa. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely SocHon I.Nominaliont. preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. Except as provided in Section 2(b) of Ais_ Article, any lull ballots may contain general information and instructive combook member may submit his name for nomination for any office, „je„u nm intonsisieiu with the provisions of this Constitution, or Ae job of Headquarters Represcnutive, Port Agent or Patrolman, candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office ^at^gory. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter commencing*with the most northerly port on the Atlantic addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretatj^ following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated ^ coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and and shall contain the following: jjjt of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the (a) The name of Ae candidate. Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be (b) His' home address and mailing address. allotted write-in space, on each bailor, sufficient to permit each Hi. book niimher member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and (c) »s book number. ... u- u i, • r. jobs to voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have(d) ^e title of the office or other job for which he is a candi„un,ber thereon placed at the top Aereof and shall be so perdate, including the name of the Port in the event the posi- , containing the said number to be oon sought IS Aat of Agent or Patrolman, jcn,oved to insure secrecy of the ballot. On thiis removable (e) Proof of citizenship. portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature (f) Proof of seajime and/or employment as required for can- of the ballot and the voting date thereof. didates. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Secretary(g) In the event Ae member is on a ship he shall notify the Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Credentials Committee what ship he is on. "This shall be Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding paradone also- if he ships subsequent to forwarding his ere- graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with dentials. " number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and eaA Port. A record pf the ballots, both by serial nun^rs and dated by the proposed nominee: • amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-TrMsurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating *T hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for Ae five (3) years the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Pore last past, have I been either a member of Ae Communist Party Agent shall maintain separate records of' the ballots sent him and or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from Aall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, ra^, amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having assault wiA intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute injury. Or violation of title II or III of the Landrum-Griffin Act, and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the or conspiracy to commit any suA crimes." correaness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or Aall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies •••. : V— shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In itgtMture ot member event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. Book No. v.....;.....? The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept ' . , , , , ... , i, ," , •III • memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This Pri^ forms of the certificate shall be made available to nomi- <5,^ shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspecnees. Where a nominee cannot ttuthfully execute such a certificate, (,£ the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the / . IJ«II„.:„„ .u.ii -u. ..u,. : .. « restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction pr he a favorable determination by Ae Board of Parole of the United I States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing n'afk..»l'«ll "PPe" on the ballot, except that any member may certificate, furnish a complem signed stitement of Ae facts of his for .^^vTffice Tfoe iornrHin.^r.TrT&e'Jn'r^Hv^ case togeAer wiA true copies of the documents supporting his " Pattofm^^^ Headquarters Representative, auiCcuicilt, All documentt required herein must reach headquarters no . earlier Aan July 15th and no later Aan August 15A of the election year. The Secremry-Treasurer is charged wiA Ae safekeeping of these letters and shall turn Aem over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. . Saction 2. Cradantiala CemmittM. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at Ae regular meeting in August of the election year, at the pott where headquarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members in attendance at the meeting, wiA two members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No Officer, Headquarters Repre^ntative, Port Ageiit or Patrolman, or candidate for office or Ae job of Hwdquarters Represenmtive, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the committee shall suspend until the President or Executive Vice President, or Ae SecretaryTreasurer, in Aat order, calls a special meeting at Ae port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie Vote being Sw callA for that purpose at * (d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately pt'or thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committee pf the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and Ae member shall sign his name. The portion of the balldt on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and the member shall, proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriate'notation of the date and of Ae fact bf voting shall be placed in the member's Union book, (e) EaA Port Agent shall be resjmnsible for the establishment of a booA ot other voting site where each member may vote in privacy. (f) Upo„ completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot jo ,j,at no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He ghgij ,1,^ taUoc ^ narrow-slotted ballot box, whiA provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept jocked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. .K„II KT 1 1.. r .L 1 • „rl.'l Tf i. xi ® c'"" If' fA IT foH ""J citv^fo whTrh h^ Tt i^ if recognized s-? wi' 2 r'ort. located, the balloting period in such (b) After Its eleoion, Ae Committee shall immediately go mm port shall commence or terminate, as the cise may be, on the session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all application correctly and'possesses the necessary qualifications, ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M.. The Committee shall preparers report listing each applicant and except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and his book number under the office or job he, is seeking. Each appli- continue until 12 noon. cant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the . . , -u . ^ findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked Saction 4. Pollt Commiiieot. "disqualified", Ae reason therefor must be stated ih the report. (a) Each jiort shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail, book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an • The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and elerted or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a be completed and submitted to the Ports in'time for the.next meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwithregular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any oAer be read and incorporated in the minutes, and Aen posted on the provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute bulletin board in each port. a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between On the last day of nominations, one member of Ae Committee 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice Aereof required. It shall shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials, be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com-" All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day. mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit- f''" period. It shall be the responsibility of'the Port Agent tec, he Aall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses J? meeting for the purjsose of electing the said Polls listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He'shall also Cominittee is called, and tl^t-the'minutes of the. said meeting are be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by daily to the Secretary-TVeasurer. *In no case shall voting take ' air mail, special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig- place Unless a duty elected Polls Committee is functioning, nated pursuant to Section 1(b) of,this Article. A disqualifietTappli(b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membership ballots, Ae voting rosters, Ae numbered stubs of those ballots from the decision of Ae committee. He shall forward copiel of such already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot recordis and appeal to each. port, where Ae appeal shall be presented and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting serial numbers and amounts of stubs wiA the number of nameS' gfter Ae committee's election. It is the responsibility of the appli- and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and Aen comjiare cant to insure timely delivery of his appeaL la any ^env wiAont Ae aerial numbec and amountseof ballots used with Ae verifica- • > - .• ^' �m Mr 1. UM SEAFARERS LOG list, u corrected, end arcertaln whether the unuied' ballott, All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be I aerial iiiimben and amount. repteMnt the difference between deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of thoM what appeatt on the verifiication list, at corrected, and the ballou required to nuke such certification. uaed. If any discrepan^riet are found, a detailed report thereon thall (c) The Union Rallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book t>e drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which report ihatl be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of luch members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans', Houston, Kparate commenu thereon he desires, provided they are signed and Detroit. The election shall be held at the re^lar meeting in and dated by him, A copy of this report shall be given the Port December of the eleaion year, or if the Executive Board other­ Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall aforesaid ports on the first business'day of the last week of said cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Pott Agent, Pa­ investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma- resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for eleaion jority vote.of the membership shall determine what action, if any, to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not malff Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete any determination in these matters. detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all -with in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each set forth iii the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies total broken down into port tntal;. The Tallying Commiiiec shall shall be utiliied I'n the event the Polls Committee has reason to be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. which they may require to be forwarded for ins^tion at its (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word " and shall contain recommendations for the treatmeiit of these dis­ "vo^" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper crepancies. All members of the Cpmmittee shall sign the report, segistration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof in numerical order. Jr shall preserve good order and decorum at the to submit a dissenting rei^rt as to the accuracy of the count and the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Corainittee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of Ihe ballot, dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in anyone on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes Section 3(c) of this Article-and the designation of the voting site of the port most convenient to the protesting member. 'Where * proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all special vote is ordered in accordance with this Seaion 3(c), these of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall terms shall apply, notwithstanding any jprovision to the contrary then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during^ lopes, with'their book numbers next to their signatures. The the' peritxl of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said include « brief summary of each protest received, the name and envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason­ day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed able measur« to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that enable the special vote set forth in this Section 3(c) to be com­ Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other pleted within the- time herein specified. No closing report shall be records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the inade by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ ^tion 3(c) shajl have been duly completed and ullied. pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ of the aforesaid certification, with wording emiK>dying tfie fore­ going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port ctmtained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in proviikd the comments arc signed and dated by the member making which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, thera. Tlie envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper jHcals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, xegisiered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elea a chairman from . turned in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Ccmmittee shall not be discharged from iu duties until this among themselves and, subjea to the express terms of this Conmailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is siiruiion, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, furnishied the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes which quorum it hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an enveloj*, aaoss sole right and duty- to obtain the-ballots from the depository, imme­ the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the eiivolope custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes prtxreedings of this committee, except for the aaual preparation as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall aay reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the have received, and all the stubs colleaed both for the day and those Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that i}0 one illegally and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event ttmpers with the material placed -in his custody. The remaining a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 3(g) of this -copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of rhe Polls Committee shall serve without com­ that purpose as toon as possible. pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls , (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies or provitk meals in lieu of cash. shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the SecretaryTreasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take SMIMII 5. Ballot Colloctlon, Tallying Procodura, Protosts, and place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, Ppocial Velat. in the event such meeting is scheduled to take, place four days or (a) On the day the balloting In each port is to terminate, the less from the close of this committee's proceeding, then at least Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other five days prior tq^the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be jbeadquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, referred to as the" "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these together with a certification, signed and dated by ail members of the copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the Committee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. Ibis copy enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Efection Cmmittee to make separate comments under his signature and Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. date. "The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up end amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 3(c) of this Article ell stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted certification, signed by all me.-nbers of the committee, that all the therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution, shall be taken the right of each member of the committee to make separate com­ thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of ments under his ^signature and date. The said Polls Committee a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affea the results members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for- of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote .warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the 'mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent s election records or files. a dissent to the closing report has been .issued by three or more members, of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of shall be accepted as final. headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 3(f) must take or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, . the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Eleaion cally set forth in Section 3(a) (unused ballots and snibs) to the Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so aaed Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the vote set by the mem^rship, as afotesaid, the Pott Agents in each Port Agent shsll also forward all other material deemed necessary such pott shall have the; functions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Seaion 3(c)» insofar as that Seaion deals with the by the Union 'Tallying Committee to execute those functions. •wncMcai—Face fH» terau of such special vote. The Secretaty-Treasurer shall make « •uffictent amount of the usuil balloting material immediately avail­ able to Pott Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Immc^ diately after Ae close thereof, the Port Agent shall suinmarize the results and communicate them to the ^retary-Tr^urer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Seaiury-Traesurer, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secreury-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 3(g).'An accounting and certification, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secreury-Treasurer shall then prepare a report containing a combined summary of the results, togethet with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union • Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. Th« form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. 'The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results ter forth in the pertinent seg.nients of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If .ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union "Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. Saction 6. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters Represenutive, Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be eleaed for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ tions shall be made only from the resuls deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual eleaed. (b) The duly eleaed officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting^ or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the resulta as to ^ch of the foregoing are deemed final and aaepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Saction 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of the electioa procedures of this Union. I ll(l - 'I 1-- Articie XiV Other EfecHons Section 1. Trio! CommittM. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five full book members, of which three shall constitute a quorum. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Com­ mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any membe'r who cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The niembers of this committee shall 1^ elected under such generally applicable rulea as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Saction 2: Appoais Cemmitfaa. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, . five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the port where headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of niembers shall apply with reigard to this committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the Trial Committee. Saction 3. DologalM. - * As soon as the President is advised as-to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafar^ra International Union of North America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together vnth recommendations as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a majority vote of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communi­ cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­ nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of electioa hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees doea not exceed the number of delegates to be elected. Article XV Trials and Appeals Saction 1. A'-y member may bring charges against any cthet member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Constimtion. These charges shall be in writing and signed by tlie accuser/ who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense took place aboard ship. He shall also request the Pott Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting. The accuser may withdraw big charge,; before the meeting takes place. •—i-. �f • : V- • ^•[• T' ;; 'ir 1^, •f'* S" fP: ;S;-. • •f- . '-tu-... 1. lent—Pasa Sis iSEAFARERB Ld& jnir 1.1M» (c) • Misconduct during any meeting Of odief ofidal Unk* StttioN a. After preseatation of the diarges and die request to evidence to support such a finding and, In sndi case, die A^eals die Port Agent, die Pott Agent shall cause those charges to he read Committee shau not make its own findings as to die weight of pRxxMing, or bringiiig me Union into diitepiuv by conduct not provided for elsewhere In thU Ardcle; evidence. ' at the said meeting. (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out otdetl Of dune If the charges are rejected bf a majotitf vote of the |>ott, no . , <b) In no event shall Incrdued punishment be recommended. further action may be ^en thereon, unless r^ed otherwise by a duly authorized to puke such otdeti at .any time. (c) A new trial shall be recomfaended if the Appeals Committee majority vote of the fiiembership of the Union within 90 tuys finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Committee should have Sactien. 4. Upon proof of the commission of aiiy of Ae fol^bg diereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is present, disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adequately offenses, members shall be pendized up to and including a fine of he shall be automaticaJly on notice that he will be tried the fol­ been informed of the details of the char^ offeiise, which resulted in $50.00; lowing morning. At his request, the trial sh^l be pos^nc^ until his not having been given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offsj the morning following the next regular meeting, at which time the reason, the accused was not given a fair trial. Trial Gimmittee will then be eleaed. He shall also be handed a (b) Wilful failure to submit Union book to Union representa­ (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of tives at pay-off; written copy of the charges made against him. • guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend that the charge on If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immediately (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off ot sign-on; cause to be sent to. him, by registered mail addressed to his last which the finding was based be dismissed. (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives In dis» (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment. known mailing address on file with the Union a copy of the diarging their duties; charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a noti­ Sactien 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision and (a) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall; fication, that he must appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the dissent, if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the 'to (f) Gambling in the Union hall;be published and shall have them sent to each port in time to Trial Committee will be elected. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at their last Sacdon 5. Any member who has committed an offense Mnalized vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial shall known address, or notify tliem in person. by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this Article, under this Constitution subject to the provisions of Article XV, name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of the Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $30.00 to the duly , of the charges. At the truest of the accused, transportation and Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If.there is no dissent, authorized representative of the Union. fubsistence shall be provided the accused and his withesses. the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand. Sactien 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the port waive any claim, of personal or property rights to'which it or its Saetion 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence where is Itxrated, in the manner provided for in members are entitled, by bringing the member to uial oc enforcing and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts Section headquarters 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new trial a penalty as provided in this Constitution. of law but may receive all relevant testimony. The Trial Committee shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing to the may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable Sactien 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee accused. this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must falls beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does exist. Section 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each accuser, observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders. either in person or in. writing addressed to their last known Section 4. No uial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the .trial except that the Arltcle XVII accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article. and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accuxd Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the pro­ Publications may select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial, visions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, further This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, newspapers, trial and (b) the said member agrees to render such assistance. appeal as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as If the accused challenges the qualifications of the members of the be binding on all members of the Union. may be determined, ftom time to time, by the Executive Board. Trial Comminee, or states that the charges do not adequately inform Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union tohim of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commission^ - such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­ take ail steps within their constitutional power to carry out the Article XViil posed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the defense. The .. terms of any effective decisions. Bonds guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight Soction 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable time and job holders, whether elected or appointed as well accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of die evidence to prepare his defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty and as Officers all other employees handling monies of the Union shsU be ,«nd not solely on the number of witnesi^ produced. • waive any or all of the other rights and privileges grant^ to him bonded at^ required by law. • SMthm 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding as to guilt by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postpone­ Article XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence. findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the Expenditures committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Article XVI committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along Section I. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in Offenses and Penalries with any dissent to the Port Agent of the port where the trial took existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur such ex­ place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and penditures and expenses as are normally encompassed within die Saction 1. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses, authority conferred upon him by Article X of this Constitution. the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. The findings shall include a sutement that the the member shall ^ expelled from membership: Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating die tights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the routine accounting and administrative ptocedures of the Union guarded. The findings also must contain the cWges made, the date overthrow of the Government of the United States by force; those primarily concerned with tritOs, appefds, negotiations, of the uial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and (b) Acting as an infoiiner a^inst the interest of the Union except strikes, and elections. ieach witness; shall describe each document used at the uial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign; contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company against finding as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at the Interests of the membership or the Union; extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this Constitution. the trial shall be kept. All findings and*recommendations shall be (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to in^,«'^tt''of the regular files. destroy the Union. Articlu XX Sa^bn 6. The Port Agent of the Pott of Trial shall, upon receipt Sactien 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following Income of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Comminee, cause the finding^ and recommendations to be presented, and entered offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and including a SscHon I. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiation penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event die penalty of into the minutes, at the next regular meeting. expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as Section 7.- The Port Agent shall send the record of the entire exceed suspension from the tights and privilegw of membership well as income derived from any other'legitimate business operation proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine'of $30.00' or both: or other legitimate source. fiiereof to be made and sent to. each Port in time for the next (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of Soction 2. An official Union receipt, properly'filled ou^ shall b* regularly scheduled meeting. the value in excess of $30.00. given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any person auth­ Section 8. At the laUer meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union ptopetty, records, stamps, seals, orized by the Union to receive money. It shall be the duty of every cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­ etc., for the purpose of personal gain; person affiliaied with the Union who makes such paymenti to bership of the Union shall: (c) Wilful misuse of any-office or job, elective or not, within the oemaiid such receipt. (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or otherwise, or Soction 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot the wilful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by • (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or (c) Accept the findings, but modify die recommendations, or of the said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing majority vote of the membership, provided that: duties or funaions of other-serious misconduct or breach of <a) Ihe ballot must be secret. (d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has such trust. The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary not been done with regard to the charges. In this event; a new proceedings (b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of di8 under this subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located from exercising valid ballots cast. the functions of the office or job, with or without and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses pay, and designate his temporary replacement. Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments shall be furnished uansportation and subsistence. (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots, by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied suc­ Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punishment stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election filM, or cessively to the monetary obligations Owed the Union commencing so decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters shall cause electioii material of any sort; with the oldest in point of time, as measured from die date of iiotice of. the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e) Preferring , charges widi knowledge that such charges ate accrual of such obli^tion. The period of arrears shall be calculate accordingly. > Section 10. An accused who has been-found guilty,- or who is •false; ^under effective punishment, may appeal in the following maimer (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports He may. send or deliver ai notice of appeal to Headquarters or communications which fall within (he scope of Union business; Article XXI within 30 days after receipt of jthe notice of the decision of .the (g) Deliberate failure or-refusal to join one's ship, or mis­ membership. Other Types of Union Afflliarioii conduct or neglea of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of the Section II. At the next regular meeting of the port where Head­ Union or its agrwments; To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority vote quarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference ot deliberate and of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it. by individ­ shall be presented .and shall then become part of the minutes. An malicious villification, With regard to the execution of the duties, uals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a capacity oAee Appeals Committee shall then be elected. The Vice-President in of any office or job; than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard • may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capacibefore-mentioned proceedings and all available documents used as . ties or affiliations. IThese rights and obligations may indude, but evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union p^ments; are not limited to (a) the applicability oc non-applicabiliw of all' (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation. for die written statement or argument submitted by ffie accused. The or any part of diis Gmstitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, accused may argue his appeid in person, if he so desires. The (c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of su^ appeal shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the nigfit the or unauthptizedly transferring or receiving evidence- of Union affiliation and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no committee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused affiliation, with intent to deceive; may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the order of diose duly event to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­ equivalent to that of members, receive priority oc rights ovcc quarters in time for such presentation. authorized to make such orders during time of strike. / members, ot be termed a member. (1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the time Sactien 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the app»I as ^n as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence limit set therefor either .by the Constitutioa or by action taken in ArticU XXII and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments and may accordance with the Ginstitutioo. Quorums request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever Sactien 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of die following necessary for fair considentton, offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including * su>* Sactian 1. Unleu elsewhere herein otherwise ipedfically provided^ Sactien 13. The. decision of the Appeals Committee shall be by pension ftom the rights and ptivilegea or ffiemberihip for two (2) Ae quorum for a special meedng of a port shall be six mil book years, or a fine of $30.00 ot both: majority vote, and shall be in die form of findinu and recommen­ inemben. (a) Wilfully misapptoptiating oc nisusiflg. Union property dations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions and dissentt shall be in facHan $, Tlia quotum /or a tagular maeting of « Foct shall bo writing and signed by those participating in such dedsion or dissent. of the value under $30.00; In maJuog its findings aad^ iwreinmeiidlmoiis; the committee Aall (b) Assuffling any oAoe or jdb^ idiedrtr dective oe noc vrldi fifty (30) members. be governed by the following: ; knowledge of the lack ef poesykta il* quaU^ooi CKpiicd tacriao 3. Unleas odierwise specifically set fbrdi hecdnu rfaa , MciiloMit teoommeh^atiqii^ w otbar functloas M say; 1^0 findiiig of fiiiilt iMl be semitd .If ^re Is wbstahdal tbortiai . .J1 . !l '^ , < �Jaly 1. INt • -v >> ^- • SEAFARERS LOG •egmeot of dw Union requiring a quotum to act oflidally, thall U ArHcto XXV « mjority of those voting, and ihall not be official or effective vnlesi the quotum requirements ate met. Amondmcnt* Seed^ 4. Unless otherwise indicated herein, where the requite* This Constitution.shall be amended in the followinjg manner: ments for a quotum ate not specifically set forth, a quotum shall faction 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular be deemed to be a majority of those ccMnposing the applicable . meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constitution aegment of the Union. in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of die Porr approves it, the p'ropo^ amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Article XXiii Saction 2. When a propos^ amendment is accepted by a ma­ Meetings jority vote of the membetship, it shall be referred to a Constitu­ • 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly tional Commfttee in the Port where Headquarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six full bwk members, two from only in the following major potts at the following times: During the week following the first Sunday of every month a each department and shall be. elected in accordance with such meeting shall be held on Monday—at New York; on Tuesday—at rules as ate established by a majority vote of that Port. The Com­ Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at mittee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday—at otherwise, it deems^necessary. It shall prepare a report on the Mobile. All regular membership meetings shall commence at amendment together with any proposed changes or substimtions or 2:3Q P.M. 1MS! time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday recommendations and the reasons for such recommendations. The officidly designated _ as such by the authorities of the state or latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the President. municipality in which a port is located, the port meeting shall If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as take place on the following business day. Saturday and Sunday recommended, it shall tlien be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with •hall" not be deemed business days. The Area Vice Presidents shall ^ the chairmen of .all regular the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b) 'through nfeetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular meeting of a port, of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to •they shall instruct the Pott Agents, or other elected job holders, put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book members, two from each of the three to act as chairman of the meetings. In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone the opening of TTie amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment the meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and made avail­ Section 2. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the able at the voting site in all ports. direction of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No special Saction 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots cast, meeting may be held, except betweeii the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00. P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours the amendment shall become effective immediately upon notifica­ tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that in advance, on the port bulletin board. The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area in the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports Vice Presidents are unable to attend a special meeting of a port, of the results of the vote on the amendment. they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other eleaed job holders, to act as chairmen of the meetings. Article XXVI The contents of this Seaion 2 arc subject to the provisions of Article XIII, Section 4(a). Transition Clause Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to. the contrary, all regular Section I. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide meetings shall be governed by the following: for an orderly transition froni Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption 1. The Union Constitution. of diis amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted 2. Majority vote of the^embers assembled. in accordance with this amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Article XXIV Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar Definirions and Miscellaneous Provisions procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately Relating Thereto prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution shatt-jje deemed Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with to be permitted heruender and shall continue in effect unless or Iierein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or situation until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. preventing the affected pefson from carrying out his duties for more Soction 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing than 30 days,, provided that this does not result in a vacancy. Union funds, all segreaations of Union funds, rules of order However, nothing contained in ffiis Article shall be deemed to generally followed, Imnding procedures, reinstatement procedurw, prohibit the execution of the functions of more than one job and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to to- the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or she duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of uhtil changed in accordance with the provisions hereof.incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Saction 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, including those Saction 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed office or job by reason of death, or resi^ation,'ot suspension from to be permitted heteunder and shall continue in effect unless or membership or expulsion from the Union with no further right to until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV. of this Saction 5. All officers and other jobholders elected as a result of Constitution. the Piloting held by this Union during November and December Saction 2. When applicable to the Union iu a whole the term, of 1958, who are serving at the time of the adoption of this "majority vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all amended Constitution, shall continue to serve, without reduction the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of in salary, in the office most closely related to the one held prior to those ports holding a meeting. This definition shall prevail not* that adoption, and for a term not to exceed that for which he withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meeting because was elected in the balloting held in 1958. For this purpose =the of no quorum. For the purpoK of this Section, the term "meeting" following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest 'shall refer to those meetings to be held during the time period equivalent in terms of functions presently performed, and the within which a vote must be taken in act'ordance with the Con­ Identity of-the person occupying it. The adoption of this amended stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated Constitution sh^ constinite ratification of this table. priority. JndfvidtkH OUTith . • Section 4, When applicable solely to port action and not con­ NewTiiU Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL President cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­ Executive Assistant Secretarybership", shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the Vice-President • Treasurer CAL TANNER fuU book members at any meeting of the Pott, regular or special. Vice-President in . Saction 5. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto, charge of Conuacts shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership". and Contract Assistant SecretaryTreasurer CLAUDE SIMMONS Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, of the holder Enforcement thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto and Vice-President in the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally charge of the Assistant Secretaryapplicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Treasurer EARL SHEPPARD Atlantic Coast Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean . Vice-President in that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­ charge of the Assistant Secretarycials and- other elected job-holders are required to assume office. Gulf CoastTreasurer tiNDSEY WILLIAMS The first election year hereunder shall be deemed ro be I960. Boston Port Agent Vice-President in Soction 8. The terms, "this Constitution", aind "this ainended diarge of the Lakes and Administrative Constitution", shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall and Inland Waters Director of Great AL TANNER refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted lakes District by the Union in 1939, as amended up through August, 1956. (To be filled by the Soctiog 9. The terra, "member in good standing", shall mean a President in accord- . member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears ' ance with Constitu­ for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expul­ Secretary-Treasurer tion) VACANCV sion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­ Assistant SecretaryHeadquarters wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall mean a member Treasurer BILL HALL Representative in good standing. ^ Assistant SecretarySaction 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context of Headquarters Treasurer ED MOONBV their use, the terms "Union book","membership'book",.and "book", Representative Assistant Secretary•hall mean official evidence of Union membership. Headquarters Treasurer JOB VOLPIAN Saction II. The terih "full book" or "full Union b(x>k" shall mean Representative only an official certificate issued as ^idence of Union membership Since no elected officer or jobholder currently performs the which, can be attained only by those members who have first functions of the new office of Secretary-Treasurer, that office shall acquired the highest seniority rating set forth in the standard be filled by the President pursuant to Article X, Section l(j) of cqi colleaive bargaining agreement. this Constitution. From the date of the adoption of this Constitu­ Saction 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean g member tion, the officers, as above desuibed, shall execute the powers and to whom a full book has been duly issued and who is entitled to functions, and assume-the responsibilities of the said offices as setforth in this Constitution. gctain it in accordance with the provisions «f this ConstitutiqiL Swplcnenft—Pace Scvca .;r : EXHIBIT A , i Minimal raqulrements to be contained in Constitution of subordinate bodies and divisions chartered by or affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. I I All members shall have equal ri^ts and privileges, subject to re^nable rules and regulations, conuined in this Constitution, induding secret election, freedom of speech, the right to hold office and the right of secret votes on assessment and dues increases, ail in accordance with the law. ' 11 No member may be automatically suspended from membership except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded a fair hearing Upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre-, pate defense, when accused of an offense under the Constimuon. III This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea­ farers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constitution and any amend­ ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set forth in the Constitution of that Union. :V IV # An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity, to promote the. welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantit^ Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Pistricr, The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so long as at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through its. Executive Board wish to continue such relationship. VI No amendment to this Constitution shall be effectiv^unless and until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a secret referendum-conducted for that purpose. In, any event, the adoption of this Constitution and any-amendments thereto, will not be effeaive unless and until compliance with Article II of the Constitution of the' Seafarers International Union of North America —Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria is first made. VII The Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic^ Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wafers District shall have the right to check, inspea and make copies of all the bocdcs and records of thig Union upon demand. VIII This Union shall not take any action which will have the effect of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland ^S^ters District, unless approved by that Union through its Executive Board. IX So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right to appoint a representative or representatives to this Union who shall have' the power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its ' tub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have access to all boola and records of this Union on demand. This representative, or these representatives, shall be charged with the du^ of assisting this Union and its membership, and acting as •' liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America —Adantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria and this Union. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets of this Union, which lien shall not be impaired wirhout the written approval of the Seafarers International Union -of North America— Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District aaing through its Executive Board. XI The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf,' Lakes and Inland Wdters Distria shall be that which is fixed in accordance with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. XII This Constitution and aaions by this Union pursuant thereto are subj^ to those provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Adantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distria pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­ ships, and the granting and removal of charters. Xlli This Union sliall be affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union of North America—^Adantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ tria. It shall share in, and participate as part of, the delegation of that Distria to the Convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America in accordance with the provisions of the Con­ stitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America— Atlandc, Gulf, Lakes and Inland 'Waters DisuicL -f| �-•*><•••••/-r.-;-A-''.. • •/ ^.V' :*.• •ii/, V'''A.v=,: ''j-o;', :• vr.;' -•^ U .V\AV"/^ • ' • "• M ':. •^,•.t.i/a^^:^ •".! ^::;r ^'\ ^'.lO '• .iV ' if '. •„:• •-.-. 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Title A name given to the resource July 1, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: TWO MORE RR TUG FLEETS VOTE SIU FARM BLOC BIDS CONGRESS WRECK ’50-50’ SHIP AID MTD ASKS SECURITY CHECK ON RUNAWAYS MORE US OPERATORS SEEK FOREIGN TIES NY LIGHTSHIP SUNK; SHIP CAUTION URGED SIU SWEEPS VOTE AMONG NEW HAVEN, NY CENTRAL TUGMEN TWO MORE US OPERATORS WOULD HOLD FOREIGN TIES NY UNIONS CONSIDERING LOW-COST DRUF PROGRAM ICC HEAD ADMITS OKAYING BELOW-COST RAILROAD RATES CONGRESS BARS DOMESTIC SHIP USE OF FOREIGN MIDBODIES NAVY SHIP GETS POSITION ‘FIX’ VIA TRANSMISSION FROM SATELLITE FRANCE PUTS UP $$ FOR SUPERLINER HOUSE NIXES FORANS BILL; BACKERS LOOK TO SENATE FISH FLEET GETS BOOST IN AID BILL TRANSFERRED TB PATIENTS FIND NEW HOSPITAL OKAY MA OKAYS RUNAWAYS’ FLAG SHIFT MTD ASKS SECURITY CHECK ON RUNAWAY SHIP CREWS GREEK BIBERTY CARRIES US STEEL LOAD TO RUSSIA TEXT OF SIU CONSTITUTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/01/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 14  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/92e029471447a3bf04c18d80be549224.PDF 8c25cabe5b0fccd3f72ccffbc3d6d14c PDF Text Text •> . f4v £«5^ \-\, IT-•' [ ''r J^ 1—^.4 'v.-( •' ' ^^ 'i -<>• -T I"Y > fi&O Boost Wide Margin .Story On Page 3 ^ • ITF Tightens Rule On Runaways; Hits UAR On Blacklists Story On Page 2 •#f >r -> I, jr^ flftt framework of the hall for SIU men in New "^'"9 w|#* Orleans is coming along well as this photo shows. The motif of the completed building will be in accord with the tradi­ tional architecture of the French quarter. Bricks from old site are being used on project. (Other photo on Page 2.) Annual Report of the SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ^—--i : filed with The N. Y. State PAGE 10 Insurance Department ChaK§gi^*un "^Corridor of Manhattan Beach PHS Hospital is deserted as hospital prepares for closing. Patients were transferred to either Veterans Hospital, West Haven, Conn., or the Staten Island PHS Hospital, after closing came. Decline in TB case load was partklly responsible for the shutdown. (Story on Page 16.) ^hSt^tsn ASd Mobile was center for local clothVfflfieCin #tf(l« ing drive to aid Chilean earthquake victims. Checking donations (1 to r) Seafarer Marion Green, Mrs. W. E. Anthony, wife of Waterman executive, SIU Patrolman Bob Jordan and Albert "Metzger, Red Cross. (Story on Page 5.) !? > If^*» I'tSy • ^<^•1 .• i-«. • �rw* Tw® SEAFARERS LOG June 17, If 6f NLRB RULING DUE ON RUNAWAY SHIP ISSUES Management Act covers them. WASHINGTON—The National Labor Relations Board is now considering whether or essential difference in the nature These vessels, he noted, come in of the operation of the affected not to uphold its 1958 finding that US maritime unions are entitled to organize crews of like foreign citizens into the US American-based runaway ships in accordance with the National Labor Relations Act. At vessels. In the case of the Yarmouth, and the foreign citizen coming a hearing held in Washington-^ Miller cited the fact that its home into the US is subject to US law. on May 31, the SIU and the Department and Defense state­ percent American ownership in port is Miami, that 95 percent of He too drew a distinction between National Maritime Union both ments as to the acceptibility of two of the three cases, P&O and gross passenger revenue is from the Riviera case, where 'the ship appeared In defense of the legal runaway-flag shipping. In effect West Indies Fruit and Steamship. passenger service, and 85 percent was temporarily in US waters, and right of US unions to represent then, they were asking the Labor Miller pointed out that th^ ship- of cargo revenue is from cargo these cases, in which there exist Board to shape laws of the United lines operate out of US ports and picked up in the US. American emploj'ers as well as these crews. The immediate issue Involved States which govern labor relations do the main portion of their busi­ He drew a distinction between employees engaged in the inter­ SIU election petitions, as well as decisions in accordance with the ness in the US. If, under law, thiS these cases and the case of the state or foreign commerce of the unfair practice charges concerning wishes of State and Defense De­ Board has jurisdiction over these SS Riviera in which the Supreme US. companies, then it is compelled to Court had ruled the National Labor In Direct Competition' the P&O Steamship company, op­ partment Officials. assume its Jurisdiction and cannot Relations Act was not applicable. No 'Genuine Link' erators of the Liberian-flag cruise Back in 1958 the NLRB had ship SS Florida; the Eastern Ship- ' They took this position notwith­ disregard the law to suit the wishes In the Riviera case, he noted, fhe ruled that it would take jurisdic­ . ping Company, operators of the standing the United States signa­ of officiab of other Government Court had stressed the wholly- tion over the SS Florida on the foreign nature of the Riviera—that ground that ". . . the employer's cruise ship Yarmouth, which is ture to the Geneva Convention on agencies. under the Panamanian flag, and the High Seas in 1958, which pro­ Going into the specifics of the it was a foreign-owned tramp ves­ operations have a direct and sub­ the West India Fruit and Steam­ vided for a "genuine link" between vessel's operations, he pointed out sel making a single casual call at stantial effect upon the foreign ship Company, operators of the SS the ship and the flag it flies. There that P&O, operator of the Florida, a US port. The three cases before commerce of the United States Sea Level, formerly the Seatrain is no such link in these cases, as was a wholly-American corporation the Board all involve ships wholly- and upon American workmen . . . New 6rleans. the vessels never go to the country which set up a series of three occupied in US commerce. the present complement of the Backed Argument All three ships operate exclu­ of registry, nor does anybody in other corporations so as to create Florida ... is in direct competi­ sively in American foreign com­ control of the vessels. The SIU attorney's argument tion with American seamen for a "phony transfer" to the Liberian merce, and all of them had been In rebutting the runaways' argu­ flag. In the Sea Level case, the was supported in all its aspects by employment opportunities . . .''the SlU-manned before they ran away ments, SIU General Counsel Sey­ vessel is owned and operated by the NLRB General Counsel's office. organization of the vessels' crews to evade US taxes and wage scales. mour W. Miller, and Dale Stout, a US corporation right out of an The NLRB attorney declared that . is therefore a matter of con­ In presenting arguments against representing the NLRB's general American port. In all cases, all the employees of the ships in­ cern to American seamen . . ." the NLRB having jurisdiction over counsel, both pointed to the essen­ that happened was the signing of volved spend all their time directly •The current hearings represent these ships, the runaway ship op­ tially-American natiu-e of the ship a few papers and the change in engaged in the foreign commerce an effort by the ship operators to erators leaned heavily on State operations, as well as clear-cut 100 the flag. Otherwise there is no of the US and that the Labor- overturn the 1958 decision. ITF Tightens Up Po/icy On Runaway Jurisdiction; Backs SIU Blacklist right Action strengthening its policy on organizing runaway flags was taken by the Sea­ farers Section of the International Transport Workers Federation at its conference in Lon­ don, May 30 to June 2. In addition to closing off escape hatches for runaway operators, the conference also went on rec-"* ^ ord as fully-supporting the vide for seafarers' representation the American union delegation, SIU position on the blacklist­ on national delegations to safety which included Robert Nesbitt, ing of ships of various nations by conferences and other proceedings vice-president and William Perry, the Arab League. under the UN's Inter-Governmen­ assistant to the president, NMU; tal Maritime Consultative Organ­ Herb Brand, editor SEAFARERS 18 Nations ization. LOG, SIU; and William Steinberg The conference, which was at­ NMU President Joseph Curran and Harvey Strichartz, American tended by delegates from 18 mari­ time nations, including the SIU and SIU President Paul Hall led Radio Association. and the National Maritime Union, took up the problem of runaway shipowners who have been seeking to escape their obligations by ob­ taining crews from legitimate Delegates to the Seafarers Section of the ITF adopted a maritime nations. It reaffirmed its previous policy to the effect that resolution strongly supporting the SIU's position on the issue jurisdiction over runaways lies of blacklisting and also freedom of passage through the Suez with the unions 'in the countries Canal. The resolution arose out of the SIU's recent action in picketing in which actual ownership and/or the Egyptian-flag vessel, SS Cleop^atra, in New York.' The picket line control of the ships is vested. Then, it strengthened this policy was in protest against the practice of blacklisting American ships be­ by unanimous vote, declaring that: cause they had once called at an Israeli port. As a result of the black­ "No union affiliated with the ITF list practice by the Arab League, many American-flag ships have been shall supply crews, make agree­ deprived of opportunities to participate in Middle East trade, ments or otherwise have dealings I.T.F. Resolution on Freedom of Navigation . with shipowners who have been This Conference of the Seafarers' Section of the ITF, meeting In pronounced unfair and classified London from 30 May to June 2, 1960: _ as runaways by the ITF." Notes with grave concern that the Egyptian government continues Under this resolution, it would violate the Convention providing for freedom of navigation through not be possible for runaway oper-: to the Suez Canal; ators to play the unions of one Observes that the freedom of navigation is one of the fundamental country against those of another, or to use legitimate European reg­ requirements of world trade and world peace; Observes further that the detention and blacklisting of ships of other istries as a means of escaping organizing by the appropriate nations by the Egyptian Government Uireatens the livelihood of sea­ farers and other workers and is thus calculated to provoke industrial unions involved. In the resolution on the black­ and retaliatory incidento and generally to result in an aggravation of list, the conference went on rec­ relationships; ord calling on the Egyptian gov­ Stresses that the workers of all nations are united by the same funda­ ernment to permit free passage mental interests and should refuse to be misled and set against one through the Suez Canal as well as another on false issues; urging a halt in the practice of Rejects as-totally inadequate attempts to justify interference with blacklisting ships of other nations neutral shipping on the grounds of a state of war between Egypt and which happen to trade with Israel. Israel; > ' , (See text of resolution adjoining). Holds with the utmost conviction that disputes between States can In .other actions the conference only be sharpened by unilateral governmental action and that they did tjhe following: should therefore be referred to the conciliatory procedures of the Other Actions United Nations; • Revised the International Sea­ Therefore once more addresses an urgent appeal to the Egyptian Gov­ farers Chai^r, for submission to ernment to honour its international undertakings by renouncing, actioh the ITF biennial Congress in July. « Approved the Special Sea­ against shipr; in the Suez Canal and placing reliance in the procedures farers Section report covering dc- of the United Nations; Calls mkon seafarers' organizations throughout the world. Including velopmrats since the previous Sea­ farers Conference, plus a list of those of Arab countries, to support this appeal by addressing thentselves to the Egyptian Government in similar terms and by urging their bwn ships under ITF agreements.* ; • Urged all governments to pro-., govemmehto Alio to nurite representations to the same end. :1 ..J r. '11 y r*. )l New Orleans Hail Progressing • l| ev •--'*1 r Resolution On Blacklist v-<r Sidewalk "lupers" watch construction workers Jnstall concreto beams for new hall for Seafarers in New Qrleans. From left: Seafarers Briant, Estevo, Schultz and Huseby. Kerr To Serve As Interim 51U Secretary-Treasurer With the approval of SIU membership meetings In all ports, SIU President Paul Hall has filled the position of secretary-treasurer as provided for In the revised SIU con­ stitution. Under an Interim"* appointment, A1 Kerr will liams; Vice-President in Charge of Lakes and Inland Waters, A1 Tan­ serve as secretary-treasurer of ner. Also members of the executive the SIU Atlantic Gulf, Lakes and board are the secretary-treasurer, Inland Waters District, to serve and three headquarters representa­ tives. Herb Brand, editor of the until the forth­ SEAFARERS LOO, has been coming Union named to work with the board as elections this Director of Organizing and Publi­ fall. cations. 4 The new SIU constitultion for­ mally instituted the executive board procedure in the Union A reminder from SIU head­ which' had been Kerr quarters cautions all Seafarers functioning i6v leaving their ships to contact several months past, and specified the hail in ample time to allow the new titles for SIU officers as the Union to, dispatch replace­ follows: President, Paul Hall; Ex­ ment. Failure to give anotice ecutive Vice-President, Cal Tan­ fore paying off may cause a be­ de­ ner; Vice-President in Charge of layed sailing, force the ship to. Contracts, and Contract Enforce­ sail short of. the . manning .re­ ment, Claude Simmons; Vice-Presi­ quirements, and needlessly ipake dent in Charge of Atlantic Coast, the work tougher for your, ship* Earl Sheppard; Vice-President in •states, .. Charge of Qul|,(^as|, l^ndsey Wll- KVTI Quitting Ship? Notify Union -rll �jm i7» im SEAFARERS LOG Pflff* Thre* RR Tug Deckhands Go SlU •• Union Wins By Heavy Margin In 5 Fleets; Other Votes Set -- M • Several hundred unlicensed deckhands employed by major railroads and rail terminals in New York harbor have voted overwhelmingly for SIU representation in recently-conducted National Mediation Board elections. As a result of these votes the SIU Railroad Division, if the SIU should win the Council, a grouping of AFL-CIO Marine Division will now other elections. In addition, the unions which is conducting nego­ also represent the deck­ group will also include railroad tiations with the railroads on terms deckhands employed by the Chesa­ of a new contract covering all rat­ hands employed by the peake and Ohio railroad In Nor­ ings on the tugs, captains, deck­ Pennsylvania Railroad, folk. These men had previously hands, engineers, oilers and cooks. Baltimore and Ohio Rail­ voted for SIU representation. The In recent years, the SIU has - >.» > > ^•' ; > made considerable headway in the tugboat field on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, organizing tug com­ panies in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York Docks. cesses in the railroad tug votes, Norfolk, Mobile, Tampa, New The key vote took place among the Union is now participating Orleans and Houston in the Harbor Lakes Seafarers in Detroit proudly point to poster announcing unlicensed deckhands of the Penn­ in the Greater New York Harbor and Inland Waterways Division. recent election results in Lakes where Pioneer, Buckeye and Steinsylvania Railroad, the largest unit brenner fleets went SlU. on the railroads. In system-wide voting which took place in Phiiadelphia and Norfolk as well as New York, the SIU received 174 votes to 95 votes for the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Teamsters. The Teamsters had intervened in the election, hoping to make in­ The Great Lak&s District SIU is now negotiating with roads in the maritime field. SIU membership meetings in all ports have approved a three Lakes shipping companies after sweeping elections Now in progress are votes among leave of absence for Joe Volpian, assistant secretary-treasurer, 250 unlicensed deckhands em­ among unlicensed crewmembers by a better than 3 to so that he can set up a new Department of Social Security ployed by the New York Central margin. The victories clim-^ under the Seafarers Welfare^ and the New Haven railroads. axed.^a year-long organizing covering job security, welfare ben­ lems as those the new department Railroad Marine Division organ­ Plan. drive by the SIU among efits and an interim contract. handle. izers are confident of sweeping > The department will assist will crews of 28 ships owned by the At the' same time, the SIU is He has also served the Union in election victories on these two Seafarers in dealing with such Pioneer, Buckeye and Steinbrenner continuing its organizing campaign matters as Social Security old age various official capacities since companies. among crewmembers of two other lines. Aside from the Pennsylvania benefits, state and Federal dis-i 1943 and as an elected patrolman, PickandsThe vote tallies were; Pioneer Great Lakes, fleets, headquarters representative and Railroad vote, the SIU won on (16 ships)—For the SIU: 213, No Mather which owns 31 ships but is Baltimore aiid Ohio tugs by 70 ability benefits, the various state assistant secretary-treasurer con­ Union: 94; Buckeye (6 ships)—For now operating 25, and the 19 ship out of 77 votes cast, and scored unemployment insurance adminis­ tinuously since 1944. He first be­ the SIU: 77, No Union: 18; Stein­ Botand-Cornelius fleet, where a so- unanimous victories at New York trations and related subjects. gan shipping in 1922, sailing in the Trustees of the Seafarers Wel­ engine department. brenner (6 ships)—For the SIU: called "Independent" union now Docks, 12 to 0; Bush Terminal 130, No Union 7, Lake Sailors holds the contract. 15 to 0; and Brooklyn Eastern fare Plan named Volpian to head Volpian is now SIU Gets 220 Votes the new department because of his in process of sur­ Union (Ind.): 5. District Terminal, 24 to 0. The decision to continue the Under discussion are proposals All told, including the New York Considerable experience in this campaign in Plckands-Mather was Central and New Haven men, there area. In the past, he had served as veying the regu­ based on the large number of votes are approximately 850 unlicensed the head of the Union's special lations of the —220—which the Union received deckhands that would be under the services department, which had numerous F e din a recent collective bargaining jurisdiction of the Railroad Marine dealt with many of the same prob- eral .and state agencies in­ election. There were 320 votes In volved. In that the "no-union" column, and 31 connection, h e challenges. The SIU has also asked has been work­ the National Labor Relations ing closely with Board to Investigate certain as­ Volpian Nelson Cruikpects of the election, particularly shank, AFL-CIO Director of Social the fact that large numbers of Security, who, incidentally, is a officers, who had bumped unli­ Two SlU-contracted shipping companies have won Public former member of the SIU. censed positions during the drive •With Government welfare bene­ and campaigned actively on behalf Health Service sanitation awards, the PHS announced last Great Lakes longshoremen have of the company. fits constantly expanding, the new week. The awards went to the Marven Steamship Company department luccessfully concluded a threewould keep Seafarers The Great Lakes District de­ and Calmar Steamship Com» '• and their families abreast of their week strike of Lakes ports, during tailed a number of Instances of pany, and citations were pre­ ter in the inspections. Some 166 rights and benefits, and assist which they won their major ob­ open intimidation of crewmembers sented to the companies on separate items covering food han­ them with individual problems in jectives, Including a standard by officers and other supervisors. dling, water supply, waste dispo­ these areas. June 10. In continuing this campaign, the wage scale throughout the Lakes. sal and other matters are checked Meanwhile, it was announced The contract settlement nego­ Great Lakes District is challenging that an other SlU-manned ship, tiated by the International Long­ the company to make good on the Lucile Bloomfield (Bloomfield) shoremen's Association calls for a promises to its crews that it would had achieved a perfect score in three-year master agreement, pro­ give them the best conditions on its inspection. viding a standard wage scale of the Lakes if they voted against the The Lucile BloOmfield's achieve­ $2.68, plus fringe benefits amount­ Union. It informed the crews that it would ride herd on the company ment is all the more remarkable ing to 31 cents an hour. to, see If these promises are carried in that it was the fourth year in ~ Sought Blanket Pact out. a row that the ship had scored The ILA has for some time been 100 percent on the inspections. attempting to work out a blanket' Perfect ratings are a rarity . contract covering all Lakes ports As a result, officers of the com­ where longshoremen are em­ June 17,19M Vol. XXII, Ne. 13 pany have written a letter of con­ ployed. The ILA's aim was to bring gratulations . to the skipper Cap­ the hourly pay of Lakes long­ tain Rose, "and his fine crew with­ shoremen closer to those paid out whos? conscientious efforts their East Coast counterparts, this accomplishment would not PAUL HALL, President Which is $2.87 an hour at present. have been possible." HEBBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SKA". . . this high sanitary condition Because of the varying pay MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, scales in Great Lakes ports, the AL MASKIN, AHTHUB BERCER, CHARLES was due to a ship's crew that be­ total packjage Indreases derived BEAUMET, DEL ROBINSON, Staff Writers. lieved in the sanitation program from the new pact amount to 40 BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. in its entirety and took pride in cents an hour In Cleveland, 42 making their vessel -a model of Publlshtd blwBBkly at tha haadquartan cents in Chicago, 44 cents In Buf­ of tha Saafarat* Intarnational Union, Ab cleanliness and cooperation for falo and 69 cents In Duluth, ac­ lantic Oulf, Lakat and inland Watar* others to follow." District, AFL-CIO, «» Fourth Avanua, cording to the ILA. A separate Iraaklyn The Marven line earned its 3>, NY. Tal. HYaclnth Sacand class postage paid at tha Past award for the fourth year running contract previously signed between Offica In Sraakiyn, NY, undar tha Act Robart J. Jurgan (taft) of Calmar and Marvan Siaamship com* management and the ILA local In of Aug. 34, Ifll. and Calmar for the third year in paniai and Pubtk Haallfi Sarviea official hold sanitation awards IM Toledo has Just been approved by a row, with all of the 17 in­ won by SlU-mannad vassals of both linos the ILA. volved' scoring 95 percent i»r bet­ road and three major harbor SIU also represents the tugmen of the Western Maryland Railroad in terminals — Bush Terminal, Baltimore. Brooklyn Eastern District As a result of the SIU's suc­ 'T •< BT H p « i «> b r# * i' > Start Part Tatics With 3 Lakes Co s r;: Lakes ILA »t -•t f >> hv-i y h>> >> Wins Area Pay Equality PHS Cites Marven, Catmar, Bloomtield SEAFARERS LOG •^A W: I W'- Volplan Named To Head New Welfare Plan Dep'f �^gcr' ^ SEAFARERS Watt Four Jttae 17, MM LOG <• <r *i«-^ SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPIN6 HOARD Ship Aefivity May 25 Through June 7 Shipping ^ged upward slightly during the period just ended when compared to conditions during the previous two weeks. A comparison shows that 180 additional Seafarers received employment last period In contrast to the figures recorded during the prior span. The best shipping was out of New Orleans, where a total of 249 men received work aboard various SlU-contracted vessels. Baltimore, Norfolk, Jacksonville, New Orleans and San Francisco. Houston dimly recorded the lowest decline in jobs shipped compared with the earlier two-week period. Other ports showing a decline' in shipping totals were Mobile, Wilmington and Seattle. Shipping in all classes broke down this way: 447 in deck, 430, engine and 344, steward. Ports with ICQ or less "A" and "B" men registered on the beach at Totals for all ports showed that 1,221 jobs in all classes were secured the end of the period were: Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Jacksonville, last period In contrast to 1,182 for the previous period. Miami and Wilmington. Ports with 50 or less "A" men registered on "A" and "B" registrations at the end of the last period stood at the beach were Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington. 1,296. There were 1,182 for both classes during the preceeding two Pay SIga la Offs Oas Traai.TOTAi: iMtea 2 — 3 B New York ....22 3 If 44 PhiiadelpMa ..1 1 8 10 Baltlmero .... 8 3 4 IS Norfolk 1 1 f II Jocktoavillo ... I 2 B 8 Miami I I Mobile 8 Now Orloaas.. B Hooifoa ..... B Wllmlngtoa ..> SoH Proaelsco. . 2 .1 Forecasts by reporting port dispatchers for the coming period looked Soattlo weeks. * Eight ports refiected advances over the previous two weeks in the this way: Boston, same . . .• Baltimore, continued slow ... Norfolk, Totals number of men shipped. These were Boston, New York, Philadelphia, better , . . Wilmington, slow , . . Jacksonville, good. BB ~ 2 1 8 8 18 8 18 >.8 2 8 — B 13 31 31 8 10 8 M- 30 Tof "w Y.'T- DECK DEPARTMENT goff Boston New York Philadelphia, Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville. Miami Mobile New Orleani Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle .. isiau Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS A Rtglstertd CLASS B Rtgigftrad CLASS A Shipped CLASS C • TOTAt . SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B 4r- GROUP GROUP GROUP ' GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 8 ALL 1 23 ALL ABC ALL 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 3 2 2 — 1 6 8 12 3 23 3 1 — 2 2 1 2 3 B 4 1 — 2 1 1 8 — 63 4 78 88 136 41 265 2 5 1 3 63 8 90^ 22 23 29 11 29 58 5 17 54 30 7 17 3 4 10 7 10 17 11 12 6 «29 7 4 4 4 2 2 1 3 13 4 — 4 4 5 45 23 45 3 6 14 23 — 2 — 70 35 80 21 142 2 19 4 42 10 31 4 25 DO 2 14 26 17 58 15 23 13 23 2 8 3 13 3 — 7 2 39 13 5 5 11 7 22 4 7 7 18 7 2 1 2 2 — 5 7 1 3 6 1 7 4 4 11 2 23 2 11 11 12 10 1 — 1 3 6 6 — 4 4 4 1 1 1 — 1 1 — 1 20 90 1 25 38 44 8 4 1 20 1 4 22 "" "4 4 8 II 2 11 15 14 7 78 57 69 29 155 4 13 4l 8 10 14 18 40 20 14 26 14 18 46 5 11 32 52 38 12 42 20 40 7 10 27 6 14 9 13 1 4 5 10 5 1 73 3 27 28 7 7 52 17 18 16 12' 14 2 4 2 7 2 1 2 6 3 7 3 10 5 6 3 26 3 2 5 16 6 8 2 4 4 27 15 19 5 S 4 15 2 2 2 4 15 2 39 8 2 12 16 — 2 2 4 4 3 17 1 10 3 13 17 2 8 10 10 11 8 13 33 4 3 22 38 17 15 1 S 46 74 128 82 156 44 I 282 19 32 52 103 8 27 27 62 282 103 62 447 331 470 123 924 20 92 125 237 104 210 *45 I 359 Registered • - CLASS A GROUP Pari 1 2 3 ALL s 4 1 Boston............... 51 9 38 4 New York -— 11 9 2 Philadelphia 71 9 54 8 Baltimore . 4 Norfolk 4 3 2 1 Jacksonville. — Rliami .....a.......... — — — 22 4 17 1 Mobile......... 53 11 34 8 New Orleans. ^ 8 32 -/Z ' 42 Houston 9 6 3 Wilmington 18 2" 14 2 San Francisco 10 3 4 3 Seattle ... 51 217 31 1 299 TOTALS ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped - CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL — ,— — 1 4 3 1 1 .— 20 7 29 4 40 1 18 2 11 7 8. 9 — — 2 10 — 7 2 :— 8 2 2 5 37 3 34 5 42 15 1 21 15 9 6 6 1 17 5 23 2 4 2 3 4 9 —. ' 4 3 2 1 2 — — — — — — — —. - — — — _ 5 2 12 3 9 3 2 17 _ 3• 6 16 5 31 6 7 8 42 _ 10 8 -18 1 26 5 22 5 32 11 1 18 7 0 5 — _ 3 3 1 — — 3 1 4 1 — 7 1 10 1 5 5 2 12 3 2 5 4 7 4 1 6 4 14 — 5 2 — 5 74 49 128 30 175 36 241 . 3 54 48 105 i. -i«i TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C SHIPPED / CLASS A CUSS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 4, S 1 1 1 11 1 8 2 4 2 7 —13 40 18 13 71 51 144 26 '221 4 82 33 4 9 69 >- 10 —. — — 17 — 7 .— 13 >- — 1 1 9 4 7 42 15 7 64 9 72 15 96 1 22 26 3 4 49 3 23 - 9 3 35 1 18 . 19 1 2 8 4 12 _ 8 3 2 4 2 2 16 1 2 0 1 3 4 8 — — — — — — — — 3 3 — 1 1 28 9 47 3 2 17 9 2 59 11 6 1 1 17 87 30 59 6 27 42 18 27 95 1 15 12 3 12 12 28 5? 19 42 9 14 32 11 14 79 1 11 12 9 5 24 9 4 4 1 12 1 1 2 4 4 8 — 8 1 4 3 5 12 5 5 22 4 27 2 13 — 2 2 1 2 2 4 6 14 1 5 — 7 6 29 1 27 4 23 2 0 2 9 6 40- 38 84 241 105 84 430 135 466 70 671 11 118 108 237 -A <!'"• < • STEWARD DEPARTMENT 1 [ Pari Im, Boston.. New York rr Philadelphia w g | > , ^ Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobiie New Orleans Houston Wilmington... San Francisco. .. Seattle .............. TOTALS S": • V .Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL . 1 2 3 ALL 3 6 1 3 2 1 1 1 49 2—11 13 15 10 24 7 3 _ — -7 — 1 2 63 4 23 9 31 26 3 19 4 1 — 3 4 2 11 3 1 — 1 2 — 1 2 — — 2 2 29 — — 9 10 4 15 "9 57 1—15 16 10 10 31 33 1 17 2 14 11 5 17 3 4 2 — 1 — 1 3 9 4 4 14 0 — 0 12 1 — 3 4 92 44 138 274 14 6 88 168 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 2 1 — '1 40 10 4 26 8 2 15 39 12 6 21 12 7 2 3 2 _ — 2 1 — — 1 5 1 12 18 15 2 39 56 24 7 5 12 — — 2 2 3 2 3 8 7 15 13 71 24 130 225 4 — 16 — 6 — — 2 1 — 3 7—61 4 16 Z 6 2 2 Z 4 — 68 3 —12 Z 4 — 8 1 47 Registered 0 It The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP A B C ALL 12 8 ALL 12 3 ALL 17 1 3 7 3 7 2 1 2 1 — 4 51 95 42 108 245 5 3 76 64 40 7 4 29 — — 5 5 7 8 8 6 — 14 14 31 39 5 7 4 23 51 50 19 39 198 4 18 2 11 3 4 4 5 12 12 4 28 11 1 4 . 9 3 — 1 2 3 5 4 19 4 1 4 79 — Z 24 22 ^ 11 38 18 4 — ii 12 50 10 12 8 48 50 84 49 19 75 143 1 37 27 10 16 53 1 1 12 7 24 14 0 7 9 4 '4 4 1 8 2 2 — 31 14 7 4 20 5 8 2 4 24 1 25 13 5 6 16 8 3 13 4 8 51 225 68 51 344 312 128 329 769 18 18 207 ,243 = --I SIIMMARY Registered CLASS A '5: % — — TOTAL SHIPPED <41 I ' • ' • • , . !' , Shipped ' Shipped CLASS B CLASS C GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 7 — — 4 4 6 — — 6 5 1 1 "5 *7 1 — 4 12 _ — 4 - 4 3 — 9 3 2 — 3 5 1^2 • DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS GROUP 12 3 104 210 45 51 217 31 92 44 138 247 471 214 Registered *CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 8 40 74 5 74 49 0 88 1 274 14 i 932 27 126 211 ALL 1 359 1 299 Shipped CLASS A Shipped ^ CLASS B .-i"* Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Oi It The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS. GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 12 8 ALL ABC ALL 12 3 ALL ALL 12 3 ALL 1 1 123 82 156 44 282 19 32 52 103 8 27 27 I 62 282 103 62 447 331 470 123 924 1 1^ 30 175 36 241 3 54 48 195 6 40 38 1 84 241 105 84 430 135 466 70 671 68 3 1 47 U51 225 68 51 344 312 128 329. .799 1 198 71 24 130 225 7 — 61 r364 133 , 355 219 748 29 86 161 276 17 68 112 1 192, 743 276197" 1221 778 1064 522 2364 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 20 92 125 237 11 118 108 237 18 18 207 243 49 228 446 713 �Ian* 17, !« i. SEAFARERS |f Too Much Radar Perils j»_, Ship Safety Seafarers Assist 'Quake Virfims I- J, K — 4 r-" — 4 Til" ? .» r> •> • 4 > i, 1- > I' * r>'i' •V >-> Seafarers and the Union have been highly praised for their actions in behalf of the people made homeless by the recent tidal wave and earthquake disasters in Chile. A British and an American mari­ The SS Santore'was in the time publication have both carried port of Guayacan shortly was then bundled and the US Air articles this month criticizing the after the Chilean disasters Force provided planes to carry practice of relying excessively on and Seafarers and other crewmem- the clothing to Chile and distribu­ radar and sticking to ship sched­ bers aboard donated a large quan­ tion to the earthquake survivors. ules despite hazardous navigation tity of clothing for the relief of Millions were reported without conditions. destitute people there. adequate clothing in the area, The British article, entitled For this they were lauded in where the winter season starts in "Thoughts on Radar, Radiotele­ local Chilean papers, and by R. J. June. phone and Reduced Speed," ap Jurgen, the President of the Ore pearing in the "Nautical Maga Navigation Corp., which owns the zine" said in part; Santore. Safety Not Speed He wrote the crew; "It was with a great deal.of pride that I heard "It is easy to tell: 'Reduce of your efforts to assist the earth­ Speed,* but how can a master of quake-stricken people of southern a passenger liner do it when he Chile when you were at Guayacan ^ust keep his timetable . . .? on May 23-26, 1960. Your action . . there are more cases (for reflects great credit upon your­ schedule-going vessels) when he selves as human beings and as will try to keep full speed even in Americans. It also reflects great fog, relying upon his radar, but Now accepted by Coast Guard fpr use on American-flag ships, credit upon your ship and "your strictly against the Rules of the SAN JUAN—The SIU's Puerto self-inflating life raft is shown during demonstration. Here it is employer, Ore Navigation Corpo­ Rican Road . . . Division dealt a severe re­ being righted after landing upside down. Rafts can supplement ration;' I want to express to each buff to. the International Brother­ "When owners praise a master lifeboats on ocean-going ships. of you my own and the company's hood of Teamsters as workers who always arrives . . . without sincere thanks." delay, they do not have any re­ employed by Maritime Trucking sponsibility for the safety of the Mobile Playg Big Role cast a near-unanimous vote for ship . . . Also, in the port of Mobile, SIU SIU representation. The final count " . . . every ship arriving at her members and officials gave their in the National Labor Relations destination in due time, even in full support to the American Red Board balloting was SIU, 41— dense fog, should be accused of Cross and other agencies earlier Teamsters, 1. •breaking the Rules of the Road.. this month when a drive was This was the second SIU elec­ Masters Cautioned started to obtain winter clothing tion victory in the Puerto Rico Similarly, an article in the Coast of the Chilean earthquakes. field in recent months. Guard publication, "Proceedings US merchant ships are now authorized to use inflatable The SIU help was credited by trucking In March, workers employed by of the Merchant Marine Council" life rafts as auxilary life-saving equipment. The Coast Guard Red Cross Chapter President Al­ Valencia-Baxt Express Company, declares: has given its approval to one model of English design, based bert Metzger as one of the main tiie largest single trucking firm ia "Some ship masters, unfortu­ factors in obtaining the Mobile Puerto Rico maritime field, nately, have thought that, the pos­ on its ability to offer a float--*^ quota of clothing within three the voted 10,6 for the SIU to 84 for tlie session of radar made it possible ing platform in rapid-fire or­ leak can ba patched with the days' time. for them to make fast passages in der to victims of ship disas­ patching equipment it carries Members of the Union donated Teamsters in an NLRB election. ^ limited visibility. The re?;ult has ters. It also offers protection before the raft loses too much air. clothing and assisted in sorting The SIU Puerto Rican Division often been a serious collision . . . from the elements and makes The rafts also contains paddles, and checking bundles as they were has been representing workers in "The Officer of the deck is re­ spotting easier for rescue ships baling cans, fishing gear, emerg­ turned into the agencies. The main tlie shoreside marine and allied ency rations and other survival meeting hall of the SIU building industries on the island for many sponsible for knowing all that oc­ and planes. Before handing down their de­ necessities. curs on the sea, in the air, and was turned over to the Red Cross years, in addition to which ths under the sea about him. He him­ cision to approve the use of the Under the approval granted by for use as a central collection Union maintains a hall for Sea­ farers in San Juan. self must know these things. He inert gas-Inflated craft, the Amer­ the Coast Guard, the inflatable agency. Most of the ships in the Puerto must look and see and hear. To ican maritime Industry as well as raft can now be used to replace Red Cross officials said they place full reliance upon radar as­ the Coast Guard had coordinated all lifeboats on vessels under 100 were having trouble finding a Rico trade are operated by SIUsistance' as a substitute for these extensive tests of the British prod­ gross tons. On vessels ranging large enough location to handle contracted companies, such as from 500 to 1,600 gross tons they the job when th^ received the Bull, Alcoa, Watemau and Seanatural senses Is to court dis­ uct for the past eight years. Records of 51 sea casualties in can replace all but one lifeboat offer from the SIU, "Everything Land. aster." which inflatable rafts had saved on cargo vessels, and on passenger worked out fine," he said, "and 335 lives were submitted by the ships all but two lifeboats. On ves­ we can never thank the SIU of­ US distributors of the life rafts. In sels over 3,000 gross tons, which ficials and membership enough for most instanotes, they involved use would include all vessels manned their help in this drive." of the rafts by small craft, usually by the SIU, the new raft can re­ Under the Mobile program, i a place any other life rafts, life public appeal for clothing for the fishing boats. floats or buoyant apparatus or can quake survivors was issued through Packed In Containers Tlie life rafts approved by the be carried as supplementary in the newspapers, radio and televi­ Coast Guard are packed in fiber­ addition to the lifeboats. Countless sion, with all city fire stations serv­ glass containers and are mounted lives, no doubt, will ba saved by ing as collection points. West on the decks. The container gives this Innovation which is highly Brothers Motor Express, Inc. SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping them protection from the elements flexible and easy to handle in donated trucks and drivers to col­ has continued very good in this that life^ boats normally do not emergencies. lect the donations from the stations port during the two-week period have. Each container is equipped Inflatable life rafts come in and deliver them to the SIU hall. just passed, reports Port Agent with a hydro-static release that sizes that will accommodate from There the clothing was sorted Walter Sibley. A total of 53 men prevents the ship from going down six to 26 people. in sizes, types and condition. It were shipped in all departments with a total of 69 men registered. with the rafts aboard. Once the San Francisco boosters claim tha container is 20 feet under water, sudden influx is from the Los it automatically bobs to the sur­ Angeles area, whose natives ara face and inflates ItseU in 10 sec­ seeking to escape the heat and tha onds. ^ miserable performance of the Los The inflatable raft is most 'de­ Angeles Dodgers. sirable because of its ease of A total of ten vessels wera launching. List or trim will not serviced by the port representa­ hinder the launching, there are no tives, two ships paid off, two signed problems with inoperative davits, Be Sure To See on and six reached here in-transit. such as occurs with lifeboats and Robin Trent (Moore-Mac) and it offers protection from the ele­ Ocean Eva (Maritime Overseas) ments for its passengers. Other paid off while Fairport and City highly regarded features are the of Alma (Waterman) signed on. ease in which leaks can be patched Ships serviced here in-transit and the number of items that come included the Kenmar, Massmar prepacked in the container. and Yorkmar (Calmar), Steel * Has Drawbacks Executive (Isthmian) and Atlas The biggest disadvantage, of (Tankers and Tramps).' course, is that unlike a lifeboat, SUNDAY, JUNE 26rii The USPHS hospital servicing the life raft cannot be boarded this port has reported the need to "dry," from the ship, but most SHOU WEAK « SEA SEAK repay 31 pints of blood given to be thrown in the water and then Seafarers here. In response to an SEA SEARS SHORE WEAK boarded by swimming survivors. Channel 7, New York (WABC-TV), 12:30 PM appeal Seafarers donated 24 of the That is why even the most in­ necessary units in the first six genious life raft design cannot re­ days. place lifeboats, serving as auxiliary FlUMED ON THE JOB Shipping for the next period llfesaving equipment. ' ABOARD AN SlU-MANNED SHIP looks as though it will be on the Because of the low pressure slow bell. with which the raft is inflated, a SIU Defeats IBT, 41-1 In San Jnan CG Okays Self-Inflating Life Rafts For US Ships •—for S!ll MEMBERS! 'fr/sco Good Despite Rise In Register rtmATbcmmm lOASoyWESlER* AaATSFEOAL. SEAQSSrPdKBS your SEA CHEST • PaS» FIT* LOG Seafarers On TV 'Americans At Work' �Fare Sis SEAFARERS Liberia, Panama Win UN Posts LOG Jun* 17, U6t First Daytime Meeting In Headquarters 4 •«i-l <4" • THE HAGUE—After a year of pressing, Panama and Liberia, the two leading runaway flags, have "crashed the party*' at the United Nations. The runaway flags have re­ ceived a favorable advisory ruling from the World Court eight of which should be the which will enable them to "largest ship-owning nations." Because hundreds of ships have join the UN's Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organiza­ been registered under the flags of Liberia and Panama they tech­ tion. nically do satisfy the rules and in The runaway countries, sup­ ported uniquely by the United theory, are major maritime States; had been pushing for powers. As a re-sult of the court ruling, recognition in the UN maritime which was 9 to 5, France and West body since last year, when their first bid for seats on the safety Germany will probably be dropped from the safety group, to make committee 'was turned down. room for the new members. Major European maritime coun­ Among the countries opposing tries had opposed the contention of the runaway nations bid to join Seafarers crowd New York hall a\ the first afternoon meeting held under the new Constitution. Panama and Liberia that the the committee were Norwayi the Under the new set-up, meetings are held once a month on afternoons in seven SlU ports. IMCO was "improperly c o n- Netherlands, Italy and Britain — stituted." The World Court was who argued that the IMCO was asked to review the case by the properly set up. It was these na­ UN. tions, led by Britain, who success­ It decided that the exclusion of fully blocked the Liberian and Panama and Liberia from the UN Panamanian entrance last year. shipping agency was improper be­ These countries had stressed the cause Article 28-A of the IMCO's fact that the pertinent clause re­ charter states that the committee ferred to "largest shipowning na­ must consist of fourteen members. tions" and that in reality, both Panama and Liberia could not Members of SIU families who have to undergo surgery are advised to find out in ad­ qualify since the tonnage regis­ vance what the doctor's fee will be. Because of the lack of any standardization of such tered under their flags was not charges, operation and after-care fees should be settled upon before the patient enters the owned by the citizens of these hospital. / countries. Dr. Joseph Logue, director of position to settle upon a fee with —and be glad to do so. If not, However this interpretation was overuled by the World Court, the medical department. Seafarers the doctor which will not be an un­ there are other surgeons of equal which indicated that on the basis Welfare Plan, cited a number of due burden on him. The Welfare skill who will be willing to co­ NORFOLK—A total of 11 ships of gross registered tonnage the cases in the record in which Sea­ Plan recently increased its surgical operate. were serviced by the union in this runaway countries should be ad­ farers who had failed to settle benefits in line with the -average "When you know what you are port during the period ending mitted. these matters beforehand had run charges for such services. getting into expense-wise, you will June 6, reports Paul Gonsorchik, Maritime unions regard it as into heavy fees for surgical and Another comment on the subject not suddenly be faced with a bill port agent for Norfolk. The Gallo­ rather Ironic that the runaway na­ medical care. Dr. Logue pointed was made by a syndicated colum­ which, in itself, may bring on post­ way (New England) was the sole tions, who are notorious for the out that by and large, surgical nist, Dr. Peter J. Steincrohn. Writ­ shock unnecess^ily. . ." payoff while the Thetis (Rye lack of attention which they give fees should have a reasonable rela­ ing In the "Bergen Evening Rec­ operative Prices for surgical procedures Marine) was the only sign on. to safety conditions on ships, tionship to the schedule of surgical ord" he noted: vary widely from doctor to doctor In transit were the Wild Ranger, should be admitted to the safety benefits provided by the Welfare "I believe every patient (whether and from city to city, and depend Lafialle, Warrior and Andrew Jack­ committee of IMCO. Plan. medical or surgical) should talk on a wide variety of factors, of son (Waterman); Galloway (New At the moment, the safety com­ Consequently, Dr. Logue advises expense with his doctor before which the skill and reputation of England), Longview Victory (Vic­ mittee consists of these "first Seafarers whose family members treatment is undertaken. The doc­ the surgeon are only one element. tory Carrier), Bradford Island eight" powers: the United States, have to undergo surgery or hos­ tor welcomes this . .. As is well known, the charges a (Cities Service), Thetis (Rye Britain, Norway, Japan, Italy, the pital treatment to find out in the "It is isn't an emergency, if you surgeon might make for the same Marine) and Steel Chemist (Isth­ Netherlands, France and West first instance what benefits the have time to talk to him before operation can vary from patient to mian). Germany. Welfare Plan provides. They can operation, all you have to do is ask patient as well. Such variations are Over-all, shipping was on the The six 9thn> member nations do this by contacting the nearest him: 'What is your fee for the often justified on the ground that upswing due to several ships re­ of the committee are: Argentina, I SIU port offices or the Seafarers operation and after care, and about the surgeon offers his services for turning from lay-up. With more Canada, Greece, Pakistan, the Welfare Plan, 11 Broadway, New how much will my hospital ex­ moderate charges or no charges at crew-iips to come, the future looks USSR, and the United Arab Re­ York City. Then, with that in­ penses be?' all to patients who are unable to a little brighter. public. formation, the Seafarer is in a "He should be williqg to answer pay. Entering Hospital? Check On Doc's Fees BEFORE * <- '•Vr Shipping Spurt Assists Nodolk Step to One Side... S,; r.T Standing right In front of a grinding wheel is like standing the line of fire—it's an invitation to be wounded. Grinding wheels sometimes hove the nasty habit of breaking up and spewing bits and pieces in the direction of the spin. That happens when a wheel is defective, something that can't always be seen In advance. That's whyjt's advisable to stand to one side, and keep out of the line of fire. -•:.*•>- / tW' �• ' : - • '.• i A/ 'iS ps^vs;;?®-:-.,- •-• riiMl7.19M SEAFARERS LOG By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS r: -V ^ •' >> >> f ^ y >> - ^ - A •'V-* •> n if T *> -a' FrA Pas* Serea IMWU Awaits Appeals Court Finding On Incres Dispute NEW YORK—Attorneys for the International Maritime Workers Union yesterday pre­ sented their arguments in the Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court against Summer Brings High rood Costs an injunction barring the IMWU from picketing the Liberian-flag Incres liners Nassau and Moderate-income families are in for a summer of high food prices. Victoria. If the Court rules• Costs have been moving up all spring and will rise further before sup­ against the IMWU, attorneys in this matter because the original reference to a recent US Supreme plies increase again this autumn. announced they will appeal to picketing was the result of an ef­ Court decision in favor of the This situation requires careful planning and shopping to defend not the US Supreme Court. fort to organize the crews for the Marine Cooks and Stewards which only your pocketbook but your family's actual nutrition. Surveys show The IMWU lawyers, in present­ purpose of obtaining a contract was at first enjoined from picket­ that nutrition is affMted noticeably by purchasing power. ing the Union's case, still held firm guaranteeing them better wages ing the Liberian-regist'ered SS Of course, there are pockets of poor nutrition among well-to-do in their original contention thai and working conditions. The New Nikolos, in 1957. The High Court families, too. For example, teenagers at eveiy income level, and es­ the National Labor Relations York Supreme Court earlier ruled overruled the decision of a lower pecially the girlg often suffer from poor nutrition. Board should have the jurisdiction that because the ships were under court, pointing out that the activi­ a foreign flag, the Union therefore ties of the runaway ships directly But money is the main factor. Low and moderate-income families had no right to attempt to organize affected the membership of the US are especially likely to suffer from insufficient calcium and vitamin the crews. unions. C, a Gh>vernment survey found. That means they don't get enough The attorneys also stressed the The Incres Line's injunction ihilk and fruit Juices and fresh fruits. In the South, where Incomes fact that, although the vessels were against the IMWU to prevent the are generally lower than elsewhere, families especially tend to have registered under the flag of a picketing of the Nassau and Vic­ Inadequate diets, US Department of Agriculture researchers report. foreign nation, the Incres Line toria was originally issued by State So if you haven't much money, you need all the more know-how. conducted all its business from of­ Supreme Court Justice Greenberg. Particularly, says home economist Faith Clark, moderate-income fam­ fices in the New York area, and At time the IMWU attorneys con­ ilies may need to spend less for some popular foods so that they may that New York was the home port tended that the case fell under the use that money for foods needed for better diets. of both the Nassau and the Vic­ jurisdiction of the National Labor Here is a check-list of cost-cutter that can help you buy the most toria. In that respect, they said, Relations Board because a legit­ nutrition for your food dollars this summer: the line was like any other alien imate labor dispute was involved. 1—Plan your menus around ad­ Some of the most famous names citizen conducting business in the The decision of the Appellate vertised specials; avoid Impulse in American history, which were US, and consequently is subject to Court and the details of yester­ buying. US law. day's proceedings are expected to 2—Serve fewer and larger given to Liberty ships, will be go­ Counsel for the IMWU also made be announced shortly. courses to enable bulk buying and ing to the scrap heap as the Mari­ avoid leftovers. time Administration has invited 3—cook vegetables in as little bids for the purchase, by US citi SlU Sponsors 'Derby' Entrant water as possible, but save any ex­ cess liquid—and that from canned zens, of 24 low-priority Liberty vegetables — for making soups. ships for scrapping. Among the liiiiliililiiiiiii Much of the nutrition is in the ships destined for the acetylene iiquid. Cook potatoes in the skin torch are the Pocahontas,^ Ralph instead of pared, to preserve food Waldo Emerson and the Christy value and avoid waste. 4—^Buy the cheapest brand of Matthewson. No bids of less than $90,000 per vegetable shortening instead of the more - expensive advertised vessel will be considered. Ordi­ brands. (They are all much the narily such vessels are sold for $70,000 but these ships can be same.) 5—Buy standard whole-wheat, scrapped in friendly foreign coun­ rye and white breads instead of tries and a higher price is asked for them. rolls or special breads. 6—Serve homemade desserts in­ The ships offered for sale are stead of commercial baked goods. the George H. Williams, Ralph 7—BUy standard grades (B and C) instead of fancy Grade A. (They Waldo Emerson, Smndon and John Bidwell located in the James River, are the same nutritionally.) S-^Buy supermarkets' own brands of canned or packaged foods In­ Virginia, Reserve Fleet; the Waigstead of the nationally-advertised brands, which generally cost more. still Avery, Benjamin Carpenter, Marion McKinley Bovard, George 9—Serve home-cooked cereals instead of ready-to-eat packaged W. Woodward, William Terry How­ types. (The home-cooked are often more nourishing, too.) ell, Charles C. Jones, William M. 10—Buy foods loose when available, such as cottage cheese, sauer­ Meredith, Matthew B. Brady, Poca­ Donal<l Borey, 13, reads a familiar pap.er at hall in New Or­ kraut, produce. You save packaging cost. hontas and John Jay located in the leans. He's being sponsored by SlU in local Soap Box Derby 11—Buy large sizes of^canned and packaged foods Instead of small. Wilmington, North Carolina, Re­ next month. His dad works for local shipping agency. 12—Buy plain instead of homogenized milk If the price is lower. serve Fleet; the Samsurf, Samfinn, Use non-fat milk to supplement your purchase of fresh milk. A sur­ located in the Mobile, Alabama, vey in Rhode Island found most buyers of dry milk did not reduce Reserve Fleet; the Samrona and . purchases of fresh milk. They used the extra milk to increase their the Salmon P. Chase located in the total consumption—highly desirable in view of the survey findings. Beaumont, Texas, Reserve Fleet; George B. Selden and the Mix extra milk powder into fresh milk for children, and into recipes the Francis Parkman located in the for desserts, baked goods, omelets, casseroles and cooked dishes. Suisun Bay, (California, Reserve 13—Buy cheese off the loaf instead of in packages or jars. , Fleet; the Henry S. Foote and the Missouri lawyers, apparently de­ rialized in stained glass windows 14—Buy brown or mixed-color eggs if-cheaper in your locality In­ Luis Arguello located in the As­ siring a monopoly in certain fields, presented to the cathedral. The stead of white eggs. (They are the same quality inside.) Use large toria, Oregon, Reserve Fleet; the have filed illegal practice charges three were Samuel Gompers, first eggs during spring and early summer; switch to mediums and pullets Christy Matthewson and the Ed­ against Edward M. Tod, director president of the former American In late summer. Mediums are a better buy than large when they are ward Canby located in the Olym- of community services for the St. Federation of Labor; William more than one-eighth cheaper. pia,.Washington, Reserve Fleet Louis AFL-CIO. Tod was speci­ Green, his successor and Phillip fically cited for advising union Murray, head of the former CIO 15—Buy medium-size oranges hnd other fruits instead of the large, members of their rights in cases until his death in 1952. AFL-CIO speciallyrselected, more expensive ones. Prove Eligibility involving unemployment and President George Meany pre­ 16—Buy those fruits and vegetables in season locally; avoid costs of workmen's compensation cases. If sented the Gompers and Green long hauling of out-of-season produce. For Hospital $ he is convicted of the charges, it windows while Electrical Workers Seafarers being admitted to a will mean, in effect, that the area chief James Carey presented th* 17—Serve fish, poultry, cheese, eggs or baked-bean main dishes occasionally, especially in summer when meat is most expensive. Tur­ Public Health hospital are Bar Association, which is spear­ Murray window. keys particularly are in heavy supply and will be reasonable this urged to carry with them their heading the attack, wiU have Union book plus proof of eli­ created a "closed shop" for its 4> 4^ $ summer. 18—Avoid heavy use of bacon, especially this summer when all gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; members in that state and can namely, a record that they have force workers to hire its legal tal­ A "pattern-making" and "prece­ pork products will be expensive. dent-setting" three-year agree­ at least 90 days seatime during ent even in minor ffases. 19—In beef, look for the more economical cuts—chuck and round. ment was signed by the CCiinmuniThese can be just as tender and flavorful when broiled or roasted as the previous year and at least cations Workers of America and 4" it the costlier rib and loin cuts. Usually families use chuck and even one day during the previous six A few days after he was chosen Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., months. Failure to have the round for moist-heat cooking (pot roasting, stewing, etc.) But recent as one of the AFL-CIO merit Omaha, Neb., minutes before tha panel taste-tests rated these economical cuts just as tender when proper credentials will cause a scholarship winnel^. Gene S. Cain, old contract had expired. CWA delay In payments to the Sea­ broiled. Best chuck or round for broiling or roasting has the least 17, of Panama City, Fla., died in president Joseph A. Beirne pre­ amount of white connective tissue streaked through the lean but some farer. an automobile crash near his dicted that the agreement, which If the Seafarer is admitted to fat marbling for tenderness. hometown. His mother, Mrs. brought forth a package estimated 20—Avoid paying extra for semi-cooked or ready^prepared foods. a hospital which is no| a PHS Eloise Cain is a member of Post at over 10 cents an hour for tha But buy canned juices or frozen concentrates Instead of fresh, and institution, he should contact Office Clerks Local 1414. Cain first year, would quickly becoma the Union immediately. The canned tomatoes and peas except when fresh are in season locally. Union will arrange with the had planned to attend Florida the 1960 pattern for the entire Bell 21—Serve these cheaper, but nutritional vegetables more often; USPHS for a transfer to a Pub- State University as a political system. Significant in the agree­ carrots, collards, and green cabbage, kale, turnips (iuid sometimes ment was a "catastrophic Illness lie Health hospital in his vicin­ science student. spinach). and disability" protection, the first 4" • 4^ t ity. The PHS will not pick up You can get an excellent free foCd-buylng guide, with basic facts In a dedication service at Wash­ ever to be negotiated for telephon* on nutrition and many money-saving recipes. Just write to Office bf the hospital tab for private ington Cathedral in the natim's workers, affording them and their hospital care, unless it is noti­ ilnformation, US Agriculture Department, Washington 25, DC, for a fied in advance. capital, three labor leaders, each families up to $15,000 worth 9t copy of "Family Fare". of a different faith, wete memo­ coverage in health benefits. Another 24 Ships Slated For Scrap 1 'i �ru» Bcht SEAFARERS Congress Advances Aid To Unsubsidized Fleets WASHINGTON—A bill permitting non-rsubsidized steam­ ship companies, including Alcoa and Bull Line, to trade-in present _war-built ships for more modern vessels was passed by the House last week. Two"^^ > other bills easing the financial procedures will allow the SIUrequirement on the hard- contracted Alcoa Steamship Com­ pressed American merchant fleet, have also made headway in Con­ gress. The House Committee on Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries offered to the floor of the House the Sen­ ate bill authorizing the exchange of World War II vessels. Trade-in Senate OK's 55% Ceiling On Subsidy WASHINGTON — Reacting to cost increases in American ship­ yards, the Senate has voted 60-26 in favor of a bill raising the ceiling on ship construction subsidies to 55 percent of the total cost. The old ceiling, 50 percent, had be­ come inadequate to match the cost differential between US and for­ eign yards, principally Japan and Germany. The House had alrea'dy approved the 55 percent ceiling. It must now reconcile differences between the House and Senate version before final passage. While in the Senate, the bill was amended by Sen. John Williams (Rep.-Del.) to bar steamship com­ panies from offering free or re­ duced transportation to Govern­ ment employees and officials. Sen­ ator Williams has offered this amendment on numerous shipping bills only to have the House strike it from the final version. Major opposition td the bill was spearheaded by Sen. Frank J. Lausche (Dem.-Ohio) who was de­ feated when he proposed what would have been a 52percent , ceiling. The subsidized ship operators have been seeking increases in construction subsidies because, even with the US Government picking up 50 percent of the tab, the foreign ship operator has been able to get a comparable ship built at less cost than the Ameri­ can. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), May 23—Chairman. Harry Huston; Secretary. Lee de Parlier. All beefs squared away at pa.voff. Ship's dele­ gate resigns with vote of thanks. $20 in ship's fund; will make up arrival pool for Southampton. Recommend that heavier duty wringer be instalied to replace present one. Arrival pool to pay $50 to winner instead of pre­ vious system of $30 to Winner and $10 to each number above and below winningnumber. Ship scored 100 per­ cent on USPHS Sanitation inspection in New Orleans fourth year in a row. Safety plaque for "Safest Ship in Bloomfield" for least lost time on Bloomfield ships. LOG Jtai« 13, IN* KNOWING YOlJR SIU CONTRACT (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the SW contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreynent which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) pany to" trade-in its fleet of C-1 Section 44. MEAL HOURS AND RELIEVING FOR MEALS ... (d) When crew is called to work overtime bdlore breakfast and vessels for more up to date C-2s, work continues after 7:30 AM, a full hour sbaU be allowed for break­ C-3. At the same time the SIUcontracted Bull Line will be able fast, and if breakfast is not served by 8 AM, overtime shall continue to swap some of its ships for C-4s. straight through until breakfast is served. (e) If one unbroken hour is not given, the men involved shall Life Span Upped receive one hour's overtime in lieu thereof. ' In other separate actions both On one SlU-contracted ship recently, two daymen and the bosun houses completed voting on the measure to extend the life of sub­ were turned to at 6 AM. The men then knocked off for breakfast at sidized merchant vessels from 20 7:30 AM and then turned to again at 8 AM which is the regular to 25 years. The- bill amends the hour for daymen to start working. A claim was filed for one hour's overtime on the ground that a Merchant Marine Act of 19S6 that, set the previous ceiling of 20 full hour was not given for breakfast. The claim was disallowed under years. The Senate also added a paragraph (d) above, because the mate had knocked them off work technical amendment that spells before 7:30 AM. Had the men worked past 7:30, then they would either out the intent of the bill. Post have had to get a full hour for breakfast, or they would have been World War II vessels, those de­ entitled to a hour's overtime. The same would have applied if, for livered after January j, 1946 will example, the 12 to 4 watch had worked the same way. be the only ships affected by the If, however,, they were not given a full hour for either lunch or increased life-span. A similar bill dinner, then they would have been entitled to the OT. has been passed by the House. Extension of the useful life span of subsidized vessels is designed to meet the rising costs of building hew ships and will allow the oper­ ators another five years in which to raise sufficient funds for the construction of replacement ships Greek nationals who set up business under the runaway required by the Merchant Marine fiags are being welcomed back to Greek registry. Special Act, 1936. The only drawback to the new concessions are being made to Greek shipowners allotting : measure is that the added five them to bypass currency reg-"* years of life for the vessels will ulations which apply to all runaway ships to register under weaken their competitive ability, other Greek nationals, in or­ the Greek flag, and already, some as foreign ship operators would be der to make it easy for them to two mHlion tons of shipping owned able to put newer, more-modern fiy the Greek flag. by Greek nationals or ship opera­ vessels into service. The latest action by the Greek tors. of Greek descent have been government reflects the concern transferred to that nation's flag. Mortgages Eased of, Greek nationals over the suc­ Many of the vessels involved The third measure passed by the Senate and sent to the House, al­ cessful inroads made by the Inter­ were originally built for long-term though heavily oposed by the national Maritime Workers Union charter to US oil and bulk oil major oil companies, will authorize on runaway-flag ships. The IMWU's shippers, and operate under the the Maritime Administration to tie-up of lucres Line cruise ships control of large American oil, advance payment dates on new is seen as a factor in the sudden steel arid aluminum concerns. tankers built with l)s moragage loosening of Greek regulations for Others are vessels that were origguarantees. Authorization to ease benefit of runaway-flag shipowners. inaly-manned by US seamen but For some time now, the Greek were -subsequently transferred to the mortgage claims on. the ships government has been encouraging runaway flags, and then to Greek will prevent some of these com­ registry. panies from, defaulting. The oil companies had sought The new regulations set up for to stop the Senate passage in an benefit of the runaway operators attempt to put independent tanker will allow these operators to con­ operators out of , business and In order, to assure accurate vert currencies freely. Such free monopolize the oil-carrying trades. digests of shipboard meetings conversion of currencies is not per­ Many of the new supertankers in the LOG, it is desirable that mitted other Greek nationals, have been having difficulty getting the reports of shipboard meet­ and makes doing business on an cargo because of a slump in the oil ings be typed if at all possible. international level difficult and charter rates. cumbersome. Greece Invites Runaways To Escape IMWU Pacts Poland Gets More Farm Surplus Aid Despite the increase in tensions between the United States and the Communist bloc, American aid to Poland is continuing in even larger quantities. The United States and Poland are' expected to come to terms soon on a huge new $100 million sale of surplus commodi­ ties, including wheat, cotton, fats and oils. This is good news to the US shipping industry, since by law at least 50 percent of all foreign aid must be transported on Americanflag bottoms. Since the first agreement on aid in 1957, the US has given Poland almost $300 million worth of as­ sistance in sales-and-credit ar­ rangements. Sotne $235 million worth of this aid was used in the purchase of products, and credits amounted to another $61 million. A prolonged drought in Poland has created an almost critical situation and the surplus food products should be of great relief to the Polish popula­ tion. Currently the US and Poland are negotiating claims for American property by Poland after World War II. Poland, sources say, has set aside a confiscated ^40 million to pay for these claims.- * As soon as the negotiations on the property settlements are fin­ ished, agreement on the farm sur­ plus sale is expected to be reached. The US uses some of the money it receives from Poland, for these surplus goods, to finance its diplo­ matic mission, educational ex­ changes and to purchase Polish goods needed by other countries under the American foreign aid program. HURRICANE (Waterman), May 29— Chairman. L. Hartcastle; Secretary. J. Cersey. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Ice cream served should be in other flavors besides chocolate. Suggestion that catwalks be built over the deck cargo. WILD RANGER (Waterman). May 29 —Chairman. John Kelly; Secretary. A. O. Aaron. Payoff Norfolk. Des­ tination Far East. Men reminded to ren^ health cards. Everything run­ ning smoothly. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian). May 29—Chairman. R. Heins; Secretary, F. S. Omega. Discussion on repairs, extermination of roaches on , all fox­ holes, painting, need for cheinical for cleaning toilet bowls, new agitator, for the washing machine. $18 in ship's fund. Crew asked to return books and reading matter to library. At night, don't leave glassware in sink. Chief cooks wiU be glad to hear any food beefs. OREMAR (Marven). May 29—Chair­ man. W. H. Jones; Secretary. L. War­ ner. Toaster in night pantry and washing machine wringer need fixing. Oiie man missed ship in Baltimore. No beefs reported. Keep night pantry clean. Put more bread aboard for round trip. Bring all coffee mugs back to .pantry after using. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian). May 29—Chairman. Grady Falrcloth; Sec­ retary. Dick Grant. Ship's delegate reports everying running smoothly. Vote of thaiiks to ateward depoi tment for good food and service entire voyage. HURRICANE (Waterman), May 15— ChairMan, A. E. • Howse; -Secretary, John F: Cersey. Delegate''iKports everything going smoothly. Nd beefs reported. Late sailing at Toledo. Special meeting with the captain over - creWs quarters and certain - places- STEEL AFPRENTICE (Isthmian), Chairman. Paul Whltlov; Secretary, J. R. Olive. Ship's delegate reports all repairs taken care of. Crew'com­ plimented for their solid backing of electrician beefs and also on the re­ pairs. So far. things are running nnoothly.- M/S that negotiating -eom- mittee see about discontinuing Issu­ ance of traveler's checks. Suggested that ship's delegate see captain about getting Pall Malls in Yokohama. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas). June 2—Chairman. R. Berryman; Sec­ retary. S. Sosa. Ship's delegate re­ ports $10.25 in fund. Letter to head­ quarters to (Iptermine who lays up ship: also if we are entitled to bonded cigarettes on intercoastal run. No beefs reported. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi). May 22— Chairman. J. Chastain; Secre'tary. L. Munna. Ship's delegate reports every­ thing okay. Captain said we didn't have time to replace dish cabinet in crew pantry In New Orleans. $26.09 in fund. Crew asked to return coffee cups to pantry. ROBIN KIRK (Robin), May 29— Chairman. Carl E. Hargrovas; Secre­ tary, Louis E. Meyers. Ship's dele­ gate reports messman hospitalized ' in Canal Zone; Bnsun hospitalized in Aruba. Some c«-puted OT. Vote of thanks to steward department fojt'im­ provement in menus and foqd. prepa­ ration. Discussion re washing ma­ chine. . ORION STAR (Orion). May 29— Chairman. Roy Pierce; -Secretary. John Eubanks. Three men paid off by mutiial~cbnsent. Washing machine needs repairing. $26 and 6 pesos in ship's fund. Suggestion that no clothes or water be left-in washing machine. : ROBIN LOCKSLBY (Robin), May 21 —Chairman. John ReiflOta; Sscrstsyy, Gene Flowers. Motion made that all call-backs over the weekends Or holi­ days for any reasons whatsoever should be four-hour, minimum. No la'oels on bread-roome loaves - appear Wiper and engine delegate to see patrolman about firing of wiper and uneven distribution bf. overtime be­ tween wipers. moldy. Pork sausages of poor quality. Slop chest prices seem higher than shoreside—particularly soda pop. In Savannah, bottled pop sold at $2 a case—aboard ship canned soda told for $2.75 a case. i < ^ \\ STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), May 2$—Chairman. 6. Finklea; Secre­ tary. L. Paradeau. Delegate report* one man missed ship in Yokohama. Saw the old man about log's and warnings but he said he was turning all over to CG. $36 in fund. Turn in keys if paying off. FLOMAR (Calmer). May 29—Chair­ man. C. Hensley; Secretary.-J. Ponis. No beefs reported. All repairs taken care of. Crews' quarters painted out. Few hours disputed OT. Discussion on poor grade of food. Return all linen to steward. No fresh fruit for last nine days of voyage. Donations for treasury called for. Also discus­ sion on missing cups. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May I—Chairman. Scotty Eden; Sec­ retary. H. Krohn. No beefs reported by delegates. One man missed ship at Ceuta. Keep all foreigners out of passageways and foc'sles. Don't buy liquor In Suez Canal as Jt may ,be poisoned. Arab workers would not take or. deliver mail to ship. Crew laughed at their capers. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa). April 27 —Chairman. R. D. Schwarz; Secre­ tary. H. P. Ducleux. Ship's delegate reports things running smoothly. Re­ ceived telegram from Lindsey IViliiams requesting crew to stay pUt to pay off in Galveston as we have no representation in Tampa. ' Sent wreath to chief cook's mother-in-law's funeral. $14.90 balance in ship's fund, Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for good food. SUZANNE (Bull), May 22—Chair­ man. D. C. Haskell; Secretary. J. M. Morton, Ship's delegate reports no LOGS received during voyage. Crew mess involved In two fights in same night.. Had good cooperation from 1st assistant and-chief mate' so far. Few hours disputed .OT. Recommend that crew mess and crew pantry switch Jobs for remalner of trip. M *«<»• Type Minutes When Possible not being clean. Laundry cleaning was divided among all departments. ' *1 OREMAR (Marvan), May 29—Chair­ man, M. H. Jonai; Sacretary, L. War­ ner. One man missed ship in Balti­ more. -Toaster in night pantry and washing machine wringer will be fixed.. Suggestion that more bread he put aboard for roUnd trip; also that coffee muga be returned to pantry. DOROTHY (Bull), May 21—Chair­ man, William RobinMn; Secretary, J. . Hartman. Shlp'a delegate reports all laundry sent from Turkey, bad Job'. Captain agreed to aend all to Antwerp. Avoid heavy drinking. Few hours disputed OT. Discussion, re coopera­ tion in galley force. Check Incoming : stores. . Have not received any LOGs ; since Mavlng Kaltlmbre. " FELTORI (Ore), Mey Sl^halrman, . T. W.:»probblds;: Secretary, E. ^ Boyd. -Ship's-.delegate reports. Wjper llred under protest. Spigots iii laun­ dry room td be'.turned off tightly.' See patrouman about having rust re­ moved from tanks while'In drydoek. • iLIZARITH (Ojill), -June 5—Chair­ man. Brother VSIIIngat fscrsfary. R. Hsrnandst.. .No , beefs reported.'ISglnc department deck and shower necd'pailhttng. • V,.- �SEAFARERS I«M 17. 19M Fat« NfB« LOG V . •\ T '«<' " >• >, , r.. j-i:.- ; . Under upgrading, steaks graded "good" by Agriculture Dep't, replace "commercial" grade. \ : F" r» Sn FOOD PLAN IPORADES FEEDIN6 ITH 25 SlU-contracted operators having agreed to buy better-guaiity . '''5" j "PflradHig of steak meats is being extended to more SlU ships. Other companies are expected to follow the upgrading pattern shortly. W The policy of buying steak graded "good" Ijy fhe Department of Agriculture, as opposed Jo jhe "commercial" grade formerly stored. ^ improvement in shipboard fggjjng Companies now storing "good" steaks are: The upgrading is a product of the Food Plan's program of improving food preparation, service and storing, while at the same time eliminating unnecessary waste. Field representatives of the Plan, operating in various SlU ports, assist shipboard steward de­ partments in improving stondords. Albatross, Alcoa, Bloomfield, Bull Line, Calmar. Consolidated Mariners, Construction Aggregates, DeBardleben, Isthmian,- Fenway, Lion, Marine Carriers, Marine Tankers, Mississippi. Ocean Petroleum, Overseas Oil, Ponce, Robin Line, Seotroin, Seo-Lond, Trans-Ocean, Valentine, Victory Carriers and Waterman. • I — — —— - "I — • Cook D. DeLacruz slices steak off a "good' grade strip while L, Enriqtiez looks on. 2x1 Agriculture Dep't inspector W. O'CarrolI cuts bologna loaf as part of spot check made at suppliers. Watching (1-r) are A&G Food Plan field reps Bob Principe, New York; Phil Reyes, Mobile; Ed Smith, Baltimore. •.•a' w--' •. .. • •^'Under watchful eye of chief steward L. Enriqu^, Steel Architect, box "'»f strip loins is weighed to checiiviigainst amount -listed in check­ list. Isthmian port steward J. Lambert does the honors. Examining meat are Food Plan reps (1 to r) Ed Smith, Baltimore; Pete Loleas, Cliff Wilson, Bob Principe, NY; Ted Volter, Isthmian commis­ sary head; Pbil Reyes, Mobile; Tom Beatty, New Orleans. �'•m. 0. ' Vact Ttm SEAFARERS RECONCILUTION OF FUND BALANCES 13. Fund balance at beginning of year 14. Excess (deficiency) of receipts over disbursements • (line 12) : 15. Other increases or decreases in funds (a) Net increase or decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments. Amortization on Bonds.. (1,073.09) (b) Increase in Reserve for Benefits for Ellgibles on Special Disability (702,800.00) (c) Increase in Reserve for Contingencies ....... (53,243.57) 16. Fund balance end of year ' ANN.UAL REPORT For the fiscal , year ended December 31, 1959 - (Name of Welfare Fund) SEAFARERS WELFARE FUND (Address of Fund) H Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of tho STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein Is for the purpose of providing general infor­ mation as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 123 1ViIlia& Street, New York 38, N. Y. EXHiBrr B'l SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES^ As of December 31, 1959 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Plan (Address of plan—principal office) 11 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. ASSETS> • Columns Column Column (1) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Cash Bonds and debentures (a) Government obligations (b) Nongovernment bonds (c) Total bonds and debenture;^ Stocks (a) Preferred (b) Common Common trusts Real estate loans and mortgages Operated real estate Other investment assets Accrued income paid on investments ... Prepaid expenses Other assets _ (a) See Attachment (b) ...> • (2) $1,527,603.15 $1,289,669.40 2,512,087.35 $3,801,756.75 Applicable 5,205,787.39 17.08 198,973.45 —0— 198;973.45 $6,932,381.07 11. Total assets LIABILITIES AND FUNDS 12. Insurance,and annuity premiums payable 13. Reserve for unpaid claims (not covered by insurance) 14. •Accounts payable. See Attachment 15. Aoorued payrolls, taxes and other ex- 59,031.93 penses $ 59,031.93 16. Total liabilities 17. Funds and reserves ^' . (a) Reserve for future benefits and $3,010,030.00 i expenses (b) Reserve for contingencies . 461,155.74 (c) Fund Balance $3,402,163.40 6,873,349.14 (d) Total funds and feserves $6,932,381.07 18. Total liabilities and funds 1 Indicate accounting basis by check; Cash X Accrual •. Plans on a cash basis should attach a statement o£ significant unrecorded assets and liabluties. Sea Atiachmant. - The assets listed in this statement must l>e valued in column (1) on the basis regularly used In valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shaU be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department (Act, sec. 7 (e) and (f) (U (B). State basis of determining the amount at which securities are carried and shown in column (1): Bonds at Amortlxed Cost, U. $. Treasury Bills & Stocks at Cost. / »If A (2) in item 13, PART III Is checked "Yes," show in this column the cost or present value, whichever is lower, of investments summarized in lines 2c, 3a, and 3b. if such value differs from that reported in column (li. > EXHIBIT B-2 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS r V-i .•iP,r'Z. For year ending December 31, 1959 (Name of plan) Seafarers Welfare Plan (Address of plan's principal office) 11 Broadway, New York 4, N. Y. RECEIPTS 1. Contributions (a) Employer ^ $3,018,774.05 (b) Employees (c) Other (Specify) • —0— 2. Interest, dividends, and other investment net income 205,912.88 3. Gain (or loss) from disposal of assets, net (385.90) 4. Dividends and experience rating refunds from insur­ ance companies 6. Other receipts (a) Equipment & Rentals* $ 10,074.91 (ib) Interest on Delinquent Accounts 134.21 (c) 10,209.12 8. Total lines 1 to 5, inclusive • $3,234,510.15 DISBURSEMENTS 7. Insurance and annuity premiums paid to insurance companies for participants benefits Benefits provided other than through Insurance car­ riers or other service organizations. See Attachment.. $2,269,986:34 9, Administrative expenses ' ' (a) Salaries (Schedule 1) $ 135,962.42 (b) Fees and commissions 41,994.57 (c) Interest (d) Taxes ,.,,,,, 5,120.33 (e) Rent 9,434,78 (f) Other administrative expenses 96,234.24 288.746.63 lOi, Other disbursements ' « (a) See Attachment S6,649.b (b) r-0— ^6,649.85 11. Total lines 7 to 10, inclusive ....; $2,615,382.51 12. Excess (deficifmc^) of recelptf over disbursements •(line 6, less line 11)' ....i 819.127.64 $3,540,152.42 <^•1] 619,127.64 (757,116.66) $3,402,163.40 SEAFARER'S WELFARE PLAN ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT—FORM D-2 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1959 EXHIBIT B-1—Statement of Significant Unrecorded Assets and Liabilities ASSETS • . , Contributions Receivable .* $753,998.75 Interest Receivable on Bonds 28,350.49 Total Unrecorded Assets $782,349.24 LIABILITIES Incurred Benefits Payable $ 78,330.01 Administrative Expenses-Payable .. 29,954.66 Total Unrecorded Liabilities .. .V. $108,284.67 SEAFARER'S WELFARE PLAN ATTACHMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT—FORM D-2 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1959 (3) Not —0— $1,404,030.64 lane n, »<# LOG EXHIBIT B-1 ITEM 10—OTHER ASSETS Loans to Ellgibles $ 44,259.78 Investment in Stock of Wholly Owned Corporations (at cost) ' 10,000.00 Travel Advance 400.00 Advances to wholly owned corporations 12,000.00 Miscellaneous Receivables 238.28 Jnsurance Claims Receivable 5,650.39 Security Deposits 125.00 Capital Donated to wholly owned corporations $1,778,445.14 Less: Reserve for Donated Capital 1,652,145.14 126,300.00 Fixed Assets Life Boat Program Equipn>ent 1,932.64 Training Ship , 129,921.90 Training School Facilities—Mobile, Ala 30,455.19 Training School Facilities—New York, N. Y. ......... 7,606.38 Recreational Facilities—New Orleans, Lh. ' 81,318.11 Medical and Safety Program Facilities, B'klyn,, N. Y. .. 89,642.19 Furniture and Fixtures—New York, N. V. .. V:.. v 132,579.48 Reconversion Costs—Philadelphia Bldg. 231,773.30 Reconversion Costs—New Orleans Bldg. ...... 21,728.56 Puerto Rico Restaurant Facilities 7,534.07 Cemetery Properties * ./ • 2,330.00 •K $ 686,821.82 686,821.82 Less: Reserve for Fixed Assets Total Other Assets ITEM 14—ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Payroll Taxes Withheld Overpayments of Loans by Ellgibles . Accounts Payable Miscellaneous .Contributions held in Escrow $198,973.45 $ 3,534.59 455.51 13,716.26 238.31 41,087.26 $ 59,031.93 •••••• I SEAFARER'S WELFARE PLAN ATTACHMENT TO ANTttJAL REPORT—FORM D-2 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,1959 EXHIBIT 'B-2—Line 8 Benefits provided other than through Insurance carrier or other service organizations. Cost of Benefits Provided $2,000,883.68 Cost of Fixed Assets Acquired for the Purpose of Providing Specific Benefits Under its Plan 269,102.66 $2,269,986.34 EXHIBIT B-2—Line 10 Other Disbursements Trustees Meetings , Travel Expenses Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment Maintenance of Real Estate Write off of Loans Due to Death of Ellgibles Cost of moving Training Ship to Puerto Rico Pl4»4 12,436.56 6,115.10 23,806.04 1,886.97 1,787.80 10,617.38 56,649.85 ANNUAL RBpfOirr or THB SfAFARCRS WELFARE FUND StAtS Comm or, ZilL./iAAJ Tnmwi of the Fund end.. duly ewofii, eMh for himeeir depocte and wyf Jhst thta AaausI Repoct It tnie to the beet of hb {nforms* tioa.law»M«eMidbcUif. Eeiployw troiict: :." . , • -, ^ SubssTfesd Slid ssara ts bsfsni S9 tbk .SjiLjUy of— . , i "-i- -I •• •Wl . , LUCIIN RINAUOI Ow«««j in OiMwi, ceeey Ibw aphee itaiei, aft i9«| �JUM 17^ 19M SEAF^nERS . And Thin, The Imperlalisf Monster from The West .. . .' V > Face mevM 100 • • Seafarer Planning Pharmacy Career ->•. r ... (Ed. note: This i« the second in a series of articles on the winners of the five $6,000 college scholarships awarded each year by the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan.) K The selection of Seafarer George F. Johnson, as a winner of one of the SIU scholarship awards has opened the door to a career in pharmacy for the 34-year-old Seafarer. Johnson made the grade with just a-*" year to spare, since the cut­ given. During the lay-up, Johnson took the exam and applied for the off age for eligibility is 35. * > k •» 0eAmAn,mm.4 •>- :• >_ ^ T V >-!. tl i r >• "SVi *\ > • The sharp contrast between Moscow propaganda and reali­ ty shows up again in the recent news that the United States and Poland are currently negotiating a $100 million aid agreement whereby the US would supply the Poles with badly-needed farm products to compensate for severe food shortages in that country. These negotiations have been going on against the back­ ground of a Moscow campaign designed to blacken the Unit­ BALTIMORE—Port Agent Rex Dickey reports that the port here ed States as being in the grip of warmongers, militarists, has been slow and forecasts a con­ peace-wreckers, etc. tinued slack during the next ship­ ,To the residents of Poland, a Communist-run country and ping period. During the period a neighbor of the Soviet Union's, it may seem odd that the just passed, eight ships were paid country they are supposed to hate is feeding them and the off, three were signed on and four country they are supposed to love—the Soviet Union—sends ah.'ps were serviced here in-transit. A total of 185 men shipped in nothing but propaganda. If the Soviet Union is really catching up with, the United all classes while 420 men were reg­ istered, providing a sizable back­ States in both agricultural and industrial production—at least log on the beach. The largest num­ that's the constant boast of the Communist press, the radio ber of men to ship was in the deck and of Premier Khrushchev himself—then it would appear department where 70 men gained to be a simple thing for the Soviet Union to send enough berths on vessels leaving this port. supplies of grain, cotton and other essentials across the bor­ . Oremar (Marven), Jean and der into Poland, to make US aid unnecessary. Edith (Bull), Montcgo Sea (Lion), The fact that Poland has to turn to the United States for Feltore (Marven), Bethcoaster (Ore Navigation), Longview Victory these supplies, as it has done in past years and is doing now, (Victory Carrier), and the Village reveals either of the following two situations. A) The Russians can't help because there is not enough to tConsolidated Mariners) were paid off. Signons included the Oremar go around at home, or B) despite the much-vaunted talk of (Calmar), Feltore (Marven) and "comradeship" between Communist nations, the Soviets don't Longview Victory (Victory Car­ care whether or not the Poles have enough to eat. riers). One dividend arising from American aid to Communist Reachiim here in transit were countries is the visible evidence brought by Seafa^s and Marore (Marven), Steel Recorder and Steel Chemist (Isthmian) and other US maritime workers of the conditions under which Americans live and work. Every SlU-manned ship which Calmar (Calmar). pulls into a Polish or Yugoslav port, and every Seafarer who goes ashore in these ports makes it that much more difficult for the Soviet propaganda machine to spread distortions. These dividends arise directly from the fact that half of these aid shipments, go on American-flag vessels under the '50-'50 law. Otherwise the Poles would probably never come in contact with US ships and seamen. Judging from the reception SIU men have received in the past in Poland, this new line will be as unproductive as the old. On the contrary, these visits by American ships have contributed to the eagerness of Poles to maintain contact with the outside, as expressed, for example, in requests for copies of the SEAFARERS LOG. In any event, as long as the United States continues to sup­ ply countries in the Communist orbit, as well as many na­ tions outside that orbit, with the basic necessities of life, the Soviet Union is going to have a hard time convincing the world that the United States is decadent and evil- Shipping Lags in Baltimore pnoros fdeiKY ^BC. h-.l. I-.1 'n • ^ • • i.«« ."J*- One Of Five One of the five winners of ttie 1960 award, (the other four awards went to children of S e a f a r ers) Johnson was aboard the Del Norte (Mississip­ pi) in Buenos Aires when the good news came. He has been sail­ ing as second baker and as Johnson 8 t orekeeper aboard the Mississippi cruise ship. All told, Johnson's been with the SIU for 13 years, In the steward department. When not sailing, he makes Marion, Indiana, his home. Before joining the SIU, Johnson sailed with the Sailors Union of the Pacific for two years. Pharmacy Choice His choice of pharmacy as a pro­ fession reflects tbe fact that John­ son has tjvG brothers already studying in the medical field. He plans to study at Loyola Univer­ sity, Chicago, where he has already been accept^ for the fall term. Johnson gives much of the credit for his entry in the 1960 award competition to a coinci­ dence. The Del Norte had a voy­ age cancelled in December, just at the time that the College En­ trance Examinations were being APL Plans Box-Ships SAN FRANCISCO — Another major ship operator, this one American President Lines, is going to enter the containership field. Its new Searacer ships, built along the lines of the Mariners, will have one hold designed to accommodate 17-foot containers. _ The SIU Pacific District-con­ tracted company has been carry­ ing containers on an experimental basis in intercoastal service as well as to the Far East. Other companies now operating containerships in whole or in part are Sea-Land, Grace Line, Bull and Matson. scholarship. Hard Work Ahead Looking at his forthcoming school career realistically, John­ son acknowledges that the first years are going to be the most diificult as he has been out of school for some time. After all the congratulations he received from his shipmates, he intends to go all-out to make a success of his schooling. Normally, SIU scholarship win­ ners do well In college, so John­ son shouldn't have too much worry about, if he can just get used to • shoreside existence. MEBA Winner In Two Lakes Fleet Ballots Local 101 of the Marino Engineers Beneficial Association, that union's Great Lakes District, last week won representation elec­ tions involving 25 Great Lakes ships. Engineers in the 16-ship V/ilson Marine Transit Fleet voted 45 to 19 for MEBA and the men in the nine-vessel Lake Fleet Division of the Republic Steel Corporation voted 24 to 16 in favor of Local 101. The referendum, conducted by mail, lasted 30 days. An MEBA spokesman attributed the victory to job security provi­ sions, summer leaves and a ten percent wage increase negotiated earlier this season with the major Great Lakes ore fleets. The election results represent the latest in several victories won by the MEBA in the past year. Earlier, Local 101 won bargaining rights in the Wyandotte, Gartland, and Boland & Cornelius fleets which operate 30 &hips. Local 101 also obtained the right to a repre­ sentation election in the Nicholson Transit Company fleet after a fourday strike in April. The election will be conducted by a Michigan state court next month. New Meeting Procedure One of the major changes in the SIU constitution is the new schedule of membership meetings. They will now he held monthly in the deep sea ports of New York, Philadel­ phia, Baltimore, Houston, New Orleans and Mobile. The port of Detroit has been added to the monthly schedule. All meetings will be held at 2:30 PM, local time, for each of the seven ports concerned. The meeting schedule calls for New York meetings on the first Monday of each month, following the first Sunday; Philadelphia, the first Tuesday; Baltimore, the first Wednesday, and Detroit, the first Friday. Houston, New Orleans and Mobile will meet in the week follow­ ing the above meetings, Houston on Monday, New Orleans on Tues­ day and Mobile on Wednesday. Special meetings at a port may be called at the direction of the port agent or area vice-president, between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM, A two-hour posted notice of such special meetings is required. -.oH �Pa»» Twehr* JcB« 17. lese SE'AV'ARERS ^tOG SEItFUERS M nrDOCI There are only two Seafarers in the USPHS hospHtal in Brighton, Mass. reports Gene Dakin from the Boston hall. One is Seafarer Bsymond M. Davis, who sailed last as an oiler on the Del Aires. He was involved in an automobile accident in which he broke his left knee, and will be a long time recuperating from the mishap. The other man hospitalized is Charles A. McCarthy, who sails as second cook and baker. His last vessel was the Royal Oak. He has SiUHAU DIBECIORY SlU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters Distriiet PRESIDENT ' Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude' Simmons Lindsey WUliams Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner Now Voucher System Urged To the Editon We the crew of the Steel Maker wish to make the follow­ ing suggestion—That in the fu­ ture, all payroll vouchers be made up covering the period from January 1 to December 81 of each year for income tax purposes. We suggest this Instead of the HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES II ^'• l«r- w. Power McCarthy been troubled with asthma and has been under-going treatment in­ termittently for some time. Three Seafarers currently in the Staten Island USPHS hospital are B. J. Power, J. O. Roy and A. W. Wilfert. Power, who sails in the engine department, is in for a check-up and is in pretty good shape. His last ship was the Jean Lafitte. Roy is laid up with a back and head injury as a result of g fall He is progressing nicely. His last ship was the C'oeur D'Alene Vic­ tory, on which he sailed as a deck maintenance man. Wilfert, who was last on the Antihuous, is in for treatment of a diabetic condition. He is in fair shape. Seafarers are urged to write or visit their buddies in the hospitals. A note or a visit from a shipmate is always aprreciated. USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Oscar J. Adams Joannis Loukas Daniel H. Alvino John S. Lukas Adalbert T. Arnold Nicole Nomicos Henning Bjork Odd E. Olsen Bulof DeFretes Bart J. Power Wm. F. Doran Joseph O. Rir Antonio Ferreirn Patrick Ryan Claude A. Virgin George Fiance Richard L. Welch John Hawkins Arthur A. WUfert Thomas Lauer P. J. Wilkinson Thomas R. Lehay USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON T. Abella E. Edinger Peter F. DiCapi'a James C. MltcheU USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Ben Buck George H. Nolei WiUiam J. Jones Adam Siowick USPHS JIOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AUen G. Burke Frank O'Malley Dennis Cahoon Steven E. Purifoy E. T. Congleton Henri J. Robin Fonnie Rogers Isaac B. Duncan Charles Romer L. F. Drew DaUas H. SwindeU J. L. Griffin Wm. E. Joyner USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA A. Kitchings Ernest H. Webb Ivey M. Peacock USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MAS~». O. F. Blackmore Chas. A. McCarthy Raymond M. Davis John F. Santos USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Thomas E. Andrews B. R. Huggins William Asher Edw. O. Johnson Jerry M. Bankston Barney KeUy B. B. Blanchard Norman W. Kirk Edward Knapp Accurso Bonti Nathan A. Brewer Leo H. Lang Rene A, LeBIano Henry J. Buhot Clyde R. Leggett Joseph A. Cave Carter Chambers •James T. Moore VirgU L. Coash Jose Pagola James B. Dixon Louis W. Peed Philip H. Prescott Charles Ellzey Edward Fairfield Chas. R. Robinson James Glisson Calvin A. Rome Warren R. Gordon Toefil Sraiglelskl Leo C. Hannon James Sumpter Thomas Hanson Luther E. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Matthew Bruno Waldo M. Oliver .. Norman W. Dubois John Schackelford John F. Malysko Thomas J. Sullivan Charles Nail. VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Howard- J. Watts USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NEW YORK Wade Chandler William D. Kenny Bart E. Guranick Santiago Laurent# USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Robert W. Arleque Frederick Leeds Stokes Ayres Manuel Lourido Ludwik Borowik ' I. McCormick Joseph E. Brooke Wm. I. Mellon Thomas Buterakos Frank Nappi Thomas Collins Wm. P. Osterholts Sidney C. Day August Princen Lonnie Dooley George Reler G. D. Douglas James L. Rogers H. O. Fentress Robert O. Smith Gorman . T. Glaze P. Wm. StrickUnd Edward R. Gordon CecU Terry, Jr. Edgar Goulet John W. Tingle Loyd J. Griffis W. E. Tomlinson Danis Higgins. Walter A. Yahl Theodore Kubecka John Yuknas STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL STOCKTON 3, CALIFORNIA Dan M. Christolos USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Frank E. Anderson F. T. Rotolo B. F. Deibler Peter W. Sotira Woodrow Meyers Joseph P. Wise Max Olson • Bozo G. Zelencie VA'HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS SOUTH DAKOTA Clifford C. Womack US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON 25. DC Wm. H. Thomson TRIBORO HOSPITAL PARSONS BLVD. & 82 DRIVE JAMAICA 32, LONG ISLAND James RusseU SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Thomas Isaksen VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R. /. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA Joseph J. Bass VA HOSPITAL 24TH ST. & 1ST AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Chas. 0. Bergagha VA HOSPITAL MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA Jacob L. Buckelew VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS WiUard T. CahiU VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND John Joseph Hazel VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONNECTICUT John J. DriscoU Henry E. Smith Bill Hall Ed Mooney HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. . HYacinth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Balttefore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON. 276 State St. John Arabatcz. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4203 Canal St. R. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4039; 3-408C MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE .1 South Lawrence Bt. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Buck Stephens. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 96600 NORFOLK 418 CoUey Ave. Paul Gonsorchik. Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO.. 4M Harrison St. Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE. PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 JACKSONVILLE. 020 Main St., Room 200 William Morris. Agent lELgin 3-0987 SEATTLE 8505 let Ave. Ted BabkowsU, Agent Main 3-4334 WILMINGTON, Calif SOS Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2538 SUP . HONOLULU....51 South Nimltz Highway PHone 502-777 NEW ORLEANS 533 BienvUIe St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6805 PORTLAND 311 SW Clay St. CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 26363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 3-0290 WILMINGTON..; 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 MC&S HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 96600 PORTLAND -..211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — l?t Ave. MAfn 3-0088 WILMINGTON... 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 4-8538 Great Lakes District ALPENA 127 River St. ELmwood 4-3616 890 Main St. GRant 2728 .....1420 W. 25 St. MAin 1-0147 DULUTH 631 W. Superior St. Phone; Randolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich ....PO Bo* 287 , ELgin 7-2441 RIVER ROUGE.. 10235 W. Jefferson, Ave. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. ............ SAginaw 16733 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8-2431 BUFFALO. NY _ CLEVELAND Canadian District FORT WILLIAM Ontario HALIFAX N.S 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 ...12814 HoIuSst. MONTREAL 634 St. JamM°S®t.^e" Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebec - LAfontalne 3-1569 THOROLD, Ontario......52 St. David St. . CAnrt 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EHpire 4-5719 ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince William^St. VANCOUVKl, BC .298°Mata^^St. MFOW BALTIMORB 1216 East Baltimore St. EAat-prn 7e3383 HONOLULU....56 North Nimitz Hi^t^ PHone 56077 NEW ORLEANS... 523 Bienville St. , MAgnolia 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St PORTLAND 523 ^"^ewtt'ft! SAN FRANCISCO SAN PEDRO SEATTLE DOuglaa 2-4593 .....266 West ?th St. TErminal 3-4485 ,..,...8333 Western Ave. MAln 26336 Don't Send Your Bagi^ageCOD Seafarew are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express chwges have not b6en prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape with the Rail­ way Express Co. first when you take a taxi or buggy ride. 2. If you like to visit the Casino, it's located downtown. 3. The Macombo Cabaret, the only place with "life" in town, is open from 9 PM._to 5 AM. You can have a reasonable eve­ ning drinking beer or mixed drinks for yo.urself, but if you buy one for one of the girls, it costs $6.25 60 the best thing is to say "NO." Everything's fine on the Alcoa Planter and we wish all friends a good summer, Paul Morris Eee Young Ching t All letter* to the editor for publicoHon in the SEAFARERS LOa must be signed- by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ^ i- * Shocked Over Friend's Death To the Editor: Was shocked to hear of the passing of the late Brother E. Walsh, present system now being used Peter To a good fellow and ship­ covering each specific trip. mate, his - many friends hope For Instance, a man ships pn him smooth sailing on the big November 8 and pays off on voyage to eternity. January 2. That gives him .K. M. Bynuster two months' pay in two days of the fiscal year. Therefore we t 4. would like to have headquarters take up this matter with the' various companies and see what can be done about it. To the Editor: Also, we would like to request Just a few lines to let you all the membership to write in know I'm doing nicely now and giving their opinions and com­ if I live to be an old man I can ments to help press this matter. never thank all of you and the Crew of Steel Maker Welfare Plan and the Board of Trustees enough for my power wheel chair. More Praise The sheer enjoyment I have derived, from it has made my For Parde life worth living again. Thanks To the Editor: over and over for the most Congratulations to Seafarer, wonderful gift I've been given Brother Wiliiam Calefato for in my life. his recent, excellent letter of May God bless all of you and May 20th, 1960 in the SEA­ may you all continue at even FARERS LOG entitled "He's greater strides forward. Good Big Help to Seattle Men." luck and best wishes to ail. I would Uke to add that Mr. Hugh D. Fouche Neil V. Pardo, known to every (Ed._ note: 'Seafarer. Fouche seafaring man as a Neil; is not- was given a power wheelchair only big help to Seattle men but by the Welfare Plan after he to every seafaring man, of every lost the use of his legs.) Union of every nationality; resi­ 4i 4 4 dents and non residents alike. Moreover, he is big help to their' Easter Eggs families, also. If you have a problem, a dif­ On Neva West ficulty of any kind, no matter To the Editor: what it is, tell Neil, and if noThe 1960 formal entertain­ body else can help you, he will. ment season really started with Kaslmirs Abarons an unobserved "gala" event Aboard the SS Neva West in 4^ 4> mid-ocean, though it was out­ shone commercially by such events as egg rolling on the White House lawn and the for­ To the Editor: mal and annual Easter Parade It is a pleasuro for me to on Fifth Avenue. The Easter Festival for us -write this thank-you note for the blood the Seafarers gave was given its worthiness by the me while I was in St. Joseph efforts of OS Pettus and myself, in our attempt to make "Grand­ hospital. I shall always be proud of the ma Hancock" unaware of all Seafarers Union and honored festival preparations. Clarence (Grandma) Han­ that a member of our family is cock, AB on board the SS Neva, one of them. was honored with an Easter Egg Thank yoU again. hunt Saturday evening«in the Mrs. Oscar Boles foc'sle of his hosts OS Pettus $1 $ 4> and myself, who had It redeco­ rated for the gala event. Grandma's, ensemble for the occasion was Mexican serge and To th« Editor: blue cambray, gaily topped byOn a recent voyage the Alcoa jaunty red French beret. The Easter egg,hunt was en­ Planter stayed over in Tripoli for 32 hours. Of course,.many thusiastically participated in by of us had been in this port be­ all guests preisent with Grandma fore but on each visit we learn finding the majority of the eggs (naturally). a bit more. As an added attraction, the This "research" has become most Interesting—we've dis­ eggs were cunningly-filled with covered that the Libyans are "spirits" to add zest to the hunt getting much shrewder, so —Tally Ho. Immediately fol­ watch your step when you're in lowing the "hunt" cocktails ^nd snacks were served to a multi­ Tripoli. tude of friends. Here's some practical advice: Jl. O'Dowdi 1. Be sure to ask the price Ship's delegaia New Wheelchair Best Gift Ever •rT" •>>* Thanks Union For Blood Aid t Advice On Seeing Tripoli 4 �'if:' K> Jncl7,lfM rice TUHcta SEAFARERS LOG >» » I, Sam—A Tired Man Off The Job Hard-Wprhing Wiper Really Relaxes When Day Is Done ^ P '>• ^ f P A weary wiper, Sam poses for shipboard photograph. ?» ^« f- >> >» -V"V >* . «-• K (This article was submitted to the LOG by Vic Miorana, ship's reporter on the SS Morning Light). This is a true story and the whole crew of the Morning Light will verify its entire truth. We have a brother aboard who ships out as a wiper. His name is Sam. Sam ships out of Norfolk and this is his story as submitted for the LOG. "I took my girl out»io. dinner one evening and while we were waiting for our steaks I asked my girl to butter my 'bread because 1 was tired, ""i Loves Labra's Lost "She looked at me and said 'Sam, are you that tired?' and I replied: "Honey, 1 am so tired that after we eat and I take you home, 1 want you to untie my shoelaces so when I have to, I can slip out of my shoes without bending. "When we got home and I stood outside of my girl's house. LOG-A-SHYTHMi Around The World On A Steel Ship Anonymous There ought to be a law against a crew that's so unique So many odd eccentrics, let us take a little peek. They did a lot bragging of their knowledge of the east And the veteran salts among them all turned out to know the least. How come so many on one ship, to fill important places This trip, the owner may replace a few of their red faces. The captain is a kindly man and very understanding Whose rules are broken brazenly, his fairness not withstanding; The mate's a smirking swain who makes like Casanova Naive enough to really think his love life's under cover. The fat third mate does naught but sqqawk, with grub he is no slouch Of all the oddballs on this ship, he is the biggest grouch; The fourth is always very bored, he acts so proud and haughty He has a girl in every port, his love life's very naughty. Old sparky is a quiet man who lives inside his bubble; His conversations with himself won't get him into trouble. Chief engineer, so round and tubby, almost never gripes As long as he's allowed to show the people all his stripes. And as each week does roll around, quite regular, on Mohdays He spends his time throughout the day, washing sweetie's undies. . First engineer with toothpick legsr would like to think he's cunning Competes with lover, cross the hall, he's second in the running The engineer with second's rank is filled with healthy humor Could have his pick of any gal, and that's no idle rumor— Third engineer's a quiet lad who never starts a rumble To anyone outside his group he never gives a tumble. The junior third is seldom seen around the ship at all But when he starts to spin some yams, he really tells them allDay junior is a handy boy, hard work he seems to favor His sweat's as honest as his toil, but has a beery flavor. To wind this up t'would not be fair, to overlook the steward When he goes by, the crewman try, to turn their heads to leeward— With busy clippers and a comb, he is his own beautician— The weird results take bravery to put on exhibition. ' We must admit, this effort made, to rank among the bards To be a poet lau|-eate is just not in the cards. I had both hands in my pockets because it was cold out so I told my girl to hug and kiss me good* night because I was too tired and cold to take my hands out of my pockets." Now, these were S^m's tnfe words and he told me this story with all sincerity. Sam never writes his girl because he is al­ ways tired and he gets someone else to write for him. Aboard ship he is a good, conscientious woiiter. The Good Life He gets up every morning at 6 AM and retires around 8 PM. He always orders a "full house" because, as Sam says: "I hate to talk too much, so I just tell the messman full house." Sam- never makes a draw be­ cause its too much effort to walk topside and never goes ashore because that requires extra effort to climb up the gangway; so Sam just jtays aboard. Whoever reads this article will probably doubt that a person could be that tired. But enclosed is a picture of Sam, and as Sam says: "Hurry up and snap mo before t get tired and change my mind." • I asked Sam if he was going to make another trip and he said "no!" "I need about a three months rest after each trip," ho said, "because I'm tired." Too Tired To Shake Well brothers, this is Sam and if you know of anyone who gets more tired than he, let me know so I can have him meet Sam. Til bet anyone a new. hat that Sam will be too tired to shake hands with him. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The yiking By Boy Fleischer A youth is at the wheel oj my ship As I sail before I die. He's fair as gods from mountain - snow With eyes of blue and hair of gold. " I know the gods were aware my ship Needed this youth for my last trip And let him leave the long ago A Viking ship of blue and gold. And as he sails, I hear his song Long after J am dead and gone— A cargo of gold for the Norse hold And the blue of the sea for hie Viking soul. Photos From The Fleet Seafarers At Work And Play Thro* Seafarers work the booms aboard the SS Afoundria on o return voyage to America from the For East. Photo by Roy Theits. Two sharks less in the world—Seafarers (left to right) Kenneth Lee, (deck), A. John Saint (engine) and Edward Funneis (deck) exhibit a couple of sand sharks they caught while sailing on the Coastol Crusader. When not occupied catching sharks or other fish, the boys occupy themselves hunting nose cones. The missile ships are under contract to the US Air Force and ore charged with trock. ing missiles that the US sends up from time to time; as well as recovering nose cones. I �Pare FeorteeB SEAFARERS LOO Jane 17. 196# « A" SIATRAIN TlXAS (SMiraIn Llnat), May IS—Chairman. R. Godfrayi Sacratary, P. Patrick. Rapaira on chairs in craw maisroom not dona as yet. All rooms painted out: Still waiting for new refrigerator in crew meieroom. Company and patrolman were notified last payoff. Treasurer reports S62.87 on hand—paid back to members $12— in the red $8.13. Few hours disputed OT. Screen doors should not hakicked when opening. LA 8ALLI (Waterman), No dateChairman, Leroy Clark; Secretary, John W. Pieou. Man that was taken to hospital in LaPalUce was returned to ship to return to states. $2.35 in ship's fund. M/S to hold meeting, before signing on to decide whether new crew wants articles back dated or a coastwise payoff. Motion made to refund' the ship delegate's $1.20 he spent during voyage for postage. Mo­ tion to have all beefs aired at meeting and not at payoff. Delegate to see patrolman about who is supposed to make repairs on metal lockers. Also to see chief engineer about rusty water and having tanks cleaned. Painting not done. Keep quiet while crewmembera are sleeping. LOSMAR (Cslmar), March 30—Chair­ man, W. Bllger; Secretary, W. Tre- gembo. No action on ship's repair list. Some disputed OT. Jlequest pa­ trolman give specific answers to beefs and that company give statement of OT hours worked and paid for at payoff. Insufficient stores. Poor qual­ ity of meats—overstocking on some vegetables and fruits on the east coast. One man missed ship In WUmingtdn. Did not hold safety meeting. WiU see patrolman about beefs at payoff. Americsa Merchant Marine Library Assoc. requests donation to . keep supplying . ship's libraries. MSC to make donation. Repair list to be sent in from Canal. Need more pressure on headis aft. Everyone must be sober at payoff. Vote of thanks to steward dept. STBRL ARTISAN (Isthmian), April 33 Chairman, Joe Bracht; Secretary,, Robert Harmon. No beefs reported. $5 paid for library: $19.26 in treasury. Need screen door for pantry; keys for door to fo'c'sle: lockers need repairing. . . SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Mey 29. Chairman, Richard Gelling; Secretary, L. Corne. One man missed ship at Texas City, Texas. $53.84 in ship's fund. No beefs. Some disputed OT. M/S. that any cars containing, creosoted log, hides, or any odorous material shall be placed in such a manner that odors will not enter crew's Uving quarters; if not so placed they ,shail be classified as penalty cargo and that the provision shall be entered into the contract. Decks to be washed on account of leaking cars loaded with hides. Deck chairs to be bought with money from ship's fund. New shelves to be built in crew's mess. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), April 13—Chairman, A. Hannai Secretary, S. Holden. P. Mistretta elected ship's delegate. Each depart­ ment to make repair list and turn it in. Get doors fixed on crew's room. See about cold drinking water. Too much salt in wash water. More lights in ail parts of ship. Paint all inside of ship. Finish putting up the fans. Seafarers "hosing around" oh the SS Jean Lafitte are: with hose, Herman (wiper) and Al Sizmer (AB). Looking on ore Fred (oiler) and Wong Fong (deck engineer). Photo by Sam Joseph. 'Bug' Loses Light, Camera In Mix Up For a while the Jean Lafitte could boast of having one of the most devoted "camera bugs" in the entire SIU fieet in San Joseph. Through the years he has been snapping items of interest and sending in pictures to the LOG. Recentiy Sam was taken iil and hospitalized in Yokohama. He was"^later discharged and flew back to San Francisco, but in the confusion some of his gear and especiaiiy his pride and Joy. a Kallmar single lens reflex camera with an electronic flash, became misplaced, and how Sam is in that sad predicament of being a camera bug without a camera. Anyone who knows about this gear and camera is asked to contact Sam at the San Francisco hall. Also, Sam has a lot of pictures of the "boys" which are available for "the asking." Shown above is one of Sam's efforts. SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham 0 "This 'Or EISG' was Hiding in'the meat box.. J SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Soatrain Linos), May 31—Chairman, J. Hsnry; Secrotary, F. Rowell. One man missed ship in NY; his book and seaman's papers to be given to patrolman. Re­ pair list taken up last trip to be given to patrolman. Television repaired, leaving ship's fund in the red for $21.16, to be collected before ship docks in Texas City. Room allowance for three men on watch while ship's hull was sandblasted to be taken up with patrolman. Let's have less noise in passageways. Men advised to settle beefs with their delegates rather than go to hall between meetings and give one-sided reports. Men using wash­ ing machine make sure gear is not left in machine for prolonged time. Question steward dept. feeding in port from 4:30 to 5:30 and still collect one hotu: port time. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for a good job done. RIBICCA (Marillme Overseas), May 17—Chairman, J. Hand; Secretary, W. Trolle. One man missed ship in San Francisco. $7 in ship's fund. Crew mess needs new toaster. OATBWAY CITY (Sea-Land), May S —Chairman, John Little, Jr.; Secre­ tary, John W. Broad. One man missed ship in Port Newark. No beefs re­ ported. Vote of thanks to steward dept. r' STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), April M —Chairman, Davis: Secretary, C. Fow­ ler. Most repairs taken ckre of. $60 in ship's fund. Steward delegate reports crew mess having trouble with a few men t^ho don't seem to like him and requests that they keep off his~back. Discussion re feeding watchpien and others in foreign ports. ROBtN TRENT (Moore McCermack), Chairman, G. Dakts; Secretary, Harry Thrash. Delegate reports repair list turned in; few hours dtsputed OT. $25. from ship's fund given to member going to hospita"). Crewmembers asked to strip down bunks after payoff: also to return cups to pantry; cut down on luud noise at night. Vote of tbanki to steward dept. DEL SUD (Mississippi), May 22Chairman, W. Perkins; Secretary, O. McFall. Good trip—all going smooth. 8281. in ship's fund; $47. in movie fund. No beefs reported. M S/C to have $20. available for transportation and miscellaneous expenses for ship's delegate. Movie director contacted Community Film Co. in Houston who claims we can get films cheaper If we can get the Del Norte and Del Mar to buy from them also. Voluntary donations to send the butcher homo from St. Thomas. -A f •A":-i -<• ' •i CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), May SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), May 24. Chairman, V. SzymanskI; Sec­ retary, Peter Van Wygarden. No beets. Crew asked' to pay extra at­ tention to new safety program which is now directed by Joe Aigina. Also asked to have all books collected before arrival to insure quick payoff. $5.65 m ship's fund. Crew asked to cooperate turning in ail dirty linen at time of linen change. Scrub brush on deck to be kept in bucket. NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld), April 24. Chairman, R. O'Dowd; Secretary, W. R. Gas. One man hospitalized Bremen; hqs. notified. Everything running smoothly. Some disputed OT. Sug­ gested that crew donate one dollar eacJi to ship's fund. To see patrol­ man about Sea Chest and pay vouchers. 81—Ship"s delegate Ted Jones reports everything running OK. Good crew. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. Expected payoff about June 4 in PortKland. Me. Request for library. rr r.' V'l COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), May 2t-i-ChBlrman, A. Hsnna; Secretary, S. A. Holden. One man missed ship in Kiel Canal. All repair lists made out. Some disputed OT. $16. in ship's fund. Only received LOG once on this trip; then there were only two. Very seldom have cold drinking water; suggest we get water coolers. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), May 1— Chairman, Otis Bailey; Secretary, John Gates. Delegate reports delayed sail­ ing trip No. 167 paid for. Trip No. 168 was declared no good OT. Galley to be painted only by spray gun next trip. Washing machine to be kept cleaner. / STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), May BULK LEADER (American Bulk 8—Chairman, Jack Farrand; Secretary, Carriers), May U. Chairman, R. A A. VIolante. No beefs reported. Dis­ CHICKASAW (Waterman), May 8— Swayne; :>ecretary,' J. R. Oti. Ship's cussion re foreign currency. $13.75 in Chairman, J. McLaren; Secretary, Bill delegate explained that there la no ship's fund; asking for small donations Hay. Ship's delegate talked to chief delayed, sailing involved when shift­ at payoff. Need new mattresses: also engineer about soaittlebutts. No re­ ing ship. Men should not wear open-' extra agitator for washing machine. port on where ship will pay off. $13.25 toed shoes while working. Turn in "Vote of thanks to steward dept. in ship's fund. One-man missed ship repair list. Suggested that crew raise in Naples—rejoined in Venice. Some a ship's fund. No beefs. Some' disdisputed OT'. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), puted OT. Members are advised not May 15—Chairman, C. Brown; Secre­ EAGLE''VOYAGER (Sea Transport), * to attempt to take money ashore, m tary, G. Lane. No beefs reported. Vote Haifa unless they have the currency May 8—Chairman, Malcolm Cross; of thanks to steward ,dept. . declared. Local cash can be ex­ Secretary, Stanley U. Johnson. Read­ changed for dollars provided you ing of letter and radiogram to hq. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), May have your receipt. Members asked to concerning beef on chief pumpman. 14-T-Chalrman, Robert Rivera; Secre­ be more careful with percolator cords All brothers asked to refrain from tary, Robert Harmon. No beefs re­ because there can be no replacements. writing so much unnecessary stuff on ported. $19.26 in ship's fund. Bosun Donations to ship's fund are volun­ the ship's bulletin board. Sent ex­ tary. wants brothers to wear proper cloth­ cerpts from letter master had stating ing when in the messhall or pantry. that no subsistence and room allow­ ance was to be paid to members of CALLOWAY (Overseas Navigation), INES (Bull), May 22—Chairman, the crew flying out to join the vessel May 22. Chairman, Robert Nielsen; Felix Aponte; Secretary, Roger L. Hall. in Rota. Spain. $32.35 in ship's fund. Secretary, W. H. Todd. Discussion on Ship's delegate reports one brother $4.23 expended for radiogram. Letter draws for Norfolk, Va. Everything has broken finger due to accident. requesting clarification of certain sec­ running smoothly. No beefs or dis­ tions of deck dept. agreement to be puted OT reported. Captain gives a" Master will take him to doctor in Valencia and see about sending him sent to hq. vote of thanks to crew, especially home. Master will take back any paper steward dept.. for job well done. pesetas that men have left before SS ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), April M/S/C to knock off steward dept. leaving Spain. Ship's delegate resigns; SO—Chairman, H. C. Hutchesen; Sec­ from cooking and serving when sign­ cook elected new ship's delegate. retary, Arthur Thompson. Ship's del­ ing on and taking on ship's stores on egate reports one man skipped payoff the same day for a long voyage. ATLAS (Cargo & Tankship Mgt)— and owing money to crewmembers. Delegates should pick up books and Chairman, A. Boukgot; Secretary, G. Explained that Union cannot be re­ permits. Let delegates discuss busi­ Stroecker. Shot cards from men join­ sponsible for debts incurred on ves­ ness with patrolman. Suggested that sel. Crewmembers suggested a shrimp ing ship in New York to be turned someone check the slop chest when feast which will cost $2 per man. in to captain. No cokes will be in brought aboard and see that all items Also suggested that pantry and messmachine going through Canal. Foam are available. Do not fill coffee cups ' room be locked ai^ give gangway rubber for TV donated by captain. too full for bridge use. Delegates man key to save night lunches for Sign continuous articles for intershould turn in repair lists. crew. Vote of thanks to steward coastal and/or coastwide. 'M/S/C that dept. each department take ship's delegate VILLAGE (Consolidated Mariners), job for two trips. All repair lists, May 22. Chairman, H. R. Zurn; Sec­ LUCILE BLOQMFIELD (Bloomfleld), turned in last trip. retary, G. Tanlcy. One man missed May 8—Chairman, Keith Winsley; Sec­ ship in Bremen. One man hospitalized retary, Lee de Parlier. Not many STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), May in Bremen. No beefs or disputed OT beefs—those taken care of as they 22—Chairman, Vincent Genco; Secre­ reported. Discussion on the many re­ came up. Some beefs in deck dept. tary,, Alexander D. Brodle. Ship's del­ pairs to be made before sign on next to be taken up with patrolman. $10 egate reports discussion with chief trip. Steward shall supervise the in ship's fund. One AB injured while mate re having rooms paipted: also handling of food more closely. undocking in New Orleans on sailing; about draws in foreign ports. No beefs put ashore and ship sailed shortreported. Crew wants statement of ROSE KNOT (Suwannee), May 32 handed. M/S/C that men elected as wages before payoff. Chief electrician Chairman, T. Kline; Secretary, W. chairman and recording secretary asked crew to take care of the timer Bowles. Ship's delegate reports soma outbound retain these positions at on washing machine. Men asked not disputed OT in dock dept. One man future meetings in order to save to make much noise in passageway. left ship in Recife by mutual con­ time. Much discussion about wringer Discussion on new film for ship's sent. $11.16 in ship's fund. M/S that which doesn't work properly. Stew­ movie apparatus, All agreed to donate no letters are to be sent to hall ard suggests crew use recreation equal sum together with officers to without approval of membership. room for coffee time when coming in procure' new film for this voyage. with greasy or paint-splattered cloth­ PANDORA (Epiphany Tankers), May ing. Also to turn in surplus linen. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), 1. Chairman, Sam Mills; Secretary, Vote of thanks to baker, Dave Dutton, May 28—Chairman, Edward Furnels; Henry Martin. Reports new washing for job well done. Secretary, Henry Gaines. Ship's dele­ machine set up. Majority of repairs gate requests that all-beefs be taken PETROCItEM (Valentino Chemical completed. Discussion on fans and up with department delegate. Treas­ Carriers), May 19, Chairman, Floyd who is to repair them; also on Imurer reports 82^ also stamps for con­ rvnce; Sesraiary, a. Rlvsrs. Every­ portaiica of cooveraliou among crew. venience of crewmemberLetter thing running smoothly. No beefs re­ from Claude Simmons, dated May 5. ported. $11.80 in ship's fund. Motion PANDORA (Epiphany Taiikors), re shore leave in Ascension Island, made to'get patrolman down on the April 18 Chairman, Sam Mills; Sec­ read. Discussion re poor medical cara ship iq Beaumont by a radiogram to retary, Henry Martin. Discussion on in Recife. One injured crewmember Houston hall. "starting ship's, fund. Repairs proceed­ was taken to three hospitals before ing well. Crew agreed to donate a he' received medical attention. Each WARRIOR (Waterman), May 33. sum of $.50 to ship's fund. Cups to department to follow schedule for Chairman, A. R. Slaybaugh; Eeeretary, be returned to pantry. Repairs to sanitary in laundry room.' Steward M. t. Elliott. Ship's delegate reports, decks in cabins necessary. Recom­ department to maintain mesaroom: oho man had to get off at sailing mended that passageways below bo I.e., keep . fans clean, sinks clean. time because of serious Illness in his sougeed. Crew asked to be quiet in Pantrymen and messmen to be wellfamily so ship sailed shorthanded. Hio morning. groomed. >f r't ^ ' V ' "f �> .Jane 17,1960 SEAFARERS r*> CG Won't Okay Torn Sea Papers > -i FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers- Welfare Plan: .•> > • ) • > •- i Joaquin Cortex, 86: Brother Cor­ tex died March 24, 1960 of natural causes while at his home in Brooklyn, New York. He had sailed in the SIU deck department since February, 1947. He is sur. vlved by his widow, Mrs. Brigida Cortez, also of Brooklyn. Burial was in the Mount Olive Cemetery, Long Is­ land, New York. Hospital, New Orleans, La., April 16, 1960. He had saUed in the SIU deck department since November, 1938. His only listed survivor was a friend, Anthony S. Carollo, of New Orleans. Burial was in the Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans. Pate FIfteca LOG Seafarer's Son Is 8 - I' Not too long ago, a Seafarer preparing to ship on a job was turned back by the shipping com­ missioner because his seamen's papers were worn and mutilated. The action was taken under a Coast Guard directive to the ef­ fect that n'o mutilated papers Will be acceptable. Noting that many papers are damaged due to age, normal use or faulty landnation processing, the CG said they could be replaced free of charge with minimum delay or inconvenience. Upon prcsentatioil of the necessary photographs, a replaeement document can be obtained on an exchange basis at any CG Marine Inspection Office. In handing down the new direc­ tive, the Coast Guard also cited Two small guests of Fernando Montalvo help him celebrate his a "disturbing". number of cases where papers have been tampered eighth birthday at his Brooklyn home. His dad, William, sails with for fraudulent purposes. It on SIU ships. said it believed that "continued use of even slightly mutilated docu­ ments invites such fraudulent uses when they are lost or other­ wise fall into the hands of un­ m scrupulous persons." Joe Campo abouts of the above named, please Holders of damaged papers are Contact R. Mitchell, 6412 Park contact his mother: Mrs. Eugene reminded once again to apply for replacements as soon as possible. Avenue, West New York NJ. He Ledoux, 93 Melville St., Fall River, has a letter for you. Mass. Adrian Guns, 67: Brother Guns died of a nervous disorder at his home in King' ston, Pennsyl­ vania, January 18, 1960. He had sailed in the SIU steward depart­ ment since July, Fess T, Crawford, 44: Brother 1951. He is sur­ Crawford died of a heart ailment vived by his wid­ while a patient ow, Mrs. Adrian at St. Tammy Guns, also of Parish Hospital, Kingston. Place of burial for the Louisiana, April late brother Guns was not indi­ 13, 1960. He had cated. sailed in the SIU 4 4« 4 engine depart­ 4 4 4 John Murray Thomas Francis Vaughan ment since Important you contact your son, March, 19.51. He Call your wife at DAvenport c/o Gerner, same address as be­ 4-7812. The following is a list of Seafarers who have unclaimed wages due is survived by his them from the Bloomfield Steamship Companj/. Seafarers whose names fore. widow, Mrs. Ber4 4 4 -4 4 4 nice Crawford, of Ls Combe, are on the list should write the company, enclosing their-"Z" number Arnold F. Rehm ' Walter Hantusch Louisiana. Place of burial was not and Social Security number. Write to Bloomfield Steamship Company, Contact Terence Kenny, at NY Contact youri mother immedi­ PO Box 1450, Houston 1, Texas. listed. ately, Mrs. John Rehm, 4907 Chest­ hall. 4" 3» nut St., New Orleans, La. A 4 4 4 George E. Bennett, 44: Brother Joseph H. Roberts Norman D. Earley Horace C. LaFrage 4 4 4 Bennett was fatally Injured in an Aldred Aava Contact Tomiko Tada, 2-5 ShioGetty B. EUzey Elmer Lamb Income Tax Refunds automobile accident, February 7, James Ackerman iri-cho, Yokusuka, Japan. Elbert S. Elmer Edward J. Lane Tax refunds are being held for 1960, in Cleveland, Ohio. He had John E. Adams 4 4 4 Gilbert Alcala Karl A. Ericsson Edwin F. Laurent the following men at the office ofsailed in the SIU engine depart Noel Leo Ledaux Pierre C. A. LeBlanc Jack W. Lynch, Rc*om 201, 450 ment since November, 1959. Louis Edward Allen Anyone knowing the where- Harrison St., San Francisco 5, Cal.j F Timerman J. Lee Paisley has been appointed as the Raymond R. Allen Hector M. Felix Adam Lemoine. 'Jr. Ernest C. Anderson Sheffield Nerkitt administrator of the deceased's Edmund B. Andrade Margarito Borga Cezar Pedregosa Angelo P. Ferrie Gustav A. Lueth estate. Burial arrangements were Boy C. Bru Sammy Rogamos B Biaggio Famiglio Leon H. Lybert Dao King Chae Arthur F. Smith not reported. Verner M. Frederiksen Billy C. Lynn " Henry F. Bacon A. L. Craig Jr. Frederick Smith ill ilt Michael J. Doherty Joseph R. Touart Rodger N. Baker • Fortunate Drilon Raymond A. Trichs Joseph B. Murphy, 76: Brother James H. Bales M R. W. Ferrandiz Keiuieth C. Turner Murphy died of a heart disease Irving W. Bassett Olav Gustavsen Bonner J. Gadberry WUUara K. Watking Robert McLean Ng Buy Keen while a patient Charles V. Bedell Wiluam C. Watson Antonio Garza Wilton M. McNiel Fong V. King Francis J. White at the USPHS Ole Bekkeli Elpidio Garza Krkovich Ah Sai Wong Milton P. Maillho All of the following SIU families Steve Hospital, Boston, Marvin P. Bennett Harry Lowther Joseph Yonick Peter Gavillo Michael Marasovich have received a $200 maternity M a s s a chusetts, Thoixvas L. Blackledge George Georgewich Ralph Mason 4 4 4 benefit plus a $25 bond from the March 6, 1960. Richard Blake David C. Gilmore James M. Masters Union in the baby's name: Dependent's Benefits He had sailed in Claude J. Blanchard James C. Glisson R. L. Meadows, Jr. the SIU engine Vernon Bolton The following people need to Robert Charles Boguskl, born James Gorman Lawrence M. Mills department since Felix Botello April 10, 1960, to Seafarer and complete their applications for Walter L. Griffin R. F. Milton December, 1938. Percy J. B(^er Mrs. Charles Boguski, Havertown, dependents' benefits and are urged Jesse V. Grimes Walter J. Mitchell He is survived by Williaih L. Brabham to contact the SIU Welfare Plan Pa. Jack Groen Edward E. Mixon his widow, Mrs. Mervin O.-Brightwell' Jacinto Guebara and attend to this matter. ^ 4 4 4 Lester J. Moore Amelia Murphy, of Maiden, Mass. George L. Brownell J. Clevenger I. Hanew Emily Marie Gonzales, born Jean G. Gulledge John D. Morgan R. Edmonds C. Roberson Burial was in the Holy Cross James Bruso March 13, 1960, to Seafarer and Bobby R. W. Guthrie Philip Montalbano G. Gonzalez C. Rose Cemetery, Maiden, Mass. Mrs. Raniiro Gonzales, Houston, C. Jacks R. Smith John F. Buckley Jose M. Montalvo H. Jaynes J. Tulp Jr. ^ H Tex. John W. Butler \rilliam G. Moore A. Kamedra G. Turner William Grimes, 60: Brother Archie Hall V. Makko ' B. WilUamf 4 4 4 V/illiam W. Moore Maria Ines Guzman, born De­ E. Fimtoja Grimes died of internal hemor­ Hale R. Hampton, Jr. Robert L. Morgan cember 30, 1959, to Seafarer and rhaging while a patient at the Franklin N. Cain Gunder H. Hansen James E. Morris Mrs. Pedro Guzman, Brooklyn, NY. John Hopkins Hpspital, Baltimore, William E. Calefato Stacy P. Hart Ernest Mosley April 21, 1960. He had sailed in Ralph A. Canpiff Lloyd E. Hartline 4 4 4 John C. Mimden Kathleen Mary Hoibrook, born the SIU steward department since Arturo Castro Arnold E. Hawthorne William G. Murray April 26, 1960, to Seafarer and March, 1951. He is survived by his Richard J. Cavanaugh William G. Heater Miguel Murrillo Mrs. William Hoibrook, No. Linthibrother, Edwajrd Grimes, of Ben­ Pierre L. Charette Clarence E. Hemby cum, Md. son, North Carolina. Burial ar­ James E. Christian Robert W. Henderson N Baldo Coccia rangements were not listed. Julius C. Hoey, Jr. 4 4-4 Richard G. Newell Jeffrey Hollis Johnson, born R. C. Coflfey, Jr. 4i 4> W. E. Hoffenbecfcer James H. Newlin, Jrr February 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Jack B. May, 40: Brother May Claude R. Cole J. B. Holsegnbeck, Jr. Andrew O. Nickel Mrs. Hubert H. Johnson, Mobile, died at his home in Brooldyn, New Sam Cole Reuben Hubbard Hamilton Nicol Adie Coleman York, May 2, Ala. Elmer E. Hunt Karl G. Nikander J. R. Collier 1960. He had 4 4 4 Huebert J. Nixon Miriam Kaneko, born May 6, Walter M. Cousins sailed in the SIU Floyd C. Nolan 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kenzi Calvin A. Crabtree. Boy £. James cpgine depart­ Kaneko, Seattle, Wash. Robert G. Croft Henry A. Janicke ment since Janu­ Floyd Cummings ary, 1951. He is William R. Jefferson 4 -4 4 Rex J. O'Conner Joseph Richard Negron, bom survived by his Billie Jenkins S. Oparenovich, Jr. May 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. mother, Mrs. Walter A. Johnson Arthur C. Ortk Albert B. Dahlstrom Cruz Negron, Bronx, NY. Leslie May, of Woodrow Johnson Karl G. H. Ostling Thomas Daley Hayesville, North 4 4 4 'William A. Oswinkle K Nancy Ann Tate, born May 3, James L. Daiizey Carolina. Burial 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jasper Walter J. Karczewskl was in the ^Hayesville Cemetery, Josbph N. Darce Dayld L. Palla J. Tate, Lake Charles, La. Edwin Davis WiUiam B. Kavitt NO. Frankie B. Kittchner Gudjon Palsson Horace A.'Denton 4 4 4 Billy Glenn Watford, born May Nick P. Papacoiilijj John G. Nsagle. 62: Brother Robert E;.-Dickens , Paul ;B. Klausen 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Airs. Roy Stavros Papoutsis William M. Hnapp Naugle died of a respkatbry ail­ Curtis Ducote' Jl2i6D.Wfl)uft?e A. Watford, Semmes, Ala.' ment while a patient at the USPTlS William A. DuRapau Stanley F. Kdenig ' Goldeh E. Parker BlOomfield Lists Pay Due Kr 1 •«• * m BABY ARRIVALS ' >> > •» • - *r- I » l^t . -.i c i WRTC/CALL e>7S-^A& �Vol. XXIi No. It SEAFARERS^LOG Juno If I960 OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THE SEAFARER3- INTERNATIONA!. Uf4ipN • ATLANTIC. QULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL^CIO Public Health TB Hospital Closes; T ransfer Patients NIWS HIADIINII IN RIVIIW ) s Manhattan Beach Public Health hospital—the last of the PHS 1 istitutions specializing exclusively in the care of TB patients—closed its doors officially last Friday. The last 44 patients had previously been* transferred either to the Vet­ cial trip to the VA facility and erans Hospital, West Haven, brought back a favorable report as Conn., or To the Staten Island PHS hospital. There were just two SIU men, John Driseoll and Henry Smith, in the last group, both of them goiitig to the VA facility. The shutdown of Manhattan Beach was signaled last January when the Public Health Service an­ nounced the closing. Since then, the patient Toad has been gradually reduced, with many of the men going to New Orleans PHS, which has facilities for TB patients. ^ At the time the closing was an­ nounced, it was suspected that the patients might be contracted out to private institutions, or to New York City hospitals. In both in­ stances, the patients were con­ cerned that treatment and care might not be up to high PHS stand­ ards. The SIU subsequently notified the surgeon general that it was opposed to any contracting-out plans, and called on the PHS to provide treatment either in other PHS hospitals or comparable facil­ ities. Driseoll, who has served as SIU hospital delegate at Manhattan Beach for many years, made a spe- MEBA Votes To Overhaul Port Set-Up LT/^ DENVER, Colo. — Action to Strengthen the district structure of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and to provide equal service for all members in all ports was taken at the union's 83rd na­ tional convention here. Delegates voted overwhelmingly to overhaul the-uni(fti's structure so as to provide that all engineers from a common geographic area would be members of a single dis­ trict with equal rights and privi­ leges. If approved by the membership in the- areas involved, the plan would set up separate districts for the Atlantic Coast, (Boston to Mi­ ami), Gulf Coast, Pacific Coast and Rivers. The Great Lakes already has a district-wide structure. Each of the districts would elect its own officers by secret ballot. - The convention directed a sub­ committee of the National Execu­ tive Committee to work out the , transition froin a local union to -a district structure and to prepare a referendum ballot on the issue. Delegates also, voted to set up a national administrative committee consisting of the president, secre­ tary-treasurer and two executive vice-presidents, and gave the sec­ retary-treasurer responsibiblity for collective bargaining agreement matters. National headquarters of the union will be moved from Washington, D. C., to New York City. tfesiDPNT OH WAY To TOKYO OBSPnV ViOUeHTAHJl'AMERlCM rneRB to conditions there. In shutting- down Manhattan Beach, the PHS cited the marked decline in the number of patients who needed the hospital's services. At. the maximum, it handled 339 patients back in 1955. When the January decision was announced, Among the last of the patients at the Manhattan Beach ho.spitali the hospital population was down this group posed a few days before the PHS facility was closed. to 150. The decline has been at­ They are (rear, I. to r.) L Fenerty, NMU; John Driseoll, SIU; Henry tributed largely to improved meth­ ods of treating tuberculosis and Smith, SIU; Patrick Idodgson, NMU; Al Blundon, MEBA; (front, the declining Incidence of the I. to r.) Pedro Conde and Ed SmolerofF, NMU. disease. 4Another factor In the decision was the operating cost of Manhat­ tan Beach. The hospital formerly shared heating and maintenance costs with other Government agen­ cies using adjoining property. However, all this property is now idle and has been placed on the surplus list for disposal to pri­ WASHZNGTON-^Legislatiqn to put teeth into the screen­ vate Duyers. ing of American s^eamen • for Communist affiliations is the Manhattan Beach also was at a subject of recent hearings in Washington- before the House disadvantage because it lacked an operating room and surgical staff. Committee on Un-American* Modern practice Is to treat tuber­ Activities. The committee has runaways participating actively In culosis in general hospials which been taking testimony from lis foreign commerce. These vessels, owned to a large have surgical facilities. witnesses who reported that a Of the 44 patients transferred number of previously - screened extent by US steel, aluminum and in the last group, 14 went to seamen were now sailing on US oil companies, are natural channels Staten Island, while the remaining ships. Their employment in marl- for Communist courier activity and 30 went to the Veterans Adminis­ tinve is a result of court decisions natural targets of Communist tration hospital in West Haven. to the effect that screened seamen efforts to tie up US shipping in the The 14 patients who went to Sta- must be confronted with their event of an international crisis. pleton consists of men needing accusers and have the right of Crews of these vessels are nor­ surgery or suspected TB patients. cross-examination. mally all foreign nationals, many They will subsequently have the Thus far the Coast Guard, and of them from countries in which option of going to West Haven or the Federal Bureau of Investiga­ Comniunist-controlled trade unions staying in New York for treatment tion, have refused to permit the have considerable influence and at St. Anthony's Hospital, a private screenoes" to confront their ac­ control large segments of the mari­ facility in the city. cusers. As a result, the screened time and related industries. As a general rule, the SIU has Patients discharged from West seamen have received their Coast Haven or St. Anthony's will auto­ Guard papers back and are free lield that seamen involved In Coast matically report to Staten Island to ship on US-flag vessels. In this Guard disciplinary hearings affec­ for follow-up care. This procedure instance, apparently, a decision was ting their seamen's documents will enable the Medical Depart­ made that it was more important should have the right to confront ment of the Seafarers Welfare to conceal the identity of inform­ and cross-examine hostile wit­ Plan to keep a close check on their ants than to prevent Communists nesses, as well as the'other protec­ progress, in conjunction with PHS. and pro-Communists from jailing tions normajly afforded in a court of law. as crewmembers on US ships. It has been charged by one FBI witness that a group of five or six Communists aboard an unnamed passenger ship regularly hold cell meetings and act as couriers for SIU membership meet­ the Party, Assistant Commandant of the ings are held regularly Coast Guard, Vice-Admiral James once a month on days in­ Hirshfield, further testified that dicated by the SIU Con­ "merchant seamen may be -used America isn't the .only country stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in easily as links in a worldwide Com­ which subsidizes passenger-ship communication system and operations. the listed SIU ports below. munist a worldwide espionage ,network." A British maritime committee All Seafarers are ex­ The court decisions under which has suggested that the Governpected to attend; those the screening progratn was ren­ rhent loan the Cunard Steamship who wish to be excused dered ineffective, date back to Co. $50 million at a favorable rate October 1955, when a three-man should request permission Federal Court of Appeals ruled the of interest for a successor to the Mary. The move would by telegram (be sure to in­ screening program unconstitutional Queen enable Britain to have another clude registration num­ because of the denial of rights to "prestige" ship for Its transconfpnt informants and conduct Atlantic trade. ber). The next SIU meet­ cross-examination. Cunard would sink $33 million ings will be: •Up until that decision, the Coast in the deal for the proposed 75,Guard had processed some 500,000 New York July 5 seamen's documents and screened 000-ton $84 million vessel. Philadelphia Conservatives in Parliament July 5 out 1,800 men. Since then, the courts have ordered documents have kicked up a storm aboqt the Baltimore July 6 restored to 327 men, of whom 60 subsidy but th^ government has Detroit July 8 just about promised suppoiT for men are actually shipping. Houston July II A related issue to the screening the projected vessel as a matter of New Orleans program, is the total lack of screen­ maintaining national prestige. A July 12 ing procedures on American-owned decision Is expected in the near Mobile July 13 runaway-flag ships as well as other future. House Body Asks Drive On Shipboahl 'Screenoes' SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS < *' British Ask Aid To Hew Super Liner <' sriRRlN& UF0ro/^ as. ^BCUIZ\TWASR6BH<m> r-' ///- - CA^RO -p^ir fT' MAS ReCOGhi\7E RBP cnmroo. 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Title A name given to the resource June 17, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU WINS VOTE IN 5 RR TUG FLEETS ITF TIGHTENS RULE ON RUNAWAYS; HITS UAR ON BLACKLISTS NLRB RULING DUE ON RUNAWAY SHIP ISSUES VOLPIAN NAMES TO HEAD NEW WELFARE PLAN DEP’T LAKES ILA WINS AREA PAY EQUALITY TOO MUCH RADAR PERILS SHIP SAFETY SEAFARERS ASSIST ‘QUAKE VICTIMS LIBERIA, PANAMA WIN UN POSTS IMWU AWAYS APPEALS COURT FINDING ON INCRES DISPUTE CONGRESS ADVANCES AID TO UNSUBSIDIZED FLEETS POLAND GETS MORE FARM SURPLUS AID MEBA WINNER IN TWO LAKES FLEET BALLOTS PUBLIC HEALTH TB HOSPITAL CLOSES; TRANSFER PATIENTS HOUSE BODY ASKS DRIVE ON SHIPBOARD ‘SCREENOES’ MEBA VOTES TO OVERHAUL PORT SET-UP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/17/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 13  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/370b857daf7b6f251c14e0a7bb2d5f5c.PDF 7b04d6057dfa9a486af3c5b4dd8ab066 PDF Text Text C Stoiy On Page 2 u- > ' r.-' SEAFARERS^LOG •S OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO '••J. 28 Ships Vote SiU 410-124 |j'» c. • '!P' y! N - L4*' . i\ The SIU Great Lakes District has won representation rights for crewmembers of three non-union steamship companies in National Labor Relations Board elections. Results of the voting released by; the Board on Friday, May 27, and Tuesday, May 31, show the SIIX victorious by an over-all margin of better than three to one. Companieslnvolved were Pioneer Steamship Company, with 16 ships; Buckeye Steamship Company, six ships, and Steinbrenner Steam­ ship with another six ships. Since 1957, the SIU has won elections on a total of 55 vessels on the Lakes, involving close to 1,400 seamen. Stories On Page 3 w Cfffff MJ Th? bright and comfortable faciliti^ of the rOt SflU IfidI* new hall for Seafarers in Philadelphia are being readied for occupancy in that port. Shown here is view of hiring h^ and lorpge area. (Other photo on page 2.) i Incres Men Win Pay, OT Cains "" Story On Page 5 I t •» •«.>' I' J > I^ / -• V . •' - ^ V.I ILi, r ' ijii ibave agree • Ships of the SlU-contoacted Calmar Line havQ "joined the ranks of other companies: which purchase higher-quality steak meats; Above (1 to r) strip ;:lolng pi§r. Lookuig ovcr award for 1,541 accident-free ^OtCfy MWOrO» days alraard Alcoa Roamer are (L-R): David K. Nunh, steward, Milt Robinson, bosun, CG Capt. John F. Kettlers, Capt. George Taylor, skipper, Paul ifsdebaugh, AB and,V. D. Becker, - j^eward dept. Safely Council presented citation. I •S. �FMW TWO SEAFARERS JaiMllllM LOG Sunny Hay Spot F^r Seafarers Three Cases At Issue: ^ NLRB Heats SlU Bid For Runaways ~ 'V WASHINGTON—The National Labor Relations Board has held a key hearing on the rights of US maritime unions to organize the crews of rimaway-flag ships. A session held before the Board in Washington on May 31 dealt with SIU organizing activity among the crews of three runaway-flag the foreign eonuuerce of the shipping companies — P&O, ment and other agencies to block United States and upon American runaway organizing. West India Fruit and Steam­ The three cases involved deal workmen . . ; the present comple­ ship and Eastern Shipping. with the crews of the Liberian- ment of the Florida ... is in direct The hearings were called on flSg cruise ship SS Florida, the competition witti American seamen long-pending SIU election peti­ Panamanian-flag SS Yarmouth for employment opportunities . . . tions and unfair labor charges, and the Sea Level, the former the organization of the vessels' some of which have been hanging SlU-manned Seatrain New Orleans, crews ... is, therefore a matter of concern, to American seamen . . . fire over a year. It is believed in now under Liberian registry. As a result, the NLRB ordered maritime circles that the action The Florida, operated by P&O, setting the hearing dates at the was the target of an SIU organiz­ an election on the Florida which time of the International Maritime ing campaign back in 1958. At that the SIU won by 87 to 21 in July Workers Union beef against Incres time, the NLRB issued a precedent- 1958. However, the company since Line reflects Washington pressure setting decision recognizing the has refused to bargain with the for a blanket policy on runaway right of US unions to organize SIU and is under unfair labor 'Outdoor patio area of new hall for Seafarers in Phiiadelphio organizing. The American Com­ runaway shipping. The NLRB so. charges for this refusal as well as should be popular spot in pleasanl weather. Hall Is in last stage* mittee for the Flags of Necessity, ruled because, as it stated. .. the the firing of pro-union crewmemof completion. (See other photo, page 1.) a runaway operators' front, has employer's operations have a di­ bers. Several of the charges have been upheld by an NLRB trial ex­ rect and substantial effect upon been pressuring the State Depart­ aminer. The other two vessels involved, the Yarmouth and Sea Level, areboth the subjects of NLRB elec­ tion petitions. The Panamanianflag Yarmouth fired its 136-man West Indian crew in September, 1958, when they sought union rep­ resentation and hired a new crew. WASHINGTON—A favorite weapon of the railroads in The Yarmouth, like the Florida, Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have approved operates in the West Indian cruise their war against domestic shipping, the selective rate cut, seven more Seafarer applicants for the SIU disability pen­ trade out of Miami with, as the would be outlawed under terms of a bill which would subject ^ sion. The action by the trustees assures the Seafarers the NLRB notes, "most of its passen­ such practices to the anti-^trust laws. terstate Commerce Act of 1958 gers picked up and returned to a $35 weekly disability-pension The bill, introduced by Sen. which bars the holding up of rates benefit because they are no Cook and steward. He had to stop US port." The agency which oper­ Ralph Yarborough (Dem., Texas) on one mode of transportation to ates the Yarmouth, Eastern Ship­ sailing because he is suffering from longer able fo sail. ping, is a Florida corporation a member of the Senate Interstate protect the traffic of another com­ Thfe latest additions to the spe­ arthritis. and Foreign Commerce Commit­ petitive mode. cial disability list include Aloyslus The SIU disability benefit is owned by the wife of the ship­ tee, would prevent railroads from With the passing of this act, A. Kessen, Carl G. Pederson, Man­ payable to Seafarers of any age owner. She is an American citizen, cutting their rates in only one geo­ railroads started engaging in all although he is a British citizen. uel R. Perez, Wong Yau, John who are no longer able to sail graphical area to kill off shipping kinds of price war and manipula­ Ossmow, Antonio Ferreira and because of physical infirmities. "Eastern is the exclusive agent competition. It would force them tions, putting intense pressure on for McCormick (the shipping com­ Clarence Lott. Twelve years' seatime with SlU- pany) in the US," the Board notes, to apply these rate reductions to trucking and water carrier com­ Kessen is 57 years old and was contracted companies is the basic "and has no other bus^ess." the whole system. petitions. disabled by hypertension and ar­ requirement for an applicant. It would thus serve as an anti­ The Sea Level runs between Additional Support In addition to the SIU benefit, Louisiana and Havana, Cuba, with trust regulator, adopting^ the con­ teriosclerotic heart disease. He The Inland Waterways Common sailed in the steward department. which comes to $150 a month, thg a crew of Cuban nationals. The cept that prices may not be re­ Carrier Association; a'non-rail car­ Social Security system provides Pederson is 66 years old and owners are a Virginia corporation duced selectively, lower than nec­ rier group, has supported the Yar­ benefits for disabled workers over with US citizens as officers, direc­ essary to meet competition. sailed in the deck department. He borough bill, contending that it joined the SIU in 1938 and sailed 50, plus the benefits paid to retired tors and stockholders. In Decem­ Blast Rate Cuta will correct an "unjust" situation. workers over 65. Such benefits are ber, 1958, the Union obtained until recently when he was dis­ Maritime transportation inter­ Railroad interests-have not com­ in addition to the payments made pledge cards for a majority of the abled by heart trouble. ests have blasted $he ICC for al­ mented on the bill yet, hut strongly by the SIU Welfare Plan. crew and petitioned for an elec­ lowing the /ailroads to reduce Perez sailed in the deck depart­ tion. As a result, 26 crewmembers rates between specific points on oppose any step to limit their rate ment until his recent retirement. were fired. The SIU then picketed certain commodities upon which reduction freedom and are ex­ He also was disabled by heart the ship and filed charges of dis­ water carriers depend for revenue. pected to fight the bill vehemently. trouble. Up till now, maritime, truck and crimination with the New Orleans The railroads would not be so Yau, who joined the Union in organized labor groups have tes­ regional office of the Board. Evi­ prone to cut rates if they had to 1950, sailed in the steward depart­ tified, uniformly blasting the ICC dence was submitted that crewment until heart disease sidelined do so across the board. and railroads for discriminatory members were told they were be­ bin>. . The railroads have argued that practices, actions in restraint of ing fired for having asked the SIU they are of primary importance in Ossmow is 58 years old and is to represent them. They were told- National defense and that the Gov­ trade, and similar activities Dur­ unfit for iluty because of a nerve they could get their Jobs back if ernment is Indirectly subsidizing ing the remainder of the time set ailment. they would revofte their SIU the railroad's competitors. The aside by the Senate for-hearings Ferreira sailed in the deck de­ pledge cards and testify against railroads have b^en juggling their fhe railroads will attempt to an­ partment until he was disabled by Kessen Ferreira the SIU before the NLRB. When rates since the passage of the In­ swer the criticisms heaped agaihst -heart disease. He is 67 years old. them. the ship arrived in New Orleans in Lott, who is 69, sailed as chief January, crewmembers were trans­ ported from the vessel to the NLRB office by armed Pirtkerton Notify Welfare detectives. Senate Bill Would Bar RR Selective Rate Cuts Seven More Seafarers Get Disability Pensions States Marine Gets Rigtut Of Changes 1 fr: m The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's families because the seamen's enrollment or beneficiary cards have not been kept up to date. Some death benefit payments have been delayed for some time until the Seafarer's bene­ ficiaries could be located. To avoid delays in payments of wel­ fare benefits Seafarers are ad­ vised to notify the Union im­ mediately of any changes In ad­ dress, changes in the names of beneficiaries or additional de­ pendents by filling out ndw en^ rollment and beneficiary cards. These cards can be obtained in any SIU port. , ; 'J SEAFARERS LOG WASHINGTON — Runaway-flag ship operations got an­ other boost from the Government this week. The Federal Maritime Board granted States Marine Lines* bid for permis­ sion to continue to operate a>— fleet of 21 runaway and for­ companies and by maritimo un. PAWL HAU., president Bumaat BRAND, Editor. BKRNARD SEA­ eign-flag bulk carriers while ions. It is feared that as a result Jun. 3, IM Vol. XXII, No. 12 Pederson Perez Wong Ossmow MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARIBUR, the company's Ameri9an-flag ships At. MASXIN, ARTUUR BBRGER, CHARLES BEAUMET, DEL ROBINSON, Staff Writers. receive subsidies. BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative, . The action involved granting States Marine a waiver of the 1936 Publlihsd biwaskly at tha haadquartari Merchant' Marine Act which re­ of tha Saafarari Jntarnationat Union, At­ lantic Gulf, Lakas and Inland Watara quires that subsidized shipping District, AFL-CIO, t7S Fourtn Avanoa, companies cannot have any con­ Brooklyn 31, NY. Tal. HYaclnth »>«iSO. Sacond clat* postaga paid at tha PAat nection with foreign operations. Offica In Brooklyn, NY, undar tha Act of Aug. 24,'1912. ^ States Marine's bid for a waiver m had been strenuously opposed by several other subsidized shipping of the latest decision, moire Ann rican steamship companies will seek to operate runaway shipping, with consequent growth of such shipping at the expense of \merican-flag operations. The 21 bulk ore and oil carriers operated by States T'.-irine trans­ port iron ore, bauxite and other materials on account for leading American industrial giants. ^ u fc *• I .. - * ..... . ., . .-I - , • -.-JI - �t, 19M SEAFARERS Pare Thre* LOG ..i/ > V > SlU Wins 28 Lakes Ships New Meeting Procedure Crews Of Three Fleets Give f ' '> ' • ^H One of the major changes in the SIU constitution is the new schedule of membership meetings. They will now be held monthly in the deep sea ports of New York, Philadel­ phia, Baltimore, Houston, New Orleans and Mobile. The port of Detroit has been added to the monthly schedule. All. meetings will be held at 2:30 PM, local time, for each of the seven ports concerned. The meeting schedule"" calls for New York meetings on the first Monday of each month, following the first Sunday; Philadelphia, the first Tuesday; Baltimore, the first Wednesday, and Detroit, the first Friday. Houston, New Orleans and Mobile will meet In the week follow­ ing the above meetings, Houston on Monday, New Orleans on Tuesday and Mobile on Wednesday. 1 Since the first Sunday In June is June 9, the port of New York will meet June 6; Philadelphia, June 7; Baltimore, June 8; Detroit, June 10. Houston will meet Monday, June 13; New Orleans, June 14 and Mobile, June 15. Special meetings at a port may be called at the direction of the port agent or area vice-president, between the hours of 9 AM and 5 PM. A two-hour posted notice of such special meetings is required. Safety Meetings Pay Offi Company's Report Shows f / r>'^ The productive results that are obtained by shipboard safety meetings are highlighted in the latest issue of the Isth­ mian Lines "Safety Bulletin." An item in the bulletin reports on a considerable number of changes made on the com­ at shipboard safety meetings and pany's ships deriving from forwarded to company headquar­ safety suggestions offered by the ters. Additional suggestions of this nature are under study, the com­ crews.. The company reports it has in­ pany reports. Shipboard safety committee stalled such items on its ships as safety treads, new types of boiler meetings on Isthmian ships as well scaffolding, alarm systems for chill as on ships of other SlU-contracted boxes, heavy-duty stepladders, companies, are an essential part face masks for firemen, safety belts of the industry-wide safety pro­ with, leg straps and other personal gram on SIU ships. While many companies have long had the prac­ protective gear. Additional items include more tice of safety meetings, the un­ handrails where needed, safety licensed crewmembers had, in guards for master switches, use of many instances, not participated safety painting, nylon safety nets in such meetings in the past be­ for gangways, plastio bags for fore the industry-wide program garbage disposal and hard hats was set up. Now, safety meetings on SIU ships Include representa­ for deck and engine room men. All of these items, and others, tives of all three unlicensed de­ have resulted from proposals made partments. Union Big Election Margins DETROIT—Crews of three non-union Lakes steamship companies have voted overwhelmingly for SIU Great Lakes District representation, giving the Union its biggeibt victory in the three-year old organizing campaign. As a result of the NLRB polling, the Union now rep­ Union, which has been a seniority has great appeal among resents crewmembers of an Sailors long-term obstacle to organizing Lakes seamen who are laid off additional 28. Lakes ships efforts by recognized marine un­ with each winter's freeze-up. Prior to the establishment of this pro­ operated by the P i o n e e r ions. A major item in the success of gram the seamen had no contract Steamship Company, Buck­ the SIU's campaign is the job guarantee that they would be re­ eye Steamship Company security program put into effect hired at the following spring fitand Steinbrenner (Kinsman Transit Inc.). The smashing victory won by the Union is reflected by the top-heavy vote majorities. They were 213 to 94 in Pioneer, 77 to 18 in Buckeye and 120 to 12 in Steinbrenner, the opposition votes there being split, seven for no union and five for the Lakes Sail­ ors Union an "independent" out­ fit. Pioneer operates 16 ships, and Buckeye and Steinbrenner six each in the Lakes bulk trade. The total vote then, was 410 for the SIU, 124 against, a margin of bet­ ter than three to one. Reject Anti-Union Pitch The sweeping triumph in an or­ ganizing area in which various unions have been frustrated time and time again is taken as proof positive that Lakes seamen are re­ jecting the anti-union tactics of the operators in favor of union representation. A1 Tanner, director of organiza­ tion for the SIU, summed it up declaring, "The election results confirm our strong feeling that Great Lakes seamen are determ­ ined to have bopafide marine un­ ion representation within the AFLCIO." In previous years, Lakes ship­ owners have been successful in us­ ing a variety of "scare" devices to block unions, as well as "inde­ pendent" associations of the kind utilized in Esso and other deepsea tanker fleets. A particularly-satisfying aspect of the victory was the drubbing given to the "independent" Lakes Labor Secretary Guest Of SIUNA If > Secretary of Labor James Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell are served by-unidentified Seafarer at SlUNA exhibit at Union Label show recently held in Washington, DC, national armory.-Various SlUNA sea­ men, fishermen And f»hhery affiliates had efdiibits the show. by the SIU Great Lakes District among its contracted companies. The provision for orderly job se­ curity, no bumping by officers and supervisprs, and industry - wide out. , SIU Great Lakes officials expect to open negotiations immediately on union contracts with the three companies Involved. Lakes Drive Tally: 55 Ships Organized Although the Great Lakes were once considered to be a graveyard for maritime union organizing, the SIU Great Lakes District has demonstrated—during the past three years —that an intensive organizing ^ campaign, plus a program of In February of this year Reiss genuine benefits for unli­ was signed to the SIU Job Secur­ censed seamen, can produce im­ ity Program and Great Lakes Wel­ portant union organizing victories, fare Plan. even in this stronghold of the The latest SIU victories ar» Lakes Carriers Association and a those In the 16-ship Pioneer flock of so-called, "independent Steamship fleet, the six-ship Buck­ unions." eye Steamship fleet, and the sixAttempts to organize the unor­ ship Steinbrenner fleet. ganized unlicensed seamen on the Lakes had been going on of course, since the Great Lakes Dis­ trict was established and had met with some success. But it was not until 1957 that the SIU—in prepa­ ration for the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in the spring of 1959 — really mapped out an in­ tensive and comprehensive organ­ izing campaign. Since that time, the SIU's ef­ forts have resulted in a string of organizing victories which have WASHINGTON —The Maritima brought some 55 ships and 1,400 has dropped the unlicensed jobs under the SIU Administration minimjim price it will accept on banner. bids for purchase by US citizens Shortly after mapping its or­ on low-priority Liberty ships from ganizing plans in 1957, the SIU a previous price of $70,000 to a launched its first major campaign new low of $65,000 per vessel. in the nine-ship Tomlinson Fleet The news came in an announce­ Corporation. In October of ttiat ment by the Maritime Administra­ year, an NLRB election got under tion inviting bids of 24 Liberty way, and on February 7, 1958, the ships for scrapping. The bids will labor board In Cleveland an­ be opened at 2:30 PM (EDT) on nounced that the SIU had defeated Local 5,000 of the Steelworkers by June 15, 1960. Apparently, the decline in th« a margin of nearly 3-1. The com­ pany later balked at contract ne­ askings price for the ships reflects gotiations; but, after a five-week a decline in the scrap market be­ strike during which the SIU ef­ cause of -slower activity in tha fectively kept ships bottled up in nation's steel mills. The ships offered for sale are Buffalo and Duluth, Tomlinson was signed to an agreement de­ the Alexander Lillington, Alfred scribed by the Great Lakes Dis­ Moore, Arthur Riggs, Benjamin trict as "the best contract ever Goodhue, Charles D. Walcott, Charles Piez, Frederick Von Steu­ negotiated on the Great Lakes." In November and December of ben, George Durant, James Hoban, 1958, the SIU followed up its John J. Abel, Philander C. Knox, Tomlinson triumph \vith an NLRB Raymond B. Stevens, Thomas election victory in the six-ship Kearns, W. C. Latta and the ZachGartland Steamship Company ary Taylor located in the Wilming­ ton, North Carolina Reserve Fleet; fleet. Early in the '59 season the SIU the Fort St. Francois, Fort Drew kicked off an organizing campaign and the Samtucky located in the in the 12-ship Reiss Steamship Mobile, Alabama, Reserve Fleet; Company fleet. The steel strike the Fort Souris and the Samhorn which immobilized a large segment in the Beaumont, Texas, Reserve of Lakes shipping during most of Fleet; the Joseph Holt, James D. the '59 season, slowed SIU organ­ Doty and the John Drake Sloat in izing efforts in this as well as in the Suisun Bay, California, Re­ other Lakes fleets. Nevertheless, serve Fleet and' the' Theodore the SIU capped the season by Sedgwick and the William E. Borah gaihlng 166. votes, to 109 for "no in the Astoria, Oregon, Reserve union." ; Fleet. Old Libertys Sale-Tagged At $65,000 �F«ar SEAFARERS Jane 1.19§$ LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPINO ROARD May 11 Through May 24 ShipActmfy A slight rise In shipping was recorded this period with the totals This period one port didn't have a payoff (Miami) and four ports over the thousand mark again. The District shipped 1.041 men this didn't have any sign ons (Boston, Norfolk, Miami and Seattle). .period compared to 998 last period, for a rise of 43 jobs. This brings The breakdown by department shows that 839 men shipped In the shipping back to where it was a month ago. The figures quoted covered deck department, 352 in the black gang and 300 in the steward de­ all classes. partment. Last period 43^ men shipped in deck, 354 in engine and In .spite of the rise in shipping, ship activity fell a bit as 212 payoffs, 342 in steward. sign ons and in-transits were tallied this period for a drop of 14 from The registration'breakdown for this period is as follows: Deck-456, last period's figures, x engine-367. and steward-350. These figures cover "A" and "B." There were 65 payoffs, 23 sign ons and 124 intransit calls for the New Orleans led all the ports with 202 men shipped for a gain of total of 212 ships serviced. Last period there were 51 payoffs, 34 sign- 25 over its previous figures. Mobile boomed with 102 men shipped, a ons and 133 in-transits, a total of 226. rise of 65 over its last total and New York, was not far .behind, its The number of registered "A" and. "B" men on the beach at the jobs rising 57 to^a total of 196 men shipped. Last period' it shipped ^ end of the period was 3,002, a jump of 151 over last period's figures. 139 men. Ports with 100 or less "A" and "B" men registered on the beach at Philadelphia was hit hard, slumping from 84 to this period's dismal the end of the period were: Boston, Jacksonville, Miami, and Wil­ 13 jobs. Seattle dropped from 122 to 96 atid Baltimore fell from 111 mington. The same ports had 50 or less "A" men registered. to 96. . -Pay Slga la Offs Oat Tram. TOTAi: Bottoa 2 — 3 I New York ....JtO 2 20 .42 Philadalplila ... 2 I 0 11 Boltimora .... 12 t 9 29 Norfolk 3 — 4 7 Jaektonvilla ... I I 10 12 Miami — _ 4 4 Mobile 3 -2 10 IS New Orleont ..7 3 18 28 Houiton 6 4 18 28 Wiiminqtoa ... 2 1 7 10 Son Froncitce.. 2 '1 9 12 Seottie 5 •— 4 9 Total 85 23 124 212 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A • Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle ... TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A -Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beech CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 2 8 ALL A C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 B 2 2 3 ALL — — — — — 2 3 6 — 2 9 — 2 2 2 — 2 2 4 7 2 12 3 22 1 2 3 62 — 24 34 9 6 15 9 8 30 12 59 — 4 4 1 4 5 59 8 5 72 92 145 44 281 4 31 36 71 7 6 17 — — — — — — 4 4 5 1 1 1 2 2 ._ 2 11 15 10 36 1 4. 5 _ 8 24 2 34 1 6 12 19 5 12 3 20 2 3 8 13 20 73 33 31 64 10 105 1 13 27 41 99 A 1 19 9 1 A 1A 3 4 10 2 16 1A * 5 2 7 1 4' A 0 0 o4 1 iU 19 A r IX1 1 1A 9R A V BS 2 4 4 6 2 1 J 2 2 At J. X 0 1 4 1 JSO 4 ^ ' A9 15 2 ~— 2 — 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 —' 4 12 2 26 '... 12 1 6 13 7 12 6 31 .— 4 0 31 ^ 4 35 39 43 "a 90 1 2 12 15 23 8 14 45 2 5 5 17 12 19 24 11 54 — 5 12 5 5 10 54 81 61 17 10 77 21 159 4 11 15 30 15 36 13 64 2 7 8 26 17 14 8 10 10 48 3 23 1 — 1 48 23 1 72 30 44 6 80 2 9 7 18 1 = 7 9 1 17 — 3 — 3 4 6 — 10 3 1 3 7 1 2 10 7 2 10 19 8 18 3 1 1 — 10 10 3 1 21 e 4 7 7 13 20 2 3 4 9 __ 20 9 29 19 14 3 36 1 2 3 6 14 17 3 34 4 6 10 9 5 14 — 2 6 .7 — — 15 14 2 2 2 15 31 16 14 30 1 6 2 9 119 192 47 358 5 44> ~58 107 91 129 46 266 10 27 50 87 3 36 266 14 19 87 '36 389 339 467 112 918 18 90 129 237 1" ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B •— Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C % TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach • CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3, 1 5 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 Boston . I 3 . . 2 6 1 5 11 2 3 3 8 50 2 9 34 7 8 12 22 4 26 36 1 New York 6 10 8 19 — 4 4 8 36 8 63 51 137 30 218 5 19 32 37 74 — — 7 2 10 — — — 4 1 Philadelphia 4 4 — 4 — 4 1 1 2 — 6 1 2 _ 16 3 20 4 4 19 28 1 5 4' Baltimore. 12 6 19 1 21 1 23 — 1 1 2 3 1 4 23 7 34 8 4 52 14 74 1 - 21 15 37 — — — — — — — 10 3 13 — >Iorfolk 6 2 8 — 1 1 1 1' 1 1 2 2 . 31 2 35 10 5 15 .ii— — >.— 5 — — 1 2 — 3 1 3 — 2 1 Jacksonville..... J.... 4 — 5 1 1 — 1 __ 6 2 8 1 11 1 5 5 11 1 — >— — — _ — — — — — — — — — ... ... 1 — 1 Miami................ — 3 3 1 1 — _ 26 Mobile 4 • 14 2 6 20 0 2 8 3 20 3 26 — 1 7 8 — 8 34 12 45 5 62 10 8 18 22 New Orleans 9 5 7 36 0 2 9 7 24 7 38 1 5 7 6 13 — 4' 10 38 13 10 61 25 58 8 91 1 13 13' 27 Houston 26 11 5 8 8 42 2 18 8 22 3 33 1 5 11 17 1 7 6 17 14 14 33 64 18 29 4 51 • 1 7 9 17 4» Wilmington. 3 — 7 1 6 2 5 9 3 1 9 1 4 2 7 2 2 7 4 9 4 20 3 3 6 1 4 3 8 San Francisco.... 5 11 — 16 — 1 1 8 — 2 5 13 — 1 3 1 4 — . __ 4 1 13 1 18 3 25 28 1 1 Seattle 2 19 1 5 3 22 — 8 3 19 1 23 1 2 6 5 3 9 1 9 23 9 9 41 2 21 1 24 1 8 4 13 •"52 170 30 252 7 62 46 lis 36" 163 23 212 6 TOTAIS 32 51 89 3 25 "23" 51 212 89 51 352 127" 434 •73 634 13 113 108 234 Port i< MM MM STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 Boston 2 3 1" 6 New York 15 3 19 37 Philadelphia.......... 7 2 18 9 'Baltimore 9 5 18 32 Norfolk 9 1 10 Jacksonville 2 7 3 — bliami................ — Mobile. .1 2 3 8 la New Orleans... 15 5 33 53 Houston 25 2 9 36 Wilmington 2 4 2 8 San Francisco 4 8 12 . Seattle 6 12 6 24 TOTALS 105 33 114 252 Port MM —• MM . Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROTTP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL — — 1 — 1 2 — 1 .— 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 1 7 13 1 1 2 At — 12 — 4 20 24 18 6 24 48 — 1 12 ^ 1 .— 2 48 12 1 61 94 40 104 238 3 4. 78 35 — — — — . — . —' . _ 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 5 19 7 12 38 7 7 3 — 2 12 17 9 6 4 19 1 2 3 1 5 I 7 19 7 « 29 38 16 37 91 4 4 17 25 — 2 82 — — — — 1 — — 2 6 — •— 1 1 1 18 5 6 29 3 5 4 12 1 — 1 2 1 2 5 _ —" — — — — 5 — 5 5 2 3 10 2 1 1 4 — — — — —' — — —• —• r-T — — '— _ • 1 — 2 3 — — 2 — — , 2 8 3 12 23 — 9 9 1 1 23 9 33 27 1 10 34 71 20 20 MV 3 15 —' 5 1 3 33 19 7 43 1 12 5 43 1 10 12 5 60 49 17 85 151 1 2 41 44 — 1 4 13 — 18 13 3 15 31 13 13 6 7 31 1 13 7 51 29 9 13 51 2 1 10 13 — — 2 — 2 5 8 2 2 1 2 5 1 8 1 1 5 1 14 4 3 •— 7 3 2 w. _ — — . — __ 10 3 3 5 1 4 10 5 5 5 — 15 8 5 18 31 2 2 AT 3 ,-•>4 1 5 — 4 4 3 12 1 3 6 1 1 8 12 4 8 5 6 24 11 22 1 2 4 7 9 17 *72 98 68 29 108 205 4 3 "58 3 '25 65 3 31 205 65 30 300 308 120 327 75'5 17 20 187 224 MM •— MM MM MM MM MM • — • —• MM - MMi MM MM MM 4 - MM MM MM. MM MM MM MMt .V SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK iN&NE STIWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 119 192 47 t 358 5 44 58 52 170 30"! 252 Y 62 46 105 33 111^1 252 9 '17 72 276 m 191 1 862 21 123 m Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 *3 1 107 91_129 _46 I 266 10 27 50 I 115"36 153 23 I 212 6 '32 51 I" 98 68__ 29 108 I 205 4 3 56 1*3^0 L96 3^,177 I 683 20" 62 159 Shipped CLASS C T01AL SHIPPED Registened On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B -CLASS GROUP GROUP ALL A B CALL, 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 36 266 "87 36 I 389^339 467 112 | 918 18 90 129 I 237 '51212 89 51 j'352 i27 434 . 73 | 634 -13 113 108 I 234 I 3120-5 65 30 j 300 CCS 120 327 | '755 17 20 187 1 224 GROUP ALL 12. 3 n67 3 14 19 I 89 '3. 25 23 j 65 "3 _ 3 25 2U "9 42 67. Hl8i68» , 241 *17 1104lj774 1021 512 12897 48 223 424 I 695. , ^ , . '•"I �w- ItnM I, IM* SBAPAREkS Pkg« Vtv* LOG IMWU Appealing Picket Ban; Nassau Crew Viins Pay Cains QUESTION: Have you ever considered going after a license? Aurustin Andreu, OS: Yes, I've thought about it from time to time, but after observa number of mates in action aboard ship, I don't see where they have more resp 0 nsibility t h a li, say, a watch - stander. They're "on call" more than unli­ censed personnel and usually they put in more hours a day, too. The biggest duty they have, in my mind, is looking after the cargoes. 5* 1- 4> 4" 4' t Raul Iglesias, 2d cook: I took the Coast Guard exam for FWT, with the hopes that sooner or later I could get an en­ gineer's license. Passed every­ thing okay — ex­ cept for the eye test because of color-blindness. I saiied five years In the engine de­ partment then transferred to the steward department where 1 am presently empioyed. So it looks like I will be staying in the unli­ censed category for as long as I sail. Earl Cain, eook-baker: In 17 years of sailing in this union, I can say I've con­ sidered a licensed spot. I came to tbe conclusion many times, how­ ever, that it's best for me to remain where I am. The tilings I don't like about a license are the contract rules you fall under, the types of responsibility involved and of the troubles you encounter. As an unlicensed man, I have less headaches. Joseph DeChalus, messman: Al­ though tlie idea has passed through my mind from time to time, 1 don't believe I would consider a licensed job. For one thing, I am completely satis­ fied with my duties in the steward depart­ ment. The same goes forv^the income derived from It. Maybe the mates and other officers make more money, but then they pay more taxes, too. I'll stick where I am. Fred Parker, oiler; Third as­ sistant is the next step for me. I hope to take the Coast Guard tests for the exam in about two more years. Why? Be­ cause of money. Because of lon­ gevity on the same job. I have a wife and two children to think about. The more I make the better it is for them. Though ~my wife has made no specific comments about it, I am sure she won't com­ plain about more money in the "household kitty." '4> V, 4" Leo Loney, messman: Frankly I haven't given it too much thought. I've been sailing pnder the SIU banner for about five years and feel that I can't take time out to get the extra schooling I would need to qualify for a license. An­ other thing is the cost, too. 1 have a family to sup­ port and will probably remain un­ licensed because It affords me a fair income with which I take care of my obligations. 4> 4; 4" 4" i The International Maritime Workers Union is preparing to appeal to the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court against an injunction issued on behalf of the runaway-flag Incres Line. The injunction was issued by State Supreme Court Justice Greenberg on the petition of^" the company. It ordered the being tied-up for 11 days. Pas­ ence between the Incres Line IMWU not to picket the ships sengers boarded the ship at an­ operation and any other business or organize the crews. Nevertheless, crewmembers of the SS Nassau at first refused Xo take their ship out on Friday, May 27. They' set up their own picket lines following the issuance of the injunction, and demanded improve­ ments on their wages and ship­ board conditions and a union con­ tract. As a rpsult of the crewmembers' determined stand the crew notified IMWU that the Incres Line was compelled to agree to the follow­ ing improvements to get the ship out: • A 20 percent increase for all hands retroactive to January 1, 1960. • Overtime pay Increases, up to triple for the steward department, from 25 to 75 cents an hour, plus OT .increases for deck and engine men. • Eight hour day in deck and engine departments. • Extra pay for baggage han­ dling. • $10 per month bonus for deck and engine men to compensate for lack of tips. • Reduction of breakage charges from $1.10 to 50 cents per pas­ senger. (This had been paid for by the steward department). • Refund of 25 percent of de­ ductions for Italian government insurance system (similar to US Social Security). Crewmembers subsequently sent a wire to the IMWU, signed by the ten shipboard delegates expressing thgir "heartfelt lhanks and grati­ tude" to the IMWU and all those who had assisted them in their beef. Initially, in negotiating with the operator, the IMWU had sought a 20 percent Increase, OT increases and an eight hour day as part of an interim contract package. Another vessel owned by the company, the Victoria, sailed after New Oil Barge Made Of Nylon A novel British innovation for transporting oil in nylon "balloons" has been demon­ strated in New York harbor. The nylon barge, called a Dracone, can be filled up with any liquid and hauled through the water via tug. In the demonstration, a Dra-"^ cone_ was loaded with 11,000 few problems to surmount before fat, brightly colored sausage-like gallons of heating oil in Bay- they become commonplace, but objects floating in harbor an the y >• chorage from the sight-seeing boat Manhattan II. The firm which operates the Manhattan II, the Panorama Sightseeing Yacht Cruise, Inc., was notified subse­ quently by the New York Park Department that a contract allowit to use a gangway at the Battery was cancelled for violation of its agreement to operate on sight­ seeing runs exclusively. IMWU's attorneys emphasized that, as a labor dispute, the case properly belongs under the juris­ diction of the National Labor Re­ lations Board.' They pointed out that the company, Incres Line, operated out of New.York City with offices, passenger reserva­ tions, storing and other aspects of the operation conducted in New York. Further, they added, the vessels' home port Is New York and they operate regularly in American foreign commerce. As such then, the IMWU posi­ tion i.s that there is little differ­ us Lowers Price Tag In Move To Sell LeIlanI • '• A5'- • •. iT-ilf WASHINGTON—The 88 Leilani is again up for bids by prospective US buyers. This time, she's advertised for much lower than the previously advertised "special" tag placed on her by the Maritime Ad--* :— ministration for specific use can President ~ ^ Lines. APL will in the domestic trade. probably use the Leilani in the The MA, in calling for purchase bids on the 18,000-ton vessel, an­ nounced that it will accept a rockbottom price of $3,577,254 if the Leilani is to be used for domestic voyages. This is $822,746 less than the previous asking price of $4,400,000. As for the tab on the vessel if it's to be used for off­ shore operation, that's pegged at $3,200,000—^unchanged from the former asking price. Only those US citizens who oper­ ate US-flag ships are eligible to bid on the passenger-cargo vessel. Bids will be opened in Washington on June 30, the Government agency reported. Chances are good that the vessel may be purchased by the I^IUPacifle District-contracted Ameri­ onne and towed 11 miles to Brook­ someday. Seafarers might see big, end of a towline. lyn. It was then unloaded, inflated with carbon dioxide and hauled away "light." British concerns have been using Dracones for 18 months carrying petroleum products to the Isle of Wight in the English Channel. The orange-and-black" striped Dracone was put through a num­ ber of tests, involving rugged turns, but it handled easily. The Dracones, which are rather ex­ pensive, (a 35-ton Dracone cost as much as $15,000) were not developed to compete with oil barges, but to be utilized in special problem cases, such as areas where petroleum has just been comingInto use and had been carried in by drums. They are also well suited for moving small quantities of fuel in shallow and difficult waters, and have potential in connection with offshore oil drillings rigs. Coast Guard officials who re­ viewed the demonstration noted that in a busy harbor the Dracone, when loaded, might be difficult to see and that there was also a risk Towboal hauls nylon "balloon" barge in demonstralion of ablliiy of device to handle quantities of of water pollution in Dracone petroleum products on short hauls. Device is in use in Great Britain but has yet to be approved by cargoes. < Jt 'seems that Dracones have a US Coast Guard for American operations. • i. that might be conducted shoreside in the States by aliens. It would be equally-subject to American labor law. The Incres Line ships are regis­ tered under the Liberian flag and have a crew hired overseas in Italy for ten month sign-ons. Crewmembers were protesting $60 a month wage scales, long hours and inferior working con­ ditions. The operators had held pegotiation meetings with tho IMWU before the tie-up began but had refused to recognize the union or grant interim wage and over­ time improvements as demanded. As a result, the IMWU then struck the Nassau, and the Vic­ toria was tied up when she came in, leading to the court action. The IMWU was set up by the SIU and the National Maritime Union for the purpose of organiz­ ing crewmembers on the many runaway-flag ships v/hich service US ports. Hawaii trade. The Leilani was built as a troop ship in 1944 and converted to a passenger liner in 1949 by the Government.' She was chartered at that time to American Export Lines for its European runs. Three years later, however, she wound up in the reserve fleet. Then in 1956, the Government sold her to Hawaiian-Textron which converted her to a passenger liner for Hawaii service. Hawaiian -Textron de­ faulted on her Government mort­ gages and the Maritime Adminis­ tration then took the vessel back. VflAWi^ ^miCLBS ^l?p£rsy, !aet / i aye WelcoTiijedhy your ^ �Par* Six SEAFARERS Mobile Gets Cement-Hauling Tanker ijl June I, im LOG SIU BLOOD BANK HONOR ROLL . - I- Dressed up for ceremonies, converted T-3 tanker Keva Ideol is shown in Mobile shipyard. Vessel will now operate as cement carrier for Ideal Cement, which has a number of plants in the Gulf area and on the West Coast. MOBILE—Seafarers in this port have crewed-up a novel special-purpose ship here, the Keva Ideal, a T-3 tanker which has.been converted inlp a self-unloading cement carrier. The one other specialized ship of this nature under SIU deep-sea contract is the Florida -•State, owned by Ponce Ce--» — Hub Improves BOSTON—Shipping, over the past period swung over to the brighter side. One more ship and eight more men were serviced and shipped respectively over the pre­ vious period. Four men shipped in the deck department as did three in the en­ gine department and two in the steward department. Two ships, Royal Oak (Cities Service) and Bents Fort (Cities Service) paid off at-the New Eng­ land port. Cantigny (Cities Serv­ ice), Jefferson City (Victory) and Steel Rover (Isthmian) were serv­ iced in-transit. Boston, which depends heavily on the oil tanker trade, has been affected by the slump in oil ship­ ments, as well as the usual spring lull in the tanker business. ment. The Florida State is also a converted ship, formerly one of the standard Libertys. Formerly operated in oil trades, the Keva Ideal was purchased by the Ideal Cement Company and converted into a self-unloader cap­ able of hauling more than 80,000 barrels of bulk cement. It is also equipped td carry and discharge 13,000 tons of limestone or .gypsum in lieu of ccmcnt. Both materials are used in the cement manufactur­ ing process. Four Cement Pumps For loading and unloading pur­ poses the ship-was equipped with four cement pumps, as well as two 48-inch apron feeders for discharging limestone and gypsum onto a sequence of conveyer belts. Other equipment is designed to keep holds and scraper tunnels free of dust. A novel feature of the vessel is the inclusion of television sets for officers and crew as Standard equipment. While a number of ships on coastwise and nearby foreign runs have such sets, all of them have been purchased by crewmembers themselves. Many Gulf Plants The Keva Ideal was converted at the Alabama Dry Dock in Mo­ bile. Ideal has a cement :ilant in that city, as well as plints in Baton Rouge, Houston and 14 other locations. It is expected that the ship will run mostly in Gulf serv­ ice, with occasional voyages to the West Coast. Ideal also operates a number of barges and tugs in its cement-carrying operations. While there are relatively few cement carriers in deep sea opera­ tion, they are common on the Lakes and the SIU Great Lakes District has a number of such ves­ sels under contract carrying ce­ ment, limestone, crushed rock and other building materials. WatchOut for Glassware.. • One of the hazards the galley force al­ ways has to contend with is chipped or broken glassware, the cause of many a sliced finger. It's hard to eliminate this kind of on accident completely, glassware being what it is. But one thing that can be done is to examine all glassware periodic­ ally for chips and cracks. Damaged ware can then be discarded before it breaks into pieces and slices up a victim's fingers. Ml' wf--' m iv';- •i: :::X. TJie SIU blood bcnfc supplies Seafarers or members of their families with blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarers can donate to the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few of the Seafarers and others who have donated to the blood bank. Nelson, Edgar Bull, Hartley Stanton, Joseph Wendell, Richard J. Praytor, James Arthurs, Peter Linden, Clarence C. Ramirez, Luis A. Johnson, Walter A. Faulkner, Keith S. Langstrand, Eugene L. Castaldo, Vincento J. Morgan, Robert J. Connors,' Robert J. Wilson, Stanley R= Steighner, Willis V. Stodolski, Joseph Lescovlch, Walter Schoenfeld, Philip Libby, Herbert Gonzalez, Gregorio Tselentis, Argyrangelos N. Jones, Morgan L. Benitez, Perfecto . Nieves, Juan Effner, John E. Fitzpatrick, Mark J. Sanders, Stanley J. Foy, Paul R. Pickur, Andrew Feinstein, David Claudio, OUUo J. DeFilippo, Frank Stovall, Walter H. Hansen, Fred M., Jr. ' Peters, Nicholas R. Bonefont, Felix Whitley, Ralph T. r' ^ Runaways Scuttling US Law Standards -- '•J A publication recently issued by the Duke University School of Law contains some pungent observations on the runaway ship issue jn a study of transportation in the United States. Discussing the runaway problem, Eli Oliver, head-of of the Washington office of the Labor Bureau of the Middle West declared: "It is difficult to under­ stand how United States Govern­ ment officials can condone, as some of them seem to do, the evasion and undermining of our legal standards by 'runaway' Amer­ ican shipowners . ." He Indicated that the only solu­ tion to the problem of rimaway -.i shipping is by joint action ofl longshoremen, ship-repair workers, seamen, and petroleum workers. "Unions of these workers, coor­ dinated through the ITF, can, without doubt, put enough pres­ sure upon the ship operators to force them to reestablish union conditions, even though under 'convenience' flags. The water­ fronts of the world may see some vigorous action before the situa­ tion is stabilized." . �fwe I, IMt SEAFARERS Pace Sewtm LOG House Gets Ship Trade-in Bill; Would Aid Unsubsidized Lines By SIDNEY MAHGOLIUS , Th» Cost Of Retirement Conferences on retirement proiblems recently held In various states have brought out significant financial facts that even workers who have some years to go ought to know about. As US Sen. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota remarked at a Cleveland conference, despite the increase in life expectancy the death rate Is still 100 percent. So's the retirement rate. This department has estimated a minimum budget for a retired couple based on data from the Community Council of Greater New York, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other agencies. Here is approximately what this budget would run in a typical US city at today's prices: Monthly Food :...... $62.00 Housing, utilities 77.00 Medical care 18.00 Clothing 13.00 Other goods, services 40.00 r r< f |r - >^ • A bill permitting non-subsidized steamship companies, including Alcoa and Bull Line, to improve their fleets by permitting them to trade-in present ships for more modern vessels has cleared its first hurdle and has now been thrown into the hopper of the US House of Representatives by the Com-f mittee on Merchant Marine merce and Defense have given for more up-to-date C-2s, C-3s and their approval to the bill, with other vessels and Bull Line would and Fisheries. It would authorize the exchange of certain war-built vessels for more modern and efficient ones, with the aim of upgrading the American-flag non-subsidized fleet. Hardest Hit The unsubsidized operators rep­ resent the hardest-hit segment of the American-flag merchant ma­ rine. They have argued they must have efficient vessels if they are to continue operations. Since con­ struction costs" are so high, these operators hope to be allowed to make use of existing vessels which Total $210.00 This budget is really the minimum. It allows only a dollar a day would be suitable to their needs. per person for food, and just, a two or three-room rented apartment. Both the Departments of ComIt would provide a retirement of shabby respectability. You could pay your basic bills. But you couldn't own a car on it, nor have much recreation, nor any margin to cope with an expensive medical disaster. • Actually, most of the already-retired workers this reporter met at the conferences estimated that you really need about $250 a month for modestly-comfortable retirement. Florida state aijthorities, who have had a lot of experience with retirement expenses, also warn retirees they should have about $250 a month for modest security. Looking at this estimate of modest living costs for a retired couple In a large city, you can see your potential problems are: 1—Insufficient income to cover even a very modest budget. Even maximum Social Security currently payable to a retired couple, of $180 a month, falls noticearbiy short of the minimum budget. WASHINGTON — The Federal 2—Housing takes an unusual slice of the retired couple's budget— 87 percent compared to the more usual 33 percent. Housing is the Maritime Board staff has recom­ largest expense. The housing allotment in this budget includes fur­ mended denial of Grace Lines' re­ quest to abandon its subsidized nishings, cleaning supplies and utilities. Great Lakes-Caribbean service on 3—Medical care also looms notoriously large In a retired worker's budget. It's given 9 percent of the income compared to the 5Vi percent the grounds that it would tend to "lower the dignity of a subsidy younger families typically spend. contract" to a "profit seeking de­ 4—Present Social Security rules are hard on widows especially. A vice" to be abandoned when the widow gets only three-fourths the amount payable to her husband, or profits temporarily vanish. to put it another way, half what they got together. But her living costs The Board had previously agreed .are more than 50 percent. Typical living costs of a single person are about 70 percent of those of a couple. Thus, the most a widow can get to let Grace Line suspend the serv­ from Social Security at this time is $90 a month. But the costs of this ice pending the outcome of its ap­ plication for permanent discontin­ minimum budget for a single person would be close to $150 today. uation of the Lakes-Caribbean Medical Insurance Most Obvious Need service. You don't have to be an economics expert to look at these estimated originally asked the Board living costs and see what's most urgently needed to assure retirees at to Grace let it stop the service perma­ least shabby respectability. 1—Most obvious need is to provide hospital and surgical insurance nently because it lost $1,657,000 through the Social Security system. At the various retirement con­ during last year's operations. Among the reasons given by ferences the big plea was for the Forand bill. In fact, at the LakeGrace for discontinuing oper­ wood, NJ, retirement conference, ations Line were costly delays in the the delegates ignored the hotel's Seaway as well as frequent dam­ evening entertainment until the age to its vessels. Trade between master of ceremonies hit on the the - US and Cuba has also been idea of introducing the entertain­ affected by the political picture in ers as supporting the Forand bill. that country, cutting back on cargo 2—Another critical need is mod­ opportunities. erate-cost housing. If a couple can arrange mortgage payments during their working years so their house Notify Union is paid up on retirement, they will On LOG Mail have taken a big step toward As Seafarers know, copies of solving this costliest problem. But many working families can't each issue of the SEAFARERS manage this. Other potential solu­ LOG are mailed every two tions are" cooperative housing or weeks to all SIU ships as well as Government - sponsored develop­ to numerous clubs, bars and ments that will provide three-room other overseas spots where Sea­ apartments for $60-$75 a month farers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG including utilities. ' Many already retired or about involves calling all SIU steam­ to, are reluctant to join housing ship companies for the itiner­ co-ops when they have a chance. aries of their ships. On the Often they say they don't ^want to basis of the information sup­ wait "two or three years." This is 9 mistake. In two or three years plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head­ many still will be living in the same small costly flats. quarters" report and minutes A faster solptioh is now available. A new law permits renovation of Existing small apartment buildings with FHA mortgage assistances, forms are then airmailed to the agent in the next port First organization to use the new law is Chicago Universitys reports company call. Cooperative News Service. The university bought a 40-year-old six of Similarly, the seamen's clubs apartment'building for rehabilitation, and has turned it into a co-op. get various quantities LOGs 3—Another urgent need is for financial, medical and nutritional at every mailing. TheofLOG is counseling of older people. They are the targets of a number of health sent to any club when a Sea­ rackets, real-estate promoters, nutritional fads and insurance promo­ farer so requests it by notifying tions. the LOG office that Seafargrs Widows especially seem to get snared, reports the Cleveland Better congregate there. Business Bureau. Recently a number of widows there were hit by highAs always the Union would pressure home-repair promoters. They charged one widow $800 for like to hear promptly from SIU fixing the gutters of her house. Another signed, a contract to pay $1,300 ships whenever the LOG and for a repair that the bureau estimates was worth $10. Another paid ship^s mail is not deiiverad so $1,700 for a shoddy remodeling job. in all, the BBB reports, the pro­ that the Union can maintain a moters took a total of $71,000 from widows in that city in one campaign. day-to-day check on the accu­ . Significantly, these women didn't wait to get advice. The BBB hai racy of its mailing lists. ;^ejrecbrds of these promoters and could have warned them. certain suggested modifications, and the General Accounting Office has also supported the proposal. The bill also has the support of the American Merchant Marine Institute, representing Atlantic & Gulf Coast shipowners, but has been opposed by the Pacific Ameri­ can Steamship Association. If the bill is passed, the SlUcontracted Alcoa Steamship Com­ pany plans to trade in its C-.1 fleet like to swap some of its ships for C-4S. Supporters of the bill say that it would offer many positive con­ tributions to the American econ­ omy. In addition to boosting the lot of the unsubsidized operators, it would bring some sizable cash payments into the Treasury and be serving the national interest by strengthening our defense ca­ pabilities. Ship Replicas His Hobby Can't Quit Subsidy Run On Seaway Seafarer Frank Mayo, who went on special disability pension bock in November, 1958, uses, most of his spore moments re-creating modeb of ships he once soiled. Great Lakes Port Hosts A 'Big One'-Ocean Evelyn TOLEDO, Ohio—^The SS Ocean Evelyn, usually a deepsea wanderer, caused a mild sensation when it showed up at this Great Lakes port on May 10. The Evelyn, which is a C-4, is the largest ocean-going ship ever to dock in Toledo, which a hazard in navigating the Seaway. is still getting used to the idea Measuring 522 feet in length and of being a "deep-sea" outlet in the second year of the St. Law­ rence Seaway's operation. The SlU-contracted Maritime Overseas Corp. is the owner of the Evelyn, which was chartered to States Ma­ rine for this voyage. The Evelyn's arrival in Toledo symbolized some of the problems which deepwater ships have on the Seaway and the Lakes because of the restricted draft of the chan­ nel and the various harbors. Nor­ mally capable of handling 11,000 tons of cargo, the Ocean Evelyn came into Toledo Overseas Ter­ minal to pick up 2,000 tons of Army trucks and other assorted military equipment for ti-ansit to La Pallice, France, and Rotterdam. At that, this cargo total was the largest general cargo shipment to leave a Great Lakes port on a deep-sea ship. For that reason, American ship operators have had tough going on the Seaway run, since the smaller diesel-powered foreign-flag ships have less of a draft and can run profitably with smaller cargo loads. Like many another deep-sea ship on the Lakes, the Evelyn had some difficult moments getting through the locks, particularly in the Wet­ land Canal. A stiff 25-mile-anhour wind made handling touchy. Deep-sea ships, with their rela­ tively-high profiles, find the wind 73 feet in the beam, the Ocean Evelyn exceeded the previous deep-sea ship size by 46 feet. That was a British-flag vessel, the Wavecrest, which was in Toledo last year. Some of the specialized bulkcarriers on the Lakes run longer than that, but they are designed specifically for Lakes travel, with low profiles, relatively - shallow draft and box-like shape, enabling them to navigate the locks and shallow-depth harbors with full loads. VVHEAJ CHA^SING AVDRESS OK LOQ mUKGUSTPlE^ \9:^AL70K£1 m �Ww Bdil Jimei 19M SEAFARERS LOG MTD Fights RaH's Bid For Barge tine Control •kd-J ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Submitting a statement on behalf of the Maritime Trades Department and its member maritime un­ ions, including the SIU, Captain John Bishop, secretarytreasurer of the Masters,' Mates & Pilots denounced a roads have been warring both on proposal to permit two rail­ deep-sea and Inland water trans­ roads to purchase a Mississippi port companies in the domestic trades. River barge line. Bishop's testimony was present­ In his testimony. Bishop pointed ed at Interstate Commerce Com­ out that unless water transporta­ mission hearings in this city called tion can continue to exist in com­ on the proposal of the Illmois petition with railroads, a monopoly Central and Southern Pacific Rail­ would be established in which the roads to purchase the John I. Hay public would suffer through pay­ ment of higher prices. Company. Cargo rates would Inevitably in­ The hearings are considered an Important test in the railroad's crease and price rises would fol­ drive to destroy competing water low. "Competition by the water­ transportation either through be­ ways," he said, "enhances not only low-cost selective rate cuts or by cheaper rates but also better serv­ buying up the opposition. The rail- ice and thuS^ it benefits the public interest." 80,000 Jobs At Stake Motor launch operated by SIU Great Lakes District pulls away front ship as SIU repi'esentative clam­ Should the Hay purchase go bers up ladder. Launch is used to service union-contracted ships and as an assist in organizing. through, Bishpp warned, it would signal the end of the barge indus^ on the inland waterways and the Jobs of 80,000 maritime em­ ployees in that industry. The object of purchasing the DETROIT—A new and speedy service for Great Lakes District Seafarers is being barge line, Bishop said, is to use it as a weapon to destroy competi­ operated by the Union for ships passing through Algonac. A 26-foot laimch is being SUP Canadian District officials tive barge companies by establish­ operated by the District to transport SIU representatives to the ships. Algonac is midway hope to place around 40 men ing joint rail-barge rates at levels between Port Huron, at the^" aboard the newly launched 42,000- below the ability of the competi­ entrance to Lake Huron, and with a loudspeaker system which ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore ton tanker Emerillon whose home tion to survive. is handy during organizing drives radio. Detroit. Previous Sales Hit port will be Mdntreal. The vessel's and other beefs. With the launch available, the Bishop cited the railroad's aban­ Before the launch was obtained, The launch is a Chris Craft Great Lakes District plans on hit­ owners have announced the ship Great Lakes representatives were will be leased to Shell Oil of Can­ donment of a series of deep-sea equipped with two 100-hp engines, ting every contracted ship at least ada on a 20-year charter. The and inland waterways operations obliged to wait as long as six enabling It to keep pace with the once a month during the shipping hours for freighters to transit the Emerillon was built under the which they had owned in past fastest Lakes freighters. It-has season. Canada Vessel Construction Act years as forecasting the fate of St. Clair River in points between which specifies that, among other other barge lines which might Po.rt Huron, Mich, and Detroit. The Second Season things, newly built ships must come under railroad control. He register in that country or in Great also reviewed the experience of The service was undertaken last Britain. The ship boasts modern, the coa.stwi.se and Intercoastal summer and was welcomed by SIU well-ventilated and heated quar­ steamship industry which has suf­ crews. It permits Union represen­ ters for both crew and officers. fered severe losses as a result of tatives to board the vessels at cutthroat railroad tactics. Algonac and ride the ships for t> $• ti Testimony against the purchase three hours during which there is One of the newest members of the Sailors Union of The Pacific to has also been recorded by the In­ ample time to settle shipboard Even the Liberian-flag specialists—Aristotle Onassis and be added to the Pensioner's list is land Waterways Common Carriers beefs. In addition, the launch en­ Association, the American Water­ Essp—are stiffering from the impact of the world-wide tanker ables the Lakes District to service Frank P. Morgan, a member of the SUP since 1947. Brother Morgan ways Operators and other water­ more ships. slump, a ship consultant service reports. The Charles R. Weber The SIU "taxi" is also equipped Company noted that Onassis-*'^ entered the merchant service after ways groups. — serving for a number of years in has. ten vessels in lay-up while cently launched In West German the Navy. He was aboard the Lykes Esso has 21 ships idle out of shipyards, 36,000-ton job for Esso freighter Nemasha which was in a total of 402 tankers laid up all and two smaller ones, the first all-daylight convoy to over the world. The 402 tankers Many of the new tankers partic­ Murmansk. His ship was one of add up to more than six million ularly American-flag ships, have 87 which got through. deadweight tons. been forced to carry grain and ^ This Indicates an increase of other substitute cargoes in order Three dredge boats in St. John, some 600,000 deadweight tons and to avoid going into lay-up. New Brunswick, have been 39 vessels since the last report, is­ It is generally agreed that even brought under contract by the sued as of January 15. At that time, if the oil cargo' picture were to SIU Canadian District. One of the (Ed. note: This is the first of a series of articles on the there were 363 tankers in lay-up change radically, there are enough dredges had previously been under winners of the five $6,000 college scholarships awarded each totaling 5,800,000 deadweight tons. supertankers available to carry all the Dutch flag. The boats are year by the Seafarers Welfare Plan.) US-flag tankers represent about the oil that might be needed, leav­ owned by a new company which W^irming an SIU scholarship 10 percent of the total laid-up fleet, ing the T-2s on the expendable, list. will be working on the deepening ajnd widening of channels in St. has made an education in en­ students In both scholastic and 40 tankers and a total of 650,000 gineering possible for Stan­ extra-curricular" activities." While tons. John harbor. ford Smith. The elder Smith, a in high school he was a member t> t> t> Skipper's Letters British Petro At Top The Marine Cooks Stewards long-time member of the SIU, of the Industrial Arts Club, the Leading the list of companies Do Not Count Union, San Francisco, ^s received joined up just one month after the Beta Club, .the Newman Club and with tankers Idle Is British Petro­ a merit award from the United Bay SIU was founded, In December of Junior Achievement. It has been called to the at­ leum, with 28 vessels tied up, fol­ Area Crusade for its "outstanding 1938, and carries a "Gulf" book. lowed by Esso with 21 ships, most tention of headquarters that support" last year of Community Stanford Junior, an "A" student of them runaway-flag vessels. Brit­ some skippers have been claim­ Health and Welfare Services. The at East Jefferson High, Metairie, ish Petroleum, incidentally, Joasts ing that they have "clarifica­ award was forwarded to MCS La. is the second a far larger tanker fleet than any tions" on various sections of the agreement in the form Secretary-Treasurer Ed Turner oldest in a family American carrier. The champion standard of a letter from the Union or through Edwin B. Love, liaison of five children. In this respect Is Royal Dutch- some other communication. representative of the San Fran­ His sister Patri­ Shell which has over 500 tankers. The only official clarifications cisco Labor Council; cia Is also grad­ Onassis' ten ships in lay-up rep­ are those which" have been ap­ NORFOLK — Norfolk shipping uating from high it i> t> resent under 20 percent of his per­ proved by the joint Uriion^em-" Preparations are underway at school and . plans was on the slow bell over the last, sonal shipping fleet. With some 40 pioyer clarifications committee period according to port agent Paul Marine Cooks and Stewards head­ to attend colJege, ships still running, he's not yet a and have been priqted up as Gonsorchik. During the period the studying home quarters and branches for a special port had three payoffs, no sign ons candidate for the poorhouse. such as clarifications to the con­ economics. reterendum vote on the one-year and foiur vessels touching here inThe tan.ker problem is compli­ tract. All other so-called "clari­ shipping rule. The balloting, which He hopes to be­ Smith cated by the large numbers of fications" have no contract sta­ come an engi­ transit. was okayed unanimously by the Andrew Jackson (Waterman), CS aging vessels still available for ac­ tus whatsoever. membership, will take place during neer, though he hasn't decided ex­ As previously reported, the the , months of June and July. actly what branch of engineering Miami (Cities Service) anC Thetis tive service, ^'orty of the laid up Counting will be completed by the to specialize in when he. stalls (Rye. Marine) were the ships that ships are at least 25 years old, and clarifications committee is cur­ following month and the results school next fall at Louisiana State paid off. Mankato Victory (Victory), a great many qf them are World rently in the process of rewrit­ ing and condensing the existing Wacosta (Waterman), Alcoa Pen­ War II T-2s. • discussions scheduled for Septem- University. clarifications, but until official nant '(Alcoa) and Orion Clipper will be incorporated in the ship­ 'Outstanding Student' Constmctloii Continues notice is received from the Un­ (Orion) reach?;d port in-transit. ping rules at the next wage review Stanford was highly, recommend­ At tl^e same time that tanker ion all ships are to proceed on There were no beefs reported. lay-ups are reaching new -highs, her 30. The one-year rule is. ex­ ed by the principal of his high the basis of the existing docu­ pected to be passed by a great school, Mr. S. J. Barbre, who said Shipping for the future Is rated new tankers, keep coming out of ments. • . ,.'i •. • V'-.l majority. that he was "one of the outstanding as not so good. the yards. Three sufiere -f Lakes SIU Boasts Ship Taxi J..'-.,, •'I'J ^ -J > Tanker Recession Grows; 402 Vessels Now idle Scholarship Student Picks Engineering Norfolk Has 3 Payoffs » "•11 . .A ;i. �'/'.•• JatM S. UM SEAF4RERS • \ ,<.•'•» 1. Pace NIM LOG •I Seafarer Carl JohnBon, wiper, submits to a chest X-ray. This was his annual check up. Attend­ ant Benjamin lannotti gives an assist. r.>7 ••31. Slu New Health Center Gives 10,000th •> ^ -T - i ' • K"" 1 -4 \f A Early last week, the SIU health center in New York gave its lOjOOOth physical examination, marking another milestone in the pro­ gram of the Medical Department of. the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Like all the examinations that proceeded it, this exam consisted of a com­ plete physical check-up, including blood test, chest x-ray, electrocar­ diograph and other medical procedures. In less than an hour, Seafarer Carl Johnson had been checked out as physically-fit and could go back chronic conditions or illnesses in the to work with the assurance that he early stages, before they become serious was in tip-top condition. Operating under the direction of Dr. Joseph Logue, medical director of the Plan, the health center in New York, plus similar facilities- in the ports of Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston, regularly check on the health of Seafarers as well as members' of their families. The New York clinic, the first to open, has been operating for three years now. The SIU centers have a specialized function, to detect and prevent illness. No treatment is given at the center, which refers Seafarers to Public Health Service hospitals and members of their families to family physicians when ti-eatment is indicated. Instead, the center concentrates on examination procedures, and in the process, turns up numerous . - f.. ' 4 Dr. Joseph Logue congratulates Seafarer Johnson for passing health exam with flying colors, as Mrs. Johnson looks on. Exam­ ination consists of head-to-toe physical, plus X-ray, blood tests and urinalysis. •\ 4 -' Checking an X-ray taken at center in New York is Dr. Logue (at right) and staff jnembers of the Three Seafarers in Baltimore are shown entering SIU clinic there. Facilities are maintained in ' five ports. ' Seafarers' dependents have after­ noon a week set aside for their check-ups. PHS or private doctors give treatment. enough to disable a Seafarer and pre­ vent him from working. Since examinations are given at least once a year, and more often if the Sea­ farer's condition warrants, the centers are able to detect such ailments as tuberculosis, diabetes, high blood pres­ sure, various heart and circulatory ail­ ments, deteriorating eyesight or hearing and similar conditions before they reach the disabling stage. In a great many instances, early detection of ail­ ments of this type, when followed up by proper treatment, enable the Sea­ farer to lead a normal life and keep on working. Particular success in this area has been achieved with tubercu­ losis, once an especially-serious problem for seafaring men. Where a Seafarer is found to have a chronic condition which could, if left unchecked, impair his ability to con­ tinue working; he is referred for treat­ ment to the Public Health hospital sys­ tem, and a check is kept on his progress by examining him at three or six-month intervals. Not the least of the advantages offered by the centers is the speed of service. By scheduling all phases of the exam­ ination at one time, the center is able to complete the exam and have the re­ sults available within an hour or so. Normally such procedures would take a day or more if a patient went to his own physician or a hospital for such an examination. The specialized services for members of Seafarers' families include those of a gynecologist and a pediatrician, both of whom are available during the oncea-week period set aside for family exam­ inations. These benefits -are free of charge to SIU families. A separate service provided by the New York center is in. collecting con­ tributions tb the .SIU's Blood Bank which assures seamen and their families everywhere of blood transfusions when needed. J i| �TfTm j«B« t. im SEAFARERS LOG No OT For This Job .rfi For 50-50' On Oil Cargo WASHINGTON—The Office of Civil Defense Mobilization has received the final argu­ ments from two tanker groups seeking a Government-imposed 50 percent ruling on all oil imports. Under the 50-50 proposal, half of this country's oil; imports would be brought in by US-flag ships. The adoption of this plan is being fought by agemeht) Committee for Ameri­ "level of ttie requirements of the the major oil companies and can-flag Tankers, and the Com­ coastwise tankers trade . . ." But consequently it is faced with tough mittee of American Flag Tanker this Is mi^eading since the going. Owners, Inc., which is made up of domestic trade for tankers is di­ The two groups seeking the tbe operators of fourteen large minishing because of construction ruling are the Joint (Labor-Man- tankers built after the Suez crisis. of new pipelines and the growth The Joint Committees, of which of inland waterway transportation. the SIU and NMU are members, Between the pipelines and the run­ asked for a public hearing or a away competition, the Americanfact-finding committee, but this flag tanker Industry has been request . was turned down by sorely hit. Several new supertank­ OCDM director Leo Hoegh. The ers have not been able to find any group made reference to the recent cargoes after leaving the yards, Paris summit conference break-up and others have been forced to and its adding to tension and sug­ accept substitute cargoes such as gested it would be foolhardy "not grain. Both the National Defender to do everything necessary at this and Trapseastern, for example, are vital element of our war potential." carrying grain, as are many other Seofarer Red Campbell on the Beatrice (Bull Line) takes oii a They also pointed out that every older American tankers. formidable task as he tries.to ,decipher James Joyce's "Ulysses." WASHINGTON —State Depart­ major country, including Great At the same time that AmericanMdybe it should be classified cis penalty cargo. ment officials and members of pri­ Britain, France, Japan, Norway tanker groups are fighting for vate organizations have urged the and Italy in one form or another flag fair share of the oil imports, Senate Foreign Relations Commit­ require a large percentage of their apressure is mounting to cut down tee to prohibit US-flag ships from oil imports to be carried on tank­ on oil imports. dumping oil wastes in certain areas ers of that nation. Domestic oil producers have and giake it mandatory for them The spokesman for the Joint complained that their output has to carry oil record books. Committee noted thdt the critical been forced down drastically and Oil wastes dumped too close in­ issue is whether or not all US oil unless something is done the oil shore pollute beaches and harbors imports are to be carried on industry will be seriously crippled and destroy considerable wildlife, foreign flag tankers and questioned Various fuel, raiU and labor or­ including fish, shellfish and birds, whether the concept of "effective ganizations have met with Dept. of WASHINGTON—The House Banking and Currency Com­ which normally inhabit shallow wa­ control" of such ships is consistent the Interior Secretary Fred A. Sea- mittee has reiterated Congressional opposition to discrimina­ ters off the coastlines. with national security require­ ton to discuss the condition of the tion against shipping in the Middle East. In a vote on the The group suggested that Con­ ments. American oil industry, and other gress introduce legislation aimed Major oil companies are op­ oil groups have met with Ad­ newly-formed International i at curbing the oil waste dumping posing the 50-50 plan because.they ministration officials. Development Association, the by implementing US adherence to wish to carry their oil on tax-free, A cut in the oil import quotas committee called for granting the 1954 International Convention low-wage runaway tankers at the For The Prevention of Pollution expense of the American-flag would be of some relief to the the • President authority to with­ American-flag tanker industry of the Sea by Oil. tanker fleet and American seamen. since it would mean that domestic hold aid from any nation which A State Department official told These companies, led by Esso, oil, which would replace imported discriminates against shipping of the legislators that such a measure are reported to want activities of oil, would have to be carried in another nation. would not change in any way the present laws dealing with the pol­ US-flag tankers frozen at the American-flag bottoms. .Aimed at Arab Boycott WASHINGTON—A bill to in­ lution of territorial waters. It's crease the construction subsidy The clause is simiiar to one al­ aim should, however, prohibit ready inserted by the House and differential to 55 percent from a American-registered vessels from Senate in the foreign aid bill. In present 50 percent has been favor­ discharging oil or oil wastes in any placing it in the foreign ^ald legis­ ably reported to the Senate by of the zones specified in the con­ lation, the Senators supporting the committee action. vention and its annexes. move made it clear that it was The bill, if passed by the Sen­ aimed primarily at the Arab ate and signed into law by the League boycott of Israeli shipping White House would assist Ameri­ Whatever you need, in work or dresi in the Suez Canal. However, they can shipbuilders by enabling .them noted, it could apply equally to to compete with foreign shipyards gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top the Arab League practice of black-, on a more equal basis. The Depart­ quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ listing American-flag shipping be­ ment of Commerce, however, has ing at your Union°owned and Unioncause such shipping had previously gone on record as being against operated Sea Chest store. traded with Israel. such a measure on the ground that The SIU had picketed the Egyp­ prices of materials and labor in GALVESTON — Constitutional Sport Coats tian-flag Cleopatra in New York in American yards are expected to safeguards and changes required Slacks protest against these same blacklist drop over the coming years. It is by the 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act natural to assume that this Is the Dress Shoes practices. were the major orders of business view of the administration, too. Work Shoes at the Master Mates & Pilots bien­ Administration Opposed The bill would amend the Mer­ Socks nial convention here as 44 MMP As in the foreign aid bill, the chant Marine Act of 1938 and ap­ delegates voted to expand the voice Dungarees clause is running into stiff opposi­ ply to shipbuilding contracts of local unions in the international Frisko Jeens tion from the Eisenhower Admin­ signed during the two year period operation. CPO Shirts istration, which Is not expected to following the date the law is enRepresenting 11,000 MMP memDress Shirts make use of the authority granted acted. It would also cover keels bets in 47- locals throughout the by Congress. Sport Shirts laid after June 30, 1959. United States, Canada, Panama Belts The International Development and Puerto Rico, the delegates At present, Japan and Germany Khakis Association has been set up by the can build large cargo vessels for voted to make the office of presi­ United States "and other Western about 46 percent of what its costs Ties dent full-time, with full pay. They nations to raise $1 billion for the their US counterparts, A similar also nominated candidates for top Sweat Shirts purpose of assisting under-devel­ vessel costing the US $13,000,000 officers. T-Shirts oped nations of the world. The delegates abolished the posts could be built by either Japan or Shorts of district vice-presidents, previ­ Rep. Abe Multer (Dem.-NY) led Germany for $6,000,000. The dif­ Briefs ously filled by convention action, the fight for the anti-discrimination ference is mainly due to the cheapSwim Trunks and created in.stead a board of clause in the House Banking Com­ of labor costs and it's here that Sweaters directors. Under the new arrange­ mittee where it was adopted by a foreign shipbuilders derive their Sou'westers ment, the executive office of each top-heavy majority. greatest profits. Raingear local will automatically become a Caps member of the board. In addition to the voting of ex­ Writing Materials panded voice and the abolition of Toiietries certain posts, the delegates nomi­ Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while Eiectric Shavetg ' nated p. F. O'Callahan of Balti­ on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid Radios more, Arthur L. Holdeman of. New changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ Television' York, Price L. Mitchell of Mobile, ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already Jewelry Roy D.XurVey of Boston and Floyd Cameras experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting D. Gaskins of Norfolk, all as presi­ Luggage dential nominees. their next check after they notified the state .^.tinemployment Nominated - for sSecretary-treasoffices that they had moyed and changed their mailing address. urer, the only other full-tlmO post, An average delay of a month is reported in moCt pases, causing were the incumbent Capt. John considerable hardship to the men involved. ; M. Bishop, and Car^ B. Mortensen ef New York. J Many Urge Dumping Restrictions Congress Uiges Aid Cuts Senate Body Votes Boost in Subsidy Your Gear... for ship • • • for shore Mates Vote On Full-Time Presidency I ^•••' Stay Put For Joblesis Pay fhe SEA r-. -•••rii'tl -<• �loM S. 1M« r.-' •' SEAFARERS Par« KICTM LOG lA Penny Saved.. 20,000 Jam Labor Rally In Drive For Forand Bill An overflow crowd of more than 20,000 elderly persons gathered at New York's Madison Square Garden to hear AFLCIO president George Meany speak on the labor-supported Forand Bill now before*Congress. The gigantic rally ters of older citizens cannot afford was he^ld on the 25th anni­ to pay for the care they would t > British Sea Union Seeks More Money t !•-> "> ' > . •- r. ' t > British seamen want more money. At a recent general meet­ ing of the ISritish National Union of Seamen, Thomas Yates, the gen­ eral secretary of the organization, backed a resolution calling for an Increase in wages at the earliest possible time. Previously the English seamen had drafted a proposal calling for a "reduction in the hours of la­ bor." Actualljf, a reduction in hours would be the same as a rise in wages, if the wages were main­ tained at their present standard, since the hourly rate of compensa­ tion would be upped. A substantial reduction in hours would be the equivalent to a 7 percent raise, Yates said. He pointed out, in support of the hours reduction, that the number of ratings in the English mari­ time industry had decreased by some 10,000 men since the Korean conflict and that since 1952 the engine room ratings had decreased from about 21,000 to 16,000. The average British sailor in the merchant marine thakes around $90 per month'. Don't Send Your Daggage COD ''safarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Uqion halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape-with the Rail­ way Express Co. US maritime unions, and the traveling public generally, can be expected to look with jaundiced eye on the delibera­ tions of the current international conference of the Safety of Life At Sea, if the opening decisions of the meeting are any index. The refusal of the conference to endorse a comr pulsory system of ocean tracking for trarisatlahtic passenger vessels shows that the shipowners of most of the leading European maritime nations are determined not to spend a nickel more on behalf of the safety of crews and passengers. The irony of it all is that this conference was called largely because of the collision between the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm. A major contributing factor was that the Stock­ holm was a dozen miles or more oif the recommended track. International Regulations Weak The fact remains that even when these international con­ ferences agree on a proposal, ship operators of many nations simply ignore them, because the countries involved don't put any enforcement teeth into the regulations. There is many a passenger ship afloat under foreign-flag today which still doesn't conform to the 1921 convention rules—^rules which have long since become outdated. Nor does the weakness of international regulation stop there. Ships under the runaway flags are free to ignore in­ ternational safety conventions since Panama and Liberia have no means of enforcing such regulations, should they have the desire to do so. It should be noted too, that the conference refused to per­ mit a representative of the International Transport-workers Federation to participate in its deliberations. European ship operators obviously haven't accepted the idea that maritime labor has a stake in shipboard safety and has a right to a voice in any discussions of safety procedure. It wasn't too long ago that American .operators took the same position, but under the impetus of the joint SlU-industry safety program they are fast changing their view. Eiuropean Attitude Bad The attitude of the safety at sea conference, with the Unit­ ed States still vainly trying to get Europeans to live up to American standards of ship compartmentation and ship con­ struction, is unhappy contrast with the outlook of the airline industry, its chief competitor for passenger trade. That in­ dustry makes a selling point of safety. In the meanwhile, American citizens who travel by sea would be well-advised to consider the following facts. A) Foreign-flag ship standards of construction and operation are, safety-wise, below those of American-flag ships, B) Foreignflag maritime nations are in no hurry to bring their standards up to scratch. versary of the present Social Security Act, urging the broaden­ ing of that Act to make additional provisions for retired workers' health care. Health Insurance Drive The rally culminated a drive on the part of Americans over 65 to gain health insurance. The Issue itself - has brought tremendous pressure from voters throughout the United States and from the nation's trade unions, causing the Administration to do an aboutface. The Administration now plans to pressure for some kind of Federally - supported measure for voluntary health insurance. Presi­ dent Eisenhower earlier this year had stalemated such^ proposal. Eisenhower has still indicated an indexible stand toward the idea of using the Social Security Sys­ tem as being "compulsory affairs" and that he is against "compulsory affairs." The Administration bill is an effort to counter the rising tide of sentiment for the Forand Bill, backed by the AFL-CIO, which would finance health care for the aged through the Social Security System. The response to this bill, introduced by Rep. Aime J. Forand (Dem.-RI) has been overwhelming as Senators and Representativea have been fiooded with mail in favor of some kind of measure along these V lines. Most In Favor Many publications have come out in favor of the principle of th^ Forand Bill, stating that private, voluntary plans "can never meet the whole need' (Life magazine) and "the voluntary approach sim­ ply will not do the job" (Business Week magazine). A Department of Health, Educa­ tion and Welfare survey has clearly indicated that three-quar­ need if they were seriously ill. The survey also testifies to the fact that medical costs have sky­ rocketed 45 percent in the past ten years while the over-all cost of living has Jumped about 20 per­ cent. Docs Erred; $265,000 To Seaman A seaman was awarded $265,000 by a Federal Court jury after a ruled verdict was issued that he became partially-paralyzed as a re­ sult of errors made during an operation at a Government hos­ pital. The seaman, William Suther­ land, 58 years old, of Denver, Col­ orado, was awarded $15,000 from the Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., and $125,000 each from a neuro­ surgeon, in private practice and a second surgeon employed at the USPHS Hospital in Stapleton, S.I. Gov't Liable Judge Gus Solomon ruled that the Government was liable for Dr. Urban's burden of the judgment. Sutherland had suffered severe in­ juries June 26, while aboard Moore-Mac vessel en route to Trin­ idad from Rio de Janeiro. It was charged that an artery leading to the seaman's brain was erroniously tied off during th« operation resulting in injury to the brain and paralysis. Sutherland, now a patient in Beekman-Downtown hospital, has been confined to a wheel-chair since the operation. KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the Sill contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Article 11, Section 12. Carpenter's Duties, (a) Routine duties of the carpenter shall include the following: 1. Fainting, chipping and cleaning the windiass. 2. Sounding bilges, fresh water and ballast tanks daily. 3. Shoring-up cargo. 4. Standing by the windlass when necessary. 5. Maintenance work such as repairing locks, installing porthole gaskets, fiung and fastening steel lockers, etc. 6. Such other work as is customary for carpenter to perform. (g) When the carpenter is required to remove old paint or var­ nish preparatory to repainting,-and repaint the same, Jie shall be paid overtime for such work performed. * + » Recently a ship's carpenter put in for overtime for a number of tasks performed on a ship, including making a desk for the radio operator's shack, a chart desk for the wheelhouse, and for supervise ing the deck gang while they were replacing hatchboards' and sweatbattens. This overtime was disputed on the ground that these were routine duties for the carpenter. It was pointed out that under the terms of Article II, Section 12, the carpenter is expected to perform a variety of duties under the direction of the chief mate, and that while he is attached to the deck department, he is regarded as a general handy­ man on a wide variety of repair and construction. It was agreed then, that in this instance, the overtime was not pay­ able. However, under section (g) above, the carpenter is entitled to overtime should he be called upon to remove old paint and do any painting. I •> J ll �9w Twrfv® SEAFARERS SEIFARERS IN DRYROCK Seafarer Sells Furniture Now ji;:- ft (5'" Among the Seafarers currently hospitalized in the Staten Island US Public Health Service Hospital are D. J. Kekia, J. S. LakM; John Muehleck, F. F. Neves, P. J. Ryan and L. J. Sheehan. Kekis, who last sailed as a messman on the Sandcaptain developed nerve trouble in his right arm and is undergoing treatment to re­ activate the muscles and nerves afflicted. Muehleck suffered back strain when handling a sack of flour on the Eiizabeth. He sails as night cook and baker. Neves suffered a fractured skull in an accident aboard the Catherine To the Editor: This is to inform you that I've become a landlubber now and have been in business now for the past, two months. Buck Stevens in New Orleans sug­ gested that I get in touch with you se that I can let all my ship­ mates know about it. The name of my place of business is "Sauls Westslde Furniture & Appliances" and I am located at 5018 Fourth Street, Marrero, La.—Tel: FX 15352, Glad to see any of my buddies to talk about the good old days and give' them a bargain on furniture. E. Sauls t Muehleck Neves while he was working as an AB. He is making fair progress. Ryan last sailed as chief electrician on the Alcoa Painter. He started hemorrhaging intecnaliy but this has been checked and he expects to be release^ soon. SheehanT who sails in the steward department, is being treated for varicose veins and an ulcer condition. He is reportedly making fair progress. His last ship was the Seatrain Savannah. Seafarers on the beach or off their ships on shore leave should take the time to visit the brothers laid up in the hospitals. A visit from shipmates, now that the good weather is here, is aiways appreciated. K'-. • hr ' - SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Thomas Isaksen A. B. Gutierrez STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL STOCKTON 3, CALIFORNIA Dan M. Chi-istolos USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Albert L. Willis US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON 25. DC Wm. H. Thomson TRIBORO HOSPITAL PARSONS BLVD. & 82ND DRIVE JAMAICA 32. LONG ISLAND James Russell MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI. FLORIDA Edward J. Roig VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND . John J. Hazel VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS WiUiard T. CahUl VA HOSPITAL MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA Jacob L. Burkclcw USPIIS HOSPITAL SEAl-TLE, WASHINGTON Edward E. Edihger James C. Mitchell George B. Little John F. Williams Alfonse Loguidis USPHS HOSPITAL FORI- WORTH. TEXAS F. E. Anderson Max Olson B. F. Diebler Francisco T. Rotolo George Doherty Bozo G. Zelencic USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Oscar J. Adams I. N. Loukas Agnar M. Andersen John Lukas Daniel M. Alvino Patrick Ti KeUy A. T. Arnold Odd E. Olsen William R. Bates Jaime Pantoja G. Carabaiia F. K. Robertson Louis J. Cevett >jtrlck J. Ryan Francisco Cruz Robert C. Thomas William F. Doran Albert K. Tom Thomas B Cuncan WiUlam F. Turk D. T. Kekis C. A Virgin Thomas Lauer A. W. Wilfert T. Lehay P. J. WiHcinson USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK John J. DriscoU Santiago Laurent* Bart E. Guranick Henry E. Smith William D. Kenny USPHS HOSPITAL \ SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Gualberto Bolaoro Charles NaU Matthew Bruno Thomas -J. Sullivan Alfredo Caudra David L. Williams Charles Haymoiid Howard J. Watts John F. Malsko USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Andrew N. Boney Dennis Cahoon Herbert Broughon Rufino Camantlqu* E. T. Congleton Vance A. Reld Wm. E. Joyner Fonnie Rogers Frank J. OTUalley -Henri J. Robin Jr. Steven E. Puritoy USPH-P HOSPITAL . GALVESTON. TEXAS Mack J. Acosta R. Henrickson Ben Buck Eaden King Thomas Chapman L. V. Springer Graciano Fraustlo Adam Slowick John Gibson USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Ramon Agueda George Litchfield Theodore Aleck I. McCormack Stokes Ayres Frank Nappl Joseph E. Brooks Frederick M. Leeds Kenneth Brown Wm. P. Osterholtz Thomas G. Collins Cecil T. Terry Jr. Juan Diaz John W. Tingle Sylvester Furtado W. E. Tomlinson Harry O. Fentress Walter A, Yahl Floyd J. GrilTls John Yuknas » Danis Higgins , VA HOSPITAL ' BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Sidney T. Dickens USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Thomas Andrews Thomas Hanson WilUam Asher Leo C. Hannon Edmoiid Aubaly Furman Haynes Sama^ Bailey Benjamin Huggins B, Blanchard Sidney Irby Accurso Bonti Edward O. Johnson Delos O. Boyle Wm. H. Johnson Grady K. Brown Barney KeUy Carter Chambers Norman Kirk Virgil L. Coash Edward Knapp Donald Dambrino Leo Lang Angelo D'Amlco Rene A. LeBlanc Wm. Daugherty Clyde R. Leggett Guillermo De Jesus Joseph MarteUo James B. Dixon James T. Moofa Charles Ellzey Louis W. Peed Edw. Fairfield Chas. R^Robinson Henry Falgout Calvin A. Rome George C. Faley Herman L. Smith Benjamin Foster Louis Splndler John W. Graves Luther E. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Chas. A. McCarthy John F. Santos MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL MT.-WILSON-BALTIMORE CO. BALTIMORE. MARYLAND George Davis VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS SO. DAKOTA Clifford C. Womack VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA Joseph J. Bass VA HOSPITAL ; NEW YORK CIT^ Chas. O. Bergagna -f Jade t, 19ft LOG t Seafarer Sells Mutual Funds pay for ray vacation. But I can't take the vacation as the" pay goes for the house and bills, so all I do Is sit at home and rest for those three weeks and by the time I get back to work, I'm so tired of resting I can't do a day's work for at least a month, until I get back into the swing of things. If anyone , wants to sail only two months on a ship, .let him do it, but to jump bn a fellow who is only trying to^make a Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG musty be signed by the writer;. Names will be withheld upon request. Beef Reporting Is Delegate's Job To'the Editor: I have heard that people who write to the LOG are either crackpots or any one of a dozen other things but to m.e this goes In one ear and oUt the other. This letter Is one of apprecia­ tion to two patrolmen, Eddie Mooney and E. B. McAuiey. I had the pleasure of haviqg them pay off the Seafair in New York on Friday, May 13,^ and they did a fine job. * When this ship paid off I called all of the men who had beefs but only two of the men showed up! The bosun told the patrolman that he didn't like me because I said something. Well whereeyer you are, remember this, I told the patrolman about beefs because I had a job to do, noit because of a personal beef. In closing let me thank the New York hall again for its* backing. Dave Barry Ship's delegate To the Editor: This is to advise you and my Union friends that recently I good living for his family and became a registered representa­ some day get off the ship and tive of the Investors Planning have a good long vacation for Corp. of America. It took two himself and his family, leave weeks of schooling and a fairly him alone. He has his. rights— stiff examination before I got that's what a union means. J, 4" my license but it was worth it^ If any seaman wants some­ Last December I shipped on thing to gripe about he should the Steel Architect and while , get a jbb ashore and have every­ Welfarellelp aboard several crewmembers one, even your friends, try to Aids Family started Mutual Fund Im^esting put the screws to you. I always through me. say my best days of working To the Editor: I wish to thank you as well *I sincerely believe that this Is were those at sett and if I ever the finest way to put your dol­ get the opportunity to do so as the members of the Seafar­ ers Welfare Plan for their con­ lars to work. In case anyone is again, I will. tinued support, extended to my interested and would like more Cornelius-"jConn" Sprano growing family. information about IPC Mutual ^ funds, their cost, risks, and ad­ My husband was out of a job vantages, I'm at the office Mon­ when rny sop was born and had Likes SIU LOG day and Friday, 60 East 42nd it not been for the Welfare Plan Street, New York 17. New York. And Seafarers it would be very hard for us. Tel: Murray Hill 2-8000. To the Editor: Thanks -again and I hope Fred Manard I operate a dock crane at the some day my son will be of 4* 4i Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. service to the SIU. fertilizer plant located at Pasa­ Has Views Mrs. F. I. Ayson dena, Texas, and often am busy On Homesteaders unloading phosphate rock from To the Editor: ships that your union has or­ I would like, at this time, to ganized. Gulf water Crew answer a letter written by I belong to the Oil Chemical George Harding on the one-year and Atomic Workers Interna­ Thanks Buddies ruling. tional Union, Local 4-367, Olin To the Editor: Sorry to say I haven't been to Mathieson" Fertilizer Group. I On behalf of the crew of the sea recently, but before than I have been on our union work­ SS Gulfivater will- you please sailed for ten years and in that man's committee twice and also publish this letter of apprecia­ time 1 shipped with a lot of have been chairman and vice- tion to the. crew of the SS Penn homesteaders, finding them president twice. The local is Trader. mostly on Seatrain, Waterman located in Pasadena, Texas. When we arrived in Calcutta, and Isthmian ships. There are several ships that India, we were unable to get a. I myself was never a home­ come into our docks to be un­ until the company agent steader as I didn't need a steady loaded and I, of course, get draw (Metro Shipping, job or never enjoyed the run so acquainted with many of the New York)Petroleum could get an okay much that I wanted to stay on seamen and have made many from the main office in New more than two trips. friends among them. I always York. Getting back to the home­ read the 'SEAFARERS LOG Our captain gave a small steaders, I think they are a good every time a ship pulls, in but draw out of his own personal bunch of Union men and carry with the coming and going of the same book and privileges as ships I miss * many issues. I checking accpunt until the de­ the rest of us, with the preroga­ would like to be put on the sired information could be ob­ tive to stay on a ship as long as mailing list so I won't be miss­ tained. The next day every­ thing was straightened out and they like. ing any of the issues. we got our draws. They also were often useful, I enjoy the LOG a great deal But the sideline was that the since they knew the good and especially the way it prints the bad parts of a ship and Its run, bare facts, regardless of where, crew of the SS Penn Trader and I never found one who was who, what and why. I 'par­ was going to aid us in any way conceited or thought he owned ticularly enjoyed several articles they could. They were going to make a draw and turn it over to the ship. I do admit they usually in the April 22 issue this year. our ship's delegate to be divided knew more about the ships than Also, I'd like to tell you what we newcomers did, and often a great bunch of guys there are between us, so tTiat we could at least have a few cold ones in were very useful. shipping on the Mae and Debar- this hot place. I can honestly say as a Union deleben Marine I. This action turned out to be man that I never, in all my Fred B. Yohe. unnecessary, but it was a good years of sailing the SIU saw •$ $ $ feeling to have—knowing that any man get certain privileges your brother members were or time off on any ship that Lauds SIU On standing by to aid in the event would be a violation of the con­ Freedom Of Seas of any hardship's that may come tract. y up. With this kind of unity Anyone who has been going To the Editor: As a former veteran and also and understanding, it i^ easy to to sea for thirty years, and whose longest trip was two a member of the SIU let me figure out why the SIU is be­ months, it seems either can't applaud your stand against the coming larger and. stronger. Among the crew of the Penn get along with the crew or Arab boycott system. Those finks in the State Department Trader were: bosun, Ray Queen; doesn't like to ship out. As for his suggestion on have lost all sense of decency ship's delegate Del Barnhill and vacations—well that's somewhat and self respect in order to deck delegate Steve Emerson, all of whom are well, known of a joke as 1 will explain. Cur­ avoid taking gny stand. . throughout SIU ports. , Keep it up. rently I'm in the trucking Steve Fulford ^Sol Baskln racket and get three weeks with - < ^1 �9mm 1.19,M SEAFARERS LOG Paie TUrteca Life's Great On Transeasfern Surveyor's Electricians Don't Wait To Biow Top From the Marore comes a note, recorded by meeting sec­ retary Charles Bedell, on the ever-present subject of disputed OT. Seafarers on this ship got some advice which applies equally to any SlU-contracted vessel, namely, take beefs to the department delegates when, they come up, rather than wait for the shipboard meeting to blow their tops on a dispute. 4" I- < Seafarers (L to R) Edwin Zalewski and Clyde Culpepper ore contented electricians on the SS Steel Surveyor. Photo taken in Kobe, Japan. Send Word To Headquarters * ? ' t 5^> !• •» Ship's delegate John Kearney on the Oremar (Marven) earns e mention for promptly notify­ ing headquarters via radiogram when one of the wipers was hospitalized in Venezuela. Such notiRcations make it possible for the Union to take prompt action on such matters as re­ patriation and allotments. Order cWwmen Via Radio From the Coeur D'Alene Victory comes an unusual item, noted by J. Indorf, meeting secretary, about ordering re­ placements for men paying off. Departments have been in­ formed to notify the skipper promptly so that replacements can be ordered by radio. It wasn't clear whether the company expects the replace­ ments to be waiting at the dock when the ship pulls in, but at any rate, under this system the ship should never sail shorthanded. Crew Relishes Port Time On Dry-Cargo Supertanker 4» Remove Those Nuts and Boits • The Northwestern Victory has a different problem, meet­ ing secretary R. V. Haylock reports. The ship's washing machine has been fed an Indigestable diet of screws, nuts and bolts, these items being left in the pockets of the men's 'dungarees.' As a result, neither the bolts or the dungarees are coming out clean—or in one piece for that matter. LOG-A-RHYTHM: FORGET By G. ANDERSON Forget the slander you have heard Forget that hasty, unkind word Forget the beefs and their cause Forget the whole affair, because Forgetting is the only way. Forget Forget Forget Forget the trials that you have had the fog if it is had the knocker, he's a freak him seven days a week. Forget Forget Forget Forget the gray lines in your hair you're not a millionaire the coffee if it's cold to icnock, forget to scold SHIPBOARD SKETCHES > 9 (The following article was submitted to the LOG by B. Eager, deck delegate on the SS Transeastem.) Just a few words from the boys on the Transeastem. We've been laying h'fere in Montevideo, Urugua'y. for 20 days now, discharging grain. Everyone aboard is having "a ball." The National Defender, an­ other SIU ship, arrived a week after we did and they expect to be here for a coupl^ of months—lots of "competition" now. Not much overtime on this ship, but we've sure had some tremendous draws. If there's only a little overtime on the return trip there won't be much of a payoff, and every­ one is thinking of making another trip now, because of all this. The Transeastem is expec­ ting to have another good trip after loading in Houston and New Orleans. Everyone is satisfied'with this port here —Montevideo—which is one of the best in South America. I imagine there will be a num­ ber of us returning. Regards to all the brothers from the Transeastem. Top, deck maintenance men O'Connor, O'Brien and Red Hunt, hook up Butterworth hoses used for refueling a Liberian-flag vessel that ran short of fuel. 4" by Ben Graham 4i 4 Members of the galley staff of the Transeosrern, responsible for those great meals, pose in the modern galley. They are (I to r) 3rd cook L. A. Ziembra; night cook and baker S. Trzcinski; chief cook, F. Fer­ nandez; and chief steward Beale. m 4 4 4 Top, (left) crew of the Transeastern takes part in one of the regularly scheduled SIU shipboard meetings. Chair­ man (with papers) is Bill O'Connor. '> ^* 4 4 4 Relaxing in Transeastem swim­ ming pool are Johnson, AB; Al, wiper; and Vince, an oiler ... all the comforts of a cruise ship. 1^ • 4 4 4 Bottom, working on grain, sucker maskings before dis­ charging some grain ere (I to r) pumpman Thriman; 1st asst.engineer Choi, and pumpmen Dickerson and Smith. if I Jbust Jse^acking up.^ I keep h«attng beUs*. • Vir «it k X. »• pt y ' U 'v �5"' -'• IL'4 •• Vaff* Fonrieea SEAFARERS Jane S, 196t LOG 4< • ?; / - . 1^.. • Bonnltt Lassie ' i:; • new food plan. Suggestion made to THITI6 (Ryo Marine), . A'prli 1— move steam table from pantry to Chairman, R. LaBomiMrdj tacratary, galley to improve service. Suggestion R. T, DICarta, Ship aaUed abort two made that cooks wear hats as sanitary men from NY. -W, Gregory waa 'measure. Washing machine wringer elected ahip'a traaaurer. Department delegatea to ask the men in their ' to be repaired when ship returns to departmenta to donate to the ahip'a US. fund. Vota of thanka to the ateward DEL NORTE (MitsittippI), May S— department. All men leaving ahip Chairman, E. Slough; Secretary, J. ^easa turn keya to department heads. Whited. No beefs jeported. No al­ TOO ahip'a delegate haa the iron. cohol or cigarettes to come aboard at See him if you need it. St. Thomas. Captain says sanitary work on whole ship to be done bet­ ORiCN COMiT— (Orion), March 4 ter." Balance in ship's fund $49.40. •—Chaiiman, J. McOill; Secretary, R. Balance in movie fund $35. Brother Byrd. Skipper says some repiaceW. Hudeman elected new ship's dele­ menta ordered in Guam. Wage state­ • gate. Jean Latapie elected movie ments were given out. Letter re­ director with vote of thanks for ceived from the ship's delegate on accepting flhns last trip in absence of Orion liter. Two men missed ahip in movie dlreotoi;. Discussion of cap­ Naha. Discussion on safety meeting to be held. Headquarters waa asked for afe? conditioning on Persian Gulf runs, .nformed that cost of system would be about $5(X). We are trying to CM ship of roaches. • J^^. ALCOA PARTNER (Aices), Aprii II —Chairman, J. Baxter; Secretary, A. Thompson. Carrying out suggestions at last meeting of last trip about golzlg to hq for copies of new agree­ ment ... . none available now. Re­ ceived no.maU from hq.since Casa­ blanca, .about six weeks ago. One man injured, saw doctor. Motion te have aU members off watch and not attending meeting have name and book number recorded in minutes and referred to patrolman. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), Chairman, Luther Roberts; Secretary, Adrian Saint. Steward asked to clean upcth'e iceboxes and clean passage­ way. This was taken care of. Emmlll O'ConneU Jr. elected ship's delegate. 12-4 watch'requests that something be done about two broken lockers in their room. Bonnie Lou BuHer, 21/2 years old, smiles on her first visit to SiU headquarters. Her father, John Butler, sails in steward dep't. SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Lindsey 'WiUlams Earl Sheppard AI Tanner HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney HEADQUARTERS....673 4th Ave., Bklyn. HYacinth 9-6600 BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. B. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089: 3-408C MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUIe St. Buck Stephens, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent MAdlson 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUu, Agent Market 7-1639 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. 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PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 RTVER ROUGE.. 10225 W. Jefferson. Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. SAginaw 1-0733 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8-2431 BUFFALO, NY Canadian District FORT WILLIAM Ontario HALIFAX N.S 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128'A HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St, James St. West , Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. C.Anal 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 ST. JOHN, NB ....177 Prince WiUiam St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER, BO "..298 Main St. MFOW 1216 East Baltimore St. EAstern 7-3383 HONOLULU... .56 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St, MAgnolia 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St COrtiand 7-7094 PORTLAND ..622 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. „ _ Douglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. MC&S or,.™,,.,.™ TErminal 3-4485 HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. PHone 5-1714 MAin 2-6326 I ' .' ft'' BALTIMORE tain's order for no more R.O.B. ciga­ rettes in New Orleans. DE BARDELEBEN MARINE NO. 1 ATLAS (Cargo A Tankship), April 14—Chairman, A. E. Courgot; Secre­ tary, S. M. SImos. $17 in ship's fund. Have a TV set. One man got off in Panama, another in ship's hospital. Vote of thanks to crew before for contributing in the purchase of the TV set, also to the captain and atew­ ard for taking care of coke machine. Chief cook gave vote of thanks for sending of flowers by crew and offi­ cers upon the funeral of cook's sister. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), April S —Chairman, L. J. Pate; Secretary, SEAMAR (Calmar), May $—Chair­ man, J. Marshall; Secretary, G. Hayes. VENORE (Marven), May 1—Chair­ man, H. Carle; Secretary, H. Starry. New washing machine next trip. More ice cream to be put aboard. Sailing board to be posted in Guayacan. No beefs or disputed overtime reported. ALCOA RANGER (Aices),-May 1— Chairman, J. S. Rueda; Secretary, L. J. Pays. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly. Some OT disputed; also longshore holiday watch. M/S to have two-hour mini­ mum for any call out at night. See port steward for automatic coffee pot. STEEL EXECUTIVE (isthmian), April 10—Chairman, Robert N. Air; Secretary, Alexander D. Brodle. Ship's delegate reported on cost of movie projector and rentiftg films. Worka­ way on board. Some disputed OT. Repair list turned in. Discussion re getting movie films and speaker. Need spare keys for showers, toilets and laundry so they can be kept locked while in port. New drainboard in laundry required. FELTORB (Marven), May S—Chair­ man, E. A. Boyd; Secretary, E. Swatski. Engine delegate reports this is third trip without machinist aboard. None available. EAGLE TRAVELER (United Mari­ time), May 7—Chairman, H. Westphall; phall; Secretary, B. J. Ander­ son. No beefs reported. All brothers \ asked to try to get along with each other as It is going to be a long trip. Air-conditioner not to be used until weather gets hot. Take care of new cots and keep ship clean. Steward says call him anytime if night lunch or coffee needed. John Dunne elected new ship's delegate. STEEL SURVEYOR (isthmian). May l-r-Chairman, C. Howell; Secretary, L. Elford. Delegate reports good trip. Minor dispute over hospital money while in Europe. Treasurer reports $42.79 on hand. Few hours disputed OT. M/S to look into possibility of having draws in foreign countries changed from travelers' checks to American currency. Discussion re COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), May 15—Chairman, J. H. Parnall; Sacretary, J. indorf. Ship's delegate reports one man missed ship in New York. New. larger lockers to be ordered. Report replacements so new men can be ordered by radio. Vote of thanks to steward dept. ORION CLIPPER (Orion), May 14— Chairman, M. Hitchcock; Sacretary, J. Gareilo. Everything running smoothly. Repair lists to be turned in as ship is due for shipyard. No beefs reported. Have hq. check on status of FWT who shipped on here March 1, left ship without paying Union dues. Discussion on keeping messhall and pantry clean. Minutes of all previous meetings are to be kept so new crew can be Informed of all happenings on ship. DEL SUD (MitsittippI), May I, 194$ —Chairman, Woodrow Perkins; Secre­ tary, George McFaii. Good trip. No beefs reported. Ship's fund, $281; movie fund. $274. Some disputed OT In engine dept. M/S/C to- contact company to try and payoff and sign on the same day. Two men hurt. Rescued crippled yacht at sea. Ship's doctor will have talk on first aid; crew asked to attend. (De Bardeieben Marine), May 5—Dele­ gate reports ship will pay off tomor­ row night on arrival in Houston. Cap­ tain to wire in for replacements. Deck delegate reports a great deal of dis­ puted overtime; few other minor beefs. M/S that no one pays off until patrolman comes down to ship and okays payoff; also that a cable be sent to the Houston hall giving the time of arrival. New water fountain received in Tampa .not large enough to cool amounts of water needed by crew. Ship's delegate to see patrol­ man about trying to get the old cool­ ing system put back in order. Thomas Sanchai. Patrolman came aboard in San Juan. No beefs re­ ported. $19.69 in ship's fund. Men quitting ship to give department head 24 hours notice. C. E. Roney elected new ship's delegate. been asked not to brtng" •horesldo people aboard, while In foreign ports. There have been several cases of pil­ ferage in past trips on the African coast. Crew also asked not to leave coffee cups on deck. M/S/C to keep ship clean, • No beefs reported by ship's delegate. AU repairs taken care of in shipyard. Everything running smoothly. ORBMAR (Ore Navigation), May 7— Chairman, Harry D. Fitzgerald; Sec­ retary, L. Warner. Delegate reports two men missed ship in Baltimore last trip. Ship saUed without chief cook and one OS. No major beefs. Some disputed OT. Discussion on why shoreside bread is held back. More bread to be put out for night lunch. To confer with patrolman on improper storing of ship and insufficient stores. Vote of thanks to chief engineer. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), May 10—Chairman, J. Dawson; Secretary, B. Varn. No beefs .reported. One wiper missed ship in Port Newark. Repair list turned in. $27.20 in ship's fund. Discussion re use of washing machine. Suggest watch standers usemachine during day tind give day workers a chance after five o'clock. Return cups and glasses to pantry when finished using instead of leaving them scattered around on deck. MONTEGO SEA (Standard Marine), May 1—Chairman, G. D. McNeal; Sec­ retary, J. F. Austin. Delegate reports everything fine. Discussion re who is in charge of fire and. boat drills. One man left ship in Bombay due to iUnesa. Captain has promised that each man can get $100 draw on arrivSI in US untU payoff. Some overtime to be clarified. Discussion re who is in charge of medicine chest. Captain has promised to get soft drink ma­ chine which wiU bo paid for out of the profits; then profits are to be put in ship's fund. - Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food. LON6VIEW VICTORY, (Victory Carriers), May 14—Chairman, John T. Hicks; Secaetary, John Brennan. One man left ship in Honolulu with broken leg sustained when he fell. In Tripler Hospital. No beefs reported. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), May 8, 1940— Chairman, Ray SadowskI; Secretary, Crowder Story. Delegate reports in­ sufficient stores on last trip. New steward vouchers for stores this trip as being sufficient for 85 days—if requisition is cut during this voyage will wire New 'York hall immediately. Deck delegate reports beef re deck dept. having to wash wheelhouse win­ dows seven days a week. Crew has 4 r "-"'I (e- '*'1 u JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), May 14—Chairman, A. Roatko; Secretary, J. C. Oliver. Few minor beefs reported. $13.08 in ship's fund. Sanitary supplies for the black gang. Check with chief engineer. Steward has ordered linen threo times and has not received any sat­ isfaction. Also a shortage of fruits. Check on washing machine. Call a special meeting at payoff. BENTS FORT (Citiat Service), May 14—Chairman, J. Sweeney; Sacretary, Joe N. Atchison. Delayed sailing dis­ puted. To be taken up with patrol­ man at payoff. 1 ' NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vie, tory Carriers), Aprii 2—Chairman, John Risback; Sacretary, R. V. Haylock. No beefs reported. 'Take gar­ bage aft. Crew requested to take screws out of pockets before washing clothes. Have messmah be more Con­ scientious and try to remember or­ ders. . STEEL ARCHITECT (isthmian). May S—Chairman, Bernard Landos; Secratary, Luis A. Ramirez. No beefs reported. Ship's delegate suggests locks be kept on three doors—keep door to gangway open only. Keep coolies out. Fresh potatoes asked for breakfast by bosun. Hot rolls re­ quested. Bread is a lot better. Chairs haven't been repaired in messhall. Washing machine dirty most of the time. MASSMAR (Calmer), April 11— Chairman, A. R. Haskins; Secretary, C, Glbbs. No beefs reported. Cook & baker elected to serve as ship's delegate. New fans were put in crew's messroom and recreation room. Everything running smoothly. THE CABINS (Texas City Refining), May 13—Chairman, H. G. Sanford; Secretary, Robert Cooper. Delegate reports everything going along on a smooth keel. Expect the patrolman in Texas City this trip so anyone owing dues can pay up. $33.47 in ship's fund. Suggested that steward take up with port steward matter of getting rid of roaches. Also sugges­ tion that more night lunch be put out. Crew reminded to turn off wash­ ing machine when not in use. Matter of dirty water for washing to be taken up with chief engineer and if nothing Is donr to take it up with patrolman. STEEL ROVER (isthmian). May 15— Chairman, J. F. Goude; Sacretary, N. W. DuBois. Most of the needed repairs taken care of. $63.40 in ship's funtl. Crew would like wider messroom tables. American money pre­ ferred instead of traveler's checks. New rollers and timer needed for washing machine; also new water cooler for messroom. Vote of thanks to steward dept. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), May 3— Chairman, T. Wright; Secretary, A. Ferrara. BUI Padgett elected ship's delegate. New mattresses. ordered by steward. Don't take clothes that don't belong to you from the fidley. Keep pantry clean. Repair list given to delegate. 1' ^7- w - •It; -S- '-.1 �SEAFARERS Pare Fifteea LOG Digging In At Hsadquarters Cafeteria . S i il i FINAL DISPATCH » • 'T 1. - -i Georre B. Dunn, 54: Brother Charles J. White Jr., 52: Brother Dunn died of natural causes while a White died of a digestive ailment patient at the March 11, 1960. Kings County White had tailed Hospital, Brook­ in tlie SIU stewlyn, New York. '^ard department An SIU. steward since May, 1949. department mem­ He is survived by ber since April, his father, Mr. Cornelius L. 1945, Brother Dunn sucdumbed White of Atlanta, on March 8, 1960, Ga. Burial wias in Atlanta. ' He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Katherine B. 4" t Dunn, of West Roxbury, Mass. Antonio Fernandez, 46: Burial was in the Mount' Calvary Brother Fernandez succumbed of Seafarer M. H. Trulocic, who sails in the black gang, brought the family down to the Union hall for a Cemetery, Boston, Mass. natural causes on February 13 at snook and a photograph. Children ore Debbie, 3, (at right) and Roberta, 2, with wife, Evelyn, at left. the Unity Hospital, Brooklyn, NY. He is 'survived by his wife, Grego4. i t ria Fernandez of Brooklyn. Fer­ Joseph Ortrera, 62; Brother Or- nandez had sailed with the SIU trera, an SIU engine department since August, 1944, in the engine department. Burial was at the member since Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn. July 1948, suc­ BALTIMORE—The Port of Balcumbed February 4" 4" l" Marcelino Soto, 53: Brother Soto, All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity 1 from a cardiac timore'has been in a doldrum for an SIU engine department member benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's nafhe: ailment at his the past two weeks as far as ship­ since August, 1955, succumbed of home in New Or­ ping is concerned. A total of 96 John C. Luther Coker, bom Clarence Fontenot, Lake Charles, a lung and brain infection in Ha­ leans. He leaves men shipped in all classes, with no known rela­ vana, Cuba on October 24, 1959. March 30, 1960, to Seafarer and La. 4 4 4 • 201 men registered. However, the tives. Burial The only known survivor of Broth­ Mrs. Dargan O. Coker, Seattle, Alan A. De Marco, born April next two weeks should bring better was in the Mason­ er Soto on the death certificate is Wash. 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4> ' 4 4 ic Cemetery, New Aida Daran of Philadelphia, Pa. Maik Alexander Nunn, born Adolph De Marco, New York City. results with eight ships due for Orleans, La. Burial was in Havana. a payoff, and a possibility of two March 17, 1960, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 additional payoffs. Mrs. David K. Nunn, Mobile, Ala. Ronald Joe Coats, born May 5, Twelve ships paid off here over 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lavern 4 4 4 the period. Mae, Edith, Jean and Daniel J. Pierce, born April 22, Coats, Jackson, Miss. Emilia (twice) (Bull); Venore, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John J. Bethtex and Bethcoaster (Ore Pierce, Drexel Hill, Pa. Navigation), Mankato Victory 4 4 4 (Victory), Marore (Marven), LosMarcus Gayle Sikes, born April mar (Calmar) and Penn Shipper 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hor­ (Penn Trans.). ace S. Sikes, Wilmer, Ala. Eight ships signed on. They 4 4 4 Kevin Drew Taium, born March were Venore, Bethtex and Beth8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ coaster (Ore Navigation); Westliam A. Tatum, Maplewood, La. port (Maritime Overseas), Marore / Butch McVey (Marven), Losmar (Calmar), John Contact Minio or Perry Klauher C.'(Atlantic Carriers) and Seafair Carl William Welch,.born Janu­ ary 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. at 4th ave and 17th street. •(Colonial). In-transit were ^Icoa TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN Elvert M. Welch, Covington, La. Puritan, Alcoa Pennant and Alcoa * 4 4 4 Joseph W. Smith AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS Patriot (Alcoa); Yorkmar and 4 4 4 Joseph .Aubrey Wescott, born Contact Maria Selma Dos Santos, Losmar (Calmar), Bethcoaster April 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Rua Ambrosio Machado .113, (Ore Navigation), Oremar (Mar­ Mrs. Joseph A. Wescott, Lynn, Campo Grande, Recife, Pernam- ven), Steel Rover (Isthmian) and CS Norfolk (Cities Service). Mass. buco, Brazil. Pamela Micheie Lambert, born 4 4 4 May 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis C. Dbwd EVERX SUNDAY. 1620 GMT (11:20 EST SvndoyJ Robert K. Lambert, Prichard, Ala. Ignatius J. Torre WFK-39, 19850 KCs. Ships in Caribbean, East Coast Contact Miller & Seeger at 400 •4 4 4 of South America, South Atlan­ Kathleen Rose Lupo, born May Madison Avenue, New York 17, NY. tic and East Coast of- United 4, I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James 4 4.4 States. Lupo, Jr., St. George, SI. James E. George WFL-65, 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ Contact your son at Evens Mills, 4 4 4 bean, West Coast of South Ruth Darlene Robinson, born NY, Box 153 or call MAyfair America, West Coast of Mexico April 18, 1960, to Seafarer and 9-4618. and US East Coast. Mrs, William K. Robinson, Mo­ 4 4 4 bile, Ala. • Members of Steel King WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, European and Please notify Neil V. Pardo hs 4 4 4 A^CTYOWPaOSHl^ US East Coast Dianne Mandlck, born May 3, the whereabouts of gear of Ed 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arthur Cronin . . . Send notification to MATBSAtfusemkcm J. Mandick, Brooklyn, NY. 2420 First Ave., Seattle 1, Wash­ ington. 4 4* 4 • Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-WoHd Narcissus Chen, born May 9, 4 4 4 Sung Ming Hsn 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kao Wireless Broadcasts Continue . . . Ming Chen, New York, NY. Contact Red McCorkle, 13222 Every Sunday, 1915 GMT Faraday, Houston 47, Texas. 4 4 4 (2:15 PM EST Sunday) Gibson H. Coker, born May 9, 4 4 4• WCO-1S020 KCs 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gibson R. L. 'Seward Europe and North America Coker, Mobile, Ala. Contact E. C. Alger, Box 44, WCO-16908.8 KCs Morrisville, Pa. 4 4 4 East Coast South America Danita Carol Forbes, born April 4 '4 4 THeFkSHT50f4lV. James E. Gregory 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. , WCO-22407 KCs John Forbes, Mobile, Ala. Hubert R. May //HW tow PRICES '"West Coast South America Fortunate Valaya 4 4 4 Every Monday, 0315 GMT Michael Gates, born December Marion Lubiejewski (10:15 PM EST Sunday) 30, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Michale Brady tmLCOMBHSZEAT L. Gates,.New Orleans, La. Advise lawyers where you would WMM 25-15607 KCs yW/ZOWNPLACB. like checks from Pacific Tide and 4 4 4 Australia OimQANDXJPeRAtFO Michael James Davis, born April Pacific Explorer sent. WMM 81-11037.5 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 Northwest Pacific James B. Davis, Jacksonville, Fla. John Francis WT1UNI0M-AE6-AP .Get in touch With Pat O'Malley, 4 4 4'' Christine Fontenot, born April 1232 Baronne Street, New Orleans, 20, »1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. about your gear. SIU BABY ABRIVALS EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I DROADCAST I K*"' A 1^; v>. k I "THE VOICE OF THE A ji -> ^ i ' '> > A P I^ P Better Days Personals And Notices MTD" Ai&l^iULli. SWAP ' * I MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT L'-Jf'-- Bait. Vf jn.-arisil •it'-'r • M �Vol. XXII No. 12 SEAFARERSMOG Juno 3 I960 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS- INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Safety Meet Rejects US Proposals, Bars IIP Representation NEWS HEADLINES IN REVIEW LONDON—Largely ignoring the implications of the 1956 collision between the Stockholm and the Andrea Doria, the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea has turned down a resolution call-"^ ing for transatlantic vessels ommended courses for eastbound and westbound ships which, in to travel on assign^ sea theory, would keep such vessels at lanes. The track propdsal had considerable distances from each* .been backed by the United States other. However, no ship is present­ delegation and was supported by ly obligated to follow the desig­ US maritime unions. Subsequently, nated tracks. The Andrea Doria - Stockholm a greatly-weakened, watered-down collision occurred when the easttracking plan won support, calling bound Stockholm rammed . the for tracking only in limited areas westbound Doria off Nantucket lightship. The Doria went to the near the coasts. In addition, the convention re­ bottom with the loss of 42 lives. Tidal wove which wrecked waterfront of Hiio, Hawoii, crumpled fused to admit a sea union repre­ In addition to the tracking prob­ buildings and tossed automobiles about. Harbor had to be closed sentative from the International lem raised by the Doria collision, to shipping in order to clear up wreckage. Hilo is regular port of Transport Workers Federation, bar­ the convention is scheduled to take call on the sugar run. up such matters as slup construc­ ring labor from the conference. tion and compartmentation, life12 Miles Off Track Scandinavian and British oppo­ saving equipment and the like. The sition blocked passage of a sea- US delegation would like to get tracking resolution. It was the all the maritime nations to agree Swedish-flag Stockholm's collision to the standards of ship construc­ with the Italian lined Andrea tion observed in this country. It's Doria in 1956 which was largely- been claimed that If the Andrea responsible for the convening of Doria was compartmented as com­ Tidal waves generated by a series of earthquakes in Chile this year's conference. At the time pletely as an American vessel, .she ripped Long Beach, Cal.; Hilo,, Hawaii and even reached as of the Stockholm - Andrea Doria would not have gone to the bottom. far east as Japan as death and calamity were spread across a collision, the Swedish ship was However, at last report it ap­ number of Pacific ports, in the some 12 miles off track. pears there is almost no chance worst disaster of this nature leaving 27 missing, at last report. The transatlantic tracks are rec- for adoption of such standards. As a result, the port has been in a decade. The last impor­ tcmpprarily closed to shipping. Had Previously Met The US delegation to the con­ tant tidal wave took place in Hifo is a large sugar port fre­ vention had previously met with a Hawaii in 1946 when 100-foot waves quented... by many SIU and SUP preparatory committee upon which killed 159 peor'i in a grim April- vessels, hone of which were re­ Morris Weisberger, first vice-presi­ Fool's day debacle. ported damaged in the disaster. 31 Dead.. dent of tire SIUNA had served as Matson, Isthmian and Waterman A series of five shock waves, regularly call at Hilo. thq^labor representative. Weisberg­ er had urged that the US go be­ ranging from three to eight feet Gov. William Quinn declared the yond attempting to bring foreign in height, ravaged the port of Hilo, entire State of Hawaii a disaster ships up to US standards, ^nd at­ killing 31 people, injuring 57 and aiea following a survey of the tempt to improve upon present damage. American safety procedures ai\d Hilo was first struck at 12:10 practices. am, Monday, May "23, when a WASHINGTON—The Maritime The difficulty of getting ships of three-foot wave came smashing in Trades Department has urged a all nations to live up to an Inter­ on the Bay. The heaviest blow House Labor g^'oup to amend the national safety code is pointed up came at 1 am, with an eight foot Fair Labor Sta. frds Act to pro­ by the fact that 22 foreign-fiag wave which crashed inland, more vide a $1.25 an nour for seamen passenger vessels now in service than three blocks, smashing .stores working aboard any American- do not meet safety standards set and homes and sweeping automo­ owned vessel, including the crews up in 1922. Another 41 ships are biles and debris down the streets, of runaway ships. shy of the safety standards estab­ leaving the area virtually de­ Hoyt Haddock, speaking for the lished in 1948. stroyed. Seafarers Section, MTD, of" the . Blocks of buildings were swept AFL-CIO, made this recommenda­ Russian tankers are taking busi­ from their foundations in the tion while testifying before the ness away, from runaway operators Waiakea district as the area was Fair Labor Standards Subcommit­ in the Cuban oil trade under a re­ turned into a vast heap of rubble. tee of the House Committee on "They Were Warned" cent $100,000,000 Castro-Khrush­ Education and Labor. Perhaps the most tragic part chev trade pact signed earlier this Haddock told the group that if year. Up until now, Cuba's oil has of the disaster Is that none of the SlU membership meet­ been supplied exclusively by run­ deaths need have occurred, ''No­ the Act were amended to bring the $1.25 an hour wage scale into" ings are held regularly away tankers, most of which are body rdally had to die in this one" effect, it would "help 'remove the said a correspondent on the scene, American-owned. disgraceful conditions" that exist once a month on days in­ "they were warned in plenty of Already' three Red tankships "on board non-union craft in the dicated by the SlU Con­ time. -They just didn't respond to harbors, bays, coastwise trade and stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in have put into Havana with oil and the alert." inland-waterways." He pointed out the listed SlU ports below. gasoline cargoes hauled from the Black Sea area. And three foreign- Most of the'deaths were caused that most of the seamen working controlled oil'refineries in Cuba— by collapsing buildings, with oiily aboard such vessels earn as little All Seafarers are ex­ a few dying from drowning, the as 50 cents an hour. He noted that pected to attend; those Standard Oil of New Jersey, Tex­ major cause for the' high toll in aco and the Cuban unit of Royal non-union shipowners work their the 1946 disaster. crews long hours in prder to save who wish to be excused Dutch Shell—^have been notified Damage along the California by Cuba's national bank that each money on hiring additional man­ should request permission coast was general, but was limited be expected to process some to small power. by telegram (be sure to in­ •will boats, fishing vessels'and The maritime spokesman specif­ clude registration num­ 2,200,000 barrels of Russian crude small recreation piers. , oil a year. ically pointed to figures taken Some 181 dead are reported in ber). The next SlU meet­ Though it's not now known when Japan, where 17,000 homes were from a 1958 working agreement tbe next tankers will be arriving wrecked or fiooded and 385 per­ covering the crew of a runaway ings will be:. in Cuba with more crude cargoes, sons are known dead in Chile, as vessel. It showed that 50 percent New York June 6 it's been ^imated that it would figures continue to pour in from of a seaman's pay was earmarked Philadelphia June 7 take at least 15 w 20 of the ves­ places hit by the waves. Two mil­ for a special purpose—a "Deporta­ sels shuttling steadily between the lions Chileans are homeless as a tion Fund"—to pay his expenses Baltimore June 8 Black. Sea and Cuba in order- to result of a series of earthquakes, back home should he be found Detroit June ID supply the Casdo government with volcanic eruptions, tidal waves and guilty of any .kjtod of "misbehav­ Houston June 13 ample oil to meet that country's avalanches. ;. ior." Haddock also pointed out needs. The recfint disaster brings to New' Orleans Jiine 14 that the average AB aboard these Previously.. ESSQ was the major 16,000 the number of people killed ships earns from $70 to $90 a Mobile June IS supplier in the . Cuban mdrket in quakes since January 1, 1960, month for a 56-hour week. Tidal Wave Wrecks Hawaii^ Japan Ports w TA WL h f; H •• I' Ask Passage Of Runaway Wage Floor Red Tankers Snatch Cuba Oil Cargoes SCHEDULE OF SIO MEETIHGS AM$klCA ORBITS TiYOMIPAS. SA71ELLITE. WHE-V PERFECTEP CAN W4RA/ OP RDCkTET LAUA/CHIN6S, NEXT STEP IS PHOTO(5RAPHY ROCKET- 4 *' tr ti BAVS U.S.MUST PEAl WiTH RussMNs DESpnE SUMMIT couAPse, 6/0\Rns4W fKcee OF SUMMIT FAIZJURE PMAA^£P. ftem/VSg SEEN /NFLUENONS P-U&SIAN POLICY. fZey/BRSlHS STALIN1ST LINE AND CRITIC; IZWS^REVfSlCWISTPISIDRnQNS* OF LENIN'S. T^CHINOS. WON'T » ENOOUZMSEMT... MEANVVM/LE NiyoN UMOFFIC' lALLV WRAPS UP REPUBLICAN AlbMlhtATlON WITHMCRETHAM . ^ eee VOTES PLEDISEP. fr/r1 tSMeUS CAPTURE NAZI • PESPDNSIBLE FOR. 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Title A name given to the resource June 3, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: VICTORY ON LAKES; 28 SHIPS VOTE SIU 410-124 INCRES MEN WIN PAY, OT GAINS NLRB HEARS BID FOR RUNAWAYS SEVEN MORE SEAFARERS GET DISABILITY PENSIONS SENATE BILL WOULD BAR RR SELECTIVE RATE CUTS SAFETY MEETINGS PAY OFF, COMPANY’S REPORT SHOWS OLD LIBERTYS SALE-TAGGED AT $65,000 IMWU APPEALING PICKET BAN; NASSAU CREW WINS PAY GAINS NEW OIL BARGE MADE OF NYLON US LOWERS PRICE TAG IN MOVE TO SELL LEILANI MOBILE GETS CEMENT-HAULING TANKER HOUSE GETS SHIP TRADE-IN BILL; WOULD AID UNSUBSIDIZED LINES GREAT LAKES PORT HOSTS A ‘BIG ONE’ – OCEAN EVELYN MTD FIGHTS RAIL’S BID FOR BARGE LINE CONTROL TANKER RECESSION GROWS; 402 VESSELS NOW IDLE SIU NEW YORK HEALTH CENTER GIVES 10,000TH CHECK-UP TANKER GROUP IN FINAL PLEA FOR ’50-50’ ON OIL CARGO CONGRESS URGES AID CUTS IN SHIP BLACKLIST CASES 20,000 JAM LABOR RALLY IN DRIVE FOR FORAN BILL SAFETY MEET REJECTS US PROPOSALS, BARS ITF REPRESENTATION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/03/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 12  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/34494eb2abed090cb4cc75800a4a3d6a.pdf eb0d06e68099b2f49989de9c2dbdaaa3 PDF Text Text Approved IBU.ABBBS.;·~·. LOG I.. I ;' Story On Page I 6020 M;J Ci>Ff'l~l.AL ORGAN 01' THE SEAFARER.I l'NTl:RNATION AL UNION • ATLANTIC, GU_LF, l:_AKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ' ". Cr,ws Refuse To .Sail Liberian-Flag Ships j - Italian crewrn:elJlbers of Libei:ian-flag SS Nassau demonstrate for the International Maritime Workers Union after they walked off the cruise- ship. i:t;i. sup-port of an IMWU picket line: IMWU, which was. set· up by SIU and NMU to :organize' . runaway-ship crewmembers, 'has pledges from majority of Nassau crew ~ and '. ~rew of sister ·ship Victoria. , . Both vessels were hung up when crew . ,refused to· sail them, demanding a union contract. ·The crews are holding firm despite a court order removing the picket line. IMWU . ~s demanding raises, OT pay and recognition. (See story o'n 'page 3.) · · �'RafifJNeWCcJDstitdOn·· By go·~~ercent ·Majority . Adopted by an overwhelming majority, better than 90. percent of. all the.. votes cast, the revisecl constitution of the SIU A&G l)istrict went .into effec.t on Thursday, 'May 12. The., new -document t ook effect Collowing app1:oval in~all 'SW ports ·of 1he· tallying committee's 1'.•". · ·port on the results of the re- ' ..... · blanks .out of a total of f,573 balLakes and Iniand Waters District. · . . f erendum. . · lots cast. The Change In name was ma_de · A . two-thirds vote · was re- By voting to amend the cona necessary by the ·fl'~~ that SIU-. quired to p~ss the eonsHtu:- stltution, the SIU ·membership .al-·. manned· ctee1>:-se~ .s~ps are par·i · t b t th· tered the jurisdiction of the Dis- tfcipating In the Lakes trade . and d rnna 1 amen men s, u · Is trict to include the Lakes and In- seeking to establish subsidy operarequirement was far sur- land Waters, as well as formi lly- tions out of the Lakes. Organizing passed. During the 130-day vote, mcorpor~ting the various harbOr activity also prompted the change. from March 31 to April 29, - 4,1•78 votes were cast .in favor of the amendment and only 322 agains~. There were .also 68 voids and five crafts and other divisions which In addition, the change ijl ·the the~ Union has organized In recent constitution Incorporates the. new Members 'Of the .crew_of the City of-Alma pose with. ·a life ring' years. The new name of the district executive set-up in ti.le. Union noting that 'the vessel had. compfeted 571 da·~ w.itho.ut a ,lost time . is now the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, which provides for an executive ·hac( fthe•·best recofd irdheWaterma" fleet..,. ,• accident, .T•he crew board of officers to meet regularly , • • • and Clirect union affairs. The .m emhers of the board are given. specific · regional responsibil~ties and. authority. and.' present job titles are One of the major changes in' the SIU constitution is the changed.· new schedule of membership meetings. They will now be Passage of. the Landrum-Griffin held monthly in the deep sea ports pt New Y:ork, ~hiladel­ .Act ·required .modifying the con:. . phia, Baltimore, Houston, New Orleans and Mob1l_e. The stitutfon as to qualifications .for I . elected office, condition of .union port of Detroit _has·been added to the m~!1thly schedule. mem'benbip and similar JPatters. The hew executive . board set-up of th! Union, -which has All meetings will be· held at 2:~0 PM, !peal time, for each of the Amenoments In the new constitu~ been .functioning since November, 1959, under administrative seven ports concerned. a~apted the 'SIU .doc~ment ~ "reorganization has been formally-incorpor~ted ·into the conThe meeting schedule calls for New York mee.tings on the first tiQn conform with all the provisions of it t• . It ' t · ·· b · · · . :. Monday of each month, following the first Sunday; Philadelphia, the the new F.ederal law. · 8 ~ u. ~~n. . . ~e s -up ne~ ~o these divisions. first Tuesday; Baltimore, the first Wednesday, and Detroit, the first • • • The constitution also provides titles of president, executive ~~~ . .. . for · ·a·· monthly membership ~eet- vice-president, vice-president .Qualifications for election call ·Houston, New Orleans and Mobile will meet in the week follow- ing system with meetings to be in charge of contracts ~d contr~ct · for three years~ full membership ing the above m.eetings, Houston on Monday; New Orleans on held ·on different nights the ftrst enforcement, three ·regional vice- in the Union· three years' seatime Tuesday and Mobile on Wednesday. week of the month in majo SIU presidents <Atlantic; · Gulf; Lakes or its equiva.i~nt time in shoresid~ . Since the first Sunday in June· isi June· 5, the port of New York ports_. Staggering of the meeting imd Island Waters) and a secre- employll)ent for . the Union; four . will meet June 6; Philadelphia, June 7; Baltimore, Jµne 8; Detroit, nights enables t~e mell)bershlp to WY-tr,asurer. . .· montbs of this seatUne or equiv~· . June 10. Houston will meet Monday,· June 13; New Orleans, June act on resolutions reports an d The constitutio_n .Provides (or in- lent time to be fti the calendar y_eal:" 14 and Mobile, June 15. · other ,matters in that month s terim officers to fill the!!e fui;ic- in which the ·election is held. and Special meetings at a, port may be called at the direction of the meeting,. . wtth~ut having to ~old 'tions until the Union elections tMs compilance with national ia~ as to efigibility for Union office.. <For port agent or area . vice-president, between the hours of 9 AM and over· ~atter1 from one meeting to fall The , Interim officers are: 5 PM. A two-hour posted notice of such special meetings is.required. the next as was the case In the President .. . ......... : . Paul Hall exam.pie, the LandrUm·Griffin law · . specifies that no ·one can hold · previous meeting system. Executive Vice~esldent L ____________;__ _ ____,_ _ _ _ _-:---------'+---r:.-:~~0-:---------Cal Tanner union office who has been conVice-President . In Charge of victed of a felony in the five years Conti-acts and Contract Enpreceeding their term of ·.offtce.)' , .. for.cement .... PJaude Simmons SIU elections will be for four-year terms. • • • ., Vlce·Pie$ident ln Charge of .,~ the ·Atlantic LCoast Sh · d Meetings wHl. b~ h'eld on a ~ . u re New Meeting p roce d ~ SIU ConstitlltiOn - .- highlights 1 . A. • . . , Vows .., ' .#afl-OIJ ,· S. fa.te D.e p'·_ · 1 c.1 • p t · f · · · Bl d E U I S . ; .. n . s a c .Is . r 0 e S· > ~ ~::ge _e;par ~:n;~~y ~~::a~~l~~~=~ p:~~~~m~:: Vlci!-Presldent . · · . h the Gulf Coast .. Lindsey Williams Houst N Orleans Mobi·1e and . 4cting at the request of AFL-CIO Pres1?ent G~orge Meany, and f~llovymg an emp a ..- Vice-President In, Charge of Detro~~· ew · ' tic statement by the State Department pledgmg action at last on the blacklist ~roblem, tjie the Lakes and Inland Waters SIU withdrew its picketline from the SS ·c1eopatra in the port1>f New York, endmg a 24-day . Al Tanner tie-up of the vessel. The pick ~ Secretary-Treasurer <vacancy to be etline was removed on Friday ances made today, we will have no time unions. and t he SIU on de- filled by: president as per. con".' evening; May 6, at 5 PM. other recourse but to resort to velopmentS in this area, to fully- , itltutionf · ' At the same time, Seafarers and - members of other MTD affiliates in Canada removed their picket' line from the Egyptian-flag Star ·of Assuan in Quebec. The withdr~wal of the picketline ended, for the time being, the Union's protest a~ainst the practice e>f J\...rab League Il!ltions of black· JI g bl-- -··hi"h 11 s~~in g American· a s 11::; . w .: • have ever touched_ at an Israeli The.Se ships have been t por · . Governblocked from carrying us SIU Opt1•ca,1.: Bene·fI•1 ,:iWO . V . . .. - 'Old Aa· . picketing.,, . The Department's long string of assurances !printe~ on page 5) was a notable departure from- pr~vious statements in which it had criticized the Union's action as a political iiianeuver as well as issuing pious platitudes that the US does-not condone the boycott. The Department conceded the Union had a justified beef by ad~ mitting, as the Union had charg.ed,' American seamen had been mistreated in Arab port~ and that American ships had been placed on a blacklist. It agreed to consuit with the AFL-CIO, other marl- -investigate the SIU's . complaints • • • ::!~: r:;~~ 1!:a~~.or~ to ·as~"""e . ' The'. constltution m;kes provisioq ' for the functioDing-of ..various su·b· · ' The State Depai:tment st4tement sidiary lijvi~io_ns auch as tug and · · ' was worked out in .consultation harbor work~rs, the Puerto Rican with AFL-CIO headquarters w,bich Division; marine -allied workers ., r~ undertook to negotiate the Issue ~d· the like: It specifies the basic ." ~ - ·. . _ _ after' hearlIJg a fuJl· report on the provistoh~ · tb'at have to be lilcorThe s~ond anrliV'er~m-Y of the matter from SIUNA President porated In the · coris\itutiona of Seafarer International Union's Opo Paul Hall. Following that report, · · ·· tical Benefit .Plsin is approaching, the AFL.CIO Executive Council a·· and" in- the tw.;' years of Jts• e'xwent on i:ecord as strongly-support· ., ·. istencethe ,program .has e.nabled ing the SIU's picketline .at!'tio11. . . ;,. . '·. . -., . . more than Seafarers to. have · 3 500 ment farm surplus cargoes to Arab . Witbd.r~wal of .the picket~ine was ··.,~d · ~ tlteir eyes exa~ined· and o~tain countries, gifts of th.e us Govern· followed by withorawal of an_Arab . eyeglasses. ., . , · ment to the riations Involved, and League counter-boycott of ' · · an : . . . ·~ ~ ·. ,It ~' Tpe plan w~n~ · !nt'o effe,ct .~n fr~m participatinJ' in the P.ersian American-flag shipping, J.n effect, , ~ .; , :, • ·. -: ~ . _ ·· .. '· June 1,· 1958, sta.ttlng in the New Guif oil trade. the Arab states ·had e~tend~d to ·all · ~~~'.J'~E--:'S}Jlppi~g "in ·..$~~~tle. York area, and 1'. nefits bave ·· In withdrawing the line, the SIU SEAFARERS LOC American-flag .~eSs~lli the blacklist has b.e~n: -rwwne, pr.etty...w~ll .~yr- been spread now· .nine different· declared in a telegram to Meany . · · prjlctices: " ~~~~ i}ad,, prey.iously- lng,,t~,~ :f.a•t. ~i:fod, apjHhe fut~~ PQrts ~ittiin" the:"sip! · -. that it was acting. "in. d~ference May 20, 1960 ~qi. XXll, No. ·11 lirp~t~d :to,.-those s~i"~ ~~\v,Iµ~h ~ ~~d~ .1o;o~s·: \>right~· also. Th~ 1!->~gges~ Seafarers -with ,90· 'days · of seato your suggestio~, as l?resident of . • .· . , ever;~llded ,ln .ls~~el.. ,At tht: ·.~t:/ 'J?rotil~~ }iQwt. l• ·- •ettlJJg ;;- ~en . ~q time in any calenc,lar year, and·'at th e AFL·CIO. and. in 'llght of our the picke~ing. ~nded,;l,~ ~~a.!1-;t~~~r\- .tak'.. ~·" lob~ t~at ·Come ~,up. ,,na . least ·.on·e day of 's eatime in the she traditional., suppo.rt oL., AFL·CIO. . , . , ':d the.. ~~J:> por~s ~er~·. gpffig .,to -ftlclt ~ ~ih !.the, V~3e1,.., one~ ,;~~Y' ·montlls ~l'ior. •to the proposed ex• polic~." .\. · PAm. HALL, SeCTetaTJ1-TTea1Urff' . re(~)~, .· se~iCeS-" ,t~·.;_: ·n!~~~~~f!-~ :~P::~n, ,~, ·:· .' '·~ ,_r;_ . .;..· --~ _,. '· . · ~m!nat,ion are ellgiJ>le -~~r 1 ·i\g. ben.o In ~ s~parate st.~~ment S~UNA lhRBERT BRAND, Editor. BEBHARD Sr.&· ships: owned ~Y ~me~~~n~~~8'' ~e~- {· During the ~~ast. -~JJ~cl~ the·\·f9l~ efits. ': ·- . ,. , -... ·... Presi~e~t ~~ul Hall n~!~,d: As a MAN, Art EditO?"· . Haifux Ana~•· ~ ·Js !>'li~ved:.JJ:nlt ·: _A.ra~~ fl~~ :t~ Io~ng shil>ll ·.pa;f4: off: -:Ptodue~r . · Tit~ ~en can obta•n , new. ex• -resuU of· State Department ~ssur- AL. MABxnr, · AlrrBUR :BJCRGZR, CJ7AllLDI pic:\tet.. t~~~~'>B1alps;~-~:~~~ ~ia~,e~~ -JM~~4!>~: ~~e~~ .A:P.ptenti~~· St~~I ;imjnattons a:nd .new· glas._i:es evei;y ·an~es . given . AfL-CIO Pr~sident . ::.u=:a.G:iJ'T,S:['lta~.e~~:;;:· bY, ·ps~ ~l ,.,cp~~a~~~" 'f!.e,.r~ "!1t. f~e;: ~~~~<fl!t!i~ia'ni);;i-~.P~!ln ~lie~ (~ar~· t wo .years; :pr9viding t~ey. main- . ..M~llf:lY, it appeai:~ .. that. for t!:t,e . . • , ein: ... · . to~/.:~- t.he:· S~~·. ·~~~tP~ ~:~~~7 Oy!.~aJJ}t · ~nd ,. Jd~~e~ "lW'.a~,r- tain their .~llglbil~t1. · :•., ·· first time .· the State Del)artment Publlslied blwffkly •t "'• h••dqu•rt•n den,r.j:lecl slon Jf;:. m!'t •,th';,..t:J'jilon r-m'iim·~Y:..·<.,; • • ··;.," ·' ..,;; < · ·;,.i ·• ·, ,f. ~ . Seafarers who t"ook· advantage .of . ' · ·· . of the Sufarers lntern•tlon•hUnlon. At•. h •Jt' " " t· :J; ··l;;t•,>-c!~,, ilf '. ·r· ;· t 'f' ?;. , _,,,::,Ji; ' ... .t<" " " ' ·~ ... 11. , .••F" ~~i.· -· ' ' · h~~ expre~s~d)ts IJil! en! tQ. f?£?:,;UP lanttc Gulf, L.k... and 1n1mnd waters · . ~,,,"':.!~.¥:r ,~,.~r::~~~!~"' ·?:."f:,.:;>:-..:i·:rJ r: ~-·.:~llpW~IJ,,..S~J.>~ :·a~~~~:""·~~;·. tHe- ..~la~ ln ) ts lnc~pti_on ~are 'a d,.,t~·lhese ~ro~le~s"&lid tate pcs1~1ve., :~::'~~ ~~.L·2t:.· -1:.~. ~;~~th T)irpraC-ttcaJ:~ee~.:g, . -tbtl''1\~a1>; P~ducer' ,(i\fal'.\lle)r~te,el · ~ppreJt- vi.Sed to ,-make . 'a n.rai)pointm~n~ to,. .actjon~' .. ' .., · , . ·· ~ flc· co,·nc1,ct.•81i PGllt•I• paid at the Post. count~r-;boycott " ~as ,. to ...eest .Ai\»J> . .tice (lathiJllan);:,·and 0eean"·.4Jjce have 'their ·eyeS - Te.,;examlned~ -1: 88. · . · : • -, . • · • - » • ., .- Off ce n roo~vn, NY upder the Act · · - ~ . '1. · r· ' t · , , • • ',. • 1, dJ · , · ~- tht inf.I · · ::!Jo~~ve.r•.·~ h~"f~f!4• ''.~ '-~~I~. o1 ~u,."·~~.;ui,~; · · :. ' ~. . ~ 1 ;,~. .. gov~r,pme~~ c~p~iJl_~r.a'i~e.~µ~l~for. ~~lq"{ .O~~r.8'a•>··i:' '"·II.; t, ·-:··i ·. ,~ i ~.:: .a,~ u.st~~l}~1--":'6::-.- .. IAJ, ..P~e~ ~ops . th~ '~P,ar.tnieJit !~1. to giy~,,P!~~~:'" . .> · i-.:,.\ _4~ • 1~ ., · _ ·:,; · ·, ,~an~shipm~n~. o~ ·C~g~e~ ofJ.1,~~ ~, ~il:~-tr ...ajl~ft ..~~flf:r.\"~r~",....~e~r~ ··ar~ ~ :us~~ . ~·?e~ll.?' ~~ef.,¥.. ~~'\Y.C>.;.. · eal d mplementabon to -~e as~; · ·-' . .· ~ .. ' r ' (Contbltled O_Jl 1J)age, 5') ::'-'7' '-: ·~e,~~~ :.a nd _Porw,11r ieaipi~~· .- .)'~~~·. J/' ,.-:: --..., . . , ~ ,,: I se.·a-· 1e· B'Oasts. ' ·c·OO ·; :,Sh· ,, ;.: ·•· · ·. . .IPPIRfl 1 1 -.<" 1 Am=: . _., .. ~· . 0 7 . . , -~.., f'. I ' ~, J ' ..... t ..,... - �- Eight Qn-R-u naways Ties Up Two Ships lnNewYorkHarbor • • I Giving staunch support to the International Maritime Workers Union, crew4 members of two runaway-flag passenger ships, the Victoria and the Nassau, have refused to sail the ships until they win .union representation and a contract. ~ • ...result; the owner s have arrival, Friday morning. The NasBoth the·Nassau and the Victoria been forced tO cancel the sau was sched~led to turn around fly the Liberian flag, as do numsailings of the ships, which and sail the same day, and actually erous other cruise ships operating are · on the New York to Bahamas run. The cancellation came Passengers sit on deck of SS Nassau waiting for vesselito sail. But crew refused to work ,ship in demand for contract and sailing was after the owners, ·1ncres Line, had failed to recognize_ the IMWU as collective bargain- took passengers aboard, but then, had to tell them to leave the ship when it became apparent that the crew was reiusing to break ranks and sail the ship. The Victoria came In Sunday afternoon, May 15 and had to discharge its--passengers by tugboat as the Nassau was occupying its docking berth at pier 42. It too took passengers on via launch for a Tuesday sailing but was forced to cancel out when the crew would not put up steam in US trade both out of New York and Miami. The IMWU's right to represent the crews of runaway vessels rest• in part upon the precedent set by the National Labor Relation1 Board. The NLRB ordered a collective bargaining. election on the Liberian-flag SS Florida, which was subsequently won by the SIU. In its decision, the Board held that American unions have the right t«t organize crews of runaway vessel1 in American foreign commerce. ing representative for the crews. The IMWU promptly slapped a cancelled. picket line on the Nassau, on Fri-------..;....-~~----------------~day, May· 13, and the crew gave full support to the action. The Vict oria came in on Sunday and she too was -tied up. Picket. Called _Qft Subsequently, the pickets were called.off via a restraining grder issued by Justice Henry Clay Greenberg of the State Supreme Court, WASHINGTON--The Interstate Commerce Commission but the ships were unable to sail . · gave Seatrain Lines a reprieve on its SavaMah port service, thanks to the staunch support of the IMWU by the crews. The issue · Bet1er beefsteaks for Seafarers is now -the word aboard but little more,.in a decision it handed down on the company's is now in the courts for settlement. many more SIU-contracted vessels as several additional shipargument that a stop be put to r a i 1r o ad rate-juggling trains Savannah and New ·York · The action ··parallels a program ping companies have agreed to upgrade the quality of steak aimed at destroying ship com- were idle. The Savannah was later of pr?test picketing of _PanLibHo,n used aboard ship. Such major .. reactivated on the pleas of Georgia shlppmg elsewhere i~ the nation s petition. port authorities. . ports. Last week runaway-flag ves- operators as Mississippi ShipAs a result of the decision, govThe time involved in reversing sels we.re picketed in protest dem- ping, Calmar and Ore Line erning paper products, Seatrain is . . .continuing its service into Savan- the railroad action h-as been costly onstrat1ons in several Great Lakes have now joined Seatrain, Isth- - . po~ts. mian, Bull and Sea-Land in agreenah, but may have to discontinue to the company. However, the company was enSien Pledce Cards tt if it cannot get bettet• treatment Ing to rep1ace " commerci al"" g ra de,, A vast majority of the 285-man steaks with steaks graded good. from the Commission than it has couraged by the ICC's action in ordering reduction of the shortcrew of the Nassau, which.had be'e n The grading ls done by the US been receiving on rates governing haul rate on the spe.ciftc product. recruited in Italy, had previously Department of Agriculture and other types of cargo. The ICC ordered the railroads It hopes to use the ruling as a signed IMWU pledge cards. Shan- provides a basis for judging the precedent to secure reduction- of non Wall, who ls executive direc- quality of the meat. to reduce their short-haul rate on In addition to the above-menpulpboard sent to Savannah for such short-haul charges on other tor of the IMWU, had- meetings commodities so as to continue in · with the owners in an effort to obtioned companies, other ship opLongshorell\en this week struck shipment via _Seatratn. However, business ·out of the Savannah area. tain an interim agreement which erators who have agreed to the the ports of Chicago, Milwaukee, the ICC refused to order the railThe railroads and the ICC have would provide union recognition, f th SIU F 0 od Pl are Cleveland and Toledo as effort• 1 0 roads to work with Seatraln in been the target of considerable an interim wage increase -0f some proposa e an Bloomfield, Valentine, Overseas to negotiate a new agreement establishing joint rail-w..ater rates that would be competitive with the criticism from coastwlse and inter- 20 percent and overtime pay. Pres- Navigation, Mar 1n e Carriers, failed just as other contracts in all-rail through rate b e t w i e D coastal• carriers, as well ·as from ant wages are in th, vicinity of $60 Clover Carriers, Oceanic Petro- effect had expiren. Amid port of l T p t l um and Chicago negotiations this week, Savannah and New York. It also· the SIU and other maritime a month. When the operators failed to ;:~~ sf::!~~:nLln~:.o e longshoremen continued to picket refused to lnstruet the railroads to unions, . for : collusive . action . on rate-making desitned to destroy show, as . promised, with_ an offer The first companies to agree to the piers where they work. The rerluce short haul rates on other shippin1 competition and seamen's by Wednesday, May 11, the IMWU , use of the better-grade beef were picketlines were called for whell commodities. plcketline ~it the Nassau upon her Seatrain and Isthmian Line, with the ILA and management failed The problem arose last fall when jobs. Bull and Sea-Land next in line. to agree on new wage agreements the railroads cut the all •rail . being sought by the longshoremen · through rate, while m~..intaiping an The upgrading of shipboard and stevedores. artlftcially-hlgi,_ rate on that part steaks ls a direct by-product of · the SIU Food Plan's success in deMeanwhile in the port of Mil· of the cargo which had to · be veloping more efficient systems of .waukee, longshoremen are t?onhauled into Savannah to 'go via shipboard food preparation and tinuing their picketing pendinC Seatrain. Seatrain suspended its service. The Food Plan, by stress- the outcome of a membership por t ser-vice for a while and laid Ing "to order" preparation of !ood meeting screduled for this week. up . two of its . ships. Elsewhere on the Lakes, CleveThe Commission's majority reand individual servings instead of land will have 8 negotiating meetport conduded that the railroad's famflyastyle feeding has cut down fng starting today and the ports (Savannah & . Atlantic) charge shipboard food waste with conse~ of Rochester, Buffalo and Erie against traffic moving in Seatrain's · quent savings to the operators. started meeting in Buffalo yesterservice is discriminatory, and that The "to order" feeding system also day. Toledo has not scheduled failure . to . est.a blish proportional- · results Jn fresher, tastier food negotiations. rates .o n . pulpboard from ··St. - ·serv:ed in a more appetizing manA $2.75 hourly pay scale for it$ Mary's, Georgia, · to·· Savannah and ner. members is being sought by the thence ftom Edgewater, New As a ·result of these improve- ILA. To date they have been ofJersey, to its final destination, is ments, Seafarers on ships of the fered $2.55 instead. Dockworkers unjust, un.r easonable and discrimiabove-listed companies now have in the port of Chicago are curnatory. the additional benefit of better- rentlty earning $2.33 _an. hour. quality beef. Eventually, the Food · It was introduced into the record Another aim of the ILA is t«t Plan hope11 to extend this new negotiate a master contract coverthat .the J I:!ilroad had cut its allrall·' rates· fr.o m the St. M!lry's, benefit to ~very SIU-contracted ing all Great Lakes ports where ship. Georgia, area to 1'lew York and its 10.000 members are employed. New Jersey, as a means of openly· Separate agreements were in ef' competing With .the combined rall, fect tor each · port prior to their ··Type water-.r.ail. routes utili~ed by shipexpiration last -week. Present wage · p~~s ·and Seatrain. ·. To tighten _the · scales on the Lakes for ILA work· . When Possible , 11irth, · tlie railroad ~hen J,"al.S~ the ers range from $1.78 to $2.55. . Jn order to •ssure ' accurate .. ~ ~ 1hort~haul rates; on paper ·PrQd~ctl ' · · Canadian longshoremen through :clt1esta of ·llilpbOard meetings · ·"from st. · Ma:r1'• .-to'· the ·· port 01 · . . • " ·. · . . . . .. .. • their r espective locals have atated in th• LOG, it 1a desirable that Savannah". · PickM boot Oll'cift ·NCllll'' 11 as she's tfecl.' te th• doal ~ lite Roat1ng · the nporta o~ 11;llpboilrd. me't"" that they wm not hatadle any of tht! :·81~1r-:e1&ht · ~(U::t;O.~r~~-: ).,b. .· -,~~In~ ;...-~ ~~ ·~~ NCiaau·~~..- thipi when~ ·wort that i1 diverted to the Canalap . .. ·be - t,;pecl . . .ff at . ,. all pouible. ·. ~ Yfent···otr ;tti~ 'btecir ''tthin',tll~ ~~.; ·. ~ anch~ dian port1• . . • ' , i> ,. •. ICC Retreats,-slows RR Rate War On Seatrai1f Ore, Ca·l mar Join 'Better Steal<' Parade ILA Str·1kes Lakes ports F.or contract . Minutes '' ·., .:. 1• • ~ n. the-"r· · !ecto.ria• · ,. �......._____________.>SEAP !REIS . ~~----. . - noABn 1orA11·sn1PPING· , ·' April 27 Through May 11 Shipping slumped a- bit this past per iod, despite t he good weather , the total of men shipp ing dipped below the 1,000 mark. . A· total of 998 men shipped this period as compared to l,OM during the last one, for a drop of 56 men. These figures cover shipping In all classes. The number of registered "A" and "B" men on the bea~h at the end of the period was 2,851, a slight increase over last period's total of 2,834: . Despite the slump, shipping activity gained, as .there we~ 226 ve~ aels serviced this period compared to 210 in the previous two weeks. as The breakdown was: payoffs, 59; sign ons, 34; and iq-transits, 133. Shipping totals fell in Boston, New York, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Mobile, Houston and San Fr ancisco and gained slightly in all the other ports. Baltimore suffered the 'biggest decline with a. drop of 46 men, and New Orleans gain.e d the most, 39 men. San Francisco was the only port without a payoff; Boston, Norfolk .,, ..... ~ . Sl,ip _Activity and Miami had no sign ons, and. every port serviced vessels ln;-transit. Houston led all the ports in servlcirig with 196 operations, though it ~pped 15 from Its previous period's total of 211. It als~ led In vesse~ calls last period. The breakdown for shipping (Including "A," "B," an! "C" men) was: deck, 36'1;' engine, 340; and steward, 291, for a total of 998 lmen. , Ports with ·100 4r less '" A" a nd "B" men ~gistered on the beach at the end of this period -were: Boston, Phllidelphla, Norfolk, Jackson-· ville, Miami, Wiµnm~on, San Francisco and Seattle. Ports with 50 or less "A" men reg1Stered on the beach were: Boston, Miami, and Wilmington. Sit• •• Par Ofh ~;~:::: • 1'1111..,pWa. • • 6 la~• ' '•• t O• T....._TOTAt - ·· J ' 4 1: =:!wii~ •• •·:· 7 21 . 41 ·I 4 - 6 17 JI 7 17 I I 15' 4 4 21 2' : J I M'-1 •••. : : : : 1 M.Wle ~ ••••• 11 1 ' or1... . . I New ·11 Hontw • • • • • • 2 · ~ 1 : : . • :• ·; • 2, ·$Httte •· 3 . • • • • ·..:.:.._ _ _ , , ............ It J4 - IJJ Port .dispatchers have fQrecast t he following outlook for the next period : BostGn, fair .•• New Y~rk, ste'ady ••• PJdladelphla, good • • • Balli.more, poor ·••• Norfolk, poor ••• Mobile, very good • • • Jackson• ville, fair ••• New Orleans, good ••• Miami, slow .•• .Houston, fair ,, • • Wllmln1ton, fair ... _san Francisco, poor ••• SeaW~, slow. ·5 . IS 35 32 1 ; .n ... 22' .... DECK DEPARTMENT Ship~ leglsteied CLASS 8 Registered CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP I ALL 1 z 3 ALL 1 ! I ALL I % I ALL 1 1 1 1 .2 1 1 2 2 2 Boston . - . . ....•.....• 14 22 17 8 18 6 29 8 1 '1 New York . ..••••••••• 23 2 18 2 6 2 u 1 5 7 9 5 .13 7 11 1 Philadelphia .•.••••••• 17 3 2 11 2 2 16 2 43 2 6 6 18 3 Baltimore . . . . ••• • •••• . 11 30 4 1 1 1 I s 2 1 --: 1 Norfolk . _. ..• •• • ••••• · 3 2 1% 1 1 7 1 s I e 5 1 4 7 1 Jacksonville ..•••••••• 1 l. Miami . . . . . : ••••••••• . 10 3 5 2 9 2 1 23 1 'I 'I 14 8 Mobile . ... : .••••••••• 4 4 1'1 16 18 11 30 12 63 1 8 10 45 1 New Orleans ..•••••••. 21 4' 15 7 8 17 2 Zl 19 25 11 15 2 Houston. _. ...•••••••• ·20 30 12 · u 1 3 10 2 2 1 5 3 6 3 7 -1 u 1 Wilmington . .••••••••. 2 3 3 8 2 4 3 1 4 8 2 12 2 I San Francisco . .••••••. Seattle . . . _. . . ........ 2 1 3' 9 3 9 3 12 21 6 7 18 3 9 f 6 · l-3Z7 21 -.. ·1 · 1 071 -87---U-943 l: zn llt 171 11 1Z a15alt6 TOTAlS Port ••• - ., - - - • -• - - - -- - - - - - - -- 2 GROUP GllOUP GROlIP I ALL - 1 z I ALL CALL 1 I B 1· 5 1 2 s 18 4 1 9 IZ l9 - 39 z 41 2 11 84. 144 50 Z78 8 4 18 13' 21 4 St 8 8 12 31 30 88 13 111 2 .I 27 18 2 It %! 2 3 9 3 I 11 6 5 -3 10 2 7 I 7 13' 1 15 1 ~ ' 13 11 1 - 121 -36 451 9 901 - 1 1 111 1 7 .5 • 9 - 5 - 59 68 ' I 41 '1 82 20 17t 5 . 13 23 36 8 8 12 21 I 55-· 17 3 75 30 '15 11 3 5 11 5 16 6 17 I · 1 · 12 1 i it 2 HI 1 2 8 ~o 12 . 21 12 2 14 3 It 1 3 ff 13 22:Z49_96_12- l161 13Hf53.l l9 TI86 -22-11 H'l'IZH I ALL A - - - - - - -1 -2 -2 ' -- -- --s -2 -2 -3 -., - - - •- - - GROUP 1 -1 - -1 -1 -- -3 - - - -- 3 6 Registered On The BeacPt CLASS 8 CLASS A SHIPPED -1 - - t - -- rorA1 Shlpf)ld CLASS e .: Shipped · CLASS 8 CLASS A 13 - .. " -' - - ,5 - - - -· ~· ' -- ., -• ENGl_NE DEPARTMENT . Registered CLASS A - '°" legIslered . CLASS 8 _ GROUP 1 z I ALL ·1 1 - Z2 1 8 15 -1 81 101 19~ 2 2 2 1 4 1. GROUP GROUP SALL SALL 2 1 I 1 1 -10 261 111 472 %'1 15 5 7 2 2 11 11 13 9 - 22 6 2 1 17 It ZS 3 -1 57 1 6 -1 -· 34 I 2 2 1 1 6 ' 2 - 18 4 18 3 I 25 2 3 2 H 5 11 7 4 9 36 28 5 46 . 1 3 25 9 3 S7 2 13 15 42 31 9 28 5 2 3 2 1 2 5 3'5 1 8 = 1 9 1 2 3 3 12 2 1 2 15 5 17 3 2'1 31-17' -38 1· 243 _ 8_45_58 lllt 283s32- 1196 ·· ~ Boston.: ...•.•••••••• New York . ..... ... ..... Philadelphia ..•••••••• Baltimore .....••••••• Norfolk . . . ...•••••••• .lacksonville .••••••••• Miami .....•••••••••• . Mobile . . . ............ New Orleans ..•-•• ; •••• Houston . _..•.•••••••. Wilmington ..••••••••. San Francisco .••••••. . Seattle . . __. . ... . .... . 10TALS - •- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - ..... ., , - Shipped · CLASS C Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS. A ., -· GRQUP GROUP . GROUP Z . SALL C ALL 1 " 2 SALL 1 B A 2- 2- - 1 4 1 9 1 1 5 8 49 49 130 29 %08 4 25 33 tz 27 18 3 2 13 . 1 2 H 1 2 5 u 1 5 11 · 9 1 20 1 1 14 u 7 56 12 '15 ' 1 21 17 n 11 4 6 2 18 IO 3 ·3 1 5 1 1 4 u 3 9 1 11 .: 1 ' 2 3 ·z 1 2 2 3 3 I 1' 14 42 4 to 7 8 11 4 10 6'1 10 108 1 27 16 -8 17 9 8 36 80 31 3 5 2· 21 '11 14 3 8 8 10 31 '8 2 20 5 8 42 9 .. 3 2 3 5 2 1 2 - 1 4 16 3 1 8 1 11 2 24 5 ·25 1 2 2 4 21 8 46 3 4 3 27 · 11 7 1s-16Tio;i9&. 1ot4ol340 128-4t9"767- l-Sl4 -11-94-9'1 l°!OZ GROUP GROUP ·z I ALL . 1 I ALL 1 z - ..... -11 -1 - - • 4 9 1 1 1 . 7 6 H ' - 31 -3 s - - - - -3 -1 -'4 - -- - -- 8 8 18 -- - -11 -1 :s: ~ '- 10 1 it · 1 10 -1 . - 2 3 2 8 3 -s-5' '1 - 2 ' -I 1 5 11 lM Registered On Tlte leac• CLASS A .eLASS 8 T0.1A1 SHIPPED - • - - ., - - - - -· - - - - - - • ' - -- - - -• -- I STE·WARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A leglsfered CLASS B naour Port ' 1 .Boston . ..... . .•. . •... Jtew York ... . ... ..... . 28 Philadelphia .•..•••••• 7 Baltimore . .. 1• • • • • • • • • 12 Norfolk - __ . ..•••••••• 2 lacksonville .••••••••• 1 Miami . ... . ·. • ••••• •·••• . - - ' Mobile . .. : ..•.••••••• 9 New Orleans .••••••••• 14 Houston - . ... ; , ••••••• 15 Wilmington ...•••••••. 3 San Francisco ..••••••. 4 Seattle 7 TOTAlS i o2• •• • • ••••••••• t SALL 1 1 ·60 8 24 2 2 11 5 14 Sl 1 3 3 2 I 5 13 2'1 6 32 ·52 st · 9 15 3 8 1 5 ' 10 8 15 36123 ,- 261 - 2 - - .. -- . GROUP l S ALL z Shipped CLASS B Shipped ·CLASS A GROUP l I ALL ! GROUP .! . I -1 - -15 -16 -5 -2 -18 -u -- - -12 -12 --1 10 .ft - 4 5 2 l 4 '1 1 ·1 10 12 7 1 11 3 1 8 H 6. -- -1 -- -1 3i --· -- 12 - II -- -- 11 11 -- - - -11 -1 -- · 5r 1 ......-3 I -- - 10 -1 -2· 167 1016 1410 84 329 . n"•. -1 -- 98 tIii -- -1 , 21 13 25 · 2 42 . . .'1 - - .,2 z -1 1 5 7 1'5 5 .8 u -~ , - 4 • -l - - -- Ir 5--8 - 68 ·1-s1 65-21-:SZ l 178 3 - 1 ; ·GROUP B GROUP j ALL 1 I I ALL ' Reglst•ed tiASS A . T01A1 • SHIP., fD Shipped CLASS C c A \ · GROUP . GROUP I ALL 1 2 S ALL 2 .~5 6 12 1 1 1 at 94. 43 · 108 245 .3 s .. 80 86 6 21 .U 12 .. 5 -4 174 c '15 --2 11 40 11 24 23 6 s 9 5 7 Zl 1 3 ·2 H 1 1 It 7 3 5 I 2 3 1 1 -19 'JI: 9 291 9 33 19 18 48 12 80 141 48 ..8 ti . 4 1· 8 H 28,,,.- , 4 14 11 ·1 .3 ' ( :I 2 1 11 4 3 . 6 11 . 8 · 6 ·22 .. 2 6 8 · II 8 3 5 18 1 ·6 9 ·H t z,1!03 3oi l 695 u-14 190 . 218 ~ '- . · -,-3, ·.1~u 178 67- 1-'ll ---:.- 7l 4Z - - -- - - - -- - - ' ' The leach CLASS 8 1 ALL -- -2 -z -25 -12 2 -- 108 H 147 1111 106 -1 -· -• · 52 11 -4 ... 3 --' -4 --'' ' 4861 -38 ·--4 -..... 111 ~11 · 298 102 111 ., 8 !...:... . , .·. 1 2 28 ,' ~ I• . On -SUMMARY / Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS 8. GROUP 1 2 3 ALL GROUP .1 2 3 ALL Shipped·~ .. ~ . · Ship~ · . CLASS A · _· ' CLAS$ ·a , GROUP GROUP 1 2 \ I ALL . ; 1 ·z . I · ~ · Shipped CLASS c:, • ~LL . TOTAL · Registered On The Beaclt Ci.ASS A . CLASS B · .J HIPPED · GR01:1P , 1 2 S1AI:.L . CLASS . . A ·B C M.L GROUP 1 ·- 2 S ALL GROUP 1 2 3 AI.L DE ::;.=.C .;;:;.K = - - - - - - - - - !~0_:_~-~-46 . l :.3.2'1_!1 _28 _68 1 _10'1 _!!!_ !}9 J 3 I .~ 12~~,}3· 1 96 _ 3 _ · fl:..:_13 l,_;_~Z,24~~96_'22_l_S67 1.314.L-.458~'U8'6-22 ENGINE ST.EWARD , 81 174 38 _ . ~02_3~ :::c;u==-=~;.:.:o=r~o~r::-:A=·L-=-s.... . -:-..-...;. _zt~ · 38~ ,.,J • I 243 - .. ...,•. • 45 58 I 111 29 135 . 32 j°23· l -i61 _:-5=8 .68 {~81 65 - 21 - 92 ~1 l 83t u / 81 1H 1 29s 131z'Js ~: • 8- • • t 196 · ,9 Cn.s=3. wr 1· &23 2' .J. ,· •• ,f ' "I- 41. I lK . 5 19 1~~~ .. ( 71=1~2 ss 161 1 211. s 21 54 ._:_, ' J i,. -. / ~ 16-l ,. .:.39.J ; t~t~18~71 _42]_.291: 2Qi ·io3 ss n:o4~62a , z·u ~ot .1- 91'8,1s~ • ..~1~ :i. • • :~ - .4 .. ""' '17 1~7 J..~3~ ' ~O·li,6. 104 40 I 340 128 , 419· 67 I 8H 11 • ~ ~ . •, • 94 -97 J 202 . 3p(j.::a95J_1~1· __190 I 21~ ts1 .J~1~sl:t1 175. u .t · 1- 656 ' , I r ~.' ,'...i , ,(.: . - �........ t, INQtimING SEAFARER jS~U ·withdraws · Cleop~tra . -. P1clc.ets On Slate Dep t Pledge w. QUESTION1 HoW do you spend your .-duty houn aboGr,l 1hip when you'r• on a long trip?. . · (Continued from page 2) ally con.signed aboard Amftrlcanflag vessels. The 24-day plcketllne began on April 13 In New York. Three efforts by the ownera of tl)e Cleo,patra to enjoin the picketing were unsuccessful. The Incident attracted considerable attention ln the US Senate, where at the same time, a resolution was under discussion authorizing President Eisenhower to withhold aid to any nation which discriminated a£ainat shipping. The sponsors of the resolution, while aiming It principally at discrimnatlon against Israeli-flag shipping In the Suez Caµal, amade it clear In the light of the SIU protest that they were also concerned about the blacklisting of American· flag ships. The resol~tion passed in the face of a bitt~r attack on the SIU by • Ed l'fmaertT, me11muu Well, 1. M. Yatel, AB: I pus the time reading pocket boolu. My favorites are mysteries and novels, · a n d I get u 1 u a 11 y through one in a day or so. I guess after that comes c a r d g a m e s, among the most frequent b et n I pinochle. Also I try my hand at a chess game or so. I also have found that working overtime i• another way of keeping myself· occupied. And it's profitable, too. t $ t. during my oU-duty hours, I read boou and write letters. .This, to me, ls a good way of passing the time o( day (or n i g h t> and it keeps me pretty w e 11 occupied. From time to time I've even stood 1 o o k out watches with buddlel of mine. This not only aids in keeping the man alert and wide awak_,, but it also serves as a means· of making the watch go by'faster fol'"him. Senator J. l'ulbrlght (Dem.Ark.>. The SW had previously communicated ~h• reasona for its picketing to tbe Senator, and had also asked for a hearJ.ng before the Senate Foreign Relatiom Committee of which Fulbright ls chairman. It received no reply. Fulbright toQk off on a . trip to Cairo a few days later where he received a hero's welcome and entered Into private consultatlont with Nuse._ .Aatde from support in . the Se~ ate, the SIU stand attracted wide public sympathy and endorsement. Hundreds of letters, postcards and telegrams poured Into headquarters from home and.. abroad, . from unions, political leaders and Indiridual citizen1 applauding the SIU for acting where the State n.. partment had failed to act. The foUow~ng is .the exchange of telegrams between Meany and the SIU m which Meany requested. removal of the picket line and the SIU complied. After receiving the Department of State's statement of pol· icy,_ftFL-CIO ·president Georg~ Meany, telegraphed SIUNA's president PaulHall. Meany called for .the withdrawal of the Cleopatra picket line, based on the State Department's promise of renewed action toward termin·a ting the Arab blacklist and mistreatment Paul Pallas, AB: I tty to work . of American seamen. overtime as much as I can because John Murra,., wiper: Most of my The text of the telegram ls a s + - - - - - - - - - - - - - It's one good way' free time is "pent studying. I'm follows: of making the deference to your suggestion as pi:eparing myself "I have today received from Act- President of the AFL-CIO and in hours whiz by, I for the C o a st ing Secretary of State Douglas Dil· light of our traditional support of also like to play Guard examinaIon the good-faith assurance of the AFL-CIO policy we will abide by poker ·from time for FWT and tion Government of the United States your request and will remove the to time with a don't. have much that it will fully investigate the picketline as of today at 5 PM. good crowd. Betime for anything Rrlevances of US· seamen and recause I usually omcers and members of else. After I pass new its diplomatic efforts to pro- our"The m a k: • coastwise Union take this opportunity to PHILADELPHIA-Shipping was thi1 exam and tect American seamen and shipruns, I try to good in this port during the last ping against future indignities and express to you and to the Execuget my rating, I catch as many period and the outlook ls for more discrimination. I firmly believe tive Council our deep appreciation ball games as I can. Then In be- intend to hit the of the same in -the ---coming two that the good trade union purposes for your interest In, and support books ·for my oiltween all. of this I try to sit down weeks, according to Steve Cardullo, for which the Seafarers Interna- of, our fight for the rights of Amera few minutes each day to writ• a er's rating. Ev1ntually, I hope to port agent• get a full Union book. Then I'll be tional Union established the picket ican seamen and for freedom of letter home. of •more value to myself and the The agent reported that six ships line at the Cleopatra have been the seas for American-flag ships.'• t t t In a subsequent-statement to the paid off, five signed on and six served and I suggest the picket SIU~ press, Hall made it clear that the were serviced in transit. line be withdrawn. Tomlll)' Danbeek, OS; Long sea SIU .r eserved the right to renew Cardullo noted that the affairs 'Complete Support• trips usually find me assembling w. P. O'Brien, AB: When I'm not of tl!.e port were running smoothly "Please be assure·d of tho con- its picketing of Egyptian vessels wooden ship models when I'm catching up on soma rest or just and work in the various dfvlslons tinued and complete support of the should the Department of Slate plain taking u. of the union continues to progress. entire trade union movement for fail to take action on its "stateoff watch. This easy, I usually The shipping breakdown is as the members of' the SW and all ment of policy." work may be Protest Mistreatment r e ad or p lay follows: merchant seamen. We . Intend to tedious, b u t I "The SID established its picket om Massmar, Yorkmar .cards. Of course, Paying think it's rewardprotect the interests of American all this takes sec- <Calmar>; Edith, Angelina· ~Bull); shipping and seamen at all times." line with the support of the Intering when you get ond · position to Chilore and Santore (Marven). · The Union reply was as follows: national ·Longshoremen's Associa· the projeet finSigning on: Titan (Cargo Tankletter-writing. I "Re: your wire pertaining to the tion to protest the mistreatment of ished. , Next on try to make my -ships); Massmar, Yorkmar <Cal- picketing of the SS Cleopatra In American seamen and the black· the list is readlettera home as mar>; Chilore and Santore (Mar- protest against the UAR blacklist listing of American shipping. As a . Ing. I also like long as possibl~. ven). · · of American ships and mistreat- result of State Department' assur• •o out on deck and lounge around ances given to AFL·CIO President I . have to because The In-transit ships were the ment of American seamen: when it's nice and sunny. Finally, "You have iliformed us that the Meany, it appears that, for the first I like .to plan my activltie1 for the I have a Jaree audience: a wife and Petrochem (Valentine); Afoundria next port of call and make a men- four children. Of course, come next <Waterman>: Jean (Bum; Steel State Department hu given •good· time, the State De.p artment has ex• tal note of the old acquaintances i July, I'll .i.ave to make them even Executive (Isthmian); At I a ii t Is faith' ·assurance• to you that it will ·pressed its intent to face u.p tct · plan to look up, the majority of longer because then I'll have a (Cargo ·Tankship) and Mankato take positive action to resolve these problems anti take positlv• these problems. Therefore, in action. Victory CVICtory). sixth to write to. whom are female, naturally. "However, should the State D• partment fail to give practical implementation to the assurance• made today, we will have no other recourse but to resort to picket;. log." The following ii t~s full text of the ~tats Department written stats· surpluses In this country and make their own 1hlpplna arrangements ment b1/ Acting Sec:retaT11 of State Douglaa Dillon to AFL.CIO Pren. directly with private carrien. dent George Meanr dealing wiili the SIU'• complaint about th• black· "No United States Government agency ls a party to these contract.. Consistent with the policy that no United States agency condone the Ii.st and the -mistreatment of Amencan aeamen: "1. As a matter of settled policy, the United State1 supports .the Arab boycott, the Department will continue Its etroril -to do what It principle of freedom of the sea1 and free access to foreign ports an'Cl can to end the application of these restrictive olaUIU with respect to .Jacllltie&. TJ?.• Depai:tm~nt liiii coriBtintly sou~t to facilitate the nor- U.S. ftag vessels under charter to foreip coanhiea .. . mal pursuit of intematlonal commerce by vessell of United States "6. Regarding treatment of United States clUum abroad, lncludln&' registry. · American seamen, H ls of course mandato17 on thla Department to "2. The ·united States Government has long and unequivocally main· do everything · possible to assure equal treatment and freedom from WILMINGTON - Shipping took &llined the principle that there should be freedom of transit through harassment for all our citlze'ns in foreign countries. United. States dipthe Suez Canal for all n1atlons. Thl1 policy has been publicly empha- lomatic and consular officer~ have standing instructions to extend every a turn for the better here accord· sized on numerous occasions, and was specifically reiterated by the appropriate assistance to our citizens who. may encounter diffic~lties. ing to Reed Humphries, port agent• . Secretary of State during his address before the United Nations Gen- In several recent instances American seamen e:qaerlenced ditrlouUiea Thirty-six men were shipped in all eral Assembly on September 17, l959. at po~ in the United Arab Republic. Our consular officers 'made every departments. With · only 29 men "3. The United · States Government protests as a matter of policy effort to assist the ere~ of three vessels, and were In fact able to be registered for the period, help was ~iscrimina,tory actions ~r practices· with respect to International trade of m~terial help. The J?epartment has renewed its, standing lnstruc- sent from San Francisco to fill the which adversely affect United States' ftrnµi, vesSels and citizens. The.. tions to its consular officrs to be on the alert to assist in settling griev- jobs needed. continue to py.rsue, bY all appropriate and effective ances regarding treatment abroad of American seamen or other Ameril>epartwent The SS Ames Victory (Victory means, every avenue whereby private American Interests ln lnterna- can citizens which are brought to their attention. Carrier) paid off and signed on. . "7. As a matter of basic procedure, th,e Department gives full con- Eight. other vessels were serviced Uolial trade may be fully safe-guarded~ and restored. "4. With respect to Arab trade restrictions . ariBinl out of the .Arab· sideration to all communications from private American groups with in-transit. The Yaka <Waterman>. Israel conflic.t, the Deeartment of State reemphasizes that our Govern- respeJ:t ·to prol,)Iems affecting the conduct of United States foreign re- Portmar . and Alamar (Calmar); ment neither ·recognizes nor condones the Arab .boycott which Includes latl~ns . .In accordance with this procedure it has ~een and will con- Erna Elizabeth (Albatross), Steel the blacklisting of United Sta~s .flag :vel@els in part b~cause · of prior tinue . to be, the intention of the Department of. State ·to give full Art is a n and Steel Advocate calls at Israeli ports. Ever-y "pproprlate 'Opportunity JVill, be utilized, consideration to all communications· from ·the Seafarers International (Isthmian), Robin Kirk (Robin) and on a contlnuiag basis, to reemphasize this ftindainental position ·to the Union, other affected maritime unfons and other interested groups. the Mermaid <Metro-Petro) were ·Governments conc~rned. At th• same time, every suitable occasion The Department will eonsuit with the AFL-CIO and Its multime af- these in-transit. wlll. be emgloyed both within and outside the United Nationf?, to fa~ ·flllates on future developments aftectlnr J\merlCan veuela and seamen Shipping-wise, the coming period cilitate progress towards. a solution of the basic Arab-Israel conflict In the areas concerned. is reported as fair. from which the Arab boycott arises. · "1-n the light of the foregoing basic principles ·and in conformity with "5. The United States Navy in f.~bruary 1960 discontinued tbe use the fundamental natiQilal inter~s·t, the Deparhnent lives uamancea of a ~Iause formerlyemployed IJ! c~ntracting procedures for the de- that H wl~I under&akQ to investigate fully the grievances df the Sea-~ ' livery of oil to U.S. ·naval .installations abroad, lest. thlS t~use, which faren International Union and, through appropriate diplomatic action . ~ ~.~ /(I/OW/"'~ was designe~ ~o ass~re- toe eff!clent ,o~ratip' of ~ei· Fleet,~ be .~on- '"th the foreign eou~es Involved, to renew Its ef!~ to assure free1i"' _ _,, 1trued· as acq~ence ln.. the Arab)>oycc;>tt. Regarding transport!ltion, ·dom Of the 1eas and .to protect the intere1t. of oar lblpplq .and seav l'1J of PL. 480 cargoes, ~stric.tlve clauses have in certain ihstanc~s been men now beinc discriminated .acainst b1 the Arab boycott and black' •·" . .- ' . _ . •• c:s u ·incluCled iii ship charters , by foreigµ,, ,countriea. :which purchase the U.tlq polle7." Philo. Sees Prosperity . . ' .. 9 *° State D~p't Pledge On Cleopatra Wilmington Runs Short Of Ratings wm . -pjf!J/li· · •" r i·l l 1 • ' • • 'r . . ~J,·J ~ ~ l .. / .1. • • • .• ~ ., • •. i ' " ~ ,. a- .. ----"'E ·. �Approximately tW<>-thirds of the men in the~ Esso fleet have cast their ballots in the National Labor Relations Board contest betwe~n the Esso Tanker Men's Union, 81! affiliate of the . SIU of North America, and-the Esso Seainen's Association, a Vacuum Tanker Men~s Association, so-calle4 '~ind~pendent" outfit. who called for a court-ordered The voting in 'the 27-ship American-flag tan];cer fleet is expected to continue for another 60 days at. the minimum. . All of the ships have been voted' once, but since Esso operates on a "time . off ' in i~eu of overtime" systern, it will be necessary to vote the ships at least two more times to catch the men whq were on leave when ·:-;e ships first voted. Safe and sound in San Francisco, Seafarer John Millner points out area off Singapore where he fell overboard and spent eight hours in the water. Looking on are Captain Gus Salveson of Norwegian. flag Martita, and Bjoern Knutson, lookout on the ship .who spotted Millner, leading ~o his rescue. '(San Francisco Examiner photo). . . ' . - . · · Norse Ship R~scues Seafarer -Alter Eighl Hours In Water A Seafarer, who hadn't been in swimming for several years, spend eight hours in the water off Singapore recently in a successful fight for life. , John L. Millner, a crewmember on the Steel Rover, fell. overboard while the ship .was pulling out o~ Singapore, and+ '. . nobody heard his cries for The skipper ·of the Norwegian was ·kept on a · liquid diet for sevhelp. It was about 8 p.m. vessel, Capt._ Gus Salvesen, said er~ days. The Steel Rover was At that time began a desperate for life that lasted eight hours in the shark-infested waters {)ff Singapore. · The first thing he did was to take off his clothes, so that he could swim with more ease and head for the lights on the Br~thers Islands, some five miles away. :But the current was too strong, and he was forced to give up this idea, and battle just to keep afloat. Several ships passed withU,. 100 yards of him, but Ms cries were not heard. After he had been swimming for eight hours in the water, the SS Martita, a Norwegian tanker came by and the lookout, l8-year-0ld .Bjoern Knutse~. spotted hiin. A lifeboat was lowered and· he was rescued. 15 truggle that he was amazed that anyone c?uld survive eight hours . in t~e mght waters of the Malacca Strait. Knowled&'e Returns Fast!. Millner hadn't done any swimming in eight years, but had - no trouble remembering. "It .came baC'k to me real fast," he said. "As soon as I hit the water· I kicked off' my shoes and stripped myself naked. "All I had on was a. wrist watch - stm working - which ·l never even n'oticed while .in the water." "I had no thoughts~" he conun·ued, "I was too busy swimming and hollering for help: Two passed me before the Norwegians came, and boy, how· I love those Norwegians." Millner, suffering from exhaustion, a sor~ thrQat and burned eyes, contacted, shortly after the rescue, ~nd Milln~r was still n~t missed, it was d1sc~vered. Ey1dently, it was assumed that he had missed the sb.ip at Si~gapor~. He is now resting m San Francisco and expects to make another trip in a month or so, when he has fully recuperated. :--------~-=-,----. Shorthanded? a U crewmeJJ!ber quits 'while . a sbip is in port, delegates are_ asked . to contact the ball immediately fo.- a . replac~ ment. Fast acijon on th~ir part wm keep all jobs aboard ,ship . filled at ·an times and elim1:. .~ate the ·chanc~ of the 1hfp sailing shorthanded. audit of the association's funds because of alleged · misappropriation an'«[ misµse of the niembership's money. . . J" 0 UL . B oosf Su rp · r;5 es . ; . r • La. Po·r f votes For s1uNA Aftlllatton The Esser- union "membership G n voted by secret referendum baJlot iast summer .. to a1filia"te with the NEW ORLEANS enera Y SIU of North America when , it good shipping conditions prevailed · hEre during the last two weeks and became apparent . th.a t the union indications are that they w,ill con- . could not "go. it alone" and get a tlnue at the same pace, reports satisfactocy ·coptract settleme.nt Buck Stephens, actin·g agent. There from' ihe· company. wf:re eight payoffs, 6 sign ons and . As a result, the. company broke a total of 21 vessels serviced in. off negotiations on the excuse that transit. · · another organization, the Ji.isao The shipping picture dur_ing t.he Seamen's Association, _claimed_ to . last two weeks was in sharp conrcpresent the men in the t ras t · t o a predi ct ed . ou tlook o·f · · h fleet. . esa. tur~ed out to be anot ~r m a ·"slower" as noted in the last issue s~rmg of such asso~iations op- f SEAFARERS LOG. · erated by John . Collins, profes- 0 i off r The vessels pay_ng , we e sional organizer of so-called "ind pendent" outfits ;~in ihe tanker Alcoa Runner (Alcoa>; Del Norte, e · · Del Campo, Del Alba and Del Valle · field. - . · ·· • · (Miss.>; Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); John c. "<°:Atlantic Carr.>; San Election Called By ETMU. Consequer.ipy, t~e ~TMU peti- Marino <Peninsufar Navigation). · "' . . tioried for an election lo establish dear title to Its right ·to represent' : Sip-om, l.ll-T:ranslta Signing on: Del Norte (Miss.)': and bargain for the . men in the fleet; To nobody's surprise, . the Neva West <Bloomfield); Steel company has openly. called ·upon Vendor, Steel Surveyor Usthmian1: the men to ·vote for Collins' outfi\; ~lcoa Planter (Alco•> and Santa Collins previously had -full con- Venetia <Elam). trol over the Esso men in the Esso Those serviced in transit were~ Tanker Men's ' Association, prede- Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Clipper, Alcessor to ETMU, but ·was fired out coa Ranger, Alcoa . Corsair, Alcoa of . the fleet. · It was later dis-: Planter <Alcaa); Seatr"if.l Savannah, covered'- that he · had set himself S~atrain Georgia, Seatrain New up a lifetime job, plus pension, a~ Ycrk, · Seatrafn LOuis~na <Seat~e expense of ·Esso men, without train>; Neva·· West · <Bloomfield);· thefr .knowledge. He was also Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Monarch" charged with concealing· financial of . the · Seas, Hastings;. ·W~cQsta,; data, cancelled ·checks .and . other Topa ·Topa, ·Afoundria·, Claiborne details -as to ihow he ·handled the <Waterman)~ Thetfs <Rye · Marine'.>: tankermen's money. ' , Titan . <Cauo Tanksbip); Atlas Subsequently; Collins was sued <Tankers and Tramps), and Evelyn by a , member . of :the . S~cony <Bull). .· I .0 If YOU CaD'i-ReaCh-11 ;· . . . ~ ~ • > .. . · - · If.you are.painting· and-y~uive taket,- ·c~r~ of the ,"area Jmm•·d iate'y in· .front.. of you, .· . , ·. d~~ 't-.. risk i~jury bf-sfret~~i~g to· -cover. · places out o~ y~ur r~ch. . · It only ·strains y~u.r arm, ·and__w.hat'i' wor~e.·. expQses you to.· .,,,. :' the.risk of.-faUinsfout."qfyq.,r .bosu.n's chair •'. ~n:d lici~ing .a ,·~trlou• ·aecident. , .~ - ~. , "· I , •• . · T~~- 'the fime to ' r..elocale your ·chair .so . th~t you are in,front-<0f yo.ur·work ~nd don't . ': -_hbve t~f twist int~. uncomfortable . poiiti.o~sr ·. _:,. , lf .you . can't. recich it easily,, move so t.hQt · ,.., '• ' • F • . yo·u con. • I I ~ . ••• MOVEl . '. ; .. ( ~ ·I • .. 1~ 1, ~ f • • ' ~ I I I , , ,' ,,. ' t �SE,,4.1'.4.RER! £0G , . . . - llanecl bJ the PoU. Commltte.,.... TALl~ . COMMITTEE ; ·· ...~ :P~; P-117. · ~ j Georse ·UtciJio'11i; ,J1.t7t ~ · Oswald Ers~•. E-148 However, In checking the stubs and the votes cast for 'the day, we· are· unable to find the stub. Iii checking tlie votes cast .for the day however, we do find the voided ballot, but still no stub. Therefore, . the committee has assumed that the polls committee, in trying to straighten out the above, omitted to _put the siub of ballot 1445 with the other stubs, as a resuit of which the stub was lost. Therefore, it is the recommendation of this committee .that the membership concur in the action taken by your committee on the above, quarters offices, all five (S) of the aforewhich was ·to record the above ballot as void; on the men ti oned sample ballots that are being i day's voting. This ·did not, ·of ' d f f'l i . course, vo d Br·o ther Games' original vote, ~e or , 1 e cop es. In addition, your committee finds that headquarters also only the voided ballot. had on band, unused ballots 7801 through In reference to the stub from San Juan, 10,000. ~our committee has placed in one the stub that was missing was that of bal(1) box, all of the ballots, used and unused, lqt' 6039, which is recorded on the port's which were on hand in headquarters or r9ster sheets for the day of April 18th, received from the ports. 1960. The roster for the day· fails to show Also on hand in headquarters offices . the name of the individual to whom the are signed receipts for the following ballot was issued or to whom it was · inamount of sample ballots, broken down, as tended to be issued. The roster, however, follows: does have printed on it in the place proPORT . ·BALLOTS vided for the name of the individual to ~olton . . . • • .. .. .. • • • .. • • • • • • .. • • .. • .. • • .. . 5 whom the ballot should have been issued, P::ad!frfu ... .-. •••• • · ........ •· • •• •• • • •• · • · • 10 the word "void". The enevelope containB ltlm P0 •• •••••••••••••• ••• ••••••• •••• 5 N~rf ~~ • . . " " ' " · • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• ••••• 10 ing the ballots cast for the day, also con~~onvilie.. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: g tains tqree (3) ballots, which corresponds ~oi~ ::::::::::::::::::::::-:::::::::::::: 1g with the number of ballots issued · for Hew Orleani • · • • • • • • • • · • · • · • • • · • • · •••••••• 10 the day as reflected by the Port's roster w<!~~ift0nt~ ' ••• • ·• 16 f or th . t a11 ying UAll.,.f oH. ..••.••••••••••.•••••••••• •• • •••••• ••• • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • 5 - e d ay. Th eref ore, th'is JT umon 8 ~!:tue ·~~~~~.. ::::: :.: : : :: : . : : : : : : : : :: : : : : : g committee in the absence of any written an Juan · · • · • • • • • • • • • • • • · •• •• .• ••.••••• .. 5 statement from the port's poll committee TOTAL ................... .. ..... ; •••• ti for the day giving details as to the reason When taking into consideratiofi the for the voiding of the ballot 6039 has sample ballots that are on hand in headcounted this ballot in the port's totals as quarters, the receipts for sample ballots a void ballot. It is the recommendation sent to ~ the outports, and checking this of this Committee that the membershiI? against the bill for the printer, we have • concur in the action taken by your Comaccounted for the 100 sample ballots that mittee on the stub of ballot 6039 for the were made up by the printer. port of San Juan. We, the committee, have checked the files In fhecking the stubs for the port of . of. headquarters ~ffices and seen signed New Orl~ans, ·your committee found that receipts by the various port agents for the the stubs . of ballots 3408 thrQugh 3425 official ballots that were sent to them by were m'issing. However, in checking the headquarters offices. We have checked envelope : received from the bank for the these signed receipts and tpe serial num~ votes cast in the port of New Orleans on bers . on them against the loose stubs re-~ · April 17th, -1960, we then found the afore~eived, and against the stubs still at- ' mentioned stubs, still attached to the tached to the unused ballots. Ten thous~ original ballots, along with the ballots and ballots were either sent to all ports, that had bee·n cast in th.e port for that or were on hand in headquarters, the date. In comparing the roster for the port stubs on them bearing serial numbers l against the ballots contained in the enthrough 10,000. We received back from velope from the bank, your committee the 'Ports, or had on hand in headquarters found the following- statement from the office!} Qr otherwise accounted for, stubs port of New Orleans polls committee: number 1 through 10,000, including the "4/7 /1960-Ballots No. 3408 through ones on . the unused ballots. The total No. 3425 placed in envelope with number of unused and 'used ballots stubs attached and not used due to equalled 10,000. All unused ballots are coffee being spilled on same." accounted for." The following is a detailed Ronald A. Eden, E-163 breakdown of the ballots, by.· ports and Emil Herek, H-423 serial numbers, as well as an account of Frank P. Russo, R-317 the ballots tallied, portsby-porti Your committee has included ballots RERORT_ · ~----·\·V.OTE Oil COHS.T.1-TUTIONAL AMENDMENT We, the undersigned Union tallying committee, duly elected 8~ t the regular business meeting of April 27th, 1960, at headquarters, submit the following report and recommendations: We met with AI Kerr, who Is Uhlon office manager, and .who · had been assigned by the he-a dquarters offices of the Union to work with the committee. He carried out our orders at all times. He also gave each of us.. a copy of the present Union constitution. He suggested that we read those sections of our constitution dealing with the Union tallying committee in detail, which we did. The committee then to·ok over the co·nference room on the 3,rd deck of our headquarters building as the place in which we would do our work while in session. Our sessions were · open to all members. There were no instances of misconduct. Our !ipt action was to elect from among ourselves, L. P. Hogan, H-87, as chairman of the committee. . The full committee then picked up the ballots from Commercial Bank of North America located at -1400 Broa(lway, New York City, as per the constitution and resolution adopted by the membership in . c.o nnection with the referendum. (See correspondence set out in full later in this report, showing official documents ex· changed). , ~ Brother Kerr then turned · over to us the stubs and unused ballots for the port of New York. We then received from the headquarter's offices all of the files relative to' the conduct of the election. From the files, we found signed receipts 6101 through 7600, which had · been issued to the port of New York and signed for by William Hall, an assistant secretary-treas· urer of the Union. The committee then checked the stubs of the used and unused ballots that were in ibe baiiot box, and found that they numbered from 6101 through 7600. The numbers of the stubs, when checked against the· used and unused ballots, were found to coincide with the numbers of. the ballots that had been issued· to the port of New York. · Your committee then checked the dates ef voting rosters and compared them •gainst the minutes of the s,pecial meet· BPortt ~~ ::,t •::~!':.'' R :t8~_~':d ~~:: v;i:d .~~!1, :!~f'o~. 1!!:1. 01 1• 112 logs for· the election o.f polls committee.'s on · · • • • • • • • • _,., 11 1 112 100 New York .• , ••• 8101-7600 8101·7377 7378-7600 1168 80 24 5o 1277 In this Port: We ~und In· every instance Philadelphia ... · 251~1000 2!11· 448 4411-1000 187 10 1 o 198 1 that a polls· committee had been dufy ~~~::'~r8.• :::::: =t~~ ~~:~ ~ ~~ ~ 4:~ . elected for the days op which voting. had Jacksonville •••• 2201-2300 2201-2264 2265-2300 62 2 o o 84 Miami •••••••••• 2301·2400 2301~2349 2350-2400 43 4 0 0 49 been conducted in the port of New York. Mobile .. '.I' ..... 2401-3150 2901-2861 2862-3150 449 12 o· o 461 . We checked the unused ballots that New Orleans .•. 3151-4150 3151-3891 3092.4150 680 41 •20 oo 741 . Houston ... . .•• 4151·5150 4151-4600 4601-5100 437 12 1 450 were oti.hand· that had been issued :to the Wllmtnirtnn .••• 5151·5300 5151·5268 5269-5300 .114 3 1 ·o ne San . Francisco. • • ISS01-S&>O 5301·5504 5505-5600 116 26 2 o 204 port of New York."We found that unused S@~Ule ..... "4 •• 0001..sooo 5601-5763 5764-5900 144 19 o o 163 167 5 26 1 0 189 ballots 7378 throu(h 7600 were on hand Ban 7 11•1i -; ; '· '· ~~'!:9 ~gg"~gg tn the port of New York. As.. stated before, .., 4171 45 322 1 the stubs for the unused ballots checked "· qut. • Explaln~d In detail Inter ·1n the Committee's report. . Your committee then commenced ·c ount- · Your committee made a comparison of 3408 through- 3425 in ·t...m ·fatals for the . '111 the votes that had been cast during . the voting r9sters of tl)e various ports port of New Orleans as void ballots. Your the election in the port of New Y.ork. ~gainst the mi~utes of the special meetcommittee . recommends that the member,,he committee inserted the proper certi• ings for the election pf polls committees. , ship concur in the ~ctiori . taken by your flcation~ with respect to stubs ancr unWe found, in every instance, that a duly committee in this matter. . · used ballots. · ._ elected polls committee had. been elected. In the {!ort of Philadelphia on ' April .., The 'breakdown of the total votes cast in · In checking the stllbs of all ports, we 27th, 1960, the last bailot cast ·for the day ·have found that two (2) stubs were mis:;was ballot· •39. !Jn· Aprjl 2~th,. 1960, the .t he port of New York is given In the portby-port · breakdown later in · this report. Jng, one (1) each in the ports of Baltimore committee finds that th.e first ballot cast . The committee hes seen a letter, dated· and San Juan, from the stubs submitted · for tpe day was b~Ilot" 441. Your cominitMarch ..30th, 1960, _. received .from the by those ports. · · · · tee has found in checking the· rosters subprinter, The Rand Press, In,e;,who print~ci In the· case of Baltimore, your· commit- · mitted to headquarters, a roster witl.i no the ballots. The letter cer.tifies that he, · teeiee found when .checking .the r,osters, port, c;fate or ballot number .listed on it. · tlie printer, printed··and delivered· 10,000 the following note signed by the polls This -roster bears the signature of A.. R. 'constitutional ba-llots, numbered 1 through committee for that port for the date of Haskins, H-80 on it~ whkh .tends to lndi~ 10,000 and 100: samples ballots With· 0000 ' Aprµ 25, ' 196q; . · cat4f that Brother Haskins had cast a . bai~ place of" numbers. · · · · · · ~ · "Due to an overilg~t .'Eddie. Games .. ·· .IOt. .in checking ihe . polls committee · sig: · · ··· · The 0ommittee ·h11 checked and· ·•we · · had · voted ·twice. ·· Man had ·already .natu~es and-· book-numbers ·on ·thia' ro,ter, .... ' . tlDd. tliaf in headquartei;s tlier.. are still·. ·.- :· ilia ,°balldt. at_'tJme.' Pus wa~ . . .against":, tlie .. Pliiladelpliia rosters,· for th!' . ·-, . ·. -. --ft~e'' (5) 'ianiRle :J;>.U<)ts· that ·h:ave ~-ever (J_etfc~, '' bT · th• ·Comm-~ee:: Ballot·~ ··-.-d,y1 ~f .April ·26th and -April 29th, -1960 ·"·· . ~··• ·. ;ti'ee.i :u11eCI. - W.e-:· Jiav~ '.Qli -~Ji(I, l(.- be-4.:: .;.'· :_' •NQ.' :·' ,1~· .. w_ii - ~mm~ .._·\to1a .:_e.nd. ; ,...._'~e :(litcf that : one·· of oiic ~r~iiier~ Ir~· .. 1 =t= 1 13 250 · g 138UJ: '* m.rtees Willqupby, W-306, had ~rved on the tpdtcated "polla committees <he 'Iiad"'" jiot 1ervecf:0n'-Ai>r1L"27tb), rio thb. Committee has assumed that the roster wliich doesn't bear the rullµe. of .a pox:t, date- or· ballot number is the roster for the Port of Phlla· delphia for the .date of. April ~8th;- 1960• This would also account for the fact that your Committee received from the bank. an envelope· for the pol't of Philadelphia 'for this date, containing one ballot. Your committee has included this ballot in the totals fo~ the port and recommends to the membership that our action on the matter be concurred in: On the roster for San Juan, Puerto RiCo, date4 April 14th, 1960, the roster only bears the signature of one polls com· mittee member. · However, · a check .of the Special ·Meeting for . the day indicates that a full polls committee was elected. Since no ballots were cast in the port that day, it is the recommendation ot'this com· mittee that the roster for the day be accepted. On Appl 6th, 1960, the roster for the port of San Francisco failed to· show what port it was being submitted from. However, your committee, by checking the ballot numbers that were cast that day against the voting records maintained in headquarters, was able to determine that the ballots cast were cast in the port of San Francisco. Since there were only sev• en (7) ballots cast, and these seven (7) ballots would in no way effect the final outcome of the· vote, aQd all of our brothers sh ould b e a II owe4..:i wh ere possible to cast their vote free of technicalities, this committee has included these votes in the totals of the port of San Francisco. It is the recommendation of this committee that the membership concur in the action taken by yoyr committee on the afore· mentioned seven (7) ballots. The fellowing correspondence was ban· died by the Union Tallying Committee: , To All Ports April 25, 1960 RE: Polls Committee's Duties on Last Day of Voting on Constitutional Amendment . Dear Sirs and· Brothers: Article XIII, ·s ection 5 (a) and Section 1J (b) of the Union constitution, contains the instructions with respect to the way the port polls committes are to carry out their functions · on the last day of voting•. The constitution is, of course, permanent, and that governs the duties of the committees. However, for your convenience, the following is sent along to serve as a guide, and you may find it useful. Remember; the constitutio~ governs: 1. On the day the balloting in each port Js to terminate, Friday, April 29th, 1960, 'the polls committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties, deliver tcr headquarters, or mail to head· quarters Cby registered or certified ma.ii), all the unused ballots, together with a certification that is suggested be used by each port: Certificalion for Unused Ballots "We, the ,Polls committee of the port of , hereby certify that th'e en· closed are all the ballots sent to this port and not used. The unused ballots number (here put in the amount of the ballots~. and bear serial numbers · · through (here put in the serial numbers of the unused ballots); All are accounted for. Except <here put · in the word . "none" or give details) . Dated · . . , J960 · (Name of Polls . Committe Member) <Book Number <Nanie of Polls ". Committe Member> · · <Book 'Number · (Name ot Polls •· Committe Member) . . .(Book Number The above ~ certification shall be signed and ~ated, without .p rejudice to the right of any Committeeman to make appropri· ate dissent. This ~ertification should he enclosed in the package with the unused ballots. 2. In the same package with the unused ballots, but bound separately, the polls committe~: shall forward to '. headquarters all stubs collected during the period of · v.oting, together with a cel'tification• signed and dat~d by all members of th• Polls Committee. The following ls the. · . <Con~ued Ol\ pag~ 8) :o.:~·:. ~!:f{i;_Jt_«iJ.'.:~4if.~..J:Af.·· --~fJ:.: ~e:tit1iajS ::ln::itlf.i.SIU .Porls HMaJwJI~ 1960 • �SeatFainlGYls· The SIU -"eontl!acted Seatraba Lines has opened new aeneral of· flees at_...595 River. Roadf1Ed'9water, New Jersey, thAI weeki The' move was made by the Jine to locate ill offices at the scene of its rail car and highway container operations. SeatraJn was formerly located at 711 Third Avenue, '.New York City. · To reach the new general offices by telephone there is a New York City -exchange, LOngacre. 4-5500 and In N~w Jersey, WHitney1 5-6600. WASHINGTON-The Maritime Administration announced it is spending $122,000 in the first step toward possible automation of American-flag ships and the .elimination of seamen's jobs. It envisions unmanned, pushbutton vessels which will ter phrase, of course, applies to se_amen who will be jobless as sail the seas without a single athe result of automatic ·ships. · . crewmember on b.o ard. ' The obvious target of such a plan would appear to be the seamen who presently man Americanflag vessels. The threat of an auto· mated ship could be used as a weapon by ship operators and/or Government agencies to attempt to cut down manning scales and union standards. This ambitious Governmentbacked project has been placed in the hands of the Norden Division of United Aircraft Corp., Stam.ford, Conn. This firm has been instructed to study not only the machinations of the scheme, but the "sociological aspects" as well. The lat- The group also will look . into such areas as compqter equipment for automatic deCisions and ·commands; navigation and collision avoidance problems; communications equipment; selection of a propulsion system; safety and reliability of operation, and the ~co­ nomics of initial construtcion and op.eration. Because of the en•1rmous costs that would be involved · in developing at!Y practical system of remotecontrol navigation, tJle P!eliminary studies authorized by the Maritime Administration are not regarded as a threat to seamen's jobs for the present.. Union .Has Cable 'Address Seafarers overseas who want ·to get In touch with headquarters in a hurry c£n do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use-of this address will assure speedy transmission on a!l messages and faster service for the men· involved. - mentioned envelopes to the Union TallyMay 3rd, 1960 big Committee. No one other than approSeafarers International Uni9n priate bank personnel has had acce~s to 675 Fourth Avenue the sajd envelopes contained .in our vault. Brooklyn 32, New York Very truly yours, Gentlemen: · ,. Irvine : Gould This is to certify that the one additionManacer al 'envelope received by .this Institution J. Goldman (Continued from P•&'e 'J) 2nd, 1960, for a referendum on an· Amendaddressed to Mr. R: Harold Bach, ExecuWitness tive Vice President, Jn the name of the ed c~mstitution, the memb~rship have ~ertificatioJi that ls suggested be used by .May 3rd, 19(10 duly elected the following to constitute Seafarers International Union of North . each port: the Union Tallying Committee to tally · Mr. R. Harold Bach America, Atlantic . & Gulf District, AFLCertification for Stubs E:Heutlve Vice "President the ballots cast in said referendum, ·.and CIO, has been propel'ly · safeguarded in "We, the undersigned, polls committee • Commercial Bank of North Ainerka our vau 1t. which have been deposited with you: of the port · of , hereby HOO Broadway Walter Harris · Charla Palmer We have today surrendered the above certify_ that the enclosed are all of the New York, ·New York . James ~cell · 'John Matkoski mentioned envelope to the Unjon T~UY· stubs collected during the period of votDear Sir: _ L P. Ho&"an Albert lsaac ing Committee. No one other than approing, and that we have checked - them As Assistant Secretary-Treasurer· of the . In accordance with · the Constitution and priate bank personnel has had access to against the rosters and the number of unSeafarers International Union of North Resolution adopted by the membership, the said envelope contained in our vault. used ballots, all are accounted for. Except America, A & G District, AFL-CIO in a ll)ajority of the Committee may accept yery tr~iy yours, - - - -.--." <here put in the word charge· of the minutes thereof, I herewith delivery of and sign a receipt for all of Irvin&' Gould "none" or give details). ' c erti(y that, · in accordaric~ with the Conthe enevelopes which have been mailed Manacer Dated , 1960 stitution of this Union and the Resolution to you during the course of said referenJ. Goldman (Name of Polls Committee Member) duly adopted by the membership on March dum. Witness - · (Book Numbl!r) 2nd, 1960, for a referendum on an AmendIt is hereby requested that _ypu ·certify (Name of Polls Committee Member) In accordance with prior usage, thi1 ed .C onstitution, the membershi~ have that all the envelopes receiv(!(J" by ·y ou (Book Number) report, t,he final report of the Union Tallyduly elected the following to constitute have been properly safeguarded in· your (Name of Polls Committee Member) ing Committe~ is to be read at the meetthe Union Tallying Committee to tally vault, that you have · surrendered them <Book Number) ings in all ports, where quorums exist; ·the . ballots cast in said · referendum, and to · the said Union Tallying- Committee, The above certification ·shall be signed to be held on May 11, 1960. The commitwhich have been deposited with you: and that no one other than appropriate - and dated, without prejudice to the right tee notes that its proceedings have closed James Purcell Charles Palmer bank personnel have . had access to the of any Committeeman to make .approprio.n May 5, 1960. 1Since the ·constitution Walter Jlarrls John Ma&kowski said env·~lopes. ate dissent. This certification 11hould be requires that election procedures be folL. P •. Ho&"an Albert Isaac Very truly yours, enclosed in the package with the stubs. lowed as closely. as practical, we refer In accordance with the Constitution and Seafarers internation Union of The polls committee members shall not 'to the ·May · 11, 1960 meeting as ·the conResolution adopted by th·e membership, North America, A&G · Distri~t. be discharged from their duties until the sti.t utional amendment (election , report) a majority of the Committee may accept AFL-CIO forwarding .called for by the aforemenmeeting. We have to give it this name bedelivery of and sign .a receipt for all of Claude Simm~ns . tioned is completed and evidence of the cause. obviously, we are .now dealing ·with ·the envelopes which have been mailed to Asalstant Secre&ary-Treauarer a constitutional amendment and not an mailing thereof is furnished the port you during the course of. said ref~rendum. Al Kerr agent. election report . .With respect to that meetIt is hereby requested.. that you certify Witness The forwarding of the above, called for ing, again .as required by the .constitution, that all the envelopes received by you May 2nd, 1960 tn Article XIII, Section 5 of the constithe . membership must take up the dis_have been properly safeguarded in your Mr. R. Harold Bach tution, shall be to the following: crepancies contained Jn this rep~rt. How.: vault, that you have surrendered them to ExecuUve Vice President Union Tallying Committee ever, we take note ol the fact that the the .said Union Talying Committee, and Commercial Bank of North.· America Seafarers International Union, discrepancies . indicated herein are insigthat "no one other ,than app,ropriate ban~ HOO Broadway Atlantic and Gulf District nificant and do not effect. the results in personnel have had access to the said New York, New York 675 Fourth Avenue any . way and that . ail constitutional reenvelopes. · · . Dear Sir: Brooklyn 32, New York . quirements have been met. Also, this t. · Very truly you.rs, . The undersigned members of the Union In the event that a polls committee cana unanimous report, there bei~g , no .dis· Seafarers Internation Union of Tallying Committee, acting under and not be elected or cannot act on tile day sents. Therefore, under the provisions of North America, A&G 'Disfrict, pursuan~ to the Resolution ado.p ted on the balloting in each port is to terminate, Article XIII, Section 5 (f) of the present AFL-CIO March 2nd, 1960 by the members of the the Port Agent shall have the duty to constitution, this closing report must be Claude Simmons forward the material specifically set forth ' Seafarers international Union of Nortl) accepted as final. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer America,_A & G District, acknowledge rein Section 5 (a) 9f the constitution (unAl Ke· r r · By the terms of Article XXVII, Section ceipt "of the envelopes sent to you from used ballots and stubs) to .the Union Tally-Witness ' · 3, and Jn forwarding ·two (2) copies of the the various ports on the referendum of ing Committee. May 3rd, 1960 report to the secretary-treasurer, we an Amended Constitution for this org~ni· Any qµestions on the above should be ·Mr. it. Baroid Bach · heteby ·notify the secretary-treasurer that zation and delivered this day· io directed to -the undersigned in headquarExeeuUve ·.vfoe President t~e amendment has been approved by : Very truly yours, . · ters by teletype. ·Coinmercla~ Bank o,! ~o~b Amerlea . two-thirds majority of the valid bailots Fraternally, Union Tally~ng ,·Coriu~itf~e : ·H~ Broadway cast, . but that this notification be deemed Al Kerr Charles Palmer James Purcell · . ·. ·New Y,_n, New York made as of 12:01 .AM:. May 12, 1960. PurOffice Manager John Matkoski Walter ~ar~s. , . ·Dear Sir: . . suant to ·the present constitution, there: · May 2nd, 1960 Albert Isaac L. P. Hoc.an. ,. . . .:,-The udde~signed - ,.iembers of the·Unioµ fore, it the unanrmou!l repqrt of thi1 r · Mr. R. Harold Bach ., May 2n'd, 1960 ; · Tallytilg Comi:nittee, acting under and . Union 'f.allying Committee that the riew · Executive Vice President Seafarers International Union ·pursuant to the· Resolution -aijopted on constlt.u tion· -.goes into effect as oi that Comercial Bank of North Amerfca · 175 Fourth Avenue ·March 2nd; 1900 by .the members of the time on that day. HOO Jt:rna'1way · Brooklyn 32, New York ~Seafarers lnternatio~al .Union of North , · · ·America, A , & G Disirict, acknowledge reNa.me Book . No. De,&. · New. York, ~ew York Gentlemen: ceipt of· the envelopes. sent to you from 1obJa ,,Ma-~I . . )J-19- · ~ D,ee~ . Dear Sin .. Thi~ is .to certify that all the e'nvelopes P-IS . ·Deek As Ass•~ant Secr~tary-Treasurer of the received by thi"s I~stitution a~dre$f\ed t9 . · tlie va~ious :ports,'on 'the 'referendum' of- Cbaries Palmet S~farers International Union of . North Mr. R. Harold .Bach, Executive:.,Yice Presi-• · an ~mended qonstltuti~n for . t~is organi- -- J~mea :l'uJ.c~ll P-17 .&nSlne American, A · & G District, AFL-CIO, in . dent, in the name of· the Seafarers Intero- · ~tioJ! ~nd ,,ae \:rered· th~s day ~ us. ·. ,· · Lawrence Hocaa· .H·S'J · ·-:.. ./ Enaiile • . . "'h tna '· charge of the minu~s thereof, I herewith · national Union .o f North America, Atlan- · ,. , , . ~ · Veey truly ~ours; : 1 ,.. · .. • .. '"' , tiuion·, Tall1fri1 .'. ~ommlttff · ·..: ~ ~- ..aa . i . . ; certify .that1 Ip accprdance with the ..Co.n- · .tic .and Gulf· J;>istrict, AFL-010, Have. hffn ci.arl~ Patmei , .1aajes·. P.ire.u ., / ·, _ : ~lb~~ ·Jsa'ac :. '. ititotlon this tlnlon c<tthe,Resolution . ·. properly safeguarded in oqr vault . ..~'-t ; ~· · ~ ~ -1 ~ ... ", ~'1. t:' ' .... ' ~ .. t !J.r: . . ~lfed i.ae ~·· "~ L. -P. ,..Hqaa ,, · .-... (~ .:~ ... ~,. JV;.tter•-Jlarm ~ ··,. ·dul1.ld6.,te.d/by the membership on M~cb 'We . have· ·today· $urrendered .the,...abOv~~ :.' .. • • t.. • .. , • Tally Committee -~-eport On Constitution ·s a.l lo·t . oil. ' . a ls of. ~ 1 •! ' ~ ·~ t' �.....w... Se8k.55% Shipbuilder Aid Ceiling Some Facts .On Gas Miieage The driving season is here and so are the big gas bills. Cosl of fu'el · ranks next to depreciation as the largest expense · of car ownership. You'll pay more for gas this summer; especially because of increased .gas taxes. The majority of states now tax gas at six cents or more per gallon. In fact; 13 states now tax at seven cenfs. • So you can see why <;ar owners are argtiing over how to get more mileage. Says on~ re-ader: . ' -''I'm writing because you were cited by a fellow .worker of mine regarding gas mileage. We .had a dispute as to what' .steady speed a ~ar -would get its best mileage." L Speed Cost~ . We hope the argument wasn't · too liot because even experts differ a little. Generally, over 30 mph you start losing · mileage. But the increase is not. signficant until you go .over 40. If at 30 mph you get 21 mpg, then <typically) at 40 you get 20; at 50, 18; at 60, 16; at 70, 14. That doesn't mean all cars . will get the same mileage at these speeds, of course. Other f~ctors affectinf mileage are ·weight, engine compression ratio, condition of the car and driving habits. A 3,000-pound car gets 50 percent more mileage than or,e weighing 4.0oo; other factors equal. You can see why the new compact cars are ·r unning away with car sales this -year. They're 2·,300 to 3,000 pounds. • They dori't provide quite as much mileage as some of the ads claim. But drivers' · experiences so far indicate they yield 19-26 mpg for the manual-shift sixes, depending on wejght. . A high-compression ratio retically helps engines get more mileage out of gas. But the highcompression earl on the road gen-· era1ly are those loaded with gasusing extra accesories like ~auto­ matic transmission and power steer- ing. Also, over a certain ratio, genSeafarer Arthur· Roy, AB, thinks nothing of it as he perches on top erally 9 to 1 or higher, you need of mast aboard Del Rio (Mississippi). Roy went aloft to help premium grade. Fortunately, octane unsnarl thtt riggil'!g on a boom which slipped. · ratings have been incre3sed each year so that regular gas now rates as· high as premium did in 1953. Automotive engineers estimate that about 50 percent of all cars on the road in 1960 will be satisfied with 91 octane gas. Regular gas now is well over 91 in most areas, and country-wide, averages 92.4. Cars generally get along with lower-octane than average in mountain country. Private Brand Gas What about private:brand gasolines sold at a price differential by . . 1ome chains? Interesting testimony on ".this recently c1me out at Fed· Four SIU scholarship students-two of whom are seamen eral Trade Commission ·bearings. Sun -ou Company told the FTC that and the other two children of Seafarers-are slated to grad.t he private-brand station is usually a low-cost chain operation which pays as much as three or four cents per gallon less than independent ·uate from their respective ·colleges next month. major dealers pay for gas of like grade. and quality. In fact, t'1is proThe two 5 e a f a r er s are · ducer claimed the gas sold by private-brand dealers "is frequently Michael J. Carlin and Herman New York. She was chosen for the purchased •.. from major suppliers and is the· same as that sold under J. -Sperling. Carlin, an eco- award in 1957. the brand name of such suppliers." nomics major, attends New York Robert ·Hauser, son of Seafarer If . that's true, it means the big ·refiners charge their own dealers University. He rec.eived the award Edgar R. Hauser; an electrician, is :more for -gas tban they- do the private-b.rand chains. ill 1958. Sperling bas been study- an insurance major at the UniverYou can find out your compression ratio from .your owner's manual ing economics since 1956 at .the sity of Connecticut. He expects to or from a dealer. But the octane requirement varies even among the University of California, Los go to work as an insurance agent in same make cars. You can try this test: When your tank is pr~ctically Angeles. Both men will receive Connecticut. · empty, fill with regular gra~e. If you nC?tice harder starting, less power bachelor's degrees in their fields. Committee Of Educators or hear a ping or knock when you·accelerate, you probably need either The SIU Scholarship Plan comhigher-octane gas- or an engine· tune-up, mittee which once a year chooses Tire Drac five of the applicants vying for the ' . ' Another factor is "tire drag," the American Chemical Society News awards, consists of F. D. WilkinService reports. It's important 'to have wheels aligned. A wh~el out of son, Howard Univ., Bernard P. Ireland, College Entrance Examinaalignment (toeing -in or out) by one deiree increases drag about eight tion Board, Miss Edna Newby, percent. Poqr alignment aiso ruins tires and creates a steering hazard. Douglass College, Elwood Kastner, Underlnflatlon ·of tires also wastes gas. Five pounds of underinftation New York University and William - wastes a ..half-gallon on -every 20, the · American Petroleum lnstitute· estimates. · · · F. Adams, Alabama University. Keeping your · car serviced, and adjusted properly also is vital for gas mileage: . Besides carburator adjustments and spark timing, here · ·are points to check: - • A dirty filter can reduce mileage ·as much as ten percent. • A .11low or stuck choke· can rob you of 30 percent. ' ' • ·Dirty or faulty spark plugs can waste as much as ten pe~cent. · • To0-beavy ,motor oil in' the wr~ng :·season is another waster.' , · • So are stuck manifold and· cooling-system thermostat valves . . You cari waste much gas through ·careless habits. Among th-em:· Jackrabbit' starts', staying_too long:"iii fower gear before- shifting, rusl;ling up to your stop 1 and then jamming .~n-' fhe' brakes;.· .unpeceSSary idling, ' 'nervo.usly 'raciug the ·engine .,.while 'you WIJit foi: a l!jht to c;hange• . Four Scholarship Winners Graduating .From College . '. ~, ' . . . WASHING TON - Competition from J:apanese shipyards has become so tough that the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce acted recently to increase construction - differential subsidies to 55 percent. Gover~ment construction subsidy ceilings were originally set at 50 percent in order to enable American shipb.uilders to compete with foreign shipyards but the Japanese yards, in particular, still can build ships ror less than American companies, even with the subsidies. Cheap Labor A combination of cheap labor and the newest and most modern machine tools and facilities enable foreign competitors to build vessels for so much less than American yards. No matter how much of a subsidy Congress gives on ship cunstruction, foreign yards seem to be able to beat American prices. This is true of many other areas of heavy manufacturing, from railroad locomotives to bulldozers. Jobs Top Registration, SF Reports SAN FRANCISCO-Shipping in the port of San Francisco exceeded all expectations this period as 48 men shipped on the five vessels that were in transit and two ships that were in for sign ons. Also, men were sent to other west coast ports that were short of man-power. This -makes the second period in a row that more men shipped than registered. Forty - eight men shipped to 39 registered. The immediate future looks gloomy, though the next period might be fair. The Fairport is scheduled to pay off soon and three ships will be serviced in transit within the near future. Seafarers Pleased Most of the Seafarers in the San Francisco area are quite pleased with the way the Cleopatra beef _ turned out in that it was so successful in calling attention to a situation ·that never should have existed. During the last period the Maiden Creek and· the, Young America (Waterman> signed on, and the Amers Victory (Victory); Portmar and Alamar (Calmar), Erna Elizabeth (Albatross) and Steel Artisand (Isthmian) we~e in transit. '~ In the hospital? «-·c1·ll;«.S.l l'.>H·a·. ll .;m.mediaieJy.J: . •t'· .· �Non-Subsidy _Operators ·· Press Trade-In Proposal\ Four Ships CrewU,.g Up f.n Mobile · - \ - J,fOBILg.._:Tbll port II figuratively rubb\ng Its band.s_ wUh an· ticipation, expecting to crew up four ships in the. next couple of weeks. The Jean liaJltte, 'i'opa Topa and Afoundria · are expected to call for full crews ~ as ls the T·2 tanker Keva Ideal which II going to take on l grain cargo. "The crewing of these four ships, all about ·the .-me time, Will strip this port ·b are," Louis 'Neira, port agent, reports, "so anyone wanting to ship should be able to get out.'' The ship upturn will be welcome because shipping in the last couple - of wee.ks was just fair. . . · Ships ttiat entel,'ed the P-ort and paid off .ant ' ~he Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsalr, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa) .~ · Jean Lafitte, Monarch oi.' the Seas, Topa Topa, Afoundria and - Claiborne <Waterman j ; Fort· lloskins ( Cities Service). The .Wacosta <Waterman) was the only sign on vessel. .A,rriving here in-transit were the Del Campo and Del- Rio. <Missis· sippl), · Steer Vendor Usthmian) aqd Alcoa Roamer <Aicoa>. ·~* the " regular m~mbership . meetfl:li of Mat 11, the member· ·ship vgted unanimously to carry the tallying . committee's report. · WASHINGTON-Non-subsidked steamship compan!•, Including Alcoa and Bull Line, are staking their hope1 for improving their fleets on a bill permitting them to trade in their present ships for more mod-1 · . · ern vessels. However, the fie Amerlclll Steamahlp Auoclaproposai is running into some Uon. tough sledding In hearings before the House Merchant Marine Committee. _ The bill has received the support of th~ Amer~can Merchant . Marine Institute, representing At!antic and Gulf Coast shipowners, ' but has been opposed by the Paci- Three Ships ·P aying Back Wages Soon BALTIMORE - . Shippi_ng has been slow ·in Baltimore during the last period and is expected to remain so for the next few periods. Crews from the bankrupt Pacific Carrier and Westport are scheduled to receive their money soon, but men from the Pacific Venture will have to wait a Bit longer for their funds. The ships were sold to meet :back debts and crew payrolls. The following ships paid off last period: Emilia, Jean <Bull); Bethcoaster, Kenmar <Calmar); Steel Ex e cut iv e (Isthmian); Feltore <Marven); · CS Baitimore (Cities Service); and Bethtex (Ore). Signing on were: Bethcoaster (Calmar >; Feltore, Bethtex <Ore); and Oremar <Marven). Serviced in transit were: Robin Locksley <Robin); Oremar, <Ore); Waco st a (Wat~rman); Seamar, Bethcoaster, Massmar; <Calm!lr); Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa); Edith <Bum; Steel Vendor, (Isthmian); and The Cabins <Texas City). STEEL CHEMIST Clsthmi•n), Aprll 21-Ch•lrm•n, K. C•nn1 Secretary, E. Cooks are supposed to ·Anderson. serve foodst'\lffS on plates. Suggested a change in messman. The· ship!ii steam table was put back 1nto serv· ice upon or deu of tbe captain. It was resolved that a member· of the headquarters staff board the vessel to straighten oul lhe food program and other beefs. Usually, I meuun of thll kind needs . th• unanlmoUI 1upport of the mariUm• lil4Ulta:J If it 11 to make headw17 m -COngreu, particularly since th• Burea.u o~ the Budget II traditionally-hostile, to any measure• broadening aid to American shipping. .., If the bill goes through, the SIUcontracted Alcoa Steamship Company piam to trade. in Its C-1 vessels for C-2s,' C-31 or ~ore modem typei, whlle Bull . Line would exc;~ange two to fo.u r of its pres~nt ships for c-48. The American Tramp $hip Assocla~on, represe~ting owners of tramp Libertys and Vlctorys, II _also interested in .t he legislation. In testifying for the MariUme Administration, Deputy Administrator Walter C. Ford noted that the vessels presently in the reserve fleet would have to be scrapped or limited to emergency use 1f the Govemmelit cannot sell them to shipowners Interested in putting them to use. . Tbe Alcoa witness noted that without trade-in rights, Alcoa would have to cut back its services as its present ·C-ls reached the end of their useful life. . Bull Line's plans for trade-Ins W9Yld give tbe compani C-4s for, use as combination container and general= cargo, ships. Each of the C-4s would be able to handle 48 trailers in the ;IS-fQQt .ranie. with ample additional cargo space for carrying smaller boxes and conventional break-bulk cargo. If modified through shipyard conversions, · the C-4s cQgl4 c~ as much as i 78 of the large trailers, while still leaving as mlich capacity for break-bulk cargo as presently a\'ailable on the company's ~2s: •' . .Union representative~ working _at various exhil?its have meal in messroorri. Show ran six days in Washin9ton arr:nory, attracted · huge crowd of visiton., induding President Eis~nhower. · steward department fo~ the flne meal quest wu made to clarif>" who II in served on Ea,11ter Sunclay. Steward charge of the medicine aboard the department asked to check on· fresh ship, Repair lilt to be wbmitted bewater: Water has ~~en nmnlng l'IUty ·1ore reachlq port. again . . Check all cranes for oil leaks. · It was moved to ·discontinue the use ALCOA CAVALllR <AICOI), Mly I of · the washing machine between ol:30 '-Chairman, P. Davl11 S.Crot1ry, 9. PM ,.and 5:1:$ PM: .. La11lter. Crewmember Lonnie Han· son was ilown home due tq UlnellS• ., CS .NORFOLK <Cltlet letYlce), ~ay Ship's dele1ate reported the repair 11-Chalr.man, T. Cummings; Secrelist was to be posted by Thursday, tary, T. Jones. All departments re-· Overfime beef• to .be placed in lhip's ported no beefs. A Tote of ' tiankl minutes at the regu!Ar meettni. ID went to the steward department for the steward department there were a good job. '· 22 hour1 of disputed overtime. Will be tumed over to the ·patrolman. ALCOA ;.O~A""iiii<Atcoa)~ Ap·rt1 24 '-··'~-Ch•lrman, J. llowdon1 Secretary, K. ELIZAllf.'l'H (lull), Mly I-Chai"' m•n, w. .liinllh1 Seeret1ry, R. · Ha,.. Brltt•ln. Th.- :re rwere no beefa ·renandeL There wt re no beefl. Under · food and welf1r.e it WH aufguted that something·- be done about the plufeing of ke)'bolu ill the to,Jleta I · t. and ~ower1. room .ad ruatT water In tanb. Laun· ~ room to be painted and u to- be kept clean. . The · Mobil• ~-llM-~ 81'9 considerably ·Interested in the report that Waterman la getting favorable .action· Q~ its· b~ .f or a shipping subsidy and may·get a subsidy con· tract soon. Th~ 'l'Should mean more shipping activity from this port. The recent action by the US State Department In · askfug· the Union to withdraw its pickets from the Egy.ptian ship Cleopatra, and promising to protect the . rights of American seamen In foreign ports ·bas come 1n for qutfe a bit Of favorable discussion here. The SIU'• ·pi~lr.et action resulted In world· 'w·i de ptlbliclty over the way our Gove~ent baa allowed Amerio can.flag ships ahd American seamen to. be pushed around. taldns their job• Mrioualy: book .. members should take these Jobs. Lock on foc'ale not worktnf; ·alSo locks on Wiper and' .ftreman'a door. All lOcU STEEL ADMIRAL (llfhmfafl), Pab. on doora should. be cheeked and 17-Chalrman, E. lsrHl1 Secret•ry, keys made. · 15 given to enrliteer for · .I. I. lalterllnt. 803.lSO in abip•• maklnf abaft for TV. Undenhlrt1 fund. J . .Ea1terllng, new abip's deleshould be in a..Orted ldze1 lince crew aate. elected by acclamaUon. Motion la not all size 44. made arid · carried to i..ve lblp"1 fJln4 used only for t.rmon bualneu. llail . MY- DEL ORO (M,_lalppll, Aprll 11 to ·be turned over to lhlP'• delerate -Ch1lrm.n, P.ur Arthi>fers · Secr~ary; MERMAID <Metro· Petroleum), M•Y for malllnl in Panama C1nliL · Vincent flt..-r1ld, Sblp'1 dele. .te 1-Ch•lrman, E. Seeley; · Secretary, B. repor;ta dlfcuaion on hot water. If Sl•de. Minutes of the last meeting ARIZPA <Waterman>, M1y · S-Chalfw . at any time there II no liol water. · were read and posted. Delegates will 111an, .lamn c. Baucloln1 Secretary, tb1a should be 1011ed by the crew 1ee patrolman at pay d'f about the Giibert Troscl1lr. Motton made to for the vo:v. .e and reported to patrol· captain issuing, fqr£:ign ,mony. Want 1ee about getting .10 .percent for dec,ll man. Treasurer report. balance of US currency or traveler's checks. cargo such as ·tankll containing oxplo- , .•llf.'70, After expenses, postare, ex· Also want the patrolman to see the lives. Vote of thanks to lteward de· · presa charges, phone call, etc., bal· chief engineer about getting cold partment. ance 11'1.'13.· No beet. or dflputed ·or w~ter aboard ship, . Engine depart· -reported. Daniel- Browning elected ment foc'sles heed painting. Refrlg· - .CITY OP ALMA <W1term1n), M1y 4 new sbip.'1 · delegat~. · ' · erator vegetable box has not been -Cl\ali'm•n, D. Rudd'" lecretary, P. . _ , 1•. _ , working ·"properly. Repair list wa-s Pox. Delerate report. three .men · MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo ·a. Tank• g iven to t tie C!I Pt11in to · b ave spring · MARYMAR CCalmu), May ..:..Chair.a mined . llhlp. No bnftl. 8230 movie ship Corp.); Aprll 20-Ch1lrm1n/ Wll• straps lnst.iied for the bunks. Galley · . m•n, A. Whltmar1 Secret1ry, R. Cumfund collected: TV· bW 119.80. · Cbaln Ham 8arth1 Secretary, .I. Decllatorla. and store rooms and foc'sles to be . mfi191. Several repairs were not taken needed for recreaUon room. Suggest Captain . will try fo obtain American f umigate d in port. Vote of thanks care "of in the shipyard, but other safer · passage when earr)llng d~k dollars: otherwl1e it Will have to be· , given by the ctew to all t he steward than · that there · are no bfef1. Crewload; also that repair list be m11de up . moneY. of country we're in . . Few department for good service and good . · · member• . were asked to . cooperate immediately . after .depart"1'e•,.· houra disputed OT. Much dlacuaton f~od. with the 111nitatlon men in all departwas in order -to ltrallhten out tho . · ..._. . ·. .· . .. · ments to make their ;lob a little ALAMAR CC1tm1r>; iiMy · I-Chai"' lteward about many, lhortaru ln pro, .. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service>, May ~ easier. All ...hands , agreed that this man, T. Prazler1 Secretuy, T. Yabvlslons. · would be done. · lonsky. Delegate report• no major _.,,-_ . · 12-Chalrman, J .. Puker; Secretary, · R. Smith. J. Phillips - was elected ~M · · I --..,.... _ beefs. All ..d~alra ,made with the ex· • MANKATO VICTORY (Vlder'Y. :,c1rshlp's delegate. Repair list was given . EDITH •(8ull>r May 1i-Ch~lrman, I. · - ception . of new· li>ckers and musl!.• rlers>, Aprll. ·SO. Ch•lrman, MichHI to the new ship's delegate. A new · · ·· Smlthl secretary, M. Mlcliallk. Flow· room vents. Slight. improvement in. Loretto1 $eeret1ry, CecU· c. · llCollt. reftrligerator ii' netedded, At~lh 'c omm utinl· .. . . .· .···. . . ers :were 11e11t- to 'chief e_aflneer"s foo4 1ltuaUon. Sbortat•. ot water - SafetT m'etintr '!JU held. ReIMlr ' JUit ca ona .were Pos. e on e bul1e n home for .the demlle ~ of ·the' chief'• . pitchers' and wash ballln p 1u11. A all fllled · out. T wo troublemallers got board. · · father. Chief ,aimeer wu put uhore little quiet to be maintained at nlthV' off;· &~ward delegate re'ports ou · · -· to attend funeral. ~ n~w reefef far In passaieway1. 11.ubecl ,otatou too man sent b•cll: to States due to Wnea . MARQRI "<Marven>, ·Mar - 1-Ch•lr• the crew'1 -.meu was ordered ·bY the watery. · ' '• No '!>eel• · Few houri disp.uted ' OT; man, D: Glmze; Se~•tuy, c. Redell. · · · captain. Z,.erythlnc • wu reported · · There- was olie beef about the cliviaion ' ported. One · ~~ w~ . paid ofi m San smooth. Curtain• are~ uked 'for · ,. MONTIGO IKY <ltanclanl Marine)~ DEL · ~a ~lnlulpptt, Aprll 24, of overUme and · then turning down Juan to go to the hospital there. All the ' crew nieuroom-. SteWard' depart- . Aprll 30-Chilrmiln, .I. R. MurphYJ Chalrm1n, .Henry Ma111 1 Secretary, all OT. See the appropriate depart· communlcaiton1 were read and posted ment wu atven .a vote~of 'thanks -for ' lecrefary, L Pierce. Slilp'1 doleCarmela · ~ttanl. LaWrelice o . TWeF ment delegate with any beef .as · It Ship's delegate resifned and J. Bowan the preparation ,and - •rYbJf of the gate HpON ,talk ; with,'· oijl man re ,elected n~w lblp'1 delerate. Treuuru comes up instead of waiting until was elected to the vacated post. It food. · ,. · . .: · di'aw1 In Karachi; Captlln pld he report• 12'3 orr-hand, ' Spent ms~ . meetintr 11lght. · The ship's · delegate was suggested . that · u • crewmembers • " .o;...__ . ~ '- • had -.about U.'100 In '118· 'Clll'NneyBalance.. sero. . · No · beefs repottecl. , reported one beef about the pantry ftnish their meals they leave the fable LOSMAR <C•lmu>~ , M•Y , ~hair• after that draw1 .would be in. J,ndlan ..cooler should have been replaced thle being short of supplies and the prob· and give room to those who haven't man; s. MoHkowlk11· secretary, Wm.- .. ruphees. Two" mem to be pal4 J'8t, · trip 'bilt .~"t. ~ to be ' ke~t · lem was 'solved. A messman 'missed eaten. Reque1t that meei1n11 be ro· allier• .·J.etter.a -":concirnlng ~•Pair• One man , repla\*f. at. ..utnl -ilme 'b1 ' cloHd.· ',· . · tate.d ~ . . · , ·, , , aent to SIU ·h eadquarters. Wfil.. co'n• patrolman • . o.:Ivelton. TUu., , Will · . , , t he lh1p in 'Baltimore. Need for paint· m. &be measroom deck and the fuml· . tact ai.o atiout captain•• U8' of rifle, report ·to boarding patrotmaft. · D'•· , -, GULflWATIR~ : <Met'o ' Petrol•um), ..: oPoe .,ol the .ship to be 'rid of the · STEEL RECPRD•R Uathlftlan>, May Dlscuulon . on . fOOcl noru ~1aacl Unen, layecl ..sun.t ~. 1No~ beef1. Dl9April. n-;;.eh1lnn1n, J. •111ter1 lee,... ·. roeellea. . P!Uolmap .• 11- .~o see the 1-Ch.• lrman1 I , Parr1 ,sec~et.,y, G. 'Vote . of 1ppreclatfon · to'. ·BPam ''for au....,. oa Unea -8 per asreement.1 • :tery. · D,·· RelJln..... Shbf,1 dekllate m ate ,abOUt e xtra ti~• to make cof· Lopez. Three ·men were li>Hed - for ·. ba1eb&ll .corerana >;tempera~a · re· ·· »oii'tTbo~ · llb'raiT . boob: ~turn .. rep0rt..'.au rePiilr• tpde ' aa' J.;llbon;' .· fee before. ~Wng · the ganfs . to work. misbehavior ,and. failure to perform · porte '. ~~ . ~., ,f! , " · :'. , ~·· , eollef C,.pe. K9'P lndlau . out• ·ot ... No·· beefe: -..' Men plean cooperate ta ' Allo· yant 3 PM co!fee time, and ..theJr work. There have. been numer· · • •. ... • • ~ - . ,' • .. ·, ' _pa~•W11111 ucl l'OOllUo 1,. 1' . , ~ .. • . · ·~p!q _.... ISc,qn J!IOld~ ' ~ Cil , 1riad.cC>OP•· • · ou.11 · complaint• about t he creW-a · CHICICAt~w · cwetwraan>, Mllrtll tt >... - : . •.,....::-- ·: ·. - · , . tlwab &o '·..,,ard ~ ftr » ··w.U· · . - ,, _,_ .. ---:-r. : -.; · · 4raws. · ~e ~ 1bip'1 fund hu -se.~,. . ....Cllaltman;"Mcu•r-S.U.tair; Hay•· · <-, ltlllYH.LI CWmrm••>• Mir 1 - · " donif. · Dill:!'llllloll n , 'illen .ltaJtilc .fiUI-. .. , - ~ltl!O'A"-~ " "· ~•n!f>,.~ May 11 Ol;le AB wu .hospl~allzed la Calcutta. •No eXtr•· eljarettQ.~ J;e,;fliaet; T:wo . C_....I......,, ...wJH,.M ,C.'"'9ft1 ~ : ~ 1ia4 ~- ~--- · .• riCINJfrmaa;; 1t: .cttltlcMlla~ary, · ~'l'bere · were· a few hour1 ·c1&putec1 .O'f .. · eUt'oas • "9idt'"WY- Di'&•Yiffl7 .fary, UNtv:' :T.f--. "i'e;; ~.. ' tab vacaUoa \(n<~ to~..v.aca•·' : -- ~-~ ~_.. -~ ~ wilL .be. r9ferred. to tile .P•lrol· · . - . clan, 14brarr. ..o.:i. ~-a .,· JION· Ill><~' "'1Jiil.a Dlll'Qtet ''. ·tlan~ .' · r--,arb'llncl~1itaci' ..llhUilcl '., : " ·tllillt. , . ...... ,.~ ~~ •• ~!! ·~efortt pa.Jott. A vote Of· thanki ~· p:ortl: .. ~~":!tallte«~ ~of::'~• ·or-~ to"-·.._ .' ~:·:11P'':witb• ~.:ol'.:: . .>~ . Ii'~ A- _....,_ ,til- _ . ,, ...,_.,,,#0~ a.I·' ', ·~ent ·:to the mwaril llepartment; Be• · eUl"en "·~"~ .~....,·•. ~.,,,. •.Pilfi'olnlailJ.~...~ ·,Qttptu;:.lie»t -·"'-la•Tto'.. l' llr~Ritni• r~.. ~'~;: ;;,· - · --· DIges ·Of· ·Siu · Ship· e·etIDgs c:. .. ..'f.tidtif!P'• ~ •:11 · ,. • • '*" ,Henn -.• • , • f~~ ... - "- ~ '~. :- JI,..._...,. ..... .._....,., ,}. "';" .... •• • " ' • · .- ,. ·~ -· �Pare ..Eleveli · MediCa1: . Care Battle Overlooks ~MD Fees ' The controversy over a.. system of ,providing medical care for older Americans now raging ·in Congress has obscured one.of the basic causes of the problem-namely the sharp rise in doctors' and hos· pital fees over and above the ment these statements, with statisincrease in the cost of liying. tics obtained from the us DepartI This problem, which affects both ment of Labor. The report says young and old, but particularly that while the general cost of Hvolder people because of their heavy ing b=is ·gone up 24 percent in the medical bills and lack of funds, last ten years, the cost of mr.d: cal is re~ponsible for th e furore costs in general have skyrocketed over the F1>rand Bill. But even some 47.5 percent, tbe cost of a passage of that measure would not hospital room has jumped 88 percompletely resolve it ·since there cent and the cost of hospital inis nothing in sight to halt the surance has blown sky high, up steady upward rise of medical and 108 percent. hospital costs. Recently, .the trustees of the According to a special report Seafarers Welfare Plan voted inpublished by "US News and World creases in benefits for family hosReport" on• this issue, "The · cost pital <.'nd surgical care, raising the of being sick. amounts allowed for various operkeeps going up-1 ations. increasing the daily hos• SEAFARERS and no early end pital room and board benefit to to the rise is ex- $15 a day and boosting other LOG SPECIAL - pected. Doctors benefits proportionately. These are ch a Pg i n g changes were made in part to pro- · REPORT more for home vide greater benefits for SIU and office visits. families but also were made necesP.rice5 of most drugs are higher. sary by the rising cost of medical Hospital bills are way up. A major care. If any real advances are to be illness cr.i:i mean medical costs in the thousands. The big rise in made in solving the problem of medkal chRrges Js. 11 growing medical costs, something would , problem for Americans, both young have to be done to regulate the and old." presently-unregulated increases in The report goes on io docu- doctors; fees and hospital charges. ------------+ Ba·lt~ Port Body. Files Radiograms • I . . BALTIMORE -The i ·Maryland Port Authority announced recently the inauguration of ' a service to deliver radiograms ,filed aboard ship by members of any -crew. Me!isages can be sent via radiotelegraph station WMH owned and «>perated by the Maryland Port Authority. The station will send messages anywhere in the United States to any person who is willing ·to ·accept the message on a "col.; lect''. basis. · . WMH will also accept and de~ liver return messages and will bill t)le origirial sender at a· later· date. , The service · is · available to all ships sa~ling the Ch~sapeake ·a nd Delaware Bays and on the · nearby high seas. At ·this writing the outcome of the contract dispute between the International ·Maritime Workers Union -and the Incres Line, owners of the pass_enger ships Nassau and · Victoria, is still in doubt. But one thing is ce'rtain~and that is that the IMWU h~s the .solid support of the ships,- crews and of the crews of many other runaway vessels as well. · When the- pickets had to be ·w ithdrawn as tne result of a court order, the company tried to hustle the ships out. This mane.u ver failed because the cr~wmembers refused to work the -ships until they get union representation and some imptovements.in their conditions. No matter what the outcome, the "lncres Line dispute is proof positivf: ~hat, given encouragement and support, runaway ships' crews will fight militantly for decent conditions anq a u.nion contract. This, d~spite the fact that these crews are almost alw~ys aliens recruited overseas and subject to loss of jobs and deportation for· daring .to demand-just treatment and ~onsider-ation for their needs. The IMWU, which was set up with _the joint support of the SIU and the National Maritime Union, has done a fine 'job of organizing ·and solidifying the··Incres- Line crews l;>ehind the Union. But in a sense, the best organizer in this picture is the rµnaway ship operator. By paying mise~able wages·, under-man.n ing his ships, working his crews long hours and ·subjecting them to intoler~ble conditions, he is driving them to join ,a union in self-defense. Once -the IMWU makes· its pro-· .gram more widely-known to runaway ships' crews · a~d offers them . assistance, the runaway operator is .going to find .h e will have to· meet· union conditions to sail his ships. " t · . Si ILGWU Publishes News Iii. Chin·e se - ~ --, ~et~er · Fee~i~g ~~se~farers on many s~u-C~ntra"'ct.ed .ships are· getting a new bonus in the form of. ~etter-.quality s~ea1t meats as_a result" of .· the success.ot.t :he SIU Food Plan. The industry-wide program was originally set up with the purpose o{ improving shipboard service arid food preparation. It was argued that reFront page of "ILGWU Local 23 News," now being published in placing mass feeding techniques with. individual preparation Chinese "'ition. Local · has several hundred members of' Chinese and · setv~ce. · would' ·provJde fresher, tastier meals; and .also. artcestr.y • . . .eliminate e0nsid~r'able .·w.aste. ·The savings could then be translated into better qqality storing and a wider variety· of. Local 23 of 'the International Ladies· Garment Workers Unship's_stores; : · · ·'· . ' · ion has come up with something rather unique in the annals •· . . .. .. . . : Thafs jq~t, wha~. is, happ~J.liilg as . a i;esult . ,o.~ ~he, ~uccess of union publishing •.• a Ch~nese-language newspaper. · ".·fSEAP.Af:lERf!Jj, • of· the program to .date-and tpe chief benef1c1ar1es Jlre the : The Chinese paper ·is a O'.. . .. , . . . ·. : seamen theritselves. The 9ld nia~-f~eding practices,. leading t.r-anslation ot the regular LoIt is prepared ·by an editor of to over-cookin_g and over-'}>r~paration ;were ad~ittedly both cal" 23 paper and will be is- the "Chinese Tribune," who u..sed, • .,F~ ' . \i;. (;. •' · was~eful an.d un.satisfact'ory. Cooking and serv;ing to individ- sued several tlines a year, to reach to "be an ILGWU organizer. ProqiIH M.:flMQI¥ ~--, 1:1al .o rder is ·the key. to good shipboar.d feeding,,- along w.ith the 900 Chinese members of· the inently featured in t.tle newspaper ~~6 'IM&fiAWi . quality .aµ.d vai:.!~ty of' storing~ The SIU F:ood flan is· having skirt ·and Sportswear· Wor-kers' is labor news and material on the ,_ · · · · Union Label campaign. ~· :: · '"· CO~Siderable..~q~~~S·'i~"ac~eving' • ~ose· obje.ctiyes:".' ·· , ·" UJiion. · ,; i •: :.·Dnnfi ,' -A(f '. ..: m "'· ' t,~. ,· ·~ ·• . .. !ii·" , \ .. �- .... )I . - .... Twetn. SEA.l'A.ltElt! , l.00 Mother For La Salle Oller Juapge, and even cOlt1y autoPraises mobllea are entrusted to NelL Help One time a seaman who was on SIU the east coast wanted hi1 port· To &be Editor: To the Editor: · - This letter is long overdue, · We had some bad luck cross- able electric oven and thil W81 but I would like you to know lnl the Atlantic · from New promptly forwarded. York to La Pallice, France. Unusual happenings become how grateful I am to Utt SIU Currently hospitalized in the Houston area, ' reportl Port Agent Brother Claude Virgin, oiler, part of his job. For instanee, a for its kindness and help when Charlie ~imball, are Seafarers Saul Schneider, Mack Aeoata, Adam. had a bad heart attack and was seaman who made a pier, head my son, John Scott, died. Slowick and Thomas Chapman. . · out for several hours. He en- jump for a ship to Japan or · · When two of my sons went Schneider is a messman whose last vessel was the Pandora. 1'e is tered a holpital in France. some other distant place did not to Baltimore to · bring John being treated for yellow jaundice and· will probably be in the hospital . Thanks and credit should be have time to store hia auto- home for· burial, the m)n in for another three weeks. given to Captain William Har- mobile. · This chol"e wu con- the Union hall there couldn't vey for getting our ship to a signed to Neil who parked the do enough to help them with Ac0sta, who sailed l~st as an oiler on the Mount Shasta, came. .down vessel with a doc~or aboard• vehicle in front of bis home information and get things Also, · a world of credit to H~ where:- lt could · J>, watched straightened out quickly, which mer Ligon, chief mate and until the .owner got back. . saved ·us a great deal of time _ William Calefa'&o Brother H. Parks .f or first-class ·, . and, trouble. first aid help until the dbctor. Also, it was good to know arrived aboard . ship. John had so many- good friends The officers and crew did a -the men on his ship, the SS tine job transporting tbe doctor· Emilia.- sent a beautiful · bouto and from the Weather Ship quet of flowers and 30 of his France II and SS La Salle. friends sent sympathy cards. The steward and steward deDeep down in mY heart I am partment did a flile job taking ~ very gr~tefpl to all who helped . Slowick Acosta Chapman Schneider care of.. the sick man until our The men should be thankful ·arrival in port. The crew hopes with an ulcer condition but is making good progress and should be re· they have a union which takes for a quick· recovery for Broth,.,An letter• to tM editM for such good care of them anil leased in a week or so. er :Virgin: ' publicatioo in the SEAFARtheir problems and· is so willnl Slowick, an AB, is beina treated for iiljuries recieved when he was. ERS LOG muat be . signed Edward Cole to help them. run over by an automobile. The length of his stay in the hospital has b11 the t.Oritn-. N.ames toill to ~ 1:Mn. Marsare& Scott not yet been determined. ·be withheld upon f'equeat. $. - $. $. Chapman, whose last job was on the Denton as an oiler, is being Aid treated for a glandular ailment and should be discharged in the near . Welfare I future. · Draws Praise Blood· Donations S•aman Assails Seafarers on the beach or off the ship on shore leave should take To ibe Editor: Arab· Po~ some time either to write a letter to, or visit, their buddies laid up in . I · w~uld lijte to express my To the Editor:: · hospitals. Visits from friends are always welcomed by. men confined-to deep appreciation- for the help To the Editor: I sailed (both in . the NMU hospital rooms. tlie Welafi'e Plan gave us when . I want to thank you froD\ the and SUP> for many years and I went to the hospital ln Janu- bottom of my heart' for the 10 The following is the latest list of hospital patients; I well know how seamen are I ary, and for the prompt way pints of blood ·ma.de availal>lt treated in Suez, Port Said, AlUSPHS HOSPITAL US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL they handled everything. to me when I suffered a mas- exandria, etc. I also know that BOSTON, .MASS. W:ASHINGTON 25, DC · Wm. H. Thomson Gilbert Edwards John F. Santo1 ¥arilva Wallace sive hemmorhage on Easter any mention of such to the US Chas. A. McCarthy . VA HOSPITAL ~ ~ ;\; Sunday. c:omml will be Ignored. USPHS HOSPITAL CENTER HoT SPRINGS, SO. DAKU'i'A NEW ORLEANS, LA. Clifford C. Womack The doctor1 were unable to So, as a former seamen, and lose Alonzo. Jr. Edward Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL · He's Big Help · stem the hemniorhage for 30 as ari American, I 'thank you Thomas E. Andrews Leo B . Lang SAVANNAH, GEORGIA William E. Alpin Clyde R. Leuett hours and my family was·notified for having the courage to call Garland Bennett William Morian A. T. Arnold R . E . McCluskey -W:o Seattle Men William Barron Ernest Web6 and l was given the last rites attention to thes~ facts by tyC. Bankston, .Jr. .Joseph Martello Paul Carter Nicholas Bastes Victor Mlorana, .Jr. ·one thing that ·f ew landlub- of my faith. Were it not for ing up th~t Ara'b ship. USPHS HOSPITAL J'ames E. Belcher Jack Moore hers realize or ean understand th ose 10· P i n ts of ' bloo d• I would NORFOLK, VIRGINIA May I also· suggest the foiAccurso Bonti Anthony Novak c. Batts .James M. Davu Edward Boyle Louis W. ·Pee4 ls that even ·Seafatess have .not be here today. " lowing: When talking to report• ~er~rt Jlroy_g~gn .J@~ ~ruf Ricl1ard OhilZ!lrra Eugene G. Plahn vital" statistics .to take care of Dennis Cahoon Steven Purifoy .Aiso, wlli you' thank ·Brother ers, tell tliem at;>out -what freatVirgil L. Coash Wm. E. Roberts R. Camantique Henri .J. Robin ashore, · such as the matter of Gillette, the SIU h ospita1 pa~ merit se~men. get in Alexandrl11, Donald Dambrino Chlis. R. Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL Wm. Daugherty .Joh'D E. Sanders . 1 f hi ist · income t.a x filing and other perGALvEsrON, TEXAS Harold N. Eby Herman L. Smith tro man, or- s ~ss a~ce on Port Said and. other Arab ports. sonal affairs. , . Henry Falgout Louis Spindler Mack Aeolta .John Gibson . · verifying my seatime. How "pilots," : cops, etc. roll, Max Anderson Pat- H. .Jones Donald Forrest Ralph F. Subat It 'ts forfunate that among Also three members of the rob and otherwise mistreat Pier ce Downer Saul Scbllelder Chas. Habl.ghorst Charles Summerell Ben Buck Adam Slowik Leo C. Hannon Walter B. Ulrich city ·dwellers there are some in SIU and SUP donated• their Americani-and Nasser makea Thomas Chapman William . Barris Ferdinand V. Viio every port who are interested blood but I do not have their this look like an Israeli plot. Sidney S. Irby Herbert Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Edward O. .Johnson Luther E. Wing in the difficulties and problems names · and I wonder If° you . Charley Bou Anderson .Jordan .Joseph P. Wise William Bates Ioannil N. Louka.I of seamen, who can understz.nd b. lish th ks t George M. Kasprzyk Harry Wolowita Joseph Blake . J'obn S. Lukas and are sincerely anxious to b.o could pu my an q my -t t • t Robert W. Bunner E. J'. O'Rourke Nor man W. Kirk unknown benefactors in . the %lnnb Kodro1 Peitro Paulin . VA HO.SPITAL of service to -them. There must LOG. '. · ·. Wants Public Thomas Lauer Thomas C, RileF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Thomas Leha:v L • .J. Sheehan John .Joseph Hazel be somebody ashore who can Thanking you again for the Serafin G. Lopes A. W. Willert USPBS HOSPITAL be trusted to taJce care of things. heip you have given me and for 0 • . USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS llANHATl'AN BEACH I.~ the cpmparatively isolate~ the trouble you went through To &he Editor: F. E. Anderson Max Olson - BKLYN.• NY B. F . Deibler Peter W. Sotlre outport of Seattle, Nell Pardo for me. While we .of the membership J'ohn .J. Driscoll Santiago Laurente Woodrow Heyen Bozo G. Zelenclo Bart E. Guranicll: Hell1'7 E. Smith known as Nell to hundreds of Plllllp Mohan. realize the journalistic achieve· VA HOSPITAL Willlam D. Kenny Seafarers; is just as anxious t~ < ments of the LOG, I find rt diaHOUSTON, TEXAS USPHS HOSPITAL a. J'. Arsenault ' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. be helpful with personal probt. lo ;\; ·heartening to enter a Union Matthew Bruno J'ohn F . Malylko . VA HOSPITAL as' he F I I p I ball and view copl~s. of our pubIems Seafarers· may have Samuel P. DrurY Charles Nall OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA ls of making out and filing their am y ra llcation collecting dust. Richard L. Harilden Lloyd".J. Thoma.. Joseph J. Baas · Charles Haymond Howard .J. Watt. VA HOSPITAL taJtreturns, and su'ridry. Assist One so.lution is branching out· income Gunnar.. Johnuon David L. W.IWamll 24TH ST. & lST AVE., NYO USPHS HOSPITAL . paper .wort. To· &be Editor: to distribute it to the general Chas. o. Beiiiini · BALTDIORE. MARYLAND · VA HOSPITAL Th'· ill kn 1 d public. . ·. One of the biggest problemsRamon .Asueda · Wm. Koftowiteb KERRVILLE, TEXAS of Seafareri is "the deilvery of· w w ac ow e ge reTheodore S. Aleek G. L. Loeffer Willard T. Cahill Glend1n L. Broou· ·G. P. l!(atcotte mail. - Nell provides a solution · ceipt of· y~ur Welfare ,Plan'• In that way, we could make STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL Kenneth C. Brown Gerald Rivera, Jr. letter relative to Yourick Gullthe public aware of .the import. to this by renting numbered · · STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA Hermao D. CameF Eulene E. Stewart boxes. Mall addresseil or for· lory Jr. and the receipt of the ance of the merchant marine to l>an M; Christolo1 Jeff Davia I'. X. Sulllvan Sldne:r C. Day Jobn W. Tlcil• MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL warded to his office is locked check. -. \ , the country's economy. SJdne;v T. DickeM Lawrence A. Tnoa . ilT. WiLSON·BAL'i'lilORE COUNTY Gorman T. Glaze Kenneth J'. · Wella In the boxes and upon lnstruc.Oil behalf of Mr. Omerlce . Our ·fight is theirs too, but BALTIMORE, lrlARYLAND Loyd J. GrUUs J'ohll Yulma1 Oeorie Davis tfon Is promptly forwar<Ied to Guillory and the other members they are less informed. Danb Hl«iinl SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL a seamen anywhere in tile world of the deceased'• family, we / R. E. Hartley STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK SEA'l'TLJ:, W ABBINGTON A. B. Gutierrez Thomas llllkleD by, ajr,mall. He knows more wish to -thank tou and your_de(Ed. note: The LOG u toide· Edward S. Cannon J'ame1 c. Mitchell . TRmORO HOSPITAL Edward E . lldlnfer ,Leo L. Selealde than some lax · shipping com- partment very much for your Z11·distributed to membeT1 of NEW YORK Perfecto Hierro Johll P. WillWu ptmies· what mall means to a cooperation and assistance In CongTesl, state and ·.FedeTal Jam" Ruaell Geori• B. Little seaman. settlinl the .atfafrs of the de- a.gepciea, matjtime, .empipyer.• ceased . . "'· · · The pi~l may contain checks, We th'ank you .for Y- · ur and" uni<ma, aa well aa the gen,. 0 0 aome urgent pews from home, era! public.> reports ·on activity 1n· any · en· offer· for further a4vice and as- / ;to ti . $. terprise . a 'seam~ ' may ha:v"' . listance . in this . m~tter.: ' . Kind regards and best wishes. Savannah ashore, etc. Mall ii an important thinl fn a seamAln S llf«!. and Daniel J. MasH c ·l eared Nell's service is abiled to fulfill · t lo t this end as it .6aa· done for' the· :· . ') To the EditOr: past lG yean. ' Sugsests, We, the crew of" the Seatratn Where can. a seaman far from ·. f . ~ Savannah, w~h tq thanJi: the home, or those wno do n~t have a e· 8 ,u Ovu· ~ · headquarters .. atai! most sin.homes, keep his valuable papers To the Editor: , cerely for the outstanding· repand things? . Not on ahips or Wben In Seattle, may I sug- resehtati,o n' giyen us whil~ b1m1ome puJ>Uci. check . room. The geat that Seafarers patron1ze dlhig beefs, ·a t the la8t. pay,.' · mall . boxes ' serve also aa safe_ tlie Presto 'Donut Cafe, 2132 off. · • ' · • deposit ~boxes for '.' seamen . to I Ftrat-A:venue, three blocks: ~outh . Their .strona backing has re.:. keep their discharges . and sucih- or the hall. , . . . newed our awareness . of "one of ~ tmportan~ papers. II". , well· &J. • It'a' .a union place- with rea· the many p0s1Uve a~antages of . other- valu-_.ble , · and .. persooal IO~}?le pric~a.- ~e owner give•~ . bel9~ging ~o • .. fine u~n.: .. , belongin1• . w:Jiil•~· ~ fl;Waf, ~ ·the IUYI a fib' 1hak•• . . . r$$ L . :~rew Big~~~ ,~~~•: ,·µ& ~i "~' ~ « · .. . . . .~ ~ , l'or1~ .,., '. . · '. .Sea"fl' ~avUD!~. · f . SEAFARERS ·11·~11YDOC • • 4 ~ Stricken ·A t Sea ·Letters . To The ·Editor .... .. Saved Hi..-. / ·. T Welfare ... G t LOG ses a ' ts a 'eefS c A Crew seatl:le :;..-;.,. 1 our ,: .. , I .Qt.... ., . / �The .BOtlle -_Of Hastings. • •• I Antinuous And Hastings Collide To (The following . article tDCll aul>mitted to the LQG bu Seafarer Jim Bales) ., After two weeks coastwise, ttie Del Santos is now on its way back to West Africa. · While w.e were on the coastwise run, we - had two interesting events: The first was the collision of two Waterman ships, the Hastings and the Antinuous. On March 29 we were at anchor in the :aouston ship channel due to the fog. At 9:45 AM, as we were getting ready to get underway again, the SS Hastings . .passed us. · At 10:25 I wall on lookout on the ,bow when I heard whistles blowing, the sound of anchors being dropped Ahd then, the 1ound oi a crash. : About 10 minutes · later the fog begsn to clear. Almost 500 feet off the port bow we could see two ships which had run together, almost bow to bow. They were the Hastings and the Antinuous, both belonging to the Waterman Steamship Company. We on the Delta Line were glad to see that Waterm~n kept the trouble in their own family and did not invite us. We anchored and stood by for 35 minutes. Then, seeing that they did not ·need help,' we got underway. As we headed for Port Arthur, w~ could see the Hastings was still trying to get her bow out of the' Antlnuous. ,, Waterman~ Woe The ctiief electrician came to the bow when he heard the crash and I sent him to get my camera. <Ed. note: The photos of the collision appeared in the April 8 LOG.> The second interesting event was a hailstorm. which we ran into between Galveston and New 'Orieans. The storm came up suddenly, and some of the hailstones reached %tbs of an inch in diameter. The stones piled into driftS on the deck ·up to· three inches deep. We are now out in the South Atlantic. There is no fog, no hail-just calm seas. It Tooks as if we have a good crew this trip: The food has been fine and we are looking forward to a very good trip. Irlll®M trW11 .Three declc department men on Waterman's Afoundria work on the _booms while the vessel is at sea, The Seafarer ii'! th~ white cop In Quinn. Photo was taken by bosun Roy Theiss. .._ ~[;]]~~ ~ ~ .~i;-~ · ~ • • Husky Crew On Iberville Whoever qrdered the sloPchest for the Ibervllle <Waterman) must think that the · crew ·consists solely of ''Bayou Buffaloes." It seems that all of the undershirts availabie · are size 44-pretty much for men Jn the 200-pound class. The crew notes 11la1ntively that undershirts should be stocked in as1;orted sizes since not everybody goes for those 44's. Bill Cameron was chairman of the meet~ng and Henry Leiby, secretary. t ;\;. ·;\;. Seeing Stars On The Orlor. $. i- ,. <Thu article submitted to the LOG by Bernard D'Ornellas, ahfp•1 delegate on the USAF Rose Knot) Enclosed you will find pictures of the galley force ~f the Rose Knot, who are doing a first-class job providing good food .for us. portaut it ls to have a good galley Many times they put in long force aa everything be·comes cen• hours, go out of their way and tered in the messhall on these Iona far .b eyond· the call of duty trips. Just to provide u1 with a little something extra. & you are well aware, we on these missile ships spend long periods at sea-the .last three voyages having lasted 45 days, 81 days and now 82 days respectively -and you can imagine how im- Stop.Watering The Potatoes! Watering whiskey is a nasty habit that some barkeeps ~re reputedly addicted to. , But on On -the Orion Star the chief the · Alamar (Cal-mar) there's engineer talks only to the Ca- another complaint. Meeting bots and Lodges, but since the secretary T. E. Yablonsky reUnion delegates aren't attached ports that the mashed POtatoes to those noted Boston aristO- · are being watered down a wee cratic families they are out' of bit too much. the picture. Meeting secretary Coincidentally, th e r e' s a · Tany Arellano complains that the delegates· can't get . near the shortage of wash basin plugs, which ~hould make it-.simple to chief. · On the positive side, the crew. let the water go do\Vn the drain Is getting some benches made i1;1stead of Into the potatoes. to sit on the fantail, but for the $. $. ¢. peace ·and quiet Qf all concerned a riew edict has been issued-no . transistor radios to be played on · Some Ma s s m a r Se~farers deck. were reported to have made ·the ;\;. ;\;. t, first move in the direction of atwhat is called the How D'Ya Catch taining· bless~d "state· of nature." A· couple of them are reputed to Trout At Sea? Nobody would ever be· caught · hav.e come to dinner in their dead going to se·a with a ftyrod underwear~ prompting ·the crew and a book on "How To Catch meeting to rule that men are Trout," because if they did, the not to come to the messhall In Coast Guard woutd' be after un~erwear. Though the MasS:them iri no time, ready to cart mar doesn't require tuxedo and them off to the nearest Plibllc tails, It also isn't the Garden.of Health Service Hospital. Never- Eden. toa1 US~ $ Massmar No Eden . Men Laud Rose Knot· Cooks' Extra Effort theless, the Seatrain Louisiana crew feasted on no less than a bushel of the delectable freshwater fish. No, nobody caught them Qff the Edgewater dock. They were a .g ift to the crew from the electrician P. Smith, and his wile. It doesn't aay whu taught 'em, Mr. or Mrs., but they were propably a wel: come . change from the bony shad that the Seatrain fishermen have be~n pulling ovei; the . fantail. LOG-A-RHYTHM: William Jenkins, popular chief steward, poses for a snap. Everyone has been pleased with his efforts. Picture was taken while on the John c. Don't Send ·Your Baggage COD ~eafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where -express charges have not been prepaid. . Men who send baggage COD to U'nlon halls face the prospect of having te go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Bailway .Express Co. · I Love The Sea By H. O'MARA I love the sea in all its many guises When it is calm or when its temper · rises Lying as a sheet of glass Restless as a fair 11oung lass Many have fought her, some have lost - . Chief cook Jaclc White (with apron) and 3rd cook James "Horse" O'Hara, have earned the thanks of the crew of the Rose Knot for their fine work in the galley. ' I believe in the old saying "A Many the lives the fight has. cost well-fed crew ls a happy crew" and you can take my word for it, we Many the fathers and sons The sea ltaS taken beneath the are well fed. A vote of thanks for the stewards is given· at every meeting but I feel tliat a little extra s.hould be given lo these men But when · it comes time f o_r, me for the long hours they dedicate to our well-being and comfort. to die If you will recall the Rose Knot's On ~e ocean'• floor fl wish to lie For the moonlight's path across menu was picked out at Christmas time as being one of the best of all . the sea . SIU seagoing vesse!s. Is the one and only road for me waves Never to <.&waken �•., -:r ~ ·•- '· > I r-i< ·, • .-' Medicine--Man -WaDted'. , , Jf • The men on the Montego. $.ea hav;e a problem that is, u,nique to Seafaring men. Landlubbers have ~ugstore~...on ·every corner, dispensing pills and soda-pops; .but men at sea hav~ to .rely on the good old m e d i - + - - - - - - - - - - - cine chest for pills to cure knows who to. go to In order to get' their ills. medicine. But on the Montego ·Sea The problem on the Montego it's a different story, and its as · Sea is that nobody ever knows who difficult to get a pill as it is to find has the key to the medicine ·chest, a left-handed monkey ~ench or a so the men have to ·chase from one sky-hook. mate to the other until they - run· Crewmembers ar~ trying · tQ down the desired key. reach an understanding on who is On US Navy ships -they have to carry the )tey to the medical what they call ' a . '"pharmacist's supplies so the men won't. have to mate" who walks around with a big .indulge in wild goose cfiases when koy around his neck, and everyone they need a b!ind-aid. · ' SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham MADAKIT (Wate.....-11), ' ~lll!rli l Chalrm111,' '· R. Tou1rb ,.cret1ry, c. •111er. Brother W. Datu• d~ a ihl• .Job u . lblp'• d1I11ate. BverrthlnS running .llDootbly. No beef1. Every• one pleal8d '!!fth ooob-talty food, proper}7 prepared. . . ITl!IL ~OYAGER Usthmfinl, A"ril 10-Chafrmin, o.· M. Jones1 Secretary, W. H: Simmons. 'Discussion re gettinf more milk on board fl>r Ion& trips. All repair. taken care of :with excep· _tion of '. cementine and cleaning fresh water tanks. Water I• rusty, Motion . that fresh water tank• be cleaned and cemented H soon H possible. Motion that fresh water be taken on ·only wb.e re sanctioned by USPH. Sus, gested · that all room deck• , be painted and that ahoreside people be ke_pt · out of room · anil .passagewaYS in for· eien port1. Discuuion on donation to library: Six houu di1puted over• time in engine dept. STllL I x I c u T r v I (Isthmian), Aprll 10-Chilrman, Robert Airs Sec· retary, Al1xand1r Brodie. Report o,n two men , 12·4 engine dept. contlnu· ally fouling up. Discussion on rentinJ movie filmrand nee4 for new speak· er. .Allo on showera being used by other departments. Have . spare keys made for showers and toilets so they can be kept locked whlle in · port. New drainboard for laundry required. ( DJ••• ...... lmrttt. .. te report• : ~... man lllilffd lblp '1.D., 1 Baltlmoi;e1· Bia. 1ear wa~ put a1hore. Wiper ·hoitd- · ' Alet:r mfftlq held. Poor medfeal tallsed in _venein'.aela • . Headquarter'• . ""loe ID. Korea. notlfled by radiop-ami. eent by lhlp'1 ~ ~ .· r . dele1ate~ John Keiltrley. Three room• ALfCI ••OWN <•roomfleld), Aprfl 17-Ch1frm8n, Clyde I.. Van IPPll · painted thl• trlp. Rest to be painted in near future. Repair .list turned in l1cr1tary, ~oool'tl• Hair. Shfp'• dele· to captain. C1ptain requests crew· •ate re~ with vote of' thank• from members to make bunk• and keep crew. J. ·c. Arnold elected new ¥iP'I rooms clean. No beefs reported. Earl deleeate. Johnn:v Cantrell voted ihip'a McNab elected new shlp'1 del'e&ate. treasurer alld librarian. Treasurer re· Request fank• be recemented and port• '$3.30 '•pent- for phone call, ru1ty water re11orted to patrolman. $1.20 for lock on library. Balance Sl.112. · No beefs. Two ho·urs dispute.d OT· in deck dept. · · SS FAIRPORT <Wat•rman'i, Aprll I -Chairman, Robert Graf1 Secretary, ORION STAR COrlonl, Aprll 17Jack G,uitrd. Delegate reports ~11·1 Chalrman, George CrlggSI Secretary, well. Treasurer · reports balance: 120. Tony Arellano. When vessel reachc1 American · currency; 1200 Japanese Port. of Nab,, captain will procure yen. Terry J. White elected new 1hlp'1 delegate. Crew requests that · steward dept. serve foods coming from galley steaming bot throughout meal hour. Brother White requests repair lists be started outbound and not held until last minute. more often. No ~tan' work 'd0ne )n. eqlne dept. while ID' clr)idock. No ~~ Digest ,.Of SIU Ship ·:~etings ' WILD RANGER <Waterman>, Aprll 24,-Chalrman, R. W. Wright/ Secretary,. A. Aaron. Repair list turned in. Sent telegram to Union about sick broth-er who sl&ned off in Rottercf11m and flew back to US. Suggeat that a aood fumigation b'e given to foc'sles, &alley ~d ~ellhall. · Vote of thankl to steward dept. STEEL DIR-ECTOR <lsthml1n), Mirch 17-Chalrman, · R. Burnsed; Secretary, T. Gaspar. Delegate reports Joseph Gioell hospitalized at Port Said. 123.06 in ship's .Eund. No beefs . . Books and magazines deUvered to ship .were ofd ones. Suggest that heads and ahowers be . fixed as well as cleaning in deck dept. · · BENTS FORT (Cities S•rvlce), Aprll 17-Ch•lfm•n, J. Sween•y; Secretary, P. K1ras. No beefs reported. Arriv· ing Monday AM and _paying o!f Mon· day.' OT earned Saturday and Sunday not to be paid until next payoff. Want headqual'ters to remedy thl1 for future payoffs with thl1 company, · cigarettes and clsari. Chief engineer still- refuses to ' talk to ' deleiates. No beefs reported in engine and iteward -I de_pts. Beef!! in_ dee.It dept. tp be FLOMAR (Calmar), Aprll a-:..chalr· POR-TMAlt (Calmar>, · Aprlf 17 taken up with boarding patrol.lilan. man, C. Hensley1 Secret•ry, C. Dur· Ch1lrman, J. Fereira; Secretary, G. Brother Ira. HarrLson elected new h•m. Some disputed OT in deck dept. Simmons. · Everything running 1mooth• treasurer. Jose Sanchez resigns with Motion io '.extend voting period at ly. No beef1 reported. ,Richard Ref• vote of thank• from crew. least 90 ·day1 to enable men at sea to fley elected new ship's delegate. Dls· vote. Seconded and carried .unanl· cussed ·a nd ·vetoed suggestion to iltart ITEEi. MAKE,R. Usthmlanl, Aprll 17 mously. Suggest 50c. donation to .lhJp's fund. Delegate to see chief -ch1lrman, c. Gullet; Sscretary, J. cover ship's bUSlness, etc. lpebox , engineer about inltalling fan in laun• JlmH. Delegate reports one man door latch to be fixe.d. Li&hts to be dry room. · ' left ship in Seattle due to illness in lelt on. in passageway in crew'• family; one man hospitalized ·in For· quarters. Hand . in repair list. "RADFORD ISLAND (CltlH Serv• mosa. 126 collected for Library Assn. fee}, Aprll 26-Chalrman, T. WHm11 Rep;ilr list turned jn, $60 in ship'• SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatralnl, Secretary, A. Carpenter. Refrigerator · fund. Disputed over.time in deck and Aprll 17-Chalrman, N. - Norwood. requires repair. New mattresses re· engine depts. No beefs. N. A. Hui! 1 ceived. Delegate reports everything okay. No beefs reported. · Everyone elected ship's treasurer. M/·S/ C to Ship's fund $03. Cl'ew thanks Mr. • . donating $2.50 toward purchase of contact Union ot'flclals to 1ee if all and Mrs. f. Smith (electrician · Smith) . TV. Delegate to see patrolman about contracted companies- c·a n end pay. for the bushel of ·trout that was sent ·standard soap according' to agree· rolls on December 31st ' 'for Income aboard. Appreciated by all. ment. Vote of thankl to steward tax ·purposes. Suggestion that steward depi.. vary- menu. one - minute 1Uence for our departed brothers. STEIL TRAVELER Usthmlanl, April . ALCOA CLIPPER <Alcoa), Aprll H 27-Chalrman, J. Beye; Secr•tary, J. --Chairman, Ed Kelly1 S•cretary, J. O'Donnell. Delegate reports· no beefs. MASSMAR <Cl.lmarl, Aprll 24 Roberts. Two men left 1hip in KingChairman, W. M11onr Secretary, J. · 117 in ship's fund. Some disputed ston, Jamaica. Spot painUng instead overtime to be taken up w\th patten- · Tifb§f. Deleiiile reporti beef re of paintipg rooms. $1M in m'o vie baker -being fired and other beefs to- man. Beefs to be cllanneled through fund. No beefs .reported. M/S/C re be taken up with patrolman. Radiator department de~egates. / letter received from · Alcoa Civalier in crew's messroom to be fixed. Quiet to go by present ahipping ruleJI also at night requested in passageways. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May 1work on better retlremeni plan. Ask . Crew not to come to meuhall in un· Ch•lrmin, "Tex" Metting; S•crstary, 11alrolman who lo make- eo&ee derwear. Luti iif work on-repair list ii!. Keischice. Discussion ·with captain weekend• at· 3 PM coffee time. not taken care of. about sl\ip's delegate mlsslns fire & boat drill. Captain requested that SANTA VE ..ETiAIElaml, Ap~ll 21 •LCOA' PEGASUS" <AlcOll. Aprll ·11 aame be brought up at later date. -C:h1frman, J~mH Purcell1 Secr.e tary, -Chairman, Donald F.• MHHI SecreMovie fund, 1332 on hand at end of F. · J. O'Nelll. Repair list turned jn t1ry, George Kini. Deleeite report• last voyage; $218 spent on films in Hq. notified lbout' , ma11 ho1PitaUzed one man ho1Pltallzed in Long Beacb. Mobile; total on band, S116. No beefs tn · Malta; al10 concerning sinks. St~w· No new1 on man hospitalized In reported. ,Brothe1· McKelroy elected ard elected shipboard treasurer. Di" Hawaii. Most of repair. tilten care new 1hlp's delegate_. Crews• guarter1 . puted overtime hi deck and engine ·of in San Francisco. Belt to be done need painting, not spot painting. department.. Vote of thankl to ltew· 11 by engineers. f".75 fit llhlp'1 fund. Washing machine needs repairln1. 1 hate to ship out quick honey, but somebody h~s to work, you . ard dept. •nd crew mt;3!1 for aood No beefs reported. Plea1e return Plea1e brlns cups ·back to pantry. 1ervlc1., malllns addreu to bulletin board. know •••" · Wiper and OS to take care of laundry ANGELINA (Bum, Mey 1-Chalr· ~NGILfNA <Bum. March 12. 1nd .teward dept. to take care of. Chairman•. w. Nejwo1on1 S•critary, H. recreation ·room: General diicussion · man, A. Ferrara; Secretary, H. R. Dombrowski. Delegate reports no R. Dombrowski. R. Motilta elected on ·new con~Ututlon. pro and con. · l!eefs: Vote of thanks to &alley force. lhlp'1 delesate. No beefs reported. Sugaelted , that night lunch be eaten IDITH (Bum, Apr11 .14-Chalrman, In. ~euhall and not ta~en to roo~•· I. Kings S~cretary,.. Mlke.- ~tchallk. ATLANTIS . (Petrol), M•Y 1-ChilrDelayed sallin1 time ok,yed .by c!ap· man, G• . ~1rcla1 Secretary; O. W. CHfWAWA (Cltl•• S•rvfce), April tain, Three houri' . ilisputeil OT in Trawick. Beeb re money draws in 17-Chafrman, C. Copeman; Secretai:y, en&lne dept. Bring coffee cups back foreign ports, shore gang chipping, J. D. McL•more. Delegate report• to pantry after usin• saJlie:. Vote of milk in forei'1!- ports, repairs to be two men milled. ah.Ip · at Portland, thank• to steward dept. for . eood completed, to: be ·taken •up· _with pa· Maine, M1rcb 22. Ship .Old. · Final ~rving a~d preparation of meall. trolman. ,Some dls_Puted . overtime. HONOLULU .••. 51 South Nlmlts Hqbwa1 SECRETARY-TREASURER payoff Toledo, Ohio, .approxlmatel1 Two men- loggeil- -ln Greece. MIS not Paul Hall ' PHone 5-17H , April 28. Some vandalltm. Two houri ROlfN IHlllWOOD <Moore McCorto pay Qft unttI all, beefs are 1ettled: NEW ORLEANS ...... :-.m Bienville St. ASST. SECRn'ARY-TREASUl~ERS disputed .overtime in deck dept. Lousy mack>, Aprll 10. Ch1lrman, F. Pasa• also to change brand of coffee. All RAmond 7-428 W. Hall, ' Deck C. Siinmon1, Ens. chow. Someone destroyed 1h,lpmate's luk1 Secretary, P. F. •rck. Mike NEW .YORK ..... ;8711 4th Ave., Brooklyn hands warned 'aboup smoking on deck. &. Mooney,·Std. J. Volpian, Jolnt . HYaclntb IMl600 lh9e. Leave foc'1les in eo 0 d shape. Reed elected ·•hlP'• delegate. ,S30.35 Vote of t!Jank1 to steward dept. HEADQUARTERS ... . 675 4th Ave., BJdyn; PORTLAND..•••••• , •• , •. 111 SW Clay St. Crew reports food beef; stale bread; · .in treasury; S4 1Pent for •l ibrary. No BALTIMORE . . . . . ...1218 E. Baltimore St. . CApltol 7·3222 menus not' up to par; 'food ~prop_erly beefs reported; Coffee to be made . $1AFAIR <Orlon>, Aprll 36-Chalr· Earl Sheppard, Asent EAstern 7-4900 SAN FRANCISC0 ....... 350· Fremont St. . prepare~ · • in percolator.- Keep messroom · and man, Dave Barry; Secretary, Alonzo EXbrook· 7·l5800 BOSTON .. . : ...·.... .. ......,.278 State St. . pantry clean ·between meals. ~ Bryant. Delegate reports beefa to be SEATTLE. : .............. ll!OlJ - 1st Ave. John Araba1cz, Actlns Agent · STEIL AllTrsAN<aithmlln>/ April taken up with patrolman. S4.31 in ' . . MAln 3-0088 , Richmond· 2-0140 2S-C:l'la!rm!U), Joe Bracht; Secr•t~ry, 'YORKMAlt (Calm1r),· Apl'U .. 17. •• ,,,, ••••. 505 MariDe ' Ave .. · '"Ip'• • fund ~ Deck delesate reports Robert H1rmon. New ship's delegate HOUSTON . ..... . ......... . 4202 Canal St. WILMINGTOl'" Ch1lrman, I. •row.m Sec,..t~ry, _W. mate working on deck, taking .OT · ·,TEnnlnal ~ R .. Matthew1,.Asent CApltal 3-4089; 3-408C elected. Treasurer report• .$5 paid Crsuman. F. H. Taylor elected ship's . from declt . dept. EnJl.ne delegate to for · library; $19.26 ·1n treHury. No delegate.. Enrytbing okay. No beefs · He chief about air· vents . . No, 1afety MIAMI ·: . .......... . ... 744 W. Flagler St. · · beefs. Need acreen door for pantry; · i:eported. · Ben Gonzales, J\gerit FRanklln 7-3584 meeting held on board this trip. also · keys for door to foc'sle. Locker MOBILE .. ...... . .. '. 1 South Lawrence St. ALPENA , · 1i'f Wver Si. .S teward welcomes sug1testlon1 on needs repairing. John . Jack1on new 1 LUCIL• BLOOMFllLD (Bloomfl•ldl, " fooas crew · would like. Ship needs Louis Neira, Agent . HEmlock 2· 754 · · · •·• • '· ·''''·':.Bini wood 4-3816 1hip's delegate. Aprll 2-Chalrman, · Keith Wln1ley1 fumigation; new' washing machine. NEW ORLEANS . - . · · · · · .523 Bienville St. BUFFALO NY 914 Main St Sicr.tary, Lff de Parlier. Delegate Lindsey William1, Agent Tulane 862~ ' • ".',' •• ••' • •'' ·: GRant 27z8 Voto of tbank1 to ate~ard dept. .• , JOHN <Ahantrc c~rrlers>, March reports port payolJ in River. Few NEW YORK ....... 875 4th Ave .. Brooklyn CL"'-V ELAND 4420 W ,.., . St 4 26-Chalrman, o. if. Manlfold1 J•cr•- - 'hours disputed· OT not collectable. · HYacint}J 9-6800. "' .. "•• •" • .. .HAJD t-0147 KATHRYN (Bum, May 1-Ctialrman, . t.,y, Ed 'Taylor. Man - mllsed ship in . Brother Pete Lypen, AB, injured at (. .P1t1r1on1 .Secretary, R. · Bacon;· NORFOLK .... · •! ' ' " " " •• • 418 Colley Ave. DULUTH ....... .' .... 82'f W. Super10ir St. . Bl!_ton Rouge. Nq beefs. reported. sailing and put oil ship. Hall notified Paul Gonsorchik, - Actlns Agent · . Phone· Randolph 2'"-4110 DeJegat11 reports no l>eefs. Some disbut unable to replace injured man MAdlson 7-1083 · puted OT In engine dept. MIS to · 'C HILOR• <Marven),, Aprll 21 as ship wa1 sailing. Harry Smith- re· .ADELPHIA ' 337 Market St FRANKFORT, Mich .....•.. . PO ~OX 287 have IJpecial ' meetlne about shortage PIUL~ Chairman, Clyde. ·Kent; Secretary, 'slgn1 a1 delegai~.' Eldon Arriot elect· · · · · · · ·' · ' , ELgln 7-2441 of food upon , arrival in New York. S. Cardullo, Aeent Mark.e t 7·1635 MILWAUKEE , . ; •.... 833 S. Second Ave. James Schroeder. Mate f 1hows di• · ed llhiP'• delegate. Sugee1t "arrival J1lscuHed keephJS sick men Jn , hosp!· SAN FRANCISCO .....•.. 450 Harrlton St. . BRoadwa).'. "2·3039 agreement · OT bet~ieen AB -and pool" ~e run for ship's, fund. Beef1 Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 RIVER ROUGE . . 10225 W. Jefferson, Ave. .OS. ·one . man missed ship in Phlla· to be taken care of H they come up · !al wh~n tbey are 1lcllt. SANTURCE, PR. _1313 Fernandez Juncos., Mich. · ' Vlnew~Od 3-4741 delphia. No beefs reported. .Crew _~not to be held untll, '8yoft. Cooper· , . · Stop 20. SOUTH CHICAGO .•••••. 8383 Ewing Ave. aske4 to 'kiep' __tecrea~.iop room clean ate in ~eeping laundry clean. Wringer ATLAS <Cargo & Tankihlp~ Man1.), . Keith Terpe, Bq. Rep. , Phone 2·3998 . ' SAglnaw 1-0733 and to turn- oft wa1hing machine when .in laundry roo~ . net!d• flxinf. A'prfl , 3p...:..chalrm1n~ /Ii., ~ &; Bourgot1 JACKSONVIl..LE . 920 Main St .. Room 200 ;oLEDO. ·•· ···•'••••••···12!> Summit St. ~brouah. . _ • . --- , 11!1tc.r et)lry, S. M•. Slmos. Shlp,'s ' dele· · William Morru, Agent ELgln 3-0987 CHerry 8·2431 ·- · / ' · . DIL Vll.NTO (Mississippi), Aprll H •ate .reports <two ABs got off, fireman AMEi' VICTORY <Vi~tory Carriers), -Chairman, P1ul ·warrens Secretary, and wiper fired. Chief en&lneer -'IUlf· " SEATTLE.~ .······ .,. · ···· .2005 l&t. Ave. Aprll 2~halrman, T. Bolind1 Seer• A. I. · C.u nnfngh1m. Discussion on gests lie~~~g a ~ull set of, -spare tubes Ted Babko)>V.11ld, ~gent Ma!n 3-4334 · tar. y , H. Rain"s. Delegate reports one '~ foul-ups aboard ' ahip and proposed . for TV ·~~ n~w" o~ ' board; -. also a WILMINGT-ON. Calif .. . . . 505 Marine Ave. FORT Wll..LIAM. '-••· ••.. 408 Simpson St. member passed awa;>' iii Inchon. ':Wei-. . amendment1 to constitution ... Patrol·r-- 1peaker. Anyone 1etting oil jn Good ,~ ' Reeil Humphries; Agent Terminal.4-2528 'Ontario• · Phone: 3·3221 iare notlRed. Also report• fwo men man ' to take up wlth"1cal>tal'n mat'ter Hope should give notice.· After we HALIFAX N.S ........... 128¥.a HoW1 St. In lteward 'd ept. and" one map In of baker being. flred ' i11 result of beef ,, tap .. oft ·wil'll' .b e on the waY to-Perth · · fhone 3-8911 MONTREAL ..•.•. 834 St. James. St. West engine, dept. logged for missing ~p~y. · with chlef cook. ~ ' : · ' . . •Aml)o)'.. Cilhlef C'crok who.._ got 'off lhlp . Victor 2-8161 Beef.I re 1 m,oney itraw1, kind of c~r· ·,,- · .' - --- · · . · -·1n ~ San DJ¢fo t'1anks . crew· for t,... HONOLULU .. . . 51 south Nimitz Highway QUEBEC . .... ·...•... 44 Sault·au-Matelot · FAIRLAND <111;Landl, April 14dona11on they made to buy flowerl renc)!, to be turned' ov.er to . patrol, .PHone ·502.777 · Quebec LAfontalne 3·1ll60 man. Some. men have · )\ard time"! get- ' Chairman, W • • C. ln1ll1 ',secretary, , for slllt'e r's funeral.!. Treasurer report"' · NEW ORLEANS.: ...... 523 Bienv.ille st: THOROLD. Ontario.·-·· •. 52 St. David St. ting ho1pltal _.lips qll m~te .. J,lepalr'l;fst Harry ~racknelf. ~verYihine r.J-uniiJne -., ·~·~7 ;in ahlp'1 . ~und. 'Cre:w reDtµi.cle!i,.1 , Jacklion 5·7428. A . • C.,nal ··7·l5212 to \be made o~t. Eneme . 4ept. rob~~ smootbly. · '88:!18 :In shtp's fund. No . !O~ .Jo. 1~aV.e co1' ~n deck and , t~ ;ke,ep •: . . . ... ' ... TuRONTO, Ontario ..••.. m King St. E, to be · pajnted. n~~- trlp, w:m~ ne pa• beefs reported. Donald· BrowJl}ee re• · rec~e11Jion ·ro~ c1ean. N:~ Are P\lll'IP . • NEW YORK·..,-•• ; .. 875 4th ,Ave" oroo...yn . . . EMpil'e 4-5719 t r olman _about lpdsh'l&, while ~ dl'.l!· llgn1 II ihlP.'• 4eI••atJ .with vote of ,.,,_ PP ' .' IJtlp. ' Suaa,e~.te~· that )WOpclen . f~· : . • ' . . H Yaipint.h ,IMl60!J ST. JOHN. NB .... 11'1 Prlnc6 William St. pye~~e "1-PUt.e'\~ t!eci: and -.tb,arikl for , Job , w,eU: done. ·Walter .., be~c:he1 . be built on ,PUp·dec.k. ... · · i .doc,lt.,r t_.~ , i:;-.1. (: PP.l\~"-~b. '..-. .... .-.... ,lll,b~ ,c~y . St. · , ..._ OX 2·M3l engine . dept1~ "rGa~'jVaYr tit ~id '-un~· - '' Snell, ,,ellic~d ~ newf lhiP'• 4ele1ate. r,, . ,, ,', ;. ~ ....• , , · , ''< • • t> , ,. , • : , . , ; ;, . _, .,.. ,. -.-:. C'.,AJ!!t?'·'~' VANCOUVER, BC . . ... .... .,. .2118 11~ St: ' .,nfe":Wheq llil~ · J•;1~"1tod ' on ~n ::-..:."DlieUlil~J~ " :trJaF.' 11-0 ·1l'Otl~;'9'°~reen·' " AR.(J~~!",(W1firpsan), •1~.P'''' " '' ~ '· ~Z<\; : . aA~·· ra~Nemco·: ; ~ ,,;.;·..·400 sarruo~ st.. __ , · 1anew.ay,. p00r;." lilune1il, °, 1 PGOf .~ "ai&W' w,u ponecl,, or, dele•ate noWle.d . , .' Ch1fr.iliaf1,'~ J,• K•nnedn h .c ret1ry; ·L. . !". .- , .- · '«' • ' J>ou11as~ 1' !,I Janke. : IRj~lr . II~. Mdt Jn, .' Two ·meit . ' mall ·, 1elfylce1 maui: n9,t1, 'bel.,. ."f,r• ·:·... . . ' .... Iii . . ' __,.,...,.., ' !1>11 ' •:f :~> • -'t~'} f~ ~ I.~... _;r • , .,.. '•rv•ni,;·~•raf 14l~haJ ....1;.t1;·mi..ed ,ltilp.t,:'No ;Jte'efld·e~~:, .Jo.-,,, • '..1> .<:. '. :;tL\~··" ··~~ ~ : 2505"'1~ · ~ve•. B~TillOBB : ... . ~.I..!J: Eait Baltlmore1 It. "; warded to ~P• ~~cit · si9~ic-:·1n.,11~.i:;· "' ·,!'! ... •: .. :·~.. · 1 .-. - - .,.. .. ~ -.,Jv~~ .0.: · ~ ' • .. • »'. •·: .. · * " · ·B A1tern 7·3383 • J ~est . ·~".. :.H,•:;~ll; .-n,~-e~;-·be "•OPl!Dtd "" ......,,, " " ~ ..........,.,.... q.e"81'1J·~'~.' '<11. .ph~ JWl.;t •l•~:- •e!' del~ . :.., " •.d . •· WJQllNG'l'ON-: .:~ ,.-. ... . 8'» .11· ·. - ~ei.cll(ONQ~VLV ....,.11 'No,,rtlJ.. Nimltz Rlib1ra1 r·-:..~ :'~: :~i;.. ·. ~.w~:}. f•-;..f--·~., ,.. '. {.:; 'if.,.;? ,,~'1... ,.. . ,:.~l · • ·*''\~:i~~·,r .. :~.' ~ ~'l~tl· ~:1:1.; "i1 l>v$'~~ .·~ 1 ·~ '~~·~....;~:·!p,. !1·!• ;ft~' .• ·~7· .... l•. --- sO- SIU BALL DIRECTORY I - MC&$ - SIU, A&G Distrid -·- - Great Lakes DisJ·rict ·c: ot Canad1'an D1°str1°d : sup MFOW .. ot >4- " I' I :"··: •••.. '1 ·. w ' • ·• ,: · '.,. . · ' ,. , . ' . ~e::.:., I ifr'~~·; '. J&.'~, o••tM• , !-7', ,' •,. . P~n• f.f0'1'I j •• ., ' f ' ' r �· ,P I·~RSONALS AND NOTICES~l s E1Ji" 'i ll ii ~ ' l i> t: SIU Blood ~lfts . fi«e Helped·Her Leticia GD, born Feb. 10, · 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis Gil, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. . . 'TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AME~ICAN. WATERS .. . MTD" . WFL-85, 15850 ~ca. Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib. bean, West Coast of. . South America, West Coast' of MexicCJ · and US East Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KC9 Ships in Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. • EveQ· Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) ' WCO·l3020 KCs -. Europe and North A.m erlca WC0-16908,.8 'K C1· East Coast South America WC0-22to7 . KC1 West Coast South America . · .E;~ Monday, 0315 GMT 1 ·EST Sunday> WMM 25-15607 RCs Australia · WMM 81·11037.5 •• , '°"I -~· . N9rtJJwest. Piciftc ·· · ··· . ~.. \, .:' ~~ . .. .to ~ ~ . ;t. ;t. ;t. . · Charles Colon, born April 12, 1960, to Seafarer and ·Mrs. Leopoldo Colon, Brooklyn. . ;t. ;t. ;t. Dprls ADD Crus, born · Feb. 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan A. Cruz, New Orleans, La: Marie Unker (left) four-year old daughter of Seafarer William ;t. ;t. ;t. Unker, prepares to leave Philadelphia hospital after surgery to · ~b~ S'3nleJ' Damels, born close a hole in ~er heart. NurJe Suzann Brunner pins on the orchid Feb. 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. of success. SIU Blood Bank contributed blood for succe5sful surRichard H. l"aniels, Wanchesom, NC. gery. (Philadelphia Daily News Photo) t t t Blcb•rd Travis Alford, born April 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Aleck L. Alford, Pensacola, Fla. i\; t t Gv y Roberi Brinkerhoff, born The deaths of the following Seafarer• have been reported to the April '23, 1960, to Seafarer and Seafarers Welfa,-e Plan: Mrs. Albert C. Brinkerhoff, Yulan, Jacinton Olabarrleta, 85: Brother home in Norfolk, Va., February 11, NY. Olabarrieta died of natural ·causes 1960. Nelson had sailed briefly at the USPHS with ihe SIU. The administrator of hospital, Staten his estate is Mrs. Vi~-ginia Anding. Island, April 7, Burial was in Forest Lawn Ceme1960; Olabarrieta tery, Norfolk, Va. had sailed1n the t 70: "" Brother ;t. Lish Taylor, Taylor, SIU deck department since No- who was - on the SIU disability. pension, died of vember 1955. He acute ' coronary is · survived by thrombosis while· his wife, l\h's. at· his home in A new publication in the field Justa OlabarMobile, Aiabaina, of shipboard safety was issued re-' rieta, of New York City. Interment' April 17, 1960. cently by the S~ety Department was in Calvary Gemetery, New Taylor had sailf:d of the Seafarers International York. in the SIU stew- Union. The four page publication, ard depar~nt. called the "Safety Line," is deWilliam S. McKenna, H: He is survived signed to encourage safety aboard Brother McKenna <lied of a heart by his wife, Mrs. ship and highlight the progress !lilment on ApriL· :,, .. Nicola Taylor, also of Mobile. that has been made in achieving 7, 1960, while at ~MW='"··· Burial was in the Oaklawn Ceme- this goal. Deacon's H o s - .· · ·· tery, Mobile, Ala. It represents the joint effort pl ta 1, Boston, . o\;. o\. o\; being made by the SIU and t ·- e Mass. McKenna . Yourlok Gulllory Jr., 26: Brother SIU-contracted companies to deal had· sailed in the ·Guillory died in Singapore, Febru- ·with problems of shipboard saL_y SIU ,deck.departary 17, 1969r He and serves as a news outlet for ment since Nohad sailed in the ship and shore personnel convember 19.43. He SlU steward decerned with these problems. is survived by . a partment since The newspaper was d~signed es· ' sister, l\'Irs. Sarah , pecially for unlicensed. seamen Niswell, of Weymouth, Mass. March, 1952. He employed aboard ocean going vesBurial services wertt not indicated. is survived by his mother, Mrs. sels of companies the SIU has . ."" . ;t. ;t. contracts with. In addition to news Manuel Sanoni, 71: Brother Sa- Merle Guillory.of .and safety suggestions, it has a noni, a member'-Of the Harbor and Mam 0 U· . - La. s~ction dev.otec.l to summaries o,f Inland Waters bivision, · ·died of Burial was in safety meetings aboard the. varioq.s lobar pneumonia at his homo in Mamou, La, vessels, outlining what is being · Baltimore, Miu·cii .31, 1960. A benedone, on Ute spot, to checl acci· · , ficiary, Mr~. Agar ' Garayoa, is· the dents. . , . only listed survivor. Burial. was·ln ;'Safety Line" will lbe mailed st. Stanislaus. -Cemetery; 11altimore. · · to all vess~is · as part of the salety ' • . -, · >~ • : • ;t._ ... •o\. . . ~.. ' . .... training. program. Director of .~'' ThoJDaB Jt: Nelson, ·50: Brother· · 8afety Department is Joe Algioa. Nele~nt:\ .cned of pneumonia at bis·· The . ·111iill. ETiiADES: ·DEPARTIEIT· .· !·-. ~ .. . . . ;t.· Christine Coats, born Jan. 13, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ira K. Coats, Los Angeles 37, Calif. 0 .,.,,"' Meclnwhile, MTD 'Rou·nd-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue • • • . ;t. Goes Out To SIU Crews \VFK-39, 19850 KC. Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlantic and East Coast of . United states. · \· ~ ;t. 'Safety Line' EVOY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 ES1 Sunrloy) ~ (10· :~5 P~ ;t. DISPATCH . ."THE VOICE OF THE ; Bath Ann Saranthas, born April 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles E. Saranthus, Irvington, Ala. ;t. ;t. ;t. Annette Marie Brltan, born April 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alexander S. Britan, Texas City, Tex. .. ~ / ; t. "' born ;t. March 27, Mltehell Wilson, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas G. Wilson, New Orleans, La. i ~ ¢. Pera Kathleen Adams, bprn February 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. WUliam E. Adams, New Orleans, La. ·. 1. ;t. Andrew Leonard Bomak, Jr., born April 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Andrew Hornak, Reading, Pa. EVERY .1 SUNDAY I D·IRECT VOICE1 BROAD.CAST . I ;t. - ;t. Victoria Alison, born April 1, · 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Homer W. Alison, Slidell, La. Norfolk Slows t: BABY All of the following. SW families have received a $200 maternity benefit pliis a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: ' NORFOLK-Shipping has dropped off badly here and will be about the same in .the period to , come, reports Port Agent Paul Gonsorchik. · There .were· six ·ships in transit duriilg the period and two payoffs. No sign ons were recorded during the span. The two payoffs- were on the lrenesta,r <Triton) and Cantigny (Cities Service). ·· The Irenestar changed its registry to that Q{ the Greek flag, Gonsorchik added. Serviced In transit were the following: Ines (Bull); Mankato -Yict Ory (V"JC t ory .Carr. ); H asti ngs <Waterman>i Bents Fort (Cities ;t. o\. o\. Service); Orion Clipper (Orion) The Houston hall is holding im- and Melody. · ' .. . .~BRIUI.S~ Fr~ Fllnt portan.t ·mail for the followirig Get in touch with · your . son, men: Frankie Jr. F. T. Anderson E. P. Meyer _. _. _. E. L . Bethurum J. H. Moore · °"' · °"' ..,. R. Baumprdner F . J. lllller· J. J. Buenday W. 8. Jlonttome" Leslie J. Brllhart C. L. Cherry S. D. Morales Our new 11ddress is 551 NE 133 D. R. Carvey J.M. Masko C. M. Carlso11 O. ft. Mefrert 'Street, North Miami, Fla. Get in C. M. B. Maynard · H. Fowler touch· with mother as .soon as you J. Gron J . McDonald M. McNabb, Jr. S. L. Grice can. Everything is OK. I'm going , F. J. lleQueeneJ C. A. Georter to camp for the summer. Robert. F. J. Hall R. W. OllliD c. Bushart R. Powers / ~ ;t. t R. J. Pelalo · W. G. Bll7 •. J. R. Joy· E. JI. R1oon Charley Berkley FWT II. .Jarrell F . L. Sanders F. SeiTalm Send address for your topcoat to B. Kaminsky J . Lowe J.E.S~n Paul F. Whalen, 8152 San Huerta L. W. T. Langford J. E. ScarbOrouah M. '11errintton c. N. Lewl1 Circle, Buena Park, Calif. C. C. Llal Y. R. Talberf o. J4oUey J. E. Willford ;t. "' t John J. Doyle <s&eward) . Contact brother Franz Amstadt at 314 56th Street, Brooklyn 20, NY. . Congratulatioils to Le.e Kantor of t~e Seafar~rs 'Vacation .Plan, who is gr~duatmg ~rom Brooklyn . College this June.· '1"· ;t. ;t. Income tax refund checks are being· held for the following Sea-· farers by Jack W. Lynch, Room 201, 450 West Harrij;on St., · San Francisco, Cal. Emest C. Ander10n Sammy Rogamo1 Claude D. Berry Joseph R. Touart . ~Jh!1'1l. ~~ Jr. ~:~:'::hd i;!'~~: IDcbael J. - Dohert1 wm. K. wawn1 Fortunato Drllon Charle• w. ·White R. W. Ferrandiz J'rancls J . White Dominic craztano All Sal Wor.a Fona Yao King Yung Ploy Woo Raymond flflUer Joaepb Yonlck Sbelrlelc! ~erk!U sm ' ~· ·. J �Yol. XXll ·t.to!·-11 .. -Great · Lakes · Picketing-:: -H its ·Runaway ~invasion .-- --"1- .. SCHEDUtE . OF - SIU~ 1 . MEETll8S . SIU membershjp meet· ings are held regu,arly once a month on day~ in· dicatecf· by the SIU C.on· stitutioni . at 2:30 P.M. 'in the .liSted SIU ports belo-w. All ·.sea·farers are -ex:. pecte·d to - attend: those who . wish. to . be __excused should request .permission by te,legram (be sure to inc.lude registration num· ber). Jhe next SIU meetings ~ilf , be: New Y:orlc June 6 Philadelphia, June 7 Baftimore June 8 Detroit June 10 ' Houston June · 13 -New Orleans June 14 · ·Mobile- · June 15 HIWD Wins Philly Tug Fleet Vote · � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource May 20, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: TWO RUNAWAYS TIED UP BY IMWU RATIFY NEW CONSTITUTION BY 90 PERCENT MAJORITY STATE DEP’T VOWS ACTION; SIU ENDS BLACKLIST PROTEST SIU OPTICAL BENEFIT TWO YEARS OLD ICC RETREATS, SLOWS RR RATE WAR ON SEATRAIN ILA STRIKES LAKES PORTS FOR CONTRACT TWO-THIRDS OF BALLOTS CAST IN ESSO FLEET VOTE NORSE SHIP RESCUES SEAFARER AFTER EIGHT HOURS IN WATER TALLY COMMITTEE REPORT MA’S NEW PROJECT: HOW TO GET RID OF SEAMEN SEEK 55% SHIPBUILDER AID CEILING FOUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE NON-SUBSIDY OPERATORS PRESS TRADE-IN PROPOSAL ILGWU PUBLISHES NEWS IN CHINESE GREAT LAKES PICKETING HITS RUNAWAY INVASION MINIMUM WAGE FOR SEAMEN UNDER FIRE HIWD WINS PHILLY TUG FLEET VOTE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/20/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 11  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/d63219696f51aa0be002234338fd5e68.PDF 30f11cd323b01b7e1ec4a99e2a805a8e PDF Text Text • . May 19606 I AND GULF DISTRICT• AFL-CiO • Stoey On Page I .·AFL~C IO· ~Bacl<s ·S.I U.; ·: H·its- Arab . - . _Ship . Bla~l<list - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Stories On Pages 2, 3 AP.·rnefi•zi•ng . • First of the SIU-contracted ships to store better quality steaks is ·Seatrain Louisiana. Checking first bateh ·are (clockwise, 1-r) Pete Loleas, SIU Food Prpgram; Elmer .Hansen, Seatrain; J3ob Principe, Food· Program; Louis Corne, ship's chief_ st_ew~rd~ Four ~oinpanies have now agree~ to upgrade steaks. (Story on page 5.) , . One ~ .Buii Line's new tiuck trailer -bodies is the Beatrice at the company's ·~ J;kooklyn ter:minal. B'u ll Line has 'begun container service on San · ·• · Juan runj.n aqdi~toQ. t9 its ,:-egular operatio~s. {Story on page 3.) .. · . - ,·:_ . II · · ... · · .... · eo.. lf•OYQ!/e• ·s*ung -aboard -- ' �.. :*~~~~u~~ · o~ c·~~~i ~-~:,.: ~:~ ~~..T he· following Is a step-by-step accouqt : bf 'ClevelOpments In · .the, Cleopatra )>eef·durhlg 't he past two week&>·; ·•·• , c •· ·~ -. •.: Federal Jodee Mmpliy rules against Cleopatra's owners.r :t,ie-. · , . , ~ ·fuses ,to lishe ·injunction agal(ist SIU, aay~ng.· it'i a labor dis- . . i • pute. Case goe~ to Court ·ot Appeals. . ·, , '. . · State bepart..-nen' anJiouncef! plcketline ts "etDbarr~sslDg'J ti. .. , conduct of f9retgri re~tloJts. Union counteJ;"s ~ that. U 1>epart.meni . ls "embarrassed'' -it results from lack· of activity.. on l>la$llst problem~ ' " · · ·' · '· · · .. · " . ·· .~ · . ;_ .. . Sen. Fulbritht (i>em.-Ark,) . crltlclzes ~ srd-1LA:. flopr ,of ~enate; echoes Nasser c.harges~ ·union respoi)da· l>Y settii{g ' for th reasons ·for Its action-namely- discrimination- agalnst . us· '· 'ships and seamen, and mistreatment ·9f . se"'me..~a·~ f~r · Sen.., 1 ate 'hearing on si.,te 'Departm~nt fallure l9"·act; ~bt!ibt-'-)1· nores requesf, repeats .:charges, · · . . ·. ·. ', r · . · ~ • ~ .,. Montr~al inadtlme work~n p!!:!ket . eecopd Egyptian slllp, the Canadian maritime worke~s picket alon.gside Egypfia·n-flag~ Star of· ~uan in .suppq"'· of $1U'S po~i-· Star- of Assuan, dn A~ri1 ' 27; : · · " · '·· · --.· ,-:- "' -·· tion calling for an end to the blacklisting of · ships by ~gypt. '. · · . -_- , . ·- _. · Arabs, after numeroU. .Ulreida, institqte ,ull boycQtt of all , ·Amerlcan:.ftag ves~elsi- to extend 'pari1a1·.boycott eXiS.ttng for' past · ·· ' . .. four ye~rs. t • ' AMMI ukS ,Se9retart t!~ Sta~ to a~ on . lssu~a ~alsei:l by un- r r Jon's pick~tlfp~, n8lllely .'dls~!;'il,Jlin~tion ..and _;.irJlstrea.ttne.n t Q~ \JS . I , •hips' and· ,eamen, ' • - >J , )r • The following f'esolution was pass-ed by the AFL- . !b~lng . practlc,e':f ·-'b~-· Uiis and· other .Arab SeJ1ate vo~s' ~enQie1;1i · .au~~orlziilg ·, Pr!!st~eRt ,to · wlt~ho~4 · ~ · CIO Executive Council in Washington, May 4, 1960: fo~elgn aid from any -cou~try discrimina!ing . a~aiQst,fpe~ passage·. · · ~f shipping, Resolutio~ aJmed at t:Jnited Arab. Repubi.,~. . Statement by ·AF.L-CIO- heeutlve Counell In suP. "Sen. Eulb~1iat attempta . to · iunend r~~olutlon, ls d~f~ated,1 by. . . -port. of SI~A, May t , 1980. . · " ·; > , , • ·... . · " ' 11 ,•.• -c Senate v«fte--o f .45 to -39. - i.. -« -:The AFL-CIO, . fit conve~tion action, 1(1 pled,ged AFVCI(l ~e-.dent Geor~~· i~ppo.rls.. linlon ;st~n<i, picketing- .11~ fully-Jmtifle~ · Tak~s is.sue· witli ·tulbrlibt., '· · i· , . to support the principle of - fr~dom ·Of navigation for all nations .through:-the .Suez Canal. T·he mariCcl1111' .0I _.&~··· deniel"~lpo'wber·,· tqJ~n~~lon r~~lfest; I time tinions a'ffiliated with the AFL-CIO, and..the ..AltL-CIO ·Esee.ullve. Council _.votes fun~·isupport ''to Sru/ i. • "!j Maritime Department of the AFL-CIO · have, on numerous occasions, vigorously protested th_!! black.: ' listing of Am~rican-flag ship~ by tl}e _Arab boycott · "r • . action 'on .. AFL-CIO· .Backs SIU-.. P-ratest ~ - ... t ' ~ '~ •• I aay1 ,. Meany . . _.;. , 0 ,,..- l I • ' • • ' �£ .O G / • Award Five More Study Scholarships To SIU Applicants . . . - . - A Seafarer and f~ur children of Seafarers have been awarded the four-year, $6,000 SIU Scholarships at the annual meeting of the SIU Scholarship Award Committee on May 2. Seafarer George F. Johnson, 34, was one of-the five winners with the other four awards ' going to two sons and two deck, is currently attending Buck- lege Entrance Exami~ation Board, nell University, majoring in civil N£:w York City. daUghters 0 f Siu men. engineering. He is a 1958 graduThe awards are based in part on The winners, in addition to Johnson, who sails in the stewa·rd· department with the SIU are: • Meredith Reed, daughter Some bf the wires which SIU has received from labor group1 - of Seafarer Paul E. Reed. ar~und . the world supporting the boycott. .•Carole •s. Garrigues, daughter • ·n···_·s' ., , pub·1· ' .B·a·ck.. IC Unlo · · t1•n·g. .ck.e el. eop~. tra Pl _ - ' . . . . . Overwhelming support from 4the public · as. well as from trade union organizations at home and abroad has been received by th~ SIU as a result of its piCket action on the Egyptian freighter Cleopatra. Virtually all of several huhdred letters, telegrams and cablegrams received at headquarters to date have supported the . .. • . Union's position as totally jus- workers." · . tified ·and in the interest of A.nother union to bail the SIU A'lnerican citizens' rights. . position was the :ransport WorkThe p"icket·I1'ne . protest ers. P res ident Mi~ h ae l Quthill fUot: 0 lut n b · Warded a res io Y·1 ag a1·nst ti1e· blac kl'IS t"mg 0 f . A meri. ' t" can-flag S'hips by the United Arab ~~n s exe.cu ive counci e.. A.. nh wuic of Seafarer Dltle H: Garrigues. · • ·Stanford Smith, Jr., son of Seafarer Stanford Smith. •William Bessell~vre;Jr.,.son of Seafarer Bill Besselievre. Seafarer .fohnson, who hails ~rom Marion, Indiana, has been sailing with the SIU since 1947, in the steward department. He intends to use his scholarship as the starting point for a medical career. He has two brothers in the field, one a veterinarian, the other a medical student. · · / Miss Reed, now a senior at Murphy High, MobJle, Ala., is looking forward. to a career in the field of dietetics. She hopes to attend either Northwestern University or Jack§on College. Miss Reed's father, Seafarer Paul Reed, sails in the galley gang on SIU hips. ate of Brooklyn Technical High a candidate's high school record School. and his performance on the standard college entrance exan1i·nati·on College Administrators test. The SIU Scholarship Award - - - - - Committee, which chose the winners, consisted of Miss Edna- Newby, assistant dean, Dotlglass College,, ~ew Brunswick, NJ.; F . .D. \\i'ilkinson, administrative assistant to the dean of engineering and ar: chitecture, Howard University, Washington, - DC.; Elwood Kast- • ncr, dean of admissions, University of Alabama, and Bernard P. Ire:: Besselievre land, visiting representative, Col- P l _e e_ era ion .of · Lllbor, the onstratlon of international trade ~i~~i~r;:a;~a~:~~;i.~::o~a~~:·i:~~ ·~~'!:::f~~l::a;~:~~ c5~~~~~:e~~::~! . · ··· ·· ·· Polytechnic High • . Tra·1·1e·r-Carry1· ng Serv1·ce qi~l~~:~~~· C;J~;.~ lnaugurate·d By a· ull L1·ne :::hubli~ h~s t~een ap~~aud;:.l~y I:i~~~!rio~~irye~:~ t~er ~~:f~~~~~ J?a~:s~. ~~r::fg~e:~. ;;hi~seth!a~~~~ ·n oFr damzat. ns as e i ip- cipled stand and its dramatic dem- department, expects to graduate , · 10 ~tanford Smith, Jr. and dad, Seafarer Stanford Smith. ' Carole S. Garrigues father Dale. . • ' gian Tr~nsport Union and. t?e New of the Int'l Union of Electrical \1l this June and York City and . Philadelphia- cen- Workers. '.~i 8 p~cia1 i z e in tral labor ~ounclls: Mayor Richardson Dilworth of f;iathematics. She Bull Line officially began its new container service beIn addition, a flood of communi- Phil~delphia, Senator Joseph p~ans to Jlttend tween New York and Puerto Rico when the SS Elizabeth left cations from individual Americans Clark of Pennsylvania, Rep. Wileither· the Uni- th B T · l in B kl A · · have lauded the Union's fight. In liam Gre·e n <Dem.-Pa.> and ·R ep. versity of South- · · e u11 ermma · roo yn 01:,l pril 15 with the first of · many instances, the writers de- Victor Anfuso (Dem.-NY.> were ern California or what will be a twice-a-week Bull Line ls currently equipped clared they ·have notified their among 'the political figures who Johnson _. the University of schedule of sailings. up to 46 loaded units to Senators and Representatives of applauded the SIU's action. California at Los The other Bull Line ships on handle each of the vessels schedulqd their support for the SIU. A sampling of letters .f~om 'in- geles. . · The Philippine Federation, in a dividual Americarts produced the Stanford Smith, Jr., Is graduat- on the ·San . Juan run are also for the twice-weekly sailing, but it plans to increase the ·service as wlre signed by Manuel Rodriguez, following comments: · Ing from East-Jefferson High, Me- taking part in t~e service. demand ·warrants. natiorial chairman, declared in. "Looks like the Arabs,can't stand tairie, La., this June, and hopes to They are using 166 35-foot trall"The new trailer service." said part: "Proud of your stand picket- to see us .play the game with their go on to a career in engineering ers, especially constructed for the fog UAR ship Cleo,Patra. Our full .~wn rules. I ·think the State Dep't at ·either Louisiana State Univer- line by the Highway Trailer Com"' Vice Admiral F. M. McCarthy, of ~he Bull Lines, · aympat.hy and support in your is embarrassed · because you have sity or the Georgia School of Tech-~ i>any at ita Hazleton, Pa. plant. Vice-President " struggle to injure free navigation showed · tliem' tlie dlfferenee be- nology. His father' is in the stew- ·The trailers measure 35 feet by 8 marks another step in the comand passage through Suez inter- tween having a backbone and their rd department. feet by 8 feet and can hold up to pany's program to offer the Puerto Rican trade the most up-to-date national waterway· for all nations." "namby-pamby" . appeasement ac- - Besslievre, whose father sails on .45,000 pounds of cargo. and diversified family of sizes for The Congress of · th~ Finhi~h &iuns, Good luck!" unitized shipments -of merchan. • • ·• Seamen's Union, meeting on April dise.'' 19, 1960, cabled that it "appreciates "Our State Department, evidently Btill Line has unveiled some 7our action against those who controlled · by the oil interests, has other Innovations, setting up a endanger freedom of tbt' seas, not .got the courage ! o stand up receiving station at Secaucus for particularly in Suez Canal .••" The for American rights. It~ is a pretty .small shipments and originating a Finnish Union noted that the Arab sad day when Arabs can dictate• pick up and delivery service for bla~klist question is .to be discussed lo us as to . wliere our ships inay or Bull Line's clients at both ends of by the International Transport- may not go." their route. wo1·kers Federatio.n this summer. · • -• • .: The Guatamalan, union council "Cong11atulations on your .courawired: "Congr3~ulations for your reous stand ••• Perhaps a union courageous stand for . freedom of as .brave and forthright as youni May '· 1960 Vol. XXll, No. 10 the seas and repudiatioh of the· can at least set our cowardly State Illegal practices against American Department straight •••" ' seamen by the Egyptian authorities .• •- • •.• we are decidedly with you in "It is regrettable that our ·State PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer th.is demons~~~tipn for . lnterna.:. Department, by default, has left HERBERT BRAND, ltditor. BERNARD SEAtional Justice. . this matter to 'be-Jtandled by you." MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, The Belgian Transport Workers · ·• • • AL · MASKIN, ARTHUR BERGER, CHARLE9 BEAUMET, D!L ROBINSON, Staff Writers. Union cabled: ''Congrat~litions on . 11ln view of lack of action by ogr 13ILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. staa~d in _respect freedom seas Sta~e Department ··. • . I heartily a~amst Egyptian dictator," while cheer your action of picketing the · the New York City Central T.rades Cleopatra." and Labor Council went on record - ·• • • to ' "commend~ the Seafarers Inter"Con&"l'atulatlons. It's about time· Checking scholarship appli~ants'· documents are committee mem• bers (L-R). F. ·D. Wilkinson, How~rd Un~•• Bernard ·P. Ireland, national Union for the iattle~ It someJ»o"dy took a stand on this dis· College Entrance Exam Board, Mass Edna ·Newby~ Douglass Col. waging in defense of lre~ilom . crac~ful situatloJt." Another noted, lege, El~ood K~stn~r, NYU, ancl William F. Dean, _Alabama U• th~ ieas and'tbe rlchts of maritime · 1(Cbntin~ec;l on page. 6) · .: . .. ' ... '" . SEAFARERS LOG • Is oi ~ ~ �- . - ·- - -.·SEAf:AlllS . ~ . · ~~~~ ROTARY SBiPPfNG_BIARD . , · - . April 13 Through April 2~ · Blue sk.les and spring weather cooperated In bringing the period's shipping results back toward normal again. A total o{ 1,054 men in all classes shipped during the past two weeks as bppoied to the lo\v of 902 men in . the previous· pe'rioq. Registered "A" and "B" · men on the beach also ·fell off from 3,880 to 2,ll34 for the present report. Increased shipping activity as showp at the right'f~ the stngle".factor in the upswing. The District serviced a . total of 210 v.essels that ineluded 64 payoffs, 30 sign ons and 116 vessels in transit. Only five ports failed to service as many ships as they had in the previous two weeks while the remaining eight ports exceeded their previous record . ' . · , Jacksonville, Mia~l and Wilmington were the only ports to have neither a payoff or sign on. New York once again led the A&G ports In vessel-servicing, with a total of 41...,s hips. New Orleans continued at a brisk pace with 36 ships serviced while Houston had 24, ana Baltimore 23. Miami- and Wilmingfon shared the bottom rung bf the ladder with four ships each. Seven ports had a g_a in In the shipping column while sfx ports liad . ·" - . . . . :Ship Activity a decrease in the number shipped, Houston led the w~ w4th 2U me.,i shipped in all classes. The dee~ '.d~partme.nt shipped Ure largest numPay Slg11 ber of men with. 392 men picking up jobs. Englne department men Offs 0111 Trans. TOTAL got 336 jobs while the stewards de par ment took- 32~. All departments registered an increase over the previous p.g!rlo.d. , ~lt011 -• • • • • • • I ~ . 3 t 1 Registration this period was slower than· for the, previous t~o· weeks. ~.~:.:hi.;·.:· ~~ ~ ;~ 3 9~ A and B Dien rE'.gistered, compare~.,. ~_i~h l,OIJ~ men in the last laltllnore ••••• 1!) 4 9 23 ·report. . . ... • · · Norfolk •••. •. " 1 3 5 t '. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Jackso~vllle, Miami and Wilmington,, Jacllioavllle ····13 . 11 .all slfOw, less than 100 A & B men reg1stere.d ..on th~ beach. Boston, . Mlarill ..••• • 4 4 Miami and· Wilmington had less than 5cf "A's" registered on the beach. Moll• • : • .••• 7 4 5 1' Port dispatchers have forecast the follo~ing outlook for the next N•w Orlealll · •• ' • 4 23 3' period: Boston, unchanged , . , . New York, on the upswing .. . Phlla- Hous~on •••••• 3 2' 1t 24 delphla, looks .good •• ~ . Bal~lmore, brighter future , •• Norfolk, no- ~ll111lllfjtoll • '. • ·4 ·· 4 forecast •.. Jacksonville, steady , • , Miami, slow , , .. Mobile, looks SC. "uclsco. • } ..; ~ 4 ,7 slow . . • New Orleans, Fair .. . • BoJJStoil; continued brisk •.• Wll- Seattle • • • :: : • , 4 . . 3 - · 11 mlnrton, to be brig.hter : : • San FranellleO, fairly good • ·~ SeaUle, T ·· M .' . .. ~,. 30 0 1 1 · ~ ~ ' • ~ • ,•, • very good. ' • Im :. tat · "'. · ..... J .I .. .• . ... " "'-t: . Reglsiered - lteglstered - °GROUP - - , '. .Sh)pped a CLASS -- GRO:VP Ship~ - Shipped CLA-SS ~ CLASS 8 CL.ASS A GROUP . GROUP -.,o .,. 'I I CLASS A · GROUP -- GltOUP z_ 3 ALL 1 =--~~-t-Q~-<>--~-t-::-·:_:_::_:_:_::_:_:. -;f~i--4 -~~ 1 Philadelphia.......... 9 2 Baltimore . ... .. ....... 4 16. 4 , Norfolk . . . . .......·... 1 3 Jacksonville . .. . .. . .. . 2 2 1 Miami .. . . , •• , . , ,. . , , .. , . Mobile . ......... .. . , . 3 13 1 New Orleans.......... 5 16 · 2 Houston .. .... .... ; . . . 3_ 27 4 1 Wilmington . .. ,. . . . . . . . 5 San Francisco . .. . ..... ·6 Seattle . .. . . . . . . . · 2 11 2 r L - 33 137 19 i 11 24 4 ' - I Registered CWS I l 2 10 1 10 l l 11. l~I5 23 6 1 8 6 3 6 2 151 4 189 3-50 ·341 r- . QROVP ,r · , · so·: '."; ...... CLASS A . - -.,.-GROuP I ALL 1 2 ~ROUP · . s = 5.~ 1. . ! ALL 7 ·1s'- ~ ~~- '*--/-. c: 1 8 2 4 2 7 ·4 2 3 2 42 Registered 1 2 .,. I ~} -.~ -2~ 1 3 4 .• 5 12 2 2 4 2 8 1 6 1 s 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 25 5 12 1 : 1 ...!.. t - 2 6 1 7 7, 10 2 2j !l ~. ·9 2 1 19 \ . - 3 ALL ' -r = 3 -ALL 3_- ·4 ~ " / I CLASS A GROUP . Registered ' .. CLASS 8 GROUP - . ---- GROUP- - . -,h 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 . 3 A~L . /. I A B H, ,.· Shipped .• C4ASS ' 8 ' 15 .· J. '18 __:. I ·· 3 55· · 9 7! 18 14 · 15· 1 · 18 ' 3 6 .7 1-· 11 , , ,2 4 ' 1 1 _,,;; 33 3 , 4'7 8 6 57 5 90 2 25 22 34 .2 47 ·1 9 -~ 4 9· 2 14 4 ·· 19 1 27 4 . 4 26 5 33 4 6 1 405 .s4 · · 51al-1a-i19101- 31 .. 13 ~ ', I ' ·. I ~ ·._ H ' U -H 'J I 11 z33 · · t' Registered On '1.h~ Sea ci. CUlSS 8 CLA$S A -:· GROUP C ALL 1 . GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 2 9~ 4~ 11~ 2~:1 ~ 3 ALL 13 7 -57 5· 8 ; - ; : ·2 • 11 4 2 17! s a· 7 21 s s 10 27 9 ·- 10 ·· 46 42 10 . 22 74 . 2 2 13 ·11 -I 2 ,. I 2 8 6 7 211 1 3 2 ,.. 8 6 . 5 --· 3 6 14' ' ]..1 3 ' 14 28 2 2 1. 5 ..:...- !--1 ,. 3 . 3 6 ..... ~ 1. 20. 10 ~ · 1 · 31 22 -0 26 ss'.1a 13 _ s .· 39 : 14 .... .3 ~s 4JI. , 1.0 ao ~44 1 , - . ,:4!> . 4& . 8 35 14 8 57, _21 6 •10 37 4 - · ,7\ 11 - " 2 .- ·2··1 6 . 3 5 ' • .H 2 ' 1 3 I 8 . I 13 6 ·- . 191 8 5 8 21 . 1 .1 8 9 ' 2 11 . 11 2 24 10 . 16 5 31 _, 1 2 8 11 !39 203-. H ....:39 I .326.292115 :s13'" 1"720 T9-.- 16 i9s I 230 11· • - Shipped . ~LA$S A. . · TOT A·I. . . · SHIPPEQ -mroup ... '<"' ti ,~ , SU·MMAR'/i. 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" ·, $1tipped )~. ' CllASS • • SHIP.~~D . . Re,9ist.~ red : On.The ,Beaclt ' • . CLAS5 A : . Glf;QUP ' , . ·pROUP ' . ' CLAss :· ~ 1· ; ~ROUP · 1~, Z, - 3 AJ.L · ··1 · ' . 2 3 ALL A rB 0 A LL ~ 1 .-..:. . Z I -, CLASS 8 ·1 • . ' :-QaouP --.-- ·2 · · 3 ALL :L ALJ. ·1 2 .:t ALL DECK . -· ~· - ~o .121, _:46 I ~3'7 =( ..=:ac: 51 1 ~9o ....'.79 _:_1 475 8 r- ·2str ~10,_ 22~55 J' .•,, .....'l ~r- 7 J .U2B(.,_ :87 : '21 1: 192 289-42~ __fi(I ~ sit J~ ~BB 1,29~1 ..23~ ENGINE · . · • · . -~3 : 1.37 '19 I 18~ '. 3 · _50 42 .I 95. 31 143 31 I 2051 ,3 · 44 48 I 95· ;.- r1 ~5, I .31 ·z-05 · 95 3B:J 33~ 124· : 40.15 5\ 1·511a: 13 ~19, lQl ~I 233 · STEWARD ~ _. _ _ ·59 4~ io~_i .291 . . a._ . 3 1~ 1 · H 61-2• ps ·r·2oai - ·7 _,..,.~~ "74 1:~u --:--3~. ~ ·: s2 f~l9~o3:-=:.a4 391-1':Jzs.292 ~.u5 3~3· ~ 729,)9~=- 1~ 19f f 230 ~- !~~D. f:~JAL$, .~: . 1~~ - 3~2;~!. l ;G33, 1~ _. 8f ; 166 j 26~.171 .31,4207 . J . 6921 '20 -~~ :71· 1~:~~~1 · 10·'- ·~2 ··~6'··] -.9.~·6? 2~8 ,,· 8GJ!05~: 70$ 945'- 482, l2l3~1 ~, .. 223- 425J '10i " • ·.r · · , . 1 . ; ' ' .· . •• ('." --1~· . ~11 I :>._ ." : • , �-~a,wartJ ," ·s·en.afe_Weak.ens 'S0-50', . , ' - ·For. - Safety. ·, ,- Votes .Waiver In ·Aid Bill WASHINGTON-The State Department handed the US merchant marine a defeat in tli• Senate when that body voted down a proposal to keep the "50-50" law intact in respect to th! Indus Basin project. As a result?'~he maritime industry fears that a big hole has been o~ene<J in the · principle of "50-50,, · . · _ which will be exploited by The project Involves canstruc· 32.. A .leader of the opposition to those in the Administration tion of dams, itrigatlon projects the Butler measure was Senator who are lukewami or hostila to American-flag ahij>ping. The · defeated propo"sal, lritroduced by Sen. John Butler (Rep.Md.) would have eliminated permission for the President to waive "5~0" as far as the Indus River Basin project in India is concerned. The State Department had sought the waiver on the ground that the project is one in which several nations are participating · althouJh as it h'•s been eointed 'out; mor~ than four-fifths of tt will be paid for by the us. LABOR ROUND-UP I The Stork Club has )&st its fight to keep · union ~ickets away f~om the premises after more than ~hree years. A National Labor Relations Board examiner· ruled recently that * because members of the Hotel and Reataurant Workers Union carried signs which noted the club had no contract witl\. them did not necessarily mean the Un!on was attempting to organize the plush Crewmembers -of- Bienville (top) l"eceive award as safest ship in New York night club. The pickets Sea-L~nd fleet from. Earl Wallace.(right) company 5afetydirector, hit the bricks for the first time · and Joe Algina, d)rector of SIU Safety Program. Below, Capt. F. ·a fter several employees were fil'e.d after ·they had joined the union. Billhardt .(right) ,gets ~ational Safet}t_Council 1959 awar~ foi' Alcoa The Hotel aitd Restilurant Workers SS Company from R: O'Brien. Looking on is Capt. T. Proud. had rfotlfied everyon~ ·- concerned that It .was no longer demanding ----------~~------~..;___________~~----:--~~~--1 .f MB .V0tes' /Sub. fto MOre Co-~s- Agree · · On Bette.r .Stealc.s - . )four SIU-contracted shipping compan_ies have now agreed to follow::..t he practice of upgrading·the quality of steaks placed aboard ship. .Following the lead of Seatrain Lines and lsthmi~n,_Bull Line and Sea.,.Land ' h · 0f will abide by t a practice . placing steaks graded i'good" May· is·. Is . : . ; p· hi•l/y . Hal/ by the Department of Agriculture aboard SIU ships. .several other SW - coiitracted . . eompanies are expected to follow 11uit shortly· as the .result of a meet· ing which was·- held between the PHILADELPHIA . ...:.. A totaJ of Union, representatives of the SIU thirteen ships serviced during the Food Plan and · several steamship past pei:iod bJ;"ightened port acoperators. ... tivity and the payoff of three ships Seatrain and Isthmian have al- already scheduled for this period ready begun storing their ships · lrqpr oves outlook furth~r. with the better quality ~teaks'. Up Port Agent Steve Cardullo said until now i~ has bee~ the practl~~ the three ship~ that paid off' were to store ships with commercial • fhe Venore and Santore ' <Marven) grade steaks, which are a cut below and the Cltles Service Miaful. . the "good", in the D~partment of ·_ Si nirig ' were the ye.~or~ . and Agricult'!l'e s rating classiftcatlons. ' Sant~re ~(}14arven) . and" ·th~ ,_ T.itan ·.. T~e .improvement, · ln shipb~ard «Cargo·TankshtJ>). In~transil!ts servfeedmg is a d~rect res'-'lt ·of. th~ · · l.Ctt«i'....wer.4t , th,, Edith, Je~n ~qd SIU Food Plans success in de.vet- 'Emilia'. .. (Bullf, Searinlr <Calmar) opJng more e~icient sys~~ma of~ twice; Steel .. Advocate (ls't~mian). , foQd .preparati~n and servi~e: and" Robln :dood (Robin). · . . Crewmembers will t~us benefit 111- ,-· ·Shlps"sc eduled for payoffs durrectly in the form of super~or- tbe new pei:iod . ' are : an Oremar qua~ty food. . _ . ship; a _Jlull 'line ship and the Ken• With the four compani~s _com- mar.. The port ·reports a · shorta~e , Jnitted to the new prograpl, several of messmen, ·wipers, ordinaries other SIU operatqrs are expected , and ollers. · _: - • to follow suit very shoriIY,, and In Cardulio .spoke to " t1'e membvrthe n~ar futuy e, this benefit W~ll sh.i p at the last r~81i.Iar'me~ting on be . e~tended throughout the SIU-, the.> compl~tlon..of ~be ~ew hall for. eoptr,acted shipping fleet. SIU men that is. to be ..'r eady for .. occupancy by_" May 1.5; G~ner~l · titlying up' and small details are -~(!!!!::=:,~6~T TIME . · the onl.f thfngs l~ft to be"do~e be' l'LL 1(t' · ' . 'fore moving hi. · / ·1116c..d./11r(,.,, · · .Everyope ·in PhiliY. ,.eiu~erly ·--...-:;;JI · ~ "15.71·' , awaiting ·the· opening _..t!o as , to ,be, · · _ · _ 1tn ·the aumm,er -on ·a.-good1·note. ·aa·le 1arg-et is - • ., >,; ~ and other ·facllltlea, the total cost of which will be in the vicinity of $1 billio~. T~e project ~11 involve huge shipments Of such Items as cement, steel pipe,_ electrical generatlng equipment, construc~ion gear and the like. If "50-50" wei:.e enforced, it would supply tremendous quantities of cargo to American-flag ships on the India run as well as to tramp operators. . · The two ·a mendments offered by Senator Butler to block-the "50-50" loophole were kllled by virtuallyIdentical votes-44 to 38 and 44 to recognition .and therefore the picketing was not In violation of the law.' · to ;t. t , The City cou'hcil !>f Wilmington, Del., has passed an ordinance outlawing ..... the use of professional "Strikebreakers in area 1 ab o r disputes. ·'l'he antl~scab' bill was sighed into law by Mayo Eugene Lammot. The measure makes it illegal for any person, firm or corporation not involved in a labor dispute fo recruit persons for the purpose of employing them in an ir(dustry which is struck or lo.c~e.d out. · Fulrbright, ~f Arkansas, who 11 heading up the Senate conferee• dealing with. the House of Repre• sentatives on the issue. Se?ator Fulb.r~ght also is spea; headmg oppos1hon to the SIU s picketing o.f the Egyptian_-flag SS Cleop~tr~ m protes~ agamst ~h• blackhstmg of American-flag sh1p1 by the A~ab_ Leagu~. Here too, the Senator is su~p.ortmg a State .Department position on American s~ipping.. a position which IJ)ai:itime uru~ns regard a~ apathe!1c and occas~onally downright hostile to US ships and. US seamen. (See stories on paces i, 3) Ship operators and maritime unions fear that the waiver will open the door to . large-scale evasion of "50-50,.. which calls for half of US aid cargoes to go on American-flag ships. Already, ship operators are complaining that the State Department and Department of Agriculture are interpreting the law so narrowly as to deprive American-flag-· shipping of oppor- _ tunities to bid on much of the aid shipments under farm surplus and other foreign aid programs. Constitution Vote Tally· Due M"y 11 Labor-management relations in- As voting on the · proposed rethe railroad · industry needs new. vision of. the SIU A&G District determination OD the part of all Constitution cJosed, o~er 4,500 . ,. in orqer to make collective 1l,argain- Sea~arers h~d cast ~he1~ ballots ing work, declared Sen. Paul durmg the 30-day period. The ':ot· ~·1.dy' Douglas (Deni., Ill.)' at the' 12th an- Ing began M?rch 31, . fol~owmg nual convention of the AFL-CIO the membership author! zahon to Railway Employees Department place the referendum up .for baltlteeting in Chicago. The depart- lot, and wound up on April 29. ment is made up of six internaThe results of the voting will tional unions: the Machinists; not be k~own until all ballots Boilermikers and Blacksmiths; have ·been received and tallied by Sheet Metal Workers: International the tallying committee elected ·at · wAS~INGTON , - The Federal Brotherhood Of Electrical Work- the headquarters hall at the last Maritime Board has ruled favor- ers; Railway Carmen, and Firemen reg u.I a r membership meeting, ably on a·· differential subsidy foi.· & Oilers. . April 27. _ . 1 Waterman Steamship Corp. after t to to Elected to the A&G District taltwo years of studies and hearings AFL-CIO mer 1 t scholarships lying committee were, J. Matoski, which Involved 13 other steamship have b,een awarded. to six higp C. Pahller, J. Purcell, L. Hogan, coinpanies, three railroads, seven school students who will receive A. Isaacs and W. Harris. The .re- · US port cities and .the. 46 lawyers their diplomas next month. Presi- turns will be made known to the r~presenting all parti~s involved. dent George Meany wrote each of membership at the May 11 meetWaterman · }lad sought the sub- the receipients a congratulatory ing. ·· sidy on. four of its services: US letter which noted they had been In order to amend the constituGulf, United '.Kingdom and th~ Eu- chosen for the awards on the basis tion a two-thirds majority in a ropean . Continent:, Gulf-California of their studies, the results of e r t ballot ls needed. If the new and the Far East; Pacific Coast- multiJ>le te_sts· and in consideration constitution is approved, uncfer Far - East and> US North Atlantic- of their outside activities. The the n.ew organizational plan, the Continent 11outes. . AFL-CIO first awarded _.. s u'c<h u~ion wm. be able to better coorThough the Board's · approval scholarships last year as part of a ·din!lte the activities of its various pyes the way for the subsidy dif- larker program by US trade unions divisions such as / the Marine Al·!er~ntial, Wateri;n~n stpl · must \~hich &We . mor~ thlln $500,000 a lied Workers Di".ision, Harbor and -w ait for tne· adm1~1stration. to ap- i'e_ar to . ass,1st gifted students. Inland Waterways Division and the P!,dI>riate_ the · ~omes co~ermg th«: · . . t · . to ' to · . Puerto Rico Division. expens~after a. contra~t. has· b.een . _ New York's Local 1199 of the' ,------------~ em~cted between the Lme and the Retail, lVholesale and l)epartou~nt ·Use Only One Government. - , · . S&~re Union has , negotiated work · The FMB's approval ~f the sub- agreements with . Daughters ~ of Mail Address sidy will consi~_i:ably ?.oost the Israel H'!_spital in M,anhattan .a nd Seafarers with beefs regard~tatus of the compa~~ s oper!:", Oaughters of Jacob Hospital, ing slow payment of monies due tions, and the .p ossibility of_ elS- Bro~. A . third hospital has en- from various operators in back panded S!'!rvice. In rec~nt ~e.ars, tere.~ Into negoti•tlons with the wages and disputed overtime Waterman, like other urysubsu:hzed Local after its . employees voted shbuld first check ·whether they comP.anies, has had tough g~ing in overwhelmingly for union repre- have a proper mailing address the._ face · of' rl!naway;.fla~ and sentatin. Local 1199 conducted ~ · on file with the· company. SIU other f~reign-~a-~-· co~_petit1on. 46-day str_Ike l.ast ~pring at .seven headquarters off~cials . point out Other non-subsidized companies NY hosi:!1tals which termmated that reports receive·d from sevbesides Waterman _yvhich are at w~en a compromise settlement was eral operators show checks have various stages In their subsidy ap- made whereby t he institutions been mailed to one address plicaUons _ace Isth~an, States Ma- agreed to some of t!te unio_n de- white a beef on ·the same score ine, Isbrandtsen and T. J. Mc- mands to set up_, a grievance -pro- ts sent · from another, thus creCa.rtbY. ~~latter a Lakes operator cedu~ and ·prov.hied fo~ peri~ic ating much difficulty in keeping unc:ter ~ontract to the 'Great Lakes wag~ reviews. ·~However,. no 'Yrit- accou~ts straight. ':' · .,.. DiStrlc~. ten contra<;t was signed at the .time. wa.·1·, .erman ,· .' '';.~ ' " �SE.4F..4RERS · £0C SIU-·CoDtinues Boyc:Qft Protest - ·.Get That SS , Number ..Rlght ... (Continued from page 2) ·number of · US-flag tankers which February that MSTS purchase oil Seafarers .-;.' ftling v.acatlon Fulbright carrying the ball for the had once traded with Israel, but is either in lrim,. . Indonesia, · Vene. money claims shouid make' sure . State Department. · Ignoring the now being extended t.o all US zuela, Texas . Gt' California whert · US-flag ~shi.;...s are ..not . subject t6 that they use their correct SoUnion's ·grievances, Fulbright de- ships. cial SecuritY number. Uie of nounced the picketline action in a The ·Union had s.u ggested back in discriminatior_ . the wrong number means clerSenate speech. ical beadlibhe for the Vacation The· Union promptly wired the Plan office· and slows up ' the . Senator pointing out that the handling, of payments. blacklist had been depriving AmerAlso, a Seafarer who uses the' ican seamen· of employment . opincorrect Social Security numportunities for many years, and ber is creditin<; his tax. deduc·that the Navy and Agriculture De- · . tlons to some ' other US partment were supporting the . worker. blacklist in· their chartering . of '---------------' sl1ips to carry Government oil and farm surplus cargoes. , "As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee," the Union message declared, "you are undoubtedly interested in bringing the facts of this situation to light and exploring means of resolving It . • . Consequently; we respect<Continued from page 3 > fully suggest that you call for an · "I heartily approve of ihe picket Investigation into the State Deline you have set-up ••• they have partment's continued failure to no rl1ht to teil Americana who we obtain proper protection for the will aii-d wilt not sell to, or where rights of American citizens and its . our ships will and will not stop ••• failure to insist upon the same Not anly your own people, the 1eaMembers of Montreal Port Council MTD unions, including Seafreedom of the seas for US-flag men, are atfected, but othen who farers of SIU <;:anadian Distr;ct, on picket line at Montreal pier 1hiP8 that we extend to other nadepend ~n trade •• .'' before the Star of Assuan. · · tioll"s vessels ••• The investigation 1bould inquire into the stepS, if "I ·am foflowing with interest any, the State Department has your ·stand as reg;IU'dS to the Cleotaken to prevent mistreatment of patra and the basic issues that are American seamen in the UAR." .. involved. .Congratulating you on Fulbright never acknowledged y~ur. courage and ste~dfastness. ~ .:• th~ message, but instead, return~d to the Senate floor repeating his HousroN-Shipping over the past period continued at a "'Congra\ulations to you on your charges against the Union, only to meet defeat in a showdown roll- brisk pace and all indications ;for the future show that the courageous . fight to preserv~ and call vote. pace will continue tQ ·hold up. . ~ · maintain freedom of the seas The Arab League retaliatjon to P-0rt' agent Robert Mat- f1t!e <Waterman) .. were the ships throughout the world ••••• t h e Cleopatra picketing w a s h .paid off. The Pandora and Bulk ordered effective Friday .even.Ing, t .ews reports that .a. contract Leader <American Bulk) signed on. "Denial of job opportunities for In ·transit vessels were: Kyska, April 29. As a result, a number of with the G & H Tow~g ~omAmerican seam.en ... is a violation ships carrying farm surplus grain pan~ of Galveston was signed_ on Arizpa, Hurricane, Hastings and of human rights which ls not going to Arab ports have been diverted April 25. The contract calls for Jean Lafitte <Waterman).; cs Norto Italian and other European ports tugs to get a five percent increase folk, Fort Hoskins, ,OS Miami, Can- to be tolerated by men of good fer transshipl!lent. The grain acro~s the board and also the SIU tigny, CS . Baltimore, Bradford Is- will." cargoes are virtual gifts from the Welfare Plan benefits. In addi- land and Bents Fort (Cities -Serv"Conduct of foreign affairs under US Government to the nations in- ti9~. the s~niority system of em- ice); Maxton (Trans Oc~an PetroThomas Jefferson and Stephan plo~ment and other working conleum), Debardeleben Marine I <Devo ved. Among the ships affected are · the SIU-contracted Mount dition improvements- were- incor- bardeleben>, Gateway City <Pali Decatur and their methods' of inWhitney and Mount Evans, porated into the con~ract. Atla!'!ic1', Bethtex <Ore Nl,lviga- stilling· respect for American seaThe unloading, rel~ading and W!t}\ 211 men shipped during the tion), .Steel Ar.chitect <Isthmian), men when the Barbary pirates operated in the last century . . . transshipment of t1ie grain cargoes period; the largest single grnuv to and Erµa· Elizabeth \Albatrossi. will be done at the expense of the be shipped was ib the , engine deOther in-transjts were, Al~oa has ·strayed a long way ••• good Arab nati.onS. · · partment, 74 men. . Partner (Alcoa>, Ocean Ulla (Mari- wishes for success. Similarly, the Military Sea Accounting _for the large numb9r time>; Seatraih Georgia and SeaTransportation Service reported shipped was the -servicing of 33 train Louisiana <Seatr~jn), ;Myriam "Congratulations • ~ • I am sure that US tankers were now being vessels. Three ships P@id off, two III and Jackie Hause <lnter-Navi- that a far "greater and sighificant · denied oil upon arrival in the signed on and 28 hit port ·in transit. gation); The Cabins and .Petroc'hem nu\llber of Americans "Vill symPersian Gulf. This denial had The Steel ·Worker <Isthmian), <Texas Ciiy>, Del Mar <Delta) and pathize with and support the action ~reviously been invoked again§.t a Pandora (Epiphany) and .Jean La- the .ateel yendor <Isthinian). taken by your union." · a [e,tters ."ail SIU Stand ••• Houston ;$/tipping, Brisk; G&H Agreem·en.t · Signed - • •• ••• ••• The latest effort on the part of the United States Government to give respectability ; to Panamanian an·d Li~erian-ftag shipping is rlow taking place at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, the Nethel'lands. A Sfate Department representative has argued that the claims of Panama and Liberia to be . recognized as legitimate maritime nations were justified. _ The court· case arose out of a dispute last year at a meeting of the United N3tions maritime consulting organization. At the first meeting of the group in JaJtuary, 1959, Liberia an(! Panama tried to get themselves elected to the Maritime Safety Committee on · the ground that they are major ma~itime patiQns. _ Their position WHS opposed by Great Britain and other leading European maritime nations who argtieli that the , ships registered under t}Je two runaway flags prop. erly belonged /in US regis_try. The State Department; ~hich has. always supported· tbe position of runaway ' ship .pperat.ors, went all out at the conference fo establish· the status Panama and LI· beri~, but was defeated in the final tally. . It was then thai the two runaway-flag countries, with the prodding of the . US Government, decided to take . their complaint to the internaiional court. The stat'Qs of Panama and ·Liberia is of direct concern to US maritime unions. Should the international court hold that they are not genuine maritime nations but merely convenient b·a ngouts for US shipowners, then the unions would have ·a much easier tfme of it establishing their right to organize and sign contracts for runaway-flag · shipping. _r of ••• ... A.re ,Y our ·'S torerooms Neat? . . ,_: -- / I I I Neat and well-arranged .storerooms offer several advantages for Seafarers. f9~ one thing they simplify keeping in..ntory., If you can see what you've got, you know wh~t · you have in stock~ Then, ·it makes-: matters '../ . considerably easier· in terms of getti'~g ' at·· .' .the s}ores. Finally, and ·perhaps m6st "im- . portant, a well-arranged storeroom, and ·a - Clean, ·dry de~k under~eath, . materially re• .duces .the chance of shipboard inju·ry. So keeR tht!m neat, and save yourself grief• ./ ------- ,... I .• . '• <i ' , .. �LalJor · Dep~t" H ..ad Aslc.s ,End Of Gov't -Aid To -Shipping By SID~EY MARGOLIUJ · CHICAGO-A tQp Administration official has· suggested that the nation's railroads open an attack on shipping subsidies with a vi~w toward eliminating them altogether. SecVets. Benefits Form Qf Social Seeurlty retary of Labor James P. )litchell told a r~ilroad labor group that they should work with _The new veterans' benefltt eUe.£j;ive !uly 1 a~tually assll;l'• that the· riylroads to put an. end t~,.. · )'OU or- your t amily, wm never be left 'destitute if you must stop work- Gov.ei1hment sub s i di e II fQr the railroads' moves to destroy tion with rails consists of Great , American-flag shipping . as ~PPinl competition. . Lakes and deep sea domestic ship· in b · · . . g ecause of disabflity or old age, or if you die. These benefits now become our second biggest backlog against financial .die, ster1econc! only to Social Security. That is, if you and your family know about them. Like social · Security, you get vets' pa;ments only · if you apply well as Government aid to air,.. is well ·known, shipping sublines and trucking. . ·'. 9fdies are applied . only to ·ships In The· S~retary_ of Labor also fin· international tl'.ade. With the . explted that the railroad worke~ .ception of U,.e handful_ of subsi·should-become flexible about their dized vessels on the Great Lakes, present w.ork rules, enabling · the theee subsidized ships do not com. · when eligible. They never arrive automatically. It woul~ be wise to railroads "to ma1teuver flexibly to pete with railroads. . have your wife read this report, and file it with your insurance poll• meet competitive challenges"-ai>;-- · The segment of. the shipping lncles. In effect the new benefits are an insurance policy. parently an oblique reference to d1111try, which ls in direct competl· ' Perhaps the most important new feature is the protection for your · family if anything . happens to you. Widows and minor chlldre; of s· World War II -and Korean W.ar vets can get monthly paymentsjust like World War I widows have been.. getting-if their income . . falls below a . certain level. Up to now, bereaved families Of the more ~ecent GI's· qualified for mont_hly payments only if the vet ·had a . . ' , · _ 1ervice-inctirred disabillty. · · ( _ Minimal lileome After July·:~. it~~~s with no ·mtno~-chtldren, and orphaned c~ilSeafarer Phillip Pron is well on the road to recovery and - eir to• ..1 other Income is normal vision after a second cornea transplant operation per• dren -wlth no parents, .will be ell.glble u th e ' afare-r G.ets 2nd-. E. ye Transp·I·a ltt ' -~ ping. These vessels operate with· out Government subsidy of a117 kind. · ·Aid Necessary Maritime unions and the marl• time indwtry regard it as an accepted fact that offshore American-flag shipping in the general cargo trades cannot operate without some form of Government assistance, since comi>eting runaway-flag and foreign-flag vessels pay wages in the vicinity of $7li to $125 a month (sometimes less) to unlicensed crewmembers. The as elimination subsidie8, called for of by ship the Labor Dftpt. secretary, would not in any way · affect the relationships be- ::~: :!i!~ufc:db:~1r!f::· 0~1thi! j rt ' f '·h A · fl formed iast November at Lenox Hill Hospital in New .York. ma or pa 0 • e mencan- ag no more than ,'l,800 a: year. Widows with minor -chtldre~ can get ·payThe first time Pron went :::~e~e!:.neral ~argo and pasUnder the surgeon's knif~ was left eye by an ice box aboard ship . A Question Of F.ands ments ·if the& other ttncome ~no more than '$3,000. The Labor Secretary's viewpoint Social' ~e_9urlt~ 1 i !J._S well as priv~te income is count~d · ~Ii the t~~al in 1951. At ,.t hat time a fel- and Joseph's a carry-over from .bis u .,.. of '" other , in~ome''.•. Large families getting the maximum of ~lal Security family . payment of $214 a month thus would not be Jtliglble Ironically, they would lose $70 or more a month because of the extra *"· But most s "octal Security payments are below the new limits for ..,... veteranD' benefits. 1ake a widow with one cbil~ getting, say, ,1,650 • year. from Social Security, and with $_300 of other private income Since her total is under $2,000; she'd be eligible for an addttfonal $60 a month fr.om the Veterans Adminl_stration. boxing car~r. cin ship subsidies is believed to . The Pali' was in the same rooin refleet the outlook of an important and after chatting about their in- segment of the pr-i:sent Adminisjuries, it was then· that Joseph tration in Washington, particularly told --Pron that he could have the the Bur~au of u.e Budget. The cornea of his own eye inasmuch Budget Bureau has been successas doctors previously had .in· ful in opposing moves to increase formed him that nothing could be the number of subsidized voyages done f to save it. pr th e amoun ts bu dge t ed f or th a t The operation was a sue ss, P.Urpose. A widow With one . ~hlld, who has other income of no more than e but Pron was later warned by docThe railroads themselves have ,1,000 gets $75; with other income of $2,000..$~,000, $40. The paymeq~ 1 tors that the - sight in . his righ~ been under heavy fire in · recent · Js Increased $15 for eacti additioneye was so affected that he wouid months from domestic ship operal child. gradually go blind. ators, barge lines and truckers for -.. Widows with no minor ·chtldren -~ Consequently, Pron under~~nf' cutthroat competition. The oper:. get $60 a month ff their other -in· stirgery again for anoth'1!r cqr~~a· ators have charged the railroa<.lt come is no more than $600, $45 if transplant operation; this time, with carrying cargo at a loss in . other mc~me is $600-$1,200; $25 if BALTIMORE...::. Shipping during the cornea was furnished by' , an· order to beat aown the competl$1,200-$1,800. Since the present the .past 'period, for the most part eye bank. Pron was examined· last" tion. maximum Social Security payment . has been slow at this Maryland March. by groups of eye · surgeons· to a widow without dependents is port. Howev'er, P,ort Agent Earl who were attending ·a convention $90, most moderate-income widows Sheppard reports that the outlook in New York. These professional . would be eligible for at least some is for better shipping. medicos were amazed at the sucVA payment. SIU Safety Director Joe Alglna cess of double operation. The other big benefitln the vets' spoke at the regular membership Another odd angle to the two law is that the breadwfuner him- meeting on April 27. , transplantations is the fact that self is eltglble for payments .if he _ Payoffs here iilcluded the Emfl- Pron sports a round cornea and becomes tottlly disabled, or in old fa, Hilton, Edith,- Jeap. and Mae, a square one. "The shape makes SAN JUAN, PR - It's only a age, an~4f bis other income .ts no (Bull); Oremar and Marore (Mar- no difference," .he told the LOG. more than $1,800 with no depend- ore>- Seamar (Calmar)" Bethtex "I can se"e out of one just as w_e ll coincidence hui. Aristotle Onassis, ents; or no more than $3,000 with <Or~ Navigation) and th~ cs Bal· _as the ot~er." He ts completely one of the world's wealthiest men dependents. The disablllty need timore · (Cities Service). · ·satisfied with the success of the and a leading operator of runaway. Do,- be service-incurred.· Any_ dis· The four sign-ons were the Ore- latest operation, which was per- flag vessels encountered an unablln~ permanent 1llness or Injury mar and Marore (Marven), Bethtex formed -}?Y Dr. Rudolph Aebli of expected problem with Americanflag shipping here....,,.. specifi~ally, that prevents- you from gbtaining core Navigation) and seamar (Cal- Manhattan .., regular full-time employµient will mar). In-transits -included The Dr. Aebll, In commenting last Bull Line's Angelina. · The blow was struck April 26, qualify you. Don'~ slµ'ug off .this : potential benefit because you~re Cabins · (Texas City) Alamar (Clll- week on the opera_tion, said that still young and vigorous. ' This is like getting a valuable accident' and mar) Alcoa Patriot ~ci Alcoa Pen- the first operation he performed when the Bull Line Liberty, while health insurance · policy at -no cost to you. nant' <Alcoa), Steel Advocate and on Pron _b~ck in 1951 was, at that shifting from one berth to another~ d s ur1 steel W-0rker (Isthmian) Beth- time, considered to be rather rare. collided ' with Onassis' palatial • ' A ded ec . ty coaster <Ore Navigation): Robin Since then~ he ~dded, ~etter methWhen you reach 6ri, YoU also have a good chance of getting the VA Hood (Robin). ods have come mto .bemg and such payments in addition to your _Social S~urity. The l~w presumes that · · an operation is not ,unusual. vets over 65 are 90 perc~t disabled ~erely ·becatise they are 65. .Few • -Pron, who .has almost normal Pick 'Up 'Shot' vision with the - a!!l of contact have any_ trouble proving the other ten percent · disability through ·1uch common ailments of old age JlS b$d· e:v.es_ight, varicose veins, etc. lenses, hopes t o get his driver's Card At Payoff license soon. He will take the las~ j A single vete~an who qu~liftes . thra\Jgh <li~abi~ty· or old age would set $85 a month if his other inco~e .is .µot over $600; $90 if ~etweep ' of post-operative ·treatments 'next Seafarers who have taken the yveek and .. will enjoy a lifetime . of - $600 Jnd $1,200, and· $40 if over $1,~00 ·but not more than $1,800. - If he has one dependent;-:he'l~ get $45 ·$90 a month~ depending series of inoculations required sight which may not have be.en , . for in certain voyages are · poss·lble were 1·t not for .,,.ric Jo:on how much ~ oiner lhcome; Jle hall. .. . ·. d foreign · .1:1 • • • •• .. • • • .J rem de t9 be sure to pick up seph, the eye ·bank and modern . Iri addition, any war v~t's ,fa~lly, no· ~atter .. wqat its income, ls their inoculation cards from the medicine. ·eligible for a $250 burial from VA When he "dies. ' , · captain or the PUtser when they . , The new rules im~edlately qulillfy most · 300,000 wtdows and vets pay of? at the end of a_voyage. The card should be picked up ·who previously were iileligibQle. VA ofiices will accept appllcatiens from the·m now. .- ,: · · ·. , . · ,, by the Seafarer and held so that ' Pre'sent ·Beneftclarlei .. ~ u !;an l>e :nresented when sign~ . yacht while it was at ancho; here. '· Vets or , families already getti'ng ,._VA ~enslons ha:ve- a Choice of Ing on for anotl}er voyage where Th~ Christina, Onassis' floating ' coming in un.der the new rules or"reooaining under 'the"pld?Compare the "shots" are required. The · palace, was· badly bruised. Then', . t Ith th. , . . ·. , t.s .. b as~. d,. ou _..in~ome limi• in'>culation card is your o..~ t..... - Shipping h WILMINGTON b th lo b 11 •th here nly as though vengeance. was in mind, . ~our f,!res~mt 91tyn:ien s w ' . e_,. ne~" P,.~ymen t "ti to . proof O f h , aving taken the r"'as een on e S W e t Wl O ·Lations. Once y'o u swit.ch t_o.. the· n.ew &)'~ e~, you ;uave. tq. a,. c~ "~· ..- f shi 11i g f t the Angelina hit her again. Be:f 0 1 0 15 For example, under the old law, a qualified vet's ..wi<'.pw~ with no- quired shots. ' our · ps ca n or a a tween ttie two blows, the Christina _ Those me-n who for' ge.,t to plck corritng Jobs during pastlook period. The suffered extensive damage to her minor.~ chlldren' gets $50.40 a month if her annual · income, D~;u.ot more two the weeks a little than $1,400.-Vnder "the new law•. she gets $60 a month If her lneo~e up their inoculation car4! when btjglltei with six vessels scheduled hull and · de<'k structure-an es.ti· ?,Jl..Po.t more ,tbatl '600 a year : $45 or less if Income is over $'80.0. Thus, they i>ay oft may flnd that tber to hit . the port. niatea $12,000 to $20,000 worth. ' a widow with Qoi more than .$600 sh0.uld choose ~h4t i:iew rules. One ' are r~uirecl to take ·all the . There . were no payoffs or sign._ Fortunately, ·no crewmem-berl . yith over f600 should atic" t.o ~e old plan~. . ." shots" uatn ~w!_len thel want om; .. The four - snips serviced :id were injured in the Incident which ,· ~ · Beeau·@ 9 ~of" ~o.,;ie,- confu8ion, ,VA ·officJ~ e~phaslze that ' tl~e new to S.~.P on, ~i"~~n~tJter ~cli ! O'?·". transit and- were: :.peiuil!lar, Jl'ex:.. ;may -have. hurt. Onassis~ feelings ~~w. · d~,.1~ .on~Y,: .w ith .non-se,vlct pe~iQ_ns.:. ". lt does '.not aff~t' btt_!l~fi.ts age. • · : mar and Portmar . <Calmar> ~n!f but, ~id chicken-feed "damage · .t o · ·b'e1D1 : .P.•i.'1; - ~or'•1ervl9-cO~ected -~tilllUa. " ,J .. ,- .• •~ .. u •. · . ,. ~ ' H ' · · · ·•·• . . Youna ~c1ic~ . (Wa~rmaD) •..._ hfs •. pocket~~ - · . . ""' ·.,.., ' ..... :·.,· ... low SIU member, Eric Joseph, donated · the cornea of his permanently-damaged r-ight .eye .to Pron. The two met for the first time at the Staten- Public Health hospital where both were being examined for eye injuries, Pron's having been caus.e d when struck over the · · · · a t OW B I SI Buf Should ·Ga1•n . SOOD Angelina Belts Onassis Yacht to: ·-w .:·1·m1•ngto·n· s·10 W s. D0 W-.n ~ 1r1 i' b ~ �- .. . Weather· Mail . .To Utilize Cloud· Pictures , , . •. . . JHE dr.eam ship on the dre~r:n trip would have ·stTtooth sailing and s.~flny, ,~kies .~II CJlong its route •. ·Somethin~ -o.n this order will become P?ssibl~ if t"e ~perime~,tal · weather satellite · T1rps ,I ,. p.ans . out ~s planned. · . .. ., •,, .,, ~ ~ .-. . . . ·The weathe·r satellite is the forerunn~r. of· seve:ral more advanced .satellites ·w.hich w.il.I enable weather men to detect storms 'and predict weather with ~or greater aecuracy than now. Such skills would l:s'e of obvious ~c{vantage to shipping. ' 'Technicians a,re sho~I!· at work . checking out !I'iros, before its launchi,ng. Tiros sun batteries provide power TY cameras. " - . Going 'beyond that, the weather satellites may reveal what factors breed . bad weather, and as o. result, fo the distant future,· weather control is a possibility. · . ' . . The principle ·of the weather satellite is sim.plicity itself. It is a space platform with two television ~pmeras •. The cameras take pictures, on command ·from the ground, of various areas and store )hem in tape re= ~orders. Upon signals .from the ground, the tape recorders~ transmit the · photos. -. .In the process, .weather men ·will . be obi~ . to observe atmospheric conditions and .the build-up of $form patterns which ,t hey could never see before. In faet, four-fifths of the ~orth's atmosphere could n9t observed. before Tiros was Launched, so that .w eather forecasts were based· on incomplete infor--mation and, as everybody knows, were often wrong. . . . · · . . { . ( . With a system . of weather satellites in orbit, the weather · forecasters ~ill ge_t a view of the whole earth's· weather_patterns~ , They. will l.;e able to follow storms and hurricanes as they form and predi<;J° their course ·with reasonable accuracy possib'ly days and ~eeks 'in' . advan~ce. • · . · ... -- ... . Wide-angle TV camera took his photo of storm . p.attern covering hundreds ot miles of-the atmos-· phere over the Pacific Ocean. ' ' .F or..ships, the advantages' or°su~h. .~~ath.;r· predictions are Qbyio.us. - ' Pa~sen~j~r vesseJs . · . will be qbl~ t~ gilcwrci.n tee. mcir~ of. th~. s~rin'y days at s~~ - .·they ad~~rtis! ;· so-..r fouCIJy•. . Car.g o ships ·_~m be ab~e to avoid costly . delays,, stoi:m damage apd foju_ries to crewrrtefl1be.rs· :.whr~h .o rise ftom ·..pi.fC-hing and rot.ling in: ~e.a~y seas• . ~ .... · . ·. . · · .. · . ;~o;· -. b~f};~ .: ·1>uilt~ . the w;c:wth~r · s~t~r~ · . lit.es of ..th~ futu re wUI have infra .r.ecf .scan:.· ..__ · . ' ners. w·hicfr. w.fl:t mea~ure· th'e: heat..flow ' f~om ·':'. " th,e ;,,"~q·l;~i9r. _-to ,. the. · p.oles. ·- --T.h~i~ .:~h· . ' . , douE>teCl-~y : wi fl' le'a d .td ,a 11. sorts. o.f ~-oJt.~ctf:. ~-:t11i:~~q~t$J);~xp~iii:J\e.ttts ~in·1.\iJeQ~Ji~r~'. ~.ont~C>b';. . -Photo froni satellite shows ~L6wer .California 'and.' · .· · B~f f~r _t_he'. tl~~ Ji.~l~g, the ·~e~ma9. w,ill_"l?e .: · . I :. .; ,.. r. . .Gu,lf ·of Californi, . .,Notth.:.i!:at "'bot~''Qf ·photo..·~- · .. .-;.~_appy ..if.-,he ;,~.Qn -9~.t .•iiQugh ·adYqf\~e~rioti.ce . · . .} -· _. ·~-; One ·T V.. camera coverS.-~~a:,of'·OOO · mu~s. : <.;- · ; ,.· ~ . of .storms.•Of··Sea,,to. k~ep · out '~frtbeir .:,woy. .. , ..; :.. i '·, ' ...,..! ' I •• ! ! ; ... I •• ; �-· / ' ·' ·Man .Made 4" . ,.,. • <I ·Star ·A·icls Navi9atio~ W _and ITHIN a couple of years, if all goes well, ~'kippers mates can pack away their sextants, astrolabes, give .up deadereckoning and still knpw exactly where they are at sea with far g·reater accuracy than ever before. The information will come to them via a rad'io receiver getting "fixes" every hour and a half or so from a navigation sateJlite passing overhead at 90:-minute intervals. This system, which would have sounded li~e a cockeyed dream a couple of years back, , is now on the v,e rge: of being put into. effect-as the result c;>f the orbiting of · the sc:xte·llite Tran_sit 1-B by the US Navy. · Herei brie·fly, is how it happeried: ' . .., · Scientists tracking the or_iginal Russian satellite, Sput- -: . nick I, noted .!hat whenever Sputnick passed overhe~d. ·. · there would b~ _a .shiftin the ytave length on which its · r~dio · . signals were' being transmitted. By measuri"ng this cha,,ge in the frequency ·o f the radio signal, {this. is now done: by comp~te~s ). it's p~ssible_ to determine exactly whe.re the · satellite 1s 1~ relation to the earth~ What the Navy plans to do is put four such satellites -into orbit to cover all of the oceans. A system ,pf_ground tracking stations, already in operation, can calculate exactly what the path of .the ~atellites will be relation to latit1:1de and longitude at any given time. ·· ,Jheo ~he ground stations .will. send signals back to the satellite outlining the futu.~e· position of the satellite fo.r the next seve· ~al days. The satellite will bro.a dcast_ this information to ships at sea, activating a ship's receiving •·· equipmerit as it passes -over general area of the o~ean in which the vessel is located. The ship then can make a navigational fix on the man.:1made north star. ··There are obvious advantdges 'in this system,· for merchant' ships. Exact navigation . fixes will enable ships to ~eep ~accurately on course, weather permitting, and will save·time and money b_y saving travel mileage. · Ships will be abl·e lo travel in a straight line, whereas. und_e r· present systems, errors of as mu~h ·as 'SO miles off course\ under dead reckoning are not uncommon. · . · Exact navigation fixes are a direct asset to the health and .safety of 'the crew. For example, in an em~rgency ~he~e a crewmember needs !Jnmediate medical attention, -6.r a fire breaks out on a ship, the ability of the vessel to ·repor't its exact location will rriake contact with re.scue ships and ·planes that· much easier. The "~vigation satellite · would a[so make .lar:gefy• .·unnecessary the whole comple>( of novigati(>n equi·p ment such as radio- direction ~finders, lorari and- other devices; which, whi~e . effective, cover ·only a· part of t.he ·s ea lanes. I Artist's rendering of navigation satellite shows two sets of bantj.s holding sun batteries whi<;h yupply energy for -its radio t~ansmission. Stripes_are the satellite's transmitting antenna. · - As satellite.passes shore station (left) it's exact position in space is recorded. In step two, satellite stores up messages from shore station for relaying to ships (step three) from which ships can quickly figure exact latitude, -longitude and time. �In-Transits Keep Jax On, Upside �Pll'• mnea .White HOilse 'Switcfies On Medical Care_For Aged '1 ASHINGTON-Under tremendous pressure from voters throughout the p-nited States and from the nation's trade unions, the Administration has made an about-face on the issue of health insurance ior Americans over -65.' Although ciple, the. President has indic.ated President Eisenhower nad sty- .an .inflexible stand on the 1d~a, ­ mied such a move earlier in the year, the Administration now plans to introduce some kind of Federally-supported measure 'f or voluntary health insurance. . an · l abor pl Substitute For "Forand Bill The Administration bill is an effort to counter the rising tide of sentiment for the Forand bill, backed by the AFL-CIO, which would finance health care for the aged through the _Social Security system. The response to this bill, introduced by Rep. Aime J. Forand '(Dem.-RI) has been tremendous as Senators and Representatives have been flooded with mail in favor of some kind of measure along these Iifles. Two of the nation's .leading conservative magazines-Life ~ and Business Week-have even come out ' favoring the principle of the Forand. bill, stating that private, voluntary plans "can- never meet the whole 11ced" (Life) and "the voluntary approach simply will not . do the job" <Business Week). Prevents 'Beggar' Sentiment "Use of the Socfal Security System," the latter ·magazine con~ tinued, "has- the advantage ~f keeping old people from feeling .. that they ar.e beggars." · Despite the sentiment of the Since the SIU and the International Longshoremen's Asso- people, and the flood of tecomciation began pickepng the Cleopatra in New York on Wed- mendatjons in support of this prin- , I . Talks Peace . , . . • B-e Sure To Get . Dues ~ece1·pts H<>~idquarters again ·wishes to remind Seafarers that payments o' fnnds, for what~ver Ultion purpose, be made only to. authorized A&G represen t atlves and that an officlaJ . Union recelpt be gotten_at th.a t til"e.. If no receipt is o·ffered. be sure to p.rotect yc>0rself · by immet.i1 • .tely btinging the· matter to the '.: att~·ti«m . o.f the secretary-~-MS- all ... · -~' ..~r's '~fflce. · ., . pulsory. affairE:" . 'fhe issue has rapidly ~co~e the number-one problem facmg Congress this year. Progress in medical science has enabled us to raise !ife expectancy to almost 70 years at the present time, and the number of aged people, over 65 years old, has jurnped from six million in 1930 to 16 million today. Majority Can't Afford It A survey conducted by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare indicated that threequarter's of our senior citizens cannot afford to pay 'for the care they would need if seriously ill. Medical costs have skyrocketeq 45 percent in the past ten years while the over-all cost of living has jumped by about 20 percent, making the medical costs increase twice as great as the general cost of living, as· noted in the Consumer Price fude~ _ Vice-President Nixon said that the Administration's health insurance plan, providing for a limited Federal subsidy, would make possible voluntary health insurance for everybody over 65 who wanted .h ealth insurance~ The plan wo_uld work tnrougn payments to insurance companies and group health organizations, not the individuaL NV GO'V ernor · · sI•gn · S nesday, April 13, -in protest against the Arab League blackJ.ist .,. of American shipping the performallce of the US State Department has fulfilled an expectations-expectations, that is, .-• . of those who have maintained th(\t th.e Department nas ut-· terly failed in its' job of protecting the rig~ts of American citizens and the principle of- freedom of the seas; - The unions' protest was undertaken because in all the years. · . . . ' that the blacklist has been operating. the US GovernmentNew York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller, signed mto law. meaning the State Department:_has 'not taken a single con- last week, the amended New York State Unemployment Instructive Law ·raises jobless pay to $50 but then tightens . . step to remedy .t he situation . ' There have been suranee . . that . .· . b .Plenty of pious statements and equally.:.pious resolutions, but the Imes by~b.f~em~g the JO _+------_ - ----.- -no action. - less pay quabficat10ns. The Isth~ian, .seatrain, ,and Cities "Embarassed" Ovel'/ Picket.ing bill was signed even- though Service, will be affected. How- Jobless·· Pa·y Curbs In an. effort to bring about more harmomous relations betwee~ labor and management, Pres1d~nt Ed~senhoiwer calledthfort regue Jar ISCUSS ODS bhats e ween e .WO e· , ments "outside the bargaining ·table." He made this announcement ¥ a White House meeting attended by AFL-CIO President . . . . ~pat. was ..the reaction of t~e .State Department to the George Meany and Labor Secretary Mitchell. un~on rc1ckethne? If ~a~ to whm~ t.h at th.e· Depa~tme.nt ~as The President called u.pon Meany bemg embarrassed' m its h¥tdlmg of d1plomabc relations to designate three persons from with the United Arab Republic""&hd other members of the lab~r to meet with an e'qual num- Arab League, and to try to make the SIU the scailegoat ·for ber from management for the pur- the failure of the· US delegation at the UN Law of .the Sea pose of. developihg conferen~e conference to get adoption o~ it~ .r lan on terri torjal water plans ''.without Government partic- -limits. (See story on page 10.) . ipation." . Thus far, despite th~ protest, and despite. the request QY At the same. time, It was ~n- the .American Merchant Marine Institute that the Departinounced tha~ the Chi~f . Executive ment try to implement "in every· possible way..." the principles . would later meet with Rudolph Bannow president of the National of freedom of the seas and proper treatment of Umted States . abroad, the Department has said. . nothing and .done Assocl·at'1·0 n of Manufacturers, . to citizens th• th th '- t ~~'-· . th . 'ti . work out arrangements for nammg n<_:> mg· o er au o CL-nlc1ze e union s ac on. as conferees three management Fear ·of Nasser? officials of firms which have work F h" . · ed S t -contracts with AfL-CIO affiliated or · sm~e reas~n, . w ich is. no~ y~t clear, the_ 1!mt. ta~· un its. . . representmg the world's most powerful nation, d1plomabc These meetings were first .u~ed servjce, is ~either. unwilling, or afraid,. to approach Egypt's by Meany last Novembtlr when he President,'Nasser with even the mildest coinplairit. This is in invited the president to CQ!lSider·. sharp contrast' to the attitude ·dispfayed· tgward Nasser a~d develo t~g guide lines al.med . at other Arab nations by the·S<>.,"iiet Union and 'other !roil Curtain establlshmg ·bettex: relahonsh•PJi countries. When they think·their interests are at' stake they betwe~n, labor a! d ipanagement. holler ioud and clear-and as a result, the Arab nations ar~ in , statmg that the use of the Social Sec~r~.ty System is. a "c?mp~lsory affair and th~t he is agnmst com- their corner time : arrd aga1:h. . . · The Iesson, w h"IC h • s h ouId b ~ cIear f or- the Sta t e D ep~r t . th a t wea k -kneed t•1m1d1t y ID . the M1ddl e . E as t on Iy men t , IS f A . breeds cqntempt for the Vs ap.d mistreament 9 meri~an_s, particularly .American. s·e amen and Americ~n shipping. ,, · SIU Asks Probe Th e SIU h as as·k ed· th a' t t h e S-enat e .F ore1gn . R e1·a t•ions· c· omnuf"tthee S~onduDct at thortoughd· it~ve5tigati~n intoh the Aa~~io~s e t e Late epar men an er a~encies, sue as gricu 'tare and the Navy Depai"tment, in cooperating with the blackli~t;· T~e Union ~ould .be happy !P cooperate with such an ~nv~sUgatibn , which might . uncover · the reason~ for these ag~ncys!~ indifference te tµe ··rig~ts Q~ Americ.a ns and their ,tQl~J;'~.tiop°.o~. ~~t~i.A.ffie~\~.~~ac~ices, i~... ~~e_ _M:i~~l~.'. .~~st•....~:-:, 0 ° 0 0 ever, a seama~ wor~ing for out-ofstate .comp~mes h~e . s.ea-~and, \yaterman, .Alcoa, M1ss1ss1pp1 and Suwannee is. covered by the .une~r~oyment msurance regulations 0 ose s.tates. • Accord_m.g to sta~e une"?ploy~:~!d0 !~c;~~iaAh~o~:~a~~~.. ~~i~;: that wouldn't have worked any longer than they wanted t~ such as housewives. Ordinarily a ·housewife seeks employment for a period of t· t ime o overcome a surp1us o1 ks b~dllds: Sheh thenlf~eafvehs hebr job after three days a w~ek for four wee ri 111g erse o t e urden and to qualify for the $50 paymenis then seeks unemployment insurdue after signing off the first job. ance benefits. , It affects the seaman in the following manner. Should the seaman take a··long trip tben, leave the ship when it reaches port £.or the purpose of' going ashore to see his family, he will then be ineligible to apply for jobless pay, even after , . _ he has gained a second job. The reason according to the new law. is that a person must leave his em,. ployment because r·easons rather thanoftoinvoluntary fulfill his · SAN FRANCISCO-This port's px:ediction Of better shipping in a 0 .., " 0 needs and wants. Under the period just ended rapg true. Twice old law, a six week penalty period as many men got jobs this time was imposed for such "voluntary over the' previous period. Activity .quits,;' but a seaman could then was cohtined to employment of collect benefits. · "A" and "B'.' men, reports.Walter / ·_ .' Cont.u sing Limit....t.·,,,.. ....8 Sibley port agent What makes thepnew '1aw· ~11 the Sibl~y also not~d that the ships more confusing for seafarer$, in hitting port had few or no· beefs. addition to its limitations, is the attributing this success to a job fact that it applies only to shipping well done by the delegates on companies whose mai~ ·offices . are these . ve~sels. • ·. in New York State. Seafarers workThe outlo.Q.k for the next period ing . f~r · such. c,o ~p~~.~«'.s· ; a.s .B°.~l: is f~rly good, ~e ~~~t a_~e.nt a~~.~~· the amendment was strongly opposed by organized Iaoor: The SIU was one of the . unions that sent telegrams to the . state capitol protesting the amendment. SIU Asks Probe SIU's message to Albany cited the hardship that the new law will place upon the seamen. The socalled· move to "strengthen" the insurance for those unemployed, will require a seaman · to hold a second job until .he earns at least $200 or has worked a minimum of SF BOUnces Up ..·_ Do ' ubles· I ts S.hipping .. �~ .Haffls Tanker -_Seafarer- Ties .M · arrlage Knot. - ill• prompt, courteous and _tictct ~nner in whic·h my re'9nt b!nefit claim was handled. 1 1'h• feellng of . ~~ity that •• • .To Ule Editor: . . the Welfare Pian 1lvl's nte with We ·· would . Ute~· t<f anqoonc-' , my huiband ione 80- many days ~ the marrfilge ~Qt' o_ur daughter, It ea, -cannot be expressed· by Ann · Elise, to Mr, William . . Herb· mere words. ~ . ert Phillips 'QB Sunday, March I .am very proud to be ·a Sea.. 27, 1960, at St. Paul's J(ethodiat farers wife and I only wish that Church, New 1 Bedford, Mau. we (th• wives of all SIU mem• , ben) could have an identlfica· Mr. and Mn,, " - Chrlltopher F.-em tlon card to carry, proclaiming ¢. - ;.\:ti .,; · that we to ate members ~ ·in part" ot' a wonderful union9· S WS ft Tlie Seafarer1 International. Various Issue• Mn. Theodore Jones To Ule'!'Editor: . · · · · ·. , · , , I want to thank you-for aend· -: 1 • Ing me the LOG, while I have· . I ~ . ' • l Among .t he Seafarers currently·1 ald up in the US:PRS Hospital in t;taten Island· are: ·F . Adkfus, A. M. _Anderson, J, R. Eaaa, J. A. Gr•i.c, EUl'eDe R. Han; llln~ J. R. Leiba. . Adkins, last on the. Steel Artisan, was hospltallze(l with a broken 'Wrist and ls recovering slowly: Anderson, who sall~d in. the deck departme.nt of the City Service Norlolk on his last ·trip, broke his ·collar 0. S nd VI. . Lett· 'IJ ' . ers 1.0 The Ed•t' .;. I or ~:n;~,~:pk!t~n~07t ~:-~:· Union's F·l sht - 'l' ill Sditer'• • e .. .. Recen~ly I_noticed some stortea in ·the SEAFARERS LOG . about C!JIUDs and 'the, rigged set-up he has in some of the tanker fteets. I wu glad to see ·that the crews in these fleets are· 1eitin1· wise to his phony deals and that tp the Esso fteet anyway, the men l}ave broken away from his ontrol and are trying to vote hh'n out. ILyou ask me, these oil com· panies keep an 'Iron curtain of their own around fhe tankers. l'hey tell the crews they have such a terrific deal, but If you 0 0 ~:;.e;~~ ·~~:~ :h a~et: t~:i score Is. a -few inonths before I can re- . · -· So more power .to the ·tsso Anderson Adkins Hall Egan - lurntosea. men. If they win t~~!lr ftght ~ Regarding the latter -concern· and ·keep their own .union, bone and six ribs when he· fell down the stairs at home. He had 2Q. fni choice of watch by the deck . which they want to do, it means rears at sea with 'no accidents. · AU lettet'• to the editor for that t'he · company. assocl•tion department on . the SS Penn Egan underwent a hernia ·operation and ts .bothered also by a p0-11t-. Vanguar.d, I 'thin~ the beit ·way publication in th1 SEAFAR· -- . deal wlll be .on-the way ouf in operative infection. He sailed as chief steward on the Jackie H14-use · is fint aboard ship ·1et1' flritERS *LOG muit be dped the 1 tanker fleets: '.fben -maybe his last time out. . choice and sp.on 'down the line. - b11 the writer. Name wm 1 f 1 Ilk "" Grabac has a fungus infection on his hands •nd feet, but is respondIf that won't -W.Qrk the.n b}' date be :withheld upon renu:'lt. . "' . with the he P o un ons - 8--'i;ue ing to treatment and expects to be released soon. Hi4 last ship w~~ ·the -~of shipping card, retardl4!ll , Esso --tankermen, the SIU · and Beauregard. · ·- .... f S other . unions can make some what class -tfie .man Is, A, B, or S Hall, who sailed last on the Robin Locksley, lractur~d his wrist and C. _ - •_ • . ea arer • • .. mc;>re headway OD th~ runaway 1 after an opei:ati~n is improving rapidly. lie ls enjoying himself ·study· I ~ave been in the Union ·• . · · •hips. T Muke tng the racing for.ms with a scholarly intensity. ·since 1944 ancr1 tblnk' 1eniority nsurance r· 7~. • 1 Leiba was stricken with an infection In his left shin bone. He ' ls In shippins la enough,, without To the ~dJtor: · , t - t :. .t , , coming along well, however. He sails .in the steward department and - trylhe to . srab' :. . ojf . . t~~ . best I Just wanted to let . my_fel- . ,Attacks ''News' his last ship was the Helen. watches also , · . · ., low -Seafarers .know that the A · A ti U I Seafarers on the beach o.r off their ships on shore leave ·should ·take Reprdtng_'.-]loliies~adtni I. reason·, Uiey . haven't seen me S. time out to visit their buddi~ hi the hosp!Aal. ~ ·vl~lt or a )eti~r fr.ofi\ illl'ee with Brother Nichols that around,. lately b because I've To the EdltoJ'. e_: 1hipmates i1> always welcomed by Seafarers .stuck, in· hospl,tals.. . . . every: man should be requfrectr ·b e en land· I should Ilke. _to call your atto 1et off the shlp 'after a year · locked, a n d ten'Uon to ari ·article In the edi· VSPHS HOSPiT AL SBASWE MEMORIAL ·HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY LONG BEf.CH; CAL.If. · , at)( take hill vacation. That way ,,, . . have become torial column~ of the "New Oscar Adams Thomu Lehay l!oward · C. pber6 , B. 11'~ Overstreet be more Joba availa li~e Insur• York Dally News" which apthere ·l'l.ould Aanar Andersen JuJltt Leiba · 'I AILOR SNUG HARBOR ' N. E. Angelopoulos Roan Li&ht(oot . able. rhave J;een onihlps where ance agent for -peared on April 18, 1960. This - STAJ'EN ISLAl'n), NY F . J. Balducci Serafin Lopez 'l'boma1 IsakSen there _are =creWmernbers who -the New ·York vicious planted article, which I John Ballman J, N . Loukas . USPHS HOSPITAL have been .Onover" a ' year · anil Life Insurance . assume ·was re~d' - by . mllllbn-s, Joseph Blake John Lukas CHICAGO, ILL. · Robert Bunner . Wm. C. MUrphJ' . it is my·-contention that~ mem~ Company. · - stated fran~ly that union pres.: John Pletl'Zll'k Greirorto Caraballa J. A. Nairy : Alfredo, Cedeno E. J . O'Rourke I-sailed with sur~ in ,the .Lakes are~ ·h~~ skybers who stay on over a year 1et . · TRIBoRO HOSPITAL J.o}ln Cormier _, Petro Paulin · . {,~ ·JAMAICA, LL NY . like "old ladies" : •. 'they thinkt'!e SIU since rocketed seamen's wages to the_ John Dolan Thamaa Riley · Jabi.11 :Ruuell . .· they own the· ship, A-_ new crt!f~ ·~ ~ Fo ey 1950 and got · pc,>int tha~ ·A01erican-flag vessels J . J •. Sheehan Jam11 Elfe.n · us - SOLD~S HOME HOSPITAL J. A. Grbac W. Stevens - l\VASIUNGTON, DC • do fo" · · · my full , book could · not ca!'ry much nee~ed member who doesn't·. E_w:ene R. HaD - . Joie Toro Wm. H._ Thomson the way a homesteader W:ln!lf In 19~6. My last s~ip wa~ the iron ore to the piill1 of this Thomas Hegiarty WllllalJI F . Turk VA HOSPITAL Thomas Lauer i\rtbur Willert · them done Ii mar~ed ..iouQ-: <rJ - Alcoa -Roamer, wh1ch I . aa~led _. country. CENTER HQT SPRINGS VSPHS HOSPITAL . . ·so. DAKOTA thinl. ~hat tqe one-year rule 1 on last .fuly. ·· : · The nticle_ further _ stated NORFOLK, VA. Bel\lling Bjork - Rufino Camantlque Clifford c. Womack should be . p ut-.to a ·vote by the I~ any 9f -my buddies or ~ny Lake captains receive $18,oo'o • . VA HOSPITAL J. W. Blanken1hlp Leroy Jones memberlihips.- · _ . Seaf.-ers are interested In buy· - per year and deckhands and B . Broughoil Steven Purifoy NEW ORLEANS, LA~ R. J. Sullivan · · Dennis Cahoon Henri Robin Jr, In_c~os~ng, ·£d like .to_say hello Ing IQ!M lnsuran~e, I urge them po~te1·5 $539 pe~ month, thus USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL and 1unooth sailing to my tnany _to come ~ncr see me. With my forcing an unelJlployment~ panic . · FORT WOllTH, _T:Ex,4S MANHATTAN BEACH · Frank Ander10n Max Olson BROOKLYN, NY friends'ind fellow shipmates ·In knowle_d te . of_ th~ problems a in the - steel· mills _mines and B. F. Del,,ler ' ~ -Peter .Sotlre Matthew Bruno S. Laurente . Jhe. SIU. , ~ .,_ .. · Se~it~er ha~,, .. ano the policiea other shoreside. industries-. ·, George ·Doherty _ '}lozo Zelenelc John J. Driscoll Henry Smltb. John c. BaDQIJted my company has, I think that .I · _. · · _ . · ·- · - ~ -. Woodrow Meyers Bart E. Guranlelc Pop P. Wini WllJlam D. II enny . · · ·· _ ·' CJan. work out a good -program. . !he_article went _on . to. ~tat• VSPHS ·HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. • USPHS HOSPITAL tt . ;.t. ¢.,.....,_ · - . · I can be reached at 890 East-.. that foreign-flag operations are Jon Alonso Jr~ · Eclward Knapp BRIGHTON, MASS. • Thomas Andrews Leo I{. Lang Seafarers Wife i5otii ~tr~et -~n the Bronx, and 10 !o 20 pet~ent c~eaper ·~e~ause Gilbert Edwards Harry S. Murra1 James B. King William '_faplln . Clyde 'Leflett , will_be ll~d to see any of my _ A~~ and oilers o_h fore1gn':'flaJ USPHS HOSPITAL Claude Bankston Jr, Jamet . l\ifcClarence ants _ID,Carcf .old Seafaring-friends, either t~ ve~sels receiv~ $80 _a mbn~,, James Belcher Joseph Martello GALVESTON, TEXAS 1 th American shiJ>pi~S ~.at itl Max Antlerson -· S. McGUnchey • Accurso BOntl '. 'Jack Mocire · the Editor: : , talk about the good old days at ~ Joaeph Cave Anthony Novak Pat H. Jones Henry P, Meyer• . I wish to tharik th~ Union of· sea, or any insurance problems lowest ebb due to F_oreig~flag Rlchar!f ChazarA Loul1 W . P~ed James A. Lewis Denis .Skograa VSPHS HOSPITAL Vlr'IU Coallh Dewey Pentonfi~ers atl'd board,,_ members of 1 they might have. . .- , · run~ways, t~s new... s~urce,_ The Donald Dambrino William Roberts SAVANNAH, GA. · the Seafarers Welfare ·Plan · f orEdward J. Fole1' Daily Ne~s with -Its antl-Un· Garland Bennett E. Roy Lindenmuth Angelo D'Amico - Charles . SuminereD :- . , .. · -- ion tactl<::;, has· distorted - tht Harold Eby Jama. Vickery James B. Davis lj;dward Polakoff Cha11. Habighorst Ferdinand '·Vigo Ludwiir :f(ri1tiansen Zrnest Webb ,i.. mi'1dS _of i;eop~- who Jmow · . VA HOSPITAL Harry Hammond. Walter Whitten . ~r••sages ' upp-.r ·. little, }£ aqytftln_g-l, "about our 24TH ST., lST" AVE. .Edwarll Johnson · Luther Wing Anderson Jordan . Joseph Wise , NEW YORK, NY .· Fight· Agiilns~ .-Shlp Blacklist ' · merchant marine fleet. -_ Chae. O. Bergagna George Kasprzyk Harry Wolowlt1 . USPHS HOSPITAL - VA HOSPITAL ' (Ed. note: .J'Jie SIU ha• ·reC)fltv•d hundredl of meuare1 from UD• - I .c.au upon _you_r and other . BALTIMORE, MD·. • ~ MONTGOMERY, ALA, , Iona, and tndlvidul cltlzem IUJporiiq the Seafaren' stand tn pie~· maritime · pubhc11tlons to re~ Jacob Buckelew Ramon A.cueda Gorman Glaze USPHS HPSPITAL Edwin Ain1worth Bennie Gresham .. etlnr the 8$ ~.leo"tr~ ID proteet ·arallllt. the United Arab Bepub· · rudiate these false claims and SAN FRANCISCO, CALI!'. Francisco Alcaln Loyd ..Grlfh1 show tl!ese fhJ.ks up for what · Pc'• blackllaUnr of US ~tps and mistreatment of American aeam·e n Richard Harnden Henry Ostwald Geor1e Marcqtte . Theodore Aleck Charles Haymorid Jack E. Smith Snace -do D t ·ne It enrlQtt · II tbe · A t f th ' · they are. · · 0 ::~at_B;~e:•en ·~~~~~: ~~ · cm - Yi1tir.membershlp • !"' ·- - · e1 o_ - rm r -IY- ~~I~ --- ~e~Jt!I! • . - ew is composed Edward ilulzanga Lloyd J. Thullliii Louil Brown P.hllip S.Uto · _ llor11c1 . I..edwell ·D11vid L. William• ap~a~ ~ cond~~ torm ~ ~age a. Here are -~ddHlona_J excerpts.) of hard-worldhg men w 1th Charle• Nall Gaetano BusciJUo . Georae SeeburJer ..! · • • ~ngra u a ons ~or .re· families and obje ti i lif VSPHS HOSPITAL C~<te Clark Eugene Stewart fusing' to unlo~d, the. ~i>ban _.ihe pressure and appeasenie~t c ves n, e. SEA'ITLE, WASHINGTON Frank Claw1on J'rane11 ,x, Sullivan 'Frank Airey James Mitchell Jel! Davis· John Tinile ship· Cleopatra: - FinallY . some- poUcv . of the . State Depart· To them and to countless, others Thomas W .. ' Carter Leo Seleslde Lawrence ~ron .. Gerald Edward• . _,,. _ ., " I call on your organ to inform Edw. E._ Edinger A. Stevenson Georire ForrHt Charl11 WelboJ,"D one has .th.e cou,rage tQ .act • • • .,.,m ent •• · ." : all of this vi i... tt t t George ·B. Little ' . ·'· Al BDnas .~- . , ' -. ·. . M1'.9. Ruth BUftngton, · ·, c wus a emp o . Eddie . Game Jo}Jn Y"kDaa Lot _....;lea, cailt New 'f'ork City. : ~ bla~kball the madtlme industry. ·• •!. ·• ~ ,.. 1 • • • • - . · , • Calvin R. "Ward . I . ;<: • • • . .... .... .... . • •• "As i memb,r:.of ·l,!fut~r~, · · •• -~ 0 Yoµr .'action,'·along wltti . ' _,· .... .... ~~ -v~ ·~ _,. Mates aod Pllou,· I would ,llkt . "· that ·o f th• Intern~lonal Loni· . Plan' Help's to ae~ our u..io~ partl~ipate in· - iboi;emen's · Auoclatioii, lq aup,- St ·. d ' h.' • · . the plcketlna .u an. expr~slon _ 11ortln1 you, ii wonderful to · b~ · ef solidarity. ~ ' .t\ltei-1• ~11, o~ : "~Id ·a(~r wltn~asing our ··To the Edltor: • : -"· ' 1n retards , to these- slilps . membePs .were affected t.o the 1 ·el'JUD!Dt's spineless -acceptance aafti~ extent J>Y - th' Egyptl~n t of AraJ> .dietatlon-. . ·." mintites.. we · wish to , go · on flle . .. · Al··Be1t, . a9out thit '•tewoct on ·the Erna action •••" _ . •.-·: · · · Alldre'f --tlak~Wlld. /- - · ~ , ,: ·\o. -DetroH. Mich. -.•• ~l~a~eth. · . , . . . es~un · C.anal ~ot. , . • _ ·, '- ~ -• - • · - ~ ' : · _ · -We had _the ~IU Food Plan .~ "My hnti~ o~ to you .. ·11 It.ii.In aboard !n. Sap · Ftancisco, • •. . "P~rbap_s ii ~nt.o~ as brav~ . ~!!~ ~~encles~of th,e, Fede,al gov- ' Whjch ieemed ,to hel, ~po per• . ·and f~~t.1~t. _q Y!>u'rt· ,c~ at · e~~ent. can procrasttnate whlle ~ ·.~ent. ~he 11~ew.a~ has improve'1 .. last.-s~t our coward!Y State De. . . tht ~merlcan .ftaa ta -defiled an~d a gre,_ll~ Qeal but Y(~ l"i&lt to ~•eP .. p_artme1;1t 1~ralS)lt· ?f .'' ~ _" . : _ Amenc~q ·_are b~dr - tn low es"'-· a .. l'ec~r~,:•.o~. ~ese mlnu, 8·· Jn , _ '. " R. ·Callaa, · ~em, tlltn· WB -are fqrtunate i!- c~~ t he sa111e thing arklea a1abr-_ , : ...... ·~~",York .~' · p~ .t~ ~., ~. ll'~P. of ~m~~i~ ' . We· are .,_w _ llUn• .to-:-make~ "gqr ..: . -· . "· . •• ···••it.it ver(:11~~~Dinl, toJ;.-;cana:su~)l ~ ;v,ou • ,f: . · · \ ,, . :· of ,:anotll~r-. t,\'ll>,1Jf ~~ 1t~1 Jlll;e , ' lqlow -th.a t there· ~ ._ courage and ·· · · . ·,,_ , - .B~ Af..'la, ,.~··:" ...,._--..9,• ~ at;pl'uent. . .... .' -:, ; :- ,..,. 1. .dtgplty ·~~ewhe~ }li:. s_p~te -'!'- ~ ... ~ ·"1;~.- "..'P,.il'R~~ !f1, . t ':-.'_Del,,ajes-'~~, ~~ '°""tli ~-~· I of · • • II Now ,· ·. ', n : . n On 1 . .· . W T' M. '.s ·. -. -1· ·-s1u.. :. M . ° 1 1 Gov· • • ...... • • ' '. • 1 • • Food ewatr ·l .u 0-% · • ·. . ,. ' �'/ 1•1r~•••s too·· Aboard Tlte Mornln9 Llgltt1 ·A ·sa·i ling Man _'s. Deck Crew. .. ·eompetitia,n.~ ;r" By M. A task·mfstreaa / Kehrwled.e~ · · Who demands the time K iamet allot to me A crue l, beguiling, demand!ng witch That heeds not to my plea1 •eem· to separate you two I want to set you free From her beckoning finger, her mbtery And charm, your lovely mistress- . I The &ea. . She rages not · Wit h t he passage of time Her thrill i4 eternally newShe captures the ·heatt , of' all 't hat perchance To travel the Zan~s wffh you • She has cohort• a'plent11 . To aid and abet . Giant 1hip1 that adher1 to' hn And aa 1Urtl11 as The .ttde ooea out Your on. board, ~ member of 1ome crew. •• cue Blue-ween water• that fqaclnate Tangled seaweed, like hair Soft waves that whisper and cajole, A temper of storm• , That upset a recruit . . When the awell of her billow• Do roll. ,. A aor<;eress she, An e1)chantre11 foi true What . chance doei a mere Mortal hbldWhile· I w·aa. aeeking To capture 11our heart The Sea · '!48 enmared 21our aout. . ... Puffing away at their cigarettes, and modeling a Jtrange assortment of hats an~ costumes, the members of the deck crew of the SS Morning Light await the coming of caiting directors to pose for ~ig. arette ·advertisements, showing smoking ·men a~ won: actually they were !aking time out during a co~· fee br.at Tl1e 1MP.'• photographer is Richard Middltton. . Ice Man Comethon the :£rn.• Elisabeth say1 Norman Wroton Jr., nreetin& .iecretary, the chief engineer inlor,med ·-members ~f the c~ew th.!lt wl)en they get lee from the Ice-maker, they should 1et a lot at a time to keep the machine -busy and "working· properly. Though a · utue btt of tee ·might suffice It would be nice, .. he. said, instead, if.the men took a lot, espet!ially since the stuff wasn't being · bouiht: $ ~ t. Roomttr AbOard .. Former Seafarer Fred Costello . is shown with his wife Lee, whom he marriecl in : Korea in December, . 1·958. He now runs a rooming house in Boston and· keeps l:>usy with inventions which he hopes t.o sell after he :'bo!~. ~::::n:.~ -:=.: An Eating Ma_ n 's. Aggregation things are even ·worae. Accord- I ing to Joe Morton, meetln& •ec• retar~. some :sly c~ar~ct~r is taidn1 the tea .\>a1s left for night. · lunch, the blighter. Since - the maritet Is do~ on us~d teabags, its bard to understand Just what· this vlllatn · might have in his . mind . . . • · • •. unless .be'• a tea· totaler.. . " $ t t. ~· Bla_me It-On The ·President · Li1htftn1ered in.Styiduala.. are suspected of pilfering .coffee arid. jams aboard the Seafalr so the meuroom niay be' iOcked ori- the East Coast to atop .t hil · situation in its tracks~ ..Also the . ·. crew it COhiiiderlni ~ & bit . of . automation 1n the colfee-mak1n1 area and may purcliase· an aut~ matte one. That way, "It the coffee is lousy the men will have to blame the president of General Electric or West(ng. house instead of the-unfortunate coo~. · · $ $ t 8 f. Ab ee S OU , Breakfast Noise . .t ' .-- · Henry · Gatnea reports "' from the Coastal ·crusader that the men have asked the stewards department to refrain from yell· h potent.s t er:n. ing while preparing breakiastot. ~t ;\;. it's disturbing the beauty rest the men: 'Henceforth instead Tea Baaos At Se~a .of of- yelling "fey two over light" Somebody's pu1ling ~ s~rings . the men will pass orders In like crazy on the Paciflcu1. Ac·. whtspers--or write t~em , down: . The crew brags of having . t.he cording to .a report by J. Dewell in the ship's minutes, there are best volleyball team •in the ' mf~sile fleet, and can "whip the no strings on the tea bags, and this has provoked a great deal --...L pants•• :off any crew. , The Galley crew of the SS Morning Light, who have given the vesserth.e reputation of being a top-notch feeder, pose for a photo in the galley. They are (I. to r.) Cha-rlie Breaux, galley.man: Jerry (China Clipper) Pow, 3rd cook; Vic Miorama, crew pantryman: ' Red Herring,-2nd coo~ and baker; Johnny Fabis, crew messman and Jack (Gator Mouth) Bates, chief cook. The Morning Light is on a run Jo_ Europe. A~ left is Middleton, -wh.o took the photos. ~ Stay Put For Jobless Pay Seafarers who-are catlecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing the1r mailing addresses if they want to continue ·receiving their checks regularly. · Several Seafarers have already e.xperienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next che~k -after they nQti.fied the state unemployment offices t.hat they had moved and changed . their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported iri most cases, causing considerable hardship to the men involved. �.Let Them Eat Cake · CAN'f.IGNY ' (Cfflff lervlce), Mardi U-C:h•lriln.n, W. MCCarthy1 lee,.. . t~ry, . C:. !Krela. C• J>tain •reru.u to P•>' otr men unW relief comH. Refused to Pll7 meaman otr becauH r.place~~nt did not mhow up, --- - ALCOA CAVALl•R <Alcom), M ...ch 27-Ch•lrm•n, I. Mort•vl1 l•cret•ry, Fr.nk Butlett. Letter to be .Hnt for extension to 60 d•Y• instead of U day• for Job security when a llh.lp Ill· laying . up. No beefs. TIMBER HITCH (SUWHnH), M•rch 12-Chelrm an, K . lte rnafl Secret•rv, Hendricks. Galley deck 11 still 11ot r epaired and is dangerous. · Slopchest was Inadequate on last trip. Promise of' improvement In Recite. It ts re· quested that the outer decks be kept «:Jean of trash and butts. Please help to keep washing machine In eood condition; · c. ANTINOUS <W•term•ni, M ...ch 12. Ch•lrm•n. E. N. Powelti Secret..,y, C. Frost. One man was hospltalizect.. in Bremerhaven and one man 'WH 'in· jured in Antwerp. Ship's fund ia 1 117.35. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate who resigned for a job well done. A vote of thanks also to the ,fteward department for ·the improve· ment in food . Special seats have been assigned to watchstanders .to avoid de· lay at mealtime. Crew .en record •galnst pay raise terms. Naomi Cruz, just four years old, gets a big birthday kiss from he~ mother Rafaela, and smiles happily. Two other little girls, un· impressed by the ceremonial aspects of the occasio1.1 await eager· ly, with undivided attention, and open-mouthed. to begin with the cake. Na~mi is the daughter .of Seafarer Virgilio Cruz, currently on the Angelina. The two little gi11ls at the bottom of the p~oto were not identified. • 1 All This ·Luck,. And M·ichele.t Too • • • , , . . I . When a ship is a good feeder, has a good ship's d~legate, has had its quarters newly-painted out, ha~had essential repairs done and ha~ Frenchy :Michelet on board to the bargain, what more could one ask? Such a ship is the Alcoa Planter on which everything is going swimmingly, according to the April 21 minutes. ''Everythirig's running fine," the ship reports. Brother R. D. Schwarz, ship's delegate, got "a r·ousing vote of thanks ~or one outstanding job. Well done, Schwarz!" carried away by all the good-fellowship, Brother Schwarz moved to give "Zee Young Ching and his steward depart-·ment a vote of thanks for a good-feeding ·ship," which was.promptly done. , What about Michelet? "It might mention here," the minutes J}Oted, "that we are glad to have Michelet aboard, a· goo9 shipmate-and he always has time for a conversation." So there you are. Good· food. Good maintenance. No beefs-and to top ·tt off, good conversation. ,. "Pit-for a gea£arer! ANI>_f'~ICES Ma.If<. ow~ BAl-11A1tJNE AIJD NEW YOR/tS/O C'AfetE,efAS -,,..IE R:JOD . ARE GGAPJ;IJ +og SEAFAPJ:=R.S 7 THC MEMURS OF 01,'R.. PNIOIJ. J:l'?OP 1/.J TH~ NEJ{T TIME YOUf<E Ar11-IE J.IALL. ,ib&S•rt~4 ltOBIN HOOD <Robin>, J•n. SCh•lrman, R. B. a ...ne11 . Secret•ry, Chules J. Welborn. New mattresses have been put aboa1·d. Repairs have been made. No change .in kind of soap. Still using Ivory. 114.50 in ship~, fund . It ls suggested· that crewmem· .bers go to the department delegate when the:; have a beef amt let the delegates settle the disputes. Dis• cussed the poor feeding on board. Need more variety 6n night lunch. Would like to bave fruit· juices more often. R. B. Barnes was .re-elected ship's delegate due to · a Job well done. March 20-Chalrm•n; R. B. Barnes; Secretary, - W'e lbun. Two me11 were Jogged In the engine -department. One man In the deck department was given warning about missing shifts. Many b ee,£11 on the ·food l!hortage , !niittresses and no launch service at ' Walrus Bay. Request that SIU food commJttee and patrolman call a ship's meeting be- · fore payoff for tlie purpose of looking into the shor·tage of stores and food. A Tote d tbanb WU Sina to tb9 m1Ue4 lhlp la YokOIUU. JloUon lhlp"a ~dete1ate D!l lie wu -~ to mma•ind•ta~nttbw•.,-ruha!!.!I!.~. ~. dto• retain h1B •job; ~m• disputed OT. • ·-...-... ...... ADJ' depUtment tbat bH 7ellow ao•P clded by und vote of entire crew• will pleHI -'ve aome to st•wud. Chief cook dlauttsfled with crew. -- . .. ' Steward dep•rtment compelled to l)t NA •LIZA••TH <Almtros.1>• wHh down ·· 1alley with Alt water. March 14-Ch•lrm•n, Dmvld L. Jonell Fix hot w•ter reiul•tor In en1ln• ll'cret•ry, Norm•n •· wroton · Jr. room~ Anyone ta~ lee :from th• ice maker BULK LEADER <American aulkl are reque.ted to take more then they • April 17-Ch•lrm•n Chules ' Botz; need beca'-H the machine ~oru bet· ~ ••cretuy, Rlcherd Uh. Seven charges ter in th.t manner. Ship• funG 1• were commit ted deliberately a nd .17.45. Food problems on this ship. knowln·gly durlni the voY•IJe by one Dlac:usslon WH .held by ~embe~.plp c rewmembe1·. All repalrt are being to &et r id of ateward. · taken car e of. It is requested that rooms be cleaned before lemving shlp. ANGl!&:INA . (Bui' Lines>, Aprll ,_ All delegates to report to patrolman Ch•lrm•n, A. Ferr•r•1 Secret•ry, H. each who failed to IQ-e Dombrowski. Chief el!Jlneer aid th.t up tocrewmember his obligations to the agree· he could not repair wHhtng machtne ment. Vote of thanks to the steward department. Check to see tha t com· pany has po•tl!d money to cover draw• and •llotments for the next trip. - Dig_eSt :Of s~u Ship Meetings 'a t sea but would do so on arrivml' in port. Some disputed OT. Wiil try to get some books and magazines upon arrival in port. .Khyone leaving ship will please clean out his room and turn in dir.ty linen ~ r ,. VENORI (Muven), April ·15-Ch•lrm11n, T. Apple,whlt11 Secretary, · H. Gerle. Ship's delegate elected. Mo· tlon made to get a ne w wnlhlng ma· chine. It is requested thn\ cups be brought back to pantry aftflr uslna. cots be put away and that the wash· . ing m achine and sink be cleaned after use. Scupper' ancf' fan not working in the bosun's rooms. ' FAIRPORT <W•t•rm•nl, Much 1sCh1lrm•n. JoHph M11yerch•k1 Secretuy, Jmck Gu•rd. Ship'• delegate will request master to turn over crew passes to delegate only to insure that each man receives same. Master will be requested to dl•Cl>ntlnue pos.t..· ing draw sheet ln crew messhall. All draws to be hand.led by department delegates. 250 ye n spent for mall:Bala nce 123 casH. Letter regarding increase to be dlspatchecf to LOG. Crewme n who \ ~e d lsaatlafted will affix signatures. Anyone wanting new mat~ress to' 'let 'chief steward _know. SEAFAIR <Orlon), Much 2'-Chiilrm•n,· Tex J•cks1 Secretuy, Alonzo Bry•nt. T,hlrd 4:ook was taken off in Panama because of Illness. Union a<t• MARORI "';rv,n>~ April H vfBed. Captain will have Washing ma· Chairman, D. Gne1· Secr.atary, M. chine repaired in Callfornta. F. R. Bilek. Coyles to see patrolman about Hicks WH elected as treasurer. A - equalizing OT In engine dopt. Gowan suggestl.on was made to lock mess· e l"cted ~!p's delca ate. Rf! tUrn coffee. room on tile Eaat Coast. A small cups to pantry and cots of deck two •hip's f11nd will be-taken up. ' Dis· days bl!fore getting In port. Discus· cussed the pµrcba1lng of coffee pot. slon about tbe watc)) to help keep Crew may donate toward same. Vote the nlght pantr.1<1 cle an. of ·thanks to ateward department. JOSEPHINE <Liberty), Aprll -1tCAROLYN .(Bull>, April S-Ch•lr- Clialrm•n, J, R. Wilson1 Secretuy, GATEWAY CITY (Pall Atl•ntlc), m•n, Wilsom Secretuy, W. W•lsh. s. T. Ar•les. New ship's delegate Much 20-Ch•lrm•n, J. T. Bowm•n1 No. beefs. A few hours of· disputed A. Barnes elected by acclamation. Secretuy, R. Cohn. Discussion was OT. Wiper faJled to j11ln the· ship on Vote of thanks to 1teward . departheld ·on the" previous and current re· departure from .Norfolk. Thanks to ment. pi.Ir lists. Sb11rt 11ne wiper. R. Cha~ the crew for cooperating with the zara was taken off by· the Coast Guard 1teward depar tnieiit. - A repair list to CITIES SERVICll; NORFOLK (CltlH be made b;v the respective depart- Service>, Aprll t~h•lrm•n, A. He· at South Pass with serious illness. lbent1. Request ls made that the negoflatlng bert; · Secretuy, J. Cummings. New committee negotiate all port ·time 'be·· washing machine to be delivered in ALCOA RANGER (Alco.), Aprll ,_ Linden. NJ, due to change of orders tween the hours of 5 PM to a- AM be . ,OT. Watches are -seldom broken and Ch•lrmJln, L. J. Pate1 Secret•-ry, T. to Baltimore. Quality of bacon to be shore leave at a minimum on ·contain- •S•nchez. Men quitting ship should taken care 0£. Want secret }>allot e r -ships. SIU should issue 1dentLRca· give tha d epartment lleild 24 hours' mailed to the menibe.rshlp and pubtion paped to be used In lieu of sea· notice. Everything going smoothly. lished in at least two Issues of the men's papers for foreign identification. Constitution to be iilscussed and voted LOG before ballots are malled· out; on thts voy•ge. 119.69 in the 1hlp's Want ship alr·condltloned. SEAMAR <C•lmul, J•n. 17-Ch•lr• fund. .Ship's delegate resigned and a man, John Mushall1 . Secretuy, Ed• new one W!H elected. There was a THETIS <Rye MuJne), April: 24w...d Blevlns. Disputed OT in deck general discussion on the shtp's bull· Chalrman, J . Karl; Secret•ry, F. DI• Del!B. ' dept. All repair lists tur~ed in. 'EJ\gl.. . Culo. One man missed mlp in ltone~rs doing most. of the repairs. A blle. 115.80 in treasury. For'd decks SUZANloll (Bull>, April S-Ch•lr· slippery and unsafe when wet. Voto motion wa:s made for ship's ·delegate ' man, ~•yld H11kelfl · S•c:r1tt11ry, J~ v-f thaiikiii i.u ailip=s delegate. to write letter to Headquarters re· npn MoHort. One man logged two · _Biii:dl iii :iuod on ship. A ·motion wall LA SALLE <W•terml n>, Aprll 17made· and seconded to concur with days ago. Picked up OT sheets In Ch•lrm•n, . Herbert P•rka Jr., Seer• re.tlrement plan as in LOG. · Please Houston. hall. Could not obtain an tuy, John W. Picou. One man mlased bang clothes away from lockers below. · SIU Llbrar;v. Started a shlp"s fund ship In New Orleans. Pa!ritlng of with ~fty cents -per man. • US· ·census quarters started and will continue tlll All extra linen to be tur~ed ~. forms given to men on bollrd. Vote all · done. Fumigation for rats in SEATRAIN NEW J ERSEY <SHt;•l1'l1 of thanlcs •to all departments. Tea . me!lsman's room. Motlon made to ba1s are bei'!Tg taken at night. Please finding out why •ome rating 1ot only. March 29- Chalr,m•n, J. Dlckel'son1 smail raises. Suggestion made that Secretuy, Wllll•m McBride. LodgiJ'lf consider others. It ls requested that all lockers be r.epalred this trip. Sug. sl)ould be paid this trip. Wrote ·letter men doing buslnesa with natlvH do to headquarters about change in con· 10 outside honse and not ~ passaae· · gestlon made to put garbage in cans. way1. Keep mess·hall and pantry clean at tract and payoft procedure. Coke times. machine paid oft 15 to'fund. To check - with patrolman about raise a)ld vaca· ·~ . " 'OBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Aprll 24--Ch•lrm•n, none1 Secret•ry, none. . COASTAL CRUIA'DER (luw•nee), tion pay, ' • Discussed the proposed changes In Aprll 17-Ch•lrm•n; Hugh W•rren; the new constitution. Four men ho•· Secretuy, Henry G•lnes. Too ' much SEATRAIN GEOIJGIA <Se•tr•ln), Much · 27'-Ch•lrm•n, John· Mutus, pltall_zed . in foreign ports-two re-.. 1rease in food . Request stewards re· Jr., Secretuy, Fr•nk Fl•n•g•n. Three · turned to vessel and two repatriated. frairi from yelling while preparln• Held a d.lscu1slon on severance pay breakfast. Balance of 112 In treasury. men missed ship. Delegates to In SIU contracts. Blankets and bath Deck watch has requested to have headquarters. Delayed sailing grl. · d towels undersized. Ivory soap not quarters enlarged or cbanged as there to engine and deck department. / t ·. not to the steward department. W 11 · · aultable. 'Plastic wash~ machine isn' t enough room for three men to · agitators . unfit for use. Shlp~s hosp!~ live In sanitary conditions. Laundry elect new ship's delega.te this meet· lng. Some disputed · OT. 168.40 In tal not to be used for cargo. Com· room to be kept clean . • • each de· ship's ·fund. Form· is attached pertain· mendatlon to smooth running and partment will be responsible for ' able steward department. Vote o'! cleaning thl• rnnm for one WePk ine to change of constitution. confidence to bq patrolman for equar · Pllrli>ds. Ship ·brags of · having · the - -I in~ ~W!lf.. bel!f~ lJ! !IOOd Order. b est volley-ball team In tile ml89llit IT!iiliL ROVER. n 1tt1m!• n>., April ,.I fleet. --Chatrm•n, J. Goude1 Secretary, N, THI CABINS (TexH City Refining), · w.. DuBois DtliCUssed whether or not •March ' 3 0-Chalrman, Gerold Erllnger1 . FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service>, the old ship's minutes were sent In Se cre tuy; Luke &H ter. Coiled pu· a nd whether tlie ' LOG we re received. April 23-Ch•lrman, L. LH OY•1 Seer•· trolman concerning disputed OT and tar,y, R. Jernlg•'n. Conf usion on reNoliody but the delegate fs to go topsidP. with a beef or bus iness. Ship's payoff at sea. Patrolman advises hold· placement called in to Unlqn hall. delegate resigned and new one was ing payoff until ship arrives in · port. · One man left ship • . . was not paid Will wli~ port agent tbe time of oft. Motion made and '(econded tCJ elected. No beefs but some dls_puted OT. Ship owes $7.50 to the chief ship's arrival.- Ship's ·fund is $42.19,' report steward to union and request Captain wants to move the baker he not be allowed on SIU·contr11cted electrician. One dollar p.er man will be paid in Halifax toward the shtp•a from 1hls own room to. a room with ships. TV set to ~e. left on ship, the tlili'd cook. Bake:c dissatisfied be· Ship's fund used for cab fare . fund. ~ca\lse of' dlfterent working hours. - -- ;>( Everyone will .pleaie help to .. keep COUNCIL GROVI! (Cltlei ~ Servl~el, MOUNT McKINLEY <Cugo & Tank• 1tilp>, April 1'-Ch•lrm•n, Theodore Aprll 16-Chalrnj•n, G. A.' MHter• piessroom clean · Dtobln11 Secretuy, Sidney Ga rnier. •on; Secretuy, ChH. P. Moore;· Held '~ BITHEX <Ore· N•v.), April 1f discussion on the payoft: and facilities Flashlights to be gl.veri to oilers. Ship Ch•lrm•n, Jack Oossee; Secretuy; needs • a screen door on starboard for sending money home. th ~ough the Burton Owen, Draws w)ll be put out · aide, wooden rigs for llllower room. ·• company. A vote of thanks to the on , day befor e _ arrlvar ac;cordlng to• steward department. · No beefJll. aereement. All 01' will . be paid on COASTAL SENTRY <Suw•nnee), STEEL NAVIGATOR .,J lsthml•n>, J>resent p~olf ra~_her t_han carrying . April 17-Ch•lrm•n. Wllllam New• Aprll 10-=Ctuilrman, Ted Bl•d111 ·s ec• lllst dlly · overtime tijl followl ng voy.- 1ome1 Secretuy, W. J . Keryood. retuy, Phlllp MaechUng. Most-repairs age for. · men remaining aboard for • Beef made on J-boat not -runninll have been taken care Qf. Other• same. Motion made ttiat engine de· after 2300 so men can get boat when being worked on. Shlp'.s delegate re· partment gei watch foc'ales. - Elected . watch changed at midnight in Recife. signed and Ted Blades was electe.d. new ship's delegate: A vote of thankll Oller ordel"ed on March 8th has not This crew is highly consclou1 of· to the former ship's delegate. Also a shown 1Yet. 125 Id shlp"s fund. Com· 11afety mthods. Members ·wer e • re· ' vote !>f tha.n ks to 1he steward depart· mendatlon ·on acting cnlef cook f or quested to be on f ood ' cqnduct in · p:ient and t he crew mesfman, BenJa· fipe preparation of meals sl.n ce the ·f oreign ports. All hands are to aid min Lowi . · · departure of other chief cook. Name In keeping natives ou~. of ,the -crew'• · .of' cook, Joe Spirito. V,o te of thanka · quartere and '\'!18Salle~a}'~ , , ORfON PLANET ·<Orlon), Much 21- ~o entire · steward department. • Ch'lfrm•n, H. McAIH '1 Secr~uy, ~ COUNCIL GROVI (Cities , Service), ·PACIFICUS <oii;;i, ·Much 25 P. ·a..L-utemmn. The cap~al.ll ~ill have Ch•lrm•n, Duke; lecrat...y; J. Dewelr.' ·the Co•st Guard ' come down to the . April :J6'"-Ch•lrm•l'I, O. A. MHterson1 Secref•ry, ChH. P. Moore. D11cus11lon No dtaw In · Ade~. . Ship's d-:leqate ship In Yoko1uka: One man mtssea wtshed tO re.tll'n due 'to the lack of the ahli> in Okinawa. One man hos· of payotr anci facilities for sen-ding, 1upport and o'tber realons. Hts ·report p1tallzed. • Ship'• . fund ta 18.97. Few money home - tlirou1h - the company. Vote of thinks to ateward dept. Was acc~pted l>~f D!)t .bk r eailDaUc;in. !Jourr .,.of dtsputed· -O'J', . pne - m' n _, . au '-'5.Y . ... "" ..... .._ · ·-.. "' ·,:1. ... · . ,;;. "'.._/· . 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Title A name given to the resource May 6, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AWARD FIVE $6,000 SIU SCHOLARSHIPS AF-CIO BACKS SIU; HITS ARAB SHIP BLACKLIST UNIONS, PUBLIC BACK CLEOPATRA PICKETING TRAILER-CARRYING SERVICE INAGURATED BY BULL LINE SENATE WEAKENS ’50-50’ VOTES WAIVER IN AID BILL FMB VOTES SUBSIDY TO WATERMAN US MALES PLEA FOR RUNAWAYS LABOR DEP’T HEAD ASKS END OF GOV’T AID TO SHIPPING SATELLITE AIDS TO SHIPPING US SEA LIMIT PLAN LOSES GREAT LAKES MEBA DRIVE GAINS NICHOLSON ELECTION ESSO FLEET CREWS BEGIN NLRB VOTE ON UNION TIE WHITE HOUSE SWITCHES ON MEDICAL CARE FOR AGED ILA DEMANDS STANDARD PACT IN ALL LAKES PORTS SHIPPING OK IN MOBILE; FUTURE FAIR US, INDIA SIGN LONG-RANGE PACT ON GRAIN CARGO GRACE ASKS SUBSIDY END ON SEAWAY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/06/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 10  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/25f645a41c2b23c84a980ffa74e69a5a.PDF 683de52d923caa4e25f4f97d5012d648 PDF Text Text ~. SEAl'ARBRS-~a . .. -LOG .' , ' / • ' . OFFICIAL Oll&.AN OP THI! Sl!Aj:AUltS . Volume XXll ' No. 9 - .., . UNION. ATLANT.IC . . . . INTEltNA1'10NAL . ·--------~~ AHO 6U1F DIS.TltlCT. AFL-CIO. - April 22, 1960 SIU-MCS Wins Crucial Case: JIMMY ·HOFFA AND LANDRUM-GRIFFINJimmy ,Hoffa, president . of the Teams.t ers Union, has used anti-labo-r laws against , . legitimate union - contracts · ~espite his avowed opposi·h on to such laws. He. has also ·tied in with Harry ; Bridges, numb_e r one enemy .... ~f the SIUNA. SEE PAGES 3 ll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Story On Page I I Egypt Ship Tied Up In BlaCl<list Beef SIU, ILA FIGHT BLACKLIST OF US MARITIME . . Pointing up that "Freedom Of The Seas Is A Two-Way Street," SIU picket before Egyptian-flag Cleopatra does h.is bit to_!ceep ship tied to the dock as picketing entered its second week. Ship was tied up in New York by joint SIU-ILA .action in protest against black.. listing o~ Arne~ican-flag ships by Egypt. The blacklist-- has undoubtedly deprived ·many Seafarers and other American _seamen of job opportunities because American-flag ships ' have been blocked from bidding on cargo ·runs into Arab ports. The pickets are also .- _protestin&' against mistreatment of SIU crews on several occasions• in· Egypt, including . denial of shore leave. Efforts of the ship's . owners-to e.n join the picketing have thus far " '• beeii.· ··u,nsucces~ful in US Fed~~al Court. · (Stori~ · o~ page 2.) ·' �THE t·SSUES IN Seaf~rer . ptc;_l~ ~ ~Arcurfancl Lo@ Di Angelo poce in front of · Egypti~ ship Cleopatf~'s docl a~ Egyptian consul (center) and aide leave vessel. - THE BLACKLIST Here In brief are the reasons for the SIU-ILA picketline action apinst ~e Cleopatra: • A eonsiderable · nmnb.e r of American-fla&" ships have beten blacklisted by EDP& and other Arab nations. These are ships which at one time or another had put In at- an Israeli port. This blacklisi is in violation of international faw. ~ • These ships cannot carry any farm surplus cargoes to Arab natU»u, or in the caie of tankers, pick up oil at an Arab port. The result is loss of employment for American seamen. • In addition, in receqt months erewmembers of several SIU-manned sblpe have been deprived of shore leave and etherwi5e mistreated In Egyp- , Uan ports. . _ • The US Government bu thus far done nothing to resolve the · prob~m • . ~onseqaent[7, tlie only recourse left was trade union action on the picket line. For fall details, 1iee stories on this page. · Union·Seeks �. - SE.4P ..tRERS 'Loe .Raps Runaways Hoffa J·oins With ' . . Btidges, SIU Foe MCS Win·s 8-1 Decision On Union Piclc.eting· Rights \VASHINGTON - The US Su-.-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-­ preme Court has, in effect, given the internal economy of the ship, result, the US merchant marine _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.__ _., a green light to American maritime but rather were interested in pre- was being undermined and seajob opportunities for them- men's jobs were being lost. SAN . FRANCISCO-Under the insttuctions ~f Teamster union activities against runaway 8erving The operators of the ship se-· selves in this country." This, the T R H ff i1· · · · · flag vessels. It ruled on Monday, Pres1·den t ··.,ames · . o a, an a iance has been formed be- April 18 by Jln eight to one deci- cour t said, was a different issue cured an . injunction in Federal . ~ween the T~amsters• Western Conference and Harry sion that Federal courts . cannot than the Riviera case, where the District Court against the union and, on appeal, the injunction was Bridges. The alliance takes enjoin maritime union picketing SIU Pacific District was ·penalized for picketing a runaway-flag ship upheld in the Ninth Circuit Court the form of a joint committee recent National Labor Relations of runaways in us ports. of appeals. ' _ Board among drivers of the ValenThe Supreme Court ruling up· on behalf of the ship's crew.. ._, The District Court had reasoned The MCS had picketed the .w hich apparently ·will work cia-Baxt trucking company. held an appeal by the SIU-affiliated that the case did not involve a together . on orga~izlng . . matters, The SIU won the vote by a count Marine Cooks and Stewards Union Nikolos in Tacoma, Washington, fabor dispute within the meaning _ in 1957, protesting the fact that . contract items and others. of 106 to. 64, after which Hoffa ran arising out of the 1957 picketing runaway ships ·were capturing the of the •LaGuardia-Norris Act, deBridges, of course, has long lbeen to .the regional NLRB charging "in: of . the Liberian-registered SS majority of US bulk cargo trade claring there was no dispute · be• timidation ·and terrorism." Nikolos . . But more important than the number one enemy of the SIU SIUNA President Paul Hall, that is .the apparent significance through unfair competition via low tween the foreign seamen em• (Continued on page 15) of NA, and has several times at- speaking at the International the ruling has on union actions ~ages and no tax payments. As a tempted to raid SIUNA jurisdic- Union of Operating Engineers con- against runaway {Jags. On the face tion. He was the sparkplug of the vention in J14iami, characterized of it, the ruling would appear to now-defunct . Communist-dominated Hoffa as a "notorious fink and give the sea unions a~ free hand National Union of Marine Co.oks whistle blower" as a result of his to engage in peaceful picketing and Stewards and its successor, behavior in these two situations. against runaways in US ports. ongshore Local 100, which unHall's statement answered a pro- - The decision was haile!J by successfully fought the drive . by posal for a conference of transpor- SIUNA President ·Pauf Half who the SIU Pacific District tci bring tation unions. H;e. ruled. out SIU declared: The Marine Cooks and With A&G Seafarers and licensed crewmembers of the ships' steward departments into a membership ·in such a group as Stewards Union has won a tremen· non-.Communist uni.on, the present long as Hoffa is Teamster presi- dous victory for all American sea- Alcoa fleet having taken the deep-sea dry cargo safety Marine Cooks and Stewards of the dent. · men in the fight to preserve sea- championship, Great Lakes Seafarers have done the same SIU Pacific District. The SIU has been . activ.e ih the men's jabs and to save the Ameri- on the Lakes and Inl'and+------------Subsequently, Bridges has, on trucking. field in Puerto Rico for can-flag merchant marine. Thanks Waterways contest. The SIU- competed with the crews of some several occasions, raided the juris- several years, as . a result of being to the MCS all American seamen contracted Wyandotte Trans- 200 fresh water ships. dictions of various SIUNA affili- a. majot. factor in th~ island's labo.r will benefit as they will be able portation Company, a Great Lakes The SIU Great Lakes Distrfct ates, including tuna fishermen on movement through its position in to utilize full trade union rights District fleet, won the title · by hailed the · performance of · the the \Vest Coast. the maritime field. The maritime against the runaways. The MCS virtue of a perfect score in 1959 Wyandotte crew and called for industry is one of thP . biggest in success serves notice on the own· -not a single lost time injury. joint union-management action on / d th A ,Hoffa alliance with Bridges th e c ommonweaIth a..i e mos t ers of runaway shipping that they shipboard safety on the Lakes ~uch Crewmembers from the four will do little to change a famJliar highly-organized. will no longer be able to .. defy as exists in the deep sea SIU safe\Vest Coast scene. There is a deep- • The Teamsters have been seek- seamen and their unions . . Th~ ships of the Wyandotte fteet work- ty program, as the avenue for. fured ·more than one-million accidentrooted resentment on the West ing to assume jurisdiction over the MCS has earn·e d the wholehearted ther reduction in accidents. Coast for the Hoffa kind. trucking membership of the SIU congratulations· of the organized free hours in ·1959 to win the top The announcement of the IL\VU- Puet'lo Rican division, but follow- seamen's, movement here in the safety honor in the Marine Section's contest under the National Teamster link-up followed on the ing their expulsion from the AFL- States ·and abroad." heels of the election defeat admin- CIO, ·the SIU was instructed by In the majority ·decision the Safety Council. At presentation ceremonies on istered by the SIU Puerto Rican the Federation to retain this juris- court noted that "the union memDistrict to the 'J'eamsters in the diction. hers here were not interested in Tuesday, April 19, in New York, the Marine Section formally pre· sented officers of the Alcoa. Steam. ship Company with a deep sea first B~s., · ay prize plaqu.e. it was the second ' . . year in a ,row in which the Alcoa fleet took top honors in the national contest after finishing in the second spot in 1957. Alcoa won I " ' with a score of · 1.62 which is beVoting on the proposed revisions lieved to be . the lowest incidence to the SIU A&G District Constitu• of accidents ever recorded in the tion continues briskly, and with dry cargo category. six days to 'go more than 3,300 The safety contest scores are votes liave been cast on the issue. based 011 a formula of the · amount The voting was authorized at a of work time lost due to accidents headquarters meeting on March 2 against the total man hours and outport meetings on March worked. In the case of ships, al- 16 is running from March 31 to lowances are made for the fact April 29 inclusive. The vote · is that crewmembers are aboard 24 expected to mount, as many ships hours a day, as ·c ompared to the ar.~ due in for payoff this week. eight-hour daily units of work in In order to amend the constituin shoreside plants. ' tion a two-thirds majority in a ~ · In addition to Alcoa's apparent secret ballot referendum is needed. record score, the over-all perform- The six man committee that made ·ance of all ships in the contest the proposed revisions noted that stood at 5.12 compared to 5.89 last they· were made · because of the year and 7.30 in 1957, a consistent new Landrum-Grifftin Act and to improvement in shipboard safety. a·ccommodate certain structural In winning the Great Lakes and changes being made in the Union. inlan~ \\Taters title, \Vyandotte Under the new or ganizational plan, the_ Union will be able to better coordinate .the activities of .its various divisions such as the April 22, 1960 Vol. XXll, No. 9 Marine Alliea Workers Division, the Harbor and Inland Waterways Division, and the Puerto Rican Division. • The results of the voting will PAUL HALL, SeCTetary-T-.easu·r er HEftBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA- not be known till all the votes are MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, in and tabulated, but the· number AL MASKIN, ARTHUR BERGER, CHARLES of votes in, at the two thirds mat·k BEAUMET, DEL ROBINSON, Staff Writers. in the period, 'is as follows: .BILL .MooQ.Y, Gulf Area Representative: Boston, 69; New York, 998; P hiladelphia, 150; Baltimore. 386; Norfolk, 36; Jacksonville, 49; Miami, 26; Mobile, 361; New Orleans, 494; Houston, 304; WHmJngton, 89; San Francisco, 129; Seattle, 118; San Juan CPR>, 138; for a total of 3,337 votes cast. Lale.es SIU C~mpany 'Perfect' On rSafety - By Constitution Voting Ends Next Friday Plane And Eventually, By Ship SEAFARERS LOG �. ,·- ~ - ~~ ,-~...... ,. -------·. SEifABERS~ -----~ ROTARY SllPPING BOAID \ 0 March 30 Throug~ .April 1·2 As the temperature rose last period; shipping moved .fn tbe opposite direction. A total of 3,880 "A" and ..B" men we~ registered on the ~beach at the end . of ~his period as com.pared to 2,765 for the ,tast · perio~. / • This resulted fro~ a total of 872 me~ shipped against last periods total of 1,254, a drop ·of soil'le .382 ~en. " As -can be expected, ship activity w~s also slow with 177 payoffs, . . tr . d.. ·~ d 251 1ast . oer10 . d : a d ec1·me of s1gn-ons an d. m~ . ans1"t.s th" "- is pent> . 74 ship visits. - The records show that there were -46 payoffs, 23 signons and 108 ships in transit this period as contrasted to 74 payoff~, 36 sign-ons and 141 in-transits· for the previous one. . . . · Jacksonville apd ·Miami had ~b <payoffs, and Norfolk, 'Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile and Wilmington·- had no sign.:ons. New York led in • the vessel servicing department with 36, followed by Baltimore and New Orleans with-24 each. Miami was at the bottom of the ·1adde.r with only 5. Sharp drops in shipping were recorded in every port except Boston, <. -.. - :, . , which stayed even and Miami which 'gained one. . Baltimore dropped 189· men to- lead· the parade; and following in li~e were Houston, .New Orleans, New Y~rk and Philadelphla. This peri~d ·31~ men shipped in deck, 312 m~n !!hippe4 in tl~e black gang ~nd 245 men shipped in t~e steward departmept. The figures for ·r egistration 'this ·period are: 422 men in deck, 853 in- the engine department and 313 in the stew~d - department. A total of 1,088 "A" and' "B . " men - reg.i s t ere · d t'"'; . · d. . 1µS per10 . Ports with less than 100 "A" and jjB,. men registered on the beach were: Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, .Jacksonville, "Miami and Wilming- Pq Srt• .I• ~· OHS- O•• Trau. TOTAL loltoa • • • • • • .2 New Y~rk • • • • 13 tlladelphla • ! • : ~ 1 4 4 7 19 36 J~ 5 17 I , 5 : ltf••'- • · •• • Norfolk • • · •••• • _ 2 JackiHvllle Miami • • . . • • ..... Mobile ••..••• 6 -ton. New O;feali •'• 5 2 . 11 The following is the ·outlook for the next. ~rfod port by· ~rt: HHltoa " • • •• • 2 4 2 7 Bos t on, s Iow • • • N ew y ork. , s h ouId p i ck up • •· • Philad e lp'"'a f"ir Wllml!Hjtoa • • • .I2 UJI , ., • • • Sa F 2 3 Baltimore, fair .... Norfolk, better ••• Jacklonville, fair ••• Miami, ·s.:.,~•RC1 6 1 2 .s low • ,• • Mobile, good ••• New. Orleans, not .too good ••• Bouton, • • · · ·.:.:_ _ _ steady • • . Wilmlncton, slow ••• Saia Francisco, should be better • • • total• •••• : • • 46' 23 1OI Seatlle, s!!ould pick up. ~: _ 7 1'7 I 11 · 24 1 "0·• t 1 7 9 177 -· .. . I _DECK· .DEPARTMENT I Registered -&LASS' A Registered CLASS' 8 i" Port lOTALS 2 22 12 4 _3 -2 , 3 ALL 1 7· -1- - 10 . 37 14 '13 2 4 4 8 29 . 8 49 5 1 ; 2 3· ALL 1 1 1 2 _l 6 8 16 16 2 4 6 2 7 11 18 4 ~. 5 12 3 11 32 3 17 37 8 4 6 7 5 1 3 4 . 1 90 1s2 48 . -G~R-----=o=u=p_ _......... ,_G_R~ O~ u=p-..,,.·-- GROUP . . . Boston ... ....•••••••• - Ne~ York .. ..••..•••. Phlladelphia .....••••. Baltimore. . . . . . . • . • • • Norfolk . . . . . . • . . . • . Jacksonville. . • • • • • • . . Miami .. . ...•••••••••. Mobile ... .....••....• New Orleans .....••• , . Houston .. . . ...••••••. Wilmington .. .... , • , . . .San Francisco ......•.. Selttle . . . . .......... · Shipped CtA5S ,A ~ 1 _ 20 2 46 4 9 62 1 10 6 10 '7 2 13 2 3 ' 8 1 2 I 320 --5-43- 54 : _Shipped · GROUP ~ ~ 4 1 2 2 3. 13 10 - 20 l'1 13 30 -9 2 7 5 4 3 2 2 I io2i 56 113 1~· = ;:_ SHIPPED GKOUP 1 - - 2· , S ALL 2 3 ALL ,. 1 ' 2 3 ALL 3-3- - ,I 2 2 14 7 3'1....,. 2 - 8 10 .. ·. 1 5 1 :8 1 2 ·_ 311 _1 17 3 2 3 7 12 ...- •1 ...,. 1 1•1 1 :~ CLASS A I GROUP ~ ~ 111 ~~, 1~ CLASS 8 . GROUP A.,.. B C ALL 1 7 2 9 2 37 10 . 1 - ti 90 8 3 1 12? 8 24 12 1 33 ll = _- --.~ -i -:, 1~ ~ ReglStered O;i: Tlte leaclt TOTA1 - ' CLASS C CLASS 8 M: ' Ship~ GROUP . 1 2 ·a ALL 2 , 8 ALL 16 1 19 4 2 I 148 46 2H1 5 25 .41 'JI 9 8 25: ' - - 4,. ' 65 ' 16 illtl 3 17 27 41 ~ ~=· =.3 ~ : 1 ., lg· 1 I i _ ...,, l 1 1 1 2 1 l -- 4 2 Z 5 · '1 1 . le . 5 :( 2 8 32 32 8 '121 .. 5 5 11 fl 2 2 4 8 -2 4 8 41 "-8 6 55 68 84 16 168; .5 9 21 35 9 52 1 10 13 24 2 · .4 8 52 24 6 ·. 12; 33 49 9 91' 1 8 5 H 9 - 6 . 1 '1 1 ·- . 1 3 4 9 7 - 4 . 20 11 10 ' 1 22 5 4 9 21 6 .1 . 1 . 21 1 1 6 2' . 1 9 . 16 25 2 43; 2 3 ,7 l2 1 ~ - I - --- - - -~ 5_-......::::: - - 5 15- 24 -5 - -· 44; ~10- 4 - - H 40 I 2\4t- ,-6- 2-8- 4t l-'15 2 9 15 I 26 214 75 2s . 1 315 3'2'1 4'19 120 I 926· 1& 84 130 I 230 =- -I -ENGINE DEPARTMENT _, I . · - Registered· Port Shipped Registered CLASS A ' CLASS B. . GROUP • . 1 2 /3 ALL - -5 - - - 5 Boston .... .....•••••. New. York . ....•.••••. 12 45 6 '63 Philadelphia ....•..... 1 8 1 10 B.a ltimore . ....••••... Norfolk . . . ....•••.... Jacksonville .•••••..•• Miami . .......••..•.• . - '. Mobile ..... ....•.••.. 1 6 ., 1 · New Orleans .....•••.. 9 20 5 34 Houston ~ . .... .••..•••. 6 34 2 4,2' Wilmington . .....••... 8 } 9' San Francisco ... . •.... 2 a 3 u Seattle - .. . ......... . 9 1 10 TOTALS 35 190 26 I 251 ' t ~: : ~~ ------ ----- GROUP , 1 - - 2 26 3 ;.. - GROUP 2 . - - - 1 ·4 ~, ..,,. - .. 241 GROUP _ _ . - GROUP 1 1 2 . 3 ALL 1 Boston . . . . ·.......... . New York-. ........... 21 _9 · 32 Philadelphia.. . . . • • • . . . 4 Baltimore. . . . . • • • • • • • 15 8 .Norfolk . . . ••••. ••• 3 3 · Jacksonville. . . • • • . • • • 5 3 .1 Miami ......••••••••• . 1 Mobile . .............. 6 10 New Orleans.......... 3 2 30 Houstod . .. ........... 15 3- 17 1 · ' 1 . 3 Wilmington ... .. ~ •••• " San Francisco .•' . • • • • . . 2 4 6 Seattle . .... ..... · · • · 4 3 ·10TAU · -H 32 128 2 3 3 1 12 1 - 1 -_ 62 - ~ 1~· ~~1 ~ 1 1 141 1 9, 1 7 .2 2 1 16 3G 35 5 12 , ; : ' 4 zr ~ ·~ L 2 . 3 ALL · ~ 1 . 3 - 31 i 2I 5 2 2 11 . ~LASS 8 '•. ,GLASS A J . C GROUP GROUP B ALL . l _ 2 3' ALL 1 2 3 .ALL 3 .1 'I ~ 7 . z. . . 11""• ...; + ,..,,...,.,._,2;-"----:4~--:. 22 . 53 49 139 24 212 . 6 37 34 '16 6 .3 1 2 - 16 2 2Q . ,1 3 ' r- ,· : i~ . l~ ~ ~! : :__ r ii ~ 'i 't i : : ' - - .. ,, i. --~· -i ~ 1 1 ' 1 21 .11 · s 2:.. 2 . 2 2· ( .2 · · ' 3 2 "\. 4 t io . 27 7 · " :"~ -9 . 9' t'f 2&' '· ..:... 8- 7 15 4 ·s . 7' 26 15 _. 7 ta' 29 · -62 11 · 102 2 23 1'6 -41 1 43 1 - 19 1..11 · ~~ ~5 ,9, §'·~43 37" 14 · 941· 13 . 10 i 24 1 7 7 ii ,7 2 4:. 8 ·- I 7 6 - , -13 . 2 10 1 i3 J · 2 ~' f s· - ; -",l • ,. -,.1 ;-:-'.1 -::: ~ t' a 20 ~ 5 u . - - 9 , 13 8 - . .1- - 2 3· :.:.... ...._ .. . 8 3' 11 3 24 2 29 3 - 8 · 3 H ll63 -:-3-s_3-:-57..\ "j1t"- .. ~ 11 -::-ii ,-3SI63ll3 - 36j31Z129 3'1Ct 85 l-5M-1z-rt1slo1_1_zs' ·.·'I e srEwAfio:~:,,1~·AarM1~1/ GROUP . ' •• • ~ • ...i ·., -' • f I I t ./ 1 • ~~,.. ~ $hipped . S~lpp.d, . , _, Shipped .r orAt 'SHIPPED , £LASS A· . CLASS 8 CL"SS C GROUP ~ . GROUP I GROUP .. GBOV:f . . ....r· ALL 1. 2 3 ALL ' , ~ 3 ALL ,/l ~ ' 3 4LL AB - CALL .4 - ~ 3 3. . 8~' 8 ·1 2 <30 2 '20 . 301 13 '3 --:I ·j • · 4, - . 1 2 1 3 -=-:.: ..;._ 3 . 3 1 • 4 .,_. 71 33 3 10 1·1.::-- 1 . 2 4 . ' "I ~ - ,...._ . 3 . . 3 1(> 9: 6 , ..._ , 1 . 4 _~ 5: ....::.•· -,- . 3 · I ·4 . 5 3 . 4 2 2 3. - '3 7 ·5 9. . t .:.1 5 ,- , . ..:... . l - 4 , 5 9. 3 3 2 z ~ , . . : . : . ; . ......!. •: ·2 - 15 21- 1 7 . : :.'. :__ .:'.· ·. '" 3 · . 11, 10 • 4 20 11 14 4 l'l 1 2 2 3 1 . 4· 6 1 2 .1 10 11 1 1 , 1 5 3 1.%44 5-,-5 "59 I Regi~fered ,,~ Reglstered On The B•aclt TO'fAl SIJIPP~D legfstered .CLASS 8 .._ . CLASS A Port , 1 4 ~- · g o 5 · 15. 6 19 _ 1 12· 10 35 . . 4 •l 2 3 1· 6 5 2 '1. 1 _ 4 . 1 3 1 5 1 7 5'1 41I102, 1'1 - 128 ·~ 18 ,. Registered · GROUP 31F, ~. Shipped eLASS e ~ROUP . S ALL .. 1 - 2 ·3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 . -=- 5 - - 1 - 2 3 1 1 1 - -'"3 . . 7 13 3 19 9 . 11 , 11 IO 22 3 6 5 ..._ 5f .l 5 8 7 1 3 1 Shipped . . ' GLAS_$ 8 CLASS A Reglsfere,d ),.--, II .. 3 ' 691 48 .. ·s;- s. · -----=---h ·- · 2 19 2 1 .. ....... - 1 1 12 48 ·}. ' ~ ._a· io �. . Vessel �· c;!!!!!tpo~;f~~e ~~~!~!d~!~!~~-11-....;._IN~QU_IR_IN__G._SE_AF_B_·E___R_·I tinued to unload their hea\ry artillery on the railroads last week. Their testimony before QUESTION: When yo.u 're overseas, clo you eat 11hore7 If 10, a House transport~ti?n subcommit.tee echoed weeks of denunciation of railroad Int~rstate what type of food do yo.u prefer? Commerce Comm1ss1on prace tices designed to d~stroy .com- fled that for - ~O years· the ral - petition from Independent oper- James B. Elliott, eook: Yes-I WIWam Bate1t eleetrlelan: In peting modes of transporta- roads have been trying to control ators and then be free to control have tried . many Japanese dlShes, South America I discovered that tion. the water carrier industry. H~ the tr~nsportatlon business. _ A similar position ha~ been their drive and join with the barge taken by the remaining coastwise lines in establishing joint ·rates and intercoastal 'Yater carriers in and services. The barge lines have previous testimony on the subject long sought to coordinate rates of railroad rate-making: They too and services, but the railroads called fo;r the railroads to cooperhave always refused. ate in setting up Joint services · He charged that the pend~ng with shipping ·rather than attempt legi~lation "would ulthnately lead to destroy ship operations. to the destru_ction of our industry" The head of the American Truckand Clllled on the railroads to obey Ing Association; as well as witthe law and court orders. nesses representing individual Once a railroad got .hoJd of a trucking compa~ies also stated obbarge line, he warned, it wojild jections to railroads o~ning comuse it to destroy ··barge line com- peting forms -:..of transportation. · If the weight of the evidence called on the railroads to give up . ~ounted, the ICC and the railroads would both be. buried by now, as for weeks on end a paraae of witnesses from all segments of the transpoi;tation ind~try, including . eoastwise and intercoastal ship operators, have repeated the same story of the railroads' drive for a transportation monopqly. · The particular target of the current hearings is a bill which would give the railroads the ri'ght to purchase competing water carriers. Spokesmen at last week's hearlngs opposing the bill included r~presentatives of the Inla~d Waterways Common Carriers Association, which ls a group ·of barge line operators,. and the American Trucking Corporation. The barge line supoke•m: te•tl· and found that I prefer sukiyaki. Another ~gastronomlcal adventure for me ls partakIng of sweet- and so u r spar~ribs. Japagese - style. They dlce the '& meat after . removing it from the b9ne and simmer it in a delicious, pungent sauce. Of course, the way those folks prepare their vegetables is superb. . ;\:. t t Franels 'McGarry, bosun: I have a craving for ~pfcy foods and therefore regularly dine on curry and rice when I hit ports in India. SIU sch.0Iars · h• St'"ude1nt Wins·Academic Honors ~:'\tfi-:1~~ ~p Office n1on En-route to a degree in Business Administration, Robert G. ~!rbs~e=~apa:: le: t I Hauser, son of Seafarer Edgar Hauser, has ·scored an enviable . • record at the Uniyers.it,Y of Connecticut .•on his $6,000. fourPIC e s n year SIU scholarship awarq. . HarborHauser expects to graduate Ny in June with a Bachelor of stAnding life insurance student who plans a career ·in ins9rance." Science d egree In ·Bus lb ess Ad mm· Hauser has also · been elected to istration. He Intends to go into the the national honor society, Beta insuranc~ field, and on April 6, was G~mma Sigma, which . is roughly equivalent to 8 Phi Beta Kappa honor in the arts and sciences· Demanding a contract for the office employees of the New York Shipping Association, members of Office Employees Union Local 153 picketed the piers in New York ~arbor yesterday, effectively haltIng work on. alL ships. The International Longshoremen's Association membership refused to cross the picket Jines which were set up just before the morning job call. . The New York Shipping Associ~ ation employs 90 workers at its headquarters whom the office union ·is seeking to represent. The Robert (left) and Edgar Hauser _ Association represents stevedoring · •. firms in New York harbor. awarded the Howard V. Krick The picketing took place both. in scholar.ship by the Connecticut New York proper and on the Jer~ State Life Uilderwrltel'!I As~ociasey side of the river. . tion. The award goes to "an out- pffiee .. field. · He plans to go .to work for the Connecticut General Life Insuranc,e Company In June as a life insuranc~ agent. "These thUigs have · been made possible," he wrote, "by the 'tremendous ·assistance I received from tbe SIU scholarship. To the men of your Union I ·owe my , undying vote of gratitude." .. · Hauser's fatber, Seafarer Edgar Hauser, sails ~s electriclal\ on SIU ships. Is The Extenslotl ·coPcl· ... . . .. ~ ·, Sometimes, while attending to major safety problems such qs the conditions of gangways, ladders and similar items, · it's· easy· to overlook the little things that can also lead to grief. Extension· cords for port· able electric tools often become frayed from repeated use, yet qre seldom Te• newed. , A fe~ ·cents worth _of wiring and a few minutes time are all that is needed to . prevent a possibly fat~l-4cc·ident. I ., ·' ·I ,.. - - - - - - - - - - • ...- - -- - - • their steaks leave little to be deafred. Pan-fried and surrounded w I th mushroom caps,_ they're un• beatable. I have ~P' never tasted slml• Y:.• , Iar meat that . . comp.ared w i t h • ibis I sampled. , in Brazil. as far as price is concerned, It's highly inexpensive. Another favorite of mine is South American shrimp in rice-which it similar to shrimp creole. ;\:. t •~ Joe Bruch, meuman: Yes, and one' of my favorite c·ulinary haunts is Fraccarlo's in Capetown, where one is treated to. An9 :::F=~~t~:~ ::::i~s ~i:::!~~ ' th:f like tarts deep ~i~ ";; from the lobster, . fried. _ Also, I go -'~ '"'l;,,;~··,;.,; . ~ " dunks them In for Sukiyaki ,dishes when I'm In butt er, .repacks Jwahpea11n'1n aEnads.t AfPorrltcuag.uese shrimp them in the hull and bakes. It'• delicious! In Portuguese East "" "" "" .. 1-fca, I look fo~ard to prawns"" "" "" A.Ll cw or shrimp--whlch are cooked slow• R. R. Slm1>1on, tiook: 1 go for Jy in olive oil. seafood dishes-such ,!lS fish and· ;\:. "" .... lobster when I Jam•s •-n-•e, ""AB·. ""Most -of the hit the beach " uc "" overseas. Guess time. I have found French food that's because \ve much to my lik· get so much ·of Ing. For exam· the so - called pie,' I find · that "solid" meats.chicken, cooked like beef, liver, · • In wine and other etc. Also. If I ingredients-cog think· it's safe au .vin over there enough, I like to .-suites my tastes ,order fresh tossed salads. Some .~,.. to a "T." Then countries' fresh produce jtist isn't - iJc,. there's crepe I f•t for hu~an consumption, how- · .. 11uzette, a mixever. I a1so like the way the Ger- ture of lemon, butter, sugar and ma~s cook thelr .sauerbrauten and· plenty of wines and brandies, . the Japanese their sukiyaki -..._ dishes.- among other 'things. ... �.' ;,,I? I '~c : l .... Sena ,CoiJgreSs ·ShOwdown -Due -Ill · $late 1Jep't.. 4 ·11ack on '50-50' . 0 • Bv swneti MM"golW. ·WASHINGTON-Another of a series of conflicts between the maritime industry and the . State-_Department is sure to erupt in Congress over the "50-50" law. This time, ihe ma• Doli't ·auy The ··~••, .Buy rhe Steak rine unions and the industry ~e running head on into a Department proposal to waive the One of the big slogam In the advertising trade- la: "Don't sell the requirepients of "50-50" on 1teak, sell the sizzle". By thil, the ad eX,erts mean they can, lell pl c'argo which will be c_a rried to American ships. Should the marl- position of American ow~e" of more goods at higher 'pi-Jcea by p~g up emotional and l>l)'chololfeal India ahd Pakistan for deveJ.,. tim~ industry agree to give the runaway-Dag shipping. Department authority to waive the The Department bad previously opment ~f ·fire Indus River as upects of the mercha!l~ ratl;ter tb4'1 telling U1 plain facts ~rt the irrigatl~n and hydroelectric · power '50-50' requirement, it would be calied a conference of_ ship opermerchandile ltse~. The many psychologists employed by .a agencies sourcf!. , wrapping a noose around its own ators Iii an attemJ,Jt to sell them nowaC!an say that "alzzl., ·1eµintr' really worts. It's being II.led to sell Tlie excuse the Department Is neck. Maritime Unions .can be on ~e waiver plan and soothe · · · an _ · everthlng froin peanu~ butter _to political C!lndidat~. · The business psycholoatsti regard us c0nswners as not ve!y brjglit. A leading psyeholoitst recently wrote in the Hanard ....._ lleftew , ' .. -- . ' that t?day s buyer is often vague about the actual pi:fce be pays for something: he has lew standards for j~dglftg the quality of what he buy1., a~d at .times winds up not using it anywa,y~" _ counted u~n to fight this back- their concern about its Impact 011 door move on the '50-50' rule." other Government-owned and Gov· · Union's Diskust ernment-financed cargoes. HowThe Union's distrust of State eyer, the operators have indicated Department ·intentions is based that they will fight any attempt upon the Department's collilstent to legislate waiver authOtity m opposition to any and all forms of Congress, on· the grounds that such assistance t.o US shipping. The De- authority would undermine the Even a Federal judge recently poiilted o'Ut how suc~ul emotioDal For practical purposes though. partment has always echoed the whole principle of "50-50" and appeals are In persu~dlng us t.o buy. "The men of Madison Avenu~ sold the · United S~tes .would finance viewpoint of European maritime 'threaten the existence of Ameriahirts by depJCting a· man with an eye pat4'b; they have ,90ld soap by thbe grte ates,t pantl't thetotalprojectt, · nations, and bu supported the can-flag shipping. COS · , a OU 30 perce . .1. ue advertisirig Jt to be •99 and 44/lootba. percent pure' wltbout:bothering C)f the :project,. still ' to be acted f ' to add the noun; they have sold brasslereslii displaying a sleepwalker," upon,· is estimated at ''$645 million Ready ·For-The Recruiters Wrote; .Judge l-uther YoqdahL ~ ,., · · of which the US ~w.ould contribute. · MiiadTll A Sm~ $515 millil>n and Great Britain, . . · . · , . . $58 million, the' ~alance . to be For example, you know why fo~ proc~~rs now offer two types .of handled. by · o~her .w_estern Enropeanut butter? Their psycholojtsts ~tsco~er~ '. that while boys pe-.ri nationli. _uked ~ th~ traditional grainy or Waive 'SO-so• chunky,· peanut butter, the manu. facturers .. could sell more , peanut · ;i'h.e ~tate Dep~en~. is a~ butter to girls if tt were made for .t~e right to waive ~50 lt smooth, because smoothness in any time in . con~tion with ~ foods is generally un4erstood ·to pr~fect and IS: ~g ~-amend­ more feminifle. , , : - ment t.o ,. .~glsla~OO. glV~ th~ In fact, the processors made .President,; per~ve autho.r it( some peanut butter so smooth, by to dump 0 .50-50 . if he found that adding· vegetable 1 oils and fats that the provJSio,os o~ the cargo preferthe Food & Drug AdmlnistTation ~ce act coul~ not be !ully-s:atisfied no longer ·permits the ·blended ~ithout sermusly unp~ding · :or -product even to be cfllled ~anut plredvenBtin~ acco~pllt~~meut of th~ butter'' This Cloem•t bother .. the n us asm proJec · Unde~secretar:y of State ~ougla_s . ..sizzle 'sellers". They made a .vir·~.. No Procter & Di•Ion, · m ·~ letter to ~pb .Casey, tue 0 f Dece881"1., . .. . w . president of the Ametican MerGamble advertises: Have you dis- chant ~Marine Institute, declare(\ . ·t · -"- · t d.. . covered the deliclo°'5 dillerence 'b etw 'Jif' d ........-lit butt - -:."- th_!'t the S !'le ~mtnnd!~ _Qt!& e~o an r~ · . el'. not "foresee need tu exerc1stt ·this • • • . Jtf Peanut Spr_ead~ JS • • • authority fu the near . future • • ." extra _creamy .••. smoo1.11er. easier but that "'preferential . conditions" spreading • • • ~To pUl'e peanuts,· applied to US car.goes mldrt .·~com­ •Jif' adds an exclus.fv!, blend of pllcate. the adriuniatration of the . . . . smoothing ingre$lfents. , Jndqs 'Project .; ; . ..we would no_t J3ut, when. you !!epatate the sizzle fr'!,m the steak, you find,-_yo~ re wish t 9 attach any. condition of geWng only 75 percent peanuts. The ex.cluslve blend of smoot~ preference to our Indus contribu- . · · . ingredients" consists mainly_ of vege.tabl~ _short~ This, of course, 'ttoia •••" . · · _ · Liitte Kevin Cresci, tlitH years old, stands "tall" in hil KP outfit 11 a cooJdJ>g fat wblcb y~u can buy for as little as 28 cents a pound, BaektlOer ·M•e as grandfather, Seafarer Pete Gonzal~s. and Se~rer Angeto dependlpg on· the brand. . · . Commenting tne State D~ Seda (~ith hat) look on. ' · You Pa)' For 'ftle 'Slr:de9- · · _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _....;..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ · · partment's m~, S~A Prest. . . You not only lose out financlalb' w_~_en .1~u buy this blend of pea- dent Paul Hall charged: "'!'bis ts nuts and c'ooking fat; your children lose out - nu~tlonally. Pea~ut but-. typical . of the kind ·of shabby ter has 118 gr.ams of valuable- protein to the pound; cooking fa~. prac:- treatment-the State 'Department ttclll:b' none. · . . ·has been handling American seaThe spread of· 41 to 80 cents a pound in the prices of different · men and -American ships at· every brands of peanut butter ii a good example of how much YO\&- can turn.·· "From past e>.perience, we overpay when you buy the- sj.zzle Instead o( chec\log the ,!DgredleiltS know the · De~nt .can't ·be on tlie label' t.o see bow much real steak you get. Slgnlti~tly,- ·tb,e trusted . t.o defend the Jnterest Of ''smooth" peanut butters all generally cost more .th8:Jl the" re~ American-flag shipping-whether TWo more .deficit-ridden American-flag freighters have la-in~· Highest price thia depar~ent f~und ii for "J5lp Top Smooth'!, ~~, Issue Is ..~." !'JDawq sblP- been sold at _the auction block, following the ·bankruptcy of · ~'1 centa for 7 ounces packed in a_sherber.t glass. In compari'!°n, super- ~~ ~I:' le.reign bt_ac~IB of · their owners. The two latest· vessels are the John B. Kulu, markets' own bran!J In -ordinary glass containers cost . as li~e as 41 kundiS .. and . the Rockland.;.-..---·--- - - - - - - cents ~or 16 ounces. So you· pay 40 cents for a shfi?r~ert ~· . B-'th shi- b h't . bein "Sizde" long bas sold us ~oducta ·suppos_et! . to have ·•-presttge •, like o ps rou~ prices menta with the courts cover r bigger than necessary 'just for transp~rtatton, and bottled toajcs low. the establish~ marke~ the ' settlement of crewmembera' for bearded .Ji;nglisbmen. ;Now the b1g ~use of "sinle" Is to sell us I V~lue. The. Kul~undis brought claims. "convenience''· foods and household- products. _ $200,000_ wlµle the Rockland sold - The courts' dispersal of money · . ·. . for $180,000. realized from the sale of both ; __ C!nvenienee Is SUll Costl)' · · .J:A.C~NVILLE - Sh 1 P ~ n g ,The John B. Kululrundis. for- ships should take place very . There · now are hutidr~~s of such ~tems in the supermarkets. ~me was f811' here - d~g tbe.1:88' two inerly owned and operated·_b¥ the shortly. ~his ~ows the list of do proVide genuine labor-saving.·at little or no extr~ cost, like frozen wee~ even th~ugh. ~tiVIty '!85 World Tramping Company, was •unsold ships bemg handled by the and canned juices and some of the Cake mixes. But for many otbers. ~~ed to. the serV1cmg °.f ships one of the sID-contracied vessels collfli to Uii'ee. Tfiey are the the extra charge is far out .of proportion· to .the convenie~ce. A survey 10. transit.. No payoffs or stgn ons that was tied-up because of money V~t Force. ~~w i~ Naples, the b'y a trade magazine, Food Field Reporter, foun,cj tha~ on the, average we~· reglStered. but. • t.otal of 17 owed by the ~mpaay. The crew vaµant Enterpnsc .10 Colom~. tou pay· 51 percent .more f~r "'convenience" producl;i. Wghest-extra ~~. called. reports Port Agent was rettim~ to_ the us from Ceylon, . and the Valiant Faith m Morris. Singapore ·thr9ugh Ute joint efforts Port Saul, Egypt. eharge found was !or tlte new Lest.are Bleach, pre-measure~ t.o. protide the ·correc~ amoqnt for one washer load. ~estare curt~ntly is .being . ~ Newsth of tlie SIU and the US Department .•--' - - - - - - - - - - - heavily promoted on TV. Footl 'Field Repor&er f!>µnd Jt ~ctuall)I' costs Moma . ~ re~ at con- of state. · '42 percent more than' bleach fOU measure out yourself. . tinped 9rgamzatlonal efforts were Rockland crewmembers-returned Make Checks • · , be~ .carried on 11111ong workers ~· Another new product for_ wb~cb you•pay a hig~ ..extra. P~_mium for on tugbUts, dreages and.-abore- t.o the us aboard the Rockland .. the sizzle of . convenience is foil~b8:.~. foods. Th• suddenb' ·haV'e be- side , maintenance 1¥0rltenr. The and landed her ;in Yonkers where· -'Seafarers mailing in checks eome big s~llers, . Each .foil or plas,tic -bag,..contains ~ . ~iyidual - ~v-. n:...t mee..:.... t.o. 0· ·e~o~-te a· co·n~ the s1u.. inimediately plasteJ:ed the u ham 'th ai in "·'---'l! "'"d a.u.'D wua o ,... or money t.o the Union . tng i>.f an1 a~eady-cvoked foo d li a.e · w1.. ... r s~ ·sauc.e, u....:u..,. - 't ract with the firm scheduled vessel for back wages owed. The t.o cover ord~rs due'S paymenta . are .' , doek witn .,,wme· sauce~., roast turkey.,'1D~a:t ~ .wJtll ~mato .p~~· ~d, for e~uer this w~ Rockland was .owned and operlo~~:- You need only P,Ut the ba' .t~boil¥jg. w,at~r for . ~184t to ~ourle-en ietvieed ill'. traiis~t were: ated 'by.. the North Atlantic Marine ~!:.4 =Y~~~!°: ~;n;~t-~&cg l,:'\'J • . ·: mlilutes. Thu~ you n_ e ither ~aV!i! ~ny prep,~ ration. 'work~nor pots to ~yb.; Rose Knot. ~m:pan · Hiteh (three Corporation. There were 25 SW Distrioi. _ I, , But· BO far you must pay a ·blgli ,price for this convel)lence. Fo~ ~Jr..: 'times);< Sward ·Knot (fwlee). Tim- cre~embers ~ · . Some Seafare~ have senf1n · ,. •mp\e, cooketl ham with raisin ·sauce co1Jts 3g ·cents fo~ ..a plasUe-bug~ lier • Httcb t (Suftilee)f · IUKihael . Barpba Beat. checks and mon'eJ orders hi the «our-oWlce, :PDftlon. ~, comparison, ordina!f bo~~tess t~a~-to-e~t, ~ Semm~ ~ ~i, . (Pall ~\tlan:. · T~ .modest· prices derived •from . namea of· individual Headq1W'' · tpsts .99 cents~ pound, ·or 2S"d1Jts f~r four ·ounces. and alSo. ellJ;iilDa~s tic>; -,~'Priumph"~r<Blue. Stack): the ..sale of thew sbi~ , fs, Iaid t.o . ters officials. Thia makes for a ~;. ".:, ·Cc>.okln,1. ~a if' ·you!te ope c:.of. these 1do·1t:.y outself ' fl'en~" you• ~: SeatratD Sa"ftllii~ ~attaln ···NeW: :the -1 1\imm· Qf ihlpi being pla~ roblelil in bookkeephig which I·~ UVe even· ~ol'.p 'by 1bUylilJ J,l~cooJied.11~~,,an~ COO~ - tt: -~ ) '.. ~ ·;,.:f·:.'"i"otk :~see'traift);.-: CUtiinl. (Cttiell -0n1 a-fQi:ffd sale· ~ · to·-make up :,... be avoided'. if checks are . Buylfig, 'th~, ·t!zzle of ~¥8nience· wi&iqµ~~~v,itlua~ · &be ·~:~:· ,. ~ S~mcert ·J;?~~~~JQe~: ~or - ~ :deb~S.IU· attorneys are maiie 'out to"the Union dll'ectJ¥. · ou'..t · '. 'a•much'"al ten ~e,·tqr···IO 1 f~'. ;. "· ?;?':' _.11,~tf ~~ (Waterman>~ ' · :.. . · ~ontmui~g :to _negotiate arra~ge· , ·· using fo scuttie ..5o-50" is that the Indus Basin project would be_ a joint eftort of several western nations, and consequently. the -United States might find it .difficult i 9 apply .. 50_50... requirements to carg~ shipments. _ °.L w. 1 be on Another TwQ Bankrupts. Knocked DoWn At Auction J·a.: x Repo' r 'f'_ s' . 1FQf•r A.C' f Jon • cars }fmu,m To 'SIU-AAG' was -Shies ~ )~ • . .. ~~ •. . \,.'_ • ,v ,· .lt . t.fG " . I • ~. . f. ! . ~ . jl ~ 1,,lf, I'~ If I ,, lli. 'rl .C. ~ :j ·*fl-11' \ -1)1. "W: ·Y. :•, ' ' �RE.4P.4llERS ,. ;Fishermen· Assail ..12'-Nlil·e · 'COm,;roltliSe' Qn··sea·.Limits -. Thomas F. Shea ••• 70 .- •• -The latest Seafarei: to':recelve approval for · . . SIU disabillty-pension ··b,neflts, Brpther Sllei came into seafax:ing back Ip 1940 from a rlva Jorm of transportation. He ·had 4'o>een a railroad -slgna_lman before deciding · to ship out with the SIU, .just in time for World War II. Shea sailed in the black - gang on s'1u 'ships and was last aboard tfie Paclficus ~ (Colonial Slifpping) during 1958 and 1959. Sufferjng from hardening of the al'teries, Brothel' Shea had to retire · from -Seafaring. H~ as •approved for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension: .at the-April 5 . meeting of ··the trustees .of. the Seafarer.a Welfare Plan, after it was determined he had the necessa'cy seatime and other sUipdard requirements. Brother Shea is now taking life easy at his home in Jackson Heights, Long Island, . NY. . I -MA. .-O·k ays·· ~ _· Tran. sfer . - To. Peru Flc,g �"~ Stoking carbon in boiler ab61ard· Robin--llood · is John Ballman, FWT. - GYenn .Tenley, ..J)M (left) and EddiE! Becker, OS, stow life jackets on bridge. ,. Ammon Page, AB, brings fire axes to wheel hou.se for Coast Guard ~spection. ' Baring' the facts on food beef to Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Ed . Mooney and patrolman Charles Scofield is ship's delegate R. C. Barnes (white shirt) and (seated at rt.) deck delegate Steve Bergeria. Ernest Mulieri, oiier on Robin Hood, chec~ oil spring bearings on propellor shaft. His working space, shaftalley, is over 200 feet long ·and about seven feet wide. Chief cook .Bennie Crawford carves a ham aboard Robin Hood. ---·--·---SEAFARERS . ( ' ' ON·THE .JOB ·-·--·- ------ Waiting to catch 'a box of stores. on Mt. Whitney is Gus Ma1ensky, ,AB; the pitcher is Ralph Spid'eri, .AB. Looking on is John Sut,.. • cliffe, AB. Pedro Artega, third cook aboard the Mt. Whitney tearfully' p~els ap. · onion as he prepares noon meal. N ' 'B~inging stores,abo&:rd ~1tl{ s't eain win~hes are Cre~Irien ·;~.: Lai-.:. ·ti ~ '·:· uncoiling a ~ new mooi:mg li~e 1 f!len, AB (at left) ,and Al, Van'.' Dyke~ DM. The· Mt. Wliitney was · ·~ 1provb;ioning Jo~ "'a ·:52-da.y !lun· to Syria a~d b~cl~. -. . Breaking out a big tom turkey from the ship's reefer is William Barth, chief cook. which sn~kes its ~ay.into forepeak is George TaU\>irJ, .AB. , . . Pastries, pies and cakes. -go over big a.t meals or eoffee breaks. Baker Julian Dedicatori cuis pie. �Egypt:·: ·24 ·0,,Ys WithOut _1eav-e • ~i:De SIU ci::ewmem~rs- ~f- the ~ V~~ F._tth, whlch h~ been. tied:. uP. lli·Port. Said SJnce. February 11, arrived in New York~ week 'aboard the MSTS vessel Geiger• . The group reported they had been treated cordfally aboard the Geiger, and , another MSTS ·ship, the Crain, which+--- - - - - - - - - · took them from Port Said~ to Leghorn, Italy, but the ~e --------=------...;...-- . wasn't true for the 24 days they were hung up In Porl Said. During that whole per iod they were restricted to their ship. . The Seafarers were met by headquartJ?rs representatives and transported back to the Union hall where they received assistance in reaching their respect:ive . homes. They reported. they were restricted to the Valiant Faith for a total of 24 days in the Egyptian port. Durblood ba~k ~pptiea Seafaref'• or member•- of theif tamilf!?• ing that time, they went about t.okh blood anJ1t.Dhet'1 fn -the United SUUea. Seafuen CGft donate io their duties in a normal manner, . the : bank at the SIU cHnic fn Broolclllft. Lilted here are c& few ol ~ they. added, although fully aware Seafanm aM ot~!"• who haw donated to the blood bank. their services were, under existing conditions, for free. _ Cortadlne. Daalel A. JDol., .JGHpla The American consul ai Port Mcii.auhlln.. Tel'l'J' · PalesUno, ~ N'. Safd had · been in· contact ·several Yorlr. Terrill D. AbUllllO. Glonul times with the crew after they had i.oo..ar~ ~ Btariito ·originally requested repatriation, ~Olli lob T. a....,e;, PHI ·B. the men said. ·As the days d~agged Lewln9, ArnoW naer&Jr,. ~ D. on, the their patience was-wearing .lluibaci. Ban T.. Faaolt ~aim .thin because they-felt speedier ac. i'lclicerattt Jaelt Weahral'tli.. an- c. tion should fiave been for thcoming. . BeilDan, ltoHrt . KlYlblkl, OlaYI Y. &:-Valiant Faith crewmembers prepare ~ 'sign;· document · which After 24 days of restriction, the . . _ . . . I01epll -Tulor. Branhmd, Fraak·W. SineJiu; .J.-. · mt-n w'ere informed by the consul gives Union attorneys oiay to attempt tO rec:over their bcic:k that H llley would unload the Dehmte. Ernest " u.Ders~ ~ wag~ Standing are Robert Morrisftte and Kwing; .~oo Gee. . · CWUa1Dlo ~eoa , Mellala~ .J_. cargo, he would again try to get au., GerUdm .Jr. ,-O'Couar, Bdla. . . with outside world and have them shore leave. The skipper, overbearing, the Seafarers said. Shortly after tuinlng tO on the tlietr plflht made known to An.y. ~uk. SlaaleJ' ...... Aq.en Captain Arthur De Bozy, during OleJiaik. -JoHp)a DmrWa. 1. J - - P. the interim had become extremely cc.rgo, the crew wu informed by ·one. . It wu only · through .Ome Erck; Philip F. llUUlea, tbJe the consul that they had finally quic~-thfn:ldng crewmen that word been given permlsslon by Egyptian was passed to anoth~ SIU ship · Robe~. Lewis · ~• s~ authorities to go ashore. wh~ch happened to be ti~ up nearFol'• _P aal'B,oberl ~. W1lllMa B. Gfta'ory., Ric... . LaPlaca, NDlllle . ~ If a crewmember quits while The general anti-American · attl- by. a ship is iii port, 'delegates tude of the Egyptians .. was wit- .,.._..._ _...__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...,....,....,._..,. are asked to contact the hall nessed earlier by t~e crews of the ' immediately for . a ·replace- SS Westport, which· was virtually th · taken over by Egyptian police and t F t ti men · as ac on ·on eir part forced to lay at anChor near 'the will keep all Jolls aboard ship Su.ez Canal entrance ' for n-. d•""' fillei:I at all times and ellml~ '""' - nate the c~ance of the ship Under guard constantly, the· crew · sailing $hor thanded. was not only res,trlcted aboard, but ! was not allowed to ·communlcat~ ··ne sni 'bde• °'.,._ the Shorthanded? Pension ·Ou.•stions.·Clarified ;·; :1n-ExchQnge .of Letters · · ·- ------------1 _. for ship • • • for shore Whatever ·you .need, ,,. in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get t~p quality gear at ~ubstantial savings by buy· ing at your Union-o~ed ~d Unionoperated Sea Chest ~tore. ~ ~· # .. ...... • • �.SEA.PA.llEllS - ... / ..~The . Shame Of lt- A;ll~ Congress Certain .To Act On Medical Aid For Aged WASHINGTON-Despite a "hands-off,"\ non-committal 1>9licy by President Eisenhower, pressure is such that the issue of some kirid of Federal legislation on health insurance for the aged has becorhe t h e + - - - - - - - - - - - number one item facing Con- enal as older citizens, realizing gress this year. their political importance, have Because of medical science's progress, the number of the aged has increased from six million over 65 in 1930 to sixteen million today in the Unite_d States-and a survey taken . by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare indicates that- three out of four of older citiiens cannot afford. to paf for the care they would need if seriously' HI. Medical costs have also soared by 45 percent in the past ten Y.ears, more than twice as much as .the over all cost-of-living ~~ ~9ted by t))e Consqmer Price Index. - The most important plan offered in the field of care for the aged is 'the Forand Bill, currently being pigeon-holed by "the House Rules Committ~e. Introduced by Rep. Aime Forand <Dem.-Rhode Island) it would de'al with the problem with compulsory Federal insurance, operated within the framework of the. Social Security Act. Rep. Forand is currently seeking to get a discharge petition which would enable him to pull the bill out of the committee's control and have the House vote upon it. The measure would provide insurance covering 60 days of hospital care, or 120 days of combined hospital ·and nursing home care, together with surgical benefits tci those eligible for old age insurance benefits. Several Republican bills have now been thrown into th~ hopper, as the Republicans, realizing the explosive nature of the issue, are trying to "get in on the act." The Republican measures ~re all based on voluntary programs and private insurance schemes. Their proposa'l s have been attacked as being_ almost as expensive as the Forand Bill provision and seem rather impractical. The. mail has been just phenom- Last month, Jimmy Hoffa ·flew down to Puerto Rico to take perSQl}al charge of an attempt to defeat the SIU Puerto Rican Division as representatiye of truck driv~rs at Valancia-Ba~t trucking. · ~ 1 Initially, acting under Hoffa's orders: the Teamsters used the Taft-Hartley: restrictions on union' security clauses as· a means of gettin,g an electio~ in the company. Then, after the SIU Puerto Rican Division had defeated him 106 to 64, Hoffa ran .in to the National · Labor · Relations Board with .:raft - Hartley, Landrum - Griffin charges of "intimidation" and· '"terrorism" against the SIU. At the same time, Hoffa -has made a formal hook-up with Harry Bridges, the head of the West Coast International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union on th~ West Coast. ·"Seafarers know Bridg~s well as the number one ene~y of. the SIU ot North America on two counts: One, his consistenf support of Communist objec-· . tives on the waterfront and, two, his repeated raids against SIU of North Amerfoa · · affiliates on the .West "Coast: It was the SIU Pacific District which, despite Bridges' best efforts, ·finally-dis- ' lodged pommunist-dominated unions from . West · Coa~t ships, a.nd it is the. SIU Pacific Dis.trict wliich -_ has always .been. the bar.t·i~r to Bridges and the waterfront ·section of the Communist Party, keeping ,them from . their lon&" .range obj.e~tiv.e of ·seizing eon~r<>~· of"\Y~st Co~st mar1ti1n:e. ·· · Copsequently, whenJloffa forms "an a~- · ._ Jiance with Bridges, as fax:. .,as SI.UNA · is con~~rn~d .., i t rnean:s he .i,s· te·aming UP' w~th" . ,. I pro-Communist groups in maritime to help thent further that objective. The reaction of the :Pacific District is clear. .It will fight this challenge rig~t -down to the wire. ·..Ed 'furner, secretarytreasurer o{ the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, one of the three unions in the · District,_ put it this way in his report to his · last- headquarters mem.tiership meeting: "I recommeJ?.d that we take the position tonight . that we support _the SIU Puerto Rican division 100 percent and let everyb9dy know our ~eeling ab<;mt the unholy pact· between the Teamsters ... and the ILWU and that we notify the legitimate labor movement that we do not con- . done the raiding tactics of this unholy group." . The MCS, of course, is the union wbich, with the invaluable assistance of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the ~arine ·Firemen's Union, def~ated Bridges' Jast attempt to retain ~ foothold on West Coast ships. ·It is undoubtedly the number one target · of · Bridges' plans. As far as the J>uerto Rico situation is concerned, the SIU has been active in the tr,u cking field there for· many years by virtue of the fact that maritime workers . were the first union groups on the island. Further, since ihe ouster of th~ Teamst~rs by the AFL-CIO, the SIU .has been in~tructed by the Federation ·to retain it~ jur~sdict.ion in the ti:ucking field., The SIU ftilly-intends to continue to hold. the Fed.erat,fon"~ position and . to protect the best interests of tpe Pue~to "Rican \yqrkers who w~t the .SIJJ1 ss th~il" collecti'!'e bargaining I rep1:esentati':ve. . .. . . . . ' . '...... ~ ;':.: _·'·' been deluging their Congressmen with requests for adoption of a J?rogram of old-age insurance. Fighting the measure, with the cry "socialized medicine," are the organizations who have been tu.rnlog illness into profits ••• namely the American Medical Association, the various insurance companies, and the NAM. Navy Plans Missile Ship Conversions WASHINGTON _ Underscoring its announced intention 'to take over all special-purpose operations, such as the missle ranges, the Mili~ tary Sea Transportation Service has announced it is converting a reserve fleet Victory ship into a missile tracker. The freighter is ttie first of a "number" of ships it intends to put into service on the missile range, manned by Navy or MSTS crews. ·. MSTS has repeatedly refused to permit private ship operators to ·bid for the missile range assign.;. ments, despite the fact that the SIU-contracted Suwannee steamship Company has been operating successfully on the Atlantic missile range for some time now. The MSTS determination to take over special purpose service is believed to reflect . the organization's conczern over cutbacks in regular cargo and passenger ship operation~cutbacks coming in part from the coµiplaints of private operators and marine unions about Government-operated ship competition. At the same time, private ship operators· are· seeking a larger share of the carriage· of mi'litary MOBILE-Though the --outlook personnel and their dependents due for tlie la9t period in this port had to the fact that after next June been i;)egged· as slim, several ships they will have no contracts for this called here and almost every man trade, and no assurance by the who desfred employment got it, re-, Defense Department that.'t~ey w~ll ports Louis Neira, agent. The fore- be able to further participate m cast for the upcoming two weeks is this traffic. for more· of the same, as 14 ves-: . The operators are watching a sels have indicated they will call· measure sp9nsored by Rep. Herbert here, adds Neira. C. Bonner <Dem., NC) which And to keep the future outlook would set aside $11,000,000 for the on the rosy side, the Keever Ideal, purpose of procuring commercial which is in the process of being passenger sea transportation servconverted from a tauker to an ore ice on American flag vessels. carrier, is expected to tak~ on 11 Last year congress earmarked full crew_ around May 1, 1t wa~ $85,000,000 for civil and commeralso ~nou.nc.ed. . ,ciaf air reserve. ·This resulted in Ships h1ttmg here durmg the divertfng traffic away .Jrom the last two weeks for se:rvice, payoffs ocean carriers. or sign ODS wertt: Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa>;. Monarch of the Seas, · LaSalle <Waterman); Steel Architect ·<Isthmian); Claiborne The Post Office Department <Waterman); Antinous <Waterman), has requested that Seafarers and Del Mundo <Delta>. and their families include postal z 0 n e numbers in sending changes of .address into the LOG. The use of the zone number will greatly speed the flow of t he mail and will facllitate delh'cry.' . Failure to include the zone number can hold up delivery or' the paper. The LOG 11 now in the process of zoning its entire mailing list. ,... I Mobile .Has . Rosy Future , Put llostal Zone On LOG Address . _ • • I e I c,. • .~ ._ J J, J. �_s.aiar.r .~•ks gave us a donation of $66 to be split between use so that we would have -ipending money for _the pqrfs that the yesseli To the Editor: . would call in before returning AJ>out that aritcle by Gotts- to the States. chaik a .'While back, in regards We arc. very grateful for , to homesteading -on a ship • . • • everythiqg they did for ' I us It sure bit tlie spo't and the truth. You get aboard one or while we were aboard. It makes more year.s and they feel they us 'proud to have known them own the ship or .have a mortgage and to reall7.e. ·also that there is on n~111ber 6 hold. They get all still such things as "The the time off and they keep tell- Brotherhood of the Sea." Boward B. Bane1' ing you It's this way and . has wat&er Stovall been for the past year or so, or i ~· o\; ' woru to that effect.. .SEIFIRERS II DRYDOC One-Year Rule - .,t In the Norfolk area; ariiong the Seafarers CtUTent1Y laid up' are Seafarers Hen~ BJOtk, Beams Cahoon, Rufino G. Camantipe, Lel'OT J. ; - - - -.- - - _.- -_- - - lones, James E. llo&'ers.. ·and Benrf J. Robin. SIU, A&G Distrid Bjork was hospitalized for obse1Wation and , an operation on his SECRETARY-TRLUURJ:a head. His skin breaks out in lumps· and the doctors are tr)1ng to find ASST. SE~~~TREASUJfDs the cause of this. He last saUed as ·an AB 1>0 the Jean Lafitte. w. BalL Deck c. SJmmou. Ena. Cahoon, who last sailed as an oiler on the Thetis, broke his left arm lil. Mooney. Std. J. Volptan. .JQID,!.,,_ In an auto accident and _Is currently undergoing tr.eal!Den~. and making HEADQUARTERS .•• . 6'15 4&b AH.. _..,, .. BALTIMORE . ... . .•. 1218 & Bal~re...!!; Earl Sheppard. Aten'\ · SAlte1'D ,.._..., BOSTON ..••••••.•••••••••. ~278 . ttate . St._ John Arabuc:z. Actlna Atent . • BicbmODd 'J..Oltq HOUSTON . ••. , •••••••..... '202 Canal St. ft. MlilthH'L A.pqt <L~!!lt9l ~; 3-4Q!K MIAJll .... : ....... :-.• :H4 w. ll'lqler St. · ·Ben Gonzale.. Alent FRanklln 7·338t • 110Blt.B..• • : ....•.• 1-Soatb Lawren ce ~ Low. Neira, Aient ~ HEmlock · · .,,. NEW ORLEANS ..•••••.. 1113 Bienville St. lJndaley Williama, Agent Tulane 88:18 ' NEW YORK ....... 675 4tb ATe., Brooklyn BYacinth tMl800 NOJU'OLK ••••••••.•••••• '18 Colle7 AH. . Robin Rogers Camantigue Cahoon Paul Gonaorc:hlk. Aetlna Acent . . . KAdlaoD '7·1083 prqgress. Camantigue, a utility man whose· last ship was l~e Pe~n PBILADICLPIDA .••.•••• .;. .131 llar_.t St. S. CUd1illo. Asent Market 7·1135 Transporter. was hospitalized for observation. SAN l'BA.NCISCO .. ; ••••• GO HirrUoD St. , Jones burned his left leg with a cigarette ~nd the leg bec!IJll.e Walter ' stbleJ:, Acent Doullu l-4tQI fected. His condition is not serious however and he expects to be SANTUBC&. q .. 13IS Fernandes June-. 2 17 Jn.. back with his buddies in the near future. Rogers, who -sailed last as Kel~ Terpe~ Bq. S.p. · Phone~ an OS on the Mount Whitney, has a heart ailment and is responding 'JACKSONVILLB . llllO 1lalD St.. Room aoO William MbrrU. Alent • ·-..m .,._., slowly to treatment. _,, . SEATrLE ..•...•..•...••••. 2505 i.t Ave. Robin .suffered severe injuries in an automobile accident, in "which Ted Babltowdcl. Alen& JlalD 3-ta:M he r~eived com~und fractures on bis leg and caved in .some ribs~ WILMINGTON, Calif ..... I05 llarlne AH. He will be able to get on ~cbes in a few \iveeks but. will be hos- Reed Humphries, ~eat TenDinal '-2528 pitalized for some time. He was a cook and baker on the Cities ServSUP • ice Miami his last time out. • · eoNoLVLu .•.. soaih:- Nbbita e1owa1 - · · PBone llOl-"m Seafarers -On the' beach or off their ships on shore leave should Olll&ANS ........ 1123 BlenYIUe St. take time out-to visit their ' buddies in the hospital. A visit or. a letter· ' ·· Jaebon ll-7m 175 Mb Ave., 'Broo'1;vDfrom shipmates is ·aiways appreciated by Seafarers coqped up in a lios- NEW. YOBK .••••••• RYaclDtb 9-8605 \ n pital. USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL MANHA'IT~ BEACH BALTIMORE. MARYLAND BROOKLYN, NEW YOFK Theodore Aleck B. Jagondzin&ld Santiago Laurent Berger Bergesen · Frederick M. Leeds Matthew Bruno John J. Driscoll Primltvo Muse Ben. L. Bone Getti9 LighUoot Bart E. Guranick Henry B. Smith Louis A. Brown B. M. Singleton ' John J. Hazel Almer S. Vicker1 Gaetano "Buseiglio James StogaldJs Sidney Day Francis X. Sullivan William D. Kenny J..><?n P ; Wing ' John W. De Vaux Frank W. Taylor . SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Gecald L. ~wards ' Edward Trainer LC)NG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Eddie S. Game William W. Walker Howard C. Oberg Jesse V. Grimes H. C. Winslow . -· USPHS HOSPITAL F!o;yd J. Griffis ,.... ' . FORT WOl\TH, TEXAS VA HOSPITAJ,. Frank E. Andei'son Woodrow Meyen BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Richard B. Appleby Max Olson Maurice Flynn B. F. Diebler Peter· W. SoUre George Doherty USPHS HOSPITAL' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA VA. HOSPlT AL . B. L. Harnden Jack E.- Smith CENTER HOT SPRINGS · C. G. Haymond Lloyd J. Thomas SOUTH DAKOTA E. H. Huizenga David. L. Williama C. C. Womack Leo Rondario · US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL W ASffiNGTON 25, DC BRIGHTON, MASS. W. H, Thompson James B. King TRIBORO HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL PARSONS BLVD. & 82 Dl\IVE GAI.VESTON, TEXAS JAMMCA 32, LONG ISLAm> Pat H. Jones · . Henry P. Meyer• James Russell - H. A. Laumann Denis Skoukas VA HOSPlTAL · . ' USPHS HOSPITAL KEC9UGHTAN, VIRGINIAST ATEN ISLAND, NY JoSeph Gill . Oscar J. Adams Thomas Beggarly USPHS HOSPITAL . Joseph Blake Ju::n Hernandez ·N»W ORLEANS, LA. Robe rt W . ~unner Ant<>ne E . •Jnhnsnn Jamea C. Allen Edward o. ,Johnlon Grt:gorio Caraballo Luciano Labrador T. E. Andrews Edward Knapp. · Alfredo Cedeno Thomas Lauer William E. Aplin ·Leo H. Lang John T. Corinier Thomas R. Lehay 1 James E Belcher Clyde R. Legett 1 James ft . Egan Joann.is t.oukas Accurso Bontl Wlillam B. MilllleJ' Ramolje N. Elliott . John A. Muehleck Rlcha"rd Chazarra Louis W. Peed Jarnes · M. Elwell William· C. - Murphy Virgil L. Coash ~ Eugene G. Plahn . .Jose D. Escobar Pietro Paulin Donald Dambrino - Wi.lllam E. Roberti Geurge Fiance G. A.' ·stravarldes Angelo D'Amico ~arles Robinson ~ Augustus Francis Jose Toro • Jact H. Gleason Robert «utledge J. A. Grbac }Villiam A. Turk .., · Charles Hablghorst Charles Summerell Arthur Wilfert . Eugene R. Hall Whitten Hammock Ferdinand Y. Vigo·· John Hawkins · · ~Harry Hammond Luther E. WIDS _ · B. R. ,HugginS' ~ USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA VA HOSPITAL Henning Bjork Leroy J. Jones NEW ORLEANS, LA. J. W. Blankenship Thomas 0. Melton Richard J. Sullivan SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL . H . H. Broughon Steven E. Purifoy STATEN ISLAND, NEW TORK Dennis Cahoon Henri J : Robin, Jr. Thomas Isaksen - , Rufino Camantigue James E. Rogers MT. WU.SON STATE HOSPITAL John L. Grlffin MT. WILSON-DAL'rlMORllCO. t!SPHS HOSPITAL MAB'liLAND. " , SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Louis Cevette E. R. Lindenmuth George Davis Reamer C. Grimes Ernest H. Webb VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA SEA'ITLE. WASHINGTON Joseph J. Bass Edward E. Edinger James C. Mitchell VA HOSPITAL ' Cecil -111 .Gray Chin C. Woq · HOUSTON, TEXAS Georgo B. Little R. J. Arsenault PORTLAND •••••••••••• JU· SW Clay SL · CApltol 3-4331 SAN FRANCISCO •••••••• '50 Hlll'riMD St. Do~• a.-8313 SEATl'LE .. .. .............. l!505 19' Ave. Kain J.0280 WILlllNGTON •••••••••. ll05 Marine Ave. · Term!Dal 5-6817 -MC&S . , _. ~ HONOLULU .••. 51 South Nimitz . mghway · PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS . .•••••• 5Z3 Bienville St. RAmond T-428 NEW YOBf; •••••. 8'111 4th Ave .. .Brook17n HYaclnth ~ PORTLAND ............. 211 SW Cla' St. , CApltol '1·3222 SAN FRANC-JSCO ••••••• 3® 'io'remont St. E:.Xbrook 7-5800 SEA'ITLE . ••• •••••••••• •":2505 - ' lit .Ave. MAln 3-0088 WILMINGTO!'I' •••••• • : • •• 505 Marine 'Ave. TErminal 4-8538 Grea! Lak«tS _District • m ruvor st. ™~.ra • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • iii-:mwood f..3616 • T ......~.. ....-... BUFFALO. NY ••••••-........ 914' Main St. ~ GRant 2728 ci.EVELAND ••••• :. •••• '!-.1420 Y'/. 25 St. ' llAln 1.0147 Dl:TLUTH .......... : .121 W. Superior St. · . Phone: Randolph 2.fllO FRANKFORT, Mich. ....... . PO Box 28'1 '. ELifn 7-2441 Mil.WAUKEE · .•.•.•.• 833 S. Second Ave. • lHloadway 2-3039. RIVER ROUGE .. 10225 'w . .Jeffers<in, Ave. · lllch. . ·- vinewood 3-4741 SOtJTB cmCAG0 ....... 9383 Ewin• Ave. • · ,. SAglnaw 1'°733 T9LEDO .•••••••••••••••• 120 JS~mit St. · . CHerry 18-2431 . Canadian Distrid ' FQRT· WILLIAM .••• : •••. 408 Slnipson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 HALIFAX. N.S •••.• ~ .... -~~ii Bollis _ St~ · ' ·PJione 3-8911 MONTREAL .••••• 634~ St. James ~t. ~est . . VlctOr. :Z:SJBl QUBBEC ~ •••••• ; •• ~ Sault·att·Mateltlt . ·, , Qaeoee · x.Afont.elne •3.1580 THOBOLD. Ontario .. .. .... 52 ·st. ·David :St. " . .. . CAnial 7-5212 TOBONTO. , Ontarfe> ••.••• ,2'12 King .St. £. . - . l!:Mplre '4-5'119 ST. JOHN, NB , •. ; 1'17 Prlnca.Willlam St. · To the.Editor: I would W.:e to express my ·sincere apr.reciatlon to the Seafarers . International Union tor their coopet·ation and assistance when t berame tbe beneflcfary of Mr. Marcelino Soto's InsurAU letttt• to the editor for .. ance benefit. publication. in the SEAF.ARI would · also like to th'lnk ERS LoG mat ·be dgned bu the 1Drlter. Name1 wm - Mr. Joe Campj>, here in Phtla.. ··~ tDithheld upon request.. _· delphia (or his efforts, in help.~ng me. ' , ~. "Of ~ courie we . .fellows who Mn. Alda Duran o\; ·' t.. i have been going to sea 30 years , or more, as I have, don't know port from starboard aa· far as they are concerned. After all, Says ,.~ some of them are ~ the mate's To th~ Editor: boys and of course the first ones For several yell'tl certain t.o set time off. groups in - Washington have As Gottschalk ·mention about been kept buay pulling the ru1, some Unions with seven months from under the seafaring pop-· and one year deals, ·if th~se fel- ulation by pe~ftlng tJle steaciY· lows cannot take these .vaca- transfer of US vessels to flags, tions ,they should forfeit it. In of_convenJence, or' allowing our 'the MMP you have to take your foreign afd to be dispatched in vacation every year. · · foreign bottoms. As long u I have been go~ng _ Vnfortunately so~e brothers to sea two months is the longest pay little or no attention to this \ I have- ever been on any ship very seriou.8 matter uptil such and that is long -enoµgh. times .as they come face to face In conclusion let me say it with a blank slili;ping board · cl'.eates a shipping turnover. while in' n~d of w.ork .• :JioW- IQ3PY times have you heard the expression a "new crew . Here in Baltimore we at·e brings ·better understanding," very fortunate to . be represented In , Congress With· the ·~hich _ means everyone starts high intellect of Hon Edward• from· scratch. So let us have a A : Garmau of ~ Maryl8nd · 3rd one year ruling, I think there Congression11l District. Becawie • wPl be better hnrinony that way. this ,. distlngulshed··· gentleman These hom~steaders never has an outstanding record . of ~ake a 1iel~gate s job, but when cooperation with unions in af-. a 1;11eeting 1s over,. they p~pe 1:1P '· fairs or· tl1~ maritime industry, and say Jt sh~uld De t~ way · I urge ,his constituents to re- · and .that way. elect . him to 'Congress in 't he ' One year, _get _!>ff .and take May 17 prltrtaries. . __ your_vacation. It is being done In other maritime unions. And Those- ~ho arc not .i:egistered do you 'know of tnY Unions-· MacyJa~d vot~rs but are · o~ the wh.ere you' can collect your vaca- ~ac~ 1 ~ Baltimore can still be . tion pay and stay on the job at · a .,valuable.. help in _re,tu~ing _the- same time so as/ to collect R!P· Garmatz .to_ Congress. Volyour wages? .qntqers whQ · pass out his ca':11Georre- Hardinl' paign literature or urge reg1s~ . o\; o\; , ,, . tered voters use · the polls ·. can proudly feel they have contriputed somethin·g ,t o t~e better interest and .well being . of au ·w1u>'" san the htgh '. seas on American .v~ssels~ To the Editor,: We would like· vecy much to · James . E~ Chew· 'express . our heartfelt thanks to ~ . ;t:. .t; tlle . officers .and _crew. of the National Maritime Union's contraCted-sbip Attleboro · Victory . 5 · f - i Wif (Prudential Steamship Co.) for ' · S the wonderful treatment they To the ~tor: , : . " . . ... ext~nded to -us dµring our reTli~re are . just no words to · turn trli> from · Alexandria ~xpr~ss ~o. the.· Sttr Welfare Egypt,. to ·t he United· States". ,.,. ' Plan··o_ui' thiµi~ ~for· Its assfstTtie ~ompanr that owhed the·' ance to.. us, · especf&lly whe~ we ship we were sailing, th.e SS we~e -1~ need of it. . " Valiant . Faith, went.. 'bankrupt ' Recently my"wife wa.s rushed - wh,n ~e vessel -.'!al . In 1l'ort . _to the ~osplU,.l • and ., tt· h_ad .satd, Egypt.- an(i ,'t;h\t crew was · no~ been for the SllJ W'elta,re. · then· being repatriatedl back to Plan would have been sunk · the.,. S~teis on · an~: av~~l,a~le •• .• · 8o ~e c~not tb@nk._Hu_': -America, :ih•p ~hat· .t ouched llJ, enough ,foi: th! 1].elp ~e receive~ t or., near. that p~r:t. . ~· . from the -P~n,.,, · tn paying olll'. . . W' wer,, t~en to AleJ:Cattdl!ia· hospital and doetor b~. · · . ' .•D:d ~ put ab~111rc;t the·.,~s ·A:ttle- ·.. lt .ta. a t~ t~· iywe:, a' · bciro tf~tow- a9~ 1~fQm the. vezy " Union ~ospital w,e~are1 Pl•nJ1>r~ first, daY "~e Jwere . treated with ' the men and their (alij.lliesr ...we. '~~- and: r.especf .by evecy; · also w~h- to send our thanq to· meniber·~~f \t~~.:ci;_ew. ..•: - ~ : ' ab~ •rl'(o~lJe ,i;tf· f~r theit~'Y~fk'. Th&.' members.·1 ~f the " crew ·1Jt-. ltelptn1--\ls'J to ol>tatn the · .~ . o~cl. c~~are~~, :· ~t,e .~for· us. · 1,lstarice ..we ·"P.e,~~;·•wh~~.,- ~e . ....e~cp_"*1:'°'•· tt~. !!P"J>~ che1t. o~~ed, : ~eea~'.'.~t· !'. '.,., .... / ..~; .:~·.-· _. ' Elect Garmatz, S_ e afarer to Seafarers Prai&e . . ._,MU: Crew _· ·. · .. " . . . '" ox 2·5'31 VANCOVVIB. BC .• ._ ........ 198 llail1 . 8t. M10W BALTillORJ: ••••. Ult · Ealt Baltimore st. EAstem 7·3383 HONOLVLU ••• •118· North NJmJtz m1hwu PHone 5'8077 NEW ORLEANS .••••••. 1123 Bienvllle St. · ' ·. · • JJAcnoUa ·0t04 NEW YORK •.• •••••••• 130 Gre!ln;rtcb St .,.. .COrtland '7•7084 POBTLAND •••••l" .... sa NW Everett St: ' . · _ CApltol >'JJVl-B SAN PBANCISCO: Second St. • ......... • . , . ..uo· DOUJJaa, :Mll92 SAN PBDRO............. 1118: Wut 'Ith st'•· -. .. . TErmlnal .M41i5 ·SEA'ITLJ!: •••• •• •• ••.• • .1333 · Wftlern Aft.'. ~\ Letters To Tffe ·Editor· Welfare Plan· Rates Thanks llAID , S-41311 Plan Aids ea arer e w,,. , great .~.~4"!~,~~-~~)c~~ ., ~~.. ~.;W 5 - :B!»e.~.-~.-.~a H•.: ~JW~ . .:,_ 1~f.~ . ... ~ ~~~~~~~~..........-..~'.~~~~ I .-•, ~ ( -,1"+; <4 - J} . ... l. '").... ,, l . ''· I: I ~ . ; ~~. .1 •• jf; 'T _, �• LOG-A-RHYTHM: llln®M °'2rWIE < . . ~WIIIP~ - ~1r -:~!Elt~ . Far . East Meltif!,g Pot ..__ _ _ _ _ _ By FLOREN WEINTRAUB _ _ _ _ _ ___. .... Part Chinese lady from Macao quite near cOm.munist hillSides Given to thought in her teacups how she has much to cry Tree At.Sea ment was ship's delegate Lake Ciamboll, who said .. upon hearihg of. the victory over the Coe Vict,oey: "We have just begun to paint •.." Frbm aloft, nestled amid var ied foliage and birds-eye view To Tiger Baum 10-story obelisk seen from coolie shacks b~low The m~u on the Jean Lafitte had a Christmas tree to !Cheer up their celebrations ,ast year, which was bought with . money t t t "out of his own. pocket" by chief steward Nieboll1 Hatciml-108, Appeal To The known to the crew as Pete • Hoggie for short. He wanted • Suprem.e Court things to be "just like at home" Seafarers have to put up with and crew -was sure grateful for all kinds of thit)gs ln the cou'rs·e the lit tle extras he went out of of a voyage . • .. it's all part of hi$ way ' to · get thl m.- The· • the business of-sailing and being _ pfiotos just recently .·arrived at away from .the conveniences of LOG office. ordinary life . ·•. But according to a report from the Wacosta's r~cordlng secretary Vernon Ball, there was one straw that broke the proverbial camel's back .that had . the men up in )l.rms, and toothpicks. It seems that ·the bologna and salami was being served · unpeeled, and that's too much, so the9men appealed to the cooks to repeal whatever unwritten law .of . the sea they had passed ind asked them to serve the salami and bologna peele~. t t Or to frequent the docks in Kowloon in BJ)Tawling Yaumati Hop-heads, basket-weavera, beggars and hatchet murde.rer can buy Painted ladies from brothel dens. Others of ill fame Adorn . corners as do piCkpockets, chiselers stalking their game. . I Mongre}.8 from far off lands..will be found in old' Honfikono Of varied stores and-rackets, weird deals, fake pasSports, a aong For a price-11et the lady i h question, buyer for a Shanghai firm,, To flee when Communi.!ta took over, for flame of hatred burm; From tyranny and devastation, confiscation of property, bank funds The war-of neroes ha a peace}ul solitude for out' Confucius' sons 'Neath bamboo ahacks duck pondi charcoal.burners and rice bread Lasting memory of thi.! tDriteT-, whQ talked with those who fled. ~ ., . t i - t Texmar Tall Tai.es ' • BOOM No Rejoicing Pete Hoggie, chief steward cm the Jean Lafitte, flashes a broad smile- beside the Christmas tree he bought for his crewmates on the Je(ln Lafitte. • On The-Fellore: ~ Fruit-juice lovers are not rejoicing on the Ocean Joyce .because of a shortage of oranges, as 'well as milk and many other items ... The vessel' ran out of oranges seventeen days out at sea and the men · were outraged, reports meeting secretary Kl!bersid ~ • • Also, there was a discussiQn on the price -of playing cards, which for some reason are exorbitant. I -seafarer - "Rusty'~ Thompson, Alcoa PHgrim, in front of that tourist's mecca, the leaning . tow~r. of Pisa. Nothing ii . so peaceful as a · the crew considerably from top. ship at ·s ea-the soft murmur side down to the watch in the of waves slipping gently against en gin~ room . the hull, the occasional mutterAs it turned out, the evidence ings of the card-players ln the pointed to some unidentified messroom, . a romantic tune prankster who bad set off a firecracker just foi: kicks. Howemerging from some Seafarer's radio ... ever, the crew <ttdn't think it That's the way· it must have was funny, and at the next ship. board me.eting voted that any- been recently on the Feltore <Marven> as it was plodding one . caught shooting off fire,along its assigned route. Sudcrackers should be brought up before the membership denly ~ere was a loud boom which echoed and reechoed up Since then, the firecrackerand down the passageways, · in · jokester has ~een discreetly ·a'nd out of the foc'sles and silent. The irate men . who e eveey other corner of the midsleep was disturbed might have ship house. - some rough- and ready justice waiting f•;t him. , Th~, it ls believed, shook up Si-mule-ated Moustache Things are running smoothly aboard the TeXmar repo"fts meeting secretary· E. J. Berg', who reports . that there are no . ' beefs but lots of fishes . • • "We have some cha~pion fishermen aboard," he notes ... .including a bosun who whistles "a happy 'tuna," an AB who fishes "just for . the halibut," an OS . with 1 "an ugly octopus," a member- of the. black gang who bears no "eel feelings" against any man, and many other virtuo~os of ·the rod, reel, hook and worm. A Some members-of the steward d~partment on the ·Jean Lafitte take a moment -from . their Christmas din• . I· n'er preparations -to pose . for a snapshot. They are (I. to r.) A. Fernandez, chief I cook;-Juan. Colpe, 3d cook: and· Pete · Hoggi~, chief steward. · .~ t '$ . t Wf! Ha~e Just t to to · Hot Sauce On Alice Brown Seafarers are breathing f.fre on the Alice Brown .•• or so reports J. c. Campbell, Jr. the meeting chairman aboard • ·• • . The seafaring dragons belch -· smoke and such because every once..in-'a-while someone puts Begunhot seasoning In the ·food wi.th ~fter: a- two-year delay, the a lieavy hand ••• the men peti. Seafarers a board the Coe Vic- tiontd for a st.ay of spicing, tory finally managed to get the ·which they were grante4 and · interiors of the vessel painted now are free to ~lee for them- . • • • At .t he head of this-·move-. ~ .selves. ' . . ;... WERE: A1'M.VRP/-HS · &>Af!.DING HO~ f · �.... l'oar&eea >. I Sea Rescue ITllL VINDOR ' (lltl1111len), Aprll f -Chelrm•11t a. •roc1erlclc1' lecretery, lterk. Ice water fountain• have been fouled up·for th• lut few trlp1• Motion made that thll be put . ID tun• ~ order .once and for all. Crew ex• prHHI their reireta ·that Captain Mecklem had to. leave the. ahlp for an operation Stateside, Captain Spence Aid he would, payofr only _the worka• way and Brown, on artlval. in the St&tf!•· Cautioned crew to have a 1ober and 1mooth payoff. Some ells· puted OT. It ls requested that the NY hall acknowledge ship'• radlosranii. Ship ii In need of ...JI new washhif machine or a complete 1et of 1pare .parts. Cooperation 11 aakecl when ualnf headl. •m .QUick Work Saf!es Swimming Seit/arer "Today at 0755, April 9, 1960, the ·cry that all seagoing men fear ·r ank out ... "MAN OVE;RBOARD' ." . . The ship was the Margaret M. with an SIU crew· abolU'd, and Seafarer Dougias Patter-·..---·- - - - - - - - - son BR, had fallen overboard. William Omelancyck, AB; Oscar All' h a n d s immediatedly Raynor, AB; Alfred Gerber, AB; rushed tQ their boat stations as the Thomas Harman, AB; a.nd Ebor general alarm was sounded. At Duxbury, AB. 0810 the man was spotted about 300 yards off to starboard. The emergency crew wa's in the No. 2 lifeboat and way llway at 0833. He was picked up at 0839 alive, but weak and suffering from shock. By · 0915 the rescue boat was aboard the ship and the saved man was in the ship's hospital. Many thanks go to Captain Stanley Funk, in charge of the operation on the bridge, who brought the ship around as close as possible to the in the water. Wiper Is.aak Bouzin saw the man in the water and gave the alarm. He no doubt deserves a lot ·of credit for the successful rescue; for if he had not seen .the Seafarer in the water, it would have been a few hours before the man was missed. Others participating in the rescue were: C. B. Howard, chief mate; M. J·. Carter, second mate; man Quitting Ship? Notify U.nion A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact . the hall in ample time to allow the U ::ion to dis.: .uch a repl<t ~ ;iment. Failure to give notice before. paying off may cause a delayed sailing, force the ship to· sail short of the manning re- · quiremeilts and needlessly make ths· work tougher for your ship· ~ates. Isaak Bouzin, wip«!,r aboard the Margaret M., •hbppened to notice Douglas Patterson; BR, overboard and raised the "man over.board" alarm. Quick work by the captain and the life. -boat crew e n a b I e d Cl spee;Jy rescue. SHIPBOARD SKErCHE$ by Ben Graham MAllYMAll (Calmar), Aprll S-Chiiilf# man, G.· Walter1 Secretary, T ._ ll. Prise._ Everything rutintng mioothly. Repair• to be done on shill. Thanks to deck department for iine coopera· . tion in makinf the VO¥afe a amootb one. One man taken · off ahlp while bunkertna In Pedro. Man hoBJ>ltallzed ·and there was no tune to obtain a replacement. One man ho11pJt.allzed tn Eureka. Replacement came from 'Frisco. Vote of thankl. to atewarcl departll)ent. ... --- ZEPHYRHILLS <Pan Amerlcen Over• 1111 Corp.), April 5-Chalrman, Thom• H F. Hllh Secretary, · Herbert C. Jill' tlce. Check to be made refardlnf payoff and overtime. Recent notl~e• Pl!!C!!!J on bulletin boards will. be strictly compiled with regardlng the brlnglnf on board of alcobollc bever· aires. Replacement list · should • be turned to the ship's delegate by the aftern.ooil of April · 6. Ship's. fund 1tands at 110. No beefs and no dls· -puteci OT. Motion wa1 made that New York be co,ntacted to see that proper repairs be made to galley ranges ·and lee boxes. All members w,ere re· quested to keep away ·from the patrol· man until each delegate bas Anlshed with fheir respective buelness: A ques· · tlon of p.Jirlodlc payoff was brought up and a ntlllon was made l\Dd sel!on!led to retain the present three·trip· payoff '1t"'effect. The master has maintained a pollcy of giving substantial draws at any tlm!'. A ·vote of thanks to the ' steward· d~partment. • . .... 1 1De1111Wl'I room. AWlllllO will be fto que.ted" for crew, 11 lblp -returu to lndla. &Wrlclent paint for unllcen1ed per'fODDel quarter1 to·. ha placed Oil boar~ ScrHn door1' are reque.ted. WalhlQ machln•. ~ not opera~I. PITllOcHIM <Velentln• Chemlcel Carrlenl, April I - Chalrm1n, V. P. Nolde1 Secretery, Harry w. Rel1ner. Some disputed OT in deck department. Shlp'o fund · ii 113. Retroactive pay dUference will be paid on next draw. Will .report to the patrolman concerninf the ol>talninJf of milk In Gulf. llorrll made II NPOrt . . . the ....re~ meetlnf. It 11 requested that room key1 be left. wJth the dele1ate1. A Yot' of thabu ~ 1hlp'1 ·deleir.ate'.. MAIDllt CllllK (Wetermen), ..,... 1S-Chalrman, ll., D. · ltou1h1 l~cr• tery, Benny M. Foster. Port airent 1poke to l!aptain conl!ernlng American money, Ship's fund ls 115.32. Expen· dltures are 13.30. Ice will be mad• every day from now on. Ship's dele· gate. to see chll!f mate ~bout palnttnf · out l!ooks' room. _ . THETIS (Rye Marine), March 3t· OCIAN JOYCI <Mar;tlmt Oversta•), Ghalrman, .i. !Carli lecret~ry, R. L•· April 2-Chalrman, TaylorJ Se~retary, . IJombard. A copy of special OJ'den by chief mate, concernlnir the 11eck de· partment watl!hU and day worker• were sent to NY. Ashtr1ys needed In the mess hall. Discussions· held on coffee versus coffee urns. Breakf11t being served too "'slowly. It Is 1ug· gested that messman and p11ntry work toiretber to serve. .. ~igest Of' SIY -Ship Meetings WACOSTA <Waterman>, March 27Chalrman, John Thompson1 Secretary,· Vernon Hell. All repairs taken care of. Everything Is running smo,o thl)'. Several me1l missed ship in Gulf. It was suggested that ship be fumigated for roaches and bugs. • This beef will be sent to headquarters and l!ompany officials. It ls suggested that the cas· tng be removed from bologna and ialaml. I, Kuberski. There are comptalnts on 1lopcbest prices. There is· also a com· plaint on the shortaire of 1tores leav· lnir the States: Minor beef between chief enirlneer and ateward 1tralght· ened out. Some disputed OT. Balance In 1hlp'1 fWld is S7 .33. Dlscu1&lon was held on the fact that there are too manr dirty cups and dishes. RaJJ. out of ok"anges while out 17 days. 'n'lere la a · shortage of fresh milk. STEEL WORKER <l1thml1nl, ·March 20-Chalrman, Wiiiiam Hand; Sacre· tary, B. Carlos. Good trip so far. No major beefs and It looks as though payoff will be an eaay one. lnforma· tlon needed on carjfo. 523.56 ln the ship's fund. , Yale locks needed · for foc'sle ·doors . bel!ause too many key1 flt too many doors. Ship needs fuml• gation. Rubber doorstops needed 01' the screen doors. Slamming of the metal screen doors 11 very innoylng to those sleeping. -Will che!!k . with patrolman about the chief mate's atti· tude toward· crew requiring medl!!al attention. 'Gangway needs a minor modl6catfon as ' it ls very• dangerou1 ilor, boardlllJf on to launch. on·e mem· ber almost had a fatal al!cldent. STEEL AGI <lsthml1nl, Jan. 1Chalrlftiii, Albert C. M1y; Secretary, 'Vincent G. Orenclo. So far there Is no maJor beef. H there ls any repair to be done In your room1, turn In Ust to your delegate'. Minor repaln may be done on ship. Weekly sched· 0RION CLIPPE~ <Orlon>, Aprll 1ule for cleaning laundry room for M. Hitchcock; Secr6'tary, · P. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), each department has been posted. · Chalrmen, Parker. Ship's delegate to be elected. March 12-Chalrman~ E. c. Barnhlll1 Ship's fUnd ts H.42. Coinmunlcatlons Everything ' running amoothly. Motion Secretary, Frank Kustura. Most re· received will be posted for everybody pairs were taken care of. Ship's fund , to read. Some me&1hall !!hairs need made to have Section .12. Paragr~h on supertankers to read st8'1dl at SS.01. E . €. Barnhill was repair Some beef reirardlnir the qual· B changed hands breaking out and stowing elel!ted ship's delegate by acclamation. lty of· bacon Request that more grits llll mooring lines. ' All 'Une1 are·... 10 Incl! Frank Kustura elected 's hip's 'treas· be 1terved to the crew If possible. hawsers and all hands are required. urer. Crew was asked to Jtold on Most of the repairs requested on last Desk lights to be Installed In , each blankets because cold weather ls trip have not been attended to. fol!'sle. Bosun gives vote of thanks coming.• to del!k department · for splendid coop· SEAM.AR (Galmar), Aprll 3-Ch1lr• et:atlon. Vote of thank!! to the stew· FEL TORE (Marven), April 10-Chalr· man, J. Marthell; Secretary, A. Szmlr. ard department. · min, L. Rlchardson1 S-ecretary..: E. A. 9oyd. All repairs hue been com· Repair list bas been turned In. Every. PENN VOYAGER <Penn Shipping), pleted. Disputed OT to be handled thing running smoothly. Few bourt March 6-Chalrmen, Bob High; Secre- . With patrolman. It Iii recommended of dJsputeil OT. tary, Larry Kelly. All beefs were set-, that anyone found guilty of sho9tlng KENMAR <Calmar>, March 7..:....chalr· · tied and repairs done. Ship's :(uncl . firecrackers in the passagewaYB be man, w. Smith; Se~retary, M. Kleiber. brought before the membership for stands at *6. ·One man short In 1tew· handling. Steward department alven ·Repair llst was taken care of satis· ard department. Walked off the ship ' factorily. Two men missed ships in In Port Arthur. · No replacem'ent. Har• vote of thanks. · port. Replacement. on board. Motion old Werns re.elel!ted ship's deleirate. ROSI KNOT (SuwannH), April 2- carried that wage clause be renegotl· Members dlsl!ussed cleanliness of Chalrman, J. StHber;-Secretary, w. L~ ated reaching at least an even· ln· washing machine and wash room after •owl11. Two ·men were hospitalized. crease with bosun and steward. Dls- use of tame. ' One 11 in A1eenslon Island and the cuuton was held on the deplorable other In Capetown. Four men getting · condition of •lockers. l.t ls suggested · STEEL CHEMIST <Isthmian), March ot,r u~der mutual, consent upon arrival that the captain be brought .to look 22-Chalrmin, Kenney Con"; SecreIP Recife. We are to receive .six re- at them. Would like to submit letter tary, · R. L. O'Brien. Eyerythlni run· placements. Captain has aslted the' to headquarters :for ad;;qu;;t;; f;;cllltiei ning normai. Extra 1oap ls asked cooperation of all In being here day for clothing. A vote of thanks to tbe .£or deck department. Old beefs taken after · arrival for payoff. . Balance In ateward department. !)~r!! of in NY. Ship's fund ts $31.65. ... 1hip'1 fund 11 ·~7.54. Some dl11puted Motion made that ship'• deleirate con· <>:T. All communications from the Tl!XMAR . (Calmar), April .t-c:h1lr· tal!t chief engineer abo~t .1cuppers. If· Union were po1ted upon receipt. Any- min, Al Stone1 Secretary, E. J. Berg. no action ls'1taken by him, then he la one l!arlng to refer .to .them can see A · new ship's delegate was elected. to · 1ee the · captain. Discussed the the ship's delegate who bas them on One man in the deck rang mJssed matter of men comlna aboard · to . do .6le. It ii wggested that the steward 1hlp . In ·Baltlmore. laundry and helJUng out in galley anil department eat either· before or after pantry. Motion made not to let them. the crew, or at least give the crew Wi• ch'e ck on mall .sent to home port ALICI BROWN <BloomfletdJ, April the flrst half an hour and not crowd I-Chairman, Wm. Thompson; Secre- and find out why it 1s not sent to the messhall a1 soon a8 meals are tary, J. D. Cantrell-·Jr. One man has ehlp. Motion made that headquarter•· ' · served. Members asked to turn hi ex· been loried several times. Bosun, check on this and have action taken. cess linen for Inventory. two 4_aymen and wiper .were excused . COi VICTORY (Victory), March ,, from meeting bel!ause of work. , No STEEL AGI <Isthmian), March i - beefs reported. Most Items Of!. repair .,,.Chairman, G. D. •rally; -Secretary, Chalrman, John A. RHdl Secretuy, Ust taken !!are of. Remainder will be H. DrohnJ' Crew opposes wage settle· v. .G. Orenclo. • Everything "runntnr done. Ship's fund ls 17.20 of which menl' ana· asks reneaotlatlon. No mamnoothly so far. Nobody was logJfed. 11.20 ls to be paid out for a lock. It Jor beers In the departments. There ·AU minor repairs have been attended is suggested. that ,no hot seasoning ls nothing in the ship's fund. · Few to. Second electrician and one wlJ>er be put in food. Vote of thanks for hours of disputed OT. Linen ls short were Jtospltallzed and Jen i>e111nd. Will the steward department for a job end. In very bad condition. Steward be "eplaced at port at payoff. Crew has ordered new items. · General re• well done. Linen· shoulli be changed of the Steel Age has d!)nated s1'!io to one day abea!l. Tum In dirty blankets. pair list to bJ' brought uii t.o date. crewmembers of the Valiant Enter. Luke Clambiill, 111.lll'il delegate, 'has prise· in Chittagong. Motion was made •erved· hls m.paclty to the very fullest MYRrAM Ill nntern1t1ona1 Nav.), measure. Through his effort the ship'1 requlrlilg- Greek •ompanles to put up some kind of cash bond to insure SIU · Mar~h 27-C::halrmin, E. F,leldln11 Sec· Interior was finally pa.i nted after a retary, R. , Broe. None . of the last crews aboard their vessels of ' wage two.year delay. security and other finimclal liabilities trip's repairs have been l!ompleted a9 yet. Patrolman "to request a better of the company. It is requested that ALCO~ CLl'PPER <Alcoa), Aprll S/ d11ek -not be ~rved too often. Ship's supply ·of slops indudlng more ciga. Chalrm1n, Ed Kelly1 Secretary, I. fund amounts to H.42. . . rettes.· Th~ steward and chief cook ·Roberts. Congratulations on ·the win· were taken off ship sick. · All dele· f!,ihg of safety award. All membe1'1 aates to make up. a complete list· of to vote for tmion·backeil candidates in CHIL0RE fMarv~n>~ APrll 4-Chalr· man, Jack Wise; Secretel'y, ·JamH . repairs. Shortage of help· in plley. Mobile primary May .3, To fill out' _. Schroeder. Otfe nian inlsse.d IJJ)lp In ·It was requested that the captain. census fofms. Repairs turned in ·a nd · Baltimore. Henry Shepeta eleded place a cook who 11 being repatriated .not taken c;ire ot. Will see patrolman to the _States 'f rom the Valiant Faith about repairs ·and the· rooms being ship's delegate. V.ote of thanks ' to the steward department. i>elegaM!!! to get tn the galley to . assist. ~otlon was· only ·11111t·paJnted. "'The officers' ro!lms made to assls~ SIU Brothers from the are painted completely,' It is re· a repair list together. · Valiant Faith .6ilanc!ally. They are on quested,)hat members not congregate board: A ·Vote of thank• to the ~nd lo ,1>a11a&_ew.,ay 'near 'galley. , .. · GALLOWAY (OverieH Nav.), Mar.ch 27-Chalrman; H~rman Whisnant; Sec· 1n11te for .hJs treatment. to sick crew· ' m embers. A vote of thanks aleo to l'etary, Samuel Doyle. Crew hopes IOHN a . .WATERMAN (Waterman) that there wlll be sufficient US cur· the steward de,Partment for a fine Aprll1 3-ChaJrman, • W. Halla1 Seer.. iol;> accomplished under adverse con· rency on hand for draw on next for· · tary, C:"" V. .ae·r g. Shlp~s delegate re· elcrn voy.age. The third cook, WY11e cUtlons. Dlscussl.on held op. making a signed. New delegate was elected. Rutman, VQlunteered to · leave the stronger bld' for patrolman represen• Reports ·are· that rooms ar e · to be tatlon at our .Poi-ti on the Weat Coast l!alley and forfeJt lils· wages as cook to painted and repairs made. Discus· " BR who ha,s a cook's raUng. No dis· before slgninir on. sloil held ort; ,stores and }'epalrs that 1>uted OT. A vote of tl1anks was given have not been t11ken care of. Steward ALCOA PEGASUS CAlco1), AprJI . 2 asked to let the crew know lf the f.D all crewmembers by chief steward .lor comt:>lete harmony. A_ vote oi -Chalrm•I\• M.,,.w. H~ux; ,Secretar~, ihlp ls short · of any stores . for the T. Weber. · Delayc;d salll,ng disputed. voyage so that action can be taken 1 thanks was· given ." tn steward depart· . ment In the pre'!lar)n« . o~ the menu ~ Fumigation beef arose. •Captalri re· to be sure that , enough are aboard fused to buy · fresh milk ·o n arrival 1n· to m~ke voyage , and food. Just llke ' SW style. .,,_ --....a.. . Ha~llan Islands. . One man logged. PRODUCER _(Mftrlne Ca11rler1),· Aprll Captialn i-efused to r~place man in ALAM~R ~ CCalmar>, A1'1'11 ~!'>91!'• 3--Chalrmen, E. Ooln11si Sei:,.teJY, H. Honolulu; A man ' w11s 111v11llnblo. Ru· , man, T. Frtzla'rt Secretarv, ~llbert . Campb,ell. Ice bnx will be fixed . In l>alr' ll!lt• turned tn. $teward , was Ho11111. Moat re,Palrl were. dope. Ship's Japan, If po!lllble. Repairs will be hospitalized ~ Tdpler Army,... Hospital _food ' WBI bad ' during trip.. Will '1 ee 'brouiiht to the attention of proper . In, HonolW.u. ,Balance ~n t ne · ahlp'I patrolman about · •ettl11a more on department heads. nraw will be. In flind 11 ,1Jt.'l5. Some· illsJiuted OT. Mo- trip'. J>lsculll!C!d , keepfug the pantr:v · yen unlets ~otherivlte- fni'ilcated. Som&" tion maJe · 10 hold a 1peclal meettng clean. Thankil to the 9atrolmeri' In dlin>utea m : ,Sfih; iboutd be fuml· at .Pav.oft to ffe~~ne a·ctton' aplut San\ Franclaco· for villtlna lhlp -whlle· pertormln,,I crew ~emberi. J!iciwar~ iii t~e •r ard there. . ' . ~ated ' 1..or coCb~chell. - Need . faDI for 0 --- ~ 1 •, �8'nafii~~wai-SlafaretS; '1S.Onl1~ ~n.• ·,Mall". Address Se.farera .With beefs J.elard'tng slow payme=nt .of monies due from varlotis operators in -back wages and disputed overtime ·Several ..thousand dollar~. in hospital-surgical benefits for should ftm checJt wh~r they SIU men is penmng at the Seafarers ·Welfare Plan because have a proper mailing address of lack <>f necessary documentation from the Seafarers in- on file with the company. SIU volved, the . W~lfare Plan of--,.____________ headquarters officials point out fice reports. . Patrow, S. Pederssen, N. F. Plum- that reports received from sevoperators show checks have Amo1tg items holding up mer, ,T. Ramir~, A. L. Rios, :r.. era1 been mailed to one addi-ess the benefits are such documents as ._Rodriguez, J. Rivera, W. E .. S~ll­ · while a beef on the same score copfes of doctors• bllls birth cer- ~Y. R. M. ~alter, 'R. Soto, M. D. tfficatcs, and proof ~f - employ- Shepherd, D. 'Stokes, ~· ·J. Thayer, ls sent from another, thus ere· ment. _ R. Torina, R, Torres, U.S. :Veach atlng mucb dUftculty In keeplns accounts siralgbt. . . · . J. Vega, J. R. Ward. T he Welfare Plan emphasized that it wq ready ·to milke pay. ment to the Seafarers involved as soon as· it received the nece8saey documents, The following are the Seafarers . for whom. the benefits &re waiting: R. P. Burton, 0. Coleman ·J. · A.11. of the following families ~ve: 1'eceived a $200 mater~it~ Collazo, T. J. Cox, K. Davis, L. benefit plus a $25 bond from th'-e Union in the babt1'• name: Figuero, G. Garcia, lt. ' Gatica, P. Gonzalez, J. Grimes, J. D. H8Ipin, Patricia Anita Braggs, born Feb- 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William R. Heffley, c. Howell, N; La Placa, ruary ' 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jimenez, Brookl¥U, NY. F. La Rosa, T. Little, J. Long. E. Willie Braggs, Mobile, Ala. . to· to t. .r, ot. t. · Sherry Denise IJmbaagh, JanuMastriahnix, J. M~tos, S. Nielsen, E. H:--Northrop, R. Ortiz. Marian Jane Connor, born .Feb- ary-31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Also, R. Otto, W. Outland, S. ruaryi.2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry- 0. Limbaugh. llo~ston, · Texas. ' James L. Connor, Houston. Tex. 1 t. $ · t. . ot. t. t. .Gal'J' Frank Patin, boril March 10, 1960. to Seafarer and· .Mrs. ·Luther J . Plltin, New Orleans, La. Docu_ ments Neeessary · ~ ~ SIU B~BY AIBlVALS SW , r-------------• Personals And ·Noti~es. . , ~ ~ t. · Joanne Nancy Scaturro, born March 23, 1.960, to. Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph A. Scaturro, Syosset, f:-1, NY. ot. $ t. Andrew Ayson, March 25, 1.960; to Seafarer and Mrs. Faustino I. Ayson, New York City. F11 Al . . 0·1SPA.TC H The deathl of the following Seafarer1 have beetf 'f'eported to the Stafarera Welfare Plan: _,. · Jose Garcia, SO: Bi:other Garcia succlllllbed froni a cardiac ailment while aboard the Alco a Ranger, February 20, this year~ Garcia leaves a.· wife, Carmen Garcia, of Rio Piedras, ~:o~be~~ G=:~ .had sailed In the SIU engine departro.ent since December 1938. Burial arrangements are not listed. · to t. t. . t. I I • I ~ . .TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUR~PEAt4 'AND SOUTH AMERICAN -WATERS · -- ·.·1t1E VOICE OF tHfMTD" EVBY Sl!NDAY,- 1620 GMT (11:20 EST Sv~oy} Wl'K-39, 19851 KC• Ships in Caribbean, East Coast • of South America, ·South Atlantic and East Coast of United States. ,.. Wl'L-11, 11851 KC. •; ,. . t. ot. ot. Peter E. Walsh, 57: Brother Walsh, a member of the SW since May, 1942, succumbed March 8. 1960', of a heart a t t a c k in his home city of Houston, Texas. Walsh had sailed in the deck department. He is survived · by his wife, C e c e li a Walsh, also of Houston, Texas. Burial ceremonies were at-the Gar· den ·of Gethsemane Cemetery, Houston. "'. Franelseo Molin•, 71: Brother Molina, an SIU ·engine department member s 1 n c e December 1941, passed away of Salvatore Guiffre, 43: Brother natural ca u s es Guiffre died of heart failure while while i patient at the USPHS at the Municipal H o s p i t a 1, San Hospital, San Francisco, March Juan , Puerto 8, 1960. He had Rico, February s a ii e d in the 19. He is surdeck departmnet vived by his wife, as an SIU -crewMaria C. Molina, of Rio Pfedras, .member, s i n c • Puerto Rico. Interment was ~ .Pte March 1955. He is survived by a brother, Anthony GuifJre, of New York City. E·VERY .1SUNDAY -I DIRECT VOICt I BROADC.AST .. ·' Metropolitan Cemetery, Rio Pied· ras, ~hips in Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, West Coast of . South America,. West C-0ast of .Mexico and US Eas:t Coast. ·· , ~ .. WFK-95, 15700 KCI Ships jn Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, ·European · and US East Coast. • Meanw.hile, MTD 'Rou.nd-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Co'ntinue • ~· • t. ot. Robert L. IJutler, 65: Brother Butler succumbed of respiratory failure on March 12, while a pal.lent of South Baldwin Hospital, Birmingham, /Ja. Butler had sailed as an SIU engine department crewmem= ber since December . 1938. The only survivor was a niece, Mrs. Virginia Gollotte; Mobile, Ala. Burial was in Pearl, River, Miss. Golden Gate Activity Slow SAN FRANCISCO-Port agent Walter Sibley reports that shipping in this West Coast port has been rather slow over the last period. · The slack was due to the small number of ships ·that arrived at the . port requir-ing s.eamen. . During the period only seven ships were serviced and twentyfour men were shipped. Of these two-dozen men, four of the seafarers were ·~c" book men. The two ships that paid off were the Alcoa Pegasus <Alcoa) and the Maiden Creek (Waterman). Signed on were the Alcoa Pegasus and the Choctaw (Waterman). T h r .e e ships were in-tr_a~sit. They .were file Seafair <Orion), Calmar ( Cj!l· m81') and Steel TFaveler-. <Isthmian). Voting of the newly proposed amendments to · the constitution has been strong in this' port. In the opening ten days of voting, 100 men ·c ast ballots-. · Shipping for the coming _period is expected to improve altbough it may be oriiy. a sligbt improvement over the· present. All members are advised to take jobs that · come tD rather than leave them for othttrs · to. ~~. _ . I �. . ..D~fNfMa>~ ~ · i-wC? SIG ·1']6£JES fi'\CiH6- .. GTATtSME='N AS SVMMrr·. ~P~RQA¢#ES MAY 16· '. '. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 22, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: OK TO PICKET RUNAWAYS: HIGH COURT EGYPT SHIP TIED UP IN BLACKLIST BEEF BLACKLIST UTILIZED FOR YEARS AGAINST AMERICAN-FLAG SHIPS LAKES SIU COMPANY ‘PERFECT’ ON SAFETY SIU HOSPITAL BENEFITS PUT ON DAILY BASIS PROBE BLUE CROSS HIKE, NY UNION MEN DEMAND CRITICS STILL FIRING AT ICC CONGRESS SHOWDOWN DUE IN STATE DEP’T ATTACK ON ’50-50’ ANOTHER TWO BANKRUPTS KNOCKED DOWN AT AUCTION FISHERMEN ASSAIL 12-MILE ‘COMPROMISE’ ON SEA LIMITS MDS BLAST DRUG FIRMS; BACK PRICE-GOUGE CLAIM SWISS SEAMEN SIGN 1ST LABOR CONTRACT CONGRESS CERTAIN TO ACT ON MEDICAL AID FOR AGED BENEFITS AWAIT SEAFARERS; DOCUMENTS NECESSARY SHIP NAVIGATION VIA SATELLITE MADE FEASIBLE BY ROCKET SHOT M’TIME AT ‘SLOW AHEAD’ ON WATERMAN SUBSIDY BID SHIPS TO GET LONGER LIFE VIA SUBSIDY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/22/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 9  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/ab3620d937641aad254e773a5f4b1f24.PDF 6e1ca66898ff08d9dee79e7d41bb40c2 PDF Text Text ._:. -. .:"=;.___..~ .._ - . - . SE - .._ -BRS·•~LOGI ~..__.&.f ••----....,;----~------....--------..;.------------------------..:..,;;I . • ' OFFICJA 1L 0R6AN o 'F THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION• ATLANTIC AND 'G ULF DISTRICT •Afl.,IQ • I Seam.e n Target .O f 'Test' Move . . To Control Jobs -----------------~tory On Page 2 State Dep't Moves .To Scuttle '50-50' U d rw v First ship in 1960 to begin passage through the . n e a, · ·crreat Lakes' Welland Canal, the 5,000-ton freighter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Story On Page I Burlington, manned by SIU Canadian sailors, passes under raised draw. bridge as she slips into lock at Port Weller, Ont.' R.lnnside . . Newsreel and teievision cameramen set. up gear on SIU-manned missile ·ship Sampan Hitch for the ; , , ~ launching. oi . the1 first inerti~lly-guided Polaris missil~ : fr.om the USS 1 . . . ·. . ~ . ·- Observation Island, lV2 miles· away in.the South Atlantic. ~.. .. · .. • 'I ~ .. ~the - • ~ • .. ) • • · Seafarers in New York hall begin ba1loting on pro8 ~ . 0 f Ing. posed.' new SIU constitution in secret re~erenduni that will last through April 29 in all ports. .Group pictured here was ''first to cast votes on the proposed document. (Story on Page Z.) · among I - ' �-To:, Control :seamen • • An attempt is underway to revive a d~credited "SChemEt which would require seamen: to meet arbitrary physical and mental standards to keep their jobs. The scheme harks back to . a 1954 proposal by the US Coast Guard to set up a set of requirements, enforced by the Government~ 'rhich . . _ . seamen would have to meet discredited ·Coast Gua~ · scheme. s!up and active ship delegates who on a regular basis or else lose "Some y~ara ago," h~ said, "they~· fight for the r.Ights of the ~rew. . · . · ..their seamen's papers. At that time the scheme was denounced by the SIU and other T . as subjecting man ime umo~s .. seamen to harsh and unrealisti.. standards an}! destroying their j~ security. As a result, it was dropped hastily, but has· now ~een picked up by both _the operator11 and some segments of Government. . Rigid Standards ' (the Coast G~~rd) · attempted to establish . -certam physical· . standards for s.eamen which . were res~ted . vigorously and successfully by the maritime unions ••• I sugt it i ht be th hil · gtes a1 ~ .,,g.vi twhisor wtt ~. • • 0 ag n £e ~w ma ~r. Among the items for w.bi.ch seaJlle~ ~uld h~ve been deprived of their seamen s papers under the Coast Guard proposal were: • Defective. sen.c1e of smell Since fhe original Coast GJ.iard proposal came out, the Union and SIU-contracted shipowners · ' have · set up examination and detection · · climes in major SIU ports. . Th~ clinic progrm.Ji provides thorough physical che~k-ups of seamen at lell§t once a year, or moi:e often in SO¥ .instancE!s. It has had considerable success in reducing tlie· incidence of many serious ailments. such as. tuberculosis and diabetes, anli in detecting numerc;ms physi-:• Stammering and speech de- cal defects before they become so Seafarer signs. vote register under eye of ~alloting committee fects lar advanced as to deprive seamen • Unpleasant-looking, non-eon- of ' their ability to work. member as voting gets underway on proposed new S.IU constitu. tagious skin diseases tion: NearJy 1,000 '!'en voted !n all ports on the first day. • Divorced or 'separated parents, or any record of criminality among a seaman's ancestors The initial impetus for the new move apparently came. from report to the Department of · Commerce on shipboard personnel. The · report recommends "rigid standards for· screening" of individuals entitled to -the classification of . seamen; as well as declaring that there is an "urgent need" for the ..establishment of complete physi• Absence of educational adcal and mental standards to be ai>- vantages -plied to all persons wis~ing to • A record of. juvenile delinserve in any unlicensed position quency ()D an American merchant marine • . A record ·as a "complainer" vessel." Such physical standards on ship · • Frequent changing of j,obs should be .applied not only for new applications, but "on ·a recurrent basis, not to exceed every other • Past head injuries • Religious attitudes. year ...,, This demand was echoed by a The strong union objections to ghipowner representative at the the proposed 1954 Coast Guard recent meeting of the Marine Sec- . Prog~am w~r~ based not ·only on tion of the National Safety Council. the 1mposs1b1e standards set for W. Lyle Bull, formerly of the Mili- seamen but, as the LOG .Put it at tary Sea Transportation Service the time, the proposal would inbut now with American Export volve "sweeping new · bureacratic Lines · called for revival of the controls over the livelihood and ' shipboard actions of seamen." SIU VOting ~ A.f,, Brisk Pace_ A heavy vote is in sight M Seafarer!J :bi~ ports. started voting on ~arch 31 on a proposed revision of the constitu~lon for the A & G District. The yoting, which was a~thor­ ized at a headquarters meeting on March 2 and at outport meetmgs on March 16, will run from, March 31 to April 29 in~ 1 elusive. · At 'the March 16 meeting mo- slons for these divisions and for Nearly ·a thousand men tions were carried in all ports to certain structural changes made in voted the first day according to the all port tally. New York 'bad the heaviest turnout with 275 men casting ballots. . Recommendations of the consti'tution committee and the entire text of the proposed aew coristitution were read · at all meetings on March 2, at which titne Seafarers voted the · revised version •of the constitution on the ballot: place the constitution on the ballot for 30 days, be~inning March 31. The amending procedure for the SIU constitution calls for a twothirds majority -in a secret b~llot referendum. The six-man rank and ftle constitutional revision committee noted that the current constltution, written before the· A&G district established its affiliated divisions. does . ot contain provi- ILA Starts .,~~·II~~:!~·~~~;~;: :: s · tate Dep't· ·s·ta·rts Move -cu·tt.le ·-'·50-50' Law· Container $ f~~e~~i~:et~~ti;:,~~~s:::t~o~.:~:i To S Arbl.trat·1·0·n . ~eame.n's Coast Guard in knocking seamen · out of their jobs. Ship operators . · ._ . ~ · . · the Union. , ~ ,. . Among the various divisions are: the Marine Allied .WorJcers Division, the Puerto . Rfcail Division, and the HarbOr and Inland Water'• ways Division. The new constitution ls necessaty also because of the recently passed Landrum; Griffin Act; which sets certain requirements for elected officers of Union8, conditiOD$ tor union membership and similar · matters .. The constitution also ·sets up an executiv~ board .structure in the , Union for more effective -admiilistration. (For the complete text the committee's report, ~e the March• 11th issue of the LOG>. o, • were advised to have their skippers • . . · , . make entries in the fog hooks about "behavior." The . WASHINGTON-Maritime .industry leaders voiced alarm compames -win then turn over the . ' al to · "th · log entries to the Coast G ard d this week at the State Departments propos waive e . NEW YORK-A three-man· arbi- the Coast Guard wiU th:n ca~y 50-50 proviso of- the Cargo Preference .Act which allows half tration board opened hearings the ball from there on assertedly of all foreign aid cargoes t ,_ ,: · here to determine the amount of on the ground that the seamen be carried in American flag 50-50 pro~ision It has done ·in premium pay to be paid to long- involved are neurotic or ~uffering vessels. the past, It is almost guaranteed shoremen who handle container from mental illnesses. ' . Some 15 shipowners who met 'a . large chunk of new business ships. The, }\earings Qn .the loadIn effect then, this device gives with Douglas Dillon, Undersecre- spread out for as long as the . ing ancl ·..unloading of general th.e skipper a weapon with which to tary of State, told the official that Indus project lasts. But if the . Forty-One Seafarers have upc>.irgo ._ .i~· ·~ontafners are· taking h~i:Jel crewmembers· a11 "psychos," any departure from the 50-50 pro- State Department •. 1omehow, can graded themselv~s and 278 have pla.c.e ·at the ~ offices · of the New aiter which the Coast Guard can vision would cause a drastic eco- klll the benefit of the. 50-50 law obtained lifeboat tickets by attendYorl( Shippin~ Association. try to yank his pa·p ers. nomic crisis . for American ftag for US ships in. this case, America~ Ing the .Andrew' ~useth Training 'I'he New' York hearings have The logbook en fries would serve i;hips. · operator~ will ·not ~e able ~~ match School, according to . school figures l>eep C!lUed for jointly by the NY as a substitute for the old CopeThe State DepartmeJ!_t has con- the ch~P_ oper;tlog level of at the end of March. Shipping Association and the In- land continuous service book which sistently been opposed to the ef- fore 1gn ag opera OYS. • The men receiving lifeboat 278 ternational Longshoremen's Asso- the .operators . tried to foist upon fects of the ~0-50 rule mainly due After tJ_ie latest meeting with tickets were out .of a .total of 287 to diplomatic pressure placed on Mr. Dillon, one m~mber of the Seafarers who ·enrolled in the life. ciation to , take up negotiation seamen 25 years ago. items omitted from previous conThe -tipoff : on the pr~posal was It by foreig~ ~ations w~ich want shipping group rem~ked that ·" ad- boat ·training,'. giving the ··sebool a tract-talks. the assertion by· the Export Line to run the ' American, ship opera- mittedly we won -a deferment of record -Of 'just under 97 . percent. The bo~rd, which has been spokesman that psychoneurosis ail- tor -out of. business _b y usn;ag ~heap any im~edlate Unposltion of the The figures invqlved ·on lifeboat mutually agreed . upon by both ments are up by 31 percent. An cargo rates. . Europ~an countries waive!: . but the threat is still trai~ing ;. cover- th~ periQd . ~rm~ NYSA and the ILA, is composed examination of the Marine Index have always clamored . against there. · ' ·' May 5; -.1959; wllen. the progra~ of · Admiral Frank McCarthy, figures which he was quoting "'50-50.'.' . L • began, through · March · 25, 1960. ~YSA: Thomas Gleason, ILA; and shows that he took 1955 figures Indus River PtoJed Upgrading ·fnstruction was ini;ti- · :Or.-· Emanuel Stein, Professor of ·<259 reports out of a total of 19,The Department's mention of · ., .,., t'Mted at 'a later d~te. Of those up.. Economics·, New York University. 051 reports dealing with illnesses) the waiver was connected with the April 8, 1f60 · Vol. XXll, No• .8 graded, 35 , ordinlµ'Y seamen got · · Container operations involves and compared them with 1959 (342 10-year, $410,000,000 . Ind~ River ·•··. · · their AB ·tickets, five men passe.d " for 'FWT endorsements aild one · the movement . of cargo, in single ~eports out of 2~,5Q2). In , both Project in· which the ·U.S hopes \'an~Hke shipments. The containers mstances, the percentage of so- to participate · jointly with ·Aus. Seafarer got ari' electrician's rating. .are designed to be loaded or un- called "psychoneurosis" wai; ).4 tralia, Canada, ·we$t Germany, PAw. HALL, ·Sect'eta~-rreaaurer _ The lifeboat •class itsel~. has now loaded· away from the piers. This .percent of total illness reports. In New Zealand ·and Britain• . The Hl:imarr B~n . J!cittor: B~An 'sU. graduated 26 ~ classes,· with each operation involves loss of work actuality, tlie Marine Index figures, US's share in the program will MAH, Art Editor; ·· :JIJlniAH • .Aarna, lifeboat training, course ~l'UD.Ding for longsftorcmen. The same . ques- for what~v~i:_ t.hey are worth, sh9w cost $280,000,000 ..and will involve AL MAs1nN, ~ BlllKl•, ~ · for two weeks. Both C:lassroom intion had aris~n at the Decemb.;'.r, that 1959 s 10c1dence of 342 reports one of t~ largesi cargo move- .::_u~~n~~:it-::'·R::! ~;;!!:;!: sti:uct•on an~ actual pra.~ii~e. · in 1959, contract tnlks between New was way .below the 462 of 1957 ments in ·p eacethite ·fol'.eJ:in aid, · ... the boat ls provided. The faclltand the 579 of 1958. . quite a l>it ·of which will be spent' Pullllllled 6JwHklr et .the llHdclU.rteri tl~s afe rnainptlned on tbe. premYork shipowners~ ~!1d the. l~A. . It · was mutuall.x -agreed fn _ The SIU had taken particular for transportation costs, of equip- ot th• s.1t111re.-. 1nterMllo1M1I Unlon, At· ises ·,of' t&e ', Butl ,Line , !~rminal, lentlc & Gulf Dlltrlct.,A~L.CIO, 671 ~Ourth ln h December that if ·.no 'decision· was cxceetion to 'the "mental traits" ment such as building materials, Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY • .T•,t.. .HY•clnth near, SIU's Droc;>klyn eadqutrters, forthcoming in ~ negotiations~ ' then aspects of the proi>osed standaros trucks, trailers,. tractors' and.hydroSecond cleu> lteld •t "" c. Lifeboatmed ~ ha\re pas~ ~ ' row. mattel' would : be'· su' b ntit~c:d !... • t . ' ,._y, u._tt.r th• i n. ~ ' t es' t . ! a d... .... '"sere '""i t ' .T d ._ ·'b'y,, ·• 't h',• t lie to· ·as ..• ~g1ving th~ shipowner ~ perfect electric :equipment. ·. ' ·', " !,01t Act otOffice Aut. ri. 14, •r~ldfn.. ,,,,.. 5 impartial arbitration<: t9 declde.' the· wellpon with 'whi'ch to dispose of " 'If the ~e.r~carr:"fti.-g ' carg~ fteet ;; .;' " Coast'"Guarcl t~ qllallfy fo\1 1 ari'ieh'.. 1.ssue. · -. · . • ~ ' · aggressive pro-union men on the can continue to · operate under the• . i , " '· ~ , dors~µieli~ · '~ jO " f ' "- r. .. .a i'£ , ·4W 1 -si£.~,~J"- LV , .1u •• u • ~ , /') .~ .v .,fiJJ i .,.1. ··1W 4 it , ~ ) ~: f• - .... i.·, ·J ~ ~..n't;_ t Jo.. . as 27.-Union Grads N~w LI.,eb. oa - t men. . SEAi'ARERS '.LOG 0 .. ·'""'°· . 1 i. • I -1 1. i ' l ( • - 'to post•••· • 1 .. fr,I .• _r.',"1J l., 1I ' I '" I ii • �~prll 8. 1980 SE..41'...fRER! US~Frag ShipoW.ner~-: Rap 'Anti~J,,mbo' Bill W ASHINGTON~hip op.er'ators are testifying in opposito a· bill which would. prohibit the use of ioreign-built i;hip midsections in "jumboizing" American-flag ,vessels in tl:ie domestic trade. The bill; · stipporfed by the US shipyard verle(l .vessels will be · considered industry, is up for hearings in to have been rebuilt in the us ~ion the Senate. . · .T he bill, designe~ . to "further amend the s~lpping laws to prohibit operation in the coastwise trade of a rebuilt vessel . unless rebuildl~g is effected within the US and for other purposes" ·was fntrodµced last month. Amendments- to the laws on coastwise trade came. as. a countermeasure to a Customs Bureau okay that will permit . a tis operator to import a foreign-made midbody section for installation here in the US and use in the domestic trade. The SIU-contracted Sea-Land services is reported planning to use the converted container vessels in the intercoastal trade. The operation involves the midbody secUons, being built abroad and then floated to the US. The Bureau ruled that such con- and will retain whatever coastwise privileges that' they maY. have had prior to rebuilding. ' Pacific Group Opposed A spokesman for the Pacific American St.ea . hip Assnclatlon stated that although his organization has always been opposed to actions that would take trade from the US shipyards, he felt that the new amendment would be "unnecessary" ai; the inip.o rted sections offered no threat io' our economy because of the vast di(f erence in the construction. The hearings ' being conducted by Senator Bartlett of Alaska, also heard from a Weyerhauser Steamship Company representative. He termed the bill as "one-sided" as each ·one of the vessels in the domestic trade is rapidly reaching the 20-year mark in age. L(JC Pa&'e Three SIU-M a·n ned -Flee·t Wins S·a fety Tit/·e Second Year In Row For the second year in a row, the SIU-manned Alcoa Steamship fleet has captured top honors as the safest dry cargo fleet under the American flag. This was ttie first t~e that any company had won the annual National Safety Council contest two years ru_nning in \etter than Alcoa's top score last to miss work -for one or mor~ days the dry Cargo and passen~ year. The over-aff performance following the accident. t of ships in the contest was 5.12 The figures show that among ger f;a egory. compared with 5.89 in last year's the companies in the contest, Alcoa won the 1959 Mar.in e Section contest with a 1.62 rating which is be- contest, showing a consistent improvement in shipboard safety. Alcoa had finished second in the 195'i contest. The competition . ' • covers all shipboard ratings Iiheved to .be -the ~ow~st score_ censed ;md unlicensed. ever registered m its cate- · SIU headquarters hailed the pergory. In the competition for formance of Seafarers on the Al1958 the company won with a coa ships. Messages were sent to 2.94 era_ting followed by United all ships in the fleet congratulating States Lines and United Fruit the · crews on their outstanding Company-. These two companies safety performance. Contributing to the top record finished in 2nd and 3rd spots this year as well with scores of 2.04 scored by Alcoa ships this year and 2.37, both of them doing and last are the accident-free ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ reror~ ~ llie Ale~ -·-es Ex-lus1·ve. Cla·1·m K. .. MSTS• Sta •1 s "'IQ I Run She1ps, T0 M'SS' e Pe . _ . e . • ~ .. · • The Military Sea Transport Service has served notice that it considers all future missile range and other special service functions as its private preserve. Admiral Roy Gano, commander of MSTS, told a meeting of shipping executives that MSTS is shifting the special service field as -the result of cutbacks in its pas- Santa Maria, C:tlif., the SIU Pa- some of the radar line supply missenger and cargo - car:rying cific District and the SIUNA pro- sions to Thule, Greenland, Goose operations. · MSTS has long been under fire frc,m private ship operators and seamen's uniQlls for competing with the private ·shipping industry. As a result, the service has been Cllmpelled to cut back some of the operations of its own shipping in favor of privately-owned US-flag tested vigorously but to no avail against a decision to bar private companies from bidding on this range-despite the fine record compiled· by the Suwannee company, which- is under SIU A&G District contract. Similariy, · privately-owned ship operators used to contract for Roamer, which stretched its skein to 1,489 days as of the beginning of April, the Alcoa Partner with 972 days and the Alcoa Polaris with 751 days free of lost-time accidents. In all, .seven ships of the Alcoa fleet did not have a single losttime accident in 1959. They were the Roam~r. Partner, Polaris, Corsair, Pioneer, Pointer and Puritan. Lost-time accidents are those in which the injured man is forced fifteen in all, the industry-wide accident rate has been diminishing every year, from a 7.30 in 1957 to 5.89'" rating in 1958 and 5.12 rating in 1959. These records contradict the figures published ·by the Marine Index Bureau. They also counter industry spokesmen's complaints about "~ccident prone" and "claimshappy" seamen. In the Alcoa fleet , . for example, rEcords indicate that there were 28 lost-time accidents in 1957, although three ships had none. The numb~ drop~d ~ ~- ~ 1~~ with six ships without a lost-time accident. This year the number of accidents fell to 12, with seven ships reporting no lost-time accidents at all. Alcoa, which has participated actively in the industry-wide safety program through the Seafarers Safety Department, offers safety incentive awards to its crews. All ships which go 500 days · without an accident receive movie projectors. Bay, Labrador, arid other , Far North bases. Now all these supply operations are handled on MSTS ships. · Gano indicated that in the years ·ahead, MSTS will be moving more ,and more into the special project area, ·with specially-built ships or remodeled merchant vessels. ··::~..~~·;:·;·:..~~:£ ··~···- Chile Union Gets Pcict s back, MSTS has been lookin_g for other· areas which to and maintain ships and in employees has chosen the missile ranges and "'Dew Line" supply operations as the most likely fields of activity. . As a result,' outside of the single contract of Suwannee Steam·ship Company on the South Atlantic missile· range,· all other ships on these ra·ngcs are either Navy vessels or MSTS-operated ships. When the Pacific Ocean missile range was opened out of On Two Runa -way hi·ps · · BRUSSELS-An important breakthrough on wages and manning standard_s aboard runaway-flag ships has been scored by the ITF-affiliated Maritime Confederation of Chile, the International Transport-• · worker's Federation has an- When the ves,sels arrived in Chile, nounced. The Chilean mari- the company attempted to operate time union has succeeded in obtaining Chilean scales ·and conditions aboard t\vo Liberian-flag vessels operated by a Chilean company. · ' . ~ 1The agreement was significant IL, because of the precedent set, . · . namely, that runaway sfiips would ii agree to pay· the wage scales of the count11y in which ownership or . - control of the vessel resides. This The. newly completed freightship is the policy which American marand tariker agreements ate ready ifime unions have proposed and which has been adopted officially In prin'ted form and are - being by the ITF. distributed 'by the SIU to all ports. IMWU Campaign The agreement could have a Wages, overtime· and penalty rates set forth between the SIU bearing on the legal right of the International Maritime Workers and the various SIU - contracted Union to organize and obtain confreightship companies became ef- tracts on other runaway ships opfedive February 15, 1960. The erating in American commerce un' agreement highlighted a new wage der Americ~n ownership or conscale for all r atings along 'with new trol. overtime and · penalty rates for . In this case, a Chilean concern, each respective pay grade. _ Cta Navlera del Pacifico, had ' A similar agreement Wias reached chartered .the two '. ships, t11e By· J>etw2en - t)le A~G District a.n.d· lal and Joancy: Both of them, ·incompanies o~ the tanker industry. cidentally, had been American-flag The effective date for the tanker Libertys and were furmerly operated by the Isbrandtsen companv. agreement. was March 1, · 1968. • k.er Tan Frelgh .. n,e-d r1 · PactS P them at wage scales and manning_ levels below those of e~isting Chilean coll~ctive bargaining agreement. · The Chilean union raised a _beef and ~btained an increas~ in the manning scale and workmg conditions. The terms are parallel to those existing in the agreement between the Seafarers Union of Valparaiso and the National Association of Shipowners, with minor changes in bonus arrangements. Tax payments. and welfare regulations will be identical with those imposed on Cbilean-flag ships. Once the runaway operators concede that they can sign Chilean union contracts fpr ships operated out of that country, they would have difficulty coming into the Natiooal Labor Relations Board or a US court and claiming that American-owned runaways could not sign with American unions. Tlw agreement to pay Chilean taxes could also have a bearing, on the tax obligations of ·Ame'ricanowned runaways to the us Govern~ ment. Alcoa Roamer, still going strong, has boosted its safety record to 1,489 consecutive days since this_ photo was taken. --~~---------------=-.~---,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,......,._ lsthm_ian Skippers To Man Atom Ship · . WASHINGTON - Two Isthmian Line captains - one of whom recently commanded the Steel Director-are among the maritime officers chosen to run the new nuclear-powered v e s s e 1 Savannah according to the Mari time Adminis- aboard Savannah is Captain James L. Gregory, w·ho most -recently tration. skippered the Steel Director. · He A master, chief officer, second officer, chief engineer: and three alternates were selected to man the a-powet·ed ship. Six of the seven are former unlicensed crewmen, and all are career mariners. Chosen as chief mate of the ship was Captain William W. Meyer, who joined Isthmian in· 1946 and was appointed master in 195jJ. He has continued to' serve with that .company since. Another Isthmian employee who was named alternate deck officer .was anl.ong the group taking tlie full training course which qualifies them as deck officers aboard the nuclear ship. Two other alternates were chosen also, according to the MA and States Marine Lines, which will operate the ship for M;,rit.ime under General Agency Agreement. savannah's keel was laid in the spring of 1958. She hit the water for the first time in July, 1959. Extensive tests and trials are in stot·e for the ship before she starts regular runs. > �~ ... . ,,. --------;.-. ·.sEAFAl.EBs _ ~ .· .· . ~~ .n o·rABY -·SHIPPJN·G BOARD . . .,.. March 16 Through March 29, The ·past four shipping reports,' together wfth tbis ·report, have appeared like a bouncing ball on a cement walk, UP. and down-up and down-and now up again over the past two weeks. New York, New Orleans, Baltimore, and Houston combiped to ship 778 of the l,254 SIU crewmembers shipped. This is an increase of 252 men shipped and represents the widest margin of increase since the beginning of winter. · Ship activity was also up for the. period as 24 more vessels were 11erviced-251 as compared to 227 .for ~he previous two _weeks. _The actual breakdown as shown at the right is 74 payoffs, a gam of thirty; 38 si~n-o_ns, . 8 ga1n of twelve; aqd 141 ships Ip transit, ft dr.l)p of 18.. Wtlmmgton was the ~nly port to have neither a payoff or sign-on while Boston and Miami had no slgn-ons. New York led the way with 39 vessels serviced. . A rise in shipping was shown in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Mobile, New Orlf ans, Houston and San Francisco. Boston, Jacksonville, Miami, and Wilmln~ton all registered 11lght drops in 1hlpping while Seattre shipped only one less than the last two weeks period. 19~0 ~ ·. Ship Acfivi.t y ' · Registration also flourished and took a. sharp "°creaee 01 · 245 _m en. The previous period had seen 1,054 men resistei;ed i i compared to the 1,299 registered this period. All departments have ahown · an ln· crease with 505 men in deck, 416 in enaine, 378 in steward. The last period had 432 registered in deck, 327 in engine and 295 til steward departments respectively. At the end of this period there ~ere 2,765 registered on- the beach, a decllne from the last tot~l of 2,BU men on the beach. .._ , Boston, Philadvlphia: Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington all had less than 100 men in clisses A & B regi1tered on the. beach. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Jackllonville iftd Miami had le81 than ~ · 50 ."A" .men registered on the beach. The following is the outlook for the next period por.t by port: Bos&on, Steady • • • New York, remain the same • • • i'hll•delphla, Fair • • .Baltimore, busy • . . Norfolk, steady . . • Jae•nvllle, the same . . . Miami, slow . . . Mobile, islim ·• • • New Orleau, ' lower •.•• HoUltol!, good ••• Wilmlqton, steady ••• San Franelseo, movin& : : • SeaUle, dim. · · Pay -Sit• Iii Offl 1 · OQ '"""·TOTA&; ...,.. .. , •• .-. z New,.,. •••• 21 ,..~,.,. • •' 121-- laltf•ore • • • • ......,. • • • • • • 2 J.cbHYllle · ... 2 Miami ' ,• .. •••• I Moblft • • • • • • • • New OrlMltl •. t HHttoll •••••• 4 _ 4 4 14 : ~: 6 Jt . 1 10 11. 1 12 J 11 4 U H M 2 ' 4 3 21 J 27 · Wllml""911 • • ... l'r.acftc•. • 1 ' : 2 I -- SHttfe ...... • 6 24 16 1 - 4 , ....... ~ •••• 74 : 11 141 111 DECK DEPARTMENT . legistered CLASS A ,0,, , - Boston .......•••••••• New .York . ...... ..... Philadelphia . ....•..•. Baltimore ............ Norfolk ... . . .••..•••• Jacksonville .. ....•.•• Mia.m l ... .••••••.••••. Mobile ... .. ...••....• New Orleans ......•••. Houston .. . . ... . ••••.• Wilmington ....• ...•.. San Fran'cisco . .....•.. Seattle ...... ...•..•••. T07AU . Port -shipped CLASS A Regllferetl CLASS I GROUP GROUP z I ALL 1 % I ALL 1 6 . . 2 4 1 2 1 19 35 . 15 21 9 11 8 7 ,8 1 s ZI 15. 7 7 7 20 _9 36 l 9 4 4 s 4 4 1 5 2 1 I 11 2 2 'I 14 20 3 7 371 28 2 13 3 8 28 12 32 10' 15 57 1 '1 14 2 2 2 8 6 11 1 5 1 4 5 fi , 14 4 ZS ft 7 5 6 14 4 ujlit-18112· 1-asa· 1 .. r122 111 -' - zz ,, ..,,,,.,.,, ...,,,.,.,, - Boston .....•..•• ••••• N·e w York ..••••.• •••• 15 3 Philadelphia'....••..•. 5 Baltimore . ....•••• .•. 1 No!'.{olk . . .. .•......•• 1 J•cksonville .• •.•••••• Miami ......••••.•••• . 1 Mobile . .. . . .......... New OrleaqJ . ...... . . ., 8 8 Houston . . ....•••..... 2 Wilmington . .•.••••••. San Francisco ....•.... 2 Seattle ..... ........ ... · 4 -urnT.4H - -39 7 27 8 - 1 14 38 42 4 10 12 200 I ALL 1 1 1 ·3 17 3 3 11 6 II 1 2 .I 1 •- -ZS 3 6 17 5 1 11 4 1 - 3 3 3 -1 32 -1 -3 - Shipped GROUP 1 -7 3 2 2 1 . 4 -10 3 1 31 10 .. 2 - - 8 H 13 6 1 8 10 3 1- ., 3 2 3 2 '4 s I · to 14-89 -l IH 3 1 1 1 - 1 -- -7 28 10 31 10 2 C ALL '. -1 -· l -55 -18 ·-71 ·-. 1 -z --- --1 -- 1 l -5 .B - 2 1 8 48 'I 18 1 5 -3 1 15 a 56 54 3 . 4. 1 21 z 20 z 2 10~19 I H.321 - 7 fb 85 7 1 15 3 3 '7S 2 3. 1 19 IS IS '6 - -8 14 13 8 1 10 I 1 26 ·sz 2 123---U-!-fl& GROUP z s ~LL 1 8 ,· 15 . 2 25 82 . 29 ..49 160 8 7 8 23 30 64 19 113 3 4 5 13. 9 11 1 '1 l I 30 '26 11 5 25 1'71 69 27 40 9 '16 11 13 le 2 20 2 9 31 15 21 4 SOl-337- lllT . 'l'IO. GROUP .z I ALL l - 5 3 8 a -26 44 73 1 3 4 10 .26 40 4 4 1 2 2 -2 2 2 . 7 9 8 .4 19 •29 3 . 9 .13 :s 3 '., 4 8 10 10 2 11 1'J 12- 13t- l- 1U - - • •' •t - - • s-a . .:u " -- On ru leacll ' ewsa · ENGINE . 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'1&,·1.~21 te1 a~s 1 11l- jfiN:6~ . 82l '41t7Jlt•I 110 aet·f1U Sftlpp•tl , n' ., ..• ,•, 1 ~ ·. • ' ljl 1· : •"'.' -ta r , t , .1 �l. ·1 ,JI Ship Operators Told: . . !!-!". .. ill ~ Union Vo:iCe In Ship Safely ·t s ODIY P~sitive Approach for the joint la~or-management approach a~ the only p~sit.i~.e method of shipboard safety was voiced at last week's convention of the National Safety Coupcil's Marine Section. At the .same time, the convention, meeting in New York, ~as warned that management can • no longer t~am l4p with other ger ship. operators. <See storJ OD of those present on the discredit• agencies to use the safety ·is- Pa•e 3.) ed accident data for mai:ittme sup. . . Str~ng ,s~pport 1mprovu~g When H~1ting1 (top) ran into Antfnous (bottom)' this was the result-two gashed bows. Nobody wa~ ir,jured as the two. Water~ man ships collided with each other in Houston ship channel. Looks like Antinous ~as riding lower in the water and upper-cut her sister ship. · sue u an exC1Jse to bludgeon unThis year's spring safety meet· ions and . their members on the in1 also marked the first time that waterfront. labor spokesmen were sharply in One of the keynote ·speakers at evidence to urge a voice with man· the ship operators' se11lon,. Captain agement on accident prevention Milton R. William11, operating man- prosram! in maritime. Joe Algina, ager of ,tlit SIU-contracte~ Bull Director, Seafarers Safety DepartLine, had warm praise for the ment, apotlighted the issue for the SIU's Joint Safety Program and audience of shipping executives as the Union's "aggreaslve" role in one of direct, mutual interest a~d the campaign. ·He declared: concern. ;'As a matter of fact, the union He warned, bowever, that Do has been more aggressive in push- union would .tand ldlJ' by If manIng the program than some of the a•emeDt kled to "team up· wl&b companies. Apparently some of other ag-encies" to pn 1eamen the companies- have not yet over- and other maritime worker• "a bad come- their reluctance in working · Ume." Thia Yiew wu also affirmed closely with the union on any mat- bJ' Joe Leonard, nle&J' director of ter. They could not be more wrong &be In&ernational Loqshoremen's in this attitude." Auocla&ion, who ealled for a A highliglit of the convention chance to .work tosether with was the announcement at its close stevedores and ahlp operators ln that the SIU-manned Alcoa Steam- dealinr with the nfetJ' problems ship Company fleet, for the second of dock labor. year In a row, had won the 1959 One aspect of the gathering that award for ·the best accident record followed the pattern of previous ~mong US dry cargo and passen-' meetings was the reliance by many ,------- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -0UN-, -UP LABOR R D-. -· . 1 future Rosy In-Baltimore plied by the National Safety Council, with which the Marine Section is affiliated, and by the Marine Index Bureau of New York. As noted on several occa• sions in the SEAFARERS LOG• the NSC ftgures on maritime cover a tiny handful of ships in the in• dustry - and seamen least of all. Yet, oddly enough, at every gath· ering of the Marine Section, whicll has its own specific data on ship safety, the inferior NSC - figures are the only ones alluded to or mentioned. In the same manner, t1te Marine Index still continues the practice of lumping together unevaluated illness and injury reports and projecting them as industry-wid;f statistics. Another speaker at the ship safety panel, W. Lyle Bull, executive vice-p.resident of Ameri· can Export Linea, used the Marine Index figures to revive interest ill the proposed Coast Guard "profiling" system to impose loosely-defined physical and menta.J. standards on merchant seame\}. (See sto~~1i°~1:0a~ee:it with "th~ mutuality of interest between the industry and the unions" in promoting ship safety, and went on to rap "racketeering lawyers'' while making no distinction between valid and so-called "fake'' claims under the . Jones Act. How• ever, be did pointedly blame man• agement for · not taking "ambulance-chasers" · into court 1nsteacl of making "lush" settlements. ·cG Seeking Hit-Run Ship NEW YORK-The Coast Guard, New York police an.d a. marine towing ' company are trying to run down a hit-and-.run ship which did ab<>ut $100,000 worth of damages .b1 a chain re.action aci;:ident at Wltte's Marine Basin, . Rossville, Staten Island, near the Arthur Kill channel. According to investigators, the "runaway" ship caused damage to six barges, sank a small tyg ~oat and almost wrecked a floating derrick. $1,000 Reward . Offered An executive of the flrm ·which owns one of the four barges said he was surprised the ship did not report the accident. ·A $1,000 reward has been offered by the firm for iqformaUon which will enable it to collect -damages. Police have found some fragments of red paint which they believe may have' been scraped from ' the offending ship ·as it plowed into one of . the barges. Coast Guard investigators have come up with clues t hat reveal the ship in question had to be of very shallow draft - perhaps a small ship which may have been empty at th~ time of the accident. This conclusfop rules out the possibility that a tanker or other large ship was involved. Tankers and other large craft us·e the Arth.ur Kill channel, which is close to the scene of the accident. Joe Algina, director, of the Se.a • ' farers Safety Department, blunt• ly .informs ship operato.rs that unions must be considered on safety matters. · In pressing the case for uniform, centralized ship safety plans such as the joint program of the SIU and its contracted operators, Capt. Williams noted that "the crews, when properly approached and made part 'of the team .will not only cooperate but go out of their way in the matter of .safe· ty." He criticized situations where training is wasted after a seaman moves from one company to an· other and "is considered a trouble maker or· told to mind his own b.qsiness" if he points out an unsafe condition on a vessel. He lauded the LOG for "promoting safety to the union members at every opportunity... �April I. ltlt Russia Ships To Lead US: Magnuson Record Vacation Benefit. 50-50 0;1 ·Ruling Is Expected Soon ' WASHINGTON- A decision should be forthcoming shortly on the proposal for a 50 percent rule . on US oil imports as the Qffice of Civil and Defense Mobilization indicated· it would not call public hearings on the proposal. The OCDM move toward switching from Amerr;_losed out the subject after ican to foreign-flag tankers when WASHINGTON-Russia is not only racing to surpass this cou·n try in the pr.oduction of satellites, but all of the 'big international bil it petitioned for an increase in its it's also attempting to outdo us eompanies, dutifully following Es- oil import allotments. The· petition in new shipping tonnage, says Sen • .... so's lead, filed ·statements · object- was flatly rejected by the GO:vernWarren Magnuson <Dem., Wash.). ing to .any proposal that they carry ment. He called· for more US support their oil imports on American-flag The strategy of the major ·comof the Merchant Marine Act of 1hips. · panies · was clearly to create the 19361 maintaining that this counMeanwhile, Esso made another impression of overwhelming accutry must build 25 to 26 "Ships mulation of opinion against any . year to keep the Merchant Marine 50-50 import rµle. This was done on a phased~out basis and thereby by the simple pr ocess of "changing keeping our shipyards operating hats." The so-called "American at a productive pace. Committee for the Flags of Neces"America has slipped badly by si~y;" an organization of runaway letting only 19 contracts for new operators representing all major Seafarer E. P. Dwyer, OS (left) accepts his vacation check for ships in 1958 and 15 contracts in oil companies, plus a number of $598.51 from SIU. Welfare services representative Jeff Gillette. 1959," he declared. other oil company fronts all dutiDwyer was last on a missile ship. • Reb~l~nc Needed MOBILE - After 1tbout five fully filed the same objections to , Magnuson, who heads the Senate months of waiting, the crews of the proposal. tnterstate and Foreign Commerce the Pacific Explorer and Pacific Among companies lining up to Committee, held that a "realistic Tide have finally received their get their objections in the record, re-building" of our merchant maback monies covering base wages, besides Esso, were Texaco, Socony, ' r ine is dependent upon the Merovertime and transportation. Next Gulf, and Standard .of California. chant Marine Act of 1936 and .the on the agenda is legal action The companies have also rung in assistance it •gives. He called ataimed at obtaining unpaid allot- the State Department, long known The SIU-contracted Bull Lines has inaugurated incentive tention to the fact that in 1958, toments due Seafarers' dependents, for its support" of the runaway reports ag ent Louis Neira. The two flags, and other Government agen- awards for ships which compile the best safety records. This tal operating expenses of lines unships wer~ sold. at auction here cies in objecting to the proposal. brings to three the numb~r of SIU-contracted shipping firms 4er subsidy contract-including de:. perciation and overhead-were after the owners went bankrupt. Under the 50-50 rule, which is which offer such awards for ideas came out of these safety dis$712,607,165, explaining that of · After a good shipping period supported by the SIU, NMU- and high safety performances. that this amount subsidies payable were cussions. One suggestion was during the past two weeks, this other maritime unions as well as According to a - Bull Line port is faced with slimmer pros- independent tanker owners, half safety bulletin, cash prizes of $25 pressure-sensitlve non-skid .tape be .• 139,770,672-or 19.6 percent of the pects during' the upcoming span, of all oil imports coming into the will be placed in the ship's fund used on the tile· in front~ of · the total. He called for a continuation of Neira added. Twelve vessels called US would be carried oil American- of vessels which have the longest galley range .and on the l~undry for 4merican shipowners; floors. The tape, which comes in . subsidies Jiere during the period......:.of which flag ships. continuous number of days withvarious widths, 'is water-and-steam-· otherwise, ·he ad~ed, the us will 1ix paid off, two signed on crews This would have the effect of im- out a lost time accident, or for th& and four were serviced in transit. mediately reviving the dwindling lowest number of such accidents repellent. The use of another 'pres- ~efault to a Soviet system which . The vessels paying off were: Al- US-flag tanker fleet, and requiring during the calendar year. A grand sure-sensitive tape for marking ob- "confidently· expects to have 13,eoa Corsair, Alcoa Pioneer, Alcoa the transfer back to ·American reg- prize worth $250 - a gift to be structions (such as low overheads, 000;000 tons of merchant shipping Pilgrim <Alcoa); Monarch of the istry of considerable runaway-flag chosen by the crew-goes to the valves in the engine room and --or about 8 percent of world, ton- · Seas and Claiborne <Waterman). tonnage, plus the construction of vessel having 500 continuous days telegr~ph handles) )98 urged at nage-by 1975." the discussions. ------'-----~~-Signing on was Council Grove new ships in American yards. without a lost-time accident. · (Cities Service) and Alcoa Pilgrim The oil companies' opposition ' The other SIU-contracted shipSafety Ideas (Alcoa). ping l i n e s · offering incentive results from their desire to carry In transit: Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); their· oil on tax-free, low.wage Bull Line safety representatives awards are Alcoa and Isthmian ·John · B. Waterman <Waterman); Liberian-flag tankers at the ex- who has visited several of the Lines, which give movie projectors Longview Victory <Victory Carr.) pen~ of an American-flag tanker firm's vessels during the past few and a $250 cash award to winning and Fort Hoskins (Cities Service). fleet and American seamen. weeks report that seve~al good ship's crews, respectively. a Mobile Gets Ship Money· Sa,fe.fy Incentive Awards Announeed ·By Bull.·Lines Handy OhJe~t - A Guard Rail . ; A simple, easy-to-install guard rail is the ,,._ best way to keep crewmembers from bumping into fixed installations, particularly down in the black gang's working areas. to The .guard rail enables crewmembers service equipment, when necessary, anCI at the same time protects · against damage, particularly if a crewmember should suffer a slip or be pitched off his feet in ' the ~cini~ · Some SIU ships have "installed such railings and have foun~ · them a desirable means of adding to· shipboard. safety. • I ... - !!"""' . - - - - ... - -- - - - - - ...;. __,_ . _ .,_ ~~-· ~ ·~-~~-J·---~~'An~Os~~A~~~~'~~ ,. .. .i -.... ' ~ ~ . 111!'9 . - - -- - ~-- -- --- -- �Health Plans Can't Fiil BJll Part of the formula is that Col· lins never goes on the ballot to be voted on by the memberships involved, but is listed as an "advisor." Seattle Sees Slack Ahead SEATI'LE - Shipping was good here during the past two weeks but prospects for the coming period look dim, reports Tep Babkowski, agent. Only one ship thus far has been scheduled to hit here for a payoff, he added. There were six payoffs, five ships signed- on and four were serviced in-transit during the past two weeks. Payoffs included the Fairport (Waterman); Natalie (Maritime O'seas); · Almena (Clover); Intei.-· ocean (lnterocean); Nortpweste~ Victory, Couer D'Alene Vict.ory <Victory Carriers). ·signing on were the Fairpoi;t (Waterman>; Natalie (Maritime O'seasl; Almena (Clover); North· western V i c t o r y and Couer D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers). The Massmar, Kenmar and Seamar (Calmar) an·d Cho~ktaw (Wa· terman), were in-transits. �......... !... SE.4.1'.4.RERS : '. April I. ~OG Class Number 28 .Lifeboat . .. -... . . . Rails ·On Griddle.Agiin . .For Destroying Shipping u• HY S1-iRping was Steat/y .) For Period WASHINGTON -A Congr~ssional subcommittee heard charges that the nation's railroads are in · a concerted effort . to destroy independent water carriers, including coa::;twise, intercoastal and inland rnari· time carriers. The attack on Iallowed to continue carrying 'cargo the rails sterns from the ship- at a loss · in competing with the NEW YORK..:..._Action in the port ·Of New York was steady this period with 176 men shipping, and the outlook is for the same to . hold for the next two-\\jeek period, Bill Hall, port agent, reports. During the last period 21 ships paid off, 3 signed on and 14 were . ser\'.iced in transit. A total of 245 men registered for the period and there were 835 men registere<t on the beach. The lifeboat school is continuing, with great success. Since it began, . 278 out of 287 men tested have passed, which is an exceptfonally high percentage. ' Replacements for the Eagle Voyager in Rhoda, Spain, were flown there on Monday. The men are signing on for one year. Those returning to the US from the Eagle Voyager arrived in New · York on April 7., ping industry's and the unions' water carriers, the near-extinct charges of ~CC-railroad . collusion coastwise and int~rcoastal trade in the reduction of cargo rates, would fold completely. leaving the shipping industry Since labor's presentation, all without cargo . iri the domestic forms of transportation have trade. voiced similar charges to the legis.At hearings before the Merchant lative group. All have charged Marine subcommittee of· the Sen- that the railroads have taken seate Committee on Interstate and lect areas and reduced their cargo Foreign Commerce every ri¥al rates to drive out water carriers form of transportation was unani- and truckers. mous i condemning ICC-railThe Shipb'1ilders Council of road collusion. . America told the subcommittee Spokesmen from · trucking firms, that the mere existence of flour- . Posing, for a LOG photographer are the ·latesl graduates of the Andrew Furuseth lifeboat School. Class #26 was held in New barges, ports and steamship agen- ishing domestii.: services. by ships York. (L-R, Standing) Thomas . Maley, R. H. MacDonal~, Patrick cies an voiced the general alarm is '.'the most potent insurance we at the railroa~s proc,edures in com- have" that there will be imme- . Morrissey, Eugene Sieradzki, John . Adams and , A~· Miranda. peting with· the water carriers. diately available for -national . (Seated) A. Strawinski and J. T. Cr~ig~ · · SIUNA president Paul Hall made emergency a nucleus fleet of modhis charges- of collusion known . ein vessels. · before the same Senate group It was pointed· out by the Shipin February. Hall, rep.resenting builders Council .that there were a labor, placed the blame squarely total of 694 vessels registered Crewmernbers of'the last of the bankrupt ships ·- th~ Vali\lllt ·'F-aith, which went upon Uie shoulders of ICC as well (3,785,0QO tons) in the domestic broke in i:i~rt Said, "Egypt-are on their way b. a ck to the US aboarc,i an MSTS ship sch.eduled as on the railroad· industry. He services on June 30, 1938. Twentyto arrive in New York next Monday. From the time the ship hit Port Said' on February 11, asserted that if the railroads -were one years later (October l, 1959) there were 374 such vessels or the cr~w had been restricted•--~,,-.----------,.-----------=--~ 3,568:000 gross · tons. "T·his sub- from going ashore. January 18 with · a.·load of grain men scurrying to send ·messages stantial decrease in the number Meanwhile, payments are for India. At the time . the crew home to see "if their· dependents' · I of vessels wculd appear at first going out on wages due Seafarers had assurances from Ocean Car- allotments had arrived. Returned glance to merely indicate· an in- 9'om several other vessels, and riers, the shipping firm, that cablegrams informed them that EVERYSUNDAYI crease in the size of vessels, but court orders on wage payments are money was available for allot- none had been received. DIRECT VOICE little loss of tonnage. But further expected momentarily on the re- ments and draws. But things startAfter the ship arrived at •P ort analy!"is show!" that much more is maining bankrupt ships. ed when the ·vessel hit Ceuta, Said, repatriation · arrangements BROADCAST involved than increased size of Upon arriving in Port Said, the Spanish Morroco, for bunkers. The w~re made by ' the Union through · · I vessels." Valiant Faith was slapped with a crew had been advised that mail the State Department. Of the total presently reported lien for $36,000 •worth of bunkers from home awaited them upon arIt was useless for the crew to as eng:iged in domestic services, previously received. Word of the rival a.t the port. But there was attempt to place a lien on the ship tanker operations constitute ap- shipping firm's financial condi- none. Three days later, one man as Jong as it was in an Egyptian proximately 73 percent of the tion followed shortly when it was got a letter from a source other port. However, the vessel is subgross tonnage. The dry cargo learned that allotments had not than the shipping company. In lt ject to lien should it hit any US operation represents onl:v 26 per- been . sent home. )Vhen attempts he was informed by his wife that port. The Union is ma~ng ar· cent of the domestic trade. were made to have. the ship at- she had not received her allotment rangements to have the crew sent To properly defend the nation, tached for back wages, allotments, check. This _news sent other. crew- _home when the· MSTS ship arriv~. which requires both passenger and cargo ships capable: of moving etc., it was discovered that, under troops and c;upplies, vessels are Egyptian law; the proceeds from needed in the active service that the sale of the ship.-if this were I To Ships in Atlantic could be immediately available, effected-could not · be converted South American toe Council argued. Their flourish- into American money and thereand ing and remaining in operation js fore could not be taken out of that European Waters · I being directly affected by railroad country. The Valiant Faith left -Norfolk The National Maritime -Union :and rn@rnJ)er cmµpanies of activity. Every Sunday, 1620 GMT Last ..Abandoned···c rew Ref.u rns· ss· I "THE VOICE of the MTD'' ,R egi$fer 'SCreenoes,' I I I Court Tel·l s Unions <11 :20 ,AM EST Sunday) e WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America. South Atlantic a;id East Coast oi United States e WFL·65, 15850 KCI Ships in Gulf of Meii:ico, Caribbean, West Coast of South Amer· ica, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast e WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast - I I . I ~ I I I I I -1 I I Meanwhile, MTD Round ..the-World Bruadcasti continue .•• Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2 :15 PM EST Sunday) WC0·13020 KCs Europe and_ No. America WC0·16908.8 l<Cs East Coast So. America WC0-22407. KCs West C~st So. America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sundal/) WMM 25·15607 KC1 Australia WMM 111-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME _TRADES -·DEPARTMEIT ... • ' the American Merchant Marine Ins'titute have been corn.. pelled to offer tOP, ~eniority ratings to 8 group of "$creenbes" under a rulin_g _of the .U S Dj.s-+. . · ' ' · ,. . t:r:ict Court. The ruling came worJcers. was unconsutuiional. The about because of· the .refusa ;court based.its ruling on the use PENSIONERS~ ot CORNER of the-Coast Guard and the admin- anonymous accusers {Ind informants istration to confront. -the . scre~ned . wh~ch it said denied ,the accuse"d seamen . with witnesses who had seamen the right to confront and supplied the Government with m- cross-examine their . accusers. · . for~ation. about the _men's ties to -· In Octobe~;. 10.sa · fhe.Coast Guara the Communist Party and alli~d . apparently ·gave ·it~ its stand of ieorganizat~ons. ,taining t,he screened" 'seamen" arid US District Court Judge Alex- the US .Court"'_ 6£ Appe~ls ruled ··· aqder Bi~k!!. lumded down the deci- tbat the Coast Guard must retm•n sion that apparently will end a their seamen's papern. T~e Coast 41h year dispute between the Coast Guard could have ·Pro c e e d e.d Guard and the seamen." against the men had· the Govern. In October, 195S, .a tliree-~an merit .been willing . to . i::om·e fo~th Federal Court of :Appeals had vo'ted'" w~th witnesses · ~an.~....subjec~ ·the t i t, ' . . two to one . that -·Coast Guard .w1tn,esses to cross:.e~aplinatioo. t Maurice Kopenhagen ••• 56 ••• became a member of the SIU in 1941, screening of seam.e n- ~nd marltirne- : ., ~he Co~~~ ~uard · scFe·erihig pro-------.,..,--'-~ . ·'---·- - -· .grar;n.. wa,· s~t· up •under.·. aq -ex-ecu· shipping initially aboard the Raphael Semmes. tive. ~or~er ...-;by foriner Ptejlident When war was declared in December of .the same year, he was at sea in the old west Madaket ••. the A ,'· .. ' , _,"=_ · "'f~~111~n 9l:l~ing the Korean· ~<inflict. ~ ,, • .. . u~der ~e- , author;ty cori.ta'med fn ship got lost in fog and bad weather at the time, ·~ . .· '•. ' '. ,.. , ,i" -·;, ~t~~-;·e~~.~~~ ord~r . the , cG was he recalls. Brother Kopenhagen, who sailed in the 8 stewar~ de_partment, will live in New York during his retired life. He comes down to the hall regular· .. ~ . · · · · ·.,, ''<-':' . -me~J1ani in~ri~e -fie.et. ' , ,. 1 ly at preseut,-and rehashes "the goo<) old days" when Ther:e are 38l' ·~r1vate1y · ow~-:d .~ l'!te. ~9~t-·i~cent decision wm •re- ;· he and his buddies were at sea together.. Additiontank~r~c:i~alli;'1g~p;_868,~H " t~~S?, .s_tpre th;~;;:~efr~~).i_~d-oµt seamen· to ally, he has side interests in photography and classinow ·idle.,: 00~~ Iai<l:·:UP ·- u~de~- ~()Ii"'' ··~Group·, l~'.fs'e~iib'. _rjJhfs; in the cal music. · Comm~-nist ~ftfJff~. · JlC~or.c\ing .to-··it '~/hl,ri~l· l~:illllJ• .. ~ 1"ourteen sea• ' Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU dlsablllty i,enslon ~urrent ~ar1ne ~rokerage. sur".~Y· m-en are eJfected· l)y , the 'latest consist of the followinr: . · · .'J'.his ·.sum . d~e.~ tnot include .61 US .fin'dihgs; .·· ~: Seafarers physically unable to work,~ no matter ·what their ue, qo".ernJl\~J;it t~nke.rs~ pf , 1,006,052 . The _e~~ect of, the i:uling ~is· lo ". who have.JZ years of·seatime plus the · Plan'• atatndint•ellllblHty re-- grpss ·to~s now l~id !JP in r~serve cpmp~ _. seam~n·s'. un_i~n~ ,to-"re•l~er: •. qalrement, -can "PPly for and receive ·the tiestefli·' The ff"attme ·hal ·fleets;· t'1~ ·simvey J)oted: ·: · ·: ·'.': .r oen ; w,h·o ' were ~creened off·, t'tte: ' k>" be w{th ~IU-e~n,tacted companies. . ; · . . • · . . _ . . Another survey ma~e ·last· June ships, 'bee.a use of .t he refosal of the'. ' . : . .; - ~m~_;w.Jio are ot; ·~' &5:o~ OTef, ..and al.a :iu~we· .. ..e ~1-2!iemr .slrow~d ·~hat 1447 prt~.--tel:v.· ·OW.l\'ed" &JVe.i'~m·~nt -' ti$' 'coine ' :foith,,.Wlifi ' ' . ' :: _', ••'!Pl!~, ~"~~~~~ _ p~~ t~e~Pia~·· ·~t.Manl ·e~lpltl~~· _.,~m~on, '. ;taDk.shJJ>t•·· totaJJJoa·.~~86162& r tom.: wttn~~ses, a~, ···to· ~tte-·~ €offibl~I~· . . •.. ·; ~ ~ &a ·~ :•b!-11' ~~r·c~ · und!llt. ..th.. beJJ,efl•·~ ~ • ,7. •.-': ,, :;,~ ·: •. ~~'-' -~.':.' .. 5 ·~ ._ :-- •• • • .-,vpre_~,J~l~d:' ; b~•Clle :i.' ot:'•lac,k>•,"<Of:· iB-.rtY: :.allj!IO(!latfon,s ,:.of,"th~ t.nte~ilf"~ , ~ ."·. ;-.., i ' \: .... :.i.: ••• .1 ~ ~· ' . , · '· . I'"-,.. :-.l :··~·?.~_, ..•: '.! .• ·.1,.,.. :..., ~ -- .. · , •. 1.. . J...Car.1oei. 71 .1 .. ... ~ £,.... , , " ' ·.vt>lved;, ;!·,. ·:t ~ ·.. , . . . ··1·.-. i .~,..,~~,.:it;"'.. .. ~. George F. Immel, 81: Brother Immel retired December 1, 1957 after some 16 years as a member of the SIU. His last ship was the Del Mar (Delta). Brother Immel first got his sea legs in 1936 on the Great Lakes. When he .sailed under the SIU banner he preferred runs . on Alcoa ·ships because, as he puts it, ."I had very fine shipmates- and it's a good company to sail with.'' An<.1.' !iPee..IQng Qf !!hipmate!i. Seafarer Immel reports he's keeping in touch with several of them. He welcomes a visit from former sailigg mates, too. Presently he resjdes in New Orleans with his daughter, Velma Gamble, who's caring for him. ·; · "'. .· '. ·kers an 'di T Plenty :-.Qf.~ ~, :Em ,:._, ::~~~:~~;a!;~~;;o~ s~~ri~~nrhe ·i::s 4 • - . . . ... ; ; 4 \ I. :.•..- • • • • ' - , ,..._: • • �April I. 1981 S E ,4· P ,4 RE R S l 0 c· Pase Nine SHIPBOARD 'SAFETY: A.: COMPA·NY:, SPOKESMAN'S VIEWPOINT Ed. note:-Th.e foliowing comi~ts of.,_ ~°i~~r~ts f~~. t~e. paper presented by Captain Milton Wi'Uidms, . op~rating manager, A. H . Bull Steamship C9'Jnpany., at tlie ·marine 1ection· meeting of the National Safetti Council. ) '· · · . ot~r~ship ope;at~~' ·'..J'h~~e -cq~.,a~ies ~~ve_- prov~d that _on .a jointly-sponsored un!on and man~gement Saf~ty the l:rewS' when· properly ~pproach-:d an~ ~made part of Committee'for the sole purpose of promotmg, formulatin1 the te&Jl! will no,t .only _coopeiate· bul go .o.ut of their way and adopting shipboard safe'ty. This program has alin tl~e matter o·( s~fety. .A,IJ!O_that !he av~r;:ige American ready produced some very pleasant results and it is our ·• .. · · . seaman today is an ) ndividual with a high l.Q. who de- · feeling will result in much greater cooperation with the ". • · We are all for ~afety ·E'llch i~ his· own " f'ashl~~; .&jres like most Americans, security, .a home, family and resultant reduction in our accident claims cost . ; . With one can be against safety, just as In tl).e Great American an opportunity to improve his position • ,'·• backing of the union , management does not encounter Tradition no one can be against the Constitution_.:...T,h-=. · "We are all familiar with the fact that seamen do not the indifference and hostile attitude which obtained until Stars and Stripes-Mothers--Babies: The question then remain too long on ·any one vessel and when t he seaman a short while ago . arises why when everybopy is for safety does the ship- ships on a ship wliere safety ' is consiClered to be very im"Since the establishment of the Joint · Safety Committee ping industry have such aQ unenviable record? · · .the portant and subsequently ship§ out" ·1>n vessel where the 'Seafarers Log,' which is the union's organ, has been statistics · · · ten · us what our accidents cost each yea!." safety · is not practiced ·and the seaman because of his conducting a vigorous and continuous campaign in pro· both in time and ' money. They do not and canno.t tell training in safe~y points out uns11fe. coi:idition~ or other motfn g safety to the union members at every opportuni· us what the accidents mean in depleted skill ana what~ hazards pn this sec_ond vessel, he is constdered a trouble- ty • . . Articles and editori.als in this publication are they represent in misery and suffering not Only for the maker and told to mind-his own business .. : · widely read and have a great influence on the members Jnjured but his loved ones . . • '(If is recognized by all side.s; t hough grudgingly by some. and their thinking. 1 "Safety campaigns on shipboard,.... have t>eel'l undtfrway .. that . a small_ gr~UJ?. of seJtmen, by°.,~hemselve~ produc~ a • . . co"mmittee representatives visit ·various vessels to iny own personal knowledge since 1919. when I started:to burden.some number of ac:e!dents or if..~ou -wish accident and discuss with. the officers the problems arising in consea in merchant ships after a tour in the: US, Navy. The claims. The pictur~ ·painte.d so far has' been -all black and nection with shipboard accident prevention. We are happy progress for the industry has been ver y unsatisfactory -.one which is . all .t oo well known to you. !t would· appear to say that our fears of these representatives stirring up despite all the efforts and money expehded. In chec ki'ng that . our approach has been all wrong . . .. It is my opin- resentment among the officers were groundless and they about to determine the cause and reason for this lack · ion t}Jat the only. way we can m~ke our safety program are ·helpful to the ship's officer ... of progress, failure to sell safety to the crews on the produce results on all ships is to adopt a uniform policy "As a matter of fact the union has been mor e aggresships and to take corrective measures to improve the of training and e.d ucating our crews .•• This, however, sive in pushing the program than some of the companies. records, ·we find . there appears to be only a few basic· callS' for cooperation· from the individual crewmember . • • Apparently some of the companies have not yef overcome ' Th.: Seamen Have Great Loyalty To Their Union' their reluctance in working closely with the union on any reasons for our . poor showin~. " . .. Even the most modern shjp . with .a. most· efficient . "Management of ships hasdt, appears always felt that matte.r~ They could n·o t be more wrong in this attitude. crew however has its handicaps. Tlie sea, the weather, safety . was its perogative . and felt the crews should abide Top union leadership is vigorously behind the plan and one or the other or both to.g ether have a very specific by its doctrine and programs without so much as a ques- anxious to make this Joint Committee· Plan function to effect (1n our accident rates, frequency charts, severity tion. It was felt that to invite union participation wollld the advantage of both · sides. The union is aware of the figures and cost tables. The elements,.often uncontrollable resu! t _ ii} B;dditional cl~shes between management and costs of our accidents, real or "phoney", and is anxious govern the performance of the be-st se aman and the best ~ labor and· had, therefore, best b~ left· alone. No operating to do something about it ... ships. That is th.e nature of our industry; it can never be m~n wanted a patrolman from the union -to tell him any"Here again records indicate that the union is very the 'safest nor however should ·it be the least safe. - thing.about the safety condition on his ship. It is my sin- cognizant of what is going on and I believe will take . . . The National Safety ·Council ·has over th.e past . · cere conviction that this attitude has been responsible ·to steps to correct a very unsatisfactory situation through many years made a· .determined effort to improve the Jn- 'a gr eat degree in ·our inability to reduce shipboard acci-· their training program •.. / · · . dustry without any marked success. As a matter of fact dents. "One thing lacking in the past. which now has made its som.e of its material and information Was received1 on . "Let's face it the seamen have great loyalty to ·their appearance is competitive spirit among the various ships board in a hostile attitude as something put on board upion and not to the company that employs them. The of the fleet. This spirit is becoming very r eal and is keen. by "Frankenstein" the Shipowner . . . unions have brought about vast changes in the lives, We, together with some other companies are trying to " .•• Excuses for failure of the program . . . were of economics and working conditions of the men who go keep this competition going by giving fleet-wide publicity ccurse easy to find-changes in crew, lack of time, over- to sea. This the unions have accomplished in relatively • and making awards to the vessel with no lost · time accitime Fequired in some instances, the caliber of the crews, few years ... I have had a goodly share of differences, dents during a given number of days ... the mental ability of cre.wmembers· and so forth . None disputes, · rhubarbs "and even strikes with various ship"It is my sincere feeling that the union can and will of these a)lbis were, of .course, valid but· in a number of board labor uniom; in my dealings with them and these do more in reducing shipboard accidents in the next companies they were accept~d by the office. and the dealings go back to 1937. With the passing of the years decade than all that management, by itself, has been able safety program was allowed to deteriorate by manage- both labor and management have grown, despite all the to accomplish. Just as improved wages, hours, quarters, ment. Let me say at this point a number of shipping differences, points of friction, opposing points of view, food, health care and ·similar conditions ar~ ·the basic companies have been successful in their shipboard safety t,h ere is a common ground . ; . . · concern of the labor organization in its dealings with program. As a result they have established records which "Several years ago the Seafarers International Union . . . management so too in a very real way is the matter of are outstanding when compared to records established by and the companies with which it has a contract agreed safety of its members " no a .Sidelights On .Safety Meeting I Interest at the · ship operators' bright arrow in the proper direc- tem-Esso pays very little OT. session of last ·week's Ma1·ine Sec- tion when a vessel is ab9ut to Instead, Esso, Socony and some tion safety ·convention centered at shift course. other tanker fleets have contracts one point on the details of the negotiated· by John J. Collins, ;\'. ;t. navigational maneuver known as So-called "safety problems" are promoter of "independent" assothe "Williamson Turn." Properly .not always what they seem. Use of ciations. executed, this is an .oval turn that new winches and special anti;\'. ;\'. ;\'. makes it possible for a vessel corrective coatings by soD_le tanker The joint luncheon of the Marine moving at ·full speed to / return to fleets is talked about as an added Section and Propeller Club th at the exact spot · where someone has saf~ty factor but · really is a means closed out the spring convention fallen into the sea. It was spot- of reducing manning scales. Tile was a "bubbly" affair horroring the lighted in 1958 after being used compaaies save both ways, accord- comm3nder of the Military Sea succe~sfu1ly by the SIU Pacific ing to the remarks of an Esso Transportation Service, Vice AdDistrict-manned liner Mariposa to spokesman--echoed by officials miral Roy A. Gano. Using typical get a victim back on the ship 17 from Socony. When some listeners Madison A venue advertising techminutes aner he fell over the questioned . the overtime problem, ·nique, the guest of honor .plugged side. the Esso speaker was quick to MSTS with slogans and lantern;t. ;t. point out the virtues. of the s1s- slides. Discomfited by material in the SEAFARERS LOG discrediting his pose as a senuine &ouFce of safety data, the· head of the Marine Index Bureau took a new tack at the convention. Seizing on the release of detailed accident statistics by the SIU Welfare Plan's Safety Department, he alluded to "many" inA favorable reaction -from all segments of the shipping instances-and · produced one iso- dustry has been reported by . the Safety Department of the i!lted_.case-:-wher!" the SIU's and Seafarers Welfare Plan following its recent release of a de~llB's r.e ports_ ~eet head-on and_ tailed analysis covering acci-•·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - bst i~_ei_atical .i:e~ults. (There are no dent information· supplied by consequence. others-Ed.) ·~ ·. di t i d t SIU _,. . .con t rac t e d companies · Th"is propor t"ion h as rema1·ned · H e nex · t d ocare. y r e o swap . t . b I th . . ,. bli h d SIU fi last year. fixed for mo1e than wo years reI a e s _on . e pu s e g· . . f t"" b f ·• · •k 1 •t · Labor management and Gov gardless o ue num er o acc1 ures. .... ma .ea P .us-1 em come up · • . . . . - d t . ·t d d · (r ts that· necatlve. :A shlp. operaior linaUy ernment officials_ and agencies . e? s iepoi_ e .' an. m. ica e ·.. came to th°e :· rescue of the floun- dealing With Safety, 'particularly It IS a . contmumg .1 elatwn COVeI_mg. dering· MIB spokesman, ·,~rging ship safety, indicated keen inter- all . slupboa~d accidents. ~ost-time '11m -to 1dop sending anything ·to est in (h.e. findin~s noted in the re· acciden~s aie the key to msurance "the unions" . because they. must port, th~ first .of its .kind issued by and claims costs. ·be "plagiarizlnc'~ his ·stuff. the department. One other aspect of the report · · · · · ·;t. · · ¢.: . ;t. · . . Much of the ..da,ta deals with spe- was its findin.g that older, ~xperi·, A· s'afety innovation .tha.f :appears ~ifi(} detaHs · about shipboard . ~cci- enced professional s~amen , m pr~ ..fo · 6e •takjng. "·Jiold· ·is:. Ute us~ .: c;f fien~ . an~ Jnjurie~~ pr~viQ1!5lY 1;11_1- port!on to their numbe.rs. in the .,· .• . ..., • .r. · . ., , .., • · ':. • 1 i" . "' · .; • . • -.. , .. , directional signal . lights to . indl- available from: o·t her . squrces, Of m :1ic;i1n, generally ha':e l~"fttf ¥~i:. ~'}:e,f}'. ,~Pn•C!'~"' ,,~egtpr.1.~~ .~~~.~ · .R,.~!!' ~ rr~~" ·(t~Pi : P~~t~) · G~· 7· . cate ·: ship . turn~1i;· $in)jJar to ' th~ 'th~ ' 971 lieci.«J:~nt); · ~l!o~~e:~ .o~'. !~~. d~~ th,n others: This diiia·i s ~iliei jc91~ -;, fr4tlft ~~.d9,~GY.:..,. IJ'l~J,•.. .-... /.,et~ .:.I~ '"'~!'!h'•'-'•·<~~1'11': ', · (-8D1~l.iar.:'.di~ettiQnail1 ' d~~lc4?• "tiS'ed co1_11p'ames., t~ jh~: d~pa~~ment. -~~r:7 ly, tQi· be :helpful-in weaken~n'K. bias php~.. ~~!lnv at lrooHyn pier,- ~/ pei:ile.~ i·rout~·;t~.ieh.:mu~~~,: ~· ;a~ ;autom~bilet-HlJese· U1ht st,n.rs- -ilig 1959.. .0ni;:~~lit!· out bt' .tti~e. rep~ ·apin~t .:older wor~e~. !n ~ar.1time . tak~ by cr.ew.. :· Jim-'WarckOS, aecu·..s ia~der. :. .. :i. : ·~ .. 1 .: . ;, -activated ··from ·the · ~r~d&e. ·flashr A' ~esented lost-time ..misbap& of• any a~d other industries. ·. · SIU Safety Report Gets C/.o se Attention b. ' �• .:: :.. .J 'I,' ·i· : •• ; , • . . . . !l'ea - Sea Law Meeting/-S talef!ltiteif' · GENEVA-1,.ittle pl'(>greSs has been .made. ~,t the· curren{lJnit~ Nations Coriferenee ()n the Law 'of the Sea. which has se~n ·t he United: St~~ and :t;hitaiD .opposing a Canadian 1 move to establish a new 12-mile boundary on territorial waters. . " '·' · · Under the Canadian plan, a nation would have exclusive fishing industry in the Pacific and by an· int~UODal law. whiclt canfishing rights for 12 miles be- the jobs' of the Union's 2,000 mem- not fit local coDditioDs, but must yond its shores instead of the hers would be jeopardized. ' be dealt .with in respect to the inthree-mile limit now in operation Both America and Britain are dividual nature ·or any controve~. Were the Cana~an proposal ac- fighting for a "sh-plus-six" ·rule. cepted, claims· an Theaffiliate Alaska Fishermen's Union, of the SIUNA, the traditional rights of ..American fishermen off the coast of Canada . would be nullified and the future of the American salmon A-nt1·-Un1·on whicli foreign vessels to fishwould in the_allow outer six miles.. ff they bad regu.U6-fished there pr~viously. The Canadian delegate said that the American reservation would only benefit 15 nations ~d its ef· feet "would not be to reconcile conflicting fLshfng interests. of states . l aw· . u· heId N, Orf•e-ans Busy,• Slo"w· ;:rons:e~:: ::L~i::~~ !utp~~~o!! • Ahead Tlme 1 international law." Secoad Canadian Ailempt _ Canada attempted to get a 12mile rule adopted at a s~ilar .conference last ;year,. but was unauecessful. The Canadians coneede that if they can't pressure the matter through- this time, they prob. ably never wilL , .The Alaska Fisliermen's Union position was stated by their secret.ary-treasurer George Johansen. \iiho declared that problems involVing fisheries cannot be solved .. • · P' In Canada . ' ·· OTTAWA. o~t-'.J'be Govemme~t __of Cmada has refused to. disallow the ant\-union legialatim outlawing the Woodftrken Union · which waa P~ a year ago by . , N~reel , ~og ahoarG".th• SIU-coiatracled Sampan · Hitch the Newfoundland House of 1iJJ.. L-...... i _ __ • 1..:...:.. of r--f ' R•..I.. I -..i. __ sembly, said PJ'eSi.OOu~ . Claude s~ - a ~ tr'.Vmes ~ -:.1 De oksiere. ""'"""memJodoin of the Canatimi- ·Labor bers .Of the. ~s cqfi>s' we~. 'aboard fo obs~rve the faunch!ng of NEW ORL~ANS. - The employ. ment situation here was steady during the las~ period as six ships -two of which were supertankers -signed up erews and 21 vessels __ ealled for servicing, reports LindCongress. ' -· a Polaris missile 'from another 51,ip. Other. pictur• on page 1. sey Williams, agent. A slight Ullcler Canadian law, the M slackening in the number of jobS eral government. can, in effect, set • . · is furecast for the next period, he aside legislatiolii pused in any of . ~ _J- · added. . the provinces if a nallonal issue ls · The supertankers National Deat stake. It must, however, actA. fender (National Tralh'l.) and Trans. thi.S within one year:· .The deadfin·e . . eastern ( Transeastem) called for crews at this port and loaded grain ' for Uruguay. The' Atlas (Tankers Ir Tramps), another supertanker, fenbakel". ·T he legislation in 'Ill.....• · PORTLAND, Oregon-Some pulpwood ·· workers in the was serviced en-route on a coastSAN ~CISCO·Shipping tton was aimed at banning the Southern states make as little as 13 cents an hour, it ·was wise . rnn. In all there were 21 h~ been pretty good during the Woodworkers. hi ~he ~prov~ce b_e- d" lOsed b , the- 1 t tn ti , ii W~ tenf.. f Am ships in-transit. last period with nine ships sertr- cause of _a strike by some 6,500 loe- ISC _ .· . y·_ ' -· n e , ll ona '.~ . "'.".'"!"-;-;-;·l'l't r l / ,,;o epca, _as Statistics For Period iced in transit, one for a payuff i~ Alainst, two paper fi~ over th~ result ~f a. study - ~I,l-+ __, - ;--..:i.r .~ . _.. -~,: -~· + .,i,,..-t · Nine payoffs were · registered and one for a sign on. But PJ'CIS- ~er wages _and better liVlnl con- ducted by oi;ie of the urii0n's saw takes' holli~ f2.lj'"a month after during the last period: These were: pects don't look particularly good diti~ ~ ~ woods. In its place, organizers . .·. · ~- . ,. · payfn&;.. .,~ Ji~er .ind ~e.ducting Del Santos; Del Sud (Miss.}; Lu- for the forthcoming period. warns the provm~ ~t ~~ a gov~tStatistics-4!ona _w ith signed a~tual. expdses: The helperF.lngs sp~nsored union to break the and notarized aftadavil&-gathered $50 mont,Q.. That 'ci>nies ctile Bloomfield, ·Margaret Brown Port Agent Walt Sibley. During last period, the strike. . by J. c:• Garvin,· an organizer for to 13 cents and 35 cents an hour, ~ <Bloomfield>; Steel Age <Isth· ciao) ; Anfinous, Hastings, La Choctaw <Waterman> paid off,· tbe The Canad~ -L abor Congress the union's Southern States Region , respecUvely for the team. .. Salle, De Soto (Waterman). · Natalie (Intercontinental) signed r~ferred the bill to t~e lnte~na- 5, showed tbat workers are falling, Workers may not organize In af)dition to the Transeastem on, the Steel King, Steel Fabrica- ttonal Labor· Organ~ation · on. the lOading .ad baullDg plywood in against Iarae · pulp companies.. -lif·a nd National Defender, the Del tbr, Steel Flyer (Isthmian); Mass- ~round th~t i~ constituted a viola- .Mksissippi for as litUe as 13 cents cause t¥~ ,.,, .ork for ~dlViduals Sud <Miss. l signed on crews. mar, Yorkmat· (Calmar); Madaket, lion ~.the rights of fr~om qt an hoar. Some of the wor.ken in clanifiecl bt the compaDJet is· "In Serviced 1n trarisit: Alcoa Roam- Iberville <Waterman}-' Ema Eliza- associa.tj.on .and of organJzation. ~e- ~ staie toil .for an ave~e of :10 dependent contnctors"-=-t hough er, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Puritan, beth <Albatross>; and Northwestern ported the CLC oificial. Jodoin hours a day. five dQS a week for they have. no actual contract. The Alcoa Ranger. Alcoa Corsair Victory. (Victory) were serviced in also stated that after a year of a ~. montllly income. of about eontraetol' "sella to a dealer or , delay by the federal ·govemment. :$'75--or 35 cents per hour. They agent wbo ,Is acting (or the pulp (Alcoa>; Seatrain Savannah, Sea- transit: the CLC made an appeal dlH-tt:ly ·are not paid any overtime, n0r do mW1. thereby separating the train New York, Seatrain Texas to Prime iilinister Diefenbaker. they receive insurAnce. other bene- workers from the c0mpanies, and (Seatrain l ; Lucile Bloomfield The apPeal was acknowledged, be fits. or pald holidays. unemploy- leaving ·the. . "~ndependent eoiitrae• <Blooinfieldl; Steel Voyager, Steel .T ype Navigator, Steel Age (Isthmian); sai~ but n~ ever ,,.as done ·ment insurance or workmen•s com- tor" 11!..the·mlddle. · · . ~ ~ about it. pensation. Mos' of__the c.utters ~ IWA members were asked to Gateway City (Sea-Land l; MonJodoin also said that his organ- on public -relier in order to sup- contact their Congresmen and arch of the Seas, John B. WaterIn orde-r to asstrre accurate 'mtion believes that the lLO will ·.,Ort their families. · Senatoni and request Uie repeal of man and Claiborne (Waterman); National Deiender (Na t i o n a 1 digests of shipboard · meetings not absolve. the Canadian GovernA tDieal e.iample of ~ow work• the section of. t4e Pair" LlbOr Stndards Act which suppll~ the Trans. }; Atlas ( T an k er s & in the LOG, it is desirable that rrient of its l'eS)lbnsibility. in seeing men are retained for their Tramps); Ocean Ulla (M'time . the -reports of shipboatd meet- the right to OrganiZe and freedom '. in,Olves teams which work ·pieee- loophole now largely ·responsible O'seas) and Longview Victory 'ings be typed if at all possible. of association "are protected in all meal for International Paper. Co. for the ·standards of income for (Victory). · One man. ""who uses wood workers. · ·~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ . parts of Can~tta..·~ ' his own power southern ,-p- "' °"'· . -ur·I -8-.- p·0 -.. ,.·t - .C:·; 8 13 0 wag···e SF Predicts ;.;~s;:E:E ;::.: Iii 'NOR-Union·lumbering Downturn I ' • •• I I hnme the • t. a· Minutes When P-.ible_ 1 semces II ALCO. PATalOT <Akoil). Feb. 1&Chairman, Wm. Brightwell; Secretary, T. J. Hou. One man started beef with &hip's delegate In Aquadilla.. Left ship just before sailing. Ship's fund '5.60. New lockers arc needed - in some foc' stes. The messl!all needs painting. · Vote of thanks to steward dept. MAXTON (Marine Carriers), Feb. 2l -Chairman, E. J. alvi.n; Sea.tary, M. F. Kramer. Letters are posted in messhall regarding Ameriean money. Declare all you have before entering port. No ~jor beefs. $4 in ship'a fund. · Ship°s delegate-R. O'Noadl:. SEAMAR (Calmar), Jait. '17-C:halr- ma.n. John a. ~rshall; Secrttuy, A. Szmlr. No beefs. Ev.erythin,g r unnina running smoothly. CHOCTAW (Waterman>, March 19Chalrman, John Der; S.Cretary, J. O'R-ke. 117.11) in the ship's flind. Payoff in Bay area. Talked to radio o)>H'at.or eO!lcerning ope-nting his ham set. Fresh milk abould be divided between topside and crew. Suggest. that ship°s delegate see patn>lman repN,ing lOngsboremen in house while ship ts In Far East. ·Pump on waslling -m~ needs. fixing. - Secnhlry, Dick Snllt. lher~ smoothly. Ship in good order. S2'7.83 in ship's fund. A new ship'• r1m~ de.lepte waa eleded. PANDORA <Eplthany) March 6-Luke Wymbs; Secretary, ~halrman, R. MltclMll. Captain had no Amede:an mu.uey &Itel' liist draw m ll,.,,.pt -.ii crew had to aceept fGl"eian m011ey. Bfffs wlrlell cannot be Rttl~. will be presented to patrolman at payoff. Ciew advlsed to keep rooms loc:ked Digest made for the TV wllicb eaet ST.l.45. • There la a ,balance of MO wbkb will be contributed to at payotr. Some badly-nee.~ed worlli. .ls being done. ·TM • crew mentioned tltat ·ae ship was &ivea vay .&.ood •rvlce by Many Breithoff at san .,)'reneiseo end by Tml B&bltowali IUld Baney lhsford •• ~awe. ~ wue hand!Ca~P!~ ~ men not waBtfn!r to liiiketlds trip and oab' &o lo .Japan. saiip's deleOt• ha.I d.DDe a aood job and i& to be cemmended. Very good crew and e xcel· len& saDeY · fGl'ce. S:Olt'F- ..O'SKINS · (CltiH Servle9), March S-Chalrman. Jolin Seltllln111 Secrefllry, C. Hu.....,.. S4.82 in aMl>'s hnd. :n JS ~aesud thU. tbe ae'tf not eve beefs dir«ily to patrolman· at payafl'~ ni. Is the dtrtT of · the llbiP'a deleeate. Of SIU Ship Meetings. . �SE.4F.4RERS toe Scandinavian Sea Unioris Blast ·Egyptian Blacklist ; GOTHENBERG, Sweden - The Seamen's Section of.. the Scandinavian Transport Workers' Federation has gone on record denouncing the treatment of crewmembers -of the Danish-flag Inge Toft by the· United Arab Republic. The Said as well as the blacklisting of International Transport Work- Scandinavian ships. ers Federation reports that a meeting of Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish seamen's representatives in Gothenberg protested the detention of the Inge Toft at Po'rt ---~---------·'----- Shippjng Ai ·Texas Port Rated High ,. s. Under-Sea Tunnel OK'd By Experts I The possibility is good that a channel tunnel connecting Britain with the continent will be built according to a study. group which has been looking into the economic and technical feasibility of such • project. The ' group-consisting of US ' A t ·~·· a. HOUSTON - Shipping in the port of Houston has been good in all departments during the past two-week perioa and indications are that it will continue to run well for the next period. During the past period · four ships paid off, three ships signedon. anti twenty-seven were serviced in transit. There was an OT dispute on tlie Penn Challenger but it ~is beini settled to the satisfaction of ·a l[ Paying off during the last perield were: Penn Challenger, Penn Vanguard <Penn>: SeagardeQ <Peninsular); Steel Age (Isthmian); and Margaret Brown <Bloomfield). Serviced in transit were: Bienville, ·Gateway City, Beauregard (Pan Atlantic); Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Mount Ev~m; <American Trnmping); Fort Hoskins, Norfolk, Miami, Royal Oak, Chiwawa <Cities Service); Del ·Norte, Del Santos <Delta); seatrain La., Seatrain N.J., Seatrain Ga. <Seatrainl; Suzanne, Mae mum; The Cabins <Texas City); John B. Waterman, Hastings, Antinous <Waterman); Lucile Bloomfield !Bloomfield); Debard~leban Marine I (Debardelebanl; Norfolk, Miami, Royal Oak, Chiwawa <Cities Service); Thetis <Rye): Denton <Penn); and B.e thtex <Orel. Six years ago, the Coast Guard hastily withdrew a proposal w}:iich would have required seamen to go through a wringer of physical, mental and personality tests in order to sail. The outraged protests of the SIU and other unions quickly killed that proposal. Now, however, there are stirrings of revival, with an olficial of one steamship company'calling for · a second look at the discredited 1954 scheme and a staff study for the Department of Commerce also ::recommending regular Government physical and mental ·e xaminations for seamen. The original 1954 proposal collapsed of its own weight after th_e SIU pointed out the_preposterous, and upconstitutional, , ------natm:e of the requirements. Among other items th1ey would have penalized seamen ~ for the marital behavior of their K parents and other blotchgs on the family escutcheon. But 1even if the standards proposed were reasonable--which they CfIOD were not-:-ihe· underlying p)\inciple was 100 percent wrong. · NORFOLK-Shipping has been What it amounted to was giving a Government -agency full very good over the last two weeks. control over employment rights of men working in private A total of 97 men shipped from industry, and full authority fo determine, on its· own hook, this port according to Port Agent who could or could not work. · Seamen are not in the Paul Gonsorchik. Thirty-five· men Armed Forces. They are not Government employees. They in all classes shipped in the deck are civilians, working for privately-owned shipping compa- department, 35 in the engine denies. · partment and 27 steward depart- British and French partners-is due to give a detailed · report on their findings at an early date. so far, · they agree that such a Even without such Government-imposed standards; some tunnel makes technica-I and eco- shipowners are seeking to ,use the Coast Guard (lji a tool with nomie sense. . which to knock seamen off the ships . for "ment~_l health" Twin-Tub/s Envisioned reasons. Captains are being instructed to make entries in such a tunnel will cost about log books as t~ seamen's shipboard- behavior whenever it de-$30o',ooo.ooo. One end of it will parts from what they consider normal. From there on, the be near Calais, France; the other, Coast Guard will carry the ball. near Dover in ·Jiritain . . It . probI\Tobody disput~s the skipper's right to act if somebody ably will have _a twin-tube rail- takes· to a 'fire ax, which is what captains have been doing road tunnel, to be used by spe- since time·immemorial,-but if ship operators .think that skipcial electirc trains that will ferry about 300 cars . a' trip abroad pers are qualified_to p1ass psychiatric judgements on crewdouble-decker flat cars. Express members' mental healtli then they had better take a look into passenger trains, Punning between a mirror to. find out who is screwy. Next thing you know, London and Paris via. the tunnel s~mebody will suggest a mental .health examination for ship in a little more than four hours operators, and then where would w~ be? one way, also would be utilized. Despite it all, nobody has yet suggested that a neurosis is. . Freight cars als~· are envisioned. the basis for disqualifying a man from working, for at that Such · an operation · would no rate; probably ·25 percent of the population would be undoubt cut into air .travel between employed overnight. · -.. the two points, not to · mention The proper apprqach to seamen's health is that which has what. it would do to regular ferry been undertaken through the Seafarers Welfare Plan at the service now in operation. , If the project is approved by all diagnostic clinics in all major ports. That approach is to pre,eC.unt.r ies concerned, an interna- v~nt disease, to help the ~ean;ian k~~p in the best of condition, lti~>nal . company--;more likely ~he to P.reserve his ability to work and suppo~~ . h!msel~ and his : pre~e'nt- study grouP-will build family. It makes a lot more sense than pumshmg him by d~·:and oper11te the tunnel. , priving him of his right to employment because ~e _is iH. · Norfo/'- ff as p eaK A • The Inge Toft was held up for nine months at Port Said and refused passage through the Suez Canal becaust; it had Israeli cargo on board. The ship was released only after the owners had agreed to unload the cargo at their own expense and· permit th!! Egyptian autlrnrilies lo confi&cate it. In addition to the Inge Toft case, the Scandinavian seamen protested the blacklisting of other merchant vessels by the Egyptians because the ships had carried Israelt cargo or touched at an Israeli port. The group sent a protest to President Nasser of · the United Arab Republic and has also called upon the United Nations to assure that Scandinavian vessels are riot delayed at the Canal or blacklisted from carrying cargo to Arab ports. The United Nations has been on record for free passage for ships of all nations through the Suez Canal as per a long-standiilg international agreement dating back to the 19th century. However, Egypt has refused to abide by international agreements on this score, as well as blacklisting large numbers of ships, American-flag and others, for trading with Israel. Up until now, the United Nation·s secretary-general has been unable to persuade the Egyptians to alter their stand and the UN has been powerless to retaliate against the violations. It's RunaWay Liquor Now First it was runaway ships when man,Y shipowners switched flags to beat .American wages, taxes and regulations. Now, the fever has spread to the very beverages we drink. Kentucky bourbon, long famous for its bouquet,-and kickswill now become PaiiamanianKentucky, bourbon. This new trend in runaways was announced re_cently by a whiskey company spokesman. , In a statement issued to the press, the spokesman said, "The belief that bour;bon has to come m~nt ~r~wrn~mbers . . Port action was heavy with two ships paying off, two . signing on and eight vessels - serviced intransit. The Penn Explorer (Penn) paid off and signed on, while the Josefina <Liberty-Nav.) paid off and the Thetis (h,Ye) signed on. Ships serviced in transit were the Alcoa Pennant <Alcoa), Cariyn !Bull,, Ocean Evelyn and Ocean Eva Ocean Trans), Longview Victory (Victory), Antinous and Hastings <Waterman), and the Orion Clipp·e r <Orion> .. On Sign 'N ame LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the: author sigiis his name. Unsigned anonymous letters will only wind. up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify. the LOG• will withhold a signature on request. from a distillery in the KentuckyTennessee area to be good is just a myth." Obviously the firm has the shipowner's outlook on marginal profits. More can be had in the pocket when there is cheap labor, tax differentials and government foans to pay for runaway factories. Next to follow suit will undoubtedly · be Honduran vodka and Liberian scotch. �SElfllEIS II--llJIOC ·. Among Seafarers are ·laid · up · in the · USPHS -hospital ln Staten Island, reports welfare representative -Jell Gillette. ari-... II. 'Ablao. C. W. BeaN. J. D. EseeNr, F. N. LW~ Gara ........_. and F~ Qlllatayo. . . . . Alvioo, who last ship~ ~n the deck 4~pal'tmeat of the Cq.t .jn Nicholas Sitinas. was hospitalised With a double b.enua -and will .be undergoing treatment for some -time. Beard, a member or the black gang on the Steel Seafarer <luring his most recent voyage, has a hver aliment but is maldni . &ood SS Allee -....... Not .A Frqwn a•• ........ &e11,,, ... p.- tbM . . ~Jail -~ Jiead and h 8Mt Edi1or: ~ . _ ._ •• ........... to 1*tdl tile . I wlll now· take th'ts ~ ._ a -. .m ~ r Wilk · tunlt;' t. report thiat as '*ip'1 · dab~ •wld be allo"4. eJepte .0 th~ SS Allee Brown ~...._ tu nn wween tit• tlais ii one of the mteSt ~ 1 ·two ~ ls£aot' IODI« than H -~ ever had tile~ t'o -.._ ·•1ad the -department -de1're~t. . pl'e b ·m .~ with the 'l1le · deck - th!pat ent .la raqement made. l belleve tu.rheaded by Erenchy Fruge, who ther, that the Ualon will not sails out· or RouSton •ntl lie bas dlsaJ>prove .Or prohibit its ow,n a tOp.notch crew of .l'ffl .sailors~ members .from :recelvble breaks . °Dl'ey are ~ au the ti.~ cet- Web as thl•. 'Time olb. thouib tiq their ftpa~t in lood Bat Wlill!a .a _.. ta •l'· slaape. $~"'.n1 htte· fa Wtlliama, saloon ' mess; · The . department 1s . " fS . .· Meehan, bosun. . ' lteaded by pod old Bill Thomp. ,. IAj U "!'be erew of \he Penn Vgysoil., who also comes · from .. ~ . qer loots .lite tt has been mas- · Houston, and he .is constantly ' · sacred •.• Ut wu a touch .apt ' trying to please all hands. The . ,, mom, but we won~. our -shtp ' ll chief ciooc is Fnnk Haleml and he~ ltl! for Calc,atta,1tndia. and t mean he is a coot, as well as surely, · belore we &et there, the ·a meat-cuttini .and .stak-fryiftl AU ~tten to d!.e editor ffw barber will have---scalped a -goocl wizard. He has the backinc of JNblication in t'ie SEil.FAft· men. due to ERS LOG__ Ymllt be ~ I _ many mGre of _every man OD" the ~l. The. ·the hot weather. babr is Brown Huzar frnm br the ·~. N1UM1 toiU The Pean Voyag~ arrived in New Orleans .and he is forever " ~Id ~ rqaest. . Pbrt Arthur 1m Feb.· IO, 1960 _ trYing out different -little goodand we had a iew beefs, .aucb ies to serve the c~w at coffee time. The rest of the steward not ln ' the contract.·~ a .time- as~ no fans, no crew reh1prahonorecl traditiGD of the seaman tor, dlputeci OT, no cold wal'er department are tip.top and when the only chance one eomtng from the drinking. foun• aJso. The black gang is unexcelled. has to obtain that. time otf Is to tatn. etc. Mickey, the patrol• We· haw a Pill that's always join \he sbll In the next poJ:t. man there, did a pod job and trying to m~, thiftP. pleasant then, by all means, the Uilton aot us all but the ne.v _coollq for their fellow crewmen. The should not -cllsapPl'Ove nor 419- '>'Stem for the ship. our thanks . 4 to 8 'Oiler is Gur barber and he ~age .such pracliC?e. Bqt for to Mickey and Ch'rlle Xhnball for the eood work they have ~ps the entire crew~s hair · those who miss the ship without · ·l()()king shipshape. His name Is permission., partkularly when thq miss it in the last domestic done. BarOli 1'eraa · J. M. B11own and he is also the 1 delegate. Th~ officers are well ' por.t, cau~ .... the ship to sail $ · $ ~ liked· by tlie entire crew and it short-banded: tJ1ey should be is a .p lea·s ure tO sail and be pena.1uec1 to the run ~nt or ship's delegate for such fine the rule. ~eople. · . The· . above suggestion will meet the' approval of of ..,. Ute ~ .... ' ' • ..: Cl7•e L. Vaa Epps ·:our members who cberlslt. and I want to than\ the Se-afarers : 4o $ $. . ppreciatf! any little time they ,lntemaUona\ Unton ,:for · u.9· ' can spelid wttb their family. . paclous, Pr'om"Pt, ,efficient Those who have . no· family tleS in. which my teUrement· 'WU ~ Wins Thanks woqld not appreciate nor concur ~and led and. the timely delivery Te ~ _Editor: with the above suggestion and of my check every week. l. cannot begtn to tell you of I want to thank the Union and may even suggest thet we · for the lnsura·nce s h o uld qw•t· t1~1e sea t o be wit · h my deep appreciation. - all members . - and vacation ·p ay benefits I re- our family U we love them SG a,Jpla A,.,· Ktrellaer Sr. ceived. If I may, I would also ~iach. but when we are given $ ;t. ~ · lite to put a notice in the LOG or can. acquire the opportunity mem- to ,be with them in 'between Thanks Cr..ew to captain Platt, and hers Of tlij crew and ·officers of tri Ith t ·h I pa w Ol\ arm ~ anyone, •' •uppo ' r.t the Merma d for their kind tele- · and surely the Union is not 4a grams and thoughts at the time being harµted ia this Instance, ·To the . N&or: of my husband's death. ..t hen we should be allowed this I wish to take ·this · opportuMn. Natline K. MacDonnel break, in our jobs. . .· nity to thank the unllcensect t t . t. .f11u ltaeda members .o1 ·the cre_r of the· SS J The· Editor the ·.Alvino progress, and expects to _be back ~lth his buddies in . the near luture. Escobar, who -was on the Alcoa Patriot his last time out. was hospitalized with back injuries sustained when liftin& heavy equipment . in the engine room. He is recovering slow4'. ·Lambert shipped in the elliine department of the Beatrice on hls l•st voyage. He was stricfen with kidney· stones and is Iriaking fair progress. ·Brother Pietrantoni off the Ines, ~as treated for cataracts and is making slow progress recuperating from_the operation. . Brother Quintayo who last" sailed as a steward on the Steel Ro'\'er. injured his. jaw, but is making good progress and should be back to work soon. Also in Staten Island in serious condition is WllDam J ...Ch11bb,Morrls. .. Seafare.r s on the · beach or off° their ships nn. shore leave should take time out to visit their buddi"es in the hospital. A visit from shipmates is always appreciated by Seafarers cooped up in a tiospital. ... . . USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Oscar J. Adams Antllfte E. Johnsoa Daniel M. Alvino Fttd N. Lambert Conway W. Beard Thomas Lauer George E. Berry · Thomas R. Lehay Joseph Blake James M. Mac Crea Arthur J. Camara J . Olabarrieta James R. Egan Carl Pletrantonl Ramose N. Elliott Felipe Quintayo A. N. Fernandez Warren W. Smith Thomas Heggarty William A. Turk Juan Hernandez Tadashi Yatogo USPHS HOSPITAL . MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Joseph J. Bass John Jos1eph Hazel Matthew Btuno William D. Kenny Gregorio Caraballo Henry E. Smith L eo V. Carreon -A~r S. Vidten Wade Chandler R . l!!';.;Watertield Bart E. Guranick Pon P. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Henning Bjork Rufin.i Camantiq\ae J. W. Blankenship . Steven E. Purifoy H. H. Bro~hon Henri Robin Dennis c;:anoon James E . Rogers US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON 25, DC Wm. H. Thomson . USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF Michael G. Brown Boward J. Watu Edw. H. Huizenga David L. Wllliamt Lloyd J. Thomas USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Sam Bowser George B. Little Arthur W. Brown .. IUtles C. Mitchell Edw. E. Edinger Anthony. Petrillo Cecil M. Gray Wilson H. Deal SEASIDE MEMORIA:L HOSPITAL ..,.. ' LONG BEACH, CALIF. Howard C. Oberg William W. Walker USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Bozo G. · Zelencic George Doherty Peter W . Sotire B. F . Deibler Max Olso~ Richard B. Appleby Woodrow Meyers SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK A. B. Gutierre& Thomas Isaksen TRIBORO HOSPITAL PARSONS BLVD. & 82 DRIVE JAMAICA 32. LONG ISLAND lames Russell . VA HOSPITAL XECOUGHTAN, VIRGINIA · J:oaeptr GUI VA HOSPITAL 'KERRVILLE, TEXAS Wlllaid T. Calalll USPHS HOSPITAL BALTJMOR& MARYLAND E . A. Ainsworth Frederick Leedt Ricardo Armesto Charles · Locke Ben L. BOne Georee R. Luca1 ,Joseph Booker Robert ~cCorkef Arthur E. Bnnell Delslclert'Us %. Nan John De Vall& .lolm E. ·Nel'1lstrom Mack B. Singleton Ollie En&lish George Forrest Jose Soares Gorman T. Glue Samuel 'hte George Graham Frank Taylor Jesse V. Grimes Wward P. Tralner Wllltam Kitb7 .lohn Yllknas William E. . Lane VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Maurice F. f1ynn USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. · Jemu B. kine Tommy E . Lanphear USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS ?te~(! I!), .pg~~ Robert · E. Pi~~ Gerald L. Kersey Deni1 Sltoubs Henry P. Meyers Bobby Stalsworth A. PhillipplUe Charles ft. Youn• VSPHS · HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Reamer C. Grimes Ernest B. Webb 1 Louis Cevette MT. WILSON STATE HOSPJlI'AL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND George Davi• ' USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. carleton Amandaon, Kennetb .Kiq Thomas E. Andrein Norman W. Kirk Accurso Bontl Edward Knapp Grady K. Brown Leo H. l.ant Frederico Bucayan Clyde R. Leuett Glenn B. Calhoun Lawyer McGrew Antonio Capo John Maples Joseph A. Cave F. P. Marciante Virgil L. Coash John W. Morris Angelo D'Amico ..John G. Naugle Donald Dambrtno Rubin C. Noland Aden Ezell Louis W . Peed George W. Flint ~enld Pemomo Benjamin D. Foster l:lqene G. PlahJl Claude Fowle.r Hlllh C. Randall Ira W. Gtlggl!r-. Chas. R. Robinson Chas. Hablgborsl &nlle ROIUlell Willie Hallada,. , Trilby G. Safford B. R. Huggins Charles Saranthu1 Chn. E. Johnaon Lutber E. Wine ~ .Joseph KamleMki Cleophu WrJcht VA HoSPITAL ""men o.: Wellare ·s erilce· . most Pl••••• Him way . . Mermaid crew au -Wants New Shipping Rulea Fo'r. · ~ t.- ~ · SIU "Subs As . :;.ei;:Y :~~:~~0~:ie :~~~~~,:: abo~namec1 shtp. . To tlae Edl&ei: Mod~rn I . es~llllly want to thank ~· The article· by brother 3. C. . .. BrotJte~ · E~er . A. Hancock, , · FWT, who was on my watch and · , Stewud In a recent Issue of the To the Eclltor: LOG in which Jie proposed cer·' ' I wish to thank officers of O\lr who$e testlmon~· before the US '. lain changes in our shipping Selfarers International Union Coast GUard.'cleared me of fats,, « ·- rules is very timely. Now that for the kindness and courtesies charges prefer.re·I against me by ;, our constitution will be changed shown my wife and family whll• the chief englnet'r. : fl to comply with the present la- we were vlrtu,a l political prison• Again I want to Ulattlc . the ' bor laws, I wholly agree ·with ers hr Suez, Egypt, . crew for the tJna~cial '45 well aa ' him· that our shipping rules We. tbe' crew, had Just about .. moral . support' elven to me at should also be revised to fit the _ deci<ted to call upon Moses to . Gibraltar and· also Newport present trend in f>hipping, The le;id ~s out, like he. did the News, Va. _ extension of the IO-day limit to ctiildren of Israel, but' when we It has be~n a ·pleasure -to sail ·redaim our" jobs when our shtp got• a me~sa~ through to the: ' with a good militant crew and lays Up should meet tl'te approv• SIU we were soon delivered and • I hope,.. (e;iccepC fefr.. one bad ap• '. al with the membership- as It ls 01;1 our Wat bo~e.. . pie in the bar~n to· sail ·w ith . ~ My -wile and f~mily wrote and tb11 floe crew again, .sometime·· consistent with the basic prtn.ciple of trade- u nions; job se- told me what h•d been done. so in the future. , Amo. Volalne& curity. l .eaill say *1!1Ulk you and thank ~nother systei:n in our .shipGod fovthe SIU, $ ¢: $ ping rule§ . which should . be E. Z. WhHtlnstoa , .· · · ·· $ $ ·ot. SeaJarer :1 change11 ts th~.. regtstrauon by groups. I believe we 'Should reg,!I Isler in the pat'tlcular rating· we . To .t...'e Edl~or ... I ·• .We h ave .many J.ntend .t e ~hp~ .~ mem~n who can ship ·only in p This, ls to inform my feltow _. Seafarer~ that 1 l ~ now land.-. , · one· cate&Orf rating and who To Rte•Editor: ErJclosed is a photo of,\a few locked . for ... a· · while, havln1 find it hard to get out because they are.,beat by men who can o( the .~oy1 who seerµ to. have bought a ~ar i~ New ;!ers~y ..rethrow · ih for·· any two or three been scalped .••• About a thtrd C!ll-,tl~. Th~ n11m, .of t~~ place , jobs in his gtoup. The system bf • of the cr~w tla1i. been so treated is "fabby an~ Joe's, ,Bar 11nd rt!glsterl,ng only bi on'! 'categony by otir crew meas Pete. Sealy,' G~ill ... tt·~ a ~Qm~ln~tio.n o! bar rating will he . more equitable . who is the only Ob~ Wltti hll abd state j>a<!:i~ge ' s.tor~, afid ls 1 anl:l tafre ti>\' every 'mernberL htlr in the ptcture: S.ome of th~ ot>en from ~ A?.f to s AM.. In the ·lft'oposecl .new constttu· m~h w.ho na,ve been 1bJ&tb,erouaiy, · ·' I sailed tn the fteward dei>art- , ' tion, ·I beite've~ tlie claµae where · barbeijjl are, <L. to R.>; stand.. · ' ment in J.fi5~ 'and WQuld lik~ to · . mem'bersti-e ·p enaliled tiy firit!s· '·· ini: Terry - ~cR~e¥, ... oner;, see_ ani · ~t my .'old sa~.f.tlg_ p~ls. 1 ff>r mis~ine · the. ship ·~h~~l<Y.o~e . Douel~s De .Walt, '0$;_and Pe,te . 'l'b'.e 1'ddress .1is ~6~ · ~onroe , . clarUled alld -def!.ne~.~ It _a ;ma11: ' ...s~aly, cr~w , pi~s,!I; k~eelln,:,. · , ~tre~t, Passalci 'NJ. -r- · . ,,., · .' , neglliently .or l>UtPo~~lY. m.•.~s~s .. llaro~d G~ W~l'ns; AB; : ~esse • ; ',·~ ~oe-~Rl.~h~ftl ' r - ·. oses Messman Busy Seal Ins p ••• versey .... • 8 BQys . ar :_ ; • �S•~F .4&aas l.OC ~· ·~t ~Se.a -- - He's .AB; Ashore, A ·C-·o .p· . ,• . r - ' I Uttte ·Glrl, tiil©>M •Is' Doll ••• ~~ The stories of the unusual today. He'1t chief lnvesttt~tor for eareers Seafarers have chosen th~ sheriff's department -Of' Hoa•. ~ roe County, K.ey West, Plorida. when tpey go ashore an Brown's eicellenee at poltte "IOl'k lil~~~~ . 'Jeh . -'llilllo.. Jne8ti-v• · him a sehola.rship •to the Virtue, a~ ev~ry-one. tnows. ls its: Mobile who de,cided to ' homes.tead Southern Police Institute at the own reward ·. • • but neve.rtbeless,, tuts,fde of Ancltorage Alaska of University of ~uinille, Kent~, a bit of ineentive hel~ immeasur-• . .' ' where he studied. pellc,e &elenc.e ably in. aetting reople to do things: all places; the electr1c1aa w)H) runs and police administration. ... and se it is, informs Wlllial L. ' a fr• lea furn Brown's record as a Hawkshaw Is McBride, meeting secretary of the down in Caroli!"'~ such that he was voted the out,. Seatrain Ne:w Jerse-:y, that the. the literary agent~ standing law-enforcement officer lood sool who takes care of the · a eoupl& of min- of Monroe County by the local coke machine will receive a bonus isters and pries.ts. Junior- Chamber ef Commeree. In of 20 ee-nts a case for doiAI the and, aJ ~urs.. 1959, he received the key to the · job. DQn't laugh • • • Carnegie the Sl~ men whQ city of New Odeaas. started the s.am& way;• .we•t to se-hool H• comes from a Seafaring fama~d are. now doc- ·n.r, as his father, :a. B. Brown is ...;;:"'-'-~~ ten, dell tis t S. salllq with the Uaien. now, having TGU.et Tl'aialaC 8 t!ft&ineers I! n d'. pre'dous.b nn.M. a hitch in the Former Seah.ret Fred Costella rown what have y.u. Marine Corps back in ttie old da)fS had the f~wing .x~rie.nee dur-. Seafarer R. L Brown, who in. Nlcaraaua. : A brother. J. D. ln& his sailing d~ wbicll h~ Joined the Union hack in 1950, Brown. also sailS. w.ith the ,SIP thinks rates a good ~Uib.. •as a different k.l_nd ef occupaUan in the blaek PDI"I was on my firs.t trip on a tanker in 1937 <and was as green· as seaweed) in the steward dept. as cFew's me.ss... The ship was going. to have a life-but drill, but since I had nev.er been Qn one be.IQre,' _ the stewani gave me advice and Instructed' me on my duties.. H& told me to get about 10 rolls of .toilet pap&", pu.t a stdrig, t!u'iiugh the holes, and ma.Ce a bandQ!ier of them t0 sling e-ver my s'1oulder, whi'!h I did. He ex.plained that, the paper was a neeessaFj'i thin1 to ba,ve if we were adtift at. s.ea. liegioe. Thffe•was. the: fellow irom won ' , . . S~afarers -Who Work On Portmar Food ChorBs ' '. I believed him. . "When I C<lt t.Q the number Qlle 11.febo.lt the eap,tain, mat.es and erew had a fit, laughing like crazy at me. I got red as a beet, but I can still laugh t..bout. it. te t.his. ilay."· Some memben ef th• 'Steward department on t.be PoftMar-. .~ ft r.) Leo CNllsolan.. seloe. IMSSt . ~ Hua;.~ I.~:- J'oqpll RelMrts, crew "'•: Toni. wttite, pantr.yt att:d Jot.Ms A. Re1.y1, 1..W.. t. ..cf. . . WaslUJI&, Maelllaes: tn this. aae- ot sdeatifie W&nws~ when we ue ~dinA missiles intQ the far reache,s; of the t.8-v.ens,. and have me.chanized. the. lcitchen. also, QD(l t.bill( se~ to hav~ ~aped the- eye of whoeY<el'-it-is in eharge; et 11e..rft;e.tin& rad&e:ts, • . . and that is tee washing- maclline agitatm-~ S.veral ~- incl~ the Losmar, Choctaw aad oth~., have. neteS; ill tlleif s,bip's minuteS; eemplaininc abQut. plastJc. atitat.ors bir~ ·i:ubllier. a&it.atQf'S ~tieking,,_ steel agita.ters. UQ.t Wotking, One CJ:eW 1M1te.d taat il s~ as if tae ~ d~'t :realize that there l~ Y"l'S f~s witPi astanisht\'lent Qt the t.1.size dol - lather brought hei: for Christmas. s~ is the daughter of Seofcnr LeRoy Jones, AB on th• Alcoa Ranger, and li¥eS in Mobil-. In ~ you're having a hard ti~ figuring out which is wh~ th- cloll il .On the left. loolt l~e · rris has get hersetf a com- Littl. tr&, Oorhl, old, \ LOG-A.RHYTHM: • The Lif!ing Sermon By I'd rathetl' s~ • 1:eti11011 Than hear one, any day; w. G. BatT-6, I soQn can lecnt to do it If you'tl !et 'me see it dtme; N r.ather <me 100ttt« wcdlt with me l can watch yoo'1' hemes m adw• Thcln. merel?i tell the way; But yottr" t~ng1u1 too fast m.aY run; The eye's a bette.,. pupil The lec-tllires y,e,u d.eli~ .A'l\d m~ ,wi~li-Rg tftan the ear; May, t>,e. tie·'l:"Y wise w~-.t ~~; , . . F\tt:~ ce,unre~ tr8' .~fusmg But l'd ra~h~ get my les.$01i.s • Lt o~ o~ a&ltitcg MI"~te~ t~ &t e:rampl~S- alt.t"e!/8 dear; ~ observin" what ,yoNi de; never stop atitatiaa . . . th• aam& The best of! 0tH tlw preadlellis 1 may n0t uiiderstcti~d. iOQ we·U Qf tb.is p.rad\lcl ~= WQliWU\. A\'e t.h~ 11~. who live their cr~4.t; ' The high. advice ~-0.'l,4 give; But there's :no misunderstandinQ H9,w. y,eu aei "" ho,w ~it live-~ StaY' Put For J_.,less Pay · Food p,re,p.aration sktff 0.., tlie ·Portmar tales a ~ent to pose for a LOG photo., They a11• tl to r.).J.Mt A.. i\ey.· cl.i9' slewed~ - M. M~ Cw!le.ti,. dt* ~-i Edward Gar.den. bcakei::. ·and -Adl!Km. lri4dte11, thtrcl cool. ' ' Send 'Ht lo the . _..... , •••·- -i ·LOI. Sea.Earers wha ar& eotti!cting state: uttempioyment bene-nt-s while on the- bltae{I) waiting te. ship <l1't! Uti,ed tQ st.~ put and avo,id c.h~in·g: tA.eir l'.Q-llilln& ad~e:s&eS if th~Y' want to continue re- . iceivUig. the.ir check~ ~laxly. Severat Se.afare.1.:s have. already .~xp,e.de-n.ced interruptions of from three te five weeks in getting t~&il"' ne~ chec·k after t~y· notUi.-etl , th·e state unemployment offices tba.t they bad ?I}Qved and change.d the.ir mailing addre~. • AB aveFag-e oelay· of a month iit· l'~p&rted i-n most cases, causing oo.ItSide.ra~t~ hardship- tc;i tbe men tmt1:>lved. �,.4 ' ' ._e l'ourteea Seafarer ·H as Kicks: Too Many Toothpl~ks (The following item was ' submitted ~o the Seafarers LOG by Seafarer Morris J. Danzey, currently on the SS Eag le Voyager. ) I would like to bring up the subject of fresh milk, and see what other members think of it • .. • I know that it's a question that crops up pretty often aboard ship. I think that a supply of 40 gallons of milk on sailing day is a small amount for a ship on this type of run. We are now on our eleventh month' on thi$ Persian Gulf ·run, ' 'i ' ,\ .. S E A:F A RE R S and we are at sea most of the t\me. I think that 40 gallons of milk is a pretty smail item compared to the rest of ·the overchead of a tanker and think that others Win agree with me tlfat we should have 80 or 100 gallons of milk when we sail. As long as milk doesn't spoil, I don't See why we shouldn't be allowed more. Our supply of milk ·didn't last three days after leaving Sasebo. The Captain squawks about milk but he doesn't say . anything about putting on ' a fiv.e year supply Qf toothpicks-and there are ·no grits, either; SHIPBOARD SKETCHE$ by Ben Graham > •. April •~ ' t 0 c- ITHL ltOVElt (l~hmliln>, Muc~ 12 -Chairman, '· . F. Gouda1 Secretuy.__ It. A. Sipsey. All -hands are asked to donate $1 to ship's fund. · Bosun bought ·old TV for 120. U 11 asked that everyone cooperate in keeping screen doors closed. Ship's delegate will see captain regarding whether safety minutes are sent to headquar· .ters in NY for action. PORTMAR (Calmar), March 13 Chairman, Joe Simmons; Secretary, Leo Cronshohn, No bee fs. E ve rythi ng going smoothly. A motion was made and seconded that no chipping bllm· mers be used until noon so that the twelve to four watch can sleep. The · following items were dJscussed: clean wash ing machine after use, clean r.ec· reation room, draws should be given earlier in all ports, food should be prepared more carefully and be of better quality: ' Digest Of SIU Ship Meetings MASSMAR (Calmar), March 12 Chairman, Gibbs; Secretary, M. Green• weld. Brother Pepper elected ship's delegate. It is asked that the passageways be kept quieter. The,re was a request made that lights be place d above mirrors so that there Is enough light for shaving. STEEL FABRICATOR <Isthmian), March S-Chairman, G. Finklea; Sec• ratary, H. A. Orlando. All repairs were taken care of except painting of the roomlr. $41 in ship's ftlnd . L. Paradeau elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks given retiring delegate Finklea. Crew Is still complaining about the aluminum paint in the water which bas been there for quite a ·while. MICHAEL CJ. M. Carras), Feb. 28Chairman, R. K. Wardlaw; Secretary, W. B. Yarborough. So~e disputed OT. It is requested that the engine room door be fixed and kept closed. See captain for US money in Turkey. It is requested that the engineer have bot water regulated. The cooperation of everyone 'i s asked In keeping the n e w washing mach~ne clean and .on "off" when not in use. "I bet you forgot my case .oh;oke •••" EDITH <Bum, March' IS-Chairman, F. Sawyer; Secretary, Mike Michalik. new washing machine and a new Jacob' s ladder were purchased for !!hip, The. 11teward dept. is now doing a fine job. Ship's. delegate asks that messroom and pantry be kept clean . at night. A discussion was held re· garding 1the spreading of false rumors and If they perslSt, the one respon· sible will be reported to the patrol· man and charges placed against him. The 12 to 4 watch was thanked by the steward dept. for keeping the mess· room and pantry c~ean before leaving. MOUNT WHITNEY CCatgo & Tank•. ship), March 13-chalrman, H. M. Con· nell; Secretary, C. Alaniz. Crewmem· bers wlll be reported to union on ihelr conduct ot m issing • woi;k and watcl1. Flat draw to l;le given In port. MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo & Tank• ship>, Feb. 7-Chalrman, E. W. Kln11 Secretary, D .. White. Captain wilt try ELEMIR <Marine Carrlersl, March • -Chairman, C. L. Shirah; Secretary, C. Stringfellow. Some disputed · OT. No beefs. A letter is to be written to headq.ua rter11 fer clarifi ca tion:i and agreements for T2 tankers. Company ls to be contacted to se e why the1·e is . no money for draws In foreig n ports. C. L. Shirah elected shlp's delegate. HASTINGS (Waterman), March ' 11Chalrman, Ramon Fer.relra1 Secretary, John Wells. This has been a (_ood trip. All the men were most coopera· ttve. Votes of thanks went to the captain and chief mate for their co· operation; to the steward dept. for a job well done: the baker who doubled as a chief cook because the cook left the ship in NY due to illness; all de· partment delegates who did a fine job In the performance of their duties. It was mentioned that the few old· timers on board helped to keep things running smoothly. Galveaton. $'7.12 In ship'• tund. It b recommended that ·a new , washlnir machine be Installed, for next voyaee. ·Captain told ship's delegate that any foul-up1 would be loireed . . Report any unsafe com:Utlona to your delegiale. Everyone's cooperation Is "asked in order to briqJ in a cl~an ship at payolt. j to get American money for draw. If unsuccessful, then will give It in lires; he will accept back whatever ls left . It wa:;; felt that if enQugh food was se r ved the first time, there would not be so many requests for seconds and tl:tirds. Dec. 26-chalrman, Downs; Secretary, Gage. ·one man · missed ship in Philadelphia: one man left In .Genoa hospital; ARB utility was hired from the beach in Genoa. Steward thanks crew for cooperation in keeping everything clean and ship-shape. Crew voted thanks to stewards' dept. for eood food. Dec. 30-Chalrman, Joseph Carri Secretary, A. Richards. Ship's dele· gate A . D. Mauldin was newly elected. Crew was asked to check all !ans to see If in working order. Steward asked crew to help take cue or coffee; by doing this he would have enough to last out the trip without having to . pick up bad coffee in Eg:i;pt. Crew is asked to see steward If something is Wl'ong, not the messma,n. · FORT HO_SKINS (Cities Service), March 22-Chairman, L, LaSaya; Sec· retary, P. Gazlc. One man missed · ship. $4.92 In ship's fund. No . beefs, HILTON Clum. March 6~Chalrm1n, R. Vaughan; Secretary, v. Douglas. Vote of thank11 to steward dept. No beefs. MOUNT EVANS <Cargo & Tankshlp), March 7-Chairman; Abuaby; Secre• tary, Gage. Captain Is· pleased with crew. It is requested that new fans be checked and placed · into proper ci:ew's q~arters. A SIU HALL DIRECTORY NEW YORK . .... . 675 4th Ave., Brooltlyn . HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND . ....••••••• . 211 SW Clay St. SECRETARY-TREASURER CApltol 7-3222 Paul Hall SAN FRANCISCO ....... 350 Fremont St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS EXbrook 7-5600 W. Hall, Deck C. Simmons, Eng. SEATTLE ............... . 2505 - 1st Ave. I:. Mooney. Std . J . Volpian , Joint l\IAln 3-0088 HEADQUARTERS .. . . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. . Wll.MINGTO!'".•• , ••••••. 505 Marine Ave. BALTIMORE '. . .. .. . 1218- E. Baltimore St. TErmlnal 4-8538 Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON . . ..... . . . .. .... ... . 276 State St. John Arabascz, Acting Agent ALPENA . .•..••••••• ;-,., . . . 12'7 River St. Richmond 2-0140 'ELmwood 4-3616 HOUSTON . .. . ... . . . . ... . . . 4202 Canal St. BUFFALO, NY ............. . 914 Main • St. R . Matthews, Agent CApltal 3-4089; 3-408( GRant 2728 MIAMI. . . . ....... . . . . 744 W . Flagler St. CLEVELAND ... . . . .... .. 1420, W. 25 St. Ben Gomeales. Agent FRanklin _7-3564 MAin 1·0147 MOBILE . . . . . . . . . . 1 South Lawr ence St. DULUTH . ........ , . .. 621 W. Superior St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Phone: Randolph 2·4110 NEW ORLEANS .. . . . . . .52:i Bienville St. FRANKFORT, Mich • . . . .... . PO Box 287 Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 ELgin 7·2441 NEW YORK . . . . . 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn MILWAUKEE .. . .. . . . 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2·3039 HYacinth 9-6600 .. 10225 W: Jefferson. Ave. NORFOLK ... . . ..... . . . .. 416 Colley Ave. RIVER ROUGE Vlnewood 3-4741 Mich. Paul Gonsorchik, Acting Agerit SOUTH CHICAGO . ..••. . 9383 ·Ewing Ave. MAdlson 7-1083 SAglnaw 1·0733 PHILADELPHIA .. ...•... . 337 Market St. TOLEDO . ._ . ... . . ....•.... 130 Summit St. S. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 CHerry 8·2431 SAN FRANCISCO .. . .. . . . 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 SAN'fURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, FORT WILLIAM ... • ..•. . 408 Simpson . St. Stop 20 Ontario · Phone: 3:3221 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 HALIFAX N.S •••... . . • •. 128~ .Hollis St. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St.. Room 200 , Phone 3-8911 . William Morris, Agent ELgin 3·0987 MONTREAL ..•.. . 634 St. James St. W.est Victor 2-8161 SEATTLE . .. ..-. . ... .. . . . . . . 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent Main 3·4334 QUEBEC . ....•...•• . 44 Sault·au-Matelot Quebec LAfontalne 3-1560 Wll.MINGTON, Calif . .. . . 505 Marine Ave. THOROLD, Ontario . •••• . 52 St. David St.. Beed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 CAnal 7·5212 TORONTO, Ontario ...•.. 212 · K;lng St. E. EMplre 4-5719 ST. JOHN. NB . . .. 177 Prince WllUaDI St. HONOL uLU . . . 51 South Nimitz Highway . ox 2-5431 ,P.Hone 502-777 VANCOUVER. BC • . .... .. . , .298 Main St. NEW ORLEANS . . . . . .. . 523' Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK . . ..••. . 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn · H ¥ acinth 9-6605 PORTLAND . . . .. .. • • ••. 211 SW Clay St. . CApltol 3-4336 8AN FRANCISCO . ••••••. 450 Harrison St. ~ ~ Douelas 2-8363 s.£ATTLE ... . . , ••• • , • •••.. . 2505 lit Ave . Main 2-0290 WJLlllNGTON . •••• -••. .. ll05 Mar ine Ave. Terminal 5.6617 · SIU, A&G District Great lakes District Canadian District ~· SUP MFOW GULFWATER <Metro p'e troleumJ, March 1"3-Chiilrman, G. ·Annis; Secr~triry, J. M. · Fisher. Brother S. L. Cantrell was elected new ship's dele· gate. n was requested that the pas· . sageways l'e kept quiet. COASTAL SENTRY <Suwannee>, March 13-Chalrman, Vaii Whitney; 5ecretary, Clayton Bruce. Morale of crew is splendid considering the fact they have had so much seatlme. $27 in ship' s fund . Ship's delegate wlll consult with . captain to see If there will be any government' s objection to shore leave at Ascension- Island. It is suggested that action be taken to see that the wipers get their fair share of overtime as it ls reported th.at the 1st and · 2nd engineers are taking · it all. It is asked that a physician and not a medic take care of the sick. \t8t durin. meal hours. All hands an · requested to flush tollet1. Few houri of disputed OT. PINN IXULOltllt (Penn lhlpplntl1 March 20-Chalrman, I. a. Sander11 Secretary, W. Wentllri1. Everythlnl running smoothly. Repair list has been turned In. . Wiii see engineer about putting more pressure on waah water. The water i1 dirty because tank needs cleaning. PeNN EXPLORER <Penn ShlP.Pll'!gl, Aug. 21-Chalrman, Jesse Puckett1 S•c refa r y, F. Sawyer. Elecle'tl sh lp'a delegate. Certain Items are Jacking such as fans, porthole wind scoops and screens. It is suggested that the laundry be cleaned by wiper and ordinary and the recreation hall by the m l'ssmen. PENN EXPLORER <Penn Shipping), No date-Chairman, S. H. Mlll11 Sec· retary, J. w. Thomas. Evcrythlne · ·running smooth,l y. Lights In the rec· reatlon room and mess h:rtl are not brig ht enough . Coffee urn to be repaired. Slopchest to be ope ne d at a mol'e convenient · time. Nb beefs. Dec. 13- Chalrman, J, E. Parks; Sec· retary, P. Walsh. It is requested that the port agent take · action ' on jobs to be .done on ship. The vegetable box Is to be repaired, a new Icebox shou.l d be Installed and cold water should be avallable at all times. Some bunks· nee d new mattreDses. A vote of thanks to the steward deparl me nt. Two men we re taken oft the ship. One had a c rushed finger. Jan. 31-Chalrmin, s . .B. Sandersi Secretary, E. Miiier. The water cool· Ing syste m has been on the repair list about nine months. Nothing is being done. It ls requested that E gyptian longshorem e n b e kept out of passage· ways and messrooms. Everything runnlng smoot hly. STEEL APPRENTICE <11thml1n), March 20-Chalrman, Nicholsen; Sec· rotary, Daniels.· It Is reported that the weekly Issue on cigarettes wlll be· two cartons. , Brother Holmes was hospitalized at Midway Islands. Cap- -. tain forwarded the mall to Honolulu. Jt will be malled from that port. Would like to request a 30-mlnute coffee time In the next negot111tlons. . ' --- . IBERVILLi: tWate'rman), March 13Ch.• lrman, J , , s. Lewis; Secretary! • r Henry .Leiby. Two men missed ship • . There Js $24.28_. In the ship's fund. It Is suggested tha t linen be cha,ngecJ at 8 AM to 9 i\M and 4:30 to -5 PM. SEATRAIN- NEW YORK (5Htraln), March 17-Chalrman, G. Lee; Secretary, Julian T. Lellnskl. Man missed ship fn Texas City. Frank Leonard elected ship's delegate. Meetings. will be held a doy or two before p ayoff. Ship'~ fund is $2.50. No beefs. DEL AIRES <Delta), March 17 Chairman, L. J. Balllngeri Secretary, M. L. Olvera. Steward suggested that milk be saved for bcakfast due to ehortage . Cap tain wishes to h1we radio aerials removed. It is suggested that heaving' ·lines be inade up after Ueing up. ,, ORION STAR COrlonJ, March 6Chairman. G. M. Craggs; Secretary, Jose .Sanchez. Two men taken . oft' vessel due to heart conditions. Letter dispatched to Orion concel'ning miggestlons for the negotiating committee regarding new tanker agreement. Chief engineer wlll not recognize dele·· gates. Delegates will - go .· to captain concerning chief pumpman not Tecelvfng help. Delegates wlll request one case .of beer per week for each un: licensed man. Steward wlll see captain about better night lunches and thee purchasing of new te>aaters. DEL ORO CDelta), Mer.ch 2~hal_r· PACIFUS (Orlon), Feb. 21-Chalr· man, Wiiiiam Ekins; Secretary, Frank man, J. O. Dewall; Secretary, Kenneth S. Paylor, Jr • . One _man missed ship Foster. J. 0. Dewell elected ship's . In Santos and rejoined in :Montevideo delegate. Del~gate requested to ask and one in. Buenos Aires. Draw to be . CHIW.AWA (Cities Service), Marci. · for draw in Couta. Fans will be · made after arrival in Tampa for New 20-Chalrman, It. Koch; Secretary, checked. Lock will be cheeked In 8 to Orleansl and Tampa. $18 donated to 12 deck foc'sle; keys for 8 to 12 deck John McLemore. One man walked man lll in hospital. $2 to ship's dele· off the ship for unknown reasons. and 8 to 12 engine. gate for fares to visit man in hospltal. 12.70 spent tor correspondence. - Bal· Ship's delegate asked that the messDEL ALBA. CMlsl lHlppll, March sroom be kept clean. Patrolman wlll ance In ship's fund ls 16.70. Members b @ ll!!k@!! f gr ~l11 rlftgaUon 01\ 1hlp'1 Ch1lrm11n. R. A.- H11m11!•tf1 $•1;r1t11ry, vat'd anln• t bqumur Pr.!lJ!!gt . · sale. G. Parker. All rooms wlll be painted " thin trip, C. V. Dyer elected shlp'I VENORI CMerven>, March 13 Chairman, . Y.. Applewhite; Secre_tary, ' MARORE <Marvin), March 21~halr· delegate. . Mjrch U Ch•lrman, R. E. Darvlller Charles Appleby. Complaint subman, L.. R. Smith1 Secretary, ~ W. Secretary, G. G. Parker, Ship's dele· mitted that the captain is tnterferlna Strickland. Some disputed OT. Galley gate and engine delegate went to see • with ·the work in the deck department. needs sougeelng overhead. Vote of master regarding• tbeft8. It 11 reSome foc'sles are not provided with thanks to steward dept. for job well quested that messroom be kept clean • . enoueh chairs. Chief cooR did · not done. It 11 requested that the dayman Put all food ba.ck in ice box. . report aboard ship due to sickness in •room gets painted. his family. Jaime Hllda elected ship's '. ' BETHTEX <Ore Navigation), March MOUNT RAINER (Cargo Tankshlp), ' delegate. B9sun volunteered to r..e·· 17-Chalrman, It. E .. Stobl; Secretary, plenish the ship's llbray. March 1t-Ch.:1lrman, J. L. Hodges1 None. One man was hospitalized In · Secretary; L. F. Myers, Captain states Houston. To iake on new man. In· SEATRAIN SAV~NNAH , (IHtraln), he will allow $20 worth of souvenirs to tend to discuss cargo hole! cleanlnlt March , 21-Chalrman, F. G. Oestman1 crewmembers. All letters are to be s,cretary, Sinclair. Ship's delegate in next contract neirotlatlon. No given · to ship's delegate for malllng. explained time off proposal made by It Is· requested that dirty linen be beefs. turned in at' the time .new linen is --crew of Seatraln NJ. Objections to SANTA VINITIA U!lam), March 11 Seatraln waae scale: ·Sign on and off taken. -Chairman, J. Purcell1-- Secretary, T. procedure to save time discussed. One · man fo steward department pointed Y AKA <Waterman), March 20 - .. -'ackson. Drinking water tanks being cleaped. Pantry and galley sipks to out that they . double up to 'get time Chairman, H. A. Belglne; Secretary, be retlnned In Turkey. Inserts put on ·ott without paf -' It is ·requested that ' R. L. Godfrey. There is a shor;tage of men do not slam doors to mess and certain items In slop .chest. Disputed ' in Philadelphia for sinks do not fit. • OT is to be given to · patrolman in " ¥en wa'r ned about drinking at sea. .. quarters. _ Vote of thanks to 11hlp's delegate and · ' -1 - New York. A discussion was held on Baltimore patrolman for job well done BET:HCOASTER (Calmar>, M1rch 21 the Welfare Plan. Need definite clarification of -salllng : boar d agreement... at };ayoff. A vote of than~s also for - · .-Chairman;. !I., Arnold; Secretary, R. Plonk. , Elecli!"d a shlp'1 delegate. 1\ , the ste.w ard department. Some dill· ·when ship is taking J>unkers. puted OT.'. · :tl!quest was made to con ta ct the · patrolman· concerning meashall . i lnk TE>CMAR CCat-;;;;;l,'" Feb. 2~halr• .l,.TLAS- <Cargo & TankshlpJ, March repair. -ahow'e r head~ -and galley f au· man, D. Stone1 Secretary, E. Berg. 2:Jl-Chalrman, A. Bourgot1 Sacr.-ary, cets. Crew to keep cups In the sink Captain said new mattress~!I are orafter µse. ·Wlll see about aougeelng .dered and foc'sles wlll be painted . I. M. Slmos. The -captain ,llild · thiat in Goo!1 HOpe he . will not be ' able to foc'llles. No Jb~efs. next: No .beefs. One man ml11ed ship paycilf anyb ody due to the fact that !l'LOltlDA STAT E <Ponce), March 25 in 'Ftlsco. Light bul b• !<";;om ehlet the ship ardvea on Sunday. However, . .-Cha.lrman, Jerome Kllgore1 Sacre· mate are requested to e~glrie room. 'a nyone wishing to ·g et off In Baton ' tary, Wllllam H. Dunham. AU :departoRouite wlll be paid off. A tape :te• mental beefij to be brouicht t'o• patrol~ · ALIC• B.R OWN <Bloomfleld), Feb. ll l -Chairman, Thomp.1on1 Secre• · corder or a television will be pur· man. Ship's delegate will i&1ue repair 1 llst:,to , d~eartment delegates. · Steward.-.'. tary, ''ohn D. C•ntr~ll, J~. ~eadqu_ar· ', chased with the cola fund. One .man bos,Pltallzed,- on the west eo'list. Man was " allked' :t(> aerve ·a uorted d~ ter.a ~ere notified· that . some men missed the ,ship , In. , New Orleau and ~ ._O!'I watch to pr~f~~ence :an _,t able cereals. , :: " .• :1 --- ·w..,. ":.t �SE.4P..4RERS > ' ioc · .-;Back WO.ge List -SlibDtitted _ . For DeltC:i' Llne:'seafarers Almost $4,000 in unclaimed ~ages awaits ~ S~ sailed on MiHissipPi Shipping Co.'1 ves. before De~m'ber 31, .19591 the company has announe8d. · . The badt money-ranging as high as $17i.7.,_~ be .daimed by writing the company and furnishing them with your Social Security Number, rating and t~e' name of the vessel you shipped on. The ad. dress is: 1300 Hibernia Bank Bldg.. P.O. Box l 16, New Orlec:ins, La. Hert's the alphabetical list of names and amounts due, as lurnislted by Mississippi Shipping: :nc, * . . A ~. F Fahm, Alfrell . .• : . •••• 1.M . Faircloth, C. O. Jr•••• 3-'5 Fal&oat. Henry L. ••• , UM Abbey, JUdaard L. •••. I 5.811 Fazio, Joe .. .. ....... . 7.21 Acy, 1-pb . ......... 8.'7!1 Jl'letahman, Walter .••• 1.M Adams, .l.unea I... . . . . 3.!58· ntnn, R11bert JI•• •.•• a.a ~an, JlaJ'lllOnd I... 9.'IS Ford, Georce T . .... .. lo.• .AJdridse, lllwia .. . . • • • 2.70 Fanbers, Tonten J ••• 3.2lt Allen, Raymond R.. . • 5.81 .Fonytbe, StdnQ w... u :M Alatatt, John W•. . • • • ~ Foll.er, Mel\'lil . ••.•••• l5.'i11 Alfti. F; A. .. . . . . . . • 1.00 Fountain, H. H •.. • ..•• e .u Amlt>erry, Boyd H.. • • 1.83 ~49 F-. Georce 1 •.•••••• Amuedo, Mark.. ; • • • • U.6' F.ruac~ Luis G .... . . .• 3.~. · Anderan, G. Y. . . ; . . . • 8.38 Fraone, France- F ..• :us Annis, Geo11te . . • • • • • • ' 4.08 Frey, Charles J ...... . 3 .48 AnUl(!llJ', Walter. , • • • • 4.35 - Fnqre, Adelln . .. , . , •• 1.67 Arthorer, Paul F...... 6.S'f Fruge, Wilbert . ... .•• 13.39 Attard, Cumelo...... 4.06 Fuertate, James D ...• 3.47 Funkea, Nicolas W .••• ' 6.19 Furneb. Edward H ...• - 6.38 B Furr, .John H .... ·...... 11.50 AMOUNT Baltazar, F. E.. . ...... , Banllaton, Claud . ••••• Banbton, Clyde . ••••• 1..54 e.34 ua BaniUea1.1x, W. I ....•• Barry; David M...... Bart.low, Robert H. ••• Barton.. Marlow C••.•• Bast.es, Nicola• . . ••••• Bat.on. Jamea R. .•••• Beato, Charles M •.•••• Bennett.. Jewell . ....•• Bennett, Rodney L .... 8enoett. Slpnson B ..• Bentley, Loula L . .. . . . Berg. Erik I . .. _ .. ... . Bernard, George H .. • Beyer, J'oJm M. . . .. .. . Biedrzycke, Edward ..• Biedrzycki, E. C.... .•• Bla~edge, T. L. . .••• Blair. Kenneth E. . • ••• Blanco, Salvador ...••• Blaylock, John F •.• ••• Bolo, · Berm rd . ..• ••• Booth, .John E •....••• Bordonnay', Loul1 . . . , • Botelho, .Arthur . . .. . .. Bourceoill, W. C. B•.• Boyer, Percy J. . . .• BoJ'ette, Doyle H . .. •• 8ranch, Charles c .... Brazil, Francis E . . ..• Breck, Frank P ..••••• B~wer, Jack E . . .•• , , Brocbetta, Rocco ..•••• Brooks, John P . . .... .. Broou, Roderick . •••• Brown. Ernest c ..... Brown, lra C. . . . .. .• Brown, Robert P • . • • ;. Brwuon. Ly lea D . . ••• Buckelew, Jacob L. .• ; Barch, George A •••••• Butler, Robert ~ .. , ••• 7..• US4 5 .33 2.48 '4.4S L35 10.81 5.50 1.00 6.38 1.35 2.70 3{1.04 5~0 4 .55 1.74 10.44 ' 2 1.40 6.5"1 7.81 • 3.47 ,,.. 4.07 6 .56 3 .19 9 .59 l.!JO 16.'16 L'll 2 .56 11.49 10.77 1..64 l.li8 13.54 1.07 1-::48 .• 4 .19 Edwin .••• ~ .: •• Davis, . Jeff .. .... .... . · Davis, 4.73 12.22 2.55 Decareaux, Jgnance . •,.,.. l.OQ 6 .08 'Dedomlnius, F . . . .. .•. Delaney, Ed ... . .. .••• 22.~ 1.5~ . J)empux. Jam~s . ~· . Dl£errallet,' Rober t .•• ,' !J,10 1.35 Dlmftry, Ronald A ..•• .93 Dobeonlck. G. L .' . .... 6.70 . Doroba, Charles . . -~· · . ,J>Ou,sJu, Edwa.rd E., • DoaJet, . Alan . . . .. ..•• Dacus1n: . Emiliano . : •• . 9.63 3.47 Duncan, Gforce W •.•• Durapau, William .••• : 11:94 3.3'1 DarJdn~ · Patrick . . . .• •• 1.54 ~ysart; James o..... . w:. J:~~ E . • ·. ~ . Earhart,.. rRobert N ... · ' 25.53 £8.ter. •WiI!Jam L. . . . . 8 20 · aJ'4s, Sanke,-....... ,. · 1.35,1 ebart., E .;- B. .••• ;. 1 14.78 en• 'i'Adelal.D '. .. ... 'l. 81 am, , Dale F.. . ..... 2.(!3 ~emen. Anton..... • • 4;93 i t-..~, ~ * ~.A-~,.. , i'Jrl . ·r. . . ·l. - I ( I ' · ~ James, Roy E .. ...• ·• . 3.56 Jaroclnski. Fellk . •••• '7.10 Jarrett, Walter T ...• , 1.'1'1 Jensen, Robert . . . . ; 13.30 Johnson, Charles P • . . 4.47 Johnson, E-n A . . ... ' 3.47 Johnson. Samuel . .•••• 14.12 Jones, Ralph L ....... . 5.20 '-68 A...... l~pb 3..47 5 .36 12.13 T.11 1.64 3.55 8.03 9.89 7..81 F •. . ; 35.01 13.86 1.64 2.03 3.57 1.74 J0.25 5 .36 i .'10 Jlll.50 9.M 'l.31 L74 7.13 1.'1'1 17. ~ 3.47 1.18 L64 2.46 Jl.76 1.00 • o · O'Hare, James J .....• 1.80 O'N~na. Douglas w ...• 1.64 4.93 O'Neil. Joseph W . . •.• Oddedbal, Peter B •. .• '19.50 6 .5'1 O'Sulllvan, Edwin E. •• 3.55 Ott. James D ..••••••• 2.03 Ott, Wm, . D. . ........ . K .Jote A ••••• Samel, Jolw W ....... Saadera, .loba E ..•••• San1one, John ....•·••• Sauerhaber. John "R ••• Sama., .1-pla .Jr ... .. 18.21 1M ... .... i:; Personals . And Noti~es To~•• II~ S.. ,.... . Towns, Nollie . ...... .. Traba. Manuel IL ... .. Alberto ... .. Tltia111e, John K •.•••• Tunison. Bicbard ••••• 2..55 2.51 10.25 8.39 3.C'I L59 .1::....... Jt t. ·z...... 7.81 2.03 -.a v \'accaro, Gius$epe .• :. 23.05 Valentine, Peter. • • • • · 5A9 Values. Angel .. ...... 18.66 Vasquez, Alex R...... H .74 Vaughan, R. E. . . . • • • • 10..H \'each, Charles E..... 29.'13 Venelda, Frank S.. ... -1.44 Verdillant,. R. 3.55 L...... Erwin. . . . .. ..... A..... . 1.a L35 5.07 10.28 7.76 , ,09 1.74 3.78 2.74 JS.96 5.33 2.40 1.00 16.16. 9.46 89.11 . 7.17 3..29 6.5'1 L79 19.93 1.'l'l 1.6'1 5.47 13.55 38.79 9 .90 .1.2'1 1.35 4 .31 3 .47 10.l'.5 6.07 6.38 16:93 t. BABY AlllVAI.S~ and various papers at headquarters. t. Umholtz. Fred UDS•il, Franll:.. ...... Ureta, Simeon . ....... sm Barr,r A. E. Jlll'Cell90ll Jou Tns& Pick up your discharges u w ; . i: Vial.• A The dmth1 of the following Sea.faren P,tczve been TepoTted. to the Sea(attn WelfaN Pkm: ·• · r Kammet, Harold...... 3.28 p Viiro, Jo.o;e l , Karpiak; Wm . ... ..•• , . 12.84 · Volk, Charles L . . . . . • • Keenum, J;Sobby L.. .. 6.93 Von Loften, Lionel... Pacliec~. MarJo ; P..... 8.46 Kemp, Joseph J.. . . • . . · 6.38 v ,o reJ, Edward . ....... Pacqulng, N. A... • • • • ' 7.66 Kendrick, F. ·J... . .... 1L96 Padilla, Frank .. '. ...... 1.72 Kennedy, Andrew E .. . 24.65 Painter, Elton ...... ~. 3.19 Kennedy, Robert N.... 2.'1'.) · Paris. Wm. C.. . .. • • • • 11.80 Kieff,. John · .Jr:. ·.. . .. . ' 8.06 Parker, Jlarie::-. ... • • • 8.07 Wactor, Anton C..... ·-King, Donald M . . , • • • 19.33 Pucball, Homer F •• • . 1.31 WauliJigton, Ill. . ••••• Kirwin, Arthur H. . . • • • 1.31 Patip, Luther J. : . 1• . • • .55 Walker, Elias B ...... Kline; Robert· H...... UK Pea,sey, Geo. A....... 11.86 Walsh, Peter E. . ••••• KnauCf', Albert • . • • • • 3.83 Pederson, .Martin..... 2.46 · Ward, Clinton H. .• ••• ,KnJ&ht, Wm . 0 . . . : .. .. 3.48 Peeler, llArl'l' · c.. . . . . . i.78 Watson, Walter G..... · Korolia, Duska P..... 5.46 Perez, Manuel R . .. . '.. 1.64 Watts, Leo .. ........ . Kosecki, "Edward J.. . • 2.46 Perkinson. Henry L . . 1.27 Webb, Leon J .. . ••••• , Krltller. Fred B •.••• , 4.19 Peteaaity, George ... .. 4.'l'f West, Norman I.:·;-; ••• Karz; Edgar W... •• .. 1'1.22 Pettus,· Joseph P ,. ... 10.03 Wheaton, · Alex ...• .••• Pickett. Rob'ert E. . . • .6'1 Williams.- August .J.... Plaza, Ignacio . . . . . • • 5.33 L ·< ; '.' Williams, Hugh K. ..•• PrlA ent, Martin.... ' 13.'18 Williams, K. H. ......... .Pane~ Early. A;.. • • .. • , 1.ZZ Willls, Thomas · L ..••• Lambert, Reldus .... ·. . l .92 Wilson. Spencer . .•••• Lanaax, Elmore O.·. . • • · 4.48 lVinslow. ~bert D •••• Landa, 1 'hamaa .. ... • • • 1.7'1 Winterly, Paul A ••••• I.;anerl, Milton P .. . . . • '10.::U • Witchen, John A. •••• Lanford, Randall G.. •. l'l.(18 · · - · : ~ ·'I Wolf, Phillip . . . ..... ..... Lange, Carl R. ... .... 7.23 . Ramsey, David A..... 16.17 W(l(ld, Jack B •.•• •• • • Langley, Fay W .•• , ... 2 .30 Reantes, O. ·L .. : • .. .. .6 ' Lanza, Anna A . . • • • • • tl.80 Reed, ·Charles E. . • • • • 1.64 - Workman, Bomer ••••• Lataple. Jean . . . . . • • • 11.lm Rihn, Ew.lns A. . • • • • • • • 11.26 XTZ , Lavelle, James E ...... 171.78 Ringo, Bomer L....... 1, 18 · Lea, James B.. . • . • • • • 41J.93 Rh•era, Manuel . • . • . • • 19.39 . Leary,_Wm. R. . . . : .•• • 1.74 Riviere. Edward .J•••• · 5.30 Yacllll.vn. ·Nlcholaa • ••• Leasgana•. E. F . . .•••.•· 6.93 JUzzuto. Jennie ... ....... , · 4.47 Yale Walter ... , • ••. ; Youn(, Charles .•.••• , · Lee, Theodore E ..... · 5.14 Roberts, Ro,.. D....... 3.47 , Leid¢=·11, f'.eorre . . . • • . ... L66 · Robloton. Tbom11:i /.... t:;.81 · Youl1g, Enrl H •. : ••.•• 1 Leonard, Ebgene .•..... · 19.~ .R ose, 'Willlilm J .... .. ~ J.2.08 • Zalch, Anthony. .J•.••• 3.11 Rouw, -Oeorse . Ii!. : .. : , 5.20 Zagt.,!tyn. Nicholas. • •• - Leonard, Wesley. ....... Zeuler. StPnley •.•••• , Leilton;· Jose e .M . Roy, ~W: o . .. ... .... . 5.32 1.4bby, ' Melvin ·F ... .. .. 5.20 ,. lludol.Ph. Zellfer, Walter . •••••• · Zin1mer. lotin .•••••• ~ Lile..' Th'ol!las A , Jr: .• · 10.99 -, t.,.A)>fi..'!"""°~"._....,..~ t )l:' J. G •••• -Nat11e7, Harold IL.... 4.05 Nettleblad, Hana . . . • • • 6.93 Newman, John G. . . • • 4.'1'1 Norwood. Nelson JC.. • 132.38 NyberAr. C1areDce C... U'I U4 DISPATCH WllUam A. Mastenen, 37: BroMilton c. Sbephera, 21: Brother Shepherd an SIU deck department ther Masterson died November 29, s.. 1959, aboard the member since u.&1 SS steel Designer July. 1957, suc146 13.14 <Isthmian}. Brocumbed of acute Sance, lames c. . ... . 3..37 t b e r Masterson gastritis in New Savant, Cooper !:....• LOO S,wp,r, a..~ R ... • Orleans, La, on bad sailed in th• Sawyer. v - L .••• F e b r u a r y 24, SIU deck departSaylors. qar1 P ••••• , 4.05 Sbriglio. s. .J•..•••••• UK ment since July 1960. He is sur· 'Sa.Dlaa. Patrick . ••••• i.e. vive d by his 8, 1944. He ii Scblelder. Edward J ... LOO 4.59 Schultz. .John A . .•. •• mother, Mary E. sufvived by his SchlUDllder, Frulcia .• ~ mother, Mrs. Shepherd, of Selley. Mark E . . .••.• 2.71 Semple, Frank .••••••• 3.ft George E. Wall, New 0 I e a n s. Sercv. John B. ....... a.to LJl4 Burial senices were l\eld at 1he of National City, Calif. Shepbe rd, Jlllton C ••• I..,. Lake Charles ~metery, Sherman. ln\:,ill . ..... Lake Short.. Artftr C. •••••• 15.47 Sle&lach, Samuel L. .• 7.'13 ..Charles, La. B4llile Perry, l'J: Brother Perry an Signorino. Paul P •.••• 5UI Skinner, RUS8ell• •••• , 3.19 SIU steward department member 8.59 Small, Beva:ly a. .•.•• stnee April 1H5, Smitb. Cbarlea .. •••••• Wllllam C. BroWD Jr., SS: BroSmith, Charles· S ...... u.va .d ied of a heart Smith, FloJd H . . •••• ,. 1.00 thee Brown died of a lung infection ailment at his S..Uta. ~ F •..•••• at the USPBS Smith. Benl7 K. .••••• home in Mobile, Smitla. LJrna . ....... .. s.s5 Hospital. GalvesAlabama, on JanSlnith, W-tllle .•••••••• . : : : · ton, TeXa.s. on Snodgrass, Lee .. .••••• 1 uary 27. .1960'. Soadergeld, M. C ...... '10.21 Fe};»ruary 7. 1960. B a r b a r a Jane Soriano, Aristides ••••• 5 41 He had sailed in · Spiegel, . Ham ......•.• 'I.OS · Perry was apSpires; Token B. . .•.• 7.84 . the SIU engine pointed adminisSPorich, Michael M •.• department since Stark, Eugene L . ... •• 1 tratrix of t h e Stennett. Charles D ••• 3.19 November 1954. Perry estate. InStocklnaii. W. W ...... 2 L 39 He is survived by Straw, Warren E . . .•• 1.519 terment was in the Oaklawn CemeSuarez, JORpb •. . • •• .'. 11.1s a sister. Bernice tery, Mobile, Ala. · Sullivan, Robert L •..• 1·'1l5 D o n a 1 d s o n. of SammereO, C. B. ....• 25.?6 Swilley, Wm. E. ...... 24.26 Montgomery, Alabama. Formerly of. Houston, Tex.as. Brother Brown . ViTiaa E. Wilkerson, fS: Brother was buried in Montgomery, Ala. Wilkerson had sailed as an SIU T engine departTalley, Laaftnce G •. • 3.518 ment member Tangatin, Kaximo B ... l .07 Taylor, .J. l . .Jr•. . .• •• · 11.07 since March 1944. Terrington, Michael .•• 6.08 He died ·of a pulTeny, Charles L ....•• .55 Thenlen. Bomer D•.• 9.46 monary ailment , Therrien, Homer . ....• 162 w hi I e at sea Thomas, Roy R ••••••• 1.74 Thompson. C. D ..• • •• 2.55 aboard the Penn Thompson, Rarry J •.• i.3.14 Shipper, on JanTbompscm, Wm. E. . •• :t.45 'J'bompson; Wm. .J••••• Ulll .;:; uary 25, 1960. He Tbrallter, Gay .. • .. ..• u .cs is survived by his ~. Allan G. Jr.... 9.89 Thornburg, Jaclt F ..•• 35.54 mother. Mrs. J. Claarles Sdaerltana Thornton. !l'homu Z. •• 17.41 Contact Mrs. Dollie Claunch W. Wilkerson, ·of Bronson, Florida. Todd.. Ralph K. .•.••• 1..35 Toribio .. ............ · 8.17 imm~t~b'. Business matters, Place of burial was not indicated. Ul TorrefiaJ, JGR .• ••••• T~. Faustino .••••• 160 very urgent. Saa~edn. T~vino, ) 2.70 1.28 1.64 »~.,3. McClory, Michael..... 1 .92 McCJoskey, A. 4.05 llcCollum, • James .•••• ·- 9.~ McChary, D. IL ,. ..... 9.S7 McCulloukh, L.. . • •• • • S.37 lllcGoey, Geranl C.... 11.80 McKee, Charles N . .. , • I.~ McKinney, Hellr>' C.. , 2.68 Menz, Boward F . . , .• lletzlter, Lero,. E ...•• Killer. James W ...... Mina, John R. . . ..•••• Mladonich, E. P .. .... Modica, Salvador .• ~ •• Moloney, John A ..... . Mone~. JunlOr L .. . lllo0~. Charles P . . .. . Moore, W. W •.•. • • ••• Morgan, l1111dor ..• • • •• Morgan, lames . . . • •• J4orrealle, Peter J ... . Moni•, John H. . ... .. Morris, John W •.••••• Morda. R. B. Jr..... . Moye, Bernard M. ... . llallins, Marvin . .••• , J\furphy, Bobby R. .... Muse. Ephrian R. ••••• Murphy, CUmelo .•••• I 2.55 9.88 McAndrew, Joseph J... 2.«> llM!Daaald. WJD. R.. .. 2.T7 MacGregor, Wm. A. . .. 12.13 N Iverson, Eugene J[, ••• 8 F'l 11 L .,...., :llendou, :1.55 2.55 2.55 10.27 !-ft Manntas, Jerome ..••• Manuel. Rolin .• •••••• llariJlello, S. J ... .• .• s.os U'I llarjeaboff, W. A. G..• 1.55 170 Karktlam, Tbornaa E ..• 1.35 1.35 Martinez, Alfonso . ..•• 5.53 2.70 R. G ..•.•••• 110 · 3.29 . Martblez. Marullo, T. .J.... . ... . 31.91 1.39 Mathis. Ted . . . .... .. 1.rz 20.:\9 Kattair. Georce W •.• U.00 2.70 M:alo•e, Clarence . ...• i.19 5..21 Max, Erwin B. . . ...• 1.59 4.05 MaJtwell, Everett M •.• 15.07 5 .30. Maynard. Karion B : .•• 1.71 2.73 Meares, Jamea a. ..... .'12 1.35 Meehan, Wm. J. . ...• 2.90 3.19 lleineath, ~rick .•• . 10.40 ' 7.79 1 .59 3.19 3.19 2.70 8.57 5....... Lynch, James 8.39 Hagerty, Martln . . . • . • 9.89 Haldeman, W:. W . . .. , 10.!1'1 Hammock, G. N. . ..• ~ . 4.05 Hand. -William M. . ... :;?-!.!!! Hardeman; 8.17 Hannon, lames . •• 5.41 Harper, Wilmer E. . .. 2.03 Harris, Ed S . . . . . : . . . • 1.95 Harvey, Lee J. . . .. . .• 3.47 Hauke, Ada m .. . . ....• · 15.52 Heate.r, Wllllam G.. . • 14.61 Rebert, Roland . .... , 4.05 Hernandez, AJbaro... 5.11 Hicks. John T •..... , • 4.9'7 Hollen, Jamea A. . • • • 2.70 Holshouser, Dwight... il.'3 Hood, Harver H. . . . • • • 1.74 Horrliran, Roy ·J.. . . • • Ul2 Humble, · Chester L.... 2 .03 Hume, Peter .... .. .••• 14.60 · t.37 19.64 • 9.09 2.46 1.79 4.93 1.35 3.47 4.47 1.16 5.96 138.82 8.58 4 .73 28.01 . 1.27 8.4' 12:13 2.55 -E. P. .T.::: .2 .70 9..22 •.57 B........ 4.53 . 26.78 2.60 M 6.0'1 3.311 Mahan, 1-r11· B. ••• 25.?e lfalODQ'• .Jabil A. . .••• LOO !.falla7. JUc:bard I •. .. 1.59 M11nca, Leonardo . .••• H c Cameron, Robert L ..• Carrino, Richard B . . • Carter, Philip . . . ... .•• Carver. I.eater J . . ..•• Cassard, Charles R .. .• Catalmotto, Joseph .. • Chalmers, Georg~ T ..• Champlin. George W •.• Chason, Bernard R ..•• Cheramie, Jack. B •.• •• Chrbtolo!I, Dan M •.••• C!ery, Alec R. . ..• • , • Clau11en, Douglaa. . . . .• Clotord, George H ..•• Clofort, G. H . . ..•.••• Clouse, Albert L • ...•• Cocell:, Raymond .• •••• Colca, PhWp , . . . .•••• Collette, Keith B. 1 • ••• Collins. Donnie W . . • :. Cook. Robert . . . . .•••• Cormier, John T ...... Cortes, Vincente . . • ••• Crane, .John ~ B. . .. •.•• Crawford, Jamea A .•• Crawford • .J. A. Jr•..• Crawford, James E ..•• crur,, .Juan A. G ...... CUccla, Jacob . ..•• •• • Cuccia, Joseph . : .••••• Cure, Richard R. • •• , • - 67-81 1.35 Lowe. Jesae. : . . .• .. ••• 10.25 Lowe. -.e-t D.. • • • • 13.56 McPhee. Josepb D.... McQueeney, ~· J...... Galbraith, Cline .... ;: Galorza, Jose c .. . ... . Gault, C. W . . . . .... . Gardiner, James Ill .. .. GawkoskJ. Be1117 . ••••• Garret.Ion. F, B . . •.• • Gana, BolQCiO . •••• ••• Clites, Jolla . ... . . ... . Gaubert, Hubert R •. • GaTIJio, Peter . .. . ...• ·Gawkoskl, Henry . .... Glerc!zic, George C •• • • Gillis, Edward L ....• Giove, · Sinton .. . ... ••• Gonialez, .Juan M .... . Go0'1wln, Harry F . . ... Goroflnlde. Joseph .•• Gouldman, .James 1... Governale, Liborio ..•• G ret>n, .John E.. • •••••• Green, Jesse T ... ...• Gregory, John G •..•• Guarino, Bennie ... •• Guerre~. Gustava P ... Guzman. Hector . ....• L45 9.78 IAC;t,, ~ McLeJlaD. C. G. . • • • • • G Bamtter, Harold ..•.• 25.C2 Baron, Henry . . .. .••• 1.58 Barone, JORph A • . ••• 3.29 v.. .• A1t11ur Llnlt. Wm. P......... Loe. .Jameti a. ... ··· ~ Lombardlne, L. P..... - Pace Fifteea t. CUrles 1..7askey We have gone back to California and will send address to the All of the following SW familie• LOG when .we .find a place. Har- have received a $200 ffl.(#ernity ben.efit ptus a $25 bond from the riel:. Union. in the baby's name: B)'l'lle JeDSP.n Stella Kane, born January 31, K. W. Kelley 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Carlos Flaries J. Kane, Brooklyn. NY. · T. A. Pe4ersen ;t. ;t. it Write- tu John Der, c/o Neil V. Manuel Valentin '()rtls. born FebPardo. Box 37, 2420 1st Ave.• ruary 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Seattle 1•. wash. Mrs. Andres Maldonado Ortiz. t. t. Brooklyn, NY. William R. Parb Jr: (Wiper) t Please contact yoµr sons iinmeDonald Jonathan DuBose, born diately. Same address as previMarch 21, 1960, to Seafarer and 'ously used . . Mrs. Jonathan N. DuBrise, Savan;t. ;t. nah, Ga. William W, S&eveDS Your family has moved to 1217 East 49th St., Bklyn. Same phone · Carl Anthony Fletcher, born September 28, 1959, to Seafarer number aS' before. and Mrs. Fe rdinand Fletcher, Los t. t. Angeles, Calif. . Reese Oliver ;\. You have a letter waiting for ~iana Jean Gilbo, born Februyou in the LOO- office. · ary 1, 1960, to Seafarer and ·Mrs. ;t. t. t. Donald J. Gilbo, Long Beach, Calif. Jolu1 K. ·sweeney <\:. . .t. ;t. .. ; . Gene Pap.,ache Beetc.r Lugo Torres. bom ·March Contact George ..E. O'Brien at 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. your earliest convenience. Rafael Lugo Torres, Playa Ponce, I ·t t t PR. .to· . John B. Mwray ~· t Israel Rosario, born March 22, ·. This ' ls 'fifth .. notice. Jtriportant you contact tour son, c/o Gerner. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Efrain Ro~ario, ,New OrleaQ.&, I,.a... ,. '. Same · acJdress , as prel'iously. ~.-. .... ,J ,~-~ • . ~ • f~. ·I' 1;>.1r ,; .ti ., . ., �., Vol. XXll No.I I • , w,· ~ · SEAi' 'Aprill . . . . .-~ ..._-_1,_,._-~--- OFJ=ICIAL OR6·AN·OF THE S.EAFARERS INTE~NATIONAI.: UNION ' • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT• AFL:c10 • th SCHEDULE OF ·bal 'Voluntary Quils-' Are Ouf J bl . · · L ·. , SIU MEETINGS : er N . 0 ess. ·.ay aw . Un d p- y· . . collect benefits after voluntarily leaving a job. Under present law, a seafarer could pay off a ship ·which was not laid up and still collect benefits after a six-week penalty period. Now, the six-week penalty pei*iod is elimina~ed, and . in its stead, no benefits will be paid at all to "voluntary -quits" ·until such time as they return to work and earn at least $200. In a typical instance, a .s eaman coming off a long-run ship after &everal months aboard to spend some time ashore ·is able. under present Jaw, to collect benefits pro- . The $200 requirement (or three.. days' work for four _successive weeks) will apply to anybody who quits a· ship voluntarily. It "Will not apply if _a Seafarer pays off for reasons of health, family emergency or because the ship is laying up. . It is not clear as yet, but apparently the new law does not affect class B or C seniority group men who pay off under the 60-day rule. New . York State and other states consider that "B" or "C" men paying off under the 60-day rule in the contract are not "voluntary The new legislation was pushed .through by the administration of Governor Nelson Rockefelier over the objections of the state AFLCIO. ,It narrowly passed the State Assembly with just two votes more than the minimum required. The· Rockefeller family, of course, . haslong . b~en identified with Standard Oil, of N~w Jersey, which is . the leajler of the runaway-flag group of ship operat_ors. · - .: : ·s e ·.. afa · rer's · - · · · r. t· .. In add1bon, . it appears that a Seafarer, in many in:. ~;a:=~~~gw:os!~~~fij~; ;n~e:::~ stances; is not likely to be any- ing the $200 minimum may have where near a us port on his sec- to stay on that job in order to be ond job, his benefits can :be de- eligible for benefits. Should he layed until such time a·s he is quit the second job he again bepliysically able to file for them. comes ineligible according to The' new law applies only t9 available information. In a typical those companies who have their instance, a seaman paying off a main offices 'in New York State, long-run ship might gfab a coastbut this includes . a considerable wise run to retain his eligibility. number of SIU-contracted compa- But then he would have . to stay nies, including Bull, Calmar, Ore, on the coastwise ship t~ qualify Isthmian, Robin, and Cities Serv- for benefits. instead of getting a ice. Other major companies, such as Waterman, Alcoa and Mississippi, are not affected because~ ... 0 · ·· co~!iition o~ .The - - j P"'' · April 13 April 27 May 11 Chi.Id 'Hea·11·ng · · . ry on·· ·e:ar·t· H. · Margaret Rodrigu~z, daug~ter of Sea- .fol: lowmg · her recent Often heart surgery at Mount Sma1 Hospital, New York City. She·+-------------received 10 pints o_f blood between- the two- chambers. The from the SIU Blood Bank for upshot of the affliction was the operation, one of the lai:gest single blood gifts ever made by the Blood Bank. . Margaret's affliction consisted of an opening between the left: a'nd right chambers of the heart ·that allowed the blood to flow fl".eely over-taxation of the lungs by the abnormal amount of ·blood being forced through them. · To prevent strangulation, suffocation or complete collapse of the lungs, the surgery was ·deemed necessary. The Jleart surgery took. approximately four hours. Margaret's ·r.ecovery is listed as satisfactory although she -is still on the critical list. · Hospital spokesmen hav~ stated - that any number ·of difficulties are · encountered fpliowing the opel'.ation requiring heavy . blood do.nations. . Miss Rodrig~ez was furn-" · !shed with ten pints of blood from the Seafarers SIU Blood Bank. The Blood Bank program provides this aid to Seafarerp and their · families all over the country. · The bank has an e~change arrange- ~OWiUNIE:Jra-llNAMCOI~...-. .· , ment with a national blood b~nk ~· ,, oe·A· -:- . 1.:.J ~\ · clearing agency enabling it to se~ . l~ · lfS . ~~i~P~AKV ~ 1 up credit .accounts for blood when ·~M .:.·. ~ASIN9 ~~ l. · and where needed. . · a: ("O~~.UN6'· J;.1.v1/IJ&;%Rl$S.ii BlooCt. credits in the mood Bilnk . . 11'(; AGRfCOL.1tl~t.:·olitRlr1flie . a're built up through donations of sm40-0F MACHIN.1g::>'-5. blood by Seafarers and m'emQers of · ·· ·· ·· "' their families at the...SIU's clinic in Brooklyn. Seafarers p a s i n g through· the port Of ~ew York are reminded that their · urgen·t 'help is always ·needed to ~uild up 'ti.le . supply thr~ug~ donatiotis. : · will . - h '. · · WASHING TON - United States shipping will soon share weather pictures and meteorological readings by virtue of Tiros I, a space &atellite that covers the ·globe. The detailed weather information obtained from the · satellites will be distributed through normal weather channels to forecast weather around the world. The cooperation at first will be ... limited to distributing the cloud cover pictures taken by the ·Tiros satellite. This announcement was made by Dr. H. L. Dryden, deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to the House Science and Astronautics Committee. High Quality Photos Since the Tiros I was launched Man :h 25, the satellite has sent back about 1,200 pictures covering regions as far apart as Communist China and Central Amer- ;;. lea. Scientists are literally amazed at the clarity and quality of the .Pictures. Two TV cameras in the vehicle transmit the photographs. · Scientists are just beginn'ng to . grapple- with. the problem of how · • _ to fit '.t he· wealth· of new data to be'-Q&tal.n'ed ".t rom the world satel- · · lites;, Ev:entua11y one · nation ·:- : · . • ·,be; :able'; to v.iew .·the weather of :, · ; :a;n,other ·iip~~~il tti~usands of mil~s Workmen'· give q _fin~I ichec~ to Tir~~ ·.I, ifw• ni~- 1 global.. satel~it• .. . ;· awar. 1 T}1e1J1f glqba1 · forecasts Will that will ph9tograp~ . tf:te. w.o,rld w~athe~ p~re -.f~r lJS .scjent~ts. ' .. : . :81so enitil• ye5sel navigators to The new device w.iJI· ev_entually· ~e a l>oon to al~ . ships at sea··when , -a.teer~ around ·storms plotted by the · yecy•same .foreciast. sc:.1 • . storms can . be foi;ecast in advanC. for· nQ¥igatiooal purposes. · · , d nes ay nig . ts at 7 M in all SIU ports. .All Seqfarers- are expected to attend: those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include regis. tration number) •. The next SIU meetings will be: far.~r Adrian Rodriguez Tex~dor, cont~nues to improve US Weather Satellite Will Aid Shipping • SIU -membership meet1ngs are held ,regularly every ,two weeks on Wed- · ~~~ :~~!·:~:.~"::~~ ::~~~:.~ ~~~~~:~~r.:;~:!~:£u~· ~ .A.,: :t· e~ s·u ·-rge ·. : lo~1n~r~p~ I · Aided By Bl~od Bank: videdbeen he on is registered to ship " However, or has the beach for over and six quits' ''C" . man pay offshould beforea "B" his 60 weeks. Under the new system, he days or one ·round trip is up, : . fits on the basis of earnings on th_e . . NIWS H'IADLINES IN Rl_VIEW · ALBANY-Under the guise of "improving" the unemployment compensation . system, the New York' State administration :has. pushed through an amendment to the state systern which will malfo it extremely qifficult for seamen to collect unemployment benetits. The amended unemployment insurance law takes the.i r headquarters are in oth~r chance to b~ ashore . with his away an employee's right to states. family. I 0 . ' s � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 8, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU FLEET NAMED SAFETY CHAMPION SEAMEN TARGET OF ‘TEST’ MOVE TO CONTROL JOBS STATE DEP’T MOVES TO SCUTTLE ’50-50’ ILA STARTS CONTAINER $ ARBITRATION MSTS STAKES EXCLUSIVE CLAIM TO MISSILE, SPECIAL RUN SHIPS CHILE UNION GETS PACT ON TWO RUNAWAY SHIPS UNION VOICE IN SHIP SAFETY IS ONLY POSITIVE APPROACH TWO WATERMAN SHIPS BUTT HEAD-ON; NO INJURIES 50-50 OIL RULING IS EXPECTED SOON NLRB SETS ESSO FLEET VOTE; 90-DAY BALLOTING SCHEDULED RALS ON GRIDDLE AGAIN FOR DESTROYING SHIPPING SHIPBOARD SAFETY: A COMPANY SPOKESMAN’S VIEWPOINT SEA LAW MEETING STALEMATED SCANDINAVIAN SEA UNIONS BLAST EGYPTIAN BLACKLIST ‘VOLUNTARY QUITS’ ARE OUT UNDER NY JOBLESS PAY LAW SEAFARER’S CHILD HEALING AFTER SURGERY ON HEART Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/08/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 8 1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/7a17fdd17321449521c52ce169fc53a8.PDF d2079762e04c537223b460a6cc6d36b5 PDF Text Text ' - . , ~ iensfifJ1ficlD· Vole St0rt$ :Mar. 31. 1~ "" • • I · • • • • • ·' I • • . . ~· . I • . • . . . • . .. . .. . r Story .On Page 2 . . - . . . • ' • *LOG " M=S ·-----~. ' . OFFJ' ~IAL ' OR6AN -OF THE SEAFARERS INTE·RNATIONAL · UNION• ATLANTIC AND 6ULF DISTRICT• AFL-CIO • . ~- Exp.e rt's Report To US:·. " ·- SAFETY . ·- REPORT - · · .· 1959 FIGURES 0N ·s1·u SHIPS .. . ' · Two-Thirds Are . . ·' No Lost Time' · - BOP~rcentT~ke -.. ~---~----~~~onP~~ Place On Watch ~ I • I\ . . , Major Oil Firms , · S·t ep Up Fight On '. _·s~a~SO' ·Proposal # ..~ $lips And Falls · · .Leading ·Caus·e . . ' . I - Early·Reporting . .Usual·.Practice ___,___ _ Story On.Page .2 ... _,.;;,,,"= -......,._,.,..,- - - - - - - S t o r y On Page 16 . . ~> . I •. - -_ Fishermen Hit 12. • Mile Limit Plan . . . ... . . ... . . -------------------Story0nPage5 . ' . . . ' . . . ' . . . . ". . BienVltl~Til'1ker-·~ OpetOtors T,o Post Bond · ::CrtiSh~lnHo.uslon· ~ 10 GUarariteeShip Wages . • ' , _... .. · '· : /, · •• l • Story On Page 3 · -. I - .. ·- ' . .. · · ' ·. · ~tory On ;page 3 �, ' ltePmf~ointa SIU $.- safely'.,:;l$8U&B ·,:'. ~....__. _ ~ ~iftftl ~~<m ~aond\tfiuis-:an:d 1 ·attftllirt ftBuN»oil ·o· · addS'h. . du~ :,e•.1•· ~ j~ . ~ -· - ~ relea&ecif ~ the Safety Department of' the Seafarer's Welfare Plan. The report~ the:- first -of: its kind issued by · . ..~ E.""'8 tlie• departin~t, iS oasea on ihfortnation g.at1ierecf from a cross-section 0£ tlie stea.Jllsmp' incfustfy ·ancr·sn.ows·liP.-~iPe· re:' ..-~sn:r-mem~l'sf\ip.)nee~­ vealing d~tails whieh h~ve not . . . -. ·.·· .· . '- ·. ' .. ffngs are . he:1e1 ·~ . ularJy been available to date m any have generally. ignored the dlstinc- still aboard the ship and -is still The· accident- a11aly.sis ls bssed "18 · · ~J;. data.. ·issued- by v;cwi.eus .ti°" . bet)VeeDo_: lost-time accident~ 1~os~d. to. the. haz.ar~ of w~ on i:epor~ aubJnJ,tted bi. corqan14Uf! __, ~f ,!-: uti :•it.two # gruu15S> dea.Uq with ~ s~fety. G!!· ale basis of Uits in • .r. .. ~ wltidl we~ GB. 8lMdi" mil-- 1andf ~ ..... . u~ cOldi:adl tt> tlie SW ....., rngn . . tltt JO!tUre tltati th Jlllllll. eould! f ~ . ~ -*t dliaUar~ ~ .-! Gi ~triid5 A "tot ·4 l . p11tt; · "iea-, mation, · tJie-· SIU an'cl sh~~ ~ca_ ttile jolt;. 'DlW ~~~a. c• ...aim ttiaf' ''We: ·~ ·Mdden1l';. ™ ' -'f wlllirbl wa; 111 S. airnectecl ta ~nw . ~ • sa tie- ~rtt J _· *> co\lllU... ~ ti!Jltf lJhr9e' mi- JBmfilw"~a81Nt" acttft!nt15<. -•ere..........,~........ a.L--- '7.".'[_ ·.. ~!:.L -_ }J8l'tlnentr bops: t. malle: tbeil\ ~ i5 ~ iaial&'ed- dl6 llDt"i. llltwml ,...,_. slltpt Seaw 01P ttw- naw- • ~-.... f • at.u'9il" .~ safety, proaram& moce eJl.eetive. ,to ~ork on· the. daJ. followinl. the- ut,. moat;. ~odern.. Iii~: wilh- ~ 1 'f,he:. -1'-119rts., )vita .ilieni aut; i ~ 911Cl"•d; 4 · .A!Jft'.<m~ ~ f!n~np: tJte- ~ort+ tact'llhtt . . .,must s~-ctmst~S' ~ atknad' ~ulfil .an ·~ ~!II~ ever,+ . 1 ~eeiMi _ · · noted that for tiotli I1J5lf and fd51f, rt' wa aiib fbuncf ttiaf tlie'-gre-at' must still contend wit.h tlie•.uncer- t!hve- mlpitJiS', ·gf\tihg lir~aidbwns _ (b . · • · .r • . two out of three accidents report- majority of' accidents-, 80 percent; tamties·of'tlte sea an<}. the:'. weather; of· :when accidents: _were report~d; e. sur• to .•n$ 11 . ~e_g1sed to the department- did not jn- ·occurdll" dbllng.. ~ elllltt hour~ -~paitdl8nlwaa set.ug.ftlJhelp ~ -__...,.. ~l•w" •irl.,t~• .. •I •• r A Mll•9' ; ...t. volve loss of work time on the job. of ~- 'JJlai J,JC!fteDtallllf . . ~thee lbi~wlifidi. cmi be ~ · . .._ ~ -ia1it!. 6" · Up until now, total accident figures be considered in light of-·tlie (act controlled... · l!r... M •ulF ( . _ reported on an industry-wide basis that w!Mr off' ~ ttilf s~im f~ Other interesting fht'ormlition· ·• . . -~-- . . _ -·~· - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - disclosed by the· detailed report . llldl ~I~ f ~Mlat~ k .. are. + Jill9llllS......, ,.,.. ,sJ. - .. 0 . ; ' '* · ,1 · · Iii.cot · " ' ers ... ·11.·- l ...'I 1n·1·•. - a;;75;:;:;~ Voie On Constiirdioil sho.wS. tbatthe:vastmaj.od~ofac-to ~.Ir....,...... .,......-:~ • t 1111 . ... ] :ci~. •e. ~ ~Y Su~U..S .llllftNiD 24l Jieu. after It-~ .. ~."":.:---:---:--~-~!L..~-.--~-"':M~~~~ 11·s- I 511 11115'9 ~ ..,.. --~ tmt •me day _:_m· ·~.,_ ~... anw_ , lllJury· ·· : rep~ __._ ,..~_ ,ar~ o-r ll> fUIKUfg, -...-· Jtll•Odftllt . lElgedmce} Dri·l!'llllL! ~· another l · · .Mtttfti. dents and injuries reported," the Marine Index· Bureau fnm finally made it clear that there is a distinction between the two: In its latest report on shi~ ~s· ami ill~ '• man;yr :olifaes d paper amf nesse~, the: ageney, fig- ~ t1iell usiJQJ th• a~ pn indicat" CJf Tio- 8eg1·n · --·r·c11~ 31 ~ .. - ii'• ; · ' -factor -tn . a seaman~s ability to .· . ., -.,,. · ' · . ·. . ' , · . . work in a .safe ma~ner and avoid With theopo~clti-t.,.....,,,w1iiltlperiod ~~d accijlents. Ii study of age · groups in all ports,. Seafarers- will begin .voting Mllrcil · em tie Be. sh~ ttid -er;, '9Petrlftfed Pt:o- vised c~ k the. AAC' Didmct. Jvfltabatlf at 11he felllimall _.mies . lfe!M!ally have March ~ o+att: . ·' first t~ has tlw. followiQ dilri-- tlte"accitl'ent.n:A!"' llPth.e indud:ry. fe~aodfttJiOJ ~oflliw~ in pro- ratified tiev~,.md pllOl-- 16"*""' to aco••mCJll'ate tbs• claime~dil the ~\ld. . ·JDespite 1fi¥! dlsa!Miner, the :.&- P~ tlillir. ~ in . tl~e posal, w1ifult had' freen SJF' dfvfsfun1: . . "Thi~,ear,, \\ltfwish a·gaillif4 a:dll ~Indes:JJllr'eau tOllows the smne UiWAf, ~~~ • Jitgher de- proved as a motion at headquarters Furt~er, the c..attiomll'! J:e!Vi. your atfA!JltioJP ~the ~ct th-11 fill_. dbai'ous owcttm tf~ failing tOJ dU- gra- ~ ..~~ ~y could 'on l\llDdt.12.. , flbia' tlllk.e note CIC tlle new.r.~u, studies> a»"e b. . . upwn, :relRflltSi d ~tia~ ~ lbst-time. lllld. ~~IV ~ • ~adbia of the TJ:uf r~nif '6 6IJe> (tlive-- . *1mture witQ.ifi:a the tJilton injuries; lftld. itlitwses- # r~vf!d! ~lost-t'liU lldt!idlim:ls aid~. ~i~ sydiftm !"hli!lt! provides constft.'ution ccnnmi'tre-e snd· th-e· wfttclf P,l'U\'Jdes :Air an _ e~udve from subscn~ers. It should be Under its system of tabulating the · foy · prl!terrecf JUrmg of' class A text 4 t a JNJ9aG new COii. . boadl at elficers m J1111let restilill'Iy Ianti .rt 01ll Ur.tom Spftiftc understood that not all the J'eports total number of reports sent in, men, seamen. who ~ave eight .or tion 1bftf Bel!D . . i at all filed with this Bureau r.e present every running nose, headache and ~ore ~!.:afrs~.~ t~e m~~stryld·. iFidgi- 'on M"arch 2: S'eafarers then vdtea 1tit~ir for- board aeamers aml'' IPe- .t!lfm ba\ldl.aid · •.., ...........-.. · Ulle8> u-"" yeag .... ou n -· :to place the· constitution revision ciftc autho.rity fs; Wl'itten fallllt .t he e1~ m•, agai·Kt$ th~ · "'""!"".... · · ~ - . ~ up 10 ~t-- tfiii5 hdlijh; t :oani~ rror ~ ~ey· ~~~:n11)' Ulf- • t~. _ rue. on the ballet. docu~~ '(For ~n. ,,. the rese11t. ~ull! 'dl~a~1btila. · ... l.easm111a~ Sldlety- ~cedbr~s are I· ~ . Thll:' 9lll' eon~ 8DiedlD&. i w reJHJd., ~· tn 118rch Tlftr ~m:er u~ not~brt~ '!Je- co~d ~ fost-t~ IHX!1dents· proce'd'ure· CllDs for a twa-tllinfi; 1:l l8lftlle of the MliCJ . · . · _ caustt ill! pr.e'\)imis ~S:· th.e ~A- ~ ilfness~ CUily, *~.· the fact ~·I • • . majority in a se~et laaJ,lat refer:.. Othel; ahanges . . • )RRnt F A:remtS: :E.(!)(1; liad bebl cntinitlt of tliVt the ma~ gavct ai man an as_ ~ end um 'Db:. ·~g periit°Cf mmst coJllftild>n wmie -•lllli£ 11....ary Mann~ tild'e~ habit of t!O\lntilfti up pfnn cni· a ~-aftl doelf. not infrom March fl fCf April :a, frrcflr- by- tfie> ~- -A.ct. ~ ~ IoSll fJf th.,.~mbers' I .• 1 · _ sive. ' ._ - · . · :Among its PIMiill~ tJ¥ - ets ser\tt'c!'es. 1 sh· · in th t 0 f s ttl Adtllltloni :aeeommended certain requirewnt. ts- .r.ted Under system of throwing everyippmg. . e por ea e .. . . : oei<IUIJ Oil ~ . of . ,thing 'int,o the .soup Marine Index ' picked up a bit over th~ last. peIm. ·~•lil19" ~ el UJlliora menbe~ _ . lliailar . comes up with a "percentage rate" rtod' 'Witlr ~l! JfaytJ'{fS- mat P.1Jlled the co~sttfuflonal revfsforrs, ffre mattus, AccorcfJr;Ar, .tile mtsed . .ft_ of 84.23 percent for illness~s and the slac,k out ~f _the ~eport. . rsix-m• ,r•k a • •e committee reolirlltflui•~ has:- ~ • ·it .injuries~ which, if taken , at face ~n the ~ast perfod the followmg n~te"' 1fult t!lre ~e~ asil: nowi 1~ mftt th~ ~ of 2v.ilue wnldl mea 1!bt. 85 out of . ships f'ud off: Mftl :ifarveyor stands, wa~ large'l'y-written before the· new Federal l.titlt. -. . ~ t4!.'Very lltW cnwm'(tplb-.n wettr. ia- ,<JsUun!an); Oaean .Te~ ('Maritime the ·A&G Distri.ct establ~shed a . nrates ot thW sfd. bli7' or wO\!!f'e I ftv~se8) adt M~ <M"at~r-· .numb~ of affiliated divisions. ... · • 'uing 1!h JeaY-am obviolJl'.lj ·manlt Gie llUllfl, 8!t ·-Sur- AmOlltf ~. ma._., MM:ille. AJ.. Wi-·~ American seamen are not the ridiculous figure. · veyor (IJitbmian) s{gned' on and rued · ·~· Divilfolt,. · Pwtrte • only ones to be troubled by the Examination of the data shows three vessels were serviced · in. tRican Division, HHDe>r . and Jnlmd. , . safety F~ pa.rticul.ir to sai'ling. 3,871.c~running noses... nu._(1118 trans}t These were: Marymar •. ! Wate~ l>irilAon •n• . ~ f, . In alli lfrti~~ entitl~ "Soim! cur- and t'he· n'W (respiratory inftfctfew Seamar (Calmar) . . ~ City of. I The chawgw fir~ ~ct\ln'.,.. . ie'lltl: pif6ilem'S' facing ~elfen'§ se'> ~-na.TJ!J).~- :J,432 ~ stCM1eca. Almai nrater-. _ · Union requires constitutional . . . mew,:· .Jona& S. Th~ 9.JesMemJ ,(Wsb-intediial, etcblin~ uJI.. • • · f · * ! m••• l l fidrs. le* !s·..-"--&1, • 0n }E-e-ft •ee · I •o nl n U S h di SWe eports H·1gh •nJ•llJ · late' . l ~t~etl~~~: ~~a~1:1:!t s~:! t~f~~el~:~;ou~ooth~~r:se-~~!h:: SEA.I!ABEBS LOG jl!ll.erntio3 '•ea.BatJ for: !Hlip&w11a , •BERT- :BltAND;, .lditor. B - - -· lilA-: MMJ,, An Uttcw. HlllbWAN .Allmmr, · -AlWl\11: .,..._en wh• soan4 . tr t . · - 1'! . b r· .......... ~ 0 ~' a" lllLe£.~a 1 s. a OU .w:.wsuu and IaWJIJll SPrf'. -., Aeo llASKml~· .JOHlr B'lr.G&, AliTRUR BERGER, CHARLES' BEAUMET, . 'Du . happy and - acc!dent prone sea- ROBINSON, Staff Writers. Bw. 'Mooni, . . men on Americas. Allf.'fhips. FOi" 1a.i1 A,ea nepresentadve, , · ~if; ·1ll'illidle. ~ elum that f~lillllfd ---~ at "'• fNMw•M -"'11DH« 1N.re ~·ii hta:liUes ~,..._ flllllr. . . . .ir .,,..., Att» . .. . 1959 c. . l'n'lfllc a -.,., IWstrfd, AR·f:N!i: .,._~rt" A m,eri ca Ram~n· 111, Wnl!Ras · Aveni!•• Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel • .HYaclnth the -i\veaisli .~year average, 9-6600. second clus postage paid at th• Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the , ....,. . IT ti .rn'U"IOll 1§£ u ..p UL ' nrerr "A:ct ~ Aor. ff, 1'Yl'2: ' .~ ·Jnvolved,_ {s just shade 'uiid~l' '& f ··, ' . ~ ~ llC ' •\ ' ,• ~deaths per ve"•o ~· 1J •, ~· ( ',/' ,t;•• ' 6,'.::t , ' I IJ ( " ~ ~. - ~ . "" .,... ~ 1, • ' ~ ·~i-1A. •.t ~ tr-' !, - . .. ,. f, .• - r 1 asiil>-.·,_. ._ ...,.,... ,. -. . .._...._--'- _ a -ti ...,, ...., : ~ ' S• ;1. ~ i, 'I \l ~J fl t s1u· - . have died as a result of accidents ever they are-out of a total of while af work during th~ p~st five . 22,502 reports. , years,. Midi that the- acci.cMilt rate 1 OJll the aftidat sfde of a t.laJ. has elf~~ sfftdil.7 frtn. a t«Jtaf :M 2'f,OlH re1J18rtsr _,,; than fralf of 2,1<»- 1B l~ tt81 _~,2l» n t ,1 9'1, :·ae ~tusilllas and". abrasiol'J!f,."' Thore mentions tnat the Swed- .w cuts and. bruises· as they are. is~ .un~ __h~ bee"n. hampered in ~nown. Am~tber l,989 are "un- , :Its ~tem·~s .l!o C8'I! GIOWn on acct- specified injuries," which is about dents by reticence on the part of as useful a statistic as "miscellaneshipowners and certain authori- ous illnesses." tie~. They ha~e resisted ~ttempts The Bureau's findings also• ~ake to ~n~roduce safety regul.ahons .and no allowance fox: thE!' fact that 't hey tr~mg prdlgr~~ •h1cll Wftld could bl!! a numlrer of rep~ de»eiiMi!Mt4f mMY MJS..,s. iq wftfi a s)lftific- f!RliV-Wmd fa.:. . , fJI ecMllnst with ~ Sw~- an:. jray' 1111' mnesg,;. · . foJl(g <titlieatdes, Anraicain s-eamen. · · are benefiting from;. gr;idually-re~ - ciwce1t au.hfeRt. nus and, as SeafaY"erS' xnow, ~-contracted com- M h 5 panies and the Uniqn are working arc 2 • 1960 Vol. XXll, No. 7 . together through the Se'a farers • 11 Safety .Program on the s.afety , • ' problem. The Swedish. i:epert sbeuld make .PAUL HALt.. ,,_,.etaru-Treasure,. "1 ·••s One For· ~· , ........ A••• · '..J·,•n_ . D"s.a1_ · ~l:Truck" 1 - - �SBA.F.4.RER·S ........... £0C 'Baek Hiring HQll,_ Boost Ship Aid;' Experts Tell. US . . WASHINGTON-Two separate reportS submitted by specialists in transpor· tation and. labor relations to the Department of Commerce have called for Government action on ~ritime problems along the lines advocated by the SIU and otheri maritime unions.. Their recommendations inc Ju d ·e a flag ships in handling farm sur- states that ship registration of plus.us shipa should get up to' 100 this kind "absolves the owners of call for full legislative e~- percent of surplus where the meeting many of the taxes, indorsemefit Of maritime hir• Carg'O is a &'ift to a foreign nation. surance payments, wages and (Continued on page 15) • The ICC Is unfair to domestic ing halls and Considerably sl1lpping. Domestic shipping broader aid to shipping should be put back under . the in the form of subsidies and Maritime Administration. . . ' bigger farm surplus cargo al~ • Construction subsidies should ~ lotments be considered for domestic ships. The two reports were submitted . These are just a few of the highlights of the two reports. · · h ll in connection .with the Department 1n suppo rt·mg th e· h mng a t d Federal o,f Comme~ce 8 u '( on , "' procedure, Professor Gomberg Q( The SUP-manned tanker Lombardi, en-route to the WesJ Coast 'Iransportabon ·Polle~ and Pro- commented that "Inasmuch as . ' gram. The transportation study itrec~ntly, from Canton Island, went to the aid of a Japanese train· MONTREAL-Contract negotia• self dealt with all areas of cargo both maritime ~abor and manage• ing-ship which had sent out distress signals. The ship, the Toyama tions between the SIU ..Canadian nt , shi s ment are unanimous in their enan d passenger ~oveme ; . . P ' dorsement of this procedure over District and the Lake Carriers As· Maru (at rightJ had a leak in its hull which was.quickly repaired by railroads, truckmg, ba.rge Imes the old haphazard method that sociation have become deadlocked a Lombardi rescu!ll .team. Circled are a lifeboat and liferaft which and airlines. bred discrimination and corrup- and the appointment of a governwere used between the two ships. Full Text Awaited tion, the Government should move ment conciliation board is expect• ed shortly. The full text of the Commerce to· legalize this procedure." Department's Transportation. PoliMany proposals have been made The union negotiating . commit· cy study is not yet available. How.... in the past for specific legislative tee was unable to make any progever, it appears that the study authorization for the hiring hall, ress with. the carriers who insisted report does not agree with' many but Congress has failed to act. upon a return to an "old" system Turning to the problem of man- in which men work' any eight of the conclusions of the two specialists. ning and work rules, Gomberg hours in a 24-hour spread. This One of the two reports. was made notes that the only way a self- for all ·p ractical purposes elimin· Professor William Gomberg of sustaining merchant marine will ates overtime and many other con· US maritime unions have set up a uniform policy tp insure by the University of Pennsylvania, ever develop will be through tech- ditions the union had won previ· th~t American seamen are no longer victimized by operators dealing with relationships between nological progress. ''This means ously. who are in shaky financial condition.. Arrangements have unions and management in the in- that eventually the problem of new Acceptance by the union of these dustry,. Gomberg makes the fol- job definitions and the new man- conditions would have been the been ma<;le by agreement be· lowing points, among others: ning schedules will dominate much equivalent of taking a 14 percent cut in wages for members, the Dis• Labor and management are of collective bargaining." • tween the -,unions and the On the runaway-flag issue, he trict reported. fully-agreed that the hiring hall ope.rators -involved, µiost of is the ·b est way to recruit labor. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ther_n tramp· or Independent tanker I · . .• . Therefore this procequre should be specifically legalized by Conagencies. for -frnailclal security to be posted by them for their ships. gress. . Performance bonds or actual cash • Something should be done deposits are to be set .u p guaranthrough NATO or the International teeing crewmembers' wages, draws· Labor Organization to meet some and allotments. ~nd assuring payof the objections ·of US maritime ments to vacation- and welfare unions to low-wace standards on plans as well. The Pan-Atlantic containership runaway ships owned by us comWASHINGTON-The House Foreign Af!airs . Committee Representatives of the SIU, the Bienville was rammed by the tank- panies. National Maritime Union, and the er Esso Chester in an accident • Inter-union relationships In voted 19 to 3 to approve an amendment to the Mutual Seofficers' unions reached agreement that took .f>lace at the entrance to maritime are the best .they have curity Act that asks for full freedom of the seas. The action on the pcogram which was subse- the Houston ship channel last been for many years, with pros------------,.followed the disclosure that quently ratij'ied by the. operators' week. . pects of continued cooperation. any US-flag ship that had ever involved. The ' program calls for According to Seafarer H. E. Col• Technological changes in carried cargo to ~srael was the following: • !ins, crane maintenance and. elec-· mariti~e · will tend ·to reopen the barred from carrying l_ike cargoes ·· trician aboard .. the Bienville, the Whole area of manning scales and • C~mp;mies ~reser:itly in debt -vessel had been lying at anchor work rµles. to Arab countries. to va'rlous vacation and .welfare becau.se of a heavy fog· before .the Thus the committee went on Backs Union View pla~s. ar~ to P~Y outstanding obli- .accident occurred. When the fog record in support of the SIU posi· The second reporl:, dealing with gallons 1mmed1ately or make ar- lifted, the . pilot tion that ·nations r eceiving US sur .. merchant marine problems as . caQgements to put money in es- came· aboard and plus agricultw·al commodities su~h. was made by Milton Goldcrew '·<?ut of future charters for just as the ·:Bienshould be barred from interferring fogle, and very largely supports , ville got undersuch Pl.lyments. with freedom of the seas, especially tlie recommendations long made NEW ORLEANS - Mayor de in relation to the US merchant • Performance bonds, or money w a y she w a s by the SIU an·d- othei: maritime Lesseps Morrison of this city has marine fleet. The SIU had pro·bi escrow, will be set up' to meet rammed by the unions as to what should be done appointed Port Agent Lindsey J. tested the blacklist to Presiden~ comini obligations on wages, Chester, harnway to helfl shipping, The report indraws, allotments and fund con- bet we e .n the Williams to the Public, Belt Rail- Eisenhower and many members of cludes the following: tributions. .., h«?use · and the Congress. ' · • It calls for subsidy to all US road Commission to fill ' a term exThe arnendment also asks for a In cases w~ich· will involve put- stt~ 8 ·accident c· II' . ships operating in offshore ti·ades, piring in 1966. This is J?elieved to presidential report on the meas· ting m~ney m escrow, a clearing whi ch took -plac~ o ins plus easing the procedure for 2b- be the first time a member of the ures taken by the Administration house is to be . set ~P so ~s to · at 4 pm, demollsheli the crane and· tajning subsidies: to insure the application of ttie • It ·cites ·the fact that 18 trade union movement has been -. t f th h ll " ti:. handle all .the cases m _a umform d i principles involved under the manner. Shipping firms which ~~ve ~ _a_pl!r 0 . e :u !>... IJ>e. foreig-n countries require Governselected to fill such a position. Agricultural Trade, Development fail or refu -· to compl with th Bie_nyille. The ·repairs will .take .an. Mayor Morrison said he felt that and Acceptauc~ Act. Under the • se · . Y . ~ estimated four to six. weeks, ahd ment-owned cargoes to be carried PJ:'Oposed- pro&!:am, will pe sub3ect reportedly will cost. betw,een $l00,- on their own shi~ ·and, in many Williams ·was "emminently quali- terms of the agreement, the • sur• tc liens for money · owed them. O'OO to $200· ,OOO ~ N o one was · i n- ·~ase(I, cive ·private cargo prefer- fied" to fill the post because Qf his plus 'foods are puid for in local This . latest move by the marl- jured·. in -=the ·piishap. · Th~ skipper ence on their own ships. Amert- extensive knowledge of port opera- currency. The US then lends back time unions was brought about by· of the Chester claimed the heavy cans l'et little or no share of tions. The Public Belt Railroad to the purchasing country 50 to 7~ the recent bankruptcies of Oceari. traffic in the caAal caused ti1e cargoes controlled ·by foreign gov- plays an important role in the op- percent of the sales .Proceeds. Carriers, North Atlantic Marine· cras h. :', ' : ~ . . . ernments, ·Yet for eic' ships get up erations of the port, the Mayor . The House vote denounces an . . ·Agriculture Department announceand. World T{amping, which left. · The Bienville was on her way ·to to 50 percent of cargoes owned by explained.. The members of the Railroad ment that the contrac.ts for ship· many seamen without pay, after' 'Port Newar~ to acc~pt a · .saf~ty. the US Government. • US companies do n9t support' Board receive no salaries. Their ping such Government-sponsored months of work. it was ta.ken to award from Pan Atlantic 'for hav· job .Is to set policies and regula- cargo·es were "of no concern" to prevent 1repetltion of such incl- mg the . best safety record in ·. the the U'S merchant Dl'~rine. • The Department of Agricul- tions for the. operation of the Pub- the US Government since they dents by ·other operators. Most of fleet. . · the. bankrupt sh\ps maiiqed by Sea- . ..~he was a fine ship," said Col- tur-e is using every . ni.e thod to de· lie Belt .Railroad, which operates were made privately between th• farers h.ave be~h turned over to llns," "a good feeder with. a won- prive US- shi.Ps. of qecent ..r ates several· h~nJ,l.~ ed. pines of track and shipper and the purchasing country. . . . . ~4~,,_ ~"' _,, · other SIU-.cornpanlea. . •i, ; • ,h \ · del'ftil crew ·aild excellent offic.era;~' · »~ , giyil~i · eve~: ~~: ~o -lorefln- emplors"ullj~· of' 500 personL us can ada sIu Op-- e- , _0 _10_,-5- In p f Tan g /e Sea Unions OK Uniform Wage SecurityAgreement Es·so Tanhrrier H·its .Bo·xsh·ip In HOU'Ston House .Body Hits Ship Blacklisting· Name Williams To·N'Orleans TranspOrt Body , ' • ' • ' J • • .. ' . ·ft �,. I ~ . M&Rh 2 Through March 15,· 1960period folltlwiDC" . · last week's, ' .8 c.ompared to 1,051 men · Shippfog in the sm :slumped. a bit tm; minor surge. Some ll,'8(f2 ~n ~re di5P1tdiied 111 jobs in all d~ ments, a drop of m men frcm:a last ~illd'h, l;D4, mai. The dedc department was haridiest' hit,. Sl!lipping 3a ~.a idrop- ifl/I. 70 fnm1 a previ.ous t~t~l of 433. .• . . . . Sdlip aefli1v!iit;y aha w.as ~ .as 1~. less ~ W1e11e.. .senieed, &is period-221 as compared to .237 for the fllle'VlOUS -twe weeks. 'l'1le ·. · ' -. . _ • • ~riodl 'l'«a& ta __. ·pedld ~ . .· . . .. ;it!aa .Uaere we11e- iess; ~er.ell m Ille ~• .mdl ~· . depalDleia. fie .mm:e- fD the- dedt 1hm '-' die tat ~ 1 , ~ • : Yhe- llnmlllltbwa ·~.A. ami Bl mea 1~ '*.ttit: ~ ~ .. ,. 1-......_.~·~ ; t r· follows: deck, ?2; agine, ~27; ste~~~· -Lall. ......... .. ,._.;~:., ,'Ml'fl':. ·11'1:.. ........ '153, stewa~. •Jt, t i: Ulel ~ ..tE. dlR .. ...... • r · . ......,,. al .. , there w~re. 2,849 mea on th~ beaea a ta Q d 111i. ..,..- fir ~· 1 • 1 • ......._••.·. · • = z ._ . , ! T ......• 6'BmJI' S>-iAUI. · l I· I H i l 2· 8 Boston.... ............. 2' 35 . lif) JI . 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H~n and SU ~ranC'ISC'O. faH' • .. 1'~ Y~ slow •• ', ftllal ~·· : ....aill ~c ••• ~ Pfew· Orlsrn! jumped from 3U' vessels last periOd t'o '5 for 1lliis one, tl't ~ . . . . , ~ ... ~ ...-it ••• a • = .. &a: · lead tire 'Ports in ·ship actTVity.. , '. • , ii". ' • t: .. . . r ~ ~ ~ Or~ ..-i. .. . • . I 1' t a-llli ,..-,. ,., w · ' ~: Registration was just abuut the same wi't.21 1,"'5il mm on the bnclr fan .•. . ~elilce:. slaw. ·••• ~ • ,..Na 1 de., :=.,,T;~~=n~!t::f~;!:..-:;':a~•-~~~ 4:S::: ·pr;v;;::1B.t-rftilall!W'•~ 11.d....ac· 1 ...... ,.., 1 t'tASS A ~ :Z :::,,_.-..; -1 1 ,. - .!· 111 ' OJ "'' ~· ·ii .16 !. 'II •I 1 ·- 1& l i ; ,. , _, ... . ...:.... . e ro , -:- - 3 ' . 1 . 9 1, ' ·t rc 2 • ,, I • I- 1 1 e u r. • l 2 ~ :J: 1 I l • v i 47 f 1, 3 ' :J. , , 1. · ·11 · 11" I- a • I 3 . 'fi1 .. - · -=._1_.:_-l ~.~ - 1 "'! Li'll _... . ~ '· ·e • ,SJ · •1 1r• · 10~ • ' · I- ~ 2ai , l 31 ~ '7' ~ " . :ti i ·~ ' 1B . 1 5 13 - I u. ·l'li' 11 '2- - 411\w • 'l6it DJ I w. • .. 1 -i ' ~ , ll'. ' 2 .a P5iltl ~ 3 :2 . cim • ' . GltMilt . ! ALL ' 1 I , ,J .Iii.& 3. , • 8 3 - 4 , ~· , k ,_ .. • ·15 · 1 4' '.,.; ·, l'f ; ' a 1 1 . .£ 1 - · ! I ' 2 . z -.. Tift 'l 10 ·t G' 1 - . m 1. -=-- , 1 ) ,1 S; ·• . ·• ·• ;1 ., 4 ' -~ ~" m. 11 • �Fi·sh· ~u, • ·n. ·a . ,,AIO· . ,· : · :caDada .Proposal -On 12~Mile Umit / .. ,. . J .> · I ,, 11s ·· · · 1 • ,,, J • • - . ~ SEATTLE-"l'he .Al.aska Jli;shennen's U\Dioo, a ·recent affil~ ate ef -the SffiNA, has·vi!~ly protenecl :moves~ tme Can.. ·adian guvernn1ent to ·establish new boundaries ·m territm~ waters. A Canadian proposa - · .· .· fo~ a 12-nnle exe'hlrive fishing I FisheiJlies Cbnuuba:ion pgmated a 'zme wmtld depi'We US mem- ~. ;pe~taee ei ·t&e ·aalmml .~ ·bets l)f. tite- mtiOtt af 'tihem trim- ~ ?habintmi!.e!f tM· F~ ~ •ti'9l'la<l fiSMrrg priftl'eges .off tire· Ca- · s.ockeY8 salmou - ·~. ·smc. nadhm coast' 1!he11, there has· Deeg.. ai maHe.d Ge• ,The Ciln~an move is being · tel'i<mation in :the -Canadtan posim:ade at the current world confer- tian, m respect to J:mmg 11P to comre.~on regmalii:mrs. ·'l'ftis 'has ' ·ertce ·on sea law at Geneva, ·Switz- resulted iri a great deal of o.ver· ,erfand. JI'he US position calls fishing 1)y Camdii.aa fishermen. a six-mfl'e limit on·-territotral waTile Canadians also nelnse.d to ters, pllJS another six miles of-fish- J!e.c.og.ia.ize a re.aort "iwen hv u-s f.or Great coiumns ·o'f smol:e 'bmow from Matson Line c--·is ·loc~s af'Saa Pacho. fire started abocud -···.r-"1 . a barge, spNai 'to .ifte doeks and terminal. 'Dmmrge liit· $?;500,000 mml... Gntcy,'Crane tlie •nght .of c:ent.!~ Uled·far '~ing containers, was. uadamQg~~ · , · ·· · Im ing rights. :However, - t'he United r "'"" " "Stabes -wn·t s te -ntam .existing amd .Canadian scieatists, based on .iigblu for 'fisher:m-en of otiher na- a two-year s.tudy, in l'egard to changing the net iish.i.ng line to ·t ioils Wiitlhm a ·coun~ l2-mile protect .f eeding arid .millling-stocka . limit. of salmon. · At stake -ts ~he future of the In addition Canada has no pro' American salmon-:fishing industry gram for artificially-.propagating ·F.iie. D(a mag.es --M-af~oll Pier · :i:~.=i£:~:::::!r:! :: !:~:;:d :x~=~~e t!etiDi~~al h::i:= WI~ rearing opeEatims. 7he cost of: 12 .SAN CaliL~.A huge fire which~ t~e d~cksilde facilities· the- S1U Pacific ' ,:, C:~t· nadah 's P~~!i!orof~ Ic -~ these facilities ·is more than $23 .n.!... • ~·~ :La:-4.. T ~d ·' · 41.!') · g\/\. .wn:u ec oes ..,... n e ~ m~ including tili! investment uru.~t;ontracrocv _~1wnD&n ,uU,~e . and cau~e dam~ e~ated A~ <lf>~,,.000 -~11- not ~ in .un11atera1ly setting up a 12-mile in stmctmes and equipment, and itbe .firm~ ·present.:ear.go ·cmtainer dock -1n&taltatien.s no.r ii.ts c~ ·sewi.ce. But Slll!ld- ll'mft around her coasts. The Ice- operating expenses, · the Washing. PEBHO, 1 ( . i}f tar facili:bies w,bich wer.e mider fhe .distance and suhl~tl\v got Iits c.argoes fo!!' -some t>laze were damaged and .t he· underway with Al aiig<> <two. days suit or the bl·~. ·constructiiQn at the >time &f iepmpany estinuites that lit Winl l>e , later. . · .at least a ~ ~ ··these .'be- . · According to -Matson· ~cereeme 'Operative. .· : : ments, tbe ~waiiall. Citi11en·f te fire •rted oli a barge near which ..runs fr.om Llls· ·Angelti to the doc'k, .an~ ·apidlif 'SJ)'tead ·to HawaU-may BDt :be able to. load !Matsonls 'terh1hia1 and warebause mearby. A new .gantry crane used 1· . lfor loa.lling unloading_ conf o .·. tainers surviv&a the '.blue. :Damage •as ~ine.il :t;i ·~ pilin~ ·under ·. 1ha doct ~he.re ·the crane wa1 · ··~· . . . . . : ~allure 8f .i he NL1lB Mil· enfaECe . The - Hawaiian Baneher was !back-pay orders issued severat 1alongaide When t he _tire stmed. _wears ;aao ·•mt.;fil'Jlla ill D;etroit lt 'WU 1QlifckJy ma.vet. -to a 'irater . 'And llir~aultee has be.eii · con-_ _ _ ; .de~ \by &e l19ltel ..... ·~rt- · · ., ' '. \ ' ~n. Same of the Aack ,pa.V amera' tem from 'Dnlawful disch · of . 'I ._ ' U&U· ' 1 ~a .w .· Jand move- i:-esulted in strai.JJ.ed retime as a re- .l'ations With Gx.ea.t Britain, ~hose , fisbing .indusiiry getS per.rm·g out Bef9ll'e-tlhe,acriclent; ·etmstnl'ctl&n of Icelandic .waters. 'For a while, C"rews -Rre DVitding an emensi.OR. armed British vessels were esof a Derih ~ieh· :was to be used nrtmg fis1l· boats ia the- l'2•mile fOr Ma~·s container Oflention . imea. ·in Los ~ngeles .Jrati9or. ·T·he -Canadians are calling ·for ton fis:literies !!eport stated · · The report ceneluded that un· l!ess the c--.iims .change their w~, _ibey'M oal!y ·be- ·c.umtil!l!g their own tbr:oats, ior if they' cuntiaue· to .ov.edish and don't .PlltV atttention to c.enserw.i'hion. .matters, :the mp. ply of salmon .w.ill rapUily Oimin1!he- Mopifion of this law at the · ish Hhin. the next few ~s. seeend Wm:'ld :Omference on the . 1.·:· . ':t.&w of the sea, cmrently '•being ...1 ,.._ . . I . heitl .at ~: . TJ!rey ·w ere nnsueeessftrl _m a rnnilar attempt last · · .-year .antt coneede this m tneir tast L • and do.WD..... ·Si.Dee Dea.tjy all the-. i chanee to pressure -the ma·t ter. union members had peater seniOI'.- !through. . ·"' . . . . . .tty than their replac.emeats,, .most , Wipe Dot Ftsblng JUdd.s . NfloJtFDLK - ~ippmg ~llli-of them will be. able to. claim their ; Accerdift& ·to ae ..F~'s ;.~~~ ~ ~ this last jobs back. ,· , . - .. . . c I'"""'- . · ._..~9111 super· t t .i Umen. ~- .aims and pmpases . , tanker National Defender tlKMt oa Canada wene -esisessed ity c.a- · a cample!Dellt of 1Ulticensed per· ,Qffieen .,, Ave itic .. .... of ,t he Ima.. External! Ailair.s lliDisl!e-'.. I ''De period t . mots. ·1,. R8-I'. .'JNI·. . ·..·.·. UP . .. ' . ' .Flig ' I II orro· K .H. as snip u·P·.1urn- up :;f .:.am tUAW ':'""herr u tar-~ aµi·.1~ Amerkan ·aa~ Mil. Comlecfila-. llowani Gl!:eea :iJl a ~ speech. · ·tao reports ~OOSel'• .and ~held :iw ault adicm ill ~s e&'f' Wukeno . the mUOll spelled I ta the Daminion Bouse. el an- chik... ! , .• and ~ , :PAW was PGtic.~Y from :the. A;EL-clO for 'CeG.D,pf ' ' ~· TJlese aiim -.e to mpe. .oat ! A ~ Jiil • sugaested· new ~dt1cal of ~e ~ltB regionlil Of• .leadership, b&ve charged .in mart ' historic fishing ri&Rta MW eiajo,red mc:.tion far a hiring haFI wae _. . ~ ,de.cla11in& ~ .it. WU ,l18ltid,y · that B? pr~slaent Jame~ G. by the United States. .brw.i,ght farth awl .diS"ussed at the • - · iweMa !980 • - - 1eefolH1amt, Oess ·has ~maed to "'p"lmTder""' · · · · · · · .' • '· orde.n covering $465,000 but held · the union's treasury for "personal If the <?onference agrees u~on ~ast memberslup meeting. Noth· back on being Wormed by_ one profit." Th~ asked the US Dis- the Cana_d ian pro~osal, the umon mg was actually resolv~d, although co~ tliiilat~'t . . . .. -. 11 Vict Court in Wah' gt; DC t charges, the traditional agreements most members agreed it should be. · · -• .am ebeiat ...u:;oo0, :w--.. ~ C"oss nd sBCmW osn, t' 0 between the US, _Canada and near the Coast Guard, Shipping< · • ·. -the idispateh 'With,.uWhich ... u,_ KLltB _,.....bas _ ...Treamer _"'5\. ' a ecre ary- J ·11 b id d d h commissioner . . d th · •· _, Peter N 01 · t f apan wi e vo e an a eavy an , among o er ·, . W A:SIDN~T?N:;: T1- -~...~. ibees ·~procudng ·injwretiom .pinst financial acc~unt~~~ a~d ~~= blow have. been dealt to the thi?gs, ~asily accessible transpor.A~inistration s . eav._ transfer ; h1>ar erielll.lzafiamr,'~U. ·m>llm.aid ) . . ·. . . American Pacific northwest sal- tation-wise. 1»olicy has resulted Ji1 tbe loss or >&L'..: . .~,. 1 .....,;,. -....... ~ ...w.., ~'Y ~ misappropriated funds. mon fishing industry Paying off here during the prefthree more American 88g ships to 1,...... ·~ ----,- ~ . ·l ....u& -..-"'was also asked to order · · · · · · ., .' ~ .....a ,...,... ~ l • ~ balloting of the mem- George Johansen, secretary- v10u.s period were Thebs <Rye ~ore!gn opei;atlon. In tbls caae. ~\ ·amauata""b a .......a:• ~ ' ~ to determine whether treasurer of the Alaska Fisher- Marine) an.d Feltore (Marven) .. 'ft'es~els are transferriiW ~ : , ·_ $ $ .. ;$; . · ;C~s .ad Olson should be re- men's Union, declared . that "the The Natrnnal Defender (Nation· (to !.he Gr~~k flag, bn-1 .... .U.i .... .W BIMI ........ ·C ·mofta:from office. ~nly way to deal -with fisheries a! Transport) and Feltore (Marven) 1"eria.. , ) ·· t IA Ila .aa .!:be ~ steel · · ' _ . problems betwe~n us is not a signed Qn, The three ·ships. inva!vel ~I ~~. ~ 'la•••...._•_.._ e1; . .ti ~ ti. ~>¥iced _en-route: CS ~iaml 1 ~ law .Well .a anat It . . ithe Oceanstai:, lrenestar .md sn.. jQbat .....tincB ~ .a t ~g · 1·L-~nd 6ousand filmh . actors the local existing conditions, but CCihes Service); Mankato Victory, iltar rm.- to Greek ..,,.._1,..__~.....,,.-- --....s·.:.::. ·- - --...;....~ 'uaV!e ~ own seven of '"~ . de""-.. --. ..., .-... .-. • i.n....._ 'Victory <Victory Carr•)•I try~ eight iatut f t e J.ndu&-· t u;r an llD •='llfti;uug u1e 'JSStle5 e·~--~ i stry uDtler .• ~y-announced ibldaltiiid ihm7tMM.YN. ~ o-ad- t••iin- . t..._ a: tmoti?kn piciuret i iHD!ved ·ancl •WW! te ~ tbaR Hu.r-r~ane.. Chickasaw (Waterman): . Ii . .,._ -•L"laL ,...;_,.., .-a . . . s..., '"rs . . . Stee· 1 - n·rre.c.or, ,.. Steel Fl yer (Isth~o cy ,~ ...,_ ~1me 'tl'eJD09Xi irl.o$· _.. laid lin. mast Gddlaef•s th , .•-m. l\'Clliae . si r1the aga w- ns issues ill. such 'a manner tha.t each •11 res~ J.Clll ~ u.usfers Of1 1 lfStorle USW.A_..,,,..,.. ' ·~ct -,,e ~Sr P · Aerts n G ~Id stTo.rhy_ :, ceun-.~s ': interests irre taken care "' miarr) :a na · Suzanne (Isthmian- . /A ' i' ' -~....... . _ .. _ n I • . . • 'D.i...--toau: ' creea c ors UI • e n;r . > -~mer can--- nu-. ·. iwbic:h anea . far~ .ofi \two ..-n.- .:.:..:g ' ,,..__ h . ft . ·-··of and tae 'ftSMl·~ .·is -•ected.:" 1.c haderetU. . 1····- . . • · , · .. ·....,.._ 1oe an - c 7 a er more · -:. • ?terr!,. ,·~ · 1 ~~ • orie :tu _·~ ..m. a ·&an 'two months of fruitless neg<r · & ,warned. .t hlt '"Hostilitt.es be- . · - - - - - - - - - - . . . ; . . . - 1 · :Prevl.owil.Y,. )Nie~ ships ·c~ T~~7:..~the : ~. At issue is a union. de- ' tween~ can only- hurt our future · 1 itransfei' ~.Ole ·o;wners Jiad' ;PD •. ~- ~-···., iJ'r· ~· that ,atlm's receive added plus fK ~-lve m:anqement, ., ~o inak~·~;.~t '~-. ~~ ~~:;;. ~nsa~on - from the profits,, of fisheries bet.ween the United , , Jllace t~, the ~I ·of wor'k .inile- · pmlileDiS. , 't!JSWA •bi.Ch st~ r.ecei:ve on theatriea1 St.US •cl ~nadL C~ative Seitfarers with 'Qeefs regard· · · <ean flag, -4 -~ timite.d (tO .JU)- ' ~ t .Darill ,.~ tkDOniild .11 ;mation IQebn:es made _!lfter 19481 management 1S s~ely needed , if mg, 'Slow paym1::nt of monies due . iera~ion ~.. ~ 01 : P,a&a- rl eut ::e~ milim delegation ... :i~J{ ~d s~tly sold. _!o tbe: resour~e is to survive." · from various operators in back , 11Danian ~· -~ . t~ ~ ! ~ CJ>akfuan ~rt. <W~ion. S;AG ~ als.o asldpg.. an ~n- , The Fishermen's Union cite? a wages and disputed overtime ~ 'l• f so--cal~eil · ~~e· CC!nltyl.•• . .~ai~er. ' -·.~ _ , d~de w~lfare- and pensio.n rep~rt J>y the State of ~ashn~~- should first check whether they , .l'~is 1J1,ea!lt,. ~ica1b,', · {f~t, ~e\ . . _. "' , , -$ ., $ . . .. . I ~- ~ the: producers. P!.us .. ton.~ Department of Fisheries have a pr~per mailing address ·VS · would be- .ati1elto ,commaml &e ' :taaa twled wage, ia_cr.eases. The -~alkout '~ as which traced the history of Cana- on file with the company. SIU . _ ;Serv~ct;s. of 'thete .weilsfJls iat ·a ny in effeo't · ffha't; most-' Wilson Co · ,ac:eomphshed wi.thout fanfare and dian ..American dealings in regards· headquarters ~officials point out ~- ~me. :_" ~ '• .>t '•·-· ·~' . wo.rkel'S -~ho - w.~re ' .~~placed by "'.ithout picket Ur;ies. ~ to fhe .salmo_n . fishing industry. that reports received from sev1In the eye~ ,pf ~e ,iµarWroe un- stNk.e~Jtei'i ~·~the UO-d.-y . , · . The Fisheries report . noted that eral operators show checks have lpns t'he ·; new.):ransfer -policy "'ha11 ' strike ·by -the P.ackingh~use . Wor-k· y.-. <:::::::> · the CaQadian actions of the past been mailed to one address • :Jhe -~~-rtti~ ... ~. l.eai;t.. of,~'Acl~ :!->eirli!· ~~s~'#Jl: .~ica wt¥"get ·tbeir 1'jobs · ., !t.11 .1l.,,v fwo y~ars ·,a re a distinct reversal while .a beef ou _ th~ 'same score ' Jlypocr.iticaI,; ·s~'. l~.e~ '- is"·t o ~ lfw6lfclf::.it m~ -.tml Jibe • -_.,.~ ''U: of a past p~Ucy of cooperating ls sent from another, thus cre~···jPl'~:, • c ;lif. ;W~·n:· ~~ilea '.Iii :. :a.· ~-1 Nate, -~ :. . , ,. : , ,,. 1f;:(&'j Jl.nt!6r ·' wttb th~ us· m· conservatlon ·PVJ- . . ating 'mU'Ch difficuttY hi 'teeping r ::ouL, ~~eJt~~ve ',cD_~ti:~r'" ,o.f . thes~~ r~e arbitr~tion· ·p,~nel; 'ru:led - that~ . , . ; · . .. .,.,,,,,., l;IJ'1:7/. cedqres: ~etween 194~ and.} 953 accounts straight. • · _.,}J,>s \!~"er- :~~~.*,i.~"'" i;>.<J,_ji ': ~~·~~.l{l~ ·~ ~ · ~ . W.,,) I:'.~ ~e ~I]~e~at~onal Paci,fic s ..unon '---~;.,-----..-..---_, ! _ , ree . Gels -us ·LI·ber.ty·s . ' . :' ,Th l ., . 't 4' :wm mm• a ! ..._ - .. . . . .-hU. - - - mi• - ...... 7 • ..._...._, .. 2.: - ,..., _....._ =.:! Use Only One ·M ail Address te!e-' ·aoar.d Ala,.... "-...... . ~" , r. :.'-,. I J ,r, 1 .-,y �Operators,- -Pt1A Agree-On slU~ BLoo.o , BMIK -· Cunafd Line 2-S·Year 'Life' For Ships HONOR .ROLL DiversiJies; BUys P'~9es. .WASHINGTON-Faced with a· tightening of Uncle Sam's purse strings, the ship operators and ·the Maritime Administrator have suddenly ·decided that their ships can last 25 vears after alt The 25-year r~useful ·life" of. a ship is an in- panies to sign construction subsidy crease of five years over the con~racts with the Government and P,resent formula. · What it means for ·practical pur. poses · is that operators· who get construction subsidies will replace their ships · at · 25-yellr lnfer.vals, Jnstead of .20 years. This Will have o& number of effects on shipping, on US seamen· a~d the · amount of money spent by the US Government for ship replacement subsidies. In general, the" 25-year period means that the us merchant fleet will, in the long· run, be older and less efficient than those of' competing nations, whose shipowners will be building · new vessels more often. But for the immediate future, .the change in the "useful life" formula will enable com- MA Ol<ays Greek Flags For 3 Ships WASHINGTON-Another ·three Liberi:m ships-two tankers and one dry cargo vessel-have been given the green light by Maritime Administration to shift' their flags to Greek registry. The transaction-another typical example of flight from the organlzational efforts of the International Maritime Workers Unioninvolved the Andros Champion, Andros City ·and Andros Fairplay. The respective purchasers were: Overseas Carriers Corp., Export Carriers Corp. and Fleet Shipping Corp. All were formerly owned by a firm known as San Rafael Comp~nia Naviera, SA. .' 'fhe IMWU has sought. to gain recognition as representative of crews aboard various runaway:flag vessels. It n·ow has two petitions pending bet ore the National Labor Relations Board in similar cases. - to get the money needed for new ships. Oppoeed In P.ast The Administration had proposed a 25-year period in the past, but ship operators had aiways bpposed it. However, the cost of new shi_ps . built today is almost f!ve times · what it cost for th'e operators' present World War II and postwar ·fleets, so tl~at the extra five yeal's will give .them enough time to put additional funds in the new-ship kitty. With both the Government and the industry agreed on the 25-year formula, the only · question outstanding is what cutoff date to apply. The shipping industry wants the cutoff date to go back to January 1, 1946, so as to cover all ships built after World War II. .The Government's present proposal would set January 1, 1950 as the cutoff date. This would mean• that nil ~f . the C·cype ships would still be under the 20-year formula , but ·the Mariner-class ships wouJd be figured as 1 having a 25-year life. The Mariners didn't start coming (.lUt of the y~rds until 1952-53. .Newer SblP&. Have Advantal'e Nprtnally, there . would be no reason why a ship could not continue to ~perate even beyo·n d 25years, as far as its machinery functioning is concerned. In fact, there -are many pre-war ships still operating under . foreign flags. However, the rate of technological change is so · great that the older ships cannot compete with larger, faster, more modern vessels which also have far more efficient loading facilities. . One effect then, of .any 25-year formula, could be to make it more difficult for an · American-flag ship operator to compete. The extra fi\.·e years could push him deeper in the hole, rather than give him au opportunity to put more cash 1tside for new ships. Two famous ;name11. Ct.Ulard and Dollar, long associafea \Vith the maritime industry; have purchased airlines and will no_w be in the air transportation inttustcy In · San Francisco ft was annbunced recently that the Dolltlr family. after • seven-year struggle to ob· tain a charter, · is ••'planning on ~ ...,. inaugurating a .Hawnji" to Tahiti • · flight, thus establishlng 7 a "Dollar" · The SIU blood bank.suppUes Seafarers -or. membera of their families· airline. 'They expect· eventually.: to . with blood· anywhere in the United States. Seafatera can donate to open up a SaJJ li1l'ancisco and Los the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few .of the Angeles to Tahiti run, on a weekly Seafarera an~ others wilo have donated to the b~ood bank. basis, once things start booming. Sebold, Jorg F. Kalbach, Edwin R.' Then,' the day after the Dollar Suarez, Elisha Dunne, Gerald c. announcement, it was disclosed Huddleston, Relf L. that the Cunard Lines has , pur· Westervlc,k, Ken Mullan, Daniel J. Landron, Aurel L. chased control of Eagle Airways, Dunn, Stanley B. · an Jndependent· li~e, and its .assoJoseph, Vietor elated companies. Sea-AJr Tickets Sullivan, Georre Fernandes, Collmero · ""ah · Cunard ·is contemplating some ~ r WOnl' H. kl d McDaniel, Carl Mu n of an interchange plan in Krupinski, Peter which tickets would be issued for M0 lso travel by both sea and air. It pur· n, Robert E. chased control of the airlines for Toyer, Roberf BALTIMOR&..,.-Shipping has imShaw, Harry R. $2,800,000. The Eagle fleet consista Krawczyk, Leon of one Brit~nnia, three DC-6's, o.ne proved during the past two weeks and is 'expected to be even better Cooper, Robert A. Vicount and ten · Vikings. Eagle in the period to come, reports actCarbone, Giu9eppe started in the passenger busine's s ing agent Rex Dickey. Whiteley, Ralph ten years ago, and carried more He called attention to the fact Huber, Joel G. ,tha~ 171,000 passengers last year. that the building in this port was Delpan, Robert P. The appearance of ·the two in good shap·e, lauding the mainScardino, Ernest famous maritime names in the air tenance crews for a job well done Williamson, LJle· w. tr_ansportation business seems to --even ·though bad weather made Backrak, Daniel· be a sign of the· times, and indl· things quite hectic. Kambanoi, Demetrtoe cates that perhaps in the near Crews were paid off on the fol-Clark, Georre J. future other. similar arrangement• lowing ships: Santore <Marven) ; Wayne, Robert c. · will be m1;tde by ship companies, Dean, Wllllun a. and that plane-shiI' tickets might Emilia, Jean <Bull); Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Bents Fort, Cities Servi.ce Phelan, MlcJ.ael become rather common. Norfolk <Cities Service); and MarMalinowski, Georre R. This' allows people with short vaore, Chilore <Ore). · Gourb, William M. cations to take a sea trip at least Five ships signed on crews: San-· .....- - - - - - - - - - - - - one way. Othei:wise they would go tore O}farven); Seafair (Colonial); both ways . by air. · Marore, Chilore (Ore), and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa>. The Dollar family was one. Serviced in transit: Robin Goodfamed for its fleet · of ''round-thef ll · world" . transports and pass~ger e ow <twice) <Robin); Yorkmar, ships, but the com"'any was au·oLosmar • Bethcoaster (twle e ); c alIn ·order to assure accurate merged •by the depression .. and mar (Calmar); Alcoa Polarjs (Al- digests of 8'hipboard meetings eventually wound up in ""'-e band• 1 coal·• JB Water man (Wa t erman ); in the LOG, it is desirable that of its current 1µcc1?5sors the " Amer·"' Steel FJyer, Ste.el Navigator Usth- the reports of ~hipboard meet- lean President Lines,• which i• mian); Seafalr <Colonial); Oremar ings be typed_}! at an possible; under contrad tO 'the SIU Paclfie <Marven) and Suzanne ·<Bum. District. - Jobs Rising In Baltimore T ype M lnutes W_ hen ·Possible ,.. I Curio~ity has ~illed more .than a cat on occasion, particularly when the curious blundered into generato·r rooms. There's always somebody, human , inquisitiveness being what it is, who will want to look be· hind a 'Close.d door to find out what's cooking-with~ut realizing ·jt might be him. Signs cle~rly warning- of dangerous con· djtions are easily put up and can keep·· the in.quisitive on their guard. · · I . -," ,...._ -- 'I �SW ~er.s..i:Gf 'ht iAQW..S, .wh;Oh iwm r.s!CJPpaB Mith iliens on ,arriviog in Yonkers, NY; 'have their gear examined ·~y Customs ~1'Q -mosf urillkefy t;place atop:aome~steel~~laKl"'°t ~. o:Stae. �SIU Blood Bank. Gives .JO Pints To Member's Child· -Among Ouf -Affiliates · Your Gear • • • for, ship ••• . 'I W~atever you n.eed, in work or. dr~ss gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savin'gs .by buying at . your Union-own~d and · Union.; operated: _S ea · Ches.t store. .-- . �-- : ..., . ~ .. ' - I•.• H.... - . .. .. , - ·- A. ..... .,. ..... / ·On, ol . the many new super. tankers to come out in 1959, the , SIU-contracted Erna Elizabeth (Albatro;s Tanker Corp.}, currently runoing intercoastal. Like , • other new supers, the Erna Eliz- . 1 11 ab~th boasts many comfoftts, including private rooms, spacious galley ~::md messhall and other . features guaranteed to lure SIU men into throwing in for berths. Pictured here are some of the gan·g at the time of the 1 1hip s ar.rival in New York hara bor. Erna Elizabeth, all 33,000 tons of her, is tied up at Carterei . Davy Jones,_ AB ·(left) and James G. Rodder, AB, crack manifold valve. Norman Wrofon, . J~.~ . oiler; r~laxe's in foc'sle. Every cr~wman has own rooiµ~ _;:., _Jack ·Regan, 1st assistant, . manipulates controls. Richard Harnden, oiler, is at telegraph. Louis Suarez, AB, handles the wheel. ' Arnold , Larsen, at au.tomatic · dishwasher. �•• SIIJ BABY. AW·VilS ,.----- �'All , Administration· Fighting Passage Of .Forand Bill lri Favor .. • • • WASHINGTON-As· the House Ways and Means Cqmmittee nears a vote on the labor-backed Forand medical insurance bill fo~ elderly people, the Eisenhower administration has announced it is "studying" a substitute plan to be ad- ])acking of the former head of Blue ministered at state level with Cross, Dr. Basil C. MacLean, who both state and Federal money. It would pay only a portion of health insurance policies for the elderly and coverage would be practically limited to chronic illnesses which result in lengthy stays in hospitals. In any case, there will be no action on en Administrati'on measure t his year. The Forand measure, opposed by the administration,. would be financed through increased Social Securjty payroll deductions. It would provide more liberal coverage --.:.. and at less cost to the insured. The Forand measure had the HAL lk .. Sl.IRt/IN ,,. ~NMIWI' It ' Ill ~ "' IL ~ ' ..;.. The maritime ~iring hall and the rotary shipping ·s~s~em have been· endorsed repeatedly by observers of maritupe operations. Therefore the latest endorsement_ oJ the hiring hall in a draft report to the Department of Commerce is more frosting on the cake; Pr9fessor William Gomberg of the University of Pennsylvania,. a specialist in transportation, ·noted that the hiring hall system is far superier to the old . corrupt and· inefficient methods of obtaininl'! ship's cte.ws. Consequently, he holds, it should be given .full legal authoriPHILADELPHIA-Latest . prog- zation by appropriate .legislative action. ress reports at this port indicate ~any bills have been introduced from time to time to give that the new hall for Seafarers, specific Congressional authorization to hiring halls both in under construction.. for some time, mar!time and in the building .trades. Its about time Congress will be ready for occupancy, on or clearly spelled out the standing of the hiring hall for the about April 15, acc.o rding to Steve Cardullo, port agent. The hall wi~l stability of the industry and the professional seamen who be located at 2604 South Fourth. man the ships. . t \· t to St., Philltdelphia: . · ·. Philly See$ April Start Jn New Hall House COmmittee Aets Shipplnl' Outlook Brl&'hter Cardullo notes that shipp~ng had been steady in the port over the The li9 to 3 vote in ·the House Foreign Affairs Committee last two weeks. He is looking for- condemning any . US Government approval of ship blacklists ward to better conditions next is an important step forward toward l'estoring ·freedom oj period, with two payoffs sched- the seas. The Committee, in its vote, calls upon the President, uled at the 0\ltset and good pos- the Department of Agriculture and otper Government auBibilities .of one ship, t~e Ocean thorities to take appropriate action to ·stop interference by Ulla (Oc~all Trans.) taking on a . . . • • . full crew. ' ·Arab nations 1~ .the .op~rati~ns of US-flag .sh1pp11~g. The reco,rds indicate the Calmar T~e SIU,,, position is simply that, any nation which at~empts (Calmar> paid off and signed on t? dictate who can and w~o can t carry. US-o~~ed gifts or during th.e period, and five - ves- aid car~oes sh?ul~ be del?rived of such aid until .it agrees to· sels were in transit. The. five were: respect the prmc;1ples of freedom of the seas. Such a strong Jean and Emilia <Bum; Steel Fly- . stand, in · the Union'!; point of view; would · quickly put an er <Isthmian); ,Robin Goodfe~low end to discrimination against American-flag .ships. . · . ,(Robin), and Texmar (Calmar). .. t t t, . 75.t h. Birt~day· Cites AMA Opposition Another member of the medical industry who gave his unqualified vote of . confidence to the bill was Dr. E. M. Bluestone, professor of hospital administration at two New York universities. He argued that the "sheer humanity" of the bill "far outweighs" the "ill-ad• vised and misguided" opposition of the American Medical Association and the insurance industry, ch.1rging they were "motivated by professional self-pro- , .N'orIea·ns t w·th . S I !:~fi~~-" s·Pur y·rans1•ts . • 1n •" Ill endorsed the bill in a letter to its -· Sponsor, Rep. Aime Forand (D., RIJ. MacLean· wrote that "the cost of care of the aged cannot be met, unaided, by the mechanism of insurance or prepayment." He noted that the system of financing the -insurance through Social Security deductions "pr ovides a way of dealing with the queslion witil dignity and effectiveness." . " . NEW ORLEANS - Though only five payoffs were recorded here during · the preceeding shipping period, this port got a shot in the arm when a total of 32 vessels called for service while in an intransit status. And with at least 11 ships scheduled to pay off during the coming two weeks, a forecast of "good" is the way :acting agent agent Buck Stephens pegs shipping conditions. Members were reminded that voting on the new SIU constitution starts March '31; they were urged to vote, and vote in the affirmative. Stephens also stated that affairs in the -port were running smoothly, and. that of all beefs handled during the previous period-, none were of a major nature. The ships paying off were: Alcoa Puritan <Alcoa); Del Norte <Miss.); Wacosta, Topa Topa (Waterman) and Penn Mariner <Penntrans.>. Signing on crews were eight vessels: Alcoa Puritan <Alcoa>; Del Aires, DelValle, Del Norte (Miss.>; Chickasaw <Waterman); Penn Mariner <Penntrans.); Atlantis <Petrol) and John C. <Atlantic Carr.). In transit: Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Ranger and Alcoa Cavalier <Alcoa); Seatrain Georgia, Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrains); Del Aires, Del Valle (twice) (Miss.>; Neva West <twice) · <Bloomfield); Steel mr~~tw, Steel Sci~nti§t <Isthmian); Gateway City, Raphael Semmes <Pan Atlantic) Chickasaw, Wild Ranger <twice), Monarch of the Seas, Wacosta, Topa Topa, Claiborne, John B. Waterman <Waterman). Mankato Victory <Victory Carr.>;. Evelyn, Edith <Bum; Atlantis <Petrol); Cantigny, Royal Oak <Cities Service); · John C. (Atlantic Carr.), and Transeastern (Transeastern). The AFL-CIO Executive Councn at its recent mid-Winter session warned against any ·eleventh hour intervention by the administration against the Forand legislation which were "designed to meet the narrowly-conceived financial demands of the AMA or the selfseeking clamor of insurance companies rather than the needs of the elderly." The ad19infoti;ation's Federalstate sharing plan was one of three possible - Federal approaches to health insurance for the aged now under study by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Another is similar to the Forand scheme, while a third is based on Federal public assistance to help. pay oldster.s' health insurance premiums. MD Report AsksCaution On Penicillin A further report on the danger of penicillin to individuals who are allergic to it has been submitted by the Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The r~port, quot.~d from a medical bulletin, cited . l,000 recorded deaths due to penicillin injections by 1956, some dozen years after -the antibiotic was first used. Dr. Joseph Logue, ~edical <lirector of the SIU Welfare Plan had prevfously warned SIU men against indiscriminate use of penicillin. · Penicillin is carried on all SIU ships under .the terms of the Union contract. At the time this provision · was inserted in the agreement, the _ drug was looked upon as the nearest thing to a "cure-all," and undoubtedly it has been administered by JQates to crewmembers hr.ving .a wiqe variety of ailments. In. recent yea1·s though, there has been increasing evi~ence that a few individuals suffer violent reactions from penicillin· As a result of these · develop->· ments, some drug cop cerns have started manufacturing a synthetic penicillin, which, it is claimed, does not produce the severe reactions of the "natural" penicillin. In light of. the above, the use of penicillin on a ship should not be indiscriminate~ · ·.. · .. . �-_. szMPAli••• ~ r,•c Seafarer ,,Dies... ..... .Dblect111.-. ·• ll'Ht ' . " .... Ml....,.. . . c.rs.1.. Crew On Penn Shl.,Per . Not .~ry-~tri•· or nieritii ~r Draws ,RavAts ... ; To th,,. Editor~ · . / , . · Enclosed is .a ~ al Edw4?d' 9Jtlo- piued ~ . tGB. the ft!ml a.Jner nervous disorder should be con- To the ·Editor: · · · sldeted - certainly not ~hat "This note of esteem comes to · brouibt about . by 'ballellUcs or your attention concenJtng your . alcoholism. I have jmt gomr . i'teat crew·. tblt ;S$ : Alcoa Ciu:r.eaUy ~allied Jn the s~ .Dia.. llU!P~ ..P.Qllt. ~ :vea. through one of tlie l\lOllt haras• . Corsair. I was on( tbl!I vessel as »abkows'ki. .are 'Seafar.er.s 'Sam tlo.ivsel;, 'EilWar-d 'Ec1lnJer, ·.,ames 'Mit.~muwy25, •sihg sltuations .and spent a forbeau~lcian from .7~uaey 23t ehe11, Georze Lime and .Jlnoll Sploer. · 'lftG .at ~ea. tune In bringing one •ck to a · through February 29 and mus · 'Bowser who last- salled in 'the .fit.ewuft -department Gf 'tire 7/a1iant Be · w.ai 43 . normal healthy life. - tell you that eacb ·and every Power, is' laid up tor high~ blood pr.essur:e,· but is ~ .along -Dlt. :J1eat'll old. The .story of \he laws . noi beman aboard was the ~s~enc~~f E~ wa hospitalized hr an· operati~ on :bis &ol, 1mt bu been 'Wmild you Ing able to cover this situation perfection. This coyers 1t•• ftSpooi:fmg te tr.ealtment and 11.hoDld ~ 'l'eleued -.an. ffB idt ~ ple:ue put this ls not 80, for there aN mec:Uca~ steward, deck ani engine. pe· ·• s 'the Valiant -Ilope. lie ft& in tile .JJteward ~ent. .... · Jn d!he LOG · partments . .M~. w1s rm the .4eck ~t • . _ ~~ .aen the · . ,. ifhat his " Y~u see, while In Caracas, T~ney li'mge was shlpwreeked near 'Smiurtra and u -~nc $1owJr_ , · .fliends m y .· Venezuela,· I received •news of ~iw 'k-n ·o .w . and . my mothe~in-law~ deatl!. and . . alsa, •.Dlilil JWll thank the :;boys " all. the boys pitched in and sent -abcw11 ltlbe ·. Penn Shipper for beautiful to her . 'the -~. IOl1 behalf of his . ·funeral . in VirgIDm, I thought - ~ Br. and Mrs. ·,~ w. ·aiat ·tbis was • wonderful thing Wilkermm. cf Bronson, FJa. _ . &nd · I sha11 ..be always grateful .Jin. Cathrcn Aaaenon .Although my husband ';was in , o\; - o\; ~ ATI letters "to the elitor fur lfidta at this ..til.me,. l am sure he ' ~a.ti® Jn ~he SEAFA&will join me this vote of con- ERS LOG mµst be signed fidence ·whlcb ·1 send with all b11 0. .-writer. ,Names tuill my !heart. .. 'Good Old Days' be ·to'itfiheia~.on ,11egu~ .My special .thankB kl a. won1 To the Editor:. . derlul salon 'stewarif ;Pedro GeUl'ge Little, 'Wtio fast sailed -on the SS Ocean Debor-ah iD <the' ~k Just a few lines to :Say lhe'Ro .and hQSJdtal plans <in sistence Villatol and 'Doctor. Hunt. ·lThef' ~ep,artment, is in -for a check- up and .expects io he lit-.for.-..dutF ..so.on: to one and all . . . thU 1etter tltat de ID. are -b®lr "!dolls...':) · Hanold Spicer ift; in for treatment of a stomach ailment and wijl be . finds me enJOll'iVing life just fine, It 11 ....Y to laqth _c#f. lilt.....,rm..,. Brr4lllt l'eleased iiborti!Y. He ·was also cm tbe Ocean Deborah in the .dedt <gaQg. · me OK, · .but sorf..ol at1m1 .Ren it does . not hit i, ~ · · lo · • 'Seafal'e1'6 on <the beaeh, oc off the ship on ;Shone :leavEt, lh:milii ta1re ' · leaving lonesome at' tim~.· ~iall' -.: .. T -"k th ·~ft• _. •a." eome time ta 'visit 'the brotliers 'la'id up in the ibespitahl. :It Ce!.lis pretf.Y· when I get to tbi~ of <the' ..,;;,~~~.:.:a- ~'";riiia: ' chill and \tm~¥ 'in the hospitals 1l!ld a visjt from a friend is alw~s past, of my by-golle· -fdends bas a~ been :a :nasty ,-wor~; · A w.ery 'We1cmne. ._ .and ship mates. as it WU t. me befqre It ~truck. . F . . . . . . ., ,,._ ~ The fe'llowing is tJhe 1ajest_iMst ·of hosj)ital patients.: \ I often wondef ·w.hate~er .bAP-... .._ d i'e Aloi alMr.: :.11~ -Y. ~ore .an more ,.._ -1~._~u.... ...d -... p.'p·reciation, USPHS 'HOSPITAL · Z111111is '!toat-oa ftilip iw. 'Proa r • .n.ened to. -'the DGtor vessel ..:..&..... alllided and ... ~· .7 -....... BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 1 Freil N. Lambert Felipe .Quintayo --s;; · ---..; I-""-h ...- _._.,_ -v_.tbaaks to ~ as..-.men ewe lllDA! thoJl.Cbt W;U . . . _ . . . ...... - . . -. .rCoastal-Mariner. I made Jlel'- 'fli"'>VJlilax Acosta ~lderi.us Z. Nagy Thomas Laver · Alejanar.o 'Rere•, ·Benjamin .'.Balcer J oban 'Nordstrom Thomu ~ ~ A. Rey.ieral trips on·h~to .Puerte~ t. oar immeili* :familJ' ea. you lGI' tae.lloM!D, sent}W the 'Ben L. lB.ane B. M. :Siqleto.n ' Edgar .'LUke ~ulm L. lli• Cuba, the Virgin IBlanc!s1 etc. do~ Stnilf' .a nd pl8. Union in 'lllem8l7 ·Of lll6 oe.iA.1:Uwr 1Bnmell ,Jose .SQlll'.-e11 • , Mareos .E. 'Medina Leon lRpop 'Bernard 13u!lter Cordis Soufhwicll . J. Olabarrieta Adrian C. Torre• Most of the boyu!ib~t like h t Should lie ptt tnto · effeet to - JWffed ··~d. ·. · , War.co tCalsan> 40hn :Snthm'Jand ' ..Jolin JI[. i'.aMD :A'lezalllier 'l1lliaD8 run but I s_ure Clid, for it 1W8I a ~ .... '"""- a1loUt. JJ.ust !oAQr I receiv.e4 y,our 'Carl 'P!etrantonl ~- 'Tufaro · Y/!illie F . ..O~e ~ W... ll',_Y.ler Geor_ge 13. :Forrest Willie 'ronilinson nleasure .r.un 'Witb . ~e~ :Of .-._ - • ... ~ 4'ain 1 .stend, -appre' Geotlge "· P.iilRll' <Cad Wi83'118 Eusebie · ~ ll;dwaril -mrainer mi JilOLDIBU Hmm: BO&PITAL -:;vertime _to mak:e up fer tis .., -~ ·- ; -~"':e1atim fOr the prongat elliF.A!dettilik N. >Leeds '8a1ph :F.. !11r..ree W.ASHING'l!ON. .DC short duration.. .., .• .eieney yoa have afforded~ ,in t:harles Locke 'Wm. 11. 'Thmmon VA llOSPITl\L ! 'ftlMmO WOSPITNL And then ..t.eQ, we had the _ SIU Support •11 matters pertaining. to my . B.AlL:JJl'lllllJRE; ~ .l':AHOllS :aLVR. A C! DEV& very best of shipmates on 'it...:.. dearly beloved. lilaJn!ice :F,W..nn ] 'famesJ.="jf .32. LaNG .JSLAND . .J. W. Lincoln, Red Morgan, ... M~ Fr~es WW«-s USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. ' ~1'. .HGSP.m'.M.. Pedro Teddie Toney. TiO the Edlior: ~ - ~ $ . Lock.wood, .alcllDllilt 'Gahapn A.~- ..a'Donne.11 !. Wlllal:d 'T&EBIW~ DX&S . ' Y'$'4! pt Bea._ sul Lincoln~• { 'WOtild !ik<e .;to 'thank the Herber.t. C. Mc'lsaac John 1C. lloblee . .Cahill 1 Chai'Je& .A. 111.· l~ .and 9ftleJl tMmde~ about -staff .of sm· sew ¥«1t ·head- · WeJf~re .,pJ~ ~ I "USB11S 1IOSP.JTAL DS'llB BQlil'llI'A!L '!ll1EIV .fWEA111&, g:.&. iw11at ever 11appeeed ·• 1lJlem. •uters - 1or an the ~ .GAL~ro))i[, :I'.EXAS l Carleto" Amundso.n -:John J. .J!iennrc\r' lLom:ie l\'Jbrttton .T ony 1la'bago .:I'lulmu E. Andrews Norman. 'W« ~ 1 ·'6Wl'e miH· DU' .&e&far-bW .bu.clth~~ me durial my nQmt _ 1 w.ant to w,rlte ;and thank William iH. Da:v.is D9C&I' ~r u-011111e1 -aboanf 'the Ballin Grair ~· __ _ ~e Amlet Bawu4 KnllfllJ ..t.aw.mnme I . .FJoyd .DenlJI &ounUJ &o.Jl L. MrribiMnw ~ B. ~ D ..... o ..,w, U> and .all of the taob.Lllt Every.one w .ei;pethe Seafarer's Wea-are .. r:wa · Oliver .:J. Kendrick l!obl!Y ·&alswol'th ..John . W. 'Bigwood Cbde "R. :l..Qffett ~ Milla ~.dbn W. W.-4 · · · .., ...g,,1 for wha't ttiey have i!One fQJ' ftOClllftO 'Bonti fleliK F. w.reimlfle .goo.cl-.old SllL I have ~een mi • dall,v ll......-. ~ me. · ~ daughter.. She ~lls·.•n 1n iilarold J). Napier ·~ It. .-no.. ..hillm 1W,. illlJlft'iis I :F.r.e.derlc.o . BllO(tY.aD JcibD G. Naugle "th~ sick JiSt for 'Sfi'Vtt.-81 }'ear~ . JI'• £, Jl'ewler _ . and mat .flt. th~ bOQil. !three' llSP1li BOSN!l'A.L I ,... <:cftelnan lfttfb1n e. 5ellln4 SA.V.l\'NNl\1!, GEmtGIA kom • :.~ "WtJtrild, but I 4;- t;. $ times m a itttle over· a .year; · £mas ~ lllhr.alld P.llillikllll' . . . . . &'a\wico :.I.mm w. Reed '6till 1ane ,hOpes -Of ullieg ,.ga'hl Jl 1t w8 .Got far the Wetfare David E . Mccollum A. A. Turli~ · j 'J'Dbn iE. lDDlld 'J:IWeJlf! .G• .J'Jahll Julian S. Mineses Ernest H.· W~b I ·George 'W . .-11nt 1!1UCl1 :C. ~llB in the near future. · ~ PJan :iaa:vme ;fer her ~are a the I .o..1e· fiMl!ler <llla. :&. .:lltliDua 'USPHS 'l'IOSP!TA'L 1 Charle:i Hablghorst ~orrle L. '.S4artzel' ............. Jli*8 . ~ .::... • .....,. c·L-'lr hoM;PitaJ.. and f« .uw'.JGD'6 ..,ei- ·NORFOLK, Y.uiGINIA i Willie Halladay Dw9l'd 1IVtHsch HelllilD,e iB,Jark .~n Nni!oy .· ,ii ii .., rw ._. .... .at.ion, 1 aaa'.t . .know ·:what J I Wdl! 1l. llar.r.d1 Oel!Qllma W~ H. H. 'Bil~ E.G. RlllU A,, .lllilebx.et.aen • -• • YAlllllr: ;w,ou).d - b&.e ...~ e&pecLif.lj' R. G. 1Cannnrti'IQ9 '!!. IJ. Roli'm • 'VA B:QSPITA'L ! , H . L. Horton Jt G. Watson P.ra~s ·l mve ,IJeea llllntltaUied Mtll aiDee .mY Jausbaaid ii aw..iw .t r wot1tlt'ON. ~s .a ,A.I. & - lnJWem.a '1"11 .Ml doJG& ' f t q . . . _ _ QIPJH; .HOllNi'AiL ' l R. ,J. ••-•wit . !l&\N ntaJllCliiC(i).. cu.. .. way A~ . . . . · wen GOW. -t understand , t hat .the. . · Jt Jsaa J)een t!elY bar'1., JHlt ,llQSPITA;L 1l'homas a. 1'1'iscon Uoy4 :J. 'ThomH ·-CJ:N'.1-~·EJt- :BOT ~INGlJ Sa11111JSl l'. Dru17 Jack JI. Wenger To .the Editor: . Welflar.e Plan has ,approved my "the 'Plan eas·made U eujer on .£d.w. E. Bnieeqp illaliiil L. WJ1.l.lanw ~•.&JrOI'& We receive your LOG regu- request for a ·power-driven all of. ,us, Thanka ualn .. · _. etSo s. ...._ OMmg 5. ~ 1 ~.C.--larly alld eiQoy 4J; · Y~Y much. :w~. 11.F ~ wr~te . Mn. 'Thion·.Pll1mer Y. W. 15<.'hmieftid 1 Ull.QJl :SW.G .BABll&B .HOSP.JU£ VSP,Hj; Bo&P.JT..U. ! 'STJ\.,-ZN lSLt.N.D, "N1'JW 'TOMt I til9oli14 .De to Mil .· •r Mr. Crea~ a · letter ;&l\d ~ · , ~ . i.: ,t;. ~'::'TL~. tW~ I "Dltlmas ~ thou_ghta to .t&e many .wa. .MO um1 Ml'~ &.eue,y ~ , :;; - 'V.& . - - n 'AJ., · - :llltnmer ~ ~ :w. a.- ~t!Jll 8uJild .r. :6iiliieel' out to wea. Y1'11 ee; 1 too 'had a _lllm .to :p11f!daase :Said ~ amt · a-a. & 1 . XECOV~ V.IaGINU .Oeor,Be 'B. 'L'fttle ·ti, C !l'Ubervllle -~ ~ earifle: '\WM ~ged 'DOW 'U is lleillg s'h:jp.p.ed Ito .m~ · . hllePh .om . llRllS llORlrAL .l lTI'. 911.'SOllr ,fJ(',;\111: .a&Pn'M.. 1Jl0R'I' ,.,C!UlDI, •.i'.£KA'il ;t!le . . - s . - ¥· times aring All Inf ;Jro.u mi the Plan~ Prop0..1~ Jli~rd 'B . ..ApJile'Jw 'W.o.114ro.w M~.e.r.t l ilO'. ~do~ 'CO. . the Weillill W• It mi ii1e · x.. han!; of tt.mt~es anti ·al1 l3and1 ' -- ~'"- _ _...,....:;.. · a. F. 9eitiler MaK oi.n· : C-lllf9' ..... ,JU:R~.Al!ID i . . . :War. 'And · ....,. Jd&htw for ~ Je 6tlY 'ft!cae. 1e~ :~.~ . . .~. 'D.ohe!ll/I' Bmi> G. Z - . . ~ri~ni or· the tilll'BS ~.AL j . 2'..e.t er W~ :Sot.In! ., Pl'..ure4. .. ~y .a .mathei: ftllo ..ell.« ~lit .te ~w rw wet S$ ERllHa co a ft!!COr.d .a1 .mY• l '9!IPftS 'B GSPITA'L .lUJllll.A.T.J':Alll :BEA.CM I Sl'A'IDl BJ,-&.111& w 'IJIMIGKL'W!R, 1llmW ¥.<'JlllC 1 for tbelr ~ ~ U> me. • JD-.,: :aedadal\~. Go4 lng re'ad a copy of ·a recent let· Oscar 1. Ada1111 .lamu ·"!N.., .:D.J1.Wllllr : ~~~U.. ~Sirt~ 1 Bt!t J cunel ~ tee .fact D1nr all, lit 'J'i911 and an ter tent to u.e fDG _. ;SUJ .... ' ~. F. l\'1en . :a. a. 9gan ~ Bl3lllll .UO M&llD&Uh l llllmill1 •• JL'h'JDo ~ 111. EWmt · ~ airabaDo 'P.J'indtiYO 1lhzH j 1tw many nave ~ m0tmiem to 19E ~ · . . - . .mo- &otaer A. tC4m<*l Weida a .II. ~- ~ · .- ..i111 .Eamcl9 . ._ "· c-e. ~ :E.... j pray for them. A;D4 86> .1 .Pf.aY 4:e1U.1. . · ............ l'elf81W ;a :Pao1 m;eci re1iNeonway "JV, :!lead! Jose1'h :.\. Gnlboll.I Jl'lide .c:JaamMer ~ .S. 'Wclarim .Bu&b , . _ .tatmt pjaa .tt...- 1IP br' aid . ~ M. .-iser .-..mi Ha-•!6+: 'Mallm7 "II.~ 1l. E. W.atedlc!Ul . I!. , fer &em.. -.who• f4T ir-mo .h ome, ~ ... ~ ..,.... llL .HolmM ldln ·1>11m1111 · :l.allber Z. '111*11 . nar -~ feel . aebMl3' u:a. .-oie: Br.,,ai.er F41U.Cb6 Jnther. .· ~ · . fl .. w. 'Bunner 'WIDlam :Joy, l .But .E..a.ranldt · .l"aia P. WJIW .can!9 -far l.tlbem: ~ M ~• Uiem fla 'ftc~ 'fria clidir. :11 ;1ifwto ' - Tile. b 8' dole to ta Arthur J. Camara Charle• Kin'*9 1'0hn "llose.Ph Bazel ' I. adqres~ _,, 11£,8J'el'. · ~ ~ -~ .,_, the . _ reD.JMaWe ........ a1 ·ceuJa.1Remember someone.ares ant issue ~f the LOG. ·· Jnsfituted .by .tbe .SJU ·a:ept.iatpr-ays for you . . '· · $' '" ·t " t a.. · ~ .ia ·• :,..._,, E"- ........... & 1l'Jllli . ,, . ' . ..,.~_.e-.1or ~- I _, .. \ lo. ._ w........,... -who on Let-ters .To a ,1 a -The :Edit.1, ' . wreath m Seaman Rec-.lls ·: . -·. 1, e Thanks Welfare . F · · r. ·1d or ·r- .' Pra1·se Ear... · .. Eases Hardstll... '4lies: .one I Wellar• :OK"• I Far.. . . v. 01( R eu.ni:rmen•.- ·aoa *" th;;':.. I =• e. .t• I Pft'P°'*1 ...__ . · , ISO : . DJUlllRPlan Ill.lie•. . · . . . . -.. _ an .....,_. "" ..,.. .. ·. / -¢. .. -4,; CJUJUDM t,.. M•t.1 11="'.I ...... b!W. °' ..s.r ~ f'41Di,fts, ~an JW'hy dt :Siaoilld ..e ~ed -·~•.e&re ~. -., ' - This jubject is 1':1n dire need '.-.----..Ip,'• ~em~ _P.ian ~ ~ "' . ·~ 'To .the ·1imto..: .. ; - FJ'om tiWe -to tirpe " ~ ba.v• (flt\ ·ttie~'Sltbjeef jptenUl mftees effectitlg ~..wiftt .• JM 'dull jw~ tln.Lcons~. 7 , -. •.• vJ~ JI....,.... • ' ~Qae · ~ .-r .. :-..: ,, ' . , . " . 1;. . Issue of the- ·LO'G, I hotJclefl .a . : · · · ..~ .. very .1~~~ : ·~AA>m~ 1rsp1· , ~e,~ - the SS Se,~ OP~- . c• • • ,' ., ~~DC 1nlr mem~.erShip S •m•:·ff.•. · .._ · · . ·.. it. t.M ~ditor: · · ..., . . '. :. . :.. '· · 1 ;llJDOCI B811'k ·f leljs ~ldJ)is-•,:arer .,,_,UI . · · ~ -eert1i'tti"br 'ts rensuritt, .. ·~ ' - 'to ·~. · .,Oli, i>~ -"d -.y,'~- ~- .anti 't9 well • lre1,tJfal ,en•·' .~~ · et1w tttank ~11 .far the great organizatiC... . --., ._ . "~·-- .• ftR>n· .lW 'I t' ' - -l • ---~ ~ - . ,, I _-tH...:: ~ ..?li.'d . :, 1~; ,P,_ ' . ." , • ~~.wbi• .We -.w.ig . ·:.tli~ · :wia~lM"ft'nr't .- ~ ·:rt ~ 'P.. ~lnc, ~c8-r -~ fta . · ~ Ja1 ~~· ~ , ~ •tiJe ..cb.tidr~_" ~ ~~ ~~~~·~, we·::ho,,JP_ tl~t ~/~ ;w1~1,. 11>e , 1tav:e -41'1 ..BfQWD ..ujl ~4 ~ mat- :..ma~ , --.. " " ',, ... . · " l.e1&'ad IOJ' l!ier MUDeat:~,., .. = " ~, c~uentt~ .vtve.S , · . jlflilUaur; W.. w.U ~ ' : .. f •t ; • 'O,; ,4-~ if'.' pie + :: J;J'.f • · •at., D_. • ,f _.·,. ~ ~ r 1I 'r . ,, �, . Edltk'• .Feeders Tlli'.-Dowa0T7. .. ._.,. 8e9f,O ..S S ~ wrllt9 t.- ~ mind' Seaf•t:u• tbt. meD w!IO. · are clioos¥ .. _ -...mg. fln· ~ect. m equal numoer Of OT hours with the rest of. their department. In , some. cre.ws ~ hav~ &een t'uming; dOwn unpleuanf E>T ion• ancl tfren · demanding to come up with equa-Ii ovel'tfme when the. e~ jobs C?Ome- ·lor 5 . · Thie paettce fW. unfahr to ~ ·, tam· overtime. ca:nnat 1 SIU·SHIPS AT -sEA ::g~;;.;;~~ . 2·s Days , seIi·or.e lh . e M..asf S~ft• Me •tu;·· Those new accyllc, plastic, da<rron, et'.e. suit!- that are 10 poplllirno _ h Id th . ii- b . . ., . w ~ ou ey rea...,,. e ca1.ed! wash and don't wea11, cu wear and Memb.n al the ~ni dePortment ~oonl' th SS Edith talcei ~ moment off from- thir. culinary duties, ra. poss. for..a photo-. Seert in tffek spot&ss- wtnfe. uniforms, are (I ta rt George-Fuci'u, ,erl/!IW pmt· frymai:t:- P~dro Ff'oHs., night ccsok and baker, Justin Lamb, chief coalr,. and- Mika Mrdalik, steward. · · -' , but if a man refusH cflsagreedark glas~ and new suit •. • . he- , a~ jobs there ia no require.cut a ~etfy; shaup ·ft1P1re<~ fmieedL ·. meut. that wlieJI, an easien job But. wtlan> he: put. tha,fii. Nit Jw comes alonw fie. cani maJ.~ up the the- wasfling· machin_!!~ to cfeah and! , ove.r:tiDi.'·he tumecf d9wn· liefOre. I , get ready for the next shore leav~. .. ~he- danm tfilna, dlamtqrated. Hiif t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .J:. .--------.....------------------- reaqttoft.\ tCJI tbia- event called forth W.IUtam Lenon, . BR om the: ,word's1 wlircli we all krrow but are: Steel A.pprentiee, purdiaaed a new ;not pri~table. It seems· that in this suit of clothe& in. Seattle- last trtp. !age of missiles and' sateffifes you to wean .. in J'apan when ~~ can~t be sure-ot . .hfn1- 11oteven don't wash? . . . . . 1 'D7.1·1i... ](j·-'"'1"'.ng SkinJ1JP:r.~ tlie Japanese- belles,. IO' 88 to ~ a s1dt of clothn. press upon. them tiiat he· was: one' Ttt..- mon I': c.omd It~ that Hme&tylisli Seafax:er; to say the- least one: puIJ.'elf .the. wool ov.er his. e1a? .i, · t,. &. • • • And that he did-, with those- ~• ,..t::!' W i Ill t!Jd. Th·e note: f,aitouffng Grlide wag; .au.6m~ted to the LOG- byJ C. F. Ma1'tfnique, Tf!· ti11ea MiM&P' memb~r. > l.o•s .....,,_, , , Captain William Moline, vet'Fhe Irene Star· let: fol!tlt oa a: eran skipper of tl:e Waterman 'neat Jittle 60-da~" junket to ' Turkl.ines, died at Pens-acola<,. Fh>r· 1 ~ey,. ~ut it tullned out the- v.essel tda,, on. Nov m,. 1959: amf thereal'SCJ went to- A.uausta,. Steffy.. and by hang&/' a tale.. 1 beliare- b.e theni to Macio, BnziL aml1 then:. ilt 1 · was one of the fJest~known and supposed to. lread for C'~a&lanca, most talked:..about ship mastel!S 'etc;,. eta:,. etc.,. all ol wJaich jmw.es; Jn m-et"cfiant marin~ _seJ.TVice, you- never- can. telL and' P often• think bfs, initial 1 Aftrr all, Cofum~us set out to maltit fine e~per.tence' had semefind a sho1-ter route to the east and thing, to. d\l. witl\ his pllllosophy. discu~e11ed: America. He forbade: me· to> mention the· episocfe durfug. hi5' lifetime, a request that L cuuld never fig: Mutual Admiration Sooiet7 ure out . ' · Life is rosy aboud. the £1aickaWe· were· ship.mates: , lnr the : •saw:, the. closest. thing, tG an. Ta:topia N'avy during Wovld War I. Bill, .ye.t seerr in the world scene, so it a war-baby e:unfter's mate a.nd seema. In th~ reee11t minute... the I, ai second. craiw CPO ancJ. : good and welfare aectfon. said'r ...A . Na:V)T' fiOX'!ltr tfuing; o! tJie "spit big 'llote ·of thanks to tlie steward m«t polish!' (BiUl neveir woire: a department for • job well done. .. .:. ·"terl'. }-U nH'n ~rm w1ereiD!I CJ. I< . ""' l.lle ; IAn extra< ·'Oian:Ji: you' fiiem the Navy ·and set our sights. on. a crew' t& &al:er. JeliD 8'a1'el4I for 'all licensed· mevehan~ marine ca1 thei swell' bakiJli; .on. the, ti'ip. reer,, \d:a. a. "q:JlicJde" aavjgation Thanks- went to. 1ll deputment course. Keittl Gulfey,, Jrr., 7. yean oH, · defeptes; anlf· trre· llllpS' Clefe'l&t'es. . We llOODi discovered' tlie son of Seafarer anc:t Mrs. W~ iTJW ste:wudi depadm~tt la tum foc'sle was. half-f.uU• of ma~-er.'s on• reeor<f tftankfng mem- ·tickets· and! ioined the . old Inlimn K.. Gul•y~ mod~ "'. ''went .bers for their cooperation • • ." temational Seamen!!f l:Jilion· fu bow 1ie ancf a fancy ~itted ~~ ontyr catch~ Thino mT ao New· O'rl'eans: E.~entuan:y we sweater. His father is now on good al>oulf tJie: ahip tliat it: wene· assignedl tO> the. theft' new the Alarnor. · last f.are:ver; · .tanker "Swift AProw~ "' The v.essell linpired in port andf w.e: f-aund out!Sel\res- i'n· tt,. ...,. Gralaem vofvecf fu tfle: eanen!s; strike of M·a~ F!IM, and£ ioined. the picket: line. . 'Go\feimment . pl!OPAlfand'a,: un. ' tti!r th· tr~ Sliip piflg· Board, alie~ pubi.ic: SDIJport and stmiltiilg: seamen. were- open 1anie'. fpr police; cluiJs. Bill. and l were· soen· mm:ketf mew. Bill because of' l'lis size;. and It for · my agiUfy; ·SU' we boarded a "l>Iind'" on a, passenger Wain 1 bourrre for M'Obile, / Guffp11r.t. po.ti.ce> spo.ttecf. us and. ~dt us upd or· a: con~it!t rolfdi camp-, but our seantanls papers bqlRt;elied our story of foukiilg for' sell! serv.ice . . We were· given a chance, under · the e;yes. ot the jolice, to. decid~ whether we wanted one- of the sev.en1 rustly 1Jana11at. boats; or a ~ few · fiv;e--masted · (umber · , schooll'ells; wfW!Ji were. on caast-· •rr-· ., n..:L.:i · VUU Ciew.... Poodle. And Al/iu,alor O· soaking ih a pooi covering th·e bottom of a jolly boat, swurrgthwartship over the stern of t he sliip. umfer protest, because of the brutal treatment. Tfie commiSsiun·er's office> faffe d' t o take action, but our union Iawyel'S' sued fer damages amt after several weeks tile schooner deck force divfded: about. $500 between tl:iems·eJves. During- the strike Bill, ·I, amt a . cha•aeter named Padd.y Mur· phy, p11t on. boXlllg show'.1Some weeks". later· 1 learned that sevenaL sailing ships had beew f<Jumf off he Eastern coast, sails set, everythih.g in oi:der, yet no sign. of. a ere\!\'. One· theory claimed rum-runners had £aided' the snip, and tlquidatedl the crew. Very likel.y tfie skipp-ei~ ltrrew about that .. sOOJl'" 11e·alized that BHi and I wexre rrot. sailing-ship men , and \tery. likefy actually reared us mor.e' tlian we did - ~ acting bruool soo as to appear tough. ·At lhe termination of thl! strike, Paddy Mur.ph¥ and I s:Jtipped'. aboard a vessel bound :fm~ fJ:eI:amt: but got . in.to a jam: when: eontilraband was. dislmv:. erecf afloard the shi]l ~ :Bm: having: a: ticket, went topside and' remafnt"d· there witrr the. samee0mpaoy 1uost of his- career,. th·e reb.y proYing his. staltillt)f wllen rem·ovecl from compani:ons. like m~ . l\fany of his cr.ew thought he· was a tough s.l!:ipper, but I doubt il' any of them ever- hacf the .mrst-tr.fpper. e:.qRtrience BiU lia<f. May he rest 'in peace.. Foc'sle' was in. the: bow, • . • two woodell' &units,, one ov.er tire other, on· ea-clTJ side· a sack of straw for a mattress, a cfamp, stinking quilt for a cover; and a bucket f mr a head'.. Where the bosun, engineer aruf co.ok: !hept r do not remember., but our food , which corrsisted' solely of soup during the last few weeks, was shoveu through an. openfng. in the bulkhead,. and: eaten on a plank. betweeni bunks. The. fou..c seamen stood alte-rnate watches, foul"' on• and' fouroft, out -~ four oft hacf no meaning o~use we had storm, r.ain, and: bead winds nearly all Of the 28. da31s . to Baltimo.ce, and it was a continual' "alf hands on ~--••· to . +'--r UICUJI. -~- sf\ip,"· 'Ffi·e latteF maneuverr required a haii<t;- iBi . the Jolly boat t.o cleiu: tlte' spanker boom ovel! t.he· davib; and being, ·bal!e-foot, hav,jng: rro l)qot~ r alwaysfealledl tfte ·amgat«1it would! itamam gle one. of m¥ toes. Om the· few decent days of.the -voyage, the captain woufd have us over the srde>, miilus lifebelts. caulking. and painting_ seams.. Tile- vessel started · leaking e3111¥ in the voyage and' we soon exhaus~ed our stuck of coar fi:Jr' fuett. Si.uce the lumber cargo" kept tm!> 'itesscl. afloat, it_was- .a ~ questio~ a& to whether burning. ill up was. ai remedy or not . The" cap.fain SOCHI' SaW tli:lt lOG-A-RHY1HM:Bill and L WeJ!«' not {1atieer Bai~ fn-g:.sliiP' men., that the Danes· didn't under..;;tand English,· and that ih~;-bO&un'wa&;: 81 bit ~·touehedl." :.Plii·s si'tuatiun " - - - BT M. lieJlswieder _ ___.. seemed to CGD'Vellt the captain into a; tyDant. 'l:he me-ss1ta.n: was· em;pfly+. except. He se·eme«b Iii little scaredi of for, a. few · BilL and\ I - was too) quid for It was: oUt hat· to most, just the hiin.- andi aotrld climb' I:Hte a ::ca'l'dlf: w ere n ew sq.. irrel, bUCi tlie: Danes: and_ .a '. WIU yo1.1/1r turn to· ctea:l; thebo~ received' continual: Jti'cli:s tension tOM great and' blows, , . . fn you1". hand you were holding • F wH·F never' rcn:get the many . possiO-le strai ght times it was "all hands tacking So you shoot for the 6ig potship\"' the> wife: at the- wheel-, w inner take all,.the ~slGipper giving someone a· One' card' will ~cide your rise or few lU&ty kiiCis and shouting · you11r fall. . . . wi.Se- nuns~ "Efow iif she.heading dear?' Tbe:- You Jeel "On S1J lucky ," for tnq Not being te10- wel11!-v.ensedl in mate',, engin'?e:E aadi cook wettecant wiW bring. I ·marltimeJ expnessiOJt at tlt'I! tfute; mmr,, timid types amt n·e.veJr A; d7'ea11£ to· r~ality,. a home whe1fe we , tlioUg)lt. C6'~ise - ~nt. - opened' t!lieir mouths;. yau'1'e' k ingi num-e11ous Innall. stro.ps. So wr! 'Flil!! 2841a'&' nightm:a11e: fin111ly Bui the: f ates· sere'am. with &ipe\il at a ehandle lTS: on a elld(!<f,. andl We' anri\ledi at BhltiUi'Ugnter, tLvE'- masted. schooner tioundi. mm:e .. W'e' sJ.usliedt tlie masts. tne Your card goe.s astr.ay fop . · Bait hrrcnre,. · upeding to ne:o.."-t day, after · wlticfti t i W.I>- So bust ea,. tfi:sgmred'; and ~ 111 jump• !tiiii> at! tlte &st stio]J: per' call'e~ tr& ~ his' · ea6iial t'&. • can. lte: 1:1ie.1, cr~wi ~~o:Sildtedi at the.. - pay· usi ~ · You twrn- from tff.e. wbl'e; t 1i.m .._, uvuac::,, ..:1!...-a..-.,.,,' \"' .. your though~. turn to· me th Ca{>11aLll~: hi'':It W.i"' ..,e;, ma_., ·• e declmecf the oflrer.· JJavin-·e . engineer;. ' cook,, 85'-!eal!"Otd lfecn aeliODe• ttte: nQUU!. b.e fort!l Yow thirik of. our. pa!Jlt~ng, :e . andi'. JJ~eJI\ ad\ti~edt 6y .tfie· U~OJll woT<d.t that you s~i~ · 1Josua({ou11-.-sea•, two- Eanish ~ BiIF, .m~eB.. p!Us. a· poo:d~· lial],· t!o, ine.isf ,ll, _ p!filgr. ~lf '· "'llhiS: trip .tai:U be ~e~~t!'~. · ~ ,,.., -. .... ' ~· '• dog and~· w · th~fOef- atlfg;itiGr ,on·a~ tllle co~Hfuiret'ii ·~,;, You.;· fee.IL ..!'O~ so ,Juek!f,,, t.01r th~ amt SHIPBOARD SKETCHES .1 i • on · ' 1- A . .. f t . ,. l'..,s, 1 ~.. ~ t 1• · .~'·';",i ' .~ ' .. ,) ~ . 'i· :'\ ,:11 I i•~ • j~, ,' ~ ~ ' p • Pot Luel< · �·T he ·W iiid Blew And . . . The Lampblack Flew (The following article was .ubmitted to the LOG by Sea· farer Douglas Claussen.) ' We have just paid off from a Mediterranean run on the John ..,. "C" (Atlantic Carriers, Inc.>. We had 2,000 tons of lampblack for Italy and Marseilles, France. When they finished unloading and they cleaned the holds in Barcelona, Spain, the lampblack was four and five feet deep on the deck from the bow to the stern ' on the starboard side, and heaped in variqus piles on the port side. None of this was .wrapped in paper or anything ... it w~s just lying loose on the deck. Well, to make a long story short, we sailed with it loose on the· deck like that. When we got outside the harbor, the wind blew and the' lampblack flew. The entire deck gang titrned to with brooms· and shovels. I am not exaggerating when I I say It t1>ok us four days to wash It off the ship; and also, ourselves. It was in the messhalls, passageways, showers . . • everything we touched had lampblack. . We had to throw our clothes away and were not paid penalty cargo time for this, although we all thought we had a month aml a half coming. We were not ·even paid overtime for throwing it overside, though this took· one and a half days •.. and we were not compensated for our clothes, either. Now I sal that lampblack should be a penalty cargo because there is no cargo as bad as that, including sulphur, coal, etc. Also I would like to · see som~thing else put out with the new agreement. Th~t is, a clarification should be included with each agreement when they are distributed to the crews of the vessels. SIU HALL DIRECTORY SIU, A&G Distrid · SECRETARY-TREASURER ~Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS W . Hall, Deck C. Simmons, Eng. I:. Mooney, Std. .• J. Volpian. Joint HEADQUARTERS . ... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. BALTIMORE . . . . .... 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON .. ............ .. .. . . 276 State St. John Arabascz, ~ctlng Agent • · Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON ........ . ...... . .420~ Canal 6~ Jl. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408( MIAMI . .. ... .. . .. . ... 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin '7-3564 MOBILE .. ... ...... 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira , Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS ., ..... .. 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK : . . .. .. 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK . ..... . ....... . 416 Colley Ave. Pau• Gonsorchlk, Acting Agent MAdlson 7-1083 PIIlLADELPHIA ..• ..•••• . 337 Market St. \Jc S . Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 .i SAN FRANCISCO . .. .••. . 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 SAN'fURCE, PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos. Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St., Room 200 William Morris, Agent . ELgin 3-0987 SEA'ITLE ...... .. .... ..... . 2505 1st Ave. Ted -Bablcowski, Agent Mai n 3·4334 WILMINGTON, Calif . .. . . 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2528 SUP HONOLULU .... 51 South Nimitz Highway · PHone 502-777 NEW ORLEANS ....... . 523 Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK .. ..• ... 675 4th Ave.; Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6605 PORTLAND .....••••... 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 34336 SAN FRANCISCO . • ,, .•.. 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2·8363 SEATTLE .. ... . .......... .. 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON ..... . : . . . 505 Marine . Ave. Terminal 5-6617 MC&S HONOLULU . . .. 51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5·1714 NEW ORLEANS . . ..... . 523 Bienville St. RAmond 7·428 NEW YORK .. .. .. 675 4th Ave .• Brooklyn . . JIYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND .. .. . .....•. . 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 llAN FRANCISCO .•••• , .350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE .. ... ·........... 2505 - 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTOl'· ••••••••••. 505 Marine Ave. TErmlnal 4-8538 . Great. Lakes Distrid ALPENA ..•.•• •••••• ••••. .. 127 River St'. ELmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY .• ••••••••·· . . 914 Main St. GRant 2726 CLEVELAND ............ 1420' W. 25 'st. MAln 1-0147 DULUTH ..• ••••••. .. 621 W., sur,erlor St. Phone: Rando pJi 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich. • : ..• ·.. . PO Box 28'1 ELgln 7-2441 MILWAUKEE ... . ... . 633 S. Second Ave. DRoadway 2•3039 RIVER ROUGE . . 10225 W. Jefferson, Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO .•••••. 9383 Ewing Ave. SAglnaw 1-0733 . 1"0LEDO . ...•••.•••.••••."120 Summit St. CUerry 8-2431 Canadian District FORT WILLIAM ..••..•. . 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3·3221 HALIFAX N.S ........... 128'AI Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL . • " . . 634 St. James St. West ' Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC ... .... .• •.. 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontalne 3·1569 THOROLD, Ontario .• , ••. 52 St. David St. , CAnal 7·5212 TORONTO, Ontario . ..... 272 King St. E. ' EMplre 4-5719 ST. JOHN, NB .... 177 Prince William St. ox 2·5431 VANCOUVER, BC .... . . ..... 298 Main St. MFow· BALTIMORE . . . .. 1216 East Baltimore St. EAstern 7-3383 HONOLULU . .. . 511 North Nimitz Highway . PHone 5-6077 NEW ORLEANS ..••••. . 523 Blenvllle St. . MAgnolla 0404 NEW . YORK •••••••••• 130 Greenwich St Cortland 7-7094 PORTLAND .. · ~ •..•.. 522 NW Everett St. CApltol 3·7297-8 ' SAN FRANCISCO ....... . 240 Second St. DOugla11 2·4592 SAN PEDRO ............ 296 West 7fh. St. · TErminal 3·4485 SEATTLE ... ..•• • .•.. . 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 tJi9't. ATLAI (Carto & Tanksh!1t), Mardi H. ' MM1tey, It 18 ukecl biatt8 JOHN L WAT81lMAN <Watermen>, ..... 14-Chaltman. N. p. M•tt"•WI , and Julen be put lander rafril· · 1t-C"•lr111an, Allterf". . .ureot1 _...,.. 1 tary, •· 11m... captain •Id payoa lacretaty, L. A. •row1t. Some di. · eraUon on prevlo114 • nJlbt. Cbalrt wm be April 11. It w11 mentioned that puted OT. 'Jibe captain wm try to put taken on deck are to be returned to louD1•· Slllp'1 delegate will 1ee cap• food doe• not come out of 1alley In out a dr•w at W~on if able to ••t .money frpm the a1ent. S9.1'1 u taJn ra1ardlnl one man to be 1D · order. Chief pumpman u leaving 1hlp ' Ut9 "lblp'• fund. Two NMU member• char1e· of 1teward ·dept. It WH men· because of illne11: want• X-ray of moulder and thumb. . aend their UOinkl, for t.he royal treat· Honed that It- takH entirely too lo~' ment they received from the SIU to collect draw fund• when lhtp - 1' crew on their trip back from Yokoon17 1D pott a abort limo, · YORKMAR CC1lm1rl, Fab. 20 hama. · Chalrm1n, R. Obldo11 Secretary, D, ' Paugh. No beefs. No disputed OT. EDITH Cllulll, Fab. 21-Chilrman, YORKMAR CCalmarl, .Ian. 30-Chalr• Ship store short of suppllei;. Patrol· Henry Schwarh1 Sacretary, Mika man, '· Busala5kl1 lecratary, DorHY Michalik. Everything runntnc smooth• man to be consulted with regard to Pave"· No beefs. Repair list to be this. ly. Everyone la pleased with the nc.,., made up and turned in as soon a1 raise. Crew is very happy with the pomble. J. Busalacltl elected as new new chief ·cook. A new washing ma· ALCOA RUNNER <Alcoa), Fab. It lhtp's delegate. -Chalrm1n, Mac Simoni Secretary, chine la to be purchased. In Baltimore, Edward Apel. No beels. A dlscu1as promked by Captain. A photograph ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), Feb. 14 lion was held regarding traiuportatlon -Chairman, "mmla Bartlatt1 Seer• of baggage _frorn 1hlp. tary, .Bill LHsltar. Bill Lassiter elect· ed new 1hip'a dele1ate. There was a ALCOA PURITAN <Alcoa), Feb. 21dtacussion on Job .security and vaca· Chalrman, c. c. Linden; Secratary, A. t!oM. A letter wlll be m:illed tc; neg°' F•rrua. Cn;w would like better '!!!!"!· Uatlng committee In New York to the' ety of JllPUP•· Ran out of fresh fruit effect .that crew want1 vacation and and veg'etables after six days out of return to job. Piraeus. Greece. Ship's fund Sl. Two men who ml11ed ship In Italy, re· folned it. It was 1Uggested a ~tlme11 be VENORI! <Marven>, Fab. 14-Chalr. man, Coita Hatvlml1los1 Secratary, put on washlni machine. Steward Charlas Applaby, Two men were re· dept-. given a vole of thanks for a good Job. Take better care of 11hip'1 moved from ship due to illness. The chief engineer reported that a .. new linens. and keep pantry clean. pipe has been ordered to replace old rusty one. Some disputed OT. A vote SEAFAIR <Colonlal), Feb. 21-Chalr· of thanks to the steward dept. for a man, Fred R. - Hicks, Jr.1 Sacretary, Job well done: especially to the baker Carleton Kuhnapfel. William Datzko who la one of the anest. reported that master does · not wish to payoff anyone at next port unlen MARYMAR (Calmar), Feb. 12 he u forced to do so. Vessel may or Ch1lrman, Alan E. Whltmar; Seer• may · not go to 1hlpyard after lumber of the steward dept. personnel la to tary, Guy Waltar. No beefs. Joseph cargo Is discharged In NY. Some dis· be submitted to LOG. Townsend elected ship's del~gate. It puted OT.' Jlequest for new wrtnger ls requested that coffee grounds not for washing ·machine and safety bar be dumped in the sinks: also light MONTEGO SEA (Standard Marine>. in next" port. A vote of thanks to bulbs are not to be removed: cots are Plb. 21--Chllrman. LOUIS C1yton1 Sit• steward dept . for. good food and serv• to be brought In when not In use rat8ry, J, F. Austin. All golni well. tees. Repair list requested. Cooperation is needed to keep the All who have mall to be sent from laundry clean. The wringer on thl' C•mal should have it ready, listed and IRENESTAR <Triton), Feb. 21 washing machine needs repairing. The atven to captain on next Sunday. U Chairman, D. W. Lippy; Secretary, H. agitator 11 also broken and needs wa1 learned that allotment• £111Ye gone It Fosset. One beet on deck dept. has replacing. ' through. A vote of thanks Is given te bee11- clarl&ed-bosum to dayman and 1teward dept. for good food. , dayman to go as bosun. It WH re· Dl!L NORTI CMl11l11lppl), .Ian. 11, quested that the captain be 1een Chilrman, I!. Stough, ,r.1 Secratary, .WACOSTA CWatarmanl, Feb. 21about gettlnf fresh wat,r tank1 '· Dolan. No beefs. 1100 in ship'• Chalrman, J. PvrHll; Secratary, Jam11 cleaned In Brazil 81 water ls dirty, fund. It 11 requested that all beefs b1 Myars. Headquartera was notified Ship's delefate· to see chief engineer brought to the at! '!.ntlon of the de~art· .about men being hospltallze'll In Eu· about fixing 1team llne11 that leak In ·ment delegate and not the ship's dele· _ rope. Motion was made that donation pantry and calley. American' money gate. ' This voyage the stewards dept, be made on draw In New Orleans to ls abort-may have to take Brazilian elected the ship's delegate-Brother purchase wreath for deceaeed brother, money. Steward aslul crew ·to return Curly Liles. Please wash clothes be· A vote of thanks to Sparks for hl8 any extra/linen because of shortage, fore 10:00 PM. Donate to movie fund cot>peratlon on getting MTD news on Trip 1tarted out to be a 60-dai' trip so that better movies may be ob· ratll:;. to Turkey, but 1hlp went to Augusta, talned. It ls asked that everyone do· Sicily; Brazil, France, Casablanca. nate to ship's fund 10 that they may receive the bene&ts of It. Ship's dele· PENNMAll (Calmar>. Feb. 21-Chilrtnan, E. R. Smith; .Sacretary, T. Emery, GALLOWAY <OvarHH · Navigation), •ate asked all hands to cooperate for '1 good voyage and handle all beefs In A discussion was held on the menus. Pab. 21'-Chalrman, Paul McNabb; Seeo retary, Samuel Doyla. The trip wa1 They are to be typed anit It is aaked the proper m~er . . 1uccessful. The crew ·would like to that a larger variety of food be BEAUREGARD CPan Atl1ntlcl, F@b, ,have their money or draw In Amcri• ~&!"V~~ ' H-Ch1lrman, Charlas Lee; Secretary, can currency, but the capta in Aid he H, W .. Joh1tston . 152 In ship's treasury. ARIZPA {Waterman!, Feb. 21 would not jeopardize hlm1elf . by dolnf Fan In messhall to be cleaned. Take Chairman, Joseph Halli Secretary, .I. this. No beefs. It was suggested to care of cots. Return cups to messhalJ; C. St~wart. Captain will be asked to 11ta!'t· a 11hlp'1 fund. Timer needed for keep enough money to put JI ·draw ou& washing maclltne. It Is aeked that THETIS (Rya Marine Corp.), Jin. 26 before arrival In stales. ~·chief engi• the pant.ry and meS1hall be kept clean. -C:h1lrm1n, H1mpson; Sacretary, DI• neer will be' asked about heat In Please ob•rve sanitary rules ID Carlo. Elected new ship's delegate. toilets. shower, Cdeck dept.>. Man in New Some disputed OT. One man walked Orlean1 fined S31 for havinc perfume. off ship just. before ship left dock, CANTIGNY CCltlas lervlcal, Fab. 26 taking all hfs aear, causlna 1hlp to WILD RANGER <Waterman), March -Chairman, W. McCarthy; lei:ratary, sail short. I-Chairman, C. D. · Andarso'n; Secra• Clyde Kre111. No beefs . . One wiper tary, A. 0. Aaron. Everything runnlng missed shli> In Lake Charles Feb. 18. EDITH CBull Line), Feb. 12-Chilr• 1moothly. Repair list has been turned Brother Blakely elected ship's dela· 1ate. · min, / Mike Mlch1llk1 Secretary, R. ln. S20 In 1hlp'1 fund. A gear locker Wiiiiams. · Everything smooth. No Is needed for deck dept. Patrolman beefs. A discussion was held on im• ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Fab. 21 will be told that lockerJt shoulabo provement In the preparation of food, chanced to wooden lockers. Mall 11 -Ch1lrm1n, O. C. B1llay, Jr.; leer.. not being forwarded regularly by The 1teward wlll assist the chief cook. tary, B. Mpontslkakli. T. Drobln1 company. Crew would llka to bave elected ship's delegate. I~ was 1u1Pl!NN TRANSPORTER (Pann . Nav.), more LOG11. gested that each dept. ta}'q'~tui:ns with Feb. 14-Chalrman, F. J, Johnson1 cleaning ·of wash room, 11ougee .. and Secretary, .A. D. Hiii. Repair list taken MONARCH OF THE SEAS CWatel"' paint all crew foc'sles; need new coi· fee pots. care of. Ship's delegate thanks other m1nl, March 6-Chalrm1n, C. Bl•lack1 delegates for their cooperation In Secratary~ L. B. Moora. No ·beefs . . A helping make this voyage a · very motion was made to ·send lette·r to JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), pleasant one. It ill requested that headquarters on new raise. Copy to Feb. 21-Chilrman, N. D. ~ttey; Sac• keys be left In rooms if being laid be sent to LOG. retary, L. A: arown, S9.14 In ship's off: and strip bunks and leave rooms fund. Some disputed OT. Engine clean. Steward has complete requ.lsi· MARORI COrel, M8rch 6-Ch1lrman• dele'gate reports rats. Captain eald tlon made out for next voyage. A - R. w. Glaze1 Secretary, M. Black. A ehlp needs fumigating. Messroom vote o·f thanks , was given to steward Teport will be ·made to patrolman tha~ tables and chairs in need of repair. dept. fo1· job well done. - chief engineer 1s doing machlnl11t and Other Items In need of repair or re. wiper's work · In his room and office. placement are scuttlebutt, agitator for ' ALCOA PILGRIM <Alcoa), Fab. 14- OT put ln for by wipers and machin• washing machine, portholes in shower Chalrman, Chuck Krmberly; · Secretary, tst . ..... The room1 in deck dept. need and toilet ,iJiould be cut through: ,painting. .. Jim Barrett. Ship's derogate reported that he attempted to get a new wash• / ZEPHYR H ..LLS CPanamerlcan Ma• Ing machine, but only parts were sen1. PENN TRANSPORTER CPenn Nav.), rlnel, Feb. 19-Chalrman, Thom11 17.50 In' ship's fund. Bill Bolling was_ March 6-Chalrman, T. J, Sulllvan1 Hl_lh Secretary, D. Saunders. Reslgna· Secret8ry, J, Higham. Letters were , tlon of 11hlp'1 , delegate not accepted. elected ship's delegate. A. vote of m11lled by agent at Glbrslter. Whitey thanks Is given to the . steward · dept. Ill> fn •hip's fund. It was suggested Johnson re-elected hi))" ilillesate, It to h ave two fans . installed In pantry DCEAN DINNY (Maritime Oversaa1 ls requested that everyone chang1 and a fan 'I n the '11ospltal, and to try Corp.), Feb. 14--Clralrman, W. Hol• thlHr own ilnen. Bring soiled linen to get new library. land; Secretary, A. Wiiiiams. No beefs. lock~r on change days. It was asked The crew calls this a goo.d ship. It that everyone k~ep pantty clean. ROBIN LOCKSLEY <Robin>.' Feb. 14 was requested that the ship be kept ...:...chairman, .Juan Relnosa1 'Secretary, clean and that everyone be gQod ship CS NORFOLK CCltles Servlcal, March · Emil Gretsky. Ship's fund SlO. Brothmates In order to have a good trip. I-Chairman, L. Wheeler; Secretary, er Foti elected ship's delegate. A let· New ship's delegate Is J. T .McDevet. T. Cummings. Everythlng running ter ls bel.Iig sent to headquarters that' Turns will be taken to keep laundry smoothly. · Radio antennas being I.Ji. a man Is left at tlie hospital In Trlnl· room clean. · stalled. ~ A discussion was held on d~d-Willlam Horne. It Is re quested 1 room allowance· for dry dock. This that the laundry room be kept less THET,IS _ {Rye Marine), Feb. 19- wm · be me~tloned to patrolman at noisy while washing. Cups and glass· Chalrman, Fred Maclalak1 Secretary, payo.lf. No beefs. ware are to be returned to• messhalL -- ,, .,. Digest Of SIU Ship Meetings. ' ' '· --- to • • I �.... l'Uteea ,Experts' aepOrtS laclr.-Hiring Hall~from.Broader Aid To Ship$ . . fllll ·· DI S P AT·- c-1 1 ' , I lea tad U•rta II tnuporte tQ Oley Cautf.a, ltoekpll" tlaut. 4raWD weuM lllle 0 hHpte4 ta w t Jf the down-as needed, all movements by 1- foreign ftata."' , , · lbips remaMMI Uller a. Amtr He i. ....,..tallJ crWeu ot tbe cu. aaa. Deparhaeiat o.f AgrteuUun for ••.. ' It ~ be wlae for the "pitting one operator against Ametieua ~ • • to m.Ue 10m• al'- another 1n order to get lower r.meemeat threulll NATO, the rat•" and 0t•kin1· 'AilG don tQ lLO mul ~ tUt will re.. · apeet inte.rnatieul trade union beDdt US touqe. ,. l*adama and at tM w time come to !Ome ~ with Bill Woulcl Ian Tltem: tbe Amerieall 11aaoin1 unions." - - -·- - - - - - - - <CoDU.Oucl wodina - The cfc.cb al the folfotoHtg &•:fiDen: , . . kn ,.,..,.., to the ~eat-cu . 1'«,,_e Pia.~ .• .,._ W. . . . Win, 31~ Brother 1rn111 en1-.. Ir,. II:. JlroHaer Jkllullelt 4iel ol an r.testlnal CnMr•" ..a .., ·~ __. ~ aDment· at :Loni ~ ·~Htl ltilp BeMfl, Calif., oill • r• • te to October 9, 1959. ~ wiUt the SIU lince lH'J a&. a member of - - . .- ·IDt!!D tile deek departber f1I tile SIU menft Br otll er Mcllalle& s 1Ur· . •hed l>y hh . brother Charles , Obi! ~urJ . KcM'allen. lhlrfal - - pbee iJl Use Birmingbam Cemetery, ·.-Bir- :a:~:i:' e.Omut-. Uaae ll ;,~ 41 t4 the ICC. Goldfolle hold1 tUt dem~tic ahi»s lbciuld have representation op the ICC board ad raUr-oad l'•tt.11 should be revtewed u far u they attect water cU'lle1's. He feels tbat doJUetic trades should be subsidized on thl eonsuuction end as necessaey to us dlfeue. ud to. tbe Ulpyard . · lodustir. • ~.;~ ;:~z.=~~~ 'No .Foreign Midsections· 8,._..-.. F D t• . I p ,::~: lJ= =:!.:: or .omes IC' esse s Jltlnl•• ... di::: '1inlbam, Alabama.. $ n... ~· i • t F. Galvbr, II: . Brother GalVfn wb"o. had. mad~ bfl hoDJe in Houston, Texas, · 11!!!!'.:m~m!!!!!')'!!l!!m died l'ebl·uary 11 o! third degree bu r n:s received when bi1 holia trailer c a u i h t · fire. Galvin bad sailed In the SIU _engine de pa rtment · since December 1949. He is 1tµ"Vived by hia wife, Irene Galvin, of Dorchester, Mass. Interment' was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Masa. < - t. · i Joae Rodriq:aes, 53: B~ther Ro¢riguez died of pneumonia at the . lJS Public Health Service Hospitat · S t a t e n Island, New York, on. . D e e em b e r 31, 1959. He had ailed with · the ¥tJ since 1942 u a member i>f the ·lie.ward· department. Brother ·· Rodriguez '11 sufvlved by Mercedes Rodriguez. Burial was Jn Calvaey Cemetery, Long Island, New York. $ -·;t; -t. Fni.k Jloa81, il: Lut week It was reported in ·the, LOG· • that : Brother Frani RosSi had' passed· away, wi~h the _incorrect notatl~ ' • ,.... f1j'ere were. DO DOWD · IUl'ViV- 1 ' ors. Brother Rossi ia ,.aurvived ~ · hu· wife, Marte ~'91'~ . The LOG · regrets the error which atos.e froDi · Jnsuftfcient ·information and·~wiSh· u :ro extend itl sympathx to Broth. #f Ross~·i ~widow. , · · .. '" . ..-- it. · ~ Sublldl-. be aay11, nielltet te _.... all . == 7 ICalea It .. tldnk that u Amerl'can-fla1 ship can eo•pete wltll forefp·ftal' v . - . WASHINGTON-In response to an official ruling that for· •~Ps." eign-built mid-sections c0uld be used to "jumboize'' ships in The SIUNA, at its convenhollll, the domestic trade, a bill has .TOie R. Men, 5'7~Brother Moro has repeatedly ealled for this to ban this ractice. The succumbed of' natllral causes. wMe pnlley. . ~ . _ at tire USPHS As to__the operations of the run- would stymie tentative plans Hospital, ·Staten aways, Goldfogle points out that of a number of domestic operIsland, on Febrularge domestic c?rporations .are at ators, lncludtn1 the SIU-contracted ary 'I, 1900. Re fHlt here. Foreign companies, he· p Atl ti eot hi· C . n asserts, usually ship car10 on ships an an ~ a ea~s P. - ompa y. is llll'Vived by a sister, c a.r ·m en ftyin1· their own ftag. American from importins mtdsectiooa to enMoro of New companies use foreign ftags. "On& Iarg• their present ships. York City. Br.oth- · of the big three automobile m~uThe· measure was introduced by er Moro had facturei:s in its import. oper~tions Senators Warr~n Ma;nuson <Dem.sailed in· the enuws American-fta1 ships to the ex· gine department tent of less than one percent. Its Wash.) and John M. Butler <Rep.since 195tt. .Burial services were foreign-made cars are carried by Md.), both members of the Senate held in Havana Cemetery, Havana, English, Dutch and Swedish·ftag Interstate and Foreign Commer.ce Cuba. vessels. Its ore from South Amer- Committee. It wo_µld provide that vessels ope_ratlni in ~9astwise trade or .other operations in domestic I . watera must be entirely. built or $ • $ Henry Conies,. 52: Brother · Cordes passed away aa a result of · a lung infection. He succumbed at the USPHS hospital, Staten Island. New York on January 10, 1980. He is survived by his wife,, . Mrs. Bet•ty Cordel of New . York City. Broth· er Cordes h•d sailed In the SIU · steward department lillce 1941. Burial · was at the Greenwood Ce~etery; ·New Orleans, Louisiana. t. Ala-6.m.. every turn. EVERY I· SONDAY~ been introduced in the Senate oillT".-------------. I _DIRE~T · VOICE · I BR0 A.DCA ST I· I ~ rebuilt in a US shipyard. The move follows by a month the announcemenr made by the Customs Bureau that it was giving clearance to an unnamed US operator to import foreign-made "midbody" sections for installation here in so - called "jumboized" tankers ror use -in domestic trade. Pan-Atlantlo Pini Th~ugh ..JO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH At,tERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE IYRY SUNDAY0 1620 GMT MTD,; (11:20 fSl Sunday] Wl'K-39, 19850 llC. Ships In Caribbean, East Coast -.of South Am~rica, S(!utli Atlan:tic. and East Coast of United - States. . Wf'.L-85, .l llH KCll Ships,in Gulf of· Mexico, Caribbean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast_ Wl'lt-15, 117H llCI Ships in Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. • . the.£ustoms Bureau did not announce the name of the company planning the, moves, it was reported that the SIU-contracted Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. had purchased six of the midbodies in West Gi!rmany for use in its · domestic container service, in coastwise runs·. The Customs office · actfon will · have wide -repercussions, since it in effect, clianges the definition of· a domestic ·vessel which up till now had :.meant a ve11sel entirely "A~erican built." ' The "jumbolizlng" operation involves cuttin1 aw:ay the midsection of the ship aqd inserting a new, enlarged aection which booat1 the cargo capacity. The .sections are trarillported with false. bows1 temporarUy attached for navilatlOnal , purpoaet only. MeanwhiJe,, MTD 'Round·The-World. 1 - ' Wireless. Bt'O'adcasts. C~ntinue • • ;l BTery ·sunc1.,., 1915. GMT. ('2:15 PM ,EST Sunda11> WCO·UOH KCs Europe and North America I . NY ·Shipping Dragging Feet Personals And Notices Tu Refund Chceka . , The following Seafarers can get tax refund checks by contacting Neil v. Pardo, 2420 First Ave., se 2 ttle l, wash.: William A. Aycock, Damian Alabakoft. Matthew Bibisch, Perry F. Bradshaw, Robert Bradley, William A. Cabrera, Cecil P. Diltz, Dominick Dimaio, i'dax C. Garrison, William c. Game, w. H. Hovvland, J~~n S. Long, Francis H. Murray, Lloyd C. March, J. H. Monroe, Martin O'Toole, Harry L. Oakes, Daniel B. Patterson, Arne o. Pedersen, John ·E. Paulette, Carl Ramiskey, Ira F. Ross, Calvin J. Slover, Harold T. Spicer, Francis L. Sherwin, Mariu.t ,Sandanger, Bruce W. Wier, Hubert L. Whaley. w: t .'t t Jobn Hawkins, OS Pick up your vaccination cer. tificate . at the LOG office . . ;\; t t Jimmie Beem Contact William A. Aycock care of: Orion star c/o Dodwell and Co. Ltd., 209, 3-10 Waka 7th Bldg., Maru..nouchi, Chiroda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. ;\;. t. -i . t t t Julio SaraJUo Contact your aunt, Mrs. Pearl · Sarayno, 6'l'OS Avenue C., Houston 11, Texas. Thom~ J. MaIQqe, AB Gontact V. A. Carte, '740 San Felipe Avenue, san· Bruno, Cal i t t t t ;\; . Tbom;us C. Johnson Contact your father, · Thomas. B• Johnson, 1918 Glasgow St., Portsmcuth, Va. Urgent. . Wallace B. MiHon Contact your mother· immediately, at 288 Dartmouth St., Rochester 1. NY. ' .. i ;\; t Alexander Wilkie , Anyone · knowi111 the - ~hereNEW YORK....:During th·e past E~t Coast South America .two )Vteb the port bandied 1:3 abouts of Ute above named SeaWC0.22407 .l[CI farer 16 urged .t o contact his . West .Coast- s~u~h ~er~ea .. payoffs, serviced 19· s~ips in-transit, brother, James C. Wilkie, at ffam' mock Pkw)r., Clinton, €onn. and one sign~on. Bvery-, MondaY. 031f~GMT . · · SWpping has ·~en slow duririg $. t · t Cl 0:15"-PM_ .EST Sunda11) . ·the pe11iod with a tot~- of 1'78 men · Oallilr Kin WMM 25-!i80'f KCI · in a1r-c1@sse~ shipped. The outlook Get fn touch with Reino PelasO, , Australia < ~ · tor the .next· two weeks indicates care of the SlU Hall in ~rooklyn. ·1finilw 81-li037.5 .the actt.vitf to 1 remain about .the · t · t . t , Northwest Pacific _ , ~~e • . Jobn II. Mun11 . °""!""~~------_..------~~~---------. There were-. UHl min J:eptered' 'nlis ill fourth notice. · Important ·tiere· 1n ·an c~s _with ant> . tber you contact ·y-0ur sori, ·c/p· Serper. L:.'*""""'lil!l.iiiim.iiii.....ijiliii~~i!ioiii--.......- - - - -.....------...--...-":l'm>Jt·re-~tel'ed (Jii ·~ifi&i'. teacli -. Sa.me ;adtbi~~ afl}»teVlbuStt:· . r· .. WC0-16988.8 KC1 • �- Vol. XXll No. 7 • 0 FFIC.lAL OR&·AN ·OF THE SEAFAR'liRS fNTEftNATION AL ' UtH6.N • ATL.ANTIC 'AND GULF , DISTRICT• AFL.'CIO • Esso Opens Fir.~· ~ On. US-Flag .Oil Import Proposal • A:. 1 • - Lifeboat Class Number 25 NEWS H'EADLINEI IN UVll!W , WASHINGTON~Evidently alarmed by demands of US maritime unions and independent tanker operators for a 50 percent rule on US oil imports, Standard Oil of New Jersey and other big international oil concerns have filed strenuous tue some weeks ago, which · also the oil import quota proobjections with the Office of opposed gram. · Theoretically, AMMI exists · Civil and . Defense Mol1ilization. · A memorandum submitted by Esso, which is probably the largest single operator of runaway - flag tonnage in the world, objected to the proposal ·on the ground that it would add $100 million costs to the nation's fuel bill. Actually, in the view of US maritime unions the additional costs would consist of two items: A) Additional revenue to the United States Government from Esso and other oil companies who now operate out of tax-free runaway havens, B) American wage payments to crewmembers of oil company tankers now operating under the runaway flag at $50-$100 monthly wage scales. OCDM had previously received a memorandum from the Joint Committee for American-Flag "I:ankers outlining the reasons why at least half of US-purchased and US-consumed oil imports should come in on American-flag ships. The OCDM · has promised it will call a hearing shortly ,to air the dispute. , The Esso position was no surprise to the unions' or the industry. In fact, it had been tipped by the Atneticart Merchant Marine lnsti- to promote American-flag shipping, but it happens that F;sso and other major runaway operat~rs are members of the institute and have a large voice in policy~making. · The AMMI has conceded that inactive US tankers now total 744,000 , deadweight tons, but despite the inactive tanker fleet it is opposed to the 50 percent proposal because the quota is an "unnecessary step," whatever that ,means. Esso, whicf! owns 36 Ame:-icanflag tankers, has another BB tanke11s operating under foreign-flags. Fearing that it will have to pay a US tax and wa~e bill under the requirement. ~ Esso contends . that the 50 percent ruling would establish "an unfortunate precede~t · for further .disc~!minatory action b~ other nations. The oil company also charged that the legislation,. if imposed, would bring about a mass tr:lnsfer of th~ US-controlled PanHonLib tonnage to European and other foreign registries to avoid the' American-flag tanker· rates for half o( their imports. Actually the transfer would have to · be back to the US flag to qualify for cargoes. • J-1' - ' • • Eight Seafare~ under the guidance of bosun Bill Ooqks have just · completed.their two-week training period which leads to possession of a lifebo~t ticket. The group ·con.sists of, front (1-r): Ch.ester Gietek, Franlc Stakowski, :John Miller, Robert Mansell, James Ram· sey. R~ar, Seymour ~olfson, Mike Strawinski, Robert Herman, and Bill Oooks. / Runaway Liberian fleet. Expanding, Lloyds Says · To nobody's surprise; the latest figures issued .by I:.loyds of London show that the runaway-fi~g Liberian fleet is continuing to grow . at the expense of legitimate maritime nations. ,~ ,, . . Th.e -~TF .Iournal, off1.c1al · pubhcabon of the Internabon- almost 12 million tons. _ al Transportworke.rs Feder.a - Other runaway flags, by con;. tion, cites Lloyd figures that trast, are not fairtng so welt· The Liberia has almost doubled its Panamanian fleet has shown a merchant ship registries ,. since slight incr~ase while Honduras and 1956. Costa Rica declined. Costa Rica is Of the total increase in • ship- not accepting any' more runaway ping ·tounage, 45 miUiop tons, since registries and is seeking to do 1948,- Liberia has accounted for away with the practice. The figures are not recent enough to show the impact of flag switches from Liberian to Greek registry. They only cover world merchant shipping as of last sumOn the US West Coal?t, the month of March-has double meaning for union seamen. March mer. However, they do reflect the this year marks the 75th anniversary of the Sailor's Union of the Pacific and the 106th birth- rapid growth of the Greek fleet. · That growth began following the day of the late Andre.w Fu.ruseth, the SUP's first leader. · · worldwide demonstration against The founding of the runaway shipping in December· took place on March 6, 1885, San Francisco and joined the re- vessels, from the desertion law 'i n 1958. The Greek seamen's union , on the San Francisco water.: cently established Coast Seamen's US ports. 71t also :ruled out the ref1,1sed to participate and Greek ~· Union, out Of which the 'SUP de.,. beating Of seamen by officers and government spokesmen denounced EMIER ~RVGJ.IQ/W /Lifront where seamen .held in vir- veloped, he struck out for recogni- mates, · and gave seamen -the rigat the . demonstrations as a ."plot" "ff 1 INr!.' 1 ll:'a. ~A ......nlP""" tual serfdom met· to unite in a tion of- the seamen as a first-class to draw up to half their wages in against Greek-owned shipping. rn r~i~ ~ drive for minimum human rights. citizen. He soon became the leader any landi.n g .or discharging port. With that as a cue, shipowners· rr-r-NCE n ..i~t rvn~ ~ the West Coast unio.n. . . star~ed registering · under the . f Pl~IC Mo$~ · The individual most instrumen-' of He · realized that before cQndiThe biggest blow struck · by <;;reek flag to gain protection COW.AND #JG ~EWf.ACr~ tal in founding the US maritime tions for seamen ·could be im- Furu~;th and th~ SUP, was the against possible union organizing · 1'111"( B/AMED ~ JUJ/£56. · movement was Andrew Furuseth, proved, legislation would have to pass~oe . .of the ~eamen s , Act of on , runaways. . . ·• be passed thai would free them ·1915. _ This ext~n<ied the desertion a Norwegian immigrant who had Since the formation of the Intersailed under many fl ags for 14 from arrest and imprisonment if ban to US ships . in foreign ports national Maritime Workers Union, • ; years prior to his coming to the they quit their jobs. Otherwise and to foreign vessel~ in American jointly-sponsored by the SIU and · ports. It also provided for inUS and the West Coast. -~~~~- cre'ased foc'sle ' space, better 'food NMU, the flight toward the Greek Witnessed 'Slave-Like' Conditions and safety provision11 for seamen. flag has been speed.ed, with the While Furuseth. was the leader approval ·of the US. Maritime Ad;; During his sailing days Furuseth in the fjght for legal rights for ministration in some instances. had experienced first-hand the virseamen, the late Harry Lundetual slavery that surrounded the berg headed.. up the second revival .. seaman of those days. Like other of seamen~s unions bcgin~in'g with , ~' ' . seamen he was required by law to the West CQast seamen's and longdo the captain's bidding regard!Jhoremen's str}kc of 1934~ • The SlU Wel{are Services Deless of t)le conditions, and he had Under Imndeberg's ' 1eadership, ' partme9t reports that it has had to complete any voyage he started the SUP became the pacesetter in difficulty locating seamen's und~r any and all circumstances. Lundeber~ obtaining . vast impr ovements in families . because the seamen's In 1886- when Furuseth cam~ to conditions could be imposed on shipboard working and living con- ' enroilment or beneficiary cards. seamen while. th(}y were on the ditions ·and seamen•s·earnings. The have not been kept up · to date. ~hip and they would have to ac- SUP also served ·a!f· the ·founding . -Some death benefit ,payments cept them. To do otherwise meant · organization of the ·seafarers In- . have ' b.een . delayed : for som.t' heing classed as mutineers or ternational, U1_1ion ,of ·Nort~ A.mer'.:' rtime until .the Seafarer's bene-· deserters. , ica and provided the initiative for · fipiaries f'OUld be'_ located. To The union's first' victories came many (If the , SIUNA.'s ·present' dis- :,avoid delays fu payments of wel..• with th.e passage of the Maguire trlcts, . includin~ th~- Atlantic and ' fare benefits Seafarers ' are ad-· · ~\1 •'' : -Act in 1895 which abolished the Gulf, Canadian· ..n<l Qrea~ llakes vised to notify the Union Im· ~·J;, 1 °"w~i!!AaliM ·desertion · law . in 'the coa,\itwise dist.r !cts. ·. . . . ,. mediately of any 'changes iJl ad- : "J!l'V lV['~J~;;;;tf./'~~1!"' tr.ade and outlawed the crimp's Tne. abillty of ..the SUP · to 1 sur- . dress, changes in the 'names ,of NJtnO/B. 5w;iP PLAHS . h beneficiaries or additional de~o n1s~.ALHAAJAl"."a..t.r·~ rig t to obtain an allotment frofl\ ·vive powerful opposition and. many ·pendents by filling out new en- , TV!:' v :."tJIV"I . ,,..,_, . .-, 111. • the captain. Three YE'.ars· later he setbacks, par~icularly in the peri.od "rollment and beii~ficiaty cards. CONFERENaE. ~ T .s ecured passage. o.f the White Act following the di~nstrous seamen:s I -These cards can..be obtained in CAUS FOB 3 ~GE l)s;R _. ....·..... . . . . . .,~ . ' which freed seamen. on 'd eep sea, .strike of 192!, , made possiple the : ariy SIU port. . .- . ~ ·1MM ' fin,~T'p'ri~Aof..Aut:lft' . : • -:7:,. . , !JS w.ell as . coutwJJJe ArJierlcan strons ,mari,ltme union8' of toda)\~ .1·· .. • • · ,1 . r,~ '' &:Vll"'llii ~~ .. . SUP Celebrates 15th Birthday sup+------------------------ r A W.EtK •. JN Notify We.fare .; .,_,of .CJlanges . t· ~· ... ij°ORIES · . d 'em. 0 ·th. • · en 1 LO'a· . .~ "" •"' evA . .~ 1• • ' ... - ... ' ..., "'~ ~ .~ .. , . ---... ...... . ------..,...~---- . .. ; . .. . ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 25, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CONSTITUTION VOTE STARTS MAR. 31 ‘UNION HIRING HALL IS BEST JOB SYSTEM’ MAJOR OIL FIRMS STEP UP FIGHT ON ’50-50’ PROPOSAL FISHERMEN HIT 12-MILE LIMIT PLAN BIENVILLE, TANKER CRASH IN HOUSTON OPERATORS TO POST BOND TO GUARANTEE SHIP WAGES MARINE INDEX DISCOVERS REPORTS ARENT INJURIES SEA UNIONS OK UNIFORM WAGE SECURITY AGREEMENT HOUSE BODY HITS SHIP BLACKLISTING FISH UNION HITS CANADA PROPOSAL ON 12-MILE LIMIT OPERATORS, MA AGREE ON 25-YEAR ‘LIFE’ FOR SHIPS CUNARD LINE DIVERSITIES; BUYS PLANES CHECKS GOING OUT ON BANKRUPT SHIPS; VESSELS RUNNING AGAIN TWO CREWS COME HOME AFTEF SHIP STRANDINGS RUNAWAYS HURT INDUSTRY TOO, BUSINESS NEWSPAPER INDICATES ADMINISTRATION FIGHTING PASSAGE OF FORAND BILL ‘NO FOREIGN MIDSECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC VESSELS’ ESSO OPENS FIRE ON US-FLAG OIL IMPORT PROPOSAL RUNAWAY LIBERIAN FLEET EXPANDING, LLYODS SAYS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/25/ 1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 7  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/500618e38e9b6404d2c6130e24040a08.PDF 80b217cb6291c7ca753fad78859c42a8 PDF Text Text March 11 ,1960 , OFT.H E SEAFARERS ·t'NTER.NAY.IONAL. UNION A.ND · GULF o·tSTRICT • AFL-CIO • · ·.Perfs Cal,. F_Gr Vote· _ _ _ ___,...._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Story On Page 3 ·• ' . . , . .~ • - · d . Out of bed and getting around for the WeII•E.qUlppe • first time since mid-1956, .Seafarer ' 1 Jlugh Fouche, 45, ·poses in his new motor-powered V[heekhair. The. chair w-as purchased ·for Fouche by the SJU Welfare Plan·ru:nder the 1 . : provisions of th~ special equipment benefit. Fouche, a sufferer from ~ multiple sclerQsis, has peen O.n the disabiiity. J.>enefi~ lisf since July, ,·, -._ 1956, when·the· aUment forc~d hill\ to stop wor~mg. . . Boost Vacation Pay· To $400 Fam ilY Su rgi ca1 · "' .. • . Story On Page. Z . Benefits·.Raised . _________________;._ _ _ _ _ Story On Page 3 -;- ..... , , Canners Ro.u f... Bridges· .. :.. ~------""""---:-----__,_ _ _ _ _ Story On Page 3 ,. ."" ,,... -. ' . . ' ·• SIU CONSTITUTION ·C·O MMITTEE . REPORT See Pt;19e 8 �. ~ ·areaklns All. R~ords' . Vacation Prla·n ·B.enefits; -Raised -To ·$400-Y~clrlY. Seafarers will soon start ·collecting ·vacation pay at- ·f i $400 annual rate as -tru~te-es of the. SIU Vacation Plan agreed to a Union proposal for an immediate $40 annual benefit boost. This is the fifth such increase in the .eight-year-old Vacation Plan. The latest boost in b'enafits+·------~·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - for SIU men was .made possi- Plan under-a contract reopener. the seaman. takes time off the ship ble. by the action of the SIU The $40(!.. vacation benefit repre- or -not. ' negotiating committee in obtain- sents better than one monthS' P~Y The SIU · va_cation plan wb!eh . ing ·a 28-cent daib' increase . in for the grea~ majority -~f ship- was the first . of its kind In . the operators' contributiOns to the board - ratings. Under the -recent' . ~atitinie lndustq', has P,aid ·out pay increase, base pay for AB.C, over $13 milli~n. and is ,now' pay.;. ' oilers, and firemen is now $369.17 ing benefits at the rate· of $200,per month. 000 per ·month. · The agreement on the increase Benefits are. based on the num-' · does not rule out the possib~ity ber of day! wer;ced, reg11rdless· of of subseque~t boosts on vacation the.. number of vessels · or cornpayments in the event tlie 28-cent _panies involved. Once a man has increase in operators' .contribu- worked . 90 days or more, he ls tions results in the accumulation entitled t~ 'Claim ' vacation j>ay. of sufficient surplus to ·cover addi- Payment is usually made in a few MONTREAL-Four former Brit- tional in~reases. hours atter receipt of the claun. . · ish-flag ships owned by Canadians, . Under the S~U. Pliln, th,e trustees The. Seafarer is not required to have switched to Canadian regis- can act to increase benefits ariy be either unemployed or actµally1, try, and SIU Canadian ·District time the funds are available. Their on vacation to collect,,his benefit. contracts. · The Canadian ships, action does not hinge upc)n.' con- · · Established origin~lly at the $140 monthly. figute, the benefit which in the past have been sail- tract r~newals or other dat~s. . \- . . ing under the British-flag, have Benefits have been · increased- rate was ~creased to $176 yearly Alcoa Roa~'1 got a tough one to beat, 1, 135 days without a lost been crewed- by the British, Sea- f!ve times since vacation pay~ents· in 1954, to $244 in 1955 .and .$260 men's Union, and had been sailing began on February 11, ~952: Pay- in 1956. The lar~est increase,- Jn · time accident. Two of tl,e Seafarers who .are helping keep it in~ such until the end of the s~iP­ ments- are an earned right whether 1958, pui the fteure at $360. 1 • tact are V. T. Nash, ~B, (left) and David Nunn, chief steward. ping season. Sri.fish $hips Return To Canada Flag A • 'I o· B" ' . •B , , . . ~vi~~~io:ed::~~e.c~~::;;~~~ ~~: :I ftffC.U . f ure·. ep f . CIC..K. S_. -.CK I.Sf.,• s · , · · ;:!~:~:~:=~~:;'.:=~:.~:"~~~~ Iu-CreW -Chqrges· Abuse By_·1 9ypt ships to Canadian registry only after being assured that this was Flag-switching by Can ad i an owners ha<;l long been a problem to the Canadian District. At a meeting of the International -Transportworkers Federation, last year,' Hal · Banks, secretary-treasurer of ·the · SIU-Canadian District, together :with. the SIUNA representation and the British Seamen's Union, reached agreements on those · flag switches involving Canadian ship transfers to the United Kingdom. The Canadian District problem had been aggravated by the · fact that Canada lacks coastwise shipp.{ng regulations limiting domestic trade to Canadian ships. The operation of ships In Canada under the British-flag was detri· mental to both Canadian Seafarers a~d Canadian-flag shipowners who were paying a higher wage scale~ ~t was also a hai:<lship_on .the British seam.en, particularly smce they had to live within the Canadian price structure while serving in Canadian waters. ·~ I The transfer, actually transacted a_ . . WASH~NGTON-:-T;he Department. o.f Agriculture is openly supporting th . e .Arab ,League blacklist of Am . eri~-ftag· h p d t d t f h -n 1 b · 1 s s, e~p1 e repu ia ion o sue .t'o 1c1es y President Eisenhower. A spoke$man "for the Department decla.red ' it was no conc.e rn to the Government that a llpmber of American-flag ships were being barred by Arab nations•from ,the farm _ ... • • · • • • surplus ,cargo trade, despite· . · ...--1 • the fact that these cargoes are also written President Eisenhower force the principal of freedom of- American-flag ships, he wrote, then 'gifts of American taxpayers detailing th~ Union's position and the seas and no interference with -the Nayy should purchase its oil to the nations involved. calling upon the US Government American shipping. If certain in o.ther ·countries, which do not The ships are being barred lf to· use its fullest authority to en- Arab stares ~persist in blacklisting participate· in the blacklist, such they had previously · touch.e d an . as Iran, Indonesia or Venezuela, er else buy its oil at home in T'exas, Israeli port. No freightship can · get Ii · WhiJe' th4' .Na.~ Department has a charter unless i;t signs a declaration of, a type which:'S ays that it is wjthdrawn the ' blacklist , charter _"prohibited _from calling at Israeli . '. "..~· . _ I · · agreeI{lents, it has not. indicated waters . . . and has not traded it •wm ·insist on the right~ of to Israeli ports." . American. ships to carry A'mericanMeanwhile; SIU .headquarters . owned oil, lhi>uld an "Arab state received a detailed report that deny port rights to ,any AmericanSeafarers manning an Americanflag tan!'er. Without such backing, flag ship on -the Arab blacklist had . _• ships , on the blacklist are still been abus~d and mistreaied by ' · ·. ..· · . . .• · eftectively-bann:ed · from bidding Egyptian authorities when the WA~HINGTON-:--When i\r_ comes to determinmg the US for Navy charters, vessel was hung up in Si1ez be- Governm'e nt's policy.- ori tbe Arab blacklist of American-flag .It wa8 learned that the 'mistreatcaus~ _of . fillanc_ial difficulties. ships,--it all depends. on' which section of the Government you ment of Seafarers aboard the WestShip'~ secretary Andy C. Noah . . · · ; ., . · p&rt took place last fall ..When it reported that ' crewmembers -of the are dealmg Wl~h; · · "·' 1 ~' • · was hung up by · the Egyptian Westport we.J,"e kept virtual prisonAccording ·to Presiaent Eis- ,-~owev~r. t!te Agriculture De- authorities at - the southern end crs under guard were not allowed h •'t • " t · · 1.....· t par,tment is still permitting the in- of the Suez Canal. Seafarer Noah . •. . ower, 1 is ~er am y.,n~ ~ur clusiop of: the "blacklist clause" in · · . to commumcate :Vith anyone, and policy" to support the Ari'b black- charters involving shipment of repo~ed that the sbip had alr~ady .. had th.e ir seamen s documents im- Ust This statement by the Prest .. . _ rt d been blacklisted some time ago . . - surp1us gra1n caAgoes as repo e b£cause 'tt to . o't a g t. I 1 It's Official: Pound. ed · '-Th e 51·t u at•ion . .was _su_c h dent at a ~ecent ptes~.- confere~ce tn the adloin~ng story, an.d the · ; " car 0 sra~ · tqat m o~de~ to commumcate with was spelled out..in· s9me detail by Navy .fDepartment, while withdraw- When it ~rived in .Suez, ~e said, the out_s1de world, cyewm~mbers the State Dgpad mept in 8 'letter 1 th bla kli t kl 1E~ypttan polie~men were put .f ~ad, to ·pretend they Wl!l'1f:c·o nauc-· sent to.SlUNA ·President Patil Hall." ng (~ tine . ds,. c1~use, llr)an aboud. Crewmembers, he· rehng a fire and boat drill. They Oil ue on page ported, were showered with re/ rowed the boat to another Ameri~ · ,, ' t, • marks describing them M "rich can ship wqicb happened to be vermin who : don't ·pay their bills, . .. or ' Jew-l overs." Crewmembers in port and passe d the news of WASHINGTON - All marine their plight to the authorities and , were confine~ to the ship with forecasts and warnings emanating the Union. CF6~(ull details: ~e ~ -:,~:.:-· ·· gGoAm'MINT ~ STAT& their only con~ct" wttl;l the outside from the us Weath~r Bureau will Noah's verbatim report ·on page ;, . ~ . . _.. •...-. / world 'being lett~rs the captain · · '@ / •• ,, ._~ ,. ' · 1t ma·ned through the Egyptian now carry wind speeds in knots- 13.) per-hour rather than the previous The Agriculture De~artment's ' , laroi . •· 19~ · authorities. miles-per-haur. The change was po~ition _on the blacklist Chl,lrters . I . .· -~-::.. --"----.--.-.-.---effective March 1. came after the . Navy pepartment. . ,. & ., The Change, ihe Bureau states, announced it · was witlidra\ving . : . . .~~,,. · . ~ will affect l he following areas:. all similar charter agreements. The »ear~· Hall• -: -,.·:',~to tht ~ C"~~!:'~:' March J.1, 19~ · -V~I. XXll, No. 6 coastal waters of the US, includ- NE.:ivy hh-~_d ~cted .after President : _Th9 ~i:~ ~ c~~c~ ~a11--' ·•• ..- ' • . · 1 · ~· · .uin alAllM '~ ;>• .. · -·- ref....-___.. .......i ... i·ng the eastern Caribbean Sea, 1sen ower, .in response to .a press·._ w.n corif.ract1 ·Qf ~ c , 16 Jaeel•,.,_ ?Oil allO · .. Gulf of Mexico and ·r uerto Rico,· . co~~erence quel'3t,' declareq it was . . ' ortin& i h9· Antr ti0111.ot~ ~ lldPP!JIC• . . .., ·Hawaii and Alaska waters -the ~·certainly not our pglicy" to' ass'lst ~~-- p~bf~-,..,~ecU..llJ · · · · ' Great Lakes, western North At- or. S';1PPOJ:t .~lacklists· oj ship. ~is.: P.AVL H.u.L, ' SecretliTfj-.TrecutH'"' er t· · b · · · HaHn; BaAJfu, Edf,tOft. . BJERNARD. SIA• · lantic, eastern North. Pacific, Cen- · , i~~!la 10~ ~ • aqy 'government. MAlf, ATt .Ed6tor. H~MAK AlrrHUR, ·- ·tral No,,!'th ·Pacific, harbors, bays, ~g~m st · Americ~n-jlag · or other, IRWIN SnvAcx, AL MA&IUlf, .JoJDf Ba.uu., · sounds, inland dams; resei:voirs, v~s.se s, , .. . . ..-,, ,; .· / ,.-1 ·: " t "AM,Bt1• B1111Gu, CJMar.ls B IA.vMn , DEL . and rivers. · . . '. r. Before the Presider.it?s iln~iounce'\ · RO:BI1'~H, ·Stat! ~rltera . . Bw. Moonv, · Recommendations received from -:me~t; tlie sri:J tn e ·Mallitime ·fra'de~' · · Gulf 4 ,.ea Repreaentaeu-,. : · ship captains; boatmen, 'yachting .. D.epal'.tm.ent;· ·an~ J>tn~r_ gtpups liad.'.: Clubs and other . marine ox:ganiza-· deno~~ced ~he . ~av.y:s -practiee('of.', tions . in the'-us were largely re- . req~ir~ng oll tankers to sign the · · sponsible f~he change, , blacklist agreements before tl~ey ..The · knot is ' the ·equivalent of could get charters to pick up Navy· r :t515 ·miles per hour anµ ·is th~ owned oil C~Dgoes· at Arab oil port s. " ' iame· as · oge:· ~utical; Dille. · · ~. . S~UN~ Pre~ident Paul Hall 'had Gov't :. :A'gen · :c•ies o•t ( fer , 'o·n · ·a1a • -· . ·.c·kliiIS1· , .0,1··1c1es ? Wind To Bl'ow ._ In ·Knots Now r SE' ti! .... &BERS LA·G . '° I 1 / . .. • .- I �-Boast SurgicaJ ·Benefits ··under SIU Welfare Plan· Canners Go SIUNA Nix Bridges In 2 Alaska Fish·'Plants SAN FRANCISCO Ha r r y suffered still another whipping in a direct contest with an: SIU West Coast affiliate in an election among seafood workers in Seward, Alaska, SIUNA headquarters reports. The winning unit, Lhe Marine Staff Officers and Allied Personnel, a division of the Marina Cooks and Stewards Union, soundly trounced Bridges' -International Longshoremen's and ·warehousemen's pnion in. the balloting. At stake in the voting was rep· resentation i·ights for workers of two shrimp canneries, the Halibut Producers Corp., and Seward Seaford Inc. both of Seward. In the National La!>or R~lations Board voting, the SIU affiliate won by 25 to 11 at Seward Seaford with challenge4 and one ~ridges . . The following list gives an idea of the incrf'ases 1ilade fil the Family surgical benefits. j . . , .. ·. OLD NEW ILLNESS . FEE · FEE A:ppendectomy $10.0 · $150" ·Catal'act reniovaJ i.5o. 225 · 15!) '225 IJysterelltomy .. ,. , ernia (single) 100 . 150 He~ia (double) .i50. 187 · Then, at the other plant; the SIU unit rolled up a lopsided 21 ·votes,··to one for t.he IL WU. As the vote count reached that stage. the· ILWU, in desparation, cballenged all of the rema.ining ballots, 24 in all . Howeve1·, the challenges and other objections were dismissed by the NLRB regional office. Th.e Marine Staff Officers, Office and Allied .. Persoqnel, was chartered by the MCS in the eal'ly part of 1958, with its nucleus· being pursers in -a previo4sly-existing SIUNA affiliate. - It organized mis- . cellaneous personnel aboard passenger vessels not under the jurisdiction· of any of the s_hipboard ·departments, and also went into t!ie shoreside field in a ·-direct challenge to Bridges' operations. The Mes has particular· reasoIJ to tilt with Bridges because it was Bridges' support which for years kept the now-defunct. --N4tional Ubiq__n of Ma.i:ine Cooks anti, Stew· ards In control of stew·a rd depart• ment . members Coast.ships.· . - on West _.,, ,· -, ' �. · February 17 Through-Marcl1 1!'. l960 : ..- .-- . SIU shipping hit the upward .swing again· following a seasonal decline the larges_t gains Jor. the petio_d. Houstoli ·shipped a gain of 80 men _. , ~:~ '..' ,__ , ., . In · all departments. ,..T he upswing reflects a difference of over 200 .men Decltnes·were listed only In Norfolk,J'dlamfand Wilmington. Despite , . shipped in the ~o-week period. "Regist~ation this period reflected ·a ~e drop-o'!; No~ol:k alld -Wilmington _V{ere stnron the"' g~d· .~J~e.''""' ·loltO ~ I ;· . _ . _ . .. . · Registration ·.~~ftected little change,lrom the )~st period~ Th'e- deck . l ,: •·;-·: _ very shght . dec;~ase to 1,051 as _comppre_d . t~ 1,070 far the previous . and steward . .dep.artme.n ts had a drop whiJe the engine". deJ)attment-, ~ew !~r; · ··· ~J':... .p£>riod. · ·· · . - . .... · continued to gain;. The largest change watr in ihe steward C:leparfm.eQ.t..; · ~1cN1,1p•I• • • 4_ . . An incl'ease in vessel acttvity .:was shown in near1y ·all ports. '.Vhe which r~corded '29 'less registrants tlian ]rt tbe''.fast . perlod. :'Jl!e >Overall" ~IH~•.. • : • t 7 ' /' ·~~~:. .,,}·: ~ . . _ ..... ·' '" · ., · .,.:··- "Orio• · ~ .:.., , 2 , 2 . . . . .. " 1' increase saw 33i ships serviced during the period ... The a(:tual break- registrati~ show_s ·a decrea~ of 19 men. _- down; ;is sho\\'.D at the rig~t. lists 70 payoffs, 36 sign-ons and 131 ships ·The incr;ea~ in sly.pping acttvlty accounted ~r - the ~4'cr~ase in ·,IG~llYIHe .••-~ . ....., .1 •. 12 c · 11 In tr;i~sit. . .: regist!ation on the beach. The_ ports ,9f ..Joston, Phlladelp~l~-- Norfolk, ·:Ml.ii, ...... .: - . ...;.. .•.,. ."· ;, _7 ' _ Jacksonville,_Miami an~ Wilmington -re~orted nh payoffs or signons Jacksonville, Miami and Wiln:ilhgton hav.e le~ ~bal).. _100 me~ . in a~ M.-ille •. . •.• ·•• ~ 1 '_. 4 • '.J1 ...:.-ll· f!>r the period. All ports had vess~s v~siti!tg in. transit. The ports of depanmen.ts. PJ!~Iadelphla i~ the only -~n~ _ ot the!Mt portS t~t -~oes Ne;, Ori " ••· · t . 1 ~ · 19 ; .,36New Orleans and 'Houston traded posltions- in the in transit co1umn. ·not have less than 50 of the top senionty mep -regJstered... ~ .~ · · • · " .' · ,- · . • · Houston · recorded _.29 visiting ve,~s~ls while. New Orleans showed 19. _ ~e followlitg i~ ~he ~outf<to1:, port~·~y. ~rt: - ,'*···· .. ~ •· _ . ·· ·- ~~=~ ~· ~ "'~ ~ ~ ~: This wa8 a 10-ship increase for Houston and a two-:ship drop for Ne_w - Boston: Fair ': ·.. .Ne-W~ York: M;aY·· ~l'Op, .• ~-· • Pldlid'!IPhl•: Eafr 1. ·•• ·._ -, ~~ · ·: ~'{'. ' - ,.- .·.: ,. Orleans. · · _ -! Baltimore: Will 'slow down .•. Norfolk: 1',emain· slO-w ; ·. ·•· Jae~Ylll~ ~'l ~· ~· · ·· 1 ·· ·~ . ... - A.rise in shippin~ was in~cated in Bos~on,"l'!ew Ydrk, Philadel~hia~ Eai.r ... Mlam!:. Jllo change· ... Mobll.ei Pr~tty •:good ... ~~,.... Orleans: -~·,:..,· ~~: 1, ~ : · ~ #. ' ·" .. ~ Baltimore, Jacks~nville, Moblle, ·New Orleans, Houston, San,. Francisco steady . .· Houston:· Stjll bustling .• ;.• .W~,l'toa,- ste.ad~ "·· •• San .,. "- ' -. · ~. -:---- ..:::. ·. . . _.;; ; _ •. .. ._ · and Seattle. 'Of these, Houston. Mobile, New York and ~eattle showed Francisco: Good •••. $eaUle: St-eady. " · Told~• • ,• ... ~ • 70 ,n .r. p1.-~~ .. u7 _ . ·.,. trl' ,the previ~us period: A total of 1,124 -rnu w.ere dfspa~ched to Jobs in _all departmet,?ts. . -; . CLASS... A - GROUP ,Orf Boston . : ............ __ New Y·o rk . . ·....... : .. Philadelphia .. .. ..... . Baltimore .. -:- ........ . Norfolk r . . . . : ...... . Jacksonville ..........· Miami-. . . ......... : .. . Mobile ~ - .. .. . . • . . . .. New Orleans . . . . . .· . . . :Houston . . . :- .. .. ..... . Wilmington . .. ."...· . . . . San Francisco . . . . :.. . . Seattle . ....... . TAL 1 2 j .~Registered_ · CLASS 8 · GROUP · Shipped · 4 )9 ;!5 9 26 (;ROUP CLASS a· . .,... GROUP ._ 3 ALL 1 _ · 2 _ 3 ALL 1 ------~.-.'1'1~· ~5 .7 11 . 2 .... • 3. 2 .. 2 ' 2 3- ·7 13: 1 - - · 4 -.?-· 1 - 5 3 -'1':0" ::_ ' -:- . 1 ·- 9 11 .. 45 8 . 43· 3 10 13 5 13 1 8 -'17-157 ... Shipped_ A ~LASS _:: Z 3 ~ALL · I . 2 -5-8~1~ 14 3,-1 - - -, - , 4 ·1-9 25' 12 541 . 1 6 12 . D n · 42 3 8 4 l:J 2 l 3 ·-4 5 11 19 6 36 3 4 17 24 5 15 2 . 8 1 11 2" 1 3 - ,_ 1 10 6 3 6 2 3 9 1 -5 1 1 ·- -_ 4 3 ALL ' l -· 1 3 7 1 , r2 8 . 21 .. 2 . 5 - 2 1.. 5 · 1a ·11 -. 8 / 31 - 7-i ....:... 5 ztr - 8 - -- 47; l · . . 3 63: l 6 --- 3 •"5 18 -.,, 1 2 1 1 1 1 '- - 2 -1 -28 ' -;~-) - -"3 63 -9 : 25 / -'ENGINE DEPAR.liMiNT..-. ~ .. Registered- · · GROUP , .. ,Orf -=1 Z 3 ALL · GROUP 1- 2 .- / • lo _,£LASS ·~ "GROUP 3 ALL ~ 1 e-._s- ALL . 2- . ~.. ~G~R~O~u=p,=.-. --~- -1 8 --s - -11 ....,....1--1-1· -~-s -= . · i---:--1 -2~~-2 '1Boston . ... . ..: ...... . . 9 31 6 ' 46 .8 11 1~ . 9 34 - 8 51. 1 ·:...._ l _ :-9 . New York . . ......... . 5 4 . " 9 _.... 4 . . t .._ 10 ·'4 H ·- · 2 · 4 Philadelphia .... .... . .._ 2 31 3 36j. ~ ·15 .. 7 .221 2 - .24 3 . . 29 ''l 9 ,.- 5_ Baltimore . ........... . Norfolk . _ ........ . - ·1 5 2 - ".8, 3 · · ·7 .. ~01 ....:... : 4 · -::- · ~L - . ..:.2· _ :2 2 4 ~ -6-1 •1 ·2 - - ~ 2 _, - - 1 Jackspnville ......... . Miami . . . : .. : ........ . Mobile . . .. .. . ... . .. . 5 . - 3 , 2 New Orlean·s . . . . : . .. . . 8 17 6 311" 1 - 6 . .. 5 '..U 1 -9. · 23 4 Houston . . ... . ...... : . . 10 25 5. 40 4 10. .· 14 , ,28,~ 10. ·31 . I 6 1 5 6 2 1· 3 ....... 2 1 ... Wtlmington . .. ....... . 9 :! 16j ·3 2 . 4. · San Fr.ancisco . . . . .... . !i Seattle . ........ . .6 8 H'l 2 .( -:-43--:i5z - u · 23'1;- ;,-5CJ -59 · ·JOTAl.S. ~ ~ . "~~I / Regist~red ~ CLASS ~ROUP .Boston . .. .. •.. ....... -New York . ......... . .. .Ptiiladelph!~. ; .. . . ... : Baltimore'. . : ...... ... . Norfolk :--:-.... ... .. ,. . Jacksonville . ........ . Miami. ....•......... ~obile ... '. .. . . . ; . . .· . . ~ew Olllea:ns . . . ...· ... . . 'l louston . . . . .... -. . .... . ' Wilmington . . .. " .. . . ' ~·· ".' .'"'i • I • ~· ::1 ~ ~ I • _. s~ n t - - - f\.l'!,lnCIS<:if- . .. ... , . S~at < le •111 - A =-=- .. _Ship~ _. Registered CLASS 8 ; - · CLASS ·A - .. _ . .. Registered ·.!". 2' 4 ·ii -1 •• -·11- 47 3 3 " - �With all signs pointing toward an unusually-early opening of the Great Lakes naviga· tion season, affiliates of the AF,L-CIO MaritiI~1e ·Trades Department are getting set for full-scale organizing drives among z:ion-union workers in the area, as well as campaigns · to raise the present level o f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .· wages and benefits for union,- tion with the ILA's readmission to sailing again by the second or ized employees. the AFL-CIO and the Maritime third weeks of this monttr.. Life lpoks _comfortabJ,e enoug,h for Seafarer Robert (Slee'py) Paschal, AB, ¥.1ho l!roke-.his ankle· on the Morning Light. The locale is Bremerhaven, Germany; th•. hospital, St. fosf!ph's. Sorry, the nurse ·is not identified. Photo from United Seamen's Service. Two[ $IP ,Operators ·ltsk ·., .foi Vessel Trade-Ins. WASHINGTQN_:_J\. bill that would allow US-flag unsub'sidized steams.hip com , ·panies-to fr~de- in old vessels for rela· tive~y ~ore modern, Governmen!-o'Wned ships; has received a great deal pf supp.ort in Sen, ate subcrommittee hearings. warned G. c. Halst~ad, vlce~pr~sl./ Most of the maritiine or-. ~ent and director of Alcoa, "we ~ w· -...; ' ganizations, including both Amer· · lean Merchant the Marine Institute z and · the America'n Tramp Ship · Owners, sypported the pvoposed ·measure, which . wou'ld '·auow the -.: . t , steamship are faced wl&h the probabilitJ' o( havinr materially to reduce our IU'.vlce with . Yesaels of United States re1'istr7." · .. . c~mpanies Ito modernize, J·an,~e and ·. thus compete t~eir vessels r Trades Department. . Jui·isdictional questions also came up for discussion at the Chi.ca~o meetin~ an~ one agreement reached was that between the ILA and Local 2S, the marine division of the Operatirig Engineers. · Under the agreement, the two unions will appoint a joint committee to iron out jurisdictional 'problems before launching organizing campaigns in any Lakes port. The · jurisdictional issue arose . because .the Operating. Engineers represent' dredgcmen whose work overlaps with that of longshoremen in some ·Lakes areas. Meanwhile, hopes for an early ·opening of the season were heightened by reports that. a substantial number of Lakes ships should be In the SIU Great Lakes bistrict. Seafarers who laid up their ships Jor the winter were being recalled to their job!J ~ccording to the seniority protection afforded them by the Great Lakes Seamen's Job Security Program, which the SIU won from its contracted operators last year. Officials of the St. Lawrence Seaw&y -announced that the Welland' Canal, between Lake on.. tario and. Lake Erie, would Ire· the first facility to ·open this year, ora April 1. The Sault Ste. Marie Canal will open April 4 and tha new locks and canals between Montreal and Lake Ontario will open April 15. The dates, of course, are tentative and subject to weather variations. Maritime Union and other MTD ' . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . ffiliates. • One of the season's goals, as far as the longshorefnen are concerned, ~ill be.. to raise Lakes wages anq working conditions to a level consistent with those in coastal poi;ts, according to Captain · William v. Bradley, ILA president. Another goal will be to level off the wage differentials for longshoremen which now exists ·tn the American Seafarer.s weren't the only union men to get an various~ Lakes ports. irrcrease recently. Pakistani seamen .a lready earning a re· The ILA now has jurisdiction ported $30 to $45 a month have just received blanket raise 'over Lake.s longshore workers as of $2.83 monthly. The wage · a result of the ILA's merger with increase was part of ·a new departments work a 56-hour week. the International Brotherhood of contract negotiated by the The day-man Pl!~S in . 50 hours. Longshoremen last fall, in c,o nnec: Pakistani Seamen's Federation, ef- Saloon m·essrnen have had their fective ·J anuary l. hours reduced to 63 per week ancl Pakistan Sea Pay Up: 'It's $45 Now a ,·ct ·s1·,gn"e·d· . P_a- · _ Last year ' the 116-day steel strike, with tlie consequent lay-up of a good part of the Lakes fleet, bamgered organizhig activities al. though some successes were scored, including an election victory by the SIU Great Lakes District among the unlicensed crewmen of the 12-ship Reiss Steamship fleet. This year MTD affiliates are hoping tci pull all the_stops arid to make significant inroads into the non-uiuon· and company union are~s of Lakes maritime employment. Plaris for / the season were mapped at a meeting in Chicago last month attended by representatives ol the International Longshoremen's Association, Operating Engineers, ~IU, . National . The contract resulted from joint action between the P.SF and the International Transport Workers' Federation. It also calls for an improved scale of working hou_rs, new overtime rates for some seamen· and ' the start of a welfare plan. The · contract . highlighted · the enormous gap between wages of American sea.men and th o s e abroad, and the impossibility of the gap ever being narrowed to any appreciable. extent by the exercise of "restraint" on the part of us unions, as has been proposed in the past. The Pakis•an Central Labour pumpmen and their assistants COD• tinue working 84 hours . a week. The pumpmen will be the next group of PSF members to ha:ve tlfeir hours' and conditions examined. ,....-----__;•: .......-------. Jn9re effectively with foreign ·operation,s. . . · , t:wo SIU-contracted com'panies, Following up on settlement of the· dry cargo contract reBull :J.,ine- an_d the Alcoa Steamship openeF; the SIU negotiating committee has reached agreement Co., . have vigorously championed with tankship operator·s on new wage scales for tanker crews. the bill and have ind.i cated thlit The~ agreement provides· for pay boosts'-similar to those in the dry they pian. to use the trade-in plan cargo contract with monthly increases ranging up to -$31.11, and new ~f fl\e ''measure passes.,,. , ,overtime rate; of $1.78 up to $2.~3 _per hour. All wage and overtime Bull _plans to exchange betw~en changes are , effective as of March 1, "1960. · ' ;,.two and four \ vessels !~ ls. ~ow · In addition, operatQrs' .cont,ributions to the SIU Vacation ~Ian have ~.. . using for larger and mQre ~ff1c1ent been incceased 28 cents a day. to a total of $1.48, effective February · C.;4's. The c_o mpany would·, prob- 15 1960 · aldy alter· the ·. vessels :for use .as , Tl;le agreement lncludes a wage scale for galleyman who is carried containersh~ps in the Pu~rto .Rico as an ~dditionarsteward department r'a ting on supertankers. The new run. f . . .:· -- wage .scales and overtime rates appear in the chart below. ,or .vessel• · . . The Marine Cooks and Stewards . Convers1orr · costs -would run · between an estiinated ~ ~ Union has received a letter .of com$375,0po'for deck and minor altera-P:: ,_ Commissioner in awarding the mendation from the USPHS hostions, and · $833,0~00 for extensive~ . I Ca settlement of claims, also became pltal at San Francisco for its conconver.sion, tliat would 'allow · th~ ' f' chairman of the welfare plan. tribution of 38 pints of blood to the Effective March 1, 1960 \'esseHo carry up to ,356 seventeen-·' DECK. DEPARTMENT An overall pay increase of 13.8 hospital from the Union 's reserve 'lo.of vans leaving a - space the· New rupees .pe1· month went into ef(ect. fund. The letf;.~r, signed by Me-equivalent of a C·2 in cuoic ·cap1,1c' I "Ol!t I / New OverOf this increa"se, the seafarer will dical Director Dr. David J . Zaugg, lty for break-oulk cargo, - B'y offer~ 'f!m~ be taxed one-eighth of a rupee lauded the MC&S for its participalng cBntaif!el' servJc,e, with a \\i'(de· lta~inc. - · S~itl~ Imm~@s~ Sc@le for fhe welfare plan and the ship tion in the program 1vhich, he noted$2.33 . t 'b t th h . Bosun · ..... ..........-... . .. -:- $476.66 · $31 .11' $507.77 \'ariety of,... ct>ntainer -sizes, and . owner w1 11 con n u e ano er one- was for t e welfare of Americaq 18.85 428.74 '2.28 d h If ( b t 32 · t ) . _ . • . ~·B: Maigtenanc~ ...... . .. .• 409.89 ""' ~ b rea k- b ulk service, Bl.!!l L~ne cou~d · _a.n · -a. a rupees, a _ou cen . s . seamen. 373 .84 2 .2~ Able .Seaman .... . -~ ... . . . . 367.68 6.16· ~ ~ r .., - ,t IlU§. ac5comm.o8ate the _n eeds of · , n . . The "-overtime rates agreed up911 ~ Ordinary Seaman ........... 290.31 4.83 "' 95 14 1.78 _ <l' most individual shippers. · r . OS Maintenance J~ will ~be4l paid some seamen -at the Sliipping on the West Coast got .Adlicqa. said thfai. -itccomB ','tehrt?Plates ). Cwh~n carded) . . . . . . . . . . . r~te of time and a quar~er and will an unexpected boost last per iod 345_, 58 1.78 t ra ng m ten o . its 1- s ips for ~· involve hourly rates of 15\ 21 and when two liberties of the Alaska · v~2 or1'JP"~ ~b1• . an~h':o~h.,er bdett~· . 533 .78-. 26 , c~nts r~spectively. In some Steamship Company received char2 .33 # .. ·J'~~se1s ' avai ~ e; w.· ic ...,.~ wou· ..ue 533 .~il -· 2,33 . . instances, men well made to take ters fo1· intercoastal runs, thereby · suitable for its Caribbean service. .compensatory time ·off in · port in creating employment for some 58 422 .34 2 · ,. _ . I.", . • • ~'Wit~o~t · the a id ·of' Jeg~slation" 3_ · : ~: lieu ?f overtime 'Payment. members of the SIU Pacific Dis37 84 ' " '373.84, -~.2 8,T~e new pay rates will give the , trict. The two vesse ls are the Ne345.58 1.78 ... ;E><.kistani seaman a start toward nana and the Talkeetna , which a welfare plan. The seaman will ·were · taken out of winter layup contribute approximately two-and-a aftei; their charters were obtained • . 507.77- •. ·"2.:fa' half 'cents per -montlr while the ~ ;\:. ;\'; 4'54.84 2.33 /'. Among the latest gi·oup of Sail-· 2.33 . ships' .. owners will contribut~ 32c 440.64 ,~r · man . per "'"mo,nl h. _ ors Union of 1he Pacific hiembeL·s 388.85 ·:" 2.28 Work. hom:s are still a sore spot t o join the ranks of pensioners is 1.78 ' by American standards. Watch Brother Lawrence A. Monson, an standards' In the deck and- engine oldtimer who started 'to sea during World War ·I aboard the gunboat Yorktown.' He \vent back to sea again duri~g . World War II, this time with the SUP.· HisJast ship was the USNS ,Schuylkill: Br.other Mons!)n pla,!ls to ,raise cattle and qo soiile fishing ,in his hometo'Wn of '· Arkail.sas. · · ... r>, N" 1 1 eW w Qft·A er . age. s I Among our Affiliates _ e 1 2 Ozark. I �WASHINGTON-:--Indep~~de9-t taJ}ker operatoz:~ who pave .difficult~ meet~g mortgage payments on·their recently-constructe.d vesseJs pav~ urge(tthe Senatfi-Merc_h ant Marin~ SUD-' committee to ·promote legislation .A o relieve their financial problems. -Otherwise, they _ · · ..__ . . warned, the Treasury Dep~t- . ment would have to pick up urged to use its powers t6 r4iqtiire oper~tors said. This proposal; sup.the tab for some. $200 million oil importers to bring -in hall of ported by. the SIU... NMU and other 1 of these mortgages under Govern: their cargoes in , US-flag vessels. . maritime unions, is n<Jw~ pe~nding ment guarantees. This, if enacted, woul«J solve the 'before .the Oflice of . G~vil-and DeThe subcommittee was ~ ~lso- problems of the independents, the fense Mobil.lzation-t .Both- pr~posal~, the mor~gage · __ · · • • - <" ' · · · -. -~ ~id and. the· -0il ·imP,ort quota, h ave Sey-en Seafare;rs Ret1-re ~=nr.:::!;:"r:~~~ebr~~i~u~=~~ v a· ene',.,· ·t :;!~ti~~;:f~i::at~!st::iJ:~~~ · b1·1·1tiJ On Sll~·u- 0·1sa. _ . mafot . .,ofi conipaqies. At a recent 1 for a'ssisting the operators of the . . . •. - . - ::.=~~~~~stan:rs.mv~!tg~=~- ;~iThe sui blooil bank aupplfa 'se0:[arer1 01' membef'I of their 1fitntlfel ,. One of the 1arg_est_groups of Seafar~rs approved for dis- ments. The 4¥MI passed a reso-_ with bfooa an11U?here in &he Unifed ·rstate1. Sei1.fa1'e1'1 can donate to ability-pension benefits in one sitting, seven in all;. have· been Jution ·calling f?r aJ!: eild to such -the bank at !he SIU c~inic. in Brooklyn. .List~'d here are a few .of 'th• I . d . th b .fit 1}" t t the last meeting of the trustees assistance, and urging that - the s{~afarer• Cln6 othn• WM Ji4ve .d0nat4fcl• to_ t~e blood bank.pace on e ene s IS a + · tankers _be permanen~lr lafd . up. c~ EUb....W· , · Grobberc Nab B _·of the Seafarers W~lfare Plan. . . . . .Particjpating ·in ~the .A MMt meetWar.t.., U:·A. •,,.. . · . ~::. Gronbe : Nlli). • All seven of the men, who oth~r conQ..ition .. Sc~farers fn tli1is ing were rep.resentati_ye!l of maJ,or Du1an =be~t Reid, A~ert: J. . . . · · ' - · _ ; :. . categcry have a nu!_!im~m of 2 oil companies who cauy oil tinhave· .been Judged permanentyears' seatime to qulllify -· rt ~;. k ~" 'rlesla•, Raal . • - Vidal, ~Ula . .. . . . . · po s on ·! unaway;-....~ .t;rs. w,a19.,- ~Cttrant J. Marer, Prederlelt B. ly unfit for duty, will receive the The seven ~ Seafarers approved Speaking . tor the U!nlcer operMeG.dr . J b F - ·WUll ' Cb ·1 8 monthly disability benefit of $150. by · the trustees ai:e: Lu.is E. C. ators a~ Uie _!iearing w~s Josep1!· · M~· r... .· ams, ~ · ar ~ : In _addition, along with ·other Gutie!ez, IS8; Fmnk E. Gardner, ~ahn, president of · the · Snf-conAdams WWlam r. disabled Seafarers, they and their 59; Ralph A. Kirchner, 67; _Angelo tractcd Transeastern ShipJ>.ing .Percollm John- • Ma_ciel, 6_3; Hermap _J. Meitz, 67; Corp. an~ -~~d of the Committee Pan.r 1 ;,._e ·families automatically becoine Isal!C .Sieg~r• .66; and John Big- of Am'er1can Tiu~ke~ Owners, . Inc.. . M~e:~ Albe:.a. wood. T~~ hearln~ was ~~all~~ .. to., det~r".'_ . Baler Emmette mme _what . speeifi,c . Ieg~sl!ltive Kori;' Wa L. , measures sho!JlcI be taken to fmanKemi'nis ~ennetb ~· r -J>HILADEI:.PHD\~hippfDI ltH ' clally aid these taf!ker oper~tors -Quinn :iiober& a. · ·: 1 . c(jnUnu~-, ~o : boid :'if~ 9w.n ..!rrd . , and prevent any_poss~~e mortgage Pinott. Ra1 G.• ··. '>' ... -should --rem11trt fait for the ..... next . defaults. KaDowlG. Herltert : 1>erlod. Thlnp r i rela~vel.Y.~ qU'Jet· · - - Jlill Pendi~r Cortes, D!Jnu E. in_.the port ~ ·none of tll'.e al· . 1 , ·:A. bill now pending Jn the SenDanllu~, Alexander. fillates are involv~d hi any disgute1 · • ' ate would a1Jthorize· the seei.-etary' Zablnll:I, Slmeb,1' _, . ,of m.ajor- lin~rtance. ·~ ~ .- · " ~ · , · '!.. . ,. SE,ATTLE - . A- fishing boat ofCommerce to advance funds to Goodman, Theodore · R. · · Dui:filg: t'1tf last Pe.t110d:/ 1he. fpl· .. .. owner recently found -guilty the operators to meet. their prinel_Sum1l1,-·BeaJamJ• \V. :; lowing, shitflf paid oil: . Feltorf " .. • Maciel · P.aJ 'l'nd tn.t erest pay~ents. These· Morals, ltamo•<Marven): o-Olties Sertlce Mt8Dll. Salllvan, JOhD J. ' (Cities ,Setvite).; . Y~ar. ·. 5. by a Federal court her~ •. of wn:.. would be repald"later, · and woul~. fully sinking .his ship, tlle Cape tide the lndustry "over 'the present 'J!ripp, Ka:r :mar·· CCalm&l")- tbe ..sIP,-on'll were Douglas. The Cape Douglas ii!. ~n .financial situation . whieh; Kahn MeMah:Oq, Juan .P. : reltof' -< Marv.en),; •°'¥0.rkmar and._,.' t " 11!"· 85-foot American-fl.~g_fisbing ·vet1- told tile lawmak-ers, was "tempoHo~man, Jghn' . · · t.osmar , u:;~~~r·>.. ~.' .- " J ;;· sel rary in- nature.'~ ·He ~xplained that Go~111-.., JHyUaJ!.... ~ · _ The foll~~~.. · sh~ps. .,. wer~ la.;,. · · . ' within t1te next two or th~ee years PhllllPB. Ge.orre · · tra~lt :1 Masmar - (Calmar) ;-1- Benu · .. The vessel, raised from 6~ feet· ."we feel t.h ere w!ll be ampl~· bust.: ~;..,. :~-~~---·~'""'!--.-.,.--.....;..;--"!'!'"-• Fort C'Cities· Se1.1Vice) ;, Jean· J;ditb. - • . of water I~ Puget Sound _seyeral ness for -o~ . new ·sh~ps ~t c~m. • . " .. -Eriilla -.(,BuiJ') ; Steel seafarer ,. . months ago, was found to ha\'e no _pensatm:~ rates.·" He based this .. (JKthinian">; · -seafair ,_ CColo,Jlial); "'· hote in her hull, ·lfut 4ll the sea- for'eeast· on-the ·fa-c t that war built ' ' - · " · ·- ·' ·· · Alco·a ~· Patroit - ( A.Jc'"-a)· -,..,,0."1 cocks -were -found to be optti. tankers · will probably -have -been ~ ·a . c,r~wmember ~ultt, w~ll• Goodtetl~w'-""' <Rob:) u U:a P~;.i; ,:·~~-01 rt ls- charged _that the. 'wllfull ret'i red b"y tha·t-· t1m · . e " thereby' r' e "~Shi~ ud "~~ . p~~t-. dt~g-abteau' : . h (V ) • ".. .... · nil f 1 •.-:: ., .. e.. as.e .... con!rac ue -. c ' e~ ·~e ._ ·a,e ._.. .•::·' -~' . 1.,., Sieger Gardner slnId_ng was or nsurance .pur- 11ucmg surplus tonnage;· i 1m ·~ ed . i t Jv . f · -·- · , . The . new hall .here is reac~ln• 1 1 1 . ·bl e f or "' "IU hosp1ta · l-surg1ca · I poses· ' · that: ; 'the · opei:ato~~ · · .. ~e?'"· · ,me~t. m, Fast e .raction, or ~ their · re~acen. "· ' I1k_e th e11g1 . . . Kahn '!la1d par,t · ..... e ·w ·1~t;·wh ere ,it l OO•a ·• . 00 c:overage provided by. the Weifare The owper received -a fiv~ear pecteg that other a~verse factors, WJ}J-: koep all' .lobs. aboard ' sblp Union wil~ be , mown1~· 1n v.e'f.~ · Plan. . Federal-J?rison sente.nce l}n,d· . a . such .as .~x~ess ~tocks ,,of J>~f~ole~m, . r'. fillea ,"at •limf;. · shortly,. Howev:er, its hatd to~ set .&· The $150 disability-pension goes $10,000 fine for attempt tb defraud. ~nd m~<J~uate port 1 faciUtie~ f~r ; uate- ·tile · chance' of the . alil:P 'target" date -.As the little . ~inishin& · to Seafar·ers . at any age be- .Federal marshars h~ve taken the. the larg~r tank~rs, ~ho~Id be tiµc~n nllin& lhortbanded · ·· ·, touches ·have a way, of de\a.)rfo1 cause of injury, llhies1, age - ~r accused to Wal•a Walla .prison. care of l>Y: 1962;' , mattj'rs; · ·' -. _. 0 - J: , , .. - . J:.: ne His-Error: No Hole ln~t was·- I SllorthandeCff .- J 1 all : tJmei and'· , ,- Are You. \ . '• . ' . .: �Coast Guard Drops 2 R-oSa Charg,s �E, THE' UNDERSIGNED, as .t he tions .which were encountered. It "'was more costly, because of the provisions of · mine our .seniority are. fair and · reasonagreed :by your Committeuo reduce these this anti-union '1egislation, 6ut, our fun- 1 able; it follows that our membership re-. members of the Constitutional quirements are al.SO just, and the prOJ>O,.s ed dilfei:ences and._ to this end, the proposed . llamental p~aotices and procedures needed .Qommittee elected at the regular amendments spell this out. amendments to the · Constitution were • bu't little· change. l)lembership meeting ·of February 3, 1960, dr.awn so 'as to pro\.ide a uniform frameAs an . example of the type of. ch•nge 1 - There are many other · e~.!lmple!, too at lleadqu~rters, in accordance with Artiwork for the~ relationship and cooperation · which these proposed~ arhendmen.ts woul<! ma'ny, in fact, for detailing. However, the between this Union and its subordinate · accomplisq_Jn .order to bring the language cle XXVII, Sections 1 and 2 of our Union examples given illustrate how technical bodies and divisions. This has been ac- 'o f the Union's Constitution· into line with we have to,be because of the ne\V law and, Con~titution , have studied the amen.~­ complished by providing minimum con- the requirements of the . Landrum-Griffin of CQUrse, this reinforces our urging tha't-· -.. ments to the Constitution which were Act, we note the subject ·of · suspension . everybody ' read the proposed Constitution stituti~nal provisions which each of these proposed at al~ ports on :tebruary 3, 1960, bodies must adopt if it -wishes to affiliate frooj. membership for failure to pay. dues, carefully. ~ · and .make . _this report to the membership. with our Union (with provision, of course, fines or assessments. The current consti- . The members will recognize that these for addition.al provisions, if they are not tutional language provides for automa~c-propoftd . amendments · will prdbably bi;., As the resolution pursuant to which 'the ·inconsistent with this Constitution), and suspension from ~emi~ershi~ for failure _come eft'.ective, If they are approved' by proposed amendments were initially subby further providing for representation mitted to the membership stated, the - of th.ese subordinate bodies and ·divisions to pay. fines and assessments, as well as • the membership, ' in about June '- ~f· l96q. for failure to pay dues. The_ proposed At that time of course· the officers .:w-~ amendments result from three principal on the Executive Board and to the Con- amendmen_ts provide 'for ~uspension from eleeted. in· 19S8 will still' be Jn' office and , vention of the Seafarers International membership for failure to pay fines ~r ' wiil reinain In office ·Until Januali'y- or factors: the . expansion of th\ Union s acFebruary of 1981. The o.fficers ,we e1ect · tivities, the growth of its membership,. - Union of North ~ America \tl>On meeting · assessments only by way of.- the a_ppropr1under the amended Constitution will not and the new labor ·1aw known as the take office until that time. That means we Landrum-Griffin Act. would have a Constitution with new titles/ The expansion of the Union and the for: Oar-9fficers and many o{)>ur elected growth of its membership_ has, to our . jobholders in pbOut June of 1960. But those new titles won't be filled till we mind, made it advisable to ai:nend the compl~te our elections this year. ThereConstitution in · two major respects. These fore, in the transition · clause, we have two changes can be summarized in a few -provided for changes · of titles of our - words, but translating that into the Conpresent offi,eers and eJec.t:ed. ~ob holders._ stitution requires numerous changes of ·The membership · w.m . note- that the changes are· primarily in name. only. 'l'be· wording. We advise all mem:bers to read -functions, duties, responsibilities, et_c. of ca!'.efully the proposed amended Constiall individuals affected, _are, -for all pract6tion, and therefore we ,,-have annexed a tical purposes, just '\bout the same: Tliere copy of it to ' our report and labelled it ls no additional term of 'office granted. "Exhibit A." Additional copies will be In only one new office will there ~e a vacancy. wllicb the President will fill in made available to the membership at · the accordance with the·-Coristitution. Keeping various Union meeting places. ' I Jn ~ipd lhese facts, the r_transition clauseThe first such' change, in effect places _Pll~videi;, f~r the . fo1J~r'Jng transfers in within the Constµ ution the administrative title of office: ' · ' .... organizatibn WQich V.'a.s approved by the New Titt• ~~diuirlual ' Old Title members at the membership' meetings President Paul Hall Seey.-Tr.eas. Exec. ,Vice·Prea.,Ca1ton Tanner Asst.~ Secy .•Treas. • beld o'fi November 12, 1!!59. This -admin' Vice-Pres. 1.n Claude Simmons Asst. Secy.-Treatr. istrative re-organization, which has been Charge of Contratcts and functioning successtully since mid-Nov.em., Contract ' ber 1959, •provides for increased delegaEnforcement Vice·Pres. In ~ Earl Sheppard Asst. Secy,.Treas.• tion ·of functions and responsibility, thus Charge of the ""' • recognizing the 9eed for tpe chief execuAtlantic Coast '' tive officer to aevo e more time to the Vice·Pres. In Llndse_y "'As~·t. Sec;y.~Treas.I! ·' Charge of the Willlam1 , • .ll!Tger problems affecting the Union in the GuJPCoast ,. most general and important sense and at Boston Port. Agen' Vice·Pres. in Al Tanner the same time spreading more of the •nd A:dmin!Stl'a· . Charge o~ the .. ,, . tlve Dire'ctol' of Lllkes.and aoministrative responsibility among our " ·Great L•kes lnlaQd Waters ()ther elected officials. For example, ·the. . District l5ecy.-Tre1111. 'vacancy new ~dmin istralive structure takes into · (To be ·~med by Preeident In -geparate account the important work ina~cordance with' ConstitutJon > "Biil Hall ~ Asst• .secy.-Treas: Hdq.Rep. volved in bargaining, maintenance and Ed Mboney Asit. Se~.-Treas. · Hdq•. ftep. supervlSlon of Union-Management conJoe• V.olpian Asst. Secy .•Trea&. . Hdq. Rep. ' I . tracts; and in centering .immediate re-• (Ed. note: - Under the present Const£. sponsi:bility for the proper, careful and , ~~tion, the_"'port · a,gents of ~ Mobite, ' Balti· correct making and maintaining of Union more ' ~nd 'New Orleans-hav,e · the Status of · ·books · and records, ' bo~h financial and .I assistar;itr secr.etairy·fif!asurers.) ''' Gtherwise in one officer. Finally, the pro' r posed amendments to the Constitutio.n · ·'[he' fir~ ~even · _9.f ' tl1ese new ·· offic·ecarry forward the current practice-- of holders constltUte the 'Executive· Board t placing other officer.s in charge of geo, wtµch,~ ,agaip, reIJl.~ins .w.h at i~. 'i s todar~ · " ...... graphic areas, and of bringing -all-- the Vacancies or incapacities in any - of •tnit ' .....<·. principal officers tog~ther in the form ·of fo1egoing;;.wU, .. be filled 'accoraance 'Yith ' . an Executive Board, ~ith ·the office of tbe7,'Cons'titution. Jt J! ,emphasize~ ~gaiq Secretary-Treasurer, which title is being ~bat the , foregoing i_n4ividuals ar_ e- s~mp_Iy i;.; changed to P resident, in over-all charge. carrying out tlleir present functions under , · J Similarly, new titles for the other officers a new ~me. The electioµs_to be hel,d tli~(. ·'· ""1F.[ have also been cveated, in order to pin,_ ... , y,ear, if the; new Con's titution is. adopted, ·"' . point more accurately their authority and wHl . deterinin~ · who ' holds these off~le1 '-~ ~ ~ functio~s. The new offi~er designations 11tarting .fn 196l. · • .. ... ~ ' .. are: · We re.hind an members that c.;ples ~l • f..,., President ~he pFeposed amende~ Co_~stitutibn \IJHl. \ :: Executive Vice-President " - r • be available .for you to read at all Union . 1..-...;..._...,..._ _ _ _ __.;._ _ _ _ _...;.;._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~-----~----...,...---· '~ halls pd9r to and du rin~ the re!!r.endu!J.l. '. V}ce-Pre!iident in Charge of Contracts / and we !'gain .urge1 that you re~d · tho~e "' .. and Contract Enforcement ..:· , copies s9 ·you may be able to vote in. elliSecretary-Treasurer ,, r ' gently. ~ _. . . · . Vice-President in Charge of the ", tria, l proce1;hires; Automatic"suspen. s ion The Constitutional Committee wishes to .ate Atlantic Coast'' for. .f ailure. tq . pay ' dues remahjs. - ' thap members ot' headquarters (or their Vice-President· in Charge of the Gulf :Another example of the -~~anges 1. w~iCh .r ·c ooperation du~ing .~u!:..deliberatloils, .and ;~~ . Coast , the ·'.If8ndr1:1Jri:qrift.in Acl,~.re 9 utres and. to assure au:m~mbers :tJfat ·we· believ.e: the' "'' Vice-Pr'esiCleilt in Charge of the L&kes ·whicl(.:. these . proposed aniendm~pts are ·· · proposed .ram.end~d Constitution ' ~iU serv8 and Inland Waters designed to accomplish has· to ~do with the..i UniQn and the mem~~rship .well," .b~. •· The second change brought about by 'membership. Th~ new law dir.ects that_ '. cause .it will ~treainline,.; its ~unctioningf' ·~:11 the' expansion. of ~he Union results from tne rules- and· regul'ations wtth respect to - · adapt i~ to chan! ed · condit~ons, and to the the coming · of age of wbat were formerly different merilbers}\ip --categories "''be 'spe: new ~ law. ~ ' . . ; "• various administrative parts of the Union. d !ifically wl'itten into : the Union Constitu.·we · ~~~'l.OJP~ri<L. : that the Jjroposed During the last' five -years the membership · tion ..This part "of .the - laW. ha5J. 'nq effe~t - amehded·.c.onsfitittiQn, ~nnexed herefo. and· · has '.established organizing committees to -m;ule: a part .o f this· · r~)loi:t; be approye.d. • on Union pra,ctice; it :qi.erel~- ~ade~ ne.ces. ~-by ihe 1 mem,tier~hip' and' submi~ed ,!to, • ,bring the benefits bi unioDization to har}'eferendu.m v~te ( aS'y.er .ou~ presen~ .Coil-: . 1 bor and inland water.way workers and to Co,nsti.t ution 'in ,. · ~ · workers in ·~marine allied lndustdes, and With the ad'tice of l~gal . counsel, '' which~' stitu'tion~ - f' . , ~ " . · · ,, · -~. · . Rdgectfully submitted, ·· has authoi:ized the gr~nting of .assistance ·:was 'sop gpt in '.r.eg~?d ~o all of 'th¢' am~n~· .to,. and -:-cooperaJion . with, .other groups ~f ~ ~~~Ie~~~f~·· B~nn~r; ~.:2111 1, • ,. • . '·'ij workers 'in•· related areas, such as the . .,Jolin iJ" Giordano,. G-32 . · )j . , . • fishing fielc!;· for .example. - . ·· FrededcJt. ';Jiait~borQ, B•563 3 .,._ , · ' . .. •• ·, W 81 ·U . ,' ( ) L •.; in ~l - 1 ':l!•-<0 ,, • ';; • • ~ •C,,em~pt' ~~"' ,Hosp~4alcs, >{l!~lip ·If· · · c'f· M.'!7:· : ".!•• •~ -~ ·~ 1.Jotdan, J-t ·. z,f-"&71 ' .... . ,...: b-16_1. : 'f ' . :/' , ' /• r · �Pap Nhle us·LiberlYs·Starting N·eW -~INQulitING-" S&AFARER_,. . -, . . QUESTION: Have you eve.r taken1G. job as ship's ~elegate? lf'l1ot, why? . .'.· .·. · .... TraAsfer M erry-Go-Ro.und in the eveni of an emergency: The MA also bars these vessels fr_o m trading in certain strategic materials with Russicin controlled na· tions. The new MA policy is apparently the Government's response to a tramp operator plea for some kind of aid tb enable them to compete with foreign-built vessels and for- · eign operations; An appeal was -Sent to Congress by the American Tramp Shipowners · Association citing the fact that curreptly some_ three-fourths of US foreign traµe consists of bulk cargoes, shipped mostly by foreign stiips. The current policy indicates that the American merchant marine is-beading .to.wards a .state in which all ·the smaUcr companies will die out and there will be only a few, large, subsidized operations . .: Isthmian Bid For SUbsidy lnche,s On . . LABOR ROUND-UP WASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Board has removed another obstacle to Isthmian Line~. Inc.'s request for a subsidy on its westbound round-the-world service. But the Board's latest action does not constitute final approval, it merely means that the SIU-contracted shipping firm ' is one step clo er to receivil"!g this Govemment assistance. The major issue for Isthmian in this proceeding is whether or not existing US flag service is adequate. The FMB ruled it was not, and- cledared that th~ route could support the line's annual sailings plus seven more. This covers 14 sailings per year by Isthmian from the Persian Gulf and 16 sailings by it from IndiaPakistan. The Maritime Board also ruled that American Export Lines, I.nc., a pr esently subsidized operator, and Central Gulf Steamship Corp., an u_nsubsidized firm, do . not have present regular services on their routes. Consequently, no . waiver under adequacy of US flag ·service was granted them. American President Lines, Ltd., aslml th~ fMH f-Q!.. ;m im;rnas~ o! ten on itc; presently-authorized 2428 annual subsidized sailings, and was turned down. The Government agency agreed, however, that the Line 's Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, North Atlantic service could use some additional sailings. . .} l \ G«tt Polio ·Shots, PHS Urges - The P~ic Health Service urges· Seafai·ers who have not already dpne so to get their polio shots as . soon as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. -Plenty of vaccine is available so . there is no delay in the administerihg of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to insure .himself against the crippling .. disease by getting the shots are well worth _the saving 'of tiD}e. money, and most of all, th€ avoidance Of suffering "and POS&~bl,e disabili.ty. · ~c..~~ • '· ' 7' • \.....~ .... �Seafqrer Ja~ . ·Garcln,r, off----the . Vat.~ _ &.~f;r~e WhiCh 'we•.· abandoA9,d in Ce.yl~n,. sta~ds loyal vtgif with ~hiP!ftGt•s' b~9g4ge -· atJdle~11d Aj.rport. Gardn..frwas one of 56 repatriated "~ewm'm"'.· lien :Off ·th'• . Enterpris_e .and the. John -8. K11luku!'~is. . : . ~ · · - Pa:-.Arrests ,1~8bhlrder : On._Str,ike-reak:~~h~rg~: : a .. PHILADEI.iPHIA-Bl6Qr Schleppey, who "lor ' n'llllnber . o~ been jur1iishil}~~ W'ell-paid ' Str.ik~br~~kei;_s :fqr._struck. newspapers throughout ·the nation,_pleaded not guilty to t-fi.e · . _ ~ .: charge ' of ·violating,, Pennsyl- · ye~rSJ~!iS Your Gear,. .. . -- ..vania!s "1lnti-striltebre.aker:im£ _porting .J~w. ~is:. d~y iJi: ~ourt will be· -Marci! l'* · · · •· ..:' Schle'ppey. was arrested in .: the pre-dawn ·hours: of F~bruary· 12r ~ ·following a hotel-to-motel chase.Meippers . of Phliadelpbla's F~g'f. -... Iii . • for .s_hip . -~ • lor shore·· . in Whatever you need, , w~rk or dress~· gear, your S.IU Sea _Chest ·has it•. G1!t _top · quality gear at substantial sottings by .buy:. ing at your Union~owned cfnd UniOfl• operated Sea Chest store~ . .... ~ ., �eontinue to use tlfe blackli11t ch~r­ ters. The Navy Department hH withdrawn the charters, but e)n.. phasizes ft will do nothing beytmd th~ • The SIU is pursuing the matter further in attempt ,to get some teeth into the US policy position and also to get the Navy a'n d the Agriculture Department to coop. erate in putting the Government'• stated, poltcles .~to effect. , �•~ Seafarer H. Bjork, a former deck maintenance man on the SS Jean Lafitte is hospitalized. in Norfolk with a brain Injury. He had an operation and is progressing very slowly. Also In the Norfolk USPHS -are Seafarers G. C. Langely and R. C. Camatique reports Jeff Gillette, act-· ing port agent. Langely last sailed as c.bief cook aboard the Hurricane and was admitted- with a ·case of pneumonia. C~matique was utilityman bn the Penn Tunsporter.· He is J>eing held fof djagnosis ani:I tl~ere is no progress report on him. In the Staten Island USPHS are Seafarers JQseph A. Blake, Walter -Snell and .Willis R. Thompson. , Blake's last ship was the Denton, which he sailed on i't as chief cook.· Blake Snell ' Langley _Thompson _ He has been. hospitalized with impaired yision an&' is responding slowly to treatment. . Snell,- a former AB aboard the Ines, came down with hypertension but has been responding to treatment and expects to be discharged shortly. Thompson who sailed last as- quartermaster . on the Seatrain Savannah and before that 6n the Atlantic, was hit with a kidney ailment, but is now progressing satisfactorily. ' Seafarers on the beach or on shore leave should take time out,. to -Visit their brothers laid up in the hospital, or drop a not to say hello· ·a nd cheer them up. · ' The following is the late~t lisf of hospital patients: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Ramon Aqueda .Johan- Nord1trom Arthur Brunell Voldemar Pold C. L. Ciesielski Eugene Senff Willie Coppage George Silva · Ollie English .1ose Soares Eusebe Gherman Vernon Stiebig George For.rest Paul Strickland Leon Lockey Edward Trainer USPHS HOSPITAL . BRIGHTON, MASS. Kenneth Gahagan · A . .1. O'Connell Charles A. Moss USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Lawrence Floyd Bobby Stalsworth Frank Nelson .John Ward Ro!Jert Nielsen USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Ernest H. Webb David E. McCollum Louis Cevette JUJian S. l\finese1 A. A. Turlington Edward Polakoff USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA : Thomas E. Andrews Leo H . Lang John W . Bigwood Clyde R. Leggett Accurso Bonti William Maise Edward Brevier Felix P. Marciante Grady K. Brown .John G. Naugle l<: Thomas Dailey · Ubie E. Nol;an Woodrow Davi• Louis W. Peed Jesse T. Green Otto H. Poisson Chas. Hablghorst Hugh C. Randall · Wtiile llallady Chas. R. Robinson Foster Juneau C. L . Schartzer G. M. Kasprzyk Harold P. Scott Norman W. Kirk Andrew Stauder -Edward Knapp Irvin W. Suddoth August Kothe Edward Wllisch USPHS HOSPITAL . MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Joseph Bass John Bazel Matthew Bruno William, Kenny Gregorio Caraballo . Primitivo Musa -Leo Carreon Henry Smith · Wade Chancller R. Waterfield Mallory Coffey Almer Vickeu John Driscoll Luther Wing But Gu1·anich · Pon Wing USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN fsf.A.Nn: ·NY Henry D. Adams Chades W. Hall Oscar . .J. Adams Eugene R. Hall Cha's . O. Bergagna Juan Hernandez .Joseph 'A. Blake William R. Horne James Carter Michael Kennedy Joaquin · Cortez Charles Klnnke · • Michael Di Ferio Stephen B. Kutzer Victor Doca Thomas Lauer Keith L. Donnelly Thomas R . Lehay J . W. · Eichenberg Cecil Leader ~amose N. ~mott John S. Lukas A . .N. Fernandez Edgar W . Lulce John .J. -Flynn . A. T. McDonaid Aupstus Francis Carmine Mancino Mar~os E. ltli!dlna Victor D. Solano : Ronald F. Oliver E. A. Spaulding A. Picclr1llo Willis R. Thompson Raymond Potorsld Fernando TJaga P-hlllip Pron Dominlcli: Trevisano Alejandro Reyes ' Claude A. Vireln .Kassim B. Samat .John Walken Walter ·c. Snell · USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINtA Henning Bjork William H. Mason H. H. Broughon Steven E .. Purifoy Rufino Camantique Henri J. Rol11.n, .Jr. Isaac B. Duncan R. E. Singleton Henry L. Horton ~ Hobson Willis, .Jr. . USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Frank Pieczyoln Dean A. Kis~ler Samuel P. Drurir · William Wilcox George H. Hill David J,. William• Edw. H. Huizenga Wm. L. William• USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTI:.E, WASHINGTON Sam Bowser George B. Little Arthur w. Brown Jamew c. Mltc~ll Edward E. :t;dlnser s. c. TqJ>ervUlt VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Howard J. Watts , SEASIDE· MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH; CALIF. G':.tnnar .Johnsso.n - USPHS HOSP!TAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS R . B.· Appleby Max Olson B. F. Deibler _ Peter W. Sotb-a' Woodrow l\leyers Bozo ,G. Zelenci'c VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, · TEXAS Willard T. Cahill ' VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VIRGINIA Joseph Gill . - ~• SAILOR SNUG HARBOR , STATEN ISLAND, NY Thomas Isaksen _ · . /I • • TRIBORO HOSPITAL • JAMAICA, LONG ISLA.ID) James Bussell ·· . US SOLDIERS HOME FlOSPITAL , WASHINGTON, DC Wm. H . Thomson . , VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS _, SOUTH DAKOTA · Clil'Eord C. Womack BATTEY STATE HOSP.ITAL ROME, GEORGIA • Quentin §. Lee VA HOSPITAL . HOUSTON, TEXAS R • .1. Ar5en11qlt . VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Maurice '.J. Flynn HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL TORRANCE, CALIF. Edward .Johnson �LOG-A-f!.HY-THM: , SHIPBOAllD SKETCHES -.AIL ·S(. Patrick's P()r:ade" I'll And have the gr.eeif of alta_m rock _....:, ~merqlds - in my eyes As I .time the bagpipe rnmic With 'haughty Irish strides• ... -. . - �<Wate'r'!tnan), Jan. 31 el'foJ"t ~ made · to feed· th~ m~n goinK. • Chairman, Vall / Parken Secret•ty, on watch first. One tal>le· in , either Peter V;irl Wygerden. More American · : mess hall to be broken down ' after coffee shoulil be put aboard s)lip . so meals so that space be made .available for recreau_on. that .f,;uropean coffee will pot have to be consumed. Vote of thanks to the galley. Tl)e. crew would like to have ISRA'DFORD' 'CCltlel ierv· at least one LOG fo1· each department · lceJ, F.eb. 1-Ch•lrm•n, Reld1 Secre·instead of two copies. tary; Carpenter · No beefs. Payoff in. Tampa. Arrangements being made to Sl' EEL AllCHITECT <Isthmian), Jan. · :1pray all foc'sles J:n order to get· rid 9-Cl\airman, V. Susk•; Secretary, J. of roaches. New mattresses ordered. Feb. 20-Chalrm•p, Morris; SecreP•tterson. Ralph Tindell electe d ship's tary, W. R. Morgan .• One man missed delegate. Suggestion w;ls made to ship- in Lake Charles. All watertight keep books and magazines aboard doors have been repaired. Ship paid 1 ship. Keep the washing machine in of! in Tampa without patrolman. Vote ood repair. oi . thanks to the steward department. SANTQRE <Marven), F:eb. ~Ch;ilr· HELEN <Cargo & Tipk;hlpJ, Jan. 27 m•n, W. J. Smith; Secretary, .R•lph f'. Tyree: Saw captai.ii about separate - -Chairman, Biii D•r•m Secret•ry, Al· bert Espeneda. Lack of. food supplied watch for!!castles. 52.88 in ship's tiy e,ort steward in NY - and New Or· leans brought to the attention of Ted Babkowski in Seattle. Results prom· lsed. ..itequest will be made to Bill Hall for clarification of'. worlt rule,s during the time that vessel is loading stain for Japan. J.J.7.!IO in f9Jid. Food supplies will be replenished in Japan. J ·,itm®li~lh· ' .. ~OOLE ~WllIP~ ~ ' .. ~D .·Digest Of SIU Sbip Mee~ings fund. Repair list to be turned" in to· ship's delegate 72 hours before arrival In port, • ' Jan. 1'-Chal~man, J. Michael; Sec·retary; R. F. Tyree. No beefs. More . applesauce and' more cups requested. Loud, vulgar ta~k should be discon· tinued in the messroom. The pantry to be kept clean. The crew asks that co.l'fee be made early before meals. EMILIA <Bull>, Feb. 14-Chalrman, C. Madsen elected ship's treasurer. $5.75 in ship's Iund. No beefs . . Some dis· puted OT. Crew is dissatisfied with' SIU Food Plan. Meats, etc .• not up to s'tanda rcl. Steward not getting what be orders. Two padlocks have been_ broken and silverware is being stolen. It is requested that the messhall be kept clean. J. H;inners; Secretary, c. Welch. \' HURRICANE CW•term•n), Feb. 12Ch•lrm•n, C. V. M•lette1 Secretary, I T. F. GrHne-,. No beefs. Everything running smoothl:v,. Mllk situation to -be checked .in Southampton. A vote of thanks to ' the steward depai;tment. One member hospitalized In- Soutbampton. It ls requested tha_t , there be less noise in pasageways At night. 0 e. \T 0 YOUNG AMERICA <Waterman), Feb. 14-Chairman, 'Robert Hunt; Secretary,~ · W. Champlin. Ship running smoothly. There is no ship's fund but one will be rnised. Treasurer :-Proposed volun· tary conlribuHons· on the next draw. -ROY.AL OAK !Cities Service), · Feb. 18-Chairm an, J, Parker; Secretary, c, Burns. No ~e~Is . O!Je !!l<!!! g~tti.pg off. Repairs to porthole in deck de· partment foc'sle. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Feb. 12-Chairman, C. E. Martin;· Secretary, J. T. Siney. Balance in ship's fund is $15. Delayed sailing disput ed in two if'fstances. Motion was made and passed to have · shipboard . meetings l>oth leaving 41nd returning to the · ~_!ates. It was suggested that special STEEL DIRECTOR <lsthmlan), Feb. 7- 0halrman.- Frank , A. Timmons; Sec· retary, Charles Stambul . . No · beefs; • some disputed OT. Repair list turned. ·In. $28.-06 in ship's fund. It was re· . quested l hat the SIU Welfar 1!_-l>ept. consider making available to the mem- , bership a laminated Identific'a Uon Card. A motion was made to' donate 1biR's fund tQ the American Mru·chant M3Tiile Library Association. A -vote 1Jf thanks was given to the steward dept. for a job well done. A suggestion was made that a 2 hour minimum 011 any ·call out for Ute crew after 5 PM weekdays or before 8 AM, and a 4 hour minimum , for Sat.; · Sun. and . · holijlays, for the c omplete crew. Sug· · gest, SIU Safety Committee check into deck cargo lashings and catwalks and deck cargo ladders. · ~ Eager 11eaVi~r Ori The ~ss Stee·i. Age ". Santore .. · On the Santo1·e, reports meeting secretary,· :k. F. Tyree, there w'as a beef~ aboui applesauce. An apple.sauce · enthusiast felt tbat more was re9uireu and requested I such. i I ;\'.. ;\'.. A'rlzpa Peter Van WY&"erden, meeting secretary ' on ,the- Ar.izpa notes that the men want American coUee ins tead of European. It's senseless to have espresso on a s,low ho.at~ to Panama City·, a~d- the me9 want tl~e-familiar A-me;iean-styJe coffee they are used t o drinking. ;\'.. $'' ;\'.. ~ Orion S(ar, The chi'ef engineer is causing trouble on the Orion Star according' to a ' report receh:ed from the vessel. He seems to have bucko tendencies ; ~ . no· time for delegates,· like in "tire _good old days, -. and similar shenanigans. 1>~ ALCOA "ANGEil CAico~), Feb,_ 7-, SANTA VENETIA <Elam), Feb. 11- Chairman, John A. Smith; Secretary, Chairman, :J. Purcell; Secretary, R. Cecil ·a. Wiggins. Ship' s delC33le Guerin. Most repairs have been com- · elected. Stevedo1'l!s' toilet to be re· pleted. Various beefs to · be referred' paired or locked and stevedores are to patrolman, such as rusty water, etc. to be kept out of inside by · mate on A motion was made to 11sk patrolm11n wat ch. It Is asked that coffee be bot to request · new linen and cots from and fresh at meal time. ~company. A vote. of thanks to the· steward and his department for the ORION COMET (Orlon), Jan. 9excellent rnenus • .food and service. It . Chflrman, J. Surles; Secre•11ry, J, is requested th;it there be J.ess noise Just. No communications from bead· quuters pertaining to draws request· II\ the passageways at night. \ , ed on 01'. Received $2 , from ship'! ROVER (Rover>, Feb. 14-Chalrman, delegate for the fund. Delegate re· c. Horton; Secretary, W. L. Compton. si ~ned and a new ship's delegate w:is All repairs have been- made except to ·elected. Crew requests ,. that ship 's the washing machine ringer. 'No beefs. delegate pick up mall upon arrival. Some disputed OT. ,,- - -·' MADAKET 'l waterm•n>, Jan. 30FAIRPORT <Waterman!, Feb. 7- -chairman, Peter Blanchard; Secretary, ' Chairman, Terry J . White; Secretary, Charles,... Ellzey. Everything runnin~ E. ~. Watts. John Castr9nover, sfiip's smoothly. No be"tfs so far. $4.50 in delega te, wished to be relieved of his . sl1ip's fund . Steward arfd hi s J?~n.!! position. He was given a vote of . 'tryin,g to mali,e everyone hnppy, C:1ow thanks for a job well done. " It is sugls salisfactory to all. gested that the ship's delegate assume. the 1'esponsibilitY. of the Iund because GUL!FWATER (Metro Petroleum), he is · the one that 1 has u se Ior th'e Feb. 9-Chalrman,, A~ S. Sargent; Sec• ship 's fund . Ship repairs , sliould be · retary, N. G. Treddin. .The crew i~ listed as . the voyage goes along and reJJlinded to make l.e ss noise in · pas· : not at the e nd. Vote of thanks was . sageways: return cups to pantry; and< given · to the steward department. to be sober at payoff. The-inen re· . turning from shove 'leave are asked to CITY OF ALMA <Waterman>; Feb. '. stop giving the gangwaywatch a bard 14-Chairman, Mason Nunn; Secretary, ' time. Repair list to 'be made up . It Jose Ramos. ' Attached letter to ·be· Is requested that\ .stores alfoard have publicized in the LOG. All c rew .Jn sufficient stock· for long trip to India: · Iavor. An iron to be purchased fo11 Another meeting with ·patrolman b the crew. No beefs. · 'l'equested before paying off. · · . ' ~ ~!1 ~rnii~ ~ ALAMAll <C•lmar), Feb~ 14-Chalrm•n, T. E. Yablensky; Secretary, G. E. Bellenolt. Only two cartons of clga.· rettes alloV(ed on arrival in Long Beach, Calif. No- beets. New 'Ship's delegate elected. It is reques~ed "that crew please remove dry laundry from lines· when dry. HILTON CBullJ, Feb. 13-Ch•lrman, L. Bordeaux; Secretary, V. ,Doug- · las. Ship's delegate resigned and a new delegate was elected. Sh.iJi> just out of iay-up. ' Everything r ,u nnlng smoothly so I ar. No beefs. ' -OCEAN ALICE <Sea Llbertle5', Jan. · 31:;...chairman, W. Petersen; Secr.etary, · E. Andersen. It was suggested that OS and wipers .keep laundry room in order and the BR- to clean recreation , room. All cups to be place d in sink . and not in rooms. Vote of ' thanks to steward ' department. Great improve1 ment Jn food over last trip, -" .... . . -;\'.. i "'t . . Mount Evanl . Lovers of Italy on the Mount Evans are disappointed, notes Guy ··Gage, the meeting secretary, becau-se it looks Hice · the ·ship . will ,,. ·1bypass the ItaUan . p<,>~ts on this:' trip. On the last .one 'it stopped at Gen0,ct and the men· had a wonderful time. Where else can you find , pizza's~ jus.t .like you find _around j Ute Union- headquarters in Brooklyn? · · · _,. · ' · . $ - ;t. t Steel Maker Brother l\tcLellan donated sftoe-snining tree to the crew of I the Steel Mak~r, ftOtes :m~~ting secre't ary L. Relnchuck. From . now on the boys shoura be Beau-Brum-- · ·me ls and the qapper-cfan Seafarers will ·undoubtedly be the ra'ge of Yokohama when they get there. · i~t ... i ,. , Heleni From the Helen -- comes ·a report ' from Seafarers Pete, ·N:Ick, w..K .. Kelly and €harlie OgleSby that the little" p(Jp found on- tlte road at Geismar, La:, is .. now a full 'gfown girl . who answers,... to - the ·name Lassie. ' · "· i I -t ·, ~ ';: • The plastic agitator -on ·the Penn ' I Vanguard's w~shing ,.machine' has been letting the ' men down and metal ones nave been r equested so that the clot\]es· g_e t proper thrashing· and 'an the dirt taken out of them. ' a· -. �Page l'lffeea · -:-SEA.FA.HERS ·L O'ff IPERSONALS' AND :NOTICES I ' • .- Income I Correction.On Reefer W•geti _In the . text of the dry . cargo wage scales in · the last two issues · of· the SEAFARERS rioG the scales tor reefer engineer: w~en three are · carded, were transposed from the passenger ship agreement. :rhe correct scales for this rating on ·a ·dry cargo freightship are as follows: . . 11 Reefer engineer (when three earriecl): Chief . .......••.•. 517.H 1st Assistant . • . . . . 450.98 · 2nd Aaailtut . . . . . '89.81 Passenger sl)ip. reefer engineers, when . three are carried, eam 548.95, 489.79 and 480•66 respectively. Vessel Blows· Up; Castro Blom.es-US WOilam Saltel' Tu Betands' HAVANA-A French cargo ship laden with munitions for Contact your wife as soon as Refunds are being held for: Ernest C. Anderson, 'Claude D. Berry, you can. Cuban premier Fidel Castro's army blew up with a series of t- t t Donald L. Christensen, Arthur L. explosions that took the lives of more than 75 ·per~ms, injured Anthony Czeezemsld -· Craig Jr., John J. Doyle, Fong Yao C e c i l i a . <Babe) Kurek and King, Raymond Miller, Pablo 100 others resulted in the Thomas Fahey being marrJed April Ojera, and Bernardo · Torpbocon. detention of an.American citi- and injuries JS the seconCi explo" sion, the greatest of the series, 27, 1960, at 1.l .:00 AM H.oiy Angels Get In touch ·with Jack Lyneh, zen. caught the firefighters and police Church, Bu~alo, NY. Hope~ t6 ·see Room 201, 450 Harrison St.; San The explosion started in the trying to put out the flames that you. · ' . Francisco to e,t them. Havana Bay area, not one mile surrounded the French freighter 6\:t I i\io •> . '•;.t. ;.t. ~ . from the spot where the US battle- La Coubre: Castro ~ immediately Esien. Johmoa Seafarer JohaniOn h · 1 bl . charged the US was Jinked to the . ~] Contact your brotiler. Regret to (ex-steward Wanl',Knight, 1959)· 10 8 18981 suspected sabotage that caused the Ip Ma ne was own up inform you 'your . older . brother Contact Paul v.. Barbes, .3426 E. . with a loss of 266 lives. . explosions. American citizen DonI J. "passed a~ay. Call ~ 8~7740 and Flowers Ave., TucS'On, Arizona. He Firemen and policemen suffered I aid Chapman, of North Bend, Neb., , r~v«:tse cbargeg, or wi'tte Clarence wants' to ' know about his two ·sui~­ the greatest amount of fatalities a passenger aboard the La Coubre Johnson, ~· 115-58 .220 street, Cam- cases. '-------------~~--------·-·_____ , wa!i held by Cuban authorities as a briu Heigltti , ~001 Islatid; NY. , .· . t , t t possible saboteur. Chapman was ~ 7 . ,. _ "' t - ~ · . . Stanle;r Sawicki later released as having no connec·1 .... . . JOleph ·MaHu1 . . Get in ,touch with Mrs. · Veronica tion with the havoc that was spread .. ~rite to ' Richard Jones~ 12 Lyons; 536 Hudson Avenue, Rocbover the harbor but, the charges of T'rinlty Lane~ Blac~wood, NJ. ester 5, NY. . US sabotage have not been drop' t t. ' t . .~ ;\"; t - t · . ped. . •. . l. KleJPa~o . , Room for Work · Speaking at the mass funeral 1 1 ~!ease :r:eturq book and , :10.t e• · A perisiqner is wanted willing services for 27 of the dea!f, Castro hon-owed from J. Cook. He can t d r h( · t d 't• k claimed that the crewmembers b~ reached :c/o SS 0 E ., : .o ~ 1g _ supe.rm en .en s wor . .. ., ._ . . cean , ve1,, n. · m two small houses m • Queens, aboard the burned-out vessel were jlllll!P.IRJI!!•' Astoria in exchange for a Dice experienced in handling the un. 'room. Contact George L. Pitour, loading of munitions and could not 31-49 36th Street, LIC 6, NY. : have started the chain reaction .t .\:.. . .\:. that rocked the Cuban capitol. John B. Marr.aJ' The new charges of sabotage are :J'ne deaths of the following Seafarers have been f'eported to 1tle added to the growing list of such ·This Is third notice. Important ' . you contact your son, c/o Gerner. 'Seafarers We.lfo.re Plan: Castro complaints that have acSame address. as previously. Frank Rolllli. ..&l: Brother Rossi, · Michael Grochowski Jr.,- 57: cused the US of responsibi'Iity for t t ¢. formerIY of Brooklyn,; NY, passed Brother Grochowski . died of a incendiary bombings of sugar cane fields. Pat · MurphJ' ' away of natural heart ailment at ex Gra~e Line .. causes on Februhis .ho me in Contact Jean Moods, Riverside ary 4, while a paPhiladelphia on Post Office, Box 35141, Miami, 'ti e n t at the • February 9. Gro.Florida. l,J.SPHS hospitai:. , ., chowski who is S t a t e-n Island, s u r v i v e d by a NY. He had brother, Anthony, no known surYialso of Pbiladelvors. Place of phia, had sailed b u r l a l is- not in the steward . known. department. 11 e t t ~ Joined the SIU in May 1948: BuArthur • R. Kini', 50: Brother rial . was in Saint Masimir CemeKing was 'stricken by a coronary tery, l!J'eeland, Pa. ailment on JanuSeafarers and other crewmemary 31. An SIU mJ!mber since Jan Encelhardt, 66: Brother bers on deep-sea ships will be able J a n u a r y --1942, Engelhardt. formerly .of New Or- to exercise their voting privileges leans, ~.. died in the forthcoµinng elections by Brother ~g ~d of cinhosis at sailed in the deck ~ the USPHS Hos- taking advantage of · the absentee department.. H e . , ~ pital in New Or- voting laws enacted for members leaves no known TO SHIPS IN A""'ANTIC EUROPEAN leans. Brother of the merchant marine, the milisurv\vbrs. Burial AND SOUTH AMERICA~ WAT.RS Engelhardt· h a s tary, and others who cannot be in was at the Greensailed SIU with their home state to comply with wood. Cemetery, the deck depart- regular voting procedures. Brooklyn. ment since May, Election information materials, 1940. Interment . . including official election balloting was in the Gor·, -.;_ . . - . . . . . postcards, which are applications don Memones Cemetery, · Jeffer- for absentee ballots, are being • -~ IVBY. 'SUNDAY, (11:20 HT . 1620 GMT , . Sunday]. .. ,,.. son, Loui.siana. He left no known made available to Seafarers in the W~K-39, 19858.KCs Ships tn· Caribbean,. !ast Coils~ survivors. Maritime Administration at the ofof South ~erica, 'South Atlan- ·i tic and .,East Coast of · United fices of shipping commissioners, States. Henry W. Porter, 61: Death came steamship owners, maritime un~FL-85, H8sp .KCa· Ships in G~lf of ~~co,:C~tilJ;; . All of the ·folt'owing SIU families to Brother Porter as a result of ions and seamen's institutes. Cards are available at the LOG office in heart d i s e a s e · · . b~an, West Coast of · 'S.outh have f'eceived a $200 maternity while a patient at Union headquarters. ,America, .West Coast of Mexico· benefit. plus a $25 bond from the .a Baltfmore bos, and ·US Ea~t Coast, . The cards are to be .sent to loUnion in .the. baby's . name: , . . pital on ~e:t>ruary cal voting officials for the ballots . . ;. WFK-U: '15~00. KC. · Ships In Mediter_r.anean . 1 Elkabeth H. Atchiso1t, born Feband voting information by- eac-h 8. He is survived ·· ''~""·' , ·"' , _,, '" ' · ·-'North Atlantic,.. Eµropean and ruary 9, 1960, to Steafarer" and by his daugbter, Seafarer. The Maritime Admini. ''-' ·" . · US East Coast. · ' -~ . •.:$!--.. .. i - : . "1- -•._ ,;_. Mr~;. Joe. N. Atchison, .Ho~ston, Jean E. Porter of stration has also listed instructions "'• »t"'N!l~~- ·/' ;r: ~ r.( Texas. . . . Newton Center, for obtaining and voting the state '· . Mass. Brother . absentee ballot by members of the -; Susan Bemer, born February IS, Porter had sailed . merchant marine. Meanwhile, 'Round-The-World 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. ·Herbert in the steward . It is , hnport~nt to fill the post C. Berner, Moorestown, NJ. department since July; 1948. Incard out completely, on both sides, .Wirel~s~ Broad(asts Continue ••• David Chermesino, born Feb:.. terment was in the Mt. .Feske and to sign it with your full name. ..- ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT ruari 6, 1960, to Seaferer and Mrs. Cemetery, Massachusetts. The card should be mailed to the · (2:15 PM EST Sunday) John Chermesino, B_oston, Mass. .\:. ~ ~ appropri'ate county, city., or other WC0-13020 KCs . ·. · · Europe and North America . · Catherltle Denise Gradick, born Zachariah G. Willilbis, 75: Broth~ election official, as shown in the : . ~ ..; / . ... . February 26, ' 1960, to Seafarer and er Williams died of a hypertensive V 0 ti n g Information Pamphlets, . . WC0-16908.8 KCs · heart disease at which are to be posted in offices Mrs. William H. Gradick, Mo.bile, - . · Eait · Coast South America Ala.! - - ·-- -~-~.,,..,..,..,.,,,,, the Boston City ind places accessible to Seafarers. ·'· . Hospital on FeIf a 'Seafarer does not have an ; David Wayne ·eress, born Debruary 4. Brothofficial .election balloting card, he · cembel' 27, ·1959, '.to Seafare'- •and· er · Williams is cap obtain his absentee ballot by Mrs. Carl L. Kre~s, Baltimore, Md. survived . by his writing a letter to the appropriate Hear,- ·Oliver · ThomPs«tn, born widow, Frances local official, as listed in the Vot· December ·27, 1959; to Seafarer .Williams of Rox- ing Infor~ation Pamphlet. · and Mni. Kasper ' 1 Thompson, bury, Mass. Born In the case ot' Seatarers, the s _a van.n ah, Ga~ · . " in the British . necessary oaths may be sworn be• West . Indies, he fore . masters, first officers, chief .,JOlan. Doyle-, Willdns, born Feb. ruar,Y .19,. . 1960, to Seafarer : and bad sailed ~n th.e ·ste~r'Ci depart- engineers aµd pursers of. vesself M~~ - Tliomas ·.F. :wilkillS, Mobile. ment since 1939: Interment was· at documented under the . Americad I' ' and I .. FI I IL DI.SP A' T~c H ·'em to the _ ... - ........... . --> ·Loa US Issues 1960 Ballot Applications EVE.RY ·1. SUNDAY . I. DIRECT. ~VOICE I BROAD .CAST l I - .... I· MID" "TJI' VOICE OF.THE·. '";, ~. SIU . BABY ~RIV~~~ .) .. ma. . I:· Mll?. . .. :a. Aia( ·· - -.. · koXburY, I Masi ~; "' • , .'... ' ' . • - ·~ ~-'fig. · ·· .-'""·' ~ °:' ) �Vol. XXll No. 6 SCHEDULE -OF .s1u ·MEETllGS SIU - "?e~ber'ship meet- ing's are held regularly every two v.:_eeks on .Wednesday nights :cit .1 PM .in all SJU 'ports. All Sea- farers · are expected to attend; 'th~se' who wi~h 1 to. be ~~cu·sed s~ci~I~ .request p~r.,,ission · by telegl'atn (·be s~re to foclude ·..regb• . tration n!'mber). The "el't : SIU meetJngs-will be: · • ·~ ..Mar.~h t6 · .,. . · Ma~ch . 30 . ~pril ·, 13 · Houston Still Ship-Happy . HOUSTON-Shipping has been pretty good during the last period, and with a couple of . ships definitely scheduled in for payoffs and more expected; things should be petty good during' the next two · weeks. During the last period five Ships paid off' five ships signed-on and ' there were 29 ships serviced in· tanslt. -T he breakdown is as fol· lows: Paying off , were: A!ice Brown · <Bloomfield}; Penn Vo ya g-e r; Penn. Transporter, Penn. · Trader .(Penn.); The Cabins (Texas City); and Iberville (Waterman). Signing on were: Penn. Transporter 1 Penn.Voyager (Penn.).; Del Sol (Delta); John "C" (Atlantic) and Steel Fabricator (Isthmian). The following ships were intransit; C~ntigny, Chiwawa, CS Miami, Fort Hoskins, CS Baltimore,.. Br,adford Island (Cities .Service); Gulf water, Atlantis ( M e tr o); l\jichael (Carras) ; Bienville, Beau· regard (Pan Atlantic); Pacificus (Orion> Seatrain Louisiana, Seatrain New Jersey, Seatrain Texas CSea train); Steel Seafater, Steel . · · · .: ; ~ · · · · .. · · . ·. · · -~=~t1::t~~ ~i~~~rr:~~~~t~~ba~~ee~~ Ca noda· s···e;. ./Is.-" ·-~.-u""'n'.:a·~wa·.~" - ~l:e · . ·s -"'.~s·... f,I-' :.... , :·~ i:~LIP~~E~ I ~·~ ~ .· , ,-. 16IJIALL1 &T~ ·e· ban Marme I (Coyle); -Mornmg · Light, ' Hurr~cane, ·Ch.i ck as .aw - . ,· _ · , - .· f H~LltAX, NS-The sale of tqe "orpJ::ian~d" 'tupaw~y. ~e~sel Geotgios: J;.. ·\y~_s . <;o!llpiet~d, '. IL.IS~ ~·s~~-CIVll~ '.." · ,. here! Maren 1. The · ~an~ma~ian freightel! ~old,for $159,000 .·in a short. but spir~~eq ~her~'$ . :::r~'=&:'T\fm~· ~:. Marino <P-eninstfla, Liberty); auction to ~ettle cred1t9rs. claims. . . . ". . •. . . ...... . _. ~."·. '., _ .. ... _,._: . ._· . . . . t1li ~·~ "." . .Robin Trent (Robin> ; Elemir _ The auction was the clrmax + · , .. . __ · 7- , ;: - , , • .. • >. _ ,. . , ,. .., . . . . . . . " ,-.. . ~ <Oceaii Petroleum> of a long series of legal ma~- t.~~ , cr~w'-ag!l~P,8~ the .~~s~el, s~~~er7 ~rs. was br.op~lit to ,th~ ,attentioll;. ~ 1 ~=~-~, .. · euvers by the SIU ·.Canadian .s~!P of th~ . Tl\eo~oro~ .A. that~ was of. the ~~ .€An~dian D~.s~ct. 11~e~ :l ~~:i~~~7a~~tft:~ A~~~e~~l ~;:!· .,- .. 1 District ,to .. aid the f!bandoned s1mfl.arly .atiandon~d · last "Noveffi... Can~dia~ S~U proyl~~d- i~~e~~e. , . , . , .. . Greek crew._ wpich was left. adnift . D~r~ in D~t11plt.. Attor'!eY;s tor - ~h~}eg!IJ:·;assis~a,µc~~:· fo~ii .:and _ c_i~at: 1• 1 ~ ~ after the SJ1Jp'S ow,iers deserted ,claijrl~m~s. ~otJt.r the ' ~reek _crew. e.tte~. ana otller. person~1 _nee.<fB/ ' . , . ' ' ·, ' . " . 11· I.~ ' ' _ eaviilg a · ,mountain · of · unpaid · a~~- those rep,reie!lt~g, other cred• ·The uni~~ kept"",'watcli ';over ;i·t11e;· 1 ·~,, · ' · « ' ~ · , ..,. · . ltors of unp,a\d.bills, hl!V~ J.l<>t ·bee~ sit~atfon all . during the. µplo~dinlf' . .' bilfs estimated at $BOO 000 . . .. ~. ,· . . ·· · . ' · · · able. ~o fin«! tliJ!;-W}l~reabou~ · of; prociss an~' ul.~l~ate sale ....... "" : •laieb.ii' •. ' ' 1; 1:1:.:t:,,;.;~ ":! .,·£'1. ~m~ng , t~e unpa1Cl bills , t~ r.e- ~PY o_! .~htJ -~~~ef.~:'.: .- :., . "'' '. .. - Pl!r<!l}ase C?f the ~~tgtoi '!{: w~s r'Erv~~ .. ·~· :. - ceive !i~t . ~ttention will be the '!;,Pe all~feelC'c:~ew-wal! strand.eel . i,nade !>yt A. So~nens~b4!~; ·of Ne~ . _}•~- l;ATll'ffl,.A_ _ . ... ~, . . , backwagesofthecr~w. . 1lfte.r ·the ,shlp ··-ran ,f~d~nd · oft. .Y~rk; .:'V!t~ h~· ,n ot .. i~en\ified .Ji~., ~~fl!l~~~~,,,..~ - -, ' , ., '" The purchas~. figure- will~, more1 €ape ·:QretQn•.~Il!Jan~ ~~ur.. ~onths ·,cpn~ectioiifi. .:butc has ' ll8Md .. his in"'.. :':- SCU0~f ·~..~! ·~·• .1 .~ban satisfy th~ claims Jit~~ed ·1by :'ago• . ·~e pllghl ; !»f, the .-e~~w~~m- #rea~ to.~ -~~.·Pana~'an!,°''!rilJ..n. _~~ ~~~.. . .'~ .· 1 • • ) • , ,. , , , ..,,,. ti:/, '1-·rr. 1,.-or;,!l • • •• : ·•• �,.~- .· ... .- ·. •' J Of . / ,- 'n . ' '"lo;~fj ¥Qfefl ~II. secret _; ·refe;ef!~.~ h~#t~t-by-t!t~ ~. .;e.P. b•rship~~:-.M arc:h . . J.i·-~·· ... April;29; ·1960~J ~(Voting -; ~ • I . -4 j7° - ·~ o1 ~ . - ·- .. ~ . ~·~· ,-' - .. ' ·~ . '·· ~ .. '· ... ,, -. ·~ . .. ' .,, j �"""! 1De0t1 J. ' > • . • THE. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION' OF NORTH . . - AMERICA . . 1 ~TLANTIC, lockout. --i GULF, LAKES -.A~D INLANp WATERS·,D1S1'RfCT ... , ,. pursuant hertto~ ·no person shall ~ . · • full ' book member unless and . until he h., anained .the higl{eJC , -tniority ratini' ~ out iil· the u}d. col.lectiv~ .bar~ining tisrteme.nt.·. Oillf lull book' membet1 shall ~ .ent1d~ci to vote and ro'hold anJ Office or elective job, except as Otherwise specified herein • .All ·~· bers shall have ·a voice in Union proc:ttdinp and shall be entid~ to vote on, UniOn cootuc:ts. · , SectM11 2. No candidare-· shall. be srantcd qiembership who is & member of any dual orpnization hostile to the aims, principles. and policies of this Um9n. · · -S.~11 3.· Members more th~ one quarter in arrears in dues shall be. autooiatially .suspmded, :-and shall forfeit · all 6e1tefit1 and all · other rights an<J privile1cs in the Pnion. They •ball be 1utom1tieaJ11 dismissed if they. ate more. th!ln two· qua~ters in art~rs in· dues. /a.JI llrreara;e in dues shall \>e computed from Jhe ·first day· o( the applicable. quaiter; but this -time shall not run: • 1 . (a) :'wh;le a member · is actually pariicipatina ;~ ,,.. strike or ." t ,,. d~tf ·promu•ted · -· _ • . (b) While a member is anJn·paticnt Jn a.- USPHS ~r other ' / ac~itcd hospical. , - "' ·' . · Atllliatecl with A11;19ric.,. Ficleratien ·ef l•H( ;- Con1;•1 ef httlnifial °'9aniHt~ (c) While a mem~r"is ,qnder--.n incapacief du~ to actiyity -iri behalf of the Union. <~·· Amen.iecl ........................ , 1960) - (d) While a Q\cmber · is fo the armed scrvic~s of the United Statcs,~roYid,c<l the member-was in ,g~ stan~ing at the t!mc of enttf 10ro the armed forces, and fuulicr prov1dtd he applies for • rcinst•rcment within ninery .,..(90) days· after dischar1e from ()le. ·. p I IE A M I l E process of the .Jaw of this ·union. No member shall be compelled armed forces. · -- . · ·; ' :. · , fO be a witncss . .apinst him5elf .in the trail of any proceeding jn ' (e) While' membef' 'has no opportttnity, , tO..~y dues, beCause• . ' d maritime and allied workers· and realizing the value an which he may be charged with."failurc·tO ob~rve ...e. kw o.f mi• cf clnpJoymcn~ -~t4 It\ .Amcriean..'. Jla.C mc~chant ~esiel. J necessity- of a !borough "o rpiiization; we.-uc dedicat~ -~o ~e. fo~m- UJ1ion: Every .official and job holder shall be 6ound to'upholcl and . • fog of one Unton for our pcbplc, the Seafarers International Unu~n Protcet the rishu'.o f e.ve'ry member in accordance "with the princi• Sectf... . 4. A 'majority vote, of the membership sh'all be sulficien't . C>f North Amcrica--Atlantic, ·Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Djs· · pies stt forth in the Constirution ·Qf the pnio6. ~ '-to dai1nate additional cireumJ mnccs .dutin1 -...hicnahe cinie .JpeCi• , trier, bascd ·upoirthc following principles: . _. ~ . 1ied _in Secti~ 3 shall-not run. ~t shall be the riJ.ht of •ny member-' All members shall -be cntidcd. to all the rights, privile1es ind IV (0 prescn~ m wrfrinit to any Port at, any rc1ulaermecting, .any guaranrecs as set forrh in this Consritu~ion, and such . ~isb;rs.·. ptivi· Ev;iy ·memkr shall -have the ri&lit to · be . conirontcd by his ._ ·q~estion :;Jith regard t~ "~c app!~cati~. o( Seetion 3, in ~rda~ce Jegcs·and guarantees shall be preserved m •ccordan~ with us terms • .. accusc~ :whcrrcvcr fie is charscCl _with -violatins the Jaw of· this , wuh l?r~dur~ esrabltshed by ~,m~1~r1ty vore of the·member~!P. We declare that American seamen .arc -entitled to receive. their ·union.-ln all such cascs, ·thc accused Shall be suarainced ·.a fair and A ma1oru~ foce. of .the :mcm~rshap shall be necessacy to ~decide employment without interference of crimps, shipown~rs, .fink hall$ sPcedy trial- by ~ an impartial ~mmi~t~ of his brocher 'l!nioa such q~e~uons. . . . 1 • • . ..C>r any shipping bureaus ma-inraincd by th~'1Govcrnmc!1t· .. · mcm, ber;._ • . -~ - • _. ' . · . • _Sectie11 ..5. the. mem. L·.tsh1p·s_ball be empow_ered . . to csrab_hsh, f_ronr . We affirm that every worker .has the rasnt to receive (air · and -V ,,. tune 1to'lame, l>y ma1o7."tf. v~te, ·rules under which 'duer:and· assdl!;:!~!im~it~!:i~~ ~~d h~hisi:{• r:C~~:~::in. sufficient leisure for No m~mbCr shall be denied. thetisht ~o expr~s. himself "freelr, mcnts may I>& ex~sed -where ·a. ~em~r ~ ~n u.111l;le W c proclaim the · right· of all seamen to receive hca1rhful and on the: Jloor· of anr.Union meeting or in committee. , dues and as~ssmentS\~or th~ ~sons pr~vtdcd 1n ~~~ an · • sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. ' ~ ' ' · . _ r SectlH f, To preserve_ uniry;-and ~o promote·' tile common welfare ~ .. .VI, j . ., . .- of the 'm~bership, all members of the· Upiqn shall uphold and • We defend the-right of all seamen_to be tr(!.tCd in I decent and icspcctful manner by those in command, and, • · A militant mcm~rship ·being necessary to the secu'ri(fr of a free=- ·defend this Consfirution and ·shall be ·1ovcrned by the provisions .of We hold that the above rights belong:" to all wor~crs alike, UJ'!ion, the mcmbcr~." Sh!lll -11t all times s_tand ~ca~y to ~cfcnd ~is . this Constitution and. 11J .policiClli'i1.1linis, order's .nd decisions dut1 . ' irrespective of nationality or creed. · ; · · Union and the principles set forth inthe Consttru_uon o~ the Umon. made. . . , · ' Recognizing the foregoing 15 our foalicD"ablc rights, ~c a(c con• , , '· ~vii·. ·· . Secti... 7. Any member ~ho 1ives ald to the , pri~ciplcs and · " a<;ious of corresponding duties to thcisc in command;· 0 l\r employers, . - . ·~ • policies of any ltostilc or dual" o-rpnizaJiqn shall be denied f~rthcr C>ur craft and our country. · -\ ·. · The power~ not delcsa.tcd. to. -rhc 0Jliccr:s,, 1op holders, an~ ~ccu· - membership in this ·Union. to ~he "foll extent permitted by fa.w._ We will; therefore, try by all just means to promo~ harmonious tivc Board by the Constmiuo11 of the Umon shall be rescIVcci to_•. A majority vote p'f.the! membership sha!l decide which organi~tions · . relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili· the mcmbe~s. arc dual or hostile. . · '· . , ·. ..,,_ . gcncc in . the performance of the duties of out profcs~ion;• and ~ 1 giving all possible assistanc:;c- to our employers m c~mg for their ~ONSTITUTIO" Sectie11 I. Evidence of membership .or-other affiliation witn rh• 1 _gear ·and property. · . ._ ' . . Union shall· at all times· remain the property of the Union. Mcm-·. Based UPQ..n these prinoiples; it i~ a!Jlong our· objects.: To use out'> . Arth;le hers may be required to sho.w their evidence of mc19.bcrship i.n order• 1" inffucncc individua,lly and-colfectivdy for the put'pc~c of_ mainrainName- and Gener~( Pawers to be admitted to -Union meetinp, or into, or .ori Union proj)cro/,. .ing .ar·d -developing skill in seamanship and -effecting a ~h~ngt! in _ , • ,,. ../ .the maritime · law of the United States, so as to render tt more This Union shall J,e known -as the Seafa~s International Union _ i · ·' equitable and to make it an aid instead {jf a .hindrance · to the;_ of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters I>ls· :-~ ~ Article · IV <' . • acvdopmcnt of a merchant mtrine an.d I · body of Aqicrican· seamen. trier. Its powers shill be leg°islativc, judicial, and . executive, and. Rejnltat~inenf -'"'." ' . To support a journal which shall voice the scntime.nts._ of mari· !hall include the formation of, and/or 1ssuance of charters to, sub. ", ,. time workers and · through its columns seek to ml!-inta!ti their ordinate bodies and divisions, CQCporate or •otherwise, the fofma:. ·.., ~bees dls!J1isSed . fr~ tile Uni9n ·miry bcnei~stat.cd fn-'ac~ordlmowlcd~ of, and i°ntcrcst in, · ~aritim.c a!f~irs: . . • tion of funds and pauicipation in-funds, the ~stiblishmcnt of enter• ancc W·ith such .rulCS" and u.ndcr sUCh condttiQJ:l's IS ar°e ·adopted, To assist the seamc:n of other counmes m the work of ·organt· prises for the benefit. of the Uniori, and similJr vcntu(.es. This from ·ti"e tq_. time, by _a. jnajor.ity v~ o( the membefSh'ip. . :zation and federation, to · the end of csta1'lishing the. BrothcrhOod Union shall .exercise all of its powers in :aid of subordinate Wies . .,, • ._ ·-"· the Sea. • . and' aivisions created ·or chartered by' it. For convenience of-..dmin- · - To form and to assist by legal means o.thcr bona fide .labor organi· isttadon and in furtlfc~ancc of its -poljcics of •id and assistance, the , . .. ntions whenever possible in the attainment .of their just .demands.. l!nion may ma~ its pfopcrty1 faciJiti~s · and J'c:rsoilncl ay~-i~al>le :,•.• · ." .Dues in~ l~!ti_litlo_~_ .'F•.• , · ... To regularc our ·conduct as a Union . and ·asjndividuals so as to_ . for the ust anc! .behalf of ·such sulfordmate 1bod1cs and .d1v1s1ons... . ··. ·· · . . . " ·-:. -' . • · , ; ' S-ectl~~ 1.: :All _mcmbc~s s.h all PA.J: dues q~arJerJy on ~ , calc~dar... make seamanship what it ·righdy is--an honorable and useful A majority vot~- of .the p)cmbcrship shaJI.'bc ·authorii.ation for any calling. And bearing in mind that we are. migr~tory, that ·our work . Union action, . unless otherwise specified· in the €onsti!'!:!i~n !'' ~ year ~a~1s, n~)at~"}fan tJ1e first b~sm~ ~~y of, ~ch. qu~rtc~·- cxccpr takes us away in different dir~ions from any_ place where the by law. , This. Union shall at -all timcs..J>rf)tcCt and ; m~tntat~ ni . as he~1n - ot)icr'1t~e :p~v;,1d~. ...'J'..~ .du~ ~hill be dlose payaol~ as of· __ the date '?f a~o~tton of rhas Const1tut1on and may be chan1cd onl.J majority might othct'wisc meet to act; that ~ectings can be-attended ·: jurisdictioq, · _ by only a fraction of the membership,. that the absent members, b Co!lsuruuonal amendment. , ., . .. , Who cannot be present, must have their interests 1uardc_d from . 1 Article ii' /... ' ·"",' _.. : s•.~tfen :2. Nd ;.ndide;c'· tor memberjhfc' shad 'be-'adm,i.rtcd into ~hat might be the rcsults·· of-:,cxcit_ c mcnt and }>assions aroused by •p _, , persons or condirions, and that those who arc present may ac:t · Afliliaiion membership without:haVing paid ah injtiation fee of Jhrce1iundrcd for and in the inrcrcst of all, , we have adopte~ this Constitution. Sectioit-1. Thi~ Unio~ shall be affiliat~ with the Seafarers Inter-. ($3_00.°,0) ,!fo!lar;s, c?~ept_ aJ ,oJ~ei~~ ~r:widc4 .i.~:_ft!s Cons~itutio~· " ~ - national Union' of North; America' i"nd the American Ecdcrati.o a :;:J•ctle11 3. :Payment· of dues aild; 1,,iitfatioJ\ fees mat be 11•1ived for .. . "of"'Labor-COn1ress of Ind~strial Or-priizatiqns. All other -~Ii~- organizational purposes in; a'cco~dancc witl:i SIJCh rules as are a<loptcd ... Statement of Principl's and Declal'ation of Rig"t1 tions by the Union or:. iu subOrdinatc bOdies. or alvisions shall ,be ·,by a majQr~ry ,vote o( Executive B9ar~. • .... In order to form a more .perfect U~i,d~-. we .;.,.orkcrs .·_in the made or ,withd.fawn actcrmi"ncd ·by' .':r i;najority vo(e · of,- the, . I , ; . -~ •• . ma~itimc and allied industries, - realizing the value and necessity Eicecµtive ' Board. ' .: · · ' . ' ,."'- ~ri·" J VI ' of uniting_ in pursuit of our improved economic and socia.l welfare, Section 2: Jn ad<lition to ·such. od)cr·· provisions 11 are _cbnra'ined . . ·, • .: IC • . ' .1 - i.. -'..._. ~ · •: · " have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter· herein, all ~a~rdio.~tc bodie~ .•n4 .divisions see.king a .chatter ~ro!D . z· . Rehr•r!!•n~- from. -~~m~ersn~p - , -. ·national Uriion of North . America-Atlanric, Gulf, -Lakes and and/or aftilaatil>n with ditt Unioni shall be required to adopt, w1th1n • .... L • f · • L. • ...,. . _., ·. ' ltihrnJ Wim:rs. Distrifr; ·:;.ua hereby d,ediciie ounelves to the fol- a time period ~r- by the Executive Board., a ?onstitu~ion cotjtaining S~;:~1•n.f • .1.•fam~rs . m~y re~ir~ rem m~iit!s~1p ~ 1 surr:e~::icr:na · 1qwing principles: . . . provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annex~ ·to this Constitution ::.- ~cir .Union :books, or _other .cv1dc'?ce of, ~ffi~1~tton. 1n~ pa .•~g all In promoting our economic and social welfare, we· shall ever .be and made · a part hereof• . Ail oihcr tito".isions "adopted 'by such .unpJld ~ucs fo~. th~e quutc.r m ."".htCh they . .rcu!e~ ·•$JC'm~ts'! fines •. mindful, nof only of our rights, but also of our duties a_nd obliga· subordinate bOdies and divisions as part of their cons.tirutions shall and. other m!>~ICS due an<\ QWlfl.g the Unu~n .. ~hcn .. ~c mcm~t tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our not be inconsi~tcnt thcrey.'iili. No_suc:h .cons_titut!o~ or ,a~cndments su.rr~,nd~rs his ,b__o!'k or ..Oth~~ evJdencc of affil.1atton. m 9>'!.ncqt!>~ · .luty io combat the menace of · communism and any o.rhcr enemies · thereto shall be ~ecmcd to be effective without .the "ipProval ohhe · with: his appltca!aon f.or ;i;~tarcmcnt he sh~ll be gi.vcn a. rccc1pc e>f freedom and · die d_emocratic principles · to which we seafaring Executive .Board of this Union, whiCh shall· be exccutca in W(iti,ng; ' thc~clor. An official re~1rcmcnt card shall be u,~ucd by Hcadqua~ters. Jncn · dedicate ourselves 'in this Union. . on. its behalf, by the Fr'6idem--o.r., :iti 'his a_\>scncc, _by any othe~ ' upo,n. request, d~t~d '!s of th~ d.ar th;1:t such ~co>ber ac~om~11sh~ ' We shall affiliarc and work ·with other free Jab~i organi.zaitons; ·officer designated b'y it. Such approval shal~ be ~eein'~d· to,.~ feco,&?°'~ . thcs~ ,payments, an~ shall. h_( gav~~- co. ~he, mem~r ~pon.:Jus .P~C'.° we shall ·support. a journal tq give additfomal voice- to our views; ~irion of complianc~ hercwidt br. su.ch_. !."!bor~l~ate b~y 9r.divisjbn,.. spntuig. the •:orcsaad ~ecctpt._ -. .' .. , • . : . • ,. , ~' ·, ~ ~- . we · shall assist ··our brothers Of the sea ~nd other workers of all . :Where ~ s':'i;>!>rdtn~te bOdJ,'.of-,d,!vl,!!o.n v~olat~ any __o( t.lf~ · .!oJe. $.•chon ~· All . the r_ights, ~PC)vtl~g~s•. duh~s a!1~ oblasa!•pns. of . , :;; , . -.,. -countries 'in these· obligation~ co . the fullest extent c,onsistcnt with go.ing, al!a, tn _parucular;.· seeks ·io "' cffecn,i~te any constJtuttonal - -m embership · sha1J··6'e suspended. durmg the- pcmxl of .rcttrcrncnr. C>ur duties, obligations, atf<f .law. W:c shall seek to· exert our individ· p~ovi~ion n~t 50 authoriz~~ ',~~d-. a)fpr~vc~, or ·~o~mits ,,.sett, ·~a· · ·~xc~pt; th~t a rc~~r~d ~ember shall• ~ot -~ ~,i.~~<;>~al- t~ ' -~he tl~io~. , · •,. · .... nal and· collective influence in' the .Jight for the e!lactmcnr of labor· · v1olat1on o_f Jts approved const1tut1on, or- fads _toz,act . m-.1u9r~11nce noi' rom or rcmatn tn any dual O( hosu1~ or_pnlZa'"ft!Jnj upon ~nalty1 ( .ad other, kgislatjon an·d P<>li~ics· which look to the attainment of . thcrcwidi, this Ui:iion, through its E~ccutivc Boat:d~"inay ~J~Clra1,f f~rfciture pf his .righ:t to--=r~.instatcmcnt, , .· '"' .. - a free and happy society, without distinction. based -01\ tacc/ creed . h d/ · ffi}' ' "f th ' h ' h ' . ' """ .......r color. · · Its .c artcr.an or sev~r; us . ~ iattC?!l 0~ ..w!t ,'- ~r:~ sue · ter~ ' , Secif~it. 3. Any pcrsoii.;'ia tetiremcnt for a"'pcr'od Of tiv uartcr• 1 h · ~ ~-. ·d" · ... . . . · . · . .:. .· as 1t may 1mpPsc not mcons1sttnt with Jaw, •1n/ adamon to exerc1s• · h. ll b , · ,_ d · · be" h-' To govern our co!ld,uct _as. a Umon and bearing. If\ mtl\d· that ing any and all rights it .lll@ynave pursuant to anfappllcable a&fcc·. or mor~ s a . c r!store t0"1nc~ r~ 1p,.. cx~pt ~s ~rem _!~ . 1~atc • ~·ost, Qf. OU~ mc,mber$ ·arc . mtgra~ory,. that their duties carry them , rnents or undcrsta:ndin s . • -;· ~ ·'"' <:,... . ~ •. . ~ by p~Y,l~~ due- fQr_rhc.,surrcn~ ,ua~tcr, ~ well IS !iU ,asses_sments all over the world, that their "rights "m usr.a.nd shall be R1otccted, - . : . ·' . - .. ' · :: ; r . : ·: . •. ~ • .. . . Cr ~~€~\Ung 11nd .newly lc~1Ccl d¥!1fl~ die pcrao.d of .rctlr~c~_r; I(~~e. 'i 'We hereby' .declare these_.rights as members of the Union to be Sect1011 3. This Umon shall. also have .t he power , acung· thfough '-<- J?.criod o( r.cttrcme-9t 'i1s· less than two quartets, the rcqu1~cd pay- 1 inalienable. .' · . · . its Executive Board, ahd :after a: fai! hca~Vig, to imJ>O$c a trustee··' me,its 'snail consist or ill aues. aq:ruing during the said' . ~riod,.Pf-' ~: ship upon : any- su~or~lna~c ,bpd:f,. 'o rd'iy,i'Sions" Chartcred by ,11'tjd .1 'iet'ircm~nt, in~ludi~g · $h0s.e Jq~ th_e ql_{rent_quarrcr, .an,d ~.11 as~r,. ,. , . . . . : .. · . : . . affiliated wit~ it, for -thc.reafon8".an\l to" ~c extent provided by law... ~merlfi. accruc'Ci'.- a·na '.'cwly,~ lc_v1cd durm,at. 'that ' ~rio'cl. ·Upon suCh No'-llle}J1b~r· shall ~c Clcpr·1v_e~. o,f .a~y of th~ i1~hts or prtY!~eg~ · -· , ·_ • · ':. . . . ,, '•' ~ ·. paym~n!,; thc ~rs~p ·m rc~11::em._;qt;,~~all ,.~e ~esto c~ Jo· mcm}:>frsllipr . •· • • · :-:: ·auar~ntecd him under th~ Coiist1tut1C?n. of .the Umon-.. · . · .. ~rt!cle .111;2· "°' .. 1 , ,: .• , •~d··h1s m~mbersh1p, book•., PP(Opr1atcly SJ&)npe ;-s.h~ll ~ rcturnC4 ·- "' \. , .4'\/,. ,f 1 ~ , i .. ,' u_. ,.: L :=' _,, b• '· ". :~ ,_ ",,.!' ""';., tO"fli.ii • .:. .. ~; , P' 'I~· . . ""':", , , , . : ' ·' . . , .. .As tori 'I ·of me- as . v :A'rticl• of 4 .. >' ·; . • I • • · • - ' . ,/ r '\ , ...."'-" •P . ~ -,. ' _., "'. . . ~· be • t' . ,,~ ••,, • ,.A L ~ .,. I~ . . ' ,. ., •, ,. . . ·-~ '\ ea~ .J·d -:- ~ r ;.::.Z be h" . ffiall~ 'cfm' d~ S.et~ 4, n -ft:le.tn. CID /Cl!regJ..eQ(~J~~5fOre<f to,m.c~bcrshtp ,>. 5- • • ".!-"·: ·Every qualiJied lllt.mber shall have die. r.1~t to n~matc himself . L- 5•:·.~ J· ~· a_J~ J.';h· ~J,'~ ,.d ~red 'fire ~c~ afte~• tw0:ycar period of tc_tt[emenr conltStini'. Qf'i!i~l)iWquarte111~~ · · 0 IOi,/aod_. if el«red or appoinr,cij, to !1';pJd ollic( in this Unipn. I -";'~ tbp ID a~r .•nee WI f:-. ~:: -( :.> .~ h~!e -~:!i:.....!i':..m J=~~. ' '.onJy b)r m.-;oritj "yore ··of" the meml;c(aliip~ 'IC , •• • ' ..; ' . - •• ' . .~ ~ . . ._ -;:;~ / _ .~ ,- · :· _ . . , . .-- . -, . ·: · ~ ·• · · · ...:- •:.Pc,· _ya maJorJty V.Qtc ~ . ~•C'. m~~!, 1;1:.~' t.l"~~~·~· ~ ~ , J•~··~ " ,, , . , ,. ... - . ,:,_, .. . •. ... . _.. . : ...". · , ;,: . ,\, -~ · ·~ .:___..::'- :·~ ·•,-,' ~ ...- ' ., lit ... .-· · uons ~~II .~011respond ""an~ r&;lepe~tl upon:-~1uopty ~ ~·~~· .... .,,.,:~Ct.J~ r.,~~1M.'of · ~F!!~ent -1hl.lli be,~~'tca·iq~tbi:. , , . r,:. - .·' •. ..- "'""". ~·· • , -.., , ·. - · · ~ •. - " ~_ · · · , cstabJ1shcchn •acxorda~ce ""1'-h· othe sca.W.td ~llectiy~,, uun n,rday follQwma.~thc ,~ J(l ,-w 'ifh · r'~ ' v. 1' • ,~:~uarttt · " , -~~~ ' ';µ·· ~~N~-~ki~~t~; ~~v.cJI of Jiit m~b'ier~ip w.i~o1u· due -· ~B!;ecmem·oi• thil'JJaioada " · 1 die · -· · • .,, -'r - / . ·: ·~ '·; , ~ , : :'· ,,· ..' : , i"· '1-'IO~jl :.:-~ .::~r~·~ \,. \', • ,. • ';. ~r....:,r.'! ~' ' '• • '' ,,.-.. .: ), ' ~ • ' -' • ,• '-" }, ' 1 ' .-:. '· , ·. ' ., A ~· . ·. ,, · ; •f'_,,;l'. I • ,/"t ' md.1 \.I l\I ~· ... ~ , ' ,·'I ../ • 1! t ," "/#!; l.r 1•~. :,,. ("'.• ' " f •l't ~ <(' ~· it' 't· Tt I <i\ • ' • ; , I; 1 1 "' 1 ' : '• • • I ' .,. , • - 't.;.... .t ~ !'! • �Jrlll'ela , ll, 1 • . SE.4P.4RERS Arifcle VII Syste . of lutJ or.•n.- (f) ''11ie President shall Le diairman .and may cut ·o ne TOte i9 that body. . ·; LOG of the Executive , Board . .. m Oii . (g) ~ shall .be responsible, within the limits of his powers, 1. ThiJ Union and all Officers, Headquaneta Represen~~ · · for the enforcement ~f this <;:onstitution, the polides. of the Union, tives;,Port Agents, Patrolmen and members •hiJll be governed· in:. .and all rul~s and rulmgs d~y ·adopted by the ·Executtve Board, and di.ii order by; ' · those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Within (a) The Constitution.. tlfese limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and . hctloA the pam, and dte ~nminct thereof on .the takei and Waters, including . their organizing activities. . , In order that he may properly e~ecatc his responsibilities he .it empowered and authorized ·to retain any technical or professional assimnce he deems necessary, ·subject to approval of the Executive• Board. · · . . ,imna · Section 8. Dlrodor of Orgmnizing and Pul:ilications. ·· prestige -of the Union. · The Director of Organizing and Publications ·shall be appointed (b) 'The Execu~ive Board. (h) · The foregoing duties shall be" in additio~ to those other and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. (e) Majorjty vote of the membership. " duties lawfully imposed upon him. · He shall be resp6nsible for and supervise all publications and · _Sodion 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be. located in (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, public relations of the. Union and shall serve ~as co-ordinator of New Yorlc and the headquarters officers .shall cansist of a President, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution all organizational activities of the Union. In adaition, he shall and Exci:utive Vi~·Prcsidcnt, ooe Vice-President in Cllarge of · of such of his duties as he may. in hfs discretion decide, subject perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board.· · · Contracts and Contract EnforCCJl)ent, a Secrctary·'frcasurer> ooe to the limitations set forth in this Constitution. Vice-President in Charge of thc·1Atlanric' Coast, one Vice ·President ( i) Any va{;llncy in any office or the iob of Headquarters Repre• Section 9. He•dq'uorters Ropre~ntltivos. ·in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and ooe Vice-P.te1ident in Charge sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President . The Headquarters :Representatives. shall perform any and all 'of the J.akes .and Inland 'Waten. . ·bY. temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu• .· · ' of job under Article XII of diis Constitution, except in those tive Vice-President or the Exeeutive Board. Sodion 3. The staff of .each port ·shail consist of such personnel cases where the filling of such vacancy .is otherwise provided for .,. ii provided for herein, and che port .shall bear. the name of . the by this Constitution. · · Secffon 10. Port Agents •. .city ~r,. which the Union'~t o~c~ are-iocateci, (k) The Pre5ident is directed to ·take any and all measures and (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administra• tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the Section 4. Every me'lnber of the Union shall ·be registered ii:J. one employ .such means. which he deems necessary· or advisable, to · of three de~rtmcnts; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart· : protect. th~ interests, an~ ~rth.er the !'elfare of the Union ~nd . its direction of the area Vice-President. · .meot. The. defiqjtion of ~ese departments shall be in accordance · ~e~bers, mall i:n~tte~ mvolvmg i:iat1onal, mte ~r local legulatt~ · ( b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his port, be responsible for .the en~orcement and execution of the Constitution, the poli~cs with aisrom and usage. This definition may be modified by a .. mues, and public affairs. ( 1) The Presid.ent shall have authority to require any officer or of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and majority vote o( the membership. No member may transfer from OR~· d~( tment to another except by ·approval as ~idenced by a ~mon .r~presc;n~uve to attend any .~egular or ·special meeting, if, in by a majority .YOte of the member.ship. Wherever there are time rcsuictions or other considerations affecting port action, the Port ma1onty vote of the me.mbership. . his opm1on, 1t 1s ·deemed n~essary. Agent shall take appropriate action .to inrure observance thereof. · Section ·2. Executive Vice-Prosidnt. (c) He shall ~ prepared to accotJnt, tfinaocially or otherwise, Article VIII · The Executive Vice-Presidetl~ .shaU P,Ctform any ancl all duties for the activities of. his port,. whenever demanded by the President, 1• ~ceri, Heaclqu.rte'rs ,Rep ' ; ;__tat1·~-· P. ....- ~nil · assigned him 'or delegated'' to him by th_e Preiident. In the event the Vice-President of the area in which his port"is located; or br ,......... - · ..,., the President shall' be unable . to carry out any of his duties . by . and Patrolmen · . reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President the ScCretuy-Trea5urer. · ( d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the Secretary· · . . .• . shall take over such duties during the period of such incapacity or ~ ~· ~ offi~1 o~ the Unipn shall be elected u · othe.nvise unavailability. Up0n the death, r~signatiOn, or removal from office ·:t'reasurer,- a weekly _.financial report showing, in detail, weekly JtfOYJdcd ~n th~ Cons~ruaoo, _ ~ e>Bicci:-- shal~ ~ the President, • for any reason of the -Pres.ident, ·the .Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with' all other accounting aq ~ecut1ve. ~~ce-P~es1dent, one Vu:e-P~tsadent •!1 th~ge of Coo· immediately assume the office, dutiCs and ttspoosibilities of the direct~ issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e)-" The Port. Agent may assign ·each port Patrolman to ·such · traaa apd Conuact Enforcement, ·a Secretary·Treasurer, -one ·Vice· President until the next general election. . ' The Execut!ve Vice-President shall be a member of the Executive duties, as fall within the jurisdiction of die port, regardless of the• President in Cllargc Qf .the Atlantic Coast. ooe Vice-President in deparirilental designation, if any,, under which the Patrolman Ctiarge of the Gulf Coait; and one Vice~President in Charge of the Board and .may,.. cast one..- vote in that body. · 1akca and tnlaDd Watt(I. . · . .:.. . · . . w~ elected. . ·· · · ' Section 3. Vico-Prosiditnt. in Ch•rge of Contruts end · · (f) The Port Agent shall desipte which ,membCrs at that port Contr'•ct Enforcorilont. · . . · · · . lldion ·;,Pott Agents, Headquarters Representatives,' and Patrol. may serve as representative; to odier organizations,. affiliation with me~ shall be elected, except ~ otherwise provided in this The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce· .wb.ich bu been properly.. authorized. Co.ost,inition. · ·. 1 . ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Section If. Patrol-. to him by the President, In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolµien shall perform any d~ties assigned iliem by tl;ic Agenc .Article IX all contract nego'tiations, ~ formulauon of bargaibing demands, •/ and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreemenu of the Port to which they are assigned: Other Elective Jobs to the membersllip for ratification. He shall 'also be resp0nsible, Sectio11 12. Execimve loanl. • • • . • I • except as otherwise provided in.Article Section 14 (d) (1)' for The Exerutive Board .shall consist of the President, the Executive S.dion ·I. In ~(ljt!on tc? ~ elec~ve Jobs provided for in ~rtide strike .authorization,-.signing of new contf!lClS, and contract enforce· '\'Itt, the followmg Jobs 10 the Uwon shall be voa:d upon .a.n the· ment. He shall also act for headquarters in exec\iting the. adiµinis· •Vice-President,. the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and . trative functions assigned' tO headquarters by this Constitution with ~ntract Enforcement, the ~rctary~Treasurer, the Vice-President ..W.nec presciibed by thil ·Constitution: . A. Delegates to the convention 6f the Seaf~ers lntern.atfonal respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party m Charge of the .Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of . · .. thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area, the Vice-President.in Charge of the Lakes and Inland ,pnion of North .America. ..JS. ·Committee' members qf: place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of subordinate body or division created or chartered by the , ( 1) Trial· Commi~s . he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help"as be ca~ Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained (2) Quarterlf'f'mancial Committees deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwi1e; subject to approval of a membership of 3,200 members and has mainrained that member· (3) Appeals"<:~funmittees . · the Executive Board. · . for not less than · three ( 3) m~nths. Such National Director ( 4) · Strike Committees 1'he Vice-President in -Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce• . ~hip (or chief executive officer) shall be a :member of the respective (') Credential& Committees .~ ment shall be a member of the Executive Board · and may . case subordinate body or diTision · and must be qualified · to hold office ( 6) Polls ·Coriunittm one vote in that body. • · . ,. under ~ terms of the Constitution of . such division . or subordi· nate body. · . · • ( ? ) Union 'rallying Committeet S.~on 4. s.c,..i.ry·TrHIUret'. The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less tha.11 (8). Colisritutional The Secretary-Treasurer shall j>crform any and. all duties .assigned once each quarter and at such other • times· as the President or Sodion 2. Additional committees may be form~ ·u provided by him or delegated ro him by the .President. He shall be. responsible his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi! a majority vote of the membership. Committees· may.also be ap~ for the ·organizati.on .and maintenance of the correspondence, files, in ·JlOinted ,AS permitted by this Constitution, and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall he the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless accounting and bookkeeping. systems; the- setting up, and mainte• absent, in which case the Executive · Vice-President shall assume \ Executive Board shall the chairman's duties. Each member of >~ince o(, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; I. the proper collection, safeguarding. and expenditure of .µ Union be entitled· to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be pon or Otherwise. He shall: stibmit to the membership, for determin~d by majority vote .of those voting, providing a quorum Dulin of Officen, H.u clquarteri Representative.s, Port ·funds, each quarterly period, a detailed repprt of the _entire Union's finan• 1 ~f three JS present. It shall be .che dunr of the Executive Board to . . . . Agenll, Othe;. ~ . JOb-Holden and · . ·. cial operations and shall submit- !simultaneously therewith, the develqp policies, strategies and ·rules which will advance and · Misc.Uan~s .Penonnel Quarterly Financial Committee repon. for the same period. The protect the · interests and welfare t>f the Union and the Members. Secretary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall !>e the duty· of the . Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence. Section .1. Tho PrMWeat.· , Cerfified Public Accountant. He shall also worJC: with all duly elected an appomtee of the Executive ~d. to keep accurate minutes of final.cc committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shalr be responsible · all Executive Boarcl meetin~. 'J11e Ex~cu~e Board shal~ appoint . (a) The.· Presiden~ shall be the executive officer of the Union for the timely filing of any and all reports on the operations of one person wh~ shall be designated Director of Organizations and .ad~ shall ~resent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union iii all , matters exiept as otherwi$C specifically provided for in ~ Con· the Union, financial or othe{Wisc, that may be required by any Publicati~ns. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax - .Ucution. _ Federal .or state .laws. In ~der that he may properly ~te his to be levied and other ~rms and conditions of affiliation for any groµp of workers· desiring affiliation. The · Exeaitive Board "may ( b) , He· shall be a member ex-offido ·of all committeeS,. except responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized· to employ direct the a_dministtation of all Union affairs, properties, polidcs any help he deems· necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, a othenvise herein expressly provided, ' · . · and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically ·prosubject to approval of 'the Executive Board. . (c) The President shall be iri charge of, and responsible for, all . The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive vided ~or in . this Constitatio.n. Notwi~standing the foregoing, the Vn~on property, and shall' be in charge of h~cfquarters · and port _Board and may cast one vote in that body. ~ecuttve Board· may act without ho!ding a formal meeting pro'. . offices. Wherever there are time resttictici'ns or other considerations The · Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of . the . v1d~ all m~bers of the ~d are sen~ notice of the proposed •iec:ting Union action, the President shall take e,ppr-0priatc action Credentids and Ball!)t Tallying Committees. In addition he shall ~on ·o racttons.an.d the deos1on_th~reon u reduced to writing and 'to insure observance · thereof. . make himself and the record$ of his office available to t~ Quarterly 111gned by: a ma1onty of the Executtve Board. . In the evenr that death, resignation or removal from .office fo~ · . {d) Io ~~det thiif he filay"ptoperly ace91~ his responsibilities, Financial Committee. · . · · llny reason should occur simultaneously to the President and .Execu· ·~.IS hereby mstructcd ~ authonzed to employ any help he deems tive· Vice-President, the Exeeutive Board b y majority vote shall Section 5. Vice:Pre1idont in Cima• of th• Atf•ntic Co.it, . aeccss~,y; ~ it·~esaf, a~counti~g or O!.herwise, · . The Vice-President. in· Charge of the -Atlantic .Coast shall be a name succes5ors "'from its own membership who shall .fill those .C:.e) Subject to approval ~Y a: majority vote ot the membe'r~ip, vacancies· until . the next general election. · , ·~: P~esident sjia:ll designate: :~.e ·~UJiiber and location of ports, .t he member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one If the · Executive Vice-President duly wumes 't he office of the vote in that body. · jur~sd1ct1on,, status, . and ~t1v1ties thereqf, and may close or opea. re-assign Vice-Presidents and. the Secretary; . He -shall supervise and be responsible for the activities. of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or· is incapaci• liich ports and the ports~ rand the persolll)el thereof on ·the ·Atlantic Coast, includ· tilted for more than 30 days during the remainder of the term the 1.'r~asurer : :without ~educ~ion in wages. He· may also. .r;e-assign Headquarters · ~epresentat1ves, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, ·to. ing their organizing activ~ties. The Atlantic Coast area is d_Femed Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of the ~erm • •other duties; without .reductipn ·in wages. '.(he Por.ta of New York, to 'mean that area f.tom.«nd includi_ng Georgia ·through Maine~and from its• ownI membership • shall .also indude the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he • ~itction 13. Dofeg•tos. Philad~lphia, Baltimore;.. . Mobile, New . Orleans, Houston and :Detroit may nOt- be,.closed except .by, ConstitUt.ional amendment. may properly execute his · responsibilities he · is empowered apd - (a) The term '.'delegates'.' spall mean those .m~~bers. of the . ··W here ports are opened betweeq eltctions. the P.tesicent shall authorized .to . re~n any technical or professional · assistance he ~oion ~d its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected in deems necessa~y subjecno approyal of the Executive· Bo~d. · , designate the Union peraonnel thereof. accordance with. the 'provisions of this Constitution, to .attend . the ' · The piesidenc· ihall designate, in the .e\lent· o(: the incapacity of conyentioo. of the Seafarers International Union of North America. · any Headq~rs :Representative, Pott·.A,Seilt or ·Patrolman, Qr any Section 6. Vi~e-Pr•sldont in Charge,, the Gulf Coast. ~ ciffi~ .o.~er tQ8;'1 ~e ~i:~.n~•.a'replacem~nt,.io, a~t ai ~ch dU!ing ·· 'fhe Vice•President in· O.rge. of the Gulf Coast shall· be a , · (b) Eadi delegate shall attend the conventio~ for which el~tCd · -the per1o,d of 1n~paCIJY,: pro~1.ded S\!.Cl:i, replacement as qualified .membe.t · of the· Executive Board and shall be entitled· to cast one and fully }larticipate therein. (.c) ·Each delegate shal~ his vote and otherwise, supJ)ort those: under Artjcle':'lQI. of the CO~ifutiol;l~tO fill.such )ob. · · .. vote in. that body. · · · ' · · ·.At. the ·regular meetioj·in Juty' of every: election year, ., the Presi.· lre shall su~.tvise. and be responsible for the activities ·o f all the · polic.ies .agreed ·upon by the majority of. f}le delegates ·to the Conventton. · · ·de~t sha1bubnti~ to the membC.tship a pre--balloting.report. la:i his . Ports, :and · th~ i)ersonnel tliereof on the Gulf Coast .includiDg ~eir '.repqft he. shalt iecomme~d ·~ n~~r and, J.oca,tion of porfSt µic .. organizing ~tivities .. The Gulf· Coast _area ·is deemed ~ .mean ·ihe -.(d) 'l'he President shall assign to each subordinate body or" , Atm\ber ,of,licadql,:W'ters ~prcse~tat1ves,: ·P ort ..Agentl ~nq Patrol• State of Fl~ida, aU ~o\lsh the Gulf, including 're~. :· . division that number of' delegates to which this Union would have . Jd.CD wbjc,h iare to be iJec~ed. ;>';le •Jla.ll ·.also i~~nd a bank, 4 In order that he may properly exeaite his responsibilities 'Ile !>ee~ entitled, .~f its membership had been increased by -the .number bonded. warehouse-, a re&War o~cei' thcfeof, Qr any other 1imilat ·is empowered and authorize.dro retain any"technical or professional of members of che subordinate body or division, in ac(:Ordance . dep<>sitory, to~ which .~e b~ots ·are to be·mailM or delive.red .at usistancc he deems necessary, subject to appjoval of the Executive with the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seaf~· • .. · ·· · · Intemational' Udion of North .America, except that this provisioa . ~e <!~ . C?f ead.1 clay's vo~in& except ·m~t die P~.sid~nt ma~~ Board. Iris d11erenon, postpocte the· reco~md•ttOh as to the depository ·., . . . . . '-•~- ~ ~ not . be. a.J?Plied so as to -rec!uce the number ?f ~ele~ to u.tfl n!J· 1-te( ttrst (Cgalat meetins· id OCt.obcr. : f · ~~ ~; Vb:P~'l!I ~of ... l.H~ INicl ·~ w~ . . ·which . ocherwJSe have been . th.is Uluoo would . ,,: . eouded. · . Tb~ iecommepdatiod itJ!.y ~ ~~i~ whe~r any Patt~ · . T&~Vi~-Presi~pt 'in Char~ o,f t~ ~es · and ~nlfJiil ~acers Secfion·14, CommlttHI. 8'Jd.lf!!C H e a = : ·\r~~~Jr l. ~. d!'-lJ~ ._, .~P"f• ..~ ,~~ ,qi~¥. -,,£.-the &ei:utave Board a'1'i ~ 1Je· ~~ (a)TrWca.-11.W. · \~ ,,~ ~ · · - · .~. •e ,~~t k~.. .be .-su_~j~-' ~;.tl>l. ~yal Q(.. to.9ft~ v,~ .:i~, tbat ~~ -J . L · c.• , . _ •• ,, .; '"· ~q · .,, ' a ' m · •Ol· uav 'mem~n:.. -...a~. ·'' .......: • •• nf .U 1".~.rtt; r '.1'.bc!!~i!!'.~.~~!!~~~~~o~i-,~~.,. . • , • • -. ' • ' • •• • >. }''·! . . .."". .• '-r ,, .. ,.. "'"·'ae:' -· , 1:-. ' . fi~ -:"".ffr) ~,.,. ,~· ,fll!f. . , .I ~ 11o11; • - ',.~ ~;.t;T<-~·1,• tt»" ' :x:, Commmces the ·.may by m.n ·me !>'. ' • ~ .. ' .;.or ' ' ' • - ...... '\- • f �\ . ,- and slall submit findioss and recommendatio~~ as prescri~ in:· this Con.stitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial· . Committee to observe all the requirements of this . Constirurioq · with regard to charges and trials, and 'their findings and rccom.. Jnendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of tl1e Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under · this ·<;:onstitution, were properly safeguard'ed. · (b) AppHls Committn. ,. nssels,_covered by cO"ntract with this Union, _or fou.ll (4) moothi of emplo}'}Jlent with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsi~iar!es apd its affi~ia~, ·or in any- empJQyment at the Union's dueeuon, . or a combmatJon of .these, betwesn January 1st and the time of nomination in the ·election year, and ' ( d) He is a Citizen of the United States of .America; and (el) fe is not disqualified by Jaw. · , · · . Section 2 •. .AU· candidates for, 'and holders of, other electi-ye jobs 1. The Appeals c9mmittee shall hear all appeals from .trial judgments, in accordance with -such procedures as are set forth jn this Constitution and such rules as may be adoE!ed by :lf majority vote of the membership not· inconsistent therewith. · : 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later ·than one week after ti1e clos.e of the said hearing, make anll submit findings and recommerldations in accordance with the provisions of this Con· stitution and such rules as may he adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistenr therewith. (c) Quarterly Finmncial Committee. not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. . · _· . . . Section S. All candidates .for and holders of elective offices and. thi-Constl· J'ohs, w.hethcr elected or ap.pointcd in accordan~ '"" w1't'-ll" .. tution, shall maintain full book membership -in good . standing. Article XIII . for OfRcen, Hudqu•rten Represent•tives; .P ort Agents •nd P•troUnen · Ele.d ions - - 1. The Quar.tedy Fiqancial Committee shall make an examina· tion for eaf h quarterly j>eriod of, the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee -may make dissenting reports, separate recom· prejudice to his written' -appeal, the applicant may apj>ear ·in ~ before the committee within two days after·the day on '91hidi the telegram is sent, to correq his application or arsue for bis quali• ficarioli. · ·· · · . ' .The rommittee's report shall be prepared earJy 'enough to ~low · the applicant to appear. before it within the time set forth in thil Constitution and still r~ch the ports in time for the first regular meeting after , its election~ · • ·. ·-(d) .AL~ajoffirity vote o(-the m embershdii.P sha1.1 , in. the case .of ~ch appea1s, oe su c1ent to over-ru1e any squa116canon c·1ass16cattoo by the Credentials Commiftee, in which event the' one so pre• viously classified shall then be deemed 'ualified. ' ( e ) The c·rl:'Uen -.l t'iaIs Com. • ' passing • upon the quaJ'fi ' m1ttte, Jn • • cations of candidates, shall liave the right to conclusively pres~e that anyone nominated and·qualified in previous elections for candi· -- !lac:Y fo,r any office, or thC-. job of Headquarters Jrepresentati\·e, Pore :Agent or Patrolman, has'"met all' the requitements ·of Section 1 (a) · of .Arti£1e XII. · •. · · Section s..laltotint Proceclui:es. ,,- . . ,- ' Section 1. Nomin!tions. (a) The Secretary·T~ur:er Shall insure· the proper and timelr · Excep . t as provided in Section 2 (b) of this .Artide, any full preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. boo ffi The ballots may contain general informatio~d instructive comk member may submit hiS' name for nomination 'for any o ce, . ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this .Constituti.o n. · mendations and ~parate findings. . or the job of Headqui1'ters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, .AU qualified candidates shall be listed ~ereon, aplhabetically within 2. The findings and ·recommendations of ibis committee shall be .by delivering or cal,lsing to be ·delivered in person, fO the office each category. 'the listing of the ports shall follow a geographical , __ completed· within a t_easonable time ·after the election of the of the Secretary-Treasurer at ·headquarters, or sending, a letter pattern, commencing· with the most northerly port 00 the Adantic members thereof. and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer' addressed to the Credentjals Committee, in care' of the , Secretary· coast, following the Atlantic coast· down to the. most -southerlf '=who shall ciuse the same to be read -in ~1 ports, as ~t fortli herein. Treasurer, at the addres:s of headquarters. Thia letter shall be dared port on that cbtst, dien westerly along tlJie Gulf of Mexico ind 3• .AU .officers, Union personnel' ~nd members are respo_n~ble and !hall =:'lain the follo'9'ing: sd on, until the list of ports is exhausted.".Any port outside the for · complying with all demands made for records, bills, :vouchers, (a) The__nam~ of the candidaite. Continental United ·swes ·sha11 then be adaed. There shall be receipts, etc., by th~ said Quarterly Financial Committee• .The (b) His home i14dreis and mailing ·address. allotttd write-in spa~, oii cacli ()Atfot,- sufficient 'to .permit each committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde(c) His boolC number. member voting to w~ite in as many names as there ·are, offices and pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. . · jobs to be :voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as ro hive 4. Any action on the said report shall be as ·determined by a. (d) The title of the office or·other job for which he is a candi· the number thereon placed at the top thereof -and shail be 50 ~r· majority vote of the membenhip, . · date, including _the n!Ulle of the 'fort in the event 'the posi· forated as to cnabl~ that' portion containib1t the ,,aid .,num.,er 10 'be . ~ ·tion sought' easily ·~~ -ov.ed to insu·r e secrecy· of .1.e !,._.,....,, On th . i's·· rem,,_able of seven (7) - · is. that of .Agent or P~trolman. u1 1>1Wu• ..... 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall 'consist membe~ in good standing to be elected as follows : One member (e) Proof of citizenship. ' ' . . portion shall -also be placed ·a, short Statement in<ficating the nature ·from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti· · (f) Proof of seatime and7or eniployment-as required for can• of .the ballot and the .voting date there0f. · ·" · • · didates. . . . (b) The".ballots. so prepared .at the direaion of the SCcr~ry· more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. 'No officer, Headquarters Representative, Port .Agent or Patrolman,. shall be (g~ lo the event the· member is on ,. ship he shall notify the Treasurer shall be the only offi~ial ballots. No others ·may be used, eligible for election to this Committee. Comqiinee members· 'shall . Credential5 Committee what sh'ip he is ori.. This- shall, be Each ballQt shall be numbered as indicated in the ,preceding para• be elected at the regular meeting designated by ·the Secretarydone also if he ships aubsequenf."to forwarding h!s ere- ·sraph and shall be numbered · coosccutively, commencing with Treasurer. In the event a resular mee~ing cannot be held in any· • dentials. · . - - number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributtd to port for lack of a quorum, the .Agent shall call a special meeting (hf .Annexing a certifi~te · in the fellowing form, signed and .-. each ~ort. A record of the bal,lots~ _both l>y_ serial numbers and as early as possible for the purpose 'of electing a member to serve · dated by _the proposed nominee: '1JIOUOt, seDt thereto shall be ~aintamecf by the Secretary-'rreasureJ', on dfe Quarterly Financial Committee. -Such committee members • who shal1 also send each Port, Agent a veri6c_arion list indicating "I hereby certify that I ani not now. nor, for the"five· (5) Tears the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each · Port shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports· and they shall be furnished room and board during Jast past, have I been either a ·member of. the Communist Party .Agent shall ~aintai.n separate records of the ballots sent ,,him and the period they are performing· their duties in New York. Com· or convicted of, or served any parr of a prison tcr"1!"resulting from shall inspect and count- the ballots, when rreeived, to· insure that mencing on the day following their election and continuing until conviction of robbery, bribery, otortion, embezzlement, gand the amount senr, ,as we11 as the numbers ther~n, conform to the ~ they have been returned to their respective ports each committee larceny, burglary; arson, violAtioh of narcoiics laws,. murder, rape; . amount and cumbers- listed by the Secretaey-frmurer as h 11ving member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay. assault with intent to kiD, assa\llt which inflicts gievous bodily bees;i sent to that port. 'Pie Port Agent shall jm~ediately execute but in no event.shall they-be paid foi: less than eight (8) hours injury, or violation of ·title II or III of the J..andrum-Griffin' .Act, and return t~ the Secretary-Treasurer I. receipt acknowledgi~g the · per day. or conspiracy to C01'lmit any such.:·crimes." · co~ectness of the amount and numbers of the ballots ~; or shall noufy ·rhe Secretary-Treasurer' of any discrepancy. Discrepancies (dJ. Strike Committee. Dated: .............................................................................................. shall be correct~ as soon as possible prior to !he v,otin~ period. Io 1. In !10 yvent shall a general stri~e take pla.ce unless approv~ ; · Sigfllll#r~ of f!}ember any ~vent~ rece•t>tS sh~l ·be forwarded for b•llots' act1,1ally receiv~ by a ma1onty vote of the membership. Book No..................................... ~........... The Sccretary-Tr~su.i:er shall prepare a file, in which shall be Ice~ 2. In the event a_general strike has been approv~.11 by the J}leJD• · • , memoranda and ,corresPQndem:e dealing w)rh the ~Jecrion. This bership the Port Agents in a,ll a.Hected ports . shall call a timely Printed forms of the certifieate shall be made ·available to norni· .file shall at all times be available to any 1member for inspection special meeting for the purpose of electing a strik~ comdl.ittee• . nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certifica~, of the same at the office of tlic Secretary7Treasurer. ·.: . This com·mittee shall be composed of three full bOok members · but is, in fact, legalty· eligible for an office or ·,job. by, reason of the (c) BaJloting shl'll .talce pfaC,e ib. ~rson,, at Port · offic~. and and theii: duties shall consist of assisting the Poit-.Agent to dfectu· restoration of civil rights origi~ally revoked bJ such conviction or shall be ~ret. No signatures of any voter, 01' .o ther distin3l1ishing ate all strike pol ides and .suaregies. : . a favorable determination by the Board of P41role of ~e Uni~ed ma.rlc,. shall ape.ea_r on -~he ballot, ·except. mat ·~ny '...mel!lber may States Department of Ju~tice, .he shall, in .lieu of the foregoing wi:1~ Jn the n~_me of_names of. any member or members, 'Is appra. · certificate, 'furnish a complete . signed statement of th~ facts of his pnate, for· any office, or t~e JO~ o( Headquarters Representative, • case together with true copies of the documents supportipg his Port Asent or Patrolman•.· Article Xi ~Alled~umenis required herein must rci~h headquar~~rs ;,,o (d) ·only fuU -book members 'may vote. However, immediltely earlier d)an July Uth· ·an~ no later than .A11gust 15th of the .prior thereto they must present their books to 'the ,Polls 'Committee. . t ' ' -of the port in whidi' they are' voting. ....The· \;oter!~ - book DUD)bei e Iect1on yea • ' ' . hall s.= 1 • ...i h i (. ( wh'1ch 'sh~l be kept_ in · The "Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the' safekeeping of these 1 • PC p~c~- upon t e os~r.,,sneet · l d h 11 th · th ed iaJs Co · dupbcate) Jn the space opposite the proper ballot nu'm ber; and Section 1. The foll~wing elected offices and •jobs .shill! be. hel~ - etters an. s a tur~ em over to e r ent · · mmitte~ upo~ the member .shall sign his n~e. '.Jhe ,portion of the ballot on whicfi · , for a term of four years: · r the k.tter s. request. .the ballot_number is~ printed •shall then '_be · femoved, placed near President Section 2. Credentials .Commlffff, ._ - .· ~ th~ ros~r sheet, and -the me~be;~ slial!.;.,pr~d - f!> the voting site Vice-Presidents (a) A Cr~entials Committee shall be elected. at· the r~,sular with. the b~llot. ..\.n appropr1a~ no~t10~ of ~he d~~ and o,f the Secretary-Treasurer . meeting in Ausust of the . election year, at the port where head· .. fad _of ".otJDJ.<Shall._bC placed IQ th~ ~em~rs Unu~n ·b.ook._ Headquarters Representatives -1 quarters is located. It sh~ll consist of six full b®lc ·members jn · ( e) . Each .Pott Agent' shall be i:e5ponsible '"for the ~tabhshpient Port Agents attendance at the meeting, with two membeu tO be elected from ' .of. a booth or other vo.Jing site :where each meDJber I may, vore in - Patrolmen each of the Deck, Engine ·and Stewards Departmecits. No Officer, pnvacy. •. . ., _ i •• "/ The term of four .years set f'Orth herein is .expressly subject to the Headquarters Represen~tiv~, Port Agqit or_Patrolman, c_>r candi:. ~ (.0 Ut'OJi ·compledon of voting the,member ~11 fold the bait~ ·· provisions for assumption of office as ·contained in . .Article XIII, -date for office or the Job of Headquarters Repr~ntat1ve, Port· so 't hat no 1patt ·of the· printed or written ~portion· is visible. He ... Secti6n 6 ( b) of this Constitution. Agent or Patrolinan, shall be eligible for elee?tion to this Committee, .. shall then drop-the biliot inJO a narrow.,1<>.tted ;'ballot box which. Section 2 • The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated except .as provided· for in Artitle. X, Section 4. In ·~e event~ any. shall ·be provid~ for ,that. purpose by 1the Port. A&ent a~d kept in Section 1 of this .Article shall continue for so long·as is necessary. ...~o~m~JW.t me~ber is unable !O' se~e, .the· c~mmittce ~h~l~ suspend Jodee~ .and. sealed-except _as"hereinafter ~i;forth. " , ' to complete the functions thereof, u~less sooner terminated by a until. ..the .Pfe.sident or Executive Vi~ Prr:si~ent, or the ~reta_ry.. .,.. . .(g) Voting shall ~ommence. on November 1st of the election majority vote of the membership or segment of the l1nion, which- · ·Tteasurer, 10 !11at order,. calls a s~aill meetmfa at ~e Wrt , wile~- yeiar and · shall continue d trough Dccember,,.3'1st, exdusive 0 f . Sun• ever appl~es, whose_vote was.originally necess~ry i:o elect the one or H~adq,uw.rters JS located 10 orde! t~ elect a r~p ~e~!· The· ~-- ~ays an~ (for ea.ch individual Port) ..holidays legally -iecolPl_ized mmee s results s~aJ! ~ by ma1on ty vote, W!th .any u.c .vocc ~!ng, ~m rli~ cuy m w.hicli µ.c; i'O! f ilJcctOd 1Srloeat~. If"Novenil>er .1st ()nes serving. . resolve~ by a ma1ority ·vote of the membership at a special -?,leet.1J1g . or ~"µ,iber .~1st falls, .90 a. holiday Jegally reco~ized in a ..port in .. Section 3. The !=ompensation to be paid the h_older of any offic~ called !or tha~ purp~se at that ~~t: the£•~ tn whtdt .t hat .port JS. l~ated, the balloting period in such . or other elective Job shal1 he determined' from time to t.jme by the (b) /1fter us electto~, th~ Committt,e shall immediately. go 1pt,o- . poq:·-$hall . c~ml]len~e ot ters;nin~t~; as the, case mat be•. on the Executive Board subject to approval of the membershi,!>, sess1c;in .. It shall ?~ermine wh,ethe~ Jhe. person has sub~1tte~ his nexc, SUC~liig business day, SU~JCCt to the ·foregoing, voting in',all . Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do. not apply ~ppl1ca~1on . correctly" and pos~s_ses the, ~CCC$5'fY qualjf\canons. ·pprts shall comme!lc~ at 9:0~ .A.M., ·•11d continue unt il .5_:6.0 ,P.M., · to any corporation, bu.siness, or other venture in which this Union ~e COmmmee shall preP,&Ie ~ ret>d!.t l1StlJ?g ea~ apphcan~ a~~ .except that, ~n ~arurda", voung shall. co~~~ce~. 9.:00 4.M. and participates, or which it orga,nizes or creates. ln such situations, his book number under the office or Job.he is seeking. Each apph· contmue until 12 nobri: ., · ·. ..,. 1 •• instructions conveyed by the Executive Board $hall be followed. - cant shall be marked ·~~ualifiedl. ' or· "d~alifie'd'. ' accordfog' to ili~ .. hctfo~~4 ~· JI C "111 · lff \ · · . ·, ~r · . firidwgs Of the Committee, Where an applicant hiJ· J:iiCO Mat~ed . ., • O I · O I m. HS, • • . · 1" ~ . •• ', • "disqualifie~", the!feason :theie~O'r must ;be s'fll:ted. i~ ~e repd.tr. · • (1&) - Eadt .,P<>~t sHaU ·elcer. prio~ -~~ :the pegi~p!n&.;of.,the voting·. Where a ue vote has been · resolve~- J:>y a special m~g. of -~ ., on ~ voting ·:d.ar., ·a ~olls Committee; ·consJSt~ng oJ three full · Article XII · mem.bership, that fact shall also J:>e n~, wi~ sufliCierit <fetail. · book' ~.J>:ers ~one ·o_f wbom· ~all'":.lle a .. cat1didate, officer or an · \ Qualifications I.or ·()flicen, He.dquarters 'Representa• The report Shall be signed by all Qf the Committee' members, and. el~~ )ap~•n~ .J~~ :<holde~..F.or d:!.e • pu~~ of hoiaing _. · ti'ves Port Agents Pat I d 0th· be· completed and submitted to the Ports· in · tim- ' for .t he'.. neXt meet1,ng 1 ~r . the e!la iqn p f a..;}>Qlls;C;Qmmittee only, an.d notwi&; .' ' . ' ro men an er -~ - . regular meeting after . theii ' elCerion: .At this· m~cig, it siualL"' ·~41~g the pr~v~ii>nsJ<?f ·Al'ticle"X.X'Ill, Settion ·2, ·or ~y other,. ele~iye Jobs . be re~d and in':otporated m ~~.<iJ!inut~, ~d then1'>bs.ted_ bn~th~ , preylllon O~ th1s . CO~stitq~ioli, .fiv,· ;(5 ~ m~~rs shall constitiiq= \ . Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate bulletin ~ard ....1n .~ch ~tt•• · . • •I • '·' • :.. ' • • ~, . • .a.qUQfU.11;1 fo~ ea'?_por-t;.Wlt~ tlfe ,sa1d, ~eetmg ,to~ ~eJd betwetfl.. · ., .. /or · and hold, aiiy o{fice or the job of ·Headquarters Representative , · G>n.thc; l~t da1 of_nO!q'lpat1ons, one ·mem~r 'Of ~e ,CQmm~~' , ~o:.1.i\::f1t !ln~ ~·~fQ ..A.~•. Wl~· n . ' ~O~IQ! ~~r~1equ1~e~. ·lt s.IMJl. . • . ·p 0 .A.gent or Patrolman provided: · ' shal! $fa9a. by in Hea~quart'ers 'o acce~. ft~Il\:~fl'.- of,, cfe<Jent1_a~. . . • e .o"' ~gauon~o. each ~~mbt;~ y.'Jshin:f· to~rv~ on a, Pol1s· €~m~ 1• , _, · · . ~ . .. • • · · • .All cre<lent1als must be"1q h~guatter~ :by,Jllf4n1g&11.of cl~mg__day. m!~· or to~ observe .~e elect•~~..•ther~~f? .to be,' pi::e~nt durmg ',. - . • (a! _!:Je has .at least thr~ (3) years of seat1me JD ~°':1Jnhc~scd ~tc)' When a Ii arit has been d' ualified b the' COQUIUC.- ' t~IS ~e ~ri¥, ·I,t .shall be ~e res~ns1b1l}ty of ·the''P'ort 'A~nt ·< capacity aboara an Amencan-flag n..erchant _v essd or vessels. In t' . h .h -11 be' .. ~fed~ .• . _u• tel b'J.Sq . t ·ie· am · ty ~.. · -.ld"r es·-. : to lee• that 1theJ neenng for.iii... purpose of' electing the said Polls · · W'r ' t. ' '· t ·' th · 1 • f h u ~ · ' ·. b . ee, es 4 nOtµ1 lmml:'Ula y ~Y, e .,,_ · a 'Uleao eo · • ·• ,.., "dth ?i: • . 11 d ~~p~tmg llJ!e. um~spen . II~ e empoy 0 t e mon, Jts .,su. r d J) h' " r5 . f ":' ' ·1 f'tb· 1 . H •I ha1r •• 1so mnu~ JI i-µe au at UI~ punut~· of· the said ,meetingcare . '-~.d1ar~es ~nd 1ts . affil~ates, or· 10 any !!IJlPloy~ent ~t the Umon's iste Y im pu \la~t.to . . c:: ion;, . 0 f .ss ..,./; c.e._ le.ii' · b · .sent cJl.dy to the Setretarfi'rreasuret! MiCno. c:aYe ':Shall votiQg .take · clirecuon, s~all count the same as sea ume. Umon -records;..Welfa're b~ sen~la le~r 1 cdonl~~!~ng,th,~ .r~~~!;· l,~~~·.11~~~Jr:!',d!,;! plac~ unlesi a dµlt. electelt-Fo1IS"'C0mm'ime ·1s•runcrionirig. ·. · , 'P lan records ~nd/or company r~ords· aiJi be used 'to ,determine air mdai • 5PFc1a•· g,!J'!f1.•-re(s11 )..tcrf' .:.J·1. .a '-n·!.l~:A. .!'i'B .« i''.Ci"".J···p · pf.·" « ·{b)' 1be ·duly·· ..-..__. _-.,, PoO!l contfiinee s'hall • oll ':::1 .!'•..::J ·' eligibility· and · · ,< qare pursuane to ~t1on 1 b o ·µdS ..lll ue. ·u squa wo;g .,,, l• 1.:;, . · , • ,,..~ • . 1 1 ' . . ...._~ • .,, .c~ ec:t ·11.11_ unugq 11 · · ' · ./. "" · .. ·- • · - ··~ . · cant shall' have the ~i~t tc). takC~an .appdl f: to' the .mt'1lifersliip ·· i"r ,o~, ,,the vonn.g t~ters, 'di~ t niµpPC;t.Cd ,stubs of.: di~ -ballotsr :.. (~) He-h.as. ~n ·irJull· ~k member J~ .co~t10liol!S, good, ~d- .from die~FcisiOJi of die'.,foiruilittee; l{e :$~ .; lftfo~a1a· eopi"~~f such .,1~~ ."· , u. ~.;. ~·.bal~9t ~~ 'otl ~ ~ . d ,fb~ ,ibaJfot ilicorcbt ud ~g in. ~e · ~~lOn 'for; i t ~eas~. ~ree (3 )-years Jm~~~e]y prior. to apPeP• .t(> .eaCJi'.c R(>iJ;.~ j/~ere .th,'e< ap . .:s,bill: be'."pteseq~ .ana jjJ~,~f ~~~ ,igo~C. .A#.nfl;'.l_t s~: Jb~o •Por~;tb"·ci;iiii~ tbcf• hll DODU.DattOn; and . > ! . ,., ;.,. '.._ .' : . ' fr'~VOted UpOn at-a' rejJ18f., ftting Oj>. .ih8.n. tlie . secon~·meeting • ~!!~ ...n~~S,_~, lltJ, 9f'·1stq . / WltJ\ ·the'~~wn~ · of,.JW;Qet -· . ·(cf) , He .has at1east -four - ~4 ~ ·months .Of• ~ ti~e; ·in an un• - aftfii.-the (olrun~fiee'f: ef · · ( tis:" ta- ~sj~litl'; 6!~ ,,appli• ·_· !'f!~: a>~res~di · · '~ •· • ' ~~ ."°'°hi; ' -~ ·. ·· lice~ .ca~ty~ a~d" .aa..~ ~•-µa11 :m~c: yesscl . or f;lllt 'to ~ ~.'11 ildi " :· :., :'~~~1 -~':9'( ''. ' , ,'.:~R~ilf im , ~ Y; ·• ' · ,. ,» 'i51... "'· ·• . •·, .. , ~ ~~:,., ,~~ ..... . i.,l/ / ~ , 1. " ·~ !;-"' ' ;[' ' ;~~~I 'fi~1'U ,• 1 .kt >;t·~ r • . ,1 - • ·, ~: ~~ ~ ..:"~ r.,. ,f:. ,_ ~· '.j/: ... . • ·t \ '~ 11 ... Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and' ·O ther Elective Job .Holders, Union Employees, ·-•rid Othen '. c . . . . o; ;t an ·a:-ti se 1 .. ' " ' ,"' • 't ~ .. · '/ • • ' 1• • • 't"" 1 -~i•,:, '. I ..J' ,- t _,. (... ~.i· • ' 1 1' ' ··:._ 14, ·•.. l ,, .~ • • > '·;.(. . !~.i . '~~ ·~ ~,_,it r. I > 1. ./ "' • j ' ' • �. 8app1ement-Pase lhe ( \.' . . . . . tlon llit, as co~rected, and ucettain .whether .the uaUsed ballots, bOth aerial numbers and amount, represent the diiference between mt•verifiication Jist, as cbrrected~ and the ballots What •rpetl:S used. I any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall ' All certifications· ~le4 for uader 1 tltis ArticJe XI~I shall be deemed made according to tKe best kriowledge, and l>ehef of those r~uited to midc:e such 'certification. . terms of such special· vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail• able to Port .Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. ImmeOD diately after the close thereof, the Port .AgeQt sh~ ~~arize the be drawn by the ]>oils Committee finding such discrepancies, which (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist oE 14 lull book r~ults and communicate them to the Secretary-Trea5urer. The r~rt shall be in duplicate, and-signed by all the niembers,of such mem~rs. Two shall be elected from each of the seven portS of ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the · Polls Commi~. Each member of the Committee may make what New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, ·special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in separate- G'>mments thereon he desires, provided tliey are signed and, Detroit. .The election shall be held at the regiilar meeting it' the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port December of the eleetiorr-year, or if the· Executive Board other· praqie?ble, but, in ant case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer Agent, to , \)e presented at the next regular meeting. A copy. shall wise determines prior thereto, · at a special meeting held in the in time to enable him to prepare his report as required. by this also be simultaneeusly sent to the SeCrctaty-Trea.•.urer, who shall aforesaid ports on the first busipctSs day of the last week of said Section 5(g) • .An accounting and certification, made by the Port · · · be d f h ·h I month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port .Agent, Pac:ause ~n 10vemg.mon to ma c ors Wit ;- The resiJ ts ·Of such -uolman, or candidate for office,, or ' the ,·ob of Headquarters Rep· .Agenr, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be· enclose.I ·therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer sha11 then- prepare a investigation shall be reported to the membership as so.on as com• pleted, with recommendations by the Secre•"rv·Treaswer . .A ma- , resentative, Port .Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election report containing a combined summary of the results, together 1 • to this Committee, except as provided for . in -.Article X, Section 4. jomy vote of the membershj.p shall determine what action, if any, In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying with a schedule in.dicating in detail how they affect the Union ahall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary ·. Committee shall be charged with the tallying: of all the ballots Tallying Committee's resit.Its; as set forth in its tlosing ·report. The contained i.ri this Constitut(µn~· the E~ecutive Board shall not make and the preparation ·of a closing report setting forth~ in- complete form of the latter's report shall be followed as cl~ly as possible. any determiD,t.tion in ~ese niatt~rs. . . 1 • detail, the results of the ctection, including a complete accounting Two (2) copies.shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall (c) The Polls Committee shall ialso_10swe thl\Mhe ballot box JS of .all ballots and stubs •and reconciliation of the same with the . be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the ~ocked and sealed, w~ich lock and seal shall not be opened _excet?t rosters, verification lists; and receipts of the. Pon .Agents, all with meeting membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasqrer's report, the · Jn the manner · heremafter set forth. The sam~ p~ocedurc as is detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each num~rical results set 4orth in the pertinent segments of the Tallyset forth i~ ~e !?receding paragraph with rega~d ~ discrepancies,,.. ' total .broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall ing committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final be ublized UJ the event the P<_>ll,s Committee has ~~n to be, permitted access to the election records and files of all J?orts, without modification. which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered wuh. If ordered, a . recheck an_d recount, and the repol't thereon by the (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book .members only diseretion. The teport shall dearly detail all discrepancies discovered, Union Tallying Committee, shall · be sim_ilarly disposed of . and ~ "Vote. Prior thereto, it- shall stamp their boo'k with the word and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis- deemed. accepted and final, by majority vote. of the membership ~·vote4" and the. date, .issue ballots to voters, insure that pro~r crepancies. .All members of the Committee shall sign the report, at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. resisfration 011 .the' roster takes place; collect stubs, and keep t6em · without prejudice, ~owever, to the right of "any member thereof _ If 'uch recheck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Com· in numerical order. It shiill preserve goo9 ord~ and decorum at the to submit a dissenting repon as to the accuracy of the cqunt and the mittee shall ~required to cqntinuc its proceedings correspondingly. 'Yo.ripg site ·and vicinity thereof: .All m~mbers and others affiliated validity of the ballots, with. pertinent details. . . · · S.dfon 6. Installation into office and the · Job of Headquaners ._;m,· the t:rrilon are Charged witlf the duty of assisting the Polls . The Tallying Committee is ~15o charged with the receipt and eom hittee,- when called upo ' in the preser..ation- of order. and evaluation of. written proies~ by 'any member who claims ·in illegal Representative, Port Agent or Parrolmao. decorum. . . . . . denial of the right to· vote. If it nods the protests invalid, it shall (a) .T he pers6n elected shall be that person having the largest (e) In order to main;.io the sec~ and accuracy of fhe ballot, dismiss the prot~t ~na s<>'' i_riform the protesting ~ember, ·by ~ire, number of votes . cast for the· particular office or job involved. and fr·tliminatc !he p<>ssiJ>ility of ~rrO,rs '?r irregulai;ities. in any one on -the day o.f dis!111~saL If it finds !he protest valid? ·rl?c commit.tee Where more than one person is. to be elected for a particular office da~ ..allotiog affecting alt the balloting 10 any port,--thc following sha~l or_der a si;ec1al vo~e, to'be had no later than. w1th10 th!! penod or job, the pro~r number of gindidates receiving the successively · procedure shall be observed: . · ~f its proce~mgs, OQ. such terms .as arc. pracucal, effec~v.e; and highest number of votes shall be declared erected. 'These determina.At the, en'd of each day's,....voiing, ·the- Polls Commi"ee, in . the JUSt,. but which ter~s, JO: any ev~nt, sh~I~ mcl!-Ide the prov1s!ons _o_f tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted ·presence of any member desiring to attend, '·provided he observes ,Section 3(c) of this .Am?e and the des1go~oon of the votmg stte as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President · proper decorum, shafl open the ballot box oi boxes, and place all of ~e port !Dost conv~ment .. to the pr~tesm~g me~ber. Where a to notify each individual eleaed. ·of that ·day's ballots therein -in an envelope, as requited, which shall . special vote is. ordered ~1:1 a~cord.ance with th1~ .Secuoo 5(c), these (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall tak'e p{en be sealed. The membe·rs of--the Polls Committee stlall 'there- . terms. shal~ app!y, no~1thstandmg any provmon to th!! con!r~ry over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, upon si8o their names across the 11ap.of .the said envelope or enve· contamed .m this _Article. Protests. JJ?ay be .made only. 10 wnt!ng at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the Jep,cs, with their book numbers- ·next to .their signatures. The and m~st be ~ece1ved b}'. the Umon Tallying ~mm1tt~ during next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results committee shall also place the datt and. name of the Port on die said !he P,Cnod o~ i.ts proceedmgs. The reports of ~ts commmee shall as to each .o f the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as proenvelopes, and shall.certify, on the .envelope or envelopes, that tlfe mcluae a brief summary of _.each protest received, the name ahd vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue •.ballot box or box~s were opened publicly, that all ballots for that ~k !1~mber _of th!! protestmg member! and a summary of t e up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything fu the day only were removed; and that all of those ballots are enclosed d1sposmon of the: sa1~ protest. The comm~ttee shall ~ke all reason- contrary contained in Article XI, -Section 1. This shall not apply in mt- 'envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that able. measures ~o ad1usr th~ cou~se o_f Jts .proceedmgs so as to where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he Port. The Polls Committee shall check th~ rosters, and any other enal>le ~e ~pec1al yotel set forth 1.~ this Semo~ 5 ( c) to be cQm· ·is at sea. · records they deem; appropriate,. to insu~ the foregoing. ·At the pleted wn~m the time. here!n specified_. No closmg report s~all ~ In such e\.ent, a majority vote of the membership may grant discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre· mad~ by tt unless and until !he ~pec1al v~es referee~ to m this additional time for the assumption of the office or job. Io the event pared for the purpose of enclosing the -ballots and the .making Section 5(c) shall have J>een duly completed and tallied. . of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the of the afor~id certification, ,wi.th word,ng embodying the fore· (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro· provisions of -Article X, Section 2, ·as t0 succession shall apply - ·going inscribed thereon, ·in which event these envelopes shall be ceed to the port in y.ihich headquarters is located, as s09n as possi· - until the expiration qf the term. A.II other cases of failure to assume ·used by the Polls G>mmittee for the aforesa.id purpose. Nothing ble after .their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port office ·shall be .dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee prfor to the first business day after December 3-1 of the election membership. from adding· such. comments. to the certificate as are appropriate, year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in S.ction.7. The Secretary-Treasur~ is specifically charged with the provided the comments are signed and dated by Jhe member making · which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, preservation and retention · of all election records, including the th'eln: Tfae envelope or envelopes shall t!ien be placed in a wrapper · meals,. and lodging expense occasioned by their tte.veliog to and . ballots, as required· by ·4'w, and is directed and authorized to -issue or envelope, which, at the discre~ion of th~ Exectitivc Board; ·may returning from-that Port. .All .members of the committee shall also such other and Jurther directives as to the election procedures ai be furnis~ for that purpose. The wrapper or . envelo~ shall then be paid at the prev~iling standby rate of pay. from the day subse- are required by law which directives shall be part of the election be Hcurely ·seale4 and .eith1=r delivered,,. or sent by certified or · quent t.o their elec:tion to the day they return, in normal course, procedures of this Union. registered mail, by ·the said Polls ComD)ittee, ·to the depository to the Port from whi~ they '!ere eleqed. The Union Tallying Committee shall eled a chairman from named · in the pre-election report. adopted by the membership. The Polls P>mminee shaJV not be discharged from its duties l.ftltil thi~ among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con· ·A~icle XIV . mailing is accomplished •!id evide~ce of mailing or delivery is stitu.tion, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to .special votes, Other Elections furnished the Pon Agent, which evidence- shall be noted and kept protests, and the contents ·of the final report shall be valid if made · in the Port Agent's el~on records or- files. . . by a. majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance;, Section 1. Tri•I CommittH. The PoU.a Committee shall also insute that the ballot bpx or boxes which quorum is hereby fixed at ~inc ( 9). The Union Tallying are locked.and 'sealed before handing them back-to the Port'. .Agenr, Committee, but not less than ·.a quorum thereof, shall have the - ·.A Trial Committee shall be elected at a ·spe<;ial meleting held at ~nd_ 'lih'11 place th~ key 9r keys to the l>oxes in ~n envelope,. across sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the aepository imme- 10 ;00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meetipg of' the Jlar of-which.·tlic m~bers of the committee shall sign their diately after the termination of ·bidloting and t~ insure their· safe the Port where the Tri,al is to take place. It shall consist· of five '18D1CS, ·book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The full book members, of whi~h three shall constitute a quorpm. ]'lo seeurcly; l,P. addi~ion to delive~ing. the le~ a.nd ballot ~box or bo:x:es · proceedings of this commi!fee, except ·for t~e actual preparation officer, Headquarters Represen~tive, Port .Agent, Port Patrolman, as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port .Agent of the dolling report and dissents therefrom, 1f any, shall be open or other Union ~sonnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Comone copy of each of. thc'. rqster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, • ..to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending any reports called for by this Section 4; any files that they may the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closiqg report of' the trial may serve, 'nor may any member who cannot; for any reason, have received, and ·all the stubs c~llected both for the. day .and those Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi· render an honest decision. It shall k the duty of every member to · ~rned over to it. The Port ..Agent shall ~ be responsible for .the" ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com· decline nomination if ·he knows, or has reason to believe, ahy of . proper safeguarding of ill the afo~csaid material, shill not release mittee shall .be discharged· upon the completion of the issuance 'the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of this any of .it until ~uly called .for, and shall insure that po one illegally and dispatch of its reports as -required in this Article. In the event committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules .,.. tampers· with the material placed iri liis 'custody. The remaining a recheck and recount· is ordered pursuant to Section 5 ( g) of this as arc adopted by a majority -vote of the membership. ' . copy of each roster sheet .used for the day shall be mailed by 't he .Article, the committee shall be reconstituted ·except that ·if anY. Section 2~ Appe•I• CommilfH. Polls .Committee r.o the Secre,tary:Trcasurer, by certified or · regis· member therC9f is not available, a substitute theref6re shall ~ . The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, ·tered mail or delivered in person. ,· _· elected from the - approp~iate port, at. a special mec;ti11g held for five 9f whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at· the port where (f) . Me~bers of the Polls committee shall serve without com• that purpose as soon as possible. headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of pensa~i~n, except that. the Port .Agent shall compensate ~ch P?lls "' ( ~) The report of the Committee. shall be made up in sufficient, members .shall apply with regard to this committee' as apply to . Comm1~e_e:mem~r -t1th a r~onable sum for mc;als wlule -se~v10g copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an or provide meals 10 lieu of cash. . -· .. . shall be sent by the committee to each Port hgent and the Secretary· .Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Section s. Ballot Collection, Tallying Precedure; Proiesti,-and Treasurer prior to the first' regular . meeting 'scheduled tQ tak~ - C1tmniin~ d~isi!m: if the ~id m~ml>~~ w~ ~ m~m!?er ·of the S • I Vot J , • place subsequent to the close of the committee'~ proceed·ings or, Trial Committee. pecia - "· in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place· four days or S~dion 3. D•l'9•tH• ..:....(a) On the day ·the balloting in c;adi port"is to tc.l'minate, the less from the close of this committee's ptoc~edings. ~en at least .As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly Polls Q>mmittee elected for .that day shall, in addition to their other five days prior to the next regilliir m~ting. Whichever meeting duties hereinbef0re set 'forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail ·to applies shalt be desjgnated, by elate, in the report and shall be authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers· headquarters ( bY certified or registered mail)·, all the unused .ba,lots, referred to as ·the ·"Election Report Meeting." .As soon as these International Union bf North America, he shall communicate such together 'with a·certificatioh,.signed and dated by all members of the copies are received, each Port .Agent shall post one copy of the facts .to the Port .Agent of each Port, together with recommendations Committte .t hat · all ballots sent to · the port and not used are report on the .bulletin board, in ..a fOnspicuous manner. This, CC?i>Y as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These enclosed . therewith, subject to the -right of member of the · shall be kept posted for ·a period' of two months. A.t the Elect1on facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the . COnimittee'fo. tn'ake separate .comment$ :.un4(.r his signature aqd Report Meeting; the 9ther copy of the report shall be read verbatim. fir~t ~egular meeting ther~after. Unless changed by a majority vore of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall .late. The certi6catiop. shall specifi,ally-identify, by serial number •. (f) .At the Election Re:p.ort.-_meeting, there shall be taken u. p apply. These rules .shall not prohibit any foll book member from · and amount, the· unused- ballots so forwarded. Iii ~c· same package, - bur.bound sepatlitely, .the committee sball forvrard to headquarters the discrepitncies, if any, referred to in Section 5 ( c) of-th'is Article no~inating himself. ~e results of the election shall be communiand the recommendations of the Tallying , Com~ittee submitted cated ,to ·each Port .Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an· . all ·stubs, cofleaeq during the period 'o f voting, togeth~r with a urtificatio'n, signed by ail ·members of>the committee, that all the therewith. A m*jority vote of the membership shall decide wh&:t nounced· at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rµles of election · ·arubs collecte(!.· by the committee a~e enclosed th'ercwidt· subject to action, if an.y,, in ~ccordance with the Coo~titution, shall be. taken hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all thereo~, wli1ch aCbon, .however, shall. no~ "-1C~~de ~c _-ordenng of qualified -nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does · the-ri_siit of each meDiber of the. committee to make separate com.,uents under 'his'>signature and date: The said ~oils .CoJJUQ.ittee a spec1,a l vote unless the re~r.ted:· d1scr~panc1es .. affect the. results not exceed. the number of delegates to be elected. members shall not l)e· discharged from Jheir- duties . until the for• · of the· VOte f'!r any office Or'. _.)Ob,. 10 Which event, the SJ>!!Claj VOte •--'warding called for her«;_undor is . a~ompHs~ed arid evid!!n~e of• sha,l. be restricted th~reto. }(. ma1on~ of the. 'V!Pbe~s~1p, at-,the Article XV mailing · or deliveey is furnished the Port .Agent, . which ~vidence Elec;uon R~rt M~~1n~ may ord~ a rec~eclc_ and a recount when _ mall be noted and kept in me Port tt:¢nt's election records 'or files. a dissent. to the clos!ng"repor.t has ~n. mued by three or more . Trials .and ..Appeals :._ . ·· , . d 'L . _ . . JDtmbecs of the U~1on Tally10g Co111.1111ttee; Except, for the con·(1>:) All f~rwardmg !O headg11;arte ·!Calle. ior ~ni:ler this. Secuon, tingencies provided for in this Section -5 (f) the closing report' S•ction' 1• .Any member may bring charges agai11st any other '· shall be JO the Umon T,Jlying £o~1.ttee, at the address of ahalrbe accepted as final. I \. ' . ' .. member for the commission o" . ..~. ,se as set forth in this Con· headquamrs..·In the eyent a· Polls Comnuttee cannot be elected . . ',/ or -cBnnodt~t on the d!if the .balloting in.each Fort is to terminate, (g) ·A special -vote ordered purs~t to Seci~on HO must take Sti~tion, :__These charget shall I !.: •'- Nriting . aiid signed by Jhe ac~ser, who shaJJ also include h:· .ok,.number. The accuser ·shall ~the_,iJJon .Agent sha:U ·h'ave ,th~ dutyi to ,lo~#d..rthe- ·~re,rial ,speaffi- 'place and be. cotnpl~ted -wit~in seven·' ( 7) d~'ys after,. _the ~ection C:!tJlr: ,set.loiith .in ~i~n:5(a). (un~sed ~llots_ and· s~bS)·, to ..the - lle~n ·M:eenng, at ~ch pon where.... Jhe d~screpanc1~ .so. acted deliv~r these charges to the Port A.gent of the port nearest die place :.- Uni~ '.falbing ~a~•• ~h.i~ ~ill\ th~ ,carry ou~ ~ {uf'.lct~o~ . ,u~n took place~ · SubJect ~ the foregoi!i8• · an~ to . the Jun1ts. of the of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense·took place aboard, · _·. i.n. t~pid 'dierero' ofihe ·sai.!1-P."olb· CoilUlla~~:·~n ··•~4t . ~en_!• ·th~-~ vote-'~· f>y ~~~ ·m~_bcrshap, . as.:afqresaid, .the P~rt :l\gents . ~~ ~ch sJlip. He sh,Jl also ·request the Port A.gent to present these diargp · "·· Portr .Ajebt.abalhlso forwatd ·.it · ~ ma~ri_. .qeesned·~liecesSu,1 · au~ pott.slilll - ~vt ·the f~-~ 0£ th~ ~fm1..comau.nee as . at the ·next regular . meeting." The accuser may. 'Withdraw his clwaes .~foie. the .JD._ecting ~es · place. · • a,f·'M aiiOD'-TilllJiM eciinmiaee to· exeaite tbc.e lwadlom. 1et.... iQfcb ,io::&ctioo ,, {o).._ ·~far· t-s ~mat ·seaioca •.te.Ja wath• the shaµ eaeti 0 .. ,f I • \ . Jl. '··' . • ~ ": , ' !,, ~t ' ' , 'l•i. ... ,1 ' • ~ •', , ,.. l :t/\.:fi1 • ~:4 I l f • ' ' • I '- "'._ o 1, ,J' • 't ' ~ ' '- •! 'I '' • brl . \; '\\· '"' '~.. .,&.'- ,. ·- .. ' . : } . -~ ... 'j ,/ \,• �. • I me evideACe .to IUpport ~ • Wina iiDdr ill such case, llppeals -(c) - Mila>Glluct d~riDI ..., meeda1 ()f othet ' oi&dal· Uaioa. Committee shall not make its 0110 IUidiqs u · to cbc weiabc of. proceeding, or bringing the UaiOli iAto disiepme by C(!Ddu« DOC at the said meeting. '- _ ' . · evidence. . . proviCled for ebcwbete in this· Arcide; . . . . ·· If the. char&CS .are rejected l?Y • .majority YQte ,o{ the part., DO • -(b) In oo event shall incressed punishment be recommended. (d) Rdmal or neBli&ent failure to carry. ouc . ~der1 oi -thole further aCtion may be taken thereon, unless ruled otherwise by a (c) AJiew trial shall be tec:ommended if the ~ppeals Cammi~ dlily aullaorized to make such or~ u UJ· ~ _ · . .finch-( a) thac any member of the Trial Committt.ie should baye hdion 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the followfq : he shall be autooiatically on notice that he will be uied the fol· been disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adcqua~y olfen.sCs,. membet~ shall be penali~ up t!) and including I iioe Ol lowing morning. At his request, the trial shall be postponed "until· informed of, the decails ·o f the charged· olense; ·which usultcd in $,0.00;· . the morning following the next regular m'Ceting, at which time the his not havin& been given a fair trial, or (c) that -for anJ ocher (a) Refusal or wilful fall~e to be present at sip-ons or pay-offs; -•--.J He .shall also be· L--ded a . reason, the ucuscd was not given a _fair uial.. L--t. Tri.al Commr·ttec will then Luc aC1.1CU. UlllU ..:_,i!_ f (b) Wilful failure to sub(nit Union l1UUJI, to Union iepmenta~ written. copy of the charges made qainst. him. · · . • '· (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a nnu.i.uig o tives at pay-off;· H the.accu$Cd is not present> the Port Agent shall immediately guilt, the Appeala Conuni~ shall recommead that die charsie on cause to be sent to him, ·by registered mail addressed to his last which the finding wu based be dismissed. . ., · · ' (C') Disorderly conduct at ~y-off or sign-on; known mailing adc1ress on file with the Union a copy of the (e) Th~ Appeals Committee may recommend Jes9er punishment. (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union ·represenmives in discharges, the names and book numbers of the 1ecu~rs, and a noci· .. . d . • . d chargjng their duties; s.ction 14• The Ai>J>eals Committee sh.it deliver its ccuion an (e) ·Disorderly condu~t in the 'Q'nion hall; fication;that he must appear :with his witnesses, ready for uial the morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the dissent, if any, to headquamrs, .w hich sb9ll cause· iuflicient copies (f) .Gamblin• in tbLUnion hall; . Trial Committee will be elected. · to be published and shall have them sent 1each .port iD time to ._ In the event a .majority of the membership '?f the Union shall reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. 'Headquarters .-(g) Ne&liaent 'failure to join ·ship. . · , "\ to accept charges after their rejection by ~port, the trial shall shall also send a copy to each accused apd uQiser· at ~ir Jase Section 5. .Any member who has' committed an offense ~Hzed take place in the Pon where Headquarters is located. Due -notice known address# or notify them in pers0i1. · · ' by: no ·more than a tine of $50.oo· may elect to waive his '.rislus Semon 15. ~t the meeting indicated in Section 14 of thiJ ·Article, wider this Ci:instinirion subject to the provisi~ns of' Article XV, thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the name of bis accttSCrs, and who shall ieceive a wtinen sratement the mem6c~hip; bf a majority VQft, shall accept the decision of the Section 20 and to pay the maximum tine-, of $50.00 to the duty· of the charges. At the zequest of the accused, trans'portation and Appejils Commitree, or the. dissent therein. If there' is no dissent, authorized represemative of the Union:· ' · · ·· · subsistence shall be provided the accused and his wit.oases. · the ·decision of the 'Appeals Committee s"8Il · stand. , Section 6 • This Union, and its. members,' shali not be deemed to . 3. • TLT n·a1 'commJttee . shall h ear . al . r .t"' -••·aoent ... -1·.J-ce lf a headquarters new trial is ordeml, .thatintrial be held 'in the any .dlWD. · . of personal o·r· pro-"" Se ction •ic aai where is lOc:atcd, the shall manner prOYided forport in 'W"=ve .,•••, ri-1.ts _., to which it 'Or its . and' shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required .hr coum members are entided, by bringing ·the mcinber to-tpal or enforGin1 of Jaw but _inay receive all relevant testimony. The Trial C~itte@ ' Section 2 of. this Artide. Any decision .SO ptOY.i'ding for a new trial a penalty as pr~vidcd"j.n dli! Co~itutipn. . . . .. . may gr~t adjourrunen~ ~t the _reqµest of ~ ac~, to ~le shall contain such directions as .'fltill insure a ~ir hearing to the •• .......,_ 7 •. ~Any ___L.:~ under ;..,_,.nsion for an oifeflse . ·undef ·. · ·, · -- , __,°" --.-. ._. hl·m to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee . accused. . _· · ' · this Atticle $hall continue tO pay all dues ana ilssessments aa4 muse falkbeneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quo~ ~loes exist. · Sectioa.16. Headquarteu shall ~otilj the ~qised an4 each accuser, observe his duties' to the Union, members, officials, and jqb holden. Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusen are eirber- in pcrspo or in . writing , addn:sscd . to their last knowo ' . ·· . present. ThC Trial Committee shall conduct the trial exeepc that the address, of the Jdulcs of the •pee.al. A further. ·appeal sliall be Artlct. .XVU accused shall have the right to Cf°'-'-aamine the acaiser, or iccu5ers, a~ as set. forth in Sectio~ 17 of ?Us Article. _ and the witnesses, as welhs to conduct his own defense. The accused • · Sectio. J7. Each member is charged with Jcac)wledge of the proPublicatioos -may select any member to assist him in hi~ defense at the trial, .visions of ·the Constitution of the· Seafarers, Intema_t~ Uliioa I provided, (a), the said- member is available at the .time of the of North .America, ·and the rights of, and prOcedure as to, .further Tbls Unioo may pubfuh such panphlets, journali, news~ trial and (b) the said member agrets to render such assistance. appeal 8$ provided for. therein. Decisi9ns reaOied thereunder ah'all mAIJ8zin;.., periodicals ~d , peral literature, in 1uch manne~ aa If ·the accused ch;a.llenges ·the qualifications of the members .of .the be binding 9n all members o( the Union. · . .. may be d~rmiocd~ from time to time, br the .Executive· Boardo . .' • • • • ' f •• .. ... Trial Committee, or srates that the charges do not adequately inform • · · ·d f all L-- of th U • \ • • him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and· ~e SectiOll 11. It sh~ be~ uty_o . man"'"s e IUOn to • of such commission, such matters shall be ruled ui>on JUKl dis-' take. all iStepS w1th1;0 their. ~opsurua~ wwci to car.q out ~ Artlde :XVIII ~ of, prior to proceeding on .t he JDe}'its of the d~fense. pie terms of any eff~ ~'OfU. . guilt of .an accused shill be found only .if proven by the weight Section 19. Every accused shatl receive a written copy of the , of the. evidence, a~d the burden of.such proof ~hall be llJM?n the • ,charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasona~le time.O ffi(ers and job hoiders, ~hether -elected or· tq>pointed ·u .ftl1 accuser. Every finding shall be based on th~ quality of the evidence to prepare his defense, .,ut he may thereafter plead guilty and all other · employees ttandling monies of. ttie U~ion s~ bs. and not solely on the number of witnes5eS produced. waive -any or aH of the other tights and privilcSies srantcd to him ,15 bonded as iequired by kw. ,. \ Section s. The Trial Co~ittee shall make findings to guilt b~ this Art~cle. If an ac01;5ed · bas been prc)perly. notified of his or innocence, and recommendations as to punishmen! and/or .other trial and fa1~s- to atte~d without pro~>edy. rectu.esttng ~ postponeArticle XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Commmee,may hold 1ts trJal WJthout hlS presence. findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority_of the EXpend~ · committee, and shall be in wr~ing, as shall be any d.issent. The . _ Article XVI committee shall ,forward its findings and recommendations, along S.ctiH 1. Jn the event no contrary polici& or instructions are ia ·Offenses •ncl Penalties ' with any dissent to· the Port Agent of the port where. the trial took existence, · the President may authorize, make, ·or incur such es:.. place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded· to the accused and and expen.ses as are normally encompassed · within tbe Secti~11 1. Upon .proof the commission of the . following off~ses, penditures the· accusers, either in per.son or by mail addressed to their last authority conferred upon · him by Article X of ·th~ ~itutioa. ' known addresses. The finding5 shall include a statement ·that the the member shall .be expelled from membership: S.C;io11 -2. ~ proyisioQS of SCction 1 sball similarly ..apply to (a) Proof of membership in any orpni:iation adyocating the rights of the accused undet this Constitution, were properly safe· . the routine a'cc0W1ting and administrative procedur~ of the Union ..guJrded. The fi~gs also must contain the chargeunade, the date overthrow of the ~ernment of the United States b1 force; except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiatiops; of the uial,:the name and address of the accused,.the _accuser, and (b) Acting as an inforn)er' against the interest of the Unio11 · suilces, and electioos. , ., · each witness; shall describe each document wed at the ·trial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign; contain a fair summary of the proceedings·, and shall state the hction I. The provisions of this Article •hall -~uper~e to th4J • (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company agai0$t findings 'llS to guilt ot innocence. If P<*ible, all d~inents · used at the interests of. the membecship or the Union; ex~t appliabJe, the proviJiOlls ~ Article X \of tbi,s eocsti'~ , . the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be . (d) The commission of any act as patt .of ·a conspiracy to made a part of the regular files; · destroy the Union. · · Article XX section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial sha,ll, up9n receipt Sectio~ 2. Upon proof of die commission ~f.anf of !fhe following Income of the findings and recommendations of the Trial ~mittee, cause "' the findings fiid recommendatio~ to be presented; and entered · offeoses, the member shall _bC penalized. up to ·and i~cluding a penalty of expulsion from the Union. Jn die event the penalty of ~ 1. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiatioli into tl1c minutes, .at the next regular meeting. . expulsion is n~ invoked .or recommended, the penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, con'tiibution's, 1~ interest. diYidea4s, .8 '· , Section 7. The Port A&e\lt shall send the record of the entire exceed suspension from ,the rights ' aJJ<l.- privileges of· membership well as income derived from any other legitimate bminess opaatiOA . proceeditigs to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: · or· orhei legitilD4te source. _ · · . · thereof to be made and sent to each Port in time for ~ next (a) . Willully misai;propf~8 or, misming Union ~roperty of . ·: Sectio11 2. Ab -~~ Union iecei}>t, ~~oPerly filled out, shall ~ .regularly· scheduled meeting. the nlue in. excess of $50,00. · given to anyon«; paying money to the U01on or to ~Y .{>Crson aut!lSection At ~ latter meerl~g, the proceedings shall be dis- I (b) Unauthoi.iFd use of Uni0n property, records, stamps, ala, · or.ized .l>Y ~Uni~ to receive ~ney. le shall b.,: the dury 'of eye~ awed. 'The meeting shall then"vote. A ml!-jority vote of the mem· etc., for ,the purpose• of personal gain;. · , · · peraon · ~aatcd. "'!1th the U1U0n wlio makes such paymenis. tO. J,ership of the Union shall: . 1 ( c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, within the demand such r'~ipt. · . . .. (a) Accept the findings and teconimendations, ot Section a. No assessments shall . be ,levied except after ·a· ballot· Union for the purpose of personal pin, financial or Otherwise, or (b) Reject the findings and recommendations,· or the wilful refusal or failure ta aKQte the duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decicl!:d upon by~ • '( c) Acee.Pt- the findings, . but· modify the reconimendations, or of the said office or . job, or gross neglect 01 .Jbuse in executing niajoriti vote of the. membership, provided· that: (a)· The ballot must be aecret. . (d) Order a new trial after finding tbat ·substantial jt.istjee has such du'ties -0.r_ fynctions or otht;r serious misconduct or .br~ of President. may, d~nng· die pendency ~ d_~iplinary (b) The ~ssessment musi: be approved bY. a majority the Mt been done with regard to the charges. In this CYerit, a ·new trust; . . - , .· · _ . · . trial ·shall take place at the port where headquarters is located proceedmgs under this subsecnon, suspend the _officer or Jobholder valid ballocs cut. . , . . .. . , and upon appJication, the accused, the accusers, and their wirn~ from exercising the functions 6f the Office or job, with o.t\With~t 1 pay, and designate his tempc)raiy ~placeµient. • , Section 4 . ..Except .as otherwise provided by- J~w, all paymeocs _ -sru!ll be furnished transportation and subsistence. " · (d) UoautboriZed vonng, or unauthorized li&nclliog of ballou, . b}' members or,other affiliates of this Union shall be applied IUC•. Sectioft. 9. After the· vote set forth in Section 8, 'any punishment ~~I>~. ~~~r~, v~d~Qtieri !is~, baligc:, box~, o~ ~tigg tiles, oi ,essivMy ta die monetary obligations ow~ me V~ion c~~~I iO deeided upon shall betoine effective. 'Headquarters shall cause election material o any son; . . ' · with the 9ldest in point of .time, as measui:ed from the date of · notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e)' P',refer~ing ~ dtar&e$ with knowledge .that such charges ~ are- accrual ofSU.~h obligation,''llie period of atrears .sball be Calculatccl $ection. 10. An accused who has Qeen found guilty~ or who ·is false; , ' according!f• · · under effective punishment may appeal in the following manner: (f) Making or uansmitting, with intent to ·deceive, false ·reports · He may send or deliver a notice of appeal t.o Headquarters or .conrmunications which fall. within th~ .scope ~f Unii>n bqsihess; . Artlcle )(XI within 30 days after receipt of the notice' of.1the decision of the (g) Deliberate failure or re£usaf to join one'•· ship, or mis· Other Typ.. of Union Affiliation member~hip; . coqdu,ct or neslect of duty aboard ship,,JO_ the, detriment ol. the , 1 Section li. At. th~ next regular meeting of the port where Head- Unioh _or its agreements; . ., . . · · ·. · · "l'o the extent permitt,d ~ ·· tajV, ~~is .Vr:ii~n •.. ~Y -~jor~ty quarte~ is located, afrer receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h.)' Deliberate and unauthori2:ed foterference,, or deJiberate ~rut of the- ~embership, may prov~ for iffi.~~tion y.-1th at -~Y. 1rid1v1~~ shall lie presented and shall then becoine part of. the .minutes. An malicious viliification, with ie~d to ·the ex«utio."l of the duties · uals in a· lesaer. capac,~ty ~~n membe~ship, or 1n • ·~paaty · o~ .Appeals CQmmittee shall then be elected . . The Vice-Prelident in of any office or j~; _ . ~ , ·. . , '· --: - than me~bership. B_y ,ma1onty v~ of"th~ ~bership, .the:.Un'°!l charge of contracts ·is charged with the duty -of .presenting the (i) Paying for or receiviog maney for, employment· aboard .a may.,pr~·~ ~or the rigbu ~d obliaati~s 1r:ic1dent to ~µch ·capacl• before-mentioned ~oceedings and' an available tlQCUments used as · . · ' . • · · , .· ·ties or affilaat1ons.- 1bese r1sflts aocI oblJMtJOQ• ~Y Jilc.lude, but " evidence at the trial ·co· die;. Appeals · Committee; as weir as any 'V~~l, ex~uslVC oi proper eami~gs Union pay~!115• . ure not limited to ('a) the ·applicability or non-applicability 9f all · written statement or argument submitted by . the accwed, The (J) Wdful !e!usal to sub_mit. evide~ of affihation for 1 .the or any pan of this Constitubon; (b) the ter~ of such ~iatioOi accused may argue his llPpeal ~n . person, if he so desires. The pu~ of ~01dl!lg or de~y10g m~~ paym~ts to .~ Uw?Jl, ( c),; die . ri ht of ·the, UnlOli to peremptOry; termina,tion. :of "1c~ · appeal shal! be &eard at Union Headquarters on the night the or ~!l'lth~!Y u~eui11~ . or ~ 1ecemng evidence of Union affiliation ·~ (d), the .fees requiml for 1Uch, affiliation. In· n0 committee is elected. '-It shall be the responsibility of the ·accused a~liauon, with intent to dece~y~;; . : . ·· · ~ event may an'yone noc a: member ,.reC:i!iiu, cvitlenee· .'o f ~iatfua / to io5ure that: his written s'tatemen.t or argument' arrives at head(k) ~Wilfulfailur~ '(>t refn~l to ~.r.rf~t the ru:aer ¢ di~duly . ~uivalent to. that of ~bell. · iece_m ptibfity or "i~gbtl . ovu qtjit~ters in time fol ·such .p.resentation. : authom:~ to makctlfuch orde~ duung ~uµe of amke'i ··, · ;r members; or be termed a mealbef. _ . · .· " . (1) Failtire ortefusal to pay a!.fine ·.o t asswmenc widi~n the time ._ , ' ' · . Section . 1·2. "7he Appeals Committe~' ~hall · dedde the appeal as .. ·~:-xx11 aoon as possible, consis_tent with .fair comiderat~on of the evidence limit set the.refor either. .b'y ihe" C:Onsp~~cm or by acti.1>n talce'n.~. : . - . -'\ . ~d arguments before it. It m~y grant' adjourrunellts and may. accordance with the Cooseitution., teqilest the accused or accusers to present 3rgumenrs, · whenever Section 3. Upo~ proof ~i the c~issi~~ o£ ~' ~. f~~ing . . ~uoru-· iiecessary· for siidt fair ·consideration. • ,-. ,. off~ members .shal\ be pe!19lized ~P..,' 9 ana •~whpg • sµs• · 'SMtiell 1. :unless elsewhere ~e~ Otherwise speclfi(allf. .provided, . ;_sftti.. '~a. '.fhe ~isiOo_~,"cbe Appeals· ~ '~hall ~. by pension .f!om ~,ti~ l&od._.P,r,1rite~ .•ot -Diem~ for. cwo the ;qu~ J°' ·a .~ Jiieeqn8 Of· ;; pprc "shall.be 'm mlt l>oolt · · · ~bfti.. , ·· ,. :1, : , .. / ·, .1, 1 ·:.,,. soa~~jty y~ ·aiid- shall tie•~n the form of"fi•ss 'and ·ucommen· Y.?1''• or.a fine of $50.00 01 llQtl): , . , ". !-.· "· • • • • . • . ·: • ·. datiOQ,,; DisSen'u"' wi'"' be a~ed. Deci$ioas:·aud ,diSsaits ·sliall be- ·i n. . (a) Wilfully miSai>Pr~"Ol'. millllinl U.W. · p~ • '~"-" . 'The . " .. ~ :•;Jfl;· w'"' ""' · ~~q,~·~a· ililsiiisutbd«Woo'. ordissc:ot. of~ vibie'l'.mder .,o:~~ ..r~t.;; ~-\'! ::·( ...... , ~· (, '. '':'. ,.. r 4: ..!'~a~· · :~~-~~ .!~~ .0:~ "· ' ' , •• _-;;..J ~~........ .;:....-. ·p.1:. _ _. _, ..,. -, ~ .. of the charges and the request to the Port Apt, the Port Agent shall cause those charjpeS to be .read leCllelt 2. Airer presentation :S=r~t::! :f:r;;n.;:~. ~d ~~°::::!iiis ~= ·- ro. vote· ., . '" •. .., . , ·as. L . .. .. . " a: of 1:f1e ,. 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'/ . ~ "!.. .. . ~ • ' ·1"' .~· . . .... - . ;/. • . ~ • - •. ..' .· ~"j ...... "":~.... ~ :' .. �· SE'.4P.4RERS LO'(; S•PPlement-Pa~e . (f . ; IQO:lentlof the Union requiring a qµoNm .to act officially, shall be a majority of those voting, and shall not be official or e.ff~vc. 11ole,u the quorum requiremellu are met, · · - 8n• \ 1 Article XXV Amendn;tents · ) This Constitution . shall be amended in the following manner: .EXHIBIT A Minimal requirements to be contained jn Constitution Soctlo11 4. U~less 'otherwise indicated'-'hercirl, where the require· of subordinate bodies •nd divisions chartered by or menu for a quorum are not sprcificaUy set forth, a quorum shall Soctio11 1• .Any full book member may submit at any regular affiliated with the SHfuers lntern•tion•I Union of ~ deemed to be a majority of those composing the applicable . meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constituti9n North America-Atl•ntic, Gulf, bkes •nd Inland Waters 1e,ment of the Unio_!J. . . in resolution form. If a majotity. vote of the roeinbership of the District. · Port approves it the proposed .amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further ac_!ion. Article XXlll I M • Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma• Y ee._tings ,, j?rity vote of. the .membership, it shall be 1refc_rred. to · a Consti~· .All members shall have equal rights and· privileges, subject to • foction 1, ,:Regular ·mqnbership meetings shall be held mQnthly ttonal ~ommartcd' IQ the- Pcfrt whe~e Headquarters is locatecl This reasonable rules and regulations; contained- in this Constitution, only in the following major ports at the following times: Commmee shall be composed 9f s1.x [ull _book _members, ~o from inCluding secret election, freedom of speech, the right to hold office. Dl:lririg the week following· the first .Sunday of every month a . each depamnent _a nd shall be.. el~cted IQ a.ccordance with such and the right of secret votes on assesslJ!ent and dues increases, all ' meeting shall be heJd on, Monday:.__at New.r.York; on Tuesday-=--t . · ru!es as a_re established by a n.a1onl\r vote of that Port. Th~ Com· in accordance with the law. Philadelphia;·-on WednCsday~at Baltimore; and on Friday-at rnm~e .wall act on a!l proposed amen_dments ref~rred to 1t, The Detroit. During the next "'{eek meetings shall be beta on Monday· Comm1.ttee _may receive whatever advice and asm~ance, legal or II ( '• at Houston; on Tuesday-at New Orleans and on Wedn.esday-at otherwise, flt deems n~cess:try. It shall prepare a repo.rt ?n the /' . Mo~ile. .All regular membership meetings shall commence at amendment t?gether with any proposed changes or subsu~uons or - No mea:nber may be automatically suspended fr~m membership \ i:30 P.M. local time. Where ·a meet,ng day. falls on a Holiday recommendations and th«: reasons for such rec??1mendations: The except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded officially designated u such , by the authorities of the Sia~e or ,latter sh.all. then be submitted to the. membership by the President. . a fair ~.caring upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre·. munkip@liry io whkh ·a port is located, the port meeting shall If a maiortty V?te of the membe~ship app~o.ves the amendment as pare defense, when accuse_!! of an offense under the Constitution. talce plat:e on the following busjness. day. Saturday and . Sunday tcsommended,_ it shall then. be VDCed upon, in a. yes or no vote _by shall· not be--deemea . busines3 days. · the membership of .the l!naon . ~Y secret ballot .m accordance with Ill -r The .Area Vice Presi~ents shall · be the chairmen of all regular the _procedure oudmed JO Amcle .XIII, ~ecuon_. 3 (bl · ~hrough meetings in ports in thier respective areas. Jn t~e event the .Area Secuon 5, ex{ept ~hat, unles~ o~h~rw.i.se required' by a nla)ority yote This Union is charter,ed -by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea· Vice Prdidents are unable 'to attend a regular meeting of a port, of the membership at the tu~e it g1~es the ai;iproval ne~essary ro farets lhternational Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes .they shall instruct the fort .Agents, or gther elel:ted job holders, . p.ut !he ref~rendum to a vote, the Unum TallyJDg, Co!Dflmee shall and Inland Waters -District, and this Constitution and any amend· to acr as chairman of th'c meetings. . ... • · consist of _six ( ~) full book !Dembers, . two from ,eacli of the thr~,e ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set .., Jn the ev~n! a quorum is not pre~nt at 2: 30 P.M. the chai.rman ( 3) departmeht~ of the. Union, el~ted from Headquarters'· Port. forth in the Constitution ·of that Union. fff the' meeting at the pertinent port shall p0stpone th-e opening of The amendment shalli either be pnnted· on ~he ballot, or 1f too the Jneeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. · ' · Je;ngthy, shall .be ref~rred to o.n the ballor._.Copies of.the amendme!1t 1v· · · · ,,, . . shall be posted on the bullettn boards of all ports. and made avail· · ( '•,ction 2 • .A special meeting at a port Jl\ar·be called only at the able at .the voting site in all pons. .An object of this Union is, within Its r eas.onable capacity, to . ._ · . ·. . f · . b . d h._ 1tion of the Port .Agent or Area Vice President. No special promote the. welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers Jnternllcrional Union meeting may be held, except between- tpe hours of 9:60 .A.M. and Section 3~ If approved by a m~?mY. o th~ valid al19ts _cast, of North .America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes an·d Inland Waters ':00 P.M: Notice· of sych mee . ting shall be poste& at l~ast two hour~ the . amendment shall become ~ffecuv~ .m:1med1ately upo~ ~oufica· District. I in advance, on ' the pott bulletin board. . . ,• · · . tion by the Headquarters TallyJDg Cc;>mmmee_to the P~es1dent .~hat The Arca Vice Rresidents shall be the chairmen ·o1 all special .,.. !~e ame~dment has been ~ app~oved~ unles~ othera..1.se specuJC<t meetings in ports in their respective area'S. In the event the Area m the l!mendment. The President shall 11nmed1arely notify allJ!Orts Vice Presidents ate unable to attend a special meeting of a _port, -of the results of the vote on the amendment. The charter {and/or affiliation) relationship betwet"n this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America-Aclantic, 1 t~ey ·s hall instruct the Port Agents, .or other elected job holders, to Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so act ·as chairmen of th~ meetings. , -· · Article XxVI · T~~ c9n.tci11s of this· Section 2 •are subject to die provisions- of long ·as -at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers ·.Article· XIII, Sectio_n 4 (a). · · Tr•nsition Cl•use · Intcrnati<,mal Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, lakes and· 1 Jnlal'!d Ware~ Distrkt acting through its Executive Board wish to - S•~ie" Notwithstandi.ng anythin~ to ~he conu:i,ry, all regula;. · .. Se~tiol\' 1.1t is. ~he purpc;~e and. intent .of this .Artie.le' to p~o~i~e · continue such relationship. mectmgs shall be governed by the following: . for an orderly transi tion from Union operations and acnvmes · 1. The Union Constitution. as governed by die · Constirutio~ "in ·effect prior to the adoption: VI 2. Majority ~ore of the members assembled. . of this :i,meqded Con~ti~tion, to operation.s a~d activities ~onductcd in accordance with this amended Constaruuon. Accordmgly, the No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and following sections are to be given the. interpretatio.n required to until approved by at least a two·thirds vote of the membership in a etfectua' t e the foregoing purpos~ and JDtent. _ Article XXIV ' secret referendum· conducted for that purpose. In , any event, the ... Section 2 . .All routine ;d~inistrative', accounting, and other similaC adoption of this Constitution ana any amendme'nts thereto, v.•ill not Definitions and Miscell•neous Provisions · proced4res and processes of this Union, in effect immediately be effective unless and until compliance " 'ith Article II of the · . Rela~ing Thereto· · prior to the adoption of this amended." Constitution shaU:J.>e deemed Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America _._Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Jnland Waters District iS- first made. Section 1. Incapacity. Unless ·otherwise set , forth or dealt with · to be permitted heruender and shal{ continue in cffecc unless or 'llcceiq • th~ term "incapacity,'.'. shall ipean a_ny illness or situation u11til changed, in acco~nce with the provisions hereof. VII pr.,evenr-ing,.the a'ffccted person from carrying out his duties for more Section 3. All methods and means of.,.. collccting and disbursing I · than ~lj days, provided ' that this does not. result in a vjcancy. Union funds, all se8regations of Union funds, rules of order The Seafarers International Union· of North America-Arlanric. . · However, nQthirrg contained fo · this Article shall be ·deemed to generally follo!"ed, . bonding procedures.: reinstat~mcrnt _procedur.es, Gulf, Lake.s and Inland Waters District shall have che right to .prohibit :th~ execution of the functions of more 't han one job and any ocher practices or procedure~ lO effect 1m!Ded1ately pnor check, inspect a11d make copies of all the books and records of this - and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to to t~e adoption of this amended Constit~tion,_ sfiall be deemed Union upon demand. exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over to be -permitted hereunder, and shall contmue JO effect unless or the <{u~s and functions of the one incapacitated. T he period of · until changed · in accordance with the w-0visions hereof.·VIII incapacity shall be the time ·during which the circumstances exist. .r Section 4 • .AU Union policies, customs, and usage, including those ~~ _ 5octlen 2. Unless~ otherwfse set forth or dealt with herefn, the. . with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediatc:ly This Union shall not take anv action v.•h1ch will have the effect term "vacapcy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any prior to the. adoption of this amenMd Constitution,-shall be deemed of reducing its· net assets, calculated through recognized accounting o{fice or j6b by-r.eason of death, or resignation, or suspension .from to be. permitted hereunder and shaH continue fn effect unless or procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of Nonh America'-Aclanric, Gulf, Lakes and membership or·expulsion (rom the Union with no further right to until changed in acc~rdance with the ..provisions hereof. Inland Waters District, unless approved by thac Union throu,!lh itl • appeal- 'in accot<lance .wirh the provisions -of Article XV. of this Section s.'.!JI offic:ers and other jobhoiiters elected as .a result · of Exe·cutive Board. ' £onst!tution. ~ · the balloting held by this Union during November an}l Decemb~r Section 3 . When applicable to the Un~on . as a .whole the 'term, of 1958 who ace 'serving at the time of the adoption of this ·- . IX ''majority ·vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all amended Constitutiori, shall continue to serve, with.out red~ction the valid :votes cast by futr book' memb<=r_s at an offitial meeting of in salary, in the office most closely rela,ted to the one held p~1or to So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union 10 the those ports holding a . meeting. This- definition shalt prevail not· that adoption, and for a. term no~ to exceed- that·. for which he_ Seafarers lnter'!!ltional Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, 'Widistandin~ that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because was elected in the ballotfng held IQ 1958. For this purpose the and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right t>f no quorum. ,for the purpose of this Sectipn, the term "meeting" .following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest Lakes to ~ppoint a repre$entative or representatives to this Union who ·•hall refer to .those meetings to be held during ' the time period equivalent in tetms of. fun~tio~.~- presently ~eEforme~, and the shafi have· th.e power to accend all meetings of this Un ion, or its 'Wjdiin which a.. vote must be taken in ac(ordance with ·the Con- identill' of· the person occupy mg it. The adopuon of this amended · sub·divisions, or governing •boards; if any; and who shall ha:ve the · indicated Constitution shall constinue ratification of this t~bl~~ •titlition .and tlie custom and usage of the Union access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This • . priority:. representative, or these- representatives, sball be charged with the OIJ.Title I nJi11id~11l duty of assisting this' Union and its members.hip, and acting as a • 5'ction 4. When applicab~e solely ~o. port action and not con· Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL P~sident liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America · cerned with, or related to, th: Union as a whole, and not forming part of 'ii. Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of. the mem· Executive -Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District ~nd th~s Union, Assistant Secretary· bc.rshi,p", sl\all reier to the majority of the valid votes cast by the . Vice.President.. Treasurer CAL TANNER full ' boo~· 1nem~rs at ~ny meeting, of the Port, regular or special. Vice-President in _,,. . . Section J; The. term, ''.membership action''. or referentc thereto. ~h;ug'e uf Centr:icts _,..!. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness •h~ll m_ean the same as the-term "majority vote of the' membership". .Assistant Secretary· and Contract · of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International Treasurer CLAUDE SIMMONS Enfo,P'ement Section 6. Where the title .of any office or job, or the holder Union of North America-11.tlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters 1 District, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets thereof, is set fortl\ in this Constitution, all references thereto and Vice-President in the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be eq1,!ally charge of the of this Union, which lien shall not be· impaired without the written , .Assistant Secretary· ' applicable' to whomever i~ duly acting in such ·offic:e or job. approval of the Seafarers International Union of North AmericaTreasurer EARL ~HEPPARD Atlantic Coast :Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through Soc.ion The term "Election Year" shall · be deemed to mean . Vice-President in its Executive Board . ..h_-t calendar ye,.r prior to ~be calendar year in which elected · offi· Assistant Secre~ry•. charge of the· cials: arid- other" "elected job·holdeq aie required to ass4me •office. LINDSEY WILLIAMS Gulf Coast · ,.,, Treasurer XI The first election nar hereundcf sha.U be deem~d ~<'> be 1960. Boston Port 'Agent -Vice-President -in The p;er capira ta:c payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter· ..,.·· Section I • . The terms:'...~'this Constitu~ion", ·and "this am~nded and Admi'nistrative char.g~ of the Lakes national Union of North 4merica-A.tlantic, Gulf, Lakes and :iWf\stitution", shaU 6e deemed to have the same .m eaning .and shall - and Inland Waters Director of Great .AL TANNEll Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance refer to the €onstitution which takes the pJace-of the one adopted· Lakes Distdct with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. -by the Union··in· 1939, as lmended up through .August, 1956. ·rfo be filled y the ' 'So~tion ..f. The term;· ''.member· in good standing"; shall'- mean a President in. accord· XII .. memlrer wnose monetary o.bligations. to the Urliorr are' not iii-arrears '.: . . ance with Constitu· for .thirty da~ or more, ·or .who is pot under 'suspension or expul·- ,Secretary-Treas~rer tionL VACANCY This Constirutien and actions by this Union pursuant thereto · lion effective -in · accordance with this. Con'stitution. Unless other. :;. are supject to those provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers .Assistant Secr~t!lCY• .'Wise expressly indicated, the term,,-~cmbe(, shalrmean a mefiil:>cr· HReadq~arte~-s Treasurer '. International Union of North America-Atlantic, ·Gulf, Lakes and ~!~L HALL gOod standing. ' . ':" .. . · . : ~· epresen~uve Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee.Assi~tant Secretaryships, and the granting a_nd re!11oval of. charters. . . 1 . · Section 10. Unless plainly oth.er'~ise requ-uea by the·-~ontext ·of ·. )Rleadquarrc~s Treasur.er ED MOONEY -their u.se, 'the terms ''. Union boo~'', "membership book'\ and "bqOk'. ', · epresentauv.e 1hill m~an offici_al evidc:~ce."o f Union m;mbershi~. ., Headqiiarters ·' .Assistant Secretary• '>-. Xiii --.. . s.ctien ,11 , lbe) etm '.'fuil-book" or "full Onion book" shall m~tr Representativ~ . ]OB VOLPIAN Treasurer This Union shall be affiliated with t he Seafarers I~tcrmuiooal :; ,; ~I; .an o~~iaf~rt~ficate issu~~- as ·e.videni:e of,,U_nioh ,'~e~b.ership ... · Since l}o ;-elected ·officer o.r' job~oider ,currc~tly performs··_the. Union.of North America through the Seafarers lnternatfona,l Unioa . 'iiliac~~ .~n )e -~ttau~i;d 0.nl~ · ~y · t~ose ..m.em~rs . '!"ho ~ve first · functions of the new offii:e of Secretary-Treasurer, that offici shall of .~orth America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes. and Inland Waters Dis· . . . •~u~r~ die . h!g~est SCnt«?t&t}'· titan& se~_.forth: m .the stan4ard be filled by >t~it Presiden• pursu~nt to Article. X~ Secti?n 1 (j). of tri~t. I~ s~all share. in, and participate· as part of, the d~legation. of !(; i' ·a>~~ve -bn~a1_01ng~ a1recmen(, · .,· ' •., , tlii!- &>1\s.tl~uon. From the,da~ · of the ai;lop~1on «?_f this· ConsUJU· that Distract t~ t.he ~onvenuon of th~· Seafarers l~t~rnauonal- Un1oa ·:;, ,J' · -JectlH 1~:·The t~rm • ."full fiOOlc J!Jem'be!"• shall mean ·a· riJember tfof!, ;the' officers, ~ s~:ve. desmbed~ ~~all execute ~he powt{s ·•nd o~ -~~r~h Amena. m accord~i_icc .wi.th . th~ -provm9ns of the _Co~ 1 ...:.. ·~ (ft)\[W~ a •fulf· J)oPk h... ~ duty iiiue~- and wpo ·is' entidecho. (ulCtfohs, ~ ass11.1;11e ·.the ·m1>0~ib~ltt1:ea ~f ~the · saul offices as ~t· . ,smut1<?n of the 'Seafarers. Internauonal_Un~on pf Npnh A~e~1~~ ~ ~ ~onb . in cthiS ~U~UOD. ' . .-~ . • l. :~:~~"'" ~~f·~- .~ul.f. !t~~ !-!1d Jot n ' Wa~r~ 1?~.sm~. ' . (,,,.. "·' ~.· . . t . ~..... ...,,..... . .. v s: r m x 1: in .. . . ', ,. . .. . • i 'If : .. ~. ..,. ~ ; 'I'! ~ i!\I: • ~ • • • ,. ... - • .. • - .- ·' �• -" ·-.: .. . : .. . . ... ..~ - ~~' '" :( :.. ~... ·~. ~ ·-:_:::.... EYERY SJ!JAFARER is GUARANTEED . ' I - • Pr~teciia11 ~I tli~ r,igh~s an"iipri~il~eis: Kqtira~tef~ him under the,;Cons./itution of t~e Unfii~. • ·Th~ right to .vote. --::, ~ ~ ·· , . ' - _,,,: · . i ' -9'... The· right Jo_f!Ominate. himsell )or, "t,J. hJ h~ltl, any office itt:the Union. ·~ · ·· . ~. · -• That. every~fffcial of the.Union sliati bt b~u~iJ., to uphold and .protect 1h~ rights· of .epery mem~er and that in · no --c~s~. shalfany· membef, .be .depri'Qe'd of his 'riglits aiuf p1:ii}ileges as a member without due 'Process of t!J,e ./air1.ro/ the U1#011• . :_ . · · , ·• The t:izht .to }e-r:onfro.-n.ieJ' b -his ·a_c-c_qser an'J to_.. be given ·a /air--trial by an impariit.,/ Cf>mmittee of : .his brother union memb~ri if he shou"lil ,,,.. ~ ~ charKed ;with--tondu_ct ,J~trtmentaf tu~ f/i"e :.fiielf~rl ~ tJf Seafarers banJ~J:·. tpgetfi.er in~ ~hisYnioi;. ~ -"' . .. • The riihi'-to ., ~x:Press ·ki°m:self.Jr,.eely .o:n -~he~ Jlo_or'r>f any Union · tnf!.:etinK. o.r · itt~committee. · -~ ·... · - ·...;: . , • l - .. .... • ")' .. ?"' ..- .. 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Title A name given to the resource March 11, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AMENDED SIU CONSTITUTION UP FOR BALLOT BOOST VACATION PAY TO $400 FAMILY SURGICAL BENEFITS RAISED CANNERS ROUT BRIDGES PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUTION SIU A&G DISTRICT AGRICULTURE DEP’T BACKS BLACKLIST; SIU CREW CHARGES ABUSE BY EGYPT BIG MTD ORGANIZING DRIVE SET FOR LAKES THIS YEAR TWO SIU OPERATORS ASK FOR VESSEL TRADE-INS SEVEN SEAFARERS RETIRE ON SIU DISABILITY BENEFIT INLAND, DEEP-SEA COMPANIES UNITE FOR ICC SHOWDOWN US LIBERTYS STARTING NEW TRANSFER MERRY-GO-ROUND BANKRUPT SHIPS’ CREWS BACK VESSEL BLOWS UP; CASTRO BLAMES US US SHIPS QUITTING SEAWAY AFTER 1959 RED INK BATH CANADA SELLS RUNAWAY VESSEL PRESS HUNT FOR SUNKEN GULF PLANE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/11/ 1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 6  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/b097ec7e4820fcfcbd7f48b06e241982.PDF 67830a9f8fb89fb3fb6e222ab9ebc3f0 PDF Text Text ..... 26 . 1-960 I ·, : UNiON • ATl.ANllC AND 6-UL:F DISTRICT -• AFL-CIO • ' .'. <U. ~nfon; . • ·,:c·o 'S.·A. · 1r ·. . - . :.·. ICC~Rail. ·Plot· . . ' • • ' .- ·, 11 • • • • - . • \ ' "i'" Fo·r s~enafe Unit .,Navy.· Alters ·Stand On Ship-Blac.klis·t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S t o r y On Page 3 .. ' ff.:•.;. ·., :Among the ffrst to pa~ off under the n_ew dry cirgo -rf!Y •·. ~~~· .wage scale, SIU crewmembers o~ th• Elizabeth in NJ: colle.~twages._ .T •. Rivera (left) counts his folding mqn~y , as J. n , _Sanchez signs pa~oll. (Story on· Page Z.) / · . · · · , · Siory On Page 2 �Higher Dry Cargo .Pay In Effect With the new dry cargo wage_ 1cales· already in effect, meetings are now slated between SIU negotiators and representatives of the tanker ·operators. The new pay rates became effective February 15.. In addition to a wage boost, the memorandum . ·of understanding . . , . _ . with the freightship operators proVides for a 28-cent increase in the Tr8Gted for exposu"r • alter "being Rown ashore fro.m near-wrecked . oper~!ors' contribution ~ to the SIU tanier Angelo Petri, SIU ·Pacific: District c:rew[l'len Orie Schrunk, . Vacation Pl~n.. On~e the necesCharles R. Warden. Jack· Stfin and Frank Joseph1 are pictured sary ac~u~ial studies are com- ....-, during ride .to' hospital. Photo '(below) of disabled vessel now ·in pleted, it JS expected the present . th• d h · wh..ere r ud.r ..!-.I ff. 'r· · led) e rep.~ur y~r • s ows uer wps .snap.,,_. . 0 c:irc:_, . $360 maximum annual vacation payment will be scaled upwards, while ship drifted helplessly. once again. · , . ·. Will Follow Patte,m - The tanker negotiations are expected to follow the general pattern established 'by the drycargo agreements, which provided for pay boosts ranging gener3Ily from $4.24'. more per month for steward department entry ratings to •a top· . of . $30.49 foc most bosuns and stewards. Some specialized ratings . gatiied larger increases. Overtime ·and penalty rates were also raised across the board, establishing new .OT $cales of $2.33, · $2.28 and $1.78 in the three wage brackets. Standby and . penalty ·.rate_s. were upped· to $2.33, $2.28 and· $2.24 in the same manner: The old OT rates were $2.23, $2.18 and $1.70 per hour. .. The standard freightShip con- 't ract$ previously ·printed 8_!e ".n ow . being . rev~sed_ to iDClud~ .t~~ bl- . · ~cre~sed ·µi~n~y _fie~~· _and _'\\'.i)l be available in all ports. ili the near~ · - fqtm:e'. . TJl,e· -;J\ew, dry cargo wage scalef! ~e !el>fjll~~q, i»n :P.ilife~:J6· of· this Jssue. · · ·! . - Tankships~ New Ore · Car'riei:;P~p MiJbiie. MOBILE-Now being. readied for h_e r first voyage, the converted ore carrier Cornell is expected'to mean inore jobs for this ROrt on a. reglil,.r basis. Ope.rated by a subsidiary. of the · Ide~ Cement Compally,~ t)le . vessel will _b e ,manned .by an "<Ocean Pet.>; Corsair, Ranger and . ~ crew and will caiTY, ore .ca"aller <Alcoa); Monarch of the here from the -west Coast9.' on a Seas ind Claiborne _<Waterman). ·~~1 .l'UD:-.' · . -, :".. ·: Stgnfng on were: · Range~ <Aleoa) , A~.r~g· . to ~o}'t Age~t. Lo~ .and ~a f':Vaterman).i' , r;ie~a, if ~e "ven~e prov~s ~ucIn transit: Pioneer, "Roamer <Al· ~~al, ~e. cOIDJ>~Y. has indlcateji coa>; Steel' Seafarer, 'Steel Deilgn._ plail8 ~ put two more ships, in the er asthmfan)· and Del.'Rio '<Miss.). · service. ?jeira also noted that ship· • " ~ cpndJ,ti«>ns -ior t~~ past period -------------.----...,_had been -~air, but that the expected crewlne of 'the·:tankers ~11'Jnir : and . Atlas would further en.hance .job acUvity,.. fn ..the coming .,Pan. · . ~ ·, , "'·; ~-.~ :·..,· ~ . 1 · • · Pioneer Stack In Mud · · · Be aiSo r~pott~d that tii~· Alcoa ·Pioneer l'an. aground off Gulfport, • MiSs., recentiy,· but thai- ·serious done. ; The' Sliip ,dainage ·on the mud .for. a co:uple e.f' days, · •but was 'finalty refloafed when the' . tide 'Jn. - . '":' . -. '< · . . . . . ·. ~-FQr..,Ui~ 'J..~xt i.ew ·wee"-8, Mobile was no ·was . came . ;.will ~4fW,~i ·1µ.;l,'J" )VitJ:i #e. ~.d-.. , .v~nt ~f th~~~D.~al·1'!&.1'.di "Gr.as f~s- '., _:tl.V,it.f,es•. , Tb~J,'e.. r i' hay! ...be.e_n .many . _eve~~ , plaJlJled aJ\d, Se~?rers. ,are 1 lookhig f~I'Wai;<hf.o. taltjng · par.t ·~. the fun.,mak41g;.he added, .. ·;· : · ,.,~e •hips. pa)r..lh:g·_ofr· herq. d~g 1 tlie :prfcidihs·period ·Were: EWmir �z;aao 'FISHE_ RME.N JOIN' SIU.MA - " • . ·• ~ • . ' • Ph,liidelphla SIU Hall Ready Soon ~ ' • ,> - \ Alaska Union Ol<ajs District ·Alliliation By A Huge Margin SEATTLE-Fishermen in the 2,000-member Alaska Fishermen's Union have given a thumping endorsement to affiliation with the Seafarers International Union of N'o rth America by.a 20 to 1 "yes" vote in a secret ballot referendum. As a 'result, the union, largest of alf the fishermen's unions in the Pacific Northwest, has now received a charter• as another autonomous af- P.roblems. We consi<!.e r thi~ affi.lia· . . tion a step in the right direction. ftltate of the SIUNA. " It is our sincere hope that by In fact, th~ Alaska Fishermen's · ,affiliation represents the largest single group to MC?dern SIU hall with expanded fa~ilities ' nears com· ' p I e t i o n in Philadelphia. Above, Port Agent A. S. Cardullo (ce!'ler) checks f)n· progress. At right is inside view through ·office porthole. Uni~n, :Co's At Senate Hearing ScOre ·ICC-Railroad 'Collusion' WASHINGTON-The Interstate Commerce Commission's policy of assisting railroads in t h eir drive to destroy domestic shipping was raked oyer ·the coals at opening hearings on , . the subject by· the Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. _Testi-• mony by wi tne~ses including 21 ships left. as common carriers SIUNA President Paul Hall, in the -domestic ~ sea trades. Forty- 'Walrus' An .Oyster? join the SIUNA since ·t he Marine Firemen's Union voted to affiliate back in 1953. Just last summer, another sizable unit, the 1,10'0-inan Esso ·Tanker Men's Union, also overwhelmingly approved independent, autonomous status within the-SIUNA family. Following the vote, which was 528 in favor and 28 against, SIONA Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk formally presented an: SIONA charter this month to George Johansen, secretary-tr~asurer of the · AFU, in ceremonies at the union's Seattl~ headquarters. In notifying the SJ.UNA of . the results of the vote, Johansen declared, "It is our s~ncere hope that this affiliation will prove to be of benefit not only to our respective . organizations but to fishermen in general. Sees Mutual Benefits "We have many problems within the fi'sher1·es and the mar1'ti·me industry and there is ·a need . for complete cooperation between all , · sel!faring groups to solve these doing our utmost for the gr.oups now within the Seafarers, we can show by good example that other groups should also join with your international for the betterment of fishermen as 'a whole." _ As a result of the affilia,tion vote, approximately 80 percent of all West Coast fishermen 'are now in the SIONA, including fishermen operating out of San Pedro, Monterey, San Diego,- Los Angeles, the Puget Sound area and .iri the Bering Sea and Ketchikan areas of Alaska. In addition, the ·sruNA .has fishing affiliates in Boston, Gloucester, New York and New Bedford, Mass., on the East Coast as well as a number of cannery (Continued on page 15) Little Hope On Foreign Aid-Boost · on b~alf of maritime labor, plus seven companies have been forced spokesmen for Seatrain and Coast- out .of business in the last 20 years. wise Line for the domestic ship• This situation results from an I ping industry documented . the ICC ·1 . d . •th th 1 charge that the ICC's current pro-' -rai roa conspiracy, Wl e raiiroad bias will' result in the ICC .permitting the ;!"ails to "enWASHINGTON-'The Merchant gage in predatory selective rate· · destruction of the industry unless Marine Subcommittee of he Sen- halted. (Continued on page 15) ate was told by SIUNA P.resident WASHINGTON-In the face of · t The witnesses called for Con· H a11 th at th e so-ca II e d "ProJeC dwindling Congressional interest, Walrus" should more properly be gressional action to halt the selecthe Administration has gone to labelled '·'Project Oyster." The tive . rate-cutting, juggling of long-. , bat for a whopping $4.2 billion "Walrus" tag is - from Lewis Car - haul · an.d sQ.or t-haul rates and foreign aid program to start this roll's ''Through· · The Looking other railroad practices permitted · ·· · · · · · July. If anything near this an1ount Glass" and was the name which by the ICC. A particular target of is granted, it would m-ean a big the National Academt~ of Sciences. the testimony wasrthe IC<? ass.erpe~1a.. boost -for American shipping. _ At the last session, Congress slapped on its study of maritime:.! ticn·t?at the troubles of the coastal The study defended the use of shipping industry were due to sliced the Preshlent's foreign aid runaway flags by·. some ,t\meri- wage costs an~ labor probl~ms. Veteran Seafarer Hugh D. Fouche will be able to move request for some $3.9 billion to can ship · operators~ 'It was named Management' witnesses demol- around ~gain following recent SIU Welfare Plan action to pro- slightly more than $3.2 billion "Project Walrusr• from tlie famous ished that excuse, pointing out vide him with a powered wheelchair. ..He l:ias been confined after weeks of stormy debate. rhyme which reads in part: · tllat amo.ng the _rema.ining\ coastal . This year's request, based on 'The timc:. has comi;', the walrus carriers, Pan-Atlantic and Sea- to bed slnce mid-_1956. . . the growing trade offensive by the .said, ' train were the most highly ··auto-·· Fouche; a fireman-waterFouche hag been on the SIU dis- Soviets, faces stiff opposition 'To talk of many things: mated cargo ;;hip operations in tender with the SIU since ability bene~it ~ist .since July, again. With the "50-50" principle 'Of shoes.,......a,nd ships-a1_id seal- existence, .. with all their car.go con~ January, 1942, has been complete- 1.9 ~ 6 • when ·his disability was cer- . applying to all foreign aid cargoes, ing wax, . tainerized and stevedoring costs lY- bed-ridden since his muitiple bfie~ .88 permanent. He has• been h alf Of all goods moving overseas 'Of capbages and kings •• .' reduced to a minimum. Yet; .de- sclerosis affliction nearly four r~ce~vmg th~ ~ 150 monthly bene- under the ~id program would be "We think," Hall told t.h e com- spite this, the two companies are years ago. Advised that he could fit smce that time. Fouche is now alloc4ted to American-flag ships. mittee, "the project should have suffering heavily from the ICC~ get about a little . if a suitable 45 y~ars of · age and no longer able Aside from new types of opera. been, .namei:l 'Project Oyster'. You rai~road .combine. . ·_ wheelchair w~l;i: - av~i)able, he re- . to sall. tions and· berth services, shipping will remember ~~at the poem de- · Senator E. L. Bartlett (D.-Alas- cently applied. ~or assistance urider for American· ·seamen over the scribes how -the walrus and th ~ ka) chairman Of the subcommit- t he special equipment benefit feapast few years has been in direct ·carpen.ter enticed . the ~ fat oysters tee: noted at the outset· of .the tur.e of ~he-'""- Seafarers Welfare proportion to the "50-50" cargoes Jnt~ going for. a walk.with them. _h earing that the steady decIJ.ne :in Plan. .. . . . . feb. 26,_1960 ·- Vol.-XXll; No. 5 available. The "50-50" law like- · The walk wound up .with a lunch· domestic sh1ppirtg " .•• · 1s not in Upon .:i;e_ceiving bis application, wise applies to all cargo shipments · Welfare Plan . ~ under the farm. surplus d~sposal . : ~on at which the Walrus and the aecord with the provisions .of "the carpenter ate the oyste~s, and the national transportation p01icy of . trust~es v o t e ~ ~ program. poem ends with t~e .verse: . Congr_ess, . which provides for . una!11mously , for_ · Dissatisfaction in Congress over · ,'0, oysters',' l'aid the car-penter, recognizing and preserving the . int 1! ~ . necessary P~uL ftAu., Secretary-Treasurer the handling of the foreign a! d 'Yo1£ have ·had ~leasant run! herent ·ativantages of each ·form $600 · purcha_se. · HmuERT B~ND, Editor. BERNARD · SEA- program is at the bottom of most 'SJ&aU we .be tr,otting"'li.ome ag.ain? of'- transportation .: ••" and is "'inOver the "last MAN, A'rt .Editor. · HERMAN ARTHUR, of the opposition. In addition, th e .But an~wer came . *ere none- con's istent when compared with year, the Wei.. IRwm SPIVACK, AL MAsKIN, JotqJ BRAZlL, postwar overseas .aid campa ign, in . And this was scarcely odd ·be- the . economic positi'on -0 f ."ome .fare , Pla_n lias ARTHUR BncER, CHARLr.s BEAUMET, DEL bolster:ing the economic revival of 1 0 • RoumsoN, Staff . Writ er s. BILL MOODY, ca\tse . other' forms of transportation ,, underwritten the Gulf Area Representative. · friendly nations, has served to re. Th~y'd eate~ every one. . . .~ , . ·• cost · of · many .duce US markets abro,ad . .":•";t'he:: eaten ·-~yster.S; of course," ·In his ~ appel,lra1tce b~fore· the· · types . of special -_ . . 'it has also produced, in turn, Hall declared , "are' Amertcari Ship- committee as .r,epresentatlve of tge· · fouc~e · ' · enuipnient tO as~ Publish)~ btweekly •t .th~ h••dquartert ail ava_lanchc of foreign-J11ade ·~ ' ·' · . . . S' f S ti fi : ·. . · · ~ . '"' · · of the ·S Hfarers lnternetl.onil U!llon, At· ·- ping cqmpanies which ,are ·belpg ea arers , ec o of ~he Mu;itim~. sist ~ Seafarers in recovery . from , 1ent1c & Gulf District, AFL-c10. 675 Fourth products here in the· States to com' com:' Tr~des 'Department, ·comprising &11 dfsa'blin·g ' illnesses '. or'- ' injuries. Annu1t, '9rooklyn 32• NY.- T, I. HYacln th pete directly with domestic manu--', . ·,. 'CC)DSUmed by' .,, runaway-flag . .. . . ~ . th Ing i .i H u· . - " . t-6600. Second clHI post••• paid at tht . P!!t,ltfQ~, ri and by, (the .. preda~ory . e :seag,o mar n~ qn Ol)S, a . Sp~cial .; bed fraiQ~; .leg· 'bra~es, Post O!fl~• i ln Brooklyn, NY, ·und•.r th• factures, IndicatiQns now, are tba_t 1 • · ' a : P.9:i;table -iron lung; -a tap~ : re-' AC! .•• Aue. .2~'- : '1~· · , - · · the $4.2 billion figure ·will be cut : pr~t~~s of Jh~ .railroadsi witI,,.tl1e made t!.1~~ f~llowi_n. ·poi._ts: . ~ ~~~nivanc~ ;. ~rid "...s.~!l~ent : ,of the .• :As a · re~ult , of · ICC . poli~ies · ~rd~r. :~p,e~i_al- .e~eglasses ~n.~L_~ye . " . '. · . .. . ..~... ~~ ·· down by 'at least one billiorf to _the '. lQterstate Commerce Commis!fion.". th~re -.are only; four co panles and ·prosthesis ared ust a few. , ' . · , .. , .. .. , · . · " · · amount allocated in 1959. 1r...i_·r - •. • r-; 1. • •. ; -r. • ~ 1 ... , ,. .. • _,,.. • _ ' o•1sable.d s. ea. f·a_rer_ c·_· 1ven s '..,.w .·eIf.are .. Bene ..- -.-:f.,· t SEAFAREBS LOG ; -:: 1 1 "'"'· ' j �- · SEAFARERS·.:,_.._, ·.~ ----------- ~~~ -··,. ~ no1AaY·.su1PPiN.G Boi1D ' . ~ .. Ship ,ltcfivifr ' 't February 3 Through February 16, 1_960 . . SIU shipping' felt a seasonal recession this. period as job Declines were listed in the ports of New York, · Philadelphia, Balti·activity fell way off ·over the last period. A total of 876 men more, Mobile, New .·Orleans, 'san Francisco and Seattle. Baltimore, ·~ . Philadelphia 1md Seattle showed the largest slumps. The remainder were dispatched to jobs in all departmen~~· Registration this of these ports were still on the goQ.d side despite the drop-off. period reflected ·a very slight increase to 1,070 as compared to 1,031 for the previous two weeks. , ·A drop-off in vessel activity in .all ports was . a likely factor in' the shipping decline as the total number of ships serviced for the p~riod· drop_ped to 199 as compared to the prior figure of 207. The actual breakdown, as show.n at the right, lists 53 payoffs and 28 sign-ons. The 118 ships in transit represented a slight increase over the past period. · · . · ' . · In a near repe.a t of the last per1·od, Jacksonvi"lle, w1·1ming'ton and San ·Franeisco had no payoffs while Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington had no sign-ons. All ports had vessels visiting in transit. New Orleans showed 21 vessels in transit followed closely by her sister Gulf port of Houston, which had 19. A rise ·1n shipping was reported in Boston, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami, Houston and Wilmington . .'Of tliese, Norfolk, Houston and Wilmington showed the largest gains for the period. Registered , - ,Orf ..4 4 Boston . ....• ·. ; . ; . ·.... New York ...· •.... ~ .... 15 l Philadelphia : ...... , . • Baltimore .......... ; , , 17 ' Norfolk ...... ·.... .· .. -.. ' .,\ 3 "·' JacksonvilltL;. ·.. -/. ; .. . ' .1 ~ Miami .•.•:.• ·: . : ~ .. • • '. . 1.... Mobile ..... ;\ .. : . ; ... .. ·.7 · New Orleans .·. .... ·: : . . .-isi .. Houston. : ...... :·..... '19 ., Wilmington .... : .. ,_.. ·... 1.: San Francisco .......•. ·1 Seattle .. '. .... ; .. ; ...•. 4 .. ..Shipped •• CLAS$ A GROUP 1 z s - - -1 4 11 ·-8 1 9 2$. .7. _It 7 , .3 35.. ~ 8 2 '! ..;.._ 4 II; 1. 5 -,· 1. -~ - - - 3. -4 ,7 1 s· -· 1 33. 39 a ' ,. ~egisteref/ . ~egisf•r~d · , CLA.SS A. CL~~S 8 : GROUP GKOUP i .2 . ! ALL · 1 ·:z ! ALL Port 6 5 ..1 Boston ..... , ......... . 50 . 2 3 New York . ........... 16 31 14 1 13 Philadelphia .......... 2 · . 42 2 4 36 Baltimore. ............ I ·1 1 Norfolk .. .. ·... ·...... ; .. 72' _;.._ 1 J .Jacksonville.~.~.••. ; .. .3 I Miami .......• ; ....... . 4: 7 2 13 ·1 Mobile ..... .- ....... .. .. 2 t2 1 7 33 New Orleans ... ; ...... ~ 6 ' 21 3% 1 Houston. : ..........•. 10 Wilmington . ..•.·•• • .•. ·2 ' 8 · San Francisco .. ·.•••... 2 5 1 I Seattle ...... ·.•• : .; ••. ' 1 11 12 .H 182 17 . 2f3 I · JOTALS - - - 1 1 7 - 11 1 2 10 11 ·2 2 1 1 ,. ....:..., 3 .. 3 7 2 5 6 1 1 3 ' 2 3 40 · '6 -- - - ': z ·s ALL . 1· ·l . 36 l~. .z . 2 5 1' 21 4 . 17 6 i 5 10 4 ·1 2 3 ·2 1 ,f i 2 10 Ii 33 16 35 8 H ' 15 ' .6 3 1 1 2 9 4 2 8 82 60 156 .52 I , '- ·1 1 -11 '-14 -1 . 2 - 21!- ALL 6 2 12 1 3 ·- ... 17 . . ..i. 82 2 ·.J·:.· ·13 3 7 1 2 5- ·"~ ~-~.' 2-f 32 . i.1~ 39 ~ ·' 5 : 5' - -1 ·· 4 20 2 189 39 I 3zt te 93 TOTALS legistered CLASS GROUP CLASS .A ·GROOJ' 1 · 2 : ! .ALL . .. - _- ••• •- 2 Z7 -1 l s -. 58 58 19 f ' 268 ,z 3 31· 2 16 5 - - '6 - - -3 .L z ··_::... -"- -. 8 • - 3 - .. 2 27 11 . 6 1.. i 19 ,.6 . 2 1 -.. 2 .. 4 ', J.t - ·-..1.' · i ' .2: ·. 3 : 3 . . . ·5 '1" ~.:- 1 . :.i . 58 5 > ·i 4 ·io .· ~i4 ~ :.._ '· . ..:.:. . ·-· .. 58 14 ......: .. . .{2 2· _1 - . 2 -r 2 , 3 ·-- -- -1. -1 142 3 1 ·2 . 7· 3 3 l'l & 1 ..... -. ~ ••.:_.:, • J -- - - . ~ '~4 ·, ·12 . 1 2 H - -- 3 . '.'I " I • 13 268 U9 ·- - s. ... 6,9_ 19. f5 4. ' 31 ~ 12 '. 33 ". 1B 1 3 27 .. 6 .12 : ·6 ·, 3 . u· .: . . . _:. H , _ 2 1 s 2 1 l .1 2 !-i 2 ,7 . .· 8 34• ' 36 3 . . 'J3 . 1 27 76 1 3 84 70 . · 83 io . 1'13 ·13 13 '1Z ..35 ,C59 :'J< . lOJ ·; :i 21 4· 1'.. ·5 7 7 1 15 4 20 ·.2 lZ3 19 fl 1 .- 7 17 IQ 7 25 .2 17 13 ,48 ...... J3 I 340 337 524 ..113 !· 9'1f 5 , 110 187 ·I 302 .~ I .59 . 3 20· 33 • 59 -- ' n: • -. - -~· - Shipped· .. .. ' ~hipped . Regl,tered On Tire Beaclt · -1 01A1 : " ·CLASS C •. tLASS I $,HIPP~P . ~ ';, ·:· CLASS. A . ·CLASS B i ., GROUP . GaOUP ' GROUP ·;· ·· GROUP 'GROU". 2 3 · ~L 1 ·. · ~ . · S. ALL ·4 S - A~i. ,l c 4'.l#L ·. . 1 . .. ~ · .s AL.; 1 , .i s 4LL 1 9 ( 5 fl -1 · -3 - -8 -- ·· 1 ; -- ' 4 13 9 2 z. ".'8 18 4 , . ··5 '-t . .·. ·1 ". ~ . 1 ,5 1 .48 ·2 9 19 . 'I ·fJ " I 2 '. 1 I -2 . ·21 2 19 - - ~ -. 5 ·-. 4 ~~ . • I. ~ 37 : / 4 i .3 2 16 ·5 .1 · 10 - 1 1 '5 - - 5 -7 --., 4 3 33 41 4 2 28 31 2 1 1 9 4f 7 66 4 '17 2 9 23 4 · ·15 · 2 · . lb ·:. 3 ·.lf . 1 . 2. 3 " 3 1 i 3 Jl ...,..., 1Z . 1 1 . 3 .· 1 •'· s H . 1 · 38 . 2 .It . l , 8 6 2 · 2 ' -1 ·10 ·1 37 7· 5 '9 32 :so ' 9 · lZl 8 .~9 69 .- 1 •43 . 8 . 1 2· ~ 52 i4 . 38 .2 6. 6 15 · .10 " 9 ·- . 9 3 5 ' :J . ·in · · 2· ' H 2 4 .3 2 2 8 ·3 _. 27 1·· .- .3'1 , 4 4 4 %8191 · . 67 ' 2& 2u· ucr 493 -50. 153 !l - 103·; 161' - ,.1 3' ••z - 3 .--\ - . '1 1 2 . .:_ · 2 '-"2 5 10 1 -"2. 10 . 7 .. 5 23, · 7.· :t 7 . . ·1 a1 - 4 4 I 12 6 28 9 43 2 . 10 3' 1 1 ·7 2 I ··4 4 2 1 1 - -2 . -:-" ·5 1 1 2 1 1 - - 'f ·H .29 126. 31 19i 1 _. zs-· fl 87 .- 1 n ·. H 13 1 5 ··1 .. 1 '1 . ·4 -- - I .. Shipped Registered On.~lte Beacr. 101A1 - Slttpped· CLASS ' S '· CLASS I SHIPPED · .CLASS A CL~S c ' GROUP · GROlJP GROUP GROUP ·GltO.UP 1 z s ALL 1 z 3 ALL• -~ B .....c 'AL~ · i z ! AL~ 1 · z .J ALL .. , 4 I 39! .s 2 1 19 -- - .3' ~ I . fiO2 - 3_ •. 742 1.8 '170 ·29 .36 2 5 ~ 113 1 49 J:l 11 9:4 ·· .. 3· 2 ,__ .:-:11 . 8 1 - .1 .2 11 5 · -H Shipped CLASS. A GROUP . 1 2 1 20 8 -~ 1 Pay Sit• I• . _ Offs Oni Tran TOTAl . r' · Registration this period reflected a repeat J>f the last report. The lo1tom • • • • • • · ·I 1 · · J ·t deck department dropped ·again' while the engine and steward ·depart- New · Yo.rk .. • 13 3 · 13 29 ments reflected gains. The largest gain in registtations this perjod Plllladetp•la. • 2 3 . '6 11· was seen in . the steward department, which accumulated 49 more regis- 1a1t1111ore ••• 10 4 10 .i4.trants than in the prevfous period. Norfo• , • • • 4 4 5 · . 13 Less shi]?ping activity accounted for a sh~rp in~~ease ip registration · Jacliloavllle .• ·_ -; 6 ~ 16 . on the beac~. although Bosfon, PhiladeJphia, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Mla•I 1 3 .. ·4 Miami, Wilmington, San Fra~s.co. and Seattle all s~ow les~ thaq 100 M0 1tli . • • : • ·.• ..· _- • 13 2 6 5 on the beach in all departments. The very same ports also have less • •• •• • . New Orleans. 7 I 21 •. ;,3' than 50 Of the top Senior1·ty men. registered. 1 , 1t The following is the outlook port by port: ~ Homstci• • • · · • 4 24 7 Boston: Fair ..• New .Y ork: Steady • ·.. Phlladelphla: Should Im- Wll•l•ttH • • - · 1 prove .•. Baltimore: Good ... Norfq_Jk: · Good ... ·J~eluon~e: Fair Saa Frnclsco. - 1 6· 7 ... Miami: No change ; .. MobDe:-Jmpro".ing .. . New Orleans; Good Seattle' ·••••••- 1 1 4 6 . -. . Houston! Busy as usual : ; . Wllmlnston: Fair I"·• • So Francisco: Should be -better .•• Seattle: Good. T~tal1 •••••• ·53 21 111 1 tt DECK DEP'ARJ!MfN.T . ;:_ IZ 41 166 26. H3 - - - --- •- - - "- • . s H 6 '2 - ' ..1 15 106 H - - .. . 11 > ·1 ·I 8 211 . .. Registered CLASS A " GROUP : Port .. lfoston ...... ; . ·.•.•.. ; New York ..••.•......-Philadelphia .... ·.- ...•. Baltimore ... : .• ~· . ~ ... Norfolk ... ... ••.. • •• • Jacksonville . ..••• .• . . • • Miami .•••••• ;.··•.••••. Mobile ....•...• ~ . ·..· •. · New Orleans .... ·.... ·.. Houston. ; •.. '.••...... Wilmington . . ..• ·.•. : .. San: Francisco .••••• ·• .. ·seattle .............,. ·.... 101ALS .. - :• .. 3 ALL I 6 80 8 28 11 .1 4 13 H ;4 3 1 ' i 1 2 24 5 17 1 2 2 s .-3 -3 14 ' 13 .· ·3 4 3' ·91 .- . .._ .. .6 Registered Shipped CLASS 8 . f;LAS$ A -· -GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 -1 --12 -·45 32 7 ·10 ·- ' ' 5 . 2~ 6 13 3· 1 2 .4 . ~ 4 · . it~_) 37. .111. -HS '~ -4 -2 1 24 :f 11 3 3 1 ' 2 -- -. 15 -1 12:9 -- 12 · ~ · lZ ·3 3 28 12 5 3 14 3 I 1 s 1 ·- t' 5 · 2 lZ 8 ·10 11 1 1 2 . ·2 2· 3 71'.. r:- ,, 50 ,. -4 -1 2 -- -4 1 23 . .3 - 9 2 ·2 ·1 - -- '• - 19 .13 , .I I 1 12 101A1 Registered On· Tire Beach Shipped CLASS SHIPPED CLASS G CLASS B . ·GROlJP . A GROUP GROUP GKOUP . .z : s. ALL A B ' . c ALL 1. · 2 S· ALL. 1 1 z ·3 ALL ..._ 4 ·7 1 5 9- · 2 ·8 19 2 1· ·4 , 1 39 ·4 4f 105 ' 48 114', 16.5 1 1 ilo 'l8 ,18 1 6 11 15 4 1 1 5 7 Z'J . . 7 7 Shipped '. CLASS 8 GROlJP 1 2 3 ALL 2 " ' 1.. 2 1 . ' ·-2 - . I' -'fI -• ·1 · 1 1. ~ 4 4. 5 4 2.. - -• • - -- ,. • 15 -.•, .. - ·--- ' ...-;:- 92 z. .. .. - · -... '. . 1 13 1 -. 4 ~ 2 ' .I ., _~ . 1 . 3' ' 8 .5. . .z I 5 '. '· 2 -8 22 43 ' .. li .18 '1 5 ~ 'J7 ..- 1 23 4 ·-9 27 ... ·12 ·2 1.0 6: ·.1 . 35 ·.-:- ~· ~ · 7 9. 15 .- ., ·:'.. ·23 ·' :;. 7 .° 28 13 ' 13'· ' 13 -:-:8' - '"• 'l7 3 14 28 ·4 , · _1 . i- ~ ~ . .~ . I ·1 ' 5 . " l : ~ J : .. ~ •.,..._ ! ·8 .4 ' ' :..._ 2 2· ~ -.: , ,_ ·1 · · 4 14• ' e 'f -· .. D -~,,o ~ ·· 3 '.·· ~ . lG. 1· : ' l ... 1 I . . .., 40 HOr •399· .. :5 .. . 15 100 1'65 s ' '"•II , .1 : - ~ - 128 ·'. ;·,,~ _Hl5 ·.' 58 .;.." ~ ' . zs! 3iz,. <. 1111 ,321:- , '158 ;19 .. - ' - -~ ' ~ _. ~ , <' - ,. : - ''" --- • .. ·.. 4 I ' ... 1 '• • :I• •. ... f' '<i.;. ' : :-:· : ., j .~ ~: :. • : ~ ' ...... :6 ~ • ' : ... . ·; • 4 • r, •I •• .t 37 -1 . . .7.2 -3 ... io:s .10 5 .. I 3: ..1 2 1 - 132 13z ' 25' ,10 •34 . 19 • -' 6 184· H3 47 d 8 9l '15' ·13 ~· :17 28 ·. .'·--10\·- ·111 - 49I ·-- . -1 111 u1. 2 · 17 .· _,.·31 .. I 19 1 ·'.i 5 11 ~ - . J I - ·1 5 • 1 • • r �SEA.FARER ·s £0C •lfinl•e ~~,,.;s14J. 1:1000 BA·N K Kings .fiMure: · Ujs -~ .· HONOR: ROLL. And Dow11s = BALTIMORE-After a fairly : busy prior shippine .Period, things • slowed down quite a bit here dur;. fog the past two weeks. Though : more ships were serviced this time, there were twice as many men reg~ btered ·as shipped, rel}Orts Port Ag~nt Ea~l Sheppard. -The coming p,e rlod will be slpw according to the forecas~; however, the expected crewing of the Alcoa . ' Pennant and the Carolrn should Ttie SIU blood bank su~lies ·Seafarl!rs or mem~ers of their families help activity somewhat. uiith blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarers can donate to Members here are being advised the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Li:ited here are a few of the that they may go to the local of~ic~ Seafarers and other•. wno have donated to the blood bank. of the Coast Guard and have their Becher, .Edward S. ROseliald, Bernard, mutilat~d pap~r·s renewed on the Schoenborn, Wilfred Lolzzl, Rudolph J. ' spot._ . They w~re cautioned· that - Hernandez, Orlando Darrah, Joseph D. shipping commissioners are going Galloway, William J. Gaudette, Carl E. to be strict with regard to illegiSamuel, Edward McKinley, Duid ble or damaged papers in the fu-. Harmon, Rebert W. Morris, WilJ.lam ture. The Coast Guard has anMcDonald, John C. Rooney, Raymond W. nounced that, starting January 1, Pica, Pa&t1uale · Pelton, Alfred M. 1961, no one with mutlfated paEriksen, Edmund K. Wolfe, Jerry L. pers will be allowed to sign ·On Patrick J. Morrissey, Rodriguez, Mig-uel aboard ~ny ·vessel. Rieg-el, Gilbert Sanchez, Jose R. . The ten ships paytng off in thls Burke, Gerald J. Guszcynsky, Edward port during the previous period Breeden, Rufus K. McNeel~y, James J. were: Emilia, Mae, Jean, Edith Hudson,· William B. Sabota, James J. (Bulll; Robin Trent (Moore-Mac); · Trainor, Henry E. Doyle, Samuel B.e thtex <Ore Nav>; Alcoa Pennant . K'hmachkin, Ivan Snowden, Frank (Alcoa>; Santore, Chilore (Marven), Callahan, Michael J. Snowden, T.b.omas and Santa -yenetia (Elam). Beyer; John M. Erikson, Nils V.· Gordon, Henry Clegg, William J. Four ships signed on: Sa~ore Lauer, Wilburt· Kaisg-ian, Antranlgand Chilore (Marven>; :Sethtex McDaniel, Paul B. Jory, Jr., William Henry <Ore Nav.l, and Hilton (Bum. Hummel, Merrill F. Whalen, James E. ·• The vessels in transit here were: Scourkeas, Frank P. Schaefer, William C. Venore and · Chilore <Marveill; Reser, Forest E. Bu&ler, .Harry Marymar and Seamar (Calmar);. Frederick, Albert . R. Robinson, Alvin Steel Seafarer, Steel Recorder and Cran&"le, Ch~rles T. Cassimis, Spiios D. Steel Admiral Usthmtan); Warrior Brenner, David E. Nash, Donald J. (Waterman) and Alcoa Runner, Saint, Adrian J. Cohn, Ronald Lee Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa). DaleQ, Peter Chen; Kao Mine BeSureToGet 1 H~=:~~::: ?!!t. remind all Seafarers that pay. ments 0 ' funds, for whatever . Union pm,·pose,' be made only to authorized A&G. representatives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at tb;at time. . If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by immeC:i..&tely bringing the matter to the attention of the secretary-treasurer;s office. · · Point 'GI' . Look Gets Airing By House Group House Merchant Marine Committee probing of reported . discord among staff members at the Kings Point (NY) maritime academy has been temporarily sidetracked over the· atte~pted dismissal of one point is Bejarano, the original inacademy official. The dismis- vestigation was implemented by sal has been postponed until Reps. Herbert Zelenko, Victor An- today. · Charges against the academy librarian, Lt. Commander L. J. Bejarano, grew out of his alleged disobediance and conduct unbecomiµg an officer, accorduig to testimony before the House group looking into the . school's controversial existence. The hearings have been focused on reported dissension arising from moves by Kings Point staff members to retain their semi-military status. The investigation has thrown the uniformed faculty and the cadets into a state of turmoil sin,ce Congress began the formal inquiry. Lt. Comdr. Bejarano and a group of the faculty, it was charged, held a press conference with local newspaper reporters against the wishes• of the academy superintendent. Rear Admiral Gordon McLintock; the Kings Point superintendent; preferred charges and called '!or Comdr. Bejarano's ~is­ enrollment on February- 15. This was later postponed until today. The press conference allegedly disclosed personal differences of opinion between the faculty and McLintock. The- conference was called an "off-the-record" session and was not released to the press. Although the immediate focal Seamen f. n -J960 ( · · , .ensus WASHINGTON-The Bureau of the Census, with the cooperation of the Maritime Administration and American-flag ship oper~ tors, is providing all merchant vessels with · · special census f orms to cover seamen at sea. The que~· t•ionn~1res, al rea d y ab oard some sh ips, . are for· the sole purpose of head-cc;mnting American sea- 1~30. The . forms are to be filled equipped with. gummed edges and men'. as part of the 1960 out on April 1. will be sealed by individuals filing national census. Once the forms are filled out -by them, just as an envelope is sealed Seamen aboard ships at sea have the individual seaman, they are to for mailing. All forms will arbeen included in pi'ior census op- be. ~ealed and turned over to .the rive at the Census Bureau sealed erations at least as far back as ship s master for forwarding. and will be opened by no one but !__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _..;.._ _ _ ,_.,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. _ Successive mailings by the master Bureau tabulators. and ship operator and their receipt · For those seamen on the beach by the Census Bureau will account or in drydock, union halls, seamen's for each American seamen at sea, churches.and USPHS hospitals will · . , and avoid duplication in the count. be included in the 1960 census. . At ·. . .. Officials of the Census Bureau . ospitals, ~umerators will take have stressed the tact that answif11 the informatio.n from those unable · . · · given in the questionnaires will be to fill out the special questlonn~ir~. · .. . . .. . Two more·.legal setbacks have been .iUffered by John u~ed only for the intend~d_purp~se Those . patten~ ·~l· to write~~ • . ofessioilal organizer of so-called "independent" o~ counting the · 12opulabon of the be rec;i.uired to file the quesbonC0.11ms,. pr . . . . . _ · · Unlted. States. Answers given by naire and seal it as their brothers unions m th.e tanker -~~d. · :. seamen and their officers are to be will be doing on the hl1h seas. The Appellate D1v1s1on of. the -issue after Esso tankermen . ~ad kept in the strictest confidence Forms in bulk will not .be provided the New York State Sup{eme boo~ed Collins .out and uncovered and' c.a nnot · be used for puri>oses at any union hall according to pre• Court has ·ordered a hearing solhe of his activltles aga~st their of taxatfon, investigation or regula- ent pfans. M~st seamen will have on a charge ·that Collins signed an irilerests. The • company. refused tion. . ' alr~ady been covered at their illegal "sweetheart" deal covering and the he~ing wil;l now .deThe seamen's census forms are places of residence. eertain operations of Esso Ship- termlne whetner the dispute fs to _...;...___·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- pi_ng's US-flag fleet~ · I~ a separate be arbitrated. , . 1 State Suprem~ ' ~ourt proceeding, Iri the second case, Collins had . . Collins' lawsuit for $89,000 sued -ETMU' in an effort to enforce against the Esso Tanker Men's a secret pension plus lifetime pay tJnion has . been thrown out of deal he had set up _at the e;cpense · court. . or ' the tankermen . . The deal had The "sweetheart'' deal charge been repudiated after the Esso was made by the Esso tanker un- union fired Colllns -ti::om his post . Vincente Villacian ••• 68 ••• First went to sea from Spain in 1918 ion after it was discovered that of "advlsor." _r when he was a teenager, sailed in Spanish and American tankers, pasCollins and his cohorts 'in Esso Still in the offing in the fight serlger ships, and many types of freighters. He premanagement )bad cooked up a between ETMU and Collins is a Na£erred to take runs as they came, and never laid 1ecret agreement in ·· September, tiorial Labor Relations Board elecback for any particular trip. Brother Villacian 1957, covering wages and condi- tion. ETMU has filed for an. elecjoined the SIU in 1939 and shipped in the engine tions of . seaml;!n maintaining a tion follow.ing the appearanc~ on , department·.fo"'r 20 years, going on disability benefit r)umber of laid-up Esso ships. The th<:: scene elf a new Colllns-created in September, 1~59. He has three brothers and a agreement, never ratified · by the ,!'independent association'~ seeking ·· number of nephews and nieces in Spl!,_in. And, acEsso .men, cut wages below ~xistlng to deprive ETMU of its bargaining . co,..rding to sources in Baltimorp where -he now r~ ~ontraci standards. Some $250,900 rights. The NllRB has ·already . siqes; the retired Seafarer is very adept .with a in back pay ,.is ·at . stake, ~ . ruled 'ihe new associatiOn "super'paint brush., Many, of his oil paintings adorn his ETMU demande~ arbi~ration on visor-tain~ed." favorite spots in that port city. · · ·cl .b -C0 U:r t Or ers ·Pro e . , 11 • · D ,. · o, . O Ins ea . . 0f ESS ENSIONERS' · CORNER fuso and Francis E. Dom, all of New York City, to hear first-hand reports of efforts by the academy and staff members to keep Kings Point's semi-military status. Legis- . lation which would have put" tba academy on an entirely civilian footing has been strongly opposed by the school. A report this week indicated that the bill to put the faculty and administrative staff under civil service drew favorable committee action. Their status would then be the same as that for civilians at Annapolis. SIU Criticisms Traditionally, the SIU has been critical of the Kings Point opel'.ation on several counts. One is the Union's belief that seamen coming out of the ranks should be encouraged and given opportunity to becQme ship's officers, instead of having officers trained in a military atmosphere. The other was that the limited US maritime budget should ·not be used to pay for training, at Government expense, of officers who seldom go to work. at the jobs for whicn they were trained. The SIU has also objected to the fact that the academy Ji~~ been an "annex" of Annapolis, rather than a maritime training center, · since a majority of its graduates either go into the Navy or into shoreside jobs. Criticism of Kings Point ·has always emphasized fhat only minority of the school's graduates make a career of shipping in the merchant fleet . a Red Union Enterprise: Cruise Biz ' BERLIN-The former Swedish luxury liner Stockholm sailed Wednesday for the Mediterranean on its first trip as a workers' hoilday ship sponsored by an East German trade · union organization. She was damaged in the 1958 collision off Nantucket (Mass.) that led to the sinking of the Italian lin,er Andrea Doria and took 50 lives. The Stockholm resumed her transatlantic run for a time after repairs. She wa~ bought by East Germany last year. Set up now to provide a cheap 14-day holiday cruise for East .Ger- · man workers, the ship offers a vacation that will cost about $100 or the equivalent of an industrial worker's two-week wage. On the ~ruise the Stockholm will call at Rhode, Pfraeus and l,'alta en route to Constanta, Rumania. I n a slap at West Germany, the Communist trade union organization that owns the ship stated that the cruise operation refl~cts EJst Germany's policy of buying passenger and freight vessels. rather than "destroyers from America" as the Bonn government has dqne. I �QU~STION: 'Fr~m . ·your ;xpe~ie~ce, do · m~ny ~eople., tn fo~efgn • WASHINGTON-=-Technical advances in ship design no\v. · threaten a further widening of the once-severely-restricted Alben Amabile, wiper: In. any · h" " · port- that I have ever visit.e d, I d e. f"m1·t··ion of an "Am . encan. s I!'.:---~ found ·that . the A prop o ~a 1 now bemg . . ..majority of the weighed by a House merchant tr~ed out in ~everal fo.reign coun: populatio~ - es. . .. tries, inclu~mg Russia, . Nethel' pecially in publicb'larme group. would authorize lands• France England and Italy l f b in . .· . · • ·• p aces o us ess . Bem'ard Goeb, wiper: Even the Far East, however, most people have a 1ood Icnowledg~ of . our such f'1"-0 f place q Egyp~ language, I ·have found from ex- I vislted 'recentty, .... · I found no probperience. 1. lem .with"the language barriei I . Jim Ryan, AB: People who come think the· built of in contact with seamen all over the the business peo1mportmg a limited number of and has reportedly been extremely -use the English world invjlliably · ple ove ·rseas language in addlhydrofoil craft for experimental succesi;ful. speak e n o u,g h use in tlie US domestic trade. It's Puerto Rico is particularly in- tion to their own. make it ·a '.point to Eoglish tcr be unlearn English and contended these imports would tereste..d~ in hydrofoil plans, since I also speak Italdentood. As for. , this type of craft is deemed most Ian-and if that other foreign ·Ianme personal}Y.. I spur American industry to · get-< practical for short runs- with cargo, Dr Englis~ doesn't g u a g e s because moving on Cof!struction ere for passengers or both. The short hop get through to them, I use signs go out of my way it's very beneficial in a cas~ like to the mainland from Puerto Rico and key words to express mY.self. to absorb as much vcean-going use. thl\t. " as I can of for~ Hearings on the issue came on as a test project has been strongly ;t. ;t. o\;eign languages. I . tne heels of a Customs Bureau advan.ced. . . Carlos .Mojica, 2nd cook: I had ruling approving the import of The principle ·behind the .hydro- very little trouble with t.h e unavailforeign-made mid-sections for foil is simple enough: If the for' ability of Eng·lish-speaking peo- phrases and words because you C!ln "jumbo-izing" yessels to be used ward motion of the ship· is suffi-· . Jn domestic container service. • cient to lift its ·bull out of the- · pie overseas--es- never tell )Vhen you may neJ!d US shipyard workers and ind us- water . onto the retractable, fin- · pecially In Eu- something in a hurry. try spokesmen are sharply· pro".' like hydrofoil structures, the ves~ope. I speak Xeii di_. . . Spanish fluently testing the . hydrofoil proposal as set can avoid drag cteated by unsound and detrimental to Amer- friction. It ts believed such vessels and have a work· i'~tioils or converse~ with foreignNORFOLK-Horizons · that did ·Ing knowl~ge of ican-flag trade. The imports, they can achieve speeds of 60-80 knots, . ers all _over Eu- not seem overly bright in this port, say, would amount to more than ideal for coastwise or intercoastal Portugese and r.ope and Asia, suddenly cleared and the · sunshine just "over-scale models" to . test operation. Tne proposed imports .itaUan. This and it has neyer poured . through. during the pa.st the overall feasibility of hydrofoil would be in the 100-ton or under combination plus failed ~o far that period. A total of 58 seamen were ship .operation. class.. - English gets me around nice!Y· ,In someone always shipped from ·here in the ·1ast two Opposition by US shipyard in. , speaks ample En- wee~s. glish to commuPreviously reported as "good,'' tercsts was given impetus when a . nicate. As -for the shipping sit.oat.ion . has adWest Coast firm, Waste King, expressed i~s readiness to undertake . . · , _ • . myself, I don't vanced .t o . very good,. according to construction of a prototype vessel speak any foreign Jeff Gillette, the acting' port agent here. It strongly contested any language whatso- here. · foreign "invasion" of the domestic ever, but I .am .sure it would be During · the past period four construction field. very desirable for everydne- ships . P.a id , off .and . . four · more Hydrofoil operation on a small, especially seamen-::-to - lflarn as signed ~n:'. T~e p~:y;o!~s wf"re ..}?Ommuch of a foreign language as ' h v d limited ~cale has already been M.IAMI....:.....A converted . form.e r Navy landing ship is sched- possible when overseas. pleted · OD · t . ·e -Penn anguar uled to kick off a new "roll-on, roll-off" commercial cargo ;\;. ;\;. $ <PenQtrans), Zephyrhills <.Pan service.' between here arid Guatemala next month unde. r the ·American), Marore <Ore) and' Fort Get That SS • Kalle R~?konen, olier: In _35 · Hoskins <Cities Service): T~e Penn lfond~an. ~I~~· . . : . years of sa1lmg, I've never had any Vanguard an~ the Zephyrhills also N·u~ber Right The . modified LST, bemg riei: Taurus. During her service as trouble with Iansigned oil, as did the Bents ;Fort Seafarers filing vacation used for the new venture is .a commercial v~sse\ hauling .g u age barriers. · (Cities S.ervice) and Oremar, <Ore). money claims should make sure operated by Eric Rath, former MSTS cargo, she was manned by Name any portFive vessels were listed as inthat they use their correct So- head of the T.M.T. Trailer Ferry, Seafarers under an SIU contract. and , I know transit at the end of the .two.week cial Security number. Use of Inc., and is patterned on a similar The new LSTS operation, with there's not one i'report. They were the Warrior and the wrong number means a cler- operation attempted by that com-- a vessel named the Salvador Run, haven't been Jn..:. DeSoto tWaterman), the ,.Alcoa ical headache for . the Vacation pany in 1958. Beset · by financial is slated to . offer weekly service and· I can say that Polaris and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa) .. Plan office and slows up the ·troubles, and engine and machiri- from here fo the ilew Guatemalan nine times out of and the Miami <Cities Service).' handling of payments. ery failures on the" war-built · ves- poft 'of MatiaS° de Galvez. She· c'a n ten some.one. AI• the beefs were settled iii a · ·satisfactory manner,_ and indicaAlso, a Seafarer who uses , the sel, the company defaulted · on accommodate 16 truck . trailers on speaks English. the top -d~ck and 40 cars on 'an Though I -am i _ tions are that shipping will conincorrect ~cial Security num- mortgage payments. Taken over. by the Government, enclosed "lower deck. Loading time native of Finland, I also· speak ·unue to· remain ,goQd, in pace w.Jth ber is creditin~ bis tax deducsuppqsed to 'be: two hours , at Swedis~ and a .bit of Russian, In last period.'s unexpected but well tions to some other US worker. the motorship _Carib Queen has _ addition to English. · ·re~eiv~.d· spurt. · since become tbe Navy missile car- ·each, end of the 820-mil~ run. . . a -------- - :~:~~~ra!~ ~:~ ~r, o!:'r! ~ought Nor'o IJ··l·k . ·1n G··-d Sh · 00 ape EX·cart . .bQueen. 'o·peratorI • Bac~~ln ·Runaway .Trade is . , Batch·Boards ,. - . . ·I ~ . . , . . Are BaZards!·· . L~ose debris ar~und &n open hatch can be a quick w~y. to leave a ship. Unfortunately it could be in the . harbor ·, rather than ~t . port. Cargo _hatches that. are sealed at ,$ec;t are sometim~s opened if! . the harbor to make ready fo~ off· loadin11. The boards and dunnage will always be ther.~; ,so, . if .you must leap to get somew.here in a hurry, look b~fore you suffe.r ! , · -· · · · · ' Another unavoidable -llazard is the slippery ·deck itself.. _· · It tOo rs always there and has to be navigated wit.11 car.e af ~ all . times. l,t pays to see your way ~lear whatever. you do so .you ·· . . c~n go ashore in..one piece via the gangway. This t~kes · only - .: · -.. seconds longer-to live .years longer. • I ·-._.,_ ~ · ·. ~~ ~. �· Wellru17 H. Ifft . - hse SeT• · SE..4·F:4R.E-RS LOC YOuR ;1DoLLAR'S WoRTtl> tabo~ ASk~ White Ho11se·-parley 1 ' ff .. •d T BUn · B • 0 .se.a·ra•pa.,r.1-,.uu) e, o. e1iu;;f, .oym6 ' 1 ' • ... B11 Sidney Margollul : ' .' • · ·BAL HARBOUR, Fla.-The AFL-CIO ~xecutive Council wo~d up its mid-winter !Ueetpig with an appeal to "elevate and ·improve the level of ·labor-~nagem~i r~Ja~~ps~' ,, ~d-fa deciSion to' hold a top-level conference of union~ and industry leaders to f~gtire out how to dq this. ·The current attack .by indus- tile Workers. It found the union insure that Ne,groes are not ·denied now in full compli~nce witlr the the right to vote or other z:ights; . try on the- labor movement AFL-CIO Ethical Practic~s Codes; Urged that Congress grant cQm· wa~<c;ited !8S ,,.the: reason for the Suggested conference. Rapping industry's scare issue of ·"inftatlon" as it3 answer to all union· <;Jemands, the Coun'cll has ut1ed' Wh~te· IJouse action to lm~ pl~~.en~ a .formal get-together. oh .the affirmative side, the C~uncil "toolC the· following steps: · Lifted the two-and one-half year monftors~~P over the United Tex- Supported the passing of a one billion dollar school construction .bill which it deemed necessar~ 'to meet the current crisis in educa. tion; • Asked prompt action ofi the Forand bill providing health care for the aged tinder the Social Security system; Called on Congress to pass a strong civil rights ),>ill' wtiich will pulsory data collection powers to the Labor Dept.'s Bureau of Labor Statistics. It also wrapped up ' a merger agreement between the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor and State Industrial Union Council. This leaves New Jersey as the only state that has not completely worked out a statewide labor merger, but unity is _expected within a few weeks. If there is no action, the AFL-CIO is expected to "move in, lift their charters and m,erge them," according to George Meany, Federation. president. Two resignations were mad~ . public from the top ranks of. the labor movement. Albert Whitehouse, director of the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Department, resigned to return to the . Steelworkers, and Richard J. Gray, president of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Dept. is resigning due to advanced age. Gray is 73 years old and has served as head of the Federation's building trades unit for the past l'l �e· ... , .. . R h ' . " SSIO "e·a - Us I . RC"U ' -'Wea-l ther·. en Mov·. . e-: .Up._town· ' • . FRANC•l_<Bull>,.Jan. :II-Chairman, Bigger,_: Deffer fo.r ecasfs? -- •rnest De l•lltte1 Secretary, •• Ro111.ro. itouon· m1de to have keya made • thanklfor~wuddeputmentfortbe J(lven to the baller, W. Rhon,, to fly home. Crenember1 to keep every• one out of uielr room1. Vote of thanu to the lteward peraonne • for etew meallall pantry '° that It ean he locked while In port. Vote of INEi Secretary, c•um, Chairman, waiter _ sood food lteJ.n& served. , .·lchnelh Roger L. Hall. One ~ " man fa118d to ·jotn ,lblp In_~al.V4'.•ton. ' . ·· • • • •u~flWAT•R ><M9fro IPetroleuml, Gook- ~Qltalll.4 In ~l!I· l!i~•DI. · ' · ~ Jan. 2-Clllllnnan.1<- G. A-'nl•)· leer.. Cblef ard :JMilliHallzed 'lll _I~nbul WASHINGTON-After . a long and controversia1 ~series· of •tary, ~'!· Tredjlln.'. So far averythlnS aifd re ed tb 'Iii.Ip In Naplesi Oilert U · d U •t d Sta t es h'ave fin aIIY agreed · is n111run. amoo\hly. Advised crew · had accldent 1n. Savona. !left ahlp In talks: the OVle IllQn an . Ill e 'to ·se& alont and play lt cool durlnJ Cadiz to 8y to the States. Motion con· on terms for the settlement of Russian World War II maritime the Ions stay In Brazll. Steward de· demnfns the atorln& and feecllng un: partme,rt 1 II . to make fee until we der new prosram. There lir less foo_d t}le Settlement The debts. Ot reach' I 'le flrl$ port. It la 1aggeated than before . ...J>l1culsion held on the Government's .$1.4 million certain ' lon·g-term agreepients WASHINGTON-Slllted to .\15e ·• that th• n.ol.le be kept down 10 that quality and quantity of auppllea 1n . h t d •t b"t f hi h 'd d .._ th men- o• watch ean-, r~at. medJctne cheat. Thl1 hH been a suit against the Amtorg.. Trad- w:hi~ c:.-ea e QUI . e a i ... 0 re- new g powere ra ar se.., e : · · -· ---· - ·· · ~ problem , aboard thl• vessel before. jng Corp., Russia's agent - m New sentnient in this country, and led New York wea.t her· station will ' CHIWAWA' 1c1tli1 Service>; No "ate ·Request actlon. . York,. was annouqced by Acting to a. suspension of t,he talks. move from Battery Park to .llocke~=;:;"'ltWu. Ii.No~:!!::.' :V~C::V~':i.':;·· FRANCES CBum, Fitb. i-Chalrman, Attorney General Lawrence E. The . Soviet Embassy charged feller Center about July 1, the US w. o .. wancien 1 Secretary, N. H; Lam·, bert. Each foc'lle to tet" own key for · that Premier . Khruschchtv. and Weather Bureau ·.a~ounced rewalsh. · • ' ' pantry: U 11 to be Iu;pt::lbclietl for The settlement covers all ship- President Eisenhower had >c'gi'eed cently. The prese~l ,q~art~rs are - D. · prot'ectlon ' from outsideri. · Some dlitclaims· .to link ;r..entl-Lea's e de.h t se~tlement too low tQ avoid,, bouncing_. of -ta- · · :. · puted OT. one man llhort.- Mate J> ing, .maritime Rand . related b t , th "th t d Ad't t dar beams and:. g·eilera1 i"terler.. . . ' ca1led Job ) n ·s.n .Juan ,but 'Joti \\'.Bii by the :US on · ussia e ween . e wi ra .e ~nu ere i ag~e":!~en s . + . .. . . ,' -:· , .··, .-·1. . '.. · ' -·: ..; ;·~_ not dllled> 'Balance .of foc'1Ie1 to be years i94,1-1946 inclusive. , Tile _at last. year's Camp DavJ~ ·tdks. ence from the :.s\U-tliundbtg b'uild;;. · •Painted. - • ·· · terms of ·the. settlement were a . T]le claims were d~.ni'e'd by the ings. . : '" ·: :· - : '·- . ' . ' ,~ A'L~~A ..~~-iAi~ (Alcoa), No d~te payment ot $1,100,000 by .Russia~ Stat.e Departme~t. -which uid . on· The new move will ..Eeplaee ~ tJie ~: lP ·... ~halrman, :a• .H. Naylort Secretary, and the cancellatton ·:of a !{us&ian .the contrary . ·"Premier .Khrusch- radar antenna:" aton · Ro'c kefeller . M. P...cois. ~~ . tn .tund. Paid 1237.llQ. 'f · .:for - movle1 ·end me..-.t3o. Balance • $75.0;COO counterclaim for bunker- chev said·-he did1(t ~ee<J, or want Center. · · -- · ·" - · - ·--. on.hand ·1111e.20. •Mot1on ·made to have ing and related services for US. any ~edits/' A. Weather Bureau ..,. spokesman . all ·llhiP• . equipped with automatic . ships. ' . The negotfations were eve~tu- said a contract with· the' Radio· -r . ' ~t~~ri: ·NO . bfffa. . ,.. • , : . ... : It stilt leaves ,_the matt~r o( ·~ isJlY. "re.s umed ~nit a settlement '.on Corporation of America ~l> use a , - . .. .~ ~. .. ·..• . .• . · . CA~IG,,NY : tc51t101 · strvlce>, .Feb.. 7 . rep.aymenL of wartim~ LeJ?d.:.J'.,ea~e .t~he _ nrarlt,i~e claims \y.iS ·u,ltimatelY, P.~rt · ~~-, ~oc~~f~lle~ .p~~te~ . a~ · ~ _ _ , ~ ~ · -Chairman, •· Dur1~m1 secretary, · aid ilnsolyed._T~he US .~~rtt . $1) bil_-. i:~a~ne.~. A numbe.r of s,Jups giveri weatter station -: ha~ not ·)ret. ·be~n. ; ; ::·~ ~ - ~ .. · .·~-;, -':;· :- -. ·:·" · .:!r::e ~=·~:;,~~~~:Ip~; ~:ie; . lion .; .to ; Russia during " W.oi-1~ .' tii ''.l\lissia. under · ~rtime ' Lend- . s igned but detaiis concer~iDg ;the I •· .• • - . ... /. ~ '.· • . • •. ~ ·~ .. CJuii'lea. No~·'·· .so~6 · d1sput_ea ·oT; • ·• · -.-;t - d- T' · • il" i ' ' hif bi' · d t · sofnt amoothly. ··Vote of thanks to •.-·· ·'. - ., ,~.. •--..--_,,, War II ~ut_. ~c:aled down ,i s. e- .:.ease pac~s. are .~tI . n use. s t are . e ng irone QU · th!' ship'• ·delesate. If ia re4ues"leil MAJ!> <•lim, • ·-Dec. -~~Chal;man: mands for repayme.nt to sQme $.~mg . _ that mel8l'oom · be kept clean. Dia ·A11.i11uet 1.-cretarv1 J.· Turklnton: 14 ·ir the value of goods with :.... - -., . cu~sion -wa1 held on inadequate menu. in t.he red. No beefl. Crew to refrain ' .Len. d·-Le·.~ .a·se Ac·car·.d' .· ~ • · s · •• e · . · · iges ·t -..· '· o. . MSIIJ' ·.._ ·.:. ·.t•'.sh· - . ee 1n·gs . ... J • "f 'a·n· 'k-er· Slum-p se·-en· Spur· Fo~~ ~~~ly ~re~'k. ~t~i:~ ~~cit~:k:1r: t~~tt:te~~ ,0- . ·a·. ..d . .·F, .'. - I . ' t R"• . , :: mii'l::.u~~f~i al~.~ou3!~~.!~i ·~; ' it -. ' .,--:·, -0.r; mp·or .-~ -. u·e: .tt~'i;;;;:t~t;:; :~:Ei =:~i-.~~i:t"~~ll~:::i ;:a_:;~~e . ' itu~s!a.ri~· uses . . The countered with a proposal" to .pay • .llion, which the US·_ re- . :. $300 mi -· · jected. ' ~ ·. ,.. ., . . • .. . . . , _ ~ ._ - , • :- ·· f I .(l\i_trtfo."li '::fe-·e.- "THE.VOICE : of Iha M. TO~' I J :I I I I I I I I I I I I· '· •• .. •• ;• '• ~e::i~~r o:ri!~:~ :!~e·::f:re~ ::::;:~r·:u!~~~a~o!i~: F;~~:~; for 125 mlni~um. Vote of thanks to ihe steward dep..-iment for delicious -chr11tma1 dinner. ·· · PEMN VANGUARD (Penn Marine>· .·tary, Jan. , 17-Chalrman, H. zurnt • seer.. A, J. Nelson. No beefs. Some disputed· OT. Repair liat to•be turned· in. Patrolman to be ·asked for 81• .1l_sta.nc_e In - ~bl;_alnl~( a refrl&eriltor . plus duty toaster for the mess, to and a mixer for siilley. · Old linen. ·be cogdemn _· ..ed. · Metal a'"lta· , to~•· foi: washing · JJU1clilne ~ould.• ~e -;faatt~p.r.ovemc:nt. ,ov~r the present • a beavy . Vote of thanks to the steward depart· ment. • · ,, · · - M~SSMAtt !Calmar>, .fa.,. :n~h•lr· man, Carl E. Glbb11 Secretary, Max · Greenwald; · New ·ship's delegate elec~ · .' ed. Vote_lof . thanks ~o Maii: ~ M11,rtln for a good Job Bl actlri& delegate·.·. Vote of ~hank• also to the. ate.ward depl!rtment and: to "Sparks" i for •the ~~;:iuc1! 1~,, te:u::·~!:11t!ttuptp'·°J:.~· , . ., Steward department representative io give ·check Shott afores.Invoice In -order• io . "ir old •_ __ , . Alltl BROWN (81oomt1e1d>;.'i=eb. 7 ' · ' -Chairman, J. D. Cantrell1 Secr41t,ry, ~·LMENA CClovel'. Car;ie.l'fh.l.an., 2f- Wm •. H. Thomp1on. Welfare notified Chairman, R. -Deam Secretary, A. that Brother E. L. l\felson was left In . Bl.lksvar. Pqmpinan to be paid. off and . the · hospl"~I at tt"arnburg ' Pl ked· "P. sent home.• Unable to make long. brother.wsail a .n.nort•Wo·•"'n°g . VOY• ~.... ,wcoL'k.a~,.au . ages. Would lllte to find out: from'. and signed him on as steward's-litilitY. hea.dquarters ~when_ frelgh~er agi:ec· Repair lists have been· turilell· In, Re, ment stops and tanker agreement port "on re,11a1ra made at sea •and the iitatia, All ·persona who have no busl· rest ,will be turned ovei: to tbe"board· · · ' nn1i lr1 p1mageways. me&sroom1 and 1ng p11tro1.Di( n ' at payol!. Captain to foc!ales to· be kept out. .put out - miall draw. 1i.33 Jn ship'• .....;...___..: fund. Anyone wiahlni' to- donate to . MAR"IMAR. .(Calmar>, Jan. 17...-: sa.iJ\e. can dq, •o· a~ payolt• ., Chairman, G,uy Walter; .secretary,_Wll· . - · _ _ ~.. llam Dobbins. One man paid off in .ALCOA PENNA~J tA,lc~~), ~ F~~· :+-- · San"j~edro due .tb acctdeflt. ' Unable to . Chairman,. Bruce. Welibi secretary, ilet ' replacement Jn such short time. Ray . Sedows~I. . -Everytlµni runnln& -Repair listii' f]lould, be· ready to send smootlily. No beets. Discussed · hav· In from Canal. No beefs. Some read· ing a· commltteer to 1ee . a -Unloilr ofJt." Ing matter taken froni the quarters clal conc~rnln& Jobs aboard~ thl• .ves· of. one ·-crewmember• .-Would like to 1el. Men have taken' ahlp from fay.up have same . returned. and .iot: onJy, ·18"dayl' work. Ship ill 1 · -going· --!'~h~ back tnto · l.aY·~P· SUZANNE CBu11>;1 Jan. 23-Chal"' man, H. MobleyJ Secretary, D. C. HasZEPHYRHILLS <Penlnsuiarl;· Nov, 27 kell. Two . men missed ship. Chief Chalrmiin, Charles Martini '.Secretary, electrlclan · was hoa~ltallzed OJ!. the Leroy .;.. D. ·Pl•rson. - Slllp'.11 ·"(leie'gate Azorei. Big Jmprovement In the fooil elected. Llat :to be made ·up of .·sUp· · since last meeting. Vote of thanks to plies for llop ihest. ' SJJJall . ilzes '. ·.the stewarc;l Cle!rlment. . . needed . , . i - . • -,. - .• ··P•"c, ··13-Ch~lrman, Pleraorii; iANDREW - .iACKSON (waterman>, tary, Griffin.- Transportation . taken ' Jan. 17-Chalrman, W. Wagneri Sacre- care of Mall situation w"' be checked tary, G. Melhef'. Few minor beefs and action taken If mill 11 late or . which can bti taken cue of on board not forwarded:· Ship's fund Ji; 110.so. h M .. ,. .. secr...- :i;:e~r:lSir9: f:!r~;::::, ~~. ~::J::i~: s~!::ta;:~~~h:1;.i;;:,· :~- b:~!~ 11 ~[J have meat1 checked Bl to quality. in shlp'a fun'c!. Some OT disputed. A Discusalon WBI held regarding the - m~t_lon to hilv• the ship fumigated; hiring ,of a movJe proJector.•and films . -· for next trip, G~TEWAY.. ' CITY 'CPall 'AtJantlc); Meanwhile, MTD ,. '· ' ' ', , ·_ Feb. ·7.....,.Chalrman, Jo1:tn HoliH'1 ·sac.· Round-the-World STEEL· DESJGNER <11thmlan), Jan. ret"ry, ,J; Bfoad. N6 beefs. .The water V. Szymanskl1 Sacrejacket should be ·kept full at all times 20-Chalrman, Broadcasts tary, .J. A. Glb.bons. No ~utes on In the pantry. Pantry to. be kept · ' OT.· Repairs b'efng taken ·Care of ade· neater.· "'' , continue ••• quately. lllU!J In 1hlp'1 fund when leaving 'New York. Request that air STEEL MAKER UJthft)lan), ·Feb. 7Every Sunday, 1915 GMT · - The keel for the second new Great Lakes District - and Re~ss condltlonfn'!_' aboard. ~pa be a tllpic Chalrma~, -, N.• 1· A. Huff1 Secretary, L. (2:15 PM EST Sundal/) "Searacer" cargoliner for American Steamship Company have produced in next negotlaUon1. Move to bring Relnchuck. ~!> ~lleef1. . 150 fn ship's steward before the· patrolman at New fund. : G. F<?,wli:r .elected ' ah.lp's dele· WC0-13020 KCI President Lines has been laid at the signing of the full "Job Security . 1 York · :for his -non union· attitude and sate:. P. M. Hebert, ship's treasurer. Europe and No. America tpe · Bethlehem shipyard in San ¥ro·gram and ·Great Lakes." Seadisregard for th11, health· and welfare :nepalr.s· may' .be done' in San Fran· WC0-16908.8 KCI . East Coast So.. America of crew. Some food .-' a'Doard is aub· clsco., Dlscuasl.on held on avallablli.t:r' Franei'sco. Due to be .ltlanned by men's Welfare Plan bY'. tne.· coniWC0·22407 KCs 1tJU1dard. ' Qther fo.oda 1carce. • . of ' fresh ·m11Ji: :.1n 'Japan. Brother Mc· We!lt Coast So. America the SIU Pacific District under con- pany. .Tall~s are . b.eipg lield· up on Lellan donated shoe shining tree · to . Every Monday.' 0315 GMT MARORE cMa;;;;;;:Jen. 2s--C~h~lr• ·crew ... , tracts With APL, the· newest ·22,450- oth~r contract niatt~r~, pendJn!hm- mah, . Edward 'Ru,ey,. Secretary, M. (10:15 PM EST Sundail) ton ship will be called t he SS Presisw.ers fr9m crewmepi_ b ers · b efng Black. There are ·not sufficient stores .r lBERVILLE <Waterman),, :,Ian.. 10- . WM~ 25·15607 KC1 _, dent Roosevelt. It will be ·the sis- surv~yed on ne'ce!lsatY workfug .rule AQst lla . for ' another trip. 401h disputed hours Chalrml!ni J. I. "Lew(f1 Secretary, w~ 81-11037.5 of OT. "Vote of thanks 'to steward de·· William Cameron. Ehner·, ·p, 'Moran ' ter ship to the President Lin- changes and other items; The· 12No tbwest Pacific partrilent, :r>fotlon .made , .to find· out elected NUP'a delegate. ~ Department .colJi, whose keel was laid down two shii:i Reiss fleet ·went · SIU ·in balwhy day workers on Marven ships do delegates to keeP . name, and book not ·receive rest periods a11 per agree~,' number· Qf eilclJ. man -on hand ai all • µionths ago. · lotting last Decemlier at the Close ment. :. . time's. ·Ke;v.1 to" be ' ll)ade fot crew t t t · ,. o{ the Lakes' season. ' ~ . paritry- and 11ame to be loCked at ·all ZEPltYRHl.LLS"JPan Antarlcan Over· times wlille -,. 1n~ :Port. · A diacuiidon seas>, Jan. 31-Chalrma.n G. • Schlo11le1 WBI held on 1afe workinir conditjon1 . First baby born · under t1!e ex- • t ·t ;t., • · - , Secrefary, '.I. Griffin. Rec~mme.nda· on de.ck. tended ben'e fits' program for deVoting wUl end· March 2 ·in- a · tlons . made up for -the next trip. · ' · ::;:-. pendents of SIU Canadian District se.cret ballot election to fill the Ship's fund · stiyid1 1 at S.10. No beefa. WACOsTA fWJitarma">. Jan. 2tSome dlsputed"<r:l'· Ship t11 ·be, ·'fuml• , Ch1lrt:n•!'•· iai;n~i. ,Pu~lel!1 .•ecr,etary, members has been borlJ.. to.·Mr. !ind va~ant P~~~~im of del~g~t~ of the eated to eet rid of ~oac:hes and snails. Wiiiiam , I(, Bltrryt'!ltl~ One man bo.. Mr~. Clement Anctil .of ~pringfi,~ld New Be~f~.:rd lishe~en,s _. Unlon. . - ·- -·· pltal.lzed In· Charleato;n. One· meinber "· ROBIN / 'tRIENT '<Moore-Mc;Corroack>1 .,j111;11ed · away·. 11t. ~•., Ja". : 23 and. 11 . _P~r~ .Q uebec. The b~by,~ _a b~y,.. T~e two -~a;Dd~~ate~: p~ ~t~~ "b~Uot J4tn. 244.Cha(rma?, (not,. lllted)1.,,S.~c·· ·~beln& ,brought back' ,oq ship,, Cqm•, ·"" Vincent, was born in •the Herbert compeUng ~9r · tp~ ~~ca.n~Y ~re ·r retary," It McVey. It· ·I• .iareed,., thd plaints on ;rusty. ~•ter ·'aitd on "food. , / Re.day Memorial a:ospitaJ in Mo.it- :f~·ancis ' E, · Foley ~d E~,!~4· f : 1 ~tl!e. sh!P'I. ,fp~d is 'not:·to cixci;ed' 150. 'Suegestfon thai . compllll'nt1 ,be:, .taken •' · • trla'P-6'n Dec 17 ~959 One man 1;P,;ald oLln <,Lourebco M'.ar· .up-at Union meetln&:. Uige· Ien -nol•• ·~· · -. • Patenaude.' Five o,t'h er )10.min~es . ', .ques and · replaced. One'·member In .~n quarters. Day men to be IUrnl1hed · : ·. ·· ·.1 ' : . were. disqualific4_ U:fldEl_r - the · con~ hospital. 1. ~ of 1hlp'1 fund ilven to : heater. Nt;ed · ,new ,t mattrelllies ' -for. .• two" SJ:U Brothers 1ln ho.:Pltal In. ~ hospital; more bot c·oft'ee for bzeak· t t · ;\;. · stitution by, -a ra.nk-~'nd-file •com·Balance of S3IS plull-' a cOUe~tion· WBI fast. :, · 'i' ' . Negotiations between ·. the' SIU mit.t ee. · · -· AMONG- OUR :AFFRIATES . ' -- ss· .M- ARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT ' :l~halrman, •M. .,,, .. World ..t~nksh1'p operators, who· last year were confronted With a ·surp}t:i_5 .•tonnage Of oyer 750 Ship~, Call expect the EVERY _SUND~Y ·· •t t h h · h f 1,200 Vesse · l,!) b Y 1962, excess .•capaCl y · 0 teac . ·8 . lg 0 DIRECT- VOICE ·., a.ccordin.g . to a ' predictio·n by+ , . · . Sun 'Oil_. researcliers. This t_ons. Using the T-2 'anker capacBROADCAST : _ . .. : -. . .. I . aj'pbasftes ... the_ ity. as. an. aver age; _this_· am'~u~~.s to · · - : ""·UDion-~"!ii'p-· 1.3'"0 ' urgency·· of .. present ":t. Sh lpS. ·Of th_lS :liSt OD ord er, " · - · ..<to:. · preserve the th e . A mer ican · r~gis · t ~ f or th . . .... _ ;QW~~r-··; ,~o.V.es •. e . . · Ain~t~can.:D,ag tankt;1 · flee . from Pl'.O~ected coa~tal ~rade .alone wil~ ·-' call. {or five percent of the , ·ex·;•·•*ctton. •lll' . . '. total amount. Thus; .196~ Will see Shipments "Rising the total excess "in tankers, at tbe ' , • ..· picb1re .. . . , CUrrent rate Of. increase., reach the Tl'ie tank~!;' " remains 1,200-mark.. gl~omy desoite a .pr.edicted . 32.9 percent rise in' ·Ocean shipments Action Jnlperative , · of oil' over .the . next five years. The actions urged . by the Joint This perce~t.~ge is }?ased . on total Cominiftee on.r OCDM . become f Id t d t A · ree_ .wor . ra e, no · merican- more- and· more . imperative for To Ships in Atla"tic -Hag. trade ·alone. _ A'mei-ican-.ftag liv·elihood as thn " S~nith Am.e rican Calling for . remedi.~1 action in alarming. increase in ·excess shipand Wa~hirrgton, i~e . Joint Committee pJng mounts. Those opposed tp . European W~ters . for American-~ag . Tankers,- in the combined ' effort have stated documented material filed with the that this is ·the worlil scene and Every Sunday, 1620 GMT · · .,... · · (11:20 AM EST Sunda11> Office o~ Ciyil .a nd Defense lVJ.Obil- tn~ i.ndtJstry will "have ·to live izatipn, has asked for a rule re- wjth ·it:'' · · e WFK-39, 1;850 KCs ' · . ' . · · '-' Ships in Caribbean. q~ir~ng 50 perce. n t _o~ the Iiatio.il's One _ of the ~argest qpposition East Coast of South America, South Atlantic .ml import car_goe~ to be carried groups_ is the American Mercha.nt · and East Coast of . h A ft t k er.e on merican- ~g an -ers. ~ Marine Institute, --dUbbed :by the United States e WFL·65, 15850 KCI At present, ·a miqute percentage . ·Joint . CQmm.ittee ·as a "foreign. ' ' . . Ships In Gqlf of Mex· of 'l!S oil im·ports · is . moved pn ftag · front" .primarily interested 'in ico, Caribbl\Bn• ·West . Coast of South .Amer• ·American-tlag vesseli.'·<ocmi ·ilas Pr6.111ofing_ runaway . oiierations by lea, West Coast .of , • , · · Mexico and US East 'promised a full airi.Jig .Of the issue• .the major .Oil companies arid . a Coast · Total free world. ship tonnage severe detrimeht to all Americane WF.K·95, 15700 KC1 Ships . in Mediterranean presently. ·on orde~ i~dlc;ates '-A ,Ila& operation~ except tht! big subarea, North A'Uantic, · 'gross deadweight '0£ 19.1) · millioll 'sidized services. 1" , _, ' · European and US East ; . Co11&t J·~. .. prepared: cs · N9RPOLK CCltlt• Service>, D••· · ard department. H\tchcock1 Sacretary, H. East. Heaters to be used In MAI! C!Pulll, Febv 4.-Ch.alr~iln, ·wm. -· . AFL•CIO - �., s E..4 F .4. RE Rs L 0 c . . .. .. . • . ,. , .~ . • 1 • • l • -• . ·.. '.' .• f~· f Phil~-de\phici _rec:ent\y . .. • . . • . d he busy port o . :.. . ' \, d ·ust pend o~ . lhe LOG v~~1te. tmar l Co\mar l which . °:.c~ a~i~!~Y Of'.' :_: d b ded the Mary · · ,. "' · 'fhere ·:vt05 m . d tments an oar... · • tercoasta ru~~ d ff ·cmd a\\ --~r .h . . .c\lian· after an an . moving on an 0 I er intercoastal ~P·. .. . board: ·~a.rgo-~a; preparatio_l)s f~T ~ho~hlong. Beachi Calaf.~ w~·r~ bus1!y1na an Mar mar ~~d reac e . Cana\. . . '·At presstt~e, .th:un thr~u.g\\· the Pa'!9ma . after making ~ .. -' . . . . . / · .. -/. . • . .. ' .; . , • .. • , , ' • ; • ! • • ' , :J,leadying a po~ P.f coffe~ for the deck watoh (above;. left) is ~. E. Townsend, OS. In_the ·Marym_!lr:s engine roJipl (a~ove, right>, pump repairs.·are made by (1 to r> ; · ~~n ~ub1:>ar9, o~Ier;. Irving .1'e'_Y•.1lst Assistant, and William 'Trac~ill,\ oiler. Stowing loose gear topside is an important job and makes for a safer ship. Above, clearing area of runner are (1 to r): Seafarers E. Barnhill, ship'~ delegate, Jack Ger\rais and Jim Macunchuck.- Looking on is bosun John Yuknas. i. . Enjoying a·riate afte~noon break over coffee (clockwise, l:r) are crewmen A. Di Fa~ ·;briz.i,o, Jolin Cl{lpp, ':Red" Townsend, . R; Cummings,· John Yu~as, S. Daumoru, .11.D. Bergeria, and J. Mc Graw• .. Off camera were J. Kisten and J. Macunchuck. �.... T• Dr."9 _: Qui~ ·H,:it@s,~J:ice-RiggUig:. wASHINGTON~MoW:g' J; high Sal8 '.ftears · un.,i!trsea.<m•q> · iear ~ga1.:,u.e s;,imte•s Anti-~ loiliC~;Jl;:il1,ftff :~{: '•; ·•'\""'·• tinues t~ p;r~_be -~~e h!gh c~~t· of !Pediciri~ a~d its tr~Jic . pn)>a~ts. S~a~~eac{~i.~~', ~nf'.~~ { · Estes f~eft ;:~~e~ (hD~i:n... · ethP9-P •th~ ;~µbco~~tf~,_ ~l!Wi ·far ..~as ·~1.1e9--· 1:1~ :fagf;·~lt/(Jl:ti~ ; · manu ac ur~r.S' w o se11. e1r ' . · ··-· , ,, ... .· '. . T i ' ' ·· rl r · ~r ~ ~' f ' ~ ~-hJr~· , .. ·d» ~, -t f ;-~ ~-lt~:-t• ! 1 ~--. :";.('~~ wares at a . reasonable cost, manufacturer at $6.25 per- thou- ·a ny· th.er.apeuti .. c ~ffect b. eyond ·t"at :::ere~s~::;1~n:a~!;ilsr~~\;:i:_ :r~d~h~n ::U~~ ~:t:::ir~~·~~:: of;;:~1;!~=~;x;!i;;~d to ta1k jto uct labelled Serpasil said he the Carter company about Its. al1 selves are nearly as extinct as the Dodo bird. Although most of the subpoenaed witnesses have shown little cooperation with - the Senate group, testimony so far has flood ed ·law~ makers' offices with _tons of · mall protesting inflated drug prices. The. inquiry began last December. Under fire for .the most part is the manufacture and retailing of " tranquilizing" drugs. Reportedly, resperine, one of the three major types of tranquµizer, is sold by one .;; '.. ;, ;, f~<;l · · · '• ff . · · ·*.· ...) .1·- ,. ~· "' rn ·~ -".i·~i ·. ~ ,. : " . · :>s~" :,_ ! · ' :~ · ;d., tii· ft:a~·;~~~:~:~ .. .:- · • · · · J : ,.... ; leged receipt of royalties-in connec.· ~~~~~{..~ g~l':-:- ~~~~ts ttori with the sale of the patented have ad\tancecl:·tbe scbeduf~(l"cfate "mephrobamate." .C a 1' t er em~or the public' auction o)"1he a ban· ployes unwillingly testified that the ~oned rupaway vessel GeorgJos A. wholesal,e puyers ot' the . patente4 as the · s1,(1·,Canadian District .con• tranquilizer refused to engag~·, in· .tlnues :'fo · 'p.rovid~ · her stranded a price war,-·as is often found in Greek ~ew with' iood, cigarettes the gasoline industry. Accordingly,' and· other· aid~" the buyer had to pa.y the. added 'The date for ihe auction has no.w costs of high-pric.ed acJvertising And been set. forward to March 1,. apthe armies of detail men. that solicit cor'dJng to SIU·officials. .The origi. doctors on behalf of new drugs. ·-nal date had .been '.February 17, The ultimate consumer. pays still foll~w!rJg an ~IU petition filed . in .----------...-----------------':"" . 1 more. admiralty court here on behalf of Firms limited in sales because the crew. they lack a license to make the , Former Se a fa re r Walter Held up .u ntil all cargo aboard product thus must .stick to· Govem"Speedy~_· . Daspit • (left) • took ,could be -disc~arg~d, the s~le will ment and institutional sales to stay up deep-sea diving when he climax a neat:lY two~~obth battle ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - in business-or pay the royalty ' ·quit sailihg and is still hard at to secure repatriation and back RanJt-and-file· members ' of the . tion fallout shelter in front of the charges on patented-drugs. · wages for the all-Greek crew - communications • Workers of ' Steel Pier at Atlantic City. This Testimony before the ~omfuittee it. Daspit.has his own diving abandoned in port when the ownAmerica have started a program is ~ part of labor's program of COJ ako bared the contrast in the . and salvage outfit in Grand ers disappeared and left a moun· .of assistance for local eye banks operation with the Office of Civil brand-name c9 mpanies' payrolls for Isle, · La., and n~w ·plans to tain of debts bWiind. Total unpaid ~s part of. a nationwide drive t :l and Defense Mobilization, whose top brass. One president ·receives open a diving school. bills run nearly $800,000, accorda '. d the blind. The program is an goal is to have a demonstration $100,000 annually ·while .another Ing to the last report. outgrowth of a resolution adopted unit in every city and, eventually, firm with·two men '.at the helm pays ' It is expected the auction will at the CWA's 21st convention. The installed in every home. This each one $126,000 a year. Other provicle .dollar for dollar sat1$faC· Ur:ion has prepared a booklet cov- brings to 17 the number of cities benefits will give each .of these . • t!_on to the underpaid, harrie(l ering the subject of eye transplan- in - which labor has constructed company officials some $25,000 crew. · t1tion, complete with a listing of such · shelters. Building supply . yearly alter retirement plus lil very . _'~. Informed of the crew's plight 51 eye banks now operating in the firms have donated all ·materials comfortable block of stock. when the vessel was stranded here liS. gratis, too. While the Kefauver subcommitin mid-January, the Canadian Distee is scheduling its next gotrict has been supplying food, 1- ot. ' ot. around for this· week, the Food SAN FRANCISCO-Shipping is smokes .phd legal as~istance to· all American Bakery & Con(ection. EmployE!es of Dunham Busht Inc. and Drug Administration is p\lsh- very slow in this port, notes .Port hands since that time. Operated ery Workers Local 503 has won a in • West Hartford, . Corin., have ing on gs deadline regarding bans Agent Walt Sibley. Since tlie last urreler Liberian registry, the· Georunion victory over the c: F.,.Sauer voted in favor of representation by on food additives. According to a report there have been no payoffs gios A. is reportedly · a ai~tersbip Compan-', in Greenville, SC, a the International Association of top, FDA official, few, . ff any, food and things are almost-· at a· stand- to the Panamanian-flag ThePdoros ~ A. that was similarly ·abandon~d town that hasn't seen such a feat Machinists in an NLRB election. additives wiil be barred· from use still. • ·, · Last period there were seven · in Detroit last November. · in some 20 years. Amidst a vicious The succe5sful vote climaxes a ten- by next month's deadline. March 6 is the deadlin,e"for. addi- ships in transit and 16 men shipped • ., anti-union campaign, the ABC lo- year-drive by IAM at Dunham cal scored a solid 32-20 NLRB vic- Bush. The union recevied a deci- tivcs users to prove to the US. that in these vessels. Prospects for the tory at the Sauer company, as- sive 70-vote-margin this year de- their chemicals are safe. for human future are dim with only one payUl_· ff~ tounding the local Chamber of spite a sharp company campaign consumption. In the past it was up off (or the next period in sight. Commerce which termed the whole against the movement for organiza- to the Government agency to prove This is the SS City of Alma. Congratulations are extended to thing a "shock." tion/ IAM lost by 20 votes last an additive harmful before it could be banned. · There ~re nearly 1\000 members of the SIU affiliates in year. About 400 workers are inadditives known to the FDA but the Pacific District for their cour• volved. Organized labor · has given safe-to-use data has been submitted age and seamanship during the on only 80 ·chemicals. The ques- near disaster on the Angelo Petri. ... some $218,886 . in contributions Due to a rearrangement of of.: ·In the face ·of a decline in Amer~ to The Intemational Woodworkers The Transport Worken Union tioned chemicals are used by the of America headquarters in an ef- has formally set up picltetlines in a food, farm, livestock and food pack- fices in the building here, the tele- lean-flag merchant trade comes a · phone 1 n~ber has been changed. report from the USSR that it hais , fort to aid some 6,000 wooaworkers strike by TWU navigators against aging industries. .One .official stated that-numerous Anyone d,esiring .to contact the San achieved further goals In i~ eco.in N ewfoundlaml who have .been Flying Tiger Airlines. A spoEeson strike since New Year's Eve a man indicated the Air Line Pilots additives will be "generally recog- ,Francisco office ai 450 Harri~on nomic offensive ·a gainst the US and year ago. At that time, the work- Association was honoring the pif:k- nized as safe," and this will make Street should· call DOuglas 2-4401. the West: There was one sign-on during the Soviet trade figures released reers tried tb. obtain demands for a etlines · and operations of the the chemical exempt from ri~d work week under 60 hours and im- freight carrier out of the affected scientific tests to ,prove safety. To period, the Maiden Creek .<Water- cently show. that almost 30 perproved living conditions in woods terminals had been shut down. Al- dat~_230 additives have gained such man). The following ships we~e In cent of ·the Red blqc's trade 1s c~· They include D\Ostly transit: Northwestern V i ct or y, ried on with non-Communist councamps. They met with violent po- though agreement on some contract freedom. litical pressure from the local pre- terms has been reached~ picketing food seasonings such as cinnamon, Coeur D'Alene V_ictoryr- .fefferson · tries today. The ·'tow was 20 permier, Joseph Smallwood, who man- followed company insistence on pri- nutmeg, thyme and vanilla. Other City Vicfory ·<Victory); Texmar cent In · 1953. aged to get through the legislature ority job rights for 14 non.:union Industries may gain on'e-year ex- (Calmar); Erna Elizabeth (Alba- . ,Trade with all nations by the il bill rescinding th~ woodworkers' navigators hired after the walkout te~sions beyond the March dead-· tros1>; Maiden Creek <Watermq.> Sil)9-Soviet bloc has also Increased · line to prove th~lr product's safety. and Thetia ,(Rye Marine). 600 percent In' dollar value. It legal certification as _bargaining began~ has jumped from an overall total agent. · Then Smallwood used his of $3 billion to over $18 billion in influence tQ initiate the formation Mount Evans Relax In .Genoa the past ten years. . of a provincial union known as In dollar value, Sovie£ trade the Brotherhood of Newfoundland with, "'f ree .wortd nations Woodworkers-a scab outfit. Those I , only. rose ·C ' by 70 perceqt to nearly $7 billion IWA members who refused to dishi· 1958. l'!ast-West , tr~de ; with' own their membership were black~derdeveloped countries on a listed and unable, as a result, to credit basis has . been . cit~d ~ as obtain work.· "p"roof" of the successful ·trade , campaign ,' ~ ;• B u i I d i n g -and .C~nstructio~ Trades Council worker.s are going to build-for free_.:..a demonstrahad to pay $100 for the same amount. Most doctors' prescriptions are written · for brand-name drugs. · A?ot~er fir~ to be called before the mvestigatmg bo~y .was· the Car-. ter Products Inc. Prior to its recent call before the subcommittee, the same company lost a battle with the Federal Trade Commission and the right tQ use the brand name "Carters Little Liver. Pills." The "Ii\rer" was decreed not to have LABOR ROUND-UP l 0uti00k'o·1m· I For Fr1·s··c·0 . Trade By· ·1..· ,.,.,$ 0 SOV . 11•5 · f5 Cia1•n · . Men Make Checks Tei 'SIU-A&G' · Seafarers mailin~ in· <;hecks or money .orders · to the Union: to cover dues payment~ ·are urged to be sure to:. make all of ~ · '. them pa-yable to th;:e sm~.A&G District. , - · . . . . '. ._ . . :·· . Some Seafarers'. have ·sent b,J .: ' . : clie,Cks 'and' mon~y,· aroefs: .~p,:th'e ," · narp~s -<iJf · indlvicfoai Jread'qclai_: " ~: tefs:i.t>Hicili~ n~iJia1reS. ~F~ ...,, · pr<ibiem· in' bookkeeping.. whfcll . can be · avofded ;ii e1ieclti ·' a~ e . ma-ae:·oU(~ 'ibe- trnioo'- i:Hi-~J;':''! • • -; \ 4 • • • • • • ... ~ .. : ...... :-'.I,-'··~~" · '' •. .«. ,, .... ..... :. ~.: ·' '"/ .. �Pa1e Elevea Containership Dispute Resolved In Venezuela · LA GUIARA, Venezuela-After a 20-da,,Y tie-up of the new Grace · Line containership Santa Eliana, an interim agreement has been reached to pave the way for unloading t · · · of the vessel. Even after the government eventually worked out after sevhere stepped in, . port work- eraJ weeks' delay in the new operers refused' to _work the highly- ation. , automated vessel until the comRight now, . t.he future of the promise plaD' was reached that the 1 Grace .Line ·~ontainer run is uncontainerized cargo could be un- , determmed, smce no formal agreeloaded by hand. J ment on future vessels .has been 'The dockers contended that the reached. The only apparent accord labor-saving operation represented so far is that Grace will not send by the Santa Eliana would do away any mo:re container vessels into with many jobs. The ship carries this area pending a full and final 176 containers. · settlement of the issue. Second Ship Stalled A second new vessel similarly converted by Grace Line for container service between here and the US is reportedly being held up in Baltimore by the company until the kinks ip the new operation are worked out. The situation recalled a similar WASHINGTON-Job injur:es in situation affecting the start of 195l} disabled 1,970,000 American Pan-Atlantic's container service workers, according to advance estibetween Puerto Rico and the"main- mates recorded by the US Labor land last year. A premium pay Department's Bureau of Labor Staarrangement for 'the dockers was tistics. ApproximatelY.. 13,800 of the injuries resulted in death . The 1959 injury· total , the highest since 1953, was eight percent above the 1~58 figure. Computed on the basis of injuries per thousand workers, the . injury rate jumped from a 29.4 figure in 1958 lo 31.2 in 1959. Increased employment is seen as the main conHOUSTON-Business and ship- tributing factor in the· r ise. Comparing favorably with the piQg have been pretty good for the past two weeks, reports Port most recent years, the recorded upAgent Bob Matthews. There were s\ving appears to reflect an inLux · 21 ships in transit, three foreign of new workers with the older more payoffs and one coai;twise payoff. e~i:>eri1;mced wQrkers shifted to The overwhelming vote, nearly 20 to one, by which the· The .new sulphur tanker, the SS new processes and activities. members of the Alaska Fishermen's Union chose to affiliate Debardeladen Marine I, has Fatal injuries d:d not indicate sharp an increase as did work with the Seafarers International Union of North America is crewed up ar"t will be running in as f h d the Houston area in the near injuries durin g the per:od . Alurt er .evi ence of the attraction_which the SIUNA structure future. A contract was reached though ' the 13,800 death total was holds for workers in the maritime industry. In a sens~, the earlier with the company. The four percent above the 1958 fatal~IUNA set-up is ·unique .in: th~ absolute degree of lo.c_a].,auton- vessel, a converted Liberty, will ity figure, the rate was lower than omy it permits its affiliates. run between Beaumont and Burn- any other year on record. , A dea th Unqer the SIUNA system, it functions, in effect, as a federa- side, La., .with Houston a.s home rate of 22 for each 100,000 work· · ers matched the re:!ord low estab..tion of fully-independent organizations. The members of all port. lished in 1958. of these district unions control their own affairs, elect their During the last period, the folWhen the future effects of the own officers, negotiate their' own contracts, set up their own lowing ships paid off: Steel Chem- deaths and permanent impairments consti~utioiis and their· own membership_ procedures, without ist (Isthmian); Pacificus (Colonial); are evaluated and addtd to the imAlice Brown (Bloomfield); Gulfinterference from the internatiQnal union. At ~he same time, water <Metro>. mediate loss, the 1959 injury loss these d~verse union groups in different areas, having dif- One · ship signed on-, the Steel \Vill amount to the equivalent of a · fer~nt problems and different types of management to cope Chemist <Isthmian), and 21 ships year's full-time employment of with, can pull . together on common problems without fear were in tr;msit: Cantigny, Cities about 540,000 worke1:s, the Labor that any orie segment will try to dominate· or influence the Service Miami, Council Grove, Department indicated. ot.her. · · . Norfolk, Bents Fort, Baltimore, · The Alaska Fishermen's Union's affiliation is particularly Royal Oak, Bradford Island (Cities timely in view of the severe problems confronting fishermen Service); Margaret Brown <BloomIf ' a crewmemt>er quits while under the. American flag today, including .an enormous flood flel~); Seatrain Lo~isiana, S~a- a ship is in port, delegates of imports . and the. Qbsolescence of American-flag fishing. tram Texas · <Seatram); De~ R1 are asked to ·contact the hall boats. With fishermen working together on both coasts Del Campo, Del Sud_ (De~tal , Bu 1k Immediately for a replace. · Leader <Am. Bulk Carriers); Re- ment. Fast action on their part Utroug~ theJ~IUNl\,. they can expect greater progress toward becca <Intercontinental); . Barbara ·Will keep all jobs aboard ship ~ solution oi;i these issues. . Frietchie <Liberty); Atlantis (Pet- filled l}t all times- and elimit t t rol); Capt. N. Sitinas (Tramp Ship- nate the chance of the ship ping); Michael (Carras) and ·war- sailing shorthanded. rior <Waterman).· US ·Injury ·rota/ Up In-Transits Pep Houston ·. Waterman "' . Shifts Run SAN FRANCISC~The SIUmanned City of <Waterman) new regular shuttle will launch iervic~ between -Puerto 'Rico and the Pacific Coast .next month. The Waterman vessel . .will ' load San · Juan, Ponce and Mayaguez cargo and· proceed dire~tly on the return trip to West Coast ports. ' A 40-day sailing frequency is plan~ed for the run. The Alina had previously covered a route . fr.om the Pacific Coast to Puerto - Rico, then out to the Far East and . fjnally back to the 19oast again. Other .waterman vessels now on the Puerto Rico run will reportedJy be switched directly to the Far East, but other Waterman opera~ tions and Pan-Atlantic's containeF service will continue unchanged. a .. Alma ~ Tu·.-.ned Down OT? . Don't B!~i On S.S Shorthanded? °· Nt, M'o re Blaeklis~? A step towards self-respect was taken by the ug ·Navy last. when, Ul)der heavy pressur.~ from the maritime ·unions Headquarters. wishes to re· and a ~tinging repudiation by President Eisenhower, it disi mind Seafarers that men · whu ·: are . choosy al>ont WOl'king cer- card~ its shamefµl "blacklist" charter agreements for Ainer' tain overtime ca-nnot tlxpect an ica:i;i-fliig vessels: These agreements, it will be recalled, put ;equ'a l number ot'OT hours with formal .'Navy approval on Arab League blac.kli$ts of any ; the -rest of. their department. In tanker's w.~ich ever· ~appene~ to touch an Israeli -port. "' 'some crews ~ men - have been However, the- Navy's repudiation of the charter agreement _ 'turning down unpleasant 'OT: is·only a, small·piece. of the loaf. What is neeaed is something ;·-jobs · an<;t then detjt~dilfg to rar. more positive; namely, -a statement py the Navy~ and either corre up with equal overtime whl?D the easier jobs. come lor .;. appropr,iat~ {g~~cie~ that _they , will i~sist ·on the .:rights of ' Tl\is practice is urifair to Sea· ~ Ame~i~ap spips,. o.w11~<:l by American citizens,. to carry cargoes · farers who· take OT job!" as they· Raid for by · the . Amerka.n .taxpayer, .no ·matter what the previous trading hjstory of that ship might -be. , ·. c:ome. - Tbe.. general objective · Is to ·r•. the ~vent '- s'ome oil-ptc5ducing nations insist on black- · ·· equalize OT as much .as .possible 1i$tiRg American ships·, then the"answer ' is to purchase .pil for but if a man ref.uses disag1·e~ the Navy's: account elsewhere; :·su~ll as 1hi ·Iran~ Venezuela, . abie .. jobs "there is' no requir~ Indonesia qr right here at home in · Texas, where producti~n ment that when • an· easier job comes along he can. m11'~ .,. ui> thd' is now-'tlown to. ten .days·pe1;1 month .. For the United States to .oy~rti~e: be turned dqwu ueiore. . do otherwise ~s tot~! abdic~tion 'of its rights in-. the ..ipternatienal arena to pure- and simple ...... ........... . and surrender " , blaclqnail• ~ ' ...-~--~~ --~.-.~---11 w~ek In ·-the hospital? Call SIU Hall immediatelyI �· .... Twelve SE·AF A.RERS or -SEAFAIERS··.1·1 .DR'YIOCI up :-' ' Phillip Pron :frank Soriano Alejandro Reyes E. A. SpauldinS . Leon Ryzop Fernando Tlaga Kassim B . .Samat William A. Turk Walter Sikorski Claude A: Vlrgia George F. Smith John Walken Henry E. Smith Wm. L Wllllam1 Victor D. Solano USPHS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY Joseph J. Bass John J. Hazel Matthew Bruno William D. Kenny Gregorio Caraballo Ludwig Kristiansen Leo V. Carreon Leo Mannaugh Wade C.handler Prlmitlvo Mulle Mallory J. Coffey Jereml.ah O'Byrne Joseph D. Cox Almer S. Vlcker1 John J. Driscoll R. E. Waterfield a Otis L . Gibbs Luther E. Wine Bart E. Guranlck Pon P. Win& Taib Hasnn .. USPHS HOSPITAL NORFO~K. VIRGINIA JJ, l!i!!rk _ 'J'. P. Park~r ' i'!erbert Broughon S. E. Purifoy · - . R. C. Camantique G. R. Trimyer I. B. Dµncan G. Whiiehurst G. C. Langley H. B. Willia USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Samuel P. Drury . Edw. H. Huizenga Louis M. Firlie David L. ·wllllam1 George A. Hill USPHS llOSPITAL ·SEATTLE, WASHINGTON S. Bowser. J. Heldt A. W. Brown George B. Little A. A. Furst James C. Mitchell HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL TORRANCE, CALIF. Edw. O. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS R. B. Appleby Max Olson B. F. Deibler Peter W. Sotire Woodrow Meyers · . VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS, SD Clifford C. Womack .... lJS SOLDIERS' HOME . WASHINGTON, DC Wm. H. Thomson . ' TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, N1t James Russell BATTERY STATE HOSPITAL ROME, . GEORGIA" Quaentin S. Lee , · SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Thomu L-ak!e.n V~ HOSPITAL KECOt1GBTAN. VIRGINIA Joseph Gill MT. WILSON STATZ HOSPITAL . · 'KT, WILSON, MD. Georire D'avil / · . VA HOSPITAL R09STON. 'TEXAS ' ArHOult Febmlll7 11, un .more th1 value ot qplc;ins ·a mona ashore, 'f~ ..kept ,getting , the . th&iworkln1 peo,ifle of. the lJSA. urge. when the shiP,,S would pa"8 .l\iaid, I Wish to thank yo'ii by to retu11n to ·sea. • ·· ~ ~ for your prompt service In I will be up to Montreal ·for To the Eclitor: · ~· · I have eriroIJ..ed in Onachita helping me with my term paper, the · Shrlner's convention OD' ; Baptist ~ollege wh~re· I' am an . and may 1960 be · the b~t year ' June and hope ·to-aee any Of the I boys from the SIU. I'm comEnglish major and I hope to ever for the SIU. Jamet1 E •. Pritchett-. bining this •with my honeymoon: 1 ' have my.BA in the spring of 61. t t t I'm 'g etting married on . the My i:egret that I am too old to qualify for .the Andrew Furu- Seafarer 'Judge' =:~u~~. May ~his year. _ ~ish seth Scholarship' is softened by Reece B. Oliver -the very fact that I am here, Getting In-Laws . and tbat I am doing well, so far, To the Eclitor: t ·i t in my studies.· I would ·like to take thll opI must, however, sell my portunity' to ·say hello to my ol(I A•k ~x~ra Hpur- · house .and small acreage in or- shipma~es .anc[ the officials In · On l Night Worl( ..·, ·: 'der. to stay in school, but I ·w111 To the .Ecli&or': ··. · . be h!lPPY to dQ t:l~is if I -~an ftncl As it Q~en happens, when"a·, ~ a buyer. :... man is c•lled out-to iro.rk over.-" : Should any of my former .time at night, be m·ay oDly:eam · · shipmates . care to buy a foµi:one hour's .~ p~y. ' altbougJ sey.; ~ room house with a breezeway, eral hour's. sleep will u.s uallt garage and piped for gas with be lost on the deal. a · propane tank as w~ll as for We feel that more than one · : .water from ·a deep well under hour may be involved when a Rich Mountain (by pressure " man is called out to work overAll letter• to the editor for pump), contact me at OBC Box time -at night and only one 'Publication in the SEAF AR· 550, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. ltour's work is involved. In vievi.: \ ERS LOG must be afgned Best of luck to all my SIU of the fact " that inany , trade · · b31 . the writer. Name• will brothers and friends. At least unions and . maritime affiliates . be witl,l.held upon requeat. you don't have to worry as I do. 'have minimum '••caifOUt claims" · i ·don't know whether to take in their cQntracts~ we , request Shakespeare next summer or the SIU. I have been incapacit- tqat due consideration be given for a long period of tttne ated give up and take a ship. ' due to an accident that has kept to introducing in our Ji'egotfa- . Thurston Lewis me home for over a year now. tions, at the proper time, a t t .t similar· clause. ' Then '. we · could I was injured _on a job in New. . be guaranteed two-hoiir minSeafarer~nYork while employed in the imum for being called out' to' · construction trade; working on .Soldiers Home work overtime betwe-en '.5 ptii a 25:.story penthouse at Sutton 8 am. The crew aboard also ·and T~ the Editor: Place last year. ·I'm writing this so some of ' I would .like td" send my best · requests -ti 'thirty-minute . feadi•, my sea-d«»g friends will kriow also, to the ' many. ships' elec.. ness~ periOd. lietore turning ; fct' Crew, SS Alcoa Cavalier" • where I am. I ·was on that con7 trlcians' I met when I · sailed in ·t ;\; -. t voy run to Archangel and Men , Murmansk on · LI k• NY Service .' .:.. : · the Waterman To the Editor: ; . ,,. - '· lin~'s old Iron'•· We v.;ant to thank all the ·of- ~ " cl~d. ficials of the SIU for thetr coI'd like OP.~ra tion and , assistance' ren- - ' some of my dered over the past 18 years. buddies · to - Their services and aid. have been d~op .in · here especially appreciated by us at the US Solduring our recent stay in New diers H ·ome York City.. . Hospital if they happen. to come Matters relating· .to vacation this way on a · visit to Washingpay. have been straightened ' ton, and l also want iny brother out, and ail the officials in the to write ·me. He· i8 currenily ' New York port have gone out of sonfl?where out to. sea, ' on the -their way to help us in every SS Fairland out of Port Newark, way. -I think. . .. . The attention gi:ven to. our ' needs has been •.•out of thi1· His nal!le Is ·WaJ~er J. Stovpll. world" and we appreciate their Please tell him that his brother · 1s here Iii the.US Soldiers Home.· · help. The cafeter;ia provide! ·ex-. · cellent food for the men on ·the with another sea-bti~dy ·pained· William Thompson. My best . beach, and in every respect tlilll wishes to Paul Hall and any of ·Reece· B. Oliver Union officials here are · outthe boYs who~ know -ine. . standing In helping members of - ·Paul Stovall • · a similar capacity and to the Ute SIU. t t t . crewmembers of the ships I N. Eric Gronberl' · was on. · Looks.Back On . I was once . the judge here t 6 E. ~hllllps Ship: ·. Chool.7 .·That !is· Questron . Among the Seafarers currently laid in the USPHS hospital in Sa~ Francisco are Brothers Louis Firlie, George Hill and Edward Huizeni'a, reports Port Ageat Leon Johnson. . · Firlie l_a st shipped as a wiper on the Choctaw and IS' in for an ey~ operation. He hopes to be back with hbr shipmates in the near future. George Hill, who · was, formerly an AB on the Northwestern Victory, was hospitalized with a sinus condftion, but should be fit · for duty soon if he · maintains his current progress. Edward Huizenga, recently on the Massmar as an oUer, had some t)°ouble with Ids kidneys but has been responding to treatment and Huizeng· a will be released ·s hortly, Firlie In the Norfolk USPHS facility are Seafarers T. W. Smi~h; I. B. Duncan- and S. E; Purifoy, reports Act- · ing Agent Jeff Gillette. Smith last shipped as a FWT on the Penn l\{ar!n~r ~ng is being ti:eated for a spr.ained back and leg,injurles. He is progressing nicely and hopes to be discharged soon. Duncan,-formerly a wiper on the Antinous, had a delicate eye operation and is recovering slowly. The operation was perfotmed Feb. 14th and it is not .Possible to determine at this moment just how succe!sful it will be. Brother Purifoy was admitted for observation recently, as he was unable to perform his duties-on the ship~ There is no record yet of his progress or the diagnosis. · Seafarers on the beach, or off their ships on ·shore leave, are re-. quested to visit the brothers laid up in the hospltals, or write letters" to them whenever· possible. The following is the latest available list ·O! SIU men in. the-hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Ramon Aqueda Allen R. Nauman · Ben L. Bone John E . Nordsh·qm Gil Borge . ·ome Purdy Bernard W. Buster John C. Rose Charles Cawley Johrt Ross Claude L . Davis Edgar S. Smith Maurice J . Flynn Julius B. Smith Eusebie Gherman · Jose Soares Walter Gill William Souder Gorman T. Glaze Curtis Southwick Frederick M . Leeds P . Wm . Strickland Charles Locke Eaward P. Trainer USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. KennPth Gahagan Elmer H. Grose Edgar R . Goulet Harry S. Murray USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Robert L. Ferguson Richard St-0kes Law1·ence I. Floyd Wm. R. Walker Robert F. Nielsen Billy C. Ward Wm. A. Pittman · John W. Ward Thomas C.- Rlle:v USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA D. ·R. McCollum E. Webb Edward Polakoff J. Wenger .T. Powers US NA VAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Harry T . Larson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. T. E. Andrews H . A . . Laumann ·orville Arndt Clyde R. Leggett William Bar~one F. P. Marciante Nicholas Bastes Marion Martin. Jr. John W. Bigwood John G. Naugle Accurso Bontl Marvin Nesom Edward Brevier Richard Pardo Roderick R. Brooks Harold R. Pasey Thomas Dailey Louis W. Peed Benjamin D. Foster Hugh C. Randall Charles H:ibighorst · Chas. R. Robinson Manuel Joao • Ramon Rogue Ernest P. Jonasko llarold P. Scott Foster Juneau Ernest Smallwood G. l\f. Kaspnvk Andrew Stauder Norman W . Kirk ll. W. Tillman Edward Knapp Walter B. Ulrich ~ August Kothe David L. Williams Leo H. Lang Nelson J. Wood USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Oscar J. Adams C"'narleS' W. Hall Felipe .Aponte Juan Hernandez Thomas Ballard Leonard .Jones · Chu. 0. Bergagna Michael 'Kennedy Joseph A. Dlaka Charles Kinnke James Carler Stephen B. Kutzer .Joi1quin -Cor,tez Thomas Lauer, Victor Doca Cecil Leader Georire Doherty Thomas R. Lehay 'William 1\1. Dnw Nick Leone J. W. Eicbenber1 · Carmine Mancino A. N. Fernandez Marco• E . Medina. .f.ohn J. Flynn Wilbur W. Newson · Augu11tu11 Franch Arthur A. Peopl91 Morris Gangi Carl Pletrantonl Mic!uiel Gottschalk ~aymond. Potorsld £0C ... 1 1 Letters To The Editor·· . a Outport ~ 4 ' ' I ., "' - .~" •. • 1 .t '59•• Good ·Y ear · · in my home town for five· years. Ifare I was elected to the office for SIU Tcdhe idltor: · .. five 1years back In I°944 while · at • Looking back .at 11959 and · sea on a run to Europe · and Save.s The Day the general 1tate· ,of· our .Union didn't know anything about it To the Editor: . must · bring: consld~rsble satls- tllf I returned: · What a sur_. We WllDt to thank the Seafaction 'to the entire SIU A&G prise I had· when I returned f1trer• Welfare P~n for~ the help memberishtp, . The,-.. only· beef and fcund th'a t I was elected .J t eave us in taking c;artf of oue..: seemed to be on those . "home- juS'tlce of the peace. · ' : son's hospital..bill and als~ payliteading'; jobs on the:~hips. One never knows where a ing part of, hi1 doctor's bill. The ~ e 1i> . , The dispatchers in evecy.. port Seafarer will land .after -a voyurge book meh t4» take joos 'that · age. I see now that we al'.e was what we, must o!herw.Se _;go 'o cla~s C . blessed with some ·ministers . needed as Mr. m~n, and then . I finw ) o :1-m any who . were .. Seafarers, ~o I · O~l n had Of these ~eW men ·a~O&l'.d~ spips . · thQUght I'd fill JD . something ' b en ashore · that makes, thll ·l ssp·e · seem a · about myseU for the LOG and . for -· a·w h l l e little rldic~lous ·to 'me: - · . my old 'shlpma-tei. I liave been · studying~ and My limit ~· six .months on Ii a member of the International had oiily left · ship, and that"s too long; ·Brotherhoo'd of Electrical w'ori'c- New ·orleads ' · · ·, Frank Reid. ers for a iood ·many .year& and the day ·betore t ' t ~. until I got hurt on the ' job~ I ·- the · .accident. Alne Jr. Student Writes ·: · had been ashore working at tile Ci>ut son. frac- · _. elec~ic!ll end of the c.o!l~ruc- · ~u:ted his skull whi~e w~ were · · SIU . P ~ tion trade. ~- out . collecting .newspapers for 0 To the Editor: Occasionally I run· into som~- the school's paper drive. I wish to .thank you for the one on ~he job who wits formerAl:g.e Jr. is. back In school information you sent ·me to Mis- ly a seaman, and that brings now, and well. For a _whil& our sissippi about .the- Seafarers back m,e~orie11. . • ChristmasJooked like It was .goInternationaLUnion. ' . U some~ of the boy,.s remember ·_mg ·to be ·11 . ch~er.less one, but niy •r.he information was very ..a ·voice h'o llering at them as t¥y ' h'usban'd w~s ·home 'for Christhelpful in writing a term .paper passed up and- -down 'the... East mil$ -and took the children to .- on "My Union" in a course 'in _ .ijiver ·at Sutton Place South ·: the ' Union h'a ll _for .Christmas ·our three-year-old Economics at · Pe11rl 'River and ar.e in dqubt as to· :wh9 -it _dinner. · it .very . .. Junior College. i · have ,1144 ·· was, hoUe_ring "h~llo ..-th.ere, , 'daughter 1Maria enjoyed 1 three nice summer trlps- uniter SIU/' 'you may t~il them it w~s ,much. ' · ' -:'. . . • ,, • • . • • the SIU and I re~lize mdr~ nn,SJ a . :fot'iner. · sea~an· working Mi:s. Aine .. :V• .01s~n W se e . aper . n . ' , l· j I .. �Pebnari- 11, 1111 SE.4 .F .4RERS Lt)C. ••«e Thlrteea . .seafcirei SpotlighJs 'f_airland Follies' ' Type· ·Minutes When Possible In, order -to · assure accurate • (Ed. note: The following WaJ minister to the afflicted. digests of shigbo·a rd meetings, submitted. bJI_ S,eafarer Alexander' I'm certain . that a pathologist in the LOG,. it is -desirable that J. Leiter.) ' would have been stumped about the the reports of shipboard meetLife on the SS Fairland is mov- symptoms if• he were to have ob...ings be typecf if at a.11 possible. ing · along just fine. The bosun . served these ailing mariners-: shuf"R.L." from "Jackson-veil" is con- fling to the mess hall, to chow templating havi9g the Pan-Atlantic ·down. Standing on the fantail 'Stylish emblem on the stack replaced with after supper this evening I sneezed. a red ·c ross. Half Of the crew with- Two limp-looking louts, in uniin the past three weeks have been son, exclaimed: "You've· got 'IT'." stricken with a virus ••• I say Now, when someone talks to me at virus . because it's convenient . and close range I hold my , J>reath so anyone reading this . will know· it I won't catch 'IT.' <I've got a family means "sick". to support.) Although this is a "hospital" The 12 to 4 OS has · been moping arou~d droopy and dr~wn for ship,, we're still in the trailer busithe past three days. We already ness on this land and sea service left one m.an in 1New Y9rk· this trip, ship-....scraped, sou geed and serv-. requiring immediate medical atten- iced by sickly seafaring s0u~ s . . . There are barber tools aboard, tfon. An AB stricken with the "Thing" two weeks ago spent all and last qjght your's truly and his time in the head ... (reading) John Crews, deck maintenance, ... and the Chief Officer, although were cutt!ng hair, <our hair). The hit · with "It," didn't 1ail to ad- idea of finking on professional b'ar- $eafJ1rer LOG-A-RHYTHM: Our crane maintenance man bers to.' save a buck-and-a-half attracted several volunteers to act as ."Speedy" is ihe most ccinscientious, 'dirtiest, grimiest, greasiest, hardesttargets.. Yes, target~! The way John Crews took aim working man I've, seen in a long and dove at those strands of haii time on any ship. When made ~he scissors look like a bun- "Speedy's" in action (doing anygry pelican out· fishing. The thing) all you can see is lower ex"lrish" OS on the 8 to 12 watch, tremities trying to maintain balance Charlie Goldstefn, sat in, request- with upper to.rso. The Chief Engineer is a man who Ing that only scissors and not clippers be used. (He returned four "thinks for himself" though I untimes for touch-ups.) derstand that patrolmen- Louie GofA half-hour after I lay down, fin ·and Charlie Schofield at th_e Nick Beclilivanis (that's right, payoff changed his thinking, or at Beckle-von-ees) ~ame into my room . Jeast altered, it soniew.hat. and mumbled something about a There's a new AB on the 12 to 4 "hof towel : :· . ya know · wha . .• . watch. He has little to say: just maybe •.• you big ... Vicks . . . stops, looks and listens ... an exyou rub •.. plenty strong muscle cellent practice. Another AB • . ." which meant, in a nutshell: (who many of you Seatrain stiffs "You are big and have plenty of know) continues to collect travelmuscles, so would you please rub lers checks. I believe he still has my shoulders and arms . • • they that same shoebox. It's a fine ache.~· bunch of men, all in all. SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham The.SS Erna Elizabeth --- By Richard Harnden - We've got steam leaks bJI the Ai most of our leaks go. dozen, . . Because .it was only on a line ,. .. Steam l¢.aks bl/ . th~ ~core-. . That makes our .~histle blo~. • .Every time we fix one Now steam leak. number four .~ we· find .another ihree or fo-u_r. was a dq.ndy, you can bet. . Steam leak · number one was The damn thing still i3 leaking . ·in the air-ejector lines, . 'Cause it ain't been fr.:ced as 11et .. '• 1t leake'd and' leake.d, It's on the DC heater . _It . _w ouldn't· ~'t9p ·, ·" The ,auxiliary· exh·aust; · .. cit 'l.VdJ.. one ·ortnose . I'm·'sure ther·e is nQ telling · " How much water it has lost . . · \," ~~r~~t~¥t.t . ki6d!.· ~ · ~-:- : lea~·.number- two~ tv~r11. <~11ive stem, , jo'int and · A'.4mu:i11 0ne for suh; ·. gasket iveeps ~=· · ·ed aroun~ There's. not \·4 tight one · any· · .:.- t~~ ·~oUed · out and ·~~rl: In. cloudi 10 white and pure. · . where; . EverJI· pipe and line or union It w<U .a ~in feed water line seeps• . It surely io4I the worst; . · Ma'ybe ev!?n. :more. It.means .the .piant would blow to ·' 'Came we've got ~teamleaks hell' Steamleaks by the score; If it should e.ver .burst. Everytime we fiX one Steam . leak · number tti.ree, a 'We fi'nd another three or f9ur. small one, . .We thought. poem was cended ·Was high there in 'the .air; .When niuch to ·ou.r. surprise; : , . It f!l.e~nt. tl(e had to stand on . . We lookecl .. on the su:p.erheater · '.1iothing · ' · line · Th(lfon~· to repair. _. · "4.nd another squirt hit ·us in the eyes. · It - wa.s an important one _.......__ ; suain J Get a load of those Bermuda . shorts ~porte·d by · Anktoni Bilyk, ,AB on the Sampan Hitch•. · · He's shown here · · sw~eQing, off .th• dedt ~liile · the vessel 11ts at anChor. ' Photo .by ·the ·ship's ' photog:. . rap~~r, Ch_e.ster Collmas• . • • oor is pretty .,,eager due to the lousy hay • . . ORION CUPP•lt <drio~)," Jen'. fOdi1puted OT.. Na beef1. ·s74.H in AF~-50-111' (Suwannee), Jan. 1t -Chairman, .Alfred Phillps;. Secretary, Chairman, H. K. Shellanber9•'1 lee· •hip'• fund. Ide11 ,' /fere dlscuiised on 0. Jetton. Contract long overdue. Last retary, R. ·" •arker. '8.4-1· . in". 1hip'• better llv.in• condition• on board ship. fund. OT 1bould be submUted to cap. Membera to donat~ S1 'Heh for ~ok• cqnµ-act expired Augu1t 1, 19511• . Mr. Hodges of P,a n J\,merican pro~ed to tain · IO th~t h~ •llMl.Y a:e-cbec~. · / machine. ShiP'I delegate to dr.aft let· mall t~• contract. As yet 1t .hH not ·-· · . · ter to neaotJaUna committee with . been received, Mate perfofDilni AB ALCOA' CORS.,llJ ~ltH); ,Jail. 17crew ideas._, •· job to cut OT. ·, ' Chaltiwiln-, I. w. •rl91•r11 Secr:etery, M. P. Cox. ·No beefs. SJ)jp's . fu.nd I• SEATRAIN SAVANNAH CSHtraln>, S235. A · d1-Cusaion wa1 held on a Dec. 2t--C:halrm1n, A. ·. Arnoldi lee~ LA SALLI '(Waterman), Dec. 27movie 1chedule. rotary, J. a. llllott. One man buried Chalrman, Fred Blankenbery; Secre' . .. at ·1ea cin ·December \91 1959. Dlsciu· tary, · H. Wes~fall , · Deck .engineer hos• '. VENORE {Marven)~ ~·n· 1~20-Chalr· :sion . WH held on food complaints. · pltallzed in Germany ' with a ·broken. man, D. Emerlcki: Secretary, M. Klel· ' 117.85 in 1hip'1 fund. arm. In can · the · ship lay1 up, all ber. Repair list .wH 1ulimitted. Work · .Jan. 27-Chalrman, A. Arnoldi ·sec· hand• voted to give the \ seamen in belns done:· Crew ii :alked .to return retary, J ; llllatt. New lhlp's delegate . the hospital . the ship'1 fUJld "in ,any books to SIU library when finished port that payoff takes place. 148.98 readinS same. in. ship'• fund. It · i1 requested that fruit be washed somewhere else..:.. '.Chair.man, , P~N.D~RA Jan • ..1' -R· ~ot in the water_fountain. L. J<Epl11han)f), . W,y111b11 ·Secretary, _ Mltcha ll. No dlsiiuted QT. Nu bi>.,fs. ' A · di1cu11ion wat held on. washing · .. . . SEATlt,AIN NEW JERSEY <Seatraln), machine situation. It I ' requested that · ·Jan. 17-Chalrman, John Dlckersen1 all 1tranirer1 -be kept: out d"f mtdahip Secretary, Wllllam ' McBride. One man ' house in ·philled port. , Crew r ;est• 'missed bi Edgewver. NJ. Cash sufflcient juic e -E· bb, kept that on ' on hand1hip $18.50. $417 paid . on co·k e . \hemselv~ _In tro.uble. No rouch · 1tutr while in port. . ·PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shlppln1>, · ·J.,i. t-Chalrman, R. T. Landry; Secretary, C. Robinson. Captain request• that crew inform him of mes ROalN LOCKSLEY <Moore McCor• ·needed for slopch~st. One man taken mack), Jan. f;-Chalrman, Biii Horne1 to hospital in Br emen. S22.85 in ship'• 5'cretary, Jd Relnosa. Two .SIU men fund. No beefs. Some disputed OT• . left stranded in Lourenco · Marques by Vote of thanks to steward dapartment SS Pacific Venture were signed on tbe for a job well done. Motion made to African Planet. ·Gave .assistance and 'have ship fumigated for roaches. support . to the SIU crew of .. the Bunt Leader in nm• port. They could not SANTORE (Marven), Jan. H-Ch1lr· cet a draw lince before or after ar· man, · J. Michael; Secretary, ll. F. riyal in. port. $13.50 was collected TY.rH. Orders not coming out of and S8 of which wa1 donated to tho galley right. Request that coflee be American Seaman's Friend Snciet:v. .made earlier. Pantry in dirty condiVote of tbankl to the steward de· tion. Talk is t'.'o loud in the messpartment. hall. Some ilispu_ted 01'. ALCOA. PLANTER <Alcoa). Jan. 17 STEEL EXECUTIVE Cltshmlan), Jail. -Chairman, It. D. Smwin1 -Sitcre24-Chilrman, Robert N. /<Ir; Secretary, z. Y. Ching. Three men f ailed tary, Alexander D. Brodfe. Money to join from port of New Orleans. J. from safety award. to be used to pur· Cruz is. ship'• delecate. Ship'• fund i• chase a movie projector and films . . S~8 .45. Steward de partment will ~ry to ·m ake everythlns possible for the One man missed ship in Galveston. Ship' s delegate discussed draws in for· crew: Hope for an enjoyable voyage. eip ports. Rooms will be sprayed hand ·for br eakfast • .Vote ot .thanks . _.· .· . . _) . . · machine. Balance 1110.so• . Request fot vermin. Suggest that noise in past Q... ·1fewai:d' .;department fqr holiday made by ship' s dele&ate for a stain- • ·coASTAL CRUSADllt CSuwannn>, 111g~ways be kept dow;'1 to a..minimum. , · dlm!err. · , • le11 1teel 8l.nk for laundry room. It Jan. 15-Chalrman, J. McL1u9hlln1 --· · la requested that all hand• cooperate Secretary, A. C. Aronica. Captain not · · with 1teward on linen count. An ac- · ordering r _e placementa for lbip. -Thi• COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service>. · F.LORIDA' ,·STATl - <Ponce Cement), Jan. 1l-Ch1lrm1n,· "· ·A • . LHllll Sec-" . curate count ii beneficial to UI . . causes the . vessel to sail shorthanded. Jano- 30-Chalrman ll. Voss; Secretary, ' · retary,. W. H. D11nh•in • . WashinS .nia-. . . well i• ateward. · Motion ·DJade to have movies aboard · Peter. Karas. One man missed shlp I .chino will' liave \e b4t ·repaired fo por~ · ' . all SIU ihipa. Ship'• fµnd la $20. January 11 in Lake Charles. Another j ".as .Part1, ~e ..n~f!d~d. Sl0.36: in ~hlp'11 ~ . . .· . ,. ... . · THI C ... INS. (Tex· as City •iflnlnt), missed 1bip January 5 in Albany, N.Y. t f d v t f th .... J t d d ... " · A liew washing machine is needed on , • un • o e o , an-.~ o • ;ewar . !!!• . ;r Jan. 16-Chelrman; Jack Craft; SlcreSEAi'llAIN · OIOllGIA (IHtraln), -. board. Some disputed OT. · pai;:tmenf. ·T~~1!. 's Jio ratJpn o~\ food · , t•ry, ,Jon!tf! . Moore. . The 11liig's dele- . Jan. l7~Chalrm1n. John Cole1 Secre- . ' . .. nor ~ny iuc~ 'orc!er · ~~ .. c.!>~P~Y· . . to be no'nl.in~tecl. It i1 requested .that sate ilSked ~bat all department deletary• . A~ C11n. One ·~an: m.IN~ ship i'HETIS Cllye Marine Corp.>, Jen. 26 t ... LCO ...... llTNEll .<.. lcoa), · Jan." 21 . ,· crew •r·y ,nnt to' . ilam ' · ,_•por• . • o t""at . sates cet " crewll1ts. Theie' will 'be in ~ex11 : city.. New ship's. delegatft -Ch 1 H t L .., "" r... '!' ..... • "' - .. ·•~ malled to the· patrolmen in' Hou1ton elected. .. It i11. requested that men · • rman, •m11son; 1 ecre afy, 01 -C:h1lrma.n, : ~olen· L.. .Fl•111'.•r~; . leemen ·on ll'l!tch ~~Y.· get , 1onie ' lleeP.· · . upon ar.tival . nCll'th.. It . i• -requeate'i l • . not needed In galley itay out at meal Carlo. .Ii. new ellip'1 delegate · was ;• . rotary, Arthur Th.omp1on. Some d'ls· ..• No beefa . and .no di!1Pil'9d OT., One that dental plate1 are ' not to- - :be time•. elected. One· man walked off 'ship a pu~ed..-OT,. No •b.eeti.. Vo$il.-'ot .ttianJc:I' · ~an miued.· 1hip ;µi ;_New C>r1eana • . ·· · wa1tiell Jn .the drinkinr fountain; ". ':.. ·,; _ . few mim1tes · before saillnc. A few to~ stewar d department in. prepar.11tton-· · ' ·-· . · · . ·. ;;:' - - · · r .· · .. • _._._.. ._ · ·. , · ~ . Ai.'cOA PILGRIM <Alcoa>, Jan. 21 _ · hours of disputed .OT·. No beefs. of" menus ~nd food, · and serving .. of. ,FILTOltl (MarW.n), , ,lit; · 2~Ch1lr- . -~ . same. Repafr ·lists to be 1ubmitted; man. R. I • . Jones; . Secretary, H. CHI.LOR.I <M11rvon'>, Jan. 17-Chalr· Chairmen, K,nnedy1 lecrotny, Kim· ALCOA POINT.ER CAlcoa1, Jan. t i .Cre w cautioned ..· about· appeuinf in ' !-•hym; No :disputed. OT. · Reer.eatlon f!'lan, Wllliaiyl ·L•n!I' Secr•t!l~ry, H. K. ~rJy. Re~on!niehdatlon made to check . Chalr11U1n, John s. Burke; Secretary, . meuJlall improperly ueued. · · ro,o m a_nd· fariltary: wor- ~ed'. u11 Pierce. ..!'our .men repprte~ late, H • ~opcltea~ for ~izes and varlollll items ·L. P. 'Hagmann. Everldhinl is running ., .. . · , . . _ ._ . .. .. , , , Pantr:r ·to · bo . Jte~ elean. . , " ,. per ~lt'eeme.nt one. ~our before l&illng befc;>re leavlnf. the States. Vote ~f .unootbly. Slopchest was checked and STl!EL .,CHl!Mll'1\ ·(t1thml1n>, Jan, 111 . , 1 • . . , : ·' .•• . - -.. ;; • • · ·. ti~~· So~e di111._u~ed . ~"r· N_o bt;efs. ,_thanks t~ the iteward .department and found. have culflclen t dgar e ttes to 1 , · ~h!llrman; "•i:non P.9rtlirJ 1-.,critary~ · . .STl!IL~. DIRICtOi' ·nt1~t1r.), Jin: :~ · .,. .: • · 'v: ' ~-; '· -. . · · . the ~P .• del~•te. Motion .m ad,. to ·- Jalt tbrouch trip. Few houri of dis~ > ;" :1.1ty··Willcer. .. ~ beef• settled; •'U9 . 1t~C.l\t.lrm1n! : ·,l' r~k --. Tlmll'loni1 .Sec·.. -·.: ST~L · WORKlll nsthml11\lrl Ja_n. -1t . ,Jln~ J°i a~o:fubulflDfi d~~U.unpf• · 'i>utedOT. l'Cotlon made to draft letter .; t,_· . i_n .;11itp'1 .-.~nd .. safety topi~a_.,to ,·be ·!•flt~y, _ Charl~; ltJl"''ul •. Q~e .m~ It;~ ,~·• -Cti1lrman!' a1H.,.Hen~1 Secr•1rv;- D.-i :}t~~ ,.JJ, ~3{1- ut 0 O - ee e'!' · to - headq~arters- to have slopches~ _ . . · ·· aboard· SIU' ships. investisate'd· as to _ , . ,. ~J?tered, Jntoc.-*b• · min~~•·"' T-;Vo : ~- -. h:t .h•!PJttl· hi ,:£1,fc\lti.. A fe;w -mlf!Or. · ' W.llt"•r• _Q3.114 Iii• eb!P'I' f\md. ·Re\. . ·.• . ~ r,. 1° 1 • 5P e . . . • ... . mat~e11e1 ., o,rder41•. •:No ;dllplit~ o:r. .. b~..,-· ~o~• :dll1111~~~.,~. ·flllP~• .funcl,- palre -to , llo· taken care : of ...Uafs trip. .. ... (-' ;. - . '< - . -\ .-. • ' '· ·prien. ctualitJI. and· quantity. It was · ~.. ''·"'~" .• • · ~ . • • > ~ - ~ ; • • .:. .· ~·,; ~. stands ~at ·. f.28.(!8, S'-'~~4·.,~Jnte~·' ; ~ot!~n..<c11:1 ~pj11~~- •'1~'.• deJeratilj ~o • , -.. -·,l[\"4.ttr.t•"·; <C1lml!.r) Ja1t. 1-1...e.h1~ · · -vojed. that if. ca:e.w· receiye11. the ~ety, '. , , . .'.- .FA~!ll.i'~~~.r. .<r._an ·.q~1e>1 .Jo,, . ~4 , / ;,t• t Jnf1rlc;ir .lineri, lltt"'~UtlJ~ .t9 JilQ{. ,'re&ahi-.bla,:Job, '.:lalftd ·by:, a.calamaWoir · · .:' ma,..., .9 . ,·flnlfltl . ~!lr9'~'' T. · lmef!Y. ,. '!l-1\'ar.d. .a moyie . pr~eetor , .H ·.· ~ur· " ,:l '7ifb•lrm1.~ · ""~"··-~~ot•llY• . , . A ,~l!llo W~!l ,•J>¥a~4 ~~-~ ~~.a.J.!. -. . I~" Jt .;r.e~~~ --~~ )1allei'; bit ktllit- :. J•lilt•··~r<.elected·;'8blp'9'.~~opte. . FU.~.- ..U" der. . no~ . cond.l,Uon•, ~ould 1.1.C?fiillto: .W,ahlln, l?'l• ••• ·~\1.-Clb~I». . -!I 'Vote·•., ~~k!t,it~ P•1fud !l•~e_1't ·. t,l~~d"-lHi~•· :A•er.hi~ a'!lt~·ribe:-. ,-SQl{Ht1 P¥tt ,..a~ lilt,,k t~ed .ln~t. c:re!I' ~.. involY.... in. ::'lab.ts-. with "~ ~~d -=_41:'1.ll : 11~t · J't'.Uljo.~&~ ili9GP~'1:· ~oJi¥~:· =; ~Of. ~ ·~Pr.ov'~-~n~,_ •::.~~~;·.--: ~ · • . "!•; un~bl~ •·l4'; '.aid ;uyon.e s~ttln&. "' bY. tf.ach · ·cte~artme•t• ;Ne btieft• •1.-... ~ ·> ·~atives. :: -~·.·· . , ·~ , • . : ''. . t~-... :;:-~\!~.~~, :: ~ ·r.:; ~ .. ~~· ~-.:,<-"....:~.........~t·:.~r-:::_:-::··" ~ :-. ·-:0 ~r.~·· ~.... ~· : :· ·~.;~?ir.:;- .. !",~ ..!.. . • ·. ,.~t~··:~:~· ~' .;; _·~·~~ ~:t · .· ~<-·~~·.=;·::,·.:'·::i 1 ~-\ ,~· ~ .• ·t-, ~:{· ~. ~-i-.:~: · ·~. ·"~:;- , /'!· --. . '~ .. .. ..· . '" .. ,. - - ·· o: - i· g es' t D Of SIIL'Sh•'p· Meet•ID·gs e· ,· I to :•·0'1': ·"ut• . . .:- .." ·.-,I:· · -" . . �Hoppl Seafarers - • ( • :,J : SIUHMt~. .••• ·New:Labor Aet:~ 1 irk••-••••·r• ·_. ·.:;::i:ri.x.~~ t14J:~~':"U~il· _r 7 ·: To.. the Eclltori ·.: .: 1 • · . . . ,;_· , " l . have · b~Ji .. readtnf with , ~uch ·.1nte.rest 'apd. a lre:at ,deal :·of {pei].>JJxtt:v ,· :ni , ' tfxt ot: _the -- new labor · 1>nl', the .. Landr um· ·Griffin Act. Letters .To The ·Editor Your -G ear·. • •• for ship •••• for shore Whafever you need, in wor.k Qr dress ·gear, your SIU Sea· Chest has it. GeJ top quality gear at substantial savings by buying at your Union-owned and Unionoperated. ~ea Chest store. · Sport Coats Slaclcs Dress Shoes Worlc Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts ·s horts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingaar Caps . Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras ' · Luggage the aeu tor any omc1a1 cap.acitr ·at· office, are other important features of the-SIU. The protec.t iop of · the meQlbers~tp afforded l?,~ a fair tr~J by fellowpnemb~rs in tlie event SIU, A&G DistriCt ..1 of charges being_ brought against SECRETARY-TREASURER him, and the rights of appeal . Paul Hall · ·so much of it cannot be de- · &• t i-.1.-1 1 v't 1 1 ·• lrt ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS ~inhered. t_hat it ;7c'"" ' 11_ defi'rtlte1y a.uel,Y r..., ·are . 'l\ so a · " 1'ro W. Hall, Deck C. Simmons, Ena. __ 1.1 ~ woufd take ,too much space E. Mooney. Std. ·· J. Volpian. Jolnt ·create · h ardships or legitimate list' ' " everything, so everyoiie BALTIMORE ...•.••. 1216 E. Baltimore St. unions, each of, - Which will should read and digest the Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern "1-4900 BOSTON , ..... : ....... , • : .. . 276 State St. seenilrig_ly ~ have ~o have a sep- Landrum-Griffin BHl of Rights · G. Dakin, Acting Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON . .... ...•. .-. , .. . . 4202 Capal gt • . ~rate ~rOUJ.l of skilled . lawyers and realize' that as ·a Union we' R. Matthews. Agent CApltal 3-4089, 3·408( to Interpret it. It i.~ .doubtful if have enjoyed these go.od. qualiMIAMI .•. .. . : • .-.... . • . 744 W. Flaeler St. Ben Gonzales, ~ent . FRanklln 7-3564 ·any .two .of ~h~m.:. w1l~ b.e of the . ties and many more,· under our . MOBILE . .. ... . : .... 1 South Lawrence St. Louts Nelr11. Agent HEmloclt 2°1754 same .opinion regardmg · the · own guidance and leadership ' NEw ORLEANS . . . ..... . 1523 BlenvW.e St. I· did note under th'e .section problems contajned in this bill. Llrnlsey Wllllams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK ....... 67_5 "lth Ave., Brooklyn of the bill . regarding elections · · · . · HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK .............. ,,16 Colley Ave. that it calls for an election in MAdlson 7·1083 · · PHILADELPIDA. : , •••• ; •. 337 • Market': St. international unions, such as S. Cardqllo, Aeent '· Market 7-1635 our own, evecy ~five years.•This ... SAN FRANCISCO . '. ..•••. ~ Harrison St. Walter. Sibley, Agent · Douglas 2-4401 \ I thoroughly ragree with. ~·, .. 'SAN'fURCE, PR .. 1313 Fernandez ..J.uncos, · · . . Stop 20 In the Seafarers we have an Keith Terpe, Hq: Rep. Phone 2-5996 election eyery two years in' the · .JACKSONVILLE . <920 Maln St .• Room 200 EL&l~ 3·098J· -Wllllam Morris, Agent past and it has-"ilways been irly SEA'ITLE ., ............. . .. 2505 1st Ave. opinion that. such an election hi Ted Babkowskl, Agent Malh 3-4334 WILMINGTON,' Calif . . . . . 505 Marine Ave. All l~tters to the 'eciitor for such ·a short interval wns enReed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 · 'i publjc,atiOn ·i~ the SEAF4R~ tirely unnecessary. It s'e ems ' HEADQUAR~ERS . ... 675 4th 'Ave., Bklyn. .ERS· LOG .must ·be signed. that . no sooner was, an election SUP by ' the writer. Nami!.s wm over than another one was com• .ing up. . . HONOLULU .... 51 South . Nimitz Highway be Withheld upon request. • . PHone 502·77'1 NEW ORLEANS . .•.•.. . 1523.. Bienville St .. Now these elections, which in . Jackson ' 5-7428 In fact ,-J- would say it is doubf· . our instance .are nationwide and NEW YORK .•••.•. . 675 Cth Ave., Brqoklyn .. · · ·HYaclntb 9-6605 'ful wh'e ther·-Laridrum or Grif- cqmplex, must be b9th costly PORTLAND ; ....... . .-.. 211 SW Clay St. . • . . . _ CApltol 3-4336 fin· or those . who voted' for the and · also disrupting to a great ' SAN FRANCISCO......... ,50 Harri£On St. bill . completely . under~tand the extent and._,, .-4e.rm .of-office for - . Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE . ........ .-........ 2505 1st Ave . jroblems it will create. • the short spac~. of~ twl) ':ve.ars. is • Main 2-0290 There are some good point; inadequate. Two years would WILMINGTON ..........": 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 and there are .many which will be ·o K if you are' running ·a · create petty hardships, such ·as peanut stand, tiut' l'n a vast and MC&S the high-cost bonding provi- complex organizatio~ such as HONOLULU .•. . 51- South Nimitz Highway sions, •the posting of so much we have become, two ,years is PHone 5-1714 NEW 01,\LEANS .. . . : ;·.. 523 Bienville ,St. office data, etc., which will 'add just about enough ti.me to allow RAmond 7-428 expense to the e,veryday busb a guy to get the wrinkles out of NEW YORK . • •.. . 675 •th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 ness administration of a union. his pants. If must .take that PORTLAND·...•..••••.•• . 211 SW Clay St. . CApltol 7-~ And then the rules governing 'length of time for an offic.i al to . SAN FRANCISCO .•••••. 350 Fremont St. picketing, etc. We will ..have tp adjust to the organizatfonal · EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE . ............... . 2505 - 1st Ave. leave these .a s additional h,e ad- · needs and soak up the experi_.. MAln 3·0088 aches for our elected officials. ence necessary for an office of WILMINGTO!'' .•••••••••. 505 Marine Ave. TErmlnal 4·8538 ' ·1 don't envy them the . jo~ at all. such consequence. The good points in the bill Art Lomas Great' .Lakes District are some of those relating to -;\:. -;\:. -;\:. ALPENA , , • • • , , ; , , • , •••.. .. 127 River St. · . ELmwood 4-3616 the rigttts · ancf privileges of a BUFFALO, NY .•••••••••... . 914 Maln , St.l union member. It . is interesting . · GRant 2728 CLEVELAND ..... , '. ..... 1420 W. 25 St. to note.' when ·reading .this sec- f'~r . ~ . MAin. 1-0147 ' DULUTH . . , ...••... . 621 W. Superior St. ti on ·of the bill, and it is • also To the Editor: _ Phone: Randolph 2-4110 something in which all memFRANKFORT, Mich. • ...... . PO Bo.x 287 bers of the Sea(arers and its I have paid the fUnerW. bills . ELgln'"' 7-2441 MILWAUKEE : .. ..... 633 S. ·S!)cond Ave. officials should take pride, that on the William Havelin funeral, BRoadway 2·3039 these rights and privileges of and I want to thank all' 0£ ythi RIVER ROUGE .. 10225 W. Jefferson, Ave. Mich. . Vjtiewood 3-4741 a union member have been en- at the Union · for the wonderful SOUTH CHICAGO .• : .•• . 9383 Ewing Ave. SAglnaw 1--0'133 . joyed by the m,embership of the way you helped. We.. certainly TOl,.EDO .. . .. . .-., . '. ..•.•• . 120 •Summit St. Seafarers International Union af>preciate 'the way you stood by CHerry 8·2431 since the ti,nioii's inception. me and my family in .t he time of , our sorrow. Canadian Di.strict ... ' _Every democrjltiC principle, i also want to thank the SeaFORT WILLIAM . .•.•.•. . 408 Simpson St. . everythirtg it contains which ~s farers International, Union · for Ontario Phone: 3-3221 HALIFAX N .s. . ......... 128V-a· -Hows St . to the advantage of an indivl'd- the nice benefit chel!k I received ... Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL . .. ; ;-. 634 St. James St. West · ual as . a Union - member, is from· the Welf'are .Plan. I Vlctor 2-8161 listed ln our own Union constiCarrie Havelln QUEBEC . .. ... : . 1 •• • '4 Sault-au-Matelot . Quebec . LAfontalne 3·1569 · tution apd h!ls been fµnctioning -;\:. -.tt · THOROLD, . Ontario .••••. 52 St. Da.v id St. · within the Seafarers Interna.. . · CAnal 7:5212 TORONTO, ·Ontario .•••.. 272 . King St. E. . tional Unton since our Union's .· EMpire 4-5719 ST. JOHN, NB •... 17'1 Prince William St. beginning. ox 2-5431 The right of. free speech and · , : - - .. VANCOUVER,_ BC .. . .. : : . ... 298 Main. St. • assembly, .the· right to ·stand up To .the .Editor:- " . . MFOW - at' meE:tir:tgs and cdtid~e. to ex- ' J. read- an article in the Seai:iress 'views and opinions, an<I farers LOG of January 29, .1960, BALTIMORE .... . 1216 ·East Baltimore ' St. · EAstern 7-33113 · making · this' possible ·by ha\11ng · about a member's plan to have HONOLULU . . . . 56 North Nimitz Highway · . PHone 5-6077 frequent meetfngs (though most vacation pay ·i ncreased to $600. .NEW ORLEA~S . ••••••. 1523 Bienville ~t. of us squawked at times, 'not .After-one year at sea, he would · MAgnolla 0404 NEW YORK ••.•••••.. 130 Greenwich 'St realizing the ' impo:i;.tance of make vacations be taken on · Cortland 7-7094 ·such things), enables 01.1r mem- shore, 'not at sea. PORTLAND . .•.•••••. 522 NW Everett St. CApltol 3·7297-li bership to be/ heard frequently. · I personally support Brother : SAN FRANCISCO .•••• • • . 240 Second St. '· · DOuglas 2-4592 · . Then, the r.ight of a meinber in John Cadigan's suggesfion. SAN PEDRO .......... ·•. 296 West 7th St. Alexander · 'Che~e,goo.d standing to. ,,,n ominate him:·· . TErmlnal 3-4485 SEATTLE , .. - ......... 2333 Western Av.e. , r ' _ MAin 2-6326. DIRECTORY Larry Sniith, 6iler (with beret), and Bob Christensen wear the Ja.· panese Hoppi coats they picked up in Yokohama during a recerit voyage on the· Yaka.. · .· ~ all Union T.h anked Quick Aid ; l Likes 5600 Vacation Idea SEA .CHEST ' �' ..+ "Jo ,J •. •.. 'Pace Flf&eea J'ebrua17 II, IHI Fishermen, 'lofe ·: S:ffJNA:Lff:lk · Joined . a CI0 . -0rganization,.. . amf'"r~uarters.--'.the- union - has Its o~ subsequently became directly · _af.-, 'headqu?rters .i.n . · ~eat~le, with filiated with the CIO as an inde- l·branches in ~an .Frapc1sco; Belpendent entit3•. . ·· - lingham, WaslL; ~oria, Wash., Following the merger of tbe and K~tchikan, Alaska. AFL and CIO, the AFU becam~ a The charter agreement, besides. I ; direct affiliate· of AFL-CIO ·head- guaranteeing full autonomy to the Alaska Fishermen's Union, al!:O stipulates. that the AFU has full and exclusive jurisdiction of all fishermen and allied employees The deaths of the following Seafarer• have been reporte4 to the . within its present operating area, Seafaren Welfare Plan· <Continued from page 3) merce. Act and was so admitted by except where other SIUNA fish. . · ·' • ing union charters presently exist. G. W. Baich_e tt, SS: Brother Hatch- Baltimore, Md. He bad sailed in cutting which deprives shipping the railroads, but the rate was It spe.cilies as ·well that the Interett died of a pulmonary condition fhe deck department since August, coi;npanies of cargo." nevertheless upheld by the ICC national can in no way interfere - at Mobile Infirm- 11}51. Place of burial was Glen over objectiQns of the Coastwise H~ - • The ICC charge that the Line. '.'This is not only collusion, in the internal affairs of the AFU. UY.• Mobile, Al' av~n Cemetery, Baltimore. plight of domestic ' shipping is the Mr. Chairman, it is clumsy col- The AFU retains control over its I a at Novemb ;\;. ~ t. · fault of organized labor is a "well- lusion," Halfdeclared. · own finances, membership, con26. He ls surJohn A. Menville, 61: Brother known tactic engaged in by many tracts and election of officers t}Ie vived "by a sister Menville passed away of heart fail- bureaucrats." The fact is that "in The ICC later had to revers~ it- same as all other SIUNA affiliates. residing at Grand ure while aboard the last decade there has not been seJ.!, but has pe;-mitted many other Bay, Ala. Brother the -SS Valiant a single serious labor dispute in instances of selective rate-cutting Ha t ch et t was Power at sea on the domestic trade." He .n oted to deprive shipping companies of buried · at the February 4. He that labor and management, on car.go. Union Chureh is survived by his the contrary, were united "in an • Destruction of domestic shipeffort to save our industry" and ping has an impact on national . Cemetery, G~and mother, Mrs. Bay. He had been a member1 of Maude· Stakemilsubmitted . statistics showing that defense in that it deprives the the SW since 1953, sailing in the- ler of C u l v er wages in maritime are comparable nr•.tion· of shipping reserves which engine department. . City, Calif. He with those of railroad workers can be- mobilized when needed: ,.. ,,. ~ ;\;.~ had shipped · in and other shoreside personnel. . • Domestic shipping cannot • - Id• .-. •9: Bro th er the steward de· · un d er exis. · tin,,g con d"t' 1 ions. e ICC cl~s that the industry survi~~ WASHINGTON - A brand-new · J oseph -T • nu-uo Arnold passed away last January 8 P,artment since January, 1944. He never blamed it for the decline It is doomed to die unless Con- bureau established in the Labor of a liver ailment at Church Home had made -Seattle, Washington, his proves · that ICC knows nothing .gre$s a~ts to. compel th~ ICC to Department to administer the & Hospital in his hometown of home. about the industry, he said. In halt rallroads from cuttmg ra~es Landrum-Griffin Act is now firmRoland iae, ~ : ir~ther Rae testimony before the same com- f~rgthespurpaloseb?llsfdebstroyibng !lh~P- ly established. The second wave 1 · · mittee last year, Seatrain, Pan At- pm · ever ave een 11~- of new report forms ·required of died on January 22 at his home in lanuc · and Coastwise Line all fixed troduced by Senator Bartlett for labor organizations has just been . ~ Miami, Fla., of a. pulmonary con- the blame for their troubles that purpose. maiied out. dition. He is survived by his wife, n_ . . 'o.;. _- ~.~ . Emma May. He started sailing squarely on the ICC. Hall's testimony W!lS further The new Bure-clu of Labor-Man' . . substantiated by John Weller, agement Reporj:s, with 22 field w!th the SIU in 1942 in the deck • The charge of collus1~n be- president of Seabatn, and a stated department. lte w~s laid to rest at tween the ICC and the railroads . mcnt submitted on behalf · of offices, has already processe - - - - - - - ., So· .u th ~rn M em or i a 1 Cemetery, .1!1 · su bs tan t'ia ted , b Y a nu~ b er 0 f Daniel J. Seid, vice-president of preliminary labor organizationf inAlt of .tne following SIU fami!ies M1am1. clear-cut c~ses. A recent mstance the Coastw1·se Line Weller also formation reports (LM-1} rom • ... .... • h ICC' 1 0f ·1 d · some 50,000 unions. Those. who have received a $200 maternit11 ~ ~ ;\;. was ~,.e s a~prova rai roa endorsed ·the legislation proposed filed LM-ls are now getting packbenefit plua . a $25 bond from the Bernard: E~an, 61: .Brother .rates for. hauhng . beer between by Senator Bartlett and explained ets of financial reporting forms to Union in Jhe baby's name: Ehrman died ~ SAn .Frjlnc1sco last Los Angeles and Seattle. The ~ate as well the need to change some be returned within 90 days after Th Ed d Cl 1 k b 0 July 15 of cardiac failure. He had ·. was actually less than the fre1~ht of the ICC's administrative pro- the union's fiscal year ends. omas war es a • or been with the SIU since 1955 and charge between Los Angeles and d ' Januaey 4, 1960, t~ ~eafarer and sailed in the. engine department. Portland, Oregon, which "is 167 ce ures. . . Like the returns required of all Mrs. Stanley !r.· Ciesiak,_ Revere, Place of burial was not indicated miles closer to the California city. Weller noted that, under present taxpayers by Internal Revenue, Mass. in the records. This violates the Interstate Com- procedur~, !~ takes ~s .much as. the new financial report forms ;t. ~ . ~ two years for the sh1ppmg com· come in a simplified and a detailed Myra Denise Tilley, born Janu-1 paoy to get ·a complaint processed. report, LM-2, will be used by all ary 16, ' 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Meanwhile the railroad has cut labor organizations whose gross John Tilley, Pensacola, Fla. the. rates in effect and "the water· annual receipts and income are ~ ~. ~ carrier can be effectively bank- $20,000 or more. This covers Carl William Welch, born Janurupted by subjecting it to· these roughly 75 percent of the union ary 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. long · periods · of administrative membership in the US. Elvert M. Welch, Covington, La. Robert O'Rom:ke years of · age is asked· to contact delay." .. · . Due to the reporting require. ;t. t. t, . Get in touch w1th your wife Jean Woods at Riverdale PO Box The Coastwise Line statement ments imposed by the 1959 labor Keith Allen Brinson, born Jan- mediately. ~141, Miami, Florida. Imoprtant. pointed out that the ICC has ap· law, a permanent Public Docu~ unry 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. :.t.· . ·_;\;. ~ ;.t. i ;.t. proved ten ge.neral freight ratt>- ments Room has been opened in · Benny Brinson, Savannah, Ga. Norman J. Dawson John B. Murray increases for the railroads in the the Labor Department building ;\;. t. ~ Contact C. Hughes at 191 Avenue Important you contact your son; last ten years while, at the same ·here to make available all :rtibor Mark Steven Ballance, born Feb- U, Brooklyn, NY. Phone· Hickory care of Gerner. Same address as time, permitting the railroads to ·organization and employer reruacy 12, 1960, to Seatarer and 9-2400. previously. • cut rates to the ·bone OD specific ports. Copies of reports in thi• Mrs. Suny Boy Ballance, Albany, ;.t. t. ~ · ;t. ;t. tcammod~tieS ·w~ch domestic ships public file are obtainable upon the Ga. Bernhard Larsen SS Mermaid . Crew earcy~ payment of a service charge. t. ;\;. ;\;. Send your correct addr.ess te Your kind t e I e _g rams and Steven Michael Daniels, born · January 2 to Seafarer and your brother on Staten Island, ~o thoughts during my period of grief 61 19601 your mall to you. were greatly appreciated. Mrs. Na/ Mrs. Peter Daniels,. Brooklyn, NY. he can forward o\; ;\;. - · ;t. ~ dine K. MacDonnell, widow of the ~ t. · ~ late Lloyd w. MacDonnell. Collee~· Ann Gorman; born JanCharles J • .Welbom .. .... . . .... . Write the Bureau of Child .Wel~ ....,. ~ uary 19, 1960, t o S eaf arer an d Mrs. B·nG. Leib• T b F Gorman N..w Orleans fare, Box 110, GrAfna; Louisiana, ~, J .,o n · . • -" • • • Anyone knO\fin8. his whereabouts La. , as sobn as possible, giving your after last known · address at ·149 , t · ~ ~· t. mailjng address. Communication West Portage . Drive, Cuyahoga Bonnie Almett Jones, born No- is important concerning plans for Falls, Ohio is· asked to contact L. vember 22, 1959, to Seafarer and your two chlldren. '' Mrs. ~Melvin E. Jones, Portsmouth; .... .... .. CiamJ;oll, ship's delegate, SS Coe ~ ~ ~ Victocy. This regards undelivered Va: Pat Murphy mail. ~ ~ t . Doris Marie McNeil, born FebruThe above-named man who was. Mail not forwarded and r.eturned •i ary 11; ll)60, to· Seaf-arer an.d Mrs. sailing with Grace Lines about 12 ,, William A. McNeil, Mobile, Ala. · ·years ago and would be about 43 in bulk by the_ Ocean Carriers Corp.• is being held in the mail,. t -.\:. t room at SIU headquarters for the .): RO"ger Randall Neyrey, ~rn Defollowing: .. ~ ,,., I ~ :C.~mber 27, 1959, to Seafarer a~d Ex-SS Valiant Hope r~~:ftf.Georg: -srOR~ . A. K81'8tzas, Eric J. Berg, J. E. Ross; George E~ · Kroll, Antone Pacuin;is, A. ·A. Carlson, Julio C. Do;ls Mary Olson, ' born 'dFeMbru- . ,~ r-:' Bernard, Ken Clyde,' Jack Ross·,· 1;.:ary 1: 1960, to ~eafarer an . . rs. ' , Howard, E. N. Dore, Stanton Jones; i ·;. Maurice J. Olson, Somerville, · _ · · ,.,,,,,,• .Anders Eliason, Andrew L: Oliver: '. l ·:-' :f4ass. · · - /-? Pl" ~-· ~ !~m_es · 'R . Nystrom, ~hilip B.. Cog~ . . t t .·i - . ; . ,. ··.~ . . . ~ ·1ey, J . ·H. Hayes, Leoiliµ-d Martin, ; ·· · Cheryl Anil Schmidt, , M:'rn De" ·. -· :~.. , ....---....:::..... · How~rd ·.Credour, \_V: J. Blak~iy _ _ { · -t~mber 20, 1959,~ t~ Seaf~er and. ·'· :C~~~~=ir'.: , ._and .. Harold ~ A. Tram~lie •. - . ~ "Doesn't hurt ·a ·bit~~ . seems to bEHhe attitude . of Seafarer Robert : . u t s . ~~ns A. , ~~~~l~~ -~h~~~tt~.. N~-~~· !culiaE R: : b' . . : ' messman. QS.-h$ donate~ ~ . pint of blood for the SIU ' I • ..t· i ·. j.. . . ;t;~ 1 • .t :.. ..f . .' ,. ~ · G vn er eiisc~ . . o :m son,. · L .-th · u.r If 1· • NY '..c·1·· • La b_ te.·ch, nacaan • • E• i ., 'Wiili~"fu :::ffiu-r1s; G'.~ Sigalas~ Joseph · b!ood a nit a~ e· -;! e ~re Pan S· .ma.c . ; ) .~ .. Scott Alan Thc;m~~n~ bQI:li )i.e-· ' :. . Ji:. cifron'~ManuefPereira Matkori . fie!~ m~~es . a~- assist:" The donor program . ass~lr~ .O,-.$Upply of · : ·~e.mber 20, 1959, to --Seafarer · ~nd · : 'Sjglas;··Ari:drew ~Vasaka, F~· D: 'wan ·'·~·blood for emergency needs of Seafarers ·o r their families··anywhere · · ·.~s. _J~mes c._Tbo~JSson, Jac~oµ~ ·~ .. ., ·: S~'em and Joseph F. Romme. in the US. · · ville, Fla. · . cContlnued from page 3> workers unions; on the West Coast and in Alaska. · The new SIUNA affiliate was originally a member of. the old Interll3tional Seamen's Union. With the founding oJ the CIO, it . .I.s .. _ ,·c· -H D PA T · · · Bare -ice.. Ra1.1.'C0IIu·s1·on'. New 'Bureau Checks Ou·t L-M Data 2 sm BA'BY •·nnIVALS . l PERSONALS AND N -OTICES im- Adds A Pint For Blood Bank ' ' ' Ney;ey, :•Angeles, . ,,. UI PJ./0105 f'Ol'fRY i. Wafu,,. *. ;' · I fotbe' · J �~ f' th .. Yot ·Qll' . ,.. ·No.$ ' . I~ ~ Seaway. Opet~tqrS_ Map Plans -To Cut·. Shipping Hazards;· . The 569 accidents and ship casualties that occurred in ~he St. Lawrence Seaway-Great Lakes shipping_routes l~st. ye~ have set a mimber .o~ sat~ty operations in motion to. iippr.ove service and cut down on mis-·• . · . soorce of controversy between haps.· -_ Americans aiid Canadians, and The new measures -propose more stringent rotes .for ships and improvements in salvage equipment, changes on the Welland Canal and improved equipment on the ships themselves. Both t_h e US and Canadian governments arfi? moving quickly to remo:ve some 0,f the hazards in the Seaway before the season reopens fully · this spring. . Thls involves wall chang~s in the US section of the Sea\¥a~, a far-reaching overhaul of the system of pilotage that has l)een a ------- - - - -- crews using the confined waters of tjte Seaway. . · One- of the tiiggest pr oblems is the inadequacy . of the salvage equipment available between the Great. Lakes .and Montreal. The Canadian Board of .Marine Underwriters which ha~ recorded $12.5 . million' in f.!laims coveriQg 300 of the accidents on the Set way, reports that as a result of the lack of proper salvage equipment, repair bills are unusually high. - . The accidents last year ranged from lost or damaged, propellers to bow damage and actual slnkings, in which ships were_declared total losses. Bigger lighter~ for handling the car_go of sfra~ded ships· are needed as well as large floating cranes and portable §UCtion elevators to -siphon out bulk grain cargoes. A three-year-agreement expected There is every indication that to set the pattern for inland and port and service facilities · neces. coastal · dredge workers from the sary for handling the' increased Atlantic to the Rockies has been volume of~ shipplng ·in the 'Great Lakes will be greatly expanded. completed by Marine Division Lo- The Seaway was formally opened cal 25 of the International Union of_ for ocean-going vessels Just last Operating Engineers and six ma.tor year. _ In line with ·the generril ·1ndredging-firms. Stephen J . Leslie, president-busi- crease in Great Lakes shipping ness manager - of the 'recently- occasioned by the Seaway the Dredgemen Pacts· .List Ne!" Dry C~f!go Wage Scale*. 'Effective February 15, '1960 DECK DEPARTMEST " t New New Over•; Ratinl' . Scale Increase· Scale Ttlne Bosun CMarlner) ..... : ...... $517.04 $.31.2Q. $548.33 $2.33 Bosun . ... . .... .- . . . .. . . . . . . . • .463.46 · 30.49- . 493-,95 . 2.33 . *Cafpenter · (Mariner> .~ ._... : .. - 446.48 18..49 464.97' 2.33 *Carpenter ·.. .' .... : . . . . . . . . . 433.85 .452.14 . . 2:33 . 18 29 AB Maintenance • ••... . . . .. . 397.87 17:76 415.63 ' 2.28 Quart~rmaster .••• • ..... ! .,. . 3~3.67 ": 5.50 369.~1 2.2 .. Able .Seaman . . ••-. .·.....,~ . . 363~67 . 5.50. 369.17 - 2.,2 Ordinary Seaman •..... : . . . . ~82.45 , 4.27 286.72 . 1.78 Old 1 ' - ENGJ.NE DEPARTMENT" Chief Electrician .(Mariner) . . Chief Electrician ..........••. 2ild Electrician ~ . ·. ...... • ••. Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Day) .. • . Unlicensed J~. Eng. (Watch-) • Plumber - M&chinist . . . . . . . . Deck Engineer .... ·. . . . . . . . . . 599.26 · 9.07 577.48 8.'(·2 537.96 8.14 467.10 7.06 417.77 6.31' 479.35 18.99 , : 440.55 . -18:40 ·. Engine Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424.18 2.3~ '608.33 586.20 546.10 474.16 424.08 . · 498:34 458.95 . 6.40 ... 430:58 2.33 2.33 2.33 2.33 2.-33 2:3~. 2.33 Evaporator Maintenance .... . 386.70 5.84 392.54 2.28 Oiier .. _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363.67 5.50 36!>..17 2.28 OJlet - Diesel .. • : . . . . . . . . . . 393.53 5.94 399.47 2.28 Watertender .... . "· ... .... ·.. 363.67 5.50 ·369.17 2.28 5.50 369.17 ' 2.28 FiFeman ·Watertender ....... ·:363.67 Fireman .. ~ ... .. . . , . . . . . . . . . 363.67 5.50, 369.17 2.28 5.14 345.56 . · 1.78 . Wiper ... :,.. .. . .. ~ .. . . .. _.. 340.42 Reefer Engineer - --: · -- --. .CWhen ·1 carried) ;:, .-. . .- . .. 5317.'96 - 8.14" :_ 5~6; 10 2.33 Reefer Engineer · (When 3 carried) . • . ' "· Chie( ... ........ .. ... .. 496.18 · 52.77 . 548.95 . . 2.33 i8.47 1st Assistant . . : ... . . . . . 4'41 ,32 489.79 2.33 2n~ Assistant _. . . . . . . . . . . 40L03 · 79:63 · '480.66 2.3.3 · i ) · Key GQins ~· • . NEWS Hl ADLIN t S iN ' REVIEW . . , STEWARD DEPARTMEN'J' Chief Steward . .............· ol63.46 30.49 493.95 12.28 43~.83 Chief Cook . , . . ... . .. . .. • . : 423.55 Night Cook & Baker . ... ~.· .. . ·417.77 ·6.30 ·. 424.~7 Second. Cook ... .. ; ....: . .. .. 3~6.23 · : ·5.70 ~ ' ~81 ,93. Third Cook · .. . ... .. .. .. .._. . . 359.07. 5.43 · ·· _'364.50 Messman · ....... ·. . . . . . . . . . . . 280.28 ~ 4.24 · 284.52 4.24 284.52 Utilityman .... ... . . : ..... ·. . . 280.28 . . 2.33 2.33 - 2.33 .2.28 2.28 1.78 . --- l.'18 * Receh:es $20 additional a month if required fo provide own tools. Standby rates ha~e· been Increased to $2.24;· $2.28 and $2.33 . for the respectrve overtime groups. . .' .. . !~~~:t!du~~~ns::u:~ee~e c:.l~~:~:~· ~~~Sah~~a~~~o':~r! t~~~i!1:t!~. S·l·u"· 'Me:mb',.·r·'sh"1·p·_. ·p· ·a , ·n·e~· 1 · ~;P~~~~:w;ni~~o~f :eg~~=~~on:f ~~ioLa1:e~~i:~~~tse::e~~ti::s~h~:;, . !~:t~:~~n will be affected by, the !e~~~~~s t:i~s of the Great Lakes shipping under MSTS auspices last year. Many SIU ships hi the Seaway 'trade last year were ·' ·carrytng MSTS cargo, among theni Alcoa ~~~!i~~~!1 ;n ~~g~sre~~~a:ii~~cti~~ :~!:~:;an October 1, 1959 when the old agreements with the six companies ·expired. Further wage· increases, in increments of 10 and - 15 cents hourly, al·e ' scheduled on October 1 this year and again in 1961. The new it>act -marks the flrst major contract sig1cling by .Local 25, which has headquarters in Brooklyn. Speak Out At SIU Meetings Under the Union constitution every ·member attending a Union meeting is ~ntitled · to nominate himself for, fhe elected posts to be filled ~t the meeting -chairman, reading clerk and r ecording secretary, Yo,ur Un, · iOn .urges. you to take an active ': part in meetings by taking these e osts of service. . .• And, of cotirse, all. members· have Ure rikbt to take · the. floo~ ~ ~nd e',x press __ th~ir , f?~lnions ori · . any officer's report or .iss1,1e u~~ dei' discussion. Seafarers"_are · urged to · bit the deck at thes~ . ~· me!?tings and 'let · their ; shlpm'a tes· "knot/ what'• ' on- their .. minds. - . . • r -- . . - . , -,.. - - . ' . : - .. : . . - " ~ ~ ~ . :, -~~ .~ : ; i:: ~~:~~nd~ro:~ End·s..p.~·,n·st1·tut·1o~·n . ,S ..-·tud·,y·. "~ wa~~e i~:;:a~:c~/~~~i:o~O \!o~~ ~~~a~~;;e;:!~~se!::t! d::~~~!~ cents an hour depending on .the job classification, with an aaditional 10 cents hourly in welfare fund. payments. contributions to the welfare fund ,~.. ~ , . and ~Victory· Carriers . ~. • "' . .. .- ;. : :, . • . Work ion 'proposed •revisions ·of -the SIU constitution has - : JO};: d • ~ • been completed by the rank-and..file committee elected by ~uGSJA GI f5. C"8A L/)JA/ ~he headquarters inember~hip on February 3. Ji report de-', CfF fltX>·Mll...J..fON~~~ tailing the committe~'s r~com10 SWSMJU.ION 1bN5l:Jr: mendations wilr be presented ., SUGAR 11\J N6>(T·5Ye.4~ ~ee~~em!i::::r:s~fPpo:'i;. ~~~t Amendment of ' the constitution N- +._ .~ ' :. · cASfRD ORIPf'"J..eprl'GE!iJ. ' ~ · ... _.ii. ·"• · · - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 26, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 2,000 FISHERMEN JOIN SIUNA RANKS UNION, CO’S AIR ICC-RAIL PLOT NAVY ALTERS STAND ON SHIP BLACKLIST TANKSHIPS, NEW ORE CARRIER PEP MOBILE HIGHER DRY CARGO PAY IN EFFECT KINGS POINT ‘GI’ LOOK GETS AIRING BY HOUSE GROUP SEAMEN IN 1960 CENSUS COURT ORDERS PROBE OF ESSO-COLLINS DEAL FULL-SIZED IMPORTS? SHIPYARDS HIT PLAN EX-CARIB QUEEN OPERATOR BACK-IN RUNAWAY TRADE LABOR ASKS WHITE HOUSE PARLEY N’ORLEANS SEES HEAVY JOB SPURT FIRM US STAND NIPS ECUADOR SHIP BIAS US, RUSSIA REACH LEND-LEASE ACCORD TANKER SLUMP SEEN SPUR ON BID FOR IMPORT RULE CONTAINERSHIP DISPUTE RESOLVED IN VENEZUELA SEAWAY OPERATORS MAP PLANS TO CUT SHIPPING HAZARDS SIU MEMBERSHIP PANEL ENDS CONSTITUTION STUDY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/26/ 1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 5  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2d6dc36ebfa273ab6c44793c02a95cc2.PDF 12263307147840520694a2ba59ba6f8c PDF Text Text ~•-10· ·.Blasts . - . ! - . • . "· -I • • .. u·s ·:_~;SfiiP : Black.I iSt . . ,- . . 11'-'----------,------..,..-----Story On Page 2 <- A4~i~f;_ ·W~sf: .coasf:_ sfu~·~ranker~ C•ew- Safe ~ - -Tips_FOr ,~eafarers On . Federal ·income _TclXes • , ~e SI~ ~aqifAc :~ist~ift~~"GJ!tracted wi?1e ta~~r _Angel(Pe~ri lies pow., erlesS m ~ lreaYI .sef. n:e..ar ~an Francisco while rescue.Eopters shuttle · · mosfof her crew, ashore. .Repoll'.tedly disabled by -a .mountaJ.nous wave -------..,..------------__,.~SeePage9 .. ' that ran , dQ~,}i~~s~aclt, the.Petri was. bein·g towed to port ~ yesterday with , her · ebfue wine catgo: and all hands· safe. • ,. .~ ~:J · ,. . . .' ,. "' , r,. • ~ - - · • ' 1 • ,' • , ' "'... •.; ·~ .,,. �A membership-elected rank-and-file committee has begun · studying ways ·and means of updating the ,S IU constitution ui li~e with" the Union's general gz.:ow~h apd exP.anded activities sin~e 1952 when the l~st ~gen. . eral constitutional revision. ~nistrative ·set-!'P of the Union' took effect A nutnber of wliicb" has been ·operathig.!.success:, fully for several months. As previously authorized by the ·membership and reported in the SEA· FARERS LO~:;° last :November 20, this led to the creation of a district-wide committe~ to undertake at the ~ew York .membership meet- overall supervision of such matters ~ !ng on February 3 under·the terms as organizing, inter-union relaof a h~adquarter~ resolution adoPt- tionships and all of the Union's far. ecJ at simil,a r Q1eetings in all ports. ftung activities up aild down theThe commitiee must now report coasts and on fre•h water•. These mo.difications ,plus other back to the membership With draft · changes necessary for proper serv:- • pi:oposals for amending the Union's icing of an expanded SIU member~ ...constitution. ship must be set forth in · the constitution by the aQtendments nd'w Ratification Procedure being drafted. . · . -· Once these proposals are ratified • minpr -~Jianges . are ~Iso -i-equlred _as a consequ_ence of · Federal labor law en~cted last year. Th~ six-man pallel was elected . -' - at meetings iµ all_ ports, a coast-· wise secret referendum ballot,~will be set up for final me~bership action . . In ·adopting tht?..-!:esolution, members in all . ports authorized !h~ first general. revision of the con- MTD· .' . . �Coast ·s1u·,Wins· Key Lay~ff Beef SAN FRANCISCO - Two years of effort by the SIU Pacific District has won a ruling upholding the memberships' right ·to collect state unemplQYJDent benefits at the same time they receive supplemental pay benefits under the collective bargaining ~gr~ement: . . The decision by the Board of Appeals of ·the California Depart, ment of Employment should assure immediate state benefits for unemploy~d members of the Sailors Unfon, Marine· · F1remeri's Union ·arl'd · Marine· ·cooks ·a nd Stewards. -Tb~ three ~~~iii.c .· ·nis'trict unions ha{I jointly fought an earlier· adverse ruling. . · Negotiated in 1958, the supplemental pay program has up until now been treated by the state as a vacation pay plan. Accordingly. unemployed members·· had been denied state benefits · if they recei'Ved supplemental.pay under the terms of 'the workirrg agreement · with the opera-tors. ·· · The new ruling interprets the su'pplemenfal progl'am:. to me~n th~t sµpplementl!' pay- amounts to deferred w.ag~s earned while em~p..·' "tt:-- ~ ' l'- r '° • - 'l ., I ~ • . p vye :: ' 7 " .. �. January ·20 Through· Februciry'·2; 19~ . . SIU shippillg continued_to rise this period, with a tot~l of Fdrranci;~o ~~Hiousttont_were ~!till on the, g«>«:>~ 11id~ even with th~ 1,236 men dispatched to jobs in all departments for a -gam of _._op-o · , . ·~ 1v1 Y. w~ # ' • almost,190 over the previous report. -Registration this period The registratio~ totals this pefio4. ilh~wed the:lea~. drop. ~ the ..dee~ dropped to 1,031; a switch on the prior two weeks. The shipping and registration picture was ~ost exactly reversed last time out. · Vessel activity slumped. a bit, however, as reported in tpe listing at right: The. number of payoffs, sign-ons and 1n-tra_nsi~ ships this period dipped to 207 compared to the prior figure of 221. The_breakdown shows 68 payof s, 28 sign-ons and the balance of visits in transit. Like the preyious period, Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington had no payoffs or sign-ons, but San Francisco ·had one payoff this time. overwhelmed with in-transit vessels, Houston had no sign-ons at all during the past two weeks: , · On the shippi11g side, New Yor~. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Mobile, New Orleans and Seattle all shared in the gener.al prospe!'-' tty and showed job Increases. Of .these, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Or)eans a-nd Seattle were especially busy. . Declines were listed for Boston, Norfolk, Miami, Houston, Wilmington, and San Francisco. Norfolk fell way off from last... period, but Sa~ : "· · ·: · PO,._ . . ... s.. I• • . o." ' ."OM- T:r.... ToT,lL , lotto• .•• ! .. r. J ..t . ~ 1 department~ Engme &J,ld steward registration fell of~ _h1 almost ·equ!J New . York . .."": 25 £, .J" . N a.~~unts. Th~ eIJgine · dep(ll'~ent 1s still_ahOrt oli class A . poup 3, Phlladel ••• • 7 , 4 7· ratings. . , · . "~ . . ·_·: _ ·. . · · P - • · ' · . Figures for the registration on the be,a#i at ,th_e· ~nd of the . ped9d. la~tlmore • • • 10 'f. - 11 sliow Bo~ton, PhUadelphfa, Notfolk, Jac.tsonvtll~, Miami and W1lming- .~orfolk - 2: I . .· ton all with under 100 men on hand in all deparbnent;- Th-: sam~ ports; ,Jac..onllle . . .. -::-'· 11 ~xcept .for PhHa~elphJa, also_ha~ fewer t~an. 59- to~ seniority class A Mfc11al ••.•••• - .~ ..... t J-~ men on tap. Miami has only ~3 men on the beach ~~ all classes, ~d Moltile • 4 ,6 · none at all in tbe engine iiepart~ent. Due .to the overfill shiPP,ing rise,' New . chleGlll • . t · 1'6 6. the beach totals reflec~d a welcOXf!e decline. since the last period. · 2 The foll<?wing is ttie outlook port by port: , · . ~6 .., · Boston: Quiet. ·•• New York: Moving up ag~fn ••• Pblladelpbl"f Uelding steady. ~ : · BaHl'1ore: .Good ••• No~olkr Slow ••• Jaekson•llfe: Fair ••• M'laml: Still quiet ••• Mobile: Gpod ·•. • ·. New Orleans: Busy ~ • • Ho.uston: ~od ••• Wllmina1on: Fair ••• San Francisco:· Steady .;~ · • Seatle: Gooft. • it·. 4 40 < 11 ~· .. '7 11 . .J ·_ u... • 11 31 2 1 ~ •, . · <: • 7' .. .. _ Registered ,CLASS 8 Registered CLASS 12 l' New York ..•••••••••• Philadelphia .••••••••• Baltimore ..•••••••••• Norfolk ......• , ,.,••••• Jacksonville .••••••••• Miami: •••.••••••••••. M~ile .....•••••••••• Ne Orleans .••••••••• Hous~on .....•••••••• :-\ Wilmington . .. . ·•••••••. S~ Francisco .••••• ·••• Seattle ......••••• • ••. lQTALI A 5 2 8 -8 13 20 3 4 13 85 - Shipper!_ ·CLASS A .- . Shipped CLASS .& I - z· SHIPPED - -, •- - - " - - - - ., - --... ·- -· -- • - - --. -- .-- - - ·- - -... - .. -- - - - { ' 14 - - - - - - CLASS A ~ " - ' !' CLASS B GROUP 2 I ALL 1 z 1 1 A CLASS GROUP 1 - 'Z - -•• - 11 13 17 -6 1 29 .2 . 12 -~ ' ~hlp,,.i_ CL~SS C Sf:tipped .. CLASS I . GBOU:f .s .ALL Mobile .....••• t ••• • •• New Orleans .••••••••• Houston . ...••• • •••••• Wilmington . .•••••••• : San Francisco .•••• • ••• .Seattle .. . ...••.••••••• - ~ z I ALL l GROUP J. z S l · 41 2 18 ~2 1i ' - -0. .. . .,/ . ~· .... 101A1 ' .- " .llegisfered On Tlae--Beaclt . ·' ·sff~PP.ED · ,,...., •. CLASS A ··, . CL~SS·- 8 , GROUP GROUP GROUP · .. , z -3 ' ALL ALL A B c ·ALL C,. ·1 •. 2 3 ALL -1 ·3 4· 8 gl\ 1 40 19 41 6 65 38 164 34 238 ' 5 '29;;• 39 .u 16 .. · a ~ 4 16• 1 !8 17 - . , r ·2 s g . J7 '6 21 37 49 6 ZI .11 1 · ,... 8, l'{ • 7 I . 2 6 . r 'i 2 2 t ~~- 4 J, 2 ·2 2 3 5 .2 11 13 I ' . . .. . r ~ · ~4 I 8~ l\ 24 ~ TOTALS --~·, • ). -. ·~ I H 'I - l~ - $..TEWAR~,· DE,ARTMERf - ' " ' Sb#pped ,.• CLASS. C 34 14 '9 8 4 3 1 ';. ~ 1Z ' 51 - I f CLASS B' ... . . ·.. t ·' 10 - It ..• 217 < t ,(; . CJ~SS .A · GROU~ ' ,, . . ..., I , legfltJed',..~. c~sa -GROUP ...., I .::.1 " ._ ' OBOUP · 1 2 SALL 1. 4 .,. 8 68 16 !, 5 s .. 1 . 21 10 <•'4... 2 ' 9 R~gfsJered . ,..'. • • IJ.~flistered o~ r-fte B~ch . , CLASS A ' , ,. 11 5 .I '-3 -.; 3 103 . ,..,. ·ts!· 21• ,...J .) - ' . ... · 101At SHIPPED ~ - 6 6 t ~ j_ . "- . -: ...l- - Miami .••••••••••••••• . Shippe~ Registered . •l:f• -· - - .. - - ·-7 ,, -19 -- -- -6 - • 2· I • -l 821 n-·e2 . 19a 311 3, 17l -2 86 132 112 .-- -8 324 :z•.. •- .- 1 -. • - • - - - -. - 3 -- I - - 12 · 21 - --i- - - ' - - -1 ....... · ----9 · 1314 115 18H -1 1-I 'i8 134 103 ~28 . 415 ' 12ft - , .. ...14·2· !11• 1 ·.-2 l5 . •I1 .3242 186 63 t:tie 3411 36 -9 1'31-.., --3 15 8 16' IS- H 1 s 4 10 22 3 9 10 I -.12 8 - -,Jt1 '. I 2 81 -· 11 .as 153 5210 61 . 147S -1 '1,,_ 1 2 1t . 1 1' z 1 - 1 2 :..-1 - 14 ..-2 · ti.16 '2. 1 9 ". H 7 ·-r · 3 - . •• 14 7 3 •• I 24 4 ...... 8 . s 11 2 2 1 22 20 . '2 ' 21 4 ,8 1- 3 8 4 1 5 12 2 · 19 ·1 .. 31 4 IJ 21 Z'I 1 .-" 1 ·. •. 34 166 S1 1 231 s •43·· ss 'I ui . 1; u S923i 101 39 I 3'1i U9 47!1 ' sz 1 es8 13 .37 . 157 Z5 219 11 45 18 112 - Boston ...•••••-. ·•••••• ·-.> ~ - .- ) -- ·- I - GROUP' 1 2 s Aµ. 1 1 Ct 7 81 6 s 2 1 10 2 26 · 2 1 4 1 '1 7 New York ..•••••••••• Philadelphia .• , ••••••• Baltimore ; .•••• , ••••• Norfolk ... • .••••••••• Jacksonville .••••• ; ••• ,. - - - .. - Registe~ed : Regisfeled On ·rh• ~cl• CL,,4S.S· A . ' 1c~~s I I• . I . ,.. .. . rorA1 Sfripped CLASS C ENGIN·E J)EPARTMENT · ' Port ~ ......... ':-1 ·GROUP · .. ·•. GROUP . GROUP GROUP GBOUP GROUP GBO~.P ' 2 ; S ALL I . ALL '.·• 1, . z I ALL .' :2 I ALL 1 2 I ALL 1 '. ·2 s, A_l,.L 1 A l B : C A{.L 1 ..J... 11 -- , 2 ·- t 1 ·3 18 3 . . - H - ., ' 2 4 . 1 3 l 'f 1 16 . 5 14 30 10 z 3 11 ·18 IS I 15 92 U14 ·51 · 1i1 .. 2 3.3 · 39 ... H 12 10 M IS4 1. 39 ' 9 1 fO l · - 1_ I - 19 2 3 - "25 . _:. ' l ' 2 ..; s 1 1 4 .7 .a - 19 2 2 . 1 ' 2· I 5 - 28 1I 11 4 3· 5.9 . "21 103 .. 2 8 ;. 28 1 .1 86 ·23 8 13 ··· _29 4 IS4- 26 8 11 11 II 13 -31 10 M & JI 31 9 '5 1 10 · 4 2 1 1 . 1 1 8 1 1 7 . 15 . 1 · ta -· 1 4 I 5 1 2 Ii 4 3 ~ ~ 1 1 2 1 1 'l 18 1 1 a a 3 .1 11 8 ·10 . 1 i 10 4 , -,. ·. 7 lt - 1 ..... __, .r.l . . . .,1 ~ .. a·,.,__ - 1 ~ 1 ' ·7 8 19 ~ 1 32 · 15 ' l 34 3 4 12 5 10- is 131 .' 3 ~ 6 8' · 3 ..1~ ·1· ·9 .35 11• ' 'J! - 2 7 11 85 64 lO<r' 25 22 9 2 :/. 12· 2<t s -- 2 10a 15'J 29 - 1 75 1.13 10 12 l • J 6 . 19 1 35 1 __., · It 34 ' 61 !4 . "88 II 23 15 18 1 2 1 1 10 10 05 .. 2 . ~ .,J ; 1 I . i 1 3 2S 1 1 1 4 2 19 5) -~ -' ·10 2 2 8 , 4, 4 4 1 1 6 2 20 18 14 5 1 10 2 4. 2 39 1 I 4 ,#; 5 ~o 1 . ., .7 ~ H 16 ;. 7 . 13 8 19 5 4 28 ,12 "'." ' 4 13 16 -:t 16 41 S3 10 n 1 ~r s 12 ,. - 15 I . 26,3·28 · 90 , 2s I tt413n 535 121 1 no 10 106 13$' I Hi' 42 57 lOE 91 ' '165. 72 1 s28 ti . 26 s3 1 .90 ] 169 sg 1 us• 7 .. c ,., ~" . ( .,. . -~· GROUP 1 2 ·3 ALL 11 7 .3 1 Port ' Boston ....••••••••••• _DECK _+DEPA-RT_MENT �' £0(; " 'Congre5s -Studies DOm9,stlc Shipping:_· _..,. ,. ______,,, Hearing Airs RR-.ICC ·link '·.. . ' ' ;· · . WA~ffiNGTON-HoU$e l.\4erchant·Marine Committee hear-ings to air problems ·of'd6mest1c S~P'OP-~rators g9t underway this week. Maritjm~ unions and shipowners .servirig the domestic trages have charged that fa'\{oritism for · the railroaas by the Interstate Commerce Commission h·as led to the . · ·· present depressed state of operations out of business is also gage in another type of tfansporcoastwise ·and intercoast~l taking a new tac~. · tation. shipp~ng. I Not content with under-handed The· doinestic shipping &ltuation rate practices, the· nation's railIs also. being explored by the. Sen- roads ,are puttiDg on a ·powerful efate · ~oi;nmerce C~InD:littee, and fort to · push legislation allowing SIUNA . I,?Je-~ldent-Paul Hall ~ is , them to acquire competitive trans. scheduled ,to.. preseJ!t ~e. marJtime 1portation facilities, whether air, uilfon position before the Senate . water or truck. The bills under unlt neXt week, on February 17. C0'1sideration in Cohgresi would He will also testify-at a later House remove restrictions on granting a committee session. certificate to a common carrier tn : Meanwhile.. the .House this week· one mode of transportation to enqWckly .appro.ved the appropria' ation measw·e !or matltlme s'ubsidy fundS . . The~ only apparent change fq>m the original Budget Bureau reco~endation was an - amendoient authorizing a ·c eiling of 2,400 1Ub$ldized voyages. instead of the 2,190 limit set by ·_ the. budget. Howevet, there· was no Increase voted in $150 millfon allocated for Canada·.SIU Ups' A _'1"'d To operating assistance. Th• railroad ..effort to· drive what's . left of domestic shipping Gree-k c·rew The-proposed legislation would lift practically all of the existing restrictions --agatnst comlboil ownership. The idea behind the legis• :lation is to allow "one-package,. transportation, and the only mode of transportation urging the idea l• the railroad. Enactment of the legislation would destroy or remove longstanding P.royisions of"law designed to prevent the stifling of compett- . tion among common carriers. Congress in the past has recognized that permitting railroads to own water carriers might well endanger or destroy competition. --Present law had the effect of keeping the rails out of the intercoastal water trade ~d bars ownership or control of coastwise, Great Lakes ha~ and inland waterway tran.sportaUon. - ·s eafarer In. Mys.t ery Air Crash - Don't Send Your Baggage COD are again warned send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggag~ . where- express charges 1 hav_e not been prepaid. 1 Men who send baggage COD to Union· halls. face the prospect of 'having to go to a lot Qf trou~le and red ta.P.e wj.tb t,1le- Raii. way Express Co. · . ~eafarers not~to -~ ��'· .MEB!} -Lqcal l0·1 boat ,picket$ tug anq.Fo'f' in D"aw4!i R\v~r ·ah'r !ff'i-,n. Jtruc~ .Gellen.thin B~rg~ Lines. '. Marine Eog1,n,eers 's~ruck the c~~pany w'hen a· metTil:>er ·:tt~S fired for Pcrrticipating in union activity. Local 101 alscpe(up picker-lines at th'9 company'1 ho'rne: offi~e. and pier in: Paulsboro, NJ, as· well as at 'pie.rs jn Tten1on, Brldgeion! Camden, Marcus Hoo~; "Ptt~delpfila a~d W.ilmlngton. .Ten ·tugs and _ ·~:~rs are ~perctte~ b.y th~ compa_?Y~ · Pi~k.etln~ l>y ~o~ and ashore ~ bei~g cond~cted aro':nd the ··. .. . ~ . R·ising Job Total Aids New York. 1 .' - NEW YORK-Shipping at head. . ,, quar ters h.,.,; as b een unprovmg recently and should remain steady during the next two-week period. reports Port Agent Bill Hall. He advised Seafarers asking about settlement of the overdue World Tramping ship payoffs that ·ae Sure To Get Dues Receipts · ·. Headqµarter11 again -wishes to. remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for whatever -.union .Purpose, be made only to authori;ied A&G representatives and that an official Union · receipt be gotten ·at . that time . . ·If no receipt is offered be · sure to 'Qtotect, ·y ourself by immei.i.•tely. .br~ngin,g the matter ·to ttie . · attention of the' secretarv-•---s · · ureris office. . , ' . . . ~ . ;:. / �- ' .... •:~ , --- • ""'l , • ' • • The Reverend Charles M~l'avish, a fo.rmer Seafarer: is picturedvisiting SJU New Y~r:k· k_all with. some of his students.- f:a,th_!tr Me. :1avish is the assistant pasto~of" St. John's 'Church...-fairview, New Jersey, and al~o t~achescit Seton .t-l~ll U~iv.,' wh~re ·he'~ working · ~!' a M~sters degree in Economics. ~ · ~- ' �I ~ -. WASHINGTON~ppas~d ~by many of :the ~ame· ~edical 1 i,isurance and b,l)Sin~SS groups· whicJi ,fougpt .the aiti_gillaJ 80ciad ~·Security Act, the F,orand bill to prO'vide~· lol,tg:-souglit · ·.. · ... 7 > _· · medical protection for · he agea f~ces a_.. tough . u~hiJ.i1-MeallY has ui;ged' all union l!lem.. · · • . be to write their. GongtesslJlen to struggle.Jn Congres_s. _.. . - support. the .Forand blir and to ,,. Ji:ff~rts . to e,stablish- prepaid urge iltlJl?.edlate ·casfi fnc:_reases ln medical insurance as - a specific· present benefit·rates. An AFL-CIO benefit availab1e. upon retlreme~ ·estimate indicates the l>asic benon social s~curity are . being efit today averag~~ a.bQ..ut $75 ...--r.,~ rt d.. b th A"FL- monthly. The mfniµtUlll lS $33 per stllungJ.J .suppo e Y.. e- . mont)l. ~• ~ ' do:· Jnr endorsll)g· the Forand· , . --..measure· <HR 4700~;""" introduced ~Y ·. -- . . . ~ -. - -, · Re . ':Aim~ J ... Foran<;t <1>-Rn;· the "Rusf:bu~·•:. - f~ labor . movemen~, welcQ_med t)le· . . · ... ft. ' ·r~co'11ition tbat .'.'pauperism'!- ·or •· - - ,_ ~ •. ,dependeJice upon - others in the.v ._ event of illness was not tlie goal . 1:-~•·.J _ of ·t\le Socfal Security gyste~. -.' · ' Labor spokesmen point 1>ut that .existing Social Security. enefits M0 8 r1 v 1e· ···- vides niore than one-half of their ditional ten percent in conQ:ibusupport during the calendar year. tions to churches, hospitals and The- dependent must have less than e~ucatio~l inr.€itutions. $600 income and live in the- US, INTEREST. Int.e rest ' paid to banks and individuals orj loans, mortgages, etc., is deductible. sales t-axes, property and school taxes. state stamp tilxes on securi-, ties, state gas ta~es , auto license and driv~rs' license fees and state PENSES. All. expenses over three perc.e nt of adjusted gross income for doctor· and dental bills, hospital bills·, medical and hospital insurance, nurse care and similar costs can be deducted. Other such costs include such items as ey~ glasses, ambulance service, - transportation to doctors' offices, rental of wheelchairs aRd similar equipment, hearing aids, artificfal limbs ,, ·and corrective devices. However, if the Seafarer is reimbursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for any of these costs, such as familY hospital and surgical expense, he cannot deduct the whole bill, only that part which is in excess of the benefits paid by the · · Plan. ---.,. All expenses over one percent of adjusted gross income for drugs and medicine can be deducted. The . deductible portion is then combined with other medical and dental expenses which are subject to ~he normal three percrnt rule. purpose. . -.He cannot claim any tax ' with- h~ receives as .dlvidend income j .Th~ .three percent rule on ' medical lidd 1n· the first year either , but from his gross• incon1e. He may I services docs not -.ap-ply in cases be eligib~e to an additional credtt I where a taxpayer is over 6~, . but ·against his total tax liability "up, to the one percent rule on med1cmes a maximu~ of four. percen_t ·~ the and drug~ does. , CHILD CARE. - This allows a deduction of up to $600 to a widower, divorced or legally sepa- �,,,j\1-$_.... lb»ffitt;·~~-- -; ·- Ne ·"'· ...! ~•s:"·~,,:_ ... - ~,~;. •.,e..i'·. .~~~r.lio 1 . . " ~ 1 r',~;: ) ~~~. ~.. _ : Endmg ..an eight~inonth s~~l~rriat~, operatQrs,.~f the Danis~ · .spip Inge.Toft have capjtulat~d ~o th~ demandS .of \he tJ:nited A'rah Republic and have allo.wed th~ .unloaqing Ci~ an Israeli cargo seized by the 'UAR last ' ·• · ·. ~- -,, ' ·· ' • · year: ~s ~ "~a~ priz€.'' . , . . ~1 .:ne~ . by ,~s~ael ?~ Is~eµ nationEgypt claims . th!;lt she. qnq'. , ·., . : : .. · 1• , Israel are still technically, at .war j3esides th! Inge · T~. another and t hus ·she had the right tOfseize \Tessel, the Gr~~k freighter Astythe goods. Th'e deCision means · a .Paiea,. is .also .~eld m ~~ Said unv,ictory for the .UAR in its pplicy der similar. ~a.r '. prize charges. · . of. boycotting Israeli 'goods arid~ The disposition ~f tJif! V~ssel's '(!hipping and keeping .them out of -.argo has not ye.t been d«:tenn!ned .. Suez Canal. ... t'he UAR::.c-0ntrolled "' . '. = " ' \ Mu I•1a·te·d. co p,apers -., ·-;- -. °'.al.le..U._'·: sa·.·c·~. I\... 'In terested in , getting · the issue settled, Egypt agreed to pay all -ttnloading costs. Funds received from auctioning of the ship's cargo of pctash. cement and copper. will be turned over to P-alestine refugee relief. The- cargo ·was destined for .Japan, Hong Kong and the Philip- ·· pn;:;~nts for the ,.Jnge Toft notif.ed ·officials in Port Said ·.ol ·the- decision by th<:! vessel's charterer not to ex;e.r cise its right to a temporary prolongation of' th'e. charter. Th:is would hav.e continued the stalemate ·-and kept the ship inactive still longer. A part 1·nterest in the charter.i ng concern is supposed,ly .. Speak Out At S.I U Meetings· 1· . . . . \ · . ./ ., · · · " · ; . ' ' -. WASHINGTON · - .A ·'clirecti:ve._ barring the ·use of mutilated sea-_ men's documents after Jan~ l, 1961 has been issued by the Marifle · SafetY Qffice, US Coast No · Guard. ..._... mutilated papers will be eccepteU for empl9y~ent by Shipping Co~missioners1after th8t date. · .. ' Making ~Christm~s 'd"' Sit ~app1er f~>r .iis- &a1ian orphan~ in Naples;· two ·Seafarers':W~ .~ipp!td l!:~!,11 . the West.Coast on tlle Pt1cific'District-contracte'd tanler Tallulah ioined-Santa in a h~~ay ~eJebrati0n _ · . at (he Nap~s USS Club. 'Zelte Adamski ii- pictured next to Santa,..and ·Joe W•~a~~.>jlcls~), is fa. r-:'. rig-1'Int. 'Adama1 _._. went t_ he ·roure ~ f.o r th._e •-·d . n,l!IW 50· ~re •· - p·1ece • . ~~u , :a '.nt11t • o.f ~'"° . _,.__ 1u s, contr1"bu. ting four . . -rf~r 6ach youngst~ at f:he party. · . , · · : · ~ · .,--, , ~ '. '... · · ·. \. da!~~=d~~a:o:i:e~y~o:~r:~-: ~M · o :~· b·1·1e·. e'r. .. - · · · ) ··e w ·. s Up·. . ·_._' 3.;·1·.. ·ore·:.---~~s-li·1·1·,~·s. ·. · 1 . faulty Ianiin~tion, the GG said the~; ' . ." ' · . . Under the Union constitution" could be replaced·.'-free' of charge. . every -member attending a Un.MOBILE-Three more· ships hljlve· finished w9rk in shipyards here fq'll.owing r-epaid. · ion meeting is entitled to· :with a ~nimum of .lleiay . - or in- ' _con~enience. . Upon presentation of The Alcoa-Pioneer (Alcoa), ::Montego Sea and Barbara Frietchie · (Libel'ty Nav) have all nominate himseJf' for the- elected . .necessary photographs, a re-. . - . ·• L ' :-..J' t tal f h. ' d · 11 I ' posts to be filled at 'the meeting the placeine~t document can be ob- recrew~d, brmg~g tae ..perfl.IU ~ . o o seamen s ippe to 1~1 Jn ~ . c a~@S.·· -chairman, .reading clerk and .tained on an exchange basi$ at any - Pres~ntly· ·in d_rydock, the . . recording secretary. Your Un- CG Marine Inspection Office. . supertanker Atlas (Tankers , The Al~a Pioneer, a · C:l, i~ go~ and sign-on. Otber ships -~cl off ion urges you fo take · an active ' _The CG al~o cited a "disturbing" & Tranins) ' is reportedly due ing .b ack to the bauxite rqn,_with were-the ·Alcoa Cavalieri 6llPi>er part in meetine's·-by, taking theS~ number of case'$ where papers to. take [crew •ny day. Present Jler por~ ·of cal). li!l~ed as Trinid,a~ and Roamer (Alcoa r, the Claiborne p~sts of service. · · have ·been -' tampered , .witµ_ for: indications are tl;tat this tanker .and Gulfport, Miss. Both Yie ~nd 1~onarch or the Sea~ ,rw,terA·n d, of l'Ourse, all n1embef5 fraudulent use.. It ~id IL believed will be offe~d fbr gr~i~ charter. Mon~ge -.. ~~ " ~1'.ld the · Barbara man) .and the Atlas. ·.,- i·· have the rjgbt to tal,te. the ftoor that ,"continued us~ of even slightly There's little 'doubt 11he1l · have Frietchi~ will · take grain from ....... Sigped on · were . -.the ·Alco&and express their opinions on'· Pioneer (·Alcoa) and the' Hastings any officer's rl.!port or issue un- -muti~ate'd doouments ·tnVites .such trouble gettjng a cliarter, as she is ·: rexas pc>rts· to the Far East. ·..:.el~e Payoff• •. (Waterman>. §ix .ships wei-e ~e4_:-" der discussion, Seafarers are fraudulent ~se w-.ien· they are lost capable of ·haulin1 about '34,000 · - • . • • - 1 ,. ' - in transit: .Afoundrla, . •.Younc urged to , hit the deck at these·· or otherwise fall into the hands of .tons at a time; · __ .. :Most of the big' tankers. are car- .- A _ -.total of 12 ships -paid off ~nd American and Desoto <Wa'tetinan>~ meetings and let their shtp- unscru·~ufous persons.'' Holders of: dama~ed . ,papers .are rying e\r.erythinj-bul oil th, e se ,days ·sign~ on ·durln~ Ute pedod with Steq.J. · MaJcel'. . <Isthmi.a n), - A'lco1 1 mates know what s on their urged· to apply for replacements as due. to .'the generar sll,imp in oil ~he AlcN Partner and. Alcoa Pil- Ra n·g e1' (Alcoa> ahil; Barbara' minds. soon .as posStble. · ~ · i ctirgoe.s for US-fta~ tantships~ ~rim (Alcoa) Jlold~ag a pay-off ·Frietchie. . .~ .• .. 12.-.Cltalrman, Herman Whl1nent,, iec- · retary, J. 'Craft: ' Perml111lcin~11tv~n bY,: 1teadquartea' to pay olf#. at .1ear~pro· YicDi4• ' entire - <!l'eW OOOPeratn With · lhoreslde ' apparatus. 16.44 In ablp'f .. fund. Vote of thanks -to ltalter for Ida ..ood. produ~. - Question Hl11es rerardlnli 'drill• ' on Salurday and drJll on M~da:r ·aQ!I Friday in ome week. Slc)p -cheat prlce~ ·1eein •h lfb. and chest · 'b} dly.... 1 lnme!I. "Y1tte of thank• to ltew).ra· department 'for job ,v:eJ,I done.·, ~ill. .comult patrolman about ,. dO:Ctor aboard on payoft ~d.ay .' . , ·: , • , - ·_ •• �' Alh.erican-flag shipping is seen on the h.o_riz6n if ·proposed . Goyetnmerit grain ~urplus loans to India and Poland become a reality. - · · ·· N0-w--receiving thr.ee million ...-------.....-~---­ tons· of grain per year via US plus ·shipments. If Patilhl!<Lto g9 farm surplus and econoriiic to Canada . or- Australia for addiWAS~INGTQN-Increased aid, , India is asking th~ Un_ited tional aid, this would mean the ex... States _for an additional . loan _of penditure of foreign currency, .also five million tons to . build up -a in short supply in India. rese~e for -her hunger~ridden peoThe .,.newe5t .'40 million )lackage, ' pie. Communist- ~ontrolled -Pol~nd to relieve the food shortage· in is also asking for ··an extra $40 Co~rnunist Pcnatjd. will raise ~lie . million in American aid. total assistance to -that country to The additional aid \VO"ul<i also. go more than $300 mlllion since 1951 for surplus. grain that is urgently under the farm surplus program. needed by the Pole~. 'l'he $40 mil- · Further American aid to Polapd. lion agre'ement is expect'e4...to be rests upon settlement _of claims by completed' shor.tly. Americans for property seized fiY. In th event Indian Food Ministel' the Communist government after S. K, Patil gains- approval of his 1945. ' Agreement on compensation country's loan proposal, the present of these private c!aims would clear total of approximately 150 Indian. the way for· Poland to qualify for voyages by American ships :-Could· other foreign aid and to get credits be increase(! almosf"twofold ·by1ln- from the ·Export-Import Bank. other- ·25,0 sailings, _ The voyage As-: far as Seafai;ers are conestimateJi.: are based·. on 10,000-ton .cerned, completion of another $40 Liberty 'shiploads, with US ships million loan. agreement will mean get!fe·g half 1the cargoes under the an increased flow of .US-flag ship50-=50 law. . · : . ping to Polish ports, which have be- Patil hopes to- complete his re- ·cofue familiar- ports of call to a serve within the next two year.s__ror number of SIU men after a longhiring private - warehouses and lapse. other available spaces to. handle · " ,grain storage. The US has already · !~~~~a~~il~h~~!t !su:~~~::~:~ ~~Ii- fer stock. Details still to- . be worked out are to what extent this can be done under existing law and ::eaJed.n~w legislation _ may Q.e . - _ . I Or.e drawback may slow the pro· • gram. . I!11rd-p~essed tr'!,inP- pper- 1 ators are asWJlg --for · payment in .H~ras_sJl!ent ·of·those· least able· to .nay _is taking shane on· a advance b_ut .ar::,j>alking at .posting . ""' , . _ . . , \[' per(ormance bond& to guarant~e _·N .'O'•i·~. ans. >new front, as legislators in. varfous states and localities re- delivery. lllfilll wan~ the. tramps to 'SAN FRANCISCO=All incum" new "moves to institute..burdensome sal«fs t~pr_oposals. Un- post bond~ or . wait''"for payment ' bents on the ballot led by Secre~ · ..... - · 7-" . · like a direct income tax, gradu~led accor~~ng -to._actu_al earn~ unt!l ~he cargo _is ~eij.vered; _. --·- tary-Treasurer Morris Weisberger 81 . .. - . ,. . . India has__ been alrnwed to _spen_d have been returned to office in the mgs, S• _ es taxes _hit evervone the same. way regardless of rupees instead of ·foreign currency umon . ,s annua1· el ec t'·ions. Al mo st . .. _ • ' - ,. u . - · · theU" mcome _bracket. _. in .Rayment for pres~nt far-m sur- 3 ,500 ballots were ·c.ast. ~· ··~ For ;low-income ,groups and wagi:earne~s on str~ight salI The· only chan~e in the 18 .elec·ary, this type ~f .reyenue_-proaucing "le~slation always hits tive offices was registered in Port. ,._ - - -· . - -,~· · :lfatdest. · 'Busi-nessme;n and profess~onals with expense a:c. . land with the naming of Ragnvald Joh·a nsen as the Portland agent In, ~~W ?RLEA.N~_~U>ping has counts and other ".fringi:r·~ income devices.- don't eve.n ·have to· ;tieen, goo<i d~rmg .• the,· ~a~t · two · gi,v e-it a second.thought -·: . ~ cumbent William ,;Whitey" Benz -- weekS apd ~hould·remain_ about.the -. · · : . ! • ~-- • · . • ~ ·-. • • • ' A did not run. for reelection. same, accordi~J.:-:to _,Li~dsey:....Wil-" ·· }?e:rcenta_ge : lev.1es on pur.chases, espec1allr .today whe!1 In· addition to Weisberger and liams, ~port .agen~. .· Ten shJps ,"flre many-so·'=-cfill~a ".~luxury" items are part e>f a normal Ameri- ., _ ..,~ -_ SUP Assistant Secretary-'.Freasurer due in for p.proffs. .- ; - ; · , · · c~m §tap.dard of' living, has _long oeen fought_by the 'labor .. Harry _ Johnson, -others reelected ., The. TampaJtall ·has tclbsed .dowrr ·movement. ¥erchants~ :,also . seld"Om favor such taxation _be- , ASBURY.PARK, NJ-Apparent- here · were: Jo~. Ponorence, disas- re~.~rte~.' arid1 meQ., f~oni' _.t hat, c~us~ ~t, n~e_§sarilY. ·c.u ts !!\to busfoess.. _ ly claiming a bad beach season, patcher; J~ck D_:v~er, c. P. Shanaport ar~~D:btl¢ to-sJµp from N_ew -When···a .one tw_ o · or· higher percentage tax is' tacked onto four nearby seashore communities ban and J~m Dumtratos, deck pad d , h . ·b .d have filed d;µnage suit!!, totaling $L trolmen, and Homer_Davis, engin~ . Orleans with the same shippmg · ·~ h · ' .. . -. 1 11. date they h8tln Tampa.· Since the pure ·•.as: -pri_ ce.s 1;ll .one· pea ~ ~n - oesn t . ave. t.~ e _pai million against the owners of two ,steward patrolman. previous report, ~3 shipped. from .n~aroy. ·IJl a .~ 1 m 1 I_ar .stor_~, ther~ s no qu7!ition V:ho us~ally t~nkers which collided off the .- Balloting that placed Johansen · ~is llt;ea whil~ only 14~ registered. get~~.th_e sal~. ~!pres .m :~hi·~h-t~x m~.tr9pohtan areas are _ w ell Jersey coast ·last July. The·collision in office at Portland also returned '"PJlyin'g 'olf d~ing thp past period awa.r..e ·o:{ ~hl~. f:t:~Wt_m, -yvh1ch J:ias produced the ·gr9wth ?f the caused heavy black oil to spr~ad Frank Fellows, patrolman, to his were: ._-n.!!L .rvte~to? -Der- .Campo1 ~su];jur,pan . Q~ •. 'hlgpwaM~' sup~~-sales markej;s that "arain off aJong sonie .30 mil!ts of coastline. post. In the Wilmington · returns, • (Miss.>;-_M)!irgar.e t . !Jro\vn .<~loo~-. lar-ger -'Vblumef·c>f. busin~ss-~ea~h year. . ,· The suits claimed thf:}t the acci- Gordon · Ellis and Ray Murphy field>; "St~el" -~D~er--1;. . , (lstlimi"Jt); .fu _.sum, -~a1es t~xe's ---may · help balance _the governmental dent and the, oij slick ruined the were J'._!ctonous in reelectio.n · as Ha~tings, }Yolipg Am~rica"-, p~:soto... budget, 'but, <none ·ol the Citizenry. gets a square deal from~ . start~_of the swiniming fieason. The agent ar_id· patrol~an respectiv.ely. <Water.man~i .J>~!ln -Shjpper CP~nn. them., Cez:tainly .this· is no .secJ:et !o those stumping ·for such suits .. w~re _ filed a.ga'inst Texaco, Tony _Fmale carr1~d the ~ngm~ Trans:\ Me!m~.1d O)fe¥°o~. . ,. . .. · prop'osals in a search' for Iflor~ tax revenue. · .~ . __ , Inc., Qwner of .the ta~er North st~w~d patrolman s ballotmg ID Signmg -_ ~n were: i;>et N9rte .. ; .. · , '>" - .r .·~ . - ;\;. · · • ;\;. · Dak~ta, and.A-: ~· Sven S~l~m Coin- , Wilmmgton. ~Miss.); Lucille Bloomfu~ld, ~al'.., -.. .:. • . . · . , . _ · . _ pany., owµer of the Swedish. tanker Seattle agent Ed~coester and pag~ret. B!!~.Wn (Bl_oq:m~ield)j, Y~UJ!_~· I. •. . ~ _S even Skies. Thi:datteP had been trolman George!:· L~wis' were re- Am_tt~c_!l,_ -Be • ~oto (Waterman>:: .•: - · , . . . _ ., · .. · . . .,· . . ·. .anchored in a fog four miles south named. to offlce and, m New York, ~~nn. Shipp~~-. (Pe~~.. Tra~s.t. . : ·: ~ ; •.The· S1U Vacation-Plan has· just wound up its. ieighth year' of A!llhrose before th~ collision. Wil,liam A_rmstron~ and Geert Pott ·. IJ?.•·tr~nstt. 're~:_ ~\:l~o~ :R~a_m~r. :l! ~ ,,. . '. .• , • •· . · · · ~~- ..... : · · • .'- Jo . ' · ..... - I . ·. ·f . . J..s .a )'esul~1_h~avy industrial oil ~ontinue as agent and patrolman 0 · ~kpa :doFsait, Al~o~··Rarrget, ~lcoa· ov OP~t:~bo!l_, , ,~d ~ai.a,r~~$. }iave geog, ~reasoi:,. _to t unk it lea'ked from the Swedish vessel also. Honolulu agent James M. C•v·~Ii~r:-' (-~~-a.~~1.~ea~~in ~ ,g~~!l{ -wi~~~pr_ide;-,.nq· appi_e~i~t~9p;'.~. Jfifst· program of i~s'-ki:nd in 'tlie .for ·ab'o ut seven hours before she Dooley returned to office there. ~ ~ ntµr, ~~ea~~ijn ~...~;rg!~.'·<~eatr_airfti, maritime indu8-P'.Y, the·.Plan ·has enabled Seafarers , to col~ wijs · cleared. tc;> enter New. York Reelected as SUP Building Cor· , · ' .. " h "'."-$- .: . : • ;'_ ' - •, ·. .1~vcHl~ ... B~oo~f1eld. _CBlooIµfteJd); ~,. • • · • • . ·, ·•• Harbor. . , · . . poration trustees are Jack Dwyer, ~ ' . St4Tl .Re,~ol'der' , ·~Mh1!11f1n>;¥ .. G(t~{ 1~~~..~Q!'~~ ,.,a~ [~ 1!1tlb~n .1 v~cation~~eD:_~fits dur~~ its-_e~ist- · · The iour re~sorts, Asbury Park, Thomas Hookey, Harry - Johnson, ·:- Way ·clt.Y-, R.@phael Semmes. (i>~~,. ence;-t·~ · · - · ·- ' · ~ "· .. ' . . · - · . ' Long . Br-anch, ·Monmouth Beach Morris Weisberger and Alex Whar:Atfpntlc>; .-. Afo,il~~a, !tfoµaPcbt; -0~' · ~~::ae:f~i.'e the c~n'trcalizecf..\i'aca:tio"Ji1f.ind . . ~~S set in 1952 .. most . and tlie). och Arbor Bathing Club, ton. Balloting was conducted dur.t~e ~~~.:- ~J}~gs,.,, .r~~. L~fi~te, seamen had.never-en3'oyed ~ p. aid,,,~vacation. ~ Despite 'the na- sue~ffor:· $250,000 each. ~. ing December and January. La · o~e anu Claiborne (Waier- ' · . · . -· ~ •. , . -~ · .. ~· _ .. · - - ·. . : ..man) · ~ ·· 1 ;r · .. ' ~ • .. - · ~ .-tll!'~: Qf.seafaJ.;1.n~. w1th most ·.~~n wor~g for many$ mp1Qyers . , _ . . . . . . .. · · 1 1..... . ,--e._. . . ..uS i·.., .'":'',,: . . : •. . B . . - '"" · ' -t · : ; · : . , .. · . '-"·O D'S. an ' NJ· Resorf su·,.,. See'-s Sh .Pay < • ·"'· ft w-ei·sberge·r IR eeIec·1ed a · s · 1ors . y a1 I! . . 0. r ... 'Vaeat.r 6·n "·- ltlilestone· . ? :-:·· · '-~ '4 ..,. l P,! ~- .·"<"~··::, ,1i';: · , n.: ; ~:. ·,' d,~ing ~~e ~o~se · ~f.:tlte ~~at, v~~.ation pay- ~,s .;now_·assv red ' 1 .. -Stay ·Put For J .otJless Pay ~ ~Seaf!lrers who ai:a collect}ng statt unemployment ben~fits while :i!l:~otlj~r w:elcom.e de-yelopment follow1~g. th~ .wmd-up ot an · on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put a,nd avoid .' $;1.lJ. wage-;.rev:\e:w:~w'it~ :tl.l..li dry ~~rgo op'.era.tor~' l~J,- week was -. ,changing their mailing ' add'.resse~ if ~he.y. want 'to . conti~ue re: -. . ·~th~ i:>r~~1~19n ' fo~ .Jn~r.e~<;J:.. ;¥apat_i~~~J~ c~~tributi?~S by , ceivin_g · their_ c'1ecks..,regutarly~ Se".~r.al · Se~farers _hav~ alre~dy . - .~. - @~ ~bipo'Y~rs. ·:: ',©n~e~~ th~ i p~~~SS.¥:Y · act~ar~l. ~stu~:h~s. are exp.er1~nced. mterruptionr of fro~. tlire~ ~o fi.ve 'Yee~ in getting · . c~p)eteq ;.. ,tJ;lls, . added , ce~tl,'ibution_ ·is ex~ect~d ·to: bripg . a tlielr ne~t check ~ter .-,_they.. nob~e~ the st~te u.nemployment mi' ' ·-er.-·"'aost· in- ,annual ~vac:lltion . benefits So''that Seafarers '. offices !bat th.ey had ,moved and ,Cb_an~ed thell' m.~Ung a~dr-:_ss. '« · ..., :~; . ' ~·· ; • ' ' . .- · ! ~ ~ · • • • ..,,. .• • .-~ =- -. ,. - . ~ An average d~la~ o( a mQDth i!l .reported (n. mQSt cases, causmg ··:f 8P ~~l?~' , ~.ry:J~~Ufi~~1!11~--~tt~_}he~- ~a,m1hes--fp~~.:~f'fina.i:i- · considerable hardsbip tO th~ men involved. · ' '- ~.f ~ll t~~~· ·,, . . . or \,.,.,,' -1, , ); '_ - , . ,. -:: ·~ , : · "· . "',-· ·-· I ..: c -11 ~... ... ,~, .:~ ... ~ ' ~ '\. ' ~J.1~-rtt -~ ..:>~:"'. ~J ' ' ':~I . , . . . ..... :· ~ I ' ... I \ • 't .~· !o • • • .,;~. ~ 1·;~ , ..... y �, \. >-. • • • ' • .. •1 trm~~m•·~ .~1r ·~IU\ -~. \ • CUl'rently in the Brighton · USPHS hosp~~al near Boston, ·Mass., are. Seafarers Raymond L. Perry, Michael J • .Shauc}ule111y, William McKen,. Ebner Grose and· Berto10· Crilz, i;:-epoJ'ts. Port A.gent E1,1gene Dak~n, perry· was formerly t~e chief steward on the SS Maxton ~ and was laid \lP with a .heart condition. He is i~proving and expects to qe reSeafarers aboar CI the Stdl-Fable~ed in tl.!e near future. Shaughnes~y, .~ho last sailed as . a? o~er on the SS Council Grove, c~u~ht pneumonia and was hospitalized early ricator are detemil ..ed to get neces~ry repain-donF a~ the next ih J~nuary. ·ae expec't s to be discfiarged so~n. : · McKenna sailed last as AB and deck miintainance on t:he Bents payoff.. A motion by Seafarer ym-emt T•rallo: e~Jin~Clel~gat~; 1.ec,. onded by .Boberto :ao.eo, steward" .delegate, wai~ ·p!lJ'.Hd a~ .the last Shipboard meeting to, ' llOtify hea'd. quarters co"ncerriirig the " PO~tpone: ment of these rep.a irs from .port to. - po~. ,, : ;t,' ; ' ',\O -~ - ..... . ----- SIU men. on the Seamar (Calmar> have heard about tlie Atlantic and Gulf Com.,anies Fee~ing ~~lan and Shaughnessy Grose Perry a~ anxious to. see it ins!all~d op . their ship. The · crew ' !ta.s: aslte<:f· t.o' Fort. A calcium deposit around a valve i~ the he~rt hospitalized him, have .someon~ from the Food Plati and he is.,to be operated upon at the Massachusetts General ~ospitaL come aboard wheri the skip· i>ulls ·, .Tb~ operation a delicate one which - involyes ~pening the,_:_ heart in· to check stores and food. Meats and clearing ·away the calcium. . . . · on · the ship ' have been- se<i'ond Grose, former bedroom utility on the Waldo, also caught pn~um~~ grade, th~ !!few notes. r ,.,. . ,, and is now taking tests and undergoing treatment. · Cruz last saile<t t. ~ as a utility messman on the St~e.l Voyager and was .ho~pitalized .by a fractured jaw. After a few more wee.ks ot hospitaltzation he should 1 More in .sorrow 'than·· in anger, ... be released. · _ ~rewmembers of' tge OJion Clipper Seafarers are remi!lded to visit their ouddies in the ..J!ospitals and note that the shjp's rallio i!J>erator write letters to them when they are on shor~ leave or have a few spare seems to have blown· a transformer. · hours. · · Judgfug .from his· commen~s- on the I ~rew, lie has_ ~J!eri oscillatfug . 'Jeremiah O'Bme . Luther WJ.q' USPHS HOSPITAL Almer Vickers , Pon WinlJ BALTIMORE, MD. ,w"1ely and broadcasdrig on ·all fre- ' na, .. ~ '!._.._ - •s .I Ramon Aqueda Ben 1. Bone . Charles Cawley Robert Davis , Eusebie Gherman Go1·man Glaze Robert Godwin Cecil Hughe!: James King Frederick Leeds Luciano Lorenzi , George Lucas Allen Nat.Iman Francisco Nichola1 John Nordstrom Dennis Pierce William Rolllns Shelby Sizemore Edgar Smith Jose Soares, William Swilley Edward Trainer USPHS HOSPITAL - BRIGHTON, MASS. Harry Murray E lmer Grose Herbert Mclssac · R aym·~nd P er r y USPHS HOSPITAL · GALVESTON, TEXAS Earl Alverson G-eorge S c'hmidt Lawrence 'Floyd Billy Wo,rd Robert Nielsen John Ward . William Pittman" William Walker USPHS HOSPITAL SA VANNAH. GA. John Powers Clarence Dees Jack Wenger • David McCollum Edward Polakoff USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Thomas Allen · Clyde Leggett Thomas Andrews Felix Marciahte Orville Arndt Marion ·Martin Edward Avrard Alvie Means Wllli<1m E argone Michael Miller Nicholas -Bastes H . W. Minkler John Bigwood John Naugle Accurso Bonti Marvin Nesom John Brooks Richard Pardo Rode.r ick Brooks Loui.s Peed Edniond Burch Francis Regan Vincent Cali Ric1!_l!i'd Roberts William Counts Ramon Rogue . Thomas Dailey GJ?sta Rou]'.!e Geor ge Dobronicb Ira . Smith -Benjamin Foster · Luther Spell Harry Hebert ' · George Steele Manuel Joao .Charles Summerall Foster Juneau Walter Ulrich George :Kasprzyk Alton Wactor Edward Knapp · David Williams Leo Lang Nelson Wood Bene LeBlanc Donald' Woods USPHS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY .Joseph Bass Otis· Gibbs Matthew Brcuno Bart G:uranick Gi•egor lo ' Caraballo Taib Hassan Leo Carreon John Hazel Wade Chandler . William Kenny Mallory Coffey - Ludwig Kristianaen J'osenh r.,.x, Leo Mannaugh oTolui Driscoll Prlmitivo Muse , ' R. Wate~d - ..~ • .... • " USPHS HOSPITAL . SAN: FRANCISCO. CA,LIF. Wlllla~ Adams ~ward Huizenga Louis Firlie Orban T.empleton· George Hill ;..'!: k i" USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLANI>'. NY Oscar Adams Thomas Lauer Charles .Ber'gagna Thomas Lelia:y John ,Cormier Edgar· Luke Jqaquin Cortez· Andres, Maldonado Victor Doca r Joseph ,..Morton · George Doherty PhWp Pron William Drew Samuel Small Artemfo Fernandez Henry Smitb · Augustus Francis Vicior Solano M. Gottschalk i E. SpauldinlJ ' · iluan Hernande, · · Fernando Tlaga August Jensen - Claude . Ylrgin ~eonard· Jones . . · · p~an.- • . >J . · W.e.__all a fl'eed with our broth- · er 'that ff -you had six years of ~· time an(I wa~ "1nable _ to. work, •DY . Seafarer ahpuld ba · ·• "'" ·.,:,· -~~ Want ·New .~ ~· $6ipp_lng"Rules ·. . )fo th~ Editor: x. . • ' We, the following crew memAn let.teri to ·the~ edifo,.. f01' bers of the SS Steel Maxet, re- '.publication in ·the -SE4.FA~· quest that" the ft>llo~i~g be In- _ ·. ERS !-OU m~ be afgned serted· into the shipping rules .. ·- · b11. th,e tmiter: Names· will , , at the earllesf' convehience .posbe urithhdd u)lon request. ·· slble. · .. ,.. · · ·· · · I " .. > - • • • .,\When two 'or- more men Jl· cov~~ed, in case of a disability , the sa~e -capacity are shi~pel;l . d-uring seryice wltl\' an SIO·-con- : on ~~e same ~llU, tqe ma!l._.with tracted ·company. ... ·-.. ~ -- the oldest shipping card shal~ 'we would like to., heat; from have...... preference ~ cboosin~ other brothers-on their feelings watches that are open, down the about -the new 'plans we have' .line. In any event, class A men bro,ught to headquartel's. · sliall ~~ve. pref~repce- ove: B Crew~'member of Seamar .a.Dd 9'1llen .shipping .~n .the same '· ... . ... · _. § all, ·at ;a11 times.." · "' . "°, . : ~ Praises LOG's' . I•~. c· ,. OVerag·8 ,W U . liSted lb "Drydock" at the N ' A. · H~ -H. · L. Benn~t ' J: F. BueklJ' Alvin A. ,Sellco John G. Newman' Howardf c : .sutc'benon .. ·Paul M. Hebert J. 1. BtCks · _ . II; V. Fernandes 1'1. Rodrlfues t ,,.,-E. Hayden E •. R. Pedersen ·L., Rein.chuck ii. L. Moore Q 'G. Mcl..ellan .~ I~· Johnston '. :· - · · ~"' ...t t- ~. ~ Knot 'Q&tS Ma'Ster"s Cheer• Seafarer Ron~ld _Carraway. and his · vtife, '· th, .form·e r .Georgia Switzer of Gulfport; ·Miss., smil~ after.-bein'9 , married at the Government ~t.ree~ .;.-: First P.resbyterian, Churc~ in · ' Mobile ·on Janua,.Y 11, 1960. Seafarer Carroll ,F. Q~innt. (AB). was the ~est:· (S!C~nd~ best, really) mari. . '$eafarer CarraWf!,y'~ last . ship was· tlie Alcoa Pioneer. ' · ·• . _:-.., . VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS Raymond Arsenault MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL 'MT, WU.SON, MD: Georee Davia .V A HOSPITAL ... KECQUGHTAN, VA.' .. Joseph GW · SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY ; . Thomas Isaluiell ,_ ,· TBIBORO HOSPITAL quencies . at tpe :s~~ ~ tlme. It . should be exP.•ained thai ihe Qtlon clipper Is ·op. a tanker"... shuttle which is enough ·to make a~y man ·irascible at times. ' · · JAMAICA. NY 1 . • Jalnei Russeij · US SOLDIERS HOME _ WASHINGTON. DC · WilltllJD Thomson ~ -~ ~ ';t; ,.,-- ~ .. On the· Lucile BloOmfleld, re-·· . i ,ports meefini chab;m~ Sten Warner and .. meetfug -Sec.re~afy 'Lee ·: de Parlier, "th¢x:e's '"~ig cQn~ro­ versy going ··:on 4·ea~i.Q'g,-.with th~ sU:bject of · bli(ck-eyed peas ~d. ,beans • • • ,fs·, ~e .bla~k~r.~ ·;'pe~ a.pea or a ·b.ean~ D,icµonan~~..._.cans and packages .· of tpe.. dimuted article-, bear- otit bgqme'nts· on both sides .. and .tbe,,..~en !l~ve~ \Vritien ·to th-e LOG r~questfug _the poop,..on. the blaclt.-e,Y.ed· peJl·· :"- : 'i A~SWERf As ean ·~e· ·expected, the ·so~called ·tilack~Y,ed ~ pe_a ·· 1s a ;· bean:. But' this· . lsn"~ ·~~Y!lii~ . .~usu~l'. ·~ .•· , .·a,} yhllle.•~!1'f :a; fish,: . swiSs . steak doesn't comtf ' from, . . ·, Switzeriand a nd chow miin: wa~1 lli-· vented iQ. flie good .:Qld :4S:A:.. ~Y~k; • the blilck:ey~ :p«t.•. ~!J~ a1~e~Jl, ·..Jias J always~ b~en a ·~n;~ and p·ecull;irly ·.enotigh;~.Wj.JJ. aJw!lY,s .~e;a . b~~- ~ ··1r41i!!"""!-..llii.iiJio"""""~""'"'~....,~•'!!" a 1 ', so. '~~~7.:·J~ ~ ·. ~· ..~ .. ' "~hank ,yo.1!"· for ba)>y Van . Dewey ,Riviere. Yo~r bond w~ · .the ftrst of what I hope will ~ • a PlfDD~ savings 'accoum ·J or ' his futur~. ~our, warm . letter ,was also deeply appreciated. .t ' " v • w_,,.. • • I . .' " Mn. Ed•ard IU'1~!'e " . '" 'Ucl Vpn , · . .• ~ · .- .usl?Hs ·hospital · ln -New ~r- Dose leans. ( . .,~.... ~- , .. ~ Mighty .thoughUuI.of .you _.and your .staff. _My complimen~~ for!_ To the Edltol': - ,_ ~ . -~ . . such thorou_~~ and ~ tho~ghtful · This notice· was ·posted' on · ' the ship's bulletin board on Chri!ltmas Eve .day by the master. }Ve believe it was v.e ry well... USP~ H'OSPITAL . , SEATTLE, WASH . . Arthur Brown George Little · ~ 'Arthur Ettrst • • James Mitchell Jonas Heldt S. Ct Tuberville HARBOR . GENERAL HOSPIT<AL .• TORRANCE. CALIF; Edward Jo'1»son · VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS. SD Clifford Womack USPHS HOSPITAL Fr: WOR'l1H, TEXAS Richard Appleby Max· Olson 'Benjamin Deibler Peter Sotlre \ Woodrow Meyers Joseph P. Wise Albert Ogletree , tb' w•• 11.e1e on the · I would like to: thank Sfa- . .. seamar recep~ about an ·ttem 'farer• ~ntern•Uonal 'U~on .. for I - in the :C...OG an4rv would-. ll~e :lheir ~rpmpt a~nµDn -~/;.the. .· to cqneur- with that one and ,let 1 clai.ga I filed for maternltY bene- .~ . you know bow we'.feel about the ' ~ta. · . . · , , ·· .. ; . . proposals ' for a new retirement ''l w9qld al~o like . t~ 181' To U,e Edlio'l': . Sure appreciate reading the TuOG. It's the next best thing to- shipping. (I'm an SIU man who ran aground six~ years ago.) Witn thtee · brother~ an<l two uncles-· in ·tne SIU your "Seafarers in Dry~ock" lft,lre c9me( iii handy. FQr example in Vol. XXII, No. ~ :of .Jan. 15, '1960, issue of· the LOG, my. brother Sewando·,: Jess~ ·· Canales· -was - slu . ,~·:~~ ·~~~ "~/~ ~-=!e.Y ..~~·,~~ .. · A meetln• · 1 ' AB And·Ma.s ter f ...~~-~Im ,..,... New ·- Iral®M- ..~. . ' ·. ~ · ~:~-~ ~· t ,. ~ • : .!':-j' " '. ~ -,,-····"'-'"·""· .~"To- all perso~nel: - ,'Throughout" the wox:ld :at-· : this time t~e .P,ltrase "Pea~e . , . on earth, good wHl towatd ·. men," is being echoed in· ., song and verse. ~ ~ · "frliese .. words 'bal{e · a ·SP't . cial .meanipg ab~ard ..th~ Rose Knot, for through , yo~ ef:-. ''lortS, tlie .lnlor~atlon neces. .,,sa:qr to · forgiiJg)'the -~stru• · ,. · -~ents 'of ~peace .1~ be~g oJJ:;.' 'fained. Also, the good fet:. . lowship you have .exll'tbited t~ward e~ch uther, de.,Pi~e tli~. long periods at sea, is .a credit to -y~~· your ship ~d · your· prgaiiization ... ,. · _ ·I sincerely r �.. Further more, as yet ~~re bave been ~o foul ups and th11 has been one of .the~Qst rational cr~ws we've ever s,eeri. ., Currently we ate in .Chitta. gong, East Pakistan, where , we've been for the past six . weeks, discharging and waiting for money to pay off debts in· . curred during our stay. Steel Age Helps The Steel Age was . here Jan. 26 and .made a· hundred and fifty dollar donation t o us for emergency purposes. At this ti.rile we · wish to extend our deepest thanks for the same~ and their generosity. In ·closing, many members 'be.; lieve that these fly-by-night operators who are running ships _ to death and then abandoning short on food and everything them should be made to put ui> else, including safe conditions" - - enough money (in escrow) to then something has to be done. cover pay rolls and other costs. Just a few lines t.=-om another Valiant ship that hasn't gone a~nd yet, mainly, out of sheer· luck and. the fact that maybe Davey"' Jol;les doesn'~ want...th"is kind of- rust pot 'in his big ·l9cker." . r ' • ., The crew has been a credit to I the better.. tra~itious of going to sea. They've had ·to drink brackish water,• have bathed in ·· · ~ water loaded with fuel oil, ha~ water · leaking . through• their overhead, have been denied ~ proper draw·s and mail service, SS Vafi.ant . and allotments .)lave . been sent _to their Jl'ependents back home bunch . of. dl~p~r' damp •kids, d~ . t~ncy or· beefing; but if thes~ Jpconsistent.ly.' · that we have taken all this with- / people are going to operate o·~ 9ut a · certain amount of milithe basis of a "long .on cargo,, Don't .believe -that we are ·a ' ~ SHl.PBOARD SKETCHES / / e: ' 0 ' ~' Alcoa Artists .by Ben Gtaham . '~- I . ' M E-ET..I NG- ·iiJ,30 ION.IGHT ... · ·1 · make a ( Asks -New Lay-Up' IJule To the Ed~tor: · ·, C. J. Kumpczy.nski, AB, and J. Sam~orski, OM, point the stack of the Alcoa Planter with the· Alcoa four-star .symbol. The Planter had been chartered out to · another !ine for a while, cind the Seafarers are shown covei:iQg .the former compc;1ny's emblem _with the Alcoa sym~ol. · · ' - . . ~ ' ' that tlie fire must h.ave calised ·\. Likes LOG'S a great deal of property loss to • , • the Brazilians: so th~y got to--' .' JIUYlng' Guide gether and collected a large , · To the E"a.itor: amount of clothing and some . r wish to commepd' the LOG . money, that their Brazilian . in particular on one of the feabrother!i might have a happy 1 ChriStmas. tures it. runs regularly, among its many excellent features, and This gestur.e of brotherhood h and kindness will , forever be t at is Sidney Margolius' column; a very interesting and in. remembered by the men who . sail in the Patos Lagoon area, for'mative piece of reporting. who will continually be grateCould you print in a future ful to the American seafarer issue of the LOG, in the "Laand the SIU members ..''- bor Roundup" corner what hap. Alfred 'Olivera pened in -the bitter--textile -mill strike in Hendersonville, North Carolina las.t year? Paul Arthofer ,A ppreciates SIU (Ed. note: Th~ strike is still · on and strikebreakers are still Welfare. operating the plant.) To &he Edi&or: · · \ . . t 't ~ ­ ' I received the wonderful _,, . . ._ . .gifts 1 from tlie SIU trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Flan . . • a Benefit Aids - . carton of ·cigarettes and a $25 . Sttafare rs Widow Christmas bonus . • . along with .. To the Editor: the · . regular weekly hospital I want to thank the SIU for benefit,· and I'd~ like. to send my the nice check I- received a. few thanks · to' the SlU trustees and da~is ago from the Seafarers membership ·· for •,the' splendid W~lfare "Plan.- - It came just . work done by the officials of th~ when me and my family needed Union: . it t he most. Word~ ~annot say .how IhucJ~ I · expect to , visit the - Union. ·.hall soon and· will let E. B. Mc- - I a.ppre'Ciate the '. way you came A:uley, the Welfare representa- t hrough so quickly. I also want tive, know that I appreciafe his to thank y.ou for your nice letwofk in helping me to get \vell, · ter of sympathy r.esarding ttie ·llll,d gettil)g m~'-to ~tafen Island d,eath of my husband, the · late• USPHS in time. , · , · WUliam Havelin. ' · ·!"',' · ._ · ~ ~<James· Russell .,...1 Mn. _Ca~Je . Han.Un ~- ' "' ·t , "' . Help . ' ' ' . \ ~··,~:'Ii,.,,_. ·o:s. ~ . "I ,. �:.i0..e_. . : -8 - s .-_, _· . - ·:.· ·..! , , : D·_ .·.·. . • · . .:OfSIU Stiip-: · g s · Meetln e . . - - .• · . ,._. • · , · ' - · .... _.. • •• '. SE.AMAR (C•lmer>. D.K. 7-Ch•lr· , men, Tony t._n11•1 Secritf.ry, .J. ~r· - "shill. Ship'• · delel•te ' to ~~nt)lct ~:::::::~::::~:::.::: Dec. 27....,.Chiilrmal'i, Pate 11rny1e1 Stc:rna;y; Bl•ncurd. No'""beefs : aboard sh!.P. ·s12o.19· 1n. ihip's fund. \ vote ~to •. buy more·. playlns··. cuU. · cri6ba1e_, · ·b~d• an~ free- !:o.JteS'· UJ\UI ~rlv.d in New York: •·· . . \ ~ .,. --i. ... .. ,.,.. - ,j . ~ .- .. ..: .. FOR!f'. HOSK-Nl'r,:,<Cl!ln,__ ·.Strvlce>1. Dee. 21:.~1111fm•n, Ptul G•ztc1 · .S ·· Secretary, R. K•..Holt. D~e to shoFt reftry,. w; o."' w1111am1: Ever.Y thlnc~ run, captain will permit the crew -to has been oby. Watertight door -,e:. · draw on their OT. E. H. Sayre elect· paired. Ariy .cre11imember . :on' bOard ed · ship's treasurer. Traveler's checks six months or mor.e will be · en• may be giveJI' company agent in Gijon for titled. to· transportation. slil.J!.' s fUnd, for exchange; · ..,. 528.02. · Ne... slrlp'• dele1ate ·elected. Panir}'man mollld- ~ milre careful MOUNT RAINIER <American Tramp' With -coffe!! cups . and In ···1.eneral':" JiLO· 3-Ghalrman, James Shnhan1 tcleaning of pantry. Donatlon1i..Hked Secretary, J. L. Hod11e.s. Ail repairs for repairing of 'TV antenna. Cblef to be taken care of. Subsistence will cook asked to be more·· careful with be entered- on payroll of .Dec. 26. All; mea.ts. · .: hands requested to keep pantry clean. _ Cr.,e'W asked not to put .cigarettes in · STEEL DIRECTOR (lsth!!Jl~n), ...Q!!. toilet J,lo)ll~s. No beers. · 27-Chalrmaq, fHnk Timmons; Sec· --retary, Charles St•mbul. Two ~n MAIDEN CREEK <Waterman>, Jan. hospitalized. $31.48 in "Bhip'a fund 10-Chairman; William Holland; Sec· - minus coat · of last telegram to Union. retary, John Ballday. Francis - L. Motion made to wilien mes.shall after Wurm taken off the ship in Japan. , ste}lmtables ·are removed. MeJ18hajl Doing faj.rly well according to doc.· ~s not large. enough. .._ ·, tor's report. Will return to US soon. , ·Minor repairs are being done · o• ·ship. ~ STEEL- WORKER <Isthmian), l>tc. Ship's fund $17.47. Thirty hours or-- 17-Chalrman, ·. J. , Kr•mer1 Stcr~t.,y, disputed OT. Special .meeting to be W.- !o4· ~and. - Repair · list ls J? be held in presence of port agent be!or'--. mad~ out ,br each .department ~ dele· payoff. .· gat~. Ship s . fUnd $26.63. $5 was . do· . nated -t!>- ship=s book and', · magazine, ,._ ·fund. . .t.. Kramer ~was elected ship's YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), Nov. delegate. ,.Jt . is . ~equested 'tliaf the I-Chairman, M. D. Green; .Secret!ry, ~ash,jng machine be kept clean and" J .. J . Cabral. One . man hf>s.plta~ed in - tliat clotlies .be remov~d alter th~y·~ara. Piraeus. Request thnt m1llmg time be ·W-y because of the r danger - uf tliem •. po~te~ o.n J'.'fiday ~~ht · tiy'. 4 P_M Wfen fallltig intO. the engin11/ ": ~L ·~:<.· ;.-~' · ship is m p·o rt with no delimt.e ·time • , ~ . -- - - , ;-'. • .•· • for saili!lg· Vote of tlianks to steWD.rd_ ALCOA 'ARTN~R- <A:lcoa>, -Dec. h . · · department. ; Chalt man, Nolan L. Flowers;-: Se.er..- .. Dec. 6-Chalr man, J. C. Lewall.e~; - f'i ry, Wllllam , Scott: ,lji'o _ beefs. _/l'l:i'e ,_ • • Secretary,-;!. J. Cabr-al. Elected ships -, crew is··eautioned· to keep ste\redor.er " delegate: Ship ~ai~ei:I- short a 2nd ': out of cr.ew ·qual'ters while in' Alex· ' 1 electrici~n. All rep_!lirs_ to be taken andrl!j. Tlie stewar«J .depJ. tliailli.s.~t~. care of m ~ew Orleans. Jlequest that · crew £01( ·their coop.eration· in the 'ship be fumigated . for ·rats. . feeding . system. It ls ' requested to.::: . -.- . keep · -~irty IJJ:len out of Jiil:ssageway ., STEEL _MAKER · <Isthmian> •. Jan. 17 · n·ear . tlie lock.! ir;; A sugges.t ion'-- was_. -Chalr111an, c. G. McLellan; Seore- madf:that:..the Central Safety Commit· . _tary,_ H. L. Bennett. The.. vov•~e ' P,!' -tt:e_ ·investigate ·the.'- pci,ssibility · of"· 'a 1 whole · has been good. Vote -<of cha)rging the position of the ·bell .on . · thanks to the steward departmentlind '_·'bow as'"its .pr esenf:posltlon and ..helghti, , ·to ~rothe!-' !3ennett f9r.·taltin~ care of 1- i!J !Jazardous to men working -O~ a:n: mail. Ship s fund stan,ds at ·$50.53•., cb9i wirrdl11ss, '· . • 1 '<"' •. .Man left in hospital in Port Sallf. ,.No · ·.·-~:·-· ~__ ·'-:• ':' beefs. "<-...-: I. ; _";r. , .· DEL ORo · IMlssls~lppl>, E!ec. 12---- · . _. ··•., '. · ·- Chairman, M. :r. Morrl11 ·secretary, COE VICTORY <Victory}, •n. ·u:- · ·HenrY· · c. Gerdes. one .Jl)an liostS.l· .. Chairman, J. Fuller; S!lcrttary, ;J. ~. tallZed in Buenos Aires. One man' Coyle. Discussion took piace concern- . missed ship ·1n Rio. No beefs:" Shlp'1 - ing members who are always beefing fu1.1d $15~ . · :1 . · ". ,~ about attending the meetings. O.ne :Ian. 3-Chalrman,- Geofit. Duncan; man missed slilp in Spain •. ShlP's fund Secretary, Fr•nk s. Paylor, Jr.·· :sa1: is S9.19 •. Discussion held ori need for .ance of ' ship's fun'd ls S22.25 •. Frank· ne\~ mattresses, refrigerator and a, hot Paylor ,.elect~.~ , as" shiJ>'•.· ~eleg~te. · w.ater urn to replace coffee ur.n.- Some· New cleaning achedlll_e - for ;laundry · to be ~~osted. · : ,,. ' disp1.Jted OT. s. - OCEAN •DEBORAH (Ocean Traniportation>, No d~te-Cilalrman, A. Yarbor.Ougb; Secretary, c. Nickerson. One· man missed !llilP i~ Galveston. Elected ship's delegate. Suggj!stlon made to have ship fyJDigated. Every. thing r.unning smoothly. LONGVIEW V-1 CT 0 ·RY <Victory . ·-carrlers>. · ;l•n. 20-Chalrlnan, G". Stan· ley1 Secretary, R. t,Acc;utchaon: S8;18 in,..a!tlp's fund. Ship delayed in sail· ing _t'wo hours Jn New Orleans. .~ote of thanks to c:·W. White for refresh: uients at .Christmas. . . BEAUREGARD- <Pan·Atl•ntlc), Jan; 1.....Ch~irm•n, .•·_ Br~w~T - ~•creta,ry~ • ~UCll:E ....Bt:OO~FIELD (Bloomfield),, l' Qec:'-2~hairman, NUs ,aeck1 ..;seer.,. ·. tary; ,Lea.de! Ptrller. NoJ>!lefs;·;P,aker ·,_ hosP,i_tallzeil ~ Breipe.rbav.en, NoJ ify·. wiHr if wasliing machine _or laun.4-rY~ ~ ami: va.tnli' allowly-' Ind b~- WI.JI ·clear ll!UJ!e .. -crew 1' asked 1!ot t~ :i>ut soap in · sink between -meals as ·1t coats the. . cups and caiuies illness. · :· • . ·; Nov.- 10-Chalrmin. ~ Steve W•111terJ · Secret.,.y, ,Lee de. Parlier •. · Salling . b·oard time to £0 accordfug to apee. ment: not by company · clilr.ificatlon. Mate 10 no.tified· by pat'rolmail a~ pa)!··· ; of!: , For . benefit. of . members; -agr.ee · .. ,.( ~ent pertaining t~>_--thl1 - matt.~r _read ·, and'·exp~ned. No beefs. -'Harry Hui-;:L to~ _elel;_t~ ,new ·:'1P'• ~~lega~e." '4.-: -.;;· �The caniqes h,CI their day at.the New YorU1all recently when two Seolaren brought in• their pets -for general admiration.. At left, bosun John Swiderski shows off two toy silver poodles which he . raises as er hobby. · Geo,rge Farago displays "Killer-~" .a terrier. SilJ BABY --AlllVALS .. . "' ' Frederick Lillard Contact .the vault record clerk at SIU headquarters. Important. ;t. .r,, ;t. I George F. Martin Get in touch with your mother at 232 NW Woodland, Boulevard Ave., Deland, Florida (c/o Frierson)• .;\; -;\; ;\; Edwarf:l Kratochvil . Get in touch· with Carmen Lan~• . RD 2, Stepney, Conn. ;t. ;\; ;t. Stephen A. Mang-old Your sister in Framingham, Ma$$., is anxious to hear from you. ;\; . ;\;. ;t. Charlie· .Johnson Contact Joe Cle~ at 70 West 115 St., New York City (Apt, 7). ;t. • . ,,,. "1,-i •.. _ ·scHEDULE. Of J ,. • - : ~ lMeanwhil~, . MTD 1 Round•The-Worrd ·.~ ·Wirelep: iro~deasts.·Continuti ~ :. :.;_ ~ .: .·~. ' I' f I ' I SIU MEETllQS SH1 membership meet- .' ;\:. ¢. John So-Stanley Anyone knowing the · whereabouts of the. above man is . asked to have him contact his 'Wife at 192 23rd Street, Brooklyn, NY. ;\:. ;t. ;\:. Ex-Pacific Venture Arrangements have ' been made for all crewmembers from the ~ 1ngs are . ~ . regu ar Y Pacific Venture to receive a dis~ every twQ wee•s on Wed- ..charge covering t,heir ~ervice-­ · nesd~ nig~ts at 7 PM in ; aboard the vessel.- Seafru:ers can -s1·u · Afl s · get this discharge by writing to · q Ir , .. , ·..P91't_ s.,. ea- the United States Shipping Com, ; f_Qt-e~-; . ~"1 . ~xp~ted to-- mi~sioner, Custom_ -Hous~, Baltiaffend· t1ro$e who wish Jo more 2, Md. It will be forwarded · i..._ -, , - • ·": d . shouId reques t to the commissiqner nearest' you.. EHJ exc.,,~ o\'. · ,;t. ~'_per,issi~n·; ·_by telegram ' A pensioner willing to do light : ( ~~ . surfi' J9__l11~lude re.gi~- 'superintendent's. 'Yor!' 'iti ,iwo. small tratiorr number) . The next ,' houses h~ Queens is o~~ered a room. ·1J Anyone interested, contact Georges . IU · meehngs Wt e: L. Pitour, 31-49' 36th street, Long .'.'~,:·:"- February l"7 Island City 6. NY. Tt:l: RA s..(if2~. ; '· . . ~ ;t. .. t . ,. '"r ,_ · · March 2· · Thomas s .. Kline... .,. . · · ·~· i.¢o~tact · Fforence ' ~cKinJley. •· ·. h fd S · ., ·· I b MarGti' t6 . , -"' :· . ·. 1 ·~ ' , !.~tant~ l,ll!il· :w.~!i.!1J·c r:. ~ _ .of, �'. place;.to · boost the _eugo .capacity. Und,er the Plan discJ:osed by· Cus; toms, the .operator proposes tq have the new mld·sectlolfs to.wed-•to t~ . us .'Yith a. fime ~w · temporarily . attached - lor nayiga'tlo.Dfl '· purl>Q!ies .. The~· bow then Will -be ·detached and all tile:. cciristfuctfati, I.t Subsequently disposed of these vessels i n favor of converted-:'C;2s that' carry .-some 225 trailers ..ori deck and in the ho ids. The traifer . boxes are loaded ·a'nd discharged via . ·special shipboard ga n.try cranes. Ac ~ ion by Customs in approving the plan to import mid-body sec~ tions represents a shift. in· the 4efinition of a domestic vessel. whicb has to be American-built throughout. - - In the "jumb9-izing;, ·process, an existing vessel is cut apart, the old mid-section is cut away and a new, enlarged section is inse1ted in its • P·l ant -Down ' . ~aremar - ln :-F()t. Repair .NORFOLK - The Orem.ar (Cat- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 12, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU GAINS DRY CARGO PAY BOOST MTD BLASTS US SHIP BLACKLIST TIPS FOR SEAFARERS ON FEDERAL INCOME TAXES MEMBERSHIP GROUP WORKING ON NEW SIU CONSTITUTION TUG OLDTIMER, 3 OTHERS OK’D FOR SIU BENEFITS SIU WINS INCREASE IN WAGES, OVERTIME BLOOMFIELD SIU VESSELS GET HIGHEST PHS AWARD MA BOOSTS GREEK FLEET HEARING AIRS RR-ICC LINK SIU WINS NEW CONTRACT FOR GULF SULPHUR TANKER COURT NIXES FMB ‘MONOPOLY’ POLICY BLUE CROSS $ BID SPURS UNION PLANS AMMI MAKES A DISCOVERY: US TANKERSHIPS IN BAD SHAPE US INSURANCE BAN SLOWS UP NEW STARTS IN RUNAWAY BIZ FORAND BILL: HEALTH AID FOR AGED FACES BATTLE UAR SUEZ BOYCOTT NETS ‘PRIZE’ CARGO MUTILATED CG PAPERS CALLED BACK MOBILE CREWS UP 3 MORE SHIPS US SHIPPING BOOM SEEN VIA SURPLUS LOAN DEALS WEISBEGER REELECTED BY SAILORS IMPORTED SECTION FOR JUMBO TANKER OK’D ON US RUNS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/12/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 4 1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/d58252542575c74d48e91b83728dbb10.PDF 3af364ed3c002e04a05f46560d83b171 PDF Text Text Jan. 29, 1t60 . 1 • ' 0 if FI C I A ~ 4 0 R6 A N .Q F : TH E S E A FA R E R S I N T E,~ N AT I 0 N A L , U N t 0 N AND GULF DJ STRICT • AFL-CIO • r . ., I .; 'i ·ramp ee -----------~----·-------' Story On Page 3 ' .. , ! . �s H ,Ii ~ ' ~· ..• , . *' ' . t 0 . ,, .Pl . ' 'r'U .. Je:. Jt~<' ..· a~c~. 1s .; , ·Wf!:·:· . :~ r)~':' :~ $E.tf. F.tfRERS .... t. .;~ ' • ,., J ' • f. ! LOC t ' 1 I I_ . ;: 1 · ... j ' I A US Navy policy which places another impossible . bur- · su)?s~quently ceased. operating, with the loss of 'SIU jobs. elauses have been •tandard fo! more than two yean In den on the hard-hit American-flag independent tanker The current situati.on 'has involyed- the SIU because ti all eontrac;ts for ships chartered to haul oil in -the •Sues fleet has been denoun·ced by 'the SIU. . The Union is pro- · strikes at pne .s egment of shippi:Jlg the Union has )>een Canal-Arabian area. • •- · . ' . testing a Navy policy which', in eff~ct, allows a foreign na- fighting hard to help preserve, particularly through Its '!:he last MSTS call for bids included one r.o ' e detion tc? bar Am~r~can~fl~g ships fr.om carrying .US Govern- participation in the Joint- Committee for Ametjcan·- Flag algnated as Jupiter, which goes . through ~e ~iti . ·.~n~l. ment carg_~es. pyi;cha~ed by the ,N~\fy. : Tankers and its efforts to increase_ oil cargoe1( for the The ·Navy said its policy was 'dopted ,aft,er a1t,incid'e ~ o~ The protest was , touched off tiy disclosures that, independent operators. · Dece'mber '.1s, 1957, when the ~-contracted . . ' . . . . tanker 'Nafor past two years, the Navy has beep making It virtualb' MSTS cargoes. have been1 a major SQllrce of reveque for tlonal Peace. was not allowed to .plCk .u p ..cargo in ~udl lmp0ssible for US-flag tankers to earry oil earsoes for the the independent ,.·operators, especially since .these opera- Arabia. The owners of the NJtional Peace are ·no~)ulng Military Sea .Transportation S.e n:ice If they )1ave ever tors have be~n unable to ob~ain charters fl-om 'the bla 'oll ' ~ Na\ry· for brea~h of contract. . I ' · .'' - \ ,. }. ~rade,d with Israel.. \ compa~~S,· ~ch found it more. '.P,rofitable t~ . qpe~t~ .~Two . New Y~-C'oh,reumerl also pi.pmptly· ' . ·~ted This Navy policy thus tacitly supports the Arab boycott through low-wage, runaway,,.flag operations. . ·: .. ~ '. , ~~ · NayY'S · U~ 9f the c.n~ell~~io.n claus~i. itel:'.; ' ·. , uel of Israel-another action which has Pf eviously been The current 'Navy policy csme to light in ~n '· MS'l;S : .."~~ller., (~.-:-1.fY). ~trodu~e~ , • : b~ ~ed at- i;a· ! loch rapped by the SIU ~s a. direct violation of the tradit!onal letter asking bids to. carry o~ .this month. - .. _ ,· : .. ·. ! i 'f~~o.nt,· ~~b~~~· Ja~o~ . ~av1~~ ~>. "!a~~ . concept .of freedpm of the seas, and as a violation of inte~The letter made H elear tJtat, _In ,t~e ennt 8'Y Ulp· .,,~ 1 '.~b ln :.~,!$ , .h~ said th~ ~U,.f_ciJDDO~,. eon~""'."'.- ··~-ter­ national compacts ·assuring freedom o-f passage through prevented from loading or dlsehal'&'fns. earso lt had ference ~th ~erl~an ,lhlppl~l'.f ~ , a1l •nre1 . 11rab the Suez Canal. prerioasly 'traded. wJtb &rael. the MSTS wo..id boy~~tt." ,· / Rep. Ce~er said that the Navy's . esc~~e 'Clause1 bave The SIU, protest was. touched off when the Arab nations right to.·eaneel. its eharter, -and the lhlP'•. oWnel'.· woal.i be blacklisted the SIU-manned Kem Hills and a number.. of beld responsible for any e~nses ~cwd.:. ' ., . . ·. ~d,e lt' virtuall¥ i~posslble ,f_o~ 11 ~~~eJ.;~f other ships .that had traded with Israel. The_Kem Hil~s~t the Pentagon, Na!y spokesmen f?O~ed .. . ~4!~ l~r~,1 to bid :on. ~i~~ary . ~~~-~~qflp'~~~ .-. .... ._ ) r . beeaw •a" ·the <, ~. ... Patients Fig·ht ·Hospital Slash .. 'An estimated t30 s ·e afarers and . other tubercular patients the Manhattan Beach (Brooklyn) Public Health ·serv-: ice Ho pital may find themselves in understaffed, inferior at ~~, ~imi·ff t1u~,,it~'s1 t,~~Jf.ne plans fo farm them out treatment., jSome 50 :other~ '· · ri ·• ~ · v.ril~"pe; ~w,itched to non-spec~alized PHS installations in San Francisco, Seattle or New 1 1 Orlean~ . . l ! : . Unoffici~l ' ' sohr~es had earlier reported that the. Public Health institution .at Sav,apnah, Ga., was ·, · , · , . A; petition signed -by 15Q of t.he patients an<;l directed to :ij.ep. Johii Rooney .( D.~N,Y.) ,. chairman· of the .Hous~ Appropriations 1 Gommittee, a~d other Cpngressmen . ·chax:ged that by contracting. out pat~nts to local institution~ in New "¥ork or npn-sp~cialized PHS facilities elsewhere, "the Service is avoiding its re~ponsibility and repl~cing it witli what we f.eel is al sport-~igh~;ct economy •. ··The steadily decreas: a1so due for ilie ax .this year. Howcve'r, while this may have been · c:mtemplat.ed, funds for the operat ',on of the Savannah ·hospital are included in the current budget. ing patient load at this hospital is amP,le proof of the effec~iveness of the treatment it provides · • · Certainly the hospital has not failed in its mission ... ". if.*he ;p:e1S ,g~{fS thtough; wdh fo-, in;h;~!ly~:!~i:n!~~.~ ~1J~~dp~~~~ r'cnt Paul Hall sent a communica- in J i;: : . '. _,_-1-..,__-.,,-"--__._~---:-~--:---.........------...------+ Puerto 1·1·c·o·. o''ck :Un1·on<s. J • .M. .· c· l t- d' A~o=p~~~:e~!~d~~~~l~:i:~:nce 01n,~. " . :erger.·. -o .mp1e e.. T~rty~~l~ ~;: d:2::~ ·o· - Safely i>Gck in the Stat~ab~r their ship ;grounded off Singopore, Valley . For.ge crewmen were welcomed at Seattle air, L SI"' p A·. Td ;o~k 'IJY k .., ort r\g~l1t ' e . ( ' ' ' . ".f ' /:-m to the . Surgeon .General of the of Health, Edueation and Welfare . . .SAN JUAN~The· Iast step- i.ri ~ompl~ting' the me;rger C;>f ~he the t.ime;-"the ship Str!<fc;k-, . HfS opposing fhe shµtdown. "If Arthur Flemming was questioned Internati~nal . Longshorenien's· l\sso~iation . and the . Inter- . re,r ~~nd pJ{ . got O'!fGY fq . .h rescut ~aft or swam ash,.or:e.. B th h ' d f L - · ~ · t ile. re 1·s no -i·oom for these men at sp~cifically' about .his policy on ·- +. · th e p· u bl'IC· Hea1th h osp1tals · n,cn_ 1 ona1· . ro . ker o, o o : on . g,s uo_i.:emen was.· · · · . . . · ·.' ,· , any of the PHS facilities," he de- closmg _ a. cc.omp1is. ed . The .7,000 -. '· i!lared, "then there is a need for in generaL In answer to this, he here last wee • ,ke~ping the Manhattan Be'llch fa- stated: "The Public Health ,hospi- dockworkers . bi Puerto Rico w~~ar(funds ..~d ,,ev~ntu~ a.g ree-:_ ' · '. .. ; • • ·::Jl·•e . cility open." tals are an integral and impprtant . 1J , . . a d. . mept on • ,single, ~ontract t9 re-. . - .. . .. . ~ .. . _ 11 , hi'le, all Seafarers have part of our program. 1 don't ~see wi now e. groupe un; . er a ,place ' the ·, sep~ate pacts. now Meanw how the Service couid operate sue- single council of dock\yorkers. ' existing. . . .. , . . . been·asked to write their Congress· ·, · . . . . • men to oppose· the closjng· of the cessfully without this system of , Jncl~~ed . ln· the. ag~ee~ent .w~re As In ·the States, dockworkers l.n e . ·provis.1ons for .. mergihg . eXIStlng ..1'uj!rtO Rfco· had be. en in two se.P-. . specialized TB; · treatment cent er. hospitals." _ ..patients at · , Manhattan Beach ' ~ate organizations, pr.for to the · · ~ / •.' . ' ~ 1 .• ~ • . • • . . . ' . rettµ"n ~f fie_. ~A to the AFL-CIO- Seaf~ra;from ihe vaueY. Forge, :ire also dispatching angry protests ''.) ° Con~~ssional le1tders. Many Medical Care For ·world Seamen . at the last ' AFL-CIO convention. which broke up recently on 'a reef J1ave charged that 'p atients are beUnder Par, Hea'Ith Grou'p'. Says The IBL in ~{! Sta~es, represen~- near Singapore 1 th s th Chin 8 ing informally P!-"essured to leave ing longshor~men on the Great .· · · n e ou yoluntarily right aW.llY so there will · Medical care for the seamen of· the world ls not up to _par:· the Lakes and on rivers ports, and tbe Sea, have collected µteir. ~ay _plus be no one .left around by the ·J une " ~~rl<J .H~alth . Q~gap}zation reports. ·This revelation follows ' by ILA,' r~pre'e~tlng deep se~ long- ·a •5.00 clothing allowan.c e . under ·15 ,deadline. a few' days the announcement made by' the Public Health Service. . shor1men · o~ the Atl~tlc and Gulf the terms of the SIU agreement. that it intend~ to close the doors of. its Manhattan Beach· TB hosand .~n Can~da, have' alrea_dy com- . All hands w~re rescued ~ . The men "Wer i · d pital, a move which will send an estimated 130 patients to inferior , pleted their .St,ate_sid.e mergiJlg. ·tnstitutioits elsewhere~.. , _.. J'articlpatlng ,hi:'the. Puerto Rico, h d e nv01v.e , 10 • The !lrticle sugg~s-ted est~bllshment ·of general .health s~rvices . , t~lks, along 'with .1'A. a~~ · fgrme~ az~ ~us rescu~ · ope_rati~n. :- as 1 Jan. 29, •1960 Vol. XXll, No. 3 in foreign ports .for sailors of all nations. ' It noted;- however, IBL .officials .both .ii:i Pue~to Rico eno~ous waves prevented• aome that this project would take time to jell, Also suggested was the ' and in the States was SIUN.A:-Pres- of ~e~ · {rom r.e aching a tug, that · dra~ng up of an intemational· medical .facility ..apeeme~t 'which, . , ldent" ~~ul ~all'_ an~ .Pet~r . Mc-. had . eome. ou,t 'to pick them·. up. •• • _ : ·.Gavin,. a.ss~~nt ~o ¥.i..;c1q ~~rest.. One: lifeboat~ transferred •eight agam, would involve a great qeal of tiine ~nd e_ffor:. . . , I • . . . PA~ Hµ.r.,. SeCTetaf1/-Treasur~ It was . broughi .out· that when · a seaman arrives in a . foref~ . dent G~~rge Meiµi~: ~all ~ad peen, men to a waiting tug, . bµ~' another port, he suffers because no single ·authority assumes .r esponsibility lequ~ste~, by;:M~.iµiy . to tak~ ;Part lifeboat wfth · 18 men couldn't " HDlll~ :S~ND; ·Eciftor. '1B1:11N.Allll'· Suin t}!e d!scusst.o~s wbf((b led to .the make it and'was ev~ntually -picked for bis hef,llth. To the , p~rt ·~eami autho~tles, .h e is a,foreigiler, ·MAH, Art ! Editor<i HJ:RM.Alf· AmHUR, Ill~ SP,IV~c;![, ALM.As~, i!OJIN BRAZIL, . And there is ·a p~ssibility, jthe or~anfzatlon noted, that ship's of- . artµcable -~9lut1on.:. , up · by a : British minesweeper. A Al\'l'Jiun Bau:a, CllARLEil 'Bll:AuMET, Staff ficer~ may discJaim regponsibfl~ty becau~e they are in a fof~i~ . In .Qther :are~s, .the IL'i \ ha~ been- third· boat 'dr,fte.6 w· a reef near Writen; BILL MOODY, Gui/ Ar~a Repre; country. .. , · · form~llf, admitted to the Maritirne'. ' Biota~ Island, In~onesta. The men 1entattve. · Who proposed that the medical centers be Jocated .~onvenientTrades Departm~nt, -AFL-CIQ, . a!J S~@Jn to shore. fr.om there. Published biweekly •t the headquarters ly, equipped _with moaern facilities for di~g~o~i~. treatment and . had been expected. Next on the . -The 37-man ·crew -Was ev~:r.1tually .., the ·S••farer.s· 1ntern.tlon.1 Union, At. , minor· surgery. 1 These· s~ould havt! ~· '.i;;taff of ~neral J>ractiILA agenda .is an announced -cam.- quartered st hotels ·in Singapore &•Gulf District, F,o urth • , tioners Paf$D to· standardize wage scales ·in- · and · later .' flown back to· Seattle, • lanti~ Avenue, Brooklyn H, AFL-c10, NY. Tel.'75 HY•clnth . aJ>le . · to handle seamen's medical· pr.oblemo ' .,,,.· and also a~• , ,., · ; i ,t4600. se.c ond · clHs~ po1t•1• 11••!1 .-•t· th• J P~Y.$!h,atr~c r>ta~. . , . '. 1 . _, ~ - -. . ! 1 ( urea~ Lakesi ports in for~coming . .where the~ . were met ~by , Port , 8 ' i ~:~ J~~;.'.•:,., {~~•rn, .~·~'I ·~~der th• r The ,organizaf!i~n.1also st~t~~ 1that 'these ce~t'ers· .should ·bet,able . ,coNra~t- negotJ41t_<!.n.cJ :wl~h., ~~~ve- Ag~nt :Ted: Babk~ws~ 1 and a..repre1.~; · ·• · · "' . 1 1 { · ~ 1 · , 1 · • to furni,sh 1ships with phySiciiln~, as· needed, to- cope wit)l emeD· ·4~re! 1~!1 . ~e, L.a. e~•• ; ~~- 1.Di:esent, ~~~taijv., t,of• Penmsular<Navigation 12 . .tf!I.. .. !" •~· ".v 1 . • gencies;,.'1 1':t,,.• , "-"1:·1~,_ ! ~ ..... . ,, , i ~ '. : n , • ! ' ,.14 , ,.tper~ 1 1ll'.8-·. V~'~i0,~s,. ;fJ'~~p,~rttopomp~y~ ,the1 shipph~gieoQ1P1µ1Y's . ·. ~ ,. .. P0.1:' m.loe~. con~a~Uerms.. •l afe~ ' , ·~ . • ~ ;:-·~ '1.. ~·· : . Washing~on recently, Secretary a Valley Fo' .,,, Crew·. ff om·-e·· .a f e A.ga1-,, 5 llEAP'ABERS' i:·o a· I I • ••• • .. • ~ �Libertys Free .f() Transfer ·· . Without R·e placement Vessel · 'I : 1 WASHINGTON-Opening the floodgates wide for wholesale transfers of the ·dwindling. US-flag trampship fleet, the Maritime Administration .has ruled that all ·Liberty ships ' can. now quit the American flag with no·strings attached. ·· The ·1atest amehdment to the ·much-revised MA policy on. transfers ends the requirement that a· shipowner inust contrac·t for a replacement vessel for operation under the US flag before .the flag-switch can be okayed. · · Under , the new policy, ~he--~---------------------MA says "there will be no re- by existing contracts with the MA,. The full implication!! of the · ~uling · ·s 't ric'tion as fo the nationality This may be ~nterpreted to mean are not yet known. of-the foreign buyer ·or coun- that even where shipowners con· . ~he Government's watered-down tty of registry, · except that lracted to provide a replacement transfer policy apparently is its · (they) ... must be aeceptable us· vessel, they can be released answer to the "demands of Amerito the Maritime ·Administration." retroactively from this obli~aUon. can tramp ope.rator~ for some form This refers to ·the bar on sales or of assistance to enable . them to transfers to nations in the Soviet compete favorably with large, new c>rtiit, since the vessels are stm Liberians Want foreign-bum vessels. supposed to . be subject to recall by - Cou · rt-Ap'pro'(ed An appeal aid to keep "tbeir tqe US in an emergency. bperations alive Was :sent to <i!onExisting limits barring transgress by the American'?ri:amp Spipferred vessels from tra<Iing in cer: r owners Association as· soon as ~ the tain strategic materials with SovWith US backing, Liberia has session opened earlier this month. let-controlled countries are also gone tO court for a ruling that The operators cited the f~ct. .t hat it ·r eally is a bona fide shipping retained. nation no m. atter what anybody . abl)tit Jhree7!0UJ."t.l1s of .us -~orfign · The· new policy also applies to .trade today .~onsi~ts of .btilkr car. those Libertys · ~ow ·under foreign says, Liberia has taken the . goes, ~lmos.t i all -0f W moved; on or runa\\'.ay· ~ag which are covered issue of its exclusion from the ' foreign ships; They cited the fact maritime safety committee of that the only business left to the . . the Inter-Governmental Mari(Continued on page 15) I Bill L · · f h G d db " • A Gree1t crewmttn stran e y runaway owne~ o t e eorg1os. • . get ·W•lcome ne~. from stew.ard ·G eorge Trimis (left) that _SIU 0n d" 't.. h • · "d SIU • d I I .~ ;;-7,~n~ 1pn 1stm;~ n~s com.e .f9; t ~!r 01. ~ ·. •reta1ne . . ega . ; . ff~nsel ~o represen~ f~~-~ of Pana.· ~~nian·. ru, naw~y a~d ~~cure bade -· .. .. ~es and.o!her b9t1lef•ts· •· l.J • •. o· ·· ,.· ": , · · ~ . • · for of Health CA. ·N~n , A S_ IU GOES .T_:O B.~,T.. . !t~t{~:~u~~::::!~:~~~::! Red Rocket .~~ ;fiQR ·.S,·TRAN. DED GREEK Cit. .E·W ~i:l~d ·:~~~.~-~::~t~::· ·May.·Boost . · . . .. ;f SIuFlee·t Int'I 's·'·e' a·. un1on . ASSISt " ... , . .,•••u.d was -HALIFAx, ~dva Scotia11l~e SIU Canadian Dist~ict has extended l~g~l and . other as~stance to the 'st.rarlded Greek 'crew of the runaway.:.fl.ag Georgios A. [he Panamanian. r~~~tr~·" ship was1 slapped w~tf:t :claims . t?t~ij~g $800,000 p~yabl~ to· ·creill.tqrs 1~romi 'four. cQvi;i.f111es . - the US, . Canad~.~ i . . , ·; . , .. , : . · · - · , : . .- . Gr~~~e and th~ ,Nethe.rlands. details, see st~ry . befow on th~s • year •••• committee . . The recognition claimed by I-Iberia is on Ute basis of the runaway tonnage registered ·under-Its flag: . . , . . ,, 1 'I1h'e: Georgios A:' was towed into . page). Halif.ax. fro~ Sydn~y! NS, after The SIU Canadian District has rurrnm~into a gale nea'r theN'.!. The retained legal help to represent :::::l.~~~tep~a:~~in:nd~~ t~~~n t;~. :g::e~~o;h~~:~~::l~~ ~:rJ:~:. ay 14, and from the December date arr~st. · ·. . a·· :·. . ;.n.,,. , ing.·.A . ' H': . .:a:b.. ... :t ·:. ,,-t .> . · . The first Russian rocket-firinl into the Centra1 Pacific was completed last week. All indications are that a Red rocket traveled ·r a. ·-m..pa -... u·u ,a II." -·F o·~ .Runa·.w .a y .c .·o,·.'s .&r ::; . • • :· '- • ' J • • h~ ~ • . (•. .. ,, I I \ . • _ . . : : . . ; , " . ' '· . • . . . • : . ' \ . . I l~foql)ation U!},· COY~1;~ by· the .LOG ,ipdjcates that the own·• · · · , ers of ;the Georgi<i>s A, the Panamanian-flag· runaway' W'nose " , . • · · b _,, d " · ~ i. HI. ·f · N . S · i r-" ··· · h , ., cre~~.was a ..~Jl. oney., n a I '!1'!'! ~va .. cot_ ~' .are. t ~ ~ame ·. Jndi.vi~uals -who 1 • formerly . . : . 1 •. _. 1 • • , . - 1 · d ..a 1 . Jow,-ned · the. Panamanian.:.flag ~al,ings · '"l ~h · 'tJl•: a~ove-~t~ . TL1 d -:- A "1h I . h. cOI].cerps. · . t , ., , ; .i : : '. ~-e~ .oros · :.L' e a~ter S ).~ , ; 1 Th~ir p,:-~se.nt , ~hereabo,ut~ - ar;e t' , H . ·1·t ·s· ·us ·ow·n·ed L1.be·r·1·an · • · until the termination of employnearly . 7,800 miles a11-d landed in t Al b · ht i t the ocean about 1,100. miles southmen· so emg soug s rans- . . PHILADE4PHIA--Stymied bv court inJ·unctions, the first -Portatlon home to Greece and " west of Hawaii. , It was within 1¥.&three m·onths' separation pay. A organi~ational effort by ;tl\e new International Maritime Un- miles of its target, the Russians portion of crew wages up until De- ions · was successful in ·keeping a Liberian-flag runaway tied said. , .. cember 14 has 'alteady bee.n pa:d.1 to the dock here· for ten d~ys. ~ . . The rocket firings, aside from ·InterestingJy-enou.gh, the · r m- Attorneys for ~ the Amencan vealed typical · runaway disregard their possible impact on Pacific Pl\DY traffic~ng . with the ~un.away- 1 o.~ners were f~n;:illy · able. t~ for safety matters, at least ·one life- shipping, 'may also have effects on flag tunouts is· nQDe_ other. than wm an order barnng further pick- boat ; having · a ga)>ing hole fri· the the operations · of the SIU-contha Ford Motor Company, which· eting. · ·· · · ' · ~ottom. · Chrfs~mas ~inner o_n the tracted Suwannee· steamst:~ Com'has $500,000 worth ' of steel cargo , · The new seamen's· organization v;ssel, ·a~;~rding , t~ ·repor!s,· ·con- pany,· which services the Uhited alioard: . Food will be supplied the has taken immediate s.te~s to ap- sisted lof . I! small piece of fish, two States missile range in the South crew ·as long as the cargo · is still peal. the ruling : even tho~g~ the small ·potatoes,· carrots. and a rot~. Atlantic. Since the· maximum disin her holds. : j vess'e l skipped from port te•1 1apple." · ' · tance achieved by . us rocke-ts is 1 . ; : i ' ' ,_~~-~~----.------------....;,~----,.._· ' T·h e. ship is 'the G1~ek-·manned • about 6;300 miles, th~re may . be t "s· I - SS Madison 'Be~l, ~ormer~yth17 SIU• , . . '; . . ctction in CQngress. to step up -testI • ;r~ · 1' :i ". contracted- ChP1stme,-which ran off. .ing and :fir,ings out :of Cape CanaJ • . ' from the US fl~g in 1955. ~1vere- : Vl!l'al. . .: ; , ly undermapnt?d and 'helow · startd· ·. The Suwannee ships monitor the The i!light of this ship and the · b U navailabilit Y 0 f th e. owners ears resctmblance to an identical case fr:iv~lying the Gr~k~p p e ~ate d runaway-flag Theedoros. A which ~as hung ~pat Detr9ipast Novem.l ber.'t ·In this inciden , die crew was left . penni}ess ahd'~...s"tranded, b1;1t they. reeep~·ed all pe~essary aid fro_µi 4. the .~IU 1. ~11!1i\ LLakes ~isbi~t 1ri collecting wages and repatriation. A ~heck-up strongly in.: diqate~· t~at t.he- owp.en of Jhe two ~htp:si are one and the same. (For • 111!1 'ard in every detail, _the ship _was tied up by crewmembers on arrival. . Fifteen of the 17 unlicensed memhers signed p)edgecards demanding r.epresentation by tpe IMWU ana weI?e Joined by two of the Officers. T~ • normal American ' manning scale for the ship, _a Liberty, is 28 men.in the up.licepsed departl}l.en,s, . pn,Wall, executive director, • Sh,a.n n · qf the new, ~i;i.ion, said the picket- Clo· s1·· ng • Jax • Ta k. e"5 o· . ver ~ parti~ipate firings and also in nose cone recoveries. The United St.ates has . not protest-ell'- the Russian use . . . '. of the Pacific for rocket-testing on · · 1• · the ground that the US ·r-ecognizes· Numero11s changes in · shipping the right ·of any nation to use open patterns' a. nCi . _.c.h a1_'1gin!! .tt,iMraries •. oc. ean w.a. ter_s f~.~ s,uch.. .n. u.i,·.poses. t 1 -.., ;..y , .t: of coas· wise bperations have re-· ·11owever, the Japahese- r ai:«:!- hmsulted ·fa' '.ft membership ' decision happy about the menace to , tpeir to · shtit ·'down the l SIG hall in fishermen . Tampa: Th.e decision' was voted at All ocean shippin.g had been ·put . ing action had be~n h~ghly "~uccessful" in focusing sharp at,tentio.n tneetihgs in all ports 'ori ' J apu- on notice by the Russians to stay ;~as t:,s1milal'ly-abandoned in De- unkl}.own ... but le~.s th~n two ·months on the runaway problem. He said aty 20. ! ·' • :. ~ :. out of the target ' area. The loca1 ~ .;trolt, 1~st<~<loy~mbrr.:. · ' ' ~~o ~the- (ltio oper~\e/i fi;O;Rt ·.a?. of- ~~~ ;~a~~~ts w~~e air~il~Y ' 1!1al'>?~ct Ttaffic · erlteting ' arid 'leaving the tion is not · on · normal shipping 1 1 Tl{~ 'o·wners of the dis- fi.c e ,.a} 9,S"Li}?.erty.Sµ:e~t,/~·~w Y:or')t out. . · ,· . Tampa: .1 area : will· be serviced routes ,'Qut ts a · pig , {i~hing gr_ound .. ~ · · ~ ' .- · ,. · . .·· '. ,~r ~ • ·- ' ' City; whi~h has '.sfnc~-clos~~· , . ~ ' 'c lai'med :Gr~ek.. c~ntr~c:t . . through ' the facilities· 1df the re- for Japanese fishermen. •P;Pp)lJ"eQ. ..)e11vmg_ 'a _. mo~ntain of To . the best"' of anyone's know- · .· bwners of' the · Madi~on 'Bell ee~tIY~o.pette_d : Jacks~~vme · hal~. ; ' Tqe t<1i:iie~ a~ea is. ~b~'t1fh~~f-\vay debt~ 1and _Ie~vi~g ~~e' trews with led~Ef Ermoup,olds' 'is ' probably in c~airned they liad' contract with 'All Unioh personnel attached to between ·Hawaii and the B'ikinl ·'Uttl't! or no supplies and no pay. Venezuela,· or elsewhere .fri South the Greek Panhellenic Federation. the· Tampa hall will be transferred · atoll in the Marshall Islands where It was learned from a number of ·· America, fi6m whehce- he came Crewmembers charged, howevef, to . other ports. .the United States used to conduct . sources includ1ng Blackburn ~nter: to -start "bus'ness" in New Yot_:k. thaf the Greek organization has.. Details of° the closing of the hall its atomic bomb tests. . It is benaUonar Corp.-a New York export As for Andreatos, there was only done nothing ,for them and _that wiH be · handled by New Orleanst tween eight and ten degrees north ' firm-and its affili~te, Chester, ohe ' such' Ii-sting in' the Manhattan conditions' ·aboard the -9-e~sel' were Port I Ageiit ' Lirldsey < Williams.' ~at.itu'de and: 165 . to " 170 . degrees 1Blackbur:rt'· and .1Roder; Inc., · welf;. • phl>ne 11Jook ·uil.'deil-1a: different fidt an "unbelievable mess." · Since the p,roperty \ipnn ·wl'ti'ch · thet west ,lon~itude. · ~ Shippiri~ heading ... ,Jptowri .tjhipping;a-geilts~· that •a Mr.· hamel. r '.:An' iri'qtiiry ~br George' Art- • ·M'agesi fau !an · AB~ are: 1$701 per hall· is· ·situated· ·is ; own°ed , by the' fcnl 'J'apan an'd' tliJ' P.hilltpp)nes. via <i• ·Ei;ol:oapolis«an<i a;idedrge 1~ndr'elli.is· tfrealos 1 pron;il>l~d • h<. ')oud.!Voice~ n;ionth rand 40° cents , ~n rhoun for · Umien, it 1wH1.:11e put ;on bhe('mavket Hawai~ 1would normally pass well ·:. we~ tn !·ali. 1 ll1Cetilt®d,' the rowrlers , de1_1ial-th8t n~ was 'tftePe."';' "lt~e!tt what little· overtime there 'is. A at tl~e best obtainable ~price-,iit was to the• horth of the Russian's tar" ~:ofi i bo~fi ·; ~e~s~ls; Both h~d'"- prior .~9~~~,, .,~~pie' tlie ·· repfy'. 1' , i · .••, ' . close inspe~tion of .the. ship 1:e- announced. . get zone. 1 shi1s a 1/ ·' ~ I I • J J l "'!11~ I•. ' • I 1 "\j ~',·l"lf'l7:1!1!...fi1>':"'-' J �f'qe .JUDU'7 !9, 19.. l'oar • .SEAFAIERS ,......_.._. . . . . . . . . . __.. _ ·noTABY .SHIPPING .·BOARD i-., January 6 Through January 19, 1960 Shipping during the period bega·n climbing again, as activity started picking up after an end-of-holidays lull that saw only 929 men being shipped durin.g the previous two weeks. Shipping is up now to a total of ·_1 ••046 men for the period. The prospects are that it will continue to pick .up gradually. Payoffs, s!gn-ons~nd in-trans~ts were up from the last period's totals of 195 ships to t he current total of 221. The ports of Boston, New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Jacksonville, and Tampa fell off; Philadel. r;hia and Miami remained the same and there were big spurts in Mobile, · New Orlean_s, Houston, Wilmington and Seattle. There were 56 payoffs and 29 sign-ons as against the, prior · total of . 48 pay-offs and 25 sign-ons. Some 13.6 vessels in transit were serviced .In all ports compared to 122 previously. The largest increase came in Seattle where there was a gab~ of 16 Ship ,Acfiv_ifY·: ~ · , vessels serviced. ' • . p~; Houston was the busiest port, servM ng 34 ships. This was two more Offs lo1toa 4 than ·New Orleans a~d four more than New York. Houston also led Ne~ York ••• U in ship activity last period., . _ _ , 1 ~ Pltlladelpltla • J Registration ot class A men on the. ·b each dropped" fi:om a total . ~f laltl•ore • • • 10 2,721 to 2,533 men. The cl~ss B men registi:atU>o 0'1, the beach was PfC!rfolk ••• : ~ " 1 about the same. In general' there· has~·t been any aignlflc.ant mo¥e-. JaCboavllle. • ;.:.. meni in shipping figures for th~ ·period. However! lthe totals are, ·:la~I inching up slowly., which is a healt~y ~I~. • , . The following is a forecast of ·SIU shipping port-by-port: New Orlea.1 • 3 Bos&on: Fair •.. New York: Getting better .•. Philadelphia: Steady HH1toa • • • • 7 . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair • . . Jacksonville: Gooa . . . Wllml..to• •• ..:.. Miami: Fair • , . Tamp~; Slow •· •• M'blle: Pretty good • . . New Or- ~lallclsco. leans: F~ir "' .. Houston: Good ••• Wllmlns&.on: Fair ••• San. Frape • •• •• • clsco: Steady ••. Seattle: Fair. · I Totals ••••• ··•·••J:::U. '. ·.:::: .7 Sit• Ons . 2 1 6 { 2 la t- ; Tra111. TOTAi.: J. 7 13 12 I . , 12 10 · · 2' , 17 , 10 ·;_! · ·I I c ·-- ·· ~ ; •7 • '7 25 34 23 34 1: ' •: , 1 21 3 4 4 ""a : :-:ff 2t 13' 221 , , DECK DEPAR.TMENT -,I Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS 8 Registered CLASS A . { · , Registered On The. lewlt : ;~ .f ' CLASS A ; ; Cl~SJ 8 TOTA! ' · SHil'PED ·Shipped C£AS$ c. Shipped CLASS 8 ---0-ROUP GROUP G]JOUP GROl:JP · . GltOUP GROUP GROUP I 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 · 1 2 3 Boston . 2 1 31----1-=--------l -2--1--1--4 - -----------•-.-. 4-------...,.--4 3 12 5 . . . .. .. ......... . . . . . . . .. .. 24 40 15 79 1 6 17· 24 . 9 35 10 64 3 · 3 I .' I I 64 6 1 71 99 179 49 New York Philadelphia.......... 3' 9 2 H 2 2 1 4 ·1 6 2 2 - · · - ' 6 · ·2 8 ·12 18 6 Baltimore............ 11 26 11 48 2 3 17 22 9 26 8 43 1 7 8 43 8 51 28 61 17 Norfolk . ·. . . .' ...... ·. : . 5 8 2 15 1 3 4 8 5 - 8 -1 H 3 3 7 13 1 2 3 · 14 13 3 30 9 18 4 Jacksonville.......... . 1 2 1 4 ..... 1 4 5 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 6 7 io · 1 Miami . ........... : . . . .. _ - 1 1 - 1 1 ·· 1 Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 1 '1 1 1 1 1 ·1 1 4 4 ,;::;.. Mobile . .............. 9 13 5 2'1 2 4 6 16 9 4 29 2 2 - ·29 2 31 32 38 4 New Orleans. , .. .. ·.'·... 15 : 34 9 58 2 2 4 8 12 25 11 48 1 . . 1 48 1 49 80 113 27· Houston . ............. 16 , 27, 11 54 . 5 12 1'1 14 20 13· · 47 1 - ' 6 '1 - .47 7 H · 26 45 7 Wilmington . . . . . . ... . . . 3 . 6 l 10 . 1 3 1 5 2 7 1 10 10 18; 7 8 3 San Francisco . ..... ·. ~ . 3 6 3 12 1 2 2 5 4 12 5 21 1 2 1 4 - -214 25 15· 14 · 4 Seattle .... . . ... ;·..... 3 14 __ 6 23 5 4 9 5 10 6 21 1.' 2 4 3 9 1 ·1 21 21 9 2 321 8 10 3 Port 94- 19268- [35t ___,8-..,,..33=-""""721113'-92_1_5_8_6_2_ F3~2 1~8--"133W53 1 TOTALS . . ' JI -· - , Registe;ed 2 Boston ... . ....... . ... New York . . . ......... 10 Philadelphia : . . ....... 3 Baltimore ............ Norfolk .. ... .. .. ..... , ... .:racksonville ......... , ~ · 2 Miami . ......••...... . 1 Tampa . ... : ..... : .' : : . Mobile .... . .... ~ . : , .. " 4 New Orleans. ; ........ 6 Houston . . . ........... 10 Wilmington . ......... _ 1 San Francisco . ...•.... 3 Seattle . . .... ........ . 3 4 50 7 22 - 8 - • - ' i 11 28 · 38 7 6 - 2 3 7 2 2 31 R~gi;ter'ed 1 Boston . .. ........... . ~2 . New York .. .. ·: . : ... :: Philadelphia .. : . .;, ,:.. .. .,_· Baltimore·...... .,... , . , , Norfolk . . .. ~ .' ..... ; : . Jacksonville . : : .-... .< :·:1 Miami'. ... ~. . ·.... , ...... . Tampa . .... ,, ....... . Mobiie . , .·. : . . . ... . . .. . N~w ' Orl~ans . ....... . Houston . ... . ........ . Wi1riiington . ." ..... ; . . San 'Francisco·...•.•... Seattle ." ... ........ ·· '· . TOTALS 1 '' ; • ' ) '· '; I ~ · .' I 'ii ENGINE ,· GRAND TOTALS - 1 -.._ - - 7 : •1 so -- - - - - 301- . - GROUP - 1 .: GROUP - - -. - - --- - -' _._ .: ~ . · 2'L 1 1 40 54 · ~ - .. _lJ} •. ~ 19 . 9 13 38 : -'- t : 3 14 :• l'7 11 1 2 3 7 "12 1 2 3 1 1 4 , 10 - , 1 6 7 7 51 126 T 2n 2 - u - 1 5 !'- 91 69 8 5 . ;, - - • . • 3 3 1 -1 - GROUP - - - • ? ; ·~ ~ ? •TOT Al : SHIPPED .. l(eglsfer,~ P'l The Beacfl , f' CLASS A , QROUP <·.: ·· '· ,: ' · 31 43 12 28 2 5 79 l 8 16 22 u2j233 - .- 1 - < 3· 2 3 · 1 .... .i ' ;....;: ·. GROUP · 2 1~ : J '1 ·z GROUP. .. I - I f . :: " 1 205 - ·1 ',3'1 . , . '9 ' _:.; ' ', '41 .. 1 :• l8 - I ;813:- 9 ·J .. CLASS 8 2 . 3 ALL 1 3 5 - ~ ;17 .53 13_0 ,,302 2 5 .... 5 43. , . 9 5 57 51 19 135 2 3 ,26 12 3 ' "1 , 17· . 8 12 f ~l ~ I ·--:. - , 5 1 6 5 1 2 . 2 ·4 . 4 L ··2 .. ·9 ·'4 " 2 , 15 21 3 17 ~ 4. - 8 :,..t...' 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CLASS 8' . . · · CLASS 'A . ,· · . • l' l - - - - . ., ,. .., · Shipped CLASS ·c GROUP uo 2· 3 ALL 1 3 -ALL · 1 2 · 3 ALL B c ALL ' 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ;ALL 3 9 1 1 1 1 ' 2 2 -2 9 -1 5 I z · 50 12 2 64 38 155 32 225 3 32 37 '7Z 1 1 1 8 10 12 1 9 ·. 3 3 ·24 2 1 1 11 1 1. 2'1 3 2 8 1 5 2 18 2 50 8 . 56 · 6 70 2 10 18 St 3 30 1 8 ·9 18 2 30 20 5 4 2 3, : 5 29 1 ; 10 1 12 2 .2 .28 1 ·, 1 3 .2 2 2 ,1 2 . 2 .. 8 1 3 ~ · i ~o .~. ' ·2 1 1 1. 1 1 2 1 1 I ~ ·I '5 . .,.... -'9 8 5 5 1 2 i I ' 181 :-- ·':: ·2 1 43 .· 1 . . H ·._j_ i t• 18 19 12 1 ' ·1 10 'J · 30 37, ~5 102 4 3 8 IH5 2 4 t ' "l :i 1 1~ 33 21 •· . ·5• 1 ·3 I 2 , .51 ., 1 4 1 .. II 1 . "'7'" · 1 7 . 36·I - · 14 17 - 3l 37 .. ;&8' 5 ~· · : ·1 :·~~ . 1 7\; .z J-,_ .. ·. - ~ ~ . ...... ·5' .r 1 t ~ 7 i,5 4 . 1~ J - .~ 10 s -: ~· . 23 6 it' . 5 : ~ ."'1211 ". 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RegfStere,d t CLASS 8 CLASS A Part ".J . 1 GROUP ALL i 2 3 ALL 20 1 1 . 327 . 3 ·38. 41f ··19 36 2 ' 'l S 108 2 6 ·32 : 40 31 1 2 :t 8 18 1 2 3 1 · 8 1 3 ' 74 1 5 · 14 20 220 · 4 10 22 38 ._ '11 1 · 10 11 22 -18 1 4 2 '1 33 1 5 1 7 1 Zl 2 4 8 I 991 _1_4-86144 -, ~4' ~. I, �B.E .4 p .4 ll Ell B £ 0 ~nk•And-Flle . $.I U c Audit Committee At _Hq.- D'fen•e•Agency Prepares. .; Probe On-Oil Imports I The joint management-labor campaign to save the ·American-fl;,ig tanker fleet from virtual extinction has moved for':Vard with two important developments. T~e Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization has • agreed to consider a petition panies which have built or ordered by _the · Jo~nt Committee for in American shipyards tankers to- Newly-elected members of the SIU Quarterly Financial ~ommittee dig in on paper work for con,. ducting routine audit of Union operations at headqu.arters and in all ports. Committee members (I to r) are John B~inski, H. S. Harrison, John Giordano (chairman), Arni Bjornsson, E. C. Schaffer and · Sam Jonas. They were elected . ot NY membership meeting Jon. 40. .. ' ( . · • w Id.. l ramping • · pa·yo ff · or LABOR Al Cl d u · · ess· most eare p ROUND Up M •. • • . _ . . ;;· . - . . 5,000 . PackinghoOBe - Workers In alx .states continue · their strike agal~st Wilson & Co.) with· no sign ef progress noted thus far. · T~e · workers still have the support ,of organized labor, and .donations have been promised by various locals in the area should. the dispute continue. · ·, .;\; i ,. $ _· J • ~ . 1 . The tangled snari of claims against the World Tramping Agep.cy is grad ua Ily b eing straightened out, with SIU attorneys reporting tha~ crews of several of the bankrupt agency's ships are scheduled to receive 'long-overdue wa·ges ·s hortly. Ran~~r Is now _being operated by Seven of the agency's 12 ships Maritime. ?verseas. . have been sold to satisfy wage . In ad?ibon to the 12 Am~ric~nclaims and ·other creditor's charges. flag ships, the World Tramping One has been taken o~r by an- age~cy had operat~d a number.. of ·other SIU operator, one, the SS c~rriers. u?der foreign ,flag~, which Westport, just came in last week ; ~~~iymi~~~-:fb~~:::ine: t!K-y~~~ and is being proceeded against and ' . ' . . The : Oil, Chemic2'1 and Atomic the other three are due to be sold old Greek ship, ·the -Pacif~c Conquer.?r, w~nt fox; a record $2•105·Workers remain OD • the bricks in in Uie near future. 000 m a sale lit New Orleans. protest against contract language SIU attorneys promptly slapped initiated by Stanc\.ard Oil Co. of . Sold alr~~dy are ~he Pacific c.~Indiana and American Oil Co. The rier•. Pacific .. Navigator, . ~acifl~ a lien against tq~ spjp too, ~b~cause strike started last July against Thunder, P~c.iflc ~tar, Pacific f~- the proceeds· of .'the American~flag three plants of the firm. Terms plorer, Pacific. Tide and Pacific ship sales may not be enough to were agreed upon 'at two plants' Venture. The prices of the&e ~~ips, satisfy claims .; fo1· vactttion pay, since · then, though 700 OCAW range. f~·~m as low as $85,~00 , on welfare plan contributions ·arid inembers remain on strike at Sugar . the Pacific T~~9~er, ~hie~ 1 ~ llttle · other outstanding items ilwed to more than the . scr~P.P.~g prJce, to the SIU's benefit plans as well as !ncluding. the . Amoco $1 4~,000 f.or t,h e Pacific Ven t ure.. to the benefit plans of mates, radio Creek,'. Mo. in Texas. refinery That leaves the Waldo, Westport, operators and engineers' unions. i i .\'. and Pacific Ocean outstanding in The Pacific Conqueror had been . Officers and international repre- the States. The Pacific Wave was anchored in th.e Mississippi River aentatives of the . Stereo&ypers, ab~ndoned by the company in Hai- opposite Baton Rouge since last "Newspaper Guild, Pressmen,' Typo- fa harbor, and efforts are being October. The price paid for 'the sraphical Union, Photo Ensrners made to sell her there. The Paci!ic :i4,735-ton vessel was considered a and. the unaffiliated Teamsten .' · bargain, as it was worth an estivowed that no u'nion ~ill return to mated $3 million. work-for t_h e "Oregon Journal" and In this ·case, without a union to the "Oregonian'; .until settlement . . r~pr~.sent them, the crew of the · · Paciflc Conqueror was stranded on has been reached with all unions. 0 w· .. American-Flag Tankers, calling for a Presidential order for 50 percent of the nation's oil import cargoes to be carried on Americanflag ships. Meanwhile, a second group, the-Committee of American Ti.nker Owners, has bolstered the initial petition by supporting the position of the Joint Committee before the OCDM. The second petition, similar to the initial one, delineated the present sad state of independent American-flag tanker operations and called for immediate remedial action by the Government. . talling about 520,000 deadweight tons, including 14 of the ·newer supertankers. All of this . tonnage has been inanced with the help !Jf Government-insured mortgages and the committee warned that the Government stood to lose over $200 million in mortgage foreclosures unless support for the industry IwereTheforthcoming. ' OCDM's decision to inves- tigate the effects of · oil import quotas on American-flag tankers \':as considered heartening since this action had been vigorously op0 ~~in! ~~~eX:lttf:de~en~e~~ &;s~~eb~~e~i~~~ ~e~~i;;:~~sa:i~! po;::tanker operators and eight maritime unions, including the SIU and tfie National Maritime Union. The Committee of Tanker owners is composed of 14 American tanker companies. Thus the two groups represent virtually all of the American tanker industry except for the large. oil companies which operate most of their tanker fleets under foreign flag. The petition of the American Tanker ·Owners Committee was presenteil to the OCDM by com- a' bor Law cOS f S ..R·JSe • Institute. The AMMI speaks primarily for the managements of the major subsidized shipping companies in this country,. and for other shipping companies which operate many foreign-flag vessels through foreign subsidiaries. Commenting on opposition to its petition from the AMMI, the Joint Committee called the AMMI a "foreign-flag . front" _primarily intorested in promoting the runaway operations of its members . under the escape-flags of Panama: Liberia and Honduras. The statement , . was issued by SIUNA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph Curran. The Joint Committee declared · that, except for the subsidized . lines, "which are apparently beWASHING TON-The new labor guiled by the motives of Uie InJaw passed by Congress in 1959 stitute " the members of the AMMI · ' will cost taxpayer!{ almost two~ "through foreign, non-taxpaying million dollars to enforce this subsidiaries, operate many more year, and more than eight million foreign-flag vessels than American_to administer in the forthcoming flag vessels." fiscal year. The Joint Committee charged In his budget message to Con- that these same operators are oegress, Pres. Eisenhower asked hind the equally un-American these sums for the National ·Labor "American COJ,nmittee for Flags of Relation~ Board and for the Labor Necessity," which is composed of Department's Labor-Management 19 corporations. Of these, at least Reporting Division:-- The P~esident 13 are oil companies or connected hailed the passing of the Griffin- with oil companies. :u·n1on· • IDS '. ~;~~l~att~i:;e~:1;:~.~~s~~~sta::i:: $'2 o·o·o·~ ·or· ~~:iss~~f:~: :ne:~~~;~f! ~~o~c:~! ~=~::~n:eg~~~tio~~!.ling For.crew· f BU ·Gai•nS Pa-t, E'nds Un1•fed Beef it "much : . public to keep -going. , Enforcement of the Griffin' The ~k.ippe:f ~nd the crew were Landrum provisions and Taft.i, l s.tranded there ·fo?!! alinost three . Hartle~ amendments adopted at before ·a New at- the same time will be up to "com"' ;\;. i torney came forward and assisted pliance . officers" ..as~igned by- the .. The Glais Bo&tle. 'lower1 ·Asso· them· in gettbig transportation Labor Department to · 22 eities in ' cia&ioil, .m cooperation with · the NORFOLK....::Some $2,ooo· 1n dis· back 'h ome to their native Greece. the tJnited States. Three officials AFL-CIO Comfttunlty Services Ac- puted overtime was collected for They left the ship during the wili be . assigned to, each of the WILMINGTON-A strike by the tivities · and the American . Cancer Seafarers aboard the Valiant Power Christmas holidays. cities involved. Among the areas So~iety, is taking part in a six-year (Ocean Carriers) when the ship The ship was bought by a covered are Boston, Loa Angeles, SIU-affiliated Inland Boatmen's company New Orleans, New York, Philadel- Union of the Pacific against the researcn program ai,m ed ·at deter- paid off here during the past pe- .Panamanian-registered mining why certain individuals riod. · All pending beefs were through a New York representative. phia, Seattle and San Francisco. United Towing Company has prodevelop cancer and .others do not. squared away•. duced a brand-new agreement. The ·study involves 53,500 GBBA · Shipping wa11 so good durjng the 53 men· were involved. Some m~mbers, active ~nd ret.i red, and past two weeks that the ou.t ports The new pact provides a pay their · husbands or wives, who will 'had to be called for some 20 reminimum of $2.48 for deckhands initially receive detailed · question- placemenits, reports 'Port Agent plus increased weJfare ·and pennaires around the first of 't he year. -Gillette. The outlook for the comsion ~yments among other beneThis . wiU be repeated ·e very two ing period is also good. fits. The company handles most years, and a list of' deaths w(n be" In addition to a flock of b~efs, of the bunkerini; m Los Beach compjled annually, . according to the Valiant Power also suffered a Dr. E. Cuyler HammQnd, statistical serious · loss wben steward J. Men- (The brother described below is Teceivi'ng the $150 monthly SIU dis- and Los Ange,les harbors. . research section chief. of the Can- viile passed away due· to a beart abiiity-pension b.enefit.> Shipping is slow here, Port cer Society's Medical Affairs Dept. attack. The mishap occurred while Herman Ji. Winborn ;: , 64 ••• went to sea for the first time in 1912 Agent Reed Humphries reported, the ship was. at sea. · · · · ' . ·· . with the US Navy. Joined the SIU as bosun ·in 1938. the bulk of the activity confined Although the . only payoff and Sailed on oil and molasses tankers, passenger ships, to the servicing of ten ships in sign-on~was the Valiant Power, the freighters and Seatrains. Preferred the latter be- ·transit. This pace is likely to concause could go home to his wife every two weeks. tinue in the coming two weeks. following · in-transits· were in port: · There were no payoffs or signHurrican.e, Hastings anci' Andrew Winborn went on . disability pension in January, Jackson, (WaterD\an); Steel Rec1959. He makes· his home in Magnolia, Miss., where ons in thi.s p9rt. In transit were: ~«>r4!'!f' (Isthmian); Rover, ex-Pacific he's ta.king it easy po account of his health .•. Is Yaka, Kyska, Warrior, Maiden = S~ar (~over); A'lcoa }!erinant · (Al;. · : · vel!Y ·&rate1fiil to t ttte '.staff rof t~e ·vsPHS 1fo.sp1tal Creek (Waterman); Massll)llr, Los~ · ic.oa?· . Loµgview -Xi~t~rr · (V}~t~r~ ~ in ;New . 'orte-ans.: ~nd .for 1y.ie, ~edipai- c.~re iv~. has mar, Ca)mar (Calmar); Steel- AdIJ · -<;arq~l."S)· and Oceap, .Ev~lyil !llrfal'l~ . l>~~n ·i-~~eivin~· fro~ th~t- ~titu~ion r'Yhic~,- h i11ot~ v~ate · VsJhmian) and Ames '··Victpfy <Victory). tiltl~}Ove~seas>.' · ' • .~ '/ · ' · .· , · is a gteat tlelp to 'Ii1s morale. of the two papers which have employed high-paid scabs to nperate the plants. T .·. . . month~ O~lean's PENSIONERS' . CORNER 1 • • I • l I,~. :.. : '!J _ r ~ l ..J •, , - .. 1_. �Send 'em to the· ~-----~--~-> . ·Loa . .·..::' '. C:HZc:aLllT ,.. .... cew'wudou . . . . . . .• . 1-· l.: ·eave ~You CheclCed I , ·~ .' YOur ·check-Li.st? ' . 1 ' All $1U-contracted· shipping companies .haYe ·received copies of a doc;umenf di.~'tr~bute··1.d · by 't~e ~Safety ,De.part.ment. ~f the..Se~f~rers Wei-·-· : ' .•. . . . fare ~Ian dea.Ung. ~Jth. ,s.af.ety procedures 'in :wint~r weat~er.. ·· JnFluded -~ ~ in .t~e d6crume rit is' a.checklist,, ·~ 'part of whfoh is shown here.~ ~overing ;. r I t"101) . un d~r d•ff" • sh•1p.,s ~l?era 1 1cu It weather -con d"1t1ons: · ·" . _ . ·~ ., ".i : 1 • •:- 1'. ., •. 0 1 '" Ma~tf iu.~e .tfia~ YiO~~ shi~b~al:d ~c:-fety m.~ettn9~ 9~ ~~er rh:i$. Jfst:~ite~- ' . . .. by-item S-o )hat -you ·are IU.11.Y prepared to prote·ct ·u.f.e :and' limb· again·st ~ i\t winter's ·hazards. · 11 , ~, I • ;. ,f l- •• j , ' f I if". '1 " • : ~ •.4; • t' - ' 'i_ t: �SE A. PA. R E 'R S ,.,, . ~ltt1e GlrJ "'r>-' ·~eafarefst Guide :10 1 ... ... 4 ' • .· ,: ' I ·Better·Buybtg. B11 Sidney Margolius r ' • '. I ;r • , Cr.dsh,Skippelf Bea(hed-,~BY CGr ~: ' • . . The· financial- news for "OUr family is relatively good .this ' mon..th. "' PrJces of many_ important foods h~ve tumbled, especialJy :meat, egP,, orange and .other citrus Juices, and coffee. Your. ·eating bill can be the against him. smallest in many months if you select those Items-most 4bundant and The.. .,collisi·on occurred at 3 AM l'ess costly at this time. ~ · · . · · ;-.. J ' '· · - h 26';'when the Grace Line's· . ·· on Marc. .Not . that retail .prlce5 have fallen as ' muc.h as .farm Pr)~es,:nun • Bradstreet's · whalesale food index 'actiially' is th~ 1'949; Santa RQsa crashed into the Val.t f .. d . .i ' . . ,, • . . •. -, · . ch·eµt, killing three. Seafarers and 0 n I Y par o . the l'e u_c_ti,o,.n _1~ . be~ng P_.~s:~-' ed . on t~. s _o_n sume._ ·~,:,.:-: .-. . :·.· ~ t a R osa r e; 1 . · i. ·8-11·· engineer-. The "'an February is the mpnth of ftirniture and rug sales. -:Furn ture pi•k!es turned to port under her own rose a :bit. ias~· fall. Bqt 'in.vent~rie~"·~f lumber . an~ furriiti.li-t!-' ~r~: pigb, power, \Yith the Valchem's smokeand comparatively. good buyS are available 1h this month'.s sales. .. stack wedged on her· forepeak, but · Other a~nual· saie~· \ his· : ~ontb: offering ~· cut-pri~e . buytng· o~potthhl'the .Valchetn had to be towed back. -{!'.· , • • • • • • r· . . . .., ~ . ( ti~ include curtains · and v drap~s • .dishes, hoµsew~res; · nosierY- 1tri4. the _ , ~ The .ruling was handed dow~ by. final clearances of ,. winter clotliing. :·y-ou~il also.fiild cut-price· sales .on·. · Cute and redheaded ·Denise .Francis X. J. Coughlin, a civilian · · ' · · ... · .. · . · washers, driers, deep freezers and· 'water ··heaters. ·· · s!t.s~ !)n _the lap of her dad, · · e xa miner app oi·. nt e d bY th e Coast lf ·the men or ·j)oys in your family need:-sults1 lt -will ·.be worth shoi>S'~afarer Ray Miller, · at SIU Guard commandant, Vice Admiral ping the final clothing clearances. A suit 'witi cost- you much .as $:5 h~ll in New York. Denise was _A.. C... ~~ch~oil~. It. ch~rged ~~pmore ·by ·next fall. The prlce· of raw wool already has gone up about · tam Siwik with. naviga,tmg at imten · percent this year. ··~· · , , ~ecking out the· job· situation moderate speed". (21.5 knots) when Mills and manutactUrerS: also are pushing up prJces· ol: cottol\.~piec' because she · may be ·a stew.. vision was drastically reduced by goods. ·H ence,' most cotton-garments are· going to c!)st more tbfs iprtng. ar~~ss...som~ ·day. fo~ and not stopping the Santa Increases ··of· as much ~ as ' ~ight -percent· already have been reported - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , - - !or shJrts, underw.ear 1an'c fcotton dresses. Denim and twill 'w ork clothes · · • and-children'.s. giilrmehts ·also ate b_e ing .. pushed up • .. ..; . . .. )3ehind .tJie. P{i~&i,lncr~ases Jn piece.;.goocjs_ ar,e ' prociuc~ion curbs by,:. ·. , · . . ·.. _ . _·. . th;'; mills. They ar.e limiting output of cotton and •wooJe~-; goeds.. Even . lowe&t -ihice· Ii .~ u • ... .~ ~. .! ./ .. .tr f : ' I ing to the examiner, "forward of the beam." Th e cou r t s h a ve t ra di"t'ionally held that a "moderate''. speed is one which will enable a ship to come_ to a__ d__ ead siop within- h"lf . - - distance of. the existing visibil"' the it y. ~ The: Cl!-ptain_s of the · two.· vess~_; gave. contra~ictory t es.ti m 0 n Y but 1t wa.s finally established that both ships were maintaini!lg . courses <the Santa Rosa sailing north and the Valchem south) which would have allowed them. to pass each other safely had they not change·d course. , B 0 th h"1 t th t' f 0 s . Ps were, a f? _ime !::0 :~lli::i~~~s.co~:an~~~h bys~~;: ·· turned westward on their collision course, misinterpreting the other's intentions. · The second mates of the two vesvels also face Coast Guard charges. APL··auy Off"! ,.Ey·e·.: lei·· ·· 1. ani. : ,. , ' ·.~ ,;i~::~~E~~~:~~i.hJi As Sea·go1·ng .Sch·ool Ship ~t::~=:~;~::.a!~~~::0r:~k':i. ~~ 1 , are warning that speculalors .pe . · · . . · The Coast Guard recently halted 7 accumulating goods · aiid ~ lieI:pliig · - ·. . . . Welles' trial when he refused to , • · • · . • . • · · -. push up l>r~s you wlll·:liave to ' WASHINGTON-'rhe SS t.eilani, ·earlier ·sought by Amcri- testify, saying that he couldn't pay. Percales -have goo~. up- actu- _c an President~ t.in.~s · for, its ~rans-Pacific · passenger -service, legally be forced to testify against . al~Y, as· much as" 20 · percent .thtS may wind up elsewher:e yet. · · . · himself. The legal staff of the .winter, a·nd cotton sat~en almost A bill introduc~· :~Y- ReR.· . Leilani, -or anothe.r suitable vessel, Coast Guard claimed that he was 30 . per~ent. . . .. . Kasem of California ,:Proposes; ~e ~sed for~ the Pl_lrP.ose of further- not involved 'in a criminal trial and 'Here are bps o~ .sele~th_ig val1;1es that the vessel be '~ borrowed'': mg the exchange of cultur~l. tech- rules of ·evidence as such do not in ~h~ . February home-furnishing from the Maritime .Adniinistration ~ ,nological, . ~ocial, and economic hold; they contend the . proceedings . sales· . :· . , and used as a floating university by k n~wl e dge, f or st l1d en t s qf .th e are ~imply a hearing," to gain in• FURNITURE; Th_1s ye~r s style a non-profit organization' known 8$ United States and oth;.er · nations. formation. Th·e outcom~ of Welles' trends· are go?d on.es !rom th~ c.._on- University of the Seven Seas. The It was explained that the vessel position is likely to have an imsumer point of view The trends · por.tant bearing on Co~st Guard . • · :. -· .. group was formed by the Rotary ·would. house students, faculty and diseiplfpary procedul'~s. - · · ' . ar~ . to hghtwei~ht ~odern with qub of Whittier, Calif. · crew, calling at· various ports of slim, clean lines_, anti to early'The measure. states . ·that the the world and exposing the stuThe ~V..i!)~hem . s~pper,- C!lpt-. Am rica or colonial desig Louis Li Muri>hY, was~ found innQe n ns. dents -to. a firsthand knowledge of cent when·' 'Ile was tried by .th.it More of the 'large manufacturers ·. : learning. . , ,.. are producing slim modern ·-and fl" ~· Coast ,· Guarc! "'~1>11 ' a ' ' negl~gencj ' less of the bulky, gaudy "modern" Earlier, it was reported the ar- charge. •. that features huge, ·'overstuffed rangements were set for APL t_o Since the accident Captain Siwik . chairs and sofas, and big cabinets , . purchase t~~ vess~l from the Ma~i~ has been at the company's port with ;t'his of loud, heavy is what !he ; ' .' -'. .-: . :· ': < captain's office. installme~t stores . ~~d· to push at the older , generation of workmg · ·Edgar ·~ F: : ·'.Kaiser son of the · . d . ... : utl . f $ ill" ~ ·'· · ., c ·. · 1 5·5 m ion J..\,, t.. · · d ge qua l"t "· ~ l/AIJ"\W · · )l(Juz ~ '* -' / · ~lei.I peop1.e.' I n f ac t , our··pu' l:n "'• wou Id t en d t o JU i Y. of. f urn it ure. 'f .i ·- ·d·-':("' .·~ ·f ~ ', · ...b, · "Id' fP anne th.. n o· • · ay. 1· ot '· d 1. f 0 f th , .,.60 1 . . e . ":~. _or ,an_ by heftlng ·it:. fn thi o1d days, some dealers even . would .hide lead ·. ame war ime m er o .~r .c~i;n_p. e e remo e in~ . J;-J:iiOA .·c, ~~0 '.YV1J/J'£•111 .· "' weights in .the r'urnittlhh ti make it seein heavi~r.. · . . . _day wonder" Liberty ships, has"j':_lst J~b on the Leilan~ •. ~_alf . of .wqi~h .. This year you can find ·more of the so-called "Danish modern" liv- bought control of a West Coast. would probably nave be~n paid 1; . • · • - • ••• . - - · • • -'·· • • • · · · . .- · · • bv the MA as a construe hon subtng-room sofas and chairs at moderate prices. This simple design JS shipyard formerly, operated ·by the :d •.. really one of the best styles to. buy. Such chairs consist basically-of- National Steel and Shipbuilding si y. i ~-; .._.J .< ~ --· •' __...-.... . · .-..-. lo"ose back and seat cushion on .a wood slat frame with exposed wood C t S D' . i ' · "t arms and legs. · · orp. a an iego. Alnother S·IU Lifeboat Class Another good-looking, useful style that's gaining popularity is slat · . This marks the first time .. _ benches, avai~ble . !\~ :·fh~;· as little.: ·~~ $~ 0. These can :be used .~ith'· _the war }h~t tbe Ka!se( . c4shions as s~a,ting 1?~~e'~t- !'r withotltr ciishjoris as coff~·· t~bles.. ; ~··?ave ret1;1~nect ~to ,tp~- sh.i_p~~ildmg Foam rubber bas 'done much to simplify furniture and ·bring down mdustry m the .us. Durrng the '"' its price. Another good new space-saving. idea is a bed-bench with a war, Henry J. Ka.iser astounded the blanket chesr\ipdef.tuia~h ~fi,at pu~ls out. r_i:~e ;:,mattress-cu~.pt:'ori is· f(>arh n~tio~n in deyelo~t~If -mass producrubber, and the cltesr clin t be .. used -:for · to:ring playthings · or clothing Hon .· te~hniques _.fh.~~ eventually turned out a new Ship every four as well as blankets.' ;. ·.• The availability of separate furniture legs in modern styling has days and a total of 1,500 vessels. A new organization, the National made it easier to renovate furniture , or even put together your -own coffee tQbles. Many department stores and upholstery shops now seil Steel and Shipbuildng Company, such furniture legs in wood or metal, and in straight or flared style. ha·s ,been .organi,zed with Kaiser as :· RUGS: Pi:~ces of._ ~ug~ ~dya,ru~ed slightJy ~ast fall .b:ut ,~re ~ta bl~ fOf pr~sident . and . chairman of · the the moment. Your ·best chance of finding reasonable value is to · shop board. It · is ow~ed jointly by the the Febr4ary -rug .sales1_.If , you're: ·willipg -to., settle ·for .· ro,om~size -.:rugs·. H'tlnry . J. Kaiser ..Co. of :Oakland, ' rather than-.,:wall-t.o-wall carpeting, you .hav.e a chari~e to find_rug-s_ize . CaHf., and sever al' ~ther eoncerns. remainders ·or' Hroadloom 'torts ·at·' sharply•tedueed prices.•'» ' ~ '"" · '- · 'Kaiser ' said'-the new 1 corporation . :· Ru.gs ar~ ~.till ~~~Y::~~i~~·; You dofi!t b~:v~ ..to par fo_r. \v~stag~,- ~s; l,n wv~ conti,nu.e. ~he . a_cti~i~_es ·of its wall-t:J-wall ·carpeting; installation costs less; a rug can , be turned to pI"edecessor i.n slupbulldmg, steel distr.ibute weaf:; cleaning iS more sat!sf~c.tortiy -dpne. a.t .t~e plant . th® ·f?.bricaHon,• and : ~ircraft : and misfn the home. . . . silc .parts manqfacture . . A survey ~Y . Ut~ °R~ ~~lF~l~9~e ~ark~J.ng .s~r.vice f~~ds : mo~t~Q~e- , .'f.he .Ka.is.~r i-9ter~st~· have main-.. Jr1.akers J:>y far shU prefer W?Ol rug$ t6 nylon, ·<;otton or rayon. -T he taineo bulk· shipping operations· on wo.men said :1 ~ef, lj~e~1~9P~\'P.est -!>ecaus,°e\ .~~ -1.t.s _greaier dig.ability; ~oil 1 .the West·· . coa~t ··for 9al)y years, r~,sistanc1r an4 . e~~e pf. cil., anif\g . .NYlon..was v.oted .se.cond in pr~feJ;".ence but' tile new ventjire marks the for it~ ·dura}?ilit~ ..-aqd .e~se, ~· ~leanin~:.. and··. beca_use it'~ ;im·pel,"vious . first _1.1e~rn· .t~ ; shipbui~-aing he_re. t~m9tl~S: , .. '·. ; _ · ·. · · . , . ·:.... · \..~ : ', ; ··' ·. )•·· ; ~•." ; '.~~orfl~times.,cqs.~1¥' 1iber .l ike.- woot 1>t nylon. is.:. b\.ende,d .Wltli .rayon ·'to_· ·.bring ..(lovf:n::.t),le p#c~L..:. -Wo~lc_lng Jaaj-ili~s~ ofieii.'Jllti1.a;-wopl~r.aypn .bl¢ild . · •..·'. 1*~ause. of th~ -1~Wt?i cQs~. ~Iliq~Ji~u.'r-Pr~ti. :ab11 'n9.li.I~av..e~tl.le' ~~utabil'"' · ,· ·UY; •res,l llency, or son~r.e'sis~ance of .~Qol or nylon:. It's ~ ;dubious choice i.. ,· for. i:~s .. th;~t. .l~t ~lot ·o~ caffi~_ J'!t.-a .goed, ~~-o~-~q~-i:.Yon ~a~~ ,,. ~' sa_tl~._c~o~ as~ f.... g~I. .cte .;•U!:.ig,AA. t L . · .".:::;i:~·: ·:· -.~ · ~• .' ·Mt -. · · '\ . .• · ·ft·.a ·1 ser. fa~cr veneer~. _k,i~d Sh• B. f_ · OCK. ' . . . . l p y (Ird s ~::~ ~!~i:~~~~~~~n t~~ ~i!! ~~~ furnitu~e l ·,: "' " ! _; _' l' l' l' i - ,. J·• · : :.·~ ~· "." ~cont.PM~; -!1\1,l.itai· ·il£ ~I- ~; o~~14'.V :li:t.~t ~~ e , . ~: , ,.ibf; ......~1 ;1fll~, and,:~~·~1ff >t ":Y'.AV'·~k. !~~:~~:f:t>a~>; ~iltl-; h~· ~ l:Ol! . : ,·, '" i-tll-.-',1'Yf:;:1 G~~~l7"1~e.:·~~~~!• ~' • ' # i1Ua J.$f"J&;,_dtet~rJ.t.~C~~·a.l· i~~-- ;:;...o.;~...._......................~~----~ • , ',· • '• ..;.. · Captain Frank S. Siwik, -who was the skipper on _the cruise ship Santa Rosa when she rammed. Hie tanker. Valchem lcis.t March, off New Jersey, has been beached ·for a year by the ' ' Coast The disciplinary action Guard. was taken following Rosa's engines after hearing· a fog Coast Guard , charges filed horn, that of the Valchem, accord- . .. Tips' On ·Fe.bruary' Buying ,4 f . Pace Sena l.. 0 (; �"~ 19, 1911 New DUtc.h Trea·I : B-e er Froin:S~a ~ , • . ..,,.. p - ~ ·Jn order to accommodate the growing number of people who like to eat unsalted pretzels, the .D utch have come out with a new twist: they're going. to make beer out· of distilled s·e a water ••. that ·way, the beer will make _up · for · the Netherlands Antilles, islands for· 'salt missing· on· the pret~e1s; mer1y ·know;t, as the Netherlan~s Clever those . Dutch. Also when people ask ·you ~'Wha~ do youlwan1: egg in y~ur beei:?" Y~>U 'lf b.e r al\1.e'. to take a look. and-.aee' if there •ar\? . •h • , any fis c:ggs. . . • . • f.• TJte Amstel Brewe~y .co.i}lpany of Holland is gbing .into .Pa't1ner-; ship with 400 resid~nts: <!ft Jh~ · I fi>il~ ·('1~il0r Artist's sketch of proposed HydrOfo;I vessel that wHI skim the waves on . moveable . waterskis) at speeds of- between 60 and 80 knots per .hour. . · 1 , Jo.hs Boom N;';- or·lean··~ to ·- .. 'br~~kth-ro~gh • · · 1 • West· lndies, . ih1setting up a ·b rewery "at Cu.r,ac~o. Curacao is also Jhe ~ome ~qf -~ :very famous llquor called,- strangely enough, -"Curaff f ,. , ~ iJI/"' cao. ' \. ·, '.. . The · ~rew~ry \Vill produce beer using tlte'. S°alJ)e methods .and ingredien~ o~ l he famed Dutch beer, and will be run entirely by residents of the islands, with the exception of a Dutch .brewmaster, assista11t bre~aster and plant .technician. , ~· This brilliant. ·new idea of tap1 WASHINGTON-In an effort to achieve some kind of technological inat will enable American ships to compete successfully· with foreigp shipping,· th~ Maritime : ~· · · __, Administration has just awarded a $1.5 million con~ract to Dynamic Developm~~ts Inc., · ~t:l N:EW ORLEAN~hipping ac-------------+affiliate of Grumman Aircraft, .. _-_ ·. tivity ··:picked up considerably in for the construction of an 80- capable of su~plyirig ~moush sp~~-, the ."past 't w.O .;W.eeks after a very ton hydrofoil ship. to enab~e the ~hie J9· 1 Iift pµto the_, s~o~··t~oyer · f:if .~e prevlo_us. pe- Another 30. Libertys On The contract, part of a joiJ?t hydrof~lls. , •. r1~.d. Port Ag~~t>'Lindsey W1l1Ja.i:ns Government-industry finance a Research on hydrofoils ,is still said tl!e. outlook for the commg > project involving Grumman-Dy- ·in its infancy, but g~e~,t t~~gs are. 't~~ :W~eks ~..;;.~so ~oo_d. · namic · Developments, General expected of. this new,;;prihc1ple ~- 1W1lbams.~l'.e~orted that construe- i Electric and others, was- the Iogi- maritime desig_n. Hy<µ'QfoU .v"esseJS tion on the'l.•ne\\ · MU w#as ·-pro , cal conclusion of two years of would · be well suited to Great gressing s"atisfactorily. The founruns :dation _18 presently being laid, hydrofoii d esign $tl,idies made by Lakes and c9a~t shipping WASHING TON - The Maritime Grumman. · · such as the Seattle-Alaska and down and the 'W01'k is moving. Administration is inviting bids. pn · The fiilished vesse! which ls Miami-Puerto llj.s,i o. -" ' . al9ng at a _good pace. :~ '-!\ M more· Libertys to be pulled~out expected to have a spe~d of 60-80 If the; pr~nci~( is aal!-p~abl~, to.· , Th~- "foll~wing sh.u>"s paid '.cf.ff i~:;_'. _e>f reserv.e' .·. fti.~t an"horages -•~.~. Y~r knots, will <:ost about $5 million: ocean goil'(g v~i!S; it ~QµJd havif ,a:u.r ing _ t.Pe: past- •ahigp1,ng pet:iotJ: _ .. . , ~ ·; 1 "" _, i If successful, the craft could a consider~ljl;e ¢.rff!.t on· tne ·~~er- ·Del Mar· (Miss.>~ Antino1,1s,.. an~ ·,L!J. · · ··•crappmg. ' · • ':->'. make the run from New York to ican ma:r-ttWae indQstry, and' would Salle <W~terman). • .. · · ~ jAs in previou~ scrap sales, Mari- Bermuda in eight. hours, estimated give Arii,i:Jf ~n 'shipping a considSigned on: Del Mar, Del _Santos, time says bids of less than $70,000 the project officer, William l. erable a~yantage ,(lver fp~~ign com- Del Mundo (Miss.) and Antino_us Niedermair. . petition. "'..::. ,:f•. . _'-; .:.' ~ ' t JWaterma~J·: :<.' r· . , - ; r" · . p~r · vessel will not be considered. . The princ.'iple hehind the hydro-- A c<?iit~b\er~l~aaing,.,.~_hrdro~eil ' ., IP. tr~n~it w~re,: Alcoa Roa~~i',; The agen~y has attempted to qis- foils is simple: if the fo~ward mo- vessel c~-1¥9 .:: ~~~ a' TU~ across · \.tHcoa -e,val~er; iF Al_po.a Plan~er, .. , . ._ pose of some .200 war-built Liber- tion of the ship is sufficient to lift the Atlan;tf~ .~l!'·P~.ack ~.ip five days. 1\,Cp~ P~g¥us,_, :_Alcoa · ~anger{ -~l·. : , _.;~ : !r,: · ;··· ~-"' t:y s .in this fashion for over a year;_ its hull out of the ·water onto the Seafarers · ~<?U1~~ ·be ;f~ttmg pay- cp~ !Jhpper !41cp~>; .. S~a_. ~a,,m~ ping . sea ;y'an r fQ~ : ~t~ makJng and has 800 _9 00 more in various hydrofoils, it can avoid the drag offs everY, _. ;we:eJ: or. ·_ everr few ·Geo:i;g1a-._ 1!;'eatr,ip>:· Del Sant~~1 . has, "' of ' ci>.E,St:;• trertlendn)is implianchorages . on .ail coasts. Sales of the friction cre~ted by the con- days, an~ ~-~~ ~~ . olJtlf~ .:·:~iant" D~l;~unq9. <Miss;); . LtJci~e Bl.ooip:- cation~ ~Rr' § ; afarer s. .I:P cjistilJing bave not been too brisk. tact of the hull w:.h . the water. payoff ~ould. ~-e:~tust· ..~· Jl!emory fi~l~ a~)~·e':a_ West , (Bloom'f1el4~;-. systems~· . slior~ caµ, b,eF'J sed for • The hydrofoils, which will be of the past, for many: · ' ··· ~ Steel Executive, Steel Recorde-r making" l)e· r,~ ,...certainly:.. dtstillinit The ,vessels on the block this attached to the hull, will be reOf course the hydrofoils, if they <Isthmian); Gateway City, Raphael' systems on ships can be useq, also. time are located in the Hudson tractable. The hull of the vessel do wqrk, are years away. ~'l'he ~x- Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); Madaket, With a bit of schooling and inRiver, James River (Va.), Wilming- will incorporate some o~ the prin- pedmental m6.del ·being built won't Monarch of the Seas, Antinous, doctrination, chief engineers wjll , ton CNC>, Mobile! "Be!iumont. ciples of design . learned from de-, be ready until- Jun~. 1961 at the Wild Rangei:, .Claibourne <Water- probably turn out a pretty-d~celit ·· (Texas), Suisan Bay CC al if.), signing S\!personic aircraft. The earliest, and It - will probably be man); Fort Ho.s kms (Cities Serv- brew. The life of the old ,salt will · ~storia <Ore.) ~nd Olympia (Wash.) power ·for the craft :is to be. ·s up-· .a long time before any large cargo Jce>;. .....-Longview Victory (Victocy be then muc\1 improve,d,· when he 'fleets. Bids. wm be opened Februa- plied by. an aircraft jet engine-gas. vessels .are. b~ilt incorpQrating (Ca.rr.J; Trai:iseastern (Transe3<st- finds himself sailing i!l ,a · ~·sea of ry i2. turbine , combination_ that will be: .this ,priltciple. · · _ · ern) and Kathryn <Bum. ' Schlitz." · · · ' · ' . Scrap Heap in 1 : .", 'MADAKET <Waterman), Dec, 11Chalrman, Baning; Secretary, not given. $3.60 In ship's fund. Agitator to. be put in washing machine. · VEN.ORE <Marven>• Dec. 20-Chalr· man, D. .Emor~ c;k; S.ecretary, M. ·Klei• ber. All repairs have been turned ln. · One man missed ~ the ship frbril •Baltl· . , more. · No -beeflj. Di,scussion on rusty w·ater. The tanks will be cleane.d 'in · 15hipyard. i ·' • '" SWORD KNOT (Suwannee), D~c. 22 -chairman, Basilio Maldonado; Secretary, Dimitlr Gotseff. Captain will per· mit men to go home for Christm¥, J( men left aboard will do the work of the absent shipmate, they will .get time off later. No OT e xcept for regu· .Jar holiday an:ct weekend duties. Leo Br.u c,e w~qt home and Geral4 .Kropp 1erved as t emporary delegate. · - ; k ' I • • I J ~ ,.., f -- 1 MO.NARCH ,O F· THE SEAS (Water· man), Jan. l ;-Chalrman, L. B. Moore; Secretaf'9', L. W., t,\oore.'-' Janies ~.d· : mounds elected s hlp'li delegate. Dis1... c~ssi!>I! o~ , saf~ty 1_comm:ittl!es. C_l1ip1 t9 represent_ the crew. ELIZABETH (Bu.I.I>, Jan. 3-Chalr· m a n, G: Ortlz;'- Secretary, R. Hernan· dez. Got six replacement s at Puerto Rico for the three. departments_. No beefs. aboa.rd s!J.iP: ,. · '" :· 1 ., : ~ , ., 1 •. .• , _ 4 1 .1 . ... - ·- ~.,NG!Ei..it'.I~· .<Bui!), ·, J. n. , _3:-:;-Cl!aJr· . · riian, Cl!rtls N'-Ison; Sec:reta,ry, . Walter 1 ( ., :Ylit's1t-:> "'Noi'h'in'1t . to .'reP"orr ~ e'xiiept · Ji aye <'Jlnipleted 1the.rvoywge,l)o t l'uerlo · 1, ·:\JU~o an_lJ will ·1oon; ~,. 11 bap~ ! in,' 1J he .; · lay-hp ·11,e~~~. .. •. : . ·~ . . · 'i~." ,;~ ..,, . : -,. . ; ·• _,, . ' .. . .. '• ! .·, .·. FAIRlAJll,D (f!-;;.-;tlantle), Dee. · 13 . -Chairman, John Crews; Secretary~ Orvllle Wahlln. Minor beefs taken . cue of. Water tanks to · be fixed be:.. fpre leavlng port. New pipes to. be installed -for foilets. S32.51 Jn ship's • fund. Motion to have Union .r epresen· , _ . tative coptact all companies regarding ' ' living qua'rters aft to have lifeboats or ' rafts · ·Jn stalled on those ships not having sagie. ' •I • I, ,! • ;.. ' ' ·• .: ' • .·' - t < I ? .., .. • t "" "' -~ ... 1 A)bert G. E1P,enede. Everything run· ning 1moothly Blnce leaving ·t New Orleans. Sh1p'1 delegate wJD notify the agent· upon Bl'rival ln Tacimir egar dlng puttlQg enough food 1111p. ply, also chlnaware, cote and ' llnen. flUIO in shlf'SJ!Jnd. . , , SUZAN NS • <llull°J, Dec. 31-Chal,.. man, Burlno1 .Secretary, L. Hop.,. Only beef ls- coynplalnt about food. ' S15.50 Jn ship's fund . .Request ,patrol· man m eet I.he ship In New Orleans. ... . # �~ S ·E A.i' .411EllS £0C . I ,, \•' ·~ ,.1•: ~·I -. I, .. \: .. •-. .... . ~· ~...~ ·'· ,. ...... - .... ·~ "' i / _, '\ .. 1 . ( - ..) I.. ~ ~ ., .. ·.# : •I rl ; •. .......... 'l •.!< •I J t ,,; on . Amt!tic~n-fta1 ..' : ; , ,, . Oddb:-enough, -the' um~ Ainenean industries which are cashing'. in special .. de~JS' ~verseas are as.km..: '. i~'~f; Treasur,y tO support legislation "*~·would : gi~~ JJi~m special tax tre~tni~Jt~ home . fb~--e)lte~ing into overseas investments • ~ ..~. ~ He;i. a~e a few ' cdncrete examp;~es of ' the ·$;pe~ial fr~~tment ~ Americait ~ mpa­ • nieS" have· .r eceived ~ -o-verseis ' '.ations: sh'f~i~.g. ·. .. . .. If'- :J ·. i '· ·:· ., • 0 : ;..;:~ ,. . . : '! ... ~: :, ": > · --~.~~ ~ • · Luxembou.rg, a 'tmy· country between France and Germany, offered one company, North American Van Lines, a 25 percent cut in tax rates, from 4.0 per. cent to 15 percent. Other companies . get free railroad sidings, free -p'Ower and . water ·hookups, free buildings, which are rented very cheaply on lorig-tern:l lease and then turned over : without further payment, and free land, ordinarily- costing around $4,000 an acre. .· ' lmpac~ . on r • ; a~. to haye .... .. : Pace Nlae °':~.( I .~ • In" .Belgium, Outboard Marine, which manufacfures outboard motors. got over half-a~million in loans . at special low interest rates, and reduced property taxes._ It is negotiating for another Government loan on which it will pay as little as one percent. , ·~ , CU·EAP! > I I , • Another Belgian ruling gives special personal income tax cuts to Ameri• can executives. Under this arrangement, half of their salaries- will be tax free. Further in the tax arena, tfie Belgians allow American corporations to deduct one year's taxes from _next year's payments. Companies taking advantage of tax and loan deals include Standard Oil of Indiana. ' ~· ,,. ...._ I --~-- 'r, }T .... ., ,. • In France, Americans' are offered long-term loans, up to 20 years, at low interest. The longest-term loans in France are normally seven to eigi1t years. American companies get real estate tax exemptions, land sites at cut prices and special rebates and other benefits if they export their product to the United States. , ,; .. ·l l ;. " . '' American ship ~perators, who -been · uti1izing Liberia and other foreigp .registries to escape US ~age sc~l~s and taxes, ar~ g.e t-o{ s~~i:esicfe company; ·ting plenty"_ have ... :.L~rge nu~bers of ' Amel'ican industrial . directly t<> the ·Amyican ~ market. As· such it is .an eff~rt to 'bypass payment of American wages, taxes and other regulation, while selling to the A~erican consumer. ... . In ·this: category,_for example, are the. American _tuna fish pr'?cess01;s, who· se·t up bu~iness in A~erican Samoa, paying to American ; business executives. These ·concessions, ·. incidentally, are over and above those given to native business, _and cannot . normally: be expected to make Americans Qver-popular. . In some respects, these European concessions resemble the type· of ·offering· ptit out by ·inany.'t:owns an4 '(Usfricts · in rural areas of the ·US seeking to atfrac( btisiness. While this has ci:eat~d . a serious problem for unions in some in.dll:s.t;ies, the.se_· unioQ's cot1ld· fo\lqw . the . runaway to his new .location and .attempt to ·.organize 'him··'there. And; of course; the runaway still paid the same Federal taxes and was subject to the same Federal wage and -hour laws no matter where he located in the continental US. , The . beauty of the foreign 1~·cation, from tlie businessman's viewpoint, is that it · puts America ii business out of the reach of Federal re,gulation. : '" - • • .• ' ~ I • The Netherlands gives up to 50 percent off on land, normally worth up to $13,000 an acre, fast tax write-offs which reduce taxes tr.emendously, cheap loans and construction subsidies on factories. As a result, the Institute for DutchAmerican Industrial Cooperation, a gov. ernment-sponsored agency, claims 'it has gotten 105 American companies to settle there and is contacting 160 others . • Southern Italy is the best yet for "fabulous financing," the newspaper 0 says. A government cievefopment corporation grants" credits of up to 8Q percent of the cost of starting a business, gives the remaining' 20 'percent as a gift, supplies working capital and doe's not require any interest ' payments on the loans for three yeai:s. The entire package comes with a ten-year tax exemption. These are some of the basic proV'isions offered ·to American firms, but acfualiy, they are just the beginning, b~cause American businessmen have recognized wag.e~ in, tli.~ vi~.inity c:i,f · 35 t~ · 40 ce.n !s . that they can negotiate special conces.. ~~~iU!~~,'.'-t~e p~arit-:t\!Ii&iri.tction over~fi?as · an · .hour to· escape union contracts · and " sio.ns over and beyond the regular ' ones. ·1~. ~~~t~fie.d ,.qi} :!.r e gtou~ds that it e~conditions in: California, wher-: SIU .Fis.~" .Among the special conce$sions that have ables American ·business to compete in .-- and :canne:ry Unions . ha.ve fong-_"estaboeen granted are secret income tax re., . ··r." ~ . . 'k t · "' J; 1 · : ·"" .. · · - • nreign mar es.,:-~· .. . '1" h d t t ' t . .. .bates for American executives and adv is e con rac se -ups. ditional business tax cuts beyond these .':,'l\v,lfat ,gives .~ht~.- Jdq~~ment a runaway The newest ·rush to build plants over~ offer~d originally. ." "' ; ~ "' 'r 1.: ,J• i seas smack's more of the Samoa-type of., Actually, all these subsidies are ruled . . out ·under t'he 'terms bf the Common ' ope.rati~~ .than ~erely explo~tipg new I~ '. J'!ia~;k.e°ts~i~ Etuiop~. .As ' the •1wan Street Market treaty. But' one .· section of the , . . ,· · •, , _ treaty allows ~id to· "depre·ss'ed and back,. Journal" put it on December 16, "th~ ward" areas. For purposes .of luring six· Common Market nations are in a American business abroad some of the competitive scramble - each trying to The trend is causing uneasy stirrings best pastureland in Europe has suddenoutlbid the · "other in offering Yanks a · among shoreside unions whose members Jy become "depressed." , · · · · • sweet·de~l. The upshat: Pl. U~ "fir~ ·whJ_ch. _:. ·; flJ\t(~ij;~ir jobs Q<;•ng e~pw·,te~, anq pro<,tRight now, with major US mass pro· · ·~,·. p'..\.. . ·. !ihOPJ ~u;ollfi.d .can ~ find .. it~elf s.e~1 up .in ~· ! • t1cts . ·'Yi~h ~Am~ric~n · labels ~t.bei~g- ·im.-• . dtrction· - indu.strie~ .. ·bo~ming.. the . situ a• ·• 1' ;. ,1,., ,. t> ,.,.,, . '!·/::.. ~ .· 1. , .,. ··: · ~ ..... ·. "business a~~astou~ding_ly · lo\,\'~cbst: " Sorne 1• '' " • ·po'ftef1;.. to · ~!st>Ja~e .t h¢' ~e,qu,'i~~ep't ·'tM)r,;. ~ fl<t~ h'al(\ipt"~,.et' 'l;>.~ch~e cri~lcal in. terms 0 1 · ·, : . _, ·: .1o ,:· fr~ '~:• ~:: ~ ... '." · . • ; \ ' .of.. ti.le- ~~vor~' ~nc1µde free land,. .iree . · turn out. · Ameri~n · seame~ :.h,ave.,a, stake. >of>, 'employment: for • ,A.ni_eri~a~ W«Jrkers. ~~ .~~n~if~ ~u~ Al~. ~~ 0,~Y.§rt ~~' !18.~~:r ~~Jr 1; " .~uild~nes:•:t~· t~du~~i~ms 1·<,>P ·~~.~ r1\~~!1ti'."' -' ''~I. irt:.!t~.~e d~V:~l~P1V.~~..J~~ ·w~J; '.~·~~~q~.~,· ' '~ut" ~·i~ 'Jreb<!. is alrea?_Y. lf~~·ng ~evere ... . - · "' ·· A • t~nsliiQ Iow&tax•·?~;'-':1f~~e lnwen9,_.'." :'·~ t. ·tt~ 1 ·'G(i eJ:~ftienf!.sutisfd.tze..,<( Jitans · an<I;,. · ' - ~my tren~ wh1ch~would ' iend . t~ d1mm1sh effects m. some industm!s and could be' ~~~!.e,~" ;~1~§8. , .•,. . 1,8.U~J . , ,g_itect tu<,S~~s. a~d .Jd~backl •. , ,/ .do!Mstjc ..business a~d.•pr.oducti~Js, sur.e . ~,_.,:., come.- a .massiv:e, problem .for US unions. ·concetns ate engageil in a rush to build facilities overseas for the same reasons. Of course there, are major differences 'iiel ween this ..kind of runaway operation ap:d ..that of. the snip operators. For ,one . thing, · the ·runaway shoreside coIQpany actually. builds a plant and ·employs p-e ople- in the coun'try of .rcegistry. The rtnaway shipowiier who registers his :~~iP,' ?~der · ~~~' Libe~i;i,n. flag never sees bide nor hair ·of. L1iber1a, nor does . he em~loy. a~y Liberi~i)s. And i_n some inj t ' , - I .: • • ; ~ ) . I• F' ... ;'-~ ·1 • , ·~ .,. • • L •• ' * , \ I ,.fl �~, SIU ·$afeiy ,pfan·:\UrgeS Gheck:On FrdSt ~1azat•· KYIKA <Waterman>, Nov. 11--Cllalr; min, K. llackstone1 Secretary, p; Alrev. One man lnjured le• 'on · catwalk.,-.ho1pltalked. One. 08" m l 1bip ..Jft SF.. W,illf ba'ff~ arnval. • . and· take llO per ~' · out .~op fund. Keyli ~adetot•i~pa1nl; .•hower~lame : to ~ ~!Ptr lot;Jtecl Korea and Ju!"X bat~ ·W"·,~for Koreans. To order .a~ for .A matlc control on .bi a Q';tem , crew1 quarters. { . ;: · i• ' . - : f". · . A· comprehensive guide on "Ice And .Cold Weather ~rotec­ tion", for 'distribution to all SIU vess~ls has been forwarded to all companies· 6y the Safety .D epartment of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The material is ' · , ·, '\~ .•. - . 4 . .. ~- "~ - ,. • RAPHAEL SEMMES <Pin';~tlan .: ' J•n. '7--Ch1lrman,~\Blakesle'•1 ·" i retarr, John Roux. ost repai,s ~i're o'f..,_ New llst t ed In, '1J"o;~e.Di • ' D1l11ed mlp in New · ean1. Qne -m Q? ; m(-d ship ~ in .Newark. New lhtp'.1, dele•ate elected. Vote of thanb 'to lltew~rd department for fine ChrlltiDaf -ary. ~:£~f;~e~~~~:~~:~~ ~~~~~~ and :~~ ~~~~:rsa~~~n~a~~ev.:;:~c!~::; .~ ".-.~'.'._i.: ~·,r'·.(,'.:~·. Checking deck - lashings and '· t... I>-· ;c • The iour-part package contains rigging. "Ice and .snow~. t ·a n : ex- ' ~.: "°' general discussion material on . ·cessively . wear or snap manila or., safety precautions during frosty wire rope. These sh'ouid ·&e· In: 1 weather, ·suggestions for lookouts, spected for POSS.ible weakDesses,"· .: . specific · medical information on .the Safety. Department. poui.tS- out. treating ~odily injuries due to cold, .AJ.1 t.Y~es ~f el.ec~rical: ~.qUjJ;n:~1eni and a 15-item checklist for safety- a11d SlJCh items as iced-over 'lights, _ inspection purposes: The complete Safety iitarkings, etc.,. are"netes.silry , guide is part of an e"panded•safety checkpoints . to . avoid.. hazard.oils ·,. education program planned under c6'iiciitio'ns, it adds~ ... ·. -. · _..,,. · Copies o{ tfie complete gtiide on ''the joint. SIU-Indust~y Safety Program. "Ice-And Cold W·e ather Protection" In dealing with the general sub- are available from the Safe~y De. Chi~f Steward Samuel .Doyle strikel ~ serious pole while· admir:-, ject, the Safety Department ·notes· pnrtment, Sea·farers Welfare Plan, ing his.highly prized African carving~ fr.o~ left ar~. ex~~t replita' . the following: H Broadway, New York 4,. NY. of the Zulu artist who' did the ·wQdt, plu~ his father~ grandfather "Slips,-and falls a.re.the commonand (partially shown) his wife. . . .. _· _.,~,, i. t ))j~&t. / ... :- 1. ~;'.Of si~Ship~: ( 1 •, M~eting~, 1 • -.JI 1 ' ' , rhete:;'. .~: ~~~:r::~~:.!:;::.:.t~~::a SIU · Gets· Art co11e·c10r """ t\. • '·~ • \, t• I _, I ,f. r •' ,• ' i{: " ' 41.nner: ·· .sll#s~tlon·· made to ' haV. .ril~ '.c)i>UtH - VYfl°-'!.;,.Pla~!l -aboanlil. lhlp. : "1ni!S[~- -Ii' . lack of space fo~ ctri1_u1• ·, dOtDUJ•; ' . ~ ,1'' ~·ORION .COMIT ,·"'~ r1;nJ, Nev.~ i 1..;.. care must be taken 'in weather . _ . · ·.. '~: '" · ., _,. ir ?'.\" ~ ,. ' - ;" ,. spaces ... Attention must ·be given.. . ..~eing a seafaring ma,i lia~ helped Sam Doy_le irit-hi~ favori~ hobby:-art-co~ec\ing. ·to wearln.~ _ Pf<>Per ·s:iothing ctoo,.' ~ · Doyle, a chief.steward w:ith. the ' ~IU sfnc~· }~-ff,"'ad_m~_ he's ·n.~t ~n e-xpert i~ .this ,f.iel~· of' much. ciolij.~g is:;l\,ot g4.qdJC?ithe..rT.: ~~.ndeavor, but he does have a deep mterest- m -works -Q~ ·~rt~spec1,,aJly: ~culp,~ures, carvmgs Ed. )'> in<f:ito · canrig .for "a1F exposed' ·and paintings,· in that order. . . ., ..., _· , · :· . : c . : . , . -~ . • "' " - ~ear ·~"'ld . e.qu.~p~e~~- F.;m,er.gency _::. the · 1a~t ··five ,ye.~rs. ·Doyle · has · lear1cl~ · t~ro~ib ..~~a- ~cciasl()n,. -U;aµa)~. ~<t:.- ta~~· ~he ?ea.r must be _m)>pe:Ct~d ~o .ass~re . he has. accumulated four teak-' nana, there are two more re~der- artist: two to three weeks. to COIJl• 1t is accessible and m operatmg :wood carvings ·from. Bali, a~ isl~nd ings read.~ to be picked '11,) by -the plete ·a. ,jlgure. ~· . . _ . •C~nd_ition on short notice at. a~ off .Iiu~onesfa; a copy of a -pajnting S~afarer ,on'. his ~ext· -trip-one :of · .· . . . . ·. · ,_. 1 times. '. c . . ~.entitled · "African - Woman~" from himse~f and one of ~ls ~lfe. . The .:- (Ed. Noie· TwJ! . ~a11• . ~e/in:.~ ~h~ _The . ~~f.e~J.q~lle~i~ . pi~PPW~~~, a ~apeto~, Sout~ •~rica; and his s~ulptor ~.~-s~: ~~ wo11~n1 fro~- a LOG· w~71;t ,to :pr~ss1.:,.0--~Zr .•Jt..~?P,eil: , nuµi~et .~! '~1r~.o~~~ ,_~;~S!. ~be.r~: .most-prized possessions: fo~r 'black : close-ue, : :~i:tf~!~~ -91 ... Mr. & . Mr_s.. O?t- a ~~ssel ·heade~ f'JZ, ~r~~:_, At specific-' ~~erihon mftst ~t given clay, sculptures of Zulu . trlbe.smeil Doyle ~·~~~n~ ;~ -~ .. ~ailt~-,f9r t~e- the ;~~~1,· he is <m..,\tiis-. ~~' wiu;m~ve_r 1 • a ~ vessel .hits cold wh0-live-dn-~ the ';'Valleyofa~hou-: .1 • , . .:.." ~·- t.~ ,· ·. · t · ·.i,:.f~.. '. ··i'-'-1'!' v;eath~r ~n~: ~~es , .UP. This, applies sand Hills~;;.,abotit · 125 miles from o ~ ~.D _N.. . I : C " to _su~b r,outme i~(jmS ~s a clear D~ban, So.uth Africa. . . · ;~ , ~ ' .-· ~.. · " pathwar to. accommodate fore and The ' sculptures are a story·, in . ·f .~ ,, •••• ,:--:..i· . During s I u:·\tt' - ·a"' .•.. A' RON.' a··- R' -'R'. OLL l" c: ·Cha Irma,., Ji>ltl,ti'eci;etary, . ..,,.,,.._ 'No beets. Skipper ~ vei7 J~t · ivtth draws. Be~ ; fo • be riDad.ia. Dlscuulon on movle~~ed ••am• .by vote; ' dtscu11l911 ~;on ,o14 · canned· · mllk; 1hip's fland-4iaeh mall do,Jjate ·: '50 cents -~owai:r funct :, c ' . ~ 1 '.'_ to • . 1 ~ -.· ~ • "~ I · PINN: :1"'i1",.R 1'(~IJJ,J N.fv. l 0~ · Chairman, ,It. · CO!~ler1. ..,11retary, _~ . Wiiey. • Clar,Iflcatl~. oil deck dele•a~,; No 'hot w1ter at Poland; 1hore leave re1triction . at Freeport, BabaiDa . 19Iand,I. Klei Canal. f.efllUlDY. Qne JtUln ho:pttallud at JClg • Approx. llO hour. OT dlQ»Uted. one' man ill ill foc'lle. New dele•ate electedl , 'Vote 0, thanks to retlrin• deleaa\e. · Suuestloli' to move lee box In mellhall a few lnchei "/ from bulkhead. To be i epatr,d. E!!c'h man to donate, 25. cents .to ship's fi&nd. -· 1 ... . ~ "'f,;.·~=' r7 ~ ,, ,.- STEEL VOYAGER <lsthmlariC ifov. 15-Chalrmin, s. · Fulford; secretary, F. Delapenha. Man failed to Joln lihip In Balt.-reJolned in NY. Repair llst1 · ,and draw for ~Canada, and NY turned ··in. Minor .oee~11 ti> be turned over t 0 patrolman. 105 hour,.11, disputed: _Ship"• fund $12.18. Motion made that "B'" and "C'.' men. ~ii·So days lnltead o.~'"' '80 In ordec" to · ct vaeatlon wlalie.' waltlJl•' for':.aJio ' 1hlp', Somettiliir -. should be done about 1an1way faclfi· tlcs ill Beaumon,~ Tex_:\. while cr1De-,.. .Ioadlna heavy, oa'&. S"*gellt portableJ -aangway to· be uaiJd fore or aft -w~; crane In operation,. · "'I Thearepeople who .mod·• themselves. ·eled for them ' still alive, one . ' . . of them claiming to be 114:'.years ._ .· .· , , . · ·. of age. All are members of a family called "NCANANA" (pronunced . AH-NON-AH>.- : · This name• was . adopted by the youngest of the· .. family, Joseph, who speaks English. ... This, he noted, was . for the sake MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Nov. of simplicity, because the actual : 29-Chalrmen, J. Dunn; Secretary, J. Voting ends tomorrow (Janu~y family name is ·-Iiterally un-translaBalld1y. . Everything running smooth· ly. Ship's fund U7.47. fNew dele1atl! ' 30) in the annual Sailors Union of table and un-pronouncieable, too. . :: ele.cted. Sugges.tl,on ,t l)at all Koreans 1 thf: Pacific election for' official and Doyle. . inet Joseph ·Ncaaana. in ... be kept out of pantry, messhalls and passageways. ~' · tn~~te~ posit~on!i .. Lat~~tr ~i1ior'ts .a~. l)urban in 1955. : Doyle's ship ' · .: , . ~ ~ . ;. •. t .. presstime indicate ileatl;Y .3,QOQ had str;>pped th.er.e for seyeral~.,_9a~s.; .. ::. ORION STAR. <Orfori>, Nov. 22 - . ChillrmatJ< a. Or~nberg; Secretary, 1~ ' ballots have been cast smce the to oft)l.o~d . ~m?·""I'jc~han11 inVite!J~.. :=: Arellano; · Shlp's1~und , ·530.75. One. r '' start of voting. Results will be him to ' rne·et his ~(aniily. Doyle =:, man missed ShiJCl.,ii\. O)cll)awa, reJolne\l., anno,unc~~ in · the next LOG. Sev- accep~~'~ « 1}~. -1~ey ~~oprn~~d, ti>~ . -'~·-... ..;..-!Iii-ti!!!!! tn· OJ<lnawa. Some dlspu'ted OT. · Ne'l'V treasurer elected. Crew urged to 'take -~ en teen umon posts and five trustee the v1llag41. '\ ~ •·..... t ,: i ... ,, ~ '\.,. ~ '· 'p roblems to del!!gates~ ,Laundry ,to ~e .. position·s are being filled. He was .. int~oduced~ there., -to, The~ stu ··blood·bank supplies Seafarers ·or members of their families · kept 'clean. Vote of thanks to steward · · ~ .~ i , ~. · Ncal}':lna's "fath~r• . ~5; ~' lits· . ~r!!~a-_ with· blood anyw'/i~re .iri. the . United States. Seafarers, ~ari . donate to dept. for fine fo'od.~ ~··· i - .. ~ fat ~~r, 79, an,~ , h1~ . great-:~!'J;ld-; ·the ~ank .a t the . SIU ~l~nic in · ~ro.~'kly.n. Li~e4 here. are a, few of the . WESTPORT <M~ritl;,;e), Nov. 2b T,he SIU! · an~~ian Di~tri~t· has .. fat~er, yv·ho _is 11~ . a~ll ~r~ef,, -~fr \11e Sea'farers arid' others ivho have donated to the blood bank. . ' . . Ctialrman·1 A. . Noah;' Secre'tary, A. NNh. 'Delegate' hospitalized tn Stiez;" opened a new h1rmg ,hall .at Owen Zulu tnbe m the area. . _, , · '· ~" \ ~ ' W,Ir.e tp ~e,..sen~ . to Uni9n re: ~ryaqt '" . Sound, ' Onta'rio. The new hall will · During· 't he cotirse --0f u~J V:)iit ·. · Anestis, Nicholas · -Kreiss, Clyde A. hospttallzed In s ." ez . and Skaggs repa· triated from Aden. ·V6te of thanks to ' ' h~.~e as its al?ent .Alec Paton, '_ Jose.Pih shb~~i , p,oy!~ : fq.ijf pI1'i~.' Rivas, Joseph J. , '--) ; Talinl, ·Richard W. ! ': crew· who ··composed wires · to SIU, : S\· itc~ed from his duti~s -as. patrol., clay car vings which bore pe.r fect Gf adick, Wiiliam H. · .Fahte11kopf, ·Jobh' F. Sen. Johnson for action In getting out man m Thorold, Ontario. 'Ihe new resemblence to the other members McKenna, Michael F. Schneider, James•· of predicament tn Suez. -- facilities are part of a progra_ m to oi .the family. These, he i:elated, Ha~non, G·eorge A. Dykes~ · Albert W, STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian> Dec. MacDonald -Robert b rea d ~n wBa t erf . rqn t cAoverSalgU . em. t h· ~ were ;..turned out by his father. Th~ Greco; Frank J. Wescott, J~sep_b · 1-0halrman, Robert Air; 'Secretary, C eorg_:an · a~ area. , n. . r_e pre-. two •.. Jarge,st o. f. the co. llec, tion ~·were Simonelli, John F. Crew, William H. 1.• ' Alexander o~ a~i:lle. Crew urged not · t t 11 l b d H b k B rt T · ; ,, io leavll, cups out ·o.nvdeck ancl' to' ke!U> s" n a ive w1 a s~ " .e. f!SS_Igne . aboµt 12 .inches tall, .. ~np )Ve":'.~. . an. ac ; u ·- ~ . Ackerman~ ''Arnold '- .' ... me11ha11. c}ea~at r.i,tght. Also to stop , late.~ to ~~arby . M1dlanµ fQr, the amazing likenesses . of . Josep·h's. · • Campbe~l, Angus 9. , Ho'w.e.ll, Jobn· -J .· , ·' ~' , nolseh'ln·tn pitsd· dtewcayf.f New . wasillnW" t sPt m g fit,ou t ·· · -w · · 'd i' ' , ·'·a- ·.. ~ mac e. ·nee e , , o ee : urn •ts f p.o :;: , , ' fathE:r and mother "The other 'two . .ar '" e~t:Y.... • ' · · · · 'l , ,keP.t ~1c1m. , po~+P.r~ 11~0~14 be llt s ign:_; •. ,. $ . . :~ - ' '. 'l:, ,,- .....· ., 'slightly·. ,s.mallei:.. -..were ·-· r~~r~du~~ ·s~ipper, Jam~~ ·~· .... " ··_;, '.-~ q ·~ - ~~:=~~·Jt~:::"?··) •g:~:o.~~fs~ t~~~~rn:~~!~tt1n1 ,ort :~~~ - '1.1 ·Hobart , Wives'' and' children of members· tions . . ,·of the arti . st's. :f ath.. . ..-r -.a· nd the . I ' ·Kirkwood, AltscbnJ, Leb "/' · r ·' -.: I; i , ._ ·'i Eawards; I:a\yr~ncd/. . -. . ' ' t' ' _) . . .. ,. .,., ~ "\ ''. "' \;'i ~ 11 .,., . M. · · c · k L St d elder of: the tribe . .. · . -'I b .- - - " A LAI (c;argo. ,. .Tankshlp) Dec, f of th e anne '. oo s. "'· ewar s ·· · . . · · : · · . ." ·· . ·Friend; Allen J. : .. · "'." ., , .. , ,· ·JQla:our; t1.0 11! 0.·•-..' •. • · : ' -C~itlrmin/' B l'C: ' s1a1d1" s i cretarv;· '' in the Honolulu · .area now are DQyle . has ' smce ..re-v~s1te.cJ ·, the · M"rphy w'Uliam 1;1-- , , ., 1 •• ; Chapman 1LitWl"~lice ·,B. . . . . "' !'Y'; Slm_ps.· A ,1 moyll! fund ' 11 bel.nc,·1 ~ · • • • ' • •• • · · ·' f · d" '" ' ~ ' run on the ship • Atd cash on hand hi ellgi'ble ,, for ·th· e service· medical a.mi·1y., an d ' h as b een,_co:i:rcsp,on mg Pressly, Donald J.,..... . .- ·'.. · ' . ·.• •,· DanJ~wsld; WaUer .W..s2a9.36 '·H .;of 'Dt cember ·i. Beef re~ ! plan·"to ·J;>~ provided· by the Kaiser .with., youqg .I'~c~naf>I). Througl~ tlle J\ngelopoulos Nicholas. E: , '.Eaton,-·Roberi A_; : •ar,i:lint me!", wffo ·lolried ·.ship -;011 · Foundation --Hospital " under . the sears, he. acquU'ech all fouJ"- of· the Binemanis ·Kuds. k ' -.... · r.· ;. 9.~dler0 Lo~p ---·i · .- · : ::'~r~gi~t ~~ ~~ -~trfe':i8ft!~~t:.:;~t~f. terms of a new .contract. .Previous- clay carvings-two;· of , w.hich were. -' Beroud R~ger ~:)?< 'fi.:j} 'f., f. ,,.,: f.c-, ~'lje8Ji&ld,.)ul'tin ;\'. · • men;' at, pa)loff!. Had.. ~f.'few · houri'' dl~• . • ly~ the dir~J;.i.P,?Y.N~nt :-~PJap was 41ven to him 'as giits.\ At:, pr,es~nt, ~an~ry:Josep,h, ll.R. .. . . •:. ~al~~..~.'f.~olJ.lr•J ....- .<: ~ .. -1:~!::4 · ~j,.~:ilr~~· ~::irr:.:. ~~~!' ', in effect out now'' -~~fnbers may ., ; : Ojeda Ramoij Sanlt'oyiilt, Adhur l ' . flxed before :' tile ve111el!• 1&U1 •·a•al1f!• .• 1. '.i...~ ·- .i , .. t ·, 1.,., : , ,y ' · • . ' ,,-. "1-1i '" 't~:J .. , , ''' · Jol '~ C ."; ,.;, · "· ~ !,\e.11'uest . buzter in . the meuhalJ . or . ta]f.e the~e}101ct~weog.,Jh~ t wo. ~~!t~hell, .Jo,h.~'. A.. . . ,; -; .. '\. "'~· , .,.~'-. . .e,. ·,.1 .... ·· .. .. ·. . . . .. ' i?•.lll!a•ewaY .•o \hat tl)e ~andbt. watch ~ Pine)'l'.O '.Claudio A '' ' l ... ..... " '. . . . .1•.~B.0.-er 'L;·?' ~ ,,..,, ' . on declc- can , h~'a1 tt .. B~o~he}:'. ~arif ' . ' . ' ""' "" "" . . ' . ' . . ,' . ... . ·. . , . M' , ' 1· ,. .;. . -' 'I ' !. ' ' ' • • RHt elected ship's dele1ate': :;' ': · ' . ..._ . '' · · 'If a ciewmember quits- while· DeBoissiere; :Rud1'-".; · · _ .. , , _ acou. ••~--"'~D••ID.• llf, >1 .. :-::: ·: " -•• ~ :\'•.:...- • .,, •• -~. .., Co!!tra~t . ~eta.~ IS .·:fQr_. an a~r~e· . · a ~·,ship · is in port delegates ' Pip~r; Don·a1cf A• ~'· -. ~ - .... _ ~ ·. 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OD Big Biz:Tax Retur41s· For the benefit of those who might be deducting as business such littJe trinkets as European trips by first class ship or plane, "business" cruises to Jamaica and San Juan on ultra-sleek yachts; trips to+ Hot Springs or an exclusive volving tax questions as settled hunting lodge, beware: Uncle either l?Y the Internal. Re.v enue expen~e Stnn is furious because he's losing Service or · the Tax Courts: some $100 million a year on $11.5 A public relations P-xec deducted billion do~lars of expense-account the. price of a mink coat for his mo~~Y illegally written off as wife, claiming she needed to look lcgitu~~te expenses. her best while entertaining cus- He-m the form of the Inteqial tomers. The deduction was disalRevenue Service-figures a lot of lowed. ,people are hiding taxable income A tavern owner gave a :Christmas by writing off almost anything a.s party for some neighborhood ·chila business expense. The IRS, on dren, deducting the cost on the · the other hand, states it has no gr~unds • that this was building quarrel whatsoever with expenses goodwill with their parenfs. The honestly-incurred in. the pursuit of Tax Court agreed, allowing the bu::;iness. Qeduction. So, starting in 1960 when business firms and corporations file A busin~ssman joined a country their return .f or the year, they're club, claiming the dues as a busigoing to have to provide records ness ,expense. He was o~erruled ?Y · and mpre records: names of gues!s the> Tax Court when it was disai parties for which.. exp~nses are . .cover~d t~at the club ~as also used ciaimed as bosines"s deductions;. Jor his wife's entertammenL details on credit c~rd spending for ::~ii:~~in~i:~~~. fu~~~tt~n:ou~:~~~ :~~\~ii~ed..~~:i~~:~ co:ir:~::.~on:~~ ... · •• •· I • · ,; " tt: ~·1 .• • , ;« '!'-j''.._, • ·,., •• ,, t. :.. •; • s · ~ o • , e1 .. · ;. ·: . + t,: .,. ;oi .._ • . .,. • ; ,,. ·' j The decision ,by the United . JI: ,\, .f· , ., . • .· '!; · • , . ~ ;. , .'; ~ , •• ., Sta~es ·Navy· to Jtm1c1de under the c;lemands..of the United Arab Repu.blic,,.v.irtually-Jpsc.J:ng fi · ~ ~· ~ ~m~rican sqip_o~rers t'o ~or~~o .any ~usiness wi~. . I~r)r:l; )l~.A·S SISf . : t. fects .every .seaman and evefy American It also has imph-: ' cations on the traditionally-held American concept of unlimited free access to the waterways of the world for all. . , '· ? .... _ . . . Its.a strange turn of events whe.n the Navy and its agency, ip~~LADELPH~A; -:- Th~ mem•., the MilHary Sea Transportation Service, acts as the i'enforcern bership . here leai:ned.. first-.1\and . . . . . · . . about the· miserable conditions· for an ,.#A:b boycott by · imposi~g con-:tq1cts on Ame!'i~an aboard the s.s. ~ad, is.on Bell, the shipown~.rs . bar.ring all trade ~ith Israel'. Already blacl~li~ted "- d -.:. :.- .,, · G ree k-ma.n~ae . ~'6ef1.an. runa~ay by the Arabs US vessels that traded with Israel in the past that·· was picketed•. by the Interna. ' . 1 • • • i"L tional •Maritime' Workers Union in are now blacklisted .PY the US ·Navy as. well. The ,f.act ,tnat this· port. . .::·!..:·~ this pas been going On COVertly~7"for two years On .ptJl!¢,Q~SeS ,Port . A~ent Steve 'Cardt1~•0 g~ve of US Government cargoes .makes· it all the . more· fantastic. full details of th.e . beef, in 1 which . . . the IMWU is attempting to assist Our Navy has become the police arm .of a foreign state. This the crew in obt:ai~lng decent con- policy also strengthens th~ position of runaway operators, al~Htions and ~enefiti;. ~ number _of , ready . tpµafrly competing with US business and workers on Seafarers visited thl! preketing site many -fronts · - · · · . ; •• • ' · ·. ~ .. ··:t· '·,.·~ _ ·• ' t ~;LJJ'U:#W• '~ff rf" ff . ails t. CJ> A '., '• ·. ' ": ,·;,:"· orr , ,· · · · k..· •crew · , • ee G.r · I. / 1 • o·U,.,00k. Belfer soon . A . s I - • . .' .. "' jf/e': i. : The Navy gave up the document when it was first requested by the legislators, but carefully edited out O! censored parts of it before turning it over. The lawmakers, noticing these omissions, again asked for the entire presentation. They again got a watered-down Navy version. A committee statement asserted th.:? belief that "there is no foundation whatever for the • . . (withholding) o{ information from the . . Congress or .1ts agency;, the General Accounting Office. US Rep. Hoffman of Michigan, in a statement concurred in by four of his colleagues, agreed with the committee that its request for in~ formation should be granted. He recommended that the committee investigate, hold hearings and "come to grips with the issu_e through judicial proceedings.", O·n.i,Pil Has Cable Address ·· · Seafarers l'lVerseas who want to get in touch with headquarters· in a · hurry can do so by cab~ing the Union at its. c~ble . · ress, SEAFARERS ·- N.Ew"· ··voRK •· · use· oftliisad(ir'?sswill;as~ ·s re ·'. ·• ' .. · 'ri sm1s .. , ..#."io~.. ona. •• 1·1 es1eedy 't. ra '1" · ' · ·,. ·• ... -.~;~ Jgte-p_ in. 1~~ .}il·g~~1~.&~r~.t1on• .' , . I !r,~ i'l!n' o c • , I~~! 1il·l tlf Ji • • ''ii.i· ,. • ~ .'~ ·.i~·· ·11 ::'· . ~ ' ' ci. · >..;.\ , .,._,... .; - . ·N Y NEW YO.RK-:-- Shippfog during the period was slow, but there are expectations that things will pick up during the coming two weeks, reports Bill Hall, port agent. A - on the waterfront to show their ' ~. . • ' .· . . total of 190 men were· shipped. su'p port of the exploited Greek Beyond these immedjate repercussions. involviqg do,ll~rs Hall noted that there were vecy Hilor~; · . and cents and many livelihoods, there is the matter ·of Amer- few beefs during the period, and of th.e moment, Cardullo re- ica compromisin.g her long-h.eld positi.o n with respect to fre. e- expressed thanks to ··the delegates ported, no speeific date has been dom of the seas. One · such compromise inevitably leaCls to for bringing .in:.. clean ships. He se.t- (or the opening pf.~e pew hir- others. a 1so called attention to the abIng ·hall. Once something definite . •. . . · . , d sence of wipers at lifeboat and upis. kriowµ· it will 'tl'e ) mnounced. '. • One t~i:ig i~· certa1.nly clear: The UnJted ~tat~s cant sta!1. grading schools, and urged their ' Shipping has bee~ on the sfow on both sides of the fence B;.t once. We must make ~ choice attendance .at ·same. s~d~)iere, J;>,u t ~ c~~rige"·is ·~n sight' a,nd insist on a r.ight~o~s sqlution to the Suez 1!1ix-up· and · The thirteen ships paying off . ·d1;1ring th~ coming period. Three· the Arab-Israel differences . . Foremost, however, IS the ·need w·ere: ·Elizabeth, Frances; ·Beatrice · 1iji11s paid ~ff d,~ti~g,_ tpe last t\}'o_ ,t(> imme~iat.ely .dispense ·of the notion .t~at Ame~ic·aIJ.. : ~~r- <Bull); Seatrain . New Jersey <Sea~ .. .wee~:-. ll~n.t:i..;,;<Fort . and ,. Eort c.h ant ships and seamen can be the pawns m a foreign dispate train); Denton <Denton); Azalea JlosJp1_1s fCitie~ S~ryi~~> _aµd ~ae :-with the ac;lviCe and conl)ent of the American ..~overnment. City <Pan-Atlantic); Ema Elizabeth fl,J.um. Th.~ Btinti 1 ~Q~t 1signeq cm .. .. , .·.· · 1 . . • • . · • , •• (Albatross , 'Fenkersl; J'ean Lafitte ;lln·.~ransit: Steel '.Recorder Usth~ . ,; · ~ . , . ~ . ,-_ ;t. t , · 1 ,_ (Waterm~n); Alcoa Polaris; ; Alcoa m,ia.D;~; ;~e~~ar;~9.rtma~<<Clllmar)~ t ~ Patriot (Alcoa); Royal Oak- (Cities .Teaµ ;-. Emilia .. (Bum: r Jean, Lafitte· : , . . • · 88 8 . . , . . : SeL'vice); Tra~seastern· <Transeast..: fWit~nnan>; ; l>etrpsJi$~1n ..,.tva:ien~· ; At · - b. : .. .. h" h ern), :and Atlas <Tankers & · ' ·'h ,' · '".:'' ,j ~f· ' tibeY' -and ,, Santoife:· <Ma..Ve~>. . '. .•.i · . 1ong ·1.a st . t .,~ · ~~~~ ~ respec~a i1~ty V: ·~~ . · ~?Il~~~Y Tramps>. 1~ • ; . : ':.I •( : "'. . - . ..o perat.ors ~f alf _k1~d-~ h~ye ;~een :usiµg IS_ bemg .jo.r:r~-. awp.y. '.!'~.ships signed pn: Robin Gray : , '8. / b J <o,:'1/J .: ·J.io · ~-1. lJ'h.ey are -nowbemg·exposed -m their true hght, largelv hy the <Robin) ' and' HurriCa'fie ·(WaterJ, : , · · . labor ipo.v_eirie.nt~ · In "the.shipping fiel9., where the problem· man). · 1 •• ; ., • -. , • •• ·~• " has lQng ~been felt; concrete steps are being taken on various _ In transit: Jean <Bum; Haslings ,. . '1 . 1 fronts. '· . · . · · . <Wa!e~man); Seatrain Lo.uis.ia~a.. '"'' r.' . ·lfJ" . . ~ , · In other fnd:U'stfies 'unions and· legitimate l\meffdin'"1>1J~i- Seatr~n Sa~annah, . Se at r 8: i.n '· • -· to' t'h .. > · ··? ~t'·"' ; t' t' t'h th .~.1 :·. ··~~~d Texas, Seatr$1/n Georgia <S~atram); . .• .i · ' .' (. · .,· '~Iii , ~" · ~..'n essmen geh . er. are P.C Ul~ o meeTh . e · rea·t ..,of.. suosf'!:ln ·a · G t · 'c·'t ·'B' · • ' ··1 • F. ' l ' • •.1 · , , · • • . :;::;/;' 1'l".:.-;1 · .,,.;,. , ~ ~ q·~';:";,v •.o . ~ewiw 1.~. ~1, ... ~~~vi 1 . ~, ·.: ~,r:: a.~ '" 1e .t;~~~ .~ f~:. ; ••1.y,., ... 1.• . ~J. J::~I.~ ;pomp.ebtJon ~~ ;~r.~~a~. JlliP ~ . ers. e _ s1mp .· . t£~1Uc\;·~u~R ph.ael tPan-A•lan~c !i ·1 ' · ··.,- }., ·1. ·, i "h b ' ~ · ····· ff~·. f th" ,. ,_t : .. ·;1,;. . ·. r,;·v..~·~ Semme's . '1'1:' . -.1> .r 1.:. y,. · "'·~~·f" , .J.:ii~.L.~:~;7. /tt~~;Y f;iS ~q1~·t f'~ ~¥~~1'1.ll or some ing ro .. ~A~ · ·~- x~?~ ·.l'.'u~~~.,n 0-1.~g~1_:...St~~t .~-\1;1 · ' , ,~ \~'.; ~· · /'~~t:~· ~r.;~1.~~.q~n.<?~9.~f.t. O,~~'ilil.ages. ~uteveryw~ ~~~ !arlng d :-'fsb1mian) a~d t;ongv~e.w<Vi<;"'., rrhe M · . ' k I Off ·c,. many more. All of these will be . I M: thoroughly c~hecke~. says the lntei;nal Revenue, wluch has the au- . thQrity to dispute _questionable E deductions. Payment mu&t be ren·d~req on .t.he · ~o~tion th_e . Service clisalluws. , .· , · · , ·' ·· · · lti U 1 '."TaX ' · ~)lthoritie.s w.ill ~xpe~t th e Iii · · " following , records" on the monies WASHINGTON:....:.. The 111£:..TS 'is · claimed ·as business expens¢s: ' · r i~ hot water with. the House Com:.. 1 • Who you entertained. mittee on Government Operations · ' .Why this is .a legitimate · busi- because the Navy ifgency failed n~ss) expense. "·, · ' ·to provide the Government · Ac- : · , ~ When you spent the money. " .count_ing Office with a detailed · • ' Where '. you . spent it-.. and· ori re~ort re.ques~d ,on , MS'J'~ prowhat.. ' curement data. . ._ · · ~ :r ! • How much you spent. . " ' Although no pa;·t of the docuThe tRS also exp·ects you to Qe ment was classified or even tabbed prepar~d to exp_lain any unusual "for official U£e," the ·Nav'y conexpenditure, and to have receipts tends it had the right under an for large~ outlays of. money• "•e:i,:ecu t"l~e prlVI · ·1 s:. • th , ege ,, t 0 re.Luse e ~ These rules, notes the Govern- mformat10n to the Accounting m~nt, apply to employer and em- Office. ployee as well. The committ~e feels the refu:;;al Here .are a few recent rulings in. is a "c!ear violation" of Section · 313 of the Budget · and Accounting Act, and has challenged the MSTS act 1·on. ' 0 II '*·a.r A f , ~ House· ro~·p ·. &I. Raps sy. s· ·cen s.·or·shin ,t~r,~-~Y~~o~~; <~.. ' ' . ·,_ifi • .._.i~ i . .. . ' . ,.-:., . _. 1 '. . . ., · · , .· , , stige~ a'tfd .taster· ~·ervic~rr~r U1e' '! 'm~~ 'inv~·v~d. · J <.; 1... ,... , •• , .. .... .. "' _ -. -· 1 · �SEAFARER·S· 11-~IRYIOCI . 1 -, Ne~~V-~lo~ · Rules Asked -·.SIU HAL.L ...... DIRECTDRf ~ In the Houston area Brothers .C harles Ries Jr., Jose Valenzuela and William C. Brown are laid up at the. USPHS, reports Port Agent Robert SIU, A&G Distrid : Matthews. · _ SECRETARY-TREASURER Brother Ries ha-d a gall bladder operation and s~ould be well and Paul Hall out of the hospital shortly. Brother Valenzuela is being treated for ASS'P. SECRETARY-TREASURERS c. Slmmo111, En_g. · leg and arm fractures suffered in a fall from the gang\vay aboard W. Hall, Deck I:. Mooney, Std. J. Volplm, Joint · the SS Yaka recently. He will probably be cbnfined to the hospital BALTIMORE . .. ~ 1218 E. BalUmore St. for another .month or so. A lung operation put Brother Brown Iµ the Earl Sheppard, APOt , EAstern 7-'900 all.t. . • .• Parker Lefco Brown * Valenzuela hospital and though he is making rapid progress, he will probably be confined for some time yet. ·, In the New York area, Brothers Francis J. McGarry~ Job~_ J. Lefco and James D. Parker are currently at the Staten Isla.nd USPHS. Brother McGarry, who last sailed as a deck maintenance man· on the Ocean Evelyn, is confined with a fracture of the wrist, but expects to ·be released shortly. _ Brother Lefco, a bosun who was last on the Dorothy, will be bi the· hospital for another few weeks due to an operation on Vllricose veins. Brother Parker, whose last job was a fireman on the Hurricane, fractured his jaw when he slipped and fell ·down the stairs at ·. the Prospect Ave. BMT su.bway station near the· Union hall. Seafarer~ on ·the beach or on shore leave are reminded to. visit or drop a letter to their buddies in the hospit~ls. It always helps to have a f-riend come in to cheer you up when you're stuck in a hospital room for any length of time. ... USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. , NORFOLK, VA . Ramon Aqueda Francisco Nicholas David Berger James Pulliam Robert Davis .Tohn Nordstrom Henning Bjork Charles Umphlett S tanley F:>untlero:Y Dennis Pierce F. M. ,;:Jone.. _ Guy WhitA!hurst Eusebie C.herman Woodrow Reid Robert• Wiseman .Joseph Kiiisel GoJ'ITlan Glaze .Alejandro ReyH .Tommie Pallker Hobson :Willis Ro'bert Godwin William RolHns ~ " ~ USPHS HOSPIT'~J, Edolar ·Goulet .Jackman Silberg. ', : S'J,".ATEN ISLAND-' ""'It ·wmiam .Jones .lose Soares · Oscar Adams Thomul Lehay <i·eorge Lucas · Kenneth Wells Allie And~oh N,ion110 . Lo'i>ez John ~ McDonald Gilbert Wol£e Chules Ber.iagna F.dgar st:ulie James .;Macuncbuck Robert &11J1ner F. J. MCGa.rrY"· , , USPHS HOSPITAL Luis Cepeda John Mclhle , ; BOSTON, M~SS . Wong Cliln Andrei! 4\faJdonado Bu,tolo (:ruz HAlrry Murray Joaquin ~Qrtez Ernest: 'A"iil~y '"Elmer·:Grose • , Raymond Perry Victor Doca Jose Mo.r.11 ' r. Peter Kin~ · · Michael Shaughnessy· George Doherty ' - James'Parier ; William McKenna William Drew Carl Pietrantonl .Tames Elwell Phlltp Pron . · US!>HS HOSPITAL · Artemio Fernandez Jose Ricamonte GALVESTON, TEXAS Au!li.tstus Francis ThomasShea William Brown Thomas Riley Michael Gottschalk Victor Solano Walter Cutter George Schmidt Robed Gresham Virgil Swanson Lawrenre Floyd .Tua n Torres :August Jensen Wilton Thompsett Robert Hi!?h William Walker Leonard Jones Fernando Tlaga Herbert Kennedy Billy Ward Alfred Kaju Alvaro Vega Ste•:e l\Joustakas John Ward Carlos Labiosa Claude Virgin Robert Nielsen Thom:is Lauer Donald Whitaker US?HS HOSPITAL John Lefco • ~ \VANNAH, GA. USPHS HOSPITAL Cleo Copeland Ernest Webb BROOKLYN.NY Carl Hargroves Charles White Matthew Bruno · William Kenny David McCollum Jack" Wenger Gregorio Caraballo Ludwig Kristiansea Andrew Sproul John Power Leo Carreon Leo :Mannaugh JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSP. Wa<le Chandler Prlmitivo. Muse MIA?.U, FLA. ,... Mallory Coft'.ey · Jeremiah O'Byrne Charles. Maynard Joseph Cox George Phifer. USPHS HOSPITAL .John Driscoll Almer Vickers SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Otis Gibbs Raymond · waterlleld Arturo 1\Jderete Antohe Johnson Bart Guranlck Luther Win& Hil:irlon Aquio Richard Kohls Talb Hassan Pon Wing Eugene Bent George Muzzicca John ' Hazel D:miel Gemeiner Orban Templeton USPHS · HOSPITAL· · · Edward Huizenga Norman I. West FT. WORTH. TEXAS USPHS HOSPITAL Richard Appleby Woodrow Meyer• SEATTLE. WASH. Benjamin 'Deibler Max Olson J . P . Balderston Joseph Prabech VA HOSPiTAL Cornelius· Meher HOUSTON, TEXAS HARBOR GENERAL HOSP. Raymond Arsenault . . TORRANCE.CALIF. MT. WILSON STATE HOSP. Edward Johnson M'l'. WlLSON, MD. USPHS HOSPITAL George Davis NEW ORLEAN, LA. VA HOSPITAL . •, Thomas Andrews Rene LeBlane . KECOUGH'l'AN, VA. Edward Avrard Clyde Legi::ett Jo1eph Gill William Bareone Alvie Means Nicolas Bastes Michael Miller SAILORS SNUG HARBOR John Bi&wood , Harry Minkler STATEN ISLAND, NY Accurso Bonti John Naugle Thomas Isaksen · Jloderick Brooks · Richard Parde> TBIBORO HOSPITAL John Brooks Lollis Peed . JAMAICA, NY Richard Car'rlllo Fra;ncls Rel(an James RU8ell W:llliam Counts Gosta Jlcrupe US SOLDIERS HOME George Dobronich Cyril Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC Benjamin Foster. Walter Ulrich William ThomlOll Harry Herbert Nelson Wood VA HOSPITAL Edward Knapp David Willlame CENTER HOT SPllINGS, SD Le.Q ;La~ Clifford Womack BOSTON . . . . . . • . . . . .•••. . ..278 State St. G. Dakin, Actin& A&ent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON . •.... . •.•••. ., . . 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews, A&ent CApital'3-t089; 3-408{ MIAMI . ....... . ....... 'lt4 w. Flaeler St. Louis Neira, Atent FRanklln 7·35M MOBll.E . ••••• ! •.• . •• 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, A&ent ~lock 2-175' NEw ORLEANS . .•. .•. , .523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Atent Tulane 8828 NEW YORK .•..••. 875 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-8800 NORFOLK . .•.•.••••••••• tl.8 Colley · Ave. . J. Bullock. A&ent · M.Adl.lon 7·1083 PHILADELPIDA .••••••••. 33'1 Market St. S. Cardullo, Atent ' Market '1·1635 SAN FRANCISCO . ••••••. t50 Harrison St. Marty Bre¥hoU, Atent Douc1a1 2·M75 SANTURCE, PR . . 1313 Fernandez Juncoa, Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Bq. Rep. . Phone 2·5998 JACKSONVILLE . 1120 Main St.• Room 200 William Morris, Atent El.tin· 3-o987 SEATl'LE . ••.••••• ' · •••••• .-s505 1st Ave. Ted · Babli!owski, .AgeJlt • lrlalll 3-t33f 1'AMPA. ~ ••..• . . 1809·1811 N. -Franklin ,St. B. Gonz81ez, AcUD& Asen~ PhoDe i;l.323 WILMINGTON, Callf . • • • . 505 Karine Ave. Reed Humphries, A&~nt Termlnal 4-~28 HEADQUARTERS . .• . m tth Ave., Bklyn. , Patlidor• Has A , Happy ehrlstmas I Ti ·the EditOr: , . To ~~ Editor~ · · I am one of the members who believes · the Vacation Plan should be increased and changed so that it really m·e ans "vaca. , tion." One -member mentioned. $600 which is .a mon~h's pay to ,the average seiman. Of course . there are ·exceptions . . • there ar~ men who m_a ke more and t' , We spent a fecy good Chrls.tmas ·day on board the Pandora -A first class d I n n e r was served us by the steward department, and both mess rooms were decorated with tree:; and the works. We were ·v,l*ed : by the captain @Qd . his wife, aqd were served beer and whiskey. We had a good time. . - Aside from this, everything so far is fine. I hope to be back in . the states by the middle of February. , ~, : . '· · Job~· Jellet~ , ;t t. .. if. ;t Thanks" SIU For.Help • All letter• to the editor tor publication in the SEAFAR· ERS LOG must JJe signed b11 tlie write,.. Names will be withheld upon t"equ~1t. To the, Editor: I am enclosing a picture of my husband, the late Leo A. Freundlich, who p·assed away here in Seattle, August 12, ?959, at the VS Public Healtl\ , Hospital 9f· ~i·' heart attit:k; I, others who 'mak.e less-but $600 is a good average. I believe tile agreement should read ·a man on .a ship one year He was ffi should have his choice: 'either "")rear.a old." ·. " g~t off the ship and collect his I d~fJl)9 ' ·t vacation pay, or if he wants to know .-·1ibi)ut ' . ' 'stay". on over the year's. time, to HONOLULU , •• . 51 ·s outb Nimitz- Hl&hway sending th i s · PHone 502·'177 ~ forfelt the money due him. until one of NEW ORLEANS .•••••.. 523 lllenvllle St. I do not. believe· a man shoufd. Jackson 5·7t211 bis friend• i~ collect vacation:'pay without takNEW YORK . .•••••. 8'15 4th Ave., Brooklyn· .vtsed l!)~· ii l ' HYaclnth IMl805 ing the vacation, If he stays on would appreciate your ~senc1111g PORTLAND ............ 211 SW Cla.Y St. the ship over a year, Why should · CApitol 34336 me a copy of the iBsue in which he ~et vacation pay for the year? . it appears. . SAN FRANCISC0 ........ 150 Harrison St. Douflas 2·8363 . Let's. hear from more broth•. · · SEATI'LE . •.•..• : .......... 2505 lit Ave. ers ori this subjed. . · Leo. was a · ~~mber of the Main 2-0290 The only way we can -get.any- SIU sine~ .~945 and worke! · iµ · WILlllINGTON •••••••••. 505 Marine. A~e: .I'• . ' Terminal 5-6817 :thing changed ls to w*e in,, not the eng~~· · ~oom when • . by_ the ones &net lwos but by .. shipped out.. , · ·;, ' MC&S I l .'; ~ the hundreds· so send in your I also w1sb ·to thank the HONOU)li'O .•• . 51 South Nimitz Hi&hway · .\ · ~· P-Hone 5-1714 opinion on this . su.b ject. Don't Union for 'bein~ so kind and NEWf ORLEANS . .•. • .• . 523 Bienville St. just alk about fr in your foe'- helpful d4ring this t berea..v~ ~ · . , · RAmond ;'.7-428 sles · nient. .Leo ~as a 100 perceµt . NE . :\\f; .¥pRK". . ... .87~ 4th Ave,, Bro!!kJYlf · ;1; r • · - HYacinth 9"8600 · John Cadigan Uµion m·an, ·and I admired hipi PORTLAND ............. 211. SW Cby St. so mtic. h for this. ... ;t . ;t . CApitol 7-3222 "" . ~ .l\f. Freundlich SAN FJl4NCISC0 ..... -•• 350 .Fremont St. ., . ;4e· 1 1? • EXbrook 7·5600 sEA'r.TLB .............. ! .l505 - · lit Ave. MA.In 3-0088 wiLMINGTO!'>· ........... 505 Marine Ave. , TEr.minaT t-8538 i _. ~ "t. . ,i Protests--Closing USPHS · Hospital -. 3-Man G._lley .. Wins Praise· ·ToI th~called ·Editor: yesterday · to give I had regarding · To the Editor: information ALPENA .......... , ...... . . 12'1 River St. the closing of this hospital ·.Jt is with pride and appre. ELmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NY .............. 914 Main St. <Manhattan Beach) on .June 15, cialion that we, tlie crew of the GRant 2728 1960. It was- qµite a shock .t~ SS Eagle ·Traveler, take this CLEVJCL.AN'D •• ·••• ·• ••• ••• 1420 W. 15 St. most of the patients l\nd tlie opportunity to express o'u r . MAill 1-0147 DVLtJTB ............ 1121 ·w. SUPeri11r St. 9taff that currently takes such thanks to Tom Bolton, who . is Phone: Randolph 2-4110 go~ care Of US, - . , our steward and chi.e l cook, and FRANKFORT, Jlieh. ....... . PO Box 287 · The doctors and nurses cer.. his two wqr~g partners•.James ELiin 7-ll44l MILWAUKEI: ........ 833 S. Second An. tainly ta~e care of .our needs, Gross, 2nd ~o91' and baker, aµd - BRoadway .1·3039 and we woialdn't .get this if Emil Gomez; 3rd cook, fqr the RIVER ROUGJC .. 10225 W • .Tefft!raon, Ave. transferred to another hospital. wonderlul · Christmas d~qer Mich. Vin,wood 3-4741 ~OU.TB cmCAG0 .......9383 Ewing An. Fatient& who · have this ter- they cooked and served us. · · SAtln&w 1-o733 ' rible disease far fifteen years Our steward's department· is TOLEDO . •••••••••••••••. 120 Summit St. complain that TB patients are four men short, and both th.e . , CBerrJ' 8-2431 greatly '-'esented in hospitals third cook and baker have ,be,e n Canadian District ·even thQugh· it's no~ o~r ·fault raised from · messmen to their' FORT WILLIAM •• : •• ; ... 4o8 Simp90n st. " that we hav~ TB. Most 1hospitals present ratings. Therefore qu,Ite OJltarlo , -PJtone: 3-3221 HALIFAX N.S............ us~ Bollis St. keep TB patients eegregated understandably, we all ex·• Ph11ne 3-$911' · and won't allow them to leave pected to sit down to a some. MONTREAL ...... 834 St. ·.James St. · west their section of the hospital what meager Christmas dinner. • · . , Victor 2-8181 QUEBEC ...••••••••• 4' Sault-au·Matelot The sad ·p art of this ls it can But to our' delight and surprise, ,Quebec LAfontalne 3-1588 on fpr years. these men, after .working all TIIOllOLD.- ontarle . ..... :sa St. Davlcl St. CAnal 7-5212 . As far as my personal case Is night BtJ:-!! day, presented . us TORONTO, Ontario .... ,.. 272 Kinlf St. E . concerned·' it doesn't matter with a. dinner that would ,.have .EM&>lre 4-5719 since I am 66 years old and been the envy of any st~itd· ST. JOHN, NB ••.. 177 Prince Willlam St. ox 2-5431 time ·· is running out;· But we and chef. . ' • • ., • · . VANCquvER, BC . . .•••• • •.. 298 ·Mfln St. . have youn.1 boys here and crip<;>ur men~ .followed . tpaf .~Qt. pied ol'd --men_ with ·many. m- ·'the cen~ra~. . ~~ete11a ~n ° ti.~Y<. MFOW nesses besides TB. · York· headquuters, but .-. ev.i . BALTWORE .•••. U16 Eallt BalUmore St. . ·EAstem 7-3383 It's shameful to transfer then I th,ink ':fieh4d the edgei:ori;' ' HONOLULU .•• . se North Ninitt:i: Bl&hWaJ' the$e patients .half . way across · you because '· •• r • PHone 5-C!.n'7 unlimited, : NEW ORLEANS •••••••. m BleDvllle st. the c0t.intry just because the amount 'o.f served all : · MA&nolla 0404 · NEW YORK •• , ••••••. 130 Greenwich S~ Government can't "afford" to hmds, ~qng 'Yi~ , several , 9if~ ) COrttand 7.7094 pay the gas and ' Ught, bt}l. , ferent klMs of .meats, . vege! i PORTLAND . • •••••••. 1122 NW Eyerett St. . CApltol 3-7297-8 , William Ke~y table· s, two soupsf' tw~ cocktails ' SAN FRANCISCO .•••••• . 240 Second St. and numerous pastries - and ~DOulflas 2-4592 , , • ' 1. t- $ ;t -' candies. · ·., -~ ,. ·< ·,_ SAN PEDRO ............ 298 West '1th St. ' . · TErmtnal ·3.-44115 Seafar,er"Thanks n was amazing tiiat a.•gauey SEAT'l'LE .•••••• , •••• . 2333 Western Ave. (• 1'1Aln, 2-8326 .pp'e.r.i ,·" o~f ··cers force of oqly three meri could Tl have prep1ared so well, so much To the .Editor: food in · such a ·short time. I'd like to give a vote of ' Th~r~ore we sincerely thank thanks to Captain Withmlre' of ·them for a , job . exceRtionally the Beaufegatd,"°(Pan ·Atlantic>, well done and commend them , and hlS 'of~~ers. .. Thanks .,;.~Bfl.1! to ·the rest .ol the. ~ell,!bership (for ~~ on1r,- ~ncl ttr~~ c "" ~ Iha~ _for IJ.~l~g\•t . · ?. ~-Jind good .gift In-.~6. 4 • ' · 1 .. • tl ~i:PJtlllf~r t M ' . . .·J ~ ·L1 ·r:· Great Lakes D·istrict , ' ~. •. go _ .-n beer was 1 • • , Skl L d _.I:,, ,.; ' .. ~ . ,:,'G:.. ~ ,. I.. ,., , r • •.~ J . , ._. · ' 1 ., 1. -{·r 1!1'"1 ~e { , '·' . • 1 · · ,~~ Jf· {' ; • ~ :·~ ; ,. r . ,.. .I i ,. . e ..'.TN t ~ 1 ,~r,. :T!"i · el~ - ' , I i ,.. , "' " '' �1Ul11a17 !9, 1911 SEAFARERS .... . ~ife " Pace Tblr&et.,... l..OC Ort ' A ··very. Slow Boat Jo Haifa 'Mariy ·Chiefs, Few Braves .on Bosun · - Plagued Santa Venetia ( Thb article waa aubmitted to the LOG by Seafarer Jame• ,Purcell.) / ) .. pere at Haifa· and never a dull moment, for ,we have three bosuns on this ship and the gang never knows now whether ' There is a ·famous song about a s~alled "Slow '.Boat .to Chi· they're coming or going. ba." Well the guy who wrote The mate gives one order, the that song must have sailed on bosun another, and finally the this rust bucket because that's skipper, who ls affectionately known as · "Country Store" just what she is . • . rust, rust and more rust. The boys have Brown, because _of his outside · been swinging sledge hamJllers · interests lo Connecticut, gives for 3Q days and have not made a third. He owns ·a liquor store, an antique store, a ·slop. chest a dent in the rust, but they sur~ have accomplished one thing_ ..•· aiid currently is trying to pedThey have broken... every light dle radios, which he is ·promotbulb and ~ fixture · on · the . ship ing- here iD ·Jsrael. · . .. that ·1s within .thirty feet ·of. Bt!t with all the . confusion, Where they are . working. We there is . a brighter sid'e to started ft'om · New York· and it things. We have one of the took us 12 days to get to Galves· finest steward departments ever ton and anothe~ 30 days to get assembled in the. SIU, bar non~. They are: Ralph H. ·Maldonato, chief steward; Enoch ''Buster" Collim, chief cook; Chadei N. Stephens, night cook and baker; and Ruppert E. Jackson, third cook. . Our Christmas menu was really great and the smiles on our faces after the C h r i s t m a s dinner showed that these boys know how to keep a crew happy. Everyone on this ship is gaining weight and waistlines are expanding.. The food committee would . do well to gather some of our steward's menus as reference for otner ships that have food complamts;- It is not · unusual to have three entrees on our daily menus and not a damn thing The washing machine breaks down on schedule: it has no belt on the motor ... just a piece of heavin~ line. An AB has to splice a piece of line twice a week so we can wash our clothes. The skipper has disputed a lot of overtime in the deck department a·nd I think the patrolman who pays off this ship will have his work cut out for him, to say the least. We have a fine bunch in the black gang. from tpe chief rjghi down to the wipC"rs. It seems the only beefs are on th'e deck. Leo Paradis~ is ship's rlelegate and doing a fine job. Tl/Janks to him beefs are IJ,e ing handled splendidly. wasted, as he personally supervises the cooking and serving of each item. · We are glad she's a "feeder," because otherwise it would sure be a miserable ship with everyone wanting to be a "bosun," and work being duplicated at every turn. ''Briqg this forward" We are told one hour, and ''bring it back aft" the next ... reminds of the WP A during the depression. . For some reason we have been having "salt-water coffee." It appears that every other day someone messes up the evaporator primer and bingo a tank of water is salted up. We' sure hope for better luck on the way home• . Pilgrim's Pride SIU ~sHIPsj:.AT SEA ... 1 ' ALCOA PIONEER S~farers ori 'the : Alcoa . Pioneer have_less than 30 ,da~ ~eft to ·~each the 5tiO <lay non-ac6ident' goal and 8' movie proj:e ctQ'r as a safety award. Men are .to re.p ort all things that might be· hazafld& to ship·s delegate Henry Mar.t in. , . EE;t.L. N~'·v".r.Jt.A...,O':R , ST n J.ti J. The "two-pot" . system on the Steel Navigator caused furor. The steward reports he will · rectify this matter promptly'. Members ·are also urged to stop horsing a'r ou(.tf during meal1 h'ours in the messhall : .. if 't hey contiilue only oats, ~ill be sery~~· ,' . '. . : ., win I ,> I~ . ~ r~TE\~~~:..i : ·. - ' ~' '- ~- . '1ntei'~«i-eaq 1r!1a11 :: a bread. Th proolem:. Men · haye .r.eported that loave df' bread' i~t oqt !or nig}Jt lu!lc~e!! ..~~come. atr,tr~' ,liih : liandlmg .and· suggestect tH-t t)le bread be •'si:ictfd for the ~.!Jight . lunches. The·, b+.k er salcf)(J~ie ~ .b~ead was. slicett'· it' would become · hard. Som~~ne ;sugg~.t~d ~c> . '.Wr3.l.' it'fri .a <tamp~. f.Joth, bu~ • .ttie~ ; i~~ · · br~a~ ~I'. - •s~a 1 .~ · I,, Spray' -would . become soggy. . Anoth~r 'solutfon was ·P}lt forward by meeting chairman s. E·. Walsh that saltpeter be added to the bread before· it was ··baked, to keep it soft. Also, the use' o~ wax paper is . being Investigated. ;t; t. ; ~ · STEEL VOYA'.GEB , · DickiDIOD~ sh.i p's delegate on the Steel Voyacer, has a .lot to say about the gangway facilities. in ~eaumont, Texas. '!'he cu.r rent systern, he reports, fs very dangerous, since there isn't more than· three fe~ between the ship and the moving crape do~n ·th~re. He ·suggests a portable gangway when the crane · 's . ip ope.ra:o.~.· ;t. .: ' ..... '. ~ Dave The galley crew of the Alcoa Pilgrim take cn~iinute to pose '. for a .· photo on a run to Brazil. The Seafarers are, from left to right:)immie Simmons;:·3rd .c ook;'M. MaHQni, galley !Jtmfym~n: Chuck ·Kimberly, steward·: Harry Phillips, chi~f cook; chi" Marty Martell, night cook. Photo ,by Tb{'l Wills: ' . sea, a ring • Miin zster e ·e ~ 0 n ' St . I . .ee \ · ova . er .,. .· J ' l::J . TT J' · langµa.g~•. : . '' ' -~ : '.Ui _ ' - ' '. t , ., ,. ' · REV.· .BER1RAM L. ECKERT· · ' · ·' ··· · · ~~~lf~Y , )~T Ev.ANG~!' · I 1 y . 1. .1..ome ' .. ' ''Go ye J,nto all .the· world ·and preach tpe 9()spel, ; • ·• •. even unto the end of th•.· world" Lo, I am _ with you alway, thi'_?~ing. ~evera~~#.s(),verboard , and usin,g fo.ul u · "' ORION STAR · - Slop ' c~t ,prices ,a,board the Orlon Star are astronomic-al, and as lf that isn't C!nougb~ the . chief engjneer· is using "G.e stap.o methods," entering 'unlicensed personnel's rooms . withpui permission from . the Ml!ster. ·, THiii" jqker is -. M .S LOG A RH.YT.HM. I '"11 ..I. 0 • ea Georg.e ; R.,Cullen I know it not the way . of thee For thou art lost and thou art free Your tides may roar as year.s· go bJI . · With swell as big as ships to sea Or r-ipple to a perfect glo·w ' Like melting white caps in th• snow , l\s sailors '<!ome and sailors ' flO They leave with JIOU their . thoughts: . ·But as I go' I :'ke.'ep it thee . ., , .l4. m~mory 9f f!lti !tome, to·.sea i. , '. • ~eproduction shows calling card of Rev. Bertram L Eckert, a .ber of th~ ~rew a .b.oard . the · Steel Voyager. . mem- Sword Knot Chef · ·. -.The crew.of the Steel Voyager was loo~g at LPG .r.e cently and came across a :picture bf - ~ Seafarer. .who has become a· - ;minister .. "We· are · very happy about · this," they "repor ted·, '"for it ,shows ev~ryo_ne tha~ i ' . ·. ; .' . ' 1seamen ' are at h~art ' "good ~hip'~ librari.a~. "We f~el ~~ha~ since ' ,, , . ' '• ·, . I ' ~he Other minister gQt a write Up. men.- · · · · , , · . ·we might do "something similar Abo~rd . the .Voyager, they for our. man. He do~sn't know I . ~at ~we are -writb,i g about him and ·~e'vt! told him ~ot~l~-~ ~f it." . _ ; It is ~~own that 1.u~ ~s "married and his wife lives in New Orleans, and that he is a shipboard sailor . who seldom leaves the ship fo.r any reason. ," He's stopped lots of drinkIng on this ·ship by giving ·us the holy hell about it,". one. Seafarer , . ra~io pro~rJUD .ft:!.;· · writes. :' . ..Alf~I!la, -~~u.tl~ l ,· i .• .., .. · ; Tlie ship is lo the Fei:sia,n G~lf . ..... . · \· . ~hat, ., ls.o . , . tf.; , ~·· :" C.~- . ;,· r>~ht ~~~an~ has nb . b~els, so !ar., , . _ . , .. as~ .. e~~ ~~ .I, \I ,. ' ' .. . Nqt_ too ..hat 91: , too ~cold .. . ... JUSt ' .. . ' . r . 1. 011t ~e.'f~ · jooli ~Unto~: ab9u,t .P.erfect . w_~¥P'~t !l!J,} ..h,t;.Ji~. . : . ~u9~sto osto, C~!~f: .. ego~· ,;_ ma · . n· ·addition to his regu- They, expect to be in .New Yor,k the . ab·oard t~e Swor<I Knot. lar job bas taken· over the job of fir t wee~ in M~r~IL . ·Ph'ofo by ~· R. Coumas. have someone to feel . ' tfle! s a m e . about. · since he :Is a fully ·licensed Baptist mfnister. His name is Rev. Bertram L.· Eckert. At one time he had "his {· own .' . 'c '• ' ; . '' ' �SE.4P.4REll& Pue Fomteea PENN VOYAGE~ "Pen~ ltlljlplngf. Nov. 27-Chalrman, Jl99s Jeffers; 59c· retary, Bob Holt. One man· in engine department was logged. Main deck soutUebutt not operating again. WIJ,1>see patroljnan concerning the Issuance of US currency. Vote of thanks for the steward department. Nov. 29-Chalrman, Harry Dldd.lebock; Secretary, Robert Holt. Attempting to get Spanish money in· stead of traveler"& checks. Vote of tha9ks for . dJ?liclous Thanksgiving Dinner. Request" was made ', ·to coi;i· ' serve water. Would like to have a light rigged to washing ~achine. Will · try fo repair scuttlebutt or have it done in Spain. DEL SOL CMlsslsslppll, Dec . . 24Chalrman, Leonard Gardemal; Secre-. tary, . RamOn • lrlzarry. •Brother Leonard J. Gardemal elected by ';ICclamati~n as Digest· Of SIU Stiip Mee~i~g~I , money - draws. - Sl3 In treasury. Sent • letter .to ·negotiating coinnllttee regarding shilling and hauling vessel. Slopchest prices seem high and chest ts .bad.ly-stacked. Wjl], consult wit!:! · pat~olqian ,about doctor aboard on payoff day. DEL SUD (Mississippi), Dec. 13Chalrman, John Homen; Secretary, Anthony Novak. Ship's fund 142: movie fund, 1131. S170 expended on hospitalized and repatriated seaman. A Report From The Hulk Leader, I . ALCOA PIONEER <Alcoa>. Dec. 12Cllalrman, C. J. Quint; Secretary, E. canonlzado. All okay aboard\, &lµp. Captain passed wor~ ., that_. ·ship )las ~ IQSs than 30 ·day$ to reach the 500-day po1iat to get movie projector ,for safety awards. Men - urged to report to ships' delegate ·anything they con· sider to be a hazard to the ship. Election for new, ship"s delegate . . The retiring spip's delega_te thanks crew for good cooperation. Crew gave vote · of thanks to Brother George Maloney for outstanding performance · in ex· ecuting his duties as ship's delegate. A job well done. Vote of ·thanks to steward department for 'Job well acme. Crew agreed to contribute 13.50 each on next two draws to cover cost , of television set. --- ·I --.- .. -----· . ' l. ''."' r~ 1J ": I I .. NORTHWESTERN · VICTORY <VIC• tory Carriers>, · Dec. 13-Chalrman, Fred Bruener; Secretary, Norman Mendelson. S8 In ship's fund. Wash· Ing machine needs repl)lring or re· placing with new one. Need Ice trays for refrigeratoi;. ~TEEL AD~IRAL .<lsthmll!n>. Dec•. 7 - Chairman, S. A, Smith; Secretary, ' ship's delegate. Request made that · J. IE. Easterling. S14.32 in ship's fund. all cups be returned to pant.ry so Crewmembers given all Information that supply will last throughout · voy- av,ailable on revision of present con· age.. It ili · requested that electricians . stitulion. 'be ·notified regarding repairs tn fans. Cllr~ must be used In operation of WINTER HILL (Cities Service>, Dec. fans because there are · no spare pa~ts tO-Chalrman, J. McKenven; Secreavailable for repairs. ~ toiry, L. Melanson: Everything running smoothly. · Dl.JCusslon on cutting of ALCOA POLARIS <Alcoa), Jan. 1-. meats. Also about dram be~-JlxedChairman, B. B. Butler; Secretary, J . .. under coffee urn. ~ · Sowden. Suggestion was ·made that . each man donate one dollar to ship's TRANSEASTERN <Tak), Dec. 3 treasury. Present fund Is $14.90. One · Chairman, R. Braav; Sicritiry, T. R. man missed ship in San Juan. Com· Price. Letter sent to headquarters pany agent notified to contact Union regarding men missing ship. · Crew· and find out what happened to · this members to . change linen item for member. One member ill and had to item. Ship sailing one man short. lea \•e ship. / Steward department to be commended for fine Thanksgiving dinner served. ALCOA CAVALIER (AlcH>. Jan. 3 Thanks to crew for fine cooperation -Chairman, Billy G. 4..asslter; Secre- with all delegates. c 'rewmembers are tary, f. L. Bartlett. Suggestion was requested to briri'g cots ·off deck when made by Floyd Crumpler for the not using them. Allowance o~ coffee 1 ship's delegate to draw up a letter to on ·ship is 7 lbs.. this is not enough, the negotiating committee requesting should be close to lO·CI lbs.· Discus· a two hour minimum on a call out sion regarding attire to be worn on between 5 PM and 8 AM. Commitfee ship by messman. Union• to be con· to request a 30·minute readiness pe· tacted concerning ship running short riod before turning to. J:l{o beefs. of cash for draws. Sltip'.s delegate is trying to obtain a ~ Jibrar;r and some . OT sheets. INTEROc;EAN (lnter:oceanl, pee. 1. . . -Chairman, S. E. Walsh; Secretary, ... MARORE . (Mb ri/eh>; t i~n. _7;chalr· L. V. Geraghty. Laundry room is ·On • ·man;. H. Shepeta; Secretary; M. Black. the repair list for chipping and pan:i,t· ; O,ne man' :walked 'otJ' of ship without in"g. Effort will be made to have \ . notice 1n Baltimore. :Sailed short a galley painted. Request that all _$ai:· i machinist. IC timer for the washing bage be dumped overboard aft, weath· ' machine cannot be obtained, the er permitting. Motion made that crew money will go into the ship"s fund. pantry be cleaned and pl:'oper drain,· Delegates and steward will see patrol· age be Installed as this has been a man about the shortage of food. Pan· source of annoyance for some time a1 try is short of preserves ,tea bags and well as creating unsan!tary condition. cocoa. Screen door leading into passageway1 lire to· be repaired. Vote of thanks to , : EAGLE TRAVELER .<Sea Transport>. steward departµient. ~.llequest new · Dec~ 26.-Chalrman,' Carl Johnson; Sec- linen aboard. · • J • ' ; retary, Jlin · Morsari. ·Present ·manning ' scaie per agf.eem.erit · :j.s".- iijadj!quate. FEL TORE <Marven), Dec: 13-Chalr, ... There Is a .shortage ~ of. : men in tbe man, .Roy. E. J11nes; Secretary~ John ~ ~Dftit'(e - anfl · deck ~epll!t!ni;nfa; >Purser · Puluckovlth. One · man missed 1hlp. t ~o. ~ake :slop . chest re~11rds avl!ilable Advised members to put in for de· : to,. a three-man committee ·any time. layed sailing. previous trip. New J!.· ;; '\'ote.:uf thanks to our galley force for )?rary requested. f io~ry~lous Christmas. dinner .. · $20 In !" ~ :· . f ~hiJi's fund. Few hours• disputed OT • . :: SEATRAIN .SAVANNAH, CS,eafr~ln), 1 >.. -e. ~~ ~· •. ;. ~ • • • ·Oct. ~O-Chalrma'n, A. Arncild; Secre- · f ~ F¥~ TQRE <Marven>, ~Jan !. 3-Chalr· tary, · T. Dunn.• , Ship's fund Sl9.3Q. t mJ1n,:. ~; -. E. Jones; Secretary, J. A. Coca Cola not dell~red in Edgewater T rcitta:· iNo';Iiqfs1-a'lll!frlo• disputed OT. -will try again in Sa,vannah. Refer E'ierythlng funning smoothly. C_rew all beefs to delegates. Steward re· requests more-iced' tea and · other cold fuses to let chief cook rlde ship bac~ • • drinks at ·. dinner ~ill\e. , Suggestion to NY. Glass pane to be replacefi l,n · was made ihat members ' try to muffle messhijll. r Discuss.~op . of. tqrpqvp li:D noise 'when using W'a~hing machine. stewaril~ e•tj r ~J,e,wat4 t firf«! · . lJ!ef Need new ice box for PO mes~. cook. .. / 1 ~ s. • 1. , --! ~ .,. • , • £0G ALCOA POLARIS <Alcoa), Dec. 12ORION STAR . <Orlon), Oct • . 11 Chairman, ·W . Messenger; Secretary, Chairman, B. Granberg; Secretary, A. P. Miranda. No beefs. All repairs Arellano. _ Campl;ilnt about high slopwill be taken care of. All hands put chest prices and Gestapo methods in "mi- delayed sailing; $14.50 on 'hand. chief engineer is using_~ntering µnil• Request cre'\lfmempei:s to :throw soiled · censed personnel's room without -per. linen to . side <?.f l;id<ler, nqt. ~t ~he , mission . .Beverages b~inf ~h!own over Coo~ of lad.d~r. !te~ucst ~~at : l[mon ,sid!!. r ou> langual:e being used a_gainst r· ' contract c.aU ...f(jt • air-eondihontng OD · employees lri ' erigirie dept. 50 hoiJ.rS I ,a}I, S~U,·c,on~raetll~ rS~iP!I··.' . ; •. disputed OT. Reports accepted. Turn • , • _ ,ore. ;washin~. machine af~er , use. ~of· 1 ALCO~, PURITAN <Alcoa>; Dec. 12 fee . not u11. to par> Beef a}?out tan11• , .,.,.Nearly' everything running smooth'· " new ohe.s · h i' •officers' 'quarterS:-Old. ' .See .. p~tr111¥na., about confusion on , ·ones- pi i:re.~s· quarter~ ,' ·, . - · ~ 1 .'. ' I • J • 'r . I / Ventilat.ors were built when the Bulk Leader converted ·to a bulk carrier, but the crew's quarters have none, so the men have a hard - time sleeping· in wc:irm climates. These fongshoremen are foad-ing the truck with 200-pound sacks of grain which they carry on their shoulders up the planks • to the truck. Snake shows are popular tn Bombay. The snake-handlers there seem to be fe(lrless. ! • . . . . t This deleg~tton. fro~ :the fndian , Seafarers Union 'visited the Bulk ·• '. Leader at Bombay. Jerry Wu, AB, is at the extrdme left. Sea· farers contributed some $30 to 4 the Indian Union. Photos by William Calef.a to. - • I �,_._Dl7 . _ _._ .. ,. .,~ --~------.....;, u . a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _;s E.~ p .4 l.l ER s c L0 Libertys Free To Tra~sfer· .·Wifhout'" Replacement Vessel <Continued from page 3) US tra_mpship Is surplus or aid cargoes under the 50-50 law. Tqe credit difficulties confronting US tramp operators indicate the seriousness of . their position. This week, overseas press reThe · deat~ of the following· Seafarer•· have be~n reported to the ·ports told bow three American vessels were seh:.e d. tn foreign port:s . $eq.fare.r• Welfare Plan: . ·' "'l . . ,_ - : : ~d lVana1', Jr., -55: A memSalvdore G~ ZaPDnlth. ff: Broth· -~; i~ 1the JJtewa~~ . depa~~ent • ,e'F :ZammitJ.i, wh~ first shipped wit~ ., · · ' 11"~ 195~, Brotli- ( ' •' , ~he SIU as· a er~~rsaw P•l!S~<l .: ~ steward in · 19®, ~wa}' ·In New Qi;-~ · . , dle,d of oatur.a'l ~.- La. , ia$\' : {cad.see ·:tast .J>e!l . ) J;?~~mber · 1, ~ cemb~ 6 at the heart failure. ' He " ' US,PHS, · · Staten • ' • 'I o,. ' , a s-4 Island, NY. H~ is survived by a .,, daughter. Buri.a l was at sea, ac-: · , . , . ;~rai1,1g · to ~ _b is ts "survived by nephew. Buri a.I W'1.S at Green- . , .t.;: .\; • . : • . '\t.;. .. ~pod Ceme~ery, /j/ ~'\\'. (>rleans, La.; - ; ··· w'.• _.if·~ ~~~~~~~ :.,· . Iias~ reques~. ! ~:i ·, '.·.. . ~ - : .! ! ;WflJiam . t .. .t . . i. , "' 9; ·uaveun 5 Brot~er · Hav~ die~{ of b~nchial pneu- · De~ember .· monla · it, ' 1959, at the 1 . U~S PH S, ~ e w ." , Orleans; ~a ~.,~~· · . .. . -": ' .had ·' been i w.it.h ! ,. " ·· " ' the "st~wAJ,'d :--ae..; ; ~ ~ . .• · ' . '. . . '.I . :'* : , \#~i-~ Jp~. ~; :Partmept ' o~ { flie. : ~ ~'il . e cbDf~~ w!fe at 44 f.i .SIU since 19551_, S?f e Park, Chicigo 1$:' Ill. . Survived by bis ·. ~ ·Gustav w~l&er Bechert wife, he was laid . . :Anyone . }Qlowrng .. the where- t~ rest at Pine-. . .fi\)outs oL~Q~,, ~bov(f r~med, pleas~ ~e~t Cemeteq·, i~ : his homet~~n cbnta~.r his ~.tepsoh "™atthew w. ~. ~a~~sott~ ~ra . . ~ , , .,~ !. ~wls;: ~108 PopJ,ar , • ' ~ve st.,Bal.I ' ~ •· · · · ~ · : · 1 • : • : • · · . ., t . • .' ~.-.,_""!.-.,-. . ·•..•,•.lilo!-•,"'..~.-.~iii-..,.•• . tihiore~,,6 11\fd. 1 ~ • . • li: . '. d' ' ' ~ . . :$~t ~ri touch w~~i ~rs. Le~is W ~ . s.~t~.t RIY,"~~a~t :Bi:oad Str eet,,. . . 'l ,. .' ' ··.~ ~ ·: con:ia~t.Ship·~.·del~~~ ·l.!.'. Cianibo~~; . :. . "' ~ · ~· "Victo~ :c~'J$~U. J!a11,; S~n ' lbf~~(ont is sought d wa:.. · . ::..t r I ·!~r tlV~~.;~ !f'iv,,.Ff~ ~~1. _ . L ~ ... v · " l.tft . Tiommt _ . Yh~~ it~h . '~ltclhPaeld ' ~ n ~uc w "~~ . • ~r o· or , ·) t t t ¢. t t Lanlse Lee Laftoon, born Novem- , Sylvia c. Duet, born December ber 27, 1959, to_Seafarer !llld Mrs. 30, 1959, to . Seaferer and Mrs. William H. Laffoon, Seattle, Wash. Maurice C. Duet, M~teinie, La. .. ..... ... t t t ~ ~ ~ Joseph Bernard Moye, born Octoher 14, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bernard M. Moye, New Orleans, La. Colleen Ann Phelps, "born December 4, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Milt~n. J. Pl}.~lps, Met~irie, ~a. . · 'o ·l.'.IRECT. vo·1-cE ..' . · ·. -1·.~~a ,: RoA·oCAsr' · ' . - ..., . ! · ·: :· ~~ ~ll-~P,m~, ·~~a'fii'~~1 9klli. : Freclerle~ 1. Smith - .. · ,~ ' · : . ·· I ·' · ·: · · • '" I I TO "SH.IPS IN ATLANTIC EUR,OPEAN AND SOUTH AMERIC~N . ~WATERS . · .t · ' : ~ "i . . .. : . i~: ,. H , · ;. ~· ~ ~ Jose Eduardo Wiscovitch, born Dec~IQbar 9, 195~, to .Se~arer md Mrs; Jose · Wiscovitch, Maunaho, • of South America, South Atlantic and East Coast of United : States.. . . , t :. · • .; . . ., •, i '•' q-:'" , Witeleu r.'. · · ·" · · PR. . · Broad~as(s'. "Continue· ••• · · · .. - · . E\.eiy sun4ay. 191S GMT <a:15 PM EST WC0-13020 KCsSundat1> . '- .. Europe and North America .. . WC0-16908.8 KCs .East Coast South America · .,. · J; · •. · ' · ·· · ' . ". '. ·. ': . ; ( Scientists have discovered another' ·undersea island-this time perhaps the largest similar find to date.-' Located in the South Atlantic Ocean some 550 miles west of ihe .Cape· of (;ood ·Hope, it rises 15,980 feet ..frorn the ocean's bot_t~. it was a~ounc;ed .by a team of Columb!a University geologists. .. . ;: ~ t ~ : • I The . island ts 35 miles wide at its ' base and five miles wide at its top. Its' hjghest point is about 20 fathoms.. befow ~e surface of the U:n•~.-. , ocean, it was reported'. . , , 'd ~· j A re~mde~Jr~m srn~ KeadGe<>logists . theorize· that 'the fsland· was.'· above tr1e surface . dur- . qu~rters ~caut~~ all Se~t~rers ing the last glacial period-some leaving their ships to contaet halJ in ample time to allow 8,000 to 10,000 years ago, but that the the U;,!on to diE . .,.ch a repl. . ·melting glaciai ice has since raised ment .. Fajlure to give-notice bethe level of.the ocean, submerging fore paying o,f~ may cause a de, . . th~ formatic>n. layed saUing,'" force .the. sliip to ·i 'l'.h~'c.o.Y~ _was Jl!l~de ~ ,.~Qut: 'S8ff shoit . f . the manning,i .reree w•ks :p~~ ;. b~ t e•, se1in.ti~~" qui~~me6ts ,an~ ~eedlessly make boaf ~ the ~ ri g· s i~~ ~M}a..: . the. work- tougher ~§Ji°: - your ship· en-ro'Jife ·: .,tes. ·. ; · ··, from BraziL . · ·. · · ' • KCs .. West Coast South ~erfca Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM' EST SiLnda11> WMtf 81·111>37.S i i :·[ ~ N~rthwe!I ~aciftc . . .- . :I·} I :c~ntkb~_:t~.1~Sl~9; .Johm.~1$. ~ .:·: ;.j '- -MiRIJ.IME TRADES D PARJMENJ., / ' J ~htch~was J 85& Duntiar st, Mobile, 'Ala. · ' · 1 . ~~ ... ':. ~ "' ~. !"" • -· ' • 1 , · · \ •. . ~ : • • limited to its usefulness orily up to the line of sigbt from the transmitting antenna, that is, the horizon line. In the future, when the new radar is fully established, the range of its usefulness will be ' increased greatly and ships will, no matter what the weather conditions, be able to get an exact fix from a shoreside radar station no matter where•the ship might be at sea. Project Madre is· the brainchild of the Director of Research at the Naval Research Laboratory, Dr . . . Robert M. Page. Qu~ing S'!J'~ WMM 25·15607 · KC. • ' Underwater Island Found W.~0~22407 Australia <\:. rex. : ' i. ~ ~~ . '~': ·' •' - · ·· · . · . E)t~n SUNDAY, , ll~'O GMT (IJ:JCJ EST SuncfarJ , t Stephen Douglas Sheldrake, born January 3, 1960, to Seafare-r and Mrs. -Peter D. Sheldrake, Houston, :o · . . <\:. 19: ....... WF~,~ }sSsO KC. Ships· iri Gulf :of Mexico, Carib-'.)' . ' ' bean,. ' West " .Coast of South; { ·;.i ~erlca, West Coast qf Mexico ,: ·~ ' and l:JS East Coast. . '" :. 1 .. ·t MTD ",:T_HE··. VOIC.E: f THE ·,· ·_:. . Get ilY.touch with your family as · soon as possible. ~ ,, 1 · .·• " James B. - Dye\95 i Call or Writ~ your wife . as . soon " as possi~le. Phone: Hunter 2-5293 ' or , w.H-te . to· h~r.: Jlt 1 4024 Monro.e ' . : Stieet; ~ew Or_le~J!S• · ·Joseph Kamlenald .. He ls hospitalized in Yokohama and~ean be ·r eached c/o SS Ocean Debof.a.h. . ••· Jack Lakwtk . · \' Contact Mary, c/o..Mx;s. J. Felde"r, . . ' IGL 5;()_4~~· !- ~~Pi ~~ortan~-! . i : • 1 , ~ : . Dennis Lee-'Raymond, born December 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. David L. Raymond, Baltimore, Md . . ~ · . ... <\:. .. . Charles O. LynsltY . WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in . Mediterr.anean area, Telephone home immediately: North Atlantic, European and ~nt._ - .. ':_ ". :I -.. ~. . ; · 1 • • , • ~ U~' East Coait. ~ '·EsJ»en· t' > ·~et . . I : ·. ' . • - '. , .¥.Our g_ear Ji ~lni held at: ihe ' ~ ,_ ;· ; ,' . • . . , ' ~· . l I • • ,. . ' '. 1. · • Vnl 'hallinNewYor~.; -. , 1 • 1·" ;;« · -~. .. · · t: :· ; ,. ~wimam R. n~on . , . 1. ; ; • ~ · :6'.•~nw~ile, ,~to ; fRo.ul'.'~-Th~.;. ~1orld · · ·tfbptact ,·S.~~· '1 Fr t~er;,' -4()j 0 '. The Navy's : astounding new brea.kthrough in radar technology, • ~ ~ · ~ which enables it · to "b~nd" a - Ramona Lane Fruge, born De- . rada·r beam over Jhe horizon and cember 29, 1959, to Seafarer and detect moving objects up to · 2,600 :Mrs. Adelin Fruge, Houston, Tex. miles away, will be of considert t ";\:. ' · able value to the maritime indusLouis Allen; Ham~, porn try also . O~t.ober , 7, 1959, to ,Seafarer and The new system, called "Project Mrs. William · Hampson, Opalocka, Madre," will allow ships to deterFla. ' · '. '. · ~ . mine their position .with an accu' · ·• ~ t i.\:; · racy hitherto · unobtainable ·by ... ";\:. · . r. ., . f . Jose~li ;Louis Prokopuk, born December 12, 1959, to Seafarer and · Mrs. Peter · Prokopuk, Houston, Tex. • 1 f • . Radar ~sees' 2600 M•II es Lynn MitChell, born No- radar before. Before this . new vcmber 27, ·.1959, to . Seafarer and radar was developed radar was Mrs .. William Mitchell, Port Char' lotte, Fla. WFK:39~ '19850 KC• Ships'. In .Caribbean, East Coast :, • (.;ontacf Neu·;...- 4,l:llson -.at 206 ·! W9odlawn · Road, .· N"pitiSt~wn,. Pa• 'V~~- J1rgent. · . ;'.° i .. , I you.r Tfather. · -.SIU _BABY. ~ AR-'lVALS . .;. · f°, B~ce .Kt!llfi . Pi . ,· -l'i~ro -.:;, " . · ·-- ln · •. 1 get them home. Maritime's decision . to end the ship replacement requirement on all transfe.cs signals the imminent end of the American tramp fleet, due to the Government's unwilling. ness to invest in stability for the merchant . marine. The limited ., funds for shippink in the current budget makes it clear that ship aid cutbacks mean an American mer· chant marine of a few large subsidized companies and no small operators at all. . Ironically, the ruling comes at a time when the tramp freight mar"' . ,. . . ket is improving and rates are go·All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternit11 ing up after a bad year in 1959. benetlt plua a $25 bond from the Union '" the ba~··· name: This applies even to the foreignMaril Comellu·AIUBOn, born DeEdwardo Re7 Qpnlco, born No- flag Libertys, which are sharing cember 18, 195D, to Seafarer and vember 19, 1959, to Seafarer and in the general rate upturn. ~.rs. Cornelius J~ Allison, Norris- Mrs. Isabelo B. Quanico, Jamaica, town1 Pa. LI;NY. 1 ·t . ¢. ~ Anne. carHn. born September 3o, Barbara Ann Ackerman, born 1959, tQ Seafarer and Mrs. Mi_chael December 16, 1959, to Seafarer and . _ J. Carlin, New York City. Mrs. Arnold ~ckerman, Bronx, NY. SU-ND AY :· ,: · . · ·, 1 ' C.i)ttlbt Ronald ti~Jm ~are of the : . Sttf hall itt: New £f.qrk: , . t · . i , ~ t t \ :· · Frad ~abette :I' . : ·Get touch with~ Thelma Wis~ at Post Office Box 95, Nage H'.ead, ·North Carolina, concern'ing your in-cpme tax return~. , .. Henry G. Leiby · . ·· ~ . Anyone kno'wing the whereabouts ·oJ th' ~b.oye-named person, last · ;- . . · ;: · ." . JQio~{ address l'.•D· Wi P.ortage Dr., ' . '. ; Cul($J>ga .. Falls,~ Ohictq s asied to ·:.:.ra ~! . - 1,~./1~ , n~ C¥ .:: '. Mi!lyme...- NY ~~ The · ~atter ~s' ~.r~e.n~ , ,, :· • ~ ~ ' , -Ron C~r:.oway to· cover financial claims against the operatori. This development left two creWs stranded in Egypt and one In France. The ships are the Rockland and Interocean, seized by Egyptian authorities, and the Wang Importer, held in France. Arrangements are being made to repatriate the crews and . !•-•_ ________,_____ms ..ri "E;'. ay· I i :~ " . Kelly -: ~ ·, {:.:r:, ·Jhe~O:d;. ni~bi· > Pase Fifte.m I : fd so~uf)biC~-' Nd.t1fy -· .b �·Ne_ W,MOritime Budget. Freezes Ou,. Most ·c o's wASHINGTON-Hopes of unsubsidized ste~mship companies for any substantial Gov.. ernment ·as~istan.ce this year have been dashed by President Eisenhower's budget proposals: The budget would -set a limit 0£ 2,190 voyages under operating subsidY., barring_ :virtually .. ' . . every applicant on the deep., . . would be $150 million. That~s ac- years. At present, the operators sea runs. - tually less than the $.128 millio!l . are suppo..sed to replace ~eir ships At present there. are 1,975 plus a $22 million supplemental ap- at 2!) year int~rvals~ vayages subsidized. The budget proposal would cover a total of 2,190 voyages. However, Maritime has approved applications for 50 voyages on the Lakes alone and at least 25 more have been rese~vesI for new operators on the Lakes. That would leave· a maximum of 140 voyages ayailable for five subsidy applicants-Isbrandtsen, Wa. ·terman, .JS'thrnian, States · Marine and' Prudentil!l-to say nothing of existing subsidi~ed companies who are seeking more trade route coverage . . . Actually, if all 't he applicants were accnmmodated on ·all the voyages they asked for, it would -require a total ·of "' abou.t 2,700 voyages, a:most a third more than the budget provid~s for. Waterman, for example, has applied for 144 voyages and States Marine for 168. In effect then, if these companies meet all the requirements for a subs'. dy, the Maritime Administration will be ·u nable to sign subsidy . cont racts with them for lack of fun!,ls. · . This would leave the American merchant marine in its existing status of having a small group of · ' · co,mp.anies receiving all the benefits of a subsid;;r and the rest of the nation's merchant fleet on the outs:de looking in.. . Underscoring the determination of the Administration to block -any expansion of the subsidy program, Mari.time has ~equested almost exactly the same amounts as were voted last year for this purpose. The consrruction .subsidies would be limited to 14 new ships, the same as in the current year, and $129 .million. Operating subsidies .. .. .Mates Ok.ay Hew ·R_ules - On Shipping . New• shipping rules for Masters, Mates & Pilots Local 88 wet1t into effect this week ·followihg membership r atification in 'a 90-day secret ballot referendum. At th~ same time, secret mail balloting to fi~l 15 union posts is still continuing, an'd will end February 21. Fifty-four candidates ..at;e competing for tlie 15 offices at stake. Both the election and .the establislime.n t . of new shipping rules are part of a . genera) ·reorganization of Local 88 affairs. The local has been operated -under trusteeship and court superVIsion. for" almost two years: · Eull local autonomy ls expeded to be restored once the election is complettd. , A total of 49 sepa::~tt: proposals were '.a pprove'll by' the :memlJership in adopfiii·g. the rules .,governing joQ plac'e ments" and hiril'.lg. propriation provided for the current fiscal year. . Once again, the ~resident hinted that he would like to see · subsidized vessels' life extended to 25 · He also called for · an end to th~ 3~ .Pe.rcent inter~st rate .on Gover~ent loans for .ship cons~~c­ tion, which would result l,n an fn.:. crease in the costs of shipbuilding. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource January 29, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: OK TRANSFER OF LIBERTY TRAMP FLEET CANADIAN SIU AIDS STRANDED RUNAWAY SHIP TB PATIENTS HIT HOSPITAL CLOSING US HELPS BLACKLIST OWN SHIPS PUERTO RICO DOCK UNIONS JOIN; MERGER COMPLETED TRAMP FLEET MARKED FOR AX DEFENSE AGENCY PREPARES PROBE ON OIL IMPORTS WORLD TRAMPING PAYOFF MESS ALMOST CLEARED UP RAP RAIL RATE JUGGLING AT WEST COAST HEARING CRASH SKIPPER BEACHED BY CG SIU SAFETY PLAN URGES CHECK ON FROST HAZARDS US PROMISES CLOSE LOOK ON BIG BIZ TAX RETURNS NEW MARITIME BUDGET FREEZES OUT MOST CO’S Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/29/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 3  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/059cacd103027088dd5c148556e53c38.PDF 73dd61ca45b786b1b62788501a04d7b0 PDF Text Text Ja.n. 15, 1960 -· - . • OFFICl~L OR&AN OF -TH.E S -~AFARERS INTERNATIONA.i .. ,, AND GULF DISTRICT• AFL-CIO • . . S,IU ·Pr.o tests .C utback In Service I • --------------------------------~--------Srory0nPage3 .. . -All Seafarers .- Rescued I.. .In:Valley Forge·Sinking . -- . ; ' . . - Story On Page 2 \ Sl·U Sef$ Pay' Talks --__;._---:-~----------Srory US-FlagTanke(s Submit Case-For Import Quotas; . - AMMI, ·Big Oil Hostile On ~age 3 . " - - - - - - - - - - - - S t o r i e s On Page 2 �- ... ,... £0C SB.AP"4RBR·S .T ank er. ·GrouP.~·-:Pr.eSel1fS;_:. · -case-For US-FJOg lntpf;,rfS; Defense Offiee Sludi1is Bid American-flag independent tanker ·operators, backed' solidly by the SIU and the NMU have put in their detailed bid for a 50 pe~cen.t quota rule on oil imports. · As requested b; the Ojfi£e of Defense Mobilization, the Joint Committee of American Flag Tankers has submit-led a 91-page detailed · 1;tatement as· to why a 50 per- annually now, are expected to ships of their own registry. France, C!ent quota rule is essential µiore-than-double by 1969. ~or example, requires two-thlr~s of both for an American tanker • DeSpite our growing ·dep_end- her imports to come in on Frenchindustry and {he nation's se- ence ·on outside oil, only 4.6 per- flag tankers. · . curity. cent of imports were carried by In lig~t of the a}?ove, and other The tanker group baa submitted its initial plea to the ODM last fall. After considering the bid, the ODM requested additional suppol'ting data including statistics, which have now been turned in. · In its presentation, the tanker 'committee brought forth the following facts: • The United States is becoming increasingly dependent on foreign oil to supply essential fuel for its industrial machine. US imports, American-flag tankers in 195s:·and the percentage will continue to shrink year by year, without a quota rule. · • 'the long-term trend is · to leave the United States industrial economy 'ntlrely at· th~ mercy of foreign-flag and runaway-flag tanker operators. • The lack of an adequate· tanker fieet is recognizeCI by both milltary and· civilian authorities as a danger to US security. ad!q:.~uot~n~~~e ;:~lda~e~:r~:s~ data, the ·commitee has requested th~ President to issue a ruling that at least 50 percent of all imports ·be carr,ied on American-flag vessels ·: which hav~ coastwise priviliges. _ Should sucb a ruling be ·put Into effect, the t1nited States · would need a minimiam of 1,860,000 deadSeafarer Frank CanneHa accepts vaeation I-benefit" che·d for . weight tons of tanker capacity to $343.-23 from dispatcher Ed Mooney. Th• disbu"rsement"represents handle 50 percent of American the $20 millionth SIU benefit-aollar paid OL!t under Vacation ·and needs_,_ At present, all tankers unWelfare Plans. . . - · ' (Continued on page 10) -"""-------_;_-::---------------....::..-----------""'-------- SS ·Val·lev B . _. U 0 · . ,..,e ·/ rea"s . p Fo~- •~ . .ke· ::!~~"::.~··~~:."·::;.-·!~ N · . . · .· 1 Men St'rl . d :;;~~~:::::~:~::·:::d :: ear Singapore; Crew- afe . :::!::d~~~~::a!~~~~ :/n~~:!ii!;, Us•b•0wne • .sh•. L1 erla IP running at a.tiout 80 million tons . would bring In additional revenues, 1 PHILADELPHIA-A runawayflag Liberty ship, the Madison Bell, was hung up here by her crew on Wednesday, January 13, ;(s an initial step by the recently-fGrmed International Maritime Workers Union to win decent conditions on escape flag ships. The Greek crew of the vessel, which is owned by a New York company, World Seas Shipping of ·17 Battery Place, walked off the ship in protest against unsafe working conditions, inadequate wages and other mistreatment. The ship was formerly the SIUmanned Christine. Norma\ly, a Liberty ship under the American flag carriers a. manning sca~e of 28 crewmembers in the unlicensed capacities. The Madison Bell had only· 17 unlicensed men, 15 of· whom have signed pledge cards. The excessive undennanning renders the ship dearly unsafe in the view of the IMW:µ. . . The IMWU was formed through jo;nt. action by the . SIU and National Maritime Union for the purpose of organizing among runaway ship crews. It is expected that the owners of the ship will challenege the right of IMWU to organiie in the Federal Courts. The Madison Bell was loading ecrap iron, eventually destined for .Japan. • Seafarers. who were aboard the freighter Valley Forge, which br-0ke up on a reef ·in . · · AMMI, .Big Oil Gan9::Up :t~;;:;.~~~£·!=:~ US-Flag -T(Jnl<er F_ l eet ,;:r:~~:::~::-:.r:~::;: on - - · and a representative of Per)inaular M · ·1 · h' h I · ' " ·· · According to the company's own . a}or 01 com~ai:ues w 1c . op~rate. .arge numbers of runaway-flag Ships are .now moy- crew list, here is an alphabetical mg to destroy ex1stmg Amer~can-flag mdepe~dent tanker operators with the•help and ap- listing of· the unlicensed personnel proval of the American Merchant Marine .Jnstitute. - · · ·_ _ ab oard : • The oil companies have . . Ande~n. Rlcihar( w., oiler moved against American-flag into . bankruptcy and "if . for any tors' as an oreanized aroup. By"so Baker. Clarence J •• deek .eDll'. tanker operators in two areas reas.on, the vessels are not· sold by doing; th . e oil com!Panies would ' •~ -w.a w AB 50: Hant.' " .1 ,· . have to be additions to the fleet to the. South. <;hma Sea off Singapore, were pajd off in Seattle last week and reunited wi~h carry half of America's oil imports. their fam1hes after undergoing a. New Year'~ holiday which will ·s tand out in their mem•In periods of 'emergency, the ories -for years to--come. • . US consumer now has to pay It began Thursday, Decem- the sa~ day. :A -tug, the . Griper~ rendezvous with any of .t he rescue through the nose for oil~witness ber 31, after the ·vessel ran reached the scene _as the Valley ships -its occupants ended up on wha.t happened during th~ Suez hard against Barlang Kap. Rock-a Forge . . began to break up. A life a re~f 8 few hundred yards from crisis of 1956 when tanker rates reef .which, according to the ship·s ·boat manned by four seamen was · , · went up 300 percent. . skipper Peter F. Petrone,- was not lower.ed despite the ' angry seas, nearb)' . . Bintan Island, Indonesia. . ·· ~nd transferred eight' men to the Reports have it that the. men swam • The US has no way of assur- listed on his charts. SOS messages were transmitted waiting tug. It returned, picked ashore safely, and received a food· ing that the operators of runawayflag tankers would place their ship~ to the·' effect that five holds were up 18 more crewmei;i, but couldn't. and clothing drop New Yea;'s Day at US disposa_l' in the ' event of awash and the hull was splitting make 'It back to the tug. Later, from a British military aircraft. emergen·cy. They can be freely- (probably due to the expansion of .however, they were .rescued by tbe transferred, in most instances, to the wheat cargo as it became wet).' British mine-sweeper Fisherton. No . lnjurl~ · ather flags. . _. A~ the_time, the seas were -mo~m- Meanwh!le, back at t-he ship, an- There' were no . reported i°iijuries • All other maJor nations have tamous and winds had reaghed otlier lifeboat with seven aboard- among th~ 37 aboard-. The men taken steps to assure that th.e ir oil gale force. including the skipper-went over later· were - moved to hotels in n_eeds are.· met in large part by Rescue operations got 'Underway the side. Apparently· unable_ to Sfngapore and given fresh clothing and foo~. . .• A chartered plane ·fiew the crew the Government .after foreclosure Beaton, ,..,n_ ·• as f o11ows: ~lim!nate the possibility of ·a Belerl-, Fr~iik .L. Jr•• n • A meeting of the tanker com- they should; be placed in . the re- percent quota on oil imports ever #mittee of ;AMMI on November 24, ser\re fleet and not withdrawn from being imposed by the VS. Such a Brady, John, OS 1959, including representatives of the fieet-for oper.ation ·or charter quota would compel .the· oil com~ Bi:own, Artbar. W. aUll&y such companies . as Sinclair, Atlan- except in the cast of a national panies elther_io charter AmericanDatuo, WIWam, - bd~r tic Refining, Tidewater, Esso, emergency." , f lag .tankers for their import busiDelmen"cto, Tranqulllao A., ·MM. StandJlrd of California-, Amoco, · The mortgage moratorhnns -by· ness or transter shipa. back tcf the Texaco, Socony, Gulf ._and Cities Maritime. involved Government Ameri~an. flag from the runaway. Dyer, Charles 'J'.·• oiler · . Francilleo, .O.and~ .m""'aa · Service, has gone on record to mortgage guarantees to new tanker flags. ,, ~itb~i;, ltep would me•n a Hemen, Paul t'>., decik' lhlnt. force newly-built tankers into ·constx:~ction.:· , 'llhe newly.~built sharp ~incriase in the ·employment SEAFARERS LOC bankruptcy and Government·lay-up Americ~n-flag s~ips, up.on c·~ming of Ainericaii tarikermeil. Haya,'ix~nneth··a.• 14ewud fleets. out of the ,. yards; ·have had diffiThe ·oil c9mpanies..ire int~r.ested . 'H ierro, Perfect4; II{., FWT Jan. 15, 1960 · Vol. XXll, No. 2 e The tanker committee and the culty in ioa~ng ~JldS meet. Co{!- in maintairiing the "smallest posJ, ~hn c., chief oooll AMMI are fighting hard to prevent s~queptly the Government IJlOVJ?d sible fteet · \(pder ·the US· flag for any build-up . of American-flag to get ·a postponenient on their "coas.twise· purposes. .T hey want to Karman, Per, AB tanker operations by imposition of mortgage payments so as to enable carry, alL of the ~owing Im.port Kolf~hotea, John Jr., wiper • ' "'" a 50 percent quota rule on US oil the OVl.ners t~ -ke!W' t!te ·ships . v olume o~ IJl~a\f~Y • ships. · · . ~Krlel', Stanley, AB PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer imports. The proposed quota- operating und_er the American .(l~I· . . . ~OW!DCH ,Cite.I_.·~ · . . Llind, Pred K., wiper HEllllEllT BRAND, Editor. BDNARD SEAAmong· the -objectlv~ of the m.a- · T!te' most. ironic ·-a~pe~t 9f } he twciDevH•• .Tames T.~ :AB MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTKtJR, would call for half of all imports ~1~~ ·. Mesaros Earl E. oiler !RWIN SPIVACK, AL MA.SKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, to. come on American-flag tankers. jor oil cop.ipanies in opposing the ·:whole,$ftuatJori, ttom. the SIY, ARTHUR BERGER, CHARLES BEUMflT, StafJ • ' · The November 24 meeting, in moratorium ts their liope of buy- of, view is ·that. the 011· coml>lnie~ .. Writers, Blll. MOODY, · Gulf Area Repre- which the officers of AMMI partic- ing the ships at bargain price11 and tbe .l\MMI whtqh ~re protest- . Mltc!ot.~l, James C., bosun aentattve. ipated, reiterated and approved an after they have .been forced io!o ing any k,in,d of' Gov~rn.ment assl~-:MHsl1, Nlkola'oe; 3d. cook,. PuDllsneo DtwHkty ., tn• nHdqu.rters action by the AMMI board of di- bankruptcy, ' or" e'l~e keepiilg them apce to . hJdepeJide~t ~JMlrato11 are . ·. Petterien, Norman R., OS f:nt'i'c• a5~~~r~~:,~.~~i:;r~~. ff~C:.':;u~t rectors denouncing Maritime Ad- in lay-up 1nde"fini~e1Y; so· as to de-;;: tli;emselves •.t}1e· recipients o.f all'- 111, Sharp Jos. FWT ·.' ··' ~:G.· ar~"Jl;/2'ct~s~ ~:!t.~:·~~f~ ministration assistance to operators s~roy a~l .co~~it'it-fo~ to their ,copi- kinds ' of special prMlege, .. f.nclud.. sriead~ Del~s,' me8sman pany-.owned fleets. ·· , . ·• Ing' oil- deP.letlon:..allowances. On ·•' · . ··.-.- 1 et tne Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under of newly-built US-flag tan'rters. ·'99 Mt°' Au9 24• 1911. ,The resolution called upon 'Tkese objectives are sec,o ndaty · the dli;.cargo .side, th~ ·Al\JMI . re.P··,. ~~er, ~-e~ald• ~.; , ~i:;\' "'i4., • ~ 121 Maritime to disr.ontinue mortga~e to the oil cqmpanies' desire to re~~ts ·~~~d1zed ~eric~ste~- ·, ;·lJ/,~~qwl~: ·K~~: ;~ ~·~ • r .J;...~:.!i. ~?r,atoriums, ,, ' ·1 ·deth~. ta~ke~ . p.tt;~~'.~ ~~f~~t.!i·. ~~!:i p~i~r ,;tlii~t:~~~: i~~. •' ' ~iJ. , :. •. • , . ,· . _1 c ,,;c !: '8 : va1~~~~., ~1~J.'tlf~~~~,~ , .t �l1B1WT 11, 19.. PQ'e Three SE .4 P ..f·R ER S L 0 G :Bu·dget .AX .Hits TB Hospital . ' SIU S~hplarshlp Candidates Can Stlll Make Applications There la still time for Seafarers or children of Seafarers to applf for an SIU 1ebolarsbip, the Seafarers Welfare Plan Jiu announced. WHh two more Collece Entrance-. Examinations slated for February 8 and March 12, candidates for the scholarship who cet their appllca&lons in now will be able to compete for five four.-year $6,000 SW . .oollece· scholanhlPfi; . · _ The baste reqdtreinent for a scholarship candidate Is three years' , ' seatlme for a Seafarer on SIU ·ships, or for the father of a echolarlhlp applicant. · . . Interested - appl~an&a -should contact the Seafaren Welfare Plan now at n .Broadway, New York 4, NY, so as to be able to complete all requirements in time for the March 12 .examination. Those applicants 1\'hO have _not submitted all their qualifications yet are urged to~~ .. . . . The five winners "of the acholarshiP& are selected by a &'l'OUP of university adminl.stra&On on the basis ot qualifications and College Entrance t~st J:ellUlb; The latter is elven considerable weirbt in the final determination.· · · Since the Scholarship Plan baa been functioning, a number of SIU men and children of Seafarers have completed their studies and are now en&'a&'ed In medicine, dentistry, teaching and other professions. . 11 ··' ., '· 1- Manhattan Beach To Close; SIU Protesting Cutbacks WASHINGTON-The annual attack by budget-cutters on the Public Health Service facilities .for seamen is already underway. The Pµblic Health Servic~ has already announced plans to close the Manhattan Beach TB hospital and ship the patients elsewhere, possibly cline is ·attributed to improved the others would have to go to contract~g them out to methods of treating TB. It is ex- outside hospitllls. New York City or other pected that by June 15 the pattent Both the patients and the Unpopulation will be down to around ion are emphatic in opposing any private hospitals for care. 150. contracting-out to New York City The closing.of the hospital Manhattan Beach has been at a hospitals. The quality of medical disadvantage since the Air Force care given at city hospitals is ad .. is set for June 15. closed its adjoining base. 'Ehat mittedly inferior to that of the In addition, it is unofficially left the hospital with the full ex- Public Health Service. As everyreported that the Savannah pense. of maintaining Us heating one in the city administration· Public Health hospital, long and power plant which it formerly agrees, there is not enough money the target of the budget-cutters, is due for the ax. · The news is expected in the forthcoming budget which is to be published shortly. The projected closing of Manhattan Beach has brought prompt reaction both from the patients and the SIU, demanc;ling in the event this h~s to take place, that the patients get appropriate care at another PHS facility. "We would like Manhattan Beach to be kept open if at all nossible," SIUNA President Paul Hall declared in a communication to the surgeon general of the Public Health Service, "but whatever the final. decision, we emphatically oppose any plan which would give second-rate medical care to seamen by contracting them out to institutions where they will suffer a loss in quality of treatment and attention." Hall noted that, "if there is room, as we believe there is, elsewhere i!l the Public Health system to care for . these patients, then that room should be made available to the men at Manhattan Beach. If there is no room for them, then that proves there is a definite need for keeping the · Manh~ttan Beach hospital open." He pointed out that there are a number of beds available at the Staten I!iland hospital which could be used to accommodate TB patients. Many of these beds, in fact, are in an unused wing formerly utilized for that purpose. The Savannah hospital, he noted, had approximately 300 beds all told, and here too, some of them could be set aside for TB purposes. The reason given by the service for closing Manhattan Beach't is a decline in the patient count from .339 in 1955 to 185 today. Th·e de- shared with the Air Force. The General Services Administration has declared the area surplus property and would undoubtedly peddle it off to a housing developer or for similar purposes once the hospital is closed. As far as the patients themselves are concerned, the general consensus is that if the hospital is to close they would be better off in a general PHS hospital such as Staten Island because of the availability of general care and surgical treatment. Patients now at Manhattan Beach who need surgery have to go over to Staten Island for it. . _ · The service has indicated that a limited number of patients could be accommodated at other PHS tiospitals such as Seattle, S.an Francisco and New Orleans, all of which handle TB patients, but that available to properly staff city hospitals. In fact, the situation in city hospitals is such that last February Mayor Wagner appointed a committee to find ways to improve patients care and cut costs, and on June 19 this past summer, a committee of . internes and resident physicians at the city hospitals assailed th~ quality of care given and the severe shortages of both docAn 'outstanding record as a top feeder· in a good-feeding tors and nurses. fleet has been credited to Seafarer William R. Stone, chief The interne shortage is such that city hospitals have been forced to steward aboard the Margarett Brown until recently. Stone, rely upon medical trainees from who was on the ship for a l - + - - . . - - - - - - - - - - foreign countries who do not have most a year until he got off. ages he made, the crew had fresh medical education on a par with in December, was hailed by milk almost every. day. The ship that in the United States. the crew for running one of the also gained a perfect score of 100 • In addition, the city has been best-feeding ships afloat. This was percent from the US Public Health actively cutting down on its treatdone through ·his adhering to the Service, winning a sanitation cerfeeding· plan set up by the Union tificate. 1 men~ of .TB patients in hospitals, seeking mstead, as a money-savwith its contracted operators aad This is quite an achievement ing measure, to treat them as outhis use of the SIU steward ·depart- since there were only five freightpatients whenever the disease has ment guide. • ers which have ever scored 100 ~ · been arrested and the patient can To top off Stone's accomplish- ~~rcent on the sanitary inspecsafely stay home without danger ~. . ment, he was hailed by the com- boo. to his family or neighbors. In the pany for having done a remarkable Stone's outstandi~g per{ormance process, it has been closing down job of top-notch feeding while at s~ows that, • workmg in ao_cord its facilities at Seaview hospital, the same time keeping waste down with the feeding plan, he can k:eep one of the hospitals mentioned as to a bare minimum and getting the the men well fec;I at a saving in a,, possibility for the TB patients. most o,u t of the food dollar. cost to the companies. The feedContracting-out the patients has The gourmets and chow-hounds ing plan, which was designed to several other disadvantages. The aboard the Margarett Brown are cater to the individual tastes of SIU-contracted companies have (Continued on page 10) reported to have Seafarers, replaces the .. institubeen notified by the Union of its watcheci Stone's tional style, "big-pot" school of desire to reopen the existing agreedeparture with cookery with "to order" food great d ism a y. preI?aration. The res~lt is f~esher, ment for the purpose of discus~ing when he left the t;1sber food plus ~hminabon of increases in wages and overtime . the waste involved i~ mass cookship to be with rates. · his -family for· the Ing. The SIU agreement has proviChristmas vaca· The feeding plan and _steward's sion for such reopeners during the tion. guide are all part of· the program life of the contract. Stone spent alto brlng professional food preparaA negotiation meeting has been most a year ·o n Ston'e tion and good food to shipboard BALTIMORE - Shipping has set up for February 3 at Union been good here during the prethe Margarett Se:~~rers. headquarters · to discuss proposed vious two weeks, with some 227 Brown, and during the six voy" mce ~he feeding plan was developed, an ever-increasing number contract changes. Details will be men getting. berths and expectaof shipping compan.ies have been carried In future issue1 of the tions for mo.l'e job opportunities using it. · SEAFARERS LOG. being available with the possible crewing of five more ships. The membership was strongly urged at the last meeting to make appointments for their wives' and children"s annual medical check-up. It was also reported that Union The British have had "spectacattorneys are hopeful of obtaining ular · succ~ss·" with a system for back monies very soon-perhaps carry~ng dangerously expfosive by the middle of this month-for metha11e gas>: after experimenting the crew of the Pacific Carrier. for one year. As a result, the chairThe ship was sold at auction here man of the British · Gas Council for back debts. soon will seek permission to build The follo·wing ships paid oft a 20,000-ton tanker or two 10,000 during the preceeding shipping pe- · tank~rs to carry the cargo, thereby riod: Emilia, Mae, Jean Carolyn capitalizing on their efforts. . and Angelina (Bull); Bents . Fort, During 'the course of one year; CS Baltimore (Cities Service); Balthe British tanker' Methane Piotore, Chilore, Marore <Marven). Signed on were: Marore, Sanneer, capabl~ o~ carrying 2,000 tons tore, Chilore, Venore (Marven); · of the gas-which is lowered to a . Edith (Bull). temperature of about minus 258° In transit: Ames Victory (VicFaren~eit dur.i ng transportatio~ tory Carr.); Steel Advocate, Steel thereby increasing greatly the' Worker <Isthmian); Calmar, Bethsafety margin. - reported highly coaster (twice), Flomar (Calmar); successful -results. Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Pofaris (Al. The British theorize that a 20,coa); Oremar (Marven); Afoundria ooo:ton tanker m~king 14. trips a Workmen are shown in ·process of paving lot up .the block behind SIU headquarters hall to provide (Waterman); Mt. Evans (Tramp year would carry the equivalent of additional parking space. Job has now beeri complet~d and 75 spaces marked off for convenience ' Ship.); Irenestar <Traders), ' and the bousehold gas made from 2,. OQQ,OOO·'tchts..bt toal." ;• .;:. ~' ~ of Seafarers. [bwer· parking ' ldt"(not sh6wnt handles: 55' vehicles. ' ' " - · · - • -· ·· · ·' 1 • ' · · / · 1 Robin Gray '-<Rilfin). He Proves· It: · Better Chow Via Food PlaD · British Push Plans For. ·" Gas· Tanker \. J I SIU Set S · T lk Pay a S I JObS Surge I In Baltimore \ �'> SEAFA8EBS . . ROTARY ·SHIPPING· BOARD : December 23, 1959 Through.January 5, l960 Ship Acli,iIJ ,\ 1 As has been the trend in the ·past, everything slowed down over ' the their ships to spend the holidays with their families will be registering Par lft• .. Jong Christmas and New Year's holidays, 'including shipping from SIU for berths ·again. · Offa 0.. Tra11s. TOTAL ))orts. The end of the holiday~ ·saw only 929 men being shipped, a Most of the hQliday decline can be !lased on the fact that there has lolfo• .:.......... J - . 1 6 11 sizable decline from the prior period;s 34-month record high of 1,486 been • drop in the number .of ships calling at por~. Many ports re- New Yori! ...... 20 . ~ 'J 7 ·'"'JI ported little or no ship acf:!vity for the period. · . Phffadel-"I• .. 1 1 1o 1.1 men. How.ever, a shipping slump after a long holiday has been ~e There was a total of 195 vessels ca•Ung at SIU ports o~er the past I 13 general trend in past years and· it is expected to be short-lived. period. Of this total, 48 paid off, 25 $lgned on and the remaining 122 ~ltlmoro ...... 11 ...., 1 All of the -major SIU ports with the exception of Baltimore reported were in transit. As compared JP the pre-holiday report, this is a de- Norfolk ·.. .. ..... · I ., · 1• · big drops in their shipping totals for tlie past two weeks. However, cline of , 61 vessels. • · · .. Jecll....Ule . ... -:11 11 there were four ports, Boston, Balthnore, Norfolk and Tampa, all reLeading the list in ship activity was the port of Houston which re- Ml..a .... ~....... I 2 i porting improved shipping for the period. · ported 3~ ships, with New York and Baltimore close behind. These , _ , . ...... ,..... .... I 6 Hardest hit in the slump were .New York, Mobile,' New Orleans and p'o rts serviced 30 and 29 vessels respectively. There were two .ports, MOW.. .. ........ . 6 .· I ' 1~ Houston , shipping only 454 men among them. This represents a de- Jacksonville and Tjmpa, with no v.essels signing on or paying off, and New .. Orlea••.. .1 · 11 , ·21 Cline gf over 850 men from the previous two wee:ts. Even the West one port, Wilmington, with no ships slgnl.ng on. . • Homsto• • • . . .1 21 Jl · _ Coast ports, which have been enjoying fine shipping for some time. Percentage-wise, class A men picked,.UP an a.ddltional one percent · wu.a~ _. -.~·'1. 1 6 now, felt the holiday dec~ine. Seattle, for exam~le, shi~p_ed only 48 of the t!)tal n~mber ~f .jobs shipped. Oo~ ~f tJt~ 929 jC?bs, 'dass. )!. ICllt Fr ci .. ~· · _.. , 4. I 1 men as compared to. 110 Just befor e the start of the hohdays. accounted for 553, which ·ls 59 percen~ of the total, class II for a10,-· • IC · •. • ,., 4 . ~I While registration remained fairly . constant, .it Is . expected . to ·in- or over 23 percent, ·a nd class C for' 168, just under Ill pe'r~nt-a llHttto • • • • • • J crease somewhat in the c~ming weeks as many' Seafarers who got off ·healthy .figure for class C men. " . ·ret~I~ .. ; •• :. ~ 41 HS >, . -zi· ·w · ' ~- . ,, • . I ·~ ·DECK DEPARTMENT • Registered CLASS A ='o_rf...,-_ _ _ __.._ , Boston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York ... .. ... .. . . Philadelphia.. ... .. . . Baltimore .. .......... Norfolk .. .. . . . . .. . . . ~i~~~~~-i~l~.. :::: _::: : : . Registered CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL l · z -:-2 - 3 3 8 1 19 42 17 78 16 3 9 1 13' 1 9 36 14 59 3 3 3 9 2 ' H .. 4 23 63 2 151 Tampa . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 13 4 %9 New Orleans ........... 15 21 . 13 49 1 Houston .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 16 31 8 55 2 Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 t San Francisco . ... .. .. . 1 6 3 18 1 Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 3 9 IOTALS ,-95 -1u- '10 IU9 7 1 Sltlppecf CLASS 8 Sltlpfied CLASS A · . GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 s ALL - 1 . 2 1 2 2· 3 1 8 1 3 14 30 8 34 5 t7 1· 4 1 3 2 2 '1 3 14 20 15 36 10 81 4 7 3 7 5 6 11 1 1 21 .1 1 2 2 8 8 : 21 "' 3 ti · 9 18j 9 t· 1 41 3 ti 3 52 - 21 . 4 3 •7 4 14 16 3 3 2 4 1 Sltlpped GROUP ., GROUP GROUP 3 ALL I I . I ALL A • ALL 1 I 3 ALL 1 .5 2 3 2 7 6 5 7 18 4 14 7 25 6 ll 5. 8 13 47 11 13 '11101 · '202 48 351 2 5 1 I 7 5 1 I u · 14 14 9 37 14 H 8 5 1 I 61 .- 25 · 9 95 28 74 17 llt 2 C 4 t 11 4 4 11 10 15 2 ... t'f c 181 . . I 7 1 3 4 1 %01 39 ti WI 1 Rqlstered On T,,, .l eac6 CLASS A ' 1 CLASS I ·1 1".0TA1 SHIPPED . CLASS C '- 1 2 9 2 1 1 6 ·= - = - -= - "~I 6 19 .3 1 I - - 2 1 - 8 2 3 .1 2 1 ° 3 1 ....-51 ·1Tul61~347Tt3llt'i-Zs-..-o...;.--n 8 - 4 1 2 4 3 --~ ~. 8 7 ·1! 20 t 39 I 4 -8 · 'I 8 =~ . .:!. _.! . 1~ =·.:~~ = -- = = - 2 8 19 3 1 1 - 12 · 4 .2 1 II ·11 st. 13 I tlUI _GROUP ' 1 · z I ALL 1 ·1 I 2 41 52 95 2 2 3 6 22 31 . t ·"· .6 · 8 11 I 9' -:-~' . H ·:__.. :· 1 ' ·JI 5 t, 44 · 4~ 7 Br 76 33 Si82i 35 . 51 .14 9 10 9 · 3 t · 15 23 5 18 12 5. 2 11'.37' 512-1.M C Ito _ ;; · 1 14. , 11 IH _3 , 8 21 H -lH . 1 - 7 · 10 11 ft ' 3 i 1 & ' ' ._2 4 1 'J 19 '3 3 .t lt7S 11 i3 1u .1129 /· ENGINE DEPARTMENT legllfered CLASS 8 Registered CLASS A "'lfROUP 1 -~ 3 ALL Port Boston ............... New York .......... .. Philadelphia .......... Baltimore ....... : .... Norfolk .. . . ·' · . .. ... .. Jacksonville .... .. .... Miami .. .....•.. ..... Tampa . ......... .. ... Mobile ..... .. . .. . .... New Orleans .. . . ...... Houston .. ....•.•..... . Wilmington ... . ....... . San Fr'ncisco ..... .... . . .. Seattle .. .. . JOT~H 14 1 3 3 1 -1 3 5 8 -1 5 49 15 24 8 5 .1 3 16 28 30 2 4 2 11 -4Z-ztl -:· I 91 -3 2 -2 .3 3 -1 - 23 i 72 11 31 13 GROUP I 2 2 16 1 ~ 1 .9 - •·--- . -- 2 I f 21 36 ti .z 8 13 Zlfi - ~ 2 2 6 -1 . 14 1 3 - -4 -' Sltlpped · CLASS A Sltipped CLASS I -- 2 6 9 2 -4 · U~H 1 1 3 1 2 3 25 6 33 6· ----- - - -- - GROUP 1 I ALL 2 3 ALL Port _ G°'BOUP 1 z •- Registered CLASS 8 ' - Sltlpped . CLASS A . . 11 5 . ,. .' -~#tipped GROUP . · . 1 ·z . ALL - -. H - . 6 ~j· .e 1.7 : · Ii - , 1 ·1 ' I - • ·1 2 ·f - . · ...:.. - · '3 ,, ___ _ . _ 1 2· 11 - • _ ,. 3 s.' 3 10 11 2 ..,2 1 1 ~ - 1 · 1 . s ., - , . ..,..-. .2 .'· 1 . . -:11 ' '· ' 1 . . 1: : .s · I•' - -:-. a .$7E.,ARD Sltipped - '; ~ .. ,--- . r· 1'.0lAL . SHIPPED. . "'• - - ,. .. · • :·s!!~~3!. ,,- . . . .·.• ' .GROUP ,,,. ~c•. ' " CLASS ·a . • ·' Gao."UP · ·1 · 2 1 ALL -11 · ·: -2 2 --·-1;-9 ·· 5 ·~·,- :It : i ., - s· il°L 1 -·-1 2 - t,°"':3 )· 1 .• ~ z 1 4 4 7 'J· 38; · ~ .1 . .:'7.110 44 ' 133 'U7 ·.,»2•~ 14" as· ' lH 1 . 1 .1 I ' 7 ..1 . 1 . : . : l:i. . . 4 . ·7, . 26 ...,, .. .$: .' -8 11; ~ .2 10• 11 39. · 12 · 12 -.83: 49 . ·15 44 ' 108 l ·1 --8 .- 10 2· S 1 . ~ 6: . .2 . 3 · ·7 . 11. ' 6 . "·5 3 · ' H 1 ~ 'f 1 - :.::.:_ : • ·1 - ' . . ::..:_ . ~ ~ 4 · f 4 - ~ · ·4· I 4'• " !3 - · " ·'11· 1 · 1'· · z - 1- · -,· _:::: 3 : ' I ..::., r 1 1 1 . , . . ....... - . - • • 1_ -- - . ~ 5 ·3 ..11 1. 1 s •" ..., ...... . _ ,... - 5 . ·8 ·7 11 42 13 · 10 es - ~· "-- 13 · 1s s ~ · · 1 ,, ~ ... 2 · ·s. 14 , .- s --s ~: · 58= 10.,1a.3 :·. 2• 1 9, l ,J """'.' ,, .1. 3" -. c . 21 ia·, 4,, ., 11, ~ii . . u ··. u .se .•. 1 . 1 1a., 15 ..:ii. 1 - . 1 - 1 .· ·I 7 3 4 -rt1 1 . 1. z _;;.; ·- ~ ..- . -~ . 1 ·.,,:_: - .. ,,'2 !i, . • f -24:, .. · ~ · 1 2 : e . ·• 1 1 2 ·1 a · .. 11 s . 1- "u . ·u ~3 _.2 " 1: ..22 · 1 . ·2 , ti I ,..a 1, , 1 ·'·u ..- 1~uue·- ,· u " 5!}1u'li51-·, 121~.D-1~ I 1i2.''1 l , 21 1u'. 1,ni :·'I . lt8fll~ted On .'CLASS A .GJWlJP . . . -: GROUP . · 1 · z ·s ALL A ·• ' . c M.L 1 -ii - -.. .' is .SUMMARY·f CUSS A · CLASS C - leglstered CLASS 8 -· I CLASS 8 1: -3 . _ l8 • ~ - · ·.Shipped GltOUP . - - ·1 , z 1 ALL - - - -- STEWARD . DEPARTMENT · Boston . ... .......... . -6 r 2---::-t -= -2 New York .. .. .. . .. .. . 23 11 35' • · 1 - 4 8 131 15 Philadelphia ......... . 5 3 4 12 4 t 1 Baltimore ........ .. . . 18 4 ·211 t3 . 1· 1 . 10 12; 16 Norfolk . .. .. ..... . .. . 1 1 .. I 1 · 1 2· t · 1 Jacksonville ....... . . . 2 1 1 t 1 . 2 Miami. ............. . 2 I - Tampa ....... . . . . .. . 2 1 . 9 12 3 s. 1 Mobile ....... . .. . ., .. . s 2 14 zt 7 · 71 ·2 New Orleans . . ....... . 14 ·4 37 55 1 1 .. • · 3. Houston . .......... . ·.. 12 5 6 n 3 · 12 151 a Wilmington . .. . ...... . 1 1 3 5 - San Francisco ........ . s 1 s • 1 1~ 1 ~ 1 Seattle .... .... ~ . . .... & . 2 .3 11 2 -2 i JOTALS 1o3~71H 1z11 -::1--rl-sa ·,-7 53 DECJC . &Uss ·a ... CLASS A - - - . • -.: -- -- - - - - - - . -- -- · - - . • •• ' ' ... --- - - , . -- -- -· -, - . ' -- ul GROUP - 3 ALL · 1 z 3 ALL Registered CLASS A . lf•llfere4•p• Tlee' . . . -• - · - - ' Regidered CLASS A r,orAi SHIPPED GROUP · G~UP GaOUP ' GllOOP t · I _.u. A 1 c ALL 1 2 · I ALL I . I .I AU 4 . ti · 5 -2 1 51 1 5 10 15 ·8 . t s· 'J 3 . s1! 1 8. 3 '2 7 · 11 31 12 11 12 2 M 47 148 . 37 tit · 5 37 32' 2 t2 3 .. 5 .s I 28 H . 1 2 11 4 2 . -ft l II 3 7 .5 10 1~ 10 ·I 40 ·21 · . " ea 11 1 11 20 12 1 1 3 2 7 i 1 _., :t.~... 2 11 ,3 . - 1~ 3 1 · - ·- .. ·1 11 . . 2 . ~· 7 3 2 8 It 1 2 2 i . 3 I l2 · "]'5 .;._ ~ . _.:; _l ' , -·1 ' l 1 ·4 2 , ·11 ::..:_:: _ _...l 2 c I 4- ' 2 1 .12 1 4· .3 1 1 1 1 4 4 ti 3 c 14 58 4 ,. '1 " 4 ii ~ 12· 2 21 2 16 3 . 21 1. 2 .. 5 I ·l It ·36 98 10 JM . ~ ·. · .3;i : 20 ' 15 ~ 1_ _ 6_ 8 4 'lt 40' " 14:· '10' ft 1 -12 38 2 · . 1 .' 9 12 ~ 12 H 1- 30 · 3 z.. 1 2 2 · 2"' . I 'l' 1 1 1 t ·1 2 .'.it _:_ ' - 4 · 2 z~ 2 4 119 .a . ·--r- 4, .2 1 II ·2 3 8 ·• 2· · 2 2 1 8 1 H I 10 8' ·r -8 1 11 . 11 :~ -;-:- . '4 ·2 . '116 1% u11o1-r m ll21 lll39 %1 ' 1'1"i -:s-as37 L so 5 %0 2'1 ,-12 1'18 :81 St 51t. GROUP 3 ALL -3 }' 51 13 291 4 8 12 u -5 . . '. ~··· • t•H . · . -It •1· ·.,. ,. ·.r , . • . •• �Hid ·Esso Men's Finance Data: - Law ff ifs· Collins, Anti-Union Front Man.,n Oil Fleets . ' , The New York State Supreme Court has ordered John Collins, professional promoter and operator of "independent associations" in the tanker field, to surrende~ financial z:ecords, cancelled· checks and similar.------------, . data which he has been with- ETMA cancelled checks in h!s posholding from the Esso Tanker session Cthe Esso union had forMen's Union, aµ autonomous affili· merly been known as Esso Tanker ate of the SIU of North America. Men's Association). The court action was the outcome During the questioninl', Collins ... of a suit by ETMU demanding that suffered a sudden loss of memory Collins give Esso tankermen their when as~ed bow much ETMA paid property back. Collins has been him for his services, but did. recall withholding the records for over ih~* Mrs. Collins prepared his paya year and a half, ev~ since he was checks on occasion. fired by the tankermen back in the Another admission by Collins summer of 1958. concerned his failure to pay within another development, the Na- holding and Social Security taxes tional Labor Relations Board New for employees of the so-called York regional office has thrown "ETMA office" for the year 1957. out an election petition for the He conceded !hat he had personalEsso fteet by a Collins-created "in- ly paid some of the penalties Independent association," _ the Esso volv~d for failure .to pay the taxes. Approximately $8,500 ·was paid Seamen's Association The office involved was supposon the out by the. SIU Welfare Plan in ground that it . is :'supervisor- edly operated by Collins' string of Christmas benefits, a tally of the tainted." The ESA was created by "associations" including groups in benefit 'figures show. Christmas Collins in an effort to deprive. Esso Texaco, Socony, Tidewater, Esso bonuses of $25 given ·to Seafarers tankermen of their control of their -and Cities Service. When not running the affairs of · fn the hospitals, · totaled approxi- own union affairs and force them mately $4,000. A similar amount back again into a Collins-domin- all these so-called "independent associations" Collins serves as a prowas spent for men who are on dis- ated "association." The successful ETMU ..suit fessor at Fordham University ability-pension, each man getting $25. Another $415 went for cigar- against Collins came about when where he teaches labor history and ettes distributed in the hospitals. Collins, after being ousted by the labor law, among other subjects. tankermen, refused to turn over ' Seafare.rs will remember Collins Christmas Dinners all of the tankermen's records. as the man who tried to set up a Also, as is the long-established Among the many items missini company union in Cities Service to custom , within the SIU, S~afarers, were financial reports and financial block SIU certification in the fleet. their families and friends all over data for two fiscal years, 1951-52 His effort failed when the Collini the country were gue,s ts of the ,and 1954-55. In both years, ETMU association was found to be comUnlion at Chrbistmas dinners in the rep~rts there' were ·unexplained pany-dominated by the NLRB. , h a ls or near y restaurants. Sev' . eral ports provicfed gilts for chil- heavy de~lines in accumulated surplus totaling some $18,000. . dren distributed by fully-equipped Q • 1·n tiie course of th e sui·t , ETMU S anta Clauses. AU told, mo!-'e than learned that Collins had a secret • 3,000 guests were served, with New agreement - providing him with a York, Baltimore, New Orleans and rr t~ . b d pe . ell Houston accounting for two-thirds i_ e ime JO an ~ nsion as. w • . . h d th his salary to continue after his ref th t 0·t 1 B lti ~ a· a ~ore a. e tirement. The costs of the pension argest turnout, 615 ~iners, fol- were paid fo~ by ETMU at the rate lowed by New Orleans; 475; Hous- of $l ,500 annually. Apparently, ETMU said, Collins had moi;e than . WASHINGTON - The SIU has ton, 4.39 and New York 435· Of course, many· of the-diners in one such arra.ngement in the string joined four other AFL-CIO unions · A&G halls included men from of "independe.n t associations" he in urging the-Government to count other SIUNA affiliates. Similarly, controls in the tanker field. tips as a part of wages jn cornS eaf arers on t h e West Coast were During the pre-trial examination, puting Social Security benefits. te b en rtained y ijie SIU Pacifiic Collins made several damaging adUnder the present set-up, Uncle Dis t r ict. missions under oath. He conceded am takes · an income tax bite out Probably the most unusual din- that he had no written agre~ment of the money a worker gets in tips. ner was the one held in Tampa for for years as to the amount of But these same tips don't count 100 guests. It was at the Las Nove- money he took from Esso men for toward Social Security benefits, das Restaurant, · which as Port his services; ·that he kept various and it is this double standard to Agent Bennie Gonzalez noted "is union books and records in the eel- which the unions object. the only Spanish restaurant to ever Jar of his home; that the Esso men's With Social Security benefits win the academy award for · fine office rent was paid in his name getting bigger and broader, Seacooking." Naturally, the menu 'had and the lease was in his name al- farers and other union members a Spanisn tinge to it, being a de- 'though he maintained that it was who draw gratuities are losing out partute from the standard Amer!- no~ .his office. in ever-increasing · amounts as the cap Christmas menu. He also conceded that he had years roll by. · The five ,unions tnvolved estimate that counting tips toward Social Security would ·benefit about l lh million of their members. I e These include hotel and restaurant employees, bartenders, building · · service employees, barbers and Hospitalized,.. seamen at the Manhattan Beach TB, h_ospital beauticians, as well as seamen 1 have expressed thanks to the Union for the SIU's contriburepresented by the SIU and Na• · · . . · tional Maritime Union. -t1ons durmg the ChristmB:s season. A; letteJ" frOIJl Thomas _ Meanwhile, President George Daisey, . head of the patien.t 's• Meany, of the AFL-CIO, has dicouncil stated the patients' ap- Daisey, who fa a shipyard rected the AFL-CIO legislative de. . · - . worker, expressed bis "sincere partment to press for Congresprec1ation for flora~ decora- thanks for _the contribution made sional adoption of a bill that would • tl.ons placed in the hosp1-tal for the by · the Seafar~rs International permit Social Sec.,urity credit for holidays. Union toward brightening the tips in one of two ways~ Seafarers at the hospital re- Christmas season •. . • I know of I-Workers would report their · ce-ived $25 hospital bonuses as course that the· SIU has been do- tips to their employer, _who would voted · by the trustees .of the Sea- Ing humane and friendly .things then deduct their share of the farers Welfare Plan plus cigarettes. like this for years; not only at Social Security tax and match it In addition, as Dai.s ey's letter Manhattan Beach hospital, but at with his own share. _ 2-Iu the absence of a direct renoted, the Union arranged for an points throughout the world." 18-foot · decorated C.hristmas tree, Thanks also came from Seafarer port by a worker on his tips, his wreaths for the front of the build- John Driscoll on behalf of the employer would use a fixed forming "and plants for the hospital's SIU riien at the hospital. <See 11la tQ determine his tax deduction, "Letters to the editor" page 14.) and then match it. chapel- SIU Holid~y BeRefits Up To $8,500 Seafarer Bill Mitchell (top photo) does the honors as Santa Claus-in the New ~rleans hah, distributing toys to chilClren of SIU men. Above, Seafarer Jack Meyer and family relax after dinner at hall. Around tabl~ are Brenda, Meyer, Mrs. Meyer, , Rickey, Eddie. urge 1 /I y # O·f T1eps For i . i. s· Baltimor~ Sci~tcl ,Cla~1 (top) was Seafare.r.. Chest•~ Wilson. Above, Seafarer )os,ph L1nfiart1 ·off the Bethtex, enjoys dinner with Miss Catherine Nicely. Below, cafeteria gang consisting of L Walthroup, H. Wheel.e r mnd W. Minton prepare tht food. Age Benef1·1s ff o.. s-p,-,·a/Pat1ee· ntsApple1ud • s ·ch r1s f mas Ch eer Un1oli .. �..... SB.4.l.4.RERS ,. £0C Right·To-Work.Promoter Feeling US Tu Heat - SS . Oe·l .M undo-Way Baek In 1938· . . . ~ ' One of the leadfog advocates of the National Right to Work Committee is in hot water with the Internal Revenue Service because they claim he failed to pay taxes on property acquired ill~ 1954. . E. S. Dillard, a "champion was involved in some transactions of the compulsory open shop" with the Brown Dynalube Company from which tne Government says he owes more than $92,000 in back taxes. A claim has been filed against him with the US Tax Court . in Wash_ington. In 1954 when he purchased. the Brown · Dy.nalube Co. he also ob.tained the outstanding common stock and accounts payable, for a dollar. He advanced $1,800 to the The Marine Section of the Na- firm and accepted from them $85,tional Safety Council is expected 000 in bonds payable in 20 years. to announce the winners soon of · .Government Claims the 1959 Beet safej.y contest awards. Last year, the . contest was won by The Govetnmerit claims these the SIU-contracted Alcoa Steam- bonds were worth their face value ship Company. and should have been reported as The awards are given in several income and been taxed. · Dillard ~ategories. One category consists says they 'Yeren't worth anything. of priyately-owned d.rY cargo ships, The situation is complicated by · another of privately-owned tank- the fact that .Dillard donated $10,ers, since accident rates on tankers 000 to a church, which then sold are ~ually less because of the ab- the bonds for the same amount, sence of cargo-handling gear. A receiving cash for them. He dethird category consists of Govern- ducted this· from his taxes as a ment-owned opE:rations. Awards ,$10,000 contribution; as well as anare also given in shipyard, tug other $20,000 which he donated to and b'arge · operations and other the Dillard Foundation, Inc., a taxgroupings. exempt charitable foundation Awards are based upon the which be incorporated himself. amount of time lost in accidents in He donated another $10,000 to relation to the number of hout s the same church and half of this worked, rather than on actual accident totals, since many minor mis- was purchased by a Minor Founhaps do not cause any loss of dation, Inc., a foundation incorwork time.porated by Dillard's tax lawyer. - Dillard says · the bonds were worth their full value When he Sign· Name On contributed them, though they were worth nothing when he LOG Letters acquired them. The ' Government For obvious reasons the LOG believes the opposite is true; that cannot print any letters or they were worthless when ~on­ other communications sent in tributed (and so the tax credit for by Seafarers unless the author the contributions should be voided) signs his name. Unsigned but were worth the full face value anonymous letters will only when acquired. wind up in the waste-hasket. The tax court judges will have If / circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature to decide who is right about the value of the bonds at each stage of on request. the various transactions. S.e. a Safety Awards Due For 1959 Ex-Seafarer Fred' Farmer submitted this photo frotn his. scrap book showing the first . baseball team on an SIU ship. This gang was off the old 8$ Pel Mundo on Thanksgiving Day, 1938.. Fourth ffom left, standing, is the late Eugene Nobles, whom Farmer describes as a "real Union man." He adds, "Men like him and several others in this picture helped make the SIU strong." Standing second from right is John Clark, then deck cadet, but now president of Missis~ippi Shipping Company. Farmer is at. right. See_Early- ApprovQI Of P/Qrl For English Channel Tunner . I •· • ... LONDON-The way has been cleared for . a long-dreamed-of and controversial tunnel project, which the tunnel would be constructed under the English Channel, connecting England and France. The project, a 3~-mile engineer's "dream problem" has been tentatively approved by the British Minis·· · try of Transport. · Also, the construction of' such a tunnel authority, providing fop the link would be a major political working out a number of legal de- It had to overcome the objec- step signifying the desire of · the tails_and other matters. 'fhe Suez .canal company, looktions of the Defen~e ,Ministry, British to draw closer to Europe which didn't want the tunnel for strategic reasons, and the Ministry of Finance, which had reservations about the financing of the tunnel. The project was supported by the Board of Trade, for economic reasons. With the amalgamation of Western European countries into two large trading blocks, severe strains have been put upon the British economy, and the · increased transportation facilities of the tunnel will be important. · politically, Announcement of the official accepta·n ce of the plan is being 'delayed for political reasons, it is believed. France An:s.loua The French have· wanted··a tunnel to England for a long time, and when the expected approval is announced, will no doubt, enter into immediate negotiations wit.h the English. A treaty between the two countries will be drawn up_ estlblishing some kind of a joint ing for a significant undertaking in which to reinvest its enprmous assets (fr~<;I by the Egyptian riationalization of the Suez Canal), has a 30 percent interest in the tunnel combine. · The ventilation problems wlll bar automobile traffic. Cars will have to be transporte(\t on railway flat cars while the passengers _ride up ahead in a lounge car. It is estimated that the construction of the dual ..rail tunnel will take six yetil'8. '· < ·Keep ., • The 'L ad.derS· Clea-r .,, ' ~. ~ " . r . • Engine room ladders are usually steep enough · . to require cautious navigation, particularly when the weather is acting· up. Consequently, ·it g~es ·· ·without saying tha~ obstructions are an operi ·:- ·invitation to accidents. : Ke~p ladders clear-both the· railing~ C.nd . ---' ·· ·}h~ step~o_ ,that your ·shipmates have a fair · chance of getting up and down them. in one p_iece. ' . . ; ----- - - ·- _,. _ ..... '· •• •-4 >- .• ' ,r . .' �,Steelworkers' Victory Stifles. YOUR DOLLAR'S rWORm Big Biz Union•Crippling Drive ·hfarer's Gme·To Better Buying Settlement of the steelworkers' contract.beef last week for an estimated 40 percent more than it would have cost the companies six months ago marks·a severe setback to a big busiB1I Sidnev MargoHua ness drive to cripple union contract conditions-specifically, work rules and grievance proC!'etiures. The United S t e e 1 . - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Phony Ad Champ Workers of America won a tive is to destroy long-standing celled business contracts. The A spokesman for television challenges this department's recent package that will add up to 41 work rules. company eventually broke away report that 'JV advertising has become ~he No. I deceiver of t~e buy- cents' an hour by 1962. The "inflation" argument falls from the leash, defying retribn- W is ing public.' In effect, -says Louis Hausman, <Ur¢ctor of the Tele'lision 'fhe_ Irony of the situation la flat on its face every time bu·sinesa tion. The pact Kaiser settled for • lnfotmation Olfice of ·the National ·Association of.Broadcasters, this such that if the ste.el companies concerns jack .up their rates above involved less cost than the rest of ta·, a.n· unfair charge; other forms or ,,,f'.lvertising ~uch as newspapers had "offered tbe µnion last spring and beyond increases in labor the industry now has to .pay. The collapse of the steel com·carry the s~me misleading claim$ ,for which we critJcized TV. , - · just what they spent in advertising cost&, and widen their profit mar. .Hausman sb.ould have &-.chance to tell his side. But there is growing the "inftation"-issue, the bitter 116- gins. A. steel price hike is a cer• pany's "inflation" · posi-tion is also evidence that.-1 false TV ·Mis bave ,. be~ m0$t effective 1.n- misleading day steel strike - probably never tainty within three months or so, underscored by the fact that a far many, families Into. _unnecessary ·expenditures, especially for patent would have occurred. As it worked although the mills are operating smaller cash offer would have produced a settlem~nt without a out the responsibility for any infla- at th~ir peak, and profitably. medicines, c08tnet1Cs and tol,l etrles. Prlees Didn't Drop strike in the first instance_ Hausman writes: '"''The Arthritis & Rheumatism Foundation report tion that result.s from the steel Ironically enough, it is widely While the companies yielded a strike can be placed ·squarely ~o whlch-_y.ou referred : • made ··i t cl~ar that. 'all forms of media were to the lfnion, it was done upon the companies for their ob- agreed that·if the steelmakers had round used extensively'. . in part with . an eye to future ·adstinate a·ttitude before, during and any detr.ee of sincerity In their . · ".Yo'<'r co~entl ..m,ake no disti~ction' between advertisements ·!or after the strike. "inflation" pitch they could have Yant~ge. At stake in ~ quick ~et­ pro4ucts· or services which tile . report describes as .'not harmful in convinced the public simply by .tlement was. the prestige of Vicethemselves, and may even give :t~mporary rellef: and 'those which are · 1''or Seafarers, the agreement the tiniest drop in steel prices. President Richard Nix~n, who had means no likely Interruption of worthless and may l>e harmful, and 'for which patently false and misoffshore or Great Lakes oreboat Such a move would have sand- personally-i?terve~e<J. in the conleading claims are made.' · · movements tor the next 30 months. O.gged the union's wage demands tract talks m thei~ late stag~s. . · "You quo'te - Dr. Hlllenbrand of the American Dental Ass0ciatlon This Is particularly significant Jn 'without a strike. The unwilling- . Appare?tly convmced that their as saying that television toothpaste commercials are rigged and mis- light of the drive· by the SIU Great ne88 of the . firms to make any ~!erests. ca~ be adva.nced by the leading. He did aay ..thia but he · 'Yent on tp- say 'unsupport-ed adver- Lakes District to sign u~ non- price concession exposed the total n~ht kind of Preside~t In th.e White H~u~, the s~eel mdll;8try • tising claims continue to give television viewers as well as readers union Lakes ore fleets. Tlie drive fraud of the "inflation" tactic. • sudden wllhngness to make sizable a false sense of security'. No one can defend misleading advertising. was hampered by the lay~up of Another totally-deceitful tack· concessions to the union can i>e But it is important to remember that advertising claims' are not mater,i- shiPs during last summer's strike, employed by _the steel companies regarded as a huge campaign conally changed· from one medium to another. 'fhe . same claims are em- although,. the Lakes Union did suc- was to ~omplaln ab_out union in- tribution. l'h~ companies may bt!t ployed as copy themes in ·All media which are used. If, In · fac~ they ceed in winnin_g a signal election dustry-wide bargairiin1. At the looking forward to reaping somtt are false 1lnd mlslea1Hng, they are equally so in all mecJ:ia. · victory In the l~ship Reiss fteet. same time, the major producers dividends not only in the form of Th• lesson of .the strike for the exerted treme~dous ~ressure on a new Republican President, but It's true that newapa~r.s an~_, other medJ.a·- al.so publish misl,adlng adf4 But the Arthrit1s & Jtheumatism Foundation survey did show that steel companies Is that you can't smaller steel comparuec to keep more importantly, a possible swing ,. of the arthritis sufferers who had bought falsely-advertised products, holler "inflation" to keep down them In line. This repfy of the old to the right In Congress. Such a 23 ·percent did so because of TV, 21 percent through newspaper · ads, workers' wages ·and at the same Army game known as-"do-as-1-say- Congress might be calJed upon to time refuse to reduce your own not-as-I-do" was exposed when a fetter union bargaining strength · 1~ percent th.r ough _maguines; 10 percent through radto. ln general, advertising of drugs and toiletries has become one of prices while S>our profits are boom- smaller producer, Kaiser Steel, All of the statements following th~ the inost deceptive .areas. No less ~ an experf than ·Kenneth Wlllson, ing and ev"1')' management exec- moved . to settle on its own With settlement took pains to point up Nixon's role and to emphasize the president of the National ~etter BQsiness Bureau, has said that the utive la pulling down a siX-figure the union. salary plus fancy stock options Kaiser was browbeaten into line boost the settlement gave hi• · current use of adv~rtislng "to further medical quac)fery is a serious and bonuses. by US Steel with threats .o f can- Presidential prospects. 1etback". · ·· · -· The mislead1Jig . nature of the. TV commercials showing one aspirin The shrieks C)f alarm about "lnI\ dissolving quicker, and givliig "faster relie~·~ -than others, has just fJation" were also viewed with a ·beeri criticized . by an •rticle in the New York County ~Medical So- certain amount of skepticism beciety's mag;;azlne. If one type -or brand takes only one second to dis- cause of the· failure of the indus1olve, and an<>ther as much a's ·four; there's no practical difference. try. to cu~ .its prices d~ring the TV ads can be. especially ·misleading because they are dramatic, can _1958 recession, wh~n mills. were show pseudo-scientific demonstrations, can ,rig demonstrations, and running at about half capacity. can "doctor" products to make them look better. TV commercials '~flation' is Cry present actors who convincingly talk like docfors, dentists and scien· The industry's calculated stratSoaring increases in hospital costs in t_he New York area · tists; General ·Motors and Libby-Owens-For~ could claim in other ads egy was to use . the "inflation" cry that "the view through thefr car 'windows is clearer. · In TV commer- as a cover for its move to tear the may prompt unions within the- city to activate programs to cials tliey were. able to "prov~" it. But, the Federal Trade Commission heart out of contract -work rules establish their own hospital and medical care systems. The 1ays, they first' r(!lled down the windows before showing the "clearer" and seniority protection This Id t . '"'few. · . forced the strike. : op e r a e " combination The programs wou · Other advertisers have been reported using . shaving cream instead only resurt was that the strikers · through uniqn-negotiated_wel- Last week, Blue Cross announced is thinking of boosting the cost of icing to make the!r cakes look better, salt tablets to make their ;recouped all their wage losses out fare plans. For s ever a 1 it of its insurance each" year for the beer foamier; 'hot wine in · the cup of just one contract clause, which months now, New York City unnext four years. The increases ' instead Of the coffee they're actU• assures .each work~r a cash pay- ~ODS have been studying a proposal will run rates up 58y~'-95 percent aliy selling, and bleach,.not cleans- ment of $1,300 to $1,500 upon re- to build and operate hospttals for higher during this period, accordIng· powder, UJ!der the sponge· that tii'ement. · ,t he benefit of union members and ing to the firm. wipes away tlie hard-to-clean spot. 'f.h.e insincere "Inflation" pitch their families. · Outline Reasons Nor is anything more. convinc- of the steel companies is also be-.. This proposal was discussed by Though the hospital · associatio11 fng than the annoucer protected by Ing soun.ded by the railroads now, New York unions last September, an "invisible shield" in the TV bringing up a full-scale rail strike when hospitalization insurance let it be known that no final de· -· commercial for Colgate's Gardol. this April. Here, too, the objec- rates were boosted 26.IS percent. cision had been made yet on the rate increase, there was littl• . The combination ·of sight and doubt that the company would pe· sounci on TV' has· proved to be . al" tition the State Insurance Depart- · . most.. hypnotic in its power to perment for high~r rates. suare. Dr. Arthur Shapiro, a Pro. Blue Cross gave several reasons . -~es1Jor of Med-kine at the State for the proposed increases. These .. ,University for ~esearch hi lfypnowere: the need for increasing \ sis, has said that "the · smoking wage and salary scales of hospital habit is . being established and reemployees; rising cost, and hospiestablished all the time in adver- · tals' requests for increases in Blue tisernents everYWhere ... The man <;_!oss payments. selling cigarettes on television ·1s · · · While rate hikes were being a spellbinder. His 'si)iel is 'repe!l' being contemplated, so were ex. tious, suggestiv.e, _ mo·n otonous, tensions of benefits, according to -soothing, reassuring." . · the hospital service. One prn. . More evidenie. _Qf the power of posal brought forth was that room TV ads . has come. ·from the - Bureau. of Labor Statistics· Its price ' . and board allowances for a semieheckers liave reported greatly-increased consumptJon of ·deodorants, . private patient be extended to 120 nail polish,· lipstick and. other toiletries, which ·they· attrib~ted tO · days at full credit from a present heavy TV adver'tisipg; , .:.. . .. . · .. · " · · :::- . · - • -' -, 21 days at ~till pay and 180 days , Nor · can the ·public-.}be · satisfied ~f. ·so~e of the medical product~ at half rate. 1old tlirough --TV and· other ad\iertisf-Qg · pt"edia, are· not ·a~tually li-ar.m-: , f.ul al)d· "may. _ev~ ,gl~e ~~l!lPOf~ry relief" . .It's .harmft.U to, the pc)ck~t"I · ~ i book to pay $3 -for ,an "arthritis· m~dicine"·· which is basically aspirin. . ;1 The aspiriil-its_e lf ls available for as .uttl'e,as;li5 cents for a bottle of 1007· ·_ F; .EveQ , ~ine ~dv~rt~sin~ lne,n 'ihems~lv~S:-''i~e..getti.n~ _cri.tl~al~ ol the . If a crewinember -quits while" • •. 1, , Jfti~leadin~ cla~~· .; cutr~n~l~ ·l>~lnlJ°~'n,tade.:..,..J:!ot. ~~ly . i~- ·TV:~ ads, of· : a ship is In porf, delegates ~ 4iQune;.•JFaiPf.X ~e«>ne; ,91;:the ..Jbt1.::Foot~i· ,con'e· •&. Heidi.DJ .advei;tis!ng. are asked to contact the ball · . · / ~ agency, · ---~~gtlY,-... sai4. ;tbA( - ~~'ewai)ap~i@,,..gi-a~zlnes;-' -~ _~d- :radt.o : : immediately fo_r a replace. "' . . --~ ,foJild; c...~n: u~ -,aa!~s~~·~!th~.tne~~¥,eacJ~l~ea· sl~~;, ·.~y7 ~~Jrl~n" ~"· .m~nt. Fu~ actioq on their part .·cft, .clatms>:''- :, .. .,.,"' 1rr .., .. ~ ..,. . '· .. . • . . ''"'-·' ..... ~,- . ' T. ..v '" 1., ,. . ". ~ ..:t\''"l' . .. ' ,(.. . tng. .proOf . . .. , '. r . ·will teep all jobi aboard ship: ·. . ,,_. · ~-,,.. ...,- €One- -aslu-....'.!Jiow.~c'ag/· :101'!-i.:dl.fter~~..,.. cigagtt•· all.;."b'e· "lo~at;·1n, ·' - ,.-...,. ·-' -- ~-~ - ' "~ .. · · · · · ,._.. · 1-: -- ; · _ • - • •· : · :,,ailed .at alf times and elimi.:· .-~, . -~·.; ..: : ~cotlaer~ ·~)~4. ..~f~"'11--:W~·ihWt1•.. < •J.Wift.i:Ro.clr.~:•~~!fatitily ·~-pi~ed;ln ~ ,S_lU .hall. ~· nat• ih- 'ebm!ca·· ilie lhip ~'· -~·~ ..-·.:' T.he.·-!PV,...in~u1tcy.'•;~ 1atoP· ,411• "'.(lri{idbiD,~-e~l.tw··•~ · ~W . . · ~· · -~ ..11e·rWir~-r-R~•••;· an~ hil·.-. '!.ife ~. ......: . IMa~ - Ev~~- · . -Utllnc lhorlhanded. • , · ·-·~ · , " • ;> • ••• ·~.:- • : ,,.;. -- ~•• '< ~)' ~._ _.• .~\,,.i;)'alrfas.;Goae,;-ad~ 1''' ''·1·/ ,iu-..~· · ·~ ~ ·};).>- · j•'-;' :>< I J.•, , ': ..,) ~><~ . . . . .~-t " 1e •'-' '" ' \ . ; · ~ "'"".f.: , i-. ,, , , .... I ·" . . '-• Blue C·rOS"'S· Rate M'oves Spur· -Un1·on Hosp1·tal Plans A Famlly Affair Short;hanchtd? ., ~ i, , ~,,.., .. ..... ... ~ ..... ~ .uit11ihMi. or O• • • ,: • ~ J~ ' , ·. .. ,,.. • -: ~ ,:- ~· . • t ' - :· ~ ,, J • ~ ) ~.~ ~~... • ,. ' - __ fM 0 .-:: 0 ' i .. .- ....... ·- ..... .:. • .. �, ·1 ...U, II, IHI MDs Serenaded··-·Viil Records, Dreulns Up For Holldays .SenOtf! D.r ug Piobers Report , . Senate investigators looking into price-fix~ng and "payola" pr'a ctices in. the drug industry have come up with something that beats everything yet-in this case to · three-quarter time. One ,drug company has taken to sending out phonograph records to physicians with music· on one side and adverto control appetite, on the other. ucts, the firm, which markets Miltising on the other. - For the benefit of those not familiar with the song, "The Tweiv·e Days of Christmas" is ·a carol about some · lavish gift-giving. The drug company bas not come out. with anything like "Music to Prescribe Our Medications By," but this expected shortly. The musical advertisements were mailed to physicians by Wallace Laboratories, a division of Carter Pro.d.:. Sil)ging Violins One such record has the noted Russian violinst David Oistrak.h playing a concerto on one side and a ·blurb for Miltown, a brand name tranquili.:zer on the other. Another one of these "freebies" (a disk-jockey term for a ..gift") features the "Twelve Days of Christmas" on the one side and a message from "Appetrol," a drug town. The investigations are peing conducted by a Senate subcommittee under the direction of · Sen. Estes Kefauver. The group is trying to show that high drug prices . are caused in part, by the expensive promotion campaigns used by· drug companies to inQ_uce doctors to prescribe by brand name rather than technical name. The technical n·a me is' the scienl ific name given ·to the drug; .. .ppers St1.ll Ta. lk · :~:r::rd t~:n:i~u~. :.~ ~~n:i~~~r;; ILA Shl n ·Pirem'1·um ·car·go ~·a·te ~:p~~:s~~~:in~ot~: ;:~~;~::r~~~~~ N.Y Suffe_rS l/sual • ' . much more expensive. For exampie, if a physician said "Take two - 0. Although longshoremen are now working again all along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts under the terms of their new t~re.e-year contracts, tI:ie lntern~tional Longshoremen's Assoc1abon and the New York · · Shipping ·Association are con- with their. plans for new containtinuing fo ·negotiate on the ership operations. major issue. left unresolved by tlie agreement. . This issue is the payment of premi um rates on cargo shipped through the port_in containers that are loaded or unloaded away from the docks. . The longshoremen's contract with tile NYSA, which also served as a model for contracts in the South Atlantic and Gulf p'orts, stipulated that premium rates t;hould b~ paid on container cargo, but left the amount of _the payments to· future negotiation or pos13ible arbitration. Union Research The union is now doing research _to determine how many men are likely to be displaced as container cargo expands in volume. Meanwhile a number of shipping companies, apparently heartened by the signing of the . new longghore contracts, are going ahead PANDORh <Epiphany) Dec. 6Chairman, Luke J . Wynbu Secretary, John Jellette. John Jellette was unanimously elected ship's delegate. Delegates from each department will submit repair lists to ship's delegate who will, in turn, submit them to cap· tain . Wringer needed for washing machine . Steward will fssue linen piece by piece on linen "day. Cleaning of laundry and recreation rooms agreed upon by delegates. The SIU-contracted Bull' Lines, for instance, plans to expand its containership service to Puerto Rico next spring, and has ordered 196 ah,1minum · cargo containers and 166 tandem chassis trailers for aelivery next March and April. The containers-ao of which will be refrigerated-wiil be used on the company's six c- 2 freighters operating between New York, Baltimore and the island Grace Line also is. kicki~g off its new- "Seatainer" service with the Santa Eliana, which will sail from New York on January 29 for :Venezuela. The Santa· Eliana, formerly a standard C-2 freighter, has been converted to a containership and will be the first US ship of kind to engage in foreign trade. Next month the· Santa Eliana will be joined in the Venezuelan trade by the Santa Leonor. its closed, Steward will look into the matter of steaks twice a week. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine job. nical name. If he said, however, two two 'Bayers' and go to . bed," he wi11Id be prescribing by brand name. Medical investigators have proven that all aspirin is tile same, and the least expensive brand of aspi~in is just as good as .t he . most expensive brand. · Kefauver Pryinr Sen Kefauver est1·mated that · "one-third" of the ret.ail price of drugs is spent for "advertising and promotion." The . money spent ·by the companies does not make the· market any larger. "It just gives ~hem a larg~r sh?re of the exist.mg market, if it is successful. The new hearings, ~hich ar~ to start Januar~ 21s!, wil~ .be .solely concerned · w1~h. tranqmhze~s. Although tranquilizers were originully develop_ed for use in mental hos'pitals, they have lately become very popular with people who are suffering from anxiety tensions and emotional disturbances. Curr.ently, at the manufacturers tevel, $Bl.es amount to sQme 200 million dollars per year. Retail sales proeably push this figure up to around a half-billio·n dollars. The subcommittee is trying to find out whether prices are comp'e tative, ·or whether new anti-trust legislation is needed. not completed ln shipyard. thanks for steward dept. Vote of Alcoa Ra~ger. saloon gets ll~rgl dec:oration as Seafarer Richard . · McAll, saloon m·essman, does the honors. Photo ·;.vas taken on ., ·· eve of C~ristm~s sailing. . ' NEW YORK--:Shipping dropped quite a bit during the last .period, yet de~pite the .decline, many ~'A" men didn't . grab jobs :off.the .board as they were postep; accordi~g to ~ill- Hall, port agent.. .: There :were .yery few beefs fo~k, Council ·Grove <Cities. ~erv• f · ice; Thetis <Rye Mat1ne>; Steel Ex. rom men who were paid ?ff ecutive (Isthmian> and Afoundria here last we~k, with the exce_p bon <Waterman). of an OT discrepancy aboard· the , Sig~ on: · Robin Hood <Robin); ~obin Gray, - w~ere $200 of o~e~- Steel Woi~ker (Isthmian) and time pay .was disputed, but eventu- · Kathryn (Bull). ally doled ouL The. money colIn transit: 'Azalea CitY. (Pan-At· lected involved a restnction-to-ship !antic); Seatra1n New Je.:sey (Sea• beef. . trai'nl; Alcoa Pointer <Alcoa); Long. NLRB Hearin&: · . view Victory (Victory Carriers), an4 Hall reported that the upgrading Ga.pt. N. Sitinas <Tramp _Shipping).: school is coming along well . He also noted the. Marine Allied WorkH~s ers Division has . National Labor · Relations Board hearing coming up oµ the 20th. This involves' some Seafarers~ "verseas who. want 450 employees of a company now to get in· .touch with hel\dquar· '. under organization. ' ters in ·a hurry can do so by . The following ships paid off: cabling the Union- at tts ·cable · Robin Gray <Robin); Kathryn, Bea.··t?ss, 'SEAFA&ERS NEW .trice; Carolyn, Elizabeth, Dorothy YORK. (Bull); Seatrain Texas, · Seatrain Use of this addr.~ss will assure Louisia.na, Seatrain Texas, Seatram ::>eedy transmission on all me~ : Savannah (Se~train); -1'"'airland, sages and faster -~ rvice for· the Bienville, .-Raphael Semmes, Gate- men 1m·-'ved. way City <Pan-Atlantic>; cs Nor-· ·- Union Cable Address Charles. Agreed to make coffee in the urn only for morning meals. Steward department given a vote of thanks. ·was elected. A suggestion was made that the ship be equipped with new mattresses and pillows. PatrohTI., n commended the manner In which the last payoff was conducted. Captain informed the ship's delegate to tell the crew that the slop chest wlllbe paid in cash on your last draw., Ship's fund ls Sl9. One man missed ship. Nb beefs. ZY~HEllHILLS <l"enlnsular Nav. Ce.) Nov. 21-Chairman, c. Martin, SecrePENN VANGUARD lPenn Marine tary, L. D. l"ierson. Charles Martin VENORI <Marven), . Jan. 5-Chalr· Co.l Nev. 29-Chalrman, H.""Zern; sec· elected ship's delegate. Lists should . man, R. J. Brown; Secretary, M. Klel· retary, A. J. Nelson. Dave Miller · be made up of things needed from ber. New repair list made up and ,,·- 'NJ •hin's dele)!ate. Deck dept.. slop chest in Honolulu. · List will 'be presented to captain. Ship's delegate lockers to be repaired and all othcu maQe up ef men that did not get resigned, Stanley M. Wojten elected. l v .:~ cllecked. Need clotheslines for transpertatlen. Crew extends thanks to the steward DEL SANTOS (Mlsslsslpp.I), Oct. 20 department ,for an excellent New lower passageways. Guards for radia· - • ELIMlll <Marine Carrler.s>, Dec.2'-Chairman, L. Antoine; Secretary, Year'• meal. · tors to be fabricated. Men shipped on Chalrnian, P. Shauger; Secretary, G. Zlellnskl. 112 in ship's fund. No food 25th to receive Hnen all,ewance 9f S6 . FORT HOSKIN CCltles Service> Dec. ts to be given kroo boys and any COALINGA HILLS <Marine), Jan: ' each. Launch schedule. to be arranged ' Hair. ' Two men failed .to :loin ship. I-Chairman, R. T. Gazle; Secretary, One missed . Jn Norfolk, the . othei:- · -Chairman, Peter' DI Capua; Seer..: memb~r doing so ls to be brought up before arrival to coincide with various J ~ mes Roberts. 1st assistant to repair after getting ltls job asslgnmeht . from _tary, Albert W. Dykes. Special vote on charges. · departments' working hours. wa ~ erti g ht doors. J,Jala nce in ship's Houston. Mack D. Brenple resigned of thilnJts to steward department~ es· fund $20. lt was suggested that transas shlp:s delegate, M._ Welcli elected ' peclally chief cook and baker, for COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY . <Vlcpor~ation clause be clarified by patrol· JOHN B. WATERMAN) Dec. 13ship's delegate. Locker broken splepdld service and best df foud. :.._ tor.yl, ~ec. 5-Chalrman,. R. Lay· man at payoff, a nd also to check ArChalrman, Howard Berglne; Secreta ry,' · new int• Dec. 13 and SlOO stolen. Have liad trouble with galley, range ton; Secretary, ' F. G. McQuagge. .Re· t icle 2, Section 55, No. 2 Ca). Jt was L. A. Brown. Repairs progressing. and captain will not take proper steps pair lists submitted. Chief cook's room . requested that eoi;ppany notify crew VAKA <Waterman>, Dec. 27-Chalr· to get it reJ'iilred. No money on needs painting. same lor deck' maln· 24 hours in advance ·of foreign trip. m;i,n, W. It. Mcllveen; Secretary, How· board for draws in Midway. Captain tenance. Fight between wiper and The majority of crew voted that the ward F. Mem:. Repair work requested only allowed $5, claimed he had no oiler to be handled by shore authos:l· food needs imprq,ving. was done: .ship sprayed, hospital . mqney, ~uinps discharge gas, they ties, very little cooperation from cbiet painted, medicine chest checked and leak so baoly, and almost killed the engineer witR deck department. i MARYMAR <Calmar) Dec. 6-Chalr· in good order, new washing machine pumpmari. who was sent down with· ' aboard, all beefs squared away. Coffee . out a ga's mask to' set valves. AB DEL SANTOS (Ml;';ls~l~pll, b,c: 20 man, Guy Walter; Secreta"ry, Elmer . cups not to be left on deck. To ' be -Chairman, L. Antoinei Se:cretilr.y, .went down to get him and gas was so Barnhill. Elmer Barnhill elected ship's brought back to pantry and pantry _,,strong, he co~ld11't do so. ReqlJired Mont. McNa!lb. $12 In ship's fun,d,, tfew . delegate. Christmas decorations were left clean. · ·," . · • special medical equipment .fr11m Mid· hours of OT dlsp'uted. .Mutibn .. .nuUle discussed. Attempting to get a library -'way to save his life . .· Captain wouldn't to have ship lumlgated. to get new ,· from one of the West Coast halls. ANTI NOUS , (Waterman>, Ja!I. 3giye men a hospital slip or allow a gangway as present port side one 11-. Ch-airman• Fre~ . Travis; Secrfitary, . doctor ' aboard. Later ordered men rotten.: _ Lifeboat ·situation ·to be ELIZABETH <Hum Dec. 6 - Chair· Eugene itay. I. B. Ducan, wiper. taken off the 'shil>' so that gas leakage could brought to attention of pat rolman. man, Vellinga; Secret•ry, R. H·e rnan· m. paid off in Genoa. One man· in· 'be • ,fixe<f. ·: When "meri 'returned they Starboard boat hasn:t been able to be dez. Minor repairs should be reported jured in mess hall ·fight. Crew m:ess· .were -restricted tii -shlp for ·r 'e malnder lowered in two·· trlps. Very unsafe. so as to allow sufficient time for the man logged one.. day.+ $tew&..rd depart- ," ,of ahip•s 1tay ln "Midway. -. · - - .., · engineers or mate to order require· ment thinks its unf'ustlfied. Men gei; _. . . '."'· . --,;--; ., . , , · JOSEFINA <L.'I be.rt Y Na\'.lgetl(!.!i), men ts while the ship ls at sea. Two ting off are • requested to strip all . BAL T-ORE <Marven>,· Dec. 31 Dec. 19-Chalrman, J. E. Tann.,, lee• · men were 111iid off at P'uerto Rico. bunks and. leave rooins clean. - ' , Chalrmafi, Stanley' H!>14erv ~.~itcretary, r~tafY1 .. Yf• D. Loma?': ' Due ·to lhe Vote of thanks to t he steward dept, · :,.._...,;.. ~ B. We!'ltworth. »i:erythl.ni Tunnln& , re.fusal of the captal~. to issue a draw for job well done. ,. WINTER HILL 'CCltlH Service), Jan. smoothly. No beefs, •one man· was ·- in Ceuta. the crew ')>Ut in ' for ' OT for • ~Cti_alrman, w. R: James; Se~retary, hospltal,ized 1n· Ven~uela. Cr.ew · ex· • tlie, watc.h l>l!low, ·alnce no . dral( t• . A. frl. f>letrowskl. '.Drain under coffee tend• a vote of thanks ; to t~e chief equal to~ restrlctlon aboard the vessel. , CS MIAMI <Cities Service>; Dec. 1Ship's · fund 16.25. R. F. · Kennedy urn to be le~t open ~Ince It. cl~gs .up · cook for donatlng ·· oysters which were A: few hours '.o f ' iUaput~d Q'l!. Be.ef _ Chalrman, D. E. Shields; Secr.etary, elected as new ship's delega te. Bosun and has to be taken apart. Qne man . 1erved. l\t the .Chtlstmaa dinner: · on 'enelne.er's worklne without 11· call· . H. C. Wirtz. Joseph Bldzllya :elected · 1uggests all members contribute to mls11ed, ship in· Lake . 'Charles. .sailed . ··. ;• - . -· .• . out {>f unlicensed ,Pe/:'sqnnel, and chief ship's delegate. Messroom and laundry purchase necessary Ingredients for thre~ men short last · two trips, be· DEL AL:BA ' (Mi11l11lppll; ·Dec. 1s.:-· · and Jti'lt llsst. - yellhll at wipers. 'Res~ . eggnogs a•Chrlst;naa ,md New Year. are t'o be kept clean. · " cause no rei!lacements came frem Chalrm11n~ Jr. E. barvllle1 . Secretary, .· ' l~tlon :· made that·· a · draw shollld .b e' .i Dayman's gear should be packed and ,/' ; ~· Houston. Stores discussed ,and atew· 0. · O. l"arker. · R •• G: Schram ,wll.9 · Juued •an)!tJme p.n IJfU ehlp dqcks ·and' •· left at the hall. ' DEL AIRES • <MlssJsslppl) Nov • . 22.....,; ..,,ard ha~ order~il •plenty of' everythln& !!Iected -•~P . de~egate, ~oir).e, ~lls~ute_!!' . -;ahore l~~v~ 'i• :1rlinted. ~.ant !o. 'have · now ·• ~ · • · . • ." · OT • . It. ,,a1, au11e1te4 ttiat leach mem· ·~ ·• -,rept enntatlve ofi' • tl)e Food Plan• Chalrm~n, A. ·F. potY'< '5ecr•l.11ry, .John . PE_NN SHIPPER <Penn Shipping c~} .. ·· ·.,:~ ·:A' 1 ·~,· ~~·· ,.~ • .~. .11 _b'e~ 'o t, _th,e · crew. :c1etu,i r(the w'~~ check_ t!J.e ,_,lt,or.ef. •: .l;l!totJ! sal!Jn'g:; to .. ~.' WlilJed. One • ·man ~ ;b,ospltallzed • ;in . ,'; < , .make·. aur-~ of *!te quality and quantlt:r Buenos- Aires.' .Some.· disputed · ;OT. ' It • Dec. '-;-Chairman, A. · Landry; s.,ci:• -_ .., 'r.HI,. CA•JHl ·l't~1·1 . Clt.~m _Jan~ J.::io' - .ina_5hlne •ttei; . U¥.:~ : ·~ " tar~!. D.uke Gardner. Sh!p's fund ,13.10., . • ~palri,lan, ;JH1e · w. Mll.loney1 leer• ·~ · ... - · · x, - - . ' ' : of prOYlldone. Seat in llbrari '1eedJi . . was 1uggcsted that a b.uzzer be ·Jn· tar_y, Jo~ph s. "'°ore. ,Ship;•. i!Uid '" -~L,Cp~ ~ION.lilll- <Alco~>, Dec.. U"'T r.~!'alr. Weevlla rn ·chow.01no ~w:eet · · .~sta'tled in / cre.w.s '!'es~room for stand· ; No b'eefs. steward dep't tq clean recreation room: black gang apd ~~ek ·126,44, S~p"I .deleeate want•. h~ve.-~ ~C:hlilr"!•n, t1(• •w. ~~llil ~cret.a~,. . ,P,,lck) e.1.. _or hot n.iustar,d. nl11ht-~u.n.c!J , · by man and to initall a whl1tle which 1 meet~ •the ablpI .. 1n J, l.lil(e · • ; Cancml~do~ ·A new · 1hlp'1 .<delepte . ·Of. f poor ' quality." · ' ' ' • · • .-:in b• hear«l_ when · · porthole. lire , to clean laundry room. Repair ll1t , a patrolman • • I • ' ' ~ w. Digest Of SIU Ship Meetings ¥ a -· .. t" . ( Post-Holiday Decline .. - 'r. ., ..... �. llatinT 11, IHI' SE .4 P .4 B. E B..S .£ 0 C . ,. .- j ' .. Recently three Isthmian ships were berthed in one day of the Erie Basin terminal in .Brooklyn. He're are some of the crewmen in action aboard them. Six Seafarers take a coffee breather aboard the Steel Architect while ship is at Brooklyn dock. A pair of deckhands wave greetings from their lofty perch aboard S•teel Surveyor. Nobotj.y seems to be diz~y up there. Steel Age pantryman Frank Stirk taps a cup for Hubert Goley, DM. .. L; . )3 r,a,c e; oiler, gets '!needle.d" py: Dr. ·L. LiPpe~t .aboard Architect. Ralph J. Smith, messman, pours for Angel Valdez (left) and John Bo9in, Steel Surveyor. ~hip's delegate. �• :TB Ho~pitalS~t : T'! ,Cl~se; /_- INQUIRING .-SEAE!RER SIU ff1,fs 'Contraet1ng-Out' Are , you waiting for a 'particular run at this time Ti -Houston.Still Prosperou~ �Pase Blena 'Let -'Em .Leatn .fo,Swim' •, . •• .. .. ' ,/ ' .< _R eds May Hunt Own Nose Cones S~afarers manning Suwannee missile ships in the South Atlantic may soon have Russian counterparts hunting nose cones in the Central Pacific. This is one of the implications of. a recent announcement in which the Soviet Union said missile range which would lie on it would fire a ser.ies of new the other ~ide of the globe, and "powerful" space rockets into the Central Pacific sometime between now and February 15. Another factor, as far as Seafarers and other US seamen are concerned,- is· the Soviet's warning to all ships and planes to steer clear of the designated area during the test period. Although the US-with Seafarers playing a prominent r ole_:_has recovered a number of nose cones and data capsules fired from Cape Canaveral, the Moscow announcement did not specifically say that Soviet ships in the area would attempt to recover rocket sections. The Reds did say, though, that after each launching a special fleet of Soviet ships would cruise into the target area to make "necessary measurements." This increased the likelihood that some attempts at recovery might be mal:ie, wtth the . possibility that Red seamen may soon be engaged in their own rocket-recovery competitions, just as Seafarers now are. No Official Prohibition The Soviet announcement urged all governments· to instruct their air and sea craft to stay ·out of the target area, but so far there has been no official US Government prohibition. On . previous occasions, during its own tests in the Pacific, the G o v er n m e n t has warned ships and planes to stay out of the test areas. The target area delineated in the Soviet announcement is about 1,000 miles east of the Marshall Islands, where the US has' also tested nuclear devices.. It is about halfway between Hawaii and New Guinea and about 3,000 miles from the nearest Soviet territorythe port of Vladivostok and the Kamchatka Peninsula north of Japan . . The announcement did not identify the launching site for -the tests, but it was generally believed that the launching site would be somewhere in eastern Siberia. This would give the Soviets a Vote Benefit To Andersen ,- Lakes Outfit Asks OK On Ore Haulage • WASHINGTON - The T. J. McCarthy Steamship Company, a Great Lakes District contracted operator, is asking the Federal Maritime Bo·ard to allow it to continue hauling ore on the Great Lakes until present contracts have expired. McCarthy. is seeking a Federal subsidy enabling it to operate in the Lakes-to-Europe trade which the FMB holds would conflict with its ore-hauling rights in domestic service. -The Maritime Board had earlier decided that, in light of the subsidy request, the firm should stop hauling ore for the Wilson Transit Co. McCarthy, however, argues that the domestic trade in which the firm is engaged is not competitive with other non-subsidized domestic operators on the Lakes. Some time back, the SE.AFARERS LOG suggested that the The steamship operator also American Merchant Marine ·Institute chapge the "A" (for stated that it has an agreement with the Wilson firm whereby the American) in its name to "R" (for· Runaway) in view of the latter won't insist on full perfor· Institute's constant support of runaway operators. Just remance of the contract and won't - NEW ORLEANS-Shipping ' was cently the Institute showed once ag.a in that it is inimical to exercise its option to keep the agreement in effect provided that in the doldrums duririg the previ- an American merchant piarine and is serving as the catspaw· McCarthy performs under the con· ous period, with only 90 men get- of the major oil companies. tract during the open seasons of ting regular jobs, though some of , 1960 and 1961. ~ the~e were · "B" and "C" men. A 'meeting of the AMMI's tanker committee, which conIt was noted by the FMB, howPayoffs reached an all-time low, . ~isted of representatives of virtually all the big 4.mericanever, that McCarthy had purchased but the -Outlook for the coming period is much better. owned international oil companies and officers of the AMMI, four ore ships from Wilson to handle the trade, and if . M<;Carthy One · ship paid oft during the called upon the Maritime Administration to deriy any ~ind of can't contin.ue to carry. the cargo. previous shipping period: tha An- assistance to financially-troubled independent tanlrer operadrew Jackson <Waterman), ~ then Wilson will be obligated to do Two ships signed .on: Alcoa Puri- tors under the American flag. Instead, the group asked that so. Thus the ore carriage in question will not be available to other tan <Alcoa> and Andrew Jackson the independents be driven into bankruptcy and their ships carriers, the Maritime Board stated. (Waterman). b l · h fl d b k t · In iransit were: Alcoa Puritan, e ·put ~to t e reserve eet an .never ro en out. excep m McCarthy is seeking operating . '.• Alcoa Corsair <Alcoa); Seatrain cases. of extreme emergency. (For details, see story on subsidies for 16 to 24 sailings a Georgia, Seatr~jn Louisiana, <Sea- page 2.) y·ear to the United Kingdom and train); Steel Worker, Steel Fabri" the Continent. It has already won cator, Steel Artisan, Steel Vendor Further, just this week, th~ AMMI made it known that it is approval for continuance of its (.Isthmian>; Gateway City, Raphael unalterably opposed to any administrative ruling which Seafarer Lawrence Andersen, 59, auto-ferrying operations. Semmes · <Pan Atlantic>; Suzanne would give American~flag tankers a reasonable share of a charter member of the SIU and a (Bum: Andrew Jackson, Monarch of the Seas, wacosta, Madaket, America's oil impor~. At present, that share is down to less sea-going man since-1931, has been Pick Up 'Shot' Claiborne <Waterman); Ames Vic- than five percent. Dozens of ~S-flag tankers are in lay-up or approved by the SIU ·Welfare Plan tory and Mankato Victory <Victory carrying grain cargoes to keep out of bankruptcy. Card At Payoff Trustees for a disability pension, Carr.>. ' effective retroacSeafarers who have taken the The irony of the situation is !hat the companies squawking tive to January 3, series of inoculations required about minimal G~vernmen_t assistance to.American-flag tank1960. for certain foreign voyages are Andersen will reminded to be sure to pick up ers are the very 1ame outfits which have all kinds of buil~-in receive the $35 their inoculation cards from the special"privilege provided by that same Qovernment. AmQng we e k 1 y benefit captain or the purser when they them are the·special on depletion ·allowances, whch cuf their check, as ap- pay off at the end of a voyage. proved by the taxe~ far below those of oth~r industries; free hand to bring The card-should be picked up trustees at the oil imports lnto the States on tax-free, low-wage r\Jnaw~y by the Seafarer and held so that last meeting. it can be presented when sign- sh~ps "plus insurance guarantees from the US in the event Andersen The veteran ing on for another voyage where of emerge~cy and ·proteetion of the · US Na\,y and US State . Seafarer, who ships as AB, last went to sea aboard the "shots" are required. The Departµient for their ships. the Wacosta . <Waterman). Ill inoculation card is your only For that matter, ')the l~stitute represents to large degree health prevented him from return- proof of having taken the rethose companie$ which are the most heavily-subsidized by ing to his job; as a result he was quired shots. .. . ~ . ' · Those men who forget· to pick unfit /or duty. - Consequentthe US, both as to construction and operation,_yet they would found· ly, he applied for the disability up tlieit' inoculation card when they pay off may find that they deny moves.to s~rengthen an Ameri~-flag tanker fleet at po pension. The .retired Seafarer resides in are required to· take all the cost wpatso'evei: to .the _taxpayer. - . . Ala. Down through the "shots" again when they want -: In · the last . analysis,- its clear that · the AMMI executives Mobile, years he · had· shipped on a wide to sign on for_another s~ch voyand major oil ~ompanies BJ."~ among ~he nu~Jler one enem~eS variety of SIU "\tessels, sailipg age. throughout World War II. of !. .strong merc~ant marine; . _. . ·. . N'-Orleans In Doldruins t • but which would almost exactly parallel the US missile range running from Cape Canaveral to · Ascension Island. a ps ' '· �To the Editor: I have read 'Mlke Gottschalk'• article. and 'several ·about I . othen . the homesteaders and I thought I'd add -a few of my own, personal ideas. ·I would like · to ask what a married Seafarer who has a famui to support, a home, chil· dren in school, etc., Is to do?· And what about the : Seafarer who might ,be tryµig to ·save . SfomaCh trouble sent Seafarer Michael "Mike" Miller to 'the USPHS Hospital in New Orleana, and no·w it looks like he'll have to have an opera"tion. Mike. la~ sailed as ·a .cook and steward on llie SS Alice Brown, and before that shipped• on the Atlantic.. Very stoically, he says "What is to be, will be." . _ . _ - Also down New Orleans are Seafarers Leroy Clarke, Jtlchfr4 Carillo, Accurso Bontl and Nelson Wood. Brother Clarke's last · ship ·was the Del Norte-. He's doing fine after having a 16-lnch cut on his stomach for an operation, and ls up and· around talking about being an outpatient soon. · Letters -·To· ,The Editor, Bonti _ Wood Clarke . In for a thorough examination after having taken sick on his last voyage is Seafarer Richard Carrillo. His last ship was the SS Del Mar. An oldtimer, he has sailed mostly on passenger ships with tJte exception of trips on freighters during the American Coal beet As Brother Carrillo s·ays: "It's probably the mileage." . A broken leg sent Seafarer Accurso Bontl to the hospital. His· last ahip was the Waldo. "Things wouldn't be too bad if I get Inl> :Jst payoff from the Waldo ... but its a W~rld Tramping ship." The payoffs have been delayed by US seizure of the ships. Seafarer Nelson Wood, whose last ship was the Steel Admiral, had a heart attack but is now doing fine. He looks forward to being able to get UIT"and around soon. Seafarers on the beach or on shore leave are asked to remember their buddies in the hospitals and visit them, or drop a line to say hello. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Leonard Davis .John Nordstrom S . Fauntleroy Dennis Pierce Eusebie Gherman Edgar Smith Gorman T. Glaze .Jose Soares Robert Godwin A . Stracclollnl James Macunehuck John ·Zohll Anthony Maiello VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. · Maurice J . Flynn · USPHS HOSPITAL • llRIGHTON. MASS. . Bartolo Cr11. ~ William McKenna Elmer Grose Raymond ,Perry Peter King USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS William Brown George Trapeza1 Lawrence Floyd .JOR Valenzuela George Howard .John Ward Herbert Kennedy USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Ernest Bryant David McCollum Cleo Copeland Andrew Sproul Carl Hargraves JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MI.\j'fU, FLORIDA . · Arthur King · . USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Cecil Batts . Edwin Thomas Farris M. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Hilarlon Aqulo Roland Hicks Edward Atkins Edward Hulzenfa Eug ene Ben( Richarll Kohls Richard Carter Abraham Mander1 Norman DuBois Frank Schembri :""!'.\Diel Gemeiner Norman West USPHS HOSPITAL SF..ATI'LE, WASH. I. P. Balderston Cornelius Meher USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH, TEXAS Richard Appleby Max Olaon B. F . Deibl~r Joseph P. Wi.M Woodrow Meyers Peter W . Sotlre Albert Ogletree . HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL TORRANCE, CALIF. Edward 0. Johnson US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL W A~HINGTON, DC · Wm. H . Thomson VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS. SO. DAKOTA All lette'l'1 to · the editor fO'I' publication in the SEAFAR· ERS J.-OG 'm wt be afgned b11 the writer. Names t.Oill be withheld upon f'~quelt. Calvin Cr.a.btree, pantryman aboard the Alcoa Ranger, loolt1 after something on the range. Seafarer- Crabtree lives in Mobile, Alabama, when he's not shipping._ in)urles, both Internal and· external, af •the USPHS .hospital · on Staten Island, wJ)icli has all the faclllties forrauch ·an exami lfation. _ In the meantime I want o take this opportunity to thank :Brother Skaggs for visiting me . in the hospital overseas. Honorable mention should also - go to all my shipmates on tbe Suzanne for their many kind:nesses~ Brothers Horace Mobley and Israel Echeverria iri particular, were especlaHy helpful. Also, thanks to·-the crewmemhe.rs who had the rare pr~sence of mind, to-. take candid shots at the scene of th~ accident. , Most of all I want to wish all my brother Seafarers i Very Merry Christmas· and a 1fappy New Year. L. Co~ Clarence ,, . wliile. ; t t ' Broken Wrli&t Stops.Seafarer · To the _Editor: ' .1 ! ' My New Years ,Resolution ls enough money to buy. a home or to stay· 'out of bori"e war!!s; ·a1' small business or some money ' tbougli we are all well treated for a few comforts after re-. here.. The feeding .plan leans tirement? pretty heavily on fats, - gravies No one, who stops and glv~11 and pretty waitresses. th_ought to the matter, would Whil.e carrying a mo'tol' and ,. . say that a man is not entitled to pump frame, I slipped on a the above if he - ls wlHlng to ladder. ·I was okay but ·the work and sav~ and not hurt his- frame and 1ngle·lron came down brothers while · accomplisliing across my forearm and wrist. I . his aim. broke one wrist bone and "disloWell you sure can't accom- cate somi;} others. ·Fortunately, plish any of the above if you I am ht-aling nicely. · USPHS HOSPrl'AL MANHATI'AN BEACH have to pile <5ff a ship every few The plaster cast Is no ·handlBROOKLYN. NY months. Can It be that a l:Jnion • c·ap and I am now able to write Matthew Bruno Ludwig Kristiansen brother is ~rying to trump up a letter with my right band. G. Caratlallo Thomas Lebay Leo V. Carreon PrimlUvo Muse something to knock eyery m!ln The df>Ctor 1nlbts that wrist .Jeremiah O'Byme Wade Chandler • In the cotirse of a little more off a ship after - ~ year? There ·bones recluire more time to . .Joseph D. Cox George G. Phifer than a month, we have,. 11:1 rapid .John .J. Driscoll Henry E. Smit h are Instances, but ~hey are very · heal than straight bone breaks Otis L. Glbbs Almer S. Vicker1 rare, in which a man should be so unless I knit unusualiy fast' succession, celebrated Tha11ksgivBart E. Guranick Lu&her .E. Wlnf taken off a ship, ~~ I'm quite the doctor says I'll be . In he~ Taib Hassan Pon P . Wi.ilg ing, Chris~mas and the New Yef!!'. John J. Hazel R. E. Waterfield sure th"at H it is legiti~ate , and for two ·months. The accident William D. Kenny_ The LOG has rece.lved a large . properl:y handled by the crew . occurred ·10:30 AM at Bremer· USPHS HOSPITAL number of menus from well-stuffed · use~,-the Union ~ffic.als wlll go haven, while the s.h.lR w~B ~ady-:-· _ STATEN ISLAND, NY Seafare~s with requ~sta to reprint · along with Sl!~h. • Ing itself for its c!epartua:e to Ake Anderson Frank .llazet Allie Androh Marco. E. Medina said menus for the benefit of all In the SIU, 10· an~ port in the New Orleans. The port captain Oscar J . Adams Felix Muniz · to see. ·East or; West coast, or Gulf, a~y said tha~ I wiU be able to return Charles Berpgna Ray 0. Noak Robert W . Bunner_ Eugene OJeca member can make one, tw.o or on a company ship. Needless to"'.' Unfortunately, there are so many .Joaquin Cortez Chao A. Pao any number of trips, pay off and say th.iS hospital business is a Claude L. Davis Wallace Perdue :Jr. on · hand now that if they were William M. Drew William R. Phi}ip register, !lnd sjtip wi~ln a few ne.; experience. printed they. would make In edi· Wm. P . Driscoll · PhWip Pron weeks, or eve~ a few days if lie John P. Forsette . , tion larger than the New York Jesus Fernandez Angel Reyes .. · .. .. .is lucky. . Michael A. Filosa Peter Richter telephone directory. So as the nex~ Walter Gustavson John L. Roberts Personally; I :be 11 e v•e our - . . ... -:: ... ... best measur-e, we are .,r, h iting the Luis Gutierez Manuel Sanchez who1e set-up•1s the best, as ·far. . Penn Voyager Alfred Kaju Juan "Jll. Soto names of some · of the ships that D. -Kambano1 . T. A. Spencer . as shipping rules, 8 hip p Ing- H ••. 'ste . ... sent ·in outstanding 'menus. James Kelly Fernando Tiaga . turnover, benefits, vacations a1 • war-us Edward Lane Benjamin Trot&le Th~ menus were q~i~. similar ana everythiiig else is con- To ~he Editor: -_, ·chas. A. MacDonald Claude A . Virgin Carmine Mancino Pedro A. Viruef ... turkey and roast beef were Jn- · cerned. I see no reason for any I am the ship's delegate and Ernest G. Manley cluded on all of them • • • and chang~ whatsoever. , am· writing this letter on behalf USPHS HOSPITAL fr.om the '"looks and size of the Dick SimPIOD of the crew and myself. We : NEW ORLEANS, LA. shipboard ·feasts, from the· shrimp would like to praise itie steward Thomas E . Andrews Leo Lang Edward P. Avrard Clyde P. Leggett cocktails to the ·after dirtner minti, ·~ ~ t depar:tment for being' tops . in Accurso Bontl Irvin mtthew1 the .)!Q.Oks . ~ust have , pro.d'!ced Praise~ Ne11YS, l their field and for J)eing wonRoderick Broqlts Michael MUJer monum~ntal dinn~ that would be Sevando .J. Cll'nale1 Amtel Mitchll:e <ie'l'ful, not onty at c'hristmas Cleo Mixon R. B. Carrillo the envy of patrons of the more Sends·R•gards and. Thanksgiving, but throughG. W. Champlin _ John Naugle e~pensive restaurants ashore .. Leroy Clarke George Pease To the Editor:' out the whole trip. Lavern -Coats Francis Regan I wish to 'thank you very ·The members of the stewar.d · Some. of the menus received : William Coj111t1 Edwin Reynoldll much for sending me your won- department are: .Steward, B• .'A,. Hugh Dick M. -Rodriguez were from: .John Fr.ench Gosta Roupe detful .Paper. I sure do look for- Baa; chief -cook, J. A. Shear SS Ble~vllle; SS Pandora;· ,SS Charlie A. Gedra Antonio Santiago ward to,receiving it and reading baker.. J. wmonghly; 3rd cook, W. L. Griffin Cyril Sawyer · Alcoa Corsair; US~ Roeeknot't Wade B. H arr ell Henry S t . Germain It, as I have· to stay fo the house E. Ba)'be;· crew mess, R. Dalley; and SS Peon Voyager. All of the Harry R. Hebert Chu. Summerell most of ·the ·time on account-of pantry . utility; ·J. Ji0mor; RO Ner es Johnson David William• galley gangs on. these ships re:. Edward Knapp Nelson Wood a heart condition brought on mess~a~. S. Ginsberg; and BR, ceived hearty thaiiks from the Norman Krumm by my late husband's death~ T•.Tonucle. 1 • • • crews for top-notch holiday feedMT. Wll.SON ST4TE HOSPITAL Again, I than~k you so very Harry Diddlebock - BALTIMORE, MD. ing. ·much and good luck t9 you and o\; t. 4;. George Davhl .If[ll®lOO· . LfrOOL§ ~mill~ ~1r~rn~ ~ ...... . / • '• so ~ ~a!~~··M~rry -Christmas .and . Likes. LOG;; · 0 ·LOG-A ..RHYTHM: '' a Happy New · .. / ' · Time : ----·I' b too slow, 'for thosti who . wait . . ... j • ,.t .. Too short jo'I' those who. ·rejoic~. . ' 1 '. ? ·' ; But. for those . iuhi> sail, Time is eternity. ' j- ·a'{t.f Prais.es. s1v~ ~. I To the Edltorj . , · · . , , t ' t ,t · Sure enjoy ~getting the LOG I. + d ~' \. regularly ... :·.',keep u.P.. the' good I ns COUS_ en S " . work· l et all Seafarers back atfd Gre·e tl ngs ; , ' SUPP,,~'rt a fine.., oi:ka11-i~atio~ .iike ~~ th!' t;dHor:, ._. ·. t~r SIU-: ,<\.. cJ;l~erf~~ }o.lJ~ay.. Ha~ng rett~rned home .~ter.. . s~.son _t,o ~Jl.. · ... ,. a three-week stay at the hospital W.- IJeDl'J' mAden, Arabia, -I am conv.alesc_ «- t · ., t ·· . t~(( i r.9m -. i,r~ken anklt:, a bit- . Seasdn ~s Best: ,. . t~n to~~tt~ ,~nd ~n ipj':'1'ed tan: "-:;.. ... . i. · · ~, . ·'.' _,one suSj;ained ·while a ' crew- ,__ I '~, :Ill& 1.1 1' • -·. 1. . m ember abpard the Suzanne.. . "To ' the~, :gdltor: , . I ··. I . ' , At my first ·oppo,:-tuh ity, I ex- · .. Mer,cy .,Ch'r~stmas ,, 1md,. H~ppy pect to'· teturn •to New York for N.ew Y~a1" to 'tlie'11 0fftcers and · a thorough ·check-up .to deter- ,) !;embers of ojlr UniQn. ; .:· · . :,. tmine".-theO' - full r extent of• my ~. ·: ". " Morris .L!M. SCha plro •• • . ·s yule *' Too swift for tho1e wh:o f ear Too .long for those who griev1 ~ . l'ear to all~. ·Mrs. c. R. Y.ackes • ~.' , · • t 10 .t • 1' ,.... )j, ' 1 ' J • • •I �:New.Haltln :Jacksonvilltt· The office at the left is that of the Port Agent William "Red" Morris•. - At the righ~ top i1 hardworking Union secretary Mrs. George Truesdale and at-the right bottom is Charlie , .Thompson, Morris' assistant, qnd Mrs. Truesdale. The SIU set up an office in Jacksonville because of the heavy traffic in .that port ~gYH<f by th, missile · ships.: · The "SIU-contracted Suwannee Steamship Company, which operate the mi55ile-ship fleet · ·on the South Atlantic range, has its company headquarteriin Jadcsonville. Ph~tos by "Big John" W,;nderlich. ·" ·"' LOG-A-Rl;IYTHM: Atlantic "City Tank-Clean.ipg_? TheY've Had It Seafarer Charlie Wiggins Reports On Dirty Work I ---B:r Walt Bentkowlld _ __, ' The Atlantic 1Cit11 Wu a rust11 old pot That sailed the seas With the f'est of her lot. I .,. She'd caru a loqd Wa11 ouer her decks And 1tiU keep in time With all the old wreckl, The .. 1mokestack tuas dirt11, The ~int waa all -r>ots The engin~ .{iroaned, She made but eight -knot• The wheel on the bridge Appeared to be 1tuck . Some even .wore _ . It tO<U from a Mack truck ••• While 1ome 1ailor1 acorn, 2'he 1eaa ma11 1tm mourn · An aging hull; With a ~nuty old m:aat , . With nothing left But a f orootten put ••:.• ,. .' It" happens that I am on a tanker that has mucked tanks two trips in a ·row. in a wand..waving message from headquarters we were called upon to clean the tanks three days 1rom Aruba. The deck gang turned to, working day and night and made it just ln time to tie up at San Nicholas. Wheh the pay off came, the aches and pains, sweat and blood, became djm memories because it was ~ job well done and this was easily conftrmed as 10 even by the MET <Most Exacting Taskmaster). It can also, as In most cases, line this a job to put behind you as not likely to happen agafn for a while. 'Good Newa! · We discharged at a northem port and some us happily handl!d over the money we collected to our several (or one, · darling) loyalties and then back to ship it was where we were ' · by Ben. Graham I ':' ,, • i> greeted with· good news · - we different port and there was ·no knots, mumbling the news and were to muck tanks once more. need to clean tanks. trembling in cold sweat from 'As might be well · imagined, Can you see us there? All the night breezes and the chathe enthusiasm had somewhat sopped with oil, sweat, cuts, grin within us; even from the diminished. There was more bruises and nerves strung like Most Exacting Taskmaster to time though, or so it seemed, missiles at Canaveral ... ready the lowly ordinary. See us now gathered in a and we agreed to bring out any to explode at the least rumor? group on the deck, and at the of the ·crew who cared to .work Can you se'e us getting this peak of our exasperation one which mollified the "deck gan$, news, we gallant messengers to _ of the wipers calls out: whose nerves had begun to wear Garcia? Can you imagine the "What do we do with this little thin. messenger to Garcia being recrap on the deck?" - By the time we had buttercalled a few minutes before his A high-humored deck hand worthed and bottom-washed and arrival? replies: "Hen; · we'v~ got to were ready to muck we were . Perhaps you can understand shovel It all back into the ru·nning the Florida straits. Bethen how we felt. Perhaps you tanks." cause f'f the risk of black-oiling can us gathered in little ...u those "tanfastic" fannies in + ..- - - - - - - - - - -'- - - - - - - - - - · - - - - - - - . play-land, we were _forced to LOG-A-RHYTHM: dump our buckets of rich, black ooze on the deck. a see Stop What You Did. We worked all that day and Into the night and had ourselves .a sizable load · along the bul-. warks when around ten .o'clock, the wand-wavers sent a chaf!ge · of orders: we · were to go to a Knows His Peas AndBarbeques·. .G hosts By M. Kehrwied.er You've .sailed f'O'und the world and found it exotic When you· ~w what y'ou liked, you walked up and bought it; Life was ' exciting, each day brought anew, More ginmills to frequent, more new things to do. You lived' ·t~ the fullest, .drank dregs from the cup And promised youraelf you would never giVe up. The fun J/ou were having, the conQuctSts you ni.ade, Were kic~ to rem.ember, ( liou forgot that you paid). When seafarer ffugo .Murray, a bosun, ls ashore, he spends a lot One day you discovered no new place to go _of his time in the kitchen cooking, Besides you _were .busted, had been rolled for youf' dough. so when he beefs about the chow Y~m. decided to visit a hou~ you'd once been aboard ship, he knows what he's Although you had StoOrn you would never again. talking about. He cooks by choice, and not beYou were made welcome :t>µt the scene was all wrong cause his -~ife, who may, be busy No . blar in g tnusic, n~ risque song . .tak!ng care of. thefr three daughYou wanted to drink, but her bar wa&n't there . tei:s. ilJBists on it. The <;orner was taken by a crib and high-chair. Murray : jlJst enjoys fooling You walked over to peek, and chanced to behold ~round with fancy dishes and ad: Yourself staring back, so "brazen ·and bold," mits, "I do.n't claim to be a professional, but I -can make a mean You wanted . o $Wear, or maybe to Cf'l!• barbecue sauce." Murray has never I really suspected a· tear in your eye._ worked as a cook and, in fact, has You ioef'e told very gently, but firmly as could be refused to sail as a member of the galley because that would "take · ' 'Though you · planted an acorn, you won't harvest the tree," the fun ·out of cooking." Sail your ships in the gimnills a nd have your wom en at aea, · The most interesting thing that This crib . holds seven :wonder s-of-the-world, and he belongs n~. Murray has seen during' his 20 years·at sea was a r ecent sea r escue ..- - - - - - - - ·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - He saw · an injured man removea Jobless from the Bents Fort by a heli- ' seafat_ers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while copter for the first time. on the beach . waiting to ship are urged to stay put and av.old changh1g their mailing addresses if they want to continue re··ceiving their checks regtrlarly. Several Seafarers have al.ready experienced interruptions of- from three to five· weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices ·that' they had moved and changed their mailing address. , An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing con!'liderable hardship to th~ ,men involved. _ '.• •·tr I ,; !:i • . - • if ,l '· /. • • .. r to ·. H. · ~~ Stay Put For Pay i �• Says Welfare Plan 'Tops' To the 'f:ditor: The membership hospitalized here at the USPHS, Manhattan Beach wish to express their sincere thanks to the Union for the many contributions the SIU has made to them ttiis past Christmas s e a s o n. The $25 gifts,- the cigarettes which were given to each of us, and the beautiful ·fl or a i decorations which graced this institution Letters To The Editor All Letters to the editOT for publication in the SEAFAR· ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon f'equest. ... went a long way in bringing about a great. deal of happiness. It is unfortunate that you could not personally have seen the 18-foot tree and l i g h ts which were set up on the hospital lawn. To see it at night against a background of snow was something none of us will forget for a long time. Two large wreaths adorned the front of the main building, but in the opinion of many, the beautiful plants on the chapel altar wera the best donation of alL Gestures such as this are by no means new to the SIU, and we know that it is mainly your devotion to our Union and your love for your fellow men that makes our · organization the leader in its field. In closing, I would be remiss if I did not tell you · that we at this hospital are fortunate in having for our Headquarters representative Brother E. B. McAuley. "Mac" has been coming here all year and in our opinion has done an outstanding job. We are also aware that his performance is typical of all . th~ members of your excellent staff. Again , our sincere thanks and best wishes for a happy and ·prosperous New Year. John Driscoll t. t t Says Blood Bank A 'Must' For All To the Editor: My mother arid I wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Seafarer's Welfare Plan for their prompt and considerate attention pertaining to my mothers hospital and doctor bills. She underwent a kidney-stone , operation and is now doing fine. Another important factor is the prompt replacement of blood used. Many 'thanks to the Seafarer's Blood Bank. All the ·. brothers should make It a "must" to contribute b 1o o d whenever possible, for you never realize how important it is until one of your family ~ ill and is in need of it. Also many thanks to Joe Campo in the port of Philadelphia. He is untiring in his efforts· to ~elp anyone who comes to see him. Without his help, many of us would find the going rough. Mrs. Sophia San.Ir Alexander Szmlr ;.\; - .to t Wants JD Cards For Dependents. . To the Editol': I feel that the Welfare Plan should issue identification cards to all our dependents. I say this for simple reason that if one of ihem has to go to the hospital and says that ·be or she belongs to our Welfare Plan, many times the people at the hospital say they never heard of it and · then a lot of telephone calls and red tape becomes necess~ry. Why not make it _easy for everyone by having the Welfare Plan issue an identification card. I would like the membership to vote on this. G. Castro t . ;.\; 'Buttering-Up' A Rc:i~eid ·Cap·tOin (~d. Th• legs and hummed the old chantey ''The times are hard, the wages low. Leave her Johnny, leave her." The chief mate, with the fld under his Reading your drydoek column arm, went aft with a rolling makes me recall the time that gate. I escaped from a hospital in Then I went aft too, and asked the captain to see the Peru back in 1913. We had been C<!_DSUl. He re·f{141ed. away a long time on a voyage from London to Santos to New,. · "All right,'( I said, "I have a castle, Australia io Mixillones, piece of rust in my •eye and Chile, and to Callao, bound for have to see the doctor.." Lobos de Tiena to load guano "All right,'' he said, and Jn for Antwerp ~ound the Horn. conspiracy with the chief mate, In the bark Dovenby it Calput me in a hospital at sundown . . · 1ao, lying at anchor in tl~e 9pen I didn't have a particularly roads, I was then somewhat of pleasant night there in the hosa leader of the seamen on • pital . . • a dying man groaned b9ard, the ringleader of sorts. all night, bells tinkled every Then one morniDg, lUce a bolt ho.ur on the hour, nuns and out of the blue, we refused to nurses prayed at the altar there tum to!· Our butt~r was rancid. all the time . • • The chief mate hurried forEarly the next morning, the ward and, armed with a big fid, doctor came Jl)aking his rounds. went for us like a bull. We sat He looked at my eye, .said on the fore hatch, swung our nothing, and quickly passed on · note: f'eminiscenc~ following waa submitted -bt1 R. J. Peterson a veteran seaman and retired skij>per.J . Tree At Sea t- Seafare rs Help · Indian Union To the Editor: Please r e p r i n t this letter demonstrating our assistance to the Seafarers of India. National Union of Seafarers of Indi~. 4 Goa Street, Ballard Estate Fort, Bombay I, India Dear Sirs: We wish to donate 166 rupees to your Union, hoping that it will help your organization in its difficulties. Respectfully yours, Crew SS Bulk Leader ;.t.. t t Seafarer Praises Jersey Bar To the Editor: Several members have aske:f me to write recommending a newly-opened bar in Union City, New Jersey and asking that a copy of the LOG be sent there. It is ·a family operated affair, owned by Tom Reilly and his daughter Edith-a friendly welcome is pi-omised to all, fair prices, and he has a heavy hand with the night lunch. · J. C. Arn-old i i ~ Del Muodo Men nonate Gifts To the Editor: Would you please print a note ·of appreaiation for the gifts donated to the tubercular patients here at the Hospital at New Orleans from the crew of the SS Del Mundo. The Patients ·luUtT 11, HM S E .4. P A. R E R S ·-£ 0 G Seafarers on the Calmar Line ·freighter Alamar set their Christmas tree up in a rather unusual place for this season's festivities, and the word "up" is used advisedly, or so Seafarer J. 0. Miller tells us. They set the tree in the foremast truck, where it towered high above all the other tre~s around in the harbor. The deck department rigged it up, and the engine room took care of the lighting. Photo by L. 8. H?gge. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On SS Headquarters wishes to remind Seafarers that men who are chposy about working certain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some cr:ews.. men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and . then demanding to "OTT!e up with equal overtime when the easier jobs com,e ·101 :,. This prac~ce is unfair to Seafarers who take OT job!" as they come. The general objective is to equalize bT as mu r:~ as possibJe but if a man refuses disagreeable jobs there is no equirement that . when an easier job· comes along he can malr · up the overtime he turned down before. .BERMUDA SNOR'IS/ YOU LOOK GREAT - I OIDN 1T THINJ{ YOU'D WEAR 'EM ••• to the next patient. The head nurse then came ~y. gave me a hospital shlrt and put me to bed •. -. "por una semana,'' as ah• satd, which means for ·a week. It then struck me that the ship was leaving the next day and that I was to be left behind and paid off. I watched for mY chance, jumped out of the bed, ran to the locker, got my clothes, dressed in a hurry, and sneaked out of the gate. By the time they discovered I b<1d left the . hospital, it was , too late to stop me. · . At the .waterfront I called up the consul and told hi"' about the butter and the trouble. He told me to go to the ship ·chandlers to meet with him and return witJ:t him to the ship in the captain's boat. . The captain, when he saw ml, was extremely disappointed. My ~hipmates received me with exclamations of joy . . . they said they got fresh butter. . r, .. >: SIU. HALL DIRECTORY .. SIU, A&G Distrid Great Lakes Distrid SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY·TREASURERS W . Hall, Deck c. Slmmon1. Ena. E. Mooney, Std. I. Volplan, Joint BALTIMORE .. . ... . . 1218 E. Baltlmore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON .. . ... . ..... .. .•.. . . 276 State St. G. Dakin, Aeling Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON ... . . . ...... . . .. . 4202 Canal St. R. Matthews, Agent CApltal 3-4089; 3-408< MIAMl . . r ·· ..... ·.... . 74' W. Flagler St. Louis Neira, Agent FRanJtlln 7-3564 MOBILE . .... . . .. .. • I South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2·175'! NEW ORLEANS . ... . .. .. 523 Blenvme· St. Llnd4ey WWlam1. Agent Tula ne 8626 NEW YORK . ...••. 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn . HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK : .. . : .. ........ 418 Colley Ave. J. Bullock. Agent MAdison 7-1083 PlULADELPHiA . .•• , •••• . 337 Market St. S. Cardullo, Agent Market ·7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO . ... .•. . 450 Hamson St. >Marty Brelthoff, Agent Douelas 2·5475 SANTURCE, PR . . 1313 Fernandez Juncos. · Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 JACKSONVILLE .. 920 Main . St., Room 200 William Morria, Agent l!:Lgin 3-098'1 SEATl'LE .. ...... .. ...••..• 2505 lit Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA .. . .•. .. . 1SOS:.1e11 N. Franklin St. B. Gonzalez. Acting Agent Phone 2·1323 WILMINGTON, Calif . .. .. 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphrie1, Agent Terminal 4-2528 HEADQUARTERS . . . . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. ALPENA ..•.•••••••••••. ... 127 River S&. · ELmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY .• •••••••• .. . 914 Main St. GRant :1728 CLEVELAND- ••••••••••. . 1420 W. 25 St. llAin 1-0147 DULUTH ..• •••••• .. . 821 W. Superior St. • Phone: R.andolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich. . .... . : . PO Box 281 ELgln 7·2441 MILWAUKEE ..••. .. . 833 S."" Second Ave. , BRoadway 2·3039 RIVER ROUGE . . 10225 W. Jefferson, Ave. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4'141 SOUTH CffiCAGO .•••• •. 9383 Ewing Ave. SAglnaw 1-0733 TOLEDO . . . .......••••.•. 120 Summit St. CHerry 8·3431 SUP HONOLULU .•• . 51 South Nimitz Highway PHorie 502·777 NEW ORLEANS .. . ... ~ . 523 Bienville at. Jackson 5-7428 · NEW YOR~ . .•••••. 875 4th Ave., Brooklyn · HYacinth 9-8605 PORTLAND •••••••••••. 211 SW Clay St. ·CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISC0 . ...... . 450 Harrison St. Doug)A1 2-8363 SEATl'LE ................. . 2505 lit Ave. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON ••••••••• . 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-661'1 . " .. Canadian Distrid FORT WJLLIAM .. . .•. . 406 Simp1on...St. OntarioPhone: 3·3221 HALIFAX N.S •• . .. . ..•.. 128~ Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL . .••.. 834 St. James St. West · Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC ... . ... • ... . 4' Sault·au·Matelot Quebec LAfonlalne 3-1569 THOROLD, Ontario . .••. . 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontario .••• .. 272 King St. E. EMplre 4-5719 ST. JOHN, NB ... . 177 Prince William St. ox 2·5431 VANCOUVER, BC . . . . . . .. . 298 Main St. MFOW . BALTIMORE . . . . . 1216 Ea1t Baltimore St. EAstern 7·3383 HONOLULU .. . . 58 North Nimitz Hlghwa)' PHone 5-60'1T NEW ORLEANS .. ••••• . 523 Bienville St. MAenolia CMot NEW YORK •••••••••. 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7·709' PORTLAND . ... • •••• . 521 NW Everett St•. CApltol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISC.O . •••.••. 240 Second St. DOugla1 2-4592 SAN PEDRO .••••••••••. lli6 We.t 7th St. TErmlnal 3-4485 SEATl'LE . . . .••••••••. 2333 Western Ave. MAln 2-63» MC&S HONOLULU :..:..· .51 South Nimitz High"taY PHone 5·1714 NEW ORLEANS ...•••. . 523 Bienville St. · RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK .•••.. 875 4th Ave .• Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 POR'!'LMrn . , •••• •• •••• . 211 SW Clay St. CApltol 7·3222 SAN FRANCISCO .•••••. 350 Fremont St. · EXbrook 7-5600 SEATI'LE . .• •••••••••••· .lsos - 1st Ave. . MAio 3-0088 WILMING'.ror-· . . ..... - •. 505 M;irlne Ave. TErminal 4-8538 ~· =·'em: .. . LETTERS ~- Send: to ·the· -----·-··~1 LOG - I • ' ~\ I . I �, 8 .E A. p ·A.·lt E. ll· !J ·I.. 0 G. ,__... • ------------------------.... ............ .-....;.;..................................... ..,... Well-Traveled. Strikebreaker SIIJ BA'BI. ~RRIVALS~ ~. . All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity . benefit plus ci $25 bond from the "!Jnion in the baby's name: . DlSPAJ:CH _ Ana Elena Collazo, born December 16, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Collazo, New York City. 1 . The deaths of the . foUOwtng Seafarera ha~e been ieporte~ to the Seafarera Welfare . Plan: - Louie T._ MeGo,ran, 56: .Brother tal, Staten Island, NY, last Septem. 't ;t. t McGowan passed away from injur- ber, of thrombosis. He is survived · Ning Vally Lin, born August 13, ies Jn - Savann.ah, by his wife. Place of burial was · 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Quey Ga., last Octobew St. Mary's Cemetery, New Bedford, Sing Lin, New York City, He h a d Mass., which was Brother Moriar28. ;\;. ;t. <\:. ~ _'Served Jn the en- ty's home town; Donna Marie Cole, born Decem· . . '~ ~ ;~ l gine department ber 14, 19!)9, to Seafarer an·d Mrs. · • of the SIU since . · Luther; R • . Miiton, 53: Br9ther Robert Lee Cole, Jacksonville, Fla. 1955. Surviving .Milton died . of a t ;t. t him Js his . wife~ heart attack this Anne Roper Houehins, born NoEuclise,,ot S~van-' 'j, s 'i November vem ber 8, 1959, to Seafarer · and , h1th, Ga. - Buri~~ .17- while at sea Mrs. Clarence M. Houchins, Axton, ....,.~~~~._. was in . the same aboard· the SS Va. city. . ·Azalea City. A Oregoh unionists snapped . photo of prof,ssional scab William ~ ;\; ;\; native of Roa-n-' Patricia Ann Howton, born DeIBeano) Glover as he was h·eaded for work on the · strikebound Frederit1k ·Dfekow, "17: An SIU 0 k e, v a., he cember 6, 1959, to Seafarer and 'Portland Oregonian" with his wife Justine (14fft) and strikebreaker ateward i,ince ' l9.~9, Brother Diekow joined the SIU In V. Howton, Houston, Mrs. Marshall Patsy Moore. Glover has a long record of scabbing on struck died of cerebral ' 1947, serving in .Tex. newspapers in such far-flung places as . Westchester County, New thrombosis, in Ft. the · engine det ;t. t York; Zaneiville, Ohio; Ypsilanti, Mich.; Haverhill, Mass. and Lauderdale, Fla., partment. Survtving him Is his Kenneth Lee Hugg, born NoH.ouston, Texas. wife. lie was laid to rest at RoanI.as t September. . vember 30, 1959, to Seafarer and He was buried at oke <Va.) Cemetery. Mrs. Newton A. Hugg, Jr., Slidell, D a d e Memorial La . Park, Miami, Fla. .t ;t. ;t. ~lnutes . His · wife, ElizaPerry Alan McLemore, born Nob e t b~ survives vember 17, 1959, to Seafarer and him. · · Mrs. Casper McLemore, Phila, In order to assure accur~te , ~ t , ~ Miss. J. Wagner, . Enrique TorDonald John L. Whisman digests of shipboard meetings Lawrence G. Moriarty, 31: Broth- in the LOG, it is desirable that ;t. ;t. ;t. Please contact your wife at ·2089 res, Kenneth Olsen,' James Mcer Moriarity had sailed in the en- the repOl'ts of shipboard be Market ·St., San Francisco , 14, Mahon, Desil"e Le Berre, Kenneth Remy Joseph Maas Ill, born Degine department since ·1955. He typed if at all possible. Calif. .. K. Kem1Jl!s, Arthur G~etaniello, cember 6, 1959, to Seafarer and passed away at the USPHS hospiRaymond Buckman, Benjamin S. Mrs. Henry J. Maas Jr., New OrFine, Ernest T. Squires, Guillermo leans, La. John Price ;t t t Please contact Miriam · and O'Neill, Charles Henkenius, GerRita Ortiz, born December 15, .Whitey Benzuk, formerly of 1204 ald 0. Blegel. 1959, · to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert t t t Louis St., Camden, NJ, at 1562 Ortiz Jr., Galveston, Tex. , Frank Sarmento . Bradley Ave., Camden 4, NJ. Tel.: Please ge.t ·in touch with Mr. ;t. t t WO.odlawn 6-2125. Salano, 1581 Pitken Ave. Tel: DI Steven Craig Smith, born No.t ~ ~· 2-0971. . vember 10, 1959, to Seafarer and Paul E. Sabo Mrs. John F. Smith, Covington, La. t t t Please contact your mother. Ad- · John H. Murray . t t ;t. dress: 2277 W. 4lst St., Cleveland Important you contact your son, Norman Stanley Noian, born No& 13, Ohio. care of Gerner. ·Same address as vember 17, 1959, to Seafarer and . t t t previously. Mrs. Stanley W. Nolan, Galveston, Rudy Maples Tex. Write Floyd Williams, 1170 t t t Union, Mempbis, Tenn., or call Joseph Edmund Klondyke, born BR ,i-8143 in Memppis. TO SHIPS .IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN November 27, 1959, to Seafarer and if. ~·t .AND S~UT~ .AME,RICAN ' WATERS Mrs. Joseph Klondyke, New OrCrewmembers leans, La. SS Steel Advoea&e t ;t. t WILMINGTON - Shipping was Feb. 6 to May 15, 1958 Celes.t e Lorraine Pizzitolo, born Please contact Seafarer Perry slow here during . the previous December 9, 1959,. to Seafarer and Martin Pederson -as soon 'as pos- period, but so was registration, ac- Mrs. Vincent P. Pizzitolo, New sible. Urgent. He can be reached cording to Reed Humphries, port Orleans, La. EVEIY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 fsr Su'!doy} at 356 55th St., Brooklyn 20, NY. agent. t t · ;t. Conditions _should improve, howLinda Catherine Strauss, born WFK-39, 19850. KCI Ships in Caribbean, East Coast ~ t t ever, during the- coming span with December 8; 1959, to Seafarer and \ of South America, South AtlanWilliam Henry Johnson tic and East Coast of United Please contact Mrs. Mary Ison, nine ships due to hit port, adds .Mrs. Benjamin Strauss, Rockaway States. · • · Beach, · NY. RFD No. 1, Bx. No. 298, Penning- Hµmphries. ·At a meeting of the local Mari':' t t t ton Gap, Va. "tour wife is seriously WFL-86. 11818 KC. Ships In Gulf of MeXlco, Caribtime Trades Department, Port Joseph Andrew Sullivan, born ill. bean, West Coast of South Council - of Southern California, September 29, 1959, to Seafarer · America, West Coast of Mexico Humphries: was elected president and Mrs. Frederick R. Sullivan, - - and US East Coast. San&lqo Martines of that body, representing the SIU, New Orlieam;, La. · Please get In touch with your. WFK-91. 11700 'K C. Ships in Mediterranean area, t t t A & G District. Also elected were: wife. ·, . ~orth Atlantic, European and William M.cClain, Vice President, Dale Wayne Oakley, bor.n June US East Coast. Laborers; Les Parnell, Treasurer, 11, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. ......· Ernest C. Anderson Radio Operators' U~ion. ·· Oliv.er P .. Oakley, Olyphant, Pa . Claudtl D. Berry Paying off during the preceding Donald L. Chris&ensea period was the Ky~ka- (Waterman). · Meattwhil,a1 MTD 'Round-The-World Arthur L. Crate, Jr. No ships signed on .. · Bernado Tomboeon In -· transit: Ocean Deborah· Wireless. Broadcasts Continue ••• Joseph Yonlck -<Ocean Trans.>; Transeastern Income tax· refund . checks are Ever:r Sunday, 1915 GMT -being held for you by Jack Lynch, (Transeastern); Kenmar, Alamar <2:15iPM EST ~unda11> r~m 201, SUP building, Har(Calmar) and Kyska, Yaka (Water450 WCO· 3020 KCs JACKSONVILLE Shipping rison Street, San Francisco, Cal. man->. Europe and North America held steady in the port here dur, t t t· WC0-18908.8 KC. ing the last two weeks. The missile Anyone who happened to have ships are still requesting replace·, . East ~ast South America ments and the arrivals of in-transit been in Brlghtwell's Tavern on WC0-2240'1 KCs , December 23, 1957,-, get in touch vessels were at . a steady pace, re.we~ Coast South ~erlca wlth Walter Brightwell at once TAMPA-Shipping held steady ports William Morris, port agent. Every,.. Monday, 0315 GMT. - '•. '"'r at _1559 Tele.~h~ne ..Roa~, Houston,, in this port during the last span, There were no payoffs or sign• <10:15 .Pftf EST Sunda11> ,.. ... _. . ... with. 19 jobs taken out of a regis- ons, but 11 ships were serviced in Texas. "" "" ... tration of 31 men. transit. These were: Sword Knot, • WMM 25-1S807 KCs· ~ ' · Anthon M. Evensen There .w ere no payoffs or sign- Coastal Crusader, Coastal 'Sentry, Austrlil:Ja • Please contact Edvald Johannes- ons·. These ships were serviced in- and Rose Knot <Suwanee>·; FairWMM 81-11037.5 -sen, Furuboth EidsvlIDtes, Asane, .t ransit: .Alcoa Patriot (AICoa>; Topa land, ~zalea City <Pan A·tlanticl; NorthweSt: Pacific. Norway. Topa, Madaket <Waterman>; Beth- Bradford Ishmd (Cities Service>: .• : .. r- · ·t - t . ~ ,tex <Ore Nav.); Raphael Semmes Longview- Victory <Victory Carr.>; ' 'f)l~ follo-wing me~ snguld" con- <Pan-Atlantic) and Bradford Is- Robin Grey· (Robin) and Seatrain a 7 •, Type When. Possible .PERSONALS AND· NOTICES EVERY I ·SUNilAY I DIRECT. -VOICE .I .a.R·oA.ocAsT I r. ·~ ·~ ~ Wilmingt~n Slows Down I . "THE voicE OF THE MTD" ·- ·- Jax Reports All's Well .. . . Tampa Steady I a ..........""""""_.......~...........,....l""i!ll. . . ."'!ll"W'W!!ll~....-~..... _tac:,t _ ~:tro~!'!;,_&/- ••!~a,?qua~~~s~_ ~n...~~~e~ ~~~4c~i!. ..... ---- ..,;;:~~na · ~'~ > �Vol. Xxll No.2 •"OFFICIAL ORG·AN·op THE SEA FAR.IRS INTElNATfO,~AL UNION• ATLA_NTIC ' AND GULP DISTRICT• AFL."CIO e "" Tramps ·Make Bid Fcir· Share Of US· Operating Subsidy . Pr~ssed hard \>Y a declining charter market· and cutthroat runaway-flag competition, the American Tramp Sb.ipowners Association is pleading for Government assistance to keep a US-flag tramp fleet alive .. . . - - - - - - - - - - - The . association has called The operators note with · respect ·upon Congress to act swiftly to the latter item that at the ilme 1 ,SCHEDUlE· OF Mobile ·Haven. SIU ~ MEETllGS For Runaways ' ·Sll.f membe,rship. meet- 1 MOBILE-Shipping .was a little. if1g• are · held · r~gularlyi on . the slow aide ~qring the lut · , t~~ ,w~ks,, but almost every man every two weeks ori W'ed-. who wanted to sign on durinl the~ ' nesday nights at 7 P~ in· h0Jiday1 was able to do so. · · , . Durln1 . th~ . coming two weeb all Sl.U ports. All Seafarers are expect.ed 'to .the outlook Ui good, with two shlpa due to crew up after undergoing attendi those who wish to repairs, be exc~sed should request Even though tonnage hai fallen permission by telegram off, the Allbama State Decks ts operatliig in the black, due to . the (be sure· to inctude regis- ·large amount of petroleum and ore tration number). The next 'carg9es arriving, mostly ·in the bottQ~s of runaway-flag ships. ' SIU meetings wiU be: The following ships paid off: Jan·uary 20 .Barbara Frltchie (Liberty); Alcoa C~rsair, Alcoa _ Cavalier, Alcoa February :r Roamer (Alcoa);. Monarch of the February 17 Seas•. Claibourne <Waterman). to provide legislative relief for the 1936 Merchant Marine Act was tramp shipowners, including provi- passed liner ships carried the bulk sion for operating subsidies. Its of the nation's trade in the form bid has · the active support of the of package cargo. Now the trade pattern· has shifted to bulk cargo SIUNA . . · In their plea- for assistance, the operations, so that the 1936 Act tramp operators cite- the fact that is unable to satisfy the need for. today about 75 percent of US for- a · well-balanced merchant fleet eign trade consists of bulk cargoes, including . one-third of the US steelmakers' iron ore, almost all of the bauxite the aluminum industry uses, and heavy exports of coal and grain. . Practically all of this cargo moves on foreign-flag ships. The MIAMI-Back 11gain as a runaway ship operation; the old SS Puerto Rico, ·now known as only business keeping tramp ship operators going consists of farm t.he Bahama Star, had to be towed into port on her · maiden v.~yage. En-route to Miami surplus cargo carried under the ~rom Nas~au. the. Bahama Star suffered a turbine breakdown. There ·were 735 passengers 50-50 act. . · The tramp operators' group aboard at the time. The operators of the Ba"full load." The ship weighs in at . cally enough, the companies that points· out that no tramp ships 7 hama Star are none other than . ,ooo gross tons. . · were stuck with the bunker bills have been built in the US since The Bahama Star. has had ' long included Es 1 o · and California World War J.I, and the tramp fleet Eastern Shipping, which also oper~ of war-built Libertys ls unable to ates the runaway.:ftag SS Yarmouth and somewhat-unhappy hiitory. Standard. both major runaway op· compete with larger, faster aitd and SS Evangeline. All thPee ships After operating it for a. number ~rators ttiemselves. more modern foreign ships, irre- were formerly-maimed by Seafar- of years as the Puerto Rico ~e- _ It was then that Eastern Shl1>4 ers when they were under the .tween ·"!'lew :York .~n~ San Juan, ping stepped into the picture and spective of wage differences. · · Bull Line was force.d to abandon bought the- so-called "plush multtTo .meet this· problem, the tramp American ftag. set of ·Labor the operation in- good part because million dollar" vessel "for use in The · SIU has a . committee requests the following: • A ruling that lJS-flag tramps Board charges pending against the o_f heavy comp~tltion from the air- the Caribbean cruise trade out of get as much gral,n as foreign-flag operators for firing the crew of · Imes, which~ mcid~mtally, rec.eive Miami. E·astern gets $54 per head tramp~ unde·r "50-50," aside from the Yarmouth after they sought many direc~ and indirect Govern- for the round trip betweeo Nassau what liners or tankers might car- Union representation in protest ment SJ1bs1dies in the do~estic an,d Miami. If the crew wages are against runaway wages Rnd condi- services. . on a par with the Yarmouth's, the ry. · · The s·h i p was -. subs~quently "plus inultl-mlllion dollar" phr.ase • Permission to form tramp con- tions. Described • in· the releases as a transferred foreig~. ~nd purchased relates to the profits-not the ship. ferences which would enable the - .- - - - - tramps to set basic cargo rates at "plush multi-million dollar" ves- bY th.e Arosa ·Line, a Swiss, con.:· a stable and profitable level, in- sel, and a "lUX:ucy ocean liner," .cern which ra~ a Panl!Jllanian:-ftag - ·•.. · ., . •· · stead of the present wild rate the Bahama Star is _now 29 yeai.:s passenger serviee. A~osa used ft , fluctuations. old, being built back in ·1931 as on the transatlantic run "'and in • A trade-in system enabling the Borinquen. When it was op- Caribbean tour service, With ap. ·, · ·, tramps to turn in their Libertys erated by the SIU-contracted Bull proximately the saine nurr•ber -0f for newer vessels ln the lay-up Line as the SS Puerto Rico, Jn the berths as it now has~ around 750. fleets. · late 40's and e.arly 50's ~ its maxiArosa Line la~er went broke . Encouragement for the con- mum practica1 passenger capacity with , all three of its passenger struction of new tramp ships and was less than 200 berths. The 735 ships being seized for ,non-pay. ' expansion of operating subsidies to passengers it now carries was de- ,ment of (}ebts, including· ov~r-. cover tr~mps. scribed. , accurately-enough. as a· a well-balanced m~rchant fl.eet. · Runaway 'Luxury'·· Tour Vessel Breaks Down· On Maiden Trip t Me·.d Ship·'s F1·rst ·stop.·,, 1·n · do·n ' eSIl!la' WASHINGTON-Indonesia will be the first stop for ·the new SS . Hope, .the floating medical center to be ·I.aunched this spring by voluntary· contributions from Americans everywhere. The ship be operated by American President Lines . under contract to the SIU Pacific ·District. · will . ,. , ff'RIME MINl61i'R-UM _a: ~17'411' ~A - M~-/.rriS, 1S~M·~111K erwy 7#fJJJC)_GH Afi(IC4 .•-:f'o P~SO/! es.F4lVJ.S.· ~AFRICAN M1101'?• ~ 1 .., ... ~1 <.. 1 •1 ~ ·1 ,, ( j � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 15, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: TIGHT PHS BUDGET HITS TB HOSPITAL ALL SEAFARERS RESCUED IN VALLEY FORGE SINKING US-FLAG TANKERS SUBMIT CASE FOR IMPORT QUOTAS; AMMI, BIG OIL HOSTILE SIU SETS PAY TALK SS VALLEY FORGE BREAKS UP NEAR SINGAPORE; CREW SAFE AMMI, BIG OIL GANG UP ON US-FLAG TANKER FLEET LAW HITS COLLINS, ANTI-UNION FRONT MAN IN OIL FLEETS RIGHT-TO-WORK PROMOTER FEELING US TAX HEAT SEE EARLY APPROVAL OF PLAN FOR ENGLISH CHANNEL TUNNEL STEELWORKERS’ VICTORY STIFLES BIG BIZ UNION-CRIPPLING DRIVE BLUE CROSS RATE MOVES SPUR UNION HOSPITAL PLANS MDS SERENADED VIA RECORDS, SENATE DRUG PROBERS REPORT ILA, SHIPPERS STILL TALK ON PREMIUM CARGO RATE NY SUFFERS USUAL POST-HOLIDAY DECLINE REDS MAY HUNT OWN NOSE CONES LAKES OUTFIT ASKS OK ON ORE HAULAGE TRAMPS MAKE BID FOR SHARE OF US OPERATING SUBSIDY RUNAWAY ‘LUXURY’ TOUR VESSEL BREAKS DOWN ON MAIDEN TRIP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/15/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 2  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log https://seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2d32df9cbcb445320d3f8bea176fc199.PDF 35b4def52b722d42ae52d47bbe66e1af PDF Text Text Foundation · Begu~: ·.: •t t ar n' - . . . ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - Story On Page 3 ,. , - - - - - - - - - - - - Story On Page 3 SIU -Benefit-Totals ·Nearly $20 ·Million ' - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - S t o r y On Page 2 ' Plan. Senate Shipping At . Quiz ·01 ICC · ·3-Yr.-Peak · ~ - - - - - P a g e. 3 -----Page4 - ~. APL Buying No-Pay Ship· SS· LeiiOn~i ·Peddled Off ., ., . . . - - - - - -·-Page 11 ) t -----Page5 �·,. .... . · .., . . : ,, • "'". In a letter ~nt to each member of Congress, it was pointed out that only 12,000 members affiliated with the Department .are now 'en-· gaged in shipQuilding. ·Foreign shipyards, he noted, now hav~ 130 subsidy" tankers under construction on or'!" -;._,_______________ . der from American companies. The . G companies, he said, are "running Lo S£ AFARERS · . · away". from an hourly wage aver-'.i"an. 1, .1960 ·. Vol. _XXll, N_o. 1 aging $2.67 ih Am.erican shipyards, to· 79 .cents in the United Kingdom, ·· ~ · and 30 cents· in Japan. ~ . The latter, ·Country is ,building ·. P:A.111. HALL. secretaT'fl·Treasuret" severa1 super tankers for American ,_ firm~; and with yen invested ·by ' ' JbRB£R7 BRAND. Edftof'. BERNARD 8 .E A ••,N .. Ar~ Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, lRwm the Japanese. The cost of .labor SPIVAK, AL ~MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL. AR1'11Ull d ter1a . 1s j s " negl'1gibl e,". an d' BERGER. CHARLES BEAUMET. <;tall Writers. an . ma BILL MooDY, Gui/ 4rea Rep,r esentative., the fnvestmenf and profit ·1s quick-. PuDllshed Dlweek1y 111 the headquarters ly returned :under these arrai;igeof t.he Seafarers International Union, At· ments · lantic & Gulf District. AFL·CIO. 675 Fourth • ' • • Avenue Brooklyn 32; ,.Y Tel. HYaclnth The-}'Unaway construction is fur- · fi600~ . · Second class· postage paid th ' d b · u 'g · it:. et th• · Post Office 1n .Brooklyn, NY. under er encour~ge Y · mar ime :~ . A·• of Au~ :24· 19~2;;· ., p·q~jcy wlJ.icli supports use. of Li~er,. ~ ... ' ·~·J20 -ia,n . "~g-stry to . ev,itd.e tp:es .an~;· c,• · ..1· ~ , ... w~se1; _ _. ;-rv . i 'i '" ·• i· 1 ~£ ~ ' v: \ .. ' - ,., ... /:[ ... 'fr. • SCHEDULE ..O_f~'. .SIU MEEllrtGS, . ·s1u ·meinbe.rship me~t'"'" ·ings are .held regulady · ever.y two wee's 'on Wed• nesdtty nishts at 7 PM in all -SIU :po.rts. AU Secrfar-~n a_re. exp.e cted t'o atten~· . -; ·· ., · , those w,ho w.ish ·to · ·'°•'~·~xcused ~ho~lcr request. - ·P.irmi~sion by · . telegram · ·; (be' · ~ure ·ro 1 include,:. t'egis• tra·t.ion ·numberc}. Tfie next · ~~O· m.~e!i6gs ~r~.~ ~e~ · .i;·" · ~roup ~t gro,und~l;>reakil\g· ~-~~mon_ie~ tn~u~e~:(~ont ~~l ~IU o!d"' b timer Eric Eklunc;I, Ma..yor\ltpr~1son, Se~~~~er 1 J::~9.~h<!''F In,rea~ . . ...c1' i.:~ ,u~c'~ ·' ~· ~$! ~. , ·· .' (1-rl ·are Port Agent W.iU.(aniv, :fred, C~s~1l>ey,' anCIJPcM..• ur~~. N~w "· 9ry 6 f.{ ,i; .'/ r. o .. r 8ifal\5 1c:.~,ra':n.cP.Ulrl!'en, .~ ~~,.·~~~tin ;C~gq~. ~mp.1~-l'r , 'ru~~~·'\.~ •r -.. ·. ~ ~p!{~~p~,;· 5e~ arer1 .,,, , ~~.fl :P~~ . ~ ,,,,:i, . , ·in,,,.., :. ., . !~' \·:· .1· ''" .. ~ ·~ • J.'' ,;·,: ·..i.· .. ·.'":-""31~~~~·~~~~~ "" . .· ,_ . . ' \ T ·J,q.. 9 ': ~ . , . ,. : .., . .. •• ~ . ;... ,i.>~ �P•1e Three 1966 ·shoWHOWn Year On.:Sev·eral_,; M ·a rilime ·1.-ss'Ues • •• . ' ~ ,J ' t . • • • • With the ,year 19S9 oShowing SIU progres~ in m;ny ·important areas, 1969 now looms as year of, special sigriiflcance f~r seamen and . maritime workers•. That;s because a number· of 'developments bearing diredly on the livelihood of seamen are scheduled to.+·--·- - · - - - - -··- -----,.---.-----fleets. The steel strike and the and pay rates for containers will d this year come t O . a hea . • resultant lay-up of most Great undoubtedly be followed by the · Certainly, a maj~r Union Lakes ships retarded the conclu- conversion or many conventional activity in 1960 will be the si?n of this organizing drive, but it freightships for container purposes. will be reiiumed full force n~xt While the coQtalner ships will . . . stepped-up organizing pro· spring: have more immediat.e and practical gram on runaway ships. Some. time next summer then, effects on seamen,. atom-powered a f· .I Workf)'len look over plans be~ore proce'e ding with construction o~ interior of new Philadelphia hall. _Shown here is the main entrance. Circular design on floor is layout for compass which will be decorative moti~ in l~bby floor. · .• LA W ' raps up . . ..-. .•, A t . reemen s g GU th·1s connection the SIU se~men in a m~mber of large non'd . th union comp.antes on the Great . and ~MU are rea ymg e Lakes will be voting on- whether machinery of the newly- they will ·unload their -company I ·n formed / "International Maritime union set-ups in favor · of repreWorkers Union to deal with this sentation by legitima~ maritime ' · • project. , unions. Just recently: crewmem,. Tire legal rights of unions to hers in the Reiss fleet voted for organize and sign up crewme~bers Great Lakes SIU representation. ot ~naway-ftag ships are likely rt' t h . to be resolved in the course Of . 1mpo. ant ec no1O~Ical developthe disposition of a number · of ments I~ maritime will !lso come cases now pending before the into their own next year. Seamen · courts and the National Labor can exp~ct to see a large number As always; Washfngton will be . · · ' Relations Board. Runaway ship- of contamer-type vessels in opera· au arena· of crucial importance to NEW ORLEANS - Members of ihe International Long:.. owners are fighting with all re- tion be~ore the year is out. The :7::enth~h~s ~~alarg~~~:~~::; . ted "safety __dire.ctor of the J'oint •SIU-Industry Safety sources to prevent extension of the completion ~fa contract agreement apppm , now-famous SS Florida precedent betwe~n shipowners and, the I~- must make an all.:important deciwrapped up_~heir contract business on C.hristrpa~ E,v.e w~en. to the runaway ·field generally.. .. ; tE:rni~tlonal Longshoremen s Associ- sion as to the ·future, of its subsidy employers agiieed to the same · It .was' in the Florida case. that a~iQn, . on t_he East Cuas~ at least prngrain for shipping. For some • three-year pact terms as on began wh~n· southern .employers the National Labor .Relations Board .on th.e ~ongshore .manm.ng scales cc~mtinued on page 7> ·th'e North Atlantic. ~ . refused to agree to tempotary ruled in favor· of SIU organizing ---;-.-:-,-.---''----:--_ -_-:------.- ---------....::..__ __ The agreement p·rovides for a contract extension involV.mg r.etro- rights because the ship operated in 1 • · ' · · · ,_ • ~. . 41-cenf package of which 19 cents activJtY. benefits to tti,e Octooer 1 Ameriean commerct? ·und~r · ultiwill be in the form of pension and date. The longshorepi~n w,e nt . back. mate .control of American owners. ., . welfare contributions. lt is retro- to· work un~er court , ~njuncti.on The, Florida , issue,, the Se.a Level · 1, . • , ; : • . active to Ocfober l; the date of eight qays l'ater.. . . case, the Yarmou~h case :and. a expiration of the ol'd contraet. ' . Automation Agreem~nt. numbe1· of others :like these .in the . Longshoremen In the North AtA key item. in the ion . shore set- courts. are expected to define just · .· : lantic ports had .vote'd two weeks tlement is the agreement reached what · can be done in 1the · way of "before to acc.ept the 41-cent pack- on "automatioh". It has been bringing· the~e sliips under unlon ·wAsurNGTON Th' · · · age, putting it ihfo effect in all agreed that . companies operating contrads. ' • .q e .pers1~tent fight waged ag-ainst the · equally-important organizing Interstate Commerce Commission by the maritime un1·ons and port s f rom P or ti an d • M a i ne, to confainer ships will not cut the An Norfolk, . Virginia. However, the size of existing gangs. The question showdown should take place on the by the comparative handful of domestic ship operators still Soutttern employers, . whose posi- of premium pay for handling con- Great Lakes next spring in the in business is finally begin-+ • tion had been responsible for the tainers is to _go- to arbitration for second season of Seaway opera- ning to pay off. As a result of The position of the marine unw eight-day coastwide dock "sttlke in final settlement,. . tions. Throughout the 1959 ship- the success of the domestic ions and domestic shipowners has October , balked at the provisions. . As a result of the settlement, a ping season, the· SIU Great -Lakes ship- indµst ry in attracting supbeen greatly-strengthened in reof the North Atlantic agreement. number of companies which had District and other unions affiliated port for its plea for fair treatment, cent weeks by support from mari· Since the longshoremen were been studying the possibilities of -with the Maritime Trades Depart- the outlook is bright for a back to . woi;k under terms of a container operation are reportedly ment had- been laying the grouµd- thoroughgoing investigation by a time state governments and local Taft-Hartley injunction which- was speeding plans to convert tqeir work for a series of representation Senate committee of the relation- port authorities. Among groups expiring December 27, refusal of ·Ships for that purpose. elections in non-union Great Lakes ship between the-ICC and the rail- which are putting pressure on in the south~rn group to meet the roads . northern terms would undoubted- ' · · · - ' · · · ' ·· · · The Senate· group is expected to Washington for a halt to ICC practices are port authorities from Bally have resulted in a Gulf port tie111 · ·. ·e · :.;ff ~ ·e'; look into ~he mechanism whereby timore, Boston, Seattle, Savannah up. . . ~ u-~ the tailroads, with the approval of _,, Under · pressure of tpe strike s • the ICC, juggle long ;ind sho.rt and 12 Calit'Ornia ports. As pre• viously reported in the LOG, the deadline and the fact that the longs· ".·P ·. I haul rates to destroy shipping com- governor of Georgia has already shoremen were getting the ' fu11 pdition. rn the process, thousands of job opportunities for merchant intervened on behalf of the SIUsupport of the SIU and other marltime unions, the New Orleans ~ seamen have been eliminated over contracted Seatrain Line to keep the railroads from monopolizing · stevedoring gropp caved in on SIU Assistant Se(fretary-Treasurer Jo·e · Algina has been the years. Evidence of a change of attitude the paper trade out of the Savan· December 23 .. Other po.rts quickly appointed safety director ·of the joint SIU-Industry Safety nah area. foilowed suit in a matter of hours. Program. As di.rector he will be responsible for the aqmin- was .th~ ICC's refusal last week to The latest sample of the rail• allow the railroads to put into efLending 'on-the-spot support · to the longshoremen were SIUNA js_ t ration of .the program on feet new transcontinental rates .on roads' rate-cutting devices comes President Paul. Hal.I and William SIU-contracted.ships. patrolman, New York port agent, anned goods. The ICC's failure from the West Coast. In this inPerry, assJstant to NMU President ~s result of .his ··appoint- headquarters representative and to · act on this matter was all the stance, the Coastwise Line, under Joseph Gurran. The SIU and ment, Algina is resigning from his ~ssistaµt "Secfetary-treasurer..more unexpected because the Unit- contract to the SIU Pacific District, ed · States Supreme Court had has a thriving trade going in beer NMU 'made it clear to ·southern em- post · ot as1?is,tapt secretary-treas< ployers t at th~ ILA had their full urer for the deck department and turned down a bid by the Lucken- hauled from Los Angeles to Seatbacking. 'is taking a ·l eave• of absenc·e ·from bach Steamship Company to enjoin tle. To take the freight away, the railroads chopped their proposed ILA President William Bradley his membership in the SIU. · The the proposed rates. Had the ICC put the new rates rate on be~ between the two credited Hall's participation ln con- leave. was approved ·at the last tract talks as bringing about. headquarters memberi;hip ·meetinto effect, which it was legally- points. The new rate from LA to prompt and sa£isfactory.settlement ing ·· - / · ...... _ .. ·empowE;.red to do by the Supreme Seattle is cheaper than the rate of the dockworkers' beef. .As per the provisions of th~· Court's action, it would have taken between LA' a.net .~ortland, Oregon, about- 75 percent of Luckenbach.'s even though Portland is 300 miles The -October longshore - strike SIU constitutfori, the secretary.:. treasurer_ h~s." a"ppcinte<t Bill Hall traffic · -away and undoubtedly closer to the Southern California successor to Algina. The. appointee would have wreck~d the company. city. Although Coastwise Lines · prowill hold office until the Union's . The failure of the ICC to give the new rates a final okay .is seen tested the new rate as illegal and .next' general election in the _au -' , ' · as reflecting the agency's· fear of the railroads admitted it was so, of 1960. · . Alglria has been active- Union stirring up a thorough .investiga- the ICC Suspel)sion Board refused tion. The SIU and other maritime to suspend it. Sub~equently, on affairs since the end .of W.orld War II, a~ter.i . sai\ing durin_g __t he unions · have charged that the ICC appeal from the Suspension Board, w41'. ff\ .the, deck, · depa1:tmenb in · is a completely railro~d-Cloiriinated Coastwise 'Line won a rever(!;al of (both llpen~ed, ~~d~ unu&.ns~d:cap_~f . ' ' ag_ency 'and, 'consequently, makes the decision and the railroads were ·rate decisions ,on the basis o'f what ordered to file ciUbsJ At various' tlmes he has ...::J9e Algina,· new director amended rate .Sfrved the Unlo'n ·as· - qrgJnize~, · the 1afety program. • ·,, • · the railroa~s want. · wbich would conform with us law• ICC Ra.1•1· .c·omb•·1ne Faces Iho·' roug•hsenate· Inqu1ry • a )· .. .. ship.p ing is ·sure to get most of the attention.- The United ·States' first commercial atom-powered -ship, the NS Savannah, is scheduled to make her maiden voyage sometime durlng next summer, ushering in a pew era in Ship P,OWer which. may be as significant as the transition from sail to steam. In the offing arl' tentative plans by a number OJ major operators to build some• kind of, atom-powered tanker. Al91·n;a tla' .iJi. 01' s"1'·u-. a·f ·e·,· '. ,. ~y·. . J -. • ' ad. la ' ·n~. . a ... ln an .. I·· . .. �• The usual Christmas Eve shipping rush hit SIU ports with a considerable fillip as the Union· dispatched 1,486 jobs off the board .in the la.st two-week period. This represented a very healthy boost over the 1 ~169 shipped two weeks before that and was better than 200 jobs over · t~e 1,253 shipped before Christmas, _1958. As such, the results follow the consistent pattern of improvement over ·the :1958 recession year that llas characterized SIU shipping throughout 1959. · Checking back through the records, the ~igures . show t}!at it was bftck in March, 1957, nearly three years ago, .that shipping surpassed this week's 'totals. That was because of the Suez .Canal being closed at that time. , By and large, you would ha~ e to go back to t he boom shipping days . d th· k " d f h" . b f US h" War t o f m ot f th te K orean 1s m o s 1ppmg, e ore s 1p operaf d th . h" f . . h 0·1 . 1 10 t ors ~ans ~rr: eir s Ips oreign m w :sa e s. . . . While WIJ'!.di.n_g up the year o~ a very ~ohd note, sh1~p,mg is no.t exp i;cted. t~ ~ontmue along these Imes.. 1:he .w~eks fol.low11J.? the hohdays are .tra~1honally slow o.nes fo~ _sh1ppn:1g, what with wmter we~ther C!uttmg mto cargo-handhng activity except f<?r the tanker op_era~lODS. Registration also tends to mount in January as Seafarers wh!?.h'ave ¥.one . home f~r the holidays return to bid for ber~hs_.Qff the boar_,d. · • Aside from the usual heavy pre-holiday (urr1over, shipping. benefited considerably from an upsurge in ship ·calls. ·The total of 256 ships . . ' ~ DECK DEPARTMINT -· - . Registered Cl.ASS A ·- I .. Registei-ed CLASS=B GROUP Po rt - Bosto11 . . . . . ..•••••••• N ew York . . .....• • • • . Ph iladelphia ....•••.•. :Ba ltimore . ....•••• •• . N orfolk . . .Ja cksonville . ....•.••. ... ........ M iami . . . . . .•••••••••. .. ............ Ta mpa J\1 obile . . .... .•••••••• - N ew Orleans . .....••.. --31 10 2 8 51 8 42 3 10 .23 8 - ; ~ - 3 ALL 3 H 16 90 4 20 7 59 2 15 8 - 7 1 2 (i Shipped CL4S$·A ...... .... i 2 - 3 ALL 1 2 2 7 10 12 25 14 1 2 3 5 3 .. 6 16 25 8 ' 1 - 2 3 1 1 .1 2 - -10 - - - -2 31 20 4. 9 84 1 '7.7 12 31 16 56 - -·1· - 3 1 2 1 -1 - 3 3 ALL 1 2 13 19 4 9 11 17 ~ , 1 ·1 3 33 · 13 31 2 - -4 . __:. - -1 - 1 3 15 1 8 32 13 '74 1 . 18 12 . .7 3 2 ·4 1 8 1 11 9: 4 19 177 55 I 330 10 - - " 8 17 4 1 Registered CLASS A 1 - Boston .... .......•. .• . 5 New York . ..... ·...... Philadelphia ....•••••. 4 Baltimore .: ....••••••• Norfolk : ... ; ...••.••• 3 1 Jacksonville . ..•••.••• Miami . ... . .••••••••• . · Tampa . . .. . ....•..••. . 1 Mobile . ... ....•• ~ .••. 1 New Orle~ms . ...••.••. -16 Houston ...... ••.•••• ; 8 Wilmington ...•••••••. 3 San . Francisco . .• . ••... Seattle. . .. ·.'· . . . .... ~ " - 2 2 59 10 39 5 2 - 13 55 31 3 8 ·10 42 237 TOTAlS r 3 ALL 1 1 3 1 9 , 73 1 1 11 8 . 51 . 1 · 1 9 1 . 4. 1 - - 1 1 9 6 - Bpstoµ .. .. . . . ....•..• New York .. ....••••••• Philadelphia ....••••• .• Baltimore . ....••••••• Norfolk . . . ...•••••••• · .Jacksonville .•• ·••••••• Miami .-.. - ........... .. Tainpa . . ... , ..•• • •••• Mn bile . . .. . ·.•.••••••• New Orleans. ~ .••••••• Houston . . : . .. .' •••• ·' ·. Wilrtiington . ......... . San Francisco . ...••••. Seattle . .. . ... .... , .. . 101ALS ' ·, - 18 3 16 3 1 - 2 - - 3 ALL 1 .. '28 ,6 ' 3 15 . 32 7 .10 . 1 3 . -9 41 I 320 1 I 13 31 34 .. . GROUP 3 ALL - 1 1 1 67 2 11 14 2« 1 6 39 1 1 1 4 - - - -1 ·-- -1 7 17 8 ' 2 8 7 2 38 33 - -' ,:-' .. Shipped CLASS C ' ~ 2 - 23 ~. 1 Registered CLASS B . • GROUP . - - .. ' 5 2 ', - ·· - ~ ( ... - Shipped .CLASS .A Shipped CLASS a - GRPUP .: Shipped .Cl.Ass· c - GROUP - - i GROUP - - - - - - - - · - - o ......-.,0-__,...._ 1 ! 1 1 -..., 23 3 2 . 18 18 5 30 53 13 .., a 28 1 1 1 :. ro~ ·. 1~ 6 ; 4 . 3... 13 ·87 · 36· ·1os- I' 231 sl r· _ :: l • 4 ' 1 _ · J. ., 1 . .' - - 'f - •• .:..... - 1· - · '"' u J ' 16 40 ., JI , 7 ;- 7 . 4 Totals :......... 78 - - ' ' . 17 --r-- 145 33 •I. 256 ,. GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 .i ALL 5 25 1 3 1 31 42 33 328 4 77 11 1 1 33 · ~ 11 26 , 39 16 119 2 8 H - -.-. 6 1 3 1 1 14 : ;.· 2 ...l . l'1 _., .33\ 3 , I S 10 43 . 5 84 16 21 3724 169 5 12 20 14 80 3 5 2 '3 21 7 7 2 3 41 2 7 . ·1 '4 2 2 22 123 1... 969 11 116 131 I 2-58 f, ' z --- - - - - -- ... • ~ Registered Qri The Beach · · CL~~S A . CLASS ;a .. GROUP - -3 ·. l -12 ,, GROUP· · . 3 1· ALL 2 3 ALL 7 .2 29 191 . 6 34 ' ~618 2 ,· 4· 2 25 t " 12 14 11 91 1 !1 15 . l _ - 3 5 9 ., ·7 ..1 . 1 I . z - - · - -.. -· 3 • • ·- 1, -1 --1 ' ·~ ... 13 86 10 '23 10 53 75 39 90 9 104 11 . - 2~ 2 10 4 .3 _;, 20 ·4 ' 71 .6 . ·5 32 I· 499120 460 ' 62 I . TOTAl SHIPPED 2 .. 3· Al,L ( - 2 3 ALL . l 2 · 3 ALL . A . B _., - ..,1 - ·1 ~·- -:.._ ·2 ·2 - ·· 1 2 s .2 4 ._55 .;·...;, . . ~ ·. 2~ .-. 31 2 - .io' ) 2 55 s1 ' l . 3 . ·.11 ....., .3 3 .- . 8 8 11 . ·3 6 9 27 - ·--::- ,.·-·1 '7 6 ',9 12 . 21 27. 7 i 3 ..i<... 1 i .4 f 3 '1. 1 3 ' - • ·22 ... ·1·: 1. 2. 3' 2. 1 2 13 J 4 6 26 25 ' __. _ 2 14 198 10 70 .4 8 2 6 ~ . 12 21 39 - 40 92 92 53 40 92 26 11 8 10 20 13 14 40 !j, ' 12 I 554.314 . 532 2 10· 3 - GROUP · ' ·3 7 I Wll!'llngt!" ··· · San Firancfsco .. Seattle .. .. :.. ·:· 4 JI 11 ' - New Orlee•!s .. 7 Hou1to• ........ 1 1 17 6 125 97 40 12 84 33 7 7 -6 6 c 53 ·.19 .3 46 32 ' 26 2 3 ... -.5 2 ·5 8 124" 285 . 139 75 . ............ Tampa ........... ! 1 · Molllle 1 · .......... .. 2 ALL · 1 7 4 107 37 125 20 37 1 80 _9 . 71 1~ .22 .5 2 . 8 1 . 14 2 3 9 , l 6 1 30 ·10 3· '.AL~ · '.l 1 .. 2 , . 2 . 14 · 16 .23· 2 2 '6 2 ·9 1112 2 2 '2 2 . - 11 79 GJtOUP A B ; . GROUP TOTAL SHIPPED 2 3 ALL · 1 . 2 3 6 .t 12 29 65 1 4 10 ill 12 15 2 3 10 1 1 4 - 2 - - - • 1' - 2 --1 -l .-2 '· 17 4 2 - · - -- ·- - . - · 2 5 20 '1 - 2 . _;_ 1 1 ·. 2 . 2 · 4 :·.:...... 9 , : 19 . 1 3 7 53 ,2 . : 8 - ·/ 2',. 8 26 6 16 1.6.· . · 32 3 .. 15 46 2 1 ;3 5 .2 ·' ~ ·~ 2' ..' ..2 5 . . · 2 ........ ·;:24 :5 2 ~. 4 8: -:-·' '· - · ' '59 285 7 . 84 ,48 I 139 . 5 . .37 . 33 1·' .75 - -2 - - 3 ALL 2 1 2· 5 . 10 67 l " . . 3 · 24 .7 22 39 2 2 1 3 3 4 2 -5 -ao1 -1 -4 2 10 2 15 8 19 10 2" 3 1 '1 - - laltlmore ...... 11 Norfolk .......... J Jacbonvflle .. · Miami C ALL 1 3 33 14 13 9 15 38 , 31 15 1 · 4 ·2 1 _.. 5 1. - GROUP 3 ALL ·a A ' 1 13 14 78 9 18 4 4 2 15. 5 74 13 5 .. 20 47 · 25 1 1 4. 6. 11 2 11, 19 10 35 I · 79 330 145 r ·STE-WARD .DEPA'RtftfERT e ·. ,,.. .. . . . . 2 l 49 2. ' 8 4. 29 - ·. 1 1. 2 3 2Q 6 · -6855TI29 33 ' 193 .1 ·2 2 - 5 5 2 20 27 5 5 26 4 65 · 95 26 . 26 14 6 9 29 · 4 13 n 2 3 . -. 5 ·-21 ~ -...:.. 5· 9 3 3 ,.. "4 .· 3. • :·io - ·1 ·r. : 1 · · 3 , s u1 , ·s i t66 l 328 : ~1 ~cr-;91: _-_. ..-----'- 1_ - - -- -- · 3 ' - .. · . Reglster~d. : ::, . ,,: .i~9lstered .. ·. "' . · CM.SS , 4 ... -> ~ · ·CLASS - - ---·:·__·._·. GROUP ·. .. ; .. G~UP' . ·f~(ilNf· 1 -'J -1 -12 7 203 6 7 13 . ~5 6 - ". 4 4 3 11 2 3 .-5 4 - 10 . 1 · 3 15 80 GROUP 1 - 1 24 5 14 5 2 2 - 6 8 .. • 1 -7 -- . shipped CLASS a. GROU~ GROUP Registered CLASS A - Port • Shipped CLASS A Registered · CLASS a GROUP' •Port 10 -~ z--3. 4 5 1 1 25 2 6 2 6 ~' ~ ; 10 . } 67 68 I H5 10 I 3 ALL - ....., - - - - -2 '4 --1 13 ;1 3 - 1·- ' >f~ 2 1 2 3 3 1 -2 -4 GROUP Par Sit• I• Offs Ou Trans. TOTA&; lostoa · ....... :.... 4 . I t New_ Yor:k ...... 20 I 17 40 Phffaclelphla .. I 2 10 17, . '. ' Registered-On Tlie Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 TOJ'Al S"11PfED GRO.UP E·.NGINE. DEPARTMENT ' · J . ' ,... 3 ALL 2 13 9 78 3 18 5 38 1 4 2 5 - · 5 4 H 29 1 9 9 19 17 1 4 5 2 1 2 . 3r 2 2 1 3 6 .10 ' 44. 551:.109, .98 Shipped CLASS ·c GROUP 2 4 55 .10 25 . 2· 1 - -3 - ..... Shipped CLASS B· - GROUP GROUP 2· 2 16 28 45 11 H ouston . . . . ...••••• • • 15 40 22 w ilmington .. ....••••. 6· ~ 6 S ·10 Francisco . ....... . 10 15 6 S eattle . .. . . 4 9 3 120 259-,7- 14 I!lTALS ."iii.CK. touching A&G ports (see t ight) was 51 more than in the previous two·week period. · · '. W:ith such linpressive figures it is no surprise to find that shipping was up praciically ac~oss-the-board. The notable exception was San Francisco which . dropped off sharply from an unusual bulge in the earlier tw~-week period. .B iggest gains were. registered in Phil,adelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans, while Houston .continued to enjoy h n h' h h' i g f th at . port · P enom~na Y- 1g s 1PP n . or : .- Also to be expected in a b~om shipping period· is. heayy shippmg in the class C group. As tp~ figures show. 254 .class C men got be~ths .in the t:wo-week period, just under 18 percent of all jobs shipped. In the pr evious two weeks, the class C men accounted for 7Y.t pe~cent of shipping. Class. B registrants took a shade under 25 percent of the . . htl . bl . b t f "A" · Th 11g ava11a e JQ s,. 1eav1ng s_ . _y qver 57 . percen or men . e figures show "C." rµen .shipping at the expense of top seniority class A Seafarers who wanted to spend the holidays ashore. · As for the f uture outlook, ,most ports exp'ect reduced shipping, New Orleans in particular cautions it has a very heavy- register and all Seafarers would be well-advised to steer clear of that port. Houston's rf!gistration, on the other hand: is very light in relation to the shipping figures for that port. In fact, scanning the total rl!glsfration lists, it would appear that Houston -is the best bet for a short stay on the beach. · ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . Activi~y Ship December 9 Through December 22, 1959 j ·4 - I -:"' z .,., 5 - 19 4· 138 1 43 '42 1 · 6 1 I 12 4 1 5 3. 3 311 2. 8 ,4 5 ,..,.....2 2 642 23 115 66 I 2H I I - '· Registered On The Beach ·CLASS A CLASS' a GROUP .c GROUP ALL 1 2 3 .ALL 1 -3 · ,,7 7 4 18 1 · 12 J8105 ·40 114 · 259 3 · 8 . 22 11 2 10 23 27 ' 61 46 15 37 98 1 4 ' 8 7 . 5 3 15 .2 7 .. 6, . 3 • - 9 1 1 -=-· 1 - 2 3 ALL - .·2 14 77 et' 6 .• 3 18 2Z ,5 , 3 • -:• -.- - - 2 2 - ·~· - \ - · ..... _,. . ·2 . - . 2 .7 3 7 17 ·"1 '. -1~ 2 ·· -. 23 · .2 · 25 41 · '15 ' ·f11} IH . --.:. · 20 . 2L 1·.. 1: - 9 \"11 53 '2 i 11 85 : 52 ·15 . 94 · '"181 I° 2 1 ·-16 21 · " ·2·· 1s . .z4 ·2s · 21 -24 73 1s 10 11'. 2 1 '-.::. 1 . 2 ~i. .. 1 1 ~ 2 1 .. 4 ..5 2 3 . lCI - ~- · __ :- 3 . . l ' ~ 1 ·...,..~ 7--'. · ~ A2 ;,: ·3 ·- ~ .;·:~5 1;; 22 ·~" ~"·.1~ · . J~•o .:::.... 3 . l'- -. 3 · .5 · '•,_3: t;. ·1· ,, · 7.• ., It :-'13 .··.:.J S ~1 :-.·~9 •: .1.• " .3-. :· .~'" -;. u ,·; :!;<!" .2 9 ·'8s~·-! 10~ " u~ :. "13 ~,70 ~1 :i.• 0 ·2 3r-:, '.l:oi J oo .., -~•ft -3a·s -.-12"3 ·36.1.j ·Sti ~ ~9 - ·,:so 1 ·a9 a· - - 1 .. 10 18 42 ' '5 12 1s 1 1 5· , 1. ,..._ '4 1'78 1 211 ... ..,. .' �, ..~1.b1t SE..4P..4RERS £OC '. Pqe PIH Seafarer Leading lriquois ·Fight _Fo'r Tre~ty Rights . , -.... •.. I Po •• ----- ( ii ,~ ,. • - Taking a· break from his strenuous activities on behalf of the Iriquois Confederation, · Seafarer Wallace Anderson is now back on an SIN ship for the next few months; However, Anderson, who prefers to be_: called by his Indian name, Mad Bear, expects ·to return to bigger and better campaigns groups have established liasion for Indian·rights in the spring. with Mad Bear, including the Now. acknowledged as the leader of. the six Nations which make up ~ the Irlquois confede!;'acy, Mad Bear is becoming· increasing(v-promiT1ie SIU blood l>ank rupplies Seafarers or member1 .of their families nent as a rallying-point for all with blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarer• can donate to Indians in the US who seek to the bank at the SU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few of the preserve their tribal identity, prote~ their landholdings and ke-ep Seafarers and other¥ who hava donated to the blood bank. their customs. Meehan·, Vincent L. BleliDI', Arnold Mad Bear's latest exploit, which' McBride, William Bennett, Georl'e attracted a .good deal of attention, Kerr, RObert L. Wagner, Donald was· his success in keeping the May,""Georce · Conway, Thomas New York State Power Authority Ward, L. C. Wood, William A.from' invading and taking over a Gural, Julius McDonald, Andrew T. section of the Tuscarora ReservaVanderwerker, John W. Hyde, Michael E. tion near Niagara Falls. The Power Si.nin1, Michael E. Pritchett, Claude W. . Authority, which is headed by Kuluiapfel, Carleton Gavin, Joseph P. Robert Moses, . sought to build a Balley, Leonard R. .- Braneoceln, Domlnfok reservoir on Tusearora land which Gambie, James E. Berkenfeld, Herbert would have flooded a sizable porKunnapas, Arnold Flnrow, Paul L. tion of the reservation. "We orWhite, Charles D, Ramos, Alejan"'ro H. Mad Be~r is shown at Union ganized civil disobedience tactics," Nunez. Emilio A. Haskell, David c. Mad Bear said. "Indian. men, hall before shipping out on Emanuel, Clifford LaCu:e, Alvin women and children would surthe Rose Knot (Suwannee SS). Campo,· John A. Solano, Victor D. round and lie down in front of . . I Karttunen, Leo A. Landry, Joseph Power Authority bulldozers and arrested and hauled off to jail, Spanso, Luke M. Whack, James, Jr. other equipment. When they were others would take their place.'' Through tactics such as these, <Mad Bear himself was arrested seven times in one day>, a few other hassles and legal maneuvers. the Indians have succeeded thus far in blocking efforts by the State of New York to take over their land. The entire legal question has been · Tentative efforts by the Bureau ·of the Budget to feel out sentiment on abandonment argued before the Supreme Court of the Uriited . Sta't~s · merchant marine have drawn th~ fi;e of the SIU and' NMU. A joint and a decision on the matter Is statement by Presidents Hall and Curran of ·the two umons blasted proposals to do away expected sometime this winter. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __::.._ _ _ _ _ _.:_ At stake before. the Supreme completely 'Yi~h-..all .operating.-,.-----;Court, Mad Bear explained, is the and construction subsidies merchant fleet into a runaway- Ing conditions of seamen. and to turn the .entire ·us type operation under the American · In their joint statement, Hall sanctity of treaties the Iriquois flag. · and Curran declared: · "What the tribes' signed with the United The ·Budget Bureau feeler was Bureau of t~e Budget is reillly States Government back in George put out in the course of a National advocating is ·the lowerirlg of our Washington's day. The Indians ·Academy of Science study of marl- present standard of living for the hold that the treaties recognized time policy. The Academy was people who have to work for a them as separate nations and gave them rights to their lands forever, retained .by the MaritltDe :Adminis- living. that such rights supersede the and tration to . look into us· maritime . They pointed out that there are power of New York State to conprograms. Tne spokesman for the aboi!t 225,000 workers employed demn and seize private property ~udget · Bureau s·uggesteil that all directly by the US merchant for public purposes. -. US-flag ships be . built overseas, mar.Joe, both shoresi4e and afloat. ·Mad Bear's activities at Niagara some 1,653 members' of the . brought back here for registcy "Without a merchant marine, these have attracted a good deal of atSailors Union of the Paclftc ·have under the American flag and people • -. • would be without a job. tention. Among other developcast their ballots during the first manned by foreign seamen under These people will n~t now or ever ments, Edmund Wilson, ~ welltwo weeks . of voting in the SUP's ·tne goihg wage scales paid on receive any . consideration from known writer and literary critic, annual election for 17 official fcrefgn ships. • the bureaucrats in the Bureau of has written a book which will be Under such a system, the Bu~get the Budget. Th~ re.ason Is clear published shortly, entitled "Apolounion posts and five trustee. slots, it was reported from the West Bureau envisions doing away· with cut; tQeir interests are to be sac- gies to the 'lriquois," dealing Coast. The voting c on t !.n u e s aJJ Government. aid. to 'mai:itfme:-: ~iftced so · that the big oil and big largely with the Tuscarora's sucand In the process, destroying steel companles 'c an make larger cessful ' campaign against the through the end of this month. Power Authority. Other Indian t t t wage scales, CQ1!_tracts and work-. a~d larger P1'.oflts." Budget· Bureau's Proposal: 'Wreclc. Who·/e u·s Ma.r itime' •, •' .. .• '· Air.tmf ·Our Affiliates ,. . The SIU Canadian District " has won representation rights for the rail workers .of ~he Lake Erie Coal Company, Ltd., whose members have · bee?! working on: the docks at Thorold, Ont., for more than ·a decade. Repeated attehlptE by the Canadian Broth~rhood of Railway . Transport a·n!l General Workers to ·woo the . r1ail waY. workers were "' thwarted by the efforts pf SIU Canadian organizers. .. An agF~e­ ment is in the final stages · of ratification by the membership. t 4 ·i t The survivors of the 33 se.amen who perished aboard the Carl. D. Bradley on November 18, 1959, will share a settlement of · $1,250,000; or $37 ,878.78 ~ach, les" attorneys' fees, · for each man who lost his life. The SIU Great Lakes District came to the aid of hat'd-pressed st.trvivors in Christmas, 195a, by . . . . giving to each 'family for their :mmediate needs; SIU cr!!w.s - .a.ls.o. . .Gathered in tr'ai~ing · school loft for "graduqfion ·p hoto" is · 19th class of Andrew Furuseth Training do,nated some $3 000 1 to · the fam1- · · S " 1- · t·a. · · (~ ). ·a·1i ·o k • . · · c hi I' -G· B • · · T Es 't R H L .l~S. :•'l'~e s0.,ttle~ent ~ teiimeci ll I • C~00 •~ 1 n_ey ·ar~ !~ _f ' .~ • Oa ~ ,·ln!~~U_Cl?r;. • ' ). ~ 1ng5, i' • • rdton, • p051 01 • afffi~ftl 0G~ . ,op:e' ~f :the speediesi· iii; mafi~lJt.uf- , , . ¢ h1p-g ,{s~an~1n}l, ;f~ ~gro~n4), F. Ro~r1guez, i T.· C0:1~er!1 L. iSm1_th, L. ·Odom, R. ~olfe (holding i1ne) h,isto~y: , _- :. ... · -·· ·.,. ·' ·. ahd WtJ Ch·ae. · · • ~ • was. , ' Lifeboat' Trainee Class No. 19 Seminoles in the Florida Everglades, as well as In~ians in ~laska and . in Latin America. Future plans, he said, call for the establishment of school systems on the· ·reservations run by Indians and the writing of textbooks for these· schools. "We want ~o get rid of the New York State textbooks," he said, "because they give a false picture of the relations between Indians and white men in the state.'' The defeat of Robert Moses, a rare event in itself, is only one of many feathers in Mad Bear's bonnet. Another was the :rout of tliti Canadian Moun~ed Police from the Six Nations Indian Reservation at Grand River, Canada. "The Indians at Grand River had run their own affairs until 1924," Mad Bear explained, "but in that' year, the Mcunties took over. the reservation on behalf of the Canadian government, ousted the Indian chiefs and <Continued on page 10> Runaway_ls Peddled Off For $21,500 DETROIT-The runaway freightter, Theodoros A, a 5,000-ton deadweight vessel abandoned by its owners early in November, was sold at auction recently for $21,500. The vessel, which was built in 1918. was seized by the ·us marshall 1n Lake St. Clair on the complaint of creditors, including the crew who are after some $50,000 in unpaid bills .and wages. The SIU Great Lakes District came to the aid of the officers and crew of the ship, filed a suit !n their behalf for wages, and gave them financial assistance so that they were assured of food and shelter until their situation was resolved. The money from the sale of the Theodorous A will ·go to the crew after the US Marshall takes out $6,000 in costs. The balance will go to the crew and will cover their wages, but not their transportation costs, or anything else due them. The men left their home addresses with Mr. Vic Hanson, attorney for the SIU Great Lakes District and he has been given full power to act in their behalf: Remaining in Detroit are the captain, chief engineer and first mate, who will handle the details of dividing up the money. After the ship was seized, an effort was made to trace the owners of the vessel, but this was not s1lccessful. The crew, mostly Greek, . was sent to New York or returnt>d t.o their natiye country, to ~d · new jobs. The Theodoros A was bought by Thomas M. Lane, a Detroit business broker and his partner Capt. , Jack D. Lyons at an auction in the US Marshal's Office. They · own ) the National Sand &· Gr!vel Co. of Lorain, Ohio. " �. Waiting At The.Chrlstma• Tree, UNION;? · 1T~s ALE. IN THE CO'RT·R·Acr~ (Ed. note: The following item entitled f·, Small Rules. Make · Big Change" was taken in its entirety from . the December 5, issue of the "Federation News," official publication of the Chicago Federation of Labor. It was written by Irwin E. Klass, · editor of the newspaper ..and deals with matters often taken for granted, bu& which many_$eafarelf's · consider vitally important. , ;\. i t ''What makes a union? . Is it the leader who is tapped for spokesmanship on television? ·Does "the shadow cast by . a pi'cket line obscure the substance of the organization's solid performance .for its members? . "Go beneath the headlines but hair, straw or excel- • and ·the laws and the postursior shall not be suitable. ·ing to find the essence of what the As mattresses now on boar() .wear out, tbey shall union means to the member. Cast aside the slogans and find the · realibe repla~ed , by Innerties that will keep nien off the job, sp,ring mattresses. without pay, · to show the · world they are. men. Magnificent versions • .'!• All dishes provided for of a new socie~y? - S.oapbox so' Ui¢. us~ of the Unlicensed · journers selling 'isms' wr~pped in Perso~el sb~I ' be . ~f shiny ·tinsel? . f , . crockery. "Some]low the prim prose o a union c~ntract makes the point 8. Qne cake of laundry soap, .one. cake of lava soap, properly~ Pl.itin stuff you can ·touch and· taste ~fid 'smell . . . rules to one box of washinr powwork by and to live with ... der weekly. "Take the Seafarers InternationAny member wilfully dam- · al Union's agreement with freight aging or destroyin&" lineU:, shall shippers. You won't find much of b.e held accountable for same. the poetry and glamor of sea-going in these phrases, but they're chockWhen (u'I linen is not issued,'-:full of meaning to the men who men shall receive· $2 each keep the ships plying between week for washing their own ports. · line~. The Steward shall not · issue clean linen lo any individual crewmembet: until such "Crew equi_p ment: The .folmember bas turned .in his lowing items shall be supplied soiled linen. ·' the lJnlicensed P e r s o n n e I i , i ... i employed on board vessels of "These details of housekeeping the company: and creature comfo'rts sound like 1. A suitable number of women's work, but there's lots of blankets. lore in the lives of tl~e men who fought for these prosaic d.ecencies. %. Bedding consisting of two Giants of labor and government white sheets, one spread, fought for the :.little things~· .iistea two white pillow slips, in the Seaf~rers' contract. . which shall be changed_ "The fibre of unionism -is evlweekly. dent in the big difference made in I. One face towel and one job conditions. Let no ·one s:peak lightly of 'work rules.'- They are bath towel which shall be written in the blood and brawn changed twice week~y. and bravery of generations· of men C. One cake of standard face and women whose. vision of betsoap, such as Lux, Lifeter day wa,s as simple _as towels, buoy or Palmolive s-Oap, sheets and crockery. · with each towel change. "You have to live and work on I. One box of matches eAch a ship to know that these simple day. comforts symbolize seaman's tran8. Suitable mattresses and sition from boss-ridden slum-fed pillows shall be furnished itinerant to solid citiz~n. . a . .. NEW YORK-Shipping bit · a brisk pace during the last period. but indications are' that it will drop off during the coming two weeks, reports · Bill Hall, port agent. · Hall noted that class A ' and B ·men appe_a r to be laying back w/te.n they could be taking sto~s as they ·appear on the shippiQg lioar~. This, he warns, could jeo~ardlze .. , their seniority, He suggests . it's best to take 'em as they come·. · The new disp8tchh1g system con. tinues . to work smoothly-thanks to the coope.ration of all bands. Once again, all qualified men are urged to take · advantage of the Lifeboat Trainltlg Scll'ool and upgrading possibilities. · ,Twenty · vessels paid off here during_ the · preceding · p'er1ott. These were: Alcoa· Patriot, Alcoa Polaris, Alcoa · Pennant (AlcoaJ; Kathryn, Evelyn; · France·s <BulIJ; Ames Victory CVictofY>; ·Steel Artisan, Steel Wo~ker, Steel Ad..~ vocate · (Isthmian>; Robin Hood (Robin); Raphael Semme~ Beauregard · <twice), Azalea City <-P an· Atlantic); Ocean Eva (Ocean Clip. pers>; S.eatrain NJ <Seatrain); Andrew Jackson <Waterman), ' and Rockland· Cllocfiland.>. " Three ships signed on:- Suzanne <Bull); · Robin , Sherwood <Robin), and · Steel Advocate <Isthmian). The 14 ships "in-transit - were: Sea.t rain Georgia; Seatrain Texas CSeatrain); Steel VoYager · <Isthmian>;~ Losmar, Calinar, Bethcoaster .(Calmar>; Arizpa CWaterman>i Fairland, Gateway CitY,, Bienville (Pan-Atlantic); 'Chiwawa <Cities Service); The Cabins <Texas City); Angelina <Bum, an'd Mankato VJctory <Victory): · 0 . . Apparently impressed by Christmas tree decorations in headquarters · are children of Seafarer and Mrs~ Anthony ·suarei (I to r) Antonio, Rosie -and Raymond. · 'Don't 'Buy Amoco~ Oil Workers ·: ·As/c. , TEXAS CITYb; T~xaS:-On strike . fo~ ·s!~ fuU months now against a union.:. u~ting move by the J\me~ican 0 il Company, the Oil, ChemicaI·and Atomic Workefs Union is starting a national campaign urging union+--~--------~-­ members not fo buy .Amoco of a drive by m\lny major compaproducts. ... . nies to downgrade work rules and . The American Oil Co~pany re- contract standards. finery ·in Texas City, is a major 1,250 Men On Strike source of ·Amoco gasoline. AlThe Union, Local. 4-449 ~ of -the though the strike has been on ·Oil, Chemical and Atomic ,Wbrksince Ju1y 1, the company ·has been ers, has ·persist~~tly refused . to operating . 'the refinery behind sign this )dnd of ·ali agreement. picket lines. American Oil con- 'There are 1,250 men on strike at ·tinues to deipand a contract giv- the refinery. · lug it the right to change job In its b'id for national support, classifications and ' the method of the Oil Workers Union is asking making job ~ssignments at any_ all Americans not ' to buy AmQcQ time, without prior notice. This products' until the company settles wouid mean ~a downgrading of ~the the strike. . · contract and would subject the The oil workers are also involved refinery workers to lq,ss · of hard-: in a inajor strike beef against a~­ won union· gains; · other pet.roleum giant, Standard Amoco's •propo~als a~e o~e phase Oji of Indiana. ..... - '" · ·S ign Name .O n _ . LOG Lette~s For ·obvious reasoris the LOG cannot print any , letters or other communihations 's ent . in by Seafareni, unless. "the author ' 1jgns his name. . Unsigned anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If . circumstances j.,Ustlfy, the. LOG will with~old a signature on request. .. .. .. '' ·• . ' ·wHEN a fire hose is und.e r pressure, It's .. nolning to toy around wit·h, be~ause · if it ~br$aks loose it can do considerable ·iniury to an¥ men i~ the ·~icinity. / 'that's why it's ·essential to ~bs~r'le the basic rule dealing ~ with ship's fire ;hoses-"two men to a ho$e. Then when tl1e water presiu.r& comes on they wjll be able to ,cope · . with[ it and ' ·dtrect the .·stream Qf ...water properly. - · . ' .... '· .. - 11 . ~'""""!"------------~----:-:----------· , .. _· A Bose Two Men·· 0 ·' .. • ·- �•••• Sn• ·10UR DOLLAR'S WORTH S.e veral ,Major M clritime Seararer'g Goi~e To Better·Bliyi~g Issues-In '60 s11·awdown • •1 l"" t ...... ... > · ·' , . . .- (ContJ.ll~ed from page 3>: could~ very well become far bigger' effects on shipping. Since, at the time now, several major non- and more significant than it is now. present time, the United States has subsidized· ' steamship companies, Indications are. that the United no modern, large bulk car~o caramon·g them Waterman, "'Isthmian, States ~s going to come 'to some riers at all, a long-range grain shipT. J. McCarthy, ·Isbrandtseri and agreement with - the Government ment program· of this kind might Never in jh~ past 25 years have moderate-income familie8 been so States Marine; have been passing of India, subject to Congressional stimulate the construction of snch guUed by sellers, advertisers and . moneylenders, with serious- damage through' the procedures . required not only to ydur own budget but to the national economy . . ln past for receiving a subsidy, However, approval, which would provide for ships, or their transfer-back from shipment of tremendous quantities the runaway flags so as to qualify weeks new scandals have been on the fro~t pages dally. · ·• lf and. when they win final apPeople are being short-weighted at the .meat .. counter ail«! short-· proy~, . tliere is 00 guarantee that of grain and other food products to for this cargo unaer "50-50." Huge tanked at the gas station, -as the -current' exposures in. sev.e ral states· tlie Ad'm mistration will. be agree- that country on a long-range basis supertankers now navrng difficulty catching a . charter might also _1how. They. ~re befog deceived by advert'ts~rs and overcharged heayi- able ~to a subsidy program for the covering sever~! years. It appears certain that the .US hustle into this trade. ly for medicmes. When they seek to buy· auto insurance on a group e ·m: clianf marine and not basis to trim some of that high cost, th~y.'re blocked by ~ta(e l~ws. J:st ~hat"~ent · of the industry will take some action· in this area These are just a few of the fore. They are also being charged the highest interest rates ln 25 ·years. h" h h -d t k fi b to bolster India at a time when It seeable developments in the comto. finance cars, app~nces and . hous~s, and.,_!lt the sa~e - tim.e . are ic_ftrs:.ppe~~ - _0 _a_s : . or_a ~ - ls facing a serious military and eco- ing year. In these areas and in nomic threat from Red China. any Qthers the Union will be out ~ . . . going into hock for the biggest debts they, have .ever shouldered;"The A heavy cargo movement of this to protect the interests and well'rccesssion of 195~ w;as hardly over ')>ef~~e· installment debts star ted O~viously. t~en, t?e pendmg soaring again. They have Increased six i:.tllion dollars in just the ·past subsidy ap~hcations ra1s~ the whole kind could well have interesting being of Seafarers. year, to a record .total of fifty billion dollars., . _ . question of just how big _a merThe latest blow to your buying POWflr ls t~e a<.'tion of the US Agrj- ~~ant i:narin~ . the United S~ates culture Departinent tn·. suspending Fedelial · grading o_f lamb.- This want~ · under i_ts ftag. comes at ' the very tii:n e th.lit investig~tibni( ar~· re~aling that· not ~o~l! . Related to-;- the -subsidy ~estion are buyers - often cheated on amQunts, but S'ometimEls · lower grades · is. the attempt by States Marine to are passed off as. higher. . ·· · · · · ii:in. approval of its for~~gn-flag Federal grading is voli.mt!lI"Y, 'tiot ml!ndatory: Some packers ..and ~ies un~r Liberian and . ~uropean retailers never made. It available to you•at all. - . : ' .. ;.- ' . : ' J;eglstries. The outcome ot. tlils But among those ~tore~ that"dli:I ·-~~m--!an;i~ ~n _t~e basis-:of Federal , .~ue ls also -critical for US 11~~11u~n _ _ ·_ . _ _ _ 1r.ad flS; and continue to iell graded - l>ff1, tlie gi·ades m~rRi~gs assur.e smce; if States Marine should be . . . , · you of. aettiag the -quality you pay · successful, there would be a Tus1" · Sh1ppmg companies under contract to the SIU have _b een · ::""'\ . · for. W:~en a cut. of meat carries t-·y US-flag subsidized companies to supplied with a helpful meat-buying guide as part of the ~ ~ . the US "Good'~ stamp, you inow se_t up foreign subsidµlr_ies. Atlantic and Gulf Food · program's effort t 0 · h" -this ·is a satisfactol'y- but lower Another area in which Washing• . l~prove s .I Pgrade, and you expe~t to pay less ton action will vitally affect Sea- board feedmg. The -gurqe,_ en-+--~.- - - - - - - - - - than for· the ·~choice" grade. With- farers concerns the· tanker in- titled, "Suggested Meat Speci-1 specifications it would go a long Clut Fed_e ral grades, . you . may, be ~ustry. Several developments are fications for Shipboard Use" y;ay towa!d standardi~ing the qualsold the "Good" grade · and be of great interest here. One . is the was put out by the A&G Food Plan i~y of shipboard feeding, and getcha~ged the "Ch(>ice'' price, or be bid by the in.d ependent tanker to assist personnel of steamship tmg the most for the company's sold the even lower "Utility" grade operators, supported by the mari- companif;?S in .th ir purchasing of food dollar as well . and pay the price of the "Good". tim ·unions, for a "50-50" rule on shlp supplies. . \ An example Of the type of inBoth consumers and· small in- US ·"oil imports. This petition ts Aid Small Companies formation supplied is as follows: dependent meat paclcei's · wa~ted before the Office of Defense MobiIt's felt ·that this guide will be Under the heading, ·"Hams, to keep Federal lamb ~rades. The lli.ation. If approved, . it , would of particular ·u sefulness to smaller s~nned 12/16 pound average," the big packers have been working mean that many large supertankers shipping. companies which do not guide counsels that hams under - for 15 years to get rid ·of Federal- under the runaway· ftags would have a food specialist hanilling this category shall be "skinned, grades altogether. If there are undoubtedly transfer back to the . commissary prQblems. In many short cut, ~hank on, ham produced none, the big packers ;have.. ~n ad- US flag in order to meet the need . such companies a port captain or by. sep~~u?n from the side at a vantage:· They can push_their o~n for tanker space. Many other tank- ~ther port employee does the pur- ~omt ' ~angi_ng from 214 to 234 fl 0 brand na1:9es with· heavy adverbs- er!. now in lay-up, or carrying grain .chasing, since the operatfon is not mches mterior to the exposed knob ing. You'll be 'l eft -with no guide to stay. active, .would return to the large enough to utilize the services at the end of the aitch bone. The but such meaningless brand names oil trade. of a port steward, However, the fo_ot sh~ll be removed at, or or your own knowledge of how to Consequently, . a ruling in this publication is being distributed to shghtly above, the hock joint but ten. meat quality. . area would be of considerable ben- all shipping companies as a stand- ·not b~yond the stifle joint. . . . Ironically, when Agriculture Secretary Benson last summer first efit throughout maritime as it ard ·guide for such purchases. "The ham shall be skinned, disclosed the· possibiUty of suspending lamb grading, · there were so would relieve . the tanker pressure The specifications, which are leaving a well · rounded skin collar many protests from consumers and small packers that the Agricul- 011 dry cargo ships in terms of based on those used by the Depart- not exceeding 45 percent of the ture Department said it would continue grading lamb. In DeceD)ber c'lmpetition for.. farm surplus ment .of Agriculture, include data entire back (skin side) surface of the Department made · a complete turn~b~ut and an~ouiiced it had ·c argoes. on Processing of meats, inspection, the ham m~asured lengthwise from suspended grading for a year. Whether or not the grades are ever reThe farm surplus cargo trade payment packaging and prepara- the approximate center,at the edge stored, the l~rge packers now have an · opportunity to corner the lanib tion. They c?ver the follow,ing of t~e butt .to tne tip of the shank market: , · '· . · meats and theu- l?Y-products: Beef, port~on of the ham as delivered. C~nsumer ; organizations and individual families are protesting . th'e veal, lamb, n;mtton, pork, luncheon The fat remaining on the s~inned suspension .o f lamb grades by writing to Secretary of Agricu~ture Ezra meats, lard and shortening. ~urface shall not exceed 114 inch T. Benson, and to the Director of the Livestock .,Divislo~ Agric~tural _, If ship~ing companies .were to m depth," th~ document notes Marketing Service, Agricultural Department, Wash~gton ~. DC. base their purc;hases on , ~hese among other thmgs. Beef still ·is ·being graded by the Government, and it will pay you to look for these markings hi stores, and buy on that basis. Pork never HOUSTON-Shipping was tirisk has been Fede.rally-graded. In buying lamb you n.ow can depend only on the store's honesty or y_o ur own knowledge of quality. In view ot here during the period just ended, the exposures of gouges, it would seem safer •to expand :;tour own and calls wer~ made to other p~rts : knowledge. · ·• · · · ,· · -. 1' - . to help fill some vacaneies, re-: l . The higher grades of lamb have creamy-white firm fat; ,Pink, fiim, ports Charies Kimball, · acting. velvety · meat with streaks Of fat ~!i Jkddish bone. The interspersed agent. streaks of fat, called "marbling", give These ships paid off: Alice (Th e bro th ers d escri"bedb e zow are receiving the $150 monthl·y SIU dis. higher grades juiciness, flavor and tenderness. Such grades can be roasted or broiled. Brown (Bloomfield); Alcoa Pointer ability-pension benefit.) • , The lower grades of lamb generally have thin, yellow fat, and the (Alcoa); John c :(Atlantic . Carr.); lean may be dark, soft and without fat. · · Mount Whitney (Tramp Shipping); .Joe Pilutis ••• 44 •.• retired in _1952 after sailing for many yea~s The short-weight scandals also confirm that you have to watch Jackie Hause· (NH Shipping); Sea- with · tl~e SIU. Subsequently he _was placed on the disability list as a . weights. Large-scale frauds have been reported in both New )'ork and ,garden (Peninsula); Penn Explorer ~~~~""".""·".."!~ ,., r,esult of .a le_g condition of unknown origin. Spent '. N~w Jersey. In Michigan, state authorities told 'this department, most (Penntrans); and Interocean (Inter· '?;{~~ ·. conitiderable . time in hospitals after several .opera' short weights found ther.e are in pre-packaged ·self-servi~e meats. ocean (Inter-Ocean Co.). :~<.' · ~ th>J1$, now just_ taking it easy. Preferred Southeast The situation has gotten to- the point where i;ellers seem to _regard Signing on were: --Del Aires, Del f-i~ ... ' Afd~an runs When .'he was shipping and put in consumers with contempt, and co,nsumers / theniselves 1'1!'e. 'being 'too Valle (Miss.); Jackie Hause <NH ....... ·n,iaqy trips on· the Robin line vessels. Now an out~ ti;usting. A New Jersey woman suspec'ted · tha~ a- meat package was Shipping); Valiant Force <Force~,, .:. patient at St. ,Vincent's ~ospital, New York City, lighter than the markeq .weiglit and weig~e~ it on the v.egetable scale. and -Wacosta (Waterman); ' .' }'iiutis gets down : to. -the headquarters hall occa1 . When s_h e complained, she · was told, ' 0f course if weighs light on a, In transit~ Chiwa~a~ Council .. sionally and keeps in touch ,with several of the :· vegetable s<;~le. You should have used a· i:ne~t scale." She accepted Grove, Cantjgny, cs N~rlolk," cs ·'.·.':New York SIU regulars. He makes his home in : Brooklyn. :. this explanation. . Baltimore ~radford Is1and Miami Some ·c ities require itbat a· seal~ be available nearby wpen meat qr _ Fort ' Ho~kins and Wint~r liill 1 !· cheese is packaged in ad.v ~nce, s.o . y~ti c~n ct,.eck wei~bts. . B~t even. (Cities service); Ocean Deborah ,_ . · .1;.::; / · • , : -~-~ · t. t • :.- where this is the law, ·so·m e stores ignore. it ·and consider the s~ale (Ocean Trans.}· Chickasaw -Yaka •. {(ow!lrd J. Abelll . ~ ~"'.65 .•• shipped in the deck department, be1: in the veg~table departme,nt sufficient. You can judge stores' scrupu- <Waterman>; Petx:ochem (valen- e_apie :an SIU man in'·1942, and retired last July. Brother Abell is now lousness · by whe,t her ·they ~o provide a handy scale. tlile); Bethex <Ore: Nav.>;· Ma~ iri Ar izona for his h ~alth , and must stay there for •. · The investigations · also confirmed that .11.o me supenrisors compel (Bull); Seatrain New Jersey. Sea- at' 'least a year, a~corqing to doctors. Unlike many ' emplo.yees to give sb_ort . weight; and also t.o .wrap ~meat in ex.tra fat. train Georgia" Seatrain Tex~. (Sea- · oldtimers wh·o think that · Arizona sunshine is. the .. Anoth~r frequent c9mpl1Pnt ~ been that s~or.es pµt .J:>est chops .on itrain); Azale• '.City (Pan .Atlantic); gr«lat~st, he hates tQ be away from the waterfront; ~ top and those. w ·t h a lot of ,bone and fat .at th~ bottom. · , Atlantis (Petrol Shipping); Elemir longs for the ocean, the seas; iaxes. Would like .. ~ . -,S.e rvice stores, · esp~cl~ - in - .l~w-inc.o.J1?e n£tghbor:hoodS~ ·.flso ;· ~!l~ (Atlanti C;1rr.);,, Capt.' Nicholas nothing better than to hear from former -shipmates. . ~- .watching. · ":ariqUJ~feY ~1~·".U¥~ ·~ · tS1ft1 :iwe~: by:) • . iqlic~ .a '" 'tJitte. ~itfril~ -. ('l'~f~P ~:S,~P~ing>; Atlas His address: 838 North. Euclid- Ave., Tucson, Ari. . ,qu11ces- 't0>.rf pou~,. ·fuCIQ¢e. w,etgh'tng ~~~t ;:Qlf :• platter th~ iiH IJead · .(-Tiii~e.rs: an( I IDra:111ps)'l'"Steel 'Ven~ :Zonar which•-is a .. long ,way frc;am ~_altwater in, any .Vefghts,. tuggi!ll'.O.n the ~waxed · p~per .to,.pull down the' .s ealtl, and .wen dor -tlsthmia1 '· and ,Bienvllle (Pan• direction; pretty far from fres-h water too for that . fl\VltebJna a~·liP.teP chicken for • - heavier one"'._· !:•'··~-.. , · '. · · , ·: :;.._,-, "Atlant·i&)i; · ,, . . · . matter. " BJ/ Sidnw ·Marg~liua · · That's No Innocent Lamb < Ur :i ·- A&G Food Plan Publishes New Mea.t·•Buy1ng • GUI•de 1 ., ·-· ', • •' r'· Jobs :Bo.om 1·n·· Ho· u·s't o:· n PENSIONERS~ ·~"COR. NER ,., ,_. • .6,f : · ' , 1 ·~. �• > ~. - • •• ... I ' Five World Tramp Ship~ ,$ old;.. More Vessel -Auctions PlaiJned . pay· - .. ~ . SIU ·efforts to gain · back and allqwances for SIU crewm~mbers-j)n vessels operated hy the:Wqrld Tr-_a mping agencies are stifl continuing, with five of the ships already sold t(> satisfy crew wage claims and other credit:ors. · The sale of a sixth vessel, the Pacific Star, is slated for Union attorneys . have attached send by mail to · establish their Januarv 5 in Norfolk and an- liens and begun court action on claims for wages or other monies, other ship, the w estport, has yet behalf of crewmembers of all ves- Seafarers are urged ·to submit their to arrive back in the States. One vessel, the Pacific Wave, has ·been abandoned .•outside the breakwater at Haifa, Israel; a_nd the Union .has retained an attorney there to attempt to collect monies due .if the ·ship is sold. ,_ Of the 12 ships involved, the Pacific Carrier, Pacific Navigator ·sels . which failed to pay off the crews or which defaulted on pa~ments made by check. In addition, the·-vessels hav~ been libeled to s~cure .~ulJ 'payment of amounts owed by the operators . to the welfare an.d .vacation funds. Along with any documents they Sea:farers • Z-numbers, Social Security numhers and an, accurate malling add1·ess where they can be reached. Any monet~ry errors in the documents they received should ·al,so be noted so that they can obtain full credit when payment ls eventually · made: · - , ~;~~eE;~~~r~~ at~~ ~~~~~c i~i~o~~~~ . . . . - ,. . .. .·. I I 11 . 1 bers' wages are the primary claim on these funds. · The remaining ships- are the P<icific Ocean, Waldo, Pacific Venture and the Pacific Ranger. Union attorneys have slapped ....liens on the first three . and the· ·Ranger is now being ol?erated by another SlU-contracted company and has scitisfied previous claims for wa~~s:· Seafarers who have wages· due cr unpaid allotment 'checks ·a,. re urge~ tQ contact - the offis.e of Miller & Seeger, Union attorneys, et 26 court Street, Brooklyn 1, NY, and to forward pay vouchers and unpaid checks with full details of any amounts· due them. Acci,irate pay records are not available for any of the vessels mentloned. & - . ·· · . ;\; ;\; ;\; A Federal Court in Seattle, Wash., has ruled that the International Typographical Union's financ~al support ·of a newspaper competing with a struck publica.tion was not a violation of anti· trust laws. The struck paper instituted the lawsuit initially in 1955 against the Union's · locals, its executive officers and the Allied Printing Tr-ades Council of Seattle. . ;\;_ ;\; ;\; The United Auto. Workers and Studebaker-Packard Corp. have reached an agreement on ·a plan that assures Packard retirees lifetime pe'nsions e·qu·amrig 85 percent of the level prov.ided at the time when" the Pa'c kard plant shut down in 1958. At that tirpe the. company split a $25 million retirement fund into two part~. · one covering Studebaker workers, and one _covering Packard employees. A typical Packard r~tiree with "3,0 years' service gets about $57 a month ·pl'us his~Social Security benefits. . · ;\; ;\; ;\;. Garb~4 as St: .-Nick for t~e pur- , pose c;f passing out handbills In· fol'ming the public that the manageme~t of an En4ic'ott, NY, dress 1h9p• was using non-union .builders for , a'· restaurant·motel project, Dominic· Parro(ti of' the.Building & Cenikuction Trades Council was ~;.,~ ' {/ ii ... 1.. ...... 1-.· :. • ~ .\ •ii ~ti '.'fi-~·· , ,,, •· ~fr~ u ~ ·~l°IJ •,1 t~ ~t, . 't.'~ 1 J • , ' •1 • \1 ~ :J • ' ~ I ;,1 , , ;\; ~ I I I I I I .,I .1 -I . .Seafarers or children of Se~farers who ~uaJ. ify for the SIU's $6,000 four-ye.ar schofarships are urged to complete their applications now -,o as to b1 eligible to take forthcoming College Entrance examinations. The -next ex.. a,;.lnations are given on January 9, February 6, and Match 12•.The latter date is the last possible examinatjbn ttlat can be taken.b•fore the awards are giv,n. Since 9pplicGtions for the. examin.ation have to h4P .completed ohout a month ahead of tlie eJcamination date, it ls urg•rif '11t'at candidcites acf n~~. All applications are handled l>y t~e Seafarers Welfare Plan, I J B~oadWay, New ;\; '' I , "". ~---. ' •h " In p ' ortian d st,,•k·· e· t ; , "• • . ·,, .,. , ~ .. rr·.v . .. .;r, •• ,! I . ~ (Qu . Workers for almost 40 years, steps do.wn ·from his position early -this year to be succeeded by the Un'" ·io~s . Vice President, Thomas -Ken- . he.dy, who has L~wjs' blessi,ngs. , .,, . s · .L · R1n9 •· p.. ·o ps up ·· John C. Lewis, colorful, buspy- ;~ < .N: i' bro~ed head · of the United Mine ..,(; . • • , • ., .. P.,,.''~· ~ ' ability to Russian unions which Yorlc City. ; are not unions but Soviet govern-.. ,.... ment mechanisms for controlling the nation's labor force. The ILWU delegation also parSEAFAllERS WELFARE PLAN . .,. roted the standard Soviet line-that • there were "excellent" possibilities . 11 BROADWAY for trade between the United NEW YORK 4, ·Y. States and the Soviet Union. The Russians have long expressed eagerness to. buy · machine _tools, chem!cal p~oeesses and oth17r industrial devices which would boost 'L . .- - - - -. - ..... _- - - - - .... . their industrial output and help them catch ·UP with US technology. The latest v)sit is one ·~f a series of contact!! between Bridges and .. 1 the top lea4ership ·of the Soviet world. Last · winter Bridges went _ taken to police headquarters ·and to .Moscow and then, in the spring, . . . . . shown a copy of an antiquated or· a .. conference of proPO~TLAND, Ore.-Fresh · . lroni a .strikebreaking operation headed ·up ·diflance outlawing the distribution Communist maritime organizations in Reno, Nevadar a group of professional s. cabs is nc>w work_-.. of handbills on pul;>lic sidewalks. in Tokyo in the course of which But because similar ordinances he blasted us policy. ing behind picket lipes at the "Portland Or~gonian" and ''Portwere outlawed in neighboring comIn September, when Khrushchev land Journal," two struck•·---------....---munities, police decide<t-to charge visited the · United States, the newspapers in this. city. have refused requests by both him with "meter feeding"- leav- IL WU headquarters in San FranUnion sources in Portland Republican Governor Mark .. Hating his car parked for more than cisco was the only union hall he · charge that the strikebreakers ar"e field and Democratic Senator Rich. an ~our and continuously putting visited. He received an enthusiastic being paid $2.50 a week for their ard Neuberger that they .mediate the coins in· as necessary. He was personal reception there . from services, plus an · allowance for the dispute. · fined $5=-which was paid for by Bridges and the faithful. Khrush- housing, food and transportation. While operating with strikelocal unionists-and -went back to chev had previously denounced the The two struck pape~s are putting breakers, the owner of the "Orehanding out his handbills. rest of America's trade union out a combined publication, in ·an gonian," Samuel Newhouse, head - ;\:. ;\; t leadership as "c~pitalist· lackeys."· efforts 'to break the strike. They of a national -newspaper chain, -Is collecting on ·a 50-day strike'-insUrThe United Packinghouse Workance policy. The insurance system ers are scheduled to open negotia: Stack-Of A ·Superta.nker has been set up .by newspaper pubtions with Wilson & Co. with .t he lishers to compensate strikebolmd assistant of "the Federal Mediation l newspapers. . and Conciliation Service following.: Last M.?Y. the New York ~tate the recent shutdown by Gov. · Or-· Labor Department complete<! henrville Freeman of the firm's Alberti ings on organized strikebreakibg• Lea, Minn., plant. "The Governor the Macy · newspaper chain in 'by sent some 200 National Guardsmen · W~st~hesier . County. The -chain · into the•area to restore order after also imported -s trikebreakers from outbursts continued against strikesuch faraway places as Florida and breakers at the plant. The UPWA paid them up to $400 a· week in. has filed a num'ber of unfair. labor some instances. · protests against the firm. . rhe handl~ng ' Of thes~ p~ofes- . ;\; --. ;\; :' t . .> 1 sional strikebreakers has been ·, '. traced to · a · single agency . fn ·in.:. Typographical Union"' Local 619, diana run by a midwest attorney, at Sapulpa, Okla., has been charged ·Bloor Sclileppey · in conjunction by the NLRB with picketing the with _a Miss Shirley Kleiri. 'T he "Sapulpa i>'aily H~rald" for ."a·n Schleppey•19ein group has aP- I unreaso~able p·erid of time" (15 parent}Y 'established business reladays) without filing .f or -a representions with publishers . all over the tative election. . The action was US to supply them with -scabs termed <as "outrageous'~ · "by ITU ·· whenever desired. General Counsel Gerhard P. Van / Arkel, who said this situation "showed the extremes to which the Landrum-Griffin Act can ,and is being pushed." LABOR ROUND-UP Four AFL-CIO unions, ol>erating as two separate bargaining units have won a National Labor Relations Board election the North Carolina Pulp Co. The· election was held on management's petition in order to define the bargaining units after a dispute with ·the unions - over the status of several so-called ''supervisory employees." Involved fn the .vote were the Pulp, Sulphite & Paper Mill Workers; Papermakers and Paperworkers; Operating Engineers, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. · . Continuing to establish open tieS: w-ith the top Communist . hie;rarchy, Harry ?ridges' International bongshoremen•s· ai:id ~ Warehousemen's Union sent· a three-man delegation to Mos- : cow .Jast week to meet with++-----~=-------­ Soviet·· · Pre mi er Nikita rejected by AFL-Cio Pres(dent Khrushchev. The ILWU dele- George Meany as giving respect,.. gation was led by Bridges'. secondin-conimsnd, Louis Goldblatt, secrefary::treasurer'" of the west coast longshore group. The three-man group had a pri· vate audience of one hour with the Russian dictator, during which the latter was quoted as calling for "US-USSR trade union exchanges," in which rank and filers should take part. · The ·Khrushchev move has been ' .--------......;.-------------------, - _S;c,b.ol·a --shi:Ps •'·-· er·,·dges Un1·on oe·1e·gates· !':i~ ~~: ~~: ~!i:;,~~~-.i~r:~2!~;~ Co: ...y ·-Up-·Jo ·Khrus·hc'hev·· ~i~~s~~er:;~~~~dT::~~~~.wi~::;:~ I r• \ ·4' J. ~ , j~: "') ~ 1 • ' '' • •• ., >- �........ ... · Any ship that Seafarer Ben ' Gr~ham · is on is l·i able to be well-decorated with his humorous ·comments' on shipboard li¥ing. Reproc;luced or:i this page are just a few of his caftoon obser:yations on seafa~ing. A native of· Massachusetts, Graham started sailing with the back in 1942. He put in' half-a-dozen years with. the U.nion, went back ashore as ·a t.ruck-jockey ·in 1949·and then, ,in 1·955, decided to return to sea. · ·· Graham, who sails in th~ d~ck department, is the father of four ch.ildren and tile 'proud grandfath~r of six. He · makes. hi~ home .in Cambridge, Mass., and is . well-known to Seafarers ship- ' ping out of Boston. s1u· "' · Seafarer _-Ben Graham, pictured ashore out of his working gear. "That's enough on the chipping, bosun. Throw . a l~ttle red lead on and wrap it up." "Did.I see Gibraltar ·as we passed by? How ,, could I? I was oµ lookout!" "I wish to report a .leak, sir." "Roughly . speaking, I'd sa)T you mi:;sed it by two martinis."· ,.·. . . ~'Have you · a nice long ·Persian Gulf. run for a .. lousy dishwasher?" ' . .' - .·. �' Holiday Rush In N'·Orleans Wilt .·Stacken .. US Retired To Get Gov't .Health Plan ' William C. ~th, eng. dept.: Seven months, in 1942, but it was · . the longest seven NEW ORLEAN~hlpping has months I can. been very good 1here, -with reJis· recall. We were lrations also on the_heavy side due cai:rying an. ~x- to tfie layoffs of crews aboard plosive . cargo to three ships-twQ of, which are ex· the Persian Gulf pect~d to ~e crewing µp again ~ea In It i a 1.1 y. shortly. The-c~ing period never· R~mors ha<;l · · ·~t t~eless, looks slim, reporbi :. Lind· th•t. there were sey wunams,, .gor.t· agent. . 20 ships in our Ceremonfes marfctng·the ground· . ,group, :- t w.o of breaking for a-·new hall here were wbicli were sunk~ Afterwards, we held just before· the holidays. At· headed for Brazil to pick up · ~ ~e~ding the ·fete were the mayor · non-:explosive cargo-coif.ee. .. · and local ·officials. <For' details, see , ~ · ~ ot. · •*°ry on Pase 2.> .BenJam4a Mlcnano, deck: Twelve · All members .shipping · out of ~onths was my longest from S':p· the port were urged to ~aJCe part in the upcoming state elections Dan Butts, bosun: About l.l 1t2 tember :195~59, Williama· announced. There Will be months was·. the longest. This was a board the Orion Comet. We .shul.a rµnoff fn. the·· contes~ ior Jover· back in '51, when lr.!"'.'""'-!!""~~-- tied back and nor of · Louisiana. , ... · · 1 was aboard the f o rt h between . . Ships -that paid ; off - during the ·sea 'Magic. · We Japan and - . the pr~eding shipping span were: hit Rio, Belem, P e r s i a h Gulf. Del Sud, Del Oro Del Mundo Del Recife, the Ca· N~rte, Del · Sant~s <Delta') ; Steel Though ~here was nary Isles, Cape a good cr e w "Surveyor (Isthmian>, and ·Wacosta Verde, Barcelona, aboard, oge (Waterman> : and West Africa; · •Signing on were: Del Sol, Del couldn't say too too name much for the . food · preparation as Sud . (Delta> :· .· Mal'garet · Brown, ,,.-- a 'few ports. When we a couple of cooks a~d ji baker 1 A)Jce ·Brown (Bloomfield); Chicka· got, b~ck ' to New · ·.. didn't know the score.· The · ~<?n- sa"'. . <Waterman); , Maxton (TransYork, .there were only seven left soons and typhoons made things ocean· Pet.) ; and Gulfwater (Metro out of the original 31 men who tough all around. ·Peq. 1;. to to In 1.ransit were: AJcoa Corsair, started. Charle. Connors: engine dept.: Alcoa Ranter ..(twice>; Alcoa Cava1, was out a _year I'll ·never forget: lier, Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Sea· Ricardo Barcelona, AB: I haven~t · · .. 1943. · We ·'were train Georgia, Seatrain Louisiana carryln~ explo- 1 Seatt_:ain S; Del Sol, · D~l Aires, been on too- many long trips. In sives ·from NY to Del Sud (Delta) ; Ines, : Beatrice, fact·Jour months , · Murmans~. ·. En- Suzanne,, · Elizabeth · <BulU; 'Mar· : wa's the.:Jongest. route we ' were garet Brown, ..,.lice Brown (Bloom; ThlS' was' a, coal 11nder heavy · at- field> ; Ste~l Vendor <Isthmiin >; run froni :Norfolk tack' by subs and Monarch of the Seas, Topa Topa, fo Brazil a ·n d planes f 0 r 13 Yak a, C.h i ck as aw, Claiborne, back. JI ' didn't days. · Forty-two (Waterman); Gateway City, min'd the length · ships started out; RaP,h~el Sem~~s «Pan ~lantic); of the .trip be22. or 23 . made lt. Qcean Eva ( Oce~n Clippers). and .cause .we .had a good crew aboard, Then we headed for Cardiff, Wales, John C <Atlantic Carr.). good food, . and but only met up with a few torpedo sailing both. ways. boats which didn't damage th~ ship. . �SE .A.PA..RERS ... .. 'lhe . Velvet Glove' ·_:· .. I LOC Pare Elna APL Purchases leilani. For Trans-Pacific Service ' \ ... . . , . WASHINCTON-Th~t orphan of the passenger shipping business, the SS Leilani, has found a new home and: will soon have another name. American President Lines, a West Coast company under contract was undoubtedly conditioned by to the SIU Pacific District, the failure of Congress to · approwill purchase the ship from priate funds for a new trans- -----..... .:.:.,.,,,'t·i: · . ::..·· '~•o· -..::~1 " ' '·;:.·.0··i···~J;;:; , .. -~ - ..1 ~. · ' . . ire . elng B . WASHINGTON :- 'J'he US- and .... ~ . . Canada are try..ing to work out a aatfs!actory Great Lakes' Pil!>tage plan to present to Congre~s for consideration ne~t -session, which gets under way ·sometime 1:his week. .Still unresolved is the question: 11hould qualified piiots, 8t considerable cost,. be required to be on duty throughout a V~Ssel's. Stay in t.he G~eat Lakes-even m open 1 ~a!~~~~r~!: ;~~s~~~~;r~e~:~: -has taken an affirmative stand. Supporting the service are the Masters, Mates· & Pilots. AFL·CIO. Canadian officials have taken a negative attitude in the matter, and they appatently have State Depar~ment . agreemen!, .too. A possible ~ompromise, however, might be to a!lowthe Coast Guard to use its discret.ion by in1isting. pilots be aboard ships in ,,. open watef.S-C??JY.,.if· traffic eonditi6ns or .we~ther ~arrant. .A~. to re-. having ,, .Pil~ts ~board in .atr/cted water~such as .the Detroit .and ~t. Mary rivers Oanada's.. legislation requires theii' aervices · anY,\vay, · so · ther e's. no - . eC>ntro~ersY, over this point. , . .... ..... ... ~ · ... '·. """'... ·. , ... ":,. ~..:~--·"""!"·""II . Pacific . supe.rliner. The conipany1· had been planning · to construct a ne~ 50,000-ton supership for Pacific service, but the funds were not forthcoming and the cost estimates kept rising from year to year. It is expected that once the remodeling is completed, the Leilani \'.till join APL's Presidents Cleveland, Wilson and ·Hoover on the transPacific route. The P~esidents Cleve1and and Wilson are also basically P-2. designs modified for luxury passenger service. . of 'DOD --t Buy .Amoeo' _ · ': -· . up- Atlantic Run MONTREAL-The first Ca.iadian vessel since the mid_-twenties to ·engage in North Atlantic trade has just completed her maiden crossing, arriving in London November l, following _a 91h-day trip. The M/V EskiJTln of Canada Steamship Lines, under contract to the SIU Canadian District, will have a winter run operating from Quebec City, and in the summer will ply the Lakes and work in the Arctic service. It was designed by Davie Shipbuilding Limited in . cooperation with the owners and the ~anadian Government Departme.1t of Transport. It was charted to the Department of Transport for the midsummer months to operate in the far north; servicing Frobisher Bay, F"ox Inlet, and other Arctic areas. The vessel is 335 feet · long and had a deadweight of 6,500 tons. It has three cargo holds and is reinforced for navigation in •ice. In the spring and fall it will be used principally to carry grain and newsprint and in the winter for deep-sea or coasting operations. Canadian - deep s ea • operations have been a rarity in recent years because of the wholesale transfet of Canadian ships to the British ilag. · New orIeans- seafarers Back Mor·rison·For La Governor runoff primary ·.campaign by former Governor Jimmie Davis who From another quarter, one-close to ·seafaring, comes an. . ap- served from 1944. to "1948. ·p eal .by the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Ul)ion. not to .Morrison was high man in the patronize' Amoco gaimline ~nd other products. The U:Qion has first pri!'llary by nearly 70,000 bee~ -o.n stri).te fQr six months at the American Oil ~q:rppany's vot~s,. but lacke~ the . necessa.r: refinery in Texas City to preserve a voice inJ'ob classifications· ma3or1ty for a first primary v1c . d ·· k . • t , T. h . f. . b . . ed b h. d tory. . . an_ .~o! .ass~gn.men. s. . .e re mery IS emg operat e m IQ endorsin,g Morrison, - SIU a un,~e.n p~cke.t_ lme. - . . _ --~. ·" members here took recognition .o f . The ~ct1on of .t\meric~n Oil, Standard 011 o.f Indiana (also the great contribution he has made . · :.. _ -strikebound) . the . major steel ~0t1cerns, ·the z:ailroads and as mayor of New. Qrleans toward otbers-alLshow a pattern of,s~eking t<> destroy u~ion protec- ·development of thi.s port as a cen.. tion .of member _by demolition of contract -working rules. ter of Latin American t~ade, New · e::::::> · ir "' . ~ 11: T . ·h , A ' 'k- · h·t· 1·; · d h ' f. · · .Orleans Port Agent Lindsey J. · " ~IY~r1 ·1 IMi;.. , . e nmoco st~1 ~, -~ 1 e -ittl~ notice .t. us al' I~ c;ompa.rison Williams said. · .<e~!r~ IL~ 1(Y, ... ' '. to, the. st~el b~~f, l~ . of,~o~s1d~~bl~ . ~mi;><?l"!~c~· to ·ref1~ery ."The trade union moyement in 1 ~A·~~llirl.-tw..orker.s,,, sea~en ~n~~melilca~-ijag tarilF~rs 1!f!d :tQ Amer~cJm \New ·or1eans has prospered greatly ·--~~, ': '·'~'. UIM .· · W<?rJ:tet~~e*·~r~Ut~· .Th~··~f!~ese~vati9'n -Af ilill~n ·workinfr~les du.ring Mbrrison's administrat.ion,:• 1 1 . • ' ever~}V:.\ler~ i.s ~.at 1s.ta~e~~1~ bee~§.i,o,(.JtP,.1~ ·~D:l!~W,'e..~ ... ,, , _ . W1llia~~ - s,aid.: "A . Public. W~Ji~~ · I'~ ' ) - ......,,.,.m:..?1.1.0"'",..r. ~- !J *¥o I " (t ,; t,, • : • ~ttt ~ r.~JI, .': ~.. > - m'r~i1fli.111;;:::l!;.; I 1 · _. ""':' , • ... Canada Ship .Makes-First 52 It should come as no ·g ' -r. e.at surprise to Union. membe~s that 1& · . Recalled from the boneyarrl . . . . . several years later, she was conorgamzed· str1kebreakmg is .far from dead m the Umted .verted for the Pacific serv.ice beStates. On the contrary, w;hat is emerging today in some .i n- . tween West Coast ports and tl'ustries is a far slicker, ~ore highly-organized form of strike- Hawaii. Operated firs_t by Hawaiian breaking_. than Pearl Bergoff and :other notorious finkherders Steamship and later by Hawaiian of -the"' 1920's and 1930's ever dreamed of. Textron, slie was repossessed by Your old-time strikebreaking opei:a~ion usually consisted Martime early this year when the of smashing a' picket line with clubs and other assorted weap- owners defaulted on her mortons, going into a plant and putting out the work for the boss gjlges .. .while the union men were left out in the cold. This kind of Originally put up for sale with · t s, b ut a l ongsi'd e of it' ·" h prici!tag of $4.4 million, she s t ri·keb r.ea k..mg stl·11 ex1s as grown up ·adrt:w. one "unresponsive • bid from a more-efficient, gold-l?looded system which. has serious· iin- a Mexican corporation. The sale plicatiOns for · unions in certain industries. ·· . was not completed because the To d a t e the maJor · t argets of t h e stri'keb reak.mg . operation · prospective buyer was - a foreign have been unions in the printing and publishi.n g industry. corporation. The Leilani _had also ~~ the past year· alone, the Il)diana agency· which specializes failed .to attract much interest in scab-recruiting fcir this industry has participated jn strike- when offered for bareboa.t charter breaking _operatitms in such far-flung areas. as New York. a few ?1onth~ _ago. State's W-est,ehester County; Reno, Nevada, and currently in ~PL s dec1s1on. to purchase the Portland, Or.egon. . ship; once the price was dropped, . Today's professional strikebreaker thinks nothing flying - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - scabs huDidreds of miles to a struck plant, setting them in focal hotel's and· SUpplying employers With_ Specified· SkillsI just what is being done in Oregon. The ·wages of today's scab• her~ repor~edly rang~ from $250 to $400 weekly plus free transportation and mamt~n~nce. ii That employers are willmg to go to such lengths rather.... . . than sit down and settle a contractbeef with a union should NE.W ~RLEANS.-Seafarers at the regular ~embership serve as fa~r warning to ev~ry u~ion and every union. mem- meetmg m the New Orleans SI'£! hall voted; unammously Deber. It .points up the need to maintain an effective, solidly- cemb~r 23 to endorse the candidacy of Mayor deLesseps S. knit union operation to meet threats of this. nature. Morrison of New Orleans for . · · - ' · t,: i .- t · · govei.'no.r of Louisiana. program second to none in the • . Morrison is opposed in a South and insistence by the city .reaI Lakes G . • . ts' ·Plan · 0 PI1 -• All ·d · · ' . •:.'!""- the Maritime Administration for $3.2 million and use her in the ·trans-Pacific passenger service. A few days earlier, th~ keel was laid in San. Francisco for the first of two new APL cargoliners, the President Lincoln. Construction will start next month on her sistership, the President Roosevelt. Both vessels are of the new "Searacer" type, which is a modified Marinerclass design adapted for APL service. · One unusual feature will be a container hatch just forward of .the house, with a 25-ton gantry crane riding above the hold. Both ships are to be ready by the summer of · 1961. In itddltion to the purchase price, the Leilani fransaction will mean an APL outlay of about $5.5 mill.loo for another complete remodeling job on the vessel. Part of the remodeling cost, probably about half, will be paid by Maritime as a construction subsidy. · The APL purchase will .b e the fourth attempt to ope+ate the Leilani on a commercial basis. Built i:1 1944 as the P-2 - transport Gen. W. P. Richardson , she was completely rebuilt· after the war ·a nd operated on charter by American Export as a tourist-class ship in ME'diterranean service. Then known·· as the La Guardia, she operated in this trade until in administration on the' employment of union labor in this construction program has- ·resulted in a high standard of. living and one of the South's highest combined wage rates. A by-product has been the recognition of New Orleans as ·· center of progressive trade-unionism and- one of the fl!stest growing industrial areas in the South." The SIU has eri'joyed cordial relations with the various departments of city government throughou_t ~orrlso!1's 14 years in o~f!ce, Wllhams pomted out. In add1bon, the administration's heavy empha,sis on ).development of foreign trade through the port has resulted in the· advancement Qf Sea!arers' ,J~b .an.d ~arn~gs'oppoFtvntties,. . .· �.... TwelH SB~-l'.4RBB.S ' SEIFHERS IN DR·YDOCK , ~ -- ._, . . Brother James J. Kelley, who last sailed as an oiler on the Seatratn Georgia ·is hr the Public Health Hospital on Staten Island for a check-up on ·a high blood pressure condition. He is reported to be In good shape and improving nicely -Also in the hospitals are Seafarers Phillip W. ·pron, a former m.essman on the Elizabeth and Robert W. Bunner, also a messman, who was last on the Cities Service. Norfolk. Brother Pron underwent ·a special · Mancino Pron eye graft operation at the Lenox Hill Hospital but is recuperating at the Staten Island USPHS Hospi• tal. Brother Bunner is in for a check-up. Three other Seafarers at the same hospital are ·Seafarers Claude L. Davis, who last sailed on the Westport: Carmine Mancino. a former AB on the Robin Hood; and Frank Mazet, who was a FWT on the Robin Gray his last time out. Brother Davis was hospitalized in the Colpetty Clinic, Colombo, Ceylon and is now recovering here Kelley Ca.vis from gall bladder trouble. He expects to be discharged soon. Brother Mancino was involved in an accident aboard the Robin Hood his first day of work. Seafarers on the beach, or off their ships on shore leave should take time out to visit or write a letter to their brothers in the hospitals. The following is the latest available list of hospital patients: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Charles Derick James Macunchuck Grover Cobbler Anthony Maiello Roscoe Conklin Johan Nordstrom Leonard Davis George Rival E. Gherman Herbert Shartzer Gorman Glaze George Sizer Robert Godwin Jose Soares Bruce Hartford Charles Taylor Wm. K. Kehrwieder John Zobll USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Bartolo Cruz Chas. A. McCar thy Dalton A. Gabriel Raymond L. Per ry Peter King USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Joe N. Atchinson Jonnie McCree William ( :, Brown Jame1 E. McGut'Cey Herman A. Carson Sieve Moust~kas Charles Hill ' Paul L. Painter Herbert Jackson Roy C. Pappan Robert D. Jones Charles F. Ries Herbert Kennedy Jose J. Valenzuela Thomas McCarthy .Tolin W. Ward VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Maurice Flynn . USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Glenn. R. Adams Andrew Sproul Clarence Dees GJen R. Adami William Hamilton Ernest Bryant James B. Henley Cleo Copeland T. F. Johnson David McCollum . 'USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Arturo Alderete Edw. H. Huizen11a Hilarion A. Aquio Charles F . Hyde Eugene W. Bent Richard R. Kohli Richard A. Carter A. H. Manden James M. Davis .Jerome Pine Norman W. Dubois Frank Schembri .James W. Eccle1 Fred Shala D. H. Gemeiner Frank ·Soriano Charles Harris Robert R. Yonce · • VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY, CALIF Howard J. Watts USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. , Thomas ~E. Andrews Edward Knapp Alton M. ~ell Norman L. Krumm Salvador Blanco Leo H. Lang Colon Boutwell Clyde R. Legutt R . R. Brooks Rudolf Michalek Richard B. Carrillo Michael Miller ·Melvin Chilton Arthur Opsal Leroy Clarke Anthony Pisani Lavern Coats Francis M. Regan J :imes J. Connon · Edwin C. Reynolds Wm. T. Counts M. J. Rodriguez Averil F. DeGrushe Antonio Santiago Hugb Dick Cyril Sawyer Harry Duracher Joseph W. Stocker Charlie A. Gedra David L. Wllllams . .James C. Glisson James E. Wllllford Walter L. Griffin Nelson J. Wood Wade B. Harrell Anthony Zalch , Harry R. Hebert 0 USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROQKLYN. NY Matthew Bruno Ludwig Kristiansen G. Caraballo Thomas Lehay Leo Carreon Primliivo Muse Wade Chandler Jeremiah O'Byrne Joseph Cox George Phifer John Driscoll Henry Smith Otis Gibbs Almer Vicker• Bart Guranlch R. Water1ield Talb Hassan Luther Wing John Hazel Pon Win& Wllllam Kenny USPHS HOSPITAL _ SEATTLE, WASIDNGTON J. P . Balder ston Olus J. McCann Joseph Barron Joseph Prabech Fay W. Langley Salvador Santos US SOLDIER'S HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, DC . Wm. H. ThomS0'1 VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS SOUTH DAKOTA Clifford C. Womack VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHT AN. VA. Joseph Gill • · MT. WILSON STATE HOSP. MT. WILSON, MARYLAND . George Davis · VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R. J. Arsenault SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPrrAL WINDMILL POINT DETROIT, MICH. ' John C. Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL. FORT WORTH, TEXAS R. B. Appleby · All>ert L. o,ietree B. F . ·Deibler Max Olaon Woodrow Meyers Leo Watt1 John C. Mitchell Joaeph. P. WIM USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Oscar J . Adams Ernelt G. Manie)' Alte E. Anderson Frank Mazet Ivar Anderson Marco11 Medlpa Allie Androh Fell1t Muniz Chai • .0. Bergagna Ray Noack Thomas H. Bubar Eugene Ojeca Robert W. ·Bunner Chao A. Pao Arthur J . Camara Wallace .Perdue Joaquin Cortez Wm. R. Phlllp Claude L. Davis Philip w. Pron Wllllam Drew Angel Reyes Jesus Fernandez Peter Richter Michael Flloaa John L. Roberti Walter Gustavson Frank A. Rout Luis E. Gutierez Manuel Sanchez Alfred Kaju · Juan Soto D. Kambanos ' Thl!Qdore Spencer James J. K-elly Fernando Tlaga Chas. A. MacDonald John Ulla Edward J. Lane Claude Virgin Carmine Mancino Pedro A. Viruet LONGVllW VICTORY <Vlctery Ca,_ rlen>, Nov. U-Chalrm11u a. H. llm~ 10n1 secretary, I', Fullbrl1ht. c. White elected llhlp'a dele•ate. 17 In lhlp'1 fund. Cub donated to Merchant Marin• Ltbra17 f• ~1>0oka and maia•' :dnea broqht aboard' In New Orleana. Shlp'a trealW'er to bUJ' loda, for Thankqivtn& · Day,...dfnner. Lall trip ran 1moo~. No beefa at payoff. Sui•ut boldin& lhl.P•a meetlnU after 8:30 PM. Galle:r ranee to be brought to· att~tlon of patrolman. Request ..pantry door ·and 1creen to be repaired. Looi1hor eme11 eaUng all of ni.ht lunch. None Ien for the crew. Compliment.· to the steward department. Everyone la very well Atllfled. STEEL DISIGNER <Isthmian>, Nov. 1S.-C:halrman, J. Farrand1 Secretary, V. P. Dltlmcomo. Bad locken In 8·12 1eamen'1 quarter1. and messman'a quarters. Repair list · to be turned In . to ·chief mate. Clarlflcatlon of ' over· time mentioned when 1ea watchl!s are broken for les1 than 24 houri. 118.45 In 1hlp'1 fund. ·CALMAR <Calm1Wl, Nov. 7--\:hal,_ men, liarl HarrlSOftl Secretary, C. Glll../Shlp's delegate elected. Delegate to see about keys for foc'1le. Stew· ard reports that dan,. box 11 not up to . par. No 'cooperation from chief engineer for repa}r to AmeROBl N KIRK · <Moor•Mccvmackli Nov. 22-Chilrman, A. Pal1•1 Seer• tary, H. Curran. ShJp'a delegate elected. Fund now at S4.2S,i Repair lists to be turned · tn by mree de· partments. Beefs that were neglected due to shJp laying up are to be straightened out in Gulf. · ATLAS <Tanker and Tramps), Nov; 1a-chalrman, "· S., Paylor, Jr.1 Sec• retary, . I. Slmos. ShiP.'• fund Wal S282.35 on beglnnlng of voyage. 128.74 spent for books and S122.85 for Co.~• Cola. Some one ls taldn« cokes fronl machine without deposltlng" money. Request liafety 'lights to be put In tanks while cleaning •ume and hel· met. are requested for men down In the tanks. Crew· to cooperat'e with pantryman to keep pantry clean at nl&ht. No beefs~ dlspu}B,d OT. f11Dd. EnOaeen to cbeclr ull ci.an an 11ra1m became ol bad. odon. eomPllm•ntl to llteward department for •ood lbod..f.Dd aervlce. ' · · ANTINOUI <Waterman), Nov. 21-Cllalrman. L. Doucette1 lecretah, I. Ray. .EYel')'tlllq In 8De llhQe. No beefa. 119.U Ila llhl)fi fund. Hann. ThaDklliYln& dinner on WednOlday becau.. · of arrival In Canblanca on Thurada:r. Tbankl to 11hlp'1 dele1ate for the Job well done. ALCOA CORSAIR <Alcoa>, Dec. 6Chalrman, J. Naylo" Secretary, M. J. Phelps, Fun4 ltandl at 1215. 'No beef1, Few houri · of disputed OT. One crewmember flown home due to death In famlb'. Sug1e.Uon made· to take up a collection for the doctor for hla Digest_. Of SIU Ship Meetings Interest In the crewmemberi. Steward department rtve1 vote of · thanks to ·plumber, electrlclan8 qd carpenter for their cooperation. Alao · a vote of thanks from· crew tor a fine Tbanks&lvlng dinner. pted eve17 trip. U crew permitted to eat earb"when ' necelAfJ', Vote llf.. tllank.I to steward department for< a Job well done. Have photOI to be \ 1ubmitted to the LOG. Dllhlfectant •hould be lnatalled In all t 0lleta. More water preAIU'e needed on back af~ on tolletl. Havln& trouble with water re&ulator. Crew oppo19d to houslD& pro;lect. JEAN LAFITTI <Waterman), Dae. 1 Chairman, Nlchol11 Hatglmlslo11 Secretary, Ronald Iden. Captain will p ay ol! anyone who want!! to pa:r off o n the west coast. All dele1ate1 In· · 1tructed to make repair l.latl. Few hours OT d.laputed. One man 1011ed. Thankl to Steward and the .steward department for a wonderful Thank• &lvlng dinner. Dele•ate to see captain about irettln1 room1 10ugeed and to 1ee If after llPts -to after deck ·can\ remain on at nlfbt. Tbankl to deck department for Aving life of chief mate after a heart attack when ahlp was leaving . Yokohama. Regret that the 'c hief mate did not acknowl· ed&e thJ1 ac~. COE VICTORY (Victory CarrlerJ), Nov. 23-Chalrman, Joe Tuarh Secretary, John Coyle. Great Improve· ment in crew'• conduct while In port. Everything runnln& smoothl:r. Gan&· way 1Yatch now In chJ,r mate'• handl. Anyone ml1slng nme will be logged. Chan11!1 will be m ade · ·at Jean al1ht hour.a In . advance. Quality of meata and produce received ·1n An'Wel'P, was· very poor• .water ' In llotterdam and Bahrein very salty. , Many ('DMD became Ul. Crew•1 palitry rel rl&erator needs replacln1. Food from ' &alley 1erve'd cold. a few tlme1. Action to be taken. STEEL VOYA~IR <Isthmian~ . Nov. 23-Chalrman, David Dlckln1on1 lec:.retary, I. Fulfoitl. Wire •ent to Joe BAL'.l'ORI! <Marven), Dec. 6-Chalr· .,,... Alglna concer~& , penalty . car10. man, Kosta Hatglmliloll Secretary, ·· Elected new. ahlp 1 dele~ate tor next Paul M Meth Received new wallhlnl trip. Be1an a new ship 1 fund. New • • men to donate at port pay oft. S18 machine. · M~ber1 requested not to collected •nd 17 pledged for 1hlp's · leave clothiri& In machine too Joni; f ,.,. · Steward reiiuested that crew bring " ___., In their coll. · No beef1. Some disPENN ·SHIPPERS <Penn Transl, Dec. puted OT. ~Chairman, A. LandrY1 Secretary, Duke Gardner. Recommendation . made HILEN (Olympic Trans.),, Dec. 6. STEEL TRAVELER <lsthm!_anl. Nov. to have 1teward department clean Cliilrft\111, P. McAn1n1v1 secretary, 21~halrman, c. E. Owen11 Secretary, recreation room and · blacqarig and Albert Espeneda. One man who D. Mlsslmln. Edward Se~erko elected deck departments to clean laundry missed ship the last trip joined at ship's delegate. Held dlscu~slon 011 room. Repair list not completed In Tarragona. Spain and left at Bermuda malling addres~es. Seafarer Sylvester shipyard. Vote of thanks for the ltew· with captain's permllsion. Cre1' col· Frizzell was burled at sea on No.vem· ard department. One man Ill. ShJp'a lected 1145 for plane farl! to NY. ber 20. P. F. Walsh. master, p~r· fund S3.10. No beefs. · Captain will pay tramportatlon and · formed ceremony. All hands paid two days• subsistence. Members dotheir respect1. natinB 50 cents to 1hlp'1 fund . 'l'ltre. SUZANNE (lull), Dti:. l--c:t1alrman, men fired. Patrolmen to lie notlfled · OREM.AR <Mnvenl, Nov. 23-Chalr· Angel .Sed11 S-ecretary, D. c. Hardhell: by ship's deleiate regardlnJr flrlD&, man, M. H. Jones; Secretary, P. G. Some disputed OT. Ship'• fund 11&.50. Requesting patrolman to aee that 'auf· McNabb. Ship's delegate to contact Suggestion WH made to have evenr &clent food supplle1 ore put aboard patrolman regardlnc meat. A new man clean hi• room and dispose of for next voya1e. ship'• delerrate elected. Some repair• dirty linen. Vote of thanks given to made tn shipyard. More needed. Re· , 1hlp'1 delefate for flne Job and also to quest more wind chutes. · Foc'sles steward dept for the' preparation and VALIANT POWER.. <P.owar Steam· need painting. Boi;iks · should be re· aerving of meals. ship), Nov. 20-C:halrman, none 1lv1ftl turned tQ recreation room. Vote of Secretary, Curtis Veazlo. Problem thanks to ateward department. No OT concernln& draw1 and medical atten· ALCOA RANGl!R <Alcoa> Dec. 6disputed. No fttaJor beefs. tton for members. Draw1 given only Chalrman, W. J, Barne11 Secretary C. when master feel• like lt. Amount of A. Crabtree. No beefs. Disputed OT · VENORI! <Marven>. Nov. 26-Chalr· draw 11 set re&ardleu of amount on will be taken cai'e of b:r, patrolmen In man, Hygln Starry1 Secretary, Henry book1. Chief engineer drunk and dJa.. Mobile. It 111 requested that all men Girard. No betif1. Everything running orderl,. ID crew meu hall. Gave. sign papers that are put on bulletin • smoothly. Captain contacted regard· . trouble to 11hlp'1 delegate•and crew· board for that purpo1e. S1111ested that In« rusty water tn the after peak member1. Ten men donated· one dol· llne1 be kept clear of 'dry . cloth11. and the possibility of nbtalning com· 1ar to fund. Master neilected to ltore Remove bulleUns from board that pound to clear Ame. Ship In need of proper julcea and meata. Few prov!· have been there ,lpng enough. new coffee pots. Vote of thank• to Ilona boUlht after ordered by Amert· the steward department. Thanksglv· can consul. Captain refused to fly JOHN B. WATERMAN <Waterm11n), Ing dlpner well taken care of. crewmember home ~after doctor speNov. 23-Chalrman, /If. Tremefl leer• cifies man ii unfit for duty. tary, N. Matthey. Captain hH i,een ST.EEL MAKl!it{j'dhmlan), Nov. i 14 refusinf draw; also ti.-YIDI to force -Chairman,. H. c. Hutchensoftl leer• steward off ship. · Patrolman , to be BENTS FORT CCltle1 Service), Nov. tary, H. L. Bennett. Make up more contacted In Tampa upon arrival to , 2t-Chalrman, J. lwnney1 Secretary, • arrival 110011 and . build 1hlp'1 fUncl ..tl!ke .care of beef1 • . up. S10 contributed by Norton to ' H. I. Oasklll. New delegatea elected· for engine and steward dep~ment1. fund after :w.lnnlng pool. No beefa. KATHRYN ·<lull), Dec. 11-Chalr• One· man milled llhlp ID Lake Charle1. Everything running amootbly. Shit>'• man, none1 Secretary, Leon Hall, ·Jr. Another was fired for a legitimate meinbera took up a c1>llectlon for St• Some. OT disputed. Patrolman in San- · reason. Molt repalr1 taken care of. . Marra Orphange for ChflstmH party. Juan uid !t wa1 iood OT. No. beefs. Some d.laputed OT. ,. . To contact headquarter• for an m care! to be used as ]>&11 at itate so H ALCOA POLARIS <Alcoa), Dec. 12not . to use seaman'• 11apera. VALIANT\ HOPI (Hope steamship); Chalrman,' W. Messen1e'1 Secretary P. Nov. 22-Chalrmin, L. Them111 Sec-. Miranda. No beefs. All repalr1 to ~ ROBIN SHIRWOOD (Robin), Nov. retary, A. Elllngsan. No beefs. Few taken care of. All handl put In for 15-Chalrman, R. v. Ander1on1 Seer• houri of d.laputed OT. Reque1t a delayed saUlng, Solled. linen to be better variety In niaht lunche1. 'Would · tary, P. Devine. Three men went to thrown to the aide of the Iadchr and hospital. S18 In ship's fund. To check like cooperaUon from steward con· not at the ~ foot of ume. It wa1 re· · .with ·patrolman In . New York regard· . cernlnl 1tore1"': Albatro11 and other quested that Union contract commit· Ing launch service In Trinidad. Sug~ / blrd1 paid vlllt to ship; They did tea try to get alr·condlUonlnl . on all .,est St be collected from each maa~ not remain because of chow lituatlon SIU-contracted ships. at payoff· for ship's fund. Messman and no draw. Didn't blame the blrdl. broke eyeJ]a111es. Paid for a new VENORE (Marven), ·Dec. 1-Chlllrpair. To 1ee If he can ciollect from man, R. Noren1 Secretary, H. Starry. , JOHN c. '<Atlantlc Carriers>, Oct. 2 company. No beefs. · Chief enllneer consulted concerning -Chairman, non11 Secretary, J, T. excelsive a~ount of rust tn wash Lelln1kl. Ship's fund la 111. - Repair ATLAS CTanke" and Tramps), Oct. water. To be cleaned and painted llat of Jut trip taken care of. Made , when 21-Chalrman, 51.m . Vatl11 Secretary, ship goes Into shJpyard In Janu· new repair JJ.st. I. llmo1. Refused to sign on without ary. Steward ordered new coffee pot1 a patrolman In Houlton. Finally re· and rubber mats for sink top. One celved an OK .from New Orleans. One MANKATO VICTORY <Victory), Nov. man mlised ship In Baltimore. All man left In hospital In New Orleans. 21-Chalrman, J. c. Hoey1 lecretaey, delegates are to turn In repair llsta Captain did not want to get sufficient Dan Cherry. Repof t sent .to headquar· pfior to payoff, Attempt .ls to be milk In New Qrleans but did so In ter1 concerning man ho~ltalized. tn made to obtain more books and other Panama. Ship's fund has a balance- of Honolulu. Aho wrote letter concernreading material. Vote of tfianks to 1282.35. Some OT "disputed. One Dian ing ·r epair• not made on last tr ip. No steward dept. • The crew waa also getting off for .·hospitalization In beefs. No disputed OT. To check 4-8 complimented for cooperating with Pedro. Need a patrolman to settle foc'sle& -for leakl. Short of· linen. the s~eward dept. beefs before sailing, Request that Vote of thanks to the 1teward depart· crewmembers do not overload . wash· ment. Request clarlflcatlon on beet Ing machine. s. Slmos elected shlp'a concerning rigging Jumbo during boll· · treasurer. · day shift without payment of OT. FEL TORI <Marven), "'ov. 22-Chal,_ man, · R. E. Jones1 Secretary; J. Polu•. chovlch, No major beefs. Delayed Piling t o be . put tnto · all overtime . sheets. crew requestln« better qual· . tty aJl1I more •food. Would like to. have more fresh bread -on board. Dis· cussed the roac~· · sltuatloQ. . WINTER HILL <Cities service>, ~ov. t T 26-Chalrman,. ~· .Johns1 Se~re ary, ; Faulkner. Everythlnit. running smooth· ly. No beets." No disputed OT.--four men paying off. ..., . ,• _ _ · ALCOA- PLANTER <Alcoa), Nov. 15 -Chairman, Haroid Dycluxi seer• tary, Z•• Yunt 'Ching• .:-c r ew prepared to spend holidays ' a~ . na outslcte of United States. schedule may give i a &ood chance to be hp,me for, Chr18$·. mas, , Most repairs done lh ,,. Pol't of , New Orleam. 160 on hand In 1hlp'1 or BiENVILLE <Pan·Atlantlc), Nov. 2t l....Chalrman; ErnHt Kolenov1hy1 Sec· retary, A. S. Parson1. · Everything nin·· rung smoothly. No beefs and no dJa.. puted OT • THE CABINS <'fexai ·city Refining>, Nov. 29-Chalrmen, JamH C. What• ley1 Secretary, Jesse -W. Maloney. Re· ceived "thank you" note from famlly . of Mr." 'Fhomas/ first assistant, ""ho died -aboard shJp. sla In ship's fund. Necessary to report -on fight which took t;>lace bet ween t wo m embl!rs of the crew. · E. Gordon ; left. ship tn _Bridgep!>rt, Connectlcu! because wife ta seriously ill. · No · beefs. No d~ . puted OT. FAIRLAND (Pan At11ntlc), Nov. 22 -Chairman, J11hn Crew11. Secretary, ~rvllle Wahlln. Sblp still betni _ fufnf.. ,. • < <) {\ • Jr .,, " .. " .. - , t. �IDUIT I, IHI , l•A,ARERS £00 W.lth th• S~I Surveyor ...... ·~ .... *' l '" ·_Tony's lr,dian. Adventures • . By Seafarer William Calefato On the fantail of · the ihip, where many stories were being swapped, Tony .. Seafarers adjusting cable on the Steel Surveyor, just back from a Pacific ho~ to Pakistan, are IL to R). . "Ski," Ray Patorski," William Nelson, Michael Simms, and Leo LoSoya, bosun. ' ... Baseba1·1 In Pakistan overheard a shipmate complain to a watchman and 11ome natives that he was robbed of $20 in town. "I wanted -to buy/ one of those gadgets made out of jade, and a · nke guy took me • shopping to ftnd one," he said. This guy told me it would be better if a native bought it as he could get it cheaper . . • "Well, this guy- ha-d my money with him all the time • . . I know because I saw it ·in his hands au · the timeplaying_with it and tossing it up ·and down. He had $20 in rupees. Finally he said he couldn't find one but would come with me the next day to the other side of town where he was sure he could get one . . . He handed me back the roll of money which I stuck in mx pocket. But wherr I looked at it later, it wasn't the $20 but a wad of paper with just one rupee note wrapped around it. I'd sure li~e to get my hands on that guy." "You know what. he looks like so he should be easy to find," the watchman consoled. "Yea, that's,. dght, he looked just like Nehru." "But neay;Jy everyone in · India looks like Nehru," he was Informed. ' · For Tony some of the mysteries of India began to unravel. He had met gypsies ·in Brooklyn from · whom he learned the secrets of the power1 of suggestion. The Indiana used the same ones, yet they were ·much more successful in hoodwinking seamen once they detected the slightest suscepti· bility of the will. What the Indians did with theµ- secret was to mix it with the simple psychology and their· main tool for survival, . the well known, potent, gift-ofgab. This tool, Tony noted, helps magicians on · the . stage, and without It, be, and the Indian merchants, would be lost. A guide had told Tony that even if he came to India for 10 years he would still not understand the. customs. and traditions of the merchants. Maybe so, ·Tony thought, but he might go the other way when someone says: "Just look ,Joe, no money, just look." Members of the deck gang relax around the table before arriving at Norfolk. They are rear, left to right: B. M. Romanoff, F. Israel,' R. Frazer; third ·row: J. Bruso, Capt. Meyer, H. Swarties; second row: Adam Kosinski and W. Feil; front row: Alexander Daniluk, and Charles Misak. f)cean Evelyn Va.-Bound The crew of the Ocean Evelyn, the New York to Northern Europe "Atlantic Express," pose in tlie ship's recreation room before pulling in to Norfolk . .Many of the men will be getting off after this voyage because they want to spend the holidays with their families. The men rate the, ;ship cine of the . best feeders in the SIU. Photos at right, by Alex Janes, steward utility. "Peek-a-boo" says one of the members of the engine room gang, J. Torr.es, as he looks through a life ring. With him are, from left to _, . right, N. W. Joregensen, J. J. Look, E. Flecha, C. Johnson, E. Anagostou, ·and A. Aciego. Yov Stao G1{?:L :-~: WHY. 010 · </dv TAi<-£ ·'(ouR: . St.ST~~ : . · . ·:~os~·s ..~olie:~(r.. >·.. :~ . . . �...Ce 't'ouiieen Asks Revision Oce•n· Eva Says Me.;ry Christmas In .DlsablUty P•an Sn•k• ~charmer , ·irm®M. . . ··1t'Wl! · ~oolltP~ To the Editor:' . . As ship's delegate on ·tlie. Robin Gray,. I . woµld_like . to ask .~ headquarters for · a · revision · of · the present disability compensa- . tion .~plan. It is 'my belief th:tt . a less demanding disability plan ~ . ALCOA CORSAm then the pre~;ent one which asks . Seafarers ·o n the Alcoa Corsair twelve years of sea time ser-vice · ~ere so pleased· 'with ·the Interest before one is entitled to sµch · ' and. the care giv.en to 'th~m by :Qqcbenefit~. be drawn up. tor Lunt, the ship'sphysician, that is a t,errific amou~t of time ·· tttey : to·ok up a ~ollectian to .be a men:iber has to serve at ·sea given as a to.k~n of ~heir appreciato ~ati~fy present qualifications. tion: Tlie steward, on behalf of the steward department, thanked If se'a time could be broken the ship's plumber; carpenter and down as follows, benefits could electrician for their help in fixing be distributed to seamen with up the galley, "and the whole crew less 'time at sea: Exampie-12 gave a vote of thanks for a fine years' sea time. $150 monthly; Thanksgiving dinner. V. T. Mcnine years' sea time, $90 month.: Kleray the ship's delegate and ly; six yearS' sea time, $75 Roscoe Alford the ship's reporter. monthly. All Letters to the editor for . t t . t " ' publication in ' the SEAFAR· It's my feeling that any seaVE~ORE . . _ ERS LpG must be signed men performing his duties for Coffee lovers on the Venore have .by the writer. Names will - a period of six years should ~e the luxury of new. coffee· pots in be withheld upon request. covered by this plan in case which their beloved brew fg being such member becomes disabled made . . . But there is the probports and finally to New York during his services within the lem of an excessive amount· of rust · SIU and the respective contracfor the payo!f. in the wash water. The chief enting co'mpanles involved. We want to extend to the gineer has been alerted and this Rocco Albanese chief steward and his departmatter should be. ironed out soon and c~wmembers ment a real hearty vote of reports John A. Smith, sliip's delethanks for· a wonderful job done i .~ ~ . Seafarer Octavies Coleman poses with ·a rare gate and W. J. 'Barnes, meeting in the culinary line. I don't captured by a Swiss collector of rare animals t . · t -i think anyone· can say that we . ALCOA RANGER haven't been fed very well this Gourmets aboard the Alcoa voyage. To the Editor: Ranger, led by Johnny Holley and The deck department is very The crew of the Steel Maker ig A. R. Velasco, tired of -the coffee smooth-running and there are one of-the best that I have ever being served aboard the sh(ps, no major beefs there. Everyone had the privil~e to ::;ail with. PORTLAND .. .. . ...•• ; .. 211 SW Clay St. have moved to .change brands of SIU, A&G Distrid . . CApltoI 7·3222 In the deck department is to With a mate like Dividsen and a coffee and get Chase and ·Sanborn SEcRETARY-TREASURER SAN FRANCISCO.' ..... 850' Fremont St. be thanked for a job. well done. bos.u n ·like Keefer, the · .dJ?ck . EXbroo'k '7·5800 instead of the. cqrrently-qse~, brand ASST. SECRt:Xk~¥REASURERS We all had ·a most ' enjoyable gang gets plenty 'or' breaks,' and S~TJ'I.£ ,"; .... . ......... asos - lit .Av•. . , . HencefQrth, jf ttiey h . JV,. their -r W. · Hall, Deck ··MAln 3-0088 stay in Yokohama, Japan. works ·_ together like - ~ wellway, their java wi11··11e good to the c. Simmons, En1. •· WILMINGTOI'' . •••• : • ••• . 505 Marine Ave. The men of the Ocean Eva trained' team. last drop. . ·IC. Mooney,.Std.' J. IVolplan. Joint TErmlqJJ 4-3538 woul~ · like to ·extend their -4.4-" .... IBALTIMORE ... .,..... . 1218 E. Baltimore St. .. Everyone is happy in the • 1 . "' Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern '1-4900 Great Lakes District 1 "' , . ·"'- • , wishes for a very ha'ppy Christ- blaclc gang; Big .J:tutch. the chief ALCO.\ PO.LARIS , ' BOSTON .... : .•... ........ . 278 ·s tate St. ALPENA .. mas and a pro.s perous New Year electrician, and his able assist· ·· jG. Dakin, Actlriir Agent Richmond 2-0140 · · • • • • · • • •• • • •r,. '.. . 12'1 ruver SL · h · b· S f : ea .arers . av;~ e~n unwittingly ·HOU.STON .. .. , , •..•...... . 4202 Canal St. · ELmwood 4·3618 to all the Seafarers. ant ~oore, help us ,in the light. stompmg _on tbe1~ sheets and pillow 'R. Matthews, Agent- CApital 3f4Ci89; 3-408( BUFF.ALO, ·NY ............. . 914 Maln st. Cruz Negron cases aboard the Polaris •. . • be- · Louis MIAMI . . . ' ...... .. , • '- .'144 w. ~ Flacler st. ' GRant 2'128 With Brother . Bennett, chief Neira, Acent FRanklln '1·3564 CLEVELANJ;> •• •• •• •••••. 1420 W. 25 St. t ~r ~ steward, and his abie depart~ause som~ men have been dump- MOBIJ,E . . .... ... ... 1 South Lawrence st. · .. .MAin 1-0141 mg their dirty laundry at the foot' Cal Tanner, Agent , HEmlock 2·1'154 DULUTH .. · .... •• ·· . 621 W. Surierior St. ment we get pJmity of good of the ladder. instead of at ;the. sjde. · Lindsey N~WJ eRLEANS .. . .. : . : ·V:S, BiehvWe st. FRANKFORT Photte i Rando P~ 2-fllO food. Its served. by a cQJJple of Williams, Agent · Tulane 8626_ • Mich. - · . .. .. . . PO Box 287 . first class messmen; J. Buckley . . . T hey have been ~ requested to NEW YORK ...... : e75 4th Ave .• Brooklyn ELgin 7-2441 To the Editor: ' avoid treading upon the sheets they . · HYacinth 9-6600 MILWAUKEE · · · • · · ._, 633 s. Second Ave. and Johnny Newman. I have received the most eventually sleep on nightly NORFOLK . . . . ...•• , •••• •416 Colley Ave. RIVE · - . BRoadwaY 2·3039 All . of Brother Huff'.s friends J. Bullock, Agent MAdlson 7-1083 R ROUGE . . 10225 W. Jefferson Ave • · gracious letter and check, for around the Gulf will be glad to PHILADELPHIA . .•••••••. 337. Market St. Mich. ' Vinewood .3-474i S. Cardullo, Aaent Market '1·1635 SOUTH CHICAGO;,,, ..... 9383 Ewing Ave. which I heartily thank you. I know that he is now a "papa SAN FRANCISCO . . . .. . . . 450 Harrison St. SAginaw 1-0733 am ·so r~lieved and grateful t:o san," a proud father of. an eight. . Marty ·Bl'elthoff, Agent Douglas 2·54'15 TOLEDO . ···· .....•.•.•.. 120 Summit St. you, coming at this ti'me of "yea'!", pound, fourteen-ounce boy. -$ ' .$AN'rURCE, PR .. 1313 Fernandj!z Juncos. • · 8·2431 " Stop 20 . C · d• 0 . CHerry which makP.s it doubly-assuring The guys around New Orleans Seafarers 15eing; admitted to a . Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. . l,'bone 2-~996 ana Ian 1str1ct . that it-will help me in my big about January 24 will get a Public Health . h_ospital are J~CKSONVILLE . . 920 ' MaJn St .• Room 200 FORT WILLIAM ....... . . 408 Simpson St William Morrill, Arent ELfin 3-0987 Ontario ·. Phone: 3-322i loss. bn~ak if many of this gang piles. urged to carry·· with .them their . sEATl'LE . .......... . .. ,... . 2505 lit ' Ave. HALIFAX N .s .......... , i28~ Holli• st It is so hard to believe my off. Union book pi us proof of eli- Tea ' Babkows.kl, Agent .. Main 3-4334 Phone 3-89ti husband is gone. I was so deibility for SIU be n e fits·, TAMPA . .. .... .'.1809·1811 N. Frariklln St. MONTREAL .. • • , . 634 St. James St West The Steel Maker wishes Union g B. Gonzalez, Acting Ag~nt Phone 2-1323 . Vfctor" 2-8161 pendent upon him, but I ~uec;s brothers everywhere- a Merry namely, a record that they have WILMINGTON, Calif . . . : .:505 Marine Ave. QUEBE<;: · · · · · ...•.. . 44 Sauit-au-Matelot I must realize the situation and t 1 t 90 d ti Reed Humphries, Agent · Terminal 4-2528 .Quebec . LAfontalne 3·1569 Christmas and a prosperous a eas - ays , s~a . Die .during HEADQUARTERS .. . 675 4th Ave .• Bklyn. THOROLD, Ont_arlo .••• .'. 52 St. David St. bear up. Mv kinfolk, a sister New Year. the • previous year ' and .at least SU p · CAnaI '1-5212 and two brothers live in Great Johnny Johnston one day 'during tlie previous sl.X TORONTO•. Ontario . •••. . 272 King St. E. Britain. so I am alone, but ·wm months. . ·J!'.ailq~e t?.: h.!lye ' the_ H9NOLULU .... 61 Sout~ N~'W~~e~~~~~~ ST. JOH~. NB ~ .. . 177~Prln!~~~lll...:7::.. ~ t t . do mv best to carry on. proper credentials will cause ·~ ~ NEW ORLEANS . ...... . 523. Bienville st. . · ox 2-5431 ·I thank the Union for its svmdelay in payments to the Sea.~ Jackson 5·7428 'VANCOUVER, ·e c · · · · .. '. ... .298 Main st. .. pathy and respect, and I apprefarer · NEW YORK . .•••• , . 675 4th Ave .• Brooklyn . • MFOW " · . HYacinth 9·6605 ciate its offer of assistance, if If. the Seafarer is, adm.i tted to PORTLAND ......... .'.. 211 SW Clay St. BALTIMORE . .. .. 1216 Eaat BalUmore St. needed. in the near future . :r' To the Editor: a hospital which is not a PHS · CApltoJ 3-A336 EAstern 7·3383 feent has not only set my fears· To our · officials, to the editor institution he should contact SAN FRANCISCO . •••••• . t5o Harrison st. HONOLULU .. . . 56 North Nimitz Highway • . _ Douglas 2·8363 PHone 5·6077 at rest, but also the soul of my and his able staff, to the broththe Union immediately. The SEATl'LE . ................. 2505 1st Ave. NEW ORLEANS ....... . 523 Bienville St. dear husband, may his soul rest ers in the hospitals and the Union will arrange with the M;ln 2·0290 MAgnolla 0404 at peace. . membei:ship in general, I ex·WILMINGTON . ...••• ... 50li Marine Ave. NEW YORK ••••• : •• . . 130 Greenwich St. 'or a rans er o a Uu· Terminal 5-661'1 Cortland 7-709f f t P USPHS f t Happy holiday season to you tend my heartiest gre~ttngs and . lie Health hospital in his vicin~ MC&S PORTLAND ....•.••• . ~22 NW Everett 'st. and yours. Mav God bless you salutations for a very Mer1·y . b PHS "11 t i k. • • • . CApltol 3-7297·8 ity. ' T e WI no PC up · HONOL;QLU ... . 51 South Nimitz Highway, SAN FRANCISC0 . ....... 240 · Second St. for helping at .this time of need. Christmas and happy and .prosthe hospital tab .for "private , . PHone 5·1'114 . : Douglas 2-4592 Again, a million thanks. perous year for our great Union. hospital care, . unless it is notf- NEW ORLEANS · · ; · · · .523· Bienville St. SAN PEDRO. , ••••••••. . 296 West '1th ·St. ·. Mrs. Claire Franson George H. Seeberger fled in advance. . . RAmond '1-428 ' . TErmlnal 3-4485 NEW YORK .... >.. 675 fth Ave:, Brooklyn ' SEATTLE ............. 2333 Western Ave. To tlie Editor: This is Cruz , Negron writing from South .A.rrierica on the West Coasf port of Guayaquit, Ecuador, enroute to New York. Just want to say that · we've had a real nice trip this far. We've not made much overtime, but we have had a lot of port time. We've been to Japan, Korea, San Francisco and now we are off to Equador, then to the Gulf ~mA:\. It Letters· To The Editor is ·Steel· Maker's Yule Greet,i ngs SIU HALL DIRECTORY Renefnt t:heck Brine:s Thanks .. • ., .... . r--------------__;-. P rove E lf•gib1•11•ty For HO$pital Sends LOG Seasons' Best ' .• , . • NOW FOR THEM . NEWYEAR~ R,i;:goLUTIONG ••. ---· · H~aclnth1 9·6600 • · MAln 2-6328 ,, ··J �. .. .Juiuar1 1, 198t . . . ·B lame ·Biz Cheats For -HCL Increase _ • • f • . WASHINGTON-One of President · Eisenhower's closest. advisers has placed ~.· good deal of the blame for 'inflation .$quarely on the shoulders of busiriess. Speaking at a conference of · 47 org·a nizations . ~ called to protect the public the Market Place" was called .by from business cheats, Dr. Ray- the Federal Trade Commission to niond J. Saulnier, the President's . alert buyers on the decepti\'.e sellchief ·economic adviser~ criticized Ing techniques of "gyp''. sellers. It business m~n for not cutting drew. representatives from 47 prices. major civic, . professional and welwhen I walk farf: agencies. · . /'Sometimes tllrough the shops, l wonder If I'm · Earl w. · Kintner, chairman of being asked to buy something or the FTC, s~id that the conference purchase an equity in ·the· busi- would perform a great service if it ness," he said-1he oniy significant removed "the blissful blindfold of reductions in the · cost-!lf-living ignorance ·from the ·eyes" of index have co~e frqm lower food susceptible "sucker-buyers/' · prices, he noted, Dirly Competition . Saulnier's re~'1'ks came in the . · 1 . course of two..day confereri e set He claimed that reputab.l e bu~-9 up by the us ·G overnment seeking ness.men w~lcom~d the c~mm~s­ to infohn the buying public of the sioL s ~ampa1gn because it was d1smany frauds and· phony "bargains" couragmg to hone~~ bus~ess~en . utilized by businessmen to extract tft - see. customers flockin~ to a -Seafarer Steve Carr points out some of the features of Cities cash from the unwary. competitor . whose .mo~.als are. as Service tanker ';nodel to son, Steve Jr., during visit to Union hall. The ' conference on "Trickery in rotten as his b~gains. Mr. Kmt- _ _ _ __:..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ner said that hlB agency intended to ·be vigilant in' tracklng down J1shonest merchants but called for business itself to take the lead in ·. self-discipline ·and self-:.-egula~ion. -----~-~_. Buyers were warned to be es'· , , ·lOHPh Leslie pecially wary ,of:. Magazine· soliciCharles W. Ely tors who go · from 'door to door, AU of the following SIU ·familie.s have received a $200 mateT;nit11 ex-SS Flortda claims of storm door and window Contact Dick Irving a~ · Rassnet:, salesmen on " how much their benetit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the babJ('s name: Miller and Roth, 20 ~E First Ave- product will save in fu~l bills, Mary Joan Casarez,'born NovemSandra Dee Banlio, born Decemnue, Miami 32, Florida. · sal~smen who want to use private ber 4, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs . ·b er 15, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs-. t t t homes as a "demonstration" house Joaqu1n C. ~ai:nio, Houston, Tex. Calizto Casarez, Houston, Tex. to sell items such as siding, roof; : t t .t ' Rudy Maple1 .. · ;t. . t t · ''Write - Floyd Williams, 1170 Ing or carpet~. an~ . signing coni Michele Violet De Boissiere, Steven· R07 Butts,. born NovemUnion, ·Memphis, . Tennessee, 01" .tracts or ·promissory notes. ·for ber 23; 1959, to Seafarer. and Mrs. born Novtmiber 20, 1959, to Se~~ products sold from door-to-door. c~Ii Blt 5-8143. farer and ·Mis: 'Rudy P. De BoisThe President's . chief economic Hermon B. Butts, Mobile, Ala.. : siere, Lexington, .Va. t t ;t. adviser, Dr. Raymond J. ·S aulnier t ;\:. t . "t t . t . Charles P. Moore Joyce Ann .Carver, born October addressed the conference apd critiJohn Joseph Ferreira, Jr., born Es-Chfokasaw 11 1959 to Seafarer and Mrs. cized the reputable busin.e ss men November 1,, 1959, to Seafarer. and Your gear is at the Mobile SIU !or !J.Ot lowering prices. N~ah c. 'carver, Richmond, Calif. hall, • • · Mrs. John Ferreira,' Baltimore, Md. a \, 'I .. ,. Personals ·---'"!'. . t I I ;t. ;\:. Harry L. Cheatham · . Contact Mrs. Addie Chalmers Harris, 469 W. 163 Street, AJjartment LE, New York 32, NY. t t . t Crewmembers ... SS Steel Advocate Feb: 6-May 15, 1958 Contact Seafarer Perry Martin · Federson as soon as possible: Urgent. He can be Teached at 356 55th Street, Brooklyn 20, NY. t t t <:!hecks from Suwannee Steamship Company are being held in New York for the following Seafarers: .K enneth K. Kemmis, James McMahon, Raymond Buckman, Paul· E. Harper, Desire ~e Berre, Ernest T. Squire, William M. Murphy. · Cleveland J. Vincent Call GRanite 6-2537 or wr.ite F. Akers, 5355 Delancey Street, Philadelphia 43, Pa. It concerns your mother's .illness. . SIU BABY ARRlVALS . •.. t . Your Gear ••• _for ship • • • for shore \ Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial sa'{ings by buy·ing at your Union-owned · and Union· · operated Sea Chest store. t ;\:. Angela Regina Foster, born December '1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs•. Floron Foster, Mobile, Ala. . t t t Anna )faria Greaux, born October 22, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Louis Greaux, Texa~ City, Tex. · t t t t t t . ' t .t ;\; Marli: Nicholas Holm, born November 30, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. . Dolph E. Holm, North Babylon, LI, NY. Michael Patrick Parsons, born November ·4, 1959~ to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank E. Parsons, Mobile~ Ala. Catherine Comella Richerson, born Qctober 27, 1959, to Seafarer · and Mrs. Berli,n H. Ricl~erson, Prichard, Ala. NEWS H. EADLIN~S IN REVIEW �t Vol. ·XXll No. ·1 • • 0 FF I C I AL 0 R G A N 0 f · TH E S·eA FA"R E·R S l,N TERN~ T Ip N Al ·..0 N I 0 N GU .L F . DIST RI C.T ' • AFl-CIO~ • · The s~tu And 'Marilim_ e In J~9.5~9; .,,- • If~ • 'f f lifeboat school and upgrading trainlng cent SIU . affiliate the New . ~.e.dford for ordinaries aµd wipers. - As a result, . ·Flshermen•S' · Union; established · itself almost~50 Seafarer~ have successfully . firmly . IJl... it_S . !Jldustry. obtainlpg:j olid passed the Coast Guard's life boat test contract be.nefits pfus '\Yelfare protection. in New York alone. . _ Another group~ the );sso Tanker M~n·s Anoiher program affecting the wellUnion, aftiU,a ted · dI,.ectl~.~1wl~li3.tll'e.1,SI.'9 , being of Seafarers, the Atlantic and Gulf of North Anj~ca -io ,.gahl , IRll>P.Or~ tn its Food Program, got underwtiy this . year, · figl!t to. free Ess!> . mei,i from ~ompany unto·n domination,. . , . ., ., , " bringing the benefits of the SIU fe~ding plan to virtually all SIU·contracted ships. Whlt's in~the oUing for 1960? Coming A group .of field supervisors representup in' the year fo.r ,sure are the openings ing the program have. been servicing SIU-contracted companies helping to 'install standards of feeding, · storing and service. Formerly, individual companies had their own food consultants who could not be utilized by other companies• .In the Washil:igton aren11. th.e major issue dealt with by the Union involved the actions of the Interstate Commerce • '°. CommissioD ag~inst domestic shipping• Over 300 Seafarers marched in Labor Day parad~ in · New York syf!lbolizing As a result of a consistent ICC policy favoring the railroads, the domestic snipUnion's role in New York labor movement. ping industry was in a serious decline with se'Veral major cases pending in and was threatened with e"1inction. The · Another eventfulyear iJ?. the turthe courts or at the National Labor. ReSIU fought successfully against extenbulent maritime industry has c·ome· lations Board involving the SS FIOrida, sion of ICC authority to cover Alaska to a close. Despite the continuSS Yarmouth and· S Sea Level, among shipping and on behalf ,of fair treatment ation of a slump in US-flag mariothers. for shipping and seamen at the hands qf time activity which saw the US the ICC. At the year's close, · there in Al~o~ · fle;t~ ·helped privately-owned merchant fleet sink to were ldications that the ICC was sltift· cor:tf pa,ny win , National Safety a postwar lpw, Seafarers enjoyed imIng its policy to meet some of the ob· ~ouncil . a ward. · ' proved shipping over the previous year. jections raised by the Union and ship Other gains for SIU men were obtained of new halls for Seafarers in the ports operators. · . particularly in the area of improved o( Philadelphia and New Orleans, with In the welfare area, important addi· Tlie SIU also went to bat with the protection. Philadelphia due -to be ready ' Irt a 'few tions were made to the benefits and.proCoast Guard on the issue of Coast 'Guard. The most significant development in weeks. Also scheduled is the first" sail· hearing procedure: A set of proposed tection enjoyed by· SIU men. and their 1959 was the agreement between the ing of the atom-powered : passenger· Coast Guard regµlations covering disfamilies. A new service, · the SIU Blood SIU and the _National Maritime Union cargo ship Savannah. · Sevqral steamship ciplinary measures ·against seamen drew Bank, was set up. Through an exchange to resolve their differences and work tocompanies,, including t he· Sl'.U-contracted arrangement it assures Seafarers and Union f.ire. The Union arg.u ed that these gether on tLe crucial iss~s facing Bull Lines" are plannl~g to make inoves their families anywhere in the US of hearin. g procedures sh. o uld conform as . American seamen. The formal agreeclosely a~ possible to thpse in a court of , toward conta~ner operations· by ..convert:. adequate supplies of blood for trans· ment reached in · January was the outing their existing conventional""ship$; . fn fusion when necessary. In addition, • law, because the. Coast Guard has the growth of successful joint action th!! the offing 'ltlso' is a renewed orgaiiizlng power to take 'a seaman's livelihood tl)e_ Welfare ·P lan's optical benefit was previous December against run-awaycampaign· on the Greal Lakes .next the V1dications are that away. Here too, shipping. During the course of 1959, spring with the l\iTD drive lia~ing- bright. the ·Coast Guard will revise - its ·regula· the SIU and NMU expanded their activprOSP.eCtS o_f lllO!:e s'ignifi'c~n~ .,flCJOfie9. tions. to meet some ,of the objections ities in this a·r ea on a number of fronts. Here, ,briefly, are a few 9f th.e o~her ._,, · , · ,. .. raised. · developments of· the past year: ••• .,i, 4 ' 11 • - ' Added SIU Welfare Benefits Union o ·rive On Runaways Activities Of ' ""' Affiliated Unions , Among the developmel}ts were ~dop­ tion of a new policy by the maritime unions pf the world in the. International Transportworkers Feder11tion. The new . position, which was proposed initially by. the US unions, recognized that the own;; ership or control of a runaway-flag ship is the key to which country's maritime __ union had organizing rights on a given ship. The o1d ITF policy determined organizing rights accQrding _to the nationality of the crew. As a resu!t, US maritime .unions have established their right to sign up seamen on runaway ships own·ed . or controlled by American operations. To further that end, they have established a new union, the International Matitime Workers Union; which will concentrate on runaway-ship crews. At the same ·time, a number of gains were made by the SIU in its fight to obtain full legal jurisdication over American-controlled runaways. This battle - has not yet been fully-resolved, '4ews Roun. d~U:p: In Brief ... .· , ' 1 ' 1 : ••• \ • ' _There , were . notable developin~nts·, in organizing and contract . galns amortg ·afTh~ 'Mtssiss~ppl ' ShJpplng :...Coµipany . oi:der'ed . three new....-:,.•air..-conditioned filial;ed unions. Out .pn the Great Lakes, freight sship~ ,as-:- P,_aft o( its_.. reP,lacement a coordina.teci- multi-union· drive. through the Maritime· Trades D,e partment' made program ... Siniilar~.Y" t'1e On;t~.is inter· considerable h'eagway among non-union ests finally got a.round to ordering three Lakes seamen. It was crowned . by the new sup~rtan~ers, incl\Jding .one 104,000· Great Lakes Distr'ict's stunning election _ ton mQnster, for V:~ctory parriers •.• The victory in the ·1'2~ship Reiss fleet' as the SIU conventiori met in Montreal in MaJ Four liv~s were lost when Santa and drafted a program dealing· with ma• . -Lakes shipping season closed. Important Rosa sheered off Valchem s~ack, gains wer& recorded as well by- the ·jo.r pr,o~lems faci'!' · its a.ffiliates , " •• SIU's il~x:b,!)r ,;mdJnland Waterways DiHarry Bridges· ~ent ·first to Moscow, ripped into· midship house. :vision, Marine Allied Workers Division ~ then to . Tol<yo to! rally. -Asian unions extended to Philadelphia arid ·· · · against· the .vs and then ·embraced ,,, San Fran•· · •• and the PuE!'rto }liCo Division._ A re··~ cisco, and the Medical Department, .of :Khrushchev . as .,"comrade" ii;i · San l'.ran· , cisco ., · •• Five more $6,000, four.:Year tile Welfare Plan opened another diag:schol.a rships: were· awarded S~afarers and , nostic and examination .clinic, this one . , . Statistics . for the caMnqar year ln Houston. ~J.959 were not conwlete .as the SEA· children of Seafarers • . . the Maritime Substantial improvements were made · F ARERS LOG went to press but they · Administration began the sale of. some also in benefits provided Seafarers' deshowed some in.teresting develop- ~ . 1,200 boneyard Libertys· for scrap • . • ments and progress. · independent tanker operators 'pressed for pendents and retired old timers under the hospital-surgical-medical plan. Tpe In the co'\!J:se-of tne year, the· Sea· a ,gual'.anteed i;hare of the n~tioi.i.:s oil lm· allowance for daily hospital payment~ . farers. Welfare Plan received..-reports ports for US-flag ships. ... the LOG won of the. deaths of, 106 SIU men. In the' Labor Press award -for. the ·best leawent up from $10 ·to. $15 and the total . hospital extras allowance 'was boosted .to " the same'' periodi the Plan· reported ' ture .. •' The Great La~es SIJ!. w9n agree•I $400. ·· . , · · · ·· ·"" ' 326 cliildren born to the · families of ment on comprehens.ive welfare coverage Seafarers. These are remarka)lly and a seniorl.ty sy.stem • •• Several SIU The SIU's shipboard sa-fety progr~ ships entered tl~e $e~way' ti~de empha· ·· , received· a boost when the Nationai Safeclose to the ·s tatis,tics of 1958 witJl ·' ty Council awarded the SIN~manned 103 deaths .ind 326 births respective:-· sizing ,tli'e iJilpor.tance of the,new art~ry " ly .for .the ·f.u ll. year. to Seafarers ~ •• ·the Maritime AdminlsiAlcoa Steamship Company the·first: prize in · the marine - industfy. ·safety,, contest . On the shipping side, figuring the tra!ion showed .o·ff , a . new, ~esi~n for · · '' ; : snips' foc'sles which made extensive use and several individQal S)U'.fihi_p's :scored ·· year from1 mid-December, 1958 . to ,...\ ot1'tstan4ing- saf~ty. r~cor~s in tpe yeru;, , i>ecember ' 9, 1959, 29,62'1 ' jobs., had of ".'baked' ih" color~ ••• Italian seamen, been shipped/ in . all ·~1u PQrtii, ~n t · went on strike,.Jor' sP< w':,e,k8,·tci .wj{l, ~. · On the other si4!e· pf' tliei ~oin;- there was ~ one ser.iyus ,shjp -~ollision involving ~P... '· average of~ s~glitly les~ · than_ _1,200 I ' • • nine percent " focreas.e-- o~et. thei): ~ !$60 . . ~:\ SIU-manned ·vessel; That was when ..the. _t'.t' ' J9b"s·; e~ery . two ·w:~eks. Tliis was a monthly- base "p.ay. r . ~ 115, OQO..New 'V.orl&: Grace ·liner Santa Rosa coliided with th'e ~cp)lsia~rable. ..hnpi;ovement ovei: · the ' · ' unJon .member~, · includinl~M· 'SJ?afare~ tanker Valchem '. o..Ef, the Jer~e? coa~. ·· · _. 26~01)7 ' .jo~s SltlPpt.~.. dttffug ~he 1958. . p~rtici~a,te~: in ·th.e fir'sfJ.a~or ,DilY" P~· . : . Three Seafarers and an. engin!!er "On the : year. It r~flects in "par.t the partial·. ra.de in m~ny years ,• •• the. Int~rpa,~to~l ,, ' Valchem were .killed: , $ubsequently, th~ " 'ii.. reeovery· o( th~ 1"Sbipping ..in~ustf·Y , - -Longshoremen's Ai;soclation111erged.:w1th . . Coa_st:. ~uard tiroug~:~- ~n~gh~~nce: charges. ~~om the ~'*-st~ ofi t}Je~~~5B ii'ec.~ssl<!~• ' .: , ihe ~tntepiat~o'~a~ Bi;othe~hqod ... ~f--.Long-: ·· 1 ...... · agamst the skippers ·a.nd is.econ~ mat~ 9£·; .-J ,as....well as; ') \~81}Uliion~sr1spcp~S,S ; 1, , ' ~ shoieme1' ·a~· r~o~ned ~he, 4FL-~IO .•1•• • l. ' ·both v~ss.~ls. ,, · . ., .; . .' : .. ·1 , • r 1 .,. • brfn~l~~ ad~tiona~ ishlps unl'ler. ~c6n~ ~.tec~e.rs ~ ~lflllte~:t: to demo~;h ~hi\':' old {;, , Additional tralni.ng fJ¢11iti~~ :~ot . se~-:,.: · ;.~fl•«:~•).l!\t~h;.as, ,.tJte\yfSuw~n~~r S~am:- . , ; ·~t~ne ~t~eet l!jJ.la~l. ,f~J;''!1' ~'-P:l~4~i:n: ·iq~~ce-' , .' farers were ·~ad_e- ay~itab~ at ,,head9tiar• ' ;i.:ft: s_hip·fffi~sslle ··flee.t 3·amqng .·othe1:'•: · '. , •l· ..,, · ; ~ten~.,s~ree.~ liiJl.~Qe11e SJU: ~ ~ad ·1t9· : .• < 1 ' I+" . ! ~ · · · •; . tera. · These ·new ficillties .ihclude4 • " · :. 1 ·' ' • • •· . J!ead~ua ersf · '· · ·· llf .: · ·~. :.·"i.. ~ " +. ' I I .. . gra~uatJ'd 2~ classes of SIU ' men . . ~ ' '.. ~ 'J. • ,. ,1 ~ .m , •• - ' J " • ' ,. ' -.. ~ r[.."+ .f' ·;:: r:/lr'4 .•. . ~ ... ; .•. ·~ _. ~ > ·1~(, ' -. ~ • '• • ;t# 1' ;:-. ' f'o .,., _,.... ''tl .~ "'°"' 1';!1.""" • t' 1•f • I '.,-' , i' 'I I' • ~ •.~ ·U '- U1.i1 ~jJ· ~ , • r- •, Jr f ~I ~ . ·~ • 1/ I ,! 1r'f-.~, ! , ' I ,_ •,, . ) • ft 1j ~!' ~ll · I ., t1•14 ';(~ •J "1'1 w l•i'» ·• . l ;f ._.. ·~, .. du. r ~·· t *"' , .. . I > '-r- ; .• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 1, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: START WORK ON HALL IN N’ORLEANS ILA WRAPS UP GULF CONTRACTS SIU BENEFIT TOTALS NEARLY $20 MILLION PLAN SENATE QUIZ OF ICC SHIPPING AT 3-YR. PEAK APL BUYING SS LEILANI NO-PAY SHIP PEDDLED OFF PHILA. PORT TESTS SHIP RADIOPHONE METAL TRADES ASSAIL RUNAWAY PRACTICES 1960 SHOWDOWM YEAR ON SEVERAL MARITIME ISSUES ICC-RAIL COMBINE FACES THOROUGH SENATE INQUIRY ALGINA NAMED HEAD OF SAFETY PLAN BUDGET BUREAU’S PROPOSAL: ‘WRECK WHOLE US MARITIME’ RUNAWAY IS PEDDLED OFF FOR $21,500 SEAFARER LEADING IRIQUOIS FIGHT FOR TREATY RIGHTS NY PRDICTS DROPOFF IN NEXT PERIOD A&G FOOD PLAN PUBLISHES NEW MEAT-BUYING GUIDE FIVE WORLD TRAMP SHIPS SOLD; MORE VESSEL AUCTIONS PLANNED BRIDGES UNION DELEGATES COZY UP TO KHRUSHCHEV MEDICINE $ BEEFS FLOOD KEFAUVER DRUG PROBERS APL PURCHASES LEILANI FOR TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE GREAT LAKES PILOTS’ PLAN BEING AIRED THE SIU AND MARITIME IN 1959 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/01/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 1 1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log