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See Cargo Boom To End Of '56
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Tramp Aid
Sought Anew
In Congress
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Robert E. Phillips, carpenter, and ship's delegate on
w OifflR tfCOTOaCr• the Steel Admiral, stops off at headquarters to vote on
amendments to SIU constitution. He's signing register before getting ballot from
E. Starns, balloting committee member. (Story on Page 3.)
Begin Vote
To Amend SIU
Constitution
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Six Month Review
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stewards Cliff Wilson (left) and Phil Reyes, two
IfieerS #tpprOrUf * of traveling supervisors of SIU's "new look" shipboard
feeding, check cut of meat ffer quality. New feeding system, based on individual or
der preparation, has been success in first year. . (S(ory on Pag^ 5.) .
SIU TRIAL!S
AND APPEALS
Page 10
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New US Tramp Aid Proposed
WASHINGTON—A new proposal to save the fast-shrinking US tramp fleet by setting up a dual rate systetai^plicable
to foreign-flag tramps bidding for "50-50" cargoes was under consideration by the House Merchant Marine Committee this
week. It represents a novel approach to tramp ship problems, by setting up new cargo rule systems.
The measure, introduced by^
Rep, Thomas M. Pelly (RDrifting Raft May Need Seafarers' Assistance
Wash.), is viewed as a means
.iloly
SCHEDULE OF
SlU MEETINGS
SlU membership meefIngs are held regularly
eveiy two weeks on Weclnesd^ nights at 7 PM In
all SlU ports. All "Sea
farers are expected to
attend; those who wish to
be excused should request
permission by telegram
(be sure to include reg
istration number).
The
next SlU meetings will be:
July 25
August 8
August 22
September 5
' September 19
of curbing profiteering by foreignflag ships and discouraging further
transfers from {he US flag.
Although it Kas little chance of
passage in the remaining days of
the current session, it was pre
sented now to allow study of its
basic principles, if the committee
looks upon the bill with favor it
very likely will be reintroduced in
January when Congress convenes
again.
In introducing the new bill, Rep.
Pelly declared: "The American
people ... are .subsidizing not only
our merchant marine but the ships
of other nations flying
foreign
flags and manned by foreign crews.
... In effect, our United States
ships are being driven off the seas
right now, and indirectly and in a
large measure it is our own Gov
ernment cargoes transported on
foreign ships which are causing
this situation."
This bill (HR 12078) is intendedas a companion to an earlier pro
posal by Rep. Pelly to meet the
. same problem by requiring foreign
WASHINGTON — Seafarer
ships to pay US wage rates when
Eric
_ Joseph won his long
ever they carried US Government
fight
to stay in the United
cargoes. The Washington Con
States when Congress passed and
gressman's initial bill would have
Pi-esident Eisenhower signed a bill
been an extension of recognized
granting him permanent residence
wage practices in Governmentin the United States. As a result,
contracted construction work.
the way is clear for Joseph to
Lacked Industry Suppoi-t
apply for US citizenship.
Although it had widespread
A native of India, Joseph was In
support from US maritime unions,
the Staten Island US Public Health
it lacked necessary Government
and industry backing since a large
number of American shipping com
panies operate vessels under run
away flags at the same time and
showed natural reluctance to cut
into their own profits.
The dual rate measure would
apply the existing "fair and rea
sonable" rate rule to foreign
Seafarers on transatlantic runs who may spot this odd-loolclng craft on the way to Europe are
tramps as well as US ships. Under
advised that it's far from hostile. A trio of French Canadians is aboard, trying to get to
present law. Government cargoes
Europe the hard way, by drifting, It is shown as it was seen from a Navy transport about
can be withheld from US ships if
1000 miles east of Halifax-which helped replenish the men's depleted food supplies. They
the rates are not "fair and reason
have more than halfway to go yet on the 25'x35' raft.
able" and in line with going market
rates and operating costs.
Thus, in order to curb profiteer
ing by foreign-flag operators who
are currently charging rates at or
near the US level despite the much
lower operating costs of their
Eric Joseph
vessels, a similar "fair and reason
able" rule would be applied to the
Service hospital five
years ego
runaways based on their own costs.
when he learned that a fellow-Sea
Although the foreign-flag rate
WASHINGTON—The highly profitable aspects of foreign-flag shipping operations were farer, Phil Pron, was going blind
would still be well below the Amer underscored last week by a resolution introduced in the Senate authorizing the sale of 24 as a result of a shipboard accident.
ican rate, it would generally equal surplus coal-burning Libertys to a new West German company. Any move of this scope Joseph voliuiteered the cornea of
ize the margin of profit for US and
one of his own eyes for a transplant,
foreign ships, and encourage great would push US ships out of"
operation which saved Pron's sight.'
the
coal-carrying
trade
per
with
Canada,
Mexico,
Latin
Amer
that
its
enactment
would
fore
er use of American vessels and
The story of his actioii won na
ica or most of the Caribbean is stall Western Europe's increasing
manently.
crews.
tional
acclaim at the time and was
lands
serviced
by
US-flag
vessels,
The coal-burners, which were
dependence on fuel from Commu
operated by the British during all of which accounts for a sizeable nist countries. They say the prob a compelling factor In Congress'
World War II with Indian crews portion of US-flag trade.
lem cannot be solved by building favorable action on his application
The German ships are merely new ships, since European ship for admission to the US.
July 20, 1956
Vol. XVill. No. 15 and then went into lay-up, would
be used to transport US coal to bound "In returning to the United yards are booked to capacity and
Special Law
PAUL HAU,,- secretary-Treasurer
HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, West Germany and other free States . .. (to be). . . operated in American costs are too high.
Under
the
Indian quota, which
Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, European nations to reduce a US ballast and .., not carry cargo Into
Thus they look to the US moth is severely limited, Joseph's
Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK,
ball fleet to bail them out, regard chances for his admission through
Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area coal surplus and relieve a corre any United^ States port."
sponding shortage abroad.
Representative.
Because of the highly controver less of the consequences to US normal Immigration channels were
An Interesting aspect of the res sial nature of the bill and its ad shipping, which counts heavily on very dim. However, a number of
Among Affiliates
Page 11
olution is a clause barring the verse affect on American shipping, expanding coal exports to prop the legislators were Interested in the
Directory Of Halls ..Page 6
West German concern from carry it appears-to stand practically no sagging American merchant ma case and at this session of Congress
ing any cargo Into US ports on re chance of favorable action.
Final Dispatch
Page 10
rine.
Rep. Alfred Sieminski (Dem.-NJ)
turn voyages to the United States,
Inquiring Seafarer ..Page 5
Introduced by Sen. James Duff
At the same time, further deple and Senator Dennis Chavez (Dem.for a period of ten years.
. Labor Roundup
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of Pennsylvania, a major US cpal- tion of the US reserve ship fleet is New Mex.) introduced special leg
Sop To US Shipping
producing center, the proposed underway following Maritime Ad islation which made Joseph's US
Men In Hospitals
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This
was
apparently
inserted
in
sale
takes note-of a major eco ministration approval of the sale entry possible. '
Personals
Page 7
advance to meet objections to the nomic event—^with far-reaching of 12 Cl-MAV-1 freighters to
The SIU assisted Joseph in his
Recent Arrivals
Page 6
deal by US shipping interests and consequences for the US coal in Brazil for domestic operations. The fight for admission by helping him
Shipping Round-Up ..Page 4
maritime unions and "in order to dustry—which occurred in 1951. sale was authorized by Congress with the filing of the numerous
Your Dollar's Worth .. Page 7
legal documents and affidavits
insure that such vessels will not For the first time in history, cok two years ago.
engage in unlimited competition ing coal was brought some 4,000
The House Merchant Marine which strengthened his case.
with American citizens." Thus, on miles from West Virginia to fire Committee last week approved au
aizo
Up until now, Joseph had been
the surface at least, this shows blast furnaces in the Ruhr. Since thorization for the ships to carry sailing on SIU ships as a non
Published biweekly at Tfio headquarters some concem with the state of the then, American coal exports to bulk grain and coal enroute from resident alien Fubject to the re
of the Seafarers international Union, At US_^ merchant marine, observers Western Europe have been expand this country to Brazil after the strictions on shipping imposed
lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fcurt;i npted.
ing rapidly.
purchase is completed. The full under the McCarran-Walter Act
Avenue, Bropklyn 32, NY. Tel
9-6600. Entered as second class m'tfer
However, the cqntract would not^ Hoping To wjjQ p3ss^p^e,Jhp^ .Por- House arid Senate still must act .^d other , legislation, , governing
at the Post Office In Brooklifa,;HY.,:Mnil«r
bar the 24-Siiip fleet from tradirf^i
on this resoluti'Srii
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the Act of Aug. 24, 19IX
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Excellent
Due To Continue
Throughout Year
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A relatively stable outlook of continued good shipping appears to be in pros
pect for Seafarers for the i^mainder of 1956. Several economic and political de
velopments have combined to make it reasonably sure that shipping and ship job
opportunities will continue to zip along at current high levels.
The keys to the current shipping prosperity are coal, oil, grain, farm sur
plus and continued large
breakouts would have given alternative of buying coal in the
shipments of economic and Ship
an immediate shot in the arm to United States. The result is that
military aid. All of them shipping, maritime authorities coal shipments are now a yearOne of four Seafarers to win 1956 SlU $6,000 scholarship
awards, Seafarer George ButenkofF, AB (left), is greeted by
SlU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer J09 Algioa after coming,
ashore in New York from the Seatraih Savannah. He will re
sume training at Newark College of Engineering, Newark,
NJ, in the fall toward study of marine electronics.
show no sighs of slack-off in
the yisible^^fnture and some
may be oh the increase.
Adding- to the prospect of
a reiatively -stable shipping
picture is the decision of the
Federal Maritime Board to with
hold ship , breakouts despite the
many rayiests for tonnage. While
Seafarers Balloting On
Constitution Changes
Voting began July 12 in all ports on proposed amendments to the SIU constitution after a
rank-and-file constitutional committee brought in a report favoring the proposals with some
slight modifications (See report pages 14 and 15). The 28-day referendum votd will decide
on mechanical changes" in>
SIU election procedures which placed each night; and they provide mechanical alterations.
outport participation in the
The 28 day referendum vote will
are designed to strengthen for
final tally."
secrecy of the ballot and erect
Committee Clarifications
more safeguards around the mem
In approving the proposals, the
bership's voting rights.
The committee report was committee made some changes
written by a six-man rank and file designed to clarify the seatime
body elected at the June 27 head- requirements for holding office.
It specified that the four months
seatime in the calendar year of an
SIU election be in an unlicensed
capacity, as well as the three years'
over-alT seatime requirement. The
original amendment did not specify
unlicensed seatime, but did spell
out a requirement that the fourmonths' seatime be served on ships
under contract to the SIU in the
calendar year of the election. As
in the past, service as an official
or employee of the Union is accept
able . In lieu of the four month
provision, but the three year re
quirement stands for all candidates
for office.
The "lame duck" provision men
tioned by the*committee calls for
newly-elected officers to take office
midnight of the night that the
tallying committee report Is ac
cepted. Previously they had to
wait until midnight, March 31,
months after the conclusion of
voting.
Other amendments change the
voting period to November 1-December 31 from the old period of
November 15 to January 15; set
Making sure he's got his
up a 14-man tallying committee to
vote in early on the pro
include eight outport representa
posed SIU constitutional
tives; set an earlier date, Septem
amendments, Seafarer Bill
ber 1, for the election of a cre
Rogers, AB, casts his ballot
dentials committee as well as other
at .headquarters.
Voting
ends August 8.
quarters meeting. It was approved
at the July 11 meetings in all ports
and voting got underway the fol
lowing day.
The committee noted that "the
proposed amendments improve the
election procedure by adding pro
visions of great benefit to the vot
ing members. They also eliminate
Tame duck' periods; they call for
an official depository such as a
bank ... in which the ballots are
'Can-Shakers'
Have No OK
The membership is again
cautioned to beware of persons
soliciting funds on ships in be
half of memorials or any other
so-called "worthy causes."
No "can-shakers" or solici
tors have received authoriza
tion from SIU headquarters to
collect funds. ,
come to a close on August 8. If the
amendments are approved, they
will apply to the forthcoming SIU
elections this Tall.
have argued that they would dam
age shipping in the long run by
continuing the old "boom and
bust" pattern that has plagued the
maritime industry.
By holding breakouts down the
FMB expects to produce reason
ably full employment for privatelyowned American ships and their
crews. It is expected that the good
earnings of the operators will then
be translated into modernization
of the American merchant fleet as
well as improvements for crewmembers.
On the cargo side, an entirely
new pattern of coal shipments has
been set this year and is expected
to prevail in the long range. Pre
viously coal shipments would get
a temporary fillip if there was a
cold winter in Europe, but would
breathe their last gasp when
spring came.
Now both Great Britain and
West Germany, formerly the sup
pliers of the European coal mar
ket, find they cannot dig enough
coal to take care of their own
needs. That leaves them and all
other European nations with the
Court Again Hits
CC Screening
round proposition.
It is expected that 15 miilion
tons of coal will go to Europe
alone this coming fall and winter,
which adds up to the staggering
total of 1,500 Liberty ship voyages
in this area alone. The result is
that many contracts are being
signed for long term charters.
Tankers are also doing well. Al
though layups are normal in early
spring, the tankers kept on run
ning. Right now charterers say
that tanker business is way above
summertim,e normal. From here on
in the tanker busy season begins,
which means steady employment
for them the remainder of 1956.
Adding to shipping business is a
steady fiow of grain cargoes and
other farm products. The US farm
surplus disposal program got un
derway originally on the basis of
a $750 million shipment ceiling.
That figure was doubled earlier in
the year to $1.5 billion and the
Senate has just hiked the ceiling
to $3 billion. Grain and cotton are
two big items in this program.
Foreign aid appropriations are
also on the increase this year with
military and economic aid going
heavily to Asiatic regions includ
ing Korea, Formosa, Japan, Indo
china, Pakistan among other coun
tries.
Even the current steel strike has
failed to dampen the shipping pic
ture with heavy imports of iron
ore and other raw materials sure
to resume once the mills get back
to work.
The final topping to the shipping
SAN FRANCISCO—The Federal District Court here has
ordered the Coast Guard to issue seamen's papers immedi
ately to some 400 seamen who were screened off the ships I picture is supplied by the domestic
trades which are beginning .to see
under the maritime security''"
program. The order follows a Korean War. Most of the men the light after ten years in the dol
previous US court ruling affected by the screening were drums. All operators in the coast
which threw out the old Coast
Guard screening program as un
constitutional.
However, it appeared doubtful
that the screened men would get
tlieir papers as the Coast Guard
and the Department of Justice
apparently intend to file an appeal
fr.om the District Court decision.
Appeals Court Ruling
The 9th Federal Circuit Court
of Appeals had thrown out the old
screening program last October
mainly on the grounds that accused
seamen were denied the right to
confront and cross-examine wit
nesses who testified against them.
Since then the Xoast Guard and
the Department of Justice have
revised the screening rules and
the Coast Guard has refused to
issue new documents to screened
seamen on the ground that they
have to be re-screened under the
new regulations.
The group of screened men then
went to court and got an injunc
tion ordering the Coast Guard to
Issue them new seamen's papers.
The court ruled that the Coast
Guard could screen them after they
got their papers back, but not
before.
The original screening program
wajs set up by President Truman's
bVdeV baclt' in' 1951 during the
members of the pro-Soviet Na
tional Union of Marine Cooks and
Stewards and longshoremen who
Were members of the West Coast
International Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's Union, headed by
Harry Bridges.
The NUMC&S has since col
lapsed as a result of an SIU of NA
election defeat and has been re
placed on West Coast ships by the
Marine Cooks and Stewards union,
an SIU of North America affiliate.
wise and intercoastal services now
find more than enough cargo offer
ings, which is quite a switch from
the situation prevailing in the
post-war years. Plans for trailertanker combination ships and rollon roll-off vessels are bright spots
in this trade.
Favorable Congressional action
on construction of new passenger
ships would pile further shipping
opportunities on top of the cur
rent healthy shipping picture.
Giant CS Tanker Sails
BALTIMORE—Manned by a full SIU crew, the supertanker
Cities Service Baltimore completed sea trials and went into ac
tive operations late this week. The giant ship is the first of three
new 32,650-deadweight-ton sister ships due to go into service
this year.
Built for the company's coastwise service, they have double
the capacity of two T-2 tankers and sleek modern accommoda
tions including individual staterooms for each crewman.
All three ships are being built at Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows
Point, Md., yards, where the second ship, the Cities Service
Miami, is being rushed to completion in time to begin operations
next month. The Baltimore was launched last March and the
third Ship is due to be ready, in December.
The next issue of the SEAFARERS LOG will carry a feature
story on the giant ship, including photographs by a photographer
for the LOG wbp is now aboard the ship.
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5IU Medkdl Center HOW AMERICAN UNIONS SERVE
Plan Hears Vfrap-Up
EVERY AMERICAN
NEW YQRK—Joirxtly-operated Union medical centers
which will be set up in. or near SIU halls in major ports
eventually will do away with a lot of the medical difficulties
and red tape Seafarers now*
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binding under the JJnion contract.
face.
Many of the present prob Establishment of the medical
In World War H milUona di droit ago
Amoricoiui woro rojociod lor modicol
rooaons. Moid ol
ccniaos could
hoTO boon clocorod up by modkod
euro during thoir youth. Tho USA is
the pnly democracy in the world with:
out a program to fanprore the coun
try's healA. The American MedlcrJ
Association — the doctor's lobby —
brags of the $1,500J)00 it spent to kill
legislation which would' have cstab^
iished a token pr^am of aid to rick
cmd injured Americans.
SF Perking
As Shipping
Shows Rise
SAN FRANCISCO
Still
inching up, shipping here con
tinued to be good during the
center program, which is not too
far off, would set up a series of
past two weeks, with quite a few
mutually-agreed-upon rules in
ships' in port to be serviced.
stead of the variety of standards
- The -future looks even brighter,
relied on by the companies. FuJJy
Port Agent Leon Johnson com
staffed, modern-equipped centers
mented, watching that eo'stkl ball
will be set up to handle the medi
closely. Registration ran ahead of
cal examination program. shipping again, equalling the mark
Lengthy Discussions
reached last period, in readiness
Plans and final details for the
for another full burst of activity.
first of four planned medieal eenThree Sign-Ons
ters have been under discussion
Two payoffs and three sign-ons
"for some time among Union and
American unions have taken the
accounted for the business of the
company officials, and are ex
only steps to bring medical care
period. The Orion Pl.anet 'Colo
pected to be put. into effect soon.
within the range of the overage
nial) and Afoundria (Waterman)
AmericaiL Union welfare plans pro
Meanwhile, shipping remained
vide hospitrd-si^cal care for millions.
came In and went out again, and
good in the port, especially for
'Free preventative medicol care has
the Coetu: d'Alehe Victory (Victory
rated engine department men. It
also been pioneered by unions -with
Carriers) signed on.
fell off slightly from the past pe
mobile X-Bay units, trlinics and hedth
centers. ' No other group hos done
riod, but still provided more than
On the in-transit ship roster
more than the unions to make all
ample opportunities for those men
were the Steel Designer, Steel Voy
Americans heolthier.
ager (Isthmian); Massmar, Texmar
ready and willing to ship.
(Calmar); Alice Brown 'BloomThe coming period should be
field); Fairland (Waterman), and
about the same, with several ships
Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Trans). None
due in from long trips. A total of
of them had any major beefs.
22 ships were paid off, 5 signed
on foreign artieles and 16 were
in transit during, the last two
SEATTLE—Free of beefs, with weeks. One ship, the Carolyn
all branch affairs running along (Bull), eame out of lay-up and took
okay, this port has everything un a full erew, as expected.
der control except shipping. Job
Stricken with a perforated appendix at sea with no doctor aboard. Seafarer Israel Ramos
activity has slowed to a crawl.
was
spared possible complications recently when the Alcoa Pointer raced across the Carib
One long-awaited payoff, the
bean
into an unscheduled port where he could he treated.
Longview Victory iVictoi'y Car
Ramos was reported recov-"*
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riers) failed to show up again dur
ering rapidly from surgery the efforts of the captain to get was successful, Bruce added: "It's
ing the past period, and still an
The only unionized taxicab
three days later, when the him into port, he is okay today." deeds like this that make one feel
other, the Jefferson City Victory,
company in Savannah is the
Pointer arrived in Aruba, after
operated by the same company, is
proud to be sailing an SIU ship."
Enroute To Maracalbo
Garden City Cab Company,
having dropped him off at Wilalso due. Between them, they
also known as the Checker
The Pointer was enroute from
lemstad, Curacao, in the emer Puerto Cabello to Maracaibo, Ven
could pep up siiipping here con
Cab Company, whose tele
gency. The company agent in ezuela, when Ramos was stricken.
siderably, Port Agent Jeff Gillette
phone is 5133, 5134. Yellow
Aruba provided the "encouraging" After his pains got worse late at
noted.
Cab is still non-union and is
news that Ramos, an oiler, would night, the skipper diverted the
No payoffs or sign-ons were han
resisting all efforts at organ
be fit to travel within a week.
dled during the last two weeks, as
ization.
ship into Willemstad harbor in
four in-transit ships supplied the
The port of Savannah mem
Made I^im Comfortable
stead of going on. There he was
only activity. These were the
bership aided -in the organiz
"Thanks to the part played by examined by a doctor and disem
Fairland 'Waterman), and . three
ing of the Garden City com
the deck and engine department in barked by launch for hospitaliza
Calmar ships, the Texmar, Masspany, and is on record to
making Brother Ramos comfort tion, while the ship continued on
mar and Seamar. They were all
patronize only union cabs.
able after he was stricken," ship's to Maracaibo.
in good shape.
reporter Leo Bruce wrote, "and to
Grateful that the mercy mission
lems arise from unfair standards
Imposed by company doctors which
are, in turn, rejected by doctors at
the US Public Health Service hos
pitals. The problem , is that even
though most Seafarers later get a
clean bill of health from the
USPHS medicos, they find; that
someone else has been called for
their job and the ship has sailed.
This duplication of efforts by
the USPHS doctors stems from
the lack of a uniform set of medi
cal requirements' agreed to by the
Union and the shipping companies.
The result is that Seafarers con
stantly invoke the protection af
forded them in SIU working agree
ments to have a USPHS doctor
check their fitness for duty.
The findings of the USPHS are
SeattleLullDue
To End Shortly
Ship Diverted To Save Seafarer
Ride Union Cabs
in Savannah
June 27 Through July 10
Registered
Port
Deck
A
Boston ...
New York
4
108
20
53
9
9
8
27
84
8
27
9
15
6
I''
Norfolk
Savaunai
Tampa
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%-
Deck
B
Lake Charles.,
1
Seattle
3
20
7
22
7
5
3
12
18
10
14
5
13
7
Deck
A
fell;' : '/U
Total
Deck
B
387
146
Eng.
A
Ens.
B
10
73
9
36
5
1
10
31
64
8
14
7
13
8
Stew.
A
3
32
4
28
6
6
3
13
25
10
10
4
20
, 6
Eng.
A
289
3
61
13
39
6
3
9
19
75
3
20
6
20
7
Stew.
B
0
23
6
20
8
3
1
9
25
8
6
4
9
5
Total
A
Total
B
Total
Reg
6
75
17
70
21
16
7
34
68
28
30
13
42
18
Total
B
23
317
59
198
41
29
34
111
291
47
91
35
90
39
Total
Reg.
445
1405
17
242
42
128
20
13
27
77
223
19
61
22
48
21
Eng.
B
Stew.
A
Stew.
B
'fltotal
A
170
284
129
060
Shipped
r
Port
W' i:
h
PT'., '
p- iV
K.-.
it. • !
1
1'
Boston
New York
Deck
A
..
79
..
1?
.
.
5
19
0
Norfolk
Savannah
Tampa ...
Lake Charles.
Houston . . .:
Wilmington ..
Seattle
Deck
B
3
17
9
11
4
1
4
8
13
10
5
0
13
1
Deck Deck
•••'A .'
B•
• 2^.
101
Deck
C
2
19
0
3
4
1
0
5
28
0
2
2
1
0
Eng.
A
4
43
10
31
3
1
4
21
56
7
14
1
12
1
Deck ,
C (
67
208
^g.
B
1
28
9
15
2
4
3
8
22
13
9
2
9
' 0
Eng.
i.n»B
n;^(25.
Enj.
5
32
7
3
3
4
1"
8
31
5
2
2
0
5
108
Stew.
A
4
51
9
22
2
2
5
7
50
6
0
1
14
1
Stew.
A-
183
I
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Stew. Stew. Total
B
C
A
0
19
5
11
3
2
3
7
24
. 4
3
1
8
0
0
18
2
9
1
1
1
10
43
2
e
3
0
1
11
173
31
95
6
6
13
54
151
18
34
7
45
2
Total
A '
Total
B
4
64
23
37
9
7
10
23
61
27
17
3
30
1
Total
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<y99!..r.,01..i 646; - 316,
Total Total
Ship
C
7
69
9
15
8
6
2
23
102
7
4
7
-1
6
22
306
63
147
23
19
25
100
314
52
55
17
76
0
1226
• SIU shipping leveled off somewhat in the past two weeks,
but still held to a g(x>d pace. The total number of men dis
patched was 1,228. Registration increased slightly to a total
of 1,405 men.
The present picture is somewhat misleading, especially since 10 out
of 14 A&G ports showed declines Over the previous period. But the
previous report was^ut of the ordinary, with almost 1,500 men shipped.
New Orleans Sets Record
At the saRie time, New Orleans and San Francisco increased again.
In the ease of the Crescent City, the rise produced the biggest ship
ping period the Louisiana port has had in over 31 months, since De
cember, 1953.
On the West Coast, San Francisco has been the only port to stay
out of the doldrums while Atlantic and Gylf coast ports have been
enjoying prosperity, and this held true again for the last period. Tampa
and Boston, meanwhile, remained at the same level as before.
At" least two ports. Baltimore and Philadelphia, have suffered a
crimp in job activity as a result of the steel strike, which has caused
the lay-up of a number of Calmar and Ore ships. In turn, New York
and Mobile, though a bit slower than usual, were still quite active.
Class A. Up Again
In terms of seniority shipping, the class A portion rose to 521^ per
cent and class B-to 26 percent, while class C dropped to 2V/^ percent.
Thus, the balance between class A and classes B and C together was
slightly restored. In the previous period, more B and C men'were
shipped than In class A.
The class C shipping was again highest in the engine department,
and New Orleans again set a record for class C activity in a single'
two-week period.
The following .is the forecast port by port: BOSTON: Fair , . . NEW
YORK: Good . . . PHILADELPHIA: Good . . . BALTIMORE: Good...
NORFOLK: Should improve . . , SAVANNAH: Fair . . . TAMPA:"Fair
. . . MOBILE: Good . . . NEW ORLEANS: Slowing up . . . LAKE
CHARLES: Good . . . HOUSTON: Slow ^ . WILMINGTON: Slow...
SAN FRA^^CIS€0: Good ... SEAT^Iilj. Pjiir. :
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SEAFAHEHS LOG
Senaie Sets $3 BiHh§h - v
Surplus Export Target
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Quttfion: Whit* collar workart ar* fallihg far behind in their
income level. What do you believe is the reason they haven't
become union-minded and advanced their income?
Hei;bert Reeve, pumpman: White
Alex Arnostou, FOW; Unions
have fought and tried to organize collar {feople seem to get settled
' into the job they
white coUar
are doing and
workers many
take the boss'
times, such as in
word on every
the Wall Street
thing. They
strike.
People
would be better
in offices have
oi0t if they would
enough educa
be unionized but
tion to know
they don't seem
they should be
to
know
the
long to an organ
gains unions
ization but they
seem to think unions are for fac have made and they are set in
their ways.
tory workers, not them.
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Victor. Dooa; cook: Office people
Roy Guild, AB: They are unin don't seem to be too familiar with
formed and are lulled Into a false the kind of bene
sense of security
fits which ^unions
by promises from"
give their mem
management to
bers. They don't
the effect that
know the' full
they don't need
story of the gains
unions and that
unions have
tlie company will
made in recent
take care of them
years and need to
at all times. They
be info r m e d
only find out
about them.
what the score
That might explain why they,
Is when its too late.
don't join 4ip.
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Pedro Gonzales, bosun: It's just
Antonio Gonzalez, boson: Peo
ple that don't believe in unions that they don't know what a union
Is and what it
work steady with
can do for them.
one company and
They think that
think they belong
they are able to
to the company.
get along without
They seem to
union protection
have the idea
and help in get
they will become
ting them condi
president oiv vicetions. The result
president some
is that they fall
day. But mean
behind the union
while they fall
members on everything.
behind on pay and benefits.
fif
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WASHINGTON—Even heavier shipments of Surplus agricultural moducts are in store in
the year 1956-57 as the US Senate voted to double the ceiling on such shipments to $3 bil
lion. At the same time though, the US merchant fleet suffered a minor setback when the
Senate voted-to exempt fruit •
and fruit products from the A
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"50-50" shipping Iaw_ pro
visions.
Maritime interests and maritime
unions did not make an issue of
the fruit products exemption in
view of the fact that the rest of
the "50-50" provisions were left
intact on agricultural surplus.
Earlier in the year farm bloc rep
resentatives had spearheaded an
attack on the application of "50-50"
to their surplus products.- They
went along without objection now
except few the minor change on
fruit.
: , V
^hei-e had bee^ complaints from
the farm bloc' at the time that
fruits and other perishables were
:not movipg beca)|se; of the lack of
adequarte feefer^spape on US ships.
Mountain Of Siirplus
The doubled allowance for agri
cultural shiptnLehts ^ would appear
to open the way for «• yery sizable
increase in Government cargoes
for US flag ships. However, the
measure still has to be acted on in
the House of Representatives. In
addition, the US may face some
difficulty in disposing of sucii huge
amounts of surplus abroai^.
As it is, at present some Gov
ernment agencies have had trou
ble finding US-fiag space for mili
tary and economic aid shipments
as well as food surplus. Any sharp
increase in surplus sales will add
to the'pressure for ship breakouts
from the reserve fleet.
The surplus disposal program
has helped. keep many US ships
operating ana has meant hundreds
of new jobs.
Senate Body Approves
New Passenger Ships
WASHINGTON—Another step towards increased US-flag
passenger service was taken in the Senate as the Commerce
Committee approved a bill guaranteeing 100 percent mortgage insurance on new ship
construction. The bill has al the ampndment it means that a
Senate-House conference will - be
ready passed the House.
An immediate beneficiary of the needed to match up the bills and
measure would be the Arnold both Houses will have to vote once
Bernstein Line, which is hoping to more on tJje conference measure.
get underway a new low-cost trans Should the amendment go through
atlantic shipping service using as the bill may run into opposition
many as three converted Mariner- from the Department of Com
type vessels. The Bernstein opera merce.
If these obstacles are overcome,
tion would be the first new US
passenger ship service in a great passage of the bill would enable
many years, and eventually would Bernstein Lines to make an early
provide up to 1,000 new seamen's start on converting a Mariner ship
for passenger sfervice in" 1957. The
jobs.
ship would offer cafeteria-style
Strong Support For Bill
While there is strong support in feeding and uniform accommoda
the Senate for the measure, which tions throughout, enabling it to
will be spearheaded on the Senate supply * passage at a lower rate
floor by Senator Warren Magnuson than conventional passenger ves
(Dem.-Wash.) Commerce Commit sels.
The proposed service between
tee chairman, the bill still faces
one important obstacle. That is New York and the Low Countriesthe provision for 100 percent mort has already won approval from the
gage insurance to cargo ships as Federal Maritime Board, with the
financing of ship construction the
well.
last undecided issue.
As originally offered, the insurKlU B -eking
'ance guarantee applied only to
The SIU has gone on record in
combination passenger-cargo ves support of the 100 percent insur
sels. An amendment to include all ance guarantee. SIU Secretarynew ship construction was ap Treasurer Paul Hall testified' for •
proved on the House floor.
the bill before House and Senate
If the Senate does not approve committees, where *he declared
that the proposal w as the only way
to get new shipping ventures by
private companies off the ground.
At present, the Government of
fers up to 90 percent mortgage in
surance guarantees on certain
types of .ship construction. Even
with this guarantee, banks and
other lending institutions have
been unwilling to invest funds in
ship construction mortgages.
'New Look' Meals Pass Year Test
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An SlU-pioneered program setting up a "new look" in ship
board meal programming goes into its second year this month
hailed by crews, companies and interested observers.
The SIU program began a-*
year ago when SIU steward comments. Early this year another
department specialists went membership-elected steward com
aboard ships of SlU-eontracted
companies to institute the new
procedure as part of preliminary
work toward formulating new SIU
steward department working rules.
Summarizing one year of action,
SIU officials and steward depart
ment experts feel the program has
*een successful in every respect,
resulting in happier crews, less
waste and more efficient galley
operations.
The objective of the new system
has been to replace mass feeding
with an individual approach. It in
volves, among other points, cook
ing to Older as much as possible;
doing away with steam table cook
ery; carving of meats to order; use
of- side dishes in serving most
vegetables; an emphasis on neater
messroom set-ups and a consider
able upgrading of night lunches.
First In Bull Line
The program was first instituted
on ships of the Bull Line and later
extended to the Alcoa and Water
man ships where it also proved to
be an immediate success.
Subsequently a committee was
elected in headquarters composed
of 15 steward department men to
study and formulate a set of de-.
pai'tment working rules as well as
a meal guide for all SIU stewards
to follow. The outports sent in sug
gestions and an'interim report was
made with recommendations to the
membership.
This report, was sent to all ships
requesting their suggestions atld,
mittee was convened and a revised
set of working rules drawn up that
incorporated all suggestions and
ideas gathered during the preced
ing six month period. The commit
tee's final report was accepted and
the new rules went into effect on
all SIU ships in March of this year.
The biggest single result of the
new system has been the notice
able decrease in food beefs. Where
such beefs occur it is usually found
that the steward department has
not followed the- SIU working
rules.
Expect To Continue
The program of having steward
department experts ride the ships
is expected to be continued to as
sist steward department personnel
in achieving the highest degree
of ability under the new program
and to strive for even better meals.
SIU stewards have found that
during the past year they are re
ceiving full cooperation from their
crews as well as, in most cases,
the company shoreside officials.
The resulting greater stability felt
by the steward has greatly dimin
ished the disputes that often arose.
One of the big achievements has
been a sharp reduction in waste.
It was found that where ships
were using an excess of food they
were feeding the poorest, had the
linhappiest crews and were often
running short of supplies. As a re
sult: of better preparation - frid
utilization bf theib ktipplits! >th%'
Steel Strike
No Bar To
Phila. Jobs
Two of the SIU consulting stewards who' supervised the in
stallation of the "new look" feeding program on SIU ships
are Seafarers ClifF Wilson (left) and Phil Reyes. They are
shown here checking cuts of meat.
crews of these ships are now eat
ing better and the stewards are not
running out of food.
The past year operation of the
SIU's "new look" has not only
drawn the attention of SIU crews
and companies. Non-SIU outfits
and other maritime unions have
viewed the plan in operation and
hailed the results. Several have
indicated they intend to adopt the
SIU system.
Not, cdntent to rest on ..their
la;ulr6l^ SIU stb'Ward' dbpartinent
experts are still working for
greater improvements aboard the
ships. Among the matters curI'ently holding their attention are:
• A minimum storing list for all
ships.
• Overcoming the lack of fresh
milk in the Far East.
• The heavy spoilage of fresh
fruit.
• A possible cut in the size of
I stores- bags from .100 pounds to a
maximiim of 50 pbuhds.^
PHILADELPHIA — Shipping is
holding up well in this port, al
though the steel strike has forced
some of the Calmar Line ships
which normally pay off here to go
into Baltimore and lay up.
The good shipping is expected
to continue, according to SIU Port
Agent A. S. Cardullo. The outlook
for the next two weeks is bright
ened by the prospect of at least
four payoffs during the coming
period.
While registration is keeping
pace with shipping, men in black
gang ratings are especially wel
come, Cardullo said, because these
rates are in short supply.
The Val Chem (Valentine), and
Rebecca (Intercontinental Trans)
paid off and signed on again, while
the Steel Seafarer (Isthmian)
signed on. In transit were the fol
lowing: Chickasaw, Fairisle (Pan
Atlantie); Jean, _ Emilia (Bull);
Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Robin
Hood, Robin Mowbray (Seas Ship
ping), -and Cantigny (Cities Serv
ice). '
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BALTIMORE—The SIU has offered its full support to
striking AFL-CIO steel workers'here as the nationwide steel
strike nears the end of its third w;eek.
About 650,000 members of
the United Steel Workers of
America employed in plants
NEW YORK — Stricken by
a heart attack in his home,
Willy Dorchain, US represen
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It's Father's Day At Sill
51U Otters Support
To Steel Strikers;
Oreships Laying Up
Dorchain, ITF
Leader In US,
Dies Suddenly
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tative of the International Transportworkers Federation, died here
July 11. The veteran ITF repre
sentative was 52 years old.
A familiar figure at SIU of NA
conventions, Dorchain has been ac
tive in seamen's
affairs for a num
ber of yeaij. As
ITF spokesman
here he had han
dled the state
side aspects of
that
organiza
tion's campaign
to improve con
ditions on run
Dorchain
away flag ships.
Efforts were made to bring these
ships up to the standards of legiti
mate maritime natio. , which were
successful in a number of instances.
Last .summer the ITF opened a
special seafarers' section organiz
ing office at 33 Whitehall Street
which was to concentrate on or
ganizing work among Panamanian,
Liberian and U^nduran flag crewmembers.
Aided On Immigral jn
Other assignments handled by
him included winning relief for
alien seamen fror the restrictions
of the McCarran-Walter Immigra
tion Act and assisting reorganiza
tion of the Indi ..n seam n's move
ment.
A native of Belgium, Dorchain
had "'i
"^r a great ma: y jears
as radio operator on Belgian ships.
He came ashore in the US in 1943.
It has been reported that he was
on assignment with the Office of
Strategic Services at the time.
Surviving are his wife, Marie; a
son, Pierre; and two daughters.
Georgette and Jeannie.
of the nation's 12 largest steel pro
ducers went off the job July 1 in a
"no contract-no work" dispute.
The workers previously rejected
the companies' package money of
fer coupled with a firm five-year
contract. The length of the pro
posed pact was later cut down to
four years and four months.
The union has indicated it might
agree on a three-year agreement,
providing the steel -ompanies'
offer on wages and other benefits
was scaled upwards. The pro
posed contract has been character
ized as one that offers "too little"
for "too long." It is feared the
strike may continue for some time.
While the strike has caused the
lay-up of a number of Ore and
Calmar ships here", SIU port offi
cials have been quick to offer what
ever aid is needed for the striking
mill workers. "Needless to say,
this offer was well received," Port
Agent Earl Sheppard commented,
"but as yet , we have not been
called upon."
No Backlo' N.eded
Both Ore and Calmar are owned
by lethlehem Steel, one of the
"big three" steel producers with
US Steel and Republic Steel.
Since -none of the steel plants are
working, there is no need for the
ore fleet to accumulate any further
backlog of raw material at the
mills.
This is the second occasion since
the AFL-CIO merger last Decem
ber that the SIU has volunteered
its support for a major beef involv
ing a former CIO affiliate. Sea
farers were active here during the
recent long Westinghouse strike by
the International U. ion of Electri
cal Workers, particularly in help
ing d feat a ^ apany-fostered
'back to work" movement at two
local plants.
Subsequently the
company yielded on new contract
terms.
Due to the lay-up of some Cal
mar and Ore vessels, shipping dur
ing the past two weeks slowed up
again, but is likely to boom again
in the current period. Of the
seven payoffs scheduled, only three
are Calmar and Ore vessels. Dur
ing the past two weeks, 15 ships
paid off, seven signed on and ten
stopped off in transit.
Cuddling up to dad, these young misses make cute camera
bait during visit to SIU headquarters. With Seafarer Martin
Sierra, 2nd cook, are Joann, 2 (left), and Annette, who
turned 4 just last week. Sierra was on the Robin Mowbray
last trip.
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SIU, A&G District
BALTIMORE
1216 E. Baltimore St.
Earl Sheppard, Agent
EAstern 7-4900
BOSTON
278 State St.
James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140
HOUSTON
4202 Canal St.
C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Capital 7-6558
LAKE CHARLES, La
1419 Ryan St.
Leroy Clarke, Agent
HEmlock 6-5744
MOBILE
1 South Lawrence St.
HEmlock 2-1754
Cal Tanner, Agent
NEW ORLEANS
523 Bienville St
Lindsey Williams. Agent
Tulane 8626
NEW VORK ... 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn
HYaclntb 9-6600
NORFOLK
127-129 Bank St.
Ben Kees, Agent
MAdison 2-9834
PHILADELPHIA ..
337 Market St.
S. Cardullo Agent
Market 7-1635
PUERTA dc TIERRA PR Pelayo 51—La 9
Sal Colls, Agent
Phone 2-5996
SAN FRANCISCO
.
450 Harrison St
Leon Johnson, Agent
Douglas 2-5475
Many Breithoff, West Coast Representative
SAVANNAH
..
3 Abercorn St
E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams 3-1728
SEATTLE
2505 1st Ave.
Jeff GUlette, Agent
Elliott 4334
TAMPA
, 1809-1811 N. Franklin St
Torn Banning,
Pbo^e ,2-13^
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BOSTON—Owners of the Ital
ian-flag steamer Etrusco, which
went ashore at Scituate, about 25
miles southeast of here, in a heavy
storm last March, have finally
classed the ship as a "total loss"
and released her to the insurance
underwriters.
The cost of trying to refloat the
ship was considered to be more
than the vessel might be worth, and
these efforts might not even have
been successful.
No other unusual developments
occurred here during the past two
weeks, as shipping remained fair.
Port Agent James Sheehan report
ed. Both the Bents Fort and Gov
ernment Camp, two Cities Service
tankers, paid off and signed on
again, and six in-transit vessels
stopped off in transit.
The in-transit ships were the
Michael (Carras); Orion Star (Oil
Carriers): Robin 'Wentley (Seas
Shipping); Edith (Bull); Steel Rov
er (Isthmian), and Mount Vernon
(Rockland), All beefs were settled
on the ships. ^
All of the followtng ^SIV families
will collect the $200 maternity
benefit plus a $25 bond from the
Union in the baby's name:
John Zananski, 3, finds a suitable title for easy reading in
one of the library racks at the headquarters shipping hall, as
his dad, Frank Zananski, oiler, looks on. It's a baseball book,
so Zananski has busy days ahead.
Fan Relief Due
For Tampa Hall
TAMPA — Sweltering Tampans
at the SIU hall here can expect
some relief before long. A supply
of new fans to cool off the prem
ises is already on its way and due
any day from New York.
Meanwhile, shipping continues
at a better than usual pace in this
port for the third straight period.
The activity should hold on for a
while yet, Tom Banning, SIU port
agent, added.
The payoff of the Gateway City
(Waterman), and the payoff and
sign-on of the Auburn (Alba), kept
things busy during the past" two
weeks, what with nine in-transit
vessels alsos needing servicing by
Union representatives.
Included among the in-transit
ships were the Del Viento (Missis
sippi) ; Iberville, Chickasaw (twice),
Bienville, Fairisle (Pan Atlantic);
Natalie (Intercontinental Trans);
Alcoa Ranger and Pairiter (Alcoa).
All the ships were in gobd sbape.
Kalian Ship
Off Bostan
Total Loss
WILMINGTON, CalU
605 Marine Ave.
Reed Humphries. Agent. .Terminal 4-2874
HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn.
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Paul HaU
ASST. SECRETARY-TREASiniERS
J, Algina, Deck
C. Simmons, Joint
J. Volpian. Eng.
W. Hall, Joint
E. Mooney. Std.
R. Matthews, Joint
SUP
HONOLULU
PORT COLBORNB
103 Durham St
Ontario
Phone: 6591
TORONTO. Ontario.......272 king St. E.
EMpire 4-S71S
VICTORIA, BC......ei7V2 Cormorant St.
Empire 4531
VANCOUVER, BC:...........298 Main St.
Pacific 3468
SYDNEY. NS
...804 Charlotte St
Phone 6346
BAGOTVUXE, Quebee..
.20 Elgin St.
Phone: 545
THOROLO. Ontario
.62 St. Davids St
CAnal ,7-3^02
QUEBEC
..........88 St. Pierre St
Quebee
Phonef 3-1S69
SAINT JOHN.,...'.'.......85 Gerpialn St,
NB
Phone: 2-5232
16 Merchant St.
Phone 5-8777
PORTLAND.
211 SW Clay St.
CApltal 3-4336
RICHMOND, CALIF. 510 Macdonald Ave.
BEacon 2-0925
SAN -FRANaSCO
450 Harrison St.
Douglas 2-8363
SEATTLE
2505 lit Ave.
Main 0290
Great talcet District
WILMINGTON
SOS Marine Ave. ALPENA
.....^1215 N. Second Ave.
Terminal 4-3131
Phone: 713-J
NEW YORB
676 4tb Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY..180 Main St.
HYaclnth 9-6165
' Phdne; Cleveland 7391
CLEVELAND...... 134 Ukeside Ave., NE
Canadian District
Phone: Main 1-0147
...............1038 3rd St
HALIFAX, NX.
128'A BoUiS St. DETROIT
Headquarter! Phone: Woodward 1'6867
Phone; 3-8911
531 W, Michigan St.
MONTREAL
694 St. James St. West UULUTB
' Phone: Randolph 2-4110
PLateau 8161
. 13261 it 92nd St
FORT WlLUAfll-. i130rSlmi»wn- St. SO^H CHICAGO.
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Ptaonai'Eucs 6-2416
Aurelia Colon Ortiz, born April
30, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. An
tonio Colon, Barranquitas, PR.
David John Allison, born June
10, 1956, to Seafarer . and Mrs.
Cornelius Allison, Conshohockln,
Pa.
Jimmy Lee Garza, born May 31,
1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio
Garza, New Orleans, La.
Sherry Ann Wedgeworth, born
June 7, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Charles K. 'Wedgeworth, Gulfport,
Miss.
Jeffrey Wayne Magras, born May
25, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Thomas Magras, Philadelphia, Pa.
Joseph Arthur Valiente, born
June 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Arturo Valiente, New Orleans, La.
Christopher Wesley Siar, born
June 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Richard C. Siar, Elmira, NY.
Joseph Edwardo Rios, born June
3, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angel
Rios, New York, NY.
Alfred Anthony Volkerts, born
June 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Archibald Volkerts, Brooklyn, N'Y.
Yvonne Louise Martin, born May
29, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Samuel J. Martin, Mobile, Ala.'
Janet Gloria Wendell, born June
9, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Richard J. Wendell, New York, NY.
Kimberly Scot Otvos, born June
10, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs;
Francis R. Otvos, Mill Valley, Calif.
Beverly Torres, born March 2,
1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wilson
Torres, Brooklyn, NY.
Steven Richard Anderson, born
June 20, 1956, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Richard A. Anderson, Saranac
Lake, NY.
Michael Daniel *Bedgood, born
June 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs.
William C. Bedgood, Brooklyn, NY.
Donna Marie Brancoccio, born
April 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Dominick Brancoccio, New' York,
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April 2q, 1956, to Seafarer and
Mrs, Aultoh . K. Miles, pTichard,
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Seafarer's Gilide To Better Buying
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Stamps, Premiums Dazzle Shoppers
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S EXF A R'EnS^L^lG^
If the store or service station that has the best Values gives trading
stamps, by all means take them. But If you cpnfine your slmpping to
stores that give stamps or products that have premiums attaclied, you
very likely will pay more in the long run than'you gain in premiums.
Stamps and premiums, are sweeping the country to the extent that
consumer organizations are warning housewives not to be dazzled by
the premiums to the point of losing their shopping judgment.
A survey by this department shows that premiums attached to spe
cialty products such as breakfast cereals, waxes and toothpastes, are
even more likely to beguile you into paying a hi^er price than the
trading stamps now. being given by many stores. In some cases, now
that many mass supermarkets are giving stamps, you may get good
comparative value along with the stamps. But the danger is Uiat you
will pass up good buys at other stores in order to accumulate stamps,
or even.be coaxed into higher-priced stores to get their stamps. Both
high-priced and low-priced stores are now giving stamps, and it will be
costly to you to decide where to buy the family's groceries on the basis
of who is giving premiums you want.
Our investigation shows thai^the stamps offered by a typical large
supermarket chain aetually are equal to about a two percent discount
You get a book of i,200 stamps for every $120 of purchases, or, a stamp
for every ten cents you spend. A typical premium like a toaster that
has a list price of $20 but actually can be bought for $16 or even less
at many appliance shops, requires 6 and Vi books, or total purchases of
$750. This is a bonus worth a little over two percent. A set of dish
towels worth about $1.75 requires ^'
one book. In this case the premium
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discount.
This writer compared the total
cost of a list of 30 food and house
hold items at a large chain offer
ing stamps, and one that doesn't.
The list cost $10.26 at the.chain
that doesn't give the stamps, and
$10.48 at . the one that does. The
difference in cost is just about two
percent, and equal to the value of
the premiums. However, the chain
giving the stamps proved to be ap
proximately equal in values of
fered to a third chain that does not
give Stamps, so here the premiums
do repre.sent.a saving. '
The best money-saving shopping
technique, and the one that trad
ing stamps are aimed at coaxing
you to abandon, is to compare val
ues and specials offered by the dif
ferent markets in your neighborhood each week and get to the store
that has the best buys, whether or not it gives stamps.
Premiums attached to individual products such as dry cereals have
another and costlier aim—to get you to overlook the actual high cost.
Perhaps tile worst example is the highly-advertised brands of breakfast
cereals which use premiums as a device to get kids to pressure mothers
into buying various brands. They use television heavily for this pur
pose. This department's investigation shows that the cereal manufac
turers plugging premiums most heavily are actually offering the poor
est values in the food itself. For example: one rice cereal offering a
comic-book premium is priced at 17 cents for a 4ti-ounce box com
pared to an unadvertised-brand rice cereal priced at 19 cents for an
8-ounce box. Com cereals offering various premiums cost typically
24 cents for a ten-ounce package compared to 18 cents for the 12ounce package of an unadvertised brand.
The high-price breakfast cereals with premiums reach their peak
of cost in the variety box of individual servings, A survey by the New
York State Extension Service found that those variety packages ac
tually cost two to three times as much per serving as larger boxes of
the same or similar products.
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Not only are premiums often used to get you to. buy items which are
proven poor-comparative values, but there is also noticeable exaggera
tion of the value of the premiums. Manufacturers of various products
such as soaps, toothpastes and ofher toiletries and equipment, are offer
ing such premiums as a blouse for $3 Maimed to be worth $10; stock
ings at $1, claimed to be worth $2, a manicure set for $1 claimed to
be worth $3, etc.
Admittedly some of the premiums do offer good value at their cut
prices. For example, one brand of toothpaste is offering 15 items in
cluding watches, dolls, mixers, housewares and sports equipment, at
reduced prices. The toothpaste package includes a certificate for tak
ing advantage of this offer. The toothpaste itself happens to be among
the costlier higher-priced brands. If you buy it a couple of times to
get the premiums you want, you may be ahead of the game. But if
you continue to buy it, you'll be paying about twice as much for tooth
paste as you need to.
Sinillarly the manufacturer of one of the higher-priced brands of
wax has been offering a small copper-clad saucepan for $1, with the
claim that it is worth $3. The $3 comparative price claim is exaggei>
ated, but certainly at
the pan is worth getting. But if you continue
to buy that brand of wax, you will pay more thaU you need to for wax.
On the whoie, (in outright reduction hi price would be much pref
erable and more useful, to Ihdus^'. itself-.u:weU'ias consumecs;^thaa
premiums and even.trading stamps.
'Hopeful' Qn Tanker Charfeir Bid
WASHINGTON—^Prospects appeared hopefvil for favorable action on a bill to charter 20
US tankers to the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Cbinpany., The Houire of Repre
sentatives this week voted unanimously in favor of the chartering measure which is now
pending before the Senate,
Previously, the bill had been the
subject of heated debate in the
Senate when it was brought.out to
the floor by its Senate sponsor,
Sam J. Erwin (Dem.-NC). The
Senate voted to recommit the bill
after critics demanded that the
Maritime Administration be heard
from on the measure.
As a result the bill was sent back
to committee, with MA spokesmen
to be called on to testify. Sen
ator Warren Magnuson, committee
chairman and staunch merchant
marine suppdrter, led the fight for
the bill in committee as proqii^-d.
"When we get the bill back in
committee," he said, "I'm going to
urge that it come right back to the
floor after we've heard the views
of the Maritime Administration."
The bill was then reported out to
the floor of the Senate.
. Charter And Conversion
The tanker charter proposal con
sists of two sections. One would
permit Pan-Atlantic to charter re
serve fleet tankers at a price of
$150,000 a year and convert them
for its new tanker-dry car^o serv
ice in the coastwise trade. The
conversion consists of erecting a
flight deck superstructure capable
of handling 1,200 tons of"* deck
cargo in trailer loads.
Another section of the bill
would permit the company to
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trailer cargo in ballast voyages
southbound and with oil north
bound. The Ideal X began the
service between New York and
Houston on April 26, and was fol
lowed by the Almena a week later.
Additional ships are also being
said those holding mutilated papers
might otherwise find themselves
involved in a Coast Guard check
designed to trip up seamen using
altered, fraudulent documents.
Although no men on SIU ves
sels have been involved, the Union
cautioned Seafarers tlmt they
might still be delaj'ed in signing
on while a check-up was made, and
thereby lose but on a job.
The crackdown by the Coast
Guard came in the wake of dis
closures that some men, particu
larly on coastwise, voyages, had
been using papers on which they
had not only substituted their own
photographs but had added ratings
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Several uew pulp and paper
agreements bave been completed
by the International Brotherhood
of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Workers. Increases range from
9Mt to 23\i cents at various plants
for different crafts. Contracts
were isi^ed with the Pacific Coast
Asscebitiqa of Pulp and Paper
Mauofaetucein;!' ! coveriofl <19,000'
wtkkdts,
th# Northei^a ' 'aTid
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papers "which are cracked, split
or otherwise mutilated" are urged
to immediately apply to the near
est CG^ffice for a new duplicate,
where a temporary certificate will
normally be issued to permit ship
ping on the intended voyage.
Richard Brown
Contact your wife at 716 Hilltop
Road, Baltimore 26, Md., as soon
as possible. Severe illness in
family.'
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Get in touch with Z. Sweeney as
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Jimmy McCrae
E. Rhine
You are asked to get in touch
with Francis J. McQuillan, 24
Maple Ave., Pennant Hills, Syd- .
ney, NSW, Australia.
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Contact wiper who was with you
Gulf coast ports.
in 1955 on SS Cecil N. Bean c/o
In addition to providing a full Orion Steamship Corp., EO Broad
SIU crew for the Maxton, the port St., New York, NY.
enjoyed another busy shipping
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period and looks forward to lots
Jerry O'Neil
more of the same, SIU Port Agent
Congratulations. Contact Ivan,
Cal Tanner stated. A .number of Strakhovsky at Box 567, Prince
ships are due in during the present ton, NJ.
two weeks, several of which will
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also take full crews.
Wally Mason
In addition to the 100 regular
Contact Ernest B. Avant, 3400
deep-sea jobs dispatched, an equal NW 98 St., Miami, Fla.
number was shipped to various re
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lief jobs in and around the harbor.
Frank "Chin" Lehan
Get in touch with Victor N. Litardi, c/o VA Hospital, Ward 8,
Sunmount, NY.
lABOR ROUND-lIP
Long notorious for its anti-union
positions on legislative matters,
the American Medical Association
has closed its hundred-year-old
unioh printing shop in Chicago.
All of its work will now be done
by a non-union printing firm in
Nashville. Telln. The AMA's ac
tion was denounced by AFL-CIO
president George Meany for its
"callous disregard" of the welfare
of its printers. This Meany said,
was in line with AMA's standing
opposition to disability benefits
and other legislation which would
aid working people.
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Seafarers whose validated papers are mutilated or damaged
in any way are urged to apply for new duplicate papers as
soon as possible in order to avoid the possibility of being
barred from sighing
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0^1 for-^'
new voyages.
to those originally shown.
SIU headquarters officials Legitimate holders of validated
MOBILE—One of the first tankers to be repaired and out
fitted in a local shipyard with "piggyback" deck rigging for
hauling loaded truck trailers in coastwise service, the SIUmanned Maxton has now^
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joined her two sister ships op sought for this experimental coast
erating in the Pan Atlantic wise service, which will eventually
link most deep-water Atlantic and
"piggyback" fleet.
See the special feature story
on the Maxton, on the back
page of this Issue.
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Passage, of the bill would un
trade in dry cargo vessels towards
construction of new supertankers doubtedly'put Pan Atlantic in the
which would also have extensive forefront of the reviving domestic
trades.
deck cargo capacity.
Mobile Crews Third
'Piggyback' Tanker
The ships are war-built T-2s, to
which a special deck platform has
been added for carrying truck
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Contact your brother, P.
Marsh, Wadesboro, NC.
P.
southern divisions of the Interna
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Vi Miller
16,000 members, among other
Write Jack Pietzak. SS Coe Vic
plants.
tory, c/o Victory Carriers Inc., 655
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Madison Ave., New York 21. NY,
An unusual seven-year contract or c/o Mitsubishi Shipping Co.,
has been signed by the Coca-Cola Ltd., PO Box 186, Kusata Building
Bottling Company of New York No. 20, 4 Chome, Kar-yan-dora,
with the Soft Drink Workers Nuka-ki, Yokohama, Japan,
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union, a Teamsters affiliate. The
Anthony Adamaitis
contract merely provides that both
Contact your sister Stella right
parties endeavor to bargain year
away.
Important.
by year and submit any undecided
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issues to'arbitration. An early test
J. McKarek, M-681
of the agreement is slated, with
Your dues receipt for the. fird;
the union seeking wage changes.
quarter of 1956 is being held at
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the Boston SIU hall.
Two unions with similar juris
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John Quigley
diction, the Upholsterers Interna
tional and the Furniture Workers,
Please contact your wife Lucille,
have voted a "partial, merger." A 103-28 107th St., Richmond Hill,
confederation is being formed LI, NY.
headed by a joint board on udiich
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Thomas Scanlon
both unions will be equally rep
You are asked to contact your
resented. The board would direct
organizing, public relations and PQ- wife at .Ji30,]Eddy..Street, Sqn Frati- ;•
Cisco. Urgent.
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above and at right, pursues his hobbies aboard
ship. In photo above he tests a battery in the
electrician's foc'sle and at right proudly dis
plays mullet-type catch made in the Persian
Gulf.
Seafarer Merwyn "Doc" Watson, who took
above photos, poses in what is "supposed
to be" the Garden of Eden. Doc noted that
tree stump underfoot is supposed to be the tree
of wisdom behind which Adam hid after par
taking of forbidden fruit.
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breather on deck while the vessel loads a coast
wise cargo of lumber in Longview, Washington.
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Dont touch me," is expression of sun-burned Sea
farer George Vourloumis, baker on the SS Alice
Brown. Vourloumis receives the sympathy of Pat
Green, saloon messman, while enduring the after
effects of a snooze in the sun. photo by fellow crewmember William Calefato.
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The heavy burdens borne by Pusan women draw the
passing attention of Seafarer Paul Tatman, AB on the
SS Bienville. Photo by William Calefato.
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Standing a long watch at the top of the aangway ts
Seafarer Chicle McGee. Ship is the SS Alice Brown,
which was unloading lumber in New Haven after mak
ing an intercoastal trip.
Part of the routine safety precautions aboard any ship is the.testmg of the
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Seafarers aboard the SS Alice Brown. Bloomfield, take part in test^ing one of ships lifeboats ^ujin^g a
recent intercoastal trip. In front. In shorts, is the chief engineer. The other crewmembers in the boat
are not identified. Photo by Seafarer William Calefato.
Two opposing views of life aboard the SS Jose Marti enroute to the Mediterranean.
In a whodunit is rnii
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SEAFAREKS
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Lebanese Trad# Unionists Tour SiU
The deaths of the following Sea drowned on April 28, 1956. Burial
took place In the Cemetery of St.
Michele in that city. Brother Gil
more had been sailing SIU ships
since 1952, joined the Union in
New Orleans and worked in the
Liils Ramos, 39: A resident of engine department. He is survived
Brooklyn, Broth
by his wife, Mrs. Frances Gilmore,
er Ramos died in
of Bronx, New York.
Caracas, Vene
zuela, on May 9,
1 956, while
James D. Thomas, 30: Brother
swimming at
Thomas died at
Ganango Beach,
sea aboard the
Sailing in the
SS George A.
steward depart
Layjrson on March
ment, Brother
18, 1956, of a
Ramos Joined the
cerebral hemor
Union in New York in 1943. He rhage. Brother
leaves his wife, Josephin Ramos, Thomas had been
of Brooklyn,. New York.
sailing in the
deck department
Warren G. Whltmer, 33: On June since the latter,
12, 1956, Brother Whitmer died in part of 1945, Joining the Union in
Baltimore, Maryland. Burial took Tampa, Florida. He is survived by
place in Pleasant Valley Cemetery his wife, Shirley Thomas, of New
in Weyers Cave, Virginia. Brother Orleans, La.
Whitmer had been a Seafarer since
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1955, Joining in the Port of New
York, and was sailing in the engine
William N. Price, 62: Brother
department. He is survived by his Price died on April 15, 1956, in the
mother, Mary Esta Whitmer, of Charity Hospital in New Orleans,
Staunton, Vii^lnia.
Louisiana. Place of burial is not
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known. Brother Price is survived
Daniel Gilmore, 44: While in by a brother, Henry G. Price, of
Venice, Italy, Brother Gilmore Taccoa, Georgia.
farers have been reported to the
Seafarers Welfare Plan and the
SIU death benefit is being paid
to their beneficiaries:
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Lebanese frade union officers visiting US get tlie lowdown on the SIU Welfare Plan and other
Union operations from Ray Denison, managing editor, SEAFARERS LOG (seated, 4th from
leftl, during tour of SIU headquarters. Interpreter behind Denison explains welfare set-up
to the group, here under auspices of the US Labor Department. They represent transport,
machinists, electricians, barbers and other unions in Lebanon.
'Wreck' Law Foes Score Again
Anti-labor "right to work" backers have suffered two new setbacks in efforts to spread
restrictions on unions. In Montana, an attempt to get a "right to work" proposal on the bal
lot failed to secure the necessary petition signatures and in Washington A similar move att-tracted only scanty support,•
with doubt as to whether it
would get on the ballot there.
Sheet Metal
Strike Hits
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strike by AFL-CIO Sheet Metal
Workers against a few contractors,
all is quiet on the local labor front
here.
Tlie sheet metal workers are
standing firm in" the beef, and ex
pect to win their demands before
long. Most of the other building
trades agreements have been
nailed down already.
Although shipping fell off a bit
during the past two weeks, it ac
tually ran close to the activity of
the previous period due to the
number of men sent to fill jobs in
other Gulf ports, particularly
Houston. At the same time, some
jobs went begging for lack of im
mediate takers, said Port Agent
Leroy Clarke, so that several class
C men got jobs, mostly in the black
gang.
West Coast Tow_
Among the slfips calling here, in
addition to eight Cities Service
tankers, was the tug El Sol (De
Long Corp.), which is taking a tow
to the West Coast.
This .seagoing tug was the tender
servicing militarj' and civilian per
sonnel during the construction of
the "Texas Tower" radar platform
anchored 100 miles off Cape Cod,
Mass. The Cape Cod tower is the
first of a string of these radar
warning stations planned all along
the Atlantic coast to provide ad
vance warning of any hostile" air
craft heading for the United States.
Other Vessels
Other visitors during the period
were the Natalie (Intercontinental
Transt, which is the former SS
Celestial, in Beaumont, Texas; the
Mount Vernon (Rockland), 'n Port
Arthur, and that steady caller, the
Val Chem (Valentine), in Port
Jvieches, also in Texas. Ail of the
ships were in good 81131)6 and,took
a f w men each,
A final item reported by Agent
Clarke was the condolences sent to
the Tamily of Seafarer Robert
Kehrly, who died last week at the
marine hospital in Galveston. The
Union' sent a floral wreath to the,
burial services in Port Arthur.
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lEVIEW of TRIALS and APPEALS
The Montana Right-to-Work As
sociation could come up with only
December 15, 1955 — June 15, 1956
5,636 people out of a state popu
lation of 600,000 who signed peti
tions in favor of putting "right to
work" proposals on the ballot. A
Membership-elected trial committees during the past six months in SIU ports throughout
minimum of 21,104 signatures is
the
Atlantic & Gulf District handled nine trials and one appeal of Seafarers.
required to get an initiative vote.
All
proceedings were conducted in strict accordance with the SIU constitution and are
In Washington, a similar peti
tion drive could come up with only summarized below in accord-"^
for performing; on SS Marie Hamll wat much as this was first ship of new com
63,000 names. The state has a pop ance with SIU policy of fired
for performing after three days on pany and gave Union a black eye.
ulation of 2Mi million and normally
ship.
keeping
the
membership
fully
draws a million voters to the polls
Trial CommlHee: D. Claussen, C-339; P. AprU 18. 19M
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L-326: C. Cobb. C-22: Robert Calla
each year. The 63,000 signatures informed. The current six month Llbby.
han. C-323: L. Bollinger. B-133; J. Mc- Accused: M-47; Accuser: C-S
would be enough to put the issue summary is the seventh that the Clarence, M-439,
Charges: Misconduct and neglect of duty.
Findings: Guilty. Because of his past Drunk and unable to turn to on watch.
on the ballot, as 50,000 names are LOG has printed.
record, committee recommends that he Trial CommlHee: G. Ortiz, 0-26; J. Marequired.
lone, M-187; O, Townsend, T-324; E.
SIU trial procedui-e as specified be suspended for two years and fined Sarensen,
S-365: W. Wells, W-36.
$90.
Signatures To Be Checked
in the SIU constitution hews close
Findings: Brother admits to charges.
Fined $50 as fii-st offense. Reprimanded
However, AFL-CIO officials ly to the, traditional pattern fol December 19, 1999
for offense Inasmuch as this was first
ship of new company and gave Union a
pointed out that the lists-still have lowed in courtrooms. Trial com Accused: PB-124; Accuser: W-203
Charges: Accused was overheard on pay black eye.
to be checked for invalid signa mittees are composed exclusively phone
in Union haU teUlng someone that
tures. It is usual practice, for about
the SIU was engaged in a labor dispute. May 3.-1996
of
rank
and
file
Seafarers,
with
He
told
this unknown person that ho
15 per cent of the signatures to
Union officials barred from serving. would keep him Informed each day as Accused: D-4; Accuser: G-2
be thrown out.
to what the SIU's plans were that might Charges: Drunk aboard ship and being
The accuser must be present to affect the sailing of ships.
unable to perform his duties.
The "right to work" laws out
confront the accused, and the ac Trial Committee: H. Llbby, L-402; A. Trial CommlHee; A. Gonzalez, C-119; G.
law any contract provision provid cused is given full ri^ht of cross- MUefsky, M-80; C. GladhlU. G-449; Frank Castro,
C-359; P. Chopln.skl. C-960; M.
ing for union security, such as the examination of witnesses and to Maher, M-3G9; G. Parker. P-49; B. Mont- Reges,. R-6O1 J. O. Roy. R ^lh
sikaris, M-5S9.
Findings: Brother admits to charges.
union shop 'or a maintenance of
Findings: GuUty as charged. Recommend Fined $50 for first offense, Reprimanded
membership clause. New workers call witnesses in his own behalf. that he be expeUed from Union.
for
offense inasmuch as this was first
He can also call on other Union
ship of new company and j;ave Union a
can be hired in a contracted shop members to assist him, if they so
black eye.
February 36, 1998
without any requirement that they desire, in preparing his defense.
Accused: M-109i Accuser: M-T
join the union. E-xisting membei'S
Before the trial can begin the Charges: Accused of being intoxicated for May 3. 1956
are free to drop out during the life
two days and failing to complete over Accused: C-220; Accuser: W-3
accused must be properly notified time
of the contract.
sheets, thus denying men overtime Charges: Bringing the Union into dis
of the charges against him. The for these days: accused of being drunk repute
iU conduct. Accused did inAt the same time, the unions are charges must be read at member at payoff: accused of being incompetent Jury to by
Union by blasting the Union and
compelled to protect and represent ship meetings to determine if they and unable to carry out duties.
its officials on repeated occurrences in
Conimlttse: S. Beattie, B-167; J. gin mills.
non-members and give them all are brought properly under the Trial
Vega, V-4fl; F. McGlone. M-411; R. Prin Trial Committee:, R. Himel. H-197; E.
the benefits of union membership. constitution. The membei'Ship cipe. P-92; J. Arras, A-190.
Davies, D-526: J. - Shaughnessy. S-397; D.
Findings: Not guUty of falling to flU out Boyne, B-8; G. Melting, M-31.
"Right to work" backers made meetings also act on the findings overtime;
not guilty of being incompe Findings: Guilty, but recommend leniency
merry in the last ten years, getting of the trials and appeals commit tent; guilty of being drunk at payoff by due to long membership In the Union.
own admission. Recommend $90 tine.
Committee doesn't condone action and
the law on the books of 18 states, tees.
recommends no leniency In any future
but they have suffered two severe
violation. Recommend $50 fine.
The constitution specifies in February 36, 1996
setbacks in recent months.
detail the headings under which Accused: PB-1S16S: Accuser: B-4
One was a Supreme Court de charges can be brought and sets Charges: 1—DeUberate faUure to loin May 3, 1956
ship; misconduct aboard ship: walked off Accused: D-322; Accusers: G-76 and L-39S
cision which said the laws do not limits on the penalties that can be ship;
threatened to kill crewmembers; Charges: 1—Misconduct and neglect of
apply to railroad eihployees. The imposed for the various offenses. attacked a crewmember and had to be duty
ship for seven straight days.
subdued.
2—Charged with bringing Union Drunkaboard
second was the action of the Louis
on several occasions and refused
Each accused member has an Into disrepute.
to
do
work
assigned to him. Pulled a
iana legislature in repealing that appeals procedure open to him Trial CommlHee: S. Beattie, B-167: J. knife in the messroom.
3—Negligent faU
state's right to work law after a from the findings of a trial com Vega. V-46: F. HcGlone, H-411: R. Prin ure to Join ship.
cipe, P-93: J. Arras, A-190.
vigorous campaign by labor and mittee; to a rank and file appbals Findings: 1—GuUty of faUlng to loin ship Trial Committee: M. Dellano, D-176; L.
Hitclyier, H-451; L. Paradise, P-270; M.
the SIU in that state.
committee also elected by the and guUty of misconduct on ship. 2— Pappagakl.s, P-308; A. Howard, H-299.
GuUty of bringing Union into disrepute Findings: 1—Recommend that he be ex
membership and to the interna by
being drunk on duty and refusing to peUed from the Union. 8—Recommend a
work. Recommend expulsion from Union $50 fine.
tional conventions.
on first charge: recommend two year sus
Names of the accused and accus pension and $50 fine on second charge.
If a crewmember quits while
Appeal
ers are omitted for purposes of
a ship is in port, delegates
April 19,. 1996 -. .
Appeal of PB-m .
publicatiom
are asked to contact the hall
Accused: L-369: Accuser: G-f
Appeal, CommlHee; J. Ziereis. Z-12; F.
immediately for a replace
Charges: Deliberate faOure to Join ship Lukban, I,-133: Harry PhilUps. P-131:
Trials
after being dispatched to Aip to stand Blatthew SUbUe, S-634; Michael MUler,
ment. Fast action on their part
midnight watch.
December 19. 1SS9
H-686; Juan Vega. V-46: C. Leader. L-6.
will keep all jobs aboard ship
AceuM<li G-64: Accuter: ,W-3
Trial CommlHee: O. Ortic, O-H: O. Town- Committee met on February 8, 1996. "
filled at all times and elimi
Cherget: Mleconduct or neglect of duty send. T-334; E. Sarensen, 8-389; J, Malone, Appellant requested an adjourmnent untU
foUowing day. Committee adjourned untU
nate the chance of the ship, aboard ship; faUed to perform tais duties M-187; W. WeUs, W-36.
and hadr to be paid. Off. .OK SS Neva Weat > Flndlhgs: Brother adnllttid KA frlis 'driink; Taquested time, but he did not appear.'
sailing, shorthandted. • i....:
had fouled up and was lined $90; on SS and unable to turn to,'fBre«.$ak 4M;ftF$t. FlRdlngs: Uphold 'findings of trial -com- '
Shorthanded?
Genevieve PetorUa w$e logged end' tired offense. Reprimanded for offense Inas- mitteo.
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SEAVARERS
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LOG
'To Form A More Perfect Union!'
British Adopt New Type
Rafts To Replace Boats
When cord is pulled, rubber dinghy inflates to this size. It is
credited with several rescues.
An improved version of the self-inflatable rubber liferaft
has been approved for official use by the British Ministry
of Transport on certain types of vessels and been adopted by
a number of British steamship companies. It is claimed the danger of sinking from colli
that the liferaft is superior to sion with the sides of the fishing
'ii.
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After four years of successful operation the SIU constitu
tion will undergo some minor amendments, if.the member
ship agrees by secret vote that the changes should be made.
The amendments themselves represent a few refinements of
the Union's election procedure. In the opinion of head
quarters and. a rank and file constitutional committee these
refinements will establish further safeguards around the con
duct of Union balloting and the voting rights of the member
ship.
The amendments then, will serve to strenghen the basic
rights of Seafarers as originally written into the revised con
stitution back in 1952. They clarify, but do not alter the
democratic procedures and safeguards which were incor
porated in the constitution to govern all aspects of the Union's
operations.
As is the normal procedure in the SIU, the disposition of
these amendments will be decided in the ciu-rent referendum.
The individual Seafa/er himself will rule on the issue behind
the voting curtain after examining the proposed amendments
and the recommendations of the constitution committee.
Trials Report
The trials and appeals conducted under the constitution
over the first six months of 1956 are fully reported on in this
issue. Nine trials and one appeal took place during the
period, continuing a record of relatively few violations of
membership-adopted rules.
All that speaks well for the responsible outlook of the SIU
membership both on ship and ashore in Union halls. It means
that there are very limited instances of fouling up or other
irresponsible actions on SIU ships. That in turn reflects the
good conditions and benefits of the Union agreement which
give Seafarers good reason to live up to their end.
All of the trials which took place were conducted by mem
bership-elected rank and file committees in accordance with
established courtroom procedure. The right to cross-examine,
to present witnesses for the defense, to get assistance in pre
paring the defense, and the right of appeal are all incor
porated in Ihe SIU trial system.
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Past experience has shown that the trials and appeals pro
cedure has worked fairly in dealing with violations of Union
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The SIU Canadian District has
purchased a building for a new
union hall in Fort William, Ontario,
at the head of the Great Lakes.
The hall will be air-conditioned
and have modern shipping and re
creational facilities. The district
already owns its own buildings in
Montreal, Thorold, Vancouver and
Toronto.
The SlU-afliliated Marine, Cooks
and Stewards Union opened talks
this week on quarters and man
ning scale for the SS LaGuardia,
now undergoing conversion to an
800-passenger liner. About 200
steward jobs are involved on the
California-Hawaii ship.
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$>
In the two and one-half years of
its pension plan, the SlU-affiliated
Sailors Union of the Pacific has
pensioned 232 members. The aver
age SUP retired member who is
65 years old or over receives $88.17
per month. With Social Security
he receives an average of $83.32
additional.
conventional lifeboats, being
launched with ease and having
good seaworthy qualities as well
as a canopy arrangement to pro
tect survivors from the sun and
bad weather.
Thus far the use of the rubber
rafts has been limited to fishing
vessels and coastwise passenger
and freight ships in sheltered
waters. To date, they have been
used in four fishing boat rescue
operations and have proven their
efficiency.
The most recent instance took
place last April 20 off northern
Scotland where the fishing trawler
Osako sprang a leak. Another
trawler, the Thessalonian, equip
ped with the rubber dinghies, came
to her rescue.
Force Seven Gale
With a force six to seven gale
blowing and heavy swells running,
it was considered too risky to
launch lifeboats. The Thessalon
ian therefore launched two of its
own dinghies while the distressed
ship manoeuvered alongside them
and the crew took them aboard.
Subsequently, the Osako started
leaking badly, so the crew climbed
into the two ten-man dinghies and
were picked up by the Thessalon
ian while the Osako went down.
Crewmembers praised the din
ghies, particularly since they
could be launched so easily and
could bounce alongside the ship in
rough seas without being' dam
aged. Conventional lifeboats would
have been very difficult to laimch
under the circumstances and faced
vessel.
The rubber dinghies come in
three different sizes to accommo
date six, ten and 20 men respec
tively. The six and ten man sizes
can be launched by one person,
with two men required to handle
the biggest size. The rafts are
packed in a valise, so that all that
has to be done is to throw them
into the water and pull the oper
ating cord.
The cord releases gas from a
cylinder which inflates the dinghy
within a few seconds. In the proc
ess, a protective, double-skinned
canopy is erected. It has an orange
top for rapid spotting.
E. B. Hardcastle
Check covering travel wages and
subsistence from SS Lewis Emei-y,
Jr., is being held by Victory Car
riers, 655 Madison Ave., New York
21, NY.
Ernest S. Ncwhall
Check and voucher for travel
wages and subsistence from SS
George A. Lawson, voyage 15A, is
being held at Pan Oceanic Naviga
tion, 25 Broadway, New York, NY.
Finn Durkee
Check covering overtime on SS
Shinnecock Bay, voyage 19, can b«
obtained from the Veritas Steam
ship Company, 44 Wall St., New
York, NY.
Make Checks
To 'SIU-A&G'
Seafarers mailing in checks
or morej* 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 headquaiv
ters officials. This makes for a
problem in bookkeeping which
can be avoided if checks are
made out W the Union direcHy;
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Ten-mm rubber dinghy is shown in satchel form before being
inflated.
man can hahdie it.
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SEAFARERS
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Foc'sle Over
Boiler Keeps
Cooks Cookin'\
Instead of the pots, the
cooks are boiling over on the
Camp Namanu these days in
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I.?Part of SlU crew and delegates who served.as pallbearers
are shown at bier of Seafarer Prentice R. Brandon, who died
on the Del Sol. Burial was four days out of Rio.
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DELEGATES ASSIST FINAL
RITES FOR SIU VETERAN
Stricken with a heart attack while working out on deck
aboard the Del Sol, Seafarer Prentice H. Brandon was buried
at sea recently, about four days out of Rio off the northern
coast of Brazil.
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He passed away a short with all four SIU delegates i^rving
as pallbearers, including Ed Rouse,
while • following the attack, deck;
Ed Blackman, engine; A. F.
after all efforts to revive him failed, Kothe, steward department, and
G. F. Fowler, ship's delegate, who Fowler, ship's delegate.
notified the LOG, said "Brother
Brandon was well liked by the
whole crew, and was a good sailor
and a good friend who will be
missed by many Union brothers.
He had been a member of the SIU
since 1941.
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, MD.
One of the passengers, the Rev.
Adams
Gorman T. Glaze
Joseph H. Preston, a Baptist mis TerreU
G. £. Anderson
Edward Huizenga
Kenneth
Bewig
Ira H. Kilgore
sionary, officiated at the services
Edward Blevins
Manuel
Lourido
attended by ali the crew. Burial Elmer L. Brown
Francis H. Mason
Philip Navitsky
took place at sea when Brandon's Francisco Bueno
Copani
Gerardo Riviera
next of kin could not be located, Rosario
Delaware Eldemire Robert O. Smith
K:
SIU Newcomer
T. C. Finnerty
Dolan D. Gaskill
Joseph Gill
Florentinb Teigeiro
Harold We.stphall
Joseph A. WilUams
USPHS HOSPITAL
BOSTON. MASS.
A, A. Barbaro
Hobert J. Gardner
K, n, Douglass
Joseph Garello
John Filer
USPHS HOSPITAL
G.ALVESTON, TEXAS
Ernest C. Anderson John E. Markopolo
Alfred A. Hancock Concpcion Mejua
6TH DIST. TB HOSPITAL
MOBILE, ALA David jM. Baria
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USPHS HOSFJTAL
AIOBILE. ALA.
William Havelin
ii?:
Just starting out in the
world,
Shirley
Bonita
Reeve, daughter of Sea
farer Herbert Reeve, pump
man, sleeps off the summer
heat at her Philadelphia
home. She was born May
25th.
USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS. LA.
Claude F. Blanks
William" Paris
Robert Brown
William A. Perry
Sebastian Carregal Theodore Phelps
Ciosie Coats
Jerry Pontilt
Floyd Cummings
Wlnford Powell
Chas. F. Dorrough Joseph A. Proulx
William Driscoii
Randolph Ratelifl'
Jaime Fernandez
r,migdio Reyes
Clarence Graham
Edward Samrock
William Holland
John Sercu
Fred Holmes
Wade H. Sexton
Charles JelTers
Toefil Smigielski
Martin Kelly
West A. Spencer
Edward G. Knapp
Lonnie R. Tickle
Leo H. Lang
Luciano Toribio
"Williain Lawless
James E. Ward
Ale.x Martin
Charles E. Wells
James M. Mason'
Cavid A. Wright
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
Marcelo B. Belen
John J. Lefco
Leonard G. Dower Milton Reeves
Charles Dwyer
A. L. Wadsworth
M. M. Hammond
Editor,
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675 Fourth Ave.,
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a foc'sle cleverly placed right over
the' ship's boiler room.
The result is the cooks get done
before the eggs, especiaily in the
tropic cRrnes which they have
been frequenting. Sympathetic fel
low. crewmen, agitated enough by
their own troubles with the heat,
report pretty harsh conditions in
the cooks' room, which is said to
be too small in addition to being
too hot.
Urge Better Quarters
At a recent ship's meeting they
recommended that better qulfrters
be found for the cooks posthaste.
This room should be condemned
as unfit to sleep in on all .ships of
this type," crewmen urged,- -The
Camp Namanu is a war-built T-2
tanker. •
"For the record," said one anon
ymous spokesman via-thn; minutes,
"we kept a .theriporaeter fin , the
room while we wtoe inl^jfefi^
It easily re^Stet^'f^^
up to 98 degre^i-^'witli Swp'fans
working." Sltl '
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promised to.
'and 'ierf^^ tta
situation as soon as thefkhip/reaches its first US port. .
USPHS HOSPITAL
MANHATTAN BEACH
BROOKLYN! NT
Edmund Abitaly
Leonard Leidig,
Manuel Antonana . •Anthony. D. Leva
Fl.'.dio Arls
Mike Lubas
Fortunato Bacomo Joseph D. McGraw
Win. C. Baldwin
Archibald McCuigan
Frank W. Bemrick H. F. MacDonald
Frank T. CampbeU Michael Alacliusky
Wm. J. Conners
Albert Martinelli
E. T. Cunningham Vic MUazzn
Walter L. Davis
Joseph B. Murphy
Emiliu Delgado
Ralph J. Palmer
R. ; I. Douglas
George tc. Phifer
Julin .1. Driscoii
James M. Quinn
Robert E. Gilbert
George E. P.enale
William Guenther
D. F. Huggianu
Bart E. Gurailick
G. E. Shumaker
E. F. Halslett
G. Sivertsen
Taib Hassen
Henry E. Smitli
Joso.oh Ifsits
Karl Treimann
Thomas Isaksen
Harry S. Tuttle
Ludwig Kristiansen Frgd V/est
Fr. nk .1. Kubek
Norman West
Frederick Landry
Virgil E. "Wilmoth
James J. Lawlor
Pon P. Wing
Kaarel Leetmaa
Chee K. Zai
USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND. NY
Adrian Aarons
John McWiliiams
Joseph S. Barron
Jose L. Marrero
George Carlson
Thomas Moncho
Joseph Clevenger
Alonzo Morris
Francisco Cornier John F. Murphy
Rafael Cuevas
Telesfore Olivares
Horacio DaSilva
Charles W. Palmer
Irving Denobriga
Aniceto Pedro
Benedetto Porceilo
Lucius DeWitt
Jose Quimcra
John Dovak
Harry W. Reisgner
Newton Erington
Philip Frank
Alfred Ridings
George H. Robinson
Estell Godfrey
Jose Rodriguez
Edward Kagen
James Higgins
Robert P. Rogerson
Frank A. Rossi
Konstant Kain
Philip Sarkus
Alfred Kaju
Edward Kaznowskl Richard Siar
Walter Snell
Vladislavs Kelpss
Robert R. White
Donald MeShane
USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK,. VA.
Francis J. Boner
Stephen Sceviour
Clarence A". Dowdy John Zahil
Thomas B. Harmon
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH. GA.
T. P. Barbour
Francis L. Finigan
'Maximino Bernet
R. L. Johnson Jr.
Jose Blanco
Jimmle Littleton
USPHS HOSPITAL
SEATTLE, WASH.
L. Bosley
Rudolph Johnson
T. H. Hawkins
Robert L. Morrow
USPHS HOSPITAL
FORT WORTH. TEXAS
B. F. Deibler
Rosendo Serrano
John C. Palmer
VA. HOSPITAL
ALBEBQUERQUE. NM
Charles Burton
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STATE .....
VA HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS, TENN.
BUly R. HUl
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VA HOSPITAL
DURHAM. NC
Oscar Pearson
TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you or* «n old, subscribor and havo a changa
of address, please give your former adcfress below:
USPHS HOSPITAL
LEXINGTON, KY.
Schuyler J. Plerson
ADDRESS
VA HOSPITAL
CITy .....
CORAL,GABLIKSf-ri'A-.
ErOeit H. Webb
-.•/i f-'G. iif
July SO. 1950
In TB Hospitalp
Yearns For. Sea
' 1*0 the Edlton
I'm not a very good hand at
writing, but I would like to lo»
cate two or three- crewmembera
who were with me aboard the
Frederic C. Collin froifl April
. 11 to August 23, 1955. This was
a grain run from SeattlS' to In
dia, which paid off at Newport
News, "Va.
I've been here at th? VA hos
pital, in Kerrville, Texas, eight
letters To
The Editor
All letters to the editor for
publication in the SEAFAR
ERS LOG must be sighed'by
the writer. Names will be
, withheld upon request.
months,''and they seem to think
1 still have a long way to go. I
stire would like to get to some
place where I might at least see
a- llitle tugboat once in a while.
I see in the LOG where the
SIU is taking another step fsirward which may keep a lot of
brothers from getting in the
same shape I'm in. I'm speak
ing of the SIU medical centers
piknned for several ports. I
doH'fhave any voice on things
like that, but all the brothers
should be 100 percent for it.
It sure is a morale-builder
when the LOG comes here and
I pass it along to some of the
other patients. "There are no
sailors here, although there are
a lot of-would-be-se&men.
I greatly appreciate the SIU
hospital benefits and I'm look
ing forward to my next ship.
Lots of luck, health and happi
ness to all SIU brothers.
Billy R. Hill
t
t
Asks Husband's
Pals To Write
also want to take thl« means'.df.
thanking the men who visited
him at tin . hospital; namely,
Teny Barto, who was his friend
from the very first ship he took;
Eddie Spradley, at whose home
he was often a guest when ours
was far from port; Mr. Mosely
whom I never met, but, who,
with his wife and pbildren,
made Curt an honored guest at
a port in Florida, and others
too numerous to mention.
Lauds SIU Officials
I will also never forget the
SIU officials in the Baltimore
haU. The SIU has a group of
the best seahien in the country."
I know, for we enterta'ified;
many of those away from 'Home
at holfday season, when we
lived in Baltimore. Home is
now c/b General Delivery,
Clintwood, Va.
Curt was a good seaman,
loyal Union man and the best
and kindest husband a woman
could have.
Grace M. Borman
4*
4"
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English Seaman
Hails SIU Gains
To the Editor:
Recently a copy of the SIU's
1952 contract with the shipping
operators came into my posses
sion.
Although it is by this time
improved still further, it was a
reliable guide for other mari
time unions to follow, and an
inspiration to all men who have
the interest and welfare of sea
farers at heart.
I myself am a seaman and a
member of the National Sea
men's Union hero- in England,
so tfie wages and conditions"
which the SIU haS obtained for
its membei-s are of particular
interest to me. I have been
wondering what other Improve
ments the SIU has obtained
since 1952, but I have no means
of finding out.
I know that the SEAFARERS
LOG is for members of your
Union only, but .as I am unable
to be a member of your Union,
I wonder if it would neverthe
less be possible for me to be on
your mailing list, aS I would
like to he kept up to date on
SIU activities.
In conclusion, may I express
a_,sincere wish that the SIU
may continue to succeed in ob
taining still further improve
ments in wages and conditions
for its very fortunate members.
William T. Clarke
Liverpool, England ,
To the Editor:
I hope you will print this so
that some of the seamen who
shipped with my husband, Curt
Borman, will see it and get in
touch with me.
Curt passed away at the
USPHS hospital in Baltimore
last December 16. He had can
cer and had been suffering for
about seven months. He had
been a member of the SIU since
4< 4- 41943, and loved the sea and the
Union.
At the time of his death, sev
eral men owed )iim a little To the Editor:
rhoney. I know that if they
I wish to thank the SlU for
knew how to get in touch with
me they would pay it back the prompt service given me
when they have it, for.that's the • while I was hospitalized.
I am very proud to know that
kind of fellows they are.
there is such a Union to stand
Shipped On DeSoto
It took all of the insurance by in time of need. I am also
to clear the debts. He shipped proud that my husband is a
one solid year on the DeSoto so member of such a wonderful
that i could have the best doc Union.
Please extend my thanks to
tor money could buy, and sent
the
SIU officials in New York
me to the Mayo Clinic.
Six months previous to his and to the entire Union mem
illness I was operated on for a bership.
Mrs. Samuel A. Tate
cancer from which I have never
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fully recovered. He then went
back to sea on the Atlantic
Water and that was his last ship.
I bought a new typewriter on
time and am getting work to do To the Editor:
at home; I am writing this in
Please send me the LOG at.
the hope that the boys will see my new address, 714 Plater St.,
it and, if he owes any of them, Aberdeen, Md.
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I would like to clear the debt
I would appreciate it very
also.
. =
much, as I am laid up sick with
I would like to hear from the multiple sclerosis and finable to
boys who shipped with him on visit, the hall .often, enough in
the DeSoto and on the last trip order to keep informed of
he made. Some of them I have . what's going on. Thank you
met personally and I've keard very much.
ra talk about' raany-oithem" T '
j ' -V. '
.Df Fpucke''
SIU Help For
Wife Lauded
Laid Up Sick,
Asks For News
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�SEAFARERS
LIWIS IMKRY JR.* (VIcUry Ca^
rl»rt)< Jvn» IT—Cli«Sfmsii, ^ VariMulliaaiu Sacratary. O. Mvart. Asked
for satisfactory agreement, concerning
cepalra and stores before signing en
or off. Storeroom to be sprayed. Cots
needed. No master certificates on
board. Repair iist to be turned in.
cama aboard in Sasebo. 130 hours
disputed for second pumpman, gni
reports read and accepted. Crew to
dress properly in messrooras.
LOG
Underwater Maneuvers
U§hi^l:
REBECCA (Maritime), Juna 19 —
Chairman, A, Kestan; Secretary, T.
Thompson. Ship's fund 98.00. SIU
report read and accepted. New dele
MARYMAR (Calmar), Juna ii — • gate and treasurer elected. Requested
Chairman. H. Culnlar; Seerstary, R. spare washing machine so as to have
Robblnt. Ship's delegate left sliip in' one for work cloUies and one for
Baltimore. Ship's fund tis.05. New white clothes and dress apparel. Ship
delegate elected.
to be fumigated.
CALMAR (Calmer), Juna 19—Chair
man, T. Jackson; Sacratary, B. Hot^
man. New reporter elected. Report
to be sent to Seattle hail concei-ning
beef about pantryman who got off at
Newport. Last man on standby to
IMmM: I
ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Juna 19
—Chairman, R.' Schwarz; Sacratary,
J. Hannan. Water
to be purchased in
man missed ship
Ship's fund 970.04.
and accepted.
is scarce. . Fruit
Paramaribo. One
in New Orleans.
SIU report read
AUBURN (Alba), Juna 14-Chalrman, R. High; Sacratary, T. Savage.
Special meeting called due to per
forming in crew. Discussion regard
ing men fouling up.. Anyone unable
to perform duties to' be brought up
on charges.
ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), July 1—
Chairman, J Croton; Sacratary, J.
Oammon. Purchased radio from ship's
fund—9100.00. More fruit to be or
dered In Trinidad.
clean pantry and messhall. Suggestion
to start ship's fund.
CUBORR (Ore). June 21—Chairman,
L. McNair; Sacratary, B. Andarson.
All repairs made. Cuts to be issued
by captain. Wind • chutes to be re
ferred to patrolman. Report accepted.
Drying room to be kept closed. All
cups to be returned to pantry. Galley
not to be used for passageway.
FAIRI9LE (Pan Atlantic), July -1—
Chairman, B. Varn; Secretary, T.
Smith. Ship's fund 98.00. Report ac
cepted. New delegate and treasurer
elected. Gloves and balls purchased
for Softball team and games sched
uled for New Orleans and Panama
City. Collection proposed for porch
glider for after deck. Swings to be
purchased in New Orleans. Steward
asked coperation on linen change,
night lunch and black gang coffee.
9UEENST0N HEIGHTS (Mar Trad*
Corp.), Juno 24—Chairman, E. Ray;
Socrotary, S. Johnson. One brother
hospitalized in Singapore. Communi
cations and LOGS received, no over
LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Car time sheets. Letter regcived stating
men
need not send in discharges to
riers), April 29—Chairman, Nail Abarnathy; Secretary, D. Rivers. All re-' headquarters for vacation pay but to
hold
same
until vessel returns to the
pairs to be done in Houston. Suffi
US. Supply of milk to be taken in
cient stores to be put aboard in final
port of discharge. New delegate Manila before proceeding to Bataan.
elected. Cigarette butts not to be Endeavor to get US dollars for draw
thrown in showers. Recreation room in Guam. Poop deck awning received.
to be cleaned by each department. Ship's fund 912.00. Reports accepted.
Drinking glasses not to be put in sink. Ten dollars donated from arrival pool
to ship's fund. Fire hoses needed to
ROBIN TUXFORO tSaas Shipping), take on water in order that regular
Juna 10—Chairman, A. Reaiko; Sac hoses along catwalk fore and aft may
ratary, J. Misner. One crewmcmber be left intact In case of flre and
involved in some trouble in Lourenco emergencies. Visitors to be kept off
Marques, performing on ship. No ship while in the Philippines.
charges to be preferred against mem
STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), May
ber, delegate to eonfer with captain.
Siiip's fund $27.00. New treasurer 29—Clialrman, W. Colia'rd; Seerstary,
elected. Some disputed overtime. W. Pedlar. One brother hospRalized
jMore stores needed," particularly In New Orleans. Gear taken off at
flour, assorted dry cereals, mixed pilot station and turned over to agent.
Reports accepted. Repair list from
Juices. Night lunch requested.
last trip not turned In. Supplemen
tary repair list to be turned in in
ROBIN CRAY (Saas Shipping), Juna
San Francisco. Laundry to be left
17—Chairman, J. Lapolnta; Sacratary,
E. Watson. Rumors regarding selling clean after using.
of ship. Two men in siiip's hospital
ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Juna 14
awaiting transfer to hospital in Lourejico Marques. Ship's fund 913.73. —Chairman, J. Morton; Sacratary, W.
Few hours disputed overtime. New KItclox. Ship's fund 942.00. Pantry
washing machine needed. Each de to be left clean at all times.
partment to report needed repairs.
DEL MAR (Mississippi), July 1 —
ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Juna 9—
Chairman, G. Perdreauvllle; Secretary,
Chairman, V. Douglas; Secretary, A.
R. J. KIpp. Several logs laSO trip,
Carpenter. Headquarters reports read some lifted. Ship's secretary-reporter
and accepted. Delegate to be ehanged to attend safety meetings. Draws to
every two trips. Bunks to be checked be oht-iined during designated time.
as clothes are getting torn and people Reported delays in restoring electric
getting scratched. Washing machine power after failures because engi
to be turned off after use.
neers refuse to pay electricians over
time. New secretary-reporter elected,
SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Soatrain), ship's fund 970.32.
New delegate
Juna IS—Chairman, A. Mauffray; Sec elected. Suggestion that 10 percent
retary, E. Hansen. Sailed short one of-all raffles and arrival pools be do
man from New York and also one nated to ship's fund and to be used
man short from Savannah. Repair for sick members, repatriates, maga
Hst to be passed on. Discussion on zines and books, movie rentals, etc.
new shipping rules. Ship's fund
963.22. Spent $10.33 for TV parts.
INES (Bull), July 2—Chairman, J.
Communications read and accepted. Evans; Secretary, E. Rosado, Question
Discussion on porthole dogs.
about cigarettes. Secretary-reporter
and treasurer elected.
Few hours
MV PONCE (Ponca Cement), Juna disputed overtime. Less coffee to be
22—Chairman, D. Rose; Secretary, G. consumed by black gang. Fan needed
Knowles. Overtime beef to be settled in laundry room. Electrician to in
by patrolman. Ship's fund $11.75,
stall one.
STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian),
Juna 17—Chairman, J. Ohannaslan;
Secretary, J. Johnson. Crew requested
to send pictures or story suggestions
to LOG." Foc'sles snugeed and painted.
Decks to be painted and all rooms to
be sougeed. Water to be checked by
Public Health Department.
SUNION (Kaa), Juna 17—Chairman,
V. Riiiuto; Secretary, C. Storey. One
man missed ship at Aden: replace
ment signed on in Karachi, Pakistan.
One man hospitalized in Centa, Span
ish Morocco. Saloon mess man re
ported binoculars and two pairs of
slacks missing. Ship to be fumigated.
Crew recommended steward get off
the ship.
ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Juna 9—
Chairman, V. Douglas; Secretary, A.
Carpenter. Union reports read and
accepted.
Delegate to be changed
every two trips. Bunks to be checked.
SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain),
June 7—Chairman, J. Broad; Secre
tary, 1. Peacock. Ship's fund $11.10.
Reports read and accepted. Wrote
letter to company about milk. Dis
cussed donations for TV.
CITY OP ALMA (Walerman), Juna
13—Chairman, J. Gellatly; Sacratary,
ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), June 14
—Chairman, H. Tewnssnd; Secretary,
D. Knapp. Ship's fund 9104.22. Bought
new TV antenna.
Some disputed
overtime. Reports accepted. Treas
urer elected.
ANNiSTON (Ace), June 2—Chair
man, A. SIrlgnano; Secretary, P. Hug-
gins. American money to be issued
as long as it lasts. Mattress and
cigarette situation taken care of. New
delegate elected. Washing articles to
be placed in laundry. All excess linen
to be returned. Schedule posted for
cleaning laundry and recreation room.
BARBARA
PRIETCHIE
(Liberty
Navigation), June 3—Chairman, J.
Jallette; Secretary, O. Payne. All re
pairs made except lockers. Request
ship be put on subsistence and galley
closed while loading grain because of
unsanitary condition created by dust.
Messroom and pantry to be kept
clean. Urge care in using washing
machine. Drinking water to bo colder.
Night lunch to be put out in whole
pieces for trial.
ALCOA PATRIOT (Aieea), May 13
—Chairman, E. Grady; Secretary, J.
McCaslln. Ship's fund 9121.73. Re
ports accepted. New delegate elected.
J. Shearer. Repair lists to be made
MAS (Bull), Juna 14—Chairman,'C.
up. Ship's fund 931.63. Union reports . Hestefetter; Secretary, W. Morris Jr.
read and accepted.
' Question about time involved when
cleaning and defrosting )neat boxes.
FEDERAL (Trafalgar), Juna It —
Ship's fund 913.66. Reports accepted.
Chairman, M: LIpkIn; Secretary, A.
New electric refrigerator needed. Ex-~
Hasklni. Two men hospitalized in tra motor for ventUating blower need
Sasebo and one man in Singapore. ed. Extra bucket and soap powder
Tajiks to be cleaned and new wash needed by engine crew. Present sup
ing machine to be purchased. Ship's ply of soap powder insufficient. Check
fund 10,400 yen. MCR asked to donate on nro^resRitpadC'-gn'safety gangway,
1,000 yen" to fuild. • Four new men CIlarificafiohs needed.
'WHO FORGOT THE DAMN PLUG . . .?'
Sign Painter
None But The Lonely
Hearts On Seastar?
Unaccustomed to such tributes, Seafarer "William "Moon"
Mullins was a bit put-out when be was secretly elected "presi
dent" of the "Lonely Hearts Club" on the Seastar. Duly noti
fied of this honor by fellow
crewmen, be let out a bowl more, the Seastar had a long trip
that could be beard all over ahead.
Getting set to paint some
new signs around the ship,
Bosun Zenon R. Rivera
plays ABC with stencil let
ters d-o line up the job.
Photo by R. J. Burton, ship's
reporter, on the Alcoa
Runner. An SIU oldtimer,
Rivera is a well-known and
well-liked
crewmember,
says Burton.
the ship.
The notification came unexpectecUy, when Mullins opened the
door of his foc'sle one morning.
Reposing on the door was a huge
silk heart with his new-found title
chalked above it. Since he was
somewhat agitated at the time, he
might be pardoned for the roar of
indignation he expressed at the
Sight.
Lots Of Horseplay
Horseplay like this seems to
abound on the Seaster and ship's
reporter J. J. Rutter, wiper, noted
that the tomfoolery helps to pass
the time. Each department shares
in it, "making the trip anything
but boring."
Bound from Philadelphia to
Alexandria, Egypt, with a load of
grain, and then due to load up at
the ore docks and return to Haiti-
CHELSEA TOWELS VANISH,
BECOME INDIAN TURBANS
"But with a
clean- ship, good
chow,
ideal
weather and
working c o n d itions, the crew
is in fine spirits.
The cuisine is
above and beyond
our finest expec
tations, planned
Klepeif
by steward Rob
ert Morrisette and prepared by
such stalwarts of the galley as chief
cook R. Acevedo and 3rd cook Mike
Klepeis.
"Unloading time in Egypt is ex
pected, to be from ten to 15 days
and many beach parties are in the
making," Rutter added.
"Many old acquaintances are
being renewed between such old
salts, as P. 'Jiggs' Jcffers, H.
'Frenchy' Robbin Jr., Eddie Parr,
'Muscadoodler' Paul Rogasch anil
'Wild Bill' Healy. It's a rollicking
crew compased of one half New
Orleans men and one half from
Philadelphia."
Jeffers is ship's delegate, R.
Kyle the deck delegate, F. Ilurd.
black gang, and J. McCree for the
steward department.
Tbose turbans worn by tbe native launcbmen in Quilon, In
dia, weren't turbans at all, steward Bob Kiedinger on tbe SS
Cbelsea decided recently.
His deductions were strong-'
ly reinforced by tbe evidence;
Coe Victory In
(1) tbe turbans looked a little
too much like ships' linen for it
to be a coincidence, and (2), linen
supplies seemed
to be running
short.
Putting it all
together, Kiedin
ger addressed a
special ship's
meeting in the
south Indian port
to advise crewmembers they
Kiedinger
might have to
finish out the voyage using damp
Kleenex after their showers if the
linen supply got any lower. He
urged them to he on the lookout
for possible pilfering.
Favored By Launcbmen
Launcbmen provided by the
company agents in Quilon began
appearing in the terrycloth head
gear soon after the ship arrived.
How the boatmen and the towels
got together is not known. But
aqyhody want some genliin# Ihdiap,
turbans . . .
Full Control
Tilt situation leems to be well in hand, with the black gang
from the Coe Victory out in force at this nightspot in Bremerhaven, Germany. The menfolk (f to r) are R. Cole, chief en
gineer; Lee Feher, FWT, and V. E. Keene, wiper. The frauieins aren't Identified, but the ratio teems just about right.
�SEAFARERS
LOG
SIU Constitutional
Committee Report
We, the undersigned, duly elected Constitu
tional Committee, elected at the regular member
ship meeting of June 27, 1956, at Headquarters,
as per Article XXVII, Section 2, of our Union
Constitution, to study, and report on, the consti
tutional amendments that were proposed at the.
regular membership meetings of all Pohts on
June 27th, 1956, make this report to the member
ship.
The proposed constitutional amendments have
been studied in their entirety by this Committee.
They are as follows:
1. Article X, Sec. 1(d), is amended by changing the
next to the last paragraph thereof to read, as follows:
"At the first regular meeting in August of every elec
tion year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the
membership a pre-balloting report. This report shall rec
ommend the number and location of Ports, the number
of Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the
number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for
each Port. It shall also recommend a bank, a bonded
warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar
depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or de
livered at the close of each day's voting, except that the
Secretary-Treasurer may, in his discretion, postpone the
recommendation as to the depository until no later than
the first regular meeting in October."
2. Article XI, Sec. 1, is amended to read, as follows:
"Section 1. The following elected officers and jobs
shall be held for a term of two years:
Secretary-Treasurer
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Port Agent
Patrolman
The term of two years set forth herein is expressly
subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contaired in Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), of this Constitution."
3. Article XII. Sec. Kb), is amended to read, as follows:
"(b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard
an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, covered by
contract with this Union, or four (4) months of employ
ment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub
sidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a
combination of these, between January 1st and the time
of nomination, and"
4. Article XIII, ^Sec. 2(a), is amended by changing the
first sentence thereof to read, as follows:
"A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first
regular meeting in September of the election year, at the
Port where Heauquarters is located."
5. Article XIII, Sec. 3(d), is amended to read, as fol
lows:
"(d) No member may vote without displaying his
Union Book, in which there shall be placed an appro
priate notation of the date and of the fact of voting, both
prior to being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be
handed to the member who shall thereupon sign his name
on a roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate), to
gether with his hook number, and ballot number. The
portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed
shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and
the member shall proceed to the voting site."
6. Article XIII, Sec. 3(g), is amended to read, as
follows:
•
"(g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the
election year and shall continue through December Slst,
exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holi
days legally recognized in the city in which the Port
affected is located. If November 1st or December Slst
falls on a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized in
a Port in the city in which that Port is located, the bal
loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate,
as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day.
Subject to the foregoing, voting in all Ports shall com-
mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, except
that, or -Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM
and continue until 12 Noon, and, on regular meeting
days, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue
until 7:30 PM."
7. .^rticle XIII, Sec. 4(a), is amended to read, as . fol
lows:
"(a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of'the
voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting
of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting
for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith
standing the prons of Article XXIV, Section 2, or
any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) mem
bers shall constitute a quorum for each Port, with the
said meeting to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM,
with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obliga
tion of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com
mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present
during this time period. It shall be the responsibility
of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose
of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that
the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to Head
quarters.
In no case shall voting take place unless a
duly elected Polls Committee is functioning."
8. Article XII, Sec. 4(b), is amended to read, as follows:
"(b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect
all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs
of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes,
and the bal.ot records and files kept by the Port Agent.
It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and
amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre-,
spending serial numbers on the roster, and then com
pare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used
with the vei fication list, as corrected, and ascertain
whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and
amount, represent the difference between what appears
on the verificatiqn list, as corrected, and the ballots used.
If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon
shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such dis
crepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed
by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each
member of the Committe. may make what separate com
ments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and
dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the
Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting.
A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made
forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be re
ported to the membership as soon as completed, with .
recommendations by th^ Secretary-Treasurer. A majority
vote of the membership shall determine what action, if
any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as in
dicated in Article I."
/
9. Article XIII, Sec. 4(e), is amended to read, as fol
lows:
Jvly to, ION
bodyint the foregoin^scribed thereon, in which eVciBt,
these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee tor
the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained hereip shall
prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding
such comments to the certificate as are appropriate,
provided the comments are signed and dated by the
member inaking them. The envelope or envelopes shall
then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the
discretion of Headquarters, may be furnished for that
purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely
sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg
istered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi
tory named in the pre-election report adopted by the
membership.
The Polls Committee shall not be dis
charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished
and evidence of mailing or deliveiy is furnished the Port
Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in tbe
Port Agent's election records or files.
The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot
box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them
back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys
to the boxe-: in an envelope, across the flap of which the
members of the Committee shall sign their names, book
numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope se
curely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box
or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall ^de
liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster
sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called
for by this Section 4, any files that they may have re
ceived, and all the stubs collected both for the da} and
those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon
sible for the proper safeguarding of all :he aforesaid ma(qrial, shall not release any of it until duly called for,
and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the
material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of
each -roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the
Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis
tered mail or delivered in person."
10. Article XIII, Sec, 5(a), is amended to read, as follows:
"(a) On the day the balloting in each Port is to termi
nate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in
addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de
liver to Headquarters, or mail to Headquarters (by certi
fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together
with a certification, signed ^d dated lay all members of
the Committee that all ballots sent to the Port and not
used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each
member of the Committee to make separate comments
under his signature and date. The certification shall
specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the
unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but
bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Head
quarters all stubs collected during the period of voting,
together with a certification, signed by all members of
the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the Com
mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each
member of the Committee to make separate comments un
der his signature and date. The said Polls Committee
members shall not be discharged from their duties until
the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and
evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port
Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the
Port Agent's election records or files.
11. Article XIII, Sec. 5(b), is amended to read, as follows:
"(b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under
this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee,
at the address of Headquarters. In the event a Polls
Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day
the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent
'shall have the duty to forward the material specifically
set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the
Union Tallying Committee which will then carry out the
functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee.
In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other
material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Com
mittee to execute those functions.
All certifications called for under this Article XIII
,shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge,
information, and belief of those required to make such
certifications."
"(e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of
the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or
irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the
balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be
observed:
At the end ot each day's voting, the Polls Committee,
in the presence of any member desiring to attend, pro
vided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot
box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein
in an envelope, or envelopes, as required, which shall
then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee
shall thereupon Sign their names across the flap of the
12. Article XIII, Sec. 5(c), is amended to read, as follows:
said- envelope or envelopes, with their book numbers next
"(c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14
to their signatures. The Committee shall also place the
members. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port,
date and name of the Port on the said envelope or en .and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of
velopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The
that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that six to be elected from Headquarters Port shall consist of
all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all two from each of the' three departments of the Union.
of those ballots are. enclosed in the envelope or envelopes The others shall be elected without regard to department.
The election shall be held at the last regular meeting in
dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls December of the election year. No Officer, Port Agent,
Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records Patrolman, or candidate for office, of the Job of Port
they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this
discretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre Committee. In addition to its duties hereinbefor.e set
forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged
pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the ., with the tally of all the ballots and the preparation of a
making of the aforesaid certification, with wording em- closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results
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el thf election, Indu^iqg ji oomi^tp accounting ;ol all . but. In any case, so as to reach Headquarters in time to
ballots and stubs, and reconciliatioii of the same with the enable the Secretary-Treasurer to prepare bis report as
rosters, veriiieaUon lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certifi
'all with detailed reference to serial numbers aiid amounts, cation, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required
and with each total broken ddwn into Port totals. -The of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The
Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the elec- Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report contain
, tlon recprds and files of all Ports, which they may require ing a combined summitry of the results, together with a
to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The re^ schedule Indicating in detaU how they affect the Union
port shall clearly detail all discrepancies- discovered, and Tallying Committee's results, as jet forth in Its closing
' shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these report. The form of the letter's report shall be followed
discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign as closely as possible. Two <2) copies shall be sent o
the report, without prejudice, however, to thq right of any each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other
member thereof to sulnnlt a dissenting report as to the copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after
accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with the Election Report meeting. If a majority vote of the .
membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's
pertinent details.
"The Tallying Committee Is also Charged with the re report, the numerical results set forth In the pertinent
ceipt and evaluation of written protests by any member segments of the Tallying Committee's closing report shall
who claims, an Illegal denial of the right to vote.. If it be deemed modified accordingly, and, as modified, ac
finds the protek Invalid, It shall dismiss the protest and cepted and final. If the report Is not accepted, the
so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of -numerical results in the pei'tinent segments of tl\e Tally
dismissal. If It finds the protest valid, the Commilttee ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted
shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within and' final without modification.
the period of^lts proceedings, on such terms as are prac
If ordered, ' recheck and recount, and the report tlieretical, effective, and just, but which terms, In any event, on by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly
shall include the provisions o^ Sectioq 3(c) of this Article
disposed of, and deemed accepted and fl. 'l, by majority
and the designation of the voting sfie of the Port most vote of the mejrnbershlp at the regular meeting following
' convenient to the protesting member. Where'' a special the Election Report meeting.. If such recheck and evote Is ordered In accordance with, this-Section 5(c),:these count is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall be
terms shall apply, notwithstanding - any provisions to the required to continue Its proceedings correspondingly.
contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made
16. Article XIII, Sec. 6(a), is amended to »ead, as follows:
only In writing and must be received by the Union 'Tally
"(a) The person elected shall be that person having the
ing Committee during the period of its proceedings'. The
reports of this Committee shall Include a brief summary largest number of votes ca^ for the particular office or
job Involved. Where more than one person Is to be
* of each protest received, the name and book number of
the. protesting member, and a summary of the disposition elected for i 'particular office or job, the proper number
of the said protest. The Committee-shall take all reason- of candidates receiving the successively highest number
^"able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so of votes shall be declared elected. 'These determinations
as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section shall -be made only from results deemed final and ac
6(c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No cepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty^
closing report shall be made by It unless and until the
of the Secretary-Treasurer to notify each Individual
special votes referred to In this Section 5'c) shall have elected."
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been duly completed and tallied."
17. Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), is amended to read, as follows:
"(c) The duly elected Secretaiy-Treasurer, Assistant.
13. Article XIII, Sec. 5(d), is amended to read, as follows:
"(d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee Secrethry-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen
shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and
after their election but. In any event, shall arrive at Head assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the
quarters Port prior to the first business day after Decem-, Election Report meeting, or the next regular meeting,
ber 31 of the election year. Each member of the Commit depending upon at which meeting the results as to each
tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro
bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors
casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwith
quarters Port. All mentbers of the Committee shall also be standing anything to the contrary contained in Article
paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day XI, Sec. 1. This shall not apply where the successful
subsequent to their election to the day they return, in candidate cannot assume h'- office because he is at sea.
normal course, to the Port from which they were elected.
In such event, a majority vote of the membership may
"The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman grant additional time for the assumption of the office or
from among themselves and, subject to Ihe express terms
job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected
of this Constitution, adopt Its own procedures. Decisions Secretary-Treasurer to assume office, the provisions of
as to special votes, protests, al!d the contents of the final
Article X, Section 2(a), as to succession shall apply jintil
report shall be valid If made by a majority vote, provided such office is assumed. If he does not assume office
there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum Is hereby within 90 days, the line of succession shall apply until
fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to
less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority
duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediate vote of the membership."
ly after the termination of balloting and to Insure their
18. Article XXVII, Sec. 2, Is amended to read as follows:
safe custody during the course or the Committee's pro
"Section 2. When a proposed amendment Is accepted
ceedings. The. proceedings of this Committee, except for
the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents by a majority vote of' the membership. It shall be referred
therefrom. If any, shall be open to any member, provided to a Constitutional Committee In the Port where Head
he observes decorum. In no event shall the Issuance of
quarters Is located. This Committee shall be composed
the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying of six memo rs, two from each Department and shall be
Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th Imme elected In accordance with such rules as are established
diately subsequent to the close of voting."
by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will
act on all proposed amendments referred to It.
The
14. Article XIII, Sec. 5(f), is amended to read, as follows: Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance,
"(f) At the.Election Heport meeting, there shall be legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare
taken up the discrepancies, If any, referred to hi Section a report on the amendment 'together with any proposed
5(c) of this Article land the recommendations of the Tally changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the
ing Committee submitted therewith.' A majority vote of reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then
the membership shall decide what action, if any, In ac be submitted to tlje membership by the Secretary-Treas-.
cordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, urer. If a majority vote of the membership approves
which action, however, shall not include the ordering of the amendment as recommended. It shall then be voted
a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the
the results *of the vote for any office or job. In which Union by seciet ballot In accordance with the procedure
event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A outlined In Article XIII, Section 3(b) through Section 5,
majority of the merabershlp, at the Election Report meetr except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote
ing, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to
the closing report has been Issued by three or more mem
bers of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the
contingencies provided for in this Section 5(f), the closing
report shall be accepted as final."
15. Article XIII, Sec. 5(g), is amended to read, as follows:
"(g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Sec. 5(f) must
take place and be completed within seveft (7) days after
the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the dls" crepancies so acted upon,took place. . Subject to the fore; .going, and to. the limits of the vote set by the member
ship, as aforesaid, the Port agents In each Port shall
. have the functions, of the Tallying Committee as set forth
In Section 5(c), insofar as that section deals with the terms
of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a
sufficient amount of the usual balloting material Immedi
ately available to ^rt Agents, for the purpose of such spe
cial vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port
Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them,
to the SecretaryrTreasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets,
; and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall
V ..be .forwarded to: Headquarters, all.Jn the. same.^package,
; .;,!huiilQund scnacateiyid^y thfi .most|»ldd'mjeaag»pi;G^08ble,
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of the membership at
time it gives the approval
'uMessary to put the referendum to a votO-, the . Union
Tallying Committee shall eqnslst of six (6) members, t'vo
- from each of the three (3) departments of the Union,
elected from ileadquarters Port. The amendment shall
either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall
be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment
shaU be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and
made available at the voting site in all Ports."
This Committee reports as follows:
1. We found the proposed amendments im
prove the election procedure by adding provisions
of great benefit to the voting members. They,
also eliminate "lame duck" periods; they call for
an official depository such as a bank or similar
depository, in whjch the ballots are placed each
night; and they provide for outport participation
in the final tally.
2. We find that the proposed amendments are
satisfactory and to the benefit of the membership.
We propose only two changes which are these:
With respect to the qualification provisions, we
recommend that Section 1 (a) and Section 1 (b) of
Article XII, be amended so as to make it clear
that the seatime set forth thex-ein be unlicensed
seatime. In that way, it would insure that those
who run for office must have experience in the
jobs occupied by our membership.
Accordingly, we propose that Section 1 (b) of
Article XII (Item 3 in the above proposals) be
further amended to read as follows:
"(b) He has at least four (4) months of sea
time, in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an Ameri
can flag merchant vessel or vessels, covered by
contract with this Union, or four (4) months of
employment with, or in any office or job of, the
Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the
Union's direction, or a combination of these, be
tween January 1st and the time of nomination,
and"
We propose further that a new item, be,added
to the proposed amendments, changing Article
XII, Section 1 (a), to read as follows:
"(a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime,
in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American
Flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking
the job of Patrolman or Assistant SecretaryTreasurer in a specified department,'this seatime
must be in that department, and"
With these changes, we recommend the adop
tion of the amendments in their entirety, and
that they be placed upon the ballot in their en
tirety, and voted in accordance with Article
XXVII of the Constitution. We particularly
recommend adoption of the other voting details
set foi'th herein.
3. The voting shall commence on Thursday,
9 AM, July 12, 1956, and shall continue, Sundays
and holidays excepted, thi-ough August 8, 1956. .
4. Voting shall commence at 9 AM and end at
& PM, Mondays through Fridays, and commence
at 9 AM and end at 12 Noon Saturdays, with the
exception of July 25'and August 8, when voting
shall be until 7:30 PM.
5. Polls Committees shall be elected and shall
supervise the voting in ports in the same manner
as in an' election of officers, port agents and
patrolmen. No voting shall take place unless a
duly elected Polls'Committee is functioning.
6. Port Tallying Committees shall be elected
at the August 8, 1956, meeting, the tallying com
mittee of Headquarters Port to be the Headquar
ters Tallying Committee, and shall commence
their tallying immediately. They shall then send
their tally, along with the required certifications,
to the Headquarters Tallj^ing Committee, if not
in person, then by registered, airmail, special de
livery.
7. Tallies shall be made as in an election of
officers, port agents, and patrolmen. The ballots
shall be in the usual form.
8. The voting shall be on this question:
"Do you approve the above constitutional amend
ments," and shall be a yes-or-no vote.
9. It is to be noted that, pursuant to Article
XXVH, Section 3, of the Constitution, that if the
proposed amendments are adopted by a twothirds majority of the valid ballots cast, the
amendments are immediately effective.
Fraternally submitted,
K. Puchalski, P-89, J. L. Roberts, R-360, R. Prin
cipe, P-52, E. Pushalski, P-157, F. Panette, P-438,
and W. Patterson, P-73 "
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400 SlU-affiiiated Marine Allied Workers took part in the
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deck nears completion while deck is being framed in over tanker s after deck.
The SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic
Steamship Corp. put a new piggyback
tanker into service last week, signing
on a full SIU crew at Mobile, Ala. She
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the company's sea-land service, operatmg
between Newark and Houston.
Like her sister ships, Ideal X and Almena,
the Maxton is a T-2 tanker, with a special
deck mounted above the regular cargo
tanks. On this deck, loaded truck trailers
can be carried, thus permitting the vessel to
carry a paying load in both directions, to and
from the oil fields.
This newest ship in Pan Atlantic's sealand fleet was purchased in April from the
Marine Navigation Co., Inc. of New York for
$1,275,000. She was then the Marine Leader.
The new owners changed the name to Max
ton, after the North Carolina birthplace of
Malcom P. McLean, president of McLean
Industries, Inc., which owns both Water
man and Pan Atlantic Steamship Corps.
The Mobile Ship Repair, Inc., under con
tract to the SlU-affiliated . Marine Allied
Workers, was low bidder for converting the
tanker.
It took six weeks, and 500 SIU marine al
lied \Workers, to complete the conversion.
The special deck, containing approximately
3/4-million pounds of steel, gives the Maxton
the appearance of an aircraft carrier, with
the flight deck divided at midship.
Carries 66 Trailers on Deck
The Maxton is designed to carry 66 trailers,
giving the SIU ship a total deck carrying
capacity of 2,800,000 pounds. There are 20
33-fool; trailers, with a capacity of 44,444
pounds, six lOVa-foot trailers, with an aver
age weight of 22,222 pounds each, located on
the forward deck. The after deck carries 40
of the 33-foot trailers.
. A special lifting device fits over the top of
the trailers and can load or discharge a
trailer in five minutes. A simple locking de
vice is used to secure the trailers aboard shifv^
Through special square holes in the deck of
the ship, legs from the trailfers fit. A wed^shaped piece of steel is driven through .a slot
in the legs, thus drawing the trailer down
tight arid locking it in place. •
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Two SlU-MAW members wetd near slot
(foreground) where trailer is fastened.
Struts, I-beams and braces support new
flight deck over regular deck of tanker.
Finishing touches are put to flight deck aft. This deck car
ries 40 33-foot long trailers. Others are up forward.
Making a test, crane sets a trailer down on aft deck. In
regul^ service an automatic device releases trailer.-
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Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log
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July 20, 1956
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Headlines:
GOOD SHIPPING DUE TO CONTINUE
TRAMP AID SOUGHT ANEW IN CONGRESS
BEGIN VOTE TO AMEND SIU CONSTITUTION
GERMANS SEEK OLD US LIBERTYS FOR COAL TRADE
COURT AGAIN HITS CG SCREENING
SIU MEDICAL CENTER PLAN NEARS WRAP-UP
SEATTLE LULL DU TO END SHORTLY
SENATE SETS $3 BILLION SURPLUS EXPORT TARGET
SENATE BODY APPROVES NEW PASSENGER SHIPS
‘NEW LOOK’ MEALS PASS YEAR TEST
STEEL STRIKE NO BAR TO PHILA. JOBS
SIU OFFERS SUPPORT TO STEEL STRIKERS; ORESHIPS LAYING UP
FAN RELIEF DUE FOR TAMPA HALL
‘HOPEFUL’ ON TANKER CHARTER BID
MOBILE CREW THIRD ‘PIGGYBACK’ TANKER
‘WRECK’ LAW FOES SCORE AGAIN
BRISTISH ADOPT NEW TYPE F=RAFTS TO REPLACE BOATS
DELEGATES ASSIST FINAL RITES FOR SIU VETERAN
SIU CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE REPORT
ANOTHER TANKER IS CONVERTED TO PIGGYBACK
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Vol. XVIII, No. 15
1956
Periodicals
Seafarers Log