Seafarers Log: Vol. 19 No. 21 (1957-10-11)

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• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •

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Page Two SEAFARERS LOG October 11, 1957

SlU Appeals Bull
Strike Ban; Mates,
Engineers Picket

A three-man US Circuit Court of Appeals heard a move
Tuesday by SIU attorneys to lift a court order barring
picketing of Bull Line ships. The order also called on the
SIU to halt its ?trike and-»-

Short Cut To St. Lawrence

supply crewmembers when
called upon to do so by the
company.

The order, issued September 27
by Federal Judge Walter Bruchau-
sen, took effect on Tuesday, Octo­
ber 1. SIU picketlines were with­
drawn from the Bull terminal, but
members of the Masters, Mates and

issued under the Taft-Hartley law.
Still pending is company action in
the New York State Supreme Court

I where the company has been trying
for some weeks to get a temporary
injunction against the SlU^and the
officers' unions. The officers'
unions were not a party to the
Federal action since they have
been considered outside the scope
of the Taft-Hartley law because

Pilots and Marine Engineers Bene- they represent supervisory per-
flcial Association continued their
picket action.

The text of the court order was
read at all membership meetings
up and down the coast on Wedne.s-
day night. Headquarters stated
that notwithstanding the SIU ap­
peal, there was no choice but to
obey the order unless and until it
is reversed.

The Federal court order was

Urge Early
Bid On SIU
Scholarsiilp

Seafarers or children of Seafar­
ers who are interested iii applying
for the 1958 SIU s^olarship
awards are urged to file their
credentials as soon as possible. The
SIU Welfare Plan office, which
handles the scholarship procedure,
points out that future applicants
will be required to take their Col­
lege Entrance Examination tests
by March 15 to qualify for a schol­
arship.

The March 15 date allows the
Plan to get the information on test
results in sufficient time for selec­
tion of the winners in June. Pre­
viously when candidates were al­
lowed to take later tests, it made
for difficulties in getting the test
results to the committee.

In order to qualify for the March
15 examination, a candidate has to
have his college entrance board
examination reservation filled out
by February 15, with late reserva­
tions accepted until March 1.

Other material required by the
Plan includes graduation in the
upper third of the high school
class, a transcript of the candi­
date's high school record plus
three letters of reference, one of
which has to be from the high
school principal.

Five winners are selected each
year by a board of university ad-^
ministrators. At least one of the
five- scholarships is reserved for a
Seafarer, with the other four open
to both Seafarers or children of
Union men. The scholarships pro­
vide $6,000 for four years' study.

Who is
Herman E. Cooper?

What is his role in other
unions besides the NMU7

See future issues of the
SEAFARERS LOG

sonnel.
' Other Companies In Field

With the strike now completing
its second month, other companies
are stepping up activities on the
Puerto Rican run. The Waterman
Steamship Company is entering the
Puerto Rican trade from New York.
Waterman previously serviced
Puerto Rico only from the Gulf
and West Coast. The company has
announced it will put two of its
new trailer carriers on the run this
winter.

Another step is the expansion of
the Borinquen Steamship Compa­
ny. which operates under the
Puerto Rican flag.- Borinquen had
chartered the SlU-manned MV
Ponce in service between Florida
ports and Puerto Rico. Now it is
extending its service with the
chartering of the SlU-manned
Ocean Ulla on the New York run
plus other vessels.

Will Build Trailership
Borinquen has announced that it

plans to get Into the trailer-carry­
ing service as well, through the
purchase of a T-2 tanker which 't
intends to convert into a trailer-
ship.

Borinquen is the maritime divi­
sion of the Ryder System, which is
a principal Southern trucking
concern. It reflects the growing
tendency to unify trucking and
snipping operations into combined
service as pioneered by Pan-At-
Jantic and TMT.
• The SlU's strike began on August

19th and the licensed officers'
unions went out two days later in
their separate disputes with the
company. The • strike followed a
breakdown in negotiations over
SIU demands for a 20 percent in­
crease for all ratings plus the West
Coast overtime and penalty scale.

At present, the company- still has
five ships in operation. These are
the Angelina, Arlyn, Hilton, Evelyn
and Suzanne on various runs. The
Ines, which was out offshore, came
in recently, laid off its crew and
entered the shipyard.

Now open to ship travel, the Conso Conal between Cope Breton
Island gnd Nova Scotia permits vessels bound for the Gulf of St.
Lawrence to use the Conso Strait. Lock accommodates ships
with 28 to 30-foot draft depending on weather conditions. Canal
saves half-day of steaming around Cope Breton Island.

PH Rate
Increase
Rejected

WASHINGTON — Efforts, of
steamship operators on the Puerto
Rico run to get a temporary eight
percent rate increase have been
turned back by the Federal Mari­
time Board. While denying the
temporary boost, the board asked
that its Trial Examiner's Depart­
ment act rapidly on the companies'
request for a permanent rate boost.

The United States Atlantic and
Gulf-Puerto Rico Conference, in­
cluding in its members Alcoa, Bull
and Waterman, had asked for the
increases to prevent "Irremediable
injury to the financial structure of
Bull . . . and tremendous and
otherwise unrecapturable losses to
Alcoa . .

The move for a rate increase had
aroused strong opposition from
Puerto Rican shippers and from
the island's government. Governor
Luis Munoz Marin had threatened
to charter ships on the govern­
ment's own hook if the rate in­
creases went through.

Curran 'Salutes' His Past Record
The National Maritime Union this week

opened what is billed as its 20th Anniversary
convention. In the words of NMU President
Joseph Curran, "We will be saluting the record of
the past at the same time that we are acting on the
problems of the present . . . We never have stopped
moving forward ..." ,

Since Curran has been president of the NMU
since shortly after that 1937 convention, it is pre­
sumed that he takes respohsibility for his activities
and the union's in that period when he speaks of
"saluting the record of the past." Here are a few
of the highlights, and sidelights,-of the past 20 years.

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1937: NMU, organized under leadership of water­

front-section Communist Party. Leaders include
Ferdinand Smith, Joe Stack, Blackie Myers and
other party activists. Curran attacks William Green
for calling NMU Communist-dominated.

1939: Curran attacks SIU. Calls it "dying organi­
zation." Refuses to meet on unity of seamen's
unions.

1939: First purge of anti-Communist opposition.
Many heads roll.

1939: Curran denies he is Communist or knows
of any Communists in NMU in testimony before
House Un-American Activities Committee. Says un­
der oath he wouldn't, know a dommunist if he saw
one. ,

1940: Stalin-Hitler honeymoon era. World War II
on. Curran vows, "Yanks Are Not Coming." Attacks
FDR "war drive" 1940-1941.

SEAFARERS LOG
Oct. n, 1957 Vol. XIX No. 21

PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treasurer

HERBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­
MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN
SPIVACK, AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAEIL. Staff
Wriiurs, BILL .UOODY, OUIJ Area Uepri-
sentative.

Published biweekly et the headquarters
of the Seafarers International Union, At­
lantic A Cult District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth
Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth
9-6600. Entered es second class matter
at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under
*he"Act cf Aug. 34, 1913.

1941: Nazis attack Russia. Curran calls for all-out
fight on Fascism. Changes slogan to "Yanks Are
not coming—too late."

1942: Pledges full support to War Shipping Ad­
ministration. Opens NMU halls to WSA trainees.

1942: Calls for immediate release of Earl Browder,
Communist Party head in US.

1942: Denounces John L. Lewis as opening second
front for Hitler.

1942: Urges immediate opening of second front,
declaration of war on Finland..

1942: NMU wins Atlantic Refining vole. Never
signs contract because of "Win the war" honeymoon
with shipowners.

1942: Denounces Walter Reuther as playing Hit­
ler's game.

1944-45: Period of open collaboration between
NMU and shipowners. Pledge of no strike policy
after war.

1945:'Travels to Moscow. Hails, the "great and
wise Comrade Stalin" In B public address.

1945: Leads "Bring the boys home" campaign.
Denounces Marines in China. (Communist forces
began their war against the Nationalists a few days
later).

1946: Predicts SIU defeat In Isthmian. Hails NMU
organizing 4epartnient as following correct tactics.

1947: Discovers there are Communists in NMU.
Blames Isthmian defeat on NMU organizers.

1947: Starts purge of Stark, Smith, Myers, McKen-
zie vy:lth help of Keith, Lawrenson, Warner, Hanley,
Stone and others. Pledges no persecution of Com­
munists in rank and file.

1948: Purges continue.
1948: pledges union would strike before permit,

tins- any change In hiring hall procedures.
1949: Purges Lawrenson, Keith with help of War­

ner, Hanley, Stone.
1950: Discovers Communists have no place in

union. Calls on Coast Guard to lift their papers.
1951: Attempts to organize West Coast M!arina

Cooks, then under Bridges domination. Denounces
Lundeberg, SUP, for activity In field. NMU cam­
paign fizzles out badly.

1953: Attacks AFL drive-against racket-dominated
International Longshoremen's Association.

1954: Threatens strike if AFL longshoremen work
NMU ships.

1954: Purges Warner, Hanley and others, with
help of Stone, McDougall.

1954: Says District 50 has no business in mari­
time. (See 1956 below).

1955: Destroys Committee of American Maritlm«S
Unions In move to dominate all AFL-CIO marine
unions when merger takes place. Attacks Lunde­
berg, SIU, Masters, Mates.

1955: Opens doors to all comers In NMU hiring
halls. Purges Stone, with help of McDougall.

1956: Calls on longshoremen to vote for ILA and
against AFL-CIO on eve of New York election.

1956: Backs District 56 paper local union of ship's
officers in American Coal against mates and engi­
neers unions. ^

1957: Agrees to industry-wide blacklist set-up in
all NMU com

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SEAFARERS LOG Pace Three

Dr. Stanley Birnbauni of New York S5U he<?Uh center $taff checkt
blood pressure of Mrs. S. Smoll, one of first Seafarers' wives to
moke use of the center's free examination and diagnostic proce­
dures. Center is now open to Seafarers' family members.

Seafarer Families
Now Eligible For
SlU Health Center

Services of the Seafarers Welfare Plan medical center, first seamen's medical
center in maritime, are now available to all SIU families. Wives, children and de­
pendent parents of SIU men eligible under the Welfare Plan can obtain complete
physical examinations at^~

$1 An Hour Pact;

Anti-SIU Attorney
In 'Sweetheart' Deal

Attorney Benjamin Sterling, well known to Seafarers for
his role in handling funds for the International Longshore­
men's Association in thejatter's efforts to interfere in SIL
affairs, has now turned his^
talents to representing em­
ployers who enter into "sweet­
heart" contracts.

Sterling is currently counsel for
the Joseph Markovits Company in
New York which recently laid off
sixteen workers who had gone to
the National Labor Relations
Board seeking relief from a $1 an
hour "sweetheart" contract. These
contracts have been severely crltl-

Atiorney Ben Sterling shown
after being questioned in in­
vestigation of plot on Hall.

clzed by the AFL-CIO and by the
McClellan Committee as involving
sellouts of workers in collusion
deals between phony paper locals
and employers.

Denies 'Sweetheart' Pact

Sterling, in newspaper reports
has vehemently denied complaints
that the firm had taken ac­
tion against the employees who
Bought an out from the "sweet­
heart" contract, or that the firm
had paid substandard wages to its
Puerto Rican work force. He said
the only layoffs were because of a
"seasonal slump."

A spokesman for the Association
- of Catholic Trade Unionists, which
has taken up the workers' beef,
contradicted Sterling's claim, point­
ing td the fact that the firm subse­
quently hired additional workers

to replace those laid off. About 40
of the firm's workers have walked
off the job in protest against the
firings and are now seeking to ob
tain union representation through
the International Union of Electri­
cal Workers. AFL-CIO.

The ACTU said that the com­
pany had signed the contract in
1955. Subsequently the spokesman
said, wages were actually reduced
five cents an hour to the $1 mini­
mum, and the contract did not
provide for any welfare or other
fringe benefits.

Named In Hall Plot
Sterling's name figured promi­

nently in the investigation of the
attempted assassination of SIU
Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall. He
was revealed to have handled large
sums of cash for an opposition
group, members of whom were
linked with the plot by the accused
triggerman, James Cobb. Sterling
confessed to handling some $30,-
000 in funds, part of which were
used by the Hall plotters. Some
$4,000 of these funds served as a
down payment to Cobb.

Subsequently, Sterling's name
has figured in efforts to meddle in
the internal affairs of other AFL-
CIO marine unions.

Seattle Scene
Is Lukewarm

SEATTLE—It has been a fair
period on the shipping front.
Shipping tailed slightly behind reg­
istration in the engine and deck
departments, while the steward
department showed an increase.

The Ocean Dinny (Maritime
Overseas), Ames Victory, Jeffer­
son City Victory (Victory Carriers)
and the Arthur M. Huddell (Bull)
paid off during thfe last two w^eks.
The Jefferson City Victory will be
laid up for about two weeks. The
Dinny and Ames Victory signed on.

The Marymar, Natalie, Rebecca
(Intercontinental) and the Ocean
Joyce (Ocean Trans.) were in
transit.

no cost through the new
medical facility in Brook­
lyn.

Open since last April,
the center has been exam­
ining family members on
an experimental basis for
the past few weeks. Special­
ists in gynecology and pedi­
atrics have since been added
to the staff to serve the special
medical needs of the wives and
children now covered under the
center's expanding program.

An average of 25 dependents has
been in for regular check-ups or
diagnosis of specific ailments on
the one afternoon a week set aside
for SIU family members so far. In
addition, 100 or more Seafarers
have received medical exams each
week during the six months the
center has been in operation.

Thursday afternoons from one
to five are now devoted to examina­
tion appointments for dependents.
This schedule will oe broadened
as necessary to accommodate the
demand, according to Dr. Joseph
Logue, director of the center.

As in the case with Seafarers,
the center offers complete diagnos­
tic facilities including x-rays, fluro-
scope, electro-cardiograph plus a
modern, well-equipped laboratory.

Detection And Prevention
Its basic function Is to detect and

prevent ailments and physical dis­
abilities before they become se­
rious enough to affect a Seafarer's
ability to work. Where treatment
is needed, the Seafarer is referred
to the US Public Health Service
or his private physician. SIU fam­
ily members are directed to their
private physicians in the same
manner, since the services of the
USPHS are not available to them.

Vishs to the center can be made
by appointment only, often on tlie
same day an examination is de­
sired, by applying in person at the
Welfare Services office in SIU
headquarters. The Brooklyn cen­
ter, at 3rd Avenue and 21st Street,
is only one block away from the
Union hall.

Results of the examinations and
testing, in routine cases, can usu­
ally be obtained on the spot. In
other cases where results have to
be verified by an outside labora­

tory, the findings are made known
by letter or in subsequent visits to
the center, if necessary. Dr. Logue
is available for consultation on the
recommendations of the staff spe­
cialists at the end of each examina­
tion. The entire program Is avail­
able to the Seafarer and his family
under the SIU Welfare Plan at no
cost.

The Brooklyn center is the first
of four to be operated by the wel­
fare plan. Medical Department. It
is named the Pete Larsen Memo­
rial Clinic, In honor of a rank-and-
file Seafarer who died in 1956.
Other centers will eventually be
operated in Baltimore, Mobile and
New Orleans to accommodate Sea­
farers in those areas.

Welfare Plan Cuts Out
'$50 Deductible' Charge

Another significant advance by the Seafarers Welfare Plan
has wiped out the $50 deductible provision covering hospital-
surgical benefits for SIU families, dependent parents and
Seafarers receiving monthly
disability-pension benefits.

Trustees of the welfare plan
have approved elimination of the
provision retroactive to October 1,
1957. Seafarers will have to pay
the first $50 of hospital charges on
claims filed prior to that date. The
plan will then pick up the rest of
the tab up to the specified limits
in benefits.

In addition, the SIU plan will
now cover up to five blood trans­
fusions at the rate of $20 per
transfusion for each hospital stay.

The family benefits plan for
Seafarers' wives and children first
went into effect June 1, 1955, to
cover charges for. hospital room
and board, hospital extras, surgi­
cal care and doctors' calls at the
hospital. Since then, coverage has
been extended to Seafarers' depen­
dent parents and men in disability.
The 31-day limit on payments for
hospital room and board has also
been waived to cover chronic and
severe illnesses. An additional

$100 for hospital extras is also pro­
vided in these cases.

Benefits under the hospital-sur­
gical program now include the fol­
lowing: $10 per day for hospital
room and board, up to $100 for hos­
pital extras, $4 per day for doc­
tors' visits to the hospital and sur­
gical benefits up to a maximum of
$300 according to a fixed schedulo
of payments.

Who is

Herman E. Cooper?
What is his political back­
ground? ' Who is curious
about his activities as a labor
attorney?

What is his role in the NMU?

These ore some of the ques­
tions to be developed in fu­
ture issues of the SEAFARERS
LOG.

Statement Of Ownership

Notify Union
About Sick Men
Ship's delegates are urged to

notify the Union immediately
when a shipmate is taken off
the vessel in any port because
of illness or injury. Delegates
should not wait until they send
in the ship's minutes but should
handle the matter in a separate
communication, so that the Un­
ion can determine in what man­
ner it can aid the brother.

It would also be helpful if
the full name, rating and book
number was sent in. Address
these notifications to Welfare
Services at headquarters.

Statement of the ownership, man­
agement, and circulation required by
the Act of Congress of August 24,
1912, as amended by the Acts of
March 3, 1933, and July 2, 1946 (Title
39, United States Code, Section 233)
of SEAFARERS LOG, published
every other week at Brooklyn, NY,
for September 27, 1957.

1. The names and addresses of the
publisher, editor, managing editor
and business managers are: Pub­
lisher: Seafarers International Union
of North America, Atlantic & Gulf
District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32,
NY; Editor: Herbert Brand. 675 4th
Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing
editor, (none).

2. The owner is: (If owned by a
corporation its name and address
must be stated and also immediately
thereunder the names and addresses
of stockholders owning or holding
one per cent or more of total amount
of stock. If not owned by a corpora
ration, the names and addresses of
the individual ownfers must be given.
If owned by a partnership or other
unincorporated firm, its name and
address as well as that of each in­
dividual member, must be given.)
Seafarers International Union, At­
lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave.,
Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall, Secre­
tary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brook­
lyn 32. NY; Robert Matthews, Assist­
ant Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4th

Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY.
3. The known bondholders, mort­

gagees, and other security holders
owning or holding 1 per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mortgages,
or other securities are: (If there are
none, so state.) None.

4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in
cases where the stockholder or se­
curity holder appears upon the books
of the company as trustees or in any
other fiduciary relation, the name of
the person or corporation for whom
such trustee is acting; also the state­
ments in the two paragraphs show the
affiant's full knowledge and belief as
to the circumstances and conditions
under which stockholders and secur­
ity holders who do not appear upon
the books of the company as trustees,
hold stock and securities in a ca­
pacity other than that of a bona fide
owner.

5. The average number of copies
Of each issue of this publication sold
or-distributed, through the mails or
otherwise, to paid subscribers during
the 12 months proceeding the date
shown above was: (This information
is required from daily, weekly, semi-
weekly, and triweekly newspapers
only.) This information not required.

(Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 27th day of September, 1957.

Frank Garay, Notary Public, (My
commission expires Jan. 4, 1958).



Pai:e Four SEAFARERS LOG Oeiober 11, 1957

Poles Hate Reds,
5IU Crew Says

Crewmembers of the Margaret Brown, first SIU ship to get
into Gdynia, Poland, confirmed reports coming out of that
country about tjie basic anti-Communist outlook of the Polish

Seafarer C h a r 1 e s

Mozur

Mazur, in a detailed account
of his experiences and con­
versations with Gdynia residents,
reported that Poles "agreed with
me that with Communism, happi­
ness and prosperity can never
come to any nation."

Mazur was aboard tlie Margaret
Brown when she unloaded 4.500
tons of wheat plus a cargo of cot­
ton, pai-t of a contingent of US aid

to Poland under
a recently - con­
cluded pact. "I
had the pleasure
of making
acquaintance
three .young men,
all university
graduates ... I
spent a whole
day with them
and was very

much impressed with . . . their
willingness and cooperation in an-
ewering all of my questions re­
garding e.xisting conditions . . ."

Recounting the events of Octo-
bei\ 1956, when the Poles de­
manded and won the ouster of
Marshall Rokossovsky, the Russian
general who had been the real boss
of Poland, IMazur writes, "Without
a single shot being fired . . . the
largest and most powerful of the
Soviet satellites, a country of 28
million people and 22 divisions,
managed to at least partially lift
the yoke of 12 5'ears of Communist
tyrany . . .

Factories Stripped
"During the yeai's of Soviet

occupation her factories were
stripped of production of consumer
goods and concentrated on heavy
equipment and armaments thereby
creating a shortage of consumer
goods . . . she was forbidden social
and commercial contact with the
free nations . , . Consequently she
had no alternative but to trade
with Russia. That which was
bought from Russia was of an in­
ferior quality and very expensive,
and since there was nothing else
available, the people were forced
either to buy or go without . . ."

Mazur adds, "Because of the
nearly chaotic state of affairs
which the Soviets left the country
In, wages are low and the cost of
living is very high ... a pair of
ahoes costs anywhere from 250 to
1.000 zlotys, and with monthly
wages ranging from 800 to 3.000
zlotys, the cost of even a cheap
pair of shoes comes to a week's
pay."

Currency Worthless
The Polish zloty is pretty much

worthless, Mazur reports. "We on
the Margaret Brown were much
more fortunate than the men on
the Lykes Brothers ships . . . They
got their draws in zlotys at the
legal exchange of 24 to the dollar,

. while we got our draws in Ameri­
can money and were able to get as
much as 160 zlotys to the dol­
lar . . ." That would make Polish

wages the equivalent of $5 to $20 a
month.

"I found the Polish people to be
vei-y,^nice. They are very polite
and well-mannered but very quiet
. . There are almost no privately-

owned automobiles to be seen . . .
The thing which I noticed about
the people almost everywhere . . .
was the expression of sadness and
depression on their faces. I saw
very few people laugh or even
smile . . "

Women Make It Up
Polish girls, Mazur said, man-

the aged to make up for it all. "They
of j don't have pretty clothes to wear

but somehow manage to look at­
tractive. Leave it to a woman to
make herself attractive . . ."

Mazur asked many Poles as to
their I'eaction to the aid the United
States was giving them. "All of
them said . . . the fact that help
from the outside world had finally
reached them and will keep com­
ing to them was almost like a
dream."

Be Sure To Get
Dues Receipts

Headquarters again wishes to
remind all Seafarers that pay­
ments 0* funds, for whatever
Union purpose, be made only
to authorized A&G representa­
tives and that an official Union
receipt be gotten at that time,
[f no receipt is offered, b^ sure
to protect yourself by immedi-
.tely bringing the matter to the
attention of the secretary-f-^-'s-
irer's office.

Tanker Co.
Orders Five
Super-Ships

NEW YORK — A Liberianjflag
ship operator has placed the largest
reported shipbuilding order yet, an
order for the construction of five
104,500-deadweight ton oil tankers.

The order was placed by Daniel
K Ludwig, of National Bulk Car­
riers Inc., with the company's Kure
snipyard division in Japan. The
first of the .supertankers is ex­
pected to be completed by late
next year. It will be the largest
tanker in the world, taking that
title from another Ludwig vessel,
the 85,000-ton Universal Leader.

Construction of the vessels will
be at the former Japanese naval
arsenal at Kure, Japan. National
Bulk Carriers has a lease on the
yards until 1966, and an option
until 1971.

Including this order, Ludwig's
present fleets end contracted ves­
sels will total more than 2.S million
tons. Tonnage-wise, this far ex­
ceeds the fleets of both Stavros S.
Niarchos and Aristotle S. Onassis,
Greek shipping titans.

Although far behind in tonnage,
the Greek shipping interests are
close to Ludwig in construction of
super-tankers. Onasis has ordered
two tankers over 100,000 dead­
weight tons from Bethlehem Steel
Company in Quincy, Mass., while
Niarhos has one on order.

Although there are no official
figures on the cost of construction,
present tanker building costs in
Japan run around $250 per dead­
weight ton. At tliat price, each of
the new vessels would cost some
$25,000,000.

In size, the vessels will be longer
than any ship afloat, with the ex­
ception of the Queen Mary, Queen
Elizabeth and the United States.
Tiiey will be too wide for the Pan­
ama Canal and too deep for the
Suez Canal.

Ludwig is reported to have a
personal fortune of $500,000,000.
He is probably the only major
private shipping interest who
builds, operates and repairs his
own vessels.

Curiosity's

but. •

People learn by being inquisitive, but some of the
lessons can be painful ones. It's only natural for a

^crewmember to want to see "what's cookin'" in the
galley or just what seasonings the cook uses in his
favorite soup. The trouble is that by cramming himself
into^ another department's confined work space the
curious crewmember increases the risk of injury to him­
self and others. The best practice is to stay out of work
areas where you have no business being—like wander­
ing around the deck while cargo is being worked or
getting too close to the engineer using on arc weld.
If you must be a sidewalk superintendent, keep your
distance.

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October 11. 1«ST SEAFARERS LOG Pag* Fir*

Me Lean Opens Boxship
Service^ Plans PR Run

PORT NEWARK—The SlU-manned Gateway City formally opened its coastwise trail-
ership service when it sailed from here on Friday, October 4, carrying 226 loaded truck trail­
er bodies. Several hundred onlookers were present when the ship topped off its cargo by
loading one hatch and deck-*-

Heavily-loaded, SS Harry Glucksman Is shown at the dock in Nor­
folk during a previous stop at the port. Ship is now in for replace­
ments in the coal beef.

Coal Company Seeks
Scrap Cargo Rights

WASHINGTON—Hurt badly by a disappearing coal export
market, American Coal Shipping has asked the Federal Mari­
time Board for permission to use its six Government-owned
vessels in the tramp shipping
trade. The company's re­
quest has stirred up strong
opposition from operators in ttie
tramp and bulk cargo trades.

A formal request has been filed
with the FMB by American Coal
for authority to carry scrap iron
cargoes' offered around November
15 and thereafter. ' Despite its
name, the only ship the comoany
actually owns, the SS Coal Miner,
had been carrying grain this past
spring and summer.

Terms of the company's char­
ters specify that only coal can be
carried on outbound voyages.
This limitation heeded the bitter
protests of both berth and tramp
shipowners at the time of the com­
pany's original charter bids. Sev­
eral other companies who filed
similar requests were denied ton­
nage.

Tramps Opposed
Opposition to the latest ACS re­

quest is being led by the Tramp
Shipowners Association. Tramp
and bulk cargoes have been scanty
of late, resulting in the lay-up of
ships by some 15 private compa­
nies. About 60 ships chartered
out by the Government also have
been or are being returned to the
boneyard.

Meanwhile, the relentless battle
for coal ship berths contines as
usual in Norfolk; Company offi­
cers eagerly seized J>n NMU
charges of discrepancies in the
documents of some SIU oldtimers
and abruptly fired five men off the

Coal Miner on the chai'ge they had
been hired "illegally."

The company then handed the
five jobs to the NMU without
throwing them open to competition.
In actual job competition, despite
a built-in six-job edge for the
NMU, the SIU has always come out
ahead. The Miner took her crew
back after a four-week lay-up.

One other coal ship, the Harry
L. Glucksman, was taking a crew
late this week.

Company lay-ups of two ships on
which the SIU had an over-all lead
aided the NMU. Laid up ships
are the Cleveland Abbe and
the Martha Berry. As the LOG
went to press, no final job figures
were available on totals as the
Harry Glucksman was crewing re­
placements.

cargo. All were impressed
with the speed and smooth­
ness of the loading as the forward
traveling crane picked up and
deposited one 20-ton trailer load
every thi*ee minutes. Among those
present was Rep. Herbert C. Bon­
ner, chairman of the House Mer­
chant Marine Committee, who
hailed the operation as a great
advance for the US merchant
niarine.

At the same time, Waterman-
Pan-Atlantic announced that the
company was going to open a New
York-Puerto Rico service with two
conventional C-2s. Next March,
tlie C-2s will be replaced by two
box ships now undergoing conver­
sion in Mobile. "The C-2s are the
Morning Light and Wild Ranger.
They will be replaced by the Bien­
ville and Beauregard when they
come out of the yard.

Load in Day

Under nornral operating condi­
tions, the two gantry cranes on the
ships, forward and aft, should be
able to load tlie ship in one work­
ing day. A 14 man longshore-gang,
including the crane operators, are
all that is needed, plus a handful
of truck drivers. Normally speak­
ing, a ship of this size would re­
quire about 150 longshoremen to
handle cargo, and of course, turn­
around time would be four days
or so.

The loading procedure calls for a
driver to position his truck along­
side the ship. Releasing gear under
the truck is then tripped, releasing
the trailer body from the wheels.
The crane lifting gear comes down,
engages the reinforced corners of
the trailer body, lifts it up. swings
it back into position over the hatch
and. then deposits it.

Trailers Not Tipped

Loading gear is so designed that
the trailer is not tipped but lifted
vertically, brought in horizontally
and then deposited vertically in the
hatch. Each hatch has vertical
tracks against its bulklieads for

Throw In For
A Meeting Job

Under the rules of the SIU,
any member can nominate him­
self for meeting chairman, read­
ing clerk or any other post that
may be up for election before
the membership, including com­
mittees, such as the tallying
committees, financial commit­
tees aiid other gruops named by
the membership.

Since SIU membership meet­
ing officers are elected at the
start of each meeting, those who
wish to run for those meeting
hffices can do so.

NMU Delaying Tactics
Stoll Robin Ship Vote

Seeking to avert a vote defeat on tHe Robin Line ships,
attorneys for the National Maritime Union are asking for
another two weeks in which to file briefs on the case at the
National Labor . Relations-^
Board, making five weeks in
all.

The NMU's action came after the
Board had granted both parties
three weeks in which to file briefs,
the usual period in such cases and
one which is ordinarily considered
ample.

Gives Lie To Claims

The delaying action by the NMU
is obviously based on the certain­
ty that Seafarers on Robin Line
ships would vote solidly for the
SIU in an election. It gives the
lie to NMU claims of support
among Robin Line crewmembers
which have been trumpeted in re­
cent issues of the "Pilot."

Ironically, the NMU action came
as the last "Pilot" headline de­
manded "Stop SIU Stalling" and
asked for an "early vote" on
American Coal ships, where a
number of SIU unfair labor

charges are pending because of
company discrimination against
SIU men.

No Robin Line Charges
There are no charges pending by

the NMU on Robin Line which
would have to be disposed of be­
fore an election could be held.

Since Moore-McCormack, the
new owners of Robin Line, are
calling NMU for all replacements
on the Robin Line ships, the NMU
will undoubtedly utilize every elec­
tion-stalling device* in view to de­
prive Seafarers of their 17-year-
old job rights in this fleet.

The SIU won bargaining rights
for Robin Line back in 1940 by a
count of 199 to one. At that time
too, the NMU sought to challenge
SIU representation, but was unable
to muster enough pledge cards to
get on the ballot. Seafarers have
been sailing, Robin Line ships
ever since then.

holding the trailer body in place.
In addition, the trailer bodies are
stacked one atop the other and one
alongside the ether preventing any
shifting of cargo.

After the hatches are finished
off, another layer of trailers is
stacked atop the hatch cover and
on the deck six trailers across.
Trailer deck cargo is stacked two
deep aft. The traveling crane ex­
tensions can be folded back in
place once the ship is loaded.

Aside from the normal comple­
ment, the manning scale on the
ships calls for a crane maintenance
man who is responsible for the

care and maintenance of the cargo-
handling gear.

The Gateway City is the first
of six such ships planned by Water­
man-Pan-Atlantic. Five others are
now undergoing conversion in
Mobile. In addition, the company
is still operating combination tank-
er-trailerships for the time being,
carrying trailers on a flight deck
plus oil cargoes. The combination
ships require shoreside cranes to
put the trailer bodies on the decks.

The next ship to enter the coast­
wise service, will be the Azalea
City which is due in New York in
two weeks.

CG Cites SIU Bosun
For Rescuing Shipmate

Seafarer William Velazquez has been awarded an official
Coast Guard citation for "exemplary conduct and heroism"
in rescuing a shipmate from drowning in shark-infested wa­
ters last year.

• A brief ceremony marked
the event while the Steel Ap­
prentice was in New York last
month. Velazquez was bosun on
the Steel Worker when he saved
James Downey, OS, at Basrah, Iraq,
on June 26, 1956. Downey had
fallen off a stage while spot-chip-
ping over the side and landed un­
conscious in the water after hitting
the ship and dock as he fell.

According to the official citation
presented to Velazquez, "you heard
the cry of alarm by another mem­
ber of the crew and recognized
that Downey was in imminent dan­
ger of drowning. Without hesita­
tion, with utter disregard of your
own personal safety but knowing
that a current existed and that the
area was infested with sharks, you
immediately jumped into these
dangerous waters and was success­
ful in locating and saving the un­
conscious man.

"But for your prompt and per-
servering efforts, the life of James
Downey would have been lost. The
courage you displayed in risking
your life to save that of another is
in keeping with the highest tradi­
tions of the United States Mer­
chant Marine."

Velazquez explained later that he
had "just jumped in." When he
couldn't find Downey the first time

he went down again and was able
to grab his arm. A lifering thrown
from tlie ship by Anderson, elec­
trician, helped him bring Downey
up.

An SIU man since 1944, he was
in the Navy in 1943—when he
was only 13—but was discharged a
year later when they found out his
age. He sailed during the latter
part of World War II on the Mur­
mansk run without mishap.

The voyage on the Steel Worker
was his first trip as bosun and the
first time in 14 years at sea that
he'd ever been in a secue. The
Coast Guard citation was presented
on behalf of Rear Admh-ai J. A.
Hirshfield, acting commandant of
the 3rd District.

SCHEDULE OF
SIU MEETINGS

SIU membership meet­
ings are held regularly
every two weelcs on Wed­
nesday nights at 7 PM in
all SIU 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 SIU meetings will be:

October 16
October 30

November 13
November 27

Mobile Gets
NewDrydock

MOBILE—Rapid progress is be­
ing reported on the Azalea City,
the second of Pan-Atlantic's C-2s
to undergo conversion into a trail-
ership. She is expected to go into
service around the 18th of this,
month.

The arrival of Waterman's dry-
dock here has increased the num­
ber of shoreside jobs available to
Seafarers. The dock, which was
leased from the Navy Department,
was towed fi*om Jacksonville, Fla.,
with an SIU crew riding her. Due
to the hurricane and resulting
rough weather it took some 13
days to make the trip. But there
were no complaints from the Sea­
farers manning her since they
were being paid $24 a day.

Although there were a number
of ships in during the past period,
shipping just held its own. Most
of the vessels were of the short trip
types and there were few replace­
ments.

Among the vessels calling into
port were the Alcoa Puritan, Pa­
triot, Polaris, Clipper, Pennant,
Corsair (Alcoa); Monarch of the
Seas, Morning Light, Claiborne,
De Soto, (Waterman); Del Rio
(Mississippi); Steel King, Steel
Rover (Isthmian). Prospects for
the next period are good with a
number of vessels expected in for
payoff.



Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG October 11, 1957

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Sailors Union members Monohoro and Spencer are showir fight­
ing fire in passenger staterooms on SS President Cleveland in
Yokohama. Damaged was limited to empty rooms.

Praise APL Crew
For Fight On Fire

SAN FRANCISCO—•Crewmembers of the APL passenger
lirier President Cleveland were highly commended for their
outstanding performance in averting panic while extinguish-

a fire aboard ship while > ing
in Yokohama in mid-August.
The men are members of the
SIU Pacific District.

A fire broke out in three empty
passenger staterooms, but because
of swift-coordinated action by the
crew, none of the passengers be­
came aware of the incident. The
fire was extinguished without a
general alarm being raised.

George Killion, the head of APL,
sent a letter to the ship's captain.
Commodore H. J. Ehman, com­
mending the officers and crew for
their- "superior performance."

"Maritime history," Killion
wrote, "is filled with accounts of
fire disasters resulting in terrific
loss of life and property, and, as

Boston Hails
ACS Crews

BOSTON — Seafarers on the
beach in this port are looking for­
ward to meeting some of the old
timers on the American Coal ships,
Jn the event the company starts
taking grain cargoes out of here.
"The men here really appreciate
the bang-up job the old timers are
doing," reports James Sheehan,
port agent. "And they will do all
they can to assist them and make
their stay here comfortable."

It was a fairly quiet shipping
period. The Government Camp
(Cities Service) paid off and signed
on while the Council Grove, Can-
tigny (Cities Service) and the
$teel Director (Isthmian) called
ilito port to be serviced.

Union Has
Gable Address

Seafarers overseas who want
to get in touch with headquar­
ters in a hurry can do so by
cabling the Union at its cable
address, SEAFARERS NEW.
YORK.

Use of this address will assure
speedy transmission on all mes­
sages and faster service for the
men involved."

you well know, an alarm at sea
can easily spread panic through
passengers and crew alike. I am
told that the majority of our pas­
sengers were not even aware of the
incident, and am certain this was
due to your efficient and prompt
action during the emergency.

"While our precautionary and
preventive measures have made us
singularly free from shipboard
fires, it is most gratifying to know
that, if disaster comes, we have
men of wisdom and judgement who
are fully capable of meeting the
emergency."

In sending (he letter to West
Coast union headquarters. Captain
Ehman said, "I am most cognizant
of the fact that the praise iS^due
to the members of the crew for
their exemplary conduct in the
emergency. All of the officers and
ship's personnel are to be especially
commended for their courageous
efforts in the control and extin­
guishing the fire. It was a job well
done."

US Crews Man
Picket Vessels

SAN FRANCISCO—Members of
the SIU Pacific District are now
crewing five C-ls for delivery to
Trinidad where they will be used
as picket ships in guided missile
operations, the "Marine Fireman"
reports.

•A contract covering crewmem­
bers for the one trip run was com­
pleted between the West Coast
unions and the Coastwise Line. In
Trinidad the ships will be laid up
for the time being, but when they
go into service on the missile range
they will be crewed by American
seamen.

The contract followed strong
protests against the use of Pana­
manian crews on these ships. The
protest was filed by Rep. John F.
Shelley of San Francisco, calling
on the Defense Department to re­
quire the hiring of American

I nationals.

Port

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Savannah
Tampa ...
Mobile
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Houston ?
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

September 18 Through October 1
Registered

Total

Port

Boston ..
New York

New

San

Deck OecK Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. Total Total . Total
A B A B A B A B- Reg.

.. 11 2 7 4 4 1 22 7 29
!•••••• .. 44 16 38 10 40 9 122 35 157
• ••••• .. 18 3 29 7 16 6 63 16 79

.. 43 13 35 19 28 5 106 37 143
• • • • • .. 18 7 4 6 10 6 32 19 51

.. 6 1 - 7 2 1 2 14 5 19
• ••••• .. 4 4 12 5 15 2 31 11 42

.. 37 8 30 11 35 B 102 27 129

.. 50 18 37 13 38 15 125 46 171
• ••••• ..17 3 13 7 6 4 36 14 50
• ••••• .. 35 22 32 13 22 10 89 45 134

.. ' 22 11 7 16 20 3 49 30 79
• • • t • • .J 38 6 18 11 26 14 82 31 113

13 21 16 10 8 60 37 97
Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total

A B A B A B A B Reg.
• •••*• .. 372 127 290 140 271 93 933 360 1293

Deck
Shipped

Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. stew. Stew. Stew. Total. Total Total Total
A B C A B C A B C A B c Ship.
4 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 8 1 0 9

46 9 4 51 12 5 43 10 1 140 31 10 181
23 1 0 12 8 0 8 3 0 43 12 0 55
40 9 1 38 12 1 27 5 0 105 26 2 133
18 5 1 0 11 4 2 9 7 0 38 16 2 56
10 1 1 0 12 2 0 4 4 1 26 7 1 34
3 6 1 7 4 3 7 1 1 17 11 5 33
16 3 ( 0 13 5 2 14 4 0 43 12 2 57
60 16 1 43 16 3 81 19 3 184 51 7 242
12 2 0 6 4 0 2 1 1 20 7 1 28 ,
49 20 0 30 23 0 23 22 0 102 65 0 167

3 110 2 0 2 0 0 5 3 1 9
11 4 0 5 5 0 9 2 0 25 11 0 3d
24 5 0 17 12 0 13 9 0 54 26 0 80
Deck Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. Itew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total

A B C A B C A B C A B C Ship.
319 82 8 247 109 16 244 88 7 810 279 31 1120

Job activity continued improving during the past two weeks. The figures showed a total
of 1,120 jobs shipped and 1,293 registered. This represented a slight decline in registration
since the last period.

The shipping rise" was re­
flected in higher job totals for
nine SIU ports. New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk
Savannah, Tampa, New Orleans,
Houston and Seattle all had a piece
of the increase. The overall gain
was due mostly to the high figure
for New Orleans, which crewed up
the cruise ship Del Mar again after
it had been in lay-up.

Boston was the same as before—
slow—while four other ports fell
off. These were Mobile, Lake
Charles,.Wilmington and San Fran­
cisco. West coast activity thus ap­
peared to be slacking off, since
Seattle was not busy enough to
take up the decline.

Deck Dept. Heavy
As usual, most of the shipping

was in the deck department, which
also shoMod the widest gap be­
tween registration and jobs dis­
patched. i Registration in the
steward department practically
matched the demand. Black gang
activity was about average, but still
accounted for about half the class
C shipping.

The class A proportion of total
shipping continued rising, to over
72 percent, as class B activity
dipped slightly to 25 percent. The
number of "B" jobs shipped this
period was the same as in the pre­
vious two weeks. Class C shipping
dropped again.to a bare three per­
cent of the total and to the lowest
numerical total in weeks. Four
ports shipped no class C men at
all.

The following is the forecast
port by port:

Boston: Slow . . . New York: Fair
Philadelphia: Quiet . . . Baltimore:
Fair . .. Norfolk: Steady ... Savan­
nah: Fair . . . Tampa: Slow ...
Mobile: Fair .., New Orleans: Fair
. . . Lake Charles: Slow . . . Hous­
ton: Good .. . Wilmington: Slow . ..
San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle:
Good.

•tOfHEWS

AFL-CIO Report Turned
Down At Teamster Meet

The ouster of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
from the AFL-CIO is a probability as a result of the out­
come of the Teamster convention in Miami Beach. Now un­
der threat of suspension from"^"
the Federation, the Teamster
convention rejected the text
of the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices
Committee report calling for
changes in its operations.

Convention delegates also over­
whelmingly elected James Hoffa of
Detroit as president of the union.
Removal of Hoffa from office in
the international was one of the
conditions set by the Federation.

Hoffa was elected by a wide mar­
gin over the opposition of two other
candidates, William Lee and
Thomas J. Haggerty, both of Chi­
cago. Thomas Hickey of New York,
whose local union 807 handles
most of the waterfront. trucking
here, had previously been a candi­
date but had withdrawn in favor
of Lee. Rep. John F. Shelley, for­
mer head of the California State
AFL, also withdrew.

Suspension October 24
Formal suspension of the Team­

sters is expected to take place on
October 24 which was the deadline
for the clean-up ordered by the
AFL-CIO. The ouster would take
place at the AFL-CIO's convention
coming up in December, unless
there is a reversal of AFL-CIO
sentiment by that time.

Ouster of the Teamsters, if it
comes about, would present the
AFL-CIO with its most serious
problem since the merger, since
the Teamsters on the local level
have relationships with many AFL-
CIO unions in a wide variety of
industries. Among them are . build­
ing trade?, retailing, food process­
ing and distributing and, of course,
maritime.

One of the questions raised by
the possible ouster t)f the Team­
sters is if any segment of the union

would choose to stay in the Fed­
eration. There has been no indica­
tion yet of any Federation plans
to charter a rival trucking union
such as the AFL did" When it ousted
the International Longshoremen's
Association in 1953. Some of the
opposition locals have threatened
to bolt l;he Teamsters.

In addition to electing Hoffa, the
convention made significant
changes in the constitutional set­
up of the Teamsters. One of the
new rules requires all local unions
to affiliate with regional confer­
ences of the Teamsters and give
the conferences control over con­
tract negotiations by a majority
vote of the locals involved. This
change was vigorously but unsuc­
cessfully opposed by the opposition
groups at the convention.

Another problem arising out of
the Teamster situation is the threat
of anti-labor legislation on the
state and national level. Labor be­
lieves that opponents of organized
labor are all set to use Hoffa's
election as an excuse for a new bar-,
rage of restrictions on the trade
union movement as a whole.

Hoffa himself faces a variety of
legal charges growing out of Sen­
ate Committee hearings, including a
perjury indictment. One of the mo­
tions defeated at the Teamster con­
vention would have called for Hof­
fa's ouster as president in the event
he is found guilty of the various
charges pending against him.

The Teamster crisis overshad­
owed action taken by the AFL-CIO
against the Bakery and Confection­
ery Workers and the United Textile
Workers. These unions also have to
show proof of changes in their prac­
tices to the Federation by the Octo­
ber 24 deadline. =



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October 11. 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven

YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH
Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying

By Sidney Margolius

An Aspirin, Is An Aspirin, is An...
Call aspirin "Bayer's" and you'll pay 62 cents for a bottle of 100.

Call it "Squibb's" and you'll pay 79 cents for 200. Buy it as plain
aspirin USP from a reliable druggist, department store, me'dical co­
operative or union-sponsored pharmacy, and you'll pay as little as 12
to 39 cents for 100.

That's just the start. Suppose instead of plain aspirin you want the
new buffered aspirin which has an antacid added to help the relatively
few people whose stomachs are upset by plain aspirin. Call it "Buf-
ferin" and you pay $1.23 for 100. Call it just buffered aspirin and you
can buy if for 89 cents from large private-brand retailers as Macy's
and Sears. Or you can buy buffered aspirin for as little as 39 to 69
cents from some union health centers and various group plans like
Group Health Cooperative, in Washington, DC; the privately-operated
Group Drug Service in New York City with which a number of local
unions have buying arrangements, and Cclo Cooperative of Celo, North
Carolina, which supplies consumer cooperatives and clinics. To show
how little buffered aspirin really costs, the District 65 union-operated
pharmacy in New York sells it under its own brand name to members
for 39 cents.

Or suppose you want a combination of aspirin with phenacetin and
caffeine, as doctors sometimes suggest. These are known in the trade
as APC pills. You can buy APC pills under the name of Empirin and
pay $1.35 per 100. Or you can ask for APC tablets under the name of
Anacin and pay 98 cents. Or you can ask for just plain APC tablets
from your druggi^ and pay only 70 to 89 cents. If you have access
to one of the group plans you can buy APC tablets for 59 to 65 cents,
and sometimes as little as 39 cents.

The peculiar thing is, most people buy the costlier versions of asprin
even when lower-priced brands are available. The biggest success of
recent years has been made by Bufferin which pounds at the public
steadily with television commercials showing diagrams of your in­

terior plumbing. Its price of $1.23
is the highest for any type of as­
pirin. Pharmacists report it's be­
come a big seller despite its high

. price, and despite the fact that
most people don't get upset stom­
achs from ordinary aspirin and so
don't need the additional antacid
ingredients.

Now Bayer, which previously
had the dubious but profitable dis­
tinction of charging the highest
price for what is basically just as­
pirin, has gotten indignant about
Bufferin's success. Bayer has been
publishing ads asking the public:
"Are you paying twice the price of

"Bayer Aspirin for pain relievers
that are nothing more than aspirin
in disguise? Such pain relievers,
which attempt to belittle straight
aspirin—give you an assortment of
added ingredients for your extra
money. Ingredients which do not

aluminum compounds, magnesium carbonate and

Bridges Undermines Jones Art
The recent cuddling-up of Harry Bridges' longshore union with maritime employers and

its attempts to promote a "let's all get together" program on all coasts should come as no
surprise to American seamen. In the light of the weakness and divisions in US Commu­
nist and fellow-traveler ranks
today, it is only natural that
the waterfront group should
seek allies elsewhere, while at­
tempting to maintain liason with
the rank and file via the usual
mimeographed leaflets.

As has been reported in the
SEAFARERS LOG, Bridges has
been pitching woo to anybody in
any union who would listen to him,
particularly • among organizations

Josefina's Back in Town

relieve pain, like
baking soda!"

This is certainly a case of the pot calling the kettle black. For
Bayer's itself has been charging you twice and even three times the
price many other sellers charge for aspirin. It accomplished this by
the same method as Bufferin now is using successfully: constant, high-
powered advertising so that when you think of aspirin, you think of
Bayer's.

Similarly with Anacin. Note how the television commercials say
very quickly that your doctor recommends the ingredients in Anacin.
This is true enough, but some people may get the impression "your
doctor" recommends Anacin. What doctors really recommend,.if they
recommend this combination of ingredients, is APC tablets.

So effective is this repetitive advertising that Harry Winocur, man­
ager of District 65's pharmacy, reports that the union members buy
more Bayer Aspirin from the union pharmacy than the pharmacy's
own brand which costs only 15 cents per 100, or one-fourth the price
of the Bayer. Yet the 15-cent aspirin meets USP regulations and is
made by a competent manufacturer with quality controlled and checked
by the union's representatives. Even Squibb's, one of the oldest and
best known pharmaceutical manufacturers, can't win the public away
from Bayer's although its price is lower. Group Drug Service reports.

In all, the public spends over 50 million dollars a year for aspirin.
How. much are you chipping in?

Stay Put For idle Pay
Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while

on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid
changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­
ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already
experienced Interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting
their neyt check after they notified the state unemployment
offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address.

An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing
considerable hardship to the men involved.

outside the AFL-CIO fold. He is
all for proposals that have been
advanced in Government and em­
ployer circles for a love-feast
among all seagoing and shoreside
marine unions, no matter how
crucial the differences that divide
them.

Bridges, Bosses Cosy

While this approach has met
with little success thus far, there
is no question that Bridges and the
West Coast employers are cosier
today than ever before.

An example of this close work­
ing relationship which recently
came to light was the way Bridges'
union strongly endorsed efforts to
deprive longshoremen of their
right to sue the shipowner for
damages—a step which, if success­
ful, would have overjoyed those
who have long been seeking to un^
dermine the Jones ACt.

Insurance and shipowner spokes­
men have repeatedly expressed
dissatisfaction with provisions
which allow longshoremen and
others not in the employ of the
shipowner to sue for damages
where a vessel is held to be unsafe
or "unseaworthy" as the language
of the law puts it. They have been
equally critical of seamen's broad
rights on this respect. •

Opposed Right To Sue

What happened was that in 1956,
bills were up before Congress to
increase the weekly maximum pay­
ments under the Longshoremen's
and Harbor Workers Compensa­
tion Act. (At the time, incidental­
ly, the AFL-CIO and IBL were the
only organizations to hold out for
the $60 benefit proposed in the
Green bill. Bridges agreed to a $54
ceiling). In the course of hearings
on these measures. Bridges' Wash­
ington representative, Jeff Kibre,
opposed a move to give longshore­
men the right to sue while they
are collecting compensation. Kibre
declared "We are not anxious to
obtain the right to third party
suits ..."

At present, if a longshoreman
accepts compensation, he waives
his right to sue . no matter how
negligent the shipowner might
have been.
"Subsequently, in the course of

the hearings, the West Coast ship­
owners and insurance representa­
tives got together with Kibre at a
meeting to. produce a "compro­
mise' compensation bill. All the
rest of the labor movement boy­
cotted the meeting.

The "compromise" bill, as en­
dorsed by Kibre, would have de­
prived longshoremen of the right
to sue under any cirmumstances.
The bili would have provided
among other restrictions that no
longshoremen "shall be entitled to
recover damages for death or per­
sonal injuries arising from any
breach of the warranty of sea­
worthiness afforded members of the
crew of any vessel."

Fortunately, this bill was buried
in committee. Had it succeeded in
passing, as it yet may, there is no
question that the shipowners
would have used it as the opening
wedge in a campaign to restrict
crewmembers'. rights under the
Jones Act.

Seafarer Fred Whipp (top, left) lielps Jim Tarbet pack pack his
gear as they prepare to get off the Josefina after an 11-month trip.
Whipp is holding a Japanese silk portrait of Tarbet's wife. Both
members of the deck gang hail from Baltimore. Below, Chief cook
Horry Dean collects $310 in vocation pay after the long voyage.
Most of it was in the Far East.

Robin Crews Vow Fight
For SlU Vote Victory

NEW YORK—Headquarters has been receiving many let­
ters from delegates on the Robin Line ships stating that the
SIU men will stick to their jobs until the election can be held.
The men, the delegates write,
are going to make sure that
"Robin Line will again be un­
der the SIU banner."

As for the election, William Hall,
assistant secretary-treasurer, re­
ports that the formal hearing is
over and all of the reports and
findings are now in Washington
awaiting final decision by the NLRB.
The membership, he said, will be
kept up to date on this beef
through the LOG and the member­
ship meetings. "Needless to say,
the membership really appreciates
the good job that the SIU boys are
doing on these ships."

Active Shipping
It ttas been a fairly active period

on the shipping front in this port.
Class A men were able to ship
pretty fast unless they were wait­
ing for a special ship or run. There
was a run on "A" men to fill all
of the engine room Jobs as registra­
tion trailed far behind shipping in
that department.

There were 22 ships paying off.

seven signing- on and nine in
transit during the past two weeks.
The Alcoa Pegasus, Pilgrim, Roa-
mer. Ranger, Puritan (Alcoa); Sea-
train's New Jersey, Louisiana
Texas, New York, Georgia (Sea-
train); Steel Rover, Steel Director,
Steel Voyager (Isthmian); Andrew
Jackson, City of Alma (Watemian);
Almena, Maxton (Pan-Atlantic);
Cities Service Baltimore, Bents
Fort (Cities Service); Josefina
(Liberty Nav.); Little Rock (Fair­
field), and Pan Oceanic Transpor­
ter (Penn. Nav) paid off.

The vessels signing on were the
Steel Rover, Steel Executive (Isth­
mian); Mankato Victory (Victory
Carriers), Andrew Jackson (Water­
man), Josefina (Liberty Nav.), the
Robin Goodfellow and Robin Sher­
wood (Robin Line).

In transit were the Warrior, Ideal
X Gateway City (Pan Atlantic);
Pan-Oceanic Transporter (Penn.
Nav.), and Calmar, Losmar, Mass-
mar (Calmer).



Paee Eigrht SEAFARERS LOG October 11, 1957

NMU Stamps Its Label On Dead Seafarer

The Amalgamated Lithographers
of America have announced plans
to endorse a $2 million automation
research fund to develop new proc­
esses in the graphic arts industry.
The proposed plan was outlined to
delegates at the union's convention
in Chicago. The research would
be supported by contributions from
the employers and the union.
George A. Canary, international
president, told the delegates that
"technological advances have made
the industry more profitable. The
new processes have increased pro­
duction and enabled the industry
to sell more products at lower
prices, which has provided more
jobs."

4. t i
The selection of the "Right-to-

Work" laws as a debating topic in
some 1,000 colleges and universities
has focused new attention on the
question of union security. The
subject was chosen by 6,000 speech
and debating instructors, members
of the Speech Association of Amer­
ica. The AFL-CIO Departments
of Education and Publication have
prepared a kit covering most of
the major aspects of the laws.
The kit presents moral, economic,
religious and political views on the
legislation as expressed by leaders
in the different fields. The NAM
and the US Chamber of Commerce
have already flooded the colleges
with "right-to-work arguments."

4< 4<
A shorter work-week is the only

answer to the increasingly serious
problem of unemployment in the
woodwork industry, A. F. Hartung,
president of the International
Woodworkers Association, de­
clared. In his address to some 370
IWA delegates at the union's 20th
annual convention, Hartung said,
"We must not wait until millions
become unemployed before we
find the time or courage to sit
down and work out ways and
means to distribute our worHing
time and wealth to all of the peo­
ple." The delegates also adopted
a resolution calling for a merger
uniting all of the workers in the
woodworking and allied industries.

4i
Fire fighting organizations have

united in bitter protest over the
gi'owing trend toward the consoli­
dation of the jobs of fireman and
policeman into that of a public
safety officer. The result of these
changes, John Redmond, Interna­
tional Association of Fire-Fighters
president, said, is higher insurance
rates and less public protection.
Use of the system was highlighted
in an article in the "Readers Di­
gest" citing the experience of Oak
Park, Mich., a Detroit suburb.
But the magazine, Redmond con­
tends, has not published any men­
tion of the many other communi­
ties in which the plan has failed.

The system requires the poiice
to patrol the town until summoned
to a fire. There they must wait un­
til the equipment arrives, check
their guns and change their clothes
before fighting the fire. At night,
they must wait until the dog
catcher gets there since his truck
has the floodlighting equipment.

Who is

Herman E. Cooper?

What has been said recently
about his professional con­
duct?

See future issues of the '
SEAFARERS tOG

In its efforts to "prove" that
Robin Line ships are really
NMU, the "NMU Pilot," in its
September 26 issue slapped an
NMU label on a deceased Seafarer.
The "Pilot" parroted an account of
the death and burial of Seafarer
Druey "Chips" Waters of the^'SS
Robin Hood that had appeared in
the SEAFARERS LOG of August
30. But the headline on its carbon­
copy account read, "Fall Into Rold
Kills NMU Man."

The original story came to the
LOG in the form of a typewritten
letter from the Robin Hood's ship's
reporter. Seafarer Eugene K. Daw-
kins. Along with it came several
photos from Seafarer Merwyn
"Doc" Watson, two of which were
used in the August 30 LOG on the
back page.

Early in September, the LOG
received a letter from Mrs. Waters
(appearing this issue) thanking the
SlU Welfare Services Department
and the men on the Robin Hood
for their courtesy and help. A
similar letter was written on Sep­
tember 18 to SIU Secretary-Treas­
urer Paul Hall.

Crew Astounded
Headquarters was astonished

when the September 26 "Pilot" ran
what was a word for word repeti­
tion of Dawkins' account under the
heading claiming the deceased
Seafarer for the NMU. Dawkins'
and his shipmates were equally
astounded. Dawkins' first reaction
when shown the NMU story was
"That's ridiculous. Everybody
knows Waters was an SIU man."

He continued, "When 1 wrote the
story up and sent it iiito the LOG
1 made a carbon copy. This NMU
man on the ship asked for the
copy, which we gave him. The
story in the 'Pilot' is word for word
what I wrote for the LOG."

Records at headquarters show
Waters to have been a full book
member of the SIU since 1947, paid
up in dues through the second
quarter of this year, or ,until he
took the Robin Hood out.

The unusual amount of space
given to the item and the circum­
stances surrounding it indicate that
the NMU's action was probably
prompted by a de.sire to deceive its
rcombership and any outside read­
ers into believing that Robin Line
ships are now NMU.

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"Chips'

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At left is reproduction of story in August
30 SEAFARERS LOG about the death of
Seafarer Druey "Chips" Waters. - Below
is headline (greatly reduced) and ex­
cerpts from story in "NMU Pilot" of Sep­
tember 26. Note virtually identical lan­
guage. "Pilot" apparently ran story in
effort to convince readers that Robin
Line is NMU.

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Seafarer Druey
1 Waters,

Icombing an P jccording

eporterE ® afternoon i
l » Dawkins writes.*

,coffee assigned two menl 'when the bos n assig

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on deck to fini^ 1
i,the cigarette he
' had been smok­

ing.. Tben be
climbed atop the
deck cargo,
crossed over to
the hatch and
lightly lumpejl ;o
the cargo winch
and from there to

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attempt to brea „ (

tie couldn't quite ,

Fall Into Hold
Kills NMU Man
To The PILOT, Sept. 11—A

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Waters

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maintenance and^ ;

ICirWiNaaa"''
Chilinski- descended into the

hold while "Chips" remained on
deck to finish the ciggrette he
had been smoking. Taking a 1
last • puff, he threw the stub to
the. deck and ground it out with
his foot. Be then climbed atop
the deck cargo, crossed over to
the hatch and lightly jumped to
the cargo winch and from there
to the hatch coaming. •

JiiU JMf" HIIIJ'IM
''he tottered for a moment

Dawkins writes
,uody was a-'half houi?^
[then returned to Jt a^^

lefore sailing t shipi
hat day. while ^..J'onto thJ
ates carried Chip®

that

"Heads
wiites. "and
in

Asks Track
Rules For
All Ships

Compulsory use and enforcement
of ocean track agreements by all
passenger vessels is vital in cut­
ting down the number of marine
casualty deaths, announced Ralph
Casey, president of the American
Merchant Marine Institute.

Addressing a New York women's
club, Casey pointed out that the
use of the tracks does not cover
sea lanes to either Scandinavia or
the Mediterrean, and is on a purely
voluntary basis with no means of
enforcement. Compulsory use of
the lanes, he said, might have
averted the fatal Andrea Doria-
Stockholm collision last year.

Casey also critized the wide dif­
ferences between the standards set
by the 1948 International Conven­
tion for Safety of Life at S?a and
American standards. Although
built under the Intematiopal stand­
ards, the Doria was unable to stay
afloat after her collision, whereas,
Casey said, had she been con­
structed under American standards,
she would have been able to sur­
vive.

Dawkinf
tes -anu captain Williamson.
% hushed sdence r^ tea

23rd Psalm^. Then n^^
raised the body jjad

SO suddenly.

dores) and the Robin Line, were

leads were bared as Capt. Wil­
liamson, in the hushed silence,
read the Twenty-Third Psalm.

At the conclusion, his ship­
mates raised the form and slowly
"Chips" slipped into the sea he
had sailed so many years. The
wreaths were dropped en the
gently heaving water as each
man, in his heart, offered up a
prayer for a good shipmate taken
from their midst so suddenly.
The

ilasts jus the last e?
of the "»nn <P.:ant>cui«>d over the

Radio Unions OK Ship Phones
NEW YORK—In their first joint statement since the two unions signed a mutual coopera­

tion agreement a few weeks ago, the American Radio Association and the Radio Officers Un­
ion have announced that they would not object to the installation of bridge-to-bridge ra­
dio telephones provided their
use is limited strictly to navi­
gation purposes.

The statement, issued after a
request by the Federal Communi­
cations Commission for the unions'
opinions on the subject, expressed
the view that such telephonic
communication between vessels, as
an aid to radar equipment, would
greatly reduce the danger of acci­
dents at sea.

But, they said, some companies
might try to use the phones as an
economy move and a means of dis­
pensing with radio operators en­
tirely. "These people are appa­
rently not interested in the fact
that they would be replacing a reli­
able system with an entirely un­
reliable one," the statetment said.
' "FCC can see that our concern
with preventing Tadio-telephone

from being used as a substitute for
the international radio safety net­
work is foresight, not undue
anxiety." The two AFL-CIO affili­
ates want to limit the use of bridge
telephones to assisting the vessel's
radar equipipent and not as a
means of carrying messages or per­
sonal conversations that might
"clutter up the airways."

FCC Recommendation

Bridge-to-bridge telephones were
strongly recommended by the FCC
after the fatal collision between
the Italian Line flagship Andrea
Doria and the Swedish vessel
Stockholih.^The Doria was sunk off
Nantucket after a collision with the
Stockholm In & fog.. Both; vessels
apparently were relying on their
radar systems to give a warning

of any approaching vessels without
visual sightings.

Use of the bridge telephones
would do away with the necessity
of relaying a message from the
bridge of a vessel to its radio room,
over to the radio room of the other
vessel and then to Its bridge.
Phones would give the bridges of
the vessels speedier contact.

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October 11. 1957 SEAFARERS LOG

Crewmembers of 'round-the-world passenger-cargo ship,
President-Polk, line the rail as SIIJ Pacific District pa­
trolmen come aboard in NY.

John A. Brown, 2nd
cook. Marine Cooks
Union, at work.

—iii

Black gang men, members of the Marine Firemen's Un­
ion, catch up on some of the latest doings during coffee
break.

Stewart (Olie) 01m-
stead, Firemen's Un­
ion, changes burner.

Meeting of Sailors Union of the Pacific deck gang shows
(1 to r) Frank Ashton, DM; L. Young, AB; Jay Fase, OS;
J. Zbur, bosun; M. Sorenson, storekeeper.

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F. W. Littlewood,
AB, catches up on
correspondence.

to

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Base Nine

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It's mail call and members of ship's galley and dining
room gang swarm around. Stgward department man­
ning calls for 64 men.

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MCS Patrolman Wilder Smith collects Ted Downs' dues.
Others are S. Fugazi (left of Smith), C. Frazer, J. Jack­
son, R. Lee (standing, right).

Deck gang crew jist is checked by SUP patrolman G. Potts. .Men are
(1 to r) W. Venson, AB; J. Benjamin, DM; G. Zaleskl, AB; Sam Az^
vado, AB.

B. Guliano, Marine Firemen's Union, and 3rd assistant engineer D.
McGuire, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, get set to do some
wrestling with main circulating intake.

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Pace St:AFARERS LOG October li, 1957

Just Relaxin' At Erie Basin

'"Tjiiiir

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-

proven the NMU's position to be
"correct."

NMU Convention Backs ILA
The NMU convention Wednes­

day adopted a resolution critical
of Meany and seeking admission of
the old ILA into the organized la­
bor movement.

Curran had issued a statement
on the eve of a New York dock
election in 1956 urging New York
longshoremen to support the ILA.
In his statement he attacked the
SlU which had supported the In­
ternational Brotherhood of Long­
shoremen, AFL-CIO, in its at­
tempts to bring democractic un­
ionism to the waterfront.

Larry Long, president of the IBL,
called the fetleration executive's
actions "a stab in the back."

Curran released the statement
to the press some 24 hours before
he gave it to President Meany.
Meany accused Curran of delib­
erately issuing the news that an
AFL-CIO official was opposed to
the AFL-CIO affiliate in the elec­
tion, with a view toward influenc­
ing the voters.

"This served as a notice to the
longshoremen of New York City

that there was one AFL-CIO offi­
cial who has sympathy to the
rotten elements that have exploited
them for many years," Meany
said.

"Your action in seeing to it that
the New York papers were given

the contents of your letter at least j
24 hours before it reached my of­
fice is an indication to me of a
deliberate premeditated effort on
your part to help these hoodlums
maintain their control tof the |
ILA]."

WC Co's Pace Industry
In Ship Replacements

SAN FRANCISCO—A review of new ship construction by
subsidized operators shows that West Coast operators have
stolen a march on the rest of the industry. So far four ma­
jor West Coast companies, in-4
eluding several subsidiary'
companies, have committed
$635 million for nfew ships, some
of which are already in service.

By contrast, just two companies
in the North Atlantic trade, Moore-
mack and Grace, have completed
new construction contracts, and
both of these have West Coast sub­
sidiaries. In terms of actual con­
struction, these companies are not
as far along as the West Coast.
On the Gulf, both Lykes and Mis­
sissippi have just completed con­
tracts for ship replacement but
neither of these programs is under
way as yet.

The West Coast companies and

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their building plans are as follows:
States Steamship Company, with

an over-all building program of 13
ships, two of which are already in
service, costing $150,000,000;

Pacific Far East Lfne's nine-ship
program, partially completed, for
$90 or $100 million;

American President Lines, 14-
vessel program for $325 million,
including the new round-the-world
ships already in service;

Matson's new Matsonia and the
rebuilding of two Mariners for the
Australian run, making a total in­
vestment of $60 million.

Still pending are subsidy re­
quests by several other companies,
including Waterman, Isthmian,
States Marine and Isbrandtsen.
Such requests, if granted, would
mvolve signing of subsidy con­
tracts for ship replacement.

For the time being though, the
West Coast operators have the
edge on the rest of the Industry,

Little Activity
In San Fran

SAN FRANCISCO — Last pe­
riod's prediction of good shipping
for this port proved wrong as only
a few vessels came in during the
last two weeks.

There was only one payoff, the
Coe Victory (Victory Carriers), and
one ship signing on, the Fairport
(Waterman). The Steel Director,
Steel Chemist, (Isthmian), Grain
Shipper (Gralnfleet), P o r t m a r
(Calmar), John B. Waterman (Wa­
terman), Steel Chemist (Isthmian)
and Ames Victory (Victory Car­
riers) were In transit.

WILD RANGER (Watarman), tapt.
1—Chairman, J. Buecl; Sacratary, •.
Ruddy. Sea agent about replacemei»
fram Puaan remaining aboard. Cook
Injured In Puaan—two weeks unBt for
duty. Repair Ust to be turned in.
See agent about new washing machine.
Ship's fund S8.68. $20 to be repaid
by AB. Few hours disputed ot.
Patrolman to check engine sanitary
equipment, steward's linen, menus
and stores at Yokohama. Complaint
on quality of food and lack of fresh
produce on return voyage; also un­
sanitary linen.

ship to be fumigated. Vote of thanks
to delegate for fine job. To check aU
ladders and deck equipment for safe­
ty. Vote of thanks to steward dept.
for fine Jobs.

SEAMAR (Calmar)„Sopt. •—Chair­
man, p. Garvin; Secretary, J. Finch.
No beefs. Ship in good shape. Ship's
fund .$17. Endeavor to locate DC iron.
Lack of cleaning, gear. Need disin­
fectant for bathrooms. One OS get-
ting off in Portland. Good ship; good
cooks and messman; aU departments
are good.

ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Aug. 10—
Chairman, C. DaHospsdalas; Secra-
tary, P. Marine. Reports accepted.

Aug.31—Chairman, A. Wasfluk; lee-
ratary, 1. Barustln. Longshoremen
t« use outside bathrooms. Phony

V

Pari of gong aboqrd SlU-monned Steel Apprentice pose on deck for LOG photographer. They are
(I to r) M. P. Edge, AB; Art Cox, OS; Juan R. Olive, chief steward; John Ossmow, AB, and William
Solomon, pantryman.

Curran Again Endorses ILA
NMU President Joseph Curran has again openly given endorsement to the International I

Longshoremen's Association ousted by the AFL in 1953 for corrupt influences. Curran had
been criticized for his support of the expelled union in 1956 by AFL-CIO Pesident George |
Meany who termed his actions
"a deliberate premediated ef­
fort on (Curran's) part to help
these hoodlums maintain their con­
trol." . "

In his report to the delegates to
the NMU's 20th anniversary con­
vention, Curran defended his 1956
action, and said that time has

PORTMAR (Calmar), Sept. 7
Chairman, C. Rice; Secretary, G. Fair-
cloth. Leltor sent to head<iuarter8
regarding repair list. Answer being
sent to communication from C. Sim­
mons. Ship's fund $12.40. One man
missed ship In Baltimore. Head­
quarters notified. Report accepted.
Motion that freighter agreement In­
clude a clothing allowance for personi
required to slush rigging, and those
cleaning boilers. Mcssroom and re­
creation room to be kept clean; cups
to be returned to pantry; clean up
after making sandwiches; washer and
wringer to be kept clean and clear
of grease; keep wash lines clear. Man
Who missed ship borrowed money
heavily from crew—headquarters noti­
fied.

pamphlets sent to ship—to be turned
over to union haU In NY. Ship's fund
S6. Reports accepted. Vote of thanks
to steward.

BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Liberty
Nsv.), Aug. 4—Chairman, M. Cross;
Secretary, none. Discussion of payoff
and new washing machine.

ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Aug. 31
—Chairman, C. Majetta; Secretary, J.
DeMeo. Few crew members resented
captain taking slop chest out of last
draw money. Ship's fund $38.28. Few
hours disputed ot. Galley man fouled
up — tried to take meat ashore.
Claimed he was going fishing. Stove
door loose — cook claims it is dan­
gerous. Will endeavor to get it re­
paired before ship sails for SA.

ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Aug. 24.-
Chairman, J. Fedesovlch; Secretary,
W. Belling. Antenna purchased
$13.16. Request new refrigerator-
to be taken up with patrolman.

LAWRENCE VICTORY (Miss.), Sept.
7-—Chairman, tt. Cook) Secretary, H.
MInkler. Fine crew—everything okay.
One man missed ship In Yokohama.
Galley range defective. New set of
top plates ordered. Drain pipe in
veget.nble box to be repaired.

RION (Actium), Aug. 4—Chairman,
H. Moonev; Secretary, J. Garcia. No
beefs. New treasurer elected. Discus­
sion on cleaning of passageway of
crew's quarters. To see master about
cigarettes, new parts for sanitary
lines and parts for washing machine.
Something; lo be done about water
fountain as dripping water constitutes
a danger on deck.

KYSKA (Waterman), Aug. 24 —
Chairman, j. Touart; Secretary, H.
Thomas. Ship's fund $415. Need new
washing machine. Bathrooms to be
kept clean at all times. Poor grade
of flour being used for bread. AU B
and C men with less than 60 days
seatlme, permitted to remain on ship:

SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain),
Aug. 30 — Chairman, V. SzymanskI;
Secretary, V. Whitney. One man
missed ship in Edgewater. Ship's fund
$60. Report accepted. New delegate
elected. One man declined ship's
delegate Job. Men to report hack to
ship one hour before sailing time.
One man to check at gangway. "

SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain),
Sept. 22—Chairman. V. Whitney; Sec­
retary, C. Kreiss. Delegate informed
that captain can fire anyone on hoard
one hour before sailing time and also
anyone caught with ilquor on hoard.
AU repairs completed except air con­
ditioning crew mess hall and stain­
less steel sink for butcher shop.
Ship's fund, $70.19. Some disputed
O.T. Report accepted. Crew requested
not to clean mops and buckets in
laundry tub. Minutes of meeting to he
posted before being sent to Union.
Vote of thanks to steward depart­
ment. Discussion on safety. Safety
committee eiected. Mess hall to he
sougeed.

CHARLES C: DUNAIF (Orion), Aug.
24—Chairman, J. Ziarals; Secratary,
D. Skelton. New wringer for washing
machine obtained. Two men hospi­
talized in Hawaii; one man missed
ship. Few hours disputed overtime.
Two wipers promoted to fireman.
OUers receiving 2 hrs. ot per day for
performing wiper's duties—some dis­
puted ot. To discuss store Usts with
patrolman to last duration of trip.
Discussion on shortage of US stores
and poor quaUty of Japanese stores.
Foc'sles to he left clean wiien leaving
ship. More quiet to he observed in
recreation room. Ship needs new fans.

DEL SUD (Miss.), Aug. 24—Chair­
man. W. Parkins; Secretary. N. Funk-
In. Wreath of flowers thrown into sea
In memory of departed brother
Neville Williams. Good trip, no beefs.
No games due to cold weather. $190
^ hasehaU fund; $30 for ship's
Christmas party. To show movies
per previous voyages: to donate $10
to repatriated seaman; to put dryer
for clothing on hoard; to have new
drinking fountain for deck dept.; to
put new washing machine on hoard.
AU hasehaU equipment to he turned
In: aU coffee cups to he returned to
pantry.

Sept. 8—Chairman. N. Funkin; Sec­
ratary, C. Gait. Good trip, good co­
operation from other delegatei. Ship'a
fund $134.70. Motion to hava moviea
whenever desired; some crew member
to buy new lamps for projector. New
delegate elected. Not enough coffee
left out for night standeri. 8 lbs.
should ba sufficient. Engina room
and coffee for bridge thould he given
out separately.

ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Sept. IS—
Chairman, none; Secretary. J. West-
fall. Need blower for galley: new fans
for bathrooms: elamps for side parts
to secure Jacobs ladder. Sunk tug in
San Juan with screw—no one injured.
Temporary screw repairs Ponce. En­
tering shipyard in Baltimore.

CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service). July
7—Chairman. John; Secretary. R.
Smith. Delayed sailing OT disputed:"
few hecfs. Motion that ship he air
conditioned. Wash room to he kept
clean.

Sept. 22—Chairman. S. Youtzy; Sec­
retary, K. Goddmic. Beef on steward,
patrolman notified. One man missed
ship. Draws to he put out at sea when
available. Ship's fund $20. Showers
and bathrooms need repairing. Repair
list to he submitted. Delayed sailing
disputed. Vole thanks to coal beef
organizers. Something to he done
about Improving menus.

CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), Sept.
16—Chairman. A. McCullum; Secre-.
tary, B. Nielsen. Captain to take care
of mail in Bahrein. Ship's fund, $30.
One man failed to Join ship at Manila.
Captain reluet.snt to put out draws in
ports, when there is no sliore leave.
However, he would he willing to issue
very large draws in ports where there
are shore leaves.

JOSEFINA (Liberty Nav.), Sept. 17
—Chairman, J. Kirchner; Secretary,
H. Jaynes. Some disputed OT. Few
beefs—to he discussed with patrol­
man. Reports accepted. Quarters to
he cleaned up. Repair list to be sub­
mitted to patrolman. Discussion on
steward and his performance of
duties.

ORION CLIPPER (Orion), July 30—
Chairman, K. Anderson; Secrotary. C.
Just. Ship's fund from previous trip
disappeared—to contact former treas­
urer. No beefs, no monetary draw.
Some disputed ot. Mattress and pJl-
lowa to he ordered. Oil fans.

Sept. 1 — Chairman. K. Andtrson;
Secratary, C. Just. Letter received
from union hall clarifying work. Some
disputed ot. Discussion on vacation
pay if vessel Is out over one year.
Return all coSea cupi to pantry.

OCIANSTAR (Triton), Sopt. 7 —
Chairman, T. Hill; Soerotary, C,
Garnar. Somo diaputad ot. Captain
will not paint roomi. Anyona fduling
up will ba reported to patrdlman.
Ship's fund $1.40. Sink! to he fixed;

' SANTORE (Ore Nav.), Sept. 5—Chair­
man. E. Snaff; Secratary, S. Woftan.
Need new washing machine. Two inen.
missed ship, reported to patrolman;
two men got off before sailing—re­
ported to haU in plenty of time for
replacements. New treasurer elected.
Ship's fund, $12.26. Vote of thanks td •
oldtlmers for splendid work in Amer- ,
lean Coal beef. Motion to hold meet­
ing before any money is spent from
ship's fund. Next man to over-step
delegate as to individual welfare will
ho brought to patrolman's attention.
Vote of thanks to steward dept.

ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), Sept. 1
—Chairman, W. Kohut; Secretary, L. '
McClove. Passageways to he kept clean
as flu has hit ship. AU members asked
to be sober at payoff and to he care.-
ful when in coastwise ports. Letters
sent to headquarters concerning men
hospitalized in various ports along
African coast. Ship's fund, $14.45.
Donations accepted at payoff. Discus­
sion on firing: coffee situation. Stew­
ard claimed 18 lbs. given to black gang
for trip home which should be suffi­
cient as he had limited quantity left
for voyage home for crew and pas­
sengers. Repair list to be made up—
repairs to be made at sea. No results
on coffee situation. Vate of thanks to
delegate for fine job done under
present conditions.



October ii. 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Pare EleTCB

'Family Entrance'

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Seek 2 Bait
Port Votes

BALTIMORE — Organizing in
this port has continued to meet
with good success. The SIU Har­
bor and Inland Waterways Divi­
sion has filed petitions with the
HLRB for elections in NBC Lines
and Marine Standard Launch Com­
pany. It is hoped that elections

.will be called shortly.
"The membership is deeply in­

debted to our oldtimers for the
part they have played- so far, and
we have no doubt that they will
continue to do so, in the ACS
beef," writes Earl Sheppard, port
agent. A vote of thanks was given
these men at the last meeting.

Shipping Pick-Up

Shipping has picked up slightly
over last period, but is not making
any records. Many vessels expect­
ed to come out did not do so be­
cause of a lack of cargo. There
were 10 ships paying off, 10 sign­
ing on and 14 in transit during the
last period.
: The vessels paying off were the
Yorkmar, Massmar (Calmar); Ven-
ore, Baltore, Chilore, Marore, Felt-
ore (Ore); Michael (Carras); Mae
(Bull); and Ocean Ulla (Ocean
Trans.).

Sign-ons were the Venore, Bait-
ore, Chilore, Marore, Feltore
(Ore); Young America (Waterman);
Ocean Star (Dolphin); Angelina
(Buli); Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans.)
and Michael (Carras).

Among the in-transit vessels
were the Kenmar, Bethcoaster,
Calmar (Calmar); Santore, Cubore,
Venore (Ore); Alcoa Pilgrim, Al­
coa Ranger (Alcoa) and the City
of Alma (Waterman).

Free medical examinations.for wives and children of Sea­
farers at the SIU health center in New York are the latest in
a long series of benefits added under the Seafarers Welfare
Plan.

SIU families already have protection in case of illnesses re­
quiring hospitalization or surgical treatment. The medical
examination services for family members, like those for Sea­
farers, are designed to detect and prevent ailments before
thev reach the serious stage. Diagnostic services such as
these, devoted to the practice of preventive medicine, are few
and far between. Those that exist are usually far beyond
the means of the average working family.

Regular medical check-ups have been a long-felt need that
has rarely been acted upon. The motto of the SIU center is
"see your doctor twice a year." Seafarers' faniilies can now
act accordingly in New York, and in due time, in the outports
when additional centers are put up in Baltimore, Mobile and
New Orleans.

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New Trade Prospect
The sailing of the Gateway City last week represents a

tremendous achievement for Waterman-Pan-Atlantic and
a big break for all American seamen. At a time when the
coastwise trade is on the rocks, Waterman-Pan-Atlantic has
had the courage to risk developing a new type of ship that
might regain some of the lost cargo. The company has come
up with a lift-on type boxship that apparently solves the
turn-around headache, and promises shippers speedy, door to
door service.

If this and other company plans pan out, seamen can ex­
pect to see a lot more coastwise cargo going by ship, rather
than rail or truck. The end product will be more jobs and a
strengthened American merchant fleet.

Poles On Communism
The first Seafarers to visit Poland since World War II have

confirmed reports that the Polish people are fed up with
Communism. Their eye-witness accounts verify the dismal
living conditions that Communism has brought down on East­
ern Europe—desperately low wages, inferior consumer goods,
shortages, high prices—the whole dreary picture of an entire
population living in misery and at near-starvation levels.
The feeling of the Poles toward the conditions were summed
up simply; ". . . with Communism, happiness and prosperity
can never come to any nation."

In contrast. Seafarers report, the Polish people have wel­
comed American seamen as their friends, and regard the
United States as their best hope. The sharp difference in
attitude is probably as damning a commentary on Communist
rule as any that has conie out of Eastern Europe.

Unions Ready Fight On
Blue Cross Rate Boost

Defeated by labor protests in June in a bid for a rate in­
crease, the New York City Blue Cross organization has re­
newed its request. This time, the organization has asked the
State Superintendent of In--^^—
surance to approve a 40 per­
cent raise, effective Novem­
ber 1. The increase would add
more than $40 million to Blue
Cross' annual income in this area.

The Blue Cross request was
made even though the organiza­
tion in Its own figures admits that
it has an unassigned surplus of $22
million. It claims that this surplus
had declined $8 million in the six
months ending June 30 and blamed

The deaths of the following Sea­
farers have been reported to the
Seafarers Welfare Plan and the
SIU death benefit is being paid to
their beneficiaries.

Joseph N. Wread, 43: Brother
Wread passed away July 26, 1957,
in the USPHS Hospital, Staten
Island, NY. Death
was due to natu­
ral causes. He
became a full
member of the
Union on August
24, 1943, and
sailed in the
deck department.
Brother Wread i«
survived by hii
mother, Mrs. J. N. Wread, of
Tampa, Fla. Burial took place in
Rural Cem'etery, Tampa, Florida.

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Carlos Gorbea, 55: On July 30,

1957, Brother Gorbea died from a
heart ailment in New Orleans, La.

He become a full
member of the
Union on Novem-
ber 11, 1944, and
sailed in the en­
gine department.
Brother Gorbea
is survived by his
brother, Manuel
Gorbea, of Brook­
lyn, NY. Burial

took place in Evergreen Cemetery,
Brooklyn, NY.

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James Brown, 47i Brother Brown

died on August 17, 1957, in Mobile,
Alabama due to a heart ailment.
He became a full
member of the
Union on Janu­
ary 18, 1943, and
was sailing in the'
steward depart-
m e n t. Brother
Brown is survived
by his sister,
Edna Johnston, of
Prichard, Ala. He _
was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery,
Mobile, Ala.

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Neville F. WUliams, 41: Brother

Williams died on June 24, 1957,
from accidental
drowning wh le
working aboard
the SS Del Sud.
He became a full
member of the
Union on Octo­
ber 5, 1943, and
• ailed In the
steward depart­
ment. Brother
Williams is sur­

vived by his wife, Sybil Williams,
of Port of Spain, Trinidad.

higher hospital costs for the pro­
posed rate boost.

New York unions are expected
to oppose the new request as vocif­
erously as the old one because of
the bearing it would have on nu­
merous union welfare plans. Many
of these plans involve Blue Cross
hospitalization. Any increase in
the Blue Cross rates would tend to
cut down on other union welfare
benefits or necessitate negotiation
of increased employer contribu­
tions.

Union" opposition is based on the
argument that Blue Cross had an
actual operating gain in 1956 of
better than $2 million. The unions
claim that Blue Cross is juggling
its figures to make it appear that
it is losing money—a common
enough practice when rate in­
creases are sought from public au­
thorities. The figure-juggling,
union sources say, lies in Blue
Cross' excess allotments of funds
to cover estimated claims.

The entire issue will be argued
out before Superintendent of In­
surance Leffert Holz.

15 More
US Ships
Laying Up

WASHINGTON—A n o t h e r 15
Government-owned ships are being
turned back to the boneyard by
their operators, the Maritime Ad­
ministration has announced. This
makes a total of 59 ships to be
laid up since the current cargo
slump took effect.

There are still 79 Government-
owned ships in private operation
with indications that some of these
will be dropped as soon as feasible.
Many of the charters were for 18-
month or two-year periods, obli­
gating the charterers to pay rental
for that length of time.

None of the 15 ships in the latest
batch to be turned in were operated
by SlU-contracted companies. Ships
and companies are: American Pres­
ident Lines, three Victorys; Luck-
enbatch, three Libertys; American
Export, two Libertys; one Victory
each from Grace, American Mail,
Pacific Far East, Pope and Talbot,
Gulf and South American, Central
Gulf SS Company; and one Liberty
from Blidberg-Rothchild.

In some Instances, the companies
are paying the balance owed under
the charter in order to turn the
ships back.

NMU Loses 1,500 Jobs
Of the 59 ships being turned

back approximately three-fourths
are vessels under contract to the
National Maritime Union, repre­
senting a loss of some 1,500 jobs.
This may indicate some reason for
the NMU's anxiety to oust Sea­
farers from Robin Line ships and
American Coal.

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r*ee Twelve SEAFARERS LOG October 11, 1957

Ship Aids
Escapes
From Tito

Five young escapees from
Yugoslavia are on their way
to freedom after an assist from
an SIU ship on their dramatic
flight from Communism. The
name of the SlU-manned ship is
being withheld for obvious rea­
sons.

The Yugoslavs and their 14-foot
boat were picked up by the Amer­
ican vessel after lookouts spotted
flares and a distress signal in
"Mediterranean waters." The es­
capees, all men, were out of water
and their outboard motor had
broken down.

"A carefully-planned escape from
Tito's Communism was almo.st
brought to a sad end for them,"
the SIU ship's delegate reported,
"but after we fed them, supplied
them with cigarettes, soap and
some brandy and water, our cap
tain set them down near a friend­
ly coast so they could continue
their journey.

"They said the underground
would take care of them from
there."

The ship's reporter said that
"with the nerve they displayed,
they will probably make out in
some free land. We were sorry
to see the pitifully small amount
of personal belongings they were
able to take along. No doubt most
of the gear they did have was prop­
erty very dear to them and all they
will ever have to remind them of
their homes and families."

On another tack, the LOG cor­
respondent noted that the SIU ship
and its crew were in good shape
"only one night away from port
with the latest draw all ready for
going to town. By tomorrow night,
there will be a number of sadder
and wiser men on here as is usual.

"We have all in all a good crew,
with a couple of chronic gripers to
liven things up. However, their
own departments are keeping
things under control."

'Can-Shakers'
Have No OK

The membership is again cau-f
tloned to beware of persons
soliciting funds on ships in be­
half of memorials or any other
so-called "worthy causes." No
"can-shakers" or solicitors have
been authorized by the SIU.

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Hands Across The Sea

Seafarer Sal Terracina (left) and Buddhist priest are dwarfed by
the hand of one of the largest Buddhos in the Far East, located
about a ten-minute walk from the dock in Singapore. Ashore
while on an Isthmian run, he said it was impossible to get the com­
plete figure in camera range since it was housed in a colossal pog-
odo-like building.

SEAIARtKS IN THE HOSPITALS
USPH9 HOSPITAL

G-ALVESTGN. TEXAS
Denis BouUit I^hbcrt StratoB
WUmot S. Getty David A. Weir
E. Kocanovski Dennis A. Zwicker

tJSPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Albert Baker CUfton McLellan
William Bargon* Joseph McPhea
John W: Bigwood Everett MaxweU
Claude Blanks Charles Moors
Thomas Banner Jr. Simon Morris
John Butler Michael Muzio
Charles CantweU Hugh W. O'DonneU
Roscoe Dearmon Henry Plszatowskl
William DriscoU Wlnford PoweU
Nathan Eldridga Randolph Ratcllff
Ernest Evans Berlin Rlcherson
Gene Farnura James RusseU
Adelln Frugs Toxie Samford
John Gersey Erskin Sims
Leon Gordon Toefll SmlglelskJ
Theodore Guldy Wert A. Spencer
James Hudson Rufus Stough Sr.
Eugene B. Hunt Gerald L. Thsxton
Edward G. Knspp Houston Thomas Jr.
Wallace LaNasa James Ward
Leo Lang Harry Wolowlts
Joseph McCabs Clifford Wuerts

USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VA.

Francis J. Boner Manfred E. Walker
Antonio De Jesus

USPHS HOSPITAL
SEATTLE. WASH.

Frank J. Bradley Earnest W. Horns
Wayne T. Center H. A. Kongelbak
Michael Delano Joseph Mosakowski
John F. Eustacs Joseph W. Waits

USPHS HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS, TENN.

Charles Burton

SAILORS SNUG HARBOR
STATEN ISLAND, NY

Victor B. Cooper

VA HOSPITAL
NEW YORK, NY

r. Cunningham

VSPHS HOSPITAL
FORT WORTH. TEXAS

B. F. Deibler W. E. Orzechowskl
Siegfried Gnittke John C. Palmer
James R. Hodges August Panepinto

EASTERN SHORE HOSPITAL
CAMBRIDGE, MD.

Thomas R. Lehay

VA HOSPITAL
BROOKLYN. NY

Robert McCulchebn

VA HOSPITAL
HOUSTON. TEXAS

John P. Williamson

USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND. NY

Oscar J. Adams
W. Collaio
James T. Balmy
Guenther Bischoff
Francisco Enfant#
Basilio Estrella
Rusfus Freeman
Anatollo Gamall

W. HarreU
A. Korbac
Alfred Kaju
C. Karlsen
Ismael Nazarlo
Robert A. Parker
Frank S. Paylor
Rafael Reyes

George W, Gibbons E. Webb

Adolfo Rodrlgues Fritzbert Stephen
Paul W. Seidenberg S. Swlenckoski
Benedlkt Smoljan WiUiam Vaughan
Joseph Stanton

USPHS HOSPITAL
MANHATTAN BEACH

BROOKLYN. NY
Manuel Antonana
Eladlo Aris
Fortunate Bacome
Joseph J. Bass
Juan Denopra
John J. DrlscoU
Fabln Furmanek
John L. Grimes
WUliam Guenther
Bart E. Guranlck
Wade B. HarreU
Percy Harrelson
Taib Hassen
BiUy R. HiU
Antonio Infante
Ira H. Kllgore
Ludwlg Krlstiansen.
Frederick Landry
Leonard Leldig
Patrick McCann'

MANH.ATTAN STATE HOSPITAL
NEW YORK, NY

James W. Rlst

USPHS HOSPITAL
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.

Joseph H. Berger C. E. Owens

Archibald McGulgan
H. C. Mclssac
Albert MartlneUi
Vic Milazzo
Joasuln Minlz
W. P. O'Oen
C. Osinskl
George G. Phlfer
G. A. Puissegur
Winston E. Renny
Samuel B.'Saunders
George E. Shumaker
Kevin B. Skelly
Henry E. Smith
Michael Toth
Harry S. Tuttls
VirgU E. Wilmoth
Pon P. Wing
Dexter WorreU

Noah C. Carver
R. B. Grosecloss
Daniel A. Hutto
Philip F. Korol
Michael Mlchalik
H. E. Monteton

John H, Spearman
Shio Han Sun
A. O. VaUego
G. L. Warrington
Norman I. West

USPHS HOSPITAL
BOSTON, MASS.

W. Goodan J. Murphy
James M. Enwright George D. Rourke
Daniel E. Murphy Zachariah Williams

MONTEBELLO
CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL

BALTIMORE. MD.
Francisco Bueno

USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, MD.

Alfred Bokan
Isaak Bouzln
George Brady
Angelo Camerote
Thomas D. DaUey
Leo Dwyer ,
Jose Garcia
James J. Girolaml
Gorman T. Blaze
Burl Haire
David Hebert
Lars Johansen
Norman W. Kirk
WlUlam Kovamees
John A. Morris
Luciano Ramos
Roy R. Bayfield
Stanley Rodgers
Joseph RoU
Stanley Sneed

Wm. J. Stephens
Raphael Stevens
Dolphus Walker
Albert Willis
Joe Prabech
Mack Singleton
Demetres Mastonla
Charles Ison
Archie Wright .
Norman Kii-k
Luciano Ramos
Clifford Womack
Page Mitchell
David MiUer
Walter Jackson
James Lavelle
Bennle Crawford
WiUiam Williams
Finnic Davis.
Gorman Glaze

USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH. GA.

Jlmmie Littleton George E. Wilson
GulUermo Pens

SEASIDE HOSPITAL
LONG BEACH. CALIF.

Julius B. Smith

Ask No Change
On Job Calls
To the Editor:

Several subjects were brought
up at the Aug. 7 membership
meeting at headquarter for fu­
ture discussion. While I am on
the SS Ariyn now, 1 would like
to offer my opinion on them.

First of ail, there is the idea
of having fewer job calls each
day so that the men would not
have to hang around the hall
all day and could transact other

letters To
The Editor

All letters to the editor for
publication in the SEAFAR­
ERS LOG must be signed
by the writer. Names will
be withheld upon request.

Schroter

business between cfflls. I don't
think this would work out too
well.

If the companies call in for
men after the last regular job
call most of the members will
he on the way home. This rule
would only help the piecards
and would make shipping
harder for our members.

The same goes for the idea
that a man would have to leave
a ship after* a certain period
when his vacation is due. This
would do no good for the man
who has a
family to sup- '
port. You can­
not always get
a job right off
the hat when
you come hack
from vacation
and sometimes
have to wait
many weeks
until a job
you want comes along.

This kind of a rule would
also raise problems with the
unemployment people because
then everybody wouW automa­
tically go up for benefits. As
we know, the unemployment
people already put up argu­
ments about paying benefits to
seamen and there is often a beef
on this matter.

The next thing I have on my
mind is that there must he a
way for our great Union to go
on record and adopt some kind
of a plan to give our oldtiiners a
break. Then when they hit the
proper age they should have a
regular pension benefit and not
have to think so much whether
they can retire or not.

I hope the LOG will publish
this so that some of oldtimers
can read it and express their
opinion on what should he done.

A. Schroter
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To the Editor:
In a meeting on board the SS

Val Chem at sea^ Sept. 11, the
report from headquarters was
read and there was a full ex­
change both pro and con on the
subject of changing the hourly
job calls.

Among the reasons offered
for the consideration of this
change was the need for time
to take care of family obliga­
tions and other business mat­
ters. These reasons were fully
discussed on here..

As far as the problem of tak­
ing care of family matters is
concerned, we feel that very
few men pay off one day and
then come to the halj the next
day ready to ship out. As we

sea it, this is the time when
family matters can be taken
care of.

On the other items, regard"
ing time needed to file for un­
employment benefits, etc.. It
was voiced at the meeting by

^ several members that they hava
found no trouble making both
the shipping calls and visits to
the unemployment offices. The
fact was also brought out that
a man with a not-too-old ship­
ping card at least has a chance
to ship now and then when a
man registered ahead of him
doesn't show up.

We understood that this
subject was only up for dis­
cussion, and was not a motion
to he acted on, hut nevertheless
we took a hand vote. It was
unanunous that the hourly ship­
ping calls should stay as they
are. That's the way the crew-
members on the Val Chem feel.
We also feel that more opinions
and views should be sent to the
LOG from our brothers on
other ships..

Keith L. Donnelly
Ship's delegate

4. 4- 4.
To the Editor:

We, the entire crew of the
SS Alcoa Corsair, go on record
100 percent to keep the job calls
hourly as in the past. We feel
that it is a good system and
should not he changed, except
possibly to advance the first
call to 10 AM and the last one
to 5 PM.

Forrest C. King
Ship's delegate

t 4. 4.

Urges Upgrading
Port Houston
To the Editor:

If you have not been in Hous­
ton in the past year you will
never know the trials that our
officials there have had.

Let's vote Houston in as a
major port and open that bottle­
neck. Then they can dispatch
men without having to call New
Orleans and then throw the Jobs
back on the hoard on the 8th
call for C-card men.

On another score, there are
many men like myself who want
to buy their gear from our SIU
Sea Chest hut can't. Let's get
a Sea Chest In the Gulf area
where a man can walk in, buy
what he wants and charge U off
for his next payoff. If this costs,
more than we have allotted for
such expenditures, count me In
for a $100 donation.

Dick Masser

4, 4> 4>

Hails Brothers
For Kindness
To the Editor:

Please extend my thanks and
appreciation to the brothers and
officers on the Steel Recorder
and Steel Voyager for their
kindness during my illness.

1 was taken off the Recorder
at Alexandria, Egypt, with what
apparently was acute appendl-,
citls and want to thank every­
one concerned for their care
and consideration. After two
weeks in an Egyptian hospital,
1 came back on the Voyager as
a passenger and am still an out­
patient in New York. 1 enjoyed
fine treatment while on the
Voyager thanks to the brother
SIU members aboard.

Thanks also to the SIU wel­
fare department for taking care
of things at home while I was
hospitalized. They helped my
wife considerably and eased
things until 1 could get back.-

B. T. Hanbaek



Oetolier .11. 1951 SEAFARERS LOG Pafc Tkfaicca
;s"'-

•TML CHIMItT (Ittbmlan)/ July
1»—Chairman, W. Warthlnttan, Cac-
ratary, H. Llaby. New dclegata
aleeted Reports accepted.

Aug. II—Chairman, H. Kaufman;
•acratary, P. Howe. Some disputed
OT. Reports accepted. Repair list
ta ha made up.

THI CASINt (Texas City Refinery),
Aug. 4—Chairman, J. Simmons; Sac-
ratary, D. Swenton. Disputed OT
to be settled by patrolman. The
pumpman's gear put off at Texas

, City. Ship's fund $25.50. New treas­
urer elected. Sailing board to be put

: up earlier. 8 hours prior to sailing Is
: legal minimum. Proper attire to be
' worn In messhall at ail times. Repair

list given to delegates. Washing ma-
; chine to be repaired. Wire to be sent
. to Union hall to have patrolman

player
Vote 01

JtLCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Sept. 1
—Chairman, P. Garpolch; Secretary,
L. Rruce. Repairs to be made. Men
getting off sliip to leave forcastle
lien's on board. Day man taken off
ship due to illness, flown home. Wiper
111, rejoined ship at Yokohama. Ship's
fund $26.10. 35 hrs. disputed ot.
Mattresses put aboard—steward re­
quested extra one to be kept
on hand. Library books to be
changed. Crew requested not to
to discuss ship's business ashore.
Quiet to be observed In passageways
at night. Cups and glasses to be re­
turned to mess room.

ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), tapf. 1
—Chairman, E. BIss; Secratary, J.
Davis. Repairs to be made. Crew
requested to,, be prompt at meetings.
Suggestion to take better care of

• bathroom showers; ice making ma-
1 chine ito be used for stowing ice
cream. Need more fans in messroom.
Vote of thanks to steward dept. for
good food and service.

STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian) Sept.
i—Chairman, J. Farrand; Secratary,

I K. Jucchtar. One man hospitalized
due to accident; rejoined ship In

• Khoramshahr. Bookman to take dele­
gate's job. .Ship's fund $10.02. Fund
to be built up at payoff. Hardly no
overtime. One pier head jump. Some

' disputed ot. Suggestion to donate
$1 toward fund at first draw. Dele-

' gate asked that small infractions of
personal rights be settled on ship
and not referred to patrolman. Wiper

' thanked ail men who stood by while
, he was ill. Delegate requested crew
.to stay out of pantry during meal
! hours. Suggestion to put out more
j night lunches. Pantry and messhall
.to be cleaned up after using.

i SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Scatrain),
, Sept. 15—Chairman, S. Charles; Sacra-
jtary, F. Flanagan. Safety meeting
^held. All ok. Delayed sailing July
25, will be paid at payoff. OT hours
and social security number on pay
voucher to be checked. Ship's fund
$20.67. Beefs squared away in Texas
with patrolman. New delegate elected.
Reports accepted. Suggest an In-
crease in subsistence money and

1 night's lodging. Lenthy discussion
(on donations to Bull Line beef.

^ PAIRPORT (Waterman), Sept. 5—
.'Chairman, C. KempcynskI; Secretary,
S. Zygarowski. Ship will payoff at
Portland. No beefs. To see agent
about wasliing macliine. $28.00 In
ship's fund. Some dissention with
topside In Deck Dept. Patrolman to
square It away. Some disputed at.
One man missed ship In Vokohama,
rejoined in Inchon.

REBECCA (Maritime), Sept. 7—
Chairman, 6. Flawerst Secretary, M.
Culp. Minor repairs made. Record

purchased. Ship's fund $9.
(tote of thanks to ship's delegate for
buying record player and for job well
done. Some disputed ot. Washing
machine to bo replaced. New ma­
chine for unlicensed personnel went
topside. Ship to be fumigated. Need
wlndscoops for portholes. Vote of
thanks to steward dept. for lob well
done.

OCEAN JOYCE (Ocean Clippers),
Sept. I—Chairman. D. Edwards; Sec­
retary, A. Pietrowskl. Delayed sailing
from previous trip okayed—see pa­
trolman at payoff. Capt. okayed use
of ho.spltal for storage of suit cases,
sea bags and foul weather gear.
Ship's fund $15.40. Motion to move
electricians spare room topside and
use their room for recreation room.
Conditions of wheel house explained.
Suggestions about menus made. Re­
quest to take better care of wash­
ing machine. Radio Lo be returned
to repair shop. Money to be taken
out of fund. Donations to be taken
up at pay off.

MADAKET (Waterman), April It-
Chairman, J. Samsel; Secretary, C.
Faust. Transportation beef. Reports
accepted.

come aboard. Night lunch to be
varied.

WESTPOR'f (Transport Util.),'June
23—Chairman, J. Kearncs; Secretary,
H. Kimmei. No shore leave and no

, draw. Crew to be more quiet in
evenings. Disputed OT due to restric­
tion in Y'okohama and Singapore. New
delegate elected. Shower to be put
in working order. Clothes to be
removed from washing machine af­
ter washing. Suggestion not to trade
cigarettes in port.

CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Aug. 25
—Chairman, L. Hagmann; Secratary,
M. Launey. One member fouled up

/ in Tampa. Straightened out with
agent—nothing serious. Report ac­
cepted. Laundry tubs to be left
clean.

OREMAR (Ore Nav.), Sept. •—
Chairman, S. Furtado; Secretary, R.
Mason. Two men in deck dept. log­
ged for missing watches. Repair lists
to be drawn up. Ship's fund $34.
Members to he presentable and clean
In messhall. Return dirty cups to
pantry.

ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Sept. 8—
Chairman, M. T. Costello; Secretary,
J. Prestwood. All slop chest prices
being checked by shore side patrolman
—findings not reported yet. Ships
movie fund balance $130. Vote thanks
to crew for cooperation In raising this
fund. Some disputed ot on shore gang
In Trinidad. Obtaining six replace-
mifhts in Mobile. Vote of thanks to
department messman for job well
done. Reports accepted. Present call
system to be retained. New delegate
rtected. Vote of thanks to retiring
delegate. Soiled linen not to be
thrown In passageway. Hourly job
calls to be retained, except perhaps
to start first call at 10:00 AM and last
caU at 5:00 PM.

PAN OCEANIC TRANSPORTER
(Pan Oceanic), Aug. 17—Chairman,
D. Sheehan; Secretary, F. Nealy.
Found out about port time In Mobile
—everything settled. Ship's fund
$6.80. Discussion on cooking—cook
will endeavor to Improve his soups
and gravies. Si.xty-daya stores to be
put aboard in Phila.

VALCHEM (Heron), Aug. 18—
Chairman, G. Kersey; Secretary, W.
Ncsta. Few repairs not finished
while In Norfolk. Ship's fund $19.90.
Report accepted. New delegate elect­
ed. Take better care of washing ma­
chine. Repair list to be made up.

Sept. 11—Chairman, W. Adams;
Secretary, W. Nesta. Ship's fund
$19.90. Motion to see about ventila­
tion in lower passageway as forward
hatches are welded shut.

STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Aug. IS
—Chairman L. Guelinitz: Secretary, L.
Pardeau. One man hpspitalized In
Bombay with injured hand. Head­
quarters notified. One man replaced
at Bombay in place of injured man.
Ship's fund $17.90. Report accepted.
Vote of thanks to ail delegates.

GRAIN SHIPPER (Grain), Sept. 2—
Chairman, A. Ferrara; Secretary, S.
Malvenan. Lack of cooperation from
master regarding several missing
Items, namely refrigerators, fresh
milk. Master refused to pay oft man
In NO after 24 hrs. notice had been
given. Steward to make out requisi­
tion for stores. Vote of thanks to
delegate. Ask for 50c. voluntary
contribution from each member at
first draV. Request all brothers put
in for delayed sailing* from Tampa.
Letter to be written patrolman re­
garding lack of proper Ice boxes In
messroom. Request patrolman meet
ship on arrival west coast. Discussion
on proper use of washing machine.
Milk not to be put on table until men
are seated. Use less grease on egga
and potatoes.

COALINGA HILLS (Pan - Atlantic),
Aug. 25—Chairman, f. Pickett; Secre­
tary, H. Orlande. All mall addressed
to delegate to be turned over to turn.
Report accepted.

MADAKET (Waterman), lept. 11—
Chairman, R. Farreira; Secretary, C.
West. No beefs. One man missed
shh> in SF. One man hen>italizcd in
Honolulu. Motion that ot be adjusted
to straight ot for cleaning holes, for
watch on deck and time and half for
men off watch. To be put before
negotiating committee. Discussion on
quality and quantity lunch. Vote of
thanks to galleymen for preparation
of food; to chief mate for good co­
operation.

MANKATO VICTORY (Victory (Vic­
tory Carriars), Sept. 7—Chairman, A.
Harrington; Secretary, S. Lynn. Ship's
fund $38.30. Some disputed ot. One
man paid off in Liverpool for hospital
treatment. Report accepted. New
delegate elected. Steward to vary
lee cream. Delegate to be notified If
there is any trouble In obtaining milk.
Washing m.achine to be repaired.

STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), lept.
2—Chairman, D. Keddy; Secretary, N.
Abcrnathy. Some repairs to be made.
Ship's fund $43.68. Report accepted.
New delegate, treasurer and reporter
elected. Broken dishes to be dis­
carded. Cups to be returned to pan­
try.

THE CABINS (Texas City Ref.),
Sept. 1—Chairman, J. Norganei; Sec­
retary, R. Matarangoio. Eight hrs.
penalty time for two daymen dis­
cussed with captain—approved 4 hrs.
each. Chief mate performing sailors'
work In tank. Ship's fund $26.50.
Washing machine wringer to be re­
paired. Oiler asked if pumpman can
stand sick fireman's watch.

DEL CAMFO (MUsJ, Aug. 1* —
Chairman, J. Csitsler; Secretary, C.
Bresux. Poor grade of food In night
lunches—to see patrolman In NO. Two
men missed ship in Tampa. Ship's
fund $8.40. Report accepted. Vote
of thanks to steward dept. an(J dele­
gate for fine job in bringing ship in
clean.

First assistant engineer poses '
with toil end of 8-foot shark
caught by the crew while ship
was idled without power near
Costa Rican coast.

Bucket Brigade Whips
Fire On Grain Shipper

The Grain Shipper is now enroute to Japan after a harrow­
ing time from a boiler fire off the Costa Rican coast recently.
That old standby—a bucket brigade—finally licked the blaze
after the boats had been pre-"*"
pared for launching.

Once the immediate emer­
gency was over, she remained a
dead ship almost three days until
a tug came alongside with power
lines and water and hooked up for
the 450-mile tow into Panama for
repairs.

Started At Midnight
A report frSm the ship said

things began to happen at mid­
night, Tuesday, June 18, after a
slowdown caused by the breakdown
of the feed heater. This was soon
corrected but the plant failed
again, the boilers couldn't be re-
fired and the handy supply of
kindling in the deck cargo of lum-

Hot coffte perks up Shipper crewmen after engine room fire was
brought under control. Among those pictured are Joe Pennor,
C. Muscorella, Lorry Kelly, Steve Burleson, Johnson, Sirkoski, D.
Schaeffer, Bob O'Rourke and Jim Moore. Pictures by Duke Fisher,

her couldn't generate enough
steam either. At the same time,
the inside of the boiler ignited on
its own and the casing burned out
of control.

The general alarm was sounded
at 0700, but neither C02 fire ex­
tinguishers nor a gravity-type hose
rigged by the engineers from the
domestic tank did the trick. "A
supply chain was set up with one
gang refilling extinguishers, one
dipping for saltwater over the side,
one gang cari-ying empties, another
spraying the fire and more retui'n-
ing empties also proved insuffi­
cient ...

Boiler Collapse I eared
"As the fire progressed toward

the settler tanks it also appeared
that the top of the boiler was due
to collapse, so the crew was mus­
tered and the boats prepared for
launching. A bucket brigade was
pressed into action . . . After one
hour this proved to be the weapon.

".About 1000 the emergency, was
declared over and the crew settled
into the routine of manning a dead
ship. Several ships had offered
help but we needed none since a
tug had been dispatched from Pan-
ani& to tow us there.

Thursday Routine
"Thursday was routine. The crew

rigged rain-catching canvas and
buckets, a shower and in general
made as much comfort as possible.
. . . We built wood fires in the gal­
ley range until an oil-drip feed was
improvised and the baker was able
to bake bread. The cooks did a
commendable job with meals.

"Friday was a bit more active
with the routine alleviated as the
fishermen hooked an eight-foot
shark and a dolphin weighing
about 30 pounds. The dolphin was
later given to the crew of the tug,
the Tobaga. It came alongside after
1700 restoring service aboard
hooked up about 0200 and the to\v
began . . ."

India Has No Lure For Miller
Laying on the anchor for two weeks outside of Visagapatam, India, Seafarers on the

Samuel F. Miller have tried everything from flying kites to growing hair to pass the time.
The outlook is more of the same before they actually get into the port and then for an­

other long layover at Calcutta.
"They say it is just as crowd­
ed there," reporter John Psilos
points out. "Wish you were here
and we were somewhere else. Any
place would be better than this if
we could have some shore leave
for a change."

Psilos recounts "efforts to keep
up the morale of the creiv" with
some pride. "Have a brother on
here who has a new hair restorer
going. He uses fuel on his scalp
daily but we can't tell yet if there
is anything coming out of all this
work ... We also fish and that
makes these the best-fed fish in
the waters out here."

Edward Jordan's chess set comes
In for its share of use and the team
of William O'Connor and Eugene
Dore "are in superb form. Bill tells
the sea stories and when he gets
to the fantastic part, Dore yells
'that's right, I was there.'

"Debates are available on any
topic and are solved with logic and
facts, except when Olay • 'Fork
Chops' Iversen uses hi.s stomach in
a most effective way. I should
know," Psilos adds, "for he used
it on me twice. It felt like B light
truck had hit me."

Eating appears to be another
pastime, especially for stewai'd

H. D. Higginbotham and bosun
Jack Procell who art "down a to
a half ton now and swear they are

going all the way or else." Psilo#
didn't say exactly which way they
meant, however.

'Sea'Spray' f y Sca/orcr Jlobcrf 'Red' Fink

'A
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Pacra Fourteen SEAFARERS ^OG October 11, 1957

They're Making The Place Busy

Shipmates keep J. R. Alsobrook, AB (left), company during late-
hour gangway watch in Conakry, West Africa, before the Del Sol
soils for Monrovia, Liberia. On hand (I to r) are Clyde Bank-
iton, MM; I. T. Knight, MM, and George B. Keneday, OS. Jose
F. Santiago was also around; he took the picture.

LOG-A.RHYTHM:

Sea Nocturne
By M. Dwyer

I hear the spray
Lap at the portals,

The night is clear.
The winds blow cold;

The ship sails on
Through distant waters,

I reminisce,
And dreams unfold.

Since I sailed away
The days grow lonely;

And now I feel.
Old memories bum;

The places and the love
I left behind,

I'll soon forget.
Though I still yearn.

To haunt my heart
While I'm at sea;

A golden ring
Worn on a finger.

Her promise true
To wait for me.

I see her eyes,
Her face before me,

I hear her voice
Repeat my name.

All the music
Her gentle laughter,

Our farewell kiss
I feel again.

The constant sea.
The sea eternal.

Which claims its own,
Forevermore;

Shall calm my fears
And still my longings.

For things I leH
On distant shore.

Oh memories,
That bless and linger.

Shorthanded?
If a crewmember quits while

a ship is in port, delegates
are asked to contact the hall
immediately for a replace­
ment. Fast action on their part
will keep all jobs aboard ship
filled at all times and elimi­
nate the chance of the ship
sailing shorthanded.

CAN'T FIND
OLD PHOTO?

Seafarers with a yen for
pictures of their old ships may
get some help from a couple
of sources supplied by an SUP
brother who read a recent letter
in the LOG (Aug. 16).

A query by Seafarer Maurice E.
Lizotte about the old SS Arizpa of
the Mobile Oceanic Line drew a
quick response from Howard Beth-
ell of the Sailors Union.' Bethell
said he was successful in getting a
picture of the SS Arizona (vintage
1879) on which his father had
sailed by contacting the Smith­
sonian Institute.

Requests to Kenneth Perry, As­
sistant Curator, Marine Division,
Smithsonian Institution, Washing­
ton 25, DC, or John Lockhead,
Librarian, Mariners' Museum,

-Newport News, Va., generally pro­
duce results, he noted. Prints are
$1 each from these sources.

Other organizations to contact
include the Steamship Historical
Society of America, Inc., 53 Anna-
wanscutt Road, West Barrington,
RI, the Peabody Museum, Boston,
Mass. and the Marine Historical
Association, Inc., Mystic, Conn.
These as well as local port societies
or historical societies in areas serv­
iced by the ships in question can
usually furnish the information de­
sired.

SIU HAll
DIRECTORY

SIU, A&G District
BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St
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LAKE CHARLES, La.
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1419 Ryan St.
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SECRETARY-TREASURER
Paul HaU

ASST. SECRKTARY-TREASURERS
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SUP
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Donations Fill
Gap On Smokes
To the Editor:

I am writing this to show our
appreciation for the donation of
cigarettes by "Red" the bosun
on the Del Alba and "Blackfe"
Connors from the Del Norte.

You see, I am ship's delegate
on the William H. Carruth.
When we left New York, we
were supposed to be gone about
six or seven weeks and we took
enough stores and cigarettes for

Letters To
The Editor

All letters to the editor for
publication in the SEAFAR­
ERS LOG must be signed
by the writer. Names will
be withheld upon request. •

that long. But it seems this trip
is going to be drawn oiit for five*
months. We have been in San­
tos, Brazil, for 65 days with a
load of grain to pick up a load
of sugar for Casablanca, North
Africa, so we have run out of
everything.

We picked up stores here but
it seems we can't get any Ameri­
can cigarettes. Luckily, after we
talked to a few of the guys in
the local ginmills and explained
the situation, we got a few
cartons from them which were
a big help.

I also would like to tell you
that five men Iiad to go home
since the time we left. All of
them were hospitalized and
flown back. They are John San­
ders, Aurilio Martinez, Floren-
cio Letie, Marion Akins and
Robert Littleton. Otherwise we
have had a smooth trip and I
hope the rest of the voyage will
be the same.

Norman E. Wroton Jr.
' Ship's delegate ''

Jamie, Audrey and Mary, plus
his mother, father, two broth­
ers and a sister.

We would-like to have some
more copies of the SEAFAR­
ERS LOG of August 30 show­
ing his burial at sea and the
kind friends who helped bury
our husband and father. I
would like also to keep on get­
ting the LOG for a while. To
me the LOG seems a part of
my husband's life.

Once again I would like to
thank everyone, the captain,
crewmembers and friends who
sent flowers and the SIU rep­
resentative who came to our
home and was so nice to us
during our sorrow. I could
not do otherwise than have
"Ki" buried in the sea he
loved so well. It was one of
his requests.

I would like to hear from
any of the crew on the SS
Robin Hood or anyone of his
many friends. I'm still glad
and proud to have been a sea­
man's wife.

Many thanks and God bless
you all.

Mrs. Rachel Waters
(Ed. note: In a postscript,

Mrs. Waters added these
lines:)
"The stars come nightly to the

sky,
"The tidal waves come to the

sea;
"Nor time no space, nor deep
nor high
"Can keep my own away from

me."
A t> t>

Brother Lauds
Seagarden Aid

t> i> 'X'
Halls Hood Crew
On Sea-Burial
To the Editor:

I would like to thank every­
one for the kindness shown to
the family of Druey K. Waters.
"Chips" to his shipmates, "Ki"
to us, he was a good and kind
man.

Words cannot express my
grief at his sudden death. We
had been married 30 years and
28 days and he had been a sea­
man since 1943. It still seems
as if I'm looking for "Ki" home
after a long trip.

My own health isn't good. I
had just gone back to my job
when we got the news of his
death. I haven't worked since,
but maybe someday I can as 1
still owe a lot on our home.

Druey had three daughters,
Frances, Mary and Bernice;
four grandchildren, MitchelU

To the Editor:
I want to take this opportuni­

ty to thank all the crew mem­
bers of the SS Seagarden on
voyage No. 29 for the beautiful
floral offering they made at the
time of the death of my wife,
Lucy.

Thanks also for the cash
donation when I was leaving the
ship. Expressions of sympathy
such as these are long remem­
bered, and bring to us the reali­
zation that there is a real broth­
erhood in the SIU.

I wish each of these brothers
many happy and prosperous
voyages.

Elmer A. Hancock

WelfaW Assist
Is Appreciated
To the Editor:

I would like to express my
thanks to the SIU Welfare Serv­
ices Department for the assist­
ance given our family when my
baby was in the hospital recent­
ly with a serious heart condition.

My father, Ralph Dunsmoor,
went to Welfare SecKlces in this
emergency and got us help
when we needed it most. Tho
baby is recovering nicely now.
Wo all appreciate what tho
Union has done for us.

Mrs. Gertrude Boudrot

Burly By Bernard Seaman

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October 11, 1057 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen

RECENT ARRIVALS
All of the following SJU families have received a $200 maternity
benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name:

China Hatgimisios, born August
28, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Nicholas P. Hatgimisios, Philadel­
phia, Pa.

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Patricia Gail Magras, born Sep­

tember 16, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Thomas L. Magras, Philadel­
phia, Pa.

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Donna Beth Agell, born Septem­

ber 10, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Thomas J. Agell, Westbury,
Long Island, NY.

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David Paul Gray, born Septem­

ber 13, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Pe^cy Gray, Mobile, Ala.

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farmen Jimenez, born Septem-
23, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.

William Jimenez, Brooklyn, NY.
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Francisco Bonefont, born Sep­
tember 20, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Gabriel Bonefont, New York
City.

4
Thomas Lester McGowan, born

September 24, 1957, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Silas M. McGowan, Day­
ton, Texas.

4 4 i
Robert Lynn Burnett, born Sep­

tember 18, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mi's. J. C. Burnett, Daphne, Ala.

4 4 4
Brenda Kay Mullls, born Septem­

ber 23, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
John W. Mullis, Mobile, Ala.

4 4 4
Annette and Jeannette Webb,

born September 18,1957, to Seafar­
er and Mrs. James L. Webb, Mo­
bile, Ala.

William Clayton White, bom
July 19, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Chester J. White, Mobjack,
Va.

4 4 4
Kenneth Herbert Reeve, bom

September 12, 1957, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Herbert Reeve, Williams-
town, NJ.

4 4 4
Daniel Bonilla, born September

8, 195J, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose
E. Bonilla, Bronx, NY.

4 4 4
Laureen Sue Paisley, bom

August 25, 1957, to Seafarer and
Mrs. James R. Paisley, Long Beach,
Calif.

4 4 4
John Allen Hayes, born April 8,

1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. George
L. Hayes Jr., Vancouver, Wash.

4 4 4
Terrell Glenn Thompson, born

August 20, 1957, to Seafarer and
^Mrs. I. W. Thompson Jr., Lafayette,'
La.

4 4 4
Billy Gailian Hill, born Septem­

ber 12, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Charles E. Hill, Long Beach, Calif.

Notice To Seafarers
Seafarers on the list below should get in touch with their nearest 5IU port agent.

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Edward Mikkelsen
Please get in touch with J. M.

Thomas, SS Pacific Ocean, World
Tramping Agencies, 26 Broadway,
NYp.

i 4 4 4
'! Sotirios A. Foscolos

Contact your wife at Auberge
du Pare, Itteville, Seine Oilse,
France.

•4 4 4
Roberto Principe .

Your mother would like you to
get in touch with her. Her address
Is 133 Union St., Ponce, PR.

4 4 4
Leo "BUly" McCarthy

It Is important that you get in
touch with J. J. Shea, Jr., Box 100,
S. Walpole, Mass.

4 4 4
Harry Hastings

Bill Scarleth received your mes­
sage and answered It; He would

PORT O' CALL
Mow m BOTH

UROOICLYM BAvriMo/^
I2I6BSALT.

appreciate hearing, from you again.
His address is 1707 Club Court,
Tampa 4, Fla., phone Webster
5-2554.

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Phillip E. Giordano

PleaSe contact your wife, Mrs.
Odessa Giordano at Route No. 3,
Pelzer, South Carolina.

4 4 4 ~
Biii Rogers

Please send your address to
A. J, O'Malley, Seafarers Interna­
tional Union, 675 Fourth Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY.

4 4 4
Lloyd Callaway

It is Important that you contact
your mother, Mrs. Herman Cal­
laway at Grange Beach, Ala.

4 4 4
Carlo V. Carlson

Ex-Steel Apprentice
Please get in touch with-Joseph

H. Raymond, 135 E. 115 St., NYC,
Apt ID.

4 4 4
Clarence Watson McElvany

Please get in touch with F. E.
Peroutka, Sr. Purser, SS America,
United States Lines Company, Pier
86, NR, New York ,11, NY,

4 4 4
T. F. Delaney

It Is important that you contact
your father regarding some news­
paper stories. His address is:
Thomas J. Delaney, PO Box 251,
Merritt Island, Fla.

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Cyrille Leslie Madison

Would you please contact E. L.
Mottau at PO Box 848, North Attle-
boro. Mass,

4 4 4
Walter J, Oaks

Please get in touch with Frank
P. Corcoran, public accountant.
Room 201 SUP building, 450 Har­
rison Street, San Francisco, Calif.
Regarding tax refund.

4 4 4
If any old-time Seafarers are in

the neighborhood drop in and see
Nicholas Bossanyi, Amsterdam West,
Chasse Straat, 54, Holland.

Acosta, Mack J.
Alcaraz, Victor M.
Aldrich, Russell H.
Aldridge, Elvin O.
Alexander, Ernest L.
Ali, Omar
Andolsek, James R,
Anghelatos, F.
Aquilor, Rawl M.

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Backrak, Daniel D.
Baka, G. J.
Balcer, Benjamin H.
Bailey, L. R.
Ballance, W. N.
Barnett, Floyd
Beal, E. L.
Beck, J. D.
Bedgood, W. C.
Bergquist, William C.
Blackmore, George F.,
Blackwell, David S.
Blair, J. C.
Boggs, Francis M.
Boland, Thomas
Boling, Milton C.
Bowles, William
Brady, John E. •
Brazell, J. C.
Bremer, J. V. P.
Broadus, J. B.
Broderick, Benedict N.
Brooks, Jr., D. G.
Brown, Clifford B. J.
Buchanan, James R.
Buckner, Fred
Bushnell, E. J.

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Cdbatan, E.
Cabral, Jesse J.
Carlson, Charles A.
Carpenter, B. O.
Carrigan, Robert J.
Carter., Courtney R.
Carver, L. J.
Carver, Noah C.
Cassano, Carmine T.,.
Crafin, D. G.
Chance, George, S.
Chemel, Henry S.
Ciampi, M. y.
Clapp, John S.
Clark, James W.
Coats, Cloise
Colson, William H.
Condon, William Jr.
Conley, J. P. —
Connors, Wilbert S.
Conway, Thomas
Corns, Roy W.
Cortes, Vincent '
Cospito, Antonio
Crawford, F. T.
Crockett, Coley F.
Cuelles, Joseph R.
Cummings, Thomas P.

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Davalos, Chas.
Davis, Harry M,
Dawson, Norman J.
De Culty, John'J.
De Grushe, Averil F.
Delgado, Gilbert A.
Delmont, Robert W.
De Los Santos, N.
De MaiTO, Adolph P.
De Marco, Daniel J.
De Moss, Edmund K.
Doca, V.
Donnelly, Keith L.
Driscoll, T. J.
Dugan, M.
Dukelis, William
Dunn, A. L.
Duracher, L. B.

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Ekman, J. V.
Elliott, Omar W.
Esquilin, Noberto
Eurisa, Matthew
Everett, L. T.

Flannagan, John
Foley, Edward J.
Fontenot, C.
Forrest, William L.
Foster, Miles C.
Fowler, Brantley L.
Franco, Paul J.
Francois, B. J.
Freundlich, Leo A.
Friddle, Marshall

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Galantis, H. L.
Garcia, V.
Gardner, Hobert L.
Garland, Paul E.
Garza, Manuel
Gaskill, D. D., Jr.
Gates, Earl H.
Gaudio, Michael, Jr.
Gay, Ronald
Gelling, R. V.
Gentry, Fred
Gianiotis, I. S.
Goulet, Edgar R.
Grant, F. P.
Green, John C.
Griffin, T. F.
Grizzard, H. L.
Gulley, William H.
Gustsdsson, Ruve G.
Gustavsen, Olav

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Farrell, Fred
Einnegan, Thomas S.

Haigley, A. H.
Haney, James
Hairelson, M. B.
Hale, J. D.
Hale, Wm.
Halfhill, H. O.
Hamlett, R. A.
Hao, Edward M. '
Harris, Bobby E.
Harris, Ernest E.
Harrison, Stokes
Hartman, Wayne T.
Harvey, Howard
Hauge, Henry
Haylock, R. V.
Heroux, A.
Hewson, Donald J.
Hicks, Donald
Hill, R. G.
Hitchen, Ben
Hoffman, John A.
Halbrook, W.
Hopkins, T. C.
Horwath, Delbert F.
Horwath, Walter, M.
Houlihan, John J.
Hradecky, Geo.
Hubay, Edward
Hummel, Merrill E.
Hutchinson, S. J.
Hyde, Charles F.

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Iversen, Kaare L.

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James, Frank S.
Jenkins, K. R.
Jessup, Claude B.
Jester, W. S.
Johnson, Buford B.
Johnson, T. F.
Johnston, Leonard

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Kalroth, Ivar J.
Kaspen, John
Abarons, Kasmirs
Karstens, Karl
Katoul, Nicholas K.
Keith, Harold O.
Kelly, J. G.
Kelsoe, John W.
Kerr, Alexander
Kinman, E. £.
Kolodziej, John M.
Kowalczyk, Walter

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Lambe, Everette W.
La Monthe, Adolphe
Landry, Robert J.
Lande, Freddie Jn
La Rosa, F.
Le Blanc, R. A. ,

Lee, Wm. E.
Leetmaa, Kaarel
Leknes, Sverre
Lewis, Harry R.
Linker, William G.
Logan, John
Loo. Albert V.
Lujan, J. E.

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Maas, Leon J.
MacDonald, Harry F.
Maguire, John
Malcom, Edsen, O.
Maldonado, A. L.
Malinowski, George H.
Malkin, Sidney
Manbart, Ludwig
Mann, James T.
Mason, Francis H.
Matovich, Pete
Mazzitelli, Peter
Mc Andrew, J. J.
Mc Chesney, William G.
Mc Cullough, Henry C.
Mc Daries, Ralph
Mc Donald, R. A.
McGill, James L.
Mclntyre, W. J.
Mercier, J. L.
Michell, August
Miller, Edward
Ming, J. K.
Miofas, Demetrios G.
Mora, Miguel B.
Moradilla Benigno D.
Morris, A. F.
Mon-is, Cecil C.
Morrow, Robert L.
Myers, C. V.
Myers, Robert

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Neissner, Otto
Nelson, Donald C.
Nelson, Frank F.
Neyrey, George

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Odegaar, S.
Olsen, K.
Olsson, Erik V.
Ostergaard, Finn
Ott, Wm. D.

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Padgett, Billie
Palfrey, Stanley L.
Palmer, R. J.
Papoutsis, S. V.
Parker, Vernon E.
Patin, Luther J.
Patterson, F. E.
Patterson, James K.
Paylor, Frank S.
Perdue, Charles E,
Perez, Ramon P.
Perry, Rogers, Anthony
Pettersen, Samuel S.
Peura, Arne A.
Pieczykohn, Frank
Pine, Jerome
Pollanen, Veikko
Poole, Milton A.
Pope, "Robert R.
Pounds, E. B.
Power, Lawrence
Price, John H.
Proios, H. M.
Puglisi, Frank M.
Purvis, Robert

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Quinones, Nemesis

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Ramsperger, Ronald J.
Rankonen, Kalle A.
Ratcliff, John H. C.
Hawlings, Charles E.
Rayfield, Roy R.
Raymer, Robert
Reed, Eugene L.
Reese, George M.
Rice, A. L.
Rivadulla, Juan S.
Rivera, Gerardo
Roberts, Joseph H.
Roberts, J. L., Jr.
Robinson, Harry C.

Robinson, H. I.
Robinson, M.
Rockind, H.
Rossi, D.
Roszko, Eugene
Rubis, Philip
Ryan, James F.

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Saettone,-Angelo A.
Sanabria, Victor V.
Samford, Toxie
Sawyer, D. A.
Sawyer, Julian
Scruggs, T. G.
Scruggs, W. C. ^
Self, Thomas L.
Setliffe, J. F.
Sewell, C.
Shaw, Frank P.
Shaw, William M.
Shuler, Fred C.
Siems, Peter A.
Sikorski, W. M.
Simpson, J. S.
Slover, Calvin J.
Smith, H. C.
Smith, James T.
Smith, John Lee
Smith, Leonard A.
Smith, Lewis D.
Smith, Lynn C.
Smith, Richard W.
Sohl, Richard G.
Soloman, S. A.
Sparks Raymond T.
Spicer, Harold T.
Starling, Donald L.
Stephanon, Nicholas A.
Stevens, J. A.
Stokes, W. H.
Suall, Bertram
Sullivan, Harry C.
Summerell» Chas.
Switch, Paul A.
Sylvestre, Albert J,

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Tarallo, V. L.
Thibodeaux, J. O.
Thiemonge, William D.
Thomas, Michael J.
Thompson, Clayton
Thompson, T. L.
Tifiis, C. T.
Tillis, John U.
Tillman, John E.
Tingley, Benjamin W.
Torres, Ascension
Torres, Leonardo
Tucker, Joseph A.

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Vallot, J. H.
Villarreal, A. A.

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Wallis, James H.
Walsh, William A.
Ward, W. M.
Warren, Francis A.
Waterfield, R. E.
Weems, Charles P.
Wenger, Jack B.
White, William Bailey
White, Williain C.
Whatley, James 0.
Whittlngton, E, Z.
Wilfert, Lennot •"
Williams, R.
Williamson, J. W.
Williamson, Lyle W.
Willis, Perley D.
Wilson, Thomas
Winfield, Oscar
Wright, GUbert M.
Wright, Stanley B.
Wuertz, C. T.

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Yarborough, Royce A. i
Young, Horace V.

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Zeloy, Joseph
Zen, Osman B.
Ziellnsld, Anthony E.,, '
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SEAFARERS LOG
• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF*THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U NIO N * ATLANTIC AN D GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIQ •

Delta Line To Build New Fleet
WASHINGTON—$160 million dollar contract calling for" •

replacement of the entire Delta Line fleet, including its three
combination cargo-passenger ships, has been agreed to by
Mississippi Shipping and the>
Maritime Administration. A
second contract arrangement
extends the present operating
subsidy until December 31, 1977.
The ship replacements are to be
completed in a ten-year period.

Following the formal signing
ceremonies, Harry X. Kelly, presi­
dent of the SlU-contracted com­
pany, said that he expected the
Government would put up about
50 percent of the construction
costs for the 14 new ships.

The operating subsidy agree­
ment provides for an increase in
sailings over the present Delta
Line contract. A minimum of 59
and a maximum of 73 sailings an­
nually are called for on trade
routes 14 and 20. The old con­
tracts provided for 56 to 70 sail­
ings annually.

Larger Freighters
The 11 Mississippi freightships

now on the run, consisting of five
C-2s and six C-ls, will be replaced
by ships slightly larger than pres­
ent-day C-2s. The company in­
dicated that the new ships would
have 18-knot cruising speeds and
displace about 11,000 tons. Ex­
isting C-2s are 151^-knot ships.
The C-ls, of course, are smaller
vessels. '

Replacement of the existing C-ls

Court Bars
Co. Claims
Against US

Effects of the 1946 Ship Sales.
Act are still haunting the shipping
industry eleven years later.

It not only made possible whole­
sale purchases of surplus war-built
tonnage by foreign operators but
also covered charters by US comr
panies. And today, after years of
litigation, 80 American companies
are still trying to recover $125
million in alleged overpayments
to the Government for the vessels
chartered in 1946. The ships -were
later returned to the Government.

The companies have already lost
a couple of rounds in their attempt
to recover all or part of these
funds, including one try before the
Supreme Court. Now the nation's
highest court may be called on
again in order to resolve the mat­
ter once and for all.
' A ruling by the Court of Appeals

recently dismissed claims by 14
steamship lines seeking recovery
of about $4 million, thus upholding
earlier findings by the lower
courts. The appeals ruling was
based on a Supreme Court case
last year which went against the
Sword Line. At that time the court
held that the claims were filed too
late under the two-year statute of
limitations in admiralty proceed­
ings.

The claim by-the companies was
that the .charter rates fixed by the
Government were in excess of the
maximum set by law and that other
payments in connection with them
should be returned. Originally
outstanding claims totalled about
$40 million, but they have since
tripled.

with a C-2 type ship would probably
call for an over-all employment
boost in the fleet over the present
C-1 manning scale.

The first four vessels to be built
will be put in the company's rapid­
ly-expanding West African trade.
They will "feature 30,000 cubic
feet of refrigerated space.

Construction details for new
passenger vessels to replace the
Del Norte, Del Mar and Del Sud
have not yet been revealed but
Kelly said an announcement would
be forthcoming in about 60 days.
The present ships, now ten years
old, carry 120 passengers each.

Estimated Cost
The $160 million dollar figure is

the estimated cost for building the
vessels in American yards. Under
the terms of construction subsidy
contracts, the Government obli­
gates itself to make up the differ­
ence between construction prices
in US yards and costs of similar
construction overseas.

Like other operating subsidy
contracts, the agreement provides
for Mississippi to turn back to the
Government profits earned in the
trade above a specified level. The
recapture feature of the subsidy
contract has resulted in substan­
tial sums being returned to the
Treasury.

On trade route 14, the West
African run, Mississippi handles
imports of many important raw
materials such as manganese, iron
ore and rubber. Machinery, grain,
coal and petroleum products. are
carried on the oiitbound-leg.

The East Coast-South American
run, of course, handles coffee
principally on the inbound run.
Both trade routes have grown in
importance in recent years.

Russian 'Moon'
Beeps On Air

Seafarers with short-wave sets
can pickaip the signals sent out by
the new Russian earth satellite.
The transmissions—which produce

pulsating "beep" sound—can be
heard only when the ship is within
reasonable distance of the satel­
lite's orbit. The signals come in
on frequencies of 20,005 and 40,002
megacycles—first on one, then on
the other. In a steadily alternating
pattern.

Ships near Alaska may also le
able to see the artificial moon with
the naked eye during the next
week or twd. The best time for
viewing it is during twilight hours,
when the sky is relatively dark
and the satellite reflects the sun's
rays. Observers in Alaska have
plready seen the satellite, which
was launched sticcessfully on Fri­
day, October 4.

USPHS Has Last
Say On Duty Slip

Under the SIU contract, US
Public Health Service doctors
have the final say on whether
or not a man is fit for duty. If
there is any"~ question about
your fitness to sail, check with
the nearest USPHS hospital or
out-patient clinic for a ruling.

Due to be replaced in Mississippi SS new ihipbuilding program is,passenger ship Del Norte along
with rest of the Mississippi passenger and cargo fleet. New cargo ships will be bigger and capable
of 18 knots. Passenger ship details have not yet been announced.

Seafarers Start Letter-V!riting
Drive To Save PHS Hospitals

Seafarers are responding^ to the Union's appeal for membership action against the Budg­
et Bureau's renewed attack on the Public Health Service hospitals. The economy move,
which aims at shutting down PHS hospitals In Savannah and three other cities, was reported
in the September 27 SEA-"^
FARERS LOG.

A number of Seafarers have
notified headquarters that they
have already written Government
officials nrotesting the move to cut
off PHS services for seamen. Other
Seafarers are expected to join the
letter-Writing campaign as the
economy move comes to a head be­
fore the next session of Congress.
(A list of officials to whom letters
should be directed now is printed
below.)

'Survey' Under Way
The ^Union's action follows a

Budget Bureau move that could
result in the closing of .the four
hospitals and possibly lead to the
destruction of the present PHS pro­
gram for seamen. The move is in
the form of a "survey"to determiiie
whether seamen and others eligible
for PHS care could be treated more
cheaply by entering into contracts
with private doctors and private
facilities. If the survey were to
come up with figures "proving" a
saving, it is expected that tremen­
dous pressure would be brought to
bear to bring about the abolition of
the present PHS program.

The Union, supported by medical
experts, has pointed out that it
would be practically impossible to

Lk. Charles
Slows Down

LAKE SHARLES — Shipping
dropped during the past period
even though therd were a number
of vessels calling into port.

The CS Baltimore, Government
Camp, Cantigny, Council Grove,
Bents Fort, Royal Oak and Brad­
ford Island (Cities Service); Del
Rio (Mississippi), Almena (Pan-
Atlantic); Petro Chem (Valentine)
and Wang Archer (North Atlantic)
were in port during the last period.
All were in good shape with no
reported beefs.

provide services the hospitals now
offer, imder a proposed contract
system. What it would mean is that
existing medical services Would be
sharply cut Back because an ade­
quate private program woujd be
more costly than the present cost
of the hospitals. The real target of
the survey, then, is reducing or
doing away with medical services
for seamen.

Once before, in 1953, the Savan­
nah hospital was the target of the
economy axe, but a vigorous SIU

campaign saved it from dosing.
Later there was another proposal
to shut down all medical facilities
for seamen. That collapsed after a
White House conference on the
subject between President Eisen­
hower and the late Harry Lunde-
berg, SIU of NA President.

Now the Budget Bureau seems
bent on resuming a piecemeal at­
tack on the hospitals in the hope
that' such a move would stir up less
opposition than the wholesale shut­
down.

How To Help The Hospitals
The latest threat to the Public Health Service hospitals

can best be answered if Seafarers, members of,their
families and friends let Congress and the Administration
know where they stand. The SIU is convinced that clos­
ing of the Savannah hospital, should it take place, would
be followed by further cutbacks in the Public Health
Service, Write now to the officials and Congressmen
listed below as well as to your own Senator and Repre­
sentative.

Marion B. Folsom, Secretary, Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, Washington, DC.

Dr. Leroy Burney, Surgeon General, US Public Health
Service, Washington, DC.

Sen. Lister Hill, chairman, Senate Committee on Labor
and Public Welfare; Senate Office Building, Washington,
DC.

Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, chairman. Senate Inter­
state and Foreign Commerce Committee; Senate Office
Building, Washington, DC.

Rep. Herbert C. Bonner, chairman. House Committee
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; House Office Build­
ing, Washington, DC. -

Rep. John E. Fogarty, chairman, House Subcommittee
on Labor, Health, Education and Welfare; House Office
Building, Washington, DC.

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