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Issue Date
1960-05-20
Volume
22
Issue Number
11
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Ci>Ff'l~l.AL ORGAN 01' THE SEAFARER.I l'NTl:RNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GU_LF, l:_AKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
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' Cr,ws Refuse To . Sail
Liberian-Flag Ships -
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Italian crewrn:elJlbers of Libei:ian-flag
SS Nassau demonstrate for the Interna
tional Maritime Workers Union after
they walked off the cruise- ship. i:t;i. sup-
-port of an IMWU picket line: IMWU,
which was. set· up by SIU and NMU to
:organize' . runaway-ship crewmembers,
'has pledges from majority of Nassau
crew ~and '. ~rew of sister ·ship Victoria.
, . Both vessels were hung up when crew
. ,refused to· sail them, demanding a union
contract. ·The crews are holding firm
despite a court order removing the
picket line. IMWU . ~s demanding raises,
OT pay and recognition. (See story o'n
'page 3.) · ·
'RafifJNeWCcJDstitdOn··
By go·~~ercent ·Majority .
Adopted by an overwhelming majority, better than 90. percent of. all the .. votes cast, the
revisecl constitution of the SIU A&G l)istrict went .into effec.t on Thursday, 'May 12. The.,
new -document t ook effect Coll owing app1:oval in~ all 'SW ports ·of 1he· tallying committee's 1'.•". ·
·port on the results of the re- - ' ..... ·
f d · . . blanks .out of a total of f,573 bal- Lakes and Iniand Waters District.
eren um. . · lots cast. The Change In name was ma_de ·
A . two-thirds vote · was re- By voting to amend the cona necessary by the ·fl'~~ that SIU-.
quired to p~ss the eonsHtu:- stltution, the SIU ·membership .al-·. manned· ctee1>:-se~ .s~ps are par
·i · 1 d t b t th· tered the jurisdiction of the Dis- tfcipating In the Lakes trade . and
rnna amen men s, u · Is trict to include the Lakes and In- seeking to establish subsidy opera-
requirement was far sur- land Waters, as well as formi lly- tions out of the Lakes. Organizing
passed. During the 130-day vote, mcorpor~ting the various harbOr activity also prompted the change.
from March 31 to April 29, - 4,1•78 crafts and other divisions which In addition, the change ijl ·the
votes were cast . in favor of the the~ Union has organized In recent constitution Incorporates the. new
amendment and only 322 agains~. years. The new name of the district executive set-up in ti.le. Union
There were .also 68 voids and five is now the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, which provides for an executive
board of officers to meet regularly
Members 'Of the .crew_ of the City of-Alma pose with. ·a life ring'
noting that 'the vessel had. compfeted 571 da·~ w.itho.ut a ,lost time .
accident, .The crew ·hac( the ·best recofd irdheWaterma" fleet. ,
, • - f • • • • ~ ~ .,. •
New Meeting
and Clirect union affairs. The .mem-
p d hers of the board are given. specific · roce . u re regional responsibil~ties and. au- SIU ConstitlltiOn -
.-- highlights
One of the major changes in' the SIU constitution is the
new schedule of membership meetings. They will now be
held monthly in the deep sea ports pt New Y:ork, ~hiladel
phia, Baltimore, Houston, New Orleans and Mob1l_e. The
port of Detroit _has·been added to the m~!1thly schedule.
All meetings will be· held at 2:~0 PM, !peal time, for each of the
seven ports concerned.
The meeting schedule calls for New York mee.tings on the first
Monday of each month, following the fi rst Sunday; Philadelphia, the
first Tuesday; Baltimore, the first Wednesday, and Detroit, the first
~~~ . . . - .
·Houston, New Orleans and Mobile will meet in the week follow
ing the above m.eetings, Houston on Monday; New Orleans on
Tuesday and Mobile on Wednesday.
Since the first Sunday in June· isi June· 5, the port of New York
. will meet June 6; Philadelphia, June 7; Baltimore, Jµne 8; Detroit,
June 10. Houston will meet Monday,· June 13; New Orleans, June
14 and Mobile, June 15. ·
Special meetings at a, port may be called at the direction of the
port agent or area . vice-president, between the hours of 9 AM and
5 PM. A two-hour posted notice of such special meetings is. required.
thority. and.' present job titles are
changed.·
Passage of. the Landrum-Griffin
.Act · required .modifying the con:. .
stitutfon as to qualifications .for
elected office, condition of .union I .
mem'benbip and similar JPatters. The hew executive . board set-up of th! Union, -which has
Amenoments In the new constitu~ been.functioning since November, 1959, under administrative
tiQn a~apted the 'SIU .doc~ment ~ "reorganization has been formally-incorpor~ted ·into the con-
conform with all the provisions of it t• . It ' t · ·· b · · · . :.
the new F.ederal law. · . 8~ u. ~~n. . ~e s -up ne~ ~o these divisions.
The constitution also provides titles of president, executive • • •
for · ·a·· monthly membership ~eet- vice-president, vice-president .Qualifications for election call
ing system with meetings to be in charge of contracts ~d contr~ct · for three years~ full membership
held ·on different nights the ftrst enforcement, three ·regional vice- in the Union· three years' seatime
week of the month in majo SIU presidents <Atlantic; · Gulf; Lakes or its equiva.i~nt time in shoresid~ .
ports_. Staggering of the meeting imd Island Waters) and a secre- employll)ent for . the Union; four
nights enables t~e mell)bershlp to WY-tr,asurer. . .· montbs of this seatUne or equiv~· .
act on resolutions reports an
1
d The constitutio_n .Provides (or in- lent time to be fti the calendar y_eal:"
other ,matters in that month s terim officers to fill the!!e fui;ic- in which the ·election is held. and
meeting, . . wtth~ut having to ~old 'tions until the Union elections tMs compilance with national ia~ as
over· ~atter1 from one meeting to fall The , Interim officers are: to efigibility for Union office.. <For
the next as was the case In the President .. . ......... : . Paul Hall exam.pie, the LandrUm·Griffin law·
previous meeting system. Executive Vice~esldent . specifies that no ·one can hold ·
L ___________ _;_ ___ ___, _____ -:---------'+---r:-:. ~~0-:---------- Cal Tanner union office who has been con-- . A- . • . . Vice-President . In Charge of victed of a felony in the five years
S. fa. te D.ep'· _, > Vows . ., ' . #afl-OIJ ,· Conti-acts and Contract En- preceeding their term of ·.offtce.)'
, .. for.cement .... PJaude Simmons SIU elections will be for four-year
Vlce·Pie$ident ln Charge of terms. • • • . ,
E d Bl ·1c.1 • p t .,~ the ·Atlantic LCoast · S I U · f · · · · Sh d Meetings wHl. b~ h'eld on a . ; . . n . s a c .Is . r 0 e S· Vlci!-Presldent ~ ~::ge _ e;par ~:n;~~y ~~::a~~l~~~=~ p:~~~~m~::
. · · . h the Gulf Coast .. Lindsey Williams Houst N Orleans Mobi·1e and . 4cting at the request of AFL-CIO Pres1?ent G~orge Meany, and f~llovymg an emp a .. - Vice-President In, Charge of Detro~~· ew · '
tic statement by the State Department pledgmg action at last on the blacklist ~roblem, tjie the Lakes and Inland Waters
SIU withdrew its picketline from the SS ·c1eopatra in the port1>f New York, endmg a 24-day . Al Tanner
tie-up of the vessel. The pick ~ Secretary-Treasurer <vacancy to be SIU Opt1•ca,1.:
etline was removed on Friday ances made today, we will have no time unions. and t he SIU on de- filled by: president as per. con".'
evening; May 6, at 5 PM. other recourse but to resort to velopmentS in this area, to fully- , itltutionf · '
At the same time, Seafarers and picketing.,, -investigate the SIU's . complaints • • • B f •1 :i .
- members of other MTD affiliates . The Department's long string of ::!~: r:;~~ 1!:a~~.or~ to ·as~"""e . ' The'. constltution m;kes provisioq ' ene· I , WO
in Canada removed their picket' assurances !printe~ on page 5) for the functioDing-of ..various su·b- · · '
line from the Egyptian-flag Star ·of was a notable departure from- pr~- The State Depai:tment st4tement sidiary lijvi~io_ns auch as tug and · · '
Assuan in Quebec. vious statements in which it had was worked out in .consultation harbor work~rs, the Puerto Rican V . . .. - 'Old
The withdr~wal of the picket- criticized the Union's action as a with AFL-CIO headquarters w,bich Division; marine -allied workers ., Aa· r~ .
line ended, for the time being, the political iiianeuver as well as issu- undertook to negotiate the Issue ~d· the like: It specifies the basic ." ~ - ·. . _ _
Union's protest a~ainst the practice ing pious platitudes that the US after ' hearlIJg a fuJl· report on the provistoh~ · tb'at have to be lilcor- The s~ond anrliV'er~m-Y of the
e>f J\...rab League Il!ltions of black- does-not condone the boycott. matter from SIUNA President porated In the · coris\itutiona of Seafarer International Union's Opo
11 ~in A · JI g bl-- -··hi"h The Department conceded the Paul Hall. Following that report, · · · · s~ g merican- · a s 11::; . w .: • tical Benefit .Plsin is approaching,
have ever touched_ at an Israeli Union had a justified beef by ad~ the AFL.CIO Executive Council s . a·· 1·· B t . and" in- the tw.;' years of Jts• e'x-
t The.Se ships have been mitting, as the Union had charg.ed,' went on i:ecord as strongly-support- e·a-· e 'Oas s '
por · . . '· -. . · · istence- the program .has e.nabled · blocked from carrying us Govern- American seamen had been mis- ing the SIU's picketline .at!'tio11. . . ;,. . . , . ., . more than
3
,
500 Seafarers to. have
ment farm surplus cargoes to Arab treated in Arab port~ and that . Witbd.r~wal of .the picket~ine was ·c·· ·; ··.,~d· : Sh·.,, ; .: · •· ~ ·· ·.. tlteir eyes exa~ined · and o~tain
countries, gifts of th.e us Govern· American ships had been placed followed by withorawal of an_ Arab . OO , .. IPPIRfl eyeglasses. ., . , ·
ment to the riations Involved, and on a blacklist. It agreed to con- League counter-boycott of ' ···an : . . . · ~ ~ ·. , It~' Tpe plan w~1n~ · !nt'o effe,ct .~n
fr~m participatinJ' in the P.ersian suit with the AFL-CIO, other marl- American-flag shipping, J.n effect, , ~ .; , :, • ·. -: ~ . _ · · .. '· June 1,· 1958, sta.ttlng in the New
Guif oil trade. the Arab states ·had e~tend~d to ·all · ~~~'.J'~E--:'S}Jlppi~g "in · .. $~~~tle . York area, and 1'. nefits bave ··
In withdrawing the line, the SIU SEAFARERS LOC American-flag .~eSs~lli the blacklist has b.e~n: -rwwne, pr.etty. .. w~ll .~yr- been spread now· .nine different·
declared in a telegram to Meany . · · prjlctices: " ~~~~ i}ad,, prey.iously- lng,,t~,~ :f.a•t . ~i:fod, apjHhe fut~~ PQrts ~ittiin" the:"sip! · -.
that it was acting. "in. d~ference May 20, 1960 ~qi. XXll, No. ·11 lirp~t~d :to,.-those s~i"~ ~~\v,Iµ~h ~ ~~d~ .1o;o~s·: \>right~· also. Th~ 1!->~gges~ Seafarers -with , 90· 'days · of sea-
to your suggestio~, as l?resident of . • . · . , ever;~llded ,ln .ls~~el .. ,At tht: ·.~t:/ 'J?rotil~~ }iQwt. l• ·- •ettlJJg ;;-~en . ~q time in any calenc,lar year, and·'at
th1e AFL·CIO. and. in 'llght of our the picke~ing . ~nded,;l,~ ~~a.!1 -;t~~~r\- .tak'.. ~·" lob~ t~at ·Come ~,up. ,,na .. least ·.on·e day of 'seatime in the she
traditional., suppo.rt oL., AFL·CIO. . , . , ':d the .. ~~J:> por~s ~er~·. gpffig .,to -ftlclt ~~ih !.the, V~3e1,.., one~ ,;~~Y' ·montlls ~l'ior. •to the proposed ex•
polic~." .\. · PAm. HALL, SeCTetaTJ1-TTea1Urff' . re(~)~, .· se~iCeS-" ,t~ ·.;_: ·n!~~~~~f!-~ :~P::~n, ,~, ·:· .' '· ~ -.<" ,_r;_ . .;..· --~ _,. '· . · ~m!nat,ion are ellgiJ>le -~~r1 ·i\g. ben.o
In ~ s~parate st.~~ment S~UNA lhRBERT BRAND, Editor. BEBHARD Sr.&· ships: owned ~Y ~me~~~n~~~8'' ~e~- {· During the ~~ast. -~JJ~cl~ the ·\·f9l~ efits. ': ·- . ,. , - ... · ...
Presi~e~t ~~ul Hall n~!~,d: As a MAN, Art EditO?"· . Haifux Ana~•· ~ ·Js !>'li~ved:.JJ:nlt ·: _A.ra~~ fl~~ :t~ Io~ng shil>ll ·.pa;f4: off: -:Ptodue~r . · Tit~ ~en can obta•n , new. ex•
-resuU of· State Department ~ssur- AL. MABxnr, · AlrrBUR :BJCRGZR, CJ7AllLDI pic:\tet .. t~~~~'>B1alps;~-~:~~~ ~ia~,e~~ -JM~~4!>~: ~~e~~ .A:P.ptenti~~· St~~I ;imjnattons a:nd .new· glas._i:es evei;y
· an~es . given . AfL-CIO Pr~sident . ::.u=:a.G:iJ'T,S:['lta~.e~~:;;:· bY, · ps~ ~l ,.,cp~~a~~~" 'f!.e,.r~ "!1t. f~e;: ~~~~<fl!t!i~ia'ni);;i-~.P~!ln ~lie~ (~ar~· two .years; :pr9viding t~ey. main- .
. .M~llf:lY, it appeai:~ .. that. for t!:t,e . . • , ein: . . . · . to~/.:~- t.he:· S~~·. ·~~~tP~ ~:~~~7 Oy!.~aJJ}t · ~nd1,. Jd~~e~ "lW'.a~,r- tain their . ~llglbil~t1. · :•., ··
first time .· the State Del)artment Publlslied blwffkly •t "'• h••dqu•rt•n den,r.j:lecl slon Jf;:. m!'t •,th';,.. t:J'jilon r-m'iim·~Y: .. ·<.,; • • ··;.," ·' . .,;; < ·0·;,.i ·• ·, ,f. ~ . Seafarers who t"ook· advantage .of .
' · ·· . of the Sufarers lntern•tlon•hUnlon. At•. h •Jt' " " t· :J; ··l;;t•,>-c!~,, ilf '. ·r· ;· t 'f' ?;. , 7 _,,,::,Ji; ' ... .t<" " " ' ·~ ... 11. , .•• F"~~i.· - · ' ' ·
h~~ expre~s~d)ts IJil! en! tQ. f?£?:,;UP lanttc Gulf, L.k ... and 1n1mnd waters · . ~,,,"':.!~.¥:r ,~, .~r::~~~!~"' ·?:."f:,.:;>:-..:i·:rJ r:~-·.:~llpW~IJ,,..S~J.>~ :·a~~~~:""·~~;·. tHe- .. ~la~ ln ) ts lnc~pti_on ~are 'ad-
,.,t~·lhese ~ro~le~s"&lid tate pcs1~1ve., :~::'~~ ~~.L·2t:.· -1:.~. ~;~~th Am=: . T)irpraC-ttcaJ:~ee~.:g, . -tbtl''1\~a1>; P~ducer' , (i\fal'.\lle)r~te,el ·~ppreJt- vi.Sed to ,-make . 'an. rai)pointm~n~ to, .
. actjon~' .. ' .. , ·,. ·· ~ flc · _., ... co,·nc1,ct.•81i PGllt•I• paid at the Post. count~r-;boycott "~as ,. to ... eest .Ai\»J> . . tice (lathiJllan);:,·and 0eean"·.4Jjce have 'their ·eyeS - Te.,;examlned~ -1 : 88. ·
. · : • -, . • · • - » • ., .- Off ce n roo~vn, NY upder the Act · · -~ . '1. · r· ' t · , , • • '- ,. • 1, d J · , ·~- tht inf.I ·
· ::!Jo~~ve.r •. ·~ h~"f~f!4• ''.~ '-~~I~. o1 ~u,."·~~.;ui,~; · ·· :. ' ~. . ~ ;,~. . .. gov~r,pme~~ c~p~iJl_~r.a'i~e .~µ~l~for. ~~lq"{ .O~~r.8'a•>··i:' '"·II.; t, ·-:··i ·. ,~ i ~.:: .a,~u.st~~l}~1-- ":'6::-.- .. IAJ, .. P~e~ ~ops
. th~ '~P,ar.tnieJit !~1. to giy~,,P!~~~:'" . .> · i-.: ,.\ _ 4~ • 1~ ., 1· _ ·:,; · ·, ,~an~shipm~n~. o~ ·C~g~e~ ofJ.1,~~ ~, ~il:~- tr ... ajl~ft .. ~~flf:r.\"~r~",. ... ~e~r~ · · ar~ ~ :us~~ . ~·?e~ll.?' ~~ef.,¥ .. ~~'\Y.C>.;.. ·
eal d mplementabon to -~e as~; · ·-' . .· ~ . . ' r ' (Contbltled O_Jl 1J)age, 5') ::'-'7' '-: ·~e,~~~ :.and _Porw,11r ieaipi~~· .- .)'~~~·. J/' ,.-:: --..., .. , ~ ,,: I
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Passengers sit on deck of SS Nassau waiting for vessel ito sail. But
crew refused to work ,ship in demand for contract and sailing was
cancelled.
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Eight Qn-R-unaways
Ties Up Two Ships
lnNewYorkHarbor
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Giving staunch support to the International Maritime Workers Union, crew4
members of two runaway-flag passenger ships, the Victoria and the Nassau, have
refused to sail the ships until they win . union representation and a contract. ~ •
... result; the owner s have
been forced tO cancel the
sailings of the ships, which
are · on the New York to
Bahamas run.
The cancellation came
after the owners, ·1ncres Line,
had failed to recognize_ the
IMWU as collective bargain
ing representative for the crews.
The IMWU promptly slapped a
picket line on the Nassau, on Fri
arrival, Friday morning. The Nas
sau was sched~led to turn around
and sail the same day, and actually
took passengers aboard, but then,
had to tell them to leave the ship
when it became apparent that the
crew was reiusing to break ranks
and sail the ship.
Both the·Nassau and the Victoria
fly the Liberian flag, as do num
erous other cruise ships operating
in US trade both out of New York
and Miami.
-------..;....-~~----------------~day, May· 13, and the crew gave
The Victoria came In Sunday
afternoon, May 15 and had to dis
charge its--passengers by tugboat as
the Nassau was occupying its dock
ing berth at pier 42. It too took
passengers on via launch for a
Tuesday sailing but was forced to
cancel out when the crew would
not put up steam
The IMWU's right to represent
the crews of runaway vessels rest•
in part upon the precedent set by
the National Labor Relation1
Board. The NLRB ordered a col
lective bargaining. election on the
Liberian-flag SS Florida, which
was subsequently won by the SIU.
In its decision, the Board held that
American unions have the right t«t
organize crews of runaway vessel1
in American foreign commerce. ICC Retreats, -slows RR
Rate War On Seatrai1f
full support to the action. The Vic
toria came in on Sunday and she
too was -tied up.
Picket. Called_Qft
Subsequently, the pickets were
called.off via a restraining grder is
sued by Justice Henry Clay Green
berg of the State Supreme Court,
but the ships were unable to sail
Ore, Ca·lmar Join
'Better Steal<' Parade
thanks to the staunch support of . ·
the IMWU by the crews. The issue · Bet1er beefsteaks for Seafarers is now -the word aboard
W ASHINGTON--The Interstate Commerce Commission
gave Seatrain Lines a reprieve on its SavaMah port service,
but little more,.in a decision it handed down on the company's
is now in the courts for settlement. many more SIU-contracted vessels as several additional ship
trains Savannah and New ·York · The action ··parallels a program ping companies have agreed to upgrade the quality of steak
were idle. The Savannah was later of pr?test picketing of _PanLibHo,n used aboard ship. Such major ..
argument that a stop be put
to r a i 1 r o ad rate-juggling
aimed at destroying ship com
petition.
As a result of the decision, gov
erning paper products, Seatrain is
.continuing its service into Savan
nah, but may have to discontinue
tt if it cannot get bettet• treatment
from the Commission than it has
been receiving on rates governing
other types of cargo.
The ICC ordered the railroads
to reduce their short-haul rate on
pulpboard sent to Savannah for
shipment via _Seatratn. However,
the ICC refused to order the rail
roads to work with Seatraln in
establishing joint rail-w..ater rates
that would be competitive with the
all-rail through rate b e t w i e D
Savannah and New York. It also·
refused to lnstruet the railroads to
rerluce short haul rates on other
commodities.
The problem arose last fall when
the railroads cut the all •rail
· through rate, while m~..intaiping an
artlftcially-hlgi,_ rate on that part
of the cargo which had to · be
hauled into Savannah to 'go via
Seatrain. Seatrain suspended its
por t ser-vice for a while and laid
up . two of its . ships.
The Commission's majority re
port conduded that the railroad's
(Savannah & . Atlantic) charge
against traffic moving in Seatrain's
service is discriminatory, and that
failure . to . est.ablish proportional- ·
rates .on . pulpboard from ··St.
Mary's, Georgia, · to·· Savannah and
thence ftom Edgewater, New
Jersey, to its final destination, is
unjust, un.reasonable and discrimi
natory.
· It was introduced into the record
that .the J I:!ilroad had cut its all
rall·' rates· fr.om the St. M!lry's,
Georgia, area to 1'lew York and
New Jersey, as a means of openly·
competing With .the combined rall,
water-.r.ail. routes utili~ed by ship-
· p~~s ·and Seatrain. ·. To tighten _ the ·
,11irth, · tlie railroad ~hen J,"al.S~ the
reactivated on the pleas of Georgia shlppmg elsewhere i~ the nation s
port authorities. . ports. Last week runaway-flag ves- operators as Mississippi Ship- ILA Str·1kes
The time involved in reversing sels we.re picketed in protest dem- ping, Calmar and Ore Line
the railroad action h-as been costly onstrat1ons in several Great Lakes have now joined Seatrain, Isth- - - . .
to the company. . po~ts. mian, Bull and Sea-Land in agree- L k p t
However, the company was en- Sien Pledce Cards 1 " i l" g de a es or s Ing to rep ace commerc a " ra ,,
couraged by the ICC's action in A vast majority of the 285-man steaks with steaks graded good.
ordering reduction of the short- crew of the Nassau, which.had be'en The grading ls done by the US
haul rate on the spe.ciftc product. recruited in Italy, had previously Department of Agriculture and F. c t t
It hopes to use the ruling as a signed IMWU pledge cards. Shan- provides a basis for judging the or on rac
precedent to secure reduction- of non Wall, who ls executive direc- quality of the meat.
such short-haul charges on other tor of the IMWU, had- meetings In addition to the above-men-
commodities so as to continue in · with the owners in an effort to ob- tioned companies, other ship op- Longshorell\en this week struck
business ·out of the Savannah area. tain an interim agreement which erators who have agreed to the the ports of Chicago, Milwaukee,
The railroads and the ICC have would provide union recognition, 1 f th SIU F od Pl are Cleveland and Toledo as effort•
been the target of considerable an interim wage increase -0f some proposa 0 e -0 an
Bloomfield, Valentine, Overseas to negotiate a new agreement
criticism from coastwlse and inter- 20 percent and overtime pay. Pres- Navigation, Mar 1 n e Carriers, failed just as other contracts in
coastal• carriers, as well ·as from ant wages are in th, vicinity of $60 Clover Carriers, Oceanic Petro- effect had expiren. Amid port of
the SIU and other maritime a month. l T p t l um and Chicago negotiations this week,
unions, . for : collusive . action . on When the operators failed to ;:~~ sf::!~~:nLln~:.o e longshoremen continued to picket
rate-making desitned to destroy show, as . promised, with_ an offer The first companies to agree to the piers where they work. The
shippin1 competition and seamen's by Wednesday, May 11, the IMWU, use of the better-grade beef were picketlines were called for whell
jobs. plcketline ~it the Nassau upon her Seatrain and Isthmian Line, with the ILA and management failed
Bull and Sea-Land next in line. to agree on new wage agreements
. being sought by the longshoremen
The upgrading of shipboard and stevedores.
steaks ls a direct by-product of
· the SIU Food Plan's success in de- Meanwhile in the port of Mil·
veloping more efficient systems of .waukee, longshoremen are t?on
shipboard food preparation and tinuing their picketing pendinC
service. The Food Plan, by stress- the outcome of a membership
Ing "to order" preparation of !ood meeting screduled for this week.
Elsewhere on the Lakes, Cleve
and individual servings instead of land will have 8 negotiating meet-
famflyastyle feeding has cut down fng starting today and the ports
shipboard food waste with conse~ of Rochester, Buffalo and Erie
· quent savings to the operators. started meeting in Buffalo yester
The "to order" feeding system also day. Toledo has not scheduled
results Jn fresher, tastier food negotiations.
- ·serv:ed in a more appetizing man- A $2.75 hourly pay scale for it$
ner. members is being sought by the
As a ·result of these improve- ILA. To date they have been of
ments, Seafarers on ships of the fered $2.55 instead. Dockworkers
above-listed companies now have in the port of Chicago are cur
the additional benefit of better- rentlty earning $2.33 _an. hour.
quality beef. Eventually, the Food
Plan hope11 to extend this new
benefit to ~very SIU-contracted
ship.
' .
··Type Minutes
. When Possible
. Jn order to •ssure ' accurate
Another aim of the ILA is t«t
negotiate a master contract cover
ing all Great Lakes ports where
its 10.000 members are employed.
Separate agreements were in ef
fect tor each · port prior to their
expiration last -week. Present wage
scales on the Lakes for ILA work·
ers range from $1.78 to $2.55.
.. ~ ~ 1hort~haul rates; on paper ·PrQd~ctl ' ·
· ·"from st. · Ma:r1'• .-to'· the ·· port 01 · . . • " ·. · . . . . .. . . •
Savannah". · 1• • PickM boot Oll'cift ·NCllll' ' 11 as she's tfecl.' te th• doal ~ lite Roat1ng ·
:clt1esta of ·llilpbOard meetings
in th• LOG, it 1a desirable that
the nporta o~ 11;llpboilrd. me't""
lap be t,;pecl .ff at all pouible.
· Canadian longshoremen through
their respective locals have atated
that they wm not hatadle any of tht!
·wort that i1 diverted to the Cana
dian port1 •
'' ·., .:. :·81~1r-:e1&ht · ~(U::t;O.~r~~-: ).,b. .· -,~~In~ ;...-~~~·~~ NCiaau·~~..- thipi !ecto.ria• when~ -
·. ~ Yfent· ··otr ;tti~ 'btecir ' 'tthin',tll~ ~~.; ·. ~ anch~ n. the-"r· · ·· ,.
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1orA11·sn1PPING· noABn .,,
·' , .....
April 27 Through May 11 . ~
Shipping slumped a- bit this past per iod, despite the good weather , and Miami had no sign ons, and. every port serviced vessels ln;-transit.
Sl,ip _Activity
as the total of men shipping dipped below the 1,000 mark. . A· total Houston led all the ports in servlcirig with 196 operations, though
of 998 men shipped this period as compared to l,OM during the last it ~pped 15 from Its previous period's total of 211. It als~ led In ves- Par Sit• ••
O• T....._TOTAt one, for a drop of 56 men. These figures cover shipping In all classes. se~ calls last period. Ofh
The number of registered "A" and "B" men on the bea~h at the The breakdown for shipping (Including "A," "B," an! "C" men) was: ~;~:::: • 1: - ·· J ' 4
7 21 . 41
end of the period was 2,851, a slight increase over last period's total of deck, 36'1;' engine, 340; and steward, 291, for a total of 998 lmen. , 1'1111..,pWa. • • 6
2,834: . Ports with ·100 4r less '"A" a nd "B" men ~gistered on the beach at la~• ' '•• t
Despite the slump, shipping activity gained, as .there we~ 226 ve~ the end of this period -were: Boston, Phllidelphla, Norfolk, Jackson-· =:!wii~ •• • · :·
aels serviced this period compared to 210 in the previous two weeks. ville, Miami, Wiµnm~on, San Francisco and Seattle. Ports with 50 M'-1 •••. : : : : 1
or less "A" men reg1Stered on the beach were: Boston, Miami, and M.Wle ~ ••••• 11
The breakdown was: payoffs, 59; sign ons, 34; and iq-transits, 133. Wilmington. New or1... . . I
· I 6 17
4 ·11 JI
- I 7
I 15' 17
4 I
1 4 IS
' 21 35
Shipping totals fell in Boston, New York, Baltimore, Jacksonville,
Mobile, Houston and San Francisco and gained slightly in all the
other ports. Baltimore suffered the 'biggest decline with a. drop of 46
Port . dispatchers have fQrecast t he following outlook for the next Hontw • • • • • • 2 · ~ 2' 32
period : BostGn, fair .•• New Y~rk, ste'ady ••• PJdladelphla, good • • • ::.•: • ·; • 1
2 , : 1;
Balli.more, poor · ••• Norfolk, poor ••• Mobile, very good • • • Jackson• ·$Httte •· ·5 .3 . J .n
men, and New Orleans gain.ed the most, 39 men. ville, fair ••• New Orleans, good ••• Miami, slow .•• . Houston, fair ,, • • • • • • ·..:.:.._ _ _ ,
San Francisco was the only port without a payoff; Boston, Norfolk Wllmln1ton, fair ... _san Francisco, poor ••• SeaW~, slow. , ............ It J4 - IJJ 22'
....
DECK DEPARTMENT
Registered leglsteied Ship~ .: Shipped · Shlpf)ld rorA1 Registered On The BeacPt
CLASS A CLASS 8 CLASS A CLASS 8 CLASS e SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS 8
GROUP
I ALL
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROlIP GllOUP
Port 1 % 1 I I ALL 1 z 3 ALL 1 ! I ALL 1 2 I ALL A B CALL 1 I I ALL - 1 z I ALL
Boston . - . . ....•.....• 2 2 2 • - 1 1 2 - - 1 1 . - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 · 5 9 4 18 - 2 1 s
New York . ..••••••••• 23 29 8 •• 1 ., 14 22 17 18 6 '1 - - 8 • - 1 1 z 41 8 2 11 84. 144 50 Z78 ' l9 - 39 IZ
Philadelphia .•.••••••• 7 11 1 u 1 2 5 • 7 9 2 18 2 5 6 .13 - - - - 18 13' - St 8 8 4 21 - - 4 ..
Baltimore . . . . ••• • •••• . 11 30 2 43 2 2 2 6 6 18 3 17 3 2 11 16 - 1 1 .I 27 18 2 ,5 30 88 13 111 2 12 31 " Norfolk . _ . ..• •• •••••• · 3 1 - 4 1 1 1 I 2 1 --: s - - - - - - - - 3 - - I 11 6 5 %! 2 3 9 It
Jacksonville ..•••••••• 4 7 1 1% 1 I e • 1 5 1 7 1 - 2 s - - 3 I 7 3 ~ ' 13 11 13' 1 15 1 2 7 10
Miami . . . . . : ••••••••• . - - - - - - - - - 1 - l. - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - - · 1 1
Mobile . ... : .••••••••• 8 14 1 23 1 - 9 10 3 2 2 'I - - 5 'I - - - - 7 . 5 - 12 36 45 9 90 1 • 1 11 ~· New Orleans ..•••••••. 21 30 12 63 1 8 10 1'1 16 18 11 45 1 4 4 ' 1 2 2 ' I 41 9 - 5 - 59 68 82 20 17t 5 . 13 23 '1
Houston. _ . ...•••••••• ·20 30 12 · u 2 4' 15 Zl 19 25 11 15 2 7 8 17 - - - s I 55-· 17 3 75 30 36 8 '15 ' 8 12 21
Wilmington . .••••••••. 3 6 1 10 - 2 2 t 3 7 -1 u 1 1 3 5 - - - - 11 5 - 16 6 11 - 17 - 3 5 I
San Francisco . .••••••. 2 4 3 I 1 - 2 4 8 2 12 2 3 3 8 - - - - · 12 8 - ~o 12 HI 1 i it 2 1 2 · 1
Seattle . . . _ . . . ........ 6 7 3' 18 - 2 1 3 9 9 3 21 - 9 3 12 2 2 3 . ., 21 12 ., ff 13 14 3 It 1 3 2 - •
TOTAlS llt 171 f6 · l-3Z7 11 21 -.. ·1 ·1071 -87---U-943 l: zn 1Z a15alt6 3 6 13 22:Z49_96_12- l16113Hf53.l l9 TI86 -22-11 H'l'IZH
ENGl_NE DEPARTMENT
. - Registered leg Isle red Shipped Shipped Shipped T0.1A1 Registered On Tlte leac•
CLASS A . CLASS 8 _ CLASS. A CLASS 8 · CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A .eLASS 8
'°"
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP . GRQUP GROUP
·· ~ 2 SALL 1 z I ALL 1 I SALL 1 ·z I ALL . 1 z I ALL A B C ALL 1 " 2 SALL 1 Z . SALL
Boston.: ...•.•••••••• - 1 1 2 1 - ·1 - - 1 1 - - :s: - - - - - 1 - ..... 1 - 5 4 9 1 2- 2- - 1
New York . ..... ... ..... 10 26 11 47 1 8 15 Z2 7 15 5 %'1 1 11 ~ 11 1 3 2 • 27 18 8 49 49 130 29 %08 4 25 33 tz
Philadelphia ..•••••••• - 11 2 13 - 1 1 ~ - 9 2 11 1 4 ' 9 1 2 2 5 11 · 9 5 u - 13 . 1 H - - 1 1
Baltimore .....••••••• - 22 6 ZS 1 8 10 19 1 17 2 It 1 . 7 6 H - 1 1 20 14 1 u 7 56 12 '15 ' 1 21 17 n
Norfolk . . . ...•••••••• - 7 1 • 2 - 2 - 3 3 3 s 3 · 3 • 2 18 IO 4 6 11 - - - - - - - - - - - -
.lacksonville .••••••••• 1 5 - 6 1 2 1. 4 1 · 4 - I - 1 3 ' '- - 1 1 5 4 1 u 3 9 1 11 .: 1 2 3 • Miami .....•••••••••• . 2 2 1 1 2 ·z 1 2 3 3 I ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mobile . .. . ............ 4 18 3 25 - 2 3 I 2 6 ' 2 - 18 - 3 1 4 - - - - - 10 4 - · 1' 14 42 4 to - 7 8 11
New Orleans ..• -•• ; •••• 5 11 7 46 . 1 4 9 H 3 28 5 36 8 8 18 - 5 3 8 36 16 -8 80 31 6'1 10 108 1 17 9 27 - -
Houston . _ ..•.•••••••. 9 25 3 S7 2 13 15 31 9 28 5 42 1 10 10 it · 1 5 2 · 8 42 21 8 '11 14 31 3 '8 2 8 10 20
Wilmington ..••••••••. - 3 2 5 - 1 2 3 ' - 5 2 ., - - 2 2 - - - - ., 2 - 9 .... 3 - 1 ' - 2 3 5
San Francisco .••••••. . 1 8 = 9 1 1 - 2 3 3 - -· 3 1 . - ' I - - 1 1 8 4 1 11 2 24 - 16 - 2 3 5
Seattle . . __ . . ... . .... . 1 12 2 15 ..... 5 2 , 3 17 ., 2'1 2 8 3 11 1 4 3 • 27 · 11 8 46 3 21 2 ·25 1 4 2 7
10TALS 31-17' -38 1· 243 _ 8_45_58 lllt 283s32- 1196 -s-5' '1 lM 5 1s-16Tio;i9&-. 1ot4ol340 128-4t9"767- l-Sl4 -11-94-9'1 l°!OZ
I
STE·WARD DEPARTMENT
Registered leglsfered Shipped Shipped Shipped . T01A1 • Reglst•ed On The leach
CLASS A CLASS B ·CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIP.,fD tiASS A CLASS 8
naour GROUP . GROUP GROUP GROUP ·GROUP GROUP \ · GROUP .
Port ' 1 2 SALL l z S ALL l ! I ALL I .! . I ALL 1 I j ALL A B c ALL 1 2 I ALL 1 2 S ALL
.Boston . ..... . .•. . •... - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - .~5 1 6 12 - - 1 1
Jtew York ... . ... ..... . 28 8 24 ·60 1 - 15 16 5 2 18 u - - 12 12 - - 2 z 25 12 2 at 94. 43 · 108 245 .3 s .. 80 86
Philadelphia .•..•••••• 7 2 2 11 1 - 4 5 2 l 4 '1 - 1 10 .ft - - 10 H 7 11 10 .U 12 5 6 21 - - 4 c
Baltimore . .. 1
••••••••• 12 5 14 Sl 1 3 8 12 7 · 1 6. H 1 10 11 8 • 14 11 6 11 40
..
11 24 '15 --2 4 17 23 - - -Norfolk - __ . ..•••••••• 2 - 1 3 - 1 - 1 i -- - 1 I - - 1 1 - - -- · - · 2 1 - s 9 5 7 Zl 1 3 ·2 6
lacksonville .••••••••• 1 - 3 .. - - - - 3 · - 2 - I - - 1 1 - 1 ... 3 ' 5 1 4 It 7 3 5 H 1 1 - I
Miami . ... . · . • ••••• • · ••• . - 2 I r 1 1 1 1 2 3 - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - '- - - ·- - - - - -Mobile . .. : ..•.••••••• 9 5 13 2'1 - - 10 11 1 - ·5 • ...... - 3 I - - - - 6 3 - 9 291 9 33 'JI: - - 19 19
New Orleans .••••••••• 14 6 32 ·52 - - 16 16 10 4 32 " - - 8 Ii - 4 ' ' 48 8 4 18 48 12 80 141 - - 48 .. 8
Houston - . ... ; , ••••••• 15 9 15 st · 1 2· 7 10 14 8 9 . n . 1 9 ti ' 11 ~1 · 29 10 11 H 28,,,.- , 4 14 ti . 4 1 · 8 11
Wilmington ...•••••••. - - -
3 - 3 8 - - 1 1 2 · 2 4 Ir ..... - - 2 z - ..... 1 I• . 1 8 2 1 11 4 ·1 .3 ' ( :I 2 1 3
San Francisco ..••••••. 4 1 5 ' 10 - 1 , 2 3 5 -- 2 '1 ~ - ., • - !...:... - - ., 8 - 11 . 8 .6 · 6 ·22 - 6 8
Seattle
.
• •• • • ••••••••• t 7 - 8 15 1 1 5 7 1'5 5 .8 u 4
;
' l .·. 1 2 ., 28 . ,' ~ · II 8 3 5 18 1 . 2 · 6 9 - , -
TOTAlS i o2 - 36123 ,-261 - 5--8 - 68 ·1-s1 65-21-:SZ l 178 3 1 67-1-'ll ---:.-· -,-3,·.1~u 178 7l 4Z ·Ht z,1!03 3oi l 695 u-14 190 . 218
' ' -
-SUMMARY /
Registered Registered Shipped·~ .. ~ . · Ship~ · . · ~ · Shipped . TOTAL · Registered On The Beaclt
CLASS A CLASS 8. CLASS A · _· ' CLAS$ ·a , CLASS c:, · .J HIPPED · Ci.ASS A . CLASS B
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP • GR01:1P . CLASS . . GROUP GROUP
1 2 3 ALL .1 2 3 ALL 1 2 \ I ALL . ; 1 ·z . I ~LL , 1 2 S1AI:.L A ·B C M.L 1 ·- 2 S ALL 1 2 3 AI.L
DE::;.=.C.;;:;.K=--------- !~0_:_~-~-46 . l :.3.2'1_!1_28 _68 1 _ 10'1 _!!!_!}9 J 3 I .~ 12~~,}3· 1 96 _ 3 _ · fl:..:_13 l,_;_~Z,24~~96_'22_l_S67 .314.L-.458~'U8'6-22 '17 1~7 J..~3~ ' -
ENGINE 81 174 38 I 243 8 - 45 58 I 111 29 135 . 32 t 196 · ,9 54 41. I lK . 5 19 16-l ,. ~O·li,6. 104 40 I 340
1
128 , 419· 67 I 8H 11 94 -97 J 202 .
ST.EWARD , _ . ~02_3~ j°23· l -i61 _:-5=8 .68 {~81 65 - 21 - 92 Cn.s=3. 1~~~ .. (71=1~2 .:. 39.J ; t~t~18~71 _42]_.291: 2Qi ·io3 3p(j.::a95J_1~1· __ 190 I 21~
:::c;u==-=~;.:.:o=r~o~r::-:A=·L-=-s ..... -:-. .-...;. _zt~ · 38~ ~1 l 83t u / 81 1H 1 29s 131z'Js wr 1· &23 2' ss 161 1 211. s 21 ss n:o4~62a , z·u ~ot .1-91'8,1s~ • .. ~1~ ts1 .J~1~sl:t1 175. u .t · 1-656
,.,J • ~: • - .. ...,•. • • • .J. , · •• , f ' "I- ._:_, ' J ~ :i. • • :~ - .4 • ~ ~ •, • ' , I r ,'...i , ~.' .
i,. -. / . . . ,(.:
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...
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t, INQtimING SEAFARER jS~U ·withdraws ·Cleop~tra . -.
QUESTION1 HoW do you spend your .-duty houn aboGr,l 1hip P1clc.ets On Slate Dep t Pledge
when you'r• on a long trip?. . · (Continued from page 2) Senator w. J. l'ulbrlght (Dem.- private consultatlont with Nuse._
• ally con.signed aboard Amftrlcan- Ark.>. The SW had previously .Aatde from support in. the Se~
1. M. Yatel, AB: I pus the time Ed l'fmaertT, me11muu Well, flag vessels. communicated ~h• reasona for its ate, the SIU stand attracted wide
reading pocket boolu. My favorites during my oU-duty hours, I read The 24-day plcketllne began on picketing to tbe Senator, and had public sympathy and endorsement.
are mysteries and boou and write April 13 In New York. Three ef- also asked for a hearJ.ng before the Hundreds of letters, postcards and
novels, · a n d I letters. .This, to forts by the ownera of tl)e Cleo- Senate Foreign Relatiom Commit- telegrams poured Into headquart-
u 1 u a 11 y g e t me, ls a good way ,patra to enjoin the picketing were tee of which Fulbright ls chairman. ers from home and.. abroad, . from
through one in a of passing the unsuccessful. The Incident attract- It received no reply. Fulbright unions, political leaders and In-
day or so. I guess time o( day (or ed considerable attention ln the toQk off on a . trip to Cairo a few diridual citizen1 applauding the
after that comes n i g h t> and it US Senate, where at the same time, days later where he received a SIU for acting where the State n..
c a r d g a m e s, keeps me pretty a resolution was under discussion hero's welcome and entered Into partment had failed to act.
among the most w e 11 occupied. authorizing President Eisenhower
frequent b et n I From time to to withhold aid to any nation The foUow~ng is .the exchange of telegrams between Meany
pinochle. Also I time I've even which discriminated a£ainat ship- and the SIU m which Meany requested. removal of the picket
try my hand at a stood 1 o o k out ping. The sponsors of the resolu- line and the SIU complied.
chess game or so. I also have found watches with buddlel of mine. This tion, while aiming It principally at
that working overtime i• another not only aids in keeping the man discrimnatlon against Israeli-flag
way of keeping myself · occupied. alert and wide awak_,, but it also shipping In the Suez Caµal, amade
And it's profitable, too. serves as a means· of making the it clear In the light of the SIU pro-
t $ t. watch go by'faster fol'"him. test that they were also concerned
Paul Pallas, AB: I tty to work .
overtime as much as I can because
John Murra,., wiper: Most of my
free time is "pent studying. I'm
about the blacklisting of American·
flag ships.
The resol~tion passed in the face
of a bitt~r attack on the SIU by
After receiving the Department of State's statement of pol·
icy,_ftFL-CIO ·president Georg~ Meany, telegraphed SIUNA's
president PaulHall. Meany called for .the withdrawal of the
Cleopatra picket line, based on the State Department's promise of re
newed action toward termin·ating the Arab blacklist and mistreatment
of American seamen.
It's one good way'
of making the
hours whiz by, I
also like to play
poker ·from time
to time with a
good crowd. Be
cause I usually
m a k: • coastwise
runs, I try to
catch as many
The text of the telegram ls as+-------------
ball games as I can. Then In be
tween all . of this I try to sit down
a few minutes each day to writ• a
letter home.
t t t
Tomlll)' Danbeek, OS; Long sea
trips usually find me assembling
wooden ship
models when I'm
off watch. This
work may be
tedious, b u t I
think it's reward
ing when you get
the projeet fin
ished. , Next on
pi:eparing myself
for the C o a st
Guard examina
tion for FWT and
don't. have much
time for anything
else. After I pass
thi1 exam and
get my rating, I
intend to hit the
books ·for my oil
er's rating. Ev1ntually, I hope to
get a full Union book. Then I'll be
of •more value to myself and the
SIU~
-
Philo. Sees
Prosperity
PHILADELPHIA-Shipping was
good in this port during the last
period and the outlook ls for more
of the same in -the ---coming two
weeks, according to Steve Cardullo,
port agent •
The agent reported that six ships
paid off, five signed on and six
were serviced in transit.
Cardullo noted that the affairs
w. P. O'Brien, AB: When I'm not of tl!.e port were running smoothly
catching up on soma rest or just and work in the various dfvlslons
plain taking u. of the union continues to progress.
easy, I usually The shipping breakdown is as
r e ad or p lay follows: -
.cards. Of course, Paying om Massmar, Yorkmar
all this takes sec- <Calmar>; Edith, Angelina· ~Bull);
ond · position to Chilore and Santore (Marven).
letter-writing. I Signing on: Titan (Cargo Tank
try to make my -ships); Massmar, Yorkmar <Cal
lettera home as mar>; Chilore and Santore (Mar-
long as possibl~. ven). · ·
follows:
"I have today received from Act
ing Secretary of State Douglas Dil·
Ion the good-faith assurance of the
Government of the United States
that it will fully investigate the
Rrlevances of US· seamen and re
new its diplomatic efforts to pro
tect American seamen and ship
ping against future indignities and
discrimination. I firmly believe
that the good trade union purposes
for which the Seafarers Interna
tional Union established the picket
line at the Cleopatra have been
served and I suggest the picket
line be withdrawn.
'Complete Support•
"Please be assure·d of tho con
tinued and complete support of the
entire trade union movement for
the members of' the SW and all
merchant seamen. We. Intend to
protect the interests of American
shipping and seamen at all times."
· The Union reply was as follows:
"Re: your wire pertaining to the
picketing of the SS Cleopatra In
protest against the UAR blacklist
of American ships and mistreat
deference to your suggestion as
President of the AFL-CIO and in
light of our traditional support of
AFL-CIO policy we will abide by
your request and will remove the
picketline as of today at 5 PM.
"The omcers and members of
our Union take this opportunity to
express to you and to the Execu
tive Council our deep appreciation
for your interest In, and support
of, our fight for the rights of Amer
ican seamen and for freedom of
the seas for American-flag ships.'•
In a subsequent-statement to the
press, Hall made it clear that the
SIU .reserved the right to renew
its picketing of Egyptian vessels
should the Department of Slate
fail to take action on its "state
ment of policy."
Protest Mistreatment
"The SID established its picket9
line with the support of the Inter
national ·Longshoremen's Associa·
tion to protest the mistreatment of
American seamen and the black
listing of American shipping. As a
result of State Department' assur•
ances given to AFL·CIO President
· the list is read
. Ing. I also like *°
•o out on deck and lounge around
when it's nice and sunny. Finally,
I like . to plan my activltie1 for the
next port of call and make a men
tal note of the old acquaintances i
I . have to because The In-transit ships were the
I have a Jaree audience: a wife and Petrochem (Valentine); Afoundria
four children. Of course, come next <Waterman>: Jean (Bum; Steel
July, I'll .i.ave to make them even Executive (Isthmian); At I a ii t Is
longer because then I'll have a (Cargo ·Tankship) and Mankato
ment of American seamen:
"You have iliformed us that the Meany, it appears that, for the first
State Department hu given •good· time, the State De.partment has ex•
faith' ·assurance• to you that it will ·pressed its intent to face u.p tct
take positive action to resolve these problems anti take positlv•
these problems. Therefore, in action.
· plan to look up, the majority of
whom are female, naturally. sixth to write to. Victory CVICtory).
State D~p't Pledge On Cleopatra
The following ii t~s full text of the ~tats Department written stats· surpluses In this country and make their own 1hlpplna arrangements
ment b1/ Acting Sec:retaT11 of State Douglaa Dillon to AFL.CIO Pren. directly with private carrien.
dent George Meanr dealing wiili the SIU'• complaint about th• black· "No United States Government agency ls a party to these contract..
Ii.st and the -mistreatment of Amencan aeamen: Consistent with the policy that no United States agency condone the
"1. As a matter of settled policy, the United State1 supports . the Arab boycott, the Department will continue Its etroril -to do what It
principle of freedom of the sea1 and free access to foreign ports an'Cl can to end the application of these restrictive olaUIU with respect to
.Jacllltie&. TJ?.• Depai:tm~nt liiii coriBtintly sou~t to facilitate the nor- U.S. ftag vessels under charter to foreip coanhiea .. .
mal pursuit of intematlonal commerce by vessell of United States "6. Regarding treatment of United States clUum abroad, lncludln&'
registry. · American seamen, H ls of course mandato17 on thla Department to
"2. The ·united States Government has long and unequivocally main· do everything · possible to assure equal treatment and freedom from
&llined the principle that there should be freedom of transit through harassment for all our citlze'ns in foreign countries. United. States dip
the Suez Canal for all n
1
atlons. Thl1 policy has been publicly empha- lomatic and consular officer~ have standing instructions to extend every
sized on numerous occasions, and was specifically reiterated by the appropriate assistance to our citizens who. may encounter diffic~lties.
. Secretary of State during his address before the United Nations Gen- In several recent instances American seamen e:qaerlenced ditrlouUiea
eral Assembly on September 17, l959. at po~ in the United Arab Republic. Our consular officers 'made every
"3. The United · States Government protests as a matter of policy effort to assist the ere~ of three vessels, and were In fact able to be
~iscrimina,tory actions ~r practices· with respect to International trade of m~terial help. The J?epartment has renewed its, standing lnstruc
which adversely affect United States' ftrnµi, vesSels and citizens. The.. tions to its consular officrs to be on the alert to assist in settling griev
l>epartwent wm continue to py.rsue, bY all appropriate and effective ances regarding treatment abroad of American seamen or other Ameri
means, every avenue whereby private American Interests ln lnterna- can citizens which are brought to their attention.
Uolial trade may be fully safe-guarded~ and restored. . "7. As a matter of basic procedure, th,e Department gives full con-
"4. With respect to Arab trade restrictions . ariBinl out of the .Arab· sideration to all communications from private American groups with
Israel conflic.t, the Deeartment of State reemphasizes that our Govern- respeJ:t ·to prol,)Iems affecting the conduct of United States foreign re
ment neither ·recognizes nor condones the Arab .boycott which Includes latl~ns . . In accordance with this procedure it has ~een and will con
the blacklisting of United Sta~s .flag :vel@els in part b~cause ·of prior tinue . to be, the intention of the Department of. State ·to give full
calls at Israeli ports. Ever-y "pproprlate 'Opportunity JVill, be utilized, consideration to all communications· from ·the Seafarers International
on a contlnuiag basis, to reemphasize this ftindainental position · to the Union, other affected maritime unfons and other interested groups.
·Governments conc~rned. At th• same time, every suitable occasion The Department will eonsuit with the AFL-CIO and Its multime af
wlll. be emgloyed both within and outside the United Nationf?, to fa~ ·flllates on future developments aftectlnr J\merlCan veuela and seamen
cilitate progress towards. a solution of the basic Arab-Israel conflict In the areas concerned.
from which the Arab boycott arises. · "1-n the light of the foregoing basic principles ·and in conformity with
"However, should the State D•
partment fail to give practical im
plementation to the assurance•
made today, we will have no other
recourse but to resort to picket;.
log."
Wilmington
Runs Short
Of Ratings
WILMINGTON - Shipping took
a turn for the better here accord·
ing to Reed Humphries, port agent •
Thirty-six men were shipped in all
departments. With · only 29 men
registered for the period, help was
sent from San Francisco to fill the
jobs needed.
The SS Ames Victory (Victory
Carrier) paid off and signed on.
Eight. other vessels were serviced
in-transit. The Yaka <Waterman>.
Portmar . and Alamar (Calmar);
Erna Elizabeth (Albatross), Steel
Art is a n and Steel Advocate
(Isthmian), Robin Kirk (Robin) and
the Mermaid <Metro-Petro) were
these in-transit.
Shipping-wise, the coming period
is reported as fair.
"5. The United States Navy in f.~bruary 1960 discontinued tbe use the fundamental natiQilal inter~s·t, the Deparhnent lives uamancea
' . .. ----- ·-of a ~Iause formerly- employed IJ! c~ntracting procedures for the de- that H wl~I under&akQ to investigate fully the grievances df the Sea- -~ -
livery of oil to U.S. ·naval .installations abroad, lest. thlS t~use, which faren International Union and, through appropriate diplomatic action . ~ ~.~ /(I/OW/"'~
was designe~ ~o ass~re- toe eff!clent ,o~ratip' of ~ei· Fleet,~ be . ~on- '"th the foreign eou~es Involved, to renew Its ef!~ to assure free- -pjf!J/li·· 1i"'_ _,, "'E .
1trued· as acq~ence ln .. the Arab)>oycc;>tt. Regarding transport!ltion, ·dom Of the 1eas and .to protect the intere1t. of oar lblpplq .and sea- v l'1J
of PL. 480 cargoes, ~stric.tlve clauses have in certain ihstanc~s been men now beinc discriminated .acainst b1 the Arab boycott and black-
incluCled iii ship charters , by foreigµ,, , countriea. :which purchase the U.tlq polle7." ' • · " . . -'._. •• c:s u · -
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Safe and sound in San Francisco, Seafarer John Millner points out area off Singapore where he fell
overboard and spent eight hours in the water. Looking on are Captain Gus Salveson of Norwegian
. flag Martita, and Bjoern Knutson, lookout on the ship .who spotted Millner, leading ~o his rescue.
'(San Francisco Examiner photo). . . ' . - . · ·
Norse Ship R~scues Seafarer
-Alter Eighl Hours In Water
A Seafarer, who hadn't been in swimming for several years, spend eight hours in the
water off Singapore recently in a successful fight for life. ,
John L. Millner, a crewmember on the Steel Rover, fell. overboard while the ship .was
pulling out o~ Singapore, and+ ' . .
nobody heard his cries for The skipper ·of the Norwegian was ·kept on a · liquid diet for sev
help. It was about 8 p.m. vessel, Capt._ Gus Salvesen, said er~ days. The Steel Rover was
At that time began a desperate that he was amazed that anyone contacted, shortly after the rescue,
15truggle for life that lasted eight c?uld survive eight hours . in t~e ~nd Milln~r was still n~t missed,
hours in the shark-infested waters mght waters of the Malacca Strait. it was d1sc~vered. Ey1dently, it
{)ff Singapore. Knowled&'e Returns Fast!. was assumed that he had missed
· The first thing he did was to Millner hadn't done any swim- the sb.ip at Si~gapor~.
take off his clothes, so that he ming in eight years, but had- no He is now resting m San Fran
could swim with more ease and trouble remembering. "It . came cisco and expects to make another
head for the lights on the Br~thers baC'k to me real fast," he said. "As trip in a month or so, when he has
Islands, some five miles away. :But soon as I hit the water· I kicked fully recuperated.
the current was too strong, and he off' my shoes and stripped myself
was forced to give up this idea, naked. "All I had on was a. wrist :--------~-=-,----.
and battle just to keep afloat. watch - stm working - which ·l Shorthanded?
Several ships passed withU,. 100 never even n'oticed while .in the
water." yards of him, but Ms cries were
not heard. "I had no thoughts~" he con-
After he had been swimming for un·ued, "I was too busy swimming
eight hours in the water, the SS and hollering for help: Two passed
Martita, a Norwegian tanker came me before the Norwegians came,
by and the lookout, l8-year-0ld and boy, how· I love those Norwe
.Bjoern Knutse~. spotted hiin. A gians."
lifeboat was lowered and· he was Millner, suffering from exhaus-
rescued. tion, a sor~ thrQat and burned eyes,
U a crewmeJJ!ber quits 'while
. a sbip is in port, delegates
are_ asked . to contact the ball
immediately fo.- a . replac~
ment. Fast acijon on th~ir part
wm keep all jobs aboard ,ship
filled at ·an times and elim1:.
.~ate the · chanc~ of the 1hfp
sailing shorthanded.
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Approximately tW<>-thirds of the men in the~ Esso fleet have
cast their ballots in the National Labor Relations Board con
test betwe~n the Esso Tanker Men's Union, 81! affiliate of the
. SIU of North America, and-the
Esso Seainen's Association, a Vacuum Tanker Men~s Association,
so-calle4 '~ind~pendent" outfit. who called for a court-ordered
The voting in 'the 27-ship Ameri- audit of the association's funds
can-flag tan];cer fleet is expected to because of alleged · misappropria
continue for another 60 days at. the tion an'«[ misµse of the niember-
minimum. . ship's money. . .
All of the ships have been voted'
once, but since Esso operates on a
"time . off ' in i~eu of overtime" sys- J" 0 L . B oosf
tern, it will be necessary to vote U
the ships at least two more times
to catch the men whq were on Su rp· r; 5 es
leave when ·:-;e ships first voted. . ; . r •
votes For s1uNA Aftlllatton La. Po·rf
The Esser- union "membership
voted by secret referendum baJlot G n
iast summer .. to a1filia"te with the NEW ORLEANS - enera Y
SIU of North America when , it good shipping conditions prevailed
· hEre during the last two weeks and
became apparent . th.at the union indications are that they w,ill con- .
could not "go. it alone" and get a tlnue at the same pace, reports
satisfactocy ·coptract settleme.nt Buck Stephens, actin·g agent. There
from' ihe· company. wf:re eight payoffs, 6 sign ons and
. As a result, the. company broke a total of 21 vessels serviced in.
off negotiations on the excuse that transit. · ·
another organization, the Ji.isao The shipping picture dur_ing t.he
Seamen's Association, _claimed_ to . last two weeks was in sharp con
rcpresent the men in the fleet. t t t di t d tlook o·f · · h . ras · o a pre c e . ou
esa. tur~ed out to be anot ~r m a ·"slower" as noted in the last issue
s~rmg of such asso~iations op- f SEAFARERS LOG. ·
erated by John . Collins, profes- 0 i off r
sional organizer of so-called "in- The vessels pay_ ng , we e
d pendent" outfits ;~in ihe tanker Alcoa Runner (Alcoa>; Del Norte,
e · · Del Campo, Del Alba and Del Valle ·
field. - . · · · - • · (Miss.>; Steel Surveyor (Isthmian);
Election Called By ETMU. John c. "<°:Atlantic Carr.>; San
Consequer.ipy, t~e ~TMU peti- Marino <Peninsufar Navigation). ·
tioried for an election lo establish "' . .
dear title to Its right ·to represent' : Sip-om, l.ll-T:ranslta
and bargain for the . men in the Signing on: Del Norte (Miss.)':
fleet; To nobody's surprise, . the Neva West <Bloomfield); Steel
company has openly. called ·upon Vendor, Steel Surveyor Usthmian1:
the men to ·vote for Collins' outfi\; ~lcoa Planter (Alco•> and Santa
Collins previously had -full con- Venetia <Elam).
trol over the Esso men in the Esso Those serviced in transit were~
Tanker Men's ' Association, prede- Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Clipper, Al
cessor to ETMU, but ·was fired out coa Ranger, Alcoa . Corsair, Alcoa
of . the fleet. · It was later dis-: Planter <Alcaa); Seatr"if.l Savannah,
covered'- that he · had set himself S~atrain Georgia, Seatrain New
up a lifetime job, plus pension, a~ Ycrk, · Seatrafn LOuis~na <Sea
t~e expense of ·Esso men, without train>; Neva·· West · <Bloomfield);·
thefr .knowledge. He was also Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Monarch"
charged with concealing· financial of . the · Seas, Hastings;. · W ~cQsta,;
. data, cancelled ·checks .and . other Topa ·Topa, ·Afoundria·, Claiborne
details -as to ihow he ·handled the <Waterman)~ Thetfs <Rye · Marine'.>:
tankermen's money. ' , Titan . <Cauo Tanksbip); Atlas
Subsequently; Collins was sued <Tankers and Tramps), and Evelyn
by a , member . of :the . S~cony <Bull).
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TALl~ . COMMITTEE
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·\·V.OTE Oil
COHS.T.1-TUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
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bJ the PoU. Commltte.,... . Willqupby, W-306, had ~rved on the
; ·· ... ~ :P~; P-117. · ~ tpdtcated "polla committees <he ' Iiad"'"jiot
Georse ·UtciJio'11i; ,J1.t7t ~ 1ervecf:0n'-Ai>r1L"27tb), rio thb. Committee
· Oswald Ers~ •. E-148 has assumed that the roster wliich doesn't
However, In checking the stubs and the bear the rullµe. of .a pox:t, date- or· ballot
votes cast for 'the day, we· are· unable to number is the roster for the Port of Phlla·
find the stub. Iii checking tlie votes cast delphia for the .date of. April ~8th;- 1960 •
. for the day however, we do find the This would also account for the fact that
voided ballot, but still no stub. Therefore, . your Committee received from the bank.
the committee has assumed that the polls an envelope· for the pol't of Philadelphia
committee, in trying to straighten out the 'for this date, containing one ballot. Your
above, omitted to _put the siub of ballot committee has included this ballot in the
1445 with the other stubs, as a resuit of totals fo~ the port and recommends to the
which the stub was lost. Therefore, it is membership that our action on the matter
the recommendation of this committee be concurred in:
.that the membership concur in the action On the roster for San Juan, Puerto
taken by your committee on the above, RiCo, date4 April 14th, 1960, the roster
We, the undersigned Union tallying quarters offices, all five (S) of the afore- which was ·to record the above ballot as only bears the signature of one polls com·
committee, duly elected 8~ t the regular ti d void; on the day's voting. This did not, ·of mittee member. However, a check .of the men one sample ballots that are being i · ' · · business meeting of April 27th, 1960, at d f f'l i . course, vo d Br·other Games' original vote, Special Meeting for . the day indicates
~e or , 1 e cop es. In addition, your ·
headquarters, submit the following report committee finds that headquarters also only the voided ballot. that a full polls committee was elected.
and recommendations: had on band, unused ballots 7801 through In reference to the stub from San Juan, Since no ballots were cast in the port that
We met with AI Kerr, who Is Uhlon 10,000. ~our committee has placed in one the stub that was missing was that of bal- day, it is the recommendation ot'this com·
office manager, and .who · had been as- (1) box, all of the ballots, used and unused, lqt' 6039, which is recorded on the port's mittee that the roster for the day be ac-
signed by the he-adquarters offices of the which were on hand in headquarters or r9ster sheets for the day of April 18th, cepted.
Union to work with the committee. He received from the ports. 1960. The roster for the day· fails to show On Appl 6th, 1960, the roster for the
carried out our orders at all times. He Also on hand in headquarters offices . the name of the individual to whom the port of San Francisco failed to· show what
also gave each of us.. a copy of the present are signed receipts for the following ballot was issued or to whom it was · in- port it was being submitted from. How-
Union constitution. He suggested that we amount of sample ballots, broken down, as tended to be issued. The roster, however, ever, your committee, by checking the
read those sections of our constitution follows: does have printed on it in the place pro- ballot numbers that were cast that day
dealing with the Union tallying commit- PORT . ·BALLOTS vided for the name of the individual to against the voting records maintained in
tee in detail, which we did. ~olton . . . • • .. .. .. • • • .. • • • • • • .. • • .. • .. • • .. . 5 whom the ballot should have been issued, headquarters, was able to determine that
The committee then to·ok over the co·n- P::ad!frfu ... .- . •••• • · ........ •· • •• •• • • •• · • · • 10 the word "void". The enevelope contain- the ballots cast were cast in the port of
B ltlm P •• •••••••••••••• ••• ••••••• •••• 5
ference room on the 3,rd deck of our N~rf ~~0 • .. ""' "· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• ••••• 10 ing the ballots cast for the day, also con- San Francisco. Since there were only sev•
headquarters building as the place in ~~onvilie .. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: g tains tqree (3) ballots, which corresponds en (7) ballots cast, and these seven (7)
which we would do our work while in ~oi~ ::::::::::::::::::::::-:::::::::::::: 1g with the number of ballots issued · for ballots would in no way effect the final
session. Our sessions were · open to all Hew Orleani • · • • • • • • • • · • · • · • • • · • • · •••••••• 10 the day as reflected by the Port's roster outcome of the· vote, aQd all of our broth-
w<!~~ift0nt~ . ..••.••••••••••.•••••••••• ' ••• • ·• 16 f th d Th f th' JT . t 11 h uld b II ..:i h members. There were no instances of
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UAll.,.f oH •• • •••••• ••• • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • 5 or - e ay. ere ore, is umon a ying ers s o e a owe4 w ere possible to
misconduct. ~!:tue ·~~~~~ .. ::::: :.: : : : : : . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : g committee in the absence of any written cast their vote free of technicalities, this
Our !ipt action was to elect from among an Juan · · • · • • • • • • • • • • • • · •• •• .• ••.••••• .. 5 statement from the port's poll committee committee has included these votes in the
ourselves, L. P. Hogan, H-87, as chairman TOTAL ................... .. ..... ; •••• ti for the day giving details as to the reason totals of the port of San Francisco. It is
of the committee. . When taking into consideratiofi the for the voiding of the ballot 6039 has the recommendation of this committee
The full committee then picked up the sample ballots that are on hand in head- counted this ballot in the port's totals as that the membership concur in the action
ballots from Commercial Bank of North quarters, the receipts for sample ballots a void ballot. It is the recommendation taken by yoyr committee on the afore·
America located at -1400 Broa(lway, New sent to ~ the outports, and checking this of this Committee that the membershiI? mentioned seven (7) ballots.
York City, as per the constitution and against the bill for the printer, we have • concur in the action taken by your Com- The fellowing correspondence was ban·
resolution adopted by the membership in . accounted for the 100 sample ballots that mittee on the stub of ballot 6039 for the died by the Union Tallying Committee:
c.onnection with the referendum. (See cor- were made up by the printer. port of San Juan. , To All Ports
respondence set out in full later in this We, the committee, have checked the files In fhecking the stubs for the port of . April 25, 1960
report, showing official documents ex· of. headquarters ~ffices and seen signed New Orl~ans, ·your committee found that RE: Polls Committee's Duties on Last
changed). , ~ receipts by the various port agents for the the stubs . of ballots 3408 thrQugh 3425 Day of Voting on Constitutional Amend-
Brother Kerr then turned · over to us official ballots that were sent to them by were m'issing. However, in checking the ment .
the stubs and unused ballots for the port headquarters offices. We have checked envelope : received from the bank for the Dear Sirs and· Brothers:
of New York. We then received from the these signed receipts and tpe serial num~ votes cast in the port of New Orleans on Article XIII, ·section 5 (a) and Section
headquarter's offices all of the files rela- bers . on them against the loose stubs re-~ · April 17th, -1960, we then found the afore- 1J (b) of the Union constitution, contains
tive to' the conduct of the election. From ~eived, and against the stubs still at- ' mentioned stubs, still attached to the the instructions with respect to the way
the files, we found signed receipts 6101 tached to the unused ballots. Ten thous~ original ballots, along with the ballots the port polls committes are to carry out
through 7600, which had · been issued to and ballots were either sent to all ports, that had bee·n cast in th.e port for that their functions · on the last day of voting •.
the port of New York and signed for by or were on hand in headquarters, the date. In comparing the roster for the port The constitution is, of course, permanent,
William Hall, an assistant secretary-treas· stubs on them bearing serial numbers l against the ballots contained in the en- and that governs the duties of the com-
urer of the Union. - through 10,000. We received back from velope from the bank, your committee mittees. However, for your convenience,
The committee then checked the stubs the 'Ports, or had on hand in headquarters found the following- statement from the the following is sent along to serve as a
of the used and unused ballots that were office!} Qr otherwise accounted for, stubs port of New Orleans polls committee: guide, and you may find it useful. Re-
in ibe baiiot box, and found that they number 1 through 10,000, including the "4/7 /1960-Ballots No. 3408 through member; the constitutio~ governs:
numbered from 6101 through 7600. The ones on . the unused ballots. The total No. 3425 placed in envelope with 1. On the day the balloting in each port
numbers of the stubs, when checked number of unused and 'used ballots stubs attached and not used due to Js to terminate, Friday, April 29th, 1960,
against the·used and unused ballots, were equalled 10,000. All unused ballots are coffee being spilled on same." 'the polls committee elected for that day
found to coincide with the numbers of. accounted for." The following is a detailed - Ronald A. Eden, E-163 shall, in addition to their other duties,
the ballots that had been issued· to the breakdown of the ballots, by.· ports and Emil Herek, H-423 deliver tcr headquarters, or mail to head·
port of New York. · serial numbers, as well as an account of Frank P. Russo, R-317 quarters Cby registered or certified ma.ii),
Your committee then checked the dates the ballots tallied, portsby-porti Your committee has included ballots all the unused ballots, together with a
ef voting rosters and compared them certification that is suggested be used
•gainst the minutes of the s,pecial meet· BPortt ~~1::,t •::~!':.'' R1:t1
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3~_~250':d ~~:: v;i:d .~~!1, :!~f'o~. 1!!:1. by each port:
logs for· the election o. f polls committee.'s 01 on · · • • • • • • • • _,., 1• 112 100 11 1 o 112 Certificalion for Unused Ballots New York .• , ••• 8101-7600 8101·7377 7378-7600 1168 80 24 5 1277
In this Port: We ~und In· every instance Philadelphia ... · 251~1000 2!11· 448 4411-1000 187 10 1 o 198 "We, the ,Polls committee of the port of
that a polls· committee had been dufy ~~~::'~r8 .• :::::: =t= =t~~ ~~:~ · ~ ~~ 1~ g 4:~ , hereby certify that th'e en·
. elected for the days op which voting had Jacksonville •••• 2201-2300 2201-2264 2265-2300 62 2 o o 84 closed are all the ballots sent to this port
. Miami •••••••••• 2301·2400 2301~2349 2350-2400 43 4 0 0 49
been conducted in the port of New York. Mobile .. '.I' ..... 2401-3150 2901-2861 2862-3150 449 12 o · o 461 and not used. The unused ballots number
. We checked the unused ballots that New Orleans .•. 3151-4150 3151-3891 3092.4150 680 41 •20 o 741 . (here put in the amount of Houston ... . .•• 4151·5150 4151-4600 4601-5100 437 12 1 o 450
were oti.hand· that had been issued :to the Wllmtnirtnn .••• 5151·5300 5151·5268 5269-5300 .114 3 1 ·o ne the ballots~. and bear serial numbers ·
San . Francisco. • • ISS01-S&>O 5301·5504 5505-5600 116 26 2 o 204
port of New York."We found that unused S@~Ule ..... "4 •• 0001..sooo 5601-5763 5764-5900 144 19 o o 163 · through (here
ballots 7378 throu(h 7600 were on hand Ban 7 11•1i -; ; '· '· 138UJ: 5~~'!:9 ~gg"~gg 167 26 1 0 189 put in the serial numbers of the unused
tn the port of New York. As.. stated before, .. ,
4171 322
- ballots); All are accounted for. Except
the stubs for the unused ballots checked " ·
1 45'* <here put · in the word
qut. • Explaln~d In detail Inter ·1n the Committee's report. . "none" or give details) .
. Your committee then commenced ·count- · Your committee made a comparison of 3408 through- 3425 in ·t...m ·fatals for the . Dated · . . , J960 ·
'111 the votes that had been cast during . the voting r9sters of tl)e various ports port of New Orleans as void ballots. Your (Name of Polls . Committe Member)
the election in the port of New Y.ork. ~gainst the mi~utes of the special meet- committee . recommends that the member- <Book Number
,,he committee inserted the proper certi• ings for the election pf polls committees. , ship concur in the ~ctiori . taken by your <Nanie of Polls ". Committe Member> ·
flcation~ with respect to stubs ancr un- We found, in every instance, that a duly committee in this matter. . · · <Book 'Number
used ballots. · . _ elected polls committee had. been elected. In the {!ort of Philadelphia on ' April · (Name ot Polls •· Committe Member)
.. , The 'breakdown of the total votes cast in · In checking the stllbs of all ports, we 27th, 1960, the last bailot cast ·for the day . . .(Book Number
.the port of New York is given In the port- ·have found that two (2) stubs were mis:;- was ballot· •39. !Jn· Aprjl 2~th,. 1960, the The above~certification shall be signed
by-port · breakdown later in · this report. Jng, one (1) each in the ports of Baltimore committee finds that th.e first ballot cast and ~ated, without .prejudice to the right
. The committee hes seen a letter, dated· and San Juan, from the stubs submitted · for tpe day was b~Ilot" 441. Your cominit- of any Committeeman to make appropri·
March . .30th, 1960, _. received .from the by those ports. · · · · tee has found in checking the· rosters sub- ate dissent. This ~ertification should he
printer, The Rand Press, In,e;,who print~ci In the· case of Baltimore, your· commit- · mitted to headquarters, a roster witl.i no enclosed in the package with the unused
the ballots. The letter cer.tifies that he, · teeiee found when .checking .the r,osters, port, c;fate or ballot number .listed on it. ballots.
· tlie printer, printed··and delivered· 10,000 the following note signed by the polls This -roster bears the signature of A.. R. 2. In the same package with the unused
'constitutional ba-llots, numbered 1 through committee for that port for the date of Haskins, H-80 on it~ whkh .tends to lndi~ ballots, but bound separately, the polls
10,000 and 100: samples ballots With· 0000 ' Aprµ 25, ' 196q; . · cat4f that Brother Haskins had cast a . bai- committe~: shall forward to '. headquarters
~ place of" numbers. · · · · · · ~ · "Due to an overilg~t .'Eddie. Games .. ·· .IOt . . in checking ihe . polls committee · sig- all stubs collected during the period of
: · · ··· · The 0ommittee ·h11 checked and· ·•we · · had · voted ·twice. ·· Man had ·already .natu~es and-· book-numbers ·on ·thia' ro,ter, · v.oting, together with a cel'tification •
... . ' . tlDd. tliaf in headquartei;s tlier .. are still ·. ·.- :· m.rtees ilia ,°balldt. at_'tJme.' Pus wa~ . . .against":, tlie .. Pliiladelpliia rosters,· for th!' signed and dat~d by all members of th•
. · -, . ·. -. --ft~e'' (5) 'ianiRle :J;>.U<)ts· that ·h:ave ~-ever (J_etfc~, '' bT · th• ·Comm-~ee:: Ballot·~ · ·-.-d,y1 ~f .April ·26th and -April 29th, -1960 Polls Committee. The following ls the.
·"·· . ~··• ·. ;ti'ee.i :u11eCI. - W.e -:· Jiav~ '.Qli -~Ji(I, l(.-be-4.:: .;.'· :_' •NQ.' :·' ,1~· .. w_ii - ~mm~ .._·\to1a . : _e.nd. ; , .... _'~e :(litcf that : one·· of oiic ~r~iiier~ Ir~ · · . <Con~ued Ol\ pag~ 8)
: o.:~· :.~!:f{i;_Jt_«iJ. '.:~4if.~ .. J:Af.··--~fJ:.: ~e:tit1iajS ::ln::itlf.i.SIU . Porls HMaJw JI~ 1960
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WASHINGTON-The Maritime Administration announced
it is spending $122,000 in the first step toward possible auto
mation of American-flag ships and the .elimination of seamen's
jobs. It envisions unmanned,
pushbutton vessels which will
sail the seas without a single
ter phrase, of course, applies to
the se_amen who will be jobless as
crewmember on b.oard. ' a result of automatic ·ships. · .
The obvious target of such a
plan would appear to be the sea
men who presently man American
flag vessels. The threat of an auto·
mated ship could be used as a
weapon by ship operators and/or
Government agencies to attempt to
cut down manning scales and union
standards.
The group also will look . into
such areas as compqter equipment
for automatic deCisions and ·com
mands; navigation and collision
avoidance problems; communica
tions equipment; selection of a
propulsion system; safety and re
liability of operation, and the ~co
nomics of initial construtcion and
op.eration.
This ambitious Government-
backed project has been placed in
the hands of the Norden Division
of United Aircraft Corp., Stam.ford,
Conn. This firm has been instruct
ed to study not only the machina
tions of the scheme, but the "soci
ological aspects" as well. The lat-
Because of the en•1rmous costs
that would be involved · in develop
ing at!Y practical system of remote
control navigation, tJle P!eliminary
studies authorized by the Maritime
Administration are not regarded
as a threat to seamen's jobs for
the present ..
-
Tally Committee -~-eport
On Constitution ·sa.llo·t ,.
(Continued from P•&'e 'J)
~ertificatioJi that ls suggested be used by
each port:
Certification for Stubs
"We, the undersigned, polls committee
of the port · of , hereby
certify_ that the enclosed are all of the
stubs collected during the period of vot
ing, and that we have checked - them
against the rosters and the number of un
used ballots, all are accounted for. Except
----.--." <here put in the word
"none" or give details).
Dated , 1960
(Name of Polls Committee Member)
(Book Numbl!r)
(Name of Polls Committee Member)
(Book Number)
(Name of Polls Committee Member)
<Book Number)
The above certification ·shall be signed
- and dated, without prejudice to the right
of any Committeeman to make .appropri
ate dissent. This certification 11hould be
enclosed in the package with the stubs.
The polls committee members shall not
be discharged from their duties until the
forwarding .called for by the aforemen
. tioned is completed and evidence of the
mailing thereof is furnished the port
agent.
The forwarding of the above, called for
tn Article XIII, Section 5 of the consti
tution, shall be to the following:
Union Tallying Committee
Seafarers International Union,
Atlantic and Gulf District
675 Fourth A venue
Brooklyn 32, New York .
In the event that a polls committee can
not be elected or cannot act on tile day
the balloting in each port is to terminate,
the Port Agent shall have the duty to
forward the material specifically set forth '
in Section 5 (a) 9f the constitution (un
used ballots and stubs) to .the Union Tally
ing Committee.
·Any qµestions on the above should be
directed to -the undersigned in headquar
2nd, 1960, for a referendum on an· Amend
ed c~mstitution, the memb~rship have
duly elected the following to constitute
the Union Tallying Committee to tally
the ballots cast in said referendum, ·.and
which have been deposited with you:
Walter Harris · Charla Palmer
. James ~cell · 'John Matkoski
_ L P. Ho&"an Albert lsaac
. In accordance with · the Constitution and
Resolution adopted by the membership,
a ll)ajority of the Committee may accept
delivery of and sign a receipt for all of
the enevelopes which have been mailed
to you during the course of said referen
dum.
It is hereby requested that _ypu ·certify
that all the envelopes receiv(!(J" by ·you
have been properly safeguarded in· your
vault, that you have · surrendered them
to · the said Union Tallying - Committee,
and that no one other than appropriate
bank personnel have . had access to the
said env·~lopes.
Very truly yours,
Seafarers internation Union of
North America, A&G · Distri~t.
AFL-CIO
Claude Simm~ns
Asalstant Secre&ary-Treauarer
Al Kerr
Witness
May 2nd, 1960
Mr. R. Harold Bach
ExecuUve Vice President
Commercial Bank of North.· America
HOO Broadway
New York, New York
. Dear Sir:
The undersigned members of the Union
Tallying Committee, acting under and
pursuan~ to the Resolution ado.pted on
March 2nd, 1960 by the members of the
Seafarers international Union of Nortl)
America,_ A & G District, acknowledge re
ceipt "of the envelopes sent to you from
the various ports on the referendum of
an Amended Constitution for this org~ni-
zation and delivered this day· io oil. ' .
: Very truly yours, . · ters by teletype.
Fraternally, Union Tally~ng ,·Coriu~itf~e :
Al Kerr Charles Palmer James Purcell · . ·.
Office Manager John Matkoski Walter ~ar~s. , .
May 2nd, 1960 Albert Isaac L. P. Hoc.an. ,. . .
r · Mr. R. Harold Bach . , May 2n'd, 1960 ;
· Executive Vice President Seafarers International Union
Comercial Bank of North Amerfca · 175 Fourth Avenue
HOO Jt:rna'1way · Brooklyn 32, New York
· New. York, ~ew York Gentlemen:
mentioned envelopes to the Union Tally
big Committee. No one other than appro
priate bank personnel has had acce~s to
the sajd envelopes contained .in our vault.
J. Goldman
Witness
Very truly yours,
Irvine : Gould
Manacer
. May 3rd, 19(10
· Mr. R. Harold Bach
E:Heutlve Vice "President -
• Commercial Bank of North Ainerka
HOO Broadway
New York, · New York
Dear Sir:
As Assistant Secretary-Treasurer· of the
Seafarers International Union of North
America, A & G District, AFL-CIO in
charge· of the minutes thereof, I herewith
'certi(y that, · in accordaric~ with the Con
stitution of this Union and the Resolution
duly adopted by the membership on March
2nd, 1960, for a referendum on an Amend
ed .Constitution, the membershi~ have
duly elected the following to constitute
the Union Tallying Committee to tally
·the . ballots cast in said · referendum, and
which have been deposited with you:
James Purcell Charles Palmer
Walter Jlarrls John Ma&kowski
L. P •. Ho&"an Albert Isaac
In accordance with the Constitution and
Resolution adopted by th·e membership,
a majority of the Committee may accept
delivery of and sign .a receipt for all of
·the envelopes which have been mailed to
you during the course of. said ref~rendum.
It is hereby requested.. that you certify
that all the envelopes received by you
_have been properly safeguarded in your
vault, that you have surrendered them to
the .said Union Talying Committee, and
that "no one other ,than app,ropriate ban~
personnel have had access to the said
envelopes. · ·
· Very truly you.rs, .
Seafarers Internation Union of
North America, A&G 'Disfrict,
AFL-CIO
Claude Simmons
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Al Ke·rr
-Witness '
SeatFainlGYls·
The SIU -"eontl!acted Seatraba
Lines has opened new aeneral of·
flees at_...595 River. Roadf
1
Ed'9water,
New Jersey, thAI weeki The' move
was made by the Jine to locate ill
offices at the scene of its rail car
and highway container operations.
SeatraJn was formerly located at
711 Third Avenue, '.New York City.
· To reach the new general offices
by telephone there is a New York
City -exchange, LOngacre. 4-5500
and In N~w Jersey, WHitney
1
5-6600.
Union .Has
Cable 'Address
Seafarers overseas who want
·to get In touch with headquar
ters in a hurry c£n do so by
cabling the Union at its cable
address, SEAFARERS NEW
YORK.
Use-of this address will assure
speedy transmission on a!l mes
sages and faster service for the
men· involved.
May 3rd, 1960
Seafarers International Uni9n
675 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn 32, New York
Gentlemen: ·
This is to certify that the one addition
al 'envelope received by .this Institution
addressed to Mr. R: Harold Bach, Execu
tive Vice President, Jn the name of the
Seafarers International Union of North .
America, Atlantic . & Gulf District, AFL
CIO, has been propel'ly · safeguarded in
our vau1t.
We have today surrendered the above
mentioned envelope to the Unjon T~UY·
ing Committee. No one other than appro
priate bank personnel has had access to
the said envelope contained in our vault.
J. Goldman
Witness - ·
yery tr~iy yours,
Irvin&' Gould
Manacer
In accordance with prior usage, thi1
report, t,he final report of the Union Tally
ing Committe~ is to be read at the meet
ings in all ports, where quorums exist;
to be held on May 11, 1960. The commit
tee notes that its proceedings have closed
o.n May 5, 1960. 1Since the ·constitution
requires that election procedures be fol
lowed as closely. as practical, we refer
'to the ·May · 11, 1960 meeting as ·the con
sti.tutional amendment (election , report)
meeting. We have to give it this name be
cause. obviously, we are .now dealing ·with
a constitutional amendment and not an
election report . .With respect to that meet
ing, again . as required by the .constitution,
the . membership must take up the dis
crepancies contained Jn this rep~rt. How.:
ever, we take note ol the fact that the
discrepancies . indicated herein are insig
nificant and do not effect. the results in
any . way and that . ail constitutional re
quirements have been met. Also, this t.
a unanimous report, there bei~g , no .dis·
sents. Therefore, under the provisions of
Article XIII, Section 5 (f) of the present
constitution, this closing report must be
accepted as final.
· By the terms of Article XXVII, Section
· 3, and Jn forwarding ·two (2) copies of the
May 3rd, 1960 report to the secretary-treasurer, we
·Mr. it. Baroid Bach · heteby ·notify the secretary-treasurer that
ExeeuUve ·.vfoe President t~e amendment has been approved by a
·Coinmercla~ Bank o,! ~o~b Amerlea . two-thirds majority of the valid bailots
·H~ Broadway cast, . but that this notification be deemed
·New Y,_n, New York made as of 12:01 .AM:. May 12, 1960. Pur-
·Dear Sir: - . . suant to ·the present constitution, there: ·
.:,-The udde~signed - ,.iembers of the·Unioµ fore, it ls the unanrmou!l repqrt of thi1
· Tallytilg Comi:nittee, acting under and . Union 'f.allying Committee that the riew
·pursuant to the· Resolution -aijopted on constlt.ution· -.goes into effect as oi that
·March 2nd; 1900 by .the members of the time on that day.
~Seafarers lnternatio~al .Union of North , · ·
·America, A , & G Disirict, acknowledge re- Na.me Book . No. De,&.
ceipt of· the envelopes. sent to you from 1obJa ,,Ma-~I . . )J-19- · ~ D,ee~ . Dear Sin . . Thi~ is . to certify that all the e'nvelopes
As Ass•~ant Secr~tary-Treasurer of the received by thi"s I~stitution a~dre$f\ed t9 . ·
S~farers International Union of . North Mr. R. Harold .Bach, Executive:.,Yice Presi-• ·
tlie va~ious :ports,'on 'the 'referendum' of- Cbaries Palmet P-IS . ·Deek
an ~mended qonstltuti~n for . t~is organi- -- J~mea :l'uJ.c~ll P-17 .&nSlne
American, A · & G District, AFL-CIO, in . dent, in the name of· the Seafarers Intero- ·
charge of the minu~s thereof, I herewith · national Union .of North America, Atlan- ·
. ; certify .that1 Ip accprdance with the . .Co.n- · .tic .and Gulf· J;>istrict, AFL-010, Have. hffn
ititotlon of. 1this tlnlon c<tthe,Resolution . ·. properly safeguarded in oqr vault . .. ~'-t ; ~· · ~
··,. ·dul1.ld6.,te.d/by the membership on M~cb 'We . have· ·today· $urrendered .the,...abOv~~ :.' .. ~ ' ~
~tioJ! ~nd ,,ae \:rered· th~s day ~ us. ·. ,· · Lawrence Hocaa· .H·S'J · ·-: .. ./ Enaiile
,. , , . ~ · Veey truly ~ours; : 1 ,.. • . . "'h tna '·
· .. • .. '"' , tiuion·, Tall1fri1 .. '. ~ommlttff · · .. : ~ ~- .. aa . i .
ci.arl~ Patmei , .1aajes·. P.ire.u . , / ·, _ : ~lb~~ ·Jsa'ac :. '..
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. ~lfed i.ae~·· "~ L. -P. ,..Hqaa ,, · .-... (~ .:~ ... ~,. JV;.tter•-Jlarm ~
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Some Facts .On Gas Miieage
The driving season is here and so are the big gas bills. Cosl of fu'el ·
ranks next to depreciation as the largest expense · of car ownership.
You'll pay more for gas this summer; especially because of increased
.gas taxes. The majority of states now tax gas at six cents or more
per gallon. In fact; 13 states now tax at seven cenfs. •
So you can see why <;ar owners are argtiing over how to get more
mileage. Says on~ re-ader: . '
-''I'm writing because you were cited by a fellow .worker of mine
regarding gas mileage. We .had a dispute as to what' .steady speed a
~ar -would get its best mileage."
Speed Cost~ . L
We hope the argument wasn't · too liot because even experts differ
a little. Generally, over 30 mph you start losing · mileage. But the
increase is not. signficant until you go .over 40. If at 30 mph you get 21
mpg, then <typically) at 40 you get 20; at 50, 18; at 60, 16; at 70, 14.
That doesn't mean all cars . will get the same mileage at these speeds,
of course. Other f~ctors affectinf mileage are ·weight, engine com-
pression ratio, condition of the car and driving habits. -
A 3,000-pound car gets 50 percent more mileage than or,e weighing
4.0oo; other factors equal. You can
see why the new compact cars
are ·running away with car sales
this -year. They're 2·,300 to 3,000
pounds. •
They dori't provide quite as much
mileage as some of the ads claim.
But drivers' · experiences so far in
dicate they yield 19-26 mpg for the
manual-shift sixes, depending on
wejght. .
A high-compression ratio
retically helps engines get more
mileage out of gas. But the high
compression earl on the road gen-·
era1ly are those loaded with gas
using extra accesories like ~auto
matic transmission and power steer-
- ing. Also, over a certain ratio, gen
erally 9 to 1 or higher, you need
premium grade. Fortunately, octane
ratings have been incre3sed each
year so that regular gas now rates
as· high as premium did in 1953.
Automotive engineers estimate that about 50 percent of all cars on
the road in 1960 will be satisfied with 91 octane gas. Regular gas now
is well over 91 in most areas, and country-wide, averages 92.4. Cars
generally get along with lower-octane than average in mountain country.
Private Brand Gas
What about private:brand gasolines sold at a price differential by
1ome chains? Interesting testimony on ".this recently c1me out at Fed·
eral Trade Commission ·bearings. Sun -ou Company told the FTC that
.the private-brand station is usually a low-cost chain operation which
pays as much as three or four cents per gallon less than independent
major dealers pay for gas of like grade. and quality. In fact, t'1is pro
ducer claimed the gas sold by private-brand dealers "is frequently
purchased •.. from major suppliers and is the· same as that sold under
the brand name of such suppliers."
If . that's true, it means the big ·refiners charge their own dealers
:more for -gas tban they- do the private-b.rand chains.
You can find out your compression ratio from .your owner's manual
or from a dealer. But the octane requirement varies even among the
same make cars. You can try this test: When your tank is pr~ctically
empty, fill with regular gra~e. If you nC?tice harder starting, less power
or hear a ping or knock when you· accelerate, you probably need either
higher-octane gas- or an engine· tune-up,
Tire Drac
' .
' Another factor is "tire drag," the American Chemical Society News
Service reports. It's important 'to have wheels aligned. A wh~el out of
alignment (toeing -in or out) by one deiree increases drag about eight
percent. Poqr alignment aiso ruins tires and creates a steering hazard.
Underlnflatlon ·of tires also wastes gas. Five pounds of underinftation
- wastes a ..half-gallon on -every 20, the · American Petroleum lnstitute·
estimates. · · · -
Keeping your · car serviced, and adjusted properly also is vital for
gas mileage: . Besides carburator adjustments and spark timing, here ·
·are points to check:
- • A dirty filter can reduce mileage ·as much as ten percent.
• A .11low or stuck choke· can rob you of 30 percent. '
' • ·Dirty or faulty spark plugs can waste as much as ten pe~cent.
· • To0-beavy ,motor oil in' the wr~ng :·season is another waster.' ,
· • So are stuck manifold and· cooling-system thermostat valves .
. You cari waste much gas through · careless habits. Among th-em:· Jack
rabbit' starts', staying_ too long:"iii fower gear before- shifting, rusl;ling up
to your stop 1 and then jamming .~n- ' fhe' brakes;.· .unpeceSSary idling,
' 'nervo.usly 'raciug the ·engine .,.while 'you WIJit foi: a l!jht to c;hange • . . '. ~, ' . . . ' ~
Seafarer Arthur· Roy, AB, thinks nothing of it as he perches on top
of mast aboard Del Rio (Mississippi). Roy went aloft to help
unsnarl thtt riggil'!g on a boom which slipped. ·
Four Scholarship Winners
Graduating From College
. . .
Four SIU scholarship students-two of whom are seamen
and the other two children of Seafarers-are slated to grad
·uate from their respective ·colleges next month.
The two 5 e a f a r er s are ·
Michael J. Carlin and Herman New York. She was chosen for the
J. -Sperling. Carlin, an eco- award in 1957.
nomics major, attends New York Robert ·Hauser, son of Seafarer
University. He rec.eived the award Edgar R. Hauser; an electrician, is
ill 1958. Sperling bas been study- an insurance major at the Univer
ing economics since 1956 at .the sity of Connecticut. He expects to
University of California, Los go to work as an insurance agent in
Angeles. Both men will receive Connecticut. ·
bachelor's degrees in their fields. Committee Of Educators
The SIU Scholarship Plan com
mittee which once a year chooses
five of the applicants vying for the
awards, consists of F. D. Wilkin
son, Howard Univ., Bernard P. Ire
land, College Entrance Examina
tion Board, Miss Edna Newby,
Douglass College, Elwood Kastner,
New York University and William
F. Adams, Alabama University.
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Se8k.55%
Shipbuilder
Aid Ceiling
WASHING TON - Competition
from J:apanese shipyards has be
come so tough that the Senate
Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce acted recently to
increase construction - differential
subsidies to 55 percent.
Gover~ment construction sub
sidy ceilings were originally set at
50 percent in order to enable
American shipb.uilders to compete
with foreign shipyards but the
Japanese yards, in particular, still
can build ships ror less than Amer
ican companies, even with the sub
sidies.
Cheap Labor
A combination of cheap labor
and the newest and most modern
machine tools and facilities enable
foreign competitors to build vessels
for so much less than American
yards. No matter how much of a
subsidy Congress gives on ship
cunstruction, foreign yards seem
to be able to beat American prices.
This is true of many other areas
of heavy manufacturing, from rail
road locomotives to bulldozers.
Jobs Top
Registration,
SF Reports
SAN FRANCISCO-Shipping in
the port of San Francisco exceed
ed all expectations this period as
48 men shipped on the five ves
sels that were in transit and two
ships that were in for sign ons.
Also, men were sent to other west
coast ports that were short of man
-power.
This -makes the second period in
a row that more men shipped than
registered. Forty - eight men
shipped to 39 registered.
The immediate future looks
gloomy, though the next period
might be fair. The Fairport is
scheduled to pay off soon and
three ships will be serviced in
transit within the near future.
Seafarers Pleased
Most of the Seafarers in the San
Francisco area are quite pleased
with the way the Cleopatra beef _
turned out in that it was so suc
cessful in calling attention to a
situation ·that never should have
existed.
During the last period the Maid
en Creek and· the, Young America
(Waterman> signed on, and the
Amers Victory (Victory); Portmar
and Alamar (Calmar), Erna Eliz
abeth (Albatross) and Steel Arti
sand (Isthmian) we~e in transit.
In the hospital?
«-·c1·ll;«.S.ll'.>H·all . ;m.mediaieJy.J:
. ·. .·
•t'·
Non-Subsidy _Operators · ·
Press Trade-In Proposal
\ \ - -
W ASHINGTON-Non-subsidked steamship compan!•, In-
cluding Alcoa and Bull Line, are staking their hope1 for im
proving their fleets on a bill permitting them to trade in their
present ships for more mod-1 · . ·
ern vessels. However, the fie Amerlclll Steamahlp Auocla
proposai is running into some Uon.
tough sledding In hearings before Usually, I meuun of thll kind
the House Merchant Marine Com- needs . th• unanlmoUI 1upport of
mittee. _ the mariUm• lil4Ulta:J If it 11 to
The bill has received the sup- make headw17 m -COngreu, par
port of th~ Amer~can Merchant ticularly since th• Burea.u o~ the
. Marine Institute, representing At- Budget II traditionally-hostile, to
!antic and Gulf Coast shipowners, any measure• broadening aid to
' but has been opposed by the Paci- American shipping. ..,
If the bill goes through, the SIU
Three Ships
·Paying Back
Wages Soon
contracted Alcoa Steamship Com
pany piam to trade. in Its C-1
vessels for C-2s,' C-31 or ~ore
modem typei, whlle Bull . Line
would exc;~ange two to fo.ur of its
pres~nt ships for c-48. The Amer
ican Tramp $hip Assocla~on, rep
rese~ting owners of tramp Libertys
and Vlctorys, II _also interested in
BALTIMORE - . Shippi_ng has .the legislation.
been slow ·in Baltimore during the In testifying for the MariUme
Administration, Deputy Admini
strator Walter C. Ford noted that
the vessels presently in the re
serve fleet would have to be
scrapped or limited to emergency
use 1f the Govemmelit cannot sell
them to shipowners Interested in
last period and is expected to re
main so for the next few periods.
Crews from the bankrupt Pacific
Carrier and Westport are sched
uled to receive their money soon,
but men from the Pacific Venture
will have to wait a Bit longer for
their funds. The ships were sold
to meet :back debts and crew pay
rolls.
The following ships paid off last
period: Emilia, Jean <Bull); Beth
coaster, Kenmar <Calmar); Steel
Ex e cut iv e (Isthmian); Feltore
<Marven); · CS Baitimore (Cities
Service); and Bethtex (Ore).
Signing on were: Bethcoaster
(Calmar>; Feltore, Bethtex <Ore);
and Oremar <Marven).
Serviced in transit were: Robin
Locksley <Robin); Oremar, <Ore);
Waco st a (Wat~rman); Seamar,
Bethcoaster, Massmar; <Calm!lr);
Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Pioneer
(Alcoa); Edith <Bum; Steel Vendor,
(Isthmian); and The Cabins <Texas
City).
STEEL CHEMIST Clsthmi•n), Aprll
21-Ch•lrm•n, K. C•nn1 Secretary, E.
·Anderson. Cooks are supposed to
serve foodst'\lffS on plates. Suggested
a change in messman. The· ship!ii
steam table was put back 1nto serv·
ice upon or deu of tbe captain. It
was resolved that a member· of the
headquarters staff board the vessel to
straighten oul lhe food program and
other beefs.
putting them to use. .
Tbe Alcoa witness noted that
without trade-in rights, Alcoa
would have to cut back its services
as its present ·C-ls reached the end
of their useful life. .
Bull Line's plans for trade-Ins
W9Yld give tbe compani C-4s for,
use as combination container and
general= cargo, ships. Each of the
C-4s would be able to handle 48
trailers in the ;IS-fQQt .ranie. with
ample additional cargo space for
carrying smaller boxes and con
ventional break-bulk cargo.
If modified through shipyard
conversions, · the C-4s cQgl4 c~
as much as i 78 of the large trailers,
while still leaving as mlich capacity
for break-bulk cargo as presently
a\'ailable on the company's ~2s:
steward department fo~ the flne meal
served on Ea,11ter Sunclay. Steward
department asked to check on· fresh
water: Water has ~~en nmnlng l'IUty
again . . Check all cranes for oil leaks. ·
It was moved to ·discontinue the use
of · the washing machine between ol:30
PM ,.and 5:1:$ PM: ..
CS .NORFOLK <Cltlet letYlce), ~ay
11-Chalr.man, T. Cummings; Secre
tary, T. Jones. All departments re-·
ported no beefs. A Tote of ' tiankl
went to the steward department for
a good job. '·
ALCOA ;.O~A""iiii<Atcoa)~ Ap·rt1 24
-Ch•lrman, J. llowdon1 Secretary, K.
Brltt•ln. Th.-:re rwere no beefa ·re-
.Union representative~ working _at various exhil?its have meal in
messroorri. Show ran six days in Washin9ton arr:nory, attracted ·
huge crowd of visiton., induding President Eis~nhower. ·
quest wu made to clarif>" who II in
charge of the medicine aboard the
ship, Repair lilt to be wbmitted be
·1ore reachlq port.
room .ad ruatT water In tanb. Laun·
~ room to be painted and u to- be
kept clean. - · STEEL ADMIRAL (llfhmfafl), Pab.
17-Chalrman, E. lsrHl1 Secret•ry,
.I. I. lalterllnt. 803.lSO in abip••
fund. J . . Ea1terllng, new abip's dele
aate. elected by acclamaUon. Motion
made arid · carried to i..ve lblp"1 fJln4
used only for t.rmon bualneu. llail .
to ·be turned over to lhlP'• delerate
for malllnl in Panama C1nliL ·
Four Ships
CrewU,.g Up
f.n Mobile ·
- J,fOBILg.._:Tbll port II figura
tively rubb\ng Its band.s_ wUh an·
ticipation, expecting to crew up
four ships in the. next couple of
weeks. The Jean liaJltte, 'i'opa
Topa and Afoundria · are expected
to call for full crews ~as ls the T·2
tanker Keva Ideal which II going
to take on l grain cargo.
"The crewing of these four ships,
all about ·the .-me time, Will strip
this port ·bare," Louis 'Neira, port
agent, reports, "so anyone wanting
to ship should be able to get out.''
The ship upturn will be welcome
because shipping in the last couple
- of wee.ks was just fair. . .
· Ships ttiat entel,'ed the P-ort and
paid off .ant ' ~he Alcoa Roamer,
Alcoa Corsalr, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa
Cavalier (Alcoa) .~ · Jean Lafitte,
Monarch oi.' the Seas, Topa Topa,
Afoundria and - Claiborne <Water
man j ; Fort· lloskins ( Cities Serv
ice). The .Wacosta <Waterman)
was the only sign on vessel.
.A,rriving here in-transit were the
Del Campo and Del- Rio. <Missis·
sippl), · Steer Vendor Usthmian)
aqd Alcoa Roamer <Aicoa>.
. ·~* the " regular m~mbership
. meetfl:li of Mat 11, the member·
·ship vgted unanimously to carry
the tallying . committee's report. ·
. The · Mobil• ~-llM-~ 81'9 con
siderably ·Interested in the report
that Waterman la getting favorable
. action· Q~ its· b~ .for a shipping
subsidy and may·get a subsidy con·
tract soon. Th~'l'Should mean more
shipping activity from this port.
The recent action by the US
State Department In · askfug· the
Union to withdraw its pickets from
the Egy.ptian ship Cleopatra, and
promising to protect the . rights of
American seamen In foreign ports
·bas come 1n for qutfe a bit Of fa
vorable discussion here. The SIU'•
·pi~lr.et action resulted In world·
'w·ide ptlbliclty over the way our
Gove~ent baa allowed Amerio
can.flag ships ahd American sea
men to. be pushed around.
taldns their job• Mrioualy: book ..
members should take these Jobs. Lock
on foc'ale not worktnf; · alSo locks on
Wiper and' .ftreman'a door. All lOcU
on doora should. be cheeked and
keys made. · 15 given to enrliteer for ·
maklnf abaft for TV. Undenhlrt1
should be in a..Orted ldze1 lince crew
la not all size 44.
ALCOA CAVALllR <AICOI), Mly I
'-Chairman, P. Davl11 S.Crot1ry, 9.
La11lter. Crewmember Lonnie Han·
son was ilown home due tq UlnellS • .,
Ship's dele1ate reported the repair
list was to be posted by Thursday,
Overfime beef• to . be placed in lhip's
minutes at the regu!Ar meettni. ID
the steward department there were
22 hour1 of disputed overtime. Will
be tumed over to the ·patrolman.
MY- DEL ORO (M,_lalppll, Aprll 11
-Ch1lrm.n, P.ur Arthi>fers · Secr~ary;
Vincent flt..-r1ld, Sblp'1 dele .. te
repor;ta dlfcuaion on hot water. If
ARIZPA <Waterman>, M1y · S-Chalfw . at any time there II no liol water. ·
111an, .lamn c. Baucloln1 Secretary, tb1a should be 1011ed by the crew
Giibert Troscl1lr. Motton made to for the vo:v .. e and reported to patrol·
ELIZAllf.'l'H (lull), Mly I-Chai"' 1ee about getting .10 .percent for dec,ll man. Treasurer report. balance of
m•n, w . .liinllh1 Seeret1ry, R. · Ha,.. cargo such as ·tankll containing oxplo- , .•llf.'70, After expenses, postare, ex·
nandeL There wt re no beefl. Under · lives. Vote of thanks to lteward de· · presa charges, phone call, etc., bal·
food and welf1r.e it WH aufguted partment. - ance 11'1.'13.· No beet. or dflputed ·or
that something·- be done about the -- reported. Daniel- Browning elected
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MERMAID <Metro· Petroleum), M•Y
1-Ch•lrman, E. Seeley; · Secretary, B.
Sl•de. Minutes of the last meeting
were read and posted. Delegates will
1ee patrolman at pay d'f about the
captain issuing, fqr£:ign ,mony. Want
US currency or traveler's checks.
Also want the patrolman to see the
chief engineer about getting cold
w~ter aboard ship, . Engine depart·
ment foc'sles heed painting. Refrlg·
erator vegetable box has not been
working ·"properly. Repair list wa-s
g iven to t tie C!I Pt11in to · bave spring ·
straps lnst.iied for the bunks. Galley
and store rooms and foc'sles to be
f umigated in port. Vote of thanks
plufeing of ke)'bolu ill the to,Jleta - .CITY OP ALMA <W1term1n), M1y 4 new sbip.'1 · delegat~. · ' ·
D
I · t. and ~ower1. -Cl\ali'm•n, D. Rudd'" lecretary, P. . _ , 1 •. _ , g --· Pox. Delerate report. three .men · MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo ·a. Tank•
I es MARYMAR CCalmu), May ..:..Chair.a mined . llhlp. No bnftl. 8230 movie ship Corp.); Aprll 20-Ch1lrm1n/ Wll•
· . m•n, A. Whltmar1 Secret1ry, R. Cum- fund collected: TV· bW 119.80. · Cbaln Ham 8arth1 Secretary, .I. Decllatorla.
. mfi191. Several repairs were not taken needed for recreaUon room. Suggest Captain . will try fo obtain American
, given by the ctew to all the steward
department for good service and good
f~od.
care "of in the shipyard, but other safer · passage when earr)llng d~k dollars: otherwl1e it Will have to be·
. · · member• . were asked to . cooperate immediately . after .depart"1'e•,.· houra disputed OT. Much dlacuaton Of Siu Shi
than· that there · are no bfef1. Crew- load; also that repair list be m11de up . moneY. of country we're in . . Few · · · · p · with the 111nitatlon men in all depart- - was in order -to ltrallhten out tho
. · ... _. . ·. .· . .. · ments to make their ;lob a little ALAMAR CC1tm1r>; iiMy · I-Chai"' lteward about many, lhortaru ln pro-
, .. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service>, May ~ easier. All ...hands, agreed that this man, T. Prazler1 Secretuy, T. Yab- vlslons. ·
. · 12-Chalrman, J .. Puker; Secretary, · would be done. · lonsky. Delegate report• no major _.,,-_
R. Smith. J. Phillips - was elected ~M· · I --..,.... _ beefs. All . .d~alra ,made with the ex· • MANKATO VICTORY (Vlder'Y. :,c1r-
shlp's delegate. Repair list was given . e· et g EDITH •(8ull>r May 1i-Ch~lrman, I. · - ception . of new· li>ckers and musl!.• rlers>, Aprll. ·SO. Ch•lrman, MichHI
to the new ship's delegate. A new · · · · ID s Smlthl secretary, M. Mlcliallk. Flow· room vents. Slight. improvement in. Loretto1 $eeret1ry, CecU· c. · llCollt.
reftrligerator ii' netedded, At~lh 'comm
1
utinl· .. . . .· .···. . . ers :were 11e11t- to 'chief e_aflneer"s foo4 1ltuaUon. Sbortat•. ot
1
water - SafetT m'etintr '!JU held. ReIMlr ' JUit
ca ona .were Pos. e on e bul e n home for . the demlle ~ of ·the' chief'• . pitchers' and wash ballln p u11. A all fllled · out. T wo troublemallers got
board. · · father. Chief ,aimeer wu put uhore little quiet to be maintained at nlthV' off;· &~ward delegate re'ports ou ·
· -- · to attend funeral. ~ n~w reefef far In passaieway1. 11.ubecl ,otatou too man sent b•cll: to States due to Wnea
. MARQRI "<Marven>, ·Mar -1-Ch•lr• the crew'1 -.meu was ordered ·bY the watery. · ' '• No '!>eel• · Few houri disp.uted ' OT;
man, D: Glmze; Se~•tuy, c. Redell. · · · captain. Z,.erythlnc • wu reported - · ·
There- was olie beef about the cliviaion ' ported. One ·~~ w~ . paid ofi m San smooth. Curtain• are~ uked 'for · ,. MONTIGO IKY <ltanclanl Marine)~ DEL ·~a ~lnlulpptt, Aprll 24-
, of overUme and · then turning down Juan to go to the hospital there. All the ' crew nieuroom-. SteWard' depart- . Aprll 30-Chilrmiln, .I. R. MurphYJ Chalrm1n, .Henry Ma111
1
Secretary,
all OT. See the appropriate depart· communlcaiton1 were read and posted ment wu atven .a vote~of 'thanks -for ' lecrefary, L c:. Pierce. Slilp'1 dole- Carmela · ~ttanl. LaWrelice o . TWeF
ment delegate with any beef .as · It Ship's delegate resifned and J. Bowan the preparation ,and- •rYbJf of the gate HpON ,talk ; with, '· oijl man re ,elected n~w lblp'1 delerate. Treuuru
comes up instead of waiting until was elected to the vacated post. It food. · , . · . .: · di'aw1 In Karachi; Captlln pld he report• 12'3 orr-hand, ' Spent ms~ .
meetintr 11lght. · The ship's · delegate was suggested . that ·u •crewmembers • " .o;...__ - . ~ '- • had -.about U.'100 In '118· 'Clll'Nney- Balance .. sero . . · No · beefs repottecl.
, reported one beef about the pantry ftnish their meals they leave the fable LOSMAR <C•lmu>~ , M•Y , ~hair• after that draw1 .would be in. J,ndlan .. cooler should have been replaced thle
being short of supplies and the prob· and give room to those who haven't man; s. MoHkowlk11· secretary, Wm.- .. ruphees. Two" mem to be pal4 J'8t, · trip 'bilt .~"t. ~ to be ' ke~t ·
lem was 'solved. A messman 'missed eaten. Reque1t that meei1n11 be ro· allier • . ·J.etter.a -":concirnlng ~•Pair• One man, repla\*f. at . ..utnl -ilme 'b1 ' cloHd.· ' , · . ·
t he lh1p in 'Baltimore. Need for paint· tate.d~ . . · , ·, , , aent to SIU ·h eadquarters. Wfil .. co'n• patrolman • . o.:Ivelton. TUu., , Will · . - , ,
m. &be measroom deck and the fuml· . tact ai.o atiout captain•• U8' of rifle, report ·to boarding patrotmaft. · D'•· , -, GULflWATIR~ : <Met'o ' Petrol•um),
.. : oPoe .,ol the .ship to be 'rid of the · STEEL RECPRD•R Uathlftlan>, May Dlscuulon. on . fOOcl noru ~1aacl Unen, layecl ..sun.t~. 1 No~ beef1. Dl9- April. n-;;.eh1lnn1n, J. •111ter1 lee,... ·.
roeellea. . P!Uolmap .• 11- .~o see the 1-Ch.•lrman1 I , Parr1 ,sec~et.,y, G. 'Vote . of 1ppreclatfon · to'. ·BPam ''for au....,. oa Unea -8 per asreement.1 • :tery. · D,·· RelJln..... Shbf,1 dekllate
m ate ,abOUt extra ti~• to make cof· Lopez. Three ·men were li>Hed - for ·. ba1eb&ll .corerana >;tempera~a · re· ·· »oii'tTbo~ · llb'raiT .boob: ~turn .. rep0rt..'.au rePiilr• tpde ' aa' J.;llbon;'
.· fee before. ~Wng·the ganfs . to work. misbehavior ,and. failure to perform · porte '.~~ . ~., ,f! , " · :'. , ~·· , eollef C,.pe. K9'P lndlau. out• ·ot ... No·· beefe: -..' Men plean cooperate ta '
Allo· yant 3 PM co!fee time, and .. theJr work. There have. been numer· · • •. ... • • ~ - . ,' • .. ·, ' _pa~•W11111 ucl l'OOllUo 1,. 1' . , ~ .. • . · ·~p!q _.... ISc,qn J!IOld~ '~ Cil ,
1riad.cC>OP•· • · ou.11 · complaint• about the creW-a · CHICICAt~w · cwetwraan>, Mllrtll tt >... - : . •.,....::-- ·: ·. - · , . tlwab &o '·..,,ard ~ ftr » ··w.U· · .
- ,, _,_ .. ---:-r. : -.; · · 4raws. · ~e ~ 1bip'1 fund hu -se.~,. . ....Cllaltman;" Mcu•r-S.U.tair; Hay•· · <-, ltlllYH.LI CWmrm••>• Mir 1 - · " donif. · Dill:!'llllloll n , 'illen .ltaJtilc .fiUI-. ..
, - ~ltl!O'A"-~ ""· ~•n!f>,.~ May 11 Ol;le AB wu .hospl~allzed la Calcutta. •No eXtr•· eljarettQ.~ J;e,;fliaet; T:wo . C_....I......,, ... wJH,.M ,C.'"'9ft1 ~ : ~ • '*" 1ia4 ~-~--- · .•
riCINJfrmaa;; 1t: .cttltlcMlla~ary,· ~'l'bere · were· a few hour1 ·c1&putec1 .O'f .. · eUt'oas • "9idt'"WY- Di'&•Yiffl7 .fary, ,Henn -.•• UNtv:' :T.f--. "i'e;; ~ .. ' tab vacaUoa\(n<~ to~ .. v.aca•·' : · .. -- ~-~ .. 'f.tidtif!P'• ~_..-~ · ~ wilL .be. r9ferred. to tile .P•lrol· · .-. clan, 14brarr. ..o.:i. ~-a.,· JION· •:11 Ill><~' "'1Jiil.a Dlll'Qtet ''. ·tlan~.' · r--,arb'llncl~1itaci' .. llhUilcl '., :
" ·tllillt. , . ...... ,.~ ~~ •• ~!! ·~efortt pa.Jott. A vote Of· thanki ~· p:ortl: .. ~~":!tallte«~ ~of::'~• ·or-~ to"-·.._ .'~:·:11P'':witb•~.:ol'.:: .. >~ JI,..._...,. ...... ._....,.,,,}.
. Ii'~ A- _....,_ ,til- _.,, . ..,_.,,,#0~ a.I·' ', ·~ent ·:to the mwaril llepartment; Be• · eUl"en"·~"~ .~ .... ,· •. ~.,,,. •.Pilfi'olnlailJ.~ ... ~ ·,Qttptu;:.lie»t -·"'-la•Tto'.. l' llr~Ritni•r~ .. ~'~;: ;;,· .- ,.
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------------+ At ·this writing the outcome of the contract dispute be
tween the International ·Maritime Workers Union -and the
Incres Line, owners of the pass_enger ships Nassau and · Vic
toria, is still in doubt. But one thing is ce'rtain~and that is
that the IMWU h~s the .solid support of the ships,- crews and
of the crews of many other runaway vessels as well.
Ba·lt~ Port
• I
Body. Files
. .
Radiograms
BALTIMORE -The ·Maryland
Port Authority announced recently
the inauguration of ' a service to
deliver radiograms ,filed aboard
ship by members of any -crew.
Me!isages can be sent via radio
telegraph station WMH owned and
«>perated by the Maryland Port
Authority. The station will send
messages anywhere in the United
States to any person who is willing
·to ·accept the message on a "col.;
lect''. basis. · .
WMH will also accept and de~
liver return messages and will bill
t)le origirial sender at a· later· date.
, The service · is · available to all
ships sa~ling the Ch~sapeake ·and
Delaware Bays and on the · nearby
high seas.
· When the- pickets had to be ·withdrawn as tne result of a
court order, the company tried to hustle the ships out. This
mane.uver failed because the cr~wmembers refused to work
the -ships until they get union representation and some im
ptovements.in their conditions.
No matter what the outcome, the "lncres Line dispute is
proof positivf: ~hat, given encouragement and support, runa
way ships' crews will fight militantly for decent conditions
anq a u.nion contract. This, d~spite the fact that these crews
are almost alw~ys aliens recruited overseas and subject to
loss of jobs and deportation for· daring .to demand-just treat
ment and ~onsider-ation for their needs.
The IMWU, which was set up with _the joint support of the
SIU and the National Maritime Union, has done a fine 'job of
organizing · and solidifying the··Incres- Line crews l;>ehind the
Union. But in a sense, the best organizer in this picture is
the rµnaway ship operator. By paying mise~able wages·, un
der-man.ning his ships, working his crews long hours and ·sub
jecting them to intoler~ble conditions, he is driving them to
join ,a union in self-defense. Once -the IMWU makes· its pro-·
.gram more widely-known to runaway ships' crews · a~d offers
them. assistance, the runaway operator is .going to find .he
will have to· meet· union conditions to sail his ships.
" t · . Si
. · - ~ --,~et~er · Fee~i~g
~~se~farers on many s~u-C~ntra"'ct.ed .ships are· getting a new
bonus in the form of. ~etter-.quality s~ea1t meats as_ a result" of
the success.ot.t:he SIU Food Plan. The industry-wide program
was originally set up with the purpose o{ improving ship
board service arid food preparation. It was argued that re
placing mass feeding techniques with. individual preparation
and · setv~ce. · would' ·provJde fresher, tastier meals; and .also.
. .eliminate e0nsid~r'able . ·w.aste. ·The savings could then be
translated into better qqality storing and a wider variety· of.
ship's_ stores; : · · · '· - . ' ·
•· . . . . . . . . : Thaf s jq~t, wha~. is, happ~J.liilg as . a i;esult .. ,o.~ ~he, ~uccess
· ".· fSEAP.Af:lERf!Jj, • of· the program to .date-and tpe chief benef1c1ar1es Jlre the ;;i : . · O'-.. . .. , . .. ·. : seamen theritselves. The 9ld nia~-f~eding practices,. leading , • :·Dnnfi , ''-A(f '. .. : to over-cookin_g and over-'}>r~paration ;were ad~ittedly both
, • .,F~ ' . \i;. (;. •' · was~eful an.d un.satisfact'ory. Cooking and serv;ing to individ-
IH M.:flMQI¥ ~--, 1:1al .order is ·the key. to good shipboar.d feeding,,- along w.ith
~~6 'IM&fiAWi .. quality .aµ.d vai:.!~ty of' storing~ The SIU F:ood flan is· having
~· :: · ' "· CO~Siderable .. ~q~~~S·'i~"ac~eving'•~ose· obje.ctiyes:".' ·· , ·"
m ' t,~. ,· ·~ ·•
"'· . .. !ii·" , \ ..
Pare .. Eleveli ·
MediCa1: Care Battle . '
Overlooks ~MD Fees
The controversy over a.. system of ,providing medical
care I for older Americans now raging ·in Congress has
obscured one.of the basic causes of the problem-namely the
sharp rise in doctors' and hos- ·
pital fees over and above the ment these statements, with statis
increase in the cost of liying. tics obtained from the us Depart-
This problem, which affects both ment of Labor. The report says
young and old, but particularly that while the general cost of Hv
older people because of their heavy ing b=is ·gone up 24 percent in the
medical bills and lack of funds, last ten years, the cost of mr.d: cal
is re~ponsible for th e furore costs in general have skyrocketed
over the F1>rand Bill. But even some 47.5 percent, tbe cost of a
passage of that measure would not hospital room has jumped 88 per
completely resolve it ·since there cent and the cost of hospital in
is nothing in sight to halt the surance has blown sky high, up
steady upward rise of medical and 108 percent.
hospital costs. Recently, .the trustees of the
According to a special report Seafarers Welfare Plan voted in
published by "US News and World creases in benefits for family hos
Report" on• this issue, "The · cost pital <.'nd surgical care, raising the
SEAFARERS
LOG
SPECIAL -
REPORT
of being sick. amounts allowed for various oper
keeps going up-1 ations. increasing the daily hos•
and no early end pital room and board benefit to
to the rise is ex- $15 a day and boosting other
pected. Doctors benefits proportionately. These
are ch a Pg i n g changes were made in part to pro- ·
more for home vide greater benefits for SIU
and office visits. families but also were made neces
P.rice5 of most drugs are higher. sary by the rising cost of medical
Hospital bills are way up. A major care.
illness cr.i:i mean medical costs in If any real advances are to be
the thousands. The big rise in made in solving the problem of
medkal chRrges Js. 11 growing medical costs, something would ,
problem for Americans, both young have to be done to regulate the
and old." presently-unregulated increases in
The report goes on io docu- doctors; fees and hospital charges.
ILGWU Publishes
News Iii. Chin·ese
Front page of "ILGWU Local 23 News," now being published in
Chinese "'ition. Local · has several hundred members of' Chinese
artcestr.y • .
Local 23 of 'the International Ladies· Garment Workers Un
ion has come up with something rather unique in the annals
of union publishing •.• a Ch~nese-language newspaper.
: The Chinese paper ·is a
t.r-anslation ot the regular Lo- It is prepared ·by an editor of
cal" 23 paper and will be is- the "Chinese Tribune," who u .. sed
sued several tlines a year, to reach to "be an ILGWU organizer. Proqi
the 900 Chinese members of· the inently featured in t.tle newspaper
skirt ·and Sportswear· Wor-kers' is labor news and material on the
UJiion. ,_ · · · · Union Label campaign.
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SEAFARERS · 11 ·~11YDOC
• • 4 ~
Currently hospitalized in the Houston area, ' reportl Port Agent
Charlie ~imball, are Seafarers Saul Schneider, Mack Aeoata, Adam.
Slowick and Thomas Chapman. . ·
Schneider is a messman whose last vessel was the Pandora. 1'e is
being treated for yellow jaundice and· will probably be in the hospital .
for another three weeks.
Ac0sta, who sailed l~st as an oiler on the Mount Shasta, came. .down
-
Schneider Acosta Slowick Chapman
with an ulcer condition but is making good progress and should be re
leased in a week or so.
Slowick, an AB, is beina treated for iiljuries recieved when he was.
run over by an automobile. The length of his stay in the hospital has
not yet been determined.
Chapman, whose last job was on the Denton as an oiler, is being
treated for a glandular ailment and should be discharged in the near .
future. ·
Seafarers on the beach or off the ship on shore leave should take
some time either to write a letter to, or visit, their buddies laid up in .
hospitals. Visits from friends are always welcomed by.men confined-to
hospital rooms.
The following is the latest list of hospital patients;
USPHS HOSPITAL
BOSTON, .MASS.
Gilbert Edwards John F. Santo1
Chas. A. McCarthy
USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
lose Alonzo. Jr. Edward Knapp
Thomas E. Andrews Leo B . Lang
·. William E. Alpin Clyde R. Leuett
A. T. Arnold R. E. McCluskey
C. Bankston, .Jr. .Joseph Martello
Nicholas Bastes Victor Mlorana, .Jr.
J'ames E. Belcher Jack Moore
Accurso Bonti Anthony Novak
Edward Boyle Louis W. ·Pee4
Ricl1ard OhilZ!lrra Eugene G. Plahn
Virgil L. Coash Wm. E. Roberts
Donald Dambrino Chlis. R. Robinson
Wm. Daugherty .Joh'D E. Sanders .
Harold N. Eby Herman L. Smith
Henry Falgout Louis Spindler
Donald Forrest Ralph F. Subat
Chas. Habl.ghorst Charles Summerell
Leo C. Hannon Walter B. Ulrich
William . Barris Ferdinand V. Viio
Sidney S. Irby Herbert Wilson
Edward O . .Johnson Luther E. Wing
Anderson .Jordan .Joseph P. Wise
George M. Kasprzyk Harry Wolowita
Nor man W. Kirk
VA HO.SPITAL
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
John .Joseph Hazel
USPBS HOSPITAL
FORT WORTH. TEXAS
F. E. Anderson Max Olson
B. F . Deibler Peter W. Sotlre
Woodrow Heyen Bozo G. Zelenclo
VA HOSPITAL
HOUSTON, TEXAS
a. J'. Arsenault
. VA HOSPITAL
OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA
Joseph J. Baas · -
VA HOSPITAL
24TH ST. & lST AVE., NYO
Chas. o. Beiiiini ·
VA HOSPITAL
KERRVILLE, TEXAS
Willard T. Cahill
STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
l>an M; Christolo1
MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL
ilT. WiLSON·BAL'i'lilORE COUNTY
BALTIMORE, lrlARYLAND
Oeorie Davis
SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
A. B. Gutierrez Thomas llllkleD
. TRmORO HOSPITAL
NEW YORK
Jam" Ruaell
I
US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL
W:ASHINGTON 25, DC
· Wm. H. Thomson
. VA HOSPITAL
CENTER HoT SPRINGS, SO. DAKU'i'A
Clifford C. Womack
USPHS HOSPITAL ·
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Garland Bennett William Morian
William Barron Ernest Web6
Paul Carter
USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
c. Batts .James M. Davu
~er~rt Jlroy_g~gn .J@~ ~ruf
Dennis Cahoon Steven Purifoy
R. Camantique Henri .J. Robin
USPHS HOSPITAL
GALvEsrON, TEXAS
Mack Aeolta .John Gibson
Max Anderson Pat- H. .Jones
Pierce Downer Saul Scbllelder
Ben Buck Adam Slowik
Thomas Chapman
USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND, NY
William Bates Ioannil N. Louka.I
Joseph Blake . J'obn S. Lukas
Robert W. Bunner E. J'. O'Rourke
%lnnb Kodro1 Peitro Paulin .
Thomas Lauer Thomas C, RileF
Thomas Leha:v L • .J. Sheehan
Serafin G. Lopes A. W. Willert
. USPHS HOSPITAL
llANHATl'AN BEACH
- BKLYN .• NY
J'ohn .J. Driscoll - Santiago Laurente
Bart E. Guranicll: Hell1'7 E. Smith
Willlam D. Kenny
USPHS HOSPITAL
' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
Matthew Bruno J'ohn F . Malylko
Samuel P. DrurY Charles Nall
Richard L. Harilden Lloyd".J. Thoma ..
Charles Haymond Howard .J. Watt.
Gunnar.. Johnuon David L. W.IWamll
USPHS HOSPITAL .
BALTDIORE. MARYLAND ·
Ramon .Asueda · Wm. Koftowiteb
Theodore S. Aleek G. L. Loeffer
Glend1n L. Broou· ·G. P. l!(atcotte
Kenneth C. Brown Gerald Rivera, Jr.
Hermao D. CameF Eulene E. Stewart
Jeff Davia I'. X. Sulllvan
Sldne:r C. Day Jobn W. Tlcil•
SJdne;v T. DickeM Lawrence A. Tnoa .
Gorman T. Glaze Kenneth J'. · Wella
Loyd J. GrUUs J'ohll Yulma1
Danb Hl«iinl
USPHS HOSPITAL
SEA'l'TLJ:, W ABBINGTON
Edward S. Cannon J'ame1 c. Mitchell
Edward E . lldlnfer ,Leo L. Selealde
Perfecto Hierro Johll P. WillWu
Geori• B. Little
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SEA.l'A.ltElt! , l.00
La Salle Oller
Stricken ·At Sea
To the Editor: ·
· We had some bad luck cross
lnl the Atlantic · from New
York to La Pallice, France.
Brother Claude Virgin, oiler,
had a bad heart attack and was
out for several hours. He en
tered a holpital in France.
Thanks and credit should be
given to Captain William Har
vey for getting our ship to a
vessel with a doc~or aboard•
Also, · a world of credit to H~
mer Ligon, chief mate and
Brother H. Parks .for first-class
first aid help until the dbctor .
arrived aboard . ship.
The officers and crew did a
tine job transporting tbe doctor·
to and from the Weather Ship
France II and SS La Salle.
The steward and steward de
partment did a flile job taking
care of.. the sick man until our
·arrival in port. The crew hopes
for a quick· recovery for Broth-
er :Virgin: '
Edward Cole
to ~ 1:-
Welfare Aid
I
Draws Praise
To ibe Editor:
I · w~uld lijte to express my
deep appreciation- for the help
tlie Welafi'e Plan gave us when
I went to the hospital ln Janu
ary, and for the prompt way
they handled everything.
¥arilva Wallace
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He's Big Help ·
-W:o Seattle Men
Juapge, and even cOlt1y auto
mobllea are entrusted to NelL
One time a seaman who was on
the east coast wanted hi1 port·
able electric oven and thil W81
promptly forwarded.
Unusual happenings become
part of his job. For instanee, a
seaman who made a pier, head
jump for a ship to Japan or
some other distant place did not
have time to store hia auto
mobile. · This chol"e wu con
signed to Neil who parked the
vehicle in front of bis home
where:- lt could · J>, watched
until the . owner got back. .
_ William Calefa'&o
Mother Praises
SIU For Help
To &be Editor:
- This letter is long overdue,
but I would like you to know
how grateful I am to Utt SIU
for its kindness and help when
my son, John Scott, died.
· · When two of my sons went
to Baltimore to · bring John
home for· burial, the m)n in
the Union hall there couldn't
do enough to help them with
information and get things
straightened out quickly, which
saved ·us a great deal of time
and, trouble. ·, .
Also, it was good to know
John had so many- good friends
-the men on his ship, the SS
Emilia.- sent a beautiful · bou
quet of flowers and 30 of his
friends sent sympathy cards. ·Letters .. To
The ·Editor
Deep down in mY heart I am
~ very gr~tefpl to all who helped .
The men should be thankful
,.,An letter• to tM editM for
publicatioo in the SEAFAR
ERS LOG muat be . signed
b11 the t.Oritn-. N.ames toill
·be withheld upon f'equeat.
Blood· Donations
Saved Hi..-.
· they have a union which takes
such good care of them anil
their problems and· is so willnl
to help them.
Mn. Marsare& Scott
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S•aman Assails
Arab· Po~
To the Editor:: ·
To the Editor: I sailed (both in . the NMU
. I want to thank you froD\ the and SUP> for many years and
bottom of my heart' for the 10 I well know how seamen are
pints of blood ·ma.de availal>lt treated in Suez, Port Said, Al
to me when I suffered a mas- exandria, etc. I also know that
sive hemmorhage on Easter any mention of such to the US
Sunday. c:omml will be Ignored.
The doctor1 were unable to So, as a former seamen, and
stem the hemniorhage for 30 as ari American, I 'thank you
hours and my family was· notified for having the courage to call
and l was given the last rites attention to thes~ facts by ty
·one thing that ·few landlub- of my faith. Were it not for ing up th~t Ara'b ship.
hers realize or ean understand th 10· i ts f bl d I ould ose P n o ' oo • w May I also· suggest the foi-
ls that even ·Seafatess have .not be here today. " lowing: When talking to report•
vital" statistics . to take care of .Aiso, wlli you' thank ·Brother ers, tell tliem at;>out -what freat-ashore, · such as the matter of SIU h it 1 Gillette, the osp a pa~ merit se~men. get in Alexandrl11, income t.ax filing and other per- 1 f hi ist ·
sonal affairs. , . tro man, or- s ~ss a~ce on Port Said and. other Arab ports.
. · verifying my seatime. How "pilots," : cops, etc. roll,
It 'ts forfunate that among Also three members of the rob and otherwise mistreat
city ·dwellers there are some in SIU and SUP donated• their Americani-and Nasser makea
every port who are interested blood but I do not have their this look like an Israeli plot.
in the difficulties and problems names · and I wonder If° you . Charley Bou
of seamen, who can understz.nd b. lish th ks t
and are sincerely anxious to b. o could pu my an q my -t t t
unknown benefactors in . the •
of service to -them. There must LOG. ' . · ·. Wants Public
be somebody ashore who can Thanking you again for the T G t LOG
be trusted to taJce care of things. heip you have given me and for 0 •
I.~ the cpmparatively isolate~ the trouble you went through To &he Editor:
outport of Seattle, Nell Pardo for me. While we .of the membership
known as Nell to hundreds of Plllllp Mohan. realize the journalistic achieve·
Seafarers; is just as anxious t~ < ments of the LOG, I find rt dia-
be helpful with personal prob- t. lo ;\; ·heartening to enter a Union
Iems Seafarers· may have as' he F I I p I ball and view copl~s. of our pub-
ls of making out and filing their am y ra ses llcation collecting dust.
income taJt-returns, and su'ridry. Welfare Assist One so.lution is branching out·
paper .wort. To· &be Editor: to distribute it to the general
One of the biggest problems- Th'· ill kn 1 d public. . · .
of Seafareri is "the deilvery of· w w ac ow e ge re-
mail. - Nell provides a solution · ceipt of· y~ur Welfare ,Plan'• In that way, we could make
letter relative to Yourick Gull- the public aware of .the import. to this by renting numbered · ·
boxes. Mall addresseil or for· lory Jr. and the receipt of the ance of the merchant marine to
warded to his office is locked check. -. \ , the country's economy.
In the boxes and upon lnstruc- .Oil behalf of Mr. Omerlce . Our ·fight is theirs too, but
tfon Is promptly forwar<Ied to Guillory and the other members they are less informed.
a seamen anywhere in tile world of the deceased'• family, we / R. E. Hartley
by, ajr,mall. He knows more wish to -thank tou and your_de- (Ed. note: The LOG u toide·
than some lax · shipping com- partment very much for your Z11·distributed to membeT1 of
ptmies· what mall means to a cooperation and assistance In CongTesl, state and · .FedeTal
seaman. settlinl the .atfafrs of the de- a.gepciea, matjtime, .empipyer.• -
ceased . . "'· · ·
The pi~l may contain checks, We ats'
0
th'ank you .for Y-
0
· ur and" uni<ma, aa well aa the gen,.
aome urgent pews from home, era! public.>
reports ·on activity 1n· any · en· offer· for further a4vice and as- / ;to ti . $.
terprise . a 'seam~ ' may ha:v"' . listance . in this . m~tter.: ' .
ashore, etc. Mall ii an important Kind regards and best wishes. Savannah Crew
thinl fn a seamAln S llf«!. and Daniel J. MasH a 'eefS c ·leared
Nell's service is abiled to fulfill · t lo t
this end as it .6aa· done for' the· :· . ') To the EditOr:
past lG yean. ' Sugsests, seatl:le - We, the crew of" the Seatratn
Where can. a seaman far from ·. c f . A ~ :;..-;., . Savannah, w~h tq thanJi: the
home, or those wno do n~t have a e· 8 ,uOvu· ~ · headquarters .. atai! most sin-
.homes, keep his valuable papers To the 1Editor: , cerely for the outstanding· rep-
and things? . Not on ahips or Wben In Seattle, may I sug- resehtati,on' giyen us whil~ b1m-
1ome puJ>Uci. check . room. The geat that Seafarers patron1ze dlhig our beefs, ·at the la8t. pay,.' ·
mall . boxes ' serve also aa safe_ tlie Presto 'Donut Cafe, 2132 off. · • ' ·
• deposit ~boxes for '.' seamen . to I Ftrat-A:venue, three blocks: ~outh . Their .strona backing has re.:.
keep their discharges . and sucih- or the hall. , . . . newed our awareness . of "one of ~
tmportan~ papers. II". , well· &J. • It'a' .a union place- with rea· the many p0s1Uve a~antages of .
other- valu-_.ble , · and .. persooal IO~}?le pric~a. - ~e owner give•~ . bel9~ging ~o • .. fine u~n.: .. ,
belongin1• . w:Jiil•~· ~ fl;Waf, ~ ·the IUYI a fib' 1hak•• . . . r$$ L . I :~rew .Qt.... ., .
Big~~~ ,~~~•: ,·µ& ~i"~'~ ,: .. , « · .. .... ~ ~, l'or1~ .,., '. . · '. .Sea"fl' ~avUD!~. · f.
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The.BOtlle -_Of Hastings. I • ••
Antinuous And Hastings Collide To Waterman~ Woe
(The following . article
tDCll aul>mitted to the LQG
bu Seafarer Jim Bales)
After two weeks coastwise,
ttie Del Santos is now on its
way back to West Africa. ·
While w.e were on the coastwise
run, we - had two interesting
events:
The first was the collision of
two Waterman ships, the Hast
ings and the Antinuous. On
March 29 we were at anchor in
the :aouston ship channel due
to the fog. At 9:45 AM, as we
were getting ready to get un
derway again, the SS Hastings .
.passed us. ·
At 10:25 I wall on lookout on
the ,bow when I heard whistles
blowing, the sound of anchors
being dropped Ahd then, the
1ound oi a crash. :
About 10 minutes · later the
fog begsn to clear. Almost 500
feet off the port bow we could
see two ships which had run
together, almost bow to bow.
They were the Hastings and the
Antinuous, both belonging to
the Waterman Steamship Com
pany. We on the Delta Line
were glad to see that Waterm~n
kept the trouble in their own
family and did not invite us.
We anchored and stood by
for 35 minutes. Then, seeing
that they did not ·need help,'
we got underway. As we head
ed for Port Arthur, w~ could
see the Hastings was still try
ing to get her bow out of the'
Antlnuous. ,,
Irlll®M trW11
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Husky Crew
On Iberville
Whoever qrdered the sloP
chest for the Ibervllle <Water
man) must think that the · crew
·consists solely of ''Bayou Buf-
faloes." It seems that all of
the undershirts availabie · are
size 44-pretty much for men
Jn the 200-pound class. The crew
notes 11la1ntively that under
shirts should be stocked in as-
1;orted sizes since not everybody
goes for those 44's. Bill Came
ron was chairman of the meet
~ng and Henry Leiby, secretary.
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Seeing Stars -
On The Orlor.
On -the Orion Star the chief
engineer talks only to the Ca
bots and Lodges, but since the
Union delegates aren't attached
to those noted Boston aristO- ·
cratic families they are out' of
the picture. Meeting secretary
· Tany Arellano complains that
the delegates· can't get . near the
chief. ·
On the positive side, the crew.
Is getting some benches made
to sit on the fantail, but for the
peace ·and quiet Qf all concerned
a riew edict has been issued-no
. transistor radios to be played on
deck.
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How D'Ya Catch
Trout At Sea?
Nobody would ever be· caught
dead going to se·a with a ftyrod
and a book on "How To Catch
Trout," because if they did, the
Coast Guard woutd' be after
them iri no time, ready to cart
them off to the nearest Plibllc
Health Service Hospital. Never-
theless, the Seatrain Louisiana
crew feasted on no less than a
bushel of the delectable fresh
water fish. No, nobody caught
them Qff the Edgewater dock.
They were a .gift to the crew
from the electrician P. Smith,
and his wile. It doesn't aay
whu taught 'em, Mr. or Mrs.,
but they were propably a wel:
come . change from the bony
shad that the Seatrain fisher
men have be~n pulling ovei; the
. fantail.
$. i- $
Stop. Watering
The Potatoes!
Watering whiskey is a nasty
habit that some barkeeps ~re
reputedly addicted to. , But on
the · Alamar (Cal-mar) there's
another complaint. Meeting
secretary T. E. Yablonsky re
ports that the mashed POtatoes
are being watered down a wee
bit too much.
Coincidentally, th e r e' s a
shortage of wash basin plugs,
which ~hould make it-.simple to
let the water go do\Vn the drain
i1;1stead of Into the potatoes.
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Massmar No Eden
· Some Ma s s m a r Se~farers
were reported to have made ·the
first move in the direction of at
taining· what is called the
bless~d "state· of nature." A ·
couple of them are reputed to
· hav.e come to dinner in their
underwear~ prompting ·the crew
meeting to rule that men are
not to come to the messhall In
un~erwear. Though the MasS:
mar doesn't require tuxedo and
tails, It also isn't the Garden.of
Eden.
The ctiief electrician came to
the bow when he heard the
crash and I sent him to get my
camera. <Ed. note: The photos
of the collision appeared in the
April 8 LOG.>
The second interesting event
was a hailstorm. which we ran
into between Galveston and
New 'Orieans. The storm came
up suddenly, and some of the
hailstones reached %tbs of an
inch in diameter. The stones
piled into driftS on the deck
·up to· three inches deep.
We are now out in the South
Atlantic. There is no fog, no
hail-just calm seas. It Tooks
as if we have a good crew this
trip: The food has been fine
and we are looking forward to
a very good trip.
William Jenkins, popular chief
steward, poses for a snap.
Everyone has been pleased
with his efforts. Picture was
taken while on the John c.
Don't Send ·Your
Baggage COD
~eafarers are again warned
not to send their baggage COD
to any Union hall The Union
cannot accept delivery of any
baggage where -express charges
have not been prepaid. .
Men who send baggage COD
to U'nlon halls face the prospect
of having te go to a lot of trou
ble and red tape with the Bail
way .Express Co.
.Three declc department men on Waterman's Afoundria work on the
_booms while the vessel is at sea, The Seafarer ii'! th~ white cop
In Quinn. Photo was taken by bosun Roy Theiss.
Men Laud Rose Knot·
Cooks' Extra Effort
<Thu article toa1 submitted to the LOG by Bernard D'Ornellas, ahfp•1
delegate on the USAF Rose Knot)
Enclosed you will find pictures of the galley force ~f the
US~ Rose Knot, who are doing a first-class job providing
good food .for us.
Many times they put in long
hours, go out of their way and
far .beyond· the call of duty
Just to provide u1 with a little
something extra.
& you are well aware, we on
these missile ships spend long
periods at sea-the .last three
voyages having lasted 45 days, 81
days and now 82 days respectively
-and you can imagine how im-
LOG-A-RHYTHM:
· I Love The Sea
By H. O'MARA
I love the sea in all its many guises
When it is calm or when its temper ·
rises
Lying as a sheet of glass
Restless as a fair 11oung lass
Many have fought her, some have
lost - .
Many the lives the fight has. cost
Many the fathers and sons
The sea ltaS taken beneath the
waves
Never to <.&waken
But when · it comes time f o_r, me
to die
On ~e ocean'• floor fl wish to lie
For the moonlight's path across
. the sea .
Is the one and only road for me
portaut it ls to have a good galley
force aa everything be·comes cen•
tered in the messhall on these Iona
trips.
Chief cook Jaclc White (with
apron) and 3rd cook James
"Horse" O'Hara, have
earned the thanks of the crew
of the Rose Knot for their fine
work in the galley. '
I believe in the old saying "A
well-fed crew ls a happy crew" and
you can take my word for it, we
are well fed. A vote of thanks for
the stewards is given· at every
meeting but I feel tliat a little
extra s.hould be given lo these men
for the long hours they dedicate to
our well-being and comfort.
If you will recall the Rose Knot's
menu was picked out at Christmas
time as being one of the best of all
SIU seagoing vesse!s.
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Medicine--Man -WaDted'.
, , Jf •
The men on the Montego. $.ea hav;e a problem that is, u,nique
to Seafaring men. Landlubbers have ~ugstore~ .. . on ·every
corner, dispensing pills and soda-pops; .but men at sea hav~
to .rely on the good old medi-+-----------
cine chest for pills to cure knows who to. go to In order to get '
their ills. medicine. But on the Montego ·Sea
The problem on the Montego it's a different story, and its as
· Sea is that nobody ever knows who difficult to get a pill as it is to find
has the key to the medicine ·chest, a left-handed monkey ~ench or a
so the men have to ·chase from one sky-hook.
mate to the other until they - run· Crewmembers ar~ trying · tQ
down the desired key. reach an understanding on who is
On US Navy ships -they have to carry the )tey to the medical
what they call ' a . '"pharmacist's supplies so the men won't. have to
mate" who walks around with a big .indulge in wild goose cfiases when
koy around his neck, and everyone they need a b!ind-aid. · '
SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham
111 hate to ship out sO-quick honey, but somebody h~s to work, you .
know ••• " ·
SIU BALL DIRECTORY I
SIU, A&G Distrid
SECRETARY-TREASURER
, Paul Hall
ASST. SECRn'ARY-TREASUl~ERS
W. Hall, ' Deck C. Siinmon1, Ens.
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MADAKIT (Wate.....-11), ' ~lll!rli l
Chalrm111,' '· R. Tou1rb ,.cret1ry, c.
•111er. Brother W. Datu• d~ a
ihl• .Job u . lblp'• d1I11ate. BverrthlnS
running .llDootbly. No beef1. Every•
one pleal8d '!!fth ooob-talty food,
proper}7 prepared. . .
ITl!IL ~OYAGER Usthmfinl, A"ril
10-Chafrmin, o.· M. Jones1 Secretary,
W. H: Simmons. 'Discussion re gettinf
more milk on board fl>r Ion& trips.
All repair. taken care of :with excep·
_ tion of '.cementine and cleaning fresh
water tanks. Water I• rusty, Motion
. that fresh water tank• be cleaned
and cemented H soon H possible.
Motion that fresh water be taken on
·only wb.ere sanctioned by USPH. Sus
, gested · that all room deck• , be painted
and that ahoreside people be ke_pt
· out of room · anil .passagewaYS in for·
eien port1. Discuuion on donation
to library: Six houu di1puted over•
time in engine dept.
STllL I x I c u T r v I (Isthmian),
Aprll 10-Chilrman, Robert Airs Sec·
retary, Al1xand1r Brodie. Report o,n
two men , 12·4 engine dept. contlnu·
ally fouling up. Discussion on rentinJ
movie filmrand nee4 for new speak·
er. .Allo on showera being used by
other departments. Have . spare keys
made for showers and toilets so they
can be kept locked whlle in · port.
New drainboard for laundry required.
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WILD RANGER <Waterman>, Aprll
24,-Chalrman, R. W. Wright/ Secre
tary,. A. Aaron. Repair list turned in.
Sent telegram to Union about sick
broth-er who sl&ned off in Rottercf11m
and flew back to US. Suggeat that a
aood fumigation b'e given to foc'sles,
&alley ~d ~ellhall. · Vote of thankl
to steward dept.
POR-TMAlt (Calmar>, · Aprlf 17 -
Ch1lrman, J. Fereira; Secretary, G.
Simmons. · Everything running 1mooth•
ly. No beef1 reported. ,Richard Ref•
fley elected new ship's delegate. Dls·
cussed ·and ·vetoed suggestion to iltart
.lhJp's fund. Delegate to see chief
, engineer about inltalling fan in laun•
dry room. · '
"RADFORD ISLAND (CltlH Serv•
fee}, Aprll 26-Chalrman, T. WHm11
Secretary, A. Carpenter. Refrigerator ·
requires repair. New mattresses re·
1 ceived. No beefs reported. · Everyone
• . donating $2.50 toward purchase of
. TV. Delegate to see patrolman about
·standard soap according' to agree·
ment. Vote of thankl to steward
depi..
. ALCOA CLIPPER <Alcoa), Aprll H
--Chairman, Ed Kelly1 S•cretary, J.
Roberts. Two men left 1hip in King
ston, Jamaica. Spot painUng instead
of paintipg rooms. $1M in m'ovie
fund. No beefs .reported. M/S/C re
letter received from · Alcoa Civalier
to go by present ahipping ruleJI also
work on better retlremeni plan. Ask
11alrolman who l•. lo make- eo&ee
weekend• at · 3 PM coffee time.
SANTA VE .. ETiAIElaml, Ap~ll 21
-C:h1frman, J~mH Purcell1 Secr.etary,
F. · J. O'Nelll. Repair list turned jn
Hq. notified lbout' , ma11 ho1PitaUzed
tn · Malta; al10 concerning sinks. St~w·
ard elected shipboard treasurer. Di"
. puted overtime hi deck and engine
department.. Vote of thankl to ltew·
ard dept. •nd crew mt;3!1 for aood
1ervlc1.,
~NGILfNA <Bum. March 12. -
Chairman •. w. Nejwo1on1 S•critary, H.
R. Dombrowski. R. Motilta elected
lhlp'1 delesate. No beefs reported.
Sugaelted , that night lunch be eaten
In. ~euhall and not ta~en to roo~•· -CHfWAWA (Cltl•• S•rvfce), April
17-Chafrman, C. Copeman; Secretai:y,
J. D. McL•more. Delegate report•
two men milled. ah.Ip · at Portland,
Maine, M1rcb 22. Ship .Old. · Final
payoff Toledo, Ohio, .approxlmatel1
April 28. Some vandalltm. Two houri
disputed .overtime in deck dept. Lousy
chow. Someone destroyed 1h,lpmate's
lh9e. Leave foc'1les in eo0d shape.
Crew reports food beef; stale bread; ·
menus not' up to par; 'food ~prop_erly
. prepare~ · •
STEIL AllTrsAN<aithmlln>/ April
2S-C:l'la!rm!U), Joe Bracht; Secr•t~ry,
Robert H1rmon. New ship's delegate
elected. Treasurer report• .$5 paid
for · library; $19.26 ·1n treHury. No
beefs. Need acreen door for pantry; ·
also · keys for door to foc'sle. Locker
needs repairing. John . Jack1on new
1hip's delegate.
.• , JOHN ·c: <Ahantrc c~rrlers>, March
26-Chalrman, o. if. Manlfold1 J•cr•- -
t.,y, Ed 'Taylor. Man -mllsed ship in .
. Bl!_ton Rouge. Nq beefs. reported.
more often. No ~tan' work 'd0ne
)n. eqlne dept. while ID' clr)idock. No
Alet:r mfftlq held. Poor medfeal
. ""loe ID. Korea.
~ ~ .· r .
ALfCI ••OWN <•roomfleld), Aprfl
17-Ch1frm8n, Clyde I.. Van IPPll ·
l1cr1tary, ~oool'tl• Hair. Shfp'• dele·
•ate re~ with vote of' thank• from
crew. J. ·c. Arnold elected new ¥iP'I
deleeate. Johnn:v Cantrell voted ihip'a
treasurer alld librarian. Treasurer re·
port• '$3.30 '•pent- for phone call,
$1.20 for lock on library. Balance
Sl.112. · No beefs. Two ho·urs dispute.d
OT· in deck dept. · ·
ORION STAR COrlonl, Aprll 17-
Chalrman, George CrlggSI Secretary,
Tony Arellano. When vessel reachc1
Port. of Nab,, captain will procure
~~ -
Digest
, . Of SIU Ship
· :~etings
· cigarettes and clsari. Chief engineer
still- refuses to ' talk to ' deleiates. No
beefs reported in engine and iteward -
de_pts. Beef!! in_ dee.It dept. tp be
taken up with boarding patrol.lilan.
Brother Ira. HarrLson elected new
treasurer. Jose Sanchez resigns with
vote of thank• from crew. -
ITEEi. MAKE,R. Usthmlanl, Aprll 17
-ch1lrman, c. Gullet; Sscretary, J.
JlmH. Delegate reports one man
left ship in Seattle due to illness in
family; one man hospitalized ·in For·
mosa. 126 collected for Library Assn.
Rep;ilr list turned jn, $60 in ship'•
fund. Disputed over.time in deck and
engine depts. No beefs. N. A. Hui!
elected ship's treasurer. M/·S/ C to
contact Union ot'flclals to 1ee if all
contracted companies- c·an end pay.
rolls on December 31st ' 'for Income
tax ·purposes. Suggestion that steward
vary- menu. one-minute 1Uence for
our departed brothers.
...... lmrttt. .. DJ ••• te report• : ~ ...
man lllilffd lblp '1.D., 1 Baltlmoi;e1· Bia.
1ear wa~ put a1hore. Wiper ·hoitd- · '
tallsed in _venein'.aela • . Headquarter'•
notlfled by radiop-ami. eent by lhlp'1
dele1ate~ John Keiltrley. Three room•
painted thl• trlp. Rest to be painted
in near future. Repair .list turned in
to captain. C1ptain requests crew·
members to make bunk• and keep
rooms clean. No beefs reported. Earl
McNab elected new shlp'1 del'e&ate.
Request fank• be recemented and
ru1ty water re11orted to patrolman.
SS FAIRPORT <Wat•rman'i, Aprll I
-Chairman, Robert Graf1 Secretary,
Jack G,uitrd. Delegate reports ~11·1
well. Treasurer · reports balance: 120.
American · currency; 1200 Japanese
yen. Terry J. White elected new
1hlp'1 delegate. Crew requests that ·
steward dept. serve foods coming
from galley steaming bot throughout
meal hour. Brother White requests
repair lists be started outbound and
not held until last minute.
STEEL DIR-ECTOR <lsthml1n), Mirch
17-Chalrman, · R. Burnsed; Secretary,
T. Gaspar. Delegate reports Joseph
Gioell hospitalized at Port Said.
123.06 in ship's .Eund. No beefs . . Books
and magazines deUvered to ship .were
ofd ones. Suggest that heads and
ahowers be . fixed as well as cleaning
in deck dept. · ·
BENTS FORT (Cities S•rvlce), Aprll
17-Ch•lfm•n, J. Sween•y; Secretary,
P. K1ras. No beefs reported. Arriv·
ing Monday AM and _paying o!f Mon·
day.' OT earned Saturday and Sunday
not to be paid until next payoff.
Want headqual'ters to remedy thl1
for future payoffs with thl1 company,
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FLOMAR (Calmar), Aprll a-:..chalr·
man, C. Hensley1 Secret•ry, C. Dur·
h•m. Some disputed OT in deck dept.
Motion io '.extend voting period at
least 90 ·day1 to enable men at sea to
vote. Seconded and carried .unanl·
mously. Suggest 50c. donation to
cover ship's bUSlness, etc. lpebox
door latch to be fixe.d. Li&hts to be
lelt on. in passageway in crew'•
quarters. Hand . in repair list.
SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatralnl,
Aprll 17-Chalrman, N. - Norwood.
Delegate reports everything okay.
Ship's fund $03. Cl'ew thanks Mr.
and Mrs. f. Smith (electrician · Smith)
for the bushel of ·trout that was sent
aboard. Appreciated by all.
STEIL TRAVELER Usthmlanl, April
27-Chalrman, J. Beye; Secr•tary, J.
O'Donnell. Delegate reports· no beefs. MASSMAR <Cl.lmarl, Aprll 24 -
Chairman, W. M11onr Secretary, J.
Tifb§f. Deleiiile reporti beef re
baker -being fired and other beefs to
be taken up with patrolman. Radiator
in crew's messroom to be fixed. Quiet
at night requested in passageways.
· 117 in ship's fund. Some disputed
overtime to be taken up w\th patten- ·
man. Beefs to be cllanneled through
. Crew not to come to meuhall in un·
derwear. Luti iif work on-repair list
not taken care of. -
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•LCOA' PEGASUS" <AlcOll. Aprll ·11
-Chairman, Donald F.• MHHI Secre
t1ry, George Kini. Deleeite report•
one man ho1Pltallzed in Long Beacb.
No new1 on man hospitalized In
Hawaii. Most of repair. tilten care
·of in San Francisco. Belt to be done
by engineers. f".75 fit llhlp'1 fund.
No beefs reported. Plea1e return
malllns addreu to bulletin board.
Wiper and OS to take care of laundry
1nd .teward dept. to take care of.
recreation ·room: General diicussion ·
on ·new con~Ututlon. pro and con. ·
IDITH (Bum, Apr11 .14-Chalrman,
I. Kings S~cretary, .. Mlke.-~tchallk.
Delayed sallin1 time ok,yed .by c!ap·
tain, Three houri' . ilisputeil OT in
en&lne dept. Bring coffee cups back
to pantry after usin• saJlie:. Vote of
thank• to steward dept. for . eood
~rving a~d preparation of meall. -·- --
ROlfN IHlllWOOD <Moore McCor
mack>, Aprll 10. Ch1lrman, F. Pasa•
luk1 Secretary, P. F. •rck. Mike
Reed elected ·•hlP'• delegate. ,S30.35
.in treasury; S4 1Pent for •library. No
beefs reported; Coffee to be made
in percolator.- Keep messroom · and
pantry clean ·between meals. ~
'YORKMAlt (Calm1r), · Apl'U .. 17. -
Ch1lrman, I. •row.m Sec,..t~ry, _ W.
Crsuman. F. H. Taylor elected ship's .
delegate.. Enrytbing okay. No beefs
i:eported. · - · · -
department de~egates. /
ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May 1-
Ch•lrmin, "Tex" Metting; S•crstary,
ii!. Keischice. Discussion ·with captain
about sl\ip's delegate mlsslns fire &
boat drill. Captain requested that
aame be brought up at later date.
Movie fund, 1332 on hand at end of
last voyage; $218 spent on films in
Mobile; total on band, S116. No beefs
reported. ,Brothe1· McKelroy elected
new 1hlp's delegate_. Crews• guarter1
need painting, not spot painting.
Washing machine needs repairln1.
Plea1e brlns cups ·back to pantry.
ANGELINA (Bum, Mey 1-Chalr·
man, A. Ferrara; Secretary, H. R.
Dombrowski. Delegate reports no
l!eefs: Vote of thanks to &alley force.
ATLANTIS . (Petrol), M•Y 1-Chilr
man, G • . ~1rcla1 Secretary; O. W.
Trawick. Beeb re money draws in
foreign ports, shore gang chipping,
milk in forei'1!- ports, repairs to be
completed, to: be ·taken •up· _with pa·
trolman. ,Some dls_Puted . overtime.
Two men- loggeil- -ln Greece. MIS not
to pay Qft unttI all, beefs are 1ettled:
also to change brand of coffee. All
hands warned 'aboup smoking on deck.
Vote of t!Jank1 to steward dept.
. $1AFAIR <Orlon>, Aprll 36-Chalr·
man, Dave Barry; Secretary, Alonzo
Bryant. Delegate reports beefa to be
taken up with patrolman. S4.31 in
'"Ip'• • fund~ Deck delesate reports
mate working on deck, taking .OT
from declt . dept. EnJl.ne delegate to
· He chief about air · vents . . No, 1afety
meeting held on board this trip.
.Steward welcomes sug1testlon1 on
fooas crew · would like. Ship needs
fumigation; new' washing machine.
Voto of tbank1 to ate~ard dept.
LUCIL• BLOOMFllLD (Bloomfl•ldl, "
Aprll 2-Chalrman, · Keith Wln1ley1
Sicr.tary, Lff de Parlier. Delegate
reports port payolJ in River. Few
'hours disputed· OT not collectable.
Brother Pete Lypen, AB, injured at
sailing and put oil ship. Hall notified
but unable to replace injured man
· 'CHILOR• <Marven),, Aprll 21 - as ship wa1 sailing. Harry Smith- re·
Chairman, Clyde. ·Kent; Secretary, 'slgn1 a1 delegai~.' Eldon Arriot elect
James Schroeder. Mate f 1hows di• · ed llhiP'• delegate. Sugee1t "arrival
agreement · ot OT bet~ieen AB -and pool" ~e run for ship's, fund. Beef1
KATHRYN (Bum, May 1-Ctialrman, .
(. .P1t1r1on1 .Secretary, R. · Bacon;·
DeJegat11 reports no l>eefs. Some dis
puted OT In engine dept. MIS to
have IJpecial ' meetlne about shortage
of food upon , arrival in New York.
J1lscuHed keephJS sick men Jn , hosp!·
!al wh~n tbey are 1lcllt . . OS. ·one .man missed ship in Phlla· to be taken care of H they come up ·
delphia. No beefs reported. .Crew _~not to be held untll, '8yoft. Cooper·
aske4 to 'kiep' _ _tecrea~.iop room clean ate in ~eeping laundry clean. Wringer ATLAS <Cargo & Tankihlp~ Man1.),
and to turn-oft wa1hing machine when .in laundry roo~. net!d• flxinf. A'prfl , 3p...:..chalrm1n~ /Ii., ~ &; Bourgot1
~brouah. . _ • - . --- , 11!1tc.ret)lry, S. M •. Slmos. Shlp,'s ' dele· ·
· - · - / ' · . DIL Vll.NTO (Mississippi), Aprll H •ate .reports <two ABs got off, fireman
AMEi' VICTORY <Vi~tory Carriers), -Chairman, P1ul ·warrens Secretary, and wiper fired. Chief en&lneer -'IUlf· "
Aprll 2~halrman, T. Bolind1 Seer• A. I. · C.unnfngh1m. Discussion on gests lie~~~g a ~ull set of, -spare tubes
tar.y, H. Rain"s. Delegate reports one'~ foul-ups aboard ' ahip and proposed . for TV ·~~ n~w" o~ ' board; -. also a
member passed awa;>' iii Inchon. ':Wei-. . amendment1 to constitution ... Patrol·r-- 1peaker. Anyone 1etting oil jn Good ,~
iare notlRed. Also report• fwo men man ' to take up wlth" 1cal>tal'n mat'ter Hope should give notice.· After we
In lteward 'dept. and" one map In of baker being. flred ' i11 result of beef ,, tap .. oft ·wil'll' .be on the waY to-Perth
engine, dept. logged for missing ~p~y. · with chlef cook. ~ ' : · ' . . •Aml)o)'.. Cilhlef C'crok who.._ got 'off lhlp
Beef.I re 1 m,oney itraw1, kind of c~r· ·,,- · .' ---- · · . · -·1n ~ San DJ¢fo t'1anks . crew· for t,...
renc)!, to be turned' ov.er to . patrol- · FAIRLAND <111;Landl, April 14- dona11on they made to buy flowerl
man. Some. men have · )\ard time"! get- ' Chairman, W • • C. ln1ll1 ',secretary, , for slllt'er's funeral.!. Treasurer report"' ·
ting ho1pltal _.lips qll m~te .. J,lepalr'l;fst Harry ~racknelf. ~verYihine r.J-uniiJne -., ·~·~7 ;in ahlp'1 . ~und. 'Cre:w reDtµi.cle!i ,.1
to \be made o~t. Eneme . 4ept. rob~~ smootbly. · '88:!18 :In shtp's fund. No . !O~ .Jo. 1~aV.e co1' ~n deck and, t~ ;ke,ep •:
to be · pajnted. n~~- trlp, w:m~ ne pa• beefs reported. Donald· BrowJl}ee re• · rec~e11Jion ·ro~ c1ean. N:~ Are P\lll'IP .
t rolman _about lpdsh'l&, while ~ dl'.l!· llgn1 II ihlP.'• 4eI••atJ .with vote of ,.,,_ PP ' .' IJtlp. ' Suaa,e~.te~· that )WOpclen .
.doc,lt.,r pye~~e "1-PUt.e'\~ t!eci: and -.tb,arikl for , Job , w,eU: done. ·Walter .. , be~c:he1 . be built on ,PUp·dec.k. ... · · i .,
engine . dept1~"rGa~'jVaYr tit ~id '-un~· - '' Snell, ,,ellic~d ~ newf lhiP'• 4ele1ate. r,, . ,, ,', ;. ~ .... • , , · , ''< • •
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- 1anew.ay,. p00r;." lilune1il, °, 1 PGOf.~ "ai&W' w,u ponecl,, or, dele•ate noWle.d. ,
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I · ~RSONALS AND NOTICES~ l SIU Blood ~lfts Helped· Her sm BABY
.~BRIUI.S~
Fr~ Fllnt portan.t ·mail for the followirig
Get in touch with · your . son, men:
Frankie Jr. F. T. Anderson
_. _. _. E. L . Bethurum · °"' · °"' ..,. R. Baumprdner
Leslie J. Brllhart
Our new 11ddress is 551 NE 133
'Street, North Miami, Fla. Get in
touch· with mother as .soon as you
can. Everything is OK. I'm going
to camp for the summer. Robert.
•. ~ ;t. t
Charley Berkley FWT
Send address for your topcoat to
Paul F. Whalen, 8152 San Huerta
Circle, Buena Park, Calif.
;t. "' t ' John J. Doyle <s&eward) .
J. J. Buenday
C. L. Cherry
D. R. Carvey
C. M. Carlso11
C. H. Fowler
J. Gron
S. L. Grice
C. A. Georter
F. J. Hall
c. Bushart
· W. G. Bll7
J. R. Joy·
II . .Jarrell
B. Kaminsky
L. J . Lowe
W. T. Langford
c. N. Lewl1
C. C. Llal
o. J4oUey
E. P. Meyer
J. H. Moore
F . J. lllller·
W. 8. Jlonttome"
S. D. Morales
J.M. Masko
O. ft. Mefrert
M. B. Maynard ·
J . McDonald
M. McNabb, Jr.
, F. J. lleQueeneJ
R. W. OllliD
R. Powers /
R. J. Pelalo
E. JI. R1oon
F . L. Sanders
F. SeiTalm
J.E.S~n
J. E. ScarbOrouah
M. '11errintton
Y. R. Talberf
J. E. Willford
Contact brother Franz Amstadt
at 314 56th Street, Brooklyn 20,
NY. . Norfolk Slows
NORFOLK-Shipping has drop-
All of the following. SW families
have received a $200 maternity
benefit pliis a $25 bond from the
Union in the baby's name:
Leticia GD, born Feb. 10, · 1960,
to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis Gil,
Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
. ;t. - ;t. ;t.
Victoria Alison, born April 1,
· 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Homer
W. Alison, Slidell, La.
. ; ; ;t.
Andrew Leonard Bomak, Jr.,
born April 2, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Andrew Hornak, Reading, Pa.
. ;t. ;t. ;t. ·
Bath Ann Saranthas, born April
3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Charles E. Saranthus, Irvington,
Ala.
;t. ;t. ;t. Congratulatioils to Le.e Kantor ped off badly here and will be
of t~e Seafar~rs 'Vacation .Plan, about the same in .the period to ,
who is gr~duatmg ~rom Brooklyn . come, reports Port Agent Paul
College this June.· Gonsorchik. ·
Annette Marie Brltan, born April
1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alex
ander S. Britan, Texas City, Tex.
'1"· ;t. ;t. There .were· six ·ships in transit
Income tax refund checks are duriilg the period and two payoffs.
being· held for the following Sea-· No sign ons were recorded during
farers by Jack W. Lynch, Room the span.
201, 450 West Harrij;on St., · San The two payoffs- were on the
Francisco, Cal. lrenesta,r <Triton) and Cantigny
Emest C. Ander10n Sammy Rogamo1
Claude D. Berry Joseph R. Touart (Cities Service). ·· The Irenestar
. ~Jh!1'1l. ~~ Jr. ~:~:'::hd t: i;!'~~: changed its registry to that Q{ the
IDcbael J. -Dohert1 wm. K. wawn1 Greek flag, Gonsorchik added.
Fortunato Drllon Charle• w. ·White Serviced In transit were the fol-
R. W. Ferrandiz J'rancls J . White
Dominic craztano All Sal Wor.a lowing: Ines (Bull); Mankato -Yic-
Fona Yao King Yung Ploy Woo t (V" t C ) H ti Raymond flflUer Joaepb Yonlck Ory JC ory . arr. ; as ngs
Sbelrlelc! ~erk!U <Waterman>i Bents Fort (Cities
;t. o\. o\. Service); Orion Clipper (Orion)
The Houston hall is holding im- and Melody. ·
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Christine Coats, born Jan. 13,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ira K.
Coats, Los Angeles 37, Calif.
. ;t. ;t. ;t. .
· Charles Colon, born April 12,
1960, to Seafarer and ·Mrs. Leo
poldo Colon, Brooklyn.
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Dprls ADD Crus, born ·Feb. 18,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan A.
Marie Unker (left) four-year old daughter of Seafarer William
Unker, prepares to leave Philadelphia hospital after surgery to ·
close a hole in ~er heart. NurJe Suzann Brunner pins on the orchid
of success. SIU Blood Bank contributed blood for succe5sful sur
gery. (Philadelphia Daily News Photo)
Cruz, New Orleans, La: -
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~b~ S'3nleJ' Damels, born
Feb. 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Richard H. l"aniels, Wanchesom,
NC.
t. "' ;t.
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Mltehell Wilson, born March 27,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas
G. Wilson, New Orleans, La.
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Pera Kathleen Adams, bprn
February 5, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. WUliam E. Adams, New Or
leans, La.
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DISPATCH
Blcb•rd Travis Alford, born
April 20, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Aleck L. Alford, Pensacola,
Fla.
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The deaths of the following Seafarer• have been reported to the
Seafarers Welfa,-e Plan:
Gv y Roberi Brinkerhoff, born
April '23, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Albert C. Brinkerhoff, Yulan,
NY. Jacinton Olabarrleta, 85: Brother
Olabarrieta died of natural ·causes
at the USPHS
hospital, Staten
Island, April 7,
1960; Olabarrieta
had sailed1n the
SIU deck depart
ment since No
vember 1955. He
is · survived by
his wife, l\h's.
Justa Olabar
rieta, of New York City. Interment'
was in Calvary Gemetery, New
York.
William S. McKenna, H:
Brother McKenna <lied of a heart
!lilment on ApriL· :,, .. 0 .,.,,"'
7, 1960, while at ~MW='"···
Deacon's H o s - .· · ··
pl ta 1, Boston,
Mass. McKenna
had· sailed in the
SIU ,deck.depart
ment since No
vember 19.43. He
is survived by . a
sister, l\'Irs. Sarah ,
Niswell, of Weymouth, Mass.
Burial services wertt not indicated.
. . "" . ;t. ;t.
Manuel Sanoni, 71: Brother Sa
noni, a member'-Of the Harbor and
Inland Waters bivision, · ·died of
lobar pneumonia at his homo in
home in Norfolk, Va., February 11,
1960. Nelson had sailed briefly
with ihe SIU. The administrator of
his estate is Mrs. Vi~-ginia Anding.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Ceme
tery, Norfolk, Va.
t "" ;t. Lish Taylor, 70: Brother Taylor,
who was - on the SIU disability.
pension, died of
acute ' coronary
thrombosis while·
'Safety Line'
Goes Out To
SIU Crews
at· his home in A new publication in the field
Mobile, Aiabaina, of shipboard safety was issued re- '
April 17, 1960. cently by the S~ety Department
Taylor had sailf:d of the Seafarers International
in the SIU stew- Union. The four page publication,
ard depar~nt. called the "Safety Line," is de
He is survived signed to encourage safety aboard
by his wife, Mrs. ship and highlight the progress
Nicola Taylor, also of Mobile. that has been made in achieving
Burial was in the Oaklawn Ceme- this goal.
tery, Mobile, Ala. It represents the joint effort
. o\;. o\. o\; being made by the SIU and t ·- e
. Yourlok Gulllory Jr., 26: Brother SIU-contracted companies to deal
·Guillory died in Singapore, Febru- ·with problems of shipboard saL_y
ary 17, 1969r He and serves as a news outlet for
had sailed in the ship and shore personnel con-
SlU steward de- cerned with these problems.
partment since The newspaper was d~signed es· '
March, 1952. He pecially for unlicensed. seamen
is survived by employed aboard ocean going ves-
his mother, Mrs. sels of companies the SIU has
Merle Guillory.of contracts with. In addition to news
Mam 0 U· . - La. .and safety suggestions, it has a
Burial was in s~ction dev.otec.l to summaries o,f
Mamou, La, safety meetings aboard the. varioq.s
\· ~ .
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WMM 25-15607 RCs
Australia ·
WMM 81·11037.5
N9rtJJwest. Piciftc · · · · ·· . .
· Baltimore, Miu·cii .31, 1960. A bene
, ficiary, Mr~. Agar ' Garayoa, is · the
only listed survivor. Burial. was·ln
st. Stanislaus. -Cemetery; 11altimore. ·
vessels, outlining what is being
done, on Ute spot, to checl acci· ·
dents. . , .
The ;'Safety Line" will lbe mailed
· to all vess~is · as part of the salety '
training. program. Director of .~''
8afety Department is Joe Algioa.
-~· ·111iill.E TiiADES:·DEPARTIEIT·.· ! ·-. ~ ..
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• . -, · >~ • : • ;t._ ... •o\. . .~.. ' . . ...
ThoJDaB Jt: Nelson, ·50: Brother· ·
Nele~nt:\ .cned of pneumonia at bis··
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Yol. XXll
·t.to!·-11
-Great · Lakes ·· Picketing-::
-Hits ·Runaway ~invasion
.. .-- --"1- ..
SCHEDUtE OF - . .
SIU~ MEETll8S
. SIU membershjp meet·
ings are held regu,arly
once a month on day~ in·
dicatecf· by the SIU C.on·
stitutioni . at 2:30 P.M. 'in
the . liSted SIU ports belo-w.
All ·.sea·farers are -ex:.
pecte·d to - attend: those
who . wish. to .. be _ _excused
should request .permission
by te,legram (be sure to in
c.lude registration num·
ber). Jhe next SIU meet
ings ~ilf , be:
New Y:orlc
Philadelphia,
Baftimore
Detroit
' Houston
-New Orleans
1 ·Mobile- · -
June 6
June 7
June 8
June 10
June · 13
June 14 ·
June 15
HIWD Wins
Philly Tug
Fleet Vote ·
;' Story On Page I
IBU.ABBBS. ;·~·.LOG I .. M;J
6020 I
Ci>Ff'l~l.AL ORGAN 01' THE SEAFARER.I l'NTl:RNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GU_LF, l:_AKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
".
' Cr,ws Refuse To . Sail
Liberian-Flag Ships -
j -
Italian crewrn:elJlbers of Libei:ian-flag
SS Nassau demonstrate for the Interna
tional Maritime Workers Union after
they walked off the cruise- ship. i:t;i. sup-
-port of an IMWU picket line: IMWU,
which was. set· up by SIU and NMU to
:organize' . runaway-ship crewmembers,
'has pledges from majority of Nassau
crew ~and '. ~rew of sister ·ship Victoria.
, . Both vessels were hung up when crew
. ,refused to· sail them, demanding a union
contract. ·The crews are holding firm
despite a court order removing the
picket line. IMWU . ~s demanding raises,
OT pay and recognition. (See story o'n
'page 3.) · ·
'RafifJNeWCcJDstitdOn··
By go·~~ercent ·Majority .
Adopted by an overwhelming majority, better than 90. percent of. all the .. votes cast, the
revisecl constitution of the SIU A&G l)istrict went .into effec.t on Thursday, 'May 12. The.,
new -document t ook effect Coll owing app1:oval in~ all 'SW ports ·of 1he· tallying committee's 1'.•". ·
·port on the results of the re- - ' ..... ·
f d · . . blanks .out of a total of f,573 bal- Lakes and Iniand Waters District.
eren um. . · lots cast. The Change In name was ma_de ·
A . two-thirds vote · was re- By voting to amend the cona necessary by the ·fl'~~ that SIU-.
quired to p~ss the eonsHtu:- stltution, the SIU ·membership .al-·. manned· ctee1>:-se~ .s~ps are par
·i · 1 d t b t th· tered the jurisdiction of the Dis- tfcipating In the Lakes trade . and
rnna amen men s, u · Is trict to include the Lakes and In- seeking to establish subsidy opera-
requirement was far sur- land Waters, as well as formi lly- tions out of the Lakes. Organizing
passed. During the 130-day vote, mcorpor~ting the various harbOr activity also prompted the change.
from March 31 to April 29, - 4,1•78 crafts and other divisions which In addition, the change ijl ·the
votes were cast . in favor of the the~ Union has organized In recent constitution Incorporates the. new
amendment and only 322 agains~. years. The new name of the district executive set-up in ti.le. Union
There were .also 68 voids and five is now the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, which provides for an executive
board of officers to meet regularly
Members 'Of the .crew_ of the City of-Alma pose with. ·a life ring'
noting that 'the vessel had. compfeted 571 da·~ w.itho.ut a ,lost time .
accident, .The crew ·hac( the ·best recofd irdheWaterma" fleet. ,
, • - f • • • • ~ ~ .,. •
New Meeting
and Clirect union affairs. The .mem-
p d hers of the board are given. specific · roce . u re regional responsibil~ties and. au- SIU ConstitlltiOn -
.-- highlights
One of the major changes in' the SIU constitution is the
new schedule of membership meetings. They will now be
held monthly in the deep sea ports pt New Y:ork, ~hiladel
phia, Baltimore, Houston, New Orleans and Mob1l_e. The
port of Detroit _has·been added to the m~!1thly schedule.
All meetings will be· held at 2:~0 PM, !peal time, for each of the
seven ports concerned.
The meeting schedule calls for New York mee.tings on the first
Monday of each month, following the fi rst Sunday; Philadelphia, the
first Tuesday; Baltimore, the first Wednesday, and Detroit, the first
~~~ . . . - .
·Houston, New Orleans and Mobile will meet in the week follow
ing the above m.eetings, Houston on Monday; New Orleans on
Tuesday and Mobile on Wednesday.
Since the first Sunday in June· isi June· 5, the port of New York
. will meet June 6; Philadelphia, June 7; Baltimore, Jµne 8; Detroit,
June 10. Houston will meet Monday,· June 13; New Orleans, June
14 and Mobile, June 15. ·
Special meetings at a, port may be called at the direction of the
port agent or area . vice-president, between the hours of 9 AM and
5 PM. A two-hour posted notice of such special meetings is. required.
thority. and.' present job titles are
changed.·
Passage of. the Landrum-Griffin
.Act · required .modifying the con:. .
stitutfon as to qualifications .for
elected office, condition of .union I .
mem'benbip and similar JPatters. The hew executive . board set-up of th! Union, -which has
Amenoments In the new constitu~ been.functioning since November, 1959, under administrative
tiQn a~apted the 'SIU .doc~ment ~ "reorganization has been formally-incorpor~ted ·into the con-
conform with all the provisions of it t• . It ' t · ·· b · · · . :.
the new F.ederal law. · . 8~ u. ~~n. . ~e s -up ne~ ~o these divisions.
The constitution also provides titles of president, executive • • •
for · ·a·· monthly membership ~eet- vice-president, vice-president .Qualifications for election call
ing system with meetings to be in charge of contracts ~d contr~ct · for three years~ full membership
held ·on different nights the ftrst enforcement, three ·regional vice- in the Union· three years' seatime
week of the month in majo SIU presidents <Atlantic; · Gulf; Lakes or its equiva.i~nt time in shoresid~ .
ports_. Staggering of the meeting imd Island Waters) and a secre- employll)ent for . the Union; four
nights enables t~e mell)bershlp to WY-tr,asurer. . .· montbs of this seatUne or equiv~· .
act on resolutions reports an
1
d The constitutio_n .Provides (or in- lent time to be fti the calendar y_eal:"
other ,matters in that month s terim officers to fill the!!e fui;ic- in which the ·election is held. and
meeting, . . wtth~ut having to ~old 'tions until the Union elections tMs compilance with national ia~ as
over· ~atter1 from one meeting to fall The , Interim officers are: to efigibility for Union office.. <For
the next as was the case In the President .. . ......... : . Paul Hall exam.pie, the LandrUm·Griffin law·
previous meeting system. Executive Vice~esldent . specifies that no ·one can hold ·
L ___________ _;_ ___ ___, _____ -:---------'+---r:-:. ~~0-:---------- Cal Tanner union office who has been con-- . A- . • . . Vice-President . In Charge of victed of a felony in the five years
S. fa. te D.ep'· _, > Vows . ., ' . #afl-OIJ ,· Conti-acts and Contract En- preceeding their term of ·.offtce.)'
, .. for.cement .... PJaude Simmons SIU elections will be for four-year
Vlce·Pie$ident ln Charge of terms. • • • . ,
E d Bl ·1c.1 • p t .,~ the ·Atlantic LCoast · S I U · f · · · · Sh d Meetings wHl. b~ h'eld on a . ; . . n . s a c .Is . r 0 e S· Vlci!-Presldent ~ ~::ge _ e;par ~:n;~~y ~~::a~~l~~~=~ p:~~~~m~::
. · · . h the Gulf Coast .. Lindsey Williams Houst N Orleans Mobi·1e and . 4cting at the request of AFL-CIO Pres1?ent G~orge Meany, and f~llovymg an emp a .. - Vice-President In, Charge of Detro~~· ew · '
tic statement by the State Department pledgmg action at last on the blacklist ~roblem, tjie the Lakes and Inland Waters
SIU withdrew its picketline from the SS ·c1eopatra in the port1>f New York, endmg a 24-day . Al Tanner
tie-up of the vessel. The pick ~ Secretary-Treasurer <vacancy to be SIU Opt1•ca,1.:
etline was removed on Friday ances made today, we will have no time unions. and t he SIU on de- filled by: president as per. con".'
evening; May 6, at 5 PM. other recourse but to resort to velopmentS in this area, to fully- , itltutionf · '
At the same time, Seafarers and picketing.,, -investigate the SIU's . complaints • • • B f •1 :i .
- members of other MTD affiliates . The Department's long string of ::!~: r:;~~ 1!:a~~.or~ to ·as~"""e . ' The'. constltution m;kes provisioq ' ene· I , WO
in Canada removed their picket' assurances !printe~ on page 5) for the functioDing-of ..various su·b- · · '
line from the Egyptian-flag Star ·of was a notable departure from- pr~- The State Depai:tment st4tement sidiary lijvi~io_ns auch as tug and · · '
Assuan in Quebec. vious statements in which it had was worked out in .consultation harbor work~rs, the Puerto Rican V . . .. - 'Old
The withdr~wal of the picket- criticized the Union's action as a with AFL-CIO headquarters w,bich Division; marine -allied workers ., Aa· r~ .
line ended, for the time being, the political iiianeuver as well as issu- undertook to negotiate the Issue ~d· the like: It specifies the basic ." ~ - ·. . _ _
Union's protest a~ainst the practice ing pious platitudes that the US after ' hearlIJg a fuJl· report on the provistoh~ · tb'at have to be lilcor- The s~ond anrliV'er~m-Y of the
e>f J\...rab League Il!ltions of black- does-not condone the boycott. matter from SIUNA President porated In the · coris\itutiona of Seafarer International Union's Opo
11 ~in A · JI g bl-- -··hi"h The Department conceded the Paul Hall. Following that report, · · · · s~ g merican- · a s 11::; . w .: • tical Benefit .Plsin is approaching,
have ever touched_ at an Israeli Union had a justified beef by ad~ the AFL.CIO Executive Council s . a·· 1·· B t . and" in- the tw.;' years of Jts• e'x-
t The.Se ships have been mitting, as the Union had charg.ed,' went on i:ecord as strongly-support- e·a-· e 'Oas s '
por · . . '· -. . · · istence- the program .has e.nabled · blocked from carrying us Govern- American seamen had been mis- ing the SIU's picketline .at!'tio11. . . ;,. . . , . ., . more than
3
,
500 Seafarers to. have
ment farm surplus cargoes to Arab treated in Arab port~ and that . Witbd.r~wal of .the picket~ine was ·c·· ·; ··.,~d· : Sh·.,, ; .: · •· ~ ·· ·.. tlteir eyes exa~ined · and o~tain
countries, gifts of th.e us Govern· American ships had been placed followed by withorawal of an_ Arab . OO , .. IPPIRfl eyeglasses. ., . , ·
ment to the riations Involved, and on a blacklist. It agreed to con- League counter-boycott of ' ···an : . . . · ~ ~ ·. , It~' Tpe plan w~1n~ · !nt'o effe,ct .~n
fr~m participatinJ' in the P.ersian suit with the AFL-CIO, other marl- American-flag shipping, J.n effect, , ~ .; , :, • ·. -: ~ . _ · · .. '· June 1,· 1958, sta.ttlng in the New
Guif oil trade. the Arab states ·had e~tend~d to ·all · ~~~'.J'~E--:'S}Jlppi~g "in · .. $~~~tle . York area, and 1'. nefits bave ··
In withdrawing the line, the SIU SEAFARERS LOC American-flag .~eSs~lli the blacklist has b.e~n: -rwwne, pr.etty. .. w~ll .~yr- been spread now· .nine different·
declared in a telegram to Meany . · · prjlctices: " ~~~~ i}ad,, prey.iously- lng,,t~,~ :f.a•t . ~i:fod, apjHhe fut~~ PQrts ~ittiin" the:"sip! · -.
that it was acting. "in. d~ference May 20, 1960 ~qi. XXll, No. ·11 lirp~t~d :to,.-those s~i"~ ~~\v,Iµ~h ~ ~~d~ .1o;o~s·: \>right~· also. Th~ 1!->~gges~ Seafarers -with , 90· 'days · of sea-
to your suggestio~, as l?resident of . • . · . , ever;~llded ,ln .ls~~el .. ,At tht: ·.~t:/ 'J?rotil~~ }iQwt. l• ·- •ettlJJg ;;-~en . ~q time in any calenc,lar year, and·'at
th1e AFL·CIO. and. in 'llght of our the picke~ing . ~nded,;l,~ ~~a.!1 -;t~~~r\- .tak'.. ~·" lob~ t~at ·Come ~,up. ,,na .. least ·.on·e day of 'seatime in the she
traditional., suppo.rt oL., AFL·CIO. . , . , ':d the .. ~~J:> por~s ~er~·. gpffig .,to -ftlclt ~~ih !.the, V~3e1,.., one~ ,;~~Y' ·montlls ~l'ior. •to the proposed ex•
polic~." .\. · PAm. HALL, SeCTetaTJ1-TTea1Urff' . re(~)~, .· se~iCeS-" ,t~ ·.;_: ·n!~~~~~f!-~ :~P::~n, ,~, ·:· .' '· ~ -.<" ,_r;_ . .;..· --~ _,. '· . · ~m!nat,ion are ellgiJ>le -~~r1 ·i\g. ben.o
In ~ s~parate st.~~ment S~UNA lhRBERT BRAND, Editor. BEBHARD Sr.&· ships: owned ~Y ~me~~~n~~~8'' ~e~- {· During the ~~ast. -~JJ~cl~ the ·\·f9l~ efits. ': ·- . ,. , - ... · ...
Presi~e~t ~~ul Hall n~!~,d: As a MAN, Art EditO?"· . Haifux Ana~•· ~ ·Js !>'li~ved:.JJ:nlt ·: _A.ra~~ fl~~ :t~ Io~ng shil>ll ·.pa;f4: off: -:Ptodue~r . · Tit~ ~en can obta•n , new. ex•
-resuU of· State Department ~ssur- AL. MABxnr, · AlrrBUR :BJCRGZR, CJ7AllLDI pic:\tet .. t~~~~'>B1alps;~-~:~~~ ~ia~,e~~ -JM~~4!>~: ~~e~~ .A:P.ptenti~~· St~~I ;imjnattons a:nd .new· glas._i:es evei;y
· an~es . given . AfL-CIO Pr~sident . ::.u=:a.G:iJ'T,S:['lta~.e~~:;;:· bY, · ps~ ~l ,.,cp~~a~~~" 'f!.e,.r~ "!1t. f~e;: ~~~~<fl!t!i~ia'ni);;i-~.P~!ln ~lie~ (~ar~· two .years; :pr9viding t~ey. main- .
. .M~llf:lY, it appeai:~ .. that. for t!:t,e . . • , ein: . . . · . to~/.:~- t.he:· S~~·. ·~~~tP~ ~:~~~7 Oy!.~aJJ}t · ~nd1,. Jd~~e~ "lW'.a~,r- tain their . ~llglbil~t1. · :•., ··
first time .· the State Del)artment Publlslied blwffkly •t "'• h••dqu•rt•n den,r.j:lecl slon Jf;:. m!'t •,th';,.. t:J'jilon r-m'iim·~Y: .. ·<.,; • • ··;.," ·' . .,;; < ·0·;,.i ·• ·, ,f. ~ . Seafarers who t"ook· advantage .of .
' · ·· . of the Sufarers lntern•tlon•hUnlon. At•. h •Jt' " " t· :J; ··l;;t•,>-c!~,, ilf '. ·r· ;· t 'f' ?;. , 7 _,,,::,Ji; ' ... .t<" " " ' ·~ ... 11. , .•• F"~~i.· - · ' ' ·
h~~ expre~s~d)ts IJil! en! tQ. f?£?:,;UP lanttc Gulf, L.k ... and 1n1mnd waters · . ~,,,"':.!~.¥:r ,~, .~r::~~~!~"' ·?:."f:,.:;>:-..:i·:rJ r:~-·.:~llpW~IJ,,..S~J.>~ :·a~~~~:""·~~;·. tHe- .. ~la~ ln ) ts lnc~pti_on ~are 'ad-
,.,t~·lhese ~ro~le~s"&lid tate pcs1~1ve., :~::'~~ ~~.L·2t:.· -1:.~. ~;~~th Am=: . T)irpraC-ttcaJ:~ee~.:g, . -tbtl''1\~a1>; P~ducer' , (i\fal'.\lle)r~te,el ·~ppreJt- vi.Sed to ,-make . 'an. rai)pointm~n~ to, .
. actjon~' .. ' .. , ·,. ·· ~ flc · _., ... co,·nc1,ct.•81i PGllt•I• paid at the Post. count~r-;boycott "~as ,. to ... eest .Ai\»J> . . tice (lathiJllan);:,·and 0eean"·.4Jjce have 'their ·eyeS - Te.,;examlned~ -1 : 88. ·
. · : • -, . • · • - » • ., .- Off ce n roo~vn, NY upder the Act · · -~ . '1. · r· ' t · , , • • '- ,. • 1, d J · , ·~- tht inf.I ·
· ::!Jo~~ve.r •. ·~ h~"f~f!4• ''.~ '-~~I~. o1 ~u,."·~~.;ui,~; · ·· :. ' ~. . ~ ;,~. . .. gov~r,pme~~ c~p~iJl_~r.a'i~e .~µ~l~for. ~~lq"{ .O~~r.8'a•>··i:' '"·II.; t, ·-:··i ·. ,~ i ~.:: .a,~u.st~~l}~1-- ":'6::-.- .. IAJ, .. P~e~ ~ops
. th~ '~P,ar.tnieJit !~1. to giy~,,P!~~~:'" . .> · i-.: ,.\ _ 4~ • 1~ ., 1· _ ·:,; · ·, ,~an~shipm~n~. o~ ·C~g~e~ ofJ.1,~~ ~, ~il:~- tr ... ajl~ft .. ~~flf:r.\"~r~",. ... ~e~r~ · · ar~ ~ :us~~ . ~·?e~ll.?' ~~ef.,¥ .. ~~'\Y.C>.;.. ·
eal d mplementabon to -~e as~; · ·-' . .· ~ . . ' r ' (Contbltled O_Jl 1J)age, 5') ::'-'7' '-: ·~e,~~~ :.and _Porw,11r ieaipi~~· .- .)'~~~·. J/' ,.-:: --..., .. , ~ ,,: I
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Passengers sit on deck of SS Nassau waiting for vessel ito sail. But
crew refused to work ,ship in demand for contract and sailing was
cancelled.
-
Eight Qn-R-unaways
Ties Up Two Ships
lnNewYorkHarbor
• • I
Giving staunch support to the International Maritime Workers Union, crew4
members of two runaway-flag passenger ships, the Victoria and the Nassau, have
refused to sail the ships until they win . union representation and a contract. ~ •
... result; the owner s have
been forced tO cancel the
sailings of the ships, which
are · on the New York to
Bahamas run.
The cancellation came
after the owners, ·1ncres Line,
had failed to recognize_ the
IMWU as collective bargain
ing representative for the crews.
The IMWU promptly slapped a
picket line on the Nassau, on Fri
arrival, Friday morning. The Nas
sau was sched~led to turn around
and sail the same day, and actually
took passengers aboard, but then,
had to tell them to leave the ship
when it became apparent that the
crew was reiusing to break ranks
and sail the ship.
Both the·Nassau and the Victoria
fly the Liberian flag, as do num
erous other cruise ships operating
in US trade both out of New York
and Miami.
-------..;....-~~----------------~day, May· 13, and the crew gave
The Victoria came In Sunday
afternoon, May 15 and had to dis
charge its--passengers by tugboat as
the Nassau was occupying its dock
ing berth at pier 42. It too took
passengers on via launch for a
Tuesday sailing but was forced to
cancel out when the crew would
not put up steam
The IMWU's right to represent
the crews of runaway vessels rest•
in part upon the precedent set by
the National Labor Relation1
Board. The NLRB ordered a col
lective bargaining. election on the
Liberian-flag SS Florida, which
was subsequently won by the SIU.
In its decision, the Board held that
American unions have the right t«t
organize crews of runaway vessel1
in American foreign commerce. ICC Retreats, -slows RR
Rate War On Seatrai1f
full support to the action. The Vic
toria came in on Sunday and she
too was -tied up.
Picket. Called_Qft
Subsequently, the pickets were
called.off via a restraining grder is
sued by Justice Henry Clay Green
berg of the State Supreme Court,
but the ships were unable to sail
Ore, Ca·lmar Join
'Better Steal<' Parade
thanks to the staunch support of . ·
the IMWU by the crews. The issue · Bet1er beefsteaks for Seafarers is now -the word aboard
W ASHINGTON--The Interstate Commerce Commission
gave Seatrain Lines a reprieve on its SavaMah port service,
but little more,.in a decision it handed down on the company's
is now in the courts for settlement. many more SIU-contracted vessels as several additional ship
trains Savannah and New ·York · The action ··parallels a program ping companies have agreed to upgrade the quality of steak
were idle. The Savannah was later of pr?test picketing of _PanLibHo,n used aboard ship. Such major ..
argument that a stop be put
to r a i 1 r o ad rate-juggling
aimed at destroying ship com
petition.
As a result of the decision, gov
erning paper products, Seatrain is
.continuing its service into Savan
nah, but may have to discontinue
tt if it cannot get bettet• treatment
from the Commission than it has
been receiving on rates governing
other types of cargo.
The ICC ordered the railroads
to reduce their short-haul rate on
pulpboard sent to Savannah for
shipment via _Seatratn. However,
the ICC refused to order the rail
roads to work with Seatraln in
establishing joint rail-w..ater rates
that would be competitive with the
all-rail through rate b e t w i e D
Savannah and New York. It also·
refused to lnstruet the railroads to
rerluce short haul rates on other
commodities.
The problem arose last fall when
the railroads cut the all •rail
· through rate, while m~..intaiping an
artlftcially-hlgi,_ rate on that part
of the cargo which had to · be
hauled into Savannah to 'go via
Seatrain. Seatrain suspended its
por t ser-vice for a while and laid
up . two of its . ships.
The Commission's majority re
port conduded that the railroad's
(Savannah & . Atlantic) charge
against traffic moving in Seatrain's
service is discriminatory, and that
failure . to . est.ablish proportional- ·
rates .on . pulpboard from ··St.
Mary's, Georgia, · to·· Savannah and
thence ftom Edgewater, New
Jersey, to its final destination, is
unjust, un.reasonable and discrimi
natory.
· It was introduced into the record
that .the J I:!ilroad had cut its all
rall·' rates· fr.om the St. M!lry's,
Georgia, area to 1'lew York and
New Jersey, as a means of openly·
competing With .the combined rall,
water-.r.ail. routes utili~ed by ship-
· p~~s ·and Seatrain. ·. To tighten _ the ·
,11irth, · tlie railroad ~hen J,"al.S~ the
reactivated on the pleas of Georgia shlppmg elsewhere i~ the nation s
port authorities. . ports. Last week runaway-flag ves- operators as Mississippi Ship- ILA Str·1kes
The time involved in reversing sels we.re picketed in protest dem- ping, Calmar and Ore Line
the railroad action h-as been costly onstrat1ons in several Great Lakes have now joined Seatrain, Isth- - - . .
to the company. . po~ts. mian, Bull and Sea-Land in agree- L k p t
However, the company was en- Sien Pledce Cards 1 " i l" g de a es or s Ing to rep ace commerc a " ra ,,
couraged by the ICC's action in A vast majority of the 285-man steaks with steaks graded good.
ordering reduction of the short- crew of the Nassau, which.had be'en The grading ls done by the US
haul rate on the spe.ciftc product. recruited in Italy, had previously Department of Agriculture and F. c t t
It hopes to use the ruling as a signed IMWU pledge cards. Shan- provides a basis for judging the or on rac
precedent to secure reduction- of non Wall, who ls executive direc- quality of the meat.
such short-haul charges on other tor of the IMWU, had- meetings In addition to the above-men-
commodities so as to continue in · with the owners in an effort to ob- tioned companies, other ship op- Longshorell\en this week struck
business ·out of the Savannah area. tain an interim agreement which erators who have agreed to the the ports of Chicago, Milwaukee,
The railroads and the ICC have would provide union recognition, 1 f th SIU F od Pl are Cleveland and Toledo as effort•
been the target of considerable an interim wage increase -0f some proposa 0 e -0 an
Bloomfield, Valentine, Overseas to negotiate a new agreement
criticism from coastwlse and inter- 20 percent and overtime pay. Pres- Navigation, Mar 1 n e Carriers, failed just as other contracts in
coastal• carriers, as well ·as from ant wages are in th, vicinity of $60 Clover Carriers, Oceanic Petro- effect had expiren. Amid port of
the SIU and other maritime a month. l T p t l um and Chicago negotiations this week,
unions, . for : collusive . action . on When the operators failed to ;:~~ sf::!~~:nLln~:.o e longshoremen continued to picket
rate-making desitned to destroy show, as . promised, with_ an offer The first companies to agree to the piers where they work. The
shippin1 competition and seamen's by Wednesday, May 11, the IMWU, use of the better-grade beef were picketlines were called for whell
jobs. plcketline ~it the Nassau upon her Seatrain and Isthmian Line, with the ILA and management failed
Bull and Sea-Land next in line. to agree on new wage agreements
. being sought by the longshoremen
The upgrading of shipboard and stevedores.
steaks ls a direct by-product of
· the SIU Food Plan's success in de- Meanwhile in the port of Mil·
veloping more efficient systems of .waukee, longshoremen are t?on
shipboard food preparation and tinuing their picketing pendinC
service. The Food Plan, by stress- the outcome of a membership
Ing "to order" preparation of !ood meeting screduled for this week.
Elsewhere on the Lakes, Cleve
and individual servings instead of land will have 8 negotiating meet-
famflyastyle feeding has cut down fng starting today and the ports
shipboard food waste with conse~ of Rochester, Buffalo and Erie
· quent savings to the operators. started meeting in Buffalo yester
The "to order" feeding system also day. Toledo has not scheduled
results Jn fresher, tastier food negotiations.
- ·serv:ed in a more appetizing man- A $2.75 hourly pay scale for it$
ner. members is being sought by the
As a ·result of these improve- ILA. To date they have been of
ments, Seafarers on ships of the fered $2.55 instead. Dockworkers
above-listed companies now have in the port of Chicago are cur
the additional benefit of better- rentlty earning $2.33 _an. hour.
quality beef. Eventually, the Food
Plan hope11 to extend this new
benefit to ~very SIU-contracted
ship.
' .
··Type Minutes
. When Possible
. Jn order to •ssure ' accurate
Another aim of the ILA is t«t
negotiate a master contract cover
ing all Great Lakes ports where
its 10.000 members are employed.
Separate agreements were in ef
fect tor each · port prior to their
expiration last -week. Present wage
scales on the Lakes for ILA work·
ers range from $1.78 to $2.55.
.. ~ ~ 1hort~haul rates; on paper ·PrQd~ctl ' ·
· ·"from st. · Ma:r1'• .-to'· the ·· port 01 · . . • " ·. · . . . . .. . . •
Savannah". · 1• • PickM boot Oll'cift ·NCllll' ' 11 as she's tfecl.' te th• doal ~ lite Roat1ng ·
:clt1esta of ·llilpbOard meetings
in th• LOG, it 1a desirable that
the nporta o~ 11;llpboilrd. me't""
lap be t,;pecl .ff at all pouible.
· Canadian longshoremen through
their respective locals have atated
that they wm not hatadle any of tht!
·wort that i1 diverted to the Cana
dian port1 •
'' ·., .:. :·81~1r-:e1&ht · ~(U::t;O.~r~~-: ).,b. .· -,~~In~ ;...-~~~·~~ NCiaau·~~..- thipi !ecto.ria• when~ -
·. ~ Yfent· ··otr ;tti~ 'btecir ' 'tthin',tll~ ~~.; ·. ~ anch~ n. the-"r· · ·· ,.
. . • ' , i> ,. ~ •.
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1orA11·sn1PPING· noABn .,,
·' , .....
April 27 Through May 11 . ~
Shipping slumped a- bit this past per iod, despite the good weather , and Miami had no sign ons, and. every port serviced vessels ln;-transit.
Sl,ip _Activity
as the total of men shipping dipped below the 1,000 mark. . A· total Houston led all the ports in servlcirig with 196 operations, though
of 998 men shipped this period as compared to l,OM during the last it ~pped 15 from Its previous period's total of 211. It als~ led In ves- Par Sit• ••
O• T....._TOTAt one, for a drop of 56 men. These figures cover shipping In all classes. se~ calls last period. Ofh
The number of registered "A" and "B" men on the bea~h at the The breakdown for shipping (Including "A," "B," an! "C" men) was: ~;~:::: • 1: - ·· J ' 4
7 21 . 41
end of the period was 2,851, a slight increase over last period's total of deck, 36'1;' engine, 340; and steward, 291, for a total of 998 lmen. , 1'1111..,pWa. • • 6
2,834: . Ports with ·100 4r less '"A" a nd "B" men ~gistered on the beach at la~• ' '•• t
Despite the slump, shipping activity gained, as .there we~ 226 ve~ the end of this period -were: Boston, Phllidelphla, Norfolk, Jackson-· =:!wii~ •• • · :·
aels serviced this period compared to 210 in the previous two weeks. ville, Miami, Wiµnm~on, San Francisco and Seattle. Ports with 50 M'-1 •••. : : : : 1
or less "A" men reg1Stered on the beach were: Boston, Miami, and M.Wle ~ ••••• 11
The breakdown was: payoffs, 59; sign ons, 34; and iq-transits, 133. Wilmington. New or1... . . I
· I 6 17
4 ·11 JI
- I 7
I 15' 17
4 I
1 4 IS
' 21 35
Shipping totals fell in Boston, New York, Baltimore, Jacksonville,
Mobile, Houston and San Francisco and gained slightly in all the
other ports. Baltimore suffered the 'biggest decline with a. drop of 46
Port . dispatchers have fQrecast t he following outlook for the next Hontw • • • • • • 2 · ~ 2' 32
period : BostGn, fair .•• New Y~rk, ste'ady ••• PJdladelphla, good • • • ::.•: • ·; • 1
2 , : 1;
Balli.more, poor · ••• Norfolk, poor ••• Mobile, very good • • • Jackson• ·$Httte •· ·5 .3 . J .n
men, and New Orleans gain.ed the most, 39 men. ville, fair ••• New Orleans, good ••• Miami, slow .•• . Houston, fair ,, • • • • • • ·..:.:.._ _ _ ,
San Francisco was the only port without a payoff; Boston, Norfolk Wllmln1ton, fair ... _san Francisco, poor ••• SeaW~, slow. , ............ It J4 - IJJ 22'
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DECK DEPARTMENT
Registered leglsteied Ship~ .: Shipped · Shlpf)ld rorA1 Registered On The BeacPt
CLASS A CLASS 8 CLASS A CLASS 8 CLASS e SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS 8
GROUP
I ALL
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROlIP GllOUP
Port 1 % 1 I I ALL 1 z 3 ALL 1 ! I ALL 1 2 I ALL A B CALL 1 I I ALL - 1 z I ALL
Boston . - . . ....•.....• 2 2 2 • - 1 1 2 - - 1 1 . - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 · 5 9 4 18 - 2 1 s
New York . ..••••••••• 23 29 8 •• 1 ., 14 22 17 18 6 '1 - - 8 • - 1 1 z 41 8 2 11 84. 144 50 Z78 ' l9 - 39 IZ
Philadelphia .•.••••••• 7 11 1 u 1 2 5 • 7 9 2 18 2 5 6 .13 - - - - 18 13' - St 8 8 4 21 - - 4 ..
Baltimore . . . . ••• • •••• . 11 30 2 43 2 2 2 6 6 18 3 17 3 2 11 16 - 1 1 .I 27 18 2 ,5 30 88 13 111 2 12 31 " Norfolk . _ . ..• •• •••••• · 3 1 - 4 1 1 1 I 2 1 --: s - - - - - - - - 3 - - I 11 6 5 %! 2 3 9 It
Jacksonville ..•••••••• 4 7 1 1% 1 I e • 1 5 1 7 1 - 2 s - - 3 I 7 3 ~ ' 13 11 13' 1 15 1 2 7 10
Miami . . . . . : ••••••••• . - - - - - - - - - 1 - l. - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - - · 1 1
Mobile . ... : .••••••••• 8 14 1 23 1 - 9 10 3 2 2 'I - - 5 'I - - - - 7 . 5 - 12 36 45 9 90 1 • 1 11 ~· New Orleans ..•••••••. 21 30 12 63 1 8 10 1'1 16 18 11 45 1 4 4 ' 1 2 2 ' I 41 9 - 5 - 59 68 82 20 17t 5 . 13 23 '1
Houston. _ . ...•••••••• ·20 30 12 · u 2 4' 15 Zl 19 25 11 15 2 7 8 17 - - - s I 55-· 17 3 75 30 36 8 '15 ' 8 12 21
Wilmington . .••••••••. 3 6 1 10 - 2 2 t 3 7 -1 u 1 1 3 5 - - - - 11 5 - 16 6 11 - 17 - 3 5 I
San Francisco . .••••••. 2 4 3 I 1 - 2 4 8 2 12 2 3 3 8 - - - - · 12 8 - ~o 12 HI 1 i it 2 1 2 · 1
Seattle . . . _ . . . ........ 6 7 3' 18 - 2 1 3 9 9 3 21 - 9 3 12 2 2 3 . ., 21 12 ., ff 13 14 3 It 1 3 2 - •
TOTAlS llt 171 f6 · l-3Z7 11 21 -.. ·1 ·1071 -87---U-943 l: zn 1Z a15alt6 3 6 13 22:Z49_96_12- l16113Hf53.l l9 TI86 -22-11 H'l'IZH
ENGl_NE DEPARTMENT
. - Registered leg Isle red Shipped Shipped Shipped T0.1A1 Registered On Tlte leac•
CLASS A . CLASS 8 _ CLASS. A CLASS 8 · CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A .eLASS 8
'°"
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP . GRQUP GROUP
·· ~ 2 SALL 1 z I ALL 1 I SALL 1 ·z I ALL . 1 z I ALL A B C ALL 1 " 2 SALL 1 Z . SALL
Boston.: ...•.•••••••• - 1 1 2 1 - ·1 - - 1 1 - - :s: - - - - - 1 - ..... 1 - 5 4 9 1 2- 2- - 1
New York . ..... ... ..... 10 26 11 47 1 8 15 Z2 7 15 5 %'1 1 11 ~ 11 1 3 2 • 27 18 8 49 49 130 29 %08 4 25 33 tz
Philadelphia ..•••••••• - 11 2 13 - 1 1 ~ - 9 2 11 1 4 ' 9 1 2 2 5 11 · 9 5 u - 13 . 1 H - - 1 1
Baltimore .....••••••• - 22 6 ZS 1 8 10 19 1 17 2 It 1 . 7 6 H - 1 1 20 14 1 u 7 56 12 '15 ' 1 21 17 n
Norfolk . . . ...•••••••• - 7 1 • 2 - 2 - 3 3 3 s 3 · 3 • 2 18 IO 4 6 11 - - - - - - - - - - - -
.lacksonville .••••••••• 1 5 - 6 1 2 1. 4 1 · 4 - I - 1 3 ' '- - 1 1 5 4 1 u 3 9 1 11 .: 1 2 3 • Miami .....•••••••••• . 2 2 1 1 2 ·z 1 2 3 3 I ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mobile . .. . ............ 4 18 3 25 - 2 3 I 2 6 ' 2 - 18 - 3 1 4 - - - - - 10 4 - · 1' 14 42 4 to - 7 8 11
New Orleans ..• -•• ; •••• 5 11 7 46 . 1 4 9 H 3 28 5 36 8 8 18 - 5 3 8 36 16 -8 80 31 6'1 10 108 1 17 9 27 - -
Houston . _ ..•.•••••••. 9 25 3 S7 2 13 15 31 9 28 5 42 1 10 10 it · 1 5 2 · 8 42 21 8 '11 14 31 3 '8 2 8 10 20
Wilmington ..••••••••. - 3 2 5 - 1 2 3 ' - 5 2 ., - - 2 2 - - - - ., 2 - 9 .... 3 - 1 ' - 2 3 5
San Francisco .••••••. . 1 8 = 9 1 1 - 2 3 3 - -· 3 1 . - ' I - - 1 1 8 4 1 11 2 24 - 16 - 2 3 5
Seattle . . __ . . ... . .... . 1 12 2 15 ..... 5 2 , 3 17 ., 2'1 2 8 3 11 1 4 3 • 27 · 11 8 46 3 21 2 ·25 1 4 2 7
10TALS 31-17' -38 1· 243 _ 8_45_58 lllt 283s32- 1196 -s-5' '1 lM 5 1s-16Tio;i9&-. 1ot4ol340 128-4t9"767- l-Sl4 -11-94-9'1 l°!OZ
I
STE·WARD DEPARTMENT
Registered leglsfered Shipped Shipped Shipped . T01A1 • Reglst•ed On The leach
CLASS A CLASS B ·CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIP.,fD tiASS A CLASS 8
naour GROUP . GROUP GROUP GROUP ·GROUP GROUP \ · GROUP .
Port ' 1 2 SALL l z S ALL l ! I ALL I .! . I ALL 1 I j ALL A B c ALL 1 2 I ALL 1 2 S ALL
.Boston . ..... . .•. . •... - - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - .~5 1 6 12 - - 1 1
Jtew York ... . ... ..... . 28 8 24 ·60 1 - 15 16 5 2 18 u - - 12 12 - - 2 z 25 12 2 at 94. 43 · 108 245 .3 s .. 80 86
Philadelphia .•..•••••• 7 2 2 11 1 - 4 5 2 l 4 '1 - 1 10 .ft - - 10 H 7 11 10 .U 12 5 6 21 - - 4 c
Baltimore . .. 1
••••••••• 12 5 14 Sl 1 3 8 12 7 · 1 6. H 1 10 11 8 • 14 11 6 11 40
..
11 24 '15 --2 4 17 23 - - -Norfolk - __ . ..•••••••• 2 - 1 3 - 1 - 1 i -- - 1 I - - 1 1 - - -- · - · 2 1 - s 9 5 7 Zl 1 3 ·2 6
lacksonville .••••••••• 1 - 3 .. - - - - 3 · - 2 - I - - 1 1 - 1 ... 3 ' 5 1 4 It 7 3 5 H 1 1 - I
Miami . ... . · . • ••••• • · ••• . - 2 I r 1 1 1 1 2 3 - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - '- - - ·- - - - - -Mobile . .. : ..•.••••••• 9 5 13 2'1 - - 10 11 1 - ·5 • ...... - 3 I - - - - 6 3 - 9 291 9 33 'JI: - - 19 19
New Orleans .••••••••• 14 6 32 ·52 - - 16 16 10 4 32 " - - 8 Ii - 4 ' ' 48 8 4 18 48 12 80 141 - - 48 .. 8
Houston - . ... ; , ••••••• 15 9 15 st · 1 2· 7 10 14 8 9 . n . 1 9 ti ' 11 ~1 · 29 10 11 H 28,,,.- , 4 14 ti . 4 1 · 8 11
Wilmington ...•••••••. - - -
3 - 3 8 - - 1 1 2 · 2 4 Ir ..... - - 2 z - ..... 1 I• . 1 8 2 1 11 4 ·1 .3 ' ( :I 2 1 3
San Francisco ..••••••. 4 1 5 ' 10 - 1 , 2 3 5 -- 2 '1 ~ - ., • - !...:... - - ., 8 - 11 . 8 .6 · 6 ·22 - 6 8
Seattle
.
• •• • • ••••••••• t 7 - 8 15 1 1 5 7 1'5 5 .8 u 4
;
' l .·. 1 2 ., 28 . ,' ~ · II 8 3 5 18 1 . 2 · 6 9 - , -
TOTAlS i o2 - 36123 ,-261 - 5--8 - 68 ·1-s1 65-21-:SZ l 178 3 1 67-1-'ll ---:.-· -,-3,·.1~u 178 7l 4Z ·Ht z,1!03 3oi l 695 u-14 190 . 218
' ' -
-SUMMARY /
Registered Registered Shipped·~ .. ~ . · Ship~ · . · ~ · Shipped . TOTAL · Registered On The Beaclt
CLASS A CLASS 8. CLASS A · _· ' CLAS$ ·a , CLASS c:, · .J HIPPED · Ci.ASS A . CLASS B
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP • GR01:1P . CLASS . . GROUP GROUP
1 2 3 ALL .1 2 3 ALL 1 2 \ I ALL . ; 1 ·z . I ~LL , 1 2 S1AI:.L A ·B C M.L 1 ·- 2 S ALL 1 2 3 AI.L
DE::;.=.C.;;:;.K=--------- !~0_:_~-~-46 . l :.3.2'1_!1_28 _68 1 _ 10'1 _!!!_!}9 J 3 I .~ 12~~,}3· 1 96 _ 3 _ · fl:..:_13 l,_;_~Z,24~~96_'22_l_S67 .314.L-.458~'U8'6-22 '17 1~7 J..~3~ ' -
ENGINE 81 174 38 I 243 8 - 45 58 I 111 29 135 . 32 t 196 · ,9 54 41. I lK . 5 19 16-l ,. ~O·li,6. 104 40 I 340
1
128 , 419· 67 I 8H 11 94 -97 J 202 .
ST.EWARD , _ . ~02_3~ j°23· l -i61 _:-5=8 .68 {~81 65 - 21 - 92 Cn.s=3. 1~~~ .. (71=1~2 .:. 39.J ; t~t~18~71 _42]_.291: 2Qi ·io3 3p(j.::a95J_1~1· __ 190 I 21~
:::c;u==-=~;.:.:o=r~o~r::-:A=·L-=-s ..... -:-. .-...;. _zt~ · 38~ ~1 l 83t u / 81 1H 1 29s 131z'Js wr 1· &23 2' ss 161 1 211. s 21 ss n:o4~62a , z·u ~ot .1-91'8,1s~ • .. ~1~ ts1 .J~1~sl:t1 175. u .t · 1-656
,.,J • ~: • - .. ...,•. • • • .J. , · •• , f ' "I- ._:_, ' J ~ :i. • • :~ - .4 • ~ ~ •, • ' , I r ,'...i , ~.' .
i,. -. / . . . ,(.:
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t, INQtimING SEAFARER jS~U ·withdraws ·Cleop~tra . -.
QUESTION1 HoW do you spend your .-duty houn aboGr,l 1hip P1clc.ets On Slate Dep t Pledge
when you'r• on a long trip?. . · (Continued from page 2) Senator w. J. l'ulbrlght (Dem.- private consultatlont with Nuse._
• ally con.signed aboard Amftrlcan- Ark.>. The SW had previously .Aatde from support in. the Se~
1. M. Yatel, AB: I pus the time Ed l'fmaertT, me11muu Well, flag vessels. communicated ~h• reasona for its ate, the SIU stand attracted wide
reading pocket boolu. My favorites during my oU-duty hours, I read The 24-day plcketllne began on picketing to tbe Senator, and had public sympathy and endorsement.
are mysteries and boou and write April 13 In New York. Three ef- also asked for a hearJ.ng before the Hundreds of letters, postcards and
novels, · a n d I letters. .This, to forts by the ownera of tl)e Cleo- Senate Foreign Relatiom Commit- telegrams poured Into headquart-
u 1 u a 11 y g e t me, ls a good way ,patra to enjoin the picketing were tee of which Fulbright ls chairman. ers from home and.. abroad, . from
through one in a of passing the unsuccessful. The Incident attract- It received no reply. Fulbright unions, political leaders and In-
day or so. I guess time o( day (or ed considerable attention ln the toQk off on a . trip to Cairo a few diridual citizen1 applauding the
after that comes n i g h t> and it US Senate, where at the same time, days later where he received a SIU for acting where the State n..
c a r d g a m e s, keeps me pretty a resolution was under discussion hero's welcome and entered Into partment had failed to act.
among the most w e 11 occupied. authorizing President Eisenhower
frequent b et n I From time to to withhold aid to any nation The foUow~ng is .the exchange of telegrams between Meany
pinochle. Also I time I've even which discriminated a£ainat ship- and the SIU m which Meany requested. removal of the picket
try my hand at a stood 1 o o k out ping. The sponsors of the resolu- line and the SIU complied.
chess game or so. I also have found watches with buddlel of mine. This tion, while aiming It principally at
that working overtime i• another not only aids in keeping the man discrimnatlon against Israeli-flag
way of keeping myself · occupied. alert and wide awak_,, but it also shipping In the Suez Caµal, amade
And it's profitable, too. serves as a means· of making the it clear In the light of the SIU pro-
t $ t. watch go by'faster fol'"him. test that they were also concerned
Paul Pallas, AB: I tty to work .
overtime as much as I can because
John Murra,., wiper: Most of my
free time is "pent studying. I'm
about the blacklisting of American·
flag ships.
The resol~tion passed in the face
of a bitt~r attack on the SIU by
After receiving the Department of State's statement of pol·
icy,_ftFL-CIO ·president Georg~ Meany, telegraphed SIUNA's
president PaulHall. Meany called for .the withdrawal of the
Cleopatra picket line, based on the State Department's promise of re
newed action toward termin·ating the Arab blacklist and mistreatment
of American seamen.
It's one good way'
of making the
hours whiz by, I
also like to play
poker ·from time
to time with a
good crowd. Be
cause I usually
m a k: • coastwise
runs, I try to
catch as many
The text of the telegram ls as+-------------
ball games as I can. Then In be
tween all . of this I try to sit down
a few minutes each day to writ• a
letter home.
t t t
Tomlll)' Danbeek, OS; Long sea
trips usually find me assembling
wooden ship
models when I'm
off watch. This
work may be
tedious, b u t I
think it's reward
ing when you get
the projeet fin
ished. , Next on
pi:eparing myself
for the C o a st
Guard examina
tion for FWT and
don't. have much
time for anything
else. After I pass
thi1 exam and
get my rating, I
intend to hit the
books ·for my oil
er's rating. Ev1ntually, I hope to
get a full Union book. Then I'll be
of •more value to myself and the
SIU~
-
Philo. Sees
Prosperity
PHILADELPHIA-Shipping was
good in this port during the last
period and the outlook ls for more
of the same in -the ---coming two
weeks, according to Steve Cardullo,
port agent •
The agent reported that six ships
paid off, five signed on and six
were serviced in transit.
Cardullo noted that the affairs
w. P. O'Brien, AB: When I'm not of tl!.e port were running smoothly
catching up on soma rest or just and work in the various dfvlslons
plain taking u. of the union continues to progress.
easy, I usually The shipping breakdown is as
r e ad or p lay follows: -
.cards. Of course, Paying om Massmar, Yorkmar
all this takes sec- <Calmar>; Edith, Angelina· ~Bull);
ond · position to Chilore and Santore (Marven).
letter-writing. I Signing on: Titan (Cargo Tank
try to make my -ships); Massmar, Yorkmar <Cal
lettera home as mar>; Chilore and Santore (Mar-
long as possibl~. ven). · ·
follows:
"I have today received from Act
ing Secretary of State Douglas Dil·
Ion the good-faith assurance of the
Government of the United States
that it will fully investigate the
Rrlevances of US· seamen and re
new its diplomatic efforts to pro
tect American seamen and ship
ping against future indignities and
discrimination. I firmly believe
that the good trade union purposes
for which the Seafarers Interna
tional Union established the picket
line at the Cleopatra have been
served and I suggest the picket
line be withdrawn.
'Complete Support•
"Please be assure·d of tho con
tinued and complete support of the
entire trade union movement for
the members of' the SW and all
merchant seamen. We. Intend to
protect the interests of American
shipping and seamen at all times."
· The Union reply was as follows:
"Re: your wire pertaining to the
picketing of the SS Cleopatra In
protest against the UAR blacklist
of American ships and mistreat
deference to your suggestion as
President of the AFL-CIO and in
light of our traditional support of
AFL-CIO policy we will abide by
your request and will remove the
picketline as of today at 5 PM.
"The omcers and members of
our Union take this opportunity to
express to you and to the Execu
tive Council our deep appreciation
for your interest In, and support
of, our fight for the rights of Amer
ican seamen and for freedom of
the seas for American-flag ships.'•
In a subsequent-statement to the
press, Hall made it clear that the
SIU .reserved the right to renew
its picketing of Egyptian vessels
should the Department of Slate
fail to take action on its "state
ment of policy."
Protest Mistreatment
"The SID established its picket9
line with the support of the Inter
national ·Longshoremen's Associa·
tion to protest the mistreatment of
American seamen and the black
listing of American shipping. As a
result of State Department' assur•
ances given to AFL·CIO President
· the list is read
. Ing. I also like *°
•o out on deck and lounge around
when it's nice and sunny. Finally,
I like . to plan my activltie1 for the
next port of call and make a men
tal note of the old acquaintances i
I . have to because The In-transit ships were the
I have a Jaree audience: a wife and Petrochem (Valentine); Afoundria
four children. Of course, come next <Waterman>: Jean (Bum; Steel
July, I'll .i.ave to make them even Executive (Isthmian); At I a ii t Is
longer because then I'll have a (Cargo ·Tankship) and Mankato
ment of American seamen:
"You have iliformed us that the Meany, it appears that, for the first
State Department hu given •good· time, the State De.partment has ex•
faith' ·assurance• to you that it will ·pressed its intent to face u.p tct
take positive action to resolve these problems anti take positlv•
these problems. Therefore, in action.
· plan to look up, the majority of
whom are female, naturally. sixth to write to. Victory CVICtory).
State D~p't Pledge On Cleopatra
The following ii t~s full text of the ~tats Department written stats· surpluses In this country and make their own 1hlpplna arrangements
ment b1/ Acting Sec:retaT11 of State Douglaa Dillon to AFL.CIO Pren. directly with private carrien.
dent George Meanr dealing wiili the SIU'• complaint about th• black· "No United States Government agency ls a party to these contract..
Ii.st and the -mistreatment of Amencan aeamen: Consistent with the policy that no United States agency condone the
"1. As a matter of settled policy, the United State1 supports . the Arab boycott, the Department will continue Its etroril -to do what It
principle of freedom of the sea1 and free access to foreign ports an'Cl can to end the application of these restrictive olaUIU with respect to
.Jacllltie&. TJ?.• Depai:tm~nt liiii coriBtintly sou~t to facilitate the nor- U.S. ftag vessels under charter to foreip coanhiea .. .
mal pursuit of intematlonal commerce by vessell of United States "6. Regarding treatment of United States clUum abroad, lncludln&'
registry. · American seamen, H ls of course mandato17 on thla Department to
"2. The ·united States Government has long and unequivocally main· do everything · possible to assure equal treatment and freedom from
&llined the principle that there should be freedom of transit through harassment for all our citlze'ns in foreign countries. United. States dip
the Suez Canal for all n
1
atlons. Thl1 policy has been publicly empha- lomatic and consular officer~ have standing instructions to extend every
sized on numerous occasions, and was specifically reiterated by the appropriate assistance to our citizens who. may encounter diffic~lties.
. Secretary of State during his address before the United Nations Gen- In several recent instances American seamen e:qaerlenced ditrlouUiea
eral Assembly on September 17, l959. at po~ in the United Arab Republic. Our consular officers 'made every
"3. The United · States Government protests as a matter of policy effort to assist the ere~ of three vessels, and were In fact able to be
~iscrimina,tory actions ~r practices· with respect to International trade of m~terial help. The J?epartment has renewed its, standing lnstruc
which adversely affect United States' ftrnµi, vesSels and citizens. The.. tions to its consular officrs to be on the alert to assist in settling griev
l>epartwent wm continue to py.rsue, bY all appropriate and effective ances regarding treatment abroad of American seamen or other Ameri
means, every avenue whereby private American Interests ln lnterna- can citizens which are brought to their attention.
Uolial trade may be fully safe-guarded~ and restored. . "7. As a matter of basic procedure, th,e Department gives full con-
"4. With respect to Arab trade restrictions . ariBinl out of the .Arab· sideration to all communications from private American groups with
Israel conflic.t, the Deeartment of State reemphasizes that our Govern- respeJ:t ·to prol,)Iems affecting the conduct of United States foreign re
ment neither ·recognizes nor condones the Arab .boycott which Includes latl~ns . . In accordance with this procedure it has ~een and will con
the blacklisting of United Sta~s .flag :vel@els in part b~cause ·of prior tinue . to be, the intention of the Department of. State ·to give full
calls at Israeli ports. Ever-y "pproprlate 'Opportunity JVill, be utilized, consideration to all communications· from ·the Seafarers International
on a contlnuiag basis, to reemphasize this ftindainental position · to the Union, other affected maritime unfons and other interested groups.
·Governments conc~rned. At th• same time, every suitable occasion The Department will eonsuit with the AFL-CIO and Its multime af
wlll. be emgloyed both within and outside the United Nationf?, to fa~ ·flllates on future developments aftectlnr J\merlCan veuela and seamen
cilitate progress towards. a solution of the basic Arab-Israel conflict In the areas concerned.
from which the Arab boycott arises. · "1-n the light of the foregoing basic principles ·and in conformity with
"However, should the State D•
partment fail to give practical im
plementation to the assurance•
made today, we will have no other
recourse but to resort to picket;.
log."
Wilmington
Runs Short
Of Ratings
WILMINGTON - Shipping took
a turn for the better here accord·
ing to Reed Humphries, port agent •
Thirty-six men were shipped in all
departments. With · only 29 men
registered for the period, help was
sent from San Francisco to fill the
jobs needed.
The SS Ames Victory (Victory
Carrier) paid off and signed on.
Eight. other vessels were serviced
in-transit. The Yaka <Waterman>.
Portmar . and Alamar (Calmar);
Erna Elizabeth (Albatross), Steel
Art is a n and Steel Advocate
(Isthmian), Robin Kirk (Robin) and
the Mermaid <Metro-Petro) were
these in-transit.
Shipping-wise, the coming period
is reported as fair.
"5. The United States Navy in f.~bruary 1960 discontinued tbe use the fundamental natiQilal inter~s·t, the Deparhnent lives uamancea
' . .. ----- ·-of a ~Iause formerly- employed IJ! c~ntracting procedures for the de- that H wl~I under&akQ to investigate fully the grievances df the Sea- -~ -
livery of oil to U.S. ·naval .installations abroad, lest. thlS t~use, which faren International Union and, through appropriate diplomatic action . ~ ~.~ /(I/OW/"'~
was designe~ ~o ass~re- toe eff!clent ,o~ratip' of ~ei· Fleet,~ be . ~on- '"th the foreign eou~es Involved, to renew Its ef!~ to assure free- -pjf!J/li·· 1i"'_ _,, "'E .
1trued· as acq~ence ln .. the Arab)>oycc;>tt. Regarding transport!ltion, ·dom Of the 1eas and .to protect the intere1t. of oar lblpplq .and sea- v l'1J
of PL. 480 cargoes, ~stric.tlve clauses have in certain ihstanc~s been men now beinc discriminated .acainst b1 the Arab boycott and black-
incluCled iii ship charters , by foreigµ,, , countriea. :which purchase the U.tlq polle7." ' • · " . . -'._. •• c:s u · -
• " r i·l ' • • l ~ ~ • • • . • ~ •. i ' " ~ ,. a-
l 1 • 'r ... ~J,·J .. / .1. ., •
Safe and sound in San Francisco, Seafarer John Millner points out area off Singapore where he fell
overboard and spent eight hours in the water. Looking on are Captain Gus Salveson of Norwegian
. flag Martita, and Bjoern Knutson, lookout on the ship .who spotted Millner, leading ~o his rescue.
'(San Francisco Examiner photo). . . ' . - . · ·
Norse Ship R~scues Seafarer
-Alter Eighl Hours In Water
A Seafarer, who hadn't been in swimming for several years, spend eight hours in the
water off Singapore recently in a successful fight for life. ,
John L. Millner, a crewmember on the Steel Rover, fell. overboard while the ship .was
pulling out o~ Singapore, and+ ' . .
nobody heard his cries for The skipper ·of the Norwegian was ·kept on a · liquid diet for sev
help. It was about 8 p.m. vessel, Capt._ Gus Salvesen, said er~ days. The Steel Rover was
At that time began a desperate that he was amazed that anyone contacted, shortly after the rescue,
15truggle for life that lasted eight c?uld survive eight hours . in t~e ~nd Milln~r was still n~t missed,
hours in the shark-infested waters mght waters of the Malacca Strait. it was d1sc~vered. Ey1dently, it
{)ff Singapore. Knowled&'e Returns Fast!. was assumed that he had missed
· The first thing he did was to Millner hadn't done any swim- the sb.ip at Si~gapor~.
take off his clothes, so that he ming in eight years, but had- no He is now resting m San Fran
could swim with more ease and trouble remembering. "It . came cisco and expects to make another
head for the lights on the Br~thers baC'k to me real fast," he said. "As trip in a month or so, when he has
Islands, some five miles away. :But soon as I hit the water· I kicked fully recuperated.
the current was too strong, and he off' my shoes and stripped myself
was forced to give up this idea, naked. "All I had on was a. wrist :--------~-=-,----.
and battle just to keep afloat. watch - stm working - which ·l Shorthanded?
Several ships passed withU,. 100 never even n'oticed while .in the
water." yards of him, but Ms cries were
not heard. "I had no thoughts~" he con-
After he had been swimming for un·ued, "I was too busy swimming
eight hours in the water, the SS and hollering for help: Two passed
Martita, a Norwegian tanker came me before the Norwegians came,
by and the lookout, l8-year-0ld and boy, how· I love those Norwe
.Bjoern Knutse~. spotted hiin. A gians."
lifeboat was lowered and· he was Millner, suffering from exhaus-
rescued. tion, a sor~ thrQat and burned eyes,
U a crewmeJJ!ber quits 'while
. a sbip is in port, delegates
are_ asked . to contact the ball
immediately fo.- a . replac~
ment. Fast acijon on th~ir part
wm keep all jobs aboard ,ship
filled at ·an times and elim1:.
.~ate the · chanc~ of the 1hfp
sailing shorthanded.
.·
Approximately tW<>-thirds of the men in the~ Esso fleet have
cast their ballots in the National Labor Relations Board con
test betwe~n the Esso Tanker Men's Union, 81! affiliate of the
. SIU of North America, and-the
Esso Seainen's Association, a Vacuum Tanker Men~s Association,
so-calle4 '~ind~pendent" outfit. who called for a court-ordered
The voting in 'the 27-ship Ameri- audit of the association's funds
can-flag tan];cer fleet is expected to because of alleged · misappropria
continue for another 60 days at. the tion an'«[ misµse of the niember-
minimum. . ship's money. . .
All of the ships have been voted'
once, but since Esso operates on a
"time . off ' in i~eu of overtime" sys- J" 0 L . B oosf
tern, it will be necessary to vote U
the ships at least two more times
to catch the men whq were on Su rp· r; 5 es
leave when ·:-;e ships first voted. . ; . r •
votes For s1uNA Aftlllatton La. Po·rf
The Esser- union "membership
voted by secret referendum baJlot G n
iast summer .. to a1filia"te with the NEW ORLEANS - enera Y
SIU of North America when , it good shipping conditions prevailed
· hEre during the last two weeks and
became apparent . th.at the union indications are that they w,ill con- .
could not "go. it alone" and get a tlnue at the same pace, reports
satisfactocy ·coptract settleme.nt Buck Stephens, actin·g agent. There
from' ihe· company. wf:re eight payoffs, 6 sign ons and
. As a result, the. company broke a total of 21 vessels serviced in.
off negotiations on the excuse that transit. · ·
another organization, the Ji.isao The shipping picture dur_ing t.he
Seamen's Association, _claimed_ to . last two weeks was in sharp con
rcpresent the men in the fleet. t t t di t d tlook o·f · · h . ras · o a pre c e . ou
esa. tur~ed out to be anot ~r m a ·"slower" as noted in the last issue
s~rmg of such asso~iations op- f SEAFARERS LOG. ·
erated by John . Collins, profes- 0 i off r
sional organizer of so-called "in- The vessels pay_ ng , we e
d pendent" outfits ;~in ihe tanker Alcoa Runner (Alcoa>; Del Norte,
e · · Del Campo, Del Alba and Del Valle ·
field. - . · · · - • · (Miss.>; Steel Surveyor (Isthmian);
Election Called By ETMU. John c. "<°:Atlantic Carr.>; San
Consequer.ipy, t~e ~TMU peti- Marino <Peninsufar Navigation). ·
tioried for an election lo establish "' . .
dear title to Its right ·to represent' : Sip-om, l.ll-T:ranslta
and bargain for the . men in the Signing on: Del Norte (Miss.)':
fleet; To nobody's surprise, . the Neva West <Bloomfield); Steel
company has openly. called ·upon Vendor, Steel Surveyor Usthmian1:
the men to ·vote for Collins' outfi\; ~lcoa Planter (Alco•> and Santa
Collins previously had -full con- Venetia <Elam).
trol over the Esso men in the Esso Those serviced in transit were~
Tanker Men's ' Association, prede- Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Clipper, Al
cessor to ETMU, but ·was fired out coa Ranger, Alcoa . Corsair, Alcoa
of . the fleet. · It was later dis-: Planter <Alcaa); Seatr"if.l Savannah,
covered'- that he · had set himself S~atrain Georgia, Seatrain New
up a lifetime job, plus pension, a~ Ycrk, · Seatrafn LOuis~na <Sea
t~e expense of ·Esso men, without train>; Neva·· West · <Bloomfield);·
thefr .knowledge. He was also Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Monarch"
charged with concealing· financial of . the · Seas, Hastings;. · W ~cQsta,;
. data, cancelled ·checks .and . other Topa ·Topa, ·Afoundria·, Claiborne
details -as to ihow he ·handled the <Waterman)~ Thetfs <Rye · Marine'.>:
tankermen's money. ' , Titan . <Cauo Tanksbip); Atlas
Subsequently; Collins was sued <Tankers and Tramps), and Evelyn
by a , member . of :the . S~cony <Bull).
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TALl~ . COMMITTEE
RERORT_·· ~-----
·\·V.OTE Oil
COHS.T.1-TUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
llanecl
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bJ the PoU. Commltte.,... . Willqupby, W-306, had ~rved on the
; ·· ... ~ :P~; P-117. · ~ tpdtcated "polla committees <he ' Iiad"'"jiot
Georse ·UtciJio'11i; ,J1.t7t ~ 1ervecf:0n'-Ai>r1L"27tb), rio thb. Committee
· Oswald Ers~ •. E-148 has assumed that the roster wliich doesn't
However, In checking the stubs and the bear the rullµe. of .a pox:t, date- or· ballot
votes cast for 'the day, we· are· unable to number is the roster for the Port of Phlla·
find the stub. Iii checking tlie votes cast delphia for the .date of. April ~8th;- 1960 •
. for the day however, we do find the This would also account for the fact that
voided ballot, but still no stub. Therefore, . your Committee received from the bank.
the committee has assumed that the polls an envelope· for the pol't of Philadelphia
committee, in trying to straighten out the 'for this date, containing one ballot. Your
above, omitted to _put the siub of ballot committee has included this ballot in the
1445 with the other stubs, as a resuit of totals fo~ the port and recommends to the
which the stub was lost. Therefore, it is membership that our action on the matter
the recommendation of this committee be concurred in:
.that the membership concur in the action On the roster for San Juan, Puerto
taken by your committee on the above, RiCo, date4 April 14th, 1960, the roster
We, the undersigned Union tallying quarters offices, all five (S) of the afore- which was ·to record the above ballot as only bears the signature of one polls com·
committee, duly elected 8~ t the regular ti d void; on the day's voting. This did not, ·of mittee member. However, a check .of the men one sample ballots that are being i · ' · · business meeting of April 27th, 1960, at d f f'l i . course, vo d Br·other Games' original vote, Special Meeting for . the day indicates
~e or , 1 e cop es. In addition, your ·
headquarters, submit the following report committee finds that headquarters also only the voided ballot. that a full polls committee was elected.
and recommendations: had on band, unused ballots 7801 through In reference to the stub from San Juan, Since no ballots were cast in the port that
We met with AI Kerr, who Is Uhlon 10,000. ~our committee has placed in one the stub that was missing was that of bal- day, it is the recommendation ot'this com·
office manager, and .who · had been as- (1) box, all of the ballots, used and unused, lqt' 6039, which is recorded on the port's mittee that the roster for the day be ac-
signed by the he-adquarters offices of the which were on hand in headquarters or r9ster sheets for the day of April 18th, cepted.
Union to work with the committee. He received from the ports. 1960. The roster for the day· fails to show On Appl 6th, 1960, the roster for the
carried out our orders at all times. He Also on hand in headquarters offices . the name of the individual to whom the port of San Francisco failed to· show what
also gave each of us.. a copy of the present are signed receipts for the following ballot was issued or to whom it was · in- port it was being submitted from. How-
Union constitution. He suggested that we amount of sample ballots, broken down, as tended to be issued. The roster, however, ever, your committee, by checking the
read those sections of our constitution follows: does have printed on it in the place pro- ballot numbers that were cast that day
dealing with the Union tallying commit- PORT . ·BALLOTS vided for the name of the individual to against the voting records maintained in
tee in detail, which we did. ~olton . . . • • .. .. .. • • • .. • • • • • • .. • • .. • .. • • .. . 5 whom the ballot should have been issued, headquarters, was able to determine that
The committee then to·ok over the co·n- P::ad!frfu ... .- . •••• • · ........ •· • •• •• • • •• · • · • 10 the word "void". The enevelope contain- the ballots cast were cast in the port of
B ltlm P •• •••••••••••••• ••• ••••••• •••• 5
ference room on the 3,rd deck of our N~rf ~~0 • .. ""' "· • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• ••••• 10 ing the ballots cast for the day, also con- San Francisco. Since there were only sev•
headquarters building as the place in ~~onvilie .. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: g tains tqree (3) ballots, which corresponds en (7) ballots cast, and these seven (7)
which we would do our work while in ~oi~ ::::::::::::::::::::::-:::::::::::::: 1g with the number of ballots issued · for ballots would in no way effect the final
session. Our sessions were · open to all Hew Orleani • · • • • • • • • • · • · • · • • • · • • · •••••••• 10 the day as reflected by the Port's roster outcome of the· vote, aQd all of our broth-
w<!~~ift0nt~ . ..••.••••••••••.•••••••••• ' ••• • ·• 16 f th d Th f th' JT . t 11 h uld b II ..:i h members. There were no instances of
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UAll.,.f oH •• • •••••• ••• • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • 5 or - e ay. ere ore, is umon a ying ers s o e a owe4 w ere possible to
misconduct. ~!:tue ·~~~~~ .. ::::: :.: : : : : : . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : g committee in the absence of any written cast their vote free of technicalities, this
Our !ipt action was to elect from among an Juan · · • · • • • • • • • • • • • • · •• •• .• ••.••••• .. 5 statement from the port's poll committee committee has included these votes in the
ourselves, L. P. Hogan, H-87, as chairman TOTAL ................... .. ..... ; •••• ti for the day giving details as to the reason totals of the port of San Francisco. It is
of the committee. . When taking into consideratiofi the for the voiding of the ballot 6039 has the recommendation of this committee
The full committee then picked up the sample ballots that are on hand in head- counted this ballot in the port's totals as that the membership concur in the action
ballots from Commercial Bank of North quarters, the receipts for sample ballots a void ballot. It is the recommendation taken by yoyr committee on the afore·
America located at -1400 Broa(lway, New sent to ~ the outports, and checking this of this Committee that the membershiI? mentioned seven (7) ballots.
York City, as per the constitution and against the bill for the printer, we have • concur in the action taken by your Com- The fellowing correspondence was ban·
resolution adopted by the membership in . accounted for the 100 sample ballots that mittee on the stub of ballot 6039 for the died by the Union Tallying Committee:
c.onnection with the referendum. (See cor- were made up by the printer. port of San Juan. , To All Ports
respondence set out in full later in this We, the committee, have checked the files In fhecking the stubs for the port of . April 25, 1960
report, showing official documents ex· of. headquarters ~ffices and seen signed New Orl~ans, ·your committee found that RE: Polls Committee's Duties on Last
changed). , ~ receipts by the various port agents for the the stubs . of ballots 3408 thrQugh 3425 Day of Voting on Constitutional Amend-
Brother Kerr then turned · over to us official ballots that were sent to them by were m'issing. However, in checking the ment .
the stubs and unused ballots for the port headquarters offices. We have checked envelope : received from the bank for the Dear Sirs and· Brothers:
of New York. We then received from the these signed receipts and tpe serial num~ votes cast in the port of New Orleans on Article XIII, ·section 5 (a) and Section
headquarter's offices all of the files rela- bers . on them against the loose stubs re-~ · April 17th, -1960, we then found the afore- 1J (b) of the Union constitution, contains
tive to' the conduct of the election. From ~eived, and against the stubs still at- ' mentioned stubs, still attached to the the instructions with respect to the way
the files, we found signed receipts 6101 tached to the unused ballots. Ten thous~ original ballots, along with the ballots the port polls committes are to carry out
through 7600, which had · been issued to and ballots were either sent to all ports, that had bee·n cast in th.e port for that their functions · on the last day of voting •.
the port of New York and signed for by or were on hand in headquarters, the date. In comparing the roster for the port The constitution is, of course, permanent,
William Hall, an assistant secretary-treas· stubs on them bearing serial numbers l against the ballots contained in the en- and that governs the duties of the com-
urer of the Union. - through 10,000. We received back from velope from the bank, your committee mittees. However, for your convenience,
The committee then checked the stubs the 'Ports, or had on hand in headquarters found the following- statement from the the following is sent along to serve as a
of the used and unused ballots that were office!} Qr otherwise accounted for, stubs port of New Orleans polls committee: guide, and you may find it useful. Re-
in ibe baiiot box, and found that they number 1 through 10,000, including the "4/7 /1960-Ballots No. 3408 through member; the constitutio~ governs:
numbered from 6101 through 7600. The ones on . the unused ballots. The total No. 3425 placed in envelope with 1. On the day the balloting in each port
numbers of the stubs, when checked number of unused and 'used ballots stubs attached and not used due to Js to terminate, Friday, April 29th, 1960,
against the·used and unused ballots, were equalled 10,000. All unused ballots are coffee being spilled on same." 'the polls committee elected for that day
found to coincide with the numbers of. accounted for." The following is a detailed - Ronald A. Eden, E-163 shall, in addition to their other duties,
the ballots that had been issued· to the breakdown of the ballots, by.· ports and Emil Herek, H-423 deliver tcr headquarters, or mail to head·
port of New York. · serial numbers, as well as an account of Frank P. Russo, R-317 quarters Cby registered or certified ma.ii),
Your committee then checked the dates the ballots tallied, portsby-porti Your committee has included ballots all the unused ballots, together with a
ef voting rosters and compared them certification that is suggested be used
•gainst the minutes of the s,pecial meet· BPortt ~~1::,t •::~!':.'' R1:t1
8
3~_~250':d ~~:: v;i:d .~~!1, :!~f'o~. 1!!:1. by each port:
logs for· the election o. f polls committee.'s 01 on · · • • • • • • • • _,., 1• 112 100 11 1 o 112 Certificalion for Unused Ballots New York .• , ••• 8101-7600 8101·7377 7378-7600 1168 80 24 5 1277
In this Port: We ~und In· every instance Philadelphia ... · 251~1000 2!11· 448 4411-1000 187 10 1 o 198 "We, the ,Polls committee of the port of
that a polls· committee had been dufy ~~~::'~r8 .• :::::: =t= =t~~ ~~:~ · ~ ~~ 1~ g 4:~ , hereby certify that th'e en·
. elected for the days op which voting had Jacksonville •••• 2201-2300 2201-2264 2265-2300 62 2 o o 84 closed are all the ballots sent to this port
. Miami •••••••••• 2301·2400 2301~2349 2350-2400 43 4 0 0 49
been conducted in the port of New York. Mobile .. '.I' ..... 2401-3150 2901-2861 2862-3150 449 12 o · o 461 and not used. The unused ballots number
. We checked the unused ballots that New Orleans .•. 3151-4150 3151-3891 3092.4150 680 41 •20 o 741 . (here put in the amount of Houston ... . .•• 4151·5150 4151-4600 4601-5100 437 12 1 o 450
were oti.hand· that had been issued :to the Wllmtnirtnn .••• 5151·5300 5151·5268 5269-5300 .114 3 1 ·o ne the ballots~. and bear serial numbers ·
San . Francisco. • • ISS01-S&>O 5301·5504 5505-5600 116 26 2 o 204
port of New York."We found that unused S@~Ule ..... "4 •• 0001..sooo 5601-5763 5764-5900 144 19 o o 163 · through (here
ballots 7378 throu(h 7600 were on hand Ban 7 11•1i -; ; '· '· 138UJ: 5~~'!:9 ~gg"~gg 167 26 1 0 189 put in the serial numbers of the unused
tn the port of New York. As.. stated before, .. ,
4171 322
- ballots); All are accounted for. Except
the stubs for the unused ballots checked " ·
1 45'* <here put · in the word
qut. • Explaln~d In detail Inter ·1n the Committee's report. . "none" or give details) .
. Your committee then commenced ·count- · Your committee made a comparison of 3408 through- 3425 in ·t...m ·fatals for the . Dated · . . , J960 ·
'111 the votes that had been cast during . the voting r9sters of tl)e various ports port of New Orleans as void ballots. Your (Name of Polls . Committe Member)
the election in the port of New Y.ork. ~gainst the mi~utes of the special meet- committee . recommends that the member- <Book Number
,,he committee inserted the proper certi• ings for the election pf polls committees. , ship concur in the ~ctiori . taken by your <Nanie of Polls ". Committe Member> ·
flcation~ with respect to stubs ancr un- We found, in every instance, that a duly committee in this matter. . · · <Book 'Number
used ballots. · . _ elected polls committee had. been elected. In the {!ort of Philadelphia on ' April · (Name ot Polls •· Committe Member)
.. , The 'breakdown of the total votes cast in · In checking the stllbs of all ports, we 27th, 1960, the last bailot cast ·for the day . . .(Book Number
.the port of New York is given In the port- ·have found that two (2) stubs were mis:;- was ballot· •39. !Jn· Aprjl 2~th,. 1960, the The above~certification shall be signed
by-port · breakdown later in · this report. Jng, one (1) each in the ports of Baltimore committee finds that th.e first ballot cast and ~ated, without .prejudice to the right
. The committee hes seen a letter, dated· and San Juan, from the stubs submitted · for tpe day was b~Ilot" 441. Your cominit- of any Committeeman to make appropri·
March . .30th, 1960, _. received .from the by those ports. · · · · tee has found in checking the· rosters sub- ate dissent. This ~ertification should he
printer, The Rand Press, In,e;,who print~ci In the· case of Baltimore, your· commit- · mitted to headquarters, a roster witl.i no enclosed in the package with the unused
the ballots. The letter cer.tifies that he, · teeiee found when .checking .the r,osters, port, c;fate or ballot number .listed on it. ballots.
· tlie printer, printed··and delivered· 10,000 the following note signed by the polls This -roster bears the signature of A.. R. 2. In the same package with the unused
'constitutional ba-llots, numbered 1 through committee for that port for the date of Haskins, H-80 on it~ whkh .tends to lndi~ ballots, but bound separately, the polls
10,000 and 100: samples ballots With· 0000 ' Aprµ 25, ' 196q; . · cat4f that Brother Haskins had cast a . bai- committe~: shall forward to '. headquarters
~ place of" numbers. · · · · · · ~ · "Due to an overilg~t .'Eddie. Games .. ·· .IOt . . in checking ihe . polls committee · sig- all stubs collected during the period of
: · · ··· · The 0ommittee ·h11 checked and· ·•we · · had · voted ·twice. ·· Man had ·already .natu~es and-· book-numbers ·on ·thia' ro,ter, · v.oting, together with a cel'tification •
... . ' . tlDd. tliaf in headquartei;s tlier .. are still ·. ·.- :· m.rtees ilia ,°balldt. at_'tJme.' Pus wa~ . . .against":, tlie .. Pliiladelpliia rosters,· for th!' signed and dat~d by all members of th•
. · -, . ·. -. --ft~e'' (5) 'ianiRle :J;>.U<)ts· that ·h:ave ~-ever (J_etfc~, '' bT · th• ·Comm-~ee:: Ballot·~ · ·-.-d,y1 ~f .April ·26th and -April 29th, -1960 Polls Committee. The following ls the.
·"·· . ~··• ·. ;ti'ee.i :u11eCI. - W.e -:· Jiav~ '.Qli -~Ji(I, l(.-be-4.:: .;.'· :_' •NQ.' :·' ,1~· .. w_ii - ~mm~ .._·\to1a . : _e.nd. ; , .... _'~e :(litcf that : one·· of oiic ~r~iiier~ Ir~ · · . <Con~ued Ol\ pag~ 8)
: o.:~· :.~!:f{i;_Jt_«iJ. '.:~4if.~ .. J:Af.··--~fJ:.: ~e:tit1iajS ::ln::itlf.i.SIU . Porls HMaJw JI~ 1960
•
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WASHINGTON-The Maritime Administration announced
it is spending $122,000 in the first step toward possible auto
mation of American-flag ships and the .elimination of seamen's
jobs. It envisions unmanned,
pushbutton vessels which will
sail the seas without a single
ter phrase, of course, applies to
the se_amen who will be jobless as
crewmember on b.oard. ' a result of automatic ·ships. · .
The obvious target of such a
plan would appear to be the sea
men who presently man American
flag vessels. The threat of an auto·
mated ship could be used as a
weapon by ship operators and/or
Government agencies to attempt to
cut down manning scales and union
standards.
The group also will look . into
such areas as compqter equipment
for automatic deCisions and ·com
mands; navigation and collision
avoidance problems; communica
tions equipment; selection of a
propulsion system; safety and re
liability of operation, and the ~co
nomics of initial construtcion and
op.eration.
This ambitious Government-
backed project has been placed in
the hands of the Norden Division
of United Aircraft Corp., Stam.ford,
Conn. This firm has been instruct
ed to study not only the machina
tions of the scheme, but the "soci
ological aspects" as well. The lat-
Because of the en•1rmous costs
that would be involved · in develop
ing at!Y practical system of remote
control navigation, tJle P!eliminary
studies authorized by the Maritime
Administration are not regarded
as a threat to seamen's jobs for
the present ..
-
Tally Committee -~-eport
On Constitution ·sa.llo·t ,.
(Continued from P•&'e 'J)
~ertificatioJi that ls suggested be used by
each port:
Certification for Stubs
"We, the undersigned, polls committee
of the port · of , hereby
certify_ that the enclosed are all of the
stubs collected during the period of vot
ing, and that we have checked - them
against the rosters and the number of un
used ballots, all are accounted for. Except
----.--." <here put in the word
"none" or give details).
Dated , 1960
(Name of Polls Committee Member)
(Book Numbl!r)
(Name of Polls Committee Member)
(Book Number)
(Name of Polls Committee Member)
<Book Number)
The above certification ·shall be signed
- and dated, without prejudice to the right
of any Committeeman to make .appropri
ate dissent. This certification 11hould be
enclosed in the package with the stubs.
The polls committee members shall not
be discharged from their duties until the
forwarding .called for by the aforemen
. tioned is completed and evidence of the
mailing thereof is furnished the port
agent.
The forwarding of the above, called for
tn Article XIII, Section 5 of the consti
tution, shall be to the following:
Union Tallying Committee
Seafarers International Union,
Atlantic and Gulf District
675 Fourth A venue
Brooklyn 32, New York .
In the event that a polls committee can
not be elected or cannot act on tile day
the balloting in each port is to terminate,
the Port Agent shall have the duty to
forward the material specifically set forth '
in Section 5 (a) 9f the constitution (un
used ballots and stubs) to .the Union Tally
ing Committee.
·Any qµestions on the above should be
directed to -the undersigned in headquar
2nd, 1960, for a referendum on an· Amend
ed c~mstitution, the memb~rship have
duly elected the following to constitute
the Union Tallying Committee to tally
the ballots cast in said referendum, ·.and
which have been deposited with you:
Walter Harris · Charla Palmer
. James ~cell · 'John Matkoski
_ L P. Ho&"an Albert lsaac
. In accordance with · the Constitution and
Resolution adopted by the membership,
a ll)ajority of the Committee may accept
delivery of and sign a receipt for all of
the enevelopes which have been mailed
to you during the course of said referen
dum.
It is hereby requested that _ypu ·certify
that all the envelopes receiv(!(J" by ·you
have been properly safeguarded in· your
vault, that you have · surrendered them
to · the said Union Tallying - Committee,
and that no one other than appropriate
bank personnel have . had access to the
said env·~lopes.
Very truly yours,
Seafarers internation Union of
North America, A&G · Distri~t.
AFL-CIO
Claude Simm~ns
Asalstant Secre&ary-Treauarer
Al Kerr
Witness
May 2nd, 1960
Mr. R. Harold Bach
ExecuUve Vice President
Commercial Bank of North.· America
HOO Broadway
New York, New York
. Dear Sir:
The undersigned members of the Union
Tallying Committee, acting under and
pursuan~ to the Resolution ado.pted on
March 2nd, 1960 by the members of the
Seafarers international Union of Nortl)
America,_ A & G District, acknowledge re
ceipt "of the envelopes sent to you from
the various ports on the referendum of
an Amended Constitution for this org~ni-
zation and delivered this day· io oil. ' .
: Very truly yours, . · ters by teletype.
Fraternally, Union Tally~ng ,·Coriu~itf~e :
Al Kerr Charles Palmer James Purcell · . ·.
Office Manager John Matkoski Walter ~ar~s. , .
May 2nd, 1960 Albert Isaac L. P. Hoc.an. ,. . .
r · Mr. R. Harold Bach . , May 2n'd, 1960 ;
· Executive Vice President Seafarers International Union
Comercial Bank of North Amerfca · 175 Fourth Avenue
HOO Jt:rna'1way · Brooklyn 32, New York
· New. York, ~ew York Gentlemen:
mentioned envelopes to the Union Tally
big Committee. No one other than appro
priate bank personnel has had acce~s to
the sajd envelopes contained .in our vault.
J. Goldman
Witness
Very truly yours,
Irvine : Gould
Manacer
. May 3rd, 19(10
· Mr. R. Harold Bach
E:Heutlve Vice "President -
• Commercial Bank of North Ainerka
HOO Broadway
New York, · New York
Dear Sir:
As Assistant Secretary-Treasurer· of the
Seafarers International Union of North
America, A & G District, AFL-CIO in
charge· of the minutes thereof, I herewith
'certi(y that, · in accordaric~ with the Con
stitution of this Union and the Resolution
duly adopted by the membership on March
2nd, 1960, for a referendum on an Amend
ed .Constitution, the membershi~ have
duly elected the following to constitute
the Union Tallying Committee to tally
·the . ballots cast in said · referendum, and
which have been deposited with you:
James Purcell Charles Palmer
Walter Jlarrls John Ma&kowski
L. P •. Ho&"an Albert Isaac
In accordance with the Constitution and
Resolution adopted by th·e membership,
a majority of the Committee may accept
delivery of and sign .a receipt for all of
·the envelopes which have been mailed to
you during the course of. said ref~rendum.
It is hereby requested.. that you certify
that all the envelopes received by you
_have been properly safeguarded in your
vault, that you have surrendered them to
the .said Union Talying Committee, and
that "no one other ,than app,ropriate ban~
personnel have had access to the said
envelopes. · ·
· Very truly you.rs, .
Seafarers Internation Union of
North America, A&G 'Disfrict,
AFL-CIO
Claude Simmons
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Al Ke·rr
-Witness '
SeatFainlGYls·
The SIU -"eontl!acted Seatraba
Lines has opened new aeneral of·
flees at_...595 River. Roadf
1
Ed'9water,
New Jersey, thAI weeki The' move
was made by the Jine to locate ill
offices at the scene of its rail car
and highway container operations.
SeatraJn was formerly located at
711 Third Avenue, '.New York City.
· To reach the new general offices
by telephone there is a New York
City -exchange, LOngacre. 4-5500
and In N~w Jersey, WHitney
1
5-6600.
Union .Has
Cable 'Address
Seafarers overseas who want
·to get In touch with headquar
ters in a hurry c£n do so by
cabling the Union at its cable
address, SEAFARERS NEW
YORK.
Use-of this address will assure
speedy transmission on a!l mes
sages and faster service for the
men· involved.
May 3rd, 1960
Seafarers International Uni9n
675 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn 32, New York
Gentlemen: ·
This is to certify that the one addition
al 'envelope received by .this Institution
addressed to Mr. R: Harold Bach, Execu
tive Vice President, Jn the name of the
Seafarers International Union of North .
America, Atlantic . & Gulf District, AFL
CIO, has been propel'ly · safeguarded in
our vau1t.
We have today surrendered the above
mentioned envelope to the Unjon T~UY·
ing Committee. No one other than appro
priate bank personnel has had access to
the said envelope contained in our vault.
J. Goldman
Witness - ·
yery tr~iy yours,
Irvin&' Gould
Manacer
In accordance with prior usage, thi1
report, t,he final report of the Union Tally
ing Committe~ is to be read at the meet
ings in all ports, where quorums exist;
to be held on May 11, 1960. The commit
tee notes that its proceedings have closed
o.n May 5, 1960. 1Since the ·constitution
requires that election procedures be fol
lowed as closely. as practical, we refer
'to the ·May · 11, 1960 meeting as ·the con
sti.tutional amendment (election , report)
meeting. We have to give it this name be
cause. obviously, we are .now dealing ·with
a constitutional amendment and not an
election report . .With respect to that meet
ing, again . as required by the .constitution,
the . membership must take up the dis
crepancies contained Jn this rep~rt. How.:
ever, we take note ol the fact that the
discrepancies . indicated herein are insig
nificant and do not effect. the results in
any . way and that . ail constitutional re
quirements have been met. Also, this t.
a unanimous report, there bei~g , no .dis·
sents. Therefore, under the provisions of
Article XIII, Section 5 (f) of the present
constitution, this closing report must be
accepted as final.
· By the terms of Article XXVII, Section
· 3, and Jn forwarding ·two (2) copies of the
May 3rd, 1960 report to the secretary-treasurer, we
·Mr. it. Baroid Bach · heteby ·notify the secretary-treasurer that
ExeeuUve ·.vfoe President t~e amendment has been approved by a
·Coinmercla~ Bank o,! ~o~b Amerlea . two-thirds majority of the valid bailots
·H~ Broadway cast, . but that this notification be deemed
·New Y,_n, New York made as of 12:01 .AM:. May 12, 1960. Pur-
·Dear Sir: - . . suant to ·the present constitution, there: ·
.:,-The udde~signed - ,.iembers of the·Unioµ fore, it ls the unanrmou!l repqrt of thi1
· Tallytilg Comi:nittee, acting under and . Union 'f.allying Committee that the riew
·pursuant to the· Resolution -aijopted on constlt.ution· -.goes into effect as oi that
·March 2nd; 1900 by .the members of the time on that day.
~Seafarers lnternatio~al .Union of North , · ·
·America, A , & G Disirict, acknowledge re- Na.me Book . No. De,&.
ceipt of· the envelopes. sent to you from 1obJa ,,Ma-~I . . )J-19- · ~ D,ee~ . Dear Sin . . Thi~ is . to certify that all the e'nvelopes
As Ass•~ant Secr~tary-Treasurer of the received by thi"s I~stitution a~dre$f\ed t9 . ·
S~farers International Union of . North Mr. R. Harold .Bach, Executive:.,Yice Presi-• ·
tlie va~ious :ports,'on 'the 'referendum' of- Cbaries Palmet P-IS . ·Deek
an ~mended qonstltuti~n for . t~is organi- -- J~mea :l'uJ.c~ll P-17 .&nSlne
American, A · & G District, AFL-CIO, in . dent, in the name of· the Seafarers Intero- ·
charge of the minu~s thereof, I herewith · national Union .of North America, Atlan- ·
. ; certify .that1 Ip accprdance with the . .Co.n- · .tic .and Gulf· J;>istrict, AFL-010, Have. hffn
ititotlon of. 1this tlnlon c<tthe,Resolution . ·. properly safeguarded in oqr vault . .. ~'-t ; ~· · ~
··,. ·dul1.ld6.,te.d/by the membership on M~cb 'We . have· ·today· $urrendered .the,...abOv~~ :.' .. ~ ' ~
~tioJ! ~nd ,,ae \:rered· th~s day ~ us. ·. ,· · Lawrence Hocaa· .H·S'J · ·-: .. ./ Enaiile
,. , , . ~ · Veey truly ~ours; : 1 ,.. • . . "'h tna '·
· .. • .. '"' , tiuion·, Tall1fri1 .. '. ~ommlttff · · .. : ~ ~- .. aa . i .
ci.arl~ Patmei , .1aajes·. P.ire.u . , / ·, _ : ~lb~~ ·Jsa'ac :. '..
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. ~lfed i.ae~·· "~ L. -P. ,..Hqaa ,, · .-... (~ .:~ ... ~,. JV;.tter•-Jlarm ~
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Some Facts .On Gas Miieage
The driving season is here and so are the big gas bills. Cosl of fu'el ·
ranks next to depreciation as the largest expense · of car ownership.
You'll pay more for gas this summer; especially because of increased
.gas taxes. The majority of states now tax gas at six cents or more
per gallon. In fact; 13 states now tax at seven cenfs. •
So you can see why <;ar owners are argtiing over how to get more
mileage. Says on~ re-ader: . '
-''I'm writing because you were cited by a fellow .worker of mine
regarding gas mileage. We .had a dispute as to what' .steady speed a
~ar -would get its best mileage."
Speed Cost~ . L
We hope the argument wasn't · too liot because even experts differ
a little. Generally, over 30 mph you start losing · mileage. But the
increase is not. signficant until you go .over 40. If at 30 mph you get 21
mpg, then <typically) at 40 you get 20; at 50, 18; at 60, 16; at 70, 14.
That doesn't mean all cars . will get the same mileage at these speeds,
of course. Other f~ctors affectinf mileage are ·weight, engine com-
pression ratio, condition of the car and driving habits. -
A 3,000-pound car gets 50 percent more mileage than or,e weighing
4.0oo; other factors equal. You can
see why the new compact cars
are ·running away with car sales
this -year. They're 2·,300 to 3,000
pounds. •
They dori't provide quite as much
mileage as some of the ads claim.
But drivers' · experiences so far in
dicate they yield 19-26 mpg for the
manual-shift sixes, depending on
wejght. .
A high-compression ratio
retically helps engines get more
mileage out of gas. But the high
compression earl on the road gen-·
era1ly are those loaded with gas
using extra accesories like ~auto
matic transmission and power steer-
- ing. Also, over a certain ratio, gen
erally 9 to 1 or higher, you need
premium grade. Fortunately, octane
ratings have been incre3sed each
year so that regular gas now rates
as· high as premium did in 1953.
Automotive engineers estimate that about 50 percent of all cars on
the road in 1960 will be satisfied with 91 octane gas. Regular gas now
is well over 91 in most areas, and country-wide, averages 92.4. Cars
generally get along with lower-octane than average in mountain country.
Private Brand Gas
What about private:brand gasolines sold at a price differential by
1ome chains? Interesting testimony on ".this recently c1me out at Fed·
eral Trade Commission ·bearings. Sun -ou Company told the FTC that
.the private-brand station is usually a low-cost chain operation which
pays as much as three or four cents per gallon less than independent
major dealers pay for gas of like grade. and quality. In fact, t'1is pro
ducer claimed the gas sold by private-brand dealers "is frequently
purchased •.. from major suppliers and is the· same as that sold under
the brand name of such suppliers."
If . that's true, it means the big ·refiners charge their own dealers
:more for -gas tban they- do the private-b.rand chains.
You can find out your compression ratio from .your owner's manual
or from a dealer. But the octane requirement varies even among the
same make cars. You can try this test: When your tank is pr~ctically
empty, fill with regular gra~e. If you nC?tice harder starting, less power
or hear a ping or knock when you· accelerate, you probably need either
higher-octane gas- or an engine· tune-up,
Tire Drac
' .
' Another factor is "tire drag," the American Chemical Society News
Service reports. It's important 'to have wheels aligned. A wh~el out of
alignment (toeing -in or out) by one deiree increases drag about eight
percent. Poqr alignment aiso ruins tires and creates a steering hazard.
Underlnflatlon ·of tires also wastes gas. Five pounds of underinftation
- wastes a ..half-gallon on -every 20, the · American Petroleum lnstitute·
estimates. · · · -
Keeping your · car serviced, and adjusted properly also is vital for
gas mileage: . Besides carburator adjustments and spark timing, here ·
·are points to check:
- • A dirty filter can reduce mileage ·as much as ten percent.
• A .11low or stuck choke· can rob you of 30 percent. '
' • ·Dirty or faulty spark plugs can waste as much as ten pe~cent.
· • To0-beavy ,motor oil in' the wr~ng :·season is another waster.' ,
· • So are stuck manifold and· cooling-system thermostat valves .
. You cari waste much gas through · careless habits. Among th-em:· Jack
rabbit' starts', staying_ too long:"iii fower gear before- shifting, rusl;ling up
to your stop 1 and then jamming .~n- ' fhe' brakes;.· .unpeceSSary idling,
' 'nervo.usly 'raciug the ·engine .,.while 'you WIJit foi: a l!jht to c;hange • . . '. ~, ' . . . ' ~
Seafarer Arthur· Roy, AB, thinks nothing of it as he perches on top
of mast aboard Del Rio (Mississippi). Roy went aloft to help
unsnarl thtt riggil'!g on a boom which slipped. ·
Four Scholarship Winners
Graduating From College
. . .
Four SIU scholarship students-two of whom are seamen
and the other two children of Seafarers-are slated to grad
·uate from their respective ·colleges next month.
The two 5 e a f a r er s are ·
Michael J. Carlin and Herman New York. She was chosen for the
J. -Sperling. Carlin, an eco- award in 1957.
nomics major, attends New York Robert ·Hauser, son of Seafarer
University. He rec.eived the award Edgar R. Hauser; an electrician, is
ill 1958. Sperling bas been study- an insurance major at the Univer
ing economics since 1956 at .the sity of Connecticut. He expects to
University of California, Los go to work as an insurance agent in
Angeles. Both men will receive Connecticut. ·
bachelor's degrees in their fields. Committee Of Educators
The SIU Scholarship Plan com
mittee which once a year chooses
five of the applicants vying for the
awards, consists of F. D. Wilkin
son, Howard Univ., Bernard P. Ire
land, College Entrance Examina
tion Board, Miss Edna Newby,
Douglass College, Elwood Kastner,
New York University and William
F. Adams, Alabama University.
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Se8k.55%
Shipbuilder
Aid Ceiling
WASHING TON - Competition
from J:apanese shipyards has be
come so tough that the Senate
Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce acted recently to
increase construction - differential
subsidies to 55 percent.
Gover~ment construction sub
sidy ceilings were originally set at
50 percent in order to enable
American shipb.uilders to compete
with foreign shipyards but the
Japanese yards, in particular, still
can build ships ror less than Amer
ican companies, even with the sub
sidies.
Cheap Labor
A combination of cheap labor
and the newest and most modern
machine tools and facilities enable
foreign competitors to build vessels
for so much less than American
yards. No matter how much of a
subsidy Congress gives on ship
cunstruction, foreign yards seem
to be able to beat American prices.
This is true of many other areas
of heavy manufacturing, from rail
road locomotives to bulldozers.
Jobs Top
Registration,
SF Reports
SAN FRANCISCO-Shipping in
the port of San Francisco exceed
ed all expectations this period as
48 men shipped on the five ves
sels that were in transit and two
ships that were in for sign ons.
Also, men were sent to other west
coast ports that were short of man
-power.
This -makes the second period in
a row that more men shipped than
registered. Forty - eight men
shipped to 39 registered.
The immediate future looks
gloomy, though the next period
might be fair. The Fairport is
scheduled to pay off soon and
three ships will be serviced in
transit within the near future.
Seafarers Pleased
Most of the Seafarers in the San
Francisco area are quite pleased
with the way the Cleopatra beef _
turned out in that it was so suc
cessful in calling attention to a
situation ·that never should have
existed.
During the last period the Maid
en Creek and· the, Young America
(Waterman> signed on, and the
Amers Victory (Victory); Portmar
and Alamar (Calmar), Erna Eliz
abeth (Albatross) and Steel Arti
sand (Isthmian) we~e in transit.
In the hospital?
«-·c1·ll;«.S.ll'.>H·all . ;m.mediaieJy.J:
. ·. .·
•t'·
Non-Subsidy _Operators · ·
Press Trade-In Proposal
\ \ - -
W ASHINGTON-Non-subsidked steamship compan!•, In-
cluding Alcoa and Bull Line, are staking their hope1 for im
proving their fleets on a bill permitting them to trade in their
present ships for more mod-1 · . ·
ern vessels. However, the fie Amerlclll Steamahlp Auocla
proposai is running into some Uon.
tough sledding In hearings before Usually, I meuun of thll kind
the House Merchant Marine Com- needs . th• unanlmoUI 1upport of
mittee. _ the mariUm• lil4Ulta:J If it 11 to
The bill has received the sup- make headw17 m -COngreu, par
port of th~ Amer~can Merchant ticularly since th• Burea.u o~ the
. Marine Institute, representing At- Budget II traditionally-hostile, to
!antic and Gulf Coast shipowners, any measure• broadening aid to
' but has been opposed by the Paci- American shipping. ..,
If the bill goes through, the SIU
Three Ships
·Paying Back
Wages Soon
contracted Alcoa Steamship Com
pany piam to trade. in Its C-1
vessels for C-2s,' C-31 or ~ore
modem typei, whlle Bull . Line
would exc;~ange two to fo.ur of its
pres~nt ships for c-48. The Amer
ican Tramp $hip Assocla~on, rep
rese~ting owners of tramp Libertys
and Vlctorys, II _also interested in
BALTIMORE - . Shippi_ng has .the legislation.
been slow ·in Baltimore during the In testifying for the MariUme
Administration, Deputy Admini
strator Walter C. Ford noted that
the vessels presently in the re
serve fleet would have to be
scrapped or limited to emergency
use 1f the Govemmelit cannot sell
them to shipowners Interested in
last period and is expected to re
main so for the next few periods.
Crews from the bankrupt Pacific
Carrier and Westport are sched
uled to receive their money soon,
but men from the Pacific Venture
will have to wait a Bit longer for
their funds. The ships were sold
to meet :back debts and crew pay
rolls.
The following ships paid off last
period: Emilia, Jean <Bull); Beth
coaster, Kenmar <Calmar); Steel
Ex e cut iv e (Isthmian); Feltore
<Marven); · CS Baitimore (Cities
Service); and Bethtex (Ore).
Signing on were: Bethcoaster
(Calmar>; Feltore, Bethtex <Ore);
and Oremar <Marven).
Serviced in transit were: Robin
Locksley <Robin); Oremar, <Ore);
Waco st a (Wat~rman); Seamar,
Bethcoaster, Massmar; <Calm!lr);
Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Pioneer
(Alcoa); Edith <Bum; Steel Vendor,
(Isthmian); and The Cabins <Texas
City).
STEEL CHEMIST Clsthmi•n), Aprll
21-Ch•lrm•n, K. C•nn1 Secretary, E.
·Anderson. Cooks are supposed to
serve foodst'\lffS on plates. Suggested
a change in messman. The· ship!ii
steam table was put back 1nto serv·
ice upon or deu of tbe captain. It
was resolved that a member· of the
headquarters staff board the vessel to
straighten oul lhe food program and
other beefs.
putting them to use. .
Tbe Alcoa witness noted that
without trade-in rights, Alcoa
would have to cut back its services
as its present ·C-ls reached the end
of their useful life. .
Bull Line's plans for trade-Ins
W9Yld give tbe compani C-4s for,
use as combination container and
general= cargo, ships. Each of the
C-4s would be able to handle 48
trailers in the ;IS-fQQt .ranie. with
ample additional cargo space for
carrying smaller boxes and con
ventional break-bulk cargo.
If modified through shipyard
conversions, · the C-4s cQgl4 c~
as much as i 78 of the large trailers,
while still leaving as mlich capacity
for break-bulk cargo as presently
a\'ailable on the company's ~2s:
steward department fo~ the flne meal
served on Ea,11ter Sunclay. Steward
department asked to check on· fresh
water: Water has ~~en nmnlng l'IUty
again . . Check all cranes for oil leaks. ·
It was moved to ·discontinue the use
of · the washing machine between ol:30
PM ,.and 5:1:$ PM: ..
CS .NORFOLK <Cltlet letYlce), ~ay
11-Chalr.man, T. Cummings; Secre
tary, T. Jones. All departments re-·
ported no beefs. A Tote of ' tiankl
went to the steward department for
a good job. '·
ALCOA ;.O~A""iiii<Atcoa)~ Ap·rt1 24
-Ch•lrman, J. llowdon1 Secretary, K.
Brltt•ln. Th.-:re rwere no beefa ·re-
.Union representative~ working _at various exhil?its have meal in
messroorri. Show ran six days in Washin9ton arr:nory, attracted ·
huge crowd of visiton., induding President Eis~nhower. ·
quest wu made to clarif>" who II in
charge of the medicine aboard the
ship, Repair lilt to be wbmitted be
·1ore reachlq port.
room .ad ruatT water In tanb. Laun·
~ room to be painted and u to- be
kept clean. - · STEEL ADMIRAL (llfhmfafl), Pab.
17-Chalrman, E. lsrHl1 Secret•ry,
.I. I. lalterllnt. 803.lSO in abip••
fund. J . . Ea1terllng, new abip's dele
aate. elected by acclamaUon. Motion
made arid · carried to i..ve lblp"1 fJln4
used only for t.rmon bualneu. llail .
to ·be turned over to lhlP'• delerate
for malllnl in Panama C1nliL ·
Four Ships
CrewU,.g Up
f.n Mobile ·
- J,fOBILg.._:Tbll port II figura
tively rubb\ng Its band.s_ wUh an·
ticipation, expecting to crew up
four ships in the. next couple of
weeks. The Jean liaJltte, 'i'opa
Topa and Afoundria · are expected
to call for full crews ~as ls the T·2
tanker Keva Ideal which II going
to take on l grain cargo.
"The crewing of these four ships,
all about ·the .-me time, Will strip
this port ·bare," Louis 'Neira, port
agent, reports, "so anyone wanting
to ship should be able to get out.''
The ship upturn will be welcome
because shipping in the last couple
- of wee.ks was just fair. . .
· Ships ttiat entel,'ed the P-ort and
paid off .ant ' ~he Alcoa Roamer,
Alcoa Corsalr, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa
Cavalier (Alcoa) .~ · Jean Lafitte,
Monarch oi.' the Seas, Topa Topa,
Afoundria and - Claiborne <Water
man j ; Fort· lloskins ( Cities Serv
ice). The .Wacosta <Waterman)
was the only sign on vessel.
.A,rriving here in-transit were the
Del Campo and Del- Rio. <Missis·
sippl), · Steer Vendor Usthmian)
aqd Alcoa Roamer <Aicoa>.
. ·~* the " regular m~mbership
. meetfl:li of Mat 11, the member·
·ship vgted unanimously to carry
the tallying . committee's report. ·
. The · Mobil• ~-llM-~ 81'9 con
siderably ·Interested in the report
that Waterman la getting favorable
. action· Q~ its· b~ .for a shipping
subsidy and may·get a subsidy con·
tract soon. Th~'l'Should mean more
shipping activity from this port.
The recent action by the US
State Department In · askfug· the
Union to withdraw its pickets from
the Egy.ptian ship Cleopatra, and
promising to protect the . rights of
American seamen In foreign ports
·bas come 1n for qutfe a bit Of fa
vorable discussion here. The SIU'•
·pi~lr.et action resulted In world·
'w·ide ptlbliclty over the way our
Gove~ent baa allowed Amerio
can.flag ships ahd American sea
men to. be pushed around.
taldns their job• Mrioualy: book ..
members should take these Jobs. Lock
on foc'ale not worktnf; · alSo locks on
Wiper and' .ftreman'a door. All lOcU
on doora should. be cheeked and
keys made. · 15 given to enrliteer for ·
maklnf abaft for TV. Undenhlrt1
should be in a..Orted ldze1 lince crew
la not all size 44.
ALCOA CAVALllR <AICOI), Mly I
'-Chairman, P. Davl11 S.Crot1ry, 9.
La11lter. Crewmember Lonnie Han·
son was ilown home due tq UlnellS • .,
Ship's dele1ate reported the repair
list was to be posted by Thursday,
Overfime beef• to . be placed in lhip's
minutes at the regu!Ar meettni. ID
the steward department there were
22 hour1 of disputed overtime. Will
be tumed over to the ·patrolman.
MY- DEL ORO (M,_lalppll, Aprll 11
-Ch1lrm.n, P.ur Arthi>fers · Secr~ary;
Vincent flt..-r1ld, Sblp'1 dele .. te
repor;ta dlfcuaion on hot water. If
ARIZPA <Waterman>, M1y · S-Chalfw . at any time there II no liol water. ·
111an, .lamn c. Baucloln1 Secretary, tb1a should be 1011ed by the crew
Giibert Troscl1lr. Motton made to for the vo:v .. e and reported to patrol·
ELIZAllf.'l'H (lull), Mly I-Chai"' 1ee about getting .10 .percent for dec,ll man. Treasurer report. balance of
m•n, w . .liinllh1 Seeret1ry, R. · Ha,.. cargo such as ·tankll containing oxplo- , .•llf.'70, After expenses, postare, ex·
nandeL There wt re no beefl. Under · lives. Vote of thanks to lteward de· · presa charges, phone call, etc., bal·
food and welf1r.e it WH aufguted partment. - ance 11'1.'13.· No beet. or dflputed ·or
that something·- be done about the -- reported. Daniel- Browning elected
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MERMAID <Metro· Petroleum), M•Y
1-Ch•lrman, E. Seeley; · Secretary, B.
Sl•de. Minutes of the last meeting
were read and posted. Delegates will
1ee patrolman at pay d'f about the
captain issuing, fqr£:ign ,mony. Want
US currency or traveler's checks.
Also want the patrolman to see the
chief engineer about getting cold
w~ter aboard ship, . Engine depart·
ment foc'sles heed painting. Refrlg·
erator vegetable box has not been
working ·"properly. Repair list wa-s
g iven to t tie C!I Pt11in to · bave spring ·
straps lnst.iied for the bunks. Galley
and store rooms and foc'sles to be
f umigated in port. Vote of thanks
plufeing of ke)'bolu ill the to,Jleta - .CITY OP ALMA <W1term1n), M1y 4 new sbip.'1 · delegat~. · ' ·
D
I · t. and ~ower1. -Cl\ali'm•n, D. Rudd'" lecretary, P. . _ , 1 •. _ , g --· Pox. Delerate report. three .men · MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo ·a. Tank•
I es MARYMAR CCalmu), May ..:..Chair.a mined . llhlp. No bnftl. 8230 movie ship Corp.); Aprll 20-Ch1lrm1n/ Wll•
· . m•n, A. Whltmar1 Secret1ry, R. Cum- fund collected: TV· bW 119.80. · Cbaln Ham 8arth1 Secretary, .I. Decllatorla.
. mfi191. Several repairs were not taken needed for recreaUon room. Suggest Captain . will try fo obtain American
, given by the ctew to all the steward
department for good service and good
f~od.
care "of in the shipyard, but other safer · passage when earr)llng d~k dollars: otherwl1e it Will have to be·
. · · member• . were asked to . cooperate immediately . after .depart"1'e•,.· houra disputed OT. Much dlacuaton Of Siu Shi
than· that there · are no bfef1. Crew- load; also that repair list be m11de up . moneY. of country we're in . . Few · · · · p · with the 111nitatlon men in all depart- - was in order -to ltrallhten out tho
. · ... _. . ·. .· . .. · ments to make their ;lob a little ALAMAR CC1tm1r>; iiMy · I-Chai"' lteward about many, lhortaru ln pro-
, .. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service>, May ~ easier. All ...hands, agreed that this man, T. Prazler1 Secretuy, T. Yab- vlslons. ·
. · 12-Chalrman, J .. Puker; Secretary, · would be done. · lonsky. Delegate report• no major _.,,-_
R. Smith. J. Phillips - was elected ~M· · I --..,.... _ beefs. All . .d~alra ,made with the ex· • MANKATO VICTORY (Vlder'Y. :,c1r-
shlp's delegate. Repair list was given . e· et g EDITH •(8ull>r May 1i-Ch~lrman, I. · - ception . of new· li>ckers and musl!.• rlers>, Aprll. ·SO. Ch•lrman, MichHI
to the new ship's delegate. A new · · · · ID s Smlthl secretary, M. Mlcliallk. Flow· room vents. Slight. improvement in. Loretto1 $eeret1ry, CecU· c. · llCollt.
reftrligerator ii' netedded, At~lh 'comm
1
utinl· .. . . .· .···. . . ers :were 11e11t- to 'chief e_aflneer"s foo4 1ltuaUon. Sbortat•. ot
1
water - SafetT m'etintr '!JU held. ReIMlr ' JUit
ca ona .were Pos. e on e bul e n home for . the demlle ~ of ·the' chief'• . pitchers' and wash ballln p u11. A all fllled · out. T wo troublemallers got
board. · · father. Chief ,aimeer wu put uhore little quiet to be maintained at nlthV' off;· &~ward delegate re'ports ou ·
· -- · to attend funeral. ~ n~w reefef far In passaieway1. 11.ubecl ,otatou too man sent b•cll: to States due to Wnea
. MARQRI "<Marven>, ·Mar -1-Ch•lr• the crew'1 -.meu was ordered ·bY the watery. · ' '• No '!>eel• · Few houri disp.uted ' OT;
man, D: Glmze; Se~•tuy, c. Redell. · · · captain. Z,.erythlnc • wu reported - · ·
There- was olie beef about the cliviaion ' ported. One ·~~ w~ . paid ofi m San smooth. Curtain• are~ uked 'for · ,. MONTIGO IKY <ltanclanl Marine)~ DEL ·~a ~lnlulpptt, Aprll 24-
, of overUme and · then turning down Juan to go to the hospital there. All the ' crew nieuroom-. SteWard' depart- . Aprll 30-Chilrmiln, .I. R. MurphYJ Chalrm1n, .Henry Ma111
1
Secretary,
all OT. See the appropriate depart· communlcaiton1 were read and posted ment wu atven .a vote~of 'thanks -for ' lecrefary, L c:. Pierce. Slilp'1 dole- Carmela · ~ttanl. LaWrelice o . TWeF
ment delegate with any beef .as · It Ship's delegate resifned and J. Bowan the preparation ,and- •rYbJf of the gate HpON ,talk ; with, '· oijl man re ,elected n~w lblp'1 delerate. Treuuru
comes up instead of waiting until was elected to the vacated post. It food. · , . · . .: · di'aw1 In Karachi; Captlln pld he report• 12'3 orr-hand, ' Spent ms~ .
meetintr 11lght. · The ship's · delegate was suggested . that ·u •crewmembers • " .o;...__ - . ~ '- • had -.about U.'100 In '118· 'Clll'Nney- Balance .. sero . . · No · beefs repottecl.
, reported one beef about the pantry ftnish their meals they leave the fable LOSMAR <C•lmu>~ , M•Y , ~hair• after that draw1 .would be in. J,ndlan .. cooler should have been replaced thle
being short of supplies and the prob· and give room to those who haven't man; s. MoHkowlk11· secretary, Wm.- .. ruphees. Two" mem to be pal4 J'8t, · trip 'bilt .~"t. ~ to be ' ke~t ·
lem was 'solved. A messman 'missed eaten. Reque1t that meei1n11 be ro· allier • . ·J.etter.a -":concirnlng ~•Pair• One man, repla\*f. at . ..utnl -ilme 'b1 ' cloHd.· ' , · . ·
t he lh1p in 'Baltimore. Need for paint· tate.d~ . . · , ·, , , aent to SIU ·h eadquarters. Wfil .. co'n• patrolman • . o.:Ivelton. TUu., , Will · . - , ,
m. &be measroom deck and the fuml· . tact ai.o atiout captain•• U8' of rifle, report ·to boarding patrotmaft. · D'•· , -, GULflWATIR~ : <Met'o ' Petrol•um),
.. : oPoe .,ol the .ship to be 'rid of the · STEEL RECPRD•R Uathlftlan>, May Dlscuulon. on . fOOcl noru ~1aacl Unen, layecl ..sun.t~. 1 No~ beef1. Dl9- April. n-;;.eh1lnn1n, J. •111ter1 lee,... ·.
roeellea. . P!Uolmap .• 11- .~o see the 1-Ch.•lrman1 I , Parr1 ,sec~et.,y, G. 'Vote . of 1ppreclatfon · to'. ·BPam ''for au....,. oa Unea -8 per asreement.1 • :tery. · D,·· RelJln..... Shbf,1 dekllate
m ate ,abOUt extra ti~• to make cof· Lopez. Three ·men were li>Hed - for ·. ba1eb&ll .corerana >;tempera~a · re· ·· »oii'tTbo~ · llb'raiT .boob: ~turn .. rep0rt..'.au rePiilr• tpde ' aa' J.;llbon;'
.· fee before. ~Wng·the ganfs . to work. misbehavior ,and. failure to perform · porte '.~~ . ~., ,f! , " · :'. , ~·· , eollef C,.pe. K9'P lndlau. out• ·ot ... No·· beefe: -..' Men plean cooperate ta '
Allo· yant 3 PM co!fee time, and .. theJr work. There have. been numer· · • •. ... • • ~ - . ,' • .. ·, ' _pa~•W11111 ucl l'OOllUo 1,. 1' . , ~ .. • . · ·~p!q _.... ISc,qn J!IOld~ '~ Cil ,
1riad.cC>OP•· • · ou.11 · complaint• about the creW-a · CHICICAt~w · cwetwraan>, Mllrtll tt >... - : . •.,....::-- ·: ·. - · , . tlwab &o '·..,,ard ~ ftr » ··w.U· · .
- ,, _,_ .. ---:-r. : -.; · · 4raws. · ~e ~ 1bip'1 fund hu -se.~,. . ....Cllaltman;" Mcu•r-S.U.tair; Hay•· · <-, ltlllYH.LI CWmrm••>• Mir 1 - · " donif. · Dill:!'llllloll n , 'illen .ltaJtilc .fiUI-. ..
, - ~ltl!O'A"-~ ""· ~•n!f>,.~ May 11 Ol;le AB wu .hospl~allzed la Calcutta. •No eXtr•· eljarettQ.~ J;e,;fliaet; T:wo . C_....I......,, ... wJH,.M ,C.'"'9ft1 ~ : ~ • '*" 1ia4 ~-~--- · .•
riCINJfrmaa;; 1t: .cttltlcMlla~ary,· ~'l'bere · were· a few hour1 ·c1&putec1 .O'f .. · eUt'oas • "9idt'"WY- Di'&•Yiffl7 .fary, ,Henn -.•• UNtv:' :T.f--. "i'e;; ~ .. ' tab vacaUoa\(n<~ to~ .. v.aca•·' : · .. -- ~-~ .. 'f.tidtif!P'• ~_..-~ · ~ wilL .be. r9ferred. to tile .P•lrol· · .-. clan, 14brarr. ..o.:i. ~-a.,· JION· •:11 Ill><~' "'1Jiil.a Dlll'Qtet ''. ·tlan~.' · r--,arb'llncl~1itaci' .. llhUilcl '., :
" ·tllillt. , . ...... ,.~ ~~ •• ~!! ·~efortt pa.Jott. A vote Of· thanki ~· p:ortl: .. ~~":!tallte«~ ~of::'~• ·or-~ to"-·.._ .'~:·:11P'':witb•~.:ol'.:: .. >~ JI,..._...,. ...... ._....,.,,,}.
. Ii'~ A- _....,_ ,til- _.,, . ..,_.,,,#0~ a.I·' ', ·~ent ·:to the mwaril llepartment; Be• · eUl"en"·~"~ .~ .... ,· •. ~.,,,. •.Pilfi'olnlailJ.~ ... ~ ·,Qttptu;:.lie»t -·"'-la•Tto'.. l' llr~Ritni•r~ .. ~'~;: ;;,· .- ,.
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------------+ At ·this writing the outcome of the contract dispute be
tween the International ·Maritime Workers Union -and the
Incres Line, owners of the pass_enger ships Nassau and · Vic
toria, is still in doubt. But one thing is ce'rtain~and that is
that the IMWU h~s the .solid support of the ships,- crews and
of the crews of many other runaway vessels as well.
Ba·lt~ Port
• I
Body. Files
. .
Radiograms
BALTIMORE -The ·Maryland
Port Authority announced recently
the inauguration of ' a service to
deliver radiograms ,filed aboard
ship by members of any -crew.
Me!isages can be sent via radio
telegraph station WMH owned and
«>perated by the Maryland Port
Authority. The station will send
messages anywhere in the United
States to any person who is willing
·to ·accept the message on a "col.;
lect''. basis. · .
WMH will also accept and de~
liver return messages and will bill
t)le origirial sender at a· later· date.
, The service · is · available to all
ships sa~ling the Ch~sapeake ·and
Delaware Bays and on the · nearby
high seas.
· When the- pickets had to be ·withdrawn as tne result of a
court order, the company tried to hustle the ships out. This
mane.uver failed because the cr~wmembers refused to work
the -ships until they get union representation and some im
ptovements.in their conditions.
No matter what the outcome, the "lncres Line dispute is
proof positivf: ~hat, given encouragement and support, runa
way ships' crews will fight militantly for decent conditions
anq a u.nion contract. This, d~spite the fact that these crews
are almost alw~ys aliens recruited overseas and subject to
loss of jobs and deportation for· daring .to demand-just treat
ment and ~onsider-ation for their needs.
The IMWU, which was set up with _the joint support of the
SIU and the National Maritime Union, has done a fine 'job of
organizing · and solidifying the··Incres- Line crews l;>ehind the
Union. But in a sense, the best organizer in this picture is
the rµnaway ship operator. By paying mise~able wages·, un
der-man.ning his ships, working his crews long hours and ·sub
jecting them to intoler~ble conditions, he is driving them to
join ,a union in self-defense. Once -the IMWU makes· its pro-·
.gram more widely-known to runaway ships' crews · a~d offers
them. assistance, the runaway operator is .going to find .he
will have to· meet· union conditions to sail his ships.
" t · . Si
. · - ~ --,~et~er · Fee~i~g
~~se~farers on many s~u-C~ntra"'ct.ed .ships are· getting a new
bonus in the form of. ~etter-.quality s~ea1t meats as_ a result" of
the success.ot.t:he SIU Food Plan. The industry-wide program
was originally set up with the purpose o{ improving ship
board service arid food preparation. It was argued that re
placing mass feeding techniques with. individual preparation
and · setv~ce. · would' ·provJde fresher, tastier meals; and .also.
. .eliminate e0nsid~r'able . ·w.aste. ·The savings could then be
translated into better qqality storing and a wider variety· of.
ship's_ stores; : · · · '· - . ' ·
•· . . . . . . . . : Thaf s jq~t, wha~. is, happ~J.liilg as . a i;esult .. ,o.~ ~he, ~uccess
· ".· fSEAP.Af:lERf!Jj, • of· the program to .date-and tpe chief benef1c1ar1es Jlre the ;;i : . · O'-.. . .. , . .. ·. : seamen theritselves. The 9ld nia~-f~eding practices,. leading , • :·Dnnfi , ''-A(f '. .. : to over-cookin_g and over-'}>r~paration ;were ad~ittedly both
, • .,F~ ' . \i;. (;. •' · was~eful an.d un.satisfact'ory. Cooking and serv;ing to individ-
IH M.:flMQI¥ ~--, 1:1al .order is ·the key. to good shipboar.d feeding,,- along w.ith
~~6 'IM&fiAWi .. quality .aµ.d vai:.!~ty of' storing~ The SIU F:ood flan is· having
~· :: · ' "· CO~Siderable .. ~q~~~S·'i~"ac~eving'•~ose· obje.ctiyes:".' ·· , ·"
m ' t,~. ,· ·~ ·•
"'· . .. !ii·" , \ ..
Pare .. Eleveli ·
MediCa1: Care Battle . '
Overlooks ~MD Fees
The controversy over a.. system of ,providing medical
care I for older Americans now raging ·in Congress has
obscured one.of the basic causes of the problem-namely the
sharp rise in doctors' and hos- ·
pital fees over and above the ment these statements, with statis
increase in the cost of liying. tics obtained from the us Depart-
This problem, which affects both ment of Labor. The report says
young and old, but particularly that while the general cost of Hv
older people because of their heavy ing b=is ·gone up 24 percent in the
medical bills and lack of funds, last ten years, the cost of mr.d: cal
is re~ponsible for th e furore costs in general have skyrocketed
over the F1>rand Bill. But even some 47.5 percent, tbe cost of a
passage of that measure would not hospital room has jumped 88 per
completely resolve it ·since there cent and the cost of hospital in
is nothing in sight to halt the surance has blown sky high, up
steady upward rise of medical and 108 percent.
hospital costs. Recently, .the trustees of the
According to a special report Seafarers Welfare Plan voted in
published by "US News and World creases in benefits for family hos
Report" on• this issue, "The · cost pital <.'nd surgical care, raising the
SEAFARERS
LOG
SPECIAL -
REPORT
of being sick. amounts allowed for various oper
keeps going up-1 ations. increasing the daily hos•
and no early end pital room and board benefit to
to the rise is ex- $15 a day and boosting other
pected. Doctors benefits proportionately. These
are ch a Pg i n g changes were made in part to pro- ·
more for home vide greater benefits for SIU
and office visits. families but also were made neces
P.rice5 of most drugs are higher. sary by the rising cost of medical
Hospital bills are way up. A major care.
illness cr.i:i mean medical costs in If any real advances are to be
the thousands. The big rise in made in solving the problem of
medkal chRrges Js. 11 growing medical costs, something would ,
problem for Americans, both young have to be done to regulate the
and old." presently-unregulated increases in
The report goes on io docu- doctors; fees and hospital charges.
ILGWU Publishes
News Iii. Chin·ese
Front page of "ILGWU Local 23 News," now being published in
Chinese "'ition. Local · has several hundred members of' Chinese
artcestr.y • .
Local 23 of 'the International Ladies· Garment Workers Un
ion has come up with something rather unique in the annals
of union publishing •.• a Ch~nese-language newspaper.
: The Chinese paper ·is a
t.r-anslation ot the regular Lo- It is prepared ·by an editor of
cal" 23 paper and will be is- the "Chinese Tribune," who u .. sed
sued several tlines a year, to reach to "be an ILGWU organizer. Proqi
the 900 Chinese members of· the inently featured in t.tle newspaper
skirt ·and Sportswear· Wor-kers' is labor news and material on the
UJiion. ,_ · · · · Union Label campaign.
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SEAFARERS · 11 ·~11YDOC
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Currently hospitalized in the Houston area, ' reportl Port Agent
Charlie ~imball, are Seafarers Saul Schneider, Mack Aeoata, Adam.
Slowick and Thomas Chapman. . ·
Schneider is a messman whose last vessel was the Pandora. 1'e is
being treated for yellow jaundice and· will probably be in the hospital .
for another three weeks.
Ac0sta, who sailed l~st as an oiler on the Mount Shasta, came. .down
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Schneider Acosta Slowick Chapman
with an ulcer condition but is making good progress and should be re
leased in a week or so.
Slowick, an AB, is beina treated for iiljuries recieved when he was.
run over by an automobile. The length of his stay in the hospital has
not yet been determined.
Chapman, whose last job was on the Denton as an oiler, is being
treated for a glandular ailment and should be discharged in the near .
future. ·
Seafarers on the beach or off the ship on shore leave should take
some time either to write a letter to, or visit, their buddies laid up in .
hospitals. Visits from friends are always welcomed by.men confined-to
hospital rooms.
The following is the latest list of hospital patients;
USPHS HOSPITAL
BOSTON, .MASS.
Gilbert Edwards John F. Santo1
Chas. A. McCarthy
USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
lose Alonzo. Jr. Edward Knapp
Thomas E. Andrews Leo B . Lang
·. William E. Alpin Clyde R. Leuett
A. T. Arnold R. E. McCluskey
C. Bankston, .Jr. .Joseph Martello
Nicholas Bastes Victor Mlorana, .Jr.
J'ames E. Belcher Jack Moore
Accurso Bonti Anthony Novak
Edward Boyle Louis W. ·Pee4
Ricl1ard OhilZ!lrra Eugene G. Plahn
Virgil L. Coash Wm. E. Roberts
Donald Dambrino Chlis. R. Robinson
Wm. Daugherty .Joh'D E. Sanders .
Harold N. Eby Herman L. Smith
Henry Falgout Louis Spindler
Donald Forrest Ralph F. Subat
Chas. Habl.ghorst Charles Summerell
Leo C. Hannon Walter B. Ulrich
William . Barris Ferdinand V. Viio
Sidney S. Irby Herbert Wilson
Edward O . .Johnson Luther E. Wing
Anderson .Jordan .Joseph P. Wise
George M. Kasprzyk Harry Wolowita
Nor man W. Kirk
VA HO.SPITAL
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
John .Joseph Hazel
USPBS HOSPITAL
FORT WORTH. TEXAS
F. E. Anderson Max Olson
B. F . Deibler Peter W. Sotlre
Woodrow Heyen Bozo G. Zelenclo
VA HOSPITAL
HOUSTON, TEXAS
a. J'. Arsenault
. VA HOSPITAL
OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA
Joseph J. Baas · -
VA HOSPITAL
24TH ST. & lST AVE., NYO
Chas. o. Beiiiini ·
VA HOSPITAL
KERRVILLE, TEXAS
Willard T. Cahill
STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
l>an M; Christolo1
MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL
ilT. WiLSON·BAL'i'lilORE COUNTY
BALTIMORE, lrlARYLAND
Oeorie Davis
SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
A. B. Gutierrez Thomas llllkleD
. TRmORO HOSPITAL
NEW YORK
Jam" Ruaell
I
US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL
W:ASHINGTON 25, DC
· Wm. H. Thomson
. VA HOSPITAL
CENTER HoT SPRINGS, SO. DAKU'i'A
Clifford C. Womack
USPHS HOSPITAL ·
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Garland Bennett William Morian
William Barron Ernest Web6
Paul Carter
USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
c. Batts .James M. Davu
~er~rt Jlroy_g~gn .J@~ ~ruf
Dennis Cahoon Steven Purifoy
R. Camantique Henri .J. Robin
USPHS HOSPITAL
GALvEsrON, TEXAS
Mack Aeolta .John Gibson
Max Anderson Pat- H. .Jones
Pierce Downer Saul Scbllelder
Ben Buck Adam Slowik
Thomas Chapman
USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND, NY
William Bates Ioannil N. Louka.I
Joseph Blake . J'obn S. Lukas
Robert W. Bunner E. J'. O'Rourke
%lnnb Kodro1 Peitro Paulin .
Thomas Lauer Thomas C, RileF
Thomas Leha:v L • .J. Sheehan
Serafin G. Lopes A. W. Willert
. USPHS HOSPITAL
llANHATl'AN BEACH
- BKLYN .• NY
J'ohn .J. Driscoll - Santiago Laurente
Bart E. Guranicll: Hell1'7 E. Smith
Willlam D. Kenny
USPHS HOSPITAL
' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
Matthew Bruno J'ohn F . Malylko
Samuel P. DrurY Charles Nall
Richard L. Harilden Lloyd".J. Thoma ..
Charles Haymond Howard .J. Watt.
Gunnar.. Johnuon David L. W.IWamll
USPHS HOSPITAL .
BALTDIORE. MARYLAND ·
Ramon .Asueda · Wm. Koftowiteb
Theodore S. Aleek G. L. Loeffer
Glend1n L. Broou· ·G. P. l!(atcotte
Kenneth C. Brown Gerald Rivera, Jr.
Hermao D. CameF Eulene E. Stewart
Jeff Davia I'. X. Sulllvan
Sldne:r C. Day Jobn W. Tlcil•
SJdne;v T. DickeM Lawrence A. Tnoa .
Gorman T. Glaze Kenneth J'. · Wella
Loyd J. GrUUs J'ohll Yulma1
Danb Hl«iinl
USPHS HOSPITAL
SEA'l'TLJ:, W ABBINGTON
Edward S. Cannon J'ame1 c. Mitchell
Edward E . lldlnfer ,Leo L. Selealde
Perfecto Hierro Johll P. WillWu
Geori• B. Little
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SEA.l'A.ltElt! , l.00
La Salle Oller
Stricken ·At Sea
To the Editor: ·
· We had some bad luck cross
lnl the Atlantic · from New
York to La Pallice, France.
Brother Claude Virgin, oiler,
had a bad heart attack and was
out for several hours. He en
tered a holpital in France.
Thanks and credit should be
given to Captain William Har
vey for getting our ship to a
vessel with a doc~or aboard•
Also, · a world of credit to H~
mer Ligon, chief mate and
Brother H. Parks .for first-class
first aid help until the dbctor .
arrived aboard . ship.
The officers and crew did a
tine job transporting tbe doctor·
to and from the Weather Ship
France II and SS La Salle.
The steward and steward de
partment did a flile job taking
care of.. the sick man until our
·arrival in port. The crew hopes
for a quick· recovery for Broth-
er :Virgin: '
Edward Cole
to ~ 1:-
Welfare Aid
I
Draws Praise
To ibe Editor:
I · w~uld lijte to express my
deep appreciation- for the help
tlie Welafi'e Plan gave us when
I went to the hospital ln Janu
ary, and for the prompt way
they handled everything.
¥arilva Wallace
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He's Big Help ·
-W:o Seattle Men
Juapge, and even cOlt1y auto
mobllea are entrusted to NelL
One time a seaman who was on
the east coast wanted hi1 port·
able electric oven and thil W81
promptly forwarded.
Unusual happenings become
part of his job. For instanee, a
seaman who made a pier, head
jump for a ship to Japan or
some other distant place did not
have time to store hia auto
mobile. · This chol"e wu con
signed to Neil who parked the
vehicle in front of bis home
where:- lt could · J>, watched
until the . owner got back. .
_ William Calefa'&o
Mother Praises
SIU For Help
To &be Editor:
- This letter is long overdue,
but I would like you to know
how grateful I am to Utt SIU
for its kindness and help when
my son, John Scott, died.
· · When two of my sons went
to Baltimore to · bring John
home for· burial, the m)n in
the Union hall there couldn't
do enough to help them with
information and get things
straightened out quickly, which
saved ·us a great deal of time
and, trouble. ·, .
Also, it was good to know
John had so many- good friends
-the men on his ship, the SS
Emilia.- sent a beautiful · bou
quet of flowers and 30 of his
friends sent sympathy cards. ·Letters .. To
The ·Editor
Deep down in mY heart I am
~ very gr~tefpl to all who helped .
The men should be thankful
,.,An letter• to tM editM for
publicatioo in the SEAFAR
ERS LOG muat be . signed
b11 the t.Oritn-. N.ames toill
·be withheld upon f'equeat.
Blood· Donations
Saved Hi..-.
· they have a union which takes
such good care of them anil
their problems and· is so willnl
to help them.
Mn. Marsare& Scott
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S•aman Assails
Arab· Po~
To the Editor:: ·
To the Editor: I sailed (both in . the NMU
. I want to thank you froD\ the and SUP> for many years and
bottom of my heart' for the 10 I well know how seamen are
pints of blood ·ma.de availal>lt treated in Suez, Port Said, Al
to me when I suffered a mas- exandria, etc. I also know that
sive hemmorhage on Easter any mention of such to the US
Sunday. c:omml will be Ignored.
The doctor1 were unable to So, as a former seamen, and
stem the hemniorhage for 30 as ari American, I 'thank you
hours and my family was· notified for having the courage to call
and l was given the last rites attention to thes~ facts by ty
·one thing that ·few landlub- of my faith. Were it not for ing up th~t Ara'b ship.
hers realize or ean understand th 10· i ts f bl d I ould ose P n o ' oo • w May I also· suggest the foi-
ls that even ·Seafatess have .not be here today. " lowing: When talking to report•
vital" statistics . to take care of .Aiso, wlli you' thank ·Brother ers, tell tliem at;>out -what freat-ashore, · such as the matter of SIU h it 1 Gillette, the osp a pa~ merit se~men. get in Alexandrl11, income t.ax filing and other per- 1 f hi ist ·
sonal affairs. , . tro man, or- s ~ss a~ce on Port Said and. other Arab ports.
. · verifying my seatime. How "pilots," : cops, etc. roll,
It 'ts forfunate that among Also three members of the rob and otherwise mistreat
city ·dwellers there are some in SIU and SUP donated• their Americani-and Nasser makea
every port who are interested blood but I do not have their this look like an Israeli plot.
in the difficulties and problems names · and I wonder If° you . Charley Bou
of seamen, who can understz.nd b. lish th ks t
and are sincerely anxious to b. o could pu my an q my -t t t
unknown benefactors in . the •
of service to -them. There must LOG. ' . · ·. Wants Public
be somebody ashore who can Thanking you again for the T G t LOG
be trusted to taJce care of things. heip you have given me and for 0 •
I.~ the cpmparatively isolate~ the trouble you went through To &he Editor:
outport of Seattle, Nell Pardo for me. While we .of the membership
known as Nell to hundreds of Plllllp Mohan. realize the journalistic achieve·
Seafarers; is just as anxious t~ < ments of the LOG, I find rt dia-
be helpful with personal prob- t. lo ;\; ·heartening to enter a Union
Iems Seafarers· may have as' he F I I p I ball and view copl~s. of our pub-
ls of making out and filing their am y ra ses llcation collecting dust.
income taJt-returns, and su'ridry. Welfare Assist One so.lution is branching out·
paper .wort. To· &be Editor: to distribute it to the general
One of the biggest problems- Th'· ill kn 1 d public. . · .
of Seafareri is "the deilvery of· w w ac ow e ge re-
mail. - Nell provides a solution · ceipt of· y~ur Welfare ,Plan'• In that way, we could make
letter relative to Yourick Gull- the public aware of .the import. to this by renting numbered · ·
boxes. Mall addresseil or for· lory Jr. and the receipt of the ance of the merchant marine to
warded to his office is locked check. -. \ , the country's economy.
In the boxes and upon lnstruc- .Oil behalf of Mr. Omerlce . Our ·fight is theirs too, but
tfon Is promptly forwar<Ied to Guillory and the other members they are less informed.
a seamen anywhere in tile world of the deceased'• family, we / R. E. Hartley
by, ajr,mall. He knows more wish to -thank tou and your_de- (Ed. note: The LOG u toide·
than some lax · shipping com- partment very much for your Z11·distributed to membeT1 of
ptmies· what mall means to a cooperation and assistance In CongTesl, state and · .FedeTal
seaman. settlinl the .atfafrs of the de- a.gepciea, matjtime, .empipyer.• -
ceased . . "'· · ·
The pi~l may contain checks, We ats'
0
th'ank you .for Y-
0
· ur and" uni<ma, aa well aa the gen,.
aome urgent pews from home, era! public.>
reports ·on activity 1n· any · en· offer· for further a4vice and as- / ;to ti . $.
terprise . a 'seam~ ' may ha:v"' . listance . in this . m~tter.: ' .
ashore, etc. Mall ii an important Kind regards and best wishes. Savannah Crew
thinl fn a seamAln S llf«!. and Daniel J. MasH a 'eefS c ·leared
Nell's service is abiled to fulfill · t lo t
this end as it .6aa· done for' the· :· . ') To the EditOr:
past lG yean. ' Sugsests, seatl:le - We, the crew of" the Seatratn
Where can. a seaman far from ·. c f . A ~ :;..-;., . Savannah, w~h tq thanJi: the
home, or those wno do n~t have a e· 8 ,uOvu· ~ · headquarters .. atai! most sin-
.homes, keep his valuable papers To the 1Editor: , cerely for the outstanding· rep-
and things? . Not on ahips or Wben In Seattle, may I sug- resehtati,on' giyen us whil~ b1m-
1ome puJ>Uci. check . room. The geat that Seafarers patron1ze dlhig our beefs, ·at the la8t. pay,.' ·
mall . boxes ' serve also aa safe_ tlie Presto 'Donut Cafe, 2132 off. · • ' ·
• deposit ~boxes for '.' seamen . to I Ftrat-A:venue, three blocks: ~outh . Their .strona backing has re.:.
keep their discharges . and sucih- or the hall. , . . . newed our awareness . of "one of ~
tmportan~ papers. II". , well· &J. • It'a' .a union place- with rea· the many p0s1Uve a~antages of .
other- valu-_.ble , · and .. persooal IO~}?le pric~a. - ~e owner give•~ . bel9~ging ~o • .. fine u~n.: .. ,
belongin1• . w:Jiil•~· ~ fl;Waf, ~ ·the IUYI a fib' 1hak•• . . . r$$ L . I :~rew .Qt.... ., .
Big~~~ ,~~~•: ,·µ& ~i"~'~ ,: .. , « · .. .... ~ ~, l'or1~ .,., '. . · '. .Sea"fl' ~avUD!~. · f.
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The.BOtlle -_Of Hastings. I • ••
Antinuous And Hastings Collide To Waterman~ Woe
(The following . article
tDCll aul>mitted to the LQG
bu Seafarer Jim Bales)
After two weeks coastwise,
ttie Del Santos is now on its
way back to West Africa. ·
While w.e were on the coastwise
run, we - had two interesting
events:
The first was the collision of
two Waterman ships, the Hast
ings and the Antinuous. On
March 29 we were at anchor in
the :aouston ship channel due
to the fog. At 9:45 AM, as we
were getting ready to get un
derway again, the SS Hastings .
.passed us. ·
At 10:25 I wall on lookout on
the ,bow when I heard whistles
blowing, the sound of anchors
being dropped Ahd then, the
1ound oi a crash. :
About 10 minutes · later the
fog begsn to clear. Almost 500
feet off the port bow we could
see two ships which had run
together, almost bow to bow.
They were the Hastings and the
Antinuous, both belonging to
the Waterman Steamship Com
pany. We on the Delta Line
were glad to see that Waterm~n
kept the trouble in their own
family and did not invite us.
We anchored and stood by
for 35 minutes. Then, seeing
that they did not ·need help,'
we got underway. As we head
ed for Port Arthur, w~ could
see the Hastings was still try
ing to get her bow out of the'
Antlnuous. ,,
Irlll®M trW11
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Husky Crew
On Iberville
Whoever qrdered the sloP
chest for the Ibervllle <Water
man) must think that the · crew
·consists solely of ''Bayou Buf-
faloes." It seems that all of
the undershirts availabie · are
size 44-pretty much for men
Jn the 200-pound class. The crew
notes 11la1ntively that under
shirts should be stocked in as-
1;orted sizes since not everybody
goes for those 44's. Bill Came
ron was chairman of the meet
~ng and Henry Leiby, secretary.
t ;\;. ·;\;.
Seeing Stars -
On The Orlor.
On -the Orion Star the chief
engineer talks only to the Ca
bots and Lodges, but since the
Union delegates aren't attached
to those noted Boston aristO- ·
cratic families they are out' of
the picture. Meeting secretary
· Tany Arellano complains that
the delegates· can't get . near the
chief. ·
On the positive side, the crew.
Is getting some benches made
to sit on the fantail, but for the
peace ·and quiet Qf all concerned
a riew edict has been issued-no
. transistor radios to be played on
deck.
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How D'Ya Catch
Trout At Sea?
Nobody would ever be· caught
dead going to se·a with a ftyrod
and a book on "How To Catch
Trout," because if they did, the
Coast Guard woutd' be after
them iri no time, ready to cart
them off to the nearest Plibllc
Health Service Hospital. Never-
theless, the Seatrain Louisiana
crew feasted on no less than a
bushel of the delectable fresh
water fish. No, nobody caught
them Qff the Edgewater dock.
They were a .gift to the crew
from the electrician P. Smith,
and his wile. It doesn't aay
whu taught 'em, Mr. or Mrs.,
but they were propably a wel:
come . change from the bony
shad that the Seatrain fisher
men have be~n pulling ovei; the
. fantail.
$. i- $
Stop. Watering
The Potatoes!
Watering whiskey is a nasty
habit that some barkeeps ~re
reputedly addicted to. , But on
the · Alamar (Cal-mar) there's
another complaint. Meeting
secretary T. E. Yablonsky re
ports that the mashed POtatoes
are being watered down a wee
bit too much.
Coincidentally, th e r e' s a
shortage of wash basin plugs,
which ~hould make it-.simple to
let the water go do\Vn the drain
i1;1stead of Into the potatoes.
$. $. ¢.
Massmar No Eden
· Some Ma s s m a r Se~farers
were reported to have made ·the
first move in the direction of at
taining· what is called the
bless~d "state· of nature." A ·
couple of them are reputed to
· hav.e come to dinner in their
underwear~ prompting ·the crew
meeting to rule that men are
not to come to the messhall In
un~erwear. Though the MasS:
mar doesn't require tuxedo and
tails, It also isn't the Garden.of
Eden.
The ctiief electrician came to
the bow when he heard the
crash and I sent him to get my
camera. <Ed. note: The photos
of the collision appeared in the
April 8 LOG.>
The second interesting event
was a hailstorm. which we ran
into between Galveston and
New 'Orieans. The storm came
up suddenly, and some of the
hailstones reached %tbs of an
inch in diameter. The stones
piled into driftS on the deck
·up to· three inches deep.
We are now out in the South
Atlantic. There is no fog, no
hail-just calm seas. It Tooks
as if we have a good crew this
trip: The food has been fine
and we are looking forward to
a very good trip.
William Jenkins, popular chief
steward, poses for a snap.
Everyone has been pleased
with his efforts. Picture was
taken while on the John c.
Don't Send ·Your
Baggage COD
~eafarers are again warned
not to send their baggage COD
to any Union hall The Union
cannot accept delivery of any
baggage where -express charges
have not been prepaid. .
Men who send baggage COD
to U'nlon halls face the prospect
of having te go to a lot of trou
ble and red tape with the Bail
way .Express Co.
.Three declc department men on Waterman's Afoundria work on the
_booms while the vessel is at sea, The Seafarer ii'! th~ white cop
In Quinn. Photo was taken by bosun Roy Theiss.
Men Laud Rose Knot·
Cooks' Extra Effort
<Thu article toa1 submitted to the LOG by Bernard D'Ornellas, ahfp•1
delegate on the USAF Rose Knot)
Enclosed you will find pictures of the galley force ~f the
US~ Rose Knot, who are doing a first-class job providing
good food .for us.
Many times they put in long
hours, go out of their way and
far .beyond· the call of duty
Just to provide u1 with a little
something extra.
& you are well aware, we on
these missile ships spend long
periods at sea-the .last three
voyages having lasted 45 days, 81
days and now 82 days respectively
-and you can imagine how im-
LOG-A-RHYTHM:
· I Love The Sea
By H. O'MARA
I love the sea in all its many guises
When it is calm or when its temper ·
rises
Lying as a sheet of glass
Restless as a fair 11oung lass
Many have fought her, some have
lost - .
Many the lives the fight has. cost
Many the fathers and sons
The sea ltaS taken beneath the
waves
Never to <.&waken
But when · it comes time f o_r, me
to die
On ~e ocean'• floor fl wish to lie
For the moonlight's path across
. the sea .
Is the one and only road for me
portaut it ls to have a good galley
force aa everything be·comes cen•
tered in the messhall on these Iona
trips.
Chief cook Jaclc White (with
apron) and 3rd cook James
"Horse" O'Hara, have
earned the thanks of the crew
of the Rose Knot for their fine
work in the galley. '
I believe in the old saying "A
well-fed crew ls a happy crew" and
you can take my word for it, we
are well fed. A vote of thanks for
the stewards is given· at every
meeting but I feel tliat a little
extra s.hould be given lo these men
for the long hours they dedicate to
our well-being and comfort.
If you will recall the Rose Knot's
menu was picked out at Christmas
time as being one of the best of all
SIU seagoing vesse!s.
• ., -:r ~ ·•- '· > I ·, r-i< • .-'
Medicine--Man -WaDted'.
, , Jf •
The men on the Montego. $.ea hav;e a problem that is, u,nique
to Seafaring men. Landlubbers have ~ugstore~ .. . on ·every
corner, dispensing pills and soda-pops; .but men at sea hav~
to .rely on the good old medi-+-----------
cine chest for pills to cure knows who to. go to In order to get '
their ills. medicine. But on the Montego ·Sea
The problem on the Montego it's a different story, and its as
· Sea is that nobody ever knows who difficult to get a pill as it is to find
has the key to the medicine ·chest, a left-handed monkey ~ench or a
so the men have to ·chase from one sky-hook.
mate to the other until they - run· Crewmembers ar~ trying · tQ
down the desired key. reach an understanding on who is
On US Navy ships -they have to carry the )tey to the medical
what they call ' a . '"pharmacist's supplies so the men won't. have to
mate" who walks around with a big .indulge in wild goose cfiases when
koy around his neck, and everyone they need a b!ind-aid. · '
SHIPBOARD SKETCHES by Ben Graham
111 hate to ship out sO-quick honey, but somebody h~s to work, you .
know ••• " ·
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SIU, A&G Distrid
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Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 RIVER ROUGE . . 10225 W. Jefferson, Ave.
SANTURCE, PR. _ 1313 Fernandez Juncos., Mich. · ' Vlnew~Od 3-4741
, . · Stop 20. SOUTH CHICAGO .•••••. 8383 Ewing Ave.
. Keith Terpe, Bq. Rep. , Phone 2·3998 . ' SAglnaw 1-0733
JACKSONVIl..LE . 920 Main St .. Room 200 ;oLEDO. ·•· ···•'••••••···12!> Summit St.
William Morru, Agent ELgln 3-0987 CHerry 8·2431
SEATTLE.- ~ .······ .,. · ···· .2005 l&t. Ave. Canad1'an D1°str1°d Ted Babko)>V.11ld, ~gent Ma!n 3-4334 ·
WILMINGT-ON. Calif .. . . . 505 Marine Ave. FORT Wll..LIAM. '-••· ••.. 408 Simpson St.
' Reeil Humphries; Agent Terminal.4-2528 'Ontario• · Phone: 3·3221
HALIFAX N.S ........... 128¥.a HoW1 St.
: sup · · fhone 3-8911
MONTREAL ..•.•. 834 St. James. St. West
. Victor 2-8161
HONOLULU .. . . 51 south Nimitz Highway QUEBEC . .... · ...•... 44 Sault·au-Matelot
, . - PHone ·502.777 · Quebec LAfontalne 3·1ll60
NEW ORLEANS.: ...... 523 Bienv.ille st: THOROLD. Ontario.·-·· •. 52 St. David St.
, Jacklion 5·7428. A . • C.,nal ··7·l5212
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• NEW YORK· .. ,-•• ; .. 875 4th ,Ave" oroo ... yn . . . EMpil'e 4-5719
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MADAKIT (Wate.....-11), ' ~lll!rli l
Chalrm111,' '· R. Tou1rb ,.cret1ry, c.
•111er. Brother W. Datu• d~ a
ihl• .Job u . lblp'• d1I11ate. BverrthlnS
running .llDootbly. No beef1. Every•
one pleal8d '!!fth ooob-talty food,
proper}7 prepared. . .
ITl!IL ~OYAGER Usthmfinl, A"ril
10-Chafrmin, o.· M. Jones1 Secretary,
W. H: Simmons. 'Discussion re gettinf
more milk on board fl>r Ion& trips.
All repair. taken care of :with excep·
_ tion of '.cementine and cleaning fresh
water tanks. Water I• rusty, Motion
. that fresh water tank• be cleaned
and cemented H soon H possible.
Motion that fresh water be taken on
·only wb.ere sanctioned by USPH. Sus
, gested · that all room deck• , be painted
and that ahoreside people be ke_pt
· out of room · anil .passagewaYS in for·
eien port1. Discuuion on donation
to library: Six houu di1puted over•
time in engine dept.
STllL I x I c u T r v I (Isthmian),
Aprll 10-Chilrman, Robert Airs Sec·
retary, Al1xand1r Brodie. Report o,n
two men , 12·4 engine dept. contlnu·
ally fouling up. Discussion on rentinJ
movie filmrand nee4 for new speak·
er. .Allo on showera being used by
other departments. Have . spare keys
made for showers and toilets so they
can be kept locked whlle in · port.
New drainboard for laundry required.
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WILD RANGER <Waterman>, Aprll
24,-Chalrman, R. W. Wright/ Secre
tary,. A. Aaron. Repair list turned in.
Sent telegram to Union about sick
broth-er who sl&ned off in Rottercf11m
and flew back to US. Suggeat that a
aood fumigation b'e given to foc'sles,
&alley ~d ~ellhall. · Vote of thankl
to steward dept.
POR-TMAlt (Calmar>, · Aprlf 17 -
Ch1lrman, J. Fereira; Secretary, G.
Simmons. · Everything running 1mooth•
ly. No beef1 reported. ,Richard Ref•
fley elected new ship's delegate. Dls·
cussed ·and ·vetoed suggestion to iltart
.lhJp's fund. Delegate to see chief
, engineer about inltalling fan in laun•
dry room. · '
"RADFORD ISLAND (CltlH Serv•
fee}, Aprll 26-Chalrman, T. WHm11
Secretary, A. Carpenter. Refrigerator ·
requires repair. New mattresses re·
1 ceived. No beefs reported. · Everyone
• . donating $2.50 toward purchase of
. TV. Delegate to see patrolman about
·standard soap according' to agree·
ment. Vote of thankl to steward
depi..
. ALCOA CLIPPER <Alcoa), Aprll H
--Chairman, Ed Kelly1 S•cretary, J.
Roberts. Two men left 1hip in King
ston, Jamaica. Spot painUng instead
of paintipg rooms. $1M in m'ovie
fund. No beefs .reported. M/S/C re
letter received from · Alcoa Civalier
to go by present ahipping ruleJI also
work on better retlremeni plan. Ask
11alrolman who l•. lo make- eo&ee
weekend• at · 3 PM coffee time.
SANTA VE .. ETiAIElaml, Ap~ll 21
-C:h1frman, J~mH Purcell1 Secr.etary,
F. · J. O'Nelll. Repair list turned jn
Hq. notified lbout' , ma11 ho1PitaUzed
tn · Malta; al10 concerning sinks. St~w·
ard elected shipboard treasurer. Di"
. puted overtime hi deck and engine
department.. Vote of thankl to ltew·
ard dept. •nd crew mt;3!1 for aood
1ervlc1.,
~NGILfNA <Bum. March 12. -
Chairman •. w. Nejwo1on1 S•critary, H.
R. Dombrowski. R. Motilta elected
lhlp'1 delesate. No beefs reported.
Sugaelted , that night lunch be eaten
In. ~euhall and not ta~en to roo~•· -CHfWAWA (Cltl•• S•rvfce), April
17-Chafrman, C. Copeman; Secretai:y,
J. D. McL•more. Delegate report•
two men milled. ah.Ip · at Portland,
Maine, M1rcb 22. Ship .Old. · Final
payoff Toledo, Ohio, .approxlmatel1
April 28. Some vandalltm. Two houri
disputed .overtime in deck dept. Lousy
chow. Someone destroyed 1h,lpmate's
lh9e. Leave foc'1les in eo0d shape.
Crew reports food beef; stale bread; ·
menus not' up to par; 'food ~prop_erly
. prepare~ · •
STEIL AllTrsAN<aithmlln>/ April
2S-C:l'la!rm!U), Joe Bracht; Secr•t~ry,
Robert H1rmon. New ship's delegate
elected. Treasurer report• .$5 paid
for · library; $19.26 ·1n treHury. No
beefs. Need acreen door for pantry; ·
also · keys for door to foc'sle. Locker
needs repairing. John . Jack1on new
1hip's delegate.
.• , JOHN ·c: <Ahantrc c~rrlers>, March
26-Chalrman, o. if. Manlfold1 J•cr•- -
t.,y, Ed 'Taylor. Man -mllsed ship in .
. Bl!_ton Rouge. Nq beefs. reported.
more often. No ~tan' work 'd0ne
)n. eqlne dept. while ID' clr)idock. No
Alet:r mfftlq held. Poor medfeal
. ""loe ID. Korea.
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ALfCI ••OWN <•roomfleld), Aprfl
17-Ch1frm8n, Clyde I.. Van IPPll ·
l1cr1tary, ~oool'tl• Hair. Shfp'• dele·
•ate re~ with vote of' thank• from
crew. J. ·c. Arnold elected new ¥iP'I
deleeate. Johnn:v Cantrell voted ihip'a
treasurer alld librarian. Treasurer re·
port• '$3.30 '•pent- for phone call,
$1.20 for lock on library. Balance
Sl.112. · No beefs. Two ho·urs dispute.d
OT· in deck dept. · ·
ORION STAR COrlonl, Aprll 17-
Chalrman, George CrlggSI Secretary,
Tony Arellano. When vessel reachc1
Port. of Nab,, captain will procure
~~ -
Digest
, . Of SIU Ship
· :~etings
· cigarettes and clsari. Chief engineer
still- refuses to ' talk to ' deleiates. No
beefs reported in engine and iteward -
de_pts. Beef!! in_ dee.It dept. tp be
taken up with boarding patrol.lilan.
Brother Ira. HarrLson elected new
treasurer. Jose Sanchez resigns with
vote of thank• from crew. -
ITEEi. MAKE,R. Usthmlanl, Aprll 17
-ch1lrman, c. Gullet; Sscretary, J.
JlmH. Delegate reports one man
left ship in Seattle due to illness in
family; one man hospitalized ·in For·
mosa. 126 collected for Library Assn.
Rep;ilr list turned jn, $60 in ship'•
fund. Disputed over.time in deck and
engine depts. No beefs. N. A. Hui!
elected ship's treasurer. M/·S/ C to
contact Union ot'flclals to 1ee if all
contracted companies- c·an end pay.
rolls on December 31st ' 'for Income
tax ·purposes. Suggestion that steward
vary- menu. one-minute 1Uence for
our departed brothers.
...... lmrttt. .. DJ ••• te report• : ~ ...
man lllilffd lblp '1.D., 1 Baltlmoi;e1· Bia.
1ear wa~ put a1hore. Wiper ·hoitd- · '
tallsed in _venein'.aela • . Headquarter'•
notlfled by radiop-ami. eent by lhlp'1
dele1ate~ John Keiltrley. Three room•
painted thl• trlp. Rest to be painted
in near future. Repair .list turned in
to captain. C1ptain requests crew·
members to make bunk• and keep
rooms clean. No beefs reported. Earl
McNab elected new shlp'1 del'e&ate.
Request fank• be recemented and
ru1ty water re11orted to patrolman.
SS FAIRPORT <Wat•rman'i, Aprll I
-Chairman, Robert Graf1 Secretary,
Jack G,uitrd. Delegate reports ~11·1
well. Treasurer · reports balance: 120.
American · currency; 1200 Japanese
yen. Terry J. White elected new
1hlp'1 delegate. Crew requests that ·
steward dept. serve foods coming
from galley steaming bot throughout
meal hour. Brother White requests
repair lists be started outbound and
not held until last minute.
STEEL DIR-ECTOR <lsthml1n), Mirch
17-Chalrman, · R. Burnsed; Secretary,
T. Gaspar. Delegate reports Joseph
Gioell hospitalized at Port Said.
123.06 in ship's .Eund. No beefs . . Books
and magazines deUvered to ship .were
ofd ones. Suggest that heads and
ahowers be . fixed as well as cleaning
in deck dept. · ·
BENTS FORT (Cities S•rvlce), Aprll
17-Ch•lfm•n, J. Sween•y; Secretary,
P. K1ras. No beefs reported. Arriv·
ing Monday AM and _paying o!f Mon·
day.' OT earned Saturday and Sunday
not to be paid until next payoff.
Want headqual'ters to remedy thl1
for future payoffs with thl1 company,
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FLOMAR (Calmar), Aprll a-:..chalr·
man, C. Hensley1 Secret•ry, C. Dur·
h•m. Some disputed OT in deck dept.
Motion io '.extend voting period at
least 90 ·day1 to enable men at sea to
vote. Seconded and carried .unanl·
mously. Suggest 50c. donation to
cover ship's bUSlness, etc. lpebox
door latch to be fixe.d. Li&hts to be
lelt on. in passageway in crew'•
quarters. Hand . in repair list.
SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatralnl,
Aprll 17-Chalrman, N. - Norwood.
Delegate reports everything okay.
Ship's fund $03. Cl'ew thanks Mr.
and Mrs. f. Smith (electrician · Smith)
for the bushel of ·trout that was sent
aboard. Appreciated by all.
STEIL TRAVELER Usthmlanl, April
27-Chalrman, J. Beye; Secr•tary, J.
O'Donnell. Delegate reports· no beefs. MASSMAR <Cl.lmarl, Aprll 24 -
Chairman, W. M11onr Secretary, J.
Tifb§f. Deleiiile reporti beef re
baker -being fired and other beefs to
be taken up with patrolman. Radiator
in crew's messroom to be fixed. Quiet
at night requested in passageways.
· 117 in ship's fund. Some disputed
overtime to be taken up w\th patten- ·
man. Beefs to be cllanneled through
. Crew not to come to meuhall in un·
derwear. Luti iif work on-repair list
not taken care of. -
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•LCOA' PEGASUS" <AlcOll. Aprll ·11
-Chairman, Donald F.• MHHI Secre
t1ry, George Kini. Deleeite report•
one man ho1Pltallzed in Long Beacb.
No new1 on man hospitalized In
Hawaii. Most of repair. tilten care
·of in San Francisco. Belt to be done
by engineers. f".75 fit llhlp'1 fund.
No beefs reported. Plea1e return
malllns addreu to bulletin board.
Wiper and OS to take care of laundry
1nd .teward dept. to take care of.
recreation ·room: General diicussion ·
on ·new con~Ututlon. pro and con. ·
IDITH (Bum, Apr11 .14-Chalrman,
I. Kings S~cretary, .. Mlke.-~tchallk.
Delayed sallin1 time ok,yed .by c!ap·
tain, Three houri' . ilisputeil OT in
en&lne dept. Bring coffee cups back
to pantry after usin• saJlie:. Vote of
thank• to steward dept. for . eood
~rving a~d preparation of meall. -·- --
ROlfN IHlllWOOD <Moore McCor
mack>, Aprll 10. Ch1lrman, F. Pasa•
luk1 Secretary, P. F. •rck. Mike
Reed elected ·•hlP'• delegate. ,S30.35
.in treasury; S4 1Pent for •library. No
beefs reported; Coffee to be made
in percolator.- Keep messroom · and
pantry clean ·between meals. ~
'YORKMAlt (Calm1r), · Apl'U .. 17. -
Ch1lrman, I. •row.m Sec,..t~ry, _ W.
Crsuman. F. H. Taylor elected ship's .
delegate.. Enrytbing okay. No beefs
i:eported. · - · · -
department de~egates. /
ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May 1-
Ch•lrmin, "Tex" Metting; S•crstary,
ii!. Keischice. Discussion ·with captain
about sl\ip's delegate mlsslns fire &
boat drill. Captain requested that
aame be brought up at later date.
Movie fund, 1332 on hand at end of
last voyage; $218 spent on films in
Mobile; total on band, S116. No beefs
reported. ,Brothe1· McKelroy elected
new 1hlp's delegate_. Crews• guarter1
need painting, not spot painting.
Washing machine needs repairln1.
Plea1e brlns cups ·back to pantry.
ANGELINA (Bum, Mey 1-Chalr·
man, A. Ferrara; Secretary, H. R.
Dombrowski. Delegate reports no
l!eefs: Vote of thanks to &alley force.
ATLANTIS . (Petrol), M•Y 1-Chilr
man, G • . ~1rcla1 Secretary; O. W.
Trawick. Beeb re money draws in
foreign ports, shore gang chipping,
milk in forei'1!- ports, repairs to be
completed, to: be ·taken •up· _with pa·
trolman. ,Some dls_Puted . overtime.
Two men- loggeil- -ln Greece. MIS not
to pay Qft unttI all, beefs are 1ettled:
also to change brand of coffee. All
hands warned 'aboup smoking on deck.
Vote of t!Jank1 to steward dept.
. $1AFAIR <Orlon>, Aprll 36-Chalr·
man, Dave Barry; Secretary, Alonzo
Bryant. Delegate reports beefa to be
taken up with patrolman. S4.31 in
'"Ip'• • fund~ Deck delesate reports
mate working on deck, taking .OT
from declt . dept. EnJl.ne delegate to
· He chief about air · vents . . No, 1afety
meeting held on board this trip.
.Steward welcomes sug1testlon1 on
fooas crew · would like. Ship needs
fumigation; new' washing machine.
Voto of tbank1 to ate~ard dept.
LUCIL• BLOOMFllLD (Bloomfl•ldl, "
Aprll 2-Chalrman, · Keith Wln1ley1
Sicr.tary, Lff de Parlier. Delegate
reports port payolJ in River. Few
'hours disputed· OT not collectable.
Brother Pete Lypen, AB, injured at
sailing and put oil ship. Hall notified
but unable to replace injured man
· 'CHILOR• <Marven),, Aprll 21 - as ship wa1 sailing. Harry Smith- re·
Chairman, Clyde. ·Kent; Secretary, 'slgn1 a1 delegai~.' Eldon Arriot elect
James Schroeder. Mate f 1hows di• · ed llhiP'• delegate. Sugee1t "arrival
agreement · ot OT bet~ieen AB -and pool" ~e run for ship's, fund. Beef1
KATHRYN (Bum, May 1-Ctialrman, .
(. .P1t1r1on1 .Secretary, R. · Bacon;·
DeJegat11 reports no l>eefs. Some dis
puted OT In engine dept. MIS to
have IJpecial ' meetlne about shortage
of food upon , arrival in New York.
J1lscuHed keephJS sick men Jn , hosp!·
!al wh~n tbey are 1lcllt . . OS. ·one .man missed ship in Phlla· to be taken care of H they come up ·
delphia. No beefs reported. .Crew _~not to be held untll, '8yoft. Cooper·
aske4 to 'kiep' _ _tecrea~.iop room clean ate in ~eeping laundry clean. Wringer ATLAS <Cargo & Tankihlp~ Man1.),
and to turn-oft wa1hing machine when .in laundry roo~. net!d• flxinf. A'prfl , 3p...:..chalrm1n~ /Ii., ~ &; Bourgot1
~brouah. . _ • - . --- , 11!1tc.ret)lry, S. M •. Slmos. Shlp,'s ' dele· ·
· - · - / ' · . DIL Vll.NTO (Mississippi), Aprll H •ate .reports <two ABs got off, fireman
AMEi' VICTORY <Vi~tory Carriers), -Chairman, P1ul ·warrens Secretary, and wiper fired. Chief en&lneer -'IUlf· "
Aprll 2~halrman, T. Bolind1 Seer• A. I. · C.unnfngh1m. Discussion on gests lie~~~g a ~ull set of, -spare tubes
tar.y, H. Rain"s. Delegate reports one'~ foul-ups aboard ' ahip and proposed . for TV ·~~ n~w" o~ ' board; -. also a
member passed awa;>' iii Inchon. ':Wei-. . amendment1 to constitution ... Patrol·r-- 1peaker. Anyone 1etting oil jn Good ,~
iare notlRed. Also report• fwo men man ' to take up wlth" 1cal>tal'n mat'ter Hope should give notice.· After we
In lteward 'dept. and" one map In of baker being. flred ' i11 result of beef ,, tap .. oft ·wil'll' .be on the waY to-Perth
engine, dept. logged for missing ~p~y. · with chlef cook. ~ ' : · ' . . •Aml)o)'.. Cilhlef C'crok who.._ got 'off lhlp
Beef.I re 1 m,oney itraw1, kind of c~r· ·,,- · .' ---- · · . · -·1n ~ San DJ¢fo t'1anks . crew· for t,...
renc)!, to be turned' ov.er to . patrol- · FAIRLAND <111;Landl, April 14- dona11on they made to buy flowerl
man. Some. men have · )\ard time"! get- ' Chairman, W • • C. ln1ll1 ',secretary, , for slllt'er's funeral.!. Treasurer report"' ·
ting ho1pltal _.lips qll m~te .. J,lepalr'l;fst Harry ~racknelf. ~verYihine r.J-uniiJne -., ·~·~7 ;in ahlp'1 . ~und. 'Cre:w reDtµi.cle!i ,.1
to \be made o~t. Eneme . 4ept. rob~~ smootbly. · '88:!18 :In shtp's fund. No . !O~ .Jo. 1~aV.e co1' ~n deck and, t~ ;ke,ep •:
to be · pajnted. n~~- trlp, w:m~ ne pa• beefs reported. Donald· BrowJl}ee re• · rec~e11Jion ·ro~ c1ean. N:~ Are P\lll'IP .
t rolman _about lpdsh'l&, while ~ dl'.l!· llgn1 II ihlP.'• 4eI••atJ .with vote of ,.,,_ PP ' .' IJtlp. ' Suaa,e~.te~· that )WOpclen .
.doc,lt.,r pye~~e "1-PUt.e'\~ t!eci: and -.tb,arikl for , Job , w,eU: done. ·Walter .. , be~c:he1 . be built on ,PUp·dec.k. ... · · i .,
engine . dept1~"rGa~'jVaYr tit ~id '-un~· - '' Snell, ,,ellic~d ~ newf lhiP'• 4ele1ate. r,, . ,, ,', ;. ~ .... • , , · , ''< • •
' .,nfe":Wheq llil~ · J•;1~"1tod ' on ~n ::-.. :."DlieUlil~J~" :trJaF.' 11-0 ·1l'Otl~;'9'°~reen·' " AR.(J~~!",(W1firpsan), •1~.P'''' " '' ~ '·
- 1anew.ay,. p00r;." lilune1il, °, 1 PGOf.~ "ai&W' w,u ponecl,, or, dele•ate noWle.d. ,
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I · ~RSONALS AND NOTICES~ l SIU Blood ~lfts Helped· Her sm BABY
.~BRIUI.S~
Fr~ Fllnt portan.t ·mail for the followirig
Get in touch with · your . son, men:
Frankie Jr. F. T. Anderson
_. _. _. E. L . Bethurum · °"' · °"' ..,. R. Baumprdner
Leslie J. Brllhart
Our new 11ddress is 551 NE 133
'Street, North Miami, Fla. Get in
touch· with mother as .soon as you
can. Everything is OK. I'm going
to camp for the summer. Robert.
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Charley Berkley FWT
Send address for your topcoat to
Paul F. Whalen, 8152 San Huerta
Circle, Buena Park, Calif.
;t. "' t ' John J. Doyle <s&eward) .
J. J. Buenday
C. L. Cherry
D. R. Carvey
C. M. Carlso11
C. H. Fowler
J. Gron
S. L. Grice
C. A. Georter
F. J. Hall
c. Bushart
· W. G. Bll7
J. R. Joy·
II . .Jarrell
B. Kaminsky
L. J . Lowe
W. T. Langford
c. N. Lewl1
C. C. Llal
o. J4oUey
E. P. Meyer
J. H. Moore
F . J. lllller·
W. 8. Jlonttome"
S. D. Morales
J.M. Masko
O. ft. Mefrert
M. B. Maynard ·
J . McDonald
M. McNabb, Jr.
, F. J. lleQueeneJ
R. W. OllliD
R. Powers /
R. J. Pelalo
E. JI. R1oon
F . L. Sanders
F. SeiTalm
J.E.S~n
J. E. ScarbOrouah
M. '11errintton
Y. R. Talberf
J. E. Willford
Contact brother Franz Amstadt
at 314 56th Street, Brooklyn 20,
NY. . Norfolk Slows
NORFOLK-Shipping has drop-
All of the following. SW families
have received a $200 maternity
benefit pliis a $25 bond from the
Union in the baby's name:
Leticia GD, born Feb. 10, · 1960,
to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis Gil,
Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
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Victoria Alison, born April 1,
· 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Homer
W. Alison, Slidell, La.
. ; ; ;t.
Andrew Leonard Bomak, Jr.,
born April 2, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Andrew Hornak, Reading, Pa.
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Bath Ann Saranthas, born April
3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Charles E. Saranthus, Irvington,
Ala.
;t. ;t. ;t. Congratulatioils to Le.e Kantor ped off badly here and will be
of t~e Seafar~rs 'Vacation .Plan, about the same in .the period to ,
who is gr~duatmg ~rom Brooklyn . come, reports Port Agent Paul
College this June.· Gonsorchik. ·
Annette Marie Brltan, born April
1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alex
ander S. Britan, Texas City, Tex.
'1"· ;t. ;t. There .were· six ·ships in transit
Income tax refund checks are duriilg the period and two payoffs.
being· held for the following Sea-· No sign ons were recorded during
farers by Jack W. Lynch, Room the span.
201, 450 West Harrij;on St., · San The two payoffs- were on the
Francisco, Cal. lrenesta,r <Triton) and Cantigny
Emest C. Ander10n Sammy Rogamo1
Claude D. Berry Joseph R. Touart (Cities Service). ·· The Irenestar
. ~Jh!1'1l. ~~ Jr. ~:~:'::hd t: i;!'~~: changed its registry to that Q{ the
IDcbael J. -Dohert1 wm. K. wawn1 Greek flag, Gonsorchik added.
Fortunato Drllon Charle• w. ·White Serviced In transit were the fol-
R. W. Ferrandiz J'rancls J . White
Dominic craztano All Sal Wor.a lowing: Ines (Bull); Mankato -Yic-
Fona Yao King Yung Ploy Woo t (V" t C ) H ti Raymond flflUer Joaepb Yonlck Ory JC ory . arr. ; as ngs
Sbelrlelc! ~erk!U <Waterman>i Bents Fort (Cities
;t. o\. o\. Service); Orion Clipper (Orion)
The Houston hall is holding im- and Melody. ·
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EVOY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 ES1 Sunrloy)
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of South America, South Atlan
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states. ·
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bean, West Coast of. . South
America, West Coast' of MexicCJ ·
and US East Coast.
WFK-95, 15700 KC9 Ships in Mediterranean area,
North Atlantic, European and
US East Coast.
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Wireless Broadcasts Continue • • •
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Christine Coats, born Jan. 13,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ira K.
Coats, Los Angeles 37, Calif.
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· Charles Colon, born April 12,
1960, to Seafarer and ·Mrs. Leo
poldo Colon, Brooklyn.
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Dprls ADD Crus, born ·Feb. 18,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan A.
Marie Unker (left) four-year old daughter of Seafarer William
Unker, prepares to leave Philadelphia hospital after surgery to ·
close a hole in ~er heart. NurJe Suzann Brunner pins on the orchid
of success. SIU Blood Bank contributed blood for succe5sful sur
gery. (Philadelphia Daily News Photo)
Cruz, New Orleans, La: -
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~b~ S'3nleJ' Damels, born
Feb. 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Richard H. l"aniels, Wanchesom,
NC.
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Mltehell Wilson, born March 27,
1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas
G. Wilson, New Orleans, La.
i ~ ¢.
Pera Kathleen Adams, bprn
February 5, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. WUliam E. Adams, New Or
leans, La.
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DISPATCH
Blcb•rd Travis Alford, born
April 20, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Aleck L. Alford, Pensacola,
Fla.
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The deaths of the following Seafarer• have been reported to the
Seafarers Welfa,-e Plan:
Gv y Roberi Brinkerhoff, born
April '23, 1960, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Albert C. Brinkerhoff, Yulan,
NY. Jacinton Olabarrleta, 85: Brother
Olabarrieta died of natural ·causes
at the USPHS
hospital, Staten
Island, April 7,
1960; Olabarrieta
had sailed1n the
SIU deck depart
ment since No
vember 1955. He
is · survived by
his wife, l\h's.
Justa Olabar
rieta, of New York City. Interment'
was in Calvary Gemetery, New
York.
William S. McKenna, H:
Brother McKenna <lied of a heart
!lilment on ApriL· :,, .. 0 .,.,,"'
7, 1960, while at ~MW='"···
Deacon's H o s - .· · ··
pl ta 1, Boston,
Mass. McKenna
had· sailed in the
SIU ,deck.depart
ment since No
vember 19.43. He
is survived by . a
sister, l\'Irs. Sarah ,
Niswell, of Weymouth, Mass.
Burial services wertt not indicated.
. . "" . ;t. ;t.
Manuel Sanoni, 71: Brother Sa
noni, a member'-Of the Harbor and
Inland Waters bivision, · ·died of
lobar pneumonia at his homo in
home in Norfolk, Va., February 11,
1960. Nelson had sailed briefly
with ihe SIU. The administrator of
his estate is Mrs. Vi~-ginia Anding.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Ceme
tery, Norfolk, Va.
t "" ;t. Lish Taylor, 70: Brother Taylor,
who was - on the SIU disability.
pension, died of
acute ' coronary
thrombosis while·
'Safety Line'
Goes Out To
SIU Crews
at· his home in A new publication in the field
Mobile, Aiabaina, of shipboard safety was issued re- '
April 17, 1960. cently by the S~ety Department
Taylor had sailf:d of the Seafarers International
in the SIU stew- Union. The four page publication,
ard depar~nt. called the "Safety Line," is de
He is survived signed to encourage safety aboard
by his wife, Mrs. ship and highlight the progress
Nicola Taylor, also of Mobile. that has been made in achieving
Burial was in the Oaklawn Ceme- this goal.
tery, Mobile, Ala. It represents the joint effort
. o\;. o\. o\; being made by the SIU and t ·- e
. Yourlok Gulllory Jr., 26: Brother SIU-contracted companies to deal
·Guillory died in Singapore, Febru- ·with problems of shipboard saL_y
ary 17, 1969r He and serves as a news outlet for
had sailed in the ship and shore personnel con-
SlU steward de- cerned with these problems.
partment since The newspaper was d~signed es· '
March, 1952. He pecially for unlicensed. seamen
is survived by employed aboard ocean going ves-
his mother, Mrs. sels of companies the SIU has
Merle Guillory.of contracts with. In addition to news
Mam 0 U· . - La. .and safety suggestions, it has a
Burial was in s~ction dev.otec.l to summaries o,f
Mamou, La, safety meetings aboard the. varioq.s
\· ~ .
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WMM 25-15607 RCs
Australia ·
WMM 81·11037.5
N9rtJJwest. Piciftc · · · · ·· . .
· Baltimore, Miu·cii .31, 1960. A bene
, ficiary, Mr~. Agar ' Garayoa, is · the
only listed survivor. Burial. was·ln
st. Stanislaus. -Cemetery; 11altimore. ·
vessels, outlining what is being
done, on Ute spot, to checl acci· ·
dents. . , .
The ;'Safety Line" will lbe mailed
· to all vess~is · as part of the salety '
training. program. Director of .~''
8afety Department is Joe Algioa.
-~· ·111iill.E TiiADES:·DEPARTIEIT·.· ! ·-. ~ ..
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ThoJDaB Jt: Nelson, ·50: Brother· ·
Nele~nt:\ .cned of pneumonia at bis··
J
Yol. XXll
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-Great · Lakes ·· Picketing-::
-Hits ·Runaway ~invasion
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SCHEDUtE OF - . .
SIU~ MEETll8S
. SIU membershjp meet·
ings are held regu,arly
once a month on day~ in·
dicatecf· by the SIU C.on·
stitutioni . at 2:30 P.M. 'in
the . liSted SIU ports belo-w.
All ·.sea·farers are -ex:.
pecte·d to - attend: those
who . wish. to .. be _ _excused
should request .permission
by te,legram (be sure to in
c.lude registration num·
ber). Jhe next SIU meet
ings ~ilf , be:
New Y:orlc
Philadelphia,
Baftimore
Detroit
' Houston
-New Orleans
1 ·Mobile- · -
June 6
June 7
June 8
June 10
June · 13
June 14 ·
June 15
HIWD Wins
Philly Tug
Fleet Vote ·