Seafarers Log: Vol. 22 No. 9 (1960-04-22)

JIMMY ·HOFFA AND
LANDRUM-GRIFFIN-
Jimmy ,Hoffa, president . of
the Teams.ters Union, has
used anti-labo-r laws against , SEE

. legitimate union - contracts ·
~espite his avowed opposi- PAGES
·hon to such laws. He. has

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also ·tied in with Harry ;
Bridges, numb_er one enemy ....
~f the SIUNA.

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/ • OFFICIAL Oll&.AN OP THI! Sl!Aj:AUltS INTEltNA1'10NAL UNION. ATLANT.IC AHO 6U1F DIS.TltlCT. AFL-CIO. -' . -

Volume XXll ' No. 9 April 22, 1960

SIU-MCS Wins Crucial Case:

_____________________ Story On Page I

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Egypt Ship Tied Up
In BlaCl<list Beef

SIU, ILA FIGHT
BLACKLIST OF . .

US MARITIME
Pointing up that "Freedom Of The Seas Is A
Two-Way Street," SIU picket before Egyp­
tian-flag Cleopatra does h.is bit to _!ceep ship
tied to the dock as picketing entered its sec­
ond week. Ship was tied up in New York by
joint SIU-ILA.action in protest against black-

.. listing o~ Arne~ican-flag ships by Egypt. The
blacklist-- has undoubtedly deprived ·many
Seafarers and other American _seamen of job
opportunities because American-flag ships

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have been blocked from bidding on cargo
·runs into Arab ports. The pickets are also

.-_ protestin&' against mistreatment of SIU crews
on several occasions• in· Egypt, including

. denial of shore leave. Efforts of the ship's
. owners-to e.njoin the picketing have thus far "
'• beeii.· ··u,nsucces~ful in US Fed~~al Court.
· (Stori~ · o~ page 2.)

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THE t·SSUES IN
THE BLACKLIST
Here In brief are the reasons

for the SIU-ILA picketline ac­
tion apinst ~e Cleopatra:

• A eonsiderable · nmnb.er of -
American-fla&" ships have beten
blacklisted by EDP& and other
Arab nations. These are ships
which at one time or another
had put In at- an Israeli port.
This blacklisi is in violation of
international faw. ~

• These ships cannot carry
any farm surplus cargoes to
Arab natU»u, or in the caie of
tankers, pick up oil at an Arab
port. The result is loss of em­
ployment for American seamen.

• In addition, in receqt
months erewmembers of several
SIU-manned sblpe have been
deprived of shore leave and
etherwi5e mistreated In Egyp- ,
Uan ports. . _

• The US Government bu
thus far done nothing to resolve
the ·prob~m • . ~onseqaent[7, tlie
only recourse left was trade un­
ion action on the picket line.

For fall details, 1iee stories
on this page. ·

Seaf~rer . ptc;_l~ ~ ~ Arcurfancl Lo@ Di Angelo poce in front of
· Egypti~ ship Cleopatf~'s docl a~ Egyptian consul (center) and

aide leave vessel. -

Union· Seeks



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SE.4P ..tRERS 'Loe

.Raps Runaways
Hoffa J·oins With MCS Win·s 8-1 Decision

On Union Piclc.eting· Rights ' . .

Btidges, SIU Foe \VASHINGTON - The US Su-.-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-­
preme Court has, in effect, given

________ ._ _ _., a green light to American maritime

SAN. FRANCISCO-Under the insttuctions ~f Teamster union activities against runaway
Pre ·d t ·· T R H ff i1· · · · · flag vessels. It ruled on Monday,

s1 en .,ames · . o a, an a iance has been formed be- April 18 by Jln eight to one deci-
. ~ween the T~amsters• Western Conference and Harry sion that Federal courts . cannot
Bridges. The alliance takes enjoin maritime union picketing
the form of a joint committee recent National Labor Relations of runaways in us ports.
._, Board among drivers of the Valen- The Supreme Court ruling up·
.which apparently ·will work cia-Baxt trucking company. held an appeal by the SIU-affiliated
together . on orga~izlng . . matters, The SIU won the vote by a count Marine Cooks and Stewards Union

. contract items and others. of 106 to. 64, after which Hoffa ran arising out of the 1957 picketing
Bridges, of course, has long lbeen to .the regional NLRB charging "in: of . the Liberian-registered SS

timidation ·and terrorism." Nikolos . . But more important than
the number one enemy of the SIU SIUNA President Paul Hall, that is .the apparent significance
of NA, and has several times at- speaking at the International the ruling has on union actions
tempted to raid SIUNA jurisdic- Union of Operating Engineers con- against runaway {Jags. On the face
tion. He was the sparkplug of the vention in J14iami, characterized of it, the ruling would appear to
now-defunct . Communist-dominated Hoffa as a "notorious fink and give the sea unions a~ free hand
National Union of Marine Co.oks whistle blower" as a result of his to engage in peaceful picketing
and Stewards and its successor, behavior in these two situations. against runaways in US ports.

ongshore Local 100, which un- Hall's statement answered a pro- - The decision was haile!J by
successfully fought the drive . by posal for a conference of transpor- SIUNA President ·Pauf Half who
the SIU Pacific District tci bring tation unions. H;e. ruled. out SIU declared: The Marine Cooks and
ships' steward departments into a membership ·in such a group as Stewards Union has won a tremen·
non-.Communist uni.on, the present long as Hoffa is Teamster presi- dous victory for all American sea­
Marine Cooks and Stewards of the dent. · men in the fight to preserve sea­
SIU Pacific District. The SIU has been . activ.e ih the men's jabs and to save the Ameri-

Subsequently, Bridges has, on trucking. field in Puerto Rico for can-flag merchant marine. Thanks
several occasions, raided the juris- several years, as . a result of being to the MCS all American seamen
dictions of various SIUNA affili- a. majot. factor in th~ island's labo.r will benefit as they will be able
ates, including tuna fishermen on movement through its position in to utilize full trade union rights
the \Vest Coast. the maritime field. The maritime against the runaways. The MCS

industry is one of thP . biggest in success serves notice on the own·
A ,Hoffa alliance with Bridges th c Ith / d th t e ommonwea a..i e mos ers of runaway shipping that they

will do little to change a famJliar highly-organized. will no longer be able to . . defy
\Vest Coast scene. There is a deep- • The Teamsters have been seek- seamen and their unions . . Th~
rooted resentment on the West ing to assume jurisdiction over the MCS has earn·ed the wholehearted
Coast for the Hoffa kind. trucking membership of the SIU congratulations· of the organized

The announcement of the IL\VU- Puet'lo Rican division, but follow- seamen's, movement here in the
Teamster link-up followed on the ing their expulsion from the AFL- States ·and abroad."
heels of the election defeat admin- CIO, ·the SIU was instructed by In the majority ·decision the
istered by the SIU Puerto Rican the Federation to retain this juris- court noted that "the union mem­
District to the 'J'eamsters in the diction. hers here were not interested in

By B~s., · ay Plane And Eventually, By Ship
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the internal economy of the ship,
but rather were interested in pre-
8erving job opportunities for them­
selves in this country." This, the
cour t said, was a different issue
than the Riviera case, where the
SIU Pacific District was ·penalized
for picketing a runaway-flag ship
on behalf of the ship's crew ..

The MCS had picketed the
Nikolos in Tacoma, Washington,
in 1957, protesting the fact that
runaway ships ·were capturing the
majority of US bulk cargo trade
through unfair competition via low
~ages and no tax payments. As a

result, the US merchant marine
was being undermined and sea­
men's jobs were being lost.

The operators of the ship se-·
cured an . injunction in Federal
District Court against the union
and, on appeal, the injunction was
upheld in the Ninth Circuit Court
of appeals. ' _

The District Court had reasoned
that the case did not involve a
fabor dispute within the meaning _
of the •LaGuardia-Norris Act, de­
claring there was no dispute · be•
tween the foreign seamen em•

(Continued on page 15)

Lale.es SIU C~mpany
'Perfect' On rSafety -

With A&G Seafarers and licensed crewmembers of the
Alcoa fleet having taken the deep-sea dry cargo safety
championship, Great Lakes Seafarers have done the same
on the Lakes and Inl'and+------------­
Waterways contest. The SIU­
contracted Wyandotte Trans­
portation Company, a Great Lakes
District fleet, won the title · by
virtue of a perfect score in 1959
-not a single lost time injury.

Crewmembers from the four
ships of the Wyandotte fteet work­
ed ·more than one-million accident­
free hours in ·1959 to win the top
safety honor in the Marine Sec-
tion's contest under the National
Safety Council.

At presentation ceremonies on
Tuesday, April 19, in New York,
the Marine Section formally pre·
sented officers of the Alcoa. Steam­

. ship Company with a deep sea first
prize plaqu.e. it was the second
year in a ,row in which the Alcoa
fleet took top honors in the na­
tional contest after finishing in the
second spot in 1957. Alcoa won

competed with the crews of some
200 fresh water ships.

The SIU Great Lakes Distrfct
hailed the · performance of · the
Wyandotte crew and called for
joint union-management action on
shipboard safety on the Lakes ~uch
as exists in the deep sea SIU safe­
ty program, as the avenue for. fur­
ther reduction in accidents.

Constitution
Voting Ends
Next Friday

I " ' with a score of · 1.62 which is be- Voting on the proposed revisions
to the SIU A&G District Constitu•
tion continues briskly, and with
six days to 'go more than 3,300
votes liave been cast on the issue.
The voting was authorized at a
headquarters meeting on March 2
and outport meetings on March
16 is running from March 31 to
April 29 inclusive. The vote · is
expected to mount, as many ships
ar.~ due in for payoff this week.

lieved to be . the lowest incidence
of accidents ever recorded in the
dry cargo category. -

The safety contest scores are
based 011 a formula of the · amount
of work time lost due to accidents
against the total man hours
worked. In the case of ships, al­
lowances are made for the fact
that crewmembers are aboard 24
hours a day, as ··compared to the
eight-hour daily units of work in
in shoreside plants. '
~ · In addition to Alcoa's apparent
record score, the over-all perform­
·ance of all ships in the contest
stood at 5.12 compared to 5.89 last
year and 7.30 in 1957, a consistent
improvement in shipboard safety.

In order to amend the constitu­
tion a two-thirds majority in a
secret ballot referendum is needed.
The six man committee that made
the proposed revisions noted that
they· were made · because of the
new Landrum-Grifftin Act and to
a·ccommodate certain structural
changes being made in the Union. In winning the Great Lakes and

inlan~ \\Taters title, \Vyandotte Under the new organizational
plan, the_ Union will be able to

SEAFARERS LOG better coordinate .the activities of
.its various divisions such as the

April 22, 1960 Vol. XXll, No. 9 Marine Alliea Workers Division,

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the Harbor and Inland Waterways

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Division, and the Puerto Rican
Division.

PAUL HALL, SeCTetary-T-.easu·rer
HEftBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­

MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR,
AL MASKIN, ARTHUR BERGER, CHARLES
BEAUMET, DEL ROBINSON, Staff Writers.
.BILL .MooQ.Y, Gulf Area Representative:

The results of the voting will
not be known till all the votes are
in and tabulated, but the· number
of votes in, at the two thirds mat·k
in the period, 'is as follows:

Boston, 69; New York, 998; P hi­
ladelphia, 150; Baltimore. 386;
Norfolk, 36; Jacksonville, 49;
Miami, 26; Mobile, 361; New Or­
leans, 494; Houston, 304; WHmJng­
ton, 89; San Francisco, 129; Seattle,
118; San Juan CPR>, 138; for a
total of 3,337 votes cast.



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\ ROTARY 0SllPPING BOAID

March 30 Throug~ .April 1·2
As the temperature rose last period; shipping moved .fn tbe op- which stayed even and Miami which 'gained one.

posite direction. A total of 3,880 "A" and .. B" men we~ registered on . Baltimore dropped 189· men to- lead· the parade; and following in Pq Srt• .I• ~·
the ~beach at the end . of ~his period as com.pared to 2,765 for the ,tast li~e were Houston, .New Orleans, New Y~rk and Philadelphla. OHS- O•• Trau. TOTAL
perio~. / · <. -. ..- : , . , This peri~d ·31~ men shipped in deck, 312 m~n !!hippe4 in tl~e black loltoa • • • • • • .2 ~ 1 4 7

• This resulted fro~ a total of 872 me~ shipped against last periods gang ~nd 245 men shipped in t~e steward departmept. The figures for New Y~rk • • • • 13 4 19 36

total of 1,254, a drop ·of soil'le . 382 ~en. " ·registration 'this ·period are: 422 men in deck, 853 in- the engine de- tlladelphla • ! • : : J ~ ~: _
As -can be expected, ship activity w~s also slow with 177 payoffs, partment and 313 in the stew~d - department. A total of 1,088 "A" and' ltf••'- • · •• • 5 7

. d . tr "t th" . d d 251 1 t . d d 1· f "B. " - i t · d t'"'; . · d . Norfolk • • · • • • 2 s1gn-ons an . m~ . ans1.s "- is pent> .. ·~ as . oer10 : a ec me o men reg. s ere 1µS per10 . . JackiHvllle •• _ 17 1'7
. 74 ship visits. -The records show that there were -46 payoffs, 23 sign- Ports with less than 100 "A" and jjB,. men registered on the beach Miami • • . . • • ..... I I

ons and 108 ships in transit this period as contrasted to 74 payoff~, 36 were: Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, .Jacksonville, "Miami and Wilming- Mobile ••..••• 6 , 5 11 ·
sign-ons and 141 in-transits· for the previous one. . . . · -ton. New O;feali •'• 5 2 . 11 24

Jacksonville apd ·Miami had ~b <payoffs, and Norfolk, 'Jacksonville, The following is the ·outlook for the next. ~rfod port by· ~rt: HHltoa " • • •• • 2 4 2 1
Miami, Mobile and Wilmington·- had no sign.:ons. New York led in Bo t I N y k. h Id i k · Phil d lp'"'a f"ir Wllml!Hjtoa • • • .I 7 t 1

s on, s ow • • • ew or , s ou p c up • • • a e UJI , ., • • • Sa F 1 2 2 3 7
• the vessel servicing department with 36, followed by Baltimore and Baltimore, fair .... Norfolk, better ••• Jacklonville, fair ••• Miami, ·s.:.,~•RC "0· • 2 1 6 9

New Orleans with-24 each. Miami was at the bottom of the ·1adde.r with .slow • ,• • Mobile, good ••• New. Orleans, not .too good ••• Bouton, • • · · ·.:.:_ _ _
only 5. steady • • . Wilmlncton, slow ••• Saia Francisco, should be better • • • total• •••• : • • 46' 23 1 OI 177

Sharp drops in shipping were recorded in every port except Boston, Seatlle, s!!ould pick up.

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· c;!!!!!tpo~;f~~e ~~~!~!d~!~!~~-11-....;. _IN~QU_IR_IN __ G._SE_AF_B_·E ___ R _·I
tinued to unload their hea\ry artillery on the railroads last week. Their testimony before QUESTION: When yo.u're overseas, clo you eat 11hore7 If 10,
a House transport~ti?n subcommit.tee echoed weeks of denunciation of railroad Int~rstate what type of food do yo.u prefer?
Commerce Comm1ss1on prac- e
tices designed to d~stroy .com- fled that for -~O years· the ral - petition from Independent oper- James B. Elliott, eook: Yes-I WIWam Bate1t eleetrlelan: In
peting modes of transporta- roads have been trying to control ators and then be free to control have tried . many Japanese dlShes, South America I discovered that
tion. the water carrier industry. H~ the tr~nsportatlon business. _ and found that their steaks leave

If the weight of the evidence called on the railroads to give up A similar position ha~ been I prefer sukiyaki. little to be de-
. ~ounted, the ICC and the railroads their drive and join with the barge taken by the remaining coastwise Another ~gastron- afred. Pan-fried

would both be. buried by now, as lines in establishing joint ·rates and intercoastal 'Yater carriers in omlcal adventure and surrounded
for weeks on end a paraae of wit- and services. The barge lines have previous testimony on the subject for me ls partak- w I th mushroom
nesses from all segments of the long sought to coordinate rates of railroad rate-making: They too Ing of sweet- and caps,_ they're un•
transpoi;tation ind~try, including and services, but the railroads called fo;r the railroads to cooper- so u r spar~ribs. beatable. I have

. eoastwise and intercoastal ship have always refused. ate in setting up Joint services Japagese - style. ~P' never tasted slml•
operators, have repeated the same · He charged that the pend~ng with shipping ·rather than attempt They dlce the Y:.• , Iar meat that
story of the railroads' drive for a legi~lation "would ulthnately lead to destroy ship operations. '& meat after . re- . . comp.ared w i t h
transportation monopqly. · to the destru_ction of our industry" The head of the American Truck- moving it from • ibis I sampled. ,

The particular target of the cur- and Clllled on the railroads to obey Ing Association; as well as wit- the b9ne and simmer it in a deli- in Brazil. An9 as far as price is
rent hearings is a bill which would the law and court orders. nesses representing individual cious, pungent sauce. Of course, concerned, It's highly inexpensive.
give the railroads the ri'ght to Once a railroad got .hoJd of a trucking compa~ies also stated ob- the way those folks prepare their Another favorite of mine is South
purchase competing water carriers. barge line, he warned, it wojild jections to railroads o~ning com- vegetables is superb. American shrimp in rice-which it
Spokesmen at last week's hear- use it to destroy ··barge line com- peting forms -:.. of transportation. · . ;\:. t t similar to shrimp creole.
lngs opposing the bill included Franels 'McGarry, bosun: I have ;\:. t • ~
r~presentatives of the Inla~d a craving for ~pfcy foods and there- Joe Bruch, meuman: Yes, and
Waterways Common Carriers As- SIU s h I · h• St' " d t fore regularly one' of my favorite c·ulinary haunts
sociation, which ls a group ·of c . 0 ars ~p u e1n dine on curry and is Fraccarlo's in
barge line operators,. and the rice when I hit Capetown, where
American Trucking Corporation. ports in India. one is treated to.

The barge line supoke•m: te•tl· Wins· Academic Honors ~:'\tf i-:1~~ :::F=~~t~:~
Office n1on En-route to a degree in Business Administration, Robert G. ~!rbs~e=~apa:: ' ::::i~s th:f ~i:::!~~
P. • le: t I Hauser, son of Seafarer Edgar Hauser, has ·scored an enviable like tarts deep ~i~ ";; from the lobster, . IC e s n record at the Uniyers.it,Y of Connecticut .• on his $6,000. four- fried. _ Also, I go -'~ '"'l;,,;~··,;.,; .. ~ " dunks them In

year SIU scholarship awarq. for Sukiyaki ,dishes when I'm In butt er, .repacks

Ny . Harbor- Hauser expects to graduate stAnding life insurance student Jwahpea11n'1n aEnads.t AfPorrltcuag.uese shrimp them in the hull and bakes. It'•
delicious! In Portuguese East

in June with a Bachelor of who plans a career ·in ins9rance." "" "" "" .. 1-fca, I look fo~ard to prawns-
Demanding a contract for the of- S i d In B lb Ad · · "" "" "" A.Ll cw c ence egree · us ess mm- Hauser has also been elected to or shrimp--whlch are cooked slow•

fice employees of the New York istration. He Intends to go into the the national honor society, Beta R. R. Slm1>1on, tiook: 1 go for Jy in olive oil.
Shipping Association, members of insuranc~ field, and on April 6, was G~mma Sigma, which . is roughly seafood dishes-such ,!lS fish and· ;\:. "" ....
Office Employees Union Local 153 equivalent to 8 Phi Beta Kappa lobster when I Jam•s •-n-•e, ""AB·. ""Most -of the
picketed the piers in New York honor in the arts and sciences· hit the beach " uc ""
~arbor yesterday, effectively halt- overseas. Guess time. I have found French food
Ing work on. alL ships. The Inter- field. that's because \ve much to my lik·
national Longshoremen's Associa- · He plans to go .to work for the get so much ·of Ing. For exam·
tion membership refused to cross Connecticut General Life Insur- the so - called pie,' I find· that
the picket Jines which were set up anc,e Company In June as a life "solid" meats- .chicken, cooked
just before the morning job call. insuranc~ agent. like beef, liver, · • In wine and other

. The New York Shipping Associ~ "These thUigs have · been made etc. Also. If I ingredients-cog
ation employs 90 pffiee workers at possible," he wrote, "by the 'tre- think· it's safe au . vin over there
its headquarters whom the office mendous ·assistance I received from enough, I like to .-suites my tastes
union ·is seeking to represent. The Robert (left) and Edgar Hauser _ tbe SIU scholarship. To the men ,order fresh tossed salads. Some .~,.. to a "T." Then
Association represents stevedoring · • . of your Union I ·owe my , undying countries' fresh produce jtist isn't - iJc,. there's crepe I
firms in New York harbor. awarded the Howard V. Krick vote of gratitude." .. · f•t for hu~an consumption, how- · .. 11uzette, a mix-

The picketing took place both. in scholar.ship by the Connecticut Hauser's fatber, Seafarer Edgar ever. I a1so like the way the Ger- ture of lemon, butter, sugar and
New York proper and on the Jer~ State Life Uilderwrltel'!I As~ocia- Hauser, sails ~s electriclal\ on SIU ma~s cook thelr .sauerbrauten and· plenty of wines and brandies, .
sey side of the river. . tion. The award goes to "an out- ships. the Japanese their sukiyaki dishes. among other 'things. -..._ -

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Sometimes, while attending to major safety
problems such qs the conditions of gang­
ways, ladders and similar items, · it's· easy·
to overlook the little things that can also
lead to grief. Extension· cords for port·
able electric tools often become frayed
from repeated use, yet qre seldom Te•

newed. , A fe~ ·cents worth _of wiring and
a few minutes time are all that is needed
to . prevent a possibly fat~l-4cc·ident.

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$late 1Jep't .. 4 ·11ack on '50-50' .
Bv swneti MM"golW. ·WASHING TON-Another of a series of conflicts between the maritime industry and the .

D · · · State-_Department is sure to erupt in Congress over the "50-50" law. This time, ihe ma•
oli't ·auy The ··~••, .Buy rhe Steak rine unions and the industry ~e running head on into a Department proposal to waive the
One of the big slogam In the advertising trade- la: "Don't sell the requirepients of "50-50" on

1teak, sell the sizzle". By thil, the ad eX,erts mean they can, lell pl c'argo which will be c_arried to American ships. Should the marl- position of American ow~e" of
more goods at higher 'pi-Jcea by p~g up emotional and l>l)'chololfeal India ahd Pakistan for deveJ.,. tim~ industry agree to give the runaway-Dag shipping.

opment ~f ·fire Indus River as an Department authority to waive the The Department bad previously
upects of the mercha!l~ ratl;ter tb4'1 telling U1 plain facts ~rt the irrigatl~n and hydroelectric · power '50-50' requirement, it would be calied a conference of_ ship oper­
merchandile ltse~. The many psychologists employed by .a agencies sourcf!. , wrapping a noose around its own ators Iii an attemJ,Jt to sell them
nowaC!an say that "alzzl., · 1eµintr' really worts. It's being II.led to sell Tlie excuse the Department Is neck. Maritime Unions .can be on ~e waiver plan and soothe
everthlng froin peanu~ butter _to political C!lndidat~. _ · using fo scuttie .. 5o-50" is that the counted u~n to fight this back- their concern about its Impact 011

· door move on the '50-50' rule." other Government-owned and Gov· The business psycholoatsti regard us c0nswners as not ve!y brjglit. Indus Basin project would be_ a · Union's Diskust ernment-financed cargoes. How-
A leading psyeholoitst recently wrote in the Hanard ....._ lleftew joint eftort of several western The Union's distrust of State eyer, the operators have indicated

, ' .. -- . ' nations, and consequently. the
that t?day s buyer is often vague about the actual pi:fce be pays for -United States might find it .diffi- Department ·intentions is based that they will fight any attempt
something: he has lew standards for j~dglftg the quality of what he cult i 9 apply .. 50_50 ... requirements upon the Department's collilstent to legislate waiver authOtity m
buy1., a~d at .times winds up not using it anywa,y~" _ to carg~ shipments. _ opposition to any and all forms of Congress, on· the grounds that such

assistance t.o US shipping. The De- authority would undermine the
Even a Federal judge recently poiilted o'Ut how suc~ul emotioDal For practical purposes though. partment has always echoed the whole principle of "50-50" and

appeals are In persu~dlng us t.o buy. "The men of Madison Avenu~ sold the · United S~tes .would finance viewpoint of European maritime ' threaten the existence of Ameri­
ahirts by depJCting a· man with an eye pat4'b; they have ,90ld soap by thbe grt e

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tes,t pantl't °.L thetotalprojectt, · nations, and bu supported the can-flag shipping.

· , a OU perce . .1. ue COS
advertisirig Jt to be •99 and 44/lootba. percent pure' wltbout:bothering C)f the :project,. still ' to be acted
to add the noun; they have sold brasslereslii displaying a sleepwalker," upon, · is estimated at ''$645 million
Wrote; .Judge l-uther w. YoqdahL ~ ,., · · of which the US ~w.ould contribute.

· MiiadTll A Sm~ $515 millil>n and Great Britain,
. . · . · , . . - $58 million, the' ~alance . to be

For example, you know why fo~ proc~~rs now offer two types . of handled. by · o~her . w_estern Enro-
peanut butter? Their psycholojtsts

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~tsco~er~'. that while boys pe-.ri nationli.

_ uked~ th~ traditional grainy or Waive 'SO-so•
chunky,· peanut butter, the manu- .
facturers .. could sell more , peanut · ;i'h.e ~tate Dep~en~. is a~
butter to girls if tt were made for .t~e right to waive ~50 lt
smooth, because smoothness in any time in . con~tion with ~
foods is generally un4erstood ·to pr~fect and IS: ~g ~-amend­
be more feminifle. , , : - ment t.o ,. .~glsla~OO. glV~ th~

In fact, the processors made .President,; per~ve autho.rit(
some peanut butter so smooth, by to dump 0 .50-50 . if he found that
adding· vegetable

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oils and fats that the provJSio,os o~ the cargo prefer­

the Food & Drug AdmlnistTation ~ce act coul~ not be !ully-s:atisfied
no longer ·permits the ·blended ~ithout sermusly unp~ding · :or

-product even to be cfllled ~anut plredvenBtin~ acco~pllt~~meut of th~
butter'' This Cloem•t bother .. the n us asm proJec ·
.. sizzle 'sellers". They made a . vir- Unde~secretar:y of State ~ougla_s .
tu f ·~.. No Procter & Di•Ion, · m ·~ letter to ~pb .Casey,

e 0 Dece881"1., . ... w . president of the Ametican Mer-
Gamble advertises: Have you dis- chant ~Marine Institute, declare(\
covered the deliclo°'5 dillerence . · t · -"- · t d.. .
'betw 'Jif' d ...... ..-lit butt - -:."- th_!'t the S !'le ~mtnnd!~ _Qt!&

e~o an r~ · . el'. not "foresee need tu exerc1stt ·this
• • • . Jtf Peanut Spr_ead~ JS • • • authority fu the near . future • • ."
extra _creamy .••. smoo1.11er. easier but that "'preferential . conditions"
spreading • • • ~To pUl'e peanuts,· applied to US car.goes mldrt .·~com­
•Jif' adds an exclus.fv!, blend of pllcate. the adriuniatration of the

. . - . . smoothing ingre$lfents. , Jndqs 'Project .; ; . .. we would no_t
J3ut, when. you !!epatate the sizzle fr'!,m the steak, you find,-_yo~ re wish t9 attach any. condition of

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geWng only 75 percent peanuts. The ex.cluslve blend of smoot~ preference to our Indus contribu- . · · .
ingredients" consists mainly_ of vege.tabl~ _short~ This, of course, 'ttoia ••• " . · · _ · Liitte Kevin Cresci, tlitH years old, stands "tall" in hil KP outfit
11 a cooJdJ>g fat wblcb y~u can buy for as little as 28 cents a pound, BaektlOer ·M•e as grandfather, Seafarer Pete Gonzal~s. and Se~rer Angeto
dependlpg on the brand. . · . Commenting on tne State D~ Seda (~ith hat) look on. ' · · You Pa)' For 'ftle 'Slr:de9- · · _______________ ....;... _________ _

· · partment's m~, S~A Prest-
. You not only lose out financlalb' w_~_en .1~u buy this blend of pea- dent Paul Hall charged: "'!'bis ts

nuts and c'ooking fat; your children lose out - nu~tlonally. Pea~ut but-. typical . of the kind ·of shabby
ter has 118 gr.ams of valuable-protein to the pound; cooking fa~. prac:- treatment-the State 'Department
ttclll:b' none. · . . ·has been handling American sea-

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Knocked DoWn At Auction

The spread of· 41 to 80 cents a pound in the prices of different · men and -American ships at· every
brands of peanut butter ii a good example of how much YO\&- can turn.·· "From past e>.perience, we
overpay when you buy the-sj.zzle Instead o( chec\log the ,!DgredleiltS know the · De~nt .can't ·be
on tlie label' t.o see bow much real steak you get. Slgnlti~tly,- ·tb,e trusted . t.o defend the Jnterest Of
''smooth" peanut butters all generally cost more . th8:Jl the" re~ American-flag shipping-whether TWo more . deficit-ridden American-flag freighters have
la-in~· Highest price thia depar~ent f~und ii for "J5lp Top Smooth'!, ~~, Issue Is .. ~." !'JDawq sblP- been sold at _the auction block, following the ·bankruptcy of ·
~'1 centa for 7 ounces packed in a_ sherber.t glass. In compari'!°n, super- ~~ ~I:' le.reign bt_ac~IB of · their owners. The two latest· vessels are the John B. Kulu-

, markets' own bran!J In -ordinary glass containers cost . as li~e as 41 kundiS .. and . the Rockland.;.-..---·----------
cents ~or 16 ounces. So you· pay 40 cents for a shfi?r~ert ~· . J·a.:x Repo' r 'f'_ s' . B-'th shi- b h't . be- in

"Sizde" long bas sold us ~oducta ·suppos_et! . to have ·•-presttge •, like o ps rou~ prices menta with the courts cover r
bigger cars than necessary 'just for transp~rtatton, and bottled toajcs low. the establish~ marke~ the ' settlement of crewmembera'
for bearded .Ji;nglisbmen. ;Now the b1g ~use of "sinle" Is to sell us 1F • I A.' f • V~lue. The. Kul~undis brought claims.
"convenience''· foods and household- products. _ Qf r C Jon $200,000_ wlµle the Rockland sold - The courts' dispersal of money

· . · . . for $180,000. realized from the sale of both
; __ C!nvenienee Is SUll Costl)' · · .J:A.C~NVILLE - Sh 1 P ~ n g ,The John B. Kululrundis. for- ships should take place very
. There · now are hutidr~~s of such ~tems in the supermarkets. ~me was f811' here-d~g tbe.1:88' two inerly owned and operated·_b¥ the shortly. ~his ~ows the list of

do proVide genuine labor-saving.· at little or no extr~ cost, like frozen wee~ even th~ugh. ~tiVIty '!85 World Tramping Company, was •unsold ships bemg handled by the
and canned juices and some of the Cake mixes. But for many otbers. ~~ed to. the serV1cmg °.f ships one of the sID-contracied vessels collfli to Uii'ee. Tfiey are the
the extra charge is far out .of proportion· to .the convenie~ce. A survey 10. transit .. No payoffs or stgn ons that was tied-up because of money V~t Force. ~~w i~ Naples, the
b'y a trade magazine, Food Field Reporter, foun,cj tha~ on the,average we~· reglStered. but. • t.otal of 17 owed by the ~mpaay. The crew vaµant Enterpnsc .10 Colom~.
tou pay· 51 percent .more f~r "'convenience" producl;i. Wghest-extra ~~. called. reports Port Agent was rettim~ to_ the us from Ceylon, . and the Valiant Faith m
eharge found was !or tlte new Lest.are Bleach, pre-measure~ t.o . pro- }fmu,m Morris. Singapore ·thr9ugh Ute joint efforts Port Saul, Egypt.
tide the · correc~ amoqnt for one washer load. ~estare curt~ntly is .being . ~ News th of tlie SIU and the US Department .•--' ------------
heavily promoted on TV. Footl 'Field Repor&er f!>µnd Jt ~ctuall)I' costs Moma . ~ re~ at con- of state. ·
'42 percent more than' bleach fOU measure out yourself. . tinped 9rgamzatlonal efforts were Rockland crewmembers-returned Make Checks
• · , - be~ .carried on 11111ong workers

~· Another new product for_ wb~cb you•pay a hig~ .. extra. P~_mium for on tugbUts, dreages and.-abore- t.o the us aboard the Rockland . . To 'SIU-AAG'
the sizzle of . convenience is foil~b8:.~. foods. Th• suddenb' ·haV'e be- side , maintenance 1¥0rltenr. The and landed her ;in Yonkers where· -'Seafarers mailing in checks
eome big s~llers, . Each .foil or plas,tic -bag,..contains ~. ~iyidual - ~v-. n:...t mee..: .... t.o. 0· ·e~o~-te a· co·n~ the s1u .. inimediately plasteJ:ed the

d liu ham 'th ai in "·'---'l! "'"d a.u.'D wua o ,... or money ord~rs t.o the Union . tng i>.f an1 a~eady-cvoked foo a.e ·w1 .. ... r s~ ·sauc.e, u....:u..,. - 'tract with the firm was scheduled vessel for back wages owed. The t.o cover due'S paymenta . are
.' , doek witn .,,wme· sauce~., roast turkey.,'1D~a:t ~ .wJtll ~mato .p~~· ~d, for e~uer this w~ Rockland was .owned and oper-

l:'J • ·: lo~~:- You need only P,Ut the ba' .t~boil¥jg. w,at~r for . ~184t to ~ourle-en -Shies ietvieed ill '. traiis~t were: ated 'by .. the North Atlantic Marine ~!:.4 =Y~~~!°: ~;n;~t-~&cg
, \' . mlilutes. Thu~ you n_either ~aV!i! ~ny prep,~ration. 'work~nor pots to ~yb.; Rose Knot. ~m:pan · Hiteh (three Corporation. There were 25 SW Distrioi. _
I, , But· BO far you must pay a ·blgli ,price for this convel)lence. Fo~ ~Jr..: 'times);< Sward ·Knot (fwlee). Tim- cre~embers ~ · .. Some Seafare~ have senf1n · ,.

•mp\e, cooketl ham with raisin ·sauce co1Jts 3g ·cents fo~ ..a plasUe-bug~ lier • Httcb t (Suftilee)f · IUKihael . Barpba Beat. checks and mon'eJ orders hi the
«our-oWlce, :PDftlon. ~, comparison, ordina!f bo~~tess t~a~-to-e~t, ~ Semm~ ~ ~i, . (Pall ~\tlan:. · T~ .modest· prices derived •from . namea of· individual Headq1W'­

' · tpsts .99 cents~ pound, ·or 2S"d1Jts f~r four ·ounces. and alSo. ellJ;iilDa~s tic>; - ,~'Priumph"~r<Blue. Stack): the .. sale of thew sbi~ , fs, Iaid t.o . ters officials. Thia makes for a
~;. ".:, ·Cc>.okln,1. ~a if' ·you!te ope c:.of. these 1do·1t:.youtself ' fl'en~" you• ~: SeatratD Sa"ftllii~ ~attaln ···NeW: :the -11\imm· Qf ihlpi being pla~ roblelil in bookkeephig which
I·~ UVe even· ~ol'.p 'by bUylilJ J,l~cooJied .11~~,,an~ COO~ - tt: -~ ) '.. ~ ·;,.:f·:.'"i"otk :~see'traift);.-: CUtiinl. (Cttiell -0n1 a-fQi:ffd sale ·~· to· -make up :,... be avoided'. if checks are

. Buylfig, 'th~, ·t!zzle
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of ~¥8nience· wi&iqµ~~~v,itlua~ · &be ·~ :~:· ,. ~ S~mcert ·J;?~~~~JQe~: ~or -~ :deb~S.IU· attorneys are maiie 'out to"the Union dll'ectJ¥.
· ou' .. t · '. 'a•much'"al ten ~e,·tqr···IO 1f~'. ;. "· ?;?':' _.11,~tf~~ (Waterman>~ ' · :.. . · ~ontmui~g :to _negotiate arra~ge- · , ··

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RE.4P.4llERS

, . ;Fishermen· Assail .. 12'-Nlil·e
· 'COm,;roltliSe' Qn· ·sea· .Limits

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Thomas F. Shea ••• 70 .- •• -The latest Seafarei: to':recelve approval for
· . . SIU disabillty-pension ··b,neflts, Brpther Sllei came

into seafax:ing back Ip 1940 from a rlva Jorm of
transportation. He ·had 4'o>een a railroad -slgna_lman
before deciding · to ship out with the SIU, .just in
time for World War II. Shea sailed in the black

- gang on s'1u 'ships and was last aboard tfie Paclficus
~ (Colonial Slifpping) during 1958 and 1959. Sufferjng

from hardening of the al'teries, Brothel' Shea had to
retire · from -Seafaring. H~ as •approved for the
$35 weekly SIU disability-pension: .at the-April 5

. meeting of ··the trustees .of. the Seafarer.a Welfare
Plan, after it was determined he had the necessa'cy seatime and other
sUipdard requirements. Brother Shea is now taking life easy at his
home in Jackson Heights, Long Island, . NY.



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Stoking carbon in boiler ab61ard·
Robin--llood · is John Ballman,
FWT. -

GYenn . Tenley, ..J)M (left) and
EddiE! Becker, OS, stow life jack­
ets on bridge.

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Ammon Page, AB, brings fire
axes to wheel hou.se for Coast
Guard ~spection.

Chief cook .Bennie Crawford
carves a ham aboard Robin
Hood.

Baring' the facts on food beef to Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Ed
. Mooney and patrolman Charles Scofield is ship's delegate R. C.

' Barnes (white shirt) and (seated at rt.) deck delegate Steve Bergeria.

Ernest Mulieri, oiier on Robin Hood, chec~ oil spring bearings on
propellor shaft. His working space, shaftalley, is over 200 feet long

·and about seven feet wide.

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Waiting to catch 'a box of stores. on Mt. Whitney is Gus Ma1ensky,
,- AB; the pitcher is Ralph Spid'eri, .AB. Looking on is John Sut-, ..

Pedro Artega, third cook aboard
the Mt. Whitney tearfully' p~els ap.

· onion as he prepares noon meal.

Breaking out a big tom turkey
from the ship's reefer is William
Barth, chief cook. • cliff e, AB.

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'B~inging stores,abo&:rd ~1tl{ s'teain win~hes are Cre~Irien ·;~.: Lai-.:. ·ti ~ '·:· uncoiling a ~ new mooi:mg li~e
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f!len, AB (at left) ,and Al, Van'.'Dyke~ DM. The· Mt. Wliitney was which sn~kes its ~ay.into forepeak
· ·~1provb;ioning Jo~ "'a ·:52-da.y !lun· to Syria a~d b~cl~. is George TaU\>irJ, .AB. , . - . .

Pastries, pies and cakes. -go over
big a.t meals or eoffee breaks.
Baker Julian Dedicatori cuis pie.



Egypt:·: ·24 · 0,,Ys WithOut _1eav-e
• ~i:De SIU ci::ewmem~rs- ~f - the ~ V~~ F._tth, whlch h~ been. tied:..uP. lli·Port.

Said SJnce. February 11, arrived in New York~ week 'aboard the MSTS vessel Geiger • .
The group reported they had been treated cordfally aboard the Geiger, and , another

MSTS ·ship, the Crain, which+------------· --------=------...;...-­
took them from Port Said~ to
Leghorn, Italy, but the ~e .
wasn't true for the 24 days they
were hung up In Porl Said. During
that whole per iod they were re­
stricted to their ship. . -

The Seafarers were met by head­
quartJ?rs representatives and trans­
ported back to the Union hall
where they received assistance in
reaching their respect:ive . homes.
They reported. they were restricted
to the Valiant Faith for a total of
24 days in the Egyptian port. Dur­
ing that time, they went about
their duties in a normal manner, .
they. added, although fully aware
their services were, under existing
conditions, for free. _

· ·ne sni blood ba~k ~pptiea Seafaref'• or member•- of theif tamilf!?•
t.okh blood anJ1t.Dhet'1 fn -the United SUUea. Seafuen CGft donate io
the: bank at the SIU cHnic fn Broolclllft. Lilted here are c& few ol ~
Seafanm aM ot~!"• who haw donated to the blood bank.

Cortadlne. Daalel A. JDol., .JGHpla
Mcii.auhlln.. Tel'l'J' · PalesUno, ~ N'.
Yorlr. Terrill D. AbUllllO. Glonul
i.oo..ar~ 'bde• ~ Btariito
~Olli lob T. a....,e;, PHI ·B.
Lewln9, ArnoW naer&Jr,. ~ D.
.lluibaci. Ban T.. Faaolt ~aim .-

The American consul ai Port
Safd had · been in· contact ·several
times with the crew after they had
·originally requested repatriation,
the men said. ·As the days d~agged
on, the their patience was-wearing
thin because they-felt speedier ac­
tion should fiave been for thcoming.

. i'lclicerattt Jaelt Weahral'tli.. an- c.
. BeilDan, ltoHrt . KlYlblkl, OlaYI Y.

After 24 days of restriction, the
mt-n w'ere informed by the consul
that H llley would unload the
cargo, he would again try to get
them shore leave. The skipper,
Captain Arthur De Bozy, during
the interim had become extremely

&:-Valiant Faith crewmembers prepare ~ 'sign;· document · which
gives Union attorneys oiay to attempt tO rec:over their bcic:k
wag~ Standing are Robert Morrisftte and Kwing; .~oo Gee. .

overbearing, the Seafarers said. with the outside world and have
Shortly after tuinlng tO on the tlietr plflht made known to An.y.

cc.rgo, the crew wu informed by ·one . . It wu only · through .Ome
the consul that they had finally quic~-thfn:ldng crewmen that word
been given permlsslon by Egyptian was passed to anoth~ SIU ship

Shorthanded? authorities to go ashore. wh~ch happened to be ti~ up near-

. ._... I01epll -Tulor. °'.,._
Branhmd, Fraak·W. SineJiu; .J.-. ·

Dehmte. Ernest " u.Ders~ ~
· CWUa1Dlo ~eoa , Mellala~ .J_.
au., GerUdm .Jr. , -- O'Couar, Bdla ...
~uk. SlaaleJ' ...... Aq.en
OleJiaik. -JoHp)a DmrWa. 1.J-- P.
Erck; Philip F. llUUlea, tbJe

· Robe~. Lewis · ~• s~
Fol'• _Paal'B,oberl ~. W1lllMa B.
Gfta'ory., Ric... . LaPlaca, NDlllle . ~ If a crewmember quits while The general anti-American · attl- by.

a ship is iii port, 'delegates tude of the Egyptians .. was wit- .,.._ ... __ ..._ _________ - __________________ ...,....,....,._..,.

are asked to contact the hall nessed earlier by t~e crews of the '
immediately for . a ·replace- SS Westport, which· was virtually

t F t ti th · taken over by Egyptian police and
men · as ac on ·on eir part forced to lay at anChor near 'the
will keep all Jolls aboard ship Su.ez Canal entrance' for n-. d•""'
fillei:I at all times and ellml- ~ '""' -­
nate the c~ance of the ship Under guard constantly, the· crew ·
sailing $hor thanded. was not only res,trlcted aboard, but ·-------------1 was not allowed to · communlcat~

for ship • • • for shore
Whatever ·you .need, ,,. in work or dress

gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get t~p
quality gear at ~ubstantial savings by buy·
ing at your Union-o~ed ~d Union­
operated Sea Chest ~tore. ~

~·

Pension ·Ou.•stions. ·Clarified; ·;
:1n-ExchQnge .of Letters · ·

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.SEA.PA.llEllS
- /

.. ~The .. Shame Of lt- A;ll~

Last month, Jimmy Hoffa ·flew down pro-Communist groups in maritime to help
to Puerto Rico to take perSQl}al charge of thent further that objective.
an attempt to defeat the SIU Puerto Rican The reaction of the :Pacific District is
Division as representatiye of truck driv~rs clear. .It will fight this challenge rig~t
at Valancia-Ba~t trucking. · ~ 1 -down to the wire. ·..Ed 'furner, secretary-

Initially, acting under Hoffa's orders: the treasurer o{ the Marine Cooks and Stew-
Teamsters used the Taft-Hartley: restric- ards Union, one of the three unions in the
tions on union' security clauses as· a means · District,_ put it this way in his report to his ·
of gettin,g an electio~ in the company. last- headquarters mem.tiership meeting:
Then, after the SIU Puerto Rican Division "I recommeJ?.d that we take the position
had defeated him 106 to 64, Hoffa ran .in tonight . that we support _ the SIU Puerto
to the National · Labor · Relations Board Rican division 100 percent and let
with .:raft - Hartley, Landrum - Griffin everyb9dy know our ~eeling ab<;mt the un-
charges of "intimidation" and· '"terrorism" holy pact· between the Teamsters ... and
against the SIU. the ILWU and that we notify the legiti-

At the same time, Hoffa -has made a mate labor movement that we do not con- .
formal hook-up with Harry Bridges, the done the raiding tactics of this unholy

group."
head of the West Coast International Long- . The MCS, of course, is the union wbich,
shoremen's and Warehousemen's Union on with the invaluable assistance of the Sail-
th~ West Coast. ·"Seafarers know Bridg~s ors Union of the Pacific and the ~arine
well as the number one ene~y of. the SIU ot North America on two counts: One, his ·Firemen's Union, def~ated Bridges' Jast at-
consistenf support of Communist objec-· tempt to retain ~ foothold on West Coast

. tives on the waterfront and, two, his re- ships. · It is undoubtedly the number one
target · of · Bridges' plans.

peated raids against SIU of North Amerfoa As far as the J>uerto Rico situation is
affiliates on the West "Coast: · · . - concerned, the SIU has been active in the

It was the SIU Pacific District which, tr,ucking field there for· many years by
despite Bridges' best efforts, ·finally-dis- ' virtue of the fact that maritime workers .
lodged pommunist-dominated unions from . were the first union groups on the island.
West · Coa~t ships, a.nd it is the. SIU Pacific Further, since ihe ouster of th~ Teamst~rs
Dis.trict wliich -_has always .been. the bar- by the AFL-CIO, the SIU .has been in-
.t·i~r to Bridges and the waterfront · section ~tructed by the Federation ·to retain it~
of the Communist Party, keeping , them jur~sdict.ion in the ti:ucking field., The SIU
from . their lon&" . range obj.e~tiv.e of ·seizing ftilly-intends to continue to hold. the Fed-
eon~r<>~· of"\Y~st Co~st mar1ti1n:e. ·· · .erat,fon"~ position and . to protect the best

Copsequently, whenJloffa forms"an a~- · ._ interests of tpe Pue~to "Rican \yqrkers who
Jiance with Bridges, as fax: . .,as SI.UNA· is w~t the .SIJJ1 ss th~il" collecti'!'e bargaining
con~~rn~d . .,it rnean:s he . i,s· te·aming UP' w~th" I I rep1:esentati':ve. . .. . . . . '

. ,. . ' .... .. ~ ;':.: _ ·'·'

...

Congress Certain . To Act
On Medical Aid For Aged

WASHINGTON-Despite a "hands-off,"\ non-committal
1>9licy by President Eisenhower, pressure is such that the is­
sue of some kirid of Federal legislation on health insurance
for the aged has becorhe the+-----------­
number one item facing Con- enal as older citizens, realizing
gress this year. their political importance, have

Because of medical science's been deluging their Congressmen
progress, the number of the aged with requests for adoption of a
has increased from six million over J?rogram of old-age insurance.
65 in 1930 to sixteen million today Fighting the measure, with the
in the Unite_d States-and a survey cry "socialized medicine," are the
taken . by the Department of organizations who have been tu.rn­
Health, Education and Welfare in- log illness into profits ••• namely
dicates that- three out of four of the American Medical Association,
older citiiens cannot afford. to paf the various insurance companies,
for the care they would need if and the NAM.
seriously' HI. Medical costs have
also soared by 45 percent in the
past ten Y.ears, more than twice as
much as .the over all cost-of-living
~~ ~9ted by t))e Consqmer Price
Index.
- The most important plan offered
in the field of care for the aged
is 'the Forand Bill, currently being
pigeon-holed by "the House Rules
Committ~e. Introduced by Rep.
Aime Forand <Dem.-Rhode Island)
it would de'al with the problem

Navy Plans
Missile Ship
Conversions

with compulsory Federal insur- WASHINGTON _ Underscoring
ance, operated within the frame- its announced intention 'to take
work of the. Social Security Act. over all special-purpose operations,

Rep. Forand is currently seeking such as the missle ranges, the Mili~
to get a discharge petition which tary Sea Transportation Service
would enable him to pull the bill has announced it is converting a
out of the committee's control and reserve fleet Victory ship into a
have the House vote upon it. The missile tracker. The freighter is
measure would provide insurance ttie first of a "number" of ships it
covering 60 days of hospital care, or intends to put into service on the
120 days of combined hospital ·and missile range, manned by Navy or
nursing home care, together with MSTS crews.
surgical benefits tci those eligible ·-
for old age insurance benefits. . MSTS has repeatedly refused to

permit private ship operators to
Several Republican bills have ·bid for the missile range assign.;.

now been thrown into th~ hopper, ments, despite the fact that the
as the Republicans, realizing the SIU-contracted Suwannee steam­
explosive nature of the issue, are ship Company has been operating
trying to "get in on the act." The successfully on the Atlantic missile
Republican measures ~re all based range for some time now.
on voluntary programs and private
insurance schemes. Their propos- The MSTS determination to take
a'ls have been attacked as being_ over special purpose service is be­
almost as expensive as the Forand lieved to reflect . the organization's
Bill provision and seem rather im- conczern over cutbacks in regular
practical. cargo and passenger ship opera-

The. mail has been just phenom- tion~cutbacks coming in part

Mobile .Has .
Rosy Future

from the coµiplaints of private
operators and marine unions about
Government-operated ship competi­
tion.

At the same time, private ship
operators· are· seeking a larger
share of the carriage· of mi'litary

MOBILE-Though the --outlook personnel and their dependents due
for tlie la9t period in this port had to the fact that after next June
been i;)egged· as slim, several ships they will have no contracts for this
called here and almost every man trade, and no assurance by the
who desfred employment got it, re-, Defense Department that.'t~ey w~ll
ports Louis Neira, agent. The fore- be able to further participate m
cast for the upcoming two weeks is this traffic.
for more· of the same, as 14 ves-: . The operators are watching a
sels have indicated they will call · measure sp9nsored by Rep. Herbert
here, adds Neira. C. Bonner <Dem., NC) which

And to keep the future outlook would set aside $11,000,000 for the
on the rosy side, the Keever Ideal, purpose of procuring commercial
which is in the process of being passenger sea transportation serv­
converted from a tauker to an ore ice on American flag vessels.
carrier, is expected to tak~ on 11 Last year congress earmarked
full crew_ around May 1, 1t wa~ $85,000,000 for civil and commer­
also ~nou.nc.ed. . ,ciaf air reserve. ·This resulted in

Ships h1ttmg here durmg the divertfng traffic away .Jrom the
last two weeks for se:rvice, payoffs ocean carriers.
or sign ODS wertt: Alcoa Clipper,
Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa
Pioneer (Alcoa>;. Monarch of the
Seas, · LaSalle <Waterman); Steel
Architect ·<Isthmian); Claiborne
<Waterman); Antinous <Waterman),
and Del Mundo <Delta>.

,
Put llostal Zone
On LOG Address

The Post Office Department
has requested that Seafarers
and their families include postal
z 0 n e numbers in sending
changes of . address into the
LOG. The use of the zone num­
ber will greatly speed the flow
of the mail and will facllitate
delh'cry.' .

Failure to include the zone
number can hold up delivery
or' the paper. The LOG 11 now
in the process of zoning its
entire mailing list. ,... I

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. SEIFIRERS II DRYDOC
.,t

In the Norfolk area; ariiong the Seafarers CtUTent1Y laid up' are Sea­
farers Hen~ BJOtk, Beams Cahoon, Rufino G. Camantipe, Lel'OT J. ;----.----_.--_----
lones, James E. llo&'ers .. ·and Benrf J. Robin. SIU, A&G Distrid

Bjork was hospitalized for obse1Wation and , an operation on his SECRETARY-TRLUURJ:a
head. His skin breaks out in lumps· and the doctors are tr)1ng to find ASST. SE~~~TREASUJfDs
the cause of this. He last saUed as · an AB 1>0 the Jean Lafitte. w. BalL Deck c. SJmmou. Ena.

Cahoon, who last sailed as an oiler on the Thetis, broke his left arm lil. Mooney. Std. J. Volptan. .JQID,!.,,_
In an auto accident and _Is currently undergoing tr.eal!Den~. and making HEADQUARTERS .•• . 6'15 4&b AH .. _..,, ..

Cahoon Camantigue Rogers . Robin

prqgress. Camantigue, a utility man whose· last ship was l~e Pe~n
Transporter. was hospitalized for observation.

Jones burned his left leg with a cigarette ~nd the leg bec!IJll.e Jn ..
fected. His condition is not serious however and he expects to be
back with his buddies in the near future. Rogers, who -sailed last as
an OS on the Mount Whitney, has a heart ailment and is responding
slowly to treatment. _,, .

Robin .suffered severe injuries in an automobile accident, in "which
he r~eived com~und fractures on bis leg and caved in .some ribs~
He will be able to get on ~cbes in a few \iveeks but. will be hos­
pitalized for some time. He was a cook and baker on the Cities Serv-
ice Miami his last time out. • ·

Seafarers -On the' beach or off their ships on shore leave should
take time out-to visit their 'buddies in the hospital. A visit or. a letter·
from shipmates is ·aiways appreciated by Seafarers coqped up in a lios­
pital.

USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE. MARYLAND

Theodore Aleck B. Jagondzin&ld
Berger Bergesen · Frederick M. Leeds
Ben. L. Bone Getti9 LighUoot
Louis A. Brown B. M. Singleton '
Gaetano "Buseiglio James StogaldJs
Sidney Day Francis X. Sullivan

' John W. De Vaux Frank W. Taylor .
Gecald L. ~wards' Edward Trainer
Eddie S. Game William W. Walker
Jesse V. Grimes H. C. Winslow
F!o;yd J. Griffis ,....

VA HOSPITAJ,.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Maurice Flynn
USPHS HOSPITAL'

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
B. L. Harnden Jack E.- Smith
C. G. Haymond Lloyd J. Thomas
E. H. Huizenga David. L. Williama
Leo Rondario ·

USPHS HOSPITAL
BRIGHTON, MASS.

James B. King
USPHS HOSPITAL

GAI.VESTON, TEXAS
Pat H. Jones · . Henry P. Meyer•

- H. A. Laumann Denis Skoukas
. ' USPHS HOSPITAL

ST ATEN ISLAND, NY
Oscar J. Adams Thomas Beggarly
Joseph Blake Ju::n Hernandez
Robert W . ~unner Ant<>ne E . • Jnhnsnn
Grt:gorio Caraballo Luciano Labrador
Alfredo Cedeno Thomas Lauer
John T. Corinier Thomas R. Lehay 1
James ft . Egan Joann.is t.oukas
Ramolje N. Elliott . John A. Muehleck
Jarnes · M. Elwell William· C. - Murphy
.Jose D. Escobar Pietro Paulin
Geurge Fiance G. A.' ·stravarldes
Augustus Francis Jose Toro •
J. A. Grbac }Villiam A. Turk .., ·

. Eugene R. Hall Arthur Wilfert

USPHS HOSPITAL
MANHA'IT~ BEACH

BROOKLYN, NEW YOFK
Matthew Bruno Santiago Laurent
John J. Driscoll Primltvo Muse
Bart E. Guranick Henry B. Smith
John J. Hazel Almer S. Vicker1
William D. Kenny J..><?n P ; Wing

SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
LC)NG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Howard C. Oberg
. - · USPHS HOSPITAL
' . FORT WOl\TH, TEXAS

Frank E. Andei'son Woodrow Meyen
Richard B. Appleby Max Olson
B. F. Diebler Peter· W. SoUre
George Doherty

VA. HOSPlT AL .
CENTER HOT SPRINGS ·

SOUTH DAKOTA
C. C. Womack

US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL
W ASffiNGTON 25, DC

W. H, Thompson
TRIBORO HOSPITAL

PARSONS BLVD. & 82 Dl\IVE
JAMMCA 32, LONG ISLAm>

James Russell
VA HOSPlTAL · -

KEC9UGHTAN, VIRGINIA-
JoSeph Gill .

. USPHS HOSPITAL
·N»W ORLEANS, LA.

Jamea C. Allen Edward o. ,Johnlon
T. E. Andrews Edward Knapp. ·
William E. Aplin ·Leo H. Lang
James E1 Belcher Clyde R. Legett
Accurso Bontl Wlillam B. MilllleJ'
Rlcha"rd Chazarra Louis W. Peed
Virgil L. Coash ~ Eugene G. Plahn .
Donald Dambrino - Wi.lllam E. Roberti
Angelo D' Amico - ~arles Robinson ~
Jact H. Gleason Robert «utledge
Charles Hablghorst Charles Summerell
Whitten Hammock Ferdinand Y. Vigo··

BALTIMORE . ... . .•. 1218 & Bal~re .. .!!;
Earl Sheppard. Aten'\ · SAlte1'D ,.._...,
BOSTON ..••••••.•••••••••. ~278 . ttate . St._
John Arabuc:z. Actlna Atent . •

BicbmODd 'J..Oltq
HOUSTON . ••. , •••••••..... '202 Canal St.
ft. MlilthH'L A.pqt <L~!!lt9l ~; 3-4Q!K
MIAJll .... : ....... :-.• :H4 w. ll'lqler St.

· ·Ben Gonzale .. Alent FRanklln 7·338t
• 110Blt.B ..• • : ....•.• 1-Soatb Lawren2ce17~ Low. Neira, Aient ~ HEmlock · · .,,.

NEW ORLEANS ..•••••.. 1113 Bienville St.
lJndaley Williama, Agent Tulane 88:18

' NEW YORK ....... 675 4tb ATe., Brooklyn
BYacinth tMl800

NOJU'OLK ••••••••.•••••• '18 Colle7 AH .
Paul Gonaorc:hlk. Aetlna Acent

. . . KAdlaoD '7·1083
PBILADICLPIDA .••.•••• .;. .131 llar_.t St.
S. CUd1illo. Asent Market 7·1135
SAN l'BA.NCISCO .. ; ••••• GO HirrUoD St. ,
Walter ' stbleJ:, Acent Doullu l-4tQI
SANTUBC&. q .. 13IS Fernandes June-.

Kel~ Terpe~ Bq. S.p. · Phone~
'JACKSONVILLB . llllO 1lalD St.. Room aoO
William MbrrU. Alent • ·-..m .,._.,
SEATrLE ..•...•..•...••••. 2505 i.t Ave.
Ted Babltowdcl. Alen& JlalD 3-ta:M
WILMINGTON, Calif ..... I05 llarlne AH.
Reed Humphries, ~eat TenDinal '-2528

SUP •
eoNoLVLu .•.. n soaih:- Nbbita e1owa1

- · · PBone llOl-"m
Olll&ANS ........ 1123 BlenYIUe St.

' ·· Jaebon ll-7m
NEW YOBK .••••••• 175 Mb Ave., 'Broo'1;vD-

. \ RYaclDtb 9-8605
PORTLAND •••••••••••• JU· SW Clay SL

· CApltol 3-4331
SAN FRANCISCO •••••••• '50 Hlll'riMD St.

Do~• a.-8313
SEATl'LE .. .. .............. l!505 19' Ave.

Kain J.0280
WILlllNGTON •••••••••. ll05 Marine Ave.

· Term!Dal 5-6817

-MC&S . , _. ~
HONOLULU .••. 51 South Nimitz . mghway

· PHone 5-1714
NEW ORLEANS . .•••••• 5Z3 Bienville St.

RAmond T-428
NEW YOBf; •••••. 8'111 4th Ave .. .Brook17n

HYaclnth ~
PORTLAND ............. 211 SW Cla' St.

, CApltol '1·3222
SAN FRANC-JSCO ••••••• 3® 'io'remont St.

E:.Xbrook 7-5800
SEA'ITLE . ••• •••••••••• • ":2505 - ' lit .Ave.

MAln 3-0088
WILMINGTO!'I' •••••• • : • •• 505 Marine 'Ave.

TErminal 4-8538

Grea! Lak«tS _ District
• T ...... ~.. • m ruvor st.

....-... ™~.ra • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • iii-:mwood f..3616
BUFFALO. NY •••••• -........ 914' Main St.

~ GRant 2728
ci.EVELAND ••••• :. •••• '!-.1420 Y'/. 25 St.

' llAln 1.0147
Dl:TLUTH .......... : .121 W. Superior St.
· . Phone: Randolph 2.fllO
FRANKFORT, Mich. ....... . PO Box 28'1

'. ELifn 7-2441
Mil.WAUKEE · .•.•.•.• 833 S. Second Ave.

• lHloadway 2-3039.
RIVER ROUGE .. 10225 'w . .Jeffers<in, Ave. ·

lllch. . ·- vinewood 3-4741
SOtJTB cmCAG0 ....... 9383 Ewin• Ave.

• · ,. SAglnaw 1'°733
T9LEDO .•••••••••••••••• 120 JS~mit St.

· . . CHerry 18-2431

Canadian Distrid
'FQRT· WILLIAM .••• : •••. 408 Slnipson St.

Ontario Phone: 3-3221
John Hawkins · · ~-

~ USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Harry Hammond Luther E. WIDS
· B. R. ,HugginS'

HALIFAX. N.S •••.• ~ .... -~~ii Bollis _ St~
_ · ' ·PJione 3-8911

MONTREAL .••••• 634~ St. James ~t. ~est

Henning Bjork Leroy J. Jones
J. W. Blankenship Thomas 0. Melton
H . H. Broughon Steven E. Purifoy
Dennis Cahoon Henri J : Robin, Jr.
Rufino Camantigue James E. Rogers
John L. Grlffin

t!SPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

Louis Cevette E. R. Lindenmuth
Reamer C. Grimes Ernest H. Webb

USPHS HOSPITAL
SEA'ITLE. WASHINGTON

Edward E. Edinger James C. Mitchell
Cecil -111 .Gray Chin C. Woq
Georgo B. Little

VA HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Richard J. Sullivan
SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL .

STATEN ISLAND, NEW TORK
Thomas Isaksen - ,

MT. WU.SON STATE HOSPITAL
MT. WILSON-DAL'rlMORll- CO.

George Davis
MAB'liLAND. " ,

VA HOSPITAL
OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA

Joseph J. Bass
VA HOSPITAL '

·HOUSTON, TEXAS
R. J. Arsenault

. . VlctOr. :Z:SJBl
QUBBEC ~ •••••• ; •• ~ Sault·att·Mateltlt
. ·, , Qaeoee · x.Afont.elne •3.1580

THOBOLD. Ontario .. ...... 52 ·st. ·David :St.
" . .. . CAnial 7-5212

TOBONTO. , Ontarfe> ••.••• ,2'12 King .St. £.
. - . l!:Mplre '4-5'119

ST. JOHN, NB , •. ; 1'17 Prlnca.Willlam St.
.. " . . . '" ox 2·5'31

VANCOVVIB. BC .• ._ ........ 198 llail1 .8t.

M10W
BALTillORJ: ••••. Ult · Ealt Baltimore st.

EAstem 7·3383
HONOLVLU ••• • 118· North NJmJtz m1hwu

PHone 5'8077
NEW ORLEANS .••••••. 1123 Bienvllle St.

· ' ·. · • JJAcnoUa ·0t04
NEW YORK •.• •••••••• 130 Gre!ln;rtcb St

.,.- . .COrtland '7•7084
POBTLAND ••••• l" .... sa NW Everett St:

' . · _ CApltol >'JJVl-B
SAN PBANCISCO: ........ uo· Second St. • . • . , . .. DOUJJaa, :Mll92
SAN PBDRO ............. 1118: Wut 'Ith st'•·

-. .. . TErmlnal .M41i5
·SEA'ITLJ!: •••• •• •• ••.•• .1333 · Wftlern Aft.'.

~\ llAID , S-41311

_s.aiar.r .~•ks
One-Year Rule -
To the Editor: .

AJ>out that aritcle by Gotts­
chaik a . 'While back, in regards

, to homesteading -on a ship • . •
It sure bit tlie spo't and the
truth. You get aboard one or
more year.s and they feel they
own the ship or .have a mortgage
on n~111ber 6 hold. They get all
the time off and they keep tell­
ing you It's this way and . has
been for the past year or so, or
woru to that effect.- .

Letters To
_. '

Tffe · Editor·
AU letttt• to the editor for
publication. in the SEAF .AR­
ERS LoG mat ·be dgned
bu the 1Drlter. Name1 wm

··~ tDithheld upon request.. _·

" ~ .
Of courie we . fellows who

have been going to sea 30 years
or more, as I have, don't know
port from starboard aa· far as
they are concerned. After all,
some of them are ~the mate's
boys and of course the first ones
t.o set time off.

As Gottschalk · mention about
some Unions with seven months
and one year deals, · if th~se fel­
lows cannot take these .vaca-
tions ,they should forfeit it. In
'the MMP you have to take your
vacation every year. · ·

As long u I have been go~ng
to sea two months is the longest

\ I have- ever been on any ship
and that is long -enoµgh.

In conclusion let me say it

gave us a donation of $66 to be
split between use so that we
would have -ipending money
for _ the pqrfs that the yesseli
would call in before returning
to the States.

We arc. very grateful for
• ' I everythiqg they did for us

while we were aboard. It makes
us 'proud to have known them
and to reall7.e. ·also that there is
still such things as "The
Brotherhood of the Sea."

Boward B. Bane1'
wat&er Stovall
i ~· o\; '

Welfare Plan·
Rates Thanks

· To the. Editor:
I would W.:e to express my

·sincere apr.reciatlon to the Sea­
farers . International Union tor
their coopet·ation and assistance
when t berame tbe beneflcfary
of Mr. Marcelino Soto's Insur-
ance benefit. . .

I would · also like to th'lnk
- Mr. Joe Campj>, here in Phtla ..

delphia (or his efforts, in help-
.~ng me. ' , ~ . -

Mn. Alda Duran
o\; ·' t.. i ,

Elect Garmatz,
S_eafarer Says ,.~
To th~ Editor:

For several yell'tl certain
groups in - Washington have
been kept buay pulling the ru1,
from under the seafaring pop-·
ulation by pe~ftlng tJle steaciY·
transfer of US vessels to flags,
of_ convenJence, or' allowing our
foreign afd to be dispatched in
foreign bottoms.
_ Vnfortunately so~e brothers
pay little or no attention to this
very seriou.8 matter uptil such
times .as they come face to face
with a blank slili;ping board
while in' n~d of w.ork .• · cl'.eates a shipping turnover.

:JioW- IQ3PY times have you heard
the expression a "new crew . Here in Baltimore we at·e
brings ·better understanding," very fortunate to . be repre-

sented In , Congress With· the
·~hich_ means everyone starts high intellect of Hon Edward•
from· scratch. So let us have a A: Garmau of ~ Maryl8nd · 3rd
one year ruling, I think there Congression11l District. Becawie •
wPl be better hnrinony that way. this ,. distlngulshed··· gentleman

These hom~steaders never has an outstanding record . of
~ake a 1iel~gate s job, but when cooperation with unions in af-.
a 1;11eeting 1s over,. they p~pe 1:1P '· fairs or· tl1~ maritime industry,
and say Jt sh~uld De t~ way · I urge ,his constituents to re- ·
and .that way. elect . him to 'Congress in 'the
' One year, _get _!>ff . and take May 17 prltrtaries.
your_vacation. It is being done . __
In other maritime unions. And Those- ~ho arc not .i:egistered
do you 'know of tnY Unions-· MacyJa~d vot~rs but are · o~ the
wh.ere you' can collect your vaca- ~ac~ 1~ Baltimore can still be

. tion pay and stay on / the job at · a .,valuable.. help in _re,tu~ing
_the-same time so as to collect R!P· Garmatz .to_ Congress. Vol-
your wages? .qntqers whQ · pass out his ca':11-

Georre- Hardinl' paign literature or urge reg1s-
·- -~ . o\; o\; , , , . tered voters to use · the polls

. can proudly feel they have con­
Seafarers Prai&e . triputed somethin·g ,to t~e bet­

ter interest and .well being . of .. ._,MU: Crew _ · · .. · au ·w1u>'"san the htgh '. seas on
To the Editor,: American .v~ssels~

We would like· vecy much to · James . E~ Chew·
'express . our heartfelt thanks to ~ . ;t:. .t;
tlle . officers .and _crew. of the
National Maritime Union's con- Plan Aids
traCted-sbip Attleboro · Victory . 5 · f -i Wif
(Prudential Steamship Co.) for ' · ea arer S e
the wonderful treatment they To the ~tor: , : . " . .

... ext~nded to-us dµring our re- Tli~re are . just no words to
· turn trli> from · Alexandria ~xpr~ss ~o. the.· Sttr Welfare

Egypt,. to ·the United· States". ,.,. ' Plan··o_ui' thiµi~ ~for· Its assfst­
Ttie ~ompanr that owhed the·' ance to .. us, · especf&lly whe~ we

ship we were sailing, th.e SS we~e -1~ need of it. .
" Valiant . Faith, went .. 'bankrupt ' Recently my" wife wa.s rushed
- wh,n ~e vessel -. '!al . In 1 l'ort . _to the ~osplU,.l • and ., tt· h_ad
.satd, Egypt.- an(i ,'t;h\t crew was · no~ been for the SllJ W'elta,re. ·
then· being repatriatedl back to Plan w,,. would have been sunk ·
the.,. S~teis on · an~: av~~l,a~le •• . • · 8o ~e c~not tb@nk._Hu_':

, -America, :ih•p ~hat· .touched llJ, enough ,foi: th! 1].elp ~e receive~
t or., near. that p~r:t. . ~· . from the -P~n,.,, · tn paying olll'. ..

. W' wer,, t~en to AleJ:Cattdl!ia· hospital and doetor b~. · · . '
.•D:d ~ put ab~111rc;t the·.,~s ·A:ttle- ·.. lt .ta. a great t~ t~· iywe:, a'

· bciro tf~tow- a9~ 1~fQm the. vezy " Union ~ospital w,e~are1 Pl•nJ1>r~
first, daY "~e Jwere . treated with ' the men and their (alij.lliesr ... we.

'~~- and: r.especf .by evecy; · also w~h- to send our thanq to·
meniber·~~f \ t~~.:ci;_ew. . .• : - ~ : ' ab~ •rl'(o~lJe ,i;tf· f~r theit~'Y~f k'.

Th&.' members. ·1 ~f the " crew ·1Jt-.. ltelptn1-- \ls'J to ol>tatn the · .~ -
.o~cl. c~~are~~, :· ~t,e .~for· us. · 1,lstarice .. we · "P.e,~~;·•wh~~.,- ~e .

... .e~cp_"*1:'°'•· tt~. !!P"J>~ che1t . o~~ed, : ~eea~'.'.~t· !'. '.,., .... / .. ~; .:~·.-·

.~.~4"!~,~~-~~)c~~ .,~~ .. ~.;W 5 - :B!»e.~.-~.-.~a H •. : ~JW~ . .:,_
1~f.~ . ... ~ I .-•, ~ ( -,1"+; <4 - J} . ... l. '").... ,, l . ''· I: I ~ . ; ~~. .1 •• jf; 'T

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~WIIIP~ -~ 1r -:~!Elt~

Tree At.Sea
The m~u on the Jean Lafitte

had a Christmas tree to !Cheer
up their celebrations ,ast year,
which was bought with . money
"out of his own. pocket" by chief
steward Nieboll1 Hatciml-108,
known to the crew as Pete

ment was ship's delegate Lake
Ciamboll, who said .. upon hear­
ihg of. the victory over the Coe
Vict,oey: "We have just begun
to paint •.. "

t t t
Appeal To The
Suprem.e Court
Seafarers have to put up with

all kinds of thit)gs ln the cou'rs·e
of a voyage . • .. it's all part of

• Hoggie for short. He wanted •
things to be "just like at home"
and crew -was sure grateful for
the lit tle extras he went out of
hi$ way ' to · get thl m.- The·
pfiotos just recently .·arrived at
LOG office.

• the business of-sailing and being _
away from .the conveniences of
ordinary life . · •. But according
to a report from the Wacosta's
r~cordlng secretary Vernon
Ball, there was one straw that
broke the proverbial camel's
back . that had . the men up in

)l.rms, and toothpicks.

., .

Pete Hoggie, chief steward
cm the Jean Lafitte, flashes
a broad smile- beside the
Christmas tree he bought
for his crewmates on the
Je(ln Lafitte.

Some members-of the stew­
ard d~partment on the
·Jean Lafitte take a moment
-from . their Christmas din-

• . I ·

n'er preparations -to pose

It seems that ·the bologna and
salami was being served · un­
peeled, and that's too much, so
the9men appealed to the cooks
to repeal whatever unwritten
law .of . the sea they had passed
ind asked them to serve the
salami and bologna peele~.

t t ~

No Rejoicing
Fruit-juice lovers are not re­

joicing on the Ocean Joyce .be­
cause of a shortage of oranges,
as 'well as milk and many other
items ... The vessel' ran out of
oranges seventeen days out at
sea and the men · were out­
raged, reports meeting secre­
tary Kl!bersid ~ • • Also, there
was a discussiQn on the price -of
playing cards, which for some
reason are exorbitant.

t i - t
Texmar Tall Tai.es

Things are running smoothly
aboard the TeXmar repo"fts
meeting secretary· E. J. Berg',
who reports . that there are no . '

A beefs but lots of fishes . • • "We
have some cha~pion fishermen
aboard," he notes ... .including
a bosun who whistles "a happy
'tuna," an AB who fishes "just

1 for . the halibut," an OS . with
"an ugly octopus," a member- of
the. black gang who bears no
"eel feelings" against any man,
and many other virtuo~os of ·the
rod, reel, hook and worm.

t to to
· Hot Sauce On

Alice Brown . for a snapshot. They are
(I. to r.) A. Fernandez, chief

I cook;-Juan. Colpe, 3d cook: Seafarers are breathing f.fre
on the Alice Brown .•• or so re-

and· Pete · Hoggi~, chief ports J. c. Campbell, Jr. the
steward. · meeting chairman aboard • ·• • .

. ~ t '$ . t The seafaring dragons belch --
W f! Ha~e Just · smoke and such because every

once .. in-'a-while someone puts
Begun- hot seasoning In the ·food wi.th

~fter : a- two-year delay, the a lieavy hand ••• the men peti-
. Seafarers a board the Coe Vic- tiontd for a st.ay of spicing,
tory finally managed to get the ·which they were grante4 and

· interiors of the vessel painted now are free to ~lee for them- .
• • • At .the head of this-·move-. ~ .selves. '

-seafarer - "Rusty'~ Thompson,
Alcoa PHgrim, in front of that
tourist's mecca, the leaning .
tow~r. of Pisa.

LOG-A-RHYTHM:

. Far East Meltif!,g Pot
.._ ______ By FLOREN WEINTRAUB ______ __.

....
Part Chinese lady from Macao quite near cOm.munist hillSides
Given to thought in her teacups how she has much to cry

Frbm aloft, nestled amid var ied foliage and birds-eye view
To Tiger Baum 10-story obelisk seen from coolie shacks b~low

Or to frequent the docks in Kowloon in BJ)Tawling Yaumati
Hop-heads, basket-weavera, beggars and hatchet murde.rer can buy
Painted ladies from brothel dens. Others of ill fame
Adorn corners as do piCkpockets, chiselers stalking their game.

. . I

Mongre}.8 from far off lands..will be found in old' Honfikono
Of varied stores and-rackets, weird deals, fake pasSports, a aong
For a price-11et the lady ih question, buyer for a Shanghai firm,,
To flee when Communi.!ta took over, for flame of hatred burm;

From tyranny and devastation, confiscation of property, bank funds
The war-of neroes ha a peace}ul solitude for out' Confucius' sons
'Neath bamboo ahacks duck pondi charcoal.burners and rice bread
Lasting memory of thi.! tDriteT-, whQ talked with those who fled.

~ I • ' •

On The-Fellore:

BOOM
Nothing ii . so peaceful as a

ship at ·sea-the soft murmur
of waves slipping gently against
the hull, the occasional mutter­
ings of the card-players ln the
messroom, . a romantic tune
emerging from some Seafarer's
radio ...

That's the way· it must have
- been recently on the Feltore

<Marven> as it was plodding
,along its assigned route. Sud­
denly ~ere was a loud boom
which echoed and reechoed up
and down the passageways, · in ·
· a'nd out of the foc'sles and
eveey other corner of the mid­
ship house.
, Th~, it ls believed, shook up

· the crew considerably from top.
side down to the watch in the
engin~ room.

As it turned out, the evidence
pointed to some unidentified
prankster who bad set off a
firecracker just foi: kicks. How­
ever, the crew <ttdn't think it
was funny, and at the next ship.
board me.eting voted that any­
one . caught shooting off fire­
crackers should be brought up
before the membership

Since then, the firecracker­
jokester has ~een discreetly
silent. The irate men . who e
sleep was disturbed might have

- some rough- and ready justice
waiting f•;t him.

Si-mule-ated Moustache

. .
;... WERE: A1' M.VRP/-HS

· &>Af!.DING HO~ f ·



.... l'oar&eea

Sea Rescue

. QUick Work Saf!es
Swimming Seit/ arer

"Today at 0755, April 9, 1960, the · cry that all seagoing men
fear ·rank out ... "MAN OVE;RBOARD' ." . .

The ship was the Margaret M. with an SIU crew· abolU'd,
and Seafarer Dougias Patter-·..---·---------­
son BR, had fallen overboard. William Omelancyck, AB; Oscar
All' h a n d s immediatedly Raynor, AB; Alfred Gerber, AB;
rushed tQ their boat stations as the Thomas Harman, AB; a.nd Ebor
general alarm was sounded. At Duxbury, AB.
0810 the man was spotted about
300 yards off to starboard. The
emergency crew wa's in the No. 2
lifeboat and way llway at 0833.

He was picked up at 0839 alive,
but weak and suffering from shock.
By · 0915 the rescue boat was
aboard the ship and the saved man
was in the ship's hospital.

Many thanks go to Captain Stan­
ley Funk, in charge of the opera­
tion on the bridge, who brought the
ship around as close as possible to
the man in the water.

Wiper Is.aak Bouzin saw the man
in the water and gave the alarm.
He no doubt deserves a lot ·of
credit for the successful rescue; for
if he had not seen . the Seafarer
in the water, it would have been a
few hours before the man was
missed.

Others participating in the res­
cue were: C. B. Howard, chief
mate; M. J·. Carter, second mate;

Quitting Ship?
Notify U.nion

A reminder from SIU head­
quarters cautions all Seafarers
leaving their ships to contact .
the hall in ample time to allow
the U ::ion to dis.: .uch a repl<t ~ ;i­
ment. Failure to give notice be­
fore. paying off may cause a de­
layed sailing, force the ship to·
sail short of the manning re- ·
quiremeilts and needlessly make
ths· work tougher for your ship·
~ates.

Isaak Bouzin, wip«!,r aboard
the Margaret M., •hbp­
pened to notice Douglas
Patterson; BR, overboard
and raised the "man over­
.board" alarm. Quick work
by the captain and the life.

-boat crew e n a b I e d Cl
spee;Jy rescue.

SHIPBOARD SKErCHE$ by Ben Graham

>. I • . 1
1De1111Wl'I room. AWlllllO will be fto
que.ted" for crew, 11 lblp -returu to
lndla. &Wrlclent paint for unllcen1ed
per'fODDel quarter1 to·. ha placed Oil
boar~ ScrHn door1' are reque.ted.
WalhlQ machln•. ~ not opera~I.

PITllOcHIM <Velentln• Chemlcel
Carrlenl, April I - Chalrm1n, V. P.
Nolde1 Secretery, Harry w. Rel1ner.
Some disputed OT in deck depart­
ment. Shlp'o fund · ii 113. Retroactive
pay dUference will be paid on next
draw. Will .report to the patrolman
concerninf the ol>talninJf of milk In Gulf. _

....
llorrll made II NPOrt ... the .... re~
meetlnf. It 11 requested that room
key1 be left. wJth the dele1ate1. A
Yot' of thabu ~ 1hlp'1 ·deleir.ate'. .

MAIDllt CllllK (Wetermen), .. ,...
1S-Chalrman, ll., D. · ltou1h1 l~cr•
tery, Benny M. Foster. Port airent
1poke to l!aptain conl!ernlng American
money, Ship's fund ls 115.32. Expen·
dltures are 13.30. Ice will be mad•
every day from now on. Ship's dele·
gate. to see chll!f mate ~bout palnttnf ·
out l!ooks' room.

ITllL VINDOR ' (lltl1111len), Aprll f
-Chelrm•11t a. •roc1erlclc1' lecretery, •m lterk. Ice water fountain• have
been fouled up·for th• lut few trlp1 •
Motion made that thll be put . ID tun•
~ order .once and for all. Crew ex•
prHHI their reireta ·that Captain
Mecklem had to. leave the. ahlp for an
operation Stateside, Captain Spence
Aid he would, payofr only _the worka•
way and Brown, on artlval. in the
St&tf!•· Cautioned crew to have a
1ober and 1mooth payoff. Some ells·
puted OT. It ls requested that the
NY hall acknowledge ship'• radlo­
sranii. Ship ii In need of ...JI new
washhif machine or a complete 1et of
1pare .parts. Cooperation 11 aakecl
when ualnf headl.

· OCIAN JOYCI <Mar;tlmt Oversta•),
April 2-Chalrman, TaylorJ Se~retary, .

. THETIS (Rye Marine), March 3t­
Ghalrman, .i. !Carli lecret~ry, R. L•·
IJombard. A copy of special OJ'den by
chief mate, concernlnir the 11eck de·
partment watl!hU and day worker•
were sent to NY. Ashtr1ys needed In
the mess hall. Discussions· held on
coffee versus coffee urns. Breakf11t
being served too "'slowly. It Is 1ug·
gested that messman and p11ntry work
toiretber to serve.

MAllYMAll (Calmar), Aprll S-Chiiilf#
man, G.· Walter1 Secretary, T ._ ll.
Prise._ Everything rutintng mioothly.
Repair• to be done on shill. Thanks
to deck department for iine coopera·

. tion in makinf the VO¥afe a amootb
one. One man taken · off ahlp while
bunkertna In Pedro. Man hoBJ>ltallzed

·and there was no tune to obtain a
replacement. One man ho11pJt.allzed tn
Eureka. Replacement came from
'Frisco. Vote of thankl. to atewarcl
departll)ent.

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ZEPHYRHILLS <Pan Amerlcen Over•

1111 Corp.), April 5-Chalrman, Thom•
H F. Hllh Secretary, · Herbert C. Jill'
tlce. Check to be made refardlnf
payoff and overtime. Recent notl~e•
Pl!!C!!!J on bulletin boards will. be
strictly compiled with regardlng the
brlnglnf on board of alcobollc bever·
aires. Replacement list · should • be
turned to the ship's delegate by the
aftern.ooil of April · 6. Ship's. fund
1tands at 110. No beefs and no dls·
-puteci OT. Motion wa1 made that New
York be co,ntacted to see that proper
repairs be made to galley ranges ·and
lee boxes. All members w,ere re·
quested to keep away ·from the patrol·
man until each delegate bas Anlshed
with fheir respective buelness: A ques·

· tlon of p.Jirlodlc payoff was brought up
and a ntlllon was made l\Dd sel!on!led
to retain the present three·trip· payoff
'1t"'effect. The master has maintained
a pollcy of giving substantial draws at
any tlm!'. A ·vote of thanks to the

' steward· d~partment.

..

~igest
Of' SIY -Ship

Meetings
I,

Kuberski. There are comptalnts on
1lopcbest prices. There is· also a com·
plaint on the shortaire of 1tores leav·
lnir the States: Minor beef between
chief enirlneer and ateward 1tralght·
ened out. Some disputed OT. Balance
In 1hlp'1 fWld is S7 .33. Dlscu1&lon was
held on the fact that there are too
manr dirty cups and dishes. RaJJ. out
of ok"anges while out 17 days. 'n'lere
la a · shortage of fresh milk.

STEEL AGI <lsthml1nl, Jan. 1-
Chalrlftiii, Albert C. M1y; Secretary,
'Vincent G. Orenclo. So far there Is
no maJor beef. H there ls any repair
to be done In your room1, turn In
Ust to your delegate'. Minor repaln
may be done on ship. Weekly sched·
ule for cleaning laundry room for

PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), each department has been posted.
March 12-Chalrman~ E. c. Barnhlll1 Ship's fUnd ts H.42. Coinmunlcatlons
Secretary, Frank Kustura. Most re· received will be posted for everybody
pairs were taken care of. Ship's fund , to read. Some me&1hall !!hairs need
st8'1dl at SS.01. E. €. Barnhill was repair Some beef reirardlnir the qual·
elel!ted ship's delegate by acclamation. lty of· bacon Request that more grits
Frank Kustura elected 'ship's 'treas· be 1terved to the crew If possible.
urer. Crew was asked to Jtold on Most of the repairs requested on last
blankets because cold weather ls trip have not been attended to.
coming.•

FEL TORE (Marven), April 10-Chalr·
min, L. Rlchardson1 S-ecretary..: E. A.
9oyd. All repairs hue been com·
pleted. Disputed OT to be handled
With patrolman. It Iii recommended
that anyone found guilty of sho9tlng

. firecrackers in the passagewaYB be
brought before the membership for
handling. Steward department alven
• vote of thanks. ·

ROSI KNOT (SuwannH), April 2-
Chalrman, J. StHber;-Secretary, w. L~
•owl11. Two ·men were hospitalized.
One 11 in A1eenslon Island and the
other In Capetown. Four men getting
ot,r u~der mutual, consent upon arrival
IP Recife. We are to receive .six re­
placements. Captain has aslted the'
cooperation of all In being here day
after · arrival for payoff. . Balance In
1hip'1 fund 11 ·~7.54. Some dl11puted
<>:T. All communications from the
Union were po1ted upon receipt. Any­
one l!arlng to refer . to .them can see
the ship's delegate who bas them on
.6le. It ii wggested that the steward
department eat either· before or after
the crew, or at least give the crew
the flrst half an hour and not crowd
the messhall a1 soon a8 meals are

· served. Members asked to turn hi ex·
cess linen for Inventory.

STEEL AGI <Isthmian), March i­
Chalrman, John A. RHdl Secretuy,
v. .G. Orenclo. • Everything "runntnr
mnoothly so far. Nobody was logJfed.

·AU minor repairs have been attended
to. Second electrician and one wlJ>er
were Jtospltallzed and Jen i>e111nd. Will
be "eplaced at port at payoff. Crew
of the Steel Age has d!)nated s1'!io to
crewmembers of the Valiant Enter.
prise· in Chittagong. Motion was made
requlrlilg- Greek •ompanles to put up
some kind of cash bond to insure SIU
crews aboard their vessels of ' wage
security and other finimclal liabilities
of the company. It is requested that

/ d11ek -not be ~rved too often. Ship's
fund amounts to H.42. . .

CHIL0RE fMarv~n>~ APrll 4-Chalr·
man, Jack Wise; Secretel'y, ·JamH

_. Schroeder. Otfe nian inlsse.d IJJ)lp In
Baltimore. Henry Shepeta eleded
ship's delegate. V.ote of thanks ' to the
steward department. i>elegaM!!! to get
a repair list together. ·

GALLOWAY (OverieH Nav.), Mar.ch
27-Chalrman; H~rman Whisnant; Sec·
l'etary, Samuel Doyle. Crew hopes
that there wlll be sufficient US cur·
rency on hand for draw on next for·
elcrn voy.age. The third cook, WY11e
Rutman, VQlunteered to · leave the
l!alley and forfeJt lils· wages as cook to
BR who ha,s a cook's raUng. No dis·
1>uted OT. A vote of tl1anks was given
f.D all crewmembers by chief steward
.lor comt:>lete harmony. A_ vote oi

1 thanks was· given ." tn steward depart·
. ment In the pre'!lar)n« . o~ the menu ~

and food. Just llke ' SW style.

PRODUCER _(Mftrlne Ca11rler1), · Aprll
3--Chalrmen, E. Ooln11si Sei:,.teJY, H.
Campb,ell. Ice bnx will be fixed . In
Japan, If po!lllble. Repairs will be
'brouiiht to the attention of proper .
department heads. nraw will be. In

· yen unlets~otherivlte- fni'ilcated. Som&"
dlin>utea m: , Sfih; iboutd be fuml·

1~ated ' 1..or coCb~chell. - Need . faDI for

SEAM.AR (Galmar), Aprll 3-Ch1lr•
man, J. Marthell; Secretary, A. Szmlr.
Repair list bas been turned In. Every.
thing running smoothly. Few bourt
of dJsputeil OT.

KENMAR <Calmar>, March 7..:....chalr·
man, w. Smith; Se~retary, M. Kleiber.
·Repair llst was taken care of satis·
' factorily. Two men missed ships in
port. Replacement. on board. Motion
carried that wage clause be renegotl·
ated reaching at least an even· ln·
crease with bosun and steward. Dls­
cuuton was held on the deplorable

· condition of • lockers. l.t ls suggested
that the captain be brought .to look
at them. Would like to submit letter
to headquarters :for ad;;qu;;t;; f;;cllltiei
for clothing. A vote of thanks to tbe
ateward department.

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Tl!XMAR . (Calmar), April .t-c:h1lr·

min, Al Stone1 Secretary, E. J. Berg.
A · new ship's delegate was elected.
One man in the deck rang mJssed
1hlp . In ·Baltlmore.

ALICI BROWN <BloomfletdJ, April
I-Chairman, Wm. Thompson; Secre­
tary, J. D. Cantrell -·Jr. One man has
been loried several times. Bosun,
two 4_aymen and wiper .were excused .
from meeting bel!ause of work. , No
beefs reported. Most Items Of!. repair
Ust taken !!are of. Remainder will be
done. Ship's fund ls 17.20 of which
11.20 ls to be paid out for a lock. It
is suggested. that ,no hot seasoning
be put in food. Vote of thanks for
the steward department for a job
well done. Linen· shoulli be changed
one day abea!l. Tum In dirty blankets.

MYRrAM Ill nntern1t1ona1 Nav.),
· Mar~h 27-C::halrmin, E. F,leldln11 Sec·
retary, R. , Broe. None . of the last
trip's repairs have been l!ompleted a9
yet. Patrolman "to request a better
supply ·of slops indudlng more ciga.
rettes.· Th~ steward and chief cook
were taken off ship sick. · All dele·
aates to make up. a complete list· of

. repairs. Shortage of help· in plley.
·It was requested that the captain.
place a cook who 11 being repatriated
to the _ States 'from the Valiant Faith
tn the galley to . assist. ~otlon was·
made to assls~ SIU Brothers from the
Valiant Faith .6ilanc!ally. They are on
board: A ·Vote of thank• to the ~nd
1n11te for .hJs treatment. to sick crew·
'members. A vote of thanks aleo to
the steward de,Partment for a fine
iol;> accomplished under adverse con·
cUtlons. Dlscussl.on held op. making a
stronger bld' for patrolman represen•
tatlon at our .Poi-ti on the Weat Coast
before slgninir on. "

ALCOA PEGASUS CAlco1), AprJI . 2
-Chalrm•I\• M.,,.w. H~ux; ,Secretar~,
T. Weber. · Delayc;d salll,ng disputed.
Fumigation beef arose. •Captalri re·
fused to buy · fresh milk ·on arrival 1n·
Ha~llan Islands. . One man logged.
Captialn i-efused to r~place man in
Honolulu; A man ' w11s 111v11llnblo. Ru·
l>alr' ll!lt• turned tn. $teward , was
hospitalized ~ Tdpler Army,... Hospital
In, HonolW.u. ,Balance ~n tne · ahlp'I
flind 11 ,1Jt.'l5. Some· illsJiuted OT. Mo­
tion maJe · 10 hold a 1peclal meettng
at .Pav.oft to ffe~~ne a·ctton' aplut
pertormln,,I crew ~emberi. J!iciwar~

WACOSTA <Waterman>, March 27-
Chalrman, John Thompson1 Secretary,·
Vernon Hell. All repairs taken care
of. Everything Is running smo,othl)'.
Several me1l missed ship in Gulf. It
was suggested that ship be fumigated
for roaches and bugs. • This beef will
be sent to headquarters and l!ompany
officials. It ls suggested that the cas·
tng be removed from bologna and
ialaml.

STEEL WORKER <l1thml1nl, ·March
20-Chalrman, Wiiiiam Hand; Sacre·
tary, B. Carlos. Good trip so far. No
major beefs and It looks as though
payoff will be an eaay one. lnforma·
tlon needed on carjfo. 523.56 ln the
ship's fund. , Yale locks needed · for
foc'sle ·doors . bel!ause too many key1
flt too many doors. Ship needs fuml•
gation. Rubber doorstops needed 01'
the screen doors. Slamming of the
metal screen doors 11 very innoylng
to those sleeping. -Will che!!k . with
patrolman about the chief mate's atti·
tude toward· crew requiring medl!!al
attention. 'Gangway needs a minor
modl6catfon as ' it ls very• dangerou1
ilor, boardlllJf on to launch. on·e mem·
ber almost had a fatal al!cldent.

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0RION CLIPPE~ <Orlon>, Aprll 1-
Chalrmen, M. Hitchcock; Secr6'tary, · P.

·Parker. Ship's delegate to be elected.
Everything ' running amoothly. Motion
made to have Section .12. Paragr~h
B changed on supertankers to read
llll hands breaking out and stowing
mooring lines. ' All 'Une1 are· ... 10 Incl!
hawsers and all hands are required.
Desk lights to be Installed In , each
fol!'sle. Bosun gives vote of thanks
to del!k department · for splendid coop·
et:atlon. Vote of thank!! to the stew·
ard department. ·

PENN VOYAGER <Penn Shipping),
March 6-Chalrmen, Bob High; Secre- .
tary, Larry Kelly. All beefs were set- ,

· tied and repairs done. Ship's :(uncl
stands at *6. ·One man short In 1tew·
ard department. Walked off the ship
In Port Arthur. · No replacem'ent. Har­
old Werns re.elel!ted ship's deleirate.
Members dlsl!ussed cleanliness of
washing machine and wash room after
use of tame.

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· STEEL CHEMIST <Isthmian), March
22-Chalrmin, Kenney Con"; Secre­
tary, · R. L. O'Brien. Eyerythlni run·
ning normai. Extra 1oap ls asked
.£or deck department. Old beefs taken
!)~r!! of in NY. Ship's fund ts $31.65.
Motion made that ship'• deleirate con·
tal!t chief engineer abo~t .1cuppers. If·
no action ls'1taken by him, then he la
to · 1ee the · captain. Discussed the
matter of men comlna aboard · to . do
laundry and helJUng out in galley anil
pantry. Motion made not to let them.
Wi• ch'eck on mall .sent to home port
and find out why it 1s not sent to
ehlp. Motion made that headquarter•· '
check on this and have action taken.

COi VICTORY (Victory), March ,,
.,,.Chairman, G. D. •rally; -Secretary,
H. DrohnJ' Crew opposes wage settle·
menl' ana· asks reneaotlatlon. No ma­
Jor beers In the departments. There
ls nothing in the ship's fund. · Few
hours of disputed OT. Linen ls short
end. In very bad condition. Steward
has ordered new items. · General re•
pair list to bJ' brought uii t.o date.
Luke Clambiill, 111.lll'il delegate, 'has
•erved· hls m.paclty to the very fullest
measure. Through his effort the ship'1
Interior was finally pa.inted after a
two.year delay.

ALCO~ CLl'PPER <Alcoa), Aprll S­
Chalrm1n, Ed Kelly1 Secretary, I.
·Roberts. Congratulations on ·the win·
f!,ihg of safety award. All membe1'1
to vote for tmion·backeil candidates in
Mobile primary May .3, To fill out'
census fofms. Repairs turned in ·and ·

.not taken c;ire ot. Will see patrolman
about repairs ·and the· rooms being
only · 11111t·paJnted. "'The officers' ro!lms
are painted completely,' It is re·
quested,)hat members not congregate
lo ,1>a11a&_ew.,ay 'near 'galley. , .. ·

IOHN a . . WATERMAN (Waterman)
Aprll1 3-ChaJrman, • W. Halla1 Seer ..

· tary, C:"" V . .ae·rg. Shlp~s delegate re·
signed. New delegate was elected.
Reports ·are· that rooms ar e · to be
painted and repairs made. Discus·
sloil held ort; ,stores and }'epalrs that
have not been t11ken care of. Steward
asked to let the crew know lf the
ihlp ls short · of any stores . for the
voyage so that action can be taken
to be sure that , enough are aboard
to m~ke voyage,

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ALAM~R ~CCalmar>, A1'1'11 ~!'>91!'•
, man, T. Frtzla'rt Secretarv, ~llbert .

Ho11111. Moat re,Palrl were. dope. Ship's
_ food ' WBI bad ' during trip.. Will '1ee
patrolman about · •ettl11a more on
trip'. J>lsculll!C!d , keepfug the pantr:v
clean. Thankil to the 9atrolmeri' In
San\ Franclaco· for villtlna lhlp -whlle·
iii t~e • r ard there. . ' .

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8'nafii~~wai-SlafaretS;
Docu_ments Neeessary ·

'1S.Onl1~ ~n.•
·,Mall ". Address

F 11 Al
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·Several .. thousand dollar~. in hospital-surgical benefits for
SIU men is penmng at the Seafarers ·Welfare Plan because
of lack <>f necessary documentation from the Seafarers in-
volved, the . W~lfare Plan of--,._ __________ _
fice reports. . Patrow, S. Pederssen, N. F. Plum-

Amo1tg items holding up mer, ,T. Ramir~, A. L. Rios, :r..
the benefits are such documents as ._Rodriguez, J. Rivera, W. E .. S~ll­
copfes of doctors• bllls birth cer- ~Y. R. M. ~alter, 'R. Soto, M. D.
tfficatcs, and proof ~f - employ- Shepherd, D. 'Stokes, ~· ·J. Thayer,

Se.farera . With beefs J.elard'­
tng slow payme=nt . of monies due
from varlotis operators in -back
wages and disputed overtime
should ftm checJt wh~r they
have a proper mailing address
on file with the company. SIU
headquarters officials point out
that reports received from sev­
era1 operators show checks have
been mailed to one addi-ess

0·1 SPA.TC H
· while a beef on the same score
ls sent from another, thus ere·
atlng mucb dUftculty In keeplns
accounts siralgbt.

The deathl of the following Seafarer1 have beetf 'f'eported to the
Stafarera Welfare Plan: _,. ·

ment. _ R. Torina, R, Torres, U.S. :Veach

h
. . · . J. Vega, J. R. Ward.

Jose Garcia, SO: Bi:other Garcia
succlllllbed froni a cardiac ailment

Metropolitan Cemetery, Rio Pied·
ras,

T e Welfare Plan emphasized - while aboard the
Alco a Ranger,
February 20, this
year~ Garcia
leaves a.· wife,
Carmen Garcia,
of Rio Piedras,

that it wq ready ·to milke pay­
ment to the Seafarers involved as
soon as· it received the nece8saey
documents,

The following are the Seafarers
. for whom. the benefits &re waiting:

R. P. Burton, 0. Coleman ·J.

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~ SIU B~BY AIBlV ALS

· A.11. of the following SW families ~ve: 1'eceived a $200 mater~it~ ~:o~be~~ G=:~
benefit plus a $25 bond from th'-e Union in the babt1'• name: .had sailed In
Patricia Anita Braggs, born Feb- 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William the SIU engine

ruary ' 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jimenez, Brookl¥U, NY. departro.ent since December 1938.
Willie Braggs, Mobile, Ala. . to· to t. Burial arrangements are not listed.

.r, ot. t. · Sherry Denise IJmbaagh, Janu- ·

t. ot. ot.
Peter E. Walsh, 57: Brother

Walsh, a member of the SW since
May, 1942, suc­
cumbed March 8.
1960', of a heart
a t t a c k in his
home city of
Houston, Texas.
Walsh had sailed
in the deck de­
partment. He is
survived · by his
wife, C e c e li a

Collazo, T. J. Cox, K. Davis, L.
Figuero, G. Garcia, lt. ' Gatica, P.
Gonzalez, J. Grimes, J. D. H8Ipin,
R. Heffley, c. Howell, N; La Placa,
F. La Rosa, T. Little, J. Long. E.
Mastriahnix, J. M~tos, S. Nielsen,
E. H:--Northrop, R. Ortiz.

Also, R. Otto, W. Outland, S.
Marian Jane Connor, born .Feb­

ruaryi.2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. r-------------• James L. Connor, Houston. Tex.

ary-31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. to t. t.
Henry- 0. Limbaugh. llo~ston, · "'. Franelseo Molin•, 71: Brother
Texas. ' Molina, an SIU ·engine department

Walsh, also of Houston, Texas.
Burial ceremonies were at-the Gar·
den ·of Gethsemane Cemetery,
Houston.

.- Personals
And ·Noti~es.

ot. t. t. 1 t. $ · t. . member s 1 n c e
Gal'J' Frank Patin, boril March December 1941,

10, 1960. to Seafarer and· .Mrs. passed away of
·Luther J . Plltin, New Orleans, La. natural ca u s es
. , ~ ~ t. · while i patient

Joanne Nancy Scaturro, born at the Municipal
March 23, 1.960, to. Seafarer and Hospital, S a n
Mrs. Joseph A. Scaturro, Syosset, Juan , Puerto
f:-1, NY. Rico, February

ot. $ t. 19. He is sur-
Andrew Ayson, March 25, 1.960; vived by his wife,

to Seafarer and Mrs. Faustino I. Maria C. Molina, of Rio Pfedras,
Ayson, New York City. Puerto Rico. Interment was ~ .Pte

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North Atlantic, ·European · and
US East Coast.

•• Meanw.hile, MTD 'Rou.nd-The-World
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Salvatore Guiffre, 43: Brother
Guiffre died of heart failure while

at the USPHS
H o s p i t a 1, San
Francisco, March
8, 1960. He had
s a ii e d in the
deck departmnet
as an SIU -crew­
.member, s i n c •
March 1955. He
is survived by a
brother, Anthony

GuifJre, of New York City.

t. t. ot.
Robert L. IJutler, 65: Brother

Butler succumbed of respiratory
failure on March
12, while a pa­
l.lent of South
Baldwin Hospi­
tal, Birmingham,
/Ja. Butler had
sailed as an SIU
engine depart­
ment crewmem=
ber since Decem­
ber . 1938. The
only survivor was a niece, Mrs.
Virginia Gollotte; Mobile, Ala.
Burial was in Pearl, River, Miss.

Golden Gate
Activity Slow

SAN FRANCISCO-Port agent
Walter Sibley reports that shipping
in this West Coast port has been
rather slow over the last period.

· The slack was due to the small
number of ships ·that arrived at
the . port requir-ing s.eamen.

. During the period only seven
ships were serviced and twenty­
four men were shipped. Of these
two-dozen men, four of the sea­
farers were ·~c" book men.

The two ships that paid off were
the Alcoa Pegasus <Alcoa) and the
Maiden Creek (Waterman). Signed
on were the Alcoa Pegasus and the
Choctaw (Waterman). T h r .e e
ships were in-tr_a~sit. They . were
file Seafair <Orion), Calmar ( Cj!l·
m81') and Steel TFaveler-. <Isth­
mian).

Voting of the newly proposed
amendments to · the constitution
has been strong in this' port. In
the opening ten days of voting, 100
men ·cast ballots-. ·

Shipping for the coming _period
is expected to improve altbough
it may be oriiy. a sligbt improve­
ment over the· present. All mem­
bers are advised to take jobs that ·

I come tD rather than leave them
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