Seafarers Log: Vol. 25 No. 14 (1963-07-12)

Time For Action
AN EDITORIAL

For the past couple of weeks, the President of the National
Maritime Union has been kicking up a public relations dust
storm from which he obviously hopes to emerge as a symbol
of unity and stability in the maritime industry.

Only a short while before, the NMU President had reached
a high-water mark in disruption and irresponsibility in the
SS Maximus dispute with the Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association.

The Maximus is a former Grace Line vessel which was
manned by the NMU, the Masters, Mates & Pilots and the
MEBA. However, wheji the ship was recently sold to a new
owner, the NMU President succeeded in having the MEBA
engineers replaced by NMU engineers. MEBA therefore
began to picket the vessel to protect the job rights of its
members.

The NMU President retaliated by tying up vessels indis­
criminately, threatening to picket every American-flag ship,
even his own, although only the Maximus was involved in
the beef.

It was at this point that the NMU President was advised
by certain individuals, in view of this demonstration of hys­
teria and irresponsibility, that he had better alter his image.

A plan was offered to him which would present him as
a crusader for unity and stability.

In rapid succession the NMU President then made two
announcements, the first of which dealt with a program of
unity between the NMU, its satellites and the MM&P, and
the second of which stated that the NMU would extend its
contracts until 1969 with no strikes, provided certain issues
were resolved.

These public relations gimmicks are meaningless and are
quite obviously merely a facade for the NMU President's
activities, which puncture the possibility of unity at every
turn.

The only way to evaluate this profession of responsibility
and unity is to look at the NMU President's record:

• He has consistently refused to abide by the rulings
of the AFL-CIO machinery for resolving disputes within
maritime under the terms of the AFL-CIO constitution—
machinery which he himself helped to draft. In fact,
his defiance of the rulings has led to the imposition of
AFL-CIO sanctions against the NMU on several in­
stances—which still stand.
• Independently, and jointly with Jimmy Hoffa, the

NMU President has been conducting raids on AFL-CIO
unions. He has used NMU engineers to raid the jobs and
jurisdiction of the established AFL-CIO engineers' union,
the MEBA, and he has also assisted Jimmy Hoffa in his
attempts to set up a Teamster-controlled licensed engi­
neers' and deck officers' union on the rivers, in an effort
to destroy the MEBA and MM&P jurisdiction, and which
led these organizations to take action to protect the
jobs of their members.
• The NMU President has for years been making con­

sistent efforts to assist Hoffa in his plan to take control
of maritime. When Hoffa first conceived of the Con­
ference on Transportation Unity, which was Hoffa's
vehicle for realizing his scheme, the NMU President was
the chief drumbeater and supporter of the idea. His
anger and frustration over the fact that the Hoffa plan
failed to command necessary support was even greater
than that of Hoffa, but the two have never ceased to push
for the eventual realization of the Hoffa apparatus.
Despite his position in the Federation, and the fact that
he has participated in the establishment of Federation
policy, the NMU President has been Hoffa's chief ap-
pologist and champion at every opportunity. At the
Teamsters' last convention, the NMU President professed
his loyalty to Hoffa and stated: "Even a mouse can help
a lion." Later that same year he waged a vigorous de­
fense of Hoffa on the floor of the AFL-CIO convention.
And just a couple of months ago, he journeyed to Detroit
to appear at a Hoffa-sponsored rally as a prelude to their
joint organizing program on the Great Lakes. In virtually
all of his actions, the NMU President has shown the same
contempt for AFL-CIO policy that he did when he visited
Krushchev in Moscow in 1960. The AFL-CIO official
policy called for no exchange visits to the Soviet Union.
The NMU President was the only union official to head
a delegation to the Kremlin.
The record is difficult to ignore. No amount of ranting-

and raving about the persecution that he is suffering can
justify the means which the NMU President is using to
achieve his ends.

He self-righteously proclaims that he is guided by trade
union principles, but he steadfastly refuses to accept the

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Gov't Group's
Ship Program
Misses Mark

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Collision Kills 3
On British Ship;
SlU Crew Safe

-Story On Page 2

SlU Strikers Win Pay,
New Pact in J-K Beef

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DOMESTIC SHIP BILLS
URGED IN CONGRESS

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COMPLETE TE^m^
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION

ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKHS AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT

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SlU. British Vessels
Hit; 3 Britons Lost
In Gibraltar Sinking

NEW YORK—Three British officers were reported missing
after a collision between a British freighter and the SIU-
manned Santa Emilia (Liberty Navigation) in which the
British ship sank Monday, July 8, near the Straits of Gibraltar.
All hands aboard the SlU-manned ship were reported safe,
company officials said here.

The Santa Emilia rescued
34 members of the British

Urge Support
To Philippine
Dock Strikers

MANILA — The International
Transporlworkers Federation has
urged a show of solidarity by all
unions in support of a strike by
some 3,000 dock workers of the
Philippine Transport and General
Workers' Organization, which has
been on strike since May 7 in
this port.

The SIU has pledged its fuU
support of the striking workers in
their fight to get the Philippine
Bureau of Customs, which is re­
sponsible for certain port opera­
tions here, to honor back-to-work
agreements reached after previous
strikes.

An attempt by the Customs
Bureau to block recognition of the
Philippine Transport and General
Workers' Organization as bargain­
ing agent for the port's longshore­
men was an added cause of the
strike.

In its effort to break the union,
the Customs Bureau has also been
hiring strikebreakers to aid some
of its own personnel who have
been loading and unloading
vessels.

Many Philippine and foreign
shipping lines are already bypass­
ing Manila because of heavy
cargo congestion brought about by
the strike and have been discharg­
ing cargo elsewhere.

crew, including two injured
crewmen, during the accident in
heavy fog. The British captain,
chief mate and radio operator were
reported missing after the 3,604-
ton freighter Patrician went down.

Bound for the Persian Gulf
when the collision occurred off
Tarifa Point, just west of Gibral­
tar, the 7,251-gross-ton Santa
Emilia was holed above the water-
line, suffering some damage to her
bow. She was able to proceed into
Gibraltar to receive temporary re­
pairs, however.

Company officials here said a
survey would have to be made to
check whether the ship would be
able to continue on to her Persian
Gulf destination.

APL Ship Grounded
Meanwhile, in a minor incident

on the same day a quarter of the
way around the worid, the SIU
Pacific District-manned freighter
President C o o 1 i d g e (American
President Line) ran aground on a
mud bank in the Gulf of Cutch
near Okha, India, about midway
between the Indian port of Bom­
bay and Karachi, Pakistan.

Company officials reported none
of the crewmemhers from the
Sailors Union of the Pacific,
Marine Cooks & Stewards and the
Marine Firemen's Union were in­
jured.

With assistance from a tug, the
9,277-ton freighter was refloated
and continued on to her destina­
tion, the new port of Sikka. In­
spection by divers showed no dam­
age to her hull.

Bull Line

Jay«Kay workers check text of negotiating committee's
report and new agreement during mass meeting of strikers
In Queens, NY, July 9. In foreground (i-r) are Manuel Kimp-
sen. Vera Gibbs. Chester Wright and Robert Ronuell.

J-K Workers Win
98-Day Strike

LONG ISLAND CITY—Members of the SIU United In­
dustrial Workers at the Jay-Kay Metals Company here began
heading back to work late this week after a hard-fought
strike victory won after 981

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days on the bricks. In con­
tract negotiations that wound
up Monday, July 8, the company
bowed to Union demands and
signed a new three-year contract
that calls for a three-step wage
increase, tight seniority clause, ex­
panded welfare coverage and many
other gains.

Pact Ratified
The new pact was overwhelm­

ingly ratified on Tuesday evening,
July 9, when Jay-Kay employees
packed Volkerts Hall in Queens,
New York. The vote on the con­
tract and the negotiating com­
mittee's report was conducted by
secret ballot.

Terms of the new agreement
call for a substantial wage boost
over the three-year contract period
that will apply to all workers, re­
gardless of status, and will be
separate and apart from pro­
gressions in the starting rate of
pay.

In addition, the Union gained a
new system of departmental and
plant-wide preferential seniority,
a guarantee on payment of accrued

vacation pay and an important
breakthrough on welfare that will
lead to expanded coverage for
members and their families.

The dispute with Jay-Kay arose
when the company refused to
agree on an improved contract for
its 700 workers during contract
renewal negotiations. Picketing be­
gan April 2 at the main plant here
and at a subsidiary in the Bronx.
It continued until June 21, when
a preliminary injunction barring
all picketing and strike activities
was issued.

A Union appeal of the injunc­
tion was set down for immediate
trial late in June by Queens
Supreme Court Judge Harold
Tessler, but negotiations started
again before the trial proceeded.

Union strike activities included
picketing of several New York
City employment agencies which
attempted to send scabs into the
struck plants. Three agencies.
Atlas, Goodwill and Signal, all of
80 Warren Street, were penalized
by the Department of Licenses
for these tactics.

Time For Action
(Continued from Page 1)

obligations and responsibilities which he must shoulder as
a member of the trade union community.

To say that he cannot accept the rulings of the AFL-CIO
Internal Disputes Plan, because it is not suited to maritime,
is simply another way of saying that he cannot accept any
ruling which does not satisfy him.

The AFL-CIO Internal Disputes Plan, as a matter of fact,
has been accepted by every one else in maritime as a fair
and proper system—even by unions which do not, as a gen­
eral rule, believe in arbitration.

The NMU President is the only person to question the
integrity of the Plan, or its effectiveness, in the hundreds
of cases in which it has been employed in the year and a half
since its inception.

Certainly, as one who helped to draft this machinery, the
NMU President would be expected to accept the decisions of
the Federation, while he sought to bring about a change. The
fact that he will not, puts a big question mark on his good
faith.

There is no end to the lengths to which the NMU President
will apparently go in pursuing his public relations objec­
tives. His latest move to win space in the daily papers oc­
curred last week when the "New York Herald Tribune" of
July 6 reported: "In what is believed to be the first instahce
of a labor union initiating an anti-trust complaint against
another, the National Maritime Union has begun an action
against the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and the
Seafarers International Union.

"The complaint asks the United States Department of Jus­
tice anti-trust division to investigate the dispute over man­
ning the cargo ship Maximus, used last month to carrv the

An Editorial
Pigs prisoners."

Aside from the fact that the NMU President's complaint,
as he well knows, is based on a phony contention, he is ren­
dering a disservice to the entire trade union movement when
he employs an anti-trust gimmick against another AFL-CIO
union as a public relations maneuver.

It is interesting to note that labor's enemies have been
attempting to employ the anti-trust device as a means of
weakening the labor movement.

In short, the NMU President's activities are hardly those
of a man genuinely interested in promotmg unity, stability,
and peaceful relations among maritime organizations. The
hard, cold fact is that there is a vehicle by which disputes
can be resolved—the machinery which the entire trade union
movement supports as the best means available to dispose
of inter-union problems.

For such machinery to achieve its purpose, however, re­
quires an acceptance and a willingness to abide by its terms.

To date, the NMU President has chosen to bypass the
available instruments for resolving disputes and instead con­
centrates on promotional and public relations schemes to
protest his concern with "unity, stability and responsibility."

Against his record, these utterances have a hollow ring.
In view of the NMU President's continual repudiation of

AFL-CIO policies and his contempt for its constitutional pro­
cedures, his anti-union activities and vigorous support for
avowed enemies of the Federation, the SIU believes it is
imperative for the Federation to immediately review the NMU
President's activities for the purpose of bringing him into
compliance with the constitution of the AFL-CIO or, that
failing, to cause his removal as an Executive Council member
and Vice-President of the AFL-CIO and as a member of the

NEW YORK—Two more ships
In the Bull Line - Kulukundis
American-flag shipping operation
have been scheduled for sale lata
this month, the freighter Emilia
and the tanker Titan.

Meanwhile, a hearing in Federal
Court this week before a bank­
ruptcy referee was adjourned to
July 24, allowing court-appointed
trustees further time to try and
secure the necessary financing for
reorganization of the American-
flag operation of Manuel E. Kulu­
kundis under a trusteeship ar­
rangement.

Unloading operations have be­
gun on the Emilia in Brooklyn so
that she can be sold as an empty
vessel. An attempted sale in June
was unsuccessful when there were
no bids on the ship because of an
estimated $1 million in cargo still
aboard.

The ship has been tied up at
Bull Lines' Brooklyn pier for six
months, and holds a 9,000-ton car­
go bound for Middle and South­
east Asian ports. A minimum
price of $250,000 has been set for
the vessel.

In Philadelphia, the 47,422-dead-
weight-ton tanker Titan is sched­
uled for public auction on July 22.
The Titan is one of three modern
Kulukundis tankers built with
mortgage funds guaranteed by the
Maritime Administration and
seized by the Government.

Monies derived from the sale of
Bull Line-Kulukundis ships will be
used to pay creditors, which in­
clude the SIU and other shipboard
unions apd SIU crewmembers
with liens against individual ves­
sels.

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Seafarers Mareeiino San­
tiago (fop) and Jim Mor­
gan were among those who
hit the deck at regular SIU
membership meeting in
New York this week during
discussion on union pension
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SEAFARERS LOO Pag* Three

Ask Probe
Of Curran

By AFL-CIO
The SIU has called for an Imme­

diate probe by the AFL-CIO of
the activities of Joe Curran, presi­
dent of the National Maritime
Union, for the purpose of bringing
him Into compliance with the
AFL-CIO constitution or removing
him as a Federation vice-president,
a member of the Executive Coun­
cil and a member of the AFL-CIO
Ethical Practices Committee.

The probe is necessary In view
of the NMU president's continued
repudiation of AFL-CIO policies
and his contempt for its constitu­
tional procedures, his anti-union
activities and vigorous support of
avowed enemies of the Federation.

In numerous instances the NMU
president has violated AFL-CIO
policy by raiding other AFL-CIO
maritime unions, by supporting
Jimmy Hoffa's various activities.
Including joint raids on AFL-CIO
maritime unions, and by generally
showing contempt for AFL-CIO
constitutional policies and pro­
cedures.

Curran's raiding activities have
led to the imposition of AFL-CIO
sanctions against his organization
in a number of instances—sanc­
tions which still stand.

The basis for the SIU request
Is detailed in the editorial entitled
"Time For Action," beginning on
the front page of this publication.

Biz Rqhd Backt Runawayty No-Strike Law

New Ship Study A Dud
WASHINGTON—The expected "new look" for ecast for US maritime policies and programs via the

long-awaited "Maritime Evaluation Committee" report failed to materialize when the Commerce Department
finally released the document last week. The committee was composed of an advisory group of business leaders
which conducted an "intense assessment" of the industry during 1961-62.

Its 100-page report and accompanying documents, covering 37 separate recommendations, was largely
devoted to a call for greater "efficiency" and "cost-cutting" to promote US maritime expansion.

The MEG also moved fort
special labor legislation to
deal with maritime labor
disputes, which would be sim­
ilar to the anti-strike bill now
being studied by the House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee.

One of the major features of
the MEG'S recommended program
for maritime was what it called
"purposeful Federal leadership to
a genuine national team effort
directed at renewal of the mer­
chant marine."

In this area, it called for addi­
tional studies and research groups
within Government, and by joint
panels of management, labor and
public representatives. Despite its
stress on the "competitive neces­
sity" of a strong US merchant fleet
for trade and defense purposes,
it found no need for urgency in
dealing with maritime problems.

The committee's final recom­
mendation was a special "Presi­
dential maritime message" which
would first be presented to the
next Congress. President Kennedy
touched on many of the Issues cov­
ered by the committee during its

20-month study in a special trans­
portation message last year in
April, 1962. The committee was
established a year earlier.

Interestingly, its report was com­
pleted and sent to the Secretary
of Commerce on January 23, 1963,

but was held up for six months be­
fore being released on July 1.

In the labor area, the maritime
evaluation group endorsed the run­
away-flag ship principle, stressing
the value of . these operations
"from a business point of view."

Gov't Group Hits Tax Aid
For Shoreside Runaways

WASHINGTON — An intergovernmental advisory group
has put the spotlight on shoreside runaway plants in calling
for a ban on the use of industrial development bonds to
pirate industries ' away from
other communities. It recom­
mended strict safeguards to
curb these and other abuses.

Unless the states do a better
job of regulating these bonds, the
Advisory Committee on Inter-
govenimental Relations warned,
Congress may have "to stop the
abuse by Federal legislation."

Hundreds of cities and counties,
many in the South, have issued
tax-exempt bonds to finance new
plants for lease at low cost to com­
panies which move into the area—
including firms which are "running
away" from union organization or
higher tax rates elsewhere. The
bonds are often coupled with other
"inducements," including low wage
rates.

The industrial bond report
termed "particularly offensive"
the use of development bonds to
finance plants for fiscally strong
national firms which "have access
to adequate financing through con­
ventional channels." The "abuse,"
the commission said, "is especially
glaring when the firm itself ac­
quires the tax-exempt bonds issued
to finance the plant it occupies,
thus becoming also the beneficiary
of tax-exempt income."

To end this "special abuse of
Federal tax exemption," the com­
mission urged Congress to amend
the tax laws "so that the firms
which buy the tax-exempt bonds
themselves cannot deduct' as a busi­
ness cost the rents paid for the
use of industrial plants built with
these bonds."

Thirty-four states have indus­
trial development bond programs
and local goverhinentli bkve issiied
some $500 million of industrial

bonds, the commission noted. The
26-member study commission in­
cluded Federal, state and local
officials, legislators, members ^of
Congress and public representa­
tives.

Congress Gets First
Domestic Ship Biiis

WASHINGTON—Hopes for a breakthrough on Government
aid for the US domestic shipping industry came alive during
•the past two weeks, with the introduction of similar bills in
the Senate and House to pro--^
vide assistance on construc­
tion of new tonnage for all
types of domestic operations.

Sen, E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (D.­
Alaska) led the way on June 25
by introducing two measures allow­
ing for construction here or
abroad. Similar bills sponsored by
Rep. Thor C. Tollefson (R.-Wash.)
reached the House last week.

The companion measures to aid
the halrd-pressed domestic ship­
ping industry have been referred
for action to the merchant marine
committees in each chamber.

One proposal calls for a direct
Federal subsidy on construction of
new vessels for domestic opera­
tions. Subsidies are now provided
only for operators in foreign trade
on specified trade routes.

The second bill would allow
construction in foreign yards if
common carriers in the domestic
trade are denied direct subsidy
or if no action is taken on their
applications within six monthSi

The bills calling for direct sub­
sidy on new vessels for domestic
operations are intended to provide
incentives for modernizing the US

SIU Training Session

Close-vp features trainee Jerry W. Morris, OS, with veteran
SIU bosun Don Biitfs (right), instructor for SIU lifeboat and
upgrading school at headquarters. Enlarged photos on wall
(left) illustrate procedures for setting up inflatable life-
rafts certified as optidhal life-saving equipment on US ships.
Training classes in New York start every two weeks.

merchant fleet in the coastwise,
intcrcoastal and Great Lakes trade
without resorting to foreign con­
struction. They would provide:

• Credit allowances for obsolete
vessels to be applied to the cost
of new construction or recon­
struction.

• Construction differential aid
equal to the difference in the
"fair and reasonable cost" of build­
ing or rebuilding a ship in the
US and the cost of similar work
in a foreign yard.

• Permission to establish con­
struction reserve funds in which
shipowners would deposit, before
taxes, a part of the earnings of
vessels, depreciation and certain
other monies for use in defraying
the costs of building replacement
ships.

Vessels built in a foreign yard
in the event a subsidy application
was denied or no action was taken
on it for six months would still
be docummented under the US flag
with all privileges domestic car­
riers now have.

In introducing the new con­
struction bills, Sen. Bartlett stated
he knew of "no other industry so
fraught with the dilemma the
domestic shipping industry faces."
He noted that domestic ship oper­
ators must build their vessels in
the US while domestic airlines and
railroads can buy equipment from
abroad.

The Senator was particularly
critical of Government inaction
on the problems of the domestic
shipping fleet and said that the
Congress had waited "long enough"
for some recommendations from
Federal agencies. "The Adminis­
tration will have to come in and
either support the legislation or
suggest an alternative means of
solving the problem," he added.

The committee also declared its
support of the idea of industry­
wide collective bargaining in mari­
time, expressing a preference for
a single labor organization and a
single management group to con­
duct all negotiations.

In the same manner, it echoed
the view that labor-management
issues in maritime are the cause of
most of the industry's problems.
However, it did call for some new
approaches in Federal shipping aid
programs to allow for upgrading
both the offshore and domestic
fleets.

It would keep the 50-50 cargo law
as is, but said that if the policy
were changed, the cargo split for
American-flag ships should be In­
creased, not cut.

First established in April, 1961,
the MEC included eight business
leaders, only two of whom had a
maritime connection. These were
Admiral Emory S. Land, former
Maritime Commission chairman
and War Shipping Administrator,
and Eugene Holman, former chair­
man of Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey (Esso), who partici­
pated in its work until he died in
1962.

T. V. Houser, former chairman
of Sears, Roebuck and Company,
was head of the committee.

SEAFARERS LOG
July 12, 1763 Vol. XXV, No. 14

PAUL HALL, President
HERBERT BRANU, Editor; IRWIN SFTVACK,

Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art
Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER,
ALEXANDER LESLIE, HOWARD KESSLER,
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Norfolk SIU
Wins Fourth
In A Row

NORFOLK—The SIU United
Industrial Workers gained its
fourth straight victory in this area
last week, winning exclusive
bargaining rights for workers at
the Moon Shipyard & Repair
Company.

Engaged primarily in the busi­
ness of drydocking and repairing
small vessels, such as ferries and
tugs, the Moon yard employs an
average of 45 workers. It is the
fourth ship repair company to
come under the SIU-UIW banner
here this year.

The company officially recog­
nized the SIU-UIW as bargaining
agent for its workers on July a,
after a pledgecard count showed
that employees were overwhelm­
ingly in favor of the Union.
Negotiations are already underway
on a first-time contract.

The three other previously-un­
organized ship repair plants here
which recently joined the union
fold are the Colonna Shipyard
Company, McAllister Brothers and
the Curtis Bay shipyard. Contracts
have already been signed with
these companies calling for sub­
stantial wage hikes, health and
welfare coverage and many other
improvements.

The victory at Colonna Ship­
yard was an impressive ice-break­
ing win, due to the fact that the
company had been existing for 85
years as a non-union operation and
had resisted tlie organizing at­
tempts of many other unions un­
til tha UIW won recognition.



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(Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic^ Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.)

Report Period: June 16-June 30, 1963

SIU shipping posted a slight gain during the past two
weeks, in rising to a total of 1,206 jobs dispatched in all
ports. All of the small increase from last period's report
was in the engine and steward departments, since deck
gang shipping fell off a bit.

At the same time, registration for the two-week period
declined slightly. "The number of men registering for
jobs was 1,323, but in this case the deck department and
steward department both showed higher registration than
before. The only drop was in the black gang. These fig­
ures all combined to boost the registration on the beach
at the end of the period.

Among the ports, only Boston, Mobile, New Orleans and
the three West Coast ports showed gains in jobs shipped
this period. Philadelphia and Jacksonville remained un­

changed, while the rest, including New York, listed small
drops in job activity, ^e general outlook is reported to
be better for the upcoming period, however.

Reports on ship activity showed a further lull in vessel
payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit visits (see right). The
total here dropped below the figure of 200 for the first
time since the longshore strike in January. But the de­
cline was all in the in-transit column, since the total of
payoffs rose a small amount and the sign-on figure this
time matched the last one. New York and Houston re­
corded 35 visits each to pace all the rest of the ports.

On the up side as part of the overall shipping picture,
the number of class A men dispatched increased this
period to 54 percent of the total shipped. Class B shipping
showed the only loss, dropping to 31 percent, and the,
class C portion of 15 percent was unchanged.

Ship Aefivily
Pay SlfiH la
Olh Oat Traat. TOTAL

•oitoa 3 0 2 B
Now York.... 21 2 12 35
Philodelplila 4 3 7 14
iaMoiora .... 3 8 7 15
Norfolk 1 0 4 5
Jacluoavllio ..11 7 9
Tampa 0 0 0 0
MoUlo 5 4 4 15
NowOrfooat.. * 3 17 24

8 3 24 35
Wilmlogtoa ..11 3 5
Soo Franclico.. 14 8 15
Soottio 5 1 3 9

TOTALS ... 59 29 IN 188

DECK DEPARTMENT

Port
Boston ~
New York ..,
Philadelphia.
Haitimore ..
Norfolk
Jacksonville..
Tampa
Mobile ,...
New Orleans.
Houston
Wilmington .
San Francisco
Seattle

TOTALS

Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B

GROITP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROITP
1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL . 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL
3 6 11 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 9 20 6 35 0 3 9 12

26 48 10 84 3 18 22 43 19 34 3 56 2 17 11 30 1 12 16 29 56 30 29 115 101 141 38 280 5 32 72 109
2 11 4 17 0 0 3 3 3 9 2 14 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 14 5 1 20 13 13 -8 34 0 3 10 13

19 16 5 40 0 10 14 24 7 9 3 19 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 3 19 4 3 26 44 71 11 126 1 14 32 47
2 5 0 7 0 1 0 1 2 1 J 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 11 18 1 30 1 3 11 15
4 11 0 15 0 4 6 10 0 3 0 3 0 1 • 1 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 7 7 16 1 24 0 8 10 18
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 2 10 2 14 0 1 1 2

16 12 1 29 0 3 3 6 9 15 6 30 0 3 7 10 0 2 0 2 30 10 2 42 38 40 10 88 0 3 15 ' 18
17 27 5 49 0 11 19 30 19 25 12 56 1 10 11 22 1 1 0 2 56 22 2 80 58 93 13 164 1 22 73 96
17 30 6 53 1 15 17 33 25 21 2 48 2 15 13 30 0 2 3 5 48 30 5 83 53 64 18 135 1 24 26 51
1 3 0 4 2 1 0 3 4 1 0 5 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 2 1 8 5 11 1 17 2 2 3 7

11 14 0 25 1 4 2 7 6 6 1 13 0 2 3 5 1 0 1 2 13 5 2 20 26 43 8. 77 1 13 14 28
10 14 5 _29 0 7 10 17 4 12 4 20 0 4 6 10 1 4 2 7 20 10 7 37 22 20 7 49 2 15 11 28

129 197 38 1 1 364 7 74 98 ! ! 179 99 140 34 1 273 7 54 60 1 121 8 22 25 1 1 55 273 121 55 1 449 389 560 124 1 1073 14 143 287 1 444

ENGINE DEPARTMENT

Port

Registered
CLASS A

Registered
CLASS B

Shiooed
CLASS A

Shipped
CLASS B

Shipped
CLASS C

TOTAL
SHIPPED

Registered O
CLASS A

n The Beach
CLASS B

Port GROUP
1 2 3 ALL

GROUP
12 3 ALL

GROUP
1 2 3 ALL

GROUP
1 2 3 ALL

GROUP
1 2 3 ALL

CLASS
A B C ALL

GROUP
1 2 3 ALL

GROUP
123 ALL

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

1
12

3
39

0
8

4
59

0
2

2
15

2
10

4
27

0
8

1
36

1
2

2
46

1
1

1
15

2
4

4
20

0
1

0
14"

0
15

0
30

2
46

4
20

0
30

6
96

3
45.

10
131

0
23

13
199

1
18

4
48

3
54

8
120

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

1 6 3 10 0 0 6 6 0 7 1 8 0 0 5 5 0 2 1 3 8 5 3 16 3 19 4 26 1 2 6 9

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

3 20 1 24 1 16 10 27 2 8 2 12 3 3 4 10 1 2 3 6 12 10 6 28 7 67 9 83 2 29 19 50

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

2
0

3
3

2
0

7
3

1
1

2
5

1
0

4
6

0
3

1
1

3
1

4
5

0
1

0
3

0
0

0
4

0
0

0
1

0
0

0
1

4
5

0
4

0
1

4
10

4
3

20
7

4
0

28
10

3
1

8
6

5
3

16
10

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 9 1 13 0 1 1 2

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

6 14 1 21 0 9 7 16 1 7 0 8 0 8 11 19 0 1 - 1 2 8 19 2 29 14 37 4 55 0 13 14 27

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

7 28 6 41 2 17 11 30 9 31 4 44 1 20 14 35 1 0 2 3 44 35 3 82 23 69 9 101 3 35 64 102

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

10 20 4 34 0 15 12 27 9 21 2 32 0 13 15 28 0 5 4 9 32 28 9 69 16 61 8 85 4 29 32 65

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

1 1 1 a 0 4 0 4 1 6 1 8 2 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 14 4 3 5 12 0 4 3 7

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle

5 8 1 14 1 2 T 4 3 12 1 16 1 1 2 4 0 5 1 6 16 4 6 26 12 42 4 58 0 7 7 14

oosion
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
Wilmington
San Francisco
Seattle 5 11 1 17 0 1 0 1 1 10 0 11 1 1 1 3 0 4 2 6 11 3 6 20 8 28 6 42 0 4 4 8
TOTALS 53 159 29 1 241 8 88 60 1 i 156 37 141 18 1 196 11 68 59 1 1 138 3 34 30 1 1 196 138 67 1 401 145 503 77 1 725 33 190 215 438

STEWARD DEPARTMENT

Port
Bos ..
NY ...
Phil
Bal
Nor....
Jac ...
Tam....
Mob....
NO ...
Hou ...
wa ...
SF ....
Sea

A'r

Registered
CLASS A
GROUP

1-9 12 3 ALL
0

10
0
5
1
0
0
2
2
3
0
1
0

10 1
12 14 35
2 2 3

5
1

6
1
4
1
9
4

16
1
6
0

19
0
0
6

0 12
2 37
6 12
1 2
2 6
0 3

2
71

7
35
3
4
8

23
45
37
4

15
3

24 63 34 136 | 257

Registered
CLASS B

GROUP
123 ALL
0
5
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
4

0 1
0 9
0 4
0 12
0 0
0 3
0 1
0 5
0 34
2 19
0 2
0 5
1 15

1
14

4
13

0
4
1
5

34
23

2
5

20

13 3 110 I 126

Shipped
CLASS A

GROUP
1-9 1 2 3 ALL
0 0 0 2 2
9 15 5 14 43
0 2 14 7
0 0 2 4 6
0 0 0 4 4
0 3 0 0 3
0 0 0 0 0
0 3 14 8
4 11 8 28 51
4 10 3 11 28
12 0 1 4
1 2 2 10 15
0 3 1 7 11

19 51 23 89 I 182

Shipped
CLASS B

GROUP
123 ALL
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1

0
3
0
0
1
1
0

0
16
3
7
2
4
0

0 14
1 31
0 17
0 1
0 5
1 4

0
20

3
7
3
5
0

14
33
18
1
5
6

7 104 I 115

Shipped
CLASS C

GROUP
12 3 ALL
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0

0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0

1
13
0
7
2
4
1
0
1

14
3
2
0

1
20
0
7
2
5
1
0
1

15
3
4
0

TOTAL
SHIPPED

CLASS
ABC ALL
.2
43

7
6
4
3
0
8

51
28
4

15
11

0 1
20 20
3 0
7
3
5
0
14 0

33 1
18 15
1 3
5 4
6 0

3
83
10
20
9

13
1

22
85
61
8

24
17

Registered On The Beach
CLASS A CLASS 8

1-9
GROUP
12 3 ALL

6 5 48 I 59 182 115 59 | 356 107 191 143 317 | 758

3
28
3
14
2
1
0
9
19
13
1

10
4

7 2 3
39 41 99
11 6 7
29 17 31

5 2
2 3
3 11

20 12 25
25 19 84
28 15 20
2 2 2
18 11 22
2 8 8

4
3
3

15
207

27
91
13
9

17
66

147
76

7
61
22

GROUP
1 2 3 ALL
0
8
1
2
2
1
0
0
4
4
2
0
9

1 5
6 54
1
3
1
1
0
0
4
1
0
9
5

13
19
9
5
1

21
53
28

5
1

29

8
68
15
24
12

7
1

21
61
33
7

10
43

33 32 243 308

SUMMARY
Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B

GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP
123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2. 3 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2-3 ALL

DECK 129 197 38 364 7 74 98 1 179 99 140 34 1 273 7 54 60 121 8 22 25 55 273 121 55 1 449 389 560 124 |1073 14 143 287 1 444
ENGINE 53 IM , .a. 88 6Q 1 156 37 .141 as 1 196 11 68 59 138 ,! W 84 r 30i =67 196 -138 67 ^ 1401 145t (503 ^77<^72!S 831^100 215 i 438
STEWARD "87 3tl36|257 13 3 110 1 126 70" 23 89 1 " 182 4 7 104 115 6 5 48 59 182 115 59 1 356 298 143 317 j 758 33 '32 2¥3 1 308

GRAND TOTALS '269 390 203 | 862 28 165 268 ] 461 206 304 141 1 651 22 129 223 374 17 61 103 181 651 374 181 J1206 832 1203 518 12556 80 365 745 jJlOO



Jidr U, IMt SEAFARERS LOG Pare Five

Fleeing Cuban Stowaway
Makes IIS Via SlU Tug F'^hermen Seek Pay Bill

In May the SlU-manned New
Yorker (South Atlantic & Carib­
bean) made a record haul of 24
Cuban refugees, men, women and
children, from a crowded and
floundering sailboat Other SIU
ships have racked up many other
rescues of people escaping from
Castro's unhappy land.

JACKSONVILLE—SIU ships have been picking up Cuban
refugees in the waters around Castro's island for some time.
Now an SIU tug, the Gatco Delaware, has gotten into the
act by carrying a Cuban refu-
gee stowaway back to the
States from the Guantanamo
Naval Base in Cuba.

The Delaware, operated by the
Gulf Atlantic Towing Corporation,
was two days out at sea towing a
barge loaded with construction
equipment when crewmembers
first noticed the Cuban on the
forward end of the barge, trailing
behind an 800-foot tow line. The
tug's captain, Earl Cannon, noti­
fied the Coast Guard and then
dropped back alongside the barge
while crewmen passed the stow­
away some canned food for the
remainder of the trip.

When the tug and barge arrived
here June 24, the Cuban told of
his narrow escape and months of
hiding until he finally was able
to stow away on the barge. The
35-year-old man asked that his
name be withheld to protect his
wife who is still in Cuba.

He escaped from Cuban terri­
tory by swimming through shark-
infested waters to the Guantanamo
base seven months ago, he told
US Immigration officials after
landing. Four other men attempt­
ed to escape with him, he said,
but were captured and shot.

After hiding out around Guan­
tanamo for seven months, he
climbed inside a water tank truck
while it was being loaded on the
barge and finally made good his
escape. Crewmen on the Gatco
Delaware said he was just lucky
the hatch was not dosed before
the barge left the base, or he
would have suffocated.

WASHINGTON—SIUNA fishermen are-pressing support of a proposal in the Senate
Commerce Committee which would give commercial fishermen a voice in the sale of their
catch. The price boat owners get for the catch has a direct relation to fishermen's wages,
which are determined on a''"""
percentage basis.

The union drive for the new
legislation has been opposed by
spokesmen testifying at hearings
here on behalf of the Federal
Trade Commission, and the Labor,
Interior and Justice Departments.

Previously hearings were held
at San Diego and San Pedro,

High Court Backs Jury Trial
in Jones Act-Maintenance Suit

WASHINGTON—The US Supreme Court has ruled that a
seaman has a right to trial by jury on a claim for mainte­
nance and cure when it is joined with a suit for Jones Act
negligence and both claims arise out of one set of facts. The decision
came on a case which dates back to a 1954 injury.

In 1960, a verdict went against the seaman Involved when the trial
court judge heard evidence on the maintenance claim without allow­
ing it to go to a jury. A Federal appeals court later upheld the ruling
although, as was pointed out in the successful petition to the Supreme
Court, the question of a jury trial in maintenance proceedings is
handied differently from one Federal jurisdiclion to another. It is
even disputed within the same jurisdiction.

The Supreme Court decision last month notes that the lower court
judge granted a jury trial on the Jones Act and unseaworthiness issues,
but held the question of recovery under maintenance and cure in
abeyance to try himself although all the issues arose out of a sin­
gle incident.

In reversing the Court of Appeals, the high court ruled that the
seaman should not have been deprived of the jury trial he demanded.
It added: "He is entitled to relief from this error by having the kind
of trial he would have had in the absence of error." The seaman had
sought damages based on negligence, and the unseaworthiness of his
ship, and on the company's failure to provide medical attention,
maintenance and cure, and wages as required by law.

where SIUNA representatives in­
cluding Lester Balinger, executive
secretary of the 2,000-member
Fishermen's and Cannery Workers
Union in San Diego, strongly sup­
ported the legislation.

A delegation of fish and fish
cannery union representatives at­
tending the SIUNA convention
here in May also took the occasion
to visit members of Congress to
urge backing for the proposed biil.

The canneries have generally
opposed the proposal, Balinger
pointed out, because existing law
permits the canners, who buy most
of the fish, to set prices arbitrarily-
They thus can dictate the wages
paid to fishermen.

"Although fish cutters, dockmen
and other workers involved in the
processing of fish are allowed to
bargain for their wages, our fish­
ermen are not allowed this priv­
ilege because of anti-trust laws,"
Balinger argued.

Fishermen Ruled Out
Federal law now limits fish price

negotiations to the buyers and
boat operators. Unions and other
fishermen's organizations are ruled
out of the bargaining as "third
parties."

The question of fishermen's bar­
gaining rights over their own
wages has added importance due
to a situation in several California
areas where SIUNA fishermen and
fish cannery workers are caught in
the middle of a price dispute
growing out of last March's botul­
ism scare.

Two Detroit women died of bot­

ulism from a single can of tuna
in March, and sales of tuna imme­
diately dropped about a third from
last year's levels.

The poisoned food was found to
be the product of a San Francisco
cannery since closed. However,
canneries in San Diego, San Pedro
and Terminal Island were affected
by the scare, causing layoffs and
shutdowns in some plants. The re­
sult was a drop in tuna prices
offered by the canneries and an
idling of a number of fishing boats
whose owners refused to sell at
the cut prices.

Big Biz Pay
Haul Rising

WASHINGTON—Salaries of
big business executives are
still on the rise, according to
"US News and World Report,"
which compiled some pay facts
based on statements fi.ed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The magazine's
study showed that the top-paid
execs worked for the auto in­
dustry, with the board chair­
man of General Motors top­
ping the list with a salary of
$643,975 for 1962. Other top
salaries break down this way:
6 were paid more than $500,-
000; 8 received $400,000 to
$500,000; 11 were paid $300,-
000 to $400,000; 60 were paid
$200,000 to $300,000; 309
grossed $100,000 to $200,000,
and 192 received $41,000 to
$100,000.

GREETINGS from YOKOHAMA
The Japanese port of Yokohama is practically
a "home port" for Seafarers and a number of
SIU ships sailing regularly to and from the Far
East, as these photographs show. They were
among a variety of pictures sent bock to the
States by an SIU representative after a three-
week visit to square away beefs on various SIU
ships last month.

Aboard the John B. Waterman (Waterman), Seafarer
B. Parker, deck maintenance, pauses In {ob of securing
gear on the winch platform to pose for the cameraman.

Job of cleaning up from previously-reported cargo fire was still going on at a Yokohama
shipyard when the Choctaw (Waterman) was visited. Among those pictured (l-r)
chief cook, chief pantryman, Malcolm Cross and "Red" Dean.

are

Part of the deck gang on the John B. Waterman sends a smiling greeting from
Japan to all hands near and far. Included in this grouping (l-r) are Seafarers
"Red" fWalsh, J.. Barbot, bosun Johnny Morris, "Chico" and "Willie".

1J. : ' i: I).». , i: «. t .i s in • ;i.''si;! . i • • • ^ '
iWJ.; ii."-

> f

All's well with Seafarers Martin Dale, wiper (left), and Birger
Rasmussen, AS, on the Duval (Suwannee). This ship is the tormer
Bull Line-Kulukundis vessel Mount Rainier.

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Six SEArARERS LOG ^aur U, ItM

SUP Sailor-Swimmer
On Whale Of A Dip

LOS ANGELES—A 38-year-old member of the Sailors'
Union of the Pacific, Issac (Ike) Papke has gone overboard:
he has switched from sailing deep-sea to swimming it for
distance.

The Hawaiian-born father
of four holds down a shore
job presently as bosun of the Mat-
son Steamship Company shore-
gang in San Francisco while he
trains for a 28-mile swimathon on
September 19 from the Farallones
to Frisco's Ocean Beach.

Papke tuned up for the event by
dashing off a 26-miler June 30
across the Catalina Channel in 12
hours and 45 minutes—part of the
trip with the "companionship" of
a whale. The swimmer commented
on the 30-foot playmate: "It was
kind of nice having a companion,
but, well, you know, they swallow
people!"

The flirting whale kept pace
with the SUP swimmer from the
fifth to the tenth hour of his
water jaunt, coming closer and
closer, but never touching him.

In the recent endurance test,
Papke's speed was slowed from his
initial two and a half knots to one
by strong winds and a choppy surf
in the tricky cross-currents of the
Catalina Channel.

May 18, Papke swam 16 miles in
57-degree watdr of San Francisco
Bay. Then, on June 9, he swam 24
miles from Aquatic Park in San
Francisco to San Mateo. The 65-
degree channel water was like a
bath, the SUP mariner said.

He's a member of the San Fran­
cisco Dolphin Swimming and Row­
ing Club, whose members helped

pace Papke during the long Chan­
nel swim.

Endurance feats like these show
that seafarers can be equally at
home in the water as on it. His
brothers wish him luck in his
coming attempts.

Notify Union On LOG Mail
As Seafarers know, copies of each Issue of the SEAFARERS

LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to
numerous cluhs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers
congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves
calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their
ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­
ator, four copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­
utes forms are then airmailed to the agent In the next port.

Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs
at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer
so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­
gregate there.

As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU
ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that
the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of
its mailing lists.

Money Due From Alcoa

Vermont Nips
'Work' Bill In
Fair Job Law

MONTPELIER, VT. — Vermont
became the 24th state to adopt an
enforceable fair employment prac­
tices law, as Gov. Philip H. Hoff
(D) signed a labor-sponsored bill
which bars job or pay discrimina­
tion because of race, color,
religion, sex, age, or national
origin.

An attempt in the House to
attach a so-called "right-to-work"
amendment was soundly defeated.

The bill makes it illegal for any
employer, employment agency or
labor organization to practice dis­
crimination in "any matter
directly or indirectly related to
employment or labor organization
membership opportunities."

Employers, employment agencies
and unions are prohibited from in­
quiring into the race, religion or
place of birth of applicants; em­
ployment agencies are specifically
barred from refusing to list or
refer for employment members of
minority groups, and unions are
forbidden to discriminate on these
grounds "against any individual or
to limit, segregate or qualify its
membership."

The effort to ban union shop
agreements was beaten 178-46 in
the House, with both Republicans
and Democrats taking the floor to
oppose the amendment. One GOP
legislator warned that "right-to-
work" legislation would discourage
desirable industry from moving to
Vermont and termed the proposed
ban on the union shop "more
obnoxious to industry than to
labor."

Two years ago, a similar effort
to amend a fair employment bill
was beaten 147-67.

NEW YORK—Seafarers who have shipped
recently may be among those sharing in an $1,
below.

The listing covers 104
names with money due in
amounts ranging from $1.02
to $126.37. One out of every three
Seafarers on the list has $10.00 or
more coming. Six of the amounts
are over $50.00.

Seafarers whose names appear
on the money due list should send
a correct forwarding address plus
their Social Security numbers and
Z-numbers to the following ad­
dress:

Paymaster
Alcoa Steamship Company
17 Battery Place
New York 4, NY

The following is the listing, with
the amounts due alongside each
name:

aboard Alcoa Steamship Company vessels
169119 bonanza of unclaimed wages listed

NAME AMOUNl
Ardoin, Evit S 11.98
Atkins, Edw. L. 2.80
Bengert, Benj. C 18.68
Barnett, John D 2.32
Bennett, Lorenzo 8.81
Barbara. S. A 2.80
Brewster, Hugh D 126.31
Bennett, Denzil J. 19.54
Bailey, Joseph E 41.77
Collins, James E 3.60
Corrcnt, Charles J 1.16
Chestnut, John A 1.34
Calebaugh, Paul H 7.90
Carr, Joseph G. 57.39
Coffey, Louis V., Jr 10.92
Carpovlch, Philip J 9.05
Cajiao, PhUip M 2.72
Callahan, Michael J 1.45
Cooper, Charles J 11.26
Costelio, Albert J 10.00
Conner, Justin H 13.37
Dunn, John 10.62
DiNino, Pasquale 7.73
Danguvich, Mike 3.16
Elarriaga, Antonio 2.09
Evitt, WiUiam E. 13.27
Ellis, Glenn R 39.77
Evans, Norman 10.63
Fee, John 2.00
Green, Jesse L 3.58
Graham, Bernard F 5.20
Gretz, Michael, Jr 16.00
Goodnick, Robert K S.T
Garay, Ru6no G 6.87
Gonzalez, Ivan 11.26
Gedra, Charlie A. J 2.80
Hammac, Albert 3.91
Havelin, Wm , 9.22
Hanson, Lonnie C. 9.14
Hommel, Robert E 3.5.'3
Hester, John F 2.8O
Hertzog, Lewis 2.8O
Hamlin, Howard i.sg
Horn, Eugene A 3.62
Hudson, William M 10.82
Hammond, Martin M. 9.R2
Haggerty, Joseph W 8,46
Henry, WiUiam 2.80
Ingebretsen, A. K 50.08
Jackson, James 0 2.71
Jennings. Francis M 8.44
Kelly, John M. Jr 1.02
Lowe. Robert D 3.91
Laciair, Walker T lo!24
Lambert, Robert K 21.77
Lafleur, George 54.45
Lott, Leon B 5.41
Lebans, Wesley E 2.6O
Lavelle. W. P. Jr 60..3n
Lane. Ernest G 13.99
Maneino, Sal 2.47
Mitchell, James A silO
Morris, William D 7.67
Mandick, Arthur J I.95

SBAFAKERS
PORT o'CALL

dAOlMORS

NAME
Morris, Thomas E. ....
Martinez, EmUio
MacDonald, Norman R.
Matthys, Philemon ....
McCoskey, Maurice P. .
McLees, Thos. H
McLemore, John D. ...
McCadtey. Earl P
McCloskey, Andrew A.
McCauley, John W. ...
Olsson. Rune G.
Plahn, Eugene G
Pinchook. A
Poe, Edward Lee
Perez, Miles R
PhUlips. Lacey L
Powers, WiUiam J
Richardson, Roy R. ....
Rlos, Juan
Ringo, Homer L

OUNT NAME AMOUNT
14.48 Reyes, Felipe H., Jr. ...... 1.18

4.96 Rodriguez, Anthony 1.03
2.65 Rival, George E.
3.58 Roberts, John C.
1.45 Rojas. Angei D ' .....-.. 1.99
1.85 Sauls. Ernest J. ...: ....... 10.26
9.00 Scott. William C 2.47

11.48 Szanto. Steve. Jr. . 2.24
1.35 SuUivan. John V. .......... 1.95
7.09 Schwartz, Bernard 4.00

14.41 Salinas. Jose P
20 74
884 Setllff, Samuel B
248 Theiss, Roy S. 1.9*

13.01 Thomas, Houston. Jr. 3.94
13.57 Wsntzel. Henry J 11.77
1.43 Warrington. Duane L.
987 White. William D

42.29
1.86 Wheeles. Jack E

. '. .

BXJIalaETIN" BOiVBD

SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans
Cash Benefits Paid -May, 1963

CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID

Hospital Benefits 7,255 $ 61,296.37
Death Benefits 26 64,247.34
Pension-Disahility Benefits 406 60,900.00

Maternity Benefits 45 8,610.50

Dependent Benefits . i 655 85,129.50

Optica! Benefits 347 4,055.62
4,189 34,911.00

Vacation Benefits 1,384 439,240.82

TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION
BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 14,307 $758,391.15

SIU Clinic fxoms—AW Ports
May, 1963

Port

Houston • • • •
Mobile
New Ofteans
New York • •
Philadelphia

TOTAL

Seamen Wives Children TOTAL

107 32 16 155

105 7 5 117

49 8 '2 59

289 23 18 330

374 38 30 442

47 23 14 84

971 131 85 1,187

SIU Blood Bank Inventory
May, 1963

r'J'Jii i.ilH *

Previous Pints Pints TOTAL
Port Balance Credited Used ON HAND

Boston 4 0 7
New York .... 38 2 107Vis
Philadelphia 19 4 0 23
Baltimore .... 3 5 53^6
Norfolk •..a,....*, 16 0 0 16
Jacksonville .. ........... 25 0 0 25
Tampa ........... 6 0 0 6
Mobile ........... 12 0 0 12
New Orleans . 6 4 41
Houston ..r.6 0 0 6
WUmington 0 0 1
San Franc: SCO 0 0 6
Seattle . 15 0 0 15

TOTALS 2rf5 55 11 319

•>i; "• -iAi ik. i ,I ts

Question: Do you try out
the local foods when you'ro
in a foreign port?

•
Norman Du Bois: No sir. I'm

Just a little too careful about what
goes into these
foreign foods.
Certain foods
are all right, but
Hot salads or
most vegetables.
This has been
my long-time
policy and It's
worked out fine.
1 will drink for­

eign liquor, though. No ham done
there. I'll just watch what I eat.

ij*
Hector Herbas: Native foods are

part of foreign life. It wouldn't be
the same visiting
a foreign port
if you didn't
sample the cook­
ing. Since Sea­
farers travel all
over, we should
become inter­
national f o o d-
tasters by sam­
pling the flavor
aad cooking of each nation. Food
is food, and it's all good.

t i ^
James Mijares: I enjoy foreign

foods. Each nation's cooking is dif­
ferent, so I ex­
periment when­
ever I'm in a dif­
ferent port. The
wines are varied
and all tasty, the
salads are color­
ful, highly sea­
soned and deli­
cious. The main
courses are

usually done up much differently
than what we serve and eat here
too.

3» 4» 4"
Frank McKenney: 1 eat foreign

food occasionally. The special­
ties of each
country are what
1 go for. In
India, curried
food is the na­
tional dish, so I
try some each
time I'm in an
Indian port. I do
try to stay away
from some Far
East dishes where you know the
food itself isn't prepared properly
or is grown in areas where disease
is common.

^ 4 4>
Domingo Gordlan, Jr.: It de­

pends on the place you go. I eat
foreign food at
times, but you
have to beware
of food In some
places where
there is a poor
system of storing
and where dis-
ease occurs
often, In general,
foreign foods are

just fine with me as long as I
know It's grown and cooked cor­
rectly.

4 4 4
John Japper: When you're

hungry and away "from home any
type of food
looks and tastes
good. I'm part
Oriental, so for­
eign food doesn't
bother me at all.
It's all nutritious
and healthy if
you're as used to
it as 1 am. Cur­
ried and spicy
dishes are what 1 really like best.



•4 ty y

Inlr IS. 196S

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SEAFARERS LOG Pava Seven

'Homecoming' For Sill Passenger Ship

Making first visit to the Port of Pasagoula, Miss., since she was built there in 1947, the SlU-
manned passenger liner Del Mar {Delta) passes Ingalls yard whose giant building cranes
are seen in the background. The Del Mar was in Pascagoula to take aboard a cargo of
bagged cornmeal for shipment to South America. She and her two sister ships were all built
by Ingalls.

US Jobless Top 4,8 Million
But Strikes Get Headlines

WASHINGTON—Much of the clamor here for anti-strike and compulsory arbitration
legislation loses its impact as soon as anyone takes the trouble to examine the record.

With the total unemployment figure rising to 4.8 million persons, creating a national
jobless rate of 5.7 percent for^
June, joblessness due to
strikes continues to get the
biggest headlines.

Yet all measures of strike ac­
tivity in May were significantly
below the levels for a year ago,
based on the latest figures released
last week by the US Department

of Labor's Bureau of Labor Sta­
tistics. According to preliminary
estimates, the total number of
workers directly idled by May
strikes amounted to 165,000.

Strike Idleness in May, at 1.75
million man-days, accounted for
but 0.17 percent of total estimated
working time across the country.

REPORT

,1 i

Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director

AFL-CIO Cites Lagging State Laws
.The "traffic record" of the states in providing workmen's compensa­

tion protection for on-the-job injuries and occupational illness dem­
onstrates the need for Federal benefit standards, according to an
analy.si.s in the .June is.siie of the "American FederationLst," The
article is entitled "The Crisis in' Workmen's Compensation."

A half-century ago, when most state workmen's compensation laws
were adopted, tfie average weekly wage was about $13 and the
average benefit about $10.

Today, the article points out, "the average state benefit is between
$35 to $45 a week, the national average wage of a factory worker is
about $97 a week" and only three.states have maximum benefits for
an injured worker with a wife ana two children equal to two-thirds
of the state's average weekly wage. As recently as 1940, all but ten
states had benefit ceilings equal to at least two-thirds of . the average
state wage.

In six states which finance workmen's compensation benefits through
exclusive state funds, only 6.5 percent of premiums paid go towards
the cost of administering the program. The average cost for private
insurance in the other states is so much higher that if overhead ex­
penses could be held down to 25 percent of the premium dollar,
benefits could be increased by about one-fourth.

Few states cover all workers, supervise medical treatment or pro­
vide adequate rehabilitation services for injured workers.

The AFL-CIO analysis lists 11 recommended standards for "a good
state workmen's compensation law" and noted that no state law
presently meets all 11 standards and "one state does not meet any."
These are the recommendations:
• Compulsory coverage with no numerical exemptions.
• Benefits sufficient to maintain "a decent standard of living" for

Injured workers, with maximum benefits not less than two-thirds of
state average wages.

• Reciprocity of benefit rifihts between jurisdictions.
• Full statutory coverage' of all occupational diseases.,
• Full compensation protection under second injury funds.
• Continued benefits during rehabilitation.
• Administration by a state agency rather than the courts.
• An exclusive state compensation fund.
• Benefits for the totally disabled for the entire period of disability.
Calling for a Federal workmen's compensation act or minimum

standards for the states, the AFL-CIO analysis concluded; "The states
have not met their responsibilities. Unless there is action on the
Federal level, the nation's first social insurance is likely to remain
last in terms of performance."

(Comments and suggestions are invited by tnts Department and can
be submitted to this column in COM of the £EAFARERS LOG.)

In postwar years, only May 1961
had fewer man-days of strike idle­
ness and accounted for a lower
ratio of time lost to time worked.
(See chart.)

Approximately 425 stoppages, in­
volving 125,000 workers, began in
May. These stoppages were equally
divided between manufacturing
and non-manufcaturing, with about
a third in the construction field.
Another 175 stoppages continuing
from April brought the total num­
ber of workers directly idled by
May strikes to 165,000.

The latest study, as charted by
the Labor Department, shows that

WORK STOfPAOa
Mon Days Mia ai Parcanl of Total WorVino Timo
Annual A«araBat« I9J9.4S

yWvi
I92» 1733 174(1 1745 1750 1753 1760 1763

US Labor Department
chart shows tiny fraction
represented by strike-time
in comparison to total
man-days worked all over
the country. In contrast,
joblessness due to unem­
ployment amounts to 5.7
percent of total US work
force.

joblessness due to strikes has been
nowhere near the one percent
mark, as compared to total work­
ing time, since 1947. Since total
employment was up to 70.3 million
workers in June, there is far less
job idleness due to strikes, based
on time worked today, than ever
before.

Only two major strikes, each in­
volving more than 5,000 workers,
were in effect in May—construc­
tion strikes in the Detroit and
Flint, Mich.j areas. The Detroit
area strike continued into June.

British Find Reason
For US 50-50 Law

LIVERPOOL—British shipowners who are among the most
vigorous opponents of the 50-50 law covering cargoes financed
by the US Goverment may develop a change of heart when
they notice that Britain's ex­
port trade slipped below the
60 percent-mark in 1962 for
the first time in 25 years.

The "disappointing" figures, ac­
cording to the Liverpool Steam­
ship Owners' Association, show
that last year British ships car­
ried 58 percent of the United
Kingdom's export trade, as com­
pared with 61 percent in 1961 and
59 percent in 1938.

In the import trade, the British
shipowners' share declined from a
level of 50 percent in 1961 to 49
percent in 1962. In 1938, British
shipping handled 56.9 percent of
the country's imports.

The British situation contrasts
sharply with figures for US-flag
shipping in foreign trade. A re­
cent Navy staff report submitted
to the Senate Commerce Commit­
tee in Washington cited the fact
that "only 8.8 percent of US total
ocean-borne commercial foreign
trade" was carried by US-fiag ves­
sels in 1961.

It added: "The requirement that
at least 50 percent of our foreign
aid material be carried in US-flag
ships is a major factor in achiev­
ing even the 8.8 percent figure."

There are no complete figures
yet on the percentage of US for­
eign trade carried in American-
flag ships for 1962. However, it's
safe- to assume that the amount

Sears' Fight
Holds Fast,
Clerks Say

CHICAGO — Organized labor's
three-year war on the anti-union
policies of Searg, Roebuck & Com­
pany continues to have an affect
on the sales and expansionist
dreams of the large mail-order
house.

Sears, which is now looking to
exploitation of European markets,
is the target of a nationwide con­
sumer boycott waged by organized
labor since the company fired and
used discriminatory tactics against
almost 300 San Francisco members
of the Retail Clerks International
Association because they respected
a picketline set up by strikers from
the Machinists union.

Though subsequently ordered to
rehire its discharged employees.
Sears then began to undermine the
position of other unions with
which it had signed contract agree­
ments. The boycott grew as news
of a company-established spy sys­
tem and other anti-union practices
became known.

Due to enter its fourth year this
month, the union boycott against
Sears will be directed against ex­
isting stores as well as 27 others
that the chain is opening this year
as part of an attempted domestic
expansion program. Seventeen of
the new stores are being set up in
areas where the company has no
other retail outlets.

The AFL-CIO Executive Coun­
cil, at its August 1960 meeting,
endorsed-the Clerks' boycott, urg­
ing all trade unionists and their
friends not to patronize Sears
stores "until management ceases
to interfere with the self-organi­
zation of employees and until it
demonstrates good faith accept­
ance of the union security clauses
in its contracts."

will not deviate much from the
8.8 percent achieved in '61.

In its 1962 report, the Liverpool
group found some comfort in stat­
ing that the percentage reduction
in export-import cargoes hauled
on British ships last year was not
due to any appreciable falloff in
British-flag shipping tonnage. Ac­
tually, British ships in the import
trade increased by nearly a million
tons, while the export tonnage was
about the same as in the previous
year.

The increase in the percentage
of British import-export trade
handled on foreign-flag ships was
said to have developed because an
additional 2.5 million tons of for­
eign shipping entered the British
trade last year. There was also a
sizable increase in the amount of
cargo moving in the trade for
1962, the report added.

MA Studying
Assist Device
For Look-Out

WASHINGTON—A $39,000 con­
tract to study the feasibility of
developing a look-out assist device
that would be able to detect with a
high degree of certainty objects
located 5 to 20 miles from a ship,
has been awarded by the Maritime
Administration.

According to the MA, the pro­
posed device should also be able
to detect objects moving toward
the ship, and indicate their bear­
ing within 10 to 15 degrees. It
would have to be suitable for use
aboard a cargo ship of about 10,-
000 deadweight tons and require
minimum servicing.

The study for a look-out assist
device was prompted by the many
limitations of radar. Radar per­
formance is at times unsatisfactory
because of natural phenomena or
Internal causes within the machine
itself.

Frequent radar observations
over long periods also have been
known to reduce the watch of­
ficer's night vision. Radar detec­
tion of ships and objects has been
found superior to visual and sound
detection methods only at ranges
permitting ample time for ship
maneuvers.

The MA has allotted eivht
months for the study by the
Sperry-Piedmont Company, of
Charlottesville, Va., which was
awarded the contract after bids
were submitted by more than 30
companies.

Get Polio Shots,
PHS Urges

The Public Health Service
urges Seafarers who have not
already done so to get their
polio shots as soon as possible.
The shots can be gotten at any
PHS hospital without charge.
Plenty of vaccine is available so
there is no delay in the admin­
istering of the shots. The few
minutes a Seafarer takes to in­
sure himself against the crip­
pling disease by getting the
shots are well worth the saving
of lime, money and. most of all,
the avoidance of suffering and
po.s.sible disability.



Pare Eirbt SEAFARERS LOG July It, 196S

SlU Go's
Queried On
Boston Run

BOSTON — Three SlU-contract-
ed companies on the Puerto Rico
run have been contacted by the
Massachusetts Port Authority in
its hope to obtain regular vessel
service between here and Puerto
Rico. The new run would give a
big lift to shipping in the area.

The three companies, Alcoa
Steamship, Sea-Land and Sea-
tiain, were approached after the
MPA got an enthusiastic response
to a questionaire sent to firms in
the upstate New York, Eastern
Canada, Boston and New England
areas.

About 75 percent of the firms
which expressed interest in the
service are located in Massachu­
setts. They pointed to the prospect
of considerable savings on inland
freight costs. More than half of
them indicated the economies
would amount to at least $10 a
ton, and some gave estimates as
high as $20.
•Virtually all the Puerto Rico

traffic from the area surveyed is
now dispatched through New
York. Boston has been without
Puerto Rican service since 1955
when Alcoa briefly operated a
monthly run. The port agency
wants sailings at least every two
weeks.

The MPA pointed out that Sea-
Land officials have already men­
tioned the possibility of a shuttle
service which would tie in with its
intercoastal service at Puerto Rico.
This would make it possible for
the vessels to take Boston cargo
not only to and from the island,
but also to the West Coast.

Payoff Time in Baltimore

Company paymaster gets all the attention aboard the Over­
seas Eva (Overseas Carriers) in Baltimore, as Seafarers
Bill TafFner and James King wait to pick up voyage payoff
after offshore run. The ship signed on again for a trip to
Turkey. Both men sail in the black gang.

penses in
.turns spent an average of $578
for this item. US taxpayers
deducted an average of $351 for
health expenditures that year.

An analysis of tax figures re­
leased by the Internal Revenue
Service revealed, that of 61 mil­
lion tax returns in 1960, about
14.3 million showed such excessive
medical costs that the expenses
were itemized.

This fourth of the nation's tax-

Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director

Vitamins Often May Be Useless
My mother once confided that she felt guilty about the care her

children had received. I thought we'd been well-supplied with life's
necessities, but Mother was convinced that we'd never had enough
vitamins. We hadn't had cod-liver oil or vitamin supplements that
seem so essential today. Maybe it's just as well, according to Dr.
William A. MacColl, writing in "MD Column".

The American Medical Association's council on foods and nutrition
points out that a reasonably healthy individual eating a reasonably
varied diet has little or no need for supplemental vitamins.

During infancy, 30 milligrams of vitamin C, 400 units of vitamin D,
and 1,500 units of vitamin A are needed each day. During childhood
these needs double, and during adolescence they triple. The only
one that's not readily obtainable from ordinary foods is vitamin D.

As for the other vitamins, there is little evidence that deficiencies
occur except under conditions of severe or prolonged illness, very
poor eating habits, excessive dieting, or pregnancy.

Older people need more vitamins because they eat less food and
fewer'foods; however, probably not more than a growing child.

Most vitamin preparations have impressive labels. Each tablet is
likely to contain all the known vitamins and 12 essential minerals.
It must require no small measure of ingenuity to get them all in.
Yet unless you know you need all these items, it's enough to admire
the product from afar.

AMA points out that excess amounts of water soluble vitamins,
such as B and C, are excreted rapidly. However, larger than normal
supplies of A and D may result in loss of appetite, bone pain, skin
rashes, disturbed kidney functioning, weight loss, and anemia—espe­
cially in children.

Using B-complex vitamins may provide enough anti-anemia sub­
stance to mask any anemia, yet it may also result in neurological
symptoms. It may delay the proper diagnosis of anemia, cause un­
necessary pain, suffering, and expense, and allow the disease to
inflict permanent injury.

These supplements are expensive. The ordinary child's dose of
vitamins A, C, and D preparations cost 2c to 8c a day. Adult capsules
may cost 4c to 25c a day. Vitamin fadding can be very expensive.

There is no evidence that extra-large doses of vitamin C have any
effect whatsoever on preventing or curing the common cold. Your
body can only use 30 to 80 milligrams of vitamin C daily. The rest
is excreted in the urine very promptly.

The extra money you spend on super-vitamins might better be
spent on better food. It does more good. And be.sides, it tastes better.

(Comments and suggestions are invited by this rjcpurunent and can
be submitted tc this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.)

payers spent more than $8.6 bil­
lion for medical needs. They were
allowed to deduct $5.2 billion.

No deductions are allowed a tax­
payer who spends less than one
percent of his total income for
drugs or less than three percent
for medical and dental needs.
These sums are considered by the
Federal Government to be noi-mal
and must be absorbed as ordinary
expenses without special provi­
sions.

Taxpayers whose expenses ex­
ceed these sums can itemize their
health costs on their annual re­
turns and receive a tax break.

Internal Revenue data shows
that taxpayers who deduct health
costs claim an average of three
percent of their adjusted gross in­
come. They .also list an average
of 3.7 percent of income deducted
for contributions to charity, 4.7
percent for interest payments on
mortgages and loans and 5.8 per­
cent for taxes and fees.

The data shows that taxpayers
with incomes under $2,500 who
itemized deductions in 1960 spent
an average of $360 for health
needs and were allowed to deduct
$300.

For oiher income brackets, the
average health expenditures and
deductions were: $2,500-$4,999,
spent $455, deducted $324; $5,000-
$7,999, spent $523, deducted $300;
$8,000-$9,999, spent $639, deducted
$330; $10,000-$14.999, spent $811,
deducted $424; $15.000-$19,999,
spent $1,112, deducted $622; $20,-
000-$24,999, spent $1,392, ded«cted
$845; $25,000 and up, spent $2,830,
deducted $1,288.

The American Medical Associa­
tion, which carried a story on the
analysis in its own publication and
has been opposing a system of
health insurance for the aged un­
der Social Security, offered no
comment on the findings.

jsea.farer'a Rulde to Better Buyin«

Tax Returns Show
Health Cost Burden

WASHINGTON—The burdensome cost of medical and
dental care was pointed up again by the Health Insurance
Institute's recent report that taxpayers itemizing health ex-

their 1960 tax re-:^"

By Sidney Margolius

Average House Price Booms Co-Ops
After a decade of purported boom times and almost-fuU employment,

the average American worker still can't afford the average American
house. While wages have gone up, prices of houses have risen even
faster, a survey by this department finds. Wages rose 38 percent
in the past decade but construction costs jumped 50 percent.

The average industrial worker today earns about $5100 a year.
The usual yardstick is that a family can pay about 2Vi times annual
income for a house. Thus, today the typical working family can
afford a home that costs no more than $12,750.

But this year the average new house carries a price tag of $22,500.
The average older house which went up for sale this year brought
$17,300, the Federal Home Loan Bank reports. To buy the typical
house offered for sale today, you really need an income of $7,000
to $9,000.

Prices of houses are especially high in the North Central and New
England states. Costs are a little less in the West and South, except
in Southern Florida. There, prices have been running close to the
highest in the country, and significantly, so have foreclosures.

Despite the somewhat easier mortgages and lower interest rates
this year, the current high tags on houses have made down payments
so high they virtually forbid many working families from buying
houses today. While some new tract houses can be bought with mod­
erate FHA or VA down payments, buyers typically are required to
put down 25 percent on new houses. With closing costs, that means
the average down payment on a new house now is close to $6000. On
older houses, you usually have to pay down about 30 percent.

If you're home-hunting this year, there are three possible oppor­
tunities to reduce the cost.

One is the stabilized tags on existing houses, with even some reduc­
tions reported by the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
Most of the price paring has been on houses built between 1940 and
1950, but some built after 1950 also have been marked down, except
in the West. There they are still rising.

Another potential help, especially for recently-wed young couples
and senior citizens, is the increasing supply of rental apartments. Al­
most half the cities surveyed by the real estate association now report
ratios of over 5 percent, and somewhat more rent reductions are being
reported than increases. Thus, while rents are still high, you at least
have a chance to wring more concessions from landlords than you
could a year ago.

Unfortunately, the greatest number of vacancies are at the extremes
—in unrenovated or poorly-located older buildings on the one end,
and luxury apartments on the other. Luxury buildings aren't filling
up as fast as builders had hoped.

Your chances of finding reductions are better in apartment houses
than single-family rentals, which are still firmly-uriccd.

How much rent can you afford? Th>. usual rule of thumb is 25
percent of after-tax income.

Third and most-successful effort to solve the present steep cost of
housing is the middle-income and limited-income cooperative housing
projects which have boomed in New York especially, and now are
springing up on the West Coast, in the Midwest and other areas.

Co-ops have been encouraged recently by a provision of the Na­
tional Housing Act of 1961 for direct Federal loans at below-market
interest rates to limited-income co-ops. Roger Schafer, co-op housing
expert, recently explained that a family of four, for example, would
be eligible if it had no more than $7750 a year income. It would pay
no more than 20 percent of income for carrying charge.?—a maximum
of $129 a month.

The big boon in this program—called Section 221(d) (3)—is the
special financing rate of 3 and one-eighths percent.

An article in "Cooperative Housing Quarterly" reports that the
Park Town Cooperative in Cincinnati formerly had an average
monthly charge of $91.30. But when Park Town was refinanced under
Section 221(d) (3), the average was reduced to $71.10.

Another helpful feature is the low down payments which can
average as little as $120 per family. Already over 30 cooperatives have
been started in various parts of the country under this program.

But this program has its limitations. The more-usual nonprofit
housing cooperatives often require larger down payments but also
can permit a wider range of incomes, and more freedom in where
and how they can be built.

Currently the world's largest housing cooperative is being built on
the site of the old Jamaica race track in Queens, New York. Spon­
sored by United Housing Foundation, Rochdale Village will house
20,000 people.

Unions have been the main backers of housing co-ops, and besides
the large number they have sponsored in New York, recently have
helped finance successful co-ops in San Francisco; Washington; in
Milpitas near San Jose, Calif., and other towns. Co-ops and credit
unions also have become active in sponsoring housing co-ops in Min­
neapolis; Detroit, New York, and other cities.

One of the most active efforts to provide housing for middle-income
families is being made by the Association for Middle Income Housing
in New York. In association with the Fund for Urban Improvement
and the Middle Income Housing Corp., this group already has helped
develop several large cooperatives in that city and in neighboring
suburbs.

A useful idea developed by the Middle Income Housing Corp., is a
loan plan to help families get the down payment for a co-op, typically
$2,000-$3,000. The loan is arranged at a low rate of interest, and is
repaid over a period of five years. Thus, the family doesn't have to
wait until it saves up the down payment to move into a co-op.



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PORT-TIME
"Business as usual" prevailed on the Alcoa Polaris (Akool
when she leaded in Port Newark recently. The ship soon headed
out for Baltimore and the Virgin Islands.

SS ALCOA POLARIS

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Seafarer Edward Cannon (left) decided to shave before going to the messhall. for lunch
Robert Kyle was already there, waiting for pantryman Julio Marciol to serve dessert.

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Mealtime found Seafarers Adam Quevodo, P. Gonzalez and Joseph Nozario, all wipers
(l-r), polishing off mid-day meal with gusto when photographer dropped in.

There's plenty of work aboard ship in port. Here, John
Moytum, AB, clears deck of wire rope hazard.

L J. Beale, chief steward, who gets credit for fine food on
Polaris, keeps weather eye on soup kettle.

Catching up on news, Joseph Nozario, wiper (left), and ship's delegate William E.
Lance* FWT, turned to the latest LOG as the best source of information on maritime.

Bosun Jimmy Long (right) and Joe Algino, director of
Seafarers' safety plan, chat about conditions on deck.



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SEAFARERS LOG My 12, I26S

T-Men Boom Boof/ng Biz

Yachting Still Deductible
WASHINGTON—The Government's official tax guide for expense accounts is out and,

from the looks of it, the new tax rules won't be as tough on businessmen as they feared
when the original clampdown was first announced.

As of August 1, when the
new rules go into effect, ex­
penditures for yachts, night
club tabs and country club mem­
bership will still be tax-deductible,
but businessmen will have to go
into greater detail on their tax
return to prove that business, not
pure pleasure, was the major pur­
pose of the expense.

According to the tax guide, the
rules have been loosened con­
siderably since they were first pro­
posed. The cost of buying and op­
erating a yacht is still deductible,
for instance, if its use can be
proven to be for a real business
purpose. There were a lot of long
faces for a while around some of
the country's plush marinas and
yacht clubs while the exact text
of the rules was still in doubt.

'3::s!ness Costs'
The amount of the total costs

that can be deducted depends on
how much of the time the vessel

_is .used lor business purposes. Busi­
nessmen who use company yachts
or cabin cruisers almost entirely
for entertaining clients and wives,
with refreshments, can deduct most
of the cost of the boat—deprecia­
tion, operations and maintenance.
If it is used for business purposes
CO percent of the time, 60 percent
of the cost is deductible.

The businessman's family can
still get into the act also. If the
family wes along to enjoy the ride,
on a day when dad said he used
the yacht to conduct some serious
business discussions with a client,
this will have no effect on the de­
ductions. The same goes for use
of country club facilities and the
like.

In general, the rules remain
much the s.ame as they were, ex­
cept that the Government wants
more proof that business was the
major topic of discussion as justi­

fication for a variety of entertain­
ment expenses.

Under the entertainment ex­
pense rules, a client is supposed
to be treated in the style to which
he's accustomed, although the en­
tertainment cannot be "lavish" or
"extravagant." However, you don't

serve hot dogs to business execu­
tives when you take them out on
a yachting trip, or treat them and
their wives to dinner at a ham­
burger stand. If your guests live
well, treat them,, well—and it's all
deductible.

Anchors aweigh!

1,000th Ship Into Duluth
Since Seaway-A Runaway

DULUTH—^US Senate approval of a bill calling for" a study
of possible year-round navigation on the Great Lakes and
St. Lawrence Seaway is not expected to make too much of
a hit with American seamen ^

SIU
MEMBERSHIP

MEETINGS
DETROIT, May 10—No meeting was

held due to lack of a quorum.
if & it

HOUSTON, May 13—Chairman, Lindsay
Williams; Secretary, Bill Doak; Reading
Clerk, Paul Drozak. Minutes of previous
port meetings accepted. Executive Board
minutes of March 25 presented. Port
Agent reported on shipping, upgrading
school. Cities Service transportation, or-

'ganizing, blood bank. Report accepted.
President's April report carried. Report
of credentials commitee and polls com­
mittee accepted. Auditor's reports pre­
sented. Motion carried under new busi­
ness that headquarters explore the pos­
sibility in next contract negotiations of
having companies pay transportation on
excess baggage up to 100 pounds on
travel b.v air back to port of engagement.
Total present: 397.

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NEW ORLEANS, May 14—Chairman,

Lindsey Williams; Secretary, Clyde
Lanier; Reading Clerk, Buck Stephens.
Accepted minutes of previous meetings
in ail ports. Minutes of Executive Board
meeting March 25 presented. Port
Agent's report on shipping accepted.
President's report for April accepted.
Reports of credentials committee and
polls committee accepted. Meeting ex­
cuses referred to dispatcher. Auditor's
reports accepted. Report given under
good and welfare by Homer Workman,
alternate SIU delegate to .SIUN.A con­
vention on business conducted at con­
vention. Total present: 310

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MOBILE, May 15—Chairman, Lindsey

Williams; Sacrefary, Louis Neira; Read­
ing Clerk, Robert Jordan. Minutes of
previous meetings in all poits accepted.
March 25 Executive Board minutes pre­
sented. Port Agent's report covering
shipping activities, SIUNA convention and
blood bank was accepted. President's
April report accepted, Credentials com­
mittee report and polls committee re­
port accepted. Meeting excuses referred
to the dispatcher. Auditor's reports HC-
cepted. Total presentt ZIS,

here and in other Lakes
ports.

One of the chief reasons was
pointed up last month when the
1000th deep-sea vessel to arrive in
-this- sort since the Scsway s-pe-sed
in 1959 was greeted in special
ceremonies. Symbolically, the
honored vessel was an American-
built ship—the SS Transporter—
now flying the Liberian flag.

Duluth is the farthest US inland
port on the Lakes, some 2,100
miles from the Atlantic. Foreign
ships have monopolized the deep-
sea trade on the Seaway since it
opened.

The Transporter, a World War 11
Liberty ship, arrived here along
with 15 other vessels which passed
through the ship canal when an
all-day fog lifted.

Others in the running for the
honors were an American, a
Norwegian and a British vessel,
but official nod from the Port
Authority went to the Liberian
vessel.

While most Great Lakes citizens
look upon the Seaway as a boon
to their port cities, the average
Lakes seaman has watched since
1959 the gradual loss of jobs and
vessels to the ever-mounting tide
of foreign-flag vessels, particularly
those of the runaway-flag nations
of Liberia, Honduras and Panama.

In these instances, the vessels
are generally acknowledged to
bear ownership by Americans who
have registered their vessels in
these countries to escape the tax,
safety and wage requirements of
American-flag operations.

Meanwhile, the Seaway study

bill adopted by the Senate June
25 has gone to the House for
further action. The bill calls for a
final report to be submitted to
Congress not later than two years
after funds are Dimyided. for, the,
study.

The investigation would include
waterway de-icing systems and
methods in use by private con­
cerns and foreign governments.
Estimated cost of the study is
$50,000.

Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitalion Director

Special Shipboard Care For Eggs
There are several Ideas about egg storage aboard ship which though

untrue, are still generally held by those not up on the latest findings
of scientific research in food handling.

Contrary to popularly-held beliefs, eggs require storage at tempera­
tures much lower than are usually maintained. Research by the US
Department of Agriculture has shown that eggs keep best at tem­
peratures of between SCF. and SS'F. Since the freezing point for
eggs is 28''F., there isn't much leeway allowed if you want the very
best stoTage temperature, which must be kept just a bit higher than
this freezing point. In these summer months, the proper storage tem­
perature becomes critical for keeping eggs fresh and tasty. - -

Another outmoded theory about eggs which is untrue is the idea
that eggs must be turned regularly for proper storage. Forget it. Mod­
ern food science proves it is undesirable to turn egg cases.

Eggs are always placed in a case with their pointed ends down, and
they should stay that way for a good reason. First of all. the pointed
end is the strongest and the least likely end to break. Second, the
rounded end has an air cell which should not be disturbed. If this
cell is shaken up and broken, the yolk of the egg may stick to the
shell and cause the egg to spoil more rapidly.

Although they are one of the"*""
most important food Items aboard
ship both from the standpoint of
nutritional value and popularity,
steward department members
must remember that eggs are also
one of the most fragile food items
a'bcard. The watchword must be
'handle with care!" whenever eggs

are aboard.
Some good rules to remember

for handling eggs are:
• Don't let eggs stand on the

pier longer than necessary.

Lady's Voice Means
Trouble In The Air

BOSTON—US Air Force and airline pilots are finding some
truth in the old sea superstition that a woman's presence on
a ship may bring bad luck.

A new airplane warning
system features a recorded
female voice, which informs
a pilot of a dangerous mechanical
condition in his plane, and then
offers a possible antidote to
remedy the situation. The system
is now being tested by a com­
mercial airline.

It is already being used as op­
erational equipment-on Air Force
B-58 bombers.

The new warning system, which
has been tabbed "NORVIPS," for
the Northrop Voice Interruption
Priority System is now being
tested commercially aboard a
Northeast Airlines jet on the
Boston-Miami run.

Recorded female voices are pre-

Last Man Out

Mission accomplished, SIU oldfimer Tony Pisonl, the "Duke
of Bourbon Street", sits amidst a sea of empty chairs and
mugs for the LOG photographer at the end of a recent
-SIU membership meeting in the New Orleans hall. Tony took
the occasion to say "hello" from the Crescent City to his
many friends and shipmates around tho world;

ferred by the Air Force for its
warning system because a wom­
an's voice stands out sharply in
contrast to male crew voices.
Northeast is experimenting with
a modified system, using both male
and female voices so that effective­
ness of each can be gauged.

The Northrop Corporation,
which manufactures the new
system, attests that the principal
advantage of a voice warning
system is that vital information is
transmitted directly to the pilot's
brain without the delay en­
countered in visual alerting sys­
tems.

Twenty separate recorded mes­
sages are part, of the system, and
can be used in any number of
combinations to cover the most
hazardous situations.

A "logic network" selects and
plays the warning of greatest
urgency, which is repeated until
the message is . superceded by a
warning of higher priority or the
original condition is corrected.
Each message lasts 15 seconds and
starts with a different word.

• Don't let eggs become
smashed while being loaded on the
ship.

• Don't let cases, or the eggs
themselves, get wet.

» Never turn-egg cases.
• Don't store egg cases on their

sides or ends. Always store them
top side up.

• Don't store eggs together with
strong odor foods.

• If possible, don't let tempera­
tures fall lower than 30 degrees or
go higher than 33 degrees.

A few additional rules for egg-
handling and storage stem mainly
from the make-up of the shell
itself. Although this looks hard, it
is actually full of tiny holes or
pores. The air goes through the
shell as it would through a screen,
and this Is the primary reason why
eggs pick up odors from other
foods and cannot stand much heat
or cold during storage. They
should be kept separate from any
food with strong odors, which
might otherwise give them an un­
pleasant quality.

Products like roquefort, blue
cheese and other strong cheeses
should not he kept in the same box
as eggs. These strong cheeses can
he well wrapped and put in the
vegetable box. The dairy box must
always he clean and odorless to
preserve the quality of the eggs
stored in it.

If possible, the wrappings en
eggs should be kept on to help
retain their freshness and mois-
ittre. Good packaging of eggs helps
to promote cleanliness and pre­
vents the spread of odors.

Since they are extremely perish­
able, eggs must he given special
attention both in storage and
handling. The high standards on
food quality for all SlU-contracted
ships must he maintained, espe­
cially where eggs are concerned.

{Comments and suggestions are
invited by this Department and
can be submitted to this column
in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.)

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eopg KSPORT

RIGHT WING IN ACTION. It is no secret in Wyoming that the John
Birch Society is in the saddle. It seems to control the reins on a state
legislature that has passed a phony "rlght-to-work" bill; adopted three
right-wing sponsored resolutions calling for a curb on the US Supreme
Court, altering procedures to amend the Constitution, put through a re­
apportionment plan to strengthen rather than diminish rural control of
state government; urgeil Congress to kill foreign aid and to get the US
out of the United Nations and vice versa.

There are only 23 radio stations in the state of Wyoming, and 15 of
them are on $1,000 a month retainer of a coalition of rightists groups.
Every day, hours of taped programs produced by extremists Billy
James Hargis, ex-Gen. Edwin Walker, Dan Smoot and other ultras,
foul the airwaves and brainwash the citizenry.

Three John Birch organizers have entered Wyoming from outside
the state to help mastermind the attack against Sen. Gale McGee and
liberal programs. McGee is one of the Senators elected in 1958 who is
targeted for defeat by the rightists next year.

For months, the John Birch crowd has swung into action with mid­
night phone calls to leaders and members of any organization consid­
ering inviting McGee as a speaker.

Matters reached such • preposterous extreme that McGee was tempo­
rarily denied permission to speak recently at the University of Wyo­
ming. Ironically, before he was elected to the Senate he taught history
and political science for 12 years at that same university. Meanwhile,
McGee's office in Washington has been deluged with hate mail from
rightists. •

CAMPUS CAPERS. Colorado Springs, Colo., Is a lovely community
at the foot of towering Pikes Peak. It enjoys an ideal climate. Its
charms are many, its attractions varied. Unhappily, it also is a hot-bed
of right-wing activity stemming from the presence of one of the most
horrible examples of a daily newspaper this side of Pravda. The paper,
the "Gazette Telegraph," is owned by R. C. Hoiles, whose pufalishfrig
empire stretches from California through New Mexico, Texas, Colorado,
and Ohio.

Hoiles, 84 and rich, thinks the National Association of Manufacturers
is too left wing, hates the public school system, opposes taxes of any
kind. He is a right-winger's right-winger, an all-American arch-con­
servative. He also puts his money where his mouth is. He has under­
written an academic venture called Freedom School which offers short
courses in right wing theory and practice. He now wants to expand
this into a full four-year school called Rampart College.

A lot of folks in Colorado Springs are np in arms over this, and un­
derstandably. Rampart College would be like Freedom School, only
more so. A tip-off on what it might be like is available by studying
a roster of the "faculty" now at Freedom School. Among the "faculty"
are William Grede, John Birch Society endorser and former NAM presi­
dent; writer Frank Chodorov. leader of several rightist groups; James
Doenges of "We, The People;" Percy Greaves, of Christian Freedom
Foundation, and about a dozeu other exlreiriist big-wigs.

The titles of some of the eourses have a flavor all their own; "A
Comprehensive Course for People Willing to Work and Apply Them­
selves in the Pursuit of Philosophic and Economic Truths" (the course
is over before the title has been memorized) and "Explorations in Hu­
man Action" (for business executives). Hoiles plans to put up $5 mil­
lion to launch Rampart, just another indication that rightist leaders
have money and are willing to use it.

'Ho-Hum •••

An employer's alleged fear that
his wife will divorce him is not a
good excuse for canceling a union
contract and firing four electri­
cians. A National Labor Relations
Board examiner said the firing of
members of Local 453 of the In­
ternational Brotherhood of Elec­
trical Workers in Springfield, Mo.,
had no merit, since the employer
promptly signed with another un­
ion. The original discharges were
based on the boss's claim that he
"either had to go non-union or lose
his wife."

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The Board of Aldermen has

voted 24-3 for approval of a labor-
supported bill to bar the use of
professional strikebreakers in New
Haven. The city became the first
in Connecticut to adopt such an
ordinance, which prohibits any in­
dividual or company from hiring
or furnishing anyone who custo­
marily works as a strikebreaker to
replace a\ striking worker. The
maximum penalty is 60 dkys in
jail and a $100 fine.

4 4 4.
The United Steelworkers Union

is suing Copperweld Steel in Pitts­
burgh, Pa., tft, compel payment of
$6.5 million in pension benefits

for 900 laid-off workers. Local 171
of the USW says that pension, in­
surance, vacation and other bene­
fits are due to workers who lost
their jobs when Copperweld
bought out Superior Steel and
then shut down its operations in
the Carnegie (Pa.l area. The com­
pany later set up a trust fund,
but the union says the fund only
covers the pension rights of work­
ers who retired before the plant
was closed. The suit is to protect
the employees who were closed out
of their jobs.

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A first-time contract with an em­

ployer In the southern tufted rug
and carpet industry was signed by
the Textile Workers Union with
Dixie Belle Mills of Calhoun, Ga.
The big breakthrough in the South
was scored by the TWUA last No­
vember when it won a National
Labor Relations Board election by
a 2-1 margin. The vote win broke
the ice ofv Dixie resistance to
TWUA unionism in Georgia, and
future NLRB elections are pend­
ing. The contract with Dixie Belle
covers 650 workers and grants
wage boosts and improved life,'
hospital, surgical insurance and
other benefits.

Another dreary study of the US maritime
industry has come off the pre.^ses, and will
probably cause as much of a stir as all the
others that preceded it. The final report of
the "Maritime Evaluation Committee" was
released to the ptiblic on July 1, although it
was completed six months ago.

This is perhaps the tipoff on the lack of
concern within the committee and in the
Federal Government itself for the basic prob­
lems confronting maritime, and worsening
as days go by.

For here is a report which speaks in such
terms as the "bonus values" available
through effective use of the US-fiag fleet and
then gives off with 100 pages of platitudes,
including a call for more studies!

Obviously, a maritime study group com­
posed of businessmen who are largely remote
from its problems could not be exoected to
come up with anything startling. There cer­
tainly is little that is fresh and new in the
committee's findings, after 20 months of
study since 1981.

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Bottoms Up!
Next time you quaff your ale or scotch or

any other kind of spirits, take a pause and
remember that you may be doing a disservice
to the US distilling industry and are respon­
sible, in part, for the- continued loss of gold
flowing out of this country into foreign lands.

In a report to the Commerce Department,
US distillers recently noted that one-quarter
of the total US gold loss last year could be
attributed to America's thirst for imported
alcoholic refreshment. In 1982, they point
out, the US imported $295 million more in
alcoholic beverages than it exported.

Bourbon producers particularly have
strong objection to this trend, which seems
to affect their market more than that of other
domestic producers. They blame the liquor
export deficit on tariff barriers and other dis­
criminatory practices which exclude bourbon

from foreign markets while foreign producers
face no such barriers here.

An industry spokesman cited examples of
foreign booze prejudice such as France's re­
fusal to permit advertising of spirits distilled
from grain. "If we prohibited the French
from advertising cognac here, they'd scream,"
he noted.

Issuing thinly - muffled cries themselves,
distillers feel the Federal Government hasn't
backed them up enough at tariff and trade
talks. They charge the US with failing to
nromote domestic liquor as many foreign
governments do, and sadly comment that the
US doesn't even endorse the use of bourbon—
"the traditional American beverage"—at dip­
lomatic functions.

All of the above has a familiar ring to it,
of course, from the standpoint of US shipping
and its battles with cut - rate foreign-flag
tonnage.

Our Government approaches the idea of
boosting American-flag shipping ever so
gingerly, almost reluctantly, in fact, even
where Government-financed cargoes are con­
cerned. A good deal of prodding is required
^before some agency head issues an announce­
ment that he will start living up to the law—
to statutes that have been on the books for 60
years in some cases—and encourage use of
American-flag shipping.

This is one way, incidentally, to ease the
balance of payments problem for the US that
Washington talks about, since the American
maritime industry is a means for reducing
US international payments by at least a bil­
lion dollars each year, according to sorne
estimates. And while increased use of Ameri­
can-flag shipping and domestic-made booze
may not so've our complex balance of pay­
ments problems, it does help.

American seamen have been doing their
bit in these areas for some time, so all we
can do now is remind the distillers that they
can return the favor next time they mark
a shipment for export. We're all in the sam°
boat, it seems. ^



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The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare
plan and a total of $11,000 in benefits was paid (any apparent delay in payment of claim
is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the
disposition of estates):
John Ally, 66: Brother Ally died

of natural causes at Kings County
Hospital, Brook­
lyn, NY, on May
17, 1963. He had
shipped in the
deck department
after joining the
SIU in 1941. No
next of kin was
designated. Bur­
ial was at Heav­
enly Rest Ceme­
tery, Hanover, NJ. Total benefits:
$300.

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Donald E. Van Alstine, 35:

Brother Van Alstine died of a head
injury at Sasebo,
Japan, on March
12, 19 6 3. He
shipped in .he
engine depart­
ment and had
joined the SIU in
1946. His mother.
Bertha Van Al­
stine, of North
Readingf-M ass,,

survives. Burial was at First Parish
Cemetery, Needham, Mass. Totai
benefits: $500.

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Leo C. Hannon, 63: Brother Han-

non died of a heart attack at the
USPHS Hospital,
New Orleans, La.,
on March 7, 1963.
An SIU member
since 1953, he
had sailed in the
engine depart­
ment, Surviving
are his children,
Timothy, Rodney
and Jeri Hannon,
of Seattle, Wash. Burial was at
Metairie Cemetery, Metairie, La.
Total benefits: $4,000.

George A. Sexton, 52: A heart
ailment proved fatal to Brother
Sexton on April
28, 1963 at sea
aboard the SS
Chatham. He
joined the SIU in
19 5 8 and had
shipped in the
engine depart­
ment. His wife,
Eleanora F. Sex­
ton, of Balti­
more, Md., survives. Burial was at
Moreland Memorial Park Ceme­
tery, Baltimore. Total benefits:
$4,000.

William Guilford, 70: Brother
Guilford died of a heart ailment

at his home in
Pritchard, Ala.
He signed on
with the SIU in
1938 and sailed
in the steward
department until
he went on pen­
sion in 1355. His
son, William
Guilford, of Mo­

bile, Ala., survives. Burial was at
Catholic Cemetery in Mobile.
Total benefits: $1,000.

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Darwin Jessup, 72: Brother

Jessup died of cancer at Good
Samaritan Hospi­
tal, Phoenix,
Ariz,, on May 27,
1963. He had
shipped in the
steward depart­
ment since join­
ing the SIU in
1938, and went
on pension in
1957. His daugh­
ter, Lela Mae Fleming, of Des

Moines, Iowa, survives. Burial was
in Creston, Iowa. Total benefits:
$1,000.

All of (he following
SIU families have re­
ceived a $200 maternity
benefit, plus a $25 bond
from the Union in the
baby's "name, represent­
ing a total of $1,600 in
maternity benefits and a
maturity value of $200 in
bonds:

Ricky Earl Clark, born Decem­
ber 6, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Tommy E. Clark, Berwick, La.

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Virgllia Bonefont, born Febru­

ary 7, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Gabriel Bonefont, New York, New
York.

Erin Olson, born May 20, 1963,
to Seafarer and Mrs. Floyd D. Ol­
son, Duluth, Minn.

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John Chaplinsky, born May 17,

1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. John
Chaplinsky, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Wesley Watts, born March 28,

1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry
Watts, Halifax, Va.

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Lorae Winfield, born September

15, 1962, to Seaferer and Mrs. Bert
Winfield, Norfolk, Va.

4, 4,
Patrick Flaherty, born May 5,

1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. John
M. Flaherty, Wolliaslon, Mass.

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Jerry Ange, Jr., born May 16,

1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jerry L.
Ange, Norfolk, Va.

Seafarers are urged at all times when in port to visit their brother members and shipmates in the
hospitals. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals around the country:

USPHS HOSPITAt-
GALVESTON, TEXAS

J. •. Barnes S H. Mills
L. W. Carr Tom Miller
EJward Douglas H. S. Milstead
L. A. Dean Joseph Pawlak
W. L. Forest Ernest Russell
Adelin Fruge John Rawza
J L. Gales M. E. Schifanl
1 nomas Guilerrez Ellis M. Watts
VVilliam Liwl..'ss

^ VA HOSPITAL
HOUSTON. TEXAS

J. E. Butter J. P. Williamson
USPHS HOSPITAL

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
H. L. Baum F. A. Lagremas
C. H. Boutwcli D. Maley
George Champiin W. H. Millison
P. E. r.ildny F. Reimolt
J. E. Higgiiis J. M. Walker
D. R. Hampton C. J. Wilson
Y. E. Kin.g

USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Oliver S. Ange Jessie B. Voliva
William II. Mason Gus Ward
Carl M. Olson Julian R. Wilson
Carroll J. Rollins

USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

I. D'Amico J. Leslie
A. Henning F. Mapstone
C. Johnson J. Miller

USPHS HOSPITAL
BRIGHTON, MASS.

Joseph Aslin Charles Robinson
USPHS HOSPITAL

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Oscar It. Bii'd
Ellis A. Bi.sho,j
Telipe Bosaldn
Arthur Botelho
John G. Brady
James C. Brown

Herbert L. Jackson
Thomas A. Jenkins
Walter A. Johnson
Alfred K. Keeiium
Steve Kolina
Eddie LeBlanc

E. N. Constantinr) Theodore I.ee
John J. Crosswell Kenneth MacKenzie
Robert Cumberluiid Josuph Murccllc
John Do.vle Anthony F. Maxwell
Ilarves L. Dyas Carl M. McDaniel
Anton M. Evensen George McFall
Raymond Franklin Hurless Minkler
F. W. Fullbright Jobe E. Muller
Eugene Gallaspy Billy J. Orbach
Manuel L. flomino William H. Padgett
Leon J. Gordon George A. Perez
Mark B. Ilanelson Junius Qulnn, Jr.
Albert Hanimac ' William E. Roberts
Herbert C. Hart Calvin A. Rome
riuward C. Herring Aubry L. Sargent •

Carrie Shartzer Rullin R. Thomas
H. Leonard Shaw Robert Trippe
Louie C. Storie William A. Wada
Finis M. Strickland James F. Walker
Adolph Swenson John J. Ward
Harvey L. Thomas

USPHS HOSPITAL
SEATTLE, WASH.

Frank B. Cake Russell E. MeLeod
Arthur A. Furst William L. McRaa
R. Johnson Thomas C. Pias
Francis H. Mason R. H. Shaftner

USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Charles Adams, Jr. Daniel Hill
Andrew Flaherty William F. Jordan
Gorman Glaze Frank Kumiega

Union Tonic

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Seafarer Bert Dawson's
spirits got a big lift when
an SIU representative paid
him a visit while he was
drydocked at the US Navy
Hospital, Sasebo, Japan.
Dawson was former 3rd
cook on the tanker Atlas.

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V. Makko Carl Smith
Henri Robin Stanley Vernui

, USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK

P. C. Arellano
J. Bailey
C. Belarosa
C. M. Bragg
A. L. Crabtree
W. Denny
D. Di Sei
M. Farrulla
M. Fingerhut
S. Ginsberg
J. Givens
E. Godfrey
J. Gonzales
R. M. Goodwin
F. Hannacheck
E. Hansen
T. Hickey
R. Haskin, Jr.

W. Jordan
P. Korol
A. Longuera
O. Olson
G. O'Rourke
O. Paschal
T. Ramirez
M. A. Reyes
P. Reyes
E. P. Rosenquist
J. Scully
J. J. Shiver
M. A. Silva
T. Tighe
L. F. Sturtevant
F. Vargas
C. S. You
B. Zeller

USPHS HOSPITAL
FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Willie A. Young Burl Haire
Gerald Algernon Leneard Higgans
Robert Banister Erwin L. Jennings
Benjamin F. Deibler Thomas Lehay
Adrian Durocher George McKnew
Abe Gordon Arthur Madsen
J. M. Grantham Max Olson
Joseph A. Gross Charles Slater

SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR
S-TATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK

A. Gulterrez William D. Kenny
Thomas Isaksen

USPHS HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE

Joseph Bergcr Billy Russell
James McGee

VA HOSPITAL
OSTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA

Arnold L. Midgctt
VA HOSPITAL

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Robert W. Ramsdcn

VA HOSPITAL
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.

Maurice Roberts
US SOLDIERS' HOME

WASHINGTON, DC
Wm. H. Thomson

PINE CREST HAVEN
COVINGTON, LOUISIANA

Frank Martin
VA HOSPITAL

WEST ROXBURY, MASS.
Raymond Arsenault <

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SeeksTime Off On
Containerships
To the Editor:

I'm now employed on the
Bcinville of the Sea-Land fleet,
and have a few suggestions to
make,

I would like to see our nego­
tiations committee come up
with a "time-off" clause for the
Sea-Land vessels in the coast­
wise, intercoastal and Puerto
Rico opefations. We have had
such a clause for many years
with Seatrain and I see no

To Tlie Editor

All letters to the Editor for
publication in the SEAFARERS
LOG must be signed by the
writer. Names will be withheld
upon 'request.

reason we shouldn't have the
same with Sea-Land.

On another subject, regarding
some added security for our
families, it might be a good
idea to work out something so
that all weekend overtime
' wbiiid be included in our
monthly wages. This would
make it possible to set aside
a larger portion of our wages
as an allotment to our families
when we sign on for foreign
voyages.

The other item I'd like to
bring up concerns a pension
after 20 years of service regard­
less of age. I am certain our
organization can attain this for
the membership at some time
in the near future.

I certainly would like to see
the comments of other Seafar­
ers oh these things, as they
are of importance to us all.

"Van Whitney
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Baltimore handled everything,
and saw to it that I had every
assistance possible.

I would also like to continue
getting the LOG, as I always
enjoy reading It very much.
Thanks again to all of you.

Mrs. Lena G. Ison

Welfare Benefits
Draw Thanks
To the Editor:

Allow me to thank the of­
ficials and men of the SIU, now
that I've almost recovered from
my recent illness. I certainly
would have been in a sad situa­
tion had it not been for the SIU
sickness and accident benefit.

The sickness and accident
benefit program certainly
helped bring about my re­
covery, as it is real security for
SIU members. To me the S&A
benefit is the greatest benefit
outside of our constitution and
contract.

Eddie J. Caravona

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To the Editor:
My husband and I would lik?

to express our deep-seated
and heartfelt thanks to SIU
headquarters and your officials
in the Port of Houston, to the

' W "Pian and 'its repre­
sentatives for the truly great
amount of help extended to us
during my recent illness, opera­
tion and convalescence.

May God bless each and
every one of you. Every de­
pendent of every Seafarer
should be truly grateful for the
protection afforded us by the
Seafarers Welfare Plan.

Mrs. Charles M. Silcox

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Staten island PHS
Director Retires
To the Editor:

On June 30, 1963, I will retire
from the Public Health Service.
Dr. Thomas L. Shinnick will
report to this hospital and
assume the duties of Msdisal
Officer in Charge on July 1,
1963.

I would like to take this op­
portunity to thank the SIU for
all courtesies extended to me
and members of the staff dur­
ing my assignment to the US
Public Health Service Hospital,
Staten Island, New York.

Please accept my very best
wishes for your future
endeavors.

Daniel J. Daley, MD
Medical Director, USPHS
Medical Officer in Charge

Widow Lauds
Union Services
To the Editor:

My many thanks to the SIU
and all those who had a hand
in forwarding the welfare bene­
fits check to me after the death
of my husband, Charles F. Ison.

I think it is grand the way
you treat all your union broth­
ers and their families at such
times.

All I can think of is praise
for the way the SIU and its
welfare representatives in

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library or needs a new
supply of books, contact
any SIU hall.

YOUR
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SEAFARERS LOG Pare TlilrtceB

Life' Iby Jim Mofet

"This is just something I got together tor medicinal purposes,
Captain ... 1

DETROIT (Sta-Land) Juna 12—
Chairman/ O. Lowa; Sacratary, J. Rlg-
hattl. Ship'* delazrate reported that
one man missed ship In Baltimore and
one man missed ship In France and
Joined again In Germany. tS.OO in
ship's fund. No beefs reported by de­
partment delegates. Vote of thanks to
entire steward department for Job
well done.

engineer. Company agreed to check
and see about port holes in deck
and steward department head* and
4-8 sailor's rooms. Question of an
awning on the fantall will be checked.

MONTPELIER VICTORY (Victory
Carriers), June •—Chairman, Martin
Hitchcock; Secretary W. Mitchell.
Ship's delegate reported crew re­
stricted to ship. One man hospitalized
In Poland. Some disputed OT in deck
and engine departments.

SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatrain),
June IS—Chairman, A. Smith; Secre-

LONO LINES (isthmian), June 11—
Chairman, Edward Martin, Jr.; Secre­
tary, George Gorton. OT beef in deck
department will be taken up with .
patrolman at Baltimore. Delayed
sailing dispute in engine department.
Ship's delegate will contact company
regarding washing machines. Engi­
neer will be asked to check cooling
system for water fountains. Additional
water fountains should be installed
on upper decks and in cable working
area. Patrolman to speak to captain
regarding duties of ship's surgeon.
Shoreside workers are to be kept out
of crew's living area and mess hall.
Room allowance claims to ho taken
up with patrolman.' First-Aid kits
should be placed in galley and cable
areas. Cooperation asked In cleaning
messroom. Vote of thanks to steward
department.

tary, C. Taliman. Engine department
beef regarding fireman having to
change 42 burners, tend three Doners
and being required to chip, sougee
and paint station. This is dangerous
as the firehold Is undermanned and
three boilers are too much for one
man. Engineers went to Coast Guard
about this matter, with no results.
The crew wants something done about
this. Vote of thanks to steward de­
partment for a Job well done.

ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), May
It—Chairman, Otto R. Hoepner; Sec­
retary, Hani P. Wuehlna. Safety
meeting held. List of safety sugges­
tions given to iiie master arid copy
gent to headquarters. Motion that
steward be allowed to buy fresh milk
in South Africa in addition to the
canned milk aboard ship. Water
aboard ship was very rusty for the
trip back. S20.21 In ship's fund.
Various deck department beefs will
be taken up with patrolman.

FLORIDA STATE (Everglades), May
29—Chairman, O. Price; Secretary, D.
Molter. S13.28 in ship's fund. A few
hours disputed OT In all departments
to be taken up with patrolman. Mo­
tion to accept SIU Food Flan 100%.
Carried unanimously.

. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), June
S—Chairman, Carl Johnison; Secre­
tary, J. Marshall. Company failed to
supply ship with wind scoops. Motion
to lower the time required for wel­
fare and pension benefits, regardless
of sea time. Motion that transporta­
tion be provided by company to carry
crewmembers to and from ship to bus
stop at Port Elizabeth. Motion to in­
stall ship-to-shore telephone on gang­
way when at dock. It was suggested
that mirrors be installed in all bath­
rooms. Bob Beliveau was elected to
serve as ship's delegate. Vote of
thanks to former ship's delegate R.
Leverne.

LONGViEW VICTORY (Victory Car­
riers), May 19 — Chairman, R. D.
Schwarz; Secretary, J. J. Gaspard.
Shin's delegate reported that every­
thing Is running smoothly. Chief cook
to see patrolman about getting stove
fixed properly. Vote of thanks to
steward department.

ROBIN GRAY (Robin). May SO—
Chairman, R. Wendell; Secretary, A.
McCall. Ship's delegate reported
there was no launch service available
in Trinidad. Crew was advised that
they would be able to draw on week­
end OT.. Crew requested to make less
noise in passageways. Vote of thanks
to steward department for Job well
done.

ANTINOUS (Waterman), May It-
Chairman, N. Merrick; Secretary, P.
L. Shauger. Ship's delegate reported
that American money is to be Issued
in Korea. Fresh water tanks were
cleaned in Son Francisco. Since crew
candot use fidley to dry clotiies due
to Coast Guard regulations, and there
is no other place to dry clothes, it is
requested that the Union contact the
company about having a clothes dryer
placed aboard this ship.

STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), May 31
—Cha'irman, Y. A. Tobin; Secretary
none. No beefs reported by depart­
ment delegates. Discussion on having
the siopchest checked as cigarettes
are stale. First aid kits need to be
checked and replenished. Crew re­
quests new washing machine and
dryer..

DEL SUD (Dslta), May 24—Chair­
man, Harold Crane; Secretary, George
E. Annis. Dispute over delayed sailing
from Rio to be taken up at payoff.
Ship's fund. $68.21. Total in movie
fund. $275.01. Motion made that any
man having to go into the ship's hold
should be paid OT for such work.
This motion will be referred to head­
quarters. Motion to have ship's dele­
gate check at New Orleans regarding
penalty cargo.

FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic), May
30—Chairman, Waldo Banks; Secre­
tary H. Bryant. Motion made to have
all SIU ships on tropical run air-
conditioned, and to put the Florldian
and New Yorker under the tanker
agreement as to port time. Ship's
delegate to write headquarters asking
to reopen Miami hall.

CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities
Service), June 9—Chairman, M. E.
Sanchy; Secretary, M. E. Beaching.
No beefs reported by department
delegate. Everything running

•smoothly. H. Meacham v;as elected to
serve as ship's delegate.

FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service),
June 7—Chairman, William E. Ander­
son; Secretary, Edward J. Wright.
Matter of rusty drinking water and
wash water to be taken up with chief

TADDEi VICTORY (Consolidated
Mariners), May 27—Chairman, J. A.
-Dunne; Secretary, V. L. Harding.
Ship's delegate contacted captain in
regard to draws. Captain will only
give draws on base pay less allot­
ments and taxes. Motion made that
all repairs be taken care of before
ship leaves the States for next trip.
Screen doors to be kept locked whUe
ship Is in port in-Japan and Korea,
except the one on gangway. Vote of
thanks to steward department.

ities and the problems they pre­
sent to Seafarers trying- to get to
and from their vessels was the
subject of a motion made by M.
Jones and R. Leverne, now on the
San Francisco (Sea-Land). Both

Goude Gilbert

Trying to keep everything shipshape on the safety front, the SIU crew of the LaSalle
(Waterman) reported at a recent ship's meeting that the general alarm bells In the recrea­
tion room didn't ring during the last regular fire and boat drill. One Seafarer reminded the
other hands that if this should
occur again, the failure must
be reported immediately so
that necessary repairs can be ar­
ranged. This time the alarm bells
were fixed up right away and are
in good working order again.

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A 13-item set of motions and

suggestiions at a meeting of the
Long Lines (Isthmian) was noted
by meeting chairman Edward Mar­
tin on that vessel. As on many
other SIU ships, a lot of talk was
spent on the status of the vessel's
washing machine, with special at­
tention given on how to avoid
overloading the dryers with wet
clothes. Other remarks concerned
repairs to be made aboard the
special cable-layer in the air-con­
ditioning unit and to the water
coolers. To end the productive
session, a round of "hurrays" was
voiced in praise of the steward de­
partment generally.

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Seafarer G. Gi!he-«i. aboard the

Antinous (Waterman) made a mo­
tion at the last gathering of the
crew that since Coast Guard reg­
ulations say clothes cannot he
dried in the fidley and there is
no other place to set out the wash
to dry, the company should be
asked to place a regular clothes
drier aboard the ship. This would
he a great assist to all Seafarers'
work-a-day, wash-a-day routine,
and also would keep the Coast
Guard from raising a row all the
time.

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The lack of transportation facil-

asked that the company provide
some form of transportation to and
from Port Elizabeth (NJ), when
the vessel is hack in that port.
Chiming in at the busy ship's
meeting was Brother Bob Beli­
veau, who wante(i to know the
chances of getting a ship-to-shore
phone installed on the gangway
for use in port for calls on the
sailing time, etc.

4" 4" 4
The different ways to solve the

lack of leisure-time activities
aboard many ships was the sub­
ject of some discussion on the
Overseas Joyce (Maritime Over­
seas) not long ago. One Seafarer
icame up with the idea of having
headquarters investigate setting
up a motion picture film library
in each port. Under such a pro­
gram, each vessel leaving port
would draw a specific number of

Above And Below Decks

films to cover the duration of its
voyage. The screen and projector,
the film fan continued, could be
purchased out of the ship's fund
or through some other means.

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Suggestions on how to avoid be­

ing tripped with fines and having
to wait long hours at customs in­
spections in Saigon and Bangkok
come from ship's delegate J.
Gonde on the Steel Vendor (Isth­
mian). He recommends that all
Seafarers going ashore in these
Asian ports he completely truth­
ful by declaring all purchases in
advance. In order to avoid fur­
ther trouble, Goude says, it's best
to declare everything—"especially
money."

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Seafarer H. Huston on the Wal­

ter Rice (Reynolds) reports a fine
voyage in what he calls a "Gulf
first." Huston says all hands en­
joyed a "tropical Hawaiian" run
cooled by comfortable air-condi­
tioning. The chow, lie says, was
fine and fresh and all SIU men,
including a few oldtimers soon to
retire, had a bang-up trip.

LOG-A-RHYTHM:

Orchestra
At Sea

By M. C. Kleiber

Listen to the sounds at sea
When winds and wave unite

To form d symphony.

Insistent slap of a line that's slack.
Rattle of a chain in the house;

They blend in perfect harmony—
First line, then chain, then pause.

There's the snort and splash of
porpoise

As they frolic and they play.
In the wash that is created

By a ship underway.

Hiss and beat of propeller blades
Slicing through the deep,

Producing perfect harmony
As turbines whine and weep.

Indignant trill of a gooney bird
The gentle cry of a gull;

There's the growl of gray white
water

As it clutches at the hull.

Pity the landlocked men ashore
Who have never known the sea.

Never to hear the orchestra
Reserved for you and me.

Scenes taken on the Bethtex (Bethlehem Steel) picture some of the goings-on while the ship
was docked in Baltimore recently. At top, Seafarer George R. Foote, in foc'sle, catches up
on his reading and makes out if he-doesn't know somebody is coming around with .a
camera. Above (l-r), wipers Robert Meodowcroft and Martin O'Toole team up on a job in
the engineroom, while up topside, James Ireiand gives the deck a clean sweepdown.



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Asian Seamen Rescued
By Barbara Frietchie

Many are "the times that SIU ships rescue some hapless
souls adrift at the mercy of the sea. Many are the times Sea­
farers throw caution to the winds and perform an heroic act
of bravery. This tale of an>
assist at sea stars the SIU
crew of the Barbara Frietchie
(Liberty Navigation).

Seafarer Dick Schaeffer reports
the chain of events this way. The
SlU-manned vessel was out of

Pieman

Baker Carl Johnson slices
up some of that old-fash­
ioned pie like mother used
to make for the gang on
the Overseos Evo (Mari­
time Overseas). If the big
smile on Johnson's face is
any indication, the SIU
crew must be in for a taste
treat.

Portland, Ore., with a cargo of
grain bound for Calcutta. India.
When the ship was nearing its
destination in the Malaca Straits,
one of the crew spotted a vessel
apparently in distress.

Word was rushed to the captain,
who immediately gave orders to
maneuver near the stricken craft
and investigate.

Sure enough, the gO-ton Malay­
an ship. Lam Liang 24, was in
trouble. There was no food
aboard, the radio was dead and, to
make matters worse, the tail shaft
had broken in two.

Close To Starvation
Bound for her home port of

Penang, Malaya, the crippled ship
had a 14-man crew that was close
to starvation from a three-day fast.
Without further word or request,
the Frietchie's captain ordered
steward John Hauser to break out
some provisions of fish, rice, jel­
lies and other delicacies. These
"caused smiles of happiness and
cheers of joy to issue forth from
the hungry Malayans.

Following the feast, the Asian
seamen asked that a messsage be
sent to the nearest port so that
an escort vessel could tow them
home. This, along with a dona­
tion of food, was gladly provided.

The owners of the Frietchie,
once word of the deed was re­
ceived, wired a "well done" com­
mendation to the captain and his
crew of Seafarers. Like all sea­
men, they had responded in the
tried and true SIU tradition of
"brotherhood of the sea" to help
others in distress.

Your Gear..
for ship • •. for shore

Whafever you need, in work or dress
gear, your SIU Sea Chesf has it. Get top
quality gear at substantial savings by buy­
ing at your Union-owned and Union-
operated Sea Chest store.

Sport Coatt
Slacks
Dress Shoes
Work Shoes
Socks
Dungarees
Frisko Jeens
CPO Shirts
Dress Shirts
Sport Shirts
Belts
Khakis
Ties
Sweat Shirts
T-Shirts
Shorts
Briefs
Swim Trunks
Sweaters
Soufwesters
Raingear
Caps
Writing Materials
Toiletries
Electric Shavers
Radios
Television
Jewelry
Cameras
Luggage

fH. SEACHEST

HallOldtlmer's
Twenty Years
As SIU Man

A trio of fellow Seafarers took
time out a short while ago to offer
some highly laudatory comments
about a brother Seafarer who has
just marked his 20th year of
shipping with the SIU.

The subject of their letter was
Seafarer Evaristo (Varo) Jiminez.
a well-known SIU oldtimer around
the Port of New York and in other
ports from which he's shipped
during the past two decades.
Jiminez drew their kudos when he
entered into his 21st year as an
SIU member on May 16.

Sailing in the
engine depart­
ment, Jiminez
signed on at
New York and
has been on "ac­
tive duty" since
then, as a go-
getter aboard
ship and on land.

His friends
and shipmates E. JImfnei
Paco JBayro^ JuUo . Rivera and
S'teve' DiGi^^^^ tagged him a
real "man of action." They cited
Jiminez as having a record of be­
ing a ship's delegate or engine
department delegate on 90 per­
cent of the ships he's sailed during
these many years.

"We would like him to know
that his efforts have been appreci­
ated by all," they added.

A sidelight on the activities of
'Varo" Jiminez is the fact that

he's not the only member of his
family shipping with the SIU. His
brother, Willie (El Jockey) Jiminez,
also ships in the black gang. That's
what you'd call "brotherhood of
the sea" two times over.

WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals),
May 19—Chairman, E. Fischer; Sec­
retary, E. M. Watts. Some disputed
OT and contract clarification to be
taken up with patrolman. Suggestion
made to collect money for ship's fund.
Ship stayed in Blythe, England, seven
weeks. Stay was so long that many
of the brothers became expert dart
players and some learned to speak
English.

PANOCEANIC FAITH (Panoceanlc
Tankers), May 5—Chairman, Jesse J.
M. Krause; Secretary, H. J. Sieber.
One man hospitalized in Casablanca
and returned to port of engagement.
Contact boarding patrolman and re­
quest a new water cooler in recrea­
tion room before ship sails. New
agitator for washing machine needed.
Vote of thanks to steward department
for job weU done.

ELIZABETHFORT (Sea-Land), May
19—Chairman, W. W. Bickford; Sec­
retary, F. J. Johnson. Whltey John­
son was elected to serve as ship's
delegate. Deck delegate to discuss
the use of electrical chipping gear
with patrolman on other than flat
surfaces. Motion for the foUowlng
contract changes: A time-off clause
in port on a rotary basis, with pay.
A minimum of 2 hours for all caUouts
after 5 PM and before 8 AM at time
and one-half per hour. A minimum of
2 hours OT at time and one-half for
docking and undocking the ship be­
tween 5 PM and 8 AM. All work in
port should be paid at time and one-
half between 5 PM and 8 AM. All
OT to be computed to the nearest
hour to eliminate the one-half hour
times.

headquarters regarding meatbox. Will
see patrolman about subsistence due-
Discussion on repairs. Several Items
aboard ship should he checked.

and having to pay his own way will
be taken up with the boarding patrol­
man. Captain refuses to cooperate on
this matter.

STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), May 2«
—Chairman, J. Coude; Secretary, F.
Shala. Most of the repairs have been
taken care of. Crew told that Saigon
and Bangkok customs are very strict
and to avoid trouble they should de­
clare everything, especially money.
$42.92 In ship's fund. Motion to re­
open baggage room In New York hall
and to have all companies issue Amer-

MADAKET (Waterman), May 19—
Chairman, John Moggie; Secretary,
Albert G. Espeneda. No beefs re­
ported. S4 in ship's fund. Request
for small donation from each member
at payoff. Motion that members with
20 years of seatime on SIU ships re­
tire with full pension regardless of
age. Motion to have contract amended
with reference to state of Hawaii.

SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sea-
train), May 27—Chairman, E. A. Stan­
ton; Secretary, F. B. Kritzler. T.
Forsberg elected to serve as ship's
delegate. $4.91 in ship's fund. No
beefs reported by department dele­
gates. Motion to have bigger cleats
placed on both gangways as the ones
now are too small and are not con­
sidered safe.

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LOSMAR (Calmar), Juna IS—Chair­
man, Emil Cratsky; Sacratary, John C.
Raad. No beefs reported by depart­
ment delegates. Will sea patrolman
about fans in the washroom and dry
storeroom. Resolution sent to head­
quarters regarding welfare benefits.

OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas),
Juna IB — Chairman, Pater Sernyk;
Secretary, Frank Kastura. Water on
this ship is still rusty. Engine depart­
ment working on water tanks. Dis­
cussion on shortage of milk. Crew
asked to have fresh milk put aboard
on East Coast and Gulf. All crew-
members requested to dress properly
before coming into messroom. Bosun
asks aU to cooperate in keeping vessel
clean. See patrolman about getting
more variety of fresh fruit.

A working agreement for this com­
pany should be forwarded to the
ship's delegate. Discussion on situa­
tion aboard this vessel, until things
can be worked out by company In
regard to manning scale, duties, etc.
Good TV aboard, plenty of fresh chow
and a good bunch of oldtimers.

TRUSTCO (Commodity Transporta­
tion), May 26 — Chairman, Charles
Rice; Secretary, Charles O'Nell. Every­
thing running smoothly. Discussion on
disputed delayed saiUng. All delegates
requested to meet wth patrolman.
Steward thanked crew for its coopera­
tion.

April 28—Chairman, Charles O'Nell;
Secretary, none. Ship's delegate re­
ported that all is running smoothly.
Motion that transportation be fur-
ni-shed to any member who accepts
a job. Steward requests crew to try
to take better care of linen.

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ROBIN HOOD (Robin), May 19 —
Chairman, W. Wallace; Secretary, R.
Sadowski. Ship's delegate reported
agreement that fresh mUk will be
purchased in foreign ports where
available due to the fact that ster­
ilized milk in No. 10 cans is not
available on tb» West Coast. $36.14
In ship's fund. D. Iklrt was elected
to serve as new ship's delegate.

GLOBE EXPLORER (Maritime Over­
seas), May 26=Chalrman, A. Paige;
Secretary, Cyril A. Scott. Everything
running smoothly. Ship's delegate
to see chief engineer about salt water
in showers. Unsafe conditions aboard
ship to be reported to ship's delegate.

NIAGARA (Transport Inc.), June 9
—Chairman, L. E. Ellison; Secretary,
James B. Brant. Ship's delegate re­
ported that a letter was written to

lean money Instead of travelers
checks. Ship's delegate requested all
members to write letters to Congress­
men opposing proposed Coast Guard
pliysical examinations and compulsory
arbitration.

TADDEI VICTORY (Consolidated
Mariners), June 16—Chairman, Ken­
neth R. Bryant; Secretary, V. L.
Harding. $17.70 In ship's fund. Motion
to write to headquarters regarding
draws In American money. The mat­
ter of a sick man getting the run-
around before going to the hospital

AFOUNORIA (Waterman), June 1—
Chairman, none; Secretary, Joseph V.
Whalen, Jr. Ship's delegate reported
that one man was logged for eating
breakfast on watch. Request that
patrolman check all foc'sles and see
that they are cleaned and painted.
Motion made regarding ship's articles.
Vote of thanks given to the ship's
delegate and steward department for
doing a good job.

TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water­
ways), May 11 — Chairman, V. C.
Smith, Secretary, P. S. Holt. $1.53 in
ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck de­
partment. Motion to have a patrolman
on board at payoff and sign-on, both
coastwise and foreign.

WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals),
June 16—Chairmen, H. Huston, Sec­
retary, 1. A. Jackson. Brother Ban­
ner was reelected to serve as ship's
delegate, with a vote of thanks. Mo­
tion made on shipping of all jobs.

TRANSINOIA (Hudson Waterways),
June 9—Chairman, John Mehaov; Sec­
retary, Robert R. James. Ship's dele­
gate reported everything is running
smoothly, Good crew aboard. Motion
made to keep pedlars and longshore­
men out of crew quarters. Crew re­
quested to keep door in passageway
closed and latched in port. A sug­
gestion was made to lock rooms In
port and pUt locks on laundry door
and .pantry.

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MY SAIR aJTA^lNj



Julr 12, 196S SEAFARERS LOO Pare Fifteen

Capt. Fred Fredrlckson
Whity Horton would like to get

in touch with the above-named as
soon as possible at 2019-24th
Avenue, West, Bradenton, Fla.,
telephone 745-0603. He is also
anxious to have any former ship­
mates contact him at the above
address.

J, J, .
Horace S. Sikes, Jr.

Your wife announces the birth
of your daughter, Lori Maureen,
on June. 16. Get in touch with her
as soon as possible concerning
bills for the doctor and the hos­
pital.

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Rex O'Connor

The port steward at Sea-Land
terminal has your laundry. Pick it
up as soon as possible.

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James Bruce Elliott

Get in touch with your mother,
Mrs. Minnie Elliott, as soon as pos-

SiU Atlantk, Guif
Lakes & Inland Waters

District
PRESIDENT

Paul HaU
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT

Cat Tanner
VICE PRESIDENTS

Earl Shepard LIndsey Williama
Al Tanner Robert Matthews

SECRETARY-TREASURER
Al Kerr

HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES
BiU HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart
BALTIMORE 1216 E. BaiUmore St.
Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900
BOSTON . 276 State St
John Fay, Asent Richmond 2-0140
DETROIT 10225 W. Jeiierson Ave.

VInewood 3-4741
HEADQUARTERS .. 675 4th Ave., Bklyn

HYacinth 9-6600
HOUSTON 6804 Canal St.
Paul Drozak, Agent WAInut 8-3207
JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax
William Morria, Agent ELgin 3-0987
MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St
Ben Oonzaiea, Agent FRanklin 7-3584
MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St.
Louia Neira Agent HEmlock 2-1754
NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackaon Ave.
Buck Stephena, Agent Tel. 529-7546
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn

HYacinth 0 6600
NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave
Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 625-6505
PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4tb St
Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-3818
SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St.
Frank Boyne, A^nt DOuglas 2-4401
E. B. McAuIey. West Coast Rep.
SANTURCB, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos.

Stop 20
Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 724-2848
SEATTLE 2505 let Ave.
Ted BabkowskL Agent MA In 3-4334
TAMPA 312 Harrison St.
Jeff GiUette. Agent 229-2788
WILllUNGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave
George McCartney. Agent TErmlnal 4-2528

sible at 229 Robert Street, West
Mifitlin, Pa. Anyone knowing the
whereabouts of the above-named
is also asked to write.

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Claude W. Pritehett

The above-named or anyone
knowing his whereabouts is asked
to get in touch with his brother,
Harvey E. Pritehett, Alberta, Va.,
by letter or by calling collect to
Kenbridge 676-5560.

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Y. R. Tallberg

Contact your wife at once at the
new address, 4427 Brookfield
Drive, Houston 45, Texas.

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Joseph Zitolt

The Records Department at
SIU headquarters is holding your
membership book, seamen's pa­
pers, etc. In the lost property file,
pending receipt of a forwarding
address.

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Income Tax Refunds

Income tax refund checks are

Gulf Liner
Runs Eyed
By Cunard

NEW ORLEANS—Cunard Lines
is presently discussing plans to
operate a winter cruise service out
of this port in direct competition
with US domestic lines which
service the Gulf area.

One company wnich would be af­
fected by the British move Is SIU-
contracted Delta Lines which has
three passenger ships in the year-
round cruise service to South
America.

Prompted by the profits to be
attained in grabbing a larger per­
centage of winter cruise traffic,
Cunard has been mulling over the
idea since the completion of ship­
yard work on the newly-converted
liner Franconia. This vessel is the
former Ivernia, whose tonnage has
been upped from 21,717 to 22,600
gross.

Another Cunard vessel which
would be placed on a Latin Ameri­
can run is the Carmania, sister
ship to the Franconia, which went
into service last month.

Both British passenger liners
are equipped for the dual pur­
pose of serving the Atlantic pas­
senger trade during the summer­
time and then cruising out of the
Gulf the rest of the year.

Schedule Of SIU Meetings
SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on

days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed
SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who
wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure
to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be:

Detroit .July 12 New Orleans July 16
Houston July 15 Mobile July 17

West Coast SIU Meetings
SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through Novem­

ber, 1963, for the monthly informational meetings to be held in
West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­
mington, San Francisco and Seattle," or who are due to return from
the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings,
in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December,
1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on
Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time.

The schedule is as follows:

Wllmlnglon
July 22

August 19
September 16

October 21
November 18

San Francisco
yuly 24

August 21
September 18

October 23
November 20

Seattle
July 26

August 23
September 20

October 25
November 22

being held for the SIU members
listed below by Jack Lynch, Room
201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison
Street, San Francisco 5, Calif.:

Morris Berlowltz; Charles H. Bush;
Eugene L. Castano Jr.; John W. Curlew;
Ernest K. Dias; Robert J. Edwards; Domi­
nic Graziano; Michael N. Hamre (2):
Charles R. Hummel Jr. (2); Ho Yung
Kong (2); Steve Krakovich; Frank La
Rosa; Potenclano Paculba; Jorgen G.
Pedersen; William Saltarez; Marvin E.

B^tcheU X4)i Bernardo Tombocon; Bay-
mond A. IMcbsi tec Willa OB.

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V. R. Lfanon

Get in touch with J. R. Batson,
ship's delegate, SS Panoceanic
Faith, c/o Panoceanic Tankers, 17
Battery Place, New York 4, NY,
as soon as possible.

Jerry Green
Send a forwarding address for

your extra gear and papers left
aboard the ship in New Orleans,
I have It at home. Jimmy.

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Get In touch with me by mail
or phone as soon as possible. Im­
portant message. J. Bennett.

FIHANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of ths SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­
land Waters District nakes apacific provision for safeguarding the nenberahip'g
•oney and Union finances. Tha constitution requires a detailed CPA audit
every three nonthe by a rank and fila auditing comaittea alectad by tha nan-
barahip. .'All Union racorda ara availabla at SIU headquartars in Brooklyn.
Should any Benbar, for any reason, ba rafused his constitutional right to in-
apact thaaa racorda, notify SIU Praaidant Paul Hall by certified mall, return
receipt requested.

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TRUST FUNDS, All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakea and Inland
Waters Dlatrlct are adnlnletered in accordance with tha provisions of various
trust fund sgraeBenta. All theaa agraaaenta specify that tha trustees in
charga. of theaa funds shall consist equally of union and Banagenent repreaant-
ativaa and their alternates. All azpandlturea and dlsburseaente of trust funds
ara lude only upon approval by a BSjorlty of the trustees. All trust fund
financial racorda are available at the headquarters of tha various trust funds.
If, at any tlae, you ara denied inforaatlon about any SIU trust fund, notify
SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified Ball, return receipt
raquaated.

.qNTPPTwr, RTGHTS. YouT thlpping rights and seniority are protected exclus­
ively by the contracts between the Uhlcn and the shipowners. Get to know
your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted end available
in all.Ubion halle. 11' yoii feel there has be m any vlolatioh bfyoiir ship­
ping or aenlcrity rights as contained in the contracta between the Union
and the shipowners, firat notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified
jnall, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is:

Max Harrison, Chainnan, Seafarers Appeals Board
17 Battery Place, Suite.I63O, New York k, NY

Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Uhion headquarters by certified
mall, return receipt requested. Pull copies of contracts as referired to
are available to you at all times, cither by writing directly to the Union
or to the Seafarers Appeals Board.

'mmm
® COTTRACTS, Copies of all SIU contracta are available in all SIU halls. These

contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard
•ship; Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing
for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any
SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your
contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. Ii} addition,
notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested.

0 EDITORIAL POLICY—SE.AF.UiEllS LOG. The LOG has traditionally_ refrained from
publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the
Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­
ed harmful to the Union or its .collective membership. This established policy
has been reaffirmed by membersliip action at the September, 19G0 meetings in all
constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­
torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­
utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out
this responsibility.

PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity
In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir-
cirastance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given
•uch receipt. If in the event'anyone attempts to require any such payment be
Bade without aupplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment
and l£ given an official receipt, but feela that he should not have been re­
quired to make such payment, thla ahould immediately be called to the attention
of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested.

CONSTITUTKRCAL RIGHTS AND 0B1.IGATI0N3. The SIU publishes every six months in
the SEAFARERS. LOG a verbatim.copy of its constitution. In addition, copies
are available In all Union halls. All aembers should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarlsa themselves with its contents. Any time you
fesl any sembar or officer Is atteaptlng to deprive you of any constitutional
right or obligation by any aethods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.,
as well SB all other details, then the member.so affected should immediately
notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested.

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RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­
fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­
cluding attendance at membership meetings.. And like all other SIU members
at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all
rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees.
Bscause thaae oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership
has reaffirmed the long-standing UAlon policy of allowing them to retain
their good standing through the waiving of their dues.

HftUAL RIGHTS. All-Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and
as atenbers of the SIU. These rights ars clearly set forth in the SIU
constitution and in ths contracts whlcll ths union has negotiated with
the employers. Consequently, ao Seofmr may be discriminated against
'because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any
member feels that be is denied tbe equal rights to which he is entitled,
he should notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified
mall, ntum receipt requested*

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Vol. XXV
No. 14 SEAFARERS^LOG July 12

1963

• OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE 5EAFARER3 INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • AFL-CIO •

8 SlU Veterans OK'd For Pension
NEW YORK—Eight SIU oldtimers are the latest seagoing veterans to join the ranks of members now enjoying life and

leisure, as a result of last month's trustee action approving their applications for lifetime pensions of $150 monthly.
The approval of this groi^ brings the total niunber of SIU men qualified for retirement benefits this year to an even

40. During their long work-
ing career at sea, the new
pensioners accumulated a
combined total of over 300 years
of service on the job.

Those just qualified for pensions
Include 'the~following; Herbert All-
man, 66; Harry J. Cronin, 60;
Hugh Dick, 76; Walter H. Hoepf-
ner, 67; Kobert P. McQueene, 47;
Charles Micallef, 67; Joaquin
Miniz, 63, and Jan R. Mucins, 65.

Heading the alphabetical list
covering the roster of new pen­
sioners is Mississippi-born Allman
who journeyed to Mobile, Ala., in
1939 where he signed on with the
SIU. Shipping in the engine de­
partment, the veteran of over 30
years of time at sea last sailed
aboard the Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa).
He and his wife, Estelle, make
Mobile their permanent head­
quarters.

A native New Yorker, Cronin
sailed in the steward department

Allman Cronin
for over 43 years, the last 20 of
them as an SIU member. His last
ship was the Pan-Oceanic Faith
(Panoceanlc Tankers). He lives In
Baltimore and lists his sister, Mrs.
Cathleen Kanko, of New York, as
next of kin.

Sailed 40 Years
The oldest pensioner in the

group, Dick amassed over 40 years
in the steward department. Born
in Kearney, NJ, he Joined the SIU
at New Orleans in 1940. He paid
off the Short Hills (Waterman) in

Joe Algina, Safety Director

Teaching Youngsters How To Swim
Every year about 6,500 persons drown In this country. 2,200 of them

children. Drowning is the fourth most common cause of accidental
death.

A surprising statistic, according to the National Safety Council, is
that most of thse victims are not playing in the water at the time
of the accident. They fall in unexpectedly from river banks, docks
and boats. This surprising fact is highly important for water safety,
•because it means that if people were able to swim even a little, a
mere 15 feet in most cases, they would have been able to reach
safety.

Seafarers and everyone else should note these statistics and apply
them to their own water safety needs. Teaching a chUd to swim,
even a little, as soon as possible, is the best insurance you can take
out on his life in or near the water.

With hot summer weather already upon us, the National Safety
Council is urging a special water safety program designed specifically
for children which it calls "Operation Waterproof 4th Grade." Its
purpose is to see that every 4th grade student in America receives
instruction in water safety. The 4th graders were singled out spe­
cifically because children in this age group are the youngest able
to learn effectively in a swimming class.

The aims of the drive are described in a recent Safety Council
bulletin. "We don't want merely to teach children how to swim. We
want to waterproof them, make them safe while in, on, or near
the water."

In addition to the actual instruction In the art of swimming, a
complete water safety course for youngsters includes rescue and
self-rescue techniques. For parents anxious to teach their youngsters
to swim the CouncU offers these pointers to make the instruction
easier and more fun for all concerned.

Wait until the child is ready to learn. Forcing won't do any good
and may do considerable harm by creating a fear of the water which
will be difficult to overcome.

Be patient. Don't push him to new steps until he wants to try.
Praise him. A pat on the back will go a lot further than a gruff

"thaFs all wrong".
Let him stop when he is tired. A child can't keep an adult's pace.
Instill trust. Don't play tricks. If ho knows you are there to help,

he gains the confidence to try anything.
You don't have to make an Olympic-quality swimmer out of your

child to still make him a "safe bet" in the water. The best way to
get youngsters started is to first talk up swimming and how much
fun it can be. Ease him into shallow water gradually and play
with him. Always be there to offer firm support if needed. The child's
fears will soon evaporate.

With all fear gone, the youngster can be taught first to float, and
then can learn the arm and leg movements necessary for a strong
swimming stroke. Before you know it, he will be swimming and can
be shown proper breathing procedures. From that point on all that's
needed is practice.

(Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can
be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) r

Hoepfner
April and, with wife, Margaret,
looks forward to some rest and
relaxation at his home in South
Toms River, NJ.

Born in Germany, Hoepfner
spent nearly a half century at sea.
Sailing in the deck department, he
joined the Union at New York in
1950 and now makes the big city
his year-round address. Seatrain
Louisiana (Seatrain) was his last
ship.

McQueene, born In Georgia,
signed on with the SIU at Savan-
nan in 1938 and sailed on deck
during his 25-year career at sea.
Now residing in Chickasaw, Ala.,
with his wife. Aster, and their
children, his last trip was spent
aboard the Clairborne (Waterman).

A long way from his birthplace
on the island of Malta, Micallef
now makes his home with his wife,
Mary, in the Bronx, NY. He joined
the SIU in 1946 and sailed in the
engine department during most of
the 45 years he spent deep sea.
He paid off the Steel Traveler
(Isthmian) in May.

Born in the Phiiippines, Miniz

McQueene Micallef

MInii Mucins

spent 30 years plying his trade in
the deck department 61 many an
SlU-manned vessel. He started
sailing with the Union in 1942,
signing on at New York where he
now makes his home. He com­
pleted his last tour of duty aboard
the Jean (Bull). His brother Felipe,
of Manila, is listed as next of kin.

Sailing in the engine depart­
ment for 42 years, Latvian-born
Mucins journeyed to New York in
1943 and joined the SIU at that
time. The Emilia (Bull) was his
last ship, which he paid off in
January. He now makes his home
with a son in Chester, NY.

US Wage
Base Rises
On Sept 3

WASHINGTON — Increases In
minimum wages scheduled to go
into effect this year will boost the
income of more than 3 million '
workers by $500 million.

The boost, growing out of
amendments to the Fair Labor
Standards Act in 1961, coincides
with the 25th anniversary of the
act.

Secretary of Labor W. Willard
Wirtz estimated that more than 3
million of the 24 million workers
covered before 1961 will benefit
by an increase in their minimum
wage from $1.15 an hour to $1.25
effective September 3, 1963.

He also pointed out that an
overtime standard will go int.*
effect September 3 for jobs
brought under the act by the 1961
amendments, mostly in retail and
service establishments.

This will result in either addi­
tional employment, or added in­
come for about 3.6 million
workers. They will receive pre­
mium pay of one and one-half
times the regular rate for over­
time after 44 hours a week.

This provision is the first step
toward establishing a 40-hour
overtime standard for all workers
subject to the Fair Labor
Standards Act.

By the fall of 1965, the'law's
requirements of at least $1.25 an
hour and one and one-half times
the regular rate of pay after 40
hours a week will apply to more
than 28 million workers. The over­
time provisions of the law again
exclude merchant seamen, al­
though the 40-hour week at sea
and in port has applied to seamen
for many years.

URGES US-LATIN CONTAINER POOL
A proposal for an inter-American container pool that would link the East and West

Coasts of South America with the East and West Coasts of North America was advanced
at the second inter-American Port and Harbor Conference, which was held at Mar Del
Plata, Argentina last month.

The conference, arranged
under the auspices of the
Organization of American States,
received the container pool pro­
posal In a document offered by
John L. Eyre, chairman of the
research committee of the Ameri­
can Association of Port Authorities.

Basically, the pool would consist
of a group of ships running from
the East and West Coasts of the
United States and the East and
West Coasts of South America to
the Panama Canal. Containers
would be transferred from one
ship to another at the canal.

The container pool was dubbed
The Big H" because the plan

visualizes an "H" superimposed
over the map of the Americas with
a cross in the "H" at the Panama
Canal.

Would Switch Cargoes
According to the document pre­

sented at the conference, "vessels
traveling between Buenos Aires
and Panama might handle cargo
consigned to or shipped from San
Francisco, Callao, Guayaquil, New
York or Montreal. Similarly, a
vessel traveling only between Val­
paraiso and Panama could handle
Rio De Janeiro, Vancouver or Bar-
ranquilla cargo."

The paper said that "... a large
pool of containers should exist so
that shippers, steamship compa­
nies, railroads and truckmen could
all have access to these units with­
out having to pay for them or to
manage them." The proposal did
not mention specifically who would
operate the pool, but implied that
it would have to be operated by

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an international organization.
The only container service in the

Americas right now operates out
of US ports to and from the East
and West Coasts, via the Gulf and
Puerto Rico. One company also
has containerships running to
Venezuela.

Contalnerization has primarily
been a US development, led by
such SIU companies as Sea-Land,
Waterman and Seatrain. Last
month. Waterman was also re­
ported to be considering an off­
shore all-container service to Eu­
rope out of the Port of New York.

Visitors View The LOG

Recent issue of LOG provides item of interest to Dr. Herman
D. Bloch, of Cornell University's School of Industrial Rela­
tions (left), and Mahmoud Swailly, public relations director
for the Maritime & Dock Workers Union of the United Arab
Republic* They were on a joint visit to SIU headquarters.

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CONSTITUTION
THE SEAFARERS JNTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-

ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT
Afflliatad with Amtrican Faderalien of Labor — Congrott of Industrial Organixatlona

(AtAniandadMay12,1960)

PREAMBLE

Ai maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and
necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the form­
ing of one Union for our i«ople, the Seafarers International Union
of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­
trict, based upon the following principles:

All members shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and
guarantees as set forth in this Constimtion, and such rights, privi­
leges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with its terms.

We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their
employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls
or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government.

We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and
just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for
mental cultivation and physical recreation.

We proclaim the ri^t of all seamen to receive healthful and
sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest.

We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and
respectful manner by those in command, and,

We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike,
irrespeaive of nationality or creed.

Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are con­
scious of corresponding duties to those in command, our employers,
our craft and our country.

We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious
relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili­
gence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by
giving all possible assistance to our employers in caring for their
gear and property.

Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our
influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintain­
ing and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a change in
die maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more
equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the
development of a merchant marine and a body of American seamen.

To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of mari­
time workers and through its columns seek to maintain their
knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs.

To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of orgaiii-
zation and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood
of the Sea.

To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor organi­
zations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands.

To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to
make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful
calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that'our work
takes us away in different directions from any place where the
majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended
by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members,
who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from
what might be the results of excitement and passions aroused by
persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act
for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this Constitution.

Statement of Principles and Declaration of Rights
In order to form a more perfect Union, we, workers In the

maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity
of uniting iti pursuit of our improved economic and social welfare,
have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter­
national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the fol­
lowing principles:

In promoting our economic and social welfare, we.shall ever be
inindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obliga­
tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our
duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies
of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring
men dedicate ousselves in this Union.

We shall affiliate _and work with other free labor organizaitons;
we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views;
we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all
countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with
our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to exert our individ­
ual and collective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor
and other legislation and policies which look to the attainment of
a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed
or color.

To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that
most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them
all over the world, that their rights must and shall he protected,
we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be
inalienable.

I
No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges

guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union.

II
Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate himself

for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union.

III
No member shall be deprived of his membership without due

process of the law of this Union." No member shall be compelled
to be a witness against himself in the trail of any proceeding in
which he may be charged with failure to observe the law. of this
Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound p uphold and
protect the ri^ts of every member in accordance with Pe princi­
ples set forth in the Constitution of the Union.

IV
Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his

accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this
Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be guaranteed a fair and
speedy trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union
members.

V
No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely

on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee.

VI
A niilitant membership being.necessary to the security of a free

union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this
Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union.

VII
The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and Execu­

tive Board by die Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to
the members.

CONSTITUTION

Article I
Name and General Ptmers

This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International Union
of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­
trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and executive, and
shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, sub­
ordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or otherwise, the forma­
tion of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enter­
prises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. This
Union shall exercise all of its powers in aid of subordinate bodies
and divisions created or chartered by it. For convenience of admin­
istration and in furtherance of its policies of aid and assisunce, the
Union may make its profierty, facilities and personnel available
for the use and behalf of such subordinate bt^ies and divisions.
A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any
Union action, unless otherwise specified in the Constitution or
by law. This Union shall at all times protect and maintain its
jurisdiction.

Article II
Affiliation

Section 1. This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­
national Union of North America and the American Federation
of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All other affilia­
tions by the Union or its subordinate bodies or divisions shall be
made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the
Executive Board.

Section 2. In addition to such other provisions as are contained
herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a charter from
and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be required to adopt, within
a time period set by the Executive Board, a constitution containing
provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution
and made a part hereof. All other provisions adopted by such
subordinate bodies and divisions as part of their constitutions shall
not be inconsistent therewith. No such constimtion or amendments
thereto shall be deemed to be effective without the approval of the
Executive Board of this Union, which shall be executed in writing,
on its behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by .any other
officer designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog­
nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or division.

"Where a subordinute body or division violates any of the fore­
going, and, in particular, seeks to effecmate any constimtional
provision not so authorized and approved, or commits acts in
violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in accordance
herewith, this Union, through its Executive Board, may withdraw
its _charter_and/or sever its affiliation forthwith, or on such terms
M it may impose not inconsistent with law, in addition to exercis­
ing any and all rights it may have pursuant to any applicable agree­
ments or understandings.
. Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting through

its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose a trustee­
ship upon any subordinate body , or divisions chartered by and
affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent provided by law.

Article III
Membership

Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be admitted to mem­
bership in accordance with such rules as are adopted from time to
time, by a majority vote of the membership. Membership classifica­
tions shall correspond "to and depend upon seniority classifications
established in accordance with the standard collective bargaining
agreement of tliis Union. In addition to meeting the other require-.

inents duly promulgated pursuant hereto, ao person shall become
« full book member unless and . until he has attained the highest
seniority rating set out in the said collective bargaining agreement;
Only full book members shall be entitled to vote and to hold any
office or elective job, except as otherwise specified herein. All mem­
bers shall have a voice in Union proceedings and shall be entitled
to vote on Union contracts.

Sactien 2. No candidate shall be granted membership who Is a
member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, principles,
and policies, of this Union.

Saciion 3. Members more than one quarter In arrears in dues shall
be automatically suspended,, and shall forfeit all benefits and all
other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically "
dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues.
An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the
applicable quarter, but this time shall not run:

(a) "While a member is actually participating in a strike OC
lockout.

(b) "While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or "other
acaedited hospital.

(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in
behalf of the Union.

(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United
States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of
entery into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for
reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the
armed forces.

(e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because
of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel.

Section 4. A inajority vote of the membership shall be sufficient
to designate additional circumstances during which the time speci­
fied in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member
to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any
qiiestion with regard to the application of Section 3, in accordance
with procedures established by a majority vote of the membership.
A majority vote of the membership shall be necessary to decide
such questions.

_ Section _5. The membership shall be empowered to establish, from
time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assess­
ments may be excused where a member has been unable to •
dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and

Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the common welfare
of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and
defend this Constitution and shall be goverhed by the provisions of
this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly
made.

Section 7. Any member, who gives aid to the principles and
policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied further
membership in this Union to the full extent permitted by law.
A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations
are dual or hostile.

Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the
Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Mem­
bers may be required to show their evidence of membership in order
to be admitted to Union meetings, or into, or on Union property.

Article IV
Reinstatement

Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in accord­
ance with such rules and under such conditions as are adopted,
from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership.

Article V
Dues and Initiation Fee

.Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar
year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except
as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of
the date of adoption of this Constitution and- may be changed only
by Constitutional amendment.

Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be admitted into
membership without having paid an initiation fee of three hundred

. ($300.00) dollars, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution.
Section _3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for

. organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as are adopted
by a majority vote of the Executive Board.

Article VI
Retirement from Membership

Section 1. Members may retire from membership by surrendering
their Union books or other evidence of affiliation and paying all
unpaid dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines
and other monies due and owing the Union. "When the member
surrenders his book or other evidence of affiliation in connection
with his application for retirement he shall be given a receipt
therefor. An official retirement card shall be issued by Headquarters,'
upon request, dated as of the day that such member accomplishes
these payments, and shall be given to the member upon his pre­
senting the aforesaid receipt.

Soction 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of
membership shall be suspended during the ]^riod of retirement,
except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union
nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty
of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement.

Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two quarters
or more shall be restored to membership, except as herein indicated,
by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments
accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the
period of retirement is less than two quarters, the required pay­
ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of
retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assess­
ments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such
payment, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership,
and his membership book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned
to him.

Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership
after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight full quartets
only by majority vote of the membership.

Section 5. The period" of retirement shall be computed from the
first day of the quarter following the one in which the retirement
card was issued.



Mr IM, im SEAFARERS LOG 8aMeai«iit—Fare Hire*

ArtkhVU
Sytltm off OffltnlzaHon

SMIIM f. This Union, and all offioert, headqutrtet't ropfcseii^
port apents. patntoen. and memberi (hall be rorrerned in

diia order by:
(a) The Constitution;
(b) The Executire Board.
(c) Majority rote of dte membership.

Saction 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be located In
New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a President,
and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of
Cohtracu and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer,' one
Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President
in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge
of the Lakes and Inland Waters.

Saction 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such personnel
as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the name of the
city in which the Union's port offices are located.

Sactioii 4. Every member of the Union shall be registered In one
of three departments; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart­
ment. The definition of these departments shall be in accordance
with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a
majority vote of the membership. No member may uansfer from
one department to another except by approval as evidenced by a
majority vote of the membership.

Article VIII

Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents
and Patrolmen

Saction 1. The officers of Ae Union shall be elected as otherwise
provided in Ais Constitution. These officers shall be Ae President,
an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in Charge of Con­
tracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice-
President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice-President in
Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one Vice-President in Charge of the
Lakes and Inland Waters.

Saction 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and Patrol­
men shall be elected, except as oAerwise provided in Ais
Constitution.

Article IX

Other Elective Jobs

Section 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in Article
VIII, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in Ae
manner prescribed by this Constitution:

A. Delegates to the convention of the Seafarers International
Union of North America.

B. Committee members of:
(1) Trial Committees
( 2) Quarterly Financial Committee!
( 3) Appeals Committees •
(4) Strike Committees
( 5) Credentials Committees
(6) Polls Committees
{ 7) Union Tallying Committees
(8) Constitutional Committees

Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by
S majority vote of the membership. Committees may also be ap­
pointed as permitted by Ais Constinition.

Article X
Duties of Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port

Agents, Other Elected Job Holders and
Miscellaneous Personnel

Section 1. The' President.

(a) The President shall be the executive ofTicer of the Union
and shall represent; and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all
matters except as oAerwise specifically provided for in the Con­
stitution.

(b) He shall be a member cx-officio of all committees, except
as oAerwise herein expressly provided.

(c) The President shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all
Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and port
offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations
affecting Union action, the President shall take appropriate action
to insure observance thereof.

(d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities,
he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any help he deems
necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise.

(e) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership,
Ae President shall designate the number and location of ports, Ae
jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open'
such ports, and may re-assign ViCe-Presidents and the Secretary-
Treasurer, without reduction in wages. He may also re-assign
Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, to
other duties, without reduction in wages. The Ports of New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and
Detroit may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment.

Where ports ate opened between elections, Ae President shall
designate the Union personnel thereof.

The President shall designate, in Ae event of Ae incapacity of
any Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or any
officer other than the President, a replacement to act as such during
the period of incapacity, provided such replacement is qualified
under Article XII of the Constitution to fill such job.

At the regular meeting in July of every election year, the Presi­
dent shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. In his
report he shall recommend Ae number and location of ports, Ae
number of Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­
men which are to be elected. He shall also recommend a bank, a
bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar
depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or delivered at
Ae close of each day's voting, except Aat Ae President may, in
his discretion, postpone Ae recommendation as to Ae depository
until no later than the first regular meeting in Oaober.

Tltis recommendation may adso specify, whether any Patrolman
and/or Headquarters Representative, shall be designated as depart­
mental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approved or
modification by a majority vote of the membership.

(f) Tht Rresideat ahall bt chalnnaa of Ae Encntlve Boerd
and may out one vote In Aat body.

(g) He ahall be responsible, wiAin Ae llmlti of hit powers,
for Ae enforcement of Aii Constitution, the policies of the Union,
and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive Board, and
those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membenhip. WiAin

.these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and
prestige of Ae Union.

(h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to Aose oAer
duties lawfully imposed upon him.

(i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated,
but Ae President may delegate to a person or persons the execution
of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject
to the limitations set forA in Ais Constitution.

(j) Any vacancy in any office or Ae job of Headquarters Repre-
senutive. Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President
by temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office
or job under Article XII of Ais Constitution, except in Aose
cases where the filling of suA vacancy is oAerwise provided for
by this Constitution.

(k) The President is directed to uke any and all measures and
employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable, to
protect Ae interests, and further Ae welfare of the Union and its
members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation
issues, and public affairs.

(1) The President shall have authority to require any officer or
Union representative to attend any regular or special meeting if, in
his opinion, it is deemed necessary.

Section 2. Exoeulivo VIco-Prosidonf.

The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all duties
assigned him or delegated to him by the President. In the event
the President shall be unable to carry out any of his duties by
reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President
shall take over such duties during Ae period of such incapacity or
unavailability. Upon the deaA, resignation, or removal from office
for any reason of the President, the Executive Vice-President shall
immediately assume the office, duties and responsibilities of the
President until the next general election.

The Executive Vice-Pre_sident shall be a member of the Executive
Board and may cSst one vote in that body.

Saclion 3. Vica-Pratidant in Charga af Conlradt and
Contract Enforcamant.

The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­
ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated
to him by the President. In addition, he shall be responsible for
all contraa negotiations, the formulation of bar^ining demands,
and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreements
to the membership for ratification. He shall also be responsible,
except as otherwise provided in Article X, Section 14 (d) (1), for
strike authorization, signing of new contracts, and contract enforce­
ment. He shall also act for headquarters in executing the adminis­
trative functions assigned to headquarters by this Constitution wiA
respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or par^
thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his
place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities
he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he
deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval of
the Executive Board.

The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce­
ment shall be a member of the Executive Board and may cast
one vote in that body.

Saction 4. Secralary-Treasurar.

The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and all duties assigned
him or delegated to him by the President. He shall be responsible
for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files,
and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound
accounting and bookkeeping systems; the sening up, and mainte­
nance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures;
the proper collection, safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union
funds, port or otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for
each quarterly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's finan­
cial operations and shall submit simultaneously therewiA, the
Quarterly Financial Committee report for Ae same period. The
&cretary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent
Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with all duly elected
finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible
for the timely filing of any and all reports on the operations of
the Union, financial or otherwise, that may be required by any
Federal or state laws. In order that he may properly execute his
responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ
any help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise,
subject to approval of the Executive Board.

"The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive
Board and may cast one vote in Aat body.

The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the
Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he shall
make himself and the records of his office available to the Quarterly
Financial Committee.

Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of Ae Atlantic Coast.

The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be a
member of Ae Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one
vote in that body.

He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all
Ae ports, and the personnel thereof on Ae Atlantic Coast, includ­
ing their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area is deemed
to mean that area from and including Georgia through Maine and
shall also include Ae Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he
may properly execute his responsibilities he is empowered and
authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance he
deems necessary, subjea to approval of Ae Executive Board.

Section 6. Vice-President in Charga of Ae Gulf Coast.
The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a

member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one
vote in Aat body.

He shall supervise and be responsible for the aaivities of all the
Ports, and the personnel thereof on Ae Gulf Coast including their
organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to mean the
State of Florida, all Arough the Gulf, including Texas.

In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he
is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional
assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval of the Executive
Board.

Sactlon 7. Vice-Preti.danl in Charge of Ao Lakot and Inland Walert.

The Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters
Aall be a member of the Executive Board and Aall be entitled
to cast one vote in that body.-

He shall supervise and be responsible for Ae activities of all

Ae ports, tad the personnel Aereof on the lakes and lalsntl
Waters, indnding Aeir organizing activities.

Ja order that he may properly execute hit responsibilities he If
empowered and authorized to retain any tedinit^ or professional
assisance he deems necessary, subject to approval of Ae Executive
Board.

Soctien 8. Diraetor of Organizing and PublicaHont.

The Director of Organizing and Publications shall be appointed
and may be removed at will by Ae Executive Board of Ae Union.
He shall be responsible for and supervise all publications and
public relations of the Union and shall serve as co-ordinator of
all organizational activities of the Union. In addition, he shall
perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by
Ae Executive Board.

Section 9. Hoadquartort Roproaontalivos.

The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any and all-
duties assigned them or delegated to Aem by Ae President, Execu­
tive Vice-President or the Executive Board.

Section 10. Port Agents.

(a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of Ae administra­
tion of Union affairs in the port of Jiis jurisdiction subject to the
direction of Ae area Vice-President.

(b) He shall, within the jurisdiaion of his port, be responsible
for Ae enforcement and execution of the Constitution, Ae policies
of the Union, and Ae rules adopted by the Executive Board, and
by a majority vote of Ae membership. Wherever there are time
restrictions or other considerations affecting port aaion, the Port
Agent shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof."

(c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or oAerwise,
for Ae activities of his port, whenever demanded by the President,.
Ae Vice-President of Ae area in which his port is located, or by
Ae Secretary-Treasurer.

(d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to Ae Secretary-
Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly,
income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting
directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer.

(e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to suA
duties as fall wiAin Ae jurisdiction of Ae port, regardless of Ae
departmental designation, if any, under which the Patrolman
was elected.

(f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at Aat port
may serve as representatives to oAer organizations, affiliation wiA
which has been properly authorized.

Section 11. Patrolmen.

Patrolmen shall perform any duties assigned them by the Agent
of the Port to which Aey are assigned.

Section 12. Executive Board.

The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the Executive
Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts" and'
Contract Enforcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, Ae Vice-President
in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of
the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland
Waters, and the National Director (or Aief executive officer) of
each subordinate body or division created or chartered by the
Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained
a membership of 3,200 members and has maintained that member­
ship for not less than three (3) months. Such National Director
(or chief executive officer) shall be a member of the respeaive
subordinate body or division and must be qualified to hold office
under the terms of the Constitution of such' division or subordi­
nate body.

The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less Aan
once each quarter and at such other times as the President or,
in his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi­
dent shall be the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless
absent, in which case the Executive Vice-President shall assume
the chairman's duties. Each member of Ae Executive Board shall
be entitled to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be
determined by majority vote of those voting, providing a quorum
of three is present. It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to
develop policies, strategies and rules which will advance and
protect the interests and welfare of the Union and the Members.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence,
an appointee of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of
all Executive Board meetings. The Executive Board shall appoint
one person who shall be designated Director of Organizing and
Publications. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax

• to be levied and other terms and conditions of affiliation for any
group of workers desiring affiliation. The Executive Board may
direct the administration of all- Union affairs, properties, policies
and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically pro­
vided for in this Constitution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Executive Board may act without holding a formal meeting pro­
vided all members of the Board are sent notice , of the proposed
action or actions and the decision thereon is reduced to writing and
signed by a majority of the Executive Board.

In the event that death, resignation or removal from office for
any reason should occur simultaneously to the President and Execu­
tive Vice-President, Ae Executive Board by majority vote shall,
name successors from its own membership who shall fill Aose
vacancies until the next general election.

If the Executive Vice-President duly assumes the office of the
President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is incapaci­
tated for more than 30 days during the remainder of. the term, the
Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of the term
from its own membership.

Section 13. Delegates.

(a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the
Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected in
accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend Ae
convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America.

(b) Each delegate shall attend Ae convention for which elected
and. fully participate therein.

(c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and oAerwise, support Aose
policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the
Convention.

(d) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or
division that number of delegates to which this Union would have
been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the number
of members of Ae subordinate body or division. In accordance
with the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seafarers
International Union of North America, except that this provision
shall not be applied so as to reduce the number of delegates to
which this Union would otherwise have been entitled.

Saction 14. CommlHeat.

(a) Trial CommittM.
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and diall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in
diis Constitution. It shall be the s^ial obligation of the Trial
Committee to observe all the requirements of this Constimtion
•with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recom­
mendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion
of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this
Constitution, were properly safeguarded.

(b) Appeals Committee.
1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial

judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in
this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority
vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith.

2, The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week
after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and
recommendations in accordance with the provisions of_ this Con­
stitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of
the membership not inconsistent therewith.

(c) Quarterly Financial Committee.
1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an examina­

tion for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union and
shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members
of this committee may make dissenting reports, separate recom­
mendations and separate findings.

2. Th6 findings and recommendations of this committee shall be
completed within a reasonable time after the election of the
members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer
who shall cause the same to be read in all ports, as set forth herein.

3. All officers, Union personnel and members are responsible
for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers,
receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. The
committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde­
pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union.

4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a
majority vote of the membership.

5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of seven (7)
members in good standing to be elected as follows: One member
from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti­
more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. No officer.
Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be
eligible for election to this Committee. Committee members shall
be elerted at the regular meeting designated by the Secretary-
Treasurer. In the event a regular meeting cannot be held in any
port for lack of a quorum, the Agent shall call a special meeting
as early as possible for the purpose of electing a member to serve
on the Quarterly Financial Committee. Such committee members
shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to theif
respective ports and they shall be furnished room and board during
the period they are performing their duties in New York. Com­
mencing on the day following their election and continuing until
they have been returned to their respective ports each committee
member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay
but in no event shall they be paid for less than eight (8) hours
per day. •

(d) Strike Committee.
1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless approved

by A majority vote of the membership.
2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the mem­

bership the Port Agents in all affected ports shall call a timely
special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike committee.
This committee shall be composed of three full book members
and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port Agent to effectu­
ate all strike policies and strategies.

Article XI

Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and Other
Elective Job Holders, Union Employees,

and Others

Section 1. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held
for a term of four years:

President
Vice-Presidents
Secretary-Treasurer
Headquarters Representatives

- Port Agents
Patrolmen

The term of four years set forth herein is expressly subject to the
provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article XIII,
Section 6(b) of this Constimtion.

Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated
in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary
to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner terminated Ijy a
majority vote of the membership or segment of the Union, which­
ever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or
ones serving.

Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office
or other elective job shall be determined from time to time by the
Executive Board subject to approval of the membership.

Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply
to any corporation, business, or other venmre in which this Union
participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such simations,
instructions conveyed, by the Executive Board shall be followed.

Article Xli

Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters Representa<
fives. Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other

Elective Jobs

Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate
for, and hold, any office or the job of Hwdquarters Representative,
Port Agent or Patrolman provided:

(a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed
capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels. In
computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its sub­
sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at tlie Union's
direction, shall count the same as sea time. Union records. Welfare
Plan records and/or company records can be used to determine
eligibility; and .

(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good stand­
ing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to
bis nomination; and

(c) He has at least four <4) months of sea time, in an un­
licensed capacity, aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or

vessels, covered by contract with this' IJnion, or four (4) months
of employment with, or in any ofiice or job of, the Union, its sub­
sidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's
direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the
time of nomination in the election year; and

(d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and
(e) He is not disqualified by law.

Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective obs
not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members
of the Union.

Soctien 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and
jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this Consti­
tution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing.

Article XIII
Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives,

Port Agents and Patrolmen

Section 1. Nominations.
Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, any full

book member may submit his name for nomination for any office,
or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman,
by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office
of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter
addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-
Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated
and shall contain the following:

(a) The name of the candidate.
(b) His home address and mailing address.
(c) His book number.
(d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candi­

date, including the name of the Port in the event the posi­
tion sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. _ .

(e) Proof of citizenship.
(f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for can­

didates.
(g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the

Credentials Committee what ship he is on. Ibis shall be
done alsn if he ships subsequent to forwarding his cre­
dentials.

(h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and
dated by the proposed nominee:

"I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years
last past, have I been either a member of the Communist Party
or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from
conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand
larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape,
assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily
injury, or violation of title II or III of the Landrum-GriflSin Act,
or conspiracy to commit any such crimes."

Dated:

Book No !
Signature of member

Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nomi­
nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate,
but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason pf the_
restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or
a favorable determination by the Board of Parole of the United
States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing
certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his
case together with true copies of the documents supporting his
statement.

All documents required herein must reach headquarters no
earlier than July 15th and no later than August 15th of the
election year.

The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these
letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon
the latter's request.

Section 2. Credentials Committee.
(a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular

meeting in August of the election year, at the port where head­
quarters is located. It shall consist of six full book members in
attendance at the meeting, with two members to be elected from
each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No OflScer,
Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or candi­
date for office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port
Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee,
except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any
committee member is unable to serve, the committee shall suspend
until the President or Executive Vice President, or the Secretary-
Treasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where
Headquartess is located in order to elect a replacement. The Com­
mittee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being
resolved by a niajotity vote of the membership at a special meeting
called for that purpose at that Port.

(b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into
session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his
application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications.
The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and
his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each appli­
cant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the
findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked
"disqualified", the reason therefor must be stated in the report.
Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the
membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail.

- The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and
be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next
regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall
be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the
bulletin board in each port.

On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee
shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials.
All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of closing day.

(c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit­
tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses
listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also
be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by
air mail, special delivery, registered, to the mailing address desig­
nated pursuant to Section 1 (b) of. this Article. A disqualified appli­
cant siiall have tlie riglit to take an appeal to the membership
from the decision of the committee. He shall forward copied of such
appeal to c.ich pott, where the appeal shall be presented and
voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting
after the committee's election. It is the responsibility of the appli­
cant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, widiouc

prejudice to his written apMal, the applicant may appear in. person
before the committee within two dap after the day on which the
telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his quali­
fication.

The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow
the applicant to appear before it within the time sec forth in this
Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular
meeting after its election.

(d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such
appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification classification
by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so pre­
viously classified shall then be deemed qualified.

(e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifi­
cations of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume
that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candi­
dacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port
Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1 (a)
of Article XII.

Section 3. Balloting Procedures.
(a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely

preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports.
The ballots may contain general information and instructive com­
ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution.
All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within
each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical
pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic
coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly
port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and
so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the
Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be
allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each
member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and
job^ to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have
the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­
forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be
easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable
portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature
of the ballot and the voting date thereof. «

(b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Secretary-
Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used.
Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding para­
graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with
number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to
each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and
amount, sent thereto shall be iwaintained by the Secretary-Treasurer,
who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating
the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port
Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and
shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that
the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the
amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having
been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute
and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the
correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or ihall
notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies
shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In
any. event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept
memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This
file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­
tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer.

(c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, and
shall be secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distin.guishing
mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may
write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­
priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative,
Port Agent or Patrolman.

(d) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately
prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committee
of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number
shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in
duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and
the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which
the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near
the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site
with the ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the
fart of voting shall be placed ta the member's Union book.

(e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment
of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote in
privacy.

(f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot
so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He
shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which
shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept
locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth.

(g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election
year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sun­
days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized
in the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st
or December 3lst falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in
the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such
port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the
next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all'
ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M.,
except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and -
continue until 12 noon.

Section 4. Polls Committees.
(a) Each port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting

on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full
book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an
elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a
meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­
standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other
provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute
a quorum for eacb port, with the said meeting to be held between
8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall
be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­
mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during
this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent
to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls
Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are
sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take
place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning.

(b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused
ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots
already used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot records and
files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the
serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names
and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare
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tlon list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused Ballots,
both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between
what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots
used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall
be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which
report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such
Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what
separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed
and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port
Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall
also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall
cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such
investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­
pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­
jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any,
shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make
any determination in these matters.

(c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is
locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except
in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is
set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies
shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to
believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with.

(d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only
, to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word

"voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper
registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them
in numerical order. It shall preserve gotxi order and decorum at the
voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated
with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls
Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and
decorum.

(e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot,
and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one
day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following
procedure shall be observed:

At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the
presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes
proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all
of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall
then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­
upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­
lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. The
committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said
envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the
ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that
day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed
in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that
jPort. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other
records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the
discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­
pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making
of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore­
going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be
used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing
contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee
from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate,
provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making
them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper
or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may
be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then
be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or
registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository

. named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The
Polls Committee shall-not be discharged from its duties until this
mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is
furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept
in the Port Agent's election records or files.

The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes
are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent,
and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope, across
the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their
names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope
securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes
as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shaM deliver to the Port Agent
one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots,
any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may
have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those
turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the
proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release
any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally
tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining
copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the
Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­
tered mail or delivered in person.

(f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­
pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls
Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving
or provide meals in lieu of cash.

S«<tion 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Preceduro, Pretests, end
Special Votes.

(a) On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the
Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their tjther
duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to
headquarters (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots,
together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the
Commietee that all ballots sent to the port and not used are
enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the
Committee to make separate comments under his signature and
date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number
and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package,
but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters
all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a
certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the
stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to
the right of each member of the committee to make separate com­
ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee
members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for-

. warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of
mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence
shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's electien records or files.

(b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section
5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of
headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected
or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate,

. the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­
cally set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the
Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions
in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the
Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary
by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those functions.

All certifications called for under diis Arucle XIII shall be
deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those
required to make such certification.

(c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book
members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston,
and Detroit. The election shall be held at the re^lar meeting in
December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­
wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the
aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said
month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­
trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­
resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election
to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4.
In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying
Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots
and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete
detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting
of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the
rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with
detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each
total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall
be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports,
which they may require to be forwarded for ins^ction at its
discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered,
and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­
crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report,
without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof
to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the
validity of the ballots, with pertinent details.

The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and
evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal
denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall
dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire,
on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee
shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period
of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and
just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of
Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site
of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a
special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these
terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing
and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during
the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall
include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and
book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the
disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason­
able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to
enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com­
pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be
made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this
Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied.

(d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­
ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­
ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port
prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election
year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in
which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation,
meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and
returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also
be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­
quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course,
to the Port from, which they were elected.

The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from
among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con­
stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes,
protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made
by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance,
which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying
Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the
sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­
diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe
custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The
proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation
of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open
to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall
the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the
Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­
ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­
mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance
and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event
a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this
Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any
member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be
elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for
that purpose as soon as possible.

(e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient
copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies
shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-
Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take
place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or,
in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or
less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least
five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting
applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be
referred to as the' "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these
copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the
report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. "This copy
shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election
Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim.

(f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up
the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this Article
and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted
therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what
action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution, shall be taken
thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of
a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results
of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote
shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the
Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when
a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more
members, of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­
tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report
shall be accepted as final.

(g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take
place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election
Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so acted
upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the
vote set by the membership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each
such port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as
set forth in Section 5(c), insofar as that Section deals with the

terms of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a
sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail-i
able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­
diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the
results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The
ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the
special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in
the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means
practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer
in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this
Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port
Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be
enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a
report containing a combined summary of the results, together
with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union
Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The
form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible.
Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall
be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular
meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the
membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the
numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­
ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final
without modification.

If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the
Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and
deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership
at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting.
If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union "Tallying Com­
mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly.

Section 6. Installation into office and the Job of Headquarters
Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman.

(a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest
number 'of votes cast for the particular office or job involved.
Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office
or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively
highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­
tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted
as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President
to notify each individual elected.

(b) "Hie duly elected officers and other job holders shall take
over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof,
at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the
next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results
as to Mch of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­
vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue
up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply
where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he
is at sea.

In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant
additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event
of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume ofl^ce the
provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply
until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume
office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the
membership.

Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the
preservation and retention of all election records, including the
ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue
such other and further directives as to the election procedures as
are required by law, which directives shall be part of the election
procedures of this Union.

Article XIV
Other Elections

Section 1. Trial Committee.

A Trial Committee shall be elected at a special meeting held at
10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meeting of
the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall consist of five
full book members, of which three shall constitute a quorum. No
officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Port Patrolman,
or other Union personnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Com­
mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending
trial may serve, nor may any member who cannot, for any reason,
render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to
decline nomination if he knows, or has reason to believe, any of
the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of this
committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules
as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership.

Seclisn 2. Appeals Committee.
The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members,

five of whom shall constimte a quorum, elected at the port where
headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of
members shall apply with regard to this committee as apply to
the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an
Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial
Committee decision, if the said member was a member of the
Trial Committee.

Section 3. Delegates.
As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly

authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers
International Union of North America, he shall communicate such
facts to the Port Agent of each Port, together with recommendations
as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These
facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the
first regular meeting thereafter. Unless changed by a haajority vote
of the membership during that meeting, the election cules shall
apply. These rules shall not prohibit any full book member from
nominating himself. The results of the election shall be communi­
cated to each Port Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an­
nounced at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election
hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all
qualified nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does
not exceed the number of delegates to be elected.

Article XV

Trials and Appeals

Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any other
member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this Con-
stimtion. These charges shall be in writing and signed by the
accuser, who shall also include his book number. The accuser shall
deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the port nearest the place
of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense took place aboard
ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to present these charges
at the next regular meeting. The accuser may withdraw his
charges before the meeting takes place.



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iNileii a. After presentation of the charges and the request to
die Port Agent, die Port Agent shall cause those charges to be read

: at the uid meeting.
If die charges are rejected by a majority Tote of the port, no

further aaion may be taken thereon, unless ruled oriherwise by «
' majority vote of the membership of the Union within 90 days

thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused is present,
he shall ^ automaticdly on notice that he will be ttied the fol­
lowing morning. At his request, the trial shall be pos^n^ until
the morning following the next regular meeting, at which time the
Trial Committee will then be elected. He shall also be handed a
written copy of the charges made against him.

If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immediately
cause to be sent to him, by registered mail addressed to his last
known mailing address on file with the Union a copy of the
charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers, and a noti­
fication, that he must appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the
morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the
Trial Committee will be elected.

In the event a majority of the membership of. the Union shall
vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial shall
take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due notice
thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the
name of his accusers, and who shall receive a written statement
of the charges. At the truest of the accused, transportation and
subsistence shall be provided the accused and his witnesses.

Sactien 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent evidence
and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts
of law but may receive all.relevant testimony. The Trial Committee
may grant adjournments, at the request of the accu*d, to enable
him to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee
falls beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does exist.

Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers are
present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trial except that the
accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers,
and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused
may select any member to assist him in his defense at the trial,
provided, (a), the said member is available at the time of the
trial and (b) the said member agrees to render such assistance.
If the accused challenges the qualifications of the members of the
Trial Committee, or states that the charges do not adetjuately inform
him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place
of such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and dis­
posed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the defense. The
guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven by the weight
of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the
accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the evidence
and not solely on the number of witnesses produced.

Saction 5. The Trial Committee shall make finding as to guilt
or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment and/or other
Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These
findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority of the
committee, and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The
committee shall forward its findings and recommendations, along
with any dissent to the Port Agent of the port where the trial took
place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and
the accusers, either in person or by mail addressed to their last

' known addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the
L rights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­

guarded. The findings also must contain the charges made, the date
; of the.trial, the name and address of the accused, the accuser, and

each witness: shall describe each document used at the trial; shall
contain a fair summary of the proceedings, and shall state the
findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all documents used at
the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be
m^de.a part of the regular files.

Sedion 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon receipt
of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Committee, cause
the findings and recommendations to be presented, and entered
into the minutes, at the next regular meeting.

Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of the entire
proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies
thereof to be made and sent to. each Port in time for the next
regularly scheduled meeting.

Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis­
cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the mem­
bership of the Union shall;

(a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or
(b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or
(c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or
(d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice has

not been done with regard to the charges. In this event, a new
trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is located
and upon application, the accused, the accusers, and their witnesses
shall be furnished transportation and subsistence.

Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punishment
so decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters shall cause
notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser.

Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or who is
under effective punishment, may appeal in the following manner:'

He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters
within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of .the
membership.

Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the port where Head­
quarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice
shall be presented, and shall then become part of the minutes. An

I Appeals Gsmmittee shall then be elected. The Vice-President in
charge of contracts is charged with the duty of presenting the
before-mentioned proceedings and all available documents used as
evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as any
written statement or argument submitted by the accused. The
accused may argue his appeal in person, if he so desires. The
appeal shall be heard at Union Headquarters on the night the
committee is elected. It shall be the responsibility of the accused
to insure that his written statement or argument arrives at head­
quarters in time for such presentation.

Section 12, The Appeals Committee shall decide the appeal as
soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the evidence
and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments and may
request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever
necessary for such fair consideration.

Saclion 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be by
majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings and recommen­
dations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions and dissena shall be in
writing and signed by those participating in such decision or dissent.
In nuking its findings and recommendations, the committee shall
be governed by the following:

(a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there Is substantial

evideooe to support sudi t finding and. In such case, die
Committee thw not make its own findings as to tlie
cridence.

, (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recommended.
(c) A new trial shall be recommended if die Appeals Committee

finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Committee should have
been disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adequately
informed of the details of the charged offense, which resulted in
his not having been given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other
reason, the accused was not given a fair trial.

(d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding of
guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend that the charge on
which the finding was based be dismissed.

(e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punishment.
Saclion 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its d^ision and

dissent, if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies
to be published and shall have them sent to each port in time to
reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. Headquarters
shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at their last
known address, or notify them in person.

Sactian 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this Article,
the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the decision of the
Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If .there is no dissent,
the decision of the Appeals Committee shall stand.

If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the port
where headquarters is located, in the manner provided for in
Seaion 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new trial
shall contain such directions as will insure k fair hearing to the
accused.

Saclion 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each accuser,
either in person or in writing addressed to their last known
address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal shall be
allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article.

Saclion 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the pro­
visions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union
of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as to, further
appeal as provided for therein. Decisions reached thereunder shall
be binding on all members of the Union.

Saclion 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union to
take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out the
terms of any effective decisions.

Saclion 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the
charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable time
to prepare his defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty and
waive any or all of the other rights and privileges granted to him
by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified of his
trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a postpone-
meiK, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without his presence.

Article XVI
Offenses and Penalties

Sociion 1. Upon proof the commission of the following offenses,
the member shall be expelled from membership:

(a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating the
overthrow of the Government of the United States by force;

(b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the Union
or the membership in any organizational campaign;

(c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company against
the interests of the membership or the Union;

(d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to
destroy the Union.

Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following
offenses, the member shall be jienalized up to and including a
penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the penalty of
expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the penalty shall not
exceed suspension from the rights and privileges of membership
for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both:

(a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property of
the value in excess of $50.00.

(b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, seals,
etc., for the purpose of personal gain;

(c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, within the
Union for the purpose of personal gain, financial or otherwise, or
the wilful refusal or failure to execute the duties or functions
of the said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in executing
such duties or functions or other serious misconduct or breach of
trust. The President may, during the pendency of disciplinary
proceedings under this subsection, suspend the officer or jobholder
from exercising the functions of the office or job, with or without
pay, and designate his temporary replacement.

(d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of ballots,
stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boSes, or election files, or
election material of any sort;

(e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges are
false;

(f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false reports
or communications which fall within the scope of Union business;

(g) Deliberate failure or refusal to Join one's ship, or mis­
conduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of the
Union or its agreements;

(h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, ot deliberate and
malicious villification, with regard to the execution of the duties
of any office or job;

(i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard a
vessel, exclusive of proper earnings and Union payments;

(j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for the
purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union,
or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union
affiliation, with intent to deceive;

(k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the order of those duly
authorized to make such orders during time of strike.

(1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the time
limit set therefor cither by the Constitution or by action taken in
accordance with the Constitution.

Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following
offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including a sus­
pension from the rights and privileges of membership for two (2)
years, or a fine of $50.00 or both;

(a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union property
of the value under $50.00;

(b) Assuming any office or Job, whethOr elective or not with
knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifications required
therefor;

(c)' Afiscooduct durlnX MW sneettof or etlier oflkU Ualox
praoiBdinA or bringing M Um'oo into disrepotti by ooodnct ooc
provided tor clsewhett in this Article;

(d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of tiiOM
duly audiorized to snake sudi orders at any tinse;

SacilM. 4. Upon proof of the comtnission of any of die fol _ ..
offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including t fine
$50.00;

(a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-oA;
(b) Wilful failure to submit Union book to Union representa*'

tives at pay-off;
(c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign-on;
(d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in dis­

charging their duties;
(e) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall;
(f) Gambling in the Union hall;-
(g) Negligent failure to Join ship.

Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penallud
by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights
under this Constitution subject to the provisions of Article XV,
Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly
authorized representative of the Union.

Section 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to
waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it or its
members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing
a penalty as provided in this Constitution.

Section 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under
this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must
observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and job holders.

Aritcle XVII
Publications

This Union may publish such pamphlets. Journals, newspapers,
magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such manner as
may be determined, from time to time, by the Executive Board.

Article XVIII
Bonds

Officers and Job holders, whether elected or appointed as well
as all other employees handling monies of the Union shall be
bonded as required by law.

Article XiX
Expenditures

Saclion I. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in
existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur such ex-
pendimres and expenses as are normally encompassed within the
authority conferred upon him by Article X of this Constitution.

Saclion 2, The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to
the routine accounting and administrative procedures of the Union
except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations,
strikes, and elections.

Saclion 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to the
extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this Constitution.

Article XX
Income

Saclion 1. The income of this Union shaM include dues, initiation
fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest, dividends, as
well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation
or other legitimate source.

Saclion 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shall be
given to anyone paying money to the Union or to any person auth­
orized by the Union to receive money. It shall be the duty of every
person affiliated with the Union who makes such payments to
demand such receipt.

Saclion 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot
conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a
majority vote of the membership, provided that:

(a) The ballot must be secret.
(b) The assessment must be approved by a majority of the

valid ballots cast.
Saclion 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments

by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied suc­
cessively to the monetary obligations owed the Union commencing
with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of
accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated
accordingly.

Article XXI
Other Types of Union Affiliation

To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority vote
of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individ­
uals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a capacity other
than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union
may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capaci­
ties or affiliations. These rights and obligations may include, but
are not limited to (a) the applicability or non-applicability of all'
or any part of this Constitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation;
(c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of such
affiliation and, (d) tlie fees required for such affiliation. In no

. event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation
equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights over
members, or be termed a member.

Article XXII
Quorums

Saclion 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwi^ specifically provided,
the quorum for a special meeting of a port shall be six full book
members.

Saclion 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port shall be
fifty (50) members.

SacHon 3. Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, the
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segment of the Union requiring a ^onun to set offidally, shall ht
a majority of those voting, and shall not be official or effective
unless the quorum requirements are met.

faction 4. Unless otherwise indicated herein, where the require*
ments for a quorum are not specifically set forth, a quorum shall
be deemed to be a majority of those composing the applicable
segment of the Union.

Article XXIII
Meetings

Section 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held monthly
only in the following major ports at the followinjp; times:

During the week following the first Sunday or every month a
meeting shall be held on Monday^—at New York; on Tuesday—at
Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at
Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be held on Monday"
at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans and on Wednesday—at
Mobile. All regular membership meetings shall commence at
2:30 P.M. local time. Where a meeting day falls on a Holiday
officially designated as such by the authorities of the state or
municipality in which a port is located, the port meeting shall
take place on the following business day. Saturday and Sunday
shall' not be deemed business days.

The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all regular
nfeetings in ports in thier respective areas. In the event the Area
Vice Presidents are unable to attend.a regular meeting of a port,
they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders,
to act as chairman of the meetings.

In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the chairman
of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone the opening of
the meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M.

Section 2. A special meeting at a port may be called only at the
direction of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No special
meeting may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and
5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours
in advance, on the port bulletin board.

The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all special
meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event the Area
Vice Presidents are unable to attend a special meeting of a port,
they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other elected job holders, to
act as chairmen of the meetings.

The contents of this Section 2 are subject to the provisions of
Article XIII, Section 4(a).

Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all tegular
meetings shall be governed by the following:

1. The Union Constitution.
2. Majority vote of the members assembled.

Article XXIV
Dermitions and Miscellaneous Provisions

Relating Thereto

Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with
herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or situation
preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more
than 30 days, provided that this does not, result in a vacancy.
However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to
prohibit the execution of the functlbns of more than one job
and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to
exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over
the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of
incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist.

Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the
term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any
office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or suspension from
membership or expulsion from the Union with no further right to
appeal in accordance with the provisions of Article XV. of this
Constitution.

Section 3. When applicable" to the Union as a whole the term,
"majority vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all
the valid votes cast by full book members at an official meeting of
those ports holding a meeting. This definition shall prevail not­
withstanding that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because
of no quorum. For the purpose of this Section, the term "meeting"
shall refer to those meetings to be held during the time period
within which a vote must be taken in accordance with the Con­
stitution and the custom and usage of the Union in the indicated
priority.
• Section 4. When applicable solely to port action and not con­
cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not forming
part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the mem­
bership", shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the
full book members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special.
. Section 5. The term, "membership action", or reference thereto,

shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership".
Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder

thereof, is set forth in this Constitutifln, all references thereto and
the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally
applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job.

Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean
that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected offi­
cials and- other "elected job-holders are required to assume office.
The first election year hereunder shall be deemed to be I960.

Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution", and "this amended
Constimtion", shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall
refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted
by the Union in 1939, as amended up through August, 1956.

Section 9. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean a
member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears'
for thirty days or more,-or who is not under suspension or expul­
sion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­
wise expressly indicated, the term, "member", shall mean a member
in good standing.

Section 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the cotitext of
their use, the terms "Union book", "membership book", and "book",
shall mean official evidence of Union membership.

Section II. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall mean
only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union "menlbership
which, can be attained only by those members "who" have first
acquired' the highest seniority rating set forth in the standard
collective bargaining agreement.

•Section 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean a inember
to whom a full book has been duly issued and who is entided to
retain it in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.

Article XXV
Amendmenfs

.This Constitution.shall be amended in the following manner;
taction 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular

meeting of any Fort proposed amendments to this Constitution
in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the
Port approves it, the proposed amendment shall be forwarded to
all Ports for further action.

Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma­
jority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitu­
tional Committee in the Pott where Headquarters is located. This
Committee shall be composed of six full book members, two from
each department and shall be elected in accordance with such
rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Com­
mittee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The
Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or
otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the
amendment together with any proposed changes or substimtions or
recommendations and the reasons for such recommendations. The
latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the President.
If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as
recommended, it -^hall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by
the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with
the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b)-through
Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote
of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to
put the referendum to a vote,"the Union Tallying Committee shall
consist of six (6) full book members, two from each of the three
(3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port.
The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too
lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment
shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and made avail­
able at the voting site in all ports.

Section 3. If approved by a majority of the -valid ballots cast,
the, amendment shall become effective immediately upoit notifica­
tion by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the President that
the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified
in the amendment. The President shall immediately notify all ports
of the results of the vote on the amendment.

Article XXVI
Transition Clause

Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide
for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities
as governed by the "Constimtion in effect prior to the adoption
of this amended Constimtion, to operations and activities conducted
in accordance with this amended Constimtion. Accordingly, the
following sections are to be given the interpretation required to
effecmate the foregoing purpose and intent.

Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar
procedures. and processes of this Union, in effect immediately
prior to the adoption of this amended Constimtion shalt-'jje deemed
to be permitted heruender and shall continue in effect unless or
until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof.

Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing
Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, rules of order
generally followed, bonding procedures, reinstatement procedures,
and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior
to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed
to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or
until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof.-

Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, including those
with regard to admission into membership, in effect inimediately
prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed
to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or
until changed in accordance with the-provisions hereof.

Section 5. All officers and other jobholders elected as a result of
the balloting held by this Union during November and December
of 1958, who are serving at the time of the adoption of this
amended Constitution, shall continue to serve, without reduction
in salary, in the office most closely related to the one held prior to
that adoption, and for a term not to exceed that for which he
was elected in the balloting held in 1958. For this purpose the
-following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest
equivalent in terms of functions presently performed, and the
identity of" the person occupying it. The adoption of this amended
Constitution shall constitute ratification of this table.

New Title
President
Executive
•Vice-President
Vice-President in
charge of Contracts
and Contract
Enforcement
Vice-President in
charge of the
Atlantic Coast
Vice-President in
charge of the
Gulf Coast
Vice-President in
charge of the Lakes
and Inland Waters

Seaetary-Treasurer
Headquarters
Representative
Headquarters
Representative
Headquarters
Representative

Individual
PAUL HALL

CAL TANNER

CLAUDE SIMMONS

EARL SHEPPARD

LINDSEY WILLIAMS

AL TANNER

VACANCY

BILL HALL

ED MOONEY

JOB VOLPIAN

OldTitle .
Secretary-Treasurer
Assistant Secretary-

Treasurer

Assistant Secretary-
Treasurer

Assistant Secretary-
Treasurer

Assistant Secretary-
Treasurer

Boston Port Agent
and Administrative
Director of Great
Lakes District
(To be filled by the
President in accord­
ance with Constitu­
tion)
Assistant Secretary-

Treasurer
Assistant Secretary-

Treasurer
Assistant Secretary-

Treasurer

Since no elected officer or jobholder currently performs the
functions of the new office of Secretary-Treasurer, that office shall
be filled by the President pursuant to Article X, Section l(j) of
this Constitution. From the date of the adoption of this Constim­
tion, the officers, as above described, shall execute the powers and
functions, and assume the responsibilities of the said offices as set
forffi ia this Constitution.

EXHIBIT A

Minimal requirements to be contained In Constitutfen
of subordinate bodies and divisions chartered by or
affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of
North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters
District.

1
All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject to

reasonable rules and regulations, contained in this Constimtion,
inUuding secret election, freedom of speech, the right to hold office,
and the right of secret votes on assessment and dues increases, all
in accordance with the law.

If
No member may be automatically suspended from membership

except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded
a fair hearing upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre-,
pare defense, when accused of an offense under the Constimtion.

III
This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea­

farers International Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District, and this Constimtion and any amend­
ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set
forth in the Constimtion of thaTTJnion.

IV
An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity, to

promote the. welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers International Union
of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters
District.

The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this Union
and the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic,
Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so
long as at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers
International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board wish to
continue such relationship.

VI
No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and

until approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the membership in a
secret referendum-conducted for that purpose. In, any event, the
adoption of this Constitution and any amendments thereto, will not
be effective unless and until compliance with Article II of the
Constitution of the' Seafarers International Union of North America
•—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District is first made.

VII

The Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic,
Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall have the right to
check, inspect and make copies of all the books and records of this
Union upon demand.

VIII
This Union shall not take any action ts-hich will have the effect

of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized accounting
procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers
International Union of North America-^—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District, unless approved by that Union through its
Executive Board.

IX
So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to the

Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right
to appoint a representative or representatives to this Union who
shall have" the power to attend all meetings of this Union, or its
sub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and who shall have
access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This
representative, or these representatives, shall be charged with the
duty of assisting this Union and its membership, and acting as a
liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America
—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and this Union.

So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness
of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International
Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters
District, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets
of this Union, which lien shall not be impaired without the written
approval of the Seafarers International Union of North America-
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through
its Executive Board.

XI
The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter­

national Union of North America—^Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance
with the terms of the Constitution of that Union.

XII
This Constimtion and actions by this Union pursuant thereto

are subject to those provisions of the Constimtion of the Seafarers
International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee­
ships, and the granting and removal of charters.

XIII
This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers International

Union of North America through the Seafarers International Union
of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­
trict. It shall share in, and participate as part of, the delegation of
that District to the Convention of the Seafarers International Union
of North America in accordance with the provisions of the Con­
stimtion of the Seafarers International Union of North America—
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Disuict.



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• The right Jo nominate himself for, Wid fd KoJii

any office in the Union,
• That every official of the Union shall Be Bound

to uphold and protect the rights of every meniB^t
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