Seafarers Log: Vol. 23 No. 1 (1970-01-01)

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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC. GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO

$IU Tugmen
Strike RR's To
Bar Job Cuts
SIU-RMD, MEBA, MM&P
In Joint Contract Beef

-Story On Page 8

US Maritime Unions Set Up Notional
Committee On Contract Bargaining

Story On Page 2

fight To Profecf
Willis Ave., The Bronx, is Anthony Longueira (left) SIU-RMD gen­
eral chairman for; New Haven tugmen. Picket is John SIU-
RMD members, along with those in MEBA and MM&Pf Have struck 11
roads to win contract protecting their jobs. (Story on Page 3:)

Of Runaway; Refers Operator To NLRB
Story On Page 8

Nominations In, Seafarers Will Vote
On 12 Delegates to SlUNA Convention

— Story On Page 2

Outgoing Administration Turns Down
Tankers' Bid For '50-50' Oil Imports

Story On Page 4

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Sea Unions Set Up
Nat'l Contract Body

NEW YORK—Maritime unions whose collective bargaining contracts cover 90 percent
of American-flag shipping on all coasts have announced agreement on a national approach in
future contract .negotiations. This move represents the first mutual effort by the nation's
waterfront unions for co--*

Marlns Officers At Conference

operation on the collective
bargaining level.

Representatives of eight sea­
going unions have established the
National Committee for Maritime
Bargaining to enable them to func­
tion "in full cooperation and with
effective mutual assistance" in con­
tract negotiations. Present at the
December 16 conference as ob­
servers and endorsing the commit­
tee's announced purposes and
policies were representatives of
the ILA, the Office Employees
Union and Local 807 of the Inter­
national Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Under the agreement setting -up
the conference, each union will
negotiate on its own wages and
conditions and other contract
terms with other unions participat­
ing and supporting these negotia­
tions. In addition, the conference,
as a whole is piepared to deal with
shipowners on a whole range of
important maritime issues which
go beyond the question of ship­
board wages and hours.

Unions participating in the con­
ference were the Marine Engineers
Beneficial .Association, the Masters
Mates and Pilots, International
Longshoremen's Association, SIU,
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District; the SIU Pacific
District—SUP, MCS and MEOW;
Radio Officers Union. Staff Officers
Association, Office Employees In­
ternational Union, Teamsters
Union, Local 807 representing
waterfront trucking operations.

The group named Jesse M. Cal-
hoon, national secretary-treasurer
of the MEBA, as chairman of the
committee and Charles Crooks,
national president of the MM&P
as secretary of the group. W. G.
Kellogg, executive vice-president
of the lilEBA, chaired the meeting.

Representing the SIU of NA at
the meeting were President Paul
Hall, Flsrt Vice-President Morris
Weisberger of the SIU Pacific Dis­
trict, representing the SUP, MCS
and MEOW; Cal Tanner and
Claude Simmons of the SIU Atlan­
tic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters
Districts.

The conference delegates agreed
that in light of these other impor­
tant issues, which vitally affect
e e a m e n's livelihood, bargaining
could not be limited purely to ship­
board conditions but must include
all other problems confronting the
industry.

Among the problems which the
unions intend to deal with on the
bargaining table are the practice of
American sponsorship and owner-
ahip of runaway shipping, the im­
pact of automated cargo handling
and possibly automated shipboard
operations, the practices of sub-
lion with the private shipping in-

of distributing subsidies, the "dog
eat dog" procedures within the
shipping industry and the. lack of
support offered by the steamship
industry to domestic ship opera­
tors. They also plan to take up ac­
tion against Government competi-
dustry.

The conference pointed out that

In the past the operators' associa­
tions, particularly the American
Merchant Marine Institute, as well
as various Government agencies
had repeatedly singled out the
wage issue as the industry's prob­
lem. Actually, the conference
noted, the problems outlined above

(Continued on page 7)

W. S. Kellogg Heft) executive vice-president of the Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association, presides at meeting setting
up national bargaining unit of marine unions. Others are J.
M. Calhoon, center, MESA secretary-treasurer and Captain
Charles M. Crooks, MM&P national president. Calhoon and
Crooks were named chairman and secretary, respectively,
of the bargaining committee.

Representatives of eight major US maritime unions with more
than 70,000 seamen and officers are shown at formation
Meeting of the National Committee for Maritime Bargain­
ing. Participating in meeting as members or 'observers were
representatives of the SIU, SUP, MFOW and MCS; Masters,
Mates and Pilots; Marine Engineers, Radio Operators, Inter­
national Longshoremen's Ass'n and waterfront Teamsters.

Ballot Set On Delegates
To SlUNA Convention

Nominations for the posts of convention delegate to the
forthcoming convention of the Seafarers International Union
of North America closed at noon, yesterday, January 19, 1961.
Voting on the candidates for-*^—
the 12 convention posts will
begin on Monday, January 30,
1961 and continue through Friday,
February 11, 1961.

The delegates were allotted to
the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District by the
SIUNA earlier this month on the
basis, of per capita payments to the
international as of the end of 1960.
The convention, held every two
years, will take place at the Hotel
La Concha, San Juan, Puerto Rico,

SEAFARERS LOG
Vol. XXIII, No. 1 Jan., 1961

PAUL HALL, President

> HenBERi BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­
MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN AHIHUR,
AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ALBERT
AMAIEAU, JOHN BRAZIL, Staff Writers.

Puhlishea moniTily ai Die headquarters
Ot the Seafarers International Union, At'
laniic Gulf, Lakes and Inland Wcters
District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue,
Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600.
Second class postage paid at the Post
Office in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act
of Aug. 24, 1912.

ICC Throws The Switch: Tells
Railroads To Half War On Ships

WASHINGTON--The fight of the coastwise shipping industry for survival met with its
first major success this month as the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the rail­
roads to stop their rate war on the SIU7Contracted Sea-Land Corp.

The commission ordered the * :
railroads to establish through
rates on piggyback services
(trailer on flatcar) which are at
least six percent higher than Sea-
Land's rates for the same service.

The SIU is tctively engaged in
the campaign to protect domestic
shipping.

Further, the commission con­
ceded the charges made by the
ship operators, the SIU and other
maritime unions. It agreed the
railroad rate reductions were de­
signed to "threaten the continued
operation and thus the continued
existence, of the coastwise water
carrier Industry generally."
^The ICC ruling ir. a case which

is three years old, represents a sud­
den about-turn on the agency's
part. Up until now it has generally
approved railroad rate reductions
which both the industry and the
maritime unions charged were de­
signed to break the back of domes­
tic shipping.

In fact. In its decision, the com­
mission cited evidence which had
been presented by the mciiitime
unions and the carriers before both
House and Senate hearings. The
commission noted that before
World War II there were 139
vessels and 19 companies operating
in this trade as against two compa­
nies with a handful of ships—Sea-
Land and Seatrain.

This same evidenca was pre­
sented to both House and Senate
investigations earlier this year at
which SIU President Paul Hall
testified as spokesman for the
maritime unions. In his testimony
trabing the decline of the industry
and the loss of thousands of jobs
for seamen. Hall placed the blame
squarely on the pro-railroad bias of
the ICC. He accused the ICC of
being in collusion with the rails to
put coastwise shipping out of busi­
ness.

Just recently, the Senate Com­
merce Committee issued a volumi­
nous report on the hearings which
was highly critical of the ICC's
handling of rail-water competition.
At about the same time, James
Landis Issued his report on the
Federal agencies also criticizing
ICC practices. (See page 12).

The decision, applying to 500
Sea-Land rates, and some Seatrain
rates as well, was based on a com­
mission finding that the steamship
companies must have a cheaper
rate than railroads in order to
maintain scrvibe.

It's generally agreed in the in­
dustry that had Uie railroads been
succcs.sful in this case, they would
have the green light to destroy
what remains of the coastwise
shipping industry and with it the
jobs of Seafarers and other marine
workers.

Now, with the precedent estab­
lished that railroad rates must be
higher than water rates to allow
for slower service and the hazards
of sea shipping, the stage may be
set for revival of the coastwise
shipping industry.

beginning Monday, March 13.
In accordance with the District

constitution, the procedure for
nomination and the eligibility re­
quirements are the same as those
for other SIU elective offices. Reg­
ular or special membership meet­
ings in all ports during the first
week of January were notified of
the opening of nominations, as
were all SIU members by mail at
their last known home addresses.

Nominations opened on January
11, with any Seafarer able to nomi­
nate himself. Notifications of nomi­
nation and acceptance had to b*
sent by wire to the secretary-treas­
urer of the District by midnight,
January 16, 1961, and credentials
had to be submitted by noon, of
January 19.

A special meeting was held at 11
AM on January 19 in headquarters
to elect a six-man rank and file
credentials committee, to pass
upon the qualifications of the can­
didates. The credentials committeqr
will report to the membership at
a special meeting this afternoon,
January 20 at 3 PM.

Upon approval of their report
by the membership, voting will
commence on January 30,

INDEX
To Departments

The SIU Inland Boatman
—Pages 8, 9

SIU Social Security Dep't
—Page 13

The Poci^c Coast Seafarer
—Pages 22, 23 •

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The Great Lakes Seafarer
—Pages 10, 11

•

The Fisherman and
Cannery Worker

—Page 18
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The Canadian Seafarer
—Page 21

The SIU Industrial Worker
—Page 25

SIU Safety Deportment
—Page 7

SIU Medical Department
-Page 19

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SIU Food, Ship Sanitation

Dep't —Page 20
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Editorial Cartoon —Page 15
•

A&G Deep Sea Shipping
Report —Page 6

Shipboard News
—Pages 27, 28, 29, 30



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Holding The Fort Against Runaway

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Doing his bit to keep the runaway-flag ore carrier Ore Mon­
arch idle in Philadelphia, International Maritime Workers
Union picket stands nighttime picket vigil. Pennsylvania.
Texas have upheld right to picket runaways.

51U Tugmen Strike
NY Railroads; Hit
Proposed Job Cuts

NEW YORK—The SIU Railroad Marine Division—along with the Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association and the Masters, Mates and Pilots—has closed
down all marine operations of 11 railroads in the Port of New York.

Since January 10, when^ '
the strike began, its effects
have spread to other areas
of railroad operation, lead­
ing to a complete shutdown
of New York Central and
New Haven services in and
out of New York City.

Joint picketlines were set
up when it became apparent that
the railroads would not budge
from 15-month long opposition to

Texas Court Hits Runaway
Move To By-Pass NLRB

HOUSTON—The International Maritime Workers Union has scored another win in its
fight on runaway-flag ships, this time in the Texas courts, Texas Judge Phil Peden of the
Texas Judicial Court turned down a petition by the owners of the Atlantic Robin, a Liber-
lan-flag runaway ship here, to
bar an IMWU picketline.

In his decision. Judge Peden
referred to another landmark rul­
ing in the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court concerning the IMWU
picketing of the runaway-flag Ore
Monarch in Philadelphia. The
Pennsylvania Supreme Court held
that the picketing could not be
enjoined because a labor dispute
was involved which should be
taken to the National Labor Re­
lations Board.

Referred to NLRB
Consequently, Judge Peden held

that the Texas state courts also
lacked jurisdiction and referred
the operator to the NLRB.

Picket lines on the Atlantic Rob-

Al Stansbury
Dies; Served
In Baltimore
BALTIMORE—Flaye "Al" Stans­

bury, one of the long-time mem­
bers of the Seafarers International
Union and an official of the Union

' here for many
years, died Jan­
uary 12.

Stansbury, who
was at various
times dispatcher
and patrolman in
Baltimore for
many years, died
of a cerebral

CfMnckiinf ' hemorrhage at
Stansbury church Home

and Hospital. Services were held
January 16 at Cook's Funeral Home
here.

Born July 8, 1903, he joined the
Union in Baltimore on March 8,
1939, shortly after the founding of
the SIU. He sailed In the engine
department as deck engineer and
carried Book S-22.

He is survived by his wife,
Mabel Stansbury of Baltimore.

in were set up on December 29 and
were respected by the longshore­
men and other harbor crafts.

The Atlantic Robin is one of
four ships which were transferred
foreign under the trade-out and
build gimmick set up by the Fed­
eral Maritime Board in 1957. The
company operates one supertanker
under the American flag.

Ore Monarch Tied Up

Meanwhile the tie-up continues
on the Ore Monarch in Philadel­
phia. In an effort to break the
deadlock, the stevedoring firm has
sued the longshoremen's union
and other waterfront unions,
charging a secondary boycott un­
der the Taft-Hartley Law.

The operator has been unload­
ing other ore ships at non-union
terminals In Baltimore and having
the ore transshipped to the Fair-
less Workers of United States
Steel. However, the Ore Monarch
has been unable to move since it
was tied up since October 1. Crew-
members of the ship had been

forced to join the so-called "Global
Seamen's Union" after they had
signed IMWU pledge cards.

SIU Makes
Merry Yule

More than 3,000 Christmas din-,
ners were served to Seafarers and
their families In SIU ports' last
month. While there were many
members drydocked in USPHS or
private hospitals who were unable
to enjoy the holiday at home, each
of these Seafarers received a $25
Christmas bonus and a carton of
cigarettes along with their usual
weekly hospital' benefit.

Those Seafarers on the special
disability list were not left out
either. Each received a $25 holiday
bonus a practice which has been
traditional for a good many years.
Total bonus payments amounted to
some $9,000 -plus the cost of cig­
arettes.

These two pickets were among those who hung up the Liber-
ian-flag Atlantic Robin, a former American-flag carrier
which has been transferred foreign. Owners also operate
ships under American flag, clearly establishing the American
nature of their operations.

solution of any of the problems
confronting the railroad tugmen
and were insisting on eliminating
jobs.

Instead, the railroads have gone
all out to destroy the jobs of the
tugmen by demanding a free hand
to fire men at will. The roads have
refused to write a manning scale
into the contract which would
maintain the existing status quo,
even though at previous fact-find­
ing hearings they had conceded
that the manning was not an issue
and that they were perfectly con­
tent to continue with the present
manning practices.

As the LOG went to press, pick­
eting by the SIU-RMD, MEBA and
MM&P was extended to over 100
railroad locations in the five
boroughs of New York. In addition,
Penn Station was being picketed
around the clock and the lines ex­
tended into northern New York
State and into Connecticut.

The shutdown of the New
York Central was so complete
that even its main switch­
board was unable to operate
when 600 telephone operators
refused to cross the picketline.
The railroads' campaign against

the jobs of the tugmen was ap­
parently based on the idea of
establishing a precedent which
they hope to use against one mil­

lion rail brotherhood members.
At present, a committee appointed
by outgoing Labor Secretary James-
Mitchell is studying the entire
problem of manning throughout
the railroad industry. The SIU and
the other .unions in the rail tug
field expressed willingness to
negotiate the manning issue once
the Mitchell Commission brings in
Its recommendations, but the rail­
roads insisted on getting the
unilateral right to destroy jobs.

As a result, the unions had no
alternative but to take strike ac­
tion when the deadline came on
January 10.

The strike apparatus went into
action promptly and pickets were
placed on a round-the-clock basis
at more than 75 railroad marine
installations throughout New York
harbor.

Members of all of the other rail­
road crafts—trainmen, railroad
telegraphers, switchmen, railway
clerks, members of the Transport
Workers Union, Sheet Metal Work­
ers and office employees all ex­
pressed support. The strike had
the full support of Joint Couacil
No. 16 of the Teamsters, whose
president, John J. O'Rourke, an­
nounced that the picketline would
be fully respected by Teamster
members.

As a result, the New York Cen-
(Continued on page 9)

ITF Meeting Next Week
On Brftish Flag Issue

ANTWERP—The International Transportworkers Federa­
tion has called a meeting of its Seafarers Section during the
week of January 23 to take up charge made by the National
Union of Seamen of Great
Britain against the SIU Cana­
dian District. SIUNA Presi­
dent Paul Hall and Canadian Dis­
trict Secretary - Treasurer Hal
Banks will represent the SIU at
the meeting.

The meeting is an outgrowth of
the practice of US and Canadian
ship operators in registering their
ships under British or British col­
ony flags and hiring British or
West Indian seamen to man them.
As a result, British registry has
become the major runaway flag for
Canadian ship operations. The
charge by the British union is an
outgrowth of the dispute over this
practice.

In January, 1959, Banks reached
an agreement with Sit Thomas
Yates, head of the National Union
of Seamen, recognizing the Cana­
dian SIU's right to organize and
represent crews of Canadian ships
in Canadian waters, no matter
what flag they might fly. However,
the British union has never hon­
ored the agreement. The SIU dele­
gation intends to thrash this whole
subject at the forthcoming ITF
meeting.

To fight this practice, the SIU
and other maritime unions have
set up the Great Lakes Conference
of the Maritime Trades Depart­
ment.

US and Canadian operators in the

Lakes and Seaway trade are abl*
to use the British fiag freely be­
cause there are no restrictions in
Canadian law as to the domestic
trades. The problem has become
particularly acute since the devel­
opment of the Labrador iron mines
and the port of Seven Isles by
American and Canadian financiers.
The ore boats placed in this trade
are mostly British fiag.

Mail Crew Lists
To Union Office
In order to keep Union rec­

ords up to date and to fully-
protect Seafarer's rights to
welfare and other benefits, it is
important that all ship's dele­
gates mail a complete SIU crew
list in to headquarters after the
sign on. The crew lists are
particularly valuable in an
emergency when it's necessary
to establish seatime eligibility
for benefits on the part of a
Seafarer, or a member of his
family, particularly if he should
be away at sea at the time.

Crew list forms are being
mailed to all ships with this
issue of the LOG and can be
obtained from Union patfoimen
in any port.



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LOG To Carry Series;

Captain ViiUiams To Discuss
Ship Management Problems

(Ed. note: The SEAFARERS LOG presents here the first of a series of articles written by Captain
Milton Williams, formerly vice-president and operating manager of Bull Lines. Captain Williams retired
last year after 41 years of service with the company. He is now serving as a free-lance management con­
sultant. Because of his years o/f
experience at all levels of the in-, it Is a good Idea for a labor organl-
dustry, coming up "out of the jation to acquaint. Its members
hawse pipe" and the fact that he
is Qualified to present an inde­
pendent management viewpoint on
shipping matters, the LOG has ar
ranged to hdve Captain Williams
do a series on all of the activities
that go into the operations of
American-flag shipping.

The LOG believes that these
articles will be informative and of
Interest as they will deal with the
problehis of the industry in which
Seafarers make their living. Be­
cause of the complexity of ship
problems today. Captain Williams
will be able to cast light, from the
management side, on the nature
of some of these issues.)

By Captain Milton Williams

The operation of the American
merchant marine today is a chal­
lenge because of severe problems
of cost, competition and changing
patterns of world trade. I believe

with the viewpoint of management
on these issues.

It is my considered opinion that
one should know
the problems con­
fronting both
maritime unions
and maritime
management in
order to evalu­
ate all the factors
affecting s h i p-
ping.

Typical of the
subjects which I
will covef- in these discussions are
costs of ship operations, including
all phases, such as insurance, ter­
minal operations, overhead and de­
preciation, the impact of foreign
competition and similar matters.

Each of these topics in itself
must be developed separately in
some detail. My purpose in this

Williams

first article is to list some of the
matters I will discuss. These mat­
ters should be of interest to sea­
men as well as to management. I
don't expect that seamen will agree
with all I will present here, but
they should be familiar with an­
other point of view on the Issues.

-I would like to make It. clear that
the views expressed here are my
own and do not reflect the opinion
or outlook of any shipping com­
pany. I am presently not con­
nected with any particular manage­
ment and my major concern is the
proper development of the Ameri­
can merchant marine from which I
have gained a very good livelihood.

I believe that this is the first time
a labor organization has ever called
on a management representative to
present his views in a labor publi­
cation. This however, is consistent
with the latest policy advocated by
the Government of the United
States, namely, improved relations
between management and labor.

LABOB

Reject Tanker Plea For Oil '50-50'
WASHINGTON — In one of its last official actions, the Eisenhower Administration

turned down the petition of US independent tanker operators for a 50-50 quota on US oil
Imports. The petition, pending for several months, had been supported by the SlU and all
other maritime unions.

The rejection of the petition
came at the same time that
Government agencies such as the
Department of Agriculture and the
Department of Commerce were
under orders to make greater use
of American-flag ships to stem the
outflow of US dollars.

One of the big areas of outflow
is in the oil transport field where
foreign-flag and runaway-flag ships
carry virtually all of the nation's
oil imports.

Leo A. Hoegh, head of the Office
of Civil and Defense Mobilization,
rejected the petition which had
been pending for more than a year.

The OCDM had previously re­
stricted oil imports on the ground
of national security. It based its
ruling on the need for adequate
dontestic oil production to supply
the US in the event of an emer­
gency. Tanker operators had asked
for a similar ruling so as to assure
the United States an adequate
Amei-ican - flag tanker fleet. They
had pointed out that runaway-flag
tankers could not be relied on in
an emergency, a claim which has
been substantiated in recent
months by the activities of the
runaways in accepting Russian oil
charters.

Hoegh disputed that, claim­

ing that the runaways are available
to the US for emergency purposes.
This is the line which has been
used in the past by the Eisenhower
Administration in justifying the
runaway-flag registries.

Oil Companies Opposed
The petition had been submitted

by the Joint Committee for Amer­
ican-flag Tankers and the Commit­
tee of American Tanker Owners
Inc. It was violently opposed by
the major oil companies, who oper­
ate their offshore tankers under
foreign flags, and by the An>erican
Merchant Marine Institute, which
technically represents the interests
of American-flag shipping.

NEW ORLEANS HALL SHAPING UP
With a tentative completion date set for
mid-February, the new hall in New Or­
leans is receiving its finishing touches.
At left, LOG art editor Bernard Seaman
works on mural depicting history of sea­
men's union movement. Mural, section
of which is shown below, is 140-foot
continuous strip covering union activity
from earliest days to present.

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'ROUND THE WOBI,!]!
LATIN AMERICA CONTINUES TO BE THE SCENE of crucial con­

flict between trade unions and pro-Communist organizations. The blf
prizes at stake are the governments of several, Latin American coun­
tries who, if they could be swung into the Castro-Khrushchev orbit^
would pose a distinct threat to the security of the United States.

The latest crisis took place in Venezuela last month when pro-Castro
groups set off a series of riots and InsurrecUons in an effort to over­
throw the government of Romulo Betancourt. Venezuela, of course,
would be a big prize for the Communists since it is the major oil pro­
ducer of the western hemisphere outside of the US.

A key item in the pro-Castro planning was a call for general strike.
The strike was a miserable failure and a period of relative calm has
returned to the country. The reason for the failure of the move was
the staunch opposition of ORIT, the regional affiliate of the Interna­
tional Confederation of Trade Unions, as well as of the Venezuelan
Confederation of Labor. As a result of the disturbances, the confed­
eration is now purging its ranks of pro-Communist and pro-Castro
elements.

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SIMILARLY IN CUBA ITSELF, the labor movement is supplying the

flrst indications of open opposition to the Castro regime. Spearhead­
ing the protests was the Cuban electrical workers union. JSeveral
thousand union members paraded through the streets of Havana shout­
ing "Cuba, yes—Russia, no," attacking Communist control of the
Cuban government. As a result, the leaders of the union have been
arrested or forced to flee to friendly embassies for asylum. Never­
theless, it's freely-predicted that the opposition will continue, particu­
larly since.it has been led by individuals who were close associates
of Castro in the "24th of July" movement. Meanwhile, it has been
announced that David Salvador, former general secretary of the Cuban
labor federation, has been arrested and imprisoned while trying to flee
the country. Salvador was the first general secretary under Castro in
1959, but was kicked out after opposing Communist seizure of the
labor movement.

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THE LATEST EDITION OF THE POLISH TRADE UNION news­

paper received at the SIU's New York headquarters, boasts about the
improvements it has won for Polish workers. The key fact that em­
erges from the Communist union's statement is that minimum wages
in' nationalized industries were raised from 500 to 600 zlotys a month.
Since the zloty trades on the free market in Nev/ York at $1.35 to 100,
it means that the minimum "wage" negotiated by the Communist un­
ion is worth $8.10 per month.

That isn't all. The Communist union notes also: "all workers and
employees earning up to 850 zlotys per month were fully exempt from
the payment of all taxes on earnings." Since 850 zlotys amount to
$11.47, or $137.70 per year, it means that the Polish Income tax starts
at that figure. •

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RAILWAYMEN IN CANADA ARE HAVING THEIR PROBLEMS

as a result of the abandonment of passenger services and the introduc­
tion of automation techniques in train operation and repair. The rail­
way unions have suggested to the Canadian government that a pro­
gram of severance pay and retraining should be set up for the dis­
placed workers. They are also critical of the haste with which the rail­
roads are abandoning pssenger services without making any effort to
attract customers. Neglect of maintenance and equipment is another
sore point. The railwaymen are in a particularly rough spot because
unemployment in Canada is more severe than in the United States
from a percentage point of view and the displaced railroad workers
are having a tough go finding substitute jobs.

t 4.
WITH THF GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE JAPANESE

ECONOMY, Japanese workers are finally beginning to escape from the
traditional "coolie wages" that are typical in Asik. Not that they are
getting up to western standards yet, not by a long shot, but they are
making considerable gains. "Business Week" recently reported that a
survey of 252 industrial companies showed wage increases of just
under 10 percent from July, 1959, to July, 1960. The average monthly
wage of these firms is $72.14, about $17 a week which the magazine
characterized as "still incredibly low by Western standards." The
magazine notes that Japanese trade unions have organized about half
of the industrial work force of 15 million and that the unions have
been effective and militant in many instances. One of the advantages
gained by the unions in the fight for decent standards is the relative
shortage of labor resulting from a planned program of birth control.
Japan, with 93 million inhabitants in an area roughly the size of Cali­
fornia, has encouraged restrictions on family size, with the result
that not as many h ?nds are competing in the labor market as formerly.

i t 4.
TRADE UNIONS IN CHILE have affiliated with the International

Confederation of Trade Unions for the first time. The action was taken
by the National Confederation of Workers of Chile at its first con­
stitutional convention in Santiago. Representatives of several other
Chilean workers groups, including the sugar workers, saltpeter miners
and maritime workers were present at the convention and indicated
that they would join the national confederation. The convention re­
jected an effort by two delegates to go on record as expressing soli­
darity with the Castro regjme in Cuba.

4# i 4
THE REVALUATION OF THE RUSSIAN RUBLE pretty well sub­

stantiates what was said in the SEAFARERS LOG in November about
the wages of Russian workers. The November LOG noted that while
the Russians -list the ruble at four to the dollar, the US Department
of Commerce considers ten to the dollar a reasonable rate. Now the
Russians themselves have confirmed this rate by declaring they are
setting up a new ruble worth ten old rubles and that the new ruble will
trade for slightly more than the value of the US dollar. Under the
ten to the dollar ratio, the pay of an entry rating in the Soviet mer­
chant marine is $55 a month, of a first-class oiler, $70 a month, less
than, the scale paid on most runaway-flg ships. It remains to be seen
what the ruble will actually turn out to be worth on the world market.



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TKe 'Diet In A Bottle' Fad
Already there are over 75 different brands of measured-calorie,

liqufd-diet preparations on the market. They seii for anywhere from
89 cents to $1.59 for a day's supply. You can buy either a powder to
be mixed with water, or a liquid. They're being sold by drug stores,
supermarkets, department stores and discount houses. New brands are
coming on the market every week.

Advertising Age, trade magazine, estinrates that about $20 million a
year is being spent to advertise the liquid-diet products. Business

experts consider the liquid diets
the hottest promotional item since
chlorophyl.

In.this latest diet fad, food and
drug manufacturers have struck it
really rich. In less than a year the
price of shares in the Mead John­
son Co., who first introduced the
liquid diet, jumped from $60 to
$164 as speculators raced to get on
the profit bandwagon. No wonder.
As nearly as we can figure it, the

Oit E'lT^OSr—I j' /I " 1 actual retail value of the ingredi-
n \; /l 6 Kyi 'n these liquid diets Is 30-40

cents. »•
In case you've been In hiding

from advertisers and sellers, the
liquid diets provide a pre-measured
Intake of 900 calories a day if you
drink one glass of the preparation
In place of each of your regular
meals, plus a glass at bedtime. The
sellers claim that this Is "weight
control made easy and pleasant."

The basic ingredient of the liquid diets is skim milk, plus ill various
cases, soya flour, some whole milk, yeast and a few other food in­
gredients, plus sweeteners, flavoring, and enough added vitamins and
minerals to provide a sufficient anmunt of the known vitamins and
minerals. .

We figure that a day's supply of a typical liquid diet contains about
four cents worth of vitamins and minerals, plus 20-25 cents of skimmed
milk and other Ingredients.

For example, you can buy private-brand multi-vitamin capsules for
only three cents each. They provide almost as much of the same
vitamins and minerals as a day's supply of a liquid diet at a typical
$1.19. Skim milk, the other major ingredient, is a valuable, high-
protein" food which is also rich in minerals and B vitamins. A typical
measured-calorie diet product provides the equivalent of a double-rich
glass of skim milk plus the other ingredients, for each meal. But the
whole day's supply of double-rich skim miik can be bought in powder
form for about 17 cents.

Excessive Price For Skim Milk
Even dairymen are protesting that the liquid diets charge excessive

prices for what the Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative called
"trumped-up" skim milk with a few other ingredients and a vitamin-
mineral supplement.

.Like all fad foods, the price started at a high $1.59 and is now down
to as little as 89 cents in private brands. But before embarking on a
cut-rate liquid diet, it would be a money saver, as well as a nutrition
and health precaution, to consult a doctor. He can make up a diet of
ordinary foods that you can prepare at a cost of 50-60 cents a day. Or
If he approves of the liquid diet, as some doctors have, at least you
will be taking it under medical supervision. It's best to consult a doctor
to make sure you're in good health before going on any diet of less
than 1,200 calories. Not everyone is able to go on that kind of diet.
You may, for example, have a heart or kidney condition requiring
special care.

US Agriculture Department nutrition experts advise that the surest
and safest way to take off weight, and keep it off, is to plan low-calorie
menus based on foods you normally eat. Plenty of variety is important
to insure well-balanced nourishment. The fact Is, not all the vitamins
in food have yet been discovered. Thus it's not entirely safe to rely
even on preparations to which all known vitamins have been added.

The trouble with crash diets, say the Government nutritionists, is
that people who try them soon return to their old eating habits, and
the unwanted pouflds soon return too.

But a well-balance(} diet built around ordinary foods helps you learn
new food habits which you can continue after the desired weight
reduction is reached.

A well-balanced diet includes daily choices from four basic food
groups; milk products; meat or meat alternates like eggs, fish, poultry;
fruits and vegetables; breads and cereals.

Another big food fad currently is honey and vinegar. This is not so
much a diet fad as a health fad. This mixture is recommended as a
panacea for almost every ailment, in a best-selling book called "Folk
Medicine."

Recently the Food & Drug Administration seized 5,000 cases of a
honey-nnd-vinegar "tonic" called "Honegar" because the advertising
for it was based o.i claims made in this book. Medical spokesman say
there is nothing in honey or vinegar to support the claims made by
the book for health or curative value, the Coniell University food and
nutrition department reports.

It isn't even necessary to eat seaweed to be sure of good health. The
Government also recently seized shipments of sea-kelp pills promoted
as cure-all, including claims it would prevent hardening of the arteries
and other diseases,'and even strengthen your will power.

The more serious problem Is that—as this department has been
warning for the past,.12 years—many families spend heavy money for
self-prescribed food supplements and vitamin products without a
medical determination that they need them.

Baltimore, Phlliy iWembers At January Meetings

Seafarers in the ports of Philadelphia (above, left) and Baltimore were snapped by a photog­
rapher during the course of their regular membership meetings last month. Several members
in each port hit deck for discussion.

SlU Clinics Program Successful;
New Facility Set In San Juan

SAN JUAN—A new SiU clinic to service Seafarers and their families is scheduled to
open here a short distance from the SIU hall in Santurce. The opening of the clinic reflects
the considerable success of the SIU Medical Department's program to upgrade the health
and well-being of Seafarers-t ——
and their families.

The program has succeeded
to such a degree that several major
shipping companies have given up
the long-standing practice of re­
quiring physical examinations of
Seafarers signing on their ships.
Knowing that all Seafarers get a

UMVi Cuts
Pension

WASHINGTON—A decline In
the output of coal and a deficit in
pension reserves has led to a $25 a
month slash In the pensions of re­
tired soft coal miners. The United
Mine Workers Welfare and Retire­
ment Fund announced the reduc­
tion from $100 a month to $75 a
month effective February.

There are about 65,000 coal
miners now In retirement on
monthly pensions financed by a
40-cent per ton operators' contribu­
tion to the Welfare Fund.

Over the last two years, because
of the decline in fund income, it
has paid out $30 million more than
it's taken in.

Union employment in the coal
fields is now around 250,000, with
one old-time miner in retirement
for every four working. The un­
usual heavy load is due to the fact
that the coal fields at one time
employed more than 600,000 men,

The pension costs are by far the
largest item of the fund's expense,
running almost $80 million a year.

thorough check-up at least once a
year, and as often as four times a
year, they no longer feel the need
to conduct their own exams.

A key element in this change as
far as Seafarers are concerned, is
that they no longer have to put up
with the inconsiderate treatment
which they have suffered at the
hands of company doctors in the
past. -

Obviously, the companies drop­
ping their own exams feel that
the clinic exams are far more
thorough than the minimum check­
ups which the company doctors can
conduct. Other companies still fol­
low the practice of conducting
their own exams, particularly in
smaller ports which do not have
SIU clinic facilities.

The new Puerto Rico clinic
should be open on or about Feb­
ruary 1. Located at 1856 Fernandez
Juncos, the clinic is completely
equipped with examining rooms,
x-ray facilities, laboratory, electro­
cardiograph, reception room and
doctor's office.

The clinic will function in the
same manner as the Welfare Plan
clinics in Stateside ports serving
as a diagnostic and examination
center for Seafarers and their de­
pendents.

The clinic program started in
April, 1957, with the opening of
the Brooklyn facility. Since then,
clinics have been opened in Balti­
more, Mobile and Houston as well.
The Baltimore clinic is now in the
process of being moved into the

Baltimore hall which will be of
great convenience to SIU men and
their families. Similarly, the new
hall in New Orleans will also have
a clinic facility on the premises.

The key to the success of th«
clinic lies in its program of thor­
ough head-to-toe physical check­
ups including such complete and
costly services as urineanalysis,
blood tests, x-ray, electrocardio­
graph and, for dependents of Sea­
farers, gynecological and pediatric
examinations as well. If purchased
separately in the private medical
market, such examinations could
cost anywhere from $45 and up.

Since this examination is avail­
able to wives, dependent parents
and children of Seafarers, and
since few people would go through
such a costly series unless they
were definitely ill, its preventive
value is clear.

In several areas, the clinic pro­
gram has demonstrated its ability
to improve the over-all health of
Seafarers. It has helped cut the in­
cidence of tuberculosis among SIU
men far below its previous rate
and has made possible more rapid
cures by early detection of tuber­
culosis symptoms. Similarly incipi­
ent cases of diabetes, arthritis, her­
nias in their early stages, heart
ailments and high blood pressure,
overweight and related condition!
have all been detected in early
stages so that prompt remedial ac­
tion could be taken by the US Pub­
lic Health Service or by family
physicians.

Texmar Runs Aground — Seafarers Saved

The Texmar ICalmar), with a deckload of lumber, ran aground onto a mudflat in Gray's Har­
bor, Wash. All hands were taken off the ship safely. It was decided not to salvage the ship
after she settled into the mud and a erack developed. The Army Corps of Engineers is dis­
posing of the hulk. ^



Pace Sis SEAFARERS LOG Inuury, Uil

SEAFARERS
ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD

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

December 1 Through December 31, 1960
The traditional pattern of hot shipping before and dur­

ing the holiday season was again in evidence in December,
1960. The total of jobs shipped shot up by 500 over the
November figure, 2,898 as against 2,394 in the latter month.
Oddly enough, the increases showed up across the board
in all seniority classes. Normally, class A shipping shows
a minor increase or stands still during the holiday season
as the "A" men pile off the ships.

This year, class A shipping totals went up from 1,451 to
1,573. However, as is to be expected, the percentage in­
creases in "B" and "C" shipping were greater than the
previous month, with class "B" men getting 864 berths
compared to 639 in November, and "C" shipping going up
from 304 to 461. The class C men took just slightly under 16
jobs of-every 100 shipped. They took most of the berths
In Seattle, 129 in all in that port.

Shipping calls were up in the payoff category, with 133
against 115 in November, but sign ons and in-transits
dropped off. The most active ports were New York with
88 vessels, Houston with 71 and Baltimore with 39. New
Orleans led thje sign on list with 12 followed by eight each
in New York and Seattle and seven in Mobile. Those eight
Seattle sign ons undoubtedly accounted for the heavy load
of "C" card shipping in that port.

Class A on-the-beach totals, 2,778, were actually less than
the total number of jobs shipped during the month, which
indicates a very healthy shipping outlook for men with top
seniority ratings. Similarly, the total of "B" jobs shipped
exceeded the class B on-the-beach figures.

However, January and February are normally the dull­
est months as far as job activity is concerned, so these
figures will probably look less favorable at the end of
next month's report.

Ship Activity
fay
Off*

Sign IB
Oni Irani. TOTAt

Boiton 4 1 10 15
New York.... 37 8 43 88
Philadelphia.. 10 5 13 28
iaitimore .... 1i 4 15 39
Norfolk 4 3 13 20
JochsoHvllla ... -4 — 29 33
Miami 1 1 9 11
Mobile 12 . 7 11 30
NewOrleoM.. 14 12 33 41
Houfton 9 4 58 71
Wilmington .. — — 12 12
Son FraBclMO.. 4 3 13 .20
Seattle ....« 14 8 '4 24

TOTALS .... 133 58 243 454

DECK DEPARTMENT
Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Realstered On The Beach
CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B

Port
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP OROUP_ Port 1 2 S ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 8 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 S ALL

Boston 5 12 4 21 — 3 3 6 4 2 1 7 — 2 2 4 __ 7 4 11 6 21 8 35 4 4 s
New York 45 76 27 148 4 17 26. 47 39 69 23 131 8 8 21 37 1 12 12 25 131 37 25 193 81 179 42 302 5 23 37 65
Philadelphia 12 25 8 45 — 6 4 10 13 15 8 36 2 17 6 25 i 1 7 9 36 25 9 70 13 25 7 45 0 1 3 4
Baltimore 23 49 11 83 4 21 33 58 26 54 9 89 3 13 24 40 1 1 89 40 1 130 34 82 17 133 3 24 41 68
Norfolk 10 8 1 19 — 2 6 8 5 5 1 11 5 4 2 11 _ 4 4 11 11 4 26 14 23. 5 42 3 4 12 19
Jacksonville 6 17 6 29 1 1 3 5 3 3 2 8 1 1 3 5 1 2 5 8 8 5 8 21 9 22 4 35 1 1 3 5
Miami — 2 1 3 —. — — — — — — — — — __ 3 1 4 1 1
Mobile 13 26 10 49 — 1 4 5 6 13 7 26 — — 6 6 1 1 2 26 6 2 34 36 53 14 103 3 5 8
New Orleans 37 68 22 127 -7 21 21 49 34 60 22 116 4 18 23 45 1 10 8 19 116 45 19 180 70 118 25 213 5 15 20 40
Houston 42 98 23 163 1 51 34 86 51 85 21 157 5 42 47 94 3 8 10 21 157 94 21 272 36 38 22 96 7 14 11 32
Wilmington 7 7 1 15 — 2 7 9 • 1 6 — 7 1 5 6 12 _ 3 3 7 12 3 22 12 11 1 24 8 5 13
San Francisco 18 18 3 39 2 4 13 19 9 16 2 27 1 3 11 15 1 2 3 27 15 3 45 21 22 5 48 1 4 0 14
Seattle 21 35 8 64 1 15 13 29 12 24 4 40 3 15 14 32 4 30 22 56 40 32 56 128 23 27 4 54 8 4 12
TOTALS 239 441 125 I 805 20 144 167 331 203 352 100 655 33 128 165 326 12 69 70 1 151 655 326 151 11132 355 624 155 11134 25 109 155 1 289

ENGINE DEPARTMENT
' 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
•R a GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP Port 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
Boston 1 6 — 7 1 — 1 2 1 4 1 6 — 1 2 3 1 3 4 6 3 4 13 7 1 8 1 — 2 3
New York 26 86 21 133 5 26 23 54 23 73 17 113 2 26 19 47 , 11 9 20 113 47 20 180 41 141 25 207 5 30 25 60
Philadelphia. — 29 7 36 — 6 3 9 8 22 4 34 15 4 19 __ 4 8 12 34 19 12 65 30 6 36 3 4 9-
Baltimore 5 63 11 79 2 22 16 40 3 26 9 38 2 26 19 47 2 16 1 19 38 47 19 104 9 86 12 107 2 27 25 54
Norfolk 2 7 1 10 — 3 1 4 1 10 2 13 • 2 1 2 5| 1 • 4 4 13 5 4 22 7 13 3 23 7 4 11
Jacksonville
Miami

2 12
2

1 15
2

— 6
1

3 9
1.

— 8 — 8 — 4 2 6 2 2 4 8 6 4 18 2 8
o

1 11
• 4

— 3 6 9
AVlSalllA . •«••*•••••

Mobile 2 26 6 34 12 7 19. 1 12 4 17 11 9 20 1 3 4 17 20 4 41 12
3

50 3
3

65
2 —
8 5

2
13

New Orleans 17 49 10 . 76 — 25 21 46 ̂ 13 70 13 96 3 27 18 48 6 10 5 21 96 48 21 165 41 83 9 133 1 33 21 55
Houston 21 68 11 100 3 45 43 91 20 67 10 97 3 45 36 84 3 20 5 28 97 84 28 209 36 40 7 83 5 18 10 33
Wilmington 2 10 1 13 — 7 5 12 2 4 6 9 2 11 1 1 6 8 6 11 8 25 3 13 2 18 1 7 4 12
San Francisco. 6 30 4 40 1 8 6 15 4 19 5 28 ' 1 5 — 6 1 1 3 5 28 6 5 39 8 41 3 52 1 5 6 12
Seattle 8 39 2 49 1 13 7 21 7 35 3 45 .1 , 19 , 10 30 3 21 13 37 45 30 37 112 5 26 2 33 1 6 5 12
TOTALS 92 427 75 ! 1 594 13 174 136 r323 83 350 68 1 501 14 189 123 326 16 92 58 166 501 326 166 1 993 164 541 74 1 779 17 149 117 1 283

STEWARD DEPARTMENT
% Registered Registered Shipped Shipped Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach

CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS A S

CLASS B
GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP

Porf 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
boston 1 — — 1 — — 3 3 2 1 2 5 • _ ... 3 3 — 2 2 5 3 2 10 2 2 4 8 —— 1 1 1 2 New York

I ;i .1 1
40 18 60 118 1 6 25 32 25 7 51 83 1 33 34 1 1 14 16 83 34 16 133 89 42 109 240 5 9 46 60 Philadelphia 10 6 14 30 1. — 10 11 11 6 8 25 1 18 19 . 1 7 8 25 19 8 52 12 5 11 28 9 9

Baltimore 16 13 22 51 1 4 16 21 16 7 12 35 1 4 20 25 3 2 9 14 35 25 14 74 37 18 34 89 2 7 26 35
Norfolk 10 2 3 15 — — 4 4 4 2 6 1 9 10 1 1 6 10 1 17 17 6 5 28 1 4 7 12
Jacksonville
W A • n 4-

6 4 4 14 3 1 2 6 6 — 3 9 1 6 7 1 3 7 11 9 7 11 27 12 5 4 21 '4 1 5
Miaml — — 4 4 — — — — _ .... • — • __ -2 1 5 8 1 3 4
Mobile 18 10 25 53 — — 24 24 13 1 15 29 9 9 1 • 2 2 29 9 2 40 37 20 48 105 26 26
New Orleans 33 14 43 90 1 1 36 38 29 12 56 97 4 27 31 1 2 26 29 97 31 29 157 55 12 128 195 1 3 36 40
Houston 44 14 26 84 7 5 42 54 36 13 21 70 4 3 37 44 5 1 13 19 70 44 19 133 14 15 18 47 5 9 17 31
Wilmington..; "5 2 6 13 3 3 1 3 4 - ___ 2 2 4 2 6 10 4 8 22 1 3 4
San Francisco 14 4 19 37 — 2 4 6 4 4 13 21 2 1 3 6 ___ .. - 4 4 21 6 4 31 20 4 20 44 1 1 6 8
Seattle 21 10 18 49 4 1 13 18 .18 4 11 33 3 5 16 24 5 5 26 36 33 24 36 93 11 4 15 30 9 9
TOTALS US ' ~97 244 1 5591 18 20 182 I 220 165 55 197 1 417 12 19 181 j 1 212 17 14 113 I 144 417 212 144 1 773 318 138 429 1 865 20 36 189 1 1 249

DECK
ENGINE

SUMMARY

STEWARD __
GRAND 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

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 123 ALL 12 3 ALL

239 441 125 | 805 20 144 167 1 331 203 352 100 1 655 33 128 165 326 12 69 70 151 655 326-151 |1132 355 625 155 |1134 25 109 1S5 1 289
92 427 75 | 594 13 174 136 1 323 83 350 68 1 501 14 189 123 326 16 92 58 166 501 326 166 1 993 164 541 74 1 779 17 149 117 1 283

218 97 244 | 559 18 '20 182 r220 165 55 197 1 417 12 19 181 212 17 14 113 144 417 212 144 1 773 318 138 409 1 865 20 36 189 1 r245
549 965 444 11958 51 338 485 | 874 451 757 365 11573 59 336 469 864 45' 175 241 461 1573 864 461 12898 837 1303 638 i2778i 62 294 461 { 1 817



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Saam, IMl SEAFARERS LOG Tage Seven

J<N» Alcinc, Safety Director

Inflatable LIferafts: Shipboard Need?
Three major disasters w^ch took place during the Christmas holiday

season have pointed up several important issues having a bearing on
shipboard safety.

One was the collision and crash of two airplanes oyer New York
which resulted in the loss of 134 lives. As the subsequent testimony has
shown, the crash arose out of the difficulty of spacing planes in the air
near congested terminals. This is a problem which confronts the ship­
ping industry at all times in congested harbors and is pTobably respon­
sible for the largest number of major ship casualties—witness the case
of the Alcoa Corsair as an example.

Clearly, as the air crash shows, a great deal has to be done in the
area of developing guides to navigation which would make it possible
for planes—or ships—rto know exactly where they are in relation to
other planes or vessels in a congested area.

The second Incident was the fire aboard the aircraft carrier Con­
stellation in the Brooklyn Navy Yard which took the lives of 50 construc­
tion workers. It would appear, looking in from the outside, that this
accident could have been avoided if those in charge had read and
followed their own Navy Safety Procedures as outlined in "Changes In
US Navy Safety Precautions" (OPNAV 34 PI).

Closer to home and the safety of Seafarers was the third accident
which involved the NMU tanker Pine Ridge. This vessel broke in two
off Cape Hattaras with the loss of seven lives. Chances are that the
real reason for the loss of this vessel will never be known. After all
the Coast Guard findings are in, it will still be guesswork. One of the
crewmembers testified that the vessel was a rustbucket which was not
properly maintained. However, there are many old rustbuckets sailing
today which encounter equally-difficult conditions at sea but do not
break in half. There was also a question as to whether this tanker was
properly ballasted for this time of year.

Whatever the reasons for this accident, there are some precautions
which could be" taken in situations such as these which would help
crewmembers get off such a ship in safety. For example, the men lost
in this accident were up forward on the bow section and did not have
access to any lifeboats. The stern section remained afloat, but, as wit­
nesses testified, the lifeboats could not be launched.

Clearly, in a situation of this kind, it would help a great deal if
crewmembers were provided with self-inflating rubber liferafts of the
type already approved by the Coast Guard. Then, in the event of an
accident, these men would have a chance at survival. There are many
ships in which men sleep aft and lifeboats are midships. On such vessels,
the rubber rafts could saVe many lives.

While we are all working to cut down on accidents in the first in­
stance, it is realistic to expect that accidents and disasters will take
place and that safety precautions of the kind mentioned above are
always of great value.

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

Don't Watch The Birdie

Walking around on the deck of a ship may sound
like, nothing at all but it's a task which requires con­
siderable concentration. Unfortunately, through poor
design or through makeshift improvisations, the
decks of most ships are cluttered with padeyes and
other protruding obstacles. Consequently, trips and
falls are a major cause of shipboard . casualties.
When walking on deck, keep your eye on the deck.

An SlU Ship
Is A Safe Ship

Transeastern Hauls Record Cargo

SlU-manned SS Transeastern is shown before leaving Portland, Oregon, for Poland with rec­
ord cargo, 38,000 deadweight tons of barley. Vessel is one of many supertankers carrying dry
cargo. (Photo from "Portland Reporter," labor-owned newspaper).

SEATTLE — The SlU-manned tanker Transeastern set a record of sorts when it left this
port with 1,773,000 bushels of barley enroute to Poland. It was probably the largest singla
grain cargo ever carried by a US-flag vessel.

•f The Transeastern's cargo
load amounted to 38,000 dead­
weight tons and was described
by the shipper as the equivalent
of 900 railroad freight carloads.
Most of the load was taken on in
Portland, Oregon, and Longview,
Wash., before topping off at
Seattle.

Surpasses Record
With this load the Transeastern

surpassed record loadings by two
other SIU manned supertankers.
The National Defender took 1,614,-

000 bushels of corn for Uruguay
out of Baton Rouge, La., last spring
and spent a month unloading in
Montevideo. Another supertanker,
the SS Titan, took on 1,549,000
bushels of wheat for Poland out
of Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Actually the National Defender,
at 65,926 deadweight tons, consid­
erably outranks the Transeastern's
46,000 deadweight tons. But in
the former's case, It was traveling
a little "light."

The employment of these giant

supertankers in the grain-carrying
trade, plus the conversion of T-2s
to bulk carriers, reflects the plight
of the US-flag tanker fleet. Th«
Office of Civil and Defense Mo­
bilization has turned down a re­
quest by the independent tanker
operators for a quota system on
oil imports to the United States
which would have given thes»
ships an opportunity to participate
in the oil trade for which they
were designed. (See story on page
4.)

'Save The Boneyard Ubertys\
Wartime Ship Officials Urge

WASHINGTON—Two officials of the old War Shipping Administration in World War
II have sharply questioned the Maritime Administration's policy of scrapping most of the
reserve fleet Liberlys. Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, who was head of the WSA, and Gran­
ville Conway, his successor, •
both have declared that the
Libertys should be main­
tained as an emergency reserve in

Nafl Pact
(Continued from page 2)

were of great Importance In re­
solving the industry's difficulties

It took the AMMI to task for
failure to defend the interests of
domestic shipping, unsubsidized
steamship companies and tanker
independents, while going aU out
on behalf of the runaway flags.

The conference was also critical
of the practices of subsidized
steamship operators who seek to
monopolize subsidy payments and
maintain the status quo by blocking
assistance to all other segments of
the maritime industry. "So far as
the fat cats are concerned," the
conference noted, "whatever funds
Congress appropriates for shipping
rightfully belongs to them. To
these operators, they alone repre­
sent American shipping and
nothing else exists."

The delegates noted that since
the subsidy program was begun in
1936, the entire character of US
foreign trade has been changed.
Bulk trades now predominate, for
which no provisions have been
made in the subsidy program. In­
stead of moving to correct the
deficiencies of tlie program, the
spokesmen for management, domi­
nated by the major subsidized
companies and runaway operators,
have simply maintained the exist­

ing situation.

the event of an International crisis.
Up until now, the Maritime Ad­

ministration has scrapped over 300
ships, with another 1,200 still re­
maining in the various reserve an­
chorages. The agency expects to
scrap about 1,000 of these on a
long-range basis.

At first, the MA wag accepting
bids of $70,000 and up for the ves­
sels, but recently, in an effort to
speed up the scrapping program,
it has dropped the minimum bid.
As a result the wartime ships are
going for as little as $45,000 each.
Ironically, some of the ships are
being purchased by Japanese
scrap breakers.

In pre-World War II days, huge
purchases of scrap by Japan, in­
cluding the scrap from New York's
elevated railways, helped build the
Japanese war machine.

Speed No Handicap
In his attack on the scrapping

program. Admiral Land argues
that the slow speed of the vessels
is no handicap since they would
have to travel in convoys anyway.

He argues it Is better to have
large numbers of slow vessels
available for convoy service than
a much smaller number of faster
ships with far less total cargo ca­
pacity.

Another advantage of the Liber­
tys, he notes. Is the simplicity of
their low-pressure reciprocating
engine power plant. In an emer­
gency the ships could be manned
by inexperienced men in the event
all trained seamen were already
employed.

The MA policy of scrapping was

based on plans to upgrade the re­
serve fleet by having the operators
trade in C-type vessels as they
build new ships. However, the up­
grading is proceeding at a limited
pace because of lack of funds for
the construction of newer ships.

SCHEDULE OF
SIU MEETINGS

SIU membership meet­
ings. are helcl regularly
once a month on days In­
dicated by the SIU Con­
stitution, at 2:30 PM in
the listed SIU ports below.
All Seafarers are ex­
pected to attend. Those
who wish to be excused
should request permission
by telegram {be sure to
include registration num­
ber). The next SIU meet­
ings will be:

New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Detroit
Houston
New Orleans

Mobile

Feb. 6
Feb. 7
Feb. 8
Feb. ID
Feb. 13
Feb. 14
Feb. 15



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Houston IBU Tugs Tow Sub IBU Constitution Is Approved
By RR Tugmen By 3-1 Margin

Two IBU-manned tugs—the Trojan (at right) and Laura Hay-
den move slowly down-river with World War II sub in tow.
Tugs hauled vessel five miles to scrapyard in Houston.

IBU Houston Tugs Haul
Weary Sub To Scrapping

HOUSTON — Two IBU-manned tugs out of this port re­
cently took part in an out of the ordinary operation when
they hooked their lines to a creaky World War II submarine

1 and towed it five miles down
jf {[^ J^iver to a shipyard where the

Petitions In
5 Tug Co's

NORFOLK—As the result of a
continuing campaign to organize
the crews of tugboats in this area
and in North Carolina, the SIU's
Inland Boatmen's Union has filed
two more petitions with the Na­
tional Labor Relations Board for
elections among the tugmen of
McAllister and J. J. Greer Co. This
brings to five the number of re­
presentation elections which are
pending. Efforts are being made
to organize more fleets here.

About 1,000 tugboatmen In the
area are the targets in this organiz­
ing campjiign. These men are
either unorganized or under con­
tract to District 50 of the United
Mine Workers. These employees
are anxious for representation by
a seamen's union rather than their
existing operation.

The three other companies in
which election petitions are pend­
ing are Gulf Atlantic Towing, in
Norfolk and Wilmington, NC, and
Cartaret Towing, Morehead City,
NC.

The IBU's drive in the Hampton
Roads Area has the full backing
of the local port council.

The activities of the various
inland boatmen, railroad marine
tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor
craft under the SIU banner are
dealt with here. The SIU fam­
ily includes various groups of
boatmen throughout the nation
—on the Atlantic and Guif
Coasts, on the Mississippi and
Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes
and in Pacific Coast ports.
These craft operate in support
of deep sea shipping and sup­
plement such shipping in con­
fined waters. Their activities
concern all seafaring trades.

sub was slated to be cut up
for scrap.

The tugs Involved in the opera­
tion were the Laura Haden, skip­
pered by Capt. C. R. Gilchrist and
the Trojan, commanded by Captain
H. L. Borup. Both vessels are
operated by G & H Towing of
Houston.

Enviable Record
The submarine, the Peto—which

chalked up an enviable record in
World War II by either sinking or
damaging 11 enemy ships—was ap­
parently now considered to be only
scrapyard material in these days
of souped-up or atomic subs, whose
hulls have been streamlined for
speed and in some cases, designed
to fire missiles from the surface
or from beneath the sea. The
government sold Peto to a metal
corporation in Houston which
made arrangements to have the
craft cut up at Todd Shipyards.

The IBU-manned tugs hooked on­
to the outmoded craft at her docks
and towed the sub five miles down
river to its final destination.

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IN miltm.

JERSEY CITY—The members of
the SIU's Railroad Marine Division
—by a three to one majority—have
approved their new constitution in
a secret ballot mail referendum
which ended earlier this month.
The final count was 342 in favor,
128 against and 28 void ballots.

With the passage of the constitu­
tion, the 850-member Railroad
Marine Division officially becomes
part of the Inland Boatmen's Union
of the SIU.

The entire balloting procedure
was handled by an outside author­
ity, Prof. Donald Shaughnessy of
the faculty of Columbia University.
Shaughnessy's selection to conduct
the balloting had previously been
approved by RMD membership
meetings in all ports.

When the balloting ended,
Shaughnessy, accompanied by a
six-man-rank and file tallying
committee, picked up the ballots
which had been mailed to the
General Post Office in Brooklyn, 4.
NY. The ballots were picked up on
Sunday, January 8 and then taken
to the Columbia University Club
in Manhattan for tallying.

Six Men On Committee

Members of the tallying eommit-
tee were: Vai Elbert and Frank
Pirone, New York Central RR;
William Ryan and Norman Kasden,
Penn RR; W. Fuller, Bush Terminal
and Joe Fadde, Brooklyn Eastern
District.

Shaughnessy used the following
procedure in conducting the tally:

1. All envelopes addressed to the
Post Office were opened. The inner
envelope, which contained the
ballot, was removed.

2. The number on the inner
envelope was checked against a list
of qualified voters which was pro­
vided by the RMD, to ascertain
that no unqualified members had
voted.

Six man RMD Tallying Committee observes as Prof. Donald
Shaughnessy removes ballots from PO box. (L-R) are: W,
Ryan, V. Elbert, N. Kasden, W. Fuller, F. Pirone, J. Fadde.

Outec Envelopes Destroyed

3. The envelopes containing the
ballots were then opened; the
ballots were removed and the
envelopes were Immediately de­
stroyed.

4. The ballots were then separated
into three groups; affirmative,
negative and voided.

5. The ballots in each grouping
were then counted and the results
were recorded.

Each committee member then
signed a statement attesting to the
conduct of the tallying by Shaugh­
nessy, which followed the pro­
cedures listed and as approved by
the membership.

Of the 28 ballots declared void
11 were deemed as such because as
many members failed to place
their names on the outer envelope;
8 were void because no inner
envelope was used for ballot; an­
other 8 were improperly addressed
and one envelope had no ballot in
either outer or inner envelope.

The proposal for a referendum
vote on the new constitution was'
unanimously carried by the mem­
bers in all ports early last month.

The SIU division originally won
the right to represent the deck­
hands in a series of bargaining
elections under the Railway Labor-
Act last summer.

Lakes IBU Men Rescue
Three From Icy River

DETROIT—Crewmembers and licensed men of the SIU-
affiliated Tug Firemen's—contracted tug R. H. Goode (Dun­
bar & Sullivan) recently rescued three Canadians after their
service launch overturned in^
the ice-churned Detroit River.

Saw Men In Water

Tug Firemen Dave Swan
and Leo Alexander, both deck­
hands, along with Capt. John Ya-
nak and engineer Frank Regan
were pulling two dump scows out
to Lake Erie when they saw three
heads bobbing in the water.

Quick'action saved James Cobby,
launch operator; Don Munro,
engineer aide' and Fred Cobby,
field engineer of the Canadian
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Ltd.
who had spent more than 10
minutes in the frigid waters.'

The men of the tug Goode
rubbed the Canadians down and
fed them hot coffee. They were
then rushed, by a vessel from

McQueen Ltd. to the Windsor, Ont
hospital.

According to Fred Cobby, the
men had been picking up sweepraft
markers when a slab of ice hit one
of the tripods and pulled the boat
and the men down into the water
with it.

Express Gratitude
"If it hadn't been for the men of

the Goode," said Cobby, "we would
have died. Our thanks and grati­
tude go to these heroic men."

The Canadians are in good health
although, with the exception of
Fred Cobby they are confined in­
doors for a short period.

The SlU-affiliated Tug Firemen's
Union sends its congratulations to
the men of the tug Goode for a
job well done.

Lakes Tug, Dredge Men At Hq

Paying a visit to their respective headquarters in River Rouge
Mich, are (I. to r.) Frank McCann, of SlU-affilialed Tug
Workers and Dredge Workers Donald Mariner.



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IBU Rail Tugmen
Strike NY Roads

(Continued from page 3)
tral railroad, in an effort to bypasa
the picket lines, started making up
its freight train crews at outlying
commuter stations and sending
them into New York. The striking
unions promptly retaliated by
picketing Grand Central .Terminal
and train stations in Westchester

RMD Tug
Assists 200
Fleeing Fire

NEW YORK — Quick-acting
crewmen aboard the RMD-manned
tug Cleveland (Pennsylvania RR)
assisted in rescuing some 200 ship­
yard workers who were aboard the
Navy carrier Constellation after it
caught fire in the Brooklyn Naval
Siiipyard last month.

As the fire raged out of control,
shipyard workers began sliding
down ropes on the port side of the
burning ship, to a work barge in
the water. Their weight nearly
swamped the rig. One tug picked
up the men from the barge and
transferred them to the IBU-
manned tug Clevehsnd, which in
turn put them aboard a fishing
boat. They then were taken ashore
near the carrier.

Other harbor tugs at the scene
assisted in every way possible to
save the lives of trapped or
stranded /workmen.

At least 90 lives were lost in the
fire. Damage estimates were put at
$79 million on the supercarrier,
which cost about $250 million to
construct.

County, effectively halting that
tactic.

At issue in the long dispute are
matters involving wages. Job secur­
ity, welfare benefits" and retroao
tivity. The railroad's best wage
offer called for a two percent base
wage boost coupled with a demand
that the tugmen surrender cost of
living adjustments in effect for
three years. The actual gross gain
for tugmen would be about $1.20
a week.

The most disputed Item has been
Job security. The unions have
asked for a manning scale In the
contract in turn for discussing
problems of automation confront­
ing the tugs. The railroad insist
on a free hand to reduce manning
at their discretion.

The only concession won thus
far in the bargaining sessions was
that the roads agreed to freeze
present manning practices for a
year after which they would be
free to chop any and every rating
at their leisure.

The unions have pointed oiit
that in every other form of marine
transportation.—harbor tugs, fresh
water and Lakes boats, dredges,
coastal ships and deep sea vessels
—a manning scale is an established
principle written in union con­
tracts.

On the Welfare issue, the SIU
railroad tugmen are seeking gen­
uine welfare protection for them­
selves and their families under the
Inland Boatmen's Welfare Plan. At
present, the only benefits are a
term insurance policy which the
men pay for themselves.

Here too, the unions are seeking
what all other marine workers
enjoy but which has thus far been
denied to marine employees of the
railroads.

The old railroad marine con­
tracts expired November 1, 1959.
The railroads are seeking to escape
retroactivity by making any con­
tract effective as of July 1, 1960.

The strike was called only after
all the mediation procedures In the
Railway Labor Act had been ex­
hausted and the railroads had re­
fused to budge from their position.

RMD, MEBA Pickets Manning The Line

IBU Winner in Court;
Miami Co. Must Bargain

MIAMI—IBU representatives here are stiil battling for a
contract on behalf of tug employees of Belcher Oil Company
here as a result of company evasion and delays. The fight for
an agreement received a big"*"
boost this month when the
regional Federal Court in At­
lanta, Georgia, ordered the com­
pany to sit down and negotiate
with the SIU's tugboat division.

The court ordered the company
to abide by previous National
Labor Relations Board rulings cer­
tifying the Union as bargaining
agent for the company's crewmem-
bers.

The election took place in 1958
with the SIU winning a majority
after challenging four ballots. The
SIU challenges were upheld by the
NLRB which ordered the company
to deal with the Union.

Subsequently, when attempts
were made by the SIU to sit down
at. thb bargaining table, the com­

pany attorney refused to accept the
NLRB findings, insisting that the
challenged ballots should have
been counted and the SIU should
not have been certified.

This led to the court case, with
the court, as In most instances of
this kind, upholding the NLRB's
ruling on the disposition of the'
challenged ballots.

Now meetings are being held by
the SIU with the company to get
down to the business of negotiating
an agreement. However, the com­
pany's successful use of stalling
tactics at the Labor Board and in
the courts under present labor
law, has deprived the crewmem-
bers of the benefits of Union rep­
resentation thus far.

Joint union cooperation is illustratoel in this photo showing
RMD and MEIA pickets on the lino at the New York-New
Haven Terminal in Now York harbor.

RMD's Christmas Party
Termed Huge Success

JERSEY CITY—The children of IBU Railroad Marine Divi­
sion members, from tots to teenagers, had an afternoon and
an evening of it last month at the division's first Christmas
party held in the RMD's hall
here.

Approximately 250 chil­
dren, accompanied by their par­
ents,- showed up for the affair,
which lasted from mid-afternoon
until early evening.

Santa Appears
Shortly after the event got un­

derway, many a child's head was
turned (and sometimes shyly) as
Santa Claus appeared on the scene
and made the rounds wishing one
and all the greetings of the sea­
son. Each child received a wrapped

present which was appropriate to
his particular age group or sex,
plus a nicely stocked bag of candy,
fruit and nuts.

A buffet served up consisted of
assorted salads, fruit, turkey, ham,
shrimp, cheeses and beverages. At
evening's end the leftovers were
down to a minimum.

Many of the members and their
wives commented that this had
been a most memorable affair and
that they and their children looked
forward to next Christmas with the
RMD.

IBU Philly
Tug Makes
Bahama Trip

PHILADELPHIA — While most
tugs were generally active han­
dling ships here last month, an­
other such vessel—the IBU
manned Elizabeth Boyer (Inter­
state Oil Transport)—was taking
on a different kind of a Job—one
which lasted 20 consecutive days.

The "Lizzie" Boyer, as she's
known by those close to her, towed
one of the company's oil barges to
a buyer in Freeport, Grand Baha­
mas, a one-way distance of some
1,400 miles. And, according to a
source at Interstate Oil, the tug
was "pushed hard" all the way
down.

Mobile Predicts
IBU Step-Up

MOBILE—Tugboat activity hit a
fast pace here during December
and should remain the sam^ dur­
ing the current month, reports
agent Louis Neira.

Neira said that the IBU-coa-
tracted tug Margaret Walsh (Mo­
bile Towing and Wreckingi was
awarded an estimated four-year
contract to haul sulphur from
Tampa, Fla., to Beaumont, Tex.
Another deep sea tug, the Titan—
which was recently purchased by
Mobile Towing and Wrecking—is
making its first trip under this
IBU-contracted company by run­
ning to Maracaibo, Venezuela to
pick up a 128-foot loaded barg*
and transporting it to New York.

Neira also reported that IBU
deckhand Malrle Ellis of Gulf Ma­
rine Division, Ideal Cement, re­
ceived an IBU Welfare benefit of
$827.45 covering a multiple birth,
surgical and medical benefits.

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Railroad Marine Men, Families
At Union Holiday Party In NJ Hail

At least 250 children of
RMD members were pres­
ent at the Division's first
Christmas party last month.
Soma of them are pictured
at left in group photo with
Santa. Above, Nine. 41/2,
sings for St. Nick. Her
granddad It RMD member
Charles Grant.



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GREAT X.

Ohio AFL-CIO Will Act
On SlU Job Benefit Fight,
Other Legislative Goais

The SIU will present its resolution for wintering unem­
ployment compensation for Great Lakes seamen affected by
the Ohio law at a statewide Ohio AFL-CIO Legislative Con­
ference scheduled for the 27th
of this month.

The conference, called by
the Ohio-AFL-CIO Executive
Board, will be for the pres­
entation and discussion of Ohio
Labor's legislative objectives in
the forthcoming meeting of the
General Assembly.

The SIU will back its resolution
presented to the Ohio AFL-CIO
Convention held last June in
Cleveland.

Want 52 Weeks Benefits
The SIU's resolution called for

Great Lakes seamen to be given
62 weeks of eligibility under the
unemployment compensation law.

The SIU's position was unani­
mously adopted by more than 1,883
delegates representing 770 locals
of 69 international unions in Ohio.

Under present Ohio law, seamen
•mployed by Ohio shipping com­
panies are barred from collecting
unemployment pay from the fourth
Sunday in December until the
fourth Sunday in March.

The SIU was the only seafaring
union in attendance at the con­
vention.

The Ohio AFL-CIO resolution
adopted stated that: "Ohio is the
only state to deny Great Lakes sea­
men unemployment compensation.
This has caused Ohio to become
a haven for lake carriers who wish
to deprive their seamen of unem­
ployment compensation."

The SIU will seek to have sepa­
rate legislation tailored to the spe­
cific needs of the seamen support-

Lakes Bulk
Cargo Rises

CLEVELAND—Bulk cargo ship­
ments on the Great Lakes last year
were 15 percent higher than in
1959, with limestone and iron ore
showing the greatest increases.

Total bulk shipments in 1960
were 169,810,310 net tons, accord­
ing to the Lakes Carriers Associa­
tion. Iron ore, including Labrador
shipments, totaled 73,030,945 tons,
compaied to 51,450,731 ton the
previous year.

Grain shipments were four per­
cent higher in 1960 than they were
the year before, while limestone
shipments were more than a mil­
lion tons in 1959. Last year was the
fourth best limestone shipping
period on record.

Only coal shipments declined
last year, when 46,408,307 tons
were shipped, compared to a little
less than 49,000,000 shipped the
previous year. ^

In order to encourage Great
Lakes shipping and industry. Sen­
ator Alexander Wiley 'Rep. of Wis­
consin) is seeking $145,000 for the
Army Corps of Engineers to com­
plete a study of water levels in the
Great Lakes to take best advantage
of the St. Lawrence Seaway. He
called for completion of a water
levels study begun in 1952.

ed by the Ohio AFL-CIO. Experi­
ence has showed that incorporation
of seamen provisions in an omni­
bus bill has not proved successful.

The SIU, in pledging support of
Ohio seamen's unemployment
rights, is well aware of the hard
road it has to hoe. This was clearly
shown in the solid Republican
opposition in an attempt to extend
unemployment compensation 13
weeks on any basis in Ohio.

The load has not lessened either
with the results of the past Novem­
ber election. In the House of Rep­
resentatives the Republicans now
have an absolute two-thirds ma­
jority of the members and in the
Senate a majority of two.

The General Assembly now
stands at 84 Republicans and 55
Democrats in the House and 20
Republicans and 18 Democrats in
the Senate.

Support of the SIU's resolution
for all Great Lakes seamen will
come from Senator Frank. Kiog of
Toledo and Representative Carney
of Trumbull, who will lead the
fight in the Senate and in the
House.

Detroit MTD Officers At Swearing-in Ceremonies

Newly elected officers and trustees for Detroit and Wayne County Port Council of the
Maritime Trades Department are sworn in for two-year terms. They are (I. to r.) Ed Kraftg
Firemen and Oilers; Mel Peifrey, MEBA; Ed Sims, Tugmen; George Elliott; Carpenters;
Thelma O'Oell, Office Employees; Joe Le Plank, Electrical Workers; Fred Fornen, SIU Great
Lakes District.

MTD Strengthens Lakes Set-Up
With winter weather fast calling a halt to activity on the Great Lakes and harbors,

member unions of the Detroit and Wayne County Port Council, Buffalo Port Council,
Duluth Port Council and the Toledo Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department,
AFL-CIO, are readying to-*^
cope with the problems that
will come with the opening of
the 1961 navigation season. Also,
the port of Alpena is preparing to
form a similar council.

The Detroit council recently

elected officers for the coming two-
year period and prepared for an
aggressive winter program. Trus­
tees were also elected for the new­
ly-revitalized group.

Buffalo's port council's meeting

Lakes Port Reports
Alpena MTD Active

ALPENA — SIU Port Agent
Norman Jolicoeur reports that the
annual SIU Christmas dinner was
celebrated here and it was a huge
success. Crewmembers and their
families from more than 15 SIU-
crewed ships attended.

Jolicoeur adds that many of the
seamen from this area will mourn
the death of Captain Wixom, Who
was the director of the Alpena
Boy's Club.

A meeting of all the local un­
ions of which their internationals
are affiliates of the Maritime
Trades Department, will be held
at the SIU hall January 20.

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Buffalo Lay-Ups High
BUFFALO — SIU Port Agent

Roy Boudreau reports that from
all indications this port has a rec­
ord lay up fleet. This has resulted
in shipping holding its own be­
cause of shifting gangs being dis­
patched from the hall.

Boudreau says that the SIU
played host in its new Buffalo hall
to the children of members of
labor unions at a pre-Christmas
party under the au.spices of the
St. Jo.scph Guild.

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Cleveland Sets Record

CLEVELANil—In checking back
over the I960 sailing season, writes
SIU Port Agent Stanley Wares, the
records show that shipping on the
Great Lakes started out with a
bang and wound up a fizzle. How­
ever, he says, this port did not

suffer as far as shipping was con­
cerned.

Thanks to the addition of new
fleets in the SIU, a total of 450
SIU members under the Job Se-r
curity Program were dispatched
from Cleveland,

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Detroit Breaks Ice

DETROIT — Headquarters re­
ports that three SlU-manned ships
are now plowing through heavy
ice on the winter run between
Detroit and Toledo. The John C.
Hay has joined the Sparkman D.
in bringing coal to the Ford Motor
Co. And the SlU-crewed Dow
Chemical (Boland & Cornelius) is
hauling It for the Detroit Edison
Co.

With the majority of the ships
in lay up, headquarters asks that
all SIU members help out during
the winter organization drive by
telling all their non-union friends
about the benefits of becoming part
of the SIU's team.

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Frankfort Party Successful

FRANKFORT—Children of SIU
members in Frankfort took full
advantage of the SIU's Christmas
party, writes Port Agent Floyd
Hanmer.

Shipping has been slow because
of members returning from, vaca­
tion to their jobs and with Ann
Arbor No. 3 and No. 5 tied up
temporarily.

Hanmer adds that Brother Clem
Groening passed away last month.
Groening sailed as a coalpadser on
A.A. No. 7.

Chicago Ships Men
CHICAGO — SIU representative

Scottie Aubusson reports that with
shipping at a standstill over the
entire Great Lakes, this port still
looks forward to shipping men
throughout the winter lay up since
Chicago will have SlU-manned
vessels on winter runs.

Aubusson adds that he visited
the PUS hospital and distributed^
the annual Christmas bonus to all
of the SIU members confined.

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Duluth Looks Ahead

DULUTH —The SlU-contracted
John C. Hay (Browning), writes
SIU Port Agent Gerald Westphal
closed the 1960 shipping season in
this port loaded with a cargo of
grain for Buffalo..

With the season closed, he adds,
a total of 38 SlU-crewed ships are
laid up here for the winter months.

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Toledo Has 24, Ships

TOLEDO—A total of 24 SIU-
manned ships are layed up in the
Toledo-Sandusky area reports SIU
Agent Ed Doherty. This all adds
up to the fact that Toledo will be
a very busy port at fit-out time.

Included in this list are ships
from the following companies:
Boland, Gartland, Pioneer, Buck­
eye, Tomlinson, Huron Cement,
Steinbrenner and Reiss.

Doherty says that the annual
Christmas dinner was a huge suc­
cess with a choice of ham or turkey
with all the trimmings from "soup
to nuts."

was attended by 23 delegates who
elected ILA official John Roberts
as president, SIU representativs
Edward X. Mooney as secretary-
treasurer and Operating Engineer
representative William Hoch as
executive vice-president.

The Duluth Port Council readied
themselves for the coming fight
against foreign flag shipping by
discussing the number of ruHaway
flag ship entries and departures
from the Twin Ports area in 1960,

In Toledo, their port council saw
SIU Port Agent Ed Doherty movo
up to president and Bernard
Brocki of the Machinists Lodge
105 to the vice-president slot.

One of the first problems which
will face the port councils is the
growing threat to the jobs of the
Great Lakes and Rivers workers
posed by "runaway" foreign flag
.ships, which are cutting deeply
into the jobs and wage standards
of Great Lakes seamen, shipyard
workers and other allied fields.

In Detroit the meeting endorsed
a call by the Maritime "Trades De­
partment for a mid-winter Lakes-
wide conference of all affiliated
unions to map plans for coping
with this threat.

Locals affiliated with the council
,^re from among the 30 interna­
tional unions which make up the
Maritime Trades Department.

SIU Great Lakes
Union Halls

HEADQUARTERS
10225 W. Jefferson, River Rouge i8, Mich.

Vinewood 3-4741
Fred J. Farnen, Secrelarj'-Treasurer

Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas.
ALPENA 127 River St.
Norman Jolicoeur, Agent. Elmwood 4-3G18
BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington St.
Roy J. Boudreau, Agent TL 3-0250
CHICAGO 9303 Ewlng Ave.

South Chicago. III.
SAginaw 1 0733

CLEVELAND .....1420 W. 25 St.
Stanley Wares, Agent MAin 1-0147
DULUTH .312 W. 2nd St.
Gerald Westfihal, Agent. RAndoIph 2-4110
FRANKFORT, Mich. 415 Main St.

Address Mall to: P.O. Box 287
Floyd Hanmer, Agent ELgin 7-2441
TOLEDO ..120 .Summit St.

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Santa Claus In Buffalo SiU Hail

Santa Claus paid a visit to the new SIU hall in Buffalo and
gave out gifts to more than 200 children of members of labor
unions under the auspices of the St. Joseph's Guild. The
happy children at the seventh annual party for labor families
included children of Seafarers. The kiddies had a time of it
and enjoyed themselves immensely. • '

SIU Crews Drafting Pact
Terms in Newly-Won Fleets

DETRQIT—Meetings at SIU headquarters in River Rouge have been held for the
representatives of the crews of Pioneer and Buckeye vessels and Boland & Cornelius boats
for the purpose of drafting a proposed agr^ment and to study SIU representation pro-

The SIU has also" cedures.
formally notified the Boland
Company that it is ready to
begin bargaining talks.

The Pioneer and Buckeye
(Hutchinson) representatives met
on January 12 and 13 and the
Boiand representatives met the
following week on the 19th and
20th.

The SIU has been enforcing the
old contract held with the "inde­
pendent" union In Boland because
of a stipulation made by the
National Labor Relations Board.

Contract Enforced
It had been agreed that all par­

ties Involved in the election, what­
ever the outcome, would enforce
the contract with the "independ­
ent" union until its expiration date
on February 28.

The Hutchinson Co. has already
signed the Job Security Program,

Christmas Is SiU Get-Together
Aa enjoyable time was had by all, was the unanimous comment of all who attended the

SIU's annual Christmas dinners held in all SIU Great Lakes District ports for Seafarers,
members of the family and guests.

The dinners, which has be-"*"

the interim agreement ana the
trust agreement for welfare.

The representatives were elected
by their crews to bring into the
meeting proposals for working
rules and also to learn first hand
the SIU's program for delegates
and the Union's method of ad­
ministration and representation.

Briefing Meetings
At the two-day meetings, the

Hutchinson and Boland represen­
tatives will be briefed on dele­
gates' duties, handiing disputes,
contracts, the Job Security Pro­
gram, shipboard meetings, the dis­
trict's administration and the
Union's organizing program. The
men will also visit the seniority
director's office, view the film
"This is the SIU" and hear an ex­
planation of the Great Lakes Dis­
trict's position in the SIU family
of unions and the Maritime Trades
Department.

The crew representatives will
be paid their expenses, lodging
and travel costs while they are
attending the meeting.

Each crew representative will
take back to his vessel a complete
kit of material for use by the
crew.

come a tradition in the Great
Lakes District, provided the
members not only with turkey and
•tuffings, but ai$o the opportunity
for a social get-together, which is
next to impossible during the sail­
ing season.

Lakesmen Meet
SIU members, whose primary

contact during the shipping season
was waving to each other as their
boats pass in the rivers and chan­
nels, became better acquainted
and introduced their families.

In headquarters, members had
their choice of turkey or ham in
an elaborate meal served in the
River Rouge hall. Also on the bill
of fare were rolls, salads, relish
trays and a choice of pumpkin or
apple pie.

In all other ports, Christmas

dinners were served either in the
halls or in outside restaurants
where the halls are not equipped
to serve food.

The annual Christmas dinner is
a long-standing tradition in all of
the affiliated unions of the SIUNA.
These holiday get-togethers are
held in virtually every important
port in America.

Seafarer Jlin Gamble,
watchman on the Peter
Reiss and his family at­
tended SIU Christmas Din­
ner in Alpena. Around
table are Mofy, Melody
Rae, Mrs. Gamble, Perry,
Kimberly, Seafarer Gam­
ble, Paul, David and James
Gamble, Jr.

New Frankfort
Hall Now Open

FRANKFORT —The new SIU
hall in Frankfort, Michigan, is the
latest addition to the growing list
of Great Lakes ports who have
acquired new halls and complete­
ly refurbished them. The new hall
at 415 Main St. in downtown
Frankfort joins the new SIU halls
in Duluth, Alpena, Chicago and
Buffalo.

Now officially open to the mem-
bWship, the spacious structure
with the red brick face in front,
is busy serving the SIU members
in the area. The building was re­
cently purchased and completely
refurbished in time for the winter
season.

The hall is being equipped with
a television set, card tables,
shuffleboard and a pool table. The
lounge section is being furnished
with soft lounge chairs for the
members to relax, read or sip
coffee while waiting to be shipped
out. The shipping area of the new
hall allows plenty of working
space for the office and the dis­
patcher's counter.

The SIU Great Lakes Union
is « union of, by and for Great
Lakes seamen which has. made
tremendous progress in advanc­
ing the security of SIU men
sailing under its banner. One
of its greatest accomplishments
is the seniority and job security
system which gives Lakes men
protection under the searinal
shipping set-up. Once confined
to inland waters, activities of
SIU men on the Lakes now have
greater significance with the
opening of the Seaway and its
use by hundreds of deep sea
ships. The Lakes have become
America's .fourth seacoast and
deveiopments there are of in­
creasing interest to all men in
the SIU family of unions.

Great Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred Farnen welcomes SIU membei? and their families to
the Christmas dinner at the Great Lakes headquarters In River Rouge.

Great Lakes Shipping
Nov. 26, 1960 thru Dec. 23, 1960

PORT ENGINE DECK STEWARD TOTAL •

Alpena 1 6 0 7

Buffalo 9 9 0 18

Chicago a 4 2 14

Cleveland? 1 2 0 3

Detroit 38 29 10 77

Duluth 1 3 0 4

Frankfort 31 30 15 76

Toledo 6 11 0 17

TOTAL 95 94 27 ""216 '•



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Report To Kennedy Slams ICC;
Hits MSTS, Maritime Board

WASHINGTON—The Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal Maritime Board,
the Military Sea Transport Service and other Government agencies have been raked over
the coals^in a report drafted for incoming President Kennedy by James M. Landis. As a
result, the operations of these

Hits Deck At New Orleans

agencies are scheduled for
overhaul in the new adminis­
tration. The result may well be of
considerable benefit to domestic
shipping and to American-flag
operations at large.

Should the Landis recommenda­
tions be carried out they would
meet many of the objections voiced
by ship operators and maritime "un­
ions at a variety of Congressional
hearings.

The Landis report calls for dras­
tic overhaul of the ICC, which has

Retired SlU
Man Finds
New Home

HAIFA, Israel—A lifelong dream
has come true for veteran Sea­
farer Morris M. Schapiro, now re­
tired in Israel with the aid of an
SIU disability-pension. He'll b^72
next month.

Touring historic landmarks and
biblical sites from his home base
In this - Mediterranean port city,
Schapiro is "having the time of my
life" and keeping posted on Union
activities via the SEAFARERS
LOG. An oldtimer in the steward
department, he
joined the SIU
at the Port of
Kew Orleans a
few weeks after
the Union was
established in
1«38.

Age didn't
prove much of a
drawback to a c-v—•—
life at sea. He Schopiro
was forced to call it quits in 1955,
when high blood pressure as a re­
sult of a nervous condition put him
on the sidelines. He was 66 at the
time, following his last trip on the
SS Almena as a messman. Scha­
piro qualified to receive the SIU
disability-pension shortly after,
and credits the $35 weekly check
as a "Godsend."

Prior to leaving the States, he
lived in Miami and, earlier, in
New York City. Born in Lithuania,
Schapiro lauds his SIU seagoing
career and Union benefits for giv­
ing him the means to live out his
days in comfort here.

been charged by the SIU and dom­
estic ship operators with being in*
collusion with the railroads to de­
stroy domestic shipping. Landis
also recommends revision of the
transportation laws to give ship
operators equal treatment with the
railroads.

In addition, Landis proposes a
halt to GoVernment-owncd compe­
tition with private transport sys­
tems which would seem to be
aimed directly at MSTS competi­
tion with private shipping. MSTS
is still the largest single cargo car­
rier under the American flag.

Other sections of the Landis re­
port blasted the "fog of secrecy"
surrounding the actions of the Fed­
eral Maritime Board and the lack
of any standards.

In order to develop fair and ef­
fective national transportation pol­
icy, Landis proposes that an office
be set up directly under the Presi­
dent to take responsibility for such
a policy.

Aside from his proposals for
basic changes in law and proce­
dure, Landis was particularly criti­
cal of the ICC for its clumsy and
cumbersome procedures and the
delays in acting on rate cases.
Shipping companies have often
complained that even though they
might win a case involving a rate
protest, the procedure takes so
many months that the ship oper­
ator suffers serious losses in the
process.

Following are somq of the major
recommendations made by James
R. Landis in his report to incoming
President Kennedy:
• Individual ICC commissioners

must be assigned the responsibility
of making rate decisions. .
• Government policy should

encourage joint service between all
forms of transportation. (This has
long beeii sought by domestic ship
operators.)
• The Interstate Commerce Act

should be amended to abolish the
ICC's -authority to grant railroads
relief against water carrier com­
petition.
• The cost of operation should

be the principal factor in deter­
mining a transportation rate. (Rail­
roads have often carried items
below cost to take business away
from steamships).

Military transport systems
should not compete with com­
mercial transportation.
• The "fog of secrecy" surround­

ing Federal Maritime Board should
be lifted. The FMB frequently acts
in an arbitrary manner without
settled standards. Groups of ex-
Government lawyers have too much
influence in FMB affairs.
• Arf office should be set up for

the Coordination and Development
of Transportation Policy to develop
and implement national transport
policy. This office should be direct­
ly responsible "to the President.

McCuistion
Dies; Fought
W'front Reds
NEW YORK-

figures in the
-One" of the early
sailors' movement

during the 1930's, veteran Seafarer
William C. McCuistion died here of
accidental injuries on January 13.
He was 59 last month.

McCuistion was the victim of a
subway station fall near SIU head­
quarters and died in nearby Meth­
odist Hospital. He had suffered
from a heart ailment for the past
few years.

Well known for his role in the
seamen's movement in the early
days, he was prominent in efforts
to revive seamen's unions in the
1930's.

He later participated prom­
inently in the fight on Communist
power bids on the US waterfront.
A member of the engine depart­
ment, he sailed in the black gang
with the SIU since 1942.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Dollie M. Crawford, and a sister,
both of Tampa. Private services
were followed by burial at Green­
wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, last
Monday.

Seafarer Hmry Moos is shown speaking on one of "Hie issues
up before fhe January membership meeting in New Orleans.

Mf, Vernon Victory

Shorthanded?
If a crewmember quits while

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

New 'Luxury' Supertanker
To Call For SIU Crew

BOSTON—Victory Carriers, Inc. will take delivery this
month of its first 46,000 ton supertanker. The ship, to be
christened the Mt. Vernon Victory, is the first of two the com­
pany will add to its fleet in"*
1961. The second 46,000-tonner
will be ready in June or July.

Barring the unexpected. Victory
Carriers will take the ship on
January 27 and put it into service
immediately for the MSTS. The
giant tanker is slated to load in
the Caribbean for two trips to
Honolulu and one to the West
Coast.

The new ship will be powered by
a geared turbine generating a nor­
mal shaft horsepower of 13,600
rpms. It will be air-conditioned
throughout and will have a swim­
ming pool.

The Mt. Vernon Victory was
built at the Bethlehem Steel yard
in Quincy, Mass. The keel was laid
on September 14, 1959 and the
ship was launched on October 27,
1960. The Mt. Vernon Victory and
her sister ship, as yet unnamed,
will be 705 feet long and 102 feet
wide, and will draw 38 feet.

The Mt. Vernon Victory is Vic­
tory Carriers' eighth ship. ^The
company own? seven Victorys that
operate under time charter, usu­
ally to MSTS or States Marine-

Isthmian. Despite low charter
rates, the company's Victorys have
been active virtually without a halt
during the past three years.

Originally, Victory Carriers,
owned by the Onassis interests,
was slated to build three tankers,
one of them in the 100,000-ton
range, in exchange for trading out
12 tankers and two Libertys.
Among them were the medium-
sized supertankers Lake Georga
and Olympic Games, plus ten T-28.

The entire transaction was a
subject of a Congressional inves­
tigation which *4^08 particularly
critical of Victory Carrier's delay
in carrying out the construction
end of the bargain. The 100,000-
ton tanker still has not been start­
ed although the agreement was
made almost three years ago.

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Optical Benefif Years Old

4,800 GET FREE SlU EYEGLASSES
One of the most widely used SIU welfare" benefits, the Union's free eyeglass program

has amply demonstrated its value to Seafarers over the past 2V2 years. Established in June,
1958, the optical benefit has provided almost 4,800 pairs of eyeglasses at no cost to Seafarers
through the end of 1960. Serv- • '—
Icing the seagoing member­
ship through optical centers
in nine different US ^orts, this
benefit program has operated to
date at the relatively modest cost
of $43,000. Under the terms of the
benefit set up through the SIU
"Welfare Plan, a Seafarer requiring
eyeglasses is able, when necessary,
to renew them once every two
years. In the Interim, complete
eye check-ups are available through
the separate network of modern
SIU clinics.

The eyeglass program was inau­
gurated at a time when a regular
eye examination and routine, non-
specialized lenses ran up a bill of
$^5-30 for an Individual Seafarer
In some ports.

After a careful study of the
problems, the SIU program was
launched simultaneously in the
Ports of New York, Baltimore,
Mobile and New Orleans by utiliz-

Double Duty Dad

Proud dad is Seafarer
Arthur Harrington, bosun
on SS Ocean Evelyn, after
birth of twin boys at home
in Charleston, Mass. The
boys, named George and,
Jeremiah, are the 34th set
of SIU twins and drew $400
in maternity benefits plus
two $25 bonds.

ing reputable optical practitioners
in each area. The service was ex­
tended early in 1959 to cover
Houston, Philadelphia and San
Francisco. Last year, facilities in
Chicago and Boston were added to
the list.

The 4,800-eyeglass-figure covers
2,280 benefits provided in the first
year of operation, 1,387 the second
year and approximately 1,100 in­
cluding renewals so far since last
May.

Appointments are made in ad­
vance through the Union hall
while a Seafarer is on the beach

and, except for very specialized
lenses, the completed glasses are
usually ready a few hours after the
examination

The benefit has also always
covered the needs of disabled sea­
men receiving the $35 weekly SIU
special disability'pension. In ad­
dition, the Welfare Plan last May
authorized an outlay of up to $25
at an optical facility close to their
homes for disabled brothers living
some distance from a specified
optical center. This spares them the
hardship of unnecessary lengthy
travel away from home.

9 More Seafarers
Retire On Pension

NEW YORK—No longer able to sail and earn a livelihood,
nine more Seafarers have qualified for the $35 weekly SIU
disability-pension to start off the New Year. Most of the
oldtimers are 65 or over with"*^
long seagoing careers behind
them.

The latest additions to the bene­
fits' roster, approved by the Wel­
fare Plan trustees, are: Charles
P. Achoy, 65; James Antoniadis,
65; Antonio Castro, 65; Alexander
Cherney, 67; August F. Eklund, 34;
James N. Kennedy, 66; Luciano
Labrador, 62; George H. Reier, 65,
and John W. Tingle, 58. All have
been certified
"not fit for duty"
permanently and
qualify for life­
time benefits.

Just paid off
as the chief cook
on the SS Chick­
asaw, Brother
Achoy has wound
up a long run
of steady ship­
ping that began in 1942. A native
of the British West Indies, he lives
today with his wife Rita in New
York City. He's no longer able to
work due to an arteriosclerotic
heart condition.

A similar 'condition has per-

Achoy

manently idled Brother Antoniadis,
ending a 50-year sailing career that
started in his native Greece. A
New York resident, he was on the
SS Longview Victory as oiler until
last October. He's sailed with the
SIU in the black gang since 1939.

Brother Castro has worked only
three ships since 1939 and came
into the SIU in 1940 when P&O's
SS Florida was signed up. Born in

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Reier Tingle

Make Advance Appointments
For New York USPHS Clinic

NEW YORK—Seafarers seeking treatment by the USPHS
outpatient clinic here are advised to note a new system of
appointments being tried by the clmic in an effort to elim­
inate waiting time. It will not affect emergency cases, which
are still being admitted immediately. The change, instituted
here ten days ago. also does not affect practices at outpatient
clinics in other ports.

Under the appointment system, everyone seeking medical
treatment at the New York outpatient facility Is requested to
telephone, wire or write in advance-for an appointment. Where
possible, a specific time should be requested and, if time per­
mits, a confirmation will be sent by the USPHS. Seamen
are urged to include their USPHS register number when
applying.

It is expected this system will expedite matters on arrival
at the clinic, since necessary medical files can be made avail­
able in advance and thus reduce waiting time.

A special telephone service has been installed to facilitate
appointments during clinic hours Monday through Friday
from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. This number is BArclay 7-6150. In
the event treatment is necessary after regular hours or on
weekends and national holidays. Seafarers should contact the
USPHS hospital on Staten Island.

Antoniadis Castro

Chemey Eklund

Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director

US Stands Alone On Health Care
One of the hard realities of ouF*^merican .system is that we are

perhaps the only highly-industrialized nation in the world that doesn't
consider the health of all iis citizens a primary responsibility. Wo
have heard a great deal of debate and confused talk over the years
about so-called "Government medicine" and "socialized medicine."
These two labels by themselves have succeeded to date in sidetracking
responsible plans for medical care program on a national scale.

They have, in fact, pigeonholed progressive programs not only for
all Americans but especially for the oldtimers and the aged who
often need help the most. It's true that the 1960 session of Congress
adopted a dried-up form of "Medicare" for the aged which is to be
administered individually by the states. However, this particular leg­
islation is tied up wLh a pauper's oath feature labeling everyone who
uses it an outright charity case, and it cannot go into operation with­
out separate state action.

So far, as expected, only two states out of 50 have passed any kind
of legislation along these lines; many may never do so. The net re­
sult is a mockery of the declared purposes of this Federal law.

There is also a serious constitutional question involved here since
people in every state pay the same Social Security tax rate but may
not derive equal benefits. Due to differing state laws and attitudes
of two people with the same circumstances living in different states,
one may qualify for benefits and one may not. It's difficult to see
how we can consider this any kind of progress in aiding public health.

iit iit if
other developments arising out of last year's Social Securiay amend­

ments are equally disheartening. There has been a great to-do about
the liberalizing of the disability benefit feature of the national law.
Accordingly, there now is no provision requiring disabled workers
otherwise eligible to wait until they hit 50 before they can get any
benefits. Yet even with the age barrier removed, other limiting fea­
tures of the law assure that very few will derive •actual cash benefit
from the change. The net accomplishment is practically zero.

One change passed last ^ear that goes into effect now in 1961 is
a provision raising the earnings limit for, people retired on Social
Security. The old law denied a month's benefit for every $80 or frac­
tion of $80 in earnings over a flat $1,200 ceiling. This was a harsh
provision sincfe a man might make $1,281 during the year and lose
considerably more in the form of two months' benefits.

Yet what is the justice of a "liberal" amendment that impose an
outright 50 percent or 100 percent tax on tiie already limited earn­
ings of retired people? The new set-up is this: For every dollar of
earnings above $1,200 and up to $1,500, an oldtimer has to turn
back 50 cents in benefits. If earnings go above $1,500, he must turn
back $1 for $1. Whether you consider that the average Social Security
benefit today is in the neighborhood of $75 monthly, you wonder
how many an oldtimer manages to live at all unless he also becomes
a drain on other welfare funds or on his family.

Without a fair amount of outside earnings (assuming he's well
enough to do any work), or union benefits where they're available,
he's completely .strapped. It's hard to see why this $1,200 ceiling
simply can't be upped to $1,500 or $1,800 without pulling back half
or all of every dollar in benefits up to that amount.

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

SIU Aids Hospital 'Cheer-Up Fund'

Kennedy Labrador

SIU Welfare Rep. Tom Gould presents $100 Union donation
to Mrs. M. Vincent at USPHS Hospital, Staten Island, NY, to
help pay cost of new drapes for patients' dining areas. Mrs.
Vincent, chief of dietetics, said other organizations had
made similar commitments in move to brighten up hospital
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SlU Blood Bank Aided 200
Seamen, Dependents In 2 Yrs.

NEW YORK—Almost 200 Seafarers, SIU wives and dependents have utilized the life-
giving emergency benefits of the SIU Blood Bank since the program began two years ago.
The bank dispatched 618 pints of blood to hospitals all over the US during the period, and
began its third year this '

Seafarers Hit Wrong December Port

year
month with a balance of 74j^
pints. (Earlier figures below).

The far-flung activities of the
Union's blood bank got underway
on January 5, 1959, when Seafarers
•t headquarters began building up
a reserve of blood through dona­
tions handled by the SIU Welfare
Plan's clinic in New York. A total
of 1,439 pints have been contri­
buted to date. About 50 were re­
jected during later processing.

The bank operates through a na­
tional clearing house under a
standard processing and storage
arrangement which allots half the
blood collected to the Brooklyn
Donor Center, Inc. This makes it
possible for the Union to provide

Nine More
Seafarers
On Pension

(Continued from page 13)

£pain, he made a carpenter's or
ordinary seaman's slot on the Flor­
ida and the SS Florida State his
steady berth except for a year on
tfc.^ old Seatrain New Orleans in
1945-'46. He's unfit for duty be­
cause of cerebral arteriosclerosis.
He and wife Eusebia make their
home in Miami.

Working ashore as a cook and
then for the former US Maritime
Service, Brother Cherney made his
first SIU ship just before the end
of World War II. He's a long way
from his native Russia today and
lives with his wife Anna in Atlan­
tic City, NJ. Since his last ship,
the SS Yorkmar, in May, he's been
permanently disbaled by Osteo­
arthritis.

Born in Finland, Brother Eklund
made his first American ship in
1918, sailed off and on until
1923, came back in '34 and was one
of the earliest members of the SIU
In 1939. Disabled by Addison's dis­
ease, a glandular ailment, he wai
forced to call it quits after paying
off as bosun on the SS Denton a
year ago. He and his wife Ellen
Jive in Rockland, Mass.

Shipping with the SIU starting
In 1942, Brother Kennedy has
sailed steadily since then as a util­
ity rating in the galley. He com­
pleted his last trip on the SS Gal­
loway last May when failing vision
and a heart ailment beached him
for good. He lives with a sister in
Wyckoff, NJ.

Brother Labrador began sailing
In 1922 and has been shipping in
black gang ratings aboard SIU-
contracted vessels since 1941. He's
a native of the Philippines and cur­
rently lives with a daughter in New
York City. He was tagged unfit for
duty permanently because of a
heart condition and an eye ailment
after a trip on the SS John B.
Waterman last October.

A deck department veteran.
Brother Reier had 20 years at sea
behind him when he started ship­
ping SIU in 1947. He had to quit
Bailing in May, after a trip on the
SS Edith, due to cerebral arterio-
Eclerosis. He and his wife Lottie
live in Baltimore.

An early member of the SIU in
1939, Brother Tingle has been
idled years since a trip as mess-
man on the SS Yorkmar 18 months
ago. His medical states he's not fit
for duty permanently due to a
Bpinal ailment. Tingle makes his
home in West Cape May, NJ.

large quantities of blood anywhere
in the US on short notice.

Blood used by a patient In Mo­
bile or Seattle is charged to the
Union's account in Brooklyn by
the clearing house. In this way,
especially in emergencies, no delay
is involved in supplying the neces­
sary pints of blood. The Union's
teletype network linking all ports
speeds verification of all "with­
drawals" within a few minutes'
time.

The bank closed out Its first year
with a balance of 98 pints but
wound up its 1960 activity "in the
red" by withdrawing more blood
than it -was credited with during
the 12-month-period. This accounts
for the smaller balance on hand
at the end of 1960 although, in the

process, contributions increased 20
percent and "withdrawals" almost
doubled. This emphasizes the need
to constantly build reserves against
future large-scale emergencies.

The amount of blood used on
behalf of a single patient has in­
cluded up to a dozen pints at one
clip and in some very serious cases
as many as 35 pints have been
supplied during a few weeks of
hospitalization. About half the
blood used has been required dur­
ing the three fall months pips De­
cember each year. This appears
to be the time of year most emer­
gencies and serious surgery occur. •

Donors for the bank can apply
any time on the second deck at
SIU headquarters, where appoint­
ments are arranged for the Clinic.

Normally the Steel Executive spends a good deal of its time
in the tropics, but the schedule caught it in Brooklyn in De­
cember in the midst of a snow storm. Bosim Ted ChUfmhl,
and Seafarers Henry Gordon and John Abraham are making
the best of it while securing safety pet.

Seafarers In Dry dock
The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals

around the country.

USPHS HOSPITAL
SEATTLE, WASH.

Darcan O. Coker Charles Robinson
Elmer E. Lamb Sten T. Zetterman
John Mack

VA HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Woodrow Davis
VA HOSPITAL

FORT MILEV. CALIF.
Frank WaU Howard J. Watts

VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL
CULLEN. MARYLAND

Alvino Terrazas Carlton Roberta
USPHS HOSPITAL

FORT WORTH. TEXAS
Davis Danos MaK Olson
B. F. Deibler Bozo G. Zelencio
Thomas R. Lehay

SAILORS- SNUG HARBOR
STATEN ISLAND, NY

Thomas Isaksen Bart E. Guranick
Hennine Bjork A. B. Gutierrez

VA HOSPITAL
HOUSTON, TEXAS

E. McElehenny Edward Talbot
VA HOSPITAL

WEST HAVEN, CONN.
John J. DriscoU Henry ET Smith

VA HOSPITAL
WEST ROXBURY, MASS.

R. J. Arsenault
VA HOSPITAL

NEW YORK. NY
Chas. O. Bbrgagna

VA HOSPITAL
USPHS HOSPITAL

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
James Barrett Robert Ferguson
Matthew Bruno A. A. Franklin
James Cardell

US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL
WASHINGTON. DC

Wm. H. Thomson
TRIBORO HOSPITAL

JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND. NY
James Russell

USPHS HOSPITAL
BRIGHTON, MASS.

AIvols Green Paul C. Norton

USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS. LA.

W. J. BacrlUeaux
Alton BeU
Roderick Brooks
Jose A. Carcomo
Ancil Cunningham
Chas. Cunningham
Chas. R. Dalcourt
Woodrow Davis
Hugh Dick
Guy Divialo
E. Englehardt
Daniel J. Fegan
Vincent Fitzgerald
Claude Fowler
Hugh . Gallagher
C. A. Gardner
Henry C. Gerdes
Giles Glendennlng
Alvln Henderson
Emil Herek
B. L. Jarrett
William T. Jones
Leonard Kay
Edward Knapp
Mike Kowdourdls
Leo Lang
Harold I..aumann
G. K. Lima
Millard Locklear
Thomas G. Lyons

Leon Maas
Felix MarcUnU
William Mauldln
Emmett W. Mayo
Clarence Mazouo
James McFarlin
John C. Moore
James T. Moors
Alonzo W. Morris
Restetuto Oiarts
Walter B. Orr
Eugene Plahn
Junest P. Ponson
Milton Poole
Harold Restucher
N. Reznlckenko
Calvin A. Rome
Arthur O. Roy
Marirtn B. Sails
Harold P. Scott
Marlin Sheeter
Luther SpeU
Irvin W. .^udduth
William Thornton
Faustlno Torres
William Treadway
Roy E. Truly
Ernest C. Vitou
George Williams
Herbert Young

USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Hack Acosta
Elden Bartlett
Andrew Flaherty
Gorman T. Glaze
William Higgs
Everrett Hodges
J. J. Maconchuck

Felipe Martines
J. J. McLaughlin
William Pleszezvlt
Vincent Rizzuto
William H. Rollins
Richard B. Waters
Ira Willoughly

USPHS HOSPITAL
GALVESTON. TEXAS

Alfred Booth Arthur Kavel
George Brady Carl Kendall
Paul De Los Santos Ben G. Ladd
Monroe C. Gaddy Donald F. Mease
Robert Gothria B. R. Stalsworth
John Hudgins William R. Walker
August Jensen

SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans
Cash Benefits Paid

November 21—December 18, 1960

Number
Of Benefits AMOUNT PAID

Hospital Benefits (Welfare) 5400 $16,895.50
Death Benefits (Welfare) 15 55,500.00
Disability Benefits (Welfare).. 766 26,810.00
Maternity Benefits (Welfare).. 32 6,400.00
Dependents Benefits (Welfare). 179 47,295.85
Optical Benefits (Welfare).... 126 1,187.33

Summary (Welfare) 6518 $154,088.68

Vacation Benefits 1306 $218,087.18

TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION
BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 7824 $372,175.86

None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts
paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­
pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities,
medical examinations, and similar items.

r J.. Bairar Sot e'-**

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An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sample above) Is given to evety
person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through
the SIU Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members
of their families with blood anywhere in the United States and has
been in operation since January, 1959. Through an arrangement with
a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice lis
any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at
SIU headquarters, one block from the Clinic. The whole procedurs
takes only a few moment's time.

USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

Raymond O. Brown Clyde H. Jcrnlgaa
John H. Fcrguion Robert W. Scalea
John Hurigan Ernest H. Webb

USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Marvin George Gerald Nance
Wlddie G. Hinson Henri J. Robin. Jr.

NAVAL AIR STATION HOSPITAL
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

Ralph McDarles Wm. Trucsdell
Wm. H. Newsom

USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND. NY

Charles Ackerman Issac McCants
Joseph Barrios Leoncio Maisanet
Roberto Bosco Michael Mlchalik
Robert Brennan Amiel Mitchke
Arthur Camara Dan S. Munro
Richard Cavanaugh Wm. M. Murphy
Garlind Colon
Syephen Dint
A. N. Fernandez
George Fiance
Edw. T. Glazer
Eugencie Gonzales
Daniel Guerrero
Joseph GuiUory
James Helgoth
Fleming Higgason
Konstant Kaln
John J. Kennedy
Thomas Lauer
Frank Little

Chung S. Ony
Wlnford Powell
Leonard Pretlous
Joe Ramos
Manuel Rodriguez
Sherman Shumate
Collsto Siaran
Stefan Sorczyk
Edward Taylor
Lucien Thcriot
Isldoro Valles
Wm. F. Vaughail
Bjorn Wagones
Robert Welker

SIU Blood Bank
Invenfory

Period: November, 1960
Pints Contributed .... 84
Pints Rejected 1

Pints Credited AV/t
(Under a standard arrangement
with the Brooklyn Donor Center
Inc., 50% Is alloted for service,
processing and storage.)
Previous Balance .... 97V4

139
Pints Used 57

Balance On Hand _
December 1, 1960 .. 82

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BANK NEEDS 418 PINTS TO

MEET GOAL OF 500

Physical Exams--All SIU Clinics
Month Of November, 1960

Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL
Baltimore 95 4 6 105
Houston .. 3 13 66
Mobile ... 4 1 73
New Orleans 109 7 a 124
New York -343 19 24 386

TOTAL ... 37 ' 52 754



Iaaaai7> INl SEAFARERS LOG Page FUteeu

'...Well, I Guess This Is What
They Call FREE ENTERPRISE...'

For years the SIU and other seamen's
unions have mounted a continuous attack
on the runaway registries. They have em­
phasized that use of Liberian or Panaman­
ian ship registries by American operators
deprives American seamen of jobs and the
US of considerable tax revenue.

The unions have also pointed out that
runaway ships cannot be relied on in an
international emergency. The runaways
have underscored this fact by eagerly seiz­
ing Soviet Union tanker charters.

More recently, the SEAFARERS LOG re­
ported that runaway ship operations are re­
sponsible for a sizable portion of the dollar
and gold drain which has caused so much
concern about the stability of our economy.

The runaways then, have done damage
to American seamen, to American shipping,
to the Federal budget and to the US dollar
and balance of trade. But there is another
aspect uf runavJ^ay operation which is equal­
ly damaging. That is the impact of the
runaways—^hip or shoreside—on attitudes
toward the United States in other parts of
the world.

The runaway operation helps spread an
inaccurate image of Arnericans as people
who are anxious to exploit low-rwage foreign
labor for the benefit of "greedy capitalists"
back home.

Americans are always at a loss to under­
stand why much of the outside world sees
us as heartless bosses exploiting hungry
workers. Americans know this is a false
image, with a few glaring exceptions. But
the face of American capitalism which for­
eigners see overseas all too often resembles
the picture drawn by the Communists—
simple "dollar iniperialism" as the Latin
Americans call it.

Take West Indies Fruit and Steamship as
one example. This American-owned, Liber-
ian-flag company ran between the US and
Cuba. Its crews were Cuban seamen. When,
early in 1960. the SlU organized one crew,
that of the SS Sea Level, the company fired
them all, then forced them to repudiate the
union in order to regain their jobs. Subse­

quently, when the National Labor Relations
Board investigated the case, the company
escorted the Cubans to the NLRB office
under armed guard

This same company got the job of evac­
uating American embassy employees from
Havana after we broke off relations with
Cuba. Cuban waterfront workers who saw
our officials sailing on this company's ves­
sel are undoubtedly familiar with what hap­
pened to the Sea Level crew. No wonder
Castro and his Communist allies have no
trouble inflaming them against the US.

Take the case of the Ore Monarch, whose
West Indian crewmembers signed up with
the International Maritime Workers Union.
They too were forced to recant and join a
company-sponsored dummy union.

Take the case of the Yarmouth crew, men
from Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad and South
America, all of whom" were fired for daring
to ask the shipowner for SIU union repre­
sentation.

Take the case of the Standard Oil attor­
ney who boasted at a court hearing ho\y
Italians "swim out to the ship" to get a job
when an Esso runaway tanker pulls into
Genoa.

Sure,' the Italians, Greeks, Cubans, Ja­
maicans, Indians and Chinese want the jobs.
But the jobs are not- going to make them
love the US, because they know that Amer­
ican ship operators are paying from one-
fourth to one-tenth the wage which Ameri­
cans get for the same work, often on the
same kind of ship on the same run!

On the contrary, nothing is better cal­
culated to make foreign nationals hate the
United States than the knowledge that they
are being exploited by American corpora­
tions as a cheap labor pool—whether they
are working for 35 cents an hour in a Pacific
cannery, or getting $60 a month on a pas­
senger ship.

It's time then, for the President and the
Congress to take a hard look at the damage
done by the runaways to the standing and
security of the United States in the world
community.

Z«e8:lsla.tive

Ray Murdock, Director

FOREIGN TRADE
Route No. 33—Great

ROUTE.—FMB has
Lakes/Caribbean is

ruled that Foreign Trade
an essential foreign trade

route of the United States. FMB agreed to permit Grace Line to dis­
continue its service on this route and a review of the essentiality of
this Route was requested. After reviewing all factor involved, the Board
concluded that even though trade had fallen off from the high level
it reached in 1957, the total value of US trade with the Caribbean in
1959 amounted to $7.2 billion. This is about one-fourth of the total value
of all the US export-import trade. Four million tons of export cargo

were carried in dry cargo vessels during the year,
^ J- and it is indicated that a substantial part of this ex-
~ port trade originated in the area around the Great

Lakes. However, the Bo^d did change the require­
ments for US-flag service on the route during the
open season of navigation on the Lakes. The re­
quirement set is for fortnightly sailings to the is­
lands in the Greater Antilles and two sailings per
month to the North Coast of South American. Pre-

" viously the Board had ruled that there should be
weekly service to the North Coast of South America from the Great
Lakes. !•$>$•

FISH REPORTS—Faced with the choice of carrying marine insur­
ance at excessively high costs or carrying no insurance, several organi­
zations of commercial fishermen are considering the establishment of
marine insurance pools with the possibility of obtaining marine insur­
ance at lower costs. The Branch of Economics of BOCF has been re­
quested to advise a Gulf Coast group of fishing vessel owners on how
marine insurance might be handled through a pool arrangement. The
premiums of marine insurance have been rising. Insurance companies
lay the blame on rising accident rates and alleged padded claims for
damage. At the present time many fishing vessel owners are operating
without insurance. Some vessel-owner groups, particularly on the West
Coast, have been able to demonstrate that marine insurance costs can
be cut by self-policing methods and by cutting overhead costs. Theso
groups have restricted membership to the best class of risks and hav«
built up a surplus against claims by pooling premiums, and adjusting
their own claims . . . The US commercial fish catch for the year 1960
is expected to total between 4.9 and 5 billion pounds, about the'same
as the previous 5-year average. However, the catch is expected to be
below the 1959 figure. According to BOCF, if the landings in November
and December are normal, the total catch for this year could be the
nation's third largest. For the second time the catch used for industrial
purposes—fish meal, oil, and animal food—will exceed that taken for
human food. This will occur despite the fact there was a decline of
about 200 million pounds in the catch of industrial fish. Landings of
all major industrial items—menhaden, Alaska herring, and New Eng­
land trash fish—were down. The catch for human consumption will
show a small increase due to larger catches of salmon, Maine herring,
jack mackerel, shrimp, and ocean perch. The value of the 1960 catch
tr fishermen will probably exeeed the $246 million received in 1959.

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CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION.—President-elect John F. Kennedy

has completed the selection of his cabinet. Arthur Goldberg, special
counsel to the AFL-CIO, and general counsel to the Steelworker.s*
Union has been appointed Secretary of Labor. C. Douglas Dillon who
played such a prominent role in the SS CLEOPATRA case, has been
named Secretary of the Treasury. The Senate Committee on Post Of­
fice and Civil Service has compiled an interesting document entitled
"Policy and Supporting-Positions", which gives a listing of all policy
making positions open to Presidential appointment. President-elect
Kennedy will have the opportunity to make one appointment to th«
ICC as soon as he is sworn in. The next vacancy occurs December 31,
1961 and one more the following year; but it will not be until early
1964 that the Kennedy appointees to this vital agency will form a ma­
jority of the Commission. NLRB will be a captive of Eisenhower ap­
pointees until the end of 1962, and it will be February 1, 1962 before
President-elect Kennedy can change the make up of the National Me­
diation-Board. Despite the preponderance of Republican appointees to
the various commissions and agencies many people feel that Presiden­
tial leadership will be exerted to bring about a change in the attitude
of these groups to be closer to the Administration viewpoint, which
is certainly to be desired in view of the President-elect's concern over
the plight of the maritime industry.

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BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICITS.—A Japanese firm, the Toyode

Motor Company, negotiated for a loan from the Export-Import Bank
to acquire $1 million tor the purchase of machine tool equipment. Pub­
lic Resolution 17 requires that 100 percent of such loan cargoes b«
carried in American-flag vessels unless MA grants a waiver. The firm
asked that Publie Resolution 17 be waived to the extent of allowing
50 percent of the cargoes to be imported into Japan on Japanese-flag
vessels. Maritime Administrator Vice-Admiral Ralph E. Wilson denied
the request for waiver. This is the first time in a number of years that
a request for a waiver has heen denied. Senator Warren G. Magnu-
son (D) Washington, SIF chairman, sent a telegram to Wilson urging
him to withstand pressure to change his decision. In the past MA has
granted waivers to recipients of loans, whenever the recipient nations
grant "parity of treatment" for US vessels in their foreign trade. The
recent directive of President Eisenhower to stem the out flow of US
dollars to correct our adverse balance of payments was one of the
factors in reaching the decision to refuse the waiver. Magnuson told
Wilson, "Depressed conditions of our shipping industry and the Im­
portance of shipping earnings toward improving the balance of inter­
national payments make it mandatory that we all take practical steps
to assure maximum use of United States flag vessels in the carriage of
government aided and financed cargoes of every kind." It is strongly
rumored that the State Department has intervened with FMB on be­
half of the company and is asking that the waiver be granted because
of possible political repercussions in Japan.



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Enjoying ccffeeflme-on the Kathryn (Bull) are II. tor.) Esttbon Cnil, chief itewardi Luls CorbOM, ABt F«
Aponte, eng. util.t Julio Flores, AB; Fred Oeshndn, Sr. wiper.

Perched high up on Hurricane (Waterman) AB
Joe Do Jessa changes cargo light bulbs aft.

thig se/ecf/on of

photog of 5IU men

In all deparfmenfs-

wag taken aboard

a number of Sf(l

vessels at sea and

In port.

Iberville crewmen display SlU safety award (I.
to r.) James Stewart, Jose Mefondez, Nils Beck.

Mike, the parakeet, bends ear of chief steward
Red Simmons on Steel Voyager.

On deck of Bizabeth (Bull) are (I. to r.) Nell Abernathy, fob Dillon. Frank Gaspar, oarp.t H. Julian,
bosun; Louis Colon, utility. Gaspar built crossover safety ladder over winch (rear).

In Hurricane engine room 1st asst.
jives orders to oilers (I. to r.) D.

and Rufus Cobb.

R. Endelmon
McGroth, L

Menu is discussed in Hurricane galley by (I. to
r.) G. Ploomon, 3rd cook; R. Hara, utility and N.
Orencio. chief cook.

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Chief steward Juan Rueda of Alcoa Ranger re-
laxes In his foc'sle with a mystery thriller while
off duty, •

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Hurricane FWT Antonlo Zcloya Is shown et ves
^el't main control board.

William SmoHiors, steward dept., stands before
mirror etching In Kathryn's sa oon mess.

Chief cook Carl Carlson carves freshly-roasted
ham for Ocean Evelyn's lunch.

^^ork moving steel plate for Ocean Evelyn engine room stores are (I. to r.) John Chelton, engine
utility, William Woottdn and Ralph Whitely. Plate took some manhandling as it weighed about 250 pounds.
A few well-placed rollers beneath the object made the task easier, however.

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Alcoa Ranger baker Jim Foircloth turned out
elaborate birthday cake for ship's skipper, Cop-
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Old-Time Fisherman

Atlantic Fishermen
Elect O'Brien, Green

BOSTON—^In their first election since their recent affilia­
tion with the SIU of North America, members of the Atlantic
Fishermen's Union have named Thomas "Obie" O'Brien, sec­
retary-treasurer by close to a-*
three to one margin.

Others elected, along with
O'Brien were: Pat Green, assistant
secretary-treasurer; Vincent Hogan,
Boston delegate; Alphonsus Hayes,
Gloucester port agent; John Muise,
Gloucester delegate and William
Mulcahy, New York port agent.

Q.'Brien had formerly been dele­
gate in the union's headquarters
pert of Boston. He defeated Pat
McHugh, a former secretary-
treasurer of the union by a count
of 515 to 180. Green, who had been
assistant secretary, won over Pat
Eustace, 540 to 147.

Hogan was victorious over two
competing candidates, Joseph
Jacobson and \V. Hanlon. He re­
ceived 227 votes to Hanlon's 124
and Jacobson's 72. Under the
Fishermen's constitution, only
members in the local port vote for
port officials.

Similiarly, Hayes, the Gloucester
agent, defeated two competitors,
Del Rose and Thomas Doyle. Muise
was unopposed as Gloucester dele­
gate as was Mulcahy in the New
York port agent's slot.

The Fishermen's Union had
operated as an Independent union
for three years outside the AFL-
CIO, but had suffered considerable
losses in membership as a result.
Consequently, four months ago, the
fishermen voted to affiliate with

the SIUNA by a lopsided majority
in a secret ballot referendum.

Among the reasons for the re-
affiliation were the setbacks
suffered by the domestic fishing
industry in the face of foreign im­
ports coming from more modern,
better-equipped foreign-flag fish­
ing fleets. The Fishermen's Union
membership realized that SIU and
AFL-CIO ties were vital if they
were to make any headway in
preserving their Industry and their
jobs.

The union has recently under­
taken an organizing drive aimed
at attracting the many fishermen in
the New England area who have
never been in the union, as well,
as those who drifted away during
the years when the organization
was trying to operate as an inde­
pendent outfit.

Thirty years ago the California waterfront was crowded with
square-rigged fishing boats like the one shown above. They
were part of the Alaska packers cannery fleet known as the
"Star" ships. They sailed from San Francisco to Alaska
each year with cannery workers aboard.

SIU TUNA
MEN USE
NYLON NET

TERMINAL ISLAND. Calif. —
SIU-contracted fishing boats,
manned by members of SIU West
Coast tuna fishing unions, are ex­
perimenting with nylon nets here
as a means of increasing the tuna
catch.

The traditional method of
catching tuna has been with pole
and lures, with siqall live bait
spread on the water to attract
school tuna. However, those who
support the use of nets claim that
it results in bigger catches at far
less cost.

Several advantages are claimed
for the nylon nets. They are far
lighter than cotton nets and are
not damaged by salt water to any
degree. Also they can be hauled in
far faster.

Use of nets eliminates the need
for catching bait fish which con­
sumed as much as one-third of the
time which a tuna clipper spent at
sea.

It's estimated that 70 of the 210
tuna clippers here have been con­
verted to use nylon nets and five
more are In the process of chang­
ing over.

Preliminary results have been
very encouraging in terms of pro­
ducing greater income and also
shortening trips to get a full load
of fish.

New Bedford Union Discusses
Flounder Fishery Conservation

NEW BEDFORD—^The recently-elected officers of the New Bedford Fishermen's Union
are taking steps to better conditions in the fishing industry and to stimulate interest in the
consumption of scallops. Union secretary-treasurer Howard Nickerson has met with the US
Fish and Wildlife Service and*
scientists from the Woods Hole
research center in Massachu­
setts on the problems of the yel-
lowtail flounder fisheries. The
flounder supply is being depleted
and prices are being forced down
by a record catch. ^

The meeting discussed the pos­
sibility of changing mesh sizes so
as to allow larger numbers of im­
mature fish to escape and assure
an adequate supply In future years.
A smaller catch right now would
also be beneficial in terms of get­
ting the fishermen a fairer return
on their yellowtail catch.

Scallops At School
In other developments, the union

and the scallop boat owners have
succeeded in introducing scallops
in the local school lunch program
at ten schools In the area. The
administrators of the Federal
school lunch program have under
consideration the use'of domestic
fish and scallops exclusively in
school lunches.

One of the problems of the scal­
lop fishermen has been the lack

Amonk unions In the SIU are
a number of groups of commer­
cial fishermen, on all coasts, as
well as shoreside fish canneries
and processors. They are in­
volved in such widely-diversi­
fied fishing operations as scal­
loping, tuna fishing, salmon
fisheries, cod, halibut and many
others. Groups involved include
the New Bedford Fishermen's
Union, Alaska Fishermen's
Union, tuna fish and cannery
unions operating out of Cali­
fornia ports and groups In
Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­
where in the far northwest
Pacific.

of distribution of the product In
many areas. Consequentily, the
school lunch program is a means
of introducing scallops to families
who have never used this succulent
seafood before.

The New Bedford Union was
hard hit during the month of De­
cember by the blizzard and high
winds which hit the East Coast on
December 12. A 65-foot scallop
dragger, the Sharon Louise, was
blown on the rocks on Nantucket
island and wrecked. Crewmembers
were rescued by the Coast Guard.

On the same day, the 60foot

dragger Harmony was destroyed
by fire during the blizzard. Crew-
members also were able to make
their way ashore at Nomansland.

Winds were so fierce that the
Coast Guard patrol boat which
rescued the men off the Sharon
Louise was itself blown up on the
beach. Crewmembers had to make
their way ashore with a line.

In an earlier accident, the fish­
ing vessel Carol & Estelle caught
fire in the engine room, exploded
and sank at sea. The crew was
taken off by another fishing vessel,
the Newfoundland.

Fish Unions
Happy With
New Senator

GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Fisher­
men on the East Coast were
cheered by the appointment of
Benjamin A. Smith, mayor of
Gloucester to the Massachusetts
Senate seat vacated by incoming
President John Kennedy. Senator
Smith will fill out the unexpired
two-year term of the new Presi­
dent. A new Senator from Massa­
chusetts will be chosen in state­
wide voting in 1962.

The Smith family has long been
associated with the fishing indus­
try in this port. Before entering
the Senate, Smith was active as
director of the Gloucester Fish
pier and had managerial interests
in the fish processing industry
here.

As such, he is familiar with the
problems of the Amerlcan7flag
fishing industry, particularly in
the Northeast. The two major
fishermen's groups in this area,
the Atlantic Fishermen's Union and
the New Bedford Fishermen's
Union are both Massachusetts-
based and both affiliated with the
SIU. Like fishermen" elsewhere,
the unions here have been con­
fronted with a flood of frozen and
canned imports.

Kennedy's C:a^.smate
Smith had been a classmate of

Incoming President Kennedy at
Harvard University. Kennedy also
had previously indicated concern
with the plight of the domestia
fishing industry as well as with
that of domestic shipping. Con­
sequently, the fishing unions and
the industry are hopeful of getting
an airing of their problems in
Washington both on the Con­
gressional and Administration
levels, with possible action to
assist the industry.

The senior Senator from Massa­
chusetts, Leverett Saltonstall (Rep.)
has also been active on behalf of
the local fishing industry.

Alaska Union Asks Tariff Changes
SEATTLE—In a communication sent to all members of the Washington State Congres­

sional delegation, the Alaska Fishermen's Union has called for tariff revision legislation to
help preserve the domestic fishing industry.

The letter, sent by George*"
Johansen, secretary-treasurer
of the SIUNA-affiliated union,
noted that in 1959, the United
States imported $367 million worth
of fish products while exporting
just $44 million. "The figures for
1960 are not available as yet," he
declared, "but there is little doubt
but that they will show further
increases in foreign imports."

Changing Times
Johansen noted that after World

War II there was justification for
using foreign trade acts and for­
eign policy as an aid to the econ­
omy of war torn nations, but that
different circumstances prevail
today.

Now it is the domestic fishing
industry which needs help. In
many instances, foreign fishing
fleets are more modern than boats
operated by US fishermen, thanks
to the assistance that has been

given such nations by th# United
States. Domestic operators find
that when they want to build mod­
ern fishing boats they run into the
problem of far higher costs. Last
year Congress provided for a mod­
est fishing boat construction sub­
sidy program but it Is too soon to
tell If it will be effective in rebuild­
ing the US fleet.

Pointing out the late Cordell
Hull, US Secretary of State in the
1930's, saw reciprocal trade as a
two way street, Johansen noted
that circumstances were different
today with too much trade taking
on a one-way pattern. "To make
matters worse, American indus­
tries are moving their factories
and technical equipment abroad to
manufacture goods for American
markets, using the cheaper foreign
labor available to them.

He concluded that Congress

should designate a committee to
study our foreign trade policy, and
its findings "should be the basis
of corrective legislation."

The Alaska union, like other
American fishing unions, has been
hard hit by imports, in this case
salmon imports from Japan being
a considerable factor.

The union also faces a problem
in other aspects of the fishing in­
dustry, particularly in light of
agreements to eventually exclude
American fishermen from Can­
adian in-shore waters. A good
deal of the union's activity is in
the waters off British Columbia.

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Jathmary, INl SEAFARERS LOG Vac* Mtaeleca

Joseph B. Lorae, MD, Medical Director

Accepted Aid For Hernia; Surgery
One ol the frequent physical findinKs found on routine examination

at our SIU clinics Is a hernia (rupture), usually inguinal. Often the
fact th^t the man has a* hernia is not known to him, and it is difficult
for him to understand why we are insistent that he go to the hospital
for an operation. At times, it is quite difficult to convince him of this
necessity. He may even protest that he has no trouble with his side
In the region of his groin; in fact, has no pain or discomfort at all.
This is quite true, as a hernia may develop insidiously and, though
there may be minor symptoms, the condition is not recognized by the
person himself as a hernia.

A hernia is the protrusion from its normal habitat of a portion of
the anatomy through an opening, either normal or artificially pro­
duced. There are many types of hernia, from a hernia of the brain
through a defect in the skull, to a hernia of muscle through the ten­
don sheath of the foot. The most frequent type of hernia is one which
protrudes from the abdominal cavity; thejnost common is the inguinal
hernia which protrudes through the right or left inguinal canal in the
groin, and often into the scrotum.

It is estimated that 15% of the world's population has hernias.
Three-quarters of these are in men, according to "Today's Health."
Hernias are also found in, the animal world but to a very small degree
compared to those in humans. This maybe one of the prices we pay for
walking upright.

Hernias are found in all walks of life. Authorities are of the opinion
that there is an inherited structural weakness in areas where hernias
develop. There is no doubt that occupation also plays a considrable
part in theii: production, especially inguinal, femoral, umbilical and
other hernias which involve the abdominal contents. Thus, any oecn-
pation requiring heavy work or even strenuous sudden effort, such as
lifting, sneezing or coughing, may increase the intra-abdominal pres­
sure sufficiently Jo precipitate a hernia where this structural weakness
exists.

When we speak of a hernia, we usually think of an inguinal hernia,
due to-the frequency of this condition. There is a normal weakening
in this area in man, due to passage of the testicle during intra-uterine
life, from inside the abdominal Cavity to the scrotum. As this occurs,
the structure through which the testicle passes usually closes around
the cord, producing a flbrous sheath and, where it passes through the
abdominal walls, forms the inguinal anal through which the testicle
Is connected to abdominal structures.

In women, there is the analogue of this structure which is a fibrous
cord probably giving some support to the uterine structures. Thus,
there is an inherent weakness in this area in which four out of five

'hernias occur. In men, 95 percent of hernias are inguinal, and at least
half of the hernias in women are of this type.

The next most frequent is umbilical hernia. This occurs through the
opening of the remains of the umbilical cord, and varies in size from
a I small dimple-like protrusion to massive form. It is an interesting
observation that a Survey made of pre-school children in one of the
West Indies showed 90 percent of the ciiildren with various types of
umbilical hernia. In adults, umbilical hernia was a rarity.

Femoral hernias develop through the femoral canals in the upper
thigh. These occur more frequently in the female. The abdominal con­
tents pass through the enlarged femoral opening, and are reflected
upward toward the abdomen. Thus, if the contents of the hernia sac
contain intestine, there is danger of strangulation due to acute angle
of reflection of the hernia, and also to the rigid structures surrounding
the hernia opening.

Inguinal hernia shouid be surgically repaired when diagnosed, as
procrastination may be fatal. The hernia will certainly progress in
size and the surrounding structures will become more weakened as
the hernia increases in size. There is always the possibility that a por­
tion of the Intestine will protrude through in the hernial sac. The
Intestine may become stuck in the inguinal canal or scrotum and, if
not reduced, the blood supply to the intestine may be cut off. This
produces gangrene and becomes an emergency operative procedure.
Where facilities are not readily and Imftiediately available, peritonitis
will develop and death may ensue.

This is the reason we insist on inguinal hernia repair immediately.
For a person going to sea, it is imperative that he have his inguinal
hernia repaired, as most ships do not have facilities available for this
emergency.

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

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In the hospital?

Call SIU Hall immediately!

Seafarer Sees NC Governor
In Plea For Textile Strikers

RALEIGH, NC—Acting in response to a request from the SIU, several Seafarers who
are residents of North Carolina have interceded with the North Carolina authorities on
behalf of imprisoned officials and members of the Textile Workers Union of America. The
men have been jailed after•*
conviction for an alleged
"conspiracy" to dynamite the
struck Hai-riet and Henderson Cot­
ton Mills of Henderson, NC.

A large number of Seafarers
have notified headquarters that
they have written to outgoing Gov­
ernor Luther Hodges in connec­
tion with the case. In addition, one
SIU member, Seafarer Lowell Har­
ris, had a personal meeting with
Governor Hodges on ^he issue,

Harris, a resident" of Macon,
North Carolina, notified SIU head­
quarters that while the Governor
listened to his plea on behalf of
the men, he indicated that nothing
further could be done on their
behalf.

Governor Hodges is now taking
on the duties of Secretary of Com­
merce in the Kennedy administra­
tion and the pleas will undoubtedly

be directed to his successor, Terry
Sanford.

Typical of the Seafarers' com­
munications sent to the Governor
was a copy of one sent to SIU head­
quarters by Seafarer Robert II.
Northrop of Wilmington, North
Carolina.

"These men," he wrote, "were
convicted . .. with a special judge,
special prosecutor and about the
fastest trial I have ever heard of
in this state.

"When this trial was held the
press, radio and union-bating thugs
had done their best to make any
union look bad In this state. Even
some of our state officials were
outspoken as to the guilt of these
men before the trial was ever held.
How in God's name can anyone,
including myself, have a fair trial
under such conditions as this?

QUESTION: What Is your impression of the new hiring hall
here? (Question asked in iPhiladelphia hall.)

James Bergerla, deck: I like the
roomy atmosphere of the building

for one thing.
The snack bar,
although small, is
more than ade­
quate. The food
served is good
and above all, the
prices are more
than fair. Another
feature that is
not only appeal­

ing to me but to all the other men
who may drive, is the spaciousness
of the parking lot outside

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Bill Geary, FWT: The lighting of

the hall here is especially appeal­
ing to me — it's
nice and bright
and consequently
makes for a finer
atmosphere, one
which is especial­
ly relaxing. Be­
sides, it makes it
easier to see the
pinochle deck.
The officials have
more room in which to operate than
they did before; consequently,

tit
Konrod Hoffner, FWT; I think

this hall is a lot livelier than the
old one on Mar­
ket St. This defi­
nitely illustrates
that this Union is
progressing, for
one thing. There's
a happier atmos­
phere here. An­
other thing: it's
nice to know you
can take a shower

here when you care too. There
are two of them available.

W. J. Smith, deck: I live only two
miles from here and find the pub­
lic transportation
convenient. If I
decide to drive
in, 1 have no
parking wonies,
because there's
always room. As
far as future plan­
ning is concerned
this is an excel­
lent location be­
cause neighborhood i^ undergoing
expansion rapidly, from a business
standpoint •

Henry MeCullough, steward dept:
Tlie hall appeals to me because its

modern and com­
fortable, n i c e-
ly furnished.
Again, it's ideally
weather - condi­
tioned — not too
warm when the
weather Is cold
and not too hot in
summertime . . .
quite a difference

from the old Market Street hall
where the Inside temperature never
seemed to reach that happy
medium.

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Mike Quftn, AB: I like the
atmosphere of the hall here — it
makes you feel
good just to walk
in the door.
There's a little of
everything r e c-
reational here.
For those who
don't care to play
cards, there are
two TV sets—one
color and one
black-and-white — plus plenty of
reading material. The head is nice
and clean and modern and there's
plenty of parking space.

Harris Nortfirop

" . . .»If these men had been
company men, you know as well as
I they would have gone free. Being
union men was their crime . . .

"As a citizen, I appeal to you to
do all in your power to see that
justice is done and these men are
either freed or given a retrial with
a fair chance to tell their story
without all the stirring up of the
press as at their first trial . . ."

SIU President Paul Hall had
written to all SIU members resid­
ing in North Carolina asking them
to protest the jailing of the strik­
ers. In addition, the membership
had authorized a $200 contribution
to the striking textile workers who
have been picketing for more than
two years.

Steel Exec.
Has System:
Good Mate

NEW YORK — Normally, good
feeding is what is supposed to
make a happy ship, but on the
Steel Executive, the crew has dis­
covered another important element
in. the formula ... a good mate.
As a result, the payoff was smooth
as can be, as was the trip.

Bosun Ted Cbillinski and the
deck gang had nothing but words
of praise for chief mate Macy who
made the round-the-world trip. The
mate was especially-appreciated in
contrast to the trip Chilinski made
with another mate recently.

"That other guy wanted to make
a DM out of me," Chilinski said.
"Once he forced me to change 10
guy lines in a single day. He was
also famous for cutting down on
OT."

The Executive came into Erie
Basin just before New Year's and
most of the gang stayed aboard
looking foward to another pleasant
voyage.

Seafarer's Daughter At Headquarters

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KimI Johnson, 15-month-old daughter of Seafarer Woody
Johnson, explores Christmas tree in headquarters eafeferie.
Her dad sails as bosun.



Pare Twentr SEAFARERS LOO Janiiarr, Utl.

SZX7 FOOD and

Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director

Why To Store In Home Port
When our Food representatives visit SlU-manned ships in the

various ports they still run across stewards and other crewmembers
who don't see why we place so much stress' on keeping an accurate
inventory of food stores and other steward department supplies. Nor
do they understand the reasons why it is considered desirable to take
all stores aboard in the home port before the voyage starts.

It's the contention of-the Food Department that the best-feeding
best-stored iiuip is one which takes on all stores for the voyage on
leaving port, plus a ten percent margin to cover unforeseen delays.
Then nothing has to be bought anywhere else with the exception of
say, fresh milk and fresh vegetables in those ports where it is avail­
able in appropriate form.

This is true provided that it is coupled with three essential items
1) proper inventory control 2) orderly arrangement of stores in the
various storerooms 3) inspection of the stores as they come aboard.
All these items are the responsibility of the chief steward, particu­
larly the last which should be done by him personally and not dele­
gated to any other crewmember. ^

Proper inventory control sounds like a mouthful, but all it means
is that he knows exactly how much of each item he has in stock. That
means when it comes to ordering stores for the voyage, the steward
also knows just what he needs and can submit his requisitions ac­
cordingly.

Orderly arrangement of his stores means that he is rotating his
stores to make sure that he uses up tbe items first which have been
on the ship longest. Refrigeration is fine—up to a point. But it won'
keep food fresh forever. By such orderly arrangement, the steward
avoids spoilage and .shortages.

The necessity for inspection is obvious. It means inspecting the
quality of the supplies, determining that the number of items is as
ordered and that all items on the order were actually delivered,
steward who fails to inspect stores when delivered, or who fails to
notify the appropriate individuals at the Union if he is short-changed
is simply storing up a load of grief for himself as the voyage wears on

Some men don't see why we stir such a fuss about this because,
they say, if anything runs short they can always fill their needs in
some other port. Unfortunately, this doesn't work out well for
variety of reasons. For one thing, the ship purchasing in some foreign
port- is a one-shot buyer. Chances are the supplier will never see that
steward again, so he will stick him with inferior quality merchandise.
Secondly, despite the great strides made in many^'foreign countries,
the selection available can't compare with what the ship buys at
home. Further, methods of packing, storing and preparing foods are
not what Americans are accustomed to. The cuts of ^eat for example,
are probably entirely different from what cooks are accustomed to
handling. The results can hardly be satisfying.

Naturally, in a foreign port, there's no Union representative or
food department representative available for the .steward to turn to
should he have inferior merchandise pawned off on him. The result
is often a serious food beef.

If a ship runs short on a foreign voyage, it usually means that it
wasn't stored properly in the first place, or stores spoiled or were
wasted because of lack of inventory control. The only thing a stew­
ard can do in such a case is fill in his shortages in the foreign port.
But it's a poor substitute for correct storing in the first instance.

West Coast Tanker Officers
Vote Affiliation With MEBA

RICHMOND, Calif.—Another one of the independent organizations in th® tanker in­
dustry has voted to affiliate with an AFL-CIO maritime union. This time its the Tanker
Officers Association, representing approximately 300 officers in three West Coast fleeti.
has voted to affiliate with the^ ^1
Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association, AFL-CIO.

The tanker group voted to af­
filiated by a count of 91 to 25 in a
secret ballot referendum conducted
by an impartial umpire. The vote
followed agreement with the
MEBA on terms of an affiliation
which makes the Tanker Officers
Association an autonomous divi­
sion of the MEBA.

The decision to affiliate was the
outcome of the slippage in ship­
board wages and conditions on the
West Coast tankers, as compared to
union contracted ships. While

licensed men in other West Coast
fleets were steadily improving
their status, the tanker officers had
not kept pace.

The one-sided vote In favor of
the affiliation was particularly
convincing in light of the fact that
California Shipping, (Standard Oil
of California) the largest West
Coast tanker company, had been
outspoken in its opposition to the
affiliation move. Unlicensed men
in the California Shipping fleet are
represented by the SlU-aff ilia ted
Sailors Union of the Pacific.

Companies which deal with the

Tanker officers group, aside from
California *Shipplng are General
Petroleum (Socony-Mobll) and
Pacific Coast Transport,

MEBA officers are hopeful that
the pattern of affiliation set by the
West Coast tanker officers can be
applied in the various East Coast
tanker companies which have
similar independent association
set-ups. The affiliation arrange­
ment is similar to that which had
been worked out on the Great
Lakes with an independent officers'
association in the Boland and
Cornelius -fleet.

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

Carving To Order For Seafarers

Chief cook Carl Carlson of the Ocean Evelyn carves a roast
fresh out of oven while baker Major Reid cuts up cake for
dessert. Galley utility Cecil Hughes hands order to Louis
Basttt, saloon mess. "Ship feeds just like e fine restaurant,"
crewmembers say.

CHRISTMAS AT HOME? OCEAN
EVELYN ALMOST MADE IT

Signing on and paying off are Seafarers Tom Trainor. DM. with shipping commissioners
S. Harris (left) and W. Rozalski, AB and W. Godfrey, DM, (right) getting their cash from
company paymaster.

NEW YORK—It was a fairly Merry Christmas for the crew of the Ocean Evelyn but
not as merry as it might have been because of the fact that the ship couldn't quite make it
to the dock on Christmas Day. '

Instead, the Evelyn showed * •
up at Ambrose Light on the'
afternoon of Christmas Day
(Sunday) and spent the balance of
the day and the following day
also celebrated as a holiday — on
the hook off Stapleton, Staten
Island, admiring the New York
skyline.

The problem was that the au­
thorities at the Brooklyn Army
Base had no berth for her, and
anyway, didn't want to handle any
cargo until Tuesday morning.

As compensation for not making
it to the dock in time, the crew
had Christmas dinner aboard with
chief steward William Oliver, chief
cook Carl Carlson, baker Major T.
Reid and the rest of the galley
gang doing their usual yeoman
ob. In fact, when it comes to feed­

ing ,the Evelyn crew rates their
vessel up front. "This ship runs
ust like a first class restaurant,"

one crewmember observed.
The owners of the ship. Maritime

Overseas, had arranged for Cus­
toms and Quarantine to service the
ship in the holiday period by pay­
ing overtime to Customs and
Quarantine inspectors and hiring

tug to put them aboard. This
procedure is allowed under special
legislation covering the Port of
New York.

Christmas also had a special
flavor for Seafarer Ralph White-
ley, wiper. When the mail came
aboard, he received greetings of a
special sort. It was a notice from
his draft board to report post­

haste for service with Uncle Sam.
One Seafarer who was happy to

be on the ship, Christmas or not,
was chief electrician Kenneth
Singh. He had been working ashore
as an electrician in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard on the aircraft carrier
Constellation, but had then caught
the Ocean Evelyn and noissed
the fire which took 50 Uves on the

ship and injured hundreds of
others. (See story on page 24.)

The Evelyn had been on a North
Atlantic run, and the weather being
its usual cantankerous self at this
time of the year, had some rough
spots on her crossing. Maybe if th®
winds had blown the right way, th#
ship would have made it to port in
time for Christmas after all.

Black gang quartet In messroom includes (I. to r.) Ralph
Whiteley, wiper, now headed for US Army; Charles Truensti,
wiper; Williani Woofton, wiper; C. E. Johnson, FWT.

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Fiji Cook
Sails On
SlU Ship

VANCOUVER—A Canadian Dis­
trict cook with a tongue-twisting
name—Isikeli Bole Dealaivuna—is
carrying out an old family profes­
sion.

Unlike his family' predecessors,
•11 Fiji Islanders, he is concerned
only with what's cooking—and not
who—because he claims to be a de­
scendant of a long line of hearty
eaters who had a taste for human
victuals.

Dealaivuna, who last was aboard
the Canadian District - contracted
Waitomo, recalls that his father's
parents found human flesh tastier
than beef or pork. He toid of the
many wars between tribes of the
Fijiian islands years ago and of
the slim leftovers of many a de­
ceased enemy.

Delicious British
The cook recalled that Fijiian

gourmets of yore considered the
British to be a great delicacy, but
hardly touched their platters of
Europeans, who were considered
generally too salty. He Injected an
explanation into the story by not­
ing that the reason his forefathers
were cannibals was because there
were no animals on the island at
the lime. Cannibalism was officially
abolished in the Fiji Islands
when the British took over in 1874,
he noted.

Dealaivuna remembers family
stories concerning the first white
man>ver consumed in the Islands.
This one happened to be a mission­
ary—and a real tough morsel at
that. He was cooked and over­
cooked and finally when the Island­
ers got through his boot leather
they were delighted at the tender­
ness of their meal.

The cook with the tall tales, by
the way, was very popular with the
crew of the Waitomo. He got noth­
ing but praise. But the crew was
grateful that Dealaivuna was sec­
ond cook—in charge of vegetables
only.

Students At Montreal Hail

Canadians
Sign Tug
Agreement

MONTREAL—The SIU, which
won a victory in the National Har­
bors Board two-tug fleet recently,
is moving to complete contracts
with several other companies under
its jurisdiction.

The newly negotiated contract
with the Harbors Board will extend
wage increases to 14 percent, to­
gether with overtime of 10 percent.
Terms of the settlement were
unanimously accepted and ratified
and the contract is retroactive to
January.

Underway are negotiations with
the following dredging companies:
Marine Industries, Ltd.; Russell
Construction; Beaver Dredging;
Canadian Dredge & Dock; Harbor
Development Co.; McNnmara Con­
struction Co.

Vancouver negotiations are being
conducted with. Alaska Cruise
Lines, Pacific Tanker Co., Van­
couver Barge & Transportation,
Shell Canadian Tankers, Northland
Navigation, arid Union Steamship
of New Zealand.

This group of students from New York Is being given a de­
monstration of the automated card index file of SIU Can­
adian District members by Hal C. Banks secretary-treasurer
of the Canadian District and SlUNA vice president. The
students, members of the International Association of Even­
ing Students Councils, were attending a conference-at Sir
George Williams University in Montreal last month and their
tour included an inspection of a Canadian labor union.

In Canadian Ports
Canadian Ships So/d

VANCOUVER — The Canadian
District-contracted Canadian Pa­
cific Steamship Co. has sold two
veteran coastal vessels to Greek
shipping interests. The two ships
—the SS Princess Eliubetb and
the SS Princess Joan—formerly
made the passenger run between
Victoria and Vancouver but had
been In lay-up since last year
prior to their sale.

The ship passenger business has
fallen off badly in this area since
the introduction of fast carferry
service and, of course, the airlines.

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Halifax Shipping Slow
HALIFAX—Shipping has been

fairly slow here for the past few
weeks but brightening the picture
is news of another new Canadian
District-contracted dredge which
is due to arrive in this port shortly.
The new dredge, the Haifa (J. P.
Porter Co.), is of the suction type,
self-loading hopper variety, and is
self-contained and self-propelled.
Word has it that she will require
a large crew, the exact number
being unspecified at the moment.

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Freighter On Rampage

OWEN SOUND—The German
freighter Betergeuze, fully-laden
witli a cargo of scrap iron, went on
a ranipage in Bay City harbor and
(1) struck a bridge, (2) scraped an­
other bridge a short distance away
and (3) struck a Canadian District-
contracted freighter twice. The
struck vessel, the Algosco, had tem­
porary repairs made in Port .Huron

and headed for Fort William so
that the job—estimated at $80,000
—could be completed.

Meanwhile, the German ship was
tied up in Detroit awaiting a
marine inquiry.

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Montreal Crews Dredges

MONTREAL — The dredges
Digby and Fundy (J. P. Porter)
crewed up and are working on a
contract in Port Cartier, together
with the tug Alice. The job is ex­
pected to last all winter. By last
month, the shipping board here
was nearly cleaned off with enough
jobs for most men.

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Algoway In Toronto

TORONTO—The SS Algoway
has laid up here for the winter
with a storage load, marking the
first time in eight years that a
ship- of Algoma Central Railway
has wintered here. Only a few
lay-up jobs were called this fall as
shipping declined considerably.

SIU Canadian
Disfrict Halls

FORT WIM.IAM 408 Simpson St.
Ont.nrlo Phone: 3-3221

HAUFAX. N.S 128',4 Mollis St.
Photlo 3-8H11

MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West
victor 2-8161

QUEBEC 44 S.iult-nu-Matelot
Quebec LAfontaine 3-1369

THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St.
CAnal 7-5212

TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E.
EMpiro 4 5719

VANCOUVER. EC . 208 Main St.
ST. JOHN. NB 177 Prince William St.

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Licensed Division Foiis
Fake Contract Attempt

MONTREAL—A Superior Court judge here issued an in­
junction last month enjoining the Association of Lakes Car­
riers and the CBRT-dominated National Association of Marine
Engineers from imposing a*'
sellout contract on members
of the SIU Licensed Division.

While the injunction is in eflect,
members of the Licensed Division
will enjoy full status in the SIU.
The NAME will not be permitted
to collect dues from engineer of­
ficers or reduce their living and
working conditions.

The Injunction was handed down
by Justice Ignace Deslaurlers in
the Superior Court at Montreal on
December 7. Members of the SIU
Licensed Division testified on the
attempted imposition of a fake con­
tract before the Canada Labor Re­
lations Board.

Early this winter, a few mem­
bers of the Lakes Carriers Associa­
tion signed a "contract" with the
NAME, and its guiding light, Rich­
ard Greaves, who is linked with the
red-tinged CERT.

The contract, termed a yellow-
dog document, would have des­
troyed the closed shop, slashed
overtime and vacation provisions, i
and subjected engineers to a 48-1
hour week until the end of Its |
three-year term.

The NAME, currently based in
.Vancouver, ceased representing
Great Lakes and Eastern engineer
officers in 1956. The Lakes and
eastern engineers then formed the
Licensed Division of the Seafarers
International Union, Canadian Dis­
trict.

Solid For SIU
The Canadian District reported

that evidence was turned over to
Department of Labor investigators
to fhe effect that 100 percent of
the Lakes. Carriers engineers are
SIU members. Of this total, 95 per­
cent were paid up in their dues
within six weeks of the SIU appli­
cation for certification. The appli­
cation was filed following
consulation with the Minister of
Labor during the recent protest

stoppage of work by Licensed Divi­
sion members'.

Engineer officers have declared
before the Minister of Labor that
they are unalterably opposed to the
contract signed, presumably on
their behalf, by the NAME. They
also noted that there is in effect a
judgment of the Superior Court of
Montreal, issued in December of
1957, and a judgment of the Ottawa
Weekly court, issued April, 1959,
which declare the Great Lakes and
Eastern District of the NAME to
be non-existent.

Licensed Division members con­
cluded their declaration to the
Minister of Labor with the affirma­
tion, "We insist on abiding by the
contracts signed on our behalf by
the Licensed Division of the Sea­
farer International Union to which
organization we pay dues."

Might Sail
Schooners

GLOUCESTER, NS—A proposal
to build a reproduction of the fa­
mous Canadian racing fishing
schooner Bluenose has aroused the
citizens of Gloucester, NS, to meet
the challenge with a schooner of
their own.

Many years ago, tall sparred fish­
ing vessels of Gloucester and Lu­
nenburg disputed the sailing
championship of the North Atlan­
tic, but now the vessels are gone.

The Bluenose, a Lunenburg
schooner, could be built again at s
cost of about $150,000, it was sug­
gested. Gloucester people havs
proposed building a reproduction
of the schooner Columbia. A re­
newal of the old rivalry would
bring prosperity to Nova Scotia
towns, it has been suggested.

Montreal Sill Slop Chest

-V.I

Members of the Canadian District of the SlUNA know where
the bargains are. Complete slop chest facilities are avail­
able at the SIU headquarters in Montreal where a Canadian
Seafarer is contemplating the purchase of « shirt.



FM» Twentr-Tw* SEAFARERS LOG tiamarr, Ittl

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iWARP^Ew^

Secretary of Defense
Former SUP Member

WASHINGTON—Robert Strange McNamara, former presi­
dent of Ford Motor Company who has just taken over as Sec­
retary of Defense for President John F. Kennedy, went to
sea with the Sailors Union of

New Pacific Coast Sea Racer

the Pacific some 25 years
ago.

McNamara, who was a professor
of economics before he began
working in indus­
try, sailed on
cargo ships from
San Francisco in
1935 and 1937,
when he was 17
and 19 years old.

During the
summers after
his sophomore
and senior years
in college, the McNomaro
Secretary of Defense sailed on
transpacific and intercoastal ves­
sels.

Young McNamara got his sum­
mer jobs through the SUP hiring
hall when Harry Lundeberg was
president of the union. The young
sailor, who was later to become
Secretary of Defense, sailed on
Quaker Line, American President
Line, Matson Line, and the old
Dollar Line ships.

As an ordinary seaman, McNam­

ara earned $55 per month and 68
cents-per hour overtime during the
depression summers he spent
aboard ship. Today, ordinary sea­
men in the SUP earn $405.59 per
month with a $2.41 per hour over­
time rate.,

"John Herling Labor Letter" a
Washington publication quoted
McNamara as saying "I had a
great time working the ships."

As Secretary of Defense in the
Democratic administration, Mc­
Namara will be making - vital
decisions affecting the American
flag merchant marine. American
flag ships will come under the Sec­
retary's eye as an important factor
in the nation's defense picture.

In view of McNamara's back­
ground in West Coast merchant
shipping, marine unions are hope­
ful that he will be able to view the
industry in a realistic way and help
the merchant marine to help the
country. His decisions and poli­
cies affecting the industry will be
watched closely.

Wilmington Has Dinner
WILMINGTON — The MC&S

held holiday dinners at the Don
Hotel and received compliments
from members and guests . . .
MC&S mascot "Bobo" was killed
by an auto last month ... SUP
shipping improved slightly late
last month. SUi^ has been working
with Mrs. Andrea Gomez of Can­
nery Workers Union of the Pacific
and with Local 9 of the Riggers
Union, on job opportunities for
union members.

San Fran Agreements
SAN FRANCISCO—Six Weyer­

haeuser Company ships are due for
a $5,500,000 modernization pro­
gram, MFOW reports . . . the ships
will be completed by December of
next year . . . SUP members have
approved agreements with Gypsum
Carriers and Standard Oil of
California ... The MC&S has
settled a law suit brought by three
former members of the National
Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­
ards.

On these pages is news of
activities of the SIU Pacific
District representing the three
West Coast unlicensed unions,
the Sailors Union of the Pa­
cific, the Marine Firemen's
Union and the Marine Cooks
and Stewards Union, who sail
under the SIU banner predomi­
nantly in the Pacific trades to
Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East
and on 'round-the-world runs.
The SIU Pacific District Unions
are a key group in the SIUNA,
representing as they do the
entire maritime industry on the
West Coast.

Portland Men Hurt
PORTLAND — A representative

of the "Portland Reporter," Labor-
owned newspaper, addressed MC&S
members . . . Shipping has been
holding up well . . . MFOW crew­
men on the Hawaiian Educator
paid off a clean ship here last
month . . . SUP members Bob
DeFord and William 6urns have
been laid up as the result of ac­
cidents.

tt
Seattle Expects Charter

SEATTLE—Three voting booths
have been built at the SUP hall
here to ensure complete privacy in
the Union election ... SUP shipped
182 men in December . . . MFOW
expects Alaska Steamship to have
a South Pacific Charter for the
Nenana

4" t di
San Pedro Slack

SAN PEDRO—The weather has
been perfect but shipping for
MFOW men has been slow last
month . . . slowest since before
1950 . . . American flag ships oper­
ating out of the Far East hire
Japanese crews, excluding some
800 Pacific District seamen from
jobs.

4* 4" i
Honolulu Shipping Good

HONOLULU—Things nave been
moving along well here with more
than 20 jobs shipped from the SUP
hall . . . The MC&S enjoyed holi­
day dinners at M's Ranch House in
Honolulu . . . The MFOW enjoyed
good shipping, with 63 members
finding jobs in a six-week period
. . . The liner Matsonia last month
made its 100th voyage to this port
since beginning the West Coast-
Hawaii passenger service in 1957.

Th» SS President Tyler slipped down the ways and Into the
water at her launching last week In San Francisco to join
the American President Lines fleet. The 23,000-ton cargo-
liner will be finished in time for her maiden voyage In June,
1961. The President Tyler joins her sistership, President
Lincoln, which was launched thre
Hon construction project.

iree months ago, in a $32 mil-

Second Sea Racer
Launched For APL

SAN FRANCISCO—Another giant cargoliner for American
President Lines' trans-Pacific service—the SS President Tyler
—^was launched here last month.

Maryon D a v i e s Lewis,-*—^
daughter of APL's Board
Chairman, Ralph K. Davies,
broke the traditional bottle of
champagne across the bow of the
23,000 ton ship.

The Sea Racer cargoliner slid
down the ways December 20 to
join her sistership. President Lin­
coln, which was launched three
months ago, as the latest additions
to the global fleet of American
President Lines, contracted to the
SIU Pacific District.

The President Tyler is the sec­
ond of two Sea Racer cargoliners
being built simultaneously at the
San Francisco shipyard for Ameri­
can President Lines In a $32 mil­
lion construction project.

With 70 per cent of the. con­
struction work completed, the
President Tyler presented a com­
pleted appearance with midship
deck house, masthouses, and cargo
gear in place as she went down
the ways. Construction began on
January 28 of last year when the
keel was laid.

The President Tyler now faces
six months of outfitting, instailing
and connecting of principal com­
ponent of her machinery and ex­
tensive trials, both at the dock
and in deep water.

While basically the same in hull
form and dimensions as the highly-
functional Mariners, the two Sea
Racers incorporate many innova­
tions.

The air-conditioned passenger

accommodations and public rooms,
although for a limited number of
people, will rival the glamour of
the latest giant passenger liners.
The interior design and decor is
the creation of Eleanor LeMalre,
New York.

Like her sistership, the Presi­
dent Tyler will be powered by a
17,500 horsepower single screw
geared turbine, able to generate
a cruising speed of 20 knots. The
ship measures 563 foot long, has
a 70 foot beam, displaces 22,640
tons and will have room for a total
of 693,300 cubic feet of cargo plus
passengers.

PMA Would
End Calif.
Job Benefit

SAN FRANCISCO — The SIU
Pacific District is fighting a plan
of the Pacific Maritime Associa­
tion and seven SIU Pacific District
shipowners to eliminate unemploy­
ment benefits for all men whos*
jobs are terminated. under thn
seven-month rule aboard ship set
by the shipping rules signed by th»
Unions and the PMA.

The ship owners and the PMA
Hied suit in California Superior
Court early last month to dump
1,500 Pacific District men from
the benefit roles while on the
beach between ships.

Tplie situation involves all threa
Pacific District Unions, the SUP,
MFOW and MC&S. The complain­
ing companies are American Pre­
sident Lines, Grace, Matson, Oce­
anic, Pope & Talbot, States and
Weyerhaeuser, all members of the
PMA.

When the men in each union
have reached the time limit aboard
ships, their jobs are terminated
by the companies in accordance
with the shipping rules which the
employers have signed.

The shipowners are trying to
get the court to overturn a previous
ruling by the state Unemployment
Board. The California Attorney
General is defending the case, and
the attorney for the SIU Paeiflo
District has been alerted and Is
keeping in touch with the situa­
tion.

In previous cases, its been that
seamen whose employment has
been terminated because of ship­
ping rules are eligible for Unem­
ployment.

One SIU A&G District,member,
a holder of a B-card, reached the
A&G B-card limit in a West Coast
port and his shipboard employment
was terminated in accordance
with the shipping rules.. The com­
pany attempted to avoid payment
of unemployment benefits, but the
state ruled the Seafarer was eli­
gible.

In spite of the current attempt
by the shipowners to strike down
unemployment benefits for Pacific
District members whose jobs have
ended in accordance with shipping
rules, the state will continue to
pay these seamen their unemploy­
ment checks unless and until the
court' rules against the unions*
contention.

Pacific District Shipping
Port SUP MFOW MC&S Total

11/15 to 12/12 12/1 to 12/31 12/1 to 12/31

San Fran. 701 253 726 1,680

Seattle 182 * 63 43 288

Portland

o


C
O



34 26 140

Wilmington, 300 (no hall) 94 394

New York 45 34 44 123

New Orleans 51 (no hall) 2 53

-Honolulu 22 31 18 71

San Pedro (no hall) 74 (no hall) 74

Total 1,381 489 953 2,823



ianmn, IMl SEAFARERS LOO P«C« Twenty-Thre*

New Building For 'Apostieship of Sea'
SAN FRANCISCO — The

"Apostieship of the Sea," serv­
ing seamen in this port since
1936, recently eoncluded a success­
ful campaign for a new building.

Groundbreaking ceremonies at
the site of the large new modern
structure were attended by mari­
time, labor, political and religious
leaders in San Francisco.

The organization, founded in
England in 1923, now has service
centers in 317 ports all over the
world, with maritime clubs in 65
of these ports.

The San Francisco center, under
the direction of Monslgnor Mat­
thew Connolly since 1948, has be­
come an important part of the city
for mariners from all over the
world.

The club doors are open to all
working . seamenr»and features a
library, recreation areas, and din­
ing rooms. The apostieship is sup­
ported by donations and fund rais­
ing events.

Msgr. Connolly, better known to
West Coa^t seamen as Father Matt,
considers the work of the institu­
tion as "practical religion in ac­
tion."

The new building will feature
dormitories in addition to other

Mayor Christopher of San Francisco turns over the first
shovel of earth for the new Apostieship of the Sea building
while Morris Weitberger, secretary-treasurer of SUP (sec­
ond from right] and Msgr. Matthew Connolly (left of the
mayor) look on.

facilities incl'uding restaurant,
card rooms and shower installa­
tions.
' Attending the groundbreaking

were Morris Weisberger, SUP sec­
retary-treasurer; San Francisco
Mayor Christopher and other offi­
cials.

I Oy

SUP Boaf Crew Rescues
Ailing Waterman Captain

SAN FRANCISCO—An SUP boat crew from the 88 Fresi-^
dent Hoover (APL) won praise from two skippers last month
after they successfully transferred the ailing captain of the
88 Jean Lafitte (Waterman)"^
to their own ship.

Manning the boat were: E.
L. Peaslee, chief mate; J. Beam,
first assistant engineer; M. E.
Pacheco, bosun; G. C. Marston,
DM; W. S. Liu, DM; K. Bishaw,
DM; P. Oberg, AB; E. Gonsalves,
AB; H. F. Dockter, AB; C. D. Mor­
gan, AB, and R. S. Broom.

F. E. Angrick, skipper of the
President Hoover, eommended the
boat crew "for their unhesitant
and prompt response in manning
the lifeboat; their utter disregard
for their own safety in the face
of strong winds, rough seas and
heavy swells, and for their skill

and seamanship in proceeding to
the Jean Lafitte against the ele­
ments and taking aboard the se­
riously ill master, Ashbert R. Bor­
den Sr., from a heavily rolling
vessel and returning safely with
the patient to the SS President
Hoover."

Captain Borden, who had been
stricken with a storiiach ailment
and was losing blood fast, said "I
feel sure that if the President
Hoover hadn't picked me up, I
wouldn't have made it."

The Jean Lafitte, an SlU A&G-
contracted C-2 freighter, sent a
radio message advising that the
master was seriously ill, and a

MC&S Dines in Hawaii

A holiday dinner is enjoyed by members of the MC&S in
Honolulu at M's Ranch House. Port Agent Alfred Chung
noted an atmosphere of friendliness and festivity.

rendezvous was arranged with the
President Hoover.

The ships stopped a half mile
apart, and the 11-man crew from
the President Hoover set out in a
motorboat. Captain Borden was
•lowered into the small boat. The
boat crew brought the craft back
to their ship in heavy seas and
the patient was hoisted to the deck
of yie President Hoover.

SlU Pacifir
District Halls

SUP
HONOLULU.. Pier 8, Room 206

FHone 502-777
NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St.

Jackson 5-7428
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn

IlYacinth 9-6605
PORTLAND 211 SW Clay .St.

CApitol 3-4336
SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St

Douglas 2-8363
SEATTLE 2505 1st >Ave.

Main 2-0290
WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave.

Terminal 5-6617

MC&S
HONOLULU

NEW ORLEANS

NEW YORK 675

PORTLAND...

SAN FRANCISCO.....

SEATTLE

WILMINGTON

. Room 206. Pier 8
PHone 5-1714

.. .523 Bienville St.
RAmond 7-428

4th Ave.. Brooklyn
HYacinth 9-6600

...211 SW Clay St.
CApitol 7-3222

....350 Fremont St.
EXbrook 7-5600

2505 1st Ave.
MAin 3-0088

....602 Broad Ave.
TErminal 4-8538

MFOW
HONOLULU... .50

NEW ORLEANS..

NEW YORK

PORTLAND

SAN FRANCISCO

SAN PKnRO.,.,,.

SEATTLE

North Nimilz Highway
PHoire 5-6077

523 Bienville St.
MAgnolia 0404

130 Greenwich St.
COrtland 7-7094

...522 NW Everett St.
CApitol 3-7297-8
240 Second St.
DOuglaa 2-4592

296 West 7th St
TErminal 3 4485

...2333 Western Ave.
MAin 2-6326

Turner Reelected
In MCS Voting

SAN FRANCISCO — Members of the Marine Cooks and
Stewards Union have reelected Ed Turner as the union's sec­
retary-treasurer and Louis Foyt as assistant secretary-trea-
surer.

Turner was victorious over
Harold "Spud" Robinson, cur­
rent Portland agent. The count
was 1,567 to 1,323. Foyt defeated
Frank Gomar 1,454 to 1,210.

In other ports, Hugh Keogh
was named Portland agent in a
three way contest for Robinson's
post; Jim Willoughby was the win­
ner in Seattle, by a 52 vote edge;
Joe Goren beat two rivals to win
reelection in Wilmington and
Wilder Smith easily jyon reelection
in New York against three com­
petitors. Alfred E. Chung was
the winner in Honolulu over two
other candidates.

San Francisco Decisive
In the Turner-Robinson ballot

count, Robinson took an early lead
by sweeping his home port of Port­
land and also winning in Honolu­
lu. Turner won substantial majori­
ties in New York, Wilmington and
Seattle. The big port of San Fran­
cisco, where some 1,600 votes were
cast, gave "Turner a majority of 400.

Other Posts Filled
In other posts, Yonk Kil Park

was named San Francisco dispatch­
er, while patrolmen elected were
Te^ Nelson, A. M. Branconi, and-
Pendleton Thompson, San Francis­
co; C. Watson, Wilmington; John
Stathis, Portland; Charles Green,
Seattle; Gene Russell, New York
There were 79 candidates in all on
the ballot for the 15 posts open.

In addition to the election of of­
ficials, MCS members voted on six

SUP Voter

First man to vote in the
SUP election in San Fran­
cisco was J. Nicosia, shown
here receiving his ballot.

amendments to the MCS constitu­
tion. Among them were amend­
ments correlating shipboard se­
niority classifications in the con­
tract with membership classifica­
tions as well as other changes. All

of the amendments were carried
without difficulty by far more than
two-thirds majority required in the
MCS constitution.

West Coast Santa

SlU Pacific District members who helped Santa as he boards
the SS Cheno at Seattle are (I to r) Thordur Signurdson,
oiler; Johii Gunderson, AB; Earl Reposa, bosun. Capt.
Robert Berg, pilot, is playing Santa and together with other
Chena crewmembers, brought presents to the children in the
Jesse Lee Home in Seward, Alaska.



Pace Twenty-Four SEAFARERS LOO Jamunr. INl

Seafarer Escapes Navy Yard
Blaze Which Took SO Lives

NEW YORK—Caught aboard the Navy aircraft carrier Constellation when It burs
into flame in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Seafarer Antonio Gonzales was one of the lucky
yard workers who escaped uninjured. The blaze aboard the uncompleted carrier took 5(
lives and injured over a hun->
dred, while doing $75 million
Qcinage to the carrier, the
largest in the world.

Gonzalez had taken a Job as a
painter on the carrier so that he
could he home for Christmas with
his family. Fortunately for him, he
was working two decks up from
the main landing deck of the car­
rier. Most of the dead and injured
were trapped in compartments be­
low decks.

Saved By Crane Operator
Gonzalez attributed his isuccesS-

ful escape from the burning car­
rier to the coolheaded action and
skill of shoreside crane operators.
By skillful manipulation of their
cranes, they rescued large numbers
of the 4,000 men working on the
•hip.

The fire on the carrier was one
of three pre-Chrisimas disasters

Gov't-Owned
Line Restricted
By President

WASHINGTON—With the mari­
time industry complaining about
competition from Government-
owned shipping. President Eisen­
hower has ordered the discontinu­
ance of commercial operations of
the Panama Line, the only Gov­
ernment operation which em­
ployed union seamen. Unlicensed
crewmembers of the company are
supplied by the National Maritime
Union, with the mates, engineers
and radio operators unions supply
the licensed personnel.

Bans Commercial Trade
The President's order, effective

February 10, would bar the Govern­
ment-owned company from carry­
ing any commercial cargo or pri­
vate passengers. The company
would be able to continue as a
carrier of Government cargoes and
Government passengers but it is
questionable at this time whether
it could operate on that basis, since
most of it passenger services were
for non-Government personnel.

At present, the Panama Line
operates two ships, the Ancon and
Cristobal, both of which are com­
bination passenger-dry cargo ves­
sels. A third ship, the SS Panama
was sold to American President
Lines two years ago.

Grace Line has been leading a
fight on the operation of the com­
pany, since it operates on the same
routes.

MSTS Unchanged
The President's decision leaves

the status of the Military Sea
Transportation Service unchanged.
MSTS is the largest single shipping
operation under the American flag.

The first took place on Friday
morning. December 16, when
United Air Lines jet and a Tram
World Airlines Constellation col­
lided over Staten Island. The jet
then crashed at 7th and Flatbush
Avenues, about' a mile from SIU
Brooklyn headquarters, after skim
ming the rooftops over Bay Ridge
and passing within a couple of
hundred feet of the Union hall
Among the 133 who died was Earl

Mate Dies
In Plane
Accident

(For more personals, we page 31)
Walter Daniszewski

Anybody knowing whereabouts
of above-mentioned is urged to
contact his mother, Mrs. Theresa
Daniszewski, 811 East 34th Street,
Erie, Pennsylvania.

i,
William L. Wooton, Jr.

Your membership book and
other personal papers have been
found and turned into the head­
quarters record room.

t ii Si
John H. Murray

Important you contact your son
at Browneii Street address.

NEW YORK—A chief mate who
had sailed in various ratings with
Isthmian Lines for over 23 years
was among th^ victims of the re­
cent double plane crash in New
York which was termed the worst
in aviation history.

Earl H. Reames, 42, last aboard
the Steel Recorder as chief officer,

lost his life in the
crash of the Unit­
ed Airlines jet
which plummeted
into a heavily
populated section
of Brooklyn after
colliding with a
Trans-World Air­
lines Constella­
tion somewhere
over Staten Is-Reomcs

end.'
air­

land.
Reames, was known to many SIU

men as the 'Deacon' or 'Reveren
He had boarded the ill-fated
craft on the West Coast and was
flying to New York to Join his wife
Celia, and' two children for the
Christmas holidays at their home
in Port Chester, NY.

Reames first went to sea as an
ordinary, in 1937, aboard the Selma
City (Isthmian). During World War
II he attended the upgrading school
in New London where he earned
his 3d mate's license. His first ship
as a licensed officer was the Steel
Mariner. Reames had earned his
master's license but sailed consist­
ently as chief officer.

H. Reame^i, chief mate of the Steel
Recorder.

Then came the Constellation fire
on December 19, and on December
22 the NMU-manned tanker Pine
Ridge broke in half off Cape Hat-
teras with loss of seven lives.

Gonzalez was painting on the
second deck up forward the morn­
ing of the fire when fellow work­
ers started running through the
ship sounding the alarm. "From
my Experience on ships," he said,

"whenever I went
on a Job I always
made sure I knew
where the exit
w a s." C o n s e-
quently he start­
ed going down
the stairway to
the main deck
hoping to get out.
"I couldn't make

Gonzalez H because of the
smoke, so I started back up. On
the way the lights went out. I had
to feel my way up again and find

different exit."
There must have been 150 to

200 men Jammed at the exit, he
said, many of them choking and
coughing because of fumes and
smoke. Fortunately, there was a
construction crane on the dock at
that point. The crane had hooked
a ladder to the end of its. lift and
it swung the ladder Inboard to­
ward where the men were. "I
umped to the ladder" he said,
and the crane operator then

swung the ladder over to the dock
where I was given oxygen because
of the smoke I inhal^."

One man got off the ship by
tying lengths of hose together and
shinnying down them. However,
five others tried to do the same,
all of them getting on the hose
ladder at the same time. As a
result, the hoses parted and all
five dropped into the icy river.

You could see some of the men
who were trapped below through
the anchor chain hawse pipe," he
said. Because of the complexity of
the carrier's below-deck compart-
mentation it was amazing that any
of the men working below got out.
Even under the best of conditions
t takes a man a half-hour'to set

off the ship from those below-decks
compartments."

Remember When ...
JANUARY, 1939: The New Orleans membership complains that

the Mississippi Shiping Company Is using a "safety" gimmick to
compel deck watches to put in five to six hours' OT without compen­
sation. "The company contends on sailing day that decks must be
cleared of dunnage for safety of passengers," the New Orleans agent
reports. "This means that when sailing at 9 PM—and they usually
do—that the watches on deck must work until 2 or 3 the following
AM; and they claim it isn't overtime."

t l; t .
JANUARY, 1939: The Baltimore branch of the SIU is pressing for

the erection of 'a US hospital for the e.xclusive use of veterans. "Facili­
ties at the Baltimore Maridb Hospital are becoming less and less
available to seamen as vetecans, civil service employees and other
government beneficiaries increasingly occupy bed space." Senator
Millard E. Tydings and other Maryland legislators have pledged to
work for approval of a bill appropriating funds for building a veteran's
hospital in the State.

4 4 4;
JANUARY, 1944: The SIU's latest contract provides overtime at

90 cents an hour and includes work rules calling for overtime pay
for chipping and painting and, for handling stores both on the dock
and aboard ship. AB's pay is from $100 to $110 per month. . . . An-
appeal was sent in to the LOG on behalf of a brother who contracted
tuberculosis in the Jacksonville, Fia., Jail while serving 30 days for
picketline' activity. The letter notes that a previous call for aid
brought in a tarpaulin muster of $165. The brother and his sick
mother receive $6 a week in funds for the two of them.

4 4 4"
JANUARY, 1944; The SlU-manned George Washington, under charter

to Alcoa was applauded as a "real work horse of the sea" in a Nevr
York Times" article. The "Times" noted that the ship was built to
carry 300 passengers, but in wartime service was carrying 900 and
breaking her own speed records, often sailing through dangerous
waters unarmed and unescorted. Among her othdF unusual duties,
the ship eased a crisis in farm labor when she was used to bring .
hundreds of farm warkers from Jamaica for use on East Coast farms.

Orion Pays $2 Million;
US Drops Ship Chaises

WASHINGTON — The SlU-contracted Colonial Steam­
ship Corp., and the related Orion Shipping & Trading Agency
have reached a settlement with the Department of JusticR

Government^' concerning
claims against them. The
claims, Involving the purchase
of 36 ships from the US between
1947 and 1951, were settled by a
company payment of $2,125,000 to
the US.

The claims grew out of alleged
violations of the Customs laws and
1916 Shipping Act. The Justice
Department had accused the com­
pany of misstatements of stock
ownership and had charged that
the control of the vessels had been
placed in the hands of alien mem­
bers of the Goulandris shipping
family.

Of the six members of the

SlU-Manned Ship Six Months Accldent-Free

After six months without a
ty Award in New Orleans.

lost-time accident, crew of De Soto (Waterman) got SIU Safe-
Shown oh deck at presentation are: (I. to r.) Robert L. Weg-t p

•er, AB, deck delegate; John Costronover, chief steward; A. Hdmnioci, FWT, engine dele
^ate; Hany Bdum, OS, ship's delegate; Captain C. Kean; M. lyey, eh. eng'rs L. S. O'NeHi
Waterman ofticlal; J. Gibson, chief mate. "

family Involved, three were US
citizens at th? tima sf the pur­
chases and three v. £re net. At pres^
ent, five of the six brothers Kce
American citizens.

In making the settlemenf;, the
Justice Department stated thai, fhe
Orion group^ had paid the full price
set by the Maritime Adminlstratioa
under the 1946 Ship Sales Act, so
that the $2 million-plus payment
represented Imposition of penal­
ties.

Bargain Ship Sales
The Ship Sales Act Involved

bargain sales of tonnage to ship
operators. Its purpose was largely
to enable American ship operators
to replace the heavy wartime losses
in their shipping fleets. Many
war-built ships were also sold to
European operators under differ­
ent conditions so as to enable them
to restore their shipping oper­
ations.

Most of the ships purchased by
the Orion group were Libertys and
T-2s. At present. Colonial Steam­
ship operates foui; super-tankers
which are on long-term charter to
the Military Sea Transportatioa
Service, the Orion Planet, Orion
Comet, Orion Star and Orion Clip­
per, plus two Libertys, the Pacifi-
cus and the Seafair.

Include Info
On Tax Requests

At this time of the year the
SIU receives many requests
from the members for informa­
tion concerning W-2 forms for
income tax purposes. In order
to assure the prompt servicing
of all requests. Seafarers should
be sure to Include their cur­
rent mailing address, social se­
curity number snd book num­
ber on ail correspondence. This
will make the handling of these
requests inor« eonvenlent bpth
for the Seafarers and the Union.



Jomry* INl SEAFARERS LOG Page Twenty-Five

UIW Members Vote 96 Percent
In Favor Of New Constitution

NEW YORK—United Industrial Workers members in six .ports approved by a 96 per­
cent majority, the proposed new constitution which will guide the Union in its undertak­
ings, now and in the future. At the" same time the members approved the five nominees who
will serve as interim officers^

Industrial Union Voters in NY

serve
until the union elects per­
manent officials at its first
convention.

The voting on both measure was
held January 3 in all ports. A rank-
and-file balloting committee, which
was elected by the members at an
earlier meeting, supervised the bal­
loting procedure during that day.

Five Approved
The five nominees who were ap­

proved for interim offices, and

their positions, were: Steve Car-
dullo, national director; Jack Mil­
ler, Atlantic Coast area director;
Lindsey Williams, Gulf Coast di­
rector; A1 Tanner, Great Lakes di­
rector, and A1 Kerr, secretary-
treasurer.

Same Union—^New Name
The membership's approval of

the constitution in no way changes
the structure of the former Marine
Allied Workers Divis^; however.

Rank-and-file balloting committee in Philadelphia prepares
to receive voters earlier this month. L-R are: Gallo Priori,
A. A. Gallagher; Joe Duffy, Crest Aluminum; OderWotts,
Airmaster Corp.

These Are Your
Union Meetings
-—Attend Them!

All union members should
regularly oHend the member­
ship meetings in their area.

These meetings are devoted
to discussions of matters vital to
the welfare and security of
every MAWD member and his
family.

What's more, these meetings
provide every MAWD member
with the opportunity to speak up
and state his views about these
vital matters.

Here Is the schedule of the
next meetings:

NEW YORK-Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 7, at 6 PM, SlU Hall,
675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn.

BALTIMORE-Friday, Febru-
ary 3, at 8 PM, SlU Hall, 1216
E. Baltirriore St.

SUNBURY - Sunday, Febru­
ary 12, at 2 P/A, Friendship
Fire Company.

PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday,
February 14, at 7:30 PM, SlU
Half, 2604 S. 4th Street.

Vote Changes
Union's Name

As a result of the referendum
vote, members of the division
should note that Oie name has been
changed. The official designation
of the division is now the United
Industrial Workers of North Amer­
ica. affiliated with the SIU.

The structure of the division will
remain as it has been with the new
name reflecUng the scope of the
division's activities.

the union, under the constitution,
will hereafter be known as the
United Industrial Workers of
North America (UIWNA).

Members Instructed
The need for such a constitution

arose from the requirements of
the Landrum-Griffin Act. The
members were instructed and
niade familiar with the details of
the Act in special material sent to
them prior to the voting day. They
were advised by the Union to study
the constitution so as to learn of
their rights and privileges as mem­
bers.

The first regular convention of
the UIWNA will be held sometime
next May. At this time, they will
elect five permanent officers.

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Members in New York are shown as fhey lined up to cast
their ballots in the* constitutional voting earlier this month.
They approved constitution and five interim officers.

UIW Members
Collect $7,065
In Dec. Benefit

The United Industrial Workers
Welfare Plan paid out 47 benefit
claims to members or their de­
pendents during the month of
December, according to the Plan.
This was down considerably from
the preceeding month when 100
claims went to members. During
this month a total of $9,640 was
paid to 'UIW members. In Oct-
ber the total was $11,951. The total
paid out to Industrial Workers
during December was $7,065.09.

The following members received
the most sizable benefit checks
during the month: Edward Smith
of All American Metals, $587.50;
Carmen Severino, Airmaster Corp.,
$416.25; Hilda Garcia, American
Casting, $312.85; Frazier Mitchell,
Airmaster Corp., $301.58 and Frank
DiGuglielmo, All American Metals,
$268.69.

Maternity benefit claims were
unusually high during the month
of Decenjber. A total of 19 such
claims were paid to Industrial
Union members during that period.

With SIU Industrial Workers
This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG

will publish regarding members of SlU-affiliated unions working in
maritime production and allied fields.

• BROTHER JOHN A. HUNTLEY
has been employed In the paint

shop at the
UIWNA - c 0 n-
tracted Schaevitz
Engineering Co.
since April of
1955. He had pre­
vious been work­
ing for a large
refrigeration con­
cern before join-
1 n g Schaevitz.

This Brother Is an ex-Air Force
man by virtue of his service during
World War II and he also was for­
merly a member of the Electrical
Workers.

BROTHER JAMES J. SANTAR-
PIO Is also an employee pf the

UIWNA - c 0 n-
tracted Schaevitz
Engineering. He
works as a ma­
chinists helper at
the concern and
has been em-
ployed there
since October of
1958. Before com-
Ing with his

present employer. Brother Santar-
pio worked for an electrical con­
cern. He is single and resides at
300 East Park Avenue in the city
of Camden, NJ.

Milo Expands Staff;
Casting Co, Moving

NEW YORK — The UlW-contracted Milo Machine Tool
Co. expects to add perhaps from 25 to 30 additional employees
within the month as a result of the firm's submission of a low
bid on a large ordinance con-"*^'
tract.

Milo, which normally em­
ploys 10 to 12 workers, envisions
the need for the extra workers—
mostly Isl and 2nd class machinists
—as a result' of the added work
load placed on It by the require­
ments of the contract.

The firm was formerly located at
72 Sedwick St., In Brooklyn. The
company recently signed a new
contract with the Marine Allied
Workers Division of the SIU, which
boosted pay rates *and granted
other additional benefits to the
MAWD members at the plant.

NHW YORK—American Casting
Co. of Brooklyn, as part of its gen­
eral expansion plans. Is building
a new plant at Plainview. Long
Island. The UlW-contracted firm
expects to move Into the new oper­
ation sometime next June and
about 75 percent of Its present
employees will be working at the.
Long Island site.

American Casting manufactures
both lead and wire security seals
used on coin bags and also the
type commonly seen on electric,
water and gas meters. In addition
it makes lead stampings and cast­
ings for the plumbing trade.

The firm has been at Its present
location, 30 Main Street, for over
40 years.

The news on this page deals
with people working under the
SIU banner in shoreside estab­
lishments engaged in maritime,
production and allied fields.
Included among the items
made are cordage, canvas,
lifesaving equipment, ship's
gear and related industrial
products. Because there had
not been any organization avail­
able to them, many of these
workers were formerly without
any union protection, until they
came under the SIU banner.
Developments in their area will
be reported here because they
are an important part of the
maritime industry.

See Action
On Jay-Kay
By NLRB

NEW YORK — Certification of
the SIU's Marine Allied Workrs
Division—now known as the United
Industrial Workers—as bargaining
agent for the employees of the
Jay-Kay Corporation should be
forthcoming soon, it's reported.

Last month, the New York Re­
gional Office of the National Labor
Relations "Board rejected all the
charges made by the "indepen­
dent" Amalgamated Local 355 and
recommended that the NLRB In
Washington concur with Its find­
ings. Local 355 had opposed the
SIU affiliate In the Jay-Kay elec­
tion but was soundly defeafed.

The Amalgamated Local 355'3
objections were seen as a means
of enabling the group to continue
to collect dues from Jay-Kay work­
ers who had received no represen­
tation" in return for their payments.

It's expected that NLRB head­
quarters In Washington will take
action shortly on the regional office
recommendations. When the Board
acts, it will clear fhe way for the
UIW to start on contract negotia­
tions and take other steps to assure
genuine representation for Jay-
Kay workers. The company em­
ploys up to 600 or more workers
In the height of Its busy season.

Send 'em to the
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Psc« Twenty 81K SEAFARERS LOG V un

'f i\ f: iVIUEtryA.X.S and

All of the following 5IU families have re-
ceived a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25
bond from the Union in the baby's name,
representing a total of $8,800 in maternity
benefits and a maturity value of $1,100 in
bonds:

Christina Kuhrt. born September 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Louis Kuhrt, Aurora, Colorado.

Jacynthia McDou?ali, born October 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Joseph F. McDougall, Houston, Texas.

Lanrdes Laureano, bom July 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Andre
Lopez Laureano, Newark, N.J,

Jennifer Thomas, bom October 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fred
Thomas, Texas City, Texas.

Kerry Lynn Rowland, bom November 19, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs,
Jack Rowland, Genoa, Texas.

Donald Nelson, born August 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs, Frank
Nelson, West Lake, La.

Jonathan Richard, born November 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Lester J. Richard, Maple Wood, La.

Paula Cox, born October 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Milton Cox,
Gulfport, Miss.

Feby Julia Sarayno, born November 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Julio Sarayno, Brooklyn, NY.

Lisa Ann Daniels, bom November 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Peter Daniels, Fairless Hill, Pa.

Linda Odom, born November 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Earnest
Odom, Chickasaw, Ala.

Tenia Sears, born September 14, 1960, to Seafarer' and Mrs. Jack
Sears. Galveston, Texas.

Orlin Sargent, born October 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alvin
Sargent, Mobile, Ala.

Mary Elizabeth Burton, -born October 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Edward Burton, Jr., New Orleans. La.

Danny Willis, born September 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Perley
Willis. South Norfolk, Va.

Denise Violette, born October 5, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward
Violette, Seattle, Wash.

Michael Wall, born October 10, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James
Wall, Pasadena, Texas.

Sandra Gelbia, born August 15, 1960, to Seafarer and iftrs. Peter
Gclbia, New Orleans, La.

Mary Claire Torino, born May 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Samuel
Torino, Mount Clemens, NY.

Michael D, Boyd, born October 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert
Boyd, McComb, Miss.

Mary Celeste Nickels, born October 4, 1900, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Eugene Nickels, Baltimore, Md.

Deborah Brown, born August 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James
Brown, Baltimore, Md.

Kathleen Zeller, bom October 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John G.
Zeller. Baltimore, Md.

David Thompson, born October 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ronald
Thompson, Everett, Mgss.

Joseph Mellon, born October 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph
Mellon. Wilmington, Delaware.

Marilyn Moore, born October 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs." Harold
Moore, Channelview, Texas.

Mary Ann O'Brien, born October 21, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Robert O'Brien, Salem. Mass.

David Taylor, born September 13, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bennie
Taylor. Sea Level, NC.

Cynthia Bryan, born October 22, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ernest
Bryan, Pasadena, Texas.

Janet Mongrief, born November 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Junior
Mongrief. Galveston, Texas.

Luis Compos, Jr., born November 7, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis
Compos, Baltimore, Md.

Patricia Knox, born November 9, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. George
Knox, New Orleans, T,a.

Elizabeth Kondylas, born July 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nicholas
Kondylas, Baltimore, Md.

Dale Wilkerson, born December 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­
man Wilkerson, Mobile, Ala.

Elizabeth Hawkins, born December 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Thomas Hawkins, Savannah, Ga.

Frederick Jupitz, born October 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl
Jupitz, Baltimore, Md.

Dora Jean Palmer, born November 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Antonio Palmer, Baltimore, Md.

Gary Culpepper, born September 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thur-
low Culpepper, Portsmouth, Va.

Donna Wallace, born November 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.. Earl
Wallace. LaMarque, Texas.

Elizabeth De Louise, born August 20, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Gerry De Louise, New Orleans, La.

Joycclyn Manardo, born December 7, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Sylvester Manardo, Slidell, La.

Carroll Jones, born November 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter
Jones, Pasadena, Texas.

Michael Resales, born August 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Orlando
Rosales, San Francisco, Calif.

Joseph Sasser, born December 10, I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Aaron
Sasser, Yonkers, NY.

The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the
Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $48,500 In benefits was paid,
(Any apparent delay In payment of claims 4s normally due to late
filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the dis-
position of estates.)

Jens P. Neilsen, 66: Brother
Neilsen died of a respiratory con­

dition on Sep­
tember 4, 1960 at
the Fitkin Hospi­
tal, Neptune, NJ.
He began sailing
In the deck de­
partment in 1943
and had been re­
ceiving special
disability benefits
since 1958. Sur­

viving is his widow, Mrs, Elsie M.
Neilsen of Ocean Grove, NJ. Burial
was at Hamilton, NJ. Total bene­
fit; $4,000.

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Henry R. Armstrong, 37: Brother

Armstrong died of a stomach ail­
ment aboard the
SS John , B.
Waterman at Ka­
wasaki, Japan, on
May 19, 1960. He
had been sailing
since 1952 in the
engine depart­
ment. Surviving
is his mother,
Mrs. Hannah
Armstrong of New York, N.Y.
Burial was at the US Army Ceme­
tery, Kewasaki. Total benefit:
$4,000.

t i
Allen Day Voorhees, 48: Brother

Voorhees was assumed drowned
and lost at sea
on September 11,
1959 while aboard

.the SS Del Mar.
He had sailed
since 1939 in the
deck department.
Surviving are two
sisters, Mrs. M.
V. Himbert and
Mrs. A. V. Fred­

erick, appointed joint admini­
stratrixes of his estate. Place of
burial is listed as at sea. Total
benefit: $4,000.

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Herman Frank Webber, SS:

Brother Webber passed away on
May 27, 1959 at
the Veterans Ad­
ministration Hos­
pital, Cleveland,
Ohio. Death was
due to a heart
condition. He had
been sailing in
the deck depart­
ment since 1958.
Surviving Is his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Webber of
Cleveland. Burial was at West Park
Cemetery, Cleveland. Total bene­
fit $500.

$1

Henry F. Machlinski, 52: Brother
Machlinski died of a kidney ail­

ment on August
16, 1960 at the
US Public Health
Service Hospital,
Baltimore, Md.
He began sailing
as a tugboat fire­
man in 1956 and
had been receiv­
ing special dis­
ability benefits

since 1958. Surviving is his widow,
Mrs. Martha Machlinski of Balti­
more. Burial was at St. Stanislaus
Ceitiulery,. Baltimore. Total bene­
fit: $4,000.

Newell Keyei, 64: A heart ail­
ment was the cause of death for

Brother Keyes on
October 27, 1960
while aboard the
Seatrain Savan­
nah at New
Orleans, La. He
had sailed in the
steward depart­
ment since 1939.
Surviving is his
widow, Mrs.

Anita Keyes of New York City.
Burial was at Femcliff Cemetery,
Hartyville, NY. Total benefit: $4,-
OOQ.

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Claude A. Virgin, Jr., 60: A lung

condition was the cause of death
for Brother Vir­
gin on July 29,
1960 at New Or­
leans, La. He had
sailed in the en­
gine department
since 1951. His
widow, Mrs.
Louise B. Virgin
of Atlanta, Ga.,
survives. Burial
was at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur,
Ga. Total benefit: $4,000.

Antonio Viera, 52: Brother Viera
died of a lung condition en Novem­

ber 7, 1960 at Rio
Piedres, Puerto
Rico. He had
sailed in the en­
gine department
since 1942. He is
survived by his
widow, Mrs.
Luisa Viera of
Trujillo Alto,
Puerto Rico. Bur­

ial was at Trujillo Alto Cemetery.
Total benefit: $4,000.

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Joseph Perrelra, 47: Brother
Perreira died of a stomach ailment

at Central Emer-
gency Hospital,
San Francisco,
Calif., on October
27, 1960. he had
been sailing in
the steward de­
partment sine*
1947. He is sur­
vived by his
widow, Mrs. Eliz­

abeth. Perreira of San Francisco.
Burial was at Golden Gate Ceme­
tery, San Francisco. Total benefit:
$4,000.

t> %
Roy Hassey, 53: A cerebral hem­

orrhage was the cause of death
for Brother Has­
sey on November
23, 1960 aboard
the SS Madaket
in Kobe, Japan.
He had sailed in
the deck depart­
ment since 1948
and is survived
by Connie Senear
of San Francisco,
Calif. In accord with his wishes,
he was cremated and buried at sea.
Total benefit: $4,000.

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Augustus Francis, 58: Brother

Francis died of a heart condition.
at home'in New
York City on
N ove mljer 21,
1960. He began
sailing in the
steward depart­
ment in 1943 and
had been receiv­
ing special dis­
ability benefits
since August,

1960. His widow, Mrs. Rosalie
Francis of New York City, survives.
Burial was at Frederick Dougias
Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y.
Total benefit: $4,000.

4
Herbert Sullivan, 59: Brother

Sullivan died of injuries sustained
during the col­
lision of the SS
Alcoa Corsair on
October 22, 1960.
He had sailed in
the steward de­
partment since
1948 and is sur­
vived by Mrs.
Marie A, Leon­
ard. His place of
burial was Greenwood Cemetery,
New Orleans, La. Total benefit:
$4,000. -

4" 4" 41
Frank J. Brown, 60: A heart condi­

tion was the cause of death for
Brother Frank J.
Brown, 60: A
heart condition
was the cause of
death for Brother
Brown on No­
vember 15, 1960.
at the Church &
Home Hospital,
Baltimore, M di

L if 'llMi He had been sail­
ing as a tugboat captain since July,
1957. Surviving is his widow, Mrs.
Bertha Brown of Baltimore. Burial
was at Holy Redeemer Cemetery,
Baltimore. Total benefit: $4,000.

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MCI SEAFARERS LOG Pace Twenty-SeveB
I n

Italian Crew Aids Injured Seafarer
Seafarer Walter G. Butterton,

who ran Into some bad luck in
November while aboard the Santa
Venetla, has written to tell us of
bis gratitude to the officers and
crew of the Italian liner Ascania.

"I broke my leg on tjje Santa
Venetia about four days east of
Bermuda," Butterton writes. "The
captain sent out a call for help,
and within two hours, this Italian
passenger ship, the Ascania came
by."

Butterton relates that the liner
lowered a lifeboat, and picked him
up. "They carried me to their ship
where my leg was put into a splint,
and I was given shots to ease the
pain," he relates.

The aides aboard the Ascania
were not able to set Butterton's
broken leg. "But they took good
care of me and saw to it that there
was no infection. They put new
bandages on the wound each day
and were very kind."

The injured Seafarer, who" was
serving as bosun aboard th* Santa
Venetia, praised all members of
the Ascania crew. "I have never
been treated so well anywhere on
any ship. They even saw me to the
hospital when we reached the
shore," he declared.

At the hospital, the Italian crew
provided Butterton with postcards,
stationery and pens, and asked him
to write them to tell how he was
getting along. Butteron had to
spend Christmas in the hospital,
but the kindness of the Ascania
officers and crew made it a merry
Christmas indeed.

The Santa Venetia officers and
crew, over the signature of the
master, cabled the Ascania crew:
"Please accept the personal thanks
of myself, my officers and crew
for relieving our anxiety about our
bosun. We specially wish to com­
mend the brave sailors in the res­
cue lifeboat for their efforts."

The lifeboat rescue crew of the Italian liner Ascania helps
hoist their lifeboat aboard the Ascania. In a litter in the .
boat is Seafarer Walter G. Butterton, who broke his leg while
aboard the SlU-contracted Santa Venetia. The Ascania re­
sponded to a call for help from, the Santa Venetia skipper
when Butterton, bosun aboard the vessel, was injured.

The skipper of the Ascania, Sal- not by rules but from the heart,
vatore Giuffre, wired back: "Thanks is always alive in everyone who
for your appreciation. Sailors' loy- spends his life at sea. Walter feel-
alty which imposes fraternal help, ing better, taking care of him."

Sailing Ship Master
Hired Crews At Jail

The following article, submitted to the LOG by Captain
R. J. Peterson, who began his seagoing career in the days of
the old sailing vessels, tells of a skipper of yore who recruited
his men in an unorthodox manner, far removed from the
Union hiring halls of today.

Waters, skipper of the bark
Lucknow, was known to sailors as
the "Squinty Eye." Nd man with
him made more than a single pas­
sage on his ship. He would make
the man run away and pocket his
pay. A'hard case was Waters. He
had no wife and no home other
than the ship's cabin.

In Santos, one morning, "Squinty
Eye" was seen in the scuppers,
wrestling and rolling with one of
his crew. Waters got up first,
looked at himself and growled,
"Damn it! My flannel suit is all
messed up. I must go'down to the
cabin and change gear to see the
consul." Then, as an after thought,
he prouounced, "Anyway, I got the
best of the Liverpool fireman who
signed on as a sailor aboard my
ship."

Charged Month's Pay
Captain Waters, when short of

sailors, would go to prisons in
Latin America to see their ward­
ens. He would bribe them and take
out of prison any man that seemed
like a sailor able to pull his weight
on the rope. Waters, of course,
paid the fine against the prisoner
and charged it as a month's ad­
vance, plus the slopchest.

On Saturday evenings at sea,
when a sailor went aft to buy the
slops of "dog's wool and oakum,"
Waters made the man sign the ac­
count at the bottom of the sheet.
Later, after the man had run away.
Waters would fill in the sheet with

items from the shops which were
never bought.

One day, in Newcastle, Australia,
Waters called from the poop, "Hey,
mister mate, I want you!" Down in
the cabin were the ship's articles
for the mate to see the signatures.

A Little Forgery
"See here, mister mate," in­

sisted Waters, "if you can sign
this man's name at the bottom of
the slopchest list." He paused and
then continued, "I tried and can't
sign his name as it is on the
articles."

The mate, calm, said, "Captain,
if you can't forge the- man's name,
I'll not do it for you."

CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service),
Oct. 30—Chairmen, Adelpti Capote;
Secretary, F. Nelson. Delegate con­
tacted hall regarding milk delivery.
.Milk to be delivered promptly. Re­
pair list submitted. Repairs and re­
placements already under way. $2 in
fund. Things running smoothly.

TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern),
Oct. 23—Chairman, B. C. Browning;
Secretary, Edward Blanton. EUected
new ship's delegate. Need new port­
hole gaskets in fireman room. Ship's
delegate to take repair list to captain.

GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), Oct.
26—Chairman, Al Case; Secretary,
Gary Dixon. Disru-ssions were held on
medical supplies received in New
•York, and paying dues in Puerto Rico.
Discu-ssed the problem of getting in
too late to pay off and also getting a
little draw before payolt.

MT. EVANS (Cargo A Tankship),
Sept. 27—Chairman, M. C. Barton;
Secretary, John W. Picou. Meeting
called to aic beefs. Captain said any
foul-ups will be logged. Ship to be
fumigated upon arrival in US. Motion
made for all hands to go ashore or
nobody goes at all. S.uggestion made
to keep three doors in crew quarters
closed and use door by gangway. AU
hands will please flush toilets after
use.

FELTORE (Marven), Nov. 4~ChaIr-
man, D. B. Albright; Secretary, E. A.
Boyd. SIO In ship's fund. It is sug­
gested that bombs be obtained by
steward to get rid of roaches. Life
jackets should be placed in engine
room and bridge. It is suggested that
false rumors and foolishness be elimi­
nated from ship's black board.

FAIRPORT (Waterman), Oct. 1960—
Chairman, R. A. Statham; Secretary,
None. One man logged^for failing to
return to ve.ssel. Brought back by
Immigration 15 days later. Disputed
OT and equalization of .same to be
taken up with patrolman. .Smooth
.sailing. Fan room cluttered up. Hos­
pital needs overhaul.

MT. EVANS (Cargo & Tankship),
July 19—Chairman, Louis Marshall;
Secretary, John W. PIcou. Man
drowned In New Orleans, La. It Is
suggested that a pool be made on
arrival to pay for flowers sent to
Brother Savior's funeral.

CHILORE (Ore Navigation), Oct. 23
—Chairman, John Bergeria; Secretary,
H. R. ttutchins. One man missed ship
in engine department .md one man
mi.s.sed ship in steward department.
Fans to be In.stalled. Other fans to
be looked over.

CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), Oct.
31—Chairman, M. Hitchcock; Secre­
tary, Tom McCaffery. No beefs.
Everything fine. One man failed to
join ship in I.inden. One man hurt
and was replaced.

BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­
ice), Oct. 30—Chairman, G. Meltier;
Secretary, None. Will spray all rooms
for roaches. Crew to start a ship's
fund. No complaints.

ORION COMET (Orion), Oct. 22 —
Chairman, Vincent Meehan; Secretary,
James Nicholson. Quite a hit of old
food aboard. Water has heen bad.
Motion made to try to replace men
who have to pay off for any reason.
Fleeted new ship's delegate. .Steward
.asked to nut out a better night luneh.
Crew a.sked to be more careful with
the wa.shing machine.

STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Now. •—
Chairman, James M. Hand; Secretary,
V. O. Orenclo. Captain will iron out
some of the beefs. Money draws will
be given on arrival at Wilmington.
All repair lists have been submitted.
.Ship's fund is $.55.42. Two men left
behind. One man hospitalized in Cal­
cutta and one In Port Said. Winer
being accused of mksbehavlor. Vote
of thanks to cooks for a Job well
done.

DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), Oct. 30
—Chairman, Roy Ayers; Secretary,
Hugh Welles. All coastwise beefs
were taken care of. No disputed OT.
Elected a ship's delegate. No cloth­
ing is to be hanged on rails in
passageway.

ATLANTIS (Petrol), Oct. 30—Chair­
man, Thomas P. Cummlnos; Secre­
tary, J. L. Pagan. Ship's delegate re-
nnrts everything going along well.
Thanks to ceryone for cooperation
during trip. Payoff upon arrival. All
hands reminded to vote. One man
missed shin in Port'md. Me. Head-
nnarlers vequc.sted all men to stay on
hoard unon arrival in Portland for
payoff in the Gulf.

HERCULES VICTORY (Hercules),
Nov. 12—Chairman, .lerry Broaddus;
Secretary, Joe E. Thnmas. Elected
the shiu's delegate. Some disputed
OT. Ship's captain doing work that
belongs to the deck department. Men
are asked to refrain from spitting in
water fountain and to coonerate In
keeping the mes.sba)l afld pantry
clean. Cooperation Is asked In flush­
ing toilets.

MT. EVANS (Cargo A Tnnkshio),
Or* 16—Cti-'rm-n, M. C. Bartcn; Sec­
retary. J. W. Pleou. Contain h.as not
ciop-h rococv for draws. AH hattds
,choiii,| o><ooV OT at n.a.voff. Some dls-
nntnrt fvc Tjngge taorners not being
t-ec* In w ^'-igg order. Wi'l see na- ,
trelrgan cencernlng s®me. Suggestion
made to steward stores eheeVert
when reeelved.

STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Aug. 21—
Chairman. James M. Hand; Secretary,
VIncertt G. Orenclo. Cao'-in will give
draws every five davs Will fftso give
dr.aw.s on apnroved- Of in C.ilcutfa.
Beef.* taken care of. Laundry room
will be moved go main deck. Spin's
fund Is F"! 03. Will hold a pool unon
arrival. H-lf of money to be donated
to shin's fund.

SEATRAIN ^ GEORGIA (Seatrain),
Nov. 20—Chairman, Ralph Hampson;
Secretary, Joe McLtrln. Two men
getting off. Everything running
smoothly. Ship's fund is $10.16. Re­
quest that president's reports be sent
to ship as soon as possible along
with other necessary communications.
Vote of thanks to the steward de­
partment.

STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Nov.
11—Chairman, John Risbeck; Secre­
tary, H. R. Hanssen. No beefs. Every­
thing running smoothly. Ship's fund
is $6.00. Donations are welcomed.
Draw in travelers' checks for Japa­
nese currency. No daily draw.

JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­
tory Carriers), Nov. 13—Chairman, J.
Farrand; Secretary, J. Gritfin. $4.54
in ship's fund Elected Ihe ship's
delegate. Vote of thanks to the stew­
ard department.

DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Nov. 5—
Chairman, M. Fabricant; Secretary,
N. A. Huff. One man hospitalized in
B. A. Quite a number of logs. Fund
stands at $27.30. Few hours of dis­
puted OT. Ship's delegate to see pa­
trolman about men on watch in en­
gine room attending fire and boat
drill. Ship needs fumigation. There
is a shortage of fresh fruit.

MV NEW YORKER (Erie A St.
Lawrence), Nov. 26—Chairman, A.
Leiten; Secretary, C. Makuch. Every­
thing in order. No beefs. Held elec­
tion for a ship's delegate. An excep­
tional Thanksgiving Dinner was
served. Will inquire about a clothing
di-yer as there is very little space to
dry clothes. All departments are co­
operating to make this a happy ship.

GATEWAY CITY .(^ea-Land), Nov.
27—Chairman, A. Case; Secretary, P.
Reyes. Some disputed OT. Ship's
fund is $3.6:i. Donation suggested for
the fund. Will get in touch with the
.ship library to renew some books and
magazines.

ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross), Nov.
25—Chairman, Albert Isaac; Secretary,
H. Motika. Will see agent about shore
leave at Huntington Beach.'California.
A vote of thanks for the outgoing
ship's delegate for a job well done.
It is requested that all members vote
If at- all possible.

STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Nov.
20—Chairman, Tony Gaspar; Secre­
tary, H. C. Hunt. Everything running
smoothly. Ship's fund is $13. A $5
donation made to library. It is sug­
gested that cooks wear white hats
during working hours. AU hands
should cooperate in keeping long­
shoremen out of mcsshalls and pan­
tries. It is requested that radios be
lowered while others are sleeping.

CITY OK A>"« iW'-»«rm»n), Oct.
99—Chairman, P"»'ert H.all; Serretary.
Fle*c)»er c-'-'-ln ple-'sed

with conduct of crew. Payoff will
probably be in New York. gl.fS col­
lected from crew for Eddie Cannon,
deceased. This money sent to Fathed
Murphy in Seattle to be used for
seamen. None received on ship by
the captain. Patrolman should make
some ruling for men regarding trans­
portation to sign-on port when a ship
is diverted to Europe.

MT. SHASTA (Cargo A Tankship),
Nov. 22—Chairman, E. Bates; Secre­
tary, H. Smith. Some disputed OT.
Smooth voyage so far. Ship's delegate
wishes to thank aU crewmembers for
their cooperation. A vote of thanks
to Brother Bates for a job weU done.
No correspondence received from
headquarters. A vote of thanks to
the steward department.

SAMPAN HITCH (Suwannee), Nov.
20—Chairman, J. B. Henley; Secre­
tary, A. Bell. Eveiything going
smoothly. Vote of thanks to the
steward department for a job well
done.

STEEL MAKER, (Isthmian), Nov. 12
—Chairman, Moose; Secretary, Ains-
worth. $32.05 in the sliip's fund. Mo­
tion made to have .American money
put on board for draw instead of
travelers' checks.

DEL SUO (Mississippi), Nov. 20—
Chairman, Mike Dunn; Secretary, H.
R. Ellis. One m.nn mi'^sed ship in
Santos but re.ioincd shio on way
north. One man left in the hospital
in Buenos Aires. Good trip, hlo logs
or beefs. Balance in general rnnd is
$.505. Some disputed OT. Wish to
obtain a new w.ashing machine. '

FAIRLAND (Sc'-Land), Nov. 13—
Chairman, John Sweeney; Secretray,
Ch»s Goldstein. If ship dorks he'ore
g P])T, crow will "of paid same day.
$90 in the SII'P'S fimd. Will see fond
plan men nhmit a better erade of
food, and cotfee and a little more
variety.

SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain),
Nov. 20—Chairman, C. E. Lee Jr.;
Secretary, Douglas Conn. .No beefs and
no disputes. Everything running
smoothly. No money in the ship's
fund. Elected a new ship's delegate.

SEAMAR (Calmar), Nov. 21—Chair­
man, J. R. Marshall; Secretary, J. A.
Turklngton. No beefs. Repairs on
order. Chips wiU take care of port­
hole dogs.

ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Nov. 20
—Chairman, Abraham Anarones; Sec­
retary, W. Bodreson. Will see pa­
trolman about getting a new electric
coffee pot. Toilet in bad need of
repair. Vote of thanks to the steward
department.

ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Nov. 12—
Chairman, C. Williams; Secretary, L.
Pate. Ship's delegate resi.gns. It Is
requested that unauthorized persons
stay out of galley. Bunks to be re­
paired.

ARIZPA (Waterman), Nov. 22 —
Chairman, C. Van Parker; Secretary,
Arthur R. Rudnickl. Very good trip.
One man hospitalized in Bremen.
Picked up two men in Rotterdam and
one in Antwerp. Some disputed OT.
To see patrolman about expediting
repairs.

DEL ORG (Mississippi), Nov. 2(i—
Chafrman, George H. McFall; Secre­
tary, Vincent J. Fitzgerald. One man
missed ship in Santos. One man quit
ship in Freeport. Texas, on three
hour notice. £23.45 in the ship's
fund. Crew wishes to go on .decord
as being in favor of a retirement
pension to be nc.?otiated as soon as
possible. Motion made to buy $10
worth of new magazines. Suggestion
made to put 90 days' stores aboard
this vessel.

KEVA IDEAL (Keva Corp.), Nov. 19
—Chairman, R. Schwartz; * Secretary,
J. E. Armstrong. Everythin" running
smoothly. Sailed short one wiper,
one day man and one crew pantry­
man. .-\ vote of thanks, to the steward
department.

CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), Nov.
24—Chairman, Frank Reese; Secre­
tary, M. Hitchcock. Report to be
turned in to the patrolman concern­
ing the ship's guard manhandling
crewmembers in Philadelphia. One
man missed ship in I.inden and one
missed ship in Philadclohia. Discus­
sion held on food problem. Steward
is not putting out fair enough menu.

CS BALTIMORE (Cities Service),
Nov. 24—Chairman, A. Capote; Secre­
tary, C. Ennist. New ship's dele-ate
to be elected. Men are requested to
use .gangw.iv and not .side port while
at dock. Shio's fund is $2. .A small
donition to be given at pa.voff. Will
.draft a letter to contr.ict coniToittee
to increase supply of fresh milk.

EAG' E VOYAGER (Sea Transport),
NoV: 27—Chairm''n, John D. Ooyle;
Seere*ady, John H. Delgado. F.iptain
will buv new wasliinp machine in
.i;>n-n. One man flew hack to New
York. Fantain to contart company
and union to find out who is supposed
to paint the ptimpioom b")nw the
deck. Bosun and deck maintenance
.souepetne .steward department. Shin's
fund Is $.31.



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Pag« Twenfy-Elgrlit SEAFARERS LOG JTanoanr, IMl

Young 'Sea-Dog'

Seafarer Charles P. Lord of Baltimore, who sails in the engine
department, puts his dog "Cracker" through her paces.
That's not an optical illusion—the dog really has only three
legs. The one and a half year old fox terrier, three-legged
since birth, gets about as well as any dog.

Victory Has Good Trip
(The following report from the Jefferson City Victory was

submitted to the LOG by ship's delegate E. Walsh.)
wlll-^ The year and the voyage

goon come to a close. Many spec­
tacular events occurred during the
year, but our trip was quite the
opposite, yet praise worthy. Other
than minor incidents, the voyage
was a heart's desire.

When a crew comes aboard, all's
well until they get the wrinkles
out of their bellies. Then they
gripe. On this vessel it was a dif­
ferent story. The menu was ex­
cellent, food well prepared, night
lunch was ample. We must agree
that our baker, Andy Goudy was in
the galley from early to late pre­
paring goodies that were available
round the clock.

Our pantryman, Mr. Dofredo, a

specialist in making salads which
we all enjoyed, must have special
mention. Our messmen always
served with a smile and members
on sanitary duty were better than
those of other ships I've sailed on.

Captain Goerlnne went all the
way in response to requests we
made. He's very stern but consid­
erate. As for engine department
top brass, all repairs were taken
care of immediately. This is a
clean ship. It was a pleasure to
serve a crew that cooperated so
well. Happy New Year and bon
voyage.

We only hope that everyone
sails with as good a crew.

'Kid Stash' by Seoforsr Zhemeck

Offers 7-Moiith
Vacation Plan

(Ed. note: The jollowing
letter was addressed to SIU
President Paul Hall with a re-
guest it be printed in the LOG-)
Dear Sir and Brother:

Being a member of the Sea­
farers for the past VlVi years,
i read with interest the ex­
change of letters between your­
self and Brother Victor Brunell,
ship's delegate on a Delta Line
ship.

The exchange of letters and
the findings of various commit­
tees of our Union intrigued me
considerably. You are probably
well aware qf the fact that after
a certain number of years at
sea, a man's mind turns to the
problem of security for his
family and himself. Therefore
the questions of vacation and
job security after, vacation
arises. I can remember the time
when we in the Seafarers had
no vacation plan at all, and
when you left a ship, that
was it.

There 'was no such thing as
being able to cash in your dis­
charges, so to speak. Bfit today,
such a thing is a basic fact—
in dollars and cents, and it
amounts to quite a bit, accord­
ing to the length of time one
has served aboard an SlU-con-
tracted vessel.

The following is my own per­
sonal idea concerning the vaca­
tion problem and job security
after vacation.

A seaman in the past would
leave a vessel with no vacation
money to look foreword to, and
at times lived with very little
money coming in. Or he may
have left the vessel due to
illness in his family etc. But
this same seaman has always
been able to return to a job at
sea, after a fairly short—or long
period, depending on his choice
of run and job. So the problem
of job security after vacation
amounts to this:

(1) Assuming a man has been
on the beach from three to six
months due to, ill health or ill
health in the family. He natu­
rally assumes a heavy load of
bijils which must be paid.

(2) The man, after being on
the beach for a time, has now
reached the top of the rotary
shipping list AND HAS HIS
CHOICE OF JOB, SHIP AND
RUN, wlpch, of course, is our
way of doing things.

(3) Now this man has struck
a good ship; he has the run
he wants and he has a very
good paying job. So he decides
to stay. And ,now comes the
clincher — after one year he
decides to take a vacation, BUT
—he wants his job back after
the vacation ... in contradic­
tion to our shipping ailes.

(4) Our Vacation Plan calls
for, at the present, a payment
of $400 a year paid quarterly
or any way a man wishes to
collect within a year's time. He
may wait the full year if he
wishes to collect it.

I believe that if a new vaca­
tion plan is formulated — and
this is strictly my own opinion,
it can be worked out as follows;

(1) Granted that our man has
had problems and has amassed
a load of debt.

(2) The lowest paying ship­
board job is now $280 per
month with ^n overtime rate of
$1.80 per hour.

(3) Assuming our man is
responsible and that his rating
is higher that the $280 — and
even at the $280—why can't he,
within reasonable time, say six
months, have his debts paid and
a few dollars saved up? This
is not hard what with the Wel­
fare and Medical Plan we now
have.

I believe in view of all these
facts that consideration should
be given to a plan as follows:

(A) After seven months sea-
time on a vessel, if a man wants
to have his vacation that he
should be allowed his ,^ull $400
vacation money,

(B) That the man should be
able to leave the vessel and.
re-register—not for his old job
and ship — but in the regular
shipping ru^e manner.

(C) This makes for good
shipping and cau.ses no hard-

o Tlx © E d It b r

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

ships on parties involved, name­
ly the next guy in the same
predicament and with the same
problem.

In closing, I wish to again
state that the opinions ex­
pressed are my own and I will
bring them up for discussion
at our next shipboard meeting.
I have shown this letter to quite
a few "A" men and they are in
agreement with the seven-mdnth
vacation plant

George Meltzer Sr.

4< t

No Compulsory
Vacation Rule
To the Editor;

In reply to a letter sent to
Brother Paul Hall by crew
members of the Monarch of the
Seas in which suggestions were
made for a compulsory vaca­
tion system—with a crewmem-
ber having the fight to return
to his original job.

It was stated that these
brothers are willing to take a
vacation even after 10 months
on a ship—if they could be
assured of .having another job
without pay reduction after
taking their vacation. One ques­
tion, please.

Since when has any Union
brother needed to be reassured
that he could have a job? It
seems to me that the Union
books we carry, and the rotary
system of shipping would be
assurance enough.

It was also stated that this
system of permanent jobs was
in effect in other maritime un­
ions. That is very true. All one
ever sees on the shipping
boards of these other unions is
relief jobs.

Yes, brothers, that system
has worked out well for a
privileged few. I think they are
called company stiffs. We don't
have any privileged few in this
organization and I hope we
never have them. In my opinion
the only workable system is
the rotary shipping board.

I hope the day never comes
when the majority of the jobs
on our board are relief jobs. So
remember, brothers, you have
nothing to fear; just register
and take your chances like the
rest of us. We have our obliga­
tions too. The rotary shipping
system is the result of a long
hard fight to protect the job
security of our membership.

The dby may soon come
when we will be faced with the
decision of compulsory vaca­
tion. When that day comes,
remember, there are many
thousands of union brothers
whose interests are at stake.

J. J. Levin
Ship's delegate
Steel Voyager

Old Timer
Sends Greetings
To the Editor:

Although I am retirjed, I still
have the good old SIU close to
my heart, and I go down to the
hall every now and then for old
time's sake.

So once again, I say to the
officials, the editor and his able
staff, and the membership in
general of this great and power­
ful Union:

Greetings and salutations for
thfe merriest Christmas ever,
and the happiest, prosperous
new year for our great Union.

George H. Seeberger
it

Seafarer Wants
Shipboard Phones
To the Editor:

The question of delayed sail­
ing has come up on a great
many ships. I hold that when a
man must come back to the ves­
sel, it's f#'the convenience of
the ship. But when crews put in
for delayed sailing, the com­
pany claims "act of God" etc.'

However, if there is no tele­
phone aboard ship, the crew-
member is forced to come back
to the vessel to find out if it
will sail on schedule. I maintain
that this constitutes a call-back.
If there were a phone aboard,
crewmen could call to find if
sailing time has changed. It
would not be necessary for him
to leave home until time to
board the ship and turn to be­
fore sailing.

Where no phone is provided,
the crewmember is inconven­
ienced by the company's failure
to provide proper communica­
tion. Efficient communication is .
a necessity in the business
world and the company which
fails to provide for it shows an
utter disregard for the time of
the crewmembers. The company
that wastes the time of its crews
should be penalized.

Here is. an example of the
wasted time which results when
there is no shipboard phone: A
ship is due to sail at 1 AM and
the crew is supposed to be
aboard at midnight, an hour be­
fore sailing time. If a crew-
member lives any distance away
from the ship—and he usually
does—it would be foolhardy for
him tp go back home.

The time taken in travel
would use up any time he might
spend at home. Normally, the
man would stay aboard, even if
he doesn't have to turn to until
8 AM. He loses the whole night
simply because there's no way
for him to check a possible
change in sailing time.

Joseph Pasinosky
t i.

Norfolk IVien
Enjoy Dinner
To the Editor:

The delicious Thanksgiving
meal served at Vic and Ted's
Restaurant on the corner of
Ninth and Granby Streets in
Norfolk to accommodate SIU
members, families and friends
was a great success and de­
serves mentioning.

Therefore, on behalf of mem­
bers and families wlio were
present, I wish to extend our
appreciation to both the SIU—
who made it all possible — and
the entire staff of Vic and Ted's
who made the occasion so
pleasant.

Incidentally, Vic is an SIU
member and was on a ship re­
cently, and he would appreciate
your patronage whenever you
are in Norfolk. You may, if you
like, use the SIU meal books
which are honored at Vic and
Ted's.

L. B. Bryant Jr.



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lanarr, INl SEAFARERS LOG Pare Twenly-NfM

Crewsf OfficersAid
Seafarers III at Sea

"The brotherhood of the sea" proved to be all that It says
in December when the crews and officers of two vessels
stood by shipmates who were stricken with illness, one of
them fatally.

Turner Parker, fireman
aboard the Cocur D'AIene
Victory (Victory Carriers) suffered
a stroke December 17 when the
ship was two days from port off the
East Pakistan coast. Parker died
Christmas day and was buried hy
his shipmates in Chittagong.

Carl Mann. AB became ill while
aboard the SS Wacosta (Waterman)
and was taken ashore by the US
Navy at Midway Island.

Raymond 11. Bunce Jr., ship's
delegate on the Couer D'AIene vic­
tory reported that Parker com­
plained of severe chest pains and
was immediately place in the ship's
hospital, where he was kept on a
liquid diet. Sedatives and oxygen
were also administered to keep the
patient comfortable.

"I would like to commend the
efforts of Captain Rothrack and the
chief mate, Mr. Vermond, who
were at Parker's side from the
time he was stricken until he was
placed on a launch and taken to a
hospital at Chittagong." Bunce
wrote.

The delegate also praised the
whole deck department for keeping
a close watch over the ailing man
before he was taken to the hospital.

After Parker was taken to the
hospital, the crew tried to • send
him some of his pay, but regula­
tions prohibit American money
from being sent into the country.
The ship, carrying a load of rice,
was unable to secure a berth and
had to ride: at an outer anchorage
for a while.

Bunce and his shipmates had
promised themselves that they
would see that Parker was well

cared for, but he passed away
shortly after reaching the hospital.

The Union was notified as well
as Parker's relatives. A sister of
the dead man authorized burial in
Pakistan and the crew took care of
the details.

Aboard the Wacosta, the crew
tried to make life more pleasant
for Seafarer Mann. They give much
credit to Captain H. R. Anderson
and chief mate O. Pascale, as well
as to the Navy ship Hornet and
Navy airmen who dropped medi­
cine for Mann.

The Navy doctor on the Hornet
transmitted instructions to Capt.
Anderson on how to administer the
medicine. The crew credits this
action as the jone which saved
Mann's life. Subsequently he was
taken to a hospital on Midway.

On Manhole Grill

Crew Has
Hotcakes

(The following report was sub­
mitted to the LOG from the SS
Omnium Freighter (Mol Shipping),
newly-contracted to the SlU).

Necessity is the mother of inven­
tion.

The galley range was in such
shape that it was impossible to use
it as a grill, and the ship did not
have a grill. We took one of the
man-hole covers — t spare — and
ground and polished it. Boy, you
should taste those hotcakes.

Holidays At
Sea Feature
Fine Foods

The holiday season has come and
gone, leaving behind the memory
of some specially good feeds aboard
SlU-contracted vessels.

The lucky Seafarers aboard the
MY New Yorker (Erie & St. Law­
rence) and the SS Hurricane (Wa­
terman) had cocktails for dinner.
The New Yorker menu for Thanks­
giving had martinis and the Hurri­
cane Christmas menu listed cock­
tails.

Roast turkey with oyster dress­
ing, ham and roast beef proved to
be the favorites, appearing on all
Thanksgiving and Christmas menus
received by the LOG.

Highlights of the Del Sol (Missis­
sippi) Thanksgiving menu were
chilled Vienna sausage, consomme
royale, broiled lamb chops, broiled
fresh flounder, pies and coffee.

Some of the high spots of the
New Yorker Thanksgiving menu
were hors d'oeurve%, antipasto,
spring onions, glazed ox tongue,
pickled beets, pies, cake, and ice
cold beer.

Seafarers aboard the Orion Star
(Orion) on Thanksgiving day could
choose eggs stuffed with caviar,
olives stuffed with anchovies, vari­
ous consommes, steamed Alaska
red salmon with almond butter,
grilled sirloin steak, and plum
pudding with hard sauce.

Aboard the Ocean Evelyn (Ocean
Transport) on Thanksgiving, Sea­
farers were able to have a cham­
pagne sauce with their baked ham.

The Christmas menu aboard the
Alcoa Planter (Alcoa) was, tradi­
tional with turkey, ham and roast
beef. In addition to cocktails, the
Hurricane menu offered eggnog
and punch on the Christmas dinner
menu.

Knot Ship's Knot

Seafarer Butch Morris Is at the oars of the What Knot, built
by Bosun Bd "Tiny" Anderson while on the Sword Knot
(Suwanee) on the missile range.

Seafarer Builds Boat
Some Seafarers go in for building model ships—most of

them run not much more than a foot long, but Ed "Tiny" An­
derson, lately bosun on the missile tracking Stvord Knot
(Suwanee), builds them bigger. 4

On his last trip with the Sword
Knot he built a "sister ship" for

the Sword Knot
and called her
the What Knot.

The What Knot
is not a model.
It's a 10-foot trim
little craft with a
speedboat bot­
tom. Anderson
built her during

Anderson the lull in duties
aboard the missile ship — in be­
tween rocket shots when the ship
wasn't chasing all over the South
Atlantic.

The craft was launched from
the Sword Knot and Seafarer
Butch' Morris tried her out with a
pair of oars. The boat is built with

a transome which can hold an out­
board motor and it looks as if it
can make a good many knots.

Anderson built the boat of good
solid mahogany and equipped it
with a long foredeck to keep her
from shipping water while cruis­
ing at top speed.

Seafarer On
His Way Home
To the Editor:

I received a SEAFARERS
LOG recently and was very glad
to get it. My son had them sent
to me when he went into the
Army last year. He will be out
of the service soon and I would
like all Ms friends to knew
that by March, he will be home. '
You can reach him at this ad­
dress: Paul J. Catalanotto, 2428
Ursuline Ave., New Orleans, La.
I am sending this LOG to him
—I know he will be pleased to
get it.

Mrs. M. Catalanotto

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Widow Thanks
Union For Aid
To the Editor:

Although belated, it is with
utmost gratitude and sincere
wishes that 1 convey my greet­
ings to you.

Thanks to the Welfare Plan
and those other Union brothers
who assisted me in the dark
and needful moment at the de­
parture of my husband. Forgive
me for not having taken the
time sooner to write you.

I have been and still am very
depressed and melancholy, and
as yet have not learned to live
without someone who was so
dear to me. I know you can un­
derstand how I feel.

Will you convey my special
thanks to Mr. McAuley for his,
kindness and to Mr. Hall for his
most encouraging letter. Those
things mean so much when you
are troubled. May God continue
to bies.s you. And I pray for the

continued success of your or­
ganization.

Mrs. Frank A. Rossi

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Wife Aided
By Benefit
To the Editor:

I wish to extend my thanks
to the Seafarers Welfare Plan.

I, was in the hospital almost
eight weeks this summer. First
for an operation on my leg so
that I could walk again, and
then for a broken arm.

The Seafarers here in Balti­
more were —most kind, seeing
that I had the blood I needed
and doing everything they could
to help. My husband, Charles
W. Thorpe, was at sea at the
time on the SS Mount McKin-
ley.

It is nice to know, even with
our husbands gone to sea, that
the wives of Seafarers are
looked after and taken care of.
Hats off to the SIU and the
Welfare Plan.

Mrs. Charles W. Thorpe

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Kind Thoughts
Are Appreciated
To the Editor:

Your kind sympathetic letter
was received with the enclosed
check for the death benefit of
my dear beloved husband. I
want you to know that it is very
much appreciated, and I want to
thank you for your kind
thoughts. Please give my kind
regards to all the members of
the Union. «

Mrs. Eisie May Nlelseu

Seafarer
Gets Married
To the Editor:

I would like to let all of my
friends in the SIU know that
I've taken the big step. The
wedding ceremony was October
8, 1960 at the Baptist Church
on 1700 Frederick Ave., Balti­
more. The reception was at
home at 2138 Hollins St., Balti­
more 23, Md.

J. Martin

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

Runaways
Face Reprisals
To the Editor:

I see in the LOG that the Li-
berian runaway office in New
York lias revoked the Liberian
registration of a ship because
it was chartered to Russia.

This won't last long. Our
State Department and Liberia
have led with their chins again.
Khrushchev will send his min­
ister to Monrovia and the So­
viet minister will pound the
table and holler; we'll hear no
more about canceled registra­
tions. •

The American runaway opera­
tor has gone out into the world
looking for trouble and he's
likely to get it. Many runaway

,ships and shops will be con­

fiscated by foreign govern­
ments. The runaway operator
hates the American working
man, but when his overseas
properties face confiscation, he
will holler for the American
worker to don a uniform, grab
a gun and rush out to protect
his properties.

We should make it abundant­
ly clear that we will not fight
to protect runaway properties,
capital which fled overseas to
escape US standards. Let the
runaway look to the Liberian
army and navy for his protec­
tion. He has no moral right to
US tax-supported military pro­
tection.

Runaway Alone
The runaway operator sliould

understand that he is strictly
on his own in a big. dangerous,
disorderly world. "The foreign
worker may accept lower wages
that an American, but he may
be lough, mean and even revo­
lutionary. The American runa­
way operator by his treatment
of cheap foreign labor, invites
resentment, hatred and reprisal.
It's his "red wagon," not ours.

Morris Horton,
Radio operator, SS Evelyn

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Thanks SIU
For Welfare
To tile Editor:

I want to thank you and all
members of the Seafarers Inter­
national Union for the SIU Wel­
fare Fund check I received for

* death benefit of Francis Regan.
I also want to thank you for
your kind offer of assistance
and I shall be happy to call on
you if necessary.

Mrs. Anna Regan

Family Gives
Thanks To Union
To the Editor:

On behalf of my mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth C. Griswold, I am
writing to let you know she re­
ceived the Seafarers Welfare
Plan check in benefit of George
B. Griswold. She also wishes to
join me and thank you for your
kind condolences and offer of
assistance. Most sincerely.

Mrs. Romola G. Kroschel
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SIU Library
Is Proposed
To the Editor:

We in the SIU spend some
$12,000 a year for scholarships
—that's money well spent.

But at the same time, why not
do something for the education
of the entire membership? A
solid technical library at the SIU
hall where Seafarers can read
and borrow books on electricity
and other non-fiction is needed.

I have a good librai-y of books
on electricity which I might be
getting rid of soon—and if I
knew that there was a place
where they might be used at
the New York hall, I'd give
them to the Union. There may
be other members with techni­
cal books who would be willing
to lend or donate books to a
library at the hall.

Propose Lectures
The SIU could even borrow

books from the American Mer­
chant Seamen's Library for cer­
tain periods on request in order
to service a Union Li'orary.
Such a library could even be
expanded to include lectures
and discussions.

Bryan Gibsou



Faff* Thirty SEAFARERS LOG Janoary, 19(U

Alaska Welcomes
Alcoa Planter Crew

(The following information on the Alcoa Planter's (Alcoa) visit to
Sitka, Alaska, toas submitted to the LOG by Z. Y. Ching and Leonard
Parakeau, ship's delegate.)

On November 20, the SS Alcoa
Planter was the first American
vessel to dock at the new $65
million pulp mill at Sitka, Alaska.

Many sailors from the Gulf
states had their first view of our
new addition to the US. Friendly
pilot whales and friendly seagulls
and snowcovered mountains, roads,
people and ships brought out a few
caustic comments of course, but
on the %vhole, the cold, wet,
crummy climate was admirably en­
dured by all.

Coffeetime track stars were kind
of bogged down in the snow, but
the wine "got through" as the say­
ing here goes—and all enjoyed a
fine time.

Incidentally, common things like
dog sleds didn't seem to be in
evidence, so the crew had to use
taxis into town. The cab tariff was
from $3.50 to $4. Bars were open
until 0200 and that "gem of the
North," the Half-Mile Club, closed
its doors to swamp out at about
0600. Seriously, It's not a bad
little port and the "natives" were
friendly.

The ship was paid off and signed
on in Aberdeen, Wash., on Decem­
ber 2. The last port of loading was
Olympia, Wash. A note abdut the
excellent stores Just has to be men­
tioned — T-bone steaks were the
best. Conditions aboard were—as
the great senator from Alabama
always said, "Everything made for
love."

The old C-1 had a little rough
luck in Dutch Harbor in the Aleu­
tians before coming to port. The
heavy weather bouneed the Planter
around—she was traveling light—
and a crack developed on the port
side just forward of the midship
house.

The crack developed In spite of
the fact that the ship has a belly-
band. A plate was put in for tem­
porary repairs when the Planter
reached Sitka.

As a matter of fact, the band
itself was split by the heavy seas.
By early January, the Planter
made New York harbor and was
put in drydock for more permanent
repairs.

Relaxing with some good t:heer during holiday party on the
Alcoa Planter are (I. to r.) McCorvey, AB; Buddy Bollinger,
bosun; and Emerick, FWT.

The leading lights of the steward department aboard the
Alcoa Planter (I. to r.) gather around the table: Sabino,
saloon pantry; Z. Y. Ching, steward; Barone, chief cook, and
Hazelton, crew messman.

STEIL -NAVIGATOR (lithmlan), Oct.
10—Chairman, W. B. McNIat; Sacra-
tary, Harris L. Bannatt. Two men
placed In hospital. Some repairs taken
care of. The rest are to be turned
over to the Union. Same with the
disputed OT. Ship's fund Is S132.10.
A vote of thanks to steward depart­
ment. One of the smoothest run de­
partments the crew has ever sailed
with. Will see patrolman about water
picked up in foreign ports.

STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Oct. 1
— Chairman, McMullins; Secretary,
Ackcrman. Mess hall to be painted
before reaching New York. $31 in
ship's fund. Union should check close­
ly w'.en shipping men as to their
qualifications. Slop chest too high
priced. Vote of thanks to the steward
department for trying extra hard to
please crew.

man to be added to fund. Vote of
thanks to New York patrolman for
good payoff.

STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Dae.
4—Chairman, John RIsbsck; Secretary,
A. VIolante. One man missed ship in
Pusan. Logs not lifted for crewmem-
bers. S6.06 In fund. No disputed OT.
Patrolman is not to be bothered by
crew for quicker payoff. WIU ask for
larger travelers' checks.

NATIONAL DEFENDER (Nat'l Ship­
ping A Trading), Oct. 7—Chairman, J.
Buiiock; Secretary, J. E. Hannan.
Seems to be a fine ship and crew. OT
should be split up as close as possible.
To get OT of pumpmen straightened
out. Washing machine was repaired.
Vote of thanks to the steward depart­
ment. Would like to have more fresh
fruit while ship is at drydock. Will
try to get passes to PX since we are
carrying a MSTS cargo.

OCEAN ALICE (Maritime- Overseas),
Dee. 4—Chairman, J. Suiiivan; Secre­
tary, Werner Pedersen. Repair list in
and part of work done at sea. $11.50
In ship's fund. Some disputed OT.
Vote of thanks to steward depart­
ment. It Is requested that rooms be
cleaned and stripped before leaving
ship after payoff.

' OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas),
Nov. 27—Chairman, E. Pappas; Secre­
tary, Paul L. Whitlow. Repairs and
painting from last trip will be done
during the present voyage.. StencUed
number on bunks will teU crew their
duties for fire and beat driR. It is
suggested that spray bombs aboard
be used for roaches. Cooperation la
asked In keeping all unauthorized per­
sonnel out of crew quarters and pas­
sageways. Vote of tlianks to steward
department for a wonderful Thanks­
giving dinner.

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SIU SHIP
MEETINGS

FLORIDIAN (Erie A St. Lawrence),
Oct. 30—Chairman, Blacky Matthyt
Secretary, Harvey Morris. Money to
be given the night before arrival
Payoffs to be In the port where tht
ship is on the first of every month.
Ship's delegate wants to resign. Feels
everyone should take his turn. Some
disputed OT. Contract covering this
company's ships should be made up
covering working rules, wages, time
off.

ACHILLES (K A M Ship Manage­
ment), Dec. 20—Chairman, Cardneri
Secretary, Purines Parker. One man
getting off. Will ask to have coffee
changed. Ice cream has bad taste and
canned milk Is spoiled.

STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Oct.
14—Chairman, L. Alexander; Secre­
tary, Dick Grant. Everything running
smoothly. All rooms being painted
out. Crew is asked to help keep all
shore personnel out of quarters. Spe­
cial vote of thanks to the steward
department for a very good job.

MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­
riers), Nov. 27—Chairman, Fred Travis;
Secretary, John J. Brsen. Patrolman
criticized for laxness in not reporting
a PB member for sailing beyond his
time allowance. Master has warned
that logging will follow excessive
drinking on voyage. Vote of thanks
to Fred Travis for a good job.

BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­
ice), Nov. 24—Chairman, Robert Burns;
Secretary, Thomas Brannan. Purchased
new TV. Ship sailed short-handed.
Everything running smoothly. All
brothers eligible to vote will please
do so as election is now going on.

ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), Oct. 30
—Chairman, Waiter Craven; Secre­
tary, George Hair. Three men from
the British National Seamen's Reform
Movement came aboard In South­
ampton. England to give a speech.
They are trying to get funds and
backing. Crew gave $30. There Is 50
hours of disputed OT. Mate not work­
ing with delegates.

STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Dae.
4—Chairman, D. BuHs; Secretary, N.
Mutln. Petition from last trip read
concerning black gang. $11.56 in
ship's fund. Ship's delegate resigned.
New delegate was elected.

STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Dec. 9
—Chairman, Murray Savoy; Secretary,
Bill Stark. Trip has been very good.
Very little disputed OT. $250 Safely
Award money turned over to the
ship's treasurer for ship's dryer. Crew
cautioned to have a sober payoff. Vote
of thanks to steward department for
very good food.

TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern),
Nov. 27—Chairman, B. C. Browning;
Secretary, E. Bianton. One man hos­
pitalized in Gdynia, Poland. Some
disputed OT. Repair list to be turned
In to the captain. Special meeting to
be called with patrolman on food
Issue.

COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­
port), Dec. 18—Chairman, C. P.
Moore; Secretary, P. J. Harayo. New
ship's delegate to be elected. There
are no OT sheets on board. Please
send some In next mail.

ELEMiR (Marine Carriers), Oct. 23
—Chairman, Johnson; Secretary, Chas.
Huriburt. • There are no beefs. No
disputed OT. No money on board.
The captain reports. there wiil be
money upon arrival in Bombay for
draws and other necessities.

DEL VALLE (Mississippi), Nov. 30—
Chairman, Henry Lopez; Secretary,
Hugo Carducci. No beefs. No dis­
puted OT. Trip uneventful. It Is re­
quested that washroom be kept clean
at all times.

DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Dec. 3—
Chairman, M. Fabricant; Secretary,
S. W. Nolan. $26 In ship's fund.
Elected a ship's delegate. Ship's dele­
gate advised members of procedure
in bringing beefs to department dele­
gates. Discourse on food situation.

MT. WHITNEY (Cargo A Tankship),
Nov. 14—Chairman, Ange Panagopou-
los; Secretary, Jan as Lagosh. New
chief cook signed o.i. Wish to thank
chief cook for good R)b and wish him
success on other ships. Deiegate la
paying off on mutual consent.

OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Ovarsaas),
Nov. 25—Chairman, Wm. Barth; Sec­
retary, M. J. Lynch. Ship's fund is
$6.26. It is requested that crew have
a better grade of night lunch. Ship's
delegate advised crew about leaving
chairs on deck.

SEAGARDEN (Peninsular Navig.),
Oct. 9—Chairman, V. E. Monte; Secre­
tary, A. G. Alexander. Elected a
ship's delegate. Long trip ahead but
we have a nice bunch of fellows to
work with. No beefs. No disputed
OT. Motion made to send a letter at
next port regarding the forwarding of
the mail. Suggestion made to have
deck engineer fix all fans in the
rooms.

ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Nov. 13—
Chairman, H. R. Haiiman; Secretary,
H. K. Long. Captain said that there
would bo a payoff this trip. Some
disputed OT. $35 on hand this voyage.

ROBIN GRAY (Moore-McCormack),
Dec. 4—Chairman, Rocco Aibanese;
Secretady, Thomas Maiey. Things run­
ning smoothly. $23.27 in ship's fund.
Chief steward was directed by mem­
bers to arrange for the labeling and
distribution of Christmas packages.

DEL SUD (Mississippi), Dec. 4—
Chairman, Michel J. Dunn; Secretary,
Donald W. Roberts. Everything run­
ning smoothly. New washing machine
put on board in New Orleans. New
movie machine paid for In full.

STEEL FAERiCATGR (Islhiliion),
Dec. 3—Chairman, E. D. Scroggins;
Secretary, K. Kirwin. Water situation
to be taken up in San Francisco with
patrolman. Draws on wages or on OT
will also be given. $25 in ship's fund.

STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Dee.
10—Chairman, Angei Maidonado; Sec­
retary, Fioreneio Omega. No com­
plaints during trip. Safety meeting

. held on Armistice Day. Repair list
prepared. $18 balance in treasury.
Some disputed OT.

r
COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service),

Dec. 18—Chairman, Lewing; Secre­
tary, James Whatiey. Letter from
CS Baltimore was received requesting
support in raising milk allotment.
Beneficiary cards broupht up to date.
Motion made to maintain present ro­
tary shipping system. Cooks to devote
more time to preparing food.

OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas),
Dec. 11—Chairman, W. Newberg; Sec­
retary, Garrett Wile. $33 in fund. One
man left in hospital In Calcutta. Chief
eiigineer did Some repairs in galley.
Welfare cards to be given each
member.

STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Nov.
12—Chairman, none; Secretary, Rob­
ert Rivera. Captain said he would not
get milk in Singapore or Manila. How­
ever, we did receive milk In Singa­
pore. One man hospitalized in Manila.
One man missed ship in Manila and
rejoined la Bangkok. $38.49 in fund.
Some disputed OT. Three men logged.

ALCOA ROAMER (Aicoa), Dec. 3—
Chairman, Adoiph Danne; Secretary,
C. A. Crabtree. Crew mess to be
painted next trip. Will request a new
washing machine. Vote of thanks to
steward department for • job well
done.

STEEL ADVOCATE (isthmian). Dee.
10—Chairman, L. Cueiinitz; Secretary,
A. Carpenter. Everything running
smoothly. $5.89 left in treasury. "One
man logged. Some disputed OT. Mo­
tion made to investigate water condi­
tions on ship. Boiler cassings to be
repaired. Vote of thanks to steward
department. Members urged to use
washing machine properly.

MOUNT EVANS (Cargo & Tankship),
Nov. 4—Chairman, M. C. Barton; Sec­
retary, John W. Picou. All repairs
taken care of. Ship's delegate re­
signed. Elected new delegate. It was
suggested that Steward passageway be
sougeed and painted. Suggestion
made to have deck & engine take
care of wash room and steward de­
partment take care of recreation hall.
Vote of thanks to steward depart­
ment.

STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Nov.
2'-—Chairman, Herman Fruge; Secre­
tary, W. H. Simmons. One man
missed ship in New York. Some dis­
puted OT. Ship's delegate wishes to
resign. $7 in ship's fund. $19 taken
up from three departments for flower
donation for Francis Regan. Motion
to do away with travel checks and
give cash in advance. J'hotographer
from headquarters was aboard in New
York.

CHILORE (Ore Navigation), Nov. 90
—Chairman, John Bergeria; Secretary,
H. R. Hutchins. Contributions re­
quested at payoff for ship's fund.
Will see patrolman about seaman that
was hurt.

STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Dee.
•—Chairman, James Welch; Secretary,
Waiter Nash. Ship's fund $27.41.
Crew members are asked to keep
voices down in passageway. as men
are trying to sleep.

JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), Nov. 94
—Chairman, Everette A. Hord; Secre­
tary, E. Trakimavich. Better food
preparation needed. Ship's delegate
will see about moving the washing
machine below main deck. Will re­
port butter to food committee.

SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln),
Dec. 18—Chairman, John Cole; Secre­
tary, Joe McLaren. Repair list to be
taken up by captain. $.'2.66 in treas­
ury. Electric iron is in messmen'e
foc'sle for crew use.

SUZANNE (Bull), Oct. 24—Chairman,
—Chairman, Leo Paradise; Secretary,
Bill Doran. Foc'sles are being painted
at beginning of trip. Crew asked to
cooperate by keeping quarters clean.
$8.91 in ship's fund. Vote'tof thanks to
Leo Paradise for his efforts towards
squaring away beefs of previous voy­
age as well as securing extra provi­
sions for this voyage. One dollar per

AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Dee. 19
—Chairman, M. Richeison; Secretary,
C. B. Jensen. Wiper removed from
vessel at San Juan, and was placed
in hospital. $7.20 in the ship's fund.
Some disputed OT. Will contact pa­
trolman to see about company getting
a phone on board ship in port. Sailing
time often changed and men have no
place to contact if office is closed.

YORKMAR (Calmar), Dee. 4—Chair­
man, E. H. Bayne; Secretary, L. D.
Pierson. New welfare cards received
and filled out. Three men knocked
off OT by mate for -no reason. Will
make up repair lists.

SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sea­
traln), Nov. 24^Chalrman, M. Welch;
Secretary, E. Pollse. $36 In ship's
fund. Few beefs to check with pa­
trolman. Trying to get a new wash­
ing machine. Elected a ship's dele­
gate. Discussion held on night lunches
and milk.

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Jtanunr. ifCi SEAFARERS LOO Fac« TUrty-On*

yiHAKQIAL nEPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In-
iand 'Vaters Otatrlct makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's
money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit
every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­
bership. "All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn.
Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­
spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return
receipt requested. m m mm WZi.

'THUST niNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes end Inland
Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various
trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in
Charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­
atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds
are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund
financial records are available at the j^eadquarters of the various trust funds.
If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify
SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt *
requested.

SIIIPPINO RlOfrrs. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­
tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Vaters District, and by
Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated in the contract. Get to know
your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­
ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also
notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, retujm re­
ceipt requested.

CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These
co°ntracta specify the wages and conditions under which ydu 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. In addition,
notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested.

fc':

EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS 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 membership action at the September meetings In all
constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edl--
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. Uhder no cir-
cunstance should any member pay any money lor any reason unless he is given
such receipt. If In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be
made without supplying a receipt, or if a member Is required to make a payment
and Ij given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­
quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention
of SIU President Paul Hall by certified.mail, return receipt requested.

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COMSTITUTIONAL RIOWTS AND OBLIGATKWS. The SIU publishes every six months in
the rSEAFARERS LOO a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies
are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you
feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional
right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.,
as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately
notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested.

*1

RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bencr
fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. In­
cluding attendance at aiembership meetings. And like all other Slil 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.
Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership
has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them tj retain
tholr good standing through the waiving of their dues.

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Penn Transporter Now 'Dry' Ship
NEW ORLEANS—Sporting a new look after an extensive face-lifting job, the SIU-

manned Penn Transporter, formerly a T-2 tanker, took on a cargo of grain foF India here
in her new capacity as a bulk carrier.

The conversion of the for-"^
mer T-2 reflects the rapid dis­
appearance of that type of
tanker from the oil trades, as well
as the decline of the Liberty ship
as a bulk can-ier. The converted
ship can carry several thousand
tons more than a Liberty s'hij>
could and put in four or five more
knots per hour as well.

Pone In Germany

The owners of the Transporter,
Penn Shipping, had the job done
in a Lubeck, Germany, shipyard.
The face-lifting involved the re­
moval of the forward house and
the placing of the bridge back aft,
as well as removal of the center
tanks and tanker gear. In its place,
Jarge hatches were installed for
easy loading and unloading of

bulk cargo. The wing tanks were
left as grain can be stored in these
and when the ship is riding empty
they can serve as ballast tanks.

The company is contemplating
additional conversions of other
vessels. A number of other steam­
ship companies are either plan­
ning on such conversions or have
already undertaken them. Other
conversions are more ambitious
ones, involving lengthening of the
T-2s and installing new midsec­
tions, either to enlarge their oil-
carrying capacity or to make bulk
carriers out of them.

The crew of the vessel was flown
to Germany to take the ship back
light to this port w'hei'e she is tak­
ing on her first cargo.

The C9nvej.sion , ̂ f^ tankers into

bulk carriers is based on the belief
that the movement of surplus US
grain to underdeveloped countries
will continue for many years to
come. India, for example, is ex­
pected to receive large scale ship­
ments for at least the next five
years, while equally-large grain
movements are sure to go to Pak­
istan. That country Is normally
short of food and this year Is suf­
fering from severe drought which
is sure to bring on demands for
increased cargo hauling.

Any increase in the "50-50" for­
mula to provide more cargo for
US ships would also promote the
conversion trend particularly with
large numbers of Idle T-28 avail­
able.

Tony Tereseisl
Howard S. Gillespie would like

to hear from you. You can reach
him at Box 452, Lewisburg, West
Va.

Robert W. Purvis
Important you get In touch with

your father.
George Charles Peterson

Your wife is anxious to hear
from you. Contact her at 450 Ellis
Street, Apartment 301, San Fran­
cisco.

Lionel Abramson
Urgent you contact Mario Aus-

schnitt. East End Welfare Center,
30ff East 108th Street, New York
29.

John Calvo
Get in touch with Henry Isaac­

son, 38 Park Row, Room 804, New
York 38, NY.

Antoine (Tony) Johnson
Get in touch with your father at

312 3rd Street, Bridge City,
Westwego, Louisiana.
* Y. R. Tallberg

Your wife has to go into the hos­
pital, and she has also changed her
address. Please contact her at 116
Everton, Apt. 2, Houston 3, Texas.

Benjamin (Frenchie) LeBlanc
Contact Van and Edith, Route 1,

Box 35, Stanwood, Wash.
Giles Glendenning

Anybody knowing his where­
abouts please contact his mother.
Mrs. Julia G. Glendenning, 4212
Groveland Avenue, Baltimore 14,
Md., LI 2-6518 or his sister,
Dorothy Veit, SO 6-6611, Glen
Burnie, Md.

Steve Senak
Contact Miss Jo Ann Senak, 211

E. Locust Street, Benld, HI.
Leslie J. Brilhart

Our new address is 342 Mont-
clair Avenue, Alamo -Heights, San
Antonio 9, Texas. Write or come
home soon. Mother.

Crew, Penn Challenger*
July 28 to Nov. 8, 1960

Important you contact William
F. Vaughan, oiler, ward A-3, US
Public Health Service Hospital,
Staten Island, NY. This concerns
health of crewmeiiibers.

James S. Wood, AB
Please contact Jack C. Thayer,

4109 Alberca Circle South, St.
Petersburg, Florida, and let him
know where he can reach you.

Pan! Frederick Wattd
Anybody knowing the where­

abouts of the above please advise
him to contact Joe Volpian at SIU
headquarters.

Patrick "Pat" deary
Get in touch with Andrew Paul

Mazurek, c/o SIU, 450 Harrison
Street, San Francisco, Calif.

Bernard J. Hunter
Urgent you contact Jiggs Jeffers

at once at 337 Emily Stret, Phila­
delphia, Fa.

John T. Doyle '
Last heard from in 1952 in San

Francisco, the above-named is
asked to contact his brother Wil­
liam Doyle at 152 No. Alexandria
Ave., Los Angeles, or in Beverly
Hills at 8478 Melrose Place. Or he
can contact his brother Frank at

314 56th Street, Brooklyn. Doyl*
sails on the Far East run as cook
and baker.

John Ballard
or John Balod

Heirs of the above man who died
in 1960 are asked to get in touch
with Herbert J. Rose, 26 Court
Street, Brooklyn 1, NY. He is sup­
posed to have sailed with tht
Sailors Union of the Pacific.

• William E. Odum
Your discharges left on the Del

Mundo have been mailed into the
New Orleans hall and will prob­
ably be returned to the postoffice
to be held there.

James E. Johnson
Your son is ill. Contact your

daughter at Rt. 1, Box 24A, Ramsey
Road, Grand Bay, Alabama, or call
Davisville, Fla., 7130F.

Gerald R. Schartel
Bob Grieve has your money. Get

in touch with him.
JOHN J. .MORRISON

John Mackarack or anyone
knowing whereabouts of the above,
please contact mother in the Bronx.

Seafarers who have baggage in
storage at the New Orleans hall
are urged to claim it as soon as
possible in anticipation of the
shift to the new building in that
port.
(For more personals, see page 24)

SIU HALL
DIRECTORY

SIU Atlantic, Guff
Lakes & Inland Waters

District
PRESIDENT

Paul Hail
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Cal Tanner
VICE PRESIDENTS *

Claude Simmons Lindsey Williama
Earl Shcppard AI Tannez

SECRETARY-TREASURER
AI Kerr

HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES
BiU Hall Ed .Mooney Fred Stewart

BALTIMORE . .1216 E. Baltimore St.
Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900
BOSTON 276 State St.
John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140
DETROIT 10225 W. Jefferson Ave.
Paul Drozak. Agent VInewood 3-4741
HEADQUARTERS ...675 4th Ave., Bklyn.

HYacinth 9-6600
HOUSTON 4202 Canal St.
R. Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C
JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax
William Morris, Agent ELgio 3-0987
MIA.M1 744 W. Flagler St.
Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564
MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St.
Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-17.'54
NEW ORLEANS 623 Bienville St.
Buck Stephens. Agent ... Tele.: 524—8620
NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn

HYacinth 9-6600
NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave.
Paul Gonsorchik. Agent MAdison 7-1083
PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St.
S. CarduUo, Agent DEwey 6-3818
SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St.
Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401
SANTURCE. PR. . 1313 Fernandei Juncos,

Stop 20
Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5990
SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave.
red Babkowskl. Agent Main 3-4334
WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 N. Marine Ave.
Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528

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LOG SEAFARERS
OFFICtAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES'AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO

The SlU And Maritime In I960
A year of important changes and

significant developments has just
been completed in the maritime in­
dustry and within the SIU. Of top
importance to Seafarers was the
overhaul of their union's structure through
amendment of the Union's constitution.
Starting out the year as the SIU Atlantic
and Gulf District, the Union became the
SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters Districts, with the change in name
reflecting the broader structure and al­
tered pattern of Union activity.

The revision of the Union's constitution­
al structure, which carried by a majority
of over 90 percent was just one of several
Important events. Others included a new
contract wage and overtime' scale, in­
creased vacation benefits, improved wel­
fare benefits and striking organizing gains
In the tugboat field and on tlie Great
Lakes.

The long-range program In improvement
In shoreside facilities for Seafarers also
made considerable strides during the
year.

Progress
On Runaways

The biggest issue still pending in mari­
time at the end of 1959 was the maritime
union fight on the runaways, an issue
whch still stands in the front rank of prob­
lems confronting seamen. Still to be re­
solved is - the question of the rights of
American unions to represent the crews of,
runaway-flag vessels, and in that area,
unions won two very Important court de­
cisions in 1960.

Last April, the US Supreme Court ruled
that Federal courts cannot bar unions
from peaceful picketing of runaway ships.
TWe case involved a Marine Cooks and
Stewards picketline on a Liberian-fiag
tramp, in December, the Pennsylvania Su­
preme Court ruled that disputes between

Safety campaign gets a boost
from the Cl^ of Alma.

Piclcetline.. on Egyptian ship hit
mistreatment of US ships, sea­
men. .

American unions and runaway ship opera­
tors come under US labor law. These two
rulings, couple nicely with a previous Na­
tional Labor Relations Board decision giv­
ing the SIU the right to represent the
crew of the runaway-flag SS Florida. The
chances of effective union organizing of
such ships are now brighter than ever.

Another runaway loophole was put un­
der attack as the Maritime Trades Depart­
ment set up a joint cohference on the
Lakes which will function against runaway
shipping on both sides of the border. The
objective is to block the use of British
West Indian registries, or in some In­
stances the British flag itself, as a run­
away haven.

Wage^ Vacation^
Welfare Cains

Bread and butter gains for SlU men In
1960 were considerable. Increases in
wages and overtime pay went into effec­
tive on February 15, and those were fol­
lowed by a boost in the annual vacation
payment to $400, plus considerable liber­
alization and improvement In hospital,
surgical and medical benefits for families
of SIU men. The hospital benefit for Sea­
farers was placed on a daily basis to as­
sure proportional benefits at all times
no matter how many or how few days
were spent In the hospital.

Great Lakes
Vofe Vkfories

Some of the most striking gains In
years were recorded In the organizing
arena and reflecting the new structure of
the union. In the shipping field, the SIU
Great Lakes District scored a series of
smashing successes. Elections were won
In four major fleets, operating a total of
45 vessels. In one of these fleets. Bo-
land and Cornelius, the Union routed an

effort by Jimmy Hoffa, Teamster presi­
dent, to move into the maritime field on
the back of a company-sponsored "in de­
pendent" association.

Other Cains
In Organizing

Similarly, the SIU made important gains
In the tugboat field, winning a number of
elections, the most significant being a vote
by 850 East Coast railroad deckhands, for
SIU affiliation. Other elections were won
In Gulf tug operations while a large group
of Lakes tug and dredgemen voted to af­
filiate with the SIU.

Important successes were racked up by
the SIU Puerto Rican Division with the
most outstanding being election victories
In trucking and in the fish cannery field,
where the Teamsters were active In op­
position. The biggest wins were In the
National Packing cannery, which employs
800 workers, and In Valencia-Baxt Ex­
press, the largest trucking operation on
the San Juan waterfront.

SIU representation In the fishing field
was vastly strengthened when two large
groups of fishermen, the 2,000-member
Alaska Fishermen's Union and the 1,200-
man Atlantic Fishermen's Union both
voted to affiliate with the SIU of North
America.

Protest Against
Arab Blacklist

Another notable development In the
year was the SIU's protest against the
blacklisting of American-flag ships by
the Arab League and the mistreatment of
SIU men on several of these blacklisted
vessels.

When the US Government shoVed little
Interest in dealing with the complaint, the
SIU and the International Longshore­
men's Association retaliated by tying up
the Egyptian-flag vessel Cleopatra In New
York. The picketline was maintained for
23 days, being withdrawn after the State
Department gave positive assurance to
the AFL-CIO that It would act on Union
complaints and on abuse of seamen. ,

Domestic Ships
Versus ICC

In the legislative field, the outstanding
development was the SIU's fight for a fair
shake for the domestic shipping Industry^
The SIU's attacks on the pro-railroad bias
of the Interstate Commerce Commi-sslon,
along with the protests of the few remain-

Modern facilities of new Philadelphia hall are shown in photograph of hir­
ing deck. Hall opened in September, New Orleans hall is due to follow
suit.

Year-to-year consistency in births
and deaths Is pointed up by the 1960
figures on deceased Seafarers and new
arrivals in SIU families. Welfare Plan
reports received by the LOG show pay­
ments on 113 death claims for 1960.
In 1959, the total reported in the LOG
year-end review was 106, in 1958, it was
103. (These are not complete figures
since they were compiled before the
calendar years ended and reflect only
payments reported to the LOG In that
period.)

On the new arrivals, a total of 324
payments were reported In the LOG for
1960, compared to 326 In 1959 and
326 In 1958.

Like the vital statistics, shipping
figures also held to a steady pace. From'
December 9, 1959, through November
30, 1960, 28,409 jobs were shipped in
all ports. This compares to a full 12-
month total of ,29,627 jpbs for the
period December, 1958, to December 9,
1959. It shows that deep-sea shipping
has held up for Seafarers despite the
decline In the industry and the over-all
slump In the US economy.

and lU procedures. It seems likely now
that the domestic shipping industry Is go­
ing domestic shipping companies, have led
to calls for overhaul of the Commission

. Boland seamen agreed, voted
SIU to cap Union organizing suc­
cess.

Ing to get long-overdue Government con­
sideration and this could be translated
Into considerable Job opportunities for
SIU men.

New Orleans,
Phila. Nolls

Two big strides were taken during 1900
toward providing modem, comfortable
and spacious shoreside facilities for Sea­
farers waiting to ship out. In January,
ground was broken on construction of a
New Orleans hall for Seafarers which Iif
now virtually-completed. The new hall Is
In the heart of the French Quarter and will
boast ample facilMies for shipping, feed­
ing, recreation and other Seafarers' needs.
Meanwhile, a shiny new facility for Sea­
farers in Philadelphia opened in Septem­
ber.

Here are some other highlights of 1969
in the Union and In maritime;

The Manhattan Beach TB hospital
closed In February. Patients were trans­
ferred to other PHS hospitals or Veterans
Administration facilities . , . SIU welfare
and vacation benefits passed $20 million
In January ... the Liberty ship Valley
Forge ran aground near Singapore and was
a total loss. All of the crew was taken
off safely . . . Major oil companies and
the American Merchant Marine Institute
violently attacked proposals for an oil Im­
port quota which would have assisted the
American-flag tanker fleet.

Among those who passed away In 1969
was Harry E. O'Reilly,
executive secretary of
the Maritime Trades De­
partment, AFL-CIO. He
died at the age of 61
after a long Illness.

The Alcoa Steamship
Company won the Na­
tional Safety Council
contest for the second
year In a row , the
International Maritime

Workers Union tied up two run-away-flag
cruise liners In New York,^the Nassau and
the Victoria, until the operators got an
Injunction . . . Nominations for 43 posts
In the SIU election got underway, and
voting began In November , , . The SEA­
FARERS LOG went on a monthly sched­
ule In July and expanded its coverage of
affiliated unions . , . Runaway-flag ship­
owners started grabbing up ruble charters,
carrying oil for Russia . . , Five crew-
members were killed when the Alcoa
Corsair collided with an Italian freighter
in the Mississippi below" New Orleans . , .
The IMWU tied up' the Liberian-flag Or#
Monarch in Philadelphia and the ship
Is still there with her iron ore cargo
aboard.

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1961-1964

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UNION TALLYING
COMMITTEE'S REPORT

January 13th, 1961

(To Be Read at "Election Report
Meetings" of February, 1961)

New York—February 6, 1961.
Philadelphia—February 7, 1961.
Baltimore—February 8, 1961.
Detroit—February 10, 1961.
Houston—February 13, 1961.
New Orleans—February 14, 1961.
Mobile—February 15, 1961.

WE, the undersigned, Union
Tallying Committee, duly
elected at special meetings

on December 27th, 1960, in the seven (7)
constitutional ports, two (2) from each
port, submit the following report and
recommendations: .

On December 28th, 1960, at 9:00 AM,
we met with A! Kerr, Secretary-Treas-
urer. He gave each committee member
a copy of the Union constitution and
•uggested that we read those sections
of our constitution dealing with the
Union Tallying Committee in detail.

A full quorum picked up the ballots
from -the Commercial Bank of North
America located at 1400 Broadway, New
York City, as per the constitution. (See
correspondence annexed, showing offi­
cial documents exchanged.)

The committee then took over one
complete room on the second deck' of
our Headquarters building as the place
In which we would do our work while
In session.

In compliance with Article XIII, Sec­
tion 5 (d) of our Union constitution we
accepted from among ourselves, George
Ruf, R-1, as chairman of the committee.

We then received from the headquar­
ters offices of the Union, all of the files
relative to the conduct of the election.
From the files, we found signed re­
ceipts for ballots #1 through #8150,
which had been issued to the following
ports as follows:

BALLOTS
PORT ISSUED
Boston 1— 200
New York 6401—8150
Philadelphia 201— 700
Baltimore 701—1700
Norfolk 1701—1900
Jacksonville 1901—2100
Miami 2101—2200
Mobile 2201—2950
New Orleans 2951—4450
Houston 4451—5200
Wilmington 5201—5400
San Francisco 5401—5800
Seattle 5801—6050
Detroit 6051—6150
Puerto Rico 6151—6400

The committee then checked the num­
bers on the stubs received from the
various ports, and these numbers, when
checked against the numbers on the
stubs of all ballots printed and issued
and ready for voting, were found to
coincide, port by port.

Your committee then checked the
dates of the voting rosters and compared
them against the minutes of the special
meetings for the election of the polls
committees in the various ports. We
found in every instance that polls com­
mittee had been elected on each day in
which voting was conducted in the
various ports.

Where no polls committee could be
elected, no voting took place, as is re­
quired by our constitution. We note
that on the last day of voting in Nor­
folk, Jacksonville, Miami, Wilmington
and Detroit, no polls committee could
be elected. In these cases, as per the
constitution, the port agent took over
the duties of the polls committee.

We checked the unir.sed ballots that

were on hand in headquarters offices
that had not been issued. The stubs
on these unused ballots were numbered
8151 through 8500, a total of 350 ballots.

Your committee then checked the
unused ballots that were returned from
the various ports, including the Port
of New York, which are listed as
follows:

UNUSED
PORT BALLOTS
Boston 90— 200
New York 7629—8150
Philadelphia 484— 700
Baltimore ....; 1335—1700
Norfolk 1775—1900
Jacksonville 1957—2100
Miami 2143—2200
Mobile 2692—2950
New Orleans 3952—4450
Houston 5039—5200
Wilmington 5291—5400*
San Francisco 5663—5800
Seattle 5980—6050
Detroit 6056—6150
San Juan 6346—6400

The above unused ballots, when com­
bined with the unused ballots in head­
quarters and the stubs of the used bal­
lots in all ports, compares equally in
number with the amount printed by the
printer for the Union.

The committee has seen a bill from
the printer, "The Rand Press, Inc." who
printed the ballots that were used in the
conduct of our Union election for the
Election of 1961-1964 Officers of the
Seafarers International Union of North
America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­
land Waters District. The bill statps
that they had printed 8,500 ballots for
the Union, numbered from 1 to 8,500.
In addition to which, they had printed
200 blank sample ballots.

The committee has checked the elec­
tion files, maintained by headquarters
offices as per the Union constitution,
and has found signed receipts from the
following ports for the following amount
of sample ballots, broken down, as
follows:

PORT BALLOTS
Boston 10
New York 25
Philadelphia 10
Baltimore 25
Norfolk 10
Jacksonville 10
Miami 5
Mobile 25
New Orleans 25
Houston 10
Wilmington 10
San Francisco 10
Seattle 10
Detroit 5
Puerto Rico 10

Total 200

We, the committee, have checked the
files of headquarters offices and have
seen signed receipts by the various port
agents for the official ballots that had
been sent to them by headquarters of­
fices. We have checked these signed
receipts and the serial numbers on
them against the loose stubs received,
and against the stubs still attached to
the unused ballots. Eight thousand one
hundred and fifty (8,150) official bal­
lots were sent to all ports, the stubs on
them bearing serial numbers one (1)
through eight thousand one hundred and
fifty (8,150). We received back stubs
(including the ones on the unused bal­
lots) numbered, one (1) through eight
thousand one hundred and fifty (8,150).

The following is a breakdown of the
ballots that were sent to the Ports by
headquarters, as well as a breakdown of
the unused ballots returned to Head­
quarters, ballots used, and total bal­
lots cast:

BALLOTS
RECEIVED

FROM BALLOTS
J.OKT HEADQUARTERS USED
Boston 1— 200 1— 89
New York 6401—8150 6401—7628
Philadelphia 201— 700 201— 483
Baltimore 701—1700 701—1334
Norfolk 1701—1900 1701—1774
Jacksonville 1901—2100 1901—1956
Miami 2101—2200 2101—2142
Mobile 2201—2950 2201—2691
New Orleans 2951—4450 2951—3951
Houston 4451—5200 4451—5038
Wilmington 5201—5400 5201—5290
San Francisco 5401—5800 5401—5662
Seattle 5801—6050 5801—5979
Detroit 6051—6150 6051—6055
San Juan 6151—6400 6151—6345

BALLOTS
UNUSED
AND BALLOTS

RETURNED CAST
90— 200 89

7629—8150 1228 •1
484— 700 283
1335^1700 634
1775—1900 74 -
1957—2100 56 *2
2143—2200 42
2692—2950 491 *8
3952—4450 1001 *4
5039—5200 688 *5
5291—5400 90 *6
5663—5800 262 *7
5980—6050 179 *8
6056—6150 5
6346—6400 195 *0

TOTAL VOTES CAST IN ALL PORTS 5,217

*1 This figure includes the twenty-seven (27) ballots that were voided by the Union
tallying committee. ^

*2 This figure includes the twelve (12) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying
committee.

*3 This figure includes the three (3) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying
committee.

*4 This figure includes the fifty-six (56) ballots that were voided by the Union
tallying committee. '

*5 This figure includes the twenty (20) ballots that were voided by the Union tallying
committee.

*6 This figure includes the thirty-six (36) ballots that were voided by the Union
tallying committee.

*7 This figure includes the one hundred sixty-four (164) ballots that were voided
by the Union tallying committee.

*8 This figure includes the twenty-eight (28) ballots that were voided by the Union
tallying committee.

*9 This figure includes the ninety (90) ballots that were voided by the Union
tallying committee.

The committee would also like to bring
to the attention of the membership the
fact that sortie write-ins that appeared
illegible or on defaced ballots will not
be included in this report. The reason
for this is that some ballots contain­
ing write-ins happened to be voided
because the ballot on which they were
written was illegally defaced or illegible.

The following correspondence waa
handled by the Union tallying committee:

January 3rd, 1961

Mr. R. Harold Bach,
Executive Vice-President
Commercial Bank of North America
New York, New York

p

Dear Mr. Bach:
As Vice-President of Seafarers Inter­

national Union of North America—At­
lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters
District, AFL-CIO, in charge of the
minutes thereof, I herewith certify that,
in accordance with the Constitution of
this Union, the membership has duly
elected the following to constitute the
Union tallying committee for the 1960
election:

C. J. Lohr
A. Falco
R. Johnson
J. Ziereis
D. L. Parker
G. Litchfield
R. Vaughan

D. Hicks
L. Glllis
G, Ruf
J. C. Cohen

• E. Kelly
S. Messina
P. O'Connor

ing Committee, but no less than a
quorum thereof, shall have the sole
right and duty to obtain the ballots
from the depository immediately
after the termination of balloting
and to insure their safe custody dur­
ing the course of the Committee's
proceedings."

In accordance therewith, the Union
has authorized that any nine (9) or mors
of the above accept delivery of, and sign
a receipt for, all of the envelopes which
have been mailed to you under the
course of the said elections.

It is hereby requested that you cer­
tify that all the envelopes received by
you have been properly safeguarded in
your vault, that you have surrendered
them to the said Union Tallying Commit­
tee, and that no other than appropriate
bank personnel, have had access to the
said envelopes.

Very truly yours,
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION

OF NORTH AMERICA—ATLANTIC,
GULF, LAKES AND, INLAND
WATERS DISTRICT, AFL-CIO

By

CLAUDE SIMMONS, Vice-President

Witness:

Article XIII, Section 5 (d) states, part:
"The Union Tallying Committee
shall elect a chairman from among
themselves and, subject to the ex­
press terms of this Constitution,
adopt its own procedures. Deci­
sions as to special votes, protests,
and the contents of the final report
shall be valid if made by a majority
voje, provided .there be a quorum in
attendance, which quorum is hereby
fixed at nine (9). The Union Tally-

AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer
CS/AK/bl

January 3rd, 1961
Mr. R. Harold Bach,
Executive Vice-President
Commercial Bank of North America
1400 Broadway
New York, New York

Dear Mr. Bach:
The undersigned members of the

Union Tallying Committee, acting under
and pur.suant to Article Xlll, Section
5(d) of the Constitution of the Seafarers
International Union of North America—

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faaaarr. IMl SEAFARERS LOG BnnMemeBt—Pace Three

Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters
District, acknowledge receipt of the en<
Telopes sent to you from the various
ports for the election held during 1960
and delivered this day to us.

C. J. Lohr

Antonio Falca

D. L. Parker

George Litchfield

Donald Hicks

George Ruf

E. Kelly

Salvatore Messina

Ray Vaughan

January 3rd, 1961
Seafarers International Union
675 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn 32, New York

Gentlemen:

This is to certify that all the envel­
opes received by this Institution ad­
dressed to Mr. R. Harold Bach, Execu­
tive Vice-President, in the name of the
Seafarers International Union of North
America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­
land Waters District, AFL-CIO, have
been properly safeguarded in our vault.

We have today surrendered the above
mentioned envelopes to the Union tally­
ing committee. No one other than ap­
propriate bank personnel has had access
to the said envelopes contained in our
vault.

Very truly yours,

IRVING GOULD, Asst. Secretary

Signed/ ALICE GOODMAN

WITNESS

In addition to the foregoing corre­
spondence, the depository for the bal­
lots, the Commercial Bank of North
America, turned over to this Committee
a letter addressed to the Seafarers Tally­
ing Committee, c/o Mr. Harold Bach, Ex­
ecutive Vice-President, Commercial Bank
of North America, 1400 Broadway, New
York City, New York. The letter was
from John Cole, C-8, and Leo Cronsohn,
C-80I which was dated December 25th,
1960. Your Committee will deal with
this letter in that portion of this report,
entitled "Comments and Recommenda­
tions Pursuant To Article XIII, Section
5(c) of the Union Constitution."

January 13th, 1961

Mr, John Cole
118 Hilltop Acres
Yonkers 4, New York

Under the terms of our Constitution,
this Committee has no authority to evalu­
ate complaints of the type described In
your letter of December 25th, 1960.

Therefore, In line witli the instructions
contained in your letter, the letter has
been referred to the President of our
Union for presentation to the member-
Bhip for their deliberation and decision.

George Ruf, R-1, Chairman
Union Tallying Committee

January 13th, 1961

Mr. Leo Cronsohn
136 Avenue "C"
New York 9, New York

Under the terms of our Constitution,
this Committee has no authority to evalu­
ate complaints of the type described in
your letter of December 25th, 1960.

Therefore, In line with the instruc­
tions contained In your letter, the letter
has been referred to the President of

our Union for presentation to the mem­
bership for their deliberation and de­
cision.

George Ruf, R-1, Chairman
Union Tallying Committee

During the conduction of the election
for officers just concluded, there were
seven hundred and forty-nine (749) pos­
sible voting days. Of the seven hundred
and forty-nine (749) possible voting days
there were ballots cast on four hun­
dred and thirty-three (433) days. Of the
remaining three hundred and sixteen
(316) voting days, there were two hun­
dred and sixty-nine (269) days on which
It was not possible to get a quorum for
the election of a polls committee, there­
fore, no voting could be conducted. On
forty-seven (47) days, there was a quorum
and a polls committee elected, however,
no votes were cast on those forty-seven
days.

Needless to say, since so many of the
Union's membership has served on polls
committees, there are many days when
a polls committee is elected that no
votes are cast as all of the members on
the beach in that particular port have
already voted or are not eligible to
vote. In addition, we also know, that
there are many times when it is not
possible to have a quorum to elect a
polls committee, as a result of which no
votes can be cast that day at all.

"COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDA­
TIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE

XIII. SECTION 5(c) OF THE
UNION CONSTITUTION"

During the period of time in which
the Union tallying committee was in
operation, several discrepancies on the
conduct of the election have occurred,
but none of which would change the out­
come of any job on the ballot. However,
for the benefit of the membership, we
are listing them, port by port, as follows:

NEW YORK:
On December 17th, 1960, the polls

committee of the Port of New York had
let Martin Badger, B-799, sign the roster
for ballot number 7,408 bdfore it was
noted that the ballot was mutilated.
Upon noticing that the ballot was muti­
lated, the polls committee then voided
the ballot and had Brother Badger sign
for ballot number 7,409 which he was
allowed to vote. Your committee lias
counted the ballots cast for the day as
valid ballots cast.

In addition to the above discrepancy,
the Port of New York polls committee
on December 5th, 1960, allowed a mem­
ber to vote that was not in good stand­
ing. As a result of their error, this
committee, the Union tallying commit­
tee has voided the day's votes that were
cast in the port.

PHILADELPHIA:
On November 23rd, 1960, the Philadel­

phia polls committee sent a statement to
headquarters that ballot number 626 was
missing. The committee evidently had
mailed the letter prior to their finding
out that the ballot wasn't missing, but
that they had merely put the wrong
ballot numbers on the roster as having
been issued. Accordingly, they tlien
sent to headquarters a letter stating the
correct facts. Your Union tallying com­
mittee in checking the ballots cast for
the day against the stubs and roster for
the day, found that they agree. There­
fore, your committee has Included the
ballots cast in the Port of Philadelphia
on November 23rd, 1960, in the valid
ballots cast for the port.

On November 28th, 1960, the Philadel­
phia polls committee issued ballot num­
ber 342 to Alfred Hamm, showing his
book number as H-721, when it should
have been H-741. Your Committee has
counted this day's ballots cast as valid
ballots cast in the port for the day.

BALTIMORE:
On November 9th, 1960, the Baltimore

polls committee issued ballot number
999 to S. R. Gordon, showing his book
number as G-542, when it should have
been G-452. Your committee has counted
this day's ballots as valid ballots cast in
the port for the day, as the error made
was only a transposition of numbers.

On December 5th, I960, tlie Daltimor*

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COMMITTBE'S REPORT

polls committee issued ballot number
1185 to Allen D. Beverstock, showing his
book number as B-10S8, when It should
have been B-1053. Your committee has
counted this day's ballots as valid ballots
cast in the port for the day.

NORFOLK:
On November 4th, 1960, the Norfolk

polls committee voided ballot number
1701 that had been signed for by W. F.
Pulliam, P-626. This ballot was voided
on the roster by the polls committee be­
cause they couldn't find their rubber
stamp with which to stamp the man's
book. However, they recommended that
the day's ballots be counted as valid bal­
lots. In line with the Norfolk polls com­
mittee's recommendations your Union
tallying committee has counted the
aforementioned day's ballots as valid
ballots cast.

On November 21st, 1960, the Norfolk
polls committee for the day, failed to fill
in the date and name of the port in the
certification contained on the envelope
in which the ballots for the day were
contained. Your Union tallying com­
mittee has counted these ballots for this
day as valid ballots cast.

On November 30th, 1960, the Norfolk
polls committee issued ballot number
1757 to A. F. Morris, M-1164, and then
voided same without giving any reason.
They then issued Brother Morris ballot
number 1758 which he was allowed to
vote. Your Union tallying committee
has tallied the votes cast in the Port of
Norfolk on November 30th as valid
ballots cast.

JACKSONVILLE:
On November 1st, 1960, the polls

committee for the port of Jacksonville
allowed a member to vote that was not
in good standing. As a result of this
error, this committee, the Union tallying
committee, has voided the day's votes
that were cast in the port.

On December 6th, 1960, F. Caine, C-
698, one of the polls committee members
for the Port of Jacksonville failed to
list his book number alongside his name
on the roster sheet for the port for the
day. Your Union tallying committee has
counted the ballots cast this date for
the port as valid ballots, inasmuch as
Brother Caine had signed the roster and
the special meeting minutes of the day
showed that he had been duly elected
to the polls committee.

MOBILE:
On November 9th, 1960, the Mobile

polls committee issued ballot number
2361 to F. L. Wilkcrson, showing his
book number as W-603, when it should
have been W-643. Your committee has
counted this day's ballots cast as valid
ballots cast in the port for the day.

On November 18th,« 1960. the polls
committee for the Port of Mobile allowed
a member to vote that was not in good
standing. As a result of this error, this
committee, the Union tallying commit­
tee, has voided the day's votes that were
cast in the port.

On December Ist, 1960, the polls com­
mittee for the • Port of Mobile issued
ballot number 2527 to Charles Waldrop,
showing his book number as W-375,
when it should have been W-371. Your
committee has counted this day's ballots
cast as valid ballots cast in the port
for the day.

On December 12th, 1960, the polls.
committee for the Port of Mobile issued
ballot number 2570 to G. Marzett, show­
ing his book number as M-1042, when
it should have been M-1043. Your
committee has counted this day's bal­
lots cast as valid ballots cast in the port
for the day.

NEW ORLEANS:
On November I'oth, 1960, the polls

committee for the Port o'f New Orleans
Issued ballot number 3196 to L. McCul-

lough, showing his book number as
M-338. Your committee has counted
this day's ballots cast as valid ballots
cast in the port for the day.

On November 12 and December 13th,
1960, the polls committee for the Port
of New Orleans allowed a member to
vote that was not in good standing. As a
result" of these errors, this committee,
the Union tallying committee, has void­
ed the votes for each of these two days
that were cast in the port.

HOUSTON:
On November 12, 1960, the Houston

pools committee issued ballot number
4674 to S. Garcia, showing his -booK
number as G-51, when it should have
been C-53. Your committee has counted
this day's ballots cast as valid ballots
cast in the port for the day.

On December 13th, 1960, the polls
committee for the Port of Houston is­
sued what they thought was ballot num­
ber 4909 to N. E. Gronberg, G-390. After
Brother Gronberg had cast his ballot,
he then informed the polls committee
that they had actually given liim two bal­
lots and that he had cast both ballots. A
check of the stubs revealed that ballots
4909 and 4910 had been stuck togethe#
and that what Brother Gronberg re­
ported was corrett. Therefore, your
committee, the Union tallying commit­
tee has voided the day's votes that were
cast in the port.

On December 22nd, 1960, the polls
committee for the Port of Houston al­
lowed a member to vote that was not in
good standing. As a result of this error,
this committee, the Union tallying com­
mittee, has voided the day's votes that
were cast in the port.

WILMINGTON:
On the following dates, the polls com­

mittees for the Port of Wilmington al­
lowed members to vote that were not la
good standing:

November 2nd, 1960; November Tth,
I960: November 10th, 1960.

December 21st. 1960; December 28th,
I960: December 30th, 1960.

As a result of the aforementioned
errors, this committee, the Union tally­
ing committee, has voided the voles that
were cast in the port for the days above
mentioned.

In addition to the above discrepancies,
the Port of Wilmington polls committee
on November 10th issued ballot 5225 to
Mike Dikun. show ing his book number as
D-338, when it should have been D-348.
They also issued ballot 5226 to R. F. Mo-
tika. showing his book number as M-ISS,
when it should have been M-134. Youp
committee, the Union tallying commit­
tee has taken no action on these two
discrepancies as these two ballots were
a part of a day's ballots that had been
voided by this committee. However, if
this day's ballots had not been voided
otherwise, your committee would not
have voided this day's ballots on the
basis of the two aforementioned dis­
crepancies.

SAN FRANCISCO:
On November 4th, 1960, the San Fran­

cisco polls committee issued ballot num­
ber 5530 to Walter Seaman, showing his
book number as S-578. when it should
have been .S-758. Your committee has
counted this day's ballots as valid ballots
cast in the port for the day, as the error
made was only a transposition of num­
bers.

On the following dates, the polls com­
mittees for the Port of San Francisco
allowed members to vote that were not
in good standing:

November 1st. I960: November 2nd,
I960: November 3rd,^ I960: November 7th,
I960: November Kith. 1960; November
12th, 1960.

December 28th, 1960.
As a i-esult of the aforementioned er­

rors, this committee, the Union tallying
toinmittee, has voided thd votes tliat



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Vere cast In the port for the days above
mentioned. «
SEATTLE:

On November 1st and December 8th,
1960, the polls committees for t;he Port
of Seattle allowed a member to vote that
was not in good standing. As a result of
these errors, this committee, the Union
tallying committee, has voided the votes
for each of these two days that were
cast in the port.
SAN JUAN:

On the following dates, the polls com­
mittees for the Port of San Juan allosved
members to vote that were not in good
etanding:

November 1st, 1960; November 3rd,
1960; November 10th, 1960 November
14th, 1960; November 15th, 1960; Novem­
ber 16th, 1960; November 18th, 1960;
November 28th, 1960; November 30th,
1960.

December 5th, 1960; December 7th,
1960; December 12th, 1960; December
15th, 1960.

As a result of the aforementioned er­
rors,'your Union tallying committee, has
Voided the votes that were cast in the
port for the days above mentioned.

CONCLUSION
As one of its closing actions, this

Union tallying committee gives the fol­
lowing breakdown of votes that were
voided, by port, date and number of
votes cast on the voided date:

TOTAL
VOTES

PORT DATE VOIDED
New York Dec. 5,1960..... 27
Jacksonville ....Nov. 1,1960 12
Mobile Nov. 18,1960 3
New Orleans ... .Nov. 12,1960 29
New Orleans ... .Nov. 13,1960 27
Houston Dec. 13,1960 12
Houston Dec. 22,1960 8
Wilmington ....Dec. 2,1960 12
Wilmington Dec. 7,1960..... 6
Wilmington ... .Dec. 10,1960..... 12
Wilmington ... .Dec. 21,1960 3
Wilmington ... .Dec. 28,1960 1
Wilmington Dec. 30,1960..;.. 2
San Francisco ..Nov. 1,1960 70
San Franci.sco ..Nov. 2,1960 36
San Francisco . .Nov. 3,1960..... 17

TOTAL
VOTES

FORT DATE VOIDED
San Francisco ..Nov. 7,1960. .... 12
San Francisco ..Nov. 10,1960. .... 9
San Francisco . .Nov..l2,1960.
San Francisco . .Dec. 28, 1960 .... 8
Seattle ...Nov. 1,1960. 22
Seattle ...Dec. 8.1960. 6
San Juan ...Nov. 1,1960. 24
San Juan ..Nov. 3.1960. 7
San Juan .. .Nov. 10,1960. 9
San Juan , . Nov. 14, 1960. ...\ 11
San Juan ..... .. .Nov. 15,1960. 3
San Juan .... 10
San Juan .. .Nov. :8.1960. 1
San Juan ...... ..Nov. 28,1960, .... 6
San Juan .... 4
San Juan .... ...Dec. 5.1960. 2
San Juan • • • • ...Dec. 7,1960. 4
San Juan .«.., .. Dec. 12 1960. 5
San Juan ...., .. .Dec. 15.1960. 4

TOTAL .... 436

You can readily see by comparing the
number of voided ballots against the
final tally of ballots that is annexed to
and made a part of this report, that the
voided ballots would not have changed
the outcome of any job on the ballot.

Earlier in this report, your Union tal­
lying committee referred to this sec­
tion of the report as where they would
deal with a letter received from John
Cole C-8, and Leo Cronsohn, C-801.

Under the terms of our constitution.
Article XIII, Section 5, sub-section (c),
this committee, in addition to its other
duties, is charged with the responsibility
of the receipt and evaluation of any pro?
tests by any member who claims an il­
legal denial of the right to vote.

A careful examination of the letter
from Brothers Cole and Cronsohn re­
veals that these two brothers are not
claiming an illegal denial of the right
to vote, but are making a complaint
against some of the provisions of the
Union's constitution, as well as com­
plaining against alleged actions by vari­
ous Union members.

This committee, because of the above-
mentioned provision of our constitution,

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COMMITTEE'S REPORT

has no authority to evaluate complaints
of the type described above. We are
limited by the constitution, to evaluating
claims of an illegal denial of the right to
vote. In this capacity, your committee
checked the election records which
show that Brother Cole voted on No­
vember 7th, 1960 in the Port of New
York and that Brother Cronsohn voted
on the same day in the same port. As a
result of this, your committee has ad­
vised Brother Cole and Brother Cron­
sohn, by wire, that their letter has been
received and read by this committee, but
that this committee, under the terms of
our Union constitution, is not empowered
to act on their letter. In addition, and
as was requested by Brother Cole and
Brother Cronsohn in their letter, this
committee has turned their letter over
to headquarters to be read to the mem­
bership.

This committee finds that the protest
of Cole and Cronsohn, Is the only pro­
test, written or otherwise, with respeet
to the conduct of the election. Your
committee finds that the balloting took
place in strict accordance with the con­
stitution, and that what errors were
made, were all of'no importance, and of
no measurable effect and could not in­
fluence the voting results and were
dealt with in accordance with the spirit
of the constitution.

It is of course, impossible to tally
write-in votes that are illegible or
where the ballot has been defaced.
Therefore, in the case of write-ins that
are illegible or when they appear on
defaced ballots, this committee has
carried such ballots under the heading
of vioid ballots, in which category they
properly belong. We recommend that
the procedure on write-ins followed by
this committee be upheld, inasmuch as
it is impossible to count write-in votes

where the name written In is illegible or
a voter defaces the ballot. If a man
wants to write in a name, he ought to
do so clearly, if he wants his write-in to
be effective, and he must be careful
not to place illegal marks on the ballot.
This committee feels very strongly on
this point.

The official tally of this committee is
annexed to this report and mad6 a part'
of it. Subject to the appropriate action
of the membership at the "Election Re­
port" meetings, it represents the basis
for the action called for in Section 6, Ar­
ticle XIII, of the constitution.
Dated: January 13th, 1961

C. J. LOHR, Book #L-155
Elected fn the Port of New York

ANTONIO FALCO, Book #F-423
Elected in the Port of Philadelphia

ROBERT JOHNSON, Book #J-85
Elected in the Port of Detroit

JOHN ZIEREIS, Book #Z-12
Elected in the Port of Houston

D. L. PARKER, Book #P-84
Elected in the Port of Mobile

GEORGE LITCHFIELD, Book #L-170
Elected in the Port of Baltimore

RAY VAUGHAN, Book #V-129
Elected in the Port of New Orleans

DONALD HICKS, Book #H-694
Elected in the Port of New Y.ork

LEO GILLIS, Book #G-255
Elected in the Port of Philadelphia

GEORGE RUF, Book #R-1
Elected in the Port of Detroit

J. C. COHEN, Book #C-688
Elected in the Port of Houston

E. KELLY, Book #K-197
Elected in the Port of Mobile

SALVATORE MESSINA, Book #M-1135
Elected in the Port of Baltimore

PHIL O'CONNOR, Book #0-54
Elected In the Port of New Orleans

OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1961-1964 OFFICERS
* DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED

President
Paul Hall, H-1
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

Executive Vice-President
Cal Tanner, T-1
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins,

Totals

Secretary-Treasurer
AI Kerr, K-7
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

Vite-President In Charge Of Contracts
Claude Simmons, S-1
No Votes
Voids ^
Write Ins

Totals

Vice-President In Charge
Of The Atlantic Coast

Earl (Bull) Shepard, S-2-
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

Vice-President In Charge
Of The Gulf Coastf

Lindsey J. Williams, W-1
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

BOSTON NY PHIL. HALT. NORF. JAX. MIAMI MOB. NO HOUST. WILM. SF SEAT. DET. SAN JUAN TOTALS

83 1,127 265 588 70 66 41 478 942 555 88 244. 169 5 166 4,877*
4 57 12 38 3 0 1 6 34 11 1 10 7 0 17 201
1 39 4 8 1 0 0 7 22 19 1 7 3 0 12 124
1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 15

89 1,228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5,217

82 1,078 262 562 71 56 39 480 933 550 87 238 167 5 150 4.760*.
5 108 17 65 2 0 3 5 50 18 1 16 9 0 35 334
1 39 4 7 1 0 0 6 18 19 2 7 3 0 10 117
1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
89 1,228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5,217

82 1,074
<•»
259 569 72 56 38 471 936 547 88 240 167 5 149 4,753*

6 114 19 59 1 0 4 14 49 22 0 16 9 0 35 348
1 36 4 6 1 0 0 6 16 18 2 6 3 0 10 109
0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7
89 1,228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5,217

81 1,074 253 • 565 71 56 39 479 935 550 88 239 167 5 153

,.t

4,7.55*
7 116 24 63 2 0 3 7 49 21 1 17 9 0 32 351
1 34 4 6 1 0 0 5 16 16 1 6 3 0 10 103
0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0. 0 8
89 1,228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5,217

81 1,061 262 582 71 56 39

m '

472 943 551 88 235 . 168 5 148

3

4,762*
7 124 17 46 2 0 3 14 39 19 1 19 8 0 37 336
1 37 4 5 1 0 0 5 19 15 1 7 3 0 10 108
0 6 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11
89 1.228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5,217

83 1.068 259 568 72 56 40 476 954 550 87 240 169 5 144 4,771*
5 122 19 60 1 0 2 9 26 22 2 16 7 0 40 331
1 35 5 5 1 0 0 6 20 ,15 1 6 3 0 11 109
0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
89 1,228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 6 195 5,217



ftmWTr IMl' SEAFARERS LOG Sapplemeiit—Page Fire
I.

OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1961-1964 OFFICERS
•DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED

Tice-President In Charge Of
The Lakes and Inland Waters

A1 Tanner, T-12
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

ToUIs

Headquarters Representatives
John Cole, C-8
William (Bill) Hall, 11-272
Edward (Eddie) Mooncy, M-17 ...
Freddie Stewart, S-8
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins "

Totals

New York Port Agent
Paul Drozak, D-180
No Votes ...;
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

New York Joint Patrolman
John Arabasz, A-2
E. (Scotty) Aubusson, A-8
John Bucci, B-780
Robert J. Burns, B-187
Daniel (Dan) Butts, B-628 ,.
John Cabral, C-200 '.
Stephen Carr, C-70
Leo Cronsohn, C-801
Joseph (Joe) Di Giorgio, D-2
S. G. (Steve) Di Girolomo, D-76
Harry D. Fitzgerald, F-371
Louis (Lou) Goflin, G-7
Howard Guinier, G-3
E. (.Skippy) Guszczynsky, G-71 ...
E. (Babe Miller) Hernandez, H-7
Luigi lovino, I-ll
Robert C. Meloy, M-1056
Frank Mongelli, M-1111 ;
Peter Patrick, P-182
Charles Scofield, S-186
William John Smith, S-60
Charles Stambul, S-578
Keith Terpe, T-3
Raymond Torre.s, T-31
Norman E. Wroton Jr., W-256 ..,
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

Philadelphia Agent
Steve (Blackie) Cardullo, C-1 ....
Harry Gerle, G-269
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

Philadelphia Joint Patrolman
John Hetzell, H-6
Raymond (Ray) Gates, 0-2
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

.Totals ,

Baltimore Agent
Rexford (Rex) Dickey, D-6
No Votes
Voids ,,
Write Ins

Totals

Baltimore Joint Patrolman
James C. Barnette, B-104
John Fay, F-363
W. Paul Gonsorchik, G-2
Eli Hanover, H-313
Clifton H. Jackson, J-235
Anthony (Tony) Kastina, K-5 ...-.
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

Mobile Agent
Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

totals

Mobile Joint Patrolman
, Harold J. Fischer, F-1 ....t

James M. Foster, F-248
Robert Jordan, J-1
Leo Patrick Marsh, M-9
William J. (Red) Morris, M-4 ....
Homer Starling, S-141
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

' BOSTON NY PHIL. BALT. NORP. JAX. MIAMI MOB. NO HOUST. WILM. SP SEAT. DET. SAN JUAN TOTALi

78 1,059 254 567 72 56 39 477 921 647 88 235 166 6 148 4,712*
10 130 24 62 1 0 3 9 63 24 1 20 10 0 38 395
1 35 4 5 1 0 0 5 17 16 1 7 0 9 104
0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
89 1,228 , 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 V262 179 5 195 5,217

31 210 103 167 31 14 11 103 253 206 31 87 73 0 47 1,387
72 1,014 217 505 63 54 37 436 847 478 77 215 145 5 133 4,298*
72 946 219 523 60 54 36 441 866 472 76 195 141 5 13i 4R37*
67 940 207 487 43 43 30 394 783 414 62 180 127 5 125 3,907*
16 366 72 175 13 0 9 57 137 59 15 73 48 0 107 1,147
9 204 30 45 12 3 3 42 117 135 9 36 3 0 42 690
0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

267 2,684 849 1,902 222 168 126 1,473 3,003 1,764 270 786 537 15 585 15,651

56 738 169 382 55 47 32 372 697 424 71 175 116 5 110 3,449*
32 459 111 244 " 18 9 10 113 284 150 19 80 62 0 77 1,668
1 19 2 7 1 0 0 4 12 12 0 6 1 0 7 72
0 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 2 0 1 0 0 1 28
89 1,228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5,217

80 816 220 533 60 48 • 31 387 777 459 70 188 131 5 92 3,897*
60 950 200 474 50 48 32 391 764 436 68 191 120 5 113 3,902*
34 596 139 380 32 45 21 336 568 224 52 124 55 5 59 2,670*
29 219 70 105 30 8 11 81 214 199 11 65 42 0 27 1,111
18 275 70 117 27 9 4 73 224 173 . 12 63 58 0 59 1,182
28 137 48 71 18 8 5 49 133 115 10 43 40 0 19 724
32 351 80 133 35 14 9 85 255 234 18 87 68 0 40 1,441
18 100 37 75 17 4 4 44 136 108 6 35 41 0 16 641
35 655 139 400 40 44 28 336 648 301 58 134 69 5 60 2,952*
11 160 28 69 13 4 6 38 142 88 7 43 35 0 20 664
27 186 79 123 18 9 5 59 182 157 12 53 48 0 27 985
53 831 171 426 36 48 32 355 709 357 65 158 96 5 97 3,439*
49 849 , 157 405 28 44 29 350 659 317 57 145 87 5 96 3,277*
12 177 44 81 14 4 6 34 130 92 9 38 31 0 23 695
35 739 125 334 18 42 33 330 6C0 265 54 116 54 4 113 2,862*
12 153 34 46 10 4 2 35 96 68 8 31 24 0 39 562
21 110 58 87 15 8 51 128 148 9 45 60 0 19 768
27 626 106 331 14 41 21 316 507 200 50 89 42 5 57 2,432*
19 168 56 89 16 2 4 62 156 151 11 46 53 0 20 853
41 6 0 137 380 18 46 23 338 620 259 53 122 65 4 57 2,843*
17 180 105 82 23 6 3 62 162 137 12 60 51 0 34 934
18 111 46 57 7 3 2 32 107 83 10 36 31 0 17 560
51 776 182 434 43 50 29 384 734 412 57 155 115 5 105 S.532*
14 191 46 68 11 5 8 43 143 117 6 55 26 0 45 778
16 124 65 81 45 3 5 55 121 151 7 49 46 0 27 795

102 1,543 276 799 52 2 49 374 795 279 18 ' 269 242 2 468 5,270
30 560 110 160 50 10 10 210 300 350 150 180 60 0 200 2.380
1 IV 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P 0 0 1 21

890 12,280 2,830 6,340 740 560 420 4,910 10,010 5,880 900 2,620 1,790 50 1.950 52,170

53 845 191 417 47 49 29 403 791 374 ' 69 171 98 5 112 3,654*
28 200 77 143 22 6 10 59 153 168 20 63 69 0 32 1.050
5 132 2 61 2 1 3 24 32 26 0 20 11 0 35 354
3 48 11 13 3 0 0 5 25 20 1 8 1 0 16 154
0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
89 1,228 283 634 74 56 .42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5,217

72 938 263 520 59 52 37 422 829 497 76- 206 139 5 123 4,238*
74 966 253 528 65 54 34 437 844 512 81 216 149 5 128 4,346*
32 521 42 215 22 6 13 117 319 149 23 98 68 0 125 1,750
0 24 8 4 2 0 0 6 10 18 0 4 2 0 14 92
0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

178 2,456 566 1,268 148 112 84 982 2,002 1,176 180 524 358 10 390 10.434

81 982 248 549 68 55 37 439 879 530 87 220 160 5 137 4,477*
8 228 32 82 5 1 5 50 116 47 3 39 18 0 50 684
0 15 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 9 0 3 1 0 8 47
0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9
89 1,228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5.217

45 491 134 233 46 14 13 147 403 326 39 132 117 0
.»
71 2,211

63 728 191 502 32 50 34 382 716 366 72 166 105 5 99 3,511*
60 911 193 399 65 51 32 396 803 416 71 188 123 5 110 3.823*
61 751 204 508 54 51 30 389 745 444 72 183 116 "5 105 3.718*
21 •303 89 94 31 10 12 104 278 207 24 74 69 0 37 1.353
51 762 197 497 45 44 27 364 703 367 64 156 105 5 106 3.493*
45 788 99 206 19 0 20 146 316 146 14 109 81 0 216 2.205
10 168 24 88 4 4 0 36 40 ' 80 4 40 0 0 36 534
0 10 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 0 20

356 4,912 1,132 2,536 296 224 168 1,964 4,004 2,352 360 1.048 716 20 780 20.868

75

A

994 243 544 67 55 36 460 898 515 89 226 1.53 5 120 4,480*
13 207 32 87 6 1 6 27 90 59 1 32 23 0 67 651
0 22 7 3 1 0 0 2 9 12 0 3 1 0 8 68
1 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 2 0 0 18
89 1,228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5.217

60 938 271 495 „ 57 54 35 466 881 489 82 217 137 5 113 4.246*
40 321 84 144 32 10 8 31 239 188 26 79 81 0 44 1.327
56 879 205 473 57 52 32 454 865 4.59 75 191 119 5 98 4,020*
53 769 200 448 45 46 32 444 800 402 74 178 119 . 5 101 3.716*
65 865 202 455 55 52 36 428 786 451 64 184 119 5 101 3,868*
30 339 85 148 26 8 11 58 209 189 22 70 70 0 86 1,351
44 623 113 325 20 2 14 39 164 102 17 85 63 0 169 1.780
8 168 24 48 4 0 0 44 60 72 0 44 8 0 68 548
0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

856 4,912 1,132 2,536 296 224 168 1,964 4,004 2,352 360 1,048 716 20 780 20,868

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80iqil«iiieal—VMW Six SEAFARERS LOG JaimuT, INl

•

h .U-

OFFICIAL TALLY SHEET FOR ELECTION OF 1961-1964 OFFICERS
•DENOTES THAT MAN WAS ELECTED

New Orleans Agrent
C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

New Orleans Joint Patrolman
George E. Annis, A-230
Carl E .(Red) Gibbs, G-60
Belarmino (Bonnie) Gonzalez, G-4 ..
A. -W. (Andy) Gowdcr, G-352
Jack O. Kennedy, K-228
W. J. (Bill) Mitchell, M-22
Milton J. Phelps. P-479
Eugene Ray, R-321
Albert (Hooks) Richoux Jr., R-26I ..
Charles M. (Whitey) Tannehill, T-5
Herman M. Troxclair, T-4-
Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13
No Votes
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

Houston Agent
Robert A. Matthews, M-1
No Votes .'
Voids
Write Ins

Totals

Houston Joint Patrolman

•OtTOH MY PHIL. •Al.T. NORP. JAX. MIAMI MOB. NO HOUST. WILMl SP ••AT. DHT. SAN JUAN TOTALg

73 973 247 632 66 64 35 450 909 602 81 214 157 B 120 4.427«
16 230 30 99 7 2 7 39 86 74 8 44 . 21 0 60 728
0 22 5 3 1 0 0 2 6 12 1 4 1 0 6 63
0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
89 1.228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5,217

13 197 52 78 16 7 5 41 145 101 18 61 40 0 22 796
27 338 83 134 29 8 7 75 161 168 19 70 72 • 0 40 1,231
45 710 145^ 385 32 45 34 335 628 283 65 148 79 5 95 3,034*
23 • 163 49 71 16 4 4 42 80 93 13 45 44 0 20 667
23 197 69 88 20 6 6 99 117 125 16 64 48 0 37 915
19 239 54 73 18 7 2 54 152 138 11 58 49 0 31 905
12 97 27 . 51 13 5 11 47 83 64 6. 27 22 0 15 480
23 149 46 67 14 3 2 30 92 78 16 38 33 0 28 619
12 59 25 31 8 1 8 50 108 57 2 21 13 0 16 411
41 728 167 435 44 49 27 368 817 385 62 161 98 5 83 3,470*
35 569 . 143 366 • 27 43 27 360 812 257 55 123 67 5 78 2,967*
39 574 153 412 31 45 16 - 313 642 382 54 127 77 5 72 2,942*
32 685 87 285 16 1. 11 106 79 97 7 77 50 0 183 1,716
12 197 32 60 12 0 8 44 88 124 16 28 24 0 60 705
0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

356 4,912 1,132 2.536 296 224 168 1,964 4,004 2,352 360 1,048 716 20 780 20368

.81 1,024 246 560 66* • 55 38 464 914 545 86 226 160 5 132 4.602*
8 169 34 70 7 1 4 24 ,•78 32 4 30 16 0 56 533
0 32 3 4 1 0 0 3 8 10 0 4 3 0 7 75
_0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 7
89 1,228 283 634 74 56 42 491 1,001 588 90 262- 179 5 195 5317

Theodore (Ted) Babkowski, B-1 .... 44 767 160 429 40 46 27 353 629 303 57 171 145 5 87 3,263*
Charies M. Kimball. K-2 62 858 201 476 55 49 35 439 819 495 67 186 116 5 108 3.969*
Oscar N. Raynor, R-520 23 161 69 82 16 5 5 51 97 98 22 39 23 0 28 719
James L. (Jimmie) Tucker, T-22 .... 26 275 82 139 27 9 11 90 309 180 25 76 38 0 47 1,334
No Votes 17 297 44 116 8 1 4 29 82 32 2 ' 32 28 0 82 775
Voids 6 92 10 26 2 2 2 20 68 68 6 18 8 0 40 36S
Write Ins 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8

Totals 178 _ 2,456 566 1,268 148 112 84 982 2,002 1,176 180 524 358 10 390 10,434
Detroit Agent

Martin (Marty) BreithofT, B-2 77 1,046 245 557 71 56 37 455 908 535 87 229 161 9 138 4.697*
No Votes 12 146 34 75 2 0 5 32 83 39 3 28 17 0 48 524
Voids 0 31 4 2 1 0 0 4 10 13 0 4 . 1 0 9 79
Write Ins

V
0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7

Totals 89 1,228 283 634 74 56 42 • 491 1,001 588 90 262 179 5 195 5,217

HEADQUARTERS TALLYING COMMITTEE'S BREAKDOWN OF WRITE-INS

!
.. i:

1

JOB FOR WHICH
RECEIVED WRITE IN

President

BOOK
NAME OF CANOIDATB NUMBER

Robert Frazer F-6.5
Joe Algina A-1 President
John Cole C-8 President
A1 Whitmer Not Given.... President •.
John Doe Not Given.... President
Joseph Citzen Glurman. .Not Given.... President
Gene Dakin Not Given.... President
Homer Wilson Gill Not Given.... President
A. Hickey H-225 Executive Vice President
John Coie ..C-8 Executive Vice President
Leo Cronsohn C-801 Executive Vice President
John Doe Not Given .,
Joe Algina ..A-1.
Nick Funkun ....Not Given.
John Doe Not Given.
Joe Algina ..A-1
Leo Cronsohn C-801
Joe Volpin V-1
John Cole. ^ C-8 Secretary-Treasurer .....
Charles Tannerhill T-5 VP in charge of Contract
Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP in charge of Contract
John Cole ..C-8 VP in charge of Contract
James Doyle ..Not Given ...VP in charge of Contract
Mike Tomer Not Given....VP in charge of Contract
Bill Hall H-272 VP in charge of Contract
John Doe Not Given....VP in charge of Contract

ratal
votaa

. .Executive Vice President
.. Executive Vice President
..Secretary-Treasurer ....
... Secretary-Treasurer ....
.. Secretary-Treasurer ....
.. Secretary-Treasurer ....
.. Secretary-Treasurer ....

VP Charge Atlantic Coast
VP Charge Atlantic Coast

. VP Charge Atlantic Coast
, VP Charge Atlantic Coast
VP Charge Atlantic Coast
VP Charge Atlantic Coast

Leo Cronsohn C-801
John Coie ,C-8
Rexford Dickey D-6
Bill Hali ..H-272
John Arabasz .A-2
W. W. Reed R-339
James Bullock ..Not Given....VP Charge Atlantic Coast
John Doe . Not Given.... VP Charge Atlantic Coast
Tex Strichlan Not Given VP Charge Atlantic Coast
John Cole .•C-8 .^. VP of Gulf
Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP of Gulf
Al Tanner T-12 VP of Gulf
Stephens ..Not Given....VP of Gulf
John Doe ...Not Given VP of Gulf
Leo Cronsohn C-801 VP in Lakes
John Coie C-8 VP in Lakes
Marty Briethoff B-2... VP in Lakes
Ray Gates 0-2 VP in Lakes
John Doe ....Not Given VP in Lakes
Fxenchie Ruff.......' R-1 Headquarters Hep.
Leo Cronsohn......... C-801 Headquarters Rep ,,

BOST. NY PHIL. SALT. NORF, JAX. MIAMI MOB. NO HOUST. WILM. SP BEAT. DET.
SAN Be-
JUAN MlVRd

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 1
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 I
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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Jaimary, IMl SEAFARERS LOG Snpplemeiif—Tage Seven

- I

HEADQUARTERS TALLYING COMMITTEE'S BREAKDOWN OF WRITE-INS

BOOK JOB FOR WHICH
NAMi OP CANDIDATI NUMBER RECEIVED VyRlTE IN

John Cole C-8 Headquarters Rep
Michael Foley Not Given... .Headquarters Rep. ...,.
Joe DiGlorgo D-2 New York Agent
Bill Hall H-272 New York Agent
Leo Cronsohn ..C-801 New York Agent
John Cole C-8 New York Agent
John Hunt H-40 New York Agent
E. Scotty Aubusson A-2 New York Agent
Roberto Principe Not Given....New York Agent
Howard Gulnier G-3 New York Agent
Marin Brlethoff B-2 New York Agent
Sam Menning Not Given....New York Agent
Charles Scofield S-186 New York Agent ......
Herndinan Grege G-68 New York Agent
H. Fischer F-1 New York Agent
Nixon Not Given....New York Agent
E. J. Vroel V-95 New York Agent
Paul Hall H-1 New York Agent
Charles Stambul Not Given....New York Agent
Joe Algina A-1 New York Agent
Earl Haskins Not Given New York Agent
John Doe Not Given New York Agent ......
Herman Troxclair T-4 New York Agent
Joseph Meyerchak Not Given New York Agent
F. Greff G-68 New York Agent
Eugene Dakin Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ...
John Cole C-8 NY Joint Patrolman ...
Rusty Beyeler B-81 NY Joint Patrolman ...

'W. B. Rentz Not Given... .NY Joint Patrolman ...
J. Algina... A-1 NY Joint Patrolman ...
J. Morrison .• M-3 NY Joint Patrolman ...
F. Otvas Not Given NY Joint Patrolman ...
Ray White Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ...
Morris Weisberger Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ...
Sir Charles Oppenheim. .Not Given....NY Joint Patrolman ...
Leo Cronsohn C-801 NY Joint Patrolman ...
Red Campbell Not Given NY Joint Patrolman ...
James Sweeney Not Given NY Joint Patrolman ...
John Cole C-8 Philadelphia Agent
Leo Cronsohn C-801 Philadelphia Agent
John Hunt 11-840 Philadelphia Agent
Ray Gates O-501 Philadelphia Agent
John Cole C-8 Phila. Joint Patrolman .
Leo Cronsohn C-801 Phila. Joint Patrolman .
Jimmy The Beefer Not Given Phila. Joint Patrolman .
Harry N. Byrd B-159 Phila. Joint Patyolman .
John Cole ,.C-8 Baltimore Agent
Leo Cromsohn C-801 Baltimore .'\gent
A1 Stansbury Not Given Baltimore Agent
Ciifton N. Jackson Not Given... .Baitimore Agent
Carl Chunko Not Given Baltimore Agent
J. Algina A-1 Bait. Joint Patrolman ..
John Cole C-8 Bait. Joint Patrolman ..
Leo Cronsohn C-801 Bait. Joint PatitKman ..
Sir Charles Oppenheim..Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman ..
W. Beyeler Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman ..
W. B. Rentz Not Given... .Bait. Joint Patrolman ..
A1 Stansbury Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman ..
John Arabasz > Not Given Bait. Joint Patrolman ..

Total
Vf et

Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent
Agent

Daiel (Dan) Butts B-628 Mobile
Homer Starling S-141 Mobile
John Cole C-8 Mobile
Leo Cronsohn C-801 Mobile
Harold Fischer. F-1 Mobile
Green Not Given.... Mobile
Nixon . Not Given.... Mobile
Charles E. Turner. Not Given... .Mobile
H. G. Harris i...H-47 Mobile
Bob Jordon J-1 Mobile
John. Cole C-8 Mobile Joint Patrolman
J. Morrison ..M-3 Mobile Joint Patrolman
Leo Cronsohn C-801 Mobile Joint Patrolman
J. Algina A-1 Mobile Joint Patrolman
Beyeler Not Given... .Mobile Joint Patrolman
W. B. Rentz Not Given Mobile Joint Patrolman
John Flood Not Given Mobile Joint Patrolman
A1 Stansbury Not Given... .Mobile Joint Patrolman
John Cole C-8 Ndw Orleans Agent ..-..
Leo Cronsohn C-801 '..New Orleans Agent
Ray Vaughn Not Given New Orleans Agent
John Cole 1.. C-8 NO Joint Patrolman ...
Leo Cronsohn C-801 NO Joint Patrolman ...
J. Morrison... M-3 NO Joint Patrolman
J. Algina A-1 NO Joint Patrolman
W. Beyeler Not Given NO Joint Patrolman
W. B. Rentz. Not Given NO Joint Patrolman
John Cole C-8 Houston Agent
Leo Cronsohn C-8ai Houston Agent
Jimmie Tucker T-22 Hou.ston Agent ....
Peter D. Sheldrakes S-1043 Houston Agent
Bob Matthews .. M-1 Houston Agent

K-2 Houston Agent ....
C-8 Houst. Joint Patrolman

.»..

Charles Kimball
John Cole
Leo Cronsohn C-801 Houst. Joint Patroiman
Ted Babkowski. .B-1 Houst. Joint Patrolman
Jimmie ; T-22 Houst. Joint Patrolman
Leo Cronsohn .C-801 Detroit Agent
John cole C-8 Detroit Agent
Ed Mooney ' M-7 Detroit Agent
Paul Drozak Not Given.... Detroit Agent
John Jillette Not Given.... Detroit Agvni
Marty Not Given.... Detroit Agent

SAN Re-
•OST. N.Yt PHIL. BALT. NORF. JAX. MIAMI MOB. N.O. HOUST. WILM. S.F. SEAT. DET. JUAN Mivcd

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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